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Photo of the day: September 2012

oblomow

oblomow

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It's September on the International Dateline.


Welcome to Photo of the Day. The POTD thread was started by iGary in May, 2006 and converted to a monthly thread in November 2007 by Arn. POTD is one of the most popular picture groups on MacRumors, often exceeding 500 posts and 20,000 views per month.

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VirtualRain

VirtualRain

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Aug 1, 2008
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September already?! Sheesh... where did the summer go? :(

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ijohn.8.80

ijohn.8.80

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Jul 7, 2012
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Adelaide, Oztwaylya.
Taken with my iPhone 4 a few weeks ago whilst undertaking a Penguin Census on Granite Island. Unfortunately, the population is all but decimated and the scientists/researchers have no idea why. :(



IMG_1083 on flickr
 
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alvse

alvse

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Nov 30, 2008
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First day of springs, and the bees are busy busy busy...


Take Off by alvse, on Flickr

Shot with a Sony DSLT-A77 and Tamron 70-300mm
Post processed in Lightroom 4
 
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FlailingAround

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Aug 16, 2012
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Up A Creek
Orion Nebula


M42 by DonnieTheCat, on Flickr

Love Schtumple's star trails, so adding another astrophotograph.

This is M42 in Orion taken with an EOS Digital Rebel through a 480mm refracting telescope with an 80mm clear aperture, yielding f/6.

It is six five-minute exposures which are then stacked using dedicated software, MaxIm DL. Mount is a clock driven Celestron CG-5 guided through a piggybacked 90 mm Maksutov with reticle eyepiece.

I own none of this stuff. I checked it out from my local astronomy club, to which I pay $30 a year in dues.
 
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VirtualRain

VirtualRain

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FlailingAround said:
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M42 by DonnieTheCat, on Flickr

Love Schtumple's star trails, so adding another astrophotograph.

This is M42 in Orion taken with an EOS Digital Rebel through a 480mm refracting telescope with an 80mm clear aperture, yielding f/6.

It is six five-minute exposures which are then stacked using dedicated software, MaxIm DL. Mount is a clock driven Celestron CG-5 guided through a piggybacked 90 mm Maksutov with reticle eyepiece.

I own none of this stuff. I checked it out from my local astronomy club, to which I pay $30 a year in dues.
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Awesome!
 
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someoldguy

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Aug 2, 2009
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Summer's almost gone...

summer3c.jpg


Coney Island , this morning , before the hordes descend .
50D , 15-85@85 , f11@1/1000 , iso 400
 
driftless

driftless

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FlailingAround said:
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M42 by DonnieTheCat, on Flickr

Love Schtumple's star trails, so adding another astrophotograph.

This is M42 in Orion taken with an EOS Digital Rebel through a 480mm refracting telescope with an 80mm clear aperture, yielding f/6.

It is six five-minute exposures which are then stacked using dedicated software, MaxIm DL. Mount is a clock driven Celestron CG-5 guided through a piggybacked 90 mm Maksutov with reticle eyepiece.

I own none of this stuff. I checked it out from my local astronomy club, to which I pay $30 a year in dues.
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Very cool!
 
Parkin Pig

Parkin Pig

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Oct 23, 2009
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justinLONG said:
i'm up for cc... :)

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1/4000 @ f/2.8, ISO 800, 35mm
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On the plus side the black and white is strong, the textures (road surface, chrome, paintwork etc) have been well captured, and the subject matter is appealing.
On the negative side, it's poorly framed. The scooter should be further to the left, giving it space to move forward into. The cars are somewhat distracting. It may have looked better if you had a complete car behind the scooter, rather than partial cars half in/half out of the frame. Even better would be to open the aperture and tighten the focus on the scooter, although given the subject matter I'm assuming there wasn't a great deal of time available to start making adjustments.
 
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justinLONG

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Parkin Pig said:
On the plus side the black and white is strong, the textures (road surface, chrome, paintwork etc) have been well captured, and the subject matter is appealing.
On the negative side, it's poorly framed. The scooter should be further to the left, giving it space to move forward into. The cars are somewhat distracting. It may have looked better if you had a complete car behind the scooter, rather than partial cars half in/half out of the frame. Even better would be to open the aperture and tighten the focus on the scooter, although given the subject matter I'm assuming there wasn't a great deal of time available to start making adjustments.
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thanks for the feedback!. :)
 
Doylem

Doylem

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Wherever I hang my hat...
LumbermanSVO said:
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The mountains in the distance are beautiful, with their subtle gradations of tone and the reflections in the still water. That, for me, would be the image, and I'd try to leave out everything that didn't add to the mood. That would be the tree on the right, maybe the shingle beach... and definitely the canoe... which is a big lumpy shape in the foreground that just gets in the way... Do you have another versions of the pic?
 
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LumbermanSVO

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Doylem said:
The mountains in the distance are beautiful, with their subtle gradations of tone and the reflections in the still water. That, for me, would be the image, and I'd try to leave out everything that didn't add to the mood. That would be the tree on the right, maybe the shingle beach... and definitely the canoe... which is a big lumpy shape in the foreground that just gets in the way... Do you have another versions of the pic?
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Unfortunately, this is the only version I have. Shortly after taking this picture I discovered I had lost the car key, so I spent the next couple hours looking for it. :eek:

I will be returning to this place next year. Not only will I be hoping to reshoot this, but to also make it to the top of the peak on the left. I had 900ft of elevation left when I turned back due to a lack of water.
 
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