Picture of the Day (November 2007)

[Silverbird0000]

Thanks. Yes, I did that HDR with Photomatix, which in my opinion is so much more useful than the HDR function in Photoshop. :)

I don't like the HDR function in photoshop either. I think Photomatix is far better.

[Silverbird0000]

http://i89.photobucket.com/albums/k232/SilverBird0000/DSC_1331_3_4_2_tonemapped.jpg

HDR from 5 images using Photomatix. A bit of Downtown Fort Myers from the Main street parking garage. Some storms were rolling in.

Camera: Nikon D40
Shutter: from 1/3 a second to 5 seconds
Aperture: f/11
ISO: 200
Lens: 18-55mm
Focal Length: 18mm

[Doylem]

Jenny Brown's Point, Near Lancaster, UK

http://img140.imageshack.us/img140/6145/spointnd1.jpg

[M@lew]

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2410/2051591011_768bfa582d_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/matt_lew/2051591011/)

[seenew]

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2410/2051591011_768bfa582d_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/matt_lew/2051591011/)

that's niiiice. I'd like a straighter crop, to align it with that horizontal shadow at the bottom. :cool:

you guys rock! Not a day goes by that I don't see inspiring work in here.:)


Grommet going for a barrel... dawn patrol in Cocoa Beach, FL the morning of the Sean Slater Invitational. Nov 10, 2007.
L1=zd70-300mm

love the sun coming through that water, beautiful capture.

I shot my first (and hopefully last) wedding today/tonight. They didn't want anything too commercial at all, which is why they came to me. :P So yeah, these are none too formal. (I'll probably make a thread later)
In the words of my friend (the groom), it was "rednecks meet the Orient." His wife is from Japan. I loved her family, so charming and funny. (they looks serious here, though)

Pretty happy with the way most of the shots turned out, especially with this being my first shoot like this, and the first time using my flash real hardcore.

Canon 20d
EF 17-40mm f/4L @ f/4 and 17mm
1/80s
ISO 200
(flash diffused and bounced off ceiling)

http://seenew.net/mamiisFamilySM.jpg

[pdxflint]

The only good thing about this clearcut in the Oregon coastal range... is that it's on fairly level ground. It gets real bad when they log on steep slopes due to erosion with the winter rains... another of my Canon point 'n shoot images...

http://lh4.google.com/pdxflint/R0K3o1pa9mI/AAAAAAAADbU/rH5ef5J7vpQ/s800/IMG_2399.JPG

Model: Canon PowerShot A95
ISO: 100
Exposure: 1/1250 sec
Aperture: f/3.2
Focal Length: 7.8mm

[valdore]

The only good thing about this clearcut in the Oregon coastal range... is that it's on fairly level ground. It gets real bad when they log on steep slopes due to erosion with the winter rains... another of my Canon point 'n shoot images...



Let me guess. A new tract house subdivision named after the species of tree that's being destroyed?

[valdore]

http://www.valdorephoto.com/images/gallery2/d/16432-1/IMG_2798+copy.jpg

[shieldyoureyes]

Wow, this is amazing! Was it all in camera or photoshop? What were your settings for this?


Very minor levels adjustment in CS3, but nothing drastic. The key is the lighting. In Sweden, then sun never gets higher than 15-20º in the winter, so everything just glows.


http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2290/2041155152_bffe185d2b.jpg

[SLC Flyfishing]

I did my second (and also hopefully last) wedding this past weekend. Here's of the resulting photographs.

http://i212.photobucket.com/albums/cc226/brinton_photos/_IGP9048.jpg

I'm pretty happy with the way this shoot turned out. But weddings are stressful and now I have the pleasure of sifting through about 900 images.

SLC

[Padaung]

Here's an old one of mime. Taken whilst inter-railing around Europe. Orange train station, south of France.

Leica CL
28mm Leica/Minolta lens
F2.8
Slow shutter speed!

The blur is actually a container on a passing freight train - I started the exposure when an empty trailer went by, and then a container came into view for the end.

[Kashchei]

Doylem, that is a stunning photo--congratulations! It looks very much like an 18th-century landscape painting, as if you had gone to the same spot and taken a photo instead. Truly breathtaking!

[Teddy's]

Very minor levels adjustment in CS3, but nothing drastic. The key is the lighting. In Sweden, then sun never gets higher than 15-20º in the winter, so everything just glows.
<snip image>
Beautiful.
I love it.

[Doylem]

Doylem, that is a stunning photo--congratulations! It looks very much like an 18th-century landscape painting, as if you had gone to the same spot and taken a photo instead. Truly breathtaking!

Thanks. It's the clouds that make it 'painterly', I think...

[James L]

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2101/2053326530_9cb31b04c7.jpg

[seenew]

I did my second (and also hopefully last) wedding this past weekend. Here's of the resulting photographs.
[/snip]
I'm pretty happy with the way this shoot turned out. But weddings are stressful and now I have the pleasure of sifting through about 900 images.

SLC

totally. I hate the feeling I got while I was there.. like I was some piece of rented equipment. The bride and groom were great, it was their parents, and relatives.. "hey Chris, get a shot of this. Do that. Do this. How about a shot here? What about this? Get a shot of him. One of her. Can you get four shots of me and her, where we're making different faces in each? Can you do some backflips and juggle while taking photos? Thanks, that'd be great."

Ha, maaaan. 900 images eh? Yeah I came up with just over 800. UGH.

[nateDEEZY]

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2208/2052508553_e36e03b761_b.jpg

[Silverbird0000]

http://www.valdorephoto.com/images/gallery2/d/16432-1/IMG_2798+copy.jpg

I love this! The clouds look awesome! Where was it taken?

[valdore]

I love this! The clouds look awesome! Where was it taken?

Thanks! Taken in Kansas City (MO), in an old residential neighborhood on the periphery of downtown. :)

[boeingair]

http://i122.photobucket.com/albums/o251/jsanick/DSCN0590.jpg

[nateDEEZY]

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2190/2053273692_0cb7c56090.jpg

[Doylem]

Arnside, Lancashire, UK

http://img255.imageshack.us/img255/8920/arnsidesr1.jpg

[Superdrive]

I like how anyone with a camera that takes a black and white picture is suddenly a photographer.

I'm just lurking in this thread as my camera has been put away for a while. BUT, last time I checked, anyone who uses a camera is a photographer.

[freebooter]

http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b90/Planter12/DSC_0370IR_BW-copy.jpg
Old Picnic Spot
Near Chiang Mai, Thailand
November 18, 2007.
Nikon D40
Nikkor-H 28mm

Early morning shot. IR filter.

[Martin C]

http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b90/Planter12/DSC_0370IR_BW-copy.jpg
Old Picnic Spot
Near Chiang Mai, Thailand
November 18, 2007.
Nikon D40
Nikkor-H 28mm

Early morning shot. IR filter.
Nice shot freebooter, I hope you are enjoying your travels around Asia. Which camera are you permanently using? Are you saving up for a different one? I've seen you post shots from a D40, D40x, and a D80.

[James L]

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2125/2052542963_670acf5894.jpg

[otter]

Bug at the Kuala Lumpur Butterfly Park

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2260/2055048807_61ab2dd7c5.jpg?v=0

[pdxflint]

Playing around with the A95...

http://lh4.google.com/pdxflint/R0KTQ1pa6uI/AAAAAAAADCg/kZlvbr0xM3k/s800/img_0010.JPG

Model: Canon PowerShot A95
Exposure: 1/30 sec
Aperture: f/2.8
Focal Length: 7.8mm

[Doylem]

Lake Windermere, Cumbria, UK

http://img517.imageshack.us/img517/6290/gothicrt6.jpg

[squeeks]

picture i took at my girlfriends house tonight, i really like it, not sure what it is about it though..
http://www.adpictures.net/cup.jpg

Camera: Canon Digital Rebel XTi
Aperture: f/2
Shutter: 1/50
ISO: 400
Focal Legnth: 50mm

[Cloud9]

Saw this on the way to my moms.

[seenew]

another from the wedding, this was some down time between the rehearsal and the ceremony. They were wearing traditional Japanese kimonos, since the bride is from Japan (they changed for the actual ceremony). This is their beloved dog, Penguin. Haha.

Canon 20d
1/160s @ f/4
ISO 100
40mm

http://seenew.net/mamiiPeterPenguin.jpg

[walangij]

James L I love your shots. They're so peaceful and calm, like they're out of a dream, beautiful work!

[valdore]

Thanksgiving night 2007, Kansas City, Missouri:

http://www.valdorephoto.com/images/gallery2/d/16474-1/IMG_2963+copy.jpg

[scotthayes]

picture i took at my girlfriends house tonight, i really like it, not sure what it is about it though..


Camera: Canon Digital Rebel XTi
Aperture: f/2
Shutter: 1/50
ISO: 400
Focal Legnth: 50mm

Looks like you are enjoying your new camera Squeeks. great picture, you just need a drop of Whiskey in that glass :D

[Grimace]

Thanksgiving night 2007, Kansas City, Missouri:
<snip image>

Valdore, can you list more EXIF data on your photos? I like your stuff a lot!

[valdore]

Valdore, can you list more EXIF data on your photos? I like your stuff a lot!

Thanks! .... I'll try to remember to post the metadata more often - I'm fighting lazyness.

That particular photo:

HDR from one RAW
Shutter: 5 sec - Shutter Priority
Aperture: f/11.3
Focal Length: 28mm
ISO 100
Camera: Canon 5D
Lens: Honestly not sure; either my 17-40 or my 24-105
+2 HDR source image ran through noise filter twice before making HDR
HDR output image ran again through noise filter
Photoshop tweaks: Curves, Selective Color, (De)Saturation

[EssentialParado]

They are both very nice, but I like your edited version more. No one should be embarrassed to fine tune their photos.


Here's a new one I just took tonight...
<snip image>

... Kansas City, Missouri - a view of the West Bottoms, the old stockyards and warehouse district of Kansas City.

HDR from one RAW
Canon 5D with tripod mounted Canon 100-400 L @ 200mm
Shutter: 5 sec.
Aperture: f/5.0
ISO 100
Minor tweaks in Photoshop to desaturate and adjust curves.

WOW. All of your inner-city HDR pics are just amazing. Some of the best photos I've seen in my life. Is there a wallpaper-sized version of this by any chance? :)

[Doylem]

Ullswater, Lake District, UK

http://img254.imageshack.us/img254/7408/goosegx0.jpg

[EssentialParado]

I shot my first (and hopefully last) wedding today/tonight.
<snip image>

Wow, for a minute I thought that was my friend Peter and his Japanese girlfriend;


http://farm1.static.flickr.com/88/250104353_cab1033658.jpg

[srf4real]

kite surfer, today at paradise. Does the angle work? trying to get the kite in a few of the shots with narrow fov using ZD 70-300mm equivalent to 140-600mm.;)

http://i235.photobucket.com/albums/ee126/surferRob_photos/_1030971.jpg
L1
1/1600 sec. @ f/5.4, ISO 200

[valdore]

WOW. All of your inner-city HDR pics are just amazing. Some of the best photos I've seen in my life. Is there a wallpaper-sized version of this by any chance? :)

Thanks! I'll see what I can do about the wallpaper...



Here's another from Thanksgiving night...

http://www.valdorephoto.com/images/gallery2/d/16564-1/IMG_3005+copy_001.jpg

Shutter: 5 sec.
Aperture: f/8
Focal Length: 200mm
ISO 100
Camera - Canon 5D
Lens: Canon 100-400L

[seenew]

Wow, for a minute I thought that was my friend Peter and his Japanese girlfriend;
<snip image>

WHOA

WHOA

wait, that is totally them!
small, small world! WHAT?

[EssentialParado]

WHOA

WHOA

wait, that is totally them!
small, small world! WHAT?

WOW! That must be the third time that's happened to me on the internet. Sometimes I wonder if there are really only around 100 different people who use the internet.

I can't believe Peter didn't tell me he was getting married! I've emailed him. He knows I know about it now.


I can't wait to answer that question; "how did you find out?"

Me: "Macrumors.com"

[seenew]

WOW! That must be the third time that's happened to me on the internet. Sometimes I wonder if there are really only around 100 different people who use the internet.

I can't believe Peter didn't tell me he was getting married! I've emailed him. He knows I know about it now.


I can't wait to answer that question; "how did you find out?"

Me: "Macrumors.com"

That's totally, utterly, unbelievable. Wow. So yeah, did you go to the AI with him?

I shot their wedding on Tuesday, they were just here at my house earlier today... So weird! Haha. I went to high school with him.

[pdxflint]

Taken on a mountain pass in southern Utah. The snow was dry, and blowing across the landscape. Shot with 35mm b/w, and scanned from a workprint.

http://lh6.google.com/pdxflint/R0gUs1pa9uI/AAAAAAAADeI/DzW0oG5ge8Q/s800/trees.jpg

Canon EOS 630
Canon 100-300 f/4.5-5.6 USM
Kodak tMax 400

[macmike47]

kite surfer, today at paradise. Does the angle work? trying to get the kite in a few of the shots with narrow fov using ZD 70-300mm equivalent to 140-600mm.;)

<snip image>
L1
1/1600 sec. @ f/5.4, ISO 200

I like that. At first glance, it was a snowboarder. :p I think shot straight it would've been dead boring... Nice :cool:

[Doylem]

I like that. At first glance, it was a snowboarder. :p I think shot straight it would've been dead boring... Nice :cool:

Yes, at first glance it looks dramatic, but then you see the cords from the kite and you mentally rotate the image to make visual sense of it. Call me old-fashioned, but I don't understand the point of tilting photographs... especially when there's water involved. :)

[Iamtherealwoody]

This is a shot I took in Seattle yesterday. Comments? Advice?
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2085/2060485650_38e311229f_o.jpg

Canon Powershot SD750

[SpookTheHamster]

The Hives - Hammersmith Apollo 23/11/07.

Taken with my E900. It's pretty nasty in low light but I can hardly sneak a DSLR into a gig.

ISO 400
f5
1/125
22mm

[macmike47]

Yes, at first glance it looks dramatic, but then you see the cords from the kite and you mentally rotate the image to make visual sense of it. Call me old-fashioned, but I don't understand the point of tilting photographs... especially when there's water involved. :)

Precisely my point - the rotation turns an uninteresting photo into something that plays with your eyes a little. Normally I'm not a fan of tilting photos either, but here it adds to the photo rather than detracting from it.

Anyway, this was taken a couple of weeks back. Sony DSC-W1. 1/400 shutter. ISO 400.

[EssentialParado]

That's totally, utterly, unbelievable. Wow. So yeah, did you go to the AI with him?

I shot their wedding on Tuesday, they were just here at my house earlier today... So weird! Haha. I went to high school with him.

Hehe, it is crazy indeed.

No, we haven't actually met in person. We met a few years ago on… well… a Hilary Duff website. :rolleyes:

I recall pushing him over the edge toward getting a Mac actually! (At least, that's how my ego remembers it.)

Wow, Now I think about it, I guess it's been 4 or 5 years I've known PJ.

[seenew]

Hehe, it is crazy indeed.

No, we haven't actually met in person. We met a few years ago on… well… a Hilary Duff website. :rolleyes:

I recall pushing him over the edge toward getting a Mac actually! (At least, that's how my ego remembers it.)

Wow, Now I think about it, I guess it's been 4 or 5 years I've known PJ.

I think that makes this meeting even more random! Ha. Weird. I'll have to ask him about this, haha. Yeah, he's totally into Apple now, iPhone and all, even.

[zblaxberg]

Thanks! I'll see what I can do about the wallpaper...



Here's another from Thanksgiving night...

http://www.valdorephoto.com/images/gallery2/d/16564-1/IMG_3005+copy_001.jpg

Shutter: 5 sec.
Aperture: f/8
Focal Length: 200mm
ISO 100
Camera - Canon 5D
Lens: Canon 100-400L

I think thats really cool how you can see everyone in their rooms

[Martin C]

For goodness sakes, use TIMG tags when quoting pictures.

[marclapierre13]

Thanksgiving night 2007, Kansas City, Missouri:

http://www.valdorephoto.com/images/gallery2/d/16474-1/IMG_2963+copy.jpg

Absolutely stunning shot.
Question: You said that is an HDR made form just 1 RAW image? So its a single image HDR?

[marclapierre13]

Taken a few weeks back http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2029/1703886639_b29a4583cb_b.jpg

[pdxflint]

A shot taken in an Italian deli in downtown Portland, OR. Shot with b/w film, and scanned from a workprint.

http://lh4.google.com/pdxflint/R0gWbVpa-RI/AAAAAAAADio/RF4ws096gTg/s800/martinottis.jpg

Canon EOS A2
Canon 28-105 f/3.5-4.5 USM
Kodak Tmax 400

[Doylem]

Valdore... As others have said, that's a terrific shot of the Intercontnental Hotel. It's like the Sims: a snapshot of each room... each one slightly different, which only serves to emphasise that they're really all the same... Everybody on their own, with the TV on. And when the energy runs out, in 2027, we can use this picture to show just how wasteful we used to be. :eek:

The shot also emphasises that photographs generally need more planning than just standing on a street corner and pointing the camera upwards...

But sometimes they just happen... Morecambe Bay, UK (Big horses, small woman... always a winning combination...)

http://img339.imageshack.us/img339/4238/horseonbeachyo6.jpg

[srf4real]

thanks for the feedback on that last one everybody. I usually don't like uneven horizons myself... looks like the ocean is spilling out!

This dude was getting some sick air!! I tilted the camera 90 degrees here.

http://i235.photobucket.com/albums/ee126/surferRob_photos/_1030952.jpg
click for larger image
L1+zd70-300mm
1/1000sec
f/5.6
ISO 250
277mm

[katy]

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2182/2060246402_5d25ea5a99.jpg

[posix]

YAD40T - Yet Another D40 Test

http://img440.imageshack.us/img440/5931/yad40taz2.jpg

Think I might invest in a tripod and a remote control... I want to try and get an image of the lightbulb when just the wire-coil is red... Pretty difficult when trying hand-held...

[Doylem]

Wow... that last shot is like some wield alien flower: very effective. you may want to re-shoot it... but it's kinda powerful just as it is...

[BigJohno]

Here is mine. Taken in Dubai.

[marclapierre13]

Couple weeks back...samsung GX-1SL
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2063/1736800173_939bd7457a.jpg

[ClassicBean]

Just having fun with my new Rebel XTI while sipping some coffee in front of my iMac. I'm in no way a professional, nor do I pretend to be. Just a hobbyist learning the camera.

[Kashchei]

Classic Bean, you don't give yourself enough credit--I could see your photo being used in an Apple ad (or perhaps even a coffee ad). By the way, I love your signature. I'm currently one of those former A students.:rolleyes:

[ClassicBean]

Classic Bean, you don't give yourself enough credit--I could see your photo being used in an Apple ad (or perhaps even a coffee ad). By the way, I love your signature. I'm currently one of those former A students.:rolleyes:

Thanks for the compliment. With respect to my signature, just having a little fun. A few - in fact many - of my friends are teachers. I have the utmost respect for them (at least the good ones in my crew; some are a bit lazy). I just really fancy the quote.

[marclapierre13]

Classic bean, i am the same way. I am just an amateur, and proud of it. I like to go out and explore the different things in my camera and play around with it....thats where most of the fun is :D

[gamerz]

[QUOTE]Here is mine. Taken in Dubai./QUOTE]

Dubai has to be the best place on earth :D

That would be cool if you got a shot of the Burj Al Arab

[oblomow]

Trying to capture the fun a four year old can have in a pitch dark disco.

http://www.murphy.nl/~marca/IMG_1196s.jpg

1/60s f/1.8 ISO3200 85mm, stopped down 2/3.

[redrabbit]

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2282/2063762888_395456765a_o.jpg

[jordygreen]

It's not digital but its still a photograph...

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2361/2054820677_3c0aac3966.jpg

[otter]

Sunset at Gasworks Park, Seattle

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2102/2063217191_51c6944222.jpg?v=0

[marclapierre13]

Did you do any Photoshop to that picture otter?

[otter]

Did you do any Photoshop to that picture otter?

Nope. Maybe some slight tweaking of levels or something and editing out some dust spots.

[RaceTripper]

Thursday night practice at Petit Le Mans 2007
American Le Mans Series (ALMS)
Road Atlanta, Braselton GA
4 October 2007

D200 with AF-S 70-200/2.8 VR, SB-800 flash
1/60 sec at f/2.8, ISO 1100, 110mm

no post processing applied

http://www.wette.us/plm2007/porsche-sparks.jpg

[Doylem]

Lake Windermere, Cumbria, UK

http://img239.imageshack.us/img239/7895/brantfell3cw3.jpg

[Clix Pix]

http://clixpix.zenfolio.com/img/v3/p680979874.jpg


Conowingo Dam, Darlington, MD
November 25, 2007
Nikon D300
Nikon 300mm f/2.8 lens with 1.7x TC
f/10 @ 1/1250 sec
ISO: 640

[ClassicBean]

Pardon the super-dirty windows.

[marclapierre13]

Lake Windermere, Cumbria, UK

http://img239.imageshack.us/img239/7895/brantfell3cw3.jpg

Absolutely stunning.
Details?

[BigJohno]

[QUOTE]Here is mine. Taken in Dubai./QUOTE]

Dubai has to be the best place on earth :D

That would be cool if you got a shot of the Burj Al Arab

yeah Dubai was sweet but its really expensive. Ill be putting some pics up on flickr and I did get some pics of Burj Al Arab.

[Kamera RAWr]

Picture from down on the bay

Aperture: f/8
Shutter speed: 1/1250
ISO: 800 (stupid me, didn't need it that high)
Focal Length: 55mm (82mm)

[Doylem]

Details? Well, this is a local beauty spot overlooking Windermere (England's longest lake... though visiting Americans often assume it's a river...). I used to rush around with my camera, trying to shoot as many different photos while the light was right. Now I try to do the opposite and - for this kind of shot, at least - try to slow down. So I have a camera shoulder-bag loaded up with D200, two lenses, a cable release and a lightweight tripod.

For this shot, taken a couple of weeks ago, I put the camera on the tripod... and wait around. I sit and gaze at the landscape, and watch what happens as the light changes. I take a few shots. I have a sandwich and watch the light some more. I chat with people who have walked to this spot and are enjoying the landscape too. I take a few more shots.

I don't like unclouded skies; they make for bland, blue, scattered light. So I go out on a lot of cloudy, 'changeable' days. With this shot, the sky and land are kinda 'balanced', so there's no need for grad filters or post-production tweaking (beyond what is normal when I import RAW images into Aperture).

The sun is getting lower, and the colours more saturated. The sailboat makes slow progress (hardly a breath of wind). I'm chatting with a couple of people about photography, but I say "excuse me for a moment", press the shutter and that's that.

By 'details', I guess you wanted a list of numbers. But that's not how I take pictures. By looking hard at the landscape, the camera almost disappears. This kind of 'photography as meditation' stuff probably sounds a bit pretentious, but it works for me. I become calm, so the pictures are calm. I guess I'd need a very different approach for street photography, or sports, but for landscapes the 'slowing down' and 'waiting around' seem to work for me. :)

[Plymouthbreezer]

My school chorus, 11.14.07; Worcester, MA:

http://img64.imageshack.us/img64/2842/dsc9035ta2.jpg (http://img249.imageshack.us/img249/1784/picture1fe1.png)

Click the above image for EXIF.

[marclapierre13]

Details? Well, this is a local beauty spot overlooking Windermere (England's longest lake... though visiting Americans often assume it's a river...). I used to rush around with my camera, trying to shoot as many different photos while the light was right. Now I try to do the opposite and - for this kind of shot, at least - try to slow down. So I have a camera shoulder-bag loaded up with D200, two lenses, a cable release and a lightweight tripod.

For this shot, taken a couple of weeks ago, I put the camera on the tripod... and wait around. I sit and gaze at the landscape, and watch what happens as the light changes. I take a few shots. I have a sandwich and watch the light some more. I chat with people who have walked to this spot and are enjoying the landscape too. I take a few more shots.

I don't like unclouded skies; they make for bland, blue, scattered light. So I go out on a lot of cloudy, 'changeable' days. With this shot, the sky and land are kinda 'balanced', so there's no need for grad filters or post-production tweaking (beyond what is normal when I import RAW images into Aperture).

The sun is getting lower, and the colours more saturated. The sailboat makes slow progress (hardly a breath of wind). I'm chatting with a couple of people about photography, but I say "excuse me for a moment", press the shutter and that's that.

By 'details', I guess you wanted a list of numbers. But that's not how I take pictures. By looking hard at the landscape, the camera almost disappears. This kind of 'photography as meditation' stuff probably sounds a bit pretentious, but it works for me. I become calm, so the pictures are calm. I guess I'd need a very different approach for street photography, or sports, but for landscapes the 'slowing down' and 'waiting around' seem to work for me. :)


Sounds great. I like to go out and shoot, just as an activity. Go for a walk, a drive, what have you, and go on a shooting day. I find it relaxing as well.
Basically by details is I was wondering if there was any post production things done to it? It has so many wonderful colours in it.

[Doylem]

Basically by details is I was wondering if there was any post production things done to it? It has so many wonderful colours in it.

The "wonderful colours" were already there, but they 'shone' for just a few minutes, while the lighting was low, oblique and coming out of a 'hole' in the cloud cover. So there was no need to do any post-production.

The choice, for me, is to spend a little more time out in the landscape... or to spend a similar amount of time in front of a computer. No contest!

Anyway, there's no software that can truly recreate the special qualities of light on the landscape. :)

[pdxflint]

By 'details', I guess you wanted a list of numbers. But that's not how I take pictures. By looking hard at the landscape, the camera almost disappears. This kind of 'photography as meditation' stuff probably sounds a bit pretentious, but it works for me. I become calm, so the pictures are calm. I guess I'd need a very different approach for street photography, or sports, but for landscapes the 'slowing down' and 'waiting around' seem to work for me. :)

The "wonderful colours" were already there, but they 'shone' for just a few minutes, while the lighting was low, oblique and coming out of a 'hole' in the cloud cover. So there was no need to do any post-production.

The choice, for me, is to spend a little more time out in the landscape... or to spend a similar amount of time in front of a computer. No contest!

Anyway, there's no software that can truly recreate the special qualities of light on the landscape. :)

Extremely well said. Some of the best landscape photographers I ever met will spend most of their time finding the location, and waiting for that "special" moment when the light is magical, and take one or two exposures - and nail it... Sometimes they can spend several days waiting. It's definitely something not everyone is patient enough to do, which is why the "great" landscapists are few and far between. Your work has that quality. Keep it up.

[Doylem]

Extremely well said. Some of the best landscape photographers I ever met will spend most of their time finding the location, and waiting for that "special" moment when the light is magical, and take one or two exposures - and nail it... Sometimes they can spend several days waiting. It's definitely something not everyone is patient enough to do, which is why the "great" landscapists are few and far between. Your work has that quality. Keep it up.

Thanks... Since the arrival of digital, I notice that people want some magic trick to take pix like the ones they see in books and magazines. A magic filter, magic software, some secret that only the pro photographers know... and, if that doesn't work (and it probably won't... :)), maybe the new camera body, or lens, or whatever. Landscape photography is about light, and, well, that's it! If the camera manufacturers could sell it to us, they would. But they can't... so they don't...

[redrabbit]

Details? Well, this is a local beauty spot overlooking Windermere (England's longest lake... though visiting Americans often assume it's a river...). I used to rush around with my camera, trying to shoot as many different photos while the light was right. Now I try to do the opposite and - for this kind of shot, at least - try to slow down. So I have a camera shoulder-bag loaded up with D200, two lenses, a cable release and a lightweight tripod.

For this shot, taken a couple of weeks ago, I put the camera on the tripod... and wait around. I sit and gaze at the landscape, and watch what happens as the light changes. I take a few shots. I have a sandwich and watch the light some more. I chat with people who have walked to this spot and are enjoying the landscape too. I take a few more shots.

I don't like unclouded skies; they make for bland, blue, scattered light. So I go out on a lot of cloudy, 'changeable' days. With this shot, the sky and land are kinda 'balanced', so there's no need for grad filters or post-production tweaking (beyond what is normal when I import RAW images into Aperture).

The sun is getting lower, and the colours more saturated. The sailboat makes slow progress (hardly a breath of wind). I'm chatting with a couple of people about photography, but I say "excuse me for a moment", press the shutter and that's that.

By 'details', I guess you wanted a list of numbers. But that's not how I take pictures. By looking hard at the landscape, the camera almost disappears. This kind of 'photography as meditation' stuff probably sounds a bit pretentious, but it works for me. I become calm, so the pictures are calm. I guess I'd need a very different approach for street photography, or sports, but for landscapes the 'slowing down' and 'waiting around' seem to work for me. :)

I went ahead and looked at the photos EXIF data for you ;)

Exposure: 1/20
f/11
70mm Focal Length
Auto White Balance

[Doylem]

I went ahead and looked at the photos EXIF data for you ;)

Exposure: 1/20
f/11
70mm Focal Length
Auto White Balance

Is that good? :)

[marclapierre13]

Thanks... Since the arrival of digital, I notice that people want some magic trick to take pix like the ones they see in books and magazines. A magic filter, magic software, some secret that only the pro photographers know... and, if that doesn't work (and it probably won't... :)), maybe the new camera body, or lens, or whatever. Landscape photography is about light, and, well, that's it! If the camera manufacturers could sell it to us, they would. But they can't... so they don't...

Well geeze. I didnt want some "magic trick" i was merely wondering if you edited it after wards. Personally I am not all that skilled with PS, so I prefer to have the best picture taken at the time as well.
Unfortunatly whenever I am on my way to work or somewhere and I dont have my camera, thats when I miss some beautiful shots.

[redrabbit]

Is that good? :)

why does it matter? the photograph is stunning, and that's all that matters in my book. I just thought some people would appreciate seeing the camera settings, especially those learning photography

[Doylem]

Sorry, I'm not trying to be smart. I was just 'thinking out loud'...

In terms of useful information, I reckon that 'slow down' and 'be more attentive' may be more useful than f-whatever at some small portion of a second. And 'use a tripod' and 'walk further' and 'sit on a rock and wait'...

I went digital exactly a year ago. I didn't know if I'd be able to make that transition from film to digital. But... I've had more fun in the last 12 months than I had in the previous 12 years. And the learning process comes from comparing what's 'out there' with what ends up on my computer screen. For me, that's an emotional reponse... not numbers. But we all have different routes to getting the pictures we want.

I mean that pic of the eagle (Clix Pix) is just fantastic. Light on the head and body of the bird, underside of the wings in shadow. You couldn't pose it better. No distractions, just blue sky. 95% skill, 5% luck. Terrific...

[marclapierre13]

what cam are you using doylem?

[pdxflint]

Since Doylem's approach is more organic than technical, I find it provides a great opportunity for everyone, new and experienced, to think about how they approach their photographic goals. There are many different schools of thought, and many different photographic styles, each requiring its own set of tools, whether that be technical equipment or just the mindset of the photographer. I don't think Doylem is being coy by not discussing f-stops, etc. because that's the way he works on his own. He seeks the light, which is usually fleeting at best - ofen in the wee hours of the morning or afternoon. It just reminds me of how often I've seen in real life, the most amazing, breathtaking moments of light when low angled dazzling sun streaks into a muted world, and realized how often things like this happen, yet how seldom I'm in a position to even attempt a photograph of it. The zen of seeking the light is by its very nature, a slow, patient process, yet where one has to be ready - anticipating the moment -to spring into action almost instantly. There is something to be learned from someone like Doylem, and many others here, which has little to do with technical statistics. We may not choose to imitate, but we can learn, and become enriched by each other. Peace, and out. :)

[pdxflint]

Driving the road along the south rim of the Grand Canyon one spring, it was completely socked in with fog and clouds, making for a bit of disappointment for me and the young lady with me (my bride... :) ) as I told her I couldn't really explain the place without her seeing it for herself. Then, the clouds broke for just a minute or two. I was able to stop the car, scramble to the edge and fire off maybe 4-5 shots before it closed up again. And, it was freezing cold and windy. Shot on slide film (Fujichrome 100) and scanned.

http://lh5.google.com/pdxflint/R0gVglpa9_I/AAAAAAAADgU/9hXfgQlgjZU/s800/grand%20canyon2.jpg

Canon EOS 630
Canon 28-80 f/3.5-5.6 USM lens
Fujichrome 100
(No other exif info recorded)

[Doylem]

what cam are you using doylem?

Nikon D200 + kit lens...

It just reminds me of how often I've seen in real life, the most amazing, breathtaking moments of light when low angled dazzling sun streaks into a muted world, and realized how often things like this happen, yet how seldom I'm in a position to even attempt a photograph of it. The zen of seeking the light is by its very nature, a slow, patient process, yet where one has to be ready - anticipating the moment -to spring into action almost instantly.

Yeah... this is it: slow, slow, quick, quick, slow... :)

[James L]

http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1329/994132223_1b2bf04fa5.jpg

[RaceTripper]

Interesting all this discussion about the right light and waiting to catch the moment to give that great result.

My interest is primarily motorsports photography, so I have to go with where the action takes me, whether it's overly bright blazing sunlight that blows out whites, or night racing where you're lucky to get a focused shot with enough lighting from flash and ambient lights to have something usable.

But everyone once in a while you get lucky. I got this shot at Road Amercia in August. It was late afternoon and about 10 minutues before a rainstorm. The action, light, and focus all came together at once to give me one of my favorite racing shots. I even love how you can see Alan McNish (the driver) looking left to the apex of his next turn. I had this printed as a 16 x 24 and took it to the next race where the driving team signed and personalized the print for me.

Anyway patience and waiting doesn't count here. Just shoot, shoot, shoot, and hope for some great shots. I can easily take 4000 shots in 4 days of a race event, and throw away 3900+.

Taken with D200 and 18-200 VR (I've since sold the 18-200 and acquired a 70-200/2.8 VR)...

Audi R10 (LMP1), Alan McNish driving
ALMS Generac 500, Road America
Elkhart Lake, WI
11 August 2007

http://www.wette.us/ra2007/r10-turn-13.jpg

[SpookTheHamster]

Audi R10 (LMP1), Alan McNish driving
ALMS Generac 500, Road America
Elkhart Lake, WI
11 August 2007


Very nice, and chance of a larger (1680 x 1050) file for a wallpaper? I'm looking forward to my Le Mans trip next year so I can take some pictures of some modern cars.

[RaceTripper]

Very nice, and chance of a larger (1680 x 1050) file for a wallpaper? I'm looking forward to my Le Mans trip next year so I can take some pictures of some modern cars.Thanks, and I am sorry but no wallpapers for this. I've also turned down requests for prints. My 16x24 is a 1/1, and I'm making an 8x12 to send to Alan in London. Other than that there will be no other prints or high-res digital copies.

Are you going to Le Mans this coming June? We are planning to attend, but probably not before 2009 and maybe not until 2010. American Le Mans Series (ALMS) is our favorite race series. We're planning 3-4 events this coming year (Sebring, Road America, Road Atlanta, and TBD).

[marclapierre13]

very nice pciture. must be exciting to go to events like that. around here there isnt much of that.

[Doylem]

An early heat in the Windermere Biathlon: angling and tai chi...

http://img108.imageshack.us/img108/2628/fishingto6.jpg

[RaceTripper]

very nice pciture. must be exciting to go to events like that. around here there isnt much of that.Not sure where in Canada you are, but ALMS races at Mosport (near Toronto) in August/September; ChampCar has 3 Canadian races (Edmonton, Mont-Tremblant, and Toronto); and Formula 1 races at Montreal in June. All great racing events.

[marclapierre13]

Ya, i am a little ways from vancouver. i know we have mission and saratoga speedway, but still those are a little ways away. i may have to dedicate a day next year to go to a race or 2.

Doylem: again, really nice colours. I think you should have got the subject to not move though, the blur is distracting.

hey, im new to THIS photography part of the forum. i dunno how you guys do it here, do you comment and critique some of the shots, or no? i know other forums do it, get advice and imput to help get better.

[RaceTripper]

Ya, i am a little ways from vancouver. i know we have mission and saratoga speedway, but still those are a little ways away. i may have to dedicate a day next year to go to a race or 2.Portland, OR has a nice track. ChampCar races there in June.

[valdore]

"Urban decay" -- Kansas City, Missouri.

http://www.valdorephoto.com/images/gallery2/d/16576-1/IMG_3192+copy.jpg

1/200 // f/9.9 // Focal Length: 17mm // ISO 100 // HDR from one RAW

[thechidz]

coooool...

(like stewie says it):D

[marclapierre13]

VALDORE: do you just use 1 image to make an HDR, or more?

[valdore]

VALDORE: do you just use 1 image to make an HDR, or more?

It can be done both ways. Traditionally it is done with 3 or more different exposures of the same composition merged together (best for when there is no movement anywhere). For this photo above though I just took the RAW and gave it exposure biases in Aperture of +2, 0, and -2, exported the versions and then merged them in Photomatix. I'm finding that I actually like doing it from one RAW more, for whatever reason.

[marclapierre13]

It can be done both ways. Traditionally it is done with 3 or more different exposures of the same composition merged together (best for when there is no movement anywhere). For this photo above though I just took the RAW and gave it exposure biases in Aperture of +2, 0, and -2, exported the versions and then merged them in Photomatix. I'm finding that I actually like doing it from one RAW more, for whatever reason.

Interesting, ive never tried it that way before. Ive tried it with (composition?) bracket, and also just taking 3-5 pictures in JPEG or RAW, and trying it that way.
I dont have much experience with HDR yet, but ill get some time in playing with it soon enough.

[otter]

Kuala Lumpur street scene.
Oct 21, 2007

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2097/2068082852_bcdc063efb_o.jpg

[shieldyoureyes]

An early heat in the Windermere Biathlon: angling and tai chi...


Great shot!

[miranda.danny]

Here's a shot of some flowers on Thanksgiving...

Camera: Canon EOS XTi
Lens: Tamron 17-50 f2.8
ISO: 800
Exposure: 1/80 @ f/2.8

http://dannymiranda.smugmug.com/photos/226083171-L.jpg (http://dannymiranda.smugmug.com/gallery/3857190/2/226083171)

[M@lew]

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2330/2068589882_d2b5c7ce64.jpg (http://flickr.com/photos/matt_lew/2068589882/)

[freebooter]

http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b90/Planter12/Pano---DSC_0245-copy---4875x3346---.jpg
Wat Phra Singh
Chiang Mai, Thailand
November 5, 2007.
Nikon D40x
Nikkor-H 28mm

[marclapierre13]

wow, lots of character in that place!

[epicwelshman]

I'm still alive :)

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2091/1862085865_25a9772139.jpg

[pdxflint]

Yeah, I know... clichéd kid shot - but cute. He was concentrating so hard to not move while the brush tickled his face... b/w film, printed, scanned.

http://lh4.google.com/pdxflint/R0gV9Vpa-II/AAAAAAAADhc/bkQNNMF-31k/s800/face%20paint.jpg

Canon EOS A2
Canon 100-300 f/4.5-5.6 USM
No exif recorded

Freebooter: Nice framing on the temple shot.

Epicwelshman I'm glad you're still with us. It sure beats the alternative... ;) I like the swan shot, especially the ripply reflections of color.

[jayb2000]

Taken in Portsmouth, NH on Thanksgiving.
D200 @ 42mm
ISO 200
1/125
f/5.6
Just slightly lightened in picasa.
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2029/2069543938_7cbddd5ff6_b.jpg

[FunkyJunk]

test

[dllavaneras]

Taken yesterday on a trip to my university's botanical garden.

http://www.graphicshost.net/files/epitope/1y0h82zzvylocdr.jpg (http://www.graphicshost.net/)

Morpho peleides
Canon S2 IS + Raynox DCR-250 Super Macro lens
1/60, f7.1, ISO 50, handheld

[valdore]

http://www.valdorephoto.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2007/11/img_3227-copy.jpg

HDR from one RAW // 1/160 // f/9.1 // Focal Length: 17mm // ISO 100

[srf4real]

bald eagle close-up
Conowingo Dam, Darlington, MD
November 25, 2007
Nikon D300
Nikon 300mm f/2.8 lens with 1.7x TC
f/10 @ 1/1250 sec
ISO: 640
Now that is a capture of epic proportions! Beautiful. You must have been waiting for days... I'm still waiting to get that close to a wild eagle. I feel congratulations are in order! You rule.:D

[SRSound]

[IMG]

HDR from one RAW // 1/160 // f/9.1 // Focal Length: 17mm // ISO 100

Beautiful work! What software do you use to combine the adjusted images?

[Doylem]

Windermere, Lake District, UK

http://img530.imageshack.us/img530/8127/whiteqi3.jpg

[Clix Pix]

Now that is a capture of epic proportions! Beautiful. You must have been waiting for days... I'm still waiting to get that close to a wild eagle. I feel congratulations are in order! You rule.:D

Thank you, and also to Doylem for the compliments! :)

Went up to Conowingo and, waited for hours, not days! The eagles come to Conowingo in November and December and then after that they're gone, so our window of opportunity for shooting them is fairly limited. This was shot with my brand-new D300 -- I was gratified at how quickly that camera autofocuses and holds the focus, too, while following the BIF. So this was a combination of luck, good light, some skill (still learning the process of successful captures of BIF) and good equipment..... I will be going back to Conowingo a few more times to continue seeing how the camera will perform. So far I am very pleased with it!

[srichart1]

Taken with a Sony A100. Jpeg compression.

[srf4real]

http://i235.photobucket.com/albums/ee126/surferRob_photos/_1040078.jpg
L1+zd70-300mm
1/800sec
f/5.6
ISO 250
263mm 2x sensor crop factor

[Silverbird0000]

Taken yesterday on a trip to my university's botanical garden.

http://www.graphicshost.net/files/epitope/1y0h82zzvylocdr.jpg (http://www.graphicshost.net/)

Morpho peleides
Canon S2 IS + Raynox DCR-250 Super Macro lens
1/60, f7.1, ISO 50, handheld

Awesome! I used to have a Sony DSC-H5 and the Raynox 250 and loved it! I can't wait to get a 105mm macro for my D40 so I can get great macros like this!

[Silverbird0000]

http://www.valdorephoto.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2007/11/img_3227-copy.jpg

HDR from one RAW // 1/160 // f/9.1 // Focal Length: 17mm // ISO 100

I love it! I almost looks like something from Resident Evil 2 (the video game)!

[marclapierre13]

Beautiful work! What software do you use to combine the adjusted images?

He uses Photomatrix, but you can also use photo shop CS3

[seenew]

Kuala Lumpur street scene.
Oct 21, 2007

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2097/2068082852_bcdc063efb_o.jpg

excellent

[ACbc]

I like not coming here for a few days and then looking through because then there's a good 3 or 4 pages of cool photos to look at all at once. :) thanks all.

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2365/2055123123_7668702b00.jpg?v=0

Nikon D50
18-200 VR @ 56mm
f/5
1/80 second
ISO 400
pop up flash fired...i think at -1.3 EV
heavily photoshopped....i wont lie

[fett]

Sorry for the pet picture, I just bought a new lens (Canon 50mm f/1.8) and needed a something to shoot. I just have to say you guys/girls take some amazing pictures, I'm really liking the HDR photos. It's not as easy as it sounds. I've tried a couple and they have ended up looking bad.

92597

[valdore]

That's a cute kitty.

[otter]

excellent

Thanks!

[superted666]

Hey Guys,

Here is one i took last night.

A local church....

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2397/2069696422_c2f68dc1bc.jpg

[Doylem]

Hey Guys,

Here is one i took last night.

A local church....

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2397/2069696422_c2f68dc1bc.jpg

Maybe walk 20 metres to the right? :)

[superted666]

Maybe walk 20 metres to the right? :)

To isolate the church from the tree?

[Doylem]

To isolate the church from the tree?

With the church lit up against an evening sky, I just think you could get a really good shot... with a bit of fore-thought. The composition could be improved, to show the church unencumbered by trees.

There'll be a point in the late afternoon (this isn't quite it...) when the artificial light and the ambient light will be in a kind of balance - to bring out the richness of colour in both the sky and the stonework. If you possibly have the time, set your camera up on a tripod and take a series of shots, say, every five minutes, for an hour, beginning at 4pm... until you find the two light sources complementing each other. The best night shots seem to happen when there is still a bit of light in the sky (ie not black)...

[zioxide]

To isolate the church from the tree?

It's a little bit overexposed too

[otter]

Another from Kuala Lumpur last month...

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2281/2071671770_4cb91432b9_o.jpg

[xcalibre]

http://img143.imageshack.us/img143/3876/dsc0004bi6.jpg
55-200mm VR
Bounced Flash

[unknown87]

Stunning. I love this shot Xcalibre.

[dllavaneras]

Awesome! I used to have a Sony DSC-H5 and the Raynox 250 and loved it! I can't wait to get a 105mm macro for my D40 so I can get great macros like this!

Thanks! :) I'm glad you liked it. And I agree, the Raynox lens is the best addition I could have bought for my camera :D I'd love to see some of your shots when you get the 105mm macro!

@valdore: Awesome HDR pics! Truly spectacular :)

[Kashchei]

test

FunkyJunk,

Those are nice shots. Where are these pictures taken--Germany, Austria, Switzerland?

[dllavaneras]

Taken on a recent class trip:

http://www.graphicshost.net/files/epitope/3g82s26dy1nq3ar.jpg (http://www.graphicshost.net/)

Acrocinus longimanus
Canon S2 IS + Raynox DCR-250 Super Macro lens
1/60, f8, ISO 50, handheld.


*sorry for the choppy low res crop, but I lost the original in a hard drive crash last week. Ironically, the day before the backup was scheduled... :(

[srf4real]

Taken on a recent class trip:Acrocinus longimanus

It's nice to see your images in here again! You know, I always thought bugs were scary and gross but you bring a certain beauty and mystery out of them.:)



Seven time world champion, Kelly Slater making a mess of knee high surf.
http://i235.photobucket.com/albums/ee126/surferRob_photos/kellyslater1.jpg
Warning! Large Image!
L1+zd70-300mm

[afields]

my very first picture on my brand new d40x! just got it today, so excited...

http://i51.photobucket.com/albums/f358/sleepyvillain/DSC_0013.jpg

[marclapierre13]

Both on this page are really neat photos.

[valdore]

http://www.valdorephoto.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2007/11/plazalightsatsunrise.jpg

One tripod mounted RAW // HDR// Shutter: 1/6 sec. // Aperture: f/4.0 // Focal Length: 40mm // ISO 100

Sunrise on Wednesday morning, Country Club Plaza, Kansas City (MO).

[Iamtherealwoody]

Another from my thanksgiving trip.
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2053/2072201009_6a6604d14b_b.jpg

[pdxflint]

One of my drinking buddies from the days of the old Sam's Hoffbrau in downtown Portland, OR near Portland State, which has now been replaced with a McDonalds. Yeah, it's got blown highlights and all, but I like the gritty look - it suits the memory of the place. 35mm b/w.

http://lh5.google.com/pdxflint/R0gVblpa9-I/AAAAAAAADgM/TX3gBd-ft7A/s800/biff_1.jpg

Canon EOS A2
Canon 28-105 f/3.5-4.5 USM
Illford Hp5+ 400
Canon Speedlite 430 w/bounce off white card

[Doylem]

Wensleydale, Yorkshire, UK

http://img206.imageshack.us/img206/135/sledgersjf1.jpg

[xcalibre]

This is an HDR i made, but finding that there was a lot of noise in the output i decided to apply an orton effect to it and this is the result...
http://img250.imageshack.us/img250/682/hdrorton1ej7.jpg
@Valdore - how do you reduce the noise that photomatix pro processing leaves on images? the orton effect does it ok but you lose detail....

[macgfxdesigner]

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/229/509263933_8866c3c13b_b.jpg

Camera: Canon EOS 30D
Aperture: f/10
Exposure: 0.3 sec (3/10)
Focal Length: 100 mm
ISO Speed: 100
Exposure Bias: -2/3 EV

[MacPowa]

http://www.valdorephoto.com/images/gallery2/d/16114-1/IMG_2245.jpg

Skyline of Kansas City Missouri seen from the grassy berm of an interchange in Kansas City Kansas.

Canon 5D
Crappy telephoto lens
HDR from one RAW // Five source images
Shutter: 3.2 sec // Aperture: f/4.0 // Focal Length: 70mm // ISO 100

How can i do those type of effects ? (new to photography)

[Doylem]

MacPowa... HDR isn't too difficult (as long as you've got a tripod... and, preferably, auto-bracketing)... it's just difficult to do well. There are one two two software packages (I've used Photomatix) and the stitching/tone-mapping functions are there in Photoshop.

If you're new to photography, it might too 'too much, too soon'. But if you want to give it a go, just google for 'HDR' and do a bit of reading. :)

[oblomow]

Wensleydale, Yorkshire, UK


Nice image, but that's not a recent image I guess? Otherwise I must hurry to
schedule my annual winter camping trip to the uk.

[Doylem]

Nice image, but that's not a recent image I guess? Otherwise I must hurry to
schedule my annual winter camping trip to the uk.

Thanks... no, not this winter. But I've just invested in a Nikon scanner for 35mm trannies, so it's fun to convert something that used to be just 24x36mm into something I can now look at without straining my eyes.

To be honest, I wouldn't like to say when we'll next see snow in (lowland) UK. If you come camping, though, it might just start. :)

[valdore]

This is an HDR i made, but finding that there was a lot of noise in the output i decided to apply an orton effect to it and this is the result...
snip...
@Valdore - how do you reduce the noise that photomatix pro processing leaves on images? the orton effect does it ok but you lose detail....


It looks like you may have had the issue of dark areas of the photo causing unacceptable noise. Very dark areas and shadows can ruin many a HDR. Sometimes I lessen this by converting to black and white, if I'm really in love with the photo otherwise.

[valdore]

How can i do those type of effects ? (new to photography)

MacPowa... HDR isn't too difficult (as long as you've got a tripod... and, preferably, auto-bracketing)... it's just difficult to do well. There are one two two software packages (I've used Photomatix) and the stitching/tone-mapping functions are there in Photoshop.

If you're new to photography, it might too 'too much, too soon'. But if you want to give it a go, just google for 'HDR' and do a bit of reading. :)


There's a good HDR guide at www.vanilladays.com , but I also agree with Doylem to an extent that it might be stressful if you're just starting. But try it anyway if you can, you might enjoy it. :)

[bSkiem19]

Eiffel Tower
Paris,France

August 2007
Canon 30D

http://bskiem19.deviantart.com/

[valdore]

http://www.valdorephoto.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2007/11/plazasunrise.jpg

One tripod mounted RAW // HDR // Shutter: 1/2 sec. // Aperture: f/4.0 // Focal Length: 17mm // ISO 100

[dllavaneras]

Little pink heads

:D Great shot! I like it :)

[anti-microsoft]

Wensleydale, Yorkshire, UK

http://img206.imageshack.us/img206/135/sledgersjf1.jpg

Very nice

[bSkiem19]

Minneapolis,MN

June 2007
Canon 30D

http://bskiem19.deviantart.com/

[iBecks]

Wensleydale, Yorkshire, UK

http://img206.imageshack.us/img206/135/sledgersjf1.jpg



Great Picture.

[pdxflint]

Driving the back roads south of Portland I stopped to admire this pastoral setting. Shot on film, scanned from print.

http://lh3.google.com/pdxflint/R0gW5Fpa-aI/AAAAAAAADjw/64Y1exx9-6I/s800/simple%20life.jpg

Canon EOS 630
Canon 100-300 f/4.5-5.6 USM
Kodak Tri-x 400

[Doylem]

Mud at my feet... Morecambe Bay, UK...

http://img116.imageshack.us/img116/6735/mudes2.jpg

[miranda.danny]

Driving the back roads south of Portland I stopped to admire this pastoral setting. Shot on film, scanned from print.

What an awesome picture, great!

Heres mine for the day. I took this @ a bar in Harvard square.

Camera: Canon EOS XTi
Lens: Canon 50mm f1.8 II
ISO: 1600
Exposure: 1/80 @ f/1.8

http://dannymiranda.smugmug.com/photos/227104098-M.jpg (http://dannymiranda.smugmug.com/gallery/3857190/2/227104098)

[xcalibre]

http://img89.imageshack.us/img89/5041/dsc000212pm3.jpg

Thanks for the tip valdore, i'll bear that in mind.

[pdxflint]

Another one of mine. Taken when I was backpacking through Strathcona Provincial Park a few weeks ago.

http://i220.photobucket.com/albums/dd234/gamerz9/DSC01020.jpg?t=1195229195

Looking back over the thread before it closes, many shots are worth mention, but this one caught my eye. Nice capture.

[.JahJahwarrior.]

http://tn3-1.deviantart.com/fs23/300W/i/2007/333/5/2/A_Kid_Again____by_ProjektionStudios.jpg

Camera: Pentax *ist Ds
ISO: 200
Lens: 135mm f2.8 DeJur manual focus

Picture taken November 28th in some campgrounds near Disney. The girl in the picture was showing me around, we are both students at UCF, about 40 minutes away. She likes to swing. :)

[weazle1098]

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2352/2076881666_76e135a665_b.jpg

Elliot T-Stop, Newton, Ma
18NOV07
17:38h

[gamerz]

Quote:
Originally Posted by gamerz
Another one of mine. Taken when I was backpacking through Strathcona Provincial Park a few weeks ago.
http://i220.photobucket.com/albums/dd234/gamerz9/DSC01020.jpg?t=1195229195



Looking back over the thread before it closes, many shots are worth mention, but this one caught my eye. Nice capture.

Thanks, that was the first compliment that I got :)

[koobcamuk]

Croatia, Brac Island in 2005.

Also marks my first HDR attempt...

http://img107.imageshack.us/img107/7350/croatiatonemappeduz4.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

[techlover828]

I pic that I like of my dogs:

http://orange.quickshareit.com/share/wegmandogsbarn001fc976.jpg

[Schtumple]

Sunset from a few days ago.