Photo of the day - August 2008

[sonor]

http://chriskimberley.com/webphotos/devon102.jpg

[jv17]

Thanks for the comments about my wind turbine shot (and, yes, Fuzzy14, these are the ones you see from the motorway near Tebay). It was just a 'grabbed' shot, when the sun came out for a few seconds... a good enough reason to have the camera in the car even when the weather looks unpromising. Round here it can change very quickly...

http://img186.imageshack.us/img186/3985/barnby3.jpg

nice pic love it..

[GT41]

Was out on the weekend shooting some flowers not far from home. I was trying some different things, shooting mostly with 300mm lens.

[kayes]

Thanks Doylem, sushi, nidserz and vicious7 for your comments on my "august morning" pic :)

[Maldini]

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3149/2805224128_be7f34e4dc_b.jpg

[Nadav]

edit: photo below

[Nadav]

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3129/2804427427_289185c117_b.jpg

[RHVC59]

I was playing with PS3 extended tonight.
stitching three hand held shoots i had taken a couple of weeks ago.
It only got to 58 today and has rained all week. I miss the sun!
Anyway, the view is from just across the street from my house.

[oblomow]

I was playing with PS3 extended tonight.
stitching three hand held shoots i had taken a couple of weeks ago.
It only got to 58 today and has rained all week. I miss the sun!
Anyway, the view is from just across the street from my house.

I pity you! What a terrible view.... :)
The horizon is not level, that bothers me a little.

[Chappers]

Went to the local observatory late last night - saw Jupiter on their telecope.

The view in the telescope was obviously slightly better than my photo at 300mm zoom but what the hell. I quite liked it

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3088/2803959194_70ede9eaa8.jpg

[Renderz]

Was it a good festival?

...a whole mile from my house, and I didn't go :rolleyes:

Hi Bigandy, you missed a good one! [shameless plug mode ON]

Fun Loving Criminals Photos (http://www.terrylee.net/blog/2008/08/28/fun-loving-criminals-at-stowe/)
http://terrylee.smugmug.com/photos/360627145_pcGXZ-L.jpg


Supergrass photos (http://www.terrylee.net/blog/2008/08/28/supergrass-at-last-days-of-summer-festival/)
http://terrylee.smugmug.com/photos/360579147_9gvSs-L-1.jpg

Richard Ashcroft photos (http://www.terrylee.net/blog/2008/08/28/richard-ashcroft-at-the-last-days-of-summer-festival/)
http://terrylee.smugmug.com/photos/360263954_o6csp-L-1.jpg

[end shamelss plug]

[cosx]

A HDR attempt (with the trial version of Photomatix..sorry for that watermark).
1 Raw 1/320 at F/8
Iso: 100
18 mm

[Martin C]

http://img98.imageshack.us/img98/6389/dsc0081edithdrcopycopy2ro3.jpg

August 22nd, 2008
D40 | HDR: one RAW | 1/200 at ƒ/3.5 | 18 mm | ISO 400

[Qwest905]

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3192/2804526576_9b518d315a.jpg

[nukiduz]

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3286/2806764790_7420a6e7ff.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/taxidermista/2806764790/)

[thr33face]

Enough Work?
http://img389.imageshack.us/img389/663/photoblog6km7.jpg (http://imageshack.us)
Nikon D40, 50mm

After discussing work related stuff, a good glass of wine helped to let the day fade out.
It was kind of dim, this one is 1/20 at f/1.8 and iso1600 pushed 1.5 stops.

[PNW]

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3286/2806764790_7420a6e7ff.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/taxidermista/2806764790/)

Very cool! Nice symmetry.

[Phrasikleia]

...iso1600 pushed 1.5 stops.

What does that mean? How does one "push" ISO?

[sonor]

http://chriskimberley.com/webphotos/devon103.jpg

[gypsypunk]

http://chriskimberley.com/webphotos/devon102.jpg

very rich

[GT41]

More flowers for today.

[RHVC59]

I pity you! What a terrible view.... :)
The horizon is not level, that bothers me a little.


Thanks for the comment. I went back and realigned the horizon.:)

nukiduz striking image.

Martin C your HDR image is very cool, I had to go back and back and take a third look at it. Maybe I am just hungry, but I think it is the quality of the image.

RHVC

[cosx]

F13; 1/80; iso 100
18mm

[thr33face]

What does that mean? How does one "push" ISO?

It works by pushing the histogram to the right side.
In lot's of pp programs you have a slider that says exposure, there you can adjust your exposure.

In my case the exposure was "made brighter" 1.5 stops.

[Phrasikleia]

It works by pushing the histogram to the right side.
In lot's of pp programs you have a slider that says exposure, there you can adjust your exposure.

In my case the exposure was "made brighter" 1.5 stops.

OK, thanks. I thought you were talking about some kind of in-camera setting, not PP.

By the way, the BW conversion works really well on that photo. The documentary feel adds a level of interest that probably wouldn't be there otherwise.

[weazle1098]

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3261/2804457042_7eb433203d_b.jpg

[fett]

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3269/2807096959_c97ffb5948.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/kevinloganphoto/2807096959/)

[Steamie]

http://chriskimberley.com/webphotos/devon103.jpg

Great shot Sonor I love the sunlit web on your photo, I had a wee shot at some spiders today too.

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3011/2808593027_d8b122c532_b.jpg

Fett lovely shot, (fence with hay bale) super composition.

[cosx]

65mm / F8 / iso 100 / 1/320s

[thr33face]

OK, thanks. I thought you were talking about some kind of in-camera setting, not PP.

By the way, the BW conversion works really well on that photo. The documentary feel adds a level of interest that probably wouldn't be there otherwise.

thank you :)

[aafuss1]

http://img528.imageshack.us/img528/3198/img0001xx4.jpg

My garden-view from the office room taken with a 8MP Canon PowerShot A580.

[aafuss1]

And at night:
http://img518.imageshack.us/img518/2906/img00011ig2.jpg

[srf4real]

Dennis the Cape Surf shop keeper... out for lunch!:p

http://i235.photobucket.com/albums/ee126/surferRob_photos/_1200259.jpg
LUMIX L1 + ZD 50-200 SWD

[jessica.]

Great shot Sonor I love the sunlit web on your photo, I had a wee shot at some spiders today too.

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3011/2808593027_d8b122c532_b.jpg


I usually shiver even when I look at macro shots of spiders, but the colors in the background here are just amazing! Great work.

I went out to mess around with my new little P&S and came back with this (and sand in my shorts)...not technically the best sunset shot I've ever taken, but the camera handled it quite well. I was impressed.
f/4.8 @ 1/160

[GT41]

I'm gonna go against the 1 photo per day rule and post 2 of the same flower. What do you guys think, bug or no bug?

[jstegman]

I'm gonna go against the 1 photo per day rule and post 2 of the same flower. What do you guys think, bug or no bug?

Well, if you want a newbies advice, without bug. I thought the bug would add an interesting element to the picture but when I looked at it full size that type of bug, a beetle it looks like, immediately looked wrong with the rose. It just said PS to me. Like I said, I am new and just giving you a perspective of what the common person might see. Those that are more educated and have sharper eyes for photography would no doubt give you better critiquing.

I think it may have looked better with a different angle of the bug too, like a side or front shot.

[Doylem]

Another classic photo. I'm glad you made it to Arran, I wish I'd know you'd be up this way as you can see Arran from my window.

Thanks, Steamie. The Arran trip was just on a whim; luckily we had three days of great weather in an otherwise gloomy August. Very lucky.

It was like going back in time (in the best possible sense)... not least because everyone we met was ridiculously friendly. I'll be back... maybe in the spring, when the wildflowers will be out.

Lochranza, Arran

http://img257.imageshack.us/img257/8818/arran21ih9.jpg

[NC MacGuy]

My buddy from this mornings walk sitting on my finger:

[thr33face]

a lake, some boats and the other side
http://img165.imageshack.us/img165/1030/small16uk7.jpg
Nikon D40, 30mm

This one was taken a day after my last posted one.
It probably doesn't look that great here, but it looks very nice if printed big, even with the dead space on the bottom.

[Artful Dodger]

srf4real I like your newer shots a bit more since you have ventured out in the water. I feel like I'm joining in and not watching :D (wish I were).

Doylem Wonderful as always!

These flowers only seem to last a few days and only hang around my fence making a nice shot somewhat challenging :cool:

[PkennethV]

This pic reminds me a little of the American Flag.

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3142/2812864814_730d28aef5.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/pkennethv/2812864814/)

[hans3185]

C+C always appreciated.

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3134/2813246930_22509f31c9.jpg

[bootedbear]

On the subject of flowers, click to enlarge:
http://homepage.mac.com/bootedbear/IMG_4387.jpg

[cosx]

ISO 100 ; F8 ; 1/200 ; 70mm

[.mark.]

first time poster, long time reader! gorgeous sunset yesterday...

C&C welcomed and appreciated. Like I said this is my first submission to the thread. I'm currently shooting with a G9 that I bought a few months back when I started getting into photography. I think a dSLR is going to be bought soon.

[sra. Aguirre]

Thanks for the comments about my wind turbine shot (and, yes, Fuzzy14, these are the ones you see from the motorway near Tebay). It was just a 'grabbed' shot, when the sun came out for a few seconds... a good enough reason to have the camera in the car even when the weather looks unpromising. Round here it can change very quickly...

http://img186.imageshack.us/img186/3985/barnby3.jpg

GORGEOUS capture, LOVING the (tractor) tracks in the middle........... where is this place Tebay?? I'd book a flight right now to sit and contemplate this in person.......

[sra. Aguirre]

I do not have professional equipment, but still I try to capture nice shots...


This was in Mexico City. Wish the lady wasn't in my frame but the place was CROWDED

http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a58/mirandavalladares/fotosdezahira085.jpg

[kayes]

http://img257.imageshack.us/img257/8818/arran21ih9.jpg

Best thing I have seen for days :)

[skaliwag]

The door

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2091/2723783845_75b65e01c4.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/kevinloganphoto/2723783845/)

I love it. Do I enter the door or get dragged off into the depth of the field????

[sra. Aguirre]

here's another one in Mexico....
http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a58/mirandavalladares/fotosenjalpa346.jpg

[superted666]

This pic reminds me a little of the American Flag.

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3142/2812864814_730d28aef5.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/pkennethv/2812864814/)

Awesome photo!

How did you get the sky to look like that?

[epicwelshman]

After a long, long absence, here's mine.

Good ol' Queen Vic.

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3243/2813876445_2c5a89654e.jpg

Nikon D40x
1/500
f 4
145mm

Nassau, Bahamas

[fett]

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3262/2813199440_53188f3e67.jpg
(http://www.flickr.com/photos/kevinloganphoto/2813199440/)

[pseudodave]

This pic reminds me a little of the American Flag.

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3142/2812864814_730d28aef5.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/pkennethv/2812864814/)

I second the vote of awesomeness on this one. What settings did you shoot with?

[Educ8r]

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3194/2814462027_f64010bc55_o.jpg

[Fuzzy14]

[ridiculously gorgeous picture of Lochranza, Arran]


That's not Scotland! I haven't seen the sun for months!

Golf at Gleneagles today in the mist and rain, Sir Walter Scott stuff!
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3155/2815793496_d96734981c_b.jpg

[spitfirejd]

This was in Mexico City. Wish the lady wasn't in my frame but the place was CROWDED



Try cropping the top and right side of the picture. A tight crop on the colored pots with none of the background would make a really nice picture.

[hans3185]

A friend's wedding.
Comments? Critiques?
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3229/2815440109_557bfcd45d_b.jpg

[Mister Hahn]

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3277/2794928055_41746471aa_o.jpg

Hey there, new member. Nice to meet you guys :)
Post-processed with my new Macbook Pro I bought for my senior year in Highschool.

[cosx]

iso 100 ; F8 ; 1/160 / ; 18mm

[sra. Aguirre]

Try cropping the top and right side of the picture. A tight crop on the colored pots with none of the background would make a really nice picture.

thanks for the tip, here's the result. changes the whole focus, you're a genius!:D

http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a58/mirandavalladares/potsandpots.jpg

[sra. Aguirre]

A friend's wedding.
Comments? Critiques?
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3229/2815440109_557bfcd45d_b.jpg

I would want my wedding pic to be like this one. Love the dynamic of different actions points but all directed to wedding couple....

the grainy filter and B/W reminds me of a 50's setting.....the decor too;)

two thumbs up!

[srf4real]

Dude hangs ten like it's easy... but amazing here lol!

http://i235.photobucket.com/albums/ee126/surferRob_photos/_1200267.jpg

[Phrasikleia]

Dude hangs ten like it's easy... but amazing here lol!

http://i235.photobucket.com/albums/ee126/surferRob_photos/_1200267.jpg

Looks like he's hanging no more than three. :eek:

[sonor]

very rich

Great shot Sonor I love the sunlit web on your photo

Thanks gypsypunk...and Steamie I like your spider shot too. Mine was just a quick handheld photo while I was out walking and I thought the web was just as important as the spider.

[Renderz]

http://terrylee.smugmug.com/photos/361419770_qWzgf-L-1.jpg (http://www.terrylee.net/blog/2008/08/29/phil-page/)
D300. Nikon 24-70mm F2.8.

[John T]

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3277/2794928055_41746471aa_o.jpg


Well done and well observed! At last an original example of "street photography" which was obviously "grabbed" - and tells a story. :)

[MiniLifeCrisis]

thanks for the tip, here's the result. changes the whole focus, you're a genius!:D

http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a58/mirandavalladares/potsandpots.jpg

I agree.... a much better photo now that it's cropped. :D

[spitfirejd]

thanks for the tip, here's the result. changes the whole focus, you're a genius!:D



I don't know about the genius part, but you're welcome. It does look much better.

[FastEddy]

Posted by PkennethV " This pic reminds me a little of the American Flag. "

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3142/2812864814_730d28aef5.jpg/

Isn't that the Canadian flight team?? .... I know, picky, picky, picky ...

[PkennethV]

Posted by PkennethV " This pic reminds me a little of the American Flag. "

Isn't that the Canadian flight team?? .... I know, picky, picky, picky ...

haha yes it actually is. I'm not sure if you're kidding or not:o so I'll just point out that what I meant was that the formation/smoke together looks kinda like the stars and stripes of the american flag...