Photo of the day - August 2008

[Doylem]

Nice capture Doylem. I like the wash of light coming down across the front of the frame onto the first turbine - get that one to a stock service. Wind / renewable energy folks would love that shot.

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

[Raid]

My Doylem you're up early! I really enjoyed that windmill shot too... it had the feeling of a tilt-shift image without the narrow focus.

This pic is of my recent trip to the Greek Islands... it's my picture of the day though I took it almost 2 months ago. :o
(Click for larger pic ... it's a screen cap as I didn't want to upload the entire 3MB image)
127477
I'm considering Photoshopping that wire out on the top left... it's not too distracting but once I focus on it, it's hard to ignore.

[AlaskanGrown]

I wish the leash wasnt in the photo, CC please, I am new at this.

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3255/2721716610_a96f149162_b.jpg

[andrewdale]

Since it's still July here in Memphis, TN, I'm going to post this to July AND to August.

The sunflowers are blooming at a local farm. This is an experiment that I had read about and figured I would try it out today. I was using my wife's backup D80 and her 50/1.8. I actually held the lens backwards up to the camera setting the aperture and focus manually. Sure does make for some nice macro work, it just is hard to focus with the wind moving things and making sure no light comes into the sensor.

Comments are welcome.

[valdore]

http://www.madnessmatrix.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/07/washingtonavenue.jpg

One tripod mounted RAW // HDR // Shutter: 6 sec. // Aperture: f/20 // Focal Length: 100 mm // ISO 320

[SpaceMagic]

You beat me to it Doylem this month :)

Taken just outside the city walls of my town in Italy. These old men love to watch the world go by, especially any ladies ;)

The walls date back from 400 BC, when the town was a hub for Etruscan markets. I bet 'watchers' have been sitting there ever since...

[Doylem]

I wish the leash wasnt in the photo, CC please, I am new at this.

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3255/2721716610_a96f149162_b.jpg

I like the way you've got down, for a rabbit's-eye-view (always a good idea with pets... and kids). But, apart from that, there's no feeling of capturing your pet looking its best; the rabbit looks pretty comatose. :)

Maybe get some eye-contact. Wave a carrot at him (her?)...

[MiniLifeCrisis]

http://bp2.blogger.com/__IYdItRfGNQ/SJCiLwtBBgI/AAAAAAAAAFU/Ke5ZBphnIvE/s400/MasterGardeners_FireBlue.jpg

Just started up my new photography blog. :D Check it out for larger images. Here is one of my favorites. Comments are more than welcome either here or on my blog.

-Eric
www.ezdigitalworld.blogspot.com

[MiniLifeCrisis]

http://bp2.blogger.com/__IYdItRfGNQ/SJEVxYQSpKI/AAAAAAAAAFk/c_ddA-8DZbk/s400/MasterGardeners_DragonFly.jpg

This little "bugger" actually appeared to pose for me. :D

-Eric

Check out more daily photos on my blog
www.ezdigitalworld.blogspot.com

[Fuzzy14]

Now starting to play about with my new A200. Here's my boy, 7 months and trying to crawl. I think he wants to eat that monster rabbit!
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3177/2722450074_4be0300b84.jpg

[Doylem]

I think he wants to eat that monster rabbit!

Now that's something I'd pay good money to see... ;)

[MiniLifeCrisis]

I wish the leash wasnt in the photo, CC please, I am new at this.


Great down to earth view of the Rabbit. BTW, I love the "sky hook". :D

Not sure if you're into the whole Photoshop editing of photos, but consider a shot with the lease coming out of the clouds. ('god' unleashes the giant rabbit):eek: The lease could easily be removed from the photo using PS, there is some good background to work with. I've done this with my dog where I removed the leash and the photo shows him "running freely".

[dllavaneras]

Nature in the palm of your hand

[MaddMacs]

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3233/2726837512_4a01aa0265_b.jpg

Lost Coast Trail, Northern California. C&C appreciated.

[Educ8r]

on a recent trip to Arkansas

Copperhead (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Agkistrodon_contortrix)

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3151/2722797801_01fb13b79c_o.jpg

[PkennethV]

Here's a fun one for today. My friend and I were trying to get creative (ie. bored) with an SB-800 in a dark basement and came up with this...


"Iron Man"
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3289/2722904125_b9d0520f96.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/pkennethv/2722904125/)

[Fuzzy14]

I wish the leash wasnt in the photo

There, that it fixed for you. WHOA, wait a minute!!!!! :eek:
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3022/2723783476_b0f30d2aa4.jpg

Fans of the Goodies "Kitten Kong (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kitten_Kong)" will get this, if you don't know what I'm talking about watch this (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zjX1kpUP0Hg&feature=related).:D

[lag1090]

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3140/2717830719_2b85ac2653.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/macbrilliance/2717830719/)

[AlaskanGrown]

There, that it fixed for you. WHOA, wait a minute!!!!! :eek:
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3022/2723783476_b0f30d2aa4.jpg

Fans of the Goodies "Kitten Kong (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kitten_Kong)" will get this, if you don't know what I'm talking about watch this (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zjX1kpUP0Hg&feature=related).:D

haha that is awesome. Here is some tiny Alaskan conifer cones, they were about the size of a pencil eraser.
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3275/2724287120_b1e82c2cfe_b.jpg

[dllavaneras]

Here is some tiny Alaskan conifer cones, they were about the size of a pencil eraser.

Nice! What setup did you use? Is that natural lighting?

[toolbox]

Ok here is mine, just been mucking around with my power shot a95 two photos of my cats,

OK picture of the left, is of CB AKA cutthroat bitch) the one of the right is Sally in 12 years of us having her she has never meowed once!! believe it or not She was the runt of the litter so i guess thats why?

[jessica.]

Now starting to play about with my new A200. Here's my boy, 7 months and trying to crawl. I think he wants to eat that monster rabbit!
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3177/2722450074_4be0300b84.jpgOMG he is adorable! If reproduction weren't such a gamble I'd have one in hopes he'd look like that!

There, that it fixed for you. WHOA, wait a minute!!!!! :eek:
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3022/2723783476_b0f30d2aa4.jpg

Fans of the Goodies "Kitten Kong (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kitten_Kong)" will get this, if you don't know what I'm talking about watch this (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zjX1kpUP0Hg&feature=related).:DLMFAO that is ****ing funny as all hell. Queue bacardi. ;)

[KJmoon117]

My first photo of the month :D
I need an album cover for my Facebook album "Nikon D80" so I took this.

Cept I only have the camera for a week... Then it's going to be a while before I get my own dSLR ><', currently using a Nikon D80 but going to aim for my own Canon XTi.

[fett]

The door

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

[Chappers]

These little critters are about 1cm (1/2 inch) wide/long - well they're pretty small and difficult to photo in the wild as they pause in one place for a very short time. Some of them are blue on the inside but move around more often so my shots are not quite so good. Oh well might as well include a blue one.

[Doylem]

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3057/2723559338_98393aa2ca_b.jpg

Great location... and that cloud is spectacular. An opportunity, IMO, to get a simple, graphic, elemental shot of sea, cloud, cliff and lighthouse. The composition, as is, seems too cluttered. The eye is distracted by the foreground. Just my opinion, of course... ;)

[pinktank]

I think the lighthouse picture will be interesting if you take the middle third of the image, cutting off from the top and the bottom and use it in that wide aspect.

[valdore]

http://www.madnessmatrix.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/08/powerandlight.jpg

One handheld RAW // HDR // Shutter: 1/200 // Aperture: f/18 // Focal Length: 235 mm // ISO 250

[dllavaneras]

These little critters are about 1cm (1/2 inch) wide/long (...). Some of them are blue on the inside but move around more often so my shots are not quite so good.

Nice! That's a Lycaeides sp., and I'd have to get a better look to see if it's a L. melissa (Orange-bordered blue) or L. argyrognomon (Northern blue). I can definitely vouch for the hard part of the pics, these are some very scurry little critters!

[MiniLifeCrisis]

Nature in the palm of your hand

Great perspective.

[MiniLifeCrisis]

These little critters are about 1cm (1/2 inch) wide/long - well they're pretty small and difficult to photo in the wild as they pause in one place for a very short time. Some of them are blue on the inside but move around more often so my shots are not quite so good. Oh well might as well include a blue one.

Slightly larger than 1cm (about 2cm), but they still were difficult to shoot in a garden on a breezy day.

[Chappers]

Nice! That's a Lycaeides sp., and I'd have to get a better look to see if it's a L. melissa (Orange-bordered blue) or L. argyrognomon (Northern blue). I can definitely vouch for the hard part of the pics, these are some very scurry little critters!

Thanks for the info. My hobby is usually made that bit harder as my assistant gets carried away with excitement - mainly because he is only 2 and a 1/2 years old.

[bimmerchop]

The door


Love that shot fett


http://img156.imageshack.us/img156/4506/canisterdl4.jpg

[Renderz]

Nice shot Bimmer! I would have liked to have seen more of the canisters, the textures are intriguing.

http://www.terrylee.net/blog/wp-content/gallery/badminton-24-hours/dsc_1184.jpg (http://www.terrylee.net/blog)

[Educ8r]

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3033/2724874477_15d7ff8b7a_o.jpg

[gamerz]

Water drops on Pine Leaves.

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3270/2699814319_2c9f51e980_b.jpg

Eric D.

[brendanryder]

http://img363.imageshack.us/img363/9821/picture12nb7.png

[ghostguts]

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3029/2718412606_7bb82142a4_b.jpg

[Doylem]

Over the Kirkstone Pass today...

http://img229.imageshack.us/img229/9634/kirkstonepasstj8.jpg

[Fuzzy14]

haha that is awesome.
Glad you didn't take offense!

More experimentation today. I've only got the standard 18-70 f3.5-5.6 lens, I think I need a shorter lens. Autofocus didn't like it either, this is manual. Only managed a couple of pics before he kicked off....

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3108/2724357099_e44a11d401.jpg

Shutter 1/20 / Aperture f5.6 / ISO100

[PkennethV]

ghostguts I love the the way the colors look in that one.

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3004/2723429987_87e66f53ba.jpg (http://flickr.com/photos/pkennethv/2723429987/)

[andrewdale]

A fallen sunflower from my wife's recent journey. She shot it with her D300 & 17-55/2.8 set-up. You can see some of her other work at her Virb account (http://www.virb.com/adcphotography).

[onomatopoeia]

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3162/2717738391_a79e32cd1f.jpg (http://www.campmurphy.net/2008/07/grass-bokeh/)

[MaddMacs]

I think the lighthouse picture will be interesting if you take the middle third of the image, cutting off from the top and the bottom and use it in that wide aspect.

Thanks Doylem and Pinktank, keep the C&C coming. I'm trying to put a portfolio together and appreciate any suggestions. You would've really disliked the original pic, because I cropped the posted one a lot as it was. I took pinktank's suggestion though, and agree this pic is more interesting:

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3109/2726832470_32f6bf4571_b.jpg

[law guy]

Old and New

D700
50 1.4
1/200
f8
ISO 3200
Natural light

Click for large size

[valdore]

http://www.madnessmatrix.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/08/saintlouis.jpg

Shutter: 1/100 // Aperture: f/7.1 // Focal Length: 400 mm // ISO 250

********************************************************

...former Photo of the Day regulars who are missing --

-SolracSelbor
-Lightglance.com
-iBallz
-Shacklebolt

...and probably some others too. weird how people come and go.

[ndwgolf]

My gaff in Phuket Thailand
http://i224.photobucket.com/albums/dd132/ndwgolf/neil1.jpg

[marclapierre13]

http://img363.imageshack.us/img363/9821/picture12nb7.png

I am a golfer, and though I like the perspective of this photo, I find it very lacking. You cannot tell you are on a golf course or a golf cart. I would have maybe put the green in view or something.

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3162/2717738391_a79e32cd1f.jpg (http://www.campmurphy.net/2008/07/grass-bokeh/)

Neat compositin and colours

[kevink8125]

X Games 14 Were Amazing!!!! Took This Of The Moto X Finals!!


ON MY iPhone

[Schnebar]

http://img139.imageshack.us/img139/6559/img0379vw0.jpg (http://imageshack.us)
http://img139.imageshack.us/img139/6559/img0379vw0.7e676b5865.jpg (http://g.imageshack.us/g.php?h=139&i=img0379vw0.jpg)
Kangaroo
canon xsi
1/80
f/5.6
200mm
iso400

[brendanryder]

I am a golfer, and though I like the perspective of this photo, I find it very lacking. You cannot tell you are on a golf course or a golf cart. I would have maybe put the green in view or something.


ya i took a few at different places on the course but most were just me plaing around. this was the best out of the ones i took. and it wasnt exactly a "pretty" golf course haha.

thanks for the comment though :D

[AlaskaMoose]

http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y51/Rayfromalaska/Lily08-03-08.jpg
http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y51/Rayfromalaska/Lilies07-30-08.jpg

Three and one-half amigos
http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y51/Rayfromalaska/TresAmigos.jpg

[Educ8r]

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3227/2727463372_f985a12698_o.jpg

[w_parietti22]

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3041/2726637885_41dd220669_b.jpg
Photo from Roslyn, Washington

[seenew]

Model: Canon EOS 5D
Shutter Speed: 1/160 second
F Number: F/5.0
Focal Length: 70 mm
ISO Speed: 320
Date Picture Taken: Aug 2, 2008, 8:06:24 PM

Pine Mountain, Georgia.

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3030/2727665832_c2cc687ab5_o.jpg

http://flickr.com/photos/chrisnew/2727665832/

[seenew]

Old and New

D700
50 1.4
1/200
f8
ISO 3200
Natural light

Click for large size

Nice to see that the d700 handles noise VERY well. I am a bit confused, though, as to why you even shot at ISO 3200 since you were stopped down to f/8 and at 1/200th... You're shooting indoors in natural light with a 50 1.4, why not take advantage of that? ISO is usually the LAST thing I want to touch.

[Fuzzy14]

Lovely Scottish summer!
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3170/2727969208_b5365d029d.jpg

[onomatopoeia]

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3148/2718229855_b2dac5f82f.jpg (http://www.campmurphy.net/2008/07/i-go/)

[heron88]

http://a727.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/images01/43/l_4d1b3239fb94014b5e8a5038da00d90e.jpg

[ec51]

http://img382.imageshack.us/img382/7721/img3729sk4.jpg

Hey guys...

This is one of my more favorite pictures I have taken. I only edited with Aperture a little bit, some shadowing and some balance. I really have NO idea what I am doing with the editing and I still need to read/learn a lot!!

Please comment and any advice on editing is welcome!

Thanks!! Great pictures everyone....

Central Park, NYC

[Flobber88]

<snip>

That is simply a gorgeous photo. Well done.

[polar-blair]

Heres a picture I took the other night at a fireworks display.
I had just inherited a Canon EOS 400D and a set on lenses from my late uncle. Im new to the SLR scene so basically I had to go from using basic point and shoot cameras to using a complex SLR within a day! So I'm pretty pleased with this picture.

shutter: 2 seconds (This allowed me to capture multiple explosions)
Aperture f/5.6
Focal Length 34mm
ISO:100

Any tips on settings would be gladly accepted as Im new to this.

http://img.skitch.com/20080803-xs65yw7kich45ffah5w5a2xqn3.preview.jpg (http://skitch.com/polar-blair/1p2j/img-0087)
Click for full size (http://skitch.com/polar-blair/1p2j/img-0087) - Uploaded with plasq (http://plasq.com)'s Skitch (http://skitch.com)

http://img.skitch.com/20080803-8fijbj31idyxbpbj3qkbhyk5i6.preview.jpg (http://skitch.com/polar-blair/1p2q/img-0096)
Click for full size (http://skitch.com/polar-blair/1p2q/img-0096) - Uploaded with plasq (http://plasq.com)'s Skitch (http://skitch.com)

http://img.skitch.com/20080803-b7bbcqnwa7humba23d71y991su.preview.jpg (http://skitch.com/polar-blair/1p2w/img-0119)
Click for full size (http://skitch.com/polar-blair/1p2w/img-0119) - Uploaded with plasq (http://plasq.com)'s Skitch (http://skitch.com)

[agbot]

http://www.peringer.com/skylar/images/kona.jpg

D200, f/5.0, 1/100 exposure, ISO 400. Didn't actually plan it that way (or any particular way since I'm still trying to improve my skills with this camera) but my subject isn't good at holding that pose so I had to shoot quickly. :)

[polar-blair]

LOL, Is he yawning? looks like he ate something nasty or he wants to suck your blood :p, Good picture.

[FastEddy]

Butterflies, bunnies, bridges, beaches, brides and buildings ... The August collection is off to a great start = Keep up the post = this is my favorite web blog. :cool:

[onomatopoeia]

That is simply a gorgeous photo. Well done.

Thank you!

Heres a picture I took the other night at a fireworks display.
I had just inherited a Canon EOS 400D and a set on lenses from my late uncle. Im new to the SLR scene so basically I had to go from using basic point and shoot cameras to using a complex SLR within a day! So I'm pretty pleased with this picture.

shutter: 2 seconds (This allowed me to capture multiple explosions)
Aperture f/5.6
Focal Length 34mm
ISO:100

Any tips on settings would be gladly accepted as Im new to this.

I think you did very well. Those are some of the best fireworks shots I've seen. I tried it once but was disgusted with my results.

[telf22]

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3282/2723045877_6bdab29f21.jpg

[fett]

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3148/2718229855_b2dac5f82f.jpg (http://www.campmurphy.net/2008/07/i-go/) Wonderful capture.



Another from the old farm house.
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3022/2725134469_79555d3f2d.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/kevinloganphoto/2725134469/)

[tonyeck]

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3063/2728765727_b457f42351.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/tonysphotographs/2728765727/)

Just playing some pinball. I have decided to challenge myself after reading an article on Liam Frankland (http://liamfrankland.com/blog/) who has a project called "this and that" where he shoots everything at 50mm F/1.8. The idea behind the project began as as a way to recapture his "photographic spirit" as he has progressed more towards landscape photography. Basically, when he was younger, he would shoot anything and everything without giving much thought to what he was shooting, and now, by setting some rules (50mm, F/1.8), this style of photography now has a creative purpose. He chose 50mm and F/1.8 because, and I agree, he feels it's his most creative lens as it "reveals elements that are very unique to photography."

This inspired me to try this out. I feel my story is very similar too, as I used to shoot just anything without a thought, only really to document where I was or what I was doing. Then I fell in love with landscape photograph where I could express my love for the outdoors in a creative way... So now it's time to give those shots a purpose again by trying something new! Thanks to DC Mag for the article

[valdore]

http://www.madnessmatrix.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/08/nelsonatkinsmuseum.jpg

One handheld RAW // HDR // 1/160 // Aperture: f/14 // Focal Length: 17 mm // ISO 100

[Ja Di ksw]

I want to post a photo using photobucket instead of my usual attachment that ends up as a thumbnail you have to click, but I'm afraid that the size will force windows to be huge. Is there a way to limit how large the picture appears?
Thanks

[AlaskaMoose]

I want to post a photo using photobucket instead of my usual attachment that ends up as a thumbnail you have to click, but I'm afraid that the size will force windows to be huge. Is there a way to limit how large the picture appears?
Thanks
You may be able to edit the photo at Photobucket so that it's 765 pixels (horizontally for horizontal photos) x whatever number of pixels (from 400 to 550 pixel) that is proportional to 765 pixels. I never store full size photos at any place on the Internet. What I do is to scale then with Graphic Converter, since this application has a real nice scaler. I enter the horizontal pixels as mentioned above, and GC automatically matches things up to maintain the photo's proportions. I save the photos for "Web" display at approximately 100KB size, and then upload to photobucket. If the photos are stolen online, the thief is stealing a somewhat low-grade copy of the original. When I post them here, they look like these ones in size.
http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y51/Rayfromalaska/LeavesA.jpg
http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y51/Rayfromalaska/BerriesB.jpg

[ManWithhat]

http://www.bagfx.com/simplyericjames/pics/harley.jpg

Got my XTi in the mail today and took it for a test drive. :D

[legacyb4]

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3251/2730889888_c49caf19e3.jpg

Vancouver, Downtown East Side

[Educ8r]

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3099/2730381719_1b32bed10e_o.jpg

[AlaskaMoose]

http://www.bagfx.com/simplyericjames/pics/harley.jpg

Got my XTi in the mail today and took it for a test drive. :D

Nice photo, but the rain is fake :D Nice bike, too.

[pinktank]

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3148/2718229855_b2dac5f82f.jpg (http://www.campmurphy.net/2008/07/i-go/)

kudos for getting low on the ground

[Doylem]

Just playing some pinball. I have decided to challenge myself after reading an article on Liam Frankland (http://liamfrankland.com/blog/) who has a project called "this and that" where he shoots everything at 50mm F/1.8. The idea behind the project began as as a way to recapture his "photographic spirit" as he has progressed more towards landscape photography. Basically, when he was younger, he would shoot anything and everything without giving much thought to what he was shooting, and now, by setting some rules (50mm, F/1.8), this style of photography now has a creative purpose. He chose 50mm and F/1.8 because, and I agree, he feels it's his most creative lens as it "reveals elements that are very unique to photography."

This inspired me to try this out. I feel my story is very similar too, as I used to shoot just anything without a thought, only really to document where I was or what I was doing. Then I fell in love with landscape photograph where I could express my love for the outdoors in a creative way... So now it's time to give those shots a purpose again by trying something new! Thanks to DC Mag for the article

It's good to set ourselves some limits; it can really help to focus our attention. One lens, maybe, or shooting the same thing over and over again (Monet painted the same haystack 27 times :eek:). I keep going back to this little boat, moored on the lake, with the Langdale Pikes as a distinctive shape in the background. I go to see what the light will do to what is now a very familiar spot; it's always different...

Don't know what I'm gonna do with hundreds of pix of the same boat, but it's a really good exercise for me... :)

http://img201.imageshack.us/img201/6066/boatsunsetcj7.jpg

[MiniLifeCrisis]

Classic Morris Traveler

[MiniLifeCrisis]

The ducks were collected as part of a charity, where each duck included a dontation... there were lots more ducks.:eek:

[onomatopoeia]

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3016/2719049214_1646bb63eb.jpg (http://www.campmurphy.net/2008/07/monuments-decay/)

This is the 'perch' at the top of our boardwalk at our family cottage on Lake Michigan. We had some great cloud cover on this day.

[Renderz]

[QUOTE=seenew;5963906]

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3030/2727665832_c2cc687ab5_o.jpg

Hi Seenew, on first glimpse it looks like the perfect wedding photo but when I looked more closely I think the bride's position is awkward; I could be wrong be she looks like she's straining a little to reach for the kiss.

[Kenya]

^^^^^^^


IMHO, I think it's the bride's shoulder that makes it look like she's straining a bit. If her shoulder were more relaxed, the kiss would look effortless.

[valdore]

http://www.madnessmatrix.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/08/avianattitude.jpg (http://www.madnessmatrix.com/2008/08/04/ooh-give-me-that-avian-attitude)

[w_parietti22]

@seenew:I have to agree with the shoulder comment. If his horse was a little farther foward her body composition would have been more relaxed.

@AlaskaMoose: I think the hose makes its self explanatory that he was washing his bike. ;) Btw, nice shot ManWithhat

Mine for the day:

Another from Roslyn, Washington (As always C&Cs are welcome)
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3284/2727458344_e7d2f0abde_b.jpg

[rweakins]

[QUOTE=seenew;5963906]

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3030/2727665832_c2cc687ab5_o.jpg

Hi Seenew, on first glimpse it looks like the perfect wedding photo but when I looked more closely I think the bride's position is awkward; I could be wrong be she looks like she's straining a little to reach for the kiss.

she's riding a horse in a wedding dress....of course it's a little awkward. sweet picture man where in pine mtn is that?

[MrMojoRising]

Hello everyone. I'm new to this site and new to photography. I bought a Nikon D40 on Saturday and spent a little time playing with it on Sunday. Here are my two best shots for the day. C&C welcome!

[ghostguts]

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3089/2693980572_f7ee367cd1_b.jpg

[MaddMacs]

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3116/2712628392_a829c434d4.jpg

Mesa Verde, CO. C&C appreciated.

[gullaa]

Here is my contribution, feedback would be greatly appreciated. :)
p.s the panoramic is not a crop, it is composed of three shots, i just lowered the res to post it.

[MaddMacs]

Here is my contribution, feedback would be greatly appreciated. :)
p.s the panoramic is not a crop, it is composed of three shots, i just lowered the res to post it.

I like the panoramic with the moon and the calm water. It appears, though, that the spire is leaning to the right... I also think that it would be more interesting if the city trailing off in either direction was cropped, the strength in the shot being the center of the photo. IMO

[alphaod]

Here is my contribution, feedback would be greatly appreciated. :)
p.s the panoramic is not a crop, it is composed of three shots, i just lowered the res to post it.

The panoramic looks amazing. I tried to do that with a pictures of Toronto I looks last year, but it didn't work out so well.

[dllavaneras]

While I was looking for some bugs to photograph, I saw something wriggling about, and when I got closer I ran into this spectacular baby rattlesnake! I got close, at about 30 cm from it to take some pics.

NOTE: Kids, don't try this at home! ;)

[Doylem]

I liked the big, predatory cloud towering over the little sailboat... but not so sure about the boat not being lit...

http://img106.imageshack.us/img106/1351/bopatcloudky9.jpg

[Educ8r]

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3279/2734213648_fcfe67c9c6_o.jpg

[Ja Di ksw]

You may be able to edit the photo at Photobucket so that it's 765 pixels (horizontally for horizontal photos) x whatever number of pixels (from 400 to 550 pixel) that is proportional to 765 pixels. I never store full size photos at any place on the Internet. What I do is to scale then with Graphic Converter, since this application has a real nice scaler. I enter the horizontal pixels as mentioned above, and GC automatically matches things up to maintain the photo's proportions. I save the photos for "Web" display at approximately 100KB size, and then upload to photobucket. If the photos are stolen online, the thief is stealing a somewhat low-grade copy of the original. When I post them here, they look like these ones in size.


Thanks for the help. I tried editing it within photobucket, hopefully this one will work.



I missed an exit on the way home a couple days ago, and instead of turning around I went through some back roads just to see new things. Actually ran across a wind farm, which I had never seen in person before, so I stopped to take a couple shots. This one was directly under it, using a 300 mm. Looking back, it might have been good to use the 180, but I like this all the same. C&C always appreciated!

http://i39.photobucket.com/albums/e157/TaijiFajin/IMG_2960.jpg

[onomatopoeia]

Ghostguts: The muddy girl shot is fantastic.

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3089/2718230059_8be6d483bc.jpg (http://www.campmurphy.net/2008/07/dusk-in-the-woods/?info=on#comments)

[Ja Di ksw]

While I was looking for some bugs to photograph, I saw something wriggling about, and when I got closer I ran into this spectacular baby rattlesnake! I got close, at about 30 cm from it to take some pics.

NOTE: Kids, don't try this at home! ;)

Very nice shot, it looks like the snake is coming through something, breaking cover between two places with foliage, for example. I like how the head is sharp and stands out from the background while the rest of the snake fades away. But . . . . you know it's worse to be bitten by a baby rattler than an adult, right? Kinda a dangerous way to take a picture.

[revenuee]

too ghostguts

HOT!!!

[JohnMC]

I took this photo today however I'm not really sure it "works". If you have any C&C please share.

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3256/2735777391_34393e79a9.jpg?v=0

JohnMC

[dllavaneras]

Very nice shot, it looks like the snake is coming through something, breaking cover between two places with foliage, for example. I like how the head is sharp and stands out from the background while the rest of the snake fades away.

Thanks! I'm glad you like it! :)

But . . . . you know it's worse to be bitten by a baby rattler than an adult, right? Kinda a dangerous way to take a picture.

Yes, I know, they're more likely to inject the full content of their venom glands. Also, they're thinner and can (in my experience) maneuver a bit quicker than adults. I've worked at a snake lab before (I helped manipulating snakes to extract venom), and as a Biology major and Animal Biology Lab TA for three consecutive years I know how to get close, but not too close. Thanks for your concern! :)

[Fuzzy14]

Sorry, not going to post any pics for a couple of days. Was at a 3 year olds birthday party complete with bouncy castle and foam party, got some great shots and with no offense to you guys I'm not really comfortable putting them on t'internet. Going to play with steam trains this weekend!

Doylem and valdore look forward to seeing your shots every day. How long does it take to do your HDRs?

Ja Di ksw, love that turbine shot, but I'm an engineer and into stuff like that.

[Ja Di ksw]

Yes, I know, they're more likely to inject the full content of their venom glands. Also, they're thinner and can (in my experience) maneuver a bit quicker than adults. I've worked at a snake lab before (I helped manipulating snakes to extract venom), and as a Biology major and Animal Biology Lab TA for three consecutive years I know how to get close, but not too close. Thanks for your concern! :)

Sounds like you know what you're doing :). What's your job now, if you don't mind me asking? I was a Biology major as well, switched tracks in grad school for a Masters but I couldn't stay away from Bio and am looking around at different profs to go to school with looking at either conservation, or evolutionary theory. However, I'm still trying to nail down exactly what I want to do when I get out. Being a professor somewhere is the easiest / obvious answer, but I'm keeping my ears open for other ideas.

Ja Di ksw, love that turbine shot, but I'm an engineer and into stuff like that.

Thank you for the compliment!

[plaidhippo]

Hi! This is my first post to the photography section here, so please be kind! I came upon this interesting scenario the first time I went camping in August of last year. A snake hid near a river and caught a fish after it went over a small fall. My wife heard the struggle and I was there quickly with my trusty little canon sd800 in hand. I'm by no means a real photographer, but I thought this was a lucky and interesting shot I captured! And it fits with the snake theme recently developed in the last few posts here... I think cropping this closely would make it much more eye catching, but this is straight from my camera (through iphoto and iweb, of couse). :P

Comments, criticism, suggestions welcomed. :)

Ashish

[Ja Di ksw]

Hi! This is my first post to the photography section here, so please be kind! I came upon this interesting scenario the first time I went camping in August of last year. A snake hid near a river and caught a fish after it went over a small fall. My wife heard the struggle and I was there quickly with my trusty little canon sd800 in hand. I'm by no means a real photographer, but I thought this was a lucky and interesting shot I captured! And it fits with the snake theme recently developed in the last few posts here... I think cropping this closely would make it much more eye catching, but this is straight from my camera (through iphoto and iweb, of couse). :P

Comments, criticism, suggestions welcomed. :)

Ashish

Great shot! (and welcome to the board, I just started posting here too).

I like it a lot, I was going to say it tells a story but it more feels like it tells the end of a story than the whole story - don't take that as a bad thing! I would say you're right in that cropping out the excess space would make it more eye catching, I just did a dirty job of that real quick in Preview and it looks nice, gives it a more dynamic feel with the snake cutting across the whole picture. Also, you might try grabbing a nice polarizing filter if you don't have one already, that would get rid of some of the glare which is a little distracting, especially on the rocks on the right. The belly of the fish seems just almost overexposed to the point of not getting detail, but I'm not sure you could have helped that without making the rest of the picture look too dark. Maybe the polarizer would have helped with that, I dunno.

Overall, a really great shot. Don't let my lots of C&C make you feel bad, I always overdo it. The picture looks great! (though maybe add a quick cropping ;) )

[plaidhippo]

Thanks for the input, Ja Di! Since I use a simple point and shoot, I don't think a polarizing lens is an option I can attach. (If I'm wrong, please correct me! I use a Canon SD800IS).

Still, I like the idea, and if I move to a DSLR, I think I will keep that option in mind! I appreciate the feedback, and I've had fun going through the archives to see all the real photographers' works! I have a long way to go but I think its going to be fun to try!

I have many more pics on my web site but few "artsy" ones. Mostly just family. Feel free to peruse if you are bored or interested! http://www.plaidhippo.net

Thanks again for the input!
Ashish

[Ja Di ksw]

Thanks for the input, Ja Di! Since I use a simple point and shoot, I don't think a polarizing lens is an option I can attach. (If I'm wrong, please correct me! I use a Canon SD800IS).

Still, I like the idea, and if I move to a DSLR, I think I will keep that option in mind! I appreciate the feedback, and I've had fun going through the archives to see all the real photographers' works! I have a long way to go but I think its going to be fun to try!

I have many more pics on my web site but few "artsy" ones. Mostly just family. Feel free to peruse if you are bored or interested! http://www.plaidhippo.net

Thanks again for the input!
Ashish

Ah, you're right, sorry. I wasn't really looking at the camera you used and just assumed it was a DSLR. You have some nice pictures on your site, thank you for sharing.

[valdore]

http://www.madnessmatrix.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/08/bellstreet.jpg

One tripod mounted RAW // HDR // Shutter: 5 sec. // Aperture: f/13 // Focal Length: 17 mm // ISO 320








Doylem and valdore look forward to seeing your shots every day. How long does it take to do your HDRs?

.


thanks... i'm sure it doesn't add too much extra time to the process...

[gamerz]

Foggy morning here.

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3257/2699810901_8563d8e4e8.jpg?v=0

[GT41]

I love seeing the various work of people here, unfortunately I most often check from work and a lot of the photos are blocked. In any case its probably been a few months since I've posted anything, so here is a skyline I took last week.

[dllavaneras]

Sounds like you know what you're doing :). What's your job now, if you don't mind me asking?

Right now I'm working as a TA, as a scientific photographer at a Medical Entomology lab and I've done a few freelance photography jobs for medical and pharmaceutical companies. :)

Here's a real achievement for me. The actual pic is nothing to write home about, but I've been trying to get a decent pic of this dragonfly for over two years! It almost never stays still, and when it does, it'll be way out of my reach. :( I finally got this shot this weekend.

[hans3185]

Fiddling with light painting.
C+C appreciated.
I think I'm gonna try this shot later...with a smaller light.

http://photos-h.ak.facebook.com/photos-ak-snc1/v262/128/88/1094760014/n1094760014_366399_416.jpg

[vixapphire]

Great perspective.

wow, now that photo just screams "summertime" to me. when i was much younger my best friend and I used to catch those grasshoppers and just check them out for what seemed like forever. Grasshoppers of that midwestern variety (they looked like the one in your photo where I grew up around Detroit, but i've seen variations in other regions) are some of the most beautifully built "machines" in the world, from the way everything is put together to the textures and colors of each part. but they used to scare the hell out of us when one would fly up out of nowhere and land on one of our legs! how silly is that?!!

[marclapierre13]

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3089/2693980572_f7ee367cd1_b.jpg

:eek:
Can I get her number.... I like girls that get dirty ;):cool:
Hi! This is my first post to the photography section here, so please be kind! I came upon this interesting scenario the first time I went camping in August of last year. A snake hid near a river and caught a fish after it went over a small fall. My wife heard the struggle and I was there quickly with my trusty little canon sd800 in hand. I'm by no means a real photographer, but I thought this was a lucky and interesting shot I captured! And it fits with the snake theme recently developed in the last few posts here... I think cropping this closely would make it much more eye catching, but this is straight from my camera (through iphoto and iweb, of couse). :P

Comments, criticism, suggestions welcomed. :)

Ashish
http://att.macrumors.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=128432&d=1217973181

OMFGRASBBQROF!
Thats so amazing! Thanks for posting, its rare to see something like that!
Edit: Ive looked at it like 10 times...theres almost something comedic about the snakes passive stare as its gulping down a fish thats like 10x the size of its head haha.

[Educ8r]

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3216/2736975778_39f23fefe0_o.jpg

[jizwood1]

Amazing picture of scuba divers in a spiraling school of fish:
http://www.peterbailey.co.uk/zenanew/Epson.jpg

[onomatopoeia]

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3193/2683614965_d8e9a184dc.jpg (http://www.campmurphy.net/2008/07/unearthly-sunset/)

[RHVC59]

ghostguts post # 88
Wow I got to ask what was the occasion? Field Hockey, Tug-of-War, or just plain mud ball? The shot is really interesting!

plaidhippo
Some times we are there at the right time with a charge in the battery. Your hungry, hungry snake capture is one to keep

jizwood1
That is a really fantastic shot, It makes me wish I was back in Hawaii:)

Here is one of my cloud shots. It was taken across the street from my house while we were fishing for Pink Salmon... My job was to take pics, clean and fillet the catch, and run the smoker.

Anyway
Nikon D-80, F11, 1/500 sec, ISO 400, 18-55 mm lens F3.5-5.6 focal length 27mm

C&C is welcome and appreciated

RHVC:D

[RHVC59]

Opps here is the photo

[RHVC59]

hummm...
Something is not right here... one more time after resizing:o it to a little bit smaller file...

the last time for this image:
Here is one of my cloud shots. It was taken across the street from my house while we were fishing for Pink Salmon... My job was to take pics, clean and fillet the catch, and run the smoker.

Anyway
Nikon D-80, F11, 1/500 sec, ISO 400, 18-55 mm lens F3.5-5.6 focal length 27mm

C&C is welcome and appreciated

RHVC

[RHVC59]

this is odd

[MiniLifeCrisis]

Sometimes other peoples trash makes for a good shot.

The train bridge spans a wide valley in Nicholson, PA (N. or Scranton).

Comments are welcome, more stuff is on my blog.
I've been taking photos for years, but recently a new iMac:apple: in my life has rekindled my digital photography.

[ndwgolf]

http://i224.photobucket.com/albums/dd132/ndwgolf/My%20Photos/NewImage1.jpg
http://i224.photobucket.com/albums/dd132/ndwgolf/My%20Photos/NewImage.jpg

[Plymouthbreezer]

Row houses... Ashland, PA:

[hector]

Just got back from a whistle-stop trip round North America. Took in NYC, Washington DC, Toronto, Philadelphia and Connecticut in 2 weeks! I'll post pictures here over the next few days.

Most of them are very cliche, like this one

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3296/2737759421_74cd51d38a.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/chthomson/2737759421/)

[plaidhippo]

Here's a quick crop as everyone suggested. I don't have time to get too fancy with photoshop but it definitely does improve the composition of the photo to have the snake coming through the background into the front with its catch! Thanks all for the advice and suggestions!

(also adjusted levels and image size for speed)

[ghostguts]

ghostguts post # 88
Wow I got to ask what was the occasion? Field Hockey, Tug-of-War, or just plain mud ball? The shot is really interesting!


This was during day 2 of the 2008 Pitchfork Music Festival in Union Park. It had rained earlier in the day and some individuals decided to muddy it up a little bit to cool off and, in general, have some fun.

Mud dancing and Red Rover soon ensued.

[Doylem]

Nearly in focus... but not quite... ;)

http://img171.imageshack.us/img171/9577/ducktc6.jpg

[valdore]

http://www.madnessmatrix.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/08/bookrack1.jpg (http://www.madnessmatrix.com/2008/08/06/prosperos-books/)

[NintendoChick]

Any suggestions on how to crop this?

http://fc01.deviantart.com/fs31/i/2008/219/1/e/After_Rain_by_NintendoChick109.jpg

Great photos this month, by the way!

[Doylem]

Any suggestions on how to crop this?

Looks fine as it is...

[dllavaneras]

I took this shot of a dragonfly (Odonata: Anisoptera: Aeshnidae) on a recent trip to the botanical garden. Man, I love that place! :D

[NintendoChick]

Looks fine as it is...

Sweet, Thanks! I'm used to cropping my pics into a conventional size (4X6, 5X7, etc.) It just felt weird to leave "as is"


oh, and I love the dragonfly, dllavaneras! I saw one today, but he refused to land! >:/

[GT41]

I like people posting dragonflies, they have to be one of my favorite subjects, but I don't have a good macro lens.

Some footprints on the beach. I'm not sure I like this picture that much, any comments appreciated.

[Doylem]

Sweet, Thanks! I'm used to cropping my pics into a conventional size (4X6, 5X7, etc.) It just felt weird to leave "as is"

I tend to let the picture dictate the crop... and try to crop as little as possible. If I have to crop a lot away, it usually means I didn't get the composition right 'in the camera'. I'd feel rather constrained to be bound a particular format - for prints - but it's an individual choice, I guess... :)

Some footprints on the beach. I'm not sure I like this picture that much, any comments appreciated.

Imagine clean, virgin sand, with your two footprints, shot early or late in the day to give 'modelling' to the indentations (ie make them more 3-D). You'd need to walk around to see what effect the lighting would have. In your pic the footprints almost 'disappear' into the sand.

[MaddMacs]

http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1244/1444179333_51d2309584.jpg
The Colorado Trail 2007. C&C?

[Fiasco]

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3074/2737757116_943bac6106.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/baresoul/2737757116/)

[GT41]

Imagine clean, virgin sand, with your two footprints, shot early or late in the day to give 'modelling' to the indentations (ie make them more 3-D). You'd need to walk around to see what effect the lighting would have. In your pic the footprints almost 'disappear' into the sand.

Agreed. I have to say it was the worst possible time to shoot, it was almost noon so there was no chance of any shadows at all to create depth. I just couldn't put my finger on that when I looked at the photo... Thanks for the help.

[NintendoChick]

I tend to let the picture dictate the crop... and try to crop as little as possible. If I have to crop a lot away, it usually means I didn't get the composition right 'in the camera'. I'd feel rather constrained to be bound a particular format - for prints - but it's an individual choice, I guess... :)

Yeah, very true! Sometimes I'm forced to compose a shot with cropping in mind, due to physical barriers, or limitations of the lens. Thanks for catching me getting addicted to cropping!

[Ja Di ksw]

Another shot from when I found the wind farm. I like the previous one focusing on just a single turbine and blade, but this has a decent effect too, imho.

C&C always appreciated.

http://i39.photobucket.com/albums/e157/TaijiFajin/IMG_2937.jpg

[Bokser]

Here is a photo of a girl walking towards me, taken with Canon XSi + Canon EF 70-200mm 2.8L USM IS.
No photoshop, handheld.

http://foto.ixbt.com/photo/292944/14335SeFhagZkWu/s4MbfGKGrH/234659.jpg

[Educ8r]

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3030/2734213578_886cae1cf1_o.jpg

[Plymouthbreezer]

Did a shoot for a friend who's directing a play... Here's one of the promo shots:

http://img389.imageshack.us/img389/618/dsc3242sy1.jpg (http://img524.imageshack.us/img524/7255/picture1ma8.jpg)

Click the above image for EXIF.

[hector]

Another one from NYC.

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2195/2737759419_02f3bb712e.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/chthomson/2737759419/)

[onomatopoeia]

Some footprints on the beach. I'm not sure I like this picture that much, any comments appreciated.

Following your lead...:)

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3191/2719048988_52123a7e86.jpg (http://www.campmurphy.net/2008/07/footprints/)

[dllavaneras]

oh, and I love the dragonfly, dllavaneras! I saw one today, but he refused to land! >:/

I'm glad you like it! :) You have to be patient when photographing these critters!

Following your lead...:)


I would have focused on the near footprints, letting the others trail into the distance. Is there any particular reason why you chose to focus on the far footprints instead of the near ones? (space issues, maybe?)

[fett]

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3273/2741583295_cbe2cbc403.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/kevinloganphoto/2741583295/)

Camera: Nikon D300
Exposure: 0.01 sec (1/100)
Aperture: f/9
Focal Length: 17 mm
ISO Speed: 200

[pinktank]

Following your lead...:)

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3191/2719048988_52123a7e86.jpg (http://www.campmurphy.net/2008/07/footprints/)

excuse me while I use your image for some examples. Comparing this to the other footprint picture, we see a focus point in the image due to tighter depth of field which gives the eye a point to seek or/and a point of approach. I must say that I really don't like the (wrongly done) vignette. The vignette in lightroom is there to fix lens aberrations and therefore doesn't start from the ends of your crop, it starts from the original border and your cropping makes it looks awkward, it doesn't need a vignette anyway.

What they both lack is a sens of light which makes them a little too gray for eyecandy type of photographs.

[thr33face]

one layered self portrait:
http://img181.imageshack.us/img181/9952/photoblog5rl0.jpg (http://imageshack.us)
d40, 30mm

[GT41]

Getting away from the big smog of Toronto this one is from just outside Vancouver.

[dllavaneras]

Although it had some evident wear & tear on the wings, this little butterfly was still a beauty!

[marclapierre13]

Couple shots of my trip to Tofino, BC. I havent edited my photos yet, so all of mine are unedited so far.

C&C welcome :) See my flickr photostream for more

PS: Image #1, for some reason flickr made the sand and skim board look darker than it actually is. My original has more colour on the board.

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3207/2742578427_76cec80576_b.jpg
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3011/2742886224_8be2f1bd57_b.jpg

[Ja Di ksw]

We seem to be on an insect kick, so here's a little guy I ran into at a rest stop.

C&C always appreciated

http://i39.photobucket.com/albums/e157/TaijiFajin/IMG_2872.jpg

[bimmerchop]

Couple shots of my trip to Tofino, BC. I havent edited my photos yet, so all of mine are unedited so far.

C&C welcome :) See my flickr photostream for more

PS: Image #1, for some reason flickr made the sand and skim board look darker than it actually is. My original has more colour on the board.



Love the first shot, great setting composition

http://photos.e46fanatics.com/data/500/439.jpg

[onomatopoeia]

excuse me while I use your image for some examples. Comparing this to the other footprint picture, we see a focus point in the image due to tighter depth of field which gives the eye a point to seek or/and a point of approach. I must say that I really don't like the (wrongly done) vignette. The vignette in lightroom is there to fix lens aberrations and therefore doesn't start from the ends of your crop, it starts from the original border and your cropping makes it looks awkward, it doesn't need a vignette anyway.

What they both lack is a sens of light which makes them a little too gray for eyecandy type of photographs.

I appreciate the C&C. I agree with most of your assessment. I considered it a "throw-away" image and only posted it because I saw one with a similar theme.

That's actually not a vignette. I converted the original to HDR for the hell of it and then converted the HDR to a monochrome image. The combination created what, I admit, looks like a vignette...but it's not.

[hans3185]

C+C appreciated
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3175/2743261656_6f10359014.jpg

[Educ8r]

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3019/2739868499_ac2b50b7d7.jpg

[SolracSelbor]

It's been a while...

"Four-gotten"

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3230/2742898803_abbd2d6463_o.jpg

[Doylem]

Hi Carlos...

The odd couple...

http://img396.imageshack.us/img396/2678/oddcouplect5.jpg

[hector]

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3290/2737759405_fc4923b2bb.jpg?v=0 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/chthomson/2737759405/)

[LillieDesigns]

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3257/2744976022_a1599d6874_b.jpg

Had some fun at the park.

[Ja Di ksw]

Had some fun at the park.

I like the colors in this, especially the blue in the bench. Is it an HDR?

[LillieDesigns]

I like the colors in this, especially the blue in the bench. Is it an HDR?

Yea, I'm trying to get better at it. Thanks for the comment, it's much appreciated since I just started taking photos. CC is always welcome!

[pigbat]

Sanibel Sunset

http://members.cox.net/pigbat/IMG_5688.jpg

[JohnMC]

I'll add my insect to the medley.

Aphrodite Fritillary
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3181/2732968974_86748ed945.jpg?v=0
C&C Welcome


JohnMC

[PkennethV]

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3197/2724252332_c2e7d56777.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/pkennethv/2724252332/)

[LillieDesigns]

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3024/2744135857_41879c72ea_b.jpg

It's 1AM so here's another I took at the park. Let me know what you all think.

[Educ8r]

Ar

[waj]

My 1st post

[hector]

Amazing colours Pigbat!

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3083/2744930144_d8cd6d2713.jpg?v=0 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/chthomson/2744930144/)

[Chappers]

Saw another one of these on the forums and then noticed this one in my garden - they like to come in the early evening and always seem to be in the shade but they are amazing and very fast. I've never seen one when the light is good - it's quite hot here normally so I guess they've developed for later in the day.

[bob3]

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3246/2747900326_715f4ec8f8.jpg

Sony DSLR-A100
Austin, Texas
360 Condominiums Tower

[thr33face]

Amazing colours Pigbat!



very well seen, and good bnw contrast.

[ghostguts]

Another photo from the 2008 Pitchfork Music Festival (I keep editing new ones every other day or so).

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3240/2748076892_dc749f4ffa_b.jpg

[LillieDesigns]

Another photo from the 2008 Pitchfork Music Festival (I keep editing new ones every other day or so).

I really love these shots, keep them coming.

[BigMäc]

http://home.shinternet.ch/kirsche/IMG_9851s.jpg

IXUS 55 - 17 mm, 1/200@f10, ISO 50

[PkennethV]

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2336/2658515800_807a67bd8d.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/pkennethv/2658515800/)

[dllavaneras]

I grew tired of having many of my macros with a black background, so I tried something new!

No major PP besides cropping and noise reduction.

EDIT: :confused: I have no idea why it looks different here than on my computer... the colors are much more vivid on my monitor.
EDIT II: Never mind, it's a browser thing.

[howie1108]

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3039/2659764769_518494929e.jpg?v=0

Title: Kookaburra Stare
Flickr Link: Click Here (http://www.flickr.com/photos/timhoward/2659764769/)
Camera: Canon EOS 350D

[Kenya]

^^^^^

Makes me want to sing a song I learned as a kid

Kookaburra sits in the old gum tree
Merry merry king of the bush is he
Sing kookaburra sing kookaburra
Gay your life must be
Gay your life must be

Thanks for the pic and the trip down memory lane.

[Ja Di ksw]

I love kookaburras. Maybe it's just me, though, but that pic makes it look weird. Is it just an obese kookaburra? Something about it seems off.

[oblomow]

Danish cavern
http://www.murphy.nl/~marca/Denemarken0072.jpg

[howie1108]

Obese :D

[howie1108]

^^^^^

Makes me want to sing a song I learned as a kid

Kookaburra sits in the old gum tree
Merry merry king of the bush is he
Sing kookaburra sing kookaburra
Gay your life must be
Gay your life must be

Thanks for the pic and the trip down memory lane.

Did you use to live in Australia or something Kenya? That's a famous Australian folk song... :)

[NintendoChick]

a panorama from my latest camping trip :)
http://fc02.deviantart.com/fs31/i/2008/222/9/d/Bristlecone_Panorama_by_NintendoChick109.jpg

[elmateo487]

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v306/dontlookdown487/NewImage35-1.jpg

me and my brother at the track. I think I'm telling him about how fast i am! Haha

[elmateo487]

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v306/dontlookdown487/CIMG0064.jpg

The sand dunes! I love the sand dunes so much...

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v306/dontlookdown487/CIMG0098.jpg

these particular sand dunes have a lake at um.

P.s. i am not a photographer at all. Haha. These are not edited, i wish i knew how...

[Doylem]

http://home.shinternet.ch/kirsche/IMG_9851s.jpg

This shot made me laugh...

Ullswater and a big white cloud...

http://img509.imageshack.us/img509/7237/cloudlakewe1.jpg

[LillieDesigns]

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3109/2744137035_0ce0afbd73_b.jpg

This one is more for me. It's the view from my favorite bench. Kind of like my sanctuary. So I know it's not the best shot with subjects and all that, but it had meaning.

[Educ8r]

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3140/2749088167_a79dbce6ef_o.jpg

[cutsman]

http://cman.zenfolio.com/img/v1/p452783395-4.jpg

[hector]

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3059/2749192709_e00f7d4266.jpg?v=0 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/chthomson/2749192709/)

[tonyeck]

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3135/2746746345_e6fe15c9b9.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/tonysphotographs/2746746345/)


Continuing my F/1.8 challenge

[revenuee]

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3135/2746746345_e6fe15c9b9.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/tonysphotographs/2746746345/)


Continuing my F/1.8 challenge

:( -- i broke my 1.8 lens

[thr33face]

walk this way (Vienna)
http://img371.imageshack.us/img371/5808/photoblog4bw6.jpg (http://imageshack.us)
Nikon D40, 30mm

[oblomow]

ships passing
http://www.murphy.nl/~marca/Denemarken0033.jpg

[yaroldb]

This is my first photo post. This is my beautiful wife.

[wgilles]

Picture from the Balloon Festival near me last month

http://wgilles.smugmug.com/photos/349119561_kEamX-XL.jpg

[Ja Di ksw]

Fly-by

C&C appreciated

http://i39.photobucket.com/albums/e157/TaijiFajin/IMG_2861-1.jpg

[AlaskaMoose]

This is my first photo post. This is my beautiful wife.

Caramba! She is beautiful:cool: Nice photo, too.

[AlaskaMoose]

Raspberry leaves
http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y51/Rayfromalaska/Raspberryleaves080908.jpg
Lilies
http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y51/Rayfromalaska/Lily08-06-08a.jpg
Mooseberry bush
http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y51/Rayfromalaska/Berries08-06-08a.jpg
And a moose
http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y51/Rayfromalaska/moose07-26-08b.jpg

[Joshintosh]

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3074/2751233193_4b111b4161_b.jpg

[ipodtoucher]

Taken at Discovery Cove in Orlando, Florida

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3288/2739543991_287a025893_b.jpg

[Ja Di ksw]

Raspberry leaves
Lilies
Mooseberry bush
And a moose


Nice pictures, but only 1 a day, please.

[Plymouthbreezer]

Just a reminder, please only post one image per day!

Here's mine for today:

http://img253.imageshack.us/img253/6434/dsc2731ch5.jpg (http://img247.imageshack.us/img247/1392/picture1kz8.jpg)

Click the above image for EXIF.

[AlaskaMoose]

Just a reminder, please only post one image per day!

Here's mine for today:

[^^In the post above...] (http://img247.imageshack.us/img247/1392/picture1kz8.jpg)

Click the above image for EXIF.

Sorry, I was not paying attention about the "one image per day." It won't happen again.

Now, about your photo: I really like it. Well done, nice and sharp, and sort of cute.

[marclapierre13]

Just a reminder, please only post one image per day!

Here's mine for today:

http://img253.imageshack.us/img253/6434/dsc2731ch5.jpg (http://img247.imageshack.us/img247/1392/picture1kz8.jpg)

Click the above image for EXIF.

Neat composition and angle, how ever I strongly dislike the face she is giving.
Sorry, I was not paying attention about the "one image per day." It won't happen again.

Now, about your photo: I really like it. Well done, nice and sharp, and sort of cute.

Dont worry about it man. If you are going to post a couple, put them in TIMG format (instead of IMG when putting in the image link)

[MaddMacs]

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3001/2752079175_c0b88cd7a7_b.jpg
Click to enlarge
Pueblo Bonito, Chaco Canyon. NM C&C?

[Fuzzy14]

Just found out, sunsets are particularly difficult to shoot!
This is a chance shoot out my bedroom window (hence ugly rooftops in shot) but I like the way the colours came out. (unedited)
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3275/2750877393_42def13dbe.jpg

[Doylem]

Just found out, sunsets are particularly difficult to shoot!
This is a chance shoot out my bedroom window (hence ugly rooftops in shot) but I like the way the colours came out. (unedited)
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3275/2750877393_42def13dbe.jpg

Well, I think you've asked a question... and answered it yourself. Taking a "chance shot out of your bedroom window" will capture the colour of a sunset, but that's all. To get a really good sunset shot, IMO, you've got to do some forward planning... and be at your chosen location, with camera on tripod, before the 'main event'.

http://img253.imageshack.us/img253/6434/dsc2731ch5.jpg

A portrait shot at 18mm, funny expression, head too big. But... it works... :-)

[mrkgoo]

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3025/2749448306_ce42230d8a_o.jpg

[LillieDesigns]

^^^

Reminds me of Windows Vista.

[pigbat]

http://members.cox.net/pigbat/suntree.jpg

[jayfire124]

Picture taken at Silverstone this year on Friday practice day.

Canon 400D
Canon 100-400mm IS 'L' Lens (Borrowed)

[Steamie]

Picture taken at Silverstone this year on Friday practice day.

Canon 400D
Canon 100-400mm IS 'L' Lens (Borrowed)

Great shot ! Nice and sharp. I was at the German GP at Hockenheim in July but had a big fence in between me and the track so my photo's were pants.
Got a better shot of a McLaren at the f1 village.

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3120/2700896885_4444da9440.jpg

My race photo's as duff as they are can be found on my flickr.

[Kenya]

Did you use to live in Australia or something Kenya? That's a famous Australian folk song... :)

Is it really? I grew up in the U.S. and learned that song in the first or second grade. Apparently it's stuck with me throughout the years :)

[Kenya]

^^^

Reminds me of Windows Vista.

In a good way though!

[dllavaneras]

For the first time I tried HDR on my bug shots. Here's one that didn't come out too bad...

[Joshintosh]

This was a shot from the storms we had about a week ago. Kinda late, I know.:rolleyes:
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3134/2753900521_94d74d1ef2_b.jpg

[NintendoChick]

Taken at Discovery Cove in Orlando, Florida

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3288/2739543991_287a025893_b.jpg

Wow! what kind of nifty bird is THAT!?

[Ja Di ksw]

Some quiet train tracks I ran across.

C&C welcome.

http://i39.photobucket.com/albums/e157/TaijiFajin/IMG_2892.jpg

[Doylem]

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3134/2753900521_94d74d1ef2_b.jpg

I get the feeling this shot might be pretty 'straight' (ie no Photoshopping). Am I right? I love these extreme conditions, and strange - but natural - light...

'Steamer' on Ullswater...

http://img513.imageshack.us/img513/3514/steamertk0.jpg

[ipodtoucher]

Wow! what kind of nifty bird is THAT!?

Haha I have no idea, but it was the kewlest!:D

[Fuzzy14]

Well, I think you've asked a question... and answered it yourself. Taking a "chance shot out of your bedroom window" will capture the colour of a sunset, but that's all. To get a really good sunset shot, IMO, you've got to do some forward planning... and be at your chosen location, with camera on tripod, before the 'main event'.


Agreed, would have had better results if I'd planned it (as far as you can plan the Scottish summer!), climbed up a nice peak or went down to a beach. I was just trying to demonstrate results from an unplanned spur-of-the-moment shot, which I think shows to all other newbies OK results but nowhere as good as some of the more professional efforts. And as my first time attempting it, I was rather pleased the way it came out and will give me some experience if I want to attempt a planned shot in the future (difficult with a young family.)

[ipodtoucher]

Ok here is my contribution. Please give some C&C, I want to know what others think about it...

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2339/2740404640_8cab8a1a61_b.jpg

[Joshintosh]

I get the feeling this shot might be pretty 'straight' (ie no Photoshopping). Am I right? I love these extreme conditions, and strange - but natural - light...

'Steamer' on Ullswater...



Yeah, just a few exposure and light tweaks, but no photoshop. Love your pictures BTW. I'm guessing you like shooting landscapes?



Some quiet train tracks I ran across.

C&C welcome.


I like this picture. I has a good depth of field and loneliness feeling to it.

[ManWithhat]

http://www.bagfx.com/simplyericjames/pics/NR_0384-2.jpg

[mati0000]

Southest city in the world (http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&geocode=&q=ushuaia,+tierra+del+fuego+&ie=UTF8&ll=-54.651591,-68.285522&spn=1.535105,4.070435&t=p&z=8&iwloc=addr).-

this pic was taken at the ski resort, cerro castor (http://www.cerrocastor.com/).

129537

[dengar169]

This is my first ever photo posting, be kind :D

http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b104/dengar169/DSCN0709DSC_0177.jpg]

[ghostguts]

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3290/2754443595_ca9aebbe70_b.jpg

[mrkgoo]

ghostguts: that is so great.

[PkennethV]

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3011/2755215669_efc1b8c258.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/pkennethv/2755215669/)

[jecapaga]

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3290/2754443595_ca9aebbe70_b.jpg

What a great freaking shot. Wow. Most excellent. Thanks for sharing

[MaddMacs]

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3220/2752102601_ac995af7f6_b.jpg
-click to enlarge-
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3153/2752957532_e9781db052_b.jpg

Two photos of a Native puebloan from my trip to Acoma Pueblo in NM. I was wondering which one you guys liked better?

[ManWithhat]

Two photos of a Native puebloan from my trip to Acoma Pueblo in NM. I was wondering which one you guys liked better?

The image is interesting, but the composition is slightly off. You may still be able to crop it so it turns out great. See this article:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rule_of_thirds

[Martin C]

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3186/2757648594_93e9f2f5f6_o.jpg

Coney Island, New York City
August 1st, 2008
D40 | 1/1000 at f/3.5 | 18 mm | ISO 200

[techie4life]

Coney Island, New York City
August 1st, 2008
D40 | 1/1000 at f/3.5 | 18 mm | ISO 200

Nice job on the tilt-shift, in my opinion.

[Everythingisnt]

I agree, ghostguts that is a great shot.

Here is a shot with my D300 that i ran through the 'ilford delta' simulator ps plugin.

http://img.skitch.com/20080812-cq5p54ubkpgwam2es3rmfgwidw.jpg

[Fuzzy14]

I was steaming at the weekend!
Day out with Thomas the Tank Engine, Bo'ness & Kinneil Railway
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3294/2757929842_6d3acfed68.jpg

[dengar169]

http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b104/dengar169/DSCN0937.jpg

[Doylem]

http://img143.imageshack.us/img143/4177/lighttc8.jpg

[Kenya]

http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b104/dengar169/DSCN0937.jpg

Oh I love her/him, I am getting a black cat this month.

[GT41]

From the Outskirts of Vancouver. I love the natural bonsai looking tree.

[Everythingisnt]

From the Outskirts of Vancouver. I love the natural bonsai looking tree.

Vancouver = awesome, and nicely done pic. !

:)

[ipodtoucher]

Taken at Discovery Cove in Orlando, Florida

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3296/2743145502_cf083969a3_b.jpg

[marclapierre13]

Taken at Discovery Cove in Orlando, Florida

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3296/2743145502_cf083969a3_b.jpg

what on earth is that lol!

[Kenya]

what on earth is that lol!

It's a sloth, right?

[mati0000]

some pics taken today.
129794


One with the sun.
129795

[revenuee]

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3290/2754443595_ca9aebbe70_b.jpg

GREAT shot

pretty girl

to bad about the smoking :(

[pigbat]

The Garage

http://members.cox.net/pigbat/garage1000.jpg