Photo of the Day - January 2010

[Phrasikleia]

http://www.megethos.com/Phrasikleia/PtujNY10Sign2.jpg

HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!

Just got back from a super NYE celebration in Ljubljana. All the best to the folks here on MR. Looking forward to another year of great photos in the daily thread!

I have been admiring your images for some time now. I also absolutely love your web site.

What new camera did you get? And I'm also stuck deciding what to do about my photos. Right now I have half of them in Aperture and half in Lightroom. Not really sure which way to go.

Almost missed this message! Thanks for putting a big smile on my face. :) My new camera is a Canon 7D, now supported by Aperture. I'm back to limping along with Aperture. I've decided to wait for version 3 and make my decision then.

[eyefoniac]

Thats really neat, nice job!

[LittleCanonKid]

http://i697.photobucket.com/albums/vv334/lock222/IMG_9820resized.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/modestconfidence/)

Great shot Phrasikleia, long exposures and zooming are always fun! :)

[NathanCH]

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4066/4230266996_5daf4bf00d_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/nathanch/4230266996/)

I can't believe it's finally 2010. I remember almost seven years ago when the Olympics were announced to be in Vancouver for 2010. I thought, "wow, I'll be almost twenty!". It seemed like a life time away, and now it's here.

2010 should be a great year for me, I expect radical changes in my life. Starting with the Olympics in February, which will be a once in a life time event for this City. Also I'll be ramping up my university studies, taking more courses and getting further into my degree. In the summer, we all get to watch the biggest sporting event in the world take place in South Africa as they welcome the 2010 FIFA World Cup.

[FX120]

Bah, still another 8 hrs or so to go here...

http://anodizedblue.net/photos/campus_12.jpg

[DAMNiatx]

http://yit.me/zehmta

Happy New Year guys :D

[the1sttransport]

Winter in Florida

http://photos-g.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc3/hs164.snc3/19141_841075989862_5136010_48141260_1870250_n.jpg

[Designer Dale]

http://www.megethos.com/Phrasikleia/PtujNY10Sign2.jpg

HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!

Just got back from a super NYE celebration in Ljubljana. All the best to the folks here on MR. Looking forward to another year of great photos in the daily thread!
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Love the photo!

The December thread recorded 20,574 views. We are gooood!

Happy Y2KX, everyone.

Dale

[Maxxamillian]

http://www.cwhitlock.com/photos/754366554_HZKDP-2X.jpg

[Doylem]

http://img441.imageshack.us/img441/4996/pierr.jpg

[flosseR]

happy new years. -20C and my daughter and sister in law still had fun outside...

[spitfirejd]

Our greyhound Tisha spinning in circles in this winter's first snow.

http://spitfirejd.zenfolio.com/img/v8/p162724667-4.jpg

[rekud300]

Deer chillin209309

[someoldguy]

Time goes on .....
http://i767.photobucket.com/albums/xx317/61mg73/IMG_1692_1319.jpg

[Vel]

This is a shot of stirling castle, I was driving past last night whilst visiting Scotland for the first time, unfortunately I had left my tripod back at the hotel, so I had to take this is a handheld shot,

http://img709.imageshack.us/i/dsc0106j.jpg/

http://img709.imageshack.us/img709/5687/dsc0106j.th.jpg (http://img709.imageshack.us/i/dsc0106j.jpg/)

C&C welcome

Thanks,

Vel

[BarryJ]

We try to go ice fishing every first day of the new year. Zoomed for effect here.

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2763/4234833833_5c17361e69_o.jpg

Sony dsc F717. My D-80 flew to Japan with my son.

[RHVC59]

I realize this shot is dark, but it is the sun on the utility lines that caught my eye when I went out to snap a picture of the sun across the narrows...

I just love the low light in just before sunset up here in Alaska. Now to go try to get what is left of the Blue Moon...

[DAMNiatx]

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2757/4235810462_4515f5de05_o.png


:rolleyes:

[camomac]

okay, i am just starting out.. critique if you like..

[M-5]

http://img80.imageshack.us/img80/3606/macrumors.jpg

[pdxflint]

http://lh5.ggpht.com/_zbn1AZDn-gg/Sx9qA7KCTpI/AAAAAAAAPMk/Mvtkj1w4fPM/s800/DSC_1875.JPG
Model: NIKON D300
ISO: 200
Exposure: 1/200 sec
Aperture: 4.5
Focal Length: 50mm

[Macshroomer]

Times Square aftermath, taken with my iphone, only digital shot last night. The film ought to be sweet when I get it back...

[luminosity]

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4032/4224374818_14571e618b_b.jpg

[worriedmac]

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4010/4238341122_8a161d1c09.jpg

[Abyssgh0st]

Times Square aftermath, taken with my iphone, only digital shot last night. The film ought to be sweet when I get it back...

I'm mad that you didn't have a DSLR with you.. That has potential to be quite an amazing photograph, especially if someone could PS those few people out of it.

[Macshroomer]

I'm mad that you didn't have a DSLR with you.. That has potential to be quite an amazing photograph, especially if someone could PS those few people out of it.

That's pretty darn funny..

[cosmokanga2]

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2766/4237968295_c4c8076f7a_o.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/stefanctf/4237968295/)
Jesse Enright lead singer of Scatterheart performs in Whistler as part of New Years Eve celebrations.

EXIF:
Nikon D80
70-200mm 2.8 VRII at 200mm and 2.8
ISO: 1600
Shutter: 1/100th

[luminosity]

I'm mad that you didn't have a DSLR with you.. That has potential to be quite an amazing photograph, especially if someone could PS those few people out of it.

The people kinda make the shot, you know?

Without those people, I'd flip right past that image if I saw it in a book. As it is, it would stop me in my tracks and cause me to closely look at it.

[Keebler]

We try to go ice fishing every first day of the new year. Zoomed for effect here.

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2763/4234833833_5c17361e69_o.jpg

Sony dsc F717. My D-80 flew to Japan with my son.

awesome BarryJ...just plain awesome. :)

unless you've been to Norther Ontario folks, you don't quite get what i mean :)

[Keebler]

http://img441.imageshack.us/img441/4996/pierr.jpg

doylem, I love searching for your photos. Great job!

[mati0000]

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2614/4238704681_679eea2548_o.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/matigonzalez/4238704681/sizes/o/in/photostream/)

I have the same one with colors, I cant dice which one works better (http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2792/4238705863_e803873918_o.jpg).

[mikeschmeee]

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2747/4238725795_a7f58681f3.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/mikeschmeee/4238725795/)

Been a few weeks since I've posted in the photo of the day thread. Well.. Here it is!

Happy New Yea everyone!
:cool:

[Designer Dale]

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2614/4238704681_679eea2548_o.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/matigonzalez/4238704681/sizes/o/in/photostream/)

I have the same one with colors, I cant dice which one works better (http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2792/4238705863_e803873918_o.jpg).

The B&W version has a character to it that the color shot doesn't. You see form and texture and aren't distracted by colors.

Dale

[Designer Dale]

Another of my Christmas night coffee shack pics. Parkland, Washington.

http://img13.imageshack.us/img13/6350/perkcentral2.jpg
EXIF Summary: 1/2s f/8.0 ISO100 50mm


Dale

[Doylem]

Little Langdale Tarn...

http://img8.imageshack.us/img8/7923/langdaletarnu.jpg

[Phrasikleia]

http://www.megethos.com/Phrasikleia/BottleRocket1.jpg

[luminosity]

I've always found it interesting that this thread is heavily landscape and nature oriented. Not too many people shots.

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2710/4223590491_9502fd1504_b.jpg

[pdxflint]

http://lh3.ggpht.com/_zbn1AZDn-gg/SuWChRLc_vI/AAAAAAAAMpU/4DP1iN3jO-8/s800/PHR_0095.JPG
Model: NIKON D300
ISO: 1000
Exposure: 1/1500 sec
Aperture: 2.8
Focal Length: 200mm

[pol0001]

Taken at Xmas with my Powershot SD 630

[LittleCanonKid]

http://i697.photobucket.com/albums/vv334/lock222/IMG_9178resized.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/modestconfidence/)

[TH3D4RKKN1GH7]

Haven't posted in this thread in months so here goes. My camera won't be here till end of this month (Canon 7D) so I've been mooching off my friends and school equipment. I started doing some video stuff with this central theme of child memories or events. That turned into places and things you loved as a child. I made this video (http://www.vimeo.com/8450347) which was also for class project and I've taken several images that I will be sharing with you guys. This is the first of them.

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4036/4239552151_f274d25848_b.jpg

C&C is always welcome. Cheers.

[TH3D4RKKN1GH7]

Yikes sorry for the double post.

[Doylem]

http://lh3.ggpht.com/_zbn1AZDn-gg/SuWChRLc_vI/AAAAAAAAMpU/4DP1iN3jO-8/s800/PHR_0095.JPG=

I met a guy a few weeks ago who, having lost his job, was walking the length of Britain (Lands End to John O’Groats, that’s 850 to 1,200 miles, depending on the route). I met him when he was about halfway, sitting by his tent, cooking his supper. Nearby, asleep, was his dog. Now there must have been a day, a month earlier, when the guy whistled his dog and said “Walkies”. But instead of a quick stroll around the park, and back home to doze by the fire, man and dog had been walking ever since. The guy knew what he was doing, but I’m not sure what the dog was thinking, if anything at all. Maybe just “Let me sleep”. I bet he would have appreciated some rubber ‘walking boots' like these...

[Phrasikleia]

I've always found it interesting that this thread is heavily landscape and nature oriented. Not too many people shots.

I'm going to guess it's because most "people shots" involve subjects with whom the photographer is acquainted, so these photos are kept off of the internet in the interest of privacy.

[oblomow]

I'm going to guess it's because most "people shots" involve subjects with whom the photographer is acquainted, so these photos are kept off of the internet in the interest of privacy.

So true. I takes lots of pictures of our children. Some are even worth posting in this thread. However I don't want to post their (or other people's ) image on the web. Privacy reasons, or loss of control over the image.

[Joe King]

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v732/2Orangey4Crows/POTD/Blackbird.jpg

[spitfirejd]

Little Langdale Tarn...

http://img8.imageshack.us/img8/7923/langdaletarnu.jpg

Looks like a lovely place. Is a wattle fence or stacked stone? Either way, that's a lot of fence to maintain.

[mikeschmeee]

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2671/4238843465_234857d5b7.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/mikeschmeee/4238843465/)

This was the last photo I took out of my smoke photography session. The last one turned out the best! Played around with it in Photoshop CS2.

[mspman]

I got a Nikon D300s for Christmas. Having fun with it. :)

[BarryJ]

Sunlight was muted with a heavy snowfall. -27C with wind chill. Heavy slush on the Lake. Keebler... you know what I mean eh ? Pano from 3 handheld shots.

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4042/4241091530_0dbde6a25b_o.jpg

[someoldguy]

http://i767.photobucket.com/albums/xx317/61mg73/IMG_1758c_1319.jpg

[luminosity]

I'm going to guess it's because most "people shots" involve subjects with whom the photographer is acquainted, so these photos are kept off of the internet in the interest of privacy.

An interesting thought, but not one I see borne out over at fredmiranda. The "post your best Nikon shots" thread over at the Nikon forum is filled with people pictures, including a lot of family ones. I'd say the people to "other" ratio there is flipped compared to what it is here.

[H2Ockey]

http://www.megethos.com/Phrasikleia/BottleRocket1.jpg

I came back to this shot a couple times, so I thought that must mean it is ripe for some happy comments!

I really like the capture, the timing is great. Part of me thinks I *should be* distracted by the people blur from the long shutter speed but i'm not, just a fun shot. Have you tried cropping with a portrait orientation to isolate the bottle rocket more?

[H2Ockey]

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4041/4241252884_c3837c017b_b.jpg

Found this guy going through the last tomatos of the season a couple months ago. All of the spots and what not that look like cuts or scars are really just tomato residue.

[Doylem]

Looks like a lovely place. Is a wattle fence or stacked stone? Either way, that's a lot of fence to maintain.

Thanks. In the North of England we call them 'dry stone walls' (dry in the sense that no cement is used: it's quite a skill).

I used to feel awkward, asking people to be in my pix... but I find it easier to chat to strangers these days. Anyone, no-one objects (well, two people, in the whole of last year...) if you say what you want. And I always email a pic or two...

http://img51.imageshack.us/img51/9320/girlslangdale.jpg

Then the girls said: "We'll take one of you". So here I am... ;)

http://img31.imageshack.us/img31/1161/melangdale.jpg

Blea Tarn, today...

[spitfirejd]

Hah! You don't look anything like your avatar :D

[Maxxamillian]

Jackson, Wyoming

http://www.cwhitlock.com/photos/756335992_RTXvk-XL.jpg
(Also posted in the Fortnightly Challenge thread)

[Phrasikleia]

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2671/4238843465_234857d5b7.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/mikeschmeee/4238843465/)

This was the last photo I took out of my smoke photography session. The last one turned out the best! Played around with it in Photoshop CS2.

Really elegant. I love the purple. Nice one!


An interesting thought, but not one I see borne out over at fredmiranda. The "post your best Nikon shots" thread over at the Nikon forum is filled with people pictures, including a lot of family ones. I'd say the people to "other" ratio there is flipped compared to what it is here.

Well, I believe that Nikon forum is rather closed (only members can view it), so it's a bit more "safe" there. I can at least speak for myself about this forum: I have a number of portraits that I count among my better pictures, but I would never post them here.

I came back to this shot a couple times, so I thought that must mean it is ripe for some happy comments!

I really like the capture, the timing is great. Part of me thinks I *should be* distracted by the people blur from the long shutter speed but i'm not, just a fun shot. Have you tried cropping with a portrait orientation to isolate the bottle rocket more?

Thanks, H20Hockey. I went through a similar thought process and decided I like the photo with the blurry people and not as a crop. I'll share my reasoning: I like how the holiday decorations and people provide a context for the bottle rocket. However, if the people were also in sharp focus, they would compete with the tiny little bottle rocket. As it is, they are "present" without being concrete enough to be subjects. I particularly like the couple at the right who are obviously watching the rocket go off, since they help direct attention to it. I shot a bunch of photos while this guy was setting off his bottle rockets, and this one (with that couple in it) works the best, I think.

[luminosity]

Well, I believe that Nikon forum is rather closed (only members can view it), so it's a bit more "safe" there. I can at least speak for myself about this forum: I have a number of portraits that I count among my better pictures, but I would never post them here.


No, it's very public. Maybe you're thinking of a different forum. The one over at FM is open for all to see. See for yourself here: http://www.fredmiranda.com/forum/board/7

[Phrasikleia]

No, it's very public. Maybe you're thinking of a different forum. The one over at FM is open for all to see. See for yourself here: http://www.fredmiranda.com/forum/board/7

Ah, ok. Yes, I was thinking of another forum.

[YosemitePaul]

A little stream emerging from the hillside.
Canon G10

http://images.macrumors.com/vb/images/attach/jpg.gif

[H2Ockey]

An interesting thought, but not one I see borne out over at fredmiranda. The "post your best Nikon shots" thread over at the Nikon forum is filled with people pictures, including a lot of family ones. I'd say the people to "other" ratio there is flipped compared to what it is here.

I've really only poked around fredmiranda's buy/sell forum, but from another perspective the Nikonians galleries are pretty well dominated by landscapes, second is wildlife then macro. You would have to put 4 or more of the people type galleries together to get to the same number of photos posted in the landscape section. Also the "picture I took" thread, that is private, must be a paid memeber to view, is likewise dominated by landscape or travel type photos.

Or it could be that everyone here is inspired by Doylem.

[Phrasikleia]

I've really only poked around fredmiranda's buy/sell forum, but from another perspective the Nikonians galleries are pretty well dominated by landscapes, second is wildlife then macro. You would have to put 4 or more of the people type galleries together to get to the same number of photos posted in the landscape section. Also the "picture I took" thread, that is private, must be a paid memeber to view, is likewise dominated by landscape or travel type photos.

Or it could be that everyone here is inspired by Doylem.

Surely the last explanation is the right one! :D:p

[TH3D4RKKN1GH7]

...Than it's people shots you get!
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2513/4240325628_11e35b6a10_b.jpg

I call it, "My Name is James... and I'm a GAMER"
I took it with his Nikon D40 and 35mm 1.8 lens.

[oblomow]

Thanks. In the North of England we call them 'dry stone walls' (dry in the sense that no cement is used: it's quite a skill).

I used to feel awkward, asking people to be in my pix... but I find it easier to chat to strangers these days. Anyone, no-one objects (well, two people, in the whole of last year...) if you say what you want. And I always email a pic or two...


Then the girls said: "We'll take one of you". So here I am... ;)


Blea Tarn, today...

Theirs is better.
See it's only the scenery that makes your images... :)

nah, please keep shooting and show us the british light.

[luminosity]

I've really only poked around fredmiranda's buy/sell forum, but from another perspective the Nikonians galleries are pretty well dominated by landscapes, second is wildlife then macro. You would have to put 4 or more of the people type galleries together to get to the same number of photos posted in the landscape section. Also the "picture I took" thread, that is private, must be a paid memeber to view, is likewise dominated by landscape or travel type photos.

Or it could be that everyone here is inspired by Doylem.

I would be beyond bored taking those kinds of shots. Nature talks, but not loudly enough for me.

[Designer Dale]

http://www.megethos.com/Phrasikleia/BottleRocket1.jpg

Super. That has to be a bottle rocket. They are so illegal here in the States...

Dale

[Doylem]

Nature talks, but not loudly enough for me.

And I thought it was money that talked... if only to say "goodbye"... ;)

[Designer Dale]

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2671/4238843465_234857d5b7.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/mikeschmeee/4238843465/)

This was the last photo I took out of my smoke photography session. The last one turned out the best! Played around with it in Photoshop CS2.

I dumped this into PS and inverted your invert. I like the green on black a bit better, but either way this is unreal. May I add this to my desktop collection?

Oh, did the shoot set off the smoke alarms?

Dale

[Keebler]

Sunlight was muted with a heavy snowfall. -27C with wind chill. Heavy slush on the Lake. Keebler... you know what I mean eh ? Pano from 3 handheld shots.



Sure do :) It was another bad year for ice - too warm into the late fall for ice to form before the snow started flying.

[Designer Dale]

Really elegant. I love the purple. Nice one!




Well, I believe that Nikon forum is rather closed (only members can view it), so it's a bit more "safe" there. I can at least speak for myself about this forum: I have a number of portraits that I count among my better pictures, but I would never post them here.



Thanks, H20Hockey. I went through a similar thought process and decided I like the photo with the blurry people and not as a crop. I'll share my reasoning: I like how the holiday decorations and people provide a context for the bottle rocket. However, if the people were also in sharp focus, they would compete with the tiny little bottle rocket. As it is, they are "present" without being concrete enough to be subjects. I particularly like the couple at the right who are obviously watching the rocket go off, since they help direct attention to it. I shot a bunch of photos while this guy was setting off his bottle rockets, and this one (with that couple in it) works the best, I think.

I agree with your logic. The sharpness on the banners/lamps freezes the frame and everything else seems to move as it is intended to. This is like your "20 Minutes at the Temple" series of shots you did a while back. The temple was crisp and clear while the fuzzy people put it in the modern context that it lives in.

Dale

[compuwar]

I've always found it interesting that this thread is heavily landscape and nature oriented. Not too many people shots.

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2710/4223590491_9502fd1504_b.jpg

Great shot- I love the texture and atmosphere!

Haven't posted in this thread in months so here goes. My camera won't be here till end of this month (Canon 7D) so I've been mooching off my friends and school equipment. I started doing some video stuff with this central theme of child memories or events. That turned into places and things you loved as a child. I made this video (http://www.vimeo.com/8450347) which was also for class project and I've taken several images that I will be sharing with you guys. This is the first of them.

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4036/4239552151_f274d25848_b.jpg

C&C is always welcome. Cheers.

Did you try to white balance it? I think that'd make for a better image.

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2671/4238843465_234857d5b7.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/mikeschmeee/4238843465/)

This was the last photo I took out of my smoke photography session. The last one turned out the best! Played around with it in Photoshop CS2.

Very nice- what did you use as a source?

Sunlight was muted with a heavy snowfall. -27C with wind chill. Heavy slush on the Lake. Keebler... you know what I mean eh ? Pano from 3 handheld shots.

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4042/4241091530_0dbde6a25b_o.jpg

The muted light works so well, and the sharpness of the trees on the right balances it out nicely.

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2614/4238704681_679eea2548_o.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/matigonzalez/4238704681/sizes/o/in/photostream/)

I have the same one with colors, I cant dice which one works better (http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2792/4238705863_e803873918_o.jpg).

I think I also prefer the B&W. Nice shot!

Paul

[mikeschmeee]

Really elegant. I love the purple. Nice one!

Thanks guys! Really appreciate it!

I dumped this into PS and inverted your invert. I like the green on black a bit better, but either way this is unreal. May I add this to my desktop collection?

Oh, did the shoot set off the smoke alarms?

Dale

Yes you can most certainly can! I'd be honored :)
No I don't think the incense is strong enough to set the smoke alarm off. I was doing it all in my room anyways. No smoke alarm in there hah.
I have a few more smoke shots that I'm playing around with in Photoshop. I'll post those up later tomorrow! One by one :P

Thanks again guys!
Cheers!

[TH3D4RKKN1GH7]

Did you try to white balance it? I think that'd make for a better image.
Paul

Oh no it was color graded, warmed up, softened, and a little bloom added to it.
Original: http://img7.imageshack.us/img7/2192/dsc0247lg.jpg

[rost12]

Golf in January? Sure!

http://homepage.mac.com/rost12/golf.jpg

[Phrasikleia]

A return to a location I posted in November:


http://www.megethos.com/Phrasikleia/GlowingAtDusk.jpg

Super. That has to be a bottle rocket. They are so illegal here in the States...

Dale

And for good reason! These things are legal here on holidays, and they're readily available for purchase at a variety of stores. Therefore, they are ubiquitous on NYE, turning the whole of the country into a multicolored war zone. There were many hundreds of bottle rockets going up, down, and sideways in the city center that night. I felt the need to duck on numerous occasions, although nothing ever really came close enough to make ducking truly necessary. Remarkably, the news report the next day mentioned only one injury, to a guy who had lit one and then leaned over it to see why it hadn't yet gone off...BAD idea!

I agree with your logic. The sharpness on the banners/lamps freezes the frame and everything else seems to move as it is intended to. This is like your "20 Minutes at the Temple" series of shots you did a while back. The temple was crisp and clear while the fuzzy people put it in the modern context that it lives in.

Dale

Thanks, Dale. You seem to have identified my MO. :D

[BarryJ]

Typical Canadian Shield lake. Surrounded with black spruce and jack pine. 12 cm of ice 6 cm of water on top of that and 15 cm of snow on top of that. Not good... but fun none the less.

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2689/4244775680_8e34b29742_o.jpg

Again three shots stitched in PSE 8 from my ancient but respected Sony DSC F717

[Doylem]

http://www.cwhitlock.com/photos/756335992_RTXvk-XL.jpg


This shot looks better each time I see it, though I'd be tempted to de-saturate the colours slightly...

Into the mist...

http://img109.imageshack.us/img109/5664/mistystorrs.jpg

[matthewcap]

Canon Rebel XS with 18-55 mm IS lens (kit), monochrome in-camera adjustment

[Designer Dale]

A return to a location I posted in November:


http://www.megethos.com/Phrasikleia/GlowingAtDusk.jpg

<bottle rocket chat>

The last time I saw a bottle rocket up close, it was flying parallel to the ground about one foot off the pavement...

I pulled up your previous shot and looked at them side by side. For shots of the same subject with the same camera and lens, they are quite different. Your November shot is softer in feel with more natural brown and green tones. The January version has better detail in the mountain peak (love those clouds!) but the saturation seems a bit on the high side, making the soil and grass of the field too strong for me. The blown-out light in the village is distracting for me.

Interesting to note the impact of time. Your November shot is titled "Morning" and the new one is "Dusk". "Golden Hour" really does warm a shot up. The older one was ISO 100 at 1/80 sec. while the new one is ISO 200 at 10 full seconds. F stop is the same, so the light at dusk in January must have been less intense than the photo reveals.

I like all of your photos, and both of these please me. I'm not being critical, just exploring the differences.

Dale

[Phrasikleia]

The last time I saw a bottle rocket up close, it was flying parallel to the ground about one foot off the pavement...

I pulled up your previous shot and looked at them side by side. For shots of the same subject with the same camera and lens, they are quite different. Your November shot is softer in feel with more natural brown and green tones. The January version has better detail in the mountain peak (love those clouds!) but the saturation seems a bit on the high side, making the soil and grass of the field too strong for me. The blown-out light in the village is distracting for me.

Interesting to note the impact of time. Your November shot is titled "Morning" and the new one is "Dusk". "Golden Hour" really does warm a shot up. The older one was ISO 100 at 1/80 sec. while the new one is ISO 200 at 10 full seconds. F stop is the same, so the light at dusk in January must have been less intense than the photo reveals.

I like all of your photos, and both of these please me. I'm not being critical, just exploring the differences.

Dale

Hi Dale. Thanks for your thoughts. Always happy to share mine too:

I usually opt for ISO 100, but I had to keep my shutter speed at around 10 seconds in order to get the car lights to register in the foreground (any longer and they were too thin or even invisible). I didn't want to open up wider than f/11 (which would sacrifice some depth of field), so I increased the ISO a bit.

The saturation you're seeing is mostly due to artificial lighting. The church is illuminated at dusk (as are most Slovenian churches), so it really pops out from its environment, and capturing that effect was my goal in taking this picture (I waited 45 minutes in the freezing cold for those lights to turn on at long last). The grass is illuminated by the ambient light from the headlights of cars, making the grass seem very green; I chose to leave it that way. So I don't think the colors you're seeing are necessarily related to the season; I think they're more due to the affects of artificial lighting at dusk.

As for the light in the village: I think you mean the small, bright one to the left of the church. Luminous objects in night shots pretty much have to be "blown out," as you called it. There is no detail to retain in a light at night, so if you try to expose for it, you'll underexpose everything else. The best you can do is try to get sparkles/rays coming off of it (best achieved with smaller apertures). I rather like the twinkling little light, but since you find it distracting, I'm curious to know what you would would rather see there.

Again, thanks for your comments. It's always interesting to hear what people think of my photos, positive or negative.

[cosmokanga2]

...
Then the girls said: "We'll take one of you". So here I am... ;)

http://img31.imageshack.us/img31/1161/melangdale.jpg

Blea Tarn, today...

Oh My God. No joke, you look almost identical to my dad. He even had a similar jacket, wears glasses and has a grey beard. That's scary.

Great shot btw!

[Maxxamillian]

http://www.cwhitlock.com/photos/754954096_maPcm-XL.jpg
Also found in the current fortnightly challenge thread.

[Maxxamillian]

This shot looks better each time I see it, though I'd be tempted to de-saturate the colours slightly…
Thanks for the feedback Doylem…I'll play the the color palette some more and see what I can come up with :)

[Designer Dale]

Hi Dale. Thanks for your thoughts. Always happy to share mine too:

I usually opt for ISO 100, but I had to keep my shutter speed at around 10 seconds in order to get the car lights to register in the foreground (any longer and they were too thin or even invisible). I didn't want to open up wider than f/11 (which would sacrifice some depth of field), so I increased the ISO a bit.

The saturation you're seeing is mostly due to artificial lighting. The church is illuminated at dusk (as are most Slovenian churches), so it really pops out from its environment, and capturing that effect was my goal in taking this picture (I waited 45 minutes in the freezing cold for those lights to turn on at long last). The grass is illuminated by the ambient light from the headlights of cars, making the grass seem very green; I chose to leave it that way. So I don't think the colors you're seeing are necessarily related to the season; I think they're more due to the affects of artificial lighting at dusk.

As for the light in the village: I think you mean the small, bright one to the left of the church. Luminous objects in night shots pretty much have to be "blown out," as you called it. There is no detail to retain in a light at night, so if you try to expose for it, you'll underexpose everything else. The best you can do is try to get sparkles/rays coming off of it (best achieved with smaller apertures). I rather like the twinkling little light, but since you find it distracting, I'm curious to know what you would would rather see there.

Again, thanks for your comments. It's always interesting to hear what people think of my photos, positive or negative.

I mistook the car lights for railings...:o... Now I understand all of your settings. On second look in a darkened room the village light doesn't bother me any more. It just stood out at first view. The effect of all the artificial lighting is is interesting to note. Slovenia is truly beautiful.

Dale

[Maxxamillian]

Canon Rebel XS with 18-55 mm IS lens (kit), monochrome in-camera adjustment

Really liking this photo--your capture appeals to me on an emotional level--either that or I am just a sucker for dogs :D :D

[Designer Dale]

This shot looks better each time I see it, though I'd be tempted to de-saturate the colours slightly...

Into the mist...

http://img109.imageshack.us/img109/5664/mistystorrs.jpg

Your photos should come with warnings to breathe deeply before viewing. They are breathless.

I can't tell you how much I like this shot, but I will try anyway.

The image is perfectly plum and level. The flag pole on the top of the building is dead vertical and the window is level. Do you use a hot-shoe level or just the one on your tripod?

Most folks would botch a shot like this, but your patience has led to just the right light on the branches to balance the misty waters to the left of the walkway. The right portion doesn't look busy or badly cropped to me due to the light and detail. The clarity of the sheen of moisture on the stones run my eye right out into the mist of the lake. Wonderful.

Dale

[Abyssgh0st]

I'm very new to photography (had my DSLR 5 days to be precise, before that I hadn't owned a camera since a 2MP Sony Mini-Cybershot back in like '03).

Just took a picture of my brother, please critique. (And yes, I know I should have framed his whole head, but it was a split second opportunity X_X).

(Clickable for large version).
http://img441.imageshack.us/img441/3164/img0066sl.jpg

[FX120]

I was flipping through my library tonight sorted by lens used, and this one popped up under "1mm" :)

http://anodizedblue.net/photos/newport.jpg

[Phrasikleia]

I mistook the car lights for railings...:o... Now I understand all of your settings. On second look in a darkened room the village light doesn't bother me any more. It just stood out at first view. The effect of all the artificial lighting is is interesting to note. Slovenia is truly beautiful.

Dale

For what it's worth, here's a comparison showing the same scene before and after the lights turned on. :)

http://www.megethos.com/Phrasikleia/BeforeTheLights.jpg http://www.megethos.com/Phrasikleia/GlowingAtDusk.jpg

And my photo of the same church on a hazy November morning is here (http://www.megethos.com/Phrasikleia/BlueMorningMountains.jpg).

[aafuss1]

Took a lovely photo of a "Little Gem" magnolia just before it gets dark with the Kodak EasyShare V1073 :

http://img85.imageshack.us/img85/7227/1000083.jpg

[pdxflint]

I was flipping through my library tonight sorted by lens used, and this one popped up under "1mm" :)

http://anodizedblue.net/photos/newport.jpg

Right in my backyard... :)
Here's another of the Yaquina Bay Bridge, part of US Hwy 101.

http://lh5.ggpht.com/_zbn1AZDn-gg/SqtmQ_iW5dI/AAAAAAAAKno/EBzm46eYPvw/s800/DSC_8482.jpg
Camera: NIKON
Model: D50
ISO: 200
Exposure: 1/400 sec
Aperture: 7.1
Focal Length: 300mm

[yetanotherdave]

I'm very new to photography (had my DSLR 5 days to be precise, before that I hadn't owned a camera since a 2MP Sony Mini-Cybershot back in like '03).

Just took a picture of my brother, please critique. (And yes, I know I should have framed his whole head, but it was a split second opportunity X_X).

(Clickable for large version).
http://img441.imageshack.us/img441/3164/img0066sl.jpg

I don't think your shot lost anything for not "framing properly". I'm trying to visualise what it would look like if you were zoomed out a bit and I think your picture is better the way it is. It's a cute picture and the fact that his face dominates it and fills the frame adds to it.
For long lengh portraits, yes, you don't crop the head, for close ups, it doesn't matter so much.

[madazrex]

hi you lot happy new year

this was shot about 4.00 today with this being the first time ive used this lens

its a tamron 70-300 and it zoooooomssss in for miles literary.

this was taken by me laening out of my bedroom window and the house is about
1.5 to 2 mile down the road

please let me know what you all think as ther are a lot of exlent photos on hear

and this is just how i took it with no editing

[Designer Dale]

For what it's worth, here's a comparison showing the same scene before and after the lights turned on. :)

http://www.megethos.com/Phrasikleia/BeforeTheLights.jpg http://www.megethos.com/Phrasikleia/GlowingAtDusk.jpg

And my photo of the same church on a hazy November morning is here (http://www.megethos.com/Phrasikleia/BlueMorningMountains.jpg).

I like the later shot much better, especially the detail it pulls from the sky and clouds.

Dale

[sonor]

http://chriskimberley.com/webphotos/CRK_0298.jpg

[mikeschmeee]

Holy smokes! You guy's have some really good photos! Inspiring. Here is the original I shot of the purple incense smoke I posted earlier in the week.

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4024/4238722243_0bfebb08f3.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/mikeschmeee/4238722243/)

It's so hard to choose which one I like the best... I like them all!!

[designguy79]

Having fun today with a concept... not exactly how I pictured it in my mind, but good enough anyway. Thanks for looking!

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2746/4250212032_ac837e7025_o.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/16968184@N08/4250212032/)

[Renderz]

http://www.terrylee.net/blog/wp-content/uploads/2009/12/sarah-and-phil-page-wedding-december-2009-terrylee-photography-DSC_0032-2.jpg

[sonor]

http://chriskimberley.com/webphotos/CRK_0293.jpg

[flosseR]

to keep the whole dark night, snow etc. experience going...

[Phrasikleia]

Here you go, Luminosity: a "people shot" ;) ...


http://www.megethos.com/Phrasikleia/NeedARide.jpg

[joelypolly]

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4004/4251179288_38a5647de2.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/joelypolly/4251179288/)

[NathanCH]

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4008/4251797123_28d878bea8_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/nathanch/4251797123/)

[TH3D4RKKN1GH7]

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4008/4251797123_28d878bea8_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/nathanch/4251797123/)

Looks like a movie still, cinematic, my inner DP likes.

[LittleCanonKid]

I'll contribute to the "people shot" pile... :)

http://i697.photobucket.com/albums/vv334/lock222/IMG45361_straightened_resized.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/modestconfidence/)

[Foucault]

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2731/4243033759_f230300e9a.jpg

[Macshroomer]

I just walked in the door from a white out at 11,000 feet….Sorry for the iPhone photo...

"The story is about a rough around the edges community of ski bums and Mtn. folk who live in teepees and ratty cabins with wood burning stoves above the place of billionaires in a ski town. In the Winter, they have to use snowmobiles to get to their homes. In some cases, they ride the ski hill gondola with groceries and ski down into their little hidden part of paradise."

I decided that I wanted to get a good shot at seeing these folk as they get home, so I opted for the late shift today. Up the gondola I went a little after 2 PM, snow swirling in patches of blue. After wolfing down a sandwich, I topped out and turned on my devices consisting of an avalanche beacon & Spot-II GPS transmitter, the map GPS would stay off…

After dropping into the basin a thousand feet and just over a mile in, there were the "Cabins". From a shanty made out of beer cans and tires to a 999 square foot enclave ( 1,000 foot limit ) made out of special Finnish wood costing bank. The weather got burly, just what I was hoping for, moody as hell with Ilford 400 and 3200 in a Hasselblad.

Then it got darker, my tripod came out, headlamp on, tunes on….I was alone in spicy avi conditions and no one in sight. In the thick of the woods some 2,000 feet down from where I started, a light hit the corner in the dark trench of spruce. It was a suburban with the most amazing set of tank-like tracks I has ever seen. I introduced my self, said I was on assignment and needed to meet the folks up here. They obliged me a ride back up 1,200 feet to their cabin where I shot contextual photos of their posh digs and then departed in the darkness for the next pad...

This one was the tire / can affair buried in snow with a single candle lit. After my second knock on the door and an introduction, a voice said, "You sure are early". He thought it was morning, it was 6:30 PM. After two hours of great low light photography and conversation, I headed out into the wild...

Now it was scary, visibility was low, snow was blowing in from the 10 PM position across the snowmobile tracks. I knew I had to haul, drop my light low, keep my iPhone at the ready to swap out batteries if needed. After trudging back up to 11,212 feet at the top of the road, I saw wonderful festoons of snowy light streaking through the trees, I knew I was safe, inbounds...

But I saw great images of the back of the gondola building that needed my lens's attention. So another hour went by in making images in a side ways white out. After awhile, I saw the headlamp of a snowmobile turn and hit the lodge. I knew this was my chance to avoid a walk of 3,200 vertical feet and nearly 5 miles in a strong conditions. So I followed the tracks to the lower part of the lodge and found an Australian man who lived below the lodge as a caretaker. He let me in and we sat and chatted it up over a few brews for a spell, good fun. But at 11PM, it was time to hit it, he was giving me a ride down the steep World Cup course in that crazy weather. After seeing the strap safely secure my gear in a basket, I hop on. Seeing as this is not the usual big touring sled for the ski company, I have the option of either holding onto the rear of the basket in an awkward rearward reach or around the waist of the pilot. I opt for the latter which would prove to be *very* wise.

The course was freshly groomed with about 4 inches of packed pow. We hit speeds of 45-50 in the snowstorm and I am glad I have my amber Oakleys on can keep on the terrain ahead. But then it gets insane, we are juicing it in perfect leans in off camber and then it opens up into a gulch that has seen ski racers hit 90+, straight down in a perfect 1/4 pipe for over 1,500 vertical feet…SICK!!!

We are in perfect sync on leans, the speed is unfathomable. Once we hit bottom, my sled jockey tells me we hit 85 in the gulch…..WTF!

I just walked from this, 10 rolls of film to soup tomorrow, I think the editors will be very happy, I know I am….

Wow!

[pdxflint]

Holy cr@p, Macshroomer...! They better be some awesome pictures to live up to that story. ;) And... you're sharing here, right? At least the outtakes?

[maddagascar]

i'm still a newb at this, as i just got my t1i yesterday. but these were some of the shots i liked out of 200..haha, i'm still messing with the camera. lots of trial and error and test shots with different settings..

i honestly don't even know what setting i used for this.

[Razeus]

Tree in Fall
http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4012/4252701643_fd14dab7cc_b.jpg

[Rondue]

Bah, still another 8 hrs or so to go here...

http://anodizedblue.net/photos/campus_12.jpg

This is a cool photo man, please share Camera / lens and settings. I have to do a Show shoot for a friend and I would like photos like this.

I have a D300s and the 35mm 1.8 lens im researching to see if I will need the 1.4 or not.

[nullx86]

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2731/4243033759_f230300e9a.jpg


is there more like this? we need infos... awesome shot btw

[Designer Dale]

i'm still a newb at this, as i just got my t1i yesterday. but these were some of the shots i liked out of 200..haha, i'm still messing with the camera. lots of trial and error and test shots with different settings..

i honestly don't even know what setting i used for this.

Glad to see you are enjoying your new camera. The photo on the left is nice and full of soft colors. Keep it up and show us more, but one at a time. The mission statement of Photo of the Day is to give folks one of your best shots to view each day. There will be days when you have nothing (believe me) and having good ones in you library will keep you active.

Have a look at the Fortnight Challenge thread if you haven't already. We shoot on a theme and offer running critiques and help.

Current Topic (http://forums.macrumors.com/showthread.php?t=837210)

New Topic Discussion (http://forums.macrumors.com/showthread.php?t=844475)

Dale

[zeeflyboy]

Panoramic of Paris from Tour Montparnasse


http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4015/4254856247_22c042ef58_b.jpg

[VirtualRain]

Playing with long exposures... The Steam Clock at Water & Cambie St., Gastown

http://gallery.me.com/chrismccormack/100124/IMG_0021/web.jpg?ver=12628416320001

[mpr131]

Yet another one for the 'people'

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3479/3783695830_cf3a12c04e_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/mpr131/3783695830/in/set-72157622705393780)

[Macshroomer]

Holy cr@p, Macshroomer...! They better be some awesome pictures to live up to that story. ;) And... you're sharing here, right? At least the outtakes?

I'll share one secondary for now, the article has to publish first, a month out. Yeah, what a crazy night for sure...the magazine loves it though, wants to add a page or two onto the spread...

[colemance]

Just a little freelance with my Nikon D90

[Designer Dale]

This is a cool photo man, please share Camera / lens and settings. I have to do a Show shoot for a friend and I would like photos like this.

I have a D300s and the 35mm 1.8 lens im researching to see if I will need the 1.4 or not.

I have a little app called EXIF Viewer that lets me see the camera data on photos from the forums. FX120 has a Canon and the lens is a 1.4


EXIF Summary: 1/200s f/2.8 ISO1250 50mm (35mm eq:80mm)

Camera-Specific Properties:

Equipment Make: Canon
Camera Model: Canon EOS 40D
Maximum Lens Aperture: f/1.4


Dale

[biomorph]

Just a few pictures I took with my new canon ae-1 and kodak film, developed and printed at a local drug store. These are scans of the prints. Please comment.
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2771/4255977492_80b1dccb73.jpg
http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4063/4255976934_00eab27a35.jpg
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2787/4255976510_1ebef0afaf.jpg
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2511/4255975962_4ef55d97da.jpg
http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4064/4255213713_3e1c364d32.jpg

[Designer Dale]

Just a few pictures I took with my new canon ae-1 and kodak film, developed and printed at a local drug store. These are scans of the prints. Please comment.
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2771/4255977492_80b1dccb73.jpg
<one at a time, please>

Hi. Maybe I should be a mod or something. :cool: Please keep it to one per day. Photo (singular) of the Day.

The first one has potential, but either you processing lab or scanner has tossed the colors off. I don't know if iPhoto will edit colors, but PhotoShop Elements will and it is not that expensive.

Dale

[biomorph]

sorry my bad. Honest mistake. No reason to get worked up and condescending i guess.

[elfxmilhouse]

Panoramic of Paris from Tour Montparnasse




do you have a full resolution version of this?

[Jason Beck]

Took this with my really leet Nikon D90 and "grocery store" lens.
No. Just kidding. Took with my wife's Virgin Mobile phone.
No lens, of course.
haahah

[H2Ockey]

sorry my bad. Honest mistake. No reason to get worked up and condescending i guess.

Don't read to much into it, just that it has come up a few times recently and Dale has had the pleasure of being the first with the one shot per day reminder.:D I would say in this case re-read the post as somebody who is kinda laughing at himself for 'acting like a mod.'

[maddagascar]

I have a little app called EXIF Viewer that lets me see the camera data on photos from the forums. FX120 has a Canon and the lens is a 1.4


EXIF Summary: 1/200s f/2.8 ISO1250 50mm (35mm eq:80mm)

Camera-Specific Properties:

Equipment Make: Canon
Camera Model: Canon EOS 40D
Maximum Lens Aperture: f/1.4


Dale


where do you get that "EXIF?"

[gnd]

where do you get that "EXIF?"

I use Firefox and there is a very handy plugin (https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/3905) that can show exif info of any photo on a web page (if that photo has the exif info intact).

[FX120]

This is a cool photo man, please share Camera / lens and settings. I have to do a Show shoot for a friend and I would like photos like this.

I have a D300s and the 35mm 1.8 lens im researching to see if I will need the 1.4 or not.

I took all of these photos pre-show, so I was able to get up close and work with the only lens I had with me that day (a 50 f/1.4).

Concerts are some of the toughest things to shoot, lens selection really depends on the venue and the level of access you have to the stage.

My advice is to lock exposure for a series of shots, meter using spot, AF using the center point, recompose and try to time your shots to when the lighting is the most similar in apparent intensity to when you locked your exposure. I typically will max out my sensitivity and underexpose to keep the shutter speeds high while also staying at f/2.8 or narrower to get a wider DOF.

[M-5]

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4072/4254488204_883c71c64b.jpg

[uglybob]

NYE London 2009 taken just before midnight Nikon D90

[Maserati7200]

this a picture I took of an L train in Brooklyn, NY. I was picking up my camera from the fedex place after canon shipped it there from repairs..

[OrangeCuse44]

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4072/4254488204_883c71c64b.jpg

Saw this in the Nikon 35 pool on Flickr yesterday! (my name is Dude With Camera if you want to add each other as a contact) DOF is a little shallow for the shot IMO but I know that's what you were going for. I still like the shot though.

Nothing special here but it was my bday yesterday and I received the 35 f/1.8 as my present so I'm pretty pumped. This was one of the first shots I took with it, some cake and Irish coffee :)

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4017/4255248537_9f7acdfdc2_b.jpg

[Rondue]

I took all of these photos pre-show, so I was able to get up close and work with the only lens I had with me that day (a 50 f/1.4).

Concerts are some of the toughest things to shoot, lens selection really depends on the venue and the level of access you have to the stage.

My advice is to lock exposure for a series of shots, meter using spot, AF using the center point, recompose and try to time your shots to when the lighting is the most similar in apparent intensity to when you locked your exposure. I typically will max out my sensitivity and underexpose to keep the shutter speeds high while also staying at f/2.8 or narrower to get a wider DOF.

Thank you thank you, hopefully I can pull this off with my 35mm 1.8

[zeeflyboy]

today's shot du jour!

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4044/4255657592_583e87eb0e_b.jpg

[maddagascar]

today's shot du jour!

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4044/4255657592_583e87eb0e_b.jpg

very cool!! how'd you do that?

[OrangeCuse44]

today's shot du jour!

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4044/4255657592_583e87eb0e_b.jpg

Cool. Is this simple layering of multiple exposures?

[Doylem]

Oh My God. No joke, you look almost identical to my dad. He even had a similar jacket, wears glasses and has a grey beard. That's scary.

Great shot btw!

Erm, I didn't want to be the one to tell you. Maybe this is something you should talk to your mum about... ;)

Your photos should come with warnings to breathe deeply before viewing. They are breathless.

I can't tell you how much I like this shot, but I will try anyway.

The image is perfectly plum and level. The flag pole on the top of the building is dead vertical and the window is level. Do you use a hot-shoe level or just the one on your tripod?

Most folks would botch a shot like this, but your patience has led to just the right light on the branches to balance the misty waters to the left of the walkway. The right portion doesn't look busy or badly cropped to me due to the light and detail. The clarity of the sheen of moisture on the stones run my eye right out into the mist of the lake. Wonderful.

Thanks, Dale. Much appreciated (though, in these digital days, getting things level doesn't seem much of a chore)...

The UK continues to shiver. Windermere froze over in the winter of 1962/3. It wouldn't surprise me if it happened this winter too...

http://img109.imageshack.us/img109/4526/sheepsnowcrook.jpg

[zeeflyboy]

Cool. Is this simple layering of multiple exposures?


Cheers, Yup :)

Shot in manual to make sure all shots were the same exposure, depth of field etc then auto aligned and auto blended together in photoshop... bit of manual tweaking to fix photoshop's mistakes et voila.

Was my first go, just having a play really!

[M-5]

Saw this in the Nikon 35 pool on Flickr yesterday! (my name is Dude With Camera if you want to add each other as a contact) DOF is a little shallow for the shot IMO but I know that's what you were going for. I still like the shot though.

Nothing special here but it was my bday yesterday and I received the 35 f/1.8 as my present so I'm pretty pumped. This was one of the first shots I took with it, some cake and Irish coffee :)

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4017/4255248537_9f7acdfdc2_b.jpg

Yeah, it probably was too shallow. I had gone out that day with a friend to shoot in this field, and the entire thing turned out to be pretty unsuccessful. The field where we were going to shoot at had been cut down, and that location was actually private property, but we had no idea. You were literally in private property once you crossed this 6 foot bridge (where we were) and completely safe on the other side, and we saw no private property signs up. So I didn't get the shots I was hoping to get, and I'm stuck trying to salvage some in photoshop. Ah, oh well.

[OrangeCuse44]

Cheers, Yup :)

Shot in manual to make sure all shots were the same exposure, depth of field etc then auto aligned and auto blended together in photoshop... bit of manual tweaking to fix photoshop's mistakes et voila.

Was my first go, just having a play really!

Well, it came out great. Now you have me interested in trying this out!

[syedrizvi21]

http://img684.imageshack.us/img684/3095/img1786ut.jpg (http://img684.imageshack.us/my.php?image=img1786ut.jpg)
http://img51.imageshack.us/img51/7915/img1787b.jpg (http://img51.imageshack.us/my.php?image=img1787b.jpg)
http://img684.imageshack.us/img684/2592/img1788l.jpg (http://img684.imageshack.us/my.php?image=img1788l.jpg)

[Designer Dale]

sorry my bad. Honest mistake. No reason to get worked up and condescending i guess.

You're new. It's not "bad" and I don't mean to be condescending in any way. Really. When I first started posting my work, I was very sensitive to comments. I lived.

POTD does have rules, but they aren't posted month to month. This it a user maintained thread, so it's left to folks like me to remind those who haven't gone waaaaaay back. This thread was founded in November, 2007 and that was the last time the rules were posted.

If we police ourselves, we don't need cumbersome "Welcome to POTD Please blah blah blah...." Taking up the first page of each month.

Dale.

[Designer Dale]

where do you get that "EXIF?"

I use a stand alone app called EXIF Viewer that I keep in my Dock. It usually works just by dragging the image from the POTD page, but sometimes I find that I have to download the photo to my desktop first.

Here's the link.

http://homepage.mac.com/aozer/EV/

[Phrasikleia]

You're new. It's not "bad" and I don't mean to be condescending in any way. Really. When I first started posting my work, I was very sensitive to comments. I lived.

POTD does have rules, but they aren't posted month to month. This it a user maintained thread, so it's left to folks like me to remind those who haven't gone waaaaaay back. This thread was founded in November, 2007 and that was the last time the rules were posted.

If we police ourselves, we don't need cumbersome "Welcome to POTD Please blah blah blah...." Taking up the first page of each month.

Dale.

Just want to back up what Dale said here. Every now and then somebody, in their exuberance at having found this terrific thread, will post a whole slew of photos all at once. (I didn't see how many it was this time, but I've seen posts with as many as a dozen photos included.) And then somebody else will come along and politely encourage that person to remove all but one. I'm always grateful when someone steps up to wag a finger; it helps keep the thread under control. So thank you Dale for being that person this time. And thank you biomorph for taking the time to share your work in the daily thread--the more the merrier, but one photo at a time! :)

[Joe King]

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v732/2Orangey4Crows/POTD/Masseys_Snow_1.jpg

[georgemann]

http://angkorroad.com/siemreap/angkorwat-photographers-01.jpg

Photographers at Angkor Wat sunrise on the 25th of December, 2009.

Handheld 5 image HDR image - Nikon D300, 17-55mm f/2.8 Nikkor DX lens

[NathanCH]

Caught you red handed Mrs. Emily!

Probably the last time I'll do the black border thing. I don't know why I've done that three times in a row.

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4033/4257531433_5a90331468_o.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/nathanch/4257531433/in/set-72157623029346863)

[maddagascar]

http://img684.imageshack.us/img684/3095/img1786ut.jpg (http://img684.imageshack.us/my.php?image=img1786ut.jpg)
http://img51.imageshack.us/img51/7915/img1787b.jpg (http://img51.imageshack.us/my.php?image=img1787b.jpg)
http://img684.imageshack.us/img684/2592/img1788l.jpg (http://img684.imageshack.us/my.php?image=img1788l.jpg)



continuous shot? how fast was the shutter speed?

[syedrizvi21]

continuous shot? how fast was the shutter speed?

Yes, it was continuos Shot....Shutter Speed was 1/250

[worriedmac]

http://lh4.ggpht.com/_05LMmgsSHvQ/S0gDxdjSNSI/AAAAAAAAAq0/sgFjdlwJjv0/s800/IMG_2668.jpg

[Doylem]

Photographer...

http://img195.imageshack.us/img195/2913/photographerf.jpg

[RosalovesMAC]

I have lost the thumbnail display when viewing my photo's in iPhoto. I am now going from the event or view all photos directly to a single photo. Any help would be greatly appreciated.

[mcavjame]

I have lost the thumbnail display when viewing my photo's in iPhoto. I am now going from the event or view all photos directly to a single photo. Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Click on the Photos in your Library then drag the slider to the desired thumbnail size.

Cheers

[someoldguy]

From last summer , when it was warm and I didn't have to go to work.

http://i767.photobucket.com/albums/xx317/61mg73/IMG_0842_1319.jpg

[ethical]

From last summer , when it was warm and I didn't have to go to work.

Nice photo! Reminds me of a place in Wales I went to with school years ago.

[marky-mark]

Hi guys,
i thought i'd share a shot i took today.
absolute beginner with a Panasonic Lumix TZ7...quite impressed with the camera so far...makes it look like i know what i'm doing!!


altered slightly in iPhoto, which I'm not sure about yet...any opinions?


http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4025/4262170746_90975462e4_o.jpg

[someoldguy]

Nice photo! Reminds me of a place in Wales I went to with school years ago.

Thanks ... This place is a long way from Wales , its Tillman Ravine in NW New Jersey , USA . I go there maybe once or twice a year to get my head clear
of all the congestion and crap associated with living in a pretty much built up area.

[mikeschmeee]

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4017/4259931396_8b7f527838.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/mikeschmeee/4259931396/)

Another smoke photo. I feel that this one is not as great as the first smoke photo I posted. It's not as sharp. Lighting must have be slightly off. Still... I like how the smoke curled up a few times.

[Jason Beck]

http://lh4.ggpht.com/_05LMmgsSHvQ/S0gDxdjSNSI/AAAAAAAAAq0/sgFjdlwJjv0/s800/IMG_2668.jpg

That is such a beautiful picture. The blue and the green look really
striking. Sharp, and really pleasant to look at.

[Doylem]

http://lh4.ggpht.com/_05LMmgsSHvQ/S0gDxdjSNSI/AAAAAAAAAq0/sgFjdlwJjv0/s800/IMG_2668.jpg

Sorry... gotta be the dissenting voice. There's way too much PP for me: over-saturation of colours, lots of noise, and some 'HDR-type' wierdness in the sky. And there's a serious case of measles, with the 'dust bunnies'. It makes my eyes ache...

[Joe King]

Brrr:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v732/2Orangey4Crows/POTD/Cold.jpg

[worriedmac]

It is kinda a work in progress aesthetic. I agree with both of you. I love the intensity of colour in the shot like you say Jason Beck. In regards to your comment Doylem, I find frustrating that it is so cluttered the image and the degradation making it HDR isn't satisfactory. Thanks for your comments guys.

[BarryJ]

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4045/4259949487_d0db0cdc70_o.jpg
My backyard

[Macshroomer]

My cat sat on the background while I loaded film backs, nice to have a digi around for a quick grab...

[Macshroomer]

Sorry... gotta be the dissenting voice. There's way too much PP for me: over-saturation of colours, lots of noise, and some 'HDR-type' wierdness in the sky. And there's a serious case of measles, with the 'dust bunnies'. It makes my eyes ache...

And here would be the main reason I have gone back to film, when people see my images, I want them to know it is real...

I believe in the freedom to create, but there are SO many brilliant moments in life that culminate in a far higher level of art than any computer can generate...I think it is quite sad that so many people take what is a photograph and turn it into gaudy graphic art.

Rant over, to each his own.

[flosseR]

not from today but close enough..the small town that i live in shot from a pier on the, currently, frozen lake (ca. 30cm ice now).
Double exposure, 30secs for the town and 10 minutes for the sky.

[mcavjame]

http://files.me.com/jimmymac8up/kyxw5b

[Renderz]

http://www.terrylee.net/blog/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/bentley-the-ultimate-wedding-car.jpg (http://www.terrylee.net)

[Phrasikleia]

And here would be the main reason I have gone back to film, when people see my images, I want them to know it is real...

I believe in the freedom to create, but there are SO many brilliant moments in life that culminate in a far higher level of art than any computer can generate...I think it is quite sad that so many people take what is a photograph and turn it into gaudy graphic art.

Rant over, to each his own.

I'm no fan of the gaudy graphic art effects either, but I stop short of claiming that any photograph captures reality. They're all interpretations to some extent, even with film. Various types of film and dark room techniques leave lots of room for creative control, just like making adjustments while processing raw files. And the decision-making starts well before you even get to the processing stage; a single subject can be approached many different ways at the moment of capture.

So that's my counter-rant, I guess. ;)

[Artful Dodger]

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4045/4259949487_d0db0cdc70_o.jpg
My backyard
Wow it looks like you have your own bobsled course in the background ;) Nice shoes by the way.

[mcavjame]

http://files.me.com/jimmymac8up/a5eosm

[Educ8r]

http://img.skitch.com/20100110-ty7bm4tp8gx99xw5be89qgcw1g.jpg

[mikeschmeee]

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4007/4260791538_a8a0f4913a.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/mikeschmeee/4260791538/)

Messing around in photoshop. Looks alright I guess.

[worriedmac]

http://lh4.ggpht.com/_05LMmgsSHvQ/S0pF-Voor9I/AAAAAAAAArA/gEz6Fgv3w2o/s800/IMG_3276.jpg

[rekud300]

Educa8r - I like the fountain with the Icicles

[Doylem]

http://img51.imageshack.us/img51/1259/sheepsnow.jpg

[SonicChronicler]

Right on the Border between Scotland & England.

http://img44.imageshack.us/img44/2596/norhambridge.jpg

[sonor]

http://chriskimberley.com/webphotos/CRK_0299.jpg

[VirtualRain]

(didn't realize how dirty the glass was until I examined the picture! :o)

[maddagascar]

http://chriskimberley.com/webphotos/CRK_0299.jpg




niccee, how did you get everything almost into focus all the way down the street?

[Phrasikleia]

http://www.megethos.com/Phrasikleia/MosaicSplash.jpg

[sonor]

niccee, how did you get everything almost into focus all the way down the street?

Thanks. It was 18mm at f11, so depth of field was pretty large.

[Designer Dale]

http://www.megethos.com/Phrasikleia/MosaicSplash.jpg

Amazing color and detail. Is the camera a rental?

Dale

[Phrasikleia]

Amazing color and detail. Is the camera a rental?

Dale

Thanks, Dale. No, not a rental. I own both cameras now. Got the Mark II on Friday. :)

[maddagascar]

one of my first few shots with my camera. i don't know how i did it, but i hope i'd be able to do it again! :D

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v601/STyLeZKiD510/IMG_0035.jpg

[BarryJ]

Popped into the back yard this week. Shot, quickly, through the window... the photo, not the coyote!

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4023/4266853180_4192b46b73.jpg

[OrangeCuse44]

Driving back from Vermont on Sunday. The sky was great as the sun was setting. Took this traveling about 75 MPH through the window (no I wasn't driving)...
http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4062/4264187975_cf43f3d343_b.jpg

[grassland]

yummie:)

[mcavjame]

http://files.me.com/jimmymac8up/ewbg5u

[Rt&Dzine]

http://files.me.com/jimmymac8up/ewbg5u

Nice! I've been a fan of your work for some time.

[mikeschmeee]

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2745/4265264600_bd3baa6049.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/mikeschmeee/4265264600/)

Taking pictures of the racing cockpit I am making. Flipped/reserve mounted the G25 pedals and decided to take a break and snap some photos. To be honest I don't know what to think of it but I just like the darkness to it. Looks neat.

[maddagascar]

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2745/4265264600_bd3baa6049.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/mikeschmeee/4265264600/)

Taking pictures of the racing cockpit I am making. Flipped/reserve mounted the G25 pedals and decided to take a break and snap some photos. To be honest I don't know what to think of it but I just like the darkness to it. Looks neat.

look great! i actually love the darkness part to it.

[maddagascar]

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v601/STyLeZKiD510/IMG_0898.jpg

i really need a macro lens..haa.

[grassland]

A people picture:D

[OrangeCuse44]

Just messing around with tripod. Me and my fiancee...

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4050/4269439038_b9d2d1aeaf_b.jpg

[mcavjame]

Nice! I've been a fan of your work for some time.
What a nice compliment... thanks so much.

[liljohnny51]

Just messing around with tripod. Me and my fiancee...

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4050/4269439038_b9d2d1aeaf_b.jpg

i like it! very nice!

[OrangeCuse44]

i like it! very nice!

Thank you! I've been doing a lot of editing with my iPhone even on pictures I take with my D90, much easier than Photoshop, ha. Does anyone know if I'm destroying the photo resolution doing this? Apps I use for edits claim they save at original resolution, but I'm not sure if there is more to it or not.

[flosseR]

Shot this of my street at night. the yellow glow in the back are the city lights reflecting on snow clouds hanging VERY low.


now f someone can teach me how to get distortion out of the image or how to use the lens distortion tool properly in Photoshop. I cannot get it right...

[BarryJ]

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2717/4269579307_a00bc64006_o.jpg

[Maxxamillian]

Photo I've been working on for the current Fortnightly Challenge.

http://www.cwhitlock.com/photos/763552671_xxGeq-XL.jpg

[worriedmac]

http://lh6.ggpht.com/_05LMmgsSHvQ/S00dVy1dqXI/AAAAAAAAArk/NRQC26SXSpU/s800/IMG_3288%20-%20Version%203.jpg

[lordonuthin]

yummie:)

Mmm, send some my way...

[trsnrtr]

Right on the Border between Scotland & England.

I like that very much. :)

[Phrasikleia]

http://www.megethos.com/Phrasikleia/LJ2010NYE1.jpg

[SLC Flyfishing]

The last train home, (which I missed while frantically packing up my gear). Subsequently had to make the trip on foot in 20 degree cold. Click on it, the colors are much better when you do!

SLC

[H2Ockey]

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v601/STyLeZKiD510/IMG_0898.jpg

i really need a macro lens..haa.

I kinda keep coming back to this one and thought I might add a comment.

The rule of thirds is sometimes not just about composition of the placement of objects within the frame but for a shot like this focus. I'm not really a huge fan of shots like this, however I think this one would have much more appeal if the plane of focus were down around either the N or M key, maybe in between so both were clear/sharp. I think the f/stop on this is good, It would be a bit distracting to have a super sharp line and very blurry numbers, so your DOF is good in my opinion. The plane of focus as it is just cuts the photo in half, I think it would be better to have it "closer to the viewer" or in this shot toward the bottom of the frame.

Maybe try it out and let me know if I'm on or off base?

[Razeus]

Window Blinds:
http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4046/4252476383_6b70522e8e_b.jpg

[Designer Dale]

http://www.megethos.com/Phrasikleia/LJ2010NYE1.jpg

Gee, first you were good and now you are great. What's next, a Greek Goddess?

Intriguing photo here. I read two images. One exposed at 12:31 pm and another at 1:12 am New Years Eve. This is from a program called EXIF Viewer. Does your 7D allow multiple exposures?

You really like your 100mm macro, don't you. Got to have one of those.

Dale

[maddagascar]

I kinda keep coming back to this one and thought I might add a comment.

The rule of thirds is sometimes not just about composition of the placement of objects within the frame but for a shot like this focus. I'm not really a huge fan of shots like this, however I think this one would have much more appeal if the plane of focus were down around either the N or M key, maybe in between so both were clear/sharp. I think the f/stop on this is good, It would be a bit distracting to have a super sharp line and very blurry numbers, so your DOF is good in my opinion. The plane of focus as it is just cuts the photo in half, I think it would be better to have it "closer to the viewer" or in this shot toward the bottom of the frame.

Maybe try it out and let me know if I'm on or off base?



definitely!! thanks for input on the picture, i took another one similar in a way of what your talking about. but i'll post it up in a few minutes.

i appreciate the comments, so it can make me a better photographer in the long run seeing others perspectives.

[maddagascar]

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v601/STyLeZKiD510/IMG_0921.jpg
second try!

[fulcrum.1995]

D5000
18-55

[NathanCH]

D5000
18-55

What was in the background that allowed for such a dark backdrop? Just curious

[aaronw1986]

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4046/4271236376_6efaea83b6_b.jpg

[Doylem]

http://img44.imageshack.us/img44/2596/norhambridge.jpg

Very nice. Berwick-on-Tweed? Such clarity of light... and snow that looks like snow (rather than being given some 'orrible pastel tint in PP :eek:)...

http://www.megethos.com/Phrasikleia/LJ2010NYE1.jpg

Intriguing & mysterious...

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4046/4252476383_6b70522e8e_b.jpg

Kinda sad. Someone's nailed wooden batterns to the wall, to make them look like shutters...

I've been staying at this wonderful little circular building, called Beamsley Hospital: actually almshouses for poor widows, built in the 16th century. To get to each tiny room, they had to go through the central chapel. It was fun to try and get some pictures of the building at night, with the snow on the ground and the light coming through the windows. A magical place...

http://img706.imageshack.us/img706/2120/hospitalday.jpg

http://img697.imageshack.us/img697/5145/hospitalnight.jpg

[grassland]

your move?

[dandiaz]

Hi.I'm new here..:D

http://i670.photobucket.com/albums/vv68/dandiaz/DSC_0326.jpg

[Edge100]

From our trip to NYC over Christmas:

http://mfphotography.ca/wp-content/gallery/cities/cities-6.jpg

[Keebler]

Snapped this in late December and finally edited it a bit. Removed a small tree behind the left most tine and basic pp.
shot with a 55-300 on my Pentax K100D
The details are on my other computer so I forget those :)
Enjoy!
Just had this blown up to a 12x18 for my office wall.

Snapped near Iron Bridge, ON.

[OrangeCuse44]

From our trip to NYC over Christmas:

http://mfphotography.ca/wp-content/gallery/cities/cities-6.jpg

Did you apply a texture to this image during post processing or use some type of filter on your lens?

[Edge100]

Did you apply a texture to this image during post processing or use some type of filter on your lens?

I think there may have been a circular polarizer on the lens, but that's it. Otherwise it's just PP in Lightroom.

[Phrasikleia]

Intriguing & mysterious...

Thanks. :)

Gee, first you were good and now you are great. What's next, a Greek Goddess?

Intriguing photo here. I read two images. One exposed at 12:31 pm and another at 1:12 am New Years Eve. This is from a program called EXIF Viewer. Does your 7D allow multiple exposures?

You really like your 100mm macro, don't you. Got to have one of those.

Dale

Well, thanks, Dale. Yes, I've photographed plenty of Greek goddesses.

No, that's a single, 30-second exposure, not two combined or anything tricky like that. There were a lot of people walking around wearing these blinky headgear things, and I just waited for one of them to cross the bridge. Perhaps the other date is when I did the raw conversion?

Yeah, that 100mm is a lot of fun. I've been using it a lot lately, and come springtime, I'll be using it even more. No flower will be safe. ;)

[SonicChronicler]

Very nice. Berwick-on-Tweed? Such clarity of light... and snow that looks like snow (rather than being given some 'orrible pastel tint in PP :eek:)...



Thanks very much for your comment Doylem, it means a lot. You are a master of Landscapes and light. The sky was so blue that day it made for some great shots.

The Bridge is at Norham, a few miles from Berwick - same river though - The Tweed.

Also thanks to trsnrtr. All comments appreciated.

[Designer Dale]

Thanks. :)



Well, thanks, Dale. Yes, I've photographed plenty of Greek goddesses.

No, that's a single, 30-second exposure, not two combined or anything tricky like that. There were a lot of people walking around wearing these blinky headgear things, and I just waited for one of them to cross the bridge. Perhaps the other date is when I did the raw conversion?

Yeah, that 100mm is a lot of fun. I've been using it a lot lately, and come springtime, I'll be using it even more. No flower will be safe. ;)

Yes. That's it. RAW conversion and processing is like a second exposure to the same file. This is indeed an interesting photo. The file info had me scratching my head.

Dale

[mcavjame]

http://files.me.com/jimmymac8up/e8ysu3
The colour of the snow in this image is a result of time of day, not pp.;)

[TheReef]

http://files.me.com/jimmymac8up/ewbg5u

Great shot mcavjame.


Here is my contribution to the snowy theme, you just need to press command-option-control-8 to see it. ;)

http://img7.imageshack.us/img7/9990/imgp8588.jpg

(press command-option-control-8 to come back to summer :))

[Phrasikleia]

http://files.me.com/jimmymac8up/e8ysu3
The colour of the snow in this image is a result of time of day, not pp.;)

Nice light, and soft, soothing colors. I kind of wish the point of resolution didn't end up in the far corner, but I like that we don't see where the tracks ultimately lead.


Here is my contribution to the snowy theme, you just need to press command-option-control-8 to see it. ;)

http://img7.imageshack.us/img7/9990/imgp8588.jpg

(press command-option-control-8 to come back to summer :))

Very nice, Reef!

Another one from earlier in the month:

http://www.megethos.com/Phrasikleia/LukPrimaryClrs.jpg

[zagato27]

Photo I've been working on for the current Fortnightly Challenge.

http://www.cwhitlock.com/photos/763552671_xxGeq-XL.jpg

Sweet! Thanks for posting. I've been craving something mechanical, fast and colorful! Racing season is still a couple of weeks away. This might keep me going til I head down to Daytona for the Rolex 24 at the end of the month;)

[BarryJ]

Wild Raspberries. Late summer 09. The dark ages eh ?

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4031/4272331789_e3c506feec_o.jpg
Exposure Mode: Auto exposure
Exposure Program: Aperture priority
Exposure Time: 1 / 30
FNumber: 16
Focal Length: 50
Focal Length In 35mm Film: 75
ISO Speed Ratings: 200
Nikon D-80

[mcavjame]

Here is my contribution to the snowy theme, you just need to press command-option-control-8 to see it. ;)

http://img7.imageshack.us/img7/9990/imgp8588.jpg
This is the kind of snow I love... the type you can lay down on with a beach towel.


... I kind of wish the point of resolution didn't end up in the far corner...
The attempt is to get a progression moving forward, but our darn Western brains read left to right, so... I'll chalk it up to uncooperative footprints.
http://files.me.com/jimmymac8up/9snhv1

Another one from earlier in the month:

http://www.megethos.com/Phrasikleia/LukPrimaryClrs.jpgI'm amazed how sharp this is for a long exposure.

[Phrasikleia]

The attempt is to get a progression moving forward, but our darn Western brains read left to right, so... I'll chalk it up to uncooperative footprints.
http://files.me.com/jimmymac8up/9snhv1

Ah, I think that one works even better.

I'm amazed how sharp this is for a long exposure.

Me too. I was doing a lot of them around that time, some as long as 30 seconds, and they all came out as sharp as I could want them to be, even at 100%. I used a remote release, mirror lock-up, and a fairly sturdy tripod, but I was still surprised that nothing wiggled during the exposures. I think it really helped that there was almost no wind on any of those occasions.

[TH3D4RKKN1GH7]

Another bit from my children's project.
http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4051/4240327956_bfefca4541_b.jpg

[thethethedaniel]

http://lh5.ggpht.com/_zbn1AZDn-gg/Sx9qA7KCTpI/AAAAAAAAPMk/Mvtkj1w4fPM/s800/DSC_1875.JPG
Model: NIKON D300
ISO: 200
Exposure: 1/200 sec
Aperture: 4.5
Focal Length: 50mm



Is that at the Pelican Pub??

[thethethedaniel]

Canon T1i, clear, beautiful day in Seattle.

[Designer Dale]

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Another one from earlier in the month:

http://www.megethos.com/Phrasikleia/LukPrimaryClrs.jpg

Very nice composition and wonderful color. The extent of detail throughout this image is amazing to say the least. The flares from the lights are icing on the cake. One of your better contributions.

Dale

[Abyssgh0st]

Took this of an old bouquet of roses the other day.

http://img9.imageshack.us/img9/1937/img0086gg.jpg

[Doylem]

http://www.megethos.com/Phrasikleia/LukPrimaryClrs.jpg

Crisp, clean composition, with all the light sources in balance...

Tough times for hill farmers in this weather: Burnsall in Wharfedale...

http://img97.imageshack.us/img97/5135/quadbike.jpg

[pdxflint]

Some of my adopted Mexican mutts took to the snow with a vengeance, and a little playful "hunting" practice... on each other. I need to find the RAW file on this one and reprocess it with much more subtle sharpening... but I'm so bloody disorganized these days... ;)
http://lh4.ggpht.com/_zbn1AZDn-gg/RawbnqyFrOI/AAAAAAAAAH4/8DwzCNzFnWM/s800/2007-01-11-09.46.39.JPG
Model: NIKON D50
ISO: 200
Exposure: 1/640 sec
Aperture: 5.6
Focal Length: 18mm

Is that at the Pelican Pub??
Not quite... ;) It's the stern of an old fishing boat in Newport. You're thinking of the Pelican Brewpub in Cape Kiwanda, Pacific City, purveyors of finely crafted ales on the premises... definitely worth a visit and a hike up the huge sand dune (pictured below.)
http://lh5.ggpht.com/_zbn1AZDn-gg/SXUCaqdlizI/AAAAAAAAHOk/-p-9SH2eHhA/s800/P1010405.JPG

[flosseR]

Hoarse Frost on a small twig. Total size across 9mm. Shot with a macro lens in dead night. Tip lit up by a LED pen light.

[grassland]

no where special.

[Edge100]

Another one from NYC:

http://mfphotography.ca/wp-content/gallery/cities/cities-5.jpg

[OrangeCuse44]

Another one from NYC:

http://mfphotography.ca/wp-content/gallery/cities/cities-5.jpg

Great shot, the perspective is amazing.

[OrangeCuse44]

My fiancee's engagement ring. I didn't care for the colors and couldn't adjust the temperatures right so I decided to make it black and white. I think it adds to the elegance.

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4068/4273184192_2f140e6f59_b.jpg

[Edge100]

Great shot, the perspective is amazing.

Thanks. Very difficult to get "new" angles on this particular subject; it's been done to death.

[Maxxamillian]

Sweet! Thanks for posting. I've been craving something mechanical, fast and colorful! Racing season is still a couple of weeks away. This might keep me going til I head down to Daytona for the Rolex 24 at the end of the month;)

Zagato--its always a pleasure playing with hugely expensive toys that add their own essence to the definition of speed...:cool:

[Phrasikleia]

Another one from NYC:

http://mfphotography.ca/wp-content/gallery/cities/cities-5.jpg

Nice composition, and I think the sepia tone works well.

[Duch]

just to add another.. Quite new at photography, and havent taken any nice pictures, or anything special yet...
http://i46.tinypic.com/5plqbn.jpg

[zero85ZEN]

A few days shy of 7 months old...

[mikeschmeee]

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2738/4267670123_1965a0d9eb.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/mikeschmeee/4267670123/)

Didn't get the shot I really wanted but I tried so many times and this is the best one that came out. I wanted the background to be completely white but I like how this one came out. Kinda neat photo I think.