Photo of the day: December 2012 - Page 2

ipos · Dec 2, 2012, 03:42 AM

Spiral Galaxy by iBishop Photography, on Flickr

Doylem · Dec 2, 2012, 06:58 AM

Liquid lunch, yesterday, at the Old Friends pub in Ulverston: a pint of Dizzy Blonde and a log fire. Bliss...

BarryJ · 10:51 AM

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Originally Posted by Doylem

Liquid lunch, yesterday, at the Old Friends pub in Ulverston: a pint of Dizzy Blonde and a log fire. Bliss...

Have a look to the right of the glass and into the fire. Looks like a silhouette to me ? Anyone else ? Nice DOF, nice looking pint.

Mine.... wandering the back forty on a rainy winter day and came across this birch leaf.

Hankster · 12:45 PM

TheReef · Dec 2, 2012, 05:13 PM

Quebec City

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Originally Posted by ijohn.8.80

I particularly like the fence how it curves gently up the slope. It sort of reminds me of looking at one side of the great wall of China.

I'm still trying to work out whether the woman in the foreground is using a flip-out video or still camera of some sort, or whether she's just a highly animated type!

Thanks for the comment, yeah I see what you mean about similarities with the great wall, and it was either a selfie or she was shooting the light

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Originally Posted by Cheese&Apple

...and you didn't drop-in to say "hi".

This is an excellent and very interesting shot TheReef. The minimalist in me would love to see a version with a tight crop on the ferris wheel.

Thanks, I do have a tighter version with different composition and more emphasis on the ferris wheel that I'll post soon.
I was actually in Toronto briefly, catching a flight out of Billy Bishop airport on the island, so you would've been near by! Nice city.

Puckman1 · Dec 2, 2012, 06:53 PM

Thoughts and comments always welcome...

ijohn.8.80 · Dec 2, 2012, 11:08 PM

Behind the Chinese restaurant.

cableguy619 · Dec 2, 2012, 11:54 PM

Challenging Family shoot today. Sun wouldn't cooperate and the 14 month old was the guy calling the shots haha

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avro707 · Dec 3, 2012, 04:08 AM

One of my older photos from a 'while back' when these fancy new B737s with this funny mood-lighting inside were all the rage and a big deal. This was shot at about 6:00am in the morning, in the freezing cold.

1/4sec, F/9.0, ISO3200.

Cheese&Apple · Dec 3, 2012, 07:53 AM

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Originally Posted by Puckman1

Thoughts and comments always welcome...

IMO, I would try a touch less shadow to bring out this guy's left eye a bit...but very nice shot Puckman1.

Mine for today...

OK, I know this shot has absolutely no redeeming artistic or creative value but I was going through some of my photos of Sydney, Australia from two years ago and I starting wondering...what's more disturbing: The thought that someone might have been checking me out while I'm on the loo or that I actually pulled out my camera and snapped off a shot in a public washroom.

Keleko · Dec 3, 2012, 09:28 AM

On Saturday I took photos of a local high school play dress rehearsal for them to use in the display cases and a photo DVD to sell as a fund raiser. Most of the photos were taken during the show itself, but I also took a few posed shots afterwards that I think are worth sharing.

mustang_dvs · Dec 3, 2012, 12:14 PM

Valya by dvsmith, on Flickr

1D Mark III
EF 70-200 f/2.8L @ f/4
DIY lightsource (it's not what it looks like; more examples in my 18+ photostream)

Shockingly, tomorrow's photo will not be a beautiful woman…

Designer Dale · Dec 3, 2012, 02:02 PM

From Sunrise Point at Mount Rainier last Summer

EXIF Summary: Canon 7D 1/400s f/6.3 ISO200 100mm macro

Dale

Fezwick · 07:17 PM

Doylem · 02:48 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by BarryJ

Have a look to the right of the glass and into the fire. Looks like a silhouette to me ? Anyone else ? Nice DOF, nice looking pint.

I didn't notice that! I just saw the flames in the glass...

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Originally Posted by Puckman1

Thoughts and comments always welcome...

It doesn't quite work for me. I go from one eye to the other, across that broad expense of forehead; after a few seconds the pic no longer 'reads' like a horse at all. Maybe it's just me...

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Originally Posted by TheReef

Beautifully lit... with all the cold colours on the left, and the warm colours on the facades to the right...

Blackwell again... The fireplace and alcove attached to the main hall...

Hankster · 03:40 PM

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Originally Posted by TheReef

Quebec City

Great photo. The green and red are subtle but adds pop.

Last dandelion of the fall season.

Puckman1 · Dec 3, 2012, 04:58 PM

I love all of those Blackwell shots, doylem. The soft/warm lighting manages to convey exactly the right mood for that kind of location, in my mind.

raymond lin · Dec 3, 2012, 06:10 PM

So I shot at wedding at St. Paul's on Saturday.

ijohn.8.80 · Dec 4, 2012, 02:40 AM

Trying out the ND8 filter in midday sunshine at the beach. I added a masked gradient overlay to the sky to exaggerate the blue there. The white edges to the pylons is a result of my crappy painting to reveal them after applying the gradient mask.

I'm really looking forward to getting back to this spot at sunset for some really long shutter speeds!

1badhabit · 01:18 AM

Long time viewer, first time poster. The wife and I working on our creative Christmas Cards this year.

Happy Holidays by njharrod, on Flickr

D800, 70-200; SB-910 in 36" Lastolite Octa, Rembrandt inspired

Phrasikleia · Dec 4, 2012, 03:15 AM

^^^Your photo isn't showing for me.

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Originally Posted by TheReef

Quebec City

Great sense of depth in this one.

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Originally Posted by Doylem

Blackwell again... The fireplace and alcove attached to the main hall...

I really like the hint of extra color you get from the cooler temperature of the outdoor light hitting the edges of the windows. Those blue hues really set off the warm ones. It would be nice to see even more of it instead of the small slice in the corner by itself, but perhaps that's not possible.

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Originally Posted by ijohn.8.80

Trying out the ND8 filter in midday sunshine at the beach. I added a masked gradient overlay to the sky to exaggerate the blue there. The white edges to the pylons is a result of my crappy painting to reveal them after applying the gradient mask.

I'm really looking forward to getting back to this spot at sunset for some really long shutter speeds!

This kind of scene can work beautifully with long exposures, so I too look forward to you getting back there at sunset.

Just a tip about masking something like this. If you're using Photoshop, making a copy of the blue channel would give you a near-perfect mask quite easily here. After you make the copy, adjust it with the "Threshold" option or maybe "Curves" to get a perfectly clean separation between black and white. Then maybe add a tiny bit of blur to soften the edges...voilà...excellent "found mask."

ijohn.8.80 · Dec 4, 2012, 03:34 AM

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Originally Posted by Phrasikleia

This kind of scene can work beautifully with long exposures, so I too look forward to you getting back there at sunset.

Just a tip about masking something like this. If you're using Photoshop, making a copy of the blue channel would give you a near-perfect mask quite easily here. After you make the copy, adjust it with the "Threshold" option or maybe "Curves" to get a perfectly clean separation between black and white. Then maybe add a tiny bit of blur to soften the edges...voilà...excellent "found mask."

Phrasikleia, thank you for the tip. Very generous of you! Another of your sage advices I'll copy and keep for future reference.

I've just got my hands on a few photoshop tutorials, the first of which deals exclusively with tonal adjustments in pp.

TheDrift- · Dec 4, 2012, 06:35 AM

Ship Radio Room by Shaun Wilkinson Photography, on Flickr

1badhabit · Dec 4, 2012, 07:10 AM

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Originally Posted by Phrasikleia

^^^Your photo isn't showing for me.

Fixed, thanks!

mustang_dvs · Dec 4, 2012, 08:18 AM

Double D by dvsmith, on Flickr

1D Mark III
EF 17-35 2.8L @ f/2.8

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avro707 macrumors 6502a Join Date: Dec 2010	One of my older photos from a 'while back' when these fancy new B737s with this funny mood-lighting inside were all the rage and a big deal. This was shot at about 6:00am in the morning, in the freezing cold. 1/4sec, F/9.0, ISO3200. __________________ Website Mac Pro 5,1 \| iMac \| iPhone 5 64gb \| Nikon D800e \| Nikon D3s
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Dec 3, 2012, 09:28 AM	#36
Keleko macrumors 68000 Join Date: Mar 2008	On Saturday I took photos of a local high school play dress rehearsal for them to use in the display cases and a photo DVD to sell as a fund raiser. Most of the photos were taken during the show itself, but I also took a few posed shots afterwards that I think are worth sharing. Attached Thumbnails
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Doylem macrumors 68030 Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Windermere: England's longest and wettest lake...	Liquid lunch, yesterday, at the Old Friends pub in Ulverston: a pint of Dizzy Blonde and a log fire. Bliss...
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raymond lin macrumors regular Join Date: May 2010	So I shot at wedding at St. Paul's on Saturday.
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ijohn.8.80 Thread Starter macrumors 6502a Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: Adelaide, Oztwaylya.	Trying out the ND8 filter in midday sunshine at the beach. I added a masked gradient overlay to the sky to exaggerate the blue there. The white edges to the pylons is a result of my crappy painting to reveal them after applying the gradient mask. I'm really looking forward to getting back to this spot at sunset for some really long shutter speeds! __________________ YouTube is not the resurrection of Dada
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1badhabit macrumors newbie Join Date: Dec 2010	Long time viewer, first time poster. The wife and I working on our creative Christmas Cards this year. Happy Holidays by njharrod, on Flickr D800, 70-200; SB-910 in 36" Lastolite Octa, Rembrandt inspired Last edited by 1badhabit; Dec 7, 2012 at 01:18 AM.
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