Photo of the Day: April 2014

[needfx]

new day, new photo

athenian rooftop on a sunday

 

[inkool]

Strong Man

Not the best image, but the only one I could get without someone in front of him.

 

[gaswerks]

canmore alberta ...

 

[fcortese]

Toolbox

 

[MCH-1138]

That is simply stunning! How on earth do you get that level of quality!?!?!

I know you are enticing them into your controlled area but my god! These pictures of the hummingbirds are just breathtaking!

Thank you for sharing.

Thanks for the kind words, kenoh. The short answer is a combination of lighting, depth of field, and luck. I'm thinking of maybe putting together a "behind-the-scenes" post with a little more detail for those who are interested, but I won't burden the POTD thread with that discussion.

Same setup as yesterday's:


Hummingbird (9574) by MCH-1138, on Flickr

D7000 • Nikon 17-55mm f/2.8 @ 35mm • 1/250 @ f/11 • 3 Speedlights

 

[kenoh]

Yes please! start a new thread on it or post it somewhere because this is mesmerizing. This latest one is about as good as it can get in my opinion. I mean It looks like something out of National Geographic!

Sorry starting to sound like a stalker!

Ken.

Thanks for the kind words, kenoh. The short answer is a combination of lighting, depth of field, and luck. I'm thinking of maybe putting together a "behind-the-scenes" post with a little more detail for those who are interested, but I won't burden the POTD thread with that discussion.

Same setup as yesterday's:

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Hummingbird (9574) by MCH-1138, on Flickr

D7000 • Nikon 17-55mm f/2.8 @ 35mm • 1/250 @ f/11 • 3 Speedlights

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Love this. You need to start a new thread - caption competition... this one of the owl is begging to be the subject of that! "You talkin' to me?"

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[Cheese&Apple]

Tree Sparrow

 

[Razeus]

 

[easytake123]

A stranger posing for me at the Louvre, on a recent visit to the French capital. Paris, it really did live up to the hype! Beautiful city!

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Instagram @drewunalkat for more photos (I do not use Flickr much these days).

i love this picture .

 

[DirtySocks85]

I'm sure that someone has a better one than mine, but here's my photo of last night's "blood moon" during the lunar eclipse.


Blood Moon by SnickerSnackClick, on Flickr

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Your toolbox contents gives me the impression of a handgun.

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Love this. You need to start a new thread - caption competition... this one of the owl is begging to be the subject of that! "You talkin' to me?"

Not a bad idea. I have all sorts of animal photos that could be fun for captioning.

 

[Hughmac]

Mistake, sorry, ignore

Cheers

Hugh

 

[Puckman]

My contribution for today. From my trip to Pt. Vicente on Sunday.

IMG_4174.jpg by Puckman2012, on Flickr

 

[MacRy]

Mine for today is a rapeseed field at the back of my house.

Fujifilm XE1 with Rokkor 50mm

 

[Apple fanboy]

Yes please! start a new thread on it or post it somewhere because this is mesmerizing. This latest one is about as good as it can get in my opinion. I mean It looks like something out of National Geographic!

Sorry starting to sound like a stalker!

Ken.



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Love this. You need to start a new thread - caption competition... this one of the owl is begging to be the subject of that! "You talkin' to me?"

I think these both sound like great threads.

 

[Hughmac]

Mine for today is a rapeseed field at the back of my house.

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Fujifilm XE1 with Rokkor 50mm

^^ Lovely pic, but stinky stuff

Just a quicky - my new four legged friend ...

Cheers

Hugh

 

[Parkin Pig]

Inviting

Step right this way sir.....

Showroom by Parkin Pig, on Flickr

 

[nburwell]

Sunset on Jefferson by nburwell22, on Flickr

 

[needfx]

you know why

 

[MacRy]

^^ Lovely pic, but stinky stuff

Yeah you're not kidding! You get used to it after a couple of weeks though.

you know why

Lol.

 

[Apple fanboy]

you know why

I see your Pigeon and raise you a Blue tit.
20140414-_DSC1549 by apple fanboy1, on Flickr

Not exactly a hummingbird, but it's what was visiting my garden this evening. Comments always welcome.

 

[uvafan1]

Mystic Harbor

DSC_0126 - Version 2 by wwsakall, on Flickr

 

[fcortese]

I came upon a dumpster in an alleyway that had this interesting dent it. I did do some post processing to bring out some of the color and features.

 

[DirtySocks85]

I came upon a dumpster in an alleyway that had this interesting dent it. I did do some post processing to bring out some of the color and features.
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I thought they were water ripples at first. Very neat find.

 

[MCH-1138]

This is fascinating, Razeus. I keep coming back to it, but can't wrap my head around it. Just when I think I have it figured out, I find myself back at the beginning...almost like a Möbius strip.

I'm sure that someone has a better one than mine, but here's my photo of last night's "blood moon" during the lunar eclipse.

Blood Moon by SnickerSnackClick, on Flickr

Nice capture, DirtySocks. I saw the eclipse last night, but couldn't capture the red hue. And no matter how many speedlights I threw at it, I couldn't light it the way I wanted...

I came upon a dumpster in an alleyway that had this interesting dent it. I did do some post processing to bring out some of the color and features.

I'm enjoying this series of detail shots, fcortese (this one, the telephone poles, and the graffiti). Lots of great color and texture.

 

[Apple fanboy]

Nice capture, DirtySocks. I saw the eclipse last night, but couldn't capture the red hue. And no matter how many speedlights I threw at it, I couldn't light it the way I wanted!

LOL. Maybe use a reflector instead?