Photo Of The Day - August 2023

[OldMacs4Me]

Last of the Roses. At least for this year.

 

[Hughmac]

Magnificent fallow stag resting at Knole Park, Kent, England...



Nikon D7200, Tamron 18-400mm, 300mm, 1/500 @ f/8, ISO 180

Cheers

Hugh

 

[Dockland]

 

[Clix Pix]

 

[ovbacon]

 

[DanteHicks79]

 

[Hughmac]

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I give up; what is this please?

Cheers

Hugh

 

[svish]

 

[Jumpthesnark]

Super Blue Sturgeon Moon rising with California Tower. Balboa Park, San Diego.

Composite from two exposures, because of the difference between exposures needed for the moon and the foreground was well beyond the camera's dynamic range.

Canon 6D Mk II, Canon 400mm f/5.6. Foreground exposure 1.3 sec. @ f/5.6, ISO 320. Moon exposure 1/200 @ f/5.6, ISO 320.

I used two apps to plan the precise location of the moonrise. They gave me different results of where the moon would rise, so I scouted the area while the sun was still out and found three locations to shoot from. As sunset and moonrise approached, I was approached by another photographer who was looking for the same shot. I shared with him the information I had, and that I was rolling the dice on the location but that there were other locations nearby. When the moon rose, it was further to the north than our apps told us it would be, so we grabbed our tripods and ran to a different location. Because of all the trees, it was difficult to find a clear shot but after running across a parking lot we got some framing that allowed us to shoot between the trees and get some photos.

 

[Clix Pix]

I give up; what is this please?

Cheers

Hugh

Thank you! It's actually a severely cropped image of a red flower with large glossy leaves. While editing the image as a whole I noticed a pattern in the way the leaves and the flower came together at one point. Hm.... so then I thought about how it could be much more interesting if cropped to create an abstract and also emphasize shapes and color contrasts.

I shot this from my deck, looking down at one of the hanging flower baskets my downstairs neighbor has on her deck. The grey in the image is actually the boardwalk.

 

[Hughmac]

Thank you! It's actually a severely cropped image of a red flower with large glossy leaves. While editing the image as a whole I noticed a pattern in the way the leaves and the flower came together at one point. Hm.... so then I thought about how it could be much more interesting if cropped to create an abstract and also emphasize shapes and color contrasts.

I shot this from my deck, looking down at one of the hanging flower baskets my downstairs neighbor has on her deck. The grey in the image is actually the boardwalk.

Impressive 👍

 

[macguru212]

 

[jazz1]

Bird feeder Pirates....they are so skinny they need whatever food they can commandeer!

 

[AZhappyjack]

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Super Blue Sturgeon Moon rising with California Tower. Balboa Park, San Diego.

Composite from two exposures, because of the difference between exposures needed for the moon and the foreground was well beyond the camera's dynamic range.

Canon 6D Mk II, Canon 400mm f/5.6. Foreground exposure 1.3 sec. @ f/5.6, ISO 320. Moon exposure 1/200 @ f/5.6, ISO 320.

I used two apps to plan the precise location of the moonrise. They gave me different results of where the moon would rise, so I scouted the area while the sun was still out and found three locations to shoot from. As sunset and moonrise approached, I was approached by another photographer who was looking for the same shot. I shared with him the information I had, and that I was rolling the dice on the location but that there were other locations nearby. When the moon rose, it was further to the north than our apps told us it would be, so we grabbed our tripods and ran to a different location. Because of all the trees, it was difficult to find a clear shot but after running across a parking lot we got some framing that allowed us to shoot between the trees and get some photos.

Well done...

 

[thedevilshug]

Renovation

 

[someoldguy]

It's about time!!!

 

[shanson27]

 

[fcortese]

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Super Blue Sturgeon Moon rising with California Tower. Balboa Park, San Diego.

Composite from two exposures, because of the difference between exposures needed for the moon and the foreground was well beyond the camera's dynamic range.

Canon 6D Mk II, Canon 400mm f/5.6. Foreground exposure 1.3 sec. @ f/5.6, ISO 320. Moon exposure 1/200 @ f/5.6, ISO 320.

I used two apps to plan the precise location of the moonrise. They gave me different results of where the moon would rise, so I scouted the area while the sun was still out and found three locations to shoot from. As sunset and moonrise approached, I was approached by another photographer who was looking for the same shot. I shared with him the information I had, and that I was rolling the dice on the location but that there were other locations nearby. When the moon rose, it was further to the north than our apps told us it would be, so we grabbed our tripods and ran to a different location. Because of all the trees, it was difficult to find a clear shot but after running across a parking lot we got some framing that allowed us to shoot between the trees and get some photos.

Beautiful photo!

 

[fcortese]

It's haying time on many of the ranches here in southwestern Montana.

 

[mollyc]

fuji 200 | nikon f100

 

[AZhappyjack]

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It's about time!!!

It's a bit late in the season around these parts... all of the farmer's markets shut down the tomatoes about 5-6 weeks ago...

 

[someoldguy]

Yeah , got a late start with them this year. Both in starting the seeds and transplanting them out . Usually I grow late varieties , but not this late , although I know a number of people who have just begun to get tomatoes in the last week or so.

 

[Jumpthesnark]

Well done...

Beautiful photo!

Thank you both!

 

[_timo_redux_]

wildflowers

1/80s 70mm @ f/22

 

[JapanApple]

i’m changing this over to September. Since someone randomly switched to the next month which is the end of the month now anyways.