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Fortnightly Challenge - May 1 thru May 15 - Topic: Element
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You might also try simply playing with blue and red saturation levels. If you could darken the blue of the sky and the red in the rocks they might contrast well with other. Messing with the contrast and highlights might help some too.
I've been far too busy with schoolwork lately to visit. Some really great images already.
Here's my addition for now.
Here's my addition for now.
I've been far too busy with schoolwork lately to visit. Some really great images already.
Here's my addition for now.
I like it and I like the texture of the clouds. I'm never sure about cropping clouds and how to make it not look like just a section of what was above me. You did pretty good here. In a way it almost looks like smoke rising.
Well as far as it goes I'm a sucker for explosions and balls of fire, so sweet! I would like to see it with some of the highlights brought back in. There's obviously some "hot" spots in there. I've never tried to shoot an explosion like this. It must be tough to get the exposure just right. Pretty cool though.
Thanks Jeff, it is a challenge. I didn't do any PP on this version. The one I tried made the trees look too strange. Here is the ~3 second sequence. #2 is the one previously posted. At about 10 seconds the fireball was completely gone.
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Camera: Nikon D50 w/18-55 kit lens
Exposure: 1/125
Aperture: f/5.6
Focal Length: 46mm
ISO Speed: 800
Exposure Bias: -4/3 EV
Camera: Nikon D50 w/18-55 kit lens
Exposure: 1/125
Aperture: f/5.6
Focal Length: 46mm
ISO Speed: 800
Exposure Bias: -4/3 EV
No, it's the original kit lens, 18-55 non-vr version 1. It's light as heck, pretty darn sharp, but this was shot nearly wide open, f/5.6-- which is one of the limitations of these lenses to me. In overcast light, or almost anything in the woods, shutter speeds start to dip precipitously, so the only choice is to bump the ISO for anything handheld. At this distance, maybe 15 ft or so (a guess,) the isolation of the focal area @f/5.6 becomes negligible. In this case, it works for the picture, but it's kind of like a point 'n shoot camera... unless focusing really close, everything is in some form of recognizable focus...
^ I like the last one in the sequence the best. It has a lot of texture and a wide variety of tones. The roiling of the blackening smoke give it character.
^ nice framing and combination of colors in this photo. Good exposure to bring out the greens and reds. Umm, was someone with fire suppression equipment handy? I've seen Oregon on Fire, and it wasn't a movie.
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Actually, although it doesn't really show it here, this was on the banks of a rushing creek, and was in a safe area. But, we also did have lots of water buckets if needed...
Burning season here generally runs from after the first rains of fall until end of May... depending on the conditions it could be later. This was a small fire just getting rid of branches and brush debris from a storm cleanup.
Seneca Rocks, West Virginia. This was my element for 3 days last weekend. It rained several times on me there. It's a beautiful place. There was a moment when I was climbing where I stopped and dangling from a rope I took a series of pictures. One was the one that NeGRiT0 picked as the winner last week in the weekly contest. That was the first time I really felt in my element taking photographs. It's the memory that will stick with me from this trip. Thought I'd share.
Very nice! For some reason, they really remind me of the cover of Understanding Exposure.
I like the copper one. Very elemental. As far as photos of elements go I'd say it's 29th out of 118.
I had a hard time getting an 'elemental' pic from my photosets. Thisclose to putting a pic of a hamster with a pancake on its head.
Camera: Casio EX-Z750
Exposure: 0.003 sec (1/320)
Aperture: f/5
Focal Length: 11.8 mm
Exposure Bias: 0/3 EV
Flash: Flash did not fire
Camera: Casio EX-Z750
Exposure: 0.003 sec (1/320)
Aperture: f/5
Focal Length: 11.8 mm
Exposure Bias: 0/3 EV
Flash: Flash did not fire
One of the 5 elements being tended to by my daughter a few weeks back
Now I need to post a shot of the 5th Element before this challenge runs out....
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Now I need to post a shot of the 5th Element before this challenge runs out....
Very nice! For some reason, they really remind me of the cover of Understanding Exposure.
I got that book about 6 weeks ago, read it twice, worth every penny.
Changed my approach on Photography.
+1 on great capture, I've read up on set-ups for this and neat to see others doing it.