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Photo of the Day - April 2012
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Nice picture Doylem, i was up in the lakes recently..still sorting through the pics ...hope to have a couple up soon...in the meantime....
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VTOL by Shaun Wilkinson Photography, on Flickr
VTOL by Shaun Wilkinson Photography, on Flickr
Thank you very much Dale! As a kid I would often be in the woods but have never seen one like that before
A cannon inside a building?! Okay, you gotta give us the background on this one
It's called the 9 O'Clock Gun. It's located in Stanley Park, Vancouver, B.C. Canada. It's near Hallelujah Point (where all the totem poles are) but just a little bit down the road.
It fires every night at 9pm and it's VERY LOUD!
More info here:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/9_O'Clock_Gun
Although I've seen many images of this cannon with the city of Vancouver in the background, I never really liked it because it kind of looks like someone photoshopped a huge flame into the picture lol but its still a pretty neat photo!
^^^ Very nice... and etherial. As the pic appeared, my eye went straight to the figure; though small it creates a completely different 'narrative'. I'd be tempted to increase the mood of mystery and isolation by cropping out the other figure, far left...
We've been hit with one of our typical "spring" snow storms the last two days, so I headed just a little north of the center of town to play with Sunny 16 setting:
Major improvement over the first shoot of this tower. I really like the colors of the sky and how they contrast with the rigid lines of the tower.
Dale
I was just about to say the same exact thing, and then I spotted your comment below the photo. I love the inclusion of the figure near the sun, so small, yet so 'legible' and given so much visual weight in the frame by virtue of being so distinct against the bright sky. Further exploration of the photo leads one to spot the second figure in the left margin, and that one is just distracting attention away from the main figure. My first thought was to clone out the second figure, but a crop would probably work just as well. At any rate, it's a very compelling photo. Well done, Reef!
National Zoo in DC
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Praying Lion by Daniel_Delgado, on Flickr
Nikon D80. Nikkor 70-300mm VR.
[300mm 1/160 - f/8 - ISO160]
Praying Lion by Daniel_Delgado, on Flickr
Nikon D80. Nikkor 70-300mm VR.
[300mm 1/160 - f/8 - ISO160]
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Praying Lion by Daniel_Delgado, on Flickr
Nikon D80. Nikkor 70-300mm VR.
[300mm 1/60 - f/8 - ISO160]
Great timing with this one. It has great conceptual force; it seems as if he's longing to escape his manmade prison, head turned to the gods in supplication. It's great how the light is filtering through the foliage and picking out key parts of him as well.
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Wow praise from a photography goddess! I'm humbled that you took the time to mention my photograph. This made my night!
Wow praise from a photography goddess! I'm humbled that you took the time to mention my photograph. This made my night!
I was just about to say the same exact thing, and then I spotted your comment below the photo. I love the inclusion of the figure near the sun, so small, yet so 'legible' and given so much visual weight in the frame by virtue of being so distinct against the bright sky. Further exploration of the photo leads one to spot the second figure in the left margin, and that one is just distracting attention away from the main figure. My first thought was to clone out the second figure, but a crop would probably work just as well. At any rate, it's a very compelling photo. Well done, Reef!
Many thanks for the comment/input guys, yes I'm with you both, great idea.
It's easy to forget "less is more" in a lot of situations.