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Photo of the Day: August 2010

pdxflint said:
I always have to wonder what compels certain mods here to once in a blue moon swoop into our little POTD thread and randomly do a batch resize of some displayed images, converting them from img tags to timg tags. :confused: :mad: It makes no sense whatsoever, and is just randomly applied to a group of images. We've been down this road numerous times in the past, usually every 3 to 4 months, like some weird recurring virus... and this has been addressed in specific threads involving several mods here in the past. Once you think it's been resolved, bang! Here it comes again.

We here on this forum have spent considerable time and discussion between ourselves and moderators to find a generally acceptable consensus on displaying photos here. This forum is fairly well self-policed, and every attempt is made to keep folks who post here abreast of the generally accepted guidelines, with reminders when someone "goofs."

Once again, it's like a drive-by "re-sizing." Just randomly hit a few, leave your mark, and come back and do it again in a couple months...

I'm calling for a serious explanation... there has never been one that made sense as long as photos remain within certain pixel dimensions... yet complying images are resized anyway. Give us a reason... one that has some technical merit. Otherwise... please leave things as they are. Thank you!!
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Are they at it again? (just back from a holiday in Norway, pictures later..) I usually is a different mod that does these things, but if I recall correctly Doctor Q has done it before. I guess they do it without thinking. ( Not wanting to insult anybody, but it has all the signs of a dog marking its territory...)
Very irritating since we have discussed it extensively in this group/thread.
I am as curious as you about the reason behind it.
 
Jason Beck said:
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1/64, f/2.8, 32mm, iso200
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Just a design comment here. The font and color choice for your logo/watermark is fine, but I have a few comments. The overlapping of the fonts makes it a bit hard to read. I've never been a fan of drop shadow in logo text, either. Print it on a business card and it is a bit lost. At least shift the "Beck Photography" down to leave some space.

My 2k worth...

Dale
 
Doylem said:
Erm... your photo doesn't offend me (or anyone else, I imagine), and my comments are just my personal opinion. But a pic posted in an online forum is considered to be 'published' just as if it made the cover of the National Geographic, and an inappropriate caption is the quickest way to find yourself at the wrong end of a defamation suit. I work in publishing, and this is one aspect of the business that keeps the lawyers busy. :(
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I agree and would like to see the photos back up. street photography is great, just keep it simple. No captions.

Dale

Note on Dr. Q: I admire the work he has done as a MacRumors Administrator, but don't understand the occasional timg editing. I have searched through all the MR rules and have found nothing related to image size. This has been discussed in the past in the Site comments forum, but it always seems to end with the mods saying "We want thumbnails because..." with nothing in the rules. MR server space is regulated by the 1.44MB rule, but linked images actually save server space.

It would be nice to have a Moderator or editor for POTD, but I don't think that will ever happen.
 
Designer Dale said:
Just a design comment here. The font and color choice for your logo/watermark is fine, but I have a few comments. The overlapping of the fonts makes it a bit hard to read. I've never been a fan of drop shadow in logo text, either. Print it on a business card and it is a bit lost. At least shift the "Beck Photography" down to leave some space.

My 2k worth...

Dale
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Thanks Dale. I don't take stuff the wrong way. I really appreciate your comment. I am in the process of redesigning the logo. Good point too. I'll post what I come up with in one of my next photos, probably tomorrow if I get it done. I noticed the drop shadow gets lost in a lot of applications too. Thanks!

*edit, loved the freaking car above me.
 
pdxflint said:
Everything I've posted so far with this lens (300f/4) has been handheld. ... The only limitation that I'd almost see myself trading up because of... is the nearest focus distance.
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Thanks for the very thorough and informative reply!!! Now i'm a little sad I asked, I want it a little more now. :p

*edit* to add, i've seen some good results with this lens and 68mm worth of extension tubes to address the need for a closer focal distance.

Great handle on the DOF with this last one, and the harbor shots have been great as well.

I guess I better post something, i've replied here without posting for a while.

I was moslty happy with this shot, save for the blown highlights from the flash. I've had good luck using the pop-up flash on bugs before, but I should have used some kind of a diffuser on this one.

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H2Ockey said:
Thanks for the very thorough and informative reply!!! Now i'm a little sad I asked, I want it a little more now. :p

*edit* to add, i've seen some good results with this lens and 68mm worth of extension tubes to address the need for a closer focal distance.

Great handle on the DOF with this last one, and the harbor shots have been great as well.

I guess I better post something, i've replied here without posting for a while.

I was moslty happy with this shot, save for the blown highlights from the flash. I've had good luck using the pop-up flash on bugs before, but I should have used some kind of a diffuser on this one.
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digging this.
 
MSUSpartan said:
I think this is no longer the outlet for me to post photos. I'll take down the offending photo from the board.
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I don't think your photos were the issue. In fact many of them were very interesting and lots of folks here seemed to enjoy them. However, at times it seemed you made up some fictional scenario to go along with them, and that part was what felt wrong. Nothing wrong with adding words to your photos, just don't make up stuff. If you want to explain what's going on in one of your street shots, that's fine, a lot of times this can help a photo, and help us understand it even better. But don't take poetic liberties with the truth if someone in your photo is recognizable and it's not a staged picture where you're doing a photo-illustration. In fact, even if it is the truth sometimes you might think about just letting the picture speak for itself if it's powerful enough. If a person is expressing grief or stress in one of your pictures, then perhaps you could explain to us what happened -- but don't try to "create" something that's not there. The thing about street photography is that is has a lot in common with photojournalism. Anyway, I hope you don't feel that you're being picked on because of this constructive feedback you've received here. I'd also join in hoping you keep up the interesting work and post it here. But along with the territory is the need accept a bit of criticism if it's well intentioned. :)
Cheers,
p
 
Been awhile since I have posted something here, but I have been looking every day.

NevadaJack, once again a stunning hot rod!

I have a new fascination with bees, I am actually going to have a hive in the Spring. I saw a couple flying around at work today, and it was slow, so I grabbed the camera and got this...



EXIF Summary: 1/400s f/8.0 ISO800 155mm (35mm eq:232mm)

Yea, I need more practice and a different lens...

Chef Jay
 
dragon fly

it landed on my yellow pillow slip that was hanging on my clothes line,I will have to invest in a better camara, can anyone suggest an upgrade for someone like me that just like to snap and share:(thanks
 

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After looking at this picture of mine for a couple of days, I think everyone here has the right idea. I found my eyes focusing on the color instead of the great moment captured in the photo so I removed the coloring and I think it looks even better.

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pdxflint said:
I don't think your photos were the issue. In fact many of them were very interesting and lots of folks here seemed to enjoy them. However, at times it seemed you made up some fictional scenario to go along with them, and that part was what felt wrong. Nothing wrong with adding words to your photos, just don't make up stuff. If you want to explain what's going on in one of your street shots, that's fine, a lot of times this can help a photo, and help us understand it even better. But don't take poetic liberties with the truth if someone in your photo is recognizable and it's not a staged picture where you're doing a photo-illustration. In fact, even if it is the truth sometimes you might think about just letting the picture speak for itself if it's powerful enough. If a person is expressing grief or stress in one of your pictures, then perhaps you could explain to us what happened -- but don't try to "create" something that's not there. The thing about street photography is that is has a lot in common with photojournalism. Anyway, I hope you don't feel that you're being picked on because of this constructive feedback you've received here. I'd also join in hoping you keep up the interesting work and post it here. But along with the territory is the need accept a bit of criticism if it's well intentioned. :)
Cheers,
p
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Totally agree. Keep 'em coming.

Here's a picture of the view west along the Thames from Wandsworth Bridge, in London, an hour or so before sunset. It's an HDR, made from three RAW images - you can see the blurring on the boat, which was moving ...

 
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