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Photo of the Day: August 2010
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The "Lady in Pink" poses during the 2010 Vancouver Pride Parade Sunday, August 1, 2010 in Vancouver, Canada. DEMOTIX/Stefan Feldmann
Taken at night on a safari in south africa
Was at about 120mm.
That is AMAZING!
Here's mine for the month:
XSi, 400mm, f/7.1, 1/400s, ISO 640
Wonderful image. A technical question if you don't mind. According to dpreview canon XSi (450D) does not have ISO 640. How did you achieve it?
Thanks in advance!
From the page you linked to;
I don't think cameras are restricted to each specific number - they can be quite varied in between.
Thanks, spitfireijd. I really appreciate everyone bearing with me as I explore this path I'm on with creative lighting. I know a lot of people don't really respond to photos that lean toward the conceptual/concocted, but I'm glad there are a few of you out there.
Here's something a little different than my usual...
CnC appreciated.
Always happy to respond to a request for C&C, for what my input may be worth: I wouldn't know this was a tire if it weren't for the caption. I thought at first that it might be a rock surface. So for me it reads as a textural abstract, and I really like those kinds of photos. I think the trick with them, though, is to have a shape or region that serves as a home base for the eye, much as a "subject" would in a representational photograph. It's also great if you can capture some kind of path for the eye to direct it around the frame. If you could find some angle on this tire to accomplish those two things, I think it would hold more visual interest. Nice texture, though. It would appear that you added some light vignetting in addition to some focus vignetting (?); not sure the latter is really helping here.
can post it now
This was clicked from the Empire State Building.
I agree with NintendoChick about the tilt of the horizon. It's either too much or not enough--it's in that in-between place that seems unintentional and therefore distracting. I think there is probably enough variation in the buildings to make the symmetry of the photo work, but I'd really like to see more detail in your central tower; it's very much the focus of the composition, yet it's basically a void of crushed shadows. Nice choice of black-and-white for this shot, though.
n64.
I love the whimsy of this photo. It's amazing how much feet alone can communicate. Nice one.
Taken at night on a safari in south africa
Was at about 120mm.
If only we could see the leopard's eyes, it would be a simply outrageous photo. It still has a compelling intensity about it, though.
An sad old man strolls slowly down Broadway. Drowning in nostalgia, he yearns for the good days in the past. @Flickr
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I'm really enjoying your street scenes (especially the proposal, where your timing was just perfect). You're finding some really interesting subjects to capture. I'm not convinced we need your supplied narratives, however; shouldn't the images speak for themselves?
Very nice. I love the light outline created by the fuzz on the bumblebee, which picks him out nicely against the lovely purple background blur.
![](http://<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/davennikki/4851979076/" title="Lakeshore MB SLS AMG by Dave Gregory, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4123/4851979076_76e029ef97_z.jpg" width="640" height="428" alt="Lakeshore MB SLS AMG" /></a>)
Caged Bald Eagle
C&C Welcome. It came out darker than I hoped for but I was running out of daylight.
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C&C Welcome. It came out darker than I hoped for but I was running out of daylight.
Taken @ Arctic Thunder air show yesterday in AK.
Looks a bit under-exposed, try boosting the exposure?
C&C Welcome. It came out darker than I hoped for but I was running out of daylight.
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You can add exposure compensation before you press the shutter.
Paul
Thanks. I did end up changing it in iPhoto and this image is the lighter version. I totally forgot about the Exposure Compensation... such a camera newbie am I
Hmmm, inventing imaginary scenarios for real people might land you in hot water one of these days. I'm not saying this caption is libellous... merely that captions are the most likely source of trouble when a picture is published (and, in the eyes of the law, pix in the POTM are considered to be published... even though no money has changed hands).
Try this caption: "A man sits outside a pavement cafe, drowning his sorrows with another glass of absinthe"... only to find that the man is a teetotaler and is drinking a glass of mineral water. He doesn't take kindly to be described as a heavy drinker, and is consulting his lawyer...
Just a thought...
Nikon D40x, 1/400 shutter, f/10.0, ISO 100, No flash used. C&C appreciated.
EDIT: Sorry if the image is small, click on it for a larger version. If I make it any bigger, it takes up the whole screen.
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IMO: crop out the tree/shrub on the RH side.
I like the colors in the full size version, they lose appeal in thumb size, can you post this at 800 or 1000pix?