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Photo of the day: August 2012
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It does have a certain Shire feeling! It's one of my favorite spots, btw. So peaceful.Stunning image! It looks like a bridge Sam and Frodo would have crossed at the start of their journey, before leaving the Shire and meeting up with Merry and Pipin!
Wow. The light, the scenery. I really want to be there. Walk there. Or just sit there in front of my tent.
Where's this? Dolomites?
Thanks, Oblomow. Yes, it's in the Dolomites, my new playground. I first visited the area last year, though I moved to Europe eight years ago. I can't believe it took me so long to notice that there was more to Italy than Roman ruins and gondolas.
Went to the local zoo on Sunday just passed and grabbed this shot amongst others. As a total newb to DSLR I'm pretty chuffed with it!
Taken with a Canon T3 and EFS 55-250mm. I'd appreciate feedback from anyone who cares to assist a fledgling photo nut. Thanks in advance.
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Gang Gang Cockatoo by iJohn.8.80 on flickr
Taken with a Canon T3 and EFS 55-250mm. I'd appreciate feedback from anyone who cares to assist a fledgling photo nut. Thanks in advance.
Gang Gang Cockatoo by iJohn.8.80 on flickr
IMO your pict implies those guys are daydreaming at those teens....
This trucks spiked lug nuts, holy crap they are 4-5" long and reminded me of Mad Max movies.
Are these even legal? iPhone4 shot on way to work.
Hard at work, or hardly working?
This trucks spiked lug nuts, holy crap they are 4-5" long and reminded me of Mad Max movies.
Are these even legal? iPhone4 shot on way to work.
^^^Magical once again. This shot pales in comparison: the new Freedom Tower at the WTC in NYC
Went to the local zoo on Sunday just passed and grabbed this shot amongst others. As a total newb to DSLR I'm pretty chuffed with it!
Taken with a Canon T3 and EFS 55-250mm. I'd appreciate feedback from anyone who cares to assist a fledgling photo nut. Thanks in advance.
Gang Gang Cockatoo by iJohn.8.80 on flickr
Hi great pic,
I always liked my 55-250 great lens for the money!!
If you wanted to make this picture even better, you could maybe increase the exposure slightly, add some contrast and saturation..all things that would take seconds in Lightroom or Aperture.
For my taste the crop is a little tight, if you havnt already look up the rule of thirds, for portraits (even of animals) a good rule of thumb is to put the eyes on the top 1/3 line..but hey every pic is different!!
This is definitely a great start, & i'm sure you've got a lot more pictures ahead of you!!
Hi great pic,
I always liked my 55-250 great lens for the money!!
If you wanted to make this picture even better, you could maybe increase the exposure slightly, add some contrast and saturation..all things that would take seconds in Lightroom or Aperture.
For my taste the crop is a little tight, if you havnt already look up the rule of thirds, for portraits (even of animals) a good rule of thumb is to put the eyes on the top 1/3 line..but hey every pic is different!!
This is definitely a great start, & i'm sure you've got a lot more pictures ahead of you!!
My thoughts exactly. The image has no room to ‘breathe’... and nor does the bird! And, yes, a little bit of PP work would open up the shadows. Presumably you’ve cropped tightly on purpose; is there more image to play with?
Whenever I see a strongly vertical subject - lighthouse, tower, cockatoo on a branch - I nearly always think about making a horizontal (landscape) pic. It may seem counter-intuitive... but, IMO, it works 95% of the time...
That’s a terrific pic. I’ve been thinking lately about the fact that cameras may be digital... but light is analogue. Not on/off, light/dark... but subtle, nuanced, infinitely variable, impossible to describe... and yet, with the press of a button, all that tonality can be captured. As they used to say... all it takes is 125sec and 25 years...
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Nice snapshot!
(of course, it actually reeks of patience, waiting, and a long hard hike). Mine for today... one where I was playing with Nik's "Glamour Glow" filter...
Panorama from last night
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Untitled by r0bbieduncan, on Flickr
Epson RD-1, Voigtlander Nokton Classic 35mm f/1.4, Aperture and Photoshop
Untitled by r0bbieduncan, on Flickr
Epson RD-1, Voigtlander Nokton Classic 35mm f/1.4, Aperture and Photoshop
Gang Gang Cockatoo Take 2 by ijohn.8.80 on flickr
Hi great pic, I always liked my 55-250 great lens for the money!!
If you wanted to make this picture even better, you could maybe increase the exposure slightly, add some contrast and saturation..all things that would take seconds in Lightroom or Aperture.
For my taste the crop is a little tight, if you havnt already look up the rule of thirds, for portraits (even of animals) a good rule of thumb is to put the eyes on the top 1/3 line..but hey every pic is different!!
This is definitely a great start, & i'm sure you've got a lot more pictures ahead of you!!
Howdy TheDrift- Thanks for the feedback. Unfortunately with that shot it was taken in really close, not enough room to expand it substantially, so I've used another of the same bird which did have more wiggle room all around and followed your tweak suggestions. It has indeed made all the difference to it, thanks! Is that now too much space in front of the bird though? Composition is the one aspect of photography I haven't really looked at yet. I want to be one with my new camera first.
Howdy Doylem, I had another shot of the same bird, but not wide enough to make a real wide landscape picture. It's ended up almost square as you can see above. What's your thoughts on the proportions of space in front, above and behind?
It's not a photographic 'rule', but it generally looks right to leave some space in front of animals, people, even cars. So if a person, or cockatoo!, is looking to the left, compose the pic with them towards the right of the frame... leaving some 'psychological space' for them (and, by extension, us... the viewers) to look into.
Conversely, if you want to disorientate the viewer, do the opposite: have the subject of the pic appear to be looking - or walking - out of the frame.
The fish makes a really strong, dynamic shape. Are skeletons being worn on the outside this year??
It was only when bigger mountains were ‘out of bounds’ that people starting coming to the Lake District...
During the early years of the 18th century, young men of wealth and breeding went on the Grand Tour of Europe. In the Alps and the Dolomites they found the epitome of the sublime and the picturesque. They returned with an appreciation of Palladian architecture, French chateaux, and the landscape paintings of Nicolas Poussin and Claude Lorrain... and maybe, like William Wordsworth, sowed their wild oats too.
Ironically, it was war in Europe that opened up the Lake District. When their travels were interrupted by the French Revolution and the Napoleonic Wars, these well-heeled sightseers were forced to look closer to home: the Scottish Highlands, Snowdonia and the Lake District.
Artists painted the Lakeland hills as though they were the Alps or Dolomites...
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Gang Gang Cockatoo Take 2 by ijohn.8.80 on flickr
Howdy TheDrift- Thanks for the feedback. Unfortunately with that shot it was taken in really close, not enough room to expand it substantially, so I've used another of the same bird which did have more wiggle room all around and followed your tweak suggestions. It has indeed made all the difference to it, thanks! Is that now too much space in front of the bird though? Composition is the one aspect of photography I haven't really looked at yet. I want to be one with my new camera first.
Howdy Doylem, I had another shot of the same bird, but not wide enough to make a real wide landscape picture. It's ended up almost square as you can see above. What's your thoughts on the proportions of space in front, above and behind?
To me that looks much better, but with photography there is always more to learn composition, colours, dof, framing etc etc it really is a lifetimes task to try and understand them all and thats just the easy stay still stuff, when things start to move (and i'll include the light/outside conditions etc in that) So pick up your camera start shooting and enjoy the journey
@doylem thank you for the kind comment...much appreciated!
@snyder Been loving your stuff recently
@phrasikleia time and time again! one great picture we can put down to a fluke, but they are fantastic every time...exceptional talent (and no small amount of hard work i'd imagine)
