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Photo of the day: August 2012

Shells

pmxperience said:

Labor of Love by pmxperience, on Flickr
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Nice shot. Did you know this man, or did you just snap the shot ? I like his bemused expression, the clock ticking time away and the chick in the paper ! Nice.

Mine... some shells found in a freshwater lake. Heavily cropped. Taken with an ancient Sony Cybershot... a W5 ?? It captures 5 megapixels ! Just found the shells this way. I suspect someone arranged them while on the trail.

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BarryJ said:
Nice shot. Did you know this man, or did you just snap the shot ? I like his bemused expression, the clock ticking time away and the chick in the paper ! Nice.
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Thanks! Don't exactly know him, I just walk by him everyday while he repairs shoes. Speaks no english, so conversation is nill, but I was always interested in what he was doing every day. Finally worked up the nerve to ask him for a photograph.
 
Doylem said:
Oof, don't watch this (8.20 minutes)...
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Hahahahah, yes, that was it pretty much. I try to watch the pilot so that I can save us if he has a heart attack or something. So far I haven't been able to convince any of them to let me take control.

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someoldguy said:
It apples gentle warming to the rudder pedals .......

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Very nice! Reminds me of a Kiwi pilot I once had!

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oblomow said:
DON'T TOUCH.

Hands behind your back and whistle.

I'm envious of your job.
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Thanks, but don't be fooled - it's just the glamorous parts of my job that I usually post. Here's an example of some of the other things I deal with. This was my field assistant, and some of our black fly friends.


Black Flies 1 by Melissa.O.Anderson, on Flickr

Also not shown, my dusty old office where I spend most of my year...
 
One last one before the end of the month. I stopped by a field of wild flowers along the Garden State Pkwy in New Jersey. I decided to play with the multiple exposure feature of the 5DIII. I took 5 shots with deliberate camera shake to try to create a Monet-like photo. I think next time I'll try it at a slower shutter speed and see what happens.

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fcortese said:
One last one before the end of the month. I stopped by a field of wild flowers along the Garden State Pkwy in New Jersey. I decided to play with the multiple exposure feature of the 5DIII. I took 5 shots with deliberate camera shake to try to create a Monet-like photo. I think next time I'll try it at a slower shutter speed and see what happens.

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That turned out really cool!
 
Doylem said:
A little reservoir near my shack, where anglers come to get away from their loved ones for a while...

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Great timing. I love how well the fishing line registers despite being so small in the frame.

fcortese said:
One last one before the end of the month. I stopped by a field of wild flowers along the Garden State Pkwy in New Jersey. I decided to play with the multiple exposure feature of the 5DIII. I took 5 shots with deliberate camera shake to try to create a Monet-like photo. I think next time I'll try it at a slower shutter speed and see what happens.

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A very nice result for your experiment. I like how there are areas of crispness to contrast with the overall blurry effect.
 
Phrasikleia said:
Planning helps a lot, but Mother Nature is a fickle mistress, and the cure still has not been found for plain, old human error.
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Fickle indeed! Sometimes bugs (or the light, in your case) just won't cooperate.

Phrasikleia said:
Anyway, thanks for your kind encouragement. I'm really looking forward to autumn, when I hope to pursue some ideas I have cooking (and hope to have the time to pursue them). The idea that other people will enjoy the photos too definitely keeps me motivated.
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We definitely enjoy them! I look forward to seeing what you can do with autumn light.

Phrasikleia said:
I think it's a lovely portrait: nice separation, nice light, and a beautiful model. I suppose a purist might say that we're seeing too much white in the eyes and that a bit more drama in the light would spice things up, but the model makes a good connection with the viewer and exhibits some personality, so I think you can call it a success. :)
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Thank you! What would "more dramatic" lighting be? Higher contrast? Darker shadows? I'll touch up the eyes and play with the levels curve and see what the results are.

snyder7 said:
Hi, thanks for taking the time to comment. I do own a polarizer and as a matter of fact I used it on this shot but I wanted my main interest with it was to show the curved log at the bottom left corner while keeping the trees being reflected on the water.
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Then you did a very nice job! I wish I could afford a polarizer for my UWA and try to get similar shots.

Melizard said:
Thanks, but don't be fooled - it's just the glamorous parts of my job that I usually post. Here's an example of some of the other things I deal with. This was my field assistant, and some of our black fly friends.
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What do you do that requires constant field research? As a budding entomologist, I'm constantly in the field as well, and black flies (and horse flies, ticks, leeches and all sorts of blood-suckers) are a constant nuisance.

fcortese said:
I took 5 shots with deliberate camera shake to try to create a Monet-like photo. I think next time I'll try it at a slower shutter speed and see what happens.
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Very interesting effect! I'd lower the saturation of the magenta channel a bit, but that's just a personal preference.
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This is a Geoffroy's Toadhead Turtle hatchling (Phrynops geoffroanus), something that's not often seen. Gotta love living in a place with abundant wildlife!

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dllavaneras said:
Thank you! What would "more dramatic" lighting be? Higher contrast? Darker shadows? I'll touch up the eyes and play with the levels curve and see what the results are.
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Portraitists often emphasize the importance of having a distinct key light, something that looks directional and that emphasizes the model's best features. That could mean either darker (but still soft) shadows or else brighter highlights. I'm sure that someone who specializes in portraits could explain it better than I can. At least in your portrait the light is nice and soft, which is usually preferable to the alternative. :)
 
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