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Photo of the Day: February 2011
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I've been lovin' the hood ornaments you've posted lately, but can't figure this one out at all. What does it go to?
Haha! It's a car horn
It's on a 1926 Daimler that belonged to the Maharaja of Rewa. The horns are supposed to be boa constrictors, and there's one on each fender.
Haha! It's a car horn
It's on a 1926 Daimler that belonged to the Maharaja of Rewa. The horns are supposed to be boa constrictors, and there's one on each fender.
Ha! I thought it was either an air intake or an exhaust.
Nice string of photos, by the way.
Dale
x2. Wish you'd provide a little narative on the hood ornaments. One that looked like a Pontiac but I know it wasn't. Another was interesting, the archer astride????? The explanation of the snakes that are horns was interesting. Who'd a known? Keep those auto pics coming
Cheers
x2. Wish you'd provide a little narative on the hood ornaments. One that looked like a Pontiac but I know it wasn't. Another was interesting, the archer astride????? The explanation of the snakes that are horns was interesting. Who'd a known? Keep those auto pics coming
Dang, you guys are going to make me work, eh? The first photo is from a 1933 Pierce-Arrow Silver Arrow (link to descriptive page: http://www.supercars.net/cars/1439.html). The second hood ornament is a Lalique and is named 'Victiore', also known as Spirit of the Wind'. It is mounted on a 1938 Packard Model 1608, Kellner Torpedo-Cabriolet 5.
If your pictures weren't so good, nobody would bother you
Thanks for the info. I knew what the first two were but no wonder I couldn't figure the last one out!
I finally have some new material to show. I finally decided to head to the park about a mile from my house where the horses are kept. I will be back. Often. Today I went with the intention of trying to get some sunset shots, but I ended up just getting shots of the horses. They were super friendly and came right up to me.
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ISO 1600, f/4.5, 1/30sec
ISO 1600, f/4.5, 1/30sec
I wish I could get that little noise at ISO 1600 Nice picture!
And, another one from me, nothing special, but I liked the result:
Nice picture!And, another one from me, nothing special, but I liked the result:
The island to the horizon is probably Anacapa 15 miles away, and on the top far-right of the pic is one of (in)famous oil rigs of Santa Barbara.
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Camera Canon EOS REBEL T2i
Exposure 0.02 sec (1/50)
Aperture f/5.6
Focal Length 35 mm
ISO Speed 100
Exposure Bias +2/3 EV
Camera Canon EOS REBEL T2i
Exposure 0.02 sec (1/50)
Aperture f/5.6
Focal Length 35 mm
ISO Speed 100
Exposure Bias +2/3 EV
This is fantastic! Wonderful job.
"Ugly" and "bug" don't go together in the same sentence.
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This is one of my University's landmarks. This shot was an exercise in both using the 10-20mm (my least used lens) and in post-processing. Three handheld exposures, processed in Photomatix Pro for a (hopefully subtle) HDR image, and later tweaked in Lightroom to get a vintage look.
Science World and False Creek at Sunset
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Boats sit moored in False Creek as the setting sun casts an orange glow over the Cambie St. Bridge, Telus Science World and former Olympic Village in Vancouver, February 8, 2011.
Boats sit moored in False Creek as the setting sun casts an orange glow over the Cambie St. Bridge, Telus Science World and former Olympic Village in Vancouver, February 8, 2011.
Boats sit moored in False Creek as the setting sun casts an orange glow over the Cambie St. Bridge, Telus Science World and former Olympic Village in Vancouver, February 8, 2011.
WOW! Your timing on that one was nice. I like it.
Here's a crappy photo of mine...
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Well I like it. I was trying the same thing last week in Stanley Park but my results were flakey. I just couldn't get the moss right in my attempts.
Here is one of my other forest shots though. I was trying to capture the contrast of the sunlight to the shaded areas.
I wish I could get that little noise at ISO 1600
Thanks! My old Rebel XT would have laughed at me using ISO 1600. I just got my T2i a couple months ago and that has been the biggest difference for me. I can finally shoot in some low light conditions without a ton of noise.
Here is another.
ISO 1600, f/8, 1/15sec
Rain can be good fun for photos!
ISO5600, 1/30sec, F/4.0
Tonight was the photography you do, when something newsworthy happens.
I got the photos I wanted, the camera got wet too - but I decided to stick around into darkness and scored some other photos that I quite liked, such as the one above.
ISO5600, 1/30sec, F/4.0
Tonight was the photography you do, when something newsworthy happens.
I got the photos I wanted, the camera got wet too - but I decided to stick around into darkness and scored some other photos that I quite liked, such as the one above.
