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Photo of the Day: February 2011

I sure do enjoy evergreens in the winter time:D
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VirtualRain said:
Interested in CC on this one... would you have even bothered to take this picture? Or would you have composed it or exposed it differently?

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Phrasikleia said:
I certainly wouldn't have included the sun in the shot. I also would have preferred for the boat to break the horizon line more than it is (so it would have to be closer and larger in the frame). The rim light around the boat is attractive, but the composition would have to be a lot stronger to show it off nicely. So, no, I would not have taken the shot, but I think I see what may have interested you, so that's something.
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compuwar said:
I'd probably have shot it vertically with a longer telephoto once more of the ferry was above the horizon line assuming it was moving quickly enough that the sun would have still been viable. Failing that (or while waiting around for it,) an auto-bracket to get the boat brighter in a merged shot would have been my second choice.

Paul
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Thanks! I thought it might be good to continue this discussion in a new thread...

https://forums.macrumors.com/threads/1100232/

Please chime in further as well as anyone else that has any thoughts.

Thanks!
 
Went out with a fellow photog this evening on a 'recon mission' to scout out compositions at a location unknown to both of us. This was Plan B; we had originally planned to go somewhere else, but a thick marine layer set in just outside the bay, and we weren't going to get the conditions we needed for the original location. So we just headed elsewhere to get some sketch shots for a future shoot. However, upon uploading my sketch shots to my computer, I decided that one of them had some potential. This is what I got.


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Phrasikleia said:
Went out with a fellow photog this evening on a 'recon mission' to scout out compositions at a location unknown to both of us. This was Plan B; we had originally planned to go somewhere else, but a thick marine layer set in just outside the bay, and we weren't going to get the conditions we needed for the original location. So we just headed elsewhere to get some sketch shots for a future shoot. However, upon uploading my sketch shots to my computer, I decided that one of them had some potential. This is what I got.


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Beautiful! I love this little lighthouse! I have a few snapshots of it taken as we sail by during races, but nothing like this! It's hard to pay attention to a spinnaker and take pictures at the same time! :rolleyes:
 
Phrasikleia said:
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I love how you say this photo "had some potential." It's better than any picture I've ever taken. Maybe someday many many years down the road I'll take a picture like that and qualify it merely as, "hey, I guess this one has potential" ;)
 
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heron88 said:
I love how you say this photo "had some potential." It's better than any picture I've ever taken. Maybe someday many many years down the road I'll take a picture like that and qualify it merely as, "hey, I guess this one has potential" ;)
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OK, what’s Phrasikleia done that you can’t do? Seriously. Now, I can’t say what was going through her mind as she was setting up the shot, but I recognise that she’s chosen a photogenic location, and looked around to get a viewpoint that brings a few elements together to create a simple and harmonious composition. The eye wanders into the picture area by way of the rickety pier, towards the island and house, which is accentuated against the darker hills, so it stands out.

The light is interesting: the orange glow combined with the grey... like a summer storm’s on the way. I’d be there, camera on tripod, cable release in hand, exposure sorted (with option to bracket), and I’d be watching and waiting to see how the light was changing. Instead of trying to capture a moment, I’d be thinking I was covering an event. I would wait to see what happened next; if I left too soon I might miss the best moment. The rather odd quality of light suffuses the whole picture with that lovely etherial glow (the effect doubled up, of course by being reflected in the water). Let the light do the work.

The scene may have looked a lot darker to the naked eye (I’m guessing), making it possible to use a long exposure - quite a few seconds? - to blur the water, and help to create another slight colour shift. The mood is helped by the tonal range, which doesn't include either deep shadows or distracting, blown-out highlights.

When I’m doing my landscape photography workshops, I try to get people to stop looking at their cameras (and fiddling with the controls), and look at the landscape instead. Which means using a tripod, setting up a shot... and then seeing what happens within that rectangle. After that, it’s easy, and I’m sure Phrasikleia would say the same. Slow down, be patient, tune in to your surroundings and watch how a scene changes, second by second. It’s very enjoyable (kinda relaxing and tiring at the same time) and you get the chance to come away with a pic like this.

But, hey, what do I know; I haven't taken a picture in weeks... :p:)
 
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Rebel

Former Alaskan king crab fishing boat now operating out of Newport transporting fish byproducts from processors to legal dumping area 3-4 miles offshore. Young crew, two dogs, no long, hazardous fishing trips, and according to one crew member, they make $2500/day during their season.


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Phrasikleia said:
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Very nice, with beautifull colors, and the silky smooth water.

Not knowing if it was at all possible, there is a bit of space to the left of the lighthouse, and we are missing the end of the structure on the right at the foreground. Could it be possible to move the composition slightly to the right ?

I also love the star light coming out of the lighthouse.
 
Beautiful fall day in Hayden, Idaho.

Took this the last morning in Idaho before my wife and I began our journey to Okinawa, Japan last November. I origionally went down to the lake to photograph the fog covering the eastern side of the lake but saw the perfect opportunity to get all the beautiful yellow leaves.

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How do I attach the photo properly?

I'm brand new to this forum and this is my first attempt at posting a picture on here. How do I attach the picture so that you can see the photo without clicking a link to it? I apologize for my lack of knowledge. Thanks.
 
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Oceanside Pier at night.



Took this last summer on the Oceanside Pier while my bro came to visit before I changed duty stations from Camp Pendleton to Okinawa, Japan. Taken with my Canon T2i at 10mm w/ tripod.
 
Phrasikleia said:
Went out with a fellow photog this evening on a 'recon mission' to scout out compositions at a location unknown to both of us. This was Plan B; we had originally planned to go somewhere else, but a thick marine layer set in just outside the bay, and we weren't going to get the conditions we needed for the original location. So we just headed elsewhere to get some sketch shots for a future shoot. However, upon uploading my sketch shots to my computer, I decided that one of them had some potential. This is what I got.


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Gorgeous. And a full two minutes of exposure w/o any birds, boats, or boneheads interfering - nicely done. That length of exposure allows for the tidal current to create some definition on the water around the island, which to my eye gives even more texture to the photo. I love the color palette and saturation.

Question - did you use an ND filter, or was this late enough that you were able to take such a long exposure without a filter?
 
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