Dang, anybody have an idea of what's going wrong? I just copy the code from flickr as I always have...
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Photo of the day: February 2014
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Dang, anybody have an idea of what's going wrong? I just copy the code from flickr as I always have...
Photo of the day: February 2014
Did you make changes to the photo after you posted it and then uploaded it again? If you did the URL will be different.
Did you make changes to the photo after you posted it and then uploaded it again? If you did the URL will be different.
This promise was made some time ago, but I'm yet to see any evidence of "Skip Art" anywhere in our city... 
This was me practicing getting a plane of focus along a wall.
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Skip Art Is Coming 1 by playswithlight, on Flickr
This was me practicing getting a plane of focus along a wall.
Skip Art Is Coming 1 by playswithlight, on Flickr
So YOU have upgraded from Snow Leopard then!
I love a big cat. Where was this taken? You seem very close. Of course DS gets special access. But I'm not jealous (much)!
The zoo is the first place I'm hitting when I get some better glass.
Thanks. Will probably add the TX-1 after it is released. Thinking of having the X100 converted to IR.
Finally bought a new wide-angle lens
Wide Angle Lens by Melissa.O.Anderson, on Flickr
...is that showing up as an actual photo for anyone, or just BBCode?
There are stars in the image code:
farm4.staticflickr.com/3685/12420165894_4****b02bf_z
If I delete them and run the TIMG plug-in I get the above image.
Dale
Edit: There is a Pinterest "no pin" tag in the source code of your flickr page indicating you have disabled sharing. Could this have an effect on more than <hate>Pinterest<hate>?
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So I thought I would try something new (well for me) today. Fed up with all this rain and floods, so headed into Birmingham to take some photos. I mostly focused on the new Library because I'm not very good at seeing the photo in architecture like some of you guys. Let me know what you think.
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First off, I am by no means an expert or skilled at architectural photography, I'm just keen on it. So take my advice with a grain of salt!
Think about what you want to illustrate, the building in context of its surrounds, the building itself or an aspect of the place. They are my three starting points. I don't actually try and capture it all in one go, I head to a place with a particular thing in mind, but if you are out of town, it's obviously not going to be possible, unless you are there for a bit and have the luxury of re-visiting.
For a contextual picture, it works. It shows the peculiar design of the place, set against its surrounds. I would take a few steps to the right to bring more of that building in the rear on the right into view. POV's for a building are peculiar to the individual places setting in its surrounds, so explore them with your viewfinder to your eye! I'd love to see this place with views from square on in front and also to the left. There's that sunken area in front that could be of added interest.
[Rant]Were the architects on acid or something, a wedding cake for a library! That has no bloody semblance of relevance from a design point of view. Maybe for a drive-through wedding chapel in Las Vegas, but for a library... really! There's a complete disconnect for the viewer, it just doesn't compute as "library."
Don't get me wrong, I like it as a quirky and unique architectural design, but really feel it missed the mark completely as a library design.[/Rant]
Back to your efforts, AFB. If you want to avoid converging lines, you need to be square to the building and level. Working from a far enough away distance to allow you the ability to crop into the image in PP as you don't have the ability to shift your image up with standard lenses. You could always achieve it in PP if you are only posting smallish web based imagery, then you won't ever notice the squishing or stretching of pixels. Whether you get everything perfectly square is up to you, my preference is NOT to! It looks really un-natural to my eye and quite disturbing visually, when I see images that are perfectly squared off, where the architecture of whole structures is concerned. People talk about the leaning back effect, but no one mentions the leaning forward, that getting things perfectly square achieves. The better architectural imagery, in my eye, is achieved with a modicum of convergence remaining.
You have nothing really upright or level here, which is a wee bit disturbing for the eye. Play with getting the corner upright or one of the bases level and see what that does to the image.
What I'm trying to get you to look at is, the difference of effect on your image, when you are square and level to the structure as compared to when you look up at the structure and even when you are not level. Which one pleases your eye for that particular place? It's different for me, depending on the individual place and its design.
Look at the use of light to highlight certain aspects of the place, sunlight on a certain face of a building and shadow on another can accentuate the buildings form wonderfully, bringing dimension to an otherwise flat visual representation, as photography is. Sunset, with a nice blend of interior and exterior light is magic!
Hope that helps a tad.
Another close up of the library exterior this time.
Comments always appreciated.
I feel the disconnect of the building stepping in here has messed with the shot. If you had removed that step from the scene it would have been much stronger imagery. With just two planes of dimension and pattern to lure us in.
Again, pinch of salt required. I am no expert, just a quixotic neophyte!
It was taken at a small teaching zoo at a community college in Southern California. Shot from maybe six feet away, through a chain-link fence, trying to shoot around the student keeper who was walking back and forth feeding it and answering questions.
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Beautiful animal, and complete with snow. Nice catch!
I hereby nominate this post for the comment of the year award.
Thanks! I thought about the front panel, but I think it'll effect maneuverability in the truck too much. Every little bit of space counts, especially when I'm not the one cooking
I can get away with the umbrella because its a double fold one, so I can fold it up without taking it down. I have a small 8x14" soft box that I've thought about using in the front, I could clamp it to the shifter. But I'd need another light first, not that I'm against more toys, and the newish LP180 is mighty temping...
I'm not following how a sheet of fabric would take up space, but it doesn't really matter. I'm sure you'll work something out.
thank you virtualrain, i really appreciate the kind words
. I'm with you on it's hard to be inspired to shoot what's around me every day, but whenever i go out to shoot, i push myself to get at least one quality shot. i would say my success rate is 60% for getting a good shot. if you ever want to take photos around vancouver, let me know. ----------
Red Spiral by Sunny Jhooty, on Flickr
Mine for today isn't a good photo by any stretch of the imagination but it has boggled my brain.
Is it a picture of a tree on a hill in front of a building......or an upside down picture of the reflection of a tree and building in a pond.....
It hurts my brain to try and see the real picture when it's upside down.
Is it a picture of a tree on a hill in front of a building......or an upside down picture of the reflection of a tree and building in a pond.....
It hurts my brain to try and see the real picture when it's upside down.
Love it! Well spotted. I love these sort of pictures and can slip from one to the other too easily. If I stare at it cross eyed for long enough will I see a flock of penguins eating fairy-floss?
If I stare at it cross eyed for long enough will I see a flock of penguins eating fairy-floss?
That was just out of shot to the left
Mine for today isn't a good photo by any stretch of the imagination but it has boggled my brain.
Is it a picture of a tree on a hill in front of a building......or an upside down picture of the reflection of a tree and building in a pond.....
It hurts my brain to try and see the real picture when it's upside down.
Try as I might, I can't see anything other than a hill with a tree in front of a building with this photo. I had to drag it onto the desk top and rotate it before I could see what you meant! Nice
That was just out of shot to the left
LOL!