Photo of the Day: July 2010

[Jason Beck]

deleted my post. Quality of the pic really sucked. I'll be back.

 

[liljohnny51]

Doylem, dengar169, BarryJ Thanks for the comments, I'm still new to photography so i always enjoy getting feed back.

And for today.

 

[BarryJ]

Lady's Slippers

From earlier this spring:

 

[SelfMadeCelo]

Nice set on Flickr..added you as a contact

Hey thanks! Added you as well. Love that turtle picture. Last time I was in Hawaii I swam next to one but didn't have a camera on me =(

 

[Jason Beck]

Last one from the carshow. Framed better than the viper from yesterday.

*And ol' pastie white legs isn't in the pic! hahha

iso 100 , 1/83s, f/5.6

 

[Jason Beck]

Doylem, dengar169, BarryJ Thanks for the comments, I'm still new to photography so i always enjoy getting feed back.

And for today.

What was your vantage point for this? It looks pretty wet, were you under an umbrella or inside something with a zoom? Looks pretty cool though. I'm gonna get brave and take some wet shots next time it gets nasty out.

I'll be careful! hehe

 

[GoCubsGo]

… and I think the white one... is a Corvette.

Damnit I originally said Vette but the lights got me. You should crop and resub, I'd like to see it all the same.
And I realize pastie has another meaning but not when it comes to middle-aged men and their white ass legs.


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[liljohnny51]

What was your vantage point for this? It looks pretty wet, were you under an umbrella or inside something with a zoom? Looks pretty cool though. I'm gonna get brave and take some wet shots next time it gets nasty out.

I'll be careful! hehe

I was using a 70-200mm lens so i was about 10-15 feet away. But it was a sunny day out what you're seeing is the water from a sprinkler. lol

 

[davegregory]

Breakaway!

 

[jeevesofRKdia]

My Flickr

Today's entry. Again, with my P&S (Casio EX-FC100)... though someday... (looks wistfully at his pocketbook)

1/160
f/3.6
6.4 mm
100

 

[GregPQ]

Learning to use Aperture 3 and really enjoying it. This lavender was very fragrant after a light rain...



Greg

 

[ManhattanPrjct]

Maybe some of you like religious imagery:

 

[Maxxamillian]

From a recent senior pic shoot:

 

[heron88]

One of the beautiful Gulf Coast beaches not affected by the oil spill.

Siesta Key Beach, Florida

 

[Jason Beck]

Pastie legs gone.
Sorry about the quality. It was from a Facebook copy. Ugh. Long night!

 

[Xander562]

Best viewed large.

(That's me.)

 

[Doylem]

Intriguing shot: a really original idea... You’ve left space on the left; I wonder whether the balance of the pic might have been improved by having the space to the right, instead. The guy’s looking straight out, but his leg and guitar neck are pointing to the right. I’d have preferred them to be pointing into the picture area... rather than out. And is the whole pic a tad too dark? I’d be interested to know how you put the shot together: ie how you lit it and how you got the sky like that...

Timber-framed house, dating back to the 15th century...

 

[Phrasikleia]

From a recent senior pic shoot:

Doylem beat me to it with his comments, namely about the framing and the darkness. It is a super idea, and I'm sure your model was very happy with it. However, I think the darkness and framing are robbing it of some visual impact. It's a train engine, right? I see the train tracks, and this big black thing is rather engine-like, but I don't see the iconic bits (steam pipe, cowcatcher, etc.) that would confirm what exactly it is. Is this maybe the rear end of a train? The completely black parts of the machinery read as crushed shadows to me; knowing your work, I'm going to guess you painted them black to add some drama, but I'd rather see some shadow detail on this one. I'm also going to guess that the train and its setting are a composite, since the two don't quite seem to go together.

Anyway, I too feel as though elements of the image direct my eye to the right, and I therefore get a sense of unbalance with all of that space at the left. Actually, I feel as though your photo is really the part nearest the figure, where there is some wonderful tonality and color. All of that moody sky and space around the engine(?) make the figure rather small in the frame, and I find myself squinting a bit to appreciate the photo. I think you could crop in a lot at the left and the top, bring back some shadow detail, and have one humdinger of a photograph.

 

[grassland]

graveyard

deep bay,nl...soil was very sparse to bury their dead on this rocky island so they had to transport them by dory to the area in the background.

 

[Fujiko7]

I love these tilt-shift photos that make real people look like toys

This is fantastic. It perfectly evokes a peaceful Summer evening in England.

And as a continuation of the car show theme:




Camera: Canon EOS 1000D
Exposure: 0.002 sec (1/500)
Aperture: f/4.5
Focal Length: 35 mm
ISO Speed: 200
Exposure Bias: 0 EV
Flash: No Flash

 

[mcavjame]

 

[blake836]

 

[LumbermanSVO]

It's a train engine, right? I see the train tracks, and this big black thing is rather engine-like, but I don't see the iconic bits (steam pipe, cowcatcher, etc.) that would confirm what exactly it is.

At first glance it looks like a Union Pacific Northern class steam engine, aka "Elephant ears".

Big and capable of over 100 mph. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gkBMOKmxeV0

 

[RHVC59]

Thanks for this, Joe. I hadn't heard of TPE. Interesting. I'll buy the iPad version when it appears. I'm aware that I like to keep my photography simple and low-tech, but a bit of forward planning is always useful...

My first thought when viewing this shot was "Wow that is so Sunday Afternoon on La Grande Jatte by George Seraut (circa 1985)....
Nice shot.

As always in blown away by your work. Cheers

 

[mcavjame]

My first thought when viewing this shot was "Wow that is so Sunday Afternoon on La Grande Jatte by George Seraut (circa 1985)....
Nice shot.

I had the same thought, but I was thinking of the 1885 version.