Okay, I'll spare the arachnophobes any more spider shots. Here's a Stone Mountain sunset image for you.
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Stone Mountain Lake Sunset by Gerg1967, on Flickr
Stone Mountain Lake Sunset by Gerg1967, on Flickr
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Photo of the day: July 2011
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Thanks fcortese. I actually used a small flashlight (torch) to light it up. It was a pretty weak light so it took a while. If I remember right, I had to use the bulb setting to get a long enough exposure.
Thought I might participate!
Mt. Rainier National Park. One of the surrounding peaks.
Camera - Canon 7D
Lens - Sigma 30mm f/1.4
Photo was taken at f/8.0
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Mount_Rainier_NP-014.jpg by sbattey, on Flickr
Mt. Rainier National Park. One of the surrounding peaks.
Camera - Canon 7D
Lens - Sigma 30mm f/1.4
Photo was taken at f/8.0
Mount_Rainier_NP-014.jpg by sbattey, on Flickr
Okay, I'll spare the arachnophobes any more spider shots. Here's a Stone Mountain sunset image for you.
Stone Mountain Lake Sunset by Gerg1967, on Flickr
That's stunning!
Yes, beautiful reflection, Keleko!
The last of Friday's light...
Another winner! My eyes hit the church and buildings then travel to the mountains and then the sky, the warm and cool colors just seem to fit perfectly in this one.
Yes, beautiful reflection, Keleko!
The last of Friday's light...
This is where I get jealous. I have only the one mountain near enough to me that I can get there in less than 30 minutes when the conditions for a nice photo are right. You have that whole range. It's not fair!
Thanks, I distinctly remember those branches giving me some grief, I couldn't quite frame the buildings with them the way I wanted, funny how things like that stay in your mind...
Top stuff otter, great colours, and that torch light really brings the boat to life. Bonus points for the wonderful sunset background!
Nice, this location looks familiar - I'm thinking it might be the same as your misty blue shot?
Mine for today:
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This is where I get jealous. I have only the one mountain near enough to me that I can get there in less than 30 minutes when the conditions for a nice photo are right. You have that whole range. It's not fair!
Thanks to you both. Keleko, the Alps are both a blessing and a curse, especially this time of year, when the sun rises and sets on the other side of the range, preventing the peaks from receiving any golden hour light on this side. Also, they tend to collect clouds around them, frequently vanishing into a veil of white nothingness and taking the sun with them. But when they do come out to play in the right circumstances, they can be pretty spectacular. I definitely have a love-hate relationship with them.
Hmm...I'm not sure which misty blue shot you mean, but it would be another location, since I had never taken a photo in this particular little village before Friday. If this one looks familiar to you, it's probably because of the church--if you've seen one cute little Central European church, you've seen a lot!
Mine for today:
Beautiful location. Looks like the dynamic range was a real challenge here, but the composition and colors are terrific.
Really inspiring shots in this thread as usual.
Here's one of mine from a recent sunset...
I'll bet the sky bloomed with color right after the sun went down. That cloud formation is just the sort of thing I look for when I want to shoot technicolor skies. I like the moment you caught for this composition, though, since it allows some light through to the foreground and water.
Actually the clouds moved north (right) fairly quickly as the sun set, not providing much bloom. Which was just fine with me... it turns out my camera battery died only a few shots later.
(That's the second time I've been on a shoot with a near dead battery - I really need to be more diligent about checking the charge or carrying a backup). BTW, Thanks for the kind words. Tried my hand at a waterfall shot. This is below Grotto Falls in Great Smoky Mountains National Park in Tennessee.
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I really need to get an ND filter before I try this again. Stopping down the lens to its smallest f/32 and using ISO 100 definitely isn't the ideal solution, especially when I wanted even more exposure time.
I really need to get an ND filter before I try this again. Stopping down the lens to its smallest f/32 and using ISO 100 definitely isn't the ideal solution, especially when I wanted even more exposure time.
An early evening rain prevented me from going out for any shots this evening. So I just shot something out the front door. I was thankful the single raindrop splash I captured during a high speed sequence was in the left 1/3 of the frame. I lack a flash that can keep up, so I had to make due with a lower shutter speed and motion blur in the splash.
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Rain on the Bricks by Gerg1967, on Flickr
Also, I've edited a new set of exposures of last night's shot. I'm going to make a new thread to get comments on the comparisons of the two.
Rain on the Bricks by Gerg1967, on Flickr
Also, I've edited a new set of exposures of last night's shot. I'm going to make a new thread to get comments on the comparisons of the two.
Yeah, the harsh light was a challenge here, my ND grad sucked out a lot of contrast as well. I bracketed many shots at this location but not this one, why I don't know, I paid the price with clipped highlights.
I'd love to revisit Mount Cook and shoot it in more flattering light some day.
This happens to me a lot; when I go over all the photos from a certain location, the one that I like the most would inevitably have blown highlights in the clouds. I really need to start using my tripod more.
Thanks! I shot that at the wide end (17mm) of my 17-55 lens. So not ultra-wide by crop sensor standards.
... it turns out my camera battery died only a few shots later.
Those LP-E6 batteries seem to last forever, but I would recommend having a back-up in the bag at all times. Just over a week ago I had myself all set up on a tripod, with my feet precariously perched on a shallow bed of rocks I had just fashioned for myself in a rushing river, when I discovered that my camera would not power on...battery was still at home in the charger. Doh!
It was not a problem, though, since I had a fully-charged back-up battery in my backpack. Tried my hand at a waterfall shot. This is below Grotto Falls in Great Smoky Mountains National Park in Tennessee.
I really need to get an ND filter before I try this again. Stopping down the lens to its smallest f/32 and using ISO 100 definitely isn't the ideal solution, especially when I wanted even more exposure time.
It's definitely a good idea to get the ND so you can avoid stopping down past the point of noticeable diffraction, but why would you have wanted an even longer exposure in this case? You've already lost all detail in much of the waterfall, giving you a big, white 'hole' instead of some nice water texture. It's usually best not to obliterate the texture in the water. Waterfalls look good with a bit of motion blur, but not so much that you lose all highlight detail.
Darling Harbour toys
Miniature effect on Darling harbour. Doesn't really capture the moment very well though.
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