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Photo of the Day: June 2011

Designer Dale said:
The "downdate" to the VB code happened befor the major site revamp. They tweaked the code to allow a tag for imbedding a YouTube video in a post and added code to strip an image from a post. There was a discussion about it in the Site and Forum Feedback a month or so ago. We here in the photo forum like to see images in quotes and large linked images for viewing, but the Admins seem to think that we should keep everything nice and small. We sometimes have everything over 800px wide changed to a thumbnail. There is nothing in the site rules that says images must be no larger than x wide, but we still have this enforced on us. The issue has come up before, and we all ways wind up on the short end of the stick. The best I can do is to keep up with my tutorials every time they give us a change that we don't want. Keeps me (and you) busy..

Dale
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Just visited the 'Site and Forum Feedback' forum. Unless I know this specific topic is active there, I'll be staying away from that cesspool. Yea, I wasn't impressed with some of the threads I checked out. I did NOT manage to find the thread you mentioned.

It's interesting they coded up a 'fix' to create the image link when they could have just as easily (I assume) done the TIMG link for images. Can't say I understand that logic. I don't see any good reason to keep images 'nice and small' either. At least not when they are external sources.

I was going to write more but think I should stop and just enjoy the nice photos. Maybe I'll even finish off that film in my 35mm SLR so that I can share something new. :)
 
NeGRit0 said:
Thank you. :)



Well, first things first, its photo(singular) of the day. please abide by the rules. Second, the kid shot is okay. Seems a little soft, but that could just be my bad eyes. Third, shooting through the fence like that on the second one.... its way too distracting.
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Sorry. I didn't even notice those rules since it seems 80-90% of the people here aren't abiding by them. I posted those pics up right after the rules were posted up again using the picture of the other kid as an example.

Anyway, it does look soft. How'd the other guy get the picture of his kid look so sharp? What do you do when your pictures come out on the soft side? Do you use faster shutter?

As for the orangutang pic, I tried to get the effect that the poor thing is caged up but it turned out that the fence came in too much...
 
Keleko said:
While many people think of the common dandelion (Taraxacum officinale) as a pesky weed, herbalists consider it a valuable herb with many culinary and medicinal uses. Dandelion is a rich source of vitamins A, B complex, C, and D, as well as minerals such as iron, potassium, and zinc. Its leaves are often used to add flavor to salads, sandwiches, and teas. The roots can be found in some coffee substitutes, and the flowers are used to make certain wines.

Yum?
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To say nothing of it's qualities hinted at by its French name, pissenlit… :)
 
There's been water main work in my area. The hydrants in my neighborhood were opened to flush out the line after the work was done. The cool water felt really good on my feet in the 90's heat we've been having.

I took several angles before I found one I really liked.


Cooling Off by Gerg1967, on Flickr
 
NeverhadaPC said:
What do you guys mean by soft?
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In terms of photography, soft is the opposite of sharp.

Aries326 said:
Sorry. I didn't even notice those rules since it seems 80-90% of the people here aren't abiding by them. I posted those pics up right after the rules were posted up again using the picture of the other kid as an example.

Anyway, it does look soft. How'd the other guy get the picture of his kid look so sharp? What do you do when your pictures come out on the soft side? Do you use faster shutter?

As for the orangutang pic, I tried to get the effect that the poor thing is caged up but it turned out that the fence came in too much...
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Not trying to be rude, or start a fight, but you are the only one that posted multiple photos. I think you may have confused 'quoting' with 'posting' which are two different things. Either way, do as you wish, I was just informing of the rules. In response to your query though... I imagine it was a deeper DOF, and better job focusing. When shooting people/animals, it's best to focus on the eyes.




Mine for the day... (click to see in lightbox, looks much better imo)


Camera: Canon EOS Digital Rebel XTi
Exposure: 0.05 sec (1/20)
Aperture: f/4.0
Focal Length: 28 mm
ISO Speed: 100
 
noisycats said:
simply WOW!


Thank you for sharing.
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Rowbear said:
I'm stunned...and that's before saying how much of a beautiful B&W conversion it is.

Those eyes are like magnets...hypnotising.

Awesome :)
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Chitoneus said:
Elisha--I just have to agree that your last photo was mesmerizing.
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dawgfan said:
Awesome. Nailed focus on eyes, which shout trust, innocence and purity.
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Thanks for all the kind compliments. I had to edit the original post with the new pic cause of colour profile issues that came up during print!
 
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My Flickr

I recently went to the Shedd Aquarium here in Chicago and kinda regretted not getting the $35 ticket instead of the $5 ticket (yay being a student). I wasn't able to get into the sharks exhibit, the jellyfish exhibit, or see the dolphin show... oh well. At least I got this shot out of it. It's a tad bit soft, but for dark + no monopod + no flash + no GND filter, I think it's OK.

EDIT: Let's not put the pic that I whimsically put into the fortnightly contest :p
This pic is a fish. It's chillin' in the sea. Same place, same gear.
 
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Pillar said:
One for Today
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Nice shot of the rose bush. I am not a seasoned photographer, but I enjoy taking pictures with my Canon S5 IS Powershot (not a DSLR). However, I cannot get a shot such as yours where the foreground AND background are both blurry and only the object is in focus.

I believe the focal length is of importance here; however, I don't see how focal length allows you to blur our BOTH fore- and background. (My nascent understanding is that f/2.7 would be blur out background, while f/8.0 would minimize blur in the background...)

Any help or comments would be well appreciated!
 
xStep said:
Thanks Dale. I should have thought of clicking through for that info.

Figured it was fast, but WOW!
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I originally shot at 1/1000, but when I looked at it on the big screen the water was still too blurry. So I went back out (it spewed for a couple of hours, so I had time) and tried again with a faster shutter. I didn't want to go too shallow on the dof so most of the stream would remain in focus. I went with shutter priority and set ISO to 200 and let the camera tell me the aperture. f/4.5 was what I ended up with, and it seemed about right.
 
Doylem said:
Loughrigg Tarn, last night...

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Mystical. One of my favorites from you.

Keleko said:
I originally shot at 1/1000, but when I looked at it on the big screen the water was still too blurry. So I went back out (it spewed for a couple of hours, so I had time) and tried again with a faster shutter. I didn't want to go too shallow on the dof so most of the stream would remain in focus. I went with shutter priority and set ISO to 200 and let the camera tell me the aperture. f/4.5 was what I ended up with, and it seemed about right.
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I liked the pic. It reminded me of one of those Winter ice shots.

ipodtoucher said:
More Holga yummyness! :)

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The more I see of this camera, the more I get the itch to mess with film again...:)...

Dale
 
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