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Photo of the Day: March 2011

lol!! Sweet! Thanks! What's really cool are all the hot ladies you snap photos of... jeez I feel like such a perv/nerd just for saying that haha.
Your model photos are insane in my opinion. I love them! keep up the great work you've improved tons!!!
 
bbeers said:
That was shot under the United States Naval Academy Bridge in Annapolis MD. Here is another shot from the same spot just looking out at the Naval Academy more.
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Nikon D3100, Nikkor 18-55mm, ISO 125, 18mm, f/11, 1/500
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awesome, nice one, keep up the good work!


Jason Beck said:
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@SVD thanks. I wasnt too keen on some of my earlier stuff either. I knew how I wanted to express myself but didn't know my camera well enough to. It's good to know my stuff is appreciated, thanks for the compliment. I only have the xs, 24-70L, and the speedlight. I do have studio strobes and backdrops and stuff but thats it.

I'm thinking camera upgrade for me in a few months when I get more practice in. I'll post another cool one from the bridal shoot, check it out :D
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No worries man. Yeah I know exactly what you mean - I just didn't know it quite well enough to get out of it what I wanted. Oooohh you lucky son of a bitch, that it the lens I want so bad! We seem a bit too similar haha! I thought it was L glass, I know it when I see it! How do you recommend it as a lens? I really need to start saving for it.. You should upgrade to the t2i or 7D if you can afford it, both great cameras, I can personally recommend the t2i! Besides, we seem to do everything else the same so you may as well get one :p Haha awesome, thats a nice one man :) I'd normally comment on the overpowering light of the sun but It really works here! :)

Mine for today.. one of the nicest I've ever taken IMO! Taken on a walk around Bollington, Cheshire, UK.. Still with the 50mm 1.4.. can't fault this lens!

B&W Landscape by TheSVD, on Flickr


Exposure 1/400
Aperture f2.5
Focal Length 50mm
ISO Speed 200
 
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More muddy action!



I like the frozen mud spray in this. framing is a bit off because that red on the left is a flag, annoying. Oh, and it's soft too, so technically a pretty bad picture I suppose, but I still like it :) Reminds me of days as a kid in the park playing football and sliding 10m on a tackle.
 
@SVD yah I love the 24-70 and as a first L it has been good to me. Shooting with it is a breeze. At 2,8 it's great and even better stopped down a bit. Especially with flash/studio lights. Camera upgrade is next on the agenda. I can safely say that the 24-70 has been my studio's workhorse the past few months and made me quite a bit of money. If I hadn't built that system in my sig, I would have a 5dmk1 right now but I opeted for a better computer for Adobe and a speedlight with some money I made last month.

Get the 24-70 and you'll love it! The 7d /50,60d's I may also consider as viable upgrade paths. I'd love a 50d.
 
Photographed today at lake Leamy in Gatineau, near Ottawa. Very difficult to shoot them without a gazillion branchs around them, but then again, that is their environnement ;)

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Shake 'n' Bake said:
Here's one of the better shots of a cup I was experimenting with last night.

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We had a set of those same cups when I was a kid. Your photo just took me back in time.

Rowbear said:
Photographed today at lake Leamy in Gatineau, near Ottawa. Very difficult to shoot them without a gazillion branchs around them, but then again, that is their environnement ;)

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Outstanding capture! Excellent composition, color, and sharpness. Great catch light in the eye and just the right turn of the head to show off the crown and beak. I also like how the right part of the frame communicates the tangled nature of his habitat but is enough out of focus to be a subtle background element. I'd probably dodge that big white spot to his right a bit, but other than that, it's a terrific photo.
 
I decided on showing dinosaurs. For this particular creature I wanted to see if I could somehow show both the detail in the bones and the size of the creature at the same time. I think I found the only place to frame it that does just that. This thing stretches across the entire atrium. The coloring just "felt right" when I was playing around in aperture with some effects presets I have.

 
Rowbear said:
Photographed today at lake Leamy in Gatineau, near Ottawa. Very difficult to shoot them without a gazillion branchs around them, but then again, that is their environnement ;)

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That is pretty amazing. One of the best photos on here of birds I have ever seen. Striking colors and very memorable. Is that a Cardinal?? I don't know birds ;D. I bet your raw file was pretty nice!
 
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Many thanks folks. I'm glad you like it. ;)

EXIF: Canon 40D, Canon 400mm 5.6 @ f/6.3, ISO 320, 1/1000sec, fill flash, subject distance was 6.5 meters, 25% crop.

@ Jason: Yes, its a male Cardinal.
 
epb87 said:
I feel like I must visit Vancouver and Canada in general, as I see so many great photos in this thread from here.
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Canada is sweet! I'm slowing planning a road trip across Canada from end to end. I'd love to visit places further north but I'll have to stick around close HWY 1 and major cities.

Vancouver is neat but it's UBER EXPENSIVE!!!!! In my opinion that is. I feel everything is overpriced and the city doesn't help out much.

VirtualRain said:
Thanks! That's a small stream that flows into the Seymour River near my house.

This is similarly awesome... I like the layers and clouds as well as the lights from downtown. I'm guessing this was shot from Queen E Park?
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Duuuude! Seymour River is so long! I guess I'll start at one end and work my way down until I find your little hidden jem :p

Thanks for the compliments! It really means a lot to me. Yes, Queen Elizabeth Park right beside the restaurant where the statues are. I wish I was like 30 feet tall cause those trees kind of bug me. I heard Kensington Park has a great view as well? I'm gonna check it out tonight perhaps.
 
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