Great location, Steamie, but there's something a bit odd about the far end of the cliffs... like there's no contrast, or maybe an HDR-type effect. Dunno... but it detracts from the pic (for me, anyway...
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"Photo of the day" - May 2008
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Great location, Steamie, but there's something a bit odd about the far end of the cliffs... like there's no contrast, or maybe an HDR-type effect. Dunno... but it detracts from the pic (for me, anyway...
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Great location, Steamie, but there's something a bit odd about the far end of the cliffs... like there's no contrast, or maybe an HDR-type effect. Dunno... but it detracts from the pic (for me, anyway...
I can see what you mean. I'm not sure what caused it though the pic isn't hdr so i can only presume it's a lack of contrast or maybe a slight bit of glare (the clouds are a wee bit blown out just above it)
Thanks MD2427
Thanks for listening, mate! At least we can address the issue of quoted timg tags, and hopefully put it to bed.
Great job. Now I encourage everyone who hates having the timg tagged pics removed from their post replies to click on the link, and voice their opinion.
Well, it has become a defacto 'discussion' thread, since folks comment on each others' pictures, and others ask for feedback... but I agree with what you're saying. Perhaps once the issue is addressed with the forum higher-ups, and some consensus is reached about the use of quoted images (whether they should be limited to thumbnails <'timg' tagged images> or some such thing) we can post the results back here on this thread via a link to the site and forum feedback discussion area. Maybe, finally... we can get everybody on the same page, so we don't go back all the way to seeing the same original sized pic reposted each time someone comments on it, especially several in a row. If we can all master the use of "multi-quotes" and "timg" tags, this place would rock!
Now, Mr Bluebird, please tilt your head to the left and gaze at the camera....
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May 17th
A friend's porch in Pennsylvania
Nikon D300
Nikkor 300mm f/2.8 with 2x teleconverter
1/250 sec @ f/8
-2.3 EV
ISO: 640 (used Auto ISO because of continuously changing light)
May 17th
A friend's porch in Pennsylvania
Nikon D300
Nikkor 300mm f/2.8 with 2x teleconverter
1/250 sec @ f/8
-2.3 EV
ISO: 640 (used Auto ISO because of continuously changing light)
Me too Clix Pix you get the awesome bird shots... must have the patience of a saint! I'm saving up for a weather-sealed 90-250mm f/2.8 that will give me an equivalent reach up to 1000mm with a 2x converter (4/3)... I'm only about $6 grand away from a surf photographer's wet dream!
I'm saving up for a weather-sealed 90-250mm f/2.8 that will give me an equivalent reach up to 1000mm with a 2x converter (4/3)... I'm only about $6 grand away from a surf photographer's wet dream!
Just picking up the slack for Doylem, here.
srf4real, your photos are always great!
One question I have always been curious about is, do you know the surfers? Or do you simply take photos of any surfer you see?
I am always quite shy about taking photos of people I don't know.
Thank you Roco.
Most of the time, I get the best action shots from various competitions that occur year round. This last one was taken at an Eastern Surfing Association contest at Sebastian Inlet Saturday. I do not know who this particular girl is, but I know people who do, and I won't hesitate to approach her and tell her about her pics once I find out where to contact her. I have met a lot more surfers by since I started offering my services, and not one has complained because I took a killer photo of them! Often parents approach me while I'm shooting pics to get my card and tell me which grommet belongs to them. It's been the neatest part of the whole thing getting involved in the 'network' next to letting these talented young stars have a look at themselves shredding in the water... their myspace is loaded with my images lol. I really only charge money when someone wants one printed for now. Long way down
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Taken at Nydalen subway station in oslo. The light changes randomly (or triggered by something, i don't remember)
My mbp is in for repairs this week so i haven't been able to do anything with my photos, my mini is a nightmare when it comes to Lightroom.
Taken at Nydalen subway station in oslo. The light changes randomly (or triggered by something, i don't remember
)My mbp is in for repairs this week so i haven't been able to do anything with my photos, my mini is a nightmare when it comes to Lightroom.
Hangin with my Peeps
The Red Knot, Calidris canutus rufa migrates more than 9,300 miles from South America to the Arctic to breed each year. The Ruddy Turnstone, Arenaria interpres joins the Red Knot and various other shorebird species, most notably the numerous difficult to differentiate smaller sandpipers known generically as "Peeps" on the Cape May peninsula due to an event that has been happening for quite some time- the Horseshoe crab lays its eggs on the shores of the Delaware bay and Cape May. Horseshoe crabs have remained basically unchanged since before the dinosaurs roamed the planet.
The days surrounding the last full moon in May are the confluence of migration and egg laying.
I missed high tide, so I missed the live crabs, and the beach areas are heavily roped off to ensure that the birds aren't disturbed in their layover. There's a moratorium on fishing for horseshoe crabs in New Jersey too.
Anyway, with all that said, here are some Ruddy Turnstones surrounding a Red Knot as they forage in the sand at the water's edge.- the inset is just a larger crop of the main picture.
Nikon D2x/Nikkor 400mm f/2.8 AF-S II
The Red Knot, Calidris canutus rufa migrates more than 9,300 miles from South America to the Arctic to breed each year. The Ruddy Turnstone, Arenaria interpres joins the Red Knot and various other shorebird species, most notably the numerous difficult to differentiate smaller sandpipers known generically as "Peeps" on the Cape May peninsula due to an event that has been happening for quite some time- the Horseshoe crab lays its eggs on the shores of the Delaware bay and Cape May. Horseshoe crabs have remained basically unchanged since before the dinosaurs roamed the planet.
The days surrounding the last full moon in May are the confluence of migration and egg laying.
I missed high tide, so I missed the live crabs, and the beach areas are heavily roped off to ensure that the birds aren't disturbed in their layover. There's a moratorium on fishing for horseshoe crabs in New Jersey too.
Anyway, with all that said, here are some Ruddy Turnstones surrounding a Red Knot as they forage in the sand at the water's edge.- the inset is just a larger crop of the main picture.
Nikon D2x/Nikkor 400mm f/2.8 AF-S II
