"Photo of the day" - May 2008

[§HAMU§]

camera: canon rebel xt
lens: ef 50mm f/1.8 II
focal length: 50mm
aperture: f/8
shutter: 1/200
iso: 100
filter: no filter
location: raleigh, nc

she really likes you


i've been focusing a lot on lighting lately and how to use/control light/flashes.

 

[Everythingisnt]

Bit of a vanity shot here... Just got my new tripod . (Please don't ask me while I'm still using a $120 point and shoot)

AA battery included for scale

 

[PkennethV]

Scanned from film

 

[valdore]

Three handheld RAWs // HDR // Shutter: varied // Aperture: f/7.1 // Focal Length: 15 mm (cropped) /// ISO 160

 

[pdxflint]

Surviving the elements

Not sure if I ever posted this, hopefully not... but here goes.

Southern Utah - scanned from b/w print.

 

[Clix Pix]

How I would love to have that rig for the race tracks.

Very nice photo.

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!

Thanks, RaceTripper and srf4real!

Yep, the 300mm f/2.8 is one awesome lens, with or without a TC. I was surprised at how well it performs with the 2x TC, as often that can be problematic.

"Patience of a saint?" Naw.... This shot was taken right on a friend's front porch. The entire front yard is filled with bird feeders of all kinds, which attracts many feathered friends. This bluebird had been over near the bluebird house and I had almost given up on being able to get good shots of him from where I was positioned (there were other photographers and their rigs set up, too), and then suddenly the little rascal landed right in front of me and began posing! It was so funny! We all got some great shots of him!

 

[Phrasikleia]

I tried to catch him at the bird feeder and got this instead.

 

[onomatopoeia]

I tried to catch him at the bird feeder and got this instead.

That's really fantastic. Best bird shot I've ever seen.

 

[seenew]

[snip]


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)

really nice colors and sharp focus, not sure about the crop, though.

Here's another from my series in progress. these are all composites of two images, with the same settings.

Make: Canon
Model: Canon EOS 5D
Shutter Speed: 1/100 second
F Number: F/9.0
Focal Length: 17 mm
ISO Speed: 100
Date Picture Taken: May 15, 2008, 12:02:33 PM

 

[Phrasikleia]

That's really fantastic. Best bird shot I've ever seen.

Thanks, onomatopoeia! I'm glad you like it.

 

[Clix Pix]

really nice colors and sharp focus, not sure about the crop, though.

Thanks, Seenew! Actually, if I remember correctly, I didn't crop this at all, but I agree that it probably would benefit from a bit of judicious cropping, especially at the left....

 

[Father Jack]

Another bird photo.

Canon 5D + 300mm lens

(Click on pic for larger image)

 

[xcalibre]

My take on Eileen Donan Castle

 

[TommyD]

That's awesome Tommy. I dig it.

Ta very much. I think he's well cool.

 

[valdore]

One handheld RAW // HDR // Shutter: 1/40 // Aperture: f/16 // Focal Length: 17 mm // ISO 100

 

[Steamie]

My take on Eileen Donan Castle
http://img522.imageshack.us/img522/6500/dsc022be6.jpg

Lovely shot of it ! My daytime shots from previous visits were ruined by haze or rain, I need to go here and spend a bit longer to get a decent daytime shot.

http://clixpix.zenfolio.com/img/v1/p447049244.jpg


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)

Gorgeous Shot Clix Pix, your shots are always so sharp and colourful.

Thanks Steamie

http://chriskimberley.com/webphotos/devon011.jpg

This is a great night shot, the lights in the distance look really great

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2198/2506005121_34ab640524.jpg

Fantastic shot of Coous Heilanus . Great pov and I love his expression.

 

[Steamie]

"Another Eilean Donan"

Another shot, this time a bit closer up of Eilean Donan.

 

[Fiasco]

 

[goodmorning]

Here's an older one from last summer in Prague...

The picture ishuge, so click to make it bigger

 

[terriyaki]

 

[VictorM]

king of the castle

Alas, no (real) castles in my area....these guys looked like they were in charge.

"king of the castle"
Toronto, Canada​

 

[bld44]

 

[Phrasikleia]

Taken in Venice last summer. Oh the indignity!

 

[66217]

Nice photo bld44. At first it seemed the bokeh was very distracting, but by the second time I saw it I really liked it. I don't know how to describe the impression it gave me, "strong" perhaps. All in all really nice photo, shame for the leafs that appear at the bottom tho.

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Nikon D40x
Nikkor 80-200​

This photo is quite old, from last years autumn.

 

[xcalibre]

Not sure if I ever posted this, hopefully not... but here goes.

Southern Utah - scanned from b/w print.

I think you have, because I seem to remember liking it last time as well...