Canon 7D with 17-55 at 20mm; 1/2 @ f2.8; 800 ISO; Tripod
These were some archways at a housing complex overlooking the town of Mainz, Germany.
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Photo of the Day: May 2010
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Canon 7D with 17-55 at 20mm; 1/2 @ f2.8; 800 ISO; Tripod
These were some archways at a housing complex overlooking the town of Mainz, Germany.
Chief Kashake's
I have been meaning to stop and shoot this house for the past couple of years, but kept putting it off for one reason or another. Well, Thursday evening I was driving home during sunset, and just had to stop. I am still learning the he capabilities of this lens. Anyway, here the best of the lot.
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Camera: Nikon D80
Exposure: 0.02 sec (1/50)
Aperture: f/4.0
Focal Length: 16 mm
ISO Speed: 125
Exposure Bias: -5/3 EV
Flash: No Flash
I have been meaning to stop and shoot this house for the past couple of years, but kept putting it off for one reason or another. Well, Thursday evening I was driving home during sunset, and just had to stop. I am still learning the he capabilities of this lens. Anyway, here the best of the lot.
Camera: Nikon D80
Exposure: 0.02 sec (1/50)
Aperture: f/4.0
Focal Length: 16 mm
ISO Speed: 125
Exposure Bias: -5/3 EV
Flash: No Flash
Camera: Canon EOS REBEL T2i
Exposure: 0.013 sec (1/80)
Aperture: f/11.0
Focal Length: 55 mm
ISO Speed: 3200
Exposure Bias: +1/3 EV
I have been meaning to stop and shoot this house for the past couple of years, but kept putting it off for one reason or another. Well, Thursday evening I was driving home during sunset, and just had to stop. I am still learning the he capabilities of this lens. Anyway, here the best of the lot.
Camera: Nikon D80
Exposure: 0.02 sec (1/50)
Aperture: f/4.0
Focal Length: 16 mm
ISO Speed: 125
Exposure Bias: -5/3 EV
Flash: No Flash
Beautiful light in this, and it's nice and sharp at 1/50 sec. This shot makes me think about all the living that went on in this house over the decades, and if I was there I'd probably be listening for the echos of those long-gone voices. Nicely framed and composed. What 12-24 were you using? Nikkor or Tokina?
-phil
I'm really digging your snazzy plastic bullet shots... damn iPhone!So Stu finally got around to bringing a teeny bit of Magic Bullet over to the iPhone in the form of Plastic Bullet, a $1.99 app that takes your boring images and makes them snazzy.
I don't know what they are, but I want to eat one... or three. Is it chili jam, or strawberry? (based on the slices of strawberry accompanying the pastry)
Again, a masterful seascape. I don't know how you manage to capture the light, clouds, and motion of the water in as many different ways as you do. It shows a great deal of patience, and a ton of artistic skill. This is a very lovely, painterly photography, worth of being on a wall--big!
Pentax K10D - 1/10s - f/8.0 - ISO100 - 21mm
I'm really digging your snazzy plastic bullet shots... damn iPhone!
And just for the record, I'm using the original 8GB iPhone, with the UBER crappy camera. Can't wait for this next one to hit. UPGRADE TIME!
Was without my Canon for the past week, had to use my iPhone, used a fair few of those photo editing apps out, this one is a combination of Colour Mill and Format126.
Thanks!, The house was one of the first built in the village in the 1890's, and still occupied when I first came to town in the early 80's. Sadly, the owner could never get the funds together to make repairs, so it just keeps falling in on its self.
As for the lens, why it is the Tokina 12-24mm f/4.0 ATX Pro DX Zoom... I was admiring your harbor shots, and treated myself to this lens after Tax time. I have been fortunate enough to be out late this last week at sundown with camera in hand. It sure does a nice job with that magic hour light. I also believe it will still work in FF when I make my dream move to the D700. Must get kids out of college and supporting themselves
That makes two of us... I want one so bad right now. But, keep your old one, too. Someday it will be a collectors item, I'm sure.
It's sad when that happens to an old place with many stories it could tell. I'm glad you're enjoying the Tokina. Nothing's perfect, but I've been very happy with mine. As long as you watch the flare tendencies (something not unique to this particular wide-angle zoom anyway) you can get some really stunning images out of it. I really do like the way it renders colors--matches well with Nikon body.Thanks!, The house was one of the first built in the village in the 1890's, and still occupied when I first came to town in the early 80's. Sadly, the owner could never get the funds together to make repairs, so it just keeps falling in on its self.
As for the lens, why it is the Tokina 12-24mm f/4.0 ATX Pro DX Zoom... I was admiring your harbor shots, and treated myself to this lens after Tax time. I have been fortunate enough to be out late this last week at sundown with camera in hand. It sure does a nice job with that magic hour light. I also believe it will still work in FF when I make my dream move to the D700. Must get kids out of college and supporting themselves
Keep shooting in the golden hour, we only get a couple of them a day if we're lucky... (the old Galen Rowell philosophy...
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This is a classic! Very sharp for Mr Bored. Or is it Ms Bored? Soft focus on the
Love the framing (although I think the left hand side seems a bit prematurely cut off).
That red tone is really distracting for the shadow though. Was that ps or white balance?
I wish I knew. Every time I go to one of these competitions I see some spectators that get to try the dishes after the judging is done. I never seem to be in the right place at the right time.
Here is mine for today. You can tell how exciting this party was:
Clematis
Really hot in London today. A clematis in our garden this afternoon. I quite liked the bokeh on this one, but welcome your C&C.
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Camera: Canon EOS 1000D
Exposure: 0.001 sec (1/800)
Aperture: f/4.5
Focal Length: 42 mm
ISO Speed: 200
Exposure Bias: 0 EV
Flash: Off, Did not fire
Really hot in London today. A clematis in our garden this afternoon. I quite liked the bokeh on this one, but welcome your C&C.
Camera: Canon EOS 1000D
Exposure: 0.001 sec (1/800)
Aperture: f/4.5
Focal Length: 42 mm
ISO Speed: 200
Exposure Bias: 0 EV
Flash: Off, Did not fire