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Photo of the Day: May 2013

Rowbear said:
The "Grand Prix Cycliste de Gatineau" was held today in my home town and is a closed circuit, road race. The race is reserved for international elite women cyclist.

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I did something similar a couple of weeks ago :

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acearchie said:
Missed this one first time round. Really nice shot and I like the grade on it. Is it a VSCO preset or VSCO/Film inspired?
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Thanks!

I made this little preset in LR4 some time ago, trying to get a more worn/textured look in my images. I just recently discovered VSCO. I've been on Android for a while, just now back to using my iPhone.
 
Christmas Beetle, 17 image stack and I still missed a point of focus on the right side hair. A drop of oil on the eye could have added that sparkle too. :eek:



Canon 60D, Tamron 90mm f/2.8 macro
ISO 1600, f/2.8, 1/20, 90mm
 
sagar4995 said:
very nice. im an amateur photographer and dont have much experience but if you dont mind could you give me a brief explanation on how to get the blurried effect on subjects (in your case, the cyclists).
would appreciate it.
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It's safe to assume the shot was achieved by using a tripod (which explains why the viewers and stones are intact). A slow shutter speed was used @ 1/25s, and aperture f/8 & ISO 100. -- The slow shutter speed will allow the cyclists to display their motion while everything else stays in focus.

...the slower the shutter, the more blur you'll see from the subject. again: your camera will need to be stationary for this kind of shot...a tripod was most likely used.
 
Caliber26 said:
It's safe to assume the shot was achieved by using a tripod (which explains why the viewers and stones are intact). A slow shutter speed was used @ 1/25s, and aperture f/8 & ISO 100. -- The slow shutter speed will allow the cyclists to display their motion while everything else stays in focus.

...the slower the shutter, the more blur you'll see from the subject. again: your camera will need to be stationary for this kind of shot...a tripod was most likely used.
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i see... makes sense. 1 thing i still am a little confused about. how come the viewers are intact and not blurred as well? unless ofcourse they were all relatively standing still (stationary) while the shot was being taken.... hahaha... sorry incase i havent been able to explain myself properly.. :)
appreciate the explanation u gave though. it was helpful.
 
So being the novice photographer that I am, I'm trying to learn how to effectively use extended exposure. Those of you who have seen my previous night time shots know I need a lot of work in this area. Here's something from the other day during a lightning storm over Victoria Harbor and Hong Kong Island. What you guys think?


Hong Kong Skies by pmxperience, on Flickr
 
sagar4995 said:
very nice. im an amateur photographer and dont have much experience but if you dont mind could you give me a brief explanation on how to get the blurried effect on subjects (in your case, the cyclists).
would appreciate it.
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Shutter speed! The slower the more motion blur you will get.

First thing that will allow the most creative freedom with your shots is to learn the relationship between ISO, shutter and aperture.
 
pmxperience said:
So being the novice photographer that I am, I'm trying to learn how to effectively use extended exposure. Those of you who have seen my previous night time shots know I need a lot of work in this area. Here's something from the other day during a lightning storm over Victoria Harbor and Hong Kong Island. What you guys think?

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Hong Kong Skies by pmxperience, on Flickr
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I think you did quite well for being a novice.
 
sagar4995 said:
very nice. im an amateur photographer and dont have much experience but if you dont mind could you give me a brief explanation on how to get the blurried effect on subjects (in your case, the cyclists).
would appreciate it.
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Caliber26 said:
It's safe to assume the shot was achieved by using a tripod (which explains why the viewers and stones are intact). A slow shutter speed was used @ 1/25s, and aperture f/8 & ISO 100. -- The slow shutter speed will allow the cyclists to display their motion while everything else stays in focus.

...the slower the shutter, the more blur you'll see from the subject. again: your camera will need to be stationary for this kind of shot...a tripod was most likely used.
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Caliber26 almost got it right. In fact I didn't use a tripod, my wide angle was good enough to keep the background sharp. I did some test shots before the cyclist drove by to be sure. Also I added a lot of atmosphere by pulling up the saturation of the cyclists and by setting the background to grayscale.
 
One of our Phasmids shed her exoskeleton recently, here is a close up of a section, basically her underbelly region. The total length seen here is maybe 20mm at most.



Canon 60D, Tamron 90mm f/2.8 macro
 
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