Photo of the Day: May 2013

[Cheese&Apple]

Thanks for keeping us in the loop Peter, gorgeous to see, the resident Ornithologist in training here will be pleased to see this.

You're quite welcome John and hopefully more shots to come for your resident Ornithologist in training.

First and foremost; great capture, great photograph - congratulations. Second, and on a more personal level - I am insanely jealous! I live in the woods, and have both Great Horned and Western Screech owls close by the house. Many is the evening that we sit outside and listen to one or the other - and sometimes both. But after almost 20 years of living here, I have yet to spot one in a circumstance where I can photograph them. I've searched for scat to try and detect their nesting places, but to no avail. When I see them, it's always in low light, usually in motion, and never in a spot where I can get a lens on them.

Salute to not only your photo, but your woodsman skills as well!

Many thanks AxisOfBeagles but I have to say that I'm the jealous one. I would love to live in a spot where I could sit outside in the evening and listen to the call of owls instead of sirens and car alarms...even without the pics.

But seriously, it's about a little bit of persistence, a little bit of patience and a whole lot of luck.

Peter

 

[jaewon]

Untitled by Michael Paparazzo

 

[farbRausch]

I usually don't like taking or posting photos of myself, but I had to mark the occasion as I had just got my new (and very first) pair of glasses; as it turns out, my eyes are much worse than I had realized!



Camera: Fujifilm X-E1
Lens Model: XF35mmF1.4 R
Exposure: 1/250
Aperture: f/2.8
Focal Length: 35 mm
ISO Speed: 200
Exposure Program: Manual
Software: Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 4.4 (Macintosh)

I like the processing. Cool colours for a portrait.

 

[genshi]

I like the processing. Cool colours for a portrait.

Thanks! I boosted the orange and slightly desaturated the greens in the HSL section of Lightroom. There were other little adjustments as well with lighting/vignetting, etc., just experimenting...

 

[Doylem]

 

[Alonzo84]

DSC_0899-23-Edit-Edit-Edit.jpg by JonathanVirgiePhotography, on Flickr

 

[MiniD3]

Took this image many moons ago

View attachment 411777
Just PS Touch
PC dead, waiting new iMac, so iPad is my only connection with the world for the time being
I also have iPhoto for the iPad,
PS Touch is just for that little extra but I find iPhoto very good
Regards,
Gary

 

[ijohn.8.80]

Taken whilst wandering around the inner city last week. B&W treatment sprung to mind immediately when I saw this window.



Canon 60D, Tokina 11-16mm f/2.8

 

[Phrasikleia]

A natural arch created by the sea in northern Croatia. Click through for the story and a larger version...

 

[zaphodtheprez]

Balancing on one leg.

 

[Kebabselector]

Close up Goose by Scphoto_uk, on Flickr

Eos 6D - EF24-70 ƒ/2.8 L MKII - 1/2000 - ƒ/2.8 - ISO 200 - 70mm

 

[AxisOfBeagles]

North San Juan mural

I know - taking a photo of a painting is kinda cheap, but I couldn't resist ...

Canon 40D, EF 24-70 f/2.8L, ISO 100, f/8 @ 1.400. Aperture post

 

[LumbermanSVO]

Testing a Minolta 135mm f/2.8 lens on a Canon T2i

 

[ijohn.8.80]

At the entry to Himeji Garden, South Australia. One would have traditionally washed their hands here before entering, helping leave the everyday world behind.



Canon 60D, Tokina 11-16mm f/2.8

 

[AngryLemur]

Naphys

Nikon D7000, Tamron 90mm

 

[Joe King]

Bord Gáis Energy Theatre by picturesbyJOE, on Flickr

 

[fcortese]

Happy Mother's Day to all. This is a special day celebrated in the US, but it should be extended to all mothers around the world. Mom, I miss you terribly, but you are always with me in my heart.

 

[AxisOfBeagles]

sunny 16 daffodils

Not far from here is a fun place to play with the camera when the daffodils come out. A few weeks back I did just that on a bright sunny spring day. This shot was taken with no regard to metering - just the old "sunny 16 rule of thumb".

Canon 40D, EF 24-70 f/2.8 @ 59mm, f/16 @ 1/100. Aperture post.

 

[Cheese&Apple]

Great Horned Owlet...feathers are replacing down and and short flights are replacing branch hopping. All VERY COOL to see.

I'm sure his mother is very proud.

 

[Doylem]

 

[someoldguy]

 

[Fezwick]

Closeup of a gosling.

 

[Phrasikleia]

An interesting view of the castle, especially because I don't recognize the flag that it's flying. Usually the castle is surmounted by the flag of Ljubljana, but this appears to be something else.

So much character in these two bird portraits!

Definitely an architecture scene where converging verticals are not a problem! Good balance of light here.

Great Horned Owlet...feathers are replacing down and and short flights are replacing branch hopping. All VERY COOL to see.

Adorable. He looks so soft and fluffy. Nice timing with the outstretched wings too.

 

[ijohn.8.80]

Reflection pond.



Canon 60D, Tokina 11-16mm f/2.8

 

[fireman32]

I am trying to get into shooting people more. Had a fun time shooting a couple of models this weekend. Here is my favorite shot. I welcome all C&C

_DSC0286.jpg by dspector32, on Flickr