This is the same hawk i posted before, but on flight at a lower level from where I was on a high point. The background is a clear sky above the valley below.
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Oh wow, killer shot! Its like he's making sure you got his good side.
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Photo of the day - September 2009
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Oh wow, killer shot! Its like he's making sure you got his good side.
I don't see why something so successful needs fixing. I'm in favor of the "one per day" rule for a couple of reasons. For one, it forces people to be critical in their selections. Secondly, it keeps the "pace" of the thread reasonably slow, advancing a page per day at most, and allowing people the chance to engage with other. With fast-moving threads, like big news items on the main MR page, comments tend to get lost in the abyss.
We have a C&C thread now, the "challenge" thread, and multiple postings are allowed in that one. If someone wants feedback on a whole batch of photos, they can start a separate thread for the purpose; lots of folks do this, and they always get lots of feedback.
So I think things are working pretty well as they are.
Very nice image. With my most sincere respect for you and the model, I find it alluring in many ways.
This is the same hawk i posted before, but on flight at a lower level from where I was on a high point. The background is a clear sky above the valley below.
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Fantastic shot, AlaskaMoose! I love the complementary colors, and the backward glance of the hawk is really super. Well done.
You make some good points, though I do not agree with some of them. I think the popularity of this thread lends to a potential to be much more than it currently is...hence my original question. Thanks for your thoughts
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My 76 Type II Transporter Campmobile (restored) in the Humbolt Redwoods. How sweet it is.
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My 76 Type II Transporter Campmobile (restored) in the Humbolt Redwoods. How sweet it is.
Oh wow, killer shot! Its like he's making sure you got his good side.
Thanks.
Glad you like it. And you too, Phrasikleia.
The hawk made my day a couple of evenings, not only because I allowed me to take a few shots, but also because I could sense its wildness (for better words) when it would stare straight at my eyes. it was completely unafraid, but not over-friendly. I just kept at a distance taking pictures while I talked to it. It's an incredible feeling that is hard to explain.
Are you just saying you'd like a "no daily limit" to submissions...? That would be a totally different style of thread/topic. No point in labeling it anything "of the day" when there would be no limits... and someone would probably just start the next "Photo of the Day" thread elsewhere if this one were changed. It's sort of become a tradition here, and if you look at the archives you'll see where it all began - a single thread that went on for months, until it was broken up into individual month thread just to keep it sane... now, just about the time it's getting too big to read the whole thing, a new one starts, which works well.
Why don't you start a new thread and write the rules for submission. There have been several other types of threads in the past, including a photo criticism thread which actually started out pretty well, but died out after a few months. A good dialogue actually existed for a bit, and it was an opportunity for decent constructive criticism, and they're still interesting reading (apart from some now-missing images...) Here's the links: Photo Critique (February 2008) and Photo Critique (March 2008)
Here's another pic for the day...
Newport, Oregon, Dock 5. Most of the boats are either Albacore tuna boats, or Dungeness crab boats.
Model: D50
ISO: 200
Exposure: 1/4000 sec
Aperture: 2.0
Focal Length: 50mm
My though is that limiting this to one photo per day per participant gives this thread a nice eclectic mix of photos to look at without having to burden people with 20 photos of their pet dog (for example). If someone has a whole series that they want to share at a time, then there's nothing to stop them from creating a new thread. The photography section here doesn't revolve around this one single thread, after all.
I'm liking the way this thread currently works.
I have no idea what bird this is. All I know is that these birds seldom stand still, and move very fast. This time one posed for me, and I snapped a burst of 12 shots before it left The bright background is a birch tree branch. The leaves have already changed from green to yellow and orange colors. Hawks often try to make a meal out of these little birds.
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The bright background is a birch tree branch. The leaves have already changed from green to yellow and orange colors. Hawks often try to make a meal out of these little birds.
I like the combination of textures in this photo... something I am starting to notice more.
This is a picture I took last week that I didn't care for at first, but then I looked at it for a while and found that the interaction of geometry and textures was kind of interesting.
Ardrossan Lighthouse, Scotland.
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Hi Guys , It's been a while since I've been on here. Some awesome work as usual by the regulars and new posters too. I've been really busy with a number of projects that i won't bore you with at the moment instead here is my photo of the day which I grabbed yesterday while my car was being serviced.
Camera: Pentax K10D
Exposure: 0.004 sec (1/250)
Aperture: f/13.0
Focal Length: 16 mm
ISO Speed: 100
Hi Guys , It's been a while since I've been on here. Some awesome work as usual by the regulars and new posters too. I've been really busy with a number of projects that i won't bore you with at the moment instead here is my photo of the day which I grabbed yesterday while my car was being serviced.
Camera: Pentax K10D
Exposure: 0.004 sec (1/250)
Aperture: f/13.0
Focal Length: 16 mm
ISO Speed: 100
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