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Photo of the Day: September 2010

pdxflint said:
This is a magical shot, and I keep coming back to it. The foreboding tones are fantastic!

Edit: Looks like more PP than I've normally seen from you, especially the vignetting, or am I just imagining things?
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Thanks. It was very gloomy, like looking through a dark tunnel to the sunlit lake - Brotherswater - and hills, so I accentuated this with vignetting. I've nothing against PP, per se; I'm just adamant that the natural light does 90% of the work, so that PP is just a light 'tweak'.

Your 'leaf' pix work beautifully as a series. In one way a bit repetitive, yet, in another way, each one is so very different.

I never get bored when I'm looking for patterns in the natural world. I get bored with TV, with gadgets (sorry, Apple... :eek:), with websites, with films featuring men in dirty vests outrunning fireballs, etc. But I can stand for hours watching light chasing shadow, shadow chasing light, across the Lakeland hills, or lying on a shingle beach listening to the wild cries of the arctic terns, or watching a leaf on a rock in a stream, and never, ever get bored or wish I was somewhere else. I'm not 100% sure why this is, and that's not important. What's important is just 'being there', in a state of mind that's both focussed and totally undemanding. Magic... :D
 
Phrasikleia, thanks for your explanation about your off camera lighting setup. That is something I am very interested in, and have also been looking at the Strobist website.

Well, that will have to come later as I am in the process of finalizing my support system. I got a set of Induro C-413 legs for a steal a week ago from Amazon, and now I am saving up to get a RRS BH-55 and some plates. After that and probably a macro lens I will be looking to get some off camera lights. Well, probably after I buy a couple of bee hives, but I digress...

A really good friend of mine plays guitar and he was lamenting the other day about how much that hobby costs, I think it was a 80 dollar wah-wah pedal he wanted :)

Anyways, mine for today:



iPhone 4
EXIF Summary: 1/15s f/2.8 ISO100 3.85mm

Grilled ribeye, southwest potatoes, sauteed mustard greens and pipian sauce.
Chef Jay
 
Doylem said:
I never get bored when I'm looking for patterns in the natural world. I get bored with TV, with gadgets (sorry, Apple... :eek:), with websites, with films featuring men in dirty vests outrunning fireballs, etc. But I can stand for hours watching light chasing shadow, shadow chasing light, across the Lakeland hills, or lying on a shingle beach listening to the wild cries of the arctic terns, or watching a leaf on a rock in a stream, and never, ever get bored or wish I was somewhere else. I'm not 100% sure why this is, and that's not important. What's important is just 'being there', in a state of mind that's both focussed and totally undemanding. Magic... :D
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You're such an abashed romantic, Doylem. You must have the ladies swooning. ;)

ChefJayPeek said:
Phrasikleia, thanks for your explanation about your off camera lighting setup. That is something I am very interested in, and have also been looking at the Strobist website.
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My pleasure. :) If you have any questions you think I can handle, I'm all ears.

A really good friend of mine plays guitar and he was lamenting the other day about how much that hobby costs, I think it was a 80 dollar wah-wah pedal he wanted :)
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I don't know whether to laugh or to cry.
 
Kowloon Reflections

Taken from a bus tour in Kowloon with my Sony DSC-P200 in auto mode.
ISO: 100
Shutter Speed: 1/160
Aperture: 2.8
Focal Length: 7.9mm
 

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G Knight

Alright... no more leaves (even though I like them... ;) ) so you'll get lots more dogs and boats! And soon, cyclocross riders -- the season is upon us.


D300, 17-55f/2.8
 
pdxflint said:
Alright... no more leaves (even though I like them... ;) ) so you'll get lots more dogs and boats! And soon, cyclocross riders -- the season is upon us.


D300, 17-55f/2.8
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Superb photo, pdxflint! Such beauty and intensity. This one really shines. Great light, great framing. More dogs, you say? I'm all eyes. :)
 
Phrasikleia said:
Thanks again. :) On my outdoor shots, I almost never use diffusers because I'm lighting very large subjects (small buildings and whatnot), so diffusers won't make a big difference and mostly just sap power out of my Speedlites. I do however always use gels, usually CTO (of various strengths). I use up to four Speedlites at a time and sometimes do some additional light painting with a gelled LED flashlight to fill in spots that the Speedlites can't reach (a roof, for example). I use Cybersyncs to trigger the lights, but I very often don't even bother to put the trigger on the hotshoe because my exposures are usually between 6 and 30 seconds, and I need the Speedlites to fire repeatedly during that time (alas, they aren't really powerful enough for my purposes). So I keep the trigger in my hand and just fire away as fast as the Speedlites can recycle. It also helps that I have a wireless shutter release so that I can be in position somewhere away from the camera if I'm holding a light instead of putting it on a stand. I also frequently enlist the help of my husband as a voice-activated light stand. ;)

For something like your lobster shot (where the subject is close and small), I would recommend a diffuser. At that hour, when the wind is probably low, a simple shoot-through umbrella ought to suffice. If you hold it by hand, it won't blow away, but of course you'll need a wireless shutter release to do that easily. I'd also definitely recommend some CTO gel (such as Lee 204 or 205) to warm up your light and make it imitate golden hour sunlight a bit more. Or you might find some special effect color that works well (magenta?).

Hope that helps! :)
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Thank you, it certainly does!


Doylem said:
Lakeland gloom...

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Stunner Doylem, very dramatic and moody! Love it!


Phrasikleia said:
You're such an abashed romantic, Doylem. You must have the ladies swooning. ;)
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He must have them swooning - I've never seen him use that emoticon before ;) :p

Doylem said:
Magic... :D
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Doylem said:
Your 'leaf' pix work beautifully as a series. In one way a bit repetitive, yet, in another way, each one is so very different.

I never get bored when I'm looking for patterns in the natural world. I get bored with TV, with gadgets (sorry, Apple... :eek:), with websites, with films featuring men in dirty vests outrunning fireballs, etc. But I can stand for hours watching light chasing shadow, shadow chasing light, across the Lakeland hills, or lying on a shingle beach listening to the wild cries of the arctic terns, or watching a leaf on a rock in a stream, and never, ever get bored or wish I was somewhere else. I'm not 100% sure why this is, and that's not important. What's important is just 'being there', in a state of mind that's both focussed and totally undemanding. Magic... :D
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Thank you. That's kind of what happens when I get down on another level in the cool, flowing waters of a forest stream in the summer, when you can actually walk in it, essentially hiking through the woods via the waterway. Things look different, and the little, ordinary, yet unnoticed things begin to attract your attention. The more you slow down, the briefest of moments can seem to linger awhile, and the fleeting, temporary little gifts of nature's random patterns of movement or light delicately dance before your eyes. :)
 
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Phrasikleia said:
Thank, Reef. Those are European limestone mountains, not the granite variety we have here in CA. I took that photo right about here: 46.3595°N, 14.5941°E.
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Just checked this location out on Google Earth and.... :eek: :eek:


gnd said:
A waterfall from a different perspective :)
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Here is a comment Dale once said to me, I think you may recall gnd ;)

Designer Dale said:
Interesting framing here. I almost suspected our local broken old building expert to have snuck in here posing as you.
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;) :eek:

Forgive me if I'm wrong
 
Phrasikleia said:
You're such an abashed romantic, Doylem. You must have the ladies swooning. ;)
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Honestly, is it romantic to look without thinking... which is pretty much what I do??

Ah, the ladies. Swooning? Fainting, more like (my housekeeping skills are rudimentary)...

pdxflint said:
Things look different, and the little, ordinary, yet unnoticed things begin to attract your attention. The more you slow down, the briefest of moments can seem to linger awhile, and the fleeting, temporary little gifts of nature's random patterns of movement or light delicately dance before your eyes. :)
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Sounds fair to me. The ordinary becomes extraordinary merely by being more observant...

I take a shot of this little shack whenever I'm passing and the light is good (it reflects the evening sun). Someone owns it; it's in good repair; I've just never seen anyone there...

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Doylem said:
Honestly, is it romantic to look without thinking... which is pretty much what I do??

Ah, the ladies. Swooning? Fainting, more like (my housekeeping skills are rudimentary)...
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Yes, Doylem, waiting around as long as it takes for beauty and magic to enter your world...yeah, that's pretty darned romantic. Evacuating a fainted lady from caveman muddle...not so much. :D

TheReef said:
Just checked this location out on Google Earth and.... :eek:
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It's a small world after all. ;)

jsf8x said:
how to I post photos from flickr?
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See the first first post of this thread for instructions. There is a link there specifically for Flickr users.


For today, a rather atypical slice of Greece:

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Initial assembly done. Color work still to go for the subtle adjustments. But it was a fun one.
 
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