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Photo of the Day: September 2010

rymack said:
Out for a quick photowalk today at a local conservation area. I had a ND filter and CIR-POL stacked; some adjustments in Elements 8. C&C welcomed....
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The CPL helped you to get some blue in the sky, but I'm not sure what you were hoping to accomplish with the ND. It hasn't given you any motion blur in the water or sky, and you weren't using it to get a wider aperture than light would allow. All the ND seems to have done is make your shutter speed slow enough to introduce camera shake. As for the composition, the horizon placement is pretty good, but the subject is pointing the eye right out of the top of the frame.


And for today, a shot I took back in July...


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Phrasikleia said:
The CPL helped you to get some blue in the sky, but I'm not sure what you were hoping to accomplish with the ND. It hasn't given you any motion blur in the water or sky, and you weren't using it to get a wider aperture than light would allow. All the ND seems to have done is make your shutter speed slow enough to introduce camera shake. As for the composition, the horizon placement is pretty good, but the subject is pointing the eye right out of the top of the frame.


Thanks for the crit! I was using a tripod for this shot, but yeah, after thinking about it, I really don't think I needed the ND filter for anything. It was a little breezy and I wanted to try and get the hazy-looking effect of the water in some other shots, but didn't take the filter off for other shots.
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Gold89, oblomow, OrangeCuse44, H2Ockey, Doylem

Wow, I didn’t expect to get that much discussion. It was just a quick post to test Dale’s new flickr guide.
Anyway, all points are taken, and I think the image does benefit from cropping, thanks to all who took the time to help me produce a better image.



Shortly after posting last night, our dog wanted out just before heading off to bed and this is what I saw, so I had to go in and get the camera and tripod. Not as nice as AlaskaMoose’s shot above, but I was happy to get the capture. Hopefully I will be able to try again tonight.



Camera Model: NIKON D80
Lens: Tokina 12.0-24.0 mm f/4.0
Focal Length: 16.0mm (35mm equivalent: 24mm)
Aperture: f/4.0
Exposure Time: 30 second
ISO equiv: 100
Exposure Bias: none
Metering Mode: Matrix
Exposure: Manual
Exposure Mode: Manual
White Balance: Manual
Light Source: Fine Weather
 
pdxflint said:
My friend, Pat Malach, getting the shots for OregonCyclingAction, his website which covers cycling in Oregon and the Pacific NW. I had some fun covering the guy covering the sport.


D300, Tokina 12-24f/4.0, 1/1600, f/6.3, 12mm, ISO200
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What a funny event ... hurdles, bikes and cornfields. Haven't seen anything like that before.
It's interesting to see the "event" happening in third person. Thanks for sharing.

heron88 said:
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Nice simple pattern, would make a good Desktop Picture.

Phrasikleia said:
And for today, a shot I took back in July...

GlowingPond.jpg
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Nice Phrasikleia, I really like the contrast the cools and warms with the external lighting.
Gotta love those voice activated light stands. :)

AlaskaMoose said:
Canon 40D
Tokina 11-16mm at 11mm, and f/2.8
8-sec. exposure, Av, and 640 ISO
Tripod: ATV handle bar :)
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Beautiful Colours, so gentle yet powerful, great shot!

RHVC59 said:
Anyway, all points are taken, and I think the image does benefit from cropping, thanks to all who took the time to help me produce a better image.
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I agree, there's less distraction now, bringing out that stunning sky.

Doylem said:
Salterhebble Locks... where the Rochdale Canal meets the Calder & Hebble Navigation. The canal system: probably the last technology that everyone can understand... ;)

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I've always had a fascination with the locks and canal system, thanks for sharing.
 
Removing thermal paste

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Camera settings embedded on the image. I really should remove the metadata...
 
Shooting some soccer shots of my red-head daughter's 1st game of the fall season (yellow jersey, we won!).
It was raining/pouring - can you see the streaks , so these were from under umbrella.
When others shoot their kids soccer do you shot faster (1/250) to more freeze the scene or what?
I was shooting f7.1 and 125/sec with the 15-85 @ 70mm, I wanted some blur in the shots to show action, yet not too much.
This I feel worked below, but some other shots too much blur.
(my 55-250 kit lens was.....left at home by mistake :eek: , so had to crop a little for tighter view)
Below cropped/PP in aperture 3.
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Las Vegas Strip - NOT

A suburban part of Las Vegas called Desert Shores. Some duck and geese available but most were "resting" with no activity. Will post a few over the next couple of days.

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I generally avoid patriotic themes when choosing subjects--just isn't my thing. I couldn't resist this backlit flag though. Debating whether I should flip it since having the flagpole on the left just seems more "right."

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NevadaJack said:
A suburban part of Las Vegas called Desert Shores. Some duck and geese available but most were "resting" with no activity. Will post a few over the next couple of days.

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I really like the flowing diagonal line through this photo created by the separation between the still water and the ripples. The greenish float breaks that up a bit. Perhaps crop it off? Very nice photo.

Dale
 
Photoblog

Page 14 has amazing photographs!

The light on the us flag is awesome. The dragon fly has insane detail and color. the shots with the norther lights are incredible and awe inspiring. I dream of seeing them like that one day.

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more on my photoblog with commentary.
 
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