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Photo of the day: September 2011

mtbdudex said:
A few weeks back on the NASA APOD site I saw a unique picture of a cloud formation with a circle hole in one of the threads there, http://asterisk.apod.com/search.php?keywords=punch+hole+cloud , until then I've never heard about a "Punch hole cloud".
more background here http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fallstreak_hole

Last Sunday 9/18, we were at a church picnic and I looked up, saw this hole in a cloud, and grabbed my T1i camera w/ 15-85 lens to capture it.
The hole held together as the could drifted across the sky, so I think this was a "Punch hole cloud", what do others here think?
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That reminds me of a cloud formation we saw moving across the sky one day at work earlier in the year. I waited until it was right over the state capitol and then snapped a few (horrible) photos with my iPhone. The capitol building is the tall building at the very back of the photo. It did just like you said, held the perfect circle all the way across the sky. Had we first seen it when it was over the capitol I would have sworn it was just from all of the hot air coming from the politicians :D

 
How do you guys edit these pictures to get the colors so vibrant? :eek:


I mean, I'm sure your cameras aren't THAT good that y'alls are posting these pictures unedited (Most of you)


But like the picture ^^^ of the flowers. The sky looks so blue, and the flowers so red/white/purple.


Sorry, new to DSLRs.

All I really know is how to mess with zoom/focusing/ISO to get close to the picture I want.
 
eh, how's this for starters?

I took it last year, but meh regardless. Taken with a Captivate, so not the greatest camera.


I just used iPhoto really quickly to mess with it.
 

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fireshot91 said:
How do you guys edit these pictures to get the colors so vibrant? :eek:


I mean, I'm sure your cameras aren't THAT good that y'alls are posting these pictures unedited (Most of you)


But like the picture ^^^ of the flowers. The sky looks so blue, and the flowers so red/white/purple.


Sorry, new to DSLRs.

All I really know is how to mess with zoom/focusing/ISO to get close to the picture I want.
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xStep said:
Keep in mind that filters can also help with the original capture. That blue sky reminds me of results I've gotten with a polarizer filter.
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Must be talking about me...:) I didn't really do much at all in post processing with that photo. The sky is Pacific Northwest blue and looks like that in the summer, especially in the late afternoon. I have a polarizer for my wide angle, but not the lens I used for this photo. My camera is a Canon XSi that I picked up used and is my first DSLR. The lens is my Tamron 28-75 2.8.

Sometimes you just get lucky and nature is on your side...:eek:

Dale
 
Phrasikleia said:
I'm having déjà vu; I could swear I saw this photo somewhere else recently. Anyway, beautiful Fall colors. Still waiting (very impatiently) for the trees to turn color where I am!
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:D:DI posted another one like this in this forum last week. The difference is that while the other showed green leaves on the birch at the foreground, in this one the leaves have changed colors to yellow, and most have fallen from the trees.

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Designer Dale said:
I can't find any EXIF data for this one. Was this a long exposure or filters in PS? Very nice shot and an appropriate Fall desktop. May I use it?


Nice to see a B&W treatment of this type of photo. It works for me.

Dale
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No filters on this photo, just reduced clarity in Camera Raw. By reducing clarity the tones sort of blend with each other, but since the trees in the foreground are very sharp, reducing clarity does not affect them very much.

And yes, you can go ahead and use my photo for a Fall desktop.
 
This was 35mm Provia 400x developed in a homemade E-6 solution I was playing around with.

Format: 35mm
Film stock: Fuji Provia 400x
ISO: 400
Lens: 50mm at f/16
Shutter: 1/200 maybe?
 

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I cannot see half of the contributions due to, well, lets say, limitations in the transmission of certain IP's here. Annoying. Even cannot see Doylem's pics: there must be something fishy with these sheep :)
But life goes on in a big city like Beijing:
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Nikon D7000|Tokina 11-16 mm|ISO 100|16 mm|f/8|1/320| distortion corrected with PTLens.
 
appie57 said:
I cannot see half of the contributions due to, well, lets say, limitations in the transmission of certain IP's here. Annoying. Even cannot see Doylem's pics: there must be something fishy with these sheep :)
But life goes on in a big city like Beijing:
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Nikon D7000|Tokina 11-16 mm|ISO 100|16 mm|f/8|1/320| distortion corrected with PTLens.
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Doylem's "Watching the traffic" photo is of a public library. No wonder the Chinese blocked it...

You probable won't see this reply, for that matter...

Dale
 
Autumn is beginning to hit the Rockies. I headed just immediately north of town and gained another 700+feet in altitude above our already mile high level (Denver isn't the only "mile high" city in the Rockies). The aspen are starting to turn yellow. This photo came out a little dreamy like with the backlit sun and some significant wind, coupled with me purposely using a slower shutter speed (1/40) and hand holding the camera to try and get the effect. I am pleased with my first attempt at trying this.

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fcortese said:
Autumn is beginning to hit the Rockies. I headed just immediately north of town and gained another 700+feet in altitude above our already mile high level (Denver isn't the only "mile high" city in the Rockies). The aspen are starting to turn yellow. This photo came out a little dreamy like with the backlit sun and some significant wind, coupled with me purposely using a slower shutter speed (1/40) and hand holding the camera to try and get the effect. I am pleased with my first attempt at trying this.
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I drove down MT-200 from Great Falls to Missoula yesterday and was wishing I had a place to park so I could get some pictures. What a great way to end the days yesterday!
 
Rowbear said:
Heavy traffic on my way to work this morning ;) Wish I could have stayed longer :rolleyes:

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Very, very nice one, rowbear. This picture just shouts "tranquility."

LumbermanSVO said:
I drove down MT-200 from Great Falls to Missoula yesterday and was wishing I had a place to park so I could get some pictures. What a great way to end the days yesterday!
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Rt 200, a very nice and winding route. You obviously went through Lincoln, MT home of the Unibomber. Many rivers, woods and creeks along the way don't forget to bring the camera next time!
 
fcortese said:
Rt 200, a very nice and winding route. You obviously went through Lincoln, MT home of the Unibomber. Many rivers, woods and creeks along the way don't forget to bring the camera next time!
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I had my camera yesterday, just nowhere to park my 70' long truck! I go to Billings every Monday and sometimes go to the other "big" cities in MT on the way back. I usually stay in Missoula on Monday nights.

It's a beautiful state you have there and I will be moving there once my daughter goes off to college, 14 more years... :D
 
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