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Photo of the day: September 2013
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Dutch windmills at Kinderdijk in the wee hours of the morning.
(D800, 24-120/f4 @ 28mm/f6.3, ISO100, 30s)
Friend of mine went last year on holiday. She got some lovely shots, but had to get up really early!
yes, there are a lot of photographers there really early, or at the end of the day, and loads of tourists during the day, its a phenomenal site, to the right is swyre head and bats hole, to the left Man o' war bay and lulworth cove, great place to take your camera.
Clicked this from my balcony here in Ras Al Khaimah, United Arab Emirates. Moment after the sun rise. Used Nikon D600 with 70-300mm lens.
Wow. Just wow. Two gorgeous back-to-back sunset shots taken in two wildly different places. Lovely.
Comments always appreciated.
The couple might look better if they were positioned against the neutral grass, rather than 'competing' with the bush behind them...
My favourite pub. Not close to where I live (which may be for the best). Middle of nowhere, little changed over the last 300 years, good beer, good food too... and a rather gorgeous barmaid. And these seats give you the chance to chat with anybody going in and out, and soak up the afternoon sun. Bliss...
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Went for a tromp at Killarney Provincial Park, and found these mushrooms growing on a fallen maple:
Went for a tromp at Killarney Provincial Park, and found these mushrooms growing on a fallen maple:
Thanks rchip!
What a thrill it was for me to see this live and in Technicolor. I'm sure everyone knows the whole "tip of the iceberg" deal. This one was floating about 5 km off shore but was actually grounded (stuck on bottom) in deep water. And, to think that it spent 3 years floating down from Greenland is absolutely amazing.Another one from last weekend. I wish I went out last night. Sunset was lovely, but by the time I was available the moment had passed. Hopping for more of the same tonight. Hopefully the lens hood i bought this week will help with shots like this. I don't mind the glare in the top left, just not the yellow circle bothers me a bit. I could attempt to use the healing brush, but would probably look worse!
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Two suggestions AFB...
- Use that lens hood you just bought and use it at all times. It's a good habit to get into - I never leave home without it. I use a telephoto lens more often than not and it's more susceptible to flares but it's also my primary lens protection when hiking through the brush, and
- You might find that cloning-out an unwanted object or problem such as the yellow flare is not too difficult....especially when against a random background such as trees, leaves or grass. Give it a try...you might surprise yourself.
Clicked this from my balcony here in Ras Al Khaimah, United Arab Emirates. Moment after the sun rise. Used Nikon D600 with 70-300mm lens.
I love this shot sharbeen!!! It's one of those that I see and say to myself: "WOW, I wish I had taken that shot".
One of the best photos i've seen here.Clicked this from my balcony here in Ras Al Khaimah, United Arab Emirates. Moment after the sun rise. Used Nikon D600 with 70-300mm lens.
Good job!
Clicked this from my balcony here in Ras Al Khaimah, United Arab Emirates. Moment after the sun rise. Used Nikon D600 with 70-300mm lens.
Great great shot!
Hopefully the lens hood i bought this week will help with shots like this. I don't mind the glare in the top left, just not the yellow circle bothers me a bit. I could attempt to use the healing brush, but would probably look worse!
Unfortunately, a lens hood will not help when you have the sun in the frame (as you do here). The best option is to use the "finger trick": take your shot to get the sun star and then another one with your finger in the frame just enough to cover the sun. Use the latter shot to layer over the areas where you have flare spots showing. It's as simple as that. You do need to use a tripod for perfect registration of the two shots, of course.
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Nice colors. This photo has an interesting dynamic to it. It seems to have movement in two planes at the same time. One is a clockwise sweep from the top left arching down to the lower right and the other is straight in from the lower left to the mid right center along the bank of the stream. Great capture.
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On the road to the Pierce Ranch , Pt. Reyes, Cal. . I've driven past this old barn maybe a dozen or so times over the years , always found it to be a sort of interesting view , but the weather was always overcast and foggy so never took a shot . This time I did , figuring it was preordained that there would be cloudy weather whenever I visited the area .
5D2 , 17-40@23 , f8@1/2000 , ISO 100
5D2 , 17-40@23 , f8@1/2000 , ISO 100
Was standing next to the developers and noticed I had one shot left.
It was that awkward moment where I had to decide whether to grab a blank shot or try and find something interesting.
I walked passed this scene and the items just seem to be laid out for me so I grabbed the shot! Normally I always try to get shots of people but I probably should try and broaden my horizons. It's a lot harder than I thought!
As always, comments appreciated.
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LondonHasselbladScan-130929-0012 by AcearchieArchive, on Flickr
It was that awkward moment where I had to decide whether to grab a blank shot or try and find something interesting.
I walked passed this scene and the items just seem to be laid out for me so I grabbed the shot! Normally I always try to get shots of people but I probably should try and broaden my horizons. It's a lot harder than I thought!
As always, comments appreciated.
LondonHasselbladScan-130929-0012 by AcearchieArchive, on Flickr
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