I know that look: that ‘trying to appear intelligent’ look.
Great pic...99% of flower pix leave me unmoved... but this is beautiful. Such simple shapes, and harmonising colours. Have you seen Robert Mapplethorpe's flower pix??
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Photo of the Day - April 2010
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I know that look: that ‘trying to appear intelligent’ look.
Great pic...99% of flower pix leave me unmoved... but this is beautiful. Such simple shapes, and harmonising colours. Have you seen Robert Mapplethorpe's flower pix??
It's definitely a great lens. Mine is probably 9-10 yrs old, and looks a little banged up, but the glass is still like new. I replaced the zoom rubber ring, and it feels nice and tight. Sure, there's no VR (IS for Canon users) but you can buy one for $750 in excellent condition or $1200 new, compared to $2300 for the new 70-200. You can get lots of good glass for the difference in price, like the 300 f/4 ED, another classic prime lens which sells for $450-500 in exc. condition. Both are really good at gathering the light, tones and color, and even though they were designed for film, they can both produce really nice digital images.
Thanks...I know that look: that ‘trying to appear intelligent’ look.
You nailed it!! Definitely trying to act like there's something more up in the paddock than a bunch of sheep running around..BTW: must be my browser, but your last image didn't load completely... hmmm.
edit: Nevermind... now it's loading. Very nice. I like the light with the foreboding clouds in the background. Another great example of capturing a sense of place...
Where do you find these toy villages?? Absolutely delightful to think places like this exist, and you captured it perfectly!!
Thanks for the feedback. I had been trying to get some interesting backgrounds for the macros and noticed that the trees provided a nice OOF area in another pic I had captured. I think the painterly look comes from the overlapping branches that help to break up the solid blue of the sky.
A true addendum - I was laying down on the ground to get a good angle on the tulips and waiting for the light to be right. My neighbour came over to check if I had a heart attack or passed out. Nice that she was concerned.
Thanks, Doylem. No I haven't seen Mapplethorpe's flowers, but I have seen "other" subject matter from him. I'll check them out.
My first attempt at any photo manipulation. I'm a real photoshop newb and find the program to be extremely overwhelming, which is weird because I'm excellent with computers. Anyway, obviously it's a multiplicity shot; any and all C&C welcome.
memories
I got married up the road from there
yep my friends got married there!!
Tulum, Mexico
Camera: Pentax K200D
Exposure: 0.001 sec (1/2000)
Aperture: f/8.0
Focal Length: 40 mm
ISO Speed: 400
Exposure Bias: +1/2 EV
I got married up the road from there
Notley Tythe Barn, Long Crendon, Buckinghamshire. A great Wedding Location.
Taken with Nikon D3 + Nikon 24-70mm (the best wedding lens)
yep my friends got married there!!
Hop to it
This bunny in my backyard this am.
taken with Nikon E series 75-150 mm at 150mm. f 16 1/80 sec iso 200 Nikon D-700
I did not turn this bunny into soup or stew.
This bunny in my backyard this am.
taken with Nikon E series 75-150 mm at 150mm. f 16 1/80 sec iso 200 Nikon D-700
I did not turn this bunny into soup or stew.
I got married up the road from there
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Mine for today. Another angle of one of the barns at the Niaqually Delta.
[IMG]http://img179.imageshack.us/img179/6497/twinbarn3.jpg
EXIF Summary: 1/500s f/8.0 ISO100 Tamron 28-75 f2.8@28mm
Dale
I really like this black and white treatment here. The texture is perfect, and the rain gives it that something extra. It does seem just a little bit leaning to the right... barely by maybe a degree or so. If that were just nudged a bit straighter in PP it would be perfect. Maybe it's just my own crooked vision...
Thanks for the C&C, much appreciated. I'll take your advice and look into changing the direction of the rain.
7D w 10-22mm at 10mm, 1/80th @ f11
Sunset at Wikaninnish on the west coast of Vancouver Island.
Haha... good one! Actually, I was referring to the building.Thanks for the C&C, much appreciated. I'll take your advice and look into changing the direction of the rain.
But, if you can figure out how to change the direction of the rain, I won't stand in your way... I still really like your photo.
Public aquarium
Geeze. Tell us you are actually at a public acquarium and you are standing in FRONT of a bit pane of glass wearing a costume for this photo... and then you just walked away and laughed when your buddy showed you the capture.... right ??
Feeling watched...
Geeze. Tell us you are actually at a public acquarium and you are standing in FRONT of a bit pane of glass wearing a costume for this photo... and then you just walked away and laughed when your buddy showed you the capture.... right ??
