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Photo of the day April 2015

oblomow

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It's April on the International Dateline.


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MCH-1138

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I have been working on this one for a bit, but can't seem to get it quite right. Do you think it might help if I tried it in black and white, or maybe selective color?
 

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Apple fanboy

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MCH-1138 said:
I have been working on this one for a bit, but can't seem to get it quite right. Do you think it might help if I tried it in black and white, or maybe selective color?

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Rufous/Allen's Hummingbird by MCH-1138, on Flickr

D7000 • Nikon 300mm f/4D (AF-S) w/1.4x TC • 1/250 @ f/16 • 3 Speedlights
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Is it the strong green background you don't like? Why not just pull that channel down a bit rather than going B&W or selective colour? Anyway I like it as it is.


Another one from my walk the other day. I just liked the look of the logs pilled up in the middle of the Clent Hills.

_DSC0068 by apple fanboy1, on Flickr

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The Bad Guy said:
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Candice in Satin by Adam_Campbell, on Flickr
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Another half bottle of scotch? Now I see why all your lady friends agree to have their photos taken.
 
The Bad Guy

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Apple fanboy said:
Another half bottle of scotch? Now I see why all your lady friends agree to have their photos taken.
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Hahaha...no, not this one. She doesn't drink.

Candice is rather inspirational actually. It was not that long ago she was involved in a horrific car crash that left her with a broken neck, confined to a wheelchair and told she'd never walk again.

Not only is she walking again, she's training kids how to box. She initially came to me for some shots so she could have some rather impressive before and after photos. Has since become my favourite.
 
Apple fanboy

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The Bad Guy said:
Hahaha...no, not this one. She doesn't drink.

Candice is rather inspirational actually. It was not that long ago she was involved in a horrific car crash that left her with a broken neck, confined to a wheelchair and told she'd never walk again.

Not only is she walking again, she's training kids how to box. She initially came to me for some shots so she could have some rather impressive before and after photos. Has since become my favourite.
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That's a great turn around. Broken neck to boxing instructor. Glad it worked out for her.
 
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Puckman

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My home. Well, this is the view from our neighborhood.
Yorba Linda in front, and mount Baldy, covered in snow, in the background.
This was shot on New Year's Day 2015. Right after one of the few storms we've had all year. That explains the relative clarity of the view (it's normally rather hazy).
As some of you may know, California is currently in the 5th year of a severe drought and emergency water conservation measures are currently in effect in much of the state.
Needless to say, those mountains did not retain that snow for more than a couple of days.


Yorba Linda & Mount Baldy by Puckman2012, on Flickr
 
MCH-1138

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Apple fanboy said:
Is it the strong green background you don't like? Why not just pull that channel down a bit rather than going B&W or selective colour? Anyway I like it as it is.
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Sorry, just a feeble attempt at some April Fool's Day humor...

My batteries had gotten low, so I was having some sync issues with my background light, resulting in the black bar at the bottom of the frame and ghosted silhouettes of the wings. Oh, and the birds' eyes were closed. Just the sort of thing a little selective color treatment might fix. ;)
 
MacRy

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A solemn start to April for me as my mum had to have her beloved dog put to sleep due to heart issues. Here's a pic of him that I may have posted before.

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