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Photo of the Day April 2017
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@pmxperience inspired me with his hometown photo -- here's one of my hometown. Anybody else live here? 
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A shameless cover pic for my Facebook photography page. Oh the humanity!
Fuji X-T2 sitting on a beanbag in some tick-infested grass. I used my wireless transmitter to click the shutter. I had to PP this a bit to bring up the darks and ease the highlights as I couldn't use filters (they were attached to the GX617 in the pic). There is a slight halo effect around me and the camera/tripod that I'm not happy about but it will do for now. The keen eyed will notice I was lumping two bags around with me. One on my back, the smaller on my front. I looked like a bit of a dork but the beauty of the Galloway Hills is that there is virtually no-one around to notice
Fuji X-T2 sitting on a beanbag in some tick-infested grass. I used my wireless transmitter to click the shutter. I had to PP this a bit to bring up the darks and ease the highlights as I couldn't use filters (they were attached to the GX617 in the pic). There is a slight halo effect around me and the camera/tripod that I'm not happy about but it will do for now. The keen eyed will notice I was lumping two bags around with me. One on my back, the smaller on my front. I looked like a bit of a dork but the beauty of the Galloway Hills is that there is virtually no-one around to notice
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Nicely done.A shameless cover pic for my Facebook photography page. Oh the humanity!
Fuji X-T2 sitting on a beanbag in some tick-infested grass. I used my wireless transmitter to click the shutter. I had to PP this a bit to bring up the darks and ease the highlights as I couldn't use filters (they were attached to the GX617 in the pic). There is a slight halo effect around me and the camera/tripod that I'm not happy about but it will do for now. The keen eyed will notice I was lumping two bags around with me. One on my back, the smaller on my front. I looked like a bit of a dork but the beauty of the Galloway Hills is that there is virtually no-one around to notice
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Here's one I liked from the other day. Decided rule of thirds wasn't the right way to go.
_DSC2624 by apple fanboy1, on Flickr
Fresh from the press: a night-time panorama of my hometown's municipal port.
(Olympus E-PL5, ISO 200, Lumix G20/F1.7 II, f/2.5, 6 s, stitched together with Affinity Photo)
(Olympus E-PL5, ISO 200, Lumix G20/F1.7 II, f/2.5, 6 s, stitched together with Affinity Photo)
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All participants of the school orchestra competition on stage. Amsterdam
just mucking about with plants at the local garden centre....Comments always appreciated.
Leaves by another scotsman, on Flickr
Leaves by another scotsman, on Flickr
The Chimney And The Moon by Hugh Russell, on Flickr
Sony A7, Sony FE 70-200mm G, 200mm, 1/8 @ f/4.0 hand held
Cheers
Hugh
@pmxperience inspired me with his hometown photo -- here's one of my hometown. Anybody else live here?
Where is this?
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Fresh from the press: a night-time panorama of my hometown's municipal port.
(Olympus E-PL5, ISO 200, Lumix G20/F1.7 II, f/2,5, 6 s, stitched together with Affinity Photo)
And where is this?
Thanks.
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Greenville, South Carolina. United States.
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Im curious too so I'm going to guess. A Scandinavian city? Is it Oslo, Norway? Where are you at, @Janichsan?!
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Handheld at 200mm, 1/8 sec? How in the heck did that not turn out blurry?
The Chimney And The Moon by Hugh Russell, on Flickr
Sony A7, Sony FE 70-200mm G, 200mm, 1/8 @ f/4.0 hand held
Cheers
Hugh
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Those saturated sunset pictures tend to be a magnet for likes and shares on social media. No surprise there I suppose -- they're the photos that POP the most when people are quickly scrolling down their social media feed. Just the way it goes.Thanks, glad you enjoyed this image. It's not been as popular on my FB photography page because it's not a sunset or something with swirly, misty water. I do feel the shot was technically more demanding and intrinsically more satisfying for me to shoot compared to my seascapes. I often find that is the case - what I like isn't always what other people like!
I'm glad you like the back story, it's nice to know my typing isn't a waste of time!
As for the X-T2, I absolutely love it. Moved from a Canon 5D to this system and never looked back. I've not once used the X-T2 and thought "man, I wish I had the Canon right now." I think that speaks volumes
Wow! Welcome to the crop sensor gang! I didn't realize you were coming from a Canon 5D. It's great to hear the feedback regarding your Fuji X-T2. I wish them well. Fuji certainly seems to have cult following with their cameras. I've been seeing increasingly more of them being used amongst the photographers that I follow on Instagram.
Crop sensors are so good these days that you aren't "missing out" anymore by not going full-frame. BEFORE someone attacks me for saying that -- I'm not saying that full frames don't have their place. Believe me -- I'd upgrade to a Sony A7RII right now if I had the money.
Spring in the woods 1 by another scotsman, on Flickr
It's further south than that: it's Münster, Germany.Bottom pic:
Im curious too so I'm going to guess. A Scandinavian city? Is it Oslo, Norway? Where are you at, @Janichsan?!
Just back from the lakes, mother nature blessed me with dull grey skies and drizzle, still at least the local cafe's were on form..
Window in a lake district cafe by Shaun Wilkinson, on Flickr
Window in a lake district cafe by Shaun Wilkinson, on Flickr
A shameless cover pic for my Facebook photography page. Oh the humanity!
Fuji X-T2 sitting on a beanbag in some tick-infested grass. I used my wireless transmitter to click the shutter. I had to PP this a bit to bring up the darks and ease the highlights as I couldn't use filters (they were attached to the GX617 in the pic). There is a slight halo effect around me and the camera/tripod that I'm not happy about but it will do for now. The keen eyed will notice I was lumping two bags around with me. One on my back, the smaller on my front. I looked like a bit of a dork but the beauty of the Galloway Hills is that there is virtually no-one around to notice
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Very nicely done.
Heres my town which feels more like home everyday.
DSC09955-Edit.jpg by Ken OHagan, on Flickr
Sounds like the weather when I went!Just back from the lakes, mother nature blessed me with dull grey skies and drizzle, still at least the local cafe's were on form..
Some graffiti in a nearby village today.
Leica M9 with Zeiss Planar 50mm @F4
Leica M9 with Zeiss Planar 50mm @F4
I can almost hear the weegie accent
Lol... yeah thats funny because I born in Worcester then my dad was stationed in Scarborough at the Royal Signals training camp there then we moved to Newcastle (home for my dad) so I am a Geordie by upbringing. Travelling with work, I have had to change the way I speak to allow people to understand me so my accent is all jumbled up. Been living in Glasgow for 16 years now and my mum is a weegie so I honestly would have expected the accent to have taken hold by now but I dont think it has. I love talking to my daughters on the phone because face to face I cant hear their accents but on the phone they are broad weegie... so funny.
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Some graffiti in a nearby village today.
Leica M9 with Zeiss Planar 50mm @F4
Posting selfies again ?
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Lovely fella. We had the Mother in Laws Bichon for a play date yesterday. I was cutting chicken for him and he was pogo'ing like crazy! he is nuts.
Nice to see you were on the floor with him.
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Just over here....
You know your signature says exiled to the swamp. If that is what you think a swamp is, then move over, I am moving in!
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The Chimney And The Moon by Hugh Russell, on Flickr
Sony A7, Sony FE 70-200mm G, 200mm, 1/8 @ f/4.0 hand held
Cheers
Hugh
1/8 handheld at 200mm.... impressive! remind me not to annoy you too much... you might break me!
There is no way I could ever be described as being holy and righteous!
Ha ha, at 5' 6" and a bit, and just under 10 stone, I'm not about to break anyone.
I seem to have steady hands like my dad did - here's one he took in the 1960s hand held at 2 seconds ...
Bowl Of The Night (Medway Camera Club Highly Commended) 1963 2 secs F4 hand held by William Graham Russell, on Flickr
Oh, and that FE 70-200 that you made me buy is pretty good too
Cheers
Hugh
I seem to have steady hands like my dad did - here's one he took in the 1960s hand held at 2 seconds ...
Bowl Of The Night (Medway Camera Club Highly Commended) 1963 2 secs F4 hand held by William Graham Russell, on FlickrOh, and that FE 70-200 that you made me buy is pretty good too
Cheers
Hugh