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Photo of the Day - August 2009
- Thread starter Phrasikleia
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I don't think you do...
There are a lot of these funny little buildings round here, which have no obvious pupose: not quite houses, not quite barns.
I stand corrected! Eh...if you've seen one impossibly serene landscape dotted with a solitary, charming little rustic dwelling, you've seen 'em all...
One from Pompeii:
^^^
Who in their right mind would hang around photographing sheep?
Evening light, Bowderdale...
Who in their right mind would hang around photographing sheep?
Evening light, Bowderdale...
The annual Canadian National Exhibition opened last Friday. I usually don't go, but opening day admission was only $1.75 (in honour of Toronto's 175th birthday this year), so my wife and I skipped work and headed on down.
Managed to get in a little photography while I was there (and saw several others with some very nice gear lurking around too...)
Managed to get in a little photography while I was there (and saw several others with some very nice gear lurking around too...)
As requested!
Very well done!
And with a D50 no less. Excellent. Another reason for me to grab a used copy at some point. The pixel density is similar to the D3/700 (as is the D40's). My only concern would be hot pixels at this point, as the sensors often develop them over time. My old D300 didn't wait around, of course, but most allow a little time for it
. A D40 isn't an option for me, as all my lenses are AF/D, and I wouldn't have autofocus capability with any of them (20/50/85/180, when I get another copy of the latter, which was defective on arrival).gnd: Beautiful scene
.One for me:
Lovely! What lens is this taken with? The bokeh is gorgeous.
Also, how have you post-processed this? I love that desaturated, faded look, but it's hard to get while still retaining good skin tones.
Thank you very much
. I sure appreciate that.There is no post-processing, because it was taken on slide film (Sensia 100, to be precise). That shot is basically an example of why film remains attractive to many people, including me.
The lens is an 85/1.8 AF, and the shot was taken around sunset, so that helps explain the colors
.Thank you very much
There is no post-processing, because it was taken on slide film (Sensia 100, to be precise). That shot is basically an example of why film remains attractive to many people, including me.
The lens is an 85/1.8 AF, and the shot was taken around sunset, so that helps explain the colors
Ha! My first thought was "this is film", but around these parts you never know.
Lovely image.
gnd: Beautiful scene
Thank you! This is the reason why I keep taking my camera bag to work every day - morning golden hour
Sometimes it looks just too good to not stop Great Langdale
First post after many a month lurking - but C&C welcome
Taken on the way up to Stickle Tarn in Great Langdale, Lake District. Have no fear Doylem (Windermere just visible in the background top left), it was only a trip to my fave spot in England and my I have a way to go to match your eye!
First post after many a month lurking - but C&C welcome
Taken on the way up to Stickle Tarn in Great Langdale, Lake District. Have no fear Doylem (Windermere just visible in the background top left), it was only a trip to my fave spot in England and my I have a way to go to match your eye!
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Nice shot- I'd probably have tried to move a few feet left to get the water coming off the corner a bit more to lead the eye into the center more obviously, but that's a minor tweak.
First post after many a month lurking - but C&C welcome
Taken on the way up to Stickle Tarn in Great Langdale, Lake District. Have no fear Doylem (Windermere just visible in the background top left), it was only a trip to my fave spot in England and my I have a way to go to match your eye!
I think your eye is serving you well enough. You found a nice spot with an interesting foreground, middle ground, and background--so nice depth. Also great cloud coverage, but that seems to come with the territory up there. What this photo suffers from is "wrong-time-of-day syndrome." Looks to have been shot in the middle of the day, when the sun is high, strong, and harsh.
To my eye it's fine just the way it is. I like the symmetry of the three curves: close-up, middle distance, and the hill at the back. I feel I'm there...
Oh... I am...
When the sun is coming out of this kind of half-cloudy sky, I find I can shoot all through the day. The light is directional - not scattered - which naturally saturates the colours. Not sure why... but it does...
Great shot, makes me want to make a weekend trip there sometime soon
To my eye it's fine just the way it is. I like the symmetry of the three curves: close-up, middle distance, and the hill at the back. I feel I'm there...
Oh... I am...
When the sun is coming out of this kind of half-cloudy sky, I find I can shoot all through the day. The light is directional - not scattered - which naturally saturates the colours. Not sure why... but it does...
Yes it was taken about 2pm on a scorching day. Got maybe one or two more from later in the walk and day too. That said the next day it poured all day long so the light was even worse!
So, thanks all for your comments, I enjoy the C&C that goes on here and enjoy and admire most of the pics posted here. If I can absorb some of the inspiration I see here I'll be a happy man.
Just another Grand Canyon Sun Set photo from our recent trip. As much as I prefer Desert View for the Sun Set, there are other plenty of great places to catch the magic hour. This was taken from Yavapai Point (the same place as the panoramic I posted earlier). I usually hike a little bit away from the tourists (this is a very popular spot as you don't have to walk far to see it) so I can get a slightly different view point and some peace and quiet.
We met a couple who were driving through the Grand Canyon en-route to relocating on the East Coast. They only had an hour to take in the Grand Canyon and all they did was find this quiet spot, grab a picnic and sit in awe of the Canyon. It's always great to watch others see the Grand Canyon for the first time and how they take it in. It was just peaceful to see them happy and relaxed watching the sun go down before they hit the road again.
This was shot with my Canon 5D mark II, EF 24-70mm F/2.8L and a 0.9 Graduated ND filter. It was edited in Lightroom 2 just to change the white balance from the RAW image