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Photo Of The Day August 2015

Hughmac

Hughmac

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It's August on the International Dateline.


Welcome to Photo of the Day. The POTD thread was started by iGary in May, 2006 and converted to a monthly thread in November 2007 by Arn. POTD is one of the most popular picture groups on MacRumors, often exceeding 500 posts and 20,000 views per month.

Photo of the Day is intended to be a showcase for your best pictures. There is no limit to your gear, just your imagination. P&S and film cameras are welcome along with DSLRs. There are no themes like the Weekly Contest, and no winners (or losers) either.


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Alexander.Of.Oz

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Sunflower on raw cotton, under compact fluorescent lighting on the kitchen table. Even with mirror-lockup and a 2 second delay, it is a tad soft for my liking as a 1.5 second exposure. For some reason I really wanted to keep it at ISO 100 and not use the speedlites.

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Apple fanboy

Apple fanboy

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From a composition, this was probably the best view of the fountain. However, as soon as the fired it up, this view was full of kids etc. So I managed to fire this one off before they got in my way. The effect would have been nicer if the fountain was going full pelt, but by then it was too late for a clean shot.
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Apple fanboy

Apple fanboy

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tomnavratil said:
I was about to watch Skyfall again and got really nostalgic about Scotland and Scottish Highlands in particular, amazing part of the world - waking up early in the morning for this was definitely worth it!
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Someone posted a scene from the movie on here a while back they had photographed. I don't remember who. Nice sky though. My free evenings (quite rare for me) and decent sunsets rarely coincide.
 
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tomnavratil

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Someone posted a scene from the movie on here a while back they had photographed. I don't remember who. Nice sky though. My free evenings (quite rare for me) and decent sunsets rarely coincide.
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I think I remember that, that's in Glencoe, beautiful place! Thanks a lot, an early morning one, I hate mornings but that one was quite nice for me. Yeah I can imagine, make the most out of them!
 
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tomnavratil

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My friend's bird - got him through the cage when he was still for a second.
 

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Doylem

Doylem

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Wherever I hang my hat...
Alexander.Of.Oz said:
Nice work on the topiary, Doylem! There's a great dimension to them, especially considering that it appears to be mid-day.
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Thanks. I confess I'm not too bothered about shooting at mid-day, as long as there's some cloud cover (so the pix don't get that unpleasant burned-out look). The middle of the day is when I have easiest access to these National Trust properties; with luck I can get shots with people... and without.
 
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Apple fanboy

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Doylem said:
Thanks. I confess I'm not too bothered about shooting at mid-day, as long as there's some cloud cover (so the pix don't get that unpleasant burned-out look). The middle of the day is when I have easiest access to these National Trust properties; with luck I can get shots with people... and without.
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Being a National Trust member, I can find it a little frustrating that many don't open before 10 or 11. I'd love to shoot some of those gardens and buildings in the golden hour. Especially as I go on the weekends when things can get pretty busy.
 
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