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Photo of the Day - December 2008
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Blax Trax
It was a bit snowy this week-end, and I went down to the railyard to see what I could see...
It was a bit snowy this week-end, and I went down to the railyard to see what I could see...
For some reason the right one has a very HDR look to it, although I think it's probably just the effect of the sun shining on the land and everything else being in the dark.
Awesome shot, one of those moments of being in the right place at the right time
Good spotting, gnd. They are actually both HDRs.
Im new here.. I'll start with a recent photo i took on my recent trip to Ladakh in October.
This pic is from Pangong Lake, one of the highest brackish lakes in the world and definitely among the most beautiful
Very Very impressive !
Canon EOS 1000D | Shutter: 1/100 | Aperture: f/6.3 | ISO : 200
Well this shot was taken around evening at 4.30pm, it was a sunny day and the wind blowing is kinda cold, surprisingly there is some moisture on the flower petals and I guess its the lighting and some moisture that made me take this shot.
Some CnC would be nice. I tried photosig, the image size required to upload is too small.
Well, it's not the best flower shot I've seen, and it's not the worst. But something strange happened when it appeared: I could actually smell it!
Silly, I thought... so I tried it again. And there was that sweet (almost sickly) scent again. Strange...
Too many places in the Lake District are in private hands (a 'national park' in UK isn't like a national park in USA). Worse, landowners try to keep people away from some of the most iconic landscapes... for no better reason, it seems, than they can...
So I'm starting to do some 'ethical trespassing', and shoot pictures to highlight the problem...
'No access' to Crummock Water here, unless you climb over the gate. Walkers of the world, unite!
Well I've been back to Dubai for about 2 days and so far snapped a few pics of the Burj Al Arab. The internet has been so slow at my house so I only uploaded 1 picture and Flickr is blocked in my area (dont ask, UAE laws sometimes are silly) so I am a little stuck and limited with choices.
Anyway bulk of my posting of pictures from the trip will be done when I get back, but here is one from today:
Anyway bulk of my posting of pictures from the trip will be done when I get back, but here is one from today:
here's an interesting shot - I'm really only a beginning photographer, but as a macro shot with a kit lens it came out pretty good but feel free to criticize (or complement) note: this a crop of the original (the file size was too big so while i was playing with it I discovered that cropping the photo actually made it look better.
Nikon D60
18-55 VR
Built in Flash
ISO 100
Nikon D60
18-55 VR
Built in Flash
ISO 100
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The exposure is great and the subject has potential, but I feel like that's all there is here. The flash illuminates the center quarter, and the left on is extremely clear, but the right one is completely out of focus and there is no background; no substance. Just as a criticism for a new photographer, but this seems a bit boring and one-sided (the quarters are standing on edge). Get your audience to feel. To think. To imagine. First, I think, you have to do those things and then your audience can. Sorry if that seems harsh, on meant as helpful criticism
Okay thanks for the constructive criticism and it happened to be a coincidence photo I saw a quarter standing on edge and I said oh this would make a cool photo. Let me post a different crop based on what you said. (it's mostly the original, just cropped a tad to make the file size smaller and the picture a little nicer)
I think this is my favorite portrait I have done so far. It turned out nearly exactly how I planned it.
This is my uncle, my mother's brother.
Model: Canon EOS 5D
Shutter Speed: 1/125 second
F Number: F/14.0
Focal Length: 168 mm
ISO Speed: 100
ABR Ringflash high and center, just in front of subject, suspended on a boom arm. B1600 with 10° grid aimed at white seamless for halo effect behind subject.
http://seenew.deviantart.com/art/Portrait-of-David-Hudson-106479091
http://flickr.com/photos/chrisnew/3113070712/
Please click to see the image in full detail!
This is my uncle, my mother's brother.
Model: Canon EOS 5D
Shutter Speed: 1/125 second
F Number: F/14.0
Focal Length: 168 mm
ISO Speed: 100
ABR Ringflash high and center, just in front of subject, suspended on a boom arm. B1600 with 10° grid aimed at white seamless for halo effect behind subject.
http://seenew.deviantart.com/art/Portrait-of-David-Hudson-106479091
http://flickr.com/photos/chrisnew/3113070712/
Please click to see the image in full detail!
Uploading the image to Flickr and then linking from there is the option I use.
I'm going to have a go at a bit of commentary...
I really like the gradation of white in the sky and how it can fill so much of the photo without it becoming boring. What's the EXIF for this? (I can't get it from my viewer.)
Fantastic as always - particularly the warmth of the colours in the sun on the far side.
I think it would be good to have either grass all across the back, or better crop it to just the flower; the two corners of grass draw my eye away from the centre. Also there's some odd sort of fuzz going on in the centre right of the flower.
Great reflections. I think it could do with a crop to reduce the amount of sky in the photo though.
Now here's one of mine - a frosty morning in the garden.
D40, 55m, 0.013s, f/8, ISO 200
This is something that also shocked me when I visited the Lake District a few years ago. To think that people can own land and water access in a national park is ridiculous.
In New Zealand, water access is available to everyone. There's a thing called the 'Queen's Chain', which gives everyone the legal right to use the 20 metres of shore from the water, along any lake and seashore in the country. Also, no-one is allowed to live or build in a national park. I guess it's something to be grateful for. I'm sure Peter Rabbit would appreciate it.
I had to take some pictures for a class today and after failing to get a decent shot of a red poinsettia leaf, I went for a green one. I used a light to illuminate the back and wow.
Only post processing was the removal of objects to the right of the leaf and reduce clipping. Colours were not touched.
Feel free to C&C.
Only post processing was the removal of objects to the right of the leaf and reduce clipping. Colours were not touched.
Feel free to C&C.
wow there are some amazing images here... heck i fell way outa my depth and hell im supposed to be doing this for a living (i am a wedding photographer) great images... i might just go out tomrow and see what i can find considering i have nothing much to do for once
That sucks, ain't there any law authority to solve this?
And thanks for the comment guys about the flower, I will keep on improving, yeah there is some sort of fuzz on the center right of the flower, I guess it has something to do with the lighting?
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Bronica ETR-SI
f/2.8 1 sec
75mm Zenzanon
400 T-max BW Film
Ilford Pearl Multigrade Resin Paper scan
Bronica ETR-SI
f/2.8 1 sec
75mm Zenzanon
400 T-max BW Film
Ilford Pearl Multigrade Resin Paper scan
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