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Photo of the Day December 2016
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Thanks very much AFB.
I'll do my best!
Went out to the beach to try out my new Christmas present and got this picture of our dog. I made a few adjustments to the white balance and exposure. I'm open to any comments or advice that people have.
Watch your exposure in camera when shooting a scene with snow if you're not spot metering on a subject like the dog. Matrix metering a scene with snow will fool the camera into thinking it's overly bright and the camera will compensate by under exposing by a lot.
Try shooting manual or dialling-in exposure compensation so that your camera meter is over on the plus side by at least a full stop and as much as 2.
I would also suggest that you watch your blue channel with snow...especially when the shot is under exposed. Warming-up your white balance can help but you don't want the colour of your subject (the dog) to get too bright and orange. You can try to de-saturate your blue channel to whiten the snow.
A cold, foggy evening shot. 4-minute exposure. Comments always appreciated.
into the mist by another scotsman, on Flickr
Wow, this is a very cool shot anotherscotsman. Well done! I love the light trails disappearing into the mist.
~ Peter
A bit lucky - I was actually hoping for more fog but as it happens there was just enough to get the disappearing effect which actually worked out better than I expected. As a bonus (of sorts) the shot was Explored on Flickr.
Hope everyone on the forum has a good Hogmanay or whatever you call the equivalent in your neck of the woods. Thanks to all for making this forum such a pleasure to participate in.
We just call it New Years everywhere else!
Congrats on the Explore posting. Richly deserved.
I got a book for crimbo Ansel Adams - 400 Pictures. In there, his image of Bryce Canyon was there and it made me want to review my images I took in November. I was over the moon to see that I too had taken a similar shot to him in Bryce when trying to distil the beauty of the place into a single frame. I took my image and gave it a Silver Efex treatment to see if I was close to having taken a nice shot. So here it is, I hope you like it.
DSC07947-Edit.jpg by Ken OHagan, on Flickr
DSC07947-Edit.jpg by Ken OHagan, on Flickr
Got the same book for Christmas , too .Our relatives must be in collusion .... Haven't had the chance to pick through it too much , though .I got a book for crimbo Ansel Adams - 400 Pictures. In there, his image of Bryce Canyon was there and it made me want to review my images I took in November. I was over the moon to see that I too had taken a similar shot to him in Bryce when trying to distil the beauty of the place into a single frame. I took my image and gave it a Silver Efex treatment to see if I was close to having taken a nice shot. So here it is, I hope you like it.
Merry Christmas by fzybdft, on FlickrI got a book for crimbo Ansel Adams - 400 Pictures. In there, his image of Bryce Canyon was there and it made me want to review my images I took in November. I was over the moon to see that I too had taken a similar shot to him in Bryce when trying to distil the beauty of the place into a single frame. I took my image and gave it a Silver Efex treatment to see if I was close to having taken a nice shot. So here it is, I hope you like it.
I also got a book - a collection by the Smithsonian of black and white images of air traffic control towers: quite appropriate given the amount of travel I do! I saw the original exhibition at the Smithsonian in DC and the prints in the book do it fair justice.
Here's a less-than-cheery picture taken with another of my presents, a Canon M3 with the 15-45mm kit lens.
Winter Pier 1 by another scotsman, on Flickr
Ooh! In that case, take a pass through it and let's discuss. I was with mixed emotions. I am now wondering how much of his master status was because of how much harder it was to get the exposure back then, that you had to shoot and hope you nailed it because you were away when you found out.
Don't get me wrong, he was a master of his medium as it was so much more difficult back then but even so some of his compositions were a little anti climactic. He likes to take pictures of big rocks behind trees.
Looking forward to your thoughts.
Anyone else who you would recommend we read?
Ansel Adams
Henri Cartier Breson
Are obvious ones but who else?
Helmut Newton I find too erotic in nature
James Houston and David Eustace are good but they are family and friends so I am biased.
Who else is good to go have as a coffee table book to wander through?
Why, are you trying to offload yours?
Cheers
Hugh
Why, are you trying to offload yours?
Cheers
Hugh
Yeah now you mention it, he is awfully keen to get us on the hook wanting a Nikon... maybe that is the strategy... good catch!
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I also got a book - a collection by the Smithsonian of black and white images of air traffic control towers: quite appropriate given the amount of travel I do! I saw the original exhibition at the Smithsonian in DC and the prints in the book do it fair justice.
Here's a less-than-cheery picture taken with another of my presents, a Canon M3 with the 15-45mm kit lens.
Winter Pier 1 by another scotsman, on Flickr
Dum dum dum tsh! another one bites the dust... welcome to the darkside friend...
Lol. You'd have to prize it from my cold dying hand mate!Why, are you trying to offload yours?
Cheers
Hugh
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Just trying to get you over to what the pro's use!Yeah now you mention it, he is awfully keen to get us on the hook wanting a Nikon... maybe that is the strategy... good catch!
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Dum dum dum tsh! another one bites the dust... welcome to the darkside friend...
Real man can deal with itI do like the idea of having a D500 or D750, but mainly I like my neck muscles to not be knackered, hence the direction I've taken recently.
Cheers
Hugh