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Photo of the Day - February 2009

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tomtomtom

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johnnytraveler said:
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In a hotel room in Manhattan - insomnia - camera happened to be nearby. This is what I stared at while not sleeping. This was taken a while ago ... I wish I had cropped it and tweaked it a bit differently (which I suppose I could still do), but this is how I remember it, so I left it alone. The pictures on the wall were even creepier than the shadow play.
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Your picture reminds me of so many hotels I visited around the world...I recall myself not being able to sleep at nite for whatever reason, just staring at the fan, that usually makes such a noise...(hello India).

Here's mine for the day. Actually my first picture ever on this forum. I really started photography with a DSLR 9 months ago....

location: Paris, france near Le louvre

40D + 10-20mm sigma

Comments welcome!
 

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Cliff3

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Taken from Mrs. Macquarie's Point one morning last June as the marine layer was burning off. This is an HDR based on 5 exposures with a 1EV difference between each exposure. It is processed in Photomatix Pro using the tone compressor method.

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pdxflint

pdxflint

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sonor said:
I thought we'd won the battle of the timg tags - but now it's happening all over again. What's going on?
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Different moderator... it seems to be inconsistent and random with them. Since my images are all limited to 800 pix wide anyway, I just changed mine back... I don't mind someone messing with my post, as long as there is a valid and clear reason for it... which I haven't seen. If this gets me in trouble with the "authorities" here, then so be it. :cool:
 
srf4real

srf4real

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i hope that this photo can be appreciated for its artistic value and is not offensive to anyone... it is a nice wave you must admit.:rolleyes:

Duck Dive
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50-200mm
 
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LittleCanonKid

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srf4real said:
i hope that this photo can be appreciated for its artistic value and is not offensive to anyone... it is a nice wave you must admit.:rolleyes:
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I think I looked at that one longer than I should have. :D Great shot.

My contribution for the day:

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Canon Rebel XT
ISO 100
f/7.1
1/160
 
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nuwomb

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Jul 3, 2008
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Urban HDR

Never been so drawn to surfing since "blue crush" LOL



Photo of the Fountain in the Paris area of Vegas
 
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MaddMacs

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Oak Creek Snow

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Taken at the West Fork of Oak Creek Canyon, just north of Sedona.

Camera: Pentax K200D
Exposure: 0.001 sec (1/2000)
Aperture: f/2.8
Focal Length: 18 mm
ISO Speed: 800
Exposure Bias: 0 EV
 
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AlexH

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MaddMacs said:
Taken at the West Fork of Oak Creek Canyon, just north of Sedona.

Camera: Pentax K200D
Exposure: 0.001 sec (1/2000)
Aperture: f/2.8
Focal Length: 18 mm
ISO Speed: 800
Exposure Bias: 0 EV
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Beautiful shot. Looks peaceful...
 
FX120

FX120

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Taken last night from a resturaunt on the 30th floor of a building here in town. The day was pretty cloudy, but it cleared up at night and I happened to have my 40D + 50 f/1.4 in the bag. Shot at ISO 200, f/8, 15 sec, set the camera on a window sill and used the 2 second self timer to get a good steady shot. Oddly the glass window on the building didn't seem to have a huge impact on the photo except the single building with the green neon top, which ghosted a second neon ring, I assume that was altered by the double pane window I was photographing through.

Points if anyone can name which city :)
 
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firehazardcs

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Feb 13, 2009
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FX120 said:
Taken last night from a resturaunt on the 30th floor of a building here in town. The day was pretty cloudy, but it cleared up at night and I happened to have my 40D + 50 f/1.4 in the bag. Shot at ISO 200, f/8, 15 sec, set the camera on a window sill and used the 2 second self timer to get a good steady shot. Oddly the glass window on the building didn't seem to have a huge impact on the photo except the single building with the green neon top, which ghosted a second neon ring, I assume that was altered by the double pane window I was photographing through.

Points if anyone can name which city :)
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That is absolutely stunning. I love cities, especially at night, and architecture of buildings. This is the type of photography that I'm hoping to get into. I don't know the city but it is beautiful at night.
 
Doylem

Doylem

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Wherever I hang my hat...
MaddMacs said:
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Taken at the West Fork of Oak Creek Canyon, just north of Sedona.

Camera: Pentax K200D
Exposure: 0.001 sec (1/2000)
Aperture: f/2.8
Focal Length: 18 mm
ISO Speed: 800
Exposure Bias: 0 EV
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There looks to be something a bit odd in the middle of the pic: over-sharpening perhaps? Then I saw the data. Why would you use a fast speed (1/2000 sec), high ISO and wide aperture (f2.8)? Not being critical... just curious...

A view and a brew...

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pdxflint

pdxflint

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FX120 said:
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Taken last night from a resturaunt on the 30th floor of a building here in town. The day was pretty cloudy, but it cleared up at night and I happened to have my 40D + 50 f/1.4 in the bag. Shot at ISO 200, f/8, 15 sec, set the camera on a window sill and used the 2 second self timer to get a good steady shot. Oddly the glass window on the building didn't seem to have a huge impact on the photo except the single building with the green neon top, which ghosted a second neon ring, I assume that was altered by the double pane window I was photographing through.

Points if anyone can name which city :)
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Looks like PDX, looking east across the Willamette. Morrison, Hawthorne and I-5 bridges... maybe taken from the former US Bank tower...:cool:

PS: PDX = Portland, OR
 
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FX120

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pdxflint said:
Looks like PDX, looking east across the Willamette. Morrison, Hawthorne and I-5 bridges... maybe taken from the former US Bank tower...:cool:

PS: PDX = Portland, OR
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Nailed it.

Venue was the Portland City Grill. That shot was a product of getting bored while listening to pharmacutical reps yabber on about the science behind clinical depression and how their new drug is the cure-all. Nice view, OK food, but man it's an expensive place, I caught a glimpse of the check and dinner for 50 people was over $6000, plus the $1200 they paid me. I guess Eli-Lilly can afford it though...
 
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NightGeometry

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C&C always more than welcome.

Why would I choose this? It's not overly interesting, nor that well composed, but I liked the colours (strong yellow and red with the pale / pastel green of the plant to the left). I'd have gone for better framing, but I only had a t-shirt on, it was getting very nippy, and the sun was about to go down. May go back to get a more interesting framing tomorrow.

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On flickr it's here
 
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