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Photo of the day: February 2014
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Yes, there is always a story behind the photo. To read this one (and to learn about one of my greatest fears), just click on the photo. You will also be able to see it larger and without compression that way. (I look forward to the day when we can go back to seeing images larger than 720 pixels or whatever it is on this forum...sigh...)
Is that just natural daylight or have you used PP to blow out the background?
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Glad you were far enough away. Another beautiful shot. The sunlight on the mountains makes it just lovely.
Yet another stunner! Beautiful, just beautiful.
How do you follow that?!
A rare glimpse of a strange bright orb in the skies above the UK this evening....
Fujfilm XE1 with Rokkor 50mm 1.4
Inside the entry foyer of the new medical research building I posted yesterday.
Handheld with my tilt-shift lens, the three-way head I have won't allow me to get steep angles like this!
SAHMRI Foyer 03 by playswithlight, on Flickr
Handheld with my tilt-shift lens, the three-way head I have won't allow me to get steep angles like this!
SAHMRI Foyer 03 by playswithlight, on Flickr
I used natural daylight to blow out the background. These dark hellebores look lovely with the sun shining through. It was a bit windy outside and they're not very tall and slightly nodding so I picked this one and taped it to a patio door then positioned the camera so the flower was blocking the sun.
Afterwards, as a thank you, I gave it a drink of water!
Thanks for the tip.
I didn't know what kind of plant it was, glad to get the info....In the spring they the wildest flowering...
Yard plant by wwsakall, on Flickr
I didn't know what kind of plant it was, glad to get the info....In the spring they the wildest flowering...
Yard plant by wwsakall, on Flickr
That's a nice contrast! It's a Cordyline australis (sometimes called C.indivisa in the US). They're pretty hardy and we had quite a few big ones around in the UK but the really bad winter of 2010-11 knocked them back. They get knocked back then grow again with multiple stems.
I made a thread about photographing falling snow where I posted an uncropped version of this. The thread was filled with very helpful replies which I greatly appreciate, but realized I never posted this pic in the POTD thread. Kind of fond of it, so wanted to post it here too
Been enjoying the owl shots but I LOVE chickadees. Used to be able to go out in the back yard and feed them out of my hand. I think this should be titled "Ready Set..........". Nice shot, makes me smile and remember. Can't be any better than that. Cheers
kallisti: Nice. Great job of capturing falling snow.
The days are getting longer but man is it ever cold for the end of Feb.
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Winter Sunset by RX-7Dude, on Flickr[/IMG]
The days are getting longer but man is it ever cold for the end of Feb.
Winter Sunset by RX-7Dude, on Flickr[/IMG]
I think I'm officially addicted to shooting with my fisheye lens. When I first bought it I thought it would be a phase that I would quickly outgrow but the more I use it, the more I challenge myself to find different ways to compose with it. About 90% of my photography is done at the Walt Disney World theme parks so it happens works well in an environment so whimsical.
Spaceship Earth by WDW Shutterbug, on Flickr
Spaceship Earth by WDW Shutterbug, on Flickr
Yes, there is always a story behind the photo. To read this one (and to learn about one of my greatest fears), just click on the photo. You will also be able to see it larger and without compression that way. (I look forward to the day when we can go back to seeing images larger than 720 pixels or whatever it is on this forum...sigh...)
Absolutely beautiful and I'm glad you were safe and unharmed.
I made a thread about photographing falling snow where I posted an uncropped version of this. The thread was filled with very helpful replies which I greatly appreciate, but realized I never posted this pic in the POTD thread. Kind of fond of it, so wanted to post it here too
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So, I just stole this for my home screen. Is that cool? It looks great!!
Fisheye
I totally understand the addiction of a good fisheye lens. I never tired of mine. I was cautious to begin with that other people would tire of seeing pictures in that format, but I take photographs for myself, and if other people like them then it's a bonus, so I soon became comfortable with using it regularly.
And as you say - a fantasy world like Disney lends itself perfectly to the use of a fisheye.
I totally understand the addiction of a good fisheye lens. I never tired of mine. I was cautious to begin with that other people would tire of seeing pictures in that format, but I take photographs for myself, and if other people like them then it's a bonus, so I soon became comfortable with using it regularly.
And as you say - a fantasy world like Disney lends itself perfectly to the use of a fisheye.
I like the low perspective you used to shoot Epcot. Great shot! I really like the distortion that fisheye lenses give, too.
Yes but they are predicting snow tomorrow!
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Interesting composition. I'd have not put the fag ends and sign in the shot.
Not down here in Luton they're not. We don't need anything else wet to fall out of the sky.