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Photo of the Day - January 2010
- Thread starter Phrasikleia
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First time shooting the eagles with my 7D. Definitely a better keeper rate than with the 50D (or maybe I just got lucky today). The 7D AF system rocks. Today's shots are the best eagle BIFs I've taken so far, although the light isn't great. Light was poor until the eagles left then the sun came out. Go figure. These are also the first I've shot in M mode.
C&C always welcome.
Great shot! Location?
Thanks for your thoughts, compuwar. Does this version fix it for you?
It's better, but not enough I'm afraid- if you shorten your browser so the first three lines are visible and look at it- it's got a tonality that fits well with the subject- if you then lengthen the window, you can see how the low-contrast area takes away from that "feel."
Paul
OK, thanks, but I think this is the point at which I have to disagree. The reflection obscuring all but that day's date was what stimulated me in taking that picture; equalizing them to bring out all of the dates would result in something rather different. Nonetheless, I'm very grateful for your input because I do prefer the second version.
Wouldn't you know it, a frozen poet...
Thank you Compuwar and Doylem. The eagle was photographed at the Botanical Garden in Norfolk, Va. There is a nesting pair there. They have an EagleCam here.
At the end of the line !
I appreciate this is not a great shot... but for those of us who know... this is a natural 2.5 Kilo ( 5.5lb) lake trout my buddy caught today. He was yelling at me to lose the camera so I could help land the fish! What a laugh! I wanted to put on the polarizer but... (20 cm ice +1c. ridiculous for January 18th )
I appreciate this is not a great shot... but for those of us who know... this is a natural 2.5 Kilo ( 5.5lb) lake trout my buddy caught today. He was yelling at me to lose the camera so I could help land the fish! What a laugh! I wanted to put on the polarizer but... (20 cm ice +1c. ridiculous for January 18th )
Time to get back in the game... New 5D Mark ii in hand and it's stellar! Went out today with my friend for MLK day so she could shoot for Photojournalism class and went to a celebration at the National Cathedral.
This one turned out pretty decent, considering its from my phone. This is the aftermath of rolling 3 times and getting towed.
I have a feeling most camera's would need an HDR to pull that range of light off. You are so lucky
OK, thanks, but I think this is the point at which I have to disagree. The reflection obscuring all but that day's date was what stimulated me in taking that picture; equalizing them to bring out all of the dates would result in something rather different. Nonetheless, I'm very grateful for your input because I do prefer the second version.
Wouldn't you know it, a frozen poet...
Love this!
I have a feeling most camera's would need an HDR to pull that range of light off. You are so lucky
HDR...
What the pic is crying out for, IMO, isn't HDR... it's light... to pick out some architectural detail... to add contrast... to thow another part of the composition into shadow... to pull some parts of the picture forward and push others back... to focus the viewer's eye on the subject (whatever it was that originally attracted the photographer to the scene), etc.
If light was a product - Light (version 2.0) - it would be sold as software so subtle and sophisticated that it would make Photoshop look like a child's toy...
HDR...
What the pic is crying out for, IMO, isn't HDR... it's light... to pick out some architectural detail... to add contrast... to thow another part of the composition into shadow... to pull some parts of the picture forward and push others back... to focus the viewer's eye on the subject (whatever it was that originally attracted the photographer to the scene), etc.
If light was a product - Light (version 2.0) - it would be sold as software so subtle and sophisticated that it would make Photoshop look like a child's toy...
I think you're putting way more into what NathanCH wrote than he did himself. I think he probably meant that the shot from the 5DII has such great dynamic range that this shot would be difficult to pull off on other cameras without image stacking, HRD or whatever you want to call it.
HDR imaging does NOT necessarily always equal 'over the top, hardcore tonemapped, painting like, out of this world-looking images'
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HDR imaging does NOT necessarily always equal 'over the top, hardcore tonemapped, painting like, out of this world-looking images'
Hang on, I never suggested it does...
I can see what you mean and it does get better range but I have to agree with Doylem, it does need more light and I have one that is brighter, this one had the better sky and was the only one I could work on last nightI have a feeling most camera's would need an HDR to pull that range of light off. You are so lucky
HDR...
What the pic is crying out for, IMO, isn't HDR... it's light... to pick out some architectural detail... to add contrast... to thow another part of the composition into shadow... to pull some parts of the picture forward and push others back... to focus the viewer's eye on the subject (whatever it was that originally attracted the photographer to the scene), etc.
If light was a product - Light (version 2.0) - it would be sold as software so subtle and sophisticated that it would make Photoshop look like a child's toy...
I agree, like I said above, this was just a quick process to get an image up
There will be more!
Noon, south wind
Exposure Mode: Auto exposure
Exposure Time: 1 / 499
FNumber: 6.3
Focal Length: 14
ISO Speed Ratings: 100
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Exposure Mode: Auto exposure
Exposure Time: 1 / 499
FNumber: 6.3
Focal Length: 14
ISO Speed Ratings: 100
DSC F717