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Photo of the day : January 2014
- Thread starter Alexander.Of.Oz
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From our recent vacation abroad.
My girlfriend doesn't like the man being in the frame, and says the lights are too bright. I took the photo because he was there. What do you folks think?
EXIF Summary: 1/50s f/5.6 ISO1600 18mm
My girlfriend doesn't like the man being in the frame, and says the lights are too bright. I took the photo because he was there. What do you folks think?
EXIF Summary: 1/50s f/5.6 ISO1600 18mm
Red Tailed Hawk
Not to everyones taste in photography Im sure but
Recently I had the rare privilege to watch this Red Tailed Hawk do what nature intended and designed him to do. It all happened so fast as I watched that I didnt get a shot of him killing the grey squirrel.
At this point hes mantling which means hes spreading his wings over the kill to conceal it from other birds and predators who might consider stealing it.
Not to everyones taste in photography Im sure but
Recently I had the rare privilege to watch this Red Tailed Hawk do what nature intended and designed him to do. It all happened so fast as I watched that I didnt get a shot of him killing the grey squirrel.
At this point hes mantling which means hes spreading his wings over the kill to conceal it from other birds and predators who might consider stealing it.
I think thats cheating in a POTD thread! Thats clearly 4 shots
Love them all, but the peer stands out for me in this group. Great shot.
Thanks very much. It always feels like a big decision when deciding what to get printed. The cost is one thing but if you end up hating it and you get printed to canvas, acrylic or metal, you feel stuck with it. I bottled it and decided on a collage.
My girlfriend doesn't like the man being in the frame, and says the lights are too bright. I took the photo because he was there. What do you folks think?
I see your girlfriend's objections to the man in this one. His attention seems directed somewhere off to the left. If he were looking towards the gate, we would get the idea that he is contemplating entering and would wonder why he isn't, which would make the story more interesting. He's not striking a very interesting pose, and we can't see his face, so he's not adding a whole lot here. Also, his feet are cut off at the bottom, which seems quite arbitrary and suggests that he really isn't all that important to the image.
Thanks for the feedback. I wish the weather would improve so I can get out more often. We are expecting 8 to 12 inches of snow tonight.
Snow? Lucky you. You can get some real nice winter picks. Not so much as a frost over here.
The snow isn't the problem, it's the cold ,highs in the teens ( f) with wind chills at or below 0.
Some lovely colourful pictures from everyone.
I’m itching to post some stills from my latest video projects (the benefits of shooting 4K raw) but I have to wait until they are released and it’s killing me!
Have to stick to the odd iPhone snap for now...
Pretty snazz. by acearchie, on Flickr
I’m itching to post some stills from my latest video projects (the benefits of shooting 4K raw) but I have to wait until they are released and it’s killing me!
Have to stick to the odd iPhone snap for now...
Pretty snazz. by acearchie, on Flickr
Thats an interesting bathroom design!
With no new material for ages I've had to resort to looking through past sets to see what I have missed or might save.
Comments always welcome.
It's been snowing and hovering around -18 C around here for almost two weeks so...on behalf of many around here, I think it's safe to say that you're welcome to our snow and we'd gladly send it to you if we could.
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This little guy seems to be enjoying this weather more than me:
A wool store, no longer used to store wool at Port Adelaide, South Australia.
Wool Store 02 by playswithlight, on Flickr
Wool Store 02 by playswithlight, on Flickr
It's been snowing and hovering around -18 C around here for almost two weeks so...on behalf of many around here, I think it's safe to say that you're welcome to our snow and we'd gladly send it to you if we could.
Just be careful where you put it then. AF isn't a million miles from me and I don't want it either!
This little guy seems to be enjoying this weather more than me:
This is nice and the background colouring suits him! What sort of set up do you use to get photos like this, as in focal lengths, distance etc?
Just be careful where you put it then. AF isn't a million miles from me and I don't want it either!
This is nice and the background colouring suits him! What sort of set up do you use to get photos like this, as in focal lengths, distance etc?
Nothing wrong with a bit of snow. Driving is more fun, lots of interesting things to take photos of. Bring it on I say!
Also here is the info on the photo.
EXIFX
Camera: Nikon D600
Lens: 310 mm
Exposure: Auto exposure, Aperture priority AE, 1/320 sec, ISO 400
Flash: On, Return not detected
Date: November 30, 2013 10:06:39AM
Color Space: sRGB
Software: Aperture 3.5.1
File: 533 × 800 JPEG, 0.088 megabytes, Image compression: 93%
If you install a plugin to show the EXIFX data you can see it for most of the photos. Available from the Apple pages under safari plugins assuming you are on a Mac.
https://extensions.apple.com
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Be careful what you wish for …
Thanks for the info! I'll certainly follow up on the link. Didn't know something like that was available for the Mac.
Thanks Ish...glad you like it.
- Nikon D600
- 80-400mm VRII lens at 310mm
- Aperture priority at f/5.6
- 1/320 sec.
- ISO 400
- about 20ft from the bird
The other thing I did that day was to use an external flash set on manual at 1/128 or 1/64 (somewhere around there) of full power. On very overcast days, I will occasionally use a flash on low power just to add a bit of fill and a light catchment in the eye. In this case, I didn't get the catchment which leads me to think that I may have been messing with a diffuser or just didn't have the power high enough for the distance. It's another thing with a fine line between the two that's determined by trial and error and luck. Too little flash makes no difference and too much results in very odd lighting for wildlife.
~ Peter
