Photo of the Day January 2017

[AZhappyjack]

We had the youngest granddaughter over the weekend. She loves her bath time.

Converted the image to black and white, cropped it square and added a slight vignette.

 

[Ravaroo]

Iced texture by Matthew, on Flickr

Rapid thawing and then a refreeze coupled with high winds has lead to some very erratic ice on the Fox River

 

[oblomow]

frosty vineyard
the b/w conversion makes it look like an ir photo. I am still unsure if it works

 

[fitshaced]

Yet another little planet. I really like how this one came out though.

Sunset Pano by Kevin Nealon, on Flickr

 

[stillcrazyman]

Turtle in the sun.

 

[RedOrchestra]

Evening walk in Torino, Italy

 

[Keleko]

Walking in Kensington Gardens.

 

[Cheese&Apple]

 

[Fozzybadfeet]

^Loving that shot right there. What focal length did you shoot that photo? How long did you wait to see an owl?

 

[Cheese&Apple]

^Loving that shot right there. What focal length did you shoot that photo? How long did you wait to see an owl?

Thanks very much Fozzybadfeet. Many, if not most, of my shots are taken with a 500 f/4. For me it's the perfect balance and hits the sweet spot between, image quality, focal length and weight.

As for waiting for an owl, it varies. At this time of year it's easier as the snowies have migrated south from the Arctic. Snowies are easy to spot if you know where to look. The tough part is getting the shot in close enough and that often involves a long wait in sub-zero temperatures.

~ Peter

 

[needfx]

kind of a noisy shot but I like the framing & instance

 

[0007776]

Icy View by mrkramer, on Flickr
Cropped out a lot to make this picture of some of the houses near where I live.

 

[Cheese&Apple]

Evening walk in Torino, Italy

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Watch your horizon RedOrchestra...you're dipping on the right.

Icy View by mrkramer, on Flickr
Cropped out a lot to make this picture of some of the houses near where I live.

I gotta ask mrkramer: Where do you live? Looks like my kinda place.

~ Peter

 

[kenoh]

Watch your horizon RedOrchestra...you're dipping on the right.



I gotta ask mrkramer: Where do you live? Looks like my kinda place.

~ Peter

Nome, Alaska maybe??? looks beautiful

 

[RedOrchestra]

Watch your horizon RedOrchestra...you're dipping on the right.

Thanks ... it's a constant/ongoing problem of mine but I thought this shot was "better" than most ... that's why I didn't "correct" it before posting.

 

[needfx]

Thanks ... it's a constant and ongoing problem of mine but I thought this shot was "better" than most ... that's why I didn't "correct" it before posting.

I've only very recently came to realize the usefulness of lens corrections in RAW tool.
All my horizons are now level, all my verticals are straight, etc etc, with minimal effort (most of the times)

 

[kenoh]

Thanks ... it's a constant/ongoing problem of mine but I thought this shot was "better" than most ... that's why I didn't "correct" it before posting.

Been there, done that.... did my nut in for months that I kept missing the wonky horizons on my pictures.... it'll sort itself out...

 

[Cheese&Apple]

Thanks ... it's a constant and ongoing problem of mine but I thought this shot was "better" than most ... that's why I didn't "correct" it before posting.

I do it all the time if I'm not on a tripod so I put it at the top of my list of things to check and correct. It's a nice shot and worthy of a fix.

~ Peter

 

[RedOrchestra]

I do it all the time if I'm not on a tripod so I put it at the top of my list of things to check and correct. It's a nice shot and worthy of a fix.

So I just pulled that photo into Photoshop and looked at it through a 4/inch grid and I'm not sure what else I could do.

Hoping I won't get asked to leave the thread/conversation I'm fessing up that I'm digital BUT through my iPhone 7 ... can I stay?

 

[needfx]

So I just pulled that photo into Photoshop and looked at it through a 4/inch grid and I'm not sure what else I could do.

Hoping I won't get asked to leave the thread/conversation I'm fessing up that I'm digital BUT through my iPhone 7 ... can I stay?

ctrl/cmd+shift+A to bring up camera RAW (or Filter->Camera RAW)
select the lens thingy

mess about in there

 

[0007776]

I gotta ask mrkramer: Where do you live? Looks like my kinda place.

~ Peter

Nome, Alaska maybe??? looks beautiful

You got it. I moved up here a few months ago.

 

[kenoh]

So I just pulled that photo into Photoshop and looked at it through a 4/inch grid and I'm not sure what else I could do.

Hoping I won't get asked to leave the thread/conversation I'm fessing up that I'm digital BUT through my iPhone 7 ... can I stay?

??? Course you can stay... Lol.. all we offer is opinion.. you can ignore us..

 

[Hughmac]

So I just pulled that photo into Photoshop and looked at it through a 4/inch grid and I'm not sure what else I could do.

Hoping I won't get asked to leave the thread/conversation I'm fessing up that I'm digital BUT through my iPhone 7 ... can I stay?

It's a camera; you take nice photos; please stay

Cheers

Hugh

 

[RedOrchestra]

all we offer is opinion

Phew ... I'm here to soak it all up ... lookin' and learnin' from what everyone else is posting and sharing my travels.

 

[Hughmac]

So I just pulled that photo into Photoshop and looked at it through a 4/inch grid and I'm not sure what else I could do.

As a PhotoShop amateur, I just go Image > Image Rotation > Arbitrary, then experiment with different degrees of rotation. Finally crop so that the photo is rectangular again.

Cheers

Hugh