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Photo Of The Day - January 2018
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Here is another from the other night at the Falkirk Wheel. I like this one for some reason. Can't put my finger on it. It isnt an obvious angle to take it from so suspect it is just my brain liking the colours.
DSCF5891.jpg by Ken OHagan, on Flickr
Wow - nicely done Ken. Awesome shot. I agree with Alex - lose the lights on the right for more impact.
Here is another from the other night at the Falkirk Wheel. I like this one for some reason. Can't put my finger on it. It isnt an obvious angle to take it from so suspect it is just my brain liking the colours.
EDITED to remove lights...
DSCF5891-Edit.jpg by Ken OHagan, on Flickr
I went back and removed the lights in my original post.
Much better! thanks @Alexander.Of.Oz and @MacRy
Some icicles . Pretty cold this A.M. when I went out (8F) , but when I got back a few hours later it was 16 .
5D2 , 24-105@105 , f9.5@1/250 , ISO 100
5D2 , 24-105@105 , f9.5@1/250 , ISO 100
Starting off the year with a cat pic. Because can there ever be too many cat pics in a photography forum??
well, two identical photos of the same cat, however cute it is, is too many...Starting off the year with a cat pic. Because can there ever be too many cat pics in a photography forum??
A tiny succulent from the front yard. The whole plant is about 50mm across, this section is about 20mm.
Canon 6D, Tamron 90mm f/2.8 Macro (Non-IS), Partial Metering, Aperture Priority, Handheld, Direct Sunlight
ISO 800, 90mm, f/2.8, 1/3200
Canon 6D, Tamron 90mm f/2.8 Macro (Non-IS), Partial Metering, Aperture Priority, Handheld, Direct Sunlight
ISO 800, 90mm, f/2.8, 1/3200
Oopsie. Didn't notice the double post. Mea culpa.well, two identical photos of the same cat, however cute it is, is too many...
Very nicely done.A tiny succulent from the front yard. The whole plant is about 50mm across, this section is about 20mm.
Canon 6D, Tamron 90mm f/2.8 Macro (Non-IS), Partial Metering, Aperture Priority, Handheld, Direct Sunlight
ISO 800, 90mm, f/2.8, 1/3200
Try playing with various crops of this, bringing in the right hand side just the tiniest bit to get rid of the road, and try various amounts of bringing up the bottom reflections. Personally, I'm not sure that the reflection of the sky adds much to the image overall, as it's not quite clear and vibrant enough in this case.
Love the use of shallow DOF here, Peter!Venice
So it's almost sub-tropical then!
I like the contrast of movement against the frozen. Have you played with this one in B&W?
What a quaint little building, I hope no-one was injured in that fire. Very interesting observing the foam or water in the cold! Well captured, Nathan, and I think your choice of mono here is bang-on to highlight and draw attention to the details.
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Thanks, AFB, it's part of an exercise I like to do regularly, walking around the yard with my macro lens at f/2.8, seeing what I can capture in mono.
Thanks for the feedback. I completely forgot about the road. Thought the reflection added to it but I see what you mean.
well, two identical photos of the same cat, however cute it is, is too many...
Nah, should have left it. Make up for all the dog posts. *FYI, I love dogs and cats. Have them both but it seems that cats just don't get the same recognition. Here's to more cat posts.
Beach restaurant near where the sailboat washed up.
When I first downloaded it , I played with B&W conversion in ACR , but wasn't too happy with it . So I went back and tried again , this time using Silver Efex . Much better than the first attempt. (to my eye at least).So it's almost sub-tropical then!
I like the contrast of movement against the frozen. Have you played with this one in B&W?
Oyster Point-2017112414 by Charles Martorelli, on Flickr
True, you can never have too many cat (or bird) photos.
Is your username a reference to these creatures?
Taken in Nov. 2017 as part of a trip out to this particular site(I've been photographing it for 10 years). This view is one of my favorites on the building.
This is the former Old Taylor distillery, and specifically a side of the "castle" that graces the front of the property. This is also located on McCracken Pike in Woodford County, KY-a few miles from the Labrot & Graham(Woodford Reserve) distillery.
Nikon F100 with the 14-24 2.8. This was taken on Kodak Ektar 100. This is one of the newest elmusions on the market, having been introduced in 2008. Kodak advertises it as the finest grained color negative film on the market, and it's also optimized for scanning(true of virtually all new Kodak emulsions of the last ~20 years). It is fairly saturated for a negative film, and also has a bit more contrast than consumer films(and a LOT more than the Portra line). This makes a bit fussier to expose than typical C-41 films, but it sings when you get it right.
As a side note, any Nikon digital users who want to try film would, IMO, be hard pressed to find a better all around camera than the F100. The camera shares a pretty common lineage with the D200/D300/D700/D800 so will feel comfortable to anyone who has used those cameras. The meter is excellent(although not as good as the F5 or F6). It will meter(CWA only) with any AI lens, and gives matrix and spot with CPU lenses. AF-S, VR, and G lenses are fully compatible with it. The finder isn't as good as the F5 or F6(one of those things you give up for the significant weight savings over those bodies). The AF module is the same as the F5(and D1 series cameras) with 5 sensors, although the in-body motor doesn't have the torque to crank heavy screwdriver lenses around like the F5 can. Still, it's an all around great camera and well under $200.
This is the former Old Taylor distillery, and specifically a side of the "castle" that graces the front of the property. This is also located on McCracken Pike in Woodford County, KY-a few miles from the Labrot & Graham(Woodford Reserve) distillery.
Nikon F100 with the 14-24 2.8. This was taken on Kodak Ektar 100. This is one of the newest elmusions on the market, having been introduced in 2008. Kodak advertises it as the finest grained color negative film on the market, and it's also optimized for scanning(true of virtually all new Kodak emulsions of the last ~20 years). It is fairly saturated for a negative film, and also has a bit more contrast than consumer films(and a LOT more than the Portra line). This makes a bit fussier to expose than typical C-41 films, but it sings when you get it right.
As a side note, any Nikon digital users who want to try film would, IMO, be hard pressed to find a better all around camera than the F100. The camera shares a pretty common lineage with the D200/D300/D700/D800 so will feel comfortable to anyone who has used those cameras. The meter is excellent(although not as good as the F5 or F6). It will meter(CWA only) with any AI lens, and gives matrix and spot with CPU lenses. AF-S, VR, and G lenses are fully compatible with it. The finder isn't as good as the F5 or F6(one of those things you give up for the significant weight savings over those bodies). The AF module is the same as the F5(and D1 series cameras) with 5 sensors, although the in-body motor doesn't have the torque to crank heavy screwdriver lenses around like the F5 can. Still, it's an all around great camera and well under $200.
Old local castle. Indoors.
