Photo Of The Day June 2020

[tizeye]

The Path

Pixel 3a w/Moment 18mm
perspective adjusted

Distorted perspective control. Excellent example of showing the difficulty of shooting with an ultra-wide angle lens and its impact on composition. Not a easy as going from a normal lens to a tele - just slap it on. With a UWA it is a whole new learning experience.

 

[ruka.snow]

So perhaps not the most interesting subject, but I liked it. Some fungus of some sort in the l local burn. I was out trying my new Nikon 85mm S f/1.8 on the Z6.

Taken at f/1.8 - ISO100 - 1/60

 

[Steven-iphone]

Distorted perspective control. Excellent example of showing the difficulty of shooting with an ultra-wide angle lens and its impact on composition. Not a easy as going from a normal lens to a tele - just slap it on. With a UWA it is a whole new learning experience.

Lines not perfect. Edited on an 8-inch tablet - fine tuning difficult. S

 

[Steven-iphone]

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So perhaps not the most interesting subject, but I liked it. Some fungus of some sort in the l local burn. I was out trying my new Nikon 85mm S f/1.8 on the Z6.

Taken at f/1.8 - ISO100 - 1/60

The bokeh looks nice. The entire fungus structure in focus would have been interesting. S

 

[dimme]

Pacifica-200621-4.jpg by Charles Martorelli, on Flickr

 

[Alexander.Of.Oz]

What is left of an abandoned go-kart driving track that used to be a huge hit with many people here back in the late 80's and early 90's.

Parrot Anafi Drone, Centre Weighted Metering, Auto WB
4mm (23mm in 35mm film), f/2.4, ISO 185, 1/480

 

[ruka.snow]

The bokeh looks nice. The entire fungus structure in focus would have been interesting. S

Well the fungus isn't going anywhere I'll be sure to get a better shot of it later. I would consider this a test shot, I set my lens to f/1.8 and walked about the village to find different lighting conditions. I need some human subjects to really get used to it as it is the focal length I shoot weddings at.

 

[stillcrazyman]

An alligator watching me from a safe distance.

 

[iMyke]

Busy as a bee..... Common Eastern Bumble Bee on a Gaillardia flower.

 

[keyrex]

An alligator watching me from a safe distance. View attachment 927056

At first glance i thought this was a shoe sitting in canal. How wrong could i get!
You wouldn't want to be putting your foot into that.
Nice shot.

 

[tizeye]

Lines not perfect. Edited on an 8-inch tablet - fine tuning difficult. S

But at least the effort was made. Not correcting verticals (either in-camera when composing or in post) and posting a walkway with the sides falling in is as bad as a landscape with a slanted horizon (that is obviously level in nature). Where you really see UWA lens errors is in real estate photography - making a perfectly sound house look structurally unstable with slanted walls, doors and cabinets.
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An alligator watching me from a safe distance. View attachment 927056

You must have some reputation if even the alligators want to keep a safe distance from you.

 

[oblomow]

You must have some reputation if even the alligators want to keep a safe distance from you.

hehheehe, I thought the same thing. Why? Is it the smell, the mean look or the camera brand that @stillcrazyman is using?

 

[stillcrazyman]

Okay.... I meant safe distance - as in I’m on a boardwalk and the alligator was several feet off the trail.
I’m not that intimidating, nor do I have a reputation.

 

[ruka.snow]

Okay.... I meant safe distance - as in I’m on a boardwalk and the alligator was several feet off the trail.
I’m not that intimidating, nor do I have a reputation.

What focal length where you using for him? (And sensor size since that helps me picture what I'd want to bring along)

 

[r.harris1]

More up near Rocky Mountain National Park. Money may not buy happiness, but it does indeed purchase a nice piece of land to wake up to, not to mention a large house.

Near Estes Park by Ray Harrison, on Flickr

 

[stillcrazyman]

What focal length where you using for him? (And sensor size since that helps me picture what I'd want to bring along)

Not sure of the exact focal length, but it’s with a 55-200mm lens. Probably at 200mm.
Fuji XT3 has an APSC crop sensor.

 

[Darmok N Jalad]

hehheehe, I thought the same thing. Why? Is it the smell, the mean look or the camera brand that @stillcrazyman is using?

You know, as solid as my G9 feels, I wouldn’t be afraid to bludgeon an attacking creature with it. Or do I try to take pictures of this special moment instead?

 

[Hughmac]

Nikon D300S, Sigma 150-600mm @ f/5

Cheers

Hugh

 

[Apple fanboy]

Not sure of the exact focal length, but it’s with a 55-200mm lens. Probably at 200mm.
Fuji XT3 has an APSC crop sensor.

I’d recommend a fish eye for alligator shots!
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You know, as solid as my G9 feels, I wouldn’t be afraid to bludgeon an attacking creature with it. Or do I try to take pictures of this special moment instead?

That’s why you carry a tripod or monopod!

 

[Darmok N Jalad]

More yucca. Can you find the ant?

 

[Clix Pix]

Not a great shot, but at least we can see what the bird is, now, unlike in my previous photo of him in silhouette!

 

[fauxtog]

shot last night while out on a food run, Xs edited in lightroom mobile

 

[Apple fanboy]

More yucca. Can you find the ant?
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I count two.

 

[tizeye]

 

[jazz1]

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What is left of an abandoned go-kart driving track that used to be a huge hit with many people here back in the late 80's and early 90's.

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Parrot Anafi Drone, Centre Weighted Metering, Auto WB
4mm (23mm in 35mm film), f/2.4, ISO 185, 1/480

For a second I thought you have found the Maze of the Minotaur. Great shot!