Photo of the Day - March 2010

[gnd]

Berkeley squirrel

Saw this guy as I was hiking around campus ...

Camera: Pentax K20D
Lens: Tamron 17-50mm f2.8
Focal length: 50mm
Aperture: f/2.8
Exposure time: 1/125s
ISO: 400

This lens is a new addition to my arsenal and so far I'm absolutely loving it. It's very sharp even when wide open, bokeh is not too bad (but not great by any standard, though).

 

[TheReef]

Saw this guy as I was hiking around campus ...

Camera: Pentax K20D
Lens: Tamron 17-50mm f2.8
Focal length: 50mm
Aperture: f/2.8
Exposure time: 1/125s
ISO: 400

This lens is a new addition to my arsenal and so far I'm absolutely loving it. It's very sharp even when wide open, bokeh is not too bad (but not great by any standard, though).

Great shot! Nailed the focus and a great pose.

 

[HarryPot]

Nikon D40x
Nikon 18-55 f/3.5-5.6​

 

[ChefJayPeek]

Oh man, I just love this one. I've seen that same look on my dear departed dogs face in the same kind of situation. I was never able to capture a picture like that of her. Just great.

Chef Jay

 

[breathesrain]

it's already hot in the CA bay area...

My crappy little P&S:

SONY
Model: DSC-W180
Shutter Speed: 1/320 second
Aperture: F/5.4
Focal Length: 6 mm
ISO Speed: 100

 

[ChefJayPeek]

I have been checking out this thread for a while now and decided to throw in one of mine. I am a complete noob when it comes to photography and this picture was taken with a 6 year old Kodak EasyShare CX4310. Knowing what I know now (which isn't much by any means) I would have gotten the focus on the sign and allowed the back and foreground to go out of focus.

I just picked up an old Canon EOS Rebel SLR (35mm) and a new Canon SX210 IS point-and-shoot, so i am hoping to learn a little about my new hobby.

Location: Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Tennessee

Hey Rusty, thanks for taking the plunge and trying. I watched this thread a long time before I ever posted anything. The regulars in here are great about helping, so I will defer to them as I am a noob too I too have an old point and shoot, so do not worry about that, if there is one thing I learned here, it is not the camera, it is the photographer. I did just recently upgrade to a slightly newer old point and shoot though. I went from a Nikon Coolpix 5700 to a Coolpix 8700 as my 5700 died last week.

No picture from me today as I only took pix of food, and they were not good enough to post here, I really need a new lighting setup at work...

Chef Jay

 

[heyisti]

* Discovery Green, Houston Texas
*5D + 135L

 

[Abyssgh0st]

Was walking around downtown Fort Worth today and this building structure caught my eye:

 

[Designer Dale]

One of the many glaciers and rivers leading down from Mt. Rainier.

EXIF Summary: 1/400s f/8.0 ISO100 Tamron 28-75 f2.8@38mm

Dale​

 

[VirtualRain]

Makes me smile and ponder what he/she is thinking. Absolutely lovely photo!

Excellent... this is a very creative capture with striking lighting, great subjects and perfect use of DOF.

 

[pdxflint]

Charlie



Camera: Nikon D300 w/ Nikkor 300mm f/4
Exposure: 1/320
Aperture: f/4.0
Focal Length: 300mm
ISO Speed: 1600
Exposure Bias: -4/3 EV

 

[mcavjame]

I have been abroad for a couple weeks and it looks like I have missed some terrific posts.

The Evangelische Lutherische Kirche in Elbe, Washington. It's 18 ft. x 24 ft., and seats 46. It was built by German settlers in 1906.

Dale

I like these two captures. Nice simplicity and lighting.

Wow, nice departure from your seascapes. Good composition, light and saturation.

Out shooting today with the wife, this is one of the
photos taken.

I like the simplicity of the setting, especially for an urban scene. Your wife does not look comfortable though which, for me, diminishes any mood you might have been after.

Great capture. I love that magical look on the bright sunny day after a clinging snowfall.

I know others have commented on the good sense of mood, but it's worth another nod. Great dog level angle.

* Discovery Green, Houston Texas
*5D + 135L

Great light and angle in this one. It stands out for me.


Ok... here's my set of qualifiers for my next few posts. I traveled through at least 25 European sites through four countries in 9 days. As a usual landscape shooter, I know the importance of a tripod, but it just wasn't practical to carry one with me. Most days involved walking at least five hours with a group of students. I guess it is more of a regret on my part, but I still got some great captures. While I did have the opportunity to take pictures in Europe, my primary job was to help supervise 27 students

My first post is a six shot panorama of the public square in Brussels:

 

[BarryJ]

Michipicoten harbour, Wawa, ON.

-25C with ice fog. Kinda cool

 

[mcavjame]

-25C with ice fog. Kinda cool

Well framed. Great job getting layers of fog. I'm surprised there is no ice with -25C temps, or is that just a time of day temp?

 

[OddThomas]

Beach in Carmel.

 

[grassland]

Rams

these two fellows are surviving on a small mountain in a little place called cupids newfoundland,they are quite the celebrities with the locals and tourists.They escaped the slaughter house a couple years ago and made this place their home, I will post a better snap when I can get closer by boat.My camara is only a cannon sd1100

 

[BarryJ]

No ice

Well framed. Great job getting layers of fog. I'm surprised there is no ice with -25C temps, or is that just a time of day temp?

I'm not sure why there was no ice. The shot was taken in early December before the heavy snows move through the area and before seriously cool weather. I was in town on business. Had never seen the harbour and went to have a look. This is on the shoreline of Lake Superior. Thanks for the compliment. Barry

 

[BarryJ]

Brussels

My first post is a six shot panorama of the public square in Brussels:[/FONT]

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Love the way the sky looks in this photo. 27 students... you didn't happen to be on a battlefield tour did ya ?

 

[TuffLuffJimmy]

Lens: EF 50mm f/1.8
Focal Length: 50mm
ISO: 200
Aperture: f/6.3
Shutter: 1/60

 

[mcavjame]

27 students... you didn't happen to be on a battlefield tour did ya ?

That's exactly what we were doing: Canadian Battlefields. Have you done a similar trip before?

 

[someoldguy]

Had a lot of rain last week in the NYC area , sorta a hurricane almost . Anyway , eventually all the water from most of a 2 or maybe 3 county area finds its way into the Passaic river , where it goes over the Great Falls . Usually the falls are visually OK but after a big rain they get spectacular .

f14@1/400 iso 400 , 24-105L@40mm

 

[Jason Beck]

Just my wife looking cute. ^_^

 

[Steamie]

I havent been on this forum in so long ... I have really missed the pictures here and the usual dialogue that accompanies them.
Having had a quick scan through there is so many amazing photos that its near impossible to single any out.
Hopefully I will be able to drop by a bit more often.
Cheers
Stevie

 

[NeGRit0]

Would love to see this in color! I'm quite curious about all the textures i see, but the lack of color and/or my actual knowledge on such things kind of diminishes it for me.

Such a well balanced shot. Curious, did this take several tries, or is the dog well behaved? I get too frustrated when trying these types of shots, as some pets just won't sit still.

Saw this guy as I was hiking around campus ...

Excellent job on the focus, I almost want to touch my screen and see if i can feel its fur.

* Discovery Green, Houston Texas
*5D + 135L

Wow, something so simple, yet such an inviting photo. Was there any pp done or is this pretty much sooc?


And now mine for the day. I finally made it to The Strip in god knows how long. I actually went to check out City Center, but it was super windy and i didnt appreciate being outside all that much so nothing to spectacular or fancy. This one is for you ChefJay.


I had little control over the shot as this pastry was in a glass case. I was thinking that maybe cropping it to portrait would better the photo, but im still undecided.

Clickable....


EXIF Info
Camera: Canon EOS Digital Rebel XTi
Exposure: 0.067 sec (1/15)
Aperture: f/4.5
Focal Length: 50 mm
ISO Speed: 800

 

[M-5]

This is just a simple portrait I did for a friend. He needed a photo of himself for his art class that he was going to end up drawing, so I just took this one in another friend's room with a lamp and applied a simple texture.