The monkey nebula
Pretty! What's your set up for getting shots like that? Hubble?
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Photo of the Day - March 2010
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Pretty! What's your set up for getting shots like that? Hubble?
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he's my friend, too.
high school's pretty awesome.
Just trying out my new polarizing filter, gotta say I'm not a fan yet. Guess it will just take some time
Make sure you're at right angles to the light and rotate it until you see it darken the blue sky... or it might not have much effect at all...
A good £4 spent.
Camera: Canon EOS 1000D
Exposure: 8
Aperture: f/5.6
Focal Length: 45 mm
ISO Speed: 100
Jaxdialation, that is amazing. I would like to hear about your setup for that picture as well.
Here is mine for the day...
EXIF Summary: 1/15s f/3.9 13.7mm
Chef Jay
Here is mine for the day...
EXIF Summary: 1/15s f/3.9 13.7mm
Chef Jay
I didn't even know SLRs had full auto.
^^^ Will the above posters please thumbnail quote images. Change the
^^^ Welcome to POTD, Rusty. Your photo needs more contrast between the subject and background. That would make the flowers stand out better. I know it could be a sky issue, I run into that a lot here in the Pacific Northwest. The focus thing is just something you will have to work on. P&S cameras tend to focus in whatever area they deem to be the subject and it's hard to argue with them. They are just machines, you know...
Keep shooting and show us your stuff. We will help as best we can.
To post the image full size, you need to have a photo hosting site like ImageShack or Flickr. You post a link here and the photo shows full size. The MR servers limit the size of images uploaded directly to them and turns them into clickable thumbnails. It's a storage thing. Have a look at the tutorials I developed for the Welcome to POTD post that opened this month. It's way back here.
Good Luck
^^^ Nice composition. It looks a bit over saturated, though. The greens in some of the ferns look a bit artificial.Auto Everything. (Camera type and lens in signature.)
Constructive Criticism appreciated.
Dale
Anyone know where I can get a badge icon for when I have to play Image Cop?
^^^ Will the above posters please thumbnail quote images. Change thetags to [TIMG] and [/TIMG]. Please see post #1 if you have questions. The tutorial on quoting images is highly recommended...
To post the image full size, you need to have a photo hosting site like ImageShack or Flickr. You post a link here and the photo shows full size. The MR servers limit the size of images uploaded directly to them and turns them into clickable thumbnails. It's a storage thing. Have a look at the tutorials I developed for the Welcome to POTD post that opened this month. It's way back here.
Good Luck
Dale
Anyone know where I can get a badge icon for when I have to play Image Cop?
Dale, incase i never said it before, thanks for your tutorial on posting images. Even if mine suck, you helped me learn how to use flickr.com. And the Timg tag as well.
Chef Jay
The monkey nebula
Super shot - I presume o3/ha/si2 (oxygen 3, hydrogen alpha & silicon 2 for those that don't know anything about deep sky imaging in false colours)? What setup - scope/aperture, imaging camera etc? I've been tempted to get one of the GSO 10" RC's, but probably will wait and get a deepsky instruments 10" rc (better optical and build quality, but double the price). I really need to upgrade my mount (skywatcher eq6pro) to a AP900 or so.
Dave
Sorry Dale! It won't happen again!
Dave
Dave
^^^ Will the above posters please thumbnail quote images. Change thetags to [TIMG] and [/TIMG]. Please see post #1 if you have questions. The tutorial on quoting images is highly recommended...
Still wild at heart...
G Knight, rescued from Baja.
Camera: Nikon D300 w/Nikkor 80-200 f/2.8
Exposure: 1/250)
Aperture: f/2.8
Focal Length: 92mm
ISO Speed: 1600
Exposure Bias: -1/3 EV
Flash: -1.67 stops fill
G Knight, rescued from Baja.
Camera: Nikon D300 w/Nikkor 80-200 f/2.8
Exposure: 1/250)
Aperture: f/2.8
Focal Length: 92mm
ISO Speed: 1600
Exposure Bias: -1/3 EV
Flash: -1.67 stops fill
This shot is a step in the right direction. Great saturation and the red is a nice accent to the red meat you are serving. There are a few things I would look at in the next shot. Modify your aperture so that the whole meal is in focus. Position the plate a little higher so that the top rim goes above the converging lines of the tablecloth. The last one is a personal preference, but the bit of fat showing at the bottom of the meat looks wormy and unappetizing to me.
Chef Jay
Lots of point and shoot cameras have those multi-focus zones that highlight what receives focus. When you half press, you should see a rectangle or some visual cue on what you locked into. If you half press and use your centre to focus you can generally lock in on what you want. To change the composition, keep the shutter release half pressed and move the camera until you have the shot you are looking for.
Here is mine for today: The Bayeux Cathedral in Bayeux, France.
Nice one!
Canon 7D, EF-S 15-85mm f/3.5 IS @ 26mm, f/13 @ 1/400, ISO100.
I like this photo and the features that the snow brings out. To me, the relatively barren foreground contrasts well with the colour of the sky and brings out its detail.
Similar colour palette to the picture above. The yellowed grass brings out the blueness of the sky reflected in the water much more than green grass ever could and the white (birch?) stems lift the whole picture. Lots of really good pictures posted this month. Thanks everyone!
Street market, Saint-Rémy-de-Provence
Gibbous moon (warning, large image)
Taken using a SkyWatcher Equinox ED100 refractor and SkyWatcher EQ6PRO mount (prime focus). Camera - Canon EOS 1D Mark IIn.
Dave
Taken using a SkyWatcher Equinox ED100 refractor and SkyWatcher EQ6PRO mount (prime focus). Camera - Canon EOS 1D Mark IIn.
Dave
Just chillin'
Having a yak on the ice on Three Corners lake in Northern Ontario. Just days after this photo, a spell of warm weather forced an unexpected early close to the sledding season here.
** edited to adjust exposure. I was kind of hoping the footy prints would lead into the group... but I can see this is not a fabulous capture. Thanks
Having a yak on the ice on Three Corners lake in Northern Ontario. Just days after this photo, a spell of warm weather forced an unexpected early close to the sledding season here.
** edited to adjust exposure. I was kind of hoping the footy prints would lead into the group... but I can see this is not a fabulous capture. Thanks
Taken using a SkyWatcher Equinox ED100 refractor and SkyWatcher EQ6PRO mount (prime focus). Camera - Canon EOS 1D Mark IIn.
Dave
Wow, what a photo. Neil Armstrong should have this over his fireplace! BJ
Tulum by the Beach
Tulum, Mexico
Camera: Pentax K200D
Exposure: 0.001 sec (1/1500)
Aperture: f/8.0
Focal Length: 26 mm
ISO Speed: 400
Exposure Bias: +1/2 EV
Tulum, Mexico
Camera: Pentax K200D
Exposure: 0.001 sec (1/1500)
Aperture: f/8.0
Focal Length: 26 mm
ISO Speed: 400
Exposure Bias: +1/2 EV