Photo of the Day - March 2010

[heron88]

Should have made that F/22. Good, none the less.

Awesome!

Nice composition, like the curves of the road and bank of flowers and the use of lower right and upper left corners of the frame. The yellows seem a tad greenish, so maybe a very slight selective color adjustment to the yellows only to warm up their tone just a tiny bit. But overall, I really do enjoy this shot...I feel like I'm there.

Lovely composition.

Nice!

I must have missed this one when first posted. I've seen other comments regarding composition and flowers and lovely.......yadda yaddda yadda. Heck, I just want to drive that road!

Thanks guys. I came across this on my way to Pismo Beach, CA. The short time during spring here in the central valley where the hills are green and all the wildflowers are in bloom really make it worth living here. In case any of you are in the area and would like to drive the road it's Highway 58 westbound. I've also heard from friends that all the other roads branching out from the central valley to the coast are also in full bloom, as well as the roads up into the sierras.

 

[JennaLDS]

I love the pic of the door. i may just save that one.

 

[MaddMacs]

 

[WardPhotography]

"Into Each Other's Eyes"

Model(s): Larry and Mikaylynn
Location: Petoskey, MI
Date: July 26, 2009
Camera: Nikon D40X
Lens: 18-55mm
ISO: 100
Focal Length: 35mm
Lighting: Natural light
Other: Handheld
Post: Transfered to B&W and changed the levels

 

[NeGRit0]

Dale, it seems to me that you're trying to hang on to your traditional approach to exposure, that you would have used with film and apply this to your digital photos. If you're shooting jpegs, then this makes sense, but hopefully you're shooting RAW, in which case I'd suggest you would benefit from a different approach. For many situations, to get the highest quality digital image, you simply want to expose to the right. You want the image as bright as possible, without blowing the highlights and this is easy to check on the histogram. The image itself may initially appear too bright/over-exposed, but when you process the raw file you can easily make any adjustments you need to the brightness/tone/contrast and as long as the highlights aren't blown you won't have lost any quality. This is often the best starting point for maximising dynamic range/minimising noise.

Im going to have to try this out. Would this apply to something specific, like landscapes, or in just general?

Is it me and my tiny Blackbook screen, or is the tree in the foreground sharper than the faces? Fantastic shot, none the less.

 

[FrankieTDouglas]

Yeah, probably not the right thread for this discussion--it just was an impromptu subject... however one last little thing... you're close to where I was going, but take it further... to the actual fabrication of false images, so the entire construct is open to question. When the public comes to know and accept that virtually any photo is "doctored" or "'shopped," those who adhere to old principles will simply have their contributions devalued, because nobody (generally speaking) will know the difference.

I prefer images that are "fabricated false images." I don't turn to a photograph to tell me something real. I know all photographs are false. So they might as well exploit that fact and offer not what really happened, but what the photographer WISHED would have happened.

Dale, it seems to me that you're trying to hang on to your traditional approach to exposure, that you would have used with film and apply this to your digital photos. If you're shooting jpegs, then this makes sense, but hopefully you're shooting RAW, in which case I'd suggest you would benefit from a different approach. For many situations, to get the highest quality digital image, you simply want to expose to the right. You want the image as bright as possible, without blowing the highlights and this is easy to check on the histogram. The image itself may initially appear too bright/over-exposed, but when you process the raw file you can easily make any adjustments you need to the brightness/tone/contrast and as long as the highlights aren't blown you won't have lost any quality. This is often the best starting point for maximising dynamic range/minimising noise.

Half of the file's data is contained in the far right 1/6 of the histogram. I've attached a diagram to show the data breakdown of a digital image (in this case, a hypothetical 4 meg file).

 

[gnd]

Gathering of the Cows

Camera: Pentax K20D
Lens: Tamron 17-50mm f/2.8
Focal length: 17mm
Exposure: 1/30s
Aperture: f/8
ISO: 400

^ That would make a perfect wallpaper!

also good for burgers.

Nice shot. The cows are a bit underexposed for me, losing a bit of shadow detail. Maybe recover a bit in post? Cool composition and I really like the image.

Thanks for the comments
I agree, the cows are too dark. That was just the first edit on the laptop on a train. Now I'm in front of a calibrated monitor and this makes things easier (plus I got some help)

So here is a second edit:

 

[maddagascar]

Heh, I wish i had had my tripod, but since I had to take the bus up there I opted not to take it. I looked on your site, but didnt see any Earth Hour pics. Was the "Autos" folder from that cop car show yesterday? I hadnt heard about that one, but i was at the Cadillac car show out at the District with my father. Good times. He's gettin pretty old and shared some cool stories about almost all the cars.

Now, on to the picture. This is my fave of the bunch... I have two more on my Flickr in case you cant wait until tomorrow for more. Link in sig.


Clickable...

nicee nicee shot.

yeah, the earth hour shots are in the "Places" album and the video of the Strip is in my BLOG.

the automotible album was from the Injured Police Officers Fund Car show yesterday. its really cool to see a lot of old cars, i saw one from 1926, it was 84 years old and it still ran.

but thats cool, spend time with the parents. people take them for granted that they'll always be there for us.

 

[Designer Dale]

<<_>>
Half of the file's data is contained in the far right 1/6 of the histogram. I've attached a diagram to show the data breakdown of a digital image (in this case, a hypothetical 4 meg file).

Dale, it seems to me that you're trying to hang on to your traditional approach to exposure, that you would have used with film and apply this to your digital photos. If you're shooting jpegs, then this makes sense, but hopefully you're shooting RAW, in which case I'd suggest you would benefit from a different approach. For many situations, to get the highest quality digital image, you simply want to expose to the right. You want the image as bright as possible, without blowing the highlights and this is easy to check on the histogram. The image itself may initially appear too bright/over-exposed, but when you process the raw file you can easily make any adjustments you need to the brightness/tone/contrast and as long as the highlights aren't blown you won't have lost any quality. This is often the best starting point for maximising dynamic range/minimising noise.

Thanks. While I was shooting film I relied on a hand-held light meter and darkroom techniques that are way out of date. I got my XSi in September '09 and switched to RAW in October. I do all my post in CS3. Six months. imN00B...

Part of the barrier I have to overcome relates to the posts regarding how technically advanced cameras have become. My camera is entry level for dslr. It's not complicated, but I still have a hard time trusting it to make decisions that used to be all up to me.

Sooo I'll continue talking about things I don't yet understand. You point me in the right direction. And then I'll will you all my camera gear...

FrankieT: Thanks for the note on the histogram. It made everything I have been told about exposing to the right make sense. +1 for you

Dale

 

[mac88]

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There is a lot to be said about a door. What's behind it? Who's behind it? I always love a great door picture and your choice to go black and white was great. I guess I'm trying to say that this is a very nice picture. Good work! :D

 

[macrumormonger]

Amazing shot. I'm on the silhouette train.

Camera: Canon EOS REBEL T2i
Exposure: 0.006 sec (1/160)
Aperture: f/22.0
Focal Length: 18 mm
ISO Speed: 800
Exposure Bias: 0 EV
Flash: Off, Did not fire

 

[damov2]

Pink Chrysanthemum

 

[pdxflint]

also on the silhouette train... clouds are cool, flying salmon are cooler...



Camera: Nikon D300 w/Nikkor 17-55 f/2.8
Exposure: 1/200
Aperture: f/5.6
Focal Length: 17mm
ISO Speed: 800

 

[csjxx]

Any C&C Welcome!

Thanks

 

[mcavjame]

Very nice silhouettes. Great capture of the sky, pdxflint.

Here is mine for today:

 

[Doylem]

^^^ Vincent got there first...

 

[kallisti]

Another one from Haiti.

 

[GoCubsGo]

Thanks for the comments
I agree, the cows are too dark. That was just the first edit on the laptop on a train. Now I'm in front of a calibrated monitor and this makes things easier (plus I got some help)

So here is a second edit:

A little more there, perhaps apply a mask so that you can concentrate on the cows. Next time fill flash (off camera so you don't light up the grass too much - I've held a flash over my head while down on my knees to avoid lighting the foreground too much) and you can save time with post shooting editing. I think the photo makes me kind of laugh. Cows just always seem to have some weird expression to me.

 

[Razeus]

Another one from Haiti.

Would have a been a great shot if you had focused on her.

 

[Razeus]

There is a lot to be said about a door. What's behind it? Who's behind it? I always love a great door picture and your choice to go black and white was great. I guess I'm trying to say that this is a very nice picture. Good work!

Thank you!

 

[mcavjame]

^^^ Vincent got there first...

Yeah. It's great to stomp around the same streets. I was actually thinking of that painting when I spied the scene on a walk. I love that sense of awe you get thinking of all the great individuals, in history, that have passed through a place.

 

[grassland]

Bees

just checking to see how they are doing during the cold days.

 

[booth22]

The nose knows..

 

[Jason Beck]

Just an assignment from my Photoshop class. : )

 

[Jason Beck]

Dude, it's perfect! : ) I love this!