Photo of the Day - March 2010

[VirtualRain]

This was a tough capture... it was fairly high up (well above my head) and this was the only angle that worked, which is unfortunate due to the corner full of sky. It was also very difficult to get my T1i to focus on the spider, it kept wanting to focus on the background foliage. Anyway, here it is.

f3.5 @ 1/100, ISO 100, 55mm on my 17-55 f2.8, hand-held, taken in Kauai, HI

I darkened the background foliage with the new curves tool in Aperture 3 and I'm pleased with the added contrast this provided of the web. I tried a vignette but that didn't really help the top right and actually took away from the bottom right. I also considered cropping but feel the leaves in the bottom right are key to the photo (and to the spider's web).

Any suggestions or tips are certainly welcome.

 

[TheReef]

Camera: Nikon D300
Lens: Tokina 12-24 f/4
Exposure: 1/1600
Aperture: f/4.0
Focal Length: 24 mm
ISO Speed: 800

Love the colours, especially how they turned out in the reflection where it looks almost like a painting.

 

[maddagascar]

Horse&Carriage

EXIF DATA included in the picture.

 

[Phrasikleia]

Horse&Carriage

EXIF DATA included in the picture.

I love the whimsy here. I'm glad you're trying to be clever with your light painting experiments.

 

[nc1584]

Tower Bridge

 

[ChefJayPeek]

Spring is almost here in Texas...

 

[Jason Beck]

Photo of my wife, more at jasonbeck.deviantart.com
Loads of snow in Cedar City!

 

[Razeus]

 

[mikeschmeee]

More of the bird that wakes me up on days that I decide to sleep in...

 

[M-5]

 

[macrumormonger]

Yes it's slightly crooked.

Edit to straighten.

Camera: Canon EOS REBEL T2i
Exposure: 0.2 sec (1/5)
Aperture: f/5.0
Focal Length: 25 mm
ISO Speed: 1600
Exposure Bias: 0 EV
Flash: Off, Did not fire

 

[VirtualRain]

^^^^ Cool... where is that?

 

[macrumormonger]

^^^^ Cool... where is that?

It's in the Manhattan Beach pier. I took them a few hours ago with the T2i. The first four in my photostream is from the same place: http://www.flickr.com/photos/dailymatador/

 

[NeGRit0]

It's in the Manhattan Beach pier. I took them a few hours ago with the T2i. The first four in my photostream is from the same place: http://www.flickr.com/photos/dailymatador/

handheld?

 

[macrumormonger]

handheld?

Tripod, poorly balanced one at that.

 

[blockburner28]

Love it man

 

[Doylem]

Really like this: you've picked the right time to shoot. I love the way the lights and the grey sky work together. But, IMO, the pic's not quite finished till you've straightened the horizon...

My contribution today is pure accident. I just tripped the shutter as a lorry passed...

 

[Phrasikleia]

My contribution today is pure accident. I just tripped the shutter as a lorry passed...

Well, then, perhaps you should vote for "Lomography" as the next challenge topic!

Nice, colorful image.

 

[Joe King]

Dalkey Island

 

[RHVC59]

^^^ Love the expression you captured in the dog's face. Happy Dog, indeed! The only thing I would do to improve this is to crop it a bit so that the subject isn't square in the middle. Nice photo.


Dale

Thanks Dale

More like this?

 

[RHVC59]

Camera: Nikon D300
Lens: Tokina 12-24 f/4
Exposure: 1/1600
Aperture: f/4.0
Focal Length: 24 mm
ISO Speed: 800

Wow... very nice, so you are happy with the lens? You sure hav had some nice harbor shots of late!

More of the bird that wakes me up on days that I decide to sleep in...

so that is where our Northern Flickers went...

1/500
ƒ/5.6
ISO S400
55-200 mm lens
shot through the kitchen window

 

[88888888]

 

[Patrick17]

SF Chinese New Year Parade

Here is a photo of a lady watching the Parade

 

[jo1970]

Sydney Harbour Bridge

My hometown Sydney. I never tire of our landmarks.

 

[mcavjame]