A local celebrity: Red-bellied Woodpecker
Good photo. Just enough setting but nothing to distract from the bird. Odd it should be called a red-bellied woodpecker though rather than red-headed!
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Good photo. Just enough setting but nothing to distract from the bird. Odd it should be called a red-bellied woodpecker though rather than red-headed!
Stunning location, but looks like your horizon is a little wonky. A quick fix in LR5.
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I'd rather see it crisp and sharp. Also less exposure would work for me.
That's possible, but how can you tell? The only thing that's really parallel to the horizon is the base of the rock pillar. And if it does need fixing, it won't be done in LR5! That's what Aperture's for!
That's possible, but how can you tell? The only thing that's really parallel to the horizon is the base of the rock pillar. And if it does need fixing, it won't be done in LR5! That's what Aperture's for!
The water line doesn't sit level. I've never used aperture so couldn't comment.
Thanks Ish. The name is a bit confusing but there is another species of woodpecker with a distinctly red head that is called a "Red-headed Woodpecker". I suppose he got to the name first.
The guy in my shot has a just a hint of red on his belly.
~ Peter
I see, the problem is that the waterline in the background is not actually parallel to the horizon... it recedes from the foreground (left) into the distant (right)... hence the angle. The only thing that you can reference in that image to ensure it's "square" to the horizon are the rock pillar which I tried to make sure was sitting properly upright in the frame and not leaning to either side.
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Today's shot is not too great, but is relatively fresh and comes with a nice plug for a great spot in Toronto: Allan Gardens. As big as the world is, there seem to be quite a few people from Toronto here, so if you're sick of the winter cold, drop by this beautiful public botanic conservatory (free admission ) and smell the flowers.
The shot was taken with my newly acquired Nikonos V, and its manual 35mm lens. Let me tell you, shooting without autofocus and a TTL viewfinder is tough! The minimal focal distance of this lens is 80 cm, and clearly, I don't have a good perception of how small those centimetres are. If I stood back just 10 cm this would have been close to perfect, but now it's a near miss. Next time will bring a tape measure
Almost there by FriskyFreeze, on Flickr
) and smell the flowers. The shot was taken with my newly acquired Nikonos V, and its manual 35mm lens. Let me tell you, shooting without autofocus and a TTL viewfinder is tough! The minimal focal distance of this lens is 80 cm, and clearly, I don't have a good perception of how small those centimetres are. If I stood back just 10 cm this would have been close to perfect, but now it's a near miss. Next time will bring a tape measure
Almost there by FriskyFreeze, on Flickr
That's possible, but how can you tell? The only thing that's really parallel to the horizon is the base of the rock pillar. And if it does need fixing, it won't be done in LR5! That's what Aperture's for!
Hmmm...I was looking at your photo, and found it in balance. There is nothing you can do to make it level; it's already so.
It was just how it appeared to me. Still a great photo of a great location though. I'd love to do some travelling this year but my work family commitments make it difficult.
Here's mine for today. With my 18-55mm lens this really was a bit too far away. I'd have been happier if I had court the girl in blue going across as the she would have stood out more from the background.
escalators in the London tube always seemed to me extremely steep in comparison to other countries
Is that right? I can't say I've experienced other country's tube escalators to compare. Some of them are pretty vertiginous though!
Here ya go ...The Dupont Circle Metro stop in Washington D.C.. Sorta like the descent into Hades , except instead of meeting Charon , you get on the Red Line .....
Sometimes it's nice to wake up early.
Sunrise through my window this morning.
Window pane by FriskyFreeze, on Flickr
Sunrise through my window this morning.
Window pane by FriskyFreeze, on Flickr
This is actually old--taken in 2008 on a trip to Hawaii. Revisited this series to post examples for another thread. There was this sandal maker (cobbler?) in Maui who hand-crafts leather sandals that are simple and in his view reflect the Roman style.
D300 and 18-200 lens. Was shooting in JPEG back then and bumped up the saturation (didn't know any better and was taking advice from Ken Rockwell's site at the time).
Had forgotten this photo, but kind of like it. Including the EXIF data largely out of a sense of nostalgia--images either work or they don't, shouldn't matter to most what gear you use. But in this case it was long enough ago that I thought people might find it interesting given the advances in technology since then
Nikon D300 18-200 @ 44mm, ISO 1100 f/4.5 1/125 sec.
D300 and 18-200 lens. Was shooting in JPEG back then and bumped up the saturation (didn't know any better and was taking advice from Ken Rockwell's site at the time).
Had forgotten this photo, but kind of like it. Including the EXIF data largely out of a sense of nostalgia--images either work or they don't, shouldn't matter to most what gear you use. But in this case it was long enough ago that I thought people might find it interesting given the advances in technology since then
Nikon D300 18-200 @ 44mm, ISO 1100 f/4.5 1/125 sec.
Another beautiful Spring day up north? Lovely.
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That looks as step as any London tube I remember.
