Photo of the Day March 2015

[Doylem]

I go sailing regularly with a British skipper who uses that saying often. Charming photo, Doylem!

"All shipshape and Bristol fashion" is something you don't hear much these days. It's the kind of thing my dad used to say. If he wanted me to tidy my room, "shipshape and Bristol fashion" indicated just how tidy he wanted it to be. This is from Wiktionary: "The saying in today's form has been recorded as early as 1840 ("shipshape" alone being about 200 years older). The term developed most likely in view of the port of Bristol which had a very high tidal range of 13 metres (43 ft), the second highest in the world. Ships moored in this area would be aground at low tide and, because their keels would fall to one side, if everything was not stowed away tidily, or tied down, the results were chaotic and cargo could be spoiled"...

The harbour of Tenby, Pembrokeshire, Wales...

 

[The Bad Guy]

B&W Tamantha Doll by Adam_Campbell, on Flickr

 

[anotherscotsman]

Let's do one last perspective of that tower in Laguna.

Loved all of the these Laguna tower shots.

Volcanic

Beautiful.

Anna's Hummingbird

Fantastic humming birds all. Colours and 'life' are great.

Here's a different tower. Comments always appreciated.

Trump and Riverwalk by another_scotsman, on Flickr

 

[MacRy]

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B&W Tamantha Doll by Adam_Campbell, on Flickr

Nice shot Adam. Was it a conscious decision for the model to bleed into the white background as I would have knocked the exposure down a bit on her to get some separation from the background?

 

[The Bad Guy]

Nice shot Adam. Was it a conscious decision for the model to bleed into the white background as I would have knocked the exposure down a bit on her to get some separation from the background?

This, my friend is called turd polishing. It was merely a light test shot that I decided to edit. Whilst there was a particular 'look' in mind for the shoot, this image wasn't it.

Super top secret evidence attached.

 

[Designer Dale]

A slightly wider composition for today's shot. Same hummingbird.


IMG_7162 by Puckman2012, on Flickr

I like the play of tones in this shot but the extra lavender on the right is distracting to me. If it is cropped back some, then it reads lavender, warm earth tones (bird) green in tones from left to right. The dark colors of the bird make it a good center of focus.

Maybe after the fourth stalk behind the bird?

Dale

 

[MacRy]

Photo of the Day March 2015

This, my friend is called turd polishing. It was merely a light test shot that I decided to edit. Whilst there was a particular 'look' in mind for the shoot, this image wasn't it.



Super top secret evidence attached.

Ah ha. I see fella. Thanks.

 

[Puckman]

I like the play of tones in this shot but the extra lavender on the right is distracting to me. If it is cropped back some, then it reads lavender, warm earth tones (bird) green in tones from left to right. The dark colors of the bird make it a good center of focus.

Maybe after the fourth stalk behind the bird?

Dale

I like this analysis. I might give that crop a try.

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Switching away from Laguna, we travel today to the Hsi Lai Buddhist temple in Hacienda Heights, California.

DSCF2930 by Puckman2012, on Flickr

 

[Phrasikleia]

"All shipshape and Bristol fashion" is something you don't hear much these days. It's the kind of thing my dad used to say. If he wanted me to tidy my room, "shipshape and Bristol fashion" indicated just how tidy he wanted it to be. This is from Wiktionary: "The saying in today's form has been recorded as early as 1840 ("shipshape" alone being about 200 years older). The term developed most likely in view of the port of Bristol which had a very high tidal range of 13 metres (43 ft), the second highest in the world. Ships moored in this area would be aground at low tide and, because their keels would fall to one side, if everything was not stowed away tidily, or tied down, the results were chaotic and cargo could be spoiled"...

The harbour of Tenby, Pembrokeshire, Wales...

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Thanks for sharing that background on the saying, Doylem! I had no idea that it came from the situation with the tides at Bristol.

And I love this cheerful photo of yours!

 

[Merthyrboy]

Just got my LUMIX GH2 the other day and getting used to the settings. Found some robin in a park this morning.
Focal length: 125mm
160 ISO
1/160 second
Aperture F 9

 

[gaswerks]

dat look ...

 

[AlaskaMoose]

Cloudy, but just enough for the moon and the Auroras to show. 10-second exposure at f/2.8, 640 ISO.

 

[AlexH]

When in Hot Springs by ALXPhotog, on Flickr

 

[Hughmac]

Half moon from last night



Half Moon by Hugh Russell, on Flickr

Cheers

Hugh

 

[VirtualRain]

This is part of my new Pacific Northwest Rainforest wallpaper series... (great with Yosemite Dark Mode)...


Rainforest by Chris-VirtualRain, on Flickr

 

[The Bad Guy]

Earth Hour by Adam_Campbell, on Flickr

 

[MCH-1138]

Fantastic humming birds all. Colours and 'life' are great.

Thanks, Anotherscotsman!


Anna's Hummingbird by MCH-1138, on Flickr

D7000 • Nikon 300mm f/4D (AF-S) • 1/250 @ f/16 • 3 Speedlights

 

[AlexH]

Revival by ALXPhotog, on Flickr

 

[Apple fanboy]

Absolutely ages since I had anything new to post. Well my loan D750 arrived this morning, so headed straight out to the garden to give it and my 105 mm macro a test. Our magnolia is a little passed its best, but here you go.

_DSC0003 by apple fanboy1, on Flickr

Comments always welcome.
My actual D750 should arrive later this week.

 

[Doylem]

Time for another beer...

 

[Apple fanboy]

Time for another beer...

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You find all the best pubs!

 

[Doylem]

You find all the best pubs!

It's a dirty job, AFB, but someone has to do it...

 

[Puckman]

DSCF2938-Edit by Puckman2012, on Flickr

Monk at Hsi Lai Buddhist Temple - Hacienda Heights, CA.

 

[kenoh]

This Squire, is a load of Pollocks!

 

[gnd]

Cloudy, but just enough for the moon and the Auroras to show. 10-second exposure at f/2.8, 640 ISO.

Watch out!!
Who ya gonna call??