Photo of the Day March 2015

[Phrasikleia]

I don't think I ever shared the reprocessed version of this photo from the Dolomites. There were a few things that had been bothering me about it since I first released it, so I took another whack at putting it together (focus stacks with moving elements are always a bit tricky).

Also, today is an exciting day for me because I have some big news to share! I have been invited to be the first-ever addition to the Photo Cascadia contributor line-up. I imagine that PC needs no introduction for most of you who are into landscape and travel photography. I have counted those guys among my idols for years, so I'm really pinching myself right now! They started me off with an introduction and interview, which you can read here. I'm super excited!

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[Apple fanboy]

I don't think I ever shared the reprocessed version of this photo from the Dolomites. There were a few things that had been bothering me about it since I first released it, so I took another whack at putting it together (focus stacks with moving elements are always a bit tricky).

Also, today is an exciting day for me because I have some big news to share! I have been invited to be the first-ever addition to the Photo Cascadia contributor line-up. I imagine that PC needs no introduction for most of you who are into landscape and travel photography. I have counted those guys among my idols for years, so I'm really pinching myself right now! They started me off with an introduction and interview, which you can read here. I'm super excited!

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Congrats Erin. Seems like you're getting the recognition your wonderful photos deserve.
Loverly image by the way.

 

[oblomow]

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Also, today is an exciting day for me because I have some big news to share! I have been invited to be the first-ever addition to the Photo Cascadia contributor line-up. [/URL].
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Congratulations Erin. Well deserved!

 

[Phrasikleia]

Congrats Erin. Seems like you're getting the recognition your wonderful photos deserve.
Loverly image by the way.

Also, today is an exciting day for me because I have some big news to share! I have been invited to be the first-ever addition to the Photo Cascadia contributor line-up. [/URL].
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Congratulations Erin. Well deserved!

Thanks, guys! It's going to be fun sharing my photos and ideas there.

 

[MCH-1138]

I have been invited to be the first-ever addition to the Photo Cascadia contributor line-up.

Congratulations -- that's great news!

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I normally photograph hummingbirds against a background of natural foliage, but my daughter brought some colorful artwork home from school and agreed to let me try using it as a backdrop...


Rufous/Allen's Hummingbird (Female or Juvenile) by MCH-1138, on Flickr

D7000 • Nikon 300mm f/4D (AF-S) w/1.4x TC • 1/250 @ f/11 • 3 Speedlights

 

[Puckman]

Congratulations -- that's great news!

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I normally photograph hummingbirds against a background of natural foliage, but my daughter brought some colorful artwork home from school and agreed to let me try using it as a backdrop...

[url=https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7625/16975253755_87c6b3d529_c.jpg]Image[/url]
Rufous/Allen's Hummingbird (Female or Juvenile) by MCH-1138, on Flickr

D7000 • Nikon 300mm f/4D (AF-S) w/1.4x TC • 1/250 @ f/11 • 3 Speedlights

This one's a winner! Wow! A crop? The real question is: how'd you get the bird to pose for you in front of your daughter's artwork?

I don't think I ever shared the reprocessed version of this photo from the Dolomites. There were a few things that had been bothering me about it since I first released it, so I took another whack at putting it together (focus stacks with moving elements are always a bit tricky).

Also, today is an exciting day for me because I have some big news to share! I have been invited to be the first-ever addition to the Photo Cascadia contributor line-up. I imagine that PC needs no introduction for most of you who are into landscape and travel photography. I have counted those guys among my idols for years, so I'm really pinching myself right now! They started me off with an introduction and interview, which you can read here. I'm super excited!

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[url=http://www.erinbabnik.com/phrasikleia/CrypticalEnvelopment.jpg]Image[/URL]

I saw the announcement on FB this morning. But it bears repeating here: BIG CONGRATS. No one more deserving. I'm now subscribed to the blog in question and have been pouring over the myriad works of the other contributors (some of which I was not familiar with). Great stuff.

 

[JamesMike]

I don't think I ever shared the reprocessed version of this photo from the Dolomites. There were a few things that had been bothering me about it since I first released it, so I took another whack at putting it together (focus stacks with moving elements are always a bit tricky).

Also, today is an exciting day for me because I have some big news to share! I have been invited to be the first-ever addition to the Photo Cascadia contributor line-up. I imagine that PC needs no introduction for most of you who are into landscape and travel photography. I have counted those guys among my idols for years, so I'm really pinching myself right now! They started me off with an introduction and interview, which you can read here. I'm super excited!

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[url=http://www.erinbabnik.com/phrasikleia/CrypticalEnvelopment.jpg]Image[/URL]

Just read your interview at the blog. You have put in a lot of hard work and it has payed off, congratulations!

 

[AlexH]

518 by ALXPhotog, on Flickr

 

[kallisti]

Was looking to shoot something tonight after I got home from work and the waxing gibbous moon seemed like a decent subject. 80-400mm lens isn't *quite* long enough, but getting there.

 

[VirtualRain]

I don't think I ever shared the reprocessed version of this photo from the Dolomites. There were a few things that had been bothering me about it since I first released it, so I took another whack at putting it together (focus stacks with moving elements are always a bit tricky).

Also, today is an exciting day for me because I have some big news to share! I have been invited to be the first-ever addition to the Photo Cascadia contributor line-up. I imagine that PC needs no introduction for most of you who are into landscape and travel photography. I have counted those guys among my idols for years, so I'm really pinching myself right now! They started me off with an introduction and interview, which you can read here. I'm super excited!

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[url=http://www.erinbabnik.com/phrasikleia/CrypticalEnvelopment.jpg]Image[/URL]

Awesome... well deserved. I'm super pleased you still post here after all you've achieved!

EDIT: forgot to post a photo for today... here's another from my Pacific Northwest Rainforest Series...


Rainforest by Chris-VirtualRain, on Flickr

 

[Phrasikleia]

Congratulations -- that's great news!

I saw the announcement on FB this morning. But it bears repeating here: BIG CONGRATS. No one more deserving. I'm now subscribed to the blog in question and have been pouring over the myriad works of the other contributors (some of which I was not familiar with). Great stuff.

Just read your interview at the blog. You have put in a lot of hard work and it has payed off, congratulations!

Thank you!!!!!

Awesome... well deserved. I'm super pleased you still post here after all you've achieved!

Pffffffft. I love this forum and learned a lot from it when I was just starting out. Heck, given that I subjected you all to my juvenalia back in the day, I'm lucky that you'll still have me!

 

[AlaskaMoose]

 

[MCH-1138]

This one's a winner! Wow! A crop? The real question is: how'd you get the bird to pose for you in front of your daughter's artwork?

Thanks, Puckman -- I asked nicely.

There is a feeder out of frame to the lower-right. I used a long lens on a monopod so I could adjust and try to keep the background in the frame. This one is a light crop -- maybe 20% or so.

 

[kenoh]

Was looking to shoot something tonight after I got home from work and the waxing gibbous moon seemed like a decent subject. 80-400mm lens isn't *quite* long enough, but getting there.

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Really love these shots. The thing I miss about getting rid if my DSLR heavy artillery is a lens with reach. I miss my 100-400L :-(

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Congratulations -- that's great news!

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I normally photograph hummingbirds against a background of natural foliage, but my daughter brought some colorful artwork home from school and agreed to let me try using it as a backdrop...

[url=https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7625/16975253755_87c6b3d529_c.jpg]Image[/url]
Rufous/Allen's Hummingbird (Female or Juvenile) by MCH-1138, on Flickr

D7000 • Nikon 300mm f/4D (AF-S) w/1.4x TC • 1/250 @ f/11 • 3 Speedlights

Words fail me about how incredible this shot is. Again I am a fan of the hummingbirds.

 

[xStep]

An attempt at astro photograph is gusty winds.

Joshua Tree National Park - After Sunset looking West. Orion constellation to the upper left of the tree. The bright light to the lower right is Venus. The streek above Venus is a plane.

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Lit tree with iPhone six light for 2-3 seconds.
3200 ISO
25 second exposure
F 3.5
16mm (Stock a6000 kit lens)

 

[Ollé]

Voyeur by oliverandrews, on Flickr​

Just testing out a new lens

 

[The Bad Guy]

Third and final instalment in the Jess "having a moment" Trilogy.

The model (a friend) hit me up on Facebook, telling me she was going through dark times at the moment and that if I could take advantage of this to create some art, she would be appreciative. I took her up on this challenge and hit my hair and make up team ten minutes later.

Came up with the concept (this, the chainsaw wielding and the Mummy Dearest tribute) within two days and the team put it together on short notice wonderfully.


Mirror Mirror by Adam_Campbell, on Flickr

 

[Apple fanboy]

In-between the showers this morning, I went out for a quick photo session with the new rig. Unusually for me, I went out with just the 105mm macro lens, which really wasn't the correct choice. Anyway just getting used to the new D750. Coming from a D7100 though, it's really virtually identical of course.

_DSC0072 by apple fanboy1, on Flickr

 

[Doylem]

Also, today is an exciting day for me because I have some big news to share! I have been invited to be the first-ever addition to the Photo Cascadia contributor line-up. I imagine that PC needs no introduction for most of you who are into landscape and travel photography. I have counted those guys among my idols for years, so I'm really pinching myself right now! They started me off with an introduction and interview, which you can read here. I'm super excited!

Great news indeed. I've downloaded your interview, and will read it this evening. Looks like you're going in the right direction...

 

[Scepticalscribe]

I don't think I ever shared the reprocessed version of this photo from the Dolomites. There were a few things that had been bothering me about it since I first released it, so I took another whack at putting it together (focus stacks with moving elements are always a bit tricky).

Also, today is an exciting day for me because I have some big news to share! I have been invited to be the first-ever addition to the Photo Cascadia contributor line-up. I imagine that PC needs no introduction for most of you who are into landscape and travel photography. I have counted those guys among my idols for years, so I'm really pinching myself right now! They started me off with an introduction and interview, which you can read here. I'm super excited!

(Click to enlarge)

[url=http://www.erinbabnik.com/phrasikleia/CrypticalEnvelopment.jpg]Image[/URL]

Congratulations, that is great news, and very well done. Thanks for posting then link: I read the interview - extremely interesting, what a fascinating intellectual 7 photographic journey and some lovely photographs, too.

Congratulations -- that's great news!

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I normally photograph hummingbirds against a background of natural foliage, but my daughter brought some colorful artwork home from school and agreed to let me try using it as a backdrop...

[url=https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7625/16975253755_87c6b3d529_c.jpg]Image[/url]
Rufous/Allen's Hummingbird (Female or Juvenile) by MCH-1138, on Flickr

D7000 • Nikon 300mm f/4D (AF-S) w/1.4x TC • 1/250 @ f/11 • 3 Speedlights

Fantastic humming bird shot. Brilliant.

 

[Puckman]

Grand Park Fountain - Downtown Los Angeles.

 

[anotherscotsman]

something green and wet

A change from recent urban stuff for me. Comments always appreciated.


Plas Power by another_scotsman, on Flickr

 

[kenoh]

Great news indeed. I've downloaded your interview, and will read it this evening. Looks like you're going in the right direction...

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Lol... Reptile eye! No? Just me? Very good...

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In-between the showers this morning, I went out for a quick photo session with the new rig. Unusually for me, I went out with just the 105mm macro lens, which really wasn't the correct choice. Anyway just getting used to the new D750. Coming from a D7100 though, it's really virtually identical of course.

[url=https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7643/16987957462_aefd69647d_b.jpg]Image[/url]_DSC0072 by apple fanboy1, on Flickr

Did your arms share that view after your walk?

 

[kenoh]

Not a great post for today, playing with some snapseed settings

 

[Apple fanboy]

Lol... Reptile eye! No? Just me? Very good...

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Did your arms share that view after your walk?

There's only 15 grams between the two bodies, so it's not much lighter than my old kit. Usually I travel with most of my lenses which given they are all pro glass, isn't that light. But you get used to it, and I hate being out without the right kit like today.