Photo of the day March 2016

[anotherscotsman]

Is that wooden platforms? that must bounce like crazy when there are lots of folks on it no?

Absolutely Ken. The platforms on the elevated rail loop (the "L" in local parlance) tend to be wooden. The rail structure is steel with what buildings there are having corrugated iron sheet roofs (snow on the ones in this picture despite the bluish-tint to it from post). Both keep the weight down I suppose. The structures are remarkably vibration resistant, perhaps because wood itself is pretty good at damping (same effect is found in older surveying tripods having wooden legs). IMHO the "L" is fantastically photogenic (even if I fail to capture it) and contributes significantly towards the great downtown area character.

Obviously feeling spiritual today.

Sony A7 with Jupiter 3 @F2

Lovely use of shallow DoF to give the spiritual feel. The only improvement IMHO would be to warm the background whites a bit to add to the richness of the feel. Nice.

 

[stillcrazyman]

Just waiting

 

[Doylem]

Spring light...

 

[The Bad Guy]

So experiment. I joined a few groups and posted some pictures and I went from single digit views per day to 79 yesterday. Not massive, but if you want to increase your visibility, then this is mandatory...

Nice work.

 

[kenoh]

Obviously feeling spiritual today.

Sony A7 with Jupiter 3 @F2

Really like the lighting in this one.

 

[kenoh]

Really like the lighting in this one.

Having said that, that is a good suggestion above. Maybe try a graduated filter to warm up the white light, see if it makes it look more cozy...

 

[AlexH]

Bob by Alex X, on Flickr

 

[MCH-1138]

French Lavender at Sunset by MCH-1138, on Flickr

Nikon D7000 • Nikon 300mm f/4D (AF-S) w/1.4x TC • 1/1000 @ f/8

 

[Hughmac]

DSC_0234 IR by Hugh Russell, on Flickr

Infrared converted Nikon D70

Cheers

Hugh

 

[Alexander.Of.Oz]

 

[anotherscotsman]

Allright, the very, very last I promise. Clearly some post to make it a bit more interesting - long exposure wasn't enough to get the sky I would have liked.


Surreal Trump by another scotsman, on Flickr

 

[stillcrazyman]

White Heron

 

[MacRy]

Some ridiculously generous person gifted me a 90mm Leica Elmar-C lens yesterday so I took it for a quick spin on my evening dog walk. It managed to make this bit of scrubland look quite nice.

Sony A7 with Leica Elmar-C 90mm @F4

I also warmed up my candle picture a bit as suggested.

Thoughts?

 

[anotherscotsman]

I also warmed up my candle picture a bit as suggested.

Thoughts?

For what it's worth, I prefer the warmer version - more in keeping with the atmosphere you would expect.

Lovely scrubland shot - nice how the sun isn't absolutely dominating the scene.

 

[kenoh]

Some ridiculously generous person gifted me a 90mm Leica Elmar-C lens yesterday so I took it for a quick spin on my evening dog walk. It managed to make this bit of scrubland look quite nice.

Sony A7 with Leica Elmar-C 90mm @F4

I also warmed up my candle picture a bit as suggested.

Thoughts?

I like the slightly warmer atmosphere too.

Fantastic woodland shot. Love the light and the soft background.

 

[The Bad Guy]

Shannon by Adam Campbell, on Flickr

 

[bhtwo]

Alfa by Bob, on Flickr

 

[kenoh]

Went to Pinkston Water Park in Glasgow today and saw some guys on an automated Wake Boarding lock. They were connected to a motor driven pull that took them up and down emulating the pull of the boats. Cracking show of skills and managed to catch some shots on the manual focus Leica. Hope you like them, comments always welcome.

 

[MacRy]

Went to Pinkston Water Park in Glasgow today and saw some guys on an automated Wake Boarding lock. They were connected to a motor driven pull that took them up and down emulating the pull of the boats. Cracking show of skills and managed to catch some shots on the manual focus Leica. Hope you like them, comments always welcome.

Good job Ken. Who says you need autofocus for sports/action shots eh!

 

[kenoh]

Good job Ken. Who says you need autofocus for sports/action shots eh!

Oh man it was so tough trying to nail focus. Then two of the guys asked if I would send the photos to them! PRESSURE!! Need to go back with the tripod and see if I can improve. Quite happy but noise was an issue

And... I absolutely adore the M9 but... You need the bloody force to see if you have got focus or not on the screen!

 

[Apple fanboy]

Oh man it was so tough trying to nail focus. Then two of the guys asked if I would send the photos to them! PRESSURE!! Need to go back with the tripod and see if I can improve. Quite happy but noise was an issue

And... I absolutely adore the M9 but... You need the bloody force to see if you have got focus or not on the screen!

Well done. Even my camera got an outing today. I'll stick one up later if I get a chance.
Got talking to a mountain biker who asked if I'd like to do a shoot for his magazine.
Took his number but forgot to hit save. Sort of bloody luck I'm having this year.

 

[kenoh]

Well done. Even my camera got an outing today. I'll stick one up later if I get a chance.
Got talking to a mountain biker who asked if I'd like to do a shoot for his magazine.
Took his number but forgot to hit save. Sort of bloody luck I'm having this year.

Aw man! Denied! But... You got out with the camera... So a win nonetheless!

 

[Apple fanboy]

Aw man! Denied! But... You got out with the camera... So a win nonetheless!

For a couple of hours. Didn't really take my mind of things.
The Photography show next weekend, so maybe I can get out over Easter.

 

[Doylem]

Anglo Saxon Cross, Whalley, Lancashire...

 

[AlexH]

Artisan coffee bar by Alex, on Flickr