Grotesque little devil/imp hidden in Lincoln Cathedral looking for sinners.
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Photo of the Day - March 2021
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Another wide field shot. This is the belt and sword from the Orion constellation at 200mm (Canon 70-300mm). The three main stars are the familiar constellation's 'belt'. If you know what to look for, there are a four nebulae (just) visible: from left to right Great Orion, Running Man, Horsehead and Flame. To be honest, to say you can see the Horsehead is a bit of a stretch...Only 15-minutes of exposure but I will need to wait until next winter to do a better job since Orion is getting low in the sky here.
Orion wide field by another scotsman, on Flickr
Orion wide field by another scotsman, on Flickr
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"Can't you find anything more interesting on the web besides dress shirts and ties? What is this, the 1950s?"
Camera on LG41C Android phone, Focal length 3.49 mm, F number f/2.2, Exposure time 1/30.
Camera on LG41C Android phone, Focal length 3.49 mm, F number f/2.2, Exposure time 1/30.
Nice capture, do you use some sort of tracking device on your tripod?Another wide filed shot. This is the belt and sword from the Orion constellation at 200mm (Canon 70-300mm). The three main stars are the familiar constellation's 'belt'. If you know what to look for, there are a four nebulae (just) visible: from left to right Great Orion, Running Man, Horsehead and Flame. To be honest, to say you can see the Horsehead is a bit of a stretch...Only 15-minutes of exposure but I will need to wait until next winter to do a better job since Orion is getting low in the sky here.
Orion wide field by another scotsman, on Flickr
Cheers @dimme. For that sort of focal length and only 30-second exposures, a basic tracker (eg Star Adventurer Mini in my case) does the job. Not too expensive, portable but limited capacity in terms of load. Good fun. Light pollution limits the exposure times so makes the tracking less critical.
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From 2010. That 'pest' plant the water hyacinth. Olympus 10MP waterproof camera.
Viewed at 100% you should be able to spot at least one hidden 'face' in this.
Viewed at 100% you should be able to spot at least one hidden 'face' in this.
Can't remember where I took this, thought I would chime in with a flower shot.
What kind of a bird is he? A blue heron? I’m not good at identifying birds other than the garden variety.
I keep seeing a large (3’??) blue gray bird along the stream of my daily walk but never with a real camera. I assume it’s a blue heron but not really sure.
Yes, Alfred is an Immature Great Blue Heron (GBH) and he has been around here for the past couple of years, maybe longer. These birds tend to be solitary, and they like to hang out in areas where they can wade in the water and snare their prey. They'll eat small birds and frogs, too, along with fish, if they're hungry.
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Heather (on a balcony) September 2020
Canon EOS 5D IV - Canon EF 70-200 f/2.8 III - ISO 200 - @1/160s @200mm
Canon EOS 5D IV - Canon EF 70-200 f/2.8 III - ISO 200 - @1/160s @200mm
i thought the pandemic project involved some of those libation images you post. 😉
How could I improve this photo, don't be bashful, I have thick skin. Thanks.
I'd love to see the shadows raised in the grass/hills area. Right now this image is neither a silhouette nor a balanced exposure. I appreciate that you put the horizon line on the bottom third. 🙂
East Dutchen Windmill. (I posted a ‘night Photo’ of this same architecture back in November.) Spring has arrived a bit early.
Yes, cocktails, flowers and architectural images seem to fall into that category. Hope that all is well with you.
I agree, lift shadows for sure. Sometimes a bit of contrast and tweaking highlights can help, too. So much of it is trying to recreate how you originally saw it, since our eyeballs+brain can handle the dynamic range on the fly.
What for you was the reason for taking this shot? What do you want to emphasize in the image? If it is the sky, then perhaps it would be better to darken and throw the whole foreground part into silhouette and perhaps also crop some of it away as well. Definitely get rid of the small lights that are shining here-and-there, as they are visually distracting, being lighter than their surroundings. At least, that's what I would do....
Canon EOS 5D IV - Canon EF 70-200 f/2.8 III - Speedlite 600EX II-RT
