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Photo of the Day - May 2009
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HANspree Superbike (USA round)
Doylem, Steamie, timmyb, and Wheelhot:
Thanks for the kind words. The flower shot was a fun one to work on!
No mysteries here...the shot is a composite of two different shots of the same flower with different DOF.
I used a Nikkor 105 MM VR Micro (LOVE the bokeh on this lens!) at f/4.5 for 1/320 ISO 220 with a D3.
Doylem, Steamie, timmyb, and Wheelhot:
Thanks for the kind words. The flower shot was a fun one to work on!
No mysteries here...the shot is a composite of two different shots of the same flower with different DOF.
I used a Nikkor 105 MM VR Micro (LOVE the bokeh on this lens!) at f/4.5 for 1/320 ISO 220 with a D3.
Doylem, Steamie, timmyb, and Wheelhot:
Thanks for the kind words. The flower shot was a fun one to work on!
No mysteries here...the shot is a composite of two different shots of the same flower with different DOF.
I used a Nikkor 105 MM VR Micro (LOVE the bokeh on this lens!) at f/4.5 for 1/320 ISO 220.
Your welcome, thanks for the info on your last shot.
This is awesome too, brilliant action capture ... the wee sparks are pretty neat
"A Long Story...."
This week I had planned on walking the "West Highland Way" (A 100 mile walk over some of Scotland's most beautiful scenery) with my father in law. Unfortunately my 70 year old father in law injured his leg 14 miles into the trip, I think mainly due to the weight of the packs we were carrying. So our expedition was cancelled. On returning home my Brother called and asked if I could do a favour for him... his friend who has a pole dancing school was putting on a display with her students and could I come and get some shots
. 5 hours shooting in pretty poor lighting conditions, 885 shots and some of them turned out quite nice
Wow, you recent shots has been nothing but astonishing, you seem to really use your D3 to its limit eh
(hmm, sorry if I got your camera wrong but if I recall somewhere, you are own a D3 rite?)Hmm, about the flower shot, 2 different shot of the same flower? meaning you take 2 photos and merge it? and each of the photo is taken at f/4.5, 1/320 and ISO 220?
The motion blur and the spark in the photo really bring it to life, I can almost feel the heat
, not like my country is not hot enough right now
I love the overall effect of this image. Great tones, texture... it stands out to me, has an old school b/w art photography look about it. Nice!
Great contrast between the sharpness of the bikes/riders, and the softness and motion blur of the sky and background. Nice light and color. Is there any way to crop the right side to give the lead rider a tad more room between him and the photo's edge? That would be the only thing to improve it in my eyes, if it's actually possible. I do like the more panoramic crop. And of course, yes... that double-layer flower shot was memorable and just plain gorgeous. I'm just gonna sit back and see what you come up with next...
on top of the rock
Camera Model: NIKON D90
Date/Time: 2008:12:28 17:08:21
Resolution: 750 x 493
Flash Used: No
Focal Length: 50.0mm
Exposure Time: 0.040 s (1/25)
Aperture: f/2.8
ISO Equiv.: 400
Metering Mode: matrix
Exposure: Manual
Camera Model: NIKON D90
Date/Time: 2008:12:28 17:08:21
Resolution: 750 x 493
Flash Used: No
Focal Length: 50.0mm
Exposure Time: 0.040 s (1/25)
Aperture: f/2.8
ISO Equiv.: 400
Metering Mode: matrix
Exposure: Manual
Wow, you recent shots has been nothing but astonishing, you seem to really use your D3 to its limit eh
Hmm, about the flower shot, 2 different shot of the same flower? meaning you take 2 photos and merge it? and each of the photo is taken at f/4.5, 1/320 and ISO 220?
The motion blur and the spark in the photo really bring it to life, I can almost feel the heat
wheelhot,
Yes, it is a D3...thanks for the heads up--I've edited the original post.
As for the flower...no changes in the EXIF information on both shots. The only change was with the DOF. Out of curiosity--where is home? .
Camera Model: NIKON D90
Date/Time: 2008:12:28 17:08:21
Resolution: 750 x 493
Flash Used: No
Focal Length: 50.0mm
Exposure Time: 0.040 s (1/25)
Aperture: f/2.8
ISO Equiv.: 400
Metering Mode: matrix
Exposure: Manual
Nice one!
Ams.
I'm a bit biased towards pictures that have autos and bikes, especially racing. Something about the sense of speed, the colors, and being on the edge. Oh yes, I really enjoyed some of the bicycle racing shots on this thread too. Anyway, absolutely over the top on this one. "thumbs up" "pat on the back"
Cheers
spitfirejdm, you really captured the moment What lens were you using? I'm guessing 600 or 800?
Your recent shots inspired me to try something different with my camera, especially with the bikes and flowers, I shot lots of flowers and after awhile, I start thinking, "Now, how do I make the flowers look interesting, I took photos of it from almost every angle, different lighting, what next?" Your recent flower photo just inspired me to try something different. And the bikes, well I am shooting basketball recently but would love to try something like dat cause now I feel my basketball photos are the same and would like to improve more.
Anyway, where is my home? It's not in the US actually, I live in a small island called Penang, located in Malaysia. The country with diverse cultures, gotta love the weddings here (would love to shoot some in the future), we got 3 major races, malay (usually its yellow or green and very traditional like clothings), chinese (red all over, clothings depends - cud be traditional chinese or modern; american like ), indian (lotz lotz of colors and traditional clothing).
What lens were you using? I'm guessing 600 or 800?No prob :thumbsup:
Your recent shots inspired me to try something different with my camera, especially with the bikes and flowers, I shot lots of flowers and after awhile, I start thinking, "Now, how do I make the flowers look interesting, I took photos of it from almost every angle, different lighting, what next?" Your recent flower photo just inspired me to try something different. And the bikes, well I am shooting basketball recently but would love to try something like dat cause now I feel my basketball photos are the same and would like to improve more.
Anyway, where is my home? It's not in the US actually, I live in a small island called Penang, located in Malaysia. The country with diverse cultures, gotta love the weddings here (would love to shoot some in the future), we got 3 major races, malay (usually its yellow or green and very traditional like clothings), chinese (red all over, clothings depends - cud be traditional chinese or modern; american like ), indian (lotz lotz of colors and traditional clothing).
Bad to the bone. Excellent capture too!...with weapons bay open.
C&C always welcome.
Last day of the month, gonna double dip here on a worthy cause,
Life Rolls On They Will Surf Again~
Jacksonville Beach, FL
Thanks, Wheelhot and srf4real. The F-22 was shot with a 40D + 300 f/4L IS. It's not cropped either.
I was taking pics of some friends yesterday, and loved this one instantly.
I like how the reflection in the eye worksyour camera lens is the pupil.
Thanks pdxflint. That's just the kind of effect I was going for...simulating an old duotone print.
