Photo of the Day May 2016

[Phrasikleia]

And now for something completely different...

This is a photo of cracked mud in a desert playa. You can read the story about it here: LINK.

 

[Hughmac]

Fisheye Cherry Tree by Hugh Russell, on Flickr

Sony NEX 6, 12mm Fisheye

Cheers

Hugh

 

[Apple fanboy]

And now for something completely different...

This is a photo of cracked mud in a desert playa. You can read the story about it here: LINK.

Beautiful lighting on this one. Glad you were able to find the composition again!
They remind me more of dinosaur or alien skin rather than snakes though!
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Fisheye Cherry Tree by Hugh Russell, on Flickr

Sony NEX 6, 12mm Fisheye

Cheers

Hugh

I've not used my fish eye in ages. Maybe I'll take it with me next time I'm out.
Anyway I like the unusual composition.

 

[MH01]

some really good pics here guys, keep up the good work

 

[Hughmac]

I've not used my fish eye in ages. Maybe I'll take it with me next time I'm out.
Anyway I like the unusual composition.

Thanks I'm just getting the hang of it.

Cheers

Hugh

 

[MCH-1138]

Allen's Hummingbird by MCH-1138, on Flickr

Nikon D750 • Nikon 300mm f/4D (AF-S) w/1.4x TC • 1/500 @ f/7.1

 

[anotherscotsman]

Cathedral Rock mono by another scotsman, on Flickr

 

[CE3]

"1300"

 

[Doylem]

The River Stour at Flatford...

 

[OzBok]

So I finally got out of town on an overnight trip with the wife, and a chance to start really trying to shoot something other than my daughter. Lots of shots, and lots that didn't turn out like I envisioned once back and uploaded. It gives me a whole new level of respect for the landscape shots you all take.

I didn't like this one as a full color or a full black and white, but playing around with lightroom, I found it intriguing how a mix of the two found the mood I was thinking when I took the shot. Comments and criticisms most appreciated.

 

[inkmich]

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"1300"

Is this New Orleans? I feel it's gotta be. I like this a lot.

 

[georgeinnj]

So I finally got out of town on an overnight trip with the wife, and a chance to start really trying to shoot something other than my daughter. Lots of shots, and lots that didn't turn out like I envisioned once back and uploaded. It gives me a whole new level of respect for the landscape shots you all take.

I didn't like this one as a full color or a full black and white, but playing around with lightroom, I found it intriguing how a mix of the two found the mood I was thinking when I took the shot. Comments and criticisms most appreciated.
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I like what you did with that shot, the only thing I would try in addition is to crop off the bottom of the picture up to the top of the first fence post. This would bring the horizon line down to the rule of third and bring the focus to the sky more naturally. That's my two cents.
[doublepost=1462630684][/doublepost]A robin set up a nest in the pine tree right outside our front door. I took this through the door sidelight so as to not spook it and it still came out pretty clear. Done with the canon eos m3 and the 70-300L

 

[inkmich]

HonFest 2010 - Baltimore, Maryland

Not a great shot technically I know but I like how this picture captures a moment in a fun annual big block party. Beehive hairdos, cat glasses, animal print clothing, you can just hear a waitress/bartender asking "Hey Hon, what can I getchya?" Alternately it could be a neighbor in a bathrobe, big pink curlers, dangling cigarette, hanging out of a window asking after you and your family. The style is now retro but every once in a blue moon you can still be called Hon in this part of the world.

 

[Apple fanboy]

Allen's Hummingbird by MCH-1138, on Flickr

Nikon D750 • Nikon 300mm f/4D (AF-S) w/1.4x TC • 1/500 @ f/7.1

Very nice.
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Cathedral Rock mono by another scotsman, on Flickr

Love the processing on this one. Silver Efex?
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I like what you did with that shot, the only thing I would try in addition is to crop off the bottom of the picture up to the top of the first fence post. This would bring the horizon line down to the rule of third and bring the focus to the sky more naturally. That's my two cents.
[doublepost=1462630684][/doublepost]A robin set up a nest in the pine tree right outside our front door. I took this through the door sidelight so as to not spook it and it still came out pretty clear. Done with the canon eos m3 and the 70-300L

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What luck! I wish I'd get a bird nest near my window. Great shot as well though.

 

[anotherscotsman]

Love the processing on this one. Silver Efex?

Thanks AFB, took two minutes to do in Capture One Pro. Do virtually all my post in C1P - only recently had a play with the free Silver Efex but so far can do much the same things albeit less conveniently in C1P.

 

[Apple fanboy]

Thanks AFB, took two minutes to do in Capture One Pro. Do virtually all my post in C1P - only recently had a play with the free Silver Efex but so far can do much the same things albeit less conveniently in C1P.

Well it works anyway. Two minutes is my preferred editing time. I'm not much of a editor.

 

[anotherscotsman]

Well it works anyway. Two minutes is my preferred editing time. I'm not much of a editor.

Same here AFB - if I can't do it within C1P I tend to think it is too much work, panorama stitching being the exception but these are pre-processed in C1P before export to Hugin for stitching. Could be because I prefer the 'purity' of relatively light post-work or more likely because I'm too lazy and/or too incompetent to do much more....

 

[Apple fanboy]

Same here AFB - if I can't do it within C1P I tend to think it is too much work, panorama stitching being the exception but these are pre-processed in C1P before export to Hugin for stitching. Could be because I prefer the 'purity' of relatively light post-work or more likely because I'm too lazy and/or too incompetent to do much more....

I just spend to long behind a computer desk all day at work to want to do it at the weekends.
Plus I never think any of my pictures are really worth the input.

 

[MCH-1138]

Very nice.

Thanks, AFB. Shot from about 2 meters away with a 420mm lens combo and still had to crop a bit. The light wasn't great (it was tucked away in the shade with heavy overcast skies), so lost some detail to noise, but the stretching behavior was interesting to observe.

 

[Apple fanboy]

A Nut Hatch. These guys love to walk up trees for some reason. Why don't they just fly?
_DSC9772 by apple fanboy1, on Flickr

 

[CE3]

Is this New Orleans? I feel it's gotta be. I like this a lot.

Thank you .. Yes, it's New Orleans. I'd always wanted to visit and finally went for a few days last month. The French Quarter was a bigger area than I expected it to be. It's a great city, and the April Louisiana weather was perfect.

 

[oblomow]

A Nut Hatch. These guys love to walk up trees for some reason. Why don't they just fly?
_DSC9772 by apple fanboy1, on Flickr

the ones over here walk DOWN a tree. Even weirder, considering gravity...

 

[inkmich]

Thank you .. Yes, it's New Orleans. I'd always wanted to visit and finally went for a few days last month. The French Quarter was a bigger area than I expected it to be. It's a great city, and the April Louisiana weather was perfect.

New Orleans is a great place to take pictures, they are just about everywhere you look. I last went there pre-Katrina and before that about 35 years ago. I remember music being played everywhere, on street corners, in restaurants and bars, just everywhere, even on a non-descript Sunday in April (Mardi Gras must be a zoo!). I hope that's still the case.

 

[Doylem]

the ones over here walk DOWN a tree. Even weirder, considering gravity...

Nuthatches can go up and down. Treecreepers start at the bottom of a tree, work their way up, and then start again near the bottom of another tree. I can't see a treecreeper without thinking of a description I once read... that they were "weaving the wood together"...

A Nut Hatch. These guys love to walk up trees for some reason. Why don't they just fly?
_DSC9772 by apple fanboy1, on Flickr

I like your nuthatch and robin pix (you've really caught him in mid-song), but maybe make the images a bit more punchy, The colours like a bit washed out to me...

 

[Apple fanboy]

Nuthatches can go up and down. Treecreepers start at the bottom of a tree, work their way up, and then start again near the bottom of another tree. I can't see a treecreeper without thinking of a description I once read... that they were "weaving the wood together"...



I like your nuthatch and robin pix (you've really caught him in mid-song), but maybe make the images a bit more punchy, The colours like a bit washed out to me...

Thanks Doylam. I'll have another look at those colours in post.

And yes I've seen them go up and down.