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Photo of the day : October 2013
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Arguably , the world's most photographed Dodge Graham truck ...
Don't know if it's a runner , but I suspect ( and hope) it's put in storage someplace for the winter .
5D2 , 24-105@40 , f9.5@1/350 , ISO 800
Don't know if it's a runner , but I suspect ( and hope) it's put in storage someplace for the winter .
5D2 , 24-105@40 , f9.5@1/350 , ISO 800
Mine for today. Can't wait to get out shooting again this weekend. Hope we get the weather for it.
Haven't posted any from Pompeii yet. The light was harsh and it was crowded. I also found it challenging to capture the feeling of the site in images.
This one was a little playful. The roads in Pompeii were stone and over time the weight of wagons dug ruts into them. The roads were also a kind of sewer. There were fountains in the city which were allowed to overflow into the roads. Waste was dumped into the roads and the fountain water washed it away. Raised stones were placed at intersections to allow foot traffic without touching the water. This one of a young boy excitedly jumping from stone to stone.
This one was a little playful. The roads in Pompeii were stone and over time the weight of wagons dug ruts into them. The roads were also a kind of sewer. There were fountains in the city which were allowed to overflow into the roads. Waste was dumped into the roads and the fountain water washed it away. Raised stones were placed at intersections to allow foot traffic without touching the water. This one of a young boy excitedly jumping from stone to stone.
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A section of the third waterfall at Morialta Falls, South Australia. I like the way the water is coming through two distinctly different sections here.
"Doylem speaks wisdom": I would put that on my business card... if my real name was Doylem. It sounds a bit contradictory, to a Yorkshire ear, because 'Doylem' is just a bit of local vernacular, and means an idiot ("He's a right doylem").
When I started posting pictures here, I hadn’t been using the tripod long. I made a promise to myself that I’d take my photography more seriously, which translated into using a tripod for most shots and having my photo gear on me at all times. So I always have a backpack with me: camera, tripod, 18-70mm lens, cable release, plus spare cards, batteries... and the grey grad filter that I don’t seem to use any more. The tripod has made a big difference. As Phrasikleia says, it’s as much about attitude and intention as it is about holding the camera steady. With a tripod, you don’t need to compromise: you can pick the aperture and shutter speed that’s best for the picture you want, rather than on what you can ‘get away with’, handheld.
Taking pictures becomes an ‘event’, rather than a moment. Instead of looking through that cramped little viewfinder, you can be aware of what’s happening all around: what the light’s doing, where the weather’s heading. The idea of staying in one place isn’t just an exercise in tedium; it’s good to acclimatise and ‘settle into‘ the landscape... and be ready.
I’m gratified to have given Phrasikleia that little ‘nudge’, but she’s raised the bar pretty damn high since then. It’s time she got together with a good publisher and thought about producing a series of books. Her locations are stunning. I appreciate that it’s easier to be inspired by mountain scenery than by strip-malls and suburbia. But loads of people come to the Lake District and go home with photographs that don’t do justice to the landscape, or how they felt about it. The pictures don’t create themselves... no matter what the camera manufacturers would like to suggest!
As Phrasikleia’s pictures prove, improvements come in small increments: more time, more effort, more self-discipline, a continuous tweaking of technique and PP. It all takes time, though she seems to have taken the ‘speed learning’ course! The decisive moment, for any photographer, IMO, is when we stop looking for short-cuts and commit to some good, old-fashioned work ethic.
I feel my own photography has levelled out, in terms of quality, even though I’m busier than ever. Shooting for stock sales requires a whole different way of thinking. The biggest kick I get out of my photography, at the moment, is just slinging the bag over my shoulder, going for a wander and seeing what happens.
The slope of Helm Crag, near Grasmere...
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Today's picture is a bit of an old memory. It was taken years ago in Quebec City, sometime between Christmas and New Year. I think I'm starting to miss the snow just a tiny bit.
Winter's magic by FriskyFreeze, on Flickr
Winter's magic by FriskyFreeze, on Flickr
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Well, I know that, on the OLD version. As you can see from my post above, the Flickr screen no longer looks like that. At least for me. I seemed to opted in the "try our new Flickr experience" popup when it appeared.
Now I feel like a dope
You must be one of the lucky ones, I did not get that popup
.I see people complaining about a lot of features missing in that new layout. I think you may be able to opt out in the lower left corner from "Help & Feedback" section.
Playing around last night with lighting from a single candle, and learning the best practices for noise reduction in LR for high ISO shots. Was fairly pleased with how clean I was able to get the photos.
This was taken at ISO 6400. Illuminated by a single candle, about a foot away.
Coke_Can-1 by Puckman2012, on Flickr
This was taken at ISO 6400. Illuminated by a single candle, about a foot away.
Coke_Can-1 by Puckman2012, on Flickr
Now I feel like a dope
You must be one of the lucky ones, I did not get that popup
I see people complaining about a lot of features missing in that new layout. I think you may be able to opt out in the lower left corner from "Help & Feedback" section.
Petapixel just or put an archive out on it. Sigh. Oh flickr.