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Photo Of The Day - October 2017

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kenoh

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Apple fanboy said:
Another bird in the garden shot.

_DSC0944 by apple fanboy1, on Flickr
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Fabulous capture. Lovely little birds.

Can't believe I am about to do this as you are better at this than me but... have you thought of maybe taking a local adjustment brush with noise reduction cranked up and just brush around the background smoothing out the surrounding area to remove the grain?
 
MacRy

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A tree.

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M9 with Jupiter 3 50mm @F6(ish)
 
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anotherscotsman said:
Cheers - I think you are right AFB, the reflections didn't turn to as strong as I'd hoped.
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Great B&W subject to emphasise all the relief carving. Nice one.
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I really like the dark blue mono background - really emphasises the light trails and the cold atmospheric of the snow-covered mountain.
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Thank you kindly.
[doublepost=1509018169][/doublepost]This guy's story is why Dogs are better than cats! (bring it on, here comes the feline wrath)... :)

Greyfriars Bobby. Memorial to a Skye Terrier that became known in 19th-century Edinburgh for supposedly spending 14 years guarding the grave of its owner until he died himself.

L1004805.jpg by Ken OHagan, on Flickr

Now Tourists are convinced tradition is to rub his nose for luck, a glossy full coat of fur or healthy teeth or something. You cant really see it but he is black all over except for his wee polished brass coloured nose. It kind of looks nice contrast but they are rubbing his nose off. I have a colour version but there is a Royal Mail van behind him so the RED paint kind of ruins the image.
 
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keyrex said:
Excellent shot, how did you get the effect? It's like an old oil painting.
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Technique is very simple - set your camera (aperture/iso) to get a longish exposure time (0.5sec in this case) and simply move the camera in an appropriate direction during the exposure (in this case a vertical pan). Speed of movement, amount of movement and direction of movement are all key variables and what you require is dependant on the subject matter. In this case, the relatively strong vertical lines of the tree trunks made the choice simple. Best to have a play and see what works.
 
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Falcon_64 said:
Taken this past Sunday just north of Charlottesville, VA...
5D Mark IV
24-70mm f/2.8L II
70mm, f/8, 1/1600 ISO 100

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Thats a cracker, I was expecting to see Tarzan.

anotherscotsman said:
Technique is very simple - set your camera (aperture/iso) to get a longish exposure time (0.5sec in this case) and simply move the camera in an appropriate direction during the exposure (in this case a vertical pan). Speed of movement, amount of movement and direction of movement are all key variables and what you require is dependant on the subject matter. In this case, the relatively strong vertical lines of the tree trunks made the choice simple. Best to have a play and see what works.
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I tried something similar with a bunch of flowers, i zoomed in/out during the exposure, mine didn't quite work though, seeing your attempt has given me a fresh impetus to try it again. Cheers.
 
mollyc

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Falcon_64 said:
Taken this past Sunday just north of Charlottesville, VA...
5D Mark IV
24-70mm f/2.8L II
70mm, f/8, 1/1600 ISO 100
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That is beautiful! We were in Charlottesville on Saturday. Where were you when you took this?
 
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1952 Oldsmobile Eighty-eight

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i'm truly sorry I don't have a decent picture of the whole car but the story behind this vehicle I thought was special. The elderly gentlemen who owns this car bought it new in 1952 right after finishing college with an engineering degree and has owned it ever since. He held court in his fold-up chair at a Cars & Coffee while people admired his car telling stories of trips taken in the car with his wife of more than 60 years (recently passed away) and describing it's new-fangled features at the time he bought it (power windows!). I had to shake the man's hand just because.
 
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Alexander.Of.Oz

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Just got back from a few days at a respite program, where we stayed at a retreat up in the hills and I had a chance to test out and familiarise myself with a (new to me) Panasonic DMC-GF3 micro-four-thirds camera and its 14-42mm wide-angle zoom lens. I'm actually quite impressed with it and reckon the participants of my Happy Snappers programs are going to love the ease of use and quality that this tiny thing offers up!

Here's a blue flower taken with this camera.
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Alexander.Of.Oz said:
Just got back from a few days at a respite program, where we stayed at a retreat up in the hills and I had a chance to test out and familiarise myself with a (new to me) Panasonic DMC-GF3 micro-four-thirds camera and its 14-42mm wide-angle zoom lens. I'm actually quite impressed with it and reckon the participants of my Happy Snappers programs are going to love the ease of use and quality that this tiny thing offers up!

Here's a blue flower taken with this camera.
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Beautiful picture and I must mention that I have the Panasonic G3 (vs. GF3; the G3 has a few more features). Yes I recognize there are better cameras out there but for me size was a very important factor and it has really worked for me. I do have to admit though seeing the quality of the pictures in this forum has gotten me to think that perhaps I should step up my game and move on to something better. And then I remember my other expensive hobby/baby (aka the 911) as well as having one child in college with child #2 joining her next year. (Sigh ... patience Lance)
 
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inkmich said:
Beautiful picture and I must mention the GF3 is the very camera that I have. Yes I recognize there are better cameras out there but for me size was a very important factor and it has really worked for me. I do have to admit though seeing the quality of the pictures in this forum has gotten me to think that perhaps I should step up my game and move on to something better. And then I remember my other expensive hobby/baby (aka the 911) as well as having one child in college with child #2 joining her next year. (Sigh ... patience Lance)
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I think it's a very capable camera and look forward to getting a few other lenses together for all the micro-four-thirds cameras I have coming to me for the participants usage. Only thing I still don't know how to do is to get out of bracketed shooting mode once it's activated! Only way I've been able to achieve this is by switching the camera off for about five minutes! o_O

I have one participant who only has the use of one hand and I'm imagining her working this camera on a tripod, with my assistance to frame up and lug the tripod around, but her actually being in control, operating the aperture, shutter speeds, shutter button, touching the screen for where she wants focus, etc...

I was amazed at how much was in focus at f/5.6 on this smaller sensor size, even when up close to things. Am searching around for a good macro lens for this format that won't blow the budget, then that can be shared across the three micro-four-thirds cameras to start off with, until I get some funding from a grant I'm applying for to get more lenses again.

I empathise with you having two kids in college, we have two at the moment and another about to start next year! :eek:
 
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