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Photo of the day - September 2009
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Quite pleased with himself...
Camera: NIKON
Model: D50
ISO: 200
Exposure: 1/2000 sec
Aperture: 2.8
Focal Length: 200mm
Something about this one really grabs me. I think it's the look in his eye and the splash coming off the ear. Great subject.
All Alone
Canon 5D
85mm F1.8
F/5.6
1/25sec
ISO 1600
It was a fitting image for the wake of a fallen musician.
Canon 5D
85mm F1.8
F/5.6
1/25sec
ISO 1600
It was a fitting image for the wake of a fallen musician.
It wasn't cropped by much. This was taken with the 24-70 at almost minimum focus distance while the bird (Saker Falcon) was sitting on the handlers hand. The bird was fascinated by the large lens opening "looking" at it and the winking of the aperture diaphragm. The handler told me that the bird was interested and not threatened, so it was safe for me to gradually get closer.
Another photo from a bit further away. [LINK]
And my "official" photo of the day..
Bad in many ways, but I like the look of it anyway...
Holy ****! That is the most fierce animal shot I've seen posted on these boards. Look at him! He looks so damn wicked!
Winter 08
Every time I am near the canyon I have this overwhelming urge to shoot.
5D
24-105L IS
28mm
f/11
1/100 sec
ISO 200
Circular Polarizer
Every time I am near the canyon I have this overwhelming urge to shoot.
5D
24-105L IS
28mm
f/11
1/100 sec
ISO 200
Circular Polarizer
Taj Mahal 2
Every time I am near the canyon I have this overwhelming urge to shoot.
Beautifully stunning pics. Can you guys edit your posts to put down what you shot it with? Not that it matters, it's mostly talent (which obviously you guys have
). Just wanna know. Thanks!
Canon 5D mkII, 24-70mm F/2.8 and Cokin Grad ND 0.9 filter
I just can't get over this one...
Thanks for sharing it...
(wish I had your talent and gear...)
Excellent shot!
You could sell that one.
Thanks. Actually, I think that splash is coming off his tail...
One for today.
Road's End beach, Oregon
Camera: NIKON
Model: D50
ISO: 400
Exposure: 1/2000 sec
Aperture: 4.0
Focal Length: 300mm
Taj Mahal
I like this one better than the long shot. The tiny little people give it a feel of massive scale. The towers/spires of this building are hard to shoot with anything other than a view camera.
Nice.
Dale
Backyard
Had some fun in the backyard tonight with my wide angle 17 and a flashlight. Long exposure light drawing.
Canon EOS 5D Mark II :: 17 mm :: f 7.1 :: 30 sec :: iso 200
I'm being bad... I couldn't pick just one. First time I'll break the rule...
Canon EOS 5D Mark II :: 50 mm :: f 2 :: 25 sec :: iso 125 (Vignette caused by light, only PP was to pull down the exposure)
Had some fun in the backyard tonight with my wide angle 17 and a flashlight. Long exposure light drawing.
Canon EOS 5D Mark II :: 17 mm :: f 7.1 :: 30 sec :: iso 200
I'm being bad... I couldn't pick just one. First time I'll break the rule...
Canon EOS 5D Mark II :: 50 mm :: f 2 :: 25 sec :: iso 125 (Vignette caused by light, only PP was to pull down the exposure)
It's a good question... and there's no technical rationale for why I did, other than I was actually experimenting with the lens, and for a series of shots, mostly of much closer objects, I was shooting wide open. When I turned the lens into the distance the first few shots were at the same wide aperture, and then I did stop it down for following shots. But, I liked this (one of the first exposures) a bit better, and it just so happened to be f/4 where I could get a nice high shutter speed hand-held. Remember, with DX format it's like shooting a 450mm lens.
I am also experimenting to see how low of a shutter speed I can get away with hand-held, and there will be a lot of shots made that don't really make "sense" in photo rule book, and some I might actualy like, but my main purpose at the moment is to learn how I can best use this lens in different situations. I've always found that it can take a little time to really know how to use different pieces of gear to their best advantage. I'm not there yet with this older, long Nikkor glass.
Anyway, thanks for asking, and I hope I answered the question for you...
That's your back yard?! Any chance you could show us what it looks like in the daytime? I might come rock climbing.
Perfectly. Thanks for taking the trouble.Anyway, thanks for asking, and I hope I answered the question for you...
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