Photo of the Day September 2020

[Clix Pix]

I've been truly spoiled by some of the excellent BIF photography that I've seen on Nikon Cafe and other sites, where the primary focus (pun intended) is indeed on the bird itself and not so much its surroundings, and the closer the bird, the better.....and when it's not quite close enough even with a long prime lens and 2x TC, there is the option of cropping, which in spite of what some photographers seem to think, truly is not a mortal sin, and in fact is more often than not employed as long as there is not a huge loss of resolution and such. Those of us who don't have those long primes or due to potential light loss limitations on the gear we do have are faced with even more of a challenge when it comes to capturing decent wildlife images. I for one am still finding my way.....

For the serious bird photographer, it's about getting the eye in focus, lots of good feather detail in focus, etc., etc..... Yeah, that's why BIF and even birdie-on-a-stick photography can be so challenging! The darned things won't just cooperate and be close enough and stand still enough and/or pose the way we'd like them to do! LOL!

There used to be a pretty serious wildlife shooter on here, a guy who went on trips to various interesting (and sometimes exotic) locations and shot wildlife, including BIF, but I haven't seen him in a long time and don't recall his user name now. I miss seeing his work, as he showed us some amazing images.

 

[Alexander.Of.Oz]

A remnant ruin of a hybrid Wattle and Daub/Sandstone building. It would have had the W&D part built initially, then the stone part added afterwards when money started to flow in from whatever the yield was here. Sadly, most of these have just been cleared by the farmers for that extra few square metres of growing space and the ease of harvesting a monoculture.

There used to be a pretty serious wildlife shooter on here, a guy who went on trips to various interesting (and sometimes exotic) locations and shot wildlife, including BIF, but I haven't seen him in a long time and don't recall his user name now. I miss seeing his work, as he showed us some amazing images.

That would have been Peter, I can't remember his username here, but he was/is a more than capable wildlife and landscape photographer from Canada! He was definitely Nat Geo ready!

Generally on farms the mud isn’t mud! Just saying.

As most of the farms originally settled out this neck of the woods were established as dairies, you might be on to something there!

I don't know how many times while capturing Milky Way scenes I have been doing the dance through what could be either a pat or a hoof mark, but I just want to avoid the potential of it being a pat... Must look hilarious with this city-slicker hot-stepping it through and across a paddock in the dead of the night loaded up with camera gear and tethered to his dog!

 

[someoldguy]

That would have been Peter, I can't remember his username here, but he was/is a more than capable wildlife and landscape photographer from Canada! He was definitely Nat Geo ready!

Are you thinking of @Cheese&Apple ? His pictures were great , IIRC he won some sort of big award for one of his images .

 

[Clix Pix]

Yes! That's him, Cheese&Apple! Thanks, Alex and Someoldguy! You guys have a better memory than I do!

 

[Steven-iphone]

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X100T f5.6 125 ISO2000 - no crop - after weeks of grey and cloudy - - sunshine.

 

[Ukiyo Evenings]

Good morning! This is my first post in a POTD thread (thank you @mollyc and @Clix Pix for encouraging me to share). It's quite different from the usual matter here but I thought I'd go for it anyway.

Story: I'd changed the strap myself on one of my Seikos and wanted to share the new look with a watch enthusiast friend; took the opportunity to capture while having my coffee this morning. The watch is from the Seiko Presage Cocktail Time series and is based on the Manhattan, hence its colours. Its sunburst dial caught my eye on Instagram in early 2018 and when I found myself in Tokyo a couple of months later, I was grateful for the opportunity to pick one up.

Shot in LR on Samsung S9, 1/30 sec at f 1.5, ISO 90. I don't have the gear that most of you do so I hope pictures taken by phone are allowed 😊 Also, critiques and advice are more than welcome so that I may grow in the craft.

P.s. can we start a watch thread? I'd be happy to see yours and hear the stories behind them.

 

[mrsmith1]

 

[Apple fanboy]

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Good morning! This is my first post in a POTD thread (thank you @mollyc and @Clix Pix for encouraging me to share). It's quite different from the usual matter here but I thought I'd go for it anyway.

Story: I'd changed the strap myself on one of my Seikos and wanted to share the new look with a watch enthusiast friend; took the opportunity to capture while having my coffee this morning. The watch is from the Seiko Presage Cocktail Time series and is based on the Manhattan, hence its colours. Its sunburst dial caught my eye on Instagram in early 2018 and when I found myself in Tokyo a couple of months later, I was grateful for the opportunity to pick one up.

Shot in LR on Samsung S9, 1/30 sec at f 1.5, ISO 90. I don't have the gear that most of you do so I hope pictures taken by phone are allowed 😊 Also, critiques and advice are more than welcome so that I may grow in the craft.

P.s. can we start a watch thread? I'd be happy to see yours and hear the stories behind them.

First of all welcome! Absolutely no issues in people using whatever gear they have. The most important part of a photo is the eye. And looking at this shot you clearly have that! Nice composition.
There is a watch thread (not Apple watches) over here.

Who's got a nice watch? Traditional watches only, no smartwatches please.

So whos got a nice watch? I've a few nice ones. I just got this the other day, thought I'd share....so show me yours?

forums.macrumors.com

But you are more than welcome to post images here as well. We all mix it up with our styles a bit.

 

[Steven-iphone]

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Good morning! This is my first post in a POTD thread (thank you @mollyc and @Clix Pix for encouraging me to share). It's quite different from the usual matter here but I thought I'd go for it anyway.

Story: I'd changed the strap myself on one of my Seikos and wanted to share the new look with a watch enthusiast friend; took the opportunity to capture while having my coffee this morning. The watch is from the Seiko Presage Cocktail Time series and is based on the Manhattan, hence its colours. Its sunburst dial caught my eye on Instagram in early 2018 and when I found myself in Tokyo a couple of months later, I was grateful for the opportunity to pick one up.

Shot in LR on Samsung S9, 1/30 sec at f 1.5, ISO 90. I don't have the gear that most of you do so I hope pictures taken by phone are allowed Also, critiques and advice are more than welcome so that I may grow in the craft.

P.s. can we start a watch thread? I'd be happy to see yours and hear the stories behind them.

The feet, watch, and coffee cup make nice line elements.

 

[r.harris1]

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Good morning! This is my first post in a POTD thread (thank you @mollyc and @Clix Pix for encouraging me to share). It's quite different from the usual matter here but I thought I'd go for it anyway.

Story: I'd changed the strap myself on one of my Seikos and wanted to share the new look with a watch enthusiast friend; took the opportunity to capture while having my coffee this morning. The watch is from the Seiko Presage Cocktail Time series and is based on the Manhattan, hence its colours. Its sunburst dial caught my eye on Instagram in early 2018 and when I found myself in Tokyo a couple of months later, I was grateful for the opportunity to pick one up.

Shot in LR on Samsung S9, 1/30 sec at f 1.5, ISO 90. I don't have the gear that most of you do so I hope pictures taken by phone are allowed 😊 Also, critiques and advice are more than welcome so that I may grow in the craft.

P.s. can we start a watch thread? I'd be happy to see yours and hear the stories behind them.

Welcome to POTD! A truly excellent composition indeed. It’s definitely not about the gear here so just keep them coming in whatever way you want to tell your story.

 

[Hughmac]

A slightly tatty cat from next door - he's only about 8 but he loves to strut around his territory and take on the other locals, even though all his teeth but 2 were removed a few months ago because of infection - catching the last weak sunshine of September...



Cheers

Hugh

 

[mollyc]

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Good morning! This is my first post in a POTD thread (thank you @mollyc and @Clix Pix for encouraging me to share). It's quite different from the usual matter here but I thought I'd go for it anyway.

Story: I'd changed the strap myself on one of my Seikos and wanted to share the new look with a watch enthusiast friend; took the opportunity to capture while having my coffee this morning. The watch is from the Seiko Presage Cocktail Time series and is based on the Manhattan, hence its colours. Its sunburst dial caught my eye on Instagram in early 2018 and when I found myself in Tokyo a couple of months later, I was grateful for the opportunity to pick one up.

Shot in LR on Samsung S9, 1/30 sec at f 1.5, ISO 90. I don't have the gear that most of you do so I hope pictures taken by phone are allowed 😊 Also, critiques and advice are more than welcome so that I may grow in the craft.

P.s. can we start a watch thread? I'd be happy to see yours and hear the stories behind them.

Yay!! Welcome!!

 

[tizeye]

 

[Internaut]

Emergence #2. Into the light. My mood in that period had a definite effect on my photography.... X100F, Acros simulation (done in Capture One rather than in camera).


Wallking to Blossom Street by Jason Hindle, on Flickr

 

[Darmok N Jalad]

Well, only one of the two monarch caterpillars we found made it to the chrysalis phase. I think we didn’t find Milkweed in time so it could have a proper diet (they are sensitive eaters), but Chonk did just fine. Rest assured, Milkweed had a proper burial, as have all the wild creatures that the kids have found that have passed away. Darmok’s yard is becoming quite the ”pet cemetery.” Memento mori, I suppose. However, Chonk lives on, and emerged yesterday. Being fuzzy and black, he’s a tough little dude to photograph for detail, but here he is maybe 2-3 minutes after emerging. In an hour or two, the wings are mostly formed. My daughter says that they have fluid built up in the abdomen, and they pump that into their wings right after emerging. All those shelves of books are paying off!

 

[mollyc]

Well, only one of the two monarch caterpillars we found made it to the chrysalis phase. I think we didn’t find Milkweed in time so it could have a proper diet (they are sensitive eaters), but Chonk did just fine. Rest assured, Milkweed had a proper burial, as have all the wild creatures that the kids have found that have passed away. Darmok’s yard is becoming quite the ”pet cemetery.” Memento mori, I suppose. However, Chonk lives on, and emerged yesterday. Being fuzzy and black, he’s a tough little dude to photograph for detail, but here he is maybe 2-3 minutes after emerging. In an hour or two, the wings are mostly formed. My daughter says that they have fluid built up in the abdomen, and they pump that into their wings right after emerging. All those shelves of books are paying off!
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What a great angle.

 

[Susurs]

 

[Clix Pix]

 

[OldMacs4Me]

Just a flash of fall colors outside my front door. Camera is nothing special, Fuji XP 90. Only redeeming features are that it's light, waterproof and fairly shock resistant.
Slight underexposure, then minor contrast manipulation and very slight sharpening after the fact.

 

[Janichsan]

 

[mollyc]

the end of summer is not the end of the world. here's to october. // aa milne

 

[fcortese]

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Very minimalistic. Nice!

 

[Alexander.Of.Oz]

A random spot that I made my support worker pull over for me to quickly grab an aerial perspective of while off on my jaunt a few weeks back. She's great about it all actually, when I spy a ruin or great perspective, she takes my eager requests to stop all in her stride! The Boof of course loves the extra, random stops too; any opportunity for a bonus sniff.

This is the view from about 120 metres up outside of Truro, South Australia.

 

[Steven-iphone]

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X100T f5.6 125 ISO1250 - the clouds were wild that day.

 

[Ukiyo Evenings]

First of all welcome! Absolutely no issues in people using whatever gear they have. The most important part of a photo is the eye. And looking at this shot you clearly have that! Nice composition.
There is a watch thread (not Apple watches) over here.

Who's got a nice watch? Traditional watches only, no smartwatches please.

So whos got a nice watch? I've a few nice ones. I just got this the other day, thought I'd share....so show me yours?

forums.macrumors.com

But you are more than welcome to post images here as well. We all mix it up with our styles a bit.

Thank you for the watch thread and the kind words!

The feet, watch, and coffee cup make nice line elements.

Ah so that's the term. I just go by feel and some sense of geometry? Thank you.

Welcome to POTD! A truly excellent composition indeed. It’s definitely not about the gear here so just keep them coming in whatever way you want to tell your story.

Glad you liked the composition, thank you.