Picture of the day...

[Yakamoto]

Wow, that's pretty lucky! Great panning skills, I guess. That's one of the things I need to try out.


This photo, plus the chocolates in the photo, are what I'm giving my girlfriend for Valentines day. We have a long distance relationship, so the flowers are a no-go. It was taken.....2 hours ago.

I cropped the photo a bit, added vignetting, and made it a lot more contrasty. It looks too saturated from where I sit, but I'm hoping someone here can tell me if they agree. The original photo didn't come out as well as I had hoped in terms of contrast, but the colours turned out VERY saturated. I had to play with the luminance of the red colour to get it looking decent. It was a pretty miserable day outside in terms of weather and light, so maybe that had something to do with it.

Which one is better?

Thanks Abstract.
I read about your situation on the To do List thread, and of the two that you have here, I prefer the one on the Right. The left one is a little too saturated and contrasty. Too bad about the crummy weather though
I can't see the vingetting on eithier one, the water on the upper left still looks a little overblown. Might just be my monitor though
Anyway, I 'm sure she's gonna love it. You can tell her they're salt-water chocolates.
Have you tried your hand at the other idea yet?

 

[drlunanerd]

Here is my first try at an in-flight bird shot. I was able to get about 10ft from it before it flew off. Took about 15 shots while panning with the bird, and this is the best one I think. Taken at Ft.Worth Nature Center.

NIKON D40
2007:01:28
Focal length: 200.0mm
Exposure time: 0.0016
Aperture: f/8.0
ISO equiv.: 200
Exposure bias: 0.33
Metering Mode: spot
Exposure: aperture priority

Great capture there.

One thing I'd say though is I think the sharpness is too high on it - around the heron's legs I can see artefact lines. Looking at the EXIF confirms you've got sharpening set to +2 High. From what I've seen on the D40 its normal sharpening is quite high already, personally I'd go no higher than +1 Medium High, or set it to Auto.

 

[EastCoastFlyer]

Wow. worth every penny, huh!

...and the nickels and dimes, too!

Thanks all, for your kind comments....

 

[EastCoastFlyer]

I keep coming back to this picture.
Something about it, that is very captivating.

I really like this one a great deal as well -- something about the softness of the colors -- almost looks like a very subtle HDR or Orton effect.

 

[EastCoastFlyer]

Here is my first try at an in-flight bird shot.

Wow -- amazing first effort.

 

[drlunanerd]

Perpetual Dawn

Couldn't (or was too lazy) to get the exact effect I was after here, but ho hum:

 

[Oblivious]

You don't really need to click the shutter at the speed of light to get that shot.

You need to have a tripod and go for a fairly long exposure. I guess you'd also have to guess when lightning would strike as well.

Ah, I see. I figured it might be a bit more complicated than that... perhaps using a special flash lighting detector of some sort...? Nevermind. Neat capture, nonetheless.



And here's mine for the day:

 

[oblomow]

And here's mine for the day:

Mmm, that's weird. The leaves look like they're jumping out of the picture,
right at me. Nice effect. Can't figure out exactly why it looks like this.
Nice one.

 

[edge540]

Secretary Bird

I found this secretary bird in the wild in Kenya, the only one I have ever seen for that matter. I cropped it a bit, but not too much.

 

[.JahJahwarrior.]

Man, this is one sweet thread!

classmate getting ready for debate tournament, Gainesville, Florida, mid-January, 2007. Taken with film 35mm slr, Pentax A3000.

sorry it's a thumbnail, larger images seem popular. click on it and it gets big though!

 

[CrackedButter]

My image for the day.

 

[Cybix]

Was this with a lightning trigger or a manual trigger, a little bit of discipline, and a whole lot of luck?

the latter!

 

[EstorilM]

Camera Model: NIKON D200
Exposure Time: 2 sec
F-Number: f/11.0
Exposure Program: Aperture Priority
ISO Speed Rating: 100
Exposure Bias: -1 EV
Metering Mode: Center Weighted Average
Focal Length: 70.00 mm
White Balance: 5900K
Lens Type: Nikon G Series
Lens Range: 70.0 - 200.0 mm; f/2.8

 

[Abstract]

Thanks Abstract.
I read about your situation on the To do List thread, and of the two that you have here, I prefer the one on the Right. The left one is a little too saturated and contrasty. Too bad about the crummy weather though
I can't see the vingetting on eithier one, the water on the upper left still looks a little overblown. Might just be my monitor though
Anyway, I 'm sure she's gonna love it. You can tell her they're salt-water chocolates.
Have you tried your hand at the other idea yet?

Thanks. Yeah, I agree that it's too contrasty in some parts of the image. I actually never touched the contrast slider in Lightroom. I only made things darker. The original image was so flat, no contrast at all. I don't get it.

And the "vignetting" is white. I added it in to give it a dreamier effect, but I think I'm going to leave it out. The sand looks nice the way it is anyway.

 

[freebooter]

I Remember Summer

Canon A95

Actually, I took this last fall, but it sure reminds me of summer. Warm...green...colorful....

 

[Crawn2003]

Barber Shop

This photo was taken a few months ago but I felt the need to post it. Call me whatever you want but it's for a good cause.

This photo is of John C. Riley, barber and family friend. He'd been my barber since I was 2! He was like a grandfather to me and he's going to be missed dearly. I missed seeing him over the holidays to give him prints of these... After 20 years of talking and laughter I'll always remember walking in to get a haircut and he'd be smoking his big old cigar or stopping by on holidays to see him at home. It was during one of these visits that I asked if I could bring in some equipment and photograph him at what he loved doing most: talking to friends, smoking his cigars, and (lol) cutting hair.

So now as I sit here sipping on a beer typing this, I think of an old friend and a great quote:

To absent friends, in memory still bright....


John C. Riley
June 1928 - December 18, 2006

 

[Yakamoto]

This photo was taken a few months ago but I felt the need to post it. Call me whatever you want but it's for a good cause.

This photo is of John C. Riley, barber and family friend. He'd been my barber since I was 2! He was like a grandfather to me and he's going to be missed dearly. I missed seeing him on After 20 years of talking and laughter I'll always remember walking in to get a haircut and he'd be smoking his big old cigar or stopping by on holidays to see him at home. It was during one of these visits that I asked if I could bring in some equipment and photograph him at what he loved doing most: talking to friends, smoking his cigars, and (lol) cutting hair.

So now as I sit here sipping on a beer typing this, I think of an old friend and a great quote:

To absent friends, in memory still bright....


John C. Riley
June 1928 - December 18, 2006

Great Life Capture.
Sorry for your loss of a dear friend.

 

[Yakamoto]

Another day, another photo...
Taken a few days ago at the local Duck pond.
Many thanks to those who commented on my in-flight shot.

NIKON D40
2007:01:25
Focal length: 200.0mm
Exposure time: 0.0006 s (1/1600)
Aperture: f/6.3
ISO equiv.: 200
Exposure bias: 0.33
Metering Mode: center weight
Exposure: aperture priority

 

[SkyBell]

Canon A95

Actually, I took this last fall, but it sure reminds me of summer. Warm...green...colorful....

WHOA Mind if I use this for my Desktop?

And so ends my 30 post streak. It's been a fun 9 hours.

 

[Abstract]

This photo was taken a few months ago but I felt the need to post it. Call me whatever you want but it's for a good cause.

This photo is of John C. Riley, barber and family friend. He'd been my barber since I was 2! He was like a grandfather to me and he's going to be missed dearly. I missed seeing him on After 20 years of talking and laughter I'll always remember walking in to get a haircut and he'd be smoking his big old cigar or stopping by on holidays to see him at home. It was during one of these visits that I asked if I could bring in some equipment and photograph him at what he loved doing most: talking to friends, smoking his cigars, and (lol) cutting hair.

So now as I sit here sipping on a beer typing this, I think of an old friend and a great quote:

To absent friends, in memory still bright....


John C. Riley
June 1928 - December 18, 2006

Sorry for your loss. It's amazing who we get really close to. I'm glad you became so close to him when I'm sure most of his customers were just paying "customers"

Canon A95

Actually, I took this last fall, but it sure reminds me of summer. Warm...green...colorful....

Excellent as always.

 

[weazle1098]

My Office…

This is my office for the time being…

Aperture: f/5
Shutter:1/6
ISO800
Focal Length 18mm

 

[hollerz]

Canon A95

Actually, I took this last fall, but it sure reminds me of summer. Warm...green...colorful....

Awesome! I can't wait till summer. Every winter I kinda lose interest in photography, then when summer comes I'm out all the time!

 

[freebooter]

WHOA Mind if I use this for my Desktop?

And so ends my 30 post streak. It's been a fun 9 hours.

Sure, no problem.

Awesome! I can't wait till summer. Every winter I kinda lose interest in photography, then when summer comes I'm out all the time!

Thanks, my photo interest has tapered a little this winter, too (absolutely no snow!), although my recent venture into DSLR-land has revitalized it to some degree.

Excellent as always.

Thanks.

 

[freebooter]

This photo was taken a few months ago but I felt the need to post it. Call me whatever you want but it's for a good cause.

This photo is of John C. Riley, barber and family friend. He'd been my barber since I was 2! He was like a grandfather to me and he's going to be missed dearly. I missed seeing him over the holidays to give him prints of these... After 20 years of talking and laughter I'll always remember walking in to get a haircut and he'd be smoking his big old cigar or stopping by on holidays to see him at home. It was during one of these visits that I asked if I could bring in some equipment and photograph him at what he loved doing most: talking to friends, smoking his cigars, and (lol) cutting hair.

So now as I sit here sipping on a beer typing this, I think of an old friend and a great quote:

To absent friends, in memory still bright....


John C. Riley
June 1928 - December 18, 2006

So good! Real life, and what not...
Thanks.

 

[Pac a Mac]

Sealife. National Seal Sanctuary, Cornwall

Camera: FUJIFILM / FinePix S7000
ISO Speed: ISO 200
Shutter Speed: 1/28 sec
Aperture: f 3.2
Focal Length: 7.8 mm
Flash: Off