Picture of the day...

[BuzWeaver]

I really like the colors and the framing. A few less tourists would have helped convey a more genuine feeling.

One criticism, though. The sky is overexposed, but in the digital domain it doesn't have to stay that way. Here's a similar situation I faced:

After a few minutes in Photoshop and a long time watching those Photoshop Guys, it became this:

Clouds were rendered with the Photoshop cloud-making machine. Highlights in the area beneath the sky were darkened selectively with a feathered or diffuse edge to avoid the appearance of sudden changes in light intensity.

I saw these pictures on a Desktop Wallpaper site, I like these renders a lot better.

 

[HckySo]

Road>Mountains>Sky


Date taken: March 2, 2007
Location: Road near my house
Description: The sky was unusually blue and summery for this time of year
Camera: Nikon D50
ISO: 200
Focal Length: 18mm
Shutter/Aperture: 1/4000 @ f7.1
Lens: AF Sigma 18-200mm F3.5-6.3 DC

 

[ksz]

I saw these pictures on a Desktop Wallpaper site, I like these renders a lot better.

Did you see this very same picture on that site? Since I took these pictures myself in Zurich, I'm surprised how they got to where they shouldn't have got...

 

[EastCoastFlyer]

Maestro

220 mm @f/8 for 1/90 sec...

 

[emdotdee]

I was given this camera and flash today because my uncle is having a clear out, everything seems to be working on it so i'm hoping it can give me some lomo style results.

Anyone know anything about this camera? other than it's name "INOVAR Kinetic"

 

[srf4real]

Thorns on lemon tree.

 

[davidjearly]

This was published in a national UK photographic magazine at the end of 2006, and I guess I didn't see this thread until now.

Great thread btw!

David

 

[.JahJahwarrior.]

Yes, it's a horrible shot, but this is a picture of my day. First place in Student Congress in the St. Augustine CFL forensics league. I also placed Second in Original Oratory--these are the Grand Final tournements for our league, so you could only place first in one catagory--I got first in both but was required to turn down first in one of them, which is why I'm second in OO. I'm going to Nationals in May in Houston! The picture is pretty much the crappiest ever, taken with a 3mp Fujifilm about 3 years old--it cannot focus well on anything, and I'm so exhausted Ididn't hav ethe patience to do it right.

And then, a picture from a past tournament, of a friend. Not my favorite, but I like it.

Pentax 35mm slr
ISO 400

Sorry, I'm sure two pictures isn't kosher in the "picture" of the day thread. but to be honest, the first one is so blurry, it's more akint o beer goggles than a picture, right?

 

[McCord9]

Lunar Eclipse

Just trying to learn by shooting as much as possible.

Tried to get the best shot of the lunar eclipse I could.

This one came out O.K. but of course it could still be horrible, I have no clue.

Camera: Nikon D50
ISO: 200
Focal Length: 300mm
Shutter/Aperture: 1/1.6 @ f9
Lens: Sigma APO DG 70-300mm 1:4-5.6

 

[ksz]

March 3, 2007
Nikon D40 + Sigma 10-20@10mm
8 shot HDR using Photomatix

Your HDR pictures from a year ago inspired me to try HDR as well. Glad to see this latest attempt! Couple questions:

1. Why 8 exposures? Would you have obtained virtually the same result with fewer or was there something about this scene that required a wider gamut?
2. Does the D40 automatically bracket to 8 or more exposures?

 

[seniorstinky]

Camera: Canon EOS Digital Rebel
ISO: 100
Focal Length: 85mm
Shutter/Aperture: 1/400 @ f4.0
Lens: 85mm f1.8 EF USM

Shot at the Desert Botanical Garden on 2007.03.03

 

[freebooter]

Fish Market

Daegu, South Korea
Nikon D40
Sigma 10-20mm

Down at the fish market last night.

 

[freebooter]

Your HDR pictures from a year ago inspired me to try HDR as well. Glad to see this latest attempt! Couple questions:

1. Why 8 exposures? Would you have obtained virtually the same result with fewer or was there something about this scene that required a wider gamut?
2. Does the D40 automatically bracket to 8 or more exposures?

Thanks. HDR is fun to play with. I've been a bit photographically lazy lately, so I haven't done much.
Well, I used 8 because the shadows under/in the rocks were very dark, and the sky between the trees was quite bright. I may well have gotten away with fewer shots, but I had the tripod set up and "what the hell".
Sadly, no, the D40 does not bracket, so I had to gently change the shutter speed myself for each exposure. My tripod is by no means rock solid, so I was risking misalignment every time I touched the camera. I should use my Sony R1 for the HDR since it can auto-bracket.

 

[ksz]

14-Apr-04, Mount Aso Caldera, Japan

Canon PowerShot G2
7.5mm (~35mm FF)
1/640s @ f/5
ISO Auto

Located in Aso-Kuju National Park on the southern island of Kyushu.

 

[baseballman1243]

Some images from this summer in Hawaii:

These were all shot with a bad digital camera...so I tried my best.

 

[Pac a Mac]

Bridge Nr Soda Springs

Camera: Fujifilm FinePix S7000
Exposure: 0.006 sec (1/180)
Aperture: f/8
Focal Length: 9 mm
Exposure Bias: 0 EV
Flash: Flash did not fire

 

[weazle1098]

Bike

I pass this bike everyday and it hasn't moved in the two years I've been at this school.

Camera: Canon Rebel XTi
Lens: Sigma 18-200mm 3.5-6.3
Aperture: f/5.6
Shutter: 1/250s
ISO100
Focal Length: 72mm

 

[Buschmaster]

This was published in a national UK photographic magazine at the end of 2006, and I guess I didn't see this thread until now.

Great thread btw!

David

Fantastic picture!!

This was after our recent blizzard.

Taken by Pentax K110D, Kit 18-55mm lens
ISO 800
f/5.6
Shutter: 1/90th

 

[Plymouthbreezer]

Rusty bolt, Allen Fearn Marina at Regatta Point, Worcester, MA:

EXIF:

 

[.JahJahwarrior.]

Another debate shot...

Pentax A3000
ISO 400
50mm lense
I think this was January 2007

 

[Martin C]

Springtime Coming?



Nikon D40
18-55mm

 

[Rickay726]

went to the local motocross track today with a couple of my buddies ( Raceway Park Englishtown NJ) very windy cold day so i couldnt take that many pictures cause i was freezing!

heres one of my favorites of the day.





rebelxt
70-200mm telephoto
ISO-800

 

[srf4real]

I see spring coming too!

 

[Georgie]

I thought I'd play and post one of my favorite photos of Sal. That's his name.

 

[Georgie]

And just for kicks, here are a few photos of an old tractor I stumbled upon in the woods. The first I think is an interesting exercise--I want to like it for many reasons, but in the end I just don't. The second is okay. I like the third the most (despite the whisp resulting from my inexperienced developing--this is real film people!).