Picture of the day...

[freebooter]

Well, it's what I've got plenty of around here... forest...

That's great! Forest is not easy to capture. You did it.
I particularly like it because I spent a looooong time in coastal forests, in BC. I miss that damp, mossy, mushroomy, clean, fresh wilderness.

What do you guys think?

A beauty of a pic.!

went boating last night...

I like it!

 

[colinmack]

Glencar Lake

Trees by Glencar Lake/Mountains, Ireland (it was in the evening right after the clouds were clearing, and the light was just starting to turn golden):

Cheers, Colin.

 

[freebooter]

Drops on Flower

Drops on Flower
August, 2007
Nikon D40
Micro Nikkor 105 D
built-in flash, diffuser​

 

[66217]

Drops on Flower
August, 2007
Nikon D40
Micro Nikkor 105 D
built-in flash, diffuser​

Freebooter, you are an AMAZING photographer.

What do you mean when saying diffuser?

 

[freebooter]

Freebooter, you are an AMAZING photographer.

What do you mean when saying diffuser?

Thanks a lot!

The diffuser I use is a simple, homemade device for softening and directing the light from the built-in flash. I used a 2 liter plastic milk jug, wrapped it in aluminum foil (except the part where the light comes out), then wrapped duct tape over all to protect the foil. With a couple of finger on the jug handle, I hold the mouth of the jug to the flash and the lens with thumb and fore finger. Voila! Works quite well if the subject isn't too far away. I made a few other designs but the original described here seems the best overall--very light, rugged and easy to handle. I bought a big flash recently but the wet weather of late has limited my use of it.

 

[Educ8r]

Back To School...

 

[Steamie]

Riverboat

Camera: Pentax K10D
Exposure: 0.008 sec (1/125)
Aperture: f/13
Focal Length: 40 mm
ISO Speed: 800​

Taken last weekend in York, England

 

[J'aime]

The official flower of the southern U.S.A....

Kudzu

 

[66217]

Hidden Butterfly

It's a shame it wasn't a more colorful butterfly, since it gets lost easily in the picture.

Nikon D40x
Shutter Speed 1/125
Aperture f/5.6
ISO 100
55mm
​

 

[nateDEEZY]

I just got my camera on thursday, my first DSLR... Only gotta wait 3 more months till I can register for some photography classes.

 

[Martin C]

The Three Patriarchs
Zion National Park, Utah
August 26th, 2007
Nikon D40
18-55 mm f/3.5-5.6
Exposure: 1/1600 at ƒ/5.6
ISO Speed: ISO 200
Focal Length: 18mm
​

 

[PkennethV]

Nikon D40
55-200
F 6.3

 

[baby duck monge]

The Three Patriarchs
Zion National Park, Utah
August 26th, 2007
Nikon D40
18-55 mm f/3.5-5.6
Exposure: 1/1600 at ƒ/5.6
ISO Speed: ISO 200
Focal Length: 18mm
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This is beautiful! Is it a single image? Cropped to be horizontal? Panorama? If it's just a single image, I think I may be amazingly jealous of your wide-angle lens!

 

[oblomow]

Today, botanical garden.

30D, 1/500s f/4.0 ISO400 40mm. B/W conversion in GraphicConverter.

 

[Martin C]

This is beautiful! Is it a single image? Cropped to be horizontal? Panorama? If it's just a single image, I think I may be amazingly jealous of your wide-angle lens!

Thanks baby duck monge! It is a single image cropped to be horizontal. I only used the kit lens that I am quite fond of. 18mm feels wide in the viewfinder however.

 

[xcalibre]

The Burning...

The first of my pics from a recent trip to the Peloponnese, Greece.
The smoke left by a forest fire, in the evening sun.

Nikon D40x

 

[oblomow]

The first of my pics from a recent trip to the Peloponnese, Greece.
The smoke left by a forest fire, in the evening sun.
Nikon D40x

eerie, it has a post-apocalyptic feel over it.

 

[alecmcmahon]

The first of my pics from a recent trip to the Peloponnese, Greece.
The smoke left by a forest fire, in the evening sun.

Nikon D40x

love the sky, but any reason why the street isnt centered?

 

[baby duck monge]

Thanks baby duck monge! It is a single image cropped to be horizontal. I only used the kit lens that I am quite fond of. 18mm feels wide in the viewfinder however.

Either way, I think it's great. That will teach me to read the EXIF data more closely, though, because I could have seen that you were using the kit.

 

[pilotkid]

This is from a pretty good storm we got here last night...I had to wait tell the storm got a little south of us because of the hard rain(I didnt want to get my camera wet). Its alittle blurry but I thought the colors/clouds were kinda neat.

 

[Tumeg101]

This is from a pretty good storm we got here last night...I had to wait tell the storm got a little south of us because of the hard rain(I didnt want to get my camera wet). Its alittle blurry but I thought the colors/clouds were kinda neat.
CLIPCLIP

That's amazing!! VERY nice job, I like the look of the clouds,

 

[Shaduu]

June 2007, Santa Cruz de Tenerife
Canon 300D
1/640 sec
21mm @ ƒ4.0
100 ISO​

 

[freebooter]

Several Drops

Several Drops
Daegu, South Korea.
September 2, 2007.
Nikon D80
Micro Nikkor 105mm D, built-in flash + diffuser​

ps: colinmack, steamie, pilotkid, xcalibre, martin c: nice shots!

 

[BigJohno]

Several Drops
Daegu, South Korea.
September 2, 2007.
Nikon D80
Micro Nikkor 105mm D, built-in flash + diffuser​

ps: colinmack, steamie, pilotkid, xcalibre, martin c: nice shots!

Dude do you have a web site with more of your work? I really like it!!

 

[pdxflint]

That's great! Forest is not easy to capture. You did it.
I particularly like it because I spent a looooong time in coastal forests, in BC. I miss that damp, mossy, mushroomy, clean, fresh wilderness.


A beauty of a pic.!

I like it!

Thanks. You're right, there is something very unique about the forests of the Pacific NW. I often expect to see hobbits and little houses carved into the big cedars...

BTW, your waterdrop pics are just fantastic. I also appreciate your tip on making the diffuser for your built-in flash. I'll have to try something like that out.