Picture of the day...

[Moshiiii]

Took this shot at the High Museum of Art in Atlanta last fall.

Make: NIKON
Model: E8800
Shutter Speed: 10/1200 second
F Number: F/5.0
Focal Length: 9 mm
ISO Speed: 50
Date Picture Taken: Nov 15, 2005, 10:51:22 AM

I'm really into this shot. This picture has a huge message to it.

 

[BigMäc]

Sudden change, Zürich city park 7/08/06

Camera: Canon EOS 30D
ISO: 400
Focal Length: 50 mm
Shutter/Aperture: 1/160 @ f4
Lens: EF 50 mm f1.8 II

 

[JGruber]

BigMac.. that is a nice picture.
I think the Black & White effect does it for the picture.

 

[Chip NoVaMac]

Falls Church, VA July 8, 2006
Nikon D200
Micro-Nikkor 200mm f/4
Focal Length: 200mm
ISO: 800
f/16 @ 1/250 sec

Clix, another winning image IMO.

Hope you don't mind, but here is a square crop of the same image that I think might be more powerful.

Remind me when you come in for the 300mm D ) to talk about getting some signed prints from you.

 

[peterparker]

Spider with eggs, Houston (Texas Medical Center), 7/10/2006



Camera: Nikon D50
Exposure: 0.004 sec (1/250)
Aperture: f/16
Focal Length: 105 mm
ISO Speed: 200

 

[Chip NoVaMac]

He could answer better, but I'm pretty sure it was PP. In photoshop an easy way to do it is make a layer, de-saturate it, then erase off where you want the color to come through.

Great job. You did a great job on controlling the color in the B&W. Some make it too harsh. You maintained that hand-colored look well. Hope you enter it in some contests.

 

[snap58]

maddy

Like the wee little hands

Canon 5D
1/800
F4
24mm
24-105 IS 4.0L

 

[Chip NoVaMac]

Like the wee little hands

Canon 5D
1/800
F4
24mm
24-105 IS 4.0L

Another great photo, but I thing a tighter crop would perhaps been better - eliminating the top portion of the image.

 

[Silentwave]

Like the wee little hands

Canon 5D
1/800
F4
24mm
24-105 IS 4.0L

I REALLY like this shot. Love the framing and perspective.

 

[OutThere]

faucet

1/4000@f5.6
80mm
ISO 200

 

[qpawn]

Like the wee little hands

Canon 5D
1/800
F4
24mm
24-105 IS 4.0L

I really like this picture. I like the perspective seeing the baby in the lower left grass with a forest behind him. But that didn't stop me playing around with the image in photoshop! Hope you don't mind!

Nice work, snap58!

 

[D34th]

Blurry Sun
Canon PowerShot S2 IS
Shutter/Aperture - 1/1000, f/7.1
Focal Length - 6mm

 

[Canonrebel]

Beatle on leaf...

Taking with a Canon Rebel digital at minimun focus 18mm.
A bit work for sharpen in PS and crop 50 % from Raw file.

 

[sofila]

qpawn: well done!
One question: what have you exactly done with the grass?

 

[monkeydo_jb]

Looks like he added a slight blur and glow to the whole picture?

1. Duplicate background layer
2. Add Guassian Blur (play with the amount you want)
3. Change blending to Screen
4. Change Opacity to taste

Is that about right, qpawn?

 

[monkeydo_jb]

Too many great shots on here to keep up with compliments!

Took this shot at the High Museum of Art in Atlanta last fall.

seenew: This pic has so much meaning for me. That's what it's all about. You have a great eye and I love your PP style.

BigMac: Love the dreary mood in this pic and how you've captured the rainful. Great B&W conversion.

ClixPix: Stunning macro. Very abstract feel and love the depth. The bird makes me smile everytime I look at it. Love how it's centered.

OutThere: Your pics are also consistently great. Love the contrast and subtle colors on the faucet.

snap58: Great baby shot! I do like qpawn's cropping and PP.

 

[monkeydo_jb]

Leader of the Pack | Columbia, MO | 6/25/06
1/60 | f11 | 24mm | ISO 100

 

[qpawn]

Looks like he added a slight blur and glow to the whole picture?

1. Duplicate background layer
2. Add Guassian Blur (play with the amount you want)
3. Change blending to Screen
4. Change Opacity to taste

Is that about right, qpawn?

pretty much! i like my babies soft!

except for some reason i think i used Lens Blur instead of Gaussian... screen layer was set to about 80%... and a curves adjustment layer to bring up the shadows a little... only looks good because of snap58's great pic to start with!

edit: i remember performing an unsharp mask on the background layer only after everything else... not sure what settings.

 

[Clix Pix]

Clix, another winning image IMO.

Hope you don't mind, but here is a square crop of the same image that I think might be more powerful.

Remind me when you come in for the 300mm D ) to talk about getting some signed prints from you.

Thanks, Chip! I keep meaning to put those images you want on a CD/DVD in full resolution and full size so you can print them in the square format. I'll be happy to sign them!

Yeah, I just remembered the other day that the 300mm f/4 is one of those which has the rebate and so I should snap one up before the rebate period ends.... Next time you get a shipment of them in to the store, tuck one away for me.

 

[Clix Pix]

Too many great shots on here to keep up with compliments!
ClixPix: Stunning macro. Very abstract feel and love the depth. The bird makes me smile everytime I look at it. Love how it's centered.

Thank you! I have to admit, I thought, "bird? WHAT bird?" and looked again more carefully at my image. Yeah, that center section, the inner bits of the Gladiolus, the part reaching out towards the lens, does kind of look like a bird, doesn't it? I love macro photography, as you can really create some fascinating effects, especially with a narrow and/or shallow depth of field.

 

[Clix Pix]

My turn to offer compliments to those who have offered such really outstanding images here! This is my favorite thread and I always come here right away to see what wonderful new photos have been presented for our viewing pleasure. There is some really magnificent and intriguing work here. iGary struck gold with this idea!

 

[crazydreaming]

Leader of the Pack | Columbia, MO | 6/25/06
1/60 | f11 | 24mm | ISO 100

Love this one. Could you please tell me what you did to it in Photoshop?

 

[monkeydo_jb]

Thank you! I have to admit, I thought, "bird? WHAT bird?" and looked again more carefully at my image. Yeah, that center section, the inner bits of the Gladiolus, the part reaching out towards the lens, does kind of look like a bird, doesn't it? I love macro photography, as you can really create some fascinating effects, especially with a narrow and/or shallow depth of field.

Haha, sorry, I wasn't being clear. At first I was talking about your macro, then switched to "One of my neighbors peering in...." <- that one!

Your macro does indeed look a like a bird when you look closely!

 

[monkeydo_jb]

Love this one. Could you please tell me what you did to it in Photoshop?

Thanker! Ha, the irony of the PP on this one is that after 20min of PS, I thought I had it just how I wanted it and saved it back to iPhoto. Then I decided to try iPhoto's B&W conversion. It was pretty good, but decided to try Antique and this is the result.

In PS I had to do some major work on the foreground. I selected everything below the sky and adjusted the exposure, shadows, contrast, saturation, and slight sharpening. The sky was hardly touched as I took this w/a circular polarizer which made it nice and blue.

Anyone know how to dup this look in PS? Looks like faded colors and somekind of light contrast layer?

 

[Clix Pix]

Haha, sorry, I wasn't being clear. At first I was talking about your macro, then switched to "One of my neighbors peering in...." <- that one!

Your macro does indeed look a like a bird when you look closely!

Oh, RIIIGHT!!! I forgot about the birdie on the railing! Yup.... there's something really smile-provoking about him and his expression! I shot him through the sliding glass window and he didn't move an inch, didn't seem to be aware of me or the camera lens pointed in his direction. Actually at one point there were three of them perched there, but one stayed only a short time before flying off and the photos that I got of the three and then the two didn't seem as interesting as just the one by himself....