I had never been so up close to a large cruise ship and was struck by the engineering effort that would have gone into its design and construction. As an engineer myself I took this picture mostly to recognize man's achievements.rickvanr said:
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Taken today 9/1/06 in Central Park...teehee. I have alot more to look at I just happened to go through this first.
http://webzoom.freewebs.com/cymx/Photog.%20Related/%5FMG%5F4700.jpg
Exposure 1/125 sec at f/4.5
Focal Length 163 mm
Exposure Bias 0EV
ISO Speed Rating ISO 200
Flash Did not fire
Exposure Program Shutter priority
Metering Mode Pattern
Model Canon EOS DIGITAL REBEL XT
Lens 70.0-200.0 mm
Edited in Adobe Lightroom
http://webzoom.freewebs.com/cymx/Photog.%20Related/%5FMG%5F4700.jpg
Exposure 1/125 sec at f/4.5
Focal Length 163 mm
Exposure Bias 0EV
ISO Speed Rating ISO 200
Flash Did not fire
Exposure Program Shutter priority
Metering Mode Pattern
Model Canon EOS DIGITAL REBEL XT
Lens 70.0-200.0 mm
Edited in Adobe Lightroom
Keebler said:
Thanks alot! I've had my camera since Christmas and I really love it. Its something I want to do when I get older.
My girlfriend Chloe' is home for the holiday weekend, but she doesn't really get to take a break from her studies. 
Make: Canon
Model: Canon EOS DIGITAL REBEL XT
Shutter Speed: 1/60 second
F Number: F/3.5
Focal Length: 10 mm
ISO Speed: 800
Date Picture Taken: Sep 1, 2006, 10:45:47 PM
Make: Canon
Model: Canon EOS DIGITAL REBEL XT
Shutter Speed: 1/60 second
F Number: F/3.5
Focal Length: 10 mm
ISO Speed: 800
Date Picture Taken: Sep 1, 2006, 10:45:47 PM
ksz said:Sept. 30, 2002; Radiance of the Seas, Seattle
Body: Canon PowerShot G2
Lens: Built-In
Exposure: 1/500s @ f/4.0
Length: 7.0mm
ISO: Auto
My god, that's amazing.
I've never been on a cruise, never really wanted to, but I think it's awe-inspiring how something that huge was made to float... It's amazing!
Competing Beliefs
Preacher Man: "You're all gonna burn, burn in Hell!!! Repent! Repent or you'll burn!!"
Dude: (thinking) "I believe I'll get the double cheeseburger before I get on the train...or maybe the chicken burger...mmm, chicken...."
Seoul Station
Seoul, South Korea
July 8, 2006/
Sony DSC-R1
f/5.6@1/250
120mm (equiv.)
converted using Nik Color Efex Pro 2.0
Preacher Man: "You're all gonna burn, burn in Hell!!! Repent! Repent or you'll burn!!"
Dude: (thinking) "I believe I'll get the double cheeseburger before I get on the train...or maybe the chicken burger...mmm, chicken...."
Seoul Station
Seoul, South Korea
July 8, 2006/
Sony DSC-R1
f/5.6@1/250
120mm (equiv.)
converted using Nik Color Efex Pro 2.0
Nice! I'm home for the weekend right now and I'm glad I don't have a bunch of homework! Good luck getting quality time with her! At least you get the hug and the face time... Nice, isn't it?seenew said:My girlfriend Chloe' is home for the holiday weekend, but she doesn't really get to take a break from her studies.
Make: Canon
Model: Canon EOS DIGITAL REBEL XT
Shutter Speed: 1/60 second
F Number: F/3.5
Focal Length: 10 mm
ISO Speed: 800
Date Picture Taken: Sep 1, 2006, 10:45:47 PM
Thanks. That plugin is great because one can easily whip out an effect and paint it on or erase it off selectively.seenew said:
I used it to de-emphasize all that distracting background detail. The effect works in the photo, I think, because that's how our sight/perception works, focusing on what it considers important and kind of masking/blurring/dulling the rest.
Nice pic of the studying girlfriend. I remember the stress of university--loved it, loved learning!
What's inspiring to me is not only the engineering feat, but also the logistical challenge. It takes large teams of people not only to design every inch with all of the electrical, mechanical, environmental, residential, safety and luxury systems, but also to construct it. As an engineering manager I have 12 people and 3 other engineering groups to coordinate. Even this presents us with challenges every week so I am always in awe of the much more massive organizational structures that produce the ship, the shuttle, the commercial airplane, and so on. That itself is as much a testament to human ability as the final product.seenew said:
It's one thing to have a dream. It's another to make it happen.
Alas I am too scientific in my thinking to listen to preacher babble. Five different people with five different (brainwashed) beliefs will assert five different truths. Can there be five different truths? Religion is a psychological placebo for the often harsh realities of life and death. Every culture has invented religion because every culture has had to cope with life and death. I've been to too many places and seen too many cultures to be so blindly ethnocentric as to even hint that any particular religious belief is the One True Truth.freebooter said:
Now where are those Golden Arches and Ronald McDonald? I've got a Big Mac attack. Speaking of BigMac, he's been posting some pretty good pictures here.
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EOS 1D mk11
EF300/2.8L with 1.4x t/c
1/800th sec
f4
ISO800
0.3 exposure compensation
RAW converted with Aperture
Shot was handheld and I was focusing on the dog that looked the keenest from the start. I kept focus on him using AI servo and fired a burst of 3 shots when they filled the frame as I wanted.
EOS 1D mk11
EF300/2.8L with 1.4x t/c
1/800th sec
f4
ISO800
0.3 exposure compensation
RAW converted with Aperture
Shot was handheld and I was focusing on the dog that looked the keenest from the start. I kept focus on him using AI servo and fired a burst of 3 shots when they filled the frame as I wanted.
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Bee at work - 9/02/2006
Camera: Canon EOS 30D
ISO: 400
Shutter/Aperture: 1/160 @ f8
Lens: EF 50 mm f1.8 II + 20 mm extension tube
Camera: Canon EOS 30D
ISO: 400
Shutter/Aperture: 1/160 @ f8
Lens: EF 50 mm f1.8 II + 20 mm extension tube
Gamey said:
Cool. Perhaps a bit of a crop around the edges and especially on the right might have heightened the drama?
Do people bet on the races? Any dope testing?
In Korea, some people eat dogs...
Very healthy, they say.
The Land of Nod
Knitting the ravel'd sleeve of care...
Seoul Station,
Seoul, Korea
July 8, 2006
Sony DSC-R1
f/6.3@1/400
iso 200
120mm (equiv.)
The picture of the guy sleeping in Central Park, posted by "Dark" above, reminded me of this guy. Public sleepers are interesting subjects.
I think I used "Aetherize" Flaming Pear plugin to add the dreamy element. I know I played with the contrast a fair bit. I have a plain b&w of this, but--man!--that was too harsh.
Knitting the ravel'd sleeve of care...
Seoul Station,
Seoul, Korea
July 8, 2006
Sony DSC-R1
f/6.3@1/400
iso 200
120mm (equiv.)
The picture of the guy sleeping in Central Park, posted by "Dark" above, reminded me of this guy. Public sleepers are interesting subjects.
I think I used "Aetherize" Flaming Pear plugin to add the dreamy element. I know I played with the contrast a fair bit. I have a plain b&w of this, but--man!--that was too harsh.
ksz said:June 30, 2003; Drive Thru, somewhere in northern California
Body: Canon PowerShot G2
Lens: Built-In
Exposure: 1/60s @ f2.8
Length: 7.1mm
ISO: 100
Yeah yeah, it's just for fun.
Boy's toy driving through Mother Nature's violated slit.
Freudian humour!!!
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