alisa_stieg Posted July 28, 2008 Share Posted July 28, 2008 Wow! Y'all got busy since yesterday! Thanks for the kudos in regards to my photos. Justin, I used the soft focus on Picassa, believe it or not. I first did all my PP in CS3 then imported the images I wanted to soft focus into Picassa. I've tried the blur/soft focus effects in CS3, but I never like them as much as the effect in Picassa. And in regards to that road photo from last week, I did add some burning and dodging on the color version and then converted it to a grungy-looking image, probably more sepia than b/w, but it's kind of interesting. I like the color version more because it's like what I saw with my own eyes when I was there, which brings back such happy memories! Markus, I like the candles a lot! That image conveys a lot of "mood". Good job! O Shiva...little fly is AMAZING! WOW! Dave, I like them all, but the first one the most! I'm glad you're playing with your new toy! You've got way more self- control that I do! Doug, your cicada shot is very cool! Bob, inside the orchid is definitely a WOW! Dave, thanks for the info regarding passport pics! Good job doing your own! Gosh Thomas, I'm a real sucker for sunset picturs, but the color in the turning around shot is so beautiful! Justin, your frog is perfect! Do you like using Live View? How badly does Live View suck the life out of the battery? Just curious... Well, Nick, after looking at your bee shot, you've got me thinking more along the lines of macro filters instead of teleconverters....a good macro lens is somewhere in my LBA forecast...love it! Oh, and that poor goat! LOL! OK Bob, Fairy Falls wins in my book! I just love the majesty of waterfalls! Peter, you're giving me too many good choices! Can ya come up with some "eh" photos so I can at least pick a winner!? LOL! Baby duck is so sweet, but I think I like the very first one the very best...good composition and exposure...that moon in the corner is just perfect! Mis, I know you're not a flower person, but I do love the colors in that Pale Life shot, although end of the day is great too...I'm really fond of that little doughnut-shaped flare! That lens is a keeper! Duane, while I love both shots, the first one is the sweetest...what a cute little guy enjoying life in the moment! Oh to be (I'm gonna guess here) 3 again! Hin, I said it before, but those hummingbird shots are fabulous! Everytime you post something with that teleconverter, I want one more and more! Man it does a great job with that lens! Good job everyone! Can't wait for next week! Lisa Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mountainvisions Posted July 28, 2008 Share Posted July 28, 2008 Alisa, I actually never use live view. This was probably the first shot I used it that I really needed it to get the shot. Since I couldn't use the "olympus vari magni" right angle finder since I was literally in the water. How badly does it suck the battery? Well I get about 10GB of RAW per battery or about 700+ shots. This matches the K10D!!! I shoot lots with fill flash outdoors (about 50% of my people shots). On the weekend I shot the frog, I shot 10GB, 25-50% fill flash, about 10 minutes of live view, and several family members reviewed all the shots on a card via the LCD...and of course chimping!!! I'd say that is impressive for a battery Sony discontinued when it bought Minolta!!! The bottom line with the Live View, and DPreview confirmed what I was saying, and what people ridiculed me for, the K20D live view is an afterthough. A spec improver. It's not a finished product, it's awkward, and hard to work with. Does it work? Yes, but trust me, if you are expecting P&S type live view where you can adjust camera settings, and focus instantly than you will be disappointed. If you need it for an occasional, "in the pond" frog macro, then it will work just fine. I stick by what I said before the camera came out. If you have a K10D, buy a K30D/K5D, if you are buying your first DSLR or upgrading from an older model, the K20D is an improved K10D, but it's not worth upgrading over the K10D unless you just have $1000 you are eager to part with. Better to buy a few new lenses, some flashes, studio stuff, a good tripod with that $1000 and wait for the K30D. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jgredline Posted July 28, 2008 Share Posted July 28, 2008 Folks, What amazing images from all...It amazes me to see how this thread grows and grows every week...and the quality is great,,, Justin, I would be happy to adopt you ;-) ...and Mis...i have tones of yard work that needs to get done, as well other house hold chores..... As far as the K20D goes and live view, I don't believe I have ever used it. Maybe the first day I had it, but don't remember...I don't use my K20D much, I mostly use my K10D when shooting digital....Don't know why this is so... I still agree with you on this....''I stick by what I said before the camera came out. If you have a K10D, buy a K30D/K5D, if you are buying your first DSLR or upgrading from an older model, the K20D is an improved K10D, but it's not worth upgrading over the K10D unless you just have $1000 you are eager to part with. Better to buy a few new lenses, some flashes, studio stuff, a good tripod with that $1000 and wait for the K30D.'' Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
todd_phillips3 Posted July 28, 2008 Share Posted July 28, 2008 Another week of amazing content from y'all! Once again I don't have anything I feel is postable from my k100d time this week. Let's just say I've learned the hard way that I don't have the skills to take pictures of flowers in low light.. :-) <br> <br> I will just throw this one in for fun from my p&s taken on Friday night... <br> <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/tmphillips/2712659396/" title="tunnel vision by tmphillips, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3033/2712659396_264035cb1a_b.jpg" width="700" height="505" alt="tunnel vision" /></a> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ahanna Posted July 29, 2008 Share Posted July 29, 2008 Got to go for a three day fly fishing trip down the Deschutes river here in Oregon this week. Mostly fishing but got a few good shots in. My biggest disappointment is an osprey with a 20+ inch rainbow that it was at its absolute limit of what it could carry that was on the river with us. Got several shots that were OK but nothing good enough to post here. The first shot is my friends Scott and Barbara scouting the White Horse rapids before going over in a drift boat. Scott was a little nervous.<div></div> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ahanna Posted July 29, 2008 Share Posted July 29, 2008 A simple shot of some aquatic weeds. Why would a plant under water have flowers? Is it just a leftover?<div></div> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ahanna Posted July 29, 2008 Share Posted July 29, 2008 Here is a thistle head with nice colors and patterns. I was packing light and only had one lens along, Pentax SMC 70-210. I like this lens more and more although the Vivitar 100mm macro would have been nicer for the closeups. Thanks for all the positive comments last week. Makes this a lot of fun to participate. Andy<div></div> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcmanamey Posted July 29, 2008 Author Share Posted July 29, 2008 OK, mooching a connection from across the street is actually working well tonight, so I'm going to get this said while I still can: 1. In response to matt's thread about me winning $$ on my bday - Nope, he doesn't get to spend a penny of it, although I'm sure he'll take full advantage of the Huey Pro or Spyder calibrator I'm getting myself (I know, i get weird toys for myself). Opinions will be accepted. 2. Here's kudos for the ones sticking to me this week: Alisa - great job! I really do like the treatment Picasa gave you for soft focus. That come in a mac version? Cause now I want it ONLY for the soft focus filter! The ONLY thing i can pick on is - next time, roll the shirt over the belly instead of folding it up over the chest. Seriously, I have to get that picky. Gary - love the mopeds shot. Reminds me of a street in Florence. Or Milan, or Rome, or any other Italian city.... Markus - love the candles. Laughed my rear off w/ the cow, but I'm still not kissing it Shiva - NICE windows. Dave - LOVE the b&w shadows. Took me a couple looks to figure out what was going on. WOW. Calameco - bowled over by the red orchid. serious wowness. Peter - adoring the moon over the lighthouse and the bird in the setting sun. way good. Hin - I love the color of the hummingbird you found. good job! He's nice n sharp Todd - the coolness of the tunnel makes up for it being taken by a p&s. ;-) Catch you all later from a hospital in Oklahoma! Hope you have a good week - post bunches, I'll have a strong signal everywhere there, no mooching necessary!! (man is it nice for them to be w/ the times!) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snik75 Posted July 29, 2008 Share Posted July 29, 2008 Hi Alisa - Maybe you were mixing mine up with some of the other macro shots, but I've never had much luck with filters. The bee shot was with the M f4 macro 50mm lens, no filters or extension. I do really like extension tubes, though. And let me say again, I love you first shot on the thread! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shots worth sharing Posted July 29, 2008 Share Posted July 29, 2008 Andrew I envy you your time on the Deshutes! It's a terrific river and very exotic in high desert from a mid-Atlantic pov. I hope the fishing was as good for you as it was when I was there. I'll also agree with you about the smc 70-210mm it's really wonderful and that thistle shot proves it--well done! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rivi Posted July 31, 2008 Share Posted July 31, 2008 Hi and sorry for the late answer. What did I like most? In a fully personal selection, that were the kissing couple by Javier, the second shot of the pregnant woman by Alisa (the first has to little of a portrait for me), Markus' Church shots, the final (dense) shadow pattern on the ground by Dave, Robertro's orchid and Nick's bee, the feeling of huge space shown in the Mt. Crawford image by Justin, Peter's gentle sinset wave, Mis' "pale life" (it has a very interesting type of background unsharpness due to the funny bokeh the mirror lens produces), and the first of Hin's bird.<br> Justin, thank you very much. I'm deeply honoured.<br> Garry, indeed the shadow is one of those effects you see clearly when there, but that are hard to bring out on an image.<br> I'm now off to a duty daytrip to Valparaiso, but I'll take the cam and see what I can bring home. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alisa_stieg Posted July 31, 2008 Share Posted July 31, 2008 Nick, thanks for your input regarding my photo! Sorry if I got your info confused with someone else's info. Between filters, extension tubes, and filters, I find myself continuing to explore my options for getting better macro shots. Speaking of which, Andrew's thistle is pretty cool! I love the geometry of the angle of your shot! Color is great too! Maria, what hospital will you be at? If you need anything at all, please give me a holler. I think you still have my phone #. I changed phones and I don't have yours anymore, so give me a jingle if you feel like a visit or need anything at all. Regarding the shirt in the photo, the subject saw something similar in another picture and wanted the shirt that way, and since I wanted her to be happy, I let her handle that part of it. Actually, the wrinkles on the other shirt bothered me way more than the tank top...LOL! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alisa_stieg Posted July 31, 2008 Share Posted July 31, 2008 Forgot to post this...I checked and it doesn't look like Picassa is available for Mac yet. I will tell you though, I really love the following features better in Picassa than CS3; Soft Focus, Glow, Straighten It will also handle RAW format, so that's convenient. Lisa Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rod_hilner Posted August 1, 2008 Share Posted August 1, 2008 On my bike ride today I discovered kind of a "butterfly hotspot" - 4 different varieties in the same small area. <a href=" title="IMGP6081e by RodHilner, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3114/2720997745_3917d4e623_b.jpg" width="1024" height="795" alt="IMGP6081e" /></a> <center>Black Swallowtail</center> <a href=" title="IMGP6064e by RodHilner, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3272/2721822836_fc05e66493_b.jpg" width="1024" height="798" alt="IMGP6064e" /></a> <center><bold>Monarch</bold></center> <a href=" title="IMGP5929e by RodHilner, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3068/2721821624_ff9dcb4c5b_b.jpg" width="865" height="1024" alt="IMGP5929e" /></a> <center>Zebra</center> <a href=" title="IMGP6040e by RodHilner, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3100/2720994599_26826006f8_b.jpg" width="1024" height="767" alt="IMGP6040e" /></a> <center>Harris Checkerspot (?)</center> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alisa_stieg Posted August 1, 2008 Share Posted August 1, 2008 Wow! Which one's your favorite? I'm leaning towards #1, but I love #4 as well. Something tells me you'll be visiting that place again soon! Lisa Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rit_romey Posted August 1, 2008 Share Posted August 1, 2008 An agate wind chime. <center> <img border=2 src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2097/2381353263_dffe9dae0c.jpg"> </center> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rit_romey Posted August 1, 2008 Share Posted August 1, 2008 Some cocktail my girlfriend was having this weekend(for me its either beer or vodka usually) <center> <img border=4 src="http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1167/1434836365_94ff406b91.jpg?v=0"> </center> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
garry_young1 Posted August 3, 2008 Share Posted August 3, 2008 Love the agate wind chime Rit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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