Photo Of The Week 11/9/08

Here is my contribution.<div></div>

My contribution

 

<P><center><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/blackfist2k2/3014327092/" title="Its a duck by Mr. Gosh Darn Wonderful, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3165/3014327092_ef170718a1.jpg" width="500" height="334" alt="Its a duck" /></a><br><b>Duck</b></br>

 

<p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/blackfist2k2/3017390691/" title="Tower by Mr. Gosh Darn Wonderful, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3063/3017390691_0e7c9a0b2c.jpg" width="333" height="500" alt="Tower" /></a><br><b>Mortuary Tower</b></br>

 

<p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/blackfist2k2/3009086347/" title="20081105_Kinney10bw_4022 by Mr. Gosh Darn Wonderful, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3033/3009086347_bfc8650311.jpg" width="334" height="500" alt="20081105_Kinney10bw_4022" /></a><br><b>Family Portrait</b></br></p></center>

Sleeping Beauty, Reflections, Emily - all lovely in their own way! And many others as well.

 

This week for me - kid pictures! Surprise, surprise. Lots of grey overcast play outside makes for decent candid snaps.<div></div>

Climbing trees is always fun.<div></div>

And lastly I tried a "photo shoot" with my older daughter to test a "new" mamiya sekor 58mm f1.7 lens I acquired. Most shots didn't turn out due to movement, but it does seem to have some promise.<div></div>

Great series from all... as usual. Will try to comment latter, but I'm dragging from 15 miles of backpacking this weekend on the Cross Timbers Trail at Lake Texoma on the Texas Oklahoma boarder. We had about 12 people go on the trip; half kayaked and half hiked. This was the first weekend in a LONG time I can remember Bogan (my dog) being worn out. Here's a few shots from the last two days.<div></div>

Here's one from camp with the Kayaks<div></div>

And I know all you Northern folks are over the fall color thing, but we're just getting down here so humor me.<div></div>

I am struck by how this thread has morphed over the few months we have had it running! I really feel the quality is growing too.

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My contributions this week are both friends, but actually one is from the previous week, ;-)

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Firstly, last week's shot was a failed flash shot (the flash didn't fire) that had to be pushed hard in post processing, but still looks ok in this toned conversion.

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<a href=" title="Portraits-26 by Garry Young, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3169/3017705187_da9e1ebf3e.jpg" width="500" height="375" alt="Portraits-26" /></a>

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Yu Jun

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And secondly is a black and white conversion with high key attempt.

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<a href=" title="Belle by Garry Young, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3278/3018517026_ab2cf592bd.jpg" width="500" height="375" alt="Belle" /></a>

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Belle

Roger- did you nail a rare shot of "Nessie" in that lake?? Why, it could be worth some controversy and $$$$!!

I like the photo of Yu Jun, Garry--it was definitely worth the work.

 

Robert, if you read this, thanks for the feed back on the cabin shot! I did tone down the contrast a bit--maybe a bit too much.

A lot of good stuff here, but I only have time and finger power to highlight my faves:

 

Justin's Sleeping Beauty Mountain shot.

 

Bob Marz's B&W forest shot.

 

Ronny Perry's Barn & Truck.

 

Hin's candid pumpkin kid.

 

Todd's psychodelic pine cones.

 

Garry's shot of Belle, which I is more low key than high key :-)

This is an older photo taken in Halifax. I just got photoshop elements, and have been playing around with it. This was

taken with my K100D 18-200mm, well the only camera I own.

 

Nick your daughters are very cute. Love the photos.

 

Javier your son's photos just make me very hungry :)

 

Love the ducks Todd.

 

Everyone's photos are great these where the one's that stood out to me.

Cheers,

Ok one more try :) Someday I will get the hang of this.<div></div>

Mis - you're right. It's not high key, it is high contrast!

well, I'm late to the party and for now, only have this offering I actually snapped last night w/ the purse camera (Pentax

Optio M30). I'm so ashamed I have the purse camera, but frankly at a time this this was, it's much easier to grab & shoot

than dig one of the big ones out of the bag.<div></div>

my friend luke, while studying for a mathematical analysis test:<div></div>

Was shooting BB's with a buddy, think it was a 4 second exposure painting the target with a small flashlight. <a

href="http://picasaweb.google.com/brendon.l.meyer/Friends?authkey=cDEI-UWYj5Q#5264484526363843698">Link</a> to

full version.<div></div>

Ok, now that the posting is over:

 

First, thanks for the comments, I actually had sleeping beauty on my HDD for about a week before I decided to post it. I wasn't crazy about it, even commented on my Flickr page that I'd have cropped a bit off the top had I thought it was more than a web JPEG. Now I might have to go back and think of printing it!

 

It's funny though, everyone has different taste, my wife hated Bob Marz bridge shot while it was one of my favorites on the thread and had me thinking of ways to improve the shot (say moonlight, star trails, black and white, etc) in other times of the year or day.

 

Ok so some favorites:

 

Bobs bridge to prospect (never been up prospect or on the bridge...added to list). Wright is a favorite of mine, it's almost 1000 vertical feet in 1/2 mile if I remember correctly? Awesome little climb!

 

Michaels nice writeup and photos of his encounter.

 

Roberts shots from what I assume are the same local park he has been featuring?? Definitely a place it seems you can really work for plenty of great shots! I'm a big heron fan so that one works for me as well.

 

Javier...NO MORE FOOD...I am a big eater and the sight of food makes me hungry!! My family has actually been kicked out of buffets and Brazilian bbqs for eating tooo much!

 

Haigs shots of the light breaking through and the tramway are definitely favs!

 

Markus candleight portrait is well done.

 

I like Todd's ducks eye view shot. Thats really getting it that guys face! I like the pine cone even better.

 

Dave, I think that cabin has A LOT of potential, but I don't like the processing. I think you could really make something interesting with a redo of the PP. But the leaf is really interesting, a little different!

 

Pat, the eagle is great for such a relatively short lens!

 

Garry, I really like the second shot. Not sure I like the blue in the first one, but I'm not a tint/tone guy with the B&W's.

 

Roger, good to see you and bogan are getting out. Looks like he is growing up quickly.

 

Maria, perfect photo of why not to have kids!! It's bad enough this morning I woke up with Caney's butt in my face but being beat up by sleeping kids is scary!

Justin,

 

Try to figure wives out? Go figure. Just kidding. Too each his/her own.

 

Actually, I would love for you to improve the bridge shot. As I've said a 1000 times, I'm just shooting what I see and hoping you guys like some of my shots and critique the hell out of them.

 

It was the best shot of the day. It's an easy hike. It does go pretty much straight up so it's good excercise and it appears a lot of the locals use it just for that.

 

That was our first time on the trail. End of winter 2007 we decided to take a short hike up the road. 10 miles round trip later it was a little longer than a short hike. When we got home we googled Prospect Mt and sure enough if we had done that (duh) before we left we would have known beforehand that it was 10 miles. Oh well, that hike helped us get in shape for the start of hiking season.

 

There are some nice views on top. The trees have grown in quite a bit though in some spots. Might be a good early sunrise for you.

 

Here is one shot from the top peeking through the trees at the lake.<div></div>

Actually, I think the shot looks great the lighting and the shadows are nice on the walkway.

 

But the bridge had me thinking of potential (I'm a bridge freak). Might hit the mountain this weekend if I don't do a backpack. Been trying to keep the miles down on the car till winter when I hope to get out every weekend, it's amazing how fast a few 400 mile round trips to NH add up!!!. This time of the year is always a bit depressing, but in just a few weeks there will hopefully be snow everywhere!!!