POTW 9/12/2010

<p>Ok, nice work here! Lots of good stuff. I agree with Yuri that "Blue" is quite nice, Tony. Hin, glad to see you are enjoying your 43mm. I think it may be the only lens I need! But....</p><div></div>

<p>Also with a bellows, and a El-Nikkor 63mm f/2.8 enlarging lens I bought for some reason. Manipulated a little in GIMP.</p><div></div>

<p>And last, with the 43mm</p><div></div>

<p><a title="Introducing...Love by Mr. Teflon, on Flickr" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/blackfist2k2/4976568823/"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4154/4976568823_2fd3768cae.jpg" alt="Introducing...Love" width="400" height="500" /></a><br /><strong>Introducing...Love</strong></p>

<p>This week's photos are from my trip to New Orleans last month. <br>

A walk down Bourbon street..<br>

The first 3 are with the k20d and the 28-75mm Tamron<br>

The last shot of the motorcycle is with the k20d + DA 12-24<br>

#1</p><div></div>

<p>#2</p><div></div>

<p>#3</p><div></div>

<p>#4</p><div></div>

<p>Time to acknowledge another great week.<br>

Markus: As usual, all very creative, espec. like 2 & 4.<br>

Javier: Coocooroo - classic street shot.<br>

Dave H: Yes, keep it with you. Beautiful human study.<br>

Yury: Thank you. Nice to see the b&w espec. the gentle-toned Dry Swamp.<br>

Dorus: Hedge composition and colour is perfect.<br>

Robert: Emerging from the Woods. The image says everything about long distance running.<br>

Hin: The "Model" in b&w is stunning.<br>

Ronny: Don't know how you find them but always classic composition and presentation.<br>

David: My first time also. Thank you.<br>

Jordon: Keepers forever.<br>

Rick: "Bouquet".<br>

Frank: The lights.<br>

Camus: The second is more you.<br>

Doug: Yes. "City of Champions" (once was). "Wayne-Gretzky-Ville" (once was).<br>

Nick: Thank you. Bird Berries for the colour.<br>

Haig: All too good to pick the best, but I will try 1 & 3.</p>

<p>Some very nice prespectives from Nick, both the rings and the trees. Haig's streetartist seems to point you far away along the street.<br /> Again some concertwork from me, a small band performing on a small stage during the opening of the cultural season<br /> <img src="http://fotoalbum.dds.nl/ivo_m/hausmagger/large/IMGP0049.jpg" alt="" /></p>

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<p>K20D with Takumar 2.5/135 (first photo) and FA 1.7/50 (other photos).</p>

<p>I just got back from a weekend camping with the family at the Great Sand Dunes National Park. Fun, but camping around all those people is weird. I'm used to a more remote camping experience! Still a great weekend with tons of great photo opportunities.<br>

Sand yoga<br>

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Evening hike<br>

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Old homestead<br>

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<p>Matt that sand yoga shot is very good, very different. Have you tried it with a lower horizon? I'd be tempted to chop off 80% of the sand.</p>

<p>Thanks Camus! Here's an alternate crop like you suggest and I cloned out the backpack. It took me a little time to warm up to it because I liked that sand pattern, but I think you are right.<br>

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<p>That looks better Matt.. the patterns are nice, but I think the focus is the yogi :-) You might want to lighten it a tad as well.. looks a bit dark to me (at least the sand does).</p>

<p>I actually like the original best. I get a sense of all with the all the sand in the forefront. When I first the saw the image, my first thought was wall hanger. Well done Matt.</p>

<p>Thanks you guys. I kind of like both versions, but either way I think the backpack needs to go. I ordered some prints of the cropped version before I saw these responses so I guess I'll see how it looks printed. My wife, the yogi, wants to give one to her mentor and I figured I'd add one to "my wall" at the local gallery and see if anyone likes enough to buy it.</p>

<p>Ok, I feel like I've hogged enough of this thread, so I'm turning my attention to all of your images.<br /><br />Markus - the street lamp is nice with the rectangular shapes in the background. After that first shot I need to look at some muted colors to calm down! :)<br />Javier - the punks are fun, but the coocooroo shot is great! Love the personality displayed there. Sorry about your camera taking a dip though - glad you came out better than it did!<br />Dave Hollander - that forst shot is just beautiful. Beautiful people captured well in a beautiful situation. Very nice.<br />Yuri - I like your first the most. Nice lines and the light saturation works well for this.<br />Dorus - All nice but the second is fascination. I really like that surface tension and the velvety surface of the water. Great!<br />robert - the treatment of the clouds and the wide view really make the first one shine. <br />Hin - Both very nice. The model shot is fun, but I think models look to plasticky these days. I like a natural beauty! ;) The dog portrait is perfect IMO. Such a look of love!<br />Trevor - Very interesting bokeh in the dandelion shot. I like it!<br />Jordan - your last is great! What a cutie!<br />Tony - I like the postcards, but the last one is really nice. Love the blues and uniformity. <br />Frank - the first is nice but needed a little more light on the foreground IMO. This is something I have been meaning to try too!<br />Camus - I like all that black in your shots. I got one sort of like this at the dunes and debated showing it but have shelved it for the time being. Yours make me want to revisit it!<br />Nick - I love the color in your dill shot. Really nice!<br />Haig - all very good. I remember those silver painted guys from bourbon street - kind of creepy! That waiter looks like he could be a Baldwin brother!<br /><br />Ok, great work everyone! Now I have to get back to my day job!<br /><br /></p>

<p>The two versions of Matt's sanddunes photo give a completely different emphasis. The original one is more about sanddunes, the cropped version about someone doing yoga in a remote place. I prefer the original one.</p>

<p>Wow there are so many this week.... Below are the ones that really stand out to me...</p>

<p>Javier G- That photo of the street vendor just grabs you. Maybe its his smile.<br>

Dave H. - Great capture of the black woman and daughter reading. Those images need to be seen more.<br>

Robert C. - Love the post processing on that team stretching shot. Killer.<br>

Hin Man - That sunset is marvelous. Nice touch with the sun's reflection off of the water too.<br>

Jordan T. - That last picture with the little girl looking back...nicely done.<br>

Tony E. - The blue colors in the Robins Huts photo just pops.<br>

Nick S. - Nice framing on that ring shot. Impressive.<br>

Haig T. - Modern girl should be a poster someplace.<br>

Matt B. - I love your first sand dune shot. I think photoshopping out the backpack was a great idea, but I don't like the crop. The first is better. As Ivo and others mentioned the first is about the scale of the sand dunes and the openness of the photo, the crop makes it more about the person doing yoga which isn't as interesting visually. Homestead for me also pops!<br>

Until next week...</p>