Photo Of The Week - July 13th

Well after some what catching up on my photography backlog by spending a very hot a humid Saturday behind a CRT

rather than paddling I actually can participate in this weeks POW with fresh photos!

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First off is a testament that ANY tripod is better than no tripod. The first photo was taken with a Cullman 2100

(i think) which is about as rickety of a pod as you can get. It comes in at under 2lbs and is used by me for

backpacking and hiking where I would not otherwise take a tripod. I can reverse the center column but the legs

don't spread. Anyway, this was a 27 second exposure on the Cullman, and despite me choosing this one 90% of my

shots were sharp using it.

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Happy Birthday America...Baseball and Fireworks!!!

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So here are my four for the 4th!

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Justin, You are an amazing photographer...

Ok, here are some snap shots. Nothing great..I have not had time to go out and shoot. I have had to work ''sigh''

 

Ok, Those three small houses that are on stilts ready to fall off the side of the hill sell for about 2 million dollars....Here in L.A. They will build houses anyplace it seems....Ridiculous..

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what ever they where shooting must have been important to bring out the heavy guns...

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a friend of mine hand feeding this ratt...

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This week I learned that spending 6+ hrs a day editing video means I don't get any fresh pics to post for POW. whoops!

But ya'll are going to get an eyefull of weddings I guess, as I get caught up on their pp.

 

I DID, however, get to go to Antiques Roadshow today. I didn't get to come away w/ any cool crowd shots, cause cameras

are verboten past the waiting line to get into the real waiting lines. Oh well. I DID however, get to stand infront of a couple

w/ some really really cool chairs.<div></div>

The family story is that these chairs were carved in tribute (or whatever) to pirates that died, and the carving actually shows

the wounds they had, and the bullets that were supposed to have killed them. Apparently they went on down the

generations of a family until they wound up in a tavern Stillwater, OK & now the set of 12 has been split between 2 sides of

the family after the guy's grandpa took the chairs as a debt payment.<div></div>

Sorry for the couple - we won't be seeing them on tv. Apparently his grandpa is one good story-teller. They're not the

several hundred year old chairs that he claimed. They're not even 200 yrs old. They're just funny chairs from the 19th C.

who's carver had a sense of humor. Most chairs like this are saints or gods. They were still the hit of the waiting line,

even if they weren't the hit of the show!<div></div>

Well, I'm tossing in 1 more, just to show you Mr Angry Eye's chair. And shoot, now I'm dissappointed w/ myself for being

too tired & too lazy to do a little pp on the other 3 shots. Note his mustache. It's striking me as funny right now. maybe

it's the need for sleep.<div></div>

@ Justin - the fireworks couldn't be more perfect!<p>

 

@ Javie - I once knew an old lady that lost a finger feeding a 'ratt' like that!<p>

 

I can tell Maria has been watching too much "Hogan's Heros" while 'editing video.' I don't know how many times I heard

the word 'verboten' while <a href="http://search.ebay.com/_W0QQsassZmmcmanamey" target="new"> posting lenses

on eBay</a> this weekend.<p>

 

Here are a few fun ones from the 4th myself.<p>

<h3>Baseline: Sober</h3>

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<h3>He's just toasted 28 individual tables, and now has an attitude...</h3>

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<h3>She's still sober!</h3>

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Well, that's it. I want a total do-over. mebbe Doug'll just delete my first 3 posts so I don't wind up posting 8 pics? I just

finished upping the contrast (all the way) and the saturation a little on my "angry eyes" and now he looks really really mean.

And I don't like the full view pic of him I chose to post now, either. sheesh. I'm give up. I'm going to bed.<div></div>

Beautiful fireworks Justin. It's been a long time since I've seen a photo of pyrotechnics that I like. I really like that

one. Good job!

 

Here's a couple from a hike with my dogs. I'm working on trying (key word) to get interesting shots with a lot of

clutter in the way (ie. trees).

 

Both taken with my K10d 16-45mm and B+W polariser.<div></div>

And the last.<div></div>

Justin: Great start.. That is an impressive fireworks shot.. especially with the background getting such perfect

exposure too. Nice!! The baseball shots are really good action shots. I think my favorite is the first one.. but the

others ain't too shabby either :-). <br> Javier : 2 Mil ? they must be crazy.. you get a heavy rainstorm, and either

they wash out.. or the houses on top of them land on their roof.. sheesh! <br> Ok Maria: those chairs are pretty nifty

things, even if they aren't centuries old.. I like your last shot best actually :-) <br> Matt: that's pretty nice the last two

shots and the captions.. I am sure they'll appreciate them for years to come. <br> Scott: that's a pretty good one of

the lagoon. Looks sharp at the corners too.. my 16-45 isn't quite that sharp at the edges.. probably should have it

looked at. <br> Not a big week for photos here.. a couple from around the corner <center><br><div></div>

Neighbor's dog<div></div>

The bane of my existence.. trying to get good shots of black poodles. I'll be joining masochists anonymous when I get done..

Even the pictures hang up before posting .. lol<div></div>

Few shots taken with my DA 50-200 f/4.0-5.6. I sold the lens 2 months and bought it back used. I don't know what I am doing, I missed this lens for a reason. I used it to take pictures of my boys taking swimming lessons.

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Hin, you always get such great photos of your kids.

I almost forgot.. the obligatory food photo! </center><br><div></div>

Since we need a duck or swan every week, here is mine :-)<div></div>

The Bass<div></div>

Music makes the world go round<div></div>

Justin - awesome photos. Did you superimpose the fireworks over that night scene? It is about darn near perfect!

Javier - great squirrel capture. High speed capture mode or single shot?

Maria - LOL, that chair cracks me up.

Matthew - I really like the lighting and the "attitude" you captured on the wedding pics.

Scot -The landscapes are wild! Almost surreal in their presentation. These are from our planet right?

Haig - The composition and colors on your flower shot really caught my eye!

Hin - Your kids expressions are really cool... great captures.

 

Ok - here's mine from this week. My wifes favorite flowering plant. I haven't a clue what it is...<div></div>

The happy peacock family (Joseph and Mara)

Joseph and Mara and mini peacocks<div></div>

The details on your shots are awsome Markus.