POW 8/31/08

Looks like everyone has taken off for the long weekend, so I'll try and do the honors. A few shots from the last 3

weeks on the east coast.<div></div>

This 'little' guy was the size of my fist!<div></div>

A leaf that took my fancy<div></div>

And a 1600 iso shot at 1/5 sec.. handheld.<div></div>

Your animal-shots are very professional, Haig. But ofcourse the leaf fits better with my taste (excuse my crooked english). <br>

Besides digging for rabbits, I didn’t have much time for any serious photo-work. <br>

Still, these are the spoils of this week :

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Midges caught in a web outside my bedroom (spiders are underrated)

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A moth, trying hard to blend into the background

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Some experimenting with under-exposed glas

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No new roll this week - a newborn can be rather time consuming, I'd say. So: I'll break the rules one more time.

 

Here's one from the last roll I got back from the lab, Fuji Pro800Z shot with my last buy (a Pentax MZ-5n). I rarely take pictures at sunrise - but this was THE day, and I had to get up to drive my wife to the hospital anyway!<div></div>

That spider will have a tough time cleaning out it's web.. Nice one of the moth.. looks like you did not have much light. Your glass is neat, I should play around with that some time.. I like the results :-)

Considering your preoccupation with the bunnies.. I can understand why the leaf fits your taste better! LOL. I was actually thinking of your photos when I shot it.. I am not sure I should not play with it in pp, it is currently in it's natural state.

I had some strong "colorvision" this week but also tried some HDR photography inside the Grossmuenster church in

Zurich.

Yesterday I took 2 *istD's to document a party event and will post photos soon :-).<div></div>

the wooden stairs inside one of the Zurich Grossmuenster towers in HDR<div></div>

Fata Morgana in the city<div></div>

Heading out of town for a family reunion so will comment later. 3 I'd like to share from last weeks

outings...<P><center> <img src = "http://d6d2h4gfvy8t8.cloudfront.net/7687302-md.jpg"> <br><b> Art Hunting

</b></center><p> A look from my point of view after a hard days journey ...<P><center> <img src

= "http://d6d2h4gfvy8t8.cloudfront.net/7687295-md.jpg"> <br><b> 1:00 A.M. </b></center> and finally, one last music

shot......<P><center> <img src = "http://d6d2h4gfvy8t8.cloudfront.net/7728631-md.jpg"> <br><b> Soul Man

#3</b></center><br> This line just to confirm I turned off the bold! ;)

Nice beginning, I'll wait until there are more before I comment.

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<b>Just a heads up to everyone.</b> In a few hours I will be posting a <b>Picture of the Month Mirror Lens</b>

thread on the <b>Casual Conversations</b> forum.

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Today I have two shots from an outdoor restuarant/bar that I frequent with friends. First, a friend rolling a smoke:<br>

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Thought of doing this one in black white, maybe will get to it later.

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Then lighting up:<br>

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And then a lily of some sort, its a 1:1 macro with my new lens:<br>

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Christophe.. glad somebody gets up early to give us early morning shots :-) <br>

Markus: your colorvision is pretty darn cool! But I would have to vote the stairs as my favorite. <br>

Doug: I love your 1:00 am perspective on life! Very creative and well executed :-) Duly noted that the bold is off :-)

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Ben: The peach flower is beautiful..and who can turn down cockatoos? The noisy kookaburra on the other hand is

better served in black and white methinks. I'll be visiting Sydney in a couple of weeks.. too bad you aren't in the

vicinity. <br>

Garry: Rolling a joint? LOL I like lighting up.. great light, and the subject is totally engrossed in his world. The lily

macro is beautifully done. Very pretty colors. <br>

Ha ha, no Haig, not a joint!

 

He is trying to quit, so he only rolls his cigarettes as a deterrent to smoking too much!

Haig, the grasshopper is really crisp, nice shot! Love the leaf too. Amazing natural coloring. By the way, my lily is virtually untouched too - amazing natural colors.<br>

O Shiva, the glass is great. Love the minimalist feel.<br>

Christophe - no shot of the little one? I've had two, and I know how exhausted you can get!<br>

Markus, those stairs in the tower are one of the best applications of HDR I've seen yet! Great shot!<br>

Doug, the one am blur with sharp glasses might be great in black and white! Still really nice shot.<br>

Ben, I really like the kookaburra. Not sure if the sepia is better than b&w as I haven't seen the other, but it looks good. First thought was to bring up the contrast and blacks a little, but actually the light shading effect is really nice.<br>

Went to the Museum of Civilization in Gatineau, QC

 

 

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All photos taken with K10D & FA50mm 1.4

Took a trip to the Oregon coast last week and shot a bunch of photos. My two year old son had an absolute blast playing on the beach. Here are some of the keepers;<div></div>

Some great shots already!! Haig, the "little" guy is amazingly clear, as is O Shiva's moth. The last week of August is

always hell week for me, working at the pool, varsity soccer practice and faculty meetings. I didn't touch my camera all

week. I know that this thread is suppose to be about pictures shot during the week but in honor of the opening of another

school year, I would like to post one of my all time favorite pics. Shot in the spring of 1978 with my 35mm Nikkormatt and

a 105mm lens. My second year in the classroom. I only spent four years at Ben Franklin High in North Philly but they were

memorable.<div></div>

Surfer sizing up the ocean.<div></div>

There were all taken with my first new lens purchase, a 24-60 2.8 sigma. For $199 new through Amazon I can't think of a better bargain. Except for bad brokeh and CA when wide and at 2.8 it really does a nice job.<div></div>

A shot from Chicago...<div></div>

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Andrew, your son is toooo cute! Nice shot.

Warning: Using N**on equipment too frequently makes you lose your marbles. You wander around a forest, take bad photos.. and then post them in the wrong forum! Thanks Fab for showing us the way.