POW anyone?

I guess I'm the first one this week.

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Nice ones Guy! I particularly like the first one, it's soft and sharp at the same time and that bokeh to the left looks like a sun. Really nice!

 

I'll try to bring back some photos from today - I'm hiking to a place called 'The Stone Living Room' or sometimes called 'Stone Chairs" It's on the top of a mountain not too far from me and was the location of many, many parties back in the day. We'd drag kegs of beer to the top of that damned mountain. Anyway, I haven't been there in 18 years or so and if all is good, there should be a nice fire pit with a bunch of stone chairs and couches surrounding it.. Google, "the stone living room new jersey" - Here's a link to the Weird NJ page on it.. http://www.weirdnj.com/stories/_ancient02.asp

Guy, very nice shots. As some one who is still trying to figure out lenses, I would like to know what lens you used for these.

 

Well, it rained in Philly on the 4th and i was really looking forward to shooting some fireworks. There is a great display on the steps of the

famous Art Museum, but I wasn't about to trek my camera stuff through the crowds and the rain. It will just have to wait for next year. If

you turn your back to the art museum, however, this is what you see. Philly's famous Parkway looking towards city hall. Notice Venus in

the morning sky of the color shot.<div></div>

same shot, two months later.<div></div>

imagine this an eagle.<div></div>

Very, very nice macro's!

Tonight, dutch time, when I get home, I'll upload my contibution.

Nice shots guys!

 

Been on holiday for a while...

 

A swan...<div></div>

Robert, I used my "beloved" Vivitar Series 1 105mm f/2.5 Macro for the shots.

 

I really, really love this chunk of glass! :o)

And why not...I tend to avoid these...but what the hey!<div></div>

Wow. Great beginnings! I don't need to imagine the eagle Robert, I can "feel" it!

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Great macros Guy. Those flowers look good enough to eat!

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John-Paul - holiday is a swear word for me. 4 years with nothing more than a long weekend. But planning on a week in August.

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For now, some shots taken on Velvia 50 asa slide film. Again, the lab screwed up the scanning. The slides are incredible! Here are one or two scans with almost no touching up, just framing.

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<b>A Confucian temple.

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Yellow flowers at sunset

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Colleague.</b>

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Her face is a little dark due to the back lighting. I am still trying to get this old film camera's metering down. But surprisingly for Velvia 50, the saturation is not too high. Again, must be the lab!

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<b>More colleagues.</b>

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Just for you Haig.

I've already posted most of this week's best in the context of discussion threads but here's something of a change of pace from my usual fare.

 

My daughter and I took the dog (and the smc-a 70-210mm) for a walk down to the stream yesterday afternoon. I didn't get anything really worthwhile in terms of my usual stuff but this is kind of interesting. We were in deep shade on an overcast day and the color is seriously skewed but I like the effect. EXIF: 1/15sec, -1 ev, f18, iso 500, center weighted average metering.<div></div>

Nice macros, Guy--I like the orange one (surprisingly--I hate orange.)

 

Robert, Venus over Philly is cool and the seagull is terrific.

 

The swan is nice John-Paul (but maybe try some other crops?) and a good sunset is hard to resist.

 

I really like the yellow flowers, Garry!

Really interesting colors Dave! I like it.

Glad you like it Garry! Regardless of photographic merit, it's destined to become a favorite of mine because it comes at time when she's been asked out to a movie by a *boy* for the first time and somehow it captures the spirit of that turning point.

Oh my ... Scary as a dad! My little girl is 10, and I might get around to accepting some guy asking her out in about

25 years time! You seem to be taking it well Dave - kudos to you!

 

That also adds a huge amount to the photo. Wow, it really is a great capture then!

Great stuff all of you!

Stuck in a trafic jam in Amsterdam I took this picture. "Eat as much as you want in 1 hour". How about that?

K10D plus 70-300 Sigma.<div></div>

You can imagine my wife's comment.<div></div>

I really enjoy seeing all your work folks! And thanks for the info on your macro Guy. Here's my one and only for this week. I was driving home from working on a Sunday and came across a bike race being held in my home town. End of day, so of course the race was just about over and I was only able to get a few shots. Used the 50-200 kit lens. This was the best of the half a dozen I was able to shoot before the race was over.<div></div>

... but you can't take the jungle out of the cat.<div></div>

I love that, Johan and I'm impressed by your halo, Bruce!

Wonderful shot, Doug--the lead cyclist really pops out.

Bruce - halos don't seem to help with wives!

 

Doug - love that cycling shot! I love the 50-200. Really is the right lens for a cycling race like that.

Here's a quick shot from the Dallas zoo last Sunday. The mesh fence was about 2' in front of me and the buzzard

about 15' back. I was a bit surprised at just how much the fence disappeared.<div></div>

Good to see everyone is up early this Sunday...well, those on the American continent, anyway. I like the first shot of the thread, and not just because I like orange, but the second is my favourite, Guy. I see you get along fine with that big hunka glass.

 

Some of the others that stood out to me:

 

Robert's flag shot was cool; selective B&W seems overdone nowadays, but in this case it works very well.

 

John-Paul's swan nearly put me to sleep. That's because it's such a calm, tranquil scene, not because it's boring! I was imagining lying down on the grass, listening to the water flow and the birds sing... I want to go back to bed now!

 

Garry, good to see you still braving the (film) elements. And it's particularly difficult for you, I know, being surrounded by all those ugly "colleagues". I like the first portrait, even if it is a bit dark.

 

Dave, that's a great shot of Clara, and the colours are great. Ah...daddy's little girl no more, huh? You knew it was coming, so I hope you prepared for it (bought the shotgun and salt pellets, etc.).

 

Johan, I can eat a lot of Chinese food in 1 hour! :-D

 

Saint Bruce, great self-portrait.

 

Doug, that is an impressive action shot, worthy of the D3s and 1Ds the pro photographers were probably carrying :-)