shots worth sharing Posted July 27, 2008 Share Posted July 27, 2008 Some subjects are just impossible, Dave ;~) It sounds like you're in for some fun--and all for a worthy cause. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mountainvisions Posted July 27, 2008 Share Posted July 27, 2008 K20D, 35mm DA Limited, Ultrapod in 3 inches of water about 3 inches from the frog...about 1:3 macro. Used Live View to compose this. <BR> <a title="Northern Green Frog - Giant's Washbowl, Adirondacks" href=" ><img src="http://static.flickr.com/3034/2684893370_17c0e79794_d.jpg" border="0"/></a> <P> From way back on Memorial Day...Davis Path NH, nice 3 day weekend of backpacking. K20D, 21mm DA Limited. <BR> <a title="Davis Path, NH" href=" ><img src="http://static.flickr.com/3024/2701554137_118f6e0eee_d.jpg" border="0"/></a> <P> From a softball tournament a few weekends ago...shot in the rain with all the weather sealed, and well sealed gear I now own!!! <BR> <a title="Safe!!" href=" ><img src="http://static.flickr.com/3104/2681857122_13870f5db7_d.jpg" border="0"/></a> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snik75 Posted July 27, 2008 Share Posted July 27, 2008 All very nice! I especially like: Maria's red wedding, Javier's boat, both of Alisa's shots but especially the first. (I took some distinctly less successful shots of my wife pregnant, but it isn't worth my life to post them here) AND: Garry's plant, Markus's love mirrors, anything and everything O Shiva does, Dave's leaf, robert's orchid, Justin's frog, and Thomas's mountain observatory shots. All great! I was very happy with a few of the shots I took this week, trying for flower shots as always, and a bee wandered into the garden. Both with the M 50 f4 macro, somewhere between f4 an8 (and not quite enough, but oh well).<div></div> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snik75 Posted July 27, 2008 Share Posted July 27, 2008 Plus bee<div></div> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snik75 Posted July 27, 2008 Share Posted July 27, 2008 And don't ask me why I took a wide angle lens to the zoo, but I was trying out a Vivitar 24mm F2.8. (which has A settings! I didn't know when I bought it). This turned out ok. Poor goat.<div></div> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bob_marz Posted July 27, 2008 Share Posted July 27, 2008 This a shot of the base 200 foot Fairy Falls, Yellowstone NP, a 3 mile hike, well worth it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bob_marz Posted July 27, 2008 Share Posted July 27, 2008 And after hiking a few miles, well a cold hefeweizen his the spot...<div></div> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bob_marz Posted July 27, 2008 Share Posted July 27, 2008 Sorry, still learning, Fairy Falls resized<div></div> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bob_marz Posted July 27, 2008 Share Posted July 27, 2008 This is why I drink good beer...This is my son hiking the Mt Washburn Trail (9 miles round trip, 10,243 ft) inbetween 12 ft high snow drifts! It's great to get off the beaten path.<div></div> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jgredline Posted July 27, 2008 Share Posted July 27, 2008 Sneaking one more in. <a href="http://imageshack.us"><img src="http://img389.imageshack.us/img389/48/smpeirlz0.jpg" border="0" alt="Image Hosted by ImageShack.us"/></a><br/>By <a href="http://profile.imageshack.us/user/jgredline">jgredline</a> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
personalphotos Posted July 27, 2008 Share Posted July 27, 2008 Wow the quality and the quantity gets better each week. Some excellent stuff from all of you. Maria, Great wedding shots Alisa, Very nice maternity series, you captured her well. Nice sailing shot, Great angle and colours. Love the board walk area. Cool cat Garry and the new camera's doing well in your hands Markus, Love the reflection shot. Great location and very good idea. OShiva, more excellent stuff from you Love the windows. Pretty decent macro too. Nice and sharp. Dave Nice 'texture' shots. Good nighttime macro Doug.Ii've not tried that yet. Great series Robert, I like the Last one the best Dave, you win the 'corker of he week! Thomas that observation station shot is great. beautiful light. Justin, Shooting the frog that way and the result is inspired. Nick very good close ups of the corn flowers. great colours Bob, the Brew would go down well here 32C today, 38 in the humidity. The falls look very good I took my new toy out very early this morning. Sunrise was at 5:45 or so and of course we're surrounded by the ocean. Off to Brackley Point Beach PEI at 4:30. Armed with too much stuff and the 1000mm Meade. Still trying to get used to this lens. Focus is an issue and I might have to get another body installed with a Katz Eye just for it's use. So to start Cove head lighthouse before sunrise. Da 16-45 <a target='_blank' title='ImageShack - Image And Video Hosting' href='http://imageshack.us/'><img src='http://img403.imageshack.us/img403/9839/imgp2920ppsigneddi3.jpg' border='0'/></a> Sun is just peeking over the ocean 1000mm: <a target='_blank' title='ImageShack - Image And Video Hosting' href='http://imageshack.us/'><img src='http://img204.imageshack.us/img204/7404/imgp2945signedtz3.jpg' border='0'/></a> A Blue Heron starting his day fishing 1000mm with AF1.7 TC <a target='_blank' title='ImageShack - Image And Video Hosting' href='http://imageshack.us/'><img src='http://img368.imageshack.us/img368/7249/imgp3013signedsr7.jpg' border='0'/></a> I believe a sandpiper digging around in the mud. 1000mm These guys are tough as they rarely stand still for a second. <a target='_blank' title='ImageShack - Image And Video Hosting' href='http://imageshack.us/'><img src='http://img373.imageshack.us/img373/8990/imgp3049signedpd9.jpg' border='0'/></a> I'm liking this lens but it's also going to take more practice. I don't think I could use it with the current screen on the K10D without the Hoodman loupe to chimp both exposure and checking focus. In bright light AF confirm works but like this morning when the light was dim I'd miss about 30+ % of the shots. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mountainvisions Posted July 27, 2008 Share Posted July 27, 2008 Bob, If you want another son, I'm up for adoption. Javier had first dibs, but he declined, even though it's all the rage to adopt a child of different ethnicity in So Cal. Although I really shouldn't be jealous of Javiers son getting to shoot his SLRs, my dad did give me free reign of his Zeiss range finder, and Pentax K1000 from about 14. Back then a SLR even as antiquated as the K1000 was about the coolest contraption in the world. But Bob, I'm still on the market!!! @ Alisa, IMO, your best work yet. Although I liked the road in Arkansas (great concept, although I'd have preferred black and white with lots of dodging and burning to bring out the textures and focus the eye), and Devils Den (my old stomping grounds while at the University of Arkansas). I actually find pregnant women completely unattractive (not sure if thats weird but women find it strange that I do so my apologies), so the fact that I even looked really says a lot about the shots, excellent work with the window light portraits. Did you use optical filters (for the soft focus effect) or digital? Great post processing or use of filters either way. @ Thomas, welcome back to the forums, and well in a week I'm already amazed by your work. You have become one of my favorites on this site. @ Maria...are you going to start posting this thread on Fridays anytime soon!!! Nice wedding shots as always, I could NEVER shoot weddings, and congrats on the awards for the concert shots, well done. @ Nick, Great flower shots as always. Love the detail, and the close crops. @ Robert...Incredible!!! Love the shallow DOF in the last one!!! @ Oshiva, love the second one, I'm not a huge fan of manipulation but most of the time you produce stuff that makes me think it's A-Ok. @ Gary, Are you testing us? Just seeing if we appreciate your photography or just your models/co-workers? Love the scooter shot, very interesting to me. @ Dave, Like the shadow abstracts. Well done, and different. @ Javier, you should shoot for the California tourism industry. You always capture cali so well... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
duane_mills Posted July 27, 2008 Share Posted July 27, 2008 Great shots everyone, unfortunately I've only been able to view them on my Blackberry as the local ISP (Bell-Aliant) is having server issues. Even on the tiny screen they look teriffic. Maria - the mood of the Vietnamese wedding shot is lovely. Javier - awesome waves photo with the couple. Alisa - the maternity photos are beautifully done, superb work. Markus - love the stained glass and the candles images. O'Shiva - I really like the well saturated color in your photos. Robert - stunning flowers. Dave like the tiles - interesting lines and shadows.Thomas - great sunsets, the first in my favorite. Justin - cool frog. Nick - sweet macro with the bee. Bob - incredible waterfall. Peter - the sun peeking over the ocean is my favorite photo this week. It's the kind of image that makes Maritimers working in Alberta or landlocked anywhere else long for home. PS. Bob those beers look awfully good. Cheers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
miserere_mei Posted July 27, 2008 Share Posted July 27, 2008 This thread gets longer every week! Although I like 'em all, I'll just point out my faves: Maria's red wedding pic; Javier's wave; Alisa's huge belly--I mean, cute pregnancy shots (especially the second); Markus's newly weds being eaten by the reflected dragon; O Shiva's insect, what a great macro; Dave, I love urban abstracts, especially when playing with shadows, so your shots tick all the right boxes :-); Robert's plant nose, freaky, but cool; Dave's mugshot, it's funny!; Thomas's sunset over the clouds...oh the envy!; Justin, good use of the Live View Gimmick for the frog photo; Nick, great bee shot; Bob, that is some well photographed beer!; and finally, Peter, I'm sorry, but you need to post that setting Sun, it's too cool not to share :-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
miserere_mei Posted July 27, 2008 Share Posted July 27, 2008 My contribution this week, two I hadn't posted from my <a href="http://www.photo.net/pentax-camera-forum/00QIt4">Bust-a-Prime™</a> therapy session on Friday.<br> <center> <a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/Miserere/Photos/photo?authkey=ez1ZOp6JExc#5227837839073522642"><img src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/Miserere/SI0C0P1Ss9I/AAAAAAAABFA/yP1sT0PRKGg/s800/IMGP8793-small.jpg" /></a><br> <b>Pale Life</b><br> <br> <a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/Miserere/Photos/photo?authkey=ez1ZOp6JExc#5227479486160559058"><img src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/Miserere/SIu85XM929I/AAAAAAAABEY/70YtLpRD6rA/s800/IMGP8817-small.jpg" /></a><br> <b>At the End of the Day</b><br> </center> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bob_marz Posted July 27, 2008 Share Posted July 27, 2008 Justin, I think you're doing ok on your own just fine, thank you. I'm hoping for an empty nest, someday. Maybe an uncle twice removed or something like that, (just kidding, I'm sure your father is proud of you). Besides, I think you hike more than enough on your own, as well as drink good beer too, and I'm only a couple years older than you. Ok maybe a couple decades. Well, you are as old as you feel, or so they say. Hell, I might be in better shape than I was when I was 30. Awesome shots by everyone as usual. Glad everybody liked the beer shot. It tasted great also. Sorry I can't share that aspect as well. Maybe someday we will all meet up for a beer, eh... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
duane_mills Posted July 27, 2008 Share Posted July 27, 2008 Finally got a connection. Wow they're all even better on the big screen. Garry, sorry I missed yours on the Blackberry. The cat pic is a great shot. Mis - Pale Life is a well thought out, artistic capture. I like it. I didn't have much time to shoot this week, exterior household renovations and such. My lovely wife had a very detailed and long list of work for me that was scheduled for completion by the end of the weekend. Not all of it got done. Despite the list I managed to take a couple of brief detours with the kids and catch a few snaps. Here are a few photos....<div></div> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
duane_mills Posted July 27, 2008 Share Posted July 27, 2008 And another...<div></div> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
personalphotos Posted July 27, 2008 Share Posted July 27, 2008 Miserere, Both nice shots but I relly like end of the day. Very emotive shot and great composition. Duane, great kid shots. The joy of youth in the first and wonderful expressions in the second. Three more from me. Just experimenting with the Longuy (gotta think of a catchy name since Bigma is taken). I was watching this dragonfly who landed everywhere but the spot I was focused on. Got an ant instead. I'd guess the plant was about 5 meters away and as close as this thing can focus. <a target='_blank' title='ImageShack - Image And Video Hosting' href='http://imageshack.us/'><img src='http://img241.imageshack.us/img241/9645/imgp3080signedzt9.jpg' border='0'/></a> Now for the "awe ain't that cute shot" Wild ducks in a pond behind the beach. <a target='_blank' title='ImageShack - Image And Video Hosting' href='http://imageshack.us/'><img src='http://img73.imageshack.us/img73/235/imgp3067signedgu8.jpg' border='0'/></a> Now back by request. Sunset over North River PEI. <a target='_blank' title='ImageShack - Image And Video Hosting' href='http://imageshack.us/'><img src='http://img521.imageshack.us/img521/4054/imgp2857signedze5.jpg' border='0'/></a> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shots worth sharing Posted July 27, 2008 Share Posted July 27, 2008 Fairy Falls is soo cool! Ditto the pale flower, Mis--you put your boredom with flowers to good use! Justin, how did you get that close to the frog?! I love that shot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
garry_young1 Posted July 27, 2008 Share Posted July 27, 2008 Great stuff everyone! <P> Markus, your candles are very tranquil. Nice.<br> O Shiva, all three are stunning! Love that macro!<br> Dave, nice abstracts! Still using your K10 I see.<br> Doug, did you use flash?<br> Bob Colameco, that orchid shot is pure sensuality! Just wait till Paul Wilkins sees it - he's definitely going to think of something feminine!<br> Dave Richhart - you take the model of the week award!<br> Thomas, stunning! The shadow outlined in the background with the mountain in the foreground is incredible, but I wouldn't have picked up on it if it weren't for your title!<br> Justin, prefer the subject in the second shot, but the first shot is well done! I am letting you and Dave Richhart set the tone with models this week!<br> Nick - nice bee. They never sit still.<br> Bob Marz, I love beer, but today my vote goes to the fairy falls. Splendid! <P> Peter - that 1000 mm weapon is producing some splendid stuff! I agree about naming it. But it needs to be something more unique than a play on the manufacturer's brand like the Bigma. Something more descriptive of character. I suggest that "Longuy" doesn't do it justice. The name should either be something suggestive like - "Hung" - as in "Gee, he's really hung!" or maybe something legendary like "Lightmaster", or an acronym like "THULOMC" for "The Huge Old Lens On My Camera", or "MYBOFL" for "MY Big Old F***ing Lens", or just "BMF" for "Big MotherF*****"! Love the shots by the way! <P> Mis - that therapy sure is amazing for photography! Nice shots!<br> Duane, you win the "Aaaw" award for the week. Real cute!<br> Peter - second group of three? Keep shooting - we're going to start a mirror lens thread mid-week! Then you and Mis can make the rest of us feel mighty ashamed! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hinman Posted July 27, 2008 Share Posted July 27, 2008 Outstanding photos from everyone. My week has been mostly testing my Tamron 1.4x on my Tamron 70-300 Di LD on Hummingbirds <br><br> <p align="center"> <img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3237/2702575522_c1ca1d7d09_b.jpg"> <br><br> <img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3253/2701750337_a0b6f2b172_b.jpg"> <br><br> <img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3160/2701750537_7cd00f6c77_b.jpg"> </p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
garry_young1 Posted July 28, 2008 Share Posted July 28, 2008 Hin - hummingbirds are difficult subjects! Well done! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dugger Posted July 28, 2008 Share Posted July 28, 2008 Garry, no flash... only light coming from a 100 watt back door light bulb about 30 feet away. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shots worth sharing Posted July 28, 2008 Share Posted July 28, 2008 Astounding, Hin! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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