Potw for Oct 26th to Nov 1

[trw]

Bruce: the real challenge is standing still enough to have the same spot in focus when you press the shutter if you shoot

macro handheld.

[erik_skipit]

Trent....What you say is very true...Hand held macro shots almost dont work in my opinion....Heres a hand held shot i did of a Parrot,Macro...I know this is just going to show as a link and not the image...Oh well...Take a look if curiousity gets the best of you...One of my few hand held macro shots that turned out...This image in a 12 by 18 print is very intense....<div></div>

[john_behrends]

Fall colors in and around Portland Oregon<div></div>

[john_behrends]

More leaves<div></div>

[jgredline]

@Peter, You have put up some great bird shots in the past, but these blue Jay shots are some of your finest. The detail in the feathers is remarkable. What set up did you use to take them?

 

@Markus, I like the dragon image. Looks like it is hunting.

 

@Bob, I like the waterfall image. Good use of the slow shutter speeds.

 

@Duane, That is a great sea gull...Good to see you making good use of that Bigma...

 

@Dave, your basketball image is superb...I love your creativity...You make things that should not work, WORK!!!

 

@Hin, I love the image of your boy holding that flower. Great comp...You also amaze me at your gift of being able to use any lens to put out some great work...

 

@Roger, what an amazing capture...Would have loved to have seen the credit card in the dogs mouth or him chewing on it...Better yet, burring it.

 

@Matthew L, that first image is a home run!!!! Great capture.

 

@Dave R, Is that the pink elephant in the room? Nice image.

 

@Bruce M, I like the first image best of your set. That frosty flower is cool...

 

@Scot T, This is my favorite in this thread so far...Bravo...

 

@Justin, The small image here does not do it justice..The large image is superb. I love looking at detail....

 

@Erik S, Welcome to P.net...One of the things you will learn soon is that when posting images to P.net, you need to resize them to fit the format and add about 10% sharpening to restore it back to original type quality. I believe this is why the image looks a little flat or soft. From a composition point of view and colors it looks great....

Not to sure about using a 17 year old model, but that's just me..

 

@Nick, I always enjoy your family images and this is no exception...Glad to see all the toys on the floor scattered about. Reminds me that my kids are normal.

 

@Adam, that is some great creativity....Bravo, bravo...I love it...Tell jake; thanks for the idea.

 

@Patrick, Nice hockey shots...I know those are some of the toughest in sports to take or so I have read, but you done well...

 

@Jemal, Great street shooting, love the girl walking her dog, or the dog walking the girl...They are a tad dark on my monitor...but great job...

 

@Trent, nice flowers, but that spider kicks ass....

 

@Haig, you are perhaps one of the most gifted, versatile photographers I have seen and these images are more proof of that...I love the suspension bridge...

 

@Robert, I really enjoyed glazing at your ''misty rays 9''....Can't place what it is that I like so much about it..

 

@Erik, I just saw that Parrot head shot....Bravo. That is a nice image....

[jgredline]

John, Nice autumn shots..I like the second best. They seem underexposed a tad, but nice..

[erik_skipit]

Javier....Hello....Thankyou =) ....Most images look 10 times better in a print then on the monitor...Seriously....As for my model...On the freelance end i've been round modeling a long time...What she does is not nearly what models in the big competitive markets do,CA,FL and NY....In terms of glamour etc etc....You have models as young as 14 doing lingerie....And working with some very high end photographers.....In this day,for freelance,jeans an t-shirt stuff might be nice but its not getting anyones attention....Glamour sells....Its what gets attention.....I'd put Jordan up against any jeans an t-shirt model her age,garuntee you Jordan gets 10 times more attention from higher end photographers....I could say a lot more on this but nuff said...

[mcmanamey]

Like the other thread - I'm going to have to come back & really go over this one & leave comments. Even a fast scroll

looks good!

 

JAMAL - good to see you again!! Where've you BEEN?!??!

 

Anyway - double posting is so much fun AND it gives me a way to get five pix in this week! ;- D

 

All from wisconsin. First - the obligatory barn. I've warned you before I'm an old building junkie! Too bad there wasn't a

red or purple tree near this one.<div></div>

[mcmanamey]

And back to griping about the solid gray skies (and rain). I had to really up the saturation and contrast in these shots.

 

The next two - I spotted on the last leg of our drive out to get the engine for Matt. I started LAUGHING, so of course I had

to stop on the way back out to get these!<div></div>

[mcmanamey]

And if this was the ONLY shot it took in 3 days.... I'm really really glad I packed the 28-300. Being able to get this "close"

to the desks made it worth it. They were well off from the road.<div></div>

[jemal.yarbrough]

@everyone: Thanks. I thought the photos were dark. I was working/reading a book on photoshop CS3, and it had me change the gamma settings. So I think it threw off the processing. Grrr. I'm about to throw CS3 out the window since I can't get it to convert from PEF to JPG without scratch memory errors anyway. I think I'm just gonna move it all to my mac and be done with it. Lighting condition was horrible. It was way to bright and about half of my photos were thrown out just because of blown highlights.

 

@Maria: Been lurking, but Javier got me out posting with his whole Street Shooting thread. Glad to be back actively posting.

[garry_young1]

Wow, I am late to the party this week. Just one from me:

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[jgredline]

@ Maria, Love the yard Art...

 

@ Garry, better late than never...Great nun shot and good use of black and white...

[jgredline]

Hi folks, Nothing good from me, but I do have a couple of snaps. I spent the day at my Grandsons BD party yesterday when I heard this rukus up in these tall trees...''Wild Parrats'' There are a bunch of them out here, but seldom am I at the right place at the right time to shoot them. Of course the day I have an opportunity, I am with out the right lens...''sigh'' I shot these my my Tamron 18-250mm lens and it was way to short. These images are nearly 100% crops....I just hope this does not become an obsession to be chasing them like dave chases his woodpeckers...LOL

 

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[dorus]

Back from another tiny holliday-break on one of Holland's smaller islands, Vlieland. I've honestly tried to make less pictures, and enjoy the surroundings more directly instead (dunes, beach, sea, is all). It wasn't easy but I did manage…..:) <br>

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My compliments go out to : <br>

Peter for your bird-pix <br>

Markus for the flying birds up high <br>

Duane for all….. <br>

Bob, your b/w are to dark (to my taste) <br>

Hin man 'second (the little boy) <br>

Matthew's second close up <br>

Bruce's frost survivor <br>

Justin’s gorge floor perfection (I LOVE it) <br>

Haig for that bridge <br>

And Robert for the second in your series

 

 

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formerly a seagull

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a stormy beach

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a sort of romance…

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[erik_skipit]

Shiva....Awesome tht last picture...First one too but last ones awesome...

[rose_duclos]

Roger - LOVE the Bogan picture. What a smart puppy - to save you from all that CC debt... :)

 

Robert - the sceneries - WOW. I love the way you captured the light and the sepia color works in these.

 

O'Shiva - your work always overwhelms me. The seagull - disgusting - but beautiful too. And the third 'romance' picture. Very stark.

 

Erik, I've never seen you post before - so welcome to our happy gang. :) You should have offered Jordan a sweater or something. It's cold out there.

[duane_mills]

O Shiva - stunning works as always - the "sort of romance" photo is amazing. I keep going back to it as the framing, lighting and colors are captivating.

 

Javier - great shots. IQ is still very good with the cropping.

 

Maria - the desks in the yard are pretty cool.

 

John - awesome leaf colors.

 

Erik - your shots are excellent and yes Jordan is a beautiful young model.

 

Nick - I'm always a sucker for kid candids. Thanks for sharing. My 2 are 10 and 3 so I can relate. Treasure every moment - they grow up far too quickly.

 

Bob - love the Bigma. $1200 Cdn + 13% HST (harmonized sales tax). The long end is nice and sharp but the lens is not spectacular on the 50 end. That being said it's about the same as the DA 18-55 or DA 50-200 at the 50 end. From my limited testing so far - I really like it from 100-500mm.

 

Justin - interesting patterns in the "gorge floor" shot. Seems you have an eye for making others see the extraordinary in the ordinary. Kudos.

 

Scott - nice sepia. It looks like Pnet screwed up the sharpening a little.

 

Bruce - really cool skeleton - looks like a fun project with the kids.

 

Dave - pink elephants with glasses? Where did you meet my in-laws?

 

Matthew - That second shot is a very special moment - print it, frame it, and put it on the wall in the living room or somewhere else where it will bee seen. That is a moment to cherish for a lifetime.

 

Roger - too funny! Bogan looks like a wonderful dog.

 

Hin - great shots - love the DOF and framing of the second. Kudos.

 

Dave - nice soft look on a well worn ball. Nicely done.

 

Robert - all 3 photos are superb but I like 2 and 3 best. Wonderful captures in sepia.

 

Bruce - the seagull was shot at 270mm, 1/180 sec, F8, ISO 200, Manual Focus with saturation and sharpening up a notch from default. No processing after except resizing and then a little sharpening. The water just happened to look that way.

 

Haig - love the perspective of the "pedestrian bridge". Nicely done.

 

Trent - nice DOF.

 

Jemal - great everyday, real life shots. Perhaps a little dark for printing but not bad on a computer monitor. Finding the right balance will come to you very quickly.

 

Patrick - indoor hockey shots are always tough, poor lighting, fast action and glare from ice. You tackle these challenges well. Excellent captures.

 

Adam - neat. Very creative. I like it.

[rose_duclos]

Peter, those blue creatures are really pretty. I'm not up on my bird names, because they don't come with fur - but I'm liking them pics. :)

 

Hin. the second shot with the grass? and your son is very well done. I like the softness of focus in it because it points out the sense of wonder and learning in his expression. He's growing up so quickly. He's looking more and more like a little man now, instead of the young child he was a year ago. :)

 

Adam, I don't think your friend is half as sexy as Jordan - he's gonna have to work on his posing, and maybe show some cheek. ;p

 

Maria - you really need some more trees out there. that one tiny bush in the center of a field just doesn't cut it. If I were to send you some seed - (there's plenty of maple seeds on the ground now that the leaves have fallen) - could you plant them?

[erik_skipit]

@Rose...I do look out for Jordan...When she was shooting with Dean Fast,I am at all her shoots,i stopped the

shoot i felt she was shivering too much,she wanted to keep shooting,i stopped the shoot though and had her warm

up for a bit...Shes a trooper though and we've shot in glacier fed waterfalls in the mountains....Thanks for the

welcome....

 

@Duane,thanks thats very nice...Where are you from?

 

@Rose,where have you seen my post before?...I'm not on many sites....Rose your comment about someone not

being as attractive as Jordan....Her last shoot with a pro,one i mentioned shoots for National Geographic,he was

showing her a pose,he puts down his camera an says like this an does this post...I grab the camera and take a

picture of him LOL!!!!!.....He was like "oh you asshole" lol.....It was funny,you had to be there type thing...

[shaloot]

O Shiva: I love your shots! They have a great feel to them...

[pj_vesterback]

Another great week by everyone. A few shots really catch my eye this week.

 

 

Peter - Love that bridge and the fall colurs. The blue jays are cool too but to me... the ones on the gourds don't look

real. I dunno why. Maybe too perfect?

 

 

Duane - The fall grass is incredible. The glow is perfect. Where did you find a Bigma for that price?

 

 

Roger - I don't have a dog and I tend to wonder what bills would be so important that they have to be picked from the

poop.

 

 

Bruce - Great seasonally appropriate shots. The candle reminds me of my favourite candleholder that I saw in a

storefront in Stockholm. If I can find the scan I will post it later.

 

 

Justin - Love the texture. You seem to have as much energy as that border collie of yours. I stayed up and watched

the game Saturday too and yesterday was a waste.

 

 

Jordan... I mean Erik - Nice shots.

 

 

Jemal - Some nice street shots. Wonderful capture with the girl walking Scooby.

 

 

Haig - Nice shots as usual esp the suspension bridge. But I really didn't need to see the rescue team's aft. Now

maybe if someone could ps Jordan in there instead.

 

 

Garry - Great prayer shot.

[personalphotos]

Gee, I have a busy day and you all fill this thread with a ton of great work. I've been buried in photo work (not

complaining) and too busy to comment. Thanks to those that commented on my opening shots. The Blue Jays were shot

with a K20D and the FA*300mm f4.5 lens. It's quite simply the best lens I've ever shot with (and that includes

the 31mm Ltd even if they are very different lenses). Too perfect?? Wow I've never had anyone say that.

The bridge shot was taken with the K10D and Sigma 70-200mm. I was driving back from Toronto to Charlottetown

(1800 Kms) and needed to stop half way to shake out the cob-webs. This river and waterfall was just off the

highway. So camera in hand I scaled a hill to get this angle.

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Anyway there is so much good work here I think I'll follow Oshiva's style of comments.

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Hin, your second shot with your son is outstanding.

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Roger, funny and sad. Love the expression.

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Matthew L. Both are excellent for very different reasons. Beautiful.

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Dave that is one ugly Elephant. The glasses are fun though

<p>Bruce, love the tea light shot. Funny.

<p>Scott that worked well. Love the toning of that shot.

<p>Justin. Cool. great shot and something that would normally be ignored.

<p>Erik, not something we're used to here but well shot.

<p>Nick is that Cinderella there? Fun!

<p>Adam, creative use of a lens. I think Jordan wins though.

<p>Patrick, the hockey shots are well captured. Good WB too.

<p>Jemal, love the street shots. If I was a dog, my tongue would look like that too. :)

<p>Trent, nice but a little soft. Great light though

<p>Haig, love the bridge shot.

<p>Robert, excellent series with great tomes. The 3rd is a winner.

<p>Very nice series maria. The first is best

<p>Gary, I like it. peaceful.

<p>Javier, the first one looks best. Pretty good for tight crops. Now you hae to take the 500mm back there.

<p>O Shiva, what can I say. All three are stunning shots. I don't know how you do these but I might have to take

lessons.

[erik_skipit]

Patrick...That was funny...Now if you can just imagine shes as beautiful inside as she is out...Shes really great to work with...We'll be heading to California this summer where she'll be shooting with Pros Tom Huynh and Pete Ambrose...As well i'm flying Jay Gambino out here to shoot with her..She will have a pretty rockin portfolio....

 

Hmmmm....I'll post another of Jordan...Long as the women here dont start to throw rocks at me...People always ask if they are real...I'm like dude shes 17..Thats what shes had since she was 14...

 

This image i'm adding of her was edited on the LCD i had which was not calibrated and was wayyyyy too bright....I need to go in and adjust it some....But...Yeah....Jordan...Soon to be a sports illustrated model...The guys at the plant didnt mind us shooting around and were falling all over themselves to find her a pair of coverals......Pig tails her idea.....<div></div>

[jemal.yarbrough]

I just have to say that you all are just awesome photographers. The overall quality of the work that you produce week after week is just spectacular. Bravo to you all.