alex_foto Posted August 27, 2009 Share Posted August 27, 2009 <p>Hello all,</p> <p>Another wonderful WedNEsDAy PiC threads.... A lot of amazing shots I see.</p> <p>I am on a '...better late than never' mode, so please forgive me for not commenting on any specific shot. Pressed of time, here.</p> <p>D80 as usual @ 55mm f/13 1/125sec at ISO800 hand held</p><div></div> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeannean_. Posted August 27, 2009 Share Posted August 27, 2009 <p>Susan...whatever the goo is, it's a cool effect and adds to the photo. Steve...thanks for the mention and you're so right. Taste/likes/dislikes are very subjective and that's a good thing. Can you imagine how boring this world would be if everyone liked the same thing?! Might be more peaceful, but infinitely more boring. Your son is precious... and those eyes. I knew it. You did a great job with the B&W conversion! (Sorry folks about the screwy formatting in my comments post.)</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alex.held Posted August 27, 2009 Share Posted August 27, 2009 <p><strong>Sjoerd</strong> : Thanks, I chose this shot because of the light. I took it under a small bridge that cross the pond. I'll wait for your zoo picture in one of the future Wednesdays threads. Great portrait yours.<br /> <br /> <strong>Tony</strong> : thanks! Great shot of the Caribbean beach. My next lens will be a wideangle, I was thinking in a Tokina 11-16 or Tamron 10-24 now I'll add the Sigma to my wishing list. I also love the colors of "Weed and Rock - Parc St.Catherine" from your portfolio.<br /> <br /> <strong>Kris</strong> : No I didn't fed them, I need them to be hungry and begging for food for the shot. Then a tourist emptied a bag of food and they sunk to the bottom, but I had just taken the picture. Lovely yours "Backs" <br /> <br /> <strong>Matt</strong> : Thanks! Fantastic your rooster and harem and specially all the tones in your B&W rendition! <br /> <br /> <strong>Joseph</strong> : Thanks! Your shot bring me memories of the 97, my only visit to New York. I ate in Katz the same sandwich but with pickles. How expensive is now! I'm plannig to return soon but I'll go to Katz to take pictures only. I will grab a ready made sandwich from D'agostino instead...far cheaper!!! <br /> <br /> Thanks also for your imagination in bringing daily themes for the "No Words Forum" Hope the best for your eye recovery!!<br /> <br /> <strong>Jeannean</strong> : Thanks for your kind words. Your photo looks perfect to me. I'm also beginning to take macro shots with a Tamron 90mm, but as we are in winter here in Buenos Aires I've not many encounters with malevolents insects yet. </p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trevans Posted August 27, 2009 Share Posted August 27, 2009 <p>Hello everyone,<br> Whoops, WedNEsDAy came and went and I didn't even remember! It's been busy.</p> <p>My comments:<br> <strong>@Jose Angel</strong> - Strong opening as usual! Lovely texture on the cobs... and I like the short DoF here, it adds to the surreal feel I get from your shot. Well done!<br /> <strong>@Per-Christian Nilssen</strong> - What was he doing with his paws?<br /> <strong>@Ilkka Nissila</strong> - I like the exaggerated perspective here, and you conveyed the mood well. I was in band for many, many years and this warms my heart. Thank you. :)<br /> <strong>@Chris Court</strong> - Breathtaking! I just love that little lens, don't you?<br /> <strong>@Tim Holte </strong> - Thanks a lot, you made me misty-eyed. There's nothing like raw emotion captured in a shot, and you've done it.<br /> <strong>@Matthew Brennan</strong> - Wow! That's amazing! Awesome clarity on the impact craters there. Well done! Can you tell me a little about your tripod setup? (I assume you have one for this...)<br /> <strong>@Alejandro Held </strong> - Nice! Reminds me of feeding the fish at the marina's dock growing up. Ah, memories... and those carp will eat darn near anything.<br /> <strong>@Steven van Heerden</strong> - Welcome! Nicely done macro shot. Very delicate veins on that flower... what kind is it?<br /> <strong>@Justin Weiss</strong> - You made me laugh at my desk, nice work! I love the expression on the baby's face! haha<br /> <strong>@Jeannean Ryman</strong> - I wish you hadn't have posted that, because it just makes me want a macro lens all the more! Goodness that's a neat shot. Can you see yourself in the water globe?<br /> <strong>@Mike O'Day</strong> - Awesome! Gorgeous car, and well-executed shot. It's not just for Macro anymore, eh? :)<br /> <strong>@Monika Epsefass </strong> - Mmmm tasty.<br /> <strong>@Lil Judd </strong> - It's infinitely useful to have an honest editor, isn't it? Lovely shot there. The darkened sky... is that a filter or...? (you mentioned something about IR...)<br /> <strong>@Janne Kaakinen </strong> - Way to capture the mood... Looks like a hell of a time. The guy in the white suit is rockin out!<br /> <strong>@Uzay Ki?i</strong> - Another great baby face expression!<br /> <strong>@Elliot Bernstein </strong> - Wee! If I can offer a bit of constructive criticism (and feel free to tell me to stuff it if you were going for this) I would bump the ISO to 400 or even 800 since the light is good, and used a higher shutter speed to freeze the action a bit more. It's quite clear for being 1/30, though!<br /> <strong>@Richard Armstrong</strong> - It really looks like his (her?) eye is upside-down here. Interesting shot.<br /> <strong>@Paula Wang</strong> - Wow... awesome colors... it just JUMPS... I'd love to see a high-res version!<br /> <strong>@Adam Zyto</strong> - RIP Les Paul. Hope you guys have a great time!<br /> <strong>@Aguinaldo de Paula</strong> - Your wife is beautiful. Excellent captured expression.<br /> Lucky man!<br /> <br /> <strong>@Matt Laur </strong> - BOOOOOOO!!! lol<br /> <strong>@Finlay Jolliffe</strong> - Wow nice blur!<br /> <strong>@Red P. Helps</strong> - If it were me, I'd have cleaned off the spiderweb, but it wasn't me it was you. Otherwise, neat. How did you make the box?<br /> <strong>@Michael Ferron </strong> - Love it! I think today's theme is pictures of children.<br /> <strong>@paul sooHoo</strong> - Ooh very nice! I can't stop looking through this one. Good eye.<br /> <strong>@Louis Meluso</strong> - Awesome! I love patterns and repitition, and metal things, so this is fantastic for me!<br /> <strong>@Temi Kujore</strong> - Nice cityscape... where is it?<br /> <strong>@Bryan Meadows</strong> - Seems like Lions are another theme today. Nice one though... what was the mm and aperture on the lens here?<br /> <strong>@Thomas Burden</strong> - Great color and nice contrast against the scene. I think I would have liked to have seen more of the cliff behind it, but otherwise it's ace.<br /> <strong>@Leo Papandreou</strong> - Ah, film. It lends itself well to this... lovely simple composition here, and the clarity! Swoon.<br /> <strong>@Amy Zlatic </strong> - Lovely perspective here! She looks like she's having so much fun. I'd expect a picture like this on Flickr to show up on Explore.<br /> <strong>@Barry Frankel</strong> - Very nice. I don't think the inscription turned hurts it much. The vignette is a nice touch too.<br /> <strong>@Jared Angle</strong> - Nice... I'm going to guess 1955-1958?<br /> <strong>@Sergio Galicia</strong> - Love this! I'm curious though, the long exposure didn't seem like the light from inside the tent overexposed that part of the image. Did you do anything here or is this basically straight out?<br /> <strong>@Epp B</strong> - I always like an abstract. :) This one is cool. What is it from?<br /> <strong>@Kevin Foster</strong> - Nice shot and depth here... even though you cheated. ;) Have you ever been to Terror Behind the Walls come Halloween? It's a hoot.<br /> <strong>@Ryan Long </strong> - Holy tomato, the colors! Wow.</p> <p>My submission is just a hurried snapshot, really. I was waiting for my train and noticed the way the light was hitting the tracks, ties, and gravel. I like taking shots on and of the rail system here, since it lends itself to the study of lines and repeating patterns, two things I rather enjoy.</p> <p>So I submit to you: Tracks<br> <img src="http://d6d2h4gfvy8t8.cloudfront.net/9702931-md.jpg" alt="" /><br> Nikon D40, Nikon 17-55mm f/2.8G ED-IF AF-S DX Zoom-Nikkor<br> f/2.8, 1/200s, ISO800, 44mm<br> Upon re-evaluation, I would have dropped the ISO to 400 and gone with the perfectly reasonable speed of 1/100s, but the D40 doesn't do bad at all at 800, especially if there isn't an overwhelming amount of dark in the frame.</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sergio_galicia Posted August 27, 2009 Share Posted August 27, 2009 <p>Tim Evans, thanks for the comment. It was very close to a full moon the shot was pretty lit up to begin with and my wife was trying to sleep in the tent and she turned on the headlamps for the last 30s of the 2 min exposure...otherwise you are right it would have blown out that section the photo. Photo is pretty much as shot minimal pp in lr2.<br> I really like your take and capture of the tracks, great compostition.<br> great week around!</p> <p>Sergio</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kfoster70 Posted August 27, 2009 Share Posted August 27, 2009 <p><a href="../photodb/user?user_id=3894248">Bernard Mills</a> <a href="../photodb/user?user_id=5060764"></a><br> <a href="../photodb/user?user_id=5060764">Joseph Leotta</a><br> <a href="../photodb/user?user_id=5060764"></a> <a href="../photodb/user?user_id=5211671">Steve Vanderford</a><br> <a href="../photodb/user?user_id=5211671"></a> <a href="../photodb/user?user_id=5189670">Jeannean Ryman</a> <a href="../photodb/user?user_id=5173592"></a><br> <a href="../photodb/user?user_id=5173592">Tim Evans</a></p> <p>Thanks guys for the comments. Glad you liked it. I didnt want to lie about the equipment used, unfortunately the fence they had restricting access didnt allow for a clean shot.</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ray_rg Posted August 27, 2009 Share Posted August 27, 2009 <p><strong>Joseph</strong> : Thank You for your kind words.</p> <p><strong>Jeannean: </strong> Thank You for the comment and nice words. Yeah, she is lovely. I did like that shot very much, may be because of contrasty color on the background.</p> <p>Thanks once again,<br> Ray</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dweezil Posted August 27, 2009 Share Posted August 27, 2009 <p>2nd attempt:</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
liljuddakalilknyttphotogra Posted August 27, 2009 Share Posted August 27, 2009 <p>Hi everyone - another wonderful week of great Nikon shots. As always I have to say it's a joy to look at these threads & see what everyone has been working on over the week. So much variety, just so much fun.<br> Also, <strong>Jose</strong> - as always.....<strong> Thank you for starting this/these tread/-s</strong> way back when & now we have it all the time. It's such a hit. They are such fun each week & I so look forward to them each Wednesday.<br> Now, to thank those who took the time out to comment on my shot from the beach....<br> <strong>Hamish - thank you</strong> for noticing my seascape/landscape. The water level was a lot higher than I'm used to seeing there & so were the waves. I had hoped for more beach to add......<br> <strong>Kris Bochenek </strong> - thank you for the comment on the composition. I took great care to play with composition & try many angles. I'm sure I provided a lot of amusement to the beach goers....<br> <strong>Benjamin </strong> - thank you, glad you like it.<br> <strong>Joseph</strong> - thank you for the comment. I know it reads like a B&W, but it's still shot with the IR converted D70. :-)<br> <strong>Jeannean </strong> - thank you for the comment. As for two cameras. I often travel with three. This is when I go out shooting birds/wildlife. I need the D700 for low light & often have the sigmonster mounted until I hit a spot where I sit down. The D300 will have the 300mm AF-S mounted while I walk for a quick shot when needed & tends to get mounted when I set up on the Sigmonster. Then I carry the D70 for IR shots as well. Yes - Nikon please start paying me for all that I do. :-)<br> <strong>Tim </strong> - thank you for commenting. The camera is converted to IR (Infrared) so the sky becomes that dark black when I desaturate the shot in post processing. No additional filters or anything in that direction.<br> And again I will try my best to comment on all shots, but my sister & family are still here & it may present a problem as these are their last days here for this visit & they want to make the most of them. :-)<br> <strong>Jose</strong> - I love the sepia conversion & the use of dof. I also like the use of the lines to create depth in the shot.<br> <strong>Per-Christian</strong> - that is the most content looking lion I've ever seen Borås Zoo must be taking excellent care of him. He also looks like he got a good brushing that morning. He looks so a peace with the world of which he is proud to be on top of. :-) Great catch.<br> <strong>Joseph</strong> - oh how I remember that scene..... Great shot & you & the D300 did well with the combination light you had to work with. Shot also has great depth.<br> <strong>Ilkka </strong> - what a great shot which so brings me back to my old life. :-) Great action going & such characters.<br> <strong>Bernard </strong> - wonderful shot of the opera house. Must be amazing to see in life. Can't see your dust spots, but I do know what you mean. I have a few in the D700 I simply can't get rid of. I'm going to send it in to Nikon for that & a check up.<br> <strong>Chris</strong> - I love old beat up & rusty equipment like this. Love your take on the subject. Love the rich colors.<br> <strong>Shun</strong> - looks like you were there at either a very early morning or late at night. I love that pagoda. Lovely shot.<br> <strong>Ton</strong> - what a wonderful character you found again for your portrait. Beautiful shot of the Dutch lady. All very delicate, tones etc - such harmony....<br> <strong>Tim</strong> - I really feel how long they've been apart.<br> <strong>Joseph Panico</strong> - I feel her on her own in the rain forest as she's bravely challenging the forest & it's inhabitants..... Nice shot.<br> <strong>Matthew </strong> - get back out shooting - now. Still, this is a super sharp shot of the moon. Very well done.<br> <strong>Alejandro</strong> - those look like some very hungry carp. I always find focusing on fish in the water hard, but you did well. Love how the back fish seems to be watching you.<br> <strong>Steven</strong> - welcome to posting & congratulations on your new camera. Nice shot of the iris (I think).<br> <strong>Justin</strong> - time passes fast. :-) I have to say though that someone does not seem all that sure of what's going on even if mom is. Fun shot.<br> <strong>Jeannean </strong> - what a beautiful macro you created. Congratulations & it seems you & that 150 are a great match.<br> <strong>Rene' </strong> - I love your night shot. Looks like a beautiful place for sure.<br> <strong>Mike</strong> - excellent panning shot. You sure did freeze that car.<br> <strong>William</strong> - sweet shot from the pagoda. One day it would be fun to meet people who're in L.A. at some location & go shooting together. But such things are hard to set up.<br> <strong>Darko</strong> - beautiful dog & so full of life. The shot really conveys that.<br> <strong>Monika </strong> - lovely collage looks most appetizing.<br> <strong>Oskar </strong> - I love how you're working in the light here. I love it when it feels like there's a spot light or the sun hits only the subject in the shot. Nicely done.<br> <strong>Ian</strong> - congratulations on your new family member. She sure looks miffed at you. Fun shot - though not necessarily for Lulu. ;-)<br> <strong>Cees </strong> - I love your shot. I love how the pattern in the clouds draws my eyes to the seagull - I love the entire shot. Well shot.<br> <strong>Sjoerd</strong> - lovely portrait & it sure does demonstrate how sharp the lens is. Very nice.<br> <strong>Tom </strong> - nice silhouette shot, I had no idea Wimbledon also have dog races....<br> <strong>Jonas</strong> - thank you fro taking me home to Old Town in Stockholm. I do miss Stockholm so very much. In some ways especially Old Town with it's old buildings & tiny streets. Such a typical Stockholm summer scene.<br> <strong>Lester</strong> - a fun street capture for sure.<br> <strong>Adrian </strong> - nice angle for the jumping shot.<br> <strong>Jens</strong> - lovely shot of the landscape & how well the house merges with it.<br> <strong>Hamish</strong> - love how the sun sets in your glass & reflects through the glass.<br> <strong>Janne</strong> - that's a fun shot of what looks to be a very festive & happy occasion.<br> <strong>Uzay</strong> - a beautiful portrait to keep for life for sure.<br> <strong>Ken </strong> - I think you did well - lovely result.<br> <strong>Kemal </strong> - I love this silhouette shot.<br> <strong>Elliot </strong> - that is some serious action shot of the "Grave Digger"<br> <strong>Richard (Dick)</strong> - lovely portrait shot of the GBH<br> <strong>Aaron</strong> - just a beautiful shot of the girls. Stunning. Beautiful B&W conversion.<br> <strong>Steve</strong> - lovely shot of your son.<br> <strong>Paula</strong> - beautiful macro of the frog - love the lighting.<br> <strong>Ray</strong> - lovely candid of your daughter.<br> <strong>Jeff </strong> - sweet shot of the three children<br> <strong>Paul</strong> - great candid of the girls on the street.Oh so colorful.<br> <strong>Kent </strong> - that is one great old car. Fun shot as it's in the street being driven - I always miss those shots.....<br> <strong>Robert</strong> - great concert catch.<br> <strong>Roger</strong> - lovely portrait of a most comfortable tiger.Love the stare you got.<br> <strong>Adam</strong> - lovely still life & homage.... Love the light.<br> <strong>Paul </strong> - lovely night-time seascape. Love how I see the clouds in the night.<br> <strong>Wade </strong> - sweet candid shot.<br> <strong>Robert </strong> - fun capture. Talk about being in the right place at the right time.<br> <strong>Gwen</strong> - nice shot of the reenactment, makes me feel like I was there.<br> <strong>Aguinaldo</strong> - love the angle of this lovely portrait of your wife. Beautiful lady.<br> <strong>Dan </strong> - serious action in this surf shot.<br> <strong>Joris</strong> - welcome to posting & that's a lovely shot, makes me think I've traveled back in time.<br> <strong>Keerthi</strong> - neat sepia shot, that's an old crane alright. perfect for a sepia conversion.<br> <strong>Keith</strong> - beautiful landscape shot. Love how we get a feel for the size of the vineyard & the landscape.<br> <strong>Kevin</strong> - great angle of/on the train.<br> <strong>Matt</strong> - that's one intent rooster. Great shot of him & his ladies..... Also, based upon the size of his spurs I'd say you're in trouble no matter what. ;-)<br> <strong>Jim </strong> - love the candid of the dog hiding out. Love the sepia post processing.<br> <strong>Miles</strong> - nice shot of the street performer, love seeing the concentration going on.<br> <strong>Ofey</strong> - love this B&W shot & the contrast going on.<br> <strong>Doug</strong> - wonderful portrait of the hummer.Really shows off their amazing colors.<br> <strong>Benjamin</strong> - what a lovely portrait of such a wonderful & sweet face/lady. Lovely<br> <strong>Randy</strong> - great shot of the street performer & the attention he gets. Great perspective.<br> <strong>Edward </strong> - stunning shot of all your lilies (one of my favorite flowers).<br> <strong>Ertugrul </strong> - it's a pleasure to comment on the shots each week, though time consuming. ;-) Love this one as well, love how small the people are in the shot. Reminds me how small we are in the whole scheme of things. :-)<br> <strong>Freddy </strong> - nice use of dof<br> <strong>Christopher</strong> - great catch for both you & the GBH<br> <strong>Sanford</strong> - great shot of the action of the auctioneer....<br> <strong>Finlay</strong> - great panning shot, love the feel of motion in it.<br> <strong>Red P. Helps</strong> - you got great dof in this shot.<br> <strong>Tom</strong> - lovely macro of the magnolia<br> <strong>Steve</strong> - that shot would make a great puzzle<br> <strong>Eric</strong> - would also make a great puzzle. Neat shot<br> <strong>Leo</strong> - very powerful shot. He seems to be working very intently & hard.<br> <strong>Bogdan</strong> - I would not like to mess with those guys. ;-)<br> <strong>Michael </strong> - super sweet shot, fun portrait & action, though not the most hygienic.....<br> <strong>Josh</strong> - beautiful portrait/candid of the two... Sweet<br> <strong>Anish</strong> - lovely landscape, love the line created by the bridge drawing us in.<br> <strong>Wayne </strong> - fun action candid street shot. The little girl is caught in a great action.<br> <strong>John</strong> - that's a great portrait of your granddaughter. Since it was her birthday it was all about her & it shows. :-)<br> <strong>Matt</strong> - you have a beautiful wife, lovely portrait of her.<br> <strong>Jonathan</strong> - great macro of the bug. Love the angle & colors.<br> <strong>Dave</strong> - beautiful landscape what more can I say - - - I love it, especially for your use of the foreground.<br> <strong>Chanh </strong> - fun landscape/candid shot in beautiful setting.<br> <strong>Paul</strong> - artsy shot for sure. Fun<br> <strong>Erik</strong> - nice shot. Is that one of those things they secure the ships to at a dock?<br> <strong>Don</strong> - lovely take on a wedding photo.<br> <strong>Joaquim</strong> - welcome to posting & very vibrant colors.<br> <strong>Louis</strong> - very artistic take on silverware.<br> <strong>James</strong> - artsy photo again<br> <strong>Temi Kujore</strong> - lovely night-time skyline shot with a great angle.<br> <strong>Bryan</strong> - no one will question who's the king in this shot. :-)<br> <strong>Steve</strong> - love this landscape shot. Great angle & take on a lighthouse.<br> <strong>Thomas</strong> - it looks almost like a Chinese painting. Love the colors etc - Beautiful<br> <strong>Leo</strong> - a beautiful flower shot /macro. Elegant<br> <strong>Keim Nguyen</strong> - great shot of a hawk with dinner.<br> <strong>Gary </strong> - lovely landscape with silky water, love the depth & how I can travel up the stream.<br> <strong>Juan</strong> - beautiful colors with this silhouette shot<br> <strong>Erik </strong> - powerful B&W shot.<br> <strong>Chris</strong> - lovely macro of the butterfly<br> <strong>Tony</strong> - artsy shape & angle<br> <strong>Jim</strong> - welcome to posting. Excellent shot showing the use & need of VR. Well done. Looks like a fun thing to see.<br> <strong>Jay</strong> - lovely seascape/landscape<br> <strong>Alastair</strong> - super fun take on a wildlife shot. Well done & imaginative<br> <strong>Michael </strong> - nice shot/portrait of your brother-in-law in concert. Looks like the D70 did well for the use of high ISO<br> <strong>Kevin </strong> - welcome to posting & that's a fun shot of your son. Very nice.<br> <strong>Biniyam </strong> - just a great candid of the little boy. So sweet.<br> <strong>Tony</strong> - great beach/seascape shot. Love the use of the sand in the foreground. I always worry that it will look like too much sand/beach, now I see it can work. I think the patterns in the sand add.....<br> <strong>Amy</strong> - great & fun shot. Love the angle.<br> Rick - that is a fun capture. Glad you explained it though. I would not have known...<br> <strong>Tiffany </strong> - wonderful collage<br> <strong>Marc</strong> - beautiful B&W shot. Hope to see her again once restored.<br> <strong>Barry</strong> - nice shot for sure & you're right, the inscription would have added a lot.<br> <strong>Shuo Zhao </strong> - elegant use of color, lines & patterns.<br> <strong>Kris Bochenek </strong> - love the framing & use of the subjects. B&W is perfect for this.<br> <strong>Pedro</strong> - love the use of dof & depth of the "portrait/candid" of your brother in the cheese factory.<br> <strong>Jared Angle</strong> - fun street shot<br> <strong>Susan</strong> - very artistic & neat shot.<br> <strong>Rafael</strong> - beautiful landscape you located. Love the reflection<br> <strong>Sergio </strong> - beautiful night landscape. So inviting....<br> <strong>Mark</strong> - nice landscape<br> <strong>Jill </strong> - neat shot. :-)<br> <strong>Benjamin </strong> - WoW looks like that poor guy needs to see a chiropractor. ;-) Greta action shot.<br> <strong>Roberta</strong> - welcome to photo.net & posting. Nice cat & fun angle.<br> <strong>Jam Pasion</strong> - great use of dof in this shot. Fun composition.<br> <strong>Dane</strong> - what a lovely portrait of the sisters. Beautiful.<br> <strong>Epp </strong> - super neat abstracts - so Yes. ;-)<br> <strong>Kevin</strong> - that is one depressing place. Glad it's deserted.<br> <strong>Igor</strong> - how very French..... Artistic.<br> <strong>Lawrence</strong> - wonderful flower shot. Colors vivid & great dof use.<br> <strong>Ryan</strong> - beautiful sunset (I'm guessing based upon colors....) beautiful depth created by light & reflection.<br> <strong>Nick </strong> - charming portrait of your subjects.<br> <strong>Erwin</strong> - I'm glad you got your guitar repaired & that it's back to it's complete self. Now you have it eternal-ized....<br> <strong>Dallas</strong> - welcome to posting. Lovely landscape & love the angle.<br> <strong>Alex</strong> - love the artistic take. I do the same all the time. ;-)<br> <strong>Tim</strong> - I love it when such things happen. I was at a restaurant in Beverly Hills yesterday when I noticed a Preying Mantis. I had no camera with me (yes I know), but my sister's boyfriend soon snapped shots of the little guy as I held the branch up. I had to remind him to put it in Macro mode though. ;-) Great use of lines & light in your shot.<br> I believe I've now done everyone. Now I have to get ready to go to Universal Studios with the family...... I hope Edwin will work things out with posting so I'll check back later.....</p> <p> </p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pvg photography Posted August 27, 2009 Share Posted August 27, 2009 <p>It always amazes me how this thread seems to pick up steam and keep on going into the next day! So much fun to see everyone's inspiration.<br> Jeannean, that is an amazing shot and makes me even more anxious to get my hands on a macro lens.<br> Kemal - you brought me back to this spring when I was waiting in the ferry terminal in St Thomas. Nice shot.<br> Sanford - your capture makes me feel like I'm right there.<br> Sergio - A really wonderful night shot, that looks so out of the ordinary.<br> Ryan - That is one heck of a "test" shot!!</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ygranov Posted August 27, 2009 Share Posted August 27, 2009 <p>Hi Everybody,<br> I'm new to the WedNEsDAy PiC so here is my photo<br> D300, 70-200 f/2.8 @ 200mm ISO-320 1/2500 sec -0.7step<br> Let me know what think<br> Thank you</p><div></div> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mvtol Posted August 27, 2009 Share Posted August 27, 2009 <p>Jozef<br> D80, Nikor 1.4 Afs G 1/80s, 1.4</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mvtol Posted August 27, 2009 Share Posted August 27, 2009 <p>Jozef</p><div></div> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lex_jenkins Posted August 27, 2009 Share Posted August 27, 2009 <p><em>(Testing image link from within photo.net galleries... just a test, please ignore... theatre publicity photo, FM2N or F3HP, don't recall, Fuji NPH)</em><br> <img src="http://d6d2h4gfvy8t8.cloudfront.net/7788599-lg.jpg" alt="" /></p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lex_jenkins Posted August 27, 2009 Share Posted August 27, 2009 <p><strong>John Williamson:</strong> Hopefully I was able to fix that internal link for you. Linking from within our own photo.net portfolios is a bit tricky. It doesn't work if you copy and paste the URL from the browser window.</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aguinaldo_de_paula Posted August 27, 2009 Share Posted August 27, 2009 <p>Joseph Leotta, Lil Judd and Tim Evans: you are great! Thank you for your kind words.<br> This thread is the best.<br> Best regards for you all.</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
finimage Posted August 27, 2009 Share Posted August 27, 2009 <p>Hi there, many thanks for your encouragement;<br> Tim Evans, Jeannean Ryman, Steve Vanderford & Joseph Leotta. <br> Some amazing images posted, I wish I had enough time to pick a few and crit, but I don't know where to start. I'm off to see what I can turn around for next Wednesday.</p> <p>Happy Snapping to you all.</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kemalriza Posted August 27, 2009 Share Posted August 27, 2009 <p><strong>Ofey Kalakar:</strong> You made a good guess. :) The small town where I took this shot is in northern Italy: Bellagio...<br /> <strong>Joseph Leotta, Jeannean Ryman, Lil Judd, Paul V. Gorky:</strong> Thanks a lot for your comments.</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
epp_b Posted August 27, 2009 Share Posted August 27, 2009 <p><a href="../photodb/user?user_id=5173592">Tim</a> , my photo is simply the pattern on a the rear left seat of a Toyota Matrix, very close up and focused to the nearest possible distance.</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eric_arnold Posted August 27, 2009 Share Posted August 27, 2009 <p>big-ups to jeannean, lil and all the other commentors! amazing thread.</p> <p>i really liked elliot's photo, excellent motion capture; shun's pic also has that cultural element i tried to get in mine; chris, wild colors, great DoF control; tim e., love the emotion of that pic; matthew, now that's a moon worth shooting; jeannean, trippy! does look like xmas come early; rene, i knew that was the 11-16 at work! nice urban landscape. i like the motion blue on the people, adds to the scene and makes it less static; mike o'day--vroom vroom!; monika, is that a triptych?; osakr, i like the simplicity too. wonder how that would look with a white background?; lil, stunning clarity; hamish, like how the sun drains into the glass, very cool; aaron b., nice capture, great framing, i like the extra space at the top; paula, ribit!; kent, cool car; robert, who is that? the t-shirt caption intrigues me; adam, classy and timely, considering les paul's recent passing and his association with Frampton; kelvin, excellent capture. like the angle of the train's approach; matt, much to cluck about there; miles, interesting pic. like the contrast between the juggling balls and the juggler's face; eric angelo, neat shot; jonathan m--magical colors; dave lee, nice landscape pic; paul, very original!; don h., stunning!; louis, the essence of simplicity; james, cant put my finger on why but i like that shot. maybe it's the austereness of it broken up by contrasting colors; thomas, looks like a zhang ziyi film location; gary, good job with the water;tony, izzat the space needle? way to reimagine a cliched location; tony h., your pic is the next best thing to being there; barry, good eye, symbolic of the wedding itself?; shuo, nice balance of abstract and concrete; susan w., looks like a techno-organic spiderweb; rafael, nice pic but wish you sized it larger; john, amazing colors!; epp, i'll take two (abstracts, that is), please; ryan, great contrast in that w/a shot.</p> <p>(whew!)</p> <p>everyone else, thanks a bunch. my hands are sore from typing...</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jared1 Posted August 27, 2009 Share Posted August 27, 2009 <p>In regard to my improvised soft box:<br> I have been frustrated learning to use flash and create that soft light, so I had an idea...<br> I took my light cube/light tent, several pieces of left over 12 inch floor tiles and a microphone stand. (Yeah I'm kinda cheap, and find multiple uses for other equipment laying around) I have 6 floor tiles glued into 2 half cube shapes placed side by side so I have a platform 12 inches deep and 24 inches wide and 12 inch high. I draped a white fabric that came with the light cube over the tiles and placed the 36 inch light cube onto the U shaped tile formation. I place my 2 R-200 flashes on the supplied ring for macro flash, clamped these to the microphone boom stand which was placed inside the light cube. Set up camera with SU800 and clicked away.<br> I'm having difficulties getting consistent results with flash, but am practicing, and my luck with subjects in the light cube and flashes outside have not gone so well, so I decided to try reversing the process. I'm sure a constant light source would work better, but I don't have one so I make do with what I do have.</p> <p>BTW, I did brush off the cobwebs after this shot which was my first and best straight from the camera pic of the experiment. I find it extremely useful to improvise my setups to avoid potential costs for this my expensive hobby, it allows me to see things and situations I might not have noticed before.</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aguinaldo_de_paula Posted August 27, 2009 Share Posted August 27, 2009 <p>Jeannean, I love the way you comment our photos.<br> Thank you.</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mirceaciuca Posted August 27, 2009 Share Posted August 27, 2009 <p>Nikon D300, Tamron 90/2.8 macro, f/16, 1/100, iso 400, -0.7<br> Lovely photos to all of you. Great work! See you on the next week :)</p><div></div> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ragc Posted August 27, 2009 Share Posted August 27, 2009 <p>Thanks for the various comments. </p> <p>I am linking from Flickr, and the size is small. Is there a way to upload from my hard drive so the file can be larger?</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lex_jenkins Posted August 27, 2009 Share Posted August 27, 2009 <p>Rafael, the guidelines for these threads are always linked via the first post in every Wednesday Pic thread, including file sizes and dimensions. Photos linked from off-site accounts (Flickr, smugmug, etc.) rather than from your computer will usually be the size on that host site, up to a maximum of 700 pixels wide.</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Create an account or sign in to comment
You need to be a member in order to leave a comment
Create an account
Sign up for a new account in our community. It's easy!
Register a new accountSign in
Already have an account? Sign in here.
Sign In Now