POW 9-27-09

[steve_t.1]

<p>Hey Hin,</p>

<p>On Sept 14 I was at Emerald Bay taking the same shot from within just a couple feet from your location, but taking it all in with the fish eye. I loved the scenery at this tourist vantage point, but you'd think that for it being a highlighted tourist vantage point (parking lot, bathrooms, paved trail, guardrails, interpretive signs) they'd pluck the handful of standing dead storm damaged trees just beyond the guardrail that likely messed up more photographers' shots than just mine. Just enough of those damaged trees that good photo setup points are few and far between when there are dozens of other people milling about shooting family shots with their P&S's and camera phones. Your capture was much better than mine.</p>

<p>Lots of great photos this week. Robert's rowing shot really caught my eye, and it works great in B&W.</p>

[markus maurer]

<p>We are so cute....</p><div></div>

[markus maurer]

<p>I have a tiger in my tank</p><div></div>

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<p>I stumbled upon some great mushrooms on Friday--"Chicken of the Woods" (<em>Laetiporus cincinnatu), </em> I think--in someone's yard. I shot some with the Voightlander 180mm on Friday and returned yesterday with the SMC-A 35-105mm for some additional shots. Light was pretty poor--especially yesterday--so I couldn't stop down as much as I would have preferred for dof purposes and also lost a bit of detail to NR. I found these colors difficult to work with in PP, btw--the light yellow areas kept blowing out on me.</p>

<p>This is from Friday.</p>

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[shots worth sharing]

<p>The property owner couldn't have been nicer: asked me to email him some shots and was very pleased with what I sent him.</p><div></div>

[jdemoss99]

<p>close up with 50mm 1.7 F5.6 1/1500 ISO 100</p><div></div>

[jpo3136b]

<p>From last Sunday. At f/11 in a dark room, it was guess distance for setting focus. Missed on this one.<br /> Pentax K200D, 645 55mm, 645 Adapter K, Vivitar 285 HV CTO, old strobe on an optical and lightstand with CTB.</p><div></div>

[trevor_newman1]

<p>Hey all,<br>

Sorry it has been so long. Law School is a lot like my my past girlfriends. I love it to death but it's kickin my butt. At least the scenery is lovely. I finally managed to get out of the library and take a few shots. Unfortunately it was a bit hazy. Next time I will put on the polarizer. Great stuff everyone. Michael, that picture of Mt. Rainer is outstanding and Robert I love the image of the rower. It takes me back to days of rowing on the Charles and the Schuylkill. Here are a few pics I snapped off from school. Even when I don't post I still check out all your work. Happy shooting!</p><div></div>

[trevor_newman1]

<p>K20D w/18-55 WR</p><div></div>

[trevor_newman1]

<p>K20D w/18-55WR</p><div></div>

[jdemoss99]

<p>here is one I took late this afternoon of my son Jordan. found this old barn that looked pretty cool so we grabbed a few shots with it.</p><div></div>

[ragc]

<p><img src="http://i67.photobucket.com/albums/h285/ragc01/35mm/78OppedeleVieux05.jpg" alt="" /><br>

Oppede-le-Vieux<br>

Pentax Spotmatic / 50mm f1.4 SMC Takumar</p>

[sigmar_dau]

<p>I took my son and his friend to the Canadian International Airshow in Toronto a few weeks ago. It was a good show but oriented so that the spectators look into the sun and hazy white sky. The airplane shots are not worth looking at, but I liked this one after my weird PP. K200D, Soligor 75-150mm, f/unknown, 1/350 sec, ISO 100.</p><div></div>

[frank_b._baiamonte]

<p>David Evans - I really like that bluebells shot. The colors are amazing.</p>

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<p>I think My favorites this week are Sunset 1, the Tulip Artist, Robert Buck's snake, Beypazari, Mt. Rainier from NE, the urban athletes, "his" truck, Bluebells, Colors and Oppede-le-Vieux. Nice work! <strong></strong></p>

[personalphotos]

<p>Some fortuitous shots for me this week. I was out checking a site for a wedding. PEI on a beach with a cliff behind. I heard a strange rustling sound behind me and just glanced over my shoulder to see the critter below. Of course the camera had the 18-55mm on it. I slowly changed the lens to the FA*300mm and turned to get these shots.</p>

<p>It turned out there were 6 of them and they didn't care about me one bit. I was able to get very close and took 31 keepers before the sunset made shooting too dark.</p>

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[jemal.yarbrough]

<p>Here are my two. Haven't picked up the camera in a while.<br>

<a title="_IGP0911crop by Mr. Gosh Darn Wonderful, on Flickr" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/blackfist2k2/3960676759/"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2505/3960676759_52188424d4.jpg" alt="_IGP0911crop" width="375" height="500" /></a><br>

<a title="_IGP0911crop by Mr. Gosh Darn Wonderful, on Flickr" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/blackfist2k2/3960676759/"></a><strong>CNH is back</strong></p>

<p><a title="_IGP0820 by Mr. Gosh Darn Wonderful, on Flickr" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/blackfist2k2/3961450314/"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3516/3961450314_aa9ee6c954.jpg" alt="_IGP0820" width="500" height="334" /></a><br>

<a title="_IGP0820 by Mr. Gosh Darn Wonderful, on Flickr" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/blackfist2k2/3961450314/"></a><strong>Sunset over the pacific ocean</strong></p>

[personalphotos]

<p>Arrg uploading too large. Once more</p><div></div>

[personalphotos]

<p>Second</p><div></div>

[personalphotos]

<p>Posing</p><div></div>

[steve_t.1]

<p>Peter- outstanding fox! I had one spend a year and a half coming and going from my back yard. I think he and his happy little band of offspring ate themselves out of my immediate area, but one or two are still in the greater neighborhood.</p>

[frank_b._baiamonte]

<p><img src="http://frankbaiamonte.smugmug.com/photos/581250804_at6HP-L.jpg" alt="" width="750" height="600" /></p>

<p>English Garden, Munich, Germany - February 1980. Pentax MX, M50 f/1.7, scanned from a print.</p>

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<p>Nice one, Frank!</p>

[htarragon]

<p>Loads of great ones this week:<br>

Steve-looks like it goes on forever<br>

Bob- love the colors of #1; someday I'll scan my photos of Cadillac Mtn sunset<br>

Steve-how did you get so close? Nicely caught colors and textures<br>

Camus- Downhill is a fun shot-angle accentuates kid's expression<br>

Robert-neat portrait of snake<br>

Bulent-very interesting perspective<br>

Michael- Good colors-hard to get with harsh sun; Rainier really shows scale<br>

Robert C - Perfect shots-great eye and reflexes<br>

David - Very painterly-nicely done<br>

Nick-great colors!<br>

Markus - So cute! - how did you get him/her to hold the pose for #2? LOL!<br>

Jordan - Good portrait of your son - nice use of shade. By the way, what happened to your night portrait of Christie? Good to have you back.<br>

Rafael-Interesting perspective - are we looking up or down?<br>

Jemal - Love your portraits<br>

Peter-looks like fox #2 heard a really good joke. Great shots<br>

Frank - Perfectly caught</p>

<p>Amazing! It's only Monday!</p>

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[htarragon]

<p>My shots of Central Park from last week:<br>

#1</p><div></div>