Canon Thursday Pic 2010: #19

[john_holmes9]

<p>I have not had much chance to take photos this week so here is one from earlier in the year. Taken (with a 7D iso 800 and a 135 f2 lens @f2) during a gala exhibition for rhythmic gymnastics.<br>

Happy New Year to all.<br>

John</p><div></div>

[danferrin]

<p>Some great shots so far this week, as usual. This is another typical Central Ohio winter, gray and gloomy most of the time, but a couple of days ago, the sun peeked through the overcast skies for a bit late in the afternoon, and I jumped in the car and ran over to the local frozen wetlands park. There is a bird feeder that attracts a lot of birds to its vicinity, and I've been trying to get shots, with some success of a number of cardinals that frequent this feeder, though in the trees, not at the feeder. There were also a lot of sparrows at the feeder, and I noticed this little bird I couldn't identify, at the feeder, but he was much too far away while in the trees, so I set up and focused on the edge of the feeder and waited, grabbing a couple of quick shots when he landed. According to my bird ID app on my iPhone, I believe this is a Carolina Chickadee. Had to crop in quite a bit - this is the equivalent of a 2.1 mp image after cropping, but I don't have the lens to get any closer, and the birds won't let me approach any closer.</p><div></div>

[kts]

<p>nice one Sue...that reflection in the water is great.</p>

<p>taken yesterday, mine is a shot of probably the most photographed (and fed) bird in the rocky river metropark....a chickadee affectionately named "zorro" for the distinct cap markings....</p><div></div>

[danferrin]

<p>From today's NY Times, "<a >On Thursday, at a photo studio in Parsons, Kan., the last Kodachrome processing machine in the world will be shut down to be sold for scrap."</a><br>

As much as I like digital, this bit of news makes me a bit nostalgic. I think I'll go listen to Paul Simon now. "Momma, don't take my Kodachrome away".</p>

[pksswat]

<p>New year's greetings to everyone!<br>

I was driving back home after dropping my son off to college, when I decided to stop at the nearby Bird Sanctuary for photo ops for this thread. The day was over cast and there was a bit of fog also at the place. As I grabbed a couple of shots unenthusiastically, the sun decided to peek out of the clouds bright red and orange. I quickly took this shot , just barely fitting in the sun and it's reflection at the 17mm setting of my lens. A quick bit of processing/saturation in DPP made the colors a bit more lively than they actually were, but I like the result!</p>

<p ><a title="Sultanpur Bird Sanctuary by pksswat (Praveen), on Flickr" href=" src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5290/5306579112_0725dbe33a_b.jpg" alt="Sultanpur Bird Sanctuary" width="450" /></a></p>

[William Kahn]

<p>With a combination of storms, icy roads, honey-do's, post-Christmas stress disorder and just plain laziness, I haven't shot a thing all week. So, I decided to plug in the Wayback Machine and post a 15-year old shot from my first EOS camera, a Rebel G, shot with the very first generation of Kodak T400CN, which really sucked. This is a rock formation in east San Diego County (Buckman Springs area, if you care) which appears to have several gargoyle faces imbedded. They become a little more obvious with a touch of Photoshop work. That's "touch" as in "sledgehammer". It's still a work in progress, so try to control your gag reflex, OK?</p>

<p>Oh, and Happy New Year!</p>

[William Kahn]

<p>With a combination of storms, icy roads, honey-do's, post-Christmas stress disorder and just plain laziness, I haven't shot a thing all week. So, I decided to plug in the Wayback Machine and post a 15-year old shot from my first EOS camera, a Rebel G, shot with the very first generation of Kodak T400CN, which really sucked. This is a rock formation in east San Diego County (Buckman Springs area, if you care) which appears to have several gargoyle faces imbedded. They become a little more obvious with a touch of Photoshop work. That's "touch" as in "sledgehammer". It's still a work in progress, so try to control your gag reflex, OK?</p>

<p>Oh, and Happy New Year!</p><div></div>

[phule]

<p>My new 85 f/1.8 arrived yesterday and I was going to post a shot from it to today's thread, but I ended up with little time and only managed to get as far as photographing the box it came in! So, here's something from this past summer taken with a rented 85mm f/1.8 instead:<br>

<img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5167/5305834402_1e87e27ae1_z.jpg" alt="safety" width="640" height="427" /><br>

Lake St. Bridge and Bridge House detail, Chicago. Built in 1916</p>

[john_lovelace]

<p>End of season. What better time?</p><div></div>

[KenPapai]

<p>Nice dunk photo Nathan! Welcome back. ;-)<br>

I got back the other day from Monterey County -- the post Xmas weather turned out *perfect* and I got many great photos. Here is one: 7D, 24-70 at 24mm, ISO 100, f/9, 1/30 shooting into the sun, Tuesday, 12/28/2010. Before driving home up north of S.F. we did a detour to the world class, beautiful & spectacular Big Sur coast of Monterey Co.<br>

Rocky Creek Bridge on Hwy 1, built 1932.</p><div></div>

[david_huff1]

<p>I was in Hong Kong last weekend for a quick trip. The scale of the vertical living in Hong Kong is difficult to describe. What struck me most about Hong Kong was the way modernity lives side-by-side with much older ways. From street markets abutting architectural masterpieces to new ships sailing next to 100 year old vessels, the contrast is remarkable. Below is one example - the erection of bamboo scaffolding with lashings (as opposed to steel with clasps). These grass matrixes cover the Hong Kong skyline and reach dozens of stories.</p><div></div>

[Brad_]

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<i>Snapped in San Francisco's Mission District. 5D2, 35mm </i><P>

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[jim_service]

<p>We finally had a decent break in the weather two days befor Christmas and on Friday I got out early with some friends. We stopped by this pond in Marin before breakfast on our way farther north.<br>

5D2, 24-70 f2.8L @ f16 1/160 ISO200<br>

Praveen, this is so similar to yours and I would not have put it in but I've been waiting all week with this shot in mind.</p><div></div>

[indy_nandrajog]

<p>Love this forum. Thanks guys for putting it together.</p>

<p>I guess it is that time of the year. This photograph depicts my second resolution for 2011, of course, the first being to shoot more photos. Happy New Year Everyone!</p>

<p><img src="http://indy.smugmug.com/photos/1141547366_iJHV6-X3.jpg" alt="" /><br /> <strong>A new New Year Resolution</strong>, <em>40d, 35mm, f2.8, 2.5s</em></p>

[andrew_morton2]

<p>Another picture of my daughter who just loves these bells. Getting an external flash for Christmas has allowed me to once again use my 18-55 kit lens indoors. Most of the time I had been using my 50 f/1.8 up against a wall. Happy New Year. </p><div></div>

[MarcelRomviel]

<p>One from last week</p><div></div>

[jamesgysen]

<p>Have a happy New Year everyone. Last week while out for a walk...</p><div></div>

[User_3811325]

<p>@Jim Service - I really like that shot - glad you posted it, worth the wait!<br>

My shot is from last Christmas, actually, of my favorite ornament. Happy New Year to everyone!</p><div></div>

[randy_ramkissoon]

<p>Here's another one of my photos from the dress rehearsal of the "Nut Cracker" with the Ballet Jorgen Canada. The dancer is Alyssa Stevens who is playing "Mother Spruce".<br /><br />The following shot was taken with my Canon EOS 50d with the Canon EF 70-200<br /><br /><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5204/5272746966_56ff5f762d_z.jpg" alt="" width="640" height="427" /></p>

[doug_jones]

<p>Happy New Year!</p><div></div>

[david_rohrer]

<p>Building her first snowman. We had a white Christmas, a rare event in Charlotte, NC. This is my daughter enjoying the snow.Taken with a 40D, 50mm, 1/200, f2.8, ISO 200.</p><div></div>

[JRCrowe]

<p>Christmas Chaos. There was no order in all this and the noise level was incredible and the TV was blasting away too. Canon 5D Mk2 ISO 3200 f/10 1/200 sigma 24-70</p><div></div>

[nuno_saldanha]

<p>Canon EOS 1V, Fuji Reala 100, EF 28-80, F/5.6 Scanned at 1200dpi Epson V750</p><div></div>

[genelake]

<p>Here's my contribution, a Rosette Spoonbill at nearby Mangrove swamp</p><div></div>

[marcsharp]

<p>Happy Holidays</p><div></div>