Canon Thursday Photo 2011: #47

[brian_wallace5]

<p>Ian - that is phenomenal - what body was that taken on?<br>

John - great message </p>

 

[davidpdhyde]

<p>Some of them are great photo.</p>

[Robin Smith]

<p>Red barn</p><div></div>

[William Kahn]

<p>Barn on POW Camp Road, converted to BW with Topaz BW Effects.</p>

<p>Happy Turkey Day, everyone!</p><div></div>

[Ian Taylor]

<p>Thanks for the nice comments on that portrait. Taken on with a 5DMK2. The light the breeze and the kid all coincided for about 10 seconds. </p>

[elliots]

<p>This is from my first studio shoot!<br>

<img src="http://d6d2h4gfvy8t8.cloudfront.net/14679037-md.jpg" alt="" width="419" height="680" /></p>

[jim_service]

<p>Martin S - wow! I'd like to see that as a 5 foot canvas print on my wall.<br>

I find that what I've been submitting has been too bright when viewed on other pcs. I'd brighten my monitor but I find I'm locked out and can't find the book.<br>

But I hope is the correct compensation.</p><div></div>

[jcmexico2000]

<p> Hi this is the harvest of the tequila plants (agave)</p><div></div>

[don_bryant2]

<p>Thursday isn't over yet, but I have to say I think this is the best Canon Thursday yet!</p>

<p>Happy Thanksgiving everyone!</p>

[greenjeans]

<p>Nothing special. Hummingbird nest in Dogwood tree.</p><div></div>

[Mark Keefer]

<p>Happy Thanksgiving.</p><div></div>

[dennis_couvillion]

<p>Woman's dog...taken today.</p><div></div>

[rjtully]

<p>Need to add feed!</p><div></div>

[juan_hernandez1]

<p> I thought it would be cool to get a picture of a dancer, so I went to a local dance studio and told the instructor about my project. Since there were only children around I asked if there was an adult class and she told me that the adult classes are on Wednesday night. Then I pointed to Calvin and asked "what about him". She said you can ask him. I introduced myself and from the onset Calvin was interested in the project. He thought it was very cool and was always willing to help other artists in their endeavors. He told me that he was very busy and asked how I wanted to go about it. I said could we do it right now it should take no more than 5 minutes, he said ok so I grabbed my gear and he showed me a studio area. The wall seemed very plain and uninteresting so I asked if there was a plant or something I could use to shoot my flash through. He found a plant and I placed it in front of my flash - now I had given texture to the wall kind of like an aquarium effect. Then he stood there and said, "You'll have to do the countdown" , I adjusted for the ambient light and set my flash manually and said "ok...3..2..1.." took several shots, then chimped my camera .."hmmm..I had no idea you could jump so high" I readjusted, now that I knew where he would be in the frame and we repeated the process. I had him do it a total of 3 times and I was happy with the last shot. The trick was aiming the flash at the point of where he was going to be at the peak of his jump. Afterwards I told him ...I better take a traditional portrait as well and he was fine with that. <br />Calvin Chester told me he had been dancing for 6 years - pretty much since he was in high school. He is attending the University of Arkansas at Little Rock - studying fine arts. I asked what he thought of other artists in the field and he said they are "flippant". They are very emotional and devoted to their field. I asked him what he did for fun and he said he loves to eat, I asked what he ate? "sushi" I suggested and he laughed and said "I eat real food" - he was headed to a steakhouse that very evening with some of his friends. It was a joy to meet Calvin and I wish him luck with his career. He is going to be doing some excerpts of the Nutcracker in Conway and was there for a fitting of wardrobe. <br>

This picture is #033 in my 100 strangers project. Find out more about the project and see pictures taken by other photographers at the <a href="http://www.flickr.com/groups/100strangers/">100 Strangers Flickr Group page</a></p><div></div>

[MarcelRomviel]

<p>Great photos again from everyone.<br>

I don't have a photo from this week, so here is one from last week;</p><div></div>

[sethdubois]

<p>Juan, that's a great story and fantastic photo! That's a pretty great idea to use the plant to add some texture to the lighting...<br>

Here's a shot of a sunset over my apartment complex a couple days ago:<br>

<img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7002/6403741231_2bc2bd96f1_b.jpg" alt="" /></p>

[nathangardner]

<p>Mark,<br>

Absolutely love the Mandarin.</p>

<p>Ian,<br>

Very well done also.</p>

<p>I'm home now so I'll share my photo for this week. I saw two owls in one day last week. Definitely a very lucky day. Here's the Eastern Screech Owl. The other was a Barred Owl.</p><div></div>

[tklim]

<p>Hi, All,<br>

I am a complete noob to this nice thread, so please forgive me if I've got it all wrong... here's a pic shot this morning in Warsaw with my Canon EOS 50E analog camera and a 50 mm / 1.8 EF II lens. Subject: 1830 infantry / cavalrymen parade</p><div></div>

[Andrew Gosden]

<p>I made a first brief visit to the Baltimore Conservatory on Wednesday. I plan to go back when I can spend more time. This is one of the orchids.<br>

<img src="http://akgosdenphotos.smugmug.com/Flowers/Baltimore-Conservatory/i-V65Tp6z/0/700x700/BaltimoreConservatory0002-700x700.jpg" alt="" /><br>

<strong>Xsi, 18-55 is @ 36mm, f/8, 1/30s, iso 400</strong></p>

[KenPapai]

<p><em>"Lombard St from Coit Tower"</em> -- NICE one there Jim S.!</p>

<p>Very late to this game... Here's a photo I took the week before Nov. 24... FWIW -- parts of it I like and a few distracting elements, but still fun:<br>

<em> "Rocket Line"</em><br>

<em> </em><br /> EOS 7D with early morning light on the Embarcadero.</p><div></div>