Canon Thursday Photo 2012: #43

[mbkissel]

<p>Ken Papai, thanks for the nice comment! And yes, you did pick the right day to visit the campus. The nice lighting really shows up the details in the building.<br /> Laura, just about every week, I find myself cutting and pasting one of your fungi names into Google. Thanks for the education! And whatever you did on this week's shot is simply terrific. Very nice PP work!<br /> David Stephens, that's a tough shot to get and you did it so well.<br /> Michael Attewell, good job of capturing the richness of color on that Studebaker. Great!</p>

[hjoseph7]

<p>Who is for going back to the single picture format ?</p>

[ljwest]

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<p>Who is for going back to the single picture format ?</p>

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<p>Not me! I don't post often (just don't have the time!) but when I do, I'm often conflicted over which to post. Having the option to post one, two or three is very handy!</p>

[Member69643]

<p>Members of photo.net can already upload and share as many images as they want into their own galleries or for critique. The concept behind the Thursday Photo is to encourage you to look for and select what you consider your "photo of the week" . </p>

[Robin Smith]

<p>I agree, quality, not quantity. Most of us need editing down.</p>

[wade_keenon1]

<p>+1 for the one shot, "best of" approach </p>

[JamesFarabaugh]

<p>I'm in the "take your best shot" camp too. And if you are conflicted over which shot out of two or three is your best shot this week, that's not a bad problem to have. That said, sometimes a story can't be told in one shot. In that sense, I wouldn't be opposed to allowing a 2 to 3 shot series as long as they are closely related in order to tell a more complete story. Then again, that could also be accomplished in one image containing 2-3 tiles.</p>

[dzaebst]

<p>I was testing out my new (used) 1D IV on the back deck. This female cardinal presented herself in an advantageous ray of sunlight through the leafy canopy. </p>

<p>Canon 1D Mark IV, ISO 800, focal length 1000 mm (500 mm f/4L IS + EF TC 2x II), f/9 @ 1/1000 sec., +EV 1/2 stop, no flash. Cropped to about 70% of FF. PP in LR4.2 with moderate sharpening and NR. </p><div></div>

[dzaebst]

<p>Second photo of a mourning dove (Zenaida macroura) taken on the same afternoon this week.</p>

<p>1D IV, ISO 800, 500 mm f/4L IS + EF1.4x TC II, f/8 @ 1/1250 sec.</p><div></div>

[dzaebst]

<p>And three: White breasted nuthatch (Sitta carolinensis).</p>

<p>ID IV, ISO 800, 500 mm f/4L IS + EF 1.4x TCII, f/8 @ 1/320 sec.</p><div></div>

[travismcgee]

<p>I say, let's require some kind of theme, but allow three images. Unseen photos are as worthless as un-drunk beer. Let's see 'em.</p>

[Laura Weishaupt]

<p>Mark Kissel,<br>

Thank you, that's very kind. I'm always happy to share my love of fungi and heartened to hear that it provides some food for thought. There is a filter effect in Elements 8 called Glowing Edges. That's what I used. The sunflower photo posted by Rick DuBoisson awhile back really got me to think about PP. Since then I've seen a few other shots that simply took my breath away. Well, we'll see what the future holds. I did take the Lycoperdon shots with PP in mind.</p>

<p>Regarding the one shot format, well, I'll likely continue to post one. However, multiple posts looks like the wave of the future here, and that's fine. Nathan suggested at the beginning that multiple posts be related and I like that. I wish there were other weekly opportunities, say a "Bird of the Week" in the Nature Forum. That way all cameras makes share a theme and there are a LOT of bird photographers. If I have many to choose from I find an outlet in No Words. The folks in Streets Forum have an interesting way of doing things and perhaps some of those ideas could work here. </p>

[Robin Smith]

<p>I have no beef about 3 different shots really (although I'd still prefer only 1) but I am not really sure that 3 of the same subject is very enlightening - I think the photographer should make the choice. That's part of the whole thing about self-editing.</p>

[MarcelRomviel]

<p>Didn't take any photos with an EOS this week, but I want to participate.<br>

So here is one from a few months ago.</p><div></div>

[philrichardson]

<p>Thanks for the comments Mark! Dennis, congratulations on your "new" camera. Looks like you are off to a great start already.</p>

[esfishdoc]

<p>I took the 7D with the 10-22 out yesterday to give it a hazardous duty weather test. As Sandy was kicking up winds at 50 mph coming off the Chesapeake Bay I put rain gear on and went out. I had a cover for the camera to keep most of the water off.</p>

<p><a title="Sunset Inn by esfishdoc, on Flickr" href=" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8467/8136589757_4b8658978c_c.jpg" alt="Sunset Inn" width="800" height="534" /></a></p>

<p><a title="Self Portrait by esfishdoc, on Flickr" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/33755787@N03/8136628890/"><img src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8050/8136628890_92a2b5edde_c.jpg" alt="Self Portrait" width="800" height="534" /></a><br /> We made out quite well here on the Eastern Shore of Virginia with the exception of rather severe coastal flooding from the extreme tides. Richard</p>