Canon Thursday 2014, #35

[jdebever]

<p>this one needs a few days of sun.</p><div></div>

[jdebever]

<p>these suffred from all the rain we had.</p>

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[JDMvW]

<p>Ah, the smell of popcorn, cow manure, and horse sweat - it's State Fair time again!</p><div></div>

[JDMvW]

<p>And what would it be without the rides?</p><div></div>

[JDMvW]

<p>And, naturally, rides for the chemistry majors: components & huff duff</p>

<p>(all 5Dii with EF 24-105mm IS, hand-held)</p><div></div>

[robert100]

my third image is another of the birds photo'd down in the trees by the hidden pool. I chose this as the third

image specifically as it shows a personal preference, referencing back to Thom's comment that he

preferred the second of the two Redbreast images - ie, the one with a "clean" view of the bird, versus the

first image in which the bird's body is partially obscured by a thick branch of the tree about a foot in front of it

which I was able to throw out focus to get right to the bird;s head and eye, and then use it, out of focus, as a

specific and deliberate compositional and instructional element. I've always been intrigued that people

automatically go for the "clean" view, when in actual fact out here in the forest where I live and function, a

clean, unobstructed, branchless, view, is so extremely rare it's actually "un"-natural, and is missing the

nature of the environment in which these smaller birds live, and how they deliberately use the branches as a

"defense".mechanism to make it hard for predators like owls and hawks to reach them. It's actually very rare out here for me to be able to use AF, 90 percent of my bird images are manually focused to let me "walk past" a foreground element which is so tight to the subject it's extremely difficult for even the tightest finest AF point on the 7D to avoid being affected by. This third image doesn't contain a large out-of-focus "blocker branch" I had to walk-past like that, so it offers people a "more-clean" view, but at least it still has branches moving from fore to aft blocking the lower half of the bird and showing more environment, not just open-space.

 

And the image of the red interior of submarine Robin opened the day with is superb, as is David's Big Sky

along with the explanation concerning why he likes the effects obtainable with the lens . Both images have Great instant dramatic visual impact, and I really truly like reading the photographer's explanations of the how-and-why. Well done.<div></div>

[greenjeans]

<p>Science Center</p><div></div>

[Nick D.]

<p>My cat<br>

<img src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-gMz-K5gEpkI/U__i7e6-ofI/AAAAAAAAAwA/-1SXJJQIj94/s1600/Pooff.jpg" alt="" width="1000" height="873" /></p>

[Nick D.]

<p>Another landmark store is gone.<br>

<img src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-fe2Vt6sbgVQ/U__n0Q0AZ0I/AAAAAAAAAwM/yvFusyhuolc/s1600/Another%2Blandmark%2Blost.jpg" alt="" width="1000" height="600" /></p>

[katsone]

<p>Hubby and I took a drive out to the North Fork on Tuesday. Long Island never disappoints!</p><div></div>

[katsone]

<p>Also from Wildwood, on the LI Sound.</p><div></div>

[Mark Keefer]

<p>Canon 6D Tamron 70-200mm f/2.8</p><div></div>

[katsone]

<p>My idea of heaven. Oops, sorry I forgot the image. That's what happens when I post this late.</p>

 

[Mark Keefer]

<p>2. Canon 6D Tamron 70-200mm f/2.8</p><div></div>

[Mark Keefer]

<p>3. Canon 6D Tamron 70-200mm f/2.8</p><div></div>

[katsone]

<p>A little slice of heaven.</p><div></div>

[randy_ramkissoon]

<p>Canon 50d with Canon EF 17-40 iso 800 1/60 while shooting street performers at night at Toronto Buskerfest<br>

<img src="https://www.flickr.com/gp/randy_ramkissoon/7t6524" alt="" /></p>

[randy_ramkissoon]

<p>Canon 50d with Canon EF 17-40 iso 800 1/60 while shooting street performers at night at Toronto Buskerfest<br /> </p>

 

[kts]

<p>thanks Robert, i was able to get the male as well.....it was like they were playing tag, going from bush to flower to tree and back to the thistle......watched them for about 15 minutes and got 4-5 decent shots.....was just lucky to be walking back to the car at the right time......:)</p>

<p>http://500px.com/tpolim</p>

[kts]

<p>thanks Ken, it was a rare good sunrise here in Cleveburg.....have to give a shout out to my cat for jumping on my head at 5am to go outside or i probably wouldn't have caught it......:)</p>

[randy_ramkissoon]

<p>I had the opportunity to get a little practice shooting at night at the Toronto Buskerfest. The act 'NoMaD Cirquel' was awesome even when crowded in with my fellow Torontians. I really like the colour cast from the flames. Shot with Canon E0S-50d and EF 17-40mm<br /> <br /> <a href="http://l.facebook.com/l/VAQHksYhrAQGUNpmxI1xYUF7DNn8sxclZFJT-fSxS9oHmYw/www.nomadcirquel.com/" target="_blank">http://www.nomadcirquel.com/</a><br>

<img src="https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5594/14882715830_549c44c325_z_d.jpg" alt="" /></p>

[johnkenthill]

<p><img src="http://d6d2h4gfvy8t8.cloudfront.net/17861072-lg.jpg" alt="" width="700" height="467" /><br /><br />A few MoonDrop Circus pics this week.<br />Nadine on the corde lisse.<br /><br /><br /><br /></p>

[johnkenthill]

<p><img src="http://d6d2h4gfvy8t8.cloudfront.net/17850659-lg.jpg" alt="" width="700" height="467" /><br /><br /><br />Meara holding the silks.</p>

[johnkenthill]

<p><img src="http://d6d2h4gfvy8t8.cloudfront.net/17861073-lg.jpg" alt="" width="700" height="467" /><br /><br />Meara again on silks.</p>