POTW 11/23/2014

[stemked]

<p>Hi Y'all.<br>

I bet a couple of you (Matt) had quite a bit of snow this week. Here in Indianapolis we got about an inch, nothing to brag about, but it was a bit early.<br>

Still haven't had a chance to get out. So more from Australia.</p>

<p><img src="http://d6d2h4gfvy8t8.cloudfront.net/17835470-md.jpg" alt="" width="680" height="451" /></p>

<p>Whitsundays, Queensland (possibly the world's softest sand). Pentax K3, 55-300</p>

<p>To be honest on the next shot I randomly took a photo (it was a pretty deep dive for me). I didn't see the shark until later.<br>

<img src="http://d6d2h4gfvy8t8.cloudfront.net/17835463-md.jpg" alt="" width="680" height="338" /><br>

Shark, Snorkeling Whitsundays Pentax W3<br>

The third image is a sorrowful one. Because of pollution in Queensland, many of the coral reefs are overgrown with algae. Under this large brown algae is a coral head, in fact entire fringe reef entirely killed by pollution, likely run-off of fertilizer from Sugar Cane plantations or human waste. Really a sad state in any reef close to shore.<br>

<img src="http://d6d2h4gfvy8t8.cloudfront.net/17835432-md.jpg" alt="" width="680" height="382" /><br>

Dead Reefs Magnetic Island, Queensland. Pentax W3</p>

 

[ukhov]

<p>Late fall lacrosse four state youth competition , bit cold , but not for players.</p><div></div>

[ukhov]

<p>Hotlanta Goalkeeper </p><div></div>

[ukhov]

<p>keeping score </p><div></div>

[ukhov]

<p>my last</p><div></div>

[RickW]

<p>Three more from Berlin this week.<br>

Off the Path (the view from my hotel window, into the back garden of the Korean Embassy):<br>

<img src="http://d6d2h4gfvy8t8.cloudfront.net/17902222-md.jpg" alt="" width="680" height="450" /></p>

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[RickW]

<p>Three more from Berlin this week.<br>

Off the Path (the view from my hotel window, into the back garden of the Korean Embassy):<br>

<img src="http://d6d2h4gfvy8t8.cloudfront.net/17902222-md.jpg" alt="" width="680" height="450" /></p>

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[RickW]

<p>Three more from Berlin this week.<br>

Off the Path (the view from my hotel window, into the back garden of the Korean Embassy):<br>

<img src="http://d6d2h4gfvy8t8.cloudfront.net/17902222-md.jpg" alt="" width="680" height="450" /></p>

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[RickW]

<p>Jeez, things are screwed up. I kept getting a "502 Bad Gateway" message; no hint that it was sending the file (successfully) 3 times. Sorry about that.<br>

Second, Autumn in the Tiergarten:<br>

<img src="http://d6d2h4gfvy8t8.cloudfront.net/17902224-lg.jpg" alt="" width="477" height="720" /></p>

[RickW]

<p>Still getting that 502 message, and have to get out of photo.net entirely to get anything else done.<br>

Third, the Kaiser Wilhelm Memorial Church; built in the 1890s, destroyed (except for the tower) iun 1943, and rebuilt in modern style in the 1960s. The destroyed tower is preserved as a memorial, and a reminder against war. All these pix with the K-5 and either the DA 16-45 or DA 40/2.8 LTD.<br>

<img src="http://d6d2h4gfvy8t8.cloudfront.net/17906465-lg.jpg" alt="" width="477" height="720" /></p>

[hjoseph7]

<p>Mystic winter forest...</p><div></div>

[hjoseph7]

<p>Butts and Heads ?</p><div></div>

[hjoseph7]

<p>For Sale !</p><div></div>

[anirbanbanerjee]

<p>K-50 + Tamron 28-75/2.8. Bangalore, India.<br>

#1<br>

<a title="22-11-2014: 3 by Anirban Banerjee, on Flickr" href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/anirbanbanerjee/15850845302"><img src="https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7567/15850845302_2edec35e3b_c.jpg" alt="22-11-2014: 3" width="530" height="800" /></a></p>

<p>#2<br>

<a title="22-11-2014: 2 by Anirban Banerjee, on Flickr" href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/anirbanbanerjee/15231783143"><img src="https://farm9.staticflickr.com/8624/15231783143_700e629c2d_c.jpg" alt="22-11-2014: 2" width="800" height="530" /></a></p>

 

[MattB.Net]

<p>It was clear and cold most of last week. Not great for ski conditions but perfect for ice!<br /> I went down to the river one morning.<br /> K-3 & DA* 16-50<br /> <a title="IMGP5624-Edit by Matt Burt, on Flickr" href=" src="https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7532/15661705079_6cef0b92c5_z.jpg" alt="IMGP5624-Edit" width="640" height="426" /></a><br /> .<br /> The local skaters were all pretty excited for these conditions. This is a self portrait. It gets spooky on ice that big. It pings, groans, and creaks a lot! Those clouds moving in dropped some snow which "ruins" the ice. But it makes the skiing good so I'm ok with that!<br /> K-3 & DA* 16-50<br /> <a title="IMGP5843-Edit by Matt Burt, on Flickr" href=" src="https://farm9.staticflickr.com/8588/15830700466_dd666c3331_z.jpg" alt="IMGP5843-Edit" width="640" height="426" /></a><br /> .<br /> So the next day we went back to skiing. The new dog sure loves it but she needs to learn some etiquette. <br /> K-3 & 18-135<br /> <a title="IMGP5882-Edit by Matt Burt, on Flickr" href=" src="https://farm9.staticflickr.com/8682/15677421908_b5490d4726_z.jpg" alt="IMGP5882-Edit" width="426" height="640" /></a></p>

[dorus]

<p>I especially love Rick's series here. No I'm not joking.<br>

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<img src="http://i571.photobucket.com/albums/ss151/dorus/sized_IMGP57630_1_2_3_4_tonemapped_zps64b39612.jpg" alt="" width="1024" height="678" /><br>

<strong>This is a hdr made from a single jpg. I processed some variations, and 'glued' them together with some tonemapping</strong><br>

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<img src="http://i571.photobucket.com/albums/ss151/dorus/sized_IMGP6161_zpsa933ddd2.jpg" alt="" width="1024" height="678" /><br>

<strong>True, I love post-processing more than the actual photographing</strong><br>

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<img src="http://i571.photobucket.com/albums/ss151/dorus/sized_flyin2_zps54addf8d.jpg" alt="" width="1024" height="685" /><br>

<strong>coincidence does not exist...</strong><br>

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[bob_marz]

<p>Happy Thanksgiving !</p><div></div>

[RickW]

<p>Thanks, Dorus! I like your series too, and I usually don't like HDR (I like shooting a a lot more than processing!). The shot of the restaurant interior is especially intriguing.<br>

Matt, I really like the first one; the second is rather dark; the third is nicely whimsical.<br>

Harry, the third one is nice. Maybe a bit brighter and higher contrast?<br>

Doug, I missed the shark until I looked for it. What kind was it?</p>

[stemked]

<p>Yury-looks like a fun day on the field. Nice going!+<br>

Rick-No idea what is going on with your message. Photo.net does occasionally act up. As to the shark my best guess is a Nurse Shark, but I'm not sure. Not dangerous.<br>

Harry-I would guess ads for the car need to go over to classified. ;) <br>

Matt-Beautiful day for some fun. Both you and your subjects all made the best of it! Your images are supercool (or super cold).<br>

Anirban-Funny, nicely timed on the first image.<br>

Dorus-My wife is trying to get me to do more postprocessing. I just do things out of necessity usually, but I really need to learn though and you do it so effortlessly. I have to tell you I spent WAY too much time looking at your flying birds trying to figure out if it was real or not (I'm pretty slow sometimes). Nicely done.</p>

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[jordan2240]

<p>I shoot Pentax and usually just lurk our here, but Doug gave me an opening to plug the Weekly Post-processing thread in the digital darkroom forum (titled WPPC [date]), so I thought I'd take it. Feel free to come out and play, especially if you want to wade a bit deeper into the post-processing realm. We'll keep it going as long as it has at least some moderate interest. And it's a good place to learn a few tricks or show off your own.</p>