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Wally,
Nice shot. Looks like you had much better weather than I did 2 years ago when I took one of these ferry rides. Pretty gloomy the day I went but it almost looks like the boat in the background is trying to splash the front of the opera house.
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Cheers
Mark
We spend 4 days in Sydney and every day it was gorgeous. We were very lucky.
Wally
Beautiful one day, perfect the next. Oh no that
A recent picture from the zoo. This lion looks to be longing to run across the plains of Africa.
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My shooting has really been off the last couple days! Still, it has been such beautiful weather, I couldn't resist sitting by the lake after work & taking a few shots!
Too bad it's blurry or this could have been a pretty cool shot! Did what I could with it to reduce some of the blur ...
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I like how the clouds mimic the land formations
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Denise,
You are too hard on yourself[8-)]
Since I got my Tamron 70-300 I have tried shooting birds and found how incredibly hard they are[:|]
These shots are great[Y][B]
Mark
Thanks, Mark! My keeper rate has been way down there lately and some I keep that I normally would toss just to have a few left!
Here is one that I applied alittle HDR effect to which I'm not sure I like but kept anyway. It is my first photograph showing fall is in the air ...my favorite time of year! To me, it is like watching a photographers volcano about to erupt in full color and I can't wait for the full eruption!
Iwant this house! The sun sets in front of them...what a beautiful view they have! This is my favorite spot on Silver Lake to stop at on my way home from work in the evening! When I was little, my father took me fishing and swimming here every weekend in the summer! Fond memories!
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I was out of ice...
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Looks like you are nearly out of beer as well. Nice shot.
I was not looking for salvation just another photo opportunity.
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Cheers,
Steve
I was out of ice...Nice shot.
looking for salvation just another photo opportunity.....Nice colour reflection. Well captures
Wally
Went to a cemetary nearby today to take some more shots. I was trying to vary my shots a bit more today, though i am still working with the 18-55mm VR... It can be a chore to get close enough to a dragonfly or a swan to shoot with a FL of only 55mm, however I am loving the shorter FL cloud shots! heres the best that I did!
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Nikon D5100, 18-55mm VR, 1/80 sec, FL 55mm, ISO 200, F/8, handheld
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Nikon D5100, 18-55mm VR, F/11, ISO 200, 1/400 sec, FL 46mm, handheld
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Nikon D5100, 18-55mm VR, ISO 200, 1/500 sec, F/6.3, FL 55mm, handheld
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Nikon D5100, 18-55mm VR, ISO 100, 1/125 sec, F/16, FL 45mm, handheld
Kelton
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Steve,
Where is this? In <span class="attribute-value"]Brisbane?
<span class="attribute-value"]That would make a great place for bridal portraits.
<span class="attribute-value"]Mark
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Really beautiful, Steve!
Here is my first quick attempt at using Nik Silver Efex Pro2. just to try it out. Not much time to do anything tonight!
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Very nice Denise
Denise...you are getting very good with the post processing...nice pic......
A few from a trip to Parker River National Wildlife Refuge last weekend......
Great Egret
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Next two are snowy egrets........
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Thanks for viewing....Brant
Truly beautiful photos, Brant! I wish I could have gotten this close of shots when I went to Horicon Marsh!
Here is a huge spider web I found on the side of my garage ....to bad the gigantic spider that built it wasn't still there!
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My youngest daughter found a photo I took on this website ....
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I didn't even know it was there but sort of flattering since the photos it is with sure are beautiful! Mine is the orange in the middle of the page.
She could also post that spiderweb. Excellent picture. It is almost an optical illusion.
Hopefully I will have some best current shots with my new 50mm soon! UPS dropped it off about 30 min ago. I can't wait to use it this weekend and see what I have been missing in terms of focus speed and quality with the 1.8! [:D]
Shot with my new 5D Mark II and 85mm f/1.8
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Congrats on the new glass!! You are going to love it! I am hoping to get another copy soon!
Something happened to Mr. Cardinal overnight :( He is the only male cardinal that comes to my yard & Mrs. Cardinal is nowhere to be found! I think maybe he tried to protect her from something but wasn't successful :( I remember the day in early spring when he courted her ...they were by each others side ever since!
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Denise, sorry about your cardinals :( I had a big hawk eating a bird in my yard a day ago. I haven't seen many other birds around since then.
Baker, the 50 f1.4 is easily one of my favorite lenses. I think you will really like it.
This squirrel is probably saying, "oh man, where's all my sugar water?" To which I would respond, "well, maybe if you wouldn't have broken another humming bird feeder (second this year) I wouldn't have taken them down for the year!!"
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Heehee!! Cute story ...lol!
What did you use to shoot this!? Super sharp!
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Denise, 70-200 f2.8L IS II (@f2.8).
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Thanks! Is it paired with a 5d II?
Denise, I wish. 40D still.
Here's one I took last night. I was at church shortly before a service began, and looked out the window and noticed two things: 1. the sun had dropped below the overcast cloud ceiling and 2. it was raining. I grabbed my camera, and went outside in case there was a rainbow. There was:
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Jfrits---Wonderful shot. Love the warm light on the steeple. You might try to bump the exposure just a little on the foreground and side trees if your able to. If not, great shot anyway.
Bob
Very nice picture Jfrits......I agree a little bump in exposure may help, but it is a great capture.
One from a few weeks ago:
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jFritz.....nice capture and I agree w/the exposure comments. If you have photoshop, give the dark and shadow bars a few ticks to lighten up the foreground and woods.
CORRECTION 9/25: THIS LOOK IS CAUSED BY FEATHER LICE. IN MY AREA CARDINALS AND BLUE JAYS ARE THE MOST SUSCEPTIBLE TO THESE PARASITES.
Denise....your bird pix are great, I'm really enjoying them.
Concerning Mr. Cardinal...there's nothing wrong w/him other than it's molt (new batch of feathers) season.
As for the Mrs., breeding season is pretty much over and Cardinals don't mate for life.
Or she looked in the mirror and is in hiding.......LOL
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Thank goodness! Just another thing that photography has taught me about wildlife that I never paid attention to before!
Thanks, Bill and great shot of the female Cardinal!
Lots of cardinals in the back yard today. Too bad it's a really rainy day. 40D, 400mm f5.6 (@5.6), 1/200s, leaning against a wall, 430 EX II.
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I really like this shot, I like the way the background worked for it and just enough fill lighting ----great looking bird too. Nice shot,
Bob
A couple of bighorn sheep in Banff this morning, exercising their right of way.
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Banff Springs Hotel and the Bow river
Canon 5D2, 24 mm TS-E, 5-stop solid ND and 2-stop hard-edge ND grad, 5 sec @ f/16, ISO 100
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Jon, Stunning pics. Nice work with the filters to get that kind of water blur and still maintain the details in he landscape and hotel. The bighorn sheep are also great---I certainly wouldn
I second Bob
Here's one from the first shoot with the new 5D Mark II and 50mm f/1.4! I am absolutely in love with this camera/lens :D
1/160 - f/2.8 - ISO 100
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Thanks Bob and Steve --- nice of you to say that. I struggled a bit with the post-processing of the Banff Springs photo, because the 5-stop solid ND creates a strong colour cast that is a bugger to remove. I used the individual colour adjustment sliders in LIghtroom, but it was time consuming and I'm still not 100% happy with getting it back to the way it was in the eyepiece. I should post the before & after shots in a separate thread, so you can see what I mean.
The bighorn sheep appeared to be quite docile, and one guy actually got out of his car and approached them with a point & shoot. That's a rather crazy move, in my books.