Brant - It looks like a lot of people are enjoying the ice. Nice shots.
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Brant - It looks like a lot of people are enjoying the ice. Nice shots.
Great shots Brant, does the water flow through there is Spring?
It's the winter carnival in Canmore, Alberta, and the weather is perfect. Main Street has been closed and covered in snow, so you can ski on it. Plus there is a biathlon competition, and ice sculptures. I do love winter.
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Very cool Jonathan, we have a big Summer storm about to rip us apart down here.
Nice shots Jonathan...
Yep...a picture from a few years ago....Quote:
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First Edit: I had deleted the photo from Flickr...I didn't realize it would be deleted here.
Second Edit: Based on Jonathan's comment, I added the winter shot for direct comparison...thanks for the thought...
The link is not working Brant.
Two treatments of the same chook.
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And one showing his lovely brown eyes.
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Thanks for viewing.
I love the B&W treatment, Steve! I thought of using somethng like that on a few photos myself but thought others may find it too over the edge. I love how you don't hold back, you always make it work every time!!
This afternoon, I continued testing out the 2x extender on the 70-200. Trying to get some good bald eagle pictures - but they were not being too cooperative today, even though there were 15 or so of them. They were out numbered by the 200+ Canada geese, so ended up doing most of my tests on geese! Thanks for looking.
60D, 70-200 2.8vii @ f/5.6 with 2x iii ext at 400mm 1/1000 ISO 100
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Brant - That's very cool, seeing the same scene in different seasons. That would be a good challenge for me to try: replicating the exact image at a different time of year and then displaying both shots side by side.
Steve I like the colour shot the most, probably because you nailed it so well with perfect sharpness and bokeh. Nicely done.
Thank you Denise, your encouragement and contributions are very important to me.Quote:
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Thank you Jonathan.Quote:
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Great shots DS51, like them all but specially the pug shot, but i wonder if you have one with the background in focus and the pug blurry. :)
Ha! That's a shot I'd like to see as well. The pug in the foreground is clearly distracting from the subject of the photo. My guess is that you'll nail it next time once you spend some quality time with the AFMA feature. :)Quote:
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Hi, this weekend I was visiting an international Women's ice hockey tournament where the national teams of Sweden, Finland, Russia and Germany participated. To me it was a combination of general interest in the games and, of course, a nice photo opportunity. I thought I'd share a few of my favorites from the weekend (the majority of the photos are from the final game that Sweden won against Finland):
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Thanks for viewing!
cls - From your pictures I noticed one difference between men hockey players and women... in the second one and the last one the women still have their front teeth:D.
Hockey is a very fast sport and your shots are sharp... nice work. I imagine it also would be difficult getting good exposures with all the white around, but your exposures look right on. Nice shots.
Happy Valentine's Day!
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Right back at cha.
And to you to DD. By the way, That is a beautiful shot. Very nice work---Literally, PICTURE PERFECT--Frame it and hang it:D. and don't forget to share your set-upQuote:
Originally Posted by ddt0725
Bob
Thank you Steve & Bob! Happy Valentine's Day to you too!
Thanks, actually I almost trashed this one along with many others I took after I saw that my Auto ISO shot to 3200! But I thought I would work on it alittle and see if I could save it and a couple others.Quote:
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My set-up: 7d, Sigma 70mm macro, 1/80, f/7.1, ISO Auto (3200). Window light camera left (cloudy day) & I had one flash camera right with a Lumiquest Pocket Bouncer w/ gold inset attached. For the reflection, I took a square glass inset off another table and set it on my kitchen table. I put a gold poster paper underneath the glass. The gold poster paper (and a silver one) were picked up at the hobby store for super cheap and serve as a reflector when I need one also. Nik Color Efex Pro was used to add softness, contrast, vignetting and frame.
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Very nicely done, Denise.
True, for some reason the guys throw away the facemasks as soon as they get old enough (I believe the rule is full cover face protector until 18 years age). Soon after that teeth beging popping out. I'm not sure why they don't keep the protectors they are used to since 10-15 years but I suppose it's a tough guy's thing.Quote:
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Regarding exposure it's actually quite easy in this arena - lighting conditions are fairly constant both over time and room (location on the ice). This can be a totally different thing in other arenas. Nowadays I feel comfortable with the technical aspects of hockey shooting, but instead I'm practicing timing and framing. (I have lots of images of players' backs right after "it" happened.)
Couldn't agree more - beautiful shot!Quote:
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Hazy Sunset
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That is a really cool capture, Mark! I like it alot ...very nicely done!
Denise
Thanks, Denise. That copse of trees is a favorite model of mine. Not the first time I've caught the sun setting behind them.
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Mark - Both of those are great colors. Very nice.
Thanks, Pat. As I passed that point again tonight the sunset was awesome. But I had take-out food I needed to get home, so I enjoyed the scene and drove on.
+1...nice shots Mark. Love the colors.....
A few more from my hike last week:
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Thanks for viewing....Brant
Beautiful shots, Brant! What did you use for the last one? The water is so clear ...I feel like I am standing right there!
More and more of these are returning to my backyard so spring must be just around the corner!
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IMG_7691 by Denise Trocio, on Flickr
Great shots, Brant. Oh, how I miss New Hampshire. :cool:
I went on a scouting trip this morning, looking for a good vantage point for a sunrise shot along this lake near Canmore, Alberta. It is a very windy spot, so the lake has been blown clear of snow. That also makes the shooting conditions a little bit challenging. I used crampons to walk on the ice, but the cold wind was a bit much for my fingers. I gave up on using a grad filter, and did a 3-shot HDR instead. Then I ran back to the car to recover. Altogether, it was a lot of fun and I'll be back for more!
Canon 5D2, 24 mm TS-E, f/11, 3 exposures at 0.3, 0.6, and 1.3 sec
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Gorgeous shot, Jonathan. Nice HDR work. Looks cold, cold, cold.
DD, This is a great shot of a house finch. great exposure, Sharp at the eye, beautiful Bokeh and pleasant background. The only thing I can think of that would improve this shot is to move the bird a little higher in the frame. Otherwise perfect.
Very nice work.
Jonathan - That is beautiful. Love the color and the reflection off the ice. Just a great overall shot... well worth the cold hands.
Pat
A shot from my son's lacrosse game today:
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Edit: I like this one better.
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Thanks Mark and Pat. Yes I do like the reflection off the ice... I was really hoping for that. The temperature was mild by our standards, only -7 C, but the windchill was insane. Next time I want to try a low-angle shot with the tilt-shift lens, getting right close to the ice and using those cracks as leading lines in the composition. Stay tuned..!
Denise I agree with Bob's comments --- great shot. If there is no room to move the bird up in the frame, I would just crop off a bit from the top of the image, and make it more square. Who says all our shots have to be rectangular, anyway. I'm looking forward to seeing the spring birds arrive here again (some long, distant time from now).
Jonathan, that definitely ranks at the top of one of the most beautiful HDR shots I have seen, truly superb!!
@ Bob & Jonathan - thanks for the feedback. I wasn't very pleased with the excess at the top either. I couldn't move it down any so I think I will change it to more of a square crop as suggested. Thanks!
I am loving this 5D mk II. Here are some shots from a trip to "Grits and Groceries" its a little diner in the middle of nowhere South Carolina, that has terrific food. This is my wife (left) and her mom and dad (right).
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Jonathan Huyer, that image of the lake and sunrise is amazing. That is quite the dedication getting out for that cold morning shot.
@Dave, Out of curiosity, why such a fast aperture and shutter speed? Obviously you had a ton of light. Your DoF gets the chicken in-focus, why not bring it to f/5.6 or f/8?