Nice lightening. I still want to get a good lightening shot some day.Quote:
Originally Posted by Kayaker72
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Nice lightening. I still want to get a good lightening shot some day.Quote:
Originally Posted by Kayaker72
Great captures Brant...Well donehttp://community.the-digital-picture...ons/icon14.png
Those are really awesome. Could you share your exposure settings and camera/lens info.Quote:
Originally Posted by Kayaker72
Wally and Pat....thanks for the comments. Pat, I know the feeling, I've been trying to get lightning for a couple years now. I usually end up with a bunch of frames of clouds or really faint lightning. Got lucky with this storm. :)
Sam..glad you like them too. Both were shot with a Canon 7D, EFS 15-85. The first @ 26 mm, 30 sec, f/8, ISO 200. The second was the same settings but at 21 mm. I am happy to share, but just in case you don't already know, a nice thing about flickr is that if you click through to the image to the flickr version, in the top right corner, if you click on the "Canon EOS 7D" in the sentence "This picture was taken March 13, 2012 using a Canon EOS 7D" all of the EXIF data for the shot comes up. But, as I said, I am happy to share. I really like how a lot of people on this forum list their settings. I've learned a lot just by looking at the pictures. I used to do so, but since I've moved over to flickr, I guess I've gotten lazy :cool: BTW, essentially all I did is set up my camera on a tripod and let it shoot several 30 sec exposures in a row for about 10 min (fast moving storm). This storm was good, I ended up with lightning in about half my shots.
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IMG_0945-2.jpg by sambisu, on Flickr
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IMG_0942.jpg by sambisu, on Flickr
Some floral arrangement shots (arrangements by my wife). Been doing a lot of experimenting with post processing in Lightroom...constructive criticism is more than welcome.
Thanks for the tip on finding all that data on Flickr. I had no idea that data was carried along with the JPEG.
Nice arrangement and focua Sam.
Brillant lightning shots Brant, love the mood and tones to these, almost apocalyptic.
Another from Supanova on the Gold Coast.
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Thanks for viewing.
I like the arrangements. Did your wife use that sabre to cut the flowers? I must admit that I found the background slightly distracting, especially in the second shot. Perhaps you could use a shallower depth of field to separate your subject, or find a plain feature to place behind the subject to isolate it from the background.Quote:
Originally Posted by sambisu
Changing the subject completely, I took advantage of a break in the showers to visit the Falls of Allt Garbh yesterday. Allt Garbh is Gaelic for 'rough stream'.
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5D Mark II, TS-E24mm f/3.5L II @ f/22, 0.2s, ISO 50
Thanks for the tips! It looks like I took those at f/5.6 and 18mm, so I could have opened it up to f/3.5. Not sure how much that would have changed the shot though. I was thinking more about getting a sharp image when I took the shots, so I was trying to stay away from being wide open. All things to learn to think about! I'm still a little limited in shallow depth of field with the kit lens.Quote:
Originally Posted by Andy Stringer
How about a little photoshop magic :)Quote:
Originally Posted by Andy Stringer
Painstakingly added lens blur
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IMG_0945_DOF2 by sambisu, on Flickr
Went out to collect lizards last weekend with one of my collaborators. I only took my loaner 180mm macro. I still believe the 300mm f4L IS is the "Lizard King", but the 180 macro is really nice if you can pose stuff.
Broad-headed Skink
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Fence Lizard:
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Milksnake
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Black Rat Snake:
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My farmer friend bought himself a new toy.
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I haven't looked at this thread in awhile ...very, very nice shots everyone!
I won't post this in best of the birds thread because IMO it needs alot of improving and hopefully as the season goes on, they will only get better! I was walking through my bedroom and caught a glimpse of this little guy through my window and I just had to hurry and grab the camera so no time for set-up on this one!
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Ruby Throated Hummingbird by Denise Trocio ( www.dtrociophotography.com), on Flickr
Looks like a painting, well done.
Nice reptiles and like the really wide harvester.
That's a great flower arrangement not to mention the light, color and saturation.Quote:
Originally Posted by sambisu
Nice, certainly an unusual picture :-)Quote:
Originally Posted by M_Six
A little fill-in flash would have been nice. Call Sean next time :-)
Arnt
Cool shot Mark.....I actually like the slight silhouette. Makes the shot look very ominous. One thought for the future, but, it would be even a little better in my mind if the ends weren't clipped. But I really do like the shot. Well executed concept.
Thanks. Yeah, I'm a little disappointed in myself for missing the framing like that. I thought I had the whole thing in the image. The farmer and the tech from the manufacturer were waiting to make a test run, so I had time for just one shot before I needed to get out of the way. Still, I was confident I had the whole thing and only saw later that I had clipped the left side.Quote:
Originally Posted by Kayaker72
A picture of my beloved, on a quick break to Melbourne. It's hard to take a shot of your wife that she is happy with.
We tell them them, but they refuse to listen.
Tim McGraw sums it up best in this song.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XnEia9uuK6c
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Where are the shops? by Steve's Life, on Flickr[/img]
Thanks for viewing.
I wouldn't be too disappointed...it is a great shot. :DQuote:
Originally Posted by M_Six
+1 Agreed.Quote:
Originally Posted by Kayaker72
A few shots from the Talladega race last weekend.
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The showtime guy was using a 7D not sure what lens it is.
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IMG_9442 by Denise Trocio ( www.dtrociophotography.com), on Flickr
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IMG_9461 by Denise Trocio ( www.dtrociophotography.com), on Flickr
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IMG_9808 by Denise Trocio ( www.dtrociophotography.com), on Flickr
Sweet ride!Quote:
Originally Posted by M_Six
Very nice shots ddt0725.
I haven't posted here in a while, but I woke up this morning to some beautiful clouds and could not resist sharing...
Here are a couple shots I took:
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This is a racing picture I took today at Blackhawk Farms Raceway in northern Illinois. It was taken in shutter priority at 1/320 a second with 60D and 135L. I really like the fire!
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2012_05_12_5103_upd by dthrog00, on Flickr
Did a little exploring of some old abandon military buildings. Was running short on day light so I only took a few photos. I will probably go back and try and capture some more. But until then, here is my favorite.
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Wow, that's a weird shot. From the lights hanging down it appears to be shot straight up, but the "windows" look like they belong on the side of a building. If it is straight up, I hope you were wearing a hard hat. :cool:
Cars, sweet rides, wild life, clouds, ruins - great shots everyone, and what a variety
Spent the weekend building a cathouse for the kitten, here are the results.
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One happy cat.
Thanks for viewing.
Busy Boy......Lucky Kitten.....Great shots....... :cool:
Wow, Steve! That is one fantastic house for your kitty!! Nice construction job and photos!
I spent part of the day with two of my granddaughters at the park the other day! I don't get to see them often so it was quite the pleasurable afternoon!
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IMG_0623 by Denise Trocio ( www.dtrociophotography.com), on Flickr
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I think I can, I think I can! by Denise Trocio ( www.dtrociophotography.com), on Flickr
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A day at the park with my granddaughter :) by Denise Trocio ( www.dtrociophotography.com), on Flickr
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My granddaughter Aubrey by Denise Trocio ( www.dtrociophotography.com), on Flickr
Sorry so many but that's what grandma's do ...show off photos of their grandkids :)
Thanks Wally and Denise, not bad for a locksmith I suppose. There is a tunnel going up from the left hand side to our bedroom window, with a cat flap, so he can go from outside to inside.
Great series from the park Denise, really like the last one, that smile is contagious.
Great shots everybody! So many different types of shots, but all so good!:)
Denise for some reason I think your house is too small for all the photos of your grandkids;)
Nice cat porch. Our cats own our porch. Their "signs of ownership" are everywhere. Barely an unscathed piece of wood out there. :-P
Great shots, Denise. Especially that last one.
Took a shot at getting some lightening shots. Taken from the front door of my house (a bit lazy, but the camera stayed dry).
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Lightening-HDR by westmichigan, on Flickr
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Lightening-3653 by westmichigan, on Flickr
Fantastic shots, Pat! My fav is the last one!
Photo of the flowers my daughter gave me for mother's day ...
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Flowers for Mother's Day by Denise Trocio ( www.dtrociophotography.com), on Flickr
Denise...really fun set of the grandaughters followed up by a beauty of a shot of flowers....
Pat...I agree with Denise, really like #2.