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A friend of mine celebrating his birthday with his two sons. I managed to frame the shot nicely showing the dirty plates. But, more importantly in the background is another sneak preview of my anniversary present, on the chair, my new bag, I should have blurred out the birthday boy perhaps and focussed on my present. heh heh.


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Cheers,


Steve

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It looks like spring has finally arrived here as well. It's been a long wait. I took a trip to Aberdeen harbour toexperiment with my TS-E 24mmf/3.5<span style="color:#ff0000;"]L II this afternoon. Let's face it, every shot with this lens is an experiment. It's a big learning curve.


An alleyway in Footdee, near the harbour
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I was away so I hadn't had a chance to comment on some of these.


Nice shot Andy! It looks cool the way the foreground is in focus and then the first light post is OOF and then the others are sharp as you go down the alley.


Rich

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Originally Posted by Steve U

A sneak peak of my Anniversary present. It is very nice.


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Steve

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Steve,


This is really a fabulous shot!


It looks like it could be for a catalog or advertisement.


Happy Anniversary!





Thanks for the nice comments,


Rich

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This was one of those lucky shots, everything just happed to be in the right place at the right time, a second later, or if i had the lens cap on i would have missed it.


5d 24-105 f4L shot at 40mm iso 400


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Ade,


I was away on Vacation.., but I just wanted say that this is really anawesome shot!


I love the way the light is poking through the trees and lighting up the dust.


Welcome to the forums!





Rich

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This weekend I spent a few hours waiting for the "super moon" to rise from the sea, and fortunately the weather was clear so I got what I came for. Nature can be quite impressive, but it's not easy to capture on film (or CMOS). However I thought I'd share a few of my attempts.


Images taken with myRebel T1i and 24-105 f/4.


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Thanks for viewing!

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CLS,


This one certainly got my attention..,


Very nicely done, by perfectly framing the moon with the branches!


Also.., Welcome to the forums!





Rich

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Ade, some great pictures. I especially like the first one at the top of the page and the first in the above post.


Andy,I appreciatethe comment and I am glad you liked it. This morning convinced myself the white balance wasa little off, so I just updatedthe postwith a slightly warmer version. Great TS shots, BTW (especially #1, with the flowers along the road).


I had forgotten about this waterfall...also in the White Mountains from Sunday:


7D, EFS 15-85 @ 15 mm, 1/3, f/11, ISO 100


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Brant,


Very nice exposure and contrast between the rushing water and the log.


I like the warmer version too!





Also, thanks for the nice comments,


Rich

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<h4 title="Click to edit" id="title_div5549610380"]<span style="font-size:medium;"]Nimbus Lake in the heart of Folsom, CA (on Flickr:http://www.flickr.com/photos/ernogy/)</h4>
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From being perched on some granite just downstream from Rainbow Bridge, this is looking toward the new Folsom Bridge. I convinced my kid to come out and feed the birds before dinner tonight (...plus I HAD to try out my new 0.6 GradND filter for the first time).</div>
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Spectacular shot Erno!


I feel like I was there sitting on the rock!





Rich

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Went to Snow Canyon State Park in Utah yesterday.





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Hey Chris,


I really enjoyed the shots that you posted on flickr, some of them look like post cards!


Very nicely done.., blue skies, white clouds, and red rocks.., What else could anyone ask for?





Rich

I second that ...really beautiful photos, Chris! Definitely postcard material!


Denise

Recent product shot (Canon 35mm f/2):



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Sean - Very nice product shot! Did you use white paper again or a tent? Either way, maybe I should contact you the next time I

I used a white piece of copy paper...and a monolight with a softbox on it. And, as a side note, someone bought the lens at my Buy It Now price 20 minutes after posting it. A good photo makes all the difference. ;-)

I know this was just posted as my example of the Shadow assignment but I thought I'd post it here since I just took the shot today. I played around with the settings in DPP by adjusting the color temp alittle and I changed the the picture style to twilgiht and I really liked how it turned out ...


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Looks much better than the gray concrete of my patio that I placed it on to get the shadow effect!

Denise

<span style="font-size: small;"]Does processed recently count? I took the shots that I used to make this HDR composite in September when I was in Honolulu and just processed last week after another trip back to Waikiki didn't result in any better photos.


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Hey Chris,


I really enjoyed the shots that you posted on flickr, some of them look like post cards!


Very nicely done.., blue skies, white clouds, and red rocks.., What else could anyone ask for?





Rich

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I second that ...really beautiful photos, Chris! Definitely postcard material!


Denise

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<div>Thank you so much for the kind words. It is really encouraging to get feedback on my photos. I spent the better part of today and yesterday going through about 2,000 pictures and posted a few more on my flickr if you want to check them out. </div>
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<div>As for what else anyone could ask for, how about a nice collection of L lenses? [:D]</div>
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<div>I found this message posted at the Great White Throne very interesting:</div>
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EXIF:


5D Mark II, 70-200 f/2.8 IS, f/8, 1/200, ISO 400


Lighting:


430EX II's Triggered via PocketWizard Mini/Flex System


Key : 15'' Softbox Camera Left
Fill : Orbis Ring Flash on Camera
Background : Grid Spot Behind Subject on Blue Poster Board


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Thanks Rich, I posted more at my personal website for photography which is comalleyphotography.com

I purchased a used 1DmkIIN from KEH. This was my first shots. I love the performance of this camera.


Canon EOS-1D Mark II N; EF100mm f/2 USM; Aperture: f/2.8; (1/400); ISO : 1000


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Mark, that is a precious shot there. My wife's mum used to take care of kids and there was one little guy that LOVED elmo, but he couldn't say his name. He called him Melmo. So that was always funny.


Here are some shots from today and last night. Gone crazy playing with my new 28 1.8, but a long way to go for proficiency.


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Cheers,


Dave.

Some nice shots here guys.


Mark that expression is priceless, what joy, great shot.


Clemm, nice action shots with the new rig. Congratz.


Dave great framing on the portraits, like the light on the second one, that bit of grass beside her shoulder is annoying, it sort of points away from her. But lovely smile on your model and nice angle of the shoulders, good job.


Steve

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that bit of grass beside her shoulder is annoying, it sort of points away from her

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Thanks for your comments and critique, Steve. I agree wholeheartedly about that little piece of grass, and I took the booger out and reposted in my original post.

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But lovely smile on your model

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Luckily, this model is attached to me. :-) My permanent test subject/guinea pig. [Y]

Clemmb, congratulation on the new camera. It hope it serves you well.[Y]

With all the snow and rain we keep getting every day there's not a heck of alot to shoot around here! I think this guy was enjoying the snow alot more than I was ...


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To put a little warmth..


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Thanks for viewing. Cheers!


- Angelo

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Heck yeah!! This time of year we begin to wonder if spring will ever truly get here and stay here! Almost 70 degrees last week and 20

Spring is in the air in Western New York


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Tom, I really like that one. Good shot!

Taken earlier today in my garden.

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1D Mark IV, EF180mm f/3.5L Macro USM, f/8, 1/60s, ISO 100, MT-24EX Macro Twin Lite

I posted some more in the Macro thread, but this ribes blossom was over a metre away so it doesn't really qualify as macro.

Nice shot Tom! I love the way the Sun is lighting up, and melting the icicle. Also great capture of the water droplets.


Andy, Beautiful color, contrast and composition of that blossom! Great use of the flash too!


Rich

My first time shooting with the 135L and the 1.4x II just to see what the results would be like ...


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Harsh afternoon sun on his back, shade on his face didn't help much but ...eh, it's ok.

This was taken in the Valley of Fire. It is truly amazing how dark it gets at night in the middle of the desert. You can see the glow from a distant campfire on the rocks.


30" - f/3.5 - ISO 1600 - 18mm





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Hi Denise, That 135mm looks pretty good with the 1.4X extender!


Cool shot baker, that

Nice shots everyone. Tom, I really like the sky background with the icicle.


Here are a couple from this last weekend:


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Here's a couple that I took in Killington, Vermont last weekend.


This one is of the chair lift in front of me.


1D MK IV: 70-200mm f/2.8L IS II @145mm f/2.8 1/5000sec. ISO 100



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Here's one of some random skier that I also took from the chairlift. I kind of liked this overhead perspective. (I see a shadow!)


MKIV 70-200mm f/2.8L IS II @200mm f/5.6 1/4000sec ISO 100



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Rich

We had a bit of a cool changepass through here on the weekend, dropped to a teeth chattering 27 degrees Celsius, which for my dogs meant that it was time to snuggle on a bed out in the sun. A lazy Sunday, no action shots.I was even so lazy,I didn't get up and get my flash, so a few shadows, but ohh well. So there you have Bullet and Bella the Italian greyhounds and Bindi the Whippet and no room for Leroy Brown the Italian Greyhound on steroids, or just too many treats.


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The whippet is the yougest and has to carry a toy with her whereever she goes.


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Finally a bit of room for Leroy to sqeeze in.


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Chopped his leg off at the joint, I know that is a no-no but his nails need doing anyway.


Thanks for viewing,


Steve

Over the top adorable, Steve! I want your dogs!!

conropl - I think these are your best yet ...really beautiful!

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conropl - I think these are your best yet ...really beautiful!
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Thank you... I appreciate your kind words.


I just got the 100L macro lens, and it is quickly turning into one of my favorites. I really like the bokeh you get, and large aperture is great.


I almost did not get the lens, but my wife talked me into it.


Pat

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Over the top adorable, Steve! I want your dogs!!
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Thanks Denise, the bottom little brown boy, Leroy Brown, is super timid, he won't let anyone pick him up, yet he loves a pat more than anyone else on the planet. We sort of rescued him from a breeder who thought he was going to be the next best thing and it didn't work out so he was left virtually unsocialised for 6 months. Now he is a little darlin' that just wants to be patted all the time, but he won't let me pick him up. He is like a little baby deer.


Steve