Image of the Week...Week#7

Entry period will be from Sunday to Sunday, with this week closing on the 4th August.
Only two categories; Portrait and Landscape
Portrait- Anything with eyes, people, animals
Landscape- Country, town, city, sea, abstract, things (water drops, smoke, flowers, candles and so on)

Each category will have a winner each week and this week judged hopefully by Brant, who I think is a top photographer, a great bloke and I'm not quite ready to see those good looking selfies':cool: he took this week come in and win everything. :p

Then a poll to sort out monthly winners.

Please supply a title for your image and what category you are entering in. Enter as many times as like, old or new images.
Start posting your new shots here.

I'll kick off again with;
Title Power and Grace
[img]http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7353/9...5c1d03b4_b.jpg
Saluki by Steve's Life, on Flickr[/img]

Thanks for viewing.

This photo is from last week, on the same hike where I photographed the marmot. I didn't have a tripod and it was a bit windy, so I had to keep shooting until I got something sharp. Fortunately I had a big memory card, and the flower wasn't going anywhere. In the background is a charred log from a 10 year-old forest fire... I'm not sure if you can tell that is what it is, from the bokeh.

"Fireweed"
Canon 1DX, 70-200 f/2.8 LII with 1.4 TC, 1/80 sec @ f/8.0, ISO 400

http://www.huyerperspectives.com/Nat...A39Q6222-L.jpg

Portrait:

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7317/9...a728cfb9_c.jpg
Leo's Hydrangea Plant by budrowilson, on Flickr

Landscape:

http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3728/9...48fa07c4_c.jpg
School of Nursing and Health Services, Tennessee Technological University by budrowilson, on Flickr

Sean, I love those little "planet" shots like that. I know (think) you need a fisheye, but what is the exact technique?

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Originally Posted by DavidWare

Sean, I love those little "planet" shots like that. I know (think) you need a fisheye, but what is the exact technique?

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Actually, the "little planet panoramas" I've shot were all created using a Canon EF 17-40mm f/4 L USM (at 17mm). While you can do these panoramas with little gear, if you have a way of controlling the camera so that it shoots from the nodal point, then stitching in PS is much (MUCH) easier.

This is the video I watched that got me started on them:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8ffmm...dS2l5zdIasvL6g

I created my first one using my tripod with a standard ballhead. However, I found that later ones I tried never seemed to line up quite right. After a lot of research, I ended up buying a Manfrotto 303Plus Panoramic Head and a shoe-mount dual bubble level. The head makes it substantially easier to create the panoramic images. I shoot 18 overlapping photographs (every 20 degrees) for post-processing in Photoshop CS6.

You can do these with a fisheye, but I haven't tried it yet - so I can't really give any input on it. :-)

Landscape - I miss having time to get out to enjoy the sunsets.

Title: A Relaxing End to the Day

http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5476/9...4376d6bc_c.jpg
Sunset Along Lake Michigan -4250 by westmichigan, on Flickr

Portret: Male brown bear with snack.

http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5452/9...8d610062_c.jpg
GR4B1339 by Co'tje, on Flickr

Landscape: Good times.

http://farm3.staticflickr.com/2817/8...e094f2fa_c.jpg
IMG_5787 by Co'tje, on Flickr

OK, so my basic caption to the South Coyote Buttes area is "are you sure Scotty didn't beam you to a different planet" the other caption might be "geologic mayhem"

http://www.flickr.com/photos/77760916@N05/9412912431

http://www.flickr.com/photos/77760916@N05/9412914339

Portait

Title: Hair

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7348/9...7f0ac2e0_c.jpg
Hair -4938 by westmichigan, on Flickr

It's been a while since I have been on the site. We just got back from vacation and I got some pictures to share. All feedback is appreciated.
Portrait: My little girl
http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3695/9...a06eed0c16.jpg
IMG_8188 by trav.cunningham, on Flickr

Landscape: Wildflower
http://farm3.staticflickr.com/2893/9...5f1fdfc83e.jpg
IMG_8516 by trav.cunningham, on Flickr

by Roy.


TITLE (Sunshine in the field)
http://i1294.photobucket.com/albums/...ps992f225d.jpg

TITLE (True Bloom)
http://i1294.photobucket.com/albums/...psdf9f52c2.jpg

Didn't really have the chance to get much shooting done this week so here's one new one, and a couple old ones for my entries, two each for Portrait and Landscape.

"Fireworks" The one new shot I have, tried my hand at shooting fireworks with bulb mode, this is three shots put together in post.
http://i.minus.com/ibixYhdfiIgX5b.jpg

"Great Bay" Sun setting on New Hampshire's Great Bay during late winter of this year.
http://i.minus.com/iqnYcDtBweyXv.jpg

"Oggie Doggie" A friend of mine's dog that I used to puppysit before they moved away.
http://i.minus.com/iSv9BDsw989Ig.jpg


"PANIC!" One of my all time favorite band shots, I just wish his face had been in focus more. He has RELAX on his other forearm
http://i.minus.com/ivlM152gysTVK.jpg

A couple landscapes of the sunrise yesterday morning.
Title: Sunrise at Ludington State Park

http://farm3.staticflickr.com/2886/9...408e46de_c.jpg
Sunrise - Ludington Stat Park -4611 by westmichigan, on Flickr

http://farm3.staticflickr.com/2891/9...7e209be5_c.jpg
Sunrise - Ludington Stat Park -4517 by westmichigan, on Flickr

both are Landscape pics.


life on the rocks.

http://i1268.photobucket.com/albums/...3/P1010389.jpg

summertime at krause springs.

http://i1268.photobucket.com/albums/...3/P1010444.jpg

Welcome LSCG! Glad to see your first post!

http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3710/9...0ce14b57_b.jpgLets see if I can get the posting of a pick right?
http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3710/9...0ce14b57_b.jpg

Landscape

thank you Sean!

Well spotted Sean, welcome to the newies' and it's good to see the return of some regular posters, still plenty of time to put an entry in people. keep them coming. :)

Sneaking in a portrait shot here, under the wire:

"Curiosity"
Canon 1DX, 70-200 f/2.8 LII lens, 1/500 sec @ f/4, ISO 4000 (I'm ever amazed at how well the 1DX handles high ISO).

http://www.huyerperspectives.com/Nat...A39Q6305-L.jpg

Great entries everyone. Choosing this weeks winners will be a challenge. I am traveling today (this is from my phone) so I will post the winners tomorrow.

Thanks
Brant

That's a wrap here onward to week#8

Some great entries. I've spent the morning oscillating back and forth between a few but have selected "Leo's Hydrangea Plant" by Sean as the Week 7 Portrait winner and "A Relaxing End to the Day" by Pat (Conropl) as the Week 7 Landscape winner.

Great entries everyone!

Great choices! Congrats to Sean and Pat, and thank you Brant for judging. I agree it's a tough job!

Congrats to Sean and Pat!

Agreed. Good choices. Congrats to all!

Thank Brant, very worthy winners, congrats Sean and Pat.
Week#8 is the final week for qualification for month 2 selections so get those entries in.

Thanks guys!

congrats to the winners! ;)

Thanks all.

Pat