Image of the Week..Week#13

[Kayaker72]

Some great images so far this week....

Steve---great self portrait

LH--classic capture...you are raising him right

Jonathan---how many people have a picture like that...ok...how many that don't live in Yellowknife...epic picture

Sedward---I really like both

Wally---I agree with Jonathan...great story...two great shots

[Jonathan Huyer]

Jonathan---how many people have a picture like that...ok...how many that don't live in Yellowknife...epic picture

Thanks! I saw a tour guide doing this for his clients on an earlier night, and I thought I'd give it a try. It took several trials and errors, but fortunately the aurora was long lasting and we had the time to play. I returned the favour to the people who helped me out, by taking their pictures too. This is a very good time to travel to Yellowknife, since the lakes aren't frozen yet and the aurora is quite active. Another good time would be March/April next year... but bring your woolies!

[Kayaker72]

Ha....I remember your post last March...I think September is the best time to go.... For night photography, do you usually use the 24 f/1.4 II or can you get by with other lenses? I've tried it a couple of times and haven't been too happy yet.

Part of the crazy weather that has been going on in the US, Wednesday was 96 F with humidity and today is expected to be 70 F and dry. In the transition we picked up 3.5 inches of rain and had a number of thunderstorms roll through....granted, nothing like what Colorado has seen...

Landscape "26 Degree Swing"
small-6701-2 by kayaker72, on Flickr


small-6727 by kayaker72, on Flickr

[Jonathan Huyer]

Ha....I remember your post last March...I think September is the best time to go.... For night photography, do you usually use the 24 f/1.4 II or can you get by with other lenses? I've tried it a couple of times and haven't been too happy yet.

Hey Brant -- great lightning shots! I rented the 14 mm f/2.8 last March and used it a bit alongside the 24 f/1.4. It worked well and it's definitely on my long-term wish list. I liked the fact that it doesn't warp the horizon when you tilt it up, like some other ultra-wide angle lenses do. The 24 f/1.4 is great at f/2.0 but you'll get noticeable coma wide open at the corners (on a full-frame). The big advantage is faster shutter speeds for aurora (which can move pretty fast). But for straightforward star photos, you can probably do perfectly well with a 16-35 zoom lens at f/2.8, or something equivalent.

[Joel Eade]

Landscape entry for week#13 : "Sunrise over Lake Cumberland"

1DX
17-40mm f/4L @ 40mm
ISO 200
f/7.1
1/640

[Joel Eade]

Portrait Entry for Week#13 "My Son"

1DX
70-200mm f/2.8L II IS USM @ 200mm
f/7.1
ISO 200
1/160

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Today I got out of bed way too early for a Sunday and left home at 5.30 a.m. for some dawn shooting. The results were rather poor but I had a good time and got a few keepers. I like this one and decided to post it to this week's landscape category - I think it kind of describes the upcoming autumn mood. (I only wish they had used another rope.)


"The Boat"


Thanks for viewing!

[Kayaker72]

Portrait Entry for Week#13 "My Son"

......is Jim Harbough?

[Joel Eade]

Good choices.....congratulations to the winners!

[Steve U]

Thank you JRW, congrats CLS and all the other entries.
Now on to the next one and I will try and get together the winning entries for the Photo of the Month as well and ask Sean to give me a hand with that again.