Post your best current shots

[bouwy]

Great work Jonathan.

[Steph]

Less stunning than Jonathan but nonetheless my current bests.

7D 17-55mm f/2.8 @ 55mm, 1/250, f/2.8, ISO 100 with 430 EX II bounced


7D 50mm f/1.4 @ 1/200, f/1.4, ISO 100 with 430 EX II bounced


It's a colleague/friend of mine who wanted a nice picture of him that he could used on his LinkedIn/Facebook/you-name-it accounts. Of course nothing was foreseen and the idea came as I happened to have my camera at a BBQ at work.

Comments & advice welcome

[Steve U]

He should be happy with these Steph.

The light in the second is a little better managed than the first, you could crop that body out on the left as it is a little distracting. The first one is a nice relaxed portrait that could have benefitted from a little bit of light from a reflector or a tablecloth or towel just angled upwards to decrease those shadows around his eyes.

Nice work, keep them coming please.

[Steph]

Thanks, yes, I think I see what you mean. On the first one, the flash was completely bounced off the ceiling while for the second one I had the opportuny to use the wall on his left. I would have needed the little white card there is on the 580 but not on the 430.

[Steve U]

You don't always need a proper reflector, just a white towel thrown on the ground in front of them will reflect light upwards, to help eliminate some shadows. Or even someone else just holding a piece of white cardboard or paper so the flash bounces off the roof and then off the towel or cardboard back up at them.

Of course this is very easy to say sitting at the computer, not as easy when you are relaxing at a BBQ. Sean is the expert in this regard not me, but light reflected at the right angle can take years and pounds off.

There is a real connection with the eyes of your subject and a relaxed feel to the portraits, again I think he should be very happy with these shots.

[conropl]

It started raining this afternoon while we were in the U.P. of Michigan... so it was time to go find a waterfall to take advantage of longer shutter speeds with the overcast skys.


Tannery Falls-8783 by westmichigan, on Flickr


Tannery Falls-8782 by westmichigan, on Flickr


Tannery Falls-8789 by westmichigan, on Flickr

[M_Six]

F8F Bearcat. Had to mount the 7D on a monopod to lift it above a fence. 2 second delay shot.

[Andy Stringer]

It started raining this afternoon... so it was time to go find a waterfall

You're lucky, Pat. It started raining here in March and has hardly stopped since. It's the reason I've only been out twice with my camera this summer. I don't need to go far for shots of falling water. I took this earlier today through my living room window.

Raindrops by Andrew Stringer, on Flickr

[M_Six]

Went to the local county airport airshow today. Not much of a show, but this one aerobatic plane made a few passes close enough to my spot outside the fence to get a few crops. These were shot with my new 70-300 f4-5.6L that I got yesterday.

[conropl]

You're lucky, Pat. It started raining here in March and has hardly stopped since. It's the reason I've only been out twice with my camera this summer. I don't need to go far for shots of falling water. I took this earlier today through my living room window.

Andy - I understand... I once spent most of the winter in the U.K., and it rained every single day. And it did not just rain for part of the day, it rained all day long, everyday.

That is a nice shot of rain... but I suppose you get lots of practice.

Mark - That Bi-Plane is cool... I like the second one.

Brant - Wow... what a great shot of the HB. I always like to see the colorful flower with the bird.