Post your best current shots

[conropl]

I hope you aren't bored with snow.

I am never bored with snow. I just wish we would get some. Another great shot - keep them coming.

Here is yet another sunset along Lake Michigan. It was very windy, and I needed to hold the tripod down. This is when you are glad to have a nice sturdy tripod. My old one would never have worked for this... the camera shake would have been to much for a long exposure.


White Lake Channel Sunset-4147 by westmichigan, on Flickr

[Tounis]

I am never bored with snow. I just wish we would get some. Another great shot - keep them coming.

Here is yet another sunset along Lake Michigan. It was very windy, and I needed to hold the tripod down. This is when you are glad to have a nice sturdy tripod. My old one would never have worked for this... the camera shake would have been to much for a long exposure.

I have to say I really like your pictures. While I sometimes find sunrise/sunset shots on internet forums a bit boring, as most of them look quite similar (or maybe because we don't have sunsets in the mountains), you always manage to get great images by bringing interesting elements in the picture. The composition on this one is really wonderful, with the icy rocks and the nice hazy look of the water. It's one thing to be near the lake with a camera during a nice sunset, but another to get such a stellar shot out of it.

[conropl]

Tounis:

Thank you for the very kind words. I am just lucky to live where I do. But I must admit, I would love the opportunity to be able to get some mountain shots like the you folks in Switzerland, Sweden, Norway, Canada, Rockies area of U.S., etc. Someday when I get the time, my wife and I will plan a trip to get som nice mountain shots.

You live in a beautiful area, and I appreciate you sharing the great views and the compositions you come up with.

Pat

[francongphotography]

Tounis:

Thank you for the very kind words. I am just lucky to live where I do. But I must admit, I would love the opportunity to be able to get some mountain shots like the you folks in Switzerland, Sweden, Norway, Canada, Rockies area of U.S., etc. Someday when I get the time, my wife and I will plan a trip to get som nice mountain shots.

You live in a beautiful area, and I appreciate you sharing the great views and the compositions you come up with.

Pat

Great shot of the sunset,Pat. I love the colour and the dreamy water. I'm actually really jealous of you, I live in Vancouver and it ALWAYS rain (we get snow sometimes)...yeah we do get nice views of the mountains but I'd much prefer the nice sunny weather in the south so I won't get soaking wet every time I go out for photos..

Brant: I love the night city-scape of Boston. I love tall buildings with complicated yet beautiful structure, and of course, the lighting at night.

[Kayaker72]

Great shots Tounis, Franco and Pat. I always enjoy going through this thread....

I dropped my wife off at the airport in Boston last night, which game me the chance to take a few shots of the Boston skyline. Sadly, I am still seeing some softness issues with my 15-85. I'll probably be sending it in next week.

Beacon Hill infront of the Downtown Skyline:

Boston-1407 by kayaker72, on Flickr

Backbay skyline including the Prudential Center:


Boston-1413 by kayaker72, on Flickr

More Backbay including the John Hancock Tower:

Boston-1418 by kayaker72, on Flickr

Finally, the Bunker Hill Memorial:

Bunker Hill-1426 by kayaker72, on Flickr

Thanks for viewing...Brant

[Dave Throgmartin]

I like this one enough to post. Taken with 60D & 70-200 f/4 L USM at 70mm, f/4, 1/250 shutter, and ISO 200.


2013_01_19_2554_upd_partialbw by dthrog00, on Flickr

Dave

[conropl]

I like this one enough to post. Taken with 60D & 70-200 f/4 L USM at 70mm, f/4, 1/250 shutter, and ISO 200.

Dave

That one would fit the assignment.

Edit: It looks like you were posting it to the assignment when I was writing the post above.

[Dave Throgmartin]

That one would fit the assignment.

Edit: It looks like you were posting it to the assignment when I was writing the post above.

Thanks Pat! What's funny is that I didn't go out thinking about the assignment or anything... just saw the bike weldment and thought "Hmm I see lots of these types of shots in the Zeiss galleries so I'll give this a go". I edited the color version and decided to try a B&W with partial color as well.

Dave

[conropl]

Thanks Pat! What's funny is that I didn't go out thinking about the assignment or anything... just saw the bike weldment and thought "Hmm I see lots of these types of shots in the Zeiss galleries so I'll give this a go". I edited the color version and decided to try a B&W with partial color as well.

Dave

I think think the B&W treatment worked well on this one.

[JJphoto]

test shot of my 5DIII, like the cleaner image compare to my 7D...
5DIII, 35mm1.4, f1.4, 1/30, iso 1600

thanks for viewing!