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[Minerve101]

This deer paused enough for a portrait. Only my second post of a picture. All advice welcomed

[Kayaker72]

This deer paused enough for a portrait. Only my second post of a picture. All advice welcomed

If it hasn't happened yet, welcome to the forum Minerve101!!

Overall, I like the shot. My first advice would be methods of posting larger than a thumbnail. Really, there are two options:

1. After uploading your thumbnail but before posting, double click on the image. This will give a box where 2 lines down, you can control the size at which the image will be viewed.
2. Import from elsewhere. Many, including myself, import from flickr. But there are many places you can import from. Simply post the BBC code into the Message box.

Regarding technical aspects of the photo, as I said, I like the shot. It is sharp, well framed with a good subject. The biggest issue I see is light. It looks to be direct overhead sun. I've read quotes essentially stating that the best thing a photographer can do in the middle of the day is eat lunch. Of course, for those of us that do not have the luxury of time, you take what opportunities you can get. In other words, I would have taken that shot too. But softer light coming in at angles can be had in the morning and evening.

[Minerve101]

Thanks for the advice about posting. Will figure out how to import from flickr.

Thanks for the technical advice as well. I completely understand about the lighting. Rare to see deer so close to the house, so I couldn't be too choosy!

--I think I've got it now for linking to flickr

[neuroanatomist]

Recently traveled to Switzerland with the family, and spent a weekend of the trip in Paris. Several shots from the trip posted to my Flickr stream. I'll post a few here, too.

"Notre Dame at Night" - taken from along Quai de Montebello

EOS 1D X, EF 24-70mm f/2.8L II USM @ 35mm, 25 s, f/11, ISO 100


"L'Arc de Triomphe" - Taken from the median of Avenue des Champs-Élysées.

EOS 1D X, TS-E 17mm f/4L, 8 s, f/10, ISO 100


"Under Eiffel" - Inspired by a shot Brant posted from his recent trip, his was during the day.

EOS 1D X, Rokinon 14mm f/2.8, 20 s, f/11, ISO 100


Instead of the full kit and tripod for walking around during day with my wife and three young kids, I opted for the much more portable EOS M kit. The M11-22 that I picked up just before the trip came in very handy, and was my most used lens.

"Notre Dame Interior" - choir and nave of the gothic cathedral

EOS M, EF-M 11-22mm f/4-5.6 IS STM @ 11mm, 1/10 s, f/5.6, ISO 3200


"Two Beautiful Smiles" - At the Louvre in Paris

EOS M, EF-M 11-22mm f/4-5.6 IS STM @ 22mm, 1/30 s, f/5.6, ISO 400

[dsiegel5151]

Fun with snakes:


Coluber constrictor


Agkistrodon piscivorus


Opheodrys aestivus

[Jonathan Huyer]

Neuro - Great set of photos! The tripod served you very well. I like the starbursts in the first two images, and the cobalt-blue sky with the Arc is cool. But the last one is clearly the best... it's not every day that the Mona Lisa gets completely upstaged

[Zach]

I've been getting a lot on the spring flowers so far, this week it's Fireweels!

Indian blanket (Gaillardia pulchella) by Four T Photography, on Flickr

Indian blanket (Gaillardia pulchella) by Four T Photography, on Flickr

Indian blanket (Gaillardia pulchella) by Four T Photography, on Flickr

Indian blanket (Gaillardia pulchella) by Four T Photography, on Flickr

thanks for looking!

[Kayaker72]

John....great set....had I seen those before my trip, I would have been trying to take a few like yours.

Time for photography or processing has been pretty limited lately. I am almost through my trip. Here is a few from inside Notre Dame that I liked (all with 5DIII and 24-70 II):

@ 28 mm, 1/40, f/2.8, ISO 4000

small-7605 by kayaker72, on Flickr

@ 50 mm, 1/40, f/2.8, ISO 500

small-7619 by kayaker72, on Flickr

@ 41 mm, 1/100, f/4, ISO 100

small-7644 by kayaker72, on Flickr

@ 70 mm, 1/40, f/2.8, ISO 800

small-7678 by kayaker72, on Flickr

@ 28 mm, 1/40, f/2.8, ISO 800

small-7681 by kayaker72, on Flickr


Could have traded some ISO for shutterspeed on a few of those, but I like what works.

Thanks for viewing....Brant

[M_Six]

Love that 4th pic, Brant.

[Dave Throgmartin]

Statue Close Up

2015_05_03_11226_LR_upd_5x7 by dthrog00, on Flickr

Dave