Digital Camera pic of the day (3 Viewers)

[The Flying Turtle]

Here are a few from the Biltmore Estate in Asheville, NC. I hope you all like them. I am pretty embarrassed posting these in the same thread as Snogger since his stuff is usually outstanding!

Gargoyle

Thanks This thread is what got me going. I love seeing other shots and learning from them

BTW.. Very nice shot.. I would have tried with a flash so as to bring out more detail on the Gargoyle.. but I like the angle/perspective.

As for Cross.. I like the perspective.. Might have been better if you under exposed a bit as the Sun lite sky in the background takes away from other parts. Afternoon shots are the worst as you really have to watch the sun.

Thanks for the advice. I was using such a wide-angle (10mm) on the gargoyle I could not get good coverage using the on-camera flash. I tried but dumped them since the light fell off so badly. Here is a redo with a quick photoshop screen.gargolye II

As for the cross, I was going for an artistic, old fashioned photo, but I agree it looks washed out. Here is another go at it.

Cross II

Thanks again for the critiques. It is nice to hear other opinions when trying new things.

 

[The Flying Turtle]

Here are a few flowers from the same day.

tulip

Spider

funky purple backgroud

 

[jdoggydogg]

Just got back from spring break and was REALLY happy with how this picture turned out.

Aruba sunset

Beautiful.

 

[jdoggydogg]

From our bird feeder out front:

Bird

 

[snogger]

It's been a bit since Mother Nature decided to come out and play without rain washing it away so I quickly grabbed my camera and headed out.

I can't decide which one of these two I like better

Broken Dreams

or

Broken

and a few more:

3 in Flight

Split Refelction

Two Setting

 

[snogger]

funky purple backgroud

Wicked Back ground.

 

[ODoyleRules]

Broken Dreams

Two Setting

nice work!

 

[snogger]

Broken Dreams

Two Setting

nice work!

Thanks.. I misjudged the Sunset position. I went to this place figuring on a WSW Sunset as I wanted to get the sunset over the lake.... it is spring.. Sunset up here is more of a NW setting right now..

Felt lucky to get what I did with that misjudgment..

Lesson learned.. I will check here before heading out next time: Sun & Moon

 

[The Flying Turtle]

It's been a bit since Mother Nature decided to come out and play without rain washing it away so I quickly grabbed my camera and headed out.

I can't decide which one of these two I like better

Broken Dreams

or

Broken

and a few more:

3 in Flight

Split Refelction

Two Setting

I like the depth of field better in broken, but unfortunately that brings the wires into focus.I like the composition and sillouetting of the tree in broken dreams better.

 

[snogger]

It's been a bit since Mother Nature decided to come out and play without rain washing it away so I quickly grabbed my camera and headed out.

I can't decide which one of these two I like better

Broken Dreams

or

Broken

and a few more:

3 in Flight

Split Refelction

Two Setting

I like the depth of field better in broken, but unfortunately that brings the wires into focus.I like the composition and silhouetting of the tree in broken dreams better.

Thanks..I like experimenting with different settings and this was one example:

Broken dreams was taken first with these settings:

Exposure: 0.004 sec (1/250)

Aperture: f/5.6

Focal Length: 110 mm

ISO Speed: 400

Broken was taken 45 seconds later with the flash and these settings:

Exposure: 0.005 sec (1/200)

Aperture: f/11

Focal Length: 85 mm

ISO Speed: 400

I also liked the silhouetting effect on 'Broken Dreams' a little more, but think the colors in the background help a lot.

The 2nd shot you can see more of the details, but the colors didn't "pop" as much in the background.

 

[CrossEyed]

It's been a bit since Mother Nature decided to come out and play without rain washing it away so I quickly grabbed my camera and headed out.

I can't decide which one of these two I like better

Broken Dreams

or

Broken

and a few more:

3 in Flight

Split Refelction

Two Setting

As usual, some great shots.I'm disappointed I haven't had any time lately to get out an take any pics. I've pretty much missed all spring. Mrs. CE's going away next weekend so I'm hoping to get out a little on Saturday.

 

[The Flying Turtle]

Here are a few I took on a recent day when I could not go outside.

Lightbulb

Bottle

Toy

Not the most interesting subjects, but kind of neat results. The wife wants me to take some more toy photos and print them for the baby's room.

 

[snogger]

It's been a bit since Mother Nature decided to come out and play without rain washing it away so I quickly grabbed my camera and headed out.

I can't decide which one of these two I like better

Broken Dreams

or

Broken

and a few more:

3 in Flight

Split Refelction

Two Setting

As usual, some great shots.I'm disappointed I haven't had any time lately to get out an take any pics. I've pretty much missed all spring. Mrs. CE's going away next weekend so I'm hoping to get out a little on Saturday.

Thanks Crosseyed.. Sometimes you have to just grab your camera and go.. For those sunset I looked out the window at 3pm, saw that it was partly cloudy and the wind had been blowing most of the day kicking up dust so I figured it was probably the best night I had in awhile to get some sunset shots.

I'm in the "shoot and test" mode right now as in 30 days I'll be heading to Glacier National Park in Montana so I need to get my shooting mind going again to be prepared.

 

[snogger]

Here are a few I took on a recent day when I could not go outside.

Lightbulb

Bottle

Toy

Not the most interesting subjects, but kind of neat results. The wife wants me to take some more toy photos and print them for the baby's room.

Very nice clarity.. Sometimes you have to make your imagery come to you rather than wait for it.. Nice job!

 

[The Flying Turtle]

Nice Balloon festival in town this weekend.

basket

Perspective

4-some

 

[Blackhawk 69]

From our bird feeder out front:

Bird

I see you use "My Flickr Pics". Do they allow text w/pics and how much text is allowed? For example a paragraph or just 1 line?

 

[golddigger]

daughter julie

My daughter Christina

Picture of the lake I live on

Vinyard on a foggy day

Flooded flower

Walnut orchard in snow

 

[golddigger]

Nice Balloon festival in town this weekend.

basket

Perspective

4-some

I love balloons because they are so colorful. Great shots.

 

[golddigger]

humming bird

2 pelicans with similar pose

conceted pelican

humming bird and bee

I bee sting can kill a humming bird. This bird is being very careful of that bee for good reason.

 

[golddigger]

Just got back from spring break and was REALLY happy with how this picture turned out.

Aruba sunset

Fantastic picture. Wonderful colors and subject. Technical reasons I like the picture:

Clouds are great and add depth.

Lots of foreground in the picture makes the subject more intimate.

The subject is framed by the trees. Framing was a great idea.

Eye movement is great. You start at the front and you explore the whole picture.

This is a great shot and you should publish it. It will need to be photoshopped. Look at the histogram. Does it spike up at the right side. If it doesn't then you can recover some information. The dark areas need to be lightened if you can.

Just love the picture

 

[The Man With No Name]

My cat sleeping on top of the living room curtains

pic 1 heard me comin

pic 2

 

[golddigger]

Woke up yesterday to 4-6" of new snow. The Temperature was above freezing, so I grabbed my camera and took some . Two hours after these shots the snow had fallen/Melted off the trees.

Creeking through the snow

Through the woods

Snowy Path

Snow covered Bridge

It was bare yesterday..

Great pictures. I like the bridge and red cardinal. You should crop the cardinal picture and make the bird larger.

 

[snogger]

A few shots from our trip down to Wisconsin Dells:

Aged

Weathered

A giant among trees

The world from a tree

 

[Emerson Biggens]

Clergy? Nice!

 

[Mrs. BSR]

SNOGGER! Why doesn't my camera's pics come out as clear as some of these pics here?

 

[snogger]

SNOGGER! Why doesn't my camera's pics come out as clear as some of these pics here?

I told ya.. Fly me out and I'll give you all the help you need!!

 

[eagles2007]

Just got back from spring break and was REALLY happy with how this picture turned out.

Aruba sunset

'you went to spring break and all we get is a lousy sunset picture? wtf? how about some spring break coeds?

 

[Mrs. BSR]

SNOGGER! Why doesn't my camera's pics come out as clear as some of these pics here?

I told ya.. Fly me out and I'll give you all the help you need!!

If I had the money, I would. I also can't seem to zoom in much on anything. :sigh:

 

[camperguy01]

A few from a recent trip to Door County, Wisconsin -

Ray of Light

Ray of Light2

Cave Point

Cave Point2

Cave Point3

Peninsula State Park

Cana Island Light House

The rest are at http://harsla.zenfolio.com/ if interested...... Thanks for looking -

 

[Blackhawk 69]

Good stuff here.

 

[jdoggydogg]

From our bird feeder out front:

Bird

I see you use "My Flickr Pics". Do they allow text w/pics and how much text is allowed? For example a paragraph or just 1 line?

Sorry it took me so long to respond. I am not very versed with Flickr, so I'm not sure about how much text you can include.

 

[jdoggydogg]

SNOGGER! Why doesn't my camera's pics come out as clear as some of these pics here?

I use "Smart Sharpen" or "Unsharp Mask" in Photoshop. I am sure Gimp has something similar.

 

[jdoggydogg]

Lemonade

 

[Nathan R. Jessep]

SNOGGER! Why doesn't my camera's pics come out as clear as some of these pics here?

I use "Smart Sharpen" or "Unsharp Mask" in Photoshop. I am sure Gimp has something similar.

most can be doctored to improve the qualitybut the fact of the matter is that no matter what 'range' of quality of camera you are using, some models/brands just flat out take better looking pictures than others...this has been my experience anyway

 

[jdoggydogg]

SNOGGER! Why doesn't my camera's pics come out as clear as some of these pics here?

I use "Smart Sharpen" or "Unsharp Mask" in Photoshop. I am sure Gimp has something similar.

most can be doctored to improve the qualitybut the fact of the matter is that no matter what 'range' of quality of camera you are using, some models/brands just flat out take better looking pictures than others...this has been my experience anyway

Certainly. I have a Kodak 8 MP point-and-shoot. It definitely has its limitations, but I am very happy with it.

 

[The Flying Turtle]

Although this is not the sharpest since I did not have a tripod, I love the colors (no photoshop on the colors).

Sunset

Plus a quick trip to the zoo

Bear

Goat

Chimps

 

[Blackhawk 69]

From our bird feeder out front:

Bird

I see you use "My Flickr Pics". Do they allow text w/pics and how much text is allowed? For example a paragraph or just 1 line?

Sorry it took me so long to respond. I am not very versed with Flickr, so I'm not sure about how much text you can include.

Thanks j. snogger helped me.

 

[ODoyleRules]

Although this is not the sharpest since I did not have a tripod, I love the colors (no photoshop on the colors).

Sunset

Nice pic. Great colors.

 

[snogger]

Although this is not the sharpest since I did not have a tripod, I love the colors (no photoshop on the colors).

Sunset

Nice pic. Great colors.

Those are the type of sunset I usually get home and say " I took 100 ??" I tend to get carried away a little on beautiful sunset evenings.

 

[jdoggydogg]

Although this is not the sharpest since I did not have a tripod, I love the colors (no photoshop on the colors).

Sunset

Stunning colors! I was pleased with this sunset that I shot awhile back.

 

[pantagrapher]

Cliché

Not digital, but I don't care.

 

[snogger]

a few shots from camping in Black River Falls this past weekend:

Bridging Lost Falls

Investigation

 

[Kirby]

Mah Atomic Fart

 

[snogger]

Down by the Falls

Clear

 

[The Flying Turtle]

Snogger, you really do a nice job on exposures in tough situations.

Here are a few from downtown Greenville, SC

bridge

Falcon

bridge from above

 

[snogger]

Snogger, you really do a nice job on exposures in tough situations.

Here are a few from downtown Greenville, SC

bridge

Great shot there. and thanks for the compliment.

It helps to have a Polarizing filter for the bright skies and of course having digital where I can take multiple shots of the same scene at different settings to decide what I like best.

 

[The Flying Turtle]

I think this is a pretty dramatic use of a polarizer.

Dock

 

[snogger]

Just starting to go through my photos from our trip to Duluth, Minnesota so here are a few to share:

Superior Colors

Blue Pathway

Superior circle

Lighting the way

 

[FatMax]

Thanks for keeping this thread going. I don't post much in here, but I thoroughly enjoy checking out some of the amazing stuff you guys do.

Here is one that I took about two weeks ago. For those familiar with the area, this is the old train bridge on the north side of Fort Bragg, Ca. The wind was blowing in off the ocean at about 30mph, which would explain why there was nobody but me around. It was freezing.

http://img77.imageshack.us/img77/6707/img0583sb4.jpg

 

[snogger]

Thanks for keeping this thread going. I don't post much in here, but I thoroughly enjoy checking out some of the amazing stuff you guys do.

Here is one that I took about two weeks ago. For those familiar with the area, this is the old train bridge on the north side of Fort Bragg, Ca. The wind was blowing in off the ocean at about 30mph, which would explain why there was nobody but me around. It was freezing.

http://img77.imageshack.us/img77/6707/img0583sb4.jpg

The bottom of the photo is kind of cool with the mist or dust(not sure which one) causing a "soft" look