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A few from Thanksgiving week. St. Augustine, FL
Albino Reflections
Inter-Coastal Sunset
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Photobucket is blocked at work.. Will try to take a look later when I get home.A few from Thanksgiving week. St. Augustine, FL
Albino Reflections
Inter-Coastal Sunset
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Pink Sky 1
Pink Sky 2
Photobucket is blocked at work.. Will try to take a look later when I get home.Sorry about that. I'm a newbie at posting pics. I really enjoy the pics I've seen in this threadA few from Thanksgiving week. St. Augustine, FL
Albino Reflections
Inter-Coastal Sunset
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Pink Sky 1
Pink Sky 2Photobucket is blocked at work.. Will try to take a look later when I get home.
Nice. I like Pink Sky 1 a lot.A few from Thanksgiving week. St. Augustine, FL
Albino Reflections
Inter-Coastal Sunset
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Pink Sky 1
Pink Sky 2
ThanksCrossEyed said:Nice. I like Pink Sky 1 a lot.Holden23 said:A few from Thanksgiving week. St. Augustine, FL
Albino Reflections
Inter-Coastal Sunset
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Pink Sky 1
Pink Sky 2
. I think it's my favorite as well. I do like the Albino one, as I like the reflections in the water.Stunning!!!!!!The lighting is unreal!!!!My photo, No One Gets Out Alive, is the front-page photo today on the Chicago Public Radio website.
I like the colors and content, but I have 2 nit picky pointsThe horizon is a little crookedThanksNice. I like Pink Sky 1 a lot.A few from Thanksgiving week. St. Augustine, FL
Albino Reflections
Inter-Coastal Sunset
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Pink Sky 1
Pink Sky 2. I think it's my favorite as well. I do like the Albino one, as I like the reflections in the water.
Nicely done.I understand the reasoning for the long shutter, but keeping a flower still for 6 seconds is tough (although it looks like you pulled it off). Dropping to F11 and increasing the ISO to 200 would get you down to 1.5 seconds and probably still give more than enough depth of field. With the 40D ISO 20o doesn't add any noise.Parmcat said:Have been working on an indoor window light project, so I will post a few from that pile when I have the ready
Here is one:
Window light
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Thanks for the tips. I am glad you reminded me about lying down or using a ladder to change perspective.There is an exercise I worked through once taking photos of the same subject from 5 different heights to help visualize the difference and it was very enlightening.The column photo is my favorite of the three. I like to see the architectural features deprived of their context. It highlights the shape and structure and deterioration.The address photo is probably your toughest subject. The background is plain and the gate itself is ordinary. This is the kind of thing that probably calls for a jacked-up aperture to really get some bubbly bokeh going in the background.
The arch is interesting, but I think something like that needs to be broken down into its component parts to get the most out of it. For example, try a portrait shot of that narrow window on the left side with the address number. Don't worry about getting anything else into the shot; and don't worry about getting the entire window slit into the shot. I think the juxtaposition of those two features would look cool.
Experiment with different stuff. Don't be afraid to sit or lay on the ground to get your shot, because everyone sees things standing up. I notice there aren't many shadows in your photos. And that's fine. But you can always revisit subjects at different times of day to see what the light does to them (I always think of this photo by Ansel Adams—the sun was going down behind him and illuminated the headstones in the cemetery. That photo would not be nearly as interesting without the play of light).
Very vibrant and nice composition. Plus you reminded me how nice it has been living in the south.Sorry. Try this one.OOPS, private page
Thanks for the pointersI like the colors and content, but I have 2 nit picky pointsThe horizon is a little crookedThanksNice. I like Pink Sky 1 a lot.A few from Thanksgiving week. St. Augustine, FL
Albino Reflections
Inter-Coastal Sunset
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Pink Sky 1
Pink Sky 2. I think it's my favorite as well. I do like the Albino one, as I like the reflections in the water.
The horizon is close to centered. I would crop a little more off of the bottom to get the horizon into the bottom 1/3.
Love this house. Looks like an old school house.Sorry. Try this one.OOPS, private page
Thanks. Having a hard time getting used to the green, but it's growing on me. When we bought the house I said that the next time it needed stained I was going to look into changing the color. Now I'm not so sure. It definitely is unique. And looks great at Christmas.Love this house. Looks like an old school house.Sorry. Try this one.OOPS, private page
Bokeh

Great focus!
Hey nflslant08',I hope that you don't mind if I played around with this shot a little bit. It is a great picture. Let me know it it is not ok and I will take it down.I had a hard time choosing one, so I'll post a few on here! This past summer, a few friends and I went on a 2 1/2 week excursion to NC/Tennessee. The first week was OBX, and last few days were Bonnaroo Music Festival, but in between we killed time by camping out in the Great Smoky Mountains. It was a different experience for me, because I've never been camping, but I have to say it's great to get away from the daily grind and just be one with nature, haha. So here are some of the highlights.
First hike to Abrams Falls
A view from the tower at Clingman's Dome (highest point in the mountains)
Warning before starting the hike
Pretty high up on the hike
The bridges along most of the trails
I can't wait to go back!
Nice detail.
Hmmm, just ran the plate on that car and it has several unpaid parking tickets.
Nice compositionChristo said:

from Saturday & Sunday's Moon rise:
Great picture. I think too many parents take pics of their children from too far away. It's the face that's the most precious.
really like these two.. Nice job!I haven't had many chances to take interesting pics over the last few months. But last weekend I visited Armstrong Woods - which is only 30 minutes away from me in Northern Cali. It's spectacular. The pics aren't easy to capture with my 8 MP point and shoot because on any given day the forest is super shady while the sky above is very bright.
Anyway, these were pretty decent:
Steam
Ferns

Thanks. I was really happy that the steam showed up. I didn't think that would work.really like these two.. Nice job!I haven't had many chances to take interesting pics over the last few months. But last weekend I visited Armstrong Woods - which is only 30 minutes away from me in Northern Cali. It's spectacular. The pics aren't easy to capture with my 8 MP point and shoot because on any given day the forest is super shady while the sky above is very bright.
Anyway, these were pretty decent:
Steam
Ferns![]()
I really like PATH because it leads you eye someplace and tells a story.I haven't had many chances to take interesting pics over the last few months. But last weekend I visited Armstrong Woods - which is only 30 minutes away from me in Northern Cali. It's spectacular. The pics aren't easy to capture with my 8 MP point and shoot because on any given day the forest is super shady while the sky above is very bright.
Anyway, these were pretty decent:
Steam
Fallen
Moss
Columns
Path
Ferns
Split
Roots
Thanks!I really like PATH because it leads you eye someplace and tells a story.I haven't had many chances to take interesting pics over the last few months. But last weekend I visited Armstrong Woods - which is only 30 minutes away from me in Northern Cali. It's spectacular. The pics aren't easy to capture with my 8 MP point and shoot because on any given day the forest is super shady while the sky above is very bright.
Anyway, these were pretty decent:
Steam
Fallen
Moss
Columns
Path
Ferns
Split
Roots
NiceI am not sure if I ever posted this one since it is kind of old, but I like it. May even be better in B&W, but I have not tried it
Fisherman

There are some very nice shots here, and Path is my fav. I think you need to check your white balabce, as they all seem to have a blue cast to them...Nice shots though!I haven't had many chances to take interesting pics over the last few months. But last weekend I visited Armstrong Woods - which is only 30 minutes away from me in Northern Cali. It's spectacular. The pics aren't easy to capture with my 8 MP point and shoot because on any given day the forest is super shady while the sky above is very bright.
Anyway, these were pretty decent:
Steam
Fallen
Moss
Columns
Path
Ferns
Split
Roots
Thanks. Check it in Photoshop or in-camera? I don't think I can make that adjustment in-camera. I never bother to color correct my amateur shots in Photoshop because that's too time-consuming.There are some very nice shots here, and Path is my fav. I think you need to check your white balabce, as they all seem to have a blue cast to them...Nice shots though!I haven't had many chances to take interesting pics over the last few months. But last weekend I visited Armstrong Woods - which is only 30 minutes away from me in Northern Cali. It's spectacular. The pics aren't easy to capture with my 8 MP point and shoot because on any given day the forest is super shady while the sky above is very bright.
Anyway, these were pretty decent:
Steam
Fallen
Moss
Columns
Path
Ferns
Split
Roots
Color cast is your friend. Use the eye dropper to select a grayish part of the photo and let it readjust the rest. I tend to have to do that for the snow shots as they generally come out "bluish".Thanks. Check it in Photoshop or in-camera? I don't think I can make that adjustment in-camera. I never bother to color correct my amateur shots in Photoshop because that's too time-consuming.There are some very nice shots here, and Path is my fav. I think you need to check your white balabce, as they all seem to have a blue cast to them...Nice shots though!I haven't had many chances to take interesting pics over the last few months. But last weekend I visited Armstrong Woods - which is only 30 minutes away from me in Northern Cali. It's spectacular. The pics aren't easy to capture with my 8 MP point and shoot because on any given day the forest is super shady while the sky above is very bright.
Anyway, these were pretty decent:
Steam
Fallen
Moss
Columns
Path
Ferns
Split
Roots
Yeah, I do that for a living. I'm just too busy to color-correct all my stuff.Color cast is your friend. Use the eye dropper to select a grayish part of the photo and let it readjust the rest. I tend to have to do that for the snow shots as they generally come out "bluish".Thanks. Check it in Photoshop or in-camera? I don't think I can make that adjustment in-camera. I never bother to color correct my amateur shots in Photoshop because that's too time-consuming.There are some very nice shots here, and Path is my fav. I think you need to check your white balabce, as they all seem to have a blue cast to them...Nice shots though!I haven't had many chances to take interesting pics over the last few months. But last weekend I visited Armstrong Woods - which is only 30 minutes away from me in Northern Cali. It's spectacular. The pics aren't easy to capture with my 8 MP point and shoot because on any given day the forest is super shady while the sky above is very bright.
Anyway, these were pretty decent:
Steam
Fallen
Moss
Columns
Path
Ferns
Split
Roots