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Getting To Know You => Laid Back Lounge => Topic started by: Tank on June 07, 2011, 07:46:01 PM

Title: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Tank on June 07, 2011, 07:46:01 PM
All things photography.
Photos you took.
Photos you are in.
Photos you like.
Photos that tell a story.

Photography is my hobby and I got my first proper camera in '77. One of my daughters became a professional photographer (proud dad smily required).

If you need help adding photographs to your posts then there is a post about it here How to add an image to your posts. (http://www.happyatheistforum.com/forum/index.php?topic=7484.0)

For technical photographic questions see Photography technical questions.  (http://www.happyatheistforum.com/forum/index.php?topic=15905.0)

A little green bug.

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Title: Re: Photography
Post by: Stevil on June 07, 2011, 08:13:39 PM
I'm am not hobbyist, just a casual holiday snapper. Unfortunately some of my best pix were from before I bought my DSLR
Here is a place in South Island NZ
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Title: Re: Photography
Post by: Tank on June 07, 2011, 08:22:14 PM
Lovely shot. Was that a scan from film? You can pick up a reasonable scanner now for £60 in the UK.
Title: Re: Photography
Post by: Tank on June 07, 2011, 08:26:12 PM
This was a very cooperative Robin at the Eden Project (http://www.edenproject.com/) in Cornwall

(https://www.happyatheistforum.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fimg49.imageshack.us%2Fimg49%2F3994%2Frobinfw8.jpg&hash=d62f5580ee7c7e6042166c26d76cabc5a65eaca3)
Title: Re: Photography
Post by: Stevil on June 07, 2011, 08:48:45 PM
This is quickly becoming my favourite thread.
If your question was directed at my pic, I didn't scan it, used a digital camera, but just an in your pocket automatic, no special lenses with great Apature for infocus/out of focus shots.
Title: Re: Photography
Post by: Willow on June 07, 2011, 09:01:44 PM
Me at 19 years old.  It's not art, but I like it.
(https://www.happyatheistforum.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi944.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fad284%2FWillowrobson%2Fth_meat19.jpg&hash=85bd417280a758f50bcd936482c9094720638b92) (http://s944.photobucket.com/albums/ad284/Willowrobson/?action=view&current=meat19.jpg)
Title: Re: Photography
Post by: Tank on June 07, 2011, 09:08:54 PM
Quote from: Stevil on June 07, 2011, 08:48:45 PM
This is quickly becoming my favourite thread.
If your question was directed at my pic, I didn't scan it, used a digital camera, but just an in your pocket automatic, no special lenses with great Apature for infocus/out of focus shots.
It's a lovely shot nonetheless. There is a tiny weeny little tech issue as it was a point-and-shoot but it would have happened with any camera of that type, and older film cameras too.
Title: Re: Photography
Post by: Tank on June 07, 2011, 09:09:33 PM
Quote from: Willow on June 07, 2011, 09:01:44 PM
Me at 19 years old.  It's not art, but I like it.
(https://www.happyatheistforum.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi944.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fad284%2FWillowrobson%2Fth_meat19.jpg&hash=85bd417280a758f50bcd936482c9094720638b92) (http://s944.photobucket.com/albums/ad284/Willowrobson/?action=view&current=meat19.jpg)
Very Victorian vamp!
Title: Re: Photography
Post by: Tank on June 07, 2011, 09:12:27 PM
I took this one of my son when he was about 11. He didn't pose for it I just came over a dune at Spurn Point and caught him contemplating the sea.

(https://www.happyatheistforum.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fimg478.imageshack.us%2Fimg478%2F3358%2F12bp8.jpg&hash=2a6b2acfe6d8b7b0e66ccad4a48187e861f924f2)
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: McQ on June 08, 2011, 01:33:56 AM
Very nice. I like these photos. That butterfly is quite amazing looking!

Found one I like. There's a river near me where Bald Eagles gather in decent numbers in Autumn.

(https://www.happyatheistforum.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fmcq.smugmug.com%2Fphotos%2F769435820_YSJDs-L.jpg&hash=412f83b78eef04f8f63f7a00fc687fee59fb5753)
Title: Re: Photography
Post by: Stevil on June 08, 2011, 01:43:44 AM
Quote from: Tank on June 07, 2011, 09:08:54 PM
Quote from: Stevil on June 07, 2011, 08:48:45 PM
This is quickly becoming my favourite thread.
If your question was directed at my pic, I didn't scan it, used a digital camera, but just an in your pocket automatic, no special lenses with great Apature for infocus/out of focus shots.
It's a lovely shot nonetheless. There is a tiny weeny little tech issue as it was a point-and-shoot but it would have happened with any camera of that type, and older film cameras too.
Could you elaborate please, I'm keen to learn more about photography. This stuff is kind of like grammar, if you don't know what to watch out for then you keep making the mistakes.
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Recusant on June 08, 2011, 03:34:21 AM
Some really nice images here already!

From a visit to the Scottish Highlands.  This is is Loch Cluanie, shot from just off of the A87, if I recall correctly.

(https://www.happyatheistforum.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fimg833.imageshack.us%2Fimg833%2F9712%2Fobanscottishwildlifecen.jpg&hash=13893926266f0758e87e176c20f087e743538e07)
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: The Magic Pudding on June 08, 2011, 06:09:11 AM
I suppose I'll start with the obvious, roos stubbornly refuse to pose in good light, in my backyard anyway.

(https://www.happyatheistforum.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi.imgur.com%2F6fm9q.jpg&hash=75e0b358f078246e29a052138206a57fc82efbf3)
Title: Re: Photography
Post by: Tank on June 08, 2011, 07:32:00 AM
Quote from: Stevil on June 08, 2011, 01:43:44 AM
Quote from: Tank on June 07, 2011, 09:08:54 PM
Quote from: Stevil on June 07, 2011, 08:48:45 PM
This is quickly becoming my favourite thread.
If your question was directed at my pic, I didn't scan it, used a digital camera, but just an in your pocket automatic, no special lenses with great Apature for infocus/out of focus shots.
It's a lovely shot nonetheless. There is a tiny weeny little tech issue as it was a point-and-shoot but it would have happened with any camera of that type, and older film cameras too.
Could you elaborate please, I'm keen to learn more about photography. This stuff is kind of like grammar, if you don't know what to watch out for then you keep making the mistakes.

In simple terms the snow on the tops of the mountain is over exposed (burned out) there is no detail it is just a bland white area. Because the snow forms such a small area in the image and it is so far away from the average image brightness the camera has set the exposure for the majority of the scene, it can do nothing else. However an experienced 'tog' (photographer) will view a scenes highlights and lowlights and adjust the exposure to get the best image possible. What the best image is is down to the togs choice of what they are trying to achieve.
Title: Re: Photography
Post by: Stevil on June 08, 2011, 11:12:43 AM
Quote from: Tank on June 08, 2011, 07:32:00 AM
In simple terms the snow on the tops of the mountain is over exposed (burned out) there is no detail it is just a bland white area. Because the snow forms such a small area in the image and it is so far away from the average image brightness the camera has set the exposure for the majority of the scene, it can do nothing else. However an experienced 'tog' (photographer) will view a scenes highlights and lowlights and adjust the exposure to get the best image possible. What the best image is is down to the togs choice of what they are trying to achieve.
I'm thinking of buying a neutral density filter, one where you can hold it over the top half and darken the sky a bit in landscape views. Do you think they are a good buy?
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Stevil on June 08, 2011, 11:21:29 AM
I took this one at Mt Cook
(https://www.happyatheistforum.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fimg135.imageshack.us%2Fimg135%2F1404%2Fmtcook.jpg&hash=c961de3f62a16d7b2b00fcd72fcf280895bbeffe)
Title: Re: Photography
Post by: Tank on June 08, 2011, 11:24:08 AM
Quote from: Stevil on June 08, 2011, 11:12:43 AM
Quote from: Tank on June 08, 2011, 07:32:00 AM
In simple terms the snow on the tops of the mountain is over exposed (burned out) there is no detail it is just a bland white area. Because the snow forms such a small area in the image and it is so far away from the average image brightness the camera has set the exposure for the majority of the scene, it can do nothing else. However an experienced 'tog' (photographer) will view a scenes highlights and lowlights and adjust the exposure to get the best image possible. What the best image is is down to the togs choice of what they are trying to achieve.
I'm thinking of buying a neutral density filter, one where you can hold it over the top half and darken the sky a bit in landscape views. Do you think they are a good buy?
That would be a solution if the camera will accommodate the filter holder. It will drop the contrast in the image which is what is causing the problem. In my experience with graduated filters (which is limited) they tend to be such a faff that I lost patience with them, but that is more an issue of my temperament that the solution itself. Also I don't tend to take landscapes where graduated filters come into their own. In the case of your last landscape I would have said the images could have been a little darker anyway, so I would suggest that if your camera has the ability to do a manual exposure then you learn to bracket and take some shots at different exposures. This costs nothing and weighs nothing either.
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Stevil on June 08, 2011, 11:25:16 AM
Thankfully my camera had a decent zoom

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Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Tank on June 08, 2011, 11:28:19 AM
Quote from: Stevil on June 08, 2011, 11:21:29 AM
I took this one at Mt Cook
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I like this one too. An interesting composition. Still has the slightly 'blown' (overexposed) highlights, the window sill bottom right. But these little imperfections don't detract significantly from the picture.
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Stevil on June 08, 2011, 11:43:22 AM
Quote from: Tank on June 08, 2011, 11:28:19 AM
I like this one too. An interesting composition. Still has the slightly 'blown' (overexposed) highlights, the window sill bottom right. But these little imperfections don't detract significantly from the picture.
You certainly have an eye for detail, I've looked at that photo many times and never noticed the window sill. But now I'm definately thinking Mt Cook and the sky are over exposed.
It made me smile looking at the photo of your son. If he was a post he would have been in exactly the right spot, equal distance apart from the last post.
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Tank on June 08, 2011, 01:30:20 PM
Quote from: Stevil on June 08, 2011, 11:43:22 AM
Quote from: Tank on June 08, 2011, 11:28:19 AM
I like this one too. An interesting composition. Still has the slightly 'blown' (overexposed) highlights, the window sill bottom right. But these little imperfections don't detract significantly from the picture.
You certainly have an eye for detail, I've looked at that photo many times and never noticed the window sill. But now I'm definately thinking Mt Cook and the sky are over exposed.
It made me smile looking at the photo of your son. If he was a post he would have been in exactly the right spot, equal distance apart from the last post.

Mount Cook is a little over exposed but you'll not get a image like that sharp as there is too much atmosphere between the camera and the subject. You'll always get haze unless you're up the top of an adjacent mountain. The nack for a good photo is to identify the visual focus (the point the eye is initially drawn to) and build the composition around that. Landscapes don't often lend themselves to having a single visual focus so they often rely on lead in lines from foreground to background and the position of the horizon (if there is one) in the image.

It is generally easier to bring out dark detail in post processing than it is to recover lost highlights. So if your camera has a tendency to over expose then see if you can set it to under expose a little. This should also increase the richness of colour in an image.

My son was standing on the stump of the end post!
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Tank on June 08, 2011, 01:31:44 PM
Quote from: Recusant on June 08, 2011, 03:34:21 AM
Some really nice images here already!

From a visit to the Scottish Highlands.  This is is Loch Cluanie, shot from just off of the A87, if I recall correctly.

(https://www.happyatheistforum.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fimg833.imageshack.us%2Fimg833%2F9712%2Fobanscottishwildlifecen.jpg&hash=13893926266f0758e87e176c20f087e743538e07)
Nice composition.
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Tank on June 08, 2011, 01:34:58 PM
Quote from: The Magic Pudding on June 08, 2011, 06:09:11 AM
I suppose I'll start with the obvious, roos stubbornly refuse to pose in good light, in my backyard anyway.

(https://www.happyatheistforum.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi.imgur.com%2F6fm9q.jpg&hash=75e0b358f078246e29a052138206a57fc82efbf3)
Presumably roos, being native Australians, understand the value of shade!

I really do envy people who have interesting wildlife around them. In the UK a rabbit is exotic! 
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: The Magic Pudding on June 08, 2011, 02:03:49 PM
Quote from: Tank on June 08, 2011, 01:34:58 PMIn the UK a rabbit is exotic!  

According to QI's rabbit episode it is and you shouldn't have a solely rabbit diet.

Quote from: Stevil on June 08, 2011, 11:43:22 AM
You certainly have an eye for detail, I've looked at that photo many times and never noticed the window sill.

I thought the person who built the roof must of had this effect in mind.

Here's some pictures of an orse.

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(https://www.happyatheistforum.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi.imgur.com%2FU1WTN.jpg&hash=79bd98303290b925bd6dc08ab0812e1d02acc0e6)
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Tank on June 08, 2011, 03:27:30 PM
Two 'orses!

(https://www.happyatheistforum.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fimg7.imageshack.us%2Fimg7%2F522%2F2horses.jpg&hash=e39be873cad7a8db0a7b2ee10fb8929142575098)
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Tank on June 08, 2011, 03:28:48 PM
A very pleasant pheasant!

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Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: McQ on June 08, 2011, 06:50:09 PM
Quote from: Tank on June 08, 2011, 03:28:48 PM
A very pleasant pheasant!

Very nice!
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Tank on June 08, 2011, 07:11:15 PM
Quote from: McQ on June 08, 2011, 06:50:09 PM
Quote from: Tank on June 08, 2011, 03:28:48 PM
A very pleasant pheasant!
Very nice!
Didn't get to eat it though :(

I'd love to see a Bald Eagle in real life!
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Tank on June 08, 2011, 07:16:50 PM
Spider on a living fossil, a Horsetail.

(https://www.happyatheistforum.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fimg716.imageshack.us%2Fimg716%2F2131%2Fhorsetail1920x1080.jpg&hash=b76bdf78a3668a72e1a655b86d3921197fb77a5a)
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: hismikeness on June 08, 2011, 09:05:12 PM
Quote from: Tank on June 08, 2011, 07:11:15 PM
Quote from: McQ on June 08, 2011, 06:50:09 PM
Quote from: Tank on June 08, 2011, 03:28:48 PM
A very pleasant pheasant!
Very nice!
Didn't get to eat it though :(

I'd love to see a Bald Eagle in real life!

Aghhh. I knew I should have gotten a picture, but this was a bunch of years ago before every phone had a camera on them...

I lived on a house on the edge of a lake that backed up to a very high cliff, with scattered wheat fields chock with rodents nearby. Perfect for Bald Eagles. They liked to hunt the ducks- they'd get the females while they sat on their eggs. I watched a bald eagle, no more than 20 feet away and 8 feet up in a tree EAT a duck. He was holding it in one talon, resting on the other on the branch, and flat chawwing on that duck.

As a Beaver fan, it made me smile, too.
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: hismikeness on June 08, 2011, 09:43:44 PM
Now that all phones have cameras, these are some shots I've taken with my iPhone.

Except this one. I just think this is a truly awesome sight. I wanted to see one live, but it doesn't look like I'll be able to.
(https://www.happyatheistforum.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Ffarm4.static.flickr.com%2F3130%2F5813033496_552990b0cb.jpg&hash=e15c56b33e1f8bea660bfc9e58dcf8b91eb00611) (http://www.flickr.com/photos/63849815@N02/5813033496/)

Quote from: Tank on June 07, 2011, 07:46:01 PM
Photos you took.
This is a daffodil in my front yard.
(https://www.happyatheistforum.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Ffarm4.static.flickr.com%2F3531%2F5813033434_0c6e115280.jpg&hash=4b9475275b1e031369cb1eef9ea95c8922dd0214) (http://www.flickr.com/photos/63849815@N02/5813033434/)

I was stopped in traffic behind a wreck this past winter driving over a mountain pass. This was the view as I was stopped for over 2 hours. Not too bad, I guess.
(https://www.happyatheistforum.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Ffarm3.static.flickr.com%2F2737%2F5812466303_21a083121b.jpg&hash=ee6061e81ee6f5bac5824e8c6dd8a962e549c28a) (http://www.flickr.com/photos/63849815@N02/5812466303/)

Quote from: Tank on June 07, 2011, 07:46:01 PM
Photos you like.
I bought this special apple coring and slicing blade to core and slice an apple in one fell swoop. It works quite well. I just liked this picture.
(https://www.happyatheistforum.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Ffarm4.static.flickr.com%2F3408%2F5813032998_37789a2a09.jpg&hash=8b06a152d46480d457e9182ce8b2dc256401d5ed) (http://www.flickr.com/photos/63849815@N02/5813032998/)

Quote from: Tank on June 07, 2011, 07:46:01 PM
Photos you are in.

That's me:
the one on the left
(https://www.happyatheistforum.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Ffarm3.static.flickr.com%2F2208%2F5812465885_b28b2d035d.jpg&hash=89701d49657b8240b0acc616456e2279e73391a4) (http://www.flickr.com/photos/63849815@N02/5812465885/)

Quote from: Tank on June 07, 2011, 07:46:01 PM
Photos that tell a story.
This is Snoqualmie Falls outside of Seattle. Just to the immediate left of this frame is a full resort. In fact, if you look close you can see a crane in the water doing work on a hotel just upstream. Either way, nice falls...
(https://www.happyatheistforum.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Ffarm6.static.flickr.com%2F5223%2F5812465505_035b82e2d6.jpg&hash=2a8b8d956e9f592a0e5b30bc60b208bd7c47c1ec) (http://www.flickr.com/photos/63849815@N02/5812465505/)


Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: McQ on June 09, 2011, 04:46:46 AM
Quote from: hismikeness on June 08, 2011, 09:43:44 PM
Now that all phones have cameras, these are some shots I've taken with my iPhone.


Love the iPhone shots. Pretty amazing how far the tech has come in a short time.
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: The Magic Pudding on June 09, 2011, 05:03:17 AM
I just took this picture in northern Finland, about 30km from the Russian border.

(https://www.happyatheistforum.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi.imgur.com%2FkxOft.jpg&hash=9695e36f4e3055bb8fa3564ea9c53f622613372c)

Asmo's Bliss
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Tank on June 09, 2011, 07:40:17 AM
The iPone shots are excellent. I particularly like the snow scene.

I do believe at one point recently that Nokia was (is) the worlds largest camera manufacturer, they just happened to have a phone attached.
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Stevil on June 09, 2011, 10:40:50 AM
I started to play with colour

(https://www.happyatheistforum.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fimg706.imageshack.us%2Fimg706%2F9613%2Fbwostr.jpg&hash=4c28d3f2568dd990d1ed37da02c52c7189200a0c)
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Stevil on June 09, 2011, 10:43:08 AM
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Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Stevil on June 09, 2011, 10:44:31 AM
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Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Stevil on June 09, 2011, 11:04:56 AM
I tend to like the view looking out from doors, gives the impression of revealing something. I also like lines and shapes.
(https://www.happyatheistforum.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fimg64.imageshack.us%2Fimg64%2F631%2Fportugal24.jpg&hash=baf0b50ef9d7f4a64c4c6897e845b62bc4c7233c)
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Stevil on June 09, 2011, 11:08:00 AM
I also like patterns, symmetry and irregular lighting
(https://www.happyatheistforum.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fimg109.imageshack.us%2Fimg109%2F411%2Fspain20.jpg&hash=7a72ff3aa99ca6f32b00fb1c0bb1841ecf8e9691)
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Stevil on June 09, 2011, 11:47:52 AM
I really like your apple shot, hismikeness

The lighting contrast and glow makes it seem somewhat magical.
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Tank on June 09, 2011, 12:31:16 PM
Anybody know where this is?  ;D

(https://www.happyatheistforum.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fimg687.imageshack.us%2Fimg687%2F2940%2Fdsc1870p.jpg&hash=a1f2b14f4c26313a82ac36db505194f23fd6965d)
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: The Magic Pudding on June 09, 2011, 02:40:35 PM
Quote from: Tank on June 09, 2011, 12:31:16 PM
Anybody know where this is?  ;D

Looks like the Woy Woy Workers Club, or maybe the Dunedoo RSL.
Ah no, I don't think it's the Workers Club, I'm sure they've got stylish shag carpet on the walls.
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: AnimatedDirt on June 09, 2011, 05:04:11 PM
I dabble in "photography" and took lots of pics on a month-long trip to Volgograd (Stalingrad) Russia.  I visited the Mamayev Monument which commemorates the Battle of Stalingrad.  It's an amazing piece.  Lots of pride for the Russians.

(https://www.happyatheistforum.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fimg.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fv38%2FBavarianWheels%2FHAF%2FDSC_9525.jpg&hash=2b8a683247ea24191d3d955e467cd88787717c21)
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Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: AnimatedDirt on June 09, 2011, 05:07:50 PM
Later on that evening...

(https://www.happyatheistforum.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fimg.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fv38%2FBavarianWheels%2FHAF%2FDSC_9555.jpg&hash=6e927b59e5e89e1810a53794273dcda29cfa1f42)

I was laying down on my stomach, over the pool as far as I could hold myself above the water using my awesome ab muscles while a friend of mine was holding my feet down.
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Tank on June 09, 2011, 05:43:07 PM
Excellent shots AD!
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: AnimatedDirt on June 09, 2011, 06:01:54 PM
Quote from: Tank on June 09, 2011, 05:43:07 PM
Excellent shots AD!

Looking at these now posted, the reflection shot shows up really dark.  There is more detail in the pool area of the shot on the OG pic.  The other is darker too.  Oh well.

Thx Tank.
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: MariaEvri on June 09, 2011, 06:10:05 PM
http://poseidonsimons-s.deviantart.com/art/Mohammed-ali-mosque-HDR-167476104?q=gallery%3Aposeidonsimons-s%2F782103&qo=165 here's one I shot at the mohammed ali mosque in cairo. I had the camera lying on iits back so I couldnt see exactly what I was shootinh
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Tank on June 09, 2011, 06:11:18 PM
Quote from: MariaEvri on June 09, 2011, 06:10:05 PM
http://poseidonsimons-s.deviantart.com/art/Mohammed-ali-mosque-HDR-167476104?q=gallery%3Aposeidonsimons-s%2F782103&qo=165 here's one I shot at the mohammed ali mosque in cairo. I had the camera lying on iits back so I couldnt see exactly what I was shootinh
WOW!!!
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Tank on June 09, 2011, 07:39:18 PM
Some of my kit. This is a ring flash on a specialist 100mm f2.8 macro (high magnification close-up) lens.

(https://www.happyatheistforum.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fimg257.imageshack.us%2Fimg257%2F810%2Fringflash.jpg&hash=c3ba0a88d9a071b0d615fa8e5525f26454cad251)

I used it to take these:

A dead Bumble Bee I found when walking the dogs.

(https://www.happyatheistforum.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fimg168.imageshack.us%2Fimg168%2F7395%2F78533265.jpg&hash=ac9bb16fa801819afc2e6fc0f54cd065985b0810)

(https://www.happyatheistforum.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fimg33.imageshack.us%2Fimg33%2F790%2Fwing2p.jpg&hash=c1d062c9479ecf65aa6c1593779643405c5a91ef)
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: AnimatedDirt on June 09, 2011, 08:02:06 PM
Fun with Flashlights and time exposures at Joshua Tree, CA.

(https://www.happyatheistforum.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fimg.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fv38%2FBavarianWheels%2FHAF%2F_MG_1777.jpg&hash=02e7f6849fc7f8e1a7694d1423fae70e40f533c3)

My son held a flashlight and posed.  It was pitch-black that night and it was difficult for me to get an accurate focus on him.  I was about 50ft away or so from him.  Not bad of the background shot of the Milky Way, though...IMHO.

I had another flashlight pointed at him from the left of this image.
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: AnimatedDirt on June 09, 2011, 08:05:39 PM
Here's another shot at Joshua Tree simply using the moonlight for a time exposure.

(https://www.happyatheistforum.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fimg.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fv38%2FBavarianWheels%2FHAF%2FDSC_5594.jpg&hash=2ac4d30118f5a93e3bc8a041aacb1a888ec1c7c6)
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Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Stevil on June 09, 2011, 08:37:34 PM
Very unearthly, very cool
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: AnimatedDirt on June 09, 2011, 09:25:48 PM
One more for today.  If you refer back to the reflection image of the Mamayev Statue post (http://www.happyatheistforum.com/forum/index.php?topic=7607.msg116483#msg116483), you'll notice an orange glow at the center right of the image.  This is the glow of the room of the Eternal Flame to remember the fallen during the Battle of Stalingrad.  The panels on the wall list the names of the officers that died in that battle.  They encircle the flame all around.  I counted the names on one panel, but I cannot remember how many each named.

(https://www.happyatheistforum.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fimg.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fv38%2FBavarianWheels%2FHAF%2FDSC_9473.jpg&hash=3e4baf2053d352c7f245925efd7dc32d5e3f3eec)
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Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: McQ on June 09, 2011, 10:07:00 PM
Quote from: AnimatedDirt on June 09, 2011, 05:04:11 PM
I dabble in "photography" and took lots of pics on a month-long trip to Volgograd (Stalingrad) Russia.  I visited the Mamayev Monument which commemorates the Battle of Stalingrad.  It's an amazing piece.  Lots of pride for the Russians.


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Great shot!
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: McQ on June 09, 2011, 10:07:42 PM
Quote from: AnimatedDirt on June 09, 2011, 08:02:06 PM
Fun with Flashlights and time exposures at Joshua Tree, CA.

My son held a flashlight and posed.  It was pitch-black that night and it was difficult for me to get an accurate focus on him.  I was about 50ft away or so from him.  Not bad of the background shot of the Milky Way, though...IMHO.

I had another flashlight pointed at him from the left of this image.

Terrific idea, and yes, an excellent capture of the Milky Way!
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: McQ on June 09, 2011, 10:09:09 PM
Quote from: Tank on June 09, 2011, 07:39:18 PM
Some of my kit. This is a ring flash on a specialist 100mm f2.8 macro (high magnification close-up) lens.


I used it to take these:

A dead Bumble Bee I found when walking the dogs.



Ring flash. Drool.....

want...one....

These are great. Love macros!
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Tank on June 10, 2011, 09:37:54 AM
Quote from: McQ on June 09, 2011, 10:09:09 PM
Quote from: Tank on June 09, 2011, 07:39:18 PM
Some of my kit. This is a ring flash on a specialist 100mm f2.8 macro (high magnification close-up) lens.


I used it to take these:

A dead Bumble Bee I found when walking the dogs.



Ring flash. Drool.....

want...one....

These are great. Love macros!

That ring flash only cost £65 ($100) and it does do a pretty good job, although the lighting can be unnatural at times and particularly obvious on shiny subjects like ladybirds.

Ring tailed lemur at Bristol Zoo. They have a walk in cage and the lemurs pretty much ignore the humans.

(https://www.happyatheistforum.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fimg691.imageshack.us%2Fimg691%2F6769%2Fdsc2093q.jpg&hash=3fa4cdbb5e44e6d8defa961c536a421355f19397)
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: MariaEvri on June 10, 2011, 06:30:14 PM
QuoteThis is a ring flash ...

I so much want one of those. Too bad my budget is low right now :(
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: McQ on June 10, 2011, 07:38:02 PM
Quote from: Tank on June 10, 2011, 09:37:54 AM

Quote from: Tank on June 09, 2011, 07:39:18 PM
Some of my kit. This is a ring flash on a specialist 100mm f2.8 macro (high magnification close-up) lens.


I used it to take these:

A dead Bumble Bee I found when walking the dogs.



Ring flash. Drool.....

want...one....

These are great. Love macros!

Quote from: Tank on June 10, 2011, 09:37:54 AM
That ring flash only cost £65 ($100) and it does do a pretty good job, although the lighting can be unnatural at times and particularly obvious on shiny subjects like ladybirds.

Ring tailed lemur at Bristol Zoo. They have a walk in cage and the lemurs pretty much ignore the humans.


That's a great price. Unfortunately, the cheapest one I've seen that will sync up with my Nikon D3S is $379. And that's going with off-brand Sigma ring flashes.

The Lemur photo is top notch. Absolutely perfect.
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Tank on June 10, 2011, 08:26:28 PM
Another 'inmate' at Bristol Zoo.

(https://www.happyatheistforum.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fimg689.imageshack.us%2Fimg689%2F1702%2Fdsc2036i.jpg&hash=78123285564ffbe7443a467c5f1c6448342aa091)
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: McQ on June 10, 2011, 09:02:13 PM
Quote from: Tank on June 10, 2011, 08:26:28 PM
Another 'inmate' at Bristol Zoo.


Another winner. I think he wants to be adopted!
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: McQ on June 10, 2011, 09:03:34 PM
Although I shoot mostly sports and wildlife, I enjoy trying other subjects. Fireworks are a great way to hone photography skills.

Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Tank on June 10, 2011, 10:33:21 PM
I don't know why I didn't start this thread ages ago! What with ADs night shots and McQs sports shops we have some great shots to share, And that fire shot looks like SiFi grass!

And if you like meerkats you must watch this! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vnfK7nlY9AM

And this one http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cMIRwCNvI94

Simon King spent months gaining the trust of this family so he could follow them around.
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Tank on June 10, 2011, 10:50:15 PM
Action shot of my dog showing a swan who is boss. Fortunately the swan was totally physically unhurt although I suspect its ego was a little bruised!

(https://www.happyatheistforum.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fimg20.imageshack.us%2Fimg20%2F2008%2Fdogswan.jpg&hash=8e51b5bfa1275e5bdaa0160da6c185a4d9031293)
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: AnimatedDirt on June 10, 2011, 11:13:14 PM
More flash light fun at Joshua Tree with my twin daughters and their boyfriend.

(https://www.happyatheistforum.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fimg.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fv38%2FBavarianWheels%2FHAF%2FDSC_5584.jpg&hash=02f3c9e13b39ec0a656bc6463dc53200c6606eb6)

Not a good picture, but it sure was fun taking these.
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: AnimatedDirt on June 10, 2011, 11:32:30 PM

A thirsty Russian wasp.

(https://www.happyatheistforum.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fimg.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fv38%2FBavarianWheels%2FHAF%2FDSC_0594.jpg&hash=069e16f90dc90cd635558229ad880b54e5a0c7fb)
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Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: McQ on June 11, 2011, 04:00:11 AM
Quote from: AnimatedDirt on June 10, 2011, 11:13:14 PM
More flash light fun at Joshua Tree with my twin daughters and their boyfriend.

Not a good picture, but it sure was fun taking these.

Light painting is fun. Nice shot.

But.

Wait.

Your twin daughters share a boyfriend?  :o

Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: AnimatedDirt on June 11, 2011, 06:32:55 AM
Quote from: McQ on June 11, 2011, 04:00:11 AM
Light painting is fun. Nice shot.

But.

Wait.

Your twin daughters share a boyfriend?  :o

Heh...no.  Same daughter twice.  Flash light on her for a few seconds, then she moved.
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Tank on June 11, 2011, 08:05:31 AM
Quote from: AnimatedDirt on June 11, 2011, 06:32:55 AM
Quote from: McQ on June 11, 2011, 04:00:11 AM
Light painting is fun. Nice shot.

But.

Wait.

Your twin daughters share a boyfriend?  :o

Heh...no.  Same daughter twice.  Flash light on her for a few seconds, then she moved.
LOL That's exactly what I thought and that AD was a wonderfully open minded individual as far as his kids are concerned! Which of course he may well be.
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Stevil on June 11, 2011, 09:30:53 AM
Here's some more randoms from me. I'm feeling very much the amature compared to some people here, but hey.

(https://www.happyatheistforum.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fimg232.imageshack.us%2Fimg232%2F6566%2Fmonumentrome.jpg&hash=08b80a4bd7154ef76616c2df1f5de87625b21016)

(https://www.happyatheistforum.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fimg204.imageshack.us%2Fimg204%2F6806%2Fmonumentwellington.jpg&hash=1777e699553ab615fa3f509f33f92d5e35563b7b)

I doctored this pelican one, there was quite a bit of rubbish in the water that I post edited out of the pic.
(https://www.happyatheistforum.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fimg819.imageshack.us%2Fimg819%2F9563%2Fpelican.jpg&hash=da99ad9a1aea2257319a879c343d1c8b049bd851)

(https://www.happyatheistforum.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fimg801.imageshack.us%2Fimg801%2F6536%2Fstatuerome.jpg&hash=9f29db78d9e825ce48412fb5d4978b62dbe69f8f)
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Tank on June 11, 2011, 09:52:52 AM
The difference between an amateur and a professional is whether you get paid, or not. It's not necessarily the quality of the output produced. Professionals should know their craft but does not guarantee that all professionals are better than all amateurs. My photography is very much using technology to make up for my inability to paint or draw and to see what one normally does not. I'm not creative in any way. Photographs can have many qualities that make them stand out from the crowd and not all are technical. Some of the best photographs ever taken are great because of their emotional content or what they depict.

For example an image of truly appalling quality but unique importance. 

(https://www.happyatheistforum.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fimg.search.com%2Fthumb%2F1%2F1e%2FApollo_11_first_step.jpg%2F400px-Apollo_11_first_step.jpg&hash=b8aa592eeb2c512bd331abb5f4da5e306a93e23b)
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: The Magic Pudding on June 11, 2011, 10:27:40 AM
(https://www.happyatheistforum.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi.imgur.com%2F9n2qf.jpg&hash=b97602f12d9781610b80d31ecad387304ed36e44)

It's hard to smile underwater.
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: MariaEvri on June 11, 2011, 01:19:33 PM
here is a shot form the natural history museum in london
edit:
hoops forgot the link
http://www.flickr.com/photos/poseidon_simons/5820990174/in/photostream
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: McQ on June 11, 2011, 03:35:58 PM
Quote from: AnimatedDirt on June 11, 2011, 06:32:55 AM
Quote from: McQ on June 11, 2011, 04:00:11 AM
Light painting is fun. Nice shot.

But.

Wait.

Your twin daughters share a boyfriend?  :o

Heh...no.  Same daughter twice.  Flash light on her for a few seconds, then she moved.


Ahhh...haha! Excellent job! I'll have to dig out the picture of my "quadruplets", if I can find it. Same idea, done with different technique.
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: McQ on June 11, 2011, 03:39:17 PM
Quote from: Tank on June 11, 2011, 09:52:52 AM
The difference between an amateur and a professional is whether you get paid, or not. It's not necessarily the quality of the output produced. Professionals should know their craft but does not guarantee that all professionals are better than all amateurs. My photography is very much using technology to make up for my inability to paint or draw and to see what one normally does not. I'm not creative in any way. Photographs can have many qualities that make them stand out from the crowd and not all are technical. Some of the best photographs ever taken are great because of their emotional content or what they depict.

For example an image of truly appalling quality but unique importance. 


Ditto (I know. It's annoying when people use the "ditto" thing). Agree wholeheartedly, except with the part where you claim to not be creative. Your photos definitely show creativity and a good eye for a photo.

And Stevil, your photos are remarkable. Your compositions are excellent, your subjects are interesting, and they all look well done. Don't sell yourself short.
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: McQ on June 11, 2011, 03:44:02 PM
Quote from: MariaEvri on June 11, 2011, 01:19:33 PM
here is a shot form the natural history museum in london
edit:
hoops forgot the link
http://www.flickr.com/photos/poseidon_simons/5820990174/in/photostream

Nice HDR. Plus, it led to your photostream on Flickr, where you have some other amazing pics. Nice!
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Stevil on June 12, 2011, 09:15:18 AM
Quote from: McQ on June 11, 2011, 03:39:17 PM
And Stevil, your photos are remarkable. Your compositions are excellent, your subjects are interesting, and they all look well done. Don't sell yourself short.
Thanks alot McQ

I'm finding this thread very inspirational, AD's out of this world night shots, Tank's amazing portraits and close ups, MariaEvri's spectacular HDRs.

Your sports photos look so professional, you must have a very expesive camera and lens, taking zoomed, actions shots with such precise stop motion, your lens must be really fast, the colour is fantastic too.

Please people, more photos!
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: OldGit on June 12, 2011, 09:52:29 AM
My grandson, aged nearly 4:

(https://www.happyatheistforum.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi647.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fuu198%2FRamblingSyd%2FB-1.jpg&hash=88adcd83e68c992988c4665f5270c62227e52c47)

and a bit younger:

(https://www.happyatheistforum.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi647.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fuu198%2FRamblingSyd%2FB-3.jpg&hash=b8d2dbeb1f910ca724d6475f59f10b9527b07a3b)
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Tank on June 12, 2011, 10:13:05 AM
Quote from: OldGit on June 12, 2011, 09:52:29 AM
My grandson, aged nearly 4:

(https://www.happyatheistforum.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi647.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fuu198%2FRamblingSyd%2FB-1.jpg&hash=88adcd83e68c992988c4665f5270c62227e52c47)

and a bit younger:

(https://www.happyatheistforum.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi647.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fuu198%2FRamblingSyd%2FB-3.jpg&hash=b8d2dbeb1f910ca724d6475f59f10b9527b07a3b)

Ok, how the hell did you do the top one! And did he actually get to 4!
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: OldGit on June 12, 2011, 12:13:35 PM
Little monkey jumped off the plastic car - about 10 times, so I've got a whole load of similar shots.  And that was 3 weeks ago: he's not 4 yet, but he's fine so far.
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Tank on June 12, 2011, 12:38:07 PM
Quote from: Stevil on June 11, 2011, 09:30:53 AM

(https://www.happyatheistforum.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fimg819.imageshack.us%2Fimg819%2F9563%2Fpelican.jpg&hash=da99ad9a1aea2257319a879c343d1c8b049bd851)


This is a lovely picture that has fooled the camera with the 'Wedding Photographer's Dilemma', where the groom is in a black suit and the bride in a white dress. In the case of the pelican the detail of the white feathers has disappeared. If you look in the reflection of the neck and breast plumage you can see the feather detail. This is a technical issue with the camera. All cameras have a sensitivity called 'dynamic range' (DR) this is either a function of the film or the digital sensor. It has a value expressed as a number, say 4, for arguments sake. The shades in an image also have a dynamic range. For the pelican lets say it is 6. If the range of the image (6) is greater than that of the camera (4), the camera can not record the whole of the image range. Part of the recorded image will be outside the range of the camera, it will be under and/or over exposed. Film used to be more tolerant of being over exposed digital sensors are more tolerant to being under exposed.

But the fact remains that if the DR of the camera (4) is less than the DR of the image (6) an automatic exposure system is going to get something wrong. This is where the tog has to take control and choose to expose for the highlights (bright areas) or lowlights (shadows). The wedding tog always exposes for the highlights so the brides dress shows details. Dark shadows are much less noticeable than blown highlights and in post processing it is easier to recover lost shadow detail than lost highlight detail; from a digital sensor.

When buying a cheap point an shoot digital camera one of the things you don't get is a top quality sensor and that means poor DR and high levels of image 'noise' (coloured specs in dark shadow areas). Photography equipment is very much a case of 'you get what you pay for' and if a deal looks too good to be true it usually is! However if the tog understand the limitations of their kit they can compensate appropriately.

I managed to keep most of the highlight detail on this swan by underexposing the image slightly.

(https://www.happyatheistforum.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fimg72.imageshack.us%2Fimg72%2F198%2Fswanau7.jpg&hash=d458e62386a6bfa211a7f6c1f7e40c72ed4cd667)
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: McQ on June 12, 2011, 02:59:49 PM
Quote from: Tank on June 12, 2011, 12:38:07 PM
Quote from: Stevil on June 11, 2011, 09:30:53 AM


This is a lovely picture that has fooled the camera with the 'Wedding Photographer's Dilemma', where the groom is in a black suit and the bride in a white dress. In the case of the pelican the detail of the white feathers has disappeared. If you look in the reflection of the neck and breast plumage you can see the feather detail. This is a technical issue with the camera. All cameras have a sensitivity called 'dynamic range' (DR) this is either a function of the film or the digital sensor. It has a value expressed as a number, say 4, for arguments sake. The shades in an image also have a dynamic range. For the pelican lets say it is 6. If the range of the image (6) is greater than that of the camera (4), the camera can not record the whole of the image range. Part of the recorded image will be outside the range of the camera, it will be under and/or over exposed. Film used to be more tolerant of being over exposed digital sensors are more tolerant to being under exposed.

But the fact remains that if the DR of the camera (4) is less than the DR of the image (6) an automatic exposure system is going to get something wrong. This is where the tog has to take control and choose to expose for the highlights (bright areas) or lowlights (shadows). The wedding tog always exposes for the highlights so the brides dress shows details. Dark shadows are much less noticeable than blown highlights and in post processing it is easier to recover lost shadow detail than lost highlight detail; from a digital sensor.

When buying a cheap point an shoot digital camera one of the things you don't get is a top quality sensor and that means poor DR and high levels of image 'noise' (coloured specs in dark shadow areas). Photography equipment is very much a case of 'you get what you pay for' and if a deal looks too good to be true it usually is! However if the tog understand the limitations of their kit they can compensate appropriately.

I managed to keep most of the highlight detail on this swan by underexposing the image slightly.


Right on. Good description, explanation, and advice. The good news is that even Point and Shoot cameras are getting better, and companies are putting higher end CMOS sensors in them, which can handle DR more accurately.

I would suggest that anyone wanting to take better photos do all he or she can to do as much manually as possible. It's vital to learn how cameras work (it's really not that complex, I promise!), how light works within a camera, and how to make basic adjustments based on 1) Film Speed (aka ISO) 2) Aperture and 3) Shutter Speed.
The relationship amongst those three things is the basic meat and potatoes of photography.

With the DR problem that Tank illustrated, people can learn to adjust by learning how to use (if your camera has it) Exposure Compensation. It's tricky at first, but once learned, your number of great shots goes up significantly, and shots like those swans are better, like Tank's. He manually adjust for those areas of white which otherwise would have been totally blown out and unusable.

I'm liking this thread more and more, as talking photography is fun for me.

And Stevil, yes I do have good equipment, but believe me, I can still take a crappy photo with it. A good photographer can take great photos with primitive equipment, but it does help to have the good stuff on hand! Since I am a pro sports photog in my second job (nights and weekends) I got equipment that allows me to shoot in low light conditions without a flash and at some distance away. I use a Nikon D3S body, coupled with some very fast lenses (by fast, meaning the aperture can open up very wide to allow a lot of light in a really short period of time). The Pole Vaulter photos were taken with a 300mm f/2.8 Nikkor lens. Great sports lens.

Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Tank on June 12, 2011, 04:01:28 PM
McQ, all those of those pictures are just sweet as a nut. Highly aspirational!
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Tank on June 12, 2011, 04:16:30 PM
Quote from: McQ on June 12, 2011, 02:59:49 PM
Quote from: Tank on June 12, 2011, 12:38:07 PM
Quote from: Stevil on June 11, 2011, 09:30:53 AM


This is a lovely picture that has fooled the camera with the 'Wedding Photographer's Dilemma', where the groom is in a black suit and the bride in a white dress. In the case of the pelican the detail of the white feathers has disappeared. If you look in the reflection of the neck and breast plumage you can see the feather detail. This is a technical issue with the camera. All cameras have a sensitivity called 'dynamic range' (DR) this is either a function of the film or the digital sensor. It has a value expressed as a number, say 4, for arguments sake. The shades in an image also have a dynamic range. For the pelican lets say it is 6. If the range of the image (6) is greater than that of the camera (4), the camera can not record the whole of the image range. Part of the recorded image will be outside the range of the camera, it will be under and/or over exposed. Film used to be more tolerant of being over exposed digital sensors are more tolerant to being under exposed.

But the fact remains that if the DR of the camera (4) is less than the DR of the image (6) an automatic exposure system is going to get something wrong. This is where the tog has to take control and choose to expose for the highlights (bright areas) or lowlights (shadows). The wedding tog always exposes for the highlights so the brides dress shows details. Dark shadows are much less noticeable than blown highlights and in post processing it is easier to recover lost shadow detail than lost highlight detail; from a digital sensor.

When buying a cheap point an shoot digital camera one of the things you don't get is a top quality sensor and that means poor DR and high levels of image 'noise' (coloured specs in dark shadow areas). Photography equipment is very much a case of 'you get what you pay for' and if a deal looks too good to be true it usually is! However if the tog understand the limitations of their kit they can compensate appropriately.

I managed to keep most of the highlight detail on this swan by underexposing the image slightly.


Right on. Good description, explanation, and advice. The good news is that even Point and Shoot cameras are getting better, and companies are putting higher end CMOS sensors in them, which can handle DR more accurately.

I would suggest that anyone wanting to take better photos do all he or she can to do as much manually as possible. It's vital to learn how cameras work (it's really not that complex, I promise!), how light works within a camera, and how to make basic adjustments based on 1) Film Speed (aka ISO) 2) Aperture and 3) Shutter Speed.
The relationship amongst those three things is the basic meat and potatoes of photography.

With the DR problem that Tank illustrated, people can learn to adjust by learning how to use (if your camera has it) Exposure Compensation. It's tricky at first, but once learned, your number of great shots goes up significantly, and shots like those swans are better, like Tank's. He manually adjust for those areas of white which otherwise would have been totally blown out and unusable.

I'm liking this thread more and more, as talking photography is fun for me.

And Stevil, yes I do have good equipment, but believe me, I can still take a crappy photo with it. A good photographer can take great photos with primitive equipment, but it does help to have the good stuff on hand! Since I am a pro sports photog in my second job (nights and weekends) I got equipment that allows me to shoot in low light conditions without a flash and at some distance away. I use a Nikon D3S body, coupled with some very fast lenses (by fast, meaning the aperture can open up very wide to allow a lot of light in a really short period of time). The Pole Vaulter photos were taken with a 300mm f/2.8 Nikkor lens. Great sports lens.


I'd just like to endorse McQs observation about the quality/type equipment available to a person. Consider myself and Shakespeare if you gave us both a pen and paper and then a sophisticated computer, word processor and printer. Who would produce the best work? Well it would be Shakespeare wouldn't it. It's the person, not the equipment, that determines the quality of the output.

Now with photography there is an equipment issue. Some types of photography are only possible (or are achieved more easily) with particular camera/lens combinations. But the most important component of a photographic system is the brain between the ears of the tog! And what that brain can achieve is honed, improved and refined with practice. One can't learn how to take photographs without practice and digital photography has improved that situation no end. Film used to be my main expense. Now I can take 2,000+ photos on a £15 memory card, and I can bin all the crap ones! I used to spend £200 a month on printing and developing services.
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Tank on June 12, 2011, 04:19:00 PM
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Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Tank on June 12, 2011, 04:28:42 PM
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Even I can't avoid the dreaded 'burn out' lol!
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Tank on June 12, 2011, 07:49:14 PM
Squirrel!                                                                                    (https://www.happyatheistforum.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fimg100.imageshack.us%2Fimg100%2F4859%2Fsqirrle.jpg&hash=2c59a2cb683d0e8554c29e5a01c926ec52fa8340)
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: McQ on June 12, 2011, 08:01:03 PM
Quote from: Tank on June 12, 2011, 07:49:14 PM
Squirrel!                                                                                   

That's extremely amusing!
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Tank on June 12, 2011, 08:04:53 PM
Quote from: McQ on June 12, 2011, 08:01:03 PM
Quote from: Tank on June 12, 2011, 07:49:14 PM
Squirrel!                                                                                   

That's extremely amusing!

Can you tell I'm bored  ;D

Bloody Grand Prix has been stopped for an hour now!
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Tank on June 14, 2011, 02:51:51 PM
Hiding, 90% complete.

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Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Tank on June 14, 2011, 02:53:51 PM
fwck, now I'm stuck!

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Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Tank on June 14, 2011, 02:55:20 PM
Rebel Robin strikes again!

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Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Tank on June 14, 2011, 02:56:18 PM
Hey man, pass the joint!


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Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Tank on June 14, 2011, 02:58:10 PM
WEeeeeeeeeee!!!!!!!

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Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Tank on June 14, 2011, 02:59:26 PM
Old Leather.

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Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Tank on June 14, 2011, 03:02:14 PM
You lookin' at me!

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Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Tank on June 14, 2011, 03:04:39 PM
I said EAT YOUR GREENS son!

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Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Tank on June 14, 2011, 03:08:19 PM
Early morning, early warning.

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Fylingdales ICBM early warning station at 5am one Sunday morning. Shot on slide film a scanned so quality is far from good.
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Tank on June 14, 2011, 03:09:03 PM
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Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Tank on June 14, 2011, 03:10:50 PM
Kestrel at the Royal Armouries Leeds.

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Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Tank on June 14, 2011, 03:13:34 PM
Moss Forest.

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Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Tank on June 14, 2011, 03:16:19 PM
Oh very funny! Now get this bloody thing off!

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Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Tank on June 14, 2011, 03:17:47 PM
Yummy! Dinner!

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Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Tank on June 14, 2011, 03:19:24 PM
Three little piggies sleep, unaware of their ironic resemblance to sausages in a frying pan  ;)

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Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Tank on June 14, 2011, 03:21:15 PM
Hunter.

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Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: original_gender on June 14, 2011, 04:46:55 PM
Quote from: Tank on June 14, 2011, 03:19:24 PM
Three little piggies sleep, unaware of their ironic resemblance to sausages in a frying pan  ;)

Oh man, pigs are so cute. Look at their big tasty ears.
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: McQ on June 14, 2011, 07:20:07 PM
Quote from: Tank on June 14, 2011, 03:19:24 PM
Three little piggies sleep, unaware of their ironic resemblance to sausages in a frying pan  ;)


This would win pretty much any photo contest you enter it into!
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Stevil on June 14, 2011, 08:00:16 PM
Quote from: Tank on June 14, 2011, 03:21:15 PM
Hunter.

How the hell did you take that one?
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Tank on June 14, 2011, 08:10:10 PM
Quote from: McQ on June 14, 2011, 07:20:07 PM
Quote from: Tank on June 14, 2011, 03:19:24 PM
Three little piggies sleep, unaware of their ironic resemblance to sausages in a frying pan  ;)


This would win pretty much any photo contest you enter it into!
I've never entered a photo competition, I might try now  ;D
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: AnimatedDirt on June 14, 2011, 08:12:03 PM
Quote from: Tank on June 14, 2011, 02:58:10 PM
WEeeeeeeeeee!!!!!!!

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Very cool.
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Tank on June 14, 2011, 08:17:11 PM
Quote from: Stevil on June 14, 2011, 08:00:16 PM
Quote from: Tank on June 14, 2011, 03:21:15 PM
Hunter.

How the hell did you take that one?
There is a bird sanctuary not far from here which has a pond with a wood walkway around it. I took my Sigma 180mm macro and a tripod. I sat on the walkway, cross legged with the tripod only part way open and and the pan and tilt movements just griping so I still had some movement. I then spent about an hour waiting for the insects to pose. Took about 200 shots all told and then filtered those down to a handful. This is one of the others.

(https://www.happyatheistforum.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fimg512.imageshack.us%2Fimg512%2F263%2Fhover2jr3.jpg&hash=bf4477365e021949138dfd9d32d08a1d57412716)

'Hunter' is a crop from this frame

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Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Tank on June 14, 2011, 08:18:45 PM
Quote from: AnimatedDirt on June 14, 2011, 08:12:03 PM
Quote from: Tank on June 14, 2011, 02:58:10 PM
WEeeeeeeeeee!!!!!!!

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Very cool.

Cheers. That's another example where digital just lets you keep shooting until you get the 'Money shot'.
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Ihateyoumike on June 14, 2011, 10:50:55 PM
Alright... so since it's clear we have a few people in this thread who know their shit when it comes to photography, I might finally get the answers I've been looking for as to what the hell happened in the following pictures:

(https://www.happyatheistforum.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fimg15.imageshack.us%2Fimg15%2F7184%2Fphto0065w.jpg&hash=5e0abc5eda687ebf9dd5e0a97eff7ed9811fec1c)
(https://www.happyatheistforum.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fimg593.imageshack.us%2Fimg593%2F8223%2Fphto0067.jpg&hash=8ac1611670cc6fe639d6bbd28fa413af529759ef)

I took these last fall at Smith Rock State Park near Redmond where I live. Now, I'm just a point and shoot type, and I was using my old camera. No clue what the camera specs are (though I probably still have it somewhere) but it was a 4 megapixel digital camera that I had for probably 6 years.

I have never seen a picture with such a pronounced, dark black circle appearing over the sun. And here I got 2 of them. Clearly, there was nothing there in real life and Mr. Occam told me that it's gotta be something the camera did because of the brightness of the sun. That said, it'd be pretty fun to think I caught a ghost or a UFO blocking the sun. lol

What really makes me wonder what could have caused it is that no other picture I ever took with the camera had a spot like that, and it's over the sun in both pictures but not in the same spot within the frame because of the different angles. And it's just so damn dark, black, ominous, and cool looking. And yes, I realize the overall quality of the pictures suck.

So Tank, McQ, or any of you other smart guys and gals out there tell me what happened to these pictures?
I'm guessing the answer will be something so simple it'll make me feel stupid for not figuring it out myself.
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: McQ on June 15, 2011, 02:47:16 AM
Quote from: Tank on June 14, 2011, 08:17:11 PM
Quote from: Stevil on June 14, 2011, 08:00:16 PM
Quote from: Tank on June 14, 2011, 03:21:15 PM
Hunter.

How the hell did you take that one?
There is a bird sanctuary not far from here which has a pond with a wood walkway around it. I took my Sigma 180mm macro and a tripod. I sat on the walkway, cross legged with the tripod only part way open and and the pan and tilt movements just griping so I still had some movement. I then spent about an hour waiting for the insects to pose. Took about 200 shots all told and then filtered those down to a handful. This is one of the others.

'Hunter' is a crop from this frame


Super nice, again. Mature photography can be a very long waiting game, and prior to digital, a very expensive game as well.
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Stevil on June 15, 2011, 07:55:41 AM
Quote from: Tank on June 14, 2011, 08:17:11 PM
There is a bird sanctuary not far from here which has a pond with a wood walkway around it. I took my Sigma 180mm macro and a tripod. I sat on the walkway, cross legged with the tripod only part way open and and the pan and tilt movements just griping so I still had some movement. I then spent about an hour waiting for the insects to pose. Took about 200 shots all told and then filtered those down to a handful. This is one of the others.


'Hunter' is a crop from this frame
It is much better with the crop, hard to focus on otherwise.
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Tank on June 15, 2011, 11:30:30 AM
Quote from: Ihateyoumike on June 14, 2011, 10:50:55 PM
Alright... so since it's clear we have a few people in this thread who know their shit when it comes to photography, I might finally get the answers I've been looking for as to what the hell happened in the following pictures:

(https://www.happyatheistforum.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fimg15.imageshack.us%2Fimg15%2F7184%2Fphto0065w.jpg&hash=5e0abc5eda687ebf9dd5e0a97eff7ed9811fec1c)
(https://www.happyatheistforum.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fimg593.imageshack.us%2Fimg593%2F8223%2Fphto0067.jpg&hash=8ac1611670cc6fe639d6bbd28fa413af529759ef)

I took these last fall at Smith Rock State Park near Redmond where I live. Now, I'm just a point and shoot type, and I was using my old camera. No clue what the camera specs are (though I probably still have it somewhere) but it was a 4 megapixel digital camera that I had for probably 6 years.

I have never seen a picture with such a pronounced, dark black circle appearing over the sun. And here I got 2 of them. Clearly, there was nothing there in real life and Mr. Occam told me that it's gotta be something the camera did because of the brightness of the sun. That said, it'd be pretty fun to think I caught a ghost or a UFO blocking the sun. lol

What really makes me wonder what could have caused it is that no other picture I ever took with the camera had a spot like that, and it's over the sun in both pictures but not in the same spot within the frame because of the different angles. And it's just so damn dark, black, ominous, and cool looking. And yes, I realize the overall quality of the pictures suck.

So Tank, McQ, or any of you other smart guys and gals out there tell me what happened to these pictures?
I'm guessing the answer will be something so simple it'll make me feel stupid for not figuring it out myself.

I don't know the answer specifically, but I have seen the effect before on youtube on videos. My first thought has got to be an issue of image sensor overload. I'll have a look around.
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: McQ on June 15, 2011, 01:42:38 PM
On those photos with the black spot, I would have to agree that the sensor somehow was overloaded and shut down part of the image area where it was the brightest, but I don't know for sure. I'm not familiar with older digital cameras, but it's almost certainly a limitation of that particular sensor that caused the spot.
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Tank on June 15, 2011, 05:02:48 PM
After a bit of research the general opinion is overloaded pixels. Apparently the issue first appeared in digital video cameras where the issue resulted in a vertical white line so the software was modified to either read white or black at the overloaded pixel.
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: OldGit on June 15, 2011, 05:29:18 PM
This fearsome beastie was in my front garden.

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Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Tank on June 15, 2011, 09:56:15 PM
Can't wait for the humming birds!

That's quite an unusual shot with the spider against that yellow background, it makes it stand out very nicely.
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Tank on June 15, 2011, 09:58:22 PM
I have always liked the way a photography can reveal what the unaided eye can not see.

Common garden snail.

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Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Tank on June 15, 2011, 10:01:49 PM
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Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: McQ on June 15, 2011, 10:46:40 PM
Quote from: Tank on June 15, 2011, 09:58:22 PM
I have always liked the way a photography can reveal what the unaided eye can not see.

Common garden snail.


Yep, this thread is way more fun than I expected! That snail is awesome. I'll probably use that word a lot but the photo deserves it!

I agree, photography lets us take our time and see a moment that would otherwise flash by and possibly go unnoticed.


The B&W trees are also...yes...awesome! I love the way the branch in the foreground leads my eye to the main subject. That's good composition right there.
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: McQ on June 15, 2011, 10:51:11 PM
Quote from: Tank on June 15, 2011, 09:56:15 PM
Can't wait for the humming birds!

That's quite an unusual shot with the spider against that yellow background, it makes it stand out very nicely.

That is my lawn with the setting sun shining on it (right after a nice rain shower), creating a nice, bright background. The vertical posts of my deck were unavoidable, although I could crop them out if I wanted. I didn't want to crop too closely though, and ruin the web with the water droplets.
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Tank on June 15, 2011, 11:02:22 PM
Quote from: McQ on June 15, 2011, 10:51:11 PM
Quote from: Tank on June 15, 2011, 09:56:15 PM
Can't wait for the humming birds!

That's quite an unusual shot with the spider against that yellow background, it makes it stand out very nicely.

That is my lawn with the setting sun shining on it (right after a nice rain shower), creating a nice, bright background. The vertical posts of my deck were unavoidable, although I could crop them out if I wanted. I didn't want to crop too closely though, and ruin the web with the water droplets.
I agree that cropping out the decking would be a bad idea the web is virtually invisible on the bright background and spider sort of looks suspended in mid air.
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Tank on June 15, 2011, 11:04:53 PM
A micro landscape with an ink cap mushroom.

(https://www.happyatheistforum.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fimg18.imageshack.us%2Fimg18%2F3363%2Finkcap.jpg&hash=f8750996eef9d0c6d3af8078bcdab720b36c6782)
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: AnimatedDirt on June 15, 2011, 11:05:03 PM
Quote from: Tank on June 15, 2011, 10:01:49 PM
(https://www.happyatheistforum.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fimg268.imageshack.us%2Fimg268%2F7641%2Fbleak.jpg&hash=a2923e52993d5da813603ec9b36f53e10c226c66)

That's a great Desktop Pic.  !!

Did you use a flash on that hummingbird, McQ?  Excellent.  It pops right out regardless of that blue thing in the foreground.
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Tank on June 15, 2011, 11:07:30 PM
I hadn't thought of that. I tend to have very plain desktop backgrounds.
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Tank on June 15, 2011, 11:10:00 PM
A honey bee drinking

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Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Stevil on June 16, 2011, 01:10:16 PM
I like the tree pic, it has an eiree feel to it which appeals to me
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: McQ on June 16, 2011, 06:23:36 PM
Quote from: Tank on June 15, 2011, 11:04:53 PM
A micro landscape with an ink cap mushroom.


The downside to this thread is that these great macros of yours are going to make me go out and buy a macro lens! I have to look around the house and see what I can sell first!
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: McQ on June 16, 2011, 06:26:50 PM
Quote from: Tank on June 15, 2011, 11:10:00 PM
A honey bee drinking


Let's see:

Awesome Mushroom shot. Check.
Awesome Honeybee shot. Check.

Awesome macros which make everyone go "Ooooooh!". Check!



A.D. I did use a flash on the hummingbird. I happened to have it on the camera at the time and figured I'd light it up a bit more than normal by using Fill Flash.
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Tank on June 16, 2011, 06:40:13 PM
Quote from: McQ on June 16, 2011, 06:23:36 PM
Quote from: Tank on June 15, 2011, 11:04:53 PM
A micro landscape with an ink cap mushroom.


The downside to this thread is that these great macros of yours are going to make me go out and buy a macro lens! I have to look around the house and see what I can sell first!

You know what's the worst thing? As owner of a Nikon you have access to the worlds best Macro lens! http://www.nikonusa.com/Nikon-Products/Product/Camera-Lenses/2160/AF-S-VR-Micro-NIKKOR-105mm-f%252F2.8G-IF-ED.html

If you can't stretch to that then I'd go for a 150mm Sigma.
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: original_gender on June 16, 2011, 08:14:03 PM
Quote from: Tank on June 15, 2011, 11:10:00 PM
A honey bee drinking

Quote from: Tank on June 15, 2011, 09:58:22 PM
Common garden snail.

I love these. I think you and Kobayashi Issa would have gotten along famously.
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Tank on June 16, 2011, 08:18:33 PM
Quote from: original_gender on June 16, 2011, 08:14:03 PM
Quote from: Tank on June 15, 2011, 11:10:00 PM
A honey bee drinking

Quote from: Tank on June 15, 2011, 09:58:22 PM
Common garden snail.

I love these. I think you and Kobayashi Issa would have gotten along famously.

    O snail
    Climb Mount Fuji,
    But slowly, slowly!
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: original_gender on June 16, 2011, 09:02:33 PM
Quote from: Tank on June 16, 2011, 08:18:33 PM
    O snail
    Climb Mount Fuji,
    But slowly, slowly!

Ah, so the two of you are already acquainted. Good.
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Tank on June 16, 2011, 09:57:53 PM
Quote from: original_gender on June 16, 2011, 09:02:33 PM
Quote from: Tank on June 16, 2011, 08:18:33 PM
    O snail
    Climb Mount Fuji,
    But slowly, slowly!

Ah, so the two of you are already acquainted. Good.
Google is a wonderful thing! I had never heard of the guy until you mentioned him. But I would have loved to have been to Japan during the 19th century.
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Tank on June 17, 2011, 06:34:08 PM
Crocus flowers at Temple Newsam

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Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Tank on June 17, 2011, 06:36:04 PM
A pair of finches bathing at Tropical World in Leeds

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Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Tank on June 17, 2011, 06:37:40 PM
Blue Bells in the local wood.

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Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Tank on June 17, 2011, 06:39:27 PM
Dog with 'stick'!

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Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Tank on June 17, 2011, 06:40:49 PM
Oh Fudge! I'm screwed!

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Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Tank on June 17, 2011, 06:42:46 PM
Please don't eat me!

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Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Tank on June 17, 2011, 06:44:17 PM
Rassssppppppp!!!

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Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: MariaEvri on June 18, 2011, 12:30:11 PM
(https://www.happyatheistforum.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi333.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fm394%2FPoseidon_Simons%2Fhaf-12-3-2011millomeris37HDR-print.jpg&hash=a8daa9b2bbb9f8784958c16e973de8185f72e86e)

This is an HDR shot I took at a river up on the mountains
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Tank on June 18, 2011, 12:36:04 PM
I really should have  go at some moving water shots, they look really good and I have all the kit, including a waterproof tripod, just need to find some moving water! lol
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: MariaEvri on June 19, 2011, 12:43:03 PM
hey If I found a river in Cyprus, I think you have a good chance to find some too
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Tank on June 19, 2011, 01:35:00 PM
Quote from: MariaEvri on June 19, 2011, 12:43:03 PM
hey If I found a river in Cyprus, I think you have a good chance to find some too
lol
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: MariaEvri on June 19, 2011, 04:34:26 PM
(https://www.happyatheistforum.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi333.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fm394%2FPoseidon_Simons%2Fhaf-icevolcano_fulle_big.jpg&hash=c77a206adb71bc644020cf762378ec6a65f12b56)
this photo is (obviously) not mine but I just love it.
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Tank on June 19, 2011, 04:44:46 PM
I think that is one of the greatest photographs ever taken! Just mind-numbingly good.
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: OldGit on June 19, 2011, 05:15:40 PM
Incredible. 
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Tank on June 19, 2011, 05:23:25 PM
Quote from: OldGit on June 19, 2011, 05:15:40 PM
Incredible. 
Can you imagine the mixed feelings of taking that photo. Knowing instantly you had taken the best picture you had ever taken and immediately realising you could never better it! A bitter sweet moment if there ever was.
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Tank on June 19, 2011, 05:31:11 PM
A discarded Halloween mug that caught my eye one day.

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Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Tank on June 19, 2011, 05:33:01 PM
One of the occupants of the local stables.

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Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: The Magic Pudding on June 20, 2011, 06:39:06 AM
Some poor quality river pics

(https://www.happyatheistforum.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi.imgur.com%2FSBKjf.jpg&hash=307162d3f1eaa3464484a8c1ead1723ddd18d37f)(https://www.happyatheistforum.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi.imgur.com%2FUvpY9.jpg&hash=3f5f04a35932b0ba525356ada5bd1b6241abc5dd)(https://www.happyatheistforum.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi.imgur.com%2FVwHnJ.jpg&hash=bc40badf506fa53db737a04239663db93c34632a)(https://www.happyatheistforum.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi.imgur.com%2FozQxj.jpg&hash=8cd19a0d625ae0713a0b7b3212f9f13b25937dc4)(https://www.happyatheistforum.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi.imgur.com%2FOIGmg.jpg&hash=fda6dd9dea4745e6807dce549cc5749883f24da6)(https://www.happyatheistforum.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi.imgur.com%2FvjdXL.jpg&hash=69e3e224a0e671d65277477970afa0ae30dc2fd2)(https://www.happyatheistforum.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi.imgur.com%2FsEh71.jpg&hash=1f188bc0c486352ff6f2dccccd72a97a729db715)(https://www.happyatheistforum.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi.imgur.com%2FAEWnV.jpg&hash=0add0005a91b04f1216383bdc22255eafefd4e45)(https://www.happyatheistforum.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi.imgur.com%2FD7rOA.jpg&hash=8be0896f7c56039786b21555e55df16c813b2ebf)(https://www.happyatheistforum.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi.imgur.com%2FyCEBA.jpg&hash=9eea9ea4eadd3f034e0936fb0256414bfe90cba3)(https://www.happyatheistforum.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi.imgur.com%2FS6l6V.jpg&hash=87390607e24d9c579f348a682ff0c526b3226e7e)(https://www.happyatheistforum.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi.imgur.com%2FKUnFR.jpg&hash=34214fccf4c7b5370126657215bab628f57d627c)
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Tank on June 20, 2011, 06:44:56 AM
^^^ There must be a story behind those pictures. Love to hear it.
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: McQ on June 22, 2011, 05:34:43 PM
Here are over 70 rules of photography all in one page.

http://gawno.com/2009/05/78-photography-rules/

Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Tank on June 22, 2011, 07:19:37 PM
Quote from: McQ on June 22, 2011, 05:34:43 PM
Here are over 70 rules of photography all in one page.

http://gawno.com/2009/05/78-photography-rules/



Not bad! Lol
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: OldGit on June 22, 2011, 07:43:57 PM
At a barbecue, we became impatient with this folk-singer.....

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Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: MariaEvri on June 26, 2011, 01:00:09 PM
(https://www.happyatheistforum.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi333.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fm394%2FPoseidon_Simons%2Fhaf-39283-fullsize.jpg&hash=8eeba5af76ea170b68a261ab725cebb2a5a60440)
again, ths is not mine, but I am planning on shooting one similar
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Melmoth on June 26, 2011, 01:50:23 PM
Maria, those are awesome. *Saved to wallpapers*

Here's a dog:

(https://www.happyatheistforum.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi1118.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fk613%2FJaddegout%2Fdewg.jpg&hash=2d09d825c375588899268a2a070381a203dff254)

Here's some more:

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Title: Re: Photography
Post by: MariaEvri on June 26, 2011, 07:05:45 PM

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I'm thinking of buying a neutral density filter, one where you can hold it over the top half and darken the sky a bit in landscape views. Do you think they are a good buy?
[/quote]

I think it will save you a lot of burned out skies. I am thinking of buying one myself
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Tank on June 26, 2011, 07:34:24 PM
Pin sharp and spot on timing!!
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Tank on June 26, 2011, 09:12:48 PM
Got this little chap today.

(https://www.happyatheistforum.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fimg834.imageshack.us%2Fimg834%2F438%2Fdsc04896u.jpg&hash=57718df168989a02f06aa450917d614295233637)
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Tank on June 26, 2011, 09:14:12 PM
Wasp on a Blackberry blossom.

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Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: McQ on June 27, 2011, 12:28:58 AM
Quote from: Tank on June 26, 2011, 09:12:48 PM
Got this little chap today.


This and the wasp are great. Seeing every little detail, like those fine hairs, is awesome. Things I can't see otherwise. This is a Blue Ribbon thread, for certain.
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Sweetdeath on June 27, 2011, 12:33:28 AM
Tank, your photos give  me the shivers. They are so beautiful *___*


I made this little fellow with my androidfy app xD
(https://www.happyatheistforum.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi2.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fy30%2Fboubunny%2Fandroid1308981452008.png&hash=795f362d660e9bed749b5627c314ba5ad4466048)
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: DeterminedJuliet on June 27, 2011, 01:31:37 AM
I'm loving this thread :)

Here's a photo I really like. I didn't take it, but I think it captures the pretty little city that I live in so well.

(https://www.happyatheistforum.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fenroute.aircanada.com%2Ffiles%2Fdestinations%2Fst_johns_main.jpg&hash=00ef14cd97e89d40ebb0caac8b0a50173c1c7306)
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: McQ on June 27, 2011, 02:21:51 AM
Quote from: DeterminedJuliet on June 27, 2011, 01:31:37 AM
I'm loving this thread :)

Here's a photo I really like. I didn't take it, but I think it captures the pretty little city that I live in so well.


Very pretty place.
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Tank on June 27, 2011, 08:38:04 AM
Quote from: Sweetdeath on June 27, 2011, 12:33:28 AM
Tank, your photos give  me the shivers. They are so beautiful *___*


I made this little fellow with my androidfy app xD
(https://www.happyatheistforum.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi2.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fy30%2Fboubunny%2Fandroid1308981452008.png&hash=795f362d660e9bed749b5627c314ba5ad4466048)

I love his shoes!
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Tank on June 27, 2011, 08:38:58 AM
Quote from: DeterminedJuliet on June 27, 2011, 01:31:37 AM
I'm loving this thread :)

Here's a photo I really like. I didn't take it, but I think it captures the pretty little city that I live in so well.

(https://www.happyatheistforum.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fenroute.aircanada.com%2Ffiles%2Fdestinations%2Fst_johns_main.jpg&hash=00ef14cd97e89d40ebb0caac8b0a50173c1c7306)
What is the places name?
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: The Magic Pudding on June 27, 2011, 09:48:46 AM
Quote from: Tank on June 27, 2011, 08:38:58 AM
What is the places name?

I think the image name shows the towns name.

The French influence seems strong.
That church looks unusual, it's like by some glitch the builders added a zero to all the measurements.  The second empire French style building looks big and the church dwarfs it although further away.
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: DeterminedJuliet on June 27, 2011, 04:11:28 PM
It's St.John's, NL. The big boxy building is "The Rooms", which is a museum/cultural centre. A lot of people don't like it because it really stands out from the rest of St.John's aesthetic.

We have a lot of colourful row houses here which make for pretty pictures, and it really is a beautiful place when it's no buried under 10 feet of snow or completely foggy (so, approximately 2 weeks a year, haha).
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: OldGit on June 28, 2011, 11:24:14 AM
Here's a view from my bedroom window:

(https://www.happyatheistforum.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi647.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fuu198%2FRamblingSyd%2FRainbow.jpg&hash=5f7efa799c6c6ce77f5b3cc891250dca0c6a8409)
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Stevil on June 28, 2011, 12:34:28 PM
In Bilbao
(https://www.happyatheistforum.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fimg839.imageshack.us%2Fimg839%2F1298%2Fgogenhiem.jpg&hash=76e4148ecbf56c3173c1e533d3c6379d648f783a)


Monaco
(https://www.happyatheistforum.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fimg6.imageshack.us%2Fimg6%2F7830%2Fpalacemonaco.jpg&hash=a4610a1e1274cd7f80f201437c5544345fb6b67b)

Phuket
(https://www.happyatheistforum.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fimg684.imageshack.us%2Fimg684%2F8499%2Flongmotorboatphuket.jpg&hash=5ae3f1c810635db5e7c22355e4baae9300cb1f89)

Travelling through a tunnel
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Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Tank on June 28, 2011, 12:48:35 PM
@ Oldgit

Nice view.

@ Stevil

All very good. Have you tried cloning out or cropping off the leaves at the top left of the first shot?
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Stevil on June 29, 2011, 09:35:24 AM
Quote from: Tank on June 28, 2011, 12:48:35 PM
Have you tried cloning out or cropping off the leaves at the top left of the first shot?
Don't know why I didn't think of cropping that photo, it wouldn't miss a bit of sky being shaved. Do you think the lighting is right on that one?
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Tank on June 29, 2011, 10:58:56 AM
Quote from: Stevil on June 29, 2011, 09:35:24 AM
Quote from: Tank on June 28, 2011, 12:48:35 PM
Have you tried cloning out or cropping off the leaves at the top left of the first shot?
Don't know why I didn't think of cropping that photo, it wouldn't miss a bit of sky being shaved. Do you think the lighting is right on that one?
Yes I do like the lighting in that one. The spider is nicely silhouetted giving it an 'other worldly' feel. That's a shot I would like to have taken.
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: hismikeness on July 01, 2011, 02:44:56 PM
I have a screen saver on my computer at work which cycles through pictures placed in a particular folder. When you move the mouse and the computer wakes up, the last picture that was on the screen saver then gets saved as the desktop background. I have a bunch of stuff in there, but I noticed that most of them were stupid demotivational posters and such, with no real pictures. I started to collect those from various locations. One of my favorite sites for very good photography (and I'm sure a few of you could/do submit some of your photos) is called EyeFetch (http://www.eyefetch.com/). It's got a hall of fame section that is really good. The NSFW pics are marked as such.

One user in particular that I found has several really unique pics in their album. Here's a direct link: User Niara (http://www.eyefetch.com/profile-images.aspx?user=Niara&view=popular).

Some of my favorites:
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Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: MariaEvri on July 01, 2011, 06:43:56 PM
the one with the water drop reflections is divine!
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Tank on July 01, 2011, 06:54:52 PM
They really are magnificent!
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: DeterminedJuliet on July 01, 2011, 06:57:52 PM
I really like the match stick people!
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Tank on July 01, 2011, 07:11:46 PM
If I keep really, really quiet they may not notice me  :)

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Fairburn Ings RSPB centre
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Tank on July 01, 2011, 07:20:29 PM
Something you may never see in real life!

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A swans foot.
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Tank on July 01, 2011, 09:41:10 PM
A coot feeding its chick.

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Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Tank on July 01, 2011, 10:27:08 PM
A coots arse (yes it's an English coot).

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Detail of its leg and feathers.

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Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: McQ on July 02, 2011, 04:17:50 AM
The swan's foot and the coot photos are tremendous. The fine detail in the swan's foot is amazing. It blew me away, and you're right, I don't think I've ever seen one up close (partly because I'm just barely smart enough to know never to get too near a swan!). Great stuff!
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Whitney on July 02, 2011, 05:56:12 AM
I'm jealous of the awesome photos..

Hopefully within the next year I can afford a good camera...at least good enough to take great photos of buildings.  What kind of price range should I be budgeting for?
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Tank on July 02, 2011, 09:28:33 AM
Quote from: Whitney on July 02, 2011, 05:56:12 AM
I'm jealous of the awesome photos..

Hopefully within the next year I can afford a good camera...at least good enough to take great photos of buildings.  What kind of price range should I be budgeting for?
The answer to the budget question depends on what you are taking the pictures for. If they are for a quality critical semi-professional print quality you'll be talking a 10M px sensor in an SLR body. If you are talking architectural work you will need a lens with a focal length that goes as low as 18mm minimum, or16mm if you can stretch to it.

So where to start. A Canon Rebel RX is the entry level SLR it comes with a basic 18-55mm lens and has a 10M px sensor. It's not a professional camera so it's not made to take the rough and tumble of the press/sports user. However it will get you started. The lens will give decent shots and as you are talking architectural work you're going to need a tripod and work with the lens set to get deep depth of field which will help the lens perform at it's best. This camera is listed $550 on the Canon site. But a good e-bay buy should halve this.





Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: MariaEvri on July 02, 2011, 11:44:30 AM
Quote from: Tank on July 01, 2011, 09:41:10 PM
A coot feeding its chick.


what lens for this one?
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Tank on July 02, 2011, 11:54:02 AM
Quote from: MariaEvri on July 02, 2011, 11:44:30 AM
Quote from: Tank on July 01, 2011, 09:41:10 PM
A coot feeding its chick.


what lens for this one?
Sigma 180mm f3.5 macro, pre-digital so effectively a 270mm on the Sony A200 body. Works well on the digital body, Sigma now do a full frame, digitally optimised 150mm f2.8 in its place. Sigma make good macro lenses because the owner is a mad keen macro photographer himself.
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Tank on July 02, 2011, 12:19:13 PM
This is an odd one. I've never seen this insect before. Just got the one shot.

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Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: MariaEvri on July 02, 2011, 12:24:28 PM
alright

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from national geographic
I just love storms and clouds!
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Tank on July 02, 2011, 05:40:17 PM
Nice poser today.

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Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: OldGit on July 02, 2011, 06:34:08 PM
^ Another winner, Tank.  How do you train these bugs - do you feed them?

Here's a rare self-portrait, in pensive mood:

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Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Tank on July 02, 2011, 08:06:17 PM
Love the pensive mood shot orang-outangs are wonderful.

An old entomologists trick is to pee on the food plants of particular insects, the insects often return and stay put for the salts in the dryed urine. Never tried it myself. That butterfly just sat still for 30 seconds!
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: McQ on July 02, 2011, 11:46:57 PM
Quote from: Tank on July 02, 2011, 12:19:13 PM
This is an odd one. I've never seen this insect before. Just got the one shot.

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I'm wondering if it's some type of Hornet? I don't know. I'm terrible at identifying insects, trees, birds, and flowers.
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Tank on July 02, 2011, 11:53:51 PM
It's definitly not a wasp as it's only 10mm long. So I don't think it's a hornet. It's much more like an overweight ant with wings.
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Whitney on July 03, 2011, 12:21:00 AM
Quote from: Tank on July 02, 2011, 09:28:33 AM
So where to start. A Canon Rebel RX is the entry level SLR it comes with a basic 18-55mm lens and has a 10M px sensor. It's not a professional camera so it's not made to take the rough and tumble of the press/sports user. However it will get you started. The lens will give decent shots and as you are talking architectural work you're going to need a tripod and work with the lens set to get deep depth of field which will help the lens perform at it's best. This camera is listed $550 on the Canon site. But a good e-bay buy should halve this.

Cool..that's about the range I was hoping for in researching without knowing what I actually needed.  Compared to 6,000 seats of revit that doesn't sound too bad as far as business expenses are concerned.
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: The Magic Pudding on July 03, 2011, 03:54:20 AM
Quote from: McQ on July 02, 2011, 11:46:57 PM
Quote from: Tank on July 02, 2011, 12:19:13 PM
This is an odd one. I've never seen this insect before. Just got the one shot.

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I'm wondering if it's some type of Hornet? I don't know. I'm terrible at identifying insects, trees, birds, and flowers.


Don't worry about naming it, just accept it as a wonder of god's creation.
It's an example of god tricking other insects into not biting this one.

That seemed to start well but I don't have an ending I'm happy with.
What does he put yellow stripes on to stop us tasting?
Is it proof god is tricky?  Deception is a tool that's cool to use?
Thou shalt not lie unless you're a yellow striped insect.

Na, god wouldn't do that, I think the devil has interfered with this insect.
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Stevil on July 03, 2011, 06:00:14 AM
looks like a german wasp to me
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Tank on July 03, 2011, 10:41:33 AM
Quote from: Stevil on July 03, 2011, 06:00:14 AM
looks like a german wasp to me
Had a look at that and it's not one of those. The German Wasp is what I would consider to be a normal wasp. This is noticeable smaller than that species and the abdomen is more tapered.
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: MariaEvri on July 03, 2011, 12:28:11 PM
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a picture of a cyprus flower
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Tank on July 03, 2011, 04:15:13 PM
^^^ The word 'furry' comes to mind!
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: McQ on July 04, 2011, 04:39:00 AM
Since we are currently celebrating Independence Day here in the U.S., I'll throw this in from our local fireworks display last night (yeah, they hold our fireworks display two days before the fourth...go figure).

13 sec exposure, ISO 200, f/10. Tripod and cable remote to trip shutter.

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Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: McQ on July 04, 2011, 04:45:55 AM
A fun one. Baseball players are always trying to disparage pitchers by saying they have "no arm". Well.....

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Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: hismikeness on July 04, 2011, 05:22:46 AM
If you ever see the videos of the pitchers when they break their arms in mid-pitch, this picture shows why. That is an intense amount of torque on his arm.
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Stevil on July 04, 2011, 08:40:39 AM
Not to mention the tongue, but somehow it all adds to the speed of the ball.
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: OldGit on July 04, 2011, 08:55:35 AM
McQ, that fireworks shot is a stunner.
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Tank on July 04, 2011, 08:56:16 AM
Quote from: McQ on July 04, 2011, 04:39:00 AM
Since we are currently celebrating Independence Day here in the U.S., I'll throw this in from our local fireworks display last night (yeah, they hold our fireworks display two days before the fourth...go figure).

13 sec exposure, ISO 200, f/10. Tripod and cable remote to trip shutter.

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Beautiful! Excellent composition, sharp, colourful and atmospheric! Just beautiful.
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Tank on July 04, 2011, 08:59:15 AM
McQ. I bet there was a YES! moment when you first reviewed that pitcher shot? A real winner.
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Sweetdeath on July 04, 2011, 05:00:21 PM
Whoa, yes!!  That fireworks photo is stunning and captivating.
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Tank on July 04, 2011, 07:19:16 PM
Had a super day at Lotherton Hall near Leeds.

It has an open aviary which one can walk through, flower gardens and a tiny little pond (8' x 20') with more wildlife in one place than I have ever seen before!

What cha' doin'!

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A pair of damsel flies, the male is the top one.

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A teeny tiny toadlet about 6mm long.

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A pond skater having lunch.

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A perfectly sober newt! The first time I have ever seen, let alone been able to photograph, one.

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A full grown toad with toadlets!

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A different toad, slightly smaller that the previous one. Look closely and you can see a fly lava above its eye and tiny insects on its back.

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Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Tank on July 04, 2011, 07:33:07 PM
Detail of the toad eye and poison gland behind it.

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Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: The Magic Pudding on July 05, 2011, 01:45:26 AM
Quote from: Tank on July 04, 2011, 07:19:16 PM
the male is the top one.

Of course, it's the one giving the back rub.


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Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: McQ on July 05, 2011, 04:32:25 AM
Tank, those are all fantastic photos! That place is a nature photographer's paradise. Great, great stuff, all of it. Thanks for posting them!
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: McQ on July 05, 2011, 04:37:49 AM
Quote from: Tank on July 04, 2011, 08:59:15 AM
McQ. I bet there was a YES! moment when you first reviewed that pitcher shot? A real winner.

There sure was! And then I couldn't stop laughing at it!
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: OldGit on July 05, 2011, 04:29:38 PM
Cracking shots, Gromit Tank! ;)
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: original_gender on July 05, 2011, 08:34:40 PM
Quote from: Tank on July 04, 2011, 07:19:16 PM

A teeny tiny toadlet about 6mm long.

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I love this one. The water looks almost gelatinous.
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Tank on July 05, 2011, 09:16:11 PM
Well for a creature that size water is very much more viscous than it would be to you or I. I recall a programme that made the comparison of swimming through treacle. I though about cutting down that picture to focus on the toadlet, but if I had I don't think one would have lost the scale showing how small it is.
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: MariaEvri on July 09, 2011, 02:27:18 PM
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cause I love twisters
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Tank on July 09, 2011, 02:35:38 PM
Wow! Is that real or a montage?
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: MariaEvri on July 10, 2011, 12:36:56 PM
I' m leaning towards real

(https://www.happyatheistforum.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi333.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fm394%2FPoseidon_Simons%2Fhaf-eclipse15-6-2011.jpg&hash=2cbb0320dc0205c162efb0c2847d5294836fd28f)
mine this time, from the 15 june 2011 lunar eclipse

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Post by: Tank on July 10, 2011, 12:42:11 PM
Absolutely brilliant!
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: McQ on July 10, 2011, 04:23:30 PM
Great montage of the eclipse, Maria. I'm too lazy to put mine together like that!  :)

So, the twister isn't your shot? It's a good one regardless.
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: MariaEvri on July 10, 2011, 04:35:32 PM
nbah not my shot unfortunately-although its my dream to see one
I think it's from national geographic
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Tank on July 16, 2011, 06:21:24 PM
(https://www.happyatheistforum.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fimg121.imageshack.us%2Fimg121%2F4156%2Fdsc05165br.jpg&hash=d2da0a0e494673481ea2ed9a2b4813b8b822bc1c)
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Tank on July 16, 2011, 06:21:55 PM
(https://www.happyatheistforum.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fimg684.imageshack.us%2Fimg684%2F1787%2Fdsc05156e.jpg&hash=3d54a5976d30648d8cd6c9bc57199023cc11c326)
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Post by: Tank on July 16, 2011, 06:22:29 PM
(https://www.happyatheistforum.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fimg713.imageshack.us%2Fimg713%2F6094%2Fdsc05183t.jpg&hash=14bc44a6429fe434da7465ee72dc68e9163df2b7)
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Post by: Tank on July 16, 2011, 09:25:23 PM
(https://www.happyatheistforum.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fimg64.imageshack.us%2Fimg64%2F7613%2Fdsc05192y.jpg&hash=16e39afa15dad17fda37c4f81b7ffe96b66ee9b7)
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Post by: McQ on July 17, 2011, 05:33:12 AM
Quote from: Tank on July 16, 2011, 06:21:24 PM
(https://www.happyatheistforum.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fimg121.imageshack.us%2Fimg121%2F4156%2Fdsc05165br.jpg&hash=d2da0a0e494673481ea2ed9a2b4813b8b822bc1c)

Ok, this is obvious, but those are very happy dogs!
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: McQ on July 17, 2011, 05:34:46 AM
Quote from: Tank on July 16, 2011, 06:22:29 PM
(https://www.happyatheistforum.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fimg713.imageshack.us%2Fimg713%2F6094%2Fdsc05183t.jpg&hash=14bc44a6429fe434da7465ee72dc68e9163df2b7)

All three of these macros are once again, awesome. But what is this very scary looking thing? It's not the sort of creature I'd willingly pick up.
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Post by: Tank on July 17, 2011, 08:48:38 AM
It is a ladybird nymph. There are a bunch of photos here http://www.northeastwildlife.co.uk/gallery/thumbnails.php?album=762 they are voracious consumers of aphids (green/black fly) and as such very useful to the gardener and perfectly harmless to people.
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Post by: Ihateyoumike on July 17, 2011, 07:00:50 PM
(https://www.happyatheistforum.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fdesmond.imageshack.us%2FHimg62%2Fscaled.php%3Fserver%3D62%26amp%3Bfilename%3Dsany0052e.jpg%26amp%3Bres%3Dmedium&hash=e00da5bdd6149c82e2d8db19c823f253c190c126)

Just a quick snap of the spot where I spent my entire day fishing yesterday.
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Tank on July 17, 2011, 07:09:38 PM
Very picturesque. Did you catch anything?
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Post by: Ihateyoumike on July 17, 2011, 07:19:47 PM
Quote from: Tank on July 17, 2011, 07:09:38 PM
Very picturesque. Did you catch anything?

I didn't, except some rocks. The damn catfish were smart, kept striking and lodging between the rocks getting me snagged. Lost quite a few rigs. And the trout were teasing me. Kept jumping right around where I had casted- guess they wanted the bugs more than my worms and powerbait. The friend I went with caught 3 largemouth bass and a catfish though, but he's a much much more experienced fisherman than myself.

Sure was nice weather too, except for the storm that passed overhead. We watched the wall of rain slowly creep our way over the water until it finally just dropped like a blanket of water out of the sky. Got soaked for about ten minutes and then was gone. Caught a pic of the rainbow that showed up on the tail-end of the storm. It was a double rainbow for a while, but unfortunately couldn't get a good picture of that.

(https://www.happyatheistforum.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fimg818.imageshack.us%2Fimg818%2F4182%2Fsany0049.jpg&hash=f298af33fa1355886ad84cc0d45994dd95e3377e)
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Post by: OldGit on July 19, 2011, 06:28:00 PM
Seen in Leominster, Herefordshire last Friday.

(https://www.happyatheistforum.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi647.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fuu198%2FRamblingSyd%2Fbabydog.jpg&hash=a459bac2976a650fc1c55d67d4a7e311a02fad65)

The owner said "sometimes he walks, and sometimes he likes to ride."
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Tank on July 19, 2011, 07:54:51 PM
Love it!  ;D ;D ;D
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: roy1967 on July 20, 2011, 09:13:14 PM
Quote from: MariaEvri on July 09, 2011, 02:27:18 PM
(https://www.happyatheistforum.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi333.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fm394%2FPoseidon_Simons%2Fhaf-tornado_1523626i.jpg&hash=a55b95dbc4f3c65f0c4f790d88c925a34b76b4af)

cause I love twisters

Maria, living in Kansas will change your mind about twisters.....  when you spend many days every spring wondering where your family is when the sirens start wailing.  Pictures of them are astounding and awe inspiring I must admit!

I've only seen one live in my lifetime, but it was plenty.  Unfortunately we have many opportunities.

Roy
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Post by: roy1967 on July 20, 2011, 09:17:05 PM
Is buying a higher quality camera used generally a good idea?  How does a rank novice such as myself keep from getting taken?

Roy
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Tank on July 20, 2011, 10:20:47 PM
Quote from: roy1967 on July 20, 2011, 09:17:05 PM
Is buying a higher quality camera used generally a good idea?  How does a rank novice such as myself keep from getting taken?

Roy
Buy a known brand Canon, Nikon and possibly Sony (which I own). If you like small cameras then Olympus and Pentax are also good. Canon and Nikon have never really made a bad camera (in a given price range). In the compact arena you can add Fuji, Lumix, Panasonic and Olympus.

The thing is what sort of photos do you want to take and what do you want to do with them? If you said Architecture and professional prints you'll get a different answer than if you want to do Wildlife for a website.

Photographic equipment is one of those areas where performance is proportional to cost.
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Post by: roy1967 on July 20, 2011, 10:47:08 PM
Can you get the different types of photos (architecture, wildlife, etc.) With the same camera but different attachments such as lenses? I would be a complete newb, so I am starting at the beginning. Or would I need multiple cameras?
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Post by: OldGit on July 21, 2011, 09:32:47 AM
If you go for an SLR (= big black camera) plus extra lenses, you are going way up into the thousands of dollars range.
As Tank says, many modern compacts give excellent results, but there is one big snag - very few have viewfinders, you have to use the screen.  This becomes unusable in bright sunlight and you can't see what you're doing.
One solution is to go for a "bridge camera", kind of half-and-half.  Big-ish and black, but no SLR mirror mechanism and a fixed lens.
The old Fuji S6500 and S9600 were absolutely superb.  The zoom is by twisting a ring on the lens, like an SLR, which makes for instant action.  They have an LCD viewfinder which is very nearly as good as the SLR version and they take normal AA batteries.  I still have one of each and use them all the time.
They still go for reasonable prices on e-bay.
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Post by: Tank on July 21, 2011, 10:01:24 AM
Quote from: roy1967 on July 20, 2011, 10:47:08 PM
Can you get the different types of photos (architecture, wildlife, etc.) With the same camera but different attachments such as lenses? I would be a complete newb, so I am starting at the beginning. Or would I need multiple cameras?

There are basically two types of cameras, those that have a fixed lens and those that have a range of lenses. Fixed lens cameras start from $60 and go up to $600+. Camera 'systems' (Canon, Nikon, Olympus, Pentax, Sony) with interchangeable lenses start at $550 for a basic Canon body/lens combination and can get to $40,000 for some body/lens combinations and 80% of that cost will be in a honking great lens.

The main functional difference (in pre-digital days) between fixed lens and system cameras was the ability to accurately see what you were going to photograph. Fixed lens cameras had a separate view finder to the lens, system cameras let you look through the lens that will take the picture so you can see exactly how the picture will be framed. However the advent of the digital camera has blurred this distinction as small digital cameras have a screen on the back that shows the user what the photo will be.

The main difference between fixed lens and system cameras in the digital era is quality of image. Fixed lens cameras usually (there are a few exceptions) have physically smaller sensors with loads of pixels (tiny light sensors), system cameras have physically larger sensors also with loads of pixels. However the system camera pixel will be bigger and produce a higher quality signal than the smaller fixed lens camera.

But, and this is the $64,000 question, what is the cheapest camera that will can take acceptable quality images of the type I want? Your average $100 camera will take perfectly adequate family snap shots that can be printed out on 7"x5" paper. If you want bigger prints of high quality you really need to consider a bottom end system camera. So 'which camera' is entirely dependent on 'what photo'.

Hope this helps.
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Tank on July 21, 2011, 10:05:13 AM
Quote from: OldGit on July 21, 2011, 09:32:47 AM
If you go for an SLR (= big black camera) plus extra lenses, you are going way up into the thousands of dollars range.
As Tank says, many modern compacts give excellent results, but there is one big snag - very few have viewfinders, you have to use the screen.  This becomes unusable in bright sunlight and you can't see what you're doing.
One solution is to go for a "bridge camera", kind of half-and-half.  Big-ish and black, but no SLR mirror mechanism and a fixed lens.
The old Fuji S6500 and S9600 were absolutely superb.  The zoom is by twisting a ring on the lens, like an SLR, which makes for instant action.  They have an LCD viewfinder which is very nearly as good as the SLR version and they take normal AA batteries.  I still have one of each and use them all the time.
They still go for reasonable prices on e-bay.
I'd agree with this. The so-called 'bridge camera' is a good compromise if you want reasonable quality with good flexibility and don't want the cost or hassle of interchangeable lenses.
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Post by: Tank on July 21, 2011, 01:21:33 PM
The descriptions of different camera types on this site is quite good http://www.cameras.co.uk/
Note: They call a 'bridge camera' a 'super zoom'.
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Post by: OldGit on July 21, 2011, 02:37:16 PM
Good link, Tank.  The Fuji Finepix HS20EXR  looks good.  Notice it has twist-the-barrel zoom.  Most recent bridge cameras have a zoom lever in front of the shutter, which is slow and clumsy in comparison.  I took a S5200 out the other day, because it fits in a pocket, but that feature seemed really awkward.
The new ones have much higher video resolution, too.
I see the HS20EXR also has a flash shoe, which a beginner may grow into needing later.
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Tank on July 21, 2011, 03:16:05 PM
Quote from: OldGit on July 21, 2011, 02:37:16 PM
Good link, Tank.  The Fuji Finepix HS20EXR  looks good.  Notice it has twist-the-barrel zoom.  Most recent bridge cameras have a zoom lever in front of the shutter, which is slow and clumsy in comparison.  I took a S5200 out the other day, because it fits in a pocket, but that feature seemed really awkward.
The new ones have much higher video resolution, too.
I see the HS20EXR also has a flash shoe, which a beginner may grow into needing later.
I agree with you about the Fuji HS20EXR. You'd be hard pressed to find a better combination of quality and features at the price.
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Post by: Tank on July 21, 2011, 03:38:16 PM
A little comment on pixels.

Marketing a technically complex piece of kit to a technically naive consumer group has resulted in 'Maga Pixel' marketing. One camera is better than another because it has more pixels, this is not true. The pixel issue came about because early digital cameras simply didn't have enough pixels to produce a picture as good as a film based camera. I believe a 35mm frame of good quality film had a nominal digital equivalent resolution of 23 mega pixels.

So how many pixels is enough? Well the base line for viewing an image is the human eye. Now at normal viewing distances (10" to 20") the human eye cannot resolve (tell the difference between) more that 300 dots per inch (dpi). Now a pixel equates to a dot. So let's take a A4 piece of paper (11.7" x 8.3") as this is the common paper size for house hold colour printers. So 11.7 x 300 x 8.3 x 300 = 8,739,900, say 9 million pixels. So any camera with more than 9MP can produce more pixels than one could reasonable print on an A4 piece of paper. How many times will you want to print an image bigger than A4?

This calculation kept me using film until Sony brought out the 'Alpha 100' a 10MP camera that fitted the Minolta lenses I already owned. However if a camera does have more than 9MP it allows flexibility in which part of the image you print. What you can do is 'crop' (only use part of) an image and still have enough pixels to print out to A4. One should also bear in mind that if you only intend to show a picture on a computer screen resolution drops massively, down to 72dpi, so you can waste an awful lot of money buying lots of pixels in your camera which you simply throw away when you display the image on a computer screen.
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Post by: McQ on July 21, 2011, 04:06:53 PM
Great information regarding cameras and pixels, what camera is needed for what type of photos, etc. Tank put it in really easy to understand terms.

A site I use sometimes to check reviews of equipment is DP Review. www.dpreview.com (http://www.dpreview.com)

Good reviews, although tricky to navigate.

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Post by: Ihateyoumike on July 21, 2011, 04:40:56 PM
Could I suggest we get a split on this thread... Keep this one with the pictures, and split off the part about all the info about the cameras?
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Tank on July 21, 2011, 04:49:04 PM
Quote from: Ihateyoumike on July 21, 2011, 04:40:56 PM
Could I suggest we get a split on this thread... Keep this one with the pictures, and split off the part about all the info about the cameras?
If somebody has the time and wants to put the effort in that could be a good idea.
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Tank on July 21, 2011, 05:07:35 PM
Quote from: McQ on July 21, 2011, 04:06:53 PM
Great information regarding cameras and pixels, what camera is needed for what type of photos, etc. Tank put it in really easy to understand terms.

A site I use sometimes to check reviews of equipment is DP Review. www.dpreview.com (http://www.dpreview.com)

Good reviews, although tricky to navigate.


Bookmarked that site.
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Post by: OldGit on July 21, 2011, 05:17:25 PM
I fully agree with Tank about Megapiglets (as I call them).  Makers are pushing big numbers of Mp as a sales gimmick; it's got out of hand.  With the small sensors in compact cameras, there will inevitably be more noise generated as you divide the same space into more pieces.  (The same is true of big sensors, too, but the signal/noise ratio can still remain acceptable.)
Far more important is the optics, also the sensor.  And for different Mp settings you can usually choose levels of jpeg compression - that makes a big difference, too.
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Tank on July 21, 2011, 05:21:25 PM
Quote from: OldGit on July 21, 2011, 05:17:25 PM
I fully agree with Tank about Megapiglets (as I call them).  Makers are pushing big numbers of Mp as a sales gimmick; it's got out of hand.  With the small sensors in compact cameras, there will inevitably be more noise generated as you divide the same space into more pieces.  (The same is true of big sensors, too, but the signal/noise ratio can still remain acceptable.)
Far more important is the optics, also the sensor.  And for different Mp settings you can usually choose levels of jpeg compression - that makes a big difference, too.
This would be a 3 Megapiglet image then?

(https://www.happyatheistforum.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fimg132.imageshack.us%2Fimg132%2F8831%2F02421zr3.jpg&hash=d1d95d36b3493dec54aa43fa1cb9fdf0fc186930)
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Post by: OldGit on July 21, 2011, 07:50:01 PM
^  (https://www.happyatheistforum.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fatheistforums.org%2Fimages%2Fsmilies%2Froflol.gif&hash=5489f209aefe65c4fee669433222c50c2a0483af)
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: MariaEvri on July 23, 2011, 12:43:13 PM
http://i333.photobucket.com/albums/m394/Poseidon_Simons/haf-themostimportantimage.jpg

not mine, obviously, but I find this very beautiful
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Tank on July 27, 2011, 08:25:34 PM
Caught this little buzy bee doing its job today.

(https://www.happyatheistforum.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fimg825.imageshack.us%2Fimg825%2F76%2Fdsc05298c.jpg&hash=4b926e6a27eaad89e144e1e62b145da5ef6d12c5)
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Post by: McQ on July 27, 2011, 08:31:35 PM
Quote from: Tank on July 27, 2011, 08:25:34 PM
Caught this little buzy bee doing its job today.


Working hard as a bee can work. Another great macro, Tank!
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Post by: Sweetdeath on July 27, 2011, 08:56:14 PM
You're amazing, Tank!

That bee is actually kinda cute.
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Tank on July 27, 2011, 09:04:38 PM
I'm glad people like it. It's odd to consider that the Bee is covered in pollen, the male plant sexual gamete, and is pretty much symbiotic with the plants that provide the nectar it lives on. You can also see its eye is clear. It can't blink (no eyelids) but has a brush on its leg that it uses to clean its eye.
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Post by: Sweetdeath on July 27, 2011, 09:15:28 PM
I love learning new and interesting things.    And animals that can't blink make me laugh a little. Poor chamelions.
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Looncall on July 28, 2011, 10:08:29 PM
Here is a picture of what I was told is the highest esker in the Canadian Northwest Territories.

(https://www.happyatheistforum.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi1205.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fbb440%2Farcticcanoe%2FP6301510.jpg&hash=3d007c1b478356e463665460832200aca7e72ac4)

and the view from the top.

(https://www.happyatheistforum.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi1205.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fbb440%2Farcticcanoe%2FP6301524.jpg&hash=f15a127406f8841abd52adab0bfcdab6883e1929)

These were taken by one of my companions.
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Tank on July 28, 2011, 11:22:56 PM
Those are beautiful landscapes and the canoeing looks like the ideal way to get around without startling the wildlife.
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Looncall on July 29, 2011, 01:16:39 AM
Quote from: Tank on July 28, 2011, 11:22:56 PM
Those are beautiful landscapes and the canoeing looks like the ideal way to get around without startling the wildlife.

The tundra away from the rivers is surprisingly hard to walk on. It's wet and hummocky. I'd hate to try hiking across it.

Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: OldGit on July 29, 2011, 09:06:45 AM
Fascinating scenery.  Now I know what an esker is, thanks to you and Google.  Thanks!
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Medusa on August 06, 2011, 10:40:32 AM
I did my first planking today out of sheer lollery with my friends...
(https://www.happyatheistforum.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fimg.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fv334%2Fgeshtinnanna%2Fplankingamf.jpg&hash=18e21e63865e7df729d488fb35edff3f583fa9d2)
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Tank on August 06, 2011, 11:04:21 AM
^^^ LOL!!
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Medusa on August 06, 2011, 11:06:17 AM
Quote from: Tank on August 06, 2011, 11:04:21 AM
^^^ LOL!!

It's kinda creepy, no?  :o
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Tank on August 06, 2011, 11:08:46 AM
Quote from: Medusa on August 06, 2011, 11:06:17 AM
Quote from: Tank on August 06, 2011, 11:04:21 AM
^^^ LOL!!

It's kinda creepy, no?  :o
Odd, not creepy and fun for that reason.
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: OldGit on August 06, 2011, 11:12:48 AM
It looks like some mechanical hand is going to come out of that hole and grab you. ;D
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Tank on August 06, 2011, 11:13:37 AM
Quote from: OldGit on August 06, 2011, 11:12:48 AM
It looks like some mechanical hand is going to come out of that hole and grab you. ;D
I used to love those old money boxes!  :D
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Gawen on August 06, 2011, 12:49:52 PM
Dinah, who died last year
(https://www.happyatheistforum.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fimg.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fv298%2FGawen%2F100_0387.jpg&hash=400b9bbe25c9f79634c7ac8c15689656b5cb12a8)

Apollo, who turns 2 this month:
(https://www.happyatheistforum.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fimg.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fv298%2FGawen%2F100_0876.jpg&hash=5e3540c05f99f1b0d2d0d700dfef3e7b620c82ff)

A group of sidecarist I used to meet with twice a year:
(https://www.happyatheistforum.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fimg.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fv298%2FGawen%2F100_1275.jpg&hash=e9fc2ed9f6dd3105a03940f9cb4936e0d368f4a0)
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Post by: Tank on August 06, 2011, 01:18:24 PM
Poor kitty, nice puppy and peculier taste in crippled motorbikes!
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Gawen on August 06, 2011, 01:49:50 PM
Quote from: Tank on August 06, 2011, 01:18:24 PM
Poor kitty, nice puppy and peculier taste in crippled motorbikes!
I miss that cat. The dog is a Fox Terror....I mean terrier...*chucklin*

The bikes? Well, they have two wheel drive on demand and a transmission with a reverse gear. I can take two passengers off the road and when done hit 70mph on the way home.
(https://www.happyatheistforum.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fimg.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fv298%2FGawen%2F100_0199.jpg&hash=519a307b2e54066729c3c6878237113cd8ee3fbe)

It's my primary transportation.

And it attracts as well:
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Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Tank on August 06, 2011, 02:05:36 PM
^^^ Ah! The attraction of the NTOM (Non threatening Older Male) or the 'Daddy Syndrome' :D
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: McQ on August 06, 2011, 05:50:53 PM
Quote from: Medusa on August 06, 2011, 10:40:32 AM
I did my first planking today out of sheer lollery with my friends...


You're a referee in a bowling alley? Man, oh, man! Just what kind of trouble do people like to stir up in the bowling alleys in your area?
;)
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Stevil on August 06, 2011, 08:07:35 PM
OK, I want one of them bikes now.
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Sweetdeath on August 07, 2011, 02:34:37 AM
Medusa, I love that picture!!  XDD
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Medusa on August 07, 2011, 09:56:21 AM
Apparently my employers have decided that ref outfits for the wait staff and bar people will give us a more sporty feel. I HATE it. And..I have to cover my tattoos. I normally look like a nice woman with her hair in a soft bun with glasses. When they see me change out and come out sleeved...they always freak out.  :P
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Tank on August 10, 2011, 02:14:33 PM
Sony are discontinuing the A290 14MP digital SLR with 18-55mm lens. They are going to bring out a replacement in due course so they are selling out the stock. In the UK Argos has a few at £275, you'll need a memory card as well but that'll set you back £13. If you are looking for a decent entry level digital SLR it's very good value ATM. I just bought one :)

Search argos for Sony A290 14MP Digital SLR Camera with 18 to 55 Lens
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: MariaEvri on August 13, 2011, 01:41:49 PM
(https://www.happyatheistforum.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi333.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fm394%2FPoseidon_Simons%2Fhaf-22-4-2011-30.jpg&hash=5d653eb7ee5d028bac5f33569aba33234f13e9ab)

and a little bit from home
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Tank on August 14, 2011, 04:02:40 PM
New toy. Sony A290 which has a 14MP CMOS sensor rather than the 10MP CCD sensor of my A100 & A200. Should give a sharper image with less noise.

(https://www.happyatheistforum.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fimg543.imageshack.us%2Fimg543%2F8822%2Fdsc0067gn.jpg&hash=68afccb729025918c12d7213efe2dbf514463c75)

Not too bad, but today was a little overcast.
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Tank on August 14, 2011, 04:31:57 PM
Full frame

(https://www.happyatheistforum.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fimg831.imageshack.us%2Fimg831%2F3779%2Fdsc0152full.jpg&hash=41a41fbd039ecc05bc1f254c4147bcb9d5d7ace6)

1:1 Pixel detail

(https://www.happyatheistforum.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fimg17.imageshack.us%2Fimg17%2F4834%2Fdsc0152hj.jpg&hash=068a60e91919afb97f8bdbf0f4a8c40588a1a923)

Sony A290 + Sigma 180mm macro.
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Xjeepguy on August 14, 2011, 04:47:34 PM
(https://www.happyatheistforum.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi140.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fr19%2Frebelrc%2F100_1543.jpg&hash=8a11d9646a85a54eeac3be1992ad2cab5c66f362)

Taken with an HTC Incredible @ Gauley Bridge WV.
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Tank on August 14, 2011, 06:08:34 PM
^^^ Not bad for a phone!
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Xjeepguy on August 14, 2011, 06:20:43 PM
Quote from: Tank on August 14, 2011, 06:08:34 PM
^^^ Not bad for a phone!

That phone had the best camera of any of the phones I have owned. I "upgraded" to a Droid X, and the camera was terrible in comparison. I actually had to start carrying my camera again.

That pic is just an example of why I live in WV. It is just beautiful here.
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Tank on August 14, 2011, 08:17:24 PM
Happy Bee!

(https://www.happyatheistforum.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fimg217.imageshack.us%2Fimg217%2F5313%2Fdsc0115ic.jpg&hash=fca5a20f3876ba886e2b3aed5d6ae208d1b00d5f)
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: OldGit on August 14, 2011, 08:30:29 PM
If Xjg can take photos of that standard with a phone, it makes me look silly lugging my huge black camera around.  I shall slink away and sulk in a corner. :'(

Tank, yours are amazing, as usual.  8)
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Xjeepguy on August 14, 2011, 08:42:20 PM
Quote from: OldGit on August 14, 2011, 08:30:29 PM
If Xjg can take photos of that standard with a phone, it makes me look silly lugging my huge black camera around.  
Thanks! I love taking pics of nature. Here's another pic I took the same day of a waterfall we came across.


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Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Tank on August 14, 2011, 08:52:39 PM
^^^ Nice composition  :)
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Tank on August 15, 2011, 08:56:37 PM
Quote from: MariaEvri on August 13, 2011, 01:41:49 PM
(https://www.happyatheistforum.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi333.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fm394%2FPoseidon_Simons%2Fhaf-22-4-2011-30.jpg&hash=5d653eb7ee5d028bac5f33569aba33234f13e9ab)

and a little bit from home
Are those shells or seaweed?
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Tank on August 19, 2011, 07:50:21 PM
Does anybody know what type of insect this is?

(https://www.happyatheistforum.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fimg718.imageshack.us%2Fimg718%2F9072%2Fdsc04941a.jpg&hash=481533bd0bf8e21bf2f3514aa69b6dc2ee89226d)

It's about 10mm long and frequents Rhododendron bushes.

Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Tank on August 19, 2011, 07:55:10 PM
Another view of the mystery bug.

(https://www.happyatheistforum.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fimg844.imageshack.us%2Fimg844%2F9439%2Fdsc04952a.jpg&hash=e1e8c6044d2d083937ee4d545ec0e168973f9600)
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Tank on August 19, 2011, 08:04:30 PM
Last one.

(https://www.happyatheistforum.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fimg690.imageshack.us%2Fimg690%2F3462%2Fdsc0425gj.jpg&hash=f9b1ccb26f8248ef9c757ad53c859baa2404a6ba)
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Tank on August 19, 2011, 08:15:50 PM
The next frame looks exactly the same, but without the ladybird! I'll get one of the buggers taking off one day  >:(

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Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: McQ on August 20, 2011, 12:24:11 AM
Tank and xjeepguy, all of these recent shots are really nice. Tank's new toy will obviously keep him busy and out of trouble! How are you liking that Sony? I still hear all very positive things about those cameras, which is good, because they manufacture the sensor in my Nikon!

I'll post a couple of shots I got today at an air show rehearsal.
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: McQ on August 20, 2011, 12:44:05 AM
Ok, here are some from today. This was a rehearsal for an air show this weekend. (Pics removed by me)





Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Tank on August 20, 2011, 08:40:31 AM
McQ, I seriously need a drooling smily! The clarity and quality of your pictures are just awsome, just fukin' awsome! The crossover is excellent and the focus on the pilots face in the taxing MiG is just perfect. And the focus and panning on the flypast MiG is well.... awsome!!! I mean they really are jaw dropping top quality shots. Faultless.

And a duck actually doing something, other than just sitting there looking dumb!

Sony bought Minolta. Minolta made very good and inovative cameras but never had the volume markets of Canon or Nikon so they were always strapped for cash in R&D. Sony identified the SLR camera market as an area they wanted to play in, so they bought Minolta. Through an odd set of citcumstances I own the three entry level cameras that Sony have produced the A100(10MP), A200(10MP) and the A290(14MP). The A100 is the digital camera Minolta never had the cash to design, it's very much a photographers camera that happens to have an automatic mode for the beginner. The trend with the A200 to A290 is to dumb the camera down to the point-and-shoot user. Most of the functionality is still there but it's buried in menus as they are cheaper (and more reliable) than switches and dials. There is also a trend for Sony to add all kinds of bells and whistles just to give the marketing department something to do.

My daughter has a Canon 5D mkII with a 24-105L. I borrowed it for a weekend. Ok it's 8 times the price of the A290 and it isn't technically 8 times better on paper, but in the hands of somebody who knows about photography it's almost infinitly better. It's a camera designed to take photographs not to make marketing copy.

It's my legacy lenses that keep me buying Sony bodies. Fortunatly the design of macro lenses makes them inherently suited to digital sensors or I would have had to completly swapped systems. If I won the lottery (not going to happen as I don't buy tickets) I'd re-equip with Canon like a shot.

Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Xjeepguy on August 20, 2011, 02:31:51 PM
I love this thread. Tank, those pics are amazing. The ladybug pic especially. That inspires me to save up for a good camera.

As for the Mig pics, Wow. The pic of the one taxiing on the runway is poster-worthy. Thats the kind of thing I would have framed on my office wall.

Very nice, keep it up!
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Tank on August 21, 2011, 08:08:22 PM
Quote from: Xjeepguy on August 20, 2011, 02:31:51 PM
I love this thread. Tank, those pics are amazing. The ladybug pic especially. That inspires me to save up for a good camera.

As for the Mig pics, Wow. The pic of the one taxiing on the runway is poster-worthy. Thats the kind of thing I would have framed on my office wall.

Very nice, keep it up!
A good camera isn't cheap, but running one nowadays is really cheap compared to film. I took 233 pictures yesterday at the races. That would have been 7 rolls of film at £12 each to buy and develop, that is £84!! I can get all those pictures on 1/4 of memory card that cost £9. I used to spend way more on film than gear in the days of film. A good camera will last a long time if looked after and give hours of fun. Suppose you spend £600 on a good camera and spend 3 hours a week out and about using it. That's £4/hour, which is less than going to a football match, going to the cinema, etc, etc. And a camera can last for many years, the more you use it the cheaper it gets!
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Tank on August 25, 2011, 08:37:03 PM
Went back to the little pond at Lotherton Hall on Monday.

Pond skater.

(https://www.happyatheistforum.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fimg822.imageshack.us%2Fimg822%2F5315%2Fdsc0772b.jpg&hash=5c82fea6a7e563b9608e8ea28daffd7c31f83163)
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Tank on August 25, 2011, 08:43:15 PM
Mr Toad, basking in a sun warmed pond.

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Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Tank on August 25, 2011, 09:09:34 PM
A toadlet about an inch long

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Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: McQ on August 25, 2011, 10:07:44 PM
Quote from: Tank on August 25, 2011, 09:09:34 PM
A toadlet about an inch long

(https://www.happyatheistforum.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fimg834.imageshack.us%2Fimg834%2F3286%2Fdsc0818qo.jpg&hash=d9c400f5fd43c2053a01119b640062f3506f59e4)

I hope you don't get tired of lots of "Oooohs!" and "Ahhhhhs!", because you're getting some right now! All three shots are spectacular, but the toads look 3D. Ok, for that matter (upon looking again) they all do. Sweet!

Also, thanks for the comments on the air show and ducky!

No doubt, this is my all-time favorite thread from this forum.
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Tank on August 25, 2011, 10:17:17 PM
I just worry people will get bored with the photos I post. I really like to see everybody elses.
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Xjeepguy on August 26, 2011, 03:49:21 AM
Love the first toad pic. Awesome work Tank. I will never get tired of your pics.
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: McQ on August 26, 2011, 03:53:16 AM
Quote from: Tank on August 25, 2011, 10:17:17 PM
I just worry people will get bored with the photos I post. I really like to see everybody elses.

Man, I'd have to go a long, long way to get tired of these! Seriously, this is like opening presents every time I come into the thread. You'll run out of pictures before I run out of Ooohs and Ahhhhs!

:)
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Tank on August 26, 2011, 08:32:56 AM
Quote from: McQ on August 26, 2011, 03:53:16 AM
Quote from: Tank on August 25, 2011, 10:17:17 PM
I just worry people will get bored with the photos I post. I really like to see everybody elses.

Man, I'd have to go a long, long way to get tired of these! Seriously, this is like opening presents every time I come into the thread. You'll run out of pictures before I run out of Ooohs and Ahhhhs!

:)
That is a very good way of putting it. Having been mad keen on aircraft all my life I love the aircraft pictures. I also love travel and don't do enough of it so I enjoy shots of places too.
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Too Few Lions on August 26, 2011, 04:57:43 PM
I'm a bit of a fan of stone circles and ancient temples (my degree's in archaeology). Here's a couple of photos of Castlerigg that I took on holiday a couple of weeks ago. It's probably the most spectacular that I've visited (in the UK at least).
It always annoys me when the pope comes out with his crap about the 'irrefutable Christian roots of European culture and civilization', these places remind me that Europe had a long history before Christianity was enforced on us...

(https://www.happyatheistforum.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fimg850.imageshack.us%2Fimg850%2F5597%2Fsam1220.jpg&hash=d44f29387ff58ecb92a6c8b8eb7c21b091e6ead4) (http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/850/sam1220.jpg/)

oh, and they were taken with a cheap Samsung camera that I bought off ebay for £55  ;)
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Tank on August 26, 2011, 05:02:35 PM
If one follows the link (by clickingong the picture) you can see all this useful information!


QuoteSize:   157Kb
Resolution:   800 x 600
Camera used:   SAMSUNG SAMSUNG ES70, ES71 / VLUU ES70, ES71 / SAMSUNG SL600
Orientation:   Horizontal (normal)
Focal length:   7.8 mm (35 mm equivalent: 44.0 mm)
Aperture:   f/4.5
Date/Time:   2011-08-09 18:24:20.00
Exposure time:   1/350
Lens F-Number:   f/4.5
ISO:   100
Whitebalance:   Auto
Metering mode:   Multi-segment
Exposure:   Program AE

When were the stones placed?
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Too Few Lions on August 26, 2011, 05:03:32 PM
it's dated to around 3200 BCE, so that makes it a good 700 years older than Stonehenge or the Pyramids

(https://www.happyatheistforum.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fimg822.imageshack.us%2Fimg822%2F5114%2Fsam1236n.jpg&hash=4b25835baf7b2f839b0a02cd145094b6fbed3809) (http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/822/sam1236n.jpg/)
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Tank on August 26, 2011, 05:06:00 PM
^^^ I bet that is a bleak place in the winter!
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Too Few Lions on August 26, 2011, 05:22:06 PM
hehe I got lucky the day i went, but there were plenty of bleak days in the Lakes in August!
Mind you, I pity the fools who celebrated the winter solstice out on that stone circle 5000 years ago.

The scenery's beautiful, but the next holiday I go on will definitely be somewhere warm and sunny. This isn't really the sort of weather I like on a summer holiday...

(https://www.happyatheistforum.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fimg841.imageshack.us%2Fimg841%2F1218%2Fsam1305w.jpg&hash=b356b2dbe1ff7a515793ba6e51d9133bd8f327db) (http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/841/sam1305w.jpg/)
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Xjeepguy on August 26, 2011, 05:58:14 PM
That is beautiful. Nice work. I am fascinated by things like that as well.
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Tank on August 27, 2011, 03:27:00 PM
York Races

(https://www.happyatheistforum.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fimg6.imageshack.us%2Fimg6%2F2785%2Fdsc0653cp.jpg&hash=37ef0db91113d121025d1ee04810dc59996b7be5)

Famous Jockey

(https://www.happyatheistforum.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fimg35.imageshack.us%2Fimg35%2F517%2Fdsc0635q.jpg&hash=502f9c59ee10473612817d027f9e6febbdbc147a)

Some fine horses.

(https://www.happyatheistforum.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fimg268.imageshack.us%2Fimg268%2F9844%2Fdsc0624t.jpg&hash=f1638162fa40847f0735e0ac625357051ddec2ae)

Serious lens envy!!

(https://www.happyatheistforum.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fimg846.imageshack.us%2Fimg846%2F2103%2Fdsc0596g.jpg&hash=ef24d892f9a1bbce309062eeeedb8d8cc0dddcf6)

Some real characters

(https://www.happyatheistforum.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fimg143.imageshack.us%2Fimg143%2F2405%2Fdsc0540r.jpg&hash=e0a6190fd011b9bbce46ab26374fe4274aa52a37)

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Drunk hen party!

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and pretty ladies

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Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Sandra Craft on September 03, 2011, 06:36:24 AM
Quote from: Tank on August 27, 2011, 03:27:00 PM
Some real characters

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Absolutely love the hat!  Eventually I'll read the instructions enough to figure out how to insert a photo myself but until then I'm really enjoying everyone elses.
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Tank on September 03, 2011, 08:25:40 AM
^^^ I think he was a booky, rather than a punter, so the hat was a sort of sign.
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: fyv0h on September 03, 2011, 03:29:51 PM
Not the best quality. Getting pinned and roped. Just before graduation, and just after 9/11.
(https://www.happyatheistforum.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi1081.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fj342%2Ffyv0h%2Fbt.jpg&hash=91604956afec82bdd114e4f7b7c2a5e12a2fc3d0)


Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Xjeepguy on September 03, 2011, 04:29:13 PM
Here is one I took last year with my kodak 10mp slimline. For some reason, this is one of my favorites.

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Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Xjeepguy on September 03, 2011, 04:47:05 PM
This one's kinda goofy lol. I was at the WV state capital building, and with the dark clouds, it looked kinda ominous to me so I took this pic with a slight tilt to add to the creepiness. My wife loves this one.

(https://www.happyatheistforum.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi140.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fr19%2Frebelrc%2F100_1581.jpg&hash=8932ab4b8c588b55dce794a143027a7e35ea0687)
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Tank on September 03, 2011, 04:50:02 PM
^^^ sort of 'wonky batman' style ;D
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Xjeepguy on September 03, 2011, 04:52:11 PM
Quote from: Tank on September 03, 2011, 04:50:02 PM
^^^ sort of 'wonky batman' style ;D

That is exactly what I was going for. There are so many regal looking pics of that building, I just had to do something different.
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: McQ on September 03, 2011, 07:07:27 PM
That sign looked a bit odd, so I did some undercover work to find out what it really said. Wouldn't you know it? There was some printing underneath that top coat of paint that I was able to uncover.

(https://www.happyatheistforum.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi11.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fa184%2FMcQ14%2Fdsc0635qcopy.jpg&hash=08765e1c15bd0df93d391105525a68c08e4c7514)
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: McQ on September 03, 2011, 07:09:34 PM
Quote from: fyv0h on September 03, 2011, 03:29:51 PM
Not the best quality. Getting pinned and roped. Just before graduation, and just after 9/11.
(https://www.happyatheistforum.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi1081.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fj342%2Ffyv0h%2Fbt.jpg&hash=91604956afec82bdd114e4f7b7c2a5e12a2fc3d0)


Nice. Congrats. Also, welcome to the forum! Former Army here too. 24th Infantry Division (now dismantled), 24th Aviation Brigade, 1st Attack Helicopter Company (Vipers).
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Tank on September 03, 2011, 08:00:19 PM
Quote from: McQ on September 03, 2011, 07:07:27 PM
That sign looked a bit odd, so I did some undercover work to find out what it really said. Wouldn't you know it? There was some printing underneath that top coat of paint that I was able to uncover.

(https://www.happyatheistforum.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi11.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fa184%2FMcQ14%2Fdsc0635qcopy.jpg&hash=08765e1c15bd0df93d391105525a68c08e4c7514)
LOL!

They're all short arse little buggers too!
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: fyv0h on September 04, 2011, 03:52:45 AM

Quote

Nice. Congrats. Also, welcome to the forum! Former Army here too. 24th Infantry Division (now dismantled), 24th Aviation Brigade, 1st Attack Helicopter Company (Vipers).

Stormin' Norman's alma mater. Going to take a wild guess and say you were in the Ft Stewart era? I know the 24th got shuffled around a lot.
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: McQ on September 04, 2011, 05:07:47 AM
Quote from: fyv0h on September 04, 2011, 03:52:45 AM

Quote

Nice. Congrats. Also, welcome to the forum! Former Army here too. 24th Infantry Division (now dismantled), 24th Aviation Brigade, 1st Attack Helicopter Company (Vipers).

Stormin' Norman's alma mater. Going to take a wild guess and say you were in the Ft Stewart era? I know the 24th got shuffled around a lot.

Yeah, Savannah, GA for four years. Loved it. Hated to leave the area.
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: The Magic Pudding on September 04, 2011, 06:51:02 AM
(https://www.happyatheistforum.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fimg35.imageshack.us%2Fimg35%2F517%2Fdsc0635q.jpg&hash=502f9c59ee10473612817d027f9e6febbdbc147a)

Godolphin?
Is that some new age deity?
What do I have to smoke to meet this Godolphin?
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: fyv0h on September 04, 2011, 06:55:08 AM
Quote from: McQ on September 04, 2011, 05:07:47 AM
Quote from: fyv0h on September 04, 2011, 03:52:45 AM

Quote

Nice. Congrats. Also, welcome to the forum! Former Army here too. 24th Infantry Division (now dismantled), 24th Aviation Brigade, 1st Attack Helicopter Company (Vipers).

Stormin' Norman's alma mater. Going to take a wild guess and say you were in the Ft Stewart era? I know the 24th got shuffled around a lot.

Yeah, Savannah, GA for four years. Loved it. Hated to leave the area.

Wish I could say the same for NY, but upstate sucked too much in the winter. GA was great. Never went to Stewart, but did Benning for BT, Air and RIP.
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Sandra Craft on September 06, 2011, 03:44:54 AM
(https://www.happyatheistforum.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Ffarm4.static.flickr.com%2F3643%2F3478570232_d531a258ec.jpg&hash=3de4c75719d0c136b85a76cd3a8e83f22d880625)

Success!  Thank you, Tank.  

This was a capture by surprise.  I took the shot at Mission San Juan Capistrano and thought I was just getting the flowers, I didn't see the hummingbird until I got home and downloaded the images.

Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Sandra Craft on September 06, 2011, 03:55:45 AM
(https://www.happyatheistforum.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Ffarm7.static.flickr.com%2F6081%2F6119037572_af10aa6783.jpg&hash=66c911745fdbf11b38322f72b503ac9535561c34)

I tried to add this to my last post, but it wasn't co-operating.  That's OK, one technological step forward at a time.  In this one I thought I was taking a picture of the surf and didn't notice the seagull till later.  The bird makes the picture, I think.
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Tank on September 06, 2011, 08:31:19 AM
Quote from: BooksCatsEtc on September 06, 2011, 03:44:54 AM
(https://www.happyatheistforum.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Ffarm4.static.flickr.com%2F3643%2F3478570232_d531a258ec.jpg&hash=3de4c75719d0c136b85a76cd3a8e83f22d880625)

Success!  Thank you, Tank.  

This was a capture by surprise.  I took the shot at Mission San Juan Capistrano and thought I was just getting the flowers, I didn't see the hummingbird until I got home and downloaded the images.

I had a look through your pictures on Flikr and this one really stood out! The shots with oil rigs were interesting with the juxtaposition of the brutal industrial rigs sitting in the beautiful natural setting.
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Sandra Craft on September 07, 2011, 04:59:56 AM
Quote from: Tank on September 06, 2011, 08:31:19 AM
I had a look through your pictures on Flikr and this one really stood out! The shots with oil rigs were interesting with the juxtaposition of the brutal industrial rigs sitting in the beautiful natural setting.

You mean this one?

(https://www.happyatheistforum.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Ffarm5.static.flickr.com%2F4011%2F4195857395_611cfa57ae.jpg&hash=7b9dda50a6bcfb230676a2e894eef7092681e370)

I don't know if that picture would be more or less evocative without the fog (I think it's fog). 

I know what you mean about the contrast of the rig and the ocean, I always feel a little depressed after taking these pictures but on the other hand I expect I benefit from what the rigs are doing.  It's uncomfortable, like being in favor of animal rights and craving bacon.
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Post by: Tank on September 07, 2011, 11:07:52 AM
Yep, that's one of them. Quite striking.
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Sandra Craft on September 08, 2011, 03:47:42 AM
Quote from: McQ on September 07, 2011, 10:29:43 PM
A couple from the back yard the other day. Love these little guys!


Yep, and they are not easy to get a picture of either.  I've tried doing it deliberately and it's just an exercise in frustration.  Did having the feeder help slow them down?
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: McQ on September 08, 2011, 04:18:16 AM
Quote from: BooksCatsEtc on September 08, 2011, 03:47:42 AM
Quote from: McQ on September 07, 2011, 10:29:43 PM
A couple from the back yard the other day. Love these little guys!


Yep, and they are not easy to get a picture of either.  I've tried doing it deliberately and it's just an exercise in frustration.  Did having the feeder help slow them down?

They are tricky to photograph. The feeders definitely bring them in if you keep the sugar water fresh. It doesn't slow them down, but the feeders with the little railings do help in one way. It gets them to perch and drink. Although I prefer shots of them hovering, it's really nice when they perch because they stay for much longer periods. The birds not having to expend the tremendous energy required to stay at a hover is a big reason for this. They'll perch for up to a minute sometimes, whereas they will only hover in one spot to drink for several seconds.
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Tank on September 08, 2011, 07:37:03 AM
Quote from: McQ on September 07, 2011, 10:29:43 PM
A couple from the back yard the other day. Love these little guys!

{snip}

I was hoping we'd get to see these little critters again. They're beautiful shots.
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: McQ on September 08, 2011, 09:26:05 PM
Quote from: Tank on September 08, 2011, 07:37:03 AM
Quote from: McQ on September 07, 2011, 10:29:43 PM
A couple from the back yard the other day. Love these little guys!

{snip}

I was hoping we'd get to see these little critters again. They're beautiful shots.

Thanks. I'm happy they're still hanging around. I thought they'd go migrate or something by now!
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Sandra Craft on September 09, 2011, 01:21:57 AM
Quote from: McQ on September 08, 2011, 09:26:05 PM
Thanks. I'm happy they're still hanging around. I thought they'd go migrate or something by now!

I saw a hummingbird at work today, first one I've ever seen near the area in 8 yrs.  I wonder is it's an environmental thing?
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Recusant on September 10, 2011, 04:15:57 AM
I've been enjoying the great images in this thread, but haven't contributed anything in a while.

(https://www.happyatheistforum.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fimg819.imageshack.us%2Fimg819%2F2018%2Fsouthfallsatsilverfalls.jpg&hash=14521b8fee86a6b4f005b8677df42f2a56ff5421)

South Falls at Silver Falls Park in Oregon
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Tank on September 10, 2011, 07:51:49 AM
^^^ That's impressive. I bet it's amazing after a lot of rainfall.
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Xjeepguy on September 10, 2011, 11:27:29 AM
That is absolutely stunning. Nice pic!
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Sandra Craft on September 11, 2011, 03:40:06 AM
Quote from: Recusant on September 10, 2011, 04:15:57 AM

South Falls at Silver Falls Park in Oregon[/center]

Breathtaking!  Do you live near this, or were you visiting?
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: McQ on September 11, 2011, 10:33:19 PM
Fantastic pic, Recusant! Love it.
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Asmodean on September 11, 2011, 11:01:40 PM
That must be like... I dunno'... 50 meters high or so?  :o
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Tank on September 11, 2011, 11:05:34 PM
Quote from: Asmodean on September 11, 2011, 11:01:40 PM
That must be like... I dunno'... 50 meters high or so?  :o
54m according to Wiki http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Silver_Falls_State_Park
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Recusant on September 12, 2011, 03:48:18 AM
Thanks for the compliments, all. I'm not much of a photographer, but with a subject like that, even I can produce something nice.
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Ihateyoumike on September 12, 2011, 03:50:08 AM
Quote from: Recusant on September 12, 2011, 03:48:18 AM
Thanks for the compliments, all. I'm not much of a photographer, but with a subject like that, even I can produce something nice.

Having lived in Oregon my whole life, I can attest to the fact that there aren't many places in the state where you won't get a good picture.
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Sweetdeath on September 12, 2011, 07:21:18 AM
I love waterfalls!! *__*
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Tank on September 12, 2011, 07:43:55 AM
Quote from: Ihateyoumike on September 12, 2011, 03:50:08 AM
Quote from: Recusant on September 12, 2011, 03:48:18 AM
Thanks for the compliments, all. I'm not much of a photographer, but with a subject like that, even I can produce something nice.

Having lived in Oregon my whole life, I can attest to the fact that there aren't many places in the state where you won't get a good picture.

Hmmmm lol! I think that is called 'Damning with faint praise.'  :D
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Asmodean on September 12, 2011, 08:11:22 AM
Quote from: Tank on September 11, 2011, 11:05:34 PM
Quote from: Asmodean on September 11, 2011, 11:01:40 PM
That must be like... I dunno'... 50 meters high or so?  :o
54m according to Wiki http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Silver_Falls_State_Park
Asmodean's precision, derived from comparing the tiny little humans to the waterfall, is quite impressive though, no?  :o
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Tank on September 12, 2011, 08:17:09 AM
Quote from: Asmodean on September 12, 2011, 08:11:22 AM
Quote from: Tank on September 11, 2011, 11:05:34 PM
Quote from: Asmodean on September 11, 2011, 11:01:40 PM
That must be like... I dunno'... 50 meters high or so?  :o
54m according to Wiki http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Silver_Falls_State_Park
Asmodean's precision, derived from comparing the tiny little humans to the waterfall, is quite impressive though, no?  :o
A cynical person would think you Googled before posting your guess  ;)
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Asmodean on September 12, 2011, 08:30:38 AM
Quote from: Tank on September 12, 2011, 08:17:09 AM
A cynical person would think you Googled before posting your guess  ;)
A person who knows me, would not think I'd care to  :P
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Tank on September 12, 2011, 10:46:12 PM
Read this and weap  :'(  http://www.dpreview.com/articles/6690277655/what-we-want-in-a-macro-shot---part-1
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: McQ on September 13, 2011, 03:38:06 AM
Quote from: Tank on September 12, 2011, 10:46:12 PM
Read this and weap  :'(  http://www.dpreview.com/articles/6690277655/what-we-want-in-a-macro-shot---part-1

That's it! I'm throwing in the towel. I quit.  :(

Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Tank on September 13, 2011, 07:58:38 AM
Quote from: McQ on September 13, 2011, 03:38:06 AM
Quote from: Tank on September 12, 2011, 10:46:12 PM
Read this and weap  :'(  http://www.dpreview.com/articles/6690277655/what-we-want-in-a-macro-shot---part-1

That's it! I'm throwing in the towel. I quit.  :(
I know. There is a point where you can fool yourself that somebody elses work is inspiring, but then you realise you're really pissing in the wind.  >:(
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Sweetdeath on September 13, 2011, 09:21:01 PM
Found in my neighborhood.  What's wrong with it?  XD

(https://www.happyatheistforum.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi2.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fy30%2Fboubunny%2F2011-09-13145623.jpg&hash=0f78cfc28bce1981f573dff0dfc2af20fd9f3dfb)
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Sweetdeath on September 13, 2011, 09:58:31 PM
Another one from same area.  So random:  (https://www.happyatheistforum.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi2.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fy30%2Fboubunny%2F2011-09-13145605.jpg&hash=5c705ad6d049b7362df37bc1dbc718f93bd302e8)
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Asmodean on September 13, 2011, 11:14:32 PM
Uh... What's the deal with the pathetic cardboard posters..? Or are those supposed to get their owners into heaven?
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Sweetdeath on September 14, 2011, 12:10:17 AM
I had no idea! There is this sad looking garden between two condemned buildings... 
I saw these signs and wanted to take a pic. It's so random.
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Tank on September 14, 2011, 09:18:01 AM
Quote from: Sweetdeath on September 14, 2011, 12:10:17 AM
I had no idea! There is this sad looking garden between two condemned buildings... 
I saw these signs and wanted to take a pic. It's so random.
A perfect example of 'reportage'  ;D
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Sandra Craft on September 15, 2011, 02:10:26 AM
Quote from: Sweetdeath on September 13, 2011, 09:21:01 PM
Found in my neighborhood.  What's wrong with it?  XD

(https://www.happyatheistforum.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi2.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fy30%2Fboubunny%2F2011-09-13145623.jpg&hash=0f78cfc28bce1981f573dff0dfc2af20fd9f3dfb)

I can find something good to say about each of those things!
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: The Magic Pudding on September 15, 2011, 03:10:45 AM
(https://www.happyatheistforum.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi.imgur.com%2FmC75T.jpg&hash=2178b8f9132fd523681071cc940d7a94c88bb4cc)
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Sweetdeath on September 15, 2011, 06:08:24 AM
Lol, pudding!  You know, I never understood WHY sloth was considered a sin.  What about parapalegics? :(


Thanks Tank! I wanted to write "Lucifer is pissed you left out PRIDE" but didn't have a marker on me. D:
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Melmoth on September 17, 2011, 02:11:02 AM
Quote from: SweetDeathLol, pudding!  You know, I never understood WHY sloth was considered a sin.

Less work means more room to think, therefore the lazier you are, the wiser you'll get. :D
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Melmoth on September 17, 2011, 02:22:43 AM
I like this photo of my student house. Just recently moved out and I miss the place already. That's me there, trying to read over the guy with the megaphone.

(https://www.happyatheistforum.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi1118.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fk613%2FJaddegout%2Flife.jpg&hash=e8bb2e8db6d1b42385bf27ae07874c262fa7a34f)

then I fall asleep

(https://www.happyatheistforum.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi1118.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fk613%2FJaddegout%2F328.jpg&hash=f242f3a87927a077004947995a09274c6de195b8)

and dream of being a pig :o

(https://www.happyatheistforum.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi1118.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fk613%2FJaddegout%2Fdream.jpg&hash=9a9a87abf5a52cf253f530ac552ea41f4721ed39)
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Sweetdeath on September 17, 2011, 02:27:02 AM
You're cute!


Ohmygosh, that pig mask scares me.  If I saw him in my kitchen, i'd piss myself.
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Chronos on September 17, 2011, 02:45:20 AM
There is some excellent photography in this thread. I do not have the skills (or equipment) for such technical feats, so I tend to just take photos of what I see. So, I never know what I will have until I am done.

(https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-bUyhoFCvwZs/TnP0nJb7l6I/AAAAAAAAACQ/he9-kaS6sns/s800/20100925-2008-162.JPG)

(https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-SvAmmy9NTtQ/TnP5A39kDEI/AAAAAAAAACY/frv_aHrJu_E/s800/20091226-118.JPG)

(https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-LOXaTJcGUgI/TnP7EvwliPI/AAAAAAAAACk/aNQgVIeW338/s800/20091122-053.JPG)

Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: MariaEvri on September 17, 2011, 01:09:33 PM
^that kitty shot
i LOVE the texture on its nose :D

(https://www.happyatheistforum.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi333.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fm394%2FPoseidon_Simons%2Fhaf-31-10-10-8tilt.jpg&hash=fc6116af152b5820068fc9c213fc6d186bbace7a)
that's me experimenting with photoshop and tilt effect
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: MariaEvri on September 18, 2011, 03:27:40 PM
(https://www.happyatheistforum.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi333.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fm394%2FPoseidon_Simons%2Fhaf-17aug2011ladysmile-38.jpg&hash=d5f237c75ffc5e67eccf02449ae281bd1be888ba)
this is from Limassol's salt lake
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Tank on September 18, 2011, 03:47:35 PM
^^^ Nice photo of the crystals. Been there!
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: MariaEvri on September 18, 2011, 05:20:26 PM
Quote from: Tank on September 18, 2011, 03:47:35 PM
^^^ Nice photo of the crystals. Been there!

Been to the salt lake?
when???
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Recusant on September 18, 2011, 06:00:16 PM
Nice image! It's amazing that the plant still seems to be trying to make a go of it.
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: MariaEvri on September 18, 2011, 06:10:30 PM
I think these are plants that survive extreme salt, since the area is full of them and they bloom each season. There are also sand Lilys there
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Tank on September 18, 2011, 07:40:11 PM
Quote from: MariaEvri on September 18, 2011, 05:20:26 PM
Quote from: Tank on September 18, 2011, 03:47:35 PM
^^^ Nice photo of the crystals. Been there!

Been to the salt lake?
when???
Winter 2009, we had a very nice holiday away from the cold weather in blighty.

Just on the North side of Nicosia

(https://www.happyatheistforum.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fimg109.imageshack.us%2Fimg109%2F4149%2Fmosque2n.jpg&hash=0dc4535ef473e7268f3b1c3fef7c8afb59263b0d)
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: McQ on September 18, 2011, 07:48:43 PM
Quote from: MariaEvri on September 17, 2011, 01:09:33 PM
^that kitty shot
i LOVE the texture on its nose :D

(https://www.happyatheistforum.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi333.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fm394%2FPoseidon_Simons%2Fhaf-31-10-10-8tilt.jpg&hash=fc6116af152b5820068fc9c213fc6d186bbace7a)
that's me experimenting with photoshop and tilt effect

Nicely done tilt-shift effect! I love it.
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Whitney on September 19, 2011, 04:11:30 AM
About 80 people just from our two groups for the pride parade in dallas:
(https://www.happyatheistforum.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fphotos1.meetupstatic.com%2Fphotos%2Fevent%2Fd%2F0%2Ff%2F4%2F600_56993492.jpeg&hash=e0da5edaf6ace962511eed2e251237349d35be4d)
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Tank on September 19, 2011, 08:47:14 AM
Quote from: Whitney on September 19, 2011, 04:11:30 AM
About 80 people just from our two groups for the pride parade in dallas:
(https://www.happyatheistforum.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fphotos1.meetupstatic.com%2Fphotos%2Fevent%2Fd%2F0%2Ff%2F4%2F600_56993492.jpeg&hash=e0da5edaf6ace962511eed2e251237349d35be4d)
That's a wonderful photo, it tells a fantastic story.
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Stevil on September 28, 2011, 10:29:18 AM
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Cathedral cove, in the Coromandal Penninsula

This is currently my desktop wallpaper
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Tank on September 28, 2011, 10:34:40 AM
Looks like a lovely place to have a swim!
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Stevil on September 28, 2011, 10:46:23 AM
They used it for the second Narnia movie, minus all the beach goers of course.
Funny to see it on the big screen though as it was supposed to be a magical fantasy world, but instead it was a place not too far from where I live.
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Xjeepguy on September 28, 2011, 12:17:13 PM
That place is beautiful. Awesome pic.
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: iSok on September 28, 2011, 01:01:59 PM
Nice thread, nice pictures also.
Tank...I want your camera, amazing close up.

But my Nokia N8 seems to be doing well for good pictures.


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My nephew, random picture without adjusting camera settings, quality is not really good.


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Close up in the garden, adjusted a few settings.

(https://www.happyatheistforum.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi56.tinypic.com%2F2n8mqom.jpg&hash=5c48cc928bccca7d953f6757b0d477fca563d955)

My parrot of course has to be in there.



It's pretty amazing what phones these days are capable off.
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Tank on September 28, 2011, 01:27:21 PM
Cute kid  :)  Nice colours in the middle shot and how long have you owned the parrot? I'm told they're really bright.
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: The Magic Pudding on September 28, 2011, 03:34:28 PM
Quote from: Xjeepguy on September 28, 2011, 12:17:13 PM
That place is beautiful. Awesome pic.

Yes it is.
But I'm worried about Stevil.
He's got a thing about framing pics through naturally church shaped features.
As the shape of the church reflects the shape of the hands held forth to pray, I fear the composition of Stevil's pics reflects his need for certainty.  Just the other day he was pledging allegiance to god and todayish he was so nearly a seven on the Dawkins scale.  If the egg shaped ball games go badly who knows what extremes he may be drawn to.
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Stevil on September 28, 2011, 07:22:36 PM
Quote from: The Magic Pudding on September 28, 2011, 03:34:28 PM
He's got a thing about framing pics through naturally church shaped features.
These features adorned the earth long before Churches were ever built.
Don't psychoanalyse me you psycho.
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: The Magic Pudding on September 28, 2011, 07:37:14 PM
Quote from: Stevil on September 28, 2011, 07:22:36 PM
These features adorned the earth long before Churches were ever built.
Don't psychoanalyse me you psycho.

Sorry I've touched a sensitive spot.
Would it help if I blow you a kiss?
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Too Few Lions on October 07, 2011, 06:27:06 PM
I've just returned from a nice little holiday in Lanzarote, which is a very beautiful and photogenic little isle. Sod's law that I was away for the best few days of the year weatherwise in the UK!
I stayed in a lovely little fishing village next to the longest beach on the island, it was particularly beautiful at sunset. My camera got splashed by waves a few times as I marauded out into the sea looking for a good photo!

(https://www.happyatheistforum.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fimg833.imageshack.us%2Fimg833%2F3664%2Fsam1454f.jpg&hash=3b2d611e2715ba04636476e2a0640b1dbb814b9a) (http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/833/sam1454f.jpg/)

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The rest of Lanzarote's pretty amazing too, it's got almost 300 volcanic peaks on the island, and the lava fields from previous eruptions look amazing, and vastly different to the kind of landscape I'm used to seeing in the UK

(https://www.happyatheistforum.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fimg692.imageshack.us%2Fimg692%2F7951%2Fsam1561h.jpg&hash=0eab86f4712113e44fcc54fc6549ac86cdeaaf12) (http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/692/sam1561h.jpg/)

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That last photo is of the vinyards where they grow vines on the volcanic soil / old lava. We went winetasting in a few of the bodegas and some of the wine smelt and tasted really sulphury and volcanic, unlike any wine I'd had before.


Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Tank on October 07, 2011, 06:46:03 PM
Lovely shots TFL. Looks like a very luna like landscape.
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Too Few Lions on October 07, 2011, 07:08:24 PM
yeah, it's really beautiful, but quite stark and barren too. A lot like what I'd imagine the surface of the Moon or Mars to look like. There are barely any trees on the island, mainly just a few hundred palms planted in some of the villages
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Sandra Craft on October 08, 2011, 06:32:33 AM
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Just wanted to see if I could remember how to post a picture.
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Tank on October 08, 2011, 10:07:30 AM
Quote from: BooksCatsEtc on October 08, 2011, 06:32:33 AM
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Just wanted to see if I could remember how to post a picture.
That's one happy pussy!
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Cecilie on October 08, 2011, 02:08:02 PM
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Hamlet and I. Hamlet looking skeptical and rather frightened.

And yes, I got myself a nose ring. :)
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: McQ on October 08, 2011, 02:39:08 PM
Quote from: Too Few Lions on October 07, 2011, 06:27:06 PM
I've just returned from a nice little holiday in Lanzarote, which is a very beautiful and photogenic little isle. Sod's law that I was away for the best few days of the year weatherwise in the UK!
I stayed in a lovely little fishing village next to the longest beach on the island, it was particularly beautiful at sunset. My camera got splashed by waves a few times as I marauded out into the sea looking for a good photo!


Damn, Europeans...don't you know there are Americans on this forum who have no clue what a Lanzerote is?  ;)

Had to go look it up on Google!

j/k

I think these are lovely shots, and as Tank alluded to, very other-wordly. How is it as a vacation destination? Is it one of those places that "used to be nice but got too touristy" or is it still someplace where you can really get away from it all?

Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: McQ on October 08, 2011, 02:40:34 PM
Quote from: Cecilie on October 08, 2011, 02:08:02 PM

Hamlet and I. Hamlet looking skeptical and rather frightened.

And yes, I got myself a nose ring. :)

Very cute.

SAFETY TIP: DO NOT ATTACH NOSE RING TO DOG!
EVER.

Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Cecilie on October 08, 2011, 03:00:09 PM
Quote from: McQ on October 08, 2011, 02:40:34 PM
Quote from: Cecilie on October 08, 2011, 02:08:02 PM

Hamlet and I. Hamlet looking skeptical and rather frightened.

And yes, I got myself a nose ring. :)

Very cute.

SAFETY TIP: DO NOT ATTACH NOSE RING TO DOG!
EVER.



Do you speak from personal experience?
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Too Few Lions on October 08, 2011, 04:28:39 PM
Quote from: McQ on October 08, 2011, 02:39:08 PM

Damn, Europeans...don't you know there are Americans on this forum who have no clue what a Lanzerote is?  ;)
I think these are lovely shots, and as Tank alluded to, very other-wordly. How is it as a vacation destination? Is it one of those places that "used to be nice but got too touristy" or is it still someplace where you can really get away from it all?
hehe yeah I did think it might be an obscure holiday destination for the Americans on the forum. It's still really beautiful, we stayed in a fishing village with a population of 950 next to the beach in the top two photos and it was really nice and quiet. Three food shops, maybe eight or nine restaurants and four surf shops, that was it. Not even a single bar or internet cafe.

I think it's like most places, it's got two or three resorts, and if you stay away from them (as we did) the rest of the island's beautiful and unspoilt and not that touristy. It was the first time I'd ever been to the Canary Islands, and it's given me a craving to see the others. They've got a beautiful climate, it rarely gets below 20 degrees in the winter or above 30 degrees in the summer.
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Tank on October 08, 2011, 05:29:26 PM
Quote from: Cecilie on October 08, 2011, 02:08:02 PM
{snip}

And yes, I got myself a nose ring. :)
Have you sneezed snot out of the hole yet?
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Tank on October 08, 2011, 05:30:33 PM
Quote from: Cecilie on October 08, 2011, 03:00:09 PM
Quote from: McQ on October 08, 2011, 02:40:34 PM
Quote from: Cecilie on October 08, 2011, 02:08:02 PM

Hamlet and I. Hamlet looking skeptical and rather frightened.

And yes, I got myself a nose ring. :)

Very cute.

SAFETY TIP: DO NOT ATTACH NOSE RING TO DOG!
EVER.



Do you speak from personal experience?
One can only hope!  :D
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Cecilie on October 08, 2011, 05:34:05 PM
Quote from: Tank on October 08, 2011, 05:29:26 PM
Quote from: Cecilie on October 08, 2011, 02:08:02 PM
{snip}

And yes, I got myself a nose ring. :)
Have you sneezed snot out of the hole yet?
Thankfully no. There's a ring in the way.
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Tank on October 08, 2011, 05:35:03 PM
Quote from: Cecilie on October 08, 2011, 05:34:05 PM
Quote from: Tank on October 08, 2011, 05:29:26 PM
Quote from: Cecilie on October 08, 2011, 02:08:02 PM
{snip}

And yes, I got myself a nose ring. :)
Have you sneezed snot out of the hole yet?
Thankfully no. There's a ring in the way.
My daughter sneezed her stud across the room once!
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: McQ on October 08, 2011, 06:35:00 PM
Quote from: Cecilie on October 08, 2011, 03:00:09 PM
Quote from: McQ on October 08, 2011, 02:40:34 PM
Quote from: Cecilie on October 08, 2011, 02:08:02 PM

Hamlet and I. Hamlet looking skeptical and rather frightened.

And yes, I got myself a nose ring. :)

Very cute.

SAFETY TIP: DO NOT ATTACH NOSE RING TO DOG!
EVER.



Do you speak from personal experience?

You're probably not going to believe this, but I swear it's true.

Two friends of one of my sons, all in college for art, decided to try something they thought would be hilarious. My son's friends both had nose rings. They had a contest like the game "Chicken", but with a twist. Rather than drive two cars at one another and see who would swerve first and be the Chicken, they tied fishing line to their nose rings.

Each line was twenty feet long, and each boy held the line attached to the other's nose ring. They wanted to see how long they could go without one of them yanking the line. This was at a party, by the way. It went okay for about an hour.

Long story short: Too much to drink + college party = one tied his string to a cat's collar. It took maybe ten seconds for someone to do something to freak out the cat, and out came the nose ring!

Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Cecilie on October 08, 2011, 07:05:09 PM
Quote from: McQ on October 08, 2011, 06:35:00 PM
Quote from: Cecilie on October 08, 2011, 03:00:09 PM
Quote from: McQ on October 08, 2011, 02:40:34 PM
Quote from: Cecilie on October 08, 2011, 02:08:02 PM

Hamlet and I. Hamlet looking skeptical and rather frightened.

And yes, I got myself a nose ring. :)

Very cute.

SAFETY TIP: DO NOT ATTACH NOSE RING TO DOG!
EVER.



Do you speak from personal experience?

You're probably not going to believe this, but I swear it's true.

Two friends of one of my sons, all in college for art, decided to try something they thought would be hilarious. My son's friends both had nose rings. They had a contest like the game "Chicken", but with a twist. Rather than drive two cars at one another and see who would swerve first and be the Chicken, they tied fishing line to their nose rings.

Each line was twenty feet long, and each boy held the line attached to the other's nose ring. They wanted to see how long they could go without one of them yanking the line. This was at a party, by the way. It went okay for about an hour.

Long story short: Too much to drink + college party = one tied his string to a cat's collar. It took maybe ten seconds for someone to do something to freak out the cat, and out came the nose ring!


Ouch!
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Ihateyoumike on October 08, 2011, 07:07:13 PM
That was an awesome story McQ. I laughed at the mental image that gave me.
Gotta love the college/alcohol stories.
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Sandra Craft on October 09, 2011, 01:06:50 AM
Quote from: Tank on October 08, 2011, 10:07:30 AM
That's one happy pussy!

I would comment, but I can't think of anything that would come out appropriate.

Quote from: Cecilie on October 08, 2011, 02:08:02 PM
Hamlet and I. Hamlet looking skeptical and rather frightened.

I think spaniels always look that way, like they suspect people of being up to something.
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Stevil on October 10, 2011, 09:25:45 AM
Is it a coincidence that a red head owns a red haired dog?

I hope Hamlet won't go for a matching piercing.
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Tank on October 10, 2011, 09:49:44 AM
Quote from: Stevil on October 10, 2011, 09:25:45 AM
Is it a coincidence that a red head owns a red haired dog?

I hope Hamlet won't go for a matching piercing.
Meybe that's why he looks a bit worried, about getting a nose ring that is?
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Tank on October 20, 2011, 07:45:21 PM
Went to The Yorkshire Air Museum (http://www.yorkshireairmuseum.org/) yesterday, by sheer luck they had the only restored WWII Halifax out of the hanger.

(https://www.happyatheistforum.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fimg853.imageshack.us%2Fimg853%2F9668%2Fhallifax.jpg&hash=c1c5885b734ecdf4039b9eb43b4e7433da5f1257)

There is a Blackburn Buccaneer behind it and a Dakota behind that.
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Tank on October 20, 2011, 07:53:37 PM
Another Handley Page design the Cold War warrior the Victor.

(https://www.happyatheistforum.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fimg692.imageshack.us%2Fimg692%2F1599%2Fvictorez.jpg&hash=ce5f96ceb6ed58b811013f4b0d55f88f4bea87c0)
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Tank on October 20, 2011, 08:14:24 PM
I took this photo to illustrate the size of the 12,000lb Tallboy bomb on left. It was designed so that when dropped from high alltitude it went super sonic before it hit its target. However possibly of more interest is the smaller bomb on the right. It is a handling model of the WE.177 (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WE.177), the last air dropped atomic weapon in service with the RAF, it had yield of 400,000 tons (896,000,000lb) or approximatly 75,000 Tallboys!

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Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: McQ on October 20, 2011, 10:05:24 PM
Total drool-fest at that museum, I'm sure! I love these machines. Beautiful! Were you able to go inside any of them?

Those bombs are fascinating, too. The amount of "boom" in that WE.177 is stunning.
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Tank on October 21, 2011, 09:06:33 AM
Quote from: McQ on October 20, 2011, 10:05:24 PM
Total drool-fest at that museum, I'm sure! I love these machines. Beautiful! Were you able to go inside any of them?

Those bombs are fascinating, too. The amount of "boom" in that WE.177 is stunning.
The Dakota was open and there was a couple of OAP's in there telling war stories, they were having a wonderful time. It's a shame I only had 90 minutes there as I had to forgo the full reminisces schedule.  ;)

Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: OldGit on October 21, 2011, 03:14:05 PM
Very nice shots, Tank, and very interesting.

If any aircraft fans ever go to Hungary, you have to see the aircraft museum in Szolnok.  Well, more dump than museum, really, just a large number of old Soviet aircraft standing around in a park, plus a load of odd bits going back to WW1.

(https://www.happyatheistforum.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi647.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fuu198%2FRamblingSyd%2FSzolnok.jpg&hash=60f27afed9a05397adae254c658b6833c54d02c5)

(https://www.happyatheistforum.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi647.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fuu198%2FRamblingSyd%2FSzolnok-2.jpg&hash=574dbce66d01e00671cb484f265daa08912dfe67)

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We just strolled in and looked round - no entrance fee, no staff, no-one there at all except us.

Have a look here (http://hampage.hu/repules/e_szolnok.html).


Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Tank on October 21, 2011, 03:16:33 PM
^^^ Did you see the bit in Top Gear when they just drove into an old airfield full of MiG 15/17s? James May nearly orgasmed with joy
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: OldGit on October 21, 2011, 03:19:58 PM
No, I wish I had.  I often watch the repeats on Dave.
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: OldGit on October 26, 2011, 02:04:18 PM
I took this from in front of my house this morning.  I honestly can't make up my mind if it's any good or not. Frank opinions welcomed.

(https://www.happyatheistforum.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi647.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fuu198%2FRamblingSyd%2Fdawn.jpg&hash=27fb30a1522d14fbd7f3167c9a01e31b581d8998)
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Xjeepguy on October 26, 2011, 02:32:48 PM
It's better than good. It's great. I really dig pics like this. Nice shot!
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: McQ on October 26, 2011, 03:41:32 PM
Quote from: OldGit on October 26, 2011, 02:04:18 PM
I took this from in front of my house this morning.  I honestly can't make up my mind if it's any good or not. Frank opinions welcomed.


I think it's a great shot. Putting on my photography critic hat, I'd say you could do a couple of things to improve it, both composition and and artistically.

First, I would get rid of two things: what looks to be a curb, possibly, at the bottom, and the telephone pole and line. Don't worry about this being called cheating, because it's not. Trust me, every well known, great, pro photographer does this or has done it.

Second thing would be to do a levels adjustment in PhotoShop or editing program of your choice, in order to enhance some of the contrast and color. It will give your photo much more depth and make it pop.

It's up to you to either leave the foreground objects (tree and bushes) as silhouettes or not. I like them as is. Some people might like them with more detail.

Hope this helps!
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: OldGit on October 26, 2011, 04:12:04 PM
Thanks, McQ!  Good advice, I'm sure - I'd also been wondering about cropping the kerb off, and bringing up some more colour. I'll try it.
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Tank on October 26, 2011, 04:36:02 PM
All the McQ said and the next time the weather is like move around a bit and see if you can frame the background tree.

Cracking photo.  ;D
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Sandra Craft on October 27, 2011, 02:01:23 AM
Quote from: OldGit on October 26, 2011, 02:04:18 PM
I took this from in front of my house this morning.  I honestly can't make up my mind if it's any good or not. Frank opinions welcomed.

(https://www.happyatheistforum.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi647.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fuu198%2FRamblingSyd%2Fdawn.jpg&hash=27fb30a1522d14fbd7f3167c9a01e31b581d8998)

I love it!  It looks like a fairy wood.
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: MariaEvri on October 29, 2011, 11:10:33 AM
Quote from: OldGit on October 26, 2011, 02:04:18 PM
I took this from in front of my house this morning.  I honestly can't make up my mind if it's any good or not. Frank opinions welcomed.

(https://www.happyatheistforum.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi647.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fuu198%2FRamblingSyd%2Fdawn.jpg&hash=27fb30a1522d14fbd7f3167c9a01e31b581d8998)

hmm I can't see it
is it deleted?

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here is akrotiri bay, from Limassol
one of my two fav, places to be.
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Ildiko on October 29, 2011, 11:42:44 AM
Quote from: MariaEvri on October 29, 2011, 11:10:33 AM
one of my two fav, places to be.

Gorgeous! I used to live about 20km west of there, in Paramali.
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: OldGit on October 29, 2011, 02:00:21 PM
Sorry, Maria, I had accidentally deleted it from Photobucket.  I have now put it back.
Cracking shot of the bay, there.  I've never seen that part of Cyprus.
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: MariaEvri on October 30, 2011, 05:23:09 PM
Quote from: Ildiko on October 29, 2011, 11:42:44 AM


Gorgeous! I used to live about 20km west of there, in Paramali.
ah yes I like going to the beach there. Very beautiful rocks
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: MariaEvri on October 30, 2011, 05:23:53 PM
Quote from: OldGit on October 26, 2011, 02:04:18 PM

(https://www.happyatheistforum.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi647.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fuu198%2FRamblingSyd%2Fdawn.jpg&hash=27fb30a1522d14fbd7f3167c9a01e31b581d8998)

I love the atmosphere from the mist. Something I very rarely here XD
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Cecilie on November 08, 2011, 03:24:47 PM
Took this from my bedroom window just now. I don't really like taking pictures, but I just liked how the mist looked along with the sun just beginning to set.

(https://www.happyatheistforum.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fimg249.imageshack.us%2Fimg249%2F4420%2Fimg1270ja.jpg&hash=9e8051cec8eee16be8a6b6607261d0014b1da1af)
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: OldGit on November 08, 2011, 03:55:22 PM
That is absolutely lovely, Cecilie.
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Tank on November 08, 2011, 06:04:58 PM
Quote from: Cecilie on November 08, 2011, 03:24:47 PM
Took this from my bedroom window just now. I don't really like taking pictures, but I just liked how the mist looked along with the sun just beginning to set.

(https://www.happyatheistforum.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fimg249.imageshack.us%2Fimg249%2F4420%2Fimg1270ja.jpg&hash=9e8051cec8eee16be8a6b6607261d0014b1da1af)
You can see that out of your window and you don't like taking pictures! AAAAAARRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRrrrrrrrrrrrrrrggggggggggggggggeeeeeeeee!!!!
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Asmodean on November 08, 2011, 06:08:38 PM
Quote from: Tank on November 08, 2011, 06:04:58 PM
You can see that out of your window and you don't like taking pictures! AAAAAARRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRrrrrrrrrrrrrrrggggggggggggggggeeeeeeeee!!!!
Looks cold, which is... Less than nice.

But then again, looks Lord of the Ring-ish, which is sort of ool.

In any case, is a great pic.
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Cecilie on November 08, 2011, 10:42:12 PM
Quote from: Asmodean on November 08, 2011, 06:08:38 PM
Quote from: Tank on November 08, 2011, 06:04:58 PM
You can see that out of your window and you don't like taking pictures! AAAAAARRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRrrrrrrrrrrrrrrggggggggggggggggeeeeeeeee!!!!
Looks cold, which is... Less than nice.

But then again, looks Lord of the Ring-ish, which is sort of ool.

In any case, is a great pic.
I like the cold... And Lord of the Rings. And nice views.
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Sandra Craft on November 09, 2011, 01:13:18 AM
Quote from: Cecilie on November 08, 2011, 03:24:47 PM
Took this from my bedroom window just now. I don't really like taking pictures, but I just liked how the mist looked along with the sun just beginning to set.

(https://www.happyatheistforum.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fimg249.imageshack.us%2Fimg249%2F4420%2Fimg1270ja.jpg&hash=9e8051cec8eee16be8a6b6607261d0014b1da1af)

What with Juliet, Cecilie and Old Git, I'm seriously considering moving.  All I can see from my window is a downtown street.
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Buddy on November 09, 2011, 01:29:31 AM
This isn't really a good quality picture because I just snapped it with my phone, but this is my lizard named Herman just chilling after a long day of swimming in his pool and eating crickets.

(https://www.happyatheistforum.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi412.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fpp202%2Fbudhorse4%2F289372_248974488466436_100000616617071_883401_4758993_o.jpg&hash=433c9db870161f0aa1d27eb5af0d9939569c37a5)


My wonderful boy Vinnie whom I love dearest:

(https://www.happyatheistforum.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi412.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fpp202%2Fbudhorse4%2F282438_208164895899232_100001171693281_522239_7719270_n.jpg&hash=39c0189c9c5edfb23404fe1466797416460bee0d)

A poster that I made on Photoshop of his first 4-H Fair:

(https://www.happyatheistforum.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi412.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fpp202%2Fbudhorse4%2F281901_208458712536517_100001171693281_523163_6708488_n.jpg&hash=6ecb8191040dd4032439b582db986af12b6b5040)

My old horse that I used to own:

(https://www.happyatheistforum.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi412.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fpp202%2Fbudhorse4%2F39500_118105704905152_100001171693281_96755_2777913_n.jpg&hash=e1a19926eef0d45281e6d177abdeefa04bb56120)

Last but not least, my sweetheart, Thea the ball python:

(https://www.happyatheistforum.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi412.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fpp202%2Fbudhorse4%2F28268_107115956004127_100001171693281_50887_6515764_n.jpg&hash=6f5fd26ed2cfe610af7d4b3da651f725cbb54cea)
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Tank on November 09, 2011, 07:59:12 AM
I like the lizard, he looks like he's wearing a hat.
I assume that's you on the horse?
The python looks imaculate in his(?) new skin.
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Buddy on November 09, 2011, 12:49:03 PM
Quote from: Tank on November 09, 2011, 07:59:12 AM
I like the lizard, he looks like he's wearing a hat.
I assume that's you on the horse?
The python looks imaculate in his(?) new skin.


He has a weird habit of falling asleep on the vine and falling into the water below.
Yep, both pictures are of me.
Thea's a she, and that was taken a couple months ago. She actually shed last night again.
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: OldGit on November 09, 2011, 02:14:46 PM
Lovely creatures.  I only once got the chance to handle a big snake, and it was really pleasant.  I like horses too, but it wouldn't be fair for a fat old beggar like me to sit on one.
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Pharaoh Cat on November 18, 2011, 12:01:18 PM
This pic is from AMORDINARIAPHOTOS: http://amordinariaphotos.wordpress.com/

September 10, 2011.

It's an orangutan in captivity in Sumatra.

I just think orangutans are tremendously photogenic.


(https://www.happyatheistforum.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi40.tinypic.com%2Fdr58x.jpg&hash=398b671b364212da36e00c33c3c8b780839a6c29)
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Tank on November 18, 2011, 01:36:11 PM
These just left me speachless National Geographic Photo Contest 2011 (http://www.theatlantic.com/infocus/2011/11/national-geographic-photo-contest-2011/100187/)
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Buddy on November 18, 2011, 04:25:50 PM
Quote from: Tank on November 18, 2011, 01:36:11 PM
These just left me speachless National Geographic Photo Contest 2011 (http://www.theatlantic.com/infocus/2011/11/national-geographic-photo-contest-2011/100187/)

These are just absolutely stunning Tank. Thanks for sharing those.
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Tank on November 18, 2011, 04:44:42 PM
Quote from: Budhorse4 on November 18, 2011, 04:25:50 PM
Quote from: Tank on November 18, 2011, 01:36:11 PM
These just left me speachless National Geographic Photo Contest 2011 (http://www.theatlantic.com/infocus/2011/11/national-geographic-photo-contest-2011/100187/)

These are just absolutely stunning Tank. Thanks for sharing those.
I wish I had taken any one of them  :-[
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Pharaoh Cat on November 18, 2011, 05:01:52 PM
Quote from: Tank on November 18, 2011, 01:36:11 PM
These just left me speachless National Geographic Photo Contest 2011 (http://www.theatlantic.com/infocus/2011/11/national-geographic-photo-contest-2011/100187/)

#8 - the spider trees - awed me and chilled me at the same time.  8)
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: McQ on November 18, 2011, 08:55:22 PM
Quote from: Tank on November 18, 2011, 01:36:11 PM
These just left me speachless National Geographic Photo Contest 2011 (http://www.theatlantic.com/infocus/2011/11/national-geographic-photo-contest-2011/100187/)

Speechless as well.

#14 was taken where I live. I have photos similar to that one. Nothing like the sight and sound of 50,000 to 100,000 Snow Geese and Canada Geese taking off at the same time! You need to be under cover when they head your way, believe me!
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Tank on November 18, 2011, 09:21:35 PM
Quote from: McQ on November 18, 2011, 08:55:22 PM
Quote from: Tank on November 18, 2011, 01:36:11 PM
These just left me speachless National Geographic Photo Contest 2011 (http://www.theatlantic.com/infocus/2011/11/national-geographic-photo-contest-2011/100187/)

Speechless as well.

#14 was taken where I live. I have photos similar to that one. Nothing like the sight and sound of 50,000 to 100,000 Snow Geese and Canada Geese taking off at the same time! You need to be under cover when they head your way, believe me!
I can imagine it would be a shitty experience!
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Asmodean on November 18, 2011, 09:23:25 PM
That volcano pic was something I wish I could see live... Always wanted to see an eruption at night with the lightning and all the trimmings. Beautiful.
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: McQ on November 18, 2011, 09:23:36 PM
A couple from a recent outing:

1. Pair of Bald Eagles

(https://www.happyatheistforum.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fmcq.smugmug.com%2Fphotos%2Fi-39TszRZ%2F0%2FXL%2Fi-39TszRZ-XL.jpg&hash=02d2e2eb05cc2d54f683b43ec42c1b371b5cac88)

2. Some of those Snow Geese, Canada Geese, and Tundra Swans, with some background and foreground for perspective
(I think from last March?)

(https://www.happyatheistforum.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fmcq.smugmug.com%2Fphotos%2Fi-QJcfGZd%2F0%2FXL%2Fi-QJcfGZd-XL.jpg&hash=54c99813d37bd246fef50c69c9b3f2c0944c0a64)

Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: McQ on November 18, 2011, 09:24:40 PM
Quote from: Tank on November 18, 2011, 09:21:35 PM
Quote from: McQ on November 18, 2011, 08:55:22 PM
Quote from: Tank on November 18, 2011, 01:36:11 PM
These just left me speachless National Geographic Photo Contest 2011 (http://www.theatlantic.com/infocus/2011/11/national-geographic-photo-contest-2011/100187/)

Speechless as well.

#14 was taken where I live. I have photos similar to that one. Nothing like the sight and sound of 50,000 to 100,000 Snow Geese and Canada Geese taking off at the same time! You need to be under cover when they head your way, believe me!
I can imagine it would be a shitty experience!

;D

You got that right!
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Tank on November 18, 2011, 09:25:36 PM
Could you crop the two eagles pic to just border the birds?

And they are all so beautifully sharp!
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: McQ on November 18, 2011, 09:33:06 PM
Quote from: Tank on November 18, 2011, 09:25:36 PM
Could you crop the two eagles pic to just border the birds?

And they are all so beautifully sharp!

The composition would be way better cropped, and here they are, cropped. The only reason I didn't do it before was because the photo had already been cropped in quite a bit and I was afraid of losing image quality with the virtual resizing that occurs with the heavier crops. It's ok here, but not a keeper for me at this resolution.

(https://www.happyatheistforum.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fmcq.smugmug.com%2Fphotos%2Fi-39TszRZ%2F1%2FXL%2Fi-39TszRZ-XL.jpg&hash=aab97a13f82560cbd24916882160a7011658d920)
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Tank on November 18, 2011, 09:34:58 PM
It's very good but it's just lost that 'bite' of a perfect image. You just need to get closer next time  ;D
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: McQ on November 18, 2011, 09:37:27 PM
Quote from: Tank on November 18, 2011, 09:34:58 PM
It's very good but it's just lost that 'bite' of a perfect image. You just need to get closer next time  ;D

Lol!
This is why I keep telling my wife I need a 600mm lens!
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: McQ on November 18, 2011, 09:38:31 PM
One that was cooperative and came closer to me.

(https://www.happyatheistforum.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fmcq.smugmug.com%2Fphotos%2Fi-BzwpQL5%2F0%2FXL%2Fi-BzwpQL5-XL.jpg&hash=ffd118a74eadf8ed8d9a21faa313de462a5a0630)
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Tank on November 18, 2011, 09:39:31 PM
Quote from: McQ on November 18, 2011, 09:37:27 PM
Quote from: Tank on November 18, 2011, 09:34:58 PM
It's very good but it's just lost that 'bite' of a perfect image. You just need to get closer next time  ;D

Lol!
This is why I keep telling my wife I need a 600mm lens!

I agree. Tell her somebody on the Internet agrees with you that'll convince her!  :D
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Tank on November 18, 2011, 09:40:06 PM
That one is great!
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: McQ on November 18, 2011, 09:43:23 PM
Quote from: Tank on November 18, 2011, 09:40:06 PM
That one is great!

Thanks. He was a nice eagle. Very accommodating.

Quote from: Tank on November 18, 2011, 09:40:06 PM
I agree. Tell her somebody on the Internet agrees with you that'll convince her!  :D

Thanks! I think that will do the trick.
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Recusant on November 19, 2011, 12:07:05 AM
Those are some really outstanding images, McQ! Thank you for posting them.
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: NHOJ on November 27, 2011, 10:05:07 PM
This has been a favorite of mine. Taken in Prague, 2006.

(https://www.happyatheistforum.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi488.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Frr244%2Fri2ca%2FPragueJeepDog_sm.jpg&hash=b96d09ad2ed65a8f419261fc77d7f9089b429e9e)



Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Tank on November 27, 2011, 10:08:38 PM
Quote from: NHOJ on November 27, 2011, 10:05:07 PM
http://www2.snapfish.com/snapfish/slideshow/AlbumID=2620625022/PictureID=161758843022/a=160963311_160963311/otsc=SHR/otsi=SPIClink/COBRAND_NAME=snapfish/ (http://www2.snapfish.com/snapfish/slideshow/AlbumID=2620625022/PictureID=161758843022/a=160963311_160963311/otsc=SHR/otsi=SPIClink/COBRAND_NAME=snapfish/)

This has been a favorite of mine. Taken in Prague, 2006.

That's really quite bizarre!
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: OldGit on November 28, 2011, 10:02:40 AM
NHOJ, that's an interesting shot.  Makes you stop and think.

McQ, those eagle shots are incredible.  I don't think the first version needed cropping if that takes out too much sharpness.
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: MariaEvri on November 28, 2011, 06:54:23 PM
QuoteOne that was cooperative and came closer to me.

great shot! You are so lucky to live in a place with such amazing wildlife
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: OldGit on December 10, 2011, 11:24:08 AM
The charity I belong to offers activities for disabled adults, mostly those with learning disabilities.  I have long been doing photography with some of these people, gradually improving their technique and having fun. They get a lot out of it.

This study is by T, a young man with Downs Syndrome:

(https://www.happyatheistforum.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi647.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fuu198%2FRamblingSyd%2FK2.jpg&hash=911f5cae22dda9523920115666d5fae7b7275786)

And this is by K, a severely handicapped man:

(https://www.happyatheistforum.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi647.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fuu198%2FRamblingSyd%2FK3.jpg&hash=1cd4b8464d7f029c71b7bd4666afd456482a9a50)

These guys were really proud when I said I'd put some of their stuff
on the internet.  Maybe I could post a few more?
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Asmodean on December 10, 2011, 11:34:01 AM
Post away, Git!

That first pic was really cool in a can't-figure-it-out way and the second was nice too. Get somebody to kill the nasty fence with some nice Photoshopping and... Poyfect!
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Buddy on December 10, 2011, 11:44:23 AM
Those are pretty impressive. I would love to see more.


Here's a really cool one that my brother took on his iPhone

(https://www.happyatheistforum.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fa3.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net%2Fhphotos-ak-ash4%2Fs320x320%2F305705_283800271650499_100000615845198_925682_2059782942_n.jpg&hash=5f539c02499a3d121abc2555bb35f0bf2a611fec)
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Tank on December 10, 2011, 01:01:07 PM
@ OG as many as you like, this thread is about all things photographic.

@ BH4 that's  pretty good photo.
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: OldGit on December 11, 2011, 03:28:36 PM
School Lane, Leominster, by the same bloke who took the shot of the roots, above.

(https://www.happyatheistforum.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi647.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fuu198%2FRamblingSyd%2FSch-La-TS.jpg&hash=84cef3a8786ee2ac8a4d083235791e25b2be2156)
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Tank on December 11, 2011, 03:43:23 PM
Quote from: OldGit on December 11, 2011, 03:28:36 PM
School Lane, Leominster, by the same bloke who took the shot of the roots, above.

(https://www.happyatheistforum.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi647.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fuu198%2FRamblingSyd%2FSch-La-TS.jpg&hash=84cef3a8786ee2ac8a4d083235791e25b2be2156)
Very remanicent of The Shades in York.
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: MariaEvri on December 11, 2011, 03:46:27 PM
^ what a lovely place!

(https://www.happyatheistforum.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi333.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fm394%2FPoseidon_Simons%2Fhaf-23-10-2011-32print.jpg&hash=6f68ea6b773e93cf0c885f447c393b4e15722d71)
just some snails waiting for the rains
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Asmodean on December 11, 2011, 03:47:13 PM
Is it just the picture composition, or are second story walls actually... What's the opposite of straight again?  ???
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Cecilie on December 11, 2011, 03:50:34 PM
Quote from: Asmodean on December 11, 2011, 03:47:13 PM
Is it just the picture composition, or are second story walls actually... What's the opposite of straight again?  ???
You've been to Bryggen, right?
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Tank on December 11, 2011, 03:51:24 PM
Quote from: Asmodean on December 11, 2011, 03:47:13 PM
Is it just the picture composition, or are second story walls actually... What's the opposite of straight again?  ???
In this case tilted would be the correct word. And I would think they are tilted. Those buildings are a few hundred years old.
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: OldGit on December 11, 2011, 04:03:27 PM
Nice snaily shot, Maria!

Those C15 and C16 buildings have certainly got a lean on them.  I think the closeness of the camera accentuates that.  They're also jettied - each storey sticks out over the one below.  That gives more room without blocking the street, and is also an easy and stable building technique.

Until recently the charity's HQ was where the pushchair is sticking out, halfway down on the right.  The core of that building is about 800 years old; Mrs Git's desk faced a frame which was there before Magna Carta.
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Asmodean on December 11, 2011, 04:05:17 PM
Quote from: Cecilie on December 11, 2011, 03:50:34 PM
You've been to Bryggen, right?
The Bergen variety..? Yeah...

Quote from: TankIn this case tilted would be the correct word. And I would think they are tilted. Those buildings are a few hundred years old.
Yes, I think they are that. Still, why not like... Mend it when it starts happening..? Bound to become a safety issue, if left to tilt on..? oO(Not to mention if you want to mount a huge flatscreen on that wall... Getting it straight must be a bitch...)
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: The Magic Pudding on December 28, 2011, 11:27:33 AM
Seems with this thread I don't have an excuse for making a Puddings Gawn a Paddling thread.
Anyway this is where I was today.

(https://www.happyatheistforum.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi.imgur.com%2FS23j9.jpg&hash=4ef65bbf83513548de19d2f49a2b76517c6f3d98)

(https://www.happyatheistforum.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi.imgur.com%2F0P4RP.jpg&hash=2b4c6926e5504871e867104d1c54fddc1bab4711)

(https://www.happyatheistforum.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi.imgur.com%2F79zy1.jpg&hash=2eb9ba8778c901fb404ff6ff20ffcc2d0a2ddea5)

(https://www.happyatheistforum.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi.imgur.com%2FbOcPm.jpg&hash=dc86e85fc4fdd28d0cd2df159e4e9688ac92ba31)

(https://www.happyatheistforum.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi.imgur.com%2Fn74Tb.jpg&hash=96ecfb514f6915e0c4f84f616b16474718ca9d04)

(https://www.happyatheistforum.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi.imgur.com%2Fyyrdd.jpg&hash=8d6f78b730c64972c40fd388fe48405aac417fd9)


Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Tank on December 28, 2011, 11:39:47 AM
That looks like fun.
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: The Magic Pudding on December 28, 2011, 12:43:04 PM
Quote from: Tank on December 28, 2011, 11:39:47 AM
That looks like fun.


"Believe me, my young friend, there is NOTHING--absolute nothing--half so much worth doing as simply messing about in boats. Simply messing,' he went on dreamily: `messing--about--in--boats; messing----"
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: McQ on December 28, 2011, 06:26:50 PM
Quote from: Tank on December 28, 2011, 11:39:47 AM
That looks like fun.


I agree. Moving water, still water, any kind of water...it's all fun to play on, and in!
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: McQ on December 28, 2011, 06:30:57 PM
Some fun stuff from the studio, in which I spend far too little time!
Nikon D700, 105mm Macro (borrowed the camera and lens for this shoot, as my D3 is being cleaned).

Hydraulic Photography:

(https://www.happyatheistforum.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fmcq.smugmug.com%2Fphotos%2Fi-VNScRjp%2F0%2FXL%2Fi-VNScRjp-XL.jpg&hash=ba8db32d91ab2457dcd8171cb2ea2e99703222a5)


(https://www.happyatheistforum.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fmcq.smugmug.com%2Fphotos%2Fi-vnM6RxG%2F0%2FXL%2Fi-vnM6RxG-XL.jpg&hash=2f75855f27357a6f29fc860e2530d4311a43186b)

Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Stevil on December 28, 2011, 06:35:30 PM
Wow
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Tank on December 28, 2011, 06:39:05 PM
Wow!

Excellent images.
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Cecilie on December 29, 2011, 01:19:28 AM
I want to live here.

(https://www.happyatheistforum.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fupload.wikimedia.org%2Fwikipedia%2Fcommons%2F1%2F14%2FHallstatt_001.jpg&hash=0b928901913f6595372d84396c4b306d1cc92c84)

This is Hallstatt in Austria btw.
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Cecilie on December 29, 2011, 01:20:14 AM
Sorry, picture is way big and I can't be bothered to resize.
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Asmodean on December 29, 2011, 01:51:16 AM
I don't know... The place looks like it could possibly have sucky satellite reception.
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Sandra Craft on December 29, 2011, 02:25:24 AM
Quote from: Cecilie on December 29, 2011, 01:20:14 AM
Sorry, picture is way big and I can't be bothered to resize.

Not a problem -- it has a panoramic effect.  Not sure of that spelling, but you know what I mean.

Quote from: Tank on December 28, 2011, 06:39:05 PM
Wow!

Excellent images.

I'll see those wows and raise a cool.
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Cecilie on December 29, 2011, 03:11:47 AM
Quote from: Asmodean on December 29, 2011, 01:51:16 AM
I don't know... The place looks like it could possibly have sucky satellite reception.
Why would you care? Do you even like people? :P
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Asmodean on December 29, 2011, 03:20:17 AM
Quote from: Cecilie on December 29, 2011, 03:11:47 AM
Quote from: Asmodean on December 29, 2011, 01:51:16 AM
I don't know... The place looks like it could possibly have sucky satellite reception.
Why would you care? Do you even like people? :P
No. But satellites, they are not people - they are machines. And those, The Asmo likes.
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Cecilie on December 29, 2011, 03:27:33 AM
Quote from: Asmodean on December 29, 2011, 03:20:17 AM
Quote from: Cecilie on December 29, 2011, 03:11:47 AM
Quote from: Asmodean on December 29, 2011, 01:51:16 AM
I don't know... The place looks like it could possibly have sucky satellite reception.
Why would you care? Do you even like people? :P
No. But satellites, they are not people - they are machines. And those, The Asmo likes.
You're an odd character, you know.
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Asmodean on December 29, 2011, 03:30:51 AM
Quote from: Cecilie on December 29, 2011, 03:27:33 AM
You're an odd character, you know.
Not really - not in this. Just deliberately vague.

I don't really like people, no, but if communicating with them through devices, such as satellites, they are not too bad.

Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: The Magic Pudding on December 29, 2011, 04:56:29 AM
Quote from: Cecilie on December 29, 2011, 03:27:33 AM
Quote from: Asmodean on December 29, 2011, 03:20:17 AM
Quote from: Cecilie on December 29, 2011, 03:11:47 AM
Quote from: Asmodean on December 29, 2011, 01:51:16 AM
I don't know... The place looks like it could possibly have sucky satellite reception.
Why would you care? Do you even like people? :P
No. But satellites, they are not people - they are machines. And those, The Asmo likes.
You're an odd character, you know.

You're an odd character,  :-\
Scroll up, who's an odd character?
Oh Asmo is odd, that's OK, ye he is odd.
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: DeterminedJuliet on December 29, 2011, 11:17:41 AM
This is another picture floating around facebook from my home city
(https://fbcdn-sphotos-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/392725_10150549194226285_632411284_11014668_458351089_n.jpg)
<3
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Tank on December 29, 2011, 02:53:11 PM
^^^ It looks like something out of a fairy tale  8)
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Tank on December 30, 2011, 07:36:43 PM
50 astonishing photos http://www.pxleyes.com/blog/2011/12/these-50-photos-will-blow-you-away/
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Cecilie on December 30, 2011, 08:35:54 PM
Well, it seems like whoever took this picture succeeded in doing something you haven't, Tank. :P

(https://www.happyatheistforum.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.pxleyes.com%2Fblog%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2Fwonders1%2F3.jpg&hash=506a2b23748f8d6fe9bc5fd667c6d0c70c6a9fc1)
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: McQ on December 30, 2011, 09:48:08 PM
Quote from: DeterminedJuliet on December 29, 2011, 11:17:41 AM
This is another picture floating around facebook from my home city
(https://fbcdn-sphotos-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/392725_10150549194226285_632411284_11014668_458351089_n.jpg)
<3


"I want to go to there!"
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Sandra Craft on December 31, 2011, 01:42:27 AM
Quote from: Tank on December 30, 2011, 07:36:43 PM
50 astonishing photos http://www.pxleyes.com/blog/2011/12/these-50-photos-will-blow-you-away/

What a beautiful world we live in -- I esp. loved the shots of lightning, and lighthouses being pounded by the sea.
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Traveler on December 31, 2011, 05:16:39 AM
These are a few photos I made in the Arizona desert ...

(https://www.happyatheistforum.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi17.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fb85%2FGreyhoundMama%2Fpurpleshape1.jpg&hash=f1447c63daea1861b41c3175fa1b92ba57c65c23)    (https://www.happyatheistforum.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi17.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fb85%2FGreyhoundMama%2Fwebsundown.jpg&hash=1f838f9d86600690cd91cddca03a6d0b3c527f3f)    (https://www.happyatheistforum.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi17.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fb85%2FGreyhoundMama%2Fwebcactus1.jpg&hash=63a4a0d66b3717cc120d74f7b50b189db61940c9)
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Stevil on December 31, 2011, 06:56:25 AM
Very nice Traveller
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Tank on December 31, 2011, 08:53:59 AM
Quote from: Cecilie on December 30, 2011, 08:35:54 PM
Well, it seems like whoever took this picture succeeded in doing something you haven't, Tank. :P

(https://www.happyatheistforum.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.pxleyes.com%2Fblog%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2Fwonders1%2F3.jpg&hash=506a2b23748f8d6fe9bc5fd667c6d0c70c6a9fc1)
Yes. Well remembered!  :D
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Tank on December 31, 2011, 08:56:09 AM
Quote from: Traveler on December 31, 2011, 05:16:39 AM
These are a few photos I made in the Arizona desert ...

(https://www.happyatheistforum.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi17.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fb85%2FGreyhoundMama%2Fpurpleshape1.jpg&hash=f1447c63daea1861b41c3175fa1b92ba57c65c23)    (https://www.happyatheistforum.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi17.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fb85%2FGreyhoundMama%2Fwebsundown.jpg&hash=1f838f9d86600690cd91cddca03a6d0b3c527f3f)    (https://www.happyatheistforum.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi17.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fb85%2FGreyhoundMama%2Fwebcactus1.jpg&hash=63a4a0d66b3717cc120d74f7b50b189db61940c9)
Well I had no idea a lupin (flower in righthand picture) was a desert plant.
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Traveler on December 31, 2011, 12:55:55 PM
Quote from: Tank on December 31, 2011, 08:56:09 AM
Well I had no idea a lupin (flower in righthand picture) was a desert plant.

Yep, I was very fortunate to spend three winters in the Arizona desert near Phoenix. One of those years was a good rain year, and the desert blooms were extraordinary. Lupin is one of my favs.
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Amicale on January 26, 2012, 12:49:26 AM
(https://www.happyatheistforum.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi1240.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fgg494%2Fcndncoffeeaddict%2F100_1335.jpg&hash=cd1ee93ceaa83b86fab6cb2d88135d17a4b0ac4b)

(https://www.happyatheistforum.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi1240.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fgg494%2Fcndncoffeeaddict%2F100_1346.jpg&hash=e352d4e5fa96e2309957fa0bf96fe19838e2e80f)

(https://www.happyatheistforum.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi1240.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fgg494%2Fcndncoffeeaddict%2F100_1399.jpg&hash=79abf0c0a547212036c84fe11b437d99c1ac0879)

(https://www.happyatheistforum.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi1240.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fgg494%2Fcndncoffeeaddict%2F100_1094.jpg&hash=b69927d81a70f3ca8c3b655cafe15ca8020625bb)

(https://www.happyatheistforum.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi1240.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fgg494%2Fcndncoffeeaddict%2F100_1105.jpg&hash=295d7276b8a314b08f58b1ab6126a2439824dc28)

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Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Recusant on January 26, 2012, 10:03:59 AM
^ ^ ^ Nice! I especially like the "sphinx cat."  8)
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: OldGit on January 26, 2012, 10:10:11 AM
Nice photos, Amicale.  I love the sunset shot.
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: The Magic Pudding on January 27, 2012, 08:17:45 AM
http://www.nasa.gov/images/content/618486main_earth_full.jpg

That link is to a huge picture of the Earth.
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Tank on January 27, 2012, 08:38:44 AM
Quote from: The Magic Pudding on January 27, 2012, 08:17:45 AM
http://www.nasa.gov/images/content/618486main_earth_full.jpg

That link is to a huge picture of the Earth.

Wow. That really shows how dry America is with with so little greenery.
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: MariaEvri on January 28, 2012, 02:43:03 PM
(https://www.happyatheistforum.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi333.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fm394%2FPoseidon_Simons%2Fhaf-haf-235-90print.jpg&hash=917deb683940cb991f60ebcf872f2c19225faddc)
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Tank on January 28, 2012, 04:36:57 PM
^^^ Who's been snorkling then!
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Mocha Chief on January 30, 2012, 10:27:10 PM
Tank your photos are incredible man
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Tank on January 30, 2012, 10:37:26 PM
Quote from: Mocha Chief on January 30, 2012, 10:27:10 PM
Tank your photos are incredible man
Thank you but there are plenty of others as good and better  :)
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: MariaEvri on January 31, 2012, 05:34:19 PM
Quote from: Tank on January 28, 2012, 04:36:57 PM
^^^ Who's been snorkling then!
\

I have! Yay me!
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: arian (Banned) on February 01, 2012, 08:28:49 PM
Quote from: Mocha Chief on January 30, 2012, 10:27:10 PM
Tank your photos are incredible man

I agree, ... all I can say is WOW, ... WOW!
The three pigs, ... man, .. I mean was that set up, or they just happened to be in there? Never mind, leave it be, I love it.

I mean almost every photo here is awesome. Thank you all, I really enjoyed them.

They sure changed my mind in posting my photoes, I find fault in all of them, ... thanks Tank.
Especially the one where I drop-kick the neighbors cat across the fence, ... I now realize it's way too overexposed.

Just kidding, ... on the overexposed part, ... I mean the whole thing! ...  sorry.  ;D
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Tank on February 01, 2012, 08:33:18 PM
The three little piggies were asleep in their feed bowl haveing just eaten the contents I would assume.  ;D
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: arian (Banned) on February 01, 2012, 08:49:07 PM
Quote from: Tank on February 01, 2012, 08:33:18 PM
The three little piggies were asleep in their feed bowl haveing just eaten the contents I would assume.  ;D

Hahaha, ... just like pigs, ey?

Man, what a picture...
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Whitney on February 02, 2012, 08:08:04 PM
for the haf photographers:
(https://www.happyatheistforum.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fmedia-cdn.pinterest.com%2Fupload%2F131589620332041866_IOQxM396_f.jpg&hash=11594afbd03960e1b635f5d31864e97cb8024c6b)
http://pinterest.com/pin/131589620332041866/
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Amicale on February 02, 2012, 08:16:42 PM
Quote from: Whitney on February 02, 2012, 08:08:04 PM
for the haf photographers:
(https://www.happyatheistforum.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fmedia-cdn.pinterest.com%2Fupload%2F131589620332041866_IOQxM396_f.jpg&hash=11594afbd03960e1b635f5d31864e97cb8024c6b)
http://pinterest.com/pin/131589620332041866/

Wow, that's amazing!

Here's another that reminds me of it:

(https://www.happyatheistforum.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Famazingdata.com%2Fmediadata23%2FImage%2Famazing_odd_interesting_funny_blackberry2_200907231849552275.jpg&hash=873c05050b5e8460ad31a1d405ea653b0057ae44)
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Ali on February 02, 2012, 08:17:33 PM
That's almost too cool to eat.
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: McQ on February 02, 2012, 08:18:13 PM
Quote from: Whitney on February 02, 2012, 08:08:04 PM
for the haf photographers:
(https://www.happyatheistforum.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fmedia-cdn.pinterest.com%2Fupload%2F131589620332041866_IOQxM396_f.jpg&hash=11594afbd03960e1b635f5d31864e97cb8024c6b)
http://pinterest.com/pin/131589620332041866/

I love it. That's a great cake idea. Nice camera too.
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Amicale on February 03, 2012, 02:41:22 AM
My favourite place in the whole world, Lake Huron, Ontario Canada.

I grew up visiting here, getting up just after dawn, walking the beach to see the sun rise, and walking it again to see the gorgeous sunsets.

(https://www.happyatheistforum.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fupload.wikimedia.org%2Fwikipedia%2Fcommons%2F3%2F33%2FLake-huron-ipperwash-beach.jpg&hash=1f8e85d899d072fa73fd0594be77d69acd265412)

(https://www.happyatheistforum.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fcobblestonelodge.webs.com%2FIpperwashBeach.jpg&hash=e5569223df5ec3d2cb3534c7b0e6872a5230f3bf)

(https://www.happyatheistforum.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fih3.redbubble.net%2Fimage.3523538.0870%2Fflat%2C550x550%2C075%2Cf.jpg&hash=0f8059c794f977d680befec104b93c94298d7929)

(https://www.happyatheistforum.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.myworldofphotos.com%2Fincludes%2Fdisplay_large.php%3FCRW_20834x6.jpg&hash=792b957738549385691854501d283b155a8f193c)

Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Sandra Craft on February 03, 2012, 03:26:07 AM
Gorgeous!  I can just imagine retiring to a place like that, just can't imagine affording it.
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Amicale on February 03, 2012, 05:02:41 AM
Quote from: BooksCatsEtc on February 03, 2012, 03:26:07 AM
Gorgeous!  I can just imagine retiring to a place like that, just can't imagine affording it.

Oh, actually it wouldn't be all that expensive to live there at all. You'd have to live either in a winterized cottage along the lakeshore somewhere (the very occasional house or mobile home is up for sale too), or you could easily live in one of the small towns along the Lake Huron shoreline, all of which are maybe a 20 minute drive from the beach. Your biggest problem would likely be a) finding a close enough grocery store and b) getting a reliable internet or cellphone signal, LOL. But the prices aren't bad. And it's definitely gorgeous. When the beach is packed during July and August, eh, it can get a little crowded but overall, it's a beautiful area, especially in the spring, or in autumn when there aren't so many people around... but there are crisp, clear mornings and lots of sun. Trees everywhere, and all you can hear is the wind, the water, and the odd owl or usual crickets chirping.  ;D

It's prettymuch my "happy place" in this world.
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Tank on February 03, 2012, 05:44:16 AM
Quote from: Whitney on February 02, 2012, 08:08:04 PM
for the haf photographers:
(https://www.happyatheistforum.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fmedia-cdn.pinterest.com%2Fupload%2F131589620332041866_IOQxM396_f.jpg&hash=11594afbd03960e1b635f5d31864e97cb8024c6b)
http://pinterest.com/pin/131589620332041866/
Nom nom nom!
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Tank on February 03, 2012, 05:45:50 AM
A beautiful place Amicale!
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Amicale on February 04, 2012, 06:31:53 AM
Quote from: Tank on February 03, 2012, 05:45:50 AM
A beautiful place Amicale!

;D I think so!

Here's a completely different photo. A friend's mom is a professional photographer (and that's NOT me. I wish! LOL):

(https://www.happyatheistforum.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Ffarm8.staticflickr.com%2F7141%2F6809931365_710e46bfa7_z.jpg&hash=a44a3b2371dadd375cd69dc18324c4771af4783c)
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: McQ on February 04, 2012, 03:12:27 PM
Please all, just be sure that you don't post copyrighted material without consent or attribution to the photographer. It tends to cause photogs to get really ticked off and besides, it's the right thing to do.

Thanks.
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Amicale on February 04, 2012, 03:42:37 PM
Quote from: McQ on February 04, 2012, 03:12:27 PM
Please all, just be sure that you don't post copyrighted material without consent or attribution to the photographer. It tends to cause photogs to get really ticked off and besides, it's the right thing to do.

Thanks.

McQ, the one I just shared was put up as a promo. It's an older photo that doesn't fall under her usual 'all rights reserved' rule, she's been trying to get exposure for her work lately. That said, if you'd sooner I delete that, I'd be happy to.

Edited to add: I need to run for a couple hours. If there's anything a mod needs to delete, I sincerely apologize for posting it.
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: McQ on February 04, 2012, 05:07:50 PM
Quote from: Amicale on February 04, 2012, 03:42:37 PM
Quote from: McQ on February 04, 2012, 03:12:27 PM
Please all, just be sure that you don't post copyrighted material without consent or attribution to the photographer. It tends to cause photogs to get really ticked off and besides, it's the right thing to do.

Thanks.

McQ, the one I just shared was put up as a promo. It's an older photo that doesn't fall under her usual 'all rights reserved' rule, she's been trying to get exposure for her work lately. That said, if you'd sooner I delete that, I'd be happy to.

Edited to add: I need to run for a couple hours. If there's anything a mod needs to delete, I sincerely apologize for posting it.

No problem. My post was just as a reminder that posting copyrighted material without consent of the artist, photographer, etc is a no-no, in general. Not my rule at all. I would only take something down if a photographer contacted the HAF and said, "Hey! You're using my work, and I didn't authorize it!"

I assume everyone that posts knows to get permission and/or give attribution when they put things up here. But I wanted the reminder there anyway.



We often forget about intellectual property and how it's used.
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Sandra Craft on February 05, 2012, 07:17:13 AM
I was going to put this in the Pets thread, but for some reason I can't find it.  Must be the lateness.  Anyway, this is Deirdre with her favorite toy - a fake mouse that squeeks realistically.

(https://www.happyatheistforum.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Ffarm8.staticflickr.com%2F7001%2F6821349425_c2779c016d.jpg&hash=08769192eaaf65e32fe4e5a2736b1c0cf157fa74)
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Ali on February 05, 2012, 07:31:13 AM
Amicale - D'aawwwww.  Deirdre = love!
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: DeterminedJuliet on February 22, 2012, 01:25:08 AM
This is a photo going around Facebook of St.John's (Newfoundland)
(https://www.happyatheistforum.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.briancareyphotography.com%2FNewfoundland%2FNewfoundland%2FJelly-Bean-City%2F1227406311_MntJ9-L-6.jpg&hash=e3ff8fb20952d0de2828467fdb47080a923d6c22)
The photographer's website can be found here (http://www.briancareyphotography.com/Newfoundland/Newfoundland/12161816_xMGCJ#!i=1227406311&k=MntJ9) (a lot of his stuff is lovely), and it makes me oh-so homesick
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Sandra Craft on February 22, 2012, 01:40:08 AM
Quote from: DeterminedJuliet on February 22, 2012, 01:25:08 AM
This is a photo going around Facebook of St.John's (Newfoundland)

It looks like somebody went crazy with a paint box, I love it!
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: DeterminedJuliet on February 22, 2012, 01:47:55 AM
Quote from: BooksCatsEtc on February 22, 2012, 01:40:08 AM
Quote from: DeterminedJuliet on February 22, 2012, 01:25:08 AM
This is a photo going around Facebook of St.John's (Newfoundland)

It looks like somebody went crazy with a paint box, I love it!


One of the more colourful streets in town is nick-named "Jellybean row" :)
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Amicale on February 22, 2012, 02:20:35 AM
Quote from: DeterminedJuliet on February 22, 2012, 01:47:55 AM
Quote from: BooksCatsEtc on February 22, 2012, 01:40:08 AM
Quote from: DeterminedJuliet on February 22, 2012, 01:25:08 AM
This is a photo going around Facebook of St.John's (Newfoundland)

It looks like somebody went crazy with a paint box, I love it!


One of the more colourful streets in town is nick-named "Jellybean row" :)

I love that photo, and anything associated with Canada's east coast.  ;D
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Sandra Craft on March 01, 2012, 07:42:09 AM
Since this cat is forever squinting when I try to get a shot of her face, I took one from the other end. 

(https://www.happyatheistforum.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Ffarm8.staticflickr.com%2F7182%2F6943161663_257c841e48.jpg&hash=9de3ce87da2347f35201e4f1c506aadb2b0aa15c)
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Tank on March 01, 2012, 01:35:56 PM
LOL!  :D
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: McQ on March 30, 2012, 12:15:48 AM
A couple more from my photo trip to south Florida:

A Great Blue Heron:
(https://www.happyatheistforum.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fmcq.smugmug.com%2Fphotos%2Fi-HDJ76ZG%2F0%2FXL%2Fi-HDJ76ZG-XL.jpg&hash=c3e879a2f40e94441f754c65c86695baa257edc3)

Preening:
(https://www.happyatheistforum.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fmcq.smugmug.com%2Fphotos%2Fi-fM6BgKp%2F0%2FXL%2Fi-fM6BgKp-XL.jpg&hash=785011a52c4a4d295264cea0c6e21eccb9b25745)


Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: DeterminedJuliet on March 30, 2012, 12:29:17 AM
Gorgeous!
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: McQ on March 30, 2012, 12:33:15 AM
A short part of many sequences I got of a Gray Pelican going for supper. I can watch these guys all day long doing this! So cool.

(https://www.happyatheistforum.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fmcq.smugmug.com%2Fphotos%2Fi-qWjVw2J%2F0%2FXL%2Fi-qWjVw2J-XL.jpg&hash=4308ae8d3924b3c2f3753753b9d9e66e08bfdce3)

(https://www.happyatheistforum.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fmcq.smugmug.com%2Fphotos%2Fi-X4Nzj93%2F0%2FXL%2Fi-X4Nzj93-XL.jpg&hash=39ef05fb7997dd48b70a8980c8c0e2cfcbada1fb)
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: McQ on March 30, 2012, 12:33:44 AM
Quote from: DeterminedJuliet on March 30, 2012, 12:29:17 AM
Gorgeous!

Thanks!
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: The Magic Pudding on March 30, 2012, 01:57:49 AM
Yay pelicans.
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Amicale on March 30, 2012, 02:10:58 AM
McQ, stunning photos! It sounds like you had an amazing time!
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Tank on March 30, 2012, 07:43:38 AM
MORE. MORE!

I never tire of seeing your photos McQ!
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Buddy on March 30, 2012, 06:45:41 PM
Well, I may not be McQ, but I do have a lot of photos!

(https://www.happyatheistforum.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi412.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fpp202%2Fbudhorse4%2Fef4d24cd.jpg&hash=d89ad74f4cf3a10d6acbb0a20f87880bc80ba0a6)
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: OldGit on March 31, 2012, 09:53:13 AM




Lovely shots again, McQ!










Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: The Magic Pudding on March 31, 2012, 12:27:01 PM
Quote from: Budhorse4 on March 30, 2012, 06:45:41 PM
Well, I may not be McQ, but I do have a lot of photos!

Aha and so the McQism is born

I may not be McQ but I can see you've lost focus.
I may not be McQ but I can see your perspective isn't worth seeing.
Hmm, thought I had more than that.
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: McQ on April 01, 2012, 05:46:45 AM

Thanks for all the kind compliments.
Here's one more shot that I really like. No doubt in my mind this guy comes from good dinosaur stock. Beautiful bird.

(https://www.happyatheistforum.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fmcq.smugmug.com%2Fphotos%2Fi-vVK9R4n%2F0%2FXL%2Fi-vVK9R4n-XL.jpg&hash=38b4ade198b2182e6946461583d0b4c405701bad)


Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Sandra Craft on April 01, 2012, 06:17:08 AM
Beautiful!
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Tom62 on April 01, 2012, 08:02:19 AM
Wow!
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Tank on April 01, 2012, 09:57:22 AM
Exquisite!
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Amicale on April 01, 2012, 03:44:45 PM
Oh, WOW is he beautiful!
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: McQ on April 01, 2012, 04:16:00 PM
Funny thing is that I didn't realize how easily you could see his "front claws/talons" until he spread out like this. When I look at the series of photos I took of him, they are really impressive.
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: musicality on April 18, 2012, 10:41:34 AM
(https://fbcdn-sphotos-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-snc7/159_521830799977_24615432_33198078_2829_n.jpg)

before i became a classical singer...i was enveloped by hookah smoke every weekend.
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: The Magic Pudding on April 18, 2012, 02:02:30 PM
I like musicality's smoke photo.

McQ's bird is special.

I'll do a troll mode sentence, I don't mean it but I'm interested in replies to it.
I am aware some 19th century people suggested artists should toss their brushes, the camera is here.
I'm wondering if this is like a Pascall's wager type question, old and no body could be bothered about it.  If that's the case just take it as a general where is photography going?

Video cameras have increasingly high resolution, point them and they catch everything, the art of the photographer will soon be replaced by the mediocrity of playing the video and selecting the best frame.
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: McQ on April 18, 2012, 02:58:52 PM
Quote from: The Magic Pudding on April 18, 2012, 02:02:30 PM
I like musicality's smoke photo.

McQ's bird is special.

I'll do a troll mode sentence, I don't mean it but I'm interested in replies to it.
I am aware some 19th century people suggested artists should toss their brushes, the camera is here.
I'm wondering if this is like a Pascall's wager type question, old and no body could be bothered about it.  If that's the case just take it as a general where is photography going?

Video cameras have increasingly high resolution, point them and they catch everything, the art of the photographer will soon be replaced by the mediocrity of playing the video and selecting the best frame.

It's a valid point to bring up and something I've thought about a lot. I still don't know what direction things will go or how much the technology will affect still photography.
I suspect, much like painting, still photography won't die, at least not as an art form. Art is in the making of it as much as in the finished work.

However, I think an awful lot of sports photographers and news photographers will need to evolve or die. It will certainly be much easier to take a frame from a high speed, HD video and just plunk it down into wherever you want it from now on.
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Crow on April 18, 2012, 03:35:07 PM
Quote from: McQ on April 18, 2012, 02:58:52 PM
Quote from: The Magic Pudding on April 18, 2012, 02:02:30 PM
I like musicality's smoke photo.

McQ's bird is special.

I'll do a troll mode sentence, I don't mean it but I'm interested in replies to it.
I am aware some 19th century people suggested artists should toss their brushes, the camera is here.
I'm wondering if this is like a Pascall's wager type question, old and no body could be bothered about it.  If that's the case just take it as a general where is photography going?

Video cameras have increasingly high resolution, point them and they catch everything, the art of the photographer will soon be replaced by the mediocrity of playing the video and selecting the best frame.

It's a valid point to bring up and something I've thought about a lot. I still don't know what direction things will go or how much the technology will affect still photography.
I suspect, much like painting, still photography won't die, at least not as an art form. Art is in the making of it as much as in the finished work.

However, I think an awful lot of sports photographers and news photographers will need to evolve or die. It will certainly be much easier to take a frame from a high speed, HD video and just plunk it down into wherever you want it from now on.


The biggest reason I don't think the method TMP will take over any time soon is due to memory, video would need to be shot far in excess of 1080p to rival that of traditional photography (film or digital) and that's not even taking RAW format into account. Skill, knowledge, and experience is still required even if technology does come to that so there is nothing to worry about, especially for photographers that have gone through the change from film to digital already.
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: McQ on April 18, 2012, 08:10:09 PM
Quote from: musicality on April 18, 2012, 10:41:34 AM
(https://fbcdn-sphotos-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-snc7/159_521830799977_24615432_33198078_2829_n.jpg)

before i became a classical singer...i was enveloped by hookah smoke every weekend.

Smoke is hard to do well. This turned out nicely.
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: McQ on April 18, 2012, 08:31:18 PM
Ok, one more from the wilds of Florida. A Rosiette Spoonbill seems to float above the water on the Myakka River.

Enjoy!

(https://www.happyatheistforum.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fmcq.smugmug.com%2Fphotos%2Fi-k8GRRqW%2F0%2FL%2Fi-k8GRRqW-L.jpg&hash=7bfc7f8031abb0f0f5f098f10b13dbf84c9970d7)
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Tank on April 18, 2012, 09:54:43 PM
Quote from: McQ on April 18, 2012, 08:31:18 PM
Ok, one more from the wilds of Florida. A Rosiette Spoonbill seems to float above the water on the Myakka River.

Enjoy!

(https://www.happyatheistforum.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fmcq.smugmug.com%2Fphotos%2Fi-k8GRRqW%2F0%2FL%2Fi-k8GRRqW-L.jpg&hash=7bfc7f8031abb0f0f5f098f10b13dbf84c9970d7)

Wonderful shot.
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: musicality on April 18, 2012, 10:01:31 PM
(https://fbcdn-sphotos-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/107_517279231357_24615432_32389017_2916_n.jpg)

Been thinking about my homeland a lot lately...I really wish I could afford to go back to the philippines for a visit... :'(
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Tank on April 18, 2012, 10:03:56 PM
How long since you've been there?
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: musicality on April 18, 2012, 10:07:49 PM
Quote from: Tank on April 18, 2012, 10:03:56 PM
How long since you've been there?
5 years.
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: AnimatedDirt on April 18, 2012, 10:13:36 PM
My son and I took a trip to Zion Nat'l Park.  This is looking down at Walter's Wiggles...on the hike up to Angel's Landing (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Angels_Landing).

(https://www.happyatheistforum.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fimg707.imageshack.us%2Fimg707%2F9539%2Fwwzion2012.jpg&hash=5b27dbf2b3f59e9333683cf4a8c9954a7c077696)

Upon getting to Scout's Lookout, we figured we were too afraid of heights and more so of death, to push to the top of Angel's Landing.

Edit: added 2nd pic.

(https://www.happyatheistforum.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fimg171.imageshack.us%2Fimg171%2F8116%2Fslzion2012.jpg&hash=1b894e3a30a3f12a5ba3f28ddab5c4328ac65adc)

My buddy posing at Scout's Landing.  He went on up to Angel's Landing.  My son and I stayed.  This is a sheer drop he's standing next to...much like in the background.  He's not normally afraid of heights, but he said he was nervous standing there.

I blurred his face since I don't know if he'd want his mug up.  
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Tank on April 19, 2012, 04:32:53 PM
Quote from: musicality on April 18, 2012, 10:07:49 PM
Quote from: Tank on April 18, 2012, 10:03:56 PM
How long since you've been there?
5 years.
That's quite a while to be away from 'home'. Do you have relative there?
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: McQ on April 19, 2012, 05:11:40 PM
Quote from: AnimatedDirt on April 18, 2012, 10:13:36 PM
My son and I took a trip to Zion Nat'l Park.  This is looking down at Walter's Wiggles...on the hike up to Angel's Landing (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Angels_Landing).

Upon getting to Scout's Lookout, we figured we were too afraid of heights and more so of death, to push to the top of Angel's Landing.

Edit: added 2nd pic.

My buddy posing at Scout's Landing.  He went on up to Angel's Landing.  My son and I stayed.  This is a sheer drop he's standing next to...much like in the background.  He's not normally afraid of heights, but he said he was nervous standing there.

I blurred his face since I don't know if he'd want his mug up.  

Look out, below!!!

I haven't been to Zion yet. On my list of places to go. While out at the Grand Canyon, we were too busy there and in Sedona to ever take trips to other parks. Plus, the distances are huge out there. So it'll have to wait until I get back out there.

Nice shots!
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: MariaEvri on April 19, 2012, 07:00:39 PM
lightning, shot 3 years ago. I have more form this night

http://www.flickr.com/photos/poseidon_simons/7083749409/in/photostream
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Beachdragon on April 20, 2012, 03:00:08 PM
Well, let's see if this works.  I took this a few years ago.  I had to lay down on the driveway to take it.

(https://www.happyatheistforum.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fimg.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fv40%2FRedvelvetdragon%2FBlue_Sky_Daffodil_by_Biosynth99.jpg&hash=49adde7166061383f47ea0bb96ecc1cb3556ede6)

Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Amicale on April 20, 2012, 04:51:40 PM
Beachdragon, that's a beautiful flower! I love how bright it is.

Here are a few shots I took in Eastern Ontario while I was living on a school campus there.

The sky picture's a tad blurry, but it was taken out the front windshield of a moving car. (No, I wasn't driving  :D )

(https://www.happyatheistforum.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi44.tinypic.com%2For753o.jpg&hash=114555e182c5d05675c503e43e4aff01f478235f)

(https://www.happyatheistforum.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi44.tinypic.com%2F6s58vq.jpg&hash=e81523b7d70737ddbd12afab0c590dabc3f7b87f)

(https://www.happyatheistforum.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi43.tinypic.com%2F2ii8oc5.jpg&hash=15b16129dd73192853dbf0043d8bd7779f8cdd77)

(https://www.happyatheistforum.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi42.tinypic.com%2F29lie02.jpg&hash=56da9e751e15b1435eb59140a9d7e25858cdd60b)
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Recusant on April 20, 2012, 04:55:13 PM
. . . And the fine images just keep coming! Thank you all for sharing them.  (https://www.happyatheistforum.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fimg830.imageshack.us%2Fimg830%2F860%2Fsmilew.gif&hash=8238eab24d16418eb1c8cd60d971239ab1363c74) That Spoonbill looks otherworldly!
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Tank on April 20, 2012, 06:40:13 PM
Quote from: Beachdragon on April 20, 2012, 03:00:08 PM
Well, let's see if this works.  I took this a few years ago.  I had to lay down on the driveway to take it.

(https://www.happyatheistforum.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fimg.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fv40%2FRedvelvetdragon%2FBlue_Sky_Daffodil_by_Biosynth99.jpg&hash=49adde7166061383f47ea0bb96ecc1cb3556ede6)


That's the view my dogs get without even trying! Must be a very different world when your eyes are 8" off the ground!
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: OldGit on April 25, 2012, 11:14:19 AM
(https://www.happyatheistforum.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi647.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fuu198%2FRamblingSyd%2FPipe_Aston_Yew.jpg&hash=e170a6e1fe47f74f7dad927c8d7f29e902f23c2a)

A fine old yew tree at Pipe Aston, Herefordshire.  The church in the background is about 900 years old, and there will almost certainly have been an earlier one on the site.  The tree looks likely to be over 1,000.

Strange - the yew is outside the church enclosure, which is unusual.  The boundary itself is unlikely to have moved: they are generally very ancient indeed and often pre-christian.
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Amicale on April 25, 2012, 01:16:50 PM
Quote from: OldGit on April 25, 2012, 11:14:19 AM
(https://www.happyatheistforum.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi647.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fuu198%2FRamblingSyd%2FPipe_Aston_Yew.jpg&hash=e170a6e1fe47f74f7dad927c8d7f29e902f23c2a)

A fine old yew tree at Pipe Aston, Herefordshire.  The church in the background is about 900 years old, and there will almost certainly have been an earlier one on the site.  The tree looks likely to be over 1,000.

Strange - the yew is outside the church enclosure, which is unusual.  The boundary itself is unlikely to have moved: they are generally very ancient indeed and often pre-christian.

That's a beautiful tree! It would make sense for a Yew to be outside the church enclosure, though. Historically they've been associated with sadness, graveyards, rebirth, etc. There are many pre-Christian as well as post-Christian connotations, when it comes to those. Assuming the tree is older than the church, then it's probably the original site they used for a graveyard. Have you seen any evidence of that there? Just curious.
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: OldGit on April 25, 2012, 03:42:37 PM
That's the point, Asmocale - the precise boundaries of an English churchyard are usually the oldest part of the whole thing, not having changed since the sub-Roman foundation of the original church and often longer than that.  In this case the wall is modern, but you can bet the line is ancient.

Of course I'm not claiming that you won't find a really ancient yew outside a churchyard, but it's relatively rare, whereas they're extremely common within one.  So it's unusual, though not unique.  If this one has been seeded from inside the enclosure, how old would that make its parent?
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Amicale on April 25, 2012, 03:56:58 PM
Quote from: OldGit on April 25, 2012, 03:42:37 PM
That's the point, Asmocale - the precise boundaries of an English churchyard are usually the oldest part of the whole thing, not having changed since the sub-Roman foundation of the original church and often longer than that.  In this case the wall is modern, but you can bet the line is ancient.

Of course I'm not claiming that you won't find a really ancient yew outside a churchyard, but it's relatively rare, whereas they're extremely common within one.  So it's unusual, though not unique.  If this one has been seeded from inside the enclosure, how old would that make its parent?

Good points. Not sure why it'd be outside the boundary, that's interesting.

All I know is, that's a beautiful photo, and a gorgeous tree. :)
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: OldGit on April 25, 2012, 03:58:53 PM
Thank you, O lady who is no longer Asmocale!
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Amicale on April 25, 2012, 04:07:26 PM
Quote from: OldGit on April 25, 2012, 03:58:53 PM
Thank you, O lady who is no longer Asmocale!

:D I do like that Asmocale nickname. I may appropriate it for further use... but as it so happened, I was confusing even myself.

Not that it takes much.  ;D
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Jimmy on April 27, 2012, 02:48:50 PM
Quote from: OldGit on April 25, 2012, 11:14:19 AM


A fine old yew tree at Pipe Aston, Herefordshire.  The church in the background is about 900 years old, and there will almost certainly have been an earlier one on the site.  The tree looks likely to be over 1,000.

Strange - the yew is outside the church enclosure, which is unusual.  The boundary itself is unlikely to have moved: they are generally very ancient indeed and often pre-christian.

That tree IS pretty cool.
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: harte.beest on May 13, 2012, 05:12:04 AM
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Sophia
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: OldGit on May 14, 2012, 10:50:59 AM
Here's another tree-rooty one.  This is an oak in a field at Olchon House Farm, Herefordshire.  It's about ½ mile our side of the Welsh border.

(https://www.happyatheistforum.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi647.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fuu198%2FRamblingSyd%2FOlchon_tree.jpg&hash=eef8348e2c478fd45372c4a76d30a00586edf8ac)
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: McQ on May 14, 2012, 12:49:31 PM
Quote from: OldGit on May 14, 2012, 10:50:59 AM
Here's another tree-rooty one.  This is an oak in a field at Olchon House Farm, Herefordshire.  It's about ½ mile our side of the Welsh border.

That's really cool.
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: MariaEvri on May 14, 2012, 07:42:06 PM
oaks are awesome
I saw an 800 year old oak and it was damn huge
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Sandra Craft on May 15, 2012, 04:02:06 AM
I'm not sure if I've posted this before, and I'm too lazy to look, but it's one of my favorite accidental captures:

(https://www.happyatheistforum.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Ffarm4.staticflickr.com%2F3643%2F3478570232_d531a258ec.jpg&hash=08838422550b2259fcefc5eded960e4bf6bafd91)

My favorite DeeDee pic, which seems appropriate to put with a bird, given her fondness for them:

(https://www.happyatheistforum.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Ffarm4.staticflickr.com%2F3661%2F3477833739_97932705a2.jpg&hash=23429f19f719b7a11620c419c9073f99fe590475)
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: McQ on May 15, 2012, 04:22:51 AM
Quote from: BooksCatsEtc on May 15, 2012, 04:02:06 AM
I'm not sure if I've posted this before, and I'm too lazy to look, but it's one of my favorite accidental captures:

My favorite DeeDee pic, which seems appropriate to put with a bird, given her fondness for them:

Nice shots. The accidental capture is cool. Those little dudes are so difficult to get, so anytime I get one I'm ecstatic. Even by accident!
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Sandra Craft on May 15, 2012, 04:38:13 AM
Quote from: McQ on May 15, 2012, 04:22:51 AM
Quote from: BooksCatsEtc on May 15, 2012, 04:02:06 AM
I'm not sure if I've posted this before, and I'm too lazy to look, but it's one of my favorite accidental captures:

My favorite DeeDee pic, which seems appropriate to put with a bird, given her fondness for them:

Nice shots. The accidental capture is cool. Those little dudes are so difficult to get, so anytime I get one I'm ecstatic. Even by accident!


By accident is the only way I've ever gotten a decent picture of a bird.  I was nearly ecstatic when I saw there was a hummingbird in a picture I'd taken of some flowers.
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: OldGit on May 15, 2012, 09:57:34 AM
Aaah! to pussy.  ;D

The hummingbird shot is lovely - I've never seen one live.
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Sandra Craft on May 16, 2012, 04:53:31 AM
Quote from: OldGit on May 15, 2012, 09:57:34 AM
The hummingbird shot is lovely - I've never seen one live.

That surprises me, there aren't many hummingbirds in England?
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: OldGit on May 16, 2012, 09:55:40 AM
Quote from: BooksCatsEtcThat surprises me, there aren't many hummingbirds in England?

AFAIK there are none at all.  (https://www.happyatheistforum.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi647.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fuu198%2FRamblingSyd%2Ffsm_cry.gif&hash=29c5ff7fb1770ae326ded144bfa876b5ffdba0f2)

Quote from:  RSPB websiteAre hummingbirds found in the UK?
Hummingbirds have never been found in the wild anywhere in Europe. If you think you have seen a hummingbird, it will almost certainly be a hummingbird hawkmoth. This moth is so similar to the tiny American bird that there are hundreds of cases of mistaken identity every year.
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Sandra Craft on May 16, 2012, 03:40:43 PM
Quote from: OldGit on May 16, 2012, 09:55:40 AM
Quote from: BooksCatsEtcThat surprises me, there aren't many hummingbirds in England?

AFAIK there are none at all.  (https://www.happyatheistforum.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi647.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fuu198%2FRamblingSyd%2Ffsm_cry.gif&hash=29c5ff7fb1770ae326ded144bfa876b5ffdba0f2)


Well, now I know what makes the FSM cry -- that is so freaking sad!  Around here how often you see them depends on where you live -- where I am in So Cal I can count on seeing at least 3 a summer, but where my stepmother lives in Central Cal you'll see at least 3 a day during summer.
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Amicale on May 16, 2012, 10:55:42 PM
Quote from: BooksCatsEtc on May 16, 2012, 03:40:43 PM
Quote from: OldGit on May 16, 2012, 09:55:40 AM
Quote from: BooksCatsEtcThat surprises me, there aren't many hummingbirds in England?

AFAIK there are none at all.  (https://www.happyatheistforum.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi647.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fuu198%2FRamblingSyd%2Ffsm_cry.gif&hash=29c5ff7fb1770ae326ded144bfa876b5ffdba0f2)


Well, now I know what makes the FSM cry -- that is so freaking sad!  Around here how often you see them depends on where you live -- where I am in So Cal I can count on seeing at least 3 a summer, but where my stepmother lives in Central Cal you'll see at least 3 a day during summer.

On the other hand, I understand England does have humming-bird hawk moths  :o : http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio4/worldonthemove/species/humming-bird-hawk-moth/
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Crow on May 16, 2012, 11:01:27 PM
Quote from: Amicale on May 16, 2012, 10:55:42 PM
On the other hand, I understand England does have humming-bird hawk moths  :o : http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio4/worldonthemove/species/humming-bird-hawk-moth/

What the fu...
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Sandra Craft on May 17, 2012, 04:36:52 AM
Quote from: Amicale on May 16, 2012, 10:55:42 PM
On the other hand, I understand England does have humming-bird hawk moths  :o : http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio4/worldonthemove/species/humming-bird-hawk-moth/

Now the only time I've seen that is in the movie Angels and Insects, where it freaked Patsy Kensit out by crawling up her bodice.  As much as I love insects, I can't say I blamed her -- that thing was unsettling!
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: McQ on May 17, 2012, 10:22:59 PM
Took this a couple of days ago with the iPhone and an app called ProHDR. Original photo is the color one, and the only other added effect was to slightly surface blur the photos in the background for effect.

Enjoy!

(https://www.happyatheistforum.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fmcq.smugmug.com%2Fphotos%2Fi-z8Vsv3C%2F0%2FXL%2Fi-z8Vsv3C-XL.jpg&hash=552649b42455b8f12c55e3bcf68cc8d115f38c0c)

(https://www.happyatheistforum.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fmcq.smugmug.com%2Fphotos%2Fi-Wr5SRJS%2F0%2FXL%2Fi-Wr5SRJS-XL.jpg&hash=749bac9cfbbab906470afd1e34348b979ebf7385)

Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Crow on May 17, 2012, 10:33:00 PM
Quote from: McQ on May 17, 2012, 10:22:59 PM
Took this a couple of days ago with the iPhone and an app called ProHDR. Original photo is the color one, and the only other added effect was to slightly surface blur the photos in the background for effect.

An iphone took those images! wow! Downloading that app now.
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Tank on May 17, 2012, 10:38:15 PM
Quote from: Crow on May 17, 2012, 10:33:00 PM
Quote from: McQ on May 17, 2012, 10:22:59 PM
Took this a couple of days ago with the iPhone and an app called ProHDR. Original photo is the color one, and the only other added effect was to slightly surface blur the photos in the background for effect.

An iphone took those images! wow! Downloading that app now.
But one can't download McQ's eye for a good picture  >:(
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Crow on May 18, 2012, 12:05:57 AM
Quote from: Tank on May 17, 2012, 10:38:15 PM
Quote from: Crow on May 17, 2012, 10:33:00 PM
Quote from: McQ on May 17, 2012, 10:22:59 PM
Took this a couple of days ago with the iPhone and an app called ProHDR. Original photo is the color one, and the only other added effect was to slightly surface blur the photos in the background for effect.

An iphone took those images! wow! Downloading that app now.
But one can't download McQ's eye for a good picture  >:(
That is very true, plus McQ may have taken thousands of pictures and achieved only one picture he was happy with.  ;)
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: McQ on May 18, 2012, 02:22:13 AM
Heh heh. Thanks.
:)
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Amicale on May 18, 2012, 03:07:45 AM
Quote from: McQ on May 18, 2012, 02:22:13 AM
Heh heh. Thanks.
:)

I love that shot. Very nice work. It makes you want to be in that room. :)
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: The Magic Pudding on May 18, 2012, 04:29:34 AM
Quote from: Tank on May 17, 2012, 10:38:15 PM
But one can't download McQ's eye for a good picture  >:(

Sure you can, just do a google search for "hal eye," there's about 6,250,000 results.

All right all right, stop looking at me like that, I'm going away now.
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Sandra Craft on May 18, 2012, 05:46:55 AM
Quote from: McQ on May 17, 2012, 10:22:59 PM
Took this a couple of days ago with the iPhone and an app called ProHDR. Original photo is the color one, and the only other added effect was to slightly surface blur the photos in the background for effect.

Enjoy!

I like the color one better, oddly enough it seems moodier.
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: McQ on May 18, 2012, 03:29:01 PM
Quote from: The Magic Pudding on May 18, 2012, 04:29:34 AM
Quote from: Tank on May 17, 2012, 10:38:15 PM
But one can't download McQ's eye for a good picture  >:(

Sure you can, just do a google search for "hal eye," there's about 6,250,000 results.

All right all right, stop looking at me like that, I'm going away now.

;D

Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: McQ on May 18, 2012, 03:31:53 PM
Quote from: BooksCatsEtc on May 18, 2012, 05:46:55 AM
Quote from: McQ on May 17, 2012, 10:22:59 PM
Took this a couple of days ago with the iPhone and an app called ProHDR. Original photo is the color one, and the only other added effect was to slightly surface blur the photos in the background for effect.

Enjoy!

I like the color one better, oddly enough it seems moodier.


Thanks. I also prefer the color. I tried about four different B & W filters, and still none of them, to my eye, gave as much feel to the photo as the HDR color did. And really, I did almost nothing to it to create the HDR (High Dynamic Range). Essentially a good deal of contrast and vibrancy added, without blowing out the highlights too much.
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: DeterminedJuliet on May 18, 2012, 06:40:21 PM
Quote from: BooksCatsEtc on May 18, 2012, 05:46:55 AM
Quote from: McQ on May 17, 2012, 10:22:59 PM
Took this a couple of days ago with the iPhone and an app called ProHDR. Original photo is the color one, and the only other added effect was to slightly surface blur the photos in the background for effect.

Enjoy!

I like the color one better, oddly enough it seems moodier.


I agree. It gives it a "richer" feeling, if that makes sense. I really like it.
Edit: I think the black and white washes out the wood tones a little bit. And the wood looks pretty :)
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: OldGit on May 19, 2012, 09:30:21 AM
Lovely photo.  I also prefer the original, but there are points in favour of both.
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: The Magic Pudding on May 19, 2012, 09:43:14 AM
Quote from: OldGit on May 19, 2012, 09:30:21 AM
Lovely photo.  I also prefer the original, but there are points in favour of both.

Ye though my taste often lacks the refinement to appreciate b&w pics.
I think it's the pictures on the wall, b&w gives the scene a retro feel but it's not working as well on the pic's on the wall.
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Amicale on May 19, 2012, 12:52:45 PM
(https://www.happyatheistforum.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi47.tinypic.com%2F35n7lsi.jpg&hash=89d5f4594ec62d7101c103b7351e16b50848b8b7)

(https://www.happyatheistforum.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi49.tinypic.com%2Fs4qfix.jpg&hash=c17d379d480b4761aab1d481a414a1827fc4db05)
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: OldGit on May 19, 2012, 01:22:51 PM
Lovely, especially #2.  To my taste, that's filled with contrasting elements which make it really interesting.
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: McQ on May 19, 2012, 02:37:22 PM
Ditto with #2. And as the comment was made earlier on a different photo, it makes me want to be there. I'd like to see that scene live.
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: The Magic Pudding on May 19, 2012, 02:57:46 PM
I like number two, not sure I'd want to be there for long though, looks kinda bleak.
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Amicale on May 19, 2012, 04:53:35 PM
Thanks for the feedback. :) I remember that day well. It was a few degrees above freezing, the snow had melted just a bit (hence the wet roads) and I was walking past the army barracks (the building on the left). It had been overcast and dull most of the day, and all of a sudden, the sun broke out of nowhere and even the puddles were too blinding to look into. I love days like that in the winter.  ;D
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Sandra Craft on May 19, 2012, 05:30:37 PM
Quote from: Amicale on May 19, 2012, 04:53:35 PM
It had been overcast and dull most of the day, and all of a sudden, the sun broke out of nowhere and even the puddles were too blinding to look into. I love days like that in the winter.  ;D

It looks like the sun is spilling down into the street, I love that.
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: McQ on May 21, 2012, 09:40:58 PM
Got my first hummingbird of the year, right on my backyard deck. No matter how many times I see them, they always amaze me.

With the D3s and 70-200mm f/2.8 lens:
(https://www.happyatheistforum.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fmcq.smugmug.com%2Fphotos%2Fi-pCkdzFz%2F0%2FL%2Fi-pCkdzFz-L.jpg&hash=c708f1da02d2be7b27b9fd4da08f7116771ef34a)

With the 300mm f/2.8 prime:
1.
(https://www.happyatheistforum.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fmcq.smugmug.com%2Fphotos%2Fi-VCXnjMw%2F0%2FL%2Fi-VCXnjMw-L.jpg&hash=3c13d908147a55a2ad980aa782139127f496e739)

2.
(https://www.happyatheistforum.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fmcq.smugmug.com%2Fphotos%2Fi-Q54XJJd%2F0%2FL%2Fi-Q54XJJd-L.jpg&hash=1943692d576a9887c59c3c7cb8213fbe9ae6d662)

3.
(https://www.happyatheistforum.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fmcq.smugmug.com%2Fphotos%2Fi-kwLK2Tg%2F0%2FL%2Fi-kwLK2Tg-L.jpg&hash=9cf7e53b3bf8002dfb334a84ba3c8b040511ea9e)
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Amicale on May 21, 2012, 09:54:27 PM
McQ! Wow! Those are absolutely gorgeous shots!  ;D
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Tank on May 21, 2012, 10:07:24 PM
Lovely, lovely, lovely!!!
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Sandra Craft on May 21, 2012, 11:10:38 PM
Beautiful shots!  I esp. love the first one but the second makes me laugh -- the bird looks like it's giving semaphor signals.
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: OldGit on May 22, 2012, 09:25:30 AM
(https://www.happyatheistforum.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi647.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fuu198%2FRamblingSyd%2Fworship.gif&hash=676ce9f0e255ab4c506606b96c9777a3cb89990f) (https://www.happyatheistforum.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi647.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fuu198%2FRamblingSyd%2Fworship.gif&hash=676ce9f0e255ab4c506606b96c9777a3cb89990f) (https://www.happyatheistforum.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi647.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fuu198%2FRamblingSyd%2Fworship.gif&hash=676ce9f0e255ab4c506606b96c9777a3cb89990f)
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Harmonie on May 24, 2012, 05:52:16 AM
(https://www.happyatheistforum.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi26.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fc104%2FBassoonForLife%2Fwoodwindsw2.jpg&hash=f5965d6fe8d0f35db832b9899246f6823f969842)

(https://www.happyatheistforum.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi26.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fc104%2FBassoonForLife%2F058desktop.jpg&hash=2df5dbe7380b134577a7d52726d8dc64f781e652)

I like taking pictures of my instruments, because to be honest there just isn't enough woodwind photography out there. At least not IMO. (there can never be enough  ;)) Pictures of them together are incredibly hard to find, so I decided to take a couple myself.
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Tank on May 24, 2012, 06:59:13 AM
The amount of craftsmanship in those always amazes me.
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Stevil on May 24, 2012, 08:13:51 AM
Quote from: McQ on May 17, 2012, 10:22:59 PM
Took this a couple of days ago with the iPhone

(https://www.happyatheistforum.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fmcq.smugmug.com%2Fphotos%2Fi-z8Vsv3C%2F0%2FXL%2Fi-z8Vsv3C-XL.jpg&hash=552649b42455b8f12c55e3bcf68cc8d115f38c0c)

Holy crap.

...and here was me thinking McQ's so fantastic because he has the best camera money can buy.

What's my excuse going to be now  :-\
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: McQ on May 24, 2012, 07:53:27 PM
Quote from: Stevil on May 24, 2012, 08:13:51 AM
Quote from: McQ on May 17, 2012, 10:22:59 PM
Took this a couple of days ago with the iPhone

Holy crap.

...and here was me thinking McQ's so fantastic because he has the best camera money can buy.

What's my excuse going to be now  :-\

;D ;D

Thanks, Stevil. The flip side is that I'm capable of taking really horrendous shots with the D3s as well!
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: McQ on May 24, 2012, 07:56:27 PM
Quote from: Radiant on May 24, 2012, 05:52:16 AM

I like taking pictures of my instruments, because to be honest there just isn't enough woodwind photography out there. At least not IMO. (there can never be enough  ;)) Pictures of them together are incredibly hard to find, so I decided to take a couple myself.

One can never have too much woodwind photography. Nicely done.
I enjoy photos of things like this - musical instruments, small, clocks, watches, other small complex times. We don't take the time to look at these things very much, and photos of them can be really striking.
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: DeterminedJuliet on May 25, 2012, 12:33:48 AM
Those hummingbird photos are divine.
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Recusant on May 25, 2012, 06:08:26 AM
Ahh, some beautiful stuff here, as usual. Thank you all for sharing your images!

(https://www.happyatheistforum.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fimg18.imageshack.us%2Fimg18%2F4586%2Fstorrofskye.jpg&hash=16e8c570f938d60cb8272e4992d1a3790e9fc97d)


The Storr of Skye (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Storr), with the Old Man (in Gaelic, it has a ruder name  ;)), from a trip there earlier this year.  I remember my first glimpse of this formation a few years ago, from miles away. It was magical.
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Stevil on May 25, 2012, 06:24:29 AM
The clouds also make that pic awesome Recusant.
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Recusant on May 25, 2012, 06:32:52 AM
Thank you, Stevil; we got lucky with the weather on that trip. Usually at that time of year (early March) you can't even see the Storr from the spot where I took that shot.
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: OldGit on May 25, 2012, 10:02:38 AM
Nice. Sort of stark and a bit creepy, which for me is characteristic of the Highlands.
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Post by: Tank on May 25, 2012, 10:49:08 AM
Literally and figuratively atmospheric. Good shot Recusant.
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: McQ on May 25, 2012, 01:52:16 PM
That is an awesome scene, Recusant. Man, I could spend a whole lot of time shooting that from dozens of angles and at various times of day. You nailed a very strong atmosphere with it.
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: DeterminedJuliet on May 26, 2012, 12:12:32 AM
(https://fbcdn-sphotos-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-ash3/552796_10150824896023091_510223090_9634583_723902412_n.jpg)

A pretty apple tree that was in full bloom while I was in Nova Scotia last week. :)
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Sandra Craft on May 26, 2012, 04:22:45 AM
Let me just be clear up front -- I DID NOT take this picture.  I only wish.  It's a picture of one of the Kestrel falcons that lives on the base were I work, and it was attached to one of the base's online enviro training segments and I shamelessly lifted it.  It's now the screensaver on my work computer. 

(https://www.happyatheistforum.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Ffarm8.staticflickr.com%2F7245%2F7271205790_fd65041772.jpg&hash=c0f0759cdaf3b8812b1f7cd521722692bb4b5331)
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: OldGit on May 26, 2012, 09:35:39 AM
That's very pretty, DJ.
And that's a mean-looking kestrel, too.  Glad you posted that, whoever took it.
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: MariaEvri on May 26, 2012, 12:55:59 PM
love the kestrel. We have a pair nesting here in the appartment next to mine. I finally amaged and put a camera there and watching the results now :)
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: McQ on May 26, 2012, 01:50:06 PM
DJ, really pretty tree. Looking around the photo, I see some really cool shadows those apple trees have created. It would be awesome (and extremely difficult) to photograph the line of trees from overhead.
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Tank on May 27, 2012, 11:18:11 AM
This lovely little fella kept still just long enough!

(https://www.happyatheistforum.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fimg39.imageshack.us%2Fimg39%2F7044%2Fdsc1779z.jpg&hash=ef0571ac7b8ee8ce28e85066edce5b4a4f07ed99)
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Asmodean on May 27, 2012, 01:26:48 PM
Look at its facial expression!  :D Looks grumpy. Asmo approves.  :D
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Tank on May 27, 2012, 01:58:36 PM
The sun brought the Ladybirds out.

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Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Tank on May 27, 2012, 01:59:24 PM
Rhododendrons

(https://www.happyatheistforum.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fimg28.imageshack.us%2Fimg28%2F1613%2Fdsc1754f.jpg&hash=69bd915782a82b6c052aba2c006697c3e5a4a44e)

(https://www.happyatheistforum.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fimg853.imageshack.us%2Fimg853%2F8564%2Fdsc1737y.jpg&hash=118658686f43331997cd107b226a8b343bc31e53)
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: DeterminedJuliet on May 27, 2012, 02:13:08 PM
Squeee! Ladybug!!
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Sandra Craft on May 27, 2012, 05:18:48 PM
Quote from: DeterminedJuliet on May 27, 2012, 02:13:08 PM
Squeee! Ladybug!!

I will ditto that, as well as the dragonfly.  I love bugs.
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Amicale on May 27, 2012, 06:54:47 PM
I LOVE the apple tree, so pretty! And the ladybug, ladybugs are awesome! The dragonfly looks VERY cool, too!  ;D
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Asmodean on May 27, 2012, 07:56:23 PM
Quote from: Amicale on May 27, 2012, 06:54:47 PM
And the ladybug, ladybugs are awesome!
They BITE.  >:(
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Tank on May 27, 2012, 08:04:50 PM
Quote from: Asmodean on May 27, 2012, 07:56:23 PM
Quote from: Amicale on May 27, 2012, 06:54:47 PM
And the ladybug, ladybugs are awesome!
They BITE.  >:(
No they don't, they're harmless. But their knees leek when annoyed.
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Asmodean on May 27, 2012, 09:25:18 PM
Quote from: Tank on May 27, 2012, 08:04:50 PM
Quote from: Asmodean on May 27, 2012, 07:56:23 PM
Quote from: Amicale on May 27, 2012, 06:54:47 PM
And the ladybug, ladybugs are awesome!
They BITE.  >:(
No they don't, they're harmless. But their knees leek when annoyed.
They insects and insects BITE. The Asmo proclaims it so, and that makes it well and truly proclaimed.  >:(
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Stevil on May 27, 2012, 10:28:33 PM
Quote from: Asmodean on May 27, 2012, 09:25:18 PM
They insects and insects BITE. The Asmo proclaims it so, and that makes it well and truly proclaimed.  >:(
What about flies? Have you been bitten by a fly?
Flies suck!
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Asmodean on May 27, 2012, 10:33:14 PM
Quote from: Stevil on May 27, 2012, 10:28:33 PM
What about flies? Have you been bitten by a fly?
Ohh! Fuck, yeah! Those assholes don't just drink blood, they grab a slab of meat too.  >:( AND they eat mosquito spray for breakfast.
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: DeterminedJuliet on May 27, 2012, 11:14:22 PM
Quote from: Asmodean on May 27, 2012, 10:33:14 PM
Quote from: Stevil on May 27, 2012, 10:28:33 PM
What about flies? Have you been bitten by a fly?
Ohh! Fuck, yeah! Those assholes don't just drink blood, they grab a slab of meat too.  >:( AND they eat mosquito spray for breakfast.

Horse flies are the worst.  >:(
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: McQ on May 28, 2012, 01:56:47 AM
I've been waiting for some new Tank Macros! Nice shots!
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Sandra Craft on May 31, 2012, 03:19:00 AM
(https://www.happyatheistforum.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Ffarm9.staticflickr.com%2F8009%2F7305578152_b15a652ca8_z.jpg&hash=712f19c1d7f5e165d6342f1a2b94fbc34407b1ab)

I caught this family on a stroll as I was leaving work and this was as close as I could get without scaring them (I hope).  They're in the parking lot of the Officer's Club, which has been closed for over a year so there's very little traffic near it.

I also saw a baby bunny in the same area on my way out, but he did hop away before I could get a shot.
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Amicale on May 31, 2012, 04:25:31 AM
Awww, BCE, that's cute!! (I'm sure Ali will disagree  :D )

I love the little ones. That's my favourite thing about spring, I think. All the baby animals everywhere.
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Tank on May 31, 2012, 03:07:29 PM
I think Ali will not appreciate Geese
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: McQ on May 31, 2012, 06:13:46 PM
Quote from: BooksCatsEtc on May 31, 2012, 03:19:00 AM

I caught this family on a stroll as I was leaving work and this was as close as I could get without scaring them (I hope).  They're in the parking lot of the Officer's Club, which has been closed for over a year so there's very little traffic near it.

I also saw a baby bunny in the same area on my way out, but he did hop away before I could get a shot.


Awesome capture! I love it. And yeah, baby animals are aplenty this time of year, and they make for terrific photos.
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Amicale on June 07, 2012, 08:59:41 PM
To understand why this is funny, you need to know that I'm not a metalhead. I like some softer/power metal, but not generally the very hard stuff. I'd never been to a metal show before. I generally wear very little makeup. I rarely wear nailpolish. You'll see me in tie-dye or floral prints more often than in this stuff. That being said, I got all decked out/make-up'ed out for the metal show I went to last night (Marduk):

(https://fbcdn_sphotos_f-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-snc6/198386_184608268335241_267331674_n.jpg)

:D Thought it was amusing, so I wanted to share.
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Asmodean on June 07, 2012, 09:08:06 PM
Nice! I approve of black fingernails, leather and preferably some eyeliner.  :D
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Amicale on June 07, 2012, 09:24:14 PM
Quote from: Asmodean on June 07, 2012, 09:08:06 PM
Nice! I approve of black fingernails, leather and preferably some eyeliner.  :D

Thanks!  ;D Yup, hard to see but I have eyeliner, eyeshadow and mascara on. I covered all my bases!
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Siz on June 07, 2012, 09:33:16 PM
Quote from: Asmodean on June 07, 2012, 09:08:06 PM
Nice! I approve of black fingernails, leather and preferably some eyeliner.  :D

Yay, go Rock-Chick!
(https://www.happyatheistforum.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.graphicsgrotto.com%2Fanimatedgifs%2Fcomments%2Fyourock%2Fimages%2Fagcyourock1.gif&hash=ced7fb0a058e78303727136b43c39d70c2a0ea1f)
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: DeterminedJuliet on June 08, 2012, 12:24:21 AM
Quote from: Amicale on June 07, 2012, 09:24:14 PM
Quote from: Asmodean on June 07, 2012, 09:08:06 PM
Nice! I approve of black fingernails, leather and preferably some eyeliner.  :D

Thanks!  ;D Yup, hard to see but I have eyeliner, eyeshadow and mascara on. I covered all my bases!

You survived! You survived! Was it fun?
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Amicale on June 08, 2012, 02:25:48 AM
Quote from: DeterminedJuliet on June 08, 2012, 12:24:21 AM
Quote from: Amicale on June 07, 2012, 09:24:14 PM
Quote from: Asmodean on June 07, 2012, 09:08:06 PM
Nice! I approve of black fingernails, leather and preferably some eyeliner.  :D

Thanks!  ;D Yup, hard to see but I have eyeliner, eyeshadow and mascara on. I covered all my bases!

You survived! You survived! Was it fun?

ROFL Sciz, I love the rock kitty!

Yup DJ, I survived! It was kinda fun.  :D I'm not a fan of the music itself really, although the first couple bands were OK. I did enjoy the individual instruments, the electric guitar and especially the drummers were awesome. We met some fun people in the crowd, too. :) Prettymuch a good time! Got a little banged up, but oh well, haha.
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Ali on June 08, 2012, 11:09:09 PM
Woohoo Amicale, you look awesome!  Love the leather cuffs.

BCE - I forgive you for posting pictures of the devil(s).
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Sandra Craft on June 09, 2012, 03:52:52 AM
Quote from: Ali on June 08, 2012, 11:09:09 PM
BCE - I forgive you for posting pictures of the devil(s).

I am deeply grateful.
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Sandra Craft on June 12, 2012, 02:01:35 AM
This blue bench outside of Johnny Reb's caught my eye the other day, and I rather like the way the picture turned out.

(https://www.happyatheistforum.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Ffarm8.staticflickr.com%2F7089%2F7363692494_4f670b9677.jpg&hash=4eca430b1e5671f97fa9b8de143269087949110a)
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: McQ on June 12, 2012, 03:22:02 AM
Quote from: BooksCatsEtc on June 12, 2012, 02:01:35 AM
This blue bench outside of Johnny Reb's caught my eye the other day, and I rather like the way the picture turned out.


Very nice. It's the little things that we often overlook that can end up being the most interesting shots.
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: McQ on June 12, 2012, 03:24:36 AM
And I'll try to promise that this is it for Hummingbird shots! I just had to add a few more from yesterday. Then no more...I sort of swear!

1.
(https://www.happyatheistforum.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fmcq.smugmug.com%2Fphotos%2Fi-Q72ZFZm%2F0%2FXL%2Fi-Q72ZFZm-XL.jpg&hash=d5aeece3f83203dda59a0d107e4ef62b55ba12a1)

2.
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3.
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Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Sandra Craft on June 12, 2012, 03:43:19 AM
Only if you merely sort of swear.  I love the middle shot best -- it's something about the curve of the bird's body, so graceful.
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Tank on June 13, 2012, 07:45:13 PM
Hats off to McQ! Again!!!
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: OldGit on June 13, 2012, 07:47:37 PM
Indeed, lovely shots. I like BCE's bench, too.
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Sandra Craft on June 13, 2012, 08:37:08 PM
Quote from: OldGit on June 13, 2012, 07:47:37 PM
Indeed, lovely shots. I like BCE's bench, too.

Thank you.  As much as I like other peoples nature shots (and am particularly envious of McQ's hummingbird close-ups) I seem drawn to geometic things myself, like this:

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Altho I seem to be drawn to doors a lot too.  I wonder it it's meaningful in any way?

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Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Tank on June 13, 2012, 09:18:27 PM
I really like the colour and composition on the door scene.
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: DeterminedJuliet on June 13, 2012, 10:50:33 PM
Quote from: Tank on June 13, 2012, 09:18:27 PM
I really like the colour and composition on the door scene.

Ditto!
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: En_Route on June 13, 2012, 11:08:58 PM
The tree looks as if it's bursting through its urban- brutish curtilage. It has a definite emblematic quality.
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Sandra Craft on June 13, 2012, 11:43:18 PM
Quote from: DeterminedJuliet on June 13, 2012, 10:50:33 PM
Quote from: Tank on June 13, 2012, 09:18:27 PM
I really like the colour and composition on the door scene.

Ditto!

Thanks!  Both pictures were taken just outside Johnny Reb's, a place that features Southern cooking and has Brunswick stew and hush puppies nearly as good as my Dad used to make.

Quote from: En_Route on June 13, 2012, 11:08:58 PM
The tree looks as if it's bursting through its urban- brutish curtilage. It has a definite emblematic quality.

You want urban brutishness, you should see tree roots coming out of cracks in the sidewalk created by earthquakes.  I never seem to have a camera with me when I see one of those tho.
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: McQ on June 14, 2012, 01:43:12 AM
Quote from: BooksCatsEtc on June 13, 2012, 11:43:18 PM
Quote from: DeterminedJuliet on June 13, 2012, 10:50:33 PM
Quote from: Tank on June 13, 2012, 09:18:27 PM
I really like the colour and composition on the door scene.

Ditto!

Thanks!  Both pictures were taken just outside Johnny Reb's, a place that features Southern cooking and has Brunswick stew and hush puppies nearly as good as my Dad used to make.

Quote from: En_Route on June 13, 2012, 11:08:58 PM
The tree looks as if it's bursting through its urban- brutish curtilage. It has a definite emblematic quality.

You want urban brutishness, you should see tree roots coming out of cracks in the sidewalk created by earthquakes.  I never seem to have a camera with me when I see one of those tho.

Like the composition in the second one as well. Also, trees, roots, and the like coming up through sidewalks are almost always great subjects to shoot, like this. They're nice opposing subjects and create interest right away.

Brunswick Stew.....mmmmmmmmm....haven't had a good Brunswick Stew in many years. Had some of the best ever while living in Savannah, GA.
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Sandra Craft on June 14, 2012, 05:07:35 AM
Quote from: McQ on June 14, 2012, 01:43:12 AM
Brunswick Stew.....mmmmmmmmm....haven't had a good Brunswick Stew in many years. Had some of the best ever while living in Savannah, GA.

My Dad used to make it every year on July 4, and believe me I looked forward to it all year long.  I've tried making it myself, but it just doesn't come out the same -- for one thing I don't have the cast iron cauldron my Dad used, but even if I did have that pot I still don't have his skill at cooking.
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Tank on June 14, 2012, 07:25:42 AM
Brunswik Stew (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brunswick_stew) Nom nom nom  ;D
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Sandra Craft on June 14, 2012, 03:53:16 PM
Quote from: Tank on June 14, 2012, 07:25:42 AM
Brunswik Stew (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brunswick_stew) Nom nom nom  ;D

Saved that to my recipe folder.  I lost Dad's recipe (more like general guidelines) years ago, but I may take another crack at it this 4th.
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Siz on June 14, 2012, 05:22:48 PM
Quote from: Tank on June 14, 2012, 07:25:42 AM
Brunswik Stew (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brunswick_stew) Nom nom nom  ;D

My Great Grandfather was from Brunswick County NC and my Dad used to eat it as a kid - he says he can't remember what it tasted like. A memorable dish then?!

Sounds nice though. I've got my brother and his wife coming over from the US at the beginning of July so we'll be getting the Family Siz Yank-Massive together. You've got my juices flowing with talk of this dish so maybe we'll stew up a rabbit or two...

Right, where's that crockpot...?
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Ihateyoumike on June 16, 2012, 08:10:18 PM
(https://www.happyatheistforum.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fimg337.imageshack.us%2Fimg337%2F6156%2Fimg0273bv.jpg&hash=916b78bb94772ba470fa2b2dfd99d8bfd7dfc195)

Here's a picture the bro (hismikeness) took of me while camping at Steelhead Falls this last weekend. Was a little nervous sitting there, but I think it is a hell of a shot. That was awful high up and it was pretty windy up there.
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Tank on June 16, 2012, 08:16:48 PM
So that would be an example of 'Extreme sitting!' then?
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Ihateyoumike on June 16, 2012, 08:22:42 PM
Quote from: Tank on June 16, 2012, 08:16:48 PM
So that would be an example of 'Extreme sitting!' then?

Dammit! Maybe I should've planked it! lol
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Tank on June 16, 2012, 09:13:06 PM
Quote from: Ihateyoumike on June 16, 2012, 08:22:42 PM
Quote from: Tank on June 16, 2012, 08:16:48 PM
So that would be an example of 'Extreme sitting!' then?

Dammit! Maybe I should've planked it! lol
That's exactly what I thought when I saw the picture  :D
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Stevil on June 16, 2012, 09:41:16 PM
Love that door shot,

Doors could mean "Opportunity", maybe you are an optimist, maybe you have a curiosity of what goes on in the other side.
Door are often a bridge between different worlds, different lifes, (Society vs family vs corporate world vs nature)
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Sandra Craft on June 16, 2012, 10:42:02 PM
Quote from: Stevil on June 16, 2012, 09:41:16 PM
Love that door shot,

Doors could mean "Opportunity", maybe you are an optimist, maybe you have a curiosity of what goes on in the other side.
Door are often a bridge between different worlds, different lifes, (Society vs family vs corporate world vs nature)

I'll take those explanations.
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: DeterminedJuliet on June 26, 2012, 01:59:32 AM
(https://fbcdn-sphotos-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-ash3/553238_10150895593738091_1925278246_n.jpg)

Double rainbow!
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Sandra Craft on June 26, 2012, 05:07:17 AM
Gorgeous!  I love the effect of the sun on the buildings as well.
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: OldGit on June 26, 2012, 09:46:35 AM
I like that one.  The small trees and the big stark buildings make an interesting blend.  Also the light effect was worth catching.
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: McQ on June 26, 2012, 09:47:49 PM
Double Rainbow! What does it mean?  ;D

Very nice, especially with that Sun glint.
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: DeterminedJuliet on July 06, 2012, 03:16:55 AM
Puddin'! I found some more pictures of your wee hippo.

(https://www.happyatheistforum.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fmedia-cache-ec4.pinterest.com%2Fupload%2F177962622744828837_bZVl93pl_f.jpg&hash=ec6b2313e3fb97252ef5b38b33172837ad3cf221)
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: The Magic Pudding on July 06, 2012, 06:49:11 AM
Quote from: DeterminedJuliet on July 06, 2012, 03:16:55 AM
Puddin'! I found some more pictures of your wee hippo.

Oooooh, if I had another baby hippo I could get a chariot.
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Ali on July 06, 2012, 06:33:05 PM
Quote from: DeterminedJuliet on July 06, 2012, 03:16:55 AM
Puddin'! I found some more pictures of your wee hippo.

(https://www.happyatheistforum.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fmedia-cache-ec4.pinterest.com%2Fupload%2F177962622744828837_bZVl93pl_f.jpg&hash=ec6b2313e3fb97252ef5b38b33172837ad3cf221)

It doesn't even look real.  D'awwwwwwwwww.
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Asmodean on July 06, 2012, 07:22:55 PM
Nasty, dangerous, probably foul-smelling animals with teeth the size of a person's leg, those. The Asmo disapproves.  >:(
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Ali on July 06, 2012, 08:10:53 PM
Quote from: Asmodean on July 06, 2012, 07:22:55 PM
Nasty, dangerous, probably foul-smelling animals with teeth the size of a person's leg, those. The Asmo disapproves.  >:(

I would have thought hippos would be the Asmo's chosen animal, seeing as how they are grey, lumpy, and notoriously grumpy. 
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Asmodean on July 06, 2012, 08:34:24 PM
No, The Asmo is more pleased with elephants.
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Ali on July 06, 2012, 08:38:17 PM
Ooooh, me too!  Elephants are my very favorite animal!  Agree that they are superior to the hippo in every way (sorry Pudding)
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Ihateyoumike on July 06, 2012, 08:55:12 PM
(https://www.happyatheistforum.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fimg12.imageshack.us%2Fimg12%2F8012%2Fimg0266aj.jpg&hash=d5a3560917c5692f54cf659c7d6f641629af0447)

I love the area I live in. Even someone with no picture taking skills can take great pictures.
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Stevil on July 06, 2012, 09:15:13 PM
Quote from: Ali on July 06, 2012, 08:38:17 PM
Agree that they are superior to the hippo in every way (sorry Pudding)
I'd be willing to bet that a hippo can hold its breath longer than an elephant. (I am just sticking up for the little guy, poor hippo, no-one loves the hippo, I'm feeling so sad)
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Asmodean on July 06, 2012, 09:33:10 PM
Quote from: Stevil on July 06, 2012, 09:15:13 PM
I'd be willing to bet that a hippo can hold its breath longer than an elephant. (I am just sticking up for the little guy, poor hippo, no-one loves the hippo, I'm feeling so sad)
Elephants come with a pre-installed snorkel. Take that, you hippo-lovers!  >:(
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Steve Reason on July 07, 2012, 10:34:54 AM
(https://www.happyatheistforum.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi1078.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fw498%2Fmusicbreath%2FmineDaisies.jpg&hash=bd88ecda31cfbc2eccfa2ff80ccdb54839b0d3b3)

Eh, nothing special, but I like it -- especially after a little editing.
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Amicale on July 07, 2012, 05:48:49 PM
Very pretty, Steve. I like it too. :)
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: OldGit on July 07, 2012, 06:56:10 PM
Mmm, it is pretty.  It makes you wonder what might be lurking in the background.  ;)
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: McQ on July 08, 2012, 12:38:48 AM
Quote from: Steve Reason on July 07, 2012, 10:34:54 AM
(https://www.happyatheistforum.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi1078.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fw498%2Fmusicbreath%2FmineDaisies.jpg&hash=bd88ecda31cfbc2eccfa2ff80ccdb54839b0d3b3)

Eh, nothing special, but I like it -- especially after a little editing.

I really like it. What's the scoop on the photo and the camera? Not that it's vitally important, but besides your nice composition and subject, I'm interested in the tools that helped you take this fine photo. Settings, etc., location.

Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Steve Reason on July 09, 2012, 11:35:42 AM
Thanks all for the positive replies! :)

This was taken a couple of years ago while on a bike ride on the local bike trail during my period of unemployment. It was right next to the trail, and I took it around 4 pm or so with my cheap Panasonic digital. It's not as wild as it might look, there's a water park and such 100 yards behind it. I darkened it a bit with my editing software, which I think was Photoshop Elements 2.0. The original was much too bright, and I like getting the deep blacks when I can. I don't have a good camera or anything like that, so everything I take must be edited to make it look like i have a good camera. I think I have a decent eye for subject and composition, but no real talent, or the money to pursue that even if I did. It's just a part-time hobby. I might post a couple of others that I kinda like. Thanks again!  ;)
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: McQ on August 04, 2012, 07:54:24 PM
Another Moon Photo just because.
Went out a few nights ago and snapped a couple of shots because the Moon always looks nicer in photos when it's not full. You get the effect of shadows from the lunar terminator. One of these days I'll re-collimate my C-8 telescope and shoot through it again. For now, it's the 300mm f/2.8.

(https://www.happyatheistforum.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fmcq.smugmug.com%2Fphotos%2Fi-9NGVnGR%2F0%2FXL%2Fi-9NGVnGR-XL.jpg&hash=60186b5407e725daf3a9ec37180ce7dac8c923a9)
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Tank on August 04, 2012, 07:57:15 PM
Aperture, ISO and shutter speed  :)
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: DeterminedJuliet on August 04, 2012, 08:23:44 PM
 :o
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: The Magic Pudding on August 04, 2012, 08:31:49 PM
Quote from: DeterminedJuliet on August 04, 2012, 08:23:44 PM
:o

Ye that but I still want to punch you in the stomach for being such a clever bastard.
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: OldGit on August 04, 2012, 09:22:39 PM
Makes you sick, doesn't it.  :'(
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: TheWalkingContradiction on August 04, 2012, 09:27:29 PM
I swear to Asmo...  I went through the whole thread from page one and love the baby hippo, the Legoland city of St. John's, the Czech dog, the orangutans, the dog confrontations, Tank's son contemplating the sea, Cyprus, and everything else.

I am not a professional or near professional like you folks, but I do like to take pictures.  Here are a couple of my favorites.

Mysterious mood...  My favorite picture of my best friend.  A graduate student at the time, he is reading under a giant willow near the Boston Museum of Fine Arts in 2001.  There is just something so beautiful about a man, a book, and a tree...    

(https://www.happyatheistforum.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi1155.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fp544%2Fmaj280%2FTPDbytheBostonFineArtsMuseum-2October122001.jpg&hash=66d5b0b254f5ef44c19b2c270c3a160ccd1cc185)

This is New York University's Bobst Library, where I do my research.  Did I mention that the person who designed the library's interior is best known for the maximun security jails he has designed...?   I'm not kidding.  :D

(https://www.happyatheistforum.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi1155.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fp544%2Fmaj280%2FBobstLibraryInterior-102-14-08.jpg&hash=be781342bd0265572689788bb6ab9759b85462f8)

Here is a truly bizarre (unnamed!) statue I photographed outside Paris' main science museum in 2004.  I can think of atheist, religious, and homoerotic interpretations...  

(https://www.happyatheistforum.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi1155.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fp544%2Fmaj280%2FP1011881-1.jpg&hash=f824c041ed34d9fbc434f5839bad92b59ce4ae3b)

Philosophy scrawled on a wall in my Brooklyn neighborhood last year--about two blocks from my apartment.

(https://www.happyatheistforum.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi1155.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fp544%2Fmaj280%2FFreewillisanopticalillusion.jpg&hash=50506e625e8c1219cce089f2e3adcf7b7cfcb209)
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Tank on August 04, 2012, 09:44:19 PM
TWC, you have a wicked eye for an image!
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: McQ on August 05, 2012, 04:33:47 AM
Quote from: Tank on August 04, 2012, 07:57:15 PM
Aperture, ISO and shutter speed  :)

Oops! Forgot to include the juicy details!  :)

I had the 1.4X teleconverter on the 300mm lens, giving it a 420mm equivalence.

EXIF Summary:   Shutter 1/250s; Aperture f/4.5;  ISO 200;  420mm (35mm eq:420mm)
Center weighted average metering, no exposure compensation.

Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Tank on August 05, 2012, 08:44:01 AM
Quote from: McQ on August 05, 2012, 04:33:47 AM
Quote from: Tank on August 04, 2012, 07:57:15 PM
Aperture, ISO and shutter speed  :)

Oops! Forgot to include the juicy details!  :)

I had the 1.4X teleconverter on the 300mm lens, giving it a 420mm equivalence.

EXIF Summary:   Shutter 1/250s; Aperture f/4.5;  ISO 200;  420mm (35mm eq:420mm)
Center weighted average metering, no exposure compensation.
So you have a full frame sensor in the body? Which body?
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: OldGit on August 05, 2012, 11:41:45 AM
Quote from: McQCenter weighted average metering, no exposure compensation.
Is that why we see no stars?  IMO stars would spoil it, and the moon is certainly perfectly exposed.
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Tank on August 05, 2012, 01:22:31 PM
Quote from: OldGit on August 05, 2012, 11:41:45 AM
Quote from: McQCenter weighted average metering, no exposure compensation.
Is that why we see no stars?  IMO stars would spoil it, and the moon is certainly perfectly exposed.
Yes. If you expose for the stars then the moon would be over exposed, a featureless white disk.
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: TheWalkingContradiction on August 05, 2012, 05:20:24 PM
Both of these pictures are cropped from poor quality originals that I took without looking through the lens/viewfinder or setting the camera since I did not want any of these guys (whom I did not know) to realize what I was doing.

This is my favorite picture...  Well, of all time.  I call it "Love in New York," and I sometimes look at it when I am feeling down.  I snapped it in 2007, while walking from a class in one Manhattan building to a class in another.

(https://www.happyatheistforum.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi1155.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fp544%2Fmaj280%2F2007-October4-LoveinNewYork.jpg&hash=0b798c8cb30dac2f5716848400fea411093c124f)

Is there anything sexier than a guy who is into fine art?  Be still my aching heart!  I took his picture in 2004 in the Musées royaux des Beaux-Arts de Belgique (The Royal Museums of Fine Arts of Belgium) in Brussels.

(https://www.happyatheistforum.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi1155.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fp544%2Fmaj280%2FP1012354a.jpg&hash=43d974e9e2f9fcdc39fd39fe65ba139edf99c264)
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: TheWalkingContradiction on August 05, 2012, 05:23:40 PM
From 2011, near where I teach in Manhattan...

This sign must have been posted by fellow Star Trek fans with their heads in the clouds...  I wasn't aware that we had the technology to move things through times and space!  ("Temporally moved...")

(https://www.happyatheistforum.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi1155.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fp544%2Fmaj280%2FTemporallymoved-NassauStreet-lateMay2011.jpg&hash=7ff8fa29284ec3e23f22e9b6566ae276aac99b16)
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: TheWalkingContradiction on August 05, 2012, 05:24:55 PM
And from my Brooklyn neighborhood...

The latest in bridal fashions!  (Would you or your bride wear this?)

(https://www.happyatheistforum.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi1155.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fp544%2Fmaj280%2FP1011162.jpg&hash=66b98ca5cb1d51c4c8e56edc35b9a313d32a690c)
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: DeterminedJuliet on August 05, 2012, 05:54:14 PM
I don't think I'd wear that headpiece, but the Puddin' might!
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: En_Route on August 05, 2012, 06:48:41 PM
Quote from: TheWalkingContradiction on August 05, 2012, 05:24:55 PM
And from my Brooklyn neighborhood...

The latest in bridal fashions!  (Would you or your bride wear this?)

(https://www.happyatheistforum.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi1155.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fp544%2Fmaj280%2FP1011162.jpg&hash=66b98ca5cb1d51c4c8e56edc35b9a313d32a690c)

My marrying days are long behind me  and I rest easy now in connubial bliss, but I think this outfit is very toothsome indeed. I don't know about marrying the sort of women who would wear it though.
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: OldGit on August 05, 2012, 08:24:13 PM
Quote from: TWCWould you or your bride wear this?

No.
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: McQ on August 05, 2012, 09:56:12 PM
Quote from: Tank on August 05, 2012, 08:44:01 AM
Quote from: McQ on August 05, 2012, 04:33:47 AM
Quote from: Tank on August 04, 2012, 07:57:15 PM
Aperture, ISO and shutter speed  :)

Oops! Forgot to include the juicy details!  :)

I had the 1.4X teleconverter on the 300mm lens, giving it a 420mm equivalence.

EXIF Summary:   Shutter 1/250s; Aperture f/4.5;  ISO 200;  420mm (35mm eq:420mm)
Center weighted average metering, no exposure compensation.
So you have a full frame sensor in the body? Which body?

Nikon D3s. It's my friend.  ;D
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: McQ on August 05, 2012, 09:58:20 PM
Quote from: OldGit on August 05, 2012, 11:41:45 AM
Quote from: McQCenter weighted average metering, no exposure compensation.
Is that why we see no stars?  IMO stars would spoil it, and the moon is certainly perfectly exposed.

Yes. The Moon is so many times brighter than the stars that if I made my exposure so that you could even barely see the stars, the entire frame would be blown out by the brightness of the Moon. It would be that over exposed.
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Sandra Craft on August 08, 2012, 06:53:16 AM
A couple of lucky shots I got at work today:

(https://www.happyatheistforum.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Ffarm9.staticflickr.com%2F8292%2F7738020854_9cb6049a2c.jpg&hash=34263b5500eea86e501ad2cd928e7f2a19986ecb)

I think this is a falcon, but I'm not really sure, it may be a hawk.  I looked up how to tell them apart, and I'm still not sure.  Frustrating thing about this picture is that just as I put my camera away, he flew off.  I would have loved to have gotten of picture of him in flight.

(https://www.happyatheistforum.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Ffarm8.staticflickr.com%2F7112%2F7738017708_aaac89e89f.jpg&hash=46db402b8a2a9f1ca0490c7771591b9f87cfeb15)

Took this one just as I was leaving work.  I've seen coyotes in the area more than a few times, and some much closer than this, but never one out and hunting so early in the evening. 
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: The Magic Pudding on August 08, 2012, 07:43:10 AM
Quote from: BooksCatsEtc on August 08, 2012, 06:53:16 AM
I think this is a falcon, but I'm not really sure, it may be a hawk. 

Cool.
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: OldGit on August 08, 2012, 10:34:29 AM
Interesting photos, BCE!  I wouldn't know exactly what the bird is, but it's pretty in a mean sort of way.

If the other one were a fox in England, I'd say he was a bit bold to be out in the open so early, but it does happen.
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Siz on August 08, 2012, 01:22:02 PM
Check out this fella, asleep on my lawn this morning. He sat up when he heard me open the door and just sat and stared.
Yeah, I know they're unclean and verminous blah, blah, blah. But I think they're beautiful.

(https://www.happyatheistforum.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Ffarm9.staticflickr.com%2F8425%2F7738695692_54e53a8f5c_z.jpg&hash=f40c9c5716b3239d614a3940910e07bff3ab98d2)
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Sandra Craft on August 08, 2012, 05:37:37 PM
Quote from: Scissorlegs on August 08, 2012, 01:22:02 PM
Check out this fella, asleep on my lawn this morning. He sat up when he heard me open the door and just sat and stared.
Yeah, I know they're unclean and verminous blah, blah, blah. But I think they're beautiful.

(https://www.happyatheistforum.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Ffarm9.staticflickr.com%2F8425%2F7738695692_54e53a8f5c_z.jpg&hash=f40c9c5716b3239d614a3940910e07bff3ab98d2)

I think foxes are adorable -- like somebody mixed a dog and a cat in the best way possible.  We used to have foxes where I work too, but people in the surrounding houses complained that they ate their cats so the foxes where trapped and removed.  Within a few years, the ground squirrel population exploded and the area was literally overrun with them.  When a pack of coyotes finally moved into the area and started eating the squirrels, no one complained -- they just kept their cats indoors, which they should have been doing in the first place.
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Sandra Craft on August 08, 2012, 05:44:55 PM
Quote from: OldGit on August 08, 2012, 10:34:29 AM
Interesting photos, BCE!  I wouldn't know exactly what the bird is, but it's pretty in a mean sort of way.


Heh -- yeah, reminds me of that old Gary Larson cartoon: birds of prey know they're cool (http://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://media.airspacemag.com/images/Birds%2Bof%2BPrey.jpg&imgrefurl=http://grassrootsmotorsports.com/forum/off-topic-discussion/can-we-please-stop-hotlinking-pics/20411/page784/&usg=__tY0aoBN4jlpXaCzXhnzBRjXCTU8=&h=636&w=500&sz=84&hl=en&start=0&zoom=1&tbnid=OXBuCw7mUbgJJM:&tbnh=124&tbnw=97&ei=3JYiUJGZCYrmygGYy4DgBA&itbs=1&iact=hc&vpx=87&vpy=147&dur=2139&hovh=253&hovw=199&tx=121&ty=133&sig=102945985830066186817&page=1&ndsp=2&ved=1t:429,r:0,s:0,i:55)
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: OldGit on September 02, 2012, 10:56:21 AM
They are both beautiful shots, I like #2 best, though.  Don't knock the i-phone, the results are fine.

Some folks have been kind enough to say I'm lucky living in Britain where there's all that architecture to photograph, but I wish I could get a crack at some of your American scenery.
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: OldGit on May 10, 2014, 08:00:38 PM
Those are splendid photos  - worth falling off a medium cliff for, I'd say. ;D
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Steeler on December 15, 2014, 01:03:31 AM
(https://www.happyatheistforum.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fs26.postimg.org%2Fjvemsq8ah%2F0803141626.jpg&hash=a8ca3558d02d1cef7db3153632e03c99cf2accd5)
Pic of my boy hanging at one of our favorite play spots.

Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: jumbojak on December 15, 2014, 02:00:33 AM
You're from PA, right Steeler? Did they ever catch that bunch that was stealing bridges a few years ago? Or was that Idaho? ??? I can't remember, but it seems very odd that Pennsylvania and Idaho would be confused in my head.
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Steeler on December 15, 2014, 03:20:02 AM
I'm actually from Indiana. Being a Steeler fan I can see why you thought I was from PA though! :D
Stealing bridges? Seriously? How the hell would one steal a bridge?
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Guardian85 on December 15, 2014, 05:45:32 AM
Quote from: Steeler on December 15, 2014, 03:20:02 AM
I'm actually from Indiana. Being a Steeler fan I can see why you thought I was from PA though! :D
Stealing bridges? Seriously? How the hell would one steal a bridge?
Piece by piece. The scrap value of quality steel is quite high. it's one of the reason I have spent quite a few nights patrolling construction sites.
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Magdalena on December 15, 2014, 05:56:43 AM
Quote from: Asmodean on December 10, 2014, 04:56:06 PM
That middle one is staring at The Asmo. :( Why is that middle one staring at The Asmo? :( Did Tank put it up to it?  :( He DID, didn't he?! >:( *Muttering about watching, unfairness... The usual*

;D  ;D  ;D
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: jumbojak on December 15, 2014, 02:38:39 PM
Quote from: Guardian85 on December 15, 2014, 05:45:32 AM
Quote from: Steeler on December 15, 2014, 03:20:02 AM
I'm actually from Indiana. Being a Steeler fan I can see why you thought I was from PA though! :D
Stealing bridges? Seriously? How the hell would one steal a bridge?
Piece by piece. The scrap value of quality steel is quite high. it's one of the reason I have spent quite a few nights patrolling construction sites.

Yup. Especially with older stuff that might not be watched too carefully. There were a few guys who painted their truck like the power company's some years ago so they could start stealing old telegraph wire without disturbance along the 460 section of the Norfolk Southern Railroad. They managed to get a few miles worth before anyone noticed!
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Steeler on December 15, 2014, 08:01:37 PM
Just googled some bridge stealing. Jeez, I hate a thief!
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Essie Mae on December 15, 2014, 11:08:20 PM
Quote from: Magdalena on December 15, 2014, 05:56:43 AM
Quote from: Asmodean on December 10, 2014, 04:56:06 PM
That middle one is staring at The Asmo. :( Why is that middle one staring at The Asmo? :( Did Tank put it up to it?  :( He DID, didn't he?! >:( *Muttering about watching, unfairness... The usual*

;D  ;D  ;D

Don't be ridiculous Asmo, he's quite obviously more scared of you than you are of him.
(Fantastic cakes by the way)
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Asmodean on December 16, 2014, 02:04:59 AM
Well, it SHOULD be scared!  >:( Watching The Asmo like that..!  >:( The Asmo ought to SMITE it and squish it and feed it to ratties!  >:(
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Steeler on December 16, 2014, 02:20:08 AM
(https://www.happyatheistforum.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fs27.postimg.org%2Ff66svqzb7%2F0813142053.jpg&hash=e23af1d98204aca70eac0e406fdbf91cca392346)
I guess I should include a pic of my baby girl. Well, her head anyway!
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Steeler on December 16, 2014, 02:23:57 AM
(https://www.happyatheistforum.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fs21.postimg.org%2Fryzdatlx3%2F0727131455.jpg&hash=bd6454c118fd0b7bbd95b25c159fcde21160df04)
Doing what we love to do.
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Steeler on December 16, 2014, 02:24:53 AM
Damn, didn't mean for those pics to be so big
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Pasta Chick on December 16, 2014, 04:48:21 AM
Add a "width=x" to your image tags, with x being the number of pixels you want the image to be.  So the text inside the first bracket reads "img width=500"

I'd comment on the pictures, but I can't see them on my phone  :P
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Steeler on December 16, 2014, 05:08:22 AM
Quote from: Pasta Chick on December 16, 2014, 04:48:21 AM
Add a "width=x" to your image tags, with x being the number of pixels you want the image to be.  So the text inside the first bracket reads "img width=500"

I'd comment on the pictures, but I can't see them on my phone  :P

There we go. Thanks Pasta!
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Tank on December 16, 2014, 08:53:19 AM
Love the photos Steeler.
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: OldGit on December 16, 2014, 12:08:34 PM
Lovely pics!
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Pasta Chick on December 16, 2014, 05:54:38 PM
Ahh I love ATVs!  They're pretty much illegal to ride here unless you're on private property.  It sucks.  Not only because they're super fucking fun, but because now we have assholes riding them illegally all over the place, shredding the bridle paths, digging ruts into the snowmobile trails and leaving exposed loose rock all over the hiking and biking paths.  Not to mention endangering all the people and animals who use those trails. 
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Steeler on December 16, 2014, 08:42:13 PM
Well that does suck! I've seen a couple riding areas shut down due to assholes disrespecting others and the land.
We have 2 state owned off-road parks and a shitload of private parks here in Indiana, or with the proper sticker you can ride the county roads as well. Pretty atv friendly state.

That pic was taken at Black Mountain in Kentucky. We try and do some mountain riding at least once a year.
Love riding!!!
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: MariaEvri on December 17, 2014, 06:49:18 AM
Quote from: Steeler on December 16, 2014, 02:23:57 AM
(https://www.happyatheistforum.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fs21.postimg.org%2Fryzdatlx3%2F0727131455.jpg&hash=bd6454c118fd0b7bbd95b25c159fcde21160df04)
Doing what we love to do.
so jelous!
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Icarus on December 19, 2014, 03:24:31 AM
Maria, do you have some mountainous terrain in your country?  These are not big mountains but they can be both beautiful and intimidating at the same time.  We have some colossal mountains in the western part of the US, the Rocky Mountain range, but Kentucky and nearby states have lesser ones. Lesser perhaps but thrilling to explore.

Those ugly man made  things in the background are electric transmission lines. Those lines may run for hundreds of kilometers. There is usually a navigable trail, of some sort, underneath them. The trail is necessary because of the need for access to power lines by the people who maintain them. Those trails, are often rugged and difficult, but usually traversable. Power line riding is a favorite venue for off road motorcyclists and All terrain vehicle, (ATV), enthusiasts. I used to ride my motorcycle on those trails when I was young, energetic, foolhardy, and smitten with adventure lust. I envy Steeler. 
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: this-gospel on December 19, 2014, 05:42:22 AM
Quote from: Tank on June 07, 2011, 07:46:01 PM
All things photography.
Photos you took.
Photos you are in.
Photos you like.
Photos that tell a story.

Photography is my hobby and I got my first proper camera in '77. One of my daughters became a professional photographer (proud dad smily required).

I you need help adding photographs to your posts then there is a post about it here http://www.happyatheistforum.com/forum/index.php?topic=7484.0

This is a glass wing butterfly at Bristol Zoo.

(https://www.happyatheistforum.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fimg706.imageshack.us%2Fimg706%2F8462%2Fdsc1953g.jpg&hash=1fe27bbc6f6de05a7cd412d3e0f9ebd9845a41d8)

Hi! Can you help me? I have this theory on how our eyes work. I need to test out this theory. I need help in photography. I want to build a simple pin hole camera to do this. How do I turn my room into a simple dark room. Thank you!
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: MariaEvri on December 19, 2014, 06:53:16 AM
Quote


Maria, do you have some mountainous terrain in your country?  These are not big mountains but they can be both beautiful and intimidating at the same time.  We have some colossal mountains in the western part of the US, the Rocky Mountain range, but Kentucky and nearby states have lesser ones. Lesser perhaps but thrilling to explore.

of course. It's the troodos mountains, which take up a huge part of the island and the pentadaktylos range which is amazing but in the occupied area. I visit the troodos almost every sunday. It has beautiful forests and mountaisn

the "jealous" was for the renting a "hog" as we call them with a buddy and go adventuring XD
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Tank on December 19, 2014, 08:11:26 AM
Quote from: this-gospel on December 19, 2014, 05:42:22 AM
Quote from: Tank on June 07, 2011, 07:46:01 PM
...

Hi! Can you help me? I have this theory on how our eyes work. I need to test out this theory. I need help in photography. I want to build a simple pin hole camera to do this. How do I turn my room into a simple dark room. Thank you!

Here is your camera Pin hole camera (http://www.fredaldous.co.uk/science-museum-pinhole-camera-kit.html?gclid=CKPNxObR0cICFabLtAodfWQAHw)

How to build a Dark Room (http://photography.tutsplus.com/tutorials/how-to-build-a-low-budget-darkroom--photo-14293)

Unless you are really determined to do it yourself and regularly I'd get somebody else to do your processing. A dark room is a big investment in time and equipment if you're only going to process a couple of rolls of film. I would say you'd be better to find a local professional lab that will process and print your photos knowing what the content is and how it was made.

How does that sound?
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Icarus on December 19, 2014, 11:51:29 PM
Maria, thank you for the topological/geography lesson. I often correspond with a person on another forum. He lives in Latvia. I am learning a little bit about that country too.

That you call ATVs "hogs", is an interesting description, perhaps appropriate because they thrive in mud and can go almost anywhere. In the US the term "Hog" refers to a Harley Davidson motorcycle. They are beastly things that weigh 375 kg. more or less....often more. They are not in the least appropriate for off road riding. The term is actually a name of endearment for those who choose that brand.

Here in Florida we have feral pigs that are called hogs. They grow to impressive sizes, more than 100 kg, and they are aggressive and dangerous critters if challenged. They have huge "tushes" or protruding canine like teeth that can be lethal. They are found in the forests and the ATV riders encounter them occasionally.

 

Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Crow on December 20, 2014, 05:44:56 AM
Quote from: Tank on December 19, 2014, 08:11:26 AM
Quote from: this-gospel on December 19, 2014, 05:42:22 AM
Quote from: Tank on June 07, 2011, 07:46:01 PM
...

Hi! Can you help me? I have this theory on how our eyes work. I need to test out this theory. I need help in photography. I want to build a simple pin hole camera to do this. How do I turn my room into a simple dark room. Thank you!

Here is your camera Pin hole camera (http://www.fredaldous.co.uk/science-museum-pinhole-camera-kit.html?gclid=CKPNxObR0cICFabLtAodfWQAHw)

How to build a Dark Room (http://photography.tutsplus.com/tutorials/how-to-build-a-low-budget-darkroom--photo-14293)

Unless you are really determined to do it yourself and regularly I'd get somebody else to do your processing. A dark room is a big investment in time and equipment if you're only going to process a couple of rolls of film. I would say you'd be better to find a local professional lab that will process and print your photos knowing what the content is and how it was made.

How does that sound?

Or join a film based photography course. Much cheaper and everything is easily accessible.
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: OldGit on December 25, 2014, 02:39:32 PM
(https://www.happyatheistforum.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi647.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fuu198%2FRamblingSyd%2FOG-800_zps7f06fd8a.jpg&hash=3e58a58ec0e3aefe75bdc2d1193e578c0e484774) (http://s647.photobucket.com/user/RamblingSyd/media/OG-800_zps7f06fd8a.jpg.html)

Happy Crimbo to one and all!
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Buddy on December 25, 2014, 03:56:48 PM
Aww that shirt is perfect!
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: OldGit on December 25, 2014, 04:39:24 PM
Thank you, Buddy!  It was a present from Mrs Git. :D
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Tank on December 25, 2014, 08:08:29 PM
Love the jumper  ;D
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Magdalena on December 25, 2014, 11:02:16 PM
You're thinner, you look good OldGit!
You look so much like my 7th-grade teacher, he was my favorite.  :)
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: OldGit on December 26, 2014, 05:35:01 PM
Thank you, Mags.  ;D
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Waski_the_Squirrel on November 08, 2015, 05:30:32 AM
Photography is important to me. I take a lot of photos for the local paper of high school sports and other events. I also do some landscape and event photography. Hopefully all of these are appropriate to this forum.

I may have become an atheist but the people in this church and their support through other parts of my life have been very important to me.

(https://squirrelscience.smugmug.com/Mound-Church/Mound-Church-building/i-fPr22Nf/0/L/mound%20road-L.jpg)

This little guy ate too much of my garden this summer...but he was really cute.

(https://squirrelscience.smugmug.com/North-Dakota/Southwest/Bowman-ND/i-2Gbdvp3/1/L/IMG_0562-L.jpg)

Some friends of mine own the pasture on either side of this road.

(https://squirrelscience.smugmug.com/North-Dakota/Southwest/North-of-Rhame-ND/i-MgBTMdS/0/L/IMG_3299-L.jpg)

North Dakota isn't flat.

(https://squirrelscience.smugmug.com/North-Dakota/Southwest/North-of-Rhame-ND/i-TP9pjzc/0/L/IMG_3284-L.jpg)
(https://squirrelscience.smugmug.com/North-Dakota/Southwest-1/i-TSqd3Nt/0/L/IMG_9010-L.jpg)
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: OldGit on November 08, 2015, 10:44:34 AM
Some nice shots there, WtS.  And you have some beautiful landscape to work on.
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Buddy on November 08, 2015, 03:28:13 PM
That rabbit is freaking adorable
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Guardian85 on November 08, 2015, 03:28:55 PM
Quote from: Budhorse4 on November 08, 2015, 03:28:13 PM
That rabbit is freaking adorable
I bet it 's really tasty, too.  8)
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Tank on November 08, 2015, 06:17:10 PM
WtS this thread was made for you! Keep 'um comin' dude!

Love the bunny photo. Spot on focus and depth of field.  May I enquire about the lens used?
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: MariaEvri on November 08, 2015, 07:22:48 PM
cool landscapes :D
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Waski_the_Squirrel on November 08, 2015, 07:54:03 PM
Quote from: Tank on November 08, 2015, 06:17:10 PM

Love the bunny photo. Spot on focus and depth of field.  May I enquire about the lens used?

It's a Canon 200mm f2.8 lens. Usually it's my "football lens" but between the tame baby bunny and this lens, I was able to get some good closeups and video footage in great lighting.

Quote from: OldGit on November 08, 2015, 10:44:34 AM
Some nice shots there, WtS.  And you have some beautiful landscape to work on.

Thanks! Southwestern North Dakota does not look at all like what people picture when they think of North Dakota.
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Tank on November 08, 2015, 07:58:21 PM
The back lighting was very fortuitous. Take it while you can get it!
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Waski_the_Squirrel on November 09, 2015, 05:21:04 AM
Quote from: Tank on November 08, 2015, 07:58:21 PM
The back lighting was very fortuitous. Take it while you can get it!

People always remark on the veins in its little ears. I was glad the rabbit stayed out in the light while I ran inside for my camera.
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Tank on November 09, 2015, 08:24:12 AM
Quote from: Waski_the_Squirrel on November 09, 2015, 05:21:04 AM
Quote from: Tank on November 08, 2015, 07:58:21 PM
The back lighting was very fortuitous. Take it while you can get it!

People always remark on the veins in its little ears. I was glad the rabbit stayed out in the light while I ran inside for my camera.
Yes. After you get over the initial cuteness of the subject and start looking in detail the veins do catch ones eye.
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: MariaEvri on November 11, 2015, 01:55:49 PM
(https://www.happyatheistforum.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fimg13.deviantart.net%2Ff115%2Fi%2F2015%2F116%2F5%2F6%2F1da_18_4_205_kourvellos_lefkara_d3100_453_by_poseidonsimons_s-d8r3ddl.jpg&hash=be17667c1f50fb2e69bda498b5f168f478536b88)

here's one from me. A large rock formation called "kourvellos"
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Tank on November 11, 2015, 06:25:40 PM
That looks like a wonderful place to walk.
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: OldGit on November 11, 2015, 08:01:32 PM
Nice shot, Maria.
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Guardian85 on November 11, 2015, 08:12:16 PM
That moment when you realize the hunting trip is gonna start sucking in about 5 minutes...
(https://www.happyatheistforum.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.mediafire.com%2Fconvkey%2F8c92%2Fy4zgksyqt9pyc5g4g.jpg&hash=ef8ed5db5e5a9e68ef5fb8313ea5f6a3c6ebea66) (http://www.mediafire.com/view/y4zgksyqt9pyc5g/20141025_145156.jpg)
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Tank on November 11, 2015, 08:20:08 PM
Quote from: Guardian85 on November 11, 2015, 08:12:16 PM
That moment when you realize the hunting trip is gonna start sucking in about 5 minutes...
(https://www.happyatheistforum.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.mediafire.com%2Fconvkey%2F8c92%2Fy4zgksyqt9pyc5g4g.jpg&hash=ef8ed5db5e5a9e68ef5fb8313ea5f6a3c6ebea66) (http://www.mediafire.com/view/y4zgksyqt9pyc5g/20141025_145156.jpg)
I doubt you'd get a lot of sympathy from your potential quarry  :puppysnicker:
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Recusant on November 11, 2015, 08:23:59 PM
Quote from: MariaEvri on November 11, 2015, 01:55:49 PM. . . A large rock formation called "kourvellos"

Wonderful image, MariaEvri--I'm imagining what the aromas of the greenery are like, there.

* * *

Quote from: Guardian85 on November 11, 2015, 08:12:16 PM
That moment when you realize the hunting trip is gonna start sucking in about 5 minutes...

Very evocative! Little doubt that rain is on the way.

Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: MariaEvri on November 12, 2015, 02:03:52 PM
Quote from: Tank on November 11, 2015, 06:25:40 PM
That looks like a wonderful place to walk.

just make sure you don bring your car otherwise it's gonna hate you for the rest of the month
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: MariaEvri on November 12, 2015, 02:05:05 PM
Quote from: Guardian85 on November 11, 2015, 08:12:16 PM
That moment when you realize the hunting trip is gonna start sucking in about 5 minutes...
(https://www.happyatheistforum.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.mediafire.com%2Fconvkey%2F8c92%2Fy4zgksyqt9pyc5g4g.jpg&hash=ef8ed5db5e5a9e68ef5fb8313ea5f6a3c6ebea66) (http://www.mediafire.com/view/y4zgksyqt9pyc5g/20141025_145156.jpg)

hehe I love storms. I love driving in the rain and watching theclouds roll over the mountains
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Magdalena on November 12, 2015, 06:17:19 PM
^^^
Me too.  :smilenod:
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Guardian85 on November 12, 2015, 09:41:57 PM
Quote from: MariaEvri on November 12, 2015, 02:05:05 PM

hehe I love storms. I love driving in the rain and watching theclouds roll over the mountains
I love a good rain storm, too..........when I'm indoors.  :reading:
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Sandra Craft on November 13, 2015, 12:16:37 AM
Quote from: Guardian85 on November 12, 2015, 09:41:57 PM
Quote from: MariaEvri on November 12, 2015, 02:05:05 PM

hehe I love storms. I love driving in the rain and watching theclouds roll over the mountains
I love a good rain storm, too..........when I'm indoors.  :reading:

Well, yes for the indoors.  Nothing I love better than falling asleep to the sound of rain.
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Magdalena on November 13, 2015, 03:17:30 AM
Quote from: BooksCatsEtc on November 13, 2015, 12:16:37 AM
Quote from: Guardian85 on November 12, 2015, 09:41:57 PM
Quote from: MariaEvri on November 12, 2015, 02:05:05 PM

hehe I love storms. I love driving in the rain and watching theclouds roll over the mountains
I love a good rain storm, too..........when I'm indoors.  :reading:

Well, yes for the indoors.  Nothing I love better than falling asleep to the sound of rain.

Awww... :tellmemore:
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Tank on December 13, 2015, 09:21:14 PM
It was frosty this morning.

(https://scontent-lhr3-1.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-xfp1/v/t1.0-9/12360289_1016587365058431_2922530356509035959_n.jpg?oh=f22eeb48ea0ab7e7b2c583ab7eafb237&oe=571CC18D)
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: MariaEvri on December 14, 2015, 04:49:35 PM
(https://www.happyatheistforum.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Forig09.deviantart.net%2F179e%2Ff%2F2015%2F345%2Ff%2F0%2F23_11_2014_sparrow_taking_a_bath_by_poseidonsimons_s-d9jtv7j.jpg&hash=fe1633c5ddf0497acf6ec2ea75f5eefae73cfbc1)

here's a cute lil sparrow taking a bath
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: MariaEvri on December 14, 2015, 04:49:59 PM
Quote from: Tank on December 13, 2015, 09:21:14 PM
It was frosty this morning.

(https://scontent-lhr3-1.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-xfp1/v/t1.0-9/12360289_1016587365058431_2922530356509035959_n.jpg?oh=f22eeb48ea0ab7e7b2c583ab7eafb237&oe=571CC18D)

cool bring some here. I hate christmas with sun and heat!!
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Tank on December 14, 2015, 06:18:04 PM
Quote from: MariaEvri on December 14, 2015, 04:49:35 PM
(https://www.happyatheistforum.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Forig09.deviantart.net%2F179e%2Ff%2F2015%2F345%2Ff%2F0%2F23_11_2014_sparrow_taking_a_bath_by_poseidonsimons_s-d9jtv7j.jpg&hash=fe1633c5ddf0497acf6ec2ea75f5eefae73cfbc1)

here's a cute lil sparrow taking a bath
Excellent!
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Tank on December 14, 2015, 06:19:06 PM
Quote from: MariaEvri on December 14, 2015, 04:49:59 PM
Quote from: Tank on December 13, 2015, 09:21:14 PM
It was frosty this morning.

(https://scontent-lhr3-1.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-xfp1/v/t1.0-9/12360289_1016587365058431_2922530356509035959_n.jpg?oh=f22eeb48ea0ab7e7b2c583ab7eafb237&oe=571CC18D)

cool bring some here. I hate christmas with sun and heat!!

I'd bring some,but it would melt  :-\
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Biggus Dickus on January 11, 2016, 07:04:11 PM
I came across this photograph  on Twitter this morning by a guy I follow named Matt Pinner, and thought it was quite spectacular.

Location is somewheres in England, around Dorset I believe, and it is called Durdle Door Sunrise. (Not sure who or what Durdles are, but they're doors are nice...perhaps they are similar to Hobbits?)

Photographers information:
http://www.theshedgallery.com/gallery?q=Matt+pinner
Matt pinner
@Matt_Pinner

(https://www.happyatheistforum.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi.imgur.com%2FKYzHtXb.jpg&hash=1eb5799cf222cee8400b66de5d6e0f04f9ec3a7d)


Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Claireliontamer on January 11, 2016, 07:13:50 PM
You should also follow this guy too:
http://www.davezphotography.co.uk  he's on twitter too.
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Biggus Dickus on January 11, 2016, 08:37:25 PM
Quote from: Claireliontamer on January 11, 2016, 07:13:50 PM
You should also follow this guy too:
http://www.davezphotography.co.uk  he's on twitter too.

Thanks I'm now following The Yorkshire Lens, very nice work.

...and although this isn't his prettiest piece it did make me chortle (1/2 dozen broken eggs at discount).

(https://www.happyatheistforum.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi.imgur.com%2FtR0cLdx.jpg&hash=5b8d433490698b455b6c3116b3f837586f284c24)

Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Claireliontamer on January 11, 2016, 08:49:21 PM
Quote from: Bruno de la Pole on January 11, 2016, 08:37:25 PM
Quote from: Claireliontamer on January 11, 2016, 07:13:50 PM
You should also follow this guy too:
http://www.davezphotography.co.uk  he's on twitter too.

Thanks I'm now following The Yorkshire Lens, very nice work.

...and although this isn't his prettiest piece it did make me chortle (1/2 dozen broken eggs at discount).

(https://www.happyatheistforum.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi.imgur.com%2FtR0cLdx.jpg&hash=5b8d433490698b455b6c3116b3f837586f284c24)

He's a funny guy. He's suddenly become really popular in the last year, mainly through twitter. I started following him when he had less than 1000 followers, now he's over 80k.  Plus he tends to photograph Yorkshire a lot, so he has rhe best subject matter to work with.
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Biggus Dickus on January 16, 2016, 02:45:31 AM
I took this afternoon off work, had been a long week, and I needed a break so I took my bike out for a ride on some of the local trails. Unfortunately it was warming up too much (Actually raining now) so the trails were turning to slop in areas, but still it was nice to get out into the fresh air.
Then I saw this little foxy lady. Pretty isn't she? Was pleasantly surprised how close I was able to get to her, fortunately the bike makes little or no noise in the woods.

(https://www.happyatheistforum.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi.imgur.com%2F4vQpRST.png&hash=218b9d5a1cf9f79ab7000c61d28b449e09538ed8)

Cool thing she turned back and looked at me.

(https://www.happyatheistforum.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi.imgur.com%2FNgWDXyG.png&hash=5e64f7e955ddf9ac713c159cb719dd56b1288737)
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Buddy on January 16, 2016, 02:57:21 AM
Whereabouts in Michigan are you Bruno? It looks really cold.
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Magdalena on January 16, 2016, 02:59:17 AM
Is this the same trail where you fall all the time, and break something?
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Biggus Dickus on January 16, 2016, 03:12:44 AM
Quote from: Budhorse4 on January 16, 2016, 02:57:21 AM
Whereabouts in Michigan are you Bruno? It looks really cold.

I'm in Southeast Michigan Bud, just outside the Detroit area (I live in Dearborn)...it warmed up here today, it was colder earlier this week and we did get a decent amount of snow as well which the rain is melting.

Supposed to get a low of 4F on Sunday, but no snow in the forecast for the coming week, makes me sad:(


Quote from: Magdalena on January 16, 2016, 02:59:17 AM
Is this the same trail where you fall all the time, and break something?

It's one of many connected trails in the area Mags, we have miles and miles. Actually a group of us working to connect our trails to another network of trails west of us. SuperMegaTrail!

Yes my dearest Mags I have fallen in this area, once or twice, maybe several times, however. Never broke anything except my bike on a fall in this area. Ha!
I tend to injure myself (Oh and thanks for remembering) at one or two of the state parks close by.

Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Buddy on January 16, 2016, 03:16:23 AM
Quote from: Bruno de la Pole on January 16, 2016, 03:12:44 AM
Quote from: Budhorse4 on January 16, 2016, 02:57:21 AM
Whereabouts in Michigan are you Bruno? It looks really cold.

I'm in Southeast Michigan Bud, just outside the Detroit area (I live in Dearborn)...it warmed up here today, it was colder earlier this week and we did get a decent amount of snow as well which the rain is melting.

Supposed to get a low of 4F on Sunday, but no snow in the forecast for the coming week, makes me sad:(


Too bad you don't live in the southwest part. The university I go to is about a 15 minute drive from Niles.
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Biggus Dickus on January 16, 2016, 04:29:16 AM
I know where Niles is, maybe the next time I have to go to Grand Rapids for work I can swing by and visit with you and your horse.
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Biggus Dickus on February 02, 2016, 02:17:27 PM
I took this picture up in northern Michigan earlier this winter at my daughter and son-in-law's place, looks peaceful doesn't it?

Anyway I'm headed back up there in a couple weeks and there is a lot more snow up there now than there was in this picture, so I'll have to take another picture when I'm up there for comparison's sake.


(https://www.happyatheistforum.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi.imgur.com%2FIEgnUHC.jpg&hash=b34bee3dfee7b23453f24be0ddba6f5dcf10bcce)
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Guardian85 on February 02, 2016, 02:42:24 PM
(https://scontent.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-xfa1/v/t1.0-9/12662711_10153214509200981_1152848333093224391_n.jpg?oh=fbee4cbfe31f5ab0eba3e806d325ef49&oe=5740975E)
Happy to see the sun is back in this part of the world.
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Magdalena on February 02, 2016, 06:29:55 PM
^^^
:sadshake:
(https://www.happyatheistforum.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Flh4.ggpht.com%2F_QtHA-sdtQLw%2FScKNXwNGbLI%2FAAAAAAAABPo%2FwseGEovoAUE%2Fcold_233.gif&hash=9b8e4bcc00cad7329993c5067ba89e45b37894af)

:smilenod:
:hammock:
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Tank on February 02, 2016, 07:06:16 PM
How to photograph snow (http://www.geofflawrence.com/snow.html)

Counter intuitively you have to over-expose pictures of snowfields. 
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: MariaEvri on February 03, 2016, 04:38:16 PM
I found a small trick .
If you use one of those gradient filters, usualy used for sky, but rotate it so that the dark site is at the bottom, it helps with overexposed snow
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Waski_the_Squirrel on February 07, 2016, 12:55:30 AM
Quote from: Tank on February 02, 2016, 07:06:16 PM
How to photograph snow (http://www.geofflawrence.com/snow.html)

Counter intuitively you have to over-expose pictures of snowfields.

Nice tips. I think they'll help me do better with snow pictures. I generally do manual exposure, so I tend to get the snow pictures right with trial and error. But, understanding snow will help me get the best from my camera. My favorite was the white balance tip. I have never gotten that quite right.

And, in North Dakota, snow should be part of my photographic repertoire.
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Tank on March 13, 2016, 10:08:24 AM
Day out at Scarborough 12/3/2016. New camera Fujifilm X30 straight out of the camera, Velvia colour mode.

(https://www.happyatheistforum.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fimageshack.com%2Fa%2Fimg922%2F2756%2Fsgp3E8.jpg&hash=cff3e244593065cae0cbccb5c4e7b2a09991043c)
(https://www.happyatheistforum.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fimageshack.com%2Fa%2Fimg924%2F3744%2FrOCjnT.jpg&hash=483d265a816c773561f8f35ce1979bb47b20790e)
(https://www.happyatheistforum.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fimageshack.com%2Fa%2Fimg922%2F4706%2FpSim89.jpg&hash=65960011d18832b22364299dd6cdac259dce3476)
(https://www.happyatheistforum.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fimageshack.com%2Fa%2Fimg921%2F7987%2FIEsKQm.jpg&hash=1514fc9011f39e9c99b2150390626f6403b4679b)
(https://www.happyatheistforum.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fimageshack.com%2Fa%2Fimg921%2F2719%2F2HAEJs.jpg&hash=f8f474138f6e3c03492d596c910ce0487c4042ed)
(https://www.happyatheistforum.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fimageshack.com%2Fa%2Fimg924%2F4997%2Fy10lEL.jpg&hash=6b36834d140edcc90aab73b2893a9b93d134d088)
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Guardian85 on March 13, 2016, 04:37:52 PM
(https://scontent.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-xpa1/v/t1.0-9/10391610_10153299684400981_7288788955600103605_n.jpg?oh=634b5780d819b01c0612e1f066489009&oe=578E3F8E)
(https://scontent.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-xlt1/v/t1.0-9/12814431_10153299684450981_4880531238244337956_n.jpg?oh=1ce1a545df8e6502e20b920496ca81df&oe=57902215)
(https://scontent.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-xtl1/v/t1.0-9/12003943_10153299684535981_4856008147262647255_n.jpg?oh=1d8aa92e5ad099fc9f9ee4de8df5f83b&oe=575DE860)
Went home to Andenes for the weekend to celebrate my Granny's 80th birthday. Snapped these shots down by the lighthouse. Pardon the quality, I only had a cell phone.
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Magdalena on March 13, 2016, 06:09:43 PM
^^^
Tank, Guardian85, those are nice!  :smilenod:
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Biggus Dickus on March 13, 2016, 07:09:00 PM
Quote from: Magdalena on March 13, 2016, 06:09:43 PM
^^^
Tank, Guardian85, those are nice!  :smilenod:

For once I agree with Maggie, those are nice pics guys...you both are making me want to travel.

Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Sandra Craft on March 13, 2016, 10:32:08 PM
Quote from: Bruno de la Pole on March 13, 2016, 07:09:00 PM
Quote from: Magdalena on March 13, 2016, 06:09:43 PM
^^^
Tank, Guardian85, those are nice!  :smilenod:

For once I agree with Maggie, those are nice pics guys...you both are making me want to travel.

Agree with both Mags and Bruno, even the feeling like traveling part!
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Bad Penny on March 15, 2016, 08:42:47 AM
My house was due for a white ant/termite treatment, they are quite hungry around here.  So to escape the stench I went south 200km to Port Stephens for a few days, it's about half way to Sydney.  There's not many large open bays like it. There's plenty of saltwater lakes but they tend to be a bit murky.  There were nice big tides, clear water, 30C temps, not a busy tourist time, almost perfect.

(https://www.happyatheistforum.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fimgur.com%2FEtiVHtD.jpg&hash=33383f10666236416356ac602ab9ca064054f857)

(https://www.happyatheistforum.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fimgur.com%2Fe4XyEIN.jpg&hash=e1492bae926f850ef7a77bfbd16ef28b1ddd8c55)

(https://www.happyatheistforum.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fimgur.com%2F8qnKK5n.jpg&hash=7f5a1534e029971ba5dc8e17d88d3973898abe9d)

(https://www.happyatheistforum.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fimgur.com%2FxLBtI85.jpg&hash=34dc9395e4ac46a4135fc422c621e046d3eb5729)
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Guardian85 on March 15, 2016, 10:20:15 AM
See, now you've gone and made me jealous.  >:(

Next thing you'll tell us is probably that you rented a jet ski and went exploring, right?
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Bad Penny on March 15, 2016, 10:49:34 AM
Quote from: Guardian85 on March 15, 2016, 10:20:15 AM
See, now you've gone and made me jealous.  >:(

Next thing you'll tell us is probably that you rented a jet ski and went exploring, right?

Shit no, I hate those things.
We took sea kayaks, I prefer self propulsion and not killing everything in my path.

(https://www.happyatheistforum.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi.imgur.com%2FcUR7klR.jpg&hash=aacb834faec45e03d5dc710a907b5f7bbcb7ed20)
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Sandra Craft on March 15, 2016, 10:49:50 AM
Quote from: Bad Penny on March 15, 2016, 08:42:47 AM

(https://www.happyatheistforum.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fimgur.com%2FxLBtI85.jpg&hash=34dc9395e4ac46a4135fc422c621e046d3eb5729)

So beautiful.  I don't suppose there are hidden sharks or tiny poisonous jellyfish to worry about?
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Bad Penny on March 15, 2016, 11:29:07 AM
Quote from: BooksCatsEtc on March 15, 2016, 10:49:50 AM
Quote from: Bad Penny on March 15, 2016, 08:42:47 AM

So beautiful.  I don't suppose there are hidden sharks or tiny poisonous jellyfish to worry about?

The area is a great white nursery, no body got eaten while I was there though.

http://www.theherald.com.au/story/2027804/great-white-shark-nursery-off-hunter-coast/
QuoteUP to 250 juvenile great white sharks are living off the Hunter coast and spending a lot of time around beaches in water depths of one to five metres, CSIRO research shows.

Tagged great whites have been tracked swimming along the coast from Lake Macquarie to Seal Rocks, maps show.

These sharks were ''abundant along a section of coastal waters in the Port Stephens region'' from about September to January each year, a CSIRO report said.

Sharks were residents ''specifically along three beaches''  – northern Stockton, Bennetts beach (Hawks Nest) and Mungo Brush, north and south of the Port Stephens estuary.
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Claireliontamer on March 15, 2016, 01:03:11 PM
Beautiful photos pudding bad penny.

I'm sat looking out of my window at the gloomy grey sky wondering how to get into sea kayaking.  I'm not sure it would be the same here though!
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Crow on March 15, 2016, 01:09:35 PM
Quote from: Claireliontamer on March 15, 2016, 01:03:11 PM
Beautiful photos pudding bad penny.

I'm sat looking out of my window at the gloomy grey sky wondering how to get into sea kayaking.  I'm not sure it would be the same here though!

Easy, go down to the coast and rent one.

If you want to do more you can join the nearest club and buy your own.
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Claireliontamer on March 15, 2016, 03:15:33 PM
Quote from: Crow on March 15, 2016, 01:09:35 PM
Quote from: Claireliontamer on March 15, 2016, 01:03:11 PM
Beautiful photos pudding bad penny.

I'm sat looking out of my window at the gloomy grey sky wondering how to get into sea kayaking.  I'm not sure it would be the same here though!

Easy, go down to the coast and rent one.

If you want to do more you can join the nearest club and buy your own.

I know I could......just not sure if it would be the same looking at grey sky and grey sea.  I do want to give it a go though, it looks like a good combination of activity and peace.
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Tank on March 15, 2016, 06:39:26 PM
I miss TMPs pictures. I suppose BP will just have to do  :grin:
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: jumbojak on March 18, 2016, 01:52:43 PM
(https://scontent-lga3-1.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-xpf1/t31.0-8/fr/cp0/e15/q65/1512056_964730276956449_7594812415267206567_o.jpg?efg=eyJpIjoidCJ9)

The Bradford Pears are beginning to bloom. The local bee population seems very pleased with this turn of events.
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Biggus Dickus on March 18, 2016, 02:53:10 PM
Nice picture JJ, I had forgotten how pretty the pear trees are when in bloom.
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Davin on March 18, 2016, 02:59:16 PM
From the Grand Canyon. (https://www.happyatheistforum.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi.imgur.com%2FFgMPcIw.jpg&hash=35b4fab23415d472cd07735c4377bf8ea6da7864)
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Magdalena on March 18, 2016, 05:57:01 PM
Quote from: jumbojak on March 18, 2016, 01:52:43 PM
(https://scontent-lga3-1.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-xpf1/t31.0-8/fr/cp0/e15/q65/1512056_964730276956449_7594812415267206567_o.jpg?efg=eyJpIjoidCJ9)

The Bradford Pears are beginning to bloom. The local bee population seems very pleased with this turn of events.
Pretty.  :tellmemore:
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Magdalena on March 18, 2016, 05:59:21 PM
Quote from: Davin on March 18, 2016, 02:59:16 PM
From the Grand Canyon. (https://www.happyatheistforum.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi.imgur.com%2FFgMPcIw.jpg&hash=35b4fab23415d472cd07735c4377bf8ea6da7864)
El Guapo.  :tellmemore:
(Sorry, Bruno, you're not the only one anymore.)  :(
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Buddy on March 18, 2016, 06:06:04 PM
Looks like you had a heart experience Davin. Was this you first time visiting the Grand Canyon?
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Magdalena on March 18, 2016, 06:10:39 PM
^^
:hug: Hi, Budhorse4! I haven't said, "Hi" to you in a while. I heard you got a new car, and good grades...Congratulations!

Please continue...
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Buddy on March 18, 2016, 06:52:15 PM
Quote from: Magdalena on March 18, 2016, 06:10:39 PM
^^
:hug: Hi, Budhorse4! I haven't said, "Hi" to you in a while. I heard you got a new car, and good grades...Congratulations!

Please continue...

Yeah I came back while you were on your break.

We're like ships passing in the night.  :'(


Thanks for the 'grats, still loving the car.  ;D
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Davin on March 18, 2016, 08:18:03 PM
Quote from: Magdalena on March 18, 2016, 05:59:21 PM
Quote from: Davin on March 18, 2016, 02:59:16 PM
From the Grand Canyon. http://i.imgur.com/FgMPcIw.jpg (http://i.imgur.com/FgMPcIw.jpg)
El Guapo.  :tellmemore:
(Sorry, Bruno, you're not the only one anymore.)  :(
It is a beautiful place. I actually took pictures of a bunch of things. I'm normally not a picture taking kind of person.
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Davin on March 18, 2016, 08:24:05 PM
Quote from: Budhorse4 on March 18, 2016, 06:06:04 PM
Looks like you had a heart experience Davin. Was this you first time visiting the Grand Canyon?
I've lived in AZ for over 15 years, and that was the first time I've been to the Grand Canyon. It was just below freezing in the morning, and got up to around 50°f by lunch time. We stayed on the main trail called "South Ridge" or something which was like a 4-5 mile trail. It was great, next time I want to hike down to the bottom then back up.
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: joeactor on April 02, 2016, 02:32:37 PM
Hi all!

Been perusing this thread for a while and thought I'd jump in.

My wife's been doing photography as a hobby for a while, and has even had a few prints sold (photo on canvas).
She also sends out e-cards to her business clients with her images and some apropos quote.

Here's the one for Spring 2016:
(https://www.happyatheistforum.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fsansanlaw.com%2Fcards%2FSSL_Spring_E-Card_2016_web.jpg&hash=614749a966b4f09382c9da4354f8fe8d432bc168)

I think she's got a great eye! (but I'm a bit biased)
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Biggus Dickus on April 02, 2016, 06:25:07 PM
Quote from: joeactor on April 02, 2016, 02:32:37 PM
Hi all!

Been perusing this thread for a while and thought I'd jump in.

My wife's been doing photography as a hobby for a while, and has even had a few prints sold (photo on canvas).
She also sends out e-cards to her business clients with her images and some apropos quote.

Here's the one for Spring 2016:
(https://www.happyatheistforum.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fsansanlaw.com%2Fcards%2FSSL_Spring_E-Card_2016_web.jpg&hash=614749a966b4f09382c9da4354f8fe8d432bc168)

I think she's got a great eye! (but I'm a bit biased)

That's very nice Joe, I like her photo, especially how the blueish background is out of focus compared to the flower, very warm (Nice maze and blue, very Michigan). So yes I would agree that she does have a great eye, but than she did pick you so now I'm a bit suspect?... ;D

Does Mrs Joeactor have a website? Would like to see more.
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: joeactor on April 02, 2016, 09:17:52 PM
Quote from: Bruno de la Pole on April 02, 2016, 06:25:07 PM
That's very nice Joe, I like her photo, especially how the blueish background is out of focus compared to the flower, very warm (Nice maze and blue, very Michigan). So yes I would agree that she does have a great eye, but than she did pick you so now I'm a bit suspect?... ;D

Does Mrs Joeactor have a website? Would like to see more.

I agree... Hey! Wait a second...

Yes, some of her other photos are here:
http://www.sansanlee.com (http://www.sansanlee.com)

Most are taken on hikes or in our yard.
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Biggus Dickus on April 03, 2016, 02:10:34 AM
Quote from: joeactor on April 02, 2016, 09:17:52 PM
Quote from: Bruno de la Pole on April 02, 2016, 06:25:07 PM
That's very nice Joe, I like her photo, especially how the blueish background is out of focus compared to the flower, very warm (Nice maze and blue, very Michigan). So yes I would agree that she does have a great eye, but than she did pick you so now I'm a bit suspect?... ;D

Does Mrs Joeactor have a website? Would like to see more.

I agree... Hey! Wait a second...

Yes, some of her other photos are here:
http://www.sansanlee.com (http://www.sansanlee.com)

Most are taken on hikes or in our yard.

Very nice, you must have one helluva garden in your yard, very beautiful photos. I really like the "Yellow Pom Poms". Never seen those before that I can recall, wonderful photo.
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: joeactor on April 03, 2016, 02:23:05 AM
Quote from: Bruno de la Pole on April 03, 2016, 02:10:34 AM
Quote from: joeactor on April 02, 2016, 09:17:52 PM
Quote from: Bruno de la Pole on April 02, 2016, 06:25:07 PM
That's very nice Joe, I like her photo, especially how the blueish background is out of focus compared to the flower, very warm (Nice maze and blue, very Michigan). So yes I would agree that she does have a great eye, but than she did pick you so now I'm a bit suspect?... ;D

Does Mrs Joeactor have a website? Would like to see more.

I agree... Hey! Wait a second...

Yes, some of her other photos are here:
http://www.sansanlee.com (http://www.sansanlee.com)

Most are taken on hikes or in our yard.

Very nice, you must have one helluva garden in your yard, very beautiful photos. I really like the "Yellow Pom Poms". Never seen those before that I can recall, wonderful photo.
Thanks!
My wife says it was in a yard in the Los Feliz area of LA.
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Tank on April 03, 2016, 09:41:26 AM
Quote from: joeactor on April 02, 2016, 09:17:52 PM
Quote from: Bruno de la Pole on April 02, 2016, 06:25:07 PM
That's very nice Joe, I like her photo, especially how the blueish background is out of focus compared to the flower, very warm (Nice maze and blue, very Michigan). So yes I would agree that she does have a great eye, but than she did pick you so now I'm a bit suspect?... ;D

Does Mrs Joeactor have a website? Would like to see more.

I agree... Hey! Wait a second...

Yes, some of her other photos are here:
http://www.sansanlee.com (http://www.sansanlee.com)

Most are taken on hikes or in our yard.
Lovely work there.
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Tom62 on April 03, 2016, 02:24:18 PM
^I agree. These photos are lovely.
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Recusant on April 03, 2016, 10:31:26 PM
A scene in the French Alps. I love low-hanging landscape fruit!

(https://www.happyatheistforum.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi63.tinypic.com%2F316nek9.jpg&hash=49669ff72c0f520068299175b60b5f12ad3cb109)
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: joeactor on April 04, 2016, 02:07:50 AM
Quote from: Tom62 on April 03, 2016, 02:24:18 PM
^I agree. These photos are lovely.

Many thanks Tom and Tank!

Rec: Where's the Von Trapp family?
(very picturesque)
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Magdalena on April 04, 2016, 03:16:07 AM
Quote from: joeactor on April 02, 2016, 09:17:52 PM
Quote from: Bruno de la Pole on April 02, 2016, 06:25:07 PM
...

Does Mrs Joeactor have a website? Would like to see more.

I agree... Hey! Wait a second...

Yes, some of her other photos are here:
http://www.sansanlee.com (http://www.sansanlee.com)
...
(https://www.happyatheistforum.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.sansanlee.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2015%2F08%2F1916-Pretty-Vine-032015-w-150x150.jpg&hash=a7b80d22664265bad52e3063c9fc79d29f18a781) (https://www.happyatheistforum.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.sansanlee.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2015%2F08%2F3759-Bee-Kind-082015-w-150x150.jpg&hash=4e9965c7ba3487aa660aa8304d14b9c66d81c0ba) (https://www.happyatheistforum.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.sansanlee.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2016%2F01%2F6142-Pin-Wheel-122015-w-150x150.jpg&hash=c233ab590e0583712276d423eb3b290086382b21)
So pretty.  :tellmemore:
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Sandra Craft on April 04, 2016, 04:20:07 AM
Quote from: joeactor on April 02, 2016, 09:17:52 PM

Yes, some of her other photos are here:
http://www.sansanlee.com (http://www.sansanlee.com)

Most are taken on hikes or in our yard.

I love your wife's work.
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Magdalena on April 04, 2016, 04:43:50 AM
Quote from: BooksCatsEtc on April 04, 2016, 04:20:07 AM
Quote from: joeactor on April 02, 2016, 09:17:52 PM

Yes, some of her other photos are here:
http://www.sansanlee.com (http://www.sansanlee.com)

Most are taken on hikes or in our yard.

I love your wife's work.
:love:  :love:  :love:
BCE,
I love your avatar. 
:love:  :love:  :love:
(https://www.happyatheistforum.com/forum/index.php?action=dlattach;attach=134;type=avatar)
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Sandra Craft on April 04, 2016, 04:54:44 AM
Quote from: Magdalena on April 04, 2016, 04:43:50 AM

:love:  :love:  :love:
BCE,
I love your avatar. 
:love:  :love:  :love:
(https://www.happyatheistforum.com/forum/index.php?action=dlattach;attach=134;type=avatar)

Me too.  CA has its own FB page, which is where I lifted this from.  I'll probably go back to my book and cat soon enough, but right now I'm loving my bear and poppies.
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: joeactor on April 04, 2016, 02:09:28 PM
Quote from: Magdalena on April 04, 2016, 03:16:07 AM
Quote from: joeactor on April 02, 2016, 09:17:52 PM
Quote from: Bruno de la Pole on April 02, 2016, 06:25:07 PM
...

Does Mrs Joeactor have a website? Would like to see more.

I agree... Hey! Wait a second...

Yes, some of her other photos are here:
http://www.sansanlee.com (http://www.sansanlee.com)
...
(https://www.happyatheistforum.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.sansanlee.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2015%2F08%2F1916-Pretty-Vine-032015-w-150x150.jpg&hash=a7b80d22664265bad52e3063c9fc79d29f18a781) (https://www.happyatheistforum.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.sansanlee.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2015%2F08%2F3759-Bee-Kind-082015-w-150x150.jpg&hash=4e9965c7ba3487aa660aa8304d14b9c66d81c0ba) (https://www.happyatheistforum.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.sansanlee.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2016%2F01%2F6142-Pin-Wheel-122015-w-150x150.jpg&hash=c233ab590e0583712276d423eb3b290086382b21)
So pretty.  :tellmemore:

Thanks! The first and third are actually the same flower (Devil's Trumpet), and the second one graces my bathroom by the sink.

And thank you, BCE ;-)
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Magdalena on April 04, 2016, 05:50:49 PM
^^^
I'm not surprised to find out that the flower I find attractive is called, "The Devil's Trumpet." :snicker:
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Sandra Craft on April 04, 2016, 09:10:54 PM
Adorable!  And you all look so happy, what a great memory this is going to make.
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Tank on April 04, 2016, 09:40:43 PM
Lovely memories.
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Biggus Dickus on April 05, 2016, 02:43:29 AM
Lovely grandchildren,...how nice you could spend so much time together.
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Tank on April 10, 2016, 03:24:13 PM
(https://www.happyatheistforum.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fimageshack.com%2Fa%2Fimg924%2F3692%2FCtbcdO.jpg&hash=7f7de3771fe2697d2d75493c9d580bf72032c6fe)
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: joeactor on April 10, 2016, 03:47:19 PM
Quote from: Tank on April 10, 2016, 03:24:13 PM
(https://www.happyatheistforum.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fimageshack.com%2Fa%2Fimg924%2F3692%2FCtbcdO.jpg&hash=7f7de3771fe2697d2d75493c9d580bf72032c6fe)

Lovely color - I don't think we have those near us. Do you know what kind of flower it is?
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Tank on April 10, 2016, 04:04:31 PM
It's a Bluebell.


This is a Pussy Willow bud opening.

(https://www.happyatheistforum.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fimagizer.imageshack.us%2Fv2%2Fxq90%2F924%2FyzeFmr.jpg&hash=e00fd80ebd0f5c19aa32bcdce27f5d47fff91953)
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Tank on April 10, 2016, 04:08:17 PM
Very pleased with the macro capability of my Fujifilm X30.
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Claireliontamer on April 10, 2016, 05:17:34 PM
Quote from: Tank on April 10, 2016, 04:04:31 PM
It's a Bluebell.



Great photos Tank.  Bluebells are amongst my favourite flowers. 

Joe, they can be really spectacular to see, they form seas of colour in British (and maybe other countries too?) woodlands.  Like this:

(https://www.happyatheistforum.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi1.mirror.co.uk%2Fincoming%2Farticle1780987.ece%2FALTERNATES%2Fs615%2FPath%2520through%2520the%2520bluebell%2520wood%2520at%2520Coton%2520Manor%2C%2520Northamptonshire.jpg&hash=6dd683ca97cb9621e35a787787d9c76b7f23e302)
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Tank on April 10, 2016, 05:42:13 PM
And the smell is wonderful.
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Biggus Dickus on April 10, 2016, 07:07:30 PM
I love Bluebells as well, and I find that picture so utterly beautiful. Seems like the most peaceful place on earth, would love to stroll along the path until I found a spot against a tree to sit, and simply just sit and listen, read a book, maybe take a nap.


This is a picture of all of the different tones and colors of sand from the Sahara Desert, looks like a painter's palette doesn't it?



(https://www.happyatheistforum.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi.imgur.com%2FZgr2I6V.jpg&hash=ff4f77115829f01b5f87ba1553a52176c4bbd5eb)
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Magdalena on April 11, 2016, 03:46:18 AM
Campanilla Azul was my favorite flower in El Salvador. I think this is why I find Mrs. Joeactor's flower--The Devil's Trumpet, and Tank's flower--The Bluebell, so beautiful.  :tellmemore:

Quote from: Tank on April 10, 2016, 03:24:13 PM
(https://www.happyatheistforum.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fimageshack.com%2Fa%2Fimg924%2F3692%2FCtbcdO.jpg&hash=7f7de3771fe2697d2d75493c9d580bf72032c6fe)
Mr. Tank's Bluebell



(https://www.happyatheistforum.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.sansanlee.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2015%2F08%2F1916-Pretty-Vine-032015-w-150x150.jpg&hash=a7b80d22664265bad52e3063c9fc79d29f18a781)
Mrs. Joeactor's Devil's Trumpet



(https://www.happyatheistforum.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.stonek.com%2FFOTOS%2Fpiria06%2Fpiria9684.jpg&hash=d7bd1f72f36af8c24a8938c6a16b23b170e39124)
Campanilla Azul.
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Sandra Craft on April 11, 2016, 05:36:43 AM
Quote from: Tank on April 10, 2016, 04:08:17 PM
Very pleased with the macro capability of my Fujifilm X30.

No kidding!  I love those close ups.
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: jumbojak on April 11, 2016, 05:51:53 AM
That bluebell at the top looks like a predatory insect preparing to strike. Perhaps it's really an alien.
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: MariaEvri on April 11, 2016, 07:10:27 AM
Quote from: Claireliontamer on April 10, 2016, 05:17:34 PM
Quote from: Tank on April 10, 2016, 04:04:31 PM
It's a Bluebell.



Great photos Tank.  Bluebells are amongst my favourite flowers. 

Joe, they can be really spectacular to see, they form seas of colour in British (and maybe other countries too?) woodlands.  Like this:

(https://www.happyatheistforum.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi1.mirror.co.uk%2Fincoming%2Farticle1780987.ece%2FALTERNATES%2Fs615%2FPath%2520through%2520the%2520bluebell%2520wood%2520at%2520Coton%2520Manor%2C%2520Northamptonshire.jpg&hash=6dd683ca97cb9621e35a787787d9c76b7f23e302)

now that's beautiful!
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: joeactor on April 11, 2016, 07:48:50 PM
Quote from: Claireliontamer on April 10, 2016, 05:17:34 PM
Quote from: Tank on April 10, 2016, 04:04:31 PM
It's a Bluebell.

Great photos Tank.  Bluebells are amongst my favourite flowers. 

Joe, they can be really spectacular to see, they form seas of colour in British (and maybe other countries too?) woodlands.  Like this:

(https://www.happyatheistforum.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi1.mirror.co.uk%2Fincoming%2Farticle1780987.ece%2FALTERNATES%2Fs615%2FPath%2520through%2520the%2520bluebell%2520wood%2520at%2520Coton%2520Manor%2C%2520Northamptonshire.jpg&hash=6dd683ca97cb9621e35a787787d9c76b7f23e302)

Beautiful!

Yes, we have them here. Guess I just never looked closely...
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Buddy on April 14, 2016, 01:10:19 AM
Spent the afternoon learning how to wax a car with my stepdad. I think I did pretty okay for my first time

(https://i.imgur.com/BLp8Xpd.jpg)

And we had to take a selfie with his car, aptly named Vader

(https://i.imgur.com/qfJWXmD.jpg)
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Magdalena on April 14, 2016, 05:01:20 AM
Budhorse4 you look so pretty...always, in every picture.  :tellmemore:
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Buddy on April 14, 2016, 02:31:54 PM
Quote from: Magdalena on April 14, 2016, 05:01:20 AM
Budhorse4 you look so pretty...always, in every picture.  :tellmemore:

Mags you are so sweet!!!

(https://media.giphy.com/media/dGJ81LuuTSO0U/giphy.gif)
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Biggus Dickus on April 14, 2016, 06:12:03 PM
Quote from: Budhorse4 on April 14, 2016, 01:10:19 AM
Spent the afternoon learning how to wax a car with my stepdad. I think I did pretty okay for my first time

(https://i.imgur.com/BLp8Xpd.jpg)


Hey Bud,

Seems like your Mini has an admirer?!

(https://www.happyatheistforum.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi.imgur.com%2FcKJVWGY.jpg&hash=15f65bcc392f10cd7b3828f6f6cd887ffa7c80cd)
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Buddy on April 14, 2016, 06:27:51 PM
Makes sense, Minis roam in packs after all.  ;D

(Did you find a random Mini Cooper and write on it? Because that's hilarious.)
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Biggus Dickus on April 14, 2016, 06:43:48 PM
Quote from: Budhorse4 on April 14, 2016, 06:27:51 PM
Makes sense, Minis roam in packs after all.  ;D

(Did you find a random Mini Cooper and write on it? Because that's hilarious.)

Yes I did, as I've noticed that car all this week in the parking garage at our office. Not only is it a mini, but the amount of dirt on it made it stand out as well, looks like it was in a road rally or something.

Anyway today it was parked two spots over from mine, so as I was leaving I whipped out my phone and wrote the note. I wonder what the owner will think when they see it (I think the owner is a woman because mini has long, black eyebrows that are attached to the headlamps...looks really cute)

Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Biggus Dickus on April 15, 2016, 03:17:02 PM
This is nice.

(https://www.happyatheistforum.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi.imgur.com%2FvfYsK4I.jpg&hash=77c1265720dd96a0ede4c1501d8b28d66d01e554)
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Hardvark on April 15, 2016, 03:22:23 PM
Quote from: Bruno de la Pole on April 15, 2016, 03:17:02 PM
This is nice.

(https://www.happyatheistforum.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi.imgur.com%2FvfYsK4I.jpg&hash=77c1265720dd96a0ede4c1501d8b28d66d01e554)
Not if you support Dortmund it isn't.
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Biggus Dickus on April 15, 2016, 03:32:13 PM
Quote from: Hardvark on April 15, 2016, 03:22:23 PM
Quote from: Bruno de la Pole on April 15, 2016, 03:17:02 PM
This is nice.

(https://www.happyatheistforum.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi.imgur.com%2FvfYsK4I.jpg&hash=77c1265720dd96a0ede4c1501d8b28d66d01e554)
Not if you support Dortmund it isn't.

Is this better?

(https://www.happyatheistforum.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi.imgur.com%2F6epZjtM.jpg&hash=390b69461d39016d901fd5b21b809f598a852a47)
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Hardvark on April 15, 2016, 04:08:02 PM
(https://tse1.mm.bing.net/th?&id=OIP.M5fe5528772f3b302368c9131ac93889ao0&w=300&h=177&c=0&pid=1.9&rs=0&p=0&r=0)
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Buddy on April 18, 2016, 04:36:47 PM
Hey Bruno! Look what came in the mail today!

(https://i.imgur.com/KY42Swj.jpg)
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Biggus Dickus on April 18, 2016, 10:06:58 PM
Quote from: Budhorse4 on April 18, 2016, 04:36:47 PM
Hey Bruno! Look what came in the mail today!

(https://i.imgur.com/KY42Swj.jpg)

I love it Bud! Awesome, that looks really cool, and I'm so happy you used the letter "K" instead of a letter "C".

Well that is an honor I tell you, and I'm sooooooo proud of our "little Kar"...thank you for going with my suggestion, seeing that has really made my day.

Plus who knows where this kind of exposure will take me? I mean literally thousands, and thousands of people are going to see that car driving around (Especially the way you drive) and they are going to notice not only the cute driver, but the cute license plate.

This could be big for me. They may ask me next to name the next series of manned space vehicles, or ships, maybe my son-in laws new tractor?

Anyway, thanks again Bud, the car and the plate look awesome together, and I'm happy for you with your new car. Enjoy the roads this summer.

Peace.
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Magdalena on April 18, 2016, 10:22:13 PM
 :clapping: Good job, Bruno de la Pole.
Maybe you should contact UK's National Environment Research Council and name their new research vessel.  :shrug:
http://www.happyatheistforum.com/forum/index.php?topic=14403.msg329333#new
(http://www.happyatheistforum.com/forum/index.php?topic=14403.msg329333#new)
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Buddy on April 18, 2016, 11:19:35 PM
I'm glad that the license plate worked, I came in with a list of ten and it was one of two that were available. Who knows Bruno, maybe Charlie and I will head north sometime this summer.  ;)
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Biggus Dickus on April 23, 2016, 03:57:09 PM
This reminded me of those lovely bluebell pictures that were posted earlier in this thread.

(https://www.happyatheistforum.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi.imgur.com%2F6cgmP47.jpg&hash=35b39c95d51c3d4cdacacb241f5303b6a2e74bbf)


Shark just as it is about to break the surface tension of the water! (This reminds me of a painting, but I can't remember which one)

(https://www.happyatheistforum.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi.imgur.com%2FX9Obw4z.jpg&hash=4f3a823e82909959f746846fd2926e2f116cbcb5)
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Sandra Craft on April 24, 2016, 02:17:46 AM
Quote from: Bruno de la Pole on April 23, 2016, 03:57:09 PM

Shark just as it is about to break the surface tension of the water! (This reminds me of a painting, but I can't remember which one)

(https://www.happyatheistforum.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi.imgur.com%2FX9Obw4z.jpg&hash=4f3a823e82909959f746846fd2926e2f116cbcb5)

Incredible!  Do you mind if I share this one with a friend?  She's a shark fanatic.
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Biggus Dickus on April 24, 2016, 02:48:44 AM
Quote from: BooksCatsEtc on April 24, 2016, 02:17:46 AM
Quote from: Bruno de la Pole on April 23, 2016, 03:57:09 PM

Shark just as it is about to break the surface tension of the water! (This reminds me of a painting, but I can't remember which one)

(https://www.happyatheistforum.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi.imgur.com%2FX9Obw4z.jpg&hash=4f3a823e82909959f746846fd2926e2f116cbcb5)

Incredible!  Do you mind if I share this one with a friend?  She's a shark fanatic.

Please do.
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Magdalena on April 24, 2016, 04:39:21 AM
Bruno, did you take this shark picture?
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Biggus Dickus on April 24, 2016, 05:04:59 AM
Quote from: Magdalena on April 24, 2016, 04:39:21 AM
Bruno, did you take this shark picture?

No I didn't, sorry I meant to paste this when replied to Books.

Photo credit goes to reddit user Matt_Dave.

Photograph is about 2 years old.
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Magdalena on April 24, 2016, 05:07:39 AM
Quote from: Bruno de la Pole on April 24, 2016, 05:04:59 AM
Quote from: Magdalena on April 24, 2016, 04:39:21 AM
Bruno, did you take this shark picture?

No I didn't, sorry I meant to paste this when replied to Books.

Photo credit goes to reddit user Matt_Dave.

Photograph is about 2 years old.
OK, but you could also take a picture as good as that one if you wanted to, right?  :grin:
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Sandra Craft on April 24, 2016, 07:16:45 AM
Quote from: Bruno de la Pole on April 24, 2016, 05:04:59 AM
Quote from: Magdalena on April 24, 2016, 04:39:21 AM
Bruno, did you take this shark picture?

No I didn't, sorry I meant to paste this when replied to Books.

Photo credit goes to reddit user Matt_Dave.

Photograph is about 2 years old.

Thanks, I'll be sure to let my friend know -- she's going to lose her mind over this!
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: hermes2015 on April 24, 2016, 11:59:45 AM
Wall Detail - Venice, Italy

(https://www.happyatheistforum.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi.imgur.com%2FmBDHlza.jpg&hash=8c0805cae3ce3e0f45a54f85aeb2efd5a9b899e9)
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Recusant on April 24, 2016, 05:03:39 PM
The eroded textures on the stucco are interesting, and the rusted decorative nut and anchor plate have some great color. Excellent!
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: hermes2015 on April 24, 2016, 05:55:58 PM
Quote from: Recusant on April 24, 2016, 05:03:39 PM
The eroded textures on the stucco are interesting, and the rusted decorative nut and anchor plate have some great color. Excellent!

Thank you very much. I shot the original at 24 megapixels in FX format, so there is lots of detail there. I love corroded metal textures and colours. I have shot a series of photos of rusted farm machinery that I will post in due course. They are not "pretty" in the conventional sense, but I think they show that one can find beauty in unexpected places.
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Firebird on April 24, 2016, 08:13:52 PM
(https://scontent-lga3-1.xx.fbcdn.net/t31.0-8/q85/s2048x2048/13072715_10100835186082208_5817896347521218389_o.jpg)

I took this near my house while walking home from work the other day. I like the contrast between the two sides of the picture as the rain clouds come in
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: hermes2015 on April 25, 2016, 04:40:44 PM
Quote from: Firebird on April 24, 2016, 08:13:52 PM
(https://scontent-lga3-1.xx.fbcdn.net/t31.0-8/q85/s2048x2048/13072715_10100835186082208_5817896347521218389_o.jpg)

I took this near my house while walking home from work the other day. I like the contrast between the two sides of the picture as the rain clouds come in

That is so nice. I never seem able to do good landscapes; I end up taking pics of the micro landscape. Is that a stitched panorama?
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Essie Mae on April 28, 2016, 10:41:40 AM
Quote from: hermes2015 on April 24, 2016, 11:59:45 AM
Wall Detail - Venice, Italy

(https://www.happyatheistforum.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi.imgur.com%2FmBDHlza.jpg&hash=8c0805cae3ce3e0f45a54f85aeb2efd5a9b899e9)

Love it.  All that Recusant said and more
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Essie Mae on April 28, 2016, 10:43:57 AM
Quote from: Firebird on April 24, 2016, 08:13:52 PM
(https://scontent-lga3-1.xx.fbcdn.net/t31.0-8/q85/s2048x2048/13072715_10100835186082208_5817896347521218389_o.jpg)

I took this near my house while walking home from work the other day. I like the contrast between the two sides of the picture as the rain clouds come in

That is so beautiful. You must feel quite calm and rested by the time you get home.
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: hermes2015 on April 28, 2016, 12:01:53 PM
Quote from: Essie Mae on April 28, 2016, 10:41:40 AM
Quote from: hermes2015 on April 24, 2016, 11:59:45 AM
Wall Detail - Venice, Italy

(https://www.happyatheistforum.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi.imgur.com%2FmBDHlza.jpg&hash=8c0805cae3ce3e0f45a54f85aeb2efd5a9b899e9)

Love it.  All that Recusant said and more

Thank you. I thought of Tapies when I saw that bit of wall.
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Firebird on April 29, 2016, 01:54:19 PM
Quote from: hermes2015 on April 25, 2016, 04:40:44 PM
Quote from: Firebird on April 24, 2016, 08:13:52 PM
(https://scontent-lga3-1.xx.fbcdn.net/t31.0-8/q85/s2048x2048/13072715_10100835186082208_5817896347521218389_o.jpg)

I took this near my house while walking home from work the other day. I like the contrast between the two sides of the picture as the rain clouds come in

That is so nice. I never seem able to do good landscapes; I end up taking pics of the micro landscape. Is that a stitched panorama?

Not stitched, but it is a panorama. Taken from my Galaxy S7. It is definitely more scenic here than our last place, which is likely one reason I've started running more now too.
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Biggus Dickus on May 01, 2016, 05:25:17 PM
Weather this spring has been somewhat brutal on the spring flowers and blossoms here in Michigan. We had a brief warm spell earlier in the month, and the bulbs started to open up, but then the temperature dropped to freezing so many of the early blooms didn't survive.

My wonderful Silver Magnolia tree didn't blossom at all this year which is the first time in almost 20 years, and none of our tulips survived either except for one, this little red one.

(https://www.happyatheistforum.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi.imgur.com%2FGrO3dcN.jpg&hash=8dd6993bc8e7d1241ca2bb0faf8827f0d4fd4a9c)

FYI. Holland, MI is home to the annual Tulip Festival, which is the third largest town festival in America. The city was founded by Dutch Americans, and during the festival as many as 6 million tulips are on display. (Worth the visit, quite beautiful)

While working outside yesterday I came across one of our deadly snakes, the rapturous and deadly Michigan Vaper-Viper Snake. Look how large and menacing it is:

(https://www.happyatheistforum.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi.imgur.com%2Fe2PcgOT.jpg&hash=ee1ff304f5f678b15761d57388f39c451909f23c)

Here's a picture of me holding it to put it's massive size in perspective (I'm well trained in the handling of poisonous snakes, and don't recommend any of you try to handle one yourself)

(https://www.happyatheistforum.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi.imgur.com%2FfaLVbtI.jpg&hash=2c6081ee6bdcb4b05cd40e7c442d654c947e53e0)


Okay, so it's actually just a small and harmless Eastern Garter Snake or Thamnophis sirtalis, but it's still a snake, and if you walk up to someone with it unsuspecting like and hold it out to them they'll scream quite loudly, and run away.

This is of course followed by cursing in both Spanish and English, and the admonition that you are in fact an asshole ;D
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Firebird on May 02, 2016, 12:49:59 AM
:rofl:
Nice misdirection. My condolences to your wife on the loss of her husband  :grin:
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: jumbojak on May 02, 2016, 02:57:28 AM
Thank you Bruno. Claire will be having king nightmares for weeks because of this....
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Biggus Dickus on May 02, 2016, 03:51:42 AM
Quote from: Firebird on May 02, 2016, 12:49:59 AM
:rofl:
Nice misdirection. My condolences to your wife on the loss of her husband  :grin:

Thank you, he was a pretty swell fella, well liked in the community, hellavu racquetball player, but a bit of a smartass.

Quote from: jumbojak on May 02, 2016, 02:57:28 AM
Thank you Bruno. Claire will be having king nightmares for weeks because of this....

My pleasure, enjoy your garden Claire, that's where I found my snake.
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Claireliontamer on May 02, 2016, 08:46:22 AM
Quote from: Bruno de la Pole on May 02, 2016, 03:51:42 AM


Quote from: jumbojak on May 02, 2016, 02:57:28 AM
Thank you Bruno. Claire will be having king nightmares for weeks because of this....

My pleasure, enjoy your garden Claire, that's where I found my snake.

Thanks to my evil lovely child who keeps bringing books home about snakes my fear and hatred is diminishing......
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Bad Penny II on May 03, 2016, 01:51:58 PM
(https://www.happyatheistforum.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi.imgur.com%2FiSUU2nN.jpg&hash=0e82162f64ed49bfbc1f8a9c5a9545dc675ba255)
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Buddy on May 03, 2016, 06:18:17 PM
Australian water dragon?
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Biggus Dickus on May 18, 2016, 04:39:49 PM
The 2016 World  Submarine Racing Championships.






Held this year in Newfoundland, Canada.


Was able to take some really good pictures of the event, so please enjoy.

(https://www.happyatheistforum.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi.imgur.com%2FQ8JYPIr.jpg&hash=4bbec1c9cf1d44d345ca5803bfcc194d45aa02b7)





(https://www.happyatheistforum.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi.imgur.com%2FQ8JYPIr.jpg&hash=4bbec1c9cf1d44d345ca5803bfcc194d45aa02b7)

(https://www.happyatheistforum.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi.imgur.com%2FQ8JYPIr.jpg&hash=4bbec1c9cf1d44d345ca5803bfcc194d45aa02b7)

(https://www.happyatheistforum.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi.imgur.com%2FQ8JYPIr.jpg&hash=4bbec1c9cf1d44d345ca5803bfcc194d45aa02b7)

(https://www.happyatheistforum.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi.imgur.com%2FQ8JYPIr.jpg&hash=4bbec1c9cf1d44d345ca5803bfcc194d45aa02b7)

(https://www.happyatheistforum.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi.imgur.com%2FQ8JYPIr.jpg&hash=4bbec1c9cf1d44d345ca5803bfcc194d45aa02b7)

(https://www.happyatheistforum.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi.imgur.com%2FQ8JYPIr.jpg&hash=4bbec1c9cf1d44d345ca5803bfcc194d45aa02b7)

...And the winner is!

(https://www.happyatheistforum.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi.imgur.com%2FQ8JYPIr.jpg&hash=4bbec1c9cf1d44d345ca5803bfcc194d45aa02b7)
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: OldGit on May 18, 2016, 05:07:13 PM
Superb coverage of that traditional race.  Most exciting - thank you, Bruno!
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Magdalena on May 18, 2016, 05:46:10 PM
Quote from: Bruno de la Pole on May 18, 2016, 04:39:49 PM
The 2016 World  Submarine Racing Championships.


...And the winner is!

(https://www.happyatheistforum.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi.imgur.com%2FQ8JYPIr.jpg&hash=4bbec1c9cf1d44d345ca5803bfcc194d45aa02b7)

Wait a minute! This is like that story, "The Emperor's New Clothes"  >:(
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Guardian85 on May 18, 2016, 06:43:02 PM
(https://i.imgflip.com/fm9l0.jpg)  8)
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Bad Penny II on May 19, 2016, 10:55:10 AM
I won't be attending any submarine races, I refuse to take part in a race to the bottom.
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Bad Penny II on May 19, 2016, 02:38:14 PM
Quote from: Buddy on May 03, 2016, 06:18:17 PM
Australian water dragon?

Gustav, he says to me "call me Gustav," I know him as Gustav.
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Buddy on May 30, 2016, 07:36:31 PM
Charlie is looking quite dapper with his white wheels. Spent the afternoon painting them myself.

(https://i.imgur.com/VNvcGBf.jpg)
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Guardian85 on May 30, 2016, 11:27:52 PM
Very nice!
Not many cars can pull off white rims...
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Buddy on May 30, 2016, 11:34:07 PM
Thanks. I'm surprised that I like it so much considering I usually only like metal rims.
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Recusant on June 27, 2016, 07:41:11 PM
Grenoble, France, looking south from the slopes of la Bastille.

(https://www.happyatheistforum.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi63.tinypic.com%2F2rdykk6.jpg&hash=ed5ff80a6a948bfb9b55d1d8db268e2823ea048c)

Clambering around failing to find a geocache near the top of la Bastille in Grenoble, I came across this ancient car frame with trees growing through it.

(https://www.happyatheistforum.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi66.tinypic.com%2F2zdonzc.jpg&hash=123b02663e6e4386aaa4bf83a137fac600b4bfd0)
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Dave on June 27, 2016, 08:23:29 PM
Happy memories of time spent in Grenoble with a girlfriend who worked for the Chartreuse company.

Nice ride up to the Bastille on the cable car. We had dinner with the Director of the local nuclear power station and I ate horse for the first and only time and drank champers from English pewter 1/2 pint pots (only way to do it, ice cold from the fridge on a stinking hot summer evening). Happy days.

(Made a change ftom eating live snails, sheep eyes and pigs' bollocks with a millionaire in Cyprus I suppose!)
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Recusant on June 27, 2016, 08:26:51 PM
Quote from: Gloucester on June 27, 2016, 08:23:29 PM
Happy memories of time spent in Grenoble with a girlfriend who worked for the Chartreuse company.

Nice ride up to the Bastille on the cable car. We had dinner with the Director of the local nuclear power station and I ate horse for the first and only time and drank champers from English pewter 1/2 pint pots (only way to do it, ice cold from the fridge on a stinking hot summer evening). Happy days.

(Made a change ftom eating live snails, sheep eyes and pigs' bollocks with a millionaire in Cyprus I suppose!)

We didn't do the cable cars, but drove up the rather dilapidated, steep road with extreme hairpin curves to get to the top. Not recommended for those who have any trouble with manual transmissions.  :sidesmile:
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Dave on July 13, 2016, 07:13:14 PM
Gloucester has some strangish sculptural features, little really literal, bit abstracty in some cases.
(https://www.happyatheistforum.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi778.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fyy67%2FDaveGlos%2FDSC_0001.jpg&hash=d3ab9e8166a07e7708ba6e5fcc6cbd10a6a37707) (http://s778.photobucket.com/user/DaveGlos/media/DSC_0001.jpg.html)
This is is mis-called "St Kyneburgh Tower" by some, it is actually a well! Kyneburgh,was supposedly a Saxon princess who was dodging an arranged marriage. A Gloucester baker adopted her but his wife killed her out of jealousy and threw the body down a well. Presumably miraculous things happened and she was beatified.

So, get under the "tower" and it's like looking up through the layers of earth to the wellhead way above.

(https://www.happyatheistforum.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi778.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fyy67%2FDaveGlos%2FMobile%2520Uploads%2F2012-10%2FDSC_0002.jpg&hash=40876825e400bf74881664ceac5819c054f2f9ef) (http://s778.photobucket.com/user/DaveGlos/media/Mobile%20Uploads/2012-10/DSC_0002.jpg.html)

The locals call it "The CD Rack"

Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Dave on July 13, 2016, 07:19:25 PM
Next to the above is, by the same artist, what is supposed to be a representation of the Roman Wall whose line it follws. Looks nowt like any Roman wall I have ever seen!
(https://www.happyatheistforum.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi778.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fyy67%2FDaveGlos%2FMobile%2520Uploads%2FDSC_0009.jpg&hash=3b475132752f9e642288c57f247e2540c1892de1) (http://s778.photobucket.com/user/DaveGlos/media/Mobile%20Uploads/DSC_0009.jpg.html)
This is called "The Toast Rack" by the locals.
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Dave on July 14, 2016, 06:03:32 PM
This is one of the works shown at the Crucible Exhibition in Gloucester Cathedral, 2014

(https://www.happyatheistforum.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi778.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fyy67%2FDaveGlos%2FCrucible%2520Gloucester%2520Cathedral%25202014%2FP1000159.jpg&hash=539b77a2363d8cd98480b775d764a32f1834b43f) (http://s778.photobucket.com/user/DaveGlos/media/Crucible%20Gloucester%20Cathedral%202014/P1000159.jpg.html)

It is Damien Hurst:s "Fallen Angel". Needs close inspection, especially by the right knee and on the left arm, to see the significance.

Here is the whole thing, sorry but misplaced catalogue so can't name them.

Photobucket album (http://s778.photobucket.com/user/DaveGlos/library/Crucible%20Gloucester%20Cathedral%202014)

Not sure if quality of images shows well in Photobucket.
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Recusant on July 14, 2016, 07:06:59 PM
Yeah, the first thing I noticed was the tie-off/cinch/whatever junkies call it on the left arm as I scrolled down through the photo. Maybe doesn't speak so well for my choices in the people I've associated with in my life.  :-\

I actually don't think it's all that good. The wings should be drooping, with one askew.
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Dave on July 14, 2016, 07:14:01 PM
Quote from: Recusant on July 14, 2016, 07:06:59 PM
Yeah, the first thing I noticed was the tie-off/cinch/whatever junkies call it on the left arm as I scrolled down through the photo. Maybe doesn't speak so well for my choices in the people I've associated with in my life.  :-\

I actually don't think it's all that good. The wings should be drooping, with one askew.
Hmm, that would certainly add to the poignancy, Recusant

[Just looked up "recusant", bit ironic for an administrator?  ;)  ]
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Recusant on July 14, 2016, 07:49:18 PM
Quote from: Gloucester on July 14, 2016, 07:14:01 PMJust looked up "recusant", bit ironic for an administrator?  ;) 

I suppose so, but I've been using that handle on the internet for about 10 years (having been associated with it for close to 25), and I certainly wasn't an admin when I became a member of this site.
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Tank on July 14, 2016, 09:44:23 PM
A very pleasant pheasant.

(https://scontent-lhr3-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/13710031_1152999428083890_2773330945412146569_n.jpg?oh=ac5169e76a23512226b7cf428233c04a&oe=57EE87FC) 
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Magdalena on July 14, 2016, 10:08:28 PM
Quote from: Gloucester on July 14, 2016, 06:03:32 PM
This is one of the works shown at the Crucible Exhibition in Gloucester Cathedral, 2014

(https://www.happyatheistforum.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi778.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fyy67%2FDaveGlos%2FCrucible%2520Gloucester%2520Cathedral%25202014%2FP1000159.jpg&hash=539b77a2363d8cd98480b775d764a32f1834b43f) (http://s778.photobucket.com/user/DaveGlos/media/Crucible%20Gloucester%20Cathedral%202014/P1000159.jpg.html)

It is Damien Hurst:s "Fallen Angel". Needs close inspection, especially by the right knee and on the left arm, to see the significance.

Here is the whole thing, sorry but misplaced catalogue so can't name them.

Photobucket album (http://s778.photobucket.com/user/DaveGlos/library/Crucible%20Gloucester%20Cathedral%202014)

Not sure if quality of images shows well in Photobucket.
I like it.  :smilenod:
I found this:
http://www.damienhirst.com/news/2014/crucible2 (http://www.damienhirst.com/news/2014/crucible2)
Quote
'Fallen Angel' is taken from Antonio Canova's The Repentant Magdalene (c.1794-96). Whilst the original sculpture's empty palms symbolise Magdalene's sense of spiritual abandonment on the death of Christ, here she is recreated as an angel fallen from grace; a victim of self-harm and drug abuse. As elsewhere in Hirst's work, a point of tension is created between the desperate subject matter and the rich materials utilised.....
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: MariaEvri on July 15, 2016, 07:45:36 PM
Quote from: Tank on July 14, 2016, 09:44:23 PM
A very pleasant pheasant.

(https://scontent-lhr3-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/13710031_1152999428083890_2773330945412146569_n.jpg?oh=ac5169e76a23512226b7cf428233c04a&oe=57EE87FC)

awesome birds. Look at that shine!
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Tank on July 19, 2016, 09:12:57 PM
New Lanark. Just over the Scottish border.

(https://scontent.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/13699971_1156348397748993_6054723816226328863_n.jpg?oh=b29b8a0eec90b6972e6abbf3cc0d30c6&oe=5832D7D6)

(https://scontent.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/13782050_1156348391082327_1064269723717687371_n.jpg?oh=d365e66805cc520ba198d4a448866526&oe=582C03ED)

(https://scontent.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/13718502_1156348401082326_1194814853973445547_n.jpg?oh=a79b9b73bcfc638d41274da220149d68&oe=58372060)

(https://scontent.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/13782251_1156348477748985_4309686324921744980_n.jpg?oh=c04d75716811cb0f4739662daea03fe9&oe=58324ED7)

(https://scontent.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/13707541_1156348497748983_3869831222749820173_n.jpg?oh=270c0ec93ab9e9a99b1ae2b4556bfac9&oe=5829D6BD)

(https://scontent.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/13770488_1156348504415649_3349845764188907671_n.jpg?oh=86170b65a2abbd8148ac4780ddcc2be9&oe=5832501A)

(https://scontent.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/13690667_1156348524415647_683485779979337580_n.jpg?oh=3a771fff27523d774937cc26d8527eb5&oe=5821045C)

(https://scontent.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/13731639_1156348561082310_7734512958465313881_n.jpg?oh=da1a285ee48e6af2bab2e0c496f33d36&oe=5836FA76)

(https://scontent.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/13775485_1156348571082309_1499460813312712132_n.jpg?oh=b48ae2e904593867f8f38f70d51170aa&oe=582D2343)



A real Pokemon!
(https://scontent.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/13692694_1156348614415638_2560726474757541208_n.jpg?oh=96fb71f510b18f4f8336a57a067f3cb1&oe=582E893E)
(//)
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Dave on July 19, 2016, 09:24:50 PM
Luverly country!
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Recusant on July 19, 2016, 10:03:52 PM
Excellent photos of some fine scenery, Tank. Thanks for posting them. I really like the one of the pool behind the weir. From the looks of the stonework, I guessed that glass-enclosed pedestrian bridge in the mill photo could be a replacement for some previous connecting structure. Indulging my curiosity about things like that is often a waste of time, but I do have a semi-professional interest in architectural oddities. That's my excuse anyway.

(https://www.happyatheistforum.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Ffaculty.evansville.edu%2Fck6%2Fbstud%2Fmills.jpg&hash=cbb40401667761b597179077a13e8c4d4bc17754)

To me it looks like it was some sort of chute. The unusual depth makes me think that it was actually two chutes in a single structure.
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Magdalena on July 20, 2016, 04:29:00 AM
Quote from: Tank on July 19, 2016, 09:12:57 PM
New Lanark. Just over the Scottish border.
Beautiful, beautiful, beautiful...B-E-A-Utiful!!!
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Tom62 on July 20, 2016, 05:55:19 AM
Quote from: Magdalena on July 20, 2016, 04:29:00 AM
Quote from: Tank on July 19, 2016, 09:12:57 PM
New Lanark. Just over the Scottish border.
Beautiful, beautiful, beautiful...B-E-A-Utiful!!!

^Hear, hear
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Tank on July 20, 2016, 07:40:02 AM
Quote from: Recusant on July 19, 2016, 10:03:52 PM
Excellent photos of some fine scenery, Tank. Thanks for posting them. I really like the one of the pool behind the weir. From the looks of the stonework, I guessed that glass-enclosed pedestrian bridge in the mill photo could be a replacement for some previous connecting structure. Indulging my curiosity about things like that is often a waste of time, but I do have a semi-professional interest in architectural oddities. That's my excuse anyway.

(https://www.happyatheistforum.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Ffaculty.evansville.edu%2Fck6%2Fbstud%2Fmills.jpg&hash=cbb40401667761b597179077a13e8c4d4bc17754)

To me it looks like it was some sort of chute. The unusual depth makes me think that it was actually two chutes in a single structure.

It's raining today so we're doing the tour. I should find out more.
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Tank on July 20, 2016, 06:11:10 PM
Some more New Lanark

(https://scontent.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/13754195_1156854274365072_5802046424204485311_n.jpg?oh=cb8e7df11922eac49038dd0b4217c279&oe=58240C5E)

(https://scontent.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/13782227_1156854264365073_6477417755322478198_n.jpg?oh=2c0b88ad1fdd5029f93b3e3c60abfe1c&oe=57EA1BEE)

(https://scontent.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/13718759_1156854281031738_7148300071522856443_n.jpg?oh=e460e479c976b462fe7c545cdd24f9d6&oe=5822ACF9)

View from our window.
(https://scontent.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/13699949_1156854344365065_7242267550109793841_n.jpg?oh=14038f9f5cfb5de487679f9791ffaeb9&oe=57E97166)

This globe is over 6ft high.
(https://scontent.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/13781986_1156854364365063_6321920334193986905_n.jpg?oh=4cbd11124596254ec29e20153254ce27&oe=58361A4B)

(https://scontent.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/13775340_1156854367698396_7498896469853985609_n.jpg?oh=bbc5c03ee80b497582c3c8c3174720e1&oe=57EE5BDD)

(https://scontent.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/13715992_1156854477698385_957432692207431112_n.jpg?oh=0ef1587cd17d1589939ba421bd505eb6&oe=5833E2E2)

(https://scontent.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/13718580_1156854501031716_2424510454098499586_n.jpg?oh=d6baec8e870c418bf59f3739dc1ac5d8&oe=581C9049)

(https://scontent.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/13769611_1156854491031717_787955340740018890_n.jpg?oh=ecae9188e4a37cf4980ac8b5ea76853e&oe=582641D0)
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Tank on July 20, 2016, 07:09:42 PM
Quote from: Tank on July 20, 2016, 07:40:02 AM
Quote from: Recusant on July 19, 2016, 10:03:52 PM
Excellent photos of some fine scenery, Tank. Thanks for posting them. I really like the one of the pool behind the weir. From the looks of the stonework, I guessed that glass-enclosed pedestrian bridge in the mill photo could be a replacement for some previous connecting structure. Indulging my curiosity about things like that is often a waste of time, but I do have a semi-professional interest in architectural oddities. That's my excuse anyway.

(https://www.happyatheistforum.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Ffaculty.evansville.edu%2Fck6%2Fbstud%2Fmills.jpg&hash=cbb40401667761b597179077a13e8c4d4bc17754)

To me it looks like it was some sort of chute. The unusual depth makes me think that it was actually two chutes in a single structure.

It's raining today so we're doing the tour. I should find out more.
The building on the right of the bridge is an engine house, you can see the chimney which has now gone. The 'bridge' was for the connecting rope (not belt) drives. It got used in high summer or deep winter when there wasn't enough water to drive the mills.
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: joeactor on July 20, 2016, 07:39:21 PM
Really cool, Tank!
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Recusant on July 20, 2016, 08:29:26 PM
Quote from: Tank on July 20, 2016, 07:09:42 PM
Quote from: Tank on July 20, 2016, 07:40:02 AM
Quote from: Recusant on July 19, 2016, 10:03:52 PM
Excellent photos of some fine scenery, Tank. Thanks for posting them. I really like the one of the pool behind the weir. From the looks of the stonework, I guessed that glass-enclosed pedestrian bridge in the mill photo could be a replacement for some previous connecting structure. Indulging my curiosity about things like that is often a waste of time, but I do have a semi-professional interest in architectural oddities. That's my excuse anyway.

(https://www.happyatheistforum.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Ffaculty.evansville.edu%2Fck6%2Fbstud%2Fmills.jpg&hash=cbb40401667761b597179077a13e8c4d4bc17754)

To me it looks like it was some sort of chute. The unusual depth makes me think that it was actually two chutes in a single structure.

It's raining today so we're doing the tour. I should find out more.
The building on the right of the bridge is an engine house, you can see the chimney which has now gone. The 'bridge' was for the connecting rope (not belt) drives. It got used in high summer or deep winter when there wasn't enough water to drive the mills.

Cool! Thanks for tracking down the details, Tank.  :)
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Dave on July 21, 2016, 09:35:10 PM
I often knock Gloucester City Council, they have grand ideas but never really find the means to make the best of them.

One liberal attitude they do have is towards street art and graphitti. I have taken a few photos over the years but am having trouble locating some of them. However, here are a couple I did manage to dig out.

(https://www.happyatheistforum.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi778.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fyy67%2FDaveGlos%2FGloucester%2520street%2520art%2FEastgate-Nettleton%252010-10-14B%25202.jpg&hash=8f8ea3ac1f555dfd80d140f6851d576e1fb82950) (http://s778.photobucket.com/user/DaveGlos/media/Gloucester%20street%20art/Eastgate-Nettleton%2010-10-14B%202.jpg.html)

This is Gloucester represented as a Chinese dragon. Gloucester has a faily large ethnically mixed community in the east of the city,  a fair number of whom are Chinese. This image is just off Eastgate, the road out to the "Ethnic Quarter".

(https://www.happyatheistforum.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi778.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fyy67%2FDaveGlos%2FGloucester%2520street%2520art%2FP1000183.jpg&hash=f6a28f687f4b15985e61843e8cc16d0d1ac8d1b0) (http://s778.photobucket.com/user/DaveGlos/media/Gloucester%20street%20art/P1000183.jpg.html)

I have no info regards this one, never did manage to trace the artist. It looks over Blackfriars car pack, near the mostly still standing, well preserved and still in use for functions, 13th C Blackfriars Priory. One of the city council's better projects.
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Waski_the_Squirrel on August 04, 2016, 11:56:30 PM
Time to lower the tone of this thread!

Here is my new banner for YouTube. I photographed a 1960's model Kaweco v14s fountain pen in my kitchen window with a 200mm lens at f2.8 from across the kitchen (1.5 m away). It gets cropped above and below on YouTube.

(https://www.happyatheistforum.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi750.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fxx142%2Fwaski_the_squirrel%2Fcover_zpsywqlweo3.jpg&hash=03d6de6626a48c3ed62c0475ef0a7307822122d6) (http://s750.photobucket.com/user/waski_the_squirrel/media/cover_zpsywqlweo3.jpg.html)

Here is a bull that belongs to some friends. He is too close to my car's trunk

(https://photos.smugmug.com/North-Dakota/Southwest/North-of-Rhame-ND/i-SbFgVg8/0/M/IMG_9760-M.jpg) (https://squirrelscience.smugmug.com/North-Dakota/Southwest/North-of-Rhame-ND/i-SbFgVg8/A)

And a random picture from near where I took the photo of the bull.

(https://photos.smugmug.com/North-Dakota/Southwest/North-of-Rhame-ND/i-bPtXzWF/0/M/IMG_3247-M.jpg) (https://squirrelscience.smugmug.com/North-Dakota/Southwest/North-of-Rhame-ND/i-bPtXzWF/A)
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: joeactor on August 05, 2016, 01:31:00 AM
Those are nice photos, even for a Squirrel ;-)
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Recusant on August 05, 2016, 03:49:28 AM
Interesting horns on that bull. Nice scenery, too.  :)
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Waski_the_Squirrel on August 18, 2016, 03:21:33 AM
My parents have been visiting. On the night of their last visit last year, this was the view standing on my front steps:
(https://photos.smugmug.com/North-Dakota/Southwest/Bowman-ND/i-g4SL5bT/0/L/IMG_9814-L.jpg) (https://squirrelscience.smugmug.com/North-Dakota/Southwest/Bowman-ND/i-g4SL5bT/A)

And looking North.
(https://photos.smugmug.com/North-Dakota/Southwest/Bowman-ND/i-fVpQg4N/0/L/IMG_9825-L.jpg) (https://squirrelscience.smugmug.com/North-Dakota/Southwest/Bowman-ND/i-fVpQg4N/A)

And a closeup of the clouds.
(https://photos.smugmug.com/North-Dakota/Southwest/Bowman-ND/i-BsC2z3x/0/L/IMG_9826-L.jpg) (https://squirrelscience.smugmug.com/North-Dakota/Southwest/Bowman-ND/i-BsC2z3x/A)

They're called mammatus clouds. Sadly, my parents are leaving tomorrow and the only thing I get to leave them with this year is heat.
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Tank on August 18, 2016, 06:27:16 AM
Astonishing!
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: MariaEvri on August 18, 2016, 06:18:44 PM
Quote from: Waski_the_Squirrel on August 18, 2016, 03:21:33 AM
My parents have been visiting. On the night of their last visit last year, this was the view standing on my front steps:
(https://photos.smugmug.com/North-Dakota/Southwest/Bowman-ND/i-g4SL5bT/0/L/IMG_9814-L.jpg) (https://squirrelscience.smugmug.com/North-Dakota/Southwest/Bowman-ND/i-g4SL5bT/A)

And looking North.
(https://photos.smugmug.com/North-Dakota/Southwest/Bowman-ND/i-fVpQg4N/0/L/IMG_9825-L.jpg) (https://squirrelscience.smugmug.com/North-Dakota/Southwest/Bowman-ND/i-fVpQg4N/A)

And a closeup of the clouds.
(https://photos.smugmug.com/North-Dakota/Southwest/Bowman-ND/i-BsC2z3x/0/L/IMG_9826-L.jpg) (https://squirrelscience.smugmug.com/North-Dakota/Southwest/Bowman-ND/i-BsC2z3x/A)

They're called mammatus clouds. Sadly, my parents are leaving tomorrow and the only thing I get to leave them with this year is heat.

I call those titty clouds. I've seen the, in real life and they indeed are spectacular!
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Davin on September 09, 2016, 03:23:19 PM
Someone else took this, supposed to be an 18 minute time lapse of fog in moonlight. I think it looks awesome.

(https://www.happyatheistforum.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi.imgur.com%2FiVvGruX.jpg&hash=93c4803c4a95cf1f077a25b972f79debd0fd8415)
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Magdalena on September 10, 2016, 03:44:31 AM
Quote from: Davin on September 09, 2016, 03:23:19 PM
Someone else took this, supposed to be an 18 minute time lapse of fog in moonlight. I think it looks awesome.

(https://www.happyatheistforum.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi.imgur.com%2FiVvGruX.jpg&hash=93c4803c4a95cf1f077a25b972f79debd0fd8415)

Mmmmm...Looks like whipped cream.  :yum:
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Dave on September 10, 2016, 12:05:59 PM
Quote from: Davin on September 09, 2016, 03:23:19 PM
Someone else took this, supposed to be an 18 minute time lapse of fog in moonlight. I think it looks awesome.

(https://www.happyatheistforum.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi.imgur.com%2FiVvGruX.jpg&hash=93c4803c4a95cf1f077a25b972f79debd0fd8415)
Very, er . . . atmospheric?

But also excellent.
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: xSilverPhinx on September 10, 2016, 03:55:05 PM
Quote from: Davin on September 09, 2016, 03:23:19 PM
Someone else took this, supposed to be an 18 minute time lapse of fog in moonlight. I think it looks awesome.

(https://www.happyatheistforum.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi.imgur.com%2FiVvGruX.jpg&hash=93c4803c4a95cf1f077a25b972f79debd0fd8415)

That does look awesome!  8)
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Guardian85 on September 10, 2016, 09:52:17 PM
That should be the cover of an epic fantasy novel.
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: xSilverPhinx on September 10, 2016, 11:04:00 PM
...or a ghost story.
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Davin on September 12, 2016, 02:42:41 PM
Or an epic  horror fantasy story. It reminds me of the Mistborn series by Brandon Sanderson.
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: xSilverPhinx on September 14, 2016, 02:44:19 AM
Here's a tree I spotted a couple of years back.

"Find a tree that resembles a toilet."

Check. That's one item off my bucket list!

(https://www.happyatheistforum.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi834.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fzz262%2Ffernie_lotz%2FNatural%2520toilet%25201_zpshvd8qf26.jpg&hash=76e6ed856cc9ecf107e01fa2c5abfd28b5efaebe)

(https://www.happyatheistforum.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi834.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fzz262%2Ffernie_lotz%2FNatural%2520toilet%25203_zpsuhthectg.jpg&hash=e9d0ec5875b6dfb3640bdbe1bb6cf6394a6535b4)

(https://www.happyatheistforum.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi834.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fzz262%2Ffernie_lotz%2FNatural%2520toilet%25202_zpser3pywmm.jpg&hash=90e220c72f3892f8daa0828abf13d33e847f75c7)

Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Icarus on September 14, 2016, 05:58:59 AM
^ Brazilian trees are scary.
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: xSilverPhinx on September 14, 2016, 12:44:16 PM
Quote from: Icarus on September 14, 2016, 05:58:59 AM
^ Brazilian trees are scary.

:lol:
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Recusant on September 25, 2016, 09:40:46 AM
One for Magdalena --

(https://www.happyatheistforum.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi63.tinypic.com%2Fmmq1s.jpg&hash=b975aa9720952cb0838ccad8efce4c468406c978)

A European Peacock enjoying some hemp-agrimony on the banks of the river Léguer near Lannion, France.
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Dave on September 25, 2016, 10:51:55 AM
Quote from: Icarus on September 14, 2016, 05:58:59 AM
^ Brazilian trees are scary.

Yeah, what lurks in there waiting to grab a tender morsel  :shocked:
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Dave on September 25, 2016, 10:57:06 AM
Quote from: Recusant on September 25, 2016, 09:40:46 AM
One for Magdalena --

(https://www.happyatheistforum.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi63.tinypic.com%2Fmmq1s.jpg&hash=b975aa9720952cb0838ccad8efce4c468406c978)

A European Peacock enjoying some hemp-agrimony on the banks of the river Léguer near Lannion, France.

Beeeeeoootiful!

Have seen almost no butterflies in Gloucester, not even on my friends buddleia, except for cabbage whites. One little blue job and she saw a painted lady.

Come yo think of it, very few bees, wasps or even house flies, or anything. Very worrying for the insects, plants and birds.
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Waski_the_Squirrel on September 25, 2016, 08:45:39 PM
Yesterday I went to a Cross Country meet. The plan was shopping afterwards in the city before coming home. Instead, I only did a tiny bit of the shopping because I started to feel rotten.

As I got into my little town, I was treated to a rainbow. Despite how I felt, I snapped some pictures. I did not pursue a more photogenic setting just outside town because I really needed to get home and lay down. But, today, I'm still pleased with what I snapped. I think I may even do a print of one or two.

Really like this one.
(https://photos.smugmug.com/North-Dakota/Southwest/Bowman-ND/i-88Cs9WJ/0/L/rainbows%201-L.jpg) (https://squirrelscience.smugmug.com/North-Dakota/Southwest/Bowman-ND/i-88Cs9WJ/A)

This one was made with more planning, but I still like the other one better.
(https://photos.smugmug.com/North-Dakota/Southwest/Bowman-ND/i-kBW662b/0/L/rainbows%202-L.jpg) (https://squirrelscience.smugmug.com/North-Dakota/Southwest/Bowman-ND/i-kBW662b/A)

This is the one other people seem to like on Facebook.
(https://photos.smugmug.com/North-Dakota/Southwest/Bowman-ND/i-3rBw2BL/0/L/rainbows%203-L.jpg) (https://squirrelscience.smugmug.com/North-Dakota/Southwest/Bowman-ND/i-3rBw2BL/A)

And a random one over the Post Office made with my widest angle lens. It was a double rainbow!
(https://photos.smugmug.com/North-Dakota/Southwest/Bowman-ND/i-N3BkPKg/0/L/rainbows%204-L.jpg) (https://squirrelscience.smugmug.com/North-Dakota/Southwest/Bowman-ND/i-N3BkPKg/A)
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Dave on September 25, 2016, 08:50:44 PM
Yup, prefer the first, Waski, best composition.

Three converging lines have more "power" than two and four gets confusing. Plus the tree offers a focal point and the assimetry gives a dynamic imbalance.

IMHO
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Magdalena on September 25, 2016, 11:27:34 PM
Quote from: Recusant on September 25, 2016, 09:40:46 AM
One for Magdalena --

(https://www.happyatheistforum.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi63.tinypic.com%2Fmmq1s.jpg&hash=b975aa9720952cb0838ccad8efce4c468406c978)

A European Peacock enjoying some hemp-agrimony on the banks of the river Léguer near Lannion, France.
Awwwww! So pretty!  :tellmemore:

(https://www.happyatheistforum.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi1161.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fq508%2FAnnabelleRyder%2FTumblrReactions%2Ftumblr_majesticgratitude.gif&hash=6cabaac6ee80855118d2d22a2fa3255c3732775d)
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Tank on October 02, 2016, 04:42:22 PM
This is the least worst picture I could get of the surprise moment (for the bird) when the air turned solid for no apparent reason!

(https://www.happyatheistforum.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fimagizer.imageshack.us%2Fv2%2Fxq90%2F924%2FVVF0IW.jpg&hash=f1b4edea30ec1e746f37f8e609e574157aafbca2)
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Dave on October 02, 2016, 05:45:51 PM
Quote from: Tank on October 02, 2016, 04:42:22 PM
This is the least worst picture I could get of the surprise moment (for the bird) when the air turned solid for no apparent reason!

(https://www.happyatheistforum.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fimagizer.imageshack.us%2Fv2%2Fxq90%2F924%2FVVF0IW.jpg&hash=f1b4edea30ec1e746f37f8e609e574157aafbca2)
Had one of those, fascinating but so sad for a little life lost in my case.
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Tank on October 02, 2016, 06:28:52 PM
No feathers in the garden so I'm sure it flew away, probably dazed but otherwise fine.
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Davin on October 11, 2016, 04:10:21 PM
I saw this one on Reddit, I really like it:
(https://i.imgur.com/evVrnP2.jpg)
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Dragonia on January 12, 2017, 03:24:36 PM
(https://www.happyatheistforum.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi1268.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fjj566%2Ffrogkids%2F20160504_102124_zpsdic4hknn.jpg&hash=52d1c56a0b82b220e5004b8ea1522da25476a1d9) (http://s1268.photobucket.com/user/frogkids/media/20160504_102124_zpsdic4hknn.jpg.html)
Holy cow! I think I finally figured out how to do pictures! Imgur is garbage. Photobucket is the way to go. This endeavor has taken me a year to complete. Forgive me if I get a little crazy at first........
Oh, and this is one of my baby potato plants last spring.
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Dave on January 12, 2017, 03:33:48 PM
Quote from: Dragonia on January 12, 2017, 03:24:36 PM
(https://www.happyatheistforum.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi1268.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fjj566%2Ffrogkids%2F20160504_102124_zpsdic4hknn.jpg&hash=52d1c56a0b82b220e5004b8ea1522da25476a1d9) (http://s1268.photobucket.com/user/frogkids/media/20160504_102124_zpsdic4hknn.jpg.html)
Holy cow! I think I finally figured out how to do pictures! Imgur is garbage. Photobucket is the way to go. This endeavor has taken me a year to complete. Forgive me if I get a little crazy at first........
Oh, and this is one of my baby potato plants last spring.

The old Photobucket was absolute crap, stuffed with pop-up adverts and was really flakey. But the app on tablets is great!

I tried IMGUR but found it counter-intuitive , badly set-out and fussy.
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Biggus Dickus on January 23, 2017, 05:59:26 PM
This picture was taken recently up at Lake Charlevoix in Michigan, perfect temperatures (Cold temperatures, and still waters) created a glass like surface.

(https://www.happyatheistforum.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi.imgur.com%2FocLUWNP.jpg&hash=03f0e486df664a07b55a1f71ce6a3e525589e4c0)


Photo Source (http://www.freep.com/story/news/local/michigan/2017/01/22/moment-clarity-incredibly-clear-ice-up-north-makes-wild-photo/96903192/)
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Arturo on January 23, 2017, 06:49:38 PM
Never seen that before. Always thought the weather was warm this time of year haha
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Dragonia on January 24, 2017, 04:34:25 AM
Quote from: Father Bruno on January 23, 2017, 05:59:26 PM
This picture was taken recently up at Lake Charlevoix in Michigan, perfect temperatures (Cold temperatures, and still waters) created a glass like surface.
This is amazing.... is that water frozen deep enough to walk far out on? Having grown up in a cold climate, I've been out on the lakes many times, but I don't remember the ice ever being so smooth and clear.... Looks great to ice skate on!
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: hermes2015 on January 24, 2017, 05:18:01 AM
(https://www.happyatheistforum.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi.imgur.com%2FXg2BlUN.jpg&hash=2ddc0f47f679ab323d0c6a881962c1035c6f4887)

Religion is anathema to me, but I must admit that the artifacts and by-products of some religions have enriched my life. The Christian religion has inspired great music and architecture. The Hindus create special statues for their Pooja festival. These are ones I saw being made for the Pooja in a town in Bangladesh.
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: xSilverPhinx on February 03, 2017, 01:19:40 AM
I think this is rather cool. 

(https://scontent.fpoa4-1.fna.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/16406989_237930499988892_3074680139291158691_n.png?oh=8b72a2ca4a91195e9cbd44c73d918e35&oe=59128AEC)
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Arturo on February 03, 2017, 01:39:46 AM
I like the first one SPx
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Icarus on February 05, 2017, 12:09:13 AM
How in hell did someone train worms to eat those leaves in so artistic a way?
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Dave on February 05, 2017, 09:05:44 AM
Quote from: Icarus on February 05, 2017, 12:09:13 AM
How in hell did someone train worms to eat those leaves in so artistic a way?

It was slugs and snails I reckon.
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Biggus Dickus on February 15, 2017, 01:34:41 PM
I came across this photo and really like it. Apparently taken sometime back in the early 70's somewhere in London, sorry can't find the photo information any longer.

Everything about this photo reminds me of when I was young, from the sneakers and dungarees these lads are wearing to their haircuts.

My friends and I would ride up on our bikes to one of the locals stores, buy some soft-drinks, or milk, maybe a candy bar or baked treats if available as well as the latest issues of our favorite comics.

Then we would take off somewhere and find a quite spot not much different from where these lads are sitting in the photo, with weeds growing up from the cracks, maybe an alleyway or some lot behind the local businesses, and just cop a seat on the ground and read. (One of our favorite places was the rooftop of one of the local schools, we had discovered a rather easy way to gain access to the roof and it was a great place to escape too; also proved valuable in hiding from the older and meaner kids, the bully types who might come along and steal our stuff, or simply rip up the comics for no reason other than to be mean?

Notice how absorb these three are in their comics? After finishing we would trade, then re-read each one multiple times, as well as finish our food and drinks, then just sit and talk until it was time to head home, or if we thought of something else to do head out on our bikes again.

You can't get those day's back ever...



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Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Dave on February 15, 2017, 01:49:01 PM
Try

https://uk.pinterest.com/arahman1369/photographer-ruth-orkin/

And

https://alchetron.com/Little-Fugitive-22338-W
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Post by: Biggus Dickus on February 16, 2017, 02:28:13 PM
Quote from: Gloucester on February 15, 2017, 01:49:01 PM
Try

https://uk.pinterest.com/arahman1369/photographer-ruth-orkin/

And

https://alchetron.com/Little-Fugitive-22338-W

Thanks Glowchester.

This is a picture taken from the GM Building in Detroit over-looking the Detroit River into Windsor, Canada.

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Post by: Arturo on February 26, 2017, 08:06:53 AM
Pictures and a couple scattered videos I took of Detroit's Autorama this year

https://goo.gl/photos/f5zErAGGfe8XhrXXA

If you're wondering who that random Mexican is in some of my photos, that is el Papa.
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Post by: Arturo on February 26, 2017, 08:11:19 AM
A look at Lexcorp

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What it really looks like

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Also the sign behind Jesse Eishenberg was done by my Dad's friends

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Post by: Tank on February 26, 2017, 08:27:00 AM
Love these shows.

Very frustrating for photography though. Uncontrolled reflections and difficult backgrounds. 
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: hermes2015 on February 26, 2017, 08:33:20 AM
Quote from: Tank on February 26, 2017, 08:27:00 AM
Love these shows.

Very frustrating for photography though. Uncontrolled reflections and difficult backgrounds.

Yes, very nice photos. I can recommend a polarizing filter - it can sometimes really help to control those reflections.
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Tank on February 26, 2017, 09:16:04 AM
Quote from: hermes2015 on February 26, 2017, 08:33:20 AM
Quote from: Tank on February 26, 2017, 08:27:00 AM
Love these shows.

Very frustrating for photography though. Uncontrolled reflections and difficult backgrounds.

Yes, very nice photos. I can recommend a polarizing filter - it can sometimes really help to control those reflections.
Yes it does. It's about the only thing that helps.
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Post by: Dave on February 26, 2017, 09:30:10 AM
Quote from: Tank on February 26, 2017, 09:16:04 AM
Quote from: hermes2015 on February 26, 2017, 08:33:20 AM
Quote from: Tank on February 26, 2017, 08:27:00 AM
Love these shows.

Very frustrating for photography though. Uncontrolled reflections and difficult backgrounds.

Yes, very nice photos. I can recommend a polarizing filter - it can sometimes really help to control those reflections.
Yes it does. It's about the only thing that helps.

Yes, with a DSLR, bridge camera or very high end compact. Not seen many filters for the ordinary compact. Wish tbey did, my Lumix compact actually takes better pictures than my Nikon. And is not such a lump to drag about! But, got a nice set of filters for the Nikon and the UV and polarised are usually on. Latter works well on scenes with lots of cloud as well.

Which camera do yiu have, Arturo?
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Post by: Biggus Dickus on February 26, 2017, 05:40:31 PM
Quote from: Arturo on February 26, 2017, 08:06:53 AM
Pictures and a couple scattered videos I took of Detroit's Autorama this year

https://goo.gl/photos/f5zErAGGfe8XhrXXA

If you're wondering who that random Mexican is in some of my photos, that is el Papa.


Nice pictures Arturo,...Autorama is alway's a good show, really the  premier show for custom cars, always see something different.

I haven't been down to the show in several years, last time I went I took some of my wife's family down there when they were here visiting in Detroit, they loved it.

I really like the El Camino, very rad!

I usually have to go the Detroit Auto Show every year for work, so I get a bit burned out on these. :'(

Very cool you going with your dad, looked like he was enjoying himself...my dad took me to this show a number of times when I was younger, good memories.



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Post by: Arturo on February 27, 2017, 05:51:28 AM
Quote from: Gloucester on February 26, 2017, 09:30:10 AM
Quote from: Tank on February 26, 2017, 09:16:04 AM
Quote from: hermes2015 on February 26, 2017, 08:33:20 AM
Quote from: Tank on February 26, 2017, 08:27:00 AM
Love these shows.

Very frustrating for photography though. Uncontrolled reflections and difficult backgrounds.

Yes, very nice photos. I can recommend a polarizing filter - it can sometimes really help to control those reflections.
Yes it does. It's about the only thing that helps.

Yes, with a DSLR, bridge camera or very high end compact. Not seen many filters for the ordinary compact. Wish tbey did, my Lumix compact actually takes better pictures than my Nikon. And is not such a lump to drag about! But, got a nice set of filters for the Nikon and the UV and polarised are usually on. Latter works well on scenes with lots of cloud as well.

Which camera do yiu have, Arturo?

I used my phone lol
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Arturo on February 27, 2017, 05:54:11 AM
Quote from: Father Bruno on February 26, 2017, 05:40:31 PM
Quote from: Arturo on February 26, 2017, 08:06:53 AM
Pictures and a couple scattered videos I took of Detroit's Autorama this year

https://goo.gl/photos/f5zErAGGfe8XhrXXA

If you're wondering who that random Mexican is in some of my photos, that is el Papa.


Nice pictures Arturo,...Autorama is alway's a good show, really the  premier show for custom cars, always see something different.

I haven't been down to the show in several years, last time I went I took some of my wife's family down there when they were here visiting in Detroit, they loved it.

I really like the El Camino, very rad!

I usually have to go the Detroit Auto Show every year for work, so I get a bit burned out on these. :'(

Very cool you going with your dad, looked like he was enjoying himself...my dad took me to this show a number of times when I was younger, good memories.

I think my Dad went to the last Auto Show with his gf. So if you saw a buff Mexican with a dainty white wife, then you saw my Dad. He also set some stuff up for it as well, like a shiny egg.
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Arturo on February 27, 2017, 05:56:03 AM
These pictures actually came out better than I thought because some cars would be the same colour right next to each other. Some weren't as good as I thought either but most of them are satisfying to me.
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Post by: Biggus Dickus on March 01, 2017, 08:56:33 PM
(https://www.happyatheistforum.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi.imgur.com%2FWrfqJPe.jpg&hash=96edf7f78edb9e697ba04d4eee2d2073c7e14e8d)

I used a canine filter for this shot.
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: joeactor on March 02, 2017, 03:14:38 PM
Quote from: Father Bruno on March 01, 2017, 08:56:33 PM
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I used a canine filter for this shot.

Hee hee!


BTW, really liked the lads with comic books. Those were the days...
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Biggus Dickus on March 03, 2017, 01:20:18 PM
Check out the work of Japanese photographer Hot.kenobi. He poses action figures in realistic settings to come up with some really cool pictures.

This is the first one that caught my eye.
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This is my son's favorite as be is both a Batman and Bruce Lee fan.
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This one is my favorite, as I like the action, notice the grains of sand flying through the air which give it motion?
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More here (http://www.boredpanda.com/action-toys-scenes-marvel-hotkenobi/).

Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Dave on March 15, 2017, 05:35:42 PM
(https://www.happyatheistforum.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi778.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fyy67%2FDaveGlos%2F20170315_115139.jpg&hash=1f5a9690574a219fe25eda3ecd1a56c63fdfd05f) (http://s778.photobucket.com/user/DaveGlos/media/20170315_115139.jpg.html)

This is the engjne/boiler room of that old dredger in the Gloucester Dicks, featuring our lovely lady engineer. There is not a lot of room and shovelling coal into the boiler, the other side of the engine, must have been hell with the heat and noise. The boiler was converted to burning diesel years ago and an air fan fitted.

There are two large (and long) belts, one each side, going to the top of the bucket chain tower, big gearbox up there actually driving the chain. Those belts are made from six thicknesses of buffalo hide (much tougher than cowhide it seems) rivetted together. They are praying these do not break, there aren't many buffalo on the vast plains of Gloucestershire these days!

The big wheel is the forward/reverse selector and the lever top right is the regulator. Well, there are only two choices to "regulate", stop and go.
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Post by: joeactor on March 15, 2017, 09:06:34 PM
^^^ Cool... but does look cramped.
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Dave on March 15, 2017, 09:53:48 PM
Quote from: joeactor on March 15, 2017, 09:06:34 PM
^^^ Cool... but does look cramped.
There is about 18 inches either side of those big pulleys, I am about three feet forrard of the engine, almost sitting on a bit of ancillary machinery, and there is about the same in the stoking position aft of the engine. The stoker must have used a short handled shovel!

The picture was using my not brilliant phone, I had been taking a better camera in but forgot it today. If I go in Saturday, when they steam it up, will take a decent camera.

And earplugs.
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Post by: Dave on March 25, 2017, 10:18:37 PM
Had lunch in my favourite eatery, Cafe Rene, in Gloucester (again)

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The entrance is through the arch of a medieval church, the graveyard is on the right!
The camera got set on sepia as I took it out of its case, gives atmosphere I think.

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The well in the foreground is the modern top of an original Roman well, still working but not used in the drinks.

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The bar, check the names of the drinks on the boards above - who names a cider for a maths formula!?

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The lunch itself, cajun chicken sarnie. Yum!
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Post by: Tank on March 25, 2017, 10:26:15 PM
Looks like a lovely place.
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Post by: Icarus on March 26, 2017, 12:53:29 AM
Gloucesters' lunch Cajun chicken ??  How in hell did the  Louisiana bayou cuisine make it to Merrie Olde England. ?  ( Cajun is a contraction of the  Arcadian identity.)

Somewhere back in time the quasi french inhabitants  of Arcadia were driven out by the baddies who did not like what they saw as the scurvy Frenchmen. They mostly moved to Louisiana and brought their traditions and recipes with them. The Cajuns prospered, to hell with the damned maritime Canadians.  Then there were an alternative band of immigrants who became known as coonasses. They also settled in or near the bayou country and it surrounds.  Coonass was not a derisive name at the time and remains a mark of proud distinction among the members of the group. They also cook some interesting foods, not quite Cajun. Not only that, they make some spectacular music with near primitive instruments. 
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Post by: Dave on March 26, 2017, 08:02:37 AM
^ Yup, know the story of the Cajuns. Cafe Rene (https://www.caferene.co.uk) has a mix of cuisines, one reason I like it. An American friend said their burgers were the nearest to the real thing she had had in 40 years working in Britain.

Edited: I was once told they bought the burgers in but they now say they are "home made". Whatever, they are really juicy and tasty.

There is a British deli in town that concedes to make foreign stuff like burgers by popular demand.
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: OldGit on March 26, 2017, 10:09:02 AM
I don't know it.  Which church is it next to?
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Dave on March 26, 2017, 10:41:04 AM
Quote from: OldGit on March 26, 2017, 10:09:02 AM
I don't know it.  Which church is it next to?
St Mary de Crypt, Southgate Street. "Next" is not quite accurate, it is in the back of the building next to the church, but next to the graveyard. Not obvious from the street, except for the A-board.

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Post by: joeactor on March 27, 2017, 02:51:08 PM
Tasty looking lunch, Gloucester!

Do all atheists navigate by churches?
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Dave on March 27, 2017, 04:26:38 PM
Quote from: joeactor on March 27, 2017, 02:51:08 PM
Tasty looking lunch, Gloucester!

Do all atheists navigate by churches?
Only when there is not a pub visible from the pavement! Sorry, sidewalk.
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Dave on May 30, 2017, 06:13:11 PM
It was the Gloucester Tall Ships show last weekend. I had a ticket but things conspired to prevent me getting to the actual days (same thing each day in terms of sword fights etc.. However, I was in town the day before it started and got a few pictures. It is not that easy to get "away" from the boats, unless you have a super wide angle lense or shoot from the other side of the basin!

This is always the favourite:
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It is a modern replica of John Cabot's ship,  the Matthew (https://matthew.co.uk), that he sailed to Newfoundland in 1497. Not a big ship to brave the Atlantic breakers in!

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This is a Bristol Channel Pilot Cutter, the shifting sands could be rather dicey - still are but GPS etc helps a bit.

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The Lady Avenel, a charter boat.

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This is a Lowestoft trawler. Taken with the camera elevated at the end of a monopd and using my smartphone as a remote control. A technique that needs more practice but gets the camera over signs, lifebuoys etc. Could not get further back without getting wet.



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Post by: Icarus on May 31, 2017, 01:08:31 AM
Well done Gloucester. Thank you for the nifty shots. Boat guys ( am a dedicated one) are always pleased with boat shots.
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Post by: Tom62 on May 31, 2017, 09:10:06 PM
Love those pictures as well, Gloucester. I'm a maritime history fan.
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Post by: joeactor on June 01, 2017, 05:58:56 PM
Very nice pics and ships - well done!
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Biggus Dickus on June 02, 2017, 07:41:15 PM
These are awesome pictures Glowingchester, thanks for posting...you posted some similar ones from this same location as I remember.  Looks like a neat place to hang around, if I ever get to that part of the world I may have to check out in person. Liked the picture you took of the "Lowestoft trawler" by the way, nice angle...I think that's my favorite of them all, the ships I mean. The trawler looks mean and grungy, and I can try to imagine what it was like working her decks.
Hard work I bet!

Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Dave on June 02, 2017, 09:56:40 PM
Here is another, one of the trip/function boats. Not quite a Mississippi showboat but still a stern wheeler.

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They have been revamping the docks a bit, pulled down my favourite part to build accomodation though. Think there are about 35 eateries in the docks/quays area now, everything from "Something-on-toast" and cake-n-coffee through pie-shops, pub-grub, steak houses, burgers, pizzas, fried chicken to more up-market Italian and Greek. Then add the Greek, Italian, Chinese (3), Indian (4), Thai (3), McD's, KFC (+4 imitations), Burger King, salad and sandwhich shops (5),  coffee bars (5) ... in the rest of town and we could feed the whole population in one go I think!

TexMex and Japanese still missing as yet. We had "Tequila Rose" but that was before we got all cosmopolitan and it closed.

Not bad for a town where the council is anti-tourist, despite having more history and heritage than almost all towns this size in the UK.

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Ordinary looking shop, Victorian stucco frontage. But, look more closely...

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Peeping out from the top is a wooden window, with a rather steep roof. Behind that Victorian frontage is a timber framed building dating back to the 15th century. It was also the HQ of the local defenders (Roundheads) in the English Civil War.

The door to the immediate right of the front is all that is left of Malverdine Lane. Through there, in a now very narrow alley, is the almost perfectly preserved front of that building, the largest and finest preserved timber house of its age and type in Britain. I have had a tour of the whole interior. It used to house "Bookends", my favourite second hand book shop - now houses an "antique" shop.

The old house frontage is almost impossible to photograph due to the narrowness of the lane, but the woodwork, iron-work and glass are all still there, inside and out.

Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Icarus on June 03, 2017, 03:51:33 AM
Gloucesers post and pictures worthy of a National Geographic article. Thank you that bit of historic revelation.
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Dave on June 10, 2017, 06:56:48 PM
Photos that tell a story... https://imgur.com/gallery/76940

Will someone look back at ours I wonder.
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Post by: hermes2015 on June 10, 2017, 07:20:52 PM
Thank you Gloucester. I really enjoyed looking at those. Some of these remind me of Brassaï's photos. I especially like his photos of Paris at night.
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Post by: Dave on June 10, 2017, 07:47:35 PM
Quote from: hermes2015 on June 10, 2017, 07:20:52 PM
Thank you Gloucester. I really enjoyed looking at those. Some of these remind me of Brassaï's photos. I especially like his photos of Paris at night.

The largest book I own us a huge tome of photos of London, my original home town, from 1837 onwards. Part of the reason it is huge is that it is written in English, French and German. But there are hundreds of classic, iconic, historic and just everyday photos - most in black and white.
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Post by: Ali on June 20, 2017, 04:08:17 AM
My husband and I just got married in Jamaica on May 30th. Those of you who are my FB friends will have already seen this, but this is my favorite picture from our wedding.


https://imgur.com/a/Tjy8i (https://imgur.com/a/Tjy8i)
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Post by: Claireliontamer on June 20, 2017, 09:00:10 AM
Quote from: Ali on June 20, 2017, 04:08:17 AM
My husband and I just got married in Jamaica on May 30th. Those of you who are my FB friends will have already seen this, but this is my favorite picture from our wedding.


https://imgur.com/a/Tjy8i (https://imgur.com/a/Tjy8i)

Congratulations again :)  I loved seeing all the photos on FB.
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Post by: Dave on June 20, 2017, 11:14:27 AM
Congrats to you both, Ali.

Wish I was on that beach . . .
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Post by: Sandra Craft on June 20, 2017, 12:41:23 PM
Quote from: Ali on June 20, 2017, 04:08:17 AM
My husband and I just got married in Jamaica on May 30th. Those of you who are my FB friends will have already seen this, but this is my favorite picture from our wedding.


https://imgur.com/a/Tjy8i (https://imgur.com/a/Tjy8i)

I love barefoot weddings.
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: jumbojak on June 20, 2017, 03:06:04 PM
That's a seriously fancy smock Ali. How do you keep the diet coke stains from showing on the white?
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Post by: Davin on June 20, 2017, 03:50:38 PM
Quote from: Ali on June 20, 2017, 04:08:17 AM
My husband and I just got married in Jamaica on May 30th. Those of you who are my FB friends will have already seen this, but this is my favorite picture from our wedding.


https://imgur.com/a/Tjy8i (https://imgur.com/a/Tjy8i)
Congratulations! That is a good picture.
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Post by: Ali on June 20, 2017, 05:18:46 PM
Quote from: jumbojak on June 20, 2017, 03:06:04 PM
That's a seriously fancy smock Ali. How do you keep the diet coke stains from showing on the white?
Thanks everyone! JJ, I switched to Diet Crystal Pepsi for the big day (is Crystal Pepsi still a thing?)
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Post by: Firebird on June 20, 2017, 07:47:17 PM
Congrats Ali, you guys looks awesome.
Also... Crystal Pepsi? I can't tell if you're joking or not. I haven't seen that shit since high school.

Edit: re-read post a second time. I need to stop taking you all so seriously.
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Post by: Tank on June 20, 2017, 08:38:02 PM
Lovely pictures of a beautiful event!!!
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Biggus Dickus on June 20, 2017, 08:56:03 PM
Quote from: Ali on June 20, 2017, 04:08:17 AM
My husband and I just got married in Jamaica on May 30th. Those of you who are my FB friends will have already seen this, but this is my favorite picture from our wedding.


https://imgur.com/a/Tjy8i (https://imgur.com/a/Tjy8i)

Congratulation Ali, that is a nice picture.  8)
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Post by: Tom62 on June 20, 2017, 09:16:52 PM
Congrats, Ali. I like the picture.
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Post by: xSilverPhinx on June 20, 2017, 09:30:04 PM
Congrats, Ali!  :cheers:
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Post by: Ali on June 20, 2017, 09:58:58 PM
Thanks errrrbody!
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: jumbojak on June 21, 2017, 03:15:51 AM
Quote from: Ali on June 20, 2017, 05:18:46 PM
Quote from: jumbojak on June 20, 2017, 03:06:04 PM
That's a seriously fancy smock Ali. How do you keep the diet coke stains from showing on the white?
Thanks everyone! JJ, I switched to Diet Crystal Pepsi for the big day (is Crystal Pepsi still a thing?)

Good choice on the length. Foot mustard might not be appropriate for such a casually formal event.
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Arturo on June 21, 2017, 04:32:22 AM
Quote from: Ali on June 20, 2017, 04:08:17 AM
My husband and I just got married in Jamaica on May 30th. Those of you who are my FB friends will have already seen this, but this is my favorite picture from our wedding.


https://imgur.com/a/Tjy8i (https://imgur.com/a/Tjy8i)
(https://www.happyatheistforum.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2F2.bp.blogspot.com%2F-jwKvMvW3-Sw%2FUGuMO7jzW-I%2FAAAAAAAAAFQ%2FU2cNx0svxD8%2Fs1600%2FDawson%2BCrying.gif&hash=ef2ed74fb36622fd1dd9c1dc028ba622445ecf9d)

Crying tears of joy!
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Post by: Ali on June 21, 2017, 01:43:02 PM
Quote from: jumbojak on June 21, 2017, 03:15:51 AM
Quote from: Ali on June 20, 2017, 05:18:46 PM
Quote from: jumbojak on June 20, 2017, 03:06:04 PM
That's a seriously fancy smock Ali. How do you keep the diet coke stains from showing on the white?
Thanks everyone! JJ, I switched to Diet Crystal Pepsi for the big day (is Crystal Pepsi still a thing?)

Good choice on the length. Foot mustard might not be appropriate for such a casually formal event.
True, although the yellow of the mustard really made the purple in my bouquet pop!
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Ali on July 09, 2017, 12:53:00 AM
Asmo help me! Mr Ali got me this "little" ball of fluff for my birthday (actually tomorrow.) He's a 3 month old Great Pyrenees. 😳 For those who are unfamiliar, they grow to be roughly the size of a barge.

In fairness, I have always wanted a big dog since I moved out of my parents' house. I grew up with a series of Great Danes, so dogs that can clear food off the kitchen counters aren't new to me. And Mr Ali had a Great Pyrenees in his twenties, so he has experience with the specific breed. We're not entirely unprepared. But Oh My Asmo. This dog is already bigger than our adult terrier, and he's just a baby. Still, I'm in love. What should I name him?

https://imgur.com/a/UgT0U
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Arturo on July 09, 2017, 01:29:57 AM
Quote from: Ali on July 09, 2017, 12:53:00 AM
Asmo help me! Mr Ali got me this "little" ball of fluff for my birthday (actually tomorrow.) He's a 3 month old Great Pyrenees. 😳 For those who are unfamiliar, they grow to be roughly the size of a barge.

In fairness, I have always wanted a big dog since I moved out of my parents' house. I grew up with a series of Great Danes, so dogs that can clear food off the kitchen counters aren't new to me. And Mr Ali had a Great Pyrenees in his twenties, so he has experience with the specific breed. We're not entirely unprepared. But Oh My Asmo. This dog is already bigger than our adult terrier, and he's just a baby. Still, I'm in love. What should I name him?

https://imgur.com/a/UgT0U

Name him...Mr. Snuggles
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Post by: Icarus on July 09, 2017, 01:49:48 AM
ALI, hooray for the Great Pyrenees companion. If you work with him/her you will have a magnificent friend, protector, and unfailingly loyal family member come hell or high water. They can be the most loving of teddy bears too. 

That is all to the good but be prepared for some big poop piles, substantial food expense,  and perhaps some significant vet bills. It is all well.   :bravo:  The new family member needs a name. Give him/her a name befitting the dignity of such a breed.
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Ali on July 09, 2017, 02:28:04 AM
Quote from: Icarus on July 09, 2017, 01:49:48 AM
ALI, hooray for the Great Pyrenees companion. If you work with him/her you will have a magnificent friend, protector, and unfailingly loyal family member come hell or high water. They can be the most loving of teddy bears too. 

That is all to the good but be prepared for some big poop piles, substantial food expense,  and perhaps some significant vet bills. It is all well.   :bravo:  The new family member needs a name. Give him/her a name befitting the dignity of such a breed.
Hi Icarus,
Interesting that you mentioned "protector" and "family friend." We have four boys, so "family friendly" is a must to me. At the same time, Mr Ali is often gone with his job until late at night, and he knows I worry about our safety. When he gave me this dog, he said "We'll treat him like family, and no one will ever be able to hurt you or the kids if he has anything to say about it." Do you think that's true?
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Post by: Magdalena on July 09, 2017, 03:36:07 AM
Quote from: Arturo on July 09, 2017, 01:29:57 AM
Quote from: Ali on July 09, 2017, 12:53:00 AM
...
What should I name him?

https://imgur.com/a/UgT0U

Name him...Mr. Snuggles
Your dog is cute, Ali.  :tellmemore:
He does look like a "Mr. Snuggles." Maybe, "Fluffy" or "Twinkle"  ;D
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Arturo on July 09, 2017, 03:38:22 AM
Quote from: Magdalena on July 09, 2017, 03:36:07 AM
Quote from: Arturo on July 09, 2017, 01:29:57 AM
Quote from: Ali on July 09, 2017, 12:53:00 AM
...
What should I name him?

https://imgur.com/a/UgT0U

Name him...Mr. Snuggles
Your dog is cute, Ali.  :tellmemore:
He does look like a "Mr. Snuggles." Maybe, "Fluffy" or "Twinkle"  ;D

I like twinkle.
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Magdalena on July 09, 2017, 03:49:30 AM
Quote from: Arturo on July 09, 2017, 03:38:22 AM
Quote from: Magdalena on July 09, 2017, 03:36:07 AM
Quote from: Arturo on July 09, 2017, 01:29:57 AM
Quote from: Ali on July 09, 2017, 12:53:00 AM
...
What should I name him?

https://imgur.com/a/UgT0U

Name him...Mr. Snuggles
Your dog is cute, Ali.  :tellmemore:
He does look like a "Mr. Snuggles." Maybe, "Fluffy" or "Twinkle"  ;D

I like twinkle.

I said that because the first thing I noticed was the twinkle in his eyes.  :grin:
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Post by: Tank on July 09, 2017, 08:03:37 AM
Sabaka it's Belarusian for dog and it could be 'It's a barker' said quickly :grin:

(https://i.imgur.com/wH8hQ8f.jpg)
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: xSilverPhinx on July 09, 2017, 09:57:00 AM
Quote from: Ali on July 09, 2017, 12:53:00 AM
Asmo help me! Mr Ali got me this "little" ball of fluff for my birthday (actually tomorrow.) He's a 3 month old Great Pyrenees. 😳 For those who are unfamiliar, they grow to be roughly the size of a barge.

In fairness, I have always wanted a big dog since I moved out of my parents' house. I grew up with a series of Great Danes, so dogs that can clear food off the kitchen counters aren't new to me. And Mr Ali had a Great Pyrenees in his twenties, so he has experience with the specific breed. We're not entirely unprepared. But Oh My Asmo. This dog is already bigger than our adult terrier, and he's just a baby. Still, I'm in love. What should I name him?

https://imgur.com/a/UgT0U

Such a cute dog! :tellmemore:

I'm really not good with names, but it helps to know what kind of name you're looking for... a cute sounding one, a human name, an exotic label or something else? :notsure: 
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Post by: Ali on July 09, 2017, 06:35:32 PM
We ended up naming him Buff, because he's going to be as big as a buffalo, and also because he's kind of buff colored. I don't know that Mr Ali liked the name per se, but he was my birthday present so I got the final say. ;)
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Post by: Sandra Craft on July 09, 2017, 07:46:55 PM
Quote from: Ali on July 09, 2017, 06:35:32 PM
We ended up naming him Buff, because he's going to be as big as a buffalo, and also because he's kind of buff colored. I don't know that Mr Ali liked the name per se, but he was my birthday present so I got the final say. ;)

He looks like he's going to be one of those dogs who can be convincingly dressed as a lion when he grows up.
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Post by: jumbojak on July 09, 2017, 08:10:42 PM
Simba!
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Post by: Arturo on July 09, 2017, 08:20:37 PM
Quote from: jumbojak on July 09, 2017, 08:10:42 PM
Simba!

Ha! Nice one.
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Post by: Icarus on July 10, 2017, 01:01:54 AM
Ali, you probably already know that "Pyrs" are members of the herding breed category. Their job was to take care of the flocks of sheep on behalf of the mountain shepherds of the Pyrenees region. The good ones did their jobs remarkably well and wolves or other predators were in deep trouble if they tried to harm the flocks. The dogs loyalty and dedication to the flock and to the shepherd was/is beyond question. 

Breeding by miscellaneous, not shepherds, individuals has been the undoing of the herding instinct but not entirely. If you have a good Pyre you might be amused at its propensity to herd your smaller children. Buff will almost surely become one of your beloved Children,albeit one of the four footed variety.

Buff is a pretty good choice for a name. One of the Colorado football teams are Buffaloes I think.  The Buffs play some serious football and take no shit from anyone. Be patient with Buff. Do take him to obedience classes that you can find in your area.  You have a commitment to a real live individual, a valuable individual.  Look around the web to find all the information you need to come to know that excellent breed.

Big dogs, including Pyrs, are more vulnerable to hip displasia. Have him/her examined by a vet to determine if there is a possible problem. That is one of the things that I was inferring when I mentioned Vet bills. Not to worry. You have a great new family member well worth whatever it takes to care for him.

If I were not so damned old I would think more than seriously about having a new best friend like Buff. My problem is that I do not want to risk expiration before my best friend does. My only remaining dog, a little Australian shepherd, also a herding dog, is almost 16 years old. I am most sad that he may be my last canine best friend.  My most recent constant companion was a Bernese Mountain dog named Teddy. He was a big guy, near 100 pounds, that demonstrated  that he would defend me to the death, I am certain. He knew that I would do the same for him.

Excuse me please.....I am on a nostalgia kick that is pretty emotional. If you guessed that I am a dog guy, you guessed it right.
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Ali on July 12, 2017, 06:17:55 AM
Quote from: Icarus on July 10, 2017, 01:01:54 AM
Ali, you probably already know that "Pyrs" are members of the herding breed category. Their job was to take care of the flocks of sheep on behalf of the mountain shepherds of the Pyrenees region. The good ones did their jobs remarkably well and wolves or other predators were in deep trouble if they tried to harm the flocks. The dogs loyalty and dedication to the flock and to the shepherd was/is beyond question. 

Breeding by miscellaneous, not shepherds, individuals has been the undoing of the herding instinct but not entirely. If you have a good Pyre you might be amused at its propensity to herd your smaller children. Buff will almost surely become one of your beloved Children,albeit one of the four footed variety.

Buff is a pretty good choice for a name. One of the Colorado football teams are Buffaloes I think.  The Buffs play some serious football and take no shit from anyone. Be patient with Buff. Do take him to obedience classes that you can find in your area.  You have a commitment to a real live individual, a valuable individual.  Look around the web to find all the information you need to come to know that excellent breed.

Big dogs, including Pyrs, are more vulnerable to hip displasia. Have him/her examined by a vet to determine if there is a possible problem. That is one of the things that I was inferring when I mentioned Vet bills. Not to worry. You have a great new family member well worth whatever it takes to care for him.

If I were not so damned old I would think more than seriously about having a new best friend like Buff. My problem is that I do not want to risk expiration before my best friend does. My only remaining dog, a little Australian shepherd, also a herding dog, is almost 16 years old. I am most sad that he may be my last canine best friend.  My most recent constant companion was a Bernese Mountain dog named Teddy. He was a big guy, near 100 pounds, that demonstrated  that he would defend me to the death, I am certain. He knew that I would do the same for him.

Excuse me please.....I am on a nostalgia kick that is pretty emotional. If you guessed that I am a dog guy, you guessed it right.
Icarus, this post made me smile. It's obvious that you adore big dogs. I'm there with you. My family had Great Danes when I was growing up. A very different kind of dog, but huge and loving all the same. It's funny that you mention the Colorado Buffaloes. I am an alumni of UCD (University of Colorado at Denver) which is the Denver campus of CU, so I'm also a Buff, although surprisingly I hadn't thought of that. I promise to take good care of him for you. ❤️
ETA: As to the herding instinct, I forgot to tell you that Buff comes from true working dog stock. His parents were both working farm dogs, and when Mr Ali went to pick him out, he observed Buff and his brother and sister spontaneously attempting to chase a lamb that had gotten out of its pen out of the vegetable garden. It wouldn't surprise me if he's got some herding in him. ;)
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Post by: Tank on July 12, 2017, 07:20:56 PM
Buff = Big Ugly Fat Fucker = B52 Stratofortress
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Post by: Icarus on July 14, 2017, 05:49:27 PM
^ B-52 is a most formidable apparatus.
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Post by: Ali on July 17, 2017, 01:33:42 AM
Icarus: for you. Buff's paws are already the size on my palm at 3 months. I'm slightly bigger than avaerage for a women (5'7) so it's not like I have tiny little hands...
https://imgur.com/a/y7gZn (https://imgur.com/a/y7gZn)
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Post by: Icarus on July 17, 2017, 10:36:18 PM
Those big paws are going to be great tools if Buff decides that he is in the digging business.  Big tools and big muscle power make his efficiency a sure thing. 

He has his muzzle on your hand too. I think that he likes you.  :clapping:
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Post by: Ali on July 20, 2017, 07:13:16 AM
Oh, don't worry, Buff loves me. Then again, thus far, he loves everyone. I'm just kind of a special favorite. I'm planning on making him a digging box because he's already super into digging...
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Post by: Icarus on July 20, 2017, 11:13:26 PM
^ I'm getting the impression that buff has captured your heart too. 

I am on board with this deal......My daughter, Julie, brought me a tee shirt for my recent birthday. The tee shirt was imprinted: "A good book and my dog. Life is good"
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Post by: Biggus Dickus on August 10, 2017, 07:43:27 PM
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Nice picture isn't it, but I bet you took a glance or two at what was in her glass didn't you, you dirty minded Atheists!
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Post by: Magdalena on August 10, 2017, 08:05:54 PM
Quote from: Father Bruno on August 10, 2017, 07:43:27 PM
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Father Bruno, is that you, on the left, with the gray hair?
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Post by: Biggus Dickus on August 10, 2017, 08:29:15 PM
Quote from: Magdalena on August 10, 2017, 08:05:54 PM
Quote from: Father Bruno on August 10, 2017, 07:43:27 PM
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Father Bruno, is that you, on the left, with the gray hair?

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Post by: Magdalena on August 10, 2017, 08:59:00 PM
Quote from: Father Bruno on August 10, 2017, 08:29:15 PM
Quote from: Magdalena on August 10, 2017, 08:05:54 PM
Quote from: Father Bruno on August 10, 2017, 07:43:27 PM
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Father Bruno, is that you, on the left, with the gray hair?

(https://www.happyatheistforum.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi.imgur.com%2FW9pvuyL.gif&hash=e2750b0ddfaeb09050db8e86133456fd25e15c5d)

(https://media.giphy.com/media/8nhgZZMKUicpi/giphy.gif)
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Biggus Dickus on August 11, 2017, 02:48:56 PM
Quote from: Magdalena on August 10, 2017, 08:59:00 PM
Quote from: Father Bruno on August 10, 2017, 08:29:15 PM
Quote from: Magdalena on August 10, 2017, 08:05:54 PM
Quote from: Father Bruno on August 10, 2017, 07:43:27 PM
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Father Bruno, is that you, on the left, with the gray hair?

(https://www.happyatheistforum.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi.imgur.com%2FW9pvuyL.gif&hash=e2750b0ddfaeb09050db8e86133456fd25e15c5d)

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Post by: Davin on August 11, 2017, 03:36:11 PM
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Post by: Magdalena on August 11, 2017, 04:32:35 PM
(https://media.giphy.com/media/bEVKYB487Lqxy/giphy.gif)
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Post by: Arturo on August 11, 2017, 06:27:17 PM
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Best gif
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Claireliontamer on August 11, 2017, 09:31:22 PM
Quote from: Father Bruno on August 10, 2017, 07:43:27 PM
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Nice picture isn't it, but I bet you took a glance or two at what was in her glass didn't you, you dirty minded Atheists!

It's the Chuckle Brothers!
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Tank on August 17, 2017, 05:56:08 PM
Ok America Aug 2017

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Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Arturo on August 17, 2017, 10:41:20 PM
These are the most British pictures of the USA I've ever seen lol
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Tank on August 17, 2017, 11:50:50 PM
Quote from: Arturo on August 17, 2017, 10:41:20 PM
These are the most British pictures of the USA I've ever seen lol

:mb lol:

Why?
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Arturo on August 18, 2017, 01:00:06 AM
Quote from: Tank on August 17, 2017, 11:50:50 PM
Quote from: Arturo on August 17, 2017, 10:41:20 PM
These are the most British pictures of the USA I've ever seen lol

:mb lol:

Why?

Just...so British lol
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: jumbojak on August 18, 2017, 02:37:16 AM
I like that Ranger. Lots if character even with the vanity plate.
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Tank on August 18, 2017, 02:55:15 AM
Quote from: jumbojak on August 18, 2017, 02:37:16 AM
I like that Ranger. Lots if character rust even with the vanity plate.
There, fixed it for you.
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Tank on August 18, 2017, 02:56:15 AM
Does anybody know what this is?

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Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: xSilverPhinx on August 18, 2017, 03:09:23 AM
 :scratch: It looks like some sort of amphibian's or fish's eggs? Or maybe some insect's, I don't know. Where did you find it?
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: jumbojak on August 18, 2017, 03:19:49 AM
Quote from: Tank on August 18, 2017, 02:55:15 AM
Quote from: jumbojak on August 18, 2017, 02:37:16 AM
I like that Ranger. Lots if character rust even with the vanity plate.
There, fixed it for you.

That ain't rust. Just a nice patina... Cars from up north rust. We had a early 80s Pontiac that lived most of its life in Buffalo. The car broke in half along the pinch weld when we tried to push it into a barn.
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: jumbojak on August 18, 2017, 03:21:17 AM
Quote from: xSilverPhinx on August 18, 2017, 03:09:23 AM
:scratch: It looks like some sort of amphibian's or fish's eggs? Or maybe some insect's, I don't know. Where did you find it?

The balls look like roe but the base seems like it came from a plabnt of some sort. Fish/plant hybrid? Alien??
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Arturo on August 18, 2017, 03:34:17 AM
No I don't know what that is. Try eating it.
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Dave on August 18, 2017, 07:49:30 AM
Looks a bit like unripe blacberry or ripe rasperry, but more translucent.

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Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: hermes2015 on August 18, 2017, 10:25:01 AM
I thought they were rubies from Tank's tiara.
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Tank on August 18, 2017, 12:49:22 PM
Quote from: Gloucester on August 18, 2017, 07:49:30 AM
Looks a bit like unripe blacberry or ripe rasperry, but more translucent.

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Nope. Not those. I recognise, pick and eat them.  ;D
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Tank on August 18, 2017, 12:50:09 PM
Quote from: hermes2015 on August 18, 2017, 10:25:01 AM
I thought they were rubies from Tank's tiara.
You guessed!  :grin:
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Dave on August 18, 2017, 01:11:04 PM
Quote from: Tank on August 18, 2017, 12:49:22 PM
Quote from: Gloucester on August 18, 2017, 07:49:30 AM
Looks a bit like unripe blacberry or ripe rasperry, but more translucent.

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Nope. Not those. I recognise, pick and eat them.  ;D

Realised afterwards you were possibly asking for a specific plant name or other source, I was just offering blackberries as something that looks similar, that it is some kind of fruit.

Do you actually know? There must be hundreds of species with a similar fruiting pattern on the Earth.
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Tank on August 18, 2017, 01:46:28 PM
Quote from: Gloucester on August 18, 2017, 01:11:04 PM
Quote from: Tank on August 18, 2017, 12:49:22 PM
Quote from: Gloucester on August 18, 2017, 07:49:30 AM
Looks a bit like unripe blacberry or ripe rasperry, but more translucent.

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Nope. Not those. I recognise, pick and eat them.  ;D

Realised afterwards you were possibly asking for a specific plant name or other source, I was just offering blackberries as something that looks similar, that it is some kind of fruit.

Do you actually know? There must be hundreds of species with a similar fruiting pattern on the Earth.
I have no idea what it is or they are. The red objects are on the outside of the seed pod that has visible black seed in it so I suspect they could be insect eggs. Or they could be an additional structure created by the plant to attract something to eat the actual seed for dispersal. The trouble with that theory is that only about 5% of the seed pods have these additional red 'seeds/eggs' on them.
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Tank on August 18, 2017, 01:55:27 PM
Here are 2 more views.

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Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Biggus Dickus on August 18, 2017, 02:14:47 PM
Very nice pictures Tank, you are a good photographer. Your pictures of wild life are always really well done...also like that first picture of your private jet, must be nice:)

Although I've only seen a few pictures of you here and there on the forum, and I think we briefly interacted once online during a webchat I have to say your son looks quite a bit like his father.

Hope you enjoyed the trip, and I agree with JJ the patina on that car is nice. I awakes like it when they restore cars like that which are in similar condition and don't repaint, but simply leave the original paint as it is, gives the car a lot of it's character.

Thanks for posting 8)
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Dave on August 18, 2017, 02:23:26 PM
Well, even searching on "American berries" in Googles images still came up with unrioe bkackberties looking clisest, nothing else really similar. Though if those were unripe and they changed to mauve later . . . No, not even then, the clusters are on the branch not on what looks like the bract (again, similar in form to the blacberry or raspberry).
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Tank on August 18, 2017, 03:33:37 PM
Quote from: Gloucester on August 18, 2017, 02:23:26 PM
Well, even searching on "American berries" in Googles images still came up with unrioe bkackberties looking clisest, nothing else really similar. Though if those were unripe and they changed to mauve later . . . No, not even then, the clusters are on the branch not on what looks like the bract (again, similar in form to the blacberry or raspberry).
A bit of a conundrum!
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Dave on August 18, 2017, 03:53:23 PM
If the Google search gave only edibles . . . .

Er, did you try nibbling them?
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Tank on August 18, 2017, 04:15:21 PM
Quote from: Gloucester on August 18, 2017, 03:53:23 PM
If the Google search gave only edibles . . . .

Er, did you try nibbling them?
No lol
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: xSilverPhinx on August 18, 2017, 11:00:18 PM
If you google 'pink snail eggs' some of the images look very similar.
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Biggus Dickus on September 04, 2017, 11:21:33 PM
I was outside earlier and I found a Cicada fresh out of it's exoskeleton.

Here's the exoskeleton.
(https://i.imgur.com/zdbX8Qo.jpg)\

Here's the bug itself. Cicada's sure can make a lot of noise at night, usually the bug's themselves are seen and not seen.

(https://i.imgur.com/hEWV0bQ.jpg?1)

(https://i.imgur.com/HFKOCw4.jpg?1)

(https://i.imgur.com/r9zeJ7I.jpg?1)
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Tank on September 17, 2017, 09:25:14 AM
Tropical World Roundhay Leeds 15th Sept 2017.

(https://www.happyatheistforum.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fimagizer.imageshack.us%2Fv2%2Fxq90%2F922%2F9whzGe.jpg&hash=717f31b18ccdc647ea46bb8a0675cdeaa616dddd) (https://imageshack.com/i/pm9whzGej)

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Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Tank on September 17, 2017, 09:28:03 AM
Father Bruno I love those those photos!
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Tank on September 17, 2017, 06:07:07 PM
Newby Hall Sep 17

(https://www.happyatheistforum.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fimagizer.imageshack.us%2Fv2%2Fxq90%2F922%2FdQhtzw.jpg&hash=3d82ae61fe0e0c6f49bd5869e2c20752bf2f1f49) (https://imageshack.com/i/pmdQhtzwj)

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Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Biggus Dickus on September 17, 2017, 06:11:27 PM
Quote from: Tank on September 17, 2017, 09:28:03 AM
Father Bruno I love those those photos!

Thanks Tank, coming from you your compliment means a lot to me....your pictures are superb, I love the closeup of the lizard's head. Awesome.
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Dave on September 17, 2017, 07:32:05 PM
Excellent pics all round there chaps!

Nearest I got to nature photography was last Wednesday, along the side of Tescos. Big fat cricket. I was on crutches, could not get down to it and only had my phone.

(https://i.imgur.com/c0bY4wJ.jpg)
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Tank on September 17, 2017, 08:01:01 PM
^^^ Love that!
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Dave on September 17, 2017, 08:46:53 PM
Been trying to identify it, closest is a female dark bush cricket but ovipositor looks wrong and too dark going by sample pictures.
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Dave on September 26, 2017, 02:50:44 PM
Just a walk down my street (and the brook behind the houses)

(https://imgur.com/L2bPbM8.jpg)

(https://imgur.com/coj6haL.jpg)

(https://imgur.com/aV7c0in.jpg)

(https://imgur.com/pWaJmnX.jpg)

(https://imgur.com/hxpWUQY.jpg)

(https://imgur.com/SipNwoN.jpg)

(https://imgur.com/i76QPlR.jpg)

(https://imgur.com/95XTCTI.jpg)


Form some reason I cannot get the descriptions in the right place, well, I can in the edit screen but . . .

So here they are:
The prettiest house front in the street.
What happens to some of that plastic that cannot make new bottles or packaging.
Some interesting flow patterns in the plastuc of the bridge bits,
The dog walking path (if you dare, the brambles are vicious!) on the other side of the brook.
The first bit of autumn colour.
A huge garden spider, biggest that I have seen in decades, easily 20mm from top to bottom.
The brook.
A cautiously friendly cat, but glossily handsome and very vocal.

Just an ordinary street round here. I did miss one picture - the bottom end of the dead end street is the "rough" end, lots of rented properties with a high rate of tenant change, mostly on benefits of some kind. There I found the burned out van and small truck. May gave been a fault or something but we have had petrol bombs thrown at cars down that end and it attracts about 90% of the emergency service visits to the road, especially the police. But there was this bloke, having a smoke, whose gruff reply and stare to my "Morning" did not seem all that friendly . . .

As I took the slightly fuzzy shot of the spider (it was breezy and I only had my little camera, could not get a fast speed up in that mode) a chap came out if the nearest house to see what I was up to. When I explained he was more friendly and we discussed the spider and the fact that the bush was just coming into bloom (!?). Nice, chap, lovely jewelled earstuds . . . :)

[Why did I not take a picture of the flower buds on the bush  :headscratch: ]




Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: hermes2015 on October 01, 2017, 05:28:20 AM
Quote from: Tank on September 17, 2017, 06:07:07 PM
Newby Hall Sep 17

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Tank, those are gorgeous photos. Would you mind telling me what kind of lens you used?

I am almost embarrassed to show two pics I took in Rwanda last week. My excuse is that I took them with my cell phone, not my DSRL.
(https://i.imgur.com/uwWn9A8.jpg)

(https://i.imgur.com/Jx2p53k.jpg)
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: hermes2015 on October 01, 2017, 05:33:58 AM
Quote from: Dave on September 26, 2017, 02:50:44 PM
Just a walk down my street (and the brook behind the houses)

(https://imgur.com/aV7c0in.jpg)

Dave, I like that beautiful texture. It's the kind of "micro landscape" I like.
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Tank on October 01, 2017, 07:02:50 AM
Quote from: hermes2015 on October 01, 2017, 05:28:20 AM
...

Tank, those are gorgeous photos. Would you mind telling me what kind of lens you used?
...

It's the first time I got to use my new Sony A68 body with my pre-digital Minolta 100mm f2.8 macro in good lighting conditions, bright but overcast. I used it in aperture priority at f5.6 which is its resolution sweet spot. I left the shutter speed and ISO free for the body to work out the best combination. These images have all been cropped and reduced from 6,000 x 4,000 resolution to 1,200 x 800. They also have a slight unsharp mask to compensate for the size reduction and to improve appearance on a screen.
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Tank on October 01, 2017, 07:06:33 AM
Quote from: hermes2015 on October 01, 2017, 05:28:20 AM
...

I am almost embarrassed to show two pics I took in Rwanda last week. My excuse is that I took them with my cell phone, not my DSRL.
(https://i.imgur.com/uwWn9A8.jpg)

(https://i.imgur.com/Jx2p53k.jpg)

These are lovely. I am constantly amazed at how good phone cameras are in macro work!
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: hermes2015 on October 01, 2017, 07:43:05 AM
Quote from: Tank on October 01, 2017, 07:02:50 AM
It's the first time I got to use my new Sony A68 body with my pre-digital Minolta 100mm f2.8 macro in good lighting conditions, bright but overcast.

Thanks. That made me think I should try the same with my 135mm f2 Nikon on a D600 body. That is still one of the sharpest 135mm lenses available, but it is not designed for macro use. Its closest focusing distance is about 1m, so it's great for portraits, but not for flowers.
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Tank on October 01, 2017, 07:58:28 AM
Quote from: hermes2015 on October 01, 2017, 07:43:05 AM
Quote from: Tank on October 01, 2017, 07:02:50 AM
It's the first time I got to use my new Sony A68 body with my pre-digital Minolta 100mm f2.8 macro in good lighting conditions, bright but overcast.

Thanks. That made me think I should try the same with my 135mm f2 Nikon on a D600 body. That is still one of the sharpest 135mm lenses available, but it is not designed for macro use. Its closest focusing distance is about 1m, so it's great for portraits, but not for flowers.
Have you ever considered using an extension tube to bring the focus distance down?
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: hermes2015 on October 01, 2017, 08:12:35 AM
Quote from: Tank on October 01, 2017, 07:58:28 AM
Quote from: hermes2015 on October 01, 2017, 07:43:05 AM
Quote from: Tank on October 01, 2017, 07:02:50 AM
It's the first time I got to use my new Sony A68 body with my pre-digital Minolta 100mm f2.8 macro in good lighting conditions, bright but overcast.

Thanks. That made me think I should try the same with my 135mm f2 Nikon on a D600 body. That is still one of the sharpest 135mm lenses available, but it is not designed for macro use. Its closest focusing distance is about 1m, so it's great for portraits, but not for flowers.
Have you ever considered using an extension tube to bring the focus distance down?

No, but it is probably worth considering, seeing that the lens currently costs around $1400. Just wondering whether the extension tube will degrade the sharpness.
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Dave on October 01, 2017, 08:18:30 AM
Quote from: hermes2015 on October 01, 2017, 08:12:35 AM
Quote from: Tank on October 01, 2017, 07:58:28 AM
Quote from: hermes2015 on October 01, 2017, 07:43:05 AM
Quote from: Tank on October 01, 2017, 07:02:50 AM
It's the first time I got to use my new Sony A68 body with my pre-digital Minolta 100mm f2.8 macro in good lighting conditions, bright but overcast.

Thanks. That made me think I should try the same with my 135mm f2 Nikon on a D600 body. That is still one of the sharpest 135mm lenses available, but it is not designed for macro use. Its closest focusing distance is about 1m, so it's great for portraits, but not for flowers.
Have you ever considered using an extension tube to bring the focus distance down?

No, but it is probably worth considering, seeing that the lens currently costs around $1400. Just wondering whether the extension tube will degrade the sharpness.
Not in my experience of extension tubes. You are not adding glass into the system, just altering the focal length in effect, using the central part of the existing glass - so even less distortion st the edges IIRC.
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Tank on October 01, 2017, 08:33:40 AM
Quote from: Dave on October 01, 2017, 08:18:30 AM
Quote from: hermes2015 on October 01, 2017, 08:12:35 AM
Quote from: Tank on October 01, 2017, 07:58:28 AM
Quote from: hermes2015 on October 01, 2017, 07:43:05 AM
Quote from: Tank on October 01, 2017, 07:02:50 AM
It's the first time I got to use my new Sony A68 body with my pre-digital Minolta 100mm f2.8 macro in good lighting conditions, bright but overcast.

Thanks. That made me think I should try the same with my 135mm f2 Nikon on a D600 body. That is still one of the sharpest 135mm lenses available, but it is not designed for macro use. Its closest focusing distance is about 1m, so it's great for portraits, but not for flowers.
Have you ever considered using an extension tube to bring the focus distance down?

No, but it is probably worth considering, seeing that the lens currently costs around $1400. Just wondering whether the extension tube will degrade the sharpness.
Not in my experience if extension tubes. You are not adding glass into the system, just altering the focal length in effect, using the central part of the existing glass - so even less distortion st the edges IIRC.
Loss of quality is very slight if there is any at all. You just need to keep the lens stopped down to its sweet spot and shutter speed up to reduce the effects of camera shake. That means the compromise on quality is more down to ISO noise than lens issues.

Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: hermes2015 on October 01, 2017, 08:37:45 AM
Quote from: Tank on October 01, 2017, 08:33:40 AM
Quote from: Dave on October 01, 2017, 08:18:30 AM
Quote from: hermes2015 on October 01, 2017, 08:12:35 AM
Quote from: Tank on October 01, 2017, 07:58:28 AM
Quote from: hermes2015 on October 01, 2017, 07:43:05 AM
Quote from: Tank on October 01, 2017, 07:02:50 AM
It's the first time I got to use my new Sony A68 body with my pre-digital Minolta 100mm f2.8 macro in good lighting conditions, bright but overcast.

Thanks. That made me think I should try the same with my 135mm f2 Nikon on a D600 body. That is still one of the sharpest 135mm lenses available, but it is not designed for macro use. Its closest focusing distance is about 1m, so it's great for portraits, but not for flowers.
Have you ever considered using an extension tube to bring the focus distance down?

No, but it is probably worth considering, seeing that the lens currently costs around $1400. Just wondering whether the extension tube will degrade the sharpness.
Not in my experience if extension tubes. You are not adding glass into the system, just altering the focal length in effect, using the central part of the existing glass - so even less distortion st the edges IIRC.
Loss of quality is very slight if there is any at all. You just need to keep the lens stopped down to its sweet spot and shutter speed up to reduce the effects of camera shake. That means the compromise on quality is more down to ISO noise than lens issues.

Thanks for the comments and suggestions, guys. I will look into it.
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Dave on October 01, 2017, 08:40:17 AM
Oh, and like sny close-up system you loose depth of field. See this:
https://digital-photography-school.com/extension-tubes-close-up-photography-lesson-2/
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Biggus Dickus on October 01, 2017, 06:34:30 PM
Lot's of nice pictures Dave and Tank...love this thread!
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Tank on October 01, 2017, 06:55:30 PM
Some more at Newby Hall 1st October 2017.

These were all taken with my Fujifilm X30 which has a cracking 28-112mm f2.0-2.8 zoom lens.

(https://www.happyatheistforum.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fimagizer.imageshack.us%2Fv2%2Fxq90%2F924%2FgTbAey.jpg&hash=e7b6d3ffdb39cee403d69407e0cc1efd801fafad) (https://imageshack.com/i/pogTbAeyj)

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Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Sandra Craft on October 01, 2017, 07:55:40 PM
I love these, esp. the one with all the dew (rain?). 
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Tank on October 01, 2017, 07:59:08 PM
Quote from: BooksCatsEtc on October 01, 2017, 07:55:40 PM
I love these, esp. the one with all the dew (rain?).
Rain on a cobweb.
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Biggus Dickus on October 01, 2017, 08:36:34 PM
Quote from: Tank on October 01, 2017, 07:59:08 PM
Quote from: BooksCatsEtc on October 01, 2017, 07:55:40 PM
I love these, esp. the one with all the dew (rain?).
Rain on a cobweb.


That is too cool, I thought at first it was a glass pane or something, awesome. (I'm saving that one ;D)
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Dragonia on October 11, 2017, 01:41:00 PM
I kind of forgot about this thread, but have re-discovered it, and you guys are good photographers! I am loving your pictures!
(Tank, the honeybee picture pulled at my heart) but they're all amazing.
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Tank on November 25, 2017, 09:55:29 PM
A selection of photos taken over the last week in and around the grounds of Temple Newsam house near where I live. A heron has taken to visiting the lakes there.


(https://www.happyatheistforum.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fimagizer.imageshack.us%2Fv2%2Fxq90%2F922%2FWfcIJb.jpg&hash=f1fbb77270a0de92e491ffc6e5cfd29abd84346a)
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Tank on November 25, 2017, 09:56:01 PM
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Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Tank on November 25, 2017, 09:56:36 PM
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Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Tank on November 25, 2017, 09:57:08 PM
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Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Tank on November 25, 2017, 09:57:41 PM
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Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Dave on November 25, 2017, 09:58:07 PM
Quote from: Tank on November 25, 2017, 09:55:29 PM
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"Who you looking at, mate?"

Oh, sorry, wrong thread!

Nice shot, Tank.
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Tank on November 25, 2017, 09:58:44 PM
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Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Tank on November 25, 2017, 09:59:11 PM
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Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Tank on November 25, 2017, 09:59:40 PM
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Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Tank on November 25, 2017, 10:00:09 PM
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Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Tank on November 25, 2017, 10:00:51 PM
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Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Tank on November 25, 2017, 10:01:27 PM
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Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Tank on November 25, 2017, 10:02:17 PM
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Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Tank on November 25, 2017, 10:03:02 PM
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Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Tank on November 25, 2017, 10:03:36 PM
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Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Tank on November 25, 2017, 10:05:10 PM
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Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Tank on November 25, 2017, 10:05:38 PM
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Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Tank on November 25, 2017, 10:06:14 PM
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Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Tank on November 25, 2017, 10:06:51 PM
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Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Tank on November 25, 2017, 10:07:30 PM
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Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Tank on November 25, 2017, 10:08:30 PM
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Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Tank on November 25, 2017, 10:09:19 PM
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Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Tank on November 25, 2017, 10:09:56 PM
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Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Dave on November 25, 2017, 10:10:04 PM
Quote from: Tank on November 25, 2017, 10:03:36 PM
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Damn good shot that! I have heard jays but never managed to actually see one for more than a second or two.

But, as usual, they are all good shots.
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Tank on November 25, 2017, 10:10:37 PM
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Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Tank on November 25, 2017, 10:14:47 PM
Quote from: Dave on November 25, 2017, 10:10:04 PM
Quote from: Tank on November 25, 2017, 10:03:36 PM
...

Damn good shot that! I have heard jays but never managed to actually see one for more than a second or two.

But, as usual, they are all good shots.

This was the first time I have got a shot of a Jay! Elusive little buggers.

There are 24 photos here taken over the last week. They are from 300+ pictures in total, of which 230 were keepers and these are the ones worth post-processing and showing :)

Glad you like them.

Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Biggus Dickus on November 25, 2017, 10:23:47 PM
Quote from: Tank on November 25, 2017, 10:14:47 PM
Quote from: Dave on November 25, 2017, 10:10:04 PM
Quote from: Tank on November 25, 2017, 10:03:36 PM
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Damn good shot that! I have heard jays but never managed to actually see one for more than a second or two.

But, as usual, they are all good shots.

This was the first time I have got a shot of a Jay! Elusive little buggers.

There are 24 photos here taken over the last week. They are from 300+ pictures in total, of which 230 were keepers and these are the ones worth post-processing and showing :)

Glad you like them.

Awesome photos Tank, I mean simply superb...I showed my son and he really like them as well. He said the one dog looks like a "chupacabra"!

Anyway thanks a bunch for sharing, I've really enjoyed these.
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Tank on November 25, 2017, 10:36:11 PM
Quote from: Father Bruno on November 25, 2017, 10:23:47 PM
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Awesome photos Tank, I mean simply superb...I showed my son and he really like them as well. He said the one dog looks like a "chupacabra"!

Anyway thanks a bunch for sharing, I've really enjoyed these.

It's Katie's teeth!!!  :snicker:
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Icarus on November 26, 2017, 02:22:01 AM
Superb photos Tank.  The little dog might be a Brussels Griffon but could be some other breed. Cute little guy whoever he is.

As for the "heron", only post number 1108 looks like the ones that I have in such abundance.  Jays? They are at my backyard feeder more than twice each day. The female cardinals are here with regularity and she will drive the Jays away even though the jays are said to be bullies.

I wish that i had the skill to do such fine photographs.
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: hermes2015 on November 26, 2017, 03:52:40 AM
Quote from: Tank on November 25, 2017, 10:08:30 PM
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Congratulations, Tank, I love this wonderful shot.
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Tank on November 26, 2017, 06:52:05 AM
Quote from: Icarus on November 26, 2017, 02:22:01 AM
Superb photos Tank.  The little dog might be a Brussels Griffon but could be some other breed. Cute little guy whoever he is.

The grey dog, Katie, is a cross between an black Pug and a white West Highland Terrier, known as a Pugland. The white dog is Sally is a miniature Jack Russell.

QuoteAs for the "heron", only post number 1108 looks like the ones that I have in such abundance.  Jays? They are at my backyard feeder more than twice each day. The female cardinals are here with regularity and she will drive the Jays away even though the jays are said to be bullies.

I so wish I had some slightly more exotic creatures around here. I would have a thousand photos of humming birds!

QuoteI wish that i had the skill to do such fine photographs.

It's mostly practice and reasonable mid-range kit. It's funny I was thinking about how long I've been enjoying photography and this year is the 39th anniversary for me buying my first SLR camera.
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Tank on November 26, 2017, 07:01:44 AM
Quote from: hermes2015 on November 26, 2017, 03:52:40 AM
Quote from: Tank on November 25, 2017, 10:08:30 PM
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Congratulations, Tank, I love this wonderful shot.

This time of year they are stuffing themselves silly with all the berries they can find and there are no leaves so they tend to be less skittish and you can see them.
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Bluenose on November 27, 2017, 01:49:58 PM
Near my camp site a couple of years ago.  Photo taken with my phone.

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Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Tank on November 27, 2017, 07:00:10 PM
^^^ Can't see an image. The link looks rather long.
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Dave on November 27, 2017, 07:56:39 PM
Quote from: Tank on November 27, 2017, 07:00:10 PM
^^^ Can't see an image. The link looks rather long.
OK here, Tank.
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Tank on November 27, 2017, 08:17:46 PM
Quote from: Dave on November 27, 2017, 07:56:39 PM
Quote from: Tank on November 27, 2017, 07:00:10 PM
^^^ Can't see an image. The link looks rather long.
OK here, Tank.
Cheers. Odd.
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Icarus on November 28, 2017, 12:28:26 AM
I am pleased that Bluenose has made  one of his all too rare appearances.  Never mind that the picture is not immediately accessible.
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: xSilverPhinx on November 28, 2017, 12:30:44 AM
Quote from: Tank on November 27, 2017, 07:00:10 PM
^^^ Can't see an image. The link looks rather long.

Me neither. I only see a 'No Entry" sign.
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Sandra Craft on November 28, 2017, 01:29:59 AM
I can't see it either, but yay for Bluenose.
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Dave on November 28, 2017, 09:29:11 AM
Very odd, still visible to me. Thought it might be a "Commonweath" block thing (:)) but Tank can't see it.

Which image host did you use, Bluenose?
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Bluenose on November 29, 2017, 12:25:42 PM
Quote from: Dave on November 28, 2017, 09:29:11 AM
Very odd, still visible to me. Thought it might be a "Commonweath" block thing (:)) but Tank can't see it.

Which image host did you use, Bluenose?

Google.  I used to use photobucket, but like many others I refuse to be held to ransom for a small fortune. I'm about to go into hospital for a minor surgery, so it might be a day or two before I get back on my PC and see if I can fix the link.

Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Dave on November 29, 2017, 03:38:03 PM
Quote from: Bluenose on November 29, 2017, 12:25:42 PM
Quote from: Dave on November 28, 2017, 09:29:11 AM
Very odd, still visible to me. Thought it might be a "Commonweath" block thing (:)) but Tank can't see it.

Which image host did you use, Bluenose?

Google.  I used to use photobucket, but like many others I refuse to be held to ransom for a small fortune. I'm about to go into hospital for a minor surgery, so it might be a day or two before I get back on my PC and see if I can fix the link.

I use Imgur, no charges yet and seems to work every time.
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Icarus on November 29, 2017, 10:56:54 PM
I/we hope that your minor surgery is in fact minor.  Hang in there mate.
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Dave on November 30, 2017, 04:45:03 AM
Quote from: Icarus on November 29, 2017, 10:56:54 PM
I/we hope that your minor surgery is in fact minor.  Hang in there mate.

Oops, missed that! Good luck, BN, recently had eye surgery so I feel for you.
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Dave on December 01, 2017, 05:33:30 PM
An annual visitor to the area, a little egret, ususlly in the summer though. Rarely that it perches this end of the brook, better and safer fishing nearer the canal. Might take a look down there if it is fine tomorrow.

(https://imgur.com/CbuD92o.jpg)

The instant before it launched, oh, how I wish I had usd my Nikon in multi-shot mode! Bloody twig in just the wrong place!

(https://imgur.com/DAuWImC.jpg)
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Tank on December 01, 2017, 06:16:57 PM
Excellent catch.
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Dave on December 01, 2017, 07:09:14 PM
I stood in the unheated kitchen with feet like blocks of ice for half an hour. Got many more shots but never once did it stretch its neck in the like when I first saw it!

Andy, my neighbour and a twitcher, shouted to me that it was there, so I gave him the whole flock of pictures to send to the RSPB and mates. He only has an iPhone and my 30x optic zoom Panasonic gave far better pix.
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Dave on December 03, 2017, 12:59:24 PM
There's a pair! Preening happily away.

(https://imgur.com/DIAbimn.jpg)

(https://imgur.com/V5ybXO1.jpg)

These are hand held shots through a none too clean kitchen window at 30x zoom and f5.6, the best I could get with a decent speed. No time to get the tripod and Nikon set up!

And, just for a bonus, my new woolly slippers, no great shakes as a photo but I'm already appreciating their warmness!
(https://imgur.com/Ptupojl.jpg)
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: xSilverPhinx on December 03, 2017, 01:31:39 PM
Quote from: Dave on December 03, 2017, 12:59:24 PM
And, just for a bonus, my new woolly slippers, no great shakes as a photo but I'm already appreciating their warmness!
(https://imgur.com/Ptupojl.jpg)

Those look, um...very christmasy.  :P

I've always wanted a pair of these:

Sorry but you are not allowed to view spoiler contents.
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Dave on December 03, 2017, 01:39:25 PM
Limited pattern choice - like all the same but different colurs.

All I care about is that they are warm but still practical!
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Biggus Dickus on December 07, 2017, 04:09:49 PM
Quote from: Dave on December 03, 2017, 01:39:25 PM
Limited pattern choice - like all the same but different colurs.

All I care about is that they are warm but still practical!

As long as you don't leave the house with those slippers Dave...!

Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Biggus Dickus on December 07, 2017, 04:13:22 PM
This is supposedly the oldest picture of Abraham Lincoln in existence. If it is an actual photograph of the former president he would have been 30 years old when taken.

(https://i.imgur.com/0EdLt4n.jpg)

It's known as the "The Kaplan Daguerreotype of Abraham Lincoln" and you can read about it here (http://=http://www.lincolnportrait.com/Frechette.asp).


Apparently facial recognition software has confirmed this is Abe, anyway I thought it pretty cool.
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Dave on December 07, 2017, 04:37:54 PM
Quote from: Father Bruno on December 07, 2017, 04:09:49 PM
Quote from: Dave on December 03, 2017, 01:39:25 PM
Limited pattern choice - like all the same but different colurs.

All I care about is that they are warm but still practical!

As long as you don't leave the house with those slippers Dave...!

Went (in my car) to post a letter then visited "the little shop" wearing them.  My friend told me not to wear them to the supermarket . . . Hmm, if we get a dry day, wearing my "BAH HUM BUG" hat and my old (bought 1969) very bright red, very thick moutaineering duvet jacket . . . Or my super thick faux-fur lined, hooded wool jacket with a similar pattern . . .
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Essie Mae on December 10, 2017, 10:42:37 AM
You'll be needing all of those now Dave i'm guessing.
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: xSilverPhinx on January 05, 2018, 11:09:02 AM
I went with my grandparents to a small town called Gramado in the Gaucho Highlands and took a few photos:

Hortensias (Black Lack Park):

(https://i.imgur.com/dNkabIr.jpg)

(https://i.imgur.com/uv2NkYW.jpg)

(https://i.imgur.com/cLEijKJ.jpg)

(https://i.imgur.com/azCTmnv.jpg)

(https://i.imgur.com/s6RGKdF.jpg)

Black Lake:

(https://i.imgur.com/Zpi3jCt.jpg)

Christmas tree in the middle of the main road in Gramado:

(https://i.imgur.com/LmDcf8I.jpg)
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Dave on January 05, 2018, 11:42:59 AM
I like hydrangeas but, well, a town full of them?

Bit like an area near Woking where the first imported rhododendrons were cultivated and sold in the UK. Every hedge is a riot of colour for a short time, but gets a bit too much after a while. Elsewhere a stretch of newish motorway had banks with topsoil from another location - those became so vividly red with poppies it actually made driving a little hazardous in bright sunshine. (Poppies can lay dormant in undisturbed soil for 200 years or more, only to burst into bloom if the soil is disturbed - which is why the poppy is used as a symbol of war in the UK, the fields of France were covered in them after the WW1 entrenchments and artillery had stirred things up.)
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: xSilverPhinx on January 05, 2018, 12:33:10 PM
:lol: Well, the entire town isn't full of them, and they draw in the tourists so I guess it isn't all that bad for the region...they've become an unofficial symbol of the place.

They're mostly located en route to the town along the long swirling road, in some parks and there are some isolated bunches in the residential areas.
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Magdalena on January 05, 2018, 07:39:07 PM
Quote from: xSilverPhinx on January 05, 2018, 11:09:02 AM
(https://i.imgur.com/uv2NkYW.jpg)
Pretty.  :tellmemore:
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Tank on January 05, 2018, 08:47:54 PM
Lovely colours!
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: xSilverPhinx on January 06, 2018, 07:51:49 PM
Quote from: Magdalena on January 05, 2018, 07:39:07 PM
Quote from: xSilverPhinx on January 05, 2018, 11:09:02 AM
(https://i.imgur.com/uv2NkYW.jpg)
Pretty.  :tellmemore:

Isn't it? I like flower balls. Could you call them "flower balls" without it sounding weird? :notsure:

Anyway, here are some pics of Ipês, trees from the Brazilian Savannah:

(https://www.opopular.com.br/polopoly_fs/1.1332277.1503368391!/image/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/landscape_940/image.jpg)

(https://ahau.org/wp-content/uploads/ipe_roxo-538x218.jpg)

I like the white ones, from afar it looks like it's sprouting cotton!

(https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-OxmuetDEuVg/WKWKDjyVFuI/AAAAAAAAPCI/d6xMqV5Mqv0UQdfHVruY0-mKO2-IThjsgCLcB/s1600/739827_1177415905605316_1618079000495465870_o.jpg)

During flowering season they lose their leaves and are left with only "flower balls".

Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Icarus on January 06, 2018, 11:15:00 PM
xSP you have posted some stunning photos. They do prompt me to want to visit Brazil.
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Magdalena on January 07, 2018, 01:41:28 AM
Quote from: Icarus on January 06, 2018, 11:15:00 PM
xSP you have posted some stunning photos. They do prompt me to want to visit Brazil.
:this:
Very nice, very colorful.  :tellmemore:
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: hermes2015 on January 07, 2018, 03:09:23 AM
Those are beautiful photos. If you had submitted them to a "Trees" photo challenge, you would have won. I was in a local shopping mall with Lulu on my shoulder recently when a Brazilian couple stopped me to look at her, and they told me that Brazil has some very colourful indigenous parrots. They were nice people, as I am sure all Brazilians are.
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Sandra Craft on January 07, 2018, 06:19:19 AM
Ooohhhh, I really love the one with the stop lights.
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: xSilverPhinx on January 08, 2018, 01:42:42 AM
Quote from: Icarus on January 06, 2018, 11:15:00 PM
xSP you have posted some stunning photos. They do prompt me to want to visit Brazil.

Brazil is many countries in one, in my perspective. There's something for everybody!  8)
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: xSilverPhinx on January 08, 2018, 01:47:28 AM
Quote from: hermes2015 on January 07, 2018, 03:09:23 AM
Those are beautiful photos. If you had submitted them to a "Trees" photo challenge, you would have won. I was in a local shopping mall with Lulu on my shoulder recently when a Brazilian couple stopped me to look at her, and they told me that Brazil has some very colourful indigenous parrots. They were nice people, as I am sure all Brazilians are.

The ipês are courtesy of google images, not my photos. I just picked what I thought were the best ones. :P

I guess the most famous indigenous parrot would be the Macaw, but yes, there are plenty others. Probably some regions are a bird watcher's dream place.
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Tank on February 09, 2018, 08:05:46 AM
Last Sunday was a great day at the lakes at Temple Newsam


Never seen this bird before. It's a Goosander (https://www.rspb.org.uk/birds-and-wildlife/wildlife-guides/bird-a-z/goosander). Would you believe a carnivorous duck!
(https://imageshack.com/a/img922/8924/g6nR1O.jpg)

Our resident heron had dinner.
(https://imageshack.com/a/img922/4801/dCG88w.jpg)

First time photo of a kingfisher. It's around 25 yards away.
(https://imageshack.com/a/img923/9980/4K8g2M.jpg)


(https://imageshack.com/a/img924/3264/jTPyul.jpg)

Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: hermes2015 on February 09, 2018, 08:28:02 AM
Quote from: Tank on February 09, 2018, 08:05:46 AM
Our resident heron had dinner.
(https://imageshack.com/a/img922/4801/dCG88w.jpg)

That's a nice photo. Do you shoot raw (or even in the raw)?
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Dave on February 09, 2018, 08:46:27 AM
Love tge picture of the kingfisher, Tank, not sure I could have even seen thst at 25yards now! Great pics as usual.

In terms of worms, small fish and tadpoles I thought all ducks were carnivorous, or do these predate voles etc as well?
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Tank on February 09, 2018, 08:49:05 AM
Quote from: hermes2015 on February 09, 2018, 08:28:02 AM
Quote from: Tank on February 09, 2018, 08:05:46 AM
Our resident heron had dinner.
...

That's a nice photo. Do you shoot raw (or even in the raw)?
I have tried RAW but I honestly don't see sufficient improvement to warrent the effort. Pointers would be appretiated.
As to the second point...
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Tank on February 09, 2018, 08:50:34 AM
Quote from: Dave on February 09, 2018, 08:46:27 AM
Love tge picture of the kingfisher, Tank, not sure I could have even seen thst at 25yards now! Great pics as usual.

In terms of worms, small fish and tadpoles I thought all ducks were carnivorous, or do these predate voles etc as well?
Well ducks are generally omnivourous as you say. I was not aware of any specifically fish eating ducks.
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Dave on February 09, 2018, 08:52:23 AM
Quote from: Tank on February 09, 2018, 08:50:34 AM
Quote from: Dave on February 09, 2018, 08:46:27 AM
Love tge picture of the kingfisher, Tank, not sure I could have even seen thst at 25yards now! Great pics as usual.

In terms of worms, small fish and tadpoles I thought all ducks were carnivorous, or do these predate voles etc as well?
Well ducks are generally omnivourous as you say. I was not aware of any specifically fish eating ducks.

Ah, you mean eating meat only?
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Tank on February 09, 2018, 08:57:06 AM
Quote from: Dave on February 09, 2018, 08:52:23 AM
Quote from: Tank on February 09, 2018, 08:50:34 AM
Quote from: Dave on February 09, 2018, 08:46:27 AM
Love tge picture of the kingfisher, Tank, not sure I could have even seen thst at 25yards now! Great pics as usual.

In terms of worms, small fish and tadpoles I thought all ducks were carnivorous, or do these predate voles etc as well?
Well ducks are generally omnivourous as you say. I was not aware of any specifically fish eating ducks.

Ah, you mean eating meat only?
Yes. These are known as sawbills as they have serated edges to their beaks to hold the fish.
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: hermes2015 on February 09, 2018, 11:10:47 AM
Quote from: Tank on February 09, 2018, 08:49:05 AM
Quote from: hermes2015 on February 09, 2018, 08:28:02 AM
Quote from: Tank on February 09, 2018, 08:05:46 AM
Our resident heron had dinner.
...

That's a nice photo. Do you shoot raw (or even in the raw)?
I have tried RAW but I honestly don't see sufficient improvement to warrent the effort. Pointers would be appretiated.
As to the second point...

I shoot exclusively in RAW (called NEF by Nikon), because you get an uncompressed full dynamic range file, which is a record of exactly what the camera sensor saw. It allows one to extract full highlight and shadow detail, as we used to do in the darkroom when printing negatives in the old days. If you shoot in JPG, all that info is lost and you cannot recover details in the shadows or highlights, because the camera firmware compresses the file into the JPG format. An advantage is that the photo is acceptable straight out of the camera. That is definitely NOT the case with RAW images. They usually look crap straight out of the camera, which is probably what put you off. They have to be processed with software to give the final look you want, which of course can take some time, but there are great rewards if you persevere. I use Adobe Lightroom, but there are some free alternatives:

https://havecamerawilltravel.com/photographer/lightroom-alternatives/

I cannot recommend any, because I've only used Lightroom for many years. Your camera may have come with some kind of very basic RAW processing software you can try.
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: hermes2015 on February 22, 2018, 11:46:24 AM
This is just to try the free photo hosting site Lensdump:

https://lensdump.com/

(https://i.lensdump.com/i/hPv22.jpg)
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Tank on February 22, 2018, 12:33:29 PM
It apparently worked.
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: hermes2015 on February 22, 2018, 01:20:02 PM
Quote from: Tank on February 22, 2018, 12:33:29 PM
It apparently worked.

Yes, and the site is easy to use. I just had to log on with my Google account and could immediately start uploading that photo I took in Split.
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Dave on February 22, 2018, 01:54:52 PM
(https://lensdump.com/i/hPxxq.jpg)

(https://lensdump.com/i/hPxxq.png)

Hmm, I am doing summat wrong, copied the link, added .jpg (as I do with imgur) and then .png, gave it [img] tags and nowt appeared - this is using an Android tablet
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: hermes2015 on February 22, 2018, 02:01:12 PM
Quote from: Dave on February 22, 2018, 01:54:52 PM
(https://lensdump.com/i/hPxxq.jpg)

(https://lensdump.com/i/hPxxq.png)

Hmm, I am doing summat wrong, copied the link, added .jpg (as I do with imgur) and then .png, gave it [img] tags and nowt appeared - this is using an Android tablet

That's weird. It worked for me first time I tried it. Did you use a Google account?
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Dave on February 22, 2018, 02:02:32 PM
Quote from: hermes2015 on February 22, 2018, 02:01:12 PM
Quote from: Dave on February 22, 2018, 01:54:52 PM
(https://lensdump.com/i/hPxxq.jpg)

(https://lensdump.com/i/hPxxq.png)

Hmm, I am doing summat wrong, copied the link, added .jpg (as I do with imgur) and then .png, gave it [img] tags and nowt appeared - this is using an Android tablet

That's weird It worked for me first time I tried it. Did you use a Google account?

Yup!
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: hermes2015 on February 22, 2018, 02:05:29 PM
Quote from: Dave on February 22, 2018, 02:02:32 PM
Quote from: hermes2015 on February 22, 2018, 02:01:12 PM
Quote from: Dave on February 22, 2018, 01:54:52 PM
(https://lensdump.com/i/hPxxq.jpg)

(https://lensdump.com/i/hPxxq.png)

Hmm, I am doing summat wrong, copied the link, added .jpg (as I do with imgur) and then .png, gave it [img] tags and nowt appeared - this is using an Android tablet

That's weird It worked for me first time I tried it. Did you use a Google account?

Yup!

I'm using Windows 7, but I can't believe it can make a difference.
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Dave on February 22, 2018, 03:34:51 PM
Quote from: hermes2015 on February 22, 2018, 02:05:29 PM
Quote from: Dave on February 22, 2018, 02:02:32 PM
Quote from: hermes2015 on February 22, 2018, 02:01:12 PM
Quote from: Dave on February 22, 2018, 01:54:52 PM
(https://lensdump.com/i/hPxxq.jpg)

(https://lensdump.com/i/hPxxq.png)

Hmm, I am doing summat wrong, copied the link, added .jpg (as I do with imgur) and then .png, gave it [img] tags and nowt appeared - this is using an Android tablet

That's weird It worked for me first time I tried it. Did you use a Google account?

Yup!

I'm using Windows 7, but I can't believe it can make a difference.

App downloaded OK and all stages looked similar to other hosters - got the link, added the suffix and the tags then nix.
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Dave on February 22, 2018, 03:39:25 PM
(https://lensdump.com/i/hGwtF.jpg)

Tried adding the suffix before copying the link - still nix, nada, null, nowt, nuffink . . .
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: hermes2015 on February 22, 2018, 03:47:40 PM
Quote from: Dave on February 22, 2018, 03:39:25 PM
(https://lensdump.com/i/hGwtF.jpg)

Tried adding the suffix before copying the link - still nix, nada, null, nowt, nuffink . . .

Perhaps I'm not understanding what's going on. If you click on this link

https://lensdump.com/

does it open the Lensdump page? When I did it the first time, there was as green Create Account button.
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Dave on February 22, 2018, 04:03:42 PM
Quote from: hermes2015 on February 22, 2018, 03:47:40 PM
Quote from: Dave on February 22, 2018, 03:39:25 PM
(https://lensdump.com/i/hGwtF.jpg)

Tried adding the suffix before copying the link - still nix, nada, null, nowt, nuffink . . .

Perhaps I'm not understanding what's going on. If you click on this link

https://lensdump.com/

does it open the Lensdump page? When I did it the first time, there was as green Create Account button.

Yup, dun all that. I can see my name top rightish so the account is there.

(https://lensdump.com/i/822yf9.jpg)

Got a slightly different page with the link on it, added .jpg, copied, pasted, tagged - can you see it? I can't!
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: hermes2015 on February 22, 2018, 04:20:15 PM
Quote from: Dave on February 22, 2018, 04:03:42 PM
Quote from: hermes2015 on February 22, 2018, 03:47:40 PM
Quote from: Dave on February 22, 2018, 03:39:25 PM
(https://lensdump.com/i/hGwtF.jpg)

Tried adding the suffix before copying the link - still nix, nada, null, nowt, nuffink . . .

Perhaps I'm not understanding what's going on. If you click on this link

https://lensdump.com/

does it open the Lensdump page? When I did it the first time, there was as green Create Account button.

Yup, dun all that. I can see my name top rightish so the account is there.

(https://lensdump.com/i/822yf9.jpg)

Got a slightly different page with the link on it, added .jpg, copied, pasted, tagged - can you see it? I can't!

I also see the page with my name top right. On that page is a big green Start Uploading button just below the centre of the page. When I click on that, it immediately takes me to the drives on my PC, where I can select the folder with the picture I want to upload, and then select the pic. One has to create an album first before adding pictures.
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Dave on February 22, 2018, 04:35:32 PM
(https://l.lensdump.com/i/hPv22.jpg)

(https://i.lensdump.com/i/hPv22.jpg)

OK, tried your link in my message, works.

You have "https://l.etc" my links missed out the "l."

(https://i.lensdump.com/i/hPxxq.jpg)
Ah. it's not an "l" but an "i" ! ! ! !

(and that's with new glasses!)

(edited, mucked things up a bit)



Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: hermes2015 on February 22, 2018, 04:53:15 PM
Quote from: Dave on February 22, 2018, 04:35:32 PM
Quote from: hermes2015 on February 22, 2018, 04:20:15 PM
Quote from: Dave on February 22, 2018, 04:03:42 PM
Quote from: hermes2015 on February 22, 2018, 03:47:40 PM
Quote from: Dave on February 22, 2018, 03:39:25 PM
(https://lensdump.com/i/hGwtF.jpg)

Tried adding the suffix before copying the link - still nix, nada, null, nowt, nuffink . . .

Perhaps I'm not understanding what's going on. If you click on this link

https://lensdump.com/

does it open the Lensdump page? When I did it the first time, there was as green Create Account button.

Yup, dun all that. I can see my name top rightish so the account is there.

(https://lensdump.com/i/822yf9.jpg)

Got a slightly different page with the link on it, added .jpg, copied, pasted, tagged - can you see it? I can't!

I also see the page with my name top right. On that page is a big green Start Uploading button just below the centre of the page. When I click on that, it immediately takes me to the drives on my PC, where I can select the folder with the picture I want to upload, and then select the pic. One has to create an album first before adding pictures.

OK, all that the same except I chose a category but had not created any albums. Album now created. Image uploaded into album. Shared. Suffix added. Link copied. Link pasted and tagged . . .

(https://lensdump.com/i/82W16A.jpg)

Nuffink.

Tried to upload a duplicate but that created an error message, so the images are up there!

OK, I have no more suggestions. My code looks exactly like yours (img]https://i.lensdump.com/i/hPv22.jpg[/img), but of course with square brackets both ends. I never had to add a a suffix or extension to mine; I just copied the embed code, and it looked like yours, so perhaps something is wrong with your picture. Perhaps you should just keep using Imgur!
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Dave on February 22, 2018, 05:33:51 PM
See below!

Wonder why the "i." does not get into my links...
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: hermes2015 on February 22, 2018, 05:55:59 PM
Quote from: Dave on February 22, 2018, 05:33:51 PM
See below!

Wonder why the "i." does not get into my links...

It's a mystery why you are missing the "i", but at least you know the workaround now.
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Tank on February 22, 2018, 08:07:56 PM
Quote from: hermes2015 on February 22, 2018, 01:20:02 PM
Quote from: Tank on February 22, 2018, 12:33:29 PM
It apparently worked.

Yes, and the site is easy to use. I just had to log on with my Google account and could immediately start uploading that photo I took in Split.
I visited Split in 1974 when I was 14.
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: hermes2015 on February 23, 2018, 03:58:14 AM
Quote from: Tank on February 22, 2018, 08:07:56 PM
Quote from: hermes2015 on February 22, 2018, 01:20:02 PM
Quote from: Tank on February 22, 2018, 12:33:29 PM
It apparently worked.

Yes, and the site is easy to use. I just had to log on with my Google account and could immediately start uploading that photo I took in Split.
I visited Split in 1974 when I was 14.

It is a very interesting city, but I did not have much time to explore it before I had to split. I came across that bronze model of the city while strolling on the beautiful esplanade.
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Tank on March 01, 2018, 08:12:24 PM
Out and about in the snow today.

(https://imageshack.com/a/img922/5158/YALzID.jpg)

(https://imageshack.com/a/img922/7873/m8ebje.jpg)

(https://imageshack.com/a/img922/6539/CnfkvB.jpg)

(https://imageshack.com/a/img923/805/TVNWzB.jpg)

(https://imageshack.com/a/img922/4261/35v3r1.jpg)

(https://imageshack.com/a/img923/1928/L2OwAM.jpg)

(https://imageshack.com/a/img924/78/5KOVT4.jpg)

(https://imageshack.com/a/img922/4858/e9EKLk.jpg)

(https://imageshack.com/a/img922/7919/ij6Eyt.jpg)

(https://imageshack.com/a/img922/3677/PZZxfI.jpg)

(https://imageshack.com/a/img923/75/fOYC7R.jpg)

(https://imageshack.com/a/img922/273/cVFHs2.jpg)

(https://imageshack.com/a/img923/4060/hxzOq3.jpg)

(https://imageshack.com/a/img924/9664/17XcMq.jpg)

(https://imageshack.com/a/img923/5441/0bOFsq.jpg)

(https://imageshack.com/a/img922/9646/ZbWi3a.jpg)

(https://imageshack.com/a/img923/2747/no2DBC.jpg)

(https://imageshack.com/a/img922/3658/hFDDpl.jpg)
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Sandra Craft on March 01, 2018, 09:32:05 PM
Beautiful, I esp love the one with the little bird standing by the creek, or rill (not sure what that small an amount of water is called).
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Tank on March 01, 2018, 09:40:29 PM
Quote from: BooksCatsEtc on March 01, 2018, 09:32:05 PM
Beautiful, I esp love the one with the little bird standing by the creek, or rill (not sure what that small an amount of water is called).
We'd call it a stream. And the bird is a Robin.
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Dragonia on March 02, 2018, 12:40:08 PM
Beautiful pictures, Tank. It looks so quiet and still.
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Tank on March 02, 2018, 12:43:41 PM
Quote from: Dragonia on March 02, 2018, 12:40:08 PM
Beautiful pictures, Tank. It looks so quiet and still.
It was in places, but on the high ground it was pretty windy.
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Sandra Craft on March 02, 2018, 07:21:06 PM
Quote from: Tank on March 01, 2018, 09:40:29 PM
Quote from: BooksCatsEtc on March 01, 2018, 09:32:05 PM
Beautiful, I esp love the one with the little bird standing by the creek, or rill (not sure what that small an amount of water is called).
We'd call it a stream. And the bird is a Robin.

The red breast should have tipped me off.
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: xSilverPhinx on March 03, 2018, 02:39:07 PM
(https://scontent.fpoa13-1.fna.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/28379254_10155269967195233_1192194369247781953_n.jpg?oh=f094d9a8570ee69a494ef05d1dfb8ce2&oe=5B08707B)

If only...
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Tank on March 25, 2018, 07:15:36 AM
RHS Harlow Carr (https://www.rhs.org.uk/gardens/harlow-carr)

(https://imageshack.com/a/img924/2737/0D4L27.jpg)

(https://imageshack.com/a/img923/4881/ZlaVXF.jpg)

(https://imageshack.com/a/img924/6361/7wVJyT.jpg)

(https://imageshack.com/a/img922/7228/HkAbXJ.jpg)

(https://imageshack.com/a/img922/5428/XbDC4i.jpg)

(https://imageshack.com/a/img922/6043/ZVSNOX.jpg)

(https://imageshack.com/a/img924/9003/EW7BX6.jpg)
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: hermes2015 on March 25, 2018, 07:40:14 AM
I love the birds, Tank. Anyone looking for inspiration for a colour scheme just has to look at those feathers.
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Biggus Dickus on March 27, 2018, 02:56:36 AM
Picture taken at a "Texan Sushi Restaurant" 8)

(https://i.imgur.com/cYQWJ8F.jpg)
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Biggus Dickus on March 28, 2018, 05:57:33 PM
This is a great photo of a classic....1950 Pontiac Chieftain.

I love this photo, and what a great shot...the smooth curves, the classic lines, those magnificent headlights. Just don't make em' like this anymore.


(https://i.imgur.com/1JMSa4P.jpg)


This reminds me a lot of a 1950's Nash my father used to have...never saw it in person, but he had a lot of pictures of it, always said it was his favorite car.
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: hermes2015 on March 28, 2018, 06:05:39 PM
Quote from: Papasito Bruno on March 28, 2018, 05:57:33 PM
This is a great photo of a classic....1950 Pontiac Chieftain.

I love this photo, and what a great shot...the smooth curves, the classic lines, those magnificent headlights. Just don't make em' like this anymore.


(https://i.imgur.com/1JMSa4P.jpg)


This reminds me a lot of a 1950's Nash my father used to have...never saw it in person, but he had a lot of pictures of it, always said it was his favorite car.

My father had one of these.

(https://i.lensdump.com/i/86Sara.jpg)
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Biggus Dickus on March 28, 2018, 06:13:28 PM
Quote from: hermes2015 on March 28, 2018, 06:05:39 PM
Quote from: Papasito Bruno on March 28, 2018, 05:57:33 PM
This is a great photo of a classic....1950 Pontiac Chieftain.

I love this photo, and what a great shot...the smooth curves, the classic lines, those magnificent headlights. Just don't make em' like this anymore.


(https://i.imgur.com/1JMSa4P.jpg)


This reminds me a lot of a 1950's Nash my father used to have...never saw it in person, but he had a lot of pictures of it, always said it was his favorite car.

My father had one of these.

(https://i.lensdump.com/i/86Sara.jpg)

Studebaker, very nice!...my grandpa had one of those. It was a weird green colour.

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Post by: hermes2015 on March 28, 2018, 06:26:50 PM
Quote from: Papasito Bruno on March 28, 2018, 06:13:28 PM
Studebaker, very nice!...my grandpa had one of those. It was a weird green colour.

I am just old enough to remember it. Perhaps that had an subconscious effect on me to compel me to buy an SLK, which has a similar feel, but convertible.
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: jumbojak on March 29, 2018, 05:08:03 AM
Brand new calves.

(https://s31.postimg.org/3vxrhm5kr/20180328_172309.jpg)

(https://s31.postimg.org/qysvu31gb/20180328_172304.jpg)

They are rather cute when small.
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: jumbojak on March 29, 2018, 05:11:15 AM
Wind damage to one of the old hog houses. The storm a few weeks ago was pretty strong.

(https://s31.postimg.org/uv67q6hbv/20180328_173450.jpg)
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Tank on March 29, 2018, 07:45:08 AM
Quote from: jumbojak on March 29, 2018, 05:08:03 AM
Brand new calves.

(https://s31.postimg.org/3vxrhm5kr/20180328_172309.jpg)

(https://s31.postimg.org/qysvu31gb/20180328_172304.jpg)

They are rather cute when small.
And no bloody license plates hanging from their ears either! From a photographic point of view I hate them!
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Post by: jumbojak on March 29, 2018, 12:31:00 PM
The calf in the second photo is tagged. Just hard to see with the angle and digital zoom.
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Bad Penny II on March 29, 2018, 01:26:34 PM
I spent some minutes with these guys a couple of months back.

(https://i.imgur.com/FmhT7lQ.jpg)
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Biggus Dickus on March 29, 2018, 01:28:59 PM
Quote from: jumbojak on March 29, 2018, 05:08:03 AM
Brand new calves.

(https://s31.postimg.org/3vxrhm5kr/20180328_172309.jpg)

(https://s31.postimg.org/qysvu31gb/20180328_172304.jpg)

They are rather cute when small.

Nice looking calves JJ.
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: jumbojak on March 29, 2018, 01:33:49 PM
Quote from: Bad Penny II on March 29, 2018, 01:26:34 PM
I spent some minutes with these guys a couple of months back

(https://i.imgur.com/FmhT7lQ.jpg)

I like Jerseys. Very calm and even tempered. The cows anyway. A Jersey bull is a mean, dangerous bastard.
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Davin on March 29, 2018, 02:55:09 PM
Quote from: jumbojak on March 29, 2018, 05:08:03 AM
They are rather cute when small.
I think cows are cute when their full grown too.
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Biggus Dickus on April 06, 2018, 08:10:23 PM
Earth from Saturn, as seen by Cassini...a pale blue dot.

(https://i.imgur.com/ikJR6Ms.jpg)
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: jumbojak on April 07, 2018, 02:31:57 PM
(https://s7.postimg.org/cbogln4cr/20180404_172339.jpg)

I took this on Wednesday. The legendary 4020 in  a miserable state. Might get to it one of these days.
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Buddy on April 12, 2018, 11:54:28 PM
Hey Bruno! Finally got a picture of the SMLLKAR plate on the new Mini!

(https://scontent.ford1-1.fna.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/30656669_1556821531033555_5417064684949011427_n.jpg?_nc_cat=0&oh=8362d0140a5462d8fe6e767b1c6465c5&oe=5B5F489F)
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Post by: hermes2015 on April 13, 2018, 05:17:18 AM
Quote from: Buddy on April 12, 2018, 11:54:28 PM
Hey Bruno! Finally got a picture of the SMLLKAR plate on the new Mini!

(https://scontent.ford1-1.fna.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/30656669_1556821531033555_5417064684949011427_n.jpg?_nc_cat=0&oh=8362d0140a5462d8fe6e767b1c6465c5&oe=5B5F489F)

:thumbsup:

I really like that colour as well.
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Biggus Dickus on April 13, 2018, 05:25:30 PM
Quote from: hermes2015 on April 13, 2018, 05:17:18 AM
Quote from: Buddy on April 12, 2018, 11:54:28 PM
Hey Bruno! Finally got a picture of the SMLLKAR plate on the new Mini!

(https://scontent.ford1-1.fna.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/30656669_1556821531033555_5417064684949011427_n.jpg?_nc_cat=0&oh=8362d0140a5462d8fe6e767b1c6465c5&oe=5B5F489F)

:thumbsup:

I really like that colour as well.

Looks great Buddy, congrats!...and I agree with the Hermes and really like the colour. 8)
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Tank on April 16, 2018, 07:43:05 PM
A Wren. Never got one worth posting before. They are never still for long enough. The smallest bird in the UK.

(https://imageshack.com/a/img922/6030/w3OeNx.jpg)
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Dave on April 16, 2018, 08:02:35 PM
Thought the goldcrest was the UK's smalledt bird

:headscratch:

But still a brill picture, Tank!
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Tank on April 16, 2018, 09:08:38 PM
Quote from: Dave on April 16, 2018, 08:02:35 PM
Thought the goldcrest was the UK's smalledt bird

:headscratch:

But still a brill picture, Tank!
I'm not an ornithologist. I can stand to be corrected :)
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Icarus on April 16, 2018, 11:34:51 PM
   ^^ Damn!  Those are vicious looking claws on the wee little bird. That is a really good shot tank. How far away from the bird when you took that shot?
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: No one on April 17, 2018, 01:00:08 AM
(https://i.imgur.com/FmhT7lQ.jpg)

They look so content. They don't realize just how much they have at stake.
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Dave on April 17, 2018, 06:00:07 AM
Quote from: No one on April 17, 2018, 01:00:08 AM
(https://i.imgur.com/FmhT7lQ.jpg)

They look so content. They don't realize just how much they have at stake.

Er, "...at steak" you mean?
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Tank on April 17, 2018, 06:19:43 AM
Quote from: Icarus on April 16, 2018, 11:34:51 PM
   ^^ Damn!  Those are vicious looking claws on the wee little bird. That is a really good shot tank. How far away from the bird when you took that shot?
About 6 yards. The twig is about the diameter of a pencil.

This is the original frame reduced from 6,000 x 4,000 to 1,024 x 768

(https://imageshack.com/a/img924/6611/X64cyB.jpg)
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Dave on April 17, 2018, 10:13:38 AM
Quote from: Tank on April 17, 2018, 06:19:43 AM
Quote from: Icarus on April 16, 2018, 11:34:51 PM
   ^^ Damn!  Those are vicious looking claws on the wee little bird. That is a really good shot tank. How far away from the bird when you took that shot?
About 6 yards. The twig is about the diameter of a pencil.

This is the original frame reduced from 6,000 x 4,000 to 1,024 x 768

(https://imageshack.com/a/img924/6611/X64cyB.jpg)

That's where a little extra high resolution really scores! My Nikon D5100 is about 4,900 by 3,250 (16.2 Mp), mostly adequate with the Sigma 18 - 250 zoom lens. Actually the little Panasonic TZ60 has marginally better resolution at about 4,900 by 3700 (18.1Mp) and a 30x optical zoom - but fewer bells and whistles. I try to remember to hook that on my belt every time I go out - then mostly forget it is there . . .

All I need is to get my stamina, patience, concentration and "eye" tuned back up! Spent over an hour in a local nature reserve (a water meadow with a fringe of trees that floods regularly) and the only birds I saw were gulls and pigeons! Most interesting flying things were bumble bees. I was sitting still mostly, walking is literally a pain at times.
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Post by: Tank on April 17, 2018, 10:40:07 AM
I used a Sony A68 (24Mp) with their mid range 55 to 300mm zoom. It's good value for money. But a lottery win would see me get the 100 to 400mm G series zoom.

Sony 55-300mm f4.5-5.6 SAM ED Lens (https://www.wexphotovideo.com/sony-55-300mm-f45-56-sam-ed-lens-1533370/?mkwid=sZqRAwY4n_dc&pcrid=227185251292&kword=&match=&plid=&product=1533370&gclid=EAIaIQobChMI6IrfkoHB2gIVrr_tCh2sqQwuEAQYAyABEgKSbPD_BwE)
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: hermes2015 on April 17, 2018, 11:06:56 AM
Quote from: Tank on April 17, 2018, 10:40:07 AM
I used a Sony A68 (24Mp) with their mid range 55 to 300mm zoom. It's good value for money. But a lottery win would see me get the 100 to 400mm G series zoom.

Sony 55-300mm f4.5-5.6 SAM ED Lens (https://www.wexphotovideo.com/sony-55-300mm-f45-56-sam-ed-lens-1533370/?mkwid=sZqRAwY4n_dc&pcrid=227185251292&kword=&match=&plid=&product=1533370&gclid=EAIaIQobChMI6IrfkoHB2gIVrr_tCh2sqQwuEAQYAyABEgKSbPD_BwE)

That's the same resolution as the D600 I use most of the time with a 24 to 85mm f3.5 lens. With that resolution, I can "zoom" by cropping. I occasionally use the much better Nikon 135mm f2 lens, but that's a big piece of glass and quite heavy.
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Post by: jumbojak on April 18, 2018, 06:57:10 PM
(https://s17.postimg.cc/ve6w6k74f/20180418_135415.jpg)

I think he likes chicken livers...
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Post by: Dave on April 18, 2018, 08:55:14 PM
Quote from: jumbojak on April 18, 2018, 06:57:10 PM
(https://s17.postimg.cc/ve6w6k74f/20180418_135415.jpg)

I think he likes chicken livers...

Did the chicken cie of cirrhosis or summat?
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Post by: jumbojak on April 18, 2018, 09:40:11 PM
Deep fried in lard thy tend to stick together.
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Dave on April 18, 2018, 10:14:46 PM
Quote from: jumbojak on April 18, 2018, 09:40:11 PM
Deep fried in lard thy tend to stick together.

Right, so its a heart attack for a dog!

I remember lard, potatoes fried in it are far more tasty than those fried in oil, or even goose fat. Fries, bacon and eggs etc fried in lard when I was a kid all helped later . . .
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Post by: Tank on April 21, 2018, 08:09:55 PM
Pixel for pixel with a touch of 'Unsharp mask'!


(https://imageshack.com/a/img924/4614/0psreK.jpg)
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Tank on April 21, 2018, 08:11:49 PM
The whole frame

(https://imageshack.com/a/img924/597/yz91aG.jpg)
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Tank on April 21, 2018, 08:31:22 PM
(https://imageshack.com/a/img924/8046/UOCWxg.jpg)
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: hermes2015 on April 21, 2018, 08:31:57 PM
Quote from: Tank on April 21, 2018, 08:09:55 PM
Pixel for pixel with a touch of 'Unsharp mask'!


(https://imageshack.com/a/img924/4614/0psreK.jpg)

That is very good. I'm jealous.
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Tank on April 21, 2018, 08:40:58 PM
Quote from: hermes2015 on April 21, 2018, 08:31:57 PM
Quote from: Tank on April 21, 2018, 08:09:55 PM
Pixel for pixel with a touch of 'Unsharp mask'!


(https://imageshack.com/a/img924/4614/0psreK.jpg)

That is very good. I'm jealous.
Manual focus too! I am very pleased with it. Sigma 180mm f3.5 pre-digital full frame macro. The lens was a vanity project for the owner of Sigma lenses who was a very keen insect and macro photographer. Must have had it 20 years.
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Post by: Tank on April 21, 2018, 08:49:32 PM
(https://imageshack.com/a/img922/2523/2stzUi.jpg)
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Tank on April 21, 2018, 08:56:26 PM
(https://imageshack.com/a/img922/4042/yVzTWR.jpg)
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Tank on April 21, 2018, 09:14:49 PM
Read the pillow :D

(https://imageshack.com/a/img924/7735/ojAKVP.jpg)
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: jumbojak on April 24, 2018, 12:51:01 AM
(https://s7.postimg.cc/44ce46vm3/20180423_193653.jpg)

A tiny blue crab that was hiding inside of a barnacle.
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Tank on April 24, 2018, 06:18:14 AM
Good observation!
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: xSilverPhinx on April 24, 2018, 10:58:06 PM
Quote from: jumbojak on April 24, 2018, 12:51:01 AM
(https://s7.postimg.cc/44ce46vm3/20180423_193653.jpg)

A tiny blue crab that was hiding inside of a barnacle.

Peek-a-boo!
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: jumbojak on April 28, 2018, 09:24:24 PM
The quality of photos I post here and elsewhere might be going up after Tuesday. I ordered my first "real" camera, a Nikon D3200. Just hope o can figure out how to use it.
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Dave on April 28, 2018, 09:44:20 PM
Quote from: jumbojak on April 28, 2018, 09:24:24 PM
The quality of photos I post here and elsewhere might be going up after Tuesday. I ordered my first "real" camera, a Nikon D3200. Just hope o can figure out how to use it.

If in doubt stick it on "intelligent" mode and auto focus - then all you have to do is the artistic stuff like composition, angle etc. I have its older bro, the D5100, mainly  because that has a swivel rear display so I can hold it up st full arm length and still see the display, or do low level shots without laying down.

But I think they upgraded the sensor and processing system in the Dx2xx series. Have fun!
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: jumbojak on April 28, 2018, 09:49:54 PM
I took this one with my phone Wednesday night once the fire had burned down. It's better than I thought originally. (https://s17.postimg.cc/5ee9qtiov/PSX_20180428_164640.jpg)
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Magdalena on April 28, 2018, 10:33:04 PM
Quote from: jumbojak on April 28, 2018, 09:49:54 PM
I took this one with my phone Wednesday night once the fire had burned down. It's better than I thought originally. (https://s17.postimg.cc/5ee9qtiov/PSX_20180428_164640.jpg)
:love:  I love it! :love:
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: jumbojak on April 29, 2018, 02:10:27 AM
It took a looooong time to get that one. Once the fire had burned mostly down to coals I thought I'd be good to get a shot but bits and pieces near the edges kept flaring up and drowning out the red glowing embers with yellow light. Of probably fifty photos of those coals that was the only one that wasn't drowned out by flares or so unclear as to be unrecognizable.
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: hermes2015 on April 29, 2018, 04:26:50 AM
Quote from: jumbojak on April 28, 2018, 09:24:24 PM
The quality of photos I post here and elsewhere might be going up after Tuesday. I ordered my first "real" camera, a Nikon D3200. Just hope o can figure out how to use it.

I hope you will enjoy using it. I am sure the photographers here will be happy to share some tips and help with you, so don't be shy to ask.
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Magdalena on April 29, 2018, 05:48:14 AM
Quote from: jumbojak on April 29, 2018, 02:10:27 AM
It took a looooong time to get that one. Once the fire had burned mostly down to coals I thought I'd be good to get a shot but bits and pieces near the edges kept flaring up and drowning out the red glowing embers with yellow light. Of probably fifty photos of those coals that was the only one that wasn't drowned out by flares or so unclear as to be unrecognizable.
Well, thank you. Your picture just became my first cell phone's wallpaper. It's so beautiful! It looks so alive. I imagine that's what a ruby's mine looks like, when the light hits it.

...Or maybe it's just a witch's love of fire.  :fingertap:
I don't know, I just like it. Thank you.
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Post by: Tank on April 29, 2018, 06:59:31 AM
Quote from: jumbojak on April 28, 2018, 09:24:24 PM
The quality of photos I post here and elsewhere might be going up after Tuesday. I ordered my first "real" camera, a Nikon D3200. Just hope o can figure out how to use it.
That's a good camera. Loads of growth potential.
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: jumbojak on April 29, 2018, 05:37:50 PM
Quote from: Dave on April 28, 2018, 09:44:20 PM
Quote from: jumbojak on April 28, 2018, 09:24:24 PM
The quality of photos I post here and elsewhere might be going up after Tuesday. I ordered my first "real" camera, a Nikon D3200. Just hope o can figure out how to use it.

If in doubt stick it on "intelligent" mode and auto focus - then all you have to do is the artistic stuff like composition, angle etc. I have its older bro, the D5100, mainly  because that has a swivel rear display so I can hold it up st full arm length and still see the display, or do low level shots without laying down.

But I think they upgraded the sensor and processing system in the Dx2xx series. Have fun!

Thing is, when I get a new toy I have to understand how to use it. Scope, camera, torque wrench,  doesn't matter. I'll probably steer clear of the easy mode until I can at least make do without the help.
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: jumbojak on April 29, 2018, 05:39:07 PM
Quote from: hermes2015 on April 29, 2018, 04:26:50 AM
Quote from: jumbojak on April 28, 2018, 09:24:24 PM
The quality of photos I post here and elsewhere might be going up after Tuesday. I ordered my first "real" camera, a Nikon D3200. Just hope o can figure out how to use it.

I hope you will enjoy using it. I am sure the photographers here will be happy to share some tips and help with you, so don't be shy to ask.

I'm sure I'll be asking lots of questions. It should arrive sometime Tuesday and I doubt I'll get anything productive done on Wednesday!
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: jumbojak on April 29, 2018, 05:40:11 PM
Quote from: Tank on April 29, 2018, 06:59:31 AM
Quote from: jumbojak on April 28, 2018, 09:24:24 PM
The quality of photos I post here and elsewhere might be going up after Tuesday. I ordered my first "real" camera, a Nikon D3200. Just hope o can figure out how to use it.
That's a good camera. Loads of growth potential.

That was my thinking. It's also inexpensive enough that if I wreck it doing something foolish it isn't the end of the world.
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: jumbojak on April 29, 2018, 05:41:15 PM
Quote from: Magdalena on April 29, 2018, 05:48:14 AM
Quote from: jumbojak on April 29, 2018, 02:10:27 AM
It took a looooong time to get that one. Once the fire had burned mostly down to coals I thought I'd be good to get a shot but bits and pieces near the edges kept flaring up and drowning out the red glowing embers with yellow light. Of probably fifty photos of those coals that was the only one that wasn't drowned out by flares or so unclear as to be unrecognizable.
Well, thank you. Your picture just became my first cell phone's wallpaper. It's so beautiful! It looks so alive. I imagine that's what a ruby's mine looks like, when the light hits it.

...Or maybe it's just a witch's love of fire.  :fingertap:
I don't know, I just like it. Thank you.

You're welcome mags. I plan on experimenting with fire a lot more going forward. Watch this space...
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: xSilverPhinx on April 29, 2018, 05:42:54 PM
Quote from: jumbojak on April 28, 2018, 09:49:54 PM
I took this one with my phone Wednesday night once the fire had burned down. It's better than I thought originally. (https://s17.postimg.cc/5ee9qtiov/PSX_20180428_164640.jpg)

I agree with Mags, it's a good shot. I think you captured the mesmerising aspect of fire perfectly! :tellmemore:
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Magdalena on April 30, 2018, 06:21:22 AM
Quote from: jumbojak on April 29, 2018, 05:41:15 PM
Quote from: Magdalena on April 29, 2018, 05:48:14 AM
Quote from: jumbojak on April 29, 2018, 02:10:27 AM
It took a looooong time to get that one. Once the fire had burned mostly down to coals I thought I'd be good to get a shot but bits and pieces near the edges kept flaring up and drowning out the red glowing embers with yellow light. Of probably fifty photos of those coals that was the only one that wasn't drowned out by flares or so unclear as to be unrecognizable.
Well, thank you. Your picture just became my first cell phone's wallpaper. It's so beautiful! It looks so alive. I imagine that's what a ruby's mine looks like, when the light hits it.

...Or maybe it's just a witch's love of fire.  :fingertap:
I don't know, I just like it. Thank you.

You're welcome mags. I plan on experimenting with fire a lot more going forward. Watch this space...

OK. But please be careful.  :worried:

"When you have more attention on getting the photo than on anything else."
(https://i.imgur.com/lzNvvIo.jpg)
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Post by: Arturo on April 30, 2018, 02:49:17 PM
^Yeah I really wish that old lady didn't get washed away and reveal that little boy's speedo. Disgusting.
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Davin on April 30, 2018, 04:42:25 PM
Found some cute ducklings huddled together.

(https://i.imgur.com/69fOMyD.jpg)
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Post by: Dave on April 30, 2018, 04:50:01 PM
Aw!
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Post by: Tank on April 30, 2018, 05:51:01 PM
Lovely colours.
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: jumbojak on May 06, 2018, 10:04:28 PM
I need some software advice. The new camera is far more capable than I am but I need something to pull photos from my sd card and, hopefully, organize them by date. I tried using a folder and the copy paste method but the camera reuses file names! After formatting the card I either have to create a new folder or lose past photos.

I'd be willing to spend a bit of money to accomplish this but nothing extravagant, at least for right now. I'm experimenting with GIMP as an editing program but would be open to more of an all in one solution.
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Dave on May 07, 2018, 03:58:10 AM
Quote from: jumbojak on May 06, 2018, 10:04:28 PM
I need some software advice. The new camera is far more capable than I am but I need something to pull photos from my sd card and, hopefully, organize them by date. I tried using a folder and the copy paste method but the camera reuses file names! After formatting the card I either have to create a new folder or lose past photos.

I'd be willing to spend a bit of money to accomplish this but nothing extravagant, at least for right now. I'm experimenting with GIMP as an editing program but would be open to more of an all in one solution.

Here are some bulk file renamers. Can't find the freebie one I used to use but you could put things like location and date on up to all files plus a unique number. Housekeeping like this is always a time consuming, but essential, chore!

https://windowsreport.com/file-rename-software/

Also http://darrellyoung.blogspot.co.uk/2011/08/using-nikons-file-naming-and-file.html and others.
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: hermes2015 on May 07, 2018, 05:49:34 AM
Quote from: jumbojak on May 06, 2018, 10:04:28 PM
I need some software advice. The new camera is far more capable than I am but I need something to pull photos from my sd card and, hopefully, organize them by date. I tried using a folder and the copy paste method but the camera reuses file names! After formatting the card I either have to create a new folder or lose past photos.

I'd be willing to spend a bit of money to accomplish this but nothing extravagant, at least for right now. I'm experimenting with GIMP as an editing program but would be open to more of an all in one solution.

It is imperative to have a good workflow in place to take care of the "housekeeping" to deal with your photos. My recommendations are based on my own workflow. Do the following:

1. Download and install XnView:

https://www.xnview.com/en/

The excellent, free XnView is for browsing through and viewing your photos.

2. Design and to stick to a file organizing system from day one, before you have thousands of photos to deal with. Create a folder on your drive called Photos. Then create a sub folder called New Photos date (the date you formatted the SD card). Also create other sub folders like Julia Birthday Party 16 January 2010, or any other scheme that suits you. Copy your new photos into the New Photos folder every few days, in case the SD card in your camera dies. It is normal for the camera to reuse the same names after formatting the card. After formatting, again create a new folder called New Photos date (the date you formatted the SD card).

3. Use XnView to look at the photos in New Photos date and then move them into their appropriatey-named permanent folders. XnView will offer to rename files with the same name.

4. Now you can do simple editing of the photos (cropping. resizing, colour correction, etc.), very easily in XnView itself. For more abvanced editing, GIMP is popular. I looked at it some years ago, but hated the interface. I've heard

good reports on Paint.NET

https://www.getpaint.net/

Perhaps you can try it. I use Adobe Lightroom because I shoot exclusively in NEF (RAW) format, and NEF photos are not usable straight out of the camera. If you are using JPG at the moment, Lightroom will be overkill for you, and GIMP or Paint.NET will be OK for you to start with.

I'm sure the other HAF photographers will suggest their own favourite workflows. The above one works for me. It is very important to have an organized folder structure once, like me, you have thousands of photos.

Lastly, a VERY important piece of advice: remember that the failure rate of a hard drive is 100%, so you have to be disciplined and have a good backup system in place. I have a second physical hard drive in my PC and use the free program Cobian Backup to automatically mirror my Photos folder on the primary drive to the second hard drive at 19:00 every day. Get it at

http://www.cobiansoft.com/index.htm

Then, from time to time, I copy the Photos folder to an external 2TB USB drive, in case my PC explodes, but I'm probably too paranoid!
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Dave on May 07, 2018, 07:35:07 AM
Hermes, does that mirroring app replace or duplicate photos that are already saved? One problem I get is wasted space due to subsequent backups duplicating files already saved several times - wasting space on the same drive.

Regular, manual, camera dump folders with unique identifiers and then camera SD card reformating is the only cure I have found.
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: hermes2015 on May 07, 2018, 08:00:12 AM
Quote from: Dave on May 07, 2018, 07:35:07 AM
Hermes, does that mirroring app replace or duplicate photos that are already saved? One problem I get is wasted space due to subsequent backups duplicating files already saved several times - wasting space on the same drive.

Regular, manual, camera dump folders with unique identifiers and then camera SD card reformating is the only cure I have found.

The mirroring app simply backs up any file, whether a photo or any other type, to the location specified. It is useful because it is automatic, meaning that backups happen in the background and you don't have to remember to do them.

There are options for the type of backup: full or incremental. The first one will always be a full backup, but subsequently I set it to do incremental backups. Then only new files, or ones that have changed, are backed up. With incremental one does not have the problem of an ever expanding backup that contains duplicates. On can choose that if preferred, though. One can even set it to back up every 10 seconds for scientific work. The amazing thing is that it is free.
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Dave on May 07, 2018, 08:30:13 AM
Quote from: hermes2015 on May 07, 2018, 08:00:12 AM
Quote from: Dave on May 07, 2018, 07:35:07 AM
Hermes, does that mirroring app replace or duplicate photos that are already saved? One problem I get is wasted space due to subsequent backups duplicating files already saved several times - wasting space on the same drive.

Regular, manual, camera dump folders with unique identifiers and then camera SD card reformating is the only cure I have found.

The mirroring app simply backs up any file, whether a photo or any other type, to the location specified. It is useful because it is automatic, meaning that backups happen in the background and you don't have to remember to do them.

There are options for the type of backup: full or incremental. The first one will always be a full backup, but subsequently I set it to do incremental backups. Then only new files, or ones that have changed, are backed up. With incremental one does not have the problem of an ever expanding backup that contains duplicates. On can choose that if preferred, though. One can even set it to back up every 10 seconds for scientific work. The amazing thing is that it is free.

Yup, "incremental" was what I was looking for.

Thanks, Hermes.
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: hermes2015 on May 07, 2018, 08:32:00 AM
Quote from: Dave on May 07, 2018, 08:30:13 AM
Quote from: hermes2015 on May 07, 2018, 08:00:12 AM
Quote from: Dave on May 07, 2018, 07:35:07 AM
Hermes, does that mirroring app replace or duplicate photos that are already saved? One problem I get is wasted space due to subsequent backups duplicating files already saved several times - wasting space on the same drive.

Regular, manual, camera dump folders with unique identifiers and then camera SD card reformating is the only cure I have found.

The mirroring app simply backs up any file, whether a photo or any other type, to the location specified. It is useful because it is automatic, meaning that backups happen in the background and you don't have to remember to do them.

There are options for the type of backup: full or incremental. The first one will always be a full backup, but subsequently I set it to do incremental backups. Then only new files, or ones that have changed, are backed up. With incremental one does not have the problem of an ever expanding backup that contains duplicates. On can choose that if preferred, though. One can even set it to back up every 10 seconds for scientific work. The amazing thing is that it is free.

Yup, "incremental" was what I was looking for.

Thanks, Hermes.

We aim to please.
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Dave on May 07, 2018, 08:53:05 AM
Quote from: hermes2015 on May 07, 2018, 08:32:00 AM
Quote from: Dave on May 07, 2018, 08:30:13 AM
Quote from: hermes2015 on May 07, 2018, 08:00:12 AM
Quote from: Dave on May 07, 2018, 07:35:07 AM
Hermes, does that mirroring app replace or duplicate photos that are already saved? One problem I get is wasted space due to subsequent backups duplicating files already saved several times - wasting space on the same drive.

Regular, manual, camera dump folders with unique identifiers and then camera SD card reformating is the only cure I have found.

The mirroring app simply backs up any file, whether a photo or any other type, to the location specified. It is useful because it is automatic, meaning that backups happen in the background and you don't have to remember to do them.

There are options for the type of backup: full or incremental. The first one will always be a full backup, but subsequently I set it to do incremental backups. Then only new files, or ones that have changed, are backed up. With incremental one does not have the problem of an ever expanding backup that contains duplicates. On can choose that if preferred, though. One can even set it to back up every 10 seconds for scientific work. The amazing thing is that it is free.

Yup, "incremental" was what I was looking for.

Thanks, Hermes.

We aim to please.

Is that the royal/corporate "we" or are you suffering multiple personality disorder? :grin:
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: hermes2015 on May 07, 2018, 09:05:07 AM
Quote from: Dave on May 07, 2018, 08:53:05 AM
Quote from: hermes2015 on May 07, 2018, 08:32:00 AM
Quote from: Dave on May 07, 2018, 08:30:13 AM
Quote from: hermes2015 on May 07, 2018, 08:00:12 AM
Quote from: Dave on May 07, 2018, 07:35:07 AM
Hermes, does that mirroring app replace or duplicate photos that are already saved? One problem I get is wasted space due to subsequent backups duplicating files already saved several times - wasting space on the same drive.

Regular, manual, camera dump folders with unique identifiers and then camera SD card reformating is the only cure I have found.

The mirroring app simply backs up any file, whether a photo or any other type, to the location specified. It is useful because it is automatic, meaning that backups happen in the background and you don't have to remember to do them.

There are options for the type of backup: full or incremental. The first one will always be a full backup, but subsequently I set it to do incremental backups. Then only new files, or ones that have changed, are backed up. With incremental one does not have the problem of an ever expanding backup that contains duplicates. On can choose that if preferred, though. One can even set it to back up every 10 seconds for scientific work. The amazing thing is that it is free.

Yup, "incremental" was what I was looking for.

Thanks, Hermes.

We aim to please.

Is that the royal/corporate "we" or are you suffering multiple personality disorder? :grin:

Probably the latter. I am an onion: many layers and I make people cry.
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Dave on May 07, 2018, 03:19:36 PM
Considering the crap, the slow, useless crap, that Windows 10 Photo Viewer is and seeing the price of the one you linked, Hermes, I looked around.

Found a free photo viewer for W10 that also lists all the meta data about the picture and has some bells and whistles.

download.cnet.com/Free-Photo-Viewer/3000-18488_4-10808200.html (http://download.cnet.com/Free-Photo-Viewer/3000-18488_4-10808200.html)

(https://imgur.com/LY5bQBA.jpg)

Oh, the pictures are from the 2014 Crucible art exhibish at Gloucester Cathedral.
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: hermes2015 on May 07, 2018, 03:50:06 PM
Quote from: Dave on May 07, 2018, 03:19:36 PM
Considering the crap, the slow, useless crap, that Windows 10 Photo Viewer is and seeing the price of the one you linked, Hermes, I looked around.

Found a free photo viewer for W10 that also lists all the meta data about the picture and has some bells and whistles.

download.cnet.com/Free-Photo-Viewer/3000-18488_4-10808200.html (http://download.cnet.com/Free-Photo-Viewer/3000-18488_4-10808200.html)

(https://imgur.com/LY5bQBA.jpg)

Oh, the pictures are from the 2014 Crucible art exhibish at Gloucester Cathedral.

The picture viewer I recommended was XnView, which has always been free. If they now have a paid version, it's news to me. I will look at the one you mention above.
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: hermes2015 on May 07, 2018, 03:56:51 PM
Quote from: Dave on May 07, 2018, 03:19:36 PM
Considering the crap, the slow, useless crap, that Windows 10 Photo Viewer is and seeing the price of the one you linked, Hermes, I looked around.

Found a free photo viewer for W10 that also lists all the meta data about the picture and has some bells and whistles.

download.cnet.com/Free-Photo-Viewer/3000-18488_4-10808200.html (http://download.cnet.com/Free-Photo-Viewer/3000-18488_4-10808200.html)

Oh, the pictures are from the 2014 Crucible art exhibish at Gloucester Cathedral.

I just had a look at the XnView site. Those prices only apply if it is to be used in a company. It is still free for private use, so you can give it a try as well.
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Dave on May 07, 2018, 04:06:52 PM
Quote from: hermes2015 on May 07, 2018, 03:56:51 PM
Quote from: Dave on May 07, 2018, 03:19:36 PM
Considering the crap, the slow, useless crap, that Windows 10 Photo Viewer is and seeing the price of the one you linked, Hermes, I looked around.

Found a free photo viewer for W10 that also lists all the meta data about the picture and has some bells and whistles.

download.cnet.com/Free-Photo-Viewer/3000-18488_4-10808200.html (http://download.cnet.com/Free-Photo-Viewer/3000-18488_4-10808200.html)

Oh, the pictures are from the 2014 Crucible art exhibish at Gloucester Cathedral.

I just had a look at the XnView site. Those prices only apply if it is to be used in a company. It is still free for private use, so you can give it a try as well.

I never spotted that! Just saw the big box fulla prices.
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: hermes2015 on May 07, 2018, 04:11:12 PM
I've downloaded Free Photo Viewer, but I find that it lacks most of the very useful editing features of XnView, and it does not have the convenient right-click menus of XnView. I think I will still stick with my earlier recommendation.
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Dave on May 07, 2018, 04:19:21 PM
Quote from: hermes2015 on May 07, 2018, 04:11:12 PM
I've downloaded Free Photo Viewer, but I find that it lacks most of the very useful editing features of XnView, and it does not have the convenient right-click menus of XnView. I think I will still stick with my earlier recommendation.

Will take another look at XnView.
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: hermes2015 on May 07, 2018, 04:25:23 PM
Quote from: Dave on May 07, 2018, 04:19:21 PM
Quote from: hermes2015 on May 07, 2018, 04:11:12 PM
I've downloaded Free Photo Viewer, but I find that it lacks most of the very useful editing features of XnView, and it does not have the convenient right-click menus of XnView. I think I will still stick with my earlier recommendation.

Will take another look at XnView.

Yes, I think you will like it. What's nice is that you can double-click on a photo and then get access to a lot of editing operations like cropping.
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Dave on May 07, 2018, 05:35:00 PM
Quote from: hermes2015 on May 07, 2018, 04:25:23 PM
Quote from: Dave on May 07, 2018, 04:19:21 PM
Quote from: hermes2015 on May 07, 2018, 04:11:12 PM
I've downloaded Free Photo Viewer, but I find that it lacks most of the very useful editing features of XnView, and it does not have the convenient right-click menus of XnView. I think I will still stick with my earlier recommendation.

Will take another look at XnView.

Yes, I think you will like it. What's nice is that you can double-click on a photo and then get access to a lot of editing operations like cropping.

Yesh, I noticed that cropping was missing, to useful to go without!
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: hermes2015 on May 07, 2018, 05:45:44 PM
Quote from: Dave on May 07, 2018, 05:35:00 PM
Quote from: hermes2015 on May 07, 2018, 04:25:23 PM
Quote from: Dave on May 07, 2018, 04:19:21 PM
Quote from: hermes2015 on May 07, 2018, 04:11:12 PM
I've downloaded Free Photo Viewer, but I find that it lacks most of the very useful editing features of XnView, and it does not have the convenient right-click menus of XnView. I think I will still stick with my earlier recommendation.

Will take another look at XnView.

Yes, I think you will like it. What's nice is that you can double-click on a photo and then get access to a lot of editing operations like cropping.

Yesh, I noticed that cropping was missing, to useful to go without!

Also, after double-clicking, press L, which will bring up the Levels slider. Most photos straight out of the camera benefit from this.
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: jumbojak on May 07, 2018, 10:07:09 PM
Thanks gentlemen. I'll go through this stuff tonight!
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: hermes2015 on May 08, 2018, 04:26:49 AM
Quote from: jumbojak on May 07, 2018, 10:07:09 PM
Thanks gentlemen. I'll go through this stuff tonight!

You are welcome.
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Bad Penny II on May 09, 2018, 11:16:59 AM
FarStone Image Viewer is free.
It has editing features but I don't use them much, that's what photoshop is for.
It behaves very very much like the old ACDsee without the crashing.
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: hermes2015 on May 09, 2018, 11:27:23 AM
Quote from: Bad Penny II on May 09, 2018, 11:16:59 AM
FarStone Image Viewer is free.
It has editing features but I don't use them much, that's what photoshop is for.
It behaves very very much like the old ACDsee without the crashing.

I remember using FastStone years ago and recall that it was quite nice to use as a viewer. I forgot to mention it as a possibility.
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Dave on May 09, 2018, 12:19:47 PM
Downloaded the "large" version of XnView. Could not find the cropping tool, had to find a forum to get to it. The forum said there was a tool but also just drawing a rectangle in full screen works, but it's not intuitive. The help took me to a Wiki that merely seems to define cropping, not tell you how to achieve it!
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: hermes2015 on May 09, 2018, 12:37:05 PM
Quote from: Dave on May 09, 2018, 12:19:47 PM
Downloaded the "large" version of XnView. Could not find the cropping tool, had to find a forum to get to it. The forum said there was a tool but also just drawing a rectangle in full screen works, but it's not intuitive. The help took me to a Wiki that merely seems to define cropping, not tell you how to achieve it!

Do you mean XnView MP? Sorry, I guess I should have specified that my preference is for XnView Classic, downloadable at https://www.xnview.com/en/xnview/. That's the one I prefer to use.

Just make a rectangle and then choose Crop from the Edit menu.

I forgot to mention that you should download the Extended version on the above page.
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: hermes2015 on May 09, 2018, 12:43:58 PM
Quote from: hermes2015 on May 09, 2018, 12:37:05 PM
Quote from: Dave on May 09, 2018, 12:19:47 PM
Downloaded the "large" version of XnView. Could not find the cropping tool, had to find a forum to get to it. The forum said there was a tool but also just drawing a rectangle in full screen works, but it's not intuitive. The help took me to a Wiki that merely seems to define cropping, not tell you how to achieve it!

Do you mean XnView MP? Sorry, I guess I should have specified that my preference is for XnView Classic, downloadable at https://www.xnview.com/en/xnview/. That's the one I prefer to use.

Just make a rectangle and then choose Crop from the Edit menu.

It's faster to just ask me, rather than using a forum, if you have a question. Feel free to do so.
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Dave on May 09, 2018, 12:55:25 PM
Quote from: hermes2015 on May 09, 2018, 12:37:05 PM
Quote from: Dave on May 09, 2018, 12:19:47 PM
Downloaded the "large" version of XnView. Could not find the cropping tool, had to find a forum to get to it. The forum said there was a tool but also just drawing a rectangle in full screen works, but it's not intuitive. The help took me to a Wiki that merely seems to define cropping, not tell you how to achieve it!

Do you mean XnView MP? Sorry, I guess I should have specified that my preference is for XnView Classic, downloadable at https://www.xnview.com/en/xnview/. That's the one I prefer to use.

Just make a rectangle and then choose Crop from the Edit menu.

I forgot to mention that you should download the Extended version on the above page.

Er, I think I got one that suites me, just bitching that "Help" seems even more useless than usual! Ignore me, I'll just sit and mutter in the corner . . .
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Bad Penny II on June 13, 2018, 12:04:37 PM
My special beer glass.

(https://i.imgur.com/PMCoDLX.jpg)

Last year I was watching Buffy with my wife and Zander was at the pub. I said that's a fine glass he's got and beloved said we've got one of those, (actually two.)

My daughter won it years ago swimming some kilometres in the ocean, (the big one.)
She did look like the one with the red cap.
They both look the same.
Shut up Greeny.

I tend to use a smaller light weight doubled wall glass in summer but it's winter now.
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Dave on June 13, 2018, 12:40:19 PM
A favourite of mine was just plastic - but double walled with antifreeze between! Lived in the freezer when not in use.

I broke it knocking it of a table :(

But it was empty.

(Actually, never thought of it then but could have made icecream or Slush Puppy in that with a hand mixer . . .)
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Bad Penny II on June 13, 2018, 01:14:17 PM
I don't like a glass with a base smaller than the top.
Hermes may say different but I go for function before form.
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Bad Penny II on June 13, 2018, 01:27:59 PM
Quote from: Dave on June 13, 2018, 12:40:19 PM
A favourite of mine was just plastic - but double walled with antifreeze between! Lived in the freezer when not in use.

I broke it knocking it of a table :(

You didn't break it
You put it in the hands of the gods
One of them broke it.

It's like putting an unwanted newborn out in the elements.
It's up to the gods if it live or dies.
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Bad Penny II on June 16, 2018, 05:15:39 PM
(https://i.imgur.com/XhUJIsv.jpg)

The sky was white, a howling wind, eagles like it that way I suppose.
Too blue? Ye, I'll fix it later.
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Sandra Craft on June 16, 2018, 08:16:50 PM
Quote from: Bad Penny II on June 16, 2018, 05:15:39 PM

Too blue? Ye, I'll fix it later.

That is NOT too much blue.  It's perfect blue.
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: jumbojak on June 28, 2018, 02:59:48 AM
(https://scontent.fslc2-1.fna.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/36032596_1730040500425419_3207188475199619072_o.jpg?_nc_cat=0&oh=269a8aad3865263eb7e217738680d007&oe=5BE51493)

There will probably be more osprey photographs in the future.
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: hermes2015 on June 28, 2018, 04:53:41 AM
Quote from: jumbojak on June 28, 2018, 02:59:48 AM
(https://scontent.fslc2-1.fna.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/36032596_1730040500425419_3207188475199619072_o.jpg?_nc_cat=0&oh=269a8aad3865263eb7e217738680d007&oe=5BE51493)

There will probably be more osprey photographs in the future.

That's a nice photo. Did you take it with your new camera? The eye is in focus, which is really important in this kind of photo, because it usually looks weird when the eyes are not sharp.
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: jumbojak on June 28, 2018, 05:25:40 AM
That is with my new camera. I was sitting on the ferry listening to my headphones when I looked at the nest and remembered my camera was in the back seat. I took about twenty photographs before the bird flew away without realising the camera was in shutter mode after I tried, unsuccessfully, to photograph the moon.

I put the camera into auto mode when I realized my mistake and the osprey came back giving me another opportunity. There are more photos from the other side of the river as well. Those are a lot closer with more detail of the head and eyes but most of the bird is blocked from view.
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Tank on June 28, 2018, 06:23:07 AM
Quote from: jumbojak on June 28, 2018, 05:25:40 AM
That is with my new camera. I was sitting on the ferry listening to my headphones when I looked at the nest and remembered my camera was in the back seat. I took about twenty photographs before the bird flew away without realising the camera was in shutter mode after I tried, unsuccessfully, to photograph the moon.

I put the camera into auto mode when I realized my mistake and the osprey came back giving me another opportunity. There are more photos from the other side of the river as well. Those are a lot closer with more detail of the head and eyes but most of the bird is blocked from view.

Excellent photo. I hate you!! I get sparrows you get f***ing Ospreys!!! You bastard!!!!  :grrr: :grrr: :grrr: :grrr: :Gaah: :Gaah: :Gaah: :haironfire: :haironfire: :haironfire: :haironfire:

And lesson learned. Put your camera away in Program mode and check it when you get it out. Also get two memory cards, one for the camera and one for the bag so if you take one out of the camera and put it in your PC and forget to put it back in the camera you've got a spare when you need it.
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Bad Penny II on June 28, 2018, 10:03:41 AM
Quote from: jumbojak on June 28, 2018, 05:25:40 AM
That is with my new camera. I was sitting on the ferry listening to my headphones when I looked at the nest and remembered my camera was in the back seat. I took about twenty photographs before the bird flew away without realising the camera was in shutter mode after I tried, unsuccessfully, to photograph the moon.

I put the camera into auto mode when I realized my mistake and the osprey came back giving me another opportunity. There are more photos from the other side of the river as well. Those are a lot closer with more detail of the head and eyes but most of the bird is blocked from view.

I used some Google settings for the moon.
I had to adjust levels in photoshop otherwise there was no detail at all.

(https://i.imgur.com/np3rNcn.jpg)

I like ospreys.

I saw one of these last weekend but didn't catch, a very striking bird.

(https://www.happyatheistforum.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.talismancoins.com%2Fcatalog%2FRegent_Bowerbird_Male_1.jpg&hash=2b298b1af14673b0d0ee0fda286c9f6417fba33a)
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: jumbojak on June 28, 2018, 02:28:39 PM
Quote from: Tank on June 28, 2018, 06:23:07 AM
Quote from: jumbojak on June 28, 2018, 05:25:40 AM
That is with my new camera. I was sitting on the ferry listening to my headphones when I looked at the nest and remembered my camera was in the back seat. I took about twenty photographs before the bird flew away without realising the camera was in shutter mode after I tried, unsuccessfully, to photograph the moon.

I put the camera into auto mode when I realized my mistake and the osprey came back giving me another opportunity. There are more photos from the other side of the river as well. Those are a lot closer with more detail of the head and eyes but most of the bird is blocked from view.

Excellent photo. I hate you!! I get sparrows you get f***ing Ospreys!!! You bastard!!!!  :grrr: :grrr: :grrr: :grrr: :Gaah: :Gaah: :Gaah: :haironfire: :haironfire: :haironfire: :haironfire:

And lesson learned. Put your camera away in Program mode and check it when you get it out. Also get two memory cards, one for the camera and one for the bag so if you take one out of the camera and put it in your PC and forget to put it back in the camera you've got a spare when you need it.

This might be a silly question but what is program mode? I've had crazy hours at work so playing with the camera hasn't been possible much. For the osprey I just turned the dial to one of the auto modes and pulled a spray and pray, so to speak.
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Post by: Tank on June 28, 2018, 02:35:55 PM
Quote from: jumbojak on June 28, 2018, 02:28:39 PM
..

This might be a silly question but what is program mode? I've had crazy hours at work so playing with the camera hasn't been possible much. For the osprey I just turned the dial to one of the auto modes and pulled a spray and pray, so to speak.
No such thing as a silly question.

It is a Canon you have?

This should help What are these shooting modes on my Canon Camera? (http://yourcontentnotes.com/2011/02/shooting-modes-canon-camera/)
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Post by: Dave on June 28, 2018, 02:52:04 PM
Or do I remember you have a Nikon?

If I am right "Program" is the "P" on the dial,

QuoteIn mode P, the camera automatically adjusts shutter speed and aperture for optimal exposure. You can, however, choose other aperture and shutter speed combinations that will produce the same exposure: this is called "flexible program". Choose programmed auto for snapshots and in other situations in which you don't want to miss a shot.
http://imaging.nikon.com/support/digitutor/d5300/functions/shootingmodes_p.html

Goes for all the "D" range I think.

I will admit to sticking to the "Intelligent" setting for general use, unless there is some specific aspect of a picture to go for, higher shutter speed for fast images etc. Birds can be a pain, static one moment and flying fast the next, often needing moving the camera - mitigates for a fast shutter and multi-shot (which I still forget to select!) (That's a hangover from wet film days when I had a wind-up motorised camera that did 2 frames/sec, went through lots of expensive film!)(But that was in Cyprus during the second "troubles" and I sold some shots to the Daily Mirror which just about paid for the film.)

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Post by: jumbojak on June 28, 2018, 03:25:42 PM
I do indeed have a Nikon. I'm getting the hang of it, slowly, but keep hanging up on needing to understand what each mode does. It'd probably easier if I was a flowchart kind of person. You know, in situation X do A, B, and C. My brain isn't wired that way.
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: hermes2015 on June 28, 2018, 05:59:24 PM
Quote from: jumbojak on June 28, 2018, 03:25:42 PM
I do indeed have a Nikon. I'm getting the hang of it, slowly, but keep hanging up on needing to understand what each mode does. It'd probably easier if I was a flowchart kind of person. You know, in situation X do A, B, and C. My brain isn't wired that way.

On my D600, there is an "Auto" selection next to the P. At the beginning this will give decent photos without any need to change settings.
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Dave on June 28, 2018, 06:19:50 PM
Quote from: hermes2015 on June 28, 2018, 05:59:24 PM
Quote from: jumbojak on June 28, 2018, 03:25:42 PM
I do indeed have a Nikon. I'm getting the hang of it, slowly, but keep hanging up on needing to understand what each mode does. It'd probably easier if I was a flowchart kind of person. You know, in situation X do A, B, and C. My brain isn't wired that way.

On my D600, there is an "Auto" selection next to the P. At the beginning this will give decent photos without any need to change settings.

Yup, that's my default for general photography. Thought it was "intelligent Auto" but that "iA" is the Panasonic equivalent.

JJ, that setting on mine automatically changes from "landscape" mode to "macro" depending on the focussing distance, very useful with zoom lenses.
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Tank on June 30, 2018, 09:01:40 PM
Went to Brodsworth Hall today.

(https://imageshack.com/a/img922/7834/xKyMMl.jpg)

(https://imageshack.com/a/img924/217/0WXd1q.jpg)

(https://imageshack.com/a/img922/3195/it1t5c.jpg)

(https://imageshack.com/a/img923/4148/3DPQHo.jpg)

(https://imageshack.com/a/img924/4991/GCJi0j.jpg)

(https://imageshack.com/a/img922/3567/WZ8eJO.jpg)

(https://imageshack.com/a/img923/1638/eS295n.jpg)

Shot with a Fujifilm X30 in 'Velvia' mode.
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Post by: Dave on June 30, 2018, 09:45:56 PM
Great pictures of fabulous gardens, Tank!
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Tank on June 30, 2018, 10:06:25 PM
Quote from: Dave on June 30, 2018, 09:45:56 PM
Great pictures of fabulous gardens, Tank!
They are beautiful.
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Bad Penny II on July 01, 2018, 02:57:32 AM
I particularly like the first one.
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: jumbojak on July 01, 2018, 03:05:22 AM
What is that bug?
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Dave on July 01, 2018, 03:42:09 AM
Quote from: jumbojak on July 01, 2018, 03:05:22 AM
What is that bug?

I think it''s a Burnet day moth of some kind. Six spot type?

(First remembered it as "Burnett's day moth" but just "Burnet")
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: hermes2015 on July 01, 2018, 06:36:20 AM
Very nice. I like the strong colours I always try to get in my photos.
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Post by: Tank on July 01, 2018, 07:15:40 AM
Quote from: hermes2015 on July 01, 2018, 06:36:20 AM
Very nice. I like the strong colours I always try to get in my photos.

You'll remember from analogue film days that Fuji Velvia was a very saturated film. When Fuji started making digital cameras they gave them modes that mimicked their film stocks hence 'Velvia' mode :)
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Tank on July 01, 2018, 07:16:33 AM
Quote from: Dave on July 01, 2018, 03:42:09 AM
Quote from: jumbojak on July 01, 2018, 03:05:22 AM
What is that bug?

I think it''s a Burnet day moth of some kind. Six spot type?

(First remembered it as "Burnett's day moth" but just "Burnet")
Yes that's a six spot Burnett.
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Post by: Tank on July 01, 2018, 07:17:27 AM
Quote from: Bad Penny II on July 01, 2018, 02:57:32 AM
I particularly like the first one.

Thank you. :)
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Post by: Bad Penny II on July 01, 2018, 10:18:20 AM
(https://i.imgur.com/ju8QGlx.jpg)

(https://i.imgur.com/NmGNgd9.jpg)
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Post by: hermes2015 on July 01, 2018, 01:32:07 PM
Quote from: Tank on July 01, 2018, 07:15:40 AM
Quote from: hermes2015 on July 01, 2018, 06:36:20 AM
Very nice. I like the strong colours I always try to get in my photos.

You'll remember from analogue film days that Fuji Velvia was a very saturated film. When Fuji started making digital cameras they gave them modes that mimicked their film stocks hence 'Velvia' mode :)

I remember it well. I see there is a Lightroom Velvia filter - perhaps I should play with it. I was a devout Tri-X user and often pushed it to ISO 400, 800, or even 1600 in the darkroom.
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Post by: Recusant on July 01, 2018, 01:39:17 PM
Quote from: Bad Penny II on July 01, 2018, 10:18:20 AM
(https://i.imgur.com/ju8QGlx.jpg)

(https://i.imgur.com/NmGNgd9.jpg)

Those look like black oystercatchers, but I didn't know they could be found in Oz.
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Bad Penny II on July 01, 2018, 02:24:22 PM
Quote from: Recusant on July 01, 2018, 01:39:17 PM
Quote from: Bad Penny II on July 01, 2018, 10:18:20 AM

Those look like black oystercatchers, but I didn't know they could be found in Oz.

I think they're known as sooty oyster catchers here.
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Post by: jumbojak on July 02, 2018, 02:44:52 AM
(https://scontent.fslc2-1.fna.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/36469416_1736302679799201_1408040109562920960_o.jpg?_nc_cat=0&oh=7244894b6038d26cc49696ec460be08f&oe=5BA778E6)

(https://scontent.fslc2-1.fna.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/36447318_1736304466465689_4568702797477838848_o.jpg?_nc_cat=0&oh=e8a9251ae5ddd31183951369338b965b&oe=5BA619E3)

These were the only two decent photos out of 139 shots...

I think this one would've been much better had I been a little better prepared and if the duck standing on the sign had turned just a little bit one way or the other. Preferably to the left.

(https://scontent.fslc2-1.fna.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/36479465_1736311073131695_752252784476160000_o.jpg?_nc_cat=0&oh=f2c5361d19d4ccb78e6377a9228e682a&oe=5BDFC2AC)
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Post by: hermes2015 on July 02, 2018, 04:32:59 AM
Quote from: jumbojak on July 02, 2018, 02:44:52 AM
These were the only two decent photos out of 139 shots...

Don't be surprised by that statistic. I hate most of the photos I take and consider myself lucky to get one good one out of every 100 - but then I'm an amateur, not a professional.
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Post by: jumbojak on July 02, 2018, 05:14:02 AM
Quote from: hermes2015 on July 02, 2018, 04:32:59 AM
Quote from: jumbojak on July 02, 2018, 02:44:52 AM
These were the only two decent photos out of 139 shots...

Don't be surprised by that statistic. I hate most of the photos I take and consider myself lucky to get one good one out of every 100 - but then I'm an amateur, not a professional.

I'm not surprised but I am something of a perfectionist. So long as I improve I'll be happy though.
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Post by: Tank on July 02, 2018, 06:06:41 AM
A low 'pass rate' is not uncommon among photographers. It's the best thing about digital photography. It keeps the operational costs down. I used to spend a load of money of film and developing in the days of analogue. With digital it costs nothing but time and effort to learn. Which is a grate improvement.
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Post by: jumbojak on July 05, 2018, 02:08:57 AM
(https://scontent.fslc2-1.fna.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/36617971_1741131965982939_6585687441896636416_o.jpg?_nc_cat=0&oh=d7e6ddb12e8ee647d7cbc88ee9907eef&oe=5BDE8B29)

Only one came through today. I was trying to get a clear shot of a pair of circling gulls but my fingers weren't fast enough to get them in focus. The ospreys will be leaving in about a week.
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: hermes2015 on July 05, 2018, 04:11:36 AM
Quote from: jumbojak on July 05, 2018, 02:08:57 AM
(https://scontent.fslc2-1.fna.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/36617971_1741131965982939_6585687441896636416_o.jpg?_nc_cat=0&oh=d7e6ddb12e8ee647d7cbc88ee9907eef&oe=5BDE8B29)

Only one came through today. I was trying to get a clear shot of a pair of circling gulls but my fingers weren't fast enough to get them in focus. The ospreys will be leaving in about a week.

I like that. It has a very classic pyramid composition. Did you crop it?
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Post by: jumbojak on July 05, 2018, 09:47:49 AM
I did. There was a lot of sky left above so I shortened it by quite a bit.
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Post by: hermes2015 on July 05, 2018, 01:28:13 PM
Quote from: jumbojak on July 05, 2018, 09:47:49 AM
I did. There was a lot of sky left above so I shortened it by quite a bit.

I am very rarely happy with a photo straight out of the camera and usually end up cropping it. At those times I appreciate the 24.3 megapixel resolution of my D600.
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Post by: jumbojak on July 08, 2018, 11:09:08 PM
(https://scontent.fslc2-1.fna.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/36969666_1747580495338086_7181081827380035584_o.jpg?_nc_cat=0&oh=7d73389d5dc324e828f64cefe419197c&oe=5BDDFEBD)

I made some adjustments to the colors. I tried to get a bit of the glare off of the eyes but didn't have any luck.
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Post by: xSilverPhinx on July 09, 2018, 03:33:11 AM
^ It looks like the dragonfly is rolling its eyes. :P

(Oh dear, I'm seeing potential emoji symbols where there are none.)
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Post by: Tank on July 09, 2018, 07:06:45 AM
Excellent photo!
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Post by: jumbojak on July 09, 2018, 02:16:38 PM
Question, would it be worth it to "buy" the last full version of Lightroom even though Adobe won't be adding features to their standalone software? I don't have reliable Internet access with my laptop and I'm not sure how their subscription based version works.
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Post by: Dave on July 09, 2018, 02:55:35 PM
Good picture, JJ. In my walks along the brook I have so far dpotted two dragonflies, actually one dragon and one damsel, but neither of the buggers stayed still long enough. They often have a favourite perching/observation point when resting between hunting forays, find that and you are in!

I only ever seem to see cabbage whites these days, maybe four per walk, but there are currently few flowers in bloom.
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: hermes2015 on July 09, 2018, 03:20:47 PM
Quote from: jumbojak on July 09, 2018, 02:16:38 PM
Question, would it be worth it to "buy" the last full version of Lightroom even though Adobe won't be adding features to their standalone software? I don't have reliable Internet access with my laptop and I'm not sure how their subscription based version works.

Yes, I think Lightroom is a valuable tool. Just a pity that Adobe have adopted their subscription-based system. There is a slider called "Higlights" that will solve the overblown highlights causing the glare problem in your dragonfly's eye.
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: hermes2015 on July 09, 2018, 03:26:50 PM
Quote from: hermes2015 on July 09, 2018, 03:20:47 PM
Quote from: jumbojak on July 09, 2018, 02:16:38 PM
Question, would it be worth it to "buy" the last full version of Lightroom even though Adobe won't be adding features to their standalone software? I don't have reliable Internet access with my laptop and I'm not sure how their subscription based version works.

Yes, I think Lightroom is a valuable tool. Just a pity that Adobe have adopted their subscription-based system. There is a slider called "Higlights" that will solve the overblown highlights causing the glare problem in your dragonfly's eye.

Sorry, I forgot to mention that the Highlights slider will only really work properly if your photo is in NEF (RAW) format. JPG photos cannot be adjusted as effectively.
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Post by: jumbojak on July 09, 2018, 03:30:56 PM
I've been shooting in both NEF and the highest quality jpeg. I don't have a way to work with NEF at the moment but thought I'd "future proof" my photos, just in case.
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: hermes2015 on July 09, 2018, 03:39:58 PM
Quote from: jumbojak on July 09, 2018, 03:30:56 PM
I've been shooting in both NEF and the highest quality jpeg. I don't have a way to work with NEF at the moment but thought I'd "future proof" my photos, just in case.

There are some excellent, free NEF editors out there you could download. Unfortunately, none of them are quite up Lightroom's abilities, but I urge you strongly to try them and to start editing in NEF format. Then, when you are satisfied, you export into JPG or whatever format you choose. Do a Google search on free Lightroom equivalents. I use a standalone version of Lightroom.

Look at this site:
https://alternativeto.net/software/adobe-lightroom/?license=free
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Post by: Bad Penny II on July 10, 2018, 10:04:16 AM
Quote from: jumbojak on July 09, 2018, 02:16:38 PM
Question, would it be worth it to "buy" the last full version of Lightroom even though Adobe won't be adding features to their standalone software? I don't have reliable Internet access with my laptop and I'm not sure how their subscription based version works.

You can get Photoshop CS2 here
https://www.techspot.com/downloads/downloadnow/3689/?evp=87891a21479434ff268a84747f5f653c&file=1 (https://www.techspot.com/downloads/downloadnow/3689/?evp=87891a21479434ff268a84747f5f653c&file=1)

It's kinda abandon-wear.
It still works but the windows behave a bit strangely.
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Post by: Tank on July 10, 2018, 07:30:41 PM
Liverpool July 2018 Fujifilm X30 'Velvia' mode. No post processing except cropping to shape.

(https://imageshack.com/a/img923/3279/NbksW1.jpg)

(https://imageshack.com/a/img924/8965/hdbD2w.jpg)

(https://imageshack.com/a/img923/4313/RcKcL9.jpg)

(https://imageshack.com/a/img921/2200/jwxRev.jpg)

(https://imageshack.com/a/img921/2432/gqNGZ5.jpg)

(https://imageshack.com/a/img924/1323/trMpbl.jpg)

(https://imageshack.com/a/img923/593/1hnecQ.jpg)

(https://imageshack.com/a/img923/6928/HMlKFE.jpg)

(https://imageshack.com/a/img924/6320/aWHeTS.jpg)

(https://imageshack.com/a/img921/9715/Kdjzi1.jpg)

(https://imageshack.com/a/img921/9186/WX93Sg.jpg)

(https://imageshack.com/a/img924/7710/3iQ0TE.jpg)

(https://imageshack.com/a/img924/9607/OXalVF.jpg)

(https://imageshack.com/a/img922/386/IuGQh3.jpg)
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Post by: jumbojak on July 10, 2018, 07:54:55 PM
That's a very loud ship.
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Post by: Tank on July 10, 2018, 07:57:59 PM
Quote from: jumbojak on July 10, 2018, 07:54:55 PM
That's a very loud ship.
'Dazzle' camouflage at its finest.
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Post by: hermes2015 on July 10, 2018, 08:10:17 PM
I love those terracotta figures.
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Post by: Dave on July 10, 2018, 08:15:42 PM
I have never seen multicoloured dazzle camouflage! All the warship versions seemed to be in shades of black through grey to white.

Your usual standard of great pics, Tank!
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Post by: Bad Penny II on July 11, 2018, 01:22:25 PM
I like Tank's field of flowers, I suspect there'd be bees though.
Na, if there was a hint of a whisper of a buzz he'd of had his macro out.

This below is a dear, it's a kind of quadruped.
They were in the back yard so I went out the front door and stalked it stealthily around the elevated timber deck, watching through windows as I stepped on a crunchy leaf.
They were 40 metres away, they heard, looked up but didn't run. They are more skittish than roos.  Roos are protected natives (sorta) dears aren't.
My daughter was visiting and commented on how the dears are darker than they used to be, I said evolution, she said doesn't that take ages, I told her about the Industrial Revolutionist Moths.

(https://i.imgur.com/DUCaONR.jpg)

I got a nifty fifty because the internet told me to and there was a free month of Amazon Prime, (which I must remember to cancel) I got one those macro extendery tuby thingoes too.  Ye I'm up with all the tech talk.  So the pic is of some stones in the sand.  I think I'll take some more pics of stones in the sand, they're magically gorgeous, don't pick them up though or you break the spell.

(https://i.imgur.com/uEpWz9R.jpg)

There be whales! Off with the nifty fifty on with the long lens.
Fin whales, they are a bit dull.  They aren't jumpy like humpbacks.
I read somewhere right whales were named such cause they were the right ones to harpoon, you latch onto a fin whale and you'll wish you didn't.
I suppose the harpoons with the explosive heads cured the fins of their unruly ways.
Ye it's a crap pic but I told a story so don't complain.

(https://i.imgur.com/TGqJwnS.jpg)

I liked the look of it full screen high res.

(https://i.imgur.com/CwfLFFF.jpg)

Just a surfer.

(https://i.imgur.com/d8ePMEF.jpg)

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Post by: Dave on July 11, 2018, 01:42:03 PM
Took another walk round another route, actually found a budleia with a butterfly on it! Right at the top, max zoom, against the sky and with a breeze fluttering the the flowers about. Not my best shot, even with my little Lumix, but at least not another cabbage white! Maybe a peacock, never got a full wing show before it took off.

(https://imgur.com/f4piwkA.jpg)

This was the best out of ten.

Another non-cabbage white - spot the meadow brown.

(https://imgur.com/eCIwnG7.jpg)

(Quite easy here, not quite so with the eyeball and more area to search in real life!)
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Post by: Tank on July 11, 2018, 03:26:54 PM
Lovely shots all :)
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Post by: jumbojak on July 11, 2018, 03:52:45 PM
What species of deer is that Pudding... I mean, Penny?
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Post by: Bad Penny II on July 11, 2018, 04:10:01 PM
Quote from: jumbojak on July 11, 2018, 03:52:45 PM
What species of deer is that Pudding... I mean, Penny?

I have no idea.

QuoteFive species of deer are reported to be wild in Port Macquarie (in order of decreasing
abundance):
1. Rusa Deer (Cervus timorensis)
2. Fallow Deer (Dama dama)
3. Red Deer (Cervus elaphus)
4. Chital (Axis axis)
5. Hybrids (Rusa x Sambar)

I assume it's one of those.
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Post by: jumbojak on July 12, 2018, 02:41:09 AM
(https://scontent.fslc2-1.fna.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/36913551_1752841058145363_7903331052658098176_o.jpg?_nc_cat=0&oh=79b5f40c1d5e92b6158b7f99043b9889&oe=5BEA34DD)

The focus isn't perfect on the upright chick but it's not a bad photo.
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Post by: Tank on July 12, 2018, 08:37:49 AM
Lovely lighting. What time of day was it shot?
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: jumbojak on July 12, 2018, 02:36:15 PM
Quote from: Tank on July 12, 2018, 08:37:49 AM
Lovely lighting. What time of day was it shot?

That was right around 10:00. I made some adjustments because the Browns were blending together a bit much in the original photo. I'd like to soften the shadow on the pylon cut line but haven't figured out how to do that yet.
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: jumbojak on July 13, 2018, 02:35:16 PM
(https://scontent.fphl2-3.fna.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/fr/cp0/e15/q65/37022886_1755204091242393_7877475057478402048_o.jpg?_nc_cat=0&efg=eyJpIjoidCJ9&oh=e1f1819b3fe5278e57572993592f1777&oe=5BDDD35D)

It's not very good but I thought you folks might like to see it.
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Tank on July 13, 2018, 07:58:01 PM
We love photos!
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Dave on July 15, 2018, 02:33:56 PM
Getting a bit more used to my new Nikon, the D5300 is just a tad different to the D5100. Slightly better results from last walkabout, more beasties about. However that delay between pressing the button and the actual shot (whilst mirror flips, can see attraction of mirrorless slrs) is critical, amazing number of shots of invisible flying beasties, even with multiple sequential exposures!

This is the shot of a dragonfly as taken:

(https://imgur.com/mNB6owD.jpg)

And fuzzy zoom-in-crop via an editor:

(https://imgur.com/ivP46pR.jpg)

Not improvable with my editor. Now thinking that old 250mm lens was useful over this 140mm, even if it is better quality. Will be looking for another editor than the Serif one.
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: jumbojak on July 16, 2018, 01:36:05 AM
(https://scontent.fslc2-1.fna.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/37195272_1759030517526417_5241496853026963456_n.jpg?_nc_cat=0&oh=4562305e3153625727af32196bb589cb&oe=5BD271E2)

I wish that I had gotten just a touch more detail in the wings but the light has left me.
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: jumbojak on July 16, 2018, 01:43:08 AM
(https://scontent.fslc2-1.fna.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/37133185_1759037727525696_1811392969505243136_n.jpg?_nc_cat=0&oh=c7f0919152f75a56e73bda0ce6666f90&oe=5BCAA1B4)

Here's an earlier photo, just before the sun turned amber.
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Dave on July 16, 2018, 05:27:52 AM
What lens are you using, JJ, and what exposure detaiks?

I could get no closer to my beastie, it was way down in a stream cutting below a bridge and I can't get down on the deck like I used to!
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: jumbojak on July 16, 2018, 12:39:54 PM
This is the lens: https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B00005Y3OM?psc=1&ref=yo_pop_mb_yo_pop_mb_pd_t2
(https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B00005Y3OM?psc=1&ref=yo_pop_mb_yo_pop_mb_pd_t2)

I'm not sure on the exposure. The darker photo was taken in manual mode and I'm still figuring out how to use this thing. Whatever I had it set to seemed to work reasonably well.
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Dave on July 16, 2018, 01:16:11 PM
Quote from: jumbojak on July 16, 2018, 12:39:54 PM
This is the lens: https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B00005Y3OM?psc=1&ref=yo_pop_mb_yo_pop_mb_pd_t2
(https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B00005Y3OM?psc=1&ref=yo_pop_mb_yo_pop_mb_pd_t2)

I'm not sure on the exposure. The darker photo was taken in manual mode and I'm still figuring out how to use this thing. Whatever I had it set to seemed to work reasonably well.

Thanks, JJ, I was wondering about that one myself. I took a walk to the spot where I took that dragonfly picture with my Panasonic, the 30x optical lense on that would have given me a frame about the same size as the cropped image - the lower resolution (18mp) would not have been a problem. But for general "about town" stuff I like the 18mm bottom end of current Nikon lense.

Maybe I will check how much interest I have left on my savings and current account - that has funded my toys so far! There is a Nikon 24 - 300mm, but that if about twice the price of the camera!

If you took on NEF/RAW I thought the metadata was embedded in the file and a RAW editor makes it available. I assume you used the "intelligent" or the P setting? But I know what you mean, there are enough differences (improvements?) between the old and new to require a bit of practice.
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: jumbojak on July 16, 2018, 01:25:44 PM
I still have to go through the raw footage. Yesterday was a rough day and I was messing with the camera to take my mind off some things. My next lens will likely be a wide angle, though that'll have to wait a bit. I'm trying to be more responsible financially and get myself into a better place. Toys will have to wait.... *sigh*
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Bad Penny II on July 17, 2018, 10:49:32 AM
Quote from: jumbojak on July 16, 2018, 12:39:54 PM
This is the lens: https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B00005Y3OM?psc=1&ref=yo_pop_mb_yo_pop_mb_pd_t2
(https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B00005Y3OM?psc=1&ref=yo_pop_mb_yo_pop_mb_pd_t2)

I'm not sure on the exposure. The darker photo was taken in manual mode and I'm still figuring out how to use this thing. Whatever I had it set to seemed to work reasonably well.

As I've said I use the free Faststone image viewer, if you press the letter I key you get an attributes window.

(https://i.imgur.com/pbewKud.jpg)
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: hermes2015 on July 17, 2018, 01:04:11 PM
Quote from: Bad Penny II on July 17, 2018, 10:49:32 AM
Quote from: jumbojak on July 16, 2018, 12:39:54 PM
This is the lens: https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B00005Y3OM?psc=1&ref=yo_pop_mb_yo_pop_mb_pd_t2
(https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B00005Y3OM?psc=1&ref=yo_pop_mb_yo_pop_mb_pd_t2)

I'm not sure on the exposure. The darker photo was taken in manual mode and I'm still figuring out how to use this thing. Whatever I had it set to seemed to work reasonably well.

As I've said I use the free Faststone image viewer, if you press the letter I key you get an attributes window.

(https://i.imgur.com/pbewKud.jpg)

Yes, the EXIF data are stored automatically in the JPG and NEF files.
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Dave on July 18, 2018, 05:52:30 PM
Seems this non-cabbage-white-buttefly is a comma - boring name for an attractive beastie.

(https://imgur.com/ydD4hNn.jpg)

Here's the full shot:

(https://imgur.com/0y3k5hP.jpg)

Found the dragon flies (which may be damsel flies bit cannot get a positive ID) again, two of them having what I took to be a territorial dispute, could almost draw the border lines from the flight/fight pattern broke off. But they where incredibly fast and, with me standing, 8 feet down in the ditch.

I totted up the pennies in the mad money piggybank and bought a Nikkor 55-300 lens, better for this kind of shot. The 18-140 will still be my general about town lens, the wider angle is better for that purpose.

Trouble is now I need a new camera holster, this combo is 20mm too long, can't zip it up. Buying same make as current one, not expensive but current one has lasted 5 years.

Now I am a little more mobile I hope to get out more. Found out there is a small arboretum in the city with a widened brook nearby where kingfishers have been sighted. But no carpark and a fair walk from nearest bus stop to entrance. Still trying to find out which busses actually pass it - that info is omitted from the website! That's Gloucester City Council for you, not always the most tourist orientated bunch.
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: jumbojak on July 18, 2018, 11:00:02 PM
(https://scontent.fslc2-1.fna.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/37403531_1763722980390504_8069430035133497344_n.jpg?_nc_cat=0&oh=61644c319d44a696deba5e366b0d85aa&oe=5BE99487)
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Tank on July 19, 2018, 06:17:19 AM
Very good :D
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Dave on July 19, 2018, 02:40:15 PM
Managed to find a red admiral today

(https://imgur.com/NF3XRL9.jpg)

Also found this strange duck . . .

(https://imgur.com/WB3Uhne.jpg)

Oh, sorry, it's a wood pigeon taking a bath!

Note the bit of wood in the water, there is often trash in it. I can remember when there were fish in and insects in and on the water. Now there is no sign of life and, despite the above shot, even very few weeds growing in the water. There is no smell but it seems to have died.
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: jumbojak on July 19, 2018, 03:36:42 PM
That's a nest pigeon. Is the water feature a man made pond or naturally occurring?
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Dave on July 19, 2018, 04:47:48 PM
Quote from: jumbojak on July 19, 2018, 03:36:42 PM
That's a nest pigeon. Is the water feature a man made pond or naturally occurring?
e

"Nest pigeon"?  That's a wood pigeon to us.

The waterway probably started as a natural stream but is now a "sunken" brook in its own tiny valley. It can be traced back to a spring, about a mile away, above the blue lias clay (full of fossil shells) that lies below all the land round here - it drains into the River Severn. As these things go it has become a drain for the roads that now litter the place as housing and industry grows. It does not help that the cut the weeds bordering the stream and use chain flails on the bushes and trees. But they leave the detritus in the stream, the breakdown of which depletes the dissolved oxygen. OK, they do wait until after the flowering season but a lot of seeds, fruits and moth/butterfly lava food plants are lost.

They had to replace a bridge that was too small, it got blocked by all the cut wood and plastic bags, bottles etc until it flooded and was rendered unsafe.

Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: jumbojak on July 19, 2018, 09:23:19 PM
I meant to write "neat" and my a and s got crossed up!
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Dave on July 19, 2018, 09:31:02 PM
Quote from: jumbojak on July 19, 2018, 09:23:19 PM
I meant to write "neat" and my a and s got crossed up!

Hey! I gotts patent on typoing "s" for "a"! Puck your own typis!

:geezer!:

Later: but thanks!
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: xSilverPhinx on July 20, 2018, 12:29:50 AM
Niw niw...there's plenty of typos to go around! :grin:
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Bad Penny II on July 20, 2018, 09:54:21 AM
Quote from: Dave on July 19, 2018, 02:40:15 PM

Also found this strange duck . . .

(https://imgur.com/WB3Uhne.jpg)

Oh, sorry, it's a wood pigeon taking a bath!

To prevent confusion in future think of ducks as platypus billed waterfowl.
That pigeon's bill is definitely not platypus like.
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Dave on July 20, 2018, 03:05:39 PM
Took the 55-300mm on a trip to town just to try it out. My thoughts were correct, 18-140mm far better for that use.

Will get a belt pouch for the 18-55mm to take out with the 55-300mm - just in case.
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: hermes2015 on July 22, 2018, 03:52:57 PM
Some photos I took this weekend at a zoo near me. Don't be fooled by the sunshine, the temperature was 12°.

(https://i.imgur.com/j9aXDGs.jpg)

(https://i.imgur.com/mxClhGs.jpg)

(https://i.imgur.com/865U16l.jpg)

(https://i.imgur.com/oA6j1Lb.jpg)

(https://i.imgur.com/eOqr8JJ.jpg)

(https://i.imgur.com/5HEY3Tt.jpg)
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Tank on July 22, 2018, 05:21:20 PM
Geese!
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Dave on July 22, 2018, 05:31:36 PM
Yes, must get down to Slimbridge Wildfowl Centre one day, only a few miles away. Trouble is it stinks!
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Icarus on July 23, 2018, 12:14:31 AM
Once had a girlfriend who lived in an apartment (flat) building alongside a lake.  There were lots of ducks that used the lake for whatever ducks use a lake for.  The ducks had a seemingly overwhelming need  for using the ground floor hallways of the apartment building to deposit loads of duck poop.  Not only was that a danger to ones shoes when entering GFs apartment but it also smelled pretty bad.

That was a real dilemma.  The GF was an accommodating person  ;D....vs the unpleasant duck poop that had to be navigated. 
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: jumbojak on July 23, 2018, 02:41:29 AM
I really like those geese Hermes. Very pretty birds so long as there's a fence between them and me...

(https://scontent.fslc2-1.fna.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/37644830_1770714303024705_2329582023603126272_n.jpg?_nc_cat=0&oh=dd66d38facfd85d6eafcd00a644730d5&oe=5BC749A1)
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: hermes2015 on July 23, 2018, 05:50:01 AM
Quote from: jumbojak on July 23, 2018, 02:41:29 AM
I really like those geese Hermes. Very pretty birds so long as there's a fence between them and me...

Thanks, I was using a Nikon 24-85mm f/3.5 zoom lens, which is surprisingly sharp, considering its very low price. I am quite happy with the resolution of the feather details. One nice thing about it is that it is a VR lens, so there is no blur, even at slow shutter speeds and without a tripod.
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Tank on July 23, 2018, 06:09:29 AM
Loving your Osprey pic JJ!
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: jumbojak on July 27, 2018, 04:31:18 AM
(https://scontent.fslc2-1.fna.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/37895860_1777455519017250_2930574881776992256_o.jpg?_nc_cat=0&oh=ecab9069062abff4682019cac95b265c&oe=5BDB4CDE)

I really like this one. It's not perfect but that's one wickedly vicious looking bird.
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Tank on July 27, 2018, 05:53:26 AM
Excellent capture!
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Dave on July 27, 2018, 08:04:26 AM
Yeah, be glad you sre not a fish!
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Tank on July 27, 2018, 08:38:54 AM
JJ have you done anything to that image, or is it straight out of the camera?
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: jumbojak on July 27, 2018, 12:45:38 PM
That one was straight from the camera.
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Tank on July 27, 2018, 05:34:17 PM
Quote from: jumbojak on July 27, 2018, 12:45:38 PM
That one was straight from the camera.
Hmmmm. What was the image size PX x PX?
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: jumbojak on July 27, 2018, 07:01:50 PM
Come again, in English? ;)
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Tank on July 27, 2018, 09:19:44 PM
Quote from: jumbojak on July 27, 2018, 07:01:50 PM
Come again, in English? ;)

Height and width in pixels :)
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: jumbojak on July 28, 2018, 04:47:20 AM
Um, I don't know where to find that info and I'm afraid I can't count that high. Is that a "property" of the phito?
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Tank on July 28, 2018, 07:06:16 AM
Quote from: jumbojak on July 28, 2018, 04:47:20 AM
Um, I don't know where to find that info and I'm afraid I can't count that high. Is that a "property" of the phito?
Yes it is a property. It's the 'size' of the image and you should be shooting at the maximum size.

I've downloaded the image and it's 2048 x 1361. It should be 6,000 x 4,000. if you've got a 24Mp sensor. Sorry to ask again but what make and model of camera is this?
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Dave on July 28, 2018, 07:51:24 AM
Quote from: Tank on July 28, 2018, 07:06:16 AM
Quote from: jumbojak on July 28, 2018, 04:47:20 AM
Um, I don't know where to find that info and I'm afraid I can't count that high. Is that a "property" of the phito?
Yes it is a property. It's the 'size' of the image and you should be shooting at the maximum size.

I've downloaded the image and it's 2048 x 1361. It should be 6,000 x 4,000. if you've got a 24Mp sensor. Sorry to ask again but what make and model of camera is this?

If you have a manual. JJ, it will be in the specifications there, or look at the spec on line. Ah, you need the image quality and size from the camera settings as well.

Tank. I find  that transfering the image to a tablet then to, say, Imgur reduces the pixel size. But I deliberately reduced one image size in an editor before uploading it - but its size on the forum was the same as unreduced ones from the same set.
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Bad Penny II on July 28, 2018, 02:51:28 PM
Quote from: jumbojak on July 27, 2018, 04:31:18 AM
(https://scontent.fslc2-1.fna.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/37895860_1777455519017250_2930574881776992256_o.jpg?_nc_cat=0&oh=ecab9069062abff4682019cac95b265c&oe=5BDB4CDE)

I really like this one. It's not perfect but that's one wickedly vicious looking bird.

I like it too.
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: jumbojak on July 28, 2018, 03:36:25 PM
Quote from: Tank on July 28, 2018, 07:06:16 AM
Quote from: jumbojak on July 28, 2018, 04:47:20 AM
Um, I don't know where to find that info and I'm afraid I can't count that high. Is that a "property" of the phito?
Yes it is a property. It's the 'size' of the image and you should be shooting at the maximum size.

I've downloaded the image and it's 2048 x 1361. It should be 6,000 x 4,000. if you've got a 24Mp sensor. Sorry to ask again but what make and model of camera is this?

It's a Nikon D3200. I haven had a chance to look at the photo again on my laptop but I should be able to tomorrow.
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Tank on July 28, 2018, 04:35:19 PM
Quote from: jumbojak on July 28, 2018, 03:36:25 PM
Quote from: Tank on July 28, 2018, 07:06:16 AM
Quote from: jumbojak on July 28, 2018, 04:47:20 AM
Um, I don't know where to find that info and I'm afraid I can't count that high. Is that a "property" of the phito?
Yes it is a property. It's the 'size' of the image and you should be shooting at the maximum size.

I've downloaded the image and it's 2048 x 1361. It should be 6,000 x 4,000. if you've got a 24Mp sensor. Sorry to ask again but what make and model of camera is this?

It's a Nikon D3200. I haven had a chance to look at the photo again on my laptop but I should be able to tomorrow.

Then you should be able to set it to 6,000 x 4,000 then. It'll be interesting to see what it was taken at.
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: hermes2015 on July 29, 2018, 04:59:33 AM
Quote from: Tank on July 28, 2018, 04:35:19 PM
Quote from: jumbojak on July 28, 2018, 03:36:25 PM
Quote from: Tank on July 28, 2018, 07:06:16 AM
Quote from: jumbojak on July 28, 2018, 04:47:20 AM
Um, I don't know where to find that info and I'm afraid I can't count that high. Is that a "property" of the phito?
Yes it is a property. It's the 'size' of the image and you should be shooting at the maximum size.

I've downloaded the image and it's 2048 x 1361. It should be 6,000 x 4,000. if you've got a 24Mp sensor. Sorry to ask again but what make and model of camera is this?

It's a Nikon D3200. I haven had a chance to look at the photo again on my laptop but I should be able to tomorrow.

Then you should be able to set it to 6,000 x 4,000 then. It'll be interesting to see what it was taken at.

Open it with the viewer you usually use. It will give all the info about the photo.
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Post by: jumbojak on July 30, 2018, 02:04:31 AM
It was 6016 x 4000 but the high quality jpeg files are considerably smaller than the nef files! I'm working on a fix...
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: jumbojak on July 30, 2018, 02:31:19 AM
(https://scontent.fslc2-1.fna.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/38019158_1782218301874305_6417902242375925760_n.jpg?_nc_cat=0&oh=0b30cc468e7c070fb770d2c97b662b54&oe=5BDA428D)
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Icarus on July 30, 2018, 04:22:17 AM
I did none of these photos.  I do like them a lot    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dzBhB1h9B8I
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Tank on July 30, 2018, 06:06:03 AM
Quote from: jumbojak on July 30, 2018, 02:04:31 AM
It was 6016 x 4000 but the high quality jpeg files are considerably smaller than the nef files! I'm working on a fix...
Good you're shooting at the best resolution. The Nef files are not compressed files, they have all the sensor info in them, the generic term is a RAW file. Jpegs are 'lossy' compressed files and are designed to be smaller. Don't worry the high res, high quality jpegs are fine for all but the best printed images in A3 or poster size. Somewhere between you uploading your last pic and it appearing here part of the process reduced the resolution.
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Dave on July 30, 2018, 08:45:20 AM
Quote from: Tank on July 30, 2018, 06:06:03 AM
Quote from: jumbojak on July 30, 2018, 02:04:31 AM
It was 6016 x 4000 but the high quality jpeg files are considerably smaller than the nef files! I'm working on a fix...
Good you're shooting at the best resolution. The Nef files are not compressed files, they have all the sensor info in them, the generic term is a RAW file. Jpegs are 'lossy' compressed files and are designed to be smaller. Don't worry the high res, high quality jpegs are fine for all but the best printed images in A3 or poster size. Somewhere between you uploading your last pic and it appearing here part of the process reduced the resolution.

I have been wondering about this sort if thing for a while. If you use a photo hosting service, like Imgur, do they store at full original res or reduce it I wonder? When I link to Imgur in a post I have to specify the format, usually jpg, so is there further compression going on? Every conversion is going to degrade the image a bit.

The other thing is: if I trsnsfer the images to my tablet to get them to tbe host and then the forum do they lose out? Certainly any images I send in "Original size" by email from the tablet are much smaller files than than the same image stored on my laptop.

The questions are asked in general, not expecting you to know, Tank!

Must put Imgur on the laptop then upload/download some images to see what happens.
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: hermes2015 on July 30, 2018, 01:59:14 PM
Quote from: Dave on July 30, 2018, 08:45:20 AM
Quote from: Tank on July 30, 2018, 06:06:03 AM
Quote from: jumbojak on July 30, 2018, 02:04:31 AM
It was 6016 x 4000 but the high quality jpeg files are considerably smaller than the nef files! I'm working on a fix...
Good you're shooting at the best resolution. The Nef files are not compressed files, they have all the sensor info in them, the generic term is a RAW file. Jpegs are 'lossy' compressed files and are designed to be smaller. Don't worry the high res, high quality jpegs are fine for all but the best printed images in A3 or poster size. Somewhere between you uploading your last pic and it appearing here part of the process reduced the resolution.

I have been wondering about this sort if thing for a while. If you use a photo hosting service, like Imgur, do they store at full original res or reduce it I wonder? When I link to Imgur in a post I have to specify the format, usually jpg, so is there further compression going on? Every conversion is going to degrade the image a bit.

The other thing is: if I trsnsfer the images to my tablet to get them to tbe host and then the forum do they lose out? Certainly any images I send in "Original size" by email from the tablet are much smaller files than than the same image stored on my laptop.

The questions are asked in general, not expecting you to know, Tank!

Must put Imgur on the laptop then upload/download some images to see what happens.

I think they keep the original JPG without any additional compression, but I will have to check, because I also use Imgur. I haven't noticed any changes in my photos.
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Dave on August 04, 2018, 03:29:56 PM
Rewrite because have found part of my image posting problem on Photobucket. Imgur still a no-go.
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Dave on August 04, 2018, 03:55:38 PM
Hoo-bloody-ray!

I have at last found one place thst Photobucket looks in my file system. Had to copy the picture to every possible image holding location, one at a time looking in Pb each time.

(https://www.happyatheistforum.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi778.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fyy67%2FDaveGlos%2FP1020366.jpg&hash=1316b1951642b17f37e93a53d702510417b8a7d6) (http://s778.photobucket.com/user/DaveGlos/media/P1020366.jpg.html)

Taken with the Lumix, at max (x30) optical zoom, sitting on the bank of the brook trying to steady the camera with elbows on knees! Sitting there for about 5 minutes holding view on that resting twig. Took ages to get up again - going to take at least the monopod next time.  Shown as taken.

Oh, and the fish are back, playing amongst the beer bottles and crisp (chip) packets etc.

(https://www.happyatheistforum.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi778.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fyy67%2FDaveGlos%2FMobile%2520Uploads%2FP1020371.jpg&hash=0535a827dc8bdb49cb7fc738da9be79be9257f60) (http://s778.photobucket.com/user/DaveGlos/media/Mobile%20Uploads/P1020371.jpg.html)
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Bad Penny II on August 04, 2018, 04:40:16 PM
(https://i.imgur.com/D4187bN.jpg)
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Tank on August 04, 2018, 04:44:56 PM
Quote from: Bad Penny II on August 04, 2018, 04:40:16 PM
(https://i.imgur.com/D4187bN.jpg)

Parrots of some sort?
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Bad Penny II on August 04, 2018, 05:05:15 PM
Quote from: Tank on August 04, 2018, 04:44:56 PM
Quote from: Bad Penny II on August 04, 2018, 04:40:16 PM
(https://i.imgur.com/D4187bN.jpg)

Parrots of some sort?

Yellow tailed cockatoos



Those aren't them

They are these

(https://www.happyatheistforum.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.birdlife.org.au%2Fimages%2Fsized%2Fimages%2Fuploads%2Fbird_profiles%2FRed-tailed-Black-Cockatoos-di280-280x360.jpg&hash=57e45de7332e2d8960f7af5c79b33ab480247097)

Red-tailed Black-Cockatoo
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Tank on August 04, 2018, 05:30:43 PM
Lovely.
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Bad Penny II on August 08, 2018, 12:11:41 PM
(https://i.imgur.com/AJDYlhP.jpg)

It's been photoshoped.
One pic was just the eagle and a grey sky.
Probably the same day, it's the same place.
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Bad Penny II on August 08, 2018, 12:30:16 PM
(https://i.imgur.com/FeXMMpf.jpg)

Tricky deciding where to crop it.
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: jumbojak on August 08, 2018, 01:18:43 PM
What kind of eagle is that? I really like it.
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Bad Penny II on August 08, 2018, 01:36:12 PM
Quote from: jumbojak on August 08, 2018, 01:18:43 PM
What kind of eagle is that? I really like it.

It's a white bellied sea eagle.
There's another more detailed pic back in the thread a bit.
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Tank on August 08, 2018, 02:00:17 PM
Quote from: Bad Penny II on August 08, 2018, 12:30:16 PM
(https://i.imgur.com/FeXMMpf.jpg)

Tricky deciding where to crop it.

Lovely colours, textures and composition.
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Dave on August 08, 2018, 02:45:10 PM
Changed my mind about this one, will do it again next time I am in town!
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Bad Penny II on August 08, 2018, 02:49:50 PM
Quote from: Tank on August 08, 2018, 02:00:17 PM
Quote from: Bad Penny II on August 08, 2018, 12:30:16 PM
(https://i.imgur.com/FeXMMpf.jpg)

Tricky deciding where to crop it.

Lovely colours, textures and composition.

Thank you, thank you.
In accepting this compliment I'd like to thank Jesus for the colours and textures and for putting me where I was when I took the picture.
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Icarus on August 09, 2018, 04:55:43 AM
^  :puppysnicker:   Thank you sweet Jesus...................
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Sandra Craft on August 09, 2018, 06:58:38 PM
Quote from: Bad Penny II on August 08, 2018, 12:30:16 PM
(https://i.imgur.com/FeXMMpf.jpg)

Tricky deciding where to crop it.

It's a rock, right?  Not, you know, something's internal organ?
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Tank on August 10, 2018, 06:29:21 AM
It does look a bit 'organic' doesn't it.
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: hermes2015 on August 10, 2018, 06:46:11 AM
That looks tasty.

:let'seat:
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: jumbojak on August 13, 2018, 02:40:44 PM
(https://scontent.fphl2-3.fna.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/fr/cp0/e15/q65/39085234_1806581726104629_8771478246807044096_o.jpg?_nc_cat=0&efg=eyJpIjoidCJ9&oh=dcd3f3fad212757c12d20ab57d665c41&oe=5C072FEA)

(https://scontent.fphl2-3.fna.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/fr/cp0/e15/q65/39121853_1806580936104708_1115780358302859264_o.jpg?_nc_cat=0&efg=eyJpIjoidCJ9&oh=2507c353f254d24bf7604cc503a7b023&oe=5BF6C23A)
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Dave on August 13, 2018, 02:42:53 PM
Majestic!
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: hermes2015 on August 13, 2018, 03:27:12 PM
Those are quite sharp. I assume they were taken with the same lens? If so, it's strange that I see some chromatic aberration in the first shot, but not the second. Lightroom can remove that, so I guess Darktable has an option for that as well.
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: jumbojak on August 13, 2018, 03:36:44 PM
It's the same osprey taken on the same day with the same lens. The first one does look rather... off though. I did make a few adjustments in Darktable but I'm pretty sure they aren't exactly the same. The light changed that morning.
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: hermes2015 on August 13, 2018, 03:57:51 PM
Quote from: jumbojak on August 13, 2018, 03:36:44 PM
It's the same osprey taken on the same day with the same lens. The first one does look rather... off though. I did make a few adjustments in Darktable but I'm pretty sure they aren't exactly the same. The light changed that morning.

Do you see what I mean about the chromatic aberration? In the first photo there is a green band on the front edges of the wings and a magenta band on the back edges (better seen if you zoom in).
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: hermes2015 on August 17, 2018, 10:11:11 AM
The appropriately-named serpent wind instrument.

(https://i.imgur.com/qvZVolu.jpg)
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Dave on August 17, 2018, 02:09:08 PM
Looks like this but been pretzelled!

(https://i.imgur.com/GpcdcjD.jpg)
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Bluenose on August 17, 2018, 02:18:45 PM
Took this in the garden of a home I lived in a few years ago:

(https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/usdxQiqABYhVL9ZIO546r3TB2OUMDtZ7li394pJXEYfFM7-0fGOqRt_jWe5zAC7xqnit92BwkqY4iJfDGPDtm41yElH0r1FkgL-BAipYt8Xjq0VWK482zkR8F4pSd1l8DLYTo-eRNQ=w2400)
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: jumbojak on August 17, 2018, 02:41:26 PM
Quote from: hermes2015 on August 13, 2018, 03:57:51 PM
Quote from: jumbojak on August 13, 2018, 03:36:44 PM
It's the same osprey taken on the same day with the same lens. The first one does look rather... off though. I did make a few adjustments in Darktable but I'm pretty sure they aren't exactly the same. The light changed that morning.

Do you see what I mean about the chromatic aberration? In the first photo there is a green band on the front edges of the wings and a magenta band on the back edges (better seen if you zoom in).

I do.
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Dave on August 17, 2018, 02:43:05 PM
A Fish Eye in Gloucester:

King's Walk, leading to -

(https://i.imgur.com/SoEllES.jpg)

King's Square

(https://i.imgur.com/4PGK1RI.jpg)

The cathedral

(https://i.imgur.com/vUfSJYn.jpg)

And its entrance

(https://i.imgur.com/qol0qNw.jpg)

A view of the docks

(https://i.imgur.com/IjmZsqq.jpg)

(The Pointy Thing:

QuoteThe work - dubbed The Candle - has been designed by Nottingham-based artist Wolfgang Buttress and is part of the city's regeneration project.
It has lines from the poem, Requiem, by the Gloucester writer, Ivor Gurney, engraved around the base.

Unfortunately the larger part of the Gloucester regeneration project never came into being, most of the land was sold to developers for commercial or housing, not civic amenities. The £5 million grant just got lost in admin and paying chief council officers large salaries (for ruining the city) etc. /grump)

I wanted to take a better picture of King's Walk but got chased out by a security type.
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Dave on August 17, 2018, 02:46:54 PM
Quote from: Bluenose on August 17, 2018, 02:18:45 PM
Took this in the garden of a home I lived in a few years ago:

(https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/usdxQiqABYhVL9ZIO546r3TB2OUMDtZ7li394pJXEYfFM7-0fGOqRt_jWe5zAC7xqnit92BwkqY4iJfDGPDtm41yElH0r1FkgL-BAipYt8Xjq0VWK482zkR8F4pSd1l8DLYTo-eRNQ=w2400)

Good shot, Bluenose!
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: hermes2015 on August 17, 2018, 03:38:29 PM
Quote from: Bluenose on August 17, 2018, 02:18:45 PM
Took this in the garden of a home I lived in a few years ago:

(https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/usdxQiqABYhVL9ZIO546r3TB2OUMDtZ7li394pJXEYfFM7-0fGOqRt_jWe5zAC7xqnit92BwkqY4iJfDGPDtm41yElH0r1FkgL-BAipYt8Xjq0VWK482zkR8F4pSd1l8DLYTo-eRNQ=w2400)

That's very clear. Can you remember what lens you used?
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: hermes2015 on August 17, 2018, 03:41:35 PM
Quote from: Dave on August 17, 2018, 02:43:05 PM
A Fish Eye in Gloucester:
I wanted to take a better picture of King's Walk but got chased out by a security type.

He probably thought you were up to something fishy.

The quality is surprisingly good for an add-on lens.
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Dave on August 17, 2018, 03:50:53 PM
Quote from: hermes2015 on August 17, 2018, 03:41:35 PM
Quote from: Dave on August 17, 2018, 02:43:05 PM
A Fish Eye in Gloucester:
I wanted to take a better picture of King's Walk but got chased out by a security type.

He probably thought you were up to something fishy.

The quality is surprisingly good for an add-on lens.

Make that "... a cheap add-on lens."

I forgot to take the UV and CPL filters off, that gives a sharper periphery. Wondering if it affects clarity. Oh, dear, more playing to do!
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Icarus on August 18, 2018, 12:53:24 AM
Quote from: Bluenose on August 17, 2018, 02:18:45 PM
Took this in the garden of a home I lived in a few years ago:

(https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/usdxQiqABYhVL9ZIO546r3TB2OUMDtZ7li394pJXEYfFM7-0fGOqRt_jWe5zAC7xqnit92BwkqY4iJfDGPDtm41yElH0r1FkgL-BAipYt8Xjq0VWK482zkR8F4pSd1l8DLYTo-eRNQ=w2400)

That is a scary photo.  That is proof for the rumor that giant people eating insects and giant  predators that prey on the giant people eating insects thrive in OZ.   
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Bluenose on August 18, 2018, 01:30:49 AM
Quote from: hermes2015 on August 17, 2018, 03:38:29 PM
That's very clear. Can you remember what lens you used?

I took this in 2009 using a Nikon E7600 compact camera.
Technical details, f2.8, 1/276 sec, ISO 50, Focal length 8 mm

From a 2006 product release at the time:
The COOLPIX 7600 makes it simple for anyone to get results they can be proud of. The 7.1 effective megapixel shooting capability allows the user to capture much more detail than most other entry level digital cameras, while the powerful 3x optical 38-114mm* Zoom-Nikkor ED lens achieves superior sharpness and optimal color correction.
* 35mm [135] equivalent.

I have to laugh at the blurb, but hey, back in the day that wasn't bad for a "happy snap" camera.

BTW, the spider in this photo is tiny,maybe 5 mm long and the photo was taken hand held and it was a bit windy so I had to pick my time to take the shot.

Quote from: Icarus on August 18, 2018, 12:53:24 AM
That is a scary photo.  That is proof for the rumor that giant people eating insects and giant  predators that prey on the giant people eating insects thrive in OZ.

Hey, hardly anyone has been eaten by giant people eating insects over here for weeks...
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: jumbojak on August 24, 2018, 02:30:44 PM
(https://scontent.fphl2-2.fna.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/fr/cp0/e15/q65/39753221_1825279264234875_9099797894944260096_o.jpg?_nc_cat=0&efg=eyJpIjoidCJ9&oh=37502a9efb7d991f87fb9cd506ec7045&oe=5C37BBBF)

(https://scontent.fphl2-2.fna.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/fr/cp0/e15/q65/39982814_1825278744234927_3195447168483721216_o.jpg?_nc_cat=0&efg=eyJpIjoidCJ9&oh=636eb987ac945e712053f64706845e1f&oe=5C3800AB)

And some birds.

(https://scontent.fphl2-2.fna.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/fr/cp0/e15/q65/39962122_1825274484235353_1868378621358374912_o.jpg?_nc_cat=0&efg=eyJpIjoidCJ9&oh=72a1bc066be71d094e192b627a90f4e5&oe=5BFE1E1F)
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Dave on August 24, 2018, 04:14:42 PM
Good pics, JJ, love the firework(?) shots.
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: jumbojak on August 24, 2018, 07:09:28 PM
Actually it's burning superfine steel wool stuffed in a wire whisk on a short length of chain.
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Dave on August 24, 2018, 08:05:42 PM
Quote from: jumbojak on August 24, 2018, 07:09:28 PM
Actually it's burning superfine steel wool stuffed in a wire whisk on a short length of chain.

And its pretty effective!

Did you fluff it out a bit or leave it as it comes?
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: jumbojak on August 24, 2018, 09:31:50 PM
I fluffed the wool a bit on the "fuse" end of the whisk. Not too much or it shoots out like a meteor though.
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: hermes2015 on August 25, 2018, 04:57:37 AM
That is impressive. I guess you left the shutter open for at least 30 seconds?
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: jumbojak on August 25, 2018, 02:24:35 PM
Quote from: hermes2015 on August 25, 2018, 04:57:37 AM
That is impressive. I guess you left the shutter open for at least 30 seconds?

Thirtyseconds on the dot.
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Tank on August 26, 2018, 02:50:30 PM
Bloody good shots jj!
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Tank on August 26, 2018, 07:30:02 PM
Taken on 25th August 2018 using an iPhone 5c and a 10" Newtonian reflecting telescope at the Kielder observatory (https://kielderobservatory.org/)

(https://scontent-lhr3-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/40062156_1958734660843692_7097902896565452800_n.jpg?_nc_cat=0&oh=cd2defc0f330af66d3e7f31e44ea80e9&oe=5BFF6F26)
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: jumbojak on August 26, 2018, 08:23:54 PM
That's really good for a phone camera.
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: jumbojak on August 29, 2018, 01:29:25 PM
(https://scontent.fewr1-4.fna.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/fr/cp0/e15/q65/40407620_1831432626952872_565673568277364736_o.jpg?_nc_cat=0&efg=eyJpIjoidCJ9&oh=a6743cf33ba7121df7a53739aa127d3e&oe=5C34E0E6)
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Tank on August 29, 2018, 02:17:29 PM
Quote from: jumbojak on August 29, 2018, 01:29:25 PM
(https://scontent.fewr1-4.fna.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/fr/cp0/e15/q65/40407620_1831432626952872_565673568277364736_o.jpg?_nc_cat=0&efg=eyJpIjoidCJ9&oh=a6743cf33ba7121df7a53739aa127d3e&oe=5C34E0E6)

Very atmospheric!
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: jumbojak on August 29, 2018, 03:00:15 PM
I question now whether I should have centered the sun or left it to the side like I did. Looks a bit bleak over to the right.
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Tank on August 29, 2018, 03:18:24 PM
Quote from: jumbojak on August 29, 2018, 03:00:15 PM
I question now whether I should have centered the sun or left it to the side like I did. Looks a bit bleak over to the right.

Do both in the future. The 'rule of thirds' works very well for sunsets. The exposure and colour of the Sun are what makes this picture IMO so I like it.
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Tank on August 29, 2018, 03:20:59 PM
I would say that with the horizon so prominent in this it either has to be dead level OR well out of whack for effect. The very slight off kilter on this is a tiny bit off putting. But I wouldn't let that put you off showing it.
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: hermes2015 on August 29, 2018, 04:25:42 PM
Quote from: jumbojak on August 29, 2018, 03:00:15 PM
I question now whether I should have centered the sun or left it to the side like I did. Looks a bit bleak over to the right.

That decision is entirely yours, but it looks good to me. One thing I suggested before is that you could try to do three shots at different exposures and combine into an HDR. I couldn't find an example including the sun in my collection, but here is an example I did using only two photos. This example is very subtle, but I believe there is better definition in the clouds, the rocks, and the foreground.

Underexposed by one stop (1/400 second at ISO 200).
(https://i.imgur.com/DSjXP2Q.jpg)

Normally exposed (1/200 second at ISO 200).
(https://i.imgur.com/l6Z54M2.jpg)

HDR blend using Photomatix.
(https://i.imgur.com/OgzV8h4.jpg)
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Dave on August 29, 2018, 04:29:28 PM
^

Wow! The change in tonal character in the final print is quite dramatic, Hermes!
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: hermes2015 on August 29, 2018, 04:35:51 PM
Quote from: Dave on August 29, 2018, 04:29:28 PM
^

Wow! The change in tonal character in the final print is quite dramatic, Hermes!

Thanks, Dave. That's why I am convinced that a sunset shot will benefit from this technique. I will try to take some, but our skies are cloudless in winter.
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: jumbojak on August 29, 2018, 06:54:08 PM
I'm going to try HDR. Maybe tonight if I make it to my location in time without getting waylaid. I assume it would only work if you were stationary though? That sunset was taken on a moving boat.
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Tank on August 29, 2018, 07:06:36 PM
Quote from: jumbojak on August 29, 2018, 06:54:08 PM
I'm going to try HDR. Maybe tonight if I make it to my location in time without getting waylaid. I assume it would only work if you were stationary though? That sunset was taken on a moving boat.

Still is better. But you can get your camera to 'auto bracket' the exposure and then you'll get 3 frames in very quick succession.
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: hermes2015 on August 30, 2018, 05:27:33 AM
Quote from: Tank on August 29, 2018, 07:06:36 PM
Quote from: jumbojak on August 29, 2018, 06:54:08 PM
I'm going to try HDR. Maybe tonight if I make it to my location in time without getting waylaid. I assume it would only work if you were stationary though? That sunset was taken on a moving boat.

Still is better. But you can get your camera to 'auto bracket' the exposure and then you'll get 3 frames in very quick succession.

Yes, that's what I do. The bracketing is better if you use Aperture Priority mode, so that the camera takes the (usually at least 3) bracketed shots at constant aperture and different shutter speeds. This is to ensure constant depth of field in all the shots. It is recommended to use a tripod, but with rapid autobracketing it is not essential. The software has the ability to try and align slightly misaligned objects.

The software can also handle NEF files.
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: hermes2015 on August 30, 2018, 05:38:13 AM
I forgot to mention that it is possible to get some very surreal effects that, in the wrong hands, can result in really awful photos. But, if that is your artistic intention, then I think it is OK. The first picture on this page is an example I hate.

https://www.picturecorrect.com/tips/hdr-photography-tutorial-how-to-take-hdr-photos/

It shows the white halos that result from overdoing the effect.
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: hermes2015 on August 31, 2018, 09:12:50 AM
Good reviews of different HDR software packages.

https://www.softwarehow.com/best-hdr-software/

https://captainkimo.com/hdr-software-review-comparison/
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Bluenose on August 31, 2018, 11:58:31 AM
Not bad for phone photo...

(https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/W0ZnvO9Pnv3jM6uhOTFQ789syKxJC2W1TzhwWuatfEozpJmDkoZKTDA-1fs=w2400)

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Post by: Tank on August 31, 2018, 12:07:48 PM
Very atmospheric indeed.
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Post by: Bluenose on August 31, 2018, 01:34:44 PM
Yep, the old right time, right place.  That lighting only lasted a few minutes, I quickly took this one with the phone, by the time I had gotten my DSLR out of the camper van the light had gone.
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Post by: hermes2015 on August 31, 2018, 02:50:42 PM
That's a nice photo. There are two very brief magic times: early morning and late afternoon. I struggle to take interesting shots when the sun is higher in the sky.
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Post by: Dave on August 31, 2018, 03:23:02 PM
Quote from: hermes2015 on August 31, 2018, 02:50:42 PM
That's a nice photo. There are two very brief magic times: early morning and late afternoon. I struggle to take interesting shots when the sun is higher in the sky.

It is similar to the "dramatic" chiaroscuro lighting, that heavy contrast. Always gets my attention and, as has been said, getting that right moment when the camera is at hand is either luck or determined patience!

I had some interesting low sun, grey sky and seagulls type images but could never compose it at the right time above the houses. There is obviously a hot spot creating a thermal where the gulls get lift a couple of streets over, but never when the sun/sky conditions are right!
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Post by: Bad Penny II on September 02, 2018, 11:49:57 AM
Beach stones

https://imgur.com/xCxAdYc.jpg (https://imgur.com/xCxAdYc.jpg)

https://imgur.com/nozxwHL.jpg (https://imgur.com/nozxwHL.jpg)

https://imgur.com/1zByhRX.jpg (https://imgur.com/1zByhRX.jpg)

https://imgur.com/jWcKJ4B.jpg (https://imgur.com/jWcKJ4B.jpg)

https://imgur.com/zNChWv7.jpg (https://imgur.com/zNChWv7.jpg)

https://imgur.com/7Ty1jOo.jpg (https://imgur.com/7Ty1jOo.jpg)

https://imgur.com/7qDN3PM.jpg (https://imgur.com/7qDN3PM.jpg)

https://imgur.com/XcYgNzt.jpg (https://imgur.com/XcYgNzt.jpg)

https://imgur.com/iPhli79.jpg (https://imgur.com/iPhli79.jpg)

https://imgur.com/dG0ZxjL.jpg (https://imgur.com/dG0ZxjL.jpg)

https://imgur.com/LDluLA4.jpg (https://imgur.com/LDluLA4.jpg)

https://imgur.com/0Ww67jF.jpg (https://imgur.com/0Ww67jF.jpg)

https://imgur.com/fDYDG3a.jpg (https://imgur.com/fDYDG3a.jpg)

https://imgur.com/n4mvxD1.jpg (https://imgur.com/n4mvxD1.jpg)

https://imgur.com/W4i8DH8.jpg (https://imgur.com/W4i8DH8.jpg)

https://imgur.com/W4i8DH8.jpg (https://imgur.com/W4i8DH8.jpg)

https://imgur.com/hLMszvx.jpg (https://imgur.com/hLMszvx.jpg)

https://imgur.com/KKLSmLs.jpg (https://imgur.com/KKLSmLs.jpg)

https://imgur.com/e2ZpMqV.jpg (https://imgur.com/e2ZpMqV.jpg)

https://imgur.com/T5IdLlu.jpg (https://imgur.com/T5IdLlu.jpg)

https://imgur.com/T5IdLlu.jpg (https://imgur.com/T5IdLlu.jpg)

https://imgur.com/DEnhiF3.jpg (https://imgur.com/DEnhiF3.jpg)

https://imgur.com/1qYKF36.jpg (https://imgur.com/1qYKF36.jpg)

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Post by: hermes2015 on September 02, 2018, 12:15:21 PM
Continuing the coastal theme. This is the Cape Recife lighthouse near Port Elizabeth, South Africa.

(https://i.imgur.com/Ehw1rr2.jpg)
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Post by: Dave on September 02, 2018, 12:17:16 PM
You certainly seem to have some mixed up geology round there, BP!

Any rock that is not "native" to the area it is found in is called an "erratic" by geologists. On one paleotonlogical/archaeological cave dig I worked on the director insisted on calling such out-of-place rocks "exotics".

We diggers compromised by calling them errotics.
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Post by: Bad Penny II on September 02, 2018, 12:28:29 PM
Quote from: Dave on September 02, 2018, 12:17:16 PM
You certainly seem to have some mixed up geology round there, BP!

Any rock that is not "native" to the area it is found in is called an "erratic" by geologists. On one paleotonlogical/archaeological cave dig I worked on the director insisted on calling such out-of-place rocks "exotics".

We diggers compromised by calling them errotics.

http://www.pmhc.nsw.gov.au/Facilities-Recreation/Outdoor-Spaces/Coastal-Walk-geotrail (http://www.pmhc.nsw.gov.au/Facilities-Recreation/Outdoor-Spaces/Coastal-Walk-geotrail)

I'm not sure how relevant that is to the small stones, are they local or have they travelled?
Down a river, up and down the coast?
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Post by: Dave on September 02, 2018, 05:25:39 PM
Quote from: Bad Penny II on September 02, 2018, 12:28:29 PM
Quote from: Dave on September 02, 2018, 12:17:16 PM
You certainly seem to have some mixed up geology round there, BP!

Any rock that is not "native" to the area it is found in is called an "erratic" by geologists. On one paleotonlogical/archaeological cave dig I worked on the director insisted on calling such out-of-place rocks "exotics".

We diggers compromised by calling them errotics.

http://www.pmhc.nsw.gov.au/Facilities-Recreation/Outdoor-Spaces/Coastal-Walk-geotrail (http://www.pmhc.nsw.gov.au/Facilities-Recreation/Outdoor-Spaces/Coastal-Walk-geotrail)

I'm not sure how relevant that is to the small stones, are they local or have they travelled?
Down a river, up and down the coast?

"Erratics" czn be zny size and sny grology - just not where thry belong! That cave was in linestone and we found flint, it was on the sude of a glsvial valley and the fun bit was to decide whether the glint came from human occupation or the stuff dragged along the side of the glacier. Dating was done from bones etc, but even then it was sll bett-guess work. We dud find a vouple of worked flint cores.

I have see it said the Uluru is a giant erratic, but later articles say it is eroded sandstone from ancient run off fans - though that does mean it is rock from another place in effect. It was not transported as a seperate unit perhaps.
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Post by: jumbojak on September 15, 2018, 05:10:39 AM
(https://scontent.fewr1-4.fna.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/fr/cp0/e15/q65/41923642_1851253601637441_5351337570720546816_o.jpg?_nc_cat=0&efg=eyJpIjoidCJ9&oh=4fc5742308b02665da47244f5dfb77b8&oe=5C15BD35)

(https://scontent.fewr1-4.fna.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/fr/cp0/e15/q65/41755132_1851255191637282_2918693052321103872_o.jpg?_nc_cat=0&efg=eyJpIjoidCJ9&oh=0518da06cb2db724f5733baf011899c5&oe=5C37C16B)
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Post by: hermes2015 on September 15, 2018, 05:21:10 AM
Those are quite atmospheric, JJ. I assume they are straight shots without post-processing? What is that body of water?
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Post by: jumbojak on September 15, 2018, 05:43:30 AM
Very minimal processing, aside from a crop. That's the James River. It's four and a half miles wide at Newport News.
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Post by: Tank on September 15, 2018, 08:19:09 AM
Two lovely photos. Newport News has quite a few warships does it not?
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Post by: jumbojak on September 15, 2018, 12:43:23 PM
There's a large shipyard but the naval air station in Norfolk is the big base. The biggest, actually.
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Post by: Icarus on September 18, 2018, 01:39:22 AM
Stunning photos JJ.  Keep on keeping on.
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Post by: jumbojak on September 21, 2018, 01:40:58 AM
(https://scontent.fden3-1.fna.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/42246991_1858120964284038_7117032891355234304_o.jpg?_nc_cat=106&oh=4206d060cb05afd566032b806683bff9&oe=5C161B69)
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Post by: jumbojak on September 22, 2018, 01:11:15 AM
(https://scontent.fden3-1.fna.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/42270099_1859389464157188_8279894410573905920_o.jpg?_nc_cat=109&oh=67444b3cbadaf998e9dacd9b2236dc5c&oe=5C1DE3B2)
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Post by: jumbojak on September 22, 2018, 01:20:00 AM
(https://scontent.fden3-1.fna.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/42299138_1859399584156176_432273413071962112_o.jpg?_nc_cat=107&oh=058caa32da5816aba6d743fb57207596&oe=5C1AD9CD)
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Post by: hermes2015 on September 22, 2018, 05:13:36 AM
Quote from: jumbojak on September 22, 2018, 01:11:15 AM
(https://scontent.fden3-1.fna.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/42270099_1859389464157188_8279894410573905920_o.jpg?_nc_cat=109&oh=67444b3cbadaf998e9dacd9b2236dc5c&oe=5C1DE3B2)

Wow, congrats on the photo. Now I am jealous. What a beautiful shot. I think the out of focus moon actually works well in this case.

I hope you're going to submit some good photos in the next challenge that will be announced soon.
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Post by: jumbojak on September 22, 2018, 02:32:20 PM
I might consider it.
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Post by: Tank on September 24, 2018, 09:20:54 PM
Lovely work jj, you have a good eye!
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Post by: jumbojak on September 25, 2018, 02:30:19 PM
Nah, I'm no good at all. I just get lucky and it's better to be lucky than good most days.
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Post by: Dave on September 25, 2018, 02:46:47 PM
Quote from: jumbojak on September 25, 2018, 02:30:19 PM
Nah, I'm no good at all. I just get lucky and it's better to be lucky than good most days.

QuoteThe Role of Luck in Life Success Is Far Greater Than We Realized

https://blogs.scientificamerican.com/beautiful-minds/the-role-of-luck-in-life-success-is-far-greater-than-we-realized/
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Post by: Dave on September 26, 2018, 07:44:06 PM
There was a loud thump ftom the kitchen thus afternoon - and I found this "ghost bird" on the window. Have the feeling it was one of the local wood pigeons.

Terrible thing to try to capture, the right wing goes up at the same angle as the left goes down. You can see details of some of the festhers.  I csn't see the bit of downstairs garden nearest the house (without a mirror on a stick) but I am guessing that was a Cat 5 bird strike. Third one in two months but the largest.

Night shots no good, only refleftions of the camera.

(https://i.imgur.com/4bdnZ58.jpg)
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Post by: Sandra Craft on September 26, 2018, 09:06:43 PM
Quote from: jumbojak on September 21, 2018, 01:40:58 AM
(https://scontent.fden3-1.fna.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/42246991_1858120964284038_7117032891355234304_o.jpg?_nc_cat=106&oh=4206d060cb05afd566032b806683bff9&oe=5C161B69)

Love this!
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Post by: jumbojak on October 12, 2018, 04:27:09 AM
(https://scontent.fewr1-3.fna.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/fr/cp0/e15/q65/43709459_1884481131648021_4489839655960707072_o.jpg?_nc_cat=111&efg=eyJpIjoidCJ9&oh=eed03c1d5576939b85bd78544695c726&oe=5C5FDD6C)

(https://scontent.fewr1-3.fna.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/fr/cp0/e15/q65/43880048_1884486004980867_3288494104488443904_o.jpg?_nc_cat=106&efg=eyJpIjoidCJ9&oh=f8d7ec3276ffabbd9c0a9e571fa2a91e&oe=5C542C01)
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Post by: Tank on October 12, 2018, 08:02:41 AM
Bird arses. I have loads of photos of bird arses :D
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Post by: jumbojak on October 13, 2018, 06:11:30 AM
(https://scontent.fewr1-2.fna.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/fr/cp0/e15/q65/43878858_1885841078178693_1882471439848701952_o.jpg?_nc_cat=110&efg=eyJpIjoidCJ9&oh=0ed1270dde5f57d8f55fd76482e5d6a2&oe=5C51EE7F)

Not a bird's ass this time...
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Post by: jumbojak on October 13, 2018, 06:14:24 AM
(https://scontent.fewr1-2.fna.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/fr/cp0/e15/q65/43877818_1885847161511418_8341814520288641024_o.jpg?_nc_cat=104&efg=eyJpIjoidCJ9&oh=3226709237820593e0701aa6e4125d1d&oe=5C44BAF2)

But how about bird faces?
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Post by: hermes2015 on October 13, 2018, 06:32:55 AM
I see a progression in your photography that shows you are getting much more comfortable with your camera. Don't forget to submit some entries for the Street Encounters challenge.
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Post by: jumbojak on October 13, 2018, 03:31:33 PM
Quote from: hermes2015 on October 13, 2018, 06:32:55 AM
I see a progression in your photography that shows you are getting much more comfortable with your camera. Don't forget to submit some entries for the Street Encounters challenge.

I'll have to take to the streets again soon. It has been a while.
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Post by: jumbojak on October 16, 2018, 02:33:32 PM
(https://scontent.fphl2-1.fna.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/fr/cp0/e15/q65/44083869_1889569534472514_7484298748881797120_o.jpg?_nc_cat=104&efg=eyJpIjoidCJ9&oh=9410663521114665620ecc4c23b55b6f&oe=5C5F226B)

This was a little experiment with different settings to achieve a more yellowed look. Not sure if I like it.
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Post by: jumbojak on October 18, 2018, 12:42:31 AM
(https://scontent.fslc2-1.fna.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/44203335_1891781397584661_7000191432803745792_n.jpg?_nc_cat=106&oh=9bae753da7aed06b3939a9bee4561ee8&oe=5C5580D6)

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Post by: jumbojak on October 18, 2018, 12:50:17 AM
(https://scontent.fslc2-1.fna.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/44359801_1891786687584132_3814701115203649536_o.jpg?_nc_cat=102&oh=6fca58e3c15aee7a808c848c01fa240d&oe=5C3C8975)
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Post by: Sandra Craft on October 18, 2018, 02:50:44 AM
Wonderful pictures, JJ.  I like the moon shot just fine, and I love the sunset and the cows.
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Post by: Tank on October 18, 2018, 06:21:05 AM
Gotta love cows, they are so curious.
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Post by: Dave on October 18, 2018, 09:52:21 AM
Quote from: Tank on October 18, 2018, 06:21:05 AM
Gotta love cows, they are so curious.
Not when you are csught in the corner of a farm yard were a hundred large critters are crowding in waiting to be milked!

En nasse, in an enclosed soace, there are frigtening  they live half way between curiosity and flight. Had to persuade a drunk (on cider apples) bullock not to wander out onto the nain road, it wanted to play "catch-me". Big beast with big feet, big horns and a sense of fun . . . Yikes!
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Post by: Tank on October 18, 2018, 11:28:45 AM
Quote from: Dave on October 18, 2018, 09:52:21 AM
Quote from: Tank on October 18, 2018, 06:21:05 AM
Gotta love cows, they are so curious.
Not when you are csught in the corner of a farm yard were a hundred large critters are crowding in waiting to be milked!

En nasse, in an enclosed soace, there are frigtening  they live half way between curiosity and flight. Had to persuade a drunk (on cider apples) bullock not to wander out onto the nain road, it wanted to play "catch-me". Big beast with big feet, big horns and a sense of fun . . . Yikes!

When I went fishing as a kid we had to cross a field with cows in it. We learned to sneak until the cows spotted us and the leg it if they did!
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Post by: jumbojak on October 18, 2018, 04:11:44 PM
Quote from: Sandra Craft on October 18, 2018, 02:50:44 AM
Wonderful pictures, JJ.  I like the moon shot just fine, and I love the sunset and the cows.

I've been doing a fair bit of experimenting with the moon lately. The humidity has finally dropped enough for clear shots every night.
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Post by: jumbojak on October 18, 2018, 04:24:58 PM
Quote from: Tank on October 18, 2018, 11:28:45 AM
Quote from: Dave on October 18, 2018, 09:52:21 AM
Quote from: Tank on October 18, 2018, 06:21:05 AM
Gotta love cows, they are so curious.
Not when you are csught in the corner of a farm yard were a hundred large critters are crowding in waiting to be milked!

En nasse, in an enclosed soace, there are frigtening  they live half way between curiosity and flight. Had to persuade a drunk (on cider apples) bullock not to wander out onto the nain road, it wanted to play "catch-me". Big beast with big feet, big horns and a sense of fun . . . Yikes!

When I went fishing as a kid we had to cross a field with cows in it. We learned to sneak until the cows spotted us and the leg it if they did!

Ours show up when they think food might be on offer. Somehow they got the idea that I'm a bipedal grain dispenser so sneaking isn't an option. I speak loudly and carry an enormous stick.
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Post by: Sandra Craft on October 19, 2018, 12:16:31 AM
On the subject of animals arses -- why is so often that's what they show us when we have a camera in hand?  Is it a co-incidence, or are they making a statement?
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Post by: xSilverPhinx on October 22, 2018, 12:20:06 AM
So I went bird-watching in the mall today. Got some shots of a few fine specimens.

(https://www.happyatheistforum.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi.imgur.com%2FIY1kFDj.jpg&hash=2fdbe837b9cd5a0b0f5c4705f6cba3c8ac4c72ac)

(https://www.happyatheistforum.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi.imgur.com%2FgIt87Sj.jpg&hash=57cce8e8b719e517bcb6e03e269efe0dbbf9704c)

(https://www.happyatheistforum.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi.imgur.com%2Fk4EP5PM.jpg&hash=a2c070a720d429feeaa5cf87cafd7fbe7d6c9245)

(https://www.happyatheistforum.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi.imgur.com%2FbnqlTC9.jpg&hash=15120397600dac6f1778fea9321738ef307030c0)
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Post by: jumbojak on October 22, 2018, 05:31:53 AM
I like those birds, especially the owl. Here's a bit of rust...

(https://scontent.fewr1-3.fna.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/fr/cp0/e15/q65/44402416_1897047547058046_5872875840315850752_o.jpg?_nc_cat=108&efg=eyJpIjoidCJ9&_nc_ht=scontent.fewr1-3.fna&oh=0486d6eeb2ecc7cd4051e5f5a479cdcb&oe=5C47EDDC)

(https://scontent.fewr1-3.fna.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/fr/cp0/e15/q65/44693714_1897048150391319_2436954346282287104_o.jpg?_nc_cat=104&efg=eyJpIjoidCJ9&_nc_ht=scontent.fewr1-3.fna&oh=f964fe88f2ae508f8595915090cae0c4&oe=5C4BA08A)

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Post by: hermes2015 on October 22, 2018, 09:32:34 AM
Quote from: xSilverPhinx on October 22, 2018, 12:20:06 AM
So I went bird-watching in the mall today. Got some shots of a few fine specimens.

(https://www.happyatheistforum.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi.imgur.com%2FIY1kFDj.jpg&hash=2fdbe837b9cd5a0b0f5c4705f6cba3c8ac4c72ac)

(https://www.happyatheistforum.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi.imgur.com%2FgIt87Sj.jpg&hash=57cce8e8b719e517bcb6e03e269efe0dbbf9704c)

(https://www.happyatheistforum.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi.imgur.com%2Fk4EP5PM.jpg&hash=a2c070a720d429feeaa5cf87cafd7fbe7d6c9245)

(https://www.happyatheistforum.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi.imgur.com%2FbnqlTC9.jpg&hash=15120397600dac6f1778fea9321738ef307030c0)

Are those typical crafts from your area? They are quite colourful.
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Post by: hermes2015 on October 22, 2018, 09:41:28 AM
Quote from: jumbojak on October 22, 2018, 05:31:53 AM
(https://scontent.fewr1-3.fna.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/fr/cp0/e15/q65/44402416_1897047547058046_5872875840315850752_o.jpg?_nc_cat=108&efg=eyJpIjoidCJ9&_nc_ht=scontent.fewr1-3.fna&oh=0486d6eeb2ecc7cd4051e5f5a479cdcb&oe=5C47EDDC)

(https://scontent.fewr1-3.fna.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/fr/cp0/e15/q65/44693714_1897048150391319_2436954346282287104_o.jpg?_nc_cat=104&efg=eyJpIjoidCJ9&_nc_ht=scontent.fewr1-3.fna&oh=f964fe88f2ae508f8595915090cae0c4&oe=5C4BA08A)

I can see that Photomatix has opened a new range of possibilities for you. I love rusty farm implements and corroded surface in general. Here is one I took on a farm:

(https://i.imgur.com/BRN6HlG.jpg)
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Post by: hermes2015 on October 22, 2018, 09:46:23 AM
And another.

(https://i.imgur.com/NcRtYDX.jpg)
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Post by: jumbojak on October 22, 2018, 01:33:19 PM
I like how the purple came through in the second one.
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Post by: xSilverPhinx on October 22, 2018, 05:33:29 PM
Quote from: hermes2015 on October 22, 2018, 09:32:34 AM

Are those typical crafts from your area? They are quite colourful.

Not really. The colourful ones are more like the type of crafts you find up north and in the northeast: strong colours and even a bit cartoonish.
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Post by: hermes2015 on October 22, 2018, 05:54:50 PM
Quote from: jumbojak on October 22, 2018, 01:33:19 PM
I like how the purple came through in the second one.

Thanks. That's a very effective trick to juxtapose complementary colours. It's what makes the red tractor stand out so well against the green grass in your second photo (red and green are opposites on the colour wheel). Sorry, I always tend to over-analyze things.
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Post by: jumbojak on October 29, 2018, 03:50:35 AM
(https://scontent.fewr1-3.fna.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/fr/cp0/e15/q65/44929248_1907595566003244_7977377658935705600_o.jpg?_nc_cat=110&efg=eyJpIjoidCJ9&_nc_ht=scontent.fewr1-3.fna&oh=11e1e76e9ac225c815cf3486f2e92ba3&oe=5C44022F)
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Post by: xSilverPhinx on October 29, 2018, 04:12:11 PM
^ That's interesting. ;D What's it for?
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Post by: jumbojak on October 29, 2018, 04:53:41 PM
That's a welding gas regulator.
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Post by: xSilverPhinx on October 29, 2018, 05:18:01 PM
I would never have guessed.
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Post by: Bluenose on November 02, 2018, 02:43:52 AM
Official bragging photo of my favourite* granddaughter.

*So far only one, at least until 26 November when GD #2 will arrive (yes, it's a planned caesarian)

(https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/0qsZu4hU3smKeMIBllf1gXQWi8WuxrdJRznIUbPSfVivKhyFX1k5NP9z2De38l5DCDjZwaHZH_vNA-qvXKGCrSWTGaa21CF1sYBp0Q67-uKVsSOCPOqNcge1UgOppTSo82pxRTM5R2n6A4G2ZJa2r4nJOHXvB9TTFScBgw1hY5CaHZeVZEXGVCTgXZFvU9NES1qDBACEa6RfgAlk5J3yeaayg5WkeQKq-JsYHtH0d-Yp95BaF6b_VedvvftJDs35qi1ym_TLjN6j18FWZaIZvIKN-jOmu3fakNJbO-P8-5Xasa7E3S0XhP9BTFANJL6SsKmUcnrmo_n9iRyny83l-LoJVrjmpUAUjpkzu6mz2FP8br8FWFOV6Gvvc8ODpd_DD9nJQDn8xTdRDrEXKmdiMxiFfX-9bpNngeNtcmqJj2j-JodQzcsWBS1v25yrjkzJcoqynWuRDiMX7_-UDIYfM2BmJBSh0FoBOjOPyKwTedSWYWf3xd4f4Gdadek_D105-Z9_Khaq24NcQqKABr1GPAPIULvm0RU2GlubSNJokXhja7CUfkoj9pQ8y2_43TuspGsVgjP9g33R1n7Mde8BXYsEfz1UGvd4K51Novp5UcfiUxZTL9RmDgily9bIs-ILbzS6C_MPipi3oCcWi545g9GxQw=w332-h422-no)
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Post by: hermes2015 on November 02, 2018, 05:11:38 AM
This is the misty morning I saw from my terrace today.

(https://i.imgur.com/UFWYk7q.jpg)
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Post by: jumbojak on November 02, 2018, 11:44:08 AM
I love that shed!
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Post by: hermes2015 on November 02, 2018, 12:25:26 PM
Quote from: jumbojak on November 02, 2018, 11:44:08 AM
I love that shed!

It's a poolside thatched area very good for barbecue parties.
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Post by: Icarus on November 03, 2018, 12:08:29 AM
Having no talent for photographic pursuits, I can only refer you to exhibits like this....https://www.bbc.com/news/in-pictures-45978380   

Some of these are stunning to say the least.
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Post by: jumbojak on November 03, 2018, 12:26:20 AM
Quote from: hermes2015 on November 02, 2018, 12:25:26 PM
Quote from: jumbojak on November 02, 2018, 11:44:08 AM
I love that shed!

It's a poolside thatched area very good for barbecue parties.

Are there many thatchers in South Africa? It seems like an interesting trade.
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Post by: hermes2015 on November 03, 2018, 03:13:36 AM
Quote from: jumbojak on November 03, 2018, 12:26:20 AM
Quote from: hermes2015 on November 02, 2018, 12:25:26 PM
Quote from: jumbojak on November 02, 2018, 11:44:08 AM
I love that shed!

It's a poolside thatched area very good for barbecue parties.

Are there many thatchers in South Africa? It seems like an interesting trade.

Yes, there are many skilled thatchers. It is one of the traditional indigenous building techniques. Of course, it is also common in Britain and some other countries of origin of the hordes of white immigrants who came here and who brought the trade with them.
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Post by: hermes2015 on November 03, 2018, 03:20:54 AM
Quote from: jumbojak on November 03, 2018, 12:26:20 AM
Quote from: hermes2015 on November 02, 2018, 12:25:26 PM
Quote from: jumbojak on November 02, 2018, 11:44:08 AM
I love that shed!

It's a poolside thatched area very good for barbecue parties.

Are there many thatchers in South Africa? It seems like an interesting trade.

Here is a page of pictures of some South African thatched houses. I personally would not want to live in one, but I must admit they can look attractive.

https://www.google.com/search?q=thatch+houses+in+south+africa&client=firefox-b&tbm=isch&tbo=u&source=univ&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjtrJqSobfeAhVLAsAKHUUQDmQQ7Al6BAgGEBs&biw=1920&bih=927
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Post by: Tank on November 03, 2018, 08:24:07 AM
Quote from: hermes2015 on November 02, 2018, 12:25:26 PM
Quote from: jumbojak on November 02, 2018, 11:44:08 AM
I love that shed!

It's a poolside thatched area very good for barbecue parties.

Thatch + barbecue Hmmmmm ;)
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Post by: jumbojak on November 08, 2018, 12:03:54 AM
Not a great photo, but here's the demon's nest...

(https://scontent.fslc2-1.fna.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/45754809_1923183371111130_1290882919375568896_n.jpg?_nc_cat=103&_nc_ht=scontent.fslc2-1.fna&oh=c8271ee5a73ac7030f584ff9f2ddc465&oe=5C75590C)
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Post by: Sandra Craft on November 08, 2018, 12:14:58 AM
Holy Crap!!
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Post by: xSilverPhinx on November 08, 2018, 12:30:57 AM
Quote from: jumbojak on November 08, 2018, 12:03:54 AM
Not a great photo, but here's the demon's nest...

(https://scontent.fslc2-1.fna.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/45754809_1923183371111130_1290882919375568896_n.jpg?_nc_cat=103&_nc_ht=scontent.fslc2-1.fna&oh=c8271ee5a73ac7030f584ff9f2ddc465&oe=5C75590C)

Whoa!  :o
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Post by: hermes2015 on November 08, 2018, 03:15:50 AM
Pack your things and leave immediately!
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Post by: jumbojak on November 08, 2018, 03:36:44 AM
I think I'm going to try to preserve it. I'll wait for a cold day and try to cut it away from the wall.
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Post by: Tank on November 08, 2018, 08:18:37 AM
Quote from: jumbojak on November 08, 2018, 03:36:44 AM
I think I'm going to try to preserve it. I'll wait for a cold day and try to cut it away from the wall.

Why not paint it with some thin varnish a few times before you try and remove it? That will strengthen it and bring out the structure. It could make a beautiful ornament.
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Post by: Icarus on November 09, 2018, 01:30:29 AM
Have you considered using one of those reach cgrabber  things to place some dry ice under the nest pod?  Freezing the little bastards could be an option until you can coat the pod with varnish, laquer, or shellac (or cyanide).........paying special attention to plugging the exit hole with some Bondo or other bulletproof stickum.  Attack them at night when their activity is at its minimum.

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Post by: jumbojak on November 09, 2018, 02:11:54 AM
Quote from: Tank on November 08, 2018, 08:18:37 AM
Quote from: jumbojak on November 08, 2018, 03:36:44 AM
I think I'm going to try to preserve it. I'll wait for a cold day and try to cut it away from the wall.

Why not paint it with some thin varnish a few times before you try and remove it? That will strengthen it and bring out the structure. It could make a beautiful ornament.
I'm considering that. It might need to be fairly thick to not saturate the nest and cause damage. Some spray on clearcoat followed by an epoxy coating might do the trick.
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Post by: jumbojak on November 09, 2018, 02:15:13 AM
Quote from: Icarus on November 09, 2018, 01:30:29 AM
Have you considered using one of those reach cgrabber  things to place some dry ice under the nest pod?  Freezing the little bastards could be an option until you can coat the pod with varnish, laquer, or shellac (or cyanide).........paying special attention to plugging the exit hole with some Bondo or other bulletproof stickum.  Attack them at night when their activity is at its minimum.

I think that the coming cold will do the trick. The more I think about this the less I want to hurt these hornets. I just need them out of that room. If I can preserve the nest that'd be more of a bonus.
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Post by: jumbojak on November 11, 2018, 05:26:55 AM
(https://scontent.fewr1-1.fna.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/fr/cp0/e15/q65/46052537_1927370914025709_4405568081171054592_o.jpg?_nc_cat=109&efg=eyJpIjoidCJ9&_nc_ht=scontent.fewr1-1.fna&oh=7943a71e1fec9c581ba340fbdeb4eb4e&oe=5C87AF50)
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Post by: Tank on November 11, 2018, 09:46:36 AM
Quote from: jumbojak on November 09, 2018, 02:11:54 AM
Quote from: Tank on November 08, 2018, 08:18:37 AM
Quote from: jumbojak on November 08, 2018, 03:36:44 AM
I think I'm going to try to preserve it. I'll wait for a cold day and try to cut it away from the wall.

Why not paint it with some thin varnish a few times before you try and remove it? That will strengthen it and bring out the structure. It could make a beautiful ornament.
I'm considering that. It might need to be fairly thick to not saturate the nest and cause damage. Some spray on clearcoat followed by an epoxy coating might do the trick.
I was thinking you'd want to see the outside of the nest? Or are you going to try to show the inside?
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Post by: jumbojak on November 11, 2018, 12:47:45 PM
Quote from: Tank on November 11, 2018, 09:46:36 AM
Quote from: jumbojak on November 09, 2018, 02:11:54 AM
Quote from: Tank on November 08, 2018, 08:18:37 AM
Quote from: jumbojak on November 08, 2018, 03:36:44 AM
I think I'm going to try to preserve it. I'll wait for a cold day and try to cut it away from the wall.

Why not paint it with some thin varnish a few times before you try and remove it? That will strengthen it and bring out the structure. It could make a beautiful ornament.
I'm considering that. It might need to be fairly thick to not saturate the nest and cause damage. Some spray on clearcoat followed by an epoxy coating might do the trick.
I was thinking you'd want to see the outside of the nest? Or are you going to try to show the inside?

Possibly both. A guy I work with had a neat idea - lampshade.
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Post by: Buddy on November 12, 2018, 12:20:47 AM
A lampshade would be cool. Are wasps nests flammable though?
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Post by: jumbojak on November 12, 2018, 12:39:05 AM
Quote from: Buddy on November 12, 2018, 12:20:47 AM
A lampshade would be cool. Are wasps nests flammable though?

Probably, but a thick enough coating and led bulbs should mitigate any fire risk.
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Post by: jumbojak on November 20, 2018, 01:06:40 AM
(https://scontent.fslc2-1.fna.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/46494705_1938913246204809_7593822901715861504_o.jpg?_nc_cat=108&_nc_ht=scontent.fslc2-1.fna&oh=2d882368cfb7dc22a5a66e3227359904&oe=5C80A390)
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Post by: hermes2015 on November 20, 2018, 03:09:55 AM
Quote from: jumbojak on November 20, 2018, 01:06:40 AM
(https://scontent.fslc2-1.fna.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/46494705_1938913246204809_7593822901715861504_o.jpg?_nc_cat=108&_nc_ht=scontent.fslc2-1.fna&oh=2d882368cfb7dc22a5a66e3227359904&oe=5C80A390)

I love the colour and composition.
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Post by: Tank on November 20, 2018, 07:40:53 AM
Quote from: jumbojak on November 20, 2018, 01:06:40 AM
(https://scontent.fslc2-1.fna.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/46494705_1938913246204809_7593822901715861504_o.jpg?_nc_cat=108&_nc_ht=scontent.fslc2-1.fna&oh=2d882368cfb7dc22a5a66e3227359904&oe=5C80A390)

Absolutely bloody perfect!!!
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Post by: jumbojak on November 20, 2018, 10:03:45 PM
Thank you both. I find it interesting that the sky in cooler weather tends more towards orange and purple at sunset rather than the reds and blues during summer. I suspect it has something to do with the humidity but can't say for certain.
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Post by: Sandra Craft on November 21, 2018, 08:03:04 PM
Quote from: jumbojak on November 20, 2018, 01:06:40 AM
(https://scontent.fslc2-1.fna.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/46494705_1938913246204809_7593822901715861504_o.jpg?_nc_cat=108&_nc_ht=scontent.fslc2-1.fna&oh=2d882368cfb7dc22a5a66e3227359904&oe=5C80A390)

I love the bird, it just seems to put a point to the whole thing.
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Post by: jumbojak on November 28, 2018, 12:15:37 AM
(https://scontent.fslc2-1.fna.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/47089556_1949367711826029_3201959897977585664_o.jpg?_nc_cat=110&_nc_ht=scontent.fslc2-1.fna&oh=8ab605b6cc68a5cd8b73fba2cf43acc6&oe=5CA158DB)
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Post by: Tank on November 28, 2018, 07:48:22 AM
Quote from: jumbojak on November 28, 2018, 12:15:37 AM
(https://scontent.fslc2-1.fna.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/47089556_1949367711826029_3201959897977585664_o.jpg?_nc_cat=110&_nc_ht=scontent.fslc2-1.fna&oh=8ab605b6cc68a5cd8b73fba2cf43acc6&oe=5CA158DB)

Another goody!
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Post by: jumbojak on November 29, 2018, 02:05:51 AM
Thank you Chris.
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Post by: Sandra Craft on November 29, 2018, 06:59:44 AM
How do you get the panorama thing?  Is it a special lens?
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Post by: Tank on November 29, 2018, 08:33:47 AM
Quote from: Sandra Craft on November 29, 2018, 06:59:44 AM
How do you get the panorama thing?  Is it a special lens?

Or one can 'crop' (cut to size) part of an image to get the desired 'form factor' effect.

If you have a reasonably recent smart phone see if it has a panorama shot function.
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Post by: jumbojak on November 29, 2018, 01:34:04 PM
Quote from: Sandra Craft on November 29, 2018, 06:59:44 AM
How do you get the panorama thing?  Is it a special lens?

It's not a panoramic photo. Like Chris said, it's cropped down for that aspect ratio.
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Post by: Bad Penny II on December 15, 2018, 03:05:34 PM
(https://i.imgur.com/bQvqX5t.jpg)

(https://i.imgur.com/d35MeQE.jpg)
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Post by: Icarus on December 17, 2018, 03:16:43 AM
Good work BP.  Who doesn't like those cute little  roos?...... but the sea life is more commanding.
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Post by: jumbojak on December 19, 2018, 06:35:22 PM
How big can they get before they don't fit in the pouch anymore?

This was taken on Monday.

(https://scontent.fewr1-1.fna.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/fr/cp0/e15/q65/48412667_1980715105357956_1257848784008773632_o.jpg?_nc_cat=107&efg=eyJpIjoidCJ9&_nc_ht=scontent.fewr1-1.fna&oh=eab3a19c2dd430b258d9f84612a8f7e0&oe=5C96909B)
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Post by: xSilverPhinx on December 19, 2018, 07:59:01 PM
Wow :tellmemore:

Did you add a filter or is that the natural colouring?
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Post by: jumbojak on December 19, 2018, 09:22:32 PM
That was what the sky looked like that day.
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Post by: xSilverPhinx on December 19, 2018, 09:25:01 PM
Beautiful. :tellmemore:
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Post by: Icarus on December 20, 2018, 02:30:25 AM
JJ you may be wasting your talent by doing whatever other job that you do.   Your photos are better than good.
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Post by: hermes2015 on December 20, 2018, 03:39:19 AM
Quote from: jumbojak on December 19, 2018, 06:35:22 PM
How big can they get before they don't fit in the pouch anymore?

This was taken on Monday.

(https://scontent.fewr1-1.fna.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/fr/cp0/e15/q65/48412667_1980715105357956_1257848784008773632_o.jpg?_nc_cat=107&efg=eyJpIjoidCJ9&_nc_ht=scontent.fewr1-1.fna&oh=eab3a19c2dd430b258d9f84612a8f7e0&oe=5C96909B)

Excellent colours. You caught it at exactly the right time, which is sometimes difficult, because the effect can change within a few seconds.
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Post by: jumbojak on December 20, 2018, 04:57:11 AM
Quote from: Icarus on December 20, 2018, 02:30:25 AM
JJ you may be wasting your talent by doing whatever other job that you do.   Your photos are better than good.

Nah, I just get lucky every once in a while.
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Post by: jumbojak on December 20, 2018, 05:02:40 AM
Quote from: hermes2015 on December 20, 2018, 03:39:19 AM
Quote from: jumbojak on December 19, 2018, 06:35:22 PM
How big can they get before they don't fit in the pouch anymore?

This was taken on Monday.

(https://scontent.fewr1-1.fna.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/fr/cp0/e15/q65/48412667_1980715105357956_1257848784008773632_o.jpg?_nc_cat=107&efg=eyJpIjoidCJ9&_nc_ht=scontent.fewr1-1.fna&oh=eab3a19c2dd430b258d9f84612a8f7e0&oe=5C96909B)

Excellent colours. You caught it at exactly the right time, which is sometimes difficult, because the effect can change within a few seconds.

Very true. There were 28 other photos of that sunset on my camera. It took a lot of fiddling with the exposure compensation and getting it right at just that moment. That moment was the last burst before the sky turned dull amber and the water was obscured in shadow from the trees on the other side of the river. It's a weird spot.

Quite a few people commented on the lavender and purple hues the sky had that afternoon. Many of them tried to photograph it with their phones but a cell camera can't quite make sense of that sort of color pattern.
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Post by: Tank on December 20, 2018, 08:02:58 AM
Excellent work jj!
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Post by: Bad Penny II on December 20, 2018, 01:45:17 PM
Quote from: jumbojak on December 19, 2018, 06:35:22 PM
How big can they get before they don't fit in the pouch anymore?

Surprisingly big.
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Post by: Bad Penny II on December 27, 2018, 12:46:42 PM
Maybe I'll leave the mango stump for the Kookas.

(https://i.imgur.com/WtolN4v.jpg)
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Post by: Tank on December 27, 2018, 01:03:21 PM
I'm sure they will appreciate it!
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Post by: jumbojak on December 27, 2018, 01:11:58 PM
That looks like an incredibly loud bird when it gets riled.
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Post by: Bad Penny II on December 27, 2018, 02:41:46 PM
Quote from: jumbojak on December 27, 2018, 01:11:58 PM
That looks like an incredibly loud bird when it gets riled.

Na, they fill the air with what they are.
No, it's not loud, it is total, all, everywhere.
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Post by: jumbojak on December 31, 2018, 12:17:05 AM
Here are a few freehand night shots from the accident.

(https://scontent.fslc2-1.fna.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/49273015_1996290287133771_3997821340835905536_o.jpg?_nc_cat=109&_nc_ht=scontent.fslc2-1.fna&oh=f965bbffae9ffc721e3931773a42f91a&oe=5C93FB9F)

(https://scontent.fslc2-1.fna.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/49815888_1996290337133766_4333838837382905856_o.jpg?_nc_cat=105&_nc_ht=scontent.fslc2-1.fna&oh=440077e02bbb1572eb678a54e20ae225&oe=5C937605)
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Post by: jumbojak on January 02, 2019, 07:16:58 PM
The new a Nikon.

(https://scontent.fewr1-2.fna.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/fr/cp0/e15/q65/49271356_2000523730043760_895352268621086720_o.jpg?_nc_cat=106&efg=eyJpIjoidCJ9&_nc_ht=scontent.fewr1-2.fna&oh=48c3ca17cda99266c070d667fa999785&oe=5C929CC3)
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: jumbojak on January 02, 2019, 08:00:45 PM
(https://scontent.fewr1-2.fna.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/fr/cp0/e15/q65/49184564_2000582803371186_8663958310396887040_n.jpg?_nc_cat=106&efg=eyJpIjoidCJ9&_nc_ht=scontent.fewr1-2.fna&oh=6526e5b69587cca34e667f05937dd01a&oe=5CC7AC6C)

(https://scontent.fewr1-2.fna.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/fr/cp0/e15/q65/49129620_2000582686704531_7469985834792386560_n.jpg?_nc_cat=106&efg=eyJpIjoidCJ9&_nc_ht=scontent.fewr1-2.fna&oh=73e8a67f580b570c08eef250652c86e3&oe=5CCB286F)
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Tank on January 02, 2019, 08:54:59 PM
Awww doggy!
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Icarus on January 02, 2019, 09:36:35 PM
Mighty fine looking dog JJ.  Is he/she your dog?
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: jumbojak on January 02, 2019, 10:07:17 PM
Not mine, but I wish that he was. He's the toughest dog I've ever known and he will run himself into the ground to be by his people.
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: jumbojak on January 07, 2019, 02:23:18 AM
(https://scontent.fewr1-1.fna.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/fr/cp0/e15/q65/49709888_2006748849421248_373721279271796736_o.jpg?_nc_cat=100&efg=eyJpIjoidCJ9&_nc_ht=scontent.fewr1-1.fna&oh=97bab250687a696b5d7db15f20c7ad8c&oe=5CBF8554)
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: jumbojak on January 09, 2019, 09:29:40 PM
(https://scontent.fslc2-1.fna.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/49343487_2010616469034486_5577388507032190976_n.jpg?_nc_cat=110&_nc_ht=scontent.fslc2-1.fna&oh=e8ad69f456c4aa398c806307b6a5e2b4&oe=5CB9097F)
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Bad Penny II on January 10, 2019, 11:23:31 AM
This was an attempt to catch an eagle yesterday with my not very good waterproof camera.
Not much wind so eagle just sits.
Was sitting there again today.

(https://i.imgur.com/KJeS8Ml.jpg)
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Bad Penny II on January 10, 2019, 12:07:25 PM
This is my pal Snackety.

(https://i.imgur.com/SBf9k1Q.jpg)

All other birds flee upon my approach.
I don't want them to, I feel bad about them wasting their energy.
Why do they flee in the direction I'm travelling and necessitate another unfortunate interspecies interaction?
Anyway, Snackety isn't like other birds, she/he stands her/his ground, defending it with snackety snacks of her (I'm going with her) impressively pointy beak and sinuous movements of her very excellent neck, wings spread, you know she means business.
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Tank on January 10, 2019, 01:07:21 PM
Cormorants have a pugnacious nature because they can't fly after fishing. They are unusual in that they have lost the oil that keeps their feathers dry. Thus they have to sit around and let them dry before they can fly.
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Bad Penny II on January 10, 2019, 01:29:10 PM
Quote from: Tank on January 10, 2019, 01:07:21 PM
Cormorants have a pugnacious nature because they can't fly after fishing. They are unusual in that they have lost the oil that keeps their feathers dry. Thus they have to sit around and let them dry before they can fly.

And presumably exude the oil that keeps their feathers dry that doesn't survive the first dive.
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: jumbojak on January 14, 2019, 01:38:42 AM
(http://Default%20Re:%20Shopping%20for%20a%201/2%22%20ratchet%3Cbr%20/%3EKoken%204753-410)

(https://scontent.fewr1-3.fna.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/fr/cp0/e15/q65/50523423_2016502875112512_7744042694313246720_o.jpg?_nc_cat=101&efg=eyJpIjoidCJ9&_nc_ht=scontent.fewr1-3.fna&oh=e6217b26d02d8ccc4310316b13e817f4&oe=5CC906F8)

(https://scontent.fewr1-4.fna.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/fr/cp0/e15/q65/49900038_2016468325115967_1005336262128697344_o.jpg?_nc_cat=102&efg=eyJpIjoidCJ9&_nc_ht=scontent.fewr1-4.fna&oh=e737829952aeb0c86a14b8cfd848fe28&oe=5CB99A3D)

(https://scontent.fewr1-4.fna.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/fr/cp0/e15/q65/49896288_2016482648447868_5188171698720997376_o.jpg?_nc_cat=104&efg=eyJpIjoidCJ9&_nc_ht=scontent.fewr1-4.fna&oh=f10814126225c6434a953f25579b2e64&oe=5CD34338)

(https://scontent.fewr1-1.fna.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/fr/cp0/e15/q65/49686252_2016472241782242_3544615189171142656_o.jpg?_nc_cat=100&efg=eyJpIjoidCJ9&_nc_ht=scontent.fewr1-1.fna&oh=c4986dbfcf0d566bb354c62a3371a9b0&oe=5CD43E35)
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Tank on January 14, 2019, 02:34:12 PM
You really have discovered a talent!!!
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Sandra Craft on January 14, 2019, 07:12:32 PM
Quote from: Tank on January 14, 2019, 02:34:12 PM
You really have discovered a talent!!!

Agreed.
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: hermes2015 on January 15, 2019, 03:48:56 AM
These are ideal candidates for HDR photos.
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: jumbojak on January 15, 2019, 04:19:10 AM
Quote from: hermes2015 on January 15, 2019, 03:48:56 AM
These are ideal candidates for HDR photos.

That's exactly what they are.
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: jumbojak on January 21, 2019, 06:19:26 AM
(https://scontent.fewr1-2.fna.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/fr/cp0/e15/q65/50625246_2026805170748949_3889628885561638912_o.jpg?_nc_cat=105&efg=eyJpIjoidCJ9&_nc_ht=scontent.fewr1-2.fna&oh=4c1ec7c861b4f31564787418415a6ba8&oe=5CBCD4A9)

It was too dark for a proper shutter speed and doubling the ISO to 200 didn't work either.
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Sandra Craft on January 21, 2019, 08:59:58 AM
That's magnificent!  I wasn't able to see the moon at all where I am.
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Tank on January 21, 2019, 10:34:38 AM
Quote from: jumbojak on January 21, 2019, 06:19:26 AM
(https://scontent.fewr1-2.fna.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/fr/cp0/e15/q65/50625246_2026805170748949_3889628885561638912_o.jpg?_nc_cat=105&efg=eyJpIjoidCJ9&_nc_ht=scontent.fewr1-2.fna&oh=4c1ec7c861b4f31564787418415a6ba8&oe=5CBCD4A9)

It was too dark for a proper shutter speed and doubling the ISO to 200 didn't work either.

Next time try an ISO 'bracket' of 1,600, 3,200, 6,400. You can always delete what doesn't work.
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: jumbojak on January 22, 2019, 05:53:09 AM
A very cold sunset.

(https://scontent.fewr1-3.fna.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/fr/cp0/e15/q65/50692582_2028198287276304_7631170537162539008_o.jpg?_nc_cat=103&efg=eyJpIjoidCJ9&_nc_ht=scontent.fewr1-3.fna&oh=c25c9e2282ab88885025bee2bb26c483&oe=5CC8F5A0)

(https://scontent.fewr1-2.fna.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/fr/cp0/e15/q65/50868893_2028190473943752_4877137674747510784_o.jpg?_nc_cat=106&efg=eyJpIjoidCJ9&_nc_ht=scontent.fewr1-2.fna&oh=1c0c6fee68cfda36e3ebee5dc4fb3d89&oe=5CF87AA8)
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Tank on January 22, 2019, 06:19:41 AM
Excellent composition.
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: hermes2015 on January 22, 2019, 09:26:02 AM
I love those photos. Were they morning or afternoon shots?
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: jumbojak on January 22, 2019, 12:44:36 PM
Afterwards.
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: hermes2015 on January 22, 2019, 03:05:29 PM
Quote from: jumbojak on January 22, 2019, 12:44:36 PM
Afterwards.

Sorry, I see now you did specify that it was a cold sunset.
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: hermes2015 on January 23, 2019, 05:41:29 AM
Quote from: Tank on January 21, 2019, 10:34:38 AM
Quote from: jumbojak on January 21, 2019, 06:19:26 AM
(https://scontent.fewr1-2.fna.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/fr/cp0/e15/q65/50625246_2026805170748949_3889628885561638912_o.jpg?_nc_cat=105&efg=eyJpIjoidCJ9&_nc_ht=scontent.fewr1-2.fna&oh=4c1ec7c861b4f31564787418415a6ba8&oe=5CBCD4A9)

It was too dark for a proper shutter speed and doubling the ISO to 200 didn't work either.

Next time try an ISO 'bracket' of 1,600, 3,200, 6,400. You can always delete what doesn't work.

Also try using a tripod or some other camera support and a longer exposure. Not too long, just a few seconds, to avoid streaking.
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: jumbojak on January 23, 2019, 01:22:42 PM
Quote from: hermes2015 on January 23, 2019, 05:41:29 AM
Quote from: Tank on January 21, 2019, 10:34:38 AM
Quote from: jumbojak on January 21, 2019, 06:19:26 AM
(https://scontent.fewr1-2.fna.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/fr/cp0/e15/q65/50625246_2026805170748949_3889628885561638912_o.jpg?_nc_cat=105&efg=eyJpIjoidCJ9&_nc_ht=scontent.fewr1-2.fna&oh=4c1ec7c861b4f31564787418415a6ba8&oe=5CBCD4A9)

It was too dark for a proper shutter speed and doubling the ISO to 200 didn't work either.

Next time try an ISO 'bracket' of 1,600, 3,200, 6,400. You can always delete what doesn't work.

Also try using a tripod or some other camera support and a longer exposure. Not too long, just a few seconds, to avoid streaking.

That's a three second exposure, if I remember correctly. For a full moon on a normal night I've found that 1/125 exposures work best for a clear image. That gives an idea of just how dim thr eclipse was once it went red.
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Bad Penny II on January 25, 2019, 01:14:54 PM
Stick With Bird On It.

(https://i.imgur.com/BhPYyiK.jpg)
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Tank on January 25, 2019, 01:47:04 PM
That well know sound effect in jungles all over the world!
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: jumbojak on January 28, 2019, 02:42:58 AM
(https://scontent.fslc2-1.fna.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/51010683_2036981839731282_114275030908534784_o.jpg?_nc_cat=103&_nc_ht=scontent.fslc2-1.fna&oh=6a889cf41ca05274388f6d94741d20e0&oe=5CBC4565)

I need a better light. Looking into a cordless spotlight.
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: hermes2015 on January 28, 2019, 03:44:59 AM
Quote from: jumbojak on January 28, 2019, 02:42:58 AM
(https://scontent.fslc2-1.fna.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/51010683_2036981839731282_114275030908534784_o.jpg?_nc_cat=103&_nc_ht=scontent.fslc2-1.fna&oh=6a889cf41ca05274388f6d94741d20e0&oe=5CBC4565)

I need a better light. Looking into a cordless spotlight.

I like it as it is. I think it has an expressionistic quality that may reveal your current state of mind very well, if you don't mind me saying so.
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: jumbojak on January 28, 2019, 04:04:59 AM
I don't mind at all. I want the sky to maintain jet black but light enough of the branches to show the structure of the tree. A better tree, off to itself as the neighboring limbs presented a challenge, and a full moon might be just the ticket.

Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Tank on January 28, 2019, 07:24:32 AM
Quote from: jumbojak on January 28, 2019, 02:42:58 AM
(https://scontent.fslc2-1.fna.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/51010683_2036981839731282_114275030908534784_o.jpg?_nc_cat=103&_nc_ht=scontent.fslc2-1.fna&oh=6a889cf41ca05274388f6d94741d20e0&oe=5CBC4565)

I need a better light. Looking into a cordless spotlight.
Light can often inform by it's absence. That is a spooky photo because of the lack of light.
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: jumbojak on January 28, 2019, 01:23:55 PM
Spooky, eh? You're the second person to say that...
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Icarus on January 29, 2019, 05:50:00 AM
Keep doing that JJ.  You have some artistic  talent that is uncommon.
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Bad Penny II on January 29, 2019, 11:47:19 AM
Quote from: jumbojak on January 28, 2019, 01:23:55 PM
Spooky, eh? You're the second person to say that...

I don't think it's spooky, I like Ents.
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Tank on January 29, 2019, 12:47:33 PM
Quote from: Bad Penny II on January 29, 2019, 11:47:19 AM
Quote from: jumbojak on January 28, 2019, 01:23:55 PM
Spooky, eh? You're the second person to say that...

I don't think it's spooky, I like Ents.

Ents are spooky! In a nice way.
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: jumbojak on January 31, 2019, 05:27:13 AM
(https://scontent.fewr1-1.fna.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/fr/cp0/e15/q65/50896867_2041482749281191_4103411763188334592_o.jpg?_nc_cat=108&efg=eyJpIjoidCJ9&_nc_ht=scontent.fewr1-1.fna&oh=b242ad7afda1cce5e303db7664c92147&oe=5CF67B4A)
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Tank on January 31, 2019, 06:20:12 AM
Quote from: jumbojak on January 31, 2019, 05:27:13 AM
(https://scontent.fewr1-1.fna.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/fr/cp0/e15/q65/50896867_2041482749281191_4103411763188334592_o.jpg?_nc_cat=108&efg=eyJpIjoidCJ9&_nc_ht=scontent.fewr1-1.fna&oh=b242ad7afda1cce5e303db7664c92147&oe=5CF67B4A)

:notworthy: best so far!
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Sandra Craft on January 31, 2019, 08:13:53 AM
Quote from: Tank on January 31, 2019, 06:20:12 AM
Quote from: jumbojak on January 31, 2019, 05:27:13 AM
(https://scontent.fewr1-1.fna.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/fr/cp0/e15/q65/50896867_2041482749281191_4103411763188334592_o.jpg?_nc_cat=108&efg=eyJpIjoidCJ9&_nc_ht=scontent.fewr1-1.fna&oh=b242ad7afda1cce5e303db7664c92147&oe=5CF67B4A)

:notworthy: best so far!

It's magnificent.
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Bad Penny II on January 31, 2019, 12:53:45 PM
QuotePhotography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!

The photo I didn't take again, I saw two today.

(https://photos.smugmug.com/Birds/Kingfishers/i-4JfXxJw/1/e82a2d3c/S/ceyx-azureus-azure-kingfisher2-S.jpg)


Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: jumbojak on February 01, 2019, 03:32:48 AM
That's a crazy looking bird. Wassit called?

(https://scontent.fewr1-3.fna.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/fr/cp0/e15/q65/51318354_2042798199149646_2891496400279830528_o.jpg?_nc_cat=101&efg=eyJpIjoidCJ9&_nc_ht=scontent.fewr1-3.fna&oh=83458752f052c9504833d8f95f582247&oe=5CFC8171)

(https://scontent.fewr1-1.fna.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/fr/cp0/e15/q65/51178906_2042790229150443_7175995551014453248_o.jpg?_nc_cat=107&efg=eyJpIjoidCJ9&_nc_ht=scontent.fewr1-1.fna&oh=d040e9b04b99e93c808f643e41a9e32f&oe=5CEC7A71)
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: hermes2015 on February 01, 2019, 03:55:40 AM
Those are nice, but the slanting horizons are disconcerting.
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: jumbojak on February 01, 2019, 04:25:36 AM
I'll have to work on that. Darktable has an angle function but it doesn't work well at all. The second photo is actually a creek mouth which adds a bit of difficulty in balancing the edges of the land with the height of the trees on one side and the trees on cliffs on the other.
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: hermes2015 on February 01, 2019, 05:31:01 AM
Quote from: jumbojak on February 01, 2019, 04:25:36 AM
I'll have to work on that. Darktable has an angle function but it doesn't work well at all. The second photo is actually a creek mouth which adds a bit of difficulty in balancing the edges of the land with the height of the trees on one side and the trees on cliffs on the other.

On my D600 one can activate a grid in the viewfinder. It helps to get perfect verticals and horizontals. Check to see whether you can activate a grid in your viewfinder.
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: jumbojak on February 02, 2019, 05:00:32 AM
The reversing ring I got today made me think of Dave.

(https://scontent.fewr1-3.fna.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/fr/cp0/e15/q65/51030731_2044414688987997_7837052216857853952_o.jpg?_nc_cat=101&efg=eyJpIjoidCJ9&_nc_ht=scontent.fewr1-3.fna&oh=330ec6489f83584a358f213b92b6491e&oe=5CFAE9E7)
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: hermes2015 on February 02, 2019, 07:47:05 AM
Quote from: jumbojak on February 02, 2019, 05:00:32 AM
The reversing ring I got today made me think of Dave.

(https://scontent.fewr1-3.fna.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/fr/cp0/e15/q65/51030731_2044414688987997_7837052216857853952_o.jpg?_nc_cat=101&efg=eyJpIjoidCJ9&_nc_ht=scontent.fewr1-3.fna&oh=330ec6489f83584a358f213b92b6491e&oe=5CFAE9E7)

That's very sharp. I often think of Dave when photographic matters are discussed.
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: jumbojak on February 11, 2019, 04:07:22 AM
(https://scontent.fewr1-2.fna.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/fr/cp0/e15/q65/52558953_2057721117657354_6359329896459665408_o.jpg?_nc_cat=105&efg=eyJpIjoidCJ9&_nc_ht=scontent.fewr1-2.fna&oh=08c89c4288274f79e70fa7f273f7f970&oe=5CE91F66)
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: hermes2015 on February 11, 2019, 07:40:18 AM
Quote from: jumbojak on February 11, 2019, 04:07:22 AM
(https://scontent.fewr1-2.fna.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/fr/cp0/e15/q65/52558953_2057721117657354_6359329896459665408_o.jpg?_nc_cat=105&efg=eyJpIjoidCJ9&_nc_ht=scontent.fewr1-2.fna&oh=08c89c4288274f79e70fa7f273f7f970&oe=5CE91F66)

Very good. Have you come across the technique of focus stacking? It is a good tool to use for this type of photo.

https://expertphotography.com/using-focus-stacking-correctly/
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Tank on February 11, 2019, 08:32:49 AM
Quote from: jumbojak on February 11, 2019, 04:07:22 AM
(https://scontent.fewr1-2.fna.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/fr/cp0/e15/q65/52558953_2057721117657354_6359329896459665408_o.jpg?_nc_cat=105&efg=eyJpIjoidCJ9&_nc_ht=scontent.fewr1-2.fna&oh=08c89c4288274f79e70fa7f273f7f970&oe=5CE91F66)

Can't make up my mind is the pubic hair adds or detracts from the photo?
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: hermes2015 on February 11, 2019, 11:11:14 AM
Quote from: Tank on February 11, 2019, 08:32:49 AM
Quote from: jumbojak on February 11, 2019, 04:07:22 AM
(https://scontent.fewr1-2.fna.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/fr/cp0/e15/q65/52558953_2057721117657354_6359329896459665408_o.jpg?_nc_cat=105&efg=eyJpIjoidCJ9&_nc_ht=scontent.fewr1-2.fna&oh=08c89c4288274f79e70fa7f273f7f970&oe=5CE91F66)

Can't make up my mind is the pubic hair adds or detracts from the photo?

:sidesmile: I wonder where JJ wore that star. Perhaps it was an achievement award.
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Asmodean on February 11, 2019, 11:27:34 AM
Quote from: Tank on February 11, 2019, 08:32:49 AM
Can't make up my mind is the pubic hair adds or detracts from the photo?
When it's auctioned away for an unholy sum of money, I suspect it will be precisely due to the social commentary of that pubic hair.

[passionate "art-knower" impersonation]You see, it's all about how modern society is oversexualised to the point where in order to amount to something, you have to sleep with people and like, you know... Modesty is dead, and with the fight for the Socialist Utopia being upon us, and the star being the symbol of the Red Army, its cultural relevance makes it a priceless work of art indeed... [/blather on, all "knowing" shit about art]

;D
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Post by: jumbojak on February 11, 2019, 01:00:12 PM
Quote from: hermes2015 on February 11, 2019, 07:40:18 AM
Quote from: jumbojak on February 11, 2019, 04:07:22 AM
(https://scontent.fewr1-2.fna.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/fr/cp0/e15/q65/52558953_2057721117657354_6359329896459665408_o.jpg?_nc_cat=105&efg=eyJpIjoidCJ9&_nc_ht=scontent.fewr1-2.fna&oh=08c89c4288274f79e70fa7f273f7f970&oe=5CE91F66)

Very good. Have you come across the technique of focus stacking? It is a good tool to use for this type of photo.

https://expertphotography.com/using-focus-stacking-correctly/

I have not, but I'll be reading the article today. Thank you.
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Post by: jumbojak on February 11, 2019, 01:01:33 PM
Quote from: Tank on February 11, 2019, 08:32:49 AM
Quote from: jumbojak on February 11, 2019, 04:07:22 AM
(https://scontent.fewr1-2.fna.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/fr/cp0/e15/q65/52558953_2057721117657354_6359329896459665408_o.jpg?_nc_cat=105&efg=eyJpIjoidCJ9&_nc_ht=scontent.fewr1-2.fna&oh=08c89c4288274f79e70fa7f273f7f970&oe=5CE91F66)

Can't make up my mind is the pubic hair adds or detracts from the photo?

It's a dog hair... at least that's what I'm telling myself... because it's not my star!
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Post by: jumbojak on February 11, 2019, 01:11:00 PM
Quote from: Asmodean on February 11, 2019, 11:27:34 AM
Quote from: Tank on February 11, 2019, 08:32:49 AM
Can't make up my mind is the pubic hair adds or detracts from the photo?
When it's auctioned away for an unholy sum of money, I suspect it will be precisely due to the social commentary of that pubic hair.

[passionate "art-knower" impersonation]You see, it's all about how modern society is oversexualised to the point where in order to amount to something, you have to sleep with people and like, you know... Modesty is dead, and with the fight for the Socialist Utopia being upon us, and the star being the symbol of the Red Army, its cultural relevance makes it a priceless work of art indeed... [/blather on, all "knowing" shit about art]

;D
Quote from: Asmodean on February 11, 2019, 11:27:34 AM
Quote from: Tank on February 11, 2019, 08:32:49 AM
Can't make up my mind is the pubic hair adds or detracts from the photo?
When it's auctioned away for an unholy sum of money, I suspect it will be precisely due to the social commentary of that pubic hair.

[passionate "art-knower" impersonation]You see, it's all about how modern society is oversexualised to the point where in order to amount to something, you have to sleep with people and like, you know... Modesty is dead, and with the fight for the Socialist Utopia being upon us, and the star being the symbol of the Red Army, its cultural relevance makes it a priceless work of art indeed... [/blather on, all "knowing" shit about art]

;D

Ha! I was going to mention that there's a political statement in there if you look hard enough. Most people don't associate the gold star with the soviets these days though but I found it amusing.
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Post by: Asmodean on February 11, 2019, 01:33:46 PM
Just to be Clear, I was not making a political statement of any kind. Rather, I was impersonating Adam Savage impersonating an art connoisseur in some Mythbuster episode from the depth of my selectively-photographic memory.  ;D


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Post by: jumbojak on February 11, 2019, 01:40:20 PM
I didn't think you were and I wasn't either. Some of my former associates would have though. And probably spent hours arguing about it in tones very similar to the tongue in cheek language you used...
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Post by: Asmodean on February 11, 2019, 02:01:36 PM
Isn't the Internet wonderful?! Show them a picture of a rock, and they will debate, with considerable passion, that it is in fact a boulder they see, or a pebble. No, the rock is a lie! The Moon landing was a lie! There was this rock, you see... What were we talking about? Ah, yes! Lies! The media lies! No, the president lies! No, everybody lies! Dr. House said that. Bah! Breaking Bad is a far sueperior series! No, you shut up, it's "The Wire!" And just how DO you re-wire ignition on a Toyota Corolla? Why would you buy that boring piece of automotive mediocrity? Etc, etc.

Ah, the things I've seen and done...  :tellmemore:
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Post by: jumbojak on February 11, 2019, 02:31:44 PM
But was the dress black and blue or white and gold...?
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Post by: Asmodean on February 11, 2019, 03:08:56 PM
I believe the final consensus was that she was, in fact, naked.  :smilenod:


...did we agree on her being naked under the dress, though, or dressed in nakedness..? I wonder if a new debate might be in order.  :headscratch:
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Post by: jumbojak on February 14, 2019, 05:11:37 AM
(https://scontent.fewr1-4.fna.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/fr/cp0/e15/q65/52348576_2062585087170957_9027445889488125952_o.jpg?_nc_cat=104&efg=eyJpIjoidCJ9&_nc_ht=scontent.fewr1-4.fna&oh=d41ff7db3c86950ec9af7a7db55e7167&oe=5CDB69AC)

(https://scontent.fewr1-2.fna.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/fr/cp0/e15/q65/52396377_2062570950505704_5254465279143968768_o.jpg?_nc_cat=105&efg=eyJpIjoidCJ9&_nc_ht=scontent.fewr1-2.fna&oh=e423b258373681aa3d6893add823180d&oe=5CFF86DC)

(https://scontent.fewr1-4.fna.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/fr/cp0/e15/q65/51752695_2062565653839567_7554176213225308160_o.jpg?_nc_cat=102&efg=eyJpIjoidCJ9&_nc_ht=scontent.fewr1-4.fna&oh=6b4923f16411eb2f4c3d20736f90643e&oe=5CF0C33E)
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Post by: Tank on February 14, 2019, 07:53:09 AM
You should have started doing this years ago.
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Post by: hermes2015 on February 14, 2019, 08:05:41 AM
Quote from: jumbojak on February 14, 2019, 05:11:37 AM
(https://scontent.fewr1-4.fna.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/fr/cp0/e15/q65/52348576_2062585087170957_9027445889488125952_o.jpg?_nc_cat=104&efg=eyJpIjoidCJ9&_nc_ht=scontent.fewr1-4.fna&oh=d41ff7db3c86950ec9af7a7db55e7167&oe=5CDB69AC)

(https://scontent.fewr1-2.fna.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/fr/cp0/e15/q65/52396377_2062570950505704_5254465279143968768_o.jpg?_nc_cat=105&efg=eyJpIjoidCJ9&_nc_ht=scontent.fewr1-2.fna&oh=e423b258373681aa3d6893add823180d&oe=5CFF86DC)

(https://scontent.fewr1-4.fna.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/fr/cp0/e15/q65/51752695_2062565653839567_7554176213225308160_o.jpg?_nc_cat=102&efg=eyJpIjoidCJ9&_nc_ht=scontent.fewr1-4.fna&oh=6b4923f16411eb2f4c3d20736f90643e&oe=5CF0C33E)

I like these micro landscapes. Here is one I took a while ago:

(https://i.imgur.com/Qpkqbdj.jpg)
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Post by: jumbojak on February 14, 2019, 12:12:30 PM
An AC condenser. I like that.
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: hermes2015 on February 14, 2019, 12:30:56 PM
Quote from: jumbojak on February 14, 2019, 12:12:30 PM
An AC condenser. I like that.

Thanks. Here is part of an ancient workshop floor. It suggested a detail of a Rauschenberg painting to me. There is beauty in unexpected places.

(https://i.imgur.com/UekZl9i.jpg)
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Post by: jumbojak on February 14, 2019, 01:09:28 PM
It's amazing how much color concrete and stone pick up if you look for it.
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Post by: Icarus on February 14, 2019, 11:20:27 PM
JJ those are studies of textures. Well done.
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Post by: jumbojak on February 18, 2019, 05:14:17 AM
I don't think I got the thirds quite right.

(https://scontent.fewr1-4.fna.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/fr/cp0/e15/q65/52426793_2069217429841056_1963588644627283968_o.jpg?_nc_cat=102&efg=eyJpIjoidCJ9&_nc_ht=scontent.fewr1-4.fna&oh=9b437f0a210b86eb31b6154a15c7e16d&oe=5CE7B464)
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Post by: Icarus on February 18, 2019, 11:47:38 PM
That looks like an Ouchy tree or an unfriendly shrub.   Bouganvilla or something equally as forbidding?
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Post by: jumbojak on February 19, 2019, 01:00:41 AM
It's a wild lime. They're quite tasty.
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Post by: jumbojak on February 23, 2019, 06:47:16 AM
Experiment with pavement and rain. I still need to get a lot better with my pocket tripod. (https://scontent.fewr1-2.fna.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/fr/cp0/e15/q65/52674255_2077142779048521_6367190034503696384_o.jpg?_nc_cat=105&efg=eyJpIjoidCJ9&_nc_ht=scontent.fewr1-2.fna&oh=b8b3675cb79f7a516e5ccaa534915aea&oe=5CDC3819)
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Post by: jumbojak on February 26, 2019, 04:16:46 AM
Definitely not my best.

(https://scontent.fewr1-4.fna.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/fr/cp0/e15/q65/52661691_2081760625253403_6412224845366427648_o.jpg?_nc_cat=109&efg=eyJpIjoidCJ9&_nc_ht=scontent.fewr1-4.fna&oh=887389764ac2db6f4544afb7b540a930&oe=5D28B663)
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Post by: hermes2015 on February 26, 2019, 07:38:25 AM
Why do you say that? I think a bit of tighter cropping would help, but everyone's vision is different.
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Post by: jumbojak on February 26, 2019, 02:31:15 PM
I should have gotten there a bit earlier and I should have focused on the lone cypress in the middle instead of a wide shot. I can see it now.
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Post by: Tank on February 26, 2019, 03:19:36 PM
Quote from: jumbojak on February 26, 2019, 02:31:15 PM
I should have gotten there a bit earlier and I should have focused on the lone cypress in the middle instead of a wide shot. I can see it now.

You should do a lot of shots, you can always kill the crap ones later. Start with the wide shots then look for interesting things in the area. It's a very good photo anyway.
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Post by: Icarus on February 26, 2019, 10:41:27 PM
JJ that looks a lot like some of my beloved lakes and ponds in Florida.  I am in almost heaven when messing around in a small boat or kayak in such places. 
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Post by: jumbojak on February 26, 2019, 11:24:14 PM
I'm considering a small kayak for exploring the swamps. Also considering a waterproof camera. Just in case...
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Post by: Tank on February 27, 2019, 08:43:56 AM
Quote from: jumbojak on February 26, 2019, 11:24:14 PM
I'm considering a small kayak for exploring the swamps. Also considering a waterproof camera. Just in case...

You may be able to get a waterproof housing on ebay which would open up some more photographic possibilities.
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Bad Penny II on February 27, 2019, 10:26:10 AM
Quote from: Tank on February 27, 2019, 08:43:56 AM
Quote from: jumbojak on February 26, 2019, 11:24:14 PM
I'm considering a small kayak for exploring the swamps. Also considering a waterproof camera. Just in case...

You may be able to get a waterproof housing on ebay which would open up some more photographic possibilities.

Yes possibilities, if the water is moving and you're about to catch a large eyed wood warbler, remember  Olegas Truchanas and to watch where you're going. https://www.google.com/search?q=olegas+truchanas+photos&tbm=isch&source=univ&client=firefox-b-d&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjcx5q32NvgAhXMfn0KHV7AB_YQsAR6BAgAEAE&biw=1600&bih=798 (https://www.google.com/search?q=olegas+truchanas+photos&tbm=isch&source=univ&client=firefox-b-d&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjcx5q32NvgAhXMfn0KHV7AB_YQsAR6BAgAEAE&biw=1600&bih=798)

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Post by: jumbojak on February 27, 2019, 02:24:36 PM
Quote from: Tank on February 27, 2019, 08:43:56 AM
Quote from: jumbojak on February 26, 2019, 11:24:14 PM
I'm considering a small kayak for exploring the swamps. Also considering a waterproof camera. Just in case...

You may be able to get a waterproof housing on ebay which would open up some more photographic possibilities.

I looked into those. The only ones I found with any pedigree are more than five times the cost of my camera!
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Post by: Tank on February 27, 2019, 03:25:34 PM
Quote from: jumbojak on February 27, 2019, 02:24:36 PM
Quote from: Tank on February 27, 2019, 08:43:56 AM
Quote from: jumbojak on February 26, 2019, 11:24:14 PM
I'm considering a small kayak for exploring the swamps. Also considering a waterproof camera. Just in case...

You may be able to get a waterproof housing on ebay which would open up some more photographic possibilities.

I looked into those. The only ones I found with any pedigree are more than five times the cost of my camera!

AH!
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Post by: Sandra Craft on February 28, 2019, 09:51:21 AM
Quote from: jumbojak on February 26, 2019, 04:16:46 AM
Definitely not my best.

(https://scontent.fewr1-4.fna.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/fr/cp0/e15/q65/52661691_2081760625253403_6412224845366427648_o.jpg?_nc_cat=109&efg=eyJpIjoidCJ9&_nc_ht=scontent.fewr1-4.fna&oh=887389764ac2db6f4544afb7b540a930&oe=5D28B663)

Sez you.  I love it.
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Post by: Bad Penny II on February 28, 2019, 12:05:01 PM
Quote from: Sandra Craft on February 28, 2019, 09:51:21 AM
Quote from: jumbojak on February 26, 2019, 04:16:46 AM
Definitely not my best.

(https://scontent.fewr1-4.fna.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/fr/cp0/e15/q65/52661691_2081760625253403_6412224845366427648_o.jpg?_nc_cat=109&efg=eyJpIjoidCJ9&_nc_ht=scontent.fewr1-4.fna&oh=887389764ac2db6f4544afb7b540a930&oe=5D28B663)

Sez you.  I love it.

I like the colours.
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Post by: hermes2015 on February 28, 2019, 01:15:33 PM
Corroded metal.

(https://i.imgur.com/7BKxdOm.jpg)
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Post by: Essie Mae on February 28, 2019, 05:20:22 PM
Quote from: Bad Penny II on February 28, 2019, 12:05:01 PM
Quote from: Sandra Craft on February 28, 2019, 09:51:21 AM
Quote from: jumbojak on February 26, 2019, 04:16:46 AM
Definitely not my best.

(https://scontent.fewr1-4.fna.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/fr/cp0/e15/q65/52661691_2081760625253403_6412224845366427648_o.jpg?_nc_cat=109&efg=eyJpIjoidCJ9&_nc_ht=scontent.fewr1-4.fna&oh=887389764ac2db6f4544afb7b540a930&oe=5D28B663)

Sez you.  I love it.
7
I like the colours.

Me too. Sometimes i'm grateful not to have an artistic eye; I think I'm happier with a philistine 'I know what I like' attitude. There is nothing to criticise it. I love it.
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Post by: jumbojak on February 28, 2019, 09:12:15 PM
Quote from: hermes2015 on February 28, 2019, 01:15:33 PM
Corroded metal.

(https://i.imgur.com/7BKxdOm.jpg)

Is that an appliance that was repainted?
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Post by: hermes2015 on March 01, 2019, 03:34:50 AM
Not sure; I saw it lying in a heap of scrap metal. It looked like part of an extraction hood that was probably mounted over a cooking range in a restaurant kitchen.
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Post by: Bad Penny II on March 05, 2019, 08:54:48 AM
(https://i.imgur.com/US5gNpL.jpg)
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Post by: hermes2015 on March 05, 2019, 09:03:51 AM
Quote from: Bad Penny II on March 05, 2019, 08:54:48 AM
(https://i.imgur.com/US5gNpL.jpg)

Just goes to show that nature has "good taste" in colour combinations. The photo reminded me of Morris Louis:

https://www.ecosia.org/images?q=Morris+Louis
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Post by: Icarus on March 06, 2019, 12:18:49 AM
That is one of the cleanest of photo images BP.  Mother Nature is a bitch when provoked but she is also a spectacular artist.
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Post by: jumbojak on March 06, 2019, 01:19:42 AM
Is there a critter in the crotch of that tree?
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Post by: Tank on March 06, 2019, 08:48:20 AM
Quote from: jumbojak on March 06, 2019, 01:19:42 AM
Is there a critter in the crotch of that tree?

Fuck! It's a Drop Bear!!!

(https://ganggangtours.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/DropBear_Jub-Jub-Ryders.jpg)
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Post by: Bad Penny II on March 06, 2019, 10:38:36 AM
Quote from: jumbojak on March 06, 2019, 01:19:42 AM
Is there a critter in the crotch of that tree?

Could be but I work on a don't tell don't ask principle. 
I think our crotch fauna is our own business.  I've seen the Doctor Phil show, you Americans share too much.

Quote from: Tank on March 06, 2019, 08:48:20 AM
Fuck! It's a Drop Bear!!!

(https://ganggangtours.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/DropBear_Jub-Jub-Ryders.jpg)

If the Ewoks had of looked like this that movie would have had more cred.
Shame they didn't get the arboreal marsupial claws in the pic.


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Post by: Tank on March 06, 2019, 10:41:51 AM
Ewoks, the least scary creatures in the Universe, real or imagined!
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Bad Penny II on March 06, 2019, 10:45:45 AM
Quote from: hermes2015 on March 05, 2019, 09:03:51 AM
Just goes to show that nature has "good taste" in colour combinations. The photo reminded me of Morris Louis:

Nature can be pretty fricken gaudy but she gets away with it somehow.


I'm just going to put this here as a link, I didn't like the look of it shrunk.
It's not meant to be an example of gaudy.
We all know that the F11 key makes a browser screen full screen, removes the menus and stuff, push it again and it comes back, don't we?
https://i.imgur.com/IaRurv5.jpg (https://i.imgur.com/IaRurv5.jpg)
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Post by: Bad Penny II on March 06, 2019, 11:51:17 AM
Quote from: Icarus on March 06, 2019, 12:18:49 AM
That is one of the cleanest of photo images BP.  Mother Nature is a bitch when provoked but she is also a spectacular artist.

She could of given me a blue sky.
They are, at my skill level at least very difficult to Photoshop into this kinda pic.
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Post by: jumbojak on March 19, 2019, 04:01:47 AM
They came back.
(https://scontent.fewr1-1.fna.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/fr/cp0/e15/q65/53596199_2111158232313642_8095575528288813056_o.jpg?_nc_cat=100&efg=eyJpIjoidCJ9&_nc_ht=scontent.fewr1-1.fna&oh=e9d166dee706f68b49d51b375d512e10&oe=5D1C1461)
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Post by: hermes2015 on March 19, 2019, 04:14:11 AM
Quote from: jumbojak on March 19, 2019, 04:01:47 AM
They came back.
(https://scontent.fewr1-1.fna.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/fr/cp0/e15/q65/53596199_2111158232313642_8095575528288813056_o.jpg?_nc_cat=100&efg=eyJpIjoidCJ9&_nc_ht=scontent.fewr1-1.fna&oh=e9d166dee706f68b49d51b375d512e10&oe=5D1C1461)

What a nice shot of a magnificent specimen. I simply adore birds.
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Post by: Tank on March 19, 2019, 07:55:31 AM
Quote from: jumbojak on March 19, 2019, 04:01:47 AM
They came back.
(https://scontent.fewr1-1.fna.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/fr/cp0/e15/q65/53596199_2111158232313642_8095575528288813056_o.jpg?_nc_cat=100&efg=eyJpIjoidCJ9&_nc_ht=scontent.fewr1-1.fna&oh=e9d166dee706f68b49d51b375d512e10&oe=5D1C1461)
Excellent!
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Post by: Bad Penny II on March 19, 2019, 08:36:38 AM
That's cool.
I had one a few weeks ago coming into land in a tree above me, it had second thoughts about the suspicious guy in the pink boat and did some impressive manoeuvring to wing it elsewhere.  No camera ready to catch it so I only have a vague recollection.

I'd brighten him up if it was me but I do have my monitor set darkish.

(https://i.imgur.com/XlqL5Xu.jpg)
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Post by: Icarus on March 19, 2019, 11:58:18 PM
An excellent photo that could be used to study the anatomy of the predatory Hawk .  I admire them for their outstanding ability.  I have seen them capture and fly off with a fish that weighs as much or more than they do.  The impressive wing area is the key to that ability.

The large church across the street from my house has a steeple with a cross on top of the steeple.  It must be 100 feet high. The crossbar is often the resting place for a hunting Osprey.  From that vantage point they can see more than one nearby body of water that  contains their preferred food; fish. It s a study in contrast that a killer predator would perch himself on the cross.  I reckon that Ospreys are not very religious, but they are beautiful in their own way.
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Post by: jumbojak on March 20, 2019, 12:11:39 PM
Long exposure of a peat tree by moonlight. (https://scontent.fewr1-4.fna.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/fr/cp0/e15/q65/54374676_2112811995481599_6615196100603150336_o.jpg?_nc_cat=104&efg=eyJpIjoidCJ9&_nc_ht=scontent.fewr1-4.fna&oh=0b7bf9003b4cc42f661a657c274b87ec&oe=5D4CC7A6)
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Post by: Tank on March 20, 2019, 01:18:08 PM
Pear tree?
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Post by: jumbojak on March 20, 2019, 01:41:19 PM
Yes... I don't know why my phone does that. Then again it's probably my fat fingers.
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Tank on March 20, 2019, 01:51:32 PM
Quote from: jumbojak on March 20, 2019, 01:41:19 PM
Yes... I don't know why my phone does that. Then again it's probably my fat fingers.

No. It's God just fucking with you!
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Post by: hermes2015 on March 20, 2019, 02:26:37 PM
How long was that exposure? I am guessing a few minutes?
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Post by: jumbojak on March 20, 2019, 05:09:42 PM
Three minutes.
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Post by: jumbojak on April 02, 2019, 11:25:21 PM
I finally received approval to publish these.

Retzev - Continuous Motion

(https://live.staticflickr.com/7902/46801471494_8aa4e83dbe_c.jpg)

(https://live.staticflickr.com/7902/47472463172_b5685b2767_c.jpg)

(https://live.staticflickr.com/7800/47472462832_d4c79fbb3b_c.jpg)

I had to turn the ISO up to 800 to get the shutter speed and apertures I wanted for these. That particular class wasn't ideal for photos because of the large turnout and the heavy bags scattered about. But a few turned out okay. Still needs a bit of tuning though.
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Post by: jumbojak on April 02, 2019, 11:26:12 PM
And nothing appears... I'll try again later. Flickr doesn't seem to play well here.
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: hermes2015 on April 03, 2019, 04:46:43 AM
Good action shots. Available light always looks much better than flash.
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Post by: jumbojak on April 04, 2019, 02:39:07 AM
Flash would've been innapropriate for that environment. Far too distracting.
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Post by: jumbojak on April 04, 2019, 02:31:15 PM
(https://scontent.fphl2-1.fna.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/fr/cp0/e15/q65/56468275_2135273693235429_6398857605766184960_o.jpg?_nc_cat=110&efg=eyJpIjoidCJ9&_nc_ht=scontent.fphl2-1.fna&oh=2787624611cfa518ba4edd6450754c0c&oe=5D459243)
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Post by: Bad Penny II on April 04, 2019, 03:21:13 PM
Barad-dûr
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Post by: Magdalena on April 04, 2019, 06:55:51 PM
Quote from: jumbojak on April 04, 2019, 02:31:15 PM
(https://scontent.fphl2-1.fna.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/fr/cp0/e15/q65/56468275_2135273693235429_6398857605766184960_o.jpg?_nc_cat=110&efg=eyJpIjoidCJ9&_nc_ht=scontent.fphl2-1.fna&oh=2787624611cfa518ba4edd6450754c0c&oe=5D459243)
That's a nice picture, JJ. Would you tell me a little bit about it, please?
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Post by: jumbojak on April 04, 2019, 08:17:23 PM
That's a channel marker right next to the ferry, taken at about 8:00 at night with a 55 second exposure and a red intensifier filter. It does look like Barad-dûr, with the star effect due to the small aperture. I don't remember what that was set to.
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Post by: Magdalena on April 05, 2019, 04:25:51 AM
^^
8)
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Post by: jumbojak on April 09, 2019, 05:25:33 AM
(https://scontent.fewr1-4.fna.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/fr/cp0/e15/q65/56652863_2142783742484424_8432319497079095296_o.jpg?_nc_cat=104&efg=eyJpIjoidCJ9&_nc_ht=scontent.fewr1-4.fna&oh=b63813920052384ef192f665efadaf56&oe=5D05AAF6)
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Post by: hermes2015 on April 09, 2019, 06:13:06 AM
Quote from: jumbojak on April 09, 2019, 05:25:33 AM
(https://scontent.fewr1-4.fna.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/fr/cp0/e15/q65/56652863_2142783742484424_8432319497079095296_o.jpg?_nc_cat=104&efg=eyJpIjoidCJ9&_nc_ht=scontent.fewr1-4.fna&oh=b63813920052384ef192f665efadaf56&oe=5D05AAF6)

That's very film noir. Is Orson Welles lurking around the corner?
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Post by: jumbojak on April 09, 2019, 12:54:49 PM
No, but Frank Sinatra offered me a cigarette on the way back in. I refused and bought him an old fashioned, before remarking that he seemed a bit out of place.
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Post by: jumbojak on April 13, 2019, 04:43:40 AM
I wish it was mine.  :let'seat:(https://scontent.fewr1-4.fna.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/fr/cp0/e15/q65/57345135_2148471745248957_998390776025055232_o.jpg?_nc_cat=102&efg=eyJpIjoidCJ9&_nc_ht=scontent.fewr1-4.fna&oh=5de17dab95046c793d37ec7b6f023daf&oe=5D458FC6)
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Post by: Icarus on April 15, 2019, 11:01:05 PM
Didn't know that Yanmar made earth moving equipment.  They have a long and enviable reputation as the manufacturer of marine engines.
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Post by: jumbojak on April 16, 2019, 02:16:19 AM
Quote from: Icarus on April 15, 2019, 11:01:05 PM
Didn't know that Yanmar made earth moving equipment.  They have a long and enviable reputation as the manufacturer of marine engines.

John Deere uses a lot of Yanmar engines in their equipment. If the engine is black instead of green it's a Yanmar Deere, and that's not necessarily a bad thing.
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Post by: jumbojak on April 17, 2019, 05:33:23 AM
(https://scontent.fewr1-2.fna.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/fr/cp0/e15/q65/57333520_2154350204661111_7285540255267028992_n.jpg?_nc_cat=106&efg=eyJpIjoidCJ9&_nc_ht=scontent.fewr1-2.fna&oh=0ff39c201132ae5878fed69f78289dde&oe=5D3AD91B)

(https://scontent.fewr1-4.fna.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/fr/cp0/e15/q65/57485429_2154350414661090_543737022813044736_n.jpg?_nc_cat=109&efg=eyJpIjoidCJ9&_nc_ht=scontent.fewr1-4.fna&oh=0abf2254ee53c1c66291999f6f32e648&oe=5D39C23D)

(https://scontent.fewr1-4.fna.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/fr/cp0/e15/q65/57064199_2154350661327732_3095091649840152576_n.jpg?_nc_cat=104&efg=eyJpIjoidCJ9&_nc_ht=scontent.fewr1-4.fna&oh=fff197101815b73cbca8135b839151b6&oe=5D47AE86)

(https://scontent.fewr1-3.fna.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/fr/cp0/e15/q65/57154997_2154350864661045_2522032039188758528_n.jpg?_nc_cat=110&efg=eyJpIjoidCJ9&_nc_ht=scontent.fewr1-3.fna&oh=b787e5d2373d0dc6904b8f4f6cfc28ca&oe=5D35A268)
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Magdalena on April 17, 2019, 05:37:48 AM
^^
Ooh, I like it! What is it?  :tellmemore:
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Post by: hermes2015 on April 17, 2019, 06:42:21 AM
Quote from: Magdalena on April 17, 2019, 05:37:48 AM
^^
Ooh, I like it! What is it?  :tellmemore:

It looks like bismuth crystals to me. Is that correct, JJ?
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Post by: jumbojak on April 17, 2019, 12:13:30 PM
Quote from: hermes2015 on April 17, 2019, 06:42:21 AM
Quote from: Magdalena on April 17, 2019, 05:37:48 AM
^^
Ooh, I like it! What is it?  :tellmemore:

It looks like bismuth crystals to me. Is that correct, JJ?

Indeed it is. I thought you might recognize it.
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Post by: Davin on April 17, 2019, 04:30:04 PM
Those bismuth crystals pictures are very cool.

(https://i.imgur.com/ngr22Zz.jpg)
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Post by: Bad Penny II on April 19, 2019, 06:02:31 AM
Old bottlebutt

(https://i.imgur.com/6AtTqJo.jpg)

(https://i.imgur.com/oJAtJMx.jpg)
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Post by: Tank on April 19, 2019, 06:49:06 AM
What type of tree is that?
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Post by: Bad Penny II on April 19, 2019, 08:50:06 AM
Red Bloodwood (Corymbia gummifera)

I've got some living ones and a big old stump and trunk on the ground.
Not good for building/furniture, good for firewood.


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Post by: Tank on April 19, 2019, 04:33:32 PM
Quote from: Bad Penny II on April 19, 2019, 08:50:06 AM
Red Bloodwood (Corymbia gummifera)

I've got some living ones and a big old stump and trunk on the ground.
Not good for building/furniture, good for firewood.

:thumbsup:
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Post by: Bad Penny II on May 01, 2019, 02:35:05 PM
(https://i.imgur.com/arVsyUv.jpg)

(https://i.imgur.com/CkjlZq8.jpg)

(https://i.imgur.com/OSugunA.jpg)

(https://i.imgur.com/a9bl3EM.jpg)
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Post by: Tank on May 01, 2019, 03:35:06 PM
^^^  :love: :love: :love:
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Post by: Icarus on May 02, 2019, 02:53:36 AM
^ What Tank said.
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Post by: jumbojak on May 02, 2019, 03:01:18 AM
Fierce, ain't he?
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Post by: jumbojak on May 08, 2019, 12:53:39 PM
(https://scontent.fewr1-4.fna.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/fr/cp0/e15/q65/60112246_2187134648049333_9208690919514046464_o.jpg?_nc_cat=102&efg=eyJpIjoidCJ9&_nc_ht=scontent.fewr1-4.fna&oh=e4810c61eb3e928c2be9a483c0831f9c&oe=5D777AD6)

(https://scontent.fewr1-3.fna.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/fr/cp0/e15/q65/59857369_2187148801381251_5708132736066125824_o.jpg?_nc_cat=103&efg=eyJpIjoidCJ9&_nc_ht=scontent.fewr1-3.fna&oh=3f7da2e5e99c763b38c0e52dc57d42db&oe=5D74924B)
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Post by: MariaEvri on May 08, 2019, 05:07:24 PM
(https://www.flickr.com/photos/poseidon_simons/32835745037/in/dateposted-public/)  here's some wild mustard fields in Cyprus. Taken two springs ago
https://www.flickr.com/photos/poseidon_simons/32835745037/in/dateposted-public/
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Post by: jumbojak on May 09, 2019, 04:19:13 AM
Isn't mustard a tree? Or is wild mustard a different species?
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Post by: Bad Penny II on May 09, 2019, 06:16:02 AM
(https://i.imgur.com/zxWCcRG.jpg)

(https://i.imgur.com/7Z0yMQA.jpg)

(https://i.imgur.com/hNT74DK.jpg)

(https://i.imgur.com/SUP81X4.jpg)

(https://i.imgur.com/3Dic0O4.jpg)

(https://i.imgur.com/TO1evCe.jpg)

(https://i.imgur.com/BDYII6K.jpg)

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Post by: Tank on May 09, 2019, 08:04:53 AM
Quote from: jumbojak on May 09, 2019, 04:19:13 AM
Isn't mustard a tree? Or is wild mustard a different species?

This is also called Rape seed in the UK. It's not mustard as you say.
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Post by: Tank on May 09, 2019, 08:05:41 AM
Quote from: Bad Penny II on May 09, 2019, 06:16:02 AM
(https://i.imgur.com/zxWCcRG.jpg)

(https://i.imgur.com/7Z0yMQA.jpg)

(https://i.imgur.com/hNT74DK.jpg)

(https://i.imgur.com/SUP81X4.jpg)

(https://i.imgur.com/3Dic0O4.jpg)

(https://i.imgur.com/TO1evCe.jpg)

(https://i.imgur.com/BDYII6K.jpg)

Wow!!!
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Post by: jumbojak on May 09, 2019, 12:59:54 PM
I love dolphins. How far out were they?
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Post by: Bad Penny II on May 09, 2019, 02:44:53 PM
Quote from: jumbojak on May 09, 2019, 12:59:54 PM
I love dolphins. How far out were they?

75-100 metres, maybe.
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Post by: xSilverPhinx on May 09, 2019, 10:04:29 PM
I :love: dolphins!

Here's a pic of Delfina, performing an acrobatic balancing act on my monitor:

(https://i.imgur.com/96o7YJ5.jpg)

(Lizards, dolphins, I have 'em all)
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Post by: Tank on May 11, 2019, 05:38:54 PM
Steampunk at Bradford Industrial Museum today.

(https://imagizer.imageshack.com/img923/6457/s0x2ns.jpg)
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Post by: jumbojak on May 24, 2019, 02:28:14 PM
I tried to use the bottom of the tracks as a horizon line for the excavator. Not sure how well it worked.

(https://scontent.fphl2-2.fna.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/fr/cp0/e15/q65/61000436_2213048542124610_4056325748959477760_o.jpg?_nc_cat=105&efg=eyJpIjoidCJ9&_nc_ht=scontent.fphl2-2.fna&oh=facdc36318de8ec1f2e760aef8da70da&oe=5D9765B5)

(https://scontent.fphl2-3.fna.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/fr/cp0/e15/q65/60801901_2213049198791211_2669565664749944832_o.jpg?_nc_cat=101&efg=eyJpIjoidCJ9&_nc_ht=scontent.fphl2-3.fna&oh=0fd1d227a747726ae91b7c2830878c96&oe=5D547DE2)

(https://scontent.fphl2-1.fna.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/fr/cp0/e15/q65/60782351_2213048818791249_8179231157523578880_o.jpg?_nc_cat=107&efg=eyJpIjoidCJ9&_nc_ht=scontent.fphl2-1.fna&oh=66fad154286974191a58d5815ddd5ac0&oe=5D68104E)
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Post by: Tank on May 24, 2019, 02:46:46 PM
All well composed.

The middle one is a little too green for my taste, it looks a little too unnatural.
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Post by: Bad Penny II on May 24, 2019, 02:57:32 PM
I like your excavator pic, the green ones not so much.
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Post by: Magdalena on May 24, 2019, 05:43:27 PM
Quote from: Tank on May 24, 2019, 02:46:46 PM
All well composed.

The middle one is a little too green for my taste, it looks a little too unnatural.

(https://scontent.fphl2-3.fna.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/fr/cp0/e15/q65/60801901_2213049198791211_2669565664749944832_o.jpg?_nc_cat=101&efg=eyJpIjoidCJ9&_nc_ht=scontent.fphl2-3.fna&oh=0fd1d227a747726ae91b7c2830878c96&oe=5D547DE2)

That's funny. That one is my favorite one because it's very green. ;D
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Post by: hermes2015 on May 24, 2019, 07:36:10 PM
Quote from: Magdalena on May 24, 2019, 05:43:27 PM
Quote from: Tank on May 24, 2019, 02:46:46 PM
All well composed.

The middle one is a little too green for my taste, it looks a little too unnatural.

(https://scontent.fphl2-3.fna.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/fr/cp0/e15/q65/60801901_2213049198791211_2669565664749944832_o.jpg?_nc_cat=101&efg=eyJpIjoidCJ9&_nc_ht=scontent.fphl2-3.fna&oh=0fd1d227a747726ae91b7c2830878c96&oe=5D547DE2)

That's funny. That one is my favorite one because it's very green. ;D

I works for me too.
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Post by: Sandra Craft on May 24, 2019, 09:06:47 PM
Quote from: Magdalena on May 24, 2019, 05:43:27 PM
Quote from: Tank on May 24, 2019, 02:46:46 PM
All well composed.

The middle one is a little too green for my taste, it looks a little too unnatural.

(https://scontent.fphl2-3.fna.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/fr/cp0/e15/q65/60801901_2213049198791211_2669565664749944832_o.jpg?_nc_cat=101&efg=eyJpIjoidCJ9&_nc_ht=scontent.fphl2-3.fna&oh=0fd1d227a747726ae91b7c2830878c96&oe=5D547DE2)

That's funny. That one is my favorite one because it's very green. ;D

Same here.  It's mesmerizing.  Altho my favorite is the one that makes me feel like taking a walk.
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Post by: Tank on May 25, 2019, 06:31:31 PM
Taken at Newby Hall, North Yorkshire, today.


Cockchafer or May Bug
(https://imagizer.imageshack.com/img921/6606/ycq20e.jpg)

(https://imagizer.imageshack.com/img924/7434/yZVKK5.jpg)

(https://imagizer.imageshack.com/img924/8205/yZxkoS.jpg)

(https://imagizer.imageshack.com/img924/8246/9PEsBf.jpg)

(https://imagizer.imageshack.com/img924/8255/4VQxQK.jpg)

(https://imagizer.imageshack.com/img924/2365/dTYvLq.jpg)

(https://imagizer.imageshack.com/img921/913/tzB8v4.jpg)

(https://imagizer.imageshack.com/img924/289/rK8DL3.jpg)

(https://imagizer.imageshack.com/img923/3982/TgcG25.jpg)
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Post by: jumbojak on May 25, 2019, 07:02:31 PM
Whats your setup on the beetles?
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Post by: Magdalena on May 25, 2019, 07:32:58 PM
Very nice, Tank.  :tellmemore:
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Post by: Tank on May 25, 2019, 07:40:45 PM
Quote from: jumbojak on May 25, 2019, 07:02:31 PM
Whats your setup on the beetles?

Fujifilm X30 macro+ at 7mm 1/320th sec 100ASA
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Post by: hermes2015 on May 25, 2019, 07:59:05 PM
The beetles are beautiful.
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Post by: Tank on May 25, 2019, 08:10:22 PM
Quote from: hermes2015 on May 25, 2019, 07:59:05 PM
The beetles are beautiful.

Well the funny thing is that I have never seen a May Bug before, ever. And then I get three in one day! I had to rescue one from a urinal.
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Post by: jumbojak on May 25, 2019, 09:22:43 PM
So, y'all have May bugs and we have June bugs. Interesting.
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Post by: hermes2015 on May 26, 2019, 04:51:16 AM
And we have some bad flu bugs going around.
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Post by: Tom62 on May 26, 2019, 10:04:06 AM
Quote from: Tank on May 25, 2019, 08:10:22 PM
Quote from: hermes2015 on May 25, 2019, 07:59:05 PM
The beetles are beautiful.

Well the funny thing is that I have never seen a May Bug before, ever. And then I get three in one day! I had to rescue one from a urinal.

Maybe it was a Theresa May bug  ;)
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Post by: Tank on May 26, 2019, 10:40:33 AM
^^^ :rofl:
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Post by: jumbojak on May 29, 2019, 05:38:04 AM
(https://scontent.fewr1-2.fna.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/fr/cp0/e15/q65/61198421_2221416144621183_4865791917339705344_o.jpg?_nc_cat=111&efg=eyJpIjoidCJ9&_nc_oc=AQkp7PRw6ZaptIyzbHB5S06m7ACWED_rWQSn5Z9lR4OZ8p6na3M6iwg2oKxTFQx52eE&_nc_ht=scontent.fewr1-2.fna&oh=1ca06e14c0dc149613a8537c12a8497d&oe=5D97101F)

They make a good sandwich too.
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: jumbojak on May 30, 2019, 02:29:34 PM
(https://scontent.fphl2-2.fna.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/fr/cp0/e15/q65/61464453_2223040241125440_8290302190073937920_o.jpg?_nc_cat=105&efg=eyJpIjoidCJ9&_nc_oc=AQkSme5N7dQfye88-QSten6Lxygkd8A9gEvDVZz5M5FgbzsFsu-TArroq-d1MZIV25mSPuEAdcHQyD86fNyGEKkF&_nc_ht=scontent.fphl2-2.fna&oh=009ea27abc619989d5beeba730e74032&oe=5D8C0B4F)
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Bad Penny II on May 30, 2019, 04:01:50 PM
Quote from: jumbojak on May 30, 2019, 02:29:34 PM
(https://scontent.fphl2-2.fna.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/fr/cp0/e15/q65/61464453_2223040241125440_8290302190073937920_o.jpg?_nc_cat=105&efg=eyJpIjoidCJ9&_nc_oc=AQkSme5N7dQfye88-QSten6Lxygkd8A9gEvDVZz5M5FgbzsFsu-TArroq-d1MZIV25mSPuEAdcHQyD86fNyGEKkF&_nc_ht=scontent.fphl2-2.fna&oh=009ea27abc619989d5beeba730e74032&oe=5D8C0B4F)

You told us you were hairy but that's not how I pictured you.
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: jumbojak on May 30, 2019, 04:08:57 PM
I'm a lot uglier than that fly.
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: hermes2015 on May 30, 2019, 05:05:40 PM
Quote from: jumbojak on May 30, 2019, 04:08:57 PM
I'm a lot uglier than that fly.

Don't worry about that. To quote Dorothy Parker:

"Beauty is only skin deep, but ugly goes clean to the bone."
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: jumbojak on June 02, 2019, 06:55:26 AM
(https://scontent.fphl2-4.fna.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/fr/cp0/e15/q65/61451860_2228277953935002_5854672244202012672_o.jpg?_nc_cat=106&efg=eyJpIjoidCJ9&_nc_oc=AQkYkoSoRE264MzzJ2mE1gKNv8I2sLHjx_t2812Gc3XGD_eVE6qEhdjhcowikQxI2fc17PhqWKAJuZ9_AIPFjUtQ&_nc_ht=scontent.fphl2-4.fna&oh=d5cebe8ae705d45dc9effe65442ddb93&oe=5D5C3E76)


(https://scontent.fphl2-4.fna.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/fr/cp0/e15/q65/61626681_2228278330601631_8070128070398312448_o.jpg?_nc_cat=108&efg=eyJpIjoidCJ9&_nc_oc=AQk1JMUOaGHujWa7GGjowCwe8S_Z5BA9NYMvcnzHVxFY3R6XRyj9ZArNIsXxkzEQrKF1jyOYFinlp3tNh13ljqNk&_nc_ht=scontent.fphl2-4.fna&oh=dcfcd17c59537832d60611457e0670b9&oe=5D8B148F)

(https://scontent.fphl2-4.fna.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/fr/cp0/e15/q65/62234966_2228278827268248_2318346475056136192_o.jpg?_nc_cat=106&efg=eyJpIjoidCJ9&_nc_oc=AQlpbpK9LonrIqbXGtHJMlLlYMOCdAktAeZAQGTNEqyJcBNoW0Uup8Pl05cq9ybcazkJv8Bitbi-AeoutH5oVJ-T&_nc_ht=scontent.fphl2-4.fna&oh=207cc68ce0163f16a733460345efe011&oe=5D5963BC)

(https://scontent.fphl2-3.fna.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/fr/cp0/e15/q65/61522411_2228279963934801_9088013110274424832_o.jpg?_nc_cat=109&efg=eyJpIjoidCJ9&_nc_oc=AQkVqcAh8zDQsnpLf83LTrePpB8kX9cUgVR-uEVkh-isfVn8B26d4wVYdp65bikmo_2AZZ3Ogj4XP22vrwErVFwM&_nc_ht=scontent.fphl2-3.fna&oh=a3100a0a52fd792bac4cbdb58b05e399&oe=5D5252D1)

(https://scontent.fphl2-3.fna.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/fr/cp0/e15/q65/61731058_2228292723933525_2823554905329893376_o.jpg?_nc_cat=104&efg=eyJpIjoidCJ9&_nc_oc=AQn9mljxocon_L_vnSfem4TvcjBA0wEhDOwuIn6zSLR863iPz17YbkrQ4zf8-GjhjOlPmoh4t8kvDWfTDxPRAjLc&_nc_ht=scontent.fphl2-3.fna&oh=3022e20254c46ce69ce46763ae41f47d&oe=5D549C10)

(https://scontent.fphl2-1.fna.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/fr/cp0/e15/q65/61968774_2228304047265726_3745183796752809984_o.jpg?_nc_cat=103&efg=eyJpIjoidCJ9&_nc_oc=AQmDt4IA4ELb26HV-8eEAtijfUtC5_wMX1766u2gS3ALEazMMI0Tt0fH4J6kmCDD3LsJF7bdLxVXu8ma7TrxeAaM&_nc_ht=scontent.fphl2-1.fna&oh=9f0065c9224e455968d00bf0fc07be53&oe=5D8A0BD5)
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Tank on June 02, 2019, 10:39:57 AM
Bloody brilliant!
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: hermes2015 on June 02, 2019, 12:25:12 PM
Does that red car belong to you?
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: jumbojak on June 02, 2019, 01:40:47 PM
Quote from: Tank on June 02, 2019, 10:39:57 AM
Bloody brilliant!

Thank you.
Quote from: hermes2015 on June 02, 2019, 12:25:12 PM
Does that red car belong to you?

No, I made it the the gas and steam engine show after all. There wasn't too much to see there. It has shrunk over the years since I last went.
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Dark Lightning on June 02, 2019, 02:20:36 PM
Cool pix! That tractor has the oldest power takeoff setup ever! Man, one had better be aware of one's surroundings, working near that. That belt could get you any time!
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: jumbojak on June 02, 2019, 02:27:00 PM
One nice thing about flat belts is that they tend to slip off whenever they bind up. They don't transmit a lot of power but they are relatively safe compared to vbelts.
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: jumbojak on June 09, 2019, 05:02:20 AM
(https://scontent.fphl2-4.fna.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/fr/cp0/e15/q65/62214667_2240475469381917_8821908709119623168_o.jpg?_nc_cat=108&efg=eyJpIjoidCJ9&_nc_oc=AQlo7tMIG7ZJVrqQ7V3zQssOVTErF8xE5A_5uWhzsZ7-cLijtLjH1E2G0wpOu0TkaIYScHVylaVKoBZLUL5Uo6ol&_nc_ht=scontent.fphl2-4.fna&oh=c7b525bb8042f3d196cc139325c410a9&oe=5D8BC6DC)

(https://scontent.fphl2-4.fna.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/fr/cp0/e15/q65/64227802_2240454179384046_2368227808620052480_o.jpg?_nc_cat=108&efg=eyJpIjoidCJ9&_nc_oc=AQnSX0kKOl1MmUsqIjFw-mrrqKjk4NEBO26btaAc_YX2fEtG2_2klvemDB_yT61Dl-Kf6Yh-pi6xfVp2ow14fczA&_nc_ht=scontent.fphl2-4.fna&oh=ff69a4e050b8cf0cf575eeb6f765234f&oe=5D53CF1D)

Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: hermes2015 on June 09, 2019, 06:52:32 AM
The second one is beautifully sharp. I am now inspired to try similar shots.

The first one would benefit from focus stacking.
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: hermes2015 on June 09, 2019, 08:00:09 AM
I saw this couple when I went out at sunrise this morning to take some photos of buildings in my area of the city.

(https://i.imgur.com/9XHIrmL.jpg)
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: hermes2015 on June 09, 2019, 08:11:00 AM
(https://i.imgur.com/echs9N1.jpg)
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: hermes2015 on June 09, 2019, 08:35:44 AM
(https://i.imgur.com/faVoE3q.jpg)
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: hermes2015 on June 09, 2019, 08:38:49 AM
(https://i.imgur.com/rG1sQ6J.jpg)
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: hermes2015 on June 09, 2019, 08:52:03 AM
(https://i.imgur.com/9KZL6mH.jpg)
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: jumbojak on June 09, 2019, 02:02:14 PM
Quote from: hermes2015 on June 09, 2019, 06:52:32 AM
The second one is beautifully sharp. I am now inspired to try similar shots.

The first one would benefit from focus stacking.

I don't think focus stacking is possible with a reversing ring. Sad.
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: hermes2015 on June 09, 2019, 02:14:59 PM
Quote from: jumbojak on June 09, 2019, 02:02:14 PM
Quote from: hermes2015 on June 09, 2019, 06:52:32 AM
The second one is beautifully sharp. I am now inspired to try similar shots.

The first one would benefit from focus stacking.

I don't think focus stacking is possible with a reversing ring. Sad.

It is possible if you can manage to take a set of 10 or so photos focused from the near edge of the object to the far edge, without moving the camera. You then combine the photos using suitable software. Without the reversing ring you can use the free digiCamControl program to control the focus of your Nikon automatically.
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: jumbojak on June 09, 2019, 02:29:05 PM
Focus with my reversing ring is done by moving the camera, it's all based on distance. Turning the focus with the lens reversed doesn't do anything. I would like to get a micro lens but that's well off in the future. Not having a light meter makes the process rather tedius.
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: jumbojak on June 09, 2019, 02:58:49 PM
Quote from: hermes2015 on June 09, 2019, 08:35:44 AM
(https://i.imgur.com/faVoE3q.jpg)

That's a really cool building.
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: hermes2015 on June 09, 2019, 03:18:58 PM
Quote from: jumbojak on June 09, 2019, 02:58:49 PM
Quote from: hermes2015 on June 09, 2019, 08:35:44 AM
(https://i.imgur.com/faVoE3q.jpg)

That's a really cool building.

The interiors are also good, but I could not get in today (Sunday).

https://www.visi.co.za/sasols-sandton-headquarters/

There are so many of these new generation ones all over the city now. I should make an effort to shoot more of them.
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: hermes2015 on June 13, 2019, 02:50:03 PM
These were taken this morning at the Bryanston Organic Market.

(https://i.imgur.com/jcBtnVk.jpg)

(https://i.imgur.com/2HRGN5y.jpg)
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: jumbojak on June 13, 2019, 03:26:37 PM
That telephone is awesome!
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: hermes2015 on June 13, 2019, 03:39:01 PM
Quote from: jumbojak on June 13, 2019, 03:26:37 PM
That telephone is awesome!

They told me it was a Bluetooth speaker.
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: hermes2015 on June 15, 2019, 09:32:43 AM
Quote from: jumbojak on June 09, 2019, 05:02:20 AM
(https://scontent.fphl2-4.fna.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/fr/cp0/e15/q65/64227802_2240454179384046_2368227808620052480_o.jpg?_nc_cat=108&efg=eyJpIjoidCJ9&_nc_oc=AQnSX0kKOl1MmUsqIjFw-mrrqKjk4NEBO26btaAc_YX2fEtG2_2klvemDB_yT61Dl-Kf6Yh-pi6xfVp2ow14fczA&_nc_ht=scontent.fphl2-4.fna&oh=ff69a4e050b8cf0cf575eeb6f765234f&oe=5D53CF1D)

Am I correct in assuming that this is a mm scale? I am asking because I am experimenting with one of my normal lenses (non-macro Nikon 135mm f/2) to see whether I can get close to your excellent sharpness without investing in a set of reversing rings. I know I cannot get my photos as sharp as yours, but in homage to Dave I am tinkering with my setup as shown here.

(https://i.imgur.com/BwMVWSP.jpg)

I've assembled a little tablescape of objects, including a small Buddha, a needle and thread, and a set square marked in mm, to try it out. Sorry about the bad quality photo taken with my Samsung cell phone.

I will show the results in the other thread when I have some.
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Tank on June 16, 2019, 06:52:36 PM
Been a good day in the garden today.

(https://imagizer.imageshack.com/img923/6620/1v0FY7.jpg)

(https://imagizer.imageshack.com/img922/6035/Um7ia2.jpg)

(https://imagizer.imageshack.com/img921/1443/lEM575.jpg)

(https://imagizer.imageshack.com/img923/7499/eGePoH.jpg)

(https://imagizer.imageshack.com/img922/1025/RPQHMJ.jpg)

(https://imagizer.imageshack.com/img923/8898/UkktOc.jpg)
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: hermes2015 on June 16, 2019, 07:20:22 PM
Very nice sharp shots, inspiring me again to keep trying with my non-macro lens setup. I hope to show some results tomorrow.
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Tank on June 16, 2019, 08:22:29 PM
Quote from: hermes2015 on June 16, 2019, 07:20:22 PM
Very nice sharp shots, inspiring me again to keep trying with my non-macro lens setup. I hope to show some results tomorrow.

I look forward to seeing them :)
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: hermes2015 on June 17, 2019, 07:36:02 AM
Some results of my experiments to try and do macro photography with a normal lens. I used a Nikon 135mm f/2 DC lens on a Nikon D600 camera at about 1100mm from the objects. I shot in NEF (RAW) format at f/5.6 and ISO 100, then cropped and converted to TIF, resulting in large files of, on average, 60MB, before focus stacking with Helicon Focus 6. The stacked photos were then compressed to JPG for posting here. In each case I'm showing one of the near photos and one of the far photos, then the focus stacked photo.

I was quite surprised at the quality of the results, considering how far the camera had to be from the objects. This is because that lens cannot focus closer than about 1100mm. The shots cannot compete with photos taken with a dedicated macro setup, as used by JJ and Tank, but I think my setup is a reasonably good poor man's macro photography technique for non-moving objects.

This was the tablescape setup
(https://i.imgur.com/BwMVWSP.jpg)

Tablescape Near
(https://i.imgur.com/NQ9k0Jp.jpg)

Tablescape Far
(https://i.imgur.com/LK0scU5.jpg)

Tablescape Focus Stacked. Those black rods are 0.5mm pencil leads.
(https://i.imgur.com/pIs0yGa.jpg)

Tablescape mm Scale
(https://i.imgur.com/KyaJZAx.jpg)

I also used my trusty old TAG watch (in need of a clean and a battery) as a subject.

Watch Near
(https://i.imgur.com/84KXaSO.jpg)

Watch Far
(https://i.imgur.com/HTFzpDO.jpg)

Watch Focus Stacked
(https://i.imgur.com/yEsfnmg.jpg)

Watch Clasp
(https://i.imgur.com/etFnOX3.jpg)

I want to do some more tests and will post them here.
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Tank on June 17, 2019, 08:07:36 AM
Very good. I shall have to look into this focus stacking!
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: hermes2015 on June 17, 2019, 08:26:49 AM
Quote from: Tank on June 17, 2019, 08:07:36 AM
Very good. I shall have to look into this focus stacking!

I can advise, when the time comes, if you want to try it. I don't think it will be workable with your beetle photos, because no movement is allowed. Also, there are some artifacts you can see in the thread in the mm scale photo.

What is remarkable is that I get sub-millimetre resolution at that distance from the subject, as seen in the bits of fibre on the table in the watch shots. But that is admittedly a very sharp lens. I also could not detect any chromatic aberration.
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Tank on June 17, 2019, 10:02:14 AM
"I don't think it will be workable with your beetle photos, because no movement is allowed. "

There are cameras that incorporate Focus Stacking that can be used live! An Olympus comes to mind. I follow a guy, Geraint Radford, on FB who uses the kit. His shots are stunning!

https://www.facebook.com/geraintradfordphoto/
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Tank on June 17, 2019, 10:07:01 AM
An old trick to get insects to keep still is to stick them in a fridge for an hour or so as they have to warm up before they can move.
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: hermes2015 on June 17, 2019, 11:16:45 AM
Quote from: Tank on June 17, 2019, 10:07:01 AM
An old trick to get insects to keep still is to stick them in a fridge for an hour or so as they have to warm up before they can move.

That should work for children as well.
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Tank on June 17, 2019, 11:50:43 AM
Quote from: hermes2015 on June 17, 2019, 11:16:45 AM
Quote from: Tank on June 17, 2019, 10:07:01 AM
An old trick to get insects to keep still is to stick them in a fridge for an hour or so as they have to warm up before they can move.

That should work for children as well.

They need too much air. The effect tends to be permanent.
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: jumbojak on June 17, 2019, 03:30:40 PM
You should pick up a reversing ring Hermes. They aren't expensive and, despite being a pain to use at times, mine has been an excellent learning tool. Not that I think you need to learn anything about photography. You might find it interesting though.
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: jumbojak on June 17, 2019, 03:38:10 PM
(https://scontent.forf1-1.fna.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/fr/cp0/e15/q65/64543943_2251285534967577_2863236099587702784_o.jpg?_nc_cat=111&efg=eyJpIjoidCJ9&_nc_oc=AQluw3JJxQdDoWKCoyG2qnxgVyeAuOZHL5HSueL3vQ9QRBUL0SlvkUnJzaPP2U8xwJs&_nc_ht=scontent.forf1-1.fna&oh=95b434d5ad29e4947df4118f88943c05&oe=5D7A4883)
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: hermes2015 on June 17, 2019, 04:02:03 PM
Quote from: jumbojak on June 17, 2019, 03:30:40 PM
You should pick up a reversing ring Hermes. They aren't expensive and, despite being a pain to use at times, mine has been an excellent learning tool. Not that I think you need to learn anything about photography. You might find it interesting though.

I've been thinking about it, but then I will probably not be able to focus with digiCamControl when I want to do a set of photos for stacking. Is there no way to control the lens if one uses a reversing ring? My interest would usually be to shoot things more or less the size of the watch down to jewellery rings, so I really don't have to go smaller. I was just trying to see how low I could go with my 135mm lens. I was taking some stacked photos of rice grains and pins this afternoon and even they were quite good with my setup.
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: jumbojak on June 17, 2019, 04:08:04 PM
With the ring focus is entirely dependant on the distance between the lens and the subject. It's a challenge but a rewarding challenge.
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: hermes2015 on June 17, 2019, 04:27:21 PM
Quote from: jumbojak on June 17, 2019, 04:08:04 PM
With the ring focus is entirely dependant on the distance between the lens and the subject. It's a challenge but a rewarding challenge.

I was afraid of that. I take 30 or more photos in each stack, so the manual option to focus each shot is going to be too painful a challenge for me.
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: jumbojak on June 17, 2019, 09:36:26 PM
I've started looking at reverse macro as something similar to the available light photography you do with your f/1.4 lens. You can't get everything in focus, and that's okay, you just have to pick your subject carefully and find features that are appealing. Very small features...
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: hermes2015 on June 18, 2019, 04:58:45 AM
Quote from: Tank on June 17, 2019, 10:02:14 AM
"I don't think it will be workable with your beetle photos, because no movement is allowed. "

There are cameras that incorporate Focus Stacking that can be used live! An Olympus comes to mind. I follow a guy, Geraint Radford, on FB who uses the kit. His shots are stunning!

https://www.facebook.com/geraintradfordphoto/

My camera can't do that, so I will just have to do it, like Frank Sinatra, my way.
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: hermes2015 on June 18, 2019, 05:03:35 AM
Quote from: jumbojak on June 17, 2019, 09:36:26 PM
I've started looking at reverse macro as something similar to the available light photography you do with your f/1.4 lens. You can't get everything in focus, and that's okay, you just have to pick your subject carefully and find features that are appealing. Very small features...

I agree 100%. It's only in forensic and product photography that it is necessary to get everything from front to back in focus. My experiments were just for fun and to develop a technique I can use to take pics of jewellery.
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: hermes2015 on June 18, 2019, 07:41:33 AM
Some rice grains, a cumin seed, a clove, two pins, and a feather in front of a Singapore $10 note.

(https://i.imgur.com/IRGxsiu.jpg)
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Tank on June 18, 2019, 08:24:57 AM
How many 'stacks'?
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: hermes2015 on June 18, 2019, 09:24:42 AM
Quote from: Tank on June 18, 2019, 08:24:57 AM
How many 'stacks'?

There were 28, with quite small focus steps.
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Bad Penny II on June 18, 2019, 10:44:56 AM
Some cool stuff, I like the yellow fly.

(https://i.imgur.com/loW8z8k.jpg)

(https://i.imgur.com/0zrnQdH.jpg)

(https://i.imgur.com/cd6YLdi.jpg)

(https://i.imgur.com/C4anA4i.jpg)

Those guys said they were visiting from some place far far away.
It can't be pronounced properly with a single mouth.
Couldn't we type it though?
No.
Most of them said they mostly like it here.
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Tank on June 18, 2019, 11:11:40 AM
You pretty much live in paradise.
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: jumbojak on June 18, 2019, 03:44:25 PM
(https://scontent.forf1-2.fna.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/fr/cp0/e15/q65/64741814_2257284051034392_8542836478848270336_o.jpg?_nc_cat=102&efg=eyJpIjoidCJ9&_nc_oc=AQn3qDuTlFLwRfp32BrMLAH9VDCiDfbDIIvZLTj_fUinfdnBdbr8b7_4FGGiGHuebz8&_nc_ht=scontent.forf1-2.fna&oh=3bbb4cd18a0e1c52cdcf810c8966cc56&oe=5D842961)
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Tank on June 25, 2019, 08:37:18 AM
Bee
(https://imagizer.imageshack.com/img923/1874/hnxIM0.jpg)

Water snail eye. At base of antenna not the tip as in a land snail.
(https://imagizer.imageshack.com/img922/2150/2wpwop.jpg)

Water snail breathing
(https://imagizer.imageshack.com/img921/29/4wujhZ.jpg)

Guess. I'll tell you later.
(https://imagizer.imageshack.com/img924/7073/ADvw42.jpg)
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: hermes2015 on June 25, 2019, 10:27:57 AM
Excellent photos as usual. I cannot even guess what the blue object could be.
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Tank on June 25, 2019, 10:53:21 AM
Quote from: hermes2015 on June 25, 2019, 10:27:57 AM
Excellent photos as usual. I cannot even guess what the blue object could be.

I'll give you a clue. It's plastic.
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: hermes2015 on June 25, 2019, 11:28:55 AM
Quote from: Tank on June 25, 2019, 10:53:21 AM
Quote from: hermes2015 on June 25, 2019, 10:27:57 AM
Excellent photos as usual. I cannot even guess what the blue object could be.

I'll give you a clue. It's plastic.

Oh, now I see. It's a piece of blue plastic.
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Tank on June 25, 2019, 01:30:40 PM
Quote from: hermes2015 on June 25, 2019, 11:28:55 AM
Quote from: Tank on June 25, 2019, 10:53:21 AM
Quote from: hermes2015 on June 25, 2019, 10:27:57 AM
Excellent photos as usual. I cannot even guess what the blue object could be.

I'll give you a clue. It's plastic.

Oh, now I see. It's a piece of blue plastic.

So how did it get there?
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: hermes2015 on June 25, 2019, 03:24:48 PM
Quote from: Tank on June 25, 2019, 01:30:40 PM
Quote from: hermes2015 on June 25, 2019, 11:28:55 AM
Quote from: Tank on June 25, 2019, 10:53:21 AM
Quote from: hermes2015 on June 25, 2019, 10:27:57 AM
Excellent photos as usual. I cannot even guess what the blue object could be.

I'll give you a clue. It's plastic.

Oh, now I see. It's a piece of blue plastic.

So how did it get there?

Is that an insect at the top end? Perhaps it dragged the plastic fragment onto the leaf, for some reason.
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: xSilverPhinx on June 25, 2019, 03:33:54 PM
Quote from: Tank on June 25, 2019, 01:30:40 PM
Quote from: hermes2015 on June 25, 2019, 11:28:55 AM
Quote from: Tank on June 25, 2019, 10:53:21 AM
Quote from: hermes2015 on June 25, 2019, 10:27:57 AM
Excellent photos as usual. I cannot even guess what the blue object could be.

I'll give you a clue. It's plastic.

Oh, now I see. It's a piece of blue plastic.

So how did it get there?

(https://batatacomcachorro.files.wordpress.com/2014/04/wpid-wp-1397701335539.jpeg?w=646)

Can I have my prize now? :grin:
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Tank on June 25, 2019, 03:46:46 PM
Quote from: hermes2015 on June 25, 2019, 03:24:48 PM
Quote from: Tank on June 25, 2019, 01:30:40 PM
Quote from: hermes2015 on June 25, 2019, 11:28:55 AM
Quote from: Tank on June 25, 2019, 10:53:21 AM
Quote from: hermes2015 on June 25, 2019, 10:27:57 AM
Excellent photos as usual. I cannot even guess what the blue object could be.

I'll give you a clue. It's plastic.

Oh, now I see. It's a piece of blue plastic.

So how did it get there?

Is that an insect at the top end? Perhaps it dragged the plastic fragment onto the leaf, for some reason.

I put it there. I didn't know I had until I found it.
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: hermes2015 on June 25, 2019, 03:58:54 PM
Quote from: Tank on June 25, 2019, 03:46:46 PM
Quote from: hermes2015 on June 25, 2019, 03:24:48 PM
Quote from: Tank on June 25, 2019, 01:30:40 PM
Quote from: hermes2015 on June 25, 2019, 11:28:55 AM
Quote from: Tank on June 25, 2019, 10:53:21 AM
Quote from: hermes2015 on June 25, 2019, 10:27:57 AM
Excellent photos as usual. I cannot even guess what the blue object could be.

I'll give you a clue. It's plastic.

Oh, now I see. It's a piece of blue plastic.

So how did it get there?

Is that an insect at the top end? Perhaps it dragged the plastic fragment onto the leaf, for some reason.

I put it there. I didn't know I had until I found it.

Ha ha! Mystery solved.
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: jumbojak on July 07, 2019, 11:10:29 PM
(https://scontent.fphl2-3.fna.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/fr/cp0/e15/q65/66097874_2291350707627726_2888995075751149568_o.jpg?_nc_cat=104&efg=eyJpIjoidCJ9&_nc_oc=AQkpDhS6zNZxY6XH68dxKHBN6H42LjsQMfAUtA2OOybL3YOXtWox5B-pXav-F4qFtFmyQ0LA-GIYObMu4_K7DImi&_nc_ht=scontent.fphl2-3.fna&oh=b299442a0fb2100c83110c47fca3562f&oe=5D7DF92B)
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Tank on July 08, 2019, 08:11:06 AM
Quote from: jumbojak on July 07, 2019, 11:10:29 PM
(https://scontent.fphl2-3.fna.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/fr/cp0/e15/q65/66097874_2291350707627726_2888995075751149568_o.jpg?_nc_cat=104&efg=eyJpIjoidCJ9&_nc_oc=AQkpDhS6zNZxY6XH68dxKHBN6H42LjsQMfAUtA2OOybL3YOXtWox5B-pXav-F4qFtFmyQ0LA-GIYObMu4_K7DImi&_nc_ht=scontent.fphl2-3.fna&oh=b299442a0fb2100c83110c47fca3562f&oe=5D7DF92B)

Like this. There is something odd going on at the base of the tree line on the left of the image though.
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: hermes2015 on July 08, 2019, 10:59:29 AM
Quote from: Tank on July 08, 2019, 08:11:06 AM
Like this. There is something odd going on at the base of the tree line on the left of the image though.

I also noticed it, but ascribed it to some kind of lens aberration or artefact.
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Tank on July 08, 2019, 11:57:25 AM
Quote from: hermes2015 on July 08, 2019, 10:59:29 AM
Quote from: Tank on July 08, 2019, 08:11:06 AM
Like this. There is something odd going on at the base of the tree line on the left of the image though.

I also noticed it, but ascribed it to some kind of lens aberration or artefact.

Agreed.
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: jumbojak on July 15, 2019, 05:13:39 AM
A skewed perspective:

(https://scontent.fphl2-1.fna.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/fr/cp0/e15/q65/67167064_2304422986320498_1277644709182832640_o.jpg?_nc_cat=107&efg=eyJpIjoidCJ9&_nc_oc=AQlLZoAolq_Laxu-EX-QQSVch4LQHeB83h9dL4h-_PluN0hiQnonVB9Dk7CDZO242djWpAR8W8PMPmNtM8XvuoaQ&_nc_ht=scontent.fphl2-1.fna&oh=b3a1a5704472a6803dfbc33a730c38aa&oe=5DB66F8E)
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: jumbojak on July 15, 2019, 05:15:46 AM
More osprey goodness. These are the juveniles:

(https://scontent.fphl2-4.fna.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/fr/cp0/e15/q65/66507745_2304412759654854_4889018718224384000_o.jpg?_nc_cat=108&efg=eyJpIjoidCJ9&_nc_oc=AQn5hlpi1bxi8AH1YMe_3mogQXEOl_sWQr6b3jZBGI9utoNn8XXQGovFVsM_lOHHSwqjkmhilHffVjppD4hHbepw&_nc_ht=scontent.fphl2-4.fna&oh=5e498fb426c202ee128411f2fe7f63a2&oe=5DEC40E7)

(https://scontent.fphl2-4.fna.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/fr/cp0/e15/q65/66709366_2304412392988224_3676217492541276160_o.jpg?_nc_cat=105&efg=eyJpIjoidCJ9&_nc_oc=AQkQFaXiLcK6LW4reH9a30FUsRfgC3lPINgDm-61Bn0Qjv1PRbNVpdITXvKm9eYGIdwFa5JE-oMFWVNJiH5h_reX&_nc_ht=scontent.fphl2-4.fna&oh=3291500435220235f95c33eb2ba8bd6a&oe=5DB24C46)
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Magdalena on July 15, 2019, 06:58:15 AM
Quote from: jumbojak on July 15, 2019, 05:13:39 AM
A skewed perspective:

(https://scontent.fphl2-1.fna.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/fr/cp0/e15/q65/67167064_2304422986320498_1277644709182832640_o.jpg?_nc_cat=107&efg=eyJpIjoidCJ9&_nc_oc=AQlLZoAolq_Laxu-EX-QQSVch4LQHeB83h9dL4h-_PluN0hiQnonVB9Dk7CDZO242djWpAR8W8PMPmNtM8XvuoaQ&_nc_ht=scontent.fphl2-1.fna&oh=b3a1a5704472a6803dfbc33a730c38aa&oe=5DB66F8E)
A diagonal sunset.
Nice.  :tellmemore:
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Tank on July 15, 2019, 07:52:01 AM
Good photos.

On my screen the white on the Ospreys looks a little grey.
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: jumbojak on July 15, 2019, 12:53:32 PM
Quote from: Tank on July 15, 2019, 07:52:01 AM
Good photos.

On my screen the white on the Ospreys looks a little grey.

Shit. I thought I had fixed that.
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: hermes2015 on July 15, 2019, 01:08:31 PM
Quote from: jumbojak on July 15, 2019, 12:53:32 PM
Quote from: Tank on July 15, 2019, 07:52:01 AM
Good photos.

On my screen the white on the Ospreys looks a little grey.

Shit. I thought I had fixed that.

On my monitor the feathers look quite close to white, but with a slight blue cast.
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: hermes2015 on July 15, 2019, 01:27:00 PM
Quote from: jumbojak on July 15, 2019, 12:53:32 PM
Quote from: Tank on July 15, 2019, 07:52:01 AM
Good photos.

On my screen the white on the Ospreys looks a little grey.

Shit. I thought I had fixed that.

A few of us at HAF are quite serious about photography, so this got me thinking that we should perhaps try to come up with an unambiguous and cheap way to create a set of colour-matching chips. Here is a possible starting point:

https://www.instructables.com/id/DIY-Color-Checker/

There is probably an easier way for us to ensure that we photography enthusiasts have identical sets of chips to calibrate our monitors. I know Pantone are presented worldwide, so that may be the way to go. This is their local website.

http://www.pantonesouthafrica.com/
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Icarus on July 16, 2019, 12:03:41 AM
The osprey has near authentic color cast on my screen.  The white on the head is a good white and the white on the body id slightly darker, tending toward grey,  but only a slight departure from stark white.  The colors were near spot on as compared to the Ospreys that  I see so often.   I suspect that there may be some subtle differences in coloration of that fish hawk, from one habitation area to another.
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: hermes2015 on July 19, 2019, 09:26:14 AM
Sunrise, 19 July 2019

(https://i.imgur.com/erOnD3i.jpg)
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: hermes2015 on July 19, 2019, 09:27:50 AM
Chiaroscuro, 19 July 2019

(https://i.imgur.com/5O5zASJ.jpg)
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: jumbojak on July 19, 2019, 11:52:04 AM
Quote from: hermes2015 on July 19, 2019, 09:26:14 AM
Sunrise, 19 July 2019

(https://i.imgur.com/erOnD3i.jpg)

I really like that.
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Bad Penny II on July 19, 2019, 12:19:22 PM

Quote from: jumbojak on July 19, 2019, 11:52:04 AM
Quote from: hermes2015 on July 19, 2019, 09:26:14 AM
Sunrise, 19 July 2019

(https://i.imgur.com/erOnD3i.jpg)

I really like that.

It is interesting.

It was a bit smokey today.

(https://i.imgur.com/EfnhKFm.jpg)

(https://i.imgur.com/gRObAbe.jpg)

(https://i.imgur.com/enKyISu.jpg)
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Tank on July 19, 2019, 12:58:24 PM
 :watching:
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: hermes2015 on July 20, 2019, 03:15:06 PM
Early morning scene.

(https://i.imgur.com/WS3bers.jpg)
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: jumbojak on July 20, 2019, 03:20:48 PM
What is that sculpture?
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Bad Penny II on July 20, 2019, 03:22:56 PM
Who is that bird?
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: hermes2015 on July 20, 2019, 03:24:48 PM
Quote from: jumbojak on July 20, 2019, 03:20:48 PM
What is that sculpture?

It's a variation on a torus cast in cement, standing 600mm high. You may recall I submitted a photo of the mould some time ago.

(https://i.imgur.com/iOwkeAR.jpg)
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: hermes2015 on July 20, 2019, 03:27:31 PM
Quote from: Bad Penny II on July 20, 2019, 03:22:56 PM
Who is that bird?

My little 7-year old African Grey. Her name is Lulu.
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Bad Penny II on July 20, 2019, 03:48:54 PM
Quote from: hermes2015 on July 20, 2019, 03:27:31 PM
Quote from: Bad Penny II on July 20, 2019, 03:22:56 PM
Who is that bird?

My little 7-year old African Grey. Her name is Lulu.

:)


Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: hermes2015 on July 20, 2019, 03:52:56 PM
Quote from: Bad Penny II on July 20, 2019, 03:48:54 PM
Quote from: hermes2015 on July 20, 2019, 03:27:31 PM
Quote from: Bad Penny II on July 20, 2019, 03:22:56 PM
Who is that bird?

My little 7-year old African Grey. Her name is Lulu.

:)

She doesn't know she's a bird.
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: xSilverPhinx on July 20, 2019, 04:07:33 PM
Quote from: hermes2015 on July 20, 2019, 03:52:56 PM
Quote from: Bad Penny II on July 20, 2019, 03:48:54 PM
Quote from: hermes2015 on July 20, 2019, 03:27:31 PM
Quote from: Bad Penny II on July 20, 2019, 03:22:56 PM
Who is that bird?

My little 7-year old African Grey. Her name is Lulu.

:)

She doesn't know she's a bird.

Does she know she's adorable? ;D
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: hermes2015 on July 20, 2019, 06:15:04 PM
Quote from: xSilverPhinx on July 20, 2019, 04:07:33 PM
Quote from: hermes2015 on July 20, 2019, 03:52:56 PM
Quote from: Bad Penny II on July 20, 2019, 03:48:54 PM
Quote from: hermes2015 on July 20, 2019, 03:27:31 PM
Quote from: Bad Penny II on July 20, 2019, 03:22:56 PM
Who is that bird?

My little 7-year old African Grey. Her name is Lulu.

:)

She doesn't know she's a bird.

Does she know she's adorable? ;D

Oh yes, and she's a little manipulator as well. When she kisses me, I know she wants something.
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: xSilverPhinx on July 20, 2019, 08:06:21 PM
Quote from: hermes2015 on July 20, 2019, 06:15:04 PM
Quote from: xSilverPhinx on July 20, 2019, 04:07:33 PM
Quote from: hermes2015 on July 20, 2019, 03:52:56 PM
Quote from: Bad Penny II on July 20, 2019, 03:48:54 PM
Quote from: hermes2015 on July 20, 2019, 03:27:31 PM
Quote from: Bad Penny II on July 20, 2019, 03:22:56 PM
Who is that bird?

My little 7-year old African Grey. Her name is Lulu.

:)

She doesn't know she's a bird.

Does she know she's adorable? ;D

Oh yes, and she's a little manipulator as well. When she kisses me, I know she wants something.

The parrot equivalent of puppy dog eyes, I assume.
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: jumbojak on July 21, 2019, 05:03:05 AM
Now I really want a parrot. Not sure I'm responsible enough to have one though.
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: hermes2015 on July 21, 2019, 05:09:11 AM
Quote from: jumbojak on July 21, 2019, 05:03:05 AM
Now I really want a parrot. Not sure I'm responsible enough to have one though.

Oh, please don't, especially not an African Grey. They are a huge commitment and your life will never be the same. The old saying is you don't own an African Grey, it owns you.
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: jumbojak on July 22, 2019, 07:07:44 AM
(https://scontent.fphl2-3.fna.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/fr/cp0/e15/q65/67451424_2316602198435910_2574108582077267968_o.jpg?_nc_cat=109&efg=eyJpIjoidCJ9&_nc_oc=AQlUc-zbD62jVKA2FBIVhYMVxmduMaUaB-cG4vkXZREQeNVRXsSrZ7WHEpsIEHBDb9e4pDlf0i3-Sl8ivKlyWgGt&_nc_ht=scontent.fphl2-3.fna&oh=448e71b300e53a58b152bee9b35d1101&oe=5DB03FE2)

(https://scontent.fphl2-3.fna.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/fr/cp0/e15/q65/66716906_2316601351769328_1826812941479968768_o.jpg?_nc_cat=104&efg=eyJpIjoidCJ9&_nc_oc=AQloyk3jv5__ielwrE1jSWksG_LkzBqlqzUTzZuxiyPIGzkaIOAlWQf4zKayQKWajaUISZRJUJTmjnb5tK-Hzmq4&_nc_ht=scontent.fphl2-3.fna&oh=d9b1b239b493df6984684e1ffc531671&oe=5DE6BE77)
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Magdalena on July 22, 2019, 07:34:44 AM
^^
Nice, very nice, jj.  :tellmemore:
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Bad Penny II on July 22, 2019, 09:59:55 AM
What's the value of a zoo photo?
I'd like to say that I got this pic after a month of trudging through Northern swamps.  I didn't though, I don't go where murder logs be free.

(https://i.imgur.com/qtJ6j2r.jpg)
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Tank on July 22, 2019, 11:21:39 AM
"Murder logs" :rofl:
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: jumbojak on July 22, 2019, 12:52:53 PM
Are there formal chickens down south?
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: hermes2015 on July 22, 2019, 02:16:55 PM
Quote from: jumbojak on July 22, 2019, 12:52:53 PM
Are there formal chickens down south?

Yes, these are some I met in Cape Town.

(https://i.imgur.com/Uea2REV.jpg)

(https://i.imgur.com/ZImCkwk.png)
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Tank on July 22, 2019, 06:39:27 PM
Bolder cove. Been there  ;D
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: hermes2015 on July 22, 2019, 07:26:31 PM
Quote from: Tank on July 22, 2019, 06:39:27 PM
Bolder cove. Been there  ;D

I love that place. The penguins are amazingly tame. I wasn't using a telephoto lens, just a normal 50mm, so that one was very close to me.
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Tank on July 23, 2019, 06:26:21 AM
Quote from: hermes2015 on July 22, 2019, 07:26:31 PM
Quote from: Tank on July 22, 2019, 06:39:27 PM
Bolder cove. Been there  ;D

I love that place. The penguins are amazingly tame. I wasn't using a telephoto lens, just a normal 50mm, so that one was very close to me.

They don't see us as a threat at all.
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Bad Penny II on July 23, 2019, 09:16:03 AM
Quote from: jumbojak on July 22, 2019, 12:52:53 PM
Are there formal chickens down south?

I thought they were only down south, just a moment....
QuoteThey live almost exclusively in the Southern Hemisphere, with only one species, the Galapagos formal chicken, found north of the equator.

You northerners had great orks but you ate them all.
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: jumbojak on August 02, 2019, 02:29:15 PM
(https://scontent.fphl2-2.fna.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/fr/cp0/e15/q65/67807878_2336346499794813_151306651251507200_o.jpg?_nc_cat=102&efg=eyJpIjoidCJ9&_nc_oc=AQloMz5hR6zuf0nj6pTKbTIbPfY8QDXhvzKfPqjYNwQaRFcATPg5oBki1KN3d6FW0ue0uYaniq-rp2bNO3TwSh3i&_nc_ht=scontent.fphl2-2.fna&oh=c192b3bef37dda1b0f3d6f6262d647c9&oe=5DD9EE09)
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Tank on August 02, 2019, 03:06:59 PM
Not bad ;)
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: jumbojak on August 02, 2019, 03:11:20 PM
Especially for a phone!
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Tank on August 02, 2019, 03:13:15 PM
Quote from: jumbojak on August 02, 2019, 03:11:20 PM
Especially for a phone!

Actually the short focal length and small aperture of phone cameras lenses are ideal for close-up/macro photography. Still it's a excellent image!
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: hermes2015 on August 02, 2019, 03:43:55 PM
Excellent for a phone. That bright area is just in the right place behind the body and legs. Was that a happy accident, or design?
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: jumbojak on August 02, 2019, 03:46:05 PM
Accident. The sun cutting through the pines hit right there.
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Post by: hermes2015 on August 02, 2019, 03:50:49 PM
The god of photography (who is it) was smiling down on you.
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Post by: hermes2015 on August 02, 2019, 04:41:10 PM
https://www.architecturaldigest.com/story/extreme-hotel-that-hangs-1982-feet-over-cliff?utm_source=nl&utm_brand=ad&utm_mailing=ARD_Daily_AM_080219&utm_campaign=aud-dev&utm_medium=email&bxid=5bea0bda2ddf9c72dc8d148c&cndid=50871440&esrc=newsletteroverlay&utm_term=ARD_Daily

(https://i.imgur.com/Ykrfrsn.jpg)
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Post by: jumbojak on August 02, 2019, 04:55:21 PM
Did you take that?
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Post by: hermes2015 on August 02, 2019, 04:57:39 PM
Quote from: jumbojak on August 02, 2019, 04:55:21 PM
Did you take that?

No, I wish! I saw the Architectural Digest story and thought you guys would find it interesting.
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Post by: hermes2015 on August 02, 2019, 05:11:52 PM
Sorry, I now see that it isn't a photo, but a rendering of a proposed project. I was fooled.
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Post by: Buddy on August 02, 2019, 07:25:14 PM
Making my way north to Mackinaw Island for Mini on the Mack. We've got 8 cars in our group and the expected turnout is well over 1000

(https://i.imgur.com/lOtAgJl_d.jpg?maxwidth=640&shape=thumb&fidelity=medium)
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Post by: Tank on August 02, 2019, 08:31:07 PM
Mini geeks!
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Post by: Guardian85 on August 02, 2019, 09:00:35 PM
Nerd Convoy! ;D


Seriously, though. MINIs are pretty cool.

Not as cool as Alfa Romeo, obviously. But cool.  8)
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Post by: Buddy on August 03, 2019, 02:12:08 AM
You guys are just mad because I'm so cool  8)
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Post by: hermes2015 on August 03, 2019, 04:28:56 AM
Jealousy is such an ugly thing.
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Post by: Magdalena on August 03, 2019, 08:18:57 AM
Quote from: hermes2015 on August 03, 2019, 04:28:56 AM
Jealousy is such an ugly thing.
I agree with you, jealousy is such an ugly thing, but I think arrogance is uglier.
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Post by: hermes2015 on August 03, 2019, 09:58:58 AM
Quote from: Magdalena on August 03, 2019, 08:18:57 AM
Quote from: hermes2015 on August 03, 2019, 04:28:56 AM
Jealousy is such an ugly thing.
I agree with you, jealousy is such an ugly thing, but I think arrogance is uglier.

That's so true.
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Post by: jumbojak on August 03, 2019, 03:46:35 PM
Not great.

(https://scontent.forf1-2.fna.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/fr/cp0/e15/q65/64828375_2338121456283984_5385176527124037632_o.jpg?_nc_cat=101&efg=eyJpIjoidCJ9&_nc_oc=AQnlqnc8iicYxb-DNa_RFXRdITwEqUgC-hes44L1UHfe0t1_4Y3vRgBkYqsWDeWmKEM&_nc_ht=scontent.forf1-2.fna&oh=4982e0775de77d2b69604383e54619fc&oe=5DD4F8A2)
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Post by: Bad Penny II on August 03, 2019, 04:49:14 PM
Quote from: jumbojak on August 03, 2019, 03:46:35 PM
Not great.

That's not for you to say.
Shuck the top two fiths.
It's an interesting thing
I like the brown bricks.
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Post by: Buddy on August 03, 2019, 07:46:14 PM
Some snapshots from the event today. Still no official count but we might have broken the world record for mini coopers on the Mackinac Bridge

https://m.imgur.com/a/Kn8AGVy (https://m.imgur.com/a/Kn8AGVy)
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Post by: Tank on August 03, 2019, 08:51:33 PM
Quote from: Buddy on August 03, 2019, 07:46:14 PM
Some snapshots from the event today. Still no official count but we might have broken the world record for mini coopers on the Mackinac Bridge

https://m.imgur.com/a/Kn8AGVy (https://m.imgur.com/a/Kn8AGVy)

That was a fun day!
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Post by: hermes2015 on August 04, 2019, 04:57:26 AM
Quote from: jumbojak on August 03, 2019, 03:46:35 PM
Not great.

(https://scontent.forf1-2.fna.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/fr/cp0/e15/q65/64828375_2338121456283984_5385176527124037632_o.jpg?_nc_cat=101&efg=eyJpIjoidCJ9&_nc_oc=AQnlqnc8iicYxb-DNa_RFXRdITwEqUgC-hes44L1UHfe0t1_4Y3vRgBkYqsWDeWmKEM&_nc_ht=scontent.forf1-2.fna&oh=4982e0775de77d2b69604383e54619fc&oe=5DD4F8A2)

If you mean the photo isn't great, then perhaps not in its present state, but I think it can be with some more post processing. Perhaps some re-cropping, colour adjustment, and vignetting? Remind me: do you shoot in NEF format?
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Post by: Tank on August 04, 2019, 03:55:30 PM
Garden wildlife.

(https://imagizer.imageshack.com/img922/8873/HIEMq1.jpg)

(https://imagizer.imageshack.com/img922/7013/0qNPrD.jpg)

(https://imagizer.imageshack.com/img924/7385/25IxJZ.jpg)

(https://imagizer.imageshack.com/img921/2678/DNAT3W.jpg)

(https://imagizer.imageshack.com/img923/7079/fBzNzx.jpg)

(https://imagizer.imageshack.com/img923/2397/e4qGqz.jpg)

(https://imagizer.imageshack.com/img923/5032/hqDAfQ.jpg)

(https://imagizer.imageshack.com/img922/6210/iQrCVg.jpg)

(https://imagizer.imageshack.com/img921/8072/MuE2M6.jpg)
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Post by: hermes2015 on August 04, 2019, 04:00:02 PM
These are gorgeous. Every batch you show us is better than the previous one and I am envious.
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Post by: Essie Mae on August 04, 2019, 04:10:19 PM
Wonderful pics Tank.
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Post by: Tank on August 04, 2019, 04:12:44 PM
Thank you both.  :blush:
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Post by: jumbojak on August 04, 2019, 04:22:32 PM
Quote from: hermes2015 on August 04, 2019, 04:57:26 AM
Quote from: jumbojak on August 03, 2019, 03:46:35 PM
Not great.

(https://scontent.forf1-2.fna.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/fr/cp0/e15/q65/64828375_2338121456283984_5385176527124037632_o.jpg?_nc_cat=101&efg=eyJpIjoidCJ9&_nc_oc=AQnlqnc8iicYxb-DNa_RFXRdITwEqUgC-hes44L1UHfe0t1_4Y3vRgBkYqsWDeWmKEM&_nc_ht=scontent.forf1-2.fna&oh=4982e0775de77d2b69604383e54619fc&oe=5DD4F8A2)

If you mean the photo isn't great, then perhaps not in its present state, but I think it can be with some more post processing. Perhaps some re-cropping, colour adjustment, and vignetting? Remind me: do you shoot in NEF format?

I do normally but that was taken with my phone. I used the Photoshop app for a few adjustments but was fairly limited in what I could do. Where would you crop?
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Post by: jumbojak on August 04, 2019, 04:23:18 PM
Quote from: Tank on August 04, 2019, 04:12:44 PM
Thank you both.  :blush:

How far were you from the squirrel?
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Post by: hermes2015 on August 04, 2019, 04:37:52 PM
Cropping and the other adjustments are so personal that every person will do it differently, but perhaps crop from the top down to just above that oval bump on the orange brick. Perhaps a smidgen on the left as well. If it were a NEF, you could bring down the overblown white part of the cigarette to show more detail.
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Post by: Tank on August 04, 2019, 05:03:13 PM
Quote from: jumbojak on August 04, 2019, 04:23:18 PM
Quote from: Tank on August 04, 2019, 04:12:44 PM
Thank you both.  :blush:

How far were you from the squirrel?
8ft 'ish.

180mm with x 1.5 APS-C magnification.
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Post by: Icarus on August 04, 2019, 11:26:44 PM
Tank's picture of the dove annoyed me.  Not annoyed at the picture but at the damned dove.  They can, and do, empty my bird feeder in minutes.  The Blue Jays, finches, and Cardinals are regular visitors but they are not nearly as gluttonous as the greedy doves. 

Grumbling aside, the pictures are exceptional, as usual.
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Post by: Tank on August 05, 2019, 08:52:48 AM
Quote from: Icarus on August 04, 2019, 11:26:44 PM
Tank's picture of the dove annoyed me.  Not annoyed at the picture but at the damned dove.  They can, and do, empty my bird feeder in minutes.  The Blue Jays, finches, and Cardinals are regular visitors but they are not nearly as gluttonous as the greedy doves. 

Grumbling aside, the pictures are exceptional, as usual.

We'd call it a Wood Pigeon rather than a dove. But that way well just be American vs British English. I have selected feeders that these can't get into. However many of the smaller birds are messy feeder and my 'Pigeon Patrol' clean up all the left overs so for me I exploit their ravenous omnivorous feeding behaviours :)

I like the 'Walters' as they are so dumb and sex mad! I have no idea if they can tell each other apart sexually as there appears to be no sexual dimorphism between the genders at all. What I have observed is that one will court the 'other' and if the 'other' is the same sex they will beat up on the one trying to court them.
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Post by: jumbojak on August 06, 2019, 04:46:32 AM
Shot out of my car window.

(https://scontent.fphl2-4.fna.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/fr/cp0/e15/q65/67669501_2342509882511808_2967382910417502208_o.jpg?_nc_cat=108&efg=eyJpIjoidCJ9&_nc_oc=AQkNxlYuTGo_mEfV0o-LI-C-6yBHY0xrkqJeTiFV4YRZz5KAZcRerFFsDmW1h0s6_GZLN6LveSorH_PhAQMpaAC-&_nc_ht=scontent.fphl2-4.fna&oh=12143c25efc3096f0b1ecb3b3bc541f1&oe=5DE1AB03)
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Post by: hermes2015 on August 06, 2019, 05:41:17 AM
Quote from: jumbojak on August 06, 2019, 04:46:32 AM
Shot out of my car window.

(https://scontent.fphl2-4.fna.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/fr/cp0/e15/q65/67669501_2342509882511808_2967382910417502208_o.jpg?_nc_cat=108&efg=eyJpIjoidCJ9&_nc_oc=AQkNxlYuTGo_mEfV0o-LI-C-6yBHY0xrkqJeTiFV4YRZz5KAZcRerFFsDmW1h0s6_GZLN6LveSorH_PhAQMpaAC-&_nc_ht=scontent.fphl2-4.fna&oh=12143c25efc3096f0b1ecb3b3bc541f1&oe=5DE1AB03)

Very nice colours. I have always admired people who can do this kind of street photography, people like Vivian Maier. Google her and you will see what I mean. I am hopeless at that kind of imagery.
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Post by: Tank on August 06, 2019, 06:12:14 AM
Quote from: hermes2015 on August 06, 2019, 05:41:17 AM
Quote from: jumbojak on August 06, 2019, 04:46:32 AM
Shot out of my car window.

(https://scontent.fphl2-4.fna.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/fr/cp0/e15/q65/67669501_2342509882511808_2967382910417502208_o.jpg?_nc_cat=108&efg=eyJpIjoidCJ9&_nc_oc=AQkNxlYuTGo_mEfV0o-LI-C-6yBHY0xrkqJeTiFV4YRZz5KAZcRerFFsDmW1h0s6_GZLN6LveSorH_PhAQMpaAC-&_nc_ht=scontent.fphl2-4.fna&oh=12143c25efc3096f0b1ecb3b3bc541f1&oe=5DE1AB03)

Very nice colours. I have always admired people who can do this kind of street photography, people like Vivian Maier. Google her and you will see what I mean. I am hopeless at that kind of imagery.

I totally agree with Hermes on this. A very good street shot.
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Post by: jumbojak on August 06, 2019, 03:41:25 PM
The light rain helped a lot. Added a bit of shine to the full patina they were cultivating on that truck.
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Post by: Tank on August 06, 2019, 06:46:02 PM
Quote from: jumbojak on August 06, 2019, 03:41:25 PM
The light rain helped a lot. Added a bit of shine to the full patina they were cultivating on that truck.

As you say lovely textures.
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Post by: hermes2015 on August 25, 2019, 07:20:24 AM
I steamed some red cabbage in a stainless steel pot last night . When I drained off the water, I saw that it was an intense dark purple-blue.

(https://i.imgur.com/JTf4LOc.jpg)

This morning I filtered the cold water through a coffee filter paper and tried adding some chemicals I have in the kitchen. I found that the cabbage pigment behaved like a pH indicator, as shown in the next photo. I had to dilute the solutions to show the colours more clearly.

The first glass on the left is the filtered water from pot. It turned yellow-green after addition of some sodium hydroxide, which raised to the pH above 7. This is in the second glass. The third lovely blue colour is obtained at a pH lower than the second, but still above 7, by adding some sodium bicarbonate. The last, beautiful red solution, is after taking the pH below 7 by adding some vinegar.

(https://i.imgur.com/ciMmfpU.jpg)

The exact pH values are not known to me, because I don't own a pH meter. I never cook in aluminium pots; it would be interesting to see whether cooking in Al has an effect on the colour.

This would be a fun experiment to do with your HAF kids.
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Post by: Tank on August 25, 2019, 07:25:33 AM
Excellent ingenuity, chemistry and photography.

I too wonder if the aluminium pans would make a difference. On first thought I would expect the oxide coating on the aluminium would prevent any of the aluminium getting into the solution.
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Post by: hermes2015 on August 25, 2019, 07:31:30 AM
Quote from: Tank on August 25, 2019, 07:25:33 AM
Excellent ingenuity, chemistry and photography.

I too wonder if the aluminium pans would make a difference. On first thought I would expect the oxide coating on the aluminium would prevent any of the aluminium getting into the solution.

Thank you. I think the acidity of the food will determine how much Al goes into solution. This must have been studied by food scientists somewhere. Aluminium can form complexes, which is why I think it may affect the colour.
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Post by: Tank on August 25, 2019, 07:41:33 PM
Harewood Hill Climb (https://www.harewoodhill.co.uk/) today. First time I have been an great fun. The 128 car features as it is built and driven by Richard my ex-boss.

(https://imagizer.imageshack.com/img923/6383/mTP9LE.jpg)

(https://imagizer.imageshack.com/img921/5723/deY4PO.jpg)

(https://imagizer.imageshack.com/img922/6580/V2sN6r.jpg)

(https://imagizer.imageshack.com/img923/4898/4nwXQ8.jpg)

(https://imagizer.imageshack.com/img921/2310/uskIlF.jpg)

(https://imagizer.imageshack.com/img921/7425/BFlMql.jpg)

(https://imagizer.imageshack.com/img924/9228/xaF56v.jpg)

(https://imagizer.imageshack.com/img923/8479/djMbfQ.jpg)

(https://imagizer.imageshack.com/img923/7955/AZStkD.jpg)
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Post by: Icarus on August 25, 2019, 11:17:45 PM
Dammit Tank you spoiled that series pix of "Limey crocks" by including that evil German Porsche.  Explanation: The term Limey Crock is an old New England area  reference that includes a certain degree of admiration.

In addition I might add that the Brits are bat shit crazy for racing the side hack rigs. The passenger is particularly nuts because, when cornering, he hangs outside the hack with his head nearly touching the road surface.....at speed. 
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Post by: jumbojak on August 29, 2019, 02:25:33 PM
(https://scontent.fphl2-4.fna.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/fr/cp0/e15/q65/69109728_2382333145196148_3903485257512386560_o.jpg?_nc_cat=110&efg=eyJpIjoidCJ9&_nc_oc=AQnwHdNu1zgBsLij76gDl96KBF74P8kOeTxByrA5Ao7S3Bp2LgtAVkDRWwmrLhHq1Soh_IMqi2bCx3I2cO4-Ucj8&_nc_ht=scontent.fphl2-4.fna&oh=fb618b64888ed5daf2c916c727abe1fb&oe=5E12CD76)

(https://scontent.fphl2-3.fna.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/fr/cp0/e15/q65/69924467_2382332905196172_4681571428460396544_o.jpg?_nc_cat=104&efg=eyJpIjoidCJ9&_nc_oc=AQlMwuTKtV8TmjyLAJe22WLyPLLtfqQc98jMRkiyLxgrkzWO3FL0X-Ymtky-vMvYfFAS4SJf423Vd-JWlqqINjn0&_nc_ht=scontent.fphl2-3.fna&oh=5505ecd42d903b78a044d2853d27fa77&oe=5E138437)
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Post by: Bad Penny II on August 29, 2019, 02:46:45 PM
Love the truck
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Post by: Magdalena on August 30, 2019, 12:25:45 AM
Quote from: jumbojak on August 29, 2019, 02:25:33 PM
(https://scontent.fphl2-4.fna.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/fr/cp0/e15/q65/69109728_2382333145196148_3903485257512386560_o.jpg?_nc_cat=110&efg=eyJpIjoidCJ9&_nc_oc=AQnwHdNu1zgBsLij76gDl96KBF74P8kOeTxByrA5Ao7S3Bp2LgtAVkDRWwmrLhHq1Soh_IMqi2bCx3I2cO4-Ucj8&_nc_ht=scontent.fphl2-4.fna&oh=fb618b64888ed5daf2c916c727abe1fb&oe=5E12CD76)
Wow!  :tellmemore:
Reminds me of this:

QuoteForrest: And then in the desert, when the sun comes up, I couldn't tell where heavens stopped and the earth began. It was so beautiful.
Jenny : I wish I could have been there with you.
Forrest : You were.
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Post by: jumbojak on September 01, 2019, 05:45:32 AM
(https://scontent.fphl2-1.fna.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/fr/cp0/e15/q65/69713653_2387965611299568_4909440355708960768_o.jpg?_nc_cat=100&efg=eyJpIjoidCJ9&_nc_oc=AQm28E4-wtgq6RKhj4kvNX8nT7TQ8kBcFWJBEJJHPOu3UjBesVapGLPUrD-pymPQJ136so_XSBB5yV_WBnHTw33i&_nc_ht=scontent.fphl2-1.fna&oh=1c75468d38e0c8436a0cfd864645f4a0&oe=5E144F2C)
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Post by: Magdalena on September 01, 2019, 06:08:58 AM
^^^
Nice.
What is that bright light on the left?
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Post by: jumbojak on September 01, 2019, 06:14:52 AM
That was a boat of some sort. The long exposure exaggerated it a bit.
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Post by: Magdalena on September 01, 2019, 06:20:08 AM
It looks like an explosion! Or fireworks.
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Post by: Tank on September 01, 2019, 08:59:11 AM
Quote from: jumbojak on September 01, 2019, 05:45:32 AM
(https://scontent.fphl2-1.fna.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/fr/cp0/e15/q65/69713653_2387965611299568_4909440355708960768_o.jpg?_nc_cat=100&efg=eyJpIjoidCJ9&_nc_oc=AQm28E4-wtgq6RKhj4kvNX8nT7TQ8kBcFWJBEJJHPOu3UjBesVapGLPUrD-pymPQJ136so_XSBB5yV_WBnHTw33i&_nc_ht=scontent.fphl2-1.fna&oh=1c75468d38e0c8436a0cfd864645f4a0&oe=5E144F2C)

Love it!!!
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Post by: hermes2015 on September 06, 2019, 09:15:02 AM
Some prints I made in the chemistry department's darkroom when I was a student. I took the photos on Kodak Professional Tri-X black and white film, rated at ISO 400, which has a lovely grain. I liked the textures on the walls and the light and shadow effects in a derelict 1920's era bathing house on the coast near Port Elizabeth. I didn't get around to retouching the dust specks.

(https://i.imgur.com/ffq9fHs.jpg)

(https://i.imgur.com/O5k4Q09.jpg)

(https://i.imgur.com/4QwHxfK.jpg)

(https://i.imgur.com/YEVk7xY.jpg)
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Post by: jumbojak on September 06, 2019, 11:47:58 AM
That's really cool. I've thought about getting an old film camera and a development kit.
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Post by: hermes2015 on September 06, 2019, 12:54:45 PM
Quote from: jumbojak on September 06, 2019, 11:47:58 AM
That's really cool. I've thought about getting an old film camera and a development kit.

Yes, black and white films are very easy to develop and print. The chemistry department had some really well-equipped darkrooms with only the best equipment. My Physical Chemistry professor encouraged me to also do colour developing and printing, but it's a real pain in the butt. Your bath temperatures must be regulated to within 0.5 °C, which isn't easy. And then to get the colour balance right during the printing is another challenge. I found darkroom work a very antisocial activity. You spend hours of your weekend cloistered in a darkroom, and then if you get two good prints, you are lucky. So, on the whole I stuck to black and white film, mostly Kodak Tri-X, which I bought in cans of 15 meters and loaded it into reusable camera cartridges myself.

I am very happy that I can do all that digitally now, while sitting in an aeroplane seat, or a coffee shop chatting to friends.
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Post by: jumbojak on September 06, 2019, 02:31:59 PM
An antisocial activity, you say? Sounds perfect for me!
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Post by: hermes2015 on September 07, 2019, 02:57:50 PM
Torn posters in Amsterdam. This is an Ektachrome colour slide I took in 1971 - in another life. I thought of Kurt Schwitters the moment I saw this GEB door covered in worn posters and just had to take the shot.

I scanned it this morning to convert it to a TIF, so not the best quality.

(https://i.imgur.com/TsFe3NY.jpg)
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Buddy on September 17, 2019, 12:44:52 AM
(https://i.imgur.com/D4EDJhk_d.jpg)
The horses' water trough is now home to a little frog

For some reason imgur is being dumb so the picture is tiny ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: jumbojak on September 17, 2019, 01:23:11 AM
He found himself a nice pond.
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Buddy on September 17, 2019, 02:42:46 AM
Quote from: jumbojak on September 17, 2019, 01:23:11 AM
He found himself a nice pond.

For what is basically a giant bucket, it is a pretty good pond. There's a board for him to get in and out and a few goldfish to keep him company
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Davin on September 17, 2019, 03:19:22 PM
Sky from my parking lot at work.

(https://i.imgur.com/qlPT5Xu.jpg)
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Dark Lightning on September 17, 2019, 05:30:51 PM
Quote from: Buddy on September 17, 2019, 12:44:52 AM
(https://i.imgur.com/D4EDJhk_d.jpg)
The horses' water trough is now home to a little frog

For some reason imgur is being dumb so the picture is tiny ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

Confused imgur with tinypic?  ;D Our Prince Charles Cavalier Spaniel's tongue sticks out just like in your cat avatar. It's cute looking.
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: hermes2015 on September 17, 2019, 05:43:21 PM
Quote from: Davin on September 17, 2019, 03:19:22 PM
Sky from my parking lot at work.

(https://i.imgur.com/qlPT5Xu.jpg)

Wow, that's a beautiful sky. You caught the light at just the right moment.
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Magdalena on September 17, 2019, 07:49:57 PM
Quote from: hermes2015 on September 17, 2019, 05:43:21 PM
Quote from: Davin on September 17, 2019, 03:19:22 PM
Sky from my parking lot at work.

(https://i.imgur.com/qlPT5Xu.jpg)

Wow, that's a beautiful sky. You caught the light at just the right moment.
True. That is a beautiful sky.  :)
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Tank on September 17, 2019, 08:24:04 PM
Quote from: Davin on September 17, 2019, 03:19:22 PM
Sky from my parking lot at work.

(https://i.imgur.com/qlPT5Xu.jpg)

Lovely  :love:
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Buddy on September 18, 2019, 12:30:42 AM
Quote from: Dark Lightning on September 17, 2019, 05:30:51 PM

Confused imgur with tinypic?  ;D Our Prince Charles Cavalier Spaniel's tongue sticks out just like in your cat avatar. It's cute looking.

I used to prefer imgur over anything else but ever since they started forcing mobile users to use the app it's been more frustrating to use.

I keep rotating avatars every time I find a picture of a black cat doing something weird  :D

That's a great picture Davin, the lightning is fantastic!
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: jumbojak on September 18, 2019, 04:31:08 AM
That photo looks perfectly relaxing Davin.
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Bad Penny II on September 18, 2019, 12:46:09 PM
Quote from: Buddy on September 17, 2019, 12:44:52 AM
(https://i.imgur.com/D4EDJhk_d.jpg)
The horses' water trough is now home to a little frog

With a kiss it may turn princess for you.
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Davin on September 18, 2019, 03:15:45 PM
Thanks. I see a lot of good mornings when coming in to work, I hardly ever take a picture though.
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Tank on September 30, 2019, 09:01:29 PM
A beautiful autumn day in Seaham on the north east cost of England about 90 miles north of where I live.

(https://imagizer.imageshack.com/img923/8273/We50bo.jpg)


(https://imagizer.imageshack.com/img921/1664/pRVwh0.jpg)


(https://imagizer.imageshack.com/img922/9348/8jMaaE.jpg)


(https://imagizer.imageshack.com/img921/5537/YjGAXI.jpg)


(https://imagizer.imageshack.com/img921/1603/xK2SfM.jpg)


(https://imagizer.imageshack.com/img923/1208/KxxZfW.jpg)


(https://imagizer.imageshack.com/img922/6652/bGkJsj.jpg)

Tommy statue (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tommy_(statue))
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Red_Cloud on September 30, 2019, 09:34:46 PM
Crikey! That fourth image are my lower dentures I lost in 1986! :o

This is one of my three websites http://portraitsofalpineplants.com/ All photos taken by me unless otherwise stated.
I have a Nikon D90 camera with various lenses, a bit dated I know!

I like your photos Tank. What camera system do you have mate?
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Tank on September 30, 2019, 09:36:58 PM
Those were a Fujifilm X30.

Main camera is a Sony A68 and various lenses.
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Icarus on September 30, 2019, 10:28:41 PM
Superb photos Tank.  :toff:
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: jumbojak on September 30, 2019, 10:37:03 PM
That's a really cool sculpture. Looks like formed sheet metal stitched together.
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Magdalena on October 01, 2019, 02:14:35 AM
Quote from: Tank on September 30, 2019, 09:01:29 PM

(https://imagizer.imageshack.com/img921/5537/YjGAXI.jpg)

That looks like a shark's vertebrae. I used to have a necklace like that when I was little.
(https://i.etsystatic.com/5533161/r/il/b40180/794707716/il_794xN.794707716_k7kg.jpg)
:tellmemore:
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: hermes2015 on October 01, 2019, 04:58:30 AM
Quote from: Red_Cloud on September 30, 2019, 09:34:46 PM
Crikey! That fourth image are my lower dentures I lost in 1986! :o

This is one of my three websites http://portraitsofalpineplants.com/ All photos taken by me unless otherwise stated.
I have a Nikon D90 camera with various lenses, a bit dated I know!

I like your photos Tank. What camera system do you have mate?


I had a D90 before my current (now oldish) D600. The D90 was a nice camera, except for its high ISO noise in low light scenes. The next one is probably going to be a mirrorless camera.
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Tank on October 01, 2019, 06:04:36 AM
Quote from: jumbojak on September 30, 2019, 10:37:03 PM
That's a really cool sculpture. Looks like formed sheet metal stitched together.

It is. Details can be found in the link at the bottom of the post.
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: hermes2015 on October 01, 2019, 11:07:02 AM
Quote from: Tank on October 01, 2019, 06:04:36 AM
Quote from: jumbojak on September 30, 2019, 10:37:03 PM
That's a really cool sculpture. Looks like formed sheet metal stitched together.

It is. Details can be found in the link at the bottom of the post.

It's also a good photo.
I like the patina that COR-TEN steel develops when exposed to the elements. I've seen it used quite a bit recently in local buildings, even in domestic projects, which makes sense from a maintenance point of view.

https://www.designboom.com/architecture/nico-van-der-meulen-kloof-road-house-johannesburg-south-africa-09-15-2015/
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: hermes2015 on October 01, 2019, 12:16:27 PM
I took this close-up photo this morning. Can anyone guess what it is?

(https://i.imgur.com/LiSpgjb.jpg)

The lighting isn't very good - just window light without flash. No lens hood, so the contrast could have been better.
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Red_Cloud on October 01, 2019, 12:27:46 PM
Quote from: hermes2015 on October 01, 2019, 12:16:27 PM
I took this close-up photo this morning. Can anyone guess what it is?

The lighting isn't very good - just window light without flash. No lens hood, so the contrast could have been better.

Is it some sort of cake or bun?
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: xSilverPhinx on October 01, 2019, 12:29:18 PM

Quote from: hermes2015 on October 01, 2019, 12:16:27 PM
I took this close-up photo this morning. Can anyone guess what it is?

The lighting isn't very good - just window light without flash. No lens hood, so the contrast could have been better.

A raisin?
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: hermes2015 on October 01, 2019, 12:29:31 PM
Quote from: Red_Cloud on October 01, 2019, 12:27:46 PM
Quote from: hermes2015 on October 01, 2019, 12:16:27 PM
I took this close-up photo this morning. Can anyone guess what it is?

The lighting isn't very good - just window light without flash. No lens hood, so the contrast could have been better.

Is it some sort of cake or bun?

It is something many of us eat every day, but smaller than a bun.
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: hermes2015 on October 01, 2019, 12:30:19 PM
Quote from: xSilverPhinx on October 01, 2019, 12:29:18 PM
Quote from: Red_Cloud on October 01, 2019, 12:27:46 PM
Quote from: hermes2015 on October 01, 2019, 12:16:27 PM
I took this close-up photo this morning. Can anyone guess what it is?

The lighting isn't very good - just window light without flash. No lens hood, so the contrast could have been better.

Is it some sort of cake or bun?

A raisin?

A bit smaller!
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: xSilverPhinx on October 01, 2019, 12:32:56 PM
Quote from: hermes2015 on October 01, 2019, 12:30:19 PM
Quote from: xSilverPhinx on October 01, 2019, 12:29:18 PM
Quote from: Red_Cloud on October 01, 2019, 12:27:46 PM
Quote from: hermes2015 on October 01, 2019, 12:16:27 PM
I took this close-up photo this morning. Can anyone guess what it is?

The lighting isn't very good - just window light without flash. No lens hood, so the contrast could have been better.

Is it some sort of cake or bun?

A raisin?

A bit smaller!

A small raisin.  :sidesmile:

Just joking, I don't have a clue.  :P :D
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: hermes2015 on October 01, 2019, 12:34:09 PM
A clue: think of the French car manufacturer Peugeot.
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: jumbojak on October 01, 2019, 01:03:06 PM
Cereal?
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: hermes2015 on October 01, 2019, 01:18:41 PM
Quote from: jumbojak on October 01, 2019, 01:03:06 PM
Cereal?

No, not cereal. What does Peugeot make that many foodies consider to be the best in its class, in the kitchen and at the table?
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Red_Cloud on October 01, 2019, 10:15:27 PM
Quote from: hermes2015 on October 01, 2019, 01:18:41 PM
Quote from: jumbojak on October 01, 2019, 01:03:06 PM
Cereal?

No, not cereal. What does Peugeot make that many foodies consider to be the best in its class, in the kitchen and at the table?

Its a peppercorn. Peugeot make classic salt and pepper mills 8)
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: jumbojak on October 01, 2019, 10:25:43 PM
Huh, the more you know. I've never seen a Pugeot car in person, much less a branded kitchen gadgets.
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: hermes2015 on October 02, 2019, 04:50:35 AM
Quote from: jumbojak on October 01, 2019, 10:25:43 PM
Huh, the more you know. I've never seen a Pugeot car in person, much less a branded kitchen gadgets.

They are quite common here. OK, I will reveal what it is. The connection to Peugeot is that they are well-known for making excellent pepper mills.

https://us.peugeot-saveurs.com/en_us/pepper-mills

So, with that clue, one can deduce that the photo shows part of a peppercorn. The diameter of the peppercorn is 4mm, so the part in the photo is only about 2mm.
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: hermes2015 on October 02, 2019, 05:01:03 AM
Sorry, I should have given more details. The photo was taken with a reversed manual Nikon 24mm f/2.8 lens, mounted on a 100mm extension tube I cobbled together. I set it at f/16 and the camera on aperture priority, so it varied the shutter speed to get the best exposure. I had to focus stack 14 shots to compensate for the extremely low depth of field.
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: jumbojak on October 02, 2019, 05:17:13 AM
You've come over to the dark side of reversing rings! I need to line my tubes with felt. The "Halo" in the center of your image looked familiar...
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: hermes2015 on October 02, 2019, 05:46:26 AM
Quote from: jumbojak on October 02, 2019, 05:17:13 AM
You've come over to the dark side of reversing rings! I need to line my tubes with felt. The "Halo" in the center of your image looked familiar...

Yes, all I had was black paper to line the 50mm diameter tin can I used as a tube. I thought the halo could also have been lens flare caused by the bright light from window near the table I was working on. I should use some black paper as a hood.
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Red_Cloud on October 02, 2019, 09:34:43 AM
Quote from: hermes2015 on October 02, 2019, 04:50:35 AM
Quote from: jumbojak on October 01, 2019, 10:25:43 PM
Huh, the more you know. I've never seen a Pugeot car in person, much less a branded kitchen gadgets.

They are quite common here. OK, I will reveal what it is. The connection to Peugeot is that they are well-known for making excellent pepper mills.

https://us.peugeot-saveurs.com/en_us/pepper-mills

So, with that clue, one can deduce that the photo shows part of a peppercorn. The diameter of the peppercorn is 4mm, so the part in the photo is only about 2mm.

I just said all that! . . . Have I won some sort of prize, PLEASE?
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: hermes2015 on October 02, 2019, 10:27:33 AM
Quote from: Red_Cloud on October 02, 2019, 09:34:43 AM
Quote from: hermes2015 on October 02, 2019, 04:50:35 AM
Quote from: jumbojak on October 01, 2019, 10:25:43 PM
Huh, the more you know. I've never seen a Pugeot car in person, much less a branded kitchen gadgets.

They are quite common here. OK, I will reveal what it is. The connection to Peugeot is that they are well-known for making excellent pepper mills.

https://us.peugeot-saveurs.com/en_us/pepper-mills

So, with that clue, one can deduce that the photo shows part of a peppercorn. The diameter of the peppercorn is 4mm, so the part in the photo is only about 2mm.

I just said all that! . . . Have I won some sort of prize, PLEASE?

Apologies! I somehow missed your earlier post with the correct deduction. No prize, just the right to brag.
Sorry once again.  :boaterhat:
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Red_Cloud on October 02, 2019, 12:20:19 PM
Hey Y'all! . . Where do y'all get them different gifs from? Like wot Herpes got? Like the "tip_hat" above?
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Bad Penny II on October 02, 2019, 12:46:05 PM
Quote from: Red_Cloud on October 02, 2019, 12:20:19 PM
Hey Y'all! . . Where do y'all get them different gifs from? Like wot Herpes got? Like the "tip_hat" above?

Wot? do you mean Hermes?
I don't think we've got no Herpes.
It's a consolation for a dully lived life.
No we don't but we can't speak for all.


(https://i.imgur.com/6IXWcCa.jpghttps://i.imgur.com/6IXWcCa.jpg)

I'll probably be flayed for giving away the mysteries so easily but you just use the "more" link and you shall be bedazzled with choice.
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: hermes2015 on October 02, 2019, 12:48:57 PM
Quote from: Red_Cloud on October 02, 2019, 12:20:19 PM
Hey Y'all! . . Where do y'all get them different gifs from? Like wot Herpes got? Like the "tip_hat" above?

:rofl:

Even during my promiscuous younger days I never got herpes.
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Bad Penny II on October 02, 2019, 12:59:38 PM
Quote from: hermes2015 on October 02, 2019, 12:48:57 PM
Quote from: Red_Cloud on October 02, 2019, 12:20:19 PM
Hey Y'all! . . Where do y'all get them different gifs from? Like wot Herpes got? Like the "tip_hat" above?

:rofl:

Even during my promiscuous younger days I never got herpes.

How about a hair piece?
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Red_Cloud on October 02, 2019, 01:06:53 PM
Quote from: Bad Penny II on October 02, 2019, 12:46:05 PM

I'll probably be flayed for giving away the mysteries so easily but you just use the "more" link and you shall be bedazzled with choice.

Oooops! I missed that! I think I need my arse slapping with a haddock. Thanks BP! :frolic:
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Magdalena on October 02, 2019, 01:08:00 PM
Herpes2015.
:snicker:
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: hermes2015 on October 02, 2019, 01:56:03 PM
Quote from: Magdalena on October 02, 2019, 01:08:00 PM
Herpes2015.
:snicker:

Yes, very funny. Luckily I have a sense of humour.
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Red_Cloud on October 02, 2019, 02:11:57 PM
Quote from: hermes2015 on October 02, 2019, 01:56:03 PM
Quote from: Magdalena on October 02, 2019, 01:08:00 PM
Herpes2015.
:snicker:

Yes, very funny. Luckily I have a sense of humour.

Good one Hermes2015. .  :bravo:
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Bad Penny II on October 02, 2019, 02:17:07 PM
Quote from: Red_Cloud on October 02, 2019, 02:11:57 PM
Quote from: hermes2015 on October 02, 2019, 01:56:03 PM
Quote from: Magdalena on October 02, 2019, 01:08:00 PM
Herpes2015.
:snicker:

Yes, very funny. Luckily I have a sense of humour.

Good one Hermes2015. .  :bravo:

Hermes4ever
That's not funny
It is very funny, Herpes is forever, Hermes4ever, I think it is very funny.
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Magdalena on October 02, 2019, 04:00:55 PM
Quote from: hermes2015 on October 02, 2019, 01:56:03 PM
Yes, very funny. Luckily I have a sense of humour.
:hug:
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Bad Penny II on October 04, 2019, 10:59:53 AM
There's been a lot of these guys about lately
(https://i.imgur.com/L20Ds6U.jpg)

What's this called Google? 
A white headed pidgeon.
Makes sense.
(https://i.imgur.com/Ro73ECj.jpg)

I got a 2nd hand Tamron SP AF28-75mm F/2.8 XR Di LD Aspherical [IF] Macro very very cheap.
It works, I pulled it apart because it needed a clean and it still works since I put it back together.
Praise the lord.
It's not really what I expect a macro lens to be.

(https://i.imgur.com/qBSALbB.jpg)

(https://i.imgur.com/6beb0eV.jpg)

It does have a little scratch on the lens, doesn't seem noticeable in pics though.

(https://i.imgur.com/SD7JDWO.jpg)

I'm using a plastic peanut butter lid as a lens cover until a cheap one arrives from China, a surprisingly good fit.
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Bad Penny II on October 04, 2019, 11:22:22 AM
OK Google, what's this pigeon with the crest on its head called?
A crested pigeon.
I'd never have guessed that one.

(https://i.imgur.com/weFwOHA.jpg)
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Bad Penny II on October 04, 2019, 11:45:49 AM
So how about this one, it's a Chubby Woop Woop Pigeon isn't it.
It's a Wonga Pigeon.
"Calls
Loud monotonous 'woop woop' calls can be heard up to 2 km away and can be given for hours on end."

I like my name better.

(https://www.happyatheistforum.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.birdlife.org.au%2Fimages%2Fsized%2Fimages%2Fuploads%2Fbird_profiles%2FWonga-Pigeon-jp580-580x435.jpg&hash=6526d73a2eb625a1398a86670a198e6b73697601)

We used to have some of those, I liked them.
I wonder what happened to them.
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Red_Cloud on October 04, 2019, 11:48:33 AM
Quote from: Bad Penny II on October 04, 2019, 10:59:53 AM
What's this called Google? 

It looks like a Ocyphaps lophotes to me! :wormpeek:
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: jumbojak on October 08, 2019, 02:15:48 AM
(https://scontent-iad3-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/fr/cp0/e15/q65/71859347_2456027837826678_4096058500004708352_o.jpg?_nc_cat=105&efg=eyJpIjoidCJ9&_nc_oc=AQnA3WNsGv_o8CZGZm0_h7LnAO5lh7r38Geb2GOIh2hCgkDNH-rF6NRNBnzpLGJijyaArBMBc_kWd9ZaTdzGTZam&_nc_ht=scontent-iad3-1.xx&oh=b028c854ffb7e707021472a1d3327493&oe=5E3AE3B3)
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: xSilverPhinx on October 08, 2019, 02:20:08 AM
Quote from: Bad Penny II on October 04, 2019, 10:59:53 AM
There's been a lot of these guys about lately
(https://i.imgur.com/L20Ds6U.jpg)

What a beautiful bird. :tellmemore:
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: xSilverPhinx on October 08, 2019, 02:20:42 AM
Quote from: jumbojak on October 08, 2019, 02:15:48 AM
(https://scontent-iad3-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/fr/cp0/e15/q65/71859347_2456027837826678_4096058500004708352_o.jpg?_nc_cat=105&efg=eyJpIjoidCJ9&_nc_oc=AQnA3WNsGv_o8CZGZm0_h7LnAO5lh7r38Geb2GOIh2hCgkDNH-rF6NRNBnzpLGJijyaArBMBc_kWd9ZaTdzGTZam&_nc_ht=scontent-iad3-1.xx&oh=b028c854ffb7e707021472a1d3327493&oe=5E3AE3B3)

Eerie...
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Tank on October 09, 2019, 10:11:38 PM
Went to Thorp Perrow (https://www.thorpperrow.com/) today. Brilliant place.

(https://imagizer.imageshack.com/img921/1743/0T7K30.jpg)


(https://imagizer.imageshack.com/img923/7213/oZ9X8r.jpg)


(https://imagizer.imageshack.com/img924/9691/1YoEGw.jpg)


(https://imagizer.imageshack.com/img923/4549/HO76Np.jpg)


(https://imagizer.imageshack.com/img921/9984/QMZW6m.jpg)


(https://imagizer.imageshack.com/img922/8955/KERFcZ.jpg)


(https://imagizer.imageshack.com/img923/3921/eRk4Vh.jpg)


(https://imagizer.imageshack.com/img924/4999/7c7b4x.jpg)


(https://imagizer.imageshack.com/img924/7524/yYe69D.jpg)


(https://imagizer.imageshack.com/img921/1215/VLYAmy.jpg)


(https://imagizer.imageshack.com/img924/7024/XrFqsL.jpg)
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Magdalena on October 09, 2019, 11:19:42 PM
^^^
Very nice.  :popcorn:
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: jumbojak on October 10, 2019, 12:04:53 AM
Is that some sort of game park?
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Anne D. on October 10, 2019, 01:22:51 AM
Wow! Beautiful photos, Tank.
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: hermes2015 on October 10, 2019, 04:11:36 AM
You're right. It seems like a good place to visit with a camera and take good shots like these.
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: xSilverPhinx on October 10, 2019, 04:29:09 AM
I was just admiring your photos, Tank. When I got to this one I had to chuckle. What the?!

Quote from: Tank on October 09, 2019, 10:11:38 PM
(https://imagizer.imageshack.com/img924/7024/XrFqsL.jpg)

Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Tank on October 10, 2019, 06:40:13 AM
Quote from: jumbojak on October 10, 2019, 12:04:53 AM
Is that some sort of game park?

It's an arboretum with a few animals and a large collection of birds of prey. There is a link to the website at the top of the post.
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: jumbojak on October 10, 2019, 01:13:56 PM
Quote from: xSilverPhinx on October 10, 2019, 04:29:09 AM
I was just admiring your photos, Tank. When I got to this one I had to chuckle. What the?!

Quote from: Tank on October 09, 2019, 10:11:38 PM
(https://imagizer.imageshack.com/img924/7024/XrFqsL.jpg)

It's a dream catcher.
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Tank on October 10, 2019, 04:11:44 PM
More like a nightmare catcher!
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Red_Cloud on October 10, 2019, 04:29:03 PM
Quote from: Tank on October 10, 2019, 04:11:44 PM
More like a nightmare catcher!


Oh! Give him a break! :shrug: . . .He's just a sad circus clown, holding the hoop which the tame lions jump through.:weepy:
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: jumbojak on October 10, 2019, 05:55:01 PM
Fuck, I didn't notice the link or the clown. I really need some glasses.
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: xSilverPhinx on October 10, 2019, 10:00:17 PM
I can almost hear the clown's maniacal laughter...
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: jumbojak on October 25, 2019, 04:57:54 AM
(https://scontent.fewr1-5.fna.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/fr/cp0/e15/q65/73024297_2490800591016069_4124671554950791168_o.jpg?_nc_cat=104&efg=eyJpIjoidCJ9&_nc_oc=AQlNy9EpV_4sLudMI_y9xFhnoAJ-kpbjrAR_uftpxQjsnPkqHeMBhI36k9vIVGhIObJUCm0VQTT6Mz6OARixDbs6&_nc_ht=scontent.fewr1-5.fna&oh=17b21fb20c27be6a1be74d26232d069e&oe=5E218876)
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: jumbojak on October 25, 2019, 05:04:46 AM
(https://scontent.fewr1-3.fna.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/fr/cp0/e15/q65/73446325_2490820371014091_7681616242314051584_o.jpg?_nc_cat=110&efg=eyJpIjoidCJ9&_nc_oc=AQnq2spbnn9vYEBxI8Ld-nyTsrIGfC8etVhP5TH6Bs9n1rKyeL9f9MB0aOCy-TSLI0MaYZF1nhRfA6joehfQ1AYC&_nc_ht=scontent.fewr1-3.fna&oh=acb4a8b8edd46a4f1590227049b7037e&oe=5E579019)
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Tank on October 25, 2019, 08:32:50 AM
Lovely colours.
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: hermes2015 on October 25, 2019, 10:26:31 AM
Quote from: jumbojak on October 25, 2019, 04:57:54 AM
(https://scontent.fewr1-5.fna.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/fr/cp0/e15/q65/73024297_2490800591016069_4124671554950791168_o.jpg?_nc_cat=104&efg=eyJpIjoidCJ9&_nc_oc=AQlNy9EpV_4sLudMI_y9xFhnoAJ-kpbjrAR_uftpxQjsnPkqHeMBhI36k9vIVGhIObJUCm0VQTT6Mz6OARixDbs6&_nc_ht=scontent.fewr1-5.fna&oh=17b21fb20c27be6a1be74d26232d069e&oe=5E218876)

I like those mini landscapes. Have you sorted out the camera problems?
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Bad Penny II on October 25, 2019, 11:25:08 AM
(https://i.imgur.com/y1vUQ1Q.jpg)
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: jumbojak on October 25, 2019, 03:50:25 PM
Quote from: hermes2015 on October 25, 2019, 10:26:31 AM
Quote from: jumbojak on October 25, 2019, 04:57:54 AM
(https://scontent.fewr1-5.fna.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/fr/cp0/e15/q65/73024297_2490800591016069_4124671554950791168_o.jpg?_nc_cat=104&efg=eyJpIjoidCJ9&_nc_oc=AQlNy9EpV_4sLudMI_y9xFhnoAJ-kpbjrAR_uftpxQjsnPkqHeMBhI36k9vIVGhIObJUCm0VQTT6Mz6OARixDbs6&_nc_ht=scontent.fewr1-5.fna&oh=17b21fb20c27be6a1be74d26232d069e&oe=5E218876)

I like those mini landscapes. Have you sorted out the camera problems?

I think I have. There's a bit of "whinging it" involved but I figured out how to manage.
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Buddy on October 25, 2019, 04:25:47 PM
Your photos look great JJ. I love the colors
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: jumbojak on October 25, 2019, 09:36:58 PM
Quote from: Buddy on October 25, 2019, 04:25:47 PM
Your photos look great JJ. I love the colors

Thank you Megan. Here's an experimental self portrait. Please forgive the ugly dude in the middle. And, the exposure wasn't quite what I wanted but shuffling back and forth to change settings got real old, real quick.

(https://scontent.fewr1-1.fna.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/fr/cp0/e15/q65/75474012_2491779937584801_5755227464783626240_o.jpg?_nc_cat=100&efg=eyJpIjoidCJ9&_nc_oc=AQnZwSWVjfrGw5RQqlPO7VT2P2J7DjjdQ_4YTSyAxw40LBssrEN-L0GNWMqO-W9KXhW9GKXZOFlJpqMMCt82OyZu&_nc_ht=scontent.fewr1-1.fna&oh=4650bc1b8d9389a08e511bc14727dadf&oe=5E1C12DD)
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Sandra Craft on October 26, 2019, 02:24:00 AM
Quote from: jumbojak on October 25, 2019, 09:36:58 PM
Quote from: Buddy on October 25, 2019, 04:25:47 PM
Your photos look great JJ. I love the colors

Thank you Megan. Here's an experimental self portrait. Please forgive the ugly dude in the middle. And, the exposure wasn't quite what I wanted but shuffling back and forth to change settings got real old, real quick.

(https://scontent.fewr1-1.fna.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/fr/cp0/e15/q65/75474012_2491779937584801_5755227464783626240_o.jpg?_nc_cat=100&efg=eyJpIjoidCJ9&_nc_oc=AQnZwSWVjfrGw5RQqlPO7VT2P2J7DjjdQ_4YTSyAxw40LBssrEN-L0GNWMqO-W9KXhW9GKXZOFlJpqMMCt82OyZu&_nc_ht=scontent.fewr1-1.fna&oh=4650bc1b8d9389a08e511bc14727dadf&oe=5E1C12DD)

Ugly dude looks highly presentable to me.  Or where you being facetious?  I can't tell half the time.
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: jumbojak on October 26, 2019, 03:51:24 AM
I don't like the look of him. Shifty... Untrustworthy... Partially facetious.
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Buddy on October 26, 2019, 03:58:26 AM
Well you should tell him that the people of the internet say he looks like a swell dude  ;)
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: hermes2015 on October 26, 2019, 04:43:06 AM
Quote from: jumbojak on October 25, 2019, 09:36:58 PM
Quote from: Buddy on October 25, 2019, 04:25:47 PM
Your photos look great JJ. I love the colors

Thank you Megan. Here's an experimental self portrait. Please forgive the ugly dude in the middle. And, the exposure wasn't quite what I wanted but shuffling back and forth to change settings got real old, real quick.

(https://scontent.fewr1-1.fna.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/fr/cp0/e15/q65/75474012_2491779937584801_5755227464783626240_o.jpg?_nc_cat=100&efg=eyJpIjoidCJ9&_nc_oc=AQnZwSWVjfrGw5RQqlPO7VT2P2J7DjjdQ_4YTSyAxw40LBssrEN-L0GNWMqO-W9KXhW9GKXZOFlJpqMMCt82OyZu&_nc_ht=scontent.fewr1-1.fna&oh=4650bc1b8d9389a08e511bc14727dadf&oe=5E1C12DD)

I have a technical question: why are you still single?
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: jumbojak on October 26, 2019, 05:44:18 AM
New topic:

(https://scontent.fewr1-6.fna.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/fr/cp0/e15/q65/72982478_2492877494141712_1399807804012756992_o.jpg?_nc_cat=101&efg=eyJpIjoidCJ9&_nc_oc=AQn51xWVTiumkleGe4UtpoZ3rCguxjXF7b0T_y1KH1qAsGJsObINVIt0V_kDTRSgiHJs-G5g2UdishZhs8M8xQnF&_nc_ht=scontent.fewr1-6.fna&oh=de4e3e4762e51905e11c3d28a7bb2e85&oe=5E17E2EB)
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Siz on October 26, 2019, 08:06:08 AM
Is that half a ship behind some dark trees? Or two half ships? That doesn't make a whole ship, you know?! My eyesight isn't what it used to be...

Can we go back to the ugly dude in front of the camera?!
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Siz on October 26, 2019, 08:10:57 AM
Technical cock up - nothing to see here...
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Magdalena on October 26, 2019, 08:18:23 AM
Quote from: hermes2015 on October 26, 2019, 04:43:06 AM
Quote from: jumbojak on October 25, 2019, 09:36:58 PM
Quote from: Buddy on October 25, 2019, 04:25:47 PM
Your photos look great JJ. I love the colors

Thank you, Megan. Here's an experimental self-portrait. Please forgive the ugly dude in the middle. And, the exposure wasn't quite what I wanted but shuffling back and forth to change settings got real old, real quick.

(https://scontent.fewr1-1.fna.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/fr/cp0/e15/q65/75474012_2491779937584801_5755227464783626240_o.jpg?_nc_cat=100&efg=eyJpIjoidCJ9&_nc_oc=AQnZwSWVjfrGw5RQqlPO7VT2P2J7DjjdQ_4YTSyAxw40LBssrEN-L0GNWMqO-W9KXhW9GKXZOFlJpqMMCt82OyZu&_nc_ht=scontent.fewr1-1.fna&oh=4650bc1b8d9389a08e511bc14727dadf&oe=5E1C12DD)

I have a technical question: why are you still single?
(https://media.giphy.com/media/26BGthna0BWwmekjC/giphy.gif)

But seriously...
That's a fair technical question.
(https://www.happyatheistforum.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fgiphygifs.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fmedia%2FHq4DYXhDkEvHW%2F200.gif&hash=128c17408b9228ee0b0cb187fc1b1d204fe5d2d3)
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: hermes2015 on October 26, 2019, 08:40:26 AM
 :)
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: jumbojak on October 26, 2019, 02:32:07 PM
Quote from: Siz on October 26, 2019, 08:06:08 AM
Is that half a ship behind some dark trees? Or two half ships? That doesn't make a whole ship, you know?! My eyesight isn't what it used to be...

Can we go back to the ugly dude in front of the camera?!

Those are the three ships at Jamestown, lit up for what sounded like a Halloween party.

The ugly dude in front of the camera hasn't had a girl say yes to going out with him since July 4th of 2018. He has been laughed at twice with quite a few stern no's as answers since then.
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Sandra Craft on October 26, 2019, 09:23:20 PM
Quote from: jumbojak on October 26, 2019, 05:44:18 AM
New topic:

(https://scontent.fewr1-6.fna.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/fr/cp0/e15/q65/72982478_2492877494141712_1399807804012756992_o.jpg?_nc_cat=101&efg=eyJpIjoidCJ9&_nc_oc=AQn51xWVTiumkleGe4UtpoZ3rCguxjXF7b0T_y1KH1qAsGJsObINVIt0V_kDTRSgiHJs-G5g2UdishZhs8M8xQnF&_nc_ht=scontent.fewr1-6.fna&oh=de4e3e4762e51905e11c3d28a7bb2e85&oe=5E17E2EB)

I like it, very moody.  I'm glad you mentioned those were ships tho because I couldn't tell either.
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: billy rubin on October 26, 2019, 10:20:01 PM
(https://i.imgur.com/BIMPltal.png)
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: jumbojak on October 27, 2019, 01:33:32 AM
That's really cool Billy.
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: xSilverPhinx on October 27, 2019, 01:45:45 AM
Quote from: billy rubin on October 26, 2019, 10:20:01 PM
(https://i.imgur.com/BIMPltal.png)

What is it?:notsure:
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: xSilverPhinx on October 27, 2019, 01:53:58 AM
Quote from: jumbojak on October 25, 2019, 09:36:58 PM
Quote from: Buddy on October 25, 2019, 04:25:47 PM
Your photos look great JJ. I love the colors

Thank you Megan. Here's an experimental self portrait. Please forgive the ugly dude in the middle. And, the exposure wasn't quite what I wanted but shuffling back and forth to change settings got real old, real quick.

(https://scontent.fewr1-1.fna.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/fr/cp0/e15/q65/75474012_2491779937584801_5755227464783626240_o.jpg?_nc_cat=100&efg=eyJpIjoidCJ9&_nc_oc=AQnZwSWVjfrGw5RQqlPO7VT2P2J7DjjdQ_4YTSyAxw40LBssrEN-L0GNWMqO-W9KXhW9GKXZOFlJpqMMCt82OyZu&_nc_ht=scontent.fewr1-1.fna&oh=4650bc1b8d9389a08e511bc14727dadf&oe=5E1C12DD)

Is this like a 'Find Wally' passtime? Is the ugly, shifty and untrustworthy looking guy somewhere behind the one in the picture! I don't see him!
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: jumbojak on October 27, 2019, 01:07:06 AM
You mean Where's Waldo, Fernanda?
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: xSilverPhinx on October 27, 2019, 01:20:45 AM
Quote from: jumbojak on October 27, 2019, 01:07:06 AM
You mean Where's Waldo, Fernanda?

That's the one  ;D
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Tank on October 27, 2019, 03:35:41 PM
It was seriously wet yesterday.

(https://imagizer.imageshack.com/img921/349/EhU1ga.jpg)

(https://imagizer.imageshack.com/img923/8288/hLfvAP.jpg)

(https://imagizer.imageshack.com/img923/1460/REiDkL.jpg)

(https://imagizer.imageshack.com/img921/2456/6ABLgs.jpg)

(https://imagizer.imageshack.com/img921/4859/sQj688.jpg)

(https://imagizer.imageshack.com/img923/5075/sSpd7d.jpg)

(https://imagizer.imageshack.com/img923/6349/niqp5n.jpg)

(https://imagizer.imageshack.com/img921/6845/yFgoma.jpg)

(https://imagizer.imageshack.com/img921/2936/LOQejP.jpg)

(https://imagizer.imageshack.com/img922/3733/n3NuWZ.jpg)

(https://imagizer.imageshack.com/img924/1804/JQB9d1.jpg)

(https://imagizer.imageshack.com/img922/7076/030Z9U.jpg)
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Buddy on October 27, 2019, 03:53:30 PM
That is some gorgeous scenery.
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: jumbojak on October 27, 2019, 04:30:18 PM
Is your camera weathersealed?
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Tank on October 27, 2019, 07:00:56 PM
Quote from: jumbojak on October 27, 2019, 04:30:18 PM
Is your camera weathersealed?

No. Fortunately there was very little wind and I had an umbrella. The camera is my Fuji X30 which I can use with one hand. :)
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Magdalena on October 27, 2019, 07:37:22 PM
Those are great photographs, Tank.  :tellmemore:
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: billy rubin on October 27, 2019, 08:53:56 PM
Quote from: xSilverPhinx on October 27, 2019, 01:45:45 AM
What is it?:notsure:

it's an old junked cooler unit i discovered behaind a barn on a sunny day

(https://i.imgur.com/nMJlOCel.png)

(https://i.imgur.com/bfkHs4bl.png)

lots images in it
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Tank on October 27, 2019, 08:56:17 PM
You have a good eye.
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: billy rubin on October 27, 2019, 08:57:06 PM
Quote from: Tank on October 27, 2019, 03:35:41 PM
(https://imagizer.imageshack.com/img922/7076/030Z9U.jpg)

is that a madrone?

ive never seen one so gnarly.
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Tank on October 27, 2019, 08:58:25 PM
It's a rhododendron, quite an old one too.
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Tank on October 27, 2019, 08:59:05 PM
Quote from: Sandra Craft on October 26, 2019, 09:23:20 PM
Quote from: jumbojak on October 26, 2019, 05:44:18 AM
New topic:

(https://scontent.fewr1-6.fna.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/fr/cp0/e15/q65/72982478_2492877494141712_1399807804012756992_o.jpg?_nc_cat=101&efg=eyJpIjoidCJ9&_nc_oc=AQn51xWVTiumkleGe4UtpoZ3rCguxjXF7b0T_y1KH1qAsGJsObINVIt0V_kDTRSgiHJs-G5g2UdishZhs8M8xQnF&_nc_ht=scontent.fewr1-6.fna&oh=de4e3e4762e51905e11c3d28a7bb2e85&oe=5E17E2EB)

I like it, very moody.  I'm glad you mentioned those were ships tho because I couldn't tell either.

Lovely colours and textures.
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: hermes2015 on October 28, 2019, 04:00:07 AM
Quote from: Tank on October 27, 2019, 03:35:41 PM
It was seriously wet yesterday.

(https://imagizer.imageshack.com/img921/2936/LOQejP.jpg)

I like how you've made that tree stand out by using the contrasting orange and green colours. It's also a good example of the rule of thirds, or something close to it! I guess it was all by design.
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: hermes2015 on October 28, 2019, 05:42:57 AM
Prototype mobile, about 900mm wide, I made over the weekend from elliptical aluminium composite material off-cuts. These are scraps left over after cutting elliptical holes in large sheets on a milling machine; the sheets are being used in a large building project. Each oval shape is 3mm thick and 94mm x 234mm. There are a few hundred of these profiles that would normally be sent for recycling, but we thought it would be interesting to try and use them in creative ways.

I still have some technical problems to sort out. In the next step better quality rods will be used, instead of the horrible 2.5mm steel wire. Drilling the holes into the sides was a challenge, but I made a jig to hold each piece in a drill press.

(https://i.imgur.com/NHx6Bas.jpg)

(https://i.imgur.com/EtjQWWR.jpg)
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Tank on October 28, 2019, 07:20:50 AM
Quote from: hermes2015 on October 28, 2019, 04:00:07 AM
Quote from: Tank on October 27, 2019, 03:35:41 PM
It was seriously wet yesterday.

(https://imagizer.imageshack.com/img921/2936/LOQejP.jpg)

I like how you've made that tree stand out by using the contrasting orange and green colours. It's also a good example of the rule of thirds, or something close to it! I guess it was all by design.

It was actually.
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Tank on October 28, 2019, 07:26:34 AM
Quote from: hermes2015 on October 28, 2019, 05:42:57 AM
Prototype mobile, about 900mm wide, I made over the weekend from elliptical aluminium composite material off-cuts. These are scraps left over after cutting elliptical holes in large sheets on a milling machine; the sheets are being used in a large building project. Each oval shape is 3mm thick and 94mm x 234mm. There are a few hundred of these profiles that would normally be sent for recycling, but we thought it would be interesting to try and use them in creative ways.

I still have some technical problems to sort out. In the next step better quality rods will be used, instead of the horrible 2.5mm steel wire. Drilling the holes into the sides was a challenge, but I made a jig to hold each piece in a drill press.

(https://i.imgur.com/NHx6Bas.jpg)

(https://i.imgur.com/EtjQWWR.jpg)

These remind me of this.

Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: hermes2015 on October 28, 2019, 08:05:43 AM
She is marvellous. It is nice to make connections, literally and figuratively.
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Bad Penny II on October 30, 2019, 03:51:45 AM
(https://i.imgur.com/5Bjxwxx.jpg)

(https://i.imgur.com/vlE19sJ.jpg)
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Bad Penny II on October 30, 2019, 04:04:29 AM
Quote from: hermes2015 on October 28, 2019, 08:05:43 AM
She is marvellous. It is nice to make connections, literally and figuratively.

Ye, very graceful.
Na, that's just rustic Ker Plunk, for those who can't afford a proper set.
All those worried faces were annoying as well, I don't put up with that crap when I play Ker Plunk.
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Magdalena on October 30, 2019, 06:47:56 AM
Quote from: Bad Penny II on October 30, 2019, 03:51:45 AM
(https://i.imgur.com/vlE19sJ.jpg)
Wow! I really like this one. It's almost like being there. :tellmemore:

Wait. I have a better compliment for you:
"I really, really like this one very, very, very much. It's the most beautiful, the most amazing photo in the history of picture taking in the whole wide word --It's TRUE!!!."
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Bad Penny II on October 30, 2019, 08:00:00 AM
Thanks Mags, Thanks Orange.

Oh now I look at that picture again I don't trust it, I don't like it, it's all wibbly wobbly.
It's the badest picture ever, look at this picture I took it is the best ever.  It's so much better than yours but don't feel bad, I'm a much better camera pointer and little button pusher than you.  You should feel like rubbish because you are rubbish.

(https://i.imgur.com/7aPGalv.jpg)
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Post by: Tank on October 30, 2019, 08:22:59 AM
Love the soldier termites!
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Bad Penny II on November 07, 2019, 03:56:36 PM
For Pinkey.  :'(

(https://i.imgur.com/cUR7klR.jpg)

Greeny still lives, he lived under the six foot wide wrap around timber verandah, the house is a pyre.  I've got a pull the cord life jacket I bought recently 'cause a store sent me a $20 credit, it's safe in cupboard in the house.
All my paddles and paraphernalia are gone.
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Tank on November 07, 2019, 08:17:20 PM
You and Buddy have had a shit time with fire of late!  :(
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Bad Penny II on November 08, 2019, 09:14:15 AM
(https://i.imgur.com/H5QJr0C.jpg)

(https://i.imgur.com/d29IXzx.jpg)

(https://i.imgur.com/9b5BswD.jpg)

It's been a very orange day, it got much darker, it was like late dusk for about seven hours, creepy.


https://www.facebook.com/abcinbrisbane/videos/432545927456018/?t=6
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Post by: Tank on November 08, 2019, 03:11:24 PM
Bloody hell!!!  :(
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: jumbojak on November 09, 2019, 02:23:02 PM
(https://scontent.fewr1-5.fna.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/fr/cp0/e15/q65/74914141_2521425217953606_7488459764737769472_o.jpg?_nc_cat=107&efg=eyJpIjoidCJ9&_nc_oc=AQlSGQz8A1NwB4kKQaQ-9HIU3IU5p0YkZ92f__JtgmQfP7l2QqH72ZYbR7Lw4iByA1nhyiytaW1qGBBlMc-dnJOh&_nc_ht=scontent.fewr1-5.fna&oh=465e05a5d516c448dbc7c8d70b672e19&oe=5E49D6FC)
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Post by: hermes2015 on November 09, 2019, 03:21:35 PM
That's beautiful. Monochromatic shots can be very effective.
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Post by: billy rubin on November 09, 2019, 10:11:56 PM
Quote from: hermes2015 on October 28, 2019, 05:42:57 AM

(https://i.imgur.com/NHx6Bas.jpg)


you know, thata's seriously cool.

this reminds me of the style of some of the fine art mobiles of the niddle of the 20th century
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Post by: jumbojak on November 10, 2019, 02:39:18 AM
Quote from: billy rubin on November 09, 2019, 10:11:56 PM
Quote from: hermes2015 on October 28, 2019, 05:42:57 AM

(https://i.imgur.com/NHx6Bas.jpg)


you know, thata's seriously cool.

this reminds me of the style of some of the fine art mobiles of the niddle of the 20th century

I was thinking about this the other day. I bet some Damascus plates would be really cool for this. If I had the time I would fire up my forge and have a go at it.
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Post by: hermes2015 on November 10, 2019, 04:24:52 AM
Quote from: billy rubin on November 09, 2019, 10:11:56 PM
Quote from: hermes2015 on October 28, 2019, 05:42:57 AM

(https://i.imgur.com/NHx6Bas.jpg)


you know, thata's seriously cool.

this reminds me of the style of some of the fine art mobiles of the niddle of the 20th century

Thank you. You are of course correct: it is shamelessly in the style of Alexander Calder, who invented mobiles of this type.
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Post by: hermes2015 on November 10, 2019, 04:31:01 AM
Quote from: jumbojak on November 10, 2019, 02:39:18 AM
I was thinking about this the other day. I bet some Damascus plates would be really cool for this. If I had the time I would fire up my forge and have a go at it.

I have a few hundred of those elliptical profiles lying in a corner of the factory. It would be a shame to send them to the recycling company, so I would be grateful if you could suggest some uses for them.
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Post by: jumbojak on November 10, 2019, 04:42:00 AM
Aluminum? With a Good polish and clearcoat you could make some interesting segmented mirrors. Do you have access to a tig welder?
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: hermes2015 on November 10, 2019, 05:38:11 AM
Quote from: jumbojak on November 10, 2019, 04:42:00 AM
Aluminum? With a Good polish and clearcoat you could make some interesting segmented mirrors. Do you have access to a tig welder?

Yes, we have some skilled tig welders, but this is not solid material. It's a core of polymeric material with very thin metal skins on both sides. It's used for cladding buildings and for signs.
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Tank on November 10, 2019, 09:01:10 AM
If you wanted a big display you could drill a hole by the edge of the long axis and mount them on hooks on a matrix or pattern, say a tree, and let the wind move them. You could leave them plain or colour them to suit.
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: jumbojak on November 10, 2019, 12:44:55 PM
Quote from: hermes2015 on November 10, 2019, 05:38:11 AM
Quote from: jumbojak on November 10, 2019, 04:42:00 AM
Aluminum? With a Good polish and clearcoat you could make some interesting segmented mirrors. Do you have access to a tig welder?

Yes, we have some skilled tig welders, but this is not solid material. It's a core of polymeric material with very thin metal skins on both sides. It's used for cladding buildings and for signs.

In that case a polish is probably out of the question. Will they take a texture, like a light hammering or does the core delaminate? There are some very effective glues and epoxies on the market which could be used for mounting them in various ways.
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: hermes2015 on November 10, 2019, 01:44:11 PM
Quote from: jumbojak on November 10, 2019, 12:44:55 PM
Quote from: hermes2015 on November 10, 2019, 05:38:11 AM
Quote from: jumbojak on November 10, 2019, 04:42:00 AM
Aluminum? With a Good polish and clearcoat you could make some interesting segmented mirrors. Do you have access to a tig welder?

Yes, we have some skilled tig welders, but this is not solid material. It's a core of polymeric material with very thin metal skins on both sides. It's used for cladding buildings and for signs.

In that case a polish is probably out of the question. Will they take a texture, like a light hammering or does the core delaminate? There are some very effective glues and epoxies on the market which could be used for mounting them in various ways.

Quote from: jumbojak on November 10, 2019, 12:44:55 PM
Quote from: hermes2015 on November 10, 2019, 05:38:11 AM
Quote from: jumbojak on November 10, 2019, 04:42:00 AM
Aluminum? With a Good polish and clearcoat you could make some interesting segmented mirrors. Do you have access to a tig welder?

Yes, we have some skilled tig welders, but this is not solid material. It's a core of polymeric material with very thin metal skins on both sides. It's used for cladding buildings and for signs.

In that case a polish is probably out of the question. Will they take a texture, like a light hammering or does the core delaminate? There are some very effective glues and epoxies on the market which could be used for mounting them in various ways.

I think the metal skin is only about 0.5mm thick, so not very robust to hammering. During assembly they use some specialized epoxies, so I have access to those. To be honest, I am not very inspired to spend too much time on this, because I am working on some other ideas at the moment. There are so many other shapes of off-cuts of stainless steel and solid aluminium available, that I think I should rather try to use some of those. I have an idea for a lifesize stainless steel poolside sculpture for my daughter's house, but the factory is very busy at the moment and I can't schedule time on the CNC to cut the profiles I need. I am not able to operate it on my own over the weekend. This a rendering of my idea.

(https://i.imgur.com/QSg0Kr6.jpg)
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Post by: jumbojak on November 10, 2019, 02:06:14 PM
I'm sure you could run the CNC. Sit in with the operator for a shift and read through the manual.
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Post by: hermes2015 on November 10, 2019, 02:22:25 PM
Quote from: jumbojak on November 10, 2019, 02:06:14 PM
I'm sure you could run the CNC. Sit in with the operator for a shift and read through the manual.

I'll see whether I can pluck up the courage. It is pretty intimidating with its 4 meter bed size. I think I'll just give the operator the files for the profiles when things calm down a bit!
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: jumbojak on November 10, 2019, 05:28:38 PM
Quote from: hermes2015 on November 10, 2019, 02:22:25 PM
Quote from: jumbojak on November 10, 2019, 02:06:14 PM
I'm sure you could run the CNC. Sit in with the operator for a shift and read through the manual.

I'll see whether I can pluck up the courage. It is pretty intimidating with its 4 meter bed size. I think I'll just give the operator the files for the profiles when things calm down a bit!

Do it! You'll learn something new and the size doesn't need to intimidate you. You're a smart guy. With a little guidance you'd be up and running in no time.
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: hermes2015 on November 10, 2019, 06:00:12 PM
Quote from: jumbojak on November 10, 2019, 05:28:38 PM
Quote from: hermes2015 on November 10, 2019, 02:22:25 PM
Quote from: jumbojak on November 10, 2019, 02:06:14 PM
I'm sure you could run the CNC. Sit in with the operator for a shift and read through the manual.

I'll see whether I can pluck up the courage. It is pretty intimidating with its 4 meter bed size. I think I'll just give the operator the files for the profiles when things calm down a bit!

Do it! You'll learn something new and the size doesn't need to intimidate you. You're a smart guy. With a little guidance you'd be up and running in no time.

Thanks for your confidence! I'll speak to the owner of the company (my ex-wife) when she gets back from her holiday in Europe.
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Post by: jumbojak on November 12, 2019, 05:08:30 AM
I took this with my phone. Color me impressed.

(https://scontent.fewr1-2.fna.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/fr/cp0/e15/q65/74469741_2527734570656004_1058370483939966976_o.jpg?_nc_cat=111&efg=eyJpIjoidCJ9&_nc_oc=AQlY9qlqP8K_rKTzu_otuJwlw4aKnF9Ei1iNJqsxub2Xd2Nl-PXsGUgC4vn273ypulRXvTvvEYjNlwmzPxc4WWOz&_nc_ht=scontent.fewr1-2.fna&oh=5d2ee0115e17bb6038429e6976848e4f&oe=5E4AE227)
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Post by: hermes2015 on November 12, 2019, 05:10:41 AM
That is a good shot. I like your very dynamic composition. The advice to always have a camera with you makes good sense.
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: jumbojak on November 12, 2019, 05:14:12 AM
The detail of the moon was lost but just getting the clouds to show so well had me damn near flabbergasted. I have tinkered with DSLR settings quite a bit and can't come close to matching that.
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: hermes2015 on November 12, 2019, 05:19:16 AM
Quote from: jumbojak on November 12, 2019, 05:14:12 AM
The detail of the moon was lost but just getting the clouds to show so well had me damn near flabbergasted. I have tinkered with DSLR settings quite a bit and can't come close to matching that.

You could with a NEF file and some post-processing in something like Lightroom.
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: billy rubin on November 14, 2019, 09:00:55 PM
my lovely wife took a picture of the jerusalem artichokes before it got cold

(https://i.imgur.com/X6ggRFZl.jpg)

i can't get her to turn the camera sideways, but so it goes
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Tank on November 15, 2019, 08:38:45 AM
Quote from: billy rubin on November 14, 2019, 09:00:55 PM
my lovely wife took a picture of the jerusalem artichokes before it got cold

(https://i.imgur.com/X6ggRFZl.jpg)

i can't get her to turn the camera sideways, but so it goes

That's a beautiful picture and the portrait format is perfect IMO.
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Post by: Buddy on November 17, 2019, 09:37:49 PM
House demolition started today!

(https://i.imgur.com/agXcNJl.jpg)
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: hermes2015 on November 18, 2019, 03:17:31 AM
Quote from: Buddy on November 17, 2019, 09:37:49 PM
House demolition started today!

(https://i.imgur.com/agXcNJl.jpg)

That is not a happy picture, but thank you for sharing it with us.
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Post by: Buddy on November 18, 2019, 04:48:01 AM
It kind of is a happy picture after having to look at the empty shell of a home for the last month.
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Post by: jumbojak on November 26, 2019, 01:52:44 AM
(https://scontent-iad3-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/fr/cp0/e15/q65/73230967_2557697154326412_4924998355047677952_o.jpg?_nc_cat=110&efg=eyJpIjoidCJ9&_nc_eui2=AeGUfm5_BpflT6KTV7IzCkIP59_2xTTeuIz7aLWVf8IKu0zg44s7nGEuefoFa0W9h84yBo6eoHNZgaXMxc3cdGU6s8L99nbtxhKhD3Bw1wqf4A&_nc_ohc=R21ot2COv0sAQntt_-04SWRJL2F3Y_Vymp5xjalGQiJ4G-9IoWUgsMzxA&_nc_ht=scontent-iad3-1.xx&oh=7342959c5054be9f76fd0e6097833618&oe=5E8342EE)

A charity holiday meal I spent all my lunch money for the week on. If only I could've found a freeze dried turkey. Cured ham was far too expensive.
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Post by: jumbojak on November 28, 2019, 03:28:15 PM
My Jiu-Jitsu coach was making Thanksgiving dinner...

(https://scontent.fewr1-2.fna.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/fr/cp0/e15/q65/77237766_2563312117098249_4041331803380776960_n.jpg?_nc_cat=111&efg=eyJpIjoidCJ9&_nc_ohc=tfnVCcvE-pQAQknF9jTLK5YOoZ3KYaniaTwfr1E9RdwasNwHRYnEqQfaw&_nc_ht=scontent.fewr1-2.fna&oh=9eab3432fa5ce3066152a32204fc7276&oe=5E482E93)
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Post by: Tank on November 28, 2019, 04:15:05 PM
:rofl:
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Post by: Magdalena on November 28, 2019, 05:32:45 PM
 :snicker:
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Post by: hermes2015 on November 28, 2019, 06:56:20 PM
A match made in heaven.
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Post by: No one on November 28, 2019, 08:58:19 PM
My graduating Ninja class.













I'm third from the left in the last row.
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Post by: Bad Penny II on November 30, 2019, 08:18:47 AM
(https://i.imgur.com/8eO6rwT.jpg)
(https://i.imgur.com/tWX3ExS.jpg)
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Bad Penny II on November 30, 2019, 08:42:37 AM
(https://i.imgur.com/qavnAn6.jpg)

I didn't put the beans in the sauce but "they" say pasta is ungood so I'll probably substitute some beans for noodles.
The complainers probably won't like this though so they probably won't get many beans.

Mushrooms were $10kg on Wed and $6 Fri so there's about 2kg.
Tomatoes were cheap $1.50 but not high quality so I didn't use canned ones.
"They" say I should use fresh but I used jar garlic from dog knows where.
Basil, oregano weren't fresh, curry was the powdered stuff.
Carrots were cheap $1kg but I'm not too keen on them.
Onions were $2.50 which is steep for onions.
Capsicum $3.50 is OK, I like capsicums, there's about a kg there.
Zucchini were $3.50, I'd prefer them cheaper, I should grow some.
Silverbeet was $1.50, put the leaves in even though the critics don't like them.
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Bad Penny II on December 07, 2019, 12:22:14 AM
I've got the kookas doing noise abatement duty.

(https://i.imgur.com/eZZmJEw.jpg)

"Oh, I've been underground for years, my first minute in the light and I've already made a friend.  :)"

Na that's rubbish:
"Save me HAF, start a crowd funding page, quiiick!"
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: jumbojak on December 15, 2019, 01:02:20 AM
A night shot.

(https://scontent.fslc2-1.fna.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/79370318_2599439153485545_188356658349473792_o.jpg?_nc_cat=106&_nc_ohc=SUAOcfxwq6sAQkyPDnKp2ibfA0SpnhQFoT8jnoklloZIswH6W_uoJWTeQ&_nc_ht=scontent.fslc2-1.fna&oh=b8902c2d38616575dbc1b8b12e600e6d&oe=5E77BB57)
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Siz on December 15, 2019, 01:28:53 AM
Quote from: jumbojak on December 15, 2019, 01:02:20 AM
A night shot.

(https://scontent.fslc2-1.fna.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/79370318_2599439153485545_188356658349473792_o.jpg?_nc_cat=106&_nc_ohc=SUAOcfxwq6sAQkyPDnKp2ibfA0SpnhQFoT8jnoklloZIswH6W_uoJWTeQ&_nc_ht=scontent.fslc2-1.fna&oh=b8902c2d38616575dbc1b8b12e600e6d&oe=5E77BB57)
Stunning! Are there any filters on that? Such beautiful colour.
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Post by: jumbojak on December 15, 2019, 01:55:23 AM
No filters. I did tweak some of the red from the river out and it's an HDR image, to get contrast in the shadows, but other than that it's a long exposure shot. It's a bit out of focus. Tricky to manually focus when you can barely see with your eyes and the viewfinder is a pitch black hole.
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Post by: hermes2015 on December 15, 2019, 03:33:33 AM
Quote from: jumbojak on December 15, 2019, 01:02:20 AM
A night shot.

(https://scontent.fslc2-1.fna.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/79370318_2599439153485545_188356658349473792_o.jpg?_nc_cat=106&_nc_ohc=SUAOcfxwq6sAQkyPDnKp2ibfA0SpnhQFoT8jnoklloZIswH6W_uoJWTeQ&_nc_ht=scontent.fslc2-1.fna&oh=b8902c2d38616575dbc1b8b12e600e6d&oe=5E77BB57)

I like that image very much, with the overall blue giving a very dreamy atmosphere. Glad you didn't over-HDR it.
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Post by: jumbojak on December 15, 2019, 04:02:13 AM
I try to minimize the appearance of HDR. When it's obvious it's obvious and it doesn't look good. For jobs like this it's a useful to see what the eye might.
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Magdalena on December 15, 2019, 09:03:35 AM
Quote from: jumbojak on December 15, 2019, 01:02:20 AM
A night shot.

(https://scontent.fslc2-1.fna.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/79370318_2599439153485545_188356658349473792_o.jpg?_nc_cat=106&_nc_ohc=SUAOcfxwq6sAQkyPDnKp2ibfA0SpnhQFoT8jnoklloZIswH6W_uoJWTeQ&_nc_ht=scontent.fslc2-1.fna&oh=b8902c2d38616575dbc1b8b12e600e6d&oe=5E77BB57)
That's a beautiful photograph, jj. Almost looks the same, upside down.  :tellmemore:
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Post by: jumbojak on December 24, 2019, 05:55:33 AM
(https://scontent.fphl2-3.fna.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/fr/cp0/e15/q65/81221749_2618555264907267_6206244415783043072_o.jpg?_nc_cat=101&efg=eyJpIjoidCJ9&_nc_ohc=tdk224wLr0kAQm99mK9R4TDyevZGTLN41mGg54l_jpR21CMIRn65OahZg&_nc_ht=scontent.fphl2-3.fna&oh=70d46c213ccc1d9366c26da62b3e9b53&oe=5EB318EF)
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Post by: Tank on December 24, 2019, 09:22:02 AM
That's lovely.
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Post by: xSilverPhinx on December 24, 2019, 08:41:17 PM
Quote from: jumbojak on December 24, 2019, 05:55:33 AM
(https://scontent.fphl2-3.fna.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/fr/cp0/e15/q65/81221749_2618555264907267_6206244415783043072_o.jpg?_nc_cat=101&efg=eyJpIjoidCJ9&_nc_ohc=tdk224wLr0kAQm99mK9R4TDyevZGTLN41mGg54l_jpR21CMIRn65OahZg&_nc_ht=scontent.fphl2-3.fna&oh=70d46c213ccc1d9366c26da62b3e9b53&oe=5EB318EF)

That's a very 'warm' photo. :tellmemore:
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Post by: hermes2015 on December 25, 2019, 03:32:45 AM
Quote from: xSilverPhinx on December 24, 2019, 08:41:17 PM
Quote from: jumbojak on December 24, 2019, 05:55:33 AM
(https://scontent.fphl2-3.fna.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/fr/cp0/e15/q65/81221749_2618555264907267_6206244415783043072_o.jpg?_nc_cat=101&efg=eyJpIjoidCJ9&_nc_ohc=tdk224wLr0kAQm99mK9R4TDyevZGTLN41mGg54l_jpR21CMIRn65OahZg&_nc_ht=scontent.fphl2-3.fna&oh=70d46c213ccc1d9366c26da62b3e9b53&oe=5EB318EF)

That's a very 'warm' photo. :tellmemore:

It shows how a special atmosphere can be created if one does not a do a traditional white balance.
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Post by: No one on December 25, 2019, 05:24:58 AM
(https://media0.giphy.com/media/1fhLui9I0HOaCPRGe0/giphy.gif?cid=790b761186dba626fde3d89d5d68b247ab9d2e72b4b62556&rid=giphy.gif)

Here I am just a few short moments after birth.
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Magdalena on December 25, 2019, 06:09:00 AM
Quote from: No one on December 25, 2019, 05:24:58 AM
(https://media0.giphy.com/media/1fhLui9I0HOaCPRGe0/giphy.gif?cid=790b761186dba626fde3d89d5d68b247ab9d2e72b4b62556&rid=giphy.gif)

Here I am just a few short moments after birth.
(https://media.giphy.com/media/CoDp6NnSmItoY/giphy.gif)
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Post by: jumbojak on December 26, 2019, 02:32:03 PM
Walking around the swamps yesterday to break in my new running shoes.

(https://scontent.fphl2-4.fna.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/fr/cp0/e15/q65/80224043_2622126121216848_8387317272133238784_o.jpg?_nc_cat=106&efg=eyJpIjoidCJ9&_nc_ohc=zKw-Y0MLw_UAQnVSdDISjUBbOzaXeBDrvYzT8Ic4H0r0PNU2vwXCwp1kQ&_nc_ht=scontent.fphl2-4.fna&oh=fe967363671a9336252622cf234ea868&oe=5EAD4E03)

(https://scontent.fewr1-1.fna.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/fr/cp0/e15/q65/81040319_2621938391235621_8115029135979446272_o.jpg?_nc_cat=107&efg=eyJpIjoidCJ9&_nc_ohc=fDBWTi0PQioAQnZI97yW9GM1tLfYVDVL8PDhR-hUalZXJGCiW5r9zexbg&_nc_ht=scontent.fewr1-1.fna&oh=3cf5ab776e66fa60ae562840d697d853&oe=5EB29460)
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: No one on December 26, 2019, 11:05:36 PM
Did you come across Henry the Bog Monster, or any meddling kids?
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: jumbojak on December 30, 2019, 04:08:50 PM
Meddling kids? No. I did come across a well fermented beaver though.

Another attempt at a self portrait.

(https://scontent.fphl2-4.fna.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/fr/cp0/e15/q65/81203749_2632025996893527_1037678353710055424_o.jpg?_nc_cat=106&efg=eyJpIjoidCJ9&_nc_ohc=mlxS4b6KEw4AQnOxbwxlBba2uvM2KhoSrS7TeWGh4erlUEjHxHIWBjaGA&_nc_ht=scontent.fphl2-4.fna&oh=2f0ad35551bb54104d8565e9c90079a0&oe=5EB15636)
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: No one on December 30, 2019, 06:08:58 PM
Taking aim at the self-portrait? I'd say you hit the target.
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Bad Penny II on January 08, 2020, 10:20:22 PM
I don't know if the obvious business of the Northern Hemisphere moon being upside down was covered in the thread that must not be named.
Anyway I know I took this photo, I haven't taken one from the North because I haven't been there.

(https://i.imgur.com/sgOpeqg.jpg)

And we can't really trust a pic from anyone from there.
No and neither can we trust Space Gandalf.



Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: billy rubin on January 08, 2020, 11:44:36 PM
(https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcQ2_vC3TEbBJnwKWIz-Qb0nLtqud_pQfRJlZsisMpYHXkw69JLG0A&s)
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Bad Penny II on January 09, 2020, 12:30:47 AM
(https://i.imgur.com/HMEDPaV.jpg)

I don't often do pics in portrait 'cause I do them for looking at full screen on a monitor.
(https://i.imgur.com/Ftbg3Fp.jpg)

(https://i.imgur.com/McUZTET.jpg)

It's dead, I had to spray it with flyspray to get the ants off, and it was very light, and it was wanting to blow away.
(https://i.imgur.com/77HMIzU.jpg)
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: jumbojak on January 09, 2020, 01:27:00 AM
I like the tea party. Is that a full size mannequin or a doll?
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: hermes2015 on January 09, 2020, 03:11:21 AM
Quote from: jumbojak on January 09, 2020, 01:27:00 AM
I like the tea party. Is that a full size mannequin or a doll?

Me too. Miniature scenes would make a good Challenge theme.
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Dark Lightning on January 09, 2020, 04:01:50 AM
Quote from: jumbojak on January 09, 2020, 01:27:00 AM
I like the tea party. Is that a full size mannequin or a doll?

Looks like feckin Barbie(?)
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: hermes2015 on February 16, 2020, 06:29:22 AM
(https://i.imgur.com/6m29Kfe.jpg)

Dried coffee dregs.
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: jumbojak on February 16, 2020, 11:21:28 AM
I'm going to steal that.
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: hermes2015 on February 16, 2020, 11:28:10 AM
Quote from: jumbojak on February 16, 2020, 11:21:28 AM
I'm going to steal that.

That's a nice compliment, so please have it with pleasure.
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Kusa on February 16, 2020, 06:01:32 PM
I'll add to this thread.

(https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20200216/a7129f9d0a1b342a2d84a8ad8979398a.jpg)
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Kusa on February 16, 2020, 06:03:25 PM
(https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20200216/c330556418e0456c6b3ee1618a5fd976.jpg)
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Kusa on February 16, 2020, 06:04:00 PM
(https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20200216/925fef7786a5a5be931f8bdc6f79a85a.mov)
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Kusa on February 16, 2020, 06:05:00 PM
(https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20200216/476fbc08c04483f07aca2412e16f5645.jpg)
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Kusa on February 16, 2020, 06:07:53 PM
(https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20200216/0808f16ef8bf47b66c2eb22866560672.jpg)
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Kusa on February 16, 2020, 06:10:39 PM
(https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20200216/d6fe254ca21237384c19deebcbf36eff.jpg)
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Kusa on February 16, 2020, 06:12:14 PM
(https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20200216/74cec599a2d9b070235bb5390b121f16.jpg)
(https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20200216/9dd264ae98c498211509720dfc214f1f.jpg)
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Kusa on February 16, 2020, 06:13:10 PM
(https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20200216/74fe554f5418cbf71428057cae21260b.jpg)
(https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20200216/a5b8d95c2bde3e7106c302ab3f8bac62.jpg)
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Tank on February 16, 2020, 09:21:00 PM
You resemble Paul Hollywood.

(https://imgs.heart.co.uk/images/108347?crop=16_9&width=660&relax=1&signature=748Py5tUhl8l9YNPxLz1n4RTmi8=)
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: billy rubin on February 16, 2020, 10:45:42 PM
old family picture that i like

i didn't take it, but this is uncle willie, my grandfathers brother

(https://i.imgur.com/Rnn2roEl.png)

somewhere in indian territory, i believe, around 1900
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Magdalena on February 17, 2020, 12:28:00 AM
Quote from: Tank on February 16, 2020, 09:21:00 PM
You resemble Paul Hollywood.

(https://imgs.heart.co.uk/images/108347?crop=16_9&width=660&relax=1&signature=748Py5tUhl8l9YNPxLz1n4RTmi8=)
He does. :snicker:
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Kusa on February 17, 2020, 01:08:44 AM
I like to cook too.
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Kusa on February 17, 2020, 01:11:13 AM
Quote from: billy rubin on February 16, 2020, 10:45:42 PM
old family picture that i like

i didn't take it, but this is uncle willie, my grandfathers brother

(https://i.imgur.com/Rnn2roEl.png)

somewhere in indian territory, i believe, around 1900

I'd like to see you recreate that picture with you in the saddle.
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: hermes2015 on February 17, 2020, 03:52:42 AM
Quote from: Magdalena on February 17, 2020, 12:28:00 AM
Quote from: Tank on February 16, 2020, 09:21:00 PM
You resemble Paul Hollywood.

(https://imgs.heart.co.uk/images/108347?crop=16_9&width=660&relax=1&signature=748Py5tUhl8l9YNPxLz1n4RTmi8=)
He does. :snicker:

And he makes lots of bread, I bet.
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Tank on February 17, 2020, 08:24:36 AM
Quote from: hermes2015 on February 17, 2020, 03:52:42 AM
Quote from: Magdalena on February 17, 2020, 12:28:00 AM
Quote from: Tank on February 16, 2020, 09:21:00 PM
You resemble Paul Hollywood.

(https://imgs.heart.co.uk/images/108347?crop=16_9&width=660&relax=1&signature=748Py5tUhl8l9YNPxLz1n4RTmi8=)
He does. :snicker:

And he makes lots of bread, I bet.

He's a bit of a dough boy.
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: hermes2015 on February 26, 2020, 05:49:10 AM
Corroded lead strips taken from the roof of a 90-year old house I owned many years ago. I'm probably strange, but I like the textures so much that I plan to use the strips in a metal collage painting.

(https://i.imgur.com/LblMNnO.jpg)
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Kusa on February 26, 2020, 04:15:33 PM
Quote from: hermes2015 on February 26, 2020, 05:49:10 AM
Corroded lead strips taken from the roof of a 90-year old house I owned many years ago. I'm probably strange, but I like the textures so much that I plan to use the strips in a metal collage painting.

(https://i.imgur.com/LblMNnO.jpg)

What were these strips originally used for?
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: hermes2015 on February 26, 2020, 04:43:57 PM
Quote from: Kusa on February 26, 2020, 04:15:33 PM
Quote from: hermes2015 on February 26, 2020, 05:49:10 AM
Corroded lead strips taken from the roof of a 90-year old house I owned many years ago. I'm probably strange, but I like the textures so much that I plan to use the strips in a metal collage painting.

(https://i.imgur.com/LblMNnO.jpg)

What were these strips originally used for?

They were installed as waterproofing flashing between the corrugated iron roof plates and one area of the fireplace chimney many years before I bought the place. I removed and and replaced them with modern polymer-based material when I repainted the roof during a renovation project. The fact that they used lead flashing tells me it was probably done before WWII.
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Kusa on February 26, 2020, 10:13:26 PM
Interesting. I guess we gave most of our spare lead to the Germans in WWII.
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Tank on March 03, 2020, 03:19:35 PM
Prague Feb 2020

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(https://imagizer.imageshack.com/img923/8913/xyN4qa.jpg)

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(https://imagizer.imageshack.com/img921/3434/CsGj0k.jpg)

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(https://imagizer.imageshack.com/img924/6554/yIQmEj.jpg)

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(https://imagizer.imageshack.com/img924/8117/iBGDww.jpg)

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(https://imagizer.imageshack.com/img924/1627/9fwBWF.jpg)

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(https://imagizer.imageshack.com/img921/7323/8xixgu.jpg)

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(https://imagizer.imageshack.com/img924/7288/63624r.jpg)

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(https://imagizer.imageshack.com/img921/5458/gSMqxm.jpg)

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(https://imagizer.imageshack.com/img921/8880/CyETOQ.jpg)

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(https://imagizer.imageshack.com/img921/9310/AQll0L.jpg)

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(https://imagizer.imageshack.com/img924/7319/Uiz6ri.jpg)

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(https://imagizer.imageshack.com/img923/3853/vGCHGt.jpg)

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(https://imagizer.imageshack.com/img924/5899/CaRrcf.jpg)

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(https://imagizer.imageshack.com/img924/715/LvaQE1.jpg)

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(https://imagizer.imageshack.com/img923/4180/DYqod5.jpg)

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(https://imagizer.imageshack.com/img924/1183/VfErSg.jpg)

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(https://imagizer.imageshack.com/img922/3967/Was9rl.jpg)

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(https://imagizer.imageshack.com/img921/4648/uqzlp8.jpg)

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(https://imagizer.imageshack.com/img923/7640/502uCr.jpg)

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(https://imagizer.imageshack.com/img923/9387/gzX3P4.jpg)

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(https://imagizer.imageshack.com/img921/5714/v4Xdg4.jpg)

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(https://imagizer.imageshack.com/img924/995/ROiNDz.jpg)

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(https://imagizer.imageshack.com/img924/1278/6YljGk.jpg)

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(https://imagizer.imageshack.com/img921/4664/MHgLQr.jpg)

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(https://imagizer.imageshack.com/img921/368/sBasXw.jpg)

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(https://imagizer.imageshack.com/img921/6547/Dc6CKX.jpg)

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(https://imagizer.imageshack.com/img923/4403/INJMGp.jpg)

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(https://imagizer.imageshack.com/img921/2603/iUmz3I.jpg)

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(https://imagizer.imageshack.com/img924/2721/73QCV1.jpg)

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(https://imagizer.imageshack.com/img924/7707/qn06LZ.jpg)

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(https://imagizer.imageshack.com/img924/307/hxa7CN.jpg)

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(https://imagizer.imageshack.com/img924/2563/meGCPM.jpg)

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(https://imagizer.imageshack.com/img924/279/eh71It.jpg)

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(https://imagizer.imageshack.com/img923/5372/EsogEd.jpg)

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(https://imagizer.imageshack.com/img923/3683/DSWTF9.jpg)

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(https://imagizer.imageshack.com/img921/9900/uTgl4r.jpg)
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Tom62 on March 03, 2020, 06:41:50 PM
^Awesome photos
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: hermes2015 on March 03, 2020, 06:45:52 PM
Lovely photos of one of my favourite, very photogenic cities.
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Tank on March 03, 2020, 07:23:01 PM
Has anybody discovered the secret in 37 yet?
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: hermes2015 on March 03, 2020, 07:27:21 PM
Quote from: Tank on March 03, 2020, 07:23:01 PM
Has anybody discovered the secret in 37 yet?

I need a clue or two.
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: billy rubin on March 03, 2020, 07:31:39 PM
lol

special operations executive
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Tank on March 03, 2020, 08:01:21 PM
Quote from: billy rubin on March 03, 2020, 07:31:39 PM
lol

special operations executive

Yep!
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Recusant on March 03, 2020, 09:55:58 PM
Cool stuff! Thank you for posting those, Tank. I'm guessing that what's engraved on the blade of the ceremonial-looking pistol knife (#6) is saint's names, listed by their feast day.
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Tank on March 03, 2020, 10:58:32 PM
Quote from: Recusant on March 03, 2020, 09:55:58 PM
Cool stuff! Thank you for posting those, Tank. I'm guessing that what's engraved on the blade of the ceremonial-looking pistol knife (#6) is saint's names, listed by their feast day.

Your guess is as good as mine. It's a bit of a tease as it's a modern piece sponsored by the museum to keep old techniques alive.
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: jumbojak on March 04, 2020, 03:06:12 AM
(https://scontent-iad3-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/fr/cp0/e15/q65/89198115_2765416640221128_3332034026213998592_o.jpg?_nc_cat=100&_nc_sid=8024bb&efg=eyJpIjoidCJ9&_nc_ohc=5_FsmuKWUgYAX8FVgt3&_nc_ht=scontent-iad3-1.xx&_nc_tp=14&oh=d19e57683a11353388f73d5a32ec6e1f&oe=5E971F89)
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Icarus on March 04, 2020, 03:25:55 AM
Spectacular photos Tank. Makes me want to visit the place.

The word is that the Czechs are master beer brewers of long standing.  They also drink more beer than the Germans do.

Another curious side note is that the Czechs are most proud of their distant ancestry who were Mongols. Any substance to that ancestral claim?  I only learned these tidbits of rumor from the travel guy , Rick Steves.

JJ that is a most creative picture.  I think it fascinating and I am not even a firebug.
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: hermes2015 on March 04, 2020, 04:12:39 AM
Quote from: Icarus on March 04, 2020, 03:25:55 AM
Spectacular photos Tank. Makes me want to visit the place.

The word is that the Czechs are master beer brewers of long standing.  They also drink more beer than the Germans do.

Another curious side note is that the Czechs are most proud of their distant ancestry who were Mongols. Any substance to that ancestral claim?  I only learned these tidbits of rumor from the travel guy , Rick Steves.

JJ that is a most creative picture.  I think it fascinating and I am not even a firebug.

It's worth a visit, Icarus. I was lucky enough to stay at the Hotel Century Old Town in Prague, which was converted from the office building where Kafka worked as an insurance clerk. Unfortunately, I could not get to sleep in the room that was once his office.
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Tank on March 04, 2020, 10:28:03 AM
Nice one jj.

The czechs do make top class beer and even in the centre of Prague it's comparatively cheap.
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Tom62 on March 06, 2020, 04:46:28 AM
the Czechs brew the real Budweiser bear. The beer hat share the same name, but is brewed in the USA instead, is tasteless in comparison. https://business.time.com/2014/01/27/where-a-budweiser-isnt-allowed-to-be-a-budweiser/
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Icarus on March 06, 2020, 11:52:30 PM
The link was most interesting Tom.  I am not a big time beer drinker but I used to soak up a few mugs on occasion. (occasion: every day)

There are a gazillion "craft breweries" here in Florida.  It is quite the craze....evidently.  I have not bothered to go to one of those facilities because they seem compelled to bastardize the noble art of brewing........Chocalate almond beer ?  Pineapple flavored beer? Lemon infused beer? Fugedaboutit.
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Dark Lightning on March 07, 2020, 02:55:15 AM
Quote from: Icarus on March 06, 2020, 11:52:30 PM
The link was most interesting Tom.  I am not a big time beer drinker but I used to soak up a few mugs on occasion. (occasion: every day)

There are a gazillion "craft breweries" here in Florida.  It is quite the craze....evidently.  I have not bothered to go to one of those facilities because they seem compelled to bastardize the noble art of brewing........Chocalate almond beer ?  Pineapple flavored beer? Lemon infused beer? Fugedaboutit.

IK, R? I bought a "Double Depth Charge" dark ale awhile back, only to find that the "depth charges" were two whatever-you-call 'ems of espresso. Given my sensitivity to caffeine (I can't have caffeine past 1 PM if I want to go to sleep at 9 PM) it took me four days to finish the damned thing off, a bit at a time, and before I had had any other beer, so that it was earlier in the day...and I don't consume any alcohol before 4 PM. I think that some of that flavoring is for millennials. Though my sons don't drink that kind of stuff...much.  :o
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: jumbojak on March 09, 2020, 02:35:43 AM
A friend took this. I think it's really good.

(https://scontent.fewr1-5.fna.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/fr/cp0/e15/q65/89554728_10222408636863423_2667574749839753216_o.jpg?_nc_cat=104&_nc_sid=dd7718&efg=eyJpIjoidCJ9&_nc_ohc=K6zOW9WVAewAX-mtFbQ&_nc_ht=scontent.fewr1-5.fna&_nc_tp=14&oh=45c56fdd862939a5ce4aa2fc6c88a886&oe=5E9319BE)
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: hermes2015 on March 09, 2020, 03:06:53 AM
Quote from: jumbojak on March 09, 2020, 02:35:43 AM
A friend took this. I think it's really good.

(https://scontent.fewr1-5.fna.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/fr/cp0/e15/q65/89554728_10222408636863423_2667574749839753216_o.jpg?_nc_cat=104&_nc_sid=dd7718&efg=eyJpIjoidCJ9&_nc_ohc=K6zOW9WVAewAX-mtFbQ&_nc_ht=scontent.fewr1-5.fna&_nc_tp=14&oh=45c56fdd862939a5ce4aa2fc6c88a886&oe=5E9319BE)

The inclusion of two bits of orange-red, which is a complementary colour to green, was very clever. That colour makes the green foliage pop very nicely.
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Dark Lightning on March 09, 2020, 03:10:36 AM
Needs more T&A! Beautiful picture, nonetheless.  ;D
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: jumbojak on March 11, 2020, 03:33:56 PM
(https://scontent-iad3-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/fr/cp0/e15/q65/88991576_2781224975306961_526618047675367424_o.jpg?_nc_cat=108&_nc_sid=8024bb&efg=eyJpIjoidCJ9&_nc_ohc=81j5KC4inPwAX9aVw0z&_nc_ht=scontent-iad3-1.xx&_nc_tp=14&oh=1e8fcc13604e0637a5383ee10ec777ff&oe=5E8E6E8D)
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: jumbojak on March 12, 2020, 02:48:16 PM
Rusty clipboard.

(https://scontent.forf1-4.fna.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/89680933_2783235351772590_1617802459713896448_o.jpg?_nc_cat=104&_nc_sid=8024bb&_nc_ohc=I3gUyHfZIdsAX-HwFXE&_nc_ht=scontent.forf1-4.fna&oh=25d56cd09343a307d5cddfd3ef2b88ad&oe=5EA54B3B)

(https://scontent.forf1-2.fna.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-0/p640x640/89652960_2783224668440325_2923452275517030400_o.jpg?_nc_cat=101&_nc_sid=8024bb&_nc_ohc=QnPoFqH_1OQAX_8YYGu&_nc_ht=scontent.forf1-2.fna&_nc_tp=6&oh=7453ba184c6c77fdde317fa8cd7ae44c&oe=5EA37044)
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: hermes2015 on March 12, 2020, 02:55:05 PM
Quote from: jumbojak on March 12, 2020, 02:48:16 PM
Rusty clipboard.

(https://scontent.forf1-4.fna.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/89680933_2783235351772590_1617802459713896448_o.jpg?_nc_cat=104&_nc_sid=8024bb&_nc_ohc=I3gUyHfZIdsAX-HwFXE&_nc_ht=scontent.forf1-4.fna&oh=25d56cd09343a307d5cddfd3ef2b88ad&oe=5EA54B3B)

(https://scontent.forf1-2.fna.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-0/p640x640/89652960_2783224668440325_2923452275517030400_o.jpg?_nc_cat=101&_nc_sid=8024bb&_nc_ohc=QnPoFqH_1OQAX_8YYGu&_nc_ht=scontent.forf1-2.fna&_nc_tp=6&oh=7453ba184c6c77fdde317fa8cd7ae44c&oe=5EA37044)

I enjoy photos like these that show beautiful textures we normally don't notice.
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: jumbojak on March 12, 2020, 03:06:56 PM
Rust formation is fascinating. It's especially interesting when galvanization is present. The flaky, scaly texture always forms in interesting ways.
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: jumbojak on March 18, 2020, 01:38:13 PM
This is Angel, the blind calf.

(https://scontent-iad3-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/fr/cp0/e15/q65/90063375_2795942527168539_5648568759510630400_o.jpg?_nc_cat=103&_nc_sid=8024bb&efg=eyJpIjoidCJ9&_nc_ohc=foWS8Xe7564AX9Ef8yT&_nc_ht=scontent-iad3-1.xx&_nc_tp=14&oh=911462f35dcd369be90fae2e3e74cdca&oe=5E9642B3)
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: billy rubin on March 18, 2020, 03:16:02 PM
pink eye?
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: jumbojak on March 18, 2020, 03:26:57 PM
She was born blind. Eyes as cloudy as the sky.
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: jumbojak on March 19, 2020, 04:11:13 PM
(https://scontent.forf1-4.fna.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/fr/cp0/e15/q65/90572838_2798433066919485_7431866466737061888_o.jpg?_nc_cat=111&_nc_sid=8024bb&efg=eyJpIjoidCJ9&_nc_ohc=61gdcJkCzaIAX8vOsSn&_nc_ht=scontent.forf1-4.fna&_nc_tp=14&oh=9cf918c1aa11463ab73f2ecfd98b7428&oe=5E986B58)
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: jumbojak on March 25, 2020, 02:03:25 PM
I don't know why I love ospreys so much.

(https://scontent-iad3-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/fr/cp0/e15/q65/90767036_2811182605644531_9219458909331259392_o.jpg?_nc_cat=108&_nc_sid=8024bb&efg=eyJpIjoidCJ9&_nc_ohc=AzbR9s1lh7QAX9L0NKi&_nc_ht=scontent-iad3-1.xx&_nc_tp=14&oh=b161ec8b936cd262b4a0c44e95daf0da&oe=5EA03AB5)

(https://scontent-iad3-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/fr/cp0/e15/q65/90831773_2811184002311058_7707120277808742400_o.jpg?_nc_cat=107&_nc_sid=8024bb&efg=eyJpIjoidCJ9&_nc_ohc=XN7h_PJQdCsAX9K9Jpm&_nc_ht=scontent-iad3-1.xx&_nc_tp=14&oh=849ce6156fc2f8d9c1008304ac12f081&oe=5EA1EFFA)
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: xSilverPhinx on March 25, 2020, 02:16:55 PM
Quote from: jumbojak on March 25, 2020, 02:03:25 PM
(https://scontent-iad3-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/fr/cp0/e15/q65/90831773_2811184002311058_7707120277808742400_o.jpg?_nc_cat=107&_nc_sid=8024bb&efg=eyJpIjoidCJ9&_nc_ohc=XN7h_PJQdCsAX9K9Jpm&_nc_ht=scontent-iad3-1.xx&_nc_tp=14&oh=849ce6156fc2f8d9c1008304ac12f081&oe=5EA1EFFA)

I like this one. While the bird in the center looks like it's striking up a dramatic pose for the shoot the one in the bottom left looks like it's onto you...

Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Dark Lightning on March 25, 2020, 06:32:44 PM
 ;D It has that look like, "You want a piece of me!?"
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Tank on March 25, 2020, 06:48:04 PM
Quote from: Dark Lightning on March 25, 2020, 06:32:44 PM
;D It has that look like, "You want a piece of me!?"

:rofl:
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: hermes2015 on March 25, 2020, 07:06:34 PM
Quote from: jumbojak on March 25, 2020, 02:03:25 PM
I don't know why I love ospreys so much.

(https://scontent-iad3-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/fr/cp0/e15/q65/90767036_2811182605644531_9219458909331259392_o.jpg?_nc_cat=108&_nc_sid=8024bb&efg=eyJpIjoidCJ9&_nc_ohc=AzbR9s1lh7QAX9L0NKi&_nc_ht=scontent-iad3-1.xx&_nc_tp=14&oh=b161ec8b936cd262b4a0c44e95daf0da&oe=5EA03AB5)


I know it isn't a lark, but the photo reminds me of the dreamy The Lark Ascending by Ralph Vaughan Williams.

Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: billy rubin on March 25, 2020, 07:58:53 PM
that's scary.

i was listening to that yesterday afternoon.

who's channelling who?
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: hermes2015 on March 26, 2020, 03:15:22 AM
Quote from: billy rubin on March 25, 2020, 07:58:53 PM
that's scary.

i was listening to that yesterday afternoon.

who's channelling who?

Cue the Twilight Zone theme.
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Icarus on March 26, 2020, 05:50:50 AM
I also admire the Osprey.  They are a familiar sight in the vicinity of my house. Those birds are predators with vicious talons and beaks.  They feed mostly on fish but when times are hard they will capture mice, squirrels, or whatever is unfortunate enough to become its target.  They appear to be able to take flight with a fish larger than one would believe possible for them to lift. 

Hermes, that music is most pleasing.
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: hermes2015 on March 30, 2020, 05:12:00 AM
I would love to go out into the deserted streets to take some surreal photos in spired by Giorgio de Chirico, but unfortunately it's forbidden to leave one's home. Only trips to banks, hospitals, and food shops are allowed. Anyway, I am planning to live like a hermit for at least another 10 days.
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: jumbojak on March 30, 2020, 06:42:12 AM
Quote from: hermes2015 on March 30, 2020, 05:12:00 AM
I would love to go out into the deserted streets to take some surreal photos in spired by Giorgio de Chirico, but unfortunately it's forbidden to leave one's home. Only trips to banks, hospitals, and food shops are allowed. Anyway, I am planning to live like a hermit for at least another 10 days.

Bit of a shame to let the opportunity go to waste, isn't it?
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Tank on March 30, 2020, 07:06:09 AM
Quote from: jumbojak on March 30, 2020, 06:42:12 AM
Quote from: hermes2015 on March 30, 2020, 05:12:00 AM
I would love to go out into the deserted streets to take some surreal photos in spired by Giorgio de Chirico, but unfortunately it's forbidden to leave one's home. Only trips to banks, hospitals, and food shops are allowed. Anyway, I am planning to live like a hermit for at least another 10 days.

Bit of a shame to let the opportunity go to waste, isn't it?

I know! It's soooo tempting!!!  >:(
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: hermes2015 on March 30, 2020, 07:14:31 AM
Quote from: Tank on March 30, 2020, 07:06:09 AM
Quote from: jumbojak on March 30, 2020, 06:42:12 AM
Quote from: hermes2015 on March 30, 2020, 05:12:00 AM
I would love to go out into the deserted streets to take some surreal photos in spired by Giorgio de Chirico, but unfortunately it's forbidden to leave one's home. Only trips to banks, hospitals, and food shops are allowed. Anyway, I am planning to live like a hermit for at least another 10 days.

Bit of a shame to let the opportunity go to waste, isn't it?

I know! It's soooo tempting!!!  >:(

Yes it is, but I'll be a good citizen for once and obey the law. There are roadblocks everywhere and people are getting arrested.
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Tank on March 30, 2020, 08:23:34 AM
Quote from: hermes2015 on March 30, 2020, 07:14:31 AM
Quote from: Tank on March 30, 2020, 07:06:09 AM
Quote from: jumbojak on March 30, 2020, 06:42:12 AM
Quote from: hermes2015 on March 30, 2020, 05:12:00 AM
I would love to go out into the deserted streets to take some surreal photos in spired by Giorgio de Chirico, but unfortunately it's forbidden to leave one's home. Only trips to banks, hospitals, and food shops are allowed. Anyway, I am planning to live like a hermit for at least another 10 days.

Bit of a shame to let the opportunity go to waste, isn't it?

I know! It's soooo tempting!!!  >:(

Yes it is, but I'll be a good citizen for once and obey the law. There are roadblocks everywhere and people are getting arrested.

*facepalm* and where are they putting those arrested?
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: hermes2015 on March 30, 2020, 08:35:56 AM
Quote from: Tank on March 30, 2020, 08:23:34 AM
Quote from: hermes2015 on March 30, 2020, 07:14:31 AM
Quote from: Tank on March 30, 2020, 07:06:09 AM
Quote from: jumbojak on March 30, 2020, 06:42:12 AM
Quote from: hermes2015 on March 30, 2020, 05:12:00 AM
I would love to go out into the deserted streets to take some surreal photos in spired by Giorgio de Chirico, but unfortunately it's forbidden to leave one's home. Only trips to banks, hospitals, and food shops are allowed. Anyway, I am planning to live like a hermit for at least another 10 days.

Bit of a shame to let the opportunity go to waste, isn't it?

I know! It's soooo tempting!!!  >:(

Yes it is, but I'll be a good citizen for once and obey the law. There are roadblocks everywhere and people are getting arrested.

*facepalm* and where are they putting those arrested?

No, from what I've heard, spot fines, not jail.
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Tank on March 30, 2020, 08:46:30 AM
Quote from: hermes2015 on March 30, 2020, 08:35:56 AM
Quote from: Tank on March 30, 2020, 08:23:34 AM
Quote from: hermes2015 on March 30, 2020, 07:14:31 AM
Quote from: Tank on March 30, 2020, 07:06:09 AM
Quote from: jumbojak on March 30, 2020, 06:42:12 AM
Quote from: hermes2015 on March 30, 2020, 05:12:00 AM
I would love to go out into the deserted streets to take some surreal photos in spired by Giorgio de Chirico, but unfortunately it's forbidden to leave one's home. Only trips to banks, hospitals, and food shops are allowed. Anyway, I am planning to live like a hermit for at least another 10 days.

Bit of a shame to let the opportunity go to waste, isn't it?

I know! It's soooo tempting!!!  >:(

Yes it is, but I'll be a good citizen for once and obey the law. There are roadblocks everywhere and people are getting arrested.

*facepalm* and where are they putting those arrested?

No, from what I've heard, spot fines, not jail.

"Hand over the virus coated money!"
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: hermes2015 on March 30, 2020, 09:04:03 AM
Quote from: Tank on March 30, 2020, 08:46:30 AM
Quote from: hermes2015 on March 30, 2020, 08:35:56 AM
Quote from: Tank on March 30, 2020, 08:23:34 AM
Quote from: hermes2015 on March 30, 2020, 07:14:31 AM
Quote from: Tank on March 30, 2020, 07:06:09 AM
Quote from: jumbojak on March 30, 2020, 06:42:12 AM
Quote from: hermes2015 on March 30, 2020, 05:12:00 AM
I would love to go out into the deserted streets to take some surreal photos in spired by Giorgio de Chirico, but unfortunately it's forbidden to leave one's home. Only trips to banks, hospitals, and food shops are allowed. Anyway, I am planning to live like a hermit for at least another 10 days.

Bit of a shame to let the opportunity go to waste, isn't it?

I know! It's soooo tempting!!!  >:(

Yes it is, but I'll be a good citizen for once and obey the law. There are roadblocks everywhere and people are getting arrested.

*facepalm* and where are they putting those arrested?

No, from what I've heard, spot fines, not jail.

"Hand over the virus coated money!"

:lol:
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: jumbojak on March 30, 2020, 01:51:07 PM
I wonder if you could get away with a homemade "press pass" telling authorities you are a journalist?
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: hermes2015 on March 30, 2020, 02:14:04 PM
Quote from: jumbojak on March 30, 2020, 01:51:07 PM
I wonder if you could get away with a homemade "press pass" telling authorities you are a journalist?

It won't work: everyone will know my face from all those "Wanted" posters.
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: billy rubin on March 31, 2020, 12:27:18 AM
wow.

my life has not changed.

im still awake at the alarm at 0300, getting my daily dispatch at 0400, then pretripping the truck and hauling water.

i dont get close to more than ten or fifteen people in a given 24-hour day. that hasnt changed. we re all cleaning surfacez and standing farther apart, but thats it.

these accounts of the larger world are like hearing from another planet. when this hits my world the shock will be profound.
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: billy rubin on April 07, 2020, 10:42:37 PM
took a walk yesterday afternoon

this is th elow road to west between my house and town, about a thousand feet from my kitchen porch

(https://i.imgur.com/8b8BFFWl.jpg)

that's ygmir in the pool

atually the road is about thirty feet off to the right, off camera
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: jumbojak on April 08, 2020, 05:45:37 AM
Some heavy industry.

(https://scontent-iad3-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/fr/cp0/e15/q65/92350856_2840405422722249_5388206313018753024_o.jpg?_nc_cat=110&_nc_sid=8024bb&efg=eyJpIjoidCJ9&_nc_ohc=qmTDu2l7nTMAX9Uo8fp&_nc_ht=scontent-iad3-1.xx&_nc_tp=14&oh=c28d040320aecda294bd289c72c96068&oe=5EB14300)

(https://scontent-iad3-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/fr/cp0/e15/q65/92369417_2840405959388862_7527926953660121088_o.jpg?_nc_cat=108&_nc_sid=8024bb&efg=eyJpIjoidCJ9&_nc_ohc=SU-CWC2b30AAX9oVt9H&_nc_ht=scontent-iad3-1.xx&_nc_tp=14&oh=d9b185e9a9c072cee1de07da0797d34d&oe=5EB40C1E)

And a bit of nature.

(https://scontent-iad3-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/fr/cp0/e15/q65/92463165_2840406526055472_436214367688589312_o.jpg?_nc_cat=111&_nc_sid=8024bb&efg=eyJpIjoidCJ9&_nc_ohc=ekqSGulcemwAX_9nIRy&_nc_ht=scontent-iad3-1.xx&_nc_tp=14&oh=f5a82526f8ba27f0bb400e08e756ec58&oe=5EB31CA3)

(https://scontent-iad3-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/fr/cp0/e15/q65/92451617_2840406949388763_6828987018408624128_o.jpg?_nc_cat=103&_nc_sid=8024bb&efg=eyJpIjoidCJ9&_nc_ohc=Cnr_pMqztUQAX-UDDcG&_nc_ht=scontent-iad3-1.xx&_nc_tp=14&oh=4b523b2e060cf3c87a37c5e2ff62a14d&oe=5EB31264)
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: xSilverPhinx on April 08, 2020, 12:48:21 PM
^Those are gorgeous photos, especially the first and third one.
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: billy rubin on April 08, 2020, 12:51:25 PM
swamp!

beautiful
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: hermes2015 on April 08, 2020, 06:27:58 PM
Interesting photos. I was thinking of trying some monochrome effects as well, as in the second one.
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: jumbojak on April 25, 2020, 04:18:29 AM
(https://scontent-iad3-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/fr/cp0/e15/q65/94529272_2877918032304321_1357982209893466112_o.jpg?_nc_cat=111&_nc_sid=8024bb&efg=eyJpIjoidCJ9&_nc_ohc=75zSwxYwxaMAX8CqtQA&_nc_ht=scontent-iad3-1.xx&_nc_tp=14&oh=55028b8c4c0adb161b78eca5ca6a347e&oe=5EC95A80)
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: No one on April 25, 2020, 04:28:24 AM



















The 87th Annual Commando, Ninja, Special Forces Exhibit.
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: hermes2015 on April 25, 2020, 04:41:52 AM
Quote from: No one on April 25, 2020, 04:28:24 AM



















The 87th Annual Commando, Ninja, Special Forces Exhibit.

Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Magdalena on April 25, 2020, 05:36:28 AM
Quote from: jumbojak on April 25, 2020, 04:18:29 AM
(https://scontent-iad3-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/fr/cp0/e15/q65/94529272_2877918032304321_1357982209893466112_o.jpg?_nc_cat=111&_nc_sid=8024bb&efg=eyJpIjoidCJ9&_nc_ohc=75zSwxYwxaMAX8CqtQA&_nc_ht=scontent-iad3-1.xx&_nc_tp=14&oh=55028b8c4c0adb161b78eca5ca6a347e&oe=5EC95A80)
Wow!
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: billy rubin on April 25, 2020, 06:04:58 AM
im stealing that
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: hermes2015 on April 25, 2020, 06:28:31 AM
Quote from: jumbojak on April 25, 2020, 04:18:29 AM
(https://scontent-iad3-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/fr/cp0/e15/q65/94529272_2877918032304321_1357982209893466112_o.jpg?_nc_cat=111&_nc_sid=8024bb&efg=eyJpIjoidCJ9&_nc_ohc=75zSwxYwxaMAX8CqtQA&_nc_ht=scontent-iad3-1.xx&_nc_tp=14&oh=55028b8c4c0adb161b78eca5ca6a347e&oe=5EC95A80)

That was caught at a good time. I see a faint suggestion of the second rainbow to the left.
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Tank on April 25, 2020, 07:05:58 AM
Quote from: No one on April 25, 2020, 04:28:24 AM



















The 87th Annual Commando, Ninja, Special Forces Exhibit.

Heehee 1
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Tank on April 25, 2020, 07:08:01 AM
Quote from: hermes2015 on April 25, 2020, 06:28:31 AM
Quote from: jumbojak on April 25, 2020, 04:18:29 AM
(https://scontent-iad3-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/fr/cp0/e15/q65/94529272_2877918032304321_1357982209893466112_o.jpg?_nc_cat=111&_nc_sid=8024bb&efg=eyJpIjoidCJ9&_nc_ohc=75zSwxYwxaMAX8CqtQA&_nc_ht=scontent-iad3-1.xx&_nc_tp=14&oh=55028b8c4c0adb161b78eca5ca6a347e&oe=5EC95A80)

That was caught at a good time. I see a faint suggestion of the second rainbow to the left.

It's in the nature of rainbows that good pictures of them are often serendipitous.
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: jumbojak on April 25, 2020, 01:45:56 PM
Quote from: hermes2015 on April 25, 2020, 06:28:31 AM
Quote from: jumbojak on April 25, 2020, 04:18:29 AM
(https://scontent-iad3-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/fr/cp0/e15/q65/94529272_2877918032304321_1357982209893466112_o.jpg?_nc_cat=111&_nc_sid=8024bb&efg=eyJpIjoidCJ9&_nc_ohc=75zSwxYwxaMAX8CqtQA&_nc_ht=scontent-iad3-1.xx&_nc_tp=14&oh=55028b8c4c0adb161b78eca5ca6a347e&oe=5EC95A80)

That was caught at a good time. I see a faint suggestion of the second rainbow to the left.

I was wondering if you would pick up on that. There was actually a perfect double rainbow but I couldn't hope to get both in frame. We chased it for half an hour before finding a good spot for a photo.
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: hermes2015 on April 25, 2020, 03:01:06 PM
Quote from: Tank on April 25, 2020, 07:08:01 AM
It's in the nature of rainbows that good pictures of them are often serendipitous.

That's so true. Here is one I saw and was lucky enough to have the camera handy to grab the shot. It only lasted a short while.

(https://i.imgur.com/OclGcR9.jpg)
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Tank on April 25, 2020, 06:28:46 PM
Quote from: hermes2015 on April 25, 2020, 03:01:06 PM
Quote from: Tank on April 25, 2020, 07:08:01 AM
It's in the nature of rainbows that good pictures of them are often serendipitous.

That's so true. Here is one I saw and was lucky enough to have the camera handy to grab the shot. It only lasted a short while.

(https://i.imgur.com/OclGcR9.jpg)

Love this one.
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: No one on April 25, 2020, 06:30:52 PM
Would one get two pots of gold, or do they cancel each other out?
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Dark Lightning on April 25, 2020, 09:01:50 PM
Alexander's Dark Band (the region between the two rainbows) shields the gold. A couple interesting facts about rainbows. Note that the secondary rainbow has the colors reversed compared to the primary rainbow. If you fly directly over a rainbow, it is a circle. It's very cool to see!

https://www.mnn.com/earth-matters/climate-weather/photos/10-stunning-images-of-rainbows-and-their-less-famous-cousins/10-stunning-images-of-rainbows-and-their-less-famous-cousins-4 (https://www.mnn.com/earth-matters/climate-weather/photos/10-stunning-images-of-rainbows-and-their-less-famous-cousins/10-stunning-images-of-rainbows-and-their-less-famous-cousins-4)
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Post by: billy rubin on April 25, 2020, 09:08:54 PM
i saw a fogbow once.

where i lived in coastal california had heavyu but shallow fog every morning. one morning the fog was very thick but the bright light shining through it on the water vaporcaused a snow white arch to appear north of me, illuminated from the souith. the arch wasn't semicircular. it was a parabola

unlike a rainbow that appears in the the middle distance, it appeare to be only twenty five or thirty feet away, and no higher than fifteen or twenty feet. mostly it was just a ghostly arch of whiter fog in the general fog. i seem to remember seeing waves of fog flow through it, become illuminated while inside, and then darken as they  passed through no colors.

very strange. ive speculated for yars on why it appeared close, and why the shape was narrower. air density and 100-plus percent humidity had something to do with it im sure
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Post by: No one on April 25, 2020, 09:12:21 PM
Was there a pot of pyrite at its end?
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Post by: billy rubin on April 25, 2020, 09:13:16 PM
no, just pigshit and orange peels that washed in from the hoglot to the south whenever it flooded.
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Post by: No one on April 25, 2020, 09:23:11 PM
So in other words, congress?
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Post by: billy rubin on April 26, 2020, 12:24:43 AM
well, my wife is running for congress . if she wins maybe it will improve.

ohios 6th district. zhes the democratic candidate on the ballot this november
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Post by: Magdalena on April 26, 2020, 12:57:06 AM
Quote from: billy rubin on April 26, 2020, 12:24:43 AM
well, my wife is running for congress . if she wins maybe it will improve.

ohios 6th district. zhes the democratic candidate on the ballot this november
That is so cool!
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Post by: hermes2015 on April 26, 2020, 04:43:50 AM
Quote from: Dark Lightning on April 25, 2020, 09:01:50 PM
Alexander's Dark Band (the region between the two rainbows) shields the gold. A couple interesting facts about rainbows. Note that the secondary rainbow has the colors reversed compared to the primary rainbow. If you fly directly over a rainbow, it is a circle. It's very cool to see!

https://www.mnn.com/earth-matters/climate-weather/photos/10-stunning-images-of-rainbows-and-their-less-famous-cousins/10-stunning-images-of-rainbows-and-their-less-famous-cousins-4 (https://www.mnn.com/earth-matters/climate-weather/photos/10-stunning-images-of-rainbows-and-their-less-famous-cousins/10-stunning-images-of-rainbows-and-their-less-famous-cousins-4)

That pretty circular effect is quite common and I have seen it many times on daytime flights.
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Post by: Asmodean on May 08, 2020, 11:56:05 AM
I too did an photography last Wednesday, about the time I re-realised that all in all, I have a very cool job.

(https://hosting.photobucket.com/images/g244/Asmodean_Prime/IMG_1361.jpg)
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Post by: jumbojak on May 09, 2020, 06:20:37 PM
(https://scontent-iad3-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/fr/cp0/e15/q65/96675136_2910310822398375_3693153291618746368_o.jpg?_nc_cat=105&_nc_sid=8024bb&efg=eyJpIjoidCJ9&_nc_ohc=ttJ6un_cxaQAX8kRbGJ&_nc_ht=scontent-iad3-1.xx&_nc_tp=14&oh=0c242f4a130a9cb26a631933ef933cc8&oe=5EDDFF42)
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Post by: hermes2015 on May 09, 2020, 06:49:52 PM
That's a nice night shot. The lens is behaving very well, with almost no flare or barrel distortion. Is it the lens you always use? The street is deserted: was it taken very late, or are people obeying the curfew?
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Post by: Tank on May 09, 2020, 07:04:28 PM
Lovely colours.
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Post by: xSilverPhinx on May 09, 2020, 08:03:29 PM
Quote from: jumbojak on May 09, 2020, 06:20:37 PM
(https://scontent-iad3-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/fr/cp0/e15/q65/96675136_2910310822398375_3693153291618746368_o.jpg?_nc_cat=105&_nc_sid=8024bb&efg=eyJpIjoidCJ9&_nc_ohc=ttJ6un_cxaQAX8kRbGJ&_nc_ht=scontent-iad3-1.xx&_nc_tp=14&oh=0c242f4a130a9cb26a631933ef933cc8&oe=5EDDFF42)

:spooked: Ghost town...
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Post by: No one on May 09, 2020, 08:16:33 PM
I don't see any ghosts.
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Post by: Tank on May 09, 2020, 08:24:30 PM
Quote from: No one on May 09, 2020, 08:16:33 PM
I don't see any ghosts.

They're behind you!
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Post by: jumbojak on May 09, 2020, 08:47:02 PM
Quote from: hermes2015 on May 09, 2020, 06:49:52 PM
That's a nice night shot. The lens is behaving very well, with almost no flare or barrel distortion. Is it the lens you always use? The street is deserted: was it taken very late, or are people obeying the curfew?

That's my 50 mm lens. I use that one whenever possible because it's far and away the clearest piece of glass I own.

It was very late and there aren't too many people out and about at the beach. Still a few night shots I want to get, in other places.
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Post by: xSilverPhinx on May 09, 2020, 10:03:11 PM
Quote from: No one on May 09, 2020, 08:16:33 PM
I don't see any ghosts.

How can you not see them? They all look like Bruce Willis!
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Post by: Recusant on May 10, 2020, 09:09:36 PM
Quote from: Tank on May 09, 2020, 08:24:30 PM
Quote from: No one on May 09, 2020, 08:16:33 PM
I don't see any ghosts.

They're behind you!

:snicker1:
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Post by: jumbojak on June 24, 2020, 12:51:52 AM
I didn't take it but I fucking love it. This is an overhead shot of a Confederate monument in Richmond.

(https://scontent-iad3-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/fr/cp0/e15/q65/105521216_3657455327614975_4984337703869737813_o.jpg?_nc_cat=1&_nc_sid=8024bb&efg=eyJpIjoidCJ9&_nc_ohc=3P3SJPL4GpkAX-t5tG-&_nc_ht=scontent-iad3-1.xx&_nc_tp=14&oh=4c1c79387b459b71a1847794a6c4f125&oe=5F194D84)

Prints are available here:
https://society6.com/freedomforall?fbclid=IwAR2BqT-K6Vk2fxXOU04KFOlDKBWI-NjUNWtFEOoHF7HnW4ZplyaqFnbhAiE
(https://society6.com/freedomforall?fbclid=IwAR2BqT-K6Vk2fxXOU04KFOlDKBWI-NjUNWtFEOoHF7HnW4ZplyaqFnbhAiE)
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Post by: Magdalena on June 24, 2020, 02:56:33 AM
^^^
Wow! Thank you for posting it, jumbojak.
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Post by: xSilverPhinx on June 26, 2020, 01:26:19 AM
Quote from: jumbojak on June 24, 2020, 12:51:52 AM
I didn't take it but I fucking love it. This is an overhead shot of a Confederate monument in Richmond.

(https://scontent-iad3-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/fr/cp0/e15/q65/105521216_3657455327614975_4984337703869737813_o.jpg?_nc_cat=1&_nc_sid=8024bb&efg=eyJpIjoidCJ9&_nc_ohc=3P3SJPL4GpkAX-t5tG-&_nc_ht=scontent-iad3-1.xx&_nc_tp=14&oh=4c1c79387b459b71a1847794a6c4f125&oe=5F194D84)

Prints are available here:
https://society6.com/freedomforall?fbclid=IwAR2BqT-K6Vk2fxXOU04KFOlDKBWI-NjUNWtFEOoHF7HnW4ZplyaqFnbhAiE
(https://society6.com/freedomforall?fbclid=IwAR2BqT-K6Vk2fxXOU04KFOlDKBWI-NjUNWtFEOoHF7HnW4ZplyaqFnbhAiE)

That really is cool :tellmemore:
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Post by: jumbojak on June 27, 2020, 02:34:02 PM
(https://scontent-iad3-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/fr/cp0/e15/q65/106420551_3032541953508594_7933646473044171413_o.jpg?_nc_cat=109&_nc_sid=8024bb&efg=eyJpIjoidCJ9&_nc_ohc=LT7F8SCU6BgAX_xjcK3&_nc_ht=scontent-iad3-1.xx&_nc_tp=14&oh=788faca83d270e479881e4171a0873df&oe=5F1EB51B)
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Post by: Tank on June 27, 2020, 05:07:19 PM
Good composition and colour.
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Post by: billy rubin on June 27, 2020, 11:31:47 PM
not as expensive as 45, but still a lot of money there. money is money.

what do you shoot those out of?
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Post by: Dark Lightning on June 28, 2020, 01:52:35 AM
Quote from: billy rubin on June 27, 2020, 11:31:47 PM
not as expensive as 45, but still a lot of money there. money is money.

what do you shoot those out of?

Looked like .45 Auto to me. How were you able to tell the caliber? I can't read the casings that well.
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Post by: jumbojak on June 28, 2020, 02:30:07 AM
Quote from: billy rubin on June 27, 2020, 11:31:47 PM
not as expensive as 45, but still a lot of money there. money is money.

what do you shoot those out of?

Eh, that's about thirty dollars worth of collected brass. I tend to keep training under the twenty dollar mark. An hour of total training is half dry firing at the start with actual drills coming later. I think that handloading is in my future though.

Oh yes, that's from a Sig P365. I'm still searching for a HP that it'll run.
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Post by: hermes2015 on June 28, 2020, 04:23:59 AM
Quote from: jumbojak on June 28, 2020, 02:30:07 AM
Quote from: billy rubin on June 27, 2020, 11:31:47 PM
not as expensive as 45, but still a lot of money there. money is money.

what do you shoot those out of?

Eh, that's about thirty dollars worth of collected brass. I tend to keep training under the twenty dollar mark. An hour of total training is half dry firing at the start with actual drills coming later. I think that handloading is in my future though.

Oh yes, that's from a Sig P365. I'm still searching for a HP that it'll run.

That's all Greek to me, but an interesting shot anyway!
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Post by: hermes2015 on July 16, 2020, 09:40:53 AM
Not one of mine, but I wonder why I like this photo so much.

(https://i.imgur.com/oIvo1C3.jpg)
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Post by: jumbojak on July 16, 2020, 02:30:32 PM
It's the ankles...
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Post by: hermes2015 on July 26, 2020, 08:04:34 AM
Entrance to the Mediterranean Shipping Company building, early this morning.

(https://i.imgur.com/2HetQWW.jpg)
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Post by: Tank on July 26, 2020, 12:30:20 PM
Wow!
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Post by: hermes2015 on July 26, 2020, 12:42:55 PM
I couldn't wait for full sun on the propeller. Will do it some other time.
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Post by: Dark Lightning on August 05, 2020, 06:28:33 PM
Here's a pic of the pergola on my back patio. I mentioned in the fixit thread that I was working on it, installing the lattice for more shade, and really enjoy the play of the shadows. Never mind the boxes, I haven't finished unpacking them. They have a couple of cedar chairs and end tables to replace the metal ones. Things are in disarray, more so than normal.

(https://i.imgur.com/LGzcpTB.jpg)
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Post by: Tank on August 06, 2020, 09:44:02 AM
Quite a striking effect.
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Post by: Dark Lightning on August 06, 2020, 01:21:57 PM
Thanks! I really like it. I may take some leisure out there now that the photon flux is only about 30% of what it used to be.  ;D I need to get the coffee tables and chairs assembled and finished. I'll be using boiled linseed oil.
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Post by: xSilverPhinx on September 16, 2020, 09:49:53 PM
(https://i.imgur.com/ssW3vUH.jpg)

My mother's orchids are coming along quite nicely. Must be because I leave them alone.  ;D
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Post by: Magdalena on September 16, 2020, 11:59:42 PM
Quote from: xSilverPhinx on September 16, 2020, 09:49:53 PM
(https://i.imgur.com/ssW3vUH.jpg)

My mother's orchids are coming along quite nicely. Must be because I leave them alone.  ;D
Those are beautiful.

:secrets1: I think it's true that orchids like to be bothered very little.
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Post by: xSilverPhinx on September 17, 2020, 12:13:43 AM
Quote from: Magdalena on September 16, 2020, 11:59:42 PM
:secrets1: I think it's true that orchids like to be bothered very little.

Yeah, I believe so. The other day all it took was just one googly-eyed glance in their direction for a flower to shrivel up and die.  :'(
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Post by: Dark Lightning on September 17, 2020, 01:35:30 AM
Those orchids are just beautiful! My mother had an aunt who had a greenhouse, and she grew some of the nicest orchids in it. She got her green thumb from Gaia herself, methinks. I also think that property she lived on had some really nice soil, since it had been dairy land before that. All that cow manure should have enriched the soil nicely!
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Post by: Dark Lightning on September 17, 2020, 01:40:59 AM
Quote from: xSilverPhinx on September 17, 2020, 12:13:43 AM
Quote from: Magdalena on September 16, 2020, 11:59:42 PM
:secrets1: I think it's true that orchids like to be bothered very little.

Yeah, I believe so. The other day all it took was just one googly-eyed glance in their direction for a flower to shrivel up and die.  :'(

:???: Do you have snakes instead of hair? Gorgon for plants! :lol: ¡Estou brincando! I hope I got that correct.
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Post by: Magdalena on September 17, 2020, 03:48:39 AM
Quote from: xSilverPhinx on September 17, 2020, 12:13:43 AM
Quote from: Magdalena on September 16, 2020, 11:59:42 PM
:secrets1: I think it's true that orchids like to be bothered very little.

Yeah, I believe so. The other day all it took was just one googly-eyed glance in their direction for a flower to shrivel up and die.  :'(
I believe you. ;D

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Post by: hermes2015 on September 17, 2020, 04:34:57 AM
Quote from: Dark Lightning on September 17, 2020, 01:40:59 AM
Quote from: xSilverPhinx on September 17, 2020, 12:13:43 AM
Quote from: Magdalena on September 16, 2020, 11:59:42 PM
:secrets1: I think it's true that orchids like to be bothered very little.

Yeah, I believe so. The other day all it took was just one googly-eyed glance in their direction for a flower to shrivel up and die.  :'(

:???: Do you have snakes instead of hair? Gorgon for plants! :lol: ¡Estou brincando! I hope I got that correct.

Great minds think alike! I was about to reply that it comes from eating too much Gorgonzola cheese.
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Post by: xSilverPhinx on September 17, 2020, 01:45:44 PM
Quote from: Dark Lightning on September 17, 2020, 01:40:59 AM
Quote from: xSilverPhinx on September 17, 2020, 12:13:43 AM
Quote from: Magdalena on September 16, 2020, 11:59:42 PM
:secrets1: I think it's true that orchids like to be bothered very little.

Yeah, I believe so. The other day all it took was just one googly-eyed glance in their direction for a flower to shrivel up and die.  :'(

:???: Do you have snakes instead of hair? Gorgon for plants! :lol: ¡Estou brincando! I hope I got that correct.

:lol: My hair definitely needs to be tamed (first thing on my to-do list once this pandemic is over) but it is not alive!  :P

:grin: You got that correct, except for the ¡...we don't use those in Portuguese.  ;D
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Post by: xSilverPhinx on September 17, 2020, 01:57:25 PM
Quote from: Magdalena on September 17, 2020, 03:48:39 AM
Quote from: xSilverPhinx on September 17, 2020, 12:13:43 AM
Quote from: Magdalena on September 16, 2020, 11:59:42 PM
:secrets1: I think it's true that orchids like to be bothered very little.

Yeah, I believe so. The other day all it took was just one googly-eyed glance in their direction for a flower to shrivel up and die.  :'(
I believe you. ;D



Heh, I will never look at orchids the same again!  ;D

But they're still pretty :tellmemore:
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Post by: xSilverPhinx on September 17, 2020, 01:58:38 PM
Quote from: hermes2015 on September 17, 2020, 04:34:57 AM
Quote from: Dark Lightning on September 17, 2020, 01:40:59 AM
Quote from: xSilverPhinx on September 17, 2020, 12:13:43 AM
Quote from: Magdalena on September 16, 2020, 11:59:42 PM
:secrets1: I think it's true that orchids like to be bothered very little.

Yeah, I believe so. The other day all it took was just one googly-eyed glance in their direction for a flower to shrivel up and die.  :'(

:???: Do you have snakes instead of hair? Gorgon for plants! :lol: ¡Estou brincando! I hope I got that correct.

Great minds think alike! I was about to reply that it comes from eating too much Gorgonzola cheese.

:lol:
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Post by: Bad Penny II on October 13, 2020, 12:25:58 PM
(https://i.imgur.com/Wlwjsyg.jpg)
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Post by: jumbojak on October 13, 2020, 02:43:10 PM
I love how the wingtips look like fingers.
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Post by: Bad Penny II on October 14, 2020, 12:49:23 PM
(https://i.imgur.com/Vqcmmzw.jpg)
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Post by: Magdalena on October 15, 2020, 09:21:33 AM
^^
Nice peacock, Bad Penny II. :tellmemore:
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Post by: Tank on October 15, 2020, 10:23:24 AM
Beautiful photos BPII :)
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Post by: Bad Penny II on October 16, 2020, 12:47:39 PM
Thanks Tank and Mags for your niceness.

I find peacocks so fricken bizarre, natural selection is mostly sensible but sexual selection can be truly weird, Charley must of been on something when he invented it.  All I can say is don't fall for it girls, a fancy tail won't last or bring home the worms.
She could enjoy Mr Fancy Tail now and settle for Mr Drab Sensible later.
Ye, it might work like that, I don't think I altogether approve though.
The peacock lives at the Sydney Zoo.

(https://i.imgur.com/3eWAFOw.jpg)

On Wednesday I visited the local bat colony which is huge and right in the middle of town.
I took lots of pics and this much less than perfect thing was the best I got of one in flight.
It was late morning, they were stirred up for some reason.

(https://i.imgur.com/LmCHs3Y.jpg)


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Post by: Tank on October 30, 2020, 09:51:05 AM
Quote from: Bad Penny II on October 16, 2020, 12:47:39 PM
...

On Wednesday I visited the local bat colony which is huge and right in the middle of town.
I took lots of pics and this much less than perfect thing was the best I got of one in flight.
It was late morning, they were stirred up for some reason.

(https://i.imgur.com/LmCHs3Y.jpg)

Approximately what size ate these bats?
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Post by: hermes2015 on October 30, 2020, 10:22:09 AM
Quote from: Bad Penny II on October 16, 2020, 12:47:39 PM
Thanks Tank and Mags for your niceness.

I find peacocks so fricken bizarre, natural selection is mostly sensible but sexual selection can be truly weird, Charley must of been on something when he invented it.  All I can say is don't fall for it girls, a fancy tail won't last or bring home the worms.
She could enjoy Mr Fancy Tail now and settle for Mr Drab Sensible later.
Ye, it might work like that, I don't think I altogether approve though.
The peacock lives at the Sydney Zoo.

(https://i.imgur.com/3eWAFOw.jpg)

On Wednesday I visited the local bat colony which is huge and right in the middle of town.
I took lots of pics and this much less than perfect thing was the best I got of one in flight.
It was late morning, they were stirred up for some reason.

(https://i.imgur.com/LmCHs3Y.jpg)

I like both photos, but my favourite is the bat, because I adore bats.
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Post by: Bad Penny II on November 01, 2020, 08:31:10 AM
Quote from: Tank on October 30, 2020, 09:51:05 AM
Approximately what size ate these bats?

There are three species in the colony, it said so on a sign I saw.

QuoteThe grey-headed flying fox is the largest bat in Australia.  Adults may have a wingspan reaching one metre in length and be up to one kilogram in weight. Weight generally varies between 600 and 1000 grams, with an average of 700 g. [6]

The combined length of the head and body is from 230 to 290 mm. The forearm length is a range from 138 to 180 mm. The length of the ear from the tip to base is 30 to 37 mm.

https://www.pmhc.nsw.gov.au/Services/Environment/Urban-wildlife/Flying-foxes (https://www.pmhc.nsw.gov.au/Services/Environment/Urban-wildlife/Flying-foxes)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grey-headed_flying_fox (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grey-headed_flying_fox)
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Post by: Bad Penny II on November 01, 2020, 10:17:38 AM
Quote from: hermes2015 on October 30, 2020, 10:22:09 AM
I like both photos, but my favourite is the bat, because I adore bats.

OK then

(https://media1.s-nbcnews.com/j/newscms/2017_23/2033316/170610-crop-adam-west-batman-3-ew-1156a_1c510822438ac6d3a8817026221d8f3b.nbcnews-ux-2880-1000.jpg)
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Post by: hermes2015 on November 01, 2020, 11:15:46 AM
 :grin:
Thank you, but I preferred Chris O'Donnell as Robin.

(https://i.imgur.com/lM1L1VZ.jpg)

At least he had the famous nipples as well as other attributes.
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Post by: Bad Penny II on November 03, 2020, 09:26:07 AM
Many birds, unlike the inconstant modern human, commit themselves to long term relationships.  Some signify this by wearing rings.
It is known.

(https://i.imgur.com/nKx3LfZ.jpg)
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Post by: Tank on November 03, 2020, 09:34:09 AM
Beautiful bird. Beautiful photo.
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Post by: Bad Penny II on November 04, 2020, 08:31:52 AM
(https://i.imgur.com/foNoVos.jpg)
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Post by: Tank on November 04, 2020, 08:49:56 AM
A pretty little duck!
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Post by: Bad Penny II on November 05, 2020, 08:00:13 AM
(https://i.imgur.com/oKnEPHS.jpg)
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Post by: Bad Penny II on November 17, 2020, 08:59:38 AM
(https://i.imgur.com/tjw55ia.jpg)
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Post by: Tank on November 17, 2020, 10:42:03 AM
Beautiful focus.
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Post by: Bad Penny II on November 17, 2020, 01:06:07 PM
Quote from: Tank on November 17, 2020, 10:42:03 AM
Beautiful focus.

It helps when they just sit there and... Beakey sat there for quite a while
I had to get a bit precarious footing wise, (Truchanas in mind) to get the best angle

(https://i.imgur.com/QfanH3F.jpghttps://i.imgur.com/QfanH3F.jpg)

I'm continually astounded by feathers, when they are attached to their bird with their fellow feathers.
WordWeb -  astounded:Filled with the emotional impact of overwhelming surprise or shock  I'd prefer inspiration or pleasure.

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Post by: hermes2015 on November 17, 2020, 01:34:42 PM
Quote from: Tank on November 17, 2020, 10:42:03 AM
Beautiful focus.

I agree. It's good to a see photos with the eyes in sharp focus.
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Post by: Anne D. on November 23, 2020, 01:12:17 AM
Quote from: Bad Penny II on November 05, 2020, 08:00:13 AM
(https://i.imgur.com/oKnEPHS.jpg)

Gorgeous. What is this bird?
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Post by: Bad Penny II on November 25, 2020, 09:27:47 AM
Quote from: Anne D. on November 23, 2020, 01:12:17 AM
Gorgeous. What is this bird?

A dollarbird. 
That was from the zoo, they have a large aviary you can walk through.
The duck and the little blue/brown guy were from the zoo, and the peacock.
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Post by: Tank on November 25, 2020, 11:39:42 AM
Quote from: Bad Penny II on November 25, 2020, 09:27:47 AM
Quote from: Anne D. on November 23, 2020, 01:12:17 AM
Gorgeous. What is this bird?

A dollarbird. 
That was from the zoo, they have a large aviary you can walk through.
The duck and the little blue/brown guy were from the zoo, and the peacock.

(I know I'm going to regret asking)

Ok whys it called a dollarbird?
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Post by: Bad Penny II on November 25, 2020, 12:03:59 PM
Quote from: Tank on November 25, 2020, 11:39:42 AM
Quote from: Bad Penny II on November 25, 2020, 09:27:47 AM
Quote from: Anne D. on November 23, 2020, 01:12:17 AM
Gorgeous. What is this bird?

A dollarbird. 
That was from the zoo, they have a large aviary you can walk through.
The duck and the little blue/brown guy were from the zoo, and the peacock.

(I know I'm going to regret asking)

Ok whys it called a dollarbird?

Well they existed in profusion on a once verdant island until the rats from the visiting ships.  They became quite rare, worth a whole dollar dead or alive to the men of science.

That's bullshit, they have a white bit on their wings visible when in flight that looked like silver dollars to the ornithologistical guys.
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Post by: Anne D. on November 27, 2020, 01:53:20 AM
Thanks for the edification  :)
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Post by: jumbojak on June 23, 2021, 02:51:50 AM
(https://scontent-iad3-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.6435-9/fr/cp0/e15/q65/205558668_4032084743554305_2320302382668787251_n.jpg?_nc_cat=109&ccb=1-3&_nc_sid=8024bb&efg=eyJpIjoidCJ9&_nc_ohc=f0eqOMGlXpMAX-Giye-&_nc_ht=scontent-iad3-1.xx&tp=14&oh=52e94fa6671209289475e5864337c51c&oe=60D87512)

I got a boat.
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Post by: hermes2015 on June 23, 2021, 04:18:57 AM
Mazel tov! I hope you will have many happy hours messing about in it.

The depth of field is good in the photo.
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Post by: jumbojak on June 23, 2021, 04:54:31 AM
Quote from: hermes2015 on June 23, 2021, 04:18:57 AM
Mazel tov! I hope you will have many happy hours messing about in it.

The depth of field is good in the photo.

It's amazing what a phone can do these days.
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Post by: Tank on June 23, 2021, 04:51:51 PM
I'd love a boat like that. And somewhere nice to paddle it.
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Post by: jumbojak on June 24, 2021, 03:09:32 AM
Quote from: Tank on June 23, 2021, 04:51:51 PM
I'd love a boat like that. And somewhere nice to paddle it.

Get one. You live on an island full of rivers and canals.
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Post by: jumbojak on June 25, 2021, 02:06:04 PM
(https://scontent-iad3-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.6435-9/fr/cp0/e15/q65/206039439_4038213982941381_8061372444447724751_n.jpg?_nc_cat=102&ccb=1-3&_nc_sid=8024bb&efg=eyJpIjoidCJ9&_nc_ohc=If5IWz-iR4sAX9urGlN&_nc_ht=scontent-iad3-1.xx&tp=14&oh=f75c1167f813e9c83190da561bcaf0f5&oe=60DAD28A)
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Post by: jumbojak on July 10, 2021, 06:02:47 AM
(https://scontent-mia3-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t39.30808-6/fr/cp0/e15/q65/216128772_4079141972181915_5024180634316375637_n.jpg?_nc_cat=101&ccb=1-3&_nc_sid=8024bb&efg=eyJpIjoidCJ9&_nc_ohc=roFvbGWvbyEAX9UOMJW&_nc_ht=scontent-mia3-1.xx&oh=ed14da6b321caf633835a6092030ae77&oe=60ED3EFA)
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Post by: jumbojak on July 10, 2021, 06:04:23 AM
(https://scontent-mia3-2.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t39.30808-6/fr/cp0/e15/q65/216994376_4079156352180477_8261050297354407111_n.jpg?_nc_cat=102&ccb=1-3&_nc_sid=8024bb&efg=eyJpIjoidCJ9&_nc_ohc=AE6WVypk6hQAX_g33O8&_nc_ht=scontent-mia3-2.xx&tp=14&oh=9db7ea3a0cca87dea9543672790e004b&oe=60EEB0AB)
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Post by: hermes2015 on July 10, 2021, 08:39:44 AM
Quote from: jumbojak on July 10, 2021, 06:04:23 AM
(https://scontent-mia3-2.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t39.30808-6/fr/cp0/e15/q65/216994376_4079156352180477_8261050297354407111_n.jpg?_nc_cat=102&ccb=1-3&_nc_sid=8024bb&efg=eyJpIjoidCJ9&_nc_ohc=AE6WVypk6hQAX_g33O8&_nc_ht=scontent-mia3-2.xx&tp=14&oh=9db7ea3a0cca87dea9543672790e004b&oe=60EEB0AB)

That is an amazing, dynamic photo I wish I had taken. I think it works so well because you are using complementary colours (the blue horizon line in the distance behind the orange of the boy's arm and hair), which make a dramatic contrast with all the subtle greys in the photo. By some weird synchronicity, I was using the same trick less than an hour ago in a painting I am working on, except I am also using metallic gold with the blue and the orange.
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Post by: jumbojak on July 10, 2021, 04:20:38 PM
I took that in the reflection of my sideview mirror. That's why there's that dark, rounded edge on the left. I almost cropped it out but decided that it added a vintage feel to the shot. I think I'm going to do more with mirrors in the future. Concave and convex mirrors could add interesting effects.
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Post by: No one on July 10, 2021, 07:02:01 PM















All of the humans that want anything to do with me.
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Post by: hermes2015 on July 11, 2021, 04:20:01 AM
Quote from: No one on July 10, 2021, 07:02:01 PM
















All of the humans that want anything to do with me.

Very creative mirror self-portrait.
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Post by: jumbojak on July 28, 2021, 11:41:54 PM
Here's a 60mph shot from our ride to Gwynn's Island yesterday.

(https://scontent-iad3-2.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t39.30808-6/fr/cp0/e15/q65/228689366_4131966640232781_5780369651535302492_n.jpg?_nc_cat=102&ccb=1-3&_nc_sid=110474&efg=eyJpIjoidCJ9&_nc_ohc=Y4bZdJoFdoUAX9dZRQ9&_nc_ht=scontent-iad3-2.xx&oh=8fe1f540bda876b651d75cd227c895e7&oe=61062E2B)
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Post by: Tank on July 29, 2021, 07:43:35 AM
Love it!
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Post by: hermes2015 on July 29, 2021, 11:55:20 AM
Very nice photo!
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Post by: billy rubin on July 30, 2021, 12:36:26 AM
my telephone wont show me any ofvthese except gwynns island from jj
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Post by: jumbojak on July 30, 2021, 12:54:25 AM
It's doing that for me to billy. Not sure why.
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Post by: hermes2015 on July 30, 2021, 04:17:25 AM
Same here.
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Post by: No one on July 30, 2021, 02:09:08 PM
Guess you're just not dialed in.
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Post by: Bad Penny II on August 10, 2021, 11:06:06 AM
This is a photo I like, saw it on Imgur

QuoteI've made this high-res mosaic using a Maksutov 150/1800 from my balcony. I've extracted 30,000 snapshots from videos, and selected, aligned and stacked 3% of the best quality frames. All my work is on Instagram : www.instagram.com/astronophilos  Check it out!

Composite: Stars have been taken on another part of the sky and added in processing. The dark part comes from a full Moon I have added in processing too.

(https://i.imgur.com/onJpdnr.jpg)
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Post by: Magdalena on August 10, 2021, 01:44:39 PM
^^^ Wow!  :tellmemore:
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Post by: billy rubin on August 31, 2021, 12:50:16 AM
well i learned something. i was trying to figurebout whether the shadow he added was on the correct part of the moon

because no first or second quarter of the moon visible from the earth will have a shadow on the bottom if you take the photograph standing up

and i discovered that the face of the moon turned towards the earth  is only approximately the same during its 28 dsy cycle. from the images of full moons on the net it looks like the face of the moon visible to the earth varies by as much as 30 degrees.

compare

https://images.app.goo.gl/GJ9Bo4pKSjKrDkFw7

with


sorry cant get a jpg

https://images.app.goo.gl/UAs8chmpmztdjvxaA

maybe these are crummy pictures but i always that the tidal forces kept the speed wobble in the moons rotation closer to something like 10 degrees. unless im misreading landmarks on the moon that appafently isnt so
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Post by: Dark Lightning on August 31, 2021, 01:24:37 AM
From wiki-
"The lunar libration in longitude was discovered by Johannes Hevelius in 1648. It can reach 7°54′ in amplitude. Libration in latitude results from a slight inclination (about 6.7°) between the Moon's axis of rotation and the normal to the plane of its orbit around Earth."
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Post by: billy rubin on August 31, 2021, 02:08:47 AM
well now ive learned three things. one i was wrong to see 30 degrees and so i will have to go back and see why. two i always thought the rotational axes were parallel and tge wobble was tidal.

and three libration a new word which does not have anything to do with filming porno movies in the library
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Post by: hermes2015 on October 11, 2021, 09:15:08 AM
I took my car in for a service this morning and was very pleased to see that Mercedes-Benz are supporting the gay community by sponsoring vehicles for the Johannesburg Gay Pride month.

(https://i.imgur.com/HLjqvw0.jpg)

While waiting for my ride home, I was offered a restaurant quality cappuccino in their customer service area coffee bar.

(https://i.imgur.com/jDaWRwY.jpg)

Overall a good morning so far.
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Post by: Magdalena on October 11, 2021, 06:22:49 PM

Quote from: hermes2015 on October 11, 2021, 09:15:08 AM
I took my car in for a service this morning and was very pleased to see that Mercedes-Benz are supporting the gay community by sponsoring vehicles for the Johannesburg Gay Pride month.

(https://i.imgur.com/HLjqvw0.jpg)

While waiting for my ride home, I was offered a restaurant quality cappuccino in their customer service area coffee bar.

(https://i.imgur.com/jDaWRwY.jpg)

Overall a good morning so far.
Ooh! Pretty rainbows.  :tellmemore:
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Post by: hermes2015 on October 11, 2021, 07:27:46 PM
Quote from: Magdalena on October 11, 2021, 06:22:49 PM
Ooh! Pretty rainbows.  :tellmemore:

:grin:
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Post by: Ecurb Noselrub on October 19, 2021, 09:17:57 PM
(https://imageshack.com/i/pndvSzOfj)

Sunrise this morning at my house.
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Post by: Tank on October 19, 2021, 09:25:05 PM
Will it rain today?
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Post by: Ecurb Noselrub on October 19, 2021, 09:33:50 PM
Quote from: Tank on October 19, 2021, 09:25:05 PM
Will it rain today?

No.  Red sky on this morning just meant a nice day.
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Post by: Tank on October 19, 2021, 10:04:27 PM
Quote from: Ecurb Noselrub on October 19, 2021, 09:33:50 PM
Quote from: Tank on October 19, 2021, 09:25:05 PM
Will it rain today?

No.  Red sky on this morning just meant a nice day.

In the UK because of the prevailing winds a red sky in the morning implies rain is on its way.
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Post by: Ecurb Noselrub on October 19, 2021, 10:52:56 PM
Quote from: Tank on October 19, 2021, 10:04:27 PM
Quote from: Ecurb Noselrub on October 19, 2021, 09:33:50 PM
Quote from: Tank on October 19, 2021, 09:25:05 PM
Will it rain today?

No.  Red sky on this morning just meant a nice day.

In the UK because of the prevailing winds a red sky in the morning implies rain is on its way.

I was thinking of the saying "red sky at night, sailors' delight; red sky in the morning, sailors' warning. Maybe that came from the UK.
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Post by: Tank on October 20, 2021, 08:05:04 AM
Quote from: Ecurb Noselrub on October 19, 2021, 10:52:56 PM
Quote from: Tank on October 19, 2021, 10:04:27 PM
Quote from: Ecurb Noselrub on October 19, 2021, 09:33:50 PM
Quote from: Tank on October 19, 2021, 09:25:05 PM
Will it rain today?

No.  Red sky on this morning just meant a nice day.

In the UK because of the prevailing winds a red sky in the morning implies rain is on its way.

I was thinking of the saying "red sky at night, sailors' delight; red sky in the morning, sailors' warning. Maybe that came from the UK.

The version I heard as a child was Red sky at night, shepherds' delight; red sky in the morning, shepherds' warning. But essentially the same thing.
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Post by: Ecurb Noselrub on October 25, 2021, 08:31:34 PM
(https://imageshack.com/i/po8sY0UAj)

(https://imageshack.com/i/pn63oKl9j)

I have some neighbors from Georgia (the country), but they are ethnic Armenians and speak Russian (and a bit of English).  Recently the wife made me some cabbage rolls and Armenian corn bread with cheese, and introduced me to Adzhika sauce, a spicy pepper salsa that goes great on a meat/cheese sandwich.  I asked her to get me some the next time she shops at a Russian grocery store in Austin. Try it!
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Post by: billy rubin on October 25, 2021, 11:10:05 PM
jeez i dunno

those things looked like they crawled out of a drive in horror movie to eat my face
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Post by: Ecurb Noselrub on October 26, 2021, 04:15:18 PM
They were quite tasty.
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Post by: Tank on October 26, 2021, 09:25:48 PM
Quote from: billy rubin on October 25, 2021, 11:10:05 PM
jeez i dunno

those things looked like they crawled out of a drive in horror movie to eat my face

Same thoughts here.
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Post by: billy rubin on October 26, 2021, 11:28:24 PM
food is weird that way. one nations delicacy is anothers horror

my relatives in oklahoma happily breaded and deep fried for dinner the calf testicles they cut off that morning. well, they  used to anyway. that generation is mostly gone, in my family.

damn. i have just realized that i am the last one.

i do not regret the end of that tradition. or brains. we used to chop the brains out with a hatchet and pop em in a dishpan to take back to the house.

who even knows what a dishpan is these days?

i think ill stop now.
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Post by: Anne D. on October 27, 2021, 04:14:28 AM
Those cabbage rolls look damn delicious to me. And corn bread with cheese sounds quite tasty too. The food looks similar to stuff my Ukranian friend makes. Always super yummy.
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Post by: Ecurb Noselrub on October 27, 2021, 03:30:17 PM
Quote from: Anne D. on October 27, 2021, 04:14:28 AM
Those cabbage rolls look damn delicious to me. And corn bread with cheese sounds quite tasty too. The food looks similar to stuff my Ukranian friend makes. Always super yummy.

At least someone wasn't disgusted.  Yes, I'm sure that the Ukraine and Georgia share some of the same food culture. Everything my neighbors have made me over the years was very good. The husband makes some kickin' pelmeni, as well.
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Post by: billy rubin on October 27, 2021, 06:08:03 PM
i wasnt disgusted, but they sort of reminded me of the attack of the giant sweet potato



in hindsight i see the resemblance was not so great, so i retract all my discouraging words


  :thumbsup: :thumbsup:


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Post by: Dark Lightning on October 27, 2021, 06:27:18 PM
I happen to like cabbage rolls. Can't eat that sauce, though. In fact, I have to limit tomatoes. I have a lot less reflux, that way. Them and onions.
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Post by: Icarus on October 28, 2021, 05:47:04 AM
Having a problem with onions and tomatoes is a cruel curse.  Earlier I made a marvelously delicious salad with cucumber, bell pepper, onion, celery and lots of diced tomatoes.  It was topped with cheddar cheese bits and crispy bacon.   I confess that I am a veggie and fruit freak.  Don't care whether I have red meat at all.

Wanna make some real indigestion fare?  It is good but can come back to haunt you if you use too much oil.     Chop up some veggies like onion, peppers, carrots, and whatever you find in the veggie drawer.  Cut up some red potatoes and boil them in a bit of salt water.  Drain and then mash them. Add a couple of eggs and mix in the veggies. Form the mess into flattened biscuit like parts. Fry them in a one or two tablespoons of olive oil in a skillet.  serve when sufficiently  browned. Tasty and satisfying.

Reserve Pepto Bismol or Tums tablets for later.\ consumption.
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Post by: hermes2015 on October 28, 2021, 06:01:38 AM
That recipe sounds delicious, Icarus. I am so lucky that I could eat half a kilo of your variation on a traditional frittata, along with a few glasses of wine, with no bad effects on my stomach at all. I often have a raw onion and cheese sandwich as a snack and don't experience any problems.
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Post by: Dark Lightning on October 28, 2021, 03:05:05 PM
Looks like a good thing, Icarus. But I'm allergic to olives and olive oil.  :(  Might as well add in that I'm allergic to all citrus fruits, as well.
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Post by: Icarus on October 29, 2021, 01:13:54 AM
DL your Meditteranean ancestors might have put a curse on you.  Olives and their by products are often said to be one of the sources of long life. It is believed that Jesus was big on olives and wine? ..............but wait... he died before his time didn't he?  Those damned Romans were not very nice.

It is entirely suitable to fry potato cakes in lard or other shortening like the southern crackers are apt do.

Southern cooking, like the tater things, are not particularly healthy I agree. Chitlins, fried chicken, and such are laden with fat which is not good for ones gizzard.

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Post by: Dark Lightning on October 29, 2021, 02:11:02 AM
Most of my ancestors are from north/western Europe. I have no problem with things like krill oil, for instance, which performs a function similar to olive oil.
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Post by: billy rubin on October 29, 2021, 03:38:45 AM
is krill oil what it sounds like?
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Post by: Biggus Dickus on November 01, 2021, 03:10:07 AM
(https://i.imgur.com/GVcwFL5.jpg)

95 years ago, famed magician Harry Houdini died at Grace Hospital here in Detroit, on Halloween. He died in room 401 of peritonitis on October 31, 1926. He had fallen ill during a performance at Detroit's Garrick Theatre. The original  hospital building in the picture was deemed outdated and obsolete, so it was demolished in 1979, and is currently a parking lot for the Detroit Medical Center.

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Post by: Tank on November 04, 2021, 12:01:42 PM
A Southern White Faced Owl at Thorpe Perrow arboretum.

It would sit beside the audience while the handler talked about her. She's an old bird, 88 years in human turns, but likes her exhibition shows every other day.

(https://imagizer.imageshack.com/img924/9510/aPhMvg.jpg)
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Post by: billy rubin on November 04, 2021, 04:59:27 PM
wow.
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Post by: Magdalena on November 04, 2021, 08:48:22 PM
Quote from: Tank on November 04, 2021, 12:01:42 PM
A Southern White Faced Owl at Thorpe Perrow arboretum.

It would sit beside the audience while the handler talked about her. She's an old bird, 88 years in human turns, but likes her exhibition shows every other day.

(https://imagizer.imageshack.com/img924/9510/aPhMvg.jpg)
That poor thing looks 100 years old.  :-\
Also, I had no idea!...Look what's underneath all those feathers!!
(https://images-cdn.9gag.com/photo/aEgpNPo_700b.jpg)
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Post by: Dark Lightning on November 04, 2021, 10:11:20 PM
Whaaaat!? Freakish! Though I shouldn't be surprised. It can't bob along on just it's claws.
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Post by: Magdalena on November 04, 2021, 10:19:20 PM
^^^
(https://img-9gag-fun.9cache.com/photo/aojeA3X_460s.jpg)
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Post by: Dark Lightning on November 05, 2021, 12:21:52 AM
:lol: Reminds me of the "wet floofs" on imgur.
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: hermes2015 on November 17, 2021, 02:45:26 AM
Nice guns.

(https://i.imgur.com/jZOIoE8.jpg)
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Recusant on December 18, 2021, 05:47:10 AM
A shrike in Nebraska with a quarter of a mouse.  :sidesmile:

(https://i.imgur.com/2ue1R9Q.jpg)

Yeah, this season stimulates the sardonic in me. Come on, Solstice!  :lol:
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Tank on December 18, 2021, 08:40:06 AM
Yum yum dinner!
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: hermes2015 on December 18, 2021, 09:11:17 AM
Quote from: Tank on December 18, 2021, 08:40:06 AM
Yum yum dinner!
No, there isn't much meat under those  feathers.
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Tank on December 18, 2021, 01:03:53 PM
Quote from: hermes2015 on December 18, 2021, 09:11:17 AM
Quote from: Tank on December 18, 2021, 08:40:06 AM
Yum yum dinner!
No, there isn't much meat under those  feathers.

:rimshot:
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: hermes2015 on December 18, 2021, 03:56:27 PM
That was just to show that I am still alive. I've been working on some new stuff and it has kept me away from HAF.
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Tank on December 18, 2021, 07:41:26 PM
Quote from: hermes2015 on December 18, 2021, 03:56:27 PM
That was just to show that I am still alive. I've been working on some new stuff and it has kept me away from HAF.

What have you been working on?
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: billy rubin on December 18, 2021, 11:54:25 PM
pitchers or its not happening
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: billy rubin on December 19, 2021, 12:28:04 AM
Quote from: Recusant on December 18, 2021, 05:47:10 AM
A shrike in Nebraska with a quarter of a mouse.  :sidesmile:

(https://i.imgur.com/2ue1R9Q.jpg)

Yeah, this season stimulates the sardonic in me. Come on, Solstice!  :lol:

when i lived in arizona the butcher birds would impale grasshoppers up on the thorns of the locust trees.

very macabre, but very honest, in a natural way.

no shrikes out here where i am now, as far as i know
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: hermes2015 on December 19, 2021, 04:12:58 AM
Quote from: Tank on December 18, 2021, 07:41:26 PM
Quote from: hermes2015 on December 18, 2021, 03:56:27 PM
That was just to show that I am still alive. I've been working on some new stuff and it has kept me away from HAF.

What have you been working on?

I've been working on a series of four experiments in the use of fast set concrete as a material to get thick textures in paintings. Nobody else seems to have been mad enough to do that, so I had to develop a viable technique from scratch. Now that I have a working method, the work is progressing faster. While this has been going on, I've also made a set of sculptural concrete bookends as a commission.

I will not hijack this thread, so will be posting in the appropriate HAF art one soon.
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Tank on December 19, 2021, 12:10:35 PM
Hurry up!  ;D
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: hermes2015 on December 19, 2021, 02:07:36 PM
Quote from: Tank on December 19, 2021, 12:10:35 PM
Hurry up!  ;D

Aye aye sir!
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: billy rubin on December 19, 2021, 10:24:00 PM
cats do not have clavicles.

ever noticed that?

it explains the odd way they sit, like your bookends
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: hermes2015 on December 20, 2021, 05:55:35 AM
Quote from: billy rubin on December 19, 2021, 10:24:00 PM
cats do not have clavicles.

ever noticed that?

it explains the odd way they sit, like your bookends

That also explains their inability to play the clavichord.
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Dark Lightning on December 20, 2021, 03:40:06 PM
:lol: Got any more of those jokes? I'm nicking that one.
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: hermes2015 on December 20, 2021, 06:28:49 PM
Quote from: Dark Lightning on December 20, 2021, 03:40:06 PM
:lol: Got any more of those jokes? I'm nicking that one.
:sidesmile:
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Denny on January 10, 2022, 01:07:33 AM
(https://i.postimg.cc/hvqTRJr9/Screenshot-20220110-005206.png)
Now that I've found the photography thread I'll post some in the morning.

Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: hermes2015 on January 10, 2022, 02:55:34 AM
I like that monochrome atmospheric look. I assume it is digital, or is it a scanned print?
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Denny on January 10, 2022, 08:18:18 AM
Quote from: hermes2015 on January 10, 2022, 02:55:34 AM
I like that monochrome atmospheric look. I assume it is digital, or is it a scanned print?

Straight from my tried and trusted Sony Alpha 6000.

As is this,

(https://i.postimg.cc/L6KNm5XQ/Screenshot-20220110-005227.png)

I was snooping around an old pagan site last summer and came across this carving on the side of the wall. The site is said to be ancient but the carving is very recent and most likely done by some Glastonbury type.
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: hermes2015 on January 10, 2022, 10:41:09 AM
Quote from: Denny on January 10, 2022, 08:18:18 AM
(https://i.postimg.cc/L6KNm5XQ/Screenshot-20220110-005227.png)

I can appreciate that image. It has the textural look I've been trying to get with concrete in some recent paintings. I've been obsessed with concrete textures for some months now and have solved the technical challenge of using concrete in paintings. I will be posting some of them in the The Art and things we've made thread... thread soon.
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Biggus Dickus on February 10, 2022, 06:37:20 PM
They're doing some work outside on one of the buildings at our office complex...look at the size of this crane!

(https://i.imgur.com/d8gUT4X.jpg)

(https://i.imgur.com/CJ2n1pu.jpg)
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Magdalena on February 10, 2022, 07:17:07 PM
Quote from: Papasito Bruno on February 10, 2022, 06:37:20 PM
They're doing some work outside on one of the buildings at our office complex...look at the size of this crane!

(https://i.imgur.com/d8gUT4X.jpg)

(https://i.imgur.com/CJ2n1pu.jpg)
That's big, but I have seen bigger.
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Biggus Dickus on February 10, 2022, 08:17:23 PM
Quote from: Magdalena on February 10, 2022, 07:17:07 PM
Quote from: Papasito Bruno on February 10, 2022, 06:37:20 PM
They're doing some work outside on one of the buildings at our office complex...look at the size of this crane!

(https://i.imgur.com/d8gUT4X.jpg)

(https://i.imgur.com/CJ2n1pu.jpg)
That's big, but I have seen bigger.

Mags!

Where the hell is your sense of decency and modesty? You know there are folks on this forum who don't like those kind of immature jokes!! :geezer!:

Here I am trying to post regular forum type substance, and you go ahead and have to make a "I've seen bigger" joke. :oh dear:


Your comment was really funny though :puppysnicker:...was it out in Kalifornia where you saw the bigger one? I do know they don't have cranes this big down under or in the UK. :dominatrix:
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Magdalena on February 10, 2022, 08:39:31 PM
Quote from: Papasito Bruno on February 10, 2022, 08:17:23 PM
Quote from: Magdalena on February 10, 2022, 07:17:07 PM
Quote from: Papasito Bruno on February 10, 2022, 06:37:20 PM
They're doing some work outside on one of the buildings at our office complex...look at the size of this crane!

(https://i.imgur.com/d8gUT4X.jpg)

(https://i.imgur.com/CJ2n1pu.jpg)
That's big, but I have seen bigger.

Mags!

Where the hell is your sense of decency and modesty? You know there are folks on this forum who don't like those kind of immature jokes!! :geezer!:

Here I am trying to post regular forum type substance, and you go ahead and have to make a "I've seen bigger" joke. :oh dear:


Your comment was really funny though :puppysnicker:...was it out in Kalifornia where you saw the bigger one? I do know they don't have cranes this big down under or in the UK. :dominatrix:
:picard facepalm:

Define: decency and modesty.

--Friends of yours?  :grin:

Yes, Kalifornication nation is where I've seen the bigger ones.
Downtown LA to be exact.



QuoteI do know they don't have cranes this big down under or in the UK. :dominatrix:
You're funny.  ;D
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: xSilverPhinx on February 10, 2022, 08:41:29 PM
Quote from: Magdalena on February 10, 2022, 07:17:07 PM
Quote from: Papasito Bruno on February 10, 2022, 06:37:20 PM
They're doing some work outside on one of the buildings at our office complex...look at the size of this crane!

(https://i.imgur.com/d8gUT4X.jpg)

(https://i.imgur.com/CJ2n1pu.jpg)
That's big, but I have seen bigger.

:rofl: Best answer ever! :grin:
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Magdalena on February 10, 2022, 09:24:16 PM
Quote from: xSilverPhinx on February 10, 2022, 08:41:29 PM
Quote from: Magdalena on February 10, 2022, 07:17:07 PM
Quote from: Papasito Bruno on February 10, 2022, 06:37:20 PM
They're doing some work outside on one of the buildings at our office complex...look at the size of this crane!

(https://i.imgur.com/d8gUT4X.jpg)

(https://i.imgur.com/CJ2n1pu.jpg)
That's big, but I have seen bigger.

:rofl: Best answer ever! :grin:
:hug:
Fernadita! It's good to see you here again. Making you smile is always a pleasure. :grin:
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: billy rubin on February 10, 2022, 11:03:36 PM
well i think its a pretty big crane
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Icarus on February 11, 2022, 01:48:05 AM
That's a Big mutha crane.  Naah,  we have bigger ones in central Florida.

Well not cranes but draglines.  Those enormous things have buckets big enough to have a truck drive in and turn around. They are used in the phosphate industry.  They are so big that they can not use tracks.  They walk in order to move themselves. 

The phosphate mining industry is a curse against the environment. Strip mining is ugly and destructive. 

PBs crane is no doubt a colossally huge tool for the construction industry. One of the "Build Back Better" types.
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Biggus Dickus on February 11, 2022, 05:39:05 PM
Quote from: Icarus on February 11, 2022, 01:48:05 AM
That's a Big mutha crane.  Naah,  we have bigger ones in central Florida.

Well not cranes but draglines.  Those enormous things have buckets big enough to have a truck drive in and turn around. They are used in the phosphate industry.  They are so big that they can not use tracks.  They walk in order to move themselves. 

The phosphate mining industry is a curse against the environment. Strip mining is ugly and destructive. 

PBs crane is no doubt a colossally huge tool for the construction industry. One of the "Build Back Better" types.

We've had other cranes outside our buildings before, but that's the biggest one I've seen at the center so far...I was going to ask one of the center workers what they were specifically doing with it, as I couldn't tell from where I was inside. (I work in a different building)
Lately they've had smaller cranes on-site to install signage, repair some glass outside or if installing new heating/cooling equipment on the roof, but I have no idea what they were doing with this monster.
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: billy rubin on February 11, 2022, 05:58:13 PM
https://linksharing.samsungcloud.com/vDQjybmh5qAi

did this work? pb made me do it.

i didnt take this and i couldnt find the picture of the 10,000 ton marine crane lifting a ship but i found this on tbe way and its cool
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: billy rubin on February 11, 2022, 06:08:28 PM
https://linksharing.samsungcloud.com/ebwbNyp8WxF6

here it is
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Mr. B on February 14, 2022, 10:41:42 PM
(https://i.ibb.co/HpzZXXR/anna.jpg) (https://imgbb.com/)
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Post by: Icarus on February 15, 2022, 12:32:40 AM
That's precious Mr. B
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Post by: Dark Lightning on February 15, 2022, 01:26:08 AM
Indeed. Probably all kinds of trouble!  :D
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Bad Penny II on February 15, 2022, 11:59:02 AM
Quote from: Icarus on February 15, 2022, 12:32:40 AM
That's precious Mr. B

+1
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Mr. B on February 15, 2022, 08:45:28 PM
Quote from: Dark Lightning on February 15, 2022, 01:26:08 AM
Indeed. Probably all kinds of trouble!  :D

Yup. We have tried to raise her to use her powers for good.
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Tank on February 17, 2022, 11:05:42 PM
Quote from: Mr. B on February 15, 2022, 08:45:28 PM
Quote from: Dark Lightning on February 15, 2022, 01:26:08 AM
Indeed. Probably all kinds of trouble!  :D

Yup. We have tried to raise her to use her powers for good.

:rofl:
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Post by: Mr. B on February 17, 2022, 11:35:46 PM
Laugh all you want, I just hope I stay on her "good side".
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Dark Lightning on February 18, 2022, 12:17:37 AM
That's easy, just fork over the money when she tells you has to have something.  :D Cute kid! :smilenod:
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Post by: No one on February 18, 2022, 06:20:19 AM


















Jesus, a Minotaur, and an honest politician.
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Post by: Mr. B on February 18, 2022, 09:18:34 PM
^^^

That's the most beautiful thing I have seen in my life.
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Dark Lightning on February 18, 2022, 10:50:10 PM
Indeed. I can't see a single flaw!
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: hermes2015 on February 19, 2022, 03:17:43 AM
Self portraits can be so revealing.
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Tank on August 11, 2022, 12:18:06 PM
Rose Bay Willow Herb aka Fireweed.

(https://imagizer.imageshack.com/img922/6210/iQrCVg.jpg)
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: billy rubin on August 11, 2022, 04:03:44 PM
^^^that is professional-quality image composition
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Tank on August 11, 2022, 05:28:00 PM
 ;D  thank you.
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: hermes2015 on August 11, 2022, 06:02:20 PM
I agree with Billy. It's a lovely shot that makes me think I should try something similar. If things are a bit more settled with me next week I am planning to start doing things again.
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: billy rubin on August 11, 2022, 09:40:47 PM
are you okay? ive been pretty self absorbed lately
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: hermes2015 on August 12, 2022, 04:30:31 AM
Quote from: billy rubin on August 11, 2022, 09:40:47 PMare you okay? ive been pretty self absorbed lately

Thank you for asking. I have also been rather self absorbed, due to some health issues in the last two months. I will not derail this photography thread with the details, but will give an update in a more relevant one.
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: No one on August 12, 2022, 05:03:55 AM
I think if you painted a mental picture, you'd still be aligned with the rails.
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Tank on September 05, 2022, 08:49:59 PM
A hot air balloon.

(https://imagizer.imageshack.com/img49/5893/chubbfe6.jpg)
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: hermes2015 on September 06, 2022, 04:22:48 AM
Is it stuck in the tree or in the air behind the tree?
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Asmodean on September 06, 2022, 07:22:48 AM
The Asmo suspects someone of trying to sell someone else an fire extinguisher, is what He suspects.

They are nice, them extinguishers. In video games, you can shoot them and cause explosions. In reality, you can... Bash people over the head with them, I suppose..? I mean, they are kinda' big and heavy..?

Yes. Yes, I think The Asmo shall let Himself be baited by the marketing.
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Tank on September 06, 2022, 07:56:13 AM
Quote from: hermes2015 on September 06, 2022, 04:22:48 AMIs it stuck in the tree or in the air behind the tree?

It was floating  behind the tree and frantically burning to gain height! It made it :)
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Tank on September 06, 2022, 07:59:06 AM
Quote from: Asmodean on September 06, 2022, 07:22:48 AMThe Asmo suspects someone of trying to sell someone else an fire extinguisher, is what He suspects.

They are nice, them extinguishers. In video games, you can shoot them and cause explosions. In reality, you can... Bash people over the head with them, I suppose..? I mean, they are kinda' big and heavy..?

Yes. Yes, I think The Asmo shall let Himself be baited by the marketing.

I have no doubt it was a sponsored balloon. There were quite a few floating about.
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: billy rubin on September 06, 2022, 11:17:27 AM
i thought that was a billboard and couldnt understand what you erre talking about
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Tank on September 06, 2022, 12:19:11 PM
Quote from: billy rubin on September 06, 2022, 11:17:27 AMi thought that was a billboard and couldnt understand what you erre talking about

It was taken at the Bristol balloon fest a few years ago out of my son-in-laws back window.
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Tank on September 08, 2022, 10:51:50 AM
Swans' eye.

(https://imagizer.imageshack.com/img36/6807/swaneye.jpg)
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Asmodean on September 08, 2022, 12:24:57 PM
I like how them droplets of water are all like... Water off a swan, I suppose. Teflon feathers. Yep. That's what it is.
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: hermes2015 on September 08, 2022, 04:09:07 PM
Quote from: Tank on September 08, 2022, 10:51:50 AMSwans' eye.

(https://imagizer.imageshack.com/img36/6807/swaneye.jpg)

Lovely!
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Icarus on September 13, 2022, 12:37:35 AM
You could imagine that the swan's eye is actually an Artic ice flow.
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: billy rubin on September 18, 2022, 04:04:24 PM
(https://i.imgur.com/YyhdBcwl.jpg)

did i put this up already?

the other day in the lane to the warehouse
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Post by: Tank on September 18, 2022, 05:36:45 PM
Haven't seen that one before.
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: billy rubin on September 18, 2022, 05:50:11 PM
i get opportunities where i live

my house from a nearby well pad:

(https://i.imgur.com/9cIlqnAl.jpg)

technically its the metal warehouse and the barn. if you zoom in inbyou can see my wifes donjey and the goats

my routine picture taking has gotten better with digital tools, but oddball stuff is no longer easy. i used to use a 35mm nikon manual with a 280mm macro and a coupler so i could take massive close ups of grains of sand and insects, but automatic cameras make it harder to control the focal plane and depth of field. theres a price paid for automatic tools. i try to avoid them in general but accept them in photography
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Post by: billy rubin on September 18, 2022, 06:02:05 PM
(https://i.imgur.com/A6qSiEPl.jpg)

this is with my telephone yesterday  super wide angle lens mirrors the human eyes 12mm focal length but it distorts the verticals in the background in a way that a short telephoto would not.
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Post by: billy rubin on September 18, 2022, 06:25:54 PM
(https://i.imgur.com/kSeYK2gl.jpg)
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Post by: Tank on September 19, 2022, 10:29:53 AM
I've only seen a praying mantis once on Cypress. Spooky cute.
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: billy rubin on September 19, 2022, 04:09:36 PM
the walking sticks are closely related. but odder

havent seen one ib a long while
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: hermes2015 on October 16, 2022, 10:35:20 AM
Some weeks ago I took reference photos for a painting of clivias I am planning to start. When I looked at them over the weekend, I found one photo with a group of newly opened clivias I would like to include in the painting, but they are in the background and unfortunately badly out of focus. Here is a crop from the photo.

(https://i.imgur.com/9DNnUca.jpg)

I opened it in an evaluation copy of Topaz Sharpen AI 4.1. Here is the result of applying the Out of Focus - Very Blurry filter.

(https://i.imgur.com/KiW59XP.jpg)

It is now usable as a reference for my painting. I think it is quite remarkable how much out of focus detail has been extracted, so I thought it would be of interest to some of the photographers here.
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Post by: billy rubin on October 16, 2022, 01:09:02 PM
that is really impressive, especially the stuff far out of the focal plane in the background
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Post by: Tank on October 16, 2022, 01:12:54 PM
That is scary good. Thank you for sharing.
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: hermes2015 on October 16, 2022, 02:56:06 PM
I thought you guys would be impressed. I wonder how on earth the software does that.
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: hermes2015 on October 16, 2022, 03:06:03 PM
Ha, just for the hell of it, I applied the algorithm again to the first result I showed, expecting to get ugly artefacts. I was pleasantly surprised by the result.

(https://i.imgur.com/F9rJ6Dm.jpg)
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: billy rubin on October 16, 2022, 05:26:36 PM
i imagine the algorithm maps the image for hue and saturation, then identifies gradients.

once a gradient is identified it calculates an average value within preset limits and then resets all values within the gradient to the average value.

i suppose there must be at leastvtwo sorts of sliders that allow you to adjust what the preset limits will be, so you can watch the image get sharper and more distinct by concentrating colir range and intensity at one end, and then broader in color and less intense but more blurry at the other?

i would have no idea how to program that. i dont have the vocabulary to describe color

Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: hermes2015 on October 26, 2022, 04:40:58 AM
A wonderful photo by Lewis Hine, taken in 1920. He seems good at tightening nuts.

(https://i.imgur.com/8ZdGXxr.jpg)
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Magdalena on October 26, 2022, 07:54:39 AM
Quote from: hermes2015 on October 26, 2022, 04:40:58 AMA wonderful photo by Lewis Hine, taken in 1920. He seems good at tightening nuts.

(https://i.imgur.com/8ZdGXxr.jpg)

I don't know, hermes2015,
I don't think he's even using the correct size wrench. And I'm sure he's violating some  "appropriate construction work attire code." I can't even see if he's wearing the required steel-toe work boots. And don't get me started with the importance of a tool belt, safety goggles, a hard hat, a Class 2 Standard Hi-Vis Safety Vest - Lime color, and gloves.

:grin:
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: hermes2015 on October 26, 2022, 04:18:20 PM
Quote from: Magdalena on October 26, 2022, 07:54:39 AM
Quote from: hermes2015 on October 26, 2022, 04:40:58 AMA wonderful photo by Lewis Hine, taken in 1920. He seems good at tightening nuts.

(https://i.imgur.com/8ZdGXxr.jpg)

I don't know, hermes2015,
I don't think he's even using the correct size wrench. And I'm sure he's violating some  "appropriate construction work attire code." I can't even see if he's wearing the required steel-toe work boots. And don't get me started with the importance of a tool belt, safety goggles, a hard hat, a Class 2 Standard Hi-Vis Safety Vest - Lime color, and gloves.

:grin:


You make some good points. I think the situation needs closer inspection.
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Magdalena on October 26, 2022, 07:09:46 PM
Quote from: hermes2015 on October 26, 2022, 04:18:20 PM
Quote from: Magdalena on October 26, 2022, 07:54:39 AM
Quote from: hermes2015 on October 26, 2022, 04:40:58 AMA wonderful photo by Lewis Hine, taken in 1920. He seems good at tightening nuts.

(https://i.imgur.com/8ZdGXxr.jpg)

I don't know, hermes2015,
I don't think he's even using the correct size wrench. And I'm sure he's violating some  "appropriate construction work attire code." I can't even see if he's wearing the required steel-toe work boots. And don't get me started with the importance of a tool belt, safety goggles, a hard hat, a Class 2 Standard Hi-Vis Safety Vest - Lime color, and gloves.

:grin:


You make some good points. I think the situation needs closer inspection.

It is a nice picture; however, my man does construction work, and I've asked him several times to just wear a white, sleeveless, close-fitting man's undershirt to work...
(https://media.tenor.com/qBxnw59KgQcAAAAM/zoolander-boss.gif)
...But he refuses to.
 ;D
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: billy rubin on October 26, 2022, 08:42:41 PM
(https://i.imgur.com/ElMIlT5l.jpg)

i looked him up. some of his stuff was vastly more political although all wrre wonderful pieces of art.

i didnt realize lots of the pictures of american industrial workers in pre union days were his

good whites and blacks are hard to get with emulsion films


https://duckduckgo.com/?q=lewis+hine+photographs&iax=images&ia=images
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: hermes2015 on October 27, 2022, 04:45:31 AM
Quote from: billy rubin on October 26, 2022, 08:42:41 PM...
good whites and blacks are hard to get with emulsion films
...

Yes, that is true. Ansel Adams was a master with his Zone System, which I strove to follow in the early days when I used to do some darkroom work. For some reason my prints were never mistaken for any by him!  :snicker:

One trick I did use successfully with Kodak Tri-X film was to over expose and under develop. That resulted in lots of shadow detail, but without blown out highlights.
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Icarus on October 27, 2022, 06:09:41 AM
Our OSHA has some definite good intentions even though some of the OSHA inspectors were, and are, full of themselves as well as full of shit.

The 1920 era had little regard for safety and welfare of the worker.

As for OSHA and its operatives, my small manufacturing facility was once inspected. I was busted for two serious violations.  One of them was that the women's toilets had seats that were open in the front, the same as the men's room toilets.

The second violation was that the huge  twelve foot by ten foot, permanently open door, did not provide a safe escape from a fire that might occur.  The problem is that it did not have a firmly affixed sign that said: Fire escape exit.  Not surprisingly we had no inflammables' in the building at all.  Well not unless several tons of aluminum extrusions are to be considered a fire hazard.
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Tank on January 09, 2023, 05:44:13 PM
More a screen shot than a photo but fun none-the-less. This made me laugh. :)

(https://imagizer.imageshack.com/img922/2420/U6kkj3.png)
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: hermes2015 on January 10, 2023, 03:19:03 AM
He does get around, doesn't he?
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Asmodean on January 10, 2023, 07:35:38 AM
Quote from: hermes2015 on January 10, 2023, 03:19:03 AMHe does get around, doesn't he?
Are you implying that Jesus is a... Slut?! :grin:
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Tank on January 10, 2023, 09:31:23 AM
Quote from: Asmodean on January 10, 2023, 07:35:38 AM
Quote from: hermes2015 on January 10, 2023, 03:19:03 AMHe does get around, doesn't he?
Are you implying that Jesus is a... Slut?! :grin:

Well he did have 12 gay lovers that followed him around.
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: hermes2015 on January 10, 2023, 10:52:52 AM
Quote from: Tank on January 10, 2023, 09:31:23 AM
Quote from: Asmodean on January 10, 2023, 07:35:38 AM
Quote from: hermes2015 on January 10, 2023, 03:19:03 AMHe does get around, doesn't he?
Are you implying that Jesus is a... Slut?! :grin:

Well he did have 12 gay lovers that followed him around.

:snicker1:
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Asmodean on January 10, 2023, 02:09:00 PM
Didn't he have 13, but one dumped him for a wealthier man?
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Dark Lightning on January 10, 2023, 03:37:53 PM
:rofl: Yup!
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Tank on January 11, 2023, 07:57:19 AM
Double rainbow, you have to look closely, over Spofforth Castle. (https://www.english-heritage.org.uk/visit/places/spofforth-castle/)

(https://imagizer.imageshack.com/img923/1036/astgoi.jpg)

(https://imagizer.imageshack.com/img923/3531/zSvYZb.jpg)
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Asmodean on January 11, 2023, 09:59:36 AM
Cool!

...Wait, does that mean that there be two pots of gold in them hills over yonder? :thoughtful:

...Actually, if a pot of gold is at the end of the rainbow, and an rainbow generally has two ends, and there being two rainbows... Just how much gold is there?! Now that's some third grade math homework if ever The Asmo hath seen any.
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Tank on January 11, 2023, 10:56:31 AM
There's loads of gold. But you can't get it :(
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Asmodean on January 11, 2023, 10:59:08 AM
The gold shall rightfully be The Asmo's. :smilenod:

One of these days... see if it shall not! Hashtag luxembourgisdoomed.
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: hermes2015 on January 11, 2023, 12:23:45 PM
Those are perfect rainbow shots.
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Tank on January 11, 2023, 02:50:50 PM
Quote from: hermes2015 on January 11, 2023, 12:23:45 PMThose are perfect rainbow shots.

Not bad for an iPhone!
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Tank on January 12, 2023, 11:00:06 AM
The first time I have seen a Kestrel in my back garden!

(https://imagizer.imageshack.com/img922/2691/FrRpQ3.jpg)
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Asmodean on January 12, 2023, 02:13:32 PM
Nice! I remember having one of them things crash into my window some years back. I think it got a concussion... Or was drunk. Or both. Cool birds though.
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: The Magic Pudding. on January 12, 2023, 11:05:43 PM
That is a cool bird.

The kookaburras around here have increased in number, recovered from the dry years I suppose.
Their combined call is nearly back to what it used to be. :)
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: The Magic Pudding. on January 12, 2023, 11:19:41 PM
Quote from: Asmodean on January 10, 2023, 07:35:38 AM
Quote from: hermes2015 on January 10, 2023, 03:19:03 AMHe does get around, doesn't he?
Are you implying that Jesus is a... Slut?! :grin:

Your personal Jesus could be a slut if you want him to be, his himness could even be indeterminate.  Should be, indeterminate is in these days. 

Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: billy rubin on January 14, 2023, 03:24:58 PM
those sparrow hawks are beautiful. 8 times human visual acuity.
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Asmodean on January 16, 2023, 11:59:17 AM
Quote from: billy rubin on January 14, 2023, 03:24:58 PMthose sparrow hawks are beautiful. 8 times human visual acuity.
ah, yes, but 8 times a military sharpshooter, or 8 times Timmy, the kid with two-inches-thick glasses? :D
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Tank on January 22, 2023, 12:59:47 PM
Frosty moss on a small tree branch.

(https://imagizer.imageshack.com/v2/994x746q90/r/924/6OoI1B.jpg)
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Tank on January 22, 2023, 01:02:08 PM
Frozen acorn cup.


(https://imagizer.imageshack.com/v2/635x476q90/r/922/wFMAHM.jpg)
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Anne D. on January 22, 2023, 04:31:09 PM
Gorgeous.
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Tank on January 22, 2023, 05:56:08 PM
The Fuji X30 is a brilliant little camera with a lovely lens and colour balance.
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Tank on January 22, 2023, 06:04:03 PM
You can see the swan but can you see the heron?

(https://imagizer.imageshack.com/v2/559x746q90/r/924/cifzGH.jpg)
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: billy rubin on January 22, 2023, 09:22:11 PM
Quote from: Tank on June 07, 2011, 07:46:01 PMAll things photography.
Photos you took.
Photos you are in.
Photos you like.
Photos that tell a story.

Photography is my hobby and I got my first proper camera in '77. One of my daughters became a professional photographer (proud dad smily required).

If you need help adding photographs to your posts then there is a post about it here How to add an image to your posts. (http://www.happyatheistforum.com/forum/index.php?topic=7484.0)

For technical photographic questions see Photography technical questions.  (http://www.happyatheistforum.com/forum/index.php?topic=15905.0)

A little green bug.

(https://www.happyatheistforum.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fimageshack.com%2Fa%2Fimg128%2F6281%2Fgreenbugot3.jpg&hash=1136f7eb9176cecce91d1f6bf3e64b502e6d7a0b)

that is a wonderful photo.

that is not a bug. that is a beetle.

please make a note of it

lol
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: billy rubin on January 22, 2023, 09:24:37 PM
yes i know its an ancient photo.

excellent nonetheless.
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: billy rubin on January 22, 2023, 09:29:13 PM
Quote from: Asmodean on January 16, 2023, 11:59:17 AM
Quote from: billy rubin on January 14, 2023, 03:24:58 PMthose sparrow hawks are beautiful. 8 times human visual acuity.
ah, yes, but 8 times a military sharpshooter, or 8 times Timmy, the kid with two-inches-thick glasses? :D

dunno. i had a professor once who would snare them, for some purpose or other.

he would spot one on a telephone pole, then drive 1/4 mile down the road, set a snare with a white mouse in it, then drive around the corner and wait ten or twenty minutes. then he would return and catch the kestrel which had snagged itself in the snare to eat the mouse
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: billy rubin on January 22, 2023, 09:31:05 PM
Quote from: Tank on January 22, 2023, 06:04:03 PMYou can see the swan but can you see the heron?

(https://imagizer.imageshack.com/v2/559x746q90/r/924/cifzGH.jpg)

you have coots in britain? the mudhen next to the swan
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: billy rubin on January 22, 2023, 09:37:16 PM
Quote from: Tank on January 22, 2023, 06:04:03 PMYou can see the swan but can you see the heron?

(https://imagizer.imageshack.com/v2/559x746q90/r/924/cifzGH.jpg)

you have coots in britain? the mudhen next to the swan. the babies are psychedelic

(https://whyevolutionistrue.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/img_6956low.jpg?w=500)
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Tank on January 23, 2023, 09:15:15 AM
Quote from: billy rubin on January 22, 2023, 09:24:37 PMyes i know its an ancient photo.

excellent nonetheless.

It's one of my best photos. Pre-digital on Velvia 100 ASA slide and then digitised on a Minolta scanner. The slow speed of the film meant I had to have the lens wide open, hence the shallow depth of field. The lens was a 100mm f2.8 Minolta macro lens. One of the finest lenses ever made. I still have it and it works perfectly with digital sensors.
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Tank on January 23, 2023, 09:23:57 AM
Yes we have coots here :) 

(https://imagizer.imageshack.com/img836/1789/dsc04962f.jpg)
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Tank on January 23, 2023, 09:25:13 AM
Slightly different foreheads.
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: hermes2015 on January 23, 2023, 09:41:28 AM
Quote from: Tank on January 23, 2023, 09:23:57 AMYes we have coots here :) 

(https://imagizer.imageshack.com/img836/1789/dsc04962f.jpg)

Lovely photo, Tank.
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Asmodean on January 26, 2023, 09:36:44 AM
Quote from: Tank on January 23, 2023, 09:25:13 AMSlightly different foreheads.
The Asmo wonders if the father bird ought to demand an paternity test on both accounts. :smilenod:
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: The Magic Pudding. on January 27, 2023, 07:17:14 AM
Today I went 45 minutes north to to Crescent Head with wife and daughter 1.
The tide was coming in so the procedure is float up the creek a couple of hundred metres, walk back and repeat.

(https://i.imgur.com/tmC9pcv.jpg)

Home is in the distance, somewhere.

(https://i.imgur.com/ABmeEvL.jpg)
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Tank on January 27, 2023, 09:42:11 AM
Lovely scenery!
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Dark Lightning on January 27, 2023, 01:47:53 PM
Indeed! Sort of looks like the coast of California.
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Asmodean on January 27, 2023, 02:53:07 PM
Looks nice and warm and un-slippery. The Asmo really should accelerate that whole global warming thing over 'ere. :sadnod:

...In fact, will you look at the time! Time to start up the old diesel. :smilenod:
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: hermes2015 on January 28, 2023, 03:18:38 AM
It's amazing how much it looks like the east coast of South Africa in the Garden Route region.

https://www.nationalgeographic.com/travel/article/partner-content-ultimate-road-trip-garden-route (https://www.nationalgeographic.com/travel/article/partner-content-ultimate-road-trip-garden-route)
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: The Magic Pudding. on January 28, 2023, 07:55:06 AM
With a cord attached to a wing-nut inserted into a convenient orifice, Green is now ready for his new role as navigator.

(https://i.imgur.com/cSdRYwh.jpg)

(https://i.imgur.com/qn9B05J.jpg)

(https://i.imgur.com/2m4zVYM.jpg)

(https://i.imgur.com/2T8tbjN.jpg)
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Tank on January 28, 2023, 08:51:48 AM
:rofl:
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Anne D. on January 28, 2023, 05:20:13 PM
Wow--I had suspected that green wasn't real. But now there's photographic proof.
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: The Magic Pudding. on January 28, 2023, 11:28:59 PM
Quote from: Anne D. on January 28, 2023, 05:20:13 PMWow--I had suspected that green wasn't real. But now there's photographic proof.

I think you need to consider the thread with all the faith going on in it Anne, 'cause you seem to be sadly lacking.
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Anne D. on January 29, 2023, 05:31:40 AM
Yes, I realize now that I was foolish for ever doubting that Green lives and navigates among us.
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Tank on February 20, 2023, 12:45:45 PM
A misty morning.

(https://imagizer.imageshack.com/img923/1143/0PFK9s.jpg)

(https://imagizer.imageshack.com/img922/5229/AsUJxN.jpg)

(https://imagizer.imageshack.com/img924/497/HhJpae.jpg)

(https://imagizer.imageshack.com/img922/9828/EYDYxX.jpg)

(https://imagizer.imageshack.com/img922/5219/SEB00y.jpg)
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Asmodean on February 20, 2023, 12:58:02 PM
That right there. *point* Is it still a boar's head formation if it is ducks what be charging? Ooh! Ooh! And is it still an flying wedge if they be a-swimmin'?

The Asmo is militarily confused. :sadnod: He does not doubt the swift victory of the ducks though - look at it. Damned near perfect as wedges go.
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Tank on February 20, 2023, 01:24:29 PM
The bottom three came in as if they were trying to cut the female out of the line above. Mallards have a very, very male aggressive breeding strategy. The poor females have a really hard time.
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Asmodean on February 20, 2023, 01:31:23 PM
...So the ducks won't be victorious after all? Because they charge like the Russian army? :sadshake:
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Tank on February 20, 2023, 03:24:40 PM
Quote from: Asmodean on February 20, 2023, 01:31:23 PM...So the ducks won't be victorious after all? Because they charge like the Russian army? :sadshake:

One or two of them will be. It's the time of year for the males to beat each other to the prize.
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: billy rubin on February 22, 2023, 02:24:14 PM
last night

 (https://i.imgur.com/iItJO3Wl.jpg)
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Tank on February 22, 2023, 06:54:29 PM
Wow!
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Asmodean on February 23, 2023, 07:27:34 AM
That there big smallish object. A celestial body, or an Chinese ""weather"" ""balloon?""  ;D
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Ecurb Noselrub on February 23, 2023, 06:34:04 PM
Moon, Venus and Jupiter, I think. I saw it too. Fantastic. The Chinese were nowhere to be seen.
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Anne D. on February 23, 2023, 07:44:32 PM
Gorgeous, billy.
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: hermes2015 on February 24, 2023, 03:01:22 AM
Billy and Tank, thank you for brightening up my day yesterday with your wonderful photos.
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Asmodean on February 24, 2023, 07:12:55 AM
Quote from: Ecurb Noselrub on February 23, 2023, 06:34:04 PMMoon, Venus and Jupiter, I think. I saw it too. Fantastic. The Chinese were nowhere to be seen.

Them spying Chinese though. How do we know that the Moon is not an Chinese space balloon? :thoughtful:
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Tank on March 08, 2023, 09:35:43 AM
Moss Mountain.

All too often we walk past the details of nature. This rotting tree stump is the base for a whole ecosystem of mosses and lichens together with a full collection on micro fauna. Not to mention the fungi gradually returning the wood to the Earth.

(https://imagizer.imageshack.com/img923/2286/WQGZ2J.jpg)
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Tank on March 08, 2023, 09:52:57 AM

(https://imagizer.imageshack.com/img922/2725/2F1rEL.jpg)

Moss heaven!

(https://imagizer.imageshack.com/img923/3136/VU6HqX.jpg)
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Tank on March 08, 2023, 10:01:50 AM
(https://imagizer.imageshack.com/img922/1043/02WaUj.jpg)
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Tank on March 08, 2023, 10:14:47 AM
(https://imagizer.imageshack.com/img924/2113/t1FE7i.jpg)
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Tank on March 08, 2023, 10:24:06 AM
(https://imagizer.imageshack.com/img923/6199/wpxX0M.jpg)
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Tank on March 08, 2023, 10:33:43 AM
Katie, bottom right, for scale. She had a wonderful time with all the new smells!

(https://imagizer.imageshack.com/img922/9202/y28kBC.jpg)
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Anne D. on March 08, 2023, 04:06:07 PM
Magical.
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Tank on March 08, 2023, 05:46:23 PM
Quote from: Anne D. on March 08, 2023, 04:06:07 PMMagical.

Scenery to sooth the soul.
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: hermes2015 on March 09, 2023, 02:54:26 AM
Quote from: Tank on March 08, 2023, 10:33:43 AMKatie, bottom right, for scale. She had a wonderful time with all the new smells!

(https://imagizer.imageshack.com/img922/9202/y28kBC.jpg)

That's a wonderful shot. Everything about it is magical.
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Tank on March 09, 2023, 01:08:37 PM
Right time right place it was a gift of a moment :)
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Icarus on March 10, 2023, 01:14:20 AM
Superb photos Tank.
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Dark Lightning on March 10, 2023, 01:44:43 AM
Indeed! I sure can't take pics that well. Nice!
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Recusant on March 10, 2023, 04:42:23 AM
Quote from: Tank on March 08, 2023, 10:01:50 AM(https://imagizer.imageshack.com/img922/1043/02WaUj.jpg)

Splendid. A Chinese mountain landscape painting in miniature. Excellent photos, o armoured one.
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Post by: The Magic Pudding. on March 10, 2023, 07:32:08 AM
Quote from: Recusant on March 10, 2023, 04:42:23 AM
Quote from: Tank on March 08, 2023, 10:01:50 AM(https://imagizer.imageshack.com/img922/1043/02WaUj.jpg)

Splendid. A Chinese mountain landscape painting in miniature. Excellent photos, o armoured one.

It is, it's a mountain with trees on top.
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Post by: Tank on March 10, 2023, 09:08:14 AM
It really was a wonderful find. :)
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Post by: Tank on July 19, 2023, 02:39:42 PM
A good day for bugs today. Taken on a Fujifilm X30.

(https://imagizer.imageshack.com/img922/5397/OypgOh.jpg)

(https://imagizer.imageshack.com/img922/5089/hAZSdr.jpg)

(https://imagizer.imageshack.com/img923/8701/myU2bU.jpg)

(https://imagizer.imageshack.com/img924/7233/F4w1oW.jpg)
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Post by: Tank on July 19, 2023, 02:41:51 PM
Out with the dog for a walk today and I saw something in Fox's wood 10 minutes from where I live. I have lived here 34 years and walked through this wood thousands of times. But today was the first time I saw a deer. A yearling stag, you can just see his little antlers. Fujifilm X30.


(https://imagizer.imageshack.com/img922/4085/XLkigJ.jpg)
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Post by: Dark Lightning on July 19, 2023, 04:05:03 PM
Nice! I'm not good with taking pics. Then again, all I have is a cell phone (and a shaky hand).
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Post by: Icarus on July 20, 2023, 01:47:03 AM
Tank, you mention Fuji film. Are you still using film?  Yikes, I thought that film was/is an antique system assigned to the graveyard of photography.

Whatever method you are using, the results are spectacular. Keep doing whatever you are doing.

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Post by: hermes2015 on July 20, 2023, 03:47:45 AM
These latest shots are spectacular, Tank. Were they straight out of camera, or did you do any processing?
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Post by: Tank on July 20, 2023, 08:02:40 AM
Quote from: Icarus on July 20, 2023, 01:47:03 AMTank, you mention Fuji film. Are you still using film?  Yikes, I thought that film was/is an antique system assigned to the graveyard of photography.

Whatever method you are using, the results are spectacular. Keep doing whatever you are doing.



No I'm digital now and have been for decades. I did turn late, I had to wait until Sony bought Minolta and brought out the A100 with a 10MP sensor. The reason for this was that an A4 print at 300dpi is 10mp. 

Fujifilm is the camera brand of Fuji Photographic. One thing that I really love about Fufi cameras is that they have built on their film history. The cameras have internal colour gamut choices and these gamuts are named after their film types like Velvia and Provia and behave like those films. I use the Velvia gamut which was Fuji's reply to Kodachrome, so punchy colour.
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Post by: Tank on July 20, 2023, 08:08:42 AM
Quote from: hermes2015 on July 20, 2023, 03:47:45 AMThese latest shots are spectacular, Tank. Were they straight out of camera, or did you do any processing?

No post processing except cropping for composition. My new camera a Lumix DC-TX95 has a burst mode with post focus and focus stacking. I'll tell you how that works when I've tried it! :)
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Post by: hermes2015 on July 20, 2023, 10:51:09 AM
Quote from: Tank on July 20, 2023, 08:08:42 AM
Quote from: hermes2015 on July 20, 2023, 03:47:45 AMThese latest shots are spectacular, Tank. Were they straight out of camera, or did you do any processing?

No post processing except cropping for composition. My new camera a Lumix DC-TX95 has a burst mode with post focus and focus stacking. I'll tell you how that works when I've tried it! :)
:thumbsup:
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Post by: Tank on July 26, 2023, 08:10:41 PM
Went to Yorkshire Lavender today. The grow lavender, fairly obviously, and lots of other flowers as well. Don't go if you are scared of bees. I would guess there were tens of thousands of them.

Lumix DC-TZ95 for those interested.

(https://imagizer.imageshack.com/img924/5835/WjGjgm.jpg)


(https://imagizer.imageshack.com/img924/3765/cVgaFI.jpg)


(https://imagizer.imageshack.com/img923/8466/GjPwQu.jpg)


(https://imagizer.imageshack.com/img923/3936/5nnjyR.jpg)


(https://imagizer.imageshack.com/img924/1084/8ddpHR.jpg)





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Post by: hermes2015 on July 27, 2023, 04:11:24 AM
:daisies:  Lovely photos as usual, Tank.
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Post by: Icarus on July 27, 2023, 05:27:19 AM
Magical!
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Post by: Tank on August 16, 2023, 05:16:29 AM
Quite the view today :)

(https://imagizer.imageshack.com/img922/9315/rgk8m8.jpg)

(https://imagizer.imageshack.com/img922/5499/54ty0x.jpg)
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Post by: Tank on August 16, 2023, 05:18:44 AM
One resident of a little ornamental lake in Sonoma.

(https://imagizer.imageshack.com/img923/8146/oTcplv.jpg)
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Post by: Tank on August 16, 2023, 05:24:49 AM
USS Hornet (CV-12) (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Hornet_(CV-12)) launched in 1943. Later in life she recovered the astronauts from Apollo's 11, 12, 13 ad 14.

(https://imagizer.imageshack.com/img923/9900/WInbSv.jpg)
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Post by: billy rubin on August 16, 2023, 11:38:50 AM
will they let you into fort point anymore?

they fenced it off after 911 because it was right under the bridge
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Post by: Tank on August 16, 2023, 04:38:36 PM
Quote from: billy rubin on August 16, 2023, 11:38:50 AMwill they let you into fort point anymore?

they fenced it off after 911 because it was right under the bridge

No I don't think so and there was no obvious entrance. Not that we were looking to go in as we were on a limited time schedule due to the baby.
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Post by: billy rubin on August 17, 2023, 12:27:01 AM
what next?
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Post by: Icarus on August 17, 2023, 02:03:29 AM
Smashing photos, as usual, Tank 

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Post by: Tank on August 17, 2023, 03:27:29 AM
Quote from: billy rubin on August 17, 2023, 12:27:01 AMwhat next?

Monteray and Carmel tomorrow.
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Post by: Tank on August 17, 2023, 03:27:58 AM
Quote from: Icarus on August 17, 2023, 02:03:29 AMSmashing photos, as usual, Tank 



Thank you. As usual :)
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Post by: Tank on August 23, 2023, 09:14:53 PM
These little buggers are infesting the streets of San Francisco. My son was part of beta test team and could travel in them for free while we were there so we got to have a go in one. It drives like a little old man. Fun fact, each car has its own name so if a couple turn up at the same place you know which is your car. One I spotted was called Brussels Sprout.

(https://imageshack.com/i/pmyharOFj)
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Post by: Tank on August 23, 2023, 09:22:43 PM
Hired a Mini for the second week. Lovely little runabout for the UK but not good on the bumpy freeways we went on. There was a stretch coming back from Monterey where I simply couldn't stay in the inside lane!

(https://imagizer.imageshack.com/img924/1605/HW7Gp4.jpg)
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Post by: Tank on August 23, 2023, 09:25:13 PM
Alcatraz.

(https://imagizer.imageshack.com/img923/2958/QEV7mC.jpg)

(https://imagizer.imageshack.com/img922/7411/pz9uJx.jpg)
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Post by: Tank on August 23, 2023, 09:27:37 PM
(https://imagizer.imageshack.com/img923/8313/GVSZgm.jpg)
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Post by: Tank on August 23, 2023, 09:28:23 PM
(https://imagizer.imageshack.com/img924/2465/up6bik.jpg)
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Post by: Tank on August 23, 2023, 09:31:58 PM
They ran out of names!

(https://imagizer.imageshack.com/img923/6741/gRL65J.jpg)
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Post by: Tank on August 23, 2023, 09:34:11 PM
Around and about SF

(https://imagizer.imageshack.com/img922/9489/wJf53C.jpg)


(https://imagizer.imageshack.com/img923/2946/riB8Qh.jpg)


(https://imagizer.imageshack.com/img922/7048/Vvyel4.jpg)


(https://imagizer.imageshack.com/img924/4497/q4pdpf.jpg)
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Post by: Tank on August 23, 2023, 09:35:49 PM
American pigeons. Fuck the spikes!

(https://imagizer.imageshack.com/img922/3361/CH1tci.jpg)
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Post by: Tank on August 23, 2023, 09:38:46 PM
Berkeley campus where my son spent a year.

(https://imagizer.imageshack.com/img924/4769/s5HM9F.jpg)

(https://imagizer.imageshack.com/img924/4769/xwyjzg.jpg)
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Post by: billy rubin on August 24, 2023, 12:42:59 AM
excellent

what about the aquarium?

cannery row?

read your steinbeck?
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Post by: Icarus on August 24, 2023, 05:34:48 AM
Plenty good travelogue Tank.  Thanks for the great Pix.

I trust that you are aware that San Francisco is far from a typical slice of Americana.
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Post by: The Magic Pudding.. on August 24, 2023, 06:36:27 AM
Quote from: Tank on August 23, 2023, 09:34:11 PMAround and about SF

(https://imagizer.imageshack.com/img922/9489/wJf53C.jpg)

Excellent, another place I needn't go 'cause I've seen Tanks' pics.

What was the result of your Tarot reading?
Does the water around Alcatraz look tricky?
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Post by: Tank on August 24, 2023, 01:06:48 PM
Quote from: billy rubin on August 24, 2023, 12:42:59 AMexcellent

what about the aquarium?

Well worth the trip.

Quotecannery row?

Full of tourists.

Quoteread your steinbeck?

Pam bought a copy and I'll read it when I have done with my current SiFi trilogy.
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Post by: Tank on August 24, 2023, 01:18:08 PM
Quote from: Icarus on August 24, 2023, 05:34:48 AMPlenty good travelogue Tank.  Thanks for the great Pix.

I trust that you are aware that San Francisco is far from a typical slice of Americana.

Is anywhere 'typical' of America? It's 1/4 of a continent so there is bound to be diversity. It's different from Chicago and Los Angeles the other two places I have spent more than a weekend in and Boston where I spent a long weekend once. Where would you say is typical of America?
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Post by: Tank on August 24, 2023, 01:21:08 PM
Quote from: The Magic Pudding.. on August 24, 2023, 06:36:27 AM
Quote from: Tank on August 23, 2023, 09:34:11 PMAround and about SF

...

Excellent, another place I needn't go 'cause I've seen Tanks' pics.

What was the result of your Tarot reading?
Does the water around Alcatraz look tricky?

I obviously didn't do a Tarot reading. Why would I given my wife is an expert?
And the water around Alcatraz is not somewhere you would voluntarily go for a swim, dark, turbid and cold with serious currents to contend with.
 
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Post by: billy rubin on August 24, 2023, 01:43:03 PM
and carnivorus fish
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Post by: Tank on August 24, 2023, 02:08:43 PM
Quote from: billy rubin on August 24, 2023, 01:43:03 PMand carnivorus fish

That too!
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Post by: Tank on August 24, 2023, 02:23:10 PM
Sonoma, a very pretty little town north of SF across the Golden Gate bridge. There was a great jazz band playing too, the Alpha Rhythm Kings.

(https://imagizer.imageshack.com/img924/8580/EU7HWL.jpg)

(https://imagizer.imageshack.com/img922/6796/Rlzkf6.jpg)


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Post by: The Magic Pudding.. on August 24, 2023, 02:24:12 PM
Quote from: Tank on August 24, 2023, 01:21:08 PMAnd the water around Alcatraz is not somewhere you would voluntarily go for a swim, dark, turbid and cold with serious currents to contend with.

Ye, the story was always escape from Alcatraz was nigh on impossible, the treacherous waters...

It's large scale,
QuoteThe bay covers somewhere between 400 and 1,600 square miles (1,000–4,000 km2), depending on which sub-bays (such as San Pablo Bay), estuaries, wetlands, and so on are included in the measurement.

Over 5' foot tidal range, sometimes.
The bridge is wide 2km-ish, still, a lot of water is going to pass that way, though flow is just flow until it is opposed by wind or constriction.

I'm going to chance it, a night time escape, (low wind) incoming tide, a chunk of buoyancy, I think I could make it to Treasure Island.
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Post by: Tank on August 24, 2023, 02:25:57 PM
One of the last Liberty ships in existence. Didn't have a chance to get onboard unfortunately.

(https://imagizer.imageshack.com/img922/2338/ppfGW9.jpg)
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Post by: billy rubin on August 24, 2023, 03:40:25 PM
i didnt think they were customarily armed

unless this was a Q-ship?
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Post by: Tank on August 24, 2023, 04:05:50 PM
Quote from: billy rubin on August 24, 2023, 03:40:25 PMi didnt think they were customarily armed

unless this was a Q-ship?

According to Wiki they had a 4" rear mounted gun for use against surfaced submarines and various ad hoc anti aircraft guns. I also did not realise they were armed.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liberty_ship
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Post by: Icarus on August 25, 2023, 04:40:11 AM
Tank, there is no typical America. It is a mixed bag both socially, politically, educationally,and economically. Oh!... and religiously.   San Francisco is one of the bastions of free thinking and an area of prosperity. (prosperity: suggests much higher cost of living in this case).

The major cities each have their own personality. Boston, Chicago, and others such as Dallas, Atlanta, Miami, New Orleans all have a perceptibly different take. I suspect that England may also have cities with differing characteristics.

In any case Welcome to the colonies.  I do hope that you enjoy your adventure into this strange and confused land. Next time around try to visit some of our many National parks. Almost all of them are spectacular, even breath taking.
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Post by: billy rubin on August 25, 2023, 05:37:14 AM
im sorry.

i am the typical american.

all desiring the designstion must emulate Me.
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Post by: Icarus on August 26, 2023, 11:18:12 PM
^ Billy; you are a loooong distance away from being a typical American. :thumbsup:
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Post by: billy rubin on August 27, 2023, 12:13:47 AM
cut me, do i not bleed?

im as typical as you are.

i butter my bread on one side only. i put my trousers on both legs at once. i have never been up in a hot air  balloon.

how mych more typical can you ask for?

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Post by: Tank on August 27, 2023, 11:14:50 AM
Given America is founded on individuality there cannot possibly be a typical America. There are a verity of stereotypes though :)
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Post by: Tank on August 29, 2023, 08:40:39 PM
A Red Admiral on a buddleia.

(https://imagizer.imageshack.com/img924/3320/wEra9R.jpg)
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Post by: Tank on August 29, 2023, 09:09:03 PM
Astonishing mixture of textures

(https://imagizer.imageshack.com/img923/3766/ckMsdn.jpg)


A lawn made of moss

(https://imagizer.imageshack.com/img924/6321/rVcZNG.jpg)


Parcevall Hall just north of Skipton.

(https://imagizer.imageshack.com/img924/9615/Ul02Xq.jpg)
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Post by: billy rubin on August 30, 2023, 12:35:23 AM
how did you macro that butterfly?
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Post by: hermes2015 on August 30, 2023, 04:05:14 AM
Quote from: billy rubin on August 30, 2023, 12:35:23 AMhow did you macro that butterfly?

I would love to know as well.
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Post by: Tank on August 30, 2023, 09:26:11 AM
It was the macro lens setting on my new Lumix camera. Which is pretty good. The down side is you just have to shoot and hope so that is one of 20 frames, also you're within 20mm of the subject so you have to approach from the right direction or you put the subject into your own shadow. It is impressive in that the whole camera is half the price or less of a good macro lens.

LUMIX Digital Camera DC-TZ95D (https://www.panasonic.com/uk/consumer/cameras-camcorders/lumix-digital-cameras/superzoom-cameras/dc-tz95d.html)
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Post by: The Magic Pudding.. on August 30, 2023, 11:03:36 AM
Quote from: Tank on August 29, 2023, 09:09:03 PMParcevall Hall just north of Skipton.

(https://imagizer.imageshack.com/img924/9615/Ul02Xq.jpg)

That looks nice, I wouldn't follow any rabbits though, they may lead you astray.
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Post by: Tank on August 30, 2023, 11:06:18 AM
Quote from: The Magic Pudding.. on August 30, 2023, 11:03:36 AM
Quote from: Tank on August 29, 2023, 09:09:03 PMParcevall Hall just north of Skipton.

...

That looks nice, I wouldn't follow any rabbits though, they may lead you astray.

Very much so. It has lots of lovely nooks and crannies to explore. A slight downside it it is built on the side of a steep valley so very up an down.
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Post by: hermes2015 on August 30, 2023, 02:48:25 PM
Quote from: Tank on August 30, 2023, 09:26:11 AMIt was the macro lens setting on my new Lumix camera. Which is pretty good. The down side is you just have to shoot and hope so that is one of 20 frames, also you're within 20mm of the subject so you have to approach from the right direction or you put the subject into your own shadow. It is impressive in that the whole camera is half the price or less of a good macro lens.

LUMIX Digital Camera DC-TZ95D (https://www.panasonic.com/uk/consumer/cameras-camcorders/lumix-digital-cameras/superzoom-cameras/dc-tz95d.html)

  :thumbsup:
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Post by: billy rubin on August 31, 2023, 01:56:14 AM
wow

i used to have a nikon fm with a 280 macro. with a doubler on that i could photograph a beetles asshole and you could count tbe puckers

images of common things seen close enough to show uncommon perspectives are what photography of the small is all about
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Post by: Tank on August 31, 2023, 10:17:51 AM
I have always loving looking at the details of nature. I have a couple of microscopes which I don't use as much as I should.
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Post by: Tank on September 05, 2023, 08:20:47 AM
Peregrine Falcon image wins bird photo award (https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/in-pictures-66706149)

(https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/976/cpsprodpb/10FE8/production/_130980696_fb510985-90d0-44a9-88fc-c8eb083304f6.jpg.webp)

Pelican: WTF!!!

Do follow the link there are more astonishing pictures there.
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Post by: The Magic Pudding.. on September 05, 2023, 09:35:46 AM
Quote from: Tank on September 05, 2023, 08:20:47 AMDo follow the link there are more astonishing pictures there.

There are, I liked this one.


(https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/976/cpsprodpb/18518/production/_130980699_28397316-48e1-499d-9c29-d5bad7d165a8.jpg)


Quote from: Tank on September 05, 2023, 08:20:47 AMPelican: WTF!!!

That's what smaller birds do I suppose, when larger ones approach their nest.
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Post by: The Magic Pudding.. on September 21, 2023, 01:49:58 AM
New baby necessitates a new camera necessitates retaking pictures of every stone on every beach.

(https://i.imgur.com/28YB7Qq.jpg)

(https://i.imgur.com/Xy2hOqe.jpg)

(https://i.imgur.com/AtKZaxS.jpg)
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Post by: Tank on September 21, 2023, 08:34:48 AM
 :not worthy:  :not worthy:  :not worthy:
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Post by: Icarus on September 23, 2023, 06:28:25 AM
Picture of a critic

https://imgur.com/gallery/pRDOj5j (https://imgur.com/gallery/pRDOj5j)

(https://i.imgur.com/ZuwgGhx.jpeg)
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Post by: hermes2015 on September 23, 2023, 06:38:36 AM
Quote from: Icarus on September 23, 2023, 06:28:25 AMPicture of a critic

https://imgur.com/gallery/pRDOj5j (https://imgur.com/gallery/pRDOj5j)

I hope the poor dog didn't catch anything.
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Post by: Tank on September 23, 2023, 08:41:53 AM
Good dog, good dog!
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Post by: Tank on October 04, 2023, 07:49:46 PM
A Tansey beetle. About 6mm (1/4") long.

(https://imagizer.imageshack.com/img922/5485/nrCWcX.jpg)

(https://imagizer.imageshack.com/img923/3396/qdJFt4.jpg)
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Post by: Icarus on October 04, 2023, 11:43:50 PM
Tank have you ever submitted any of your photographs to National Geographic or Smithsonian magazine?

The quality of some of your work rivals what I see in those magazines.
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Post by: billy rubin on October 05, 2023, 02:26:51 AM
Quote from: The Magic Pudding.. on September 21, 2023, 01:49:58 AMNew baby necessitates a new camera necessitates retaking pictures of every
Quote from: The Magic Pudding.. on September 21, 2023, 01:49:58 AMNew baby necessitates a new camera necessitates retaking pictures of every stone on every beach.

(https://i.imgur.com/28YB7Qq.jpg)


may i request more of these and closer up?

i am a longtime fan of sedimentary clastics in river and beach environments

i cannot help myself

you have tremendous amounts of geology going on in that pitcher

are there mountains in the vicinity of thst beach? not high alpine ones, but low eroded otypes. im seeing metamorphic stone but presented as pebbles. mountain roots, not peaks.

and weird stuff like urananium minerals?

plus what look like low temperature high pressure metamorphics uphill from depositional basins?
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Tank on October 05, 2023, 08:37:59 AM
Quote from: Icarus on October 04, 2023, 11:43:50 PMTank have you ever submitted any of your photographs to National Geographic or Smithsonian magazine?

The quality of some of your work rivals what I see in those magazines.

Thank you. But no. My photos are reasonable but not the spectacular quality you see in those magazines. All I do is look where most people don't and see what they don't notice.
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Icarus on October 06, 2023, 02:54:21 AM
some of the photos that you have posted can compete with some of the good ones that my magazines show.

How much fidelity is lost when pictures are transferred to the forum and how much fidelity is lost when printed in a magazine?

I know a little bit about the four color process that is used in print media. The difference between what we might see in the newspaper, as compared to slick magazines is only a matter of dot density, press accuracy, and the substrate surface quality. I have no idea how many dots (pixels or whatever they are) the camera is capable of recording.

Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Tank on October 06, 2023, 08:25:31 AM
Quote from: Icarus on October 06, 2023, 02:54:21 AMsome of the photos that you have posted can compete with some of the good ones that my magazines show.

How much fidelity is lost when pictures are transferred to the forum and how much fidelity is lost  printed in a magazine?

I know a little bit about the four color process that is used in print media. The difference between what we might see in the newspaper, as compared to slick magazines is only a matter of dot density, press accuracy, and the substrate surface quality. I have no idea how many dots (pixels or whatever they are) the camera is capable of recording.



Your screen resolution is 96dpi while good quality print media will be 300dpi what looks good on a screen will not be so good on paper. The camera is a 20mega pixel model. However not all pixels are equal. The smaller the sensor the smaller the pixel thus the higher the signal to noise ratio and the lower the quality. A full professional sensor will be physically 16 times, or more, the size of the one in this camera. It will also have a better dynamic range over which it can accurately capture contrast. This is important because while a screen is an active media ie emitting light, paper is a passive media ie reflecting light, where good contrast and colour saturation are more important. A screen is very flattering to an image, print isn't so much.

The other thing is that the picture above is cropped from a larger image (below) so not all the pixels get used. In this case about 1/4th so a little over 5M pixel.

(https://imagizer.imageshack.com/img924/5676/986RSP.jpg)
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Tank on October 08, 2023, 10:39:31 AM
I have split off the pebble geology photos to their own thread in Science. It's worth its own thread.
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Tank on October 11, 2023, 09:21:14 AM
Wildlife Photographer of the Year: Horseshoe crab wins gold (https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-67063835)

(https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/976/cpsprodpb/126DF/production/_131378457_laurent-ballesta-wildlife-photographer-of-the-year.jpg.webp)
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: The Magic Pudding.. on October 11, 2023, 09:59:20 AM
I understand you atheists have your issues with god, but you have to admit he designs some cool stuff. That looks heaps better than any robotic vacuum or pool cleaner I've seen.
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Icarus on October 11, 2023, 09:47:55 PM
lots of those critters in an Eastern section of Tampa bay. The location is a popular area for kayakers because there are countless Mangrove islands that make up watery trails to explore.. 

The place is called Cockroach Bay. Legend has it that when the Spanish explorers came there, they saw hordes of Horseshoe crabs. They called them sea cockroaches. The name stuck.That location also has a huge oyster shell midden that was placed there by the indigenous people of the past.
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: billy rubin on October 11, 2023, 10:32:00 PM
they are very, very old
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Asmodean on October 13, 2023, 10:46:47 AM
I saw them there being used in omelette... Well, the reverse, really, and was mildly fascinated. :smilenod:

From 10:25
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Tank on October 19, 2023, 08:46:44 PM
(https://imagizer.imageshack.com/img922/8910/jaN8dj.jpg)


Cousin It and family!

(https://imagizer.imageshack.com/img924/6504/dv0XA7.jpg)


A very cooperative dragonfly.

(https://imagizer.imageshack.com/img924/8277/I7oQWt.jpg)
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: billy rubin on October 19, 2023, 10:54:50 PM
shitfire the bug images are good.
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: The Magic Pudding.. on October 20, 2023, 12:13:48 AM
Quote from: Tank on October 19, 2023, 08:46:44 PMCousin It and family!

(https://imagizer.imageshack.com/img924/6504/dv0XA7.jpg)


Do they move much when you're not looking?
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Icarus on October 20, 2023, 01:56:09 AM
Those things are called Wooly Boogers.  They are dangerous
Explanation................

Man has a physically abusive wife. She beats him up for the slightest of reasons or no reason at all.
He goes to pet shop to buy a Dobeman or Rottweiler for protection.
Pet shop had neither of those dogs
Pet shop person said come into the back room and I will show you a different sort of protective animal. it is called a Wooly booger.
Abused man says:what can that thing do?
Pet guy says let me show you. He puts some newspaper in the cage.
Then he says "Wooly Booger, newspaper". Critter flies into an unbridled rage and rips the newspaper into tiny threads while it growls menacingly.
Abused man asks; can he do other things?
Pet guy puts some large pieces of wood into the cage and says; Wooly booger Wood!.
Sure enough the animal instantly rips the wood into toothpics and sawdust. that thing is vicious.
Man takes it home. Wife demands to know what it is, and why he has it.
He tells her it is a Wooly Booger.
She has never heard of such a thing. She loudly and sarcastically shouts: Woolly Booger my ass.




 
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Tank on October 20, 2023, 09:07:03 AM
Quote from: billy rubin on October 19, 2023, 10:54:50 PMshitfire the bug images are good.

It was coldish in the morning so the dragonfly was sitting in the sun warming up. It finally flinched when the camera was a couple of inches away. For the Ladybird I could brace my hand on the tree and keep the camera still. The cacti showed no signs of moving. :D
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Tank on October 20, 2023, 09:09:21 AM
Quote from: The Magic Pudding.. on October 20, 2023, 12:13:48 AM
Quote from: Tank on October 19, 2023, 08:46:44 PMCousin It and family!

(https://imagizer.imageshack.com/img924/6504/dv0XA7.jpg)


Do they move much when you're not looking?

No, not that I noticed. :D
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Tank on October 20, 2023, 09:11:15 AM
Quote from: Icarus on October 20, 2023, 01:56:09 AMThose things are called Wooly Boogers.  ...

They look fluffy but when you get close up they have vicious spines!
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Tank on October 21, 2023, 10:20:18 AM
Nom, nom, nom

(https://imagizer.imageshack.com/img922/5129/1gIFgC.jpg)


Freedom!!!

(https://imagizer.imageshack.com/img924/5188/EtSNhu.jpg)
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Tank on October 21, 2023, 03:17:05 PM

(https://imagizer.imageshack.com/img924/9348/BP0Ga5.jpg)


(https://imagizer.imageshack.com/img924/9726/dkYSVa.jpg)


(https://imagizer.imageshack.com/img922/2228/S7MJks.jpg)
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Asmodean on October 26, 2023, 02:18:36 PM
Quote from: Tank on October 20, 2023, 09:09:21 AM
Quote from: The Magic Pudding.. on October 20, 2023, 12:13:48 AM
Quote from: Tank on October 19, 2023, 08:46:44 PMCousin It and family!

(https://imagizer.imageshack.com/img924/6504/dv0XA7.jpg)


Do they move much when you're not looking?

No, not that I noticed. :D
All an infantile The Asmo has to say, is that if you happen to wake up looking like that... Seek medical help. :smilenod:
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Tank on October 26, 2023, 04:19:59 PM
Or a gardener.
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: The Magic Pudding.. on March 15, 2024, 12:27:10 PM
(https://i.imgur.com/SKiXaJ0.jpg)

(https://i.imgur.com/eMjhCjk.jpg)
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Asmodean on March 15, 2024, 01:05:16 PM
Masterfully framed. :smilenod:
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Dark Lightning on March 15, 2024, 05:31:25 PM
I'm ready for my close-up, Mr. De Mille! Nice shot, TMP.
Title: Re: Photography, photos you took, photos you are in, photos you like, the lot!
Post by: Tank on March 16, 2024, 08:34:32 AM
I love these photos. You can't post enough :)