Personal best photo [Archive]

Androclese

01-23-2008, 07:43 AM

For all the photographer's out there in B&B land How about posting your personal best photo to date... I don't have a digital camera, but I have a lot of photos on CD's as soon as I can track mine down, I'll edit this post. The idea is to post the picture you're proudest of. If this has been done here before, somebody just wag your finger at me and point me to the thread. If not maybe we could make it an annual event. :001_smile

This shot was taken on Easter 2003 at the Jewel box in Forest Park. The camera, a Canon EOS Rebel Ti with a Canon EF 28-90mm f/4-5.6 Zoom lens and a skylight filter.

The reason I picked this picture is that it surprised me. I had just gotten the camera, and was really only playing around with it, trying to figure it out. It is my first SLR. This was a candid shot, my daughter was looking out over the fountain with her back to me. I called her name and shot the pic just as she turned around. She didn't have any idea she was going to get her picture taken so it wasn't posed at all.

Hobbesoxon

01-23-2008, 08:16 AM

A great idea for a thread!

I'm going to break the rules already and pick two, one human-interest, the other not. :)

The first is, of course, the Sistine Chapel in the Vatican. What makes this photograph great (for me) is that you're not allowed to take photographs in the chapel. If the guards see someone raise a camera, they barge through the perpetually-crowded room, grab the person, and escort them out of the chapel. I can understand that flash photography could damage the breathtaking painting, but I felt a flashless shot was justifiable, particularly seeing as I'd just bought the official photography album (perhaps why they don't want you taking your own photos).

What makes this photo for me is that it was taken "shooting from the hip", I had my arm down at my waist, just randomly pointed the camera upwards, and clicked the shutter. I quickly returned the camera to my pocket, unsure what the photograph was like until we left and I could examine the camera. It turns out that my random shot actually looks rather good, fairly well-composed, and has none of the (very dense) crowd of people showing. Not bad for a random upshot without looking through the lens!

http://i156.photobucket.com/albums/t24/HobbesOxon/2005-01-07-04.jpg

The second is a shot of my good lady just after we had met, one year before our marriage. The photo both has sentimental value to me, and is a fairly decently-taken portrait (I like to think!), taken in a pretty location (Oxford's 500-year-old Turf Tavern, a fine pub)...

http://i156.photobucket.com/albums/t24/HobbesOxon/2004-08-28-059.jpg

I'm looking forward to seeing some of the talented photographers on this site showing us their prize shots!

Toodlepip,

Hobbes

Eelco

01-23-2008, 09:22 AM

15573
Dusseldorf Germany

Hobbesoxon

01-23-2008, 09:24 AM

I love the reflection of the lady's face (your wife?) in the mirror - a great shot!

Toodlepip,

Hobbes

rabidpotatochip

01-23-2008, 09:29 AM

A great idea for a thread!

I'm going to break the rules already and pick two, one human-interest, the other not. :)

The first is, of course, the Sistine Chapel in the Vatican. What makes this photograph great (for me) is that you're not allowed to take photographs in the chapel. If the guards see someone raise a camera, they barge through the perpetually-crowded room, grab the person, and escort them out of the chapel. I can understand that flash photography could damage the breathtaking painting, but I felt a flashless shot was justifiable, particularly seeing as I'd just bought the official photography album (perhaps why they don't want you taking your own photos).

What makes this photo for me is that it was taken "shooting from the hip", I had my arm down at my waist, just randomly pointed the camera upwards, and clicked the shutter. I quickly returned the camera to my pocket, unsure what the photograph was like until we left and I could examine the camera. It turns out that my random shot actually looks rather good, fairly well-composed, and has none of the (very dense) crowd of people showing. Not bad for a random upshot without looking through the lens!

The second is a shot of my good lady just after we had met, one year before our marriage. The photo both has sentimental value to me, and is a fairly decently-taken portrait (I like to think!), taken in a pretty location (Oxford's 500-year-old Turf Tavern, a fine pub)...

I'm looking forward to seeing some of the talented photographers on this site showing us their prize shots!

Toodlepip,

Hobbes

They're both good pictures, but I love the one of the Sistine Chapel. If you didn't tell me it was taken covertly I would have walked away thinking you were deliberately going for that effect.

I'll have to post my favorite when I get home from work.

Bradford

01-23-2008, 09:31 AM

My Boy

Hobbesoxon

01-23-2008, 09:40 AM

Great shot!

Now how many readers have craned their necks 90 degrees to look at the photo upright? :)

Toodlepip,

Hobbes

hiramw

01-23-2008, 09:50 AM

I not a pro but I like this one...

Antique Hoosier

01-23-2008, 10:03 AM

These photos make bring the great "Lyrt" out of hiding. he had some remarkable shots.... I love all the ones shown so far...the bathroom shot is very nice....

professorchaos

01-23-2008, 10:13 AM

Two which I am particularly fond of.

The first is nearly too eerie to submit. It is from the Sedlec Ossuary (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sedlec_Ossuary) in Kutna Hora, a few hours outside of Prague.

http://badgerandblade.com/gallery/displayimage.php?imageid=10733

The second is of NYC taken from Long Island City on 12/31/2006.

http://badgerandblade.com/gallery/displayimage.php?imageid=10734

Prof

01-23-2008, 10:13 AM

Here are three of my favorites from last year.

1. Hiking path, Tilden Park Berkeley, CA
f1.4, 1/80s, ISO250, 50mm lens

2. Bird, San Diego, CA
f/2.8, 1/4000, ISO100, 100mm lens

3. Face, Berkeley, CA
f/4, 1/60. ISO400, 100mm lens

professorchaos

01-23-2008, 10:16 AM

A great idea for a thread!

The first is, of course, the Sistine Chapel in the Vatican. What makes this photograph great (for me) is that you're not allowed to take photographs in the chapel. If the guards see someone raise a camera, they barge through the perpetually-crowded room, grab the person, and escort them out of the chapel. I can understand that flash photography could damage the breathtaking painting, but I felt a flashless shot was justifiable, particularly seeing as I'd just bought the official photography album (perhaps why they don't want you taking your own photos).

I often do the same thing in places that don't allow pictures. High ISO speed, flashless, uncomposed shots. The results are often quite pleasing.

jojo

01-23-2008, 10:46 AM

All great shots.

Prof -- What equipment do you use (as if replicating the equipment enables one to replicate those shots . . . :rolleyes:)?

Androclese

01-23-2008, 08:28 PM

Hey folks, this is some really great photography! Keep it coming. I really expected to see more pics by now.

Androclese

01-23-2008, 09:34 PM

Here is one taken by my wife. It was taken at Shaw's (The Missouri Botanical) Garden with a Canon Sure Shot 60 Zoom The lens on this P&S is a 38-60mm f/4.5-6.7. It was composed by her sister on a family trip to the garden. It's my third son and my daughter. Kinda reminds me of a Normal Rockwell. Some of these point & shoot cameras can take really great pictures.

I can't attach the file. I guess it's too big or I'm out of space, I don't know which. I'll look into it. For now I've put it up on google's picasa. Sorry about the extra click required.

Greta's Norman Rockwell (http://picasaweb.google.com/Kurt.W.Andrews/BadgerAndBladePersonalBestPhotos/photo#5158909115305012338)

Must Dash

01-24-2008, 01:18 AM

This is not a great piece of photography, but it's one of my favorites anyway. I was under the waterfall when I saw the monk with the camera. I managed to swim across the rock pool, get out, dash over to my bag, open it, fire up the camera and take the photo just before he walked off.

Cheers

Jeremy

(taken near Luang Prabang, in Laos, August 2007)

neilxvx

01-24-2008, 01:24 AM

This is an old pictures that I took with my dad's old Canon 35mm.

I simply love it because it happens to be my dad and my little brother. My dad re-married and had another kid, in case you were wondering (and I'm only 20.)

It's just a "cute" picture I reckon, plus I love my little brother to pieces.

neilxvx

01-24-2008, 01:27 AM

Black Adder

01-24-2008, 03:47 AM

Your wife is beautiful.

Don

Hobbesoxon

01-24-2008, 05:12 AM

Your wife is beautiful.

Don

The camera does not do her justice, sir! I shall pass on your compliment. :)

Toodlepip,

Hobbes

rabidpotatochip

01-24-2008, 05:30 AM

I guess I'll have to go with this one for now. I took it on a beach in the Netherlands when it was right around freezing, the equivalent of your pee freezing instantly in Canada. Lovely place named Scheveningen, a Dutch person can correct my spelling if they need to, the only place "a few mussels" is literally a bucket without the shells. You can also bungee jump on the beach. A little west of this sand sculpture there's a tower for it.

http://img218.imageshack.us/img218/5838/img1236qm6.jpg

Prof

01-24-2008, 06:04 AM

Prof -- What equipment do you use (as if replicating the equipment enables one to replicate those shots . . . :rolleyes:)?

My setup is: Canon 30D, 10-22mm f/3.5-4.5, 28mm f/1.8, 50mm f/1.4, 100mm f/2.8 macro

I've put info on the camera settings/lenses on the previous post.

Androclese

01-24-2008, 07:55 AM

Your daughter is adorable!

Thanks! :biggrin:

letterk

01-24-2008, 09:37 AM

Hmm...so hard to choose. All my favorites are on flickr (http://www.flickr.com/photos/letterk/sets/1288024/).

Here are a couple random ones (not including shaving photos).

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/33/58419690_d866178bc7.jpg

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/51/107477701_d08c2198a6.jpg

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/157/337031349_9045023ddf.jpg

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/26/57065661_d8214ddb5a.jpg

castlecraver

01-24-2008, 09:55 AM

http://www.patweitzel.com/web/DSC01288.JPG

RayG

01-24-2008, 07:44 PM

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/91/237407788_38d3c76339_o.jpg

Antique Hoosier

01-24-2008, 07:57 PM

The camera does not do her justice, sir! I shall pass on your compliment. :)

Toodlepip,

Hobbes

Hobbes...Does she have a sister who might like to move to Sunny Florida?!?

papasmurf

01-24-2008, 08:20 PM

I took this picture on my trip to the Dominican Republic . This little fellow was right out side our door I pulled out my camera got down on the floor in the dark and ended up with a shot that to this day I love

Sabledog

01-24-2008, 08:59 PM

This is one of my recent best, hence my avatar and likely next year's xmas card :tongue:

Sabledog

01-24-2008, 09:03 PM

And one from Auschwitz last Fall:

Hobbesoxon

01-25-2008, 01:11 AM

Hobbes...Does she have a sister who might like to move to Sunny Florida?!?

Well, I do have a sister-in-law, yes, but she can't speak much English! That said, her English is better than my Chinese. :)

Toodlepip,

Hobbes

solloron

01-25-2008, 04:16 AM

This is mine.

v-g

01-25-2008, 04:55 AM

I really like (probably not personal best but) this picture I took of the Serpentine Lake in Hyde Park last July.
It looks like it's nobody around but us, the rain and the birds swimming.

Compared to the more advanced setups here, this is only a N95. F/2.8, 0.002 sec. 1/500 and ISO 100.

http://images31.fotki.com/v1099/free/dfbd2/1/1285486/5840218/02072007227-vi.jpg

SMG

01-26-2008, 04:24 PM

Well, this one is the current favorite on my flickr page.
http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1216/1369803754_498f0f7fa8_b.jpg

My personal fave is one of my daughter, but I do not post images of her on line.

Here are a couple others which I am pretty happy with.

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2332/1606403679_76546fb2ea_b.jpg

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2344/1720382385_e6cb0aa114_b.jpg

http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1149/1368521155_6dbaf81e07_b.jpg

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2366/1993357857_c2285be893_b.jpg

Thanks for looking,
Cheers,
Sean

BTW the Arbeit Macht Frei sign has to rate as the biggest lie ever perpetrated on humans. I would love to see more images of Auschwietz, I am sure that they are all incredibly powerful.

Sabledog

01-26-2008, 06:24 PM

Beautiful photos! the Golden looks a lot like mine! :w00t:

I have a ton from Auschwitz .... It was a very intense tour and i shot as much as I could--including the history/story signs explaining the buildings etc....

berzerkeleyan

01-26-2008, 10:34 PM

I have two favorites, both shaving related. I only have a small digital camera, but would love to get something more professional for nature photography.

remo72tg

01-26-2008, 10:41 PM

Here is mine,
http://img182.imageshack.us/img182/9933/fifthmemorycard030bo7.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

Ansel

01-27-2008, 01:17 AM

Here's my contribution to this fantastic thread.:wink:

Taken in Sapa, Vietnam 2005

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2367/2222028575_a7c9dc1537_o.jpg

Sabledog

01-27-2008, 07:50 PM

I created a Flickr group: http://www.flickr.com/groups/badgerphotos/

It is private (by invite only) that we can pool photos into a gallery.

Hobbesoxon

01-28-2008, 01:58 AM

I created a Flickr group: http://www.flickr.com/groups/badgerphotos/

It is private (by invite only) that we can pool photos into a gallery.

Superb! How do we go about getting an invitation? ;D

Toodlepip,

Hobbes

jazzman

01-28-2008, 05:01 AM

Sean: Your first photo is just amazing. I (almost) want to ask you NOT to tell us how you did it because that could spoil the sense of amazement.

MatthewAlbasi

01-28-2008, 01:57 PM

First two where taken in England around a church whose name I cannot remember. Third was taken in France at a monument I cannot remember the name of. And the final image was taken at my house. Sorry for the poor scan. Let me know what you think, but also keep in mind I was very young when I took these.

Sabledog

01-28-2008, 02:18 PM

Superb! How do we go about getting an invitation? ;D

Toodlepip,

Hobbes

I guess just PM me with your Flickr name....

mattmill

01-28-2008, 08:06 PM

Not necessarily my best but probably one of my favorites

http://photoblog.mainemillers.com/images/20070612132925_sd450_0980%20sized.jpg

matt

Androclese

01-28-2008, 08:24 PM

That should be one happy dog...

SMG

01-28-2008, 08:41 PM

Sean: Your first photo is just amazing. I (almost) want to ask you NOT to tell us how you did it because that could spoil the sense of amazement.

The butterfly was shot with my D80 and Sigma 105 f2.8 macro lens. I held the flashgun under the leaf that the butterfly was sitting on and used the pop up camera flash for some top fill. I converted to Cyanotype in Adobe lightroom and sharpened slightly.

Not difficult really, the hard part was seeing the image waiting for me to capture it. There is a butterfly conservatory near where I live and I go every few months. I have an image in the 2007 calendar for them, and now that I think of it, missed submissions for this year. Oops.

The Golden Retreiver was a happy coincidence, and some heavy Photoshop work. :)

Cheers,
Sean

jazzman

01-29-2008, 09:59 AM

The butterfly was shot with my D80 and Sigma 105 f2.8 macro lens. I held the flashgun under the leaf that the butterfly was sitting on and used the pop up camera flash for some top fill. I converted to Cyanotype in Adobe lightroom and sharpened slightly.

Not difficult really, the hard part was seeing the image waiting for me to capture it. There is a butterfly conservatory near where I live and I go every few months. I have an image in the 2007 calendar for them, and now that I think of it, missed submissions for this year. Oops.

The Golden Retreiver was a happy coincidence, and some heavy Photoshop work. :)

Cheers,
Sean

I need to quit my job so that I can spend more time on photography.

Hanspleasure

01-31-2008, 01:28 AM

Snapped this photo on my morning commute while working in New Zealand at Stone Street Studios, March 2005.

Grigio

01-31-2008, 08:33 AM

Wow, all of the posted pics are amazing.

Here are some shots I'm proud of.
The first two are taken at Bruce Peninsula National Park with a 35mm SLR and scanned in, so the quality isn't the greatest.
The last was taken up at Rice Lake in North Vancouver, when I was there for my wedding.

Enjoy,

Ivan

Hanspleasure

02-02-2008, 02:03 PM

Wonderful photos Ivan!
What SLR did you use and lens?

TonUp

02-02-2008, 07:49 PM

A favorite of mine, shot with a Rebel Ti and I think the 50mm f/1.8

http://img82.imageshack.us/img82/7210/shoesdk2.jpg

rtaylor61

02-02-2008, 10:55 PM

This is an awesome thread...gents, let's keep it going!

Randy

OldSaw

02-03-2008, 12:59 AM

This is our youngest posing with Curley Lambeau. I think this was her last high school prom.

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Grigio

02-03-2008, 02:37 PM

Thanks Hanspleasure

They were taken with an old (1970's) Minolta SRT100 camera and the original 50mm Rokkor lens.

If I remember correctly, the star-trail photo was about a twenty minute exposure.

arcman

02-03-2008, 05:03 PM

A few from my neck of the woods.

This is a beautiful Catholic church in Franklin, called Kirk in the Hills.

http://img72.imageshack.us/img72/7503/kirkki2.jpg

Also in Franklin, a stream beside an old-fashioned historic cider mill.

http://img441.imageshack.us/img441/871/franklinmilluo2.jpg

A little springtime growth around my home, I like the cool tones in this one.

http://img150.imageshack.us/img150/8366/img01641pp.th.jpg (http://img150.imageshack.us/my.php?image=img01641pp.jpg)

Bowcephalus

02-04-2008, 06:50 PM

Took this one a few years back just before we had to put our old friend Shiloh down......

Timmy!

02-04-2008, 07:00 PM

Brys Vinyards, Traverse City, MI. I took this shot of their private tasting room. Not my personal best, but definitely up there. :w00t:

Haiku

02-06-2008, 09:50 AM

This is our youngest posing with Curley Lambeau. I think this was her last high school prom.

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Dennis:

What a wonderful picture. Wonderful. This has more charm than anything I've ever created.

Make sure you don't lose track of this picture. Get an archive quality print made and put it away for the next 25 years or so. Give it to your daughter when your grandson or granddaughter is about to attend his or her prom.

stevensj2

02-06-2008, 06:05 PM

I like that shot, Timmy. How is their wine? I'm usually in that area a few times each summer...it may be worth checking out :D

I apologize for not being able to pick just one...I'm very indecisive lol.

Here are a few of my favorites though.

http://img228.imageshack.us/img228/5484/collageke5.jpg

Mr Whiskers

02-07-2008, 06:49 PM

I don't know about personal best but here are 2 I took today

Want a coconut?
http://i255.photobucket.com/albums/hh139/negrilportraits/IMG_2401.jpg

Need a massage?
http://i255.photobucket.com/albums/hh139/negrilportraits/IMG_2446.jpg

Androclese

02-07-2008, 06:53 PM

i am constantly being amazed by these pictures!

Thanks for posting!

jat9096

02-07-2008, 06:58 PM

Gdl, MX

Garak

02-07-2008, 07:36 PM

Tough call, but I think this is my best. Taken at the "Butterfly Farm" in Aruba:

http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1024/944234158_e3768d030f.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/chris-and-kelly/944234158/)

This is a runner-up, also taken in Aruba. Loses major points for the barrel distortion, but it's a sentimental favorite for me:

http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1145/943580553_81f8da1133.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/chris-and-kelly/943580553/)

SMG

02-08-2008, 10:13 PM

Garak

02-09-2008, 05:31 AM

Nice shots, SMG. The rhinoceros really raises the bar. And I thought my butterfly was neat :001_smile

Hobbesoxon

02-09-2008, 05:35 AM

Great composition, SMG, thanks for posting. What was the config for the raccoon shot?

Many thanks,

Hobbes

Must Dash

02-09-2008, 01:05 PM

Here are a few more.

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2271/2087605876_48204b2ec2_b.jpg

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2166/2194398294_e7d884ef0a_b.jpg

http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1390/1332657726_f38335fb13_b.jpg

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2048/2252176284_b281259eea_b.jpg

I've been here far too long. I'm seeing a shaving bowl, a long stretch of lather, a potentially very nice brush handle and - at a pinch - the bristles to go with it. Gorgeous shots by the way.

Cheers

Jeremy

Sabledog

02-09-2008, 04:47 PM

I've been here far too long. I'm seeing a shaving bowl, a long stretch of lather, a potentially very nice brush handle and - at a pinch - the bristles to go with it. Gorgeous shots by the way.

Cheers

Jeremy

:lol:

I wonder how a horn-handled raccoon brush would work out!

SMG

02-10-2008, 08:57 PM

The raccoon was imaged with my D80 and a Sigma 70-300 macro II lens which was at 300mm. I was lying on my stomach on my neighbours lawn, and the sun was just peaking over the houses to my camera right. Auto white balance, might have been in RAW but most likely JPEG fine for speed. ISO was probably set at 100 and aperture would have been around f5.6 as this was not a fast lens. Had good reach but it was so slow racked out to 300mm that my images were usually pretty bad. Thus the change to a 80-200 f2.8, nothing beats fast glass.

The little critter was just kinda sitting there looking stunned, actually I thought that it had been poisoned as it was sitting there for about an hour, in daylight. The animal control officers came and it took off like a shot.

I probably got about 40 great images of the little critter.

The Rhino's were imaged at African Lion Safari this past summer. I did some PS work on them to bring the saturation and contrast up. They really look good in black and white as well.

I have to find some of the Elephant images I took and post process them. Then I can get them up here. I also have some nice ones of the Cheetah's at the Toronto Zoo, as well as the Tigers there.

BTW, I think that the bucket image was straight out of Camera, shot with a 50mm f1.8 prime. I don't think that there was any post process done on that one. Maybe a touch of USM, but not much. Oh, and the raccoon was also SOOC (straight out of camera)

Cheers,
Sean

Hobbesoxon

02-11-2008, 02:06 AM

Edcculus

02-11-2008, 08:34 AM

I have most of my good pictures on film, which aren't scanned into the computer. I got a Canon Powershot G9 for Christmas so I've been taking some decent pictures.

Here is one of the better pictures from this Friday of my roomate's band (Picture Me Free (http://picturemefree.com/)) You can see the rest of my pictures on their site under "Pics".

SMG

02-11-2008, 07:58 PM

Great stuff, thanks for the notes, Sean. I can visualise you facing-off against the raccoon, lying in the grass, while it stared down the barrel of your 300mm... :001_smile

Toodlepip,

Hobbes

Yeah, it wasn't quite face to face, but more like whiskers to whiskers LOL! Actually he was about 15 yards away from me in this photo. If he looked a little healthier I might have tried to sneak in closer, but I am not as fast as I once was, so I wanted to have some room if he decided that I was too close. Lots of rabies in coons around here so better safe than sorry.

More images to come, anyone like fountain pens??

Cheers,
Sean

jrthebutler

02-11-2008, 10:28 PM

http://lh3.google.com/jrthebutler/Rvh7qM-qYMI/AAAAAAAABOA/sgOxZw50_dk/s800/CIMG0934.JPG

Taken on Sept 20, 2007 across the street from Princess Juliana Airport, on the island of St. Maarten, located in the northern Caribbean, east of Puerto Rico. This is Maho Beach, and is highly recommended if you are an aviation nut like myself. Dont worry the planes aren't coming in all the time like this, some are much lower :biggrin:. In the hours between landings enjoy the seclusion of the beach (less than 8 people including us showed up in the 4 hours we were there), but when you see that silver glint in the air off in the distance, it's time to bring out the cameras because it's over with pretty fast.

JB

-Devil-

02-12-2008, 06:08 AM

it would be near impossible for me to pick just one .. so here are a few ... and then the link to most of the rest of my faves (that i can post, some .. ermmm well)

http://www.silenzzzz.net/photos/drops.jpg
http://www.silenzzzz.net/photos/hayride.jpg
http://www.silenzzzz.net/photos/motocross.jpg
http://www.silenzzzz.net/photos/truck.jpg

others can be seen here

http://www.silenzzzz.net/photos/

BIG E

02-20-2008, 09:12 PM

Anything with my boy, but I am partial to this one. Took it last year.

http://i151.photobucket.com/albums/s133/a_kayaker/Eric%20II/100_2672.jpg

traveler

02-23-2008, 06:27 PM

These were taken with a Sony DSC-R1 and a Minolta 7D dslr

http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b279/fallenleafs/memorialshrine.jpg

http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b279/fallenleafs/shipsmall.jpg

http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b279/fallenleafs/gabeBW.jpg

http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b279/fallenleafs/seagulllightroom2.jpg

http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b279/fallenleafs/OldWomanHDR.jpg

You can see more of my photos here (http://www.flickr.com/photos/fallenleafs/)

atlguitfiddle

02-27-2008, 09:57 PM

Taken from the back seat of my car (using a tripod and remote shutter, of course). :biggrin:

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/227/493766843_2485b279e1.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/atlguitfiddle/493766843/in/set-72157594562206229/)

Androclese

02-28-2008, 05:44 AM

:w00t::w00t: The thread still abides :w00t::w00t: more fantastic pictures!

Thanks All!

Haiku

02-28-2008, 10:28 AM

Great! It's a funny thing, ever since I got new glasses that's what things look like to me whenever I drive at night... :wink:

Taken from the back seat of my car (using a tripod and remote shutter, of course). :biggrin:

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/227/493766843_2485b279e1.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/atlguitfiddle/493766843/in/set-72157594562206229/)

Androclese

02-28-2008, 09:25 PM

Great! It's a funny thing, ever since I got new glasses that's what things look like to me whenever I drive at night... :wink:

Were they hi-ball glasses or eye glasses (ba dum bum) :lol: Sorry couldn't resist.

JayKay

02-28-2008, 09:33 PM

Just some old random pictures.

Haiku

02-29-2008, 11:26 AM

Were they hi-ball glasses or eye glasses (ba dum bum) :lol: Sorry couldn't resist.

Both now that I think of it. (da dum dum bum)

ablessg

03-02-2008, 11:07 AM

Some of my recent favorites.

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3105/2297525114_263793e86d.jpg

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2163/2275535903_77c7e29807.jpg

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2101/2265427213_64a543cf94.jpg

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3244/2296729081_1e5a9c52e0.jpg

I got a new camera a couple of weeks ago so, I'm still learning.

Grigio

03-02-2008, 11:20 AM

Tanamack

03-02-2008, 11:52 AM

Heres a couple of pics I took with my Olympus C700

ablessg

03-02-2008, 11:54 AM

Amazing photos ablessg!

That moon picture is awesome. Have you tried any other night-sky shots?

I have a 8" Schmidt-Cassegrain telescope that I've always wanted to attach a camera to, and your picture is giving me new-found motivation to set it up.

What camera do you have? and what lens was used?

Thanks

Yeah, I love astrophotography and night photography! I have quite a few lunar shots though a 90mm Mak-Cass telescope. I've also done some planetary work. A lot of my astro photos were lost when I have some CDs go bad. Learned a hard lesson there. The moon shot above was with my Nikon D80 and a Nikkor 70-300mm VR hand held. I was a bit shocked that it did so well.

You should connect your camera to that scope! I have an 8" Dob but it is very difficult to get anything decent with a camera. I would love to have a tracking scope like a Schmidt-Cass.

Here is one of my favorite Jupiter shots that I took with a ETX-90 and a 2mp camera:

http://www.weasner.com/etx/astrophotography/images/ables-02011104.jpg

You can see some of my lunar shots under Night Photos at this link:

http://ablessg.smugmug.com/

papasmurf

03-09-2008, 01:20 AM

http://www.badgerandblade.com/gallery/displayimage.php?imageid=11498

R-James

03-09-2008, 01:24 AM

http://www.badgerandblade.com/gallery/displayimage.php?imageid=11498
Nice pooch, I'll have to get a pic of mine up here sooner or later

papasmurf

03-09-2008, 01:52 AM

Nice pooch, I'll have to get a pic of mine up here sooner or later

More pics of my Pooches if you click the link located at my sig line or by clicking here (www.bellaandmugsy.com)

Nick

Grigio

03-12-2008, 09:23 AM

Wow! Great site ablessg, and great shot of Jupiter.

Thanks for the info, and the encouragement. As soon as I get some spare time I'll have to buy an adaptor and try some photos. Unfortunately I live right in downtown Toronto, so there is no night sky to look at here. But once I move (or vacation up north) I'll have to try.

DaveAri

03-12-2008, 09:58 AM

This was taken during The Gate Exibit in New York City's Central Park. It was taken the middle Saturday. As you can see the Plaza Hotel is in the backround.

StGeorge

03-13-2008, 01:06 PM

3 of my favourites for very different reasons. I'm newish to photography and trying to develop my own style. I do particularly like Black and white and sepia type pictures.

I liked the light in this one and the reflection on the piano

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2143/2193600812_fc50bd44d8.jpg?v=0

this next one was taken with a mobile phone so I was particularly pleased with the result.

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2047/2071592461_588b7527e8.jpg?v=0

This one was taken two weeks ago

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3214/2326668827_ce16c6487d.jpg?v=0

skiblur

03-13-2008, 02:26 PM

3 of my favourites for very different reasons. I'm newish to photography and trying to develop my own style. I do particularly like Black and white and sepia type pictures.

Good show! Your focus on the piano is superb, and the long exposure creek brings me back to jr. high :) have you been over to deviantart? i tell you what, if you ever need inspiration, head over there for sure! Here's a couple of my better ones:

http://fc04.deviantart.com/fs7/i/2005/254/c/5/S_K_E_W_by_skiblur.jpg

http://fc03.deviantart.com/fs8/i/2005/332/2/6/Emulation_by_skiblur.jpg

kcinghana

03-13-2008, 05:15 PM

The cinder cone at Lassen Volcanic National Park.

StGeorge

03-14-2008, 02:51 AM

Good show! Your focus on the piano is superb, and the long exposure creek brings me back to jr. high :) have you been over to deviantart? i tell you what, if you ever need inspiration, head over there for sure! Here's a couple of my better ones:

http://fc04.deviantart.com/fs7/i/2005/254/c/5/S_K_E_W_by_skiblur.jpg

http://fc03.deviantart.com/fs8/i/2005/332/2/6/Emulation_by_skiblur.jpg

Thanks for the kind comments Steve, great perspective on the the river. I have briefly looked at Deviantart but I shall have another look. From recall some of the work on there is a bit intimidating in terms of quality but I guess I can only learn from that.

Thomas

03-15-2008, 07:59 AM

From Rome, early morning at St. Peter's.

http://img230.imageshack.us/img230/9544/p2180010smallgb8.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

OldSaw

03-15-2008, 08:16 AM

From Rome, early morning at St. Peter's.

http://img230.imageshack.us/img230/9544/p2180010smallgb8.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

Just to the left of that fountain is a round tile about the size of a manhole cover. Did you stand on that and view the columns? It is very cool as it is the only place that allows all the columns behind the first row to be completely hidden and in perfect alignment with this spot as though there were only one row.

Thomas

03-15-2008, 08:38 AM

Just to the left of that fountain is a round tile about the size of a manhole cover. Did you stand on that and view the columns? It is very cool as it is the only place that allows all the columns behind the first row to be completely hidden and in perfect alignment with this spot as though there were only one row.

We did, but this picture isn't quite as good - and the swiss guards weren't helping me to move the barricades...

http://img85.imageshack.us/img85/1073/p2180005smallul3.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

OldSaw

03-15-2008, 08:51 AM

We did, but this picture isn't quite as good - and the swiss guards weren't helping me to move the barricades...

Now that is a cool shot, even with the barricades. I am amazed at how you got the whole place to yourself. With that kind of clout one would think that you could have gotten the Pope himself to move those barricades. :biggrin: Of course this shot is best appreciated after seeing the other one first.

Thomas

03-15-2008, 09:34 AM

Now that is a cool shot, even with the barricades. I am amazed at how you got the whole place to yourself. With that kind of clout one would think that you could have gotten the Pope himself to move those barricades. :biggrin: Of course this shot is best appreciated after seeing the other one first.

If the barricades aren't a distraction there's always this shot...

http://img225.imageshack.us/img225/2690/copyofp2180006hq9.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

That said, this was around 7:00 on sunday morning, everyone who was there was waiting here...
http://img225.imageshack.us/img225/406/copyofp2180011rd1.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

For free entry to the Vatican Museum, with access to the papal apartments and the Rafaello rooms (which are nearly as spectacular as Capella Sistena)

riooso

03-15-2008, 10:10 AM

There are some amazing photos here. Here are mine. I put 2 in hope you guys don't mind. Taken with a large format 4X5 with 150mm Schneider lens. First one is Mono Lake in California, and the last is Desolation Valley in California.

Later,
Richard

Thomas

03-15-2008, 10:51 AM

^^ wow. simply wow.

riooso

03-15-2008, 11:16 AM

Sean the photo of the Golden, I believe that is the breed, is really an outstanding photo. I would bet that on a print it has tremendous depth and the color contrasts are perfect.

Thanks for sharing,
Richard

thirdeye

03-15-2008, 11:29 AM

Mono Lake in California....WOW, man that is awesome....great job!

riooso

03-15-2008, 01:16 PM

Why thank you!

Richard

Haiku

03-16-2008, 03:41 PM

There is nothing, but nothing that can beat a large format camera in the hands of a talented photographer. Wonderful.

There are some amazing photos here. Here are mine. I put 2 in hope you guys don't mind. Taken with a large format 4X5 with 150mm Schneider lens. First one is Mono Lake in California, and the last is Desolation Valley in California.

Later,
Richard

ScottS

03-16-2008, 03:46 PM

http://lh4.google.com/SHSeidman/RznbbeHB1BI/AAAAAAAAACk/ndLeVk82Miw/linearparkbridgeC.jpg?imgmax=640

http://lh4.google.com/SHSeidman/RznbbeHB1CI/AAAAAAAAACs/q6gW-txfoiM/PA210236small.JPG?imgmax=720

http://lh5.google.com/SHSeidman/RzeUkOHB0_I/AAAAAAAAAB0/ds9ECqkDs0E/PB100126.JPG?imgmax=720

Haiku

03-16-2008, 03:48 PM

ScottS: Great.

fixed point

03-16-2008, 04:03 PM

Here are a few of my favorites...

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/112/276334546_3a4c260452.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/steve_schmeiser/276334546/)

http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1155/1077611461_944251eb85.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/steve_schmeiser/1077611461/)

http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1186/1057264455_a0477abf76.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/steve_schmeiser/1057264455/)

e d o

03-21-2008, 07:31 PM

A couple from my last trip to SE Asia:
http://badgerandblade.com/gallery/displayimage.php?imageid=11687
http://badgerandblade.com/gallery/displayimage.php?imageid=11688
More at my Flickr page:
http://flickr.com/photos/edo-t/

R-James

03-22-2008, 03:19 AM

phronq

03-22-2008, 05:41 AM

http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1047/1314164246_60d114e63d_b.jpg

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2317/1805411860_cfe1bd9c72_b.jpg

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3030/2295239800_3e70162655_b.jpg

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3007/2322339751_de84d79894_b.jpg

More at my Flickr page (http://www.flickr.com/photos/mdines/)

StGeorge

03-22-2008, 06:01 AM

Mike, is the hotel shot (very nice by the way) a single exposure HDR image?

phronq

03-22-2008, 06:21 AM

Thanks!
It's single exposure that's had an HDR-look technique applied to it.

StGeorge

03-22-2008, 10:19 AM

Thanks!
It's single exposure that's had an HDR-look technique applied to it.

I liked the slightly blurred effect of the cars and thought that due to the movement involved it had to be a single raw shot as opposed to multiple exposures. The effect is much the same and definitely works in your shot though.

Bill Smith

03-27-2008, 06:02 PM

printed on Kentmere VC Fineprint Glossy FB on a Devere 504 enlarger.

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2157/2114584109_528c118618.jpg
Shot with a Nikon F2, Nikkor O 30/2 lens with Ilford FP4

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2005/2096927898_12328e26e5.jpg
Shot on a Contax IIIa with a 50/2 Zeiss Sonnar Jenna lens with Agfa APX 400.

Madcap

03-30-2008, 10:31 PM

This was in Baghdad, Iraq about.....March or so 2004. I just stepped out of my aid station and took a pic of our trucks during a sandstorm. This sandstorm was orange/yellow...some of them were RED/orange ( looked like the devil had poked his head in). I thought it was a cool pic.

Madcap

03-30-2008, 10:33 PM

BTW...you all have an amazing talent! Great pictures!:thumbup1:

Svirre

04-01-2008, 05:21 AM

Here are a few of my favorites:

http://foto.no/bildegalleri/images/b_254016.jpg

http://foto.no/bildegalleri/images/b_238149.jpg

http://foto.no/bildegalleri/images/b_224809.jpg

http://foto.no/bildegalleri/images/206865.jpg

http://foto.no/bilder/images/v_34605.jpg

http://foto.no/bildegalleri/images/117944.jpg

riooso

04-01-2008, 05:47 PM

Very nice work.

R

Must Dash

04-01-2008, 10:41 PM

I'd go a lot further than 'very nice work'. Some of this stuff is good enough to make my aperture drop. Mighty impressed!

Cheers

Jeremy

Randy

04-02-2008, 05:58 AM

My idea of my 'favorite' or 'best' photograph changes constantly, but I've always really like these, although they look much better in person than on a computer monitor...

- R

e_town

04-02-2008, 11:10 AM

http://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a141/eoncire/Wrecked_by_eoncire3.jpg

BULLFROG

04-02-2008, 07:32 PM

I have always liked this photo. Taken in Peru 06.

D. imitator

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v293/SickBoy13/PERU/DSCN2251.jpg

thirdeye

04-02-2008, 08:10 PM

Here's a couple of mine!!!

http://i266.photobucket.com/albums/ii279/thirdeye34/PICT0053.jpg

http://i266.photobucket.com/albums/ii279/thirdeye34/PICT0045.jpg

mattdev

04-09-2008, 04:22 PM

I have two personal favourites.

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2267/2121394512_226fb5276f.jpg?v=0
http://farm1.static.flickr.com/174/394948726_ae461408c7.jpg?v=0

R-James

04-10-2008, 01:11 AM

Here's a couple of mine!!!

http://i266.photobucket.com/albums/ii279/thirdeye34/PICT0053.jpg

http://i266.photobucket.com/albums/ii279/thirdeye34/PICT0045.jpg

They are both pretty cool ray, I do love photos of wood for some reason I'm a bit odd

ant4177

04-11-2008, 07:09 AM

These are taken on my Sony Ericsson phone whilst hiking around the UK.

This is probably my favourite. It's from the Lake District:
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2376/2144030659_034fe1636a_b.jpg

Two others I like are from the summit of Mount Snowdon. This one I like because of the bird that appeared out of nowhere:
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2164/2143906441_a3ec04434f_b.jpg

...and this because of the rich colours, the background and how everyone looks like they posed for it:
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2175/2143907345_d9d7d43710_b.jpg

evil.monkey.in.my.closet

04-11-2008, 01:01 PM

Technically rubbish, out of focus, poor exposure. But I love it!

http://badgerandblade.com/gallery/displayimage.php?imageid=11972

sparkchaser

04-11-2008, 01:22 PM

Here are a few of my favorites:

Svirre,

Those pics are amazing.

Where were they taken?

Svirre

04-11-2008, 04:33 PM

Thank you! :) They are all taken in different parts of Norway, both over and under water.

SMG

04-11-2008, 07:40 PM

Hey, I've been away from this post for a while, some of the images here are simply amazing.

Cheers,
Sean

johnniegold

04-12-2008, 05:38 AM

This is really the thread that keeps on giving. I can't tell you all how many times I have come back here to look at some of these amazing images over and over. Thanks to all who have contributed here. :thumbup1:

photobie

04-18-2008, 06:44 AM

There are so many amazing shots on here. I love taking pictures. I am digital right now but, I would love to develop my own film one day!

TstebinsB

04-18-2008, 05:56 PM

R-James

04-19-2008, 02:42 AM

Might as well put some of mine up... Sorry there are a good few

http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a395/StreetcarXcore/Picture007.jpg
http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a395/StreetcarXcore/Picture010.jpg
http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a395/StreetcarXcore/Picture019.jpg
http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a395/StreetcarXcore/HPIM5227.jpg
http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a395/StreetcarXcore/HPIM5234.jpg
http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a395/StreetcarXcore/HPIM5237.jpg
http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a395/StreetcarXcore/HPIM5230.jpg
http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a395/StreetcarXcore/IMG_0282.jpg
http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a395/StreetcarXcore/IMG_0285.jpg

Two on Holy Island, the waterfall is High force, and the rest are at my home on Christmas eve when I got up to watch the sunrise

Isaias

04-19-2008, 08:59 AM

Very nice to all of you gentlemen

Bors

04-20-2008, 04:08 AM

There are some pretty phenomenal photo's in this thread. Good work to everyone. Here are some that I took on a trip through Africa, Australia and a bit of New Zealand.

http://i213.photobucket.com/albums/cc315/barneybreadhead/pics/cheetahcloseup.jpg

http://i213.photobucket.com/albums/cc315/barneybreadhead/pics/deadvlei.jpg

http://i213.photobucket.com/albums/cc315/barneybreadhead/pics/okavanga.jpg

http://i213.photobucket.com/albums/cc315/barneybreadhead/pics/pelican.jpg

http://i213.photobucket.com/albums/cc315/barneybreadhead/pics/robbenisland.jpg

http://i213.photobucket.com/albums/cc315/barneybreadhead/pics/snake.jpg

mr_baseball_08

05-02-2008, 03:40 PM

Just a couple of my favorites in no particular order..

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2360/2412020309_26ed925d74.jpg

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3100/2339861114_02690985e6.jpg

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3088/2339803484_c21fa4221a.jpg

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2007/2279557779_9c0c5806de.jpg

Silb3r

05-05-2008, 11:40 PM

http://i26.tinypic.com/1zqrhww.jpg

I took this in the Negev desert, Israel in 2005. I'm still kicking myself for not having taken a better camera but I was concerned I might lose or damage my good one :blush:

-Michael

djktrumpet

05-06-2008, 02:10 AM

I took this a few years ago on a trip to Venice. The camera was my old Fuji 2800 - sadly now defunct, but its demise allowed me to buy something a bit more versatile!

:smile:

mjc3331

05-07-2008, 06:23 PM

Great pic, I really like the angle and the detail.

PetersCreek

05-07-2008, 11:48 PM

Many outstanding shots here, indeed. Here are three of my favorites...click 'em to see larger versions.

http://www.PetersCreekPhoto.com/photos/291703651_UWfp5-S-1.jpg (http://www.PetersCreekPhoto.com/photos/291703651_UWfp5-L-1.jpg)
While I was waiting to capture a colorful sunset on the
Knik River, one that never really developed, a little girl came
down to the water's edge to play. I hurriedly composed and
captured this one shot and the moment was gone. When
she heard the shutter trip, she thought she was in the way
and ran back to her family.

http://www.PetersCreekPhoto.com/photos/209229535_pcuat-S-2.jpg (http://www.PetersCreekPhoto.com/photos/209229535_pcuat-L-2.jpg)
Just a little marshy area a few minutes from my house. I'm not
really sure why I like it more than most.

http://www.PetersCreekPhoto.com/photos/291703389_iJHWn-M-1.jpg (http://www.PetersCreekPhoto.com/photos/291703389_iJHWn-XL-1.jpg)
This little waterfall sits a few yards off a dirt road leading to the
Crow Creek Mine in Girdwood, Alaska. It was fortunate that the
road was rough enough to slow me down because if I'd been going
much faster, I likely would have missed it.

Dharion

05-08-2008, 01:02 AM

Inspiring stuff, I like most of em.
The camera is a Canon EOS 350D (Rebel XT), here's what I shot with it:
http://i307.photobucket.com/albums/nn299/Dhark1/UJftk8dBDV.jpg

http://i307.photobucket.com/albums/nn299/Dhark1/sze2dKS3cn.jpg
Feel free to pm me if you want higher res.

ulven22

05-08-2008, 04:03 AM

Lots of good pictures here:smile:

I am no photographer, but I'm pretty satisfied with this one taken by my wife on a fishing trip that we had to Sweden in 2004(before I started shaveing:biggrin:).

http://bildr.no/thumb/195534.jpeg (http://bildr.no/view/195534)

Svirre

05-10-2008, 10:18 PM

I thought that was such a wonderful father daughter moment that I couldn't resist giving it a quick brush up in PS to bring out its potentialt. Hope you don't mind, ulven. :)

jfever311

05-12-2008, 07:42 AM

This is an awesome collection of photos you fellas have posted. Here are a couple that I like from last summer. The first one I took through the windshield while driving to my great-grandparents home in WV. The other picture is of the top of one of the Gettysburg battle fields many monuments. I used imagezone to do the SE on the Gettysburg shot.

ScottS

05-12-2008, 04:21 PM

I thought that was such a wonderful father daughter moment that I couldn't resist giving it a quick brush up in PS to bring out its potentialt. Hope you don't mind, ulven. :)

Nice Pic!! Remember to pinch down your barbs, though! Accidents can happen in canoes, and if your daughter gets stuck, it will still be a nice father daughter moment, but it might not be if the barb were still on. For the same reason, your daughter should be wearing sunglasses.

rodd

05-13-2008, 12:04 PM

You all impress me. I am not much of a photographer, but Alaska makes it easy

This one is at Wonder lake in Denali National Park. My sister worked there last summer, so we got to go visit.
http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1311/1096342185_cb52c0dce8.jpg?v=0 (http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1311/1096342185_cb52c0dce8_b.jpg)

http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1279/1096491096_934513c9fb.jpg?v=0 (http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1279/1096491096_934513c9fb_b.jpg)

http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1041/1095755995_3fcc78444a.jpg?v=0 (http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1041/1095755995_3fcc78444a_b.jpg)

SmoovD

05-13-2008, 06:18 PM

My hats off to you gentlemen. What a nice collection of shots. If I may add a few that I am fond of but not nearly as good as what has been posted thus far. I am more of a camera user.

A few shots from last year's trip to Big Bend:
http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a73/deespise/STB_0053.jpg

http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a73/deespise/IMG_0043.jpg

Brian558

05-15-2008, 06:30 PM

I took this using a point and shoot so the quailtiy pales in comparison to others posted in this thread. However, I love this picture. It's not often you see the Natchez socked in by fog at 3 am in Ragtown. I still use a film SLR and didn't take it up there becasue I didn't want it to get stolen.

http://img162.imageshack.us/img162/2219/img0453ee5.jpg

St.Nick

05-19-2008, 11:50 PM

I have many favs but here are just a few of
them taken in and around Los Angeles.

ulven22

05-20-2008, 01:42 AM

I thought that was such a wonderful father daughter moment that I couldn't resist giving it a quick brush up in PS to bring out its potentialt. Hope you don't mind, ulven. :)

Not at all thank you very much:001_smile

dgauvreau

05-20-2008, 12:07 PM

Here are a few from a trip to Maui.

Haiku

05-30-2008, 08:12 PM

Perhaps this one. I like others that I've taken, but somehow I keep coming back to this one. The flower was about 3/4 of an inch long or so. I used a film camera and a bellows unit that looks like something from 100 years ago. This is a scan of a print and so the quality is not as good as it otherwise would be.

http://badgerandblade.com/gallery/displayimage.php?imageid=12769

Amann

06-02-2008, 12:18 PM

This is a really well shot photo, great angle.

http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a73/deespise/STB_0053.jpg

Greyfox

06-02-2008, 12:36 PM

An Evening at Happily EverAfter:smile:

Haiku

06-02-2008, 01:19 PM

An Evening at Happily EverAfter:smile:

Beautiful spot. I can see why you took this picture.

krawlx

06-02-2008, 06:18 PM

The first was taken at the rally for the Olympic Torch rally here in Seoul, which eventually turned violent later in the day.

The second is just a man sitting on a street reading the Bible. For those of you who read the BBC there was a great photo of anti-U.S. beef protesters getting blasted by the water cannon at this very spot.

bones59

06-15-2008, 12:58 AM

Heres a few.

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Mottern Man

06-15-2008, 01:12 AM

I don't know if they are any good but I have some favorites. Here is one.

R-James

06-15-2008, 02:46 AM

Heres one I took on wednesday

http://i26.tinypic.com/fd4vfm.jpg

thefrenchbarber

06-15-2008, 04:09 AM

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3113/2291649584_13a3dc3bbc.jpg?v=0

I was shooting at Erotica london the entrance onstage of Miss Dita Von Teese

thefrenchbarber

06-15-2008, 04:11 AM

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3236/2284484690_51db0d45a8.jpg?v=0

But actually i am more proud of my daughter's portrait!

Odsman

06-15-2008, 11:02 AM

http://i250.photobucket.com/albums/gg268/fklempner/stoneheadedit1.jpg

http://i250.photobucket.com/albums/gg268/fklempner/cenotaphbackeditI.jpg

http://i250.photobucket.com/albums/gg268/fklempner/boardwalkgone.jpg

The only post production on these is a little color tweak or conversion to B&W...

THECHEBB

06-17-2008, 04:40 AM

All shot with the Sigma SD10 & 14. Enjoy!

MarSellus Wallace

06-17-2008, 05:33 AM

I'm not posting my personal best here, because I have yet to take it!

Here's a random selection of some pictures I enjoyed looking at and taking.

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/108/298220930_b605b5d37d_o.jpg
Picture of the graveyard at Balquhidder, Scotland (Trossachs). The sky was rather dull and I chose to add some drama to the picture. This is the burial place of Rob Roy and his family. (Contax G2)

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/54/142697292_bb2f54ef5b_o.jpg
Mooring on the Canal Grande, Venice, Italy. (Contax G2)

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/172/367966628_9c36dd5a6c_o.jpg
Picture taken in my garden. (Nikon D200)

All three pics are copyrighted but you may use them for your own personal pleasure.

ted

06-20-2008, 04:14 PM

A lot of really GREAT photos in here. Please keep posting pics, I would love to see more.

comfortablynumb

06-20-2008, 04:37 PM

Here's a few of mine, I mainly shoot classic range finders, and a few SLR's

Fed 3B Range Finder, Industar 61 lens, Ilford XP film 1/125 F6

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/80/273314199_7916f24dd4.jpg

EOS 650, Vivitar Seris 1 70-210 APO, Fuji 200 ISO

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/168/424869623_0ae5d2d425.jpg

Kiev 4AM Range Finder, Helios 103 Lens, 1/125, F8 Fuji 100 ISO
http://farm1.static.flickr.com/128/415991674_784d0cc395.jpg

DunEdinRanger

06-20-2008, 08:03 PM

Two recent photos from Scotland. The first is from the Bowmore Distillery and the second was taken on the Island of Skye.

Mordecai

06-27-2008, 05:37 AM

Wow, that's all I can say about the great pictures and talent here. Nothing I have even comes close.

dcormier

07-16-2008, 09:37 AM

My understanding of the reason you're not allowed to photograph it is that Nikon paid for a good part of the restoration in exchange for the photography rights.

The first is, of course, the Sistine Chapel in the Vatican. What makes this photograph great (for me) is that you're not allowed to take photographs in the chapel. If the guards see someone raise a camera, they barge through the perpetually-crowded room, grab the person, and escort them out of the chapel. I can understand that flash photography could damage the breathtaking painting, but I felt a flashless shot was justifiable, particularly seeing as I'd just bought the official photography album (perhaps why they don't want you taking your own photos).

What makes this photo for me is that it was taken "shooting from the hip", I had my arm down at my waist, just randomly pointed the camera upwards, and clicked the shutter. I quickly returned the camera to my pocket, unsure what the photograph was like until we left and I could examine the camera. It turns out that my random shot actually looks rather good, fairly well-composed, and has none of the (very dense) crowd of people showing. Not bad for a random upshot without looking through the lens!

http://i156.photobucket.com/albums/t24/HobbesOxon/2005-01-07-04.jpg

dcormier

07-16-2008, 10:07 AM

This one was taken after desert at what was mine and my girlfriend's favorite little Italian resteraunt just a few months after we started dating:
http://farm1.static.flickr.com/44/151613058_463d5a5896.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/dcormier/151613058/)

A long exposure of the launch of STS-116 as seen from the west edge of Tampa Bay:
http://farm1.static.flickr.com/139/318283730_ad314ff040.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/dcormier/318283730/)

How I sometimes feel after arriving home:
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2383/2071950043_6e11d4139a.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/dcormier/2071950043/)

The cover for invitations Halloween party these two friends of mine were throwing (they do big parties):
http://farm1.static.flickr.com/119/275038111_ca9eb0016e.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/dcormier/275038111/)

Some more of my favorites can be found here (http://flickr.com/photos/dcormier/sets/72157594533085114/). You can click on any of the above images to see some more information about them.

GoTeeGuy

07-24-2008, 08:36 AM

OK, here is my favorite pic from a series of nature shots I took a few years ago. (I really enjoy nature photography... I've got a ton more prints, but this is one I had already digitized for a friends desktop.)

Camera: Canon Elan 7e
Lens: Canon 70-300mm USM Drive
Tripod: None (Hand Held)
Flash: None

I hope you enjoy it as much as I do... :blush:

Twelve-Spotted Skimmer (Libellula Pulchella)
http://i50.photobucket.com/albums/f338/pengul/LibellulaPulchellaTwelve-SpottedSki.jpg

brofkand

08-01-2008, 08:39 PM

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2258/2356119217_8c3c0d2317.jpg

This is the best one I've actually put online.

I'm not a big fan of posting the exif data, but I do it on Flickr. My feed is here: http://flickr.com/photos/brofkand/ . When someone asks me, "What camera did you use?" I say, "A $1 camera." And the truth is most of my color film stuff does come from a dollar store camera. It's very similar to a Holga. If you have a Dollar Tree in your area, I recommend picking one up. If your Dollar Tree sells the cameras with the hot shoe, PM me because mine doesn't.

As I have stated before, photography is very much art and science. You must possess both disciplines in the right mixture to produce what many people consider to be "good photography."

TstebinsB

08-02-2008, 02:26 PM

The cover for invitations Halloween party these two friends of mine were throwing (they do big parties):
http://farm1.static.flickr.com/119/275038111_ca9eb0016e.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/dcormier/275038111/)

This is one of the best photos I've seen. The amount of post-processing you had to do to get this effect shows you have some serious skills. Very nicely done!

dcormier

08-02-2008, 02:56 PM

This is one of the best photos I've seen. The amount of post-processing you had to do to get this effect shows you have some serious skills. Very nicely done!

Thank you! That's very much appreciated. That's one of my personal favorite photos. It was a lot of fun to make. The husband of the woman in the background was helping direct the shoot as well.

Fancier

08-02-2008, 09:18 PM

http://inlinethumb25.webshots.com/30040/2182071060052197924S500x500Q85.jpg

Fancier

08-02-2008, 09:21 PM

http://inlinethumb33.webshots.com/41888/2724731540012137948S500x500Q85.jpg

SCWilson

08-21-2008, 11:31 AM

I know it isn't the best picture ever taken, but I'm kinda partial to it. My son, Sam, in his great-grandmother's flower garden.

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R-James

08-21-2008, 12:16 PM

I'll stick another couple of my recent decent ones up:

RussB

08-22-2008, 03:06 AM

Here are a few of mine
http://russbrown5.smugmug.com/photos/172624534_jyFuY-L.jpg
http://russbrown5.smugmug.com/photos/231505779_4zM6j-L.jpg
http://russbrown5.smugmug.com/photos/172645671_d3s2A-L.jpg

Slant-Fan

08-22-2008, 09:01 AM

I am in the three on the left so I obviously didn't take them. I took the two on the right and they are pretty good shots IMHO. From back 25 years ago when I used to do real work. :001_smile

ratcheer

08-24-2008, 11:15 AM

I don't know about "best", but here is my favorite picture I have taken.

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burningdarkness

08-24-2008, 11:53 AM

Here's one that I scanned into my computer a while back (I print on black and white Ilford fiber paper).

King of Kailua

08-24-2008, 01:33 PM

I used to spend a lot of time in the darkroom. I'm missing my favorite film camera a lot since it and the rest of my gear was stolen from me a while back. I haven't been investing much into photography since then. I have managed to pick up a small inexpensive digital to travel with though. The photographic quality and versatility is not on par with my origional equipment. The trade off is for ease and unobtrusiveness. There are some shots I return to look at every now and then with this simple clicker. Here are a couple I like from a recent trip to Bali, Indonesia..

The Early Morning Commute
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The Bingin Village Store Run
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Balinese Children
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Strapped-4-Cache

08-25-2008, 04:10 PM

I believe my two personal best photos were taken while in China to adopt my youngest daughter.

Green River with Bridges
http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y105/Strapped-4-Cache/Family/100_1041.jpg

A visit to Huangguoshu Falls (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Huangguoshu_Waterfall)
http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y105/Strapped-4-Cache/Family/100_1067.jpg

Many of the news reports from the Olympic games showed the areas around Beijing and how beautiful they are. However, I really think that this poorest province, with its Karst formations and mainly agrarian population, is really the most beuatiful area in the country.

Haiku

08-26-2008, 07:29 PM

Here's one that I scanned into my computer a while back (I print on black and white Ilford fiber paper).

Dominic: Wonderful. Just wonderful.

mhdagley

08-26-2008, 07:47 PM

The cover for invitations Halloween party these two friends of mine were throwing (they do big parties):
http://farm1.static.flickr.com/119/275038111_ca9eb0016e.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/dcormier/275038111/)

Some more of my favorites can be found here (http://flickr.com/photos/dcormier/sets/72157594533085114/). You can click on any of the above images to see some more information about them.

Wow that is a pic!

burningdarkness

08-27-2008, 09:02 PM

Dominic: Wonderful. Just wonderful.

Thank you very much. I actually did a whole series using this statue. This is one of my favorite prints from that project.

Brewster

08-31-2008, 08:17 AM

the sea side is lunenburg nova scotia, the barn is in quebec wine country.
lunenburg is a 35mm film, scanned into digital, the barn was a digital converted to b+w

colinRTM

08-31-2008, 11:58 AM

Apologies if this is too big, however any smaller than this doesn't do it justice.

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/109/276637989_d403bdfc78_b.jpg

mjmallon

08-31-2008, 04:09 PM

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3292/2811130999_e6e0e92509_b.jpg

Westminster Abbey, July 17, 2008. HDR (5 exposures, hand-held, so it could be a lot better)

This is my current favorite, mostly because it was my first trip ever overseas, and the U.K. is absolutely enchanted!

cheers,

-- michael

Brewster

08-31-2008, 06:13 PM

I am in the three on the left so I obviously didn't take them. I took the two on the right and they are pretty good shots IMHO. From back 25 years ago when I used to do real work. :001_smile

heights don't bother me much, but anybody who works high steel is simply amazing! great shots!

burningdarkness

09-01-2008, 06:07 PM

Apologies if this is too big, however any smaller than this doesn't do it justice.

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/109/276637989_d403bdfc78_b.jpg

BEAUTIFUL! The lighting is amazing. I'd try and crop the photo to get rid of the shirt/cloth on the right. Doing that would definitely make that photo suitable for printing and framing.

colinRTM

09-02-2008, 01:00 AM

It's the edge of a carved gravestone, not a cloth :P But thanks for the suggestion, and the compliment!

mjmallon

09-02-2008, 05:48 PM

BEAUTIFUL! The lighting is amazing. I'd try and crop the photo to get rid of the shirt/cloth on the right. Doing that would definitely make that photo suitable for printing and framing.

Wow, stunning!

jtc33

09-02-2008, 08:04 PM

Brewster

09-02-2008, 08:19 PM

shot this last summer: whiteshell, manitoba canada

dcormier

09-02-2008, 08:41 PM

shot this last summer: whiteshell, manitoba canada

Nicely done. I really like the composition.

Brewster

09-03-2008, 05:39 AM

Nicely done. I really like the composition.

thank you for the compliment.

NeckShaver

09-03-2008, 02:03 PM

Sunset a few years back at Prince of Wales Island, Alaska. Taken with a 5 MP fujifilm point and shoot.

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colinRTM

09-03-2008, 02:19 PM

Great photo of the trees and gravestones. The lighting is beautiful. Would you mind sharing some of the info re: the image--where it was taken, what camera and lens was used, tripod or handheld, and exposure/shutter speed data. Just a fantastic image.

Thanks for posting it.

No problem:

Taken early in the morning of 21 October 2006. Cathcart Cemetery, Glasgow, Scotland.

Camera: Nikon D50
Exposure: 0.017 sec (1/60)
Aperture: f/4.5
Focal Length: 31 mm
ISO Speed: 400
Exposure Bias: 0/6 EV

The lens was the standard D50 kit lens; 18-50mm f/3.5(?). Hand held.