August's "Post Your Latest Picture" Thread

[Tomaz]

I had an amazing time shooting the fireworks at the "Celebration of Light" in Vancouver.

I was excited to share, so I'll start this month's thread! :D

http://a.imageshack.us/img838/6107/dsc06333.jpg

http://a.imageshack.us/img838/5071/dsc06334.jpg

http://a.imageshack.us/img412/2785/dsc06346e.jpg

http://a.imageshack.us/img821/4249/dsc06390.jpg

http://a.imageshack.us/img203/2430/dsc06380n.jpg

http://a.imageshack.us/img842/4924/dsc06375.jpg

Hope you like!

[blitz]

Holy crap, it's August already??!?!

Pentax 645, 45mm 2.8, Rollei Retro 80S and 1/50 Rodinal:

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4086/4842332351_0c9067286e_b.jpg

Testing out my 85mm 1.4:

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4145/4842951862_36363b68bb_b.jpg

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4075/4853519685_c82e2225ec_o.jpg

[sxtasy]

camped on a beach on a small island

http://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a122/justin240/IMG_3711.jpg

Winds came up and this is how I found my boat in the morning lol

http://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a122/justin240/IMG_3727.jpg

[adam c]

picked up a D5000 yesterday, first DSLR camera and been playing with it ever since. i couldn't understand how people have such high actuations on their cameras but now i understand why, shit's addicting

http://i79.photobucket.com/albums/j156/adam_c21/beyond/11.jpg
http://i79.photobucket.com/albums/j156/adam_c21/beyond/DSC_0035.jpg

[quazimoto]

Family dinner on Sunday turned into a prompt to excuse to do a photo session of my niece. So can't wait for her 1 year birthday so we can get some messy cake shots done. I have to admit I'm loving my new studio setup.

http://www.khphotography.ca/beyondmad.jpg

[blitz]

This ones tilted to get everything in focus and then shifted to get 3 exposures to merge:

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4114/4854688737_168ac6e829_o.jpg

[Gibson]

This is actually from a few months ago, but like most stuff I shoot in my spare time now, this photo fell onto the backburner. Sigh...

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4080/4851515099_c285ec6964_b.jpg

[corsvette]

Shot out by Rocky Mountain House this weekend.
http://i29.tinypic.com/241rukx.jpg

[95EagleAWD]

Some from my holidays in Ontario last week.

http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y220/95EagleAWD/lake%202010/sunset2.jpg

http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y220/95EagleAWD/lake%202010/grave2.jpg

http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y220/95EagleAWD/lake%202010/doggie1.jpg

http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y220/95EagleAWD/lake%202010/falls2.jpg

[Go4Long]

http://stevenszabo.smugmug.com/photos/957485634_3NLj4-XL.jpg

didn't get out to where I wanted to see it sadly, missed it by a couple minutes, so ended up catching it on it's way back in to town...not terribly happy with the shot, but oh well.

[Pollywog]

Originally posted by 95EagleAWD
Some from my holidays in Ontario last week.

http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y220/95EagleAWD/lake%202010/sunset2.jpg


Im such a sucker for sunsets - very nice!

[Pollywog]

Thats right - a hamster that walks on a leash.

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4095/4858201243_f59da28ecf_b.jpg

[oasis]

took this in bc the other day, found it deep in the woods.

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4134/4857407176_1a98aa2244_b.jpg

[blitz]

Developed a roll from this weekend. Tmax100 in 1/50 Rodinal:

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4074/4858490415_59f627cb76_b.jpg

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4081/4858489989_f0df3cd55c_b.jpg

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4101/4858580643_888dbf9aeb_b.jpg

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4074/4859144030_cef03a9c31_b.jpg

And I call this "Clumsy Dog meets Scanner"

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4101/4858490605_6c4636eed6_b.jpg

[89coupe]

My first attempt at photographing stars. This is in Maui.

http://bradstaylor.com/maui/mauistars.jpg

[Pollywog]

Originally posted by 89coupe
My first attempt at photographing stars. This is in Maui.

http://bradstaylor.com/maui/mauistars.jpg

Nice!

[89coupe]

I really like how this shot turned out, took this at the top of Haleakala. From left to right, Me, my Fiance, and Daughter.

http://bradstaylor.com/maui/haleakala4.jpg

[Gibson]

In that order?

[Tomaz]

Went to Capital City Drift finals in Langford. It took me a while to get the proper exposure settings to capture the movement.

http://a.imageshack.us/img405/4213/dsc06784x.jpg

http://a.imageshack.us/img641/6341/dsc06723vy.jpg

http://a.imageshack.us/img641/597/dsc06702n.jpg

http://a.imageshack.us/img812/4386/dsc06689e.jpg

Spinout!!!!
http://a.imageshack.us/img844/7400/dsc06662.jpg

http://a.imageshack.us/img812/110/dsc06656.jpg

http://a.imageshack.us/img514/1443/dsc06559i.jpg

I had a hell of a time trying to get some decent shots. Does anyone have some tips?

[soupey]

http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash2/hs146.ash2/40618_600918927697_120601584_35650658_5566527_n.jpg

http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash2/hs146.ash2/40618_600918922707_120601584_35650657_2898691_n.jpg

http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc4/hs306.snc4/40618_600918892767_120601584_35650651_4193518_n.jpg

http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc4/hs286.snc4/40618_600918882787_120601584_35650649_5004947_n.jpg

SY4mRLVPUpo
i really gotta work on becoming more steady, excuse the shakyness...

[quazimoto]

This is what I call in the right place at the right time moment. I've been working up to it for some time to really approach the powers that be about getting an opportunity to photograph these events. I happened to be shooting a show for my Fiance and her friends and we happen to see John Anderson doing some practice jumps with a world class horse named Terrific. These horses are just frigging amazing when you see them doing this up close.

http://www.khphotography.ca/anderson.jpg

[blitz]

Went to the Saskatoon Berry Farm just south of Okotoks today.

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4137/4873498201_b3d8ef3d0b_o.jpg

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4118/4874108842_5af1845976_o.jpg

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4117/4873499391_0b8016a7b7_o.jpg

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4141/4874010953_6f5f65439e_o.jpg

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4135/4873498563_43a1d63c33_o.jpg

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4082/4874108218_bce3e7557a_o.jpg

[Melinda]

More recents:

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y154/Syryda/KeiraTwo2small.jpg

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y154/Syryda/KeiraTwo10Small.jpg

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y154/Syryda/KeiraTwo7Small.jpg

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y154/Syryda/KeiraTwo3Small.jpg

The little girl in these photos is actually my son's little girlfriend. Turns out the backdrop scared the crap out of her (when it's being lowered it sounds a little like thunder), so we had the boys (my little guy and abyss/hampstor's little guy Graham there for distraction. While calming her down, the boys tried to show her how to get things done so I snapped a few of them as well.

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y154/Syryda/LucasGrahamsmall.jpg

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y154/Syryda/Kids1Small.jpg

[Go4Long]

from a ride out to radium today:

http://stevenszabo.smugmug.com/photos/965644889_6Knd9-XL.jpg

And with my buddies bike...straight out of camera
http://stevenszabo.smugmug.com/photos/965651806_CtiTe-XL-2.jpg

[maxomilll]

Just picked this Yamaha FZR750 naked bike up yesterday.
First bike! Im excited!!

http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash2/hs127.ash2/39687_10150230358985431_784170430_13885938_7455302_n.jpg

http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash2/hs105.ash2/38587_10150230402890431_784170430_13887455_3847961_n.jpg

[almerick]

Not as good as fellow beyonders but I started playing around with the D90 again. Still a noob though :(
I only had the basic 55-105 lens.

http://i981.photobucket.com/albums/ae299/almerickw/England/DSC_0122.jpg

http://i981.photobucket.com/albums/ae299/almerickw/England/DSC_0225.jpg

http://i981.photobucket.com/albums/ae299/almerickw/England/DSC_0502.jpg

[Pollywog]

Originally posted by maxomilll
Just picked this Yamaha FZR750 naked bike up yesterday.
First bike! Im excited!!


Siiiiccckkk, that'll be a great ride for many more years.

Naked retro FZR = uber-cool

[Clever]

Another newb here as well, taken last weekend with the T1i. Any tips or advice would be greatly appreciated.

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y158/jed212/T1I%20PICS/IMG_2924.jpg

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y158/jed212/T1I%20PICS/IMG_3106.jpg

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y158/jed212/T1I%20PICS/IMG_3156.jpg

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y158/jed212/T1I%20PICS/IMG_3205.jpg

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y158/jed212/T1I%20PICS/IMG_3233.jpg

[soupey]

http://lh4.ggpht.com/_Yhq5WIH8iXc/THAq9QPShZI/AAAAAAAAVFg/qmFSETCTksk/s800/IMG_2445.jpg
http://lh6.ggpht.com/_Yhq5WIH8iXc/THAq-wHCqtI/AAAAAAAAVFs/BCnBcLRlEPE/s800/IMG_2448.jpg
http://lh4.ggpht.com/_Yhq5WIH8iXc/THArPwOkgfI/AAAAAAAAVHs/rof_lMfSQtU/s800/IMG_2492-Edit.jpg
http://lh4.ggpht.com/_Yhq5WIH8iXc/THArnPzfhBI/AAAAAAAAVKw/rd6uWyFT9dk/s800/IMG_2571.jpg
http://lh3.ggpht.com/_Yhq5WIH8iXc/THArn3sfU5I/AAAAAAAAVK4/dZF4szccytE/s800/IMG_2573.jpg
http://lh6.ggpht.com/_Yhq5WIH8iXc/THAr7EFtInI/AAAAAAAAVMw/X8FhMhYApZI/s800/IMG_2611.jpg

[Pollywog]

Picked up a Canon 28-135mm for my trip to London next week so I can leave my lens bag at home. Just started farting around with it in the yard.

http://i846.photobucket.com/albums/ab21/6871280013178/d98768f1.jpg

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4114/4914162515_67b89270f2_z.jpg

[quazimoto]

Beginning to really hate Nikon introducing more and more products that are just too hard to say no to. I will openly say the 24mm F1.4 is one of the best primes I've ever had the chance to use. IQ is just insane on it. Now only if they could give me a 35mm or 50mm worthy of the same quality.

http://www.khphotography.ca/ring1.jpg

[Melinda]

soupey- LOVE that last one.

[BMW Power]

Hi guys, new here. Some great pics in this thread.

Took these during my summer vacation in Johannesburg - South Africa. Random pics.

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4071/4719619749_05942dece7_b.jpg

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4082/4762985654_57507eb4be_b.jpg

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4138/4762977912_34d48448d1_b.jpg

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4082/4762988342_5ce61a2fd2_b.jpg

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4121/4762992372_82abd19eca_b.jpg

[Go4Long]

Originally posted by soupey
http://lh4.ggpht.com/_Yhq5WIH8iXc/THAq9QPShZI/AAAAAAAAVFg/qmFSETCTksk/s800/IMG_2445.jpg


do you find it odd that I looked at these shots and the first thing I thought was "hey, that's a ninja 250, nice little bike"...lol

[Pollywog]

http://i846.photobucket.com/albums/ab21/6871280013178/59f1f06a.jpg

http://i846.photobucket.com/albums/ab21/6871280013178/b4ef7f55.jpg

[Nekura]

http://www.flickr.com/photos/roarasaur/4919333128/
hrmm, cant seem to post the image.

I took this photo out on a field course near Barrier Lake about a 2 weeks ago. This area was clear cut for some weird reason and then just a few weeks later, a "mysterious" flood had flooded the entire station. This happened about 2 years ago and the logging company has never owned up to it. GRRR!

[maxomilll]

Originally posted by Go4Long


do you find it odd that I looked at these shots and the first thing I thought was "hey, that's a ninja 250, nice little bike"...lol

lol, I did the same thing!

[Gibson]

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4095/4910929138_33cf232794_z.jpg
http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4121/4910327195_8b19396c99_z.jpg

[Bukka]

haven't shot in months, shaking the rust off.

some shots of my younger cousin.

http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a9/scarface1980/DSC_5426.jpg

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4081/4929522699_3fa09fc8fe_o.jpg

and a behind the scenes shot.

http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a9/scarface1980/DSC_5375.jpg

[mb3k]

Cool stuff Bukka, great "natural" strobed lighting and fill.

[Bukka]

Thanks, though there were no flashes used for the first or second shots.

The set up was for another set of photos with him and his dad.

this was with the set up.
Still got a lot to learn about lighting.

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4118/4928812816_b57d56915a_o.jpg

and his little brother.
http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4119/4928995296_0324331212_o.jpg

[EvolizePhoto]

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4142/4930547226_0516246ab0_o.jpg

[Melinda]

^^ That photo would work better for me if it were shifted to the left to see more of the length of her body and if she were looking directly into the camera. She looks sort of lifeless. Nice lighting though.

[EvolizePhoto]

Originally posted by Melinda
^^ That photo would work better for me if it were shifted to the left to see more of the length of her body and if she were looking directly into the camera. She looks sort of lifeless. Nice lighting though. Thanks...unfortunately I didn't shoot the whole body in that one. The bed was bad, the room was bad. It was basically like shooting in an office cubicle lol.

[Melinda]

Originally posted by EvolizePhoto
Thanks...unfortunately I didn't shoot the whole body in that one. The bed was bad, the room was bad. It was basically like shooting in an office cubicle lol.
If boudoirs are something you want to get into, invest in a plain white douvet/blanket and maybe another one (or even some material) with a romantic pattern on it like a B&W damask or something like that. Then you can use it for under or behind your model. Works like a charm for those impossible locations.

[Melinda]

Sorry I just noticed this, but why all the erasing lines in the bottom left corner?

[EvolizePhoto]

Originally posted by Melinda
Sorry I just noticed this, but why all the erasing lines in the bottom left corner? :rofl: stupid playboy logos....:P

[EvolizePhoto]

Originally posted by Melinda

If boudoirs are something you want to get into, invest in a plain white douvet/blanket and maybe another one (or even some material) with a romantic pattern on it like a B&W damask or something like that. Then you can use it for under or behind your model. Works like a charm for those impossible locations. My roomate setup this shoot and I tagged along to help him with posing and setup of models and the lighting. boudoir really isnt my thing,I would rather be taking photos of half clad girls in front of a car instead.

[Bukka]

Was teaching a friend how to use his new D5000 when this scene was presented infront of me.

I really enjoy the way the light fell on everything in this.

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4076/4931191512_09833f3d15_o.jpg

[EvolizePhoto]

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4142/4934533261_1ba100eeca_z.jpg

Straight off cam. Haven't edited anything probly wont till I'm in calgary.

Edmonton has a ton of nice cars!

[Go4Long]

Is it an electric car by chance?

[EvolizePhoto]

Originally posted by Go4Long
Is it an electric car by chance? The Torino? No it's a regular motor.

[e.widling]

First time posting here! Let me know what you guys think. Shot on the beach on Cape Lazo, Vancouver Island, BC.

http://i825.photobucket.com/albums/zz177/Eymeric_Widling/flickr_EWI6093.jpg

http://i825.photobucket.com/albums/zz177/Eymeric_Widling/flickr_EWI6078.jpg

[ex1z7]

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4138/4939940675_46b912da50_b.jpg
Interval shooting mode.. Neat feature..

... she said yes, by the way.. :love:

[Tomaz]

congrats :thumbsup:

[jjmac]

Some shots from Global Fest

http://i573.photobucket.com/albums/ss174/JoMaC85/005.jpg

http://i573.photobucket.com/albums/ss174/JoMaC85/001.jpg

http://i573.photobucket.com/albums/ss174/JoMaC85/002.jpg

[EvolizePhoto]

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4140/4940671825_2600b9739b_b.jpg

[quazimoto]

C'est singing in the rain is just a beautiful ting. Trash the dress is always something fun. Hard to believe it just happened to be 3 degrees celcius, raining and well by the time we hit the water we were all frigid. I need to convince more brides into doing this. Best part is everybody walking up saying omg you poor people a wedding day like today or the couple being re-congratulated a year after the date.

http://www.khphotography.ca/beyond_tr1.jpg

[jjmac]

^:thumbsup:

That looks like a movie still! Sick shot.

[EvolizePhoto]

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4153/4948677931_f2b725c06d_b.jpg

[goddchocula]

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4119/4944414126_b4c05126b3_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/wagownd/4944414126/)
IMGP3538 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/wagownd/4944414126/) by ...M@... (http://www.flickr.com/people/wagownd/), on Flickr

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4135/4943830909_1b4282ec76_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/wagownd/4943830909/)
IMGP3561 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/wagownd/4943830909/) by ...M@... (http://www.flickr.com/people/wagownd/), on Flickr

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4140/4943832171_fd6919ffb9_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/wagownd/4943832171/)
Ruuust in spaaaaaace!!! (http://www.flickr.com/photos/wagownd/4943832171/) by ...M@... (http://www.flickr.com/people/wagownd/), on Flickr

[EvolizePhoto]

not bad. i can tell where the rig was tho

[Go4Long]

sure it's not just the spots of crap falling off the car? lol

great shots goddchocula...helluva way to introduce yourself :D especially for a guy that according to your flickr just started lighting car shots earlier this year...wicked results.

[goddchocula]

Thanks!

The reason I posted in here was to get some real feedback. Gotta keep progressing. As for the pchop... I am slowly teaching myself how to get in there and remove things like rigs. Never used it until I had a rig shot to work on.

I will edit it some more and replace it.

[DNSRadio]

its not odd at all because the model is not making eye contact with the camera so you dont tend to look at her.

we as humans tend to look for eyes in any pictures, if we dont see them than we look at the next object in the frame.
in this instance it happens to be the bike.




Originally posted by Go4Long


do you find it odd that I looked at these shots and the first thing I thought was "hey, that's a ninja 250, nice little bike"...lol

[Kavy]

Officially in the Bukka Fan club again.

When are you going to share your post processing secrets your pictures are always done perfectly IMO.

[Bukka]

Originally posted by Kavy
Officially in the Bukka Fan club again.

When are you going to share your post processing secrets your pictures are always done perfectly IMO.

Thanks :D

What is it you want to know?

[Bukka]

one lassst shot from the fams pictures.

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4132/4958161093_5d426c72e4_b.jpg

[Pollywog]

Originally posted by maxomilll
Just picked this Yamaha FZR750 naked bike up yesterday.
First bike! Im excited!!

http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash2/hs127.ash2/39687_10150230358985431_784170430_13885938_7455302_n.jpg

http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash2/hs105.ash2/38587_10150230402890431_784170430_13887455_3847961_n.jpg

Selling already?

:dunno:

http://calgary.kijiji.ca/c-cars-vehicles-motorcycles-sport-bikes-1989-Yamaha-FZ-W0QQAdIdZ224181212

[meed]

Hey guys, I've been playing with my Pentax K20 for a couple weeks now. It's a huge learning curve from the point and shoot I had before, but here's something Ive come up with.


I'd love to hear some thoughts about how I can improve a pic like this.http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v730/meed/Random/duck.jpg

D'oh, this was supposed to be in Septembers thread...

[maxomilll]

Originally posted by Pollywog


Selling already?

:dunno:

http://calgary.kijiji.ca/c-cars-vehicles-motorcycles-sport-bikes-1989-Yamaha-FZ-W0QQAdIdZ224181212


Thought about it, was pretty broke. Finances are looking up these days so its not really looking like it anymore. I just made plans to order a FZR1000 swing arm and rear wheel, and possible fabricate the rear to fit a 600rr tail, make the bike look a little more aggressive, and get it outta the 90's. :burnout:

[88jbody]

Originally posted by meed
Hey guys, I've been playing with my Pentax K20 for a couple weeks now. It's a huge learning curve from the point and shoot I had before, but here's something Ive come up with.


I'd love to hear some thoughts about how I can improve a pic like this.http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v730/meed/Random/duck.jpg

D'oh, this was supposed to be in Septembers thread...

I'm only a beginner but the first thing I noticed was the white balance being off

Here is a 10 second touch in light room
I used the eye dropper and picked the side of the duck to set white balance
increased the exposure by 1/3 stop
lightly couched the contrast

Others on here could do much better with it then I can.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v173/putclevernamehere/duck.jpg

[Mitsu3000gt]

10 sec edit:

http://mschlosser.smugmug.com/photos/1010603115_cf77v-XL.jpg

[blitz]

Your composition is a little off, the second duck is way too close to the edge of the frame and there's a little too much blank space on the right hand side.

Do a search for basic photography rules (rule of 3rds, leading lines, framing etc) and then look at some pictures you like and see how they use them. Feel free to break the "rules" but it really helps to know them first.

Personally, I feel the shot would be stronger if the camera was lower to the ground. Shot from "duck height" if you will.

[meed]

Thanks guys, I think my laptop monitor isn't the best for photo editing.

Blitz - I see what you mean, I got a little excited with the cropping tool haha

[Gibson]

This is my 10 second edit


http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2487/3966899747_fa6311a94b_b.jpg

[88jbody]

Originally posted by Gibson
This is my 10 second edit


http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2487/3966899747_fa6311a94b_b.jpg

:rofl: smart ass