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PHOTO-A-DAY: May 2013

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  • DXV_PhotoDXV_Photo Posts: 160Member
    edited May 2013
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  • proudgeekproudgeek Posts: 1,422Member
    edited May 2013
    Adam, love the lion shot. I know you asked about tree branches a few months back and I think they provide a lot of context.
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    D90 | 300mm | f/5 | 1/1600s | ISO 400
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  • donaldejosedonaldejose Posts: 3,866Member
    edited May 2013
    Rose growing beside my house.

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    D3100, kit lens, f11, SB600 mounted to left side of the camera on a flash bracket with the diffusion panel down to soften the light. Tomorrow I will post the same flower shot the same way except the diffusion panel is up for more contrast or harsher light. Since the flash head is large compared to the size of the subject, the contrast is not too great without the diffusion panel. But tastes differ and I am trying to see how I can easily produce different effects in close-ups.
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  • CoastalconnCoastalconn Posts: 527Member
    More crappy weather in CT... Great Egret
    Great Egret Flight 3

    D300 * Tokina 300 F2.8 + Tamron 1.4x TC * 420mm * F8 * ISO 400 * 1/1250 * -.66 EC
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  • spraynprayspraynpray Posts: 6,545Moderator
    @donaldejose: Just to let you know that I am watching your experiments with interest :-B
    Always learning.
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  • adamzadamz Posts: 842Moderator
    Bison or lion...
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  • JJ_SOJJ_SO Posts: 1,158Member
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  • MsmotoMsmoto Posts: 5,398Moderator
    edited May 2013
    This was kinda fun....
    Sun Variation 05.24.13

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  • dissentdissent Posts: 1,355Member
    2013 Naper Civil War Days 18 May 13
    - Ian . . . [D7000, D7100; Nikon glass: 35 f1.8, 85 f1.8, 70-300 VR, 105 f2.8 VR, 12-24 f4; 16-85 VR, 300 f4D, 14E-II TC, SB-400, SB-700 . . . and still plenty of ignorance]
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  • nitro4menitro4me Posts: 252Member
    300_3033St George's Bay Grenada D300S | 1/500 | -1/3EV | 800 ISO |120mm @ f11
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  • rschnaiblerschnaible Posts: 308Member
    My share, a little treasure along the trail in El Yunque Rainforest

    Simple Find
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  • pippigurlpippigurl Posts: 241Member
    This boy was doin some "courtin!"

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    Nikon D800 | Nikkor 80-400 4.5-5.6 | 1/400 | f5.6 ISO 400
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  • kanuckkanuck Posts: 1,300Member
    Hi "itsnotmeyouknow" great shot, yes that's a very popular waterfall and usually filled with tourists so I usually try to stay away especially during busy holiday times. In general I am not much of a people person when it comes to photography. It is a beautiful spot though you are right.

    This is Gwaneumsa Temple during the Buddhist birthday celebrations last week. Had to wait until someone entered the frame I was surprised but I guess it too early in the morning:

    Gwaneumsa Temple Buddha's Birthday Lanterns
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  • Benji2505Benji2505 Posts: 522Member
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  • NSXTypeRNSXTypeR Posts: 2,293Member
    @ TNXTypeR, I thought for sure you captured that above the coast of Africa or South America somewhere. This raises the question...Did we "really" land on the moon?
    Thank you! That was exactly the kind of effect I was trying to get. If I could get that milk to be more blue and get a more green mold, I might be able to pull it off.

    But then at that point I don't think it would be a good idea to keep it around. I think the mold was grown on some expired heavy cream, which would explain the yellow tint on the "sea".
    Nikon D7000/ Nikon D40/ Nikon FM2/ 18-135 AF-S/ 35mm 1.8 AF-S/ 105mm Macro AF-S/ 50mm 1.2 AI-S
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  • DXV_PhotoDXV_Photo Posts: 160Member
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  • [Deleted User][Deleted User] Posts: 0
    edited May 2013
    Love the 60mm f/2.8g micro.
    Nikon D600, 1/60 at f/11, ISO 1600.
    I only needed the center, so I put the D600 in crop mode, nice feature on the D600.
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  • Golf007sdGolf007sd Posts: 2,840Moderator
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    D4 24-70 2.8 1/3200 ISO 800 @ f/8.0
    D4 & D7000 | Nikon Holy Trinity Set + 105 2.8 Mico + 200 F2 VR II | 300 2.8G VR II, 10.5 Fish-eye, 24 & 50 1.4G, 35 & 85 1.8G, 18-200 3.5-5.6 VR I SB-400 & 700 | TC 1.4E III, 1.7 & 2.0E III, 1.7 | Sigma 35 & 50 1.4 DG HSM | RRS Ballhead & Tripods Gear | Gitzo Monopod | Lowepro Gear | HDR via Promote Control System |
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  • donaldejosedonaldejose Posts: 3,866Member
    Same flower diffusion panel up for more contrast.

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    D3100, kit lens, f16, SB600 mounted on bracket to the side of the body.
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  • [Deleted User][Deleted User] Posts: 0
    @donaldejose I like the first one, gives me more .... rose feel -
    Those who say it can't be done, should not interrupt those doing it!
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  • donaldejosedonaldejose Posts: 3,866Member
    I like the first one better myself but even the second one is not too harsh IMO. The shadows are not black; there is some fill light even though this is just one flash.
    My guess is that the relative size of the flash head compared to the size of the subject makes the flash head a much larger soft-box than we seem to realize. The relative ratio might compare to using a 4 x 3 foot soft box on a person. When photographing at 1:1 the flash head might compare to a 6 foot tall soft box used with a person.
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  • [Deleted User][Deleted User] Posts: 0
    edited May 2013
    You are right on this Donald, but the softness of the light depends on the distance of the subject from the box. This softness decrease very fast, when you are further away from the box, so when you want soft light, get as close as you can get. Something for a topic, I think there is one now.

    edit: I see now you are on it :)
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  • CoastalconnCoastalconn Posts: 527Member
    Happy Memorial Day weekend! I took this last year on Memorial Day ironically...
    Memorial Day Egret 2012

    D90 * Tamron 200-500, F8, 1/800th, ISO 560, +1 EC
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  • proudgeekproudgeek Posts: 1,422Member
    It's been raining here for 3 straight days and it's now 45 degrees. If you think I'm going outside to shoot anything new forget it. Taken a few years back in the Galapagos.
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    D90 | 80-400 | 220mm | f/8 | 1/1000s | ISO 400
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  • JJ_SOJJ_SO Posts: 1,158Member
    edited May 2013
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    fountain pen cleaning day :)
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