Photo-A Day -- October 2013

Golf007sdGolf007sd Posts: 2,840Moderator
edited October 2013 in Photo-a-day
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*PLEASE POST ONLY ONE (1) PHOTO PER 24HRS* in this thread: September 2013
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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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  • Golf007sdGolf007sd Posts: 2,840Moderator
    Magic Town HDR 2.jpg

    D4 14-24 2.8 4 sec ISO 100 @ f/10 +/1 1.0 EV -- 10 Shot HDR using Promote Control System
    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 |
  • adamzadamz Posts: 842Moderator
    edited October 2013
    Parrot
    Another V1 + N70-200/2.8 combo
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  • proudgeekproudgeek Posts: 1,422Member
    Awesome shot Adam. Got up into the mountains early enough this past weekend to catch the fog before it burned off.
    _DSC1085
    D800 | 70-200 | 75mm | f/8 | 1/800s | ISO 200
  • MsmotoMsmoto Posts: 5,398Moderator
    And, what do you feed a giraffe?

    Great Plains Zoo 09.09.13 II-24
    Msmoto, mod
  • kanuckkanuck Posts: 1,300Member
    Really awesome shot Adam! Looks like we are starting October off with a bang so far^^

    I was not alone in the fog after all on this early morning:

    A Brief Moment in Time
  •  DavidJaan DavidJaan Posts: 284Member
    I love getting to take portraits like this.

    I'm in a bit of an editing crisis so opinions/suggestions would be great to hear. Too much editing? Not enough? Good balance of contrast?

    Heather
  • dissentdissent Posts: 1,329Member
    another shot of the Polistes wasp -

    morning macro 02
    - 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]
  • YetibuddhaYetibuddha Posts: 388Member
    Grand Prismatic Spring in Yellowstone is one of the largest hot springs in the world. It is a challenge of photograph the whole area. Here is one attempt to tell the story of the springs, steam and sky:
    Grand-Prismatic-Spring-1
  • donaldejosedonaldejose Posts: 3,673Member
    edited October 2013
    If Van Gogh had used a Nikon camera this is what he would have produced with it.

    DON_8265
    D600, 70-200f4.
    Post edited by donaldejose on
  • nitro4menitro4me Posts: 252Member
    A Mountain Mini MarketMountain Mini Market
  • Rx4PhotoRx4Photo Posts: 1,200Member
    @Greybagel, I'll preface this with if you like it and she's satisfied then that's all that matters. That said, (and I'll be as brief as possible), I'm not a "pro" photog by any means. I'm merely trying to tap into the "On Location Portraiture" arena by my efforts. My goal is to glamorize the look without going too far in editing. IMO, she is beautifully posed, and the photograph is wonderfully composed. The only areas that I might comment on are exposure being a bit hot on the left (her right) and skin retouching. Three skin areas that stand out for me are the blemish on the left cheek, the armpit crease (some editors have a more graphic term because of the look) , and the bright skin mark on the exposed arm. I tend to leave "beauty marks" that are appealing so I might have cloned it down - reducing opacity - but not totally eliminating it. I do think it's a lovely photograph.

    This was an out take because she was probably swallowing or something.....but then I saw the cheek bones and decided to work with it.
    _RP19574-Edit.jpg
    D800 | D7000 | Nikkor 14-24mm f/2.8 | 24-70mm f/2.8 | 70-200mm f/2.8 | 35mm f/1.8G | 85mm f/1.4G | Sigma 35mm f/1.4 Art | Sigma 50mm f/1.4 Art | Sigma 50mm f/1.4 EX DG HSM | Zeiss 100mm Makro-Planar ZF.2 | Flash controllers: Phottix Odin TTL

  • PickerelPickerel Posts: 154Member
    The "formal" Katahdin photo of myself and my companions. I, Shepherd, am on the left with a sign for hiker trash in general (hiker trash is an affectionate term hikers use for themselves). Pancakes is next to me with a sign for Rooster, one of our companions who could not join us on the summit due to working a summer camp. Cricket is her sister, on the other side of the sign and holding a sign for her dog Roscoe - Roscoe had to go home when the girls had a deadline come up and had to quicken their pace. Nickelodeon is on the right with a box o' joe for Coffee Pot and Fresh Ground. Coffee Pot was too injured to continue hiking and went home to northern New Jersey where she hosted many hikers as they passed through the area. Fresh Ground was a section hiker last year and one of the greatest trail angels this year, so named because of his enthusiasm for coffee.

    8.20
    Appalachian Trail class of 2013, Georgia to Maine
    Continuing adventures at shepherdadventures.wordpress.com
  • PB_PMPB_PM Posts: 4,494Member
    image
    D800 + 16-35mm VR | Large Version
    If I take a good photo it's not my camera's fault.
  • jj168jj168 Posts: 15Member
    Wow some nice display already!

    I have tried shadow lifting on the awesone sensor of D800 with no joy. I finally bought into a filter system after so long resisting it. This is my first proper outing after some tests in poor weather.

    Turimetta Beach - Sydney
  • flight3flight3 Posts: 379Member
    Had some fun walking to Mont St. Michel earlier this week, but man were my feet hurting XD.

    Mont St. Michel From Afar

    D3100 | 18-55mm | 18mm | F11 | ISO100 | 1/125
    Nikon D3100, 18-55mm VR, 50mm 1.8D, Sigma 70-200mm 2.8 OS, Yongnuo YN-560 II Speedlight Flash www.dreshad.com
  • DXV_PhotoDXV_Photo Posts: 160Member
    edited October 2013
    Photo & Video Sharing by SmugMug
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  • PierrePierre Posts: 360Member
    Superb work here.
    @yetibuddha absolutely beautiful.
    @donaldejose it is starting to look more like a Monet.
    @pickerel what an happy bunch, nice story.
    @jj168 well done, nice colors and textures.
    _0049323
  • rschnaiblerschnaible Posts: 308Member
    My share today is another image from Cascais Portugal....

    Cascais
  • tcole1983tcole1983 Posts: 981Member
    DSC_0205
    D5200, D5000, S31, 18-55 VR, 17-55 F2.8, 35 F1.8G, 105 F2.8 VR, 300 F4 AF-S (Previously owned 18-200 VRI, Tokina 12-24 F4 II)
  • ttsisgoodttsisgood Posts: 248Member
    A hibiscus plant from my backyard.

    White Hibiscus: More beautiful than a dying hedge...
    D7000/D600/D800 Various lenses
  • JuergenJuergen Posts: 315Member
    This is an amazing start into the month. Great photos everybody.

    Kingfisher, Eisvogel

    I am getting closer and closer to my Kingfisher now.
    Jürgen
    D4, D800E, Nikon 1 J2, 600 f/4, trinity, PC-E 45, PC-E 24, 105, 50 f/1,8g, 85 f/1,4, Sigma 150-500
  • dissentdissent Posts: 1,329Member
    a red clover flower, up close and dewy -

    morning macro 01
    - 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]
  •  DavidJaan DavidJaan Posts: 284Member
    @Rx4Photo - Thanks a bunch! Definitely helpful

    Some people freeze when they know the camera is on them. Others become instant models.

    Casual Connection
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