Sometime before midnight (whatever time zone you are in) this Sunday, 22 July 2018, post the best photo you have taken this week. Any subject, any style—just give us your best shot.
If you can, list your EXIF info and any special lighting setups you may have used.
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1st Pineapple of 2018
taken on black cook top for the black reflective surface with LED spot light overhead.
122mm, f/2.8, 1/20 sec, handheld, ISO800
ARRGH, this image doesn't look anything like the jpeg on my computer. It is so washed out and no vibrancy or saturation at all. what happened?
When a photo looks washed out on the web, it is usually because it is saved in one of the wide-gamut colour spaces like AdobeRGB or ProPhotoRGB, but the file has somehow lost the colourspace marker. This makes the web browsers read it as sRGB, which makes it lose vibrancy and saturation. It is safer to change the colourspace to sRGB when you resize it for the web to avoid this.
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My mother in law came to visit this week and wanted some photos that she could share. She turned 90 years old back in April and has a photo of her mother at age 90 that she loves, so she wanted some to share with her kids and grandkids. This was the first time she had ever sat on a motorcycle. I offered to take her for a ride but my wife nixed that... I printed this one at 13" x 19" and framed it. She plans to hang it in her den for all her friends to see back home in Tennessee. 
810_2396.jpg by Mark, on Flickr
D810, Nikkor 85mm f/1.8 @ f/1.8, 1/640", ISO 64, overcast morning light.
Another wonderful photograph of a Cactus Plant Flower. )
Lens: Pentax-DA 18~55mm AL Lens Camera: Pentax K100d Super Photo Location: Backyard ISO: 100 Shutter Speed: 1/50s Aperture: F8
Thanks so much for viewing.
TT
Great work from everyone, as always.
bill, I'm glad you got your colorspace figured out--the colors look good from here. I really like reflective surfaces for simple subjects like that one--nicely done.
Peter...what? I don't even know what to say about that contraption. Explain, please? And you were panning slightly, yes? Love the contrast between the sharp rider and his blurred surroundings.
Mark, that is fantastic--I'm not surprised she loves it! So much fun. She must be a feisty one, eh?
Tony, nice work on that soft and lovely pink. I like that the streaks of white show up so well--nice detail.
I'm submitting one--on time even, so this is a major achievement for me.
For school, my daughter had to do a book report on a notable person. Not sure why, but she chose to read the biography of Queen Elizabeth I of England. The students were required to dress up as the person they were reporting on, which meant we had to outfit her like a queen. Heh. I thought we could experiment a bit and try to create a painterly, old-fashioned, royal portrait with her dressed in her costume. It seems fitting--I think many days she pretty much rules the house.
Queen for a Day by Nicole Fernley, on Flickr
D810, 50mm f/1.4, 1/125, f/1.4, ISO 400. Window light with a scrim; black foam core card to flag off the background and table props.
Nicole, it is a recumbent, short wheel base highracer with a speed fairing behind the rider's seat. This was about 250 m after a standing start, so he was probably up to cruising speed when I shot this, so around 25-30 km/h. I was panning, as you can see.
'bents are faster than diamond frames as the wind resistance is lower and the pedaling more efficient, but it takes a bit of technique to learn how to balance the two-wheeled ones. This one is made for long distance riding, and I know this rider has done both Paris-Brest-Paris and London-Edinburgh-London on recumbents.
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For school, my daughter had to do a book report on a notable person. Not sure why, but she chose to read the biography of Queen Elizabeth I of England. The students were required to dress up as the person they were reporting on, which meant we had to outfit her like a queen. Heh. I thought we could experiment a bit and try to create a painterly, old-fashioned, royal portrait with her dressed in her costume. It seems fitting--I think many days she pretty much rules the house.
That portrait is beautiful. I'm having a hard time finding willing subjects with no expectations to allow me to experiment in that genre. Is that a backdrop or a wall? Whichever it is, it compliments the colors of her costume and hair perfectly.
'bents are faster than diamond frames as the wind resistance is lower and the pedaling more efficient, but it takes a bit of technique to learn how to balance the two-wheeled ones.
Yeah, I can't even imagine how you'd get going on that. I think I'd need a couple people to prop me up. Does he have to start while leaning against a wall or something?
That portrait is beautiful. I'm having a hard time finding willing subjects with no expectations to allow me to experiment in that genre. Is that a backdrop or a wall? Whichever it is, it compliments the colors of her costume and hair perfectly.
Thanks, Mark. It's a piece of fabric I picked up a few years ago at a quilting shop. 
It has come in handy several times for food photography as well as portraits:
P52: Chocolate by Nicole Fernley, on Flickr
Anyway, lest you think I had an easy time with my subject, let me just say I can empathize. My daughter is turning nine this week and has been allergic to the camera for the last couple of years. I usually have to resort to bribes to get her to cooperate, and even then, I usually only get her to sit for a very short time and half my shots are of her grimacing. For this shot, I set everything up with lighting and props ahead of time so that she only needed to come in and stand there for about 10 minutes. Seriously. I don't even know if she made 10 minutes. Might have been 7.
I did add a little toning to the image so that the colors would blend a little better.
Yeah, I can't even imagine how you'd get going on that. I think I'd need a couple people to prop me up. Does he have to start while leaning against a wall or something?
It isn't that difficult as long as you are safely clipped in, using either clips and straps or clipless pedals. It works more or less like a normal clipless start as you kick hard forward to gain momentum so you can clip in the other shoe without falling over. On a diamond frame, you kick downwards to get the same thing. This one has ordinary steering above the seat and rider, lots of them have under seat steering to make things even more interesting the first few starts.
Yeah, I can't even imagine how you'd get going on that. I think I'd need a couple people to prop me up. Does he have to start while leaning against a wall or something?
Thanks, Mark. It's a piece of fabric I picked up a few years ago at a quilting shop.
Anyway, lest you think I had an easy time with my subject, let me just say I can empathize. My daughter is turning nine this week and has been allergic to the camera for the last couple of years. I usually have to resort to bribes to get her to cooperate, and even then, I usually only get her to sit for a very short time and half my shots are of her grimacing. For this shot, I set everything up with lighting and props ahead of time so that she only needed to come in and stand there for about 10 minutes. Seriously. I don't even know if she made 10 minutes. Might have been 7.
I did add a little toning to the image so that the colors would blend a little better.
Wonderful photograph of some out of this world treats. Yummmmm!! You are not playing fair young lady. ) Thanks for sharing. Tony
Nicole,
Beautiful image of a beautiful young lady! Seems like I always enjoy your portraits!
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