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Mr_Leeman

Mr_Leeman

Member Since 09 Apr 2014
Offline Last Active May 15 2017 02:59 AM
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#48507 Your Best Photo, Week Ending 14 May 2017

Posted by sunshine on 14 May 2017 - 05:10 AM



That's a very nice photo, Mark. It brings back some memories.

 

It's been awhile (decades) so I'm sure things have changed a bit, but Skyline Drive used to be one of my all time favorite scenic roads. And part of the charm were those little hamlets that were tucked away in the valleys just off the main road.

 

--Ron

 

Thanks Ron.  We have lived on the "sunrise side of the Blue Ridge" for over 25 years now.  Some areas have seen lots of development and change and others appear untouched.  I'll take this as an opportunity to post another one from the same trip.  This one is looking west over the Shenandoah valley.  The town of Luray is to the right with lots of farms throughout the valley.

 

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Shenandoah valley by Mark, on Flickr




#48506 Your Best Photo, Week Ending 14 May 2017

Posted by Dogbytes on 14 May 2017 - 04:29 AM

I know, I'm even more indecisive than usual! Sorry!

Maybe I need to take fewer dog pics...

 

Okay, there's no dog in this pic - but the gentleman was the judge at the dog show...

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#48501 Your Best Photo, Week Ending 14 May 2017

Posted by sunshine on 13 May 2017 - 10:13 PM

I had a hard time choosing this week.  I got several I like but settled on this one for the forum.  From our most recent visit to Shenandoah National Park/Skyline Drive:

 

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Cloud shadows by Mark, on Flickr

D810, Nikkor 70-200 f/2.8 @ 70mm, f/8, 1/250", ISO 64

Natural light...  :)

 




#48499 Your Best Photo, Week Ending 14 May 2017

Posted by Tony on 13 May 2017 - 08:45 PM

A Lewisia.  One of my wife's backyard beauties.

 

Taken with Canon EOS Rebel t5 and Canon EF-S 55~250mm IS II Lens.

 

1/250s, F/5.6, ISO @ 800, focal length @ 194mm, no flash and used Pattern Metering.

 

Thanks so much for viewing.

 

TT

 

 

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#48478 Your Best Photo, Week Ending 14 May 2017

Posted by Jerry_ on 12 May 2017 - 06:08 AM

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Nikon D500 Tamron 70-200/2.8 200mm f2.8 1/320s@ISO1250


#48481 Your Best Photo, Week Ending 14 May 2017

Posted by Merco_61 on 12 May 2017 - 02:08 PM

They have finally uncovered the water at Dragarbrunnstorg.

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Model: NIKON D700

Lens (mm): 75 (Tamron 28-75/2.8)
ISO: 200
Aperture: 3.5
Shutter: 1/1250
The response curve is heavily tweaked in post.



#48438 Your Best Photo, Week Ending 14 May 2017

Posted by nbanjogal on 09 May 2017 - 11:45 PM

Heh--I actually have something to share this week. :) Did a senior portrait session tonight--had tons of fun. This girl had a great smile and wasn't afraid to be silly.

 

34526752566_6df508c566_b.jpgSenior portrait by Nicole Fernley, on Flickr

 

D810, Nikkor 85mm 1.8G, ISO 100, 1/160, f/2.2




#34079 Your Best Photo, Week Ending 1 November 2015

Posted by nbanjogal on 01 November 2015 - 11:56 PM

Yee-ha! What a great bunch of images! 

 

Rob, your wedding shots look fabulous! So...do you think you'll be making a go of it as a wedding photographer? ;)

Peter--I am completely stumped. The only thing I could think of was the back of a blowdryer! Very fun abstract!

TBonz, I am, as always, a bit jealous of the many photo ops you seem to have surrounding you. Love those horses! And I can't figure out how that pitcher is going to get the ball to go where it's supposed to--he doesn't seem to be looking at his target. Fun shot though--hope he gets to see it.

Brian, that spooky lady looks great, and the bokeh on that lens is absolutely dreamy.

Ron, you made those cars look fantastic--wish I could figure out how to do that. And soon--I have a vehicle assignment coming up. Ugh. Help.

Jerry, such lovely colors. I really like the composition on your bottom image. Our colors didn't seem as vivid this year, so I'll just enjoy yours. :)

Lee, I hope "chuffed" means immensely thrilled (apparently I don't speak English) because those are stunning. No wonder they're asking you do their wedding.

Dean, beautiful sunrise images--I especially like the second one of the palm trees. The composition and the light really make that shot special. 

 

"The Origins of Halloween" was the theme for this week's Project 52 Pros assignment, so I thought I'd try something a bit different and do some light painting of a still life. I've done light painting on large scenes in the outdoors, but I've never light painted a small scene. It was a challenge, and I don't think my results were anywhere nearly as good as the experts' (Google Harold Ross to see it done well), but I had fun trying it. Since the theme involved the origins of Halloween, I thought I'd try to put together a "memento mori" image like one of the old masters might have done centuries ago. Had a great time coming up with the symbols!

 

22685983862_207ebdc7b6_b.jpgHalloween Still Life by Nicole Fernley, on Flickr

 

This image is a composite of six images--I light painted each element individually and then put them together in Photoshop (a bit sloppily, I know--don't be too hard on me). Most of the images were 15-20 second exposures during which I painted with an LED flashlight. To capture the smoke of the candle, I used a speed light and upped the shutter speed to...something faster. Can't remember. :) Anyhow, it was a fun experiment--I may try it again sometime.

 

P.S. All the negative space is to accommodate text for the required layout.




#34067 Your Best Photo, Week Ending 1 November 2015

Posted by Merco_61 on 01 November 2015 - 12:31 PM

Something abstract from me this week:

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Body: D300

Lens: 105/2.5 Ai 

Aperture: f/8

Shutter: 1/60

ISO: 200

Profile: D2X Mode3

Lighting: A flagged flash head that lights standing water 10 cm below the subject.

 

Does anyone have a guess about what the subject is?




#34072 Your Best Photo, Week Ending 1 November 2015

Posted by iNYONi on 01 November 2015 - 03:46 PM

Well the wedding has come and gone. A long day but full of lovely moments and great to have the family all together. Apart from the stress of doing the photography it was a great day. As with my other thread about this I have between 600 & 700 RAW images to get through. Here are a couple of my favs so far.

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#34055 Your Best Photo, Week Ending 1 November 2015

Posted by Brian on 31 October 2015 - 02:34 PM

The Ghost of a Jilted Lover roams the grounds of Gunston Hall FOREVER, EVER, Ever, ever...

 

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Nikkor 85/2 Ais, wide-open of the Df.

 

Happy Halloween




#34032 Your Best Photo, Week Ending 1 November 2015

Posted by Ron on 30 October 2015 - 12:12 PM

We were back at Fairchild Tropical Botanic Gardens last weekend for a antique car show they were having. In spite of a pretty large crowd I managed to get a few good images. All of them were made with my D610 and my equally antique AF24-120D. Most of the images I took were shot at either 24mm or close to it.

 

D610

AF Nikkor 24-120D

Available light.

 

--Ron

 

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#34017 Your Best Photo, Week Ending 1 November 2015

Posted by Jerry_ on 30 October 2015 - 12:41 AM

Great captures Lee.

Here are two of mine about autumn colours.

Both taken with the D610 and Mikro Nikkor 60/2.8, mounted on a tripod with the arm being in a horizontal position.
The leafs are exposed on a white 80g paper,

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f11 1/4s@ISO100
Camera flash combined with a LED light

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#33973 Your Best Photo, Week Ending 1 November 2015

Posted by deano on 27 October 2015 - 12:38 PM

I will start off this week with two shots I took of this mornings sunrise at two different locations in our town

1) D750, sigma 24-105, iso 50, 53mm @ f22, 2 sec exp

2) D750, sigma 24-105, iso 100, 35mm @ f4.5, 20 sec exp

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#33799 Your Best Photo, Week Ending 11 October 2015

Posted by Tony on 16 October 2015 - 02:24 AM

Here is a shot of a whale spouting off.  This species of whale are known as: "California Grays".  They are heading to their summer feeding spots from Alaska.  Normally we would have taken a boat with some folks out to meet the whales, but not this trip.  I thought the seagulls added a nice touch.  Thanks for looking and enjoy.

 

Tony