*OFFICIAL* Snapshot of the Day (one image per post please) #1

UdubBadger · 07-30-2011, 01:19 AM

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Originally Posted by dcstep

I only had an hour to hunt today, but this guy was more than just reward:

Bull frog, patiently waiting for his next meal to fly or swim by by dcstep, on Flickr

7D, with 500mm lens and 1.4x TC, hand held at 1/800th second, ISO 400 and f/7.1. This is actually -1/3EV because of the light on its eyes. Taken an hour before sunset.

Dave

nice shot dave... a fine catch indeed

oneintheory · 07-30-2011, 09:17 AM

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Originally Posted by Weebl

Oneintheory
A crop that tight is not flattering to the model.

the risk you run when using a shoot through ring and not cropping tight is distorting the model's features with a wide-angle lens. particularly at such a close distance...the nose becomes really large. i also cropped that tight to show the catchlights a bit more. typically though, i'd certainly agree with you.

ShopVac · 07-30-2011, 09:17 AM

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Originally Posted by UdubBadger

ok not gonna lie when I saw the 1st pic I thought it was a tilt shift (glanced right before I left for dinner).

it really is a toy train set. WOW

+1 on that...I was set to even ask until I saw the second picture.

Litos · 07-30-2011, 10:17 AM

aahhh ok - so it's a mole, not a pimple.

first pic looks like a pimple, second one is clearly a mole

ArtistikD · 07-30-2011, 11:01 AM

Litos · 07-30-2011, 11:29 AM

lol - that green actually doesn't look bad.

Litos · 07-30-2011, 11:34 AM

Chewy734 · 07-30-2011, 12:53 PM

Since I couldn't bring my dSLR to an indoor football game, I shot this with a point-and-shoot in jpg format.

UdubBadger · 07-30-2011, 02:30 PM

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Originally Posted by Litos

awesome!

UdubBadger · 07-30-2011, 02:31 PM

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Originally Posted by Chewy734

Since I couldn't bring my dSLR to an indoor football game, I shot this with a point-and-shoot in jpg format.

Giving up hope on the Browns already I see. I don't blame you.

dcstep · 07-30-2011, 03:00 PM

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Originally Posted by Weebl

Oneintheory and Dave,
A crop that tight is not flattering to the model.

Dave, what do you think about using a CPL in that photo?

I wanted warts and all...

I don't think that a CPL would have helped me much. The problem areas are the white at the bottoms of the eyes and some water around the mouth. DxO Optics Pro has a dynamic range expansion mode that I used to bring some detail into the back that's in shadow and then I pulled the brightness level down until only a handful of pixels were burnt out.

Besides, I don't own a CPL for my 500mm. You mount them at the back of the lens and have to leave them at one setting, or pull them in and out of the housing to adjust the CPL. Neutral density is easy to use. The lens has such great color and contrast that I very seldom feel any need to pull levels down further. Remember, I a big believer in "expose right" which means expose as hot as possible without blowing out highlights, then pull the level down in RAW conversion. I don't see where CPL and ND filters fit into that concept.

For my smaller lenses I DO have a GND filter for scenics with bright skies, but I'm more inclined to do a 3 or 5-shot HDR in those cases.

Dave

dcstep · 07-30-2011, 03:02 PM

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Originally Posted by Litos

lol - that green actually doesn't look bad.

Where's Rodi?

Chewy734 · 07-30-2011, 03:09 PM

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Originally Posted by UdubBadger

Giving up hope on the Browns already I see. I don't blame you.

haha... well, I'm still a huge Browns fan, but I feel like I shouldn't be optimistic about anything they do. That being said, I'm going through football withdrawal and need it to start back up soon...

ShopVac · 07-30-2011, 05:04 PM

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Originally Posted by Chewy734

haha... well, I'm still a huge Browns fan, but I feel like I shouldn't be optimistic about anything they do. That being said, I'm going through football withdrawal and need it to start back up soon...

Some people are turned on by constant let down, I guess.

Chewy734 · 07-30-2011, 05:06 PM

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Originally Posted by ShopVac

Some people are turned on by constant let down, I guess.

It makes me feel good that the Cleveland Gladiators beat the Pittsburgh Power to get into the AFL playoffs though

ShopVac · 07-30-2011, 05:06 PM

Daughter's been playing really well lately, she's got another rock concert next week. Thought I would surprise her with this new toy today...it play's really nice

(Looking for Dad of the year award)

ShopVac · 07-30-2011, 05:08 PM

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Originally Posted by Chewy734

It makes me feel good that the Cleveland Gladiators beat the Pittsburgh Power to get into the AFL playoffs though

Huh, didn't even know we had a team.

EDIT: okay...I did know we had a team...didn't know Cleveland had a team though.

ShopVac · 07-30-2011, 06:37 PM

Cleaned the car...and the trees were in full bloom.

M_Six · 07-30-2011, 09:43 PM

We went walking with Wifey's aunt and her husband around Lake Cadillac this evening. I opted to leave the camera in the car figuring I had a ton of pics of the lake already. Of course we see this awesome looking storm line forming on the way back to the car. This would have looked much better had I had my DSLR with me, but all I had was my Droid. This is 3 Droid images stitched together.

Weebl · 07-30-2011, 10:43 PM

To geek or not to geek, that is the camera question......
You would not believe how that would have looked with a 24-104.
Pretty good anyway.

M_Six · 07-30-2011, 10:49 PM

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Originally Posted by Weebl

To geek or not to geek, that is the camera question......
You would not believe how that would have looked with a 24-104.
Pretty good anyway.

I know. Where's that face palm smiley when you need it?

dcstep · 07-30-2011, 11:20 PM

Nice sky Mark.

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