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

sourphish · 10-19-2011, 08:39 PM

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Originally Posted by TL

Diamond Head Beach_Pano by GQjai, on Flickr

Nice, I'm heading there this Sunday for 30 days for work Lol.

M_Six · 10-19-2011, 09:51 PM

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Originally Posted by sourphish

Nice, I'm heading there this Sunday for 30 days for work Lol.

Need a gofer? I work cheap.

sourphish · 10-19-2011, 10:13 PM

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Originally Posted by M_Six

Need a gofer? I work cheap.

Haha, I'm still a junior compared with the majority of my team, so I can't have you taking my job :P

But if you were planning to do a Hawaii trip anyway between oct 23 to nov 23, feel free to use my hotel room, the Moana Surfrider. That'll be the cheapest way anyone can stay in Hawaii

gary88 · 10-19-2011, 10:32 PM

Quick snap from today.

UdubBadger · 10-19-2011, 10:55 PM

because rushhour

M_Six · 10-20-2011, 12:10 AM

Trafficus Rex

TL · 10-20-2011, 01:21 PM

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Originally Posted by sourphish

Nice, I'm heading there this Sunday for 30 days for work Lol.

wow, lucky u! you'll enjoy it there

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Originally Posted by MB330

Nice!

thanks

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Originally Posted by adrean8j

I think I am done for good. Started feeling like I was part of a penal colony instead of a free man. Missing my family and civilization...Had to come back even if I won't make as much money in the states.

yea i hear ya, family and freedom is important.

TL · 10-20-2011, 01:23 PM

i think i should start a new tread with all my Hawaii photos...too many to post here each day

Diamond Head Mountain by GQjai, on Flickr

Chewy734 · 10-20-2011, 01:24 PM

where are pics of babes on the beaches?

TL · 10-20-2011, 01:35 PM

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Originally Posted by Chewy734

where are pics of babes on the beaches?

Patience my friend...haha

I'll try to find some for u later and post

MB330 · 10-20-2011, 03:03 PM

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Originally Posted by TL

i think i should start a new tread with all my Hawaii photos...too many to post here each day

Diamond Head Mountain by GQjai, on Flickr

Yes - let's make a separate thread - Hawaii!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Chewy734 · 10-20-2011, 05:40 PM

kind of a crappy photo, imo. I just didn't know how to improve it.

dcstep · 10-20-2011, 05:50 PM

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Originally Posted by Chewy734

kind of a crappy photo, imo. I just didn't know how to improve it.

You needed realistic, multi-shot HDR. There's simply too much dynamic range to fix in post, so, instead you should bracket three to five images and fold them together into one HDR image. Another possibility was flash. This is one that needed help when taken, rather than fixed in post.

Chewy734 · 10-20-2011, 05:55 PM

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Originally Posted by dcstep

You needed realistic, multi-shot HDR. There's simply too much dynamic range to fix in post, so, instead you should bracket three to five images and fold them together into one HDR image. Another possibility was flash. This is one that needed help when taken, rather than fixed in post.

Ahh... thanks Dave. Unfortunately this was taken hand-held, 1600 iso, and 1/5s on my 20D. The mere fact that it is relatively sharp is surprising.

I can't imagine shooting it in HDR without a tripod.

oneintheory · 10-20-2011, 06:21 PM

Brittany K. by jsophoto, on Flickr

dcstep · 10-20-2011, 06:53 PM

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Originally Posted by Chewy734

Ahh... thanks Dave. Unfortunately this was taken hand-held, 1600 iso, and 1/5s on my 20D. The mere fact that it is relatively sharp is surprising.

I can't imagine shooting it in HDR without a tripod.

You CAN shoot brackets hand-held. Photoshop and several other softwares will auto-align the images and merge. I don't know your camera body, but many dslrs will allow have an auto-bracket setting, so you don't have to take the camera away from your face. It actually works very well.

Dave

Chewy734 · 10-20-2011, 07:07 PM

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Originally Posted by dcstep

You CAN shoot brackets hand-held. Photoshop and several other softwares will auto-align the images and merge. I don't know your camera body, but many dslrs will allow have an auto-bracket setting, so you don't have to take the camera away from your face. It actually works very well.

Dave

That's true... But, three consecutive hand-held shots at 1/5s isn't easy.

M_Six · 10-20-2011, 08:21 PM

Yeah, the foreground dark area is clipped beyond recovery. You could crop in a bit tighter and remove the negative space and the woman on the left. There is some recoverable detail in the overhead beams, so cropping in and adjusting the exposure around the beams might help.

A nice bounced flash would have been the deal there. But a big flash unit can be a pain to haul around on a walking trip.

M_Six · 10-20-2011, 08:22 PM

Brittany = Wow.

Slow_335i · 10-20-2011, 08:47 PM

adrean8j · 10-21-2011, 01:40 AM

Interesting story behind this one:

Macedonian gentleman has had this boat for 2-3 years and got stranded on Broad River the night before when his outboard went out. I was out there early in the morning after dropping rugrats at school. He bought the boat for $600 and put about $1000 into it after that fact. (Not including his current issue with the outboard motor). I chatted him up a bit and gave him some bug spray (the sand gnats are atrocious in this area in the early morning and evening..horrible little creatures worse than mosquitoes):

Stranded by Adrean8j, on Flickr

Chewy734 · 10-21-2011, 09:13 AM

nice shot man... I have a fisherman's boat photo from a harbor cruise I took last year... I'm going to try to find it.

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M_Six Free Thinker 19780 Rep 7,561 Posts Drives: 2016 MB GLC300 4matic Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Foothills of Mt Level iTrader: (0)	Yeah, the foreground dark area is clipped beyond recovery. You could crop in a bit tighter and remove the negative space and the woman on the left. There is some recoverable detail in the overhead beams, so cropping in and adjusting the exposure around the beams might help. A nice bounced flash would have been the deal there. But a big flash unit can be a pain to haul around on a walking trip. __________________ Mark markj.pics "Life is uncertain, eat bacon now." -UncleWede
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