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

M_Six · 03-05-2012, 11:17 PM

Cool shot. So how close to the bee were you? Or more precisely, the end of the lens?

dcstep · 03-05-2012, 11:32 PM

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Cool shot. So how close to the bee were you? Or more precisely, the end of the lens?

The EXIF says 1.2M, but I think it's more like 2-feet. EXIF distance info is notriously inaccurate. The specified minimum focus distance without the ET is 1.2M, so I think that I'm a bit closer, but not sure.

One great thing about using tele lenses for macros is that the working distance is generous and subjects, like bees, hardly notice you.

Dave

Seminole · 03-05-2012, 11:51 PM

Francis Ford Coppola's Oscars, taken at his Winery in Sonoma. The display case had a lot of glare from every angle, but I think it came out kinda cool:

Francis Ford Coppola Oscars by Seminolez, on Flickr

dcstep · 03-05-2012, 11:55 PM

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Francis Ford Coppola's Oscars, taken at his Winery in Sonoma. The display case had a lot of glare from every angle, but I think it came out kinda cool:

Cool.

Display cases can be a pain in the butt. Sometimes if you move around enough you can find a perspective without a glare. Don't ever hestitate to ask an assistant, you significant other or travel partner, to stand in a key spot to block the light causing the glare. Just fyi to a fellow Seminole.

BTW, I like your Charlie Ward tribute.

Dave

Seminole · 03-06-2012, 12:23 AM

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Cool.

Display cases can be a pain in the butt. Sometimes if you move around enough you can find a perspective without a glare. Don't ever hestitate to ask an assistant, you significant other or travel partner, to stand in a key spot to block the light causing the glare. Just fyi to a fellow Seminole.

BTW, I like your Charlie Ward tribute.

Dave

Thanks for the advice. I really appreciate everyone's comments as I'm trying to do my best to improve. I'm thinking of taking a class to learn more since learning on the fly can only teach you so much.

Anyhoo, another pic from my trip:

Urban Mountain by Seminolez, on Flickr

bluespeed117 · 03-06-2012, 12:56 AM

Aces Sunset

M_Six · 03-06-2012, 07:59 AM

^^^Nice! A sunset without a flat horizon. I'm envious.

dcstep · 03-06-2012, 10:35 AM

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Anyhoo, another pic from my trip:...

Interesting perspective of Lombard. Where were you when you shot it?

BTW, your night shots of the GG Bridge and Vegas Strip are really nice. Did you post any to the Night Shots thread?

Dave

Seminole · 03-06-2012, 11:02 AM

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Interesting perspective of Lombard. Where were you when you shot it?

BTW, your night shots of the GG Bridge and Vegas Strip are really nice. Did you post any to the Night Shots thread?

Dave

I was actually standing on the curvy part of Lombard facing east.

I posted a couple, but the horizions were off a bit so I still need to go back and fix them.

- Paul - · 03-06-2012, 12:42 PM

Great macro Dave.

Wheely light

M_Six · 03-06-2012, 01:01 PM

^^^Whoa. Some serious G-Forces there.

The1 · 03-06-2012, 01:04 PM

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^^^Whoa. Some serious G-Forces there.

hehe

Chewy734 · 03-06-2012, 01:54 PM

nice shot Paul.

bluespeed117 · 03-06-2012, 06:18 PM

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^^^Nice! A sunset without a flat horizon. I'm envious.

Thanks

M_Six · 03-06-2012, 08:38 PM

No sunset tonight because of cloud cover to the west, but the view to the east wasn't bad. This shed has been my target multiple times.

Chewy734 · 03-06-2012, 08:56 PM

nice composition Mark

M_Six · 03-06-2012, 09:05 PM

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nice composition Mark

Thanks, Chewy. It would have been a good night to have one of those really big moon shots, but alas, no such luck. The RAW file at 100% had some decent moon detail, but it didn't show up well viewing the whole image.

dcstep · 03-06-2012, 09:49 PM

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nice composition Mark

Yes, nice balance and color.

M_Six · 03-06-2012, 09:59 PM

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Yes, nice balance and color.

Thanks, Dave. I turned on the grid in my 7D VF and it really does help with lining up the horizon and so on. It's nice not having to straighten things out in post.

dcstep · 03-06-2012, 10:14 PM

Adult bald eagle fly-by by dcstep, on Flickr

M_Six · 03-06-2012, 10:41 PM

^^^Nice job with exposure considering where the sun is. Did you get a snow reflection to help you out on that one?

The1 · 03-06-2012, 10:44 PM

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No sunset tonight because of cloud cover to the west, but the view to the east wasn't bad. This shed has been my target multiple times.

which lens did you use? If you have a longer telescoping lens and you walk back further, then zoom in to frame the picture the same as you've done here, you'll make the moon bigger.

longer focal lengths compress backgrounds and can bring things closer, and in some cases, ridiculously close.

That being said, wicked shot!

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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)	^^^Nice! A sunset without a flat horizon. I'm envious. __________________ Mark markj.pics "Life is uncertain, eat bacon now." -UncleWede
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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)	^^^Nice job with exposure considering where the sun is. Did you get a snow reflection to help you out on that one? __________________ Mark markj.pics "Life is uncertain, eat bacon now." -UncleWede
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