Rare pierces Posted June 25, 2010 #1 Share Posted June 25, 2010 (edited) I was waiting at a coffee shop today and snapped a couple of photos....'cause I do that a lot. I thought to myself, "what a great idea for a thread!" I figure that we all have hundreds, if not thousands of dollars worth of equipment and too many of us only haul it out on special occasions or for trips. Bad photographers! Bad! Bad! Get your cameras out, find a nice composition, snap the photo and post it! Let's have some fun! Gallery Row Coffee House - Carrollton, GA Happy shooting! Dave Edited June 25, 2010 by pierces Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pilotdane Posted June 26, 2010 #2 Share Posted June 26, 2010 We had recently gone to my wife's high school reunion in Connecticut. All weekend in the middle of nowhere so I brushed the dust off my circular polarizing filter as I sat by the lake and relaxed after the drive. There is a beautiful little cemetry at my wifes old school and I had only brought one lens on this trip, my 24-105 f4. While a great lens, f4 is not the best for creating a nice soft blur in the background. So, while my wife was saying good bye to old friends I was playing around using focal length to help get the blurred background I was looking for. In hindsight the composition is not great but I did get a bit of background blur. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wernew2cruising Posted June 26, 2010 #3 Share Posted June 26, 2010 This was taken last year at the Longhorn 70.3. The young lady on the bike was on leave from her tour of duty in Iraq. She swam 1.2 miles, cycled 56 miles and ran 13.1 miles for this event! A half ironman. Job well done! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JWJs Posted June 26, 2010 #4 Share Posted June 26, 2010 (edited) I was waiting at a coffee shop today and snapped a couple of photos....'cause I do that a lot. I thought to myself, "what a great idea for a thread!" I figure that we all have hundreds, if not thousands of dollars worth of equipment and too many of us only haul it out on special occasions or for trips. Bad photographers! Bad! Bad! Get your cameras out, find a nice composition, snap the photo and post it! Let's have some fun! Gallery Row Coffee House - Carrollton, GA Happy shooting! Dave Thank you Dave! You are so right! Need to always look for photo opportunities and have a camera on hand.:) I enjoy all the pictures posted and check each day to see what's new. Thanks for starting this thread and posting your latest and thanks to everyone else who jumped on this with their pictures.:) Edited June 26, 2010 by JWJs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheRoff Posted June 26, 2010 #5 Share Posted June 26, 2010 Great idea for a thread. Thanks for starting it Dave. My wife and I went to the Kennedy Center last night and after the concert went up to the Terrace level and found this. I did have my camera, but no tripod, and setting the camera on the rail wasn't possible because of the bushes. So, I jacked up the ISO, held my breath and took a bunch hoping for at least one sharp one. Larry Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ballawana13 Posted June 26, 2010 #6 Share Posted June 26, 2010 Photographic skills will atrophy like unused muscles. Practice, practice, practice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robin7 Posted June 26, 2010 #7 Share Posted June 26, 2010 Use it or lose it, as they say. I've LOST it. I haven't shot much for the last couple of months (recovering from major surgery). I went this morning and shot a parade my kids were in with their martial arts studio. I had my setting incorrect and missed the moment they were actually performing. This is my 'best' shot. Argh! (My boys are the two purple belts on the outside, and the one in glasses & green/black belt in the middle.) Must. Practice. Robin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PoloJankins Posted June 26, 2010 #8 Share Posted June 26, 2010 I'm a daily shooter. I never leave home without a camera. But I haven't shot anything interesting lately. So all I have to submit is a simple picture of a geranium filled Terracotta pot sitting in my front landscape that I took this morning with my Olympus E-P1 using the Pin Hole filter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cruiser Forever Posted June 27, 2010 #9 Share Posted June 27, 2010 I'm a daily shooter. I never leave home without a camera. But I haven't shot anything interesting lately. So all I have to submit is a simple picture of a geranium filled Terracotta pot sitting in my front landscape that I took this morning with my Olympus E-P1 using the Pin Hole filter. WOW!!! I love this shot..... nice. I wish I could be a daily shooter. Dave thanks for this thread. I hope to share a photo on this thread real soon. Love to see everyones imaginations and points of view through the lens. :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MDSue Posted June 27, 2010 #10 Share Posted June 27, 2010 I was lying in the hammock today and a few planes decided to fly over not too far away. These aren't the clearest shots- I was practicing taking pics with my almost new camera and these were probably a few miles away-had the telephoto fully extended. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
puckster55pics Posted June 27, 2010 #11 Share Posted June 27, 2010 (edited) I haven't used my camera since last Sunday when I took my dad to the Mn Zoo for Father's day but below is one of my faves of the day one of the grizzlies named Kenai-hope you like it :) Edited June 27, 2010 by puckster55pics Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zack Adams Posted June 27, 2010 #12 Share Posted June 27, 2010 (edited) I don't get to take out my DSLR every day, but I do take a bunch of pics on my iPhone.Here lately the skies have been incredible after the storms have rolled through! These were taken this week, so I hope they count ;) I ran them through Chase Jarvis's Best Camera app to help the colors pop! Edited June 27, 2010 by Zack Adams Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PoloJankins Posted June 27, 2010 #13 Share Posted June 27, 2010 Last night the City of Allen treated us to a free 4th of July outdoor concert featuring the Commodores. Took this shot of a girl who stood right next to our spot on the lawn. She was holding a Nikon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oceanbums Posted June 27, 2010 #14 Share Posted June 27, 2010 Here's what I came up with a couple days ago working on closeups; the lighting was hard to get right. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimjamxx Posted June 27, 2010 #15 Share Posted June 27, 2010 This was taken 10 minutes ago: JimmyJames Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PoloJankins Posted June 27, 2010 #16 Share Posted June 27, 2010 This was taken 10 minutes ago: JimmyJames I like it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimjamxx Posted June 27, 2010 #17 Share Posted June 27, 2010 Thanks, JimmyJames Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
puckster55pics Posted June 27, 2010 #18 Share Posted June 27, 2010 (edited) Edited June 27, 2010 by puckster55pics Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
puckster55pics Posted June 27, 2010 #19 Share Posted June 27, 2010 (edited) I love playing with flowers Edited June 27, 2010 by puckster55pics Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dodger501 Posted June 27, 2010 #20 Share Posted June 27, 2010 Had the granddaughter out on the deck, spraying her down to keep cool: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Denise40 Posted June 28, 2010 #21 Share Posted June 28, 2010 What technique did you use for this photo?? I love it. Here is a pic that I took when we were in Orlando for Christmas. http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v131/Denise40/Disney%20World%20Christmas%202009/SunriseinOrlando.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zack Adams Posted June 28, 2010 #22 Share Posted June 28, 2010 The deer came back as this buck decided to get a little closer. Watched them for a half hour and then they melted back into the woods :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zackiedawg Posted June 28, 2010 #23 Share Posted June 28, 2010 Well, sticking strictly to the format of the thread, this is one I shot this afternoon - it was a test shot for my newest lens I just picked up earlier in the afternoon - a Minolta 300mm F4 APO. Snapped in my front yard: (this is the direct link in case the above goes dead - I'm not sure how this other gallery works where I posted the sample: http://www.dpreview.com/galleries/3702150612/photos/372036/jun26-wako-311 ) I'm also a very regular shooter - if not daily, then at least several times a week, mostly on weekends. I'm an avid wildlife photographer, and also enjoy night photography and architecture, so that keeps me busy wherever I happen to be. Here in Florida, birding is amazing, so I do that almost every weekend. And of course travel photography when I'm lucky enough to be traveling...a few weeks ago I was up at Disney World where I go every few months...and I'm just now in the planning stages for my next cruise sometime in Oct/Nov. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
puckster55pics Posted June 28, 2010 #24 Share Posted June 28, 2010 What technique did you use for this photo?? I love it. Here is a pic that I took when we were in Orlando for Christmas. http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v131/Denise40/Disney%20World%20Christmas%202009/SunriseinOrlando.jpg Paintshop pro 12 has a nice set distortion effects and I just play around with a image til I get the desired effect;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheRoff Posted June 29, 2010 #25 Share Posted June 29, 2010 Part of the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal in Georgetown looked nice and refreshing on a 98 degree in our good nation's capital. Larry Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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