*OFFICIAL* Snapshot of the Day (one image per post please) #2

MaximusJ · 10-30-2012, 11:50 PM

Didnt know you could make a full wall out of wicker!

ddk632 · 10-31-2012, 06:30 PM

Playing around with my new Strobist flash gels ...

Diavelgate by ddk632, on Flickr

MaximusJ · 10-31-2012, 11:27 PM

^^ nice!

Weebl · 10-31-2012, 11:38 PM

and that is not shabby either.
really weird angles but they come together for me.

MaximusJ · 11-01-2012, 12:06 AM

Yeah thanks to the arc-shaped structure and windows.

Thanks for the comment.

dcstep · 11-01-2012, 09:43 AM

Here's 700mm hand held at 1/125-sec. Focusing through the grass was also a challenge:

Coyote on prowl by dcstep, on Flickr

ddk632 · 11-01-2012, 10:09 AM

Wow, that's an awesome capture. I really like the lighting. I can barely hand hold 300mm with IS so I can only imagine how much more difficult it is with 700mm.

Slops · 11-01-2012, 10:48 AM

My Son at my brother-in-law's wedding

triton3k · 11-01-2012, 10:56 AM

People In Motion by Denn-Ice, on Flickr

MaximusJ · 11-01-2012, 12:24 PM

Is that you with the red coat?

dcstep · 11-01-2012, 04:29 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Weebl

and that is not shabby either.
really weird angles but they come together for me.

I'm surprised that you had so much DOF when shooting at f/2.8. Is the EXIF correct?

The subject is a great blend of old looking (I think that's a relatively new statue) surrounded by modern. Great light also.

Dave

dcstep · 11-01-2012, 04:31 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ddk632

Wow, that's an awesome capture. I really like the lighting. I can barely hand hold 300mm with IS so I can only imagine how much more difficult it is with 700mm.

Thank you.

It DOES require some practice. The focusing through the grass is the really tough part, since the camera fights you all the way. I probably should have switched to MF.

Dave

MaximusJ · 11-01-2012, 07:37 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by dcstep

I'm surprised that you had so much DOF when shooting at f/2.8. Is the EXIF correct?

The subject is a great blend of old looking (I think that's a relatively new statue) surrounded by modern. Great light also.

Dave

Yes, the exif is accurate. I shot in 2.8 all day since most of the museum were prohibiting flash and mono/tripods. So I went with a 2.8 aperture and cranked up the ISO and took advantage of the natural lighting. I took the flash out only when I absolutely had to; when I could, of course.

I agree that the DOF is pretty deep compared to my other 2.8 lenses but adding a bit of sharpening helped to hide part of the background blur. In 1:1 you can clearly see that the front of the statue was in focus, but not the background. This is the first of 5 statues built for the Canadian War Museum. For the other ones, I didnt had as much natural light as this one. So they didnt turn out as nice.

ddk632 · 11-03-2012, 08:45 PM

Key West Sunrise 2 by ddk632, on Flickr

MaximusJ · 11-04-2012, 03:49 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by MaximusJ

^^ nice!

Three more of the same serie.

Weebl · 11-04-2012, 05:13 PM

Oh you Canadians! You and your artwork, so very nice. I like how the background lines in the last one add to the image.

MaximusJ · 11-04-2012, 08:45 PM

Thanks.

That museum is AWESOME. But not so photo-friendly. Meaning that there's so much stuff, you have to think a lot before taking a shot to make sure its not too cluttered. Lucky thing my pregnant girlfriend had to sit every 15 minutes because I would had been eye-balled really bad.

I took about 500 shots that day, around 50-60 keepers. Which is pretty good. From the 1812 war to the latests Afghanistan deployments, this museum has it all.

SS32 · 11-05-2012, 03:55 PM

IMG_9706-small by SS332, on Flickr

IMG_9708-small by SS332, on Flickr

Self portrait

Edge of the world by SS332, on Flickr

dcstep · 11-05-2012, 04:03 PM

Mellow racoon by dcstep, on Flickr

MaximusJ · 11-05-2012, 07:39 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by SS32

IMG_9706-small by SS332, on Flickr

IMG_9708-small by SS332, on Flickr

Self portrait

Edge of the world by SS332, on Flickr

Amazing shots. What a good looking and clear sky.

rodi · 11-05-2012, 10:28 PM

love night shots where the moon mimics the light of the sun. great stuff!

a little 6x7 love:

Weebl · 11-06-2012, 12:03 AM

All I want for Christmas is my other front teeth.
Ahh, the happy days Rodi

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