PCT Challenge "Silhouettes" week ending 9-23-06

[XaiLo]

Alright boys and girls this weeks challenge is "Silhouettes". Put your creative hats on and strut your stuff. Thanks in advance to all the participants hopefully these execises will make us all better photographers and artists... :)

[AMDnut]

Man - this will be a hard one..... I am going to wait a bit to see what examples get posted!

[danielg]

I posted this is the S3is Photo thread but didn't seem to garner any comments both good or bad. So I guess I post it here for C&C :) No post processing except for the adding of signature and frame.

http://static.flickr.com/90/241455994_5a336f37d5.jpg

http://static.flickr.com/79/241456297_b635352d36.jpg

Both shots taken with the ff.
ISO 80
Aperture - f/8
Shutter Speed - 1/1000

[steveLe]

wow daniel, those shots were amazing in the thread and amazin here =) setting the bar high once again :D

[XaiLo]

There ya go danielg, I had to dig that link up but I knew I commented on those pictures... cause they are very kewl, nice work. and please create something specifically for this project.http://www.dcresource.com/forums/showpost.php?p=155943&postcount=972

[XaiLo]

Hey Guys, this one contrary to the title will run for two weeks... to give all those who want to participate some time.

[danielg]

Thanks Steve, I wasn't trying to set the bar or anything as I am sure all you guys can do much better than me :)


Xailo, Thanks, :) Sure thing, Once I get settled in with the MacBook, I start taking some shots again :)

[BowerR64]

Im gona do what i did last time. Snipe the thread at the last second. :p

If only i knew what i was doing. :rolleyes: :(

[danielg]

Took these shots today. No PP except naming and framing.

Hanging up the gloves
http://static.flickr.com/94/247413239_b69c839fc9.jpg

Iso 80
Aperture - f/3.5
Shutterspeed - 1/800

Man on the roof at Sunset. These guys were part of the crew working on the roof of one of my neighbor's house.

http://static.flickr.com/98/247419110_ed3008b1ac.jpg

http://static.flickr.com/93/247416130_291f35c7e2.jpg

[truflip]

Im gona do what i did last time. Snipe the thread at the last second. :p

If only i knew what i was doing. :rolleyes: :(
I believe I was the one who did that :p
hehehhehehe

hey daniel! great shots! looks like the buildings are soo high up with those clouds in the background =)

[steveLe]

daniel, again with the great shots. for this silhouette project, the technique is simple correct?

get a light source BEHIND the subject and what else? i havent had any time to test out some silhouettes yet, i just wanted a heads up so i can think about it =]

thanks

[danielg]

Karl, Thanks very much! I think it was either the 6th or 7th floor of a huge mall being consructed here. =)

Steve, Thank you. Yup pretty much as you said it. The key is to make it interesting with nice composition and color/light blend :)

[steveLe]

BUMP... before the thread gets lost in the second page =]

[downtrodden]

Alright.. here's my submission! First the submission then the original and all the EXIF.

http://static.flickr.com/92/248762699_79d99ac752.jpg

Alright, here's the original and exif. Then the explaination of what i did to it.

http://static.flickr.com/88/248811526_b2c4a3f308.jpg
Camera: Canon PowerShot S3 IS
Exposure: 0.025 sec (1/40)
Aperture: f/3.5
Focal Length: 60.5 mm
Focal Length: 2, 6050, 230, 173
Exposure Bias: 0/3 EV
Flash: 80

I dunno why it says flash: 80. flash was not used and normally it says "did not fire"

ANYWHO.. as you can tell, it is obviously cropped. I used a 5x7 aspect ratio template to crop the photo vertically.

I then used the "auto adjust" feature under COLORS in "Microsoft Office Picture Manager" and clicked on the grey parts of the blinds. (you click on an object that SHOULD be white and it will auto adjust the colors. I think it may be similar to levels in photoshop, but i'm not sure. And then.. voila. picture. A little purple fringing, but i don't have a way to rid a pic of that.

Hope you enjoy! Comments and Critiques, questions etc. ALWAYS WELCOME!

EDIT: the option is called "enahnce color" but it works the same way i said already.

[downtrodden]

I'd also like to submit this one. I did not save the original, However, it recieved the exact same treatment. Only this time a 4x6 template and cropped horizontal, not vertical.
http://static.flickr.com/89/248743119_eac4c525e1.jpg
Camera: Canon PowerShot S3 IS
Exposure: 0.04 sec (1/25)
Aperture: f/3.5
Focal Length: 72 mm
Focal Length: 0, 0, 0, 250
Exposure Bias: 0/3 EV
Flash: 80

Now, i know about the purple fringing- i can't remove that because i do not have any decent editing software. However, any other Comments or Critiques would be appreciated!!!

[danielg]

Taken MArch 27, 2006 with a S2is.
No PP except for naming and framing

http://static.flickr.com/52/118771735_5f7d83d088.jpg

S2is
ISO 50
Aperture - f3.5
Shutterspeed 1/160

[truflip]

Taken MArch 27, 2006 with a S2is.
No PP except for naming and framing

http://static.flickr.com/52/118771735_5f7d83d088.jpg

S2is
ISO 50
Aperture - f3.5
Shutterspeed 1/160

OMG!!!!!! :eek: :eek: :eek: :eek: :eek: :eek: :eek: its JOLIBEEEEEEE!!!!!!!!!!!! i miss jollibee.. jollibee > mcdonalds.. FOREVER N EVER N EVER wooot!!!! ok my mouths watery.. .*sigh* i miss their rice n chicken .. soooooo good yumm.. i wonder what they put in em :confused:

[danielg]

Karl, Jolibee is pretty much no.1 here in the Philippines. As they say here "kuha nila ang lasang Pinoy" They nailed the taste of the Filipinos. Their regular Hamburgers ( regular yums) taste better than Mc's regular hamburgers but they dont have anything to match the Quarterpounder and McChicken burgers of McDonalds. :)

I love the Jolibee Chicken Joys ( Chicken n rice) also :)

[threadhead]

Shot this up in the Petrified Forest NP a couple of weeks ago. I marked the original as a non-keeper, then a photog friend wanted a couple of shots of birds, so I resurrected it in PS.

Camera model: Canon PowerShot S3 IS
Focal length: 70.4mm (35mm equiv.: 443mm)
Exposure time: 0.0100 s (1/100)
Aperture: f/3.5
Exposure bias: -0.33

[truflip]

Karl, Jolibee is pretty much no.1 here in the Philippines. As they say here "kuha nila ang lasang Pinoy" They nailed the taste of the Filipinos. Their regular Hamburgers ( regular yums) taste better than Mc's regular hamburgers but they dont have anything to match the Quarterpounder and McChicken burgers of McDonalds. :)

I love the Jolibee Chicken Joys ( Chicken n rice) also :)

dang right theyre no. 1 lol they deserve that title, they really got the taste perfect =) hahaha funny story, i remember crying if we went to the city and my parents would not let me eat there... or that one time we went to Bagiuo and they brought me to a mcdonalds... lol maybe thats my first meal when i get a chance to go back to the philippines =D yummmmmm :D :D :D :D

[truflip]

Shot this up in the Petrified Forest NP a couple of weeks ago. I marked the original as a non-keeper, then a photog friend wanted a couple of shots of birds, so I resurrected it in PS.

Camera model: Canon PowerShot S3 IS
Focal length: 70.4mm (35mm equiv.: 443mm)
Exposure time: 0.0100 s (1/100)
Aperture: f/3.5
Exposure bias: -0.33
great shot!

[GoBruins]

Here's a shot of a couple in front of the "Berliner Dom" in Berlin, Germany.

http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/1716/459/1600/Enjoying%20the.jpg

[XaiLo]

GoBruins, I'm not able to view your picture. :( anyone else having these problems :confused:

[JTL]

Here's my contribution...

http://JTL.smugmug.com/photos/34744132-L.jpg

Make = Canon
Model = Canon PowerShot S2 IS
Orientation = top/left
Exposure Time = 1/160"
F Number = F5
Exif Version = Version 2.2
Date Time Original = 2005-08-29 21:28:42
Date Time Digitized = 2005-08-29 21:28:42
Shutter Speed Value = 7.31 TV
Aperture Value = 4.66 AV
Exposure Bias Value = ±0EV
Max Aperture Value = F2.71
Metering Mode = Pattern
Flash = Flash did not fire, compulsory flash mode
Focal Length = 7.6mm
Maker Note = 1117 Byte
User Comment =
Flashpix Version = Version 1.0
Color Space = sRGB
Exif Image Width = 2592
Exif Image Height = 1944
Sensing Method = One-chip color area sensor
File Source = DSC
Custom Rendered = Normal process
Exposure Mode = Manual exposure
White Balance = Manual white balance
Digital Zoom Ratio = 1x
Scene Capture Type = Normal

[Kenen]

Right, I haven't had much time to set up anything this week. My grandmother has just had a total knee replacement, and I have been helping out with cleaning, cooking, and generally being her legs... Here are some things I had already done. There not very good, I may try something more next week...

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Here's the uncropped version
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I did try to clone out some glare on this one, and I don't think I did that good of a job...
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Here's the original
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[Shosta]

Hello,
Not having time to get something fresh I found this photo I took some months ago.
No postprocessing, no crop.

http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c295/jmgaguilera/paisajes/IMG_5531.jpg

Shoot it at dawn with a monopod
EXIF data:
Canon PowerShot S2 IS
Manual
Tv (Velocidad de obturación) 1/2000
Av (Valor de apertura) 8.0
Velocidad ISO 50

[BowerR64]

S2

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y191/BowerR64/Camera/TheTime.jpg

Shot with S2, late evning in the walmart parking lot

P mode
1/200
F/4
ISO 50
-1/3 ev
vivid
w/b tungston :/ ?

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y191/BowerR64/Camera/Silhouette.jpg

Same settings, little different position and some PS work

[truflip]

Bower, do u have an online album? Your pictures look very familar..
______

I see we got some new comers here with some great pics! nice posts guys.. i cant see bruins pics tho.. JTL thats a nice picture =) very very nice colours =D
Shosta, I love the light coming through the legs of that statue.. u stood at the right spot there =D Kenen, great pics! the bird on the wire is nice.. u did pretty good on the clone tool on ur 2nd pic, i wouldnt have even bouthered with the glare there loool!

[BowerR64]

Bower, do u have an online album? Your pictures look very familar..
______

I see we got some new comers here with some great pics! nice posts guys.. i cant see bruins pics tho.. JTL thats a nice picture =) very very nice colours =D
Shosta, I love the light coming through the legs of that statue.. u stood at the right spot there =D Kenen, great pics! the bird on the wire is nice.. u did pretty good on the clone tool on ur 2nd pic, i wouldnt have even bouthered with the glare there loool!

I dont, but i have posted the first one here before. I think in the "some S3 pictures" thread.

[danielg]

Saw this while driving, It was the silhouette of several trees against the backdrop of a slightly overcast sky

http://static.flickr.com/83/250258328_59e72b011f.jpg

I cloned out a horizontal telephone wire running across the image but otherwise it is as shot.

ISO 80
Aperture - f/3.2
Shutterspeed - 1/1600

[GoBruins]

Trying to upload the Berlin photo again....

http://img241.imageshack.us/img241/5621/enjoyingtheuv1.jpg

[steveLe]

gobruins... that was a wonderful shot. what building is that?

daniel, i saw that on your flickr. i really loved it there and im loving it here! =]

bower, you captured that sky remarkably... i havent seen an interesting sky like that in years!

shosta... that is a great statue. i loved how the sun peeks out the crevice at the knee

kenen... you did a pretty good job with that clone tool. the shots were very nice also!

JTL... great shot once again! the landmass behind the trees look amazing, almost as if a gradient was applied to it! ;D

[danielg]

Steve, you are a wonderful encourager! God bless you :)

[truflip]

k heres mine:
http://static.flickr.com/58/195855315_89bca545ba.jpg

Exposure: 0.077 sec (1/13)
Aperture: f/2.7
Focal Length: 7.5 mm
Exposure Bias: 0/3 EV
Flash: 80
Manual mode..

PP: Resize only.. nothing else

[GoBruins]

Thanks, Steve. That is the Berliner Dom, an older church right along the famous Unter Den Linden avenue. It is near the Deutsches Museum, City Opera House, and Humboldt University.

[steveLe]

truflip... great picture =) i love how you left space of where the subject is looking ;D that sky is BEAUTIFUL also... everyone here knows when to get out and take a sky picture!

[danielg]

Awesome shot Karl!

[truflip]

truflip... great picture =) i love how you left space of where the subject is looking ;D that sky is BEAUTIFUL also... everyone here knows when to get out and take a sky picture!
Steve, thanks! i appreciate your warm and encouraging comments :)

Awesome shot Karl!
Thanks Daniel, I still like yours better :p

[AMDnut]

Only managed to get one that I liked... here it is.

EXI:


Make Canon
Model Canon PowerShot S2 IS
Orientation 1
Resolution 180.0
YResolution 180.0
Software Imagenomic Noiseware
DateTime 2006:09:25 02:59:53
YCbCrPositioning 1
ExifOffset 134
ExposureTime 1/1000
FNumber 4.0
ISOSpeedRatings 100
ExifVersion 0x30 0x32 0x32 0x30
DateTimeOriginal 2006:09:25 02:59:53
DateTimeDigitized 2006:09:25 02:59:53
ComponentsConfiguration 0x1 0x2 0x3 0x0
CompressedBitsPerPixel 5.0
ShutterSpeedValue 319/32
ApertureValue 128/32
ExposureBiasValue -1/3
MaxApertureValue 92/32
MeteringMode 5
Flash 16
FocalLength 6000/1000

[truflip]

nice pic, but did u use paint to resize this? the tree branches look like they went through paint.. its a nice shot too :o

[BowerR64]

Its a little noisy but i think its a neat shot.

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y191/BowerR64/Camera/Silhouetteoftree.jpg

[AMDnut]

Bower64 - Have you tried Noiseware yet? Hope you don't mind, I ran your image through it, it is a bit soft, but it looks nice!

[BowerR64]

Bower64 - Have you tried Noiseware yet? Hope you don't mind, I ran your image through it, it is a bit soft, but it looks nice!

wow! i guess i do need to get that! :rolleyes: :eek:

I didnt think they helped that much.

[AMDnut]

Bower64 - Noiseware seems to do a great job, it has many presets, I used Full Supression - Stronger Color setting on yours. Some soften more than others, some lose detail... play with it and I think you will like it. It works great for ISO200 and above photos.

The Pro version has batch processing which is great. My sister-in-law went to Punta Cana island and shot 700+ photos using a Sony P52 but had the setting on ISO400 the whole time. Shots were full of noise so I batch processed them through Noiseware Pro. Took about 1.5 hours total and they came out very nice. It can save you sometimes!

[turner2000]

Hey everyone,

I've been browsing the forum for a while now and have just decided to join and make my first post. This is a piccy of the Angel of the North in the UK, taken last year with my old Powershot Pro1 (now have EOS 400D):

http://www.gallery99.com/Angel.jpg

Shutter: 1/2000
F-Number: F/4.5
O Exposure Compensation

Can't remember what PP I have done, think probably contrast and brightness.

Hope you like.

Dave

[JTL]

Hey everyone,

I've been browsing the forum for a while now and have just decided to join and make my first post.

Welcome aboard! A very nice shot, indeed! :) Nice exposure and composition...very dramatic...

[FLiPMaRC]

:eek: Damn! Great shots everyone!!! :cool:

[XaiLo]

Yeah, what he said, outstanding work gentlemen. I'm glad to see the participation increasing keep those comments coming.

Hey turner2000, I have to agree with JTL very nice indeed and thanks for joining us.

[truflip]

killershot.. Pro1 indeed is aaaamaazziinngg but chunkeeeh hehehe :p jk
keep posting! flood this thread with eye candy please!

[Kenen]

Wow, everyone is doing great shots. turner2000 the Angel of the North looks better in your picture than I've seen it in real life. Of course I've only seen it from the motorway, and your shot looks like it wan't from the motorway :D .

I've sorta cheated on this shot. I took a picture of a picture. I took take the original a few years ago when I was in California, but I only had a film camera then. I haven't really had a chance to get out and take pictures, so I decided to have a try of taking a picture of a picture.

I took this picture in Tv, with a shutter speed of 1/8. I also had the vivid effect on.
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[BowerR64]

Wow, everyone is doing great shots. turner2000 the Angel of the North looks better in your picture than I've seen it in real life. Of course I've only seen it from the motorway, and your shot looks like it wan't from the motorway :D .

I've sorta cheated on this shot. I took a picture of a picture. I took take the original a few years ago when I was in California, but I only had a film camera then. I haven't really had a chance to get out and take pictures, so I decided to have a try of taking a picture of a picture.

I took this picture in Tv, with a shutter speed of 1/8. I also had the vivid effect on.
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I think your film camera has a bad pixel or 2 :p


Not a bad shot for 1926, i didnt know they had color film then. :confused:

[turner2000]

Thanks for the encouraging comments!


turner2000 the Angel of the North looks better in your picture than I've seen it in real life. Of course I've only seen it from the motorway, and your shot looks like it wan't from the motorway

Nope we managed to get off the motorway and parked up next to it just as the sun was getting quite low in the sky. Then spent 1/2 an hour trying to find the way back to the motorway :o .

[GaryS]

I have a question... For these PCT challenges, should we be posting only new pics, taken during the challenge period, or can we post old pics that fit the category?

I haven't had time lately to get out to take anything new... but I have some older ones that fit.

[steveLe]

you can use older ones... but i think it is encouraged to post new ones so people can go out and actually use their cameras.

this week is extended to next friday correct? i havent had the time to take a silhouette yet, but i will try soon! =]

great pictures soo far

[BowerR64]

It says week ending 9-23-06 but its now the 27th.

Did we not decide on a new topis or what happened?

How about "Black and white" for the next subject? any shot taken in black and white or converted to black and white or what ever?

[Wesan]

Not a bad shot for 1926, i didnt know they had color film then. :confused:

I think the shot is from 2003. The date seems to be in this format:

YYMMDD

:)

[BowerR64]

I think the shot is from 2003. The date seems to be in this format:

YYMMDD

:)

yeah, i was being silly. :D

[Wesan]

yeah, i was being silly. :D

Sorry... :o

[AMDnut]

I second the idea of Bower64 - Black and White would be good. I love Black and White.

Also, I forgot, and a lot of others did as well, to post the EXIF data. I will edit my post in a minute. The EXIF data is how I learn, so we should try to keep up with the original idea of these PCT challenges and post EXIF.

Great shots guys!

[downtrodden]

Is black and white really a SUBJECT matter? I guess in the abstract sense yeah.. but i think you guys were referring to photos with no color in the greyscale, right?

[steveLe]

how about a long shutter picture? =]

[XaiLo]

Any Pic is acceptable...

This challenge will end this Saturday on the 30th all forth coming challanges will encompass a two week time period. This change is taking place to allow sufficient time for participants to complete the challenge.

Gentlemen, I know it takes extra effort but please post the exif data it's a crucial part of the process.

It would be nice if a pro or two would help out with comments and critiques. I'll send out a couple of invites and see if I can get any takers.

[downtrodden]

Hey Xailo, one request about the invite thing though.. please make sure it's someone who's not so snobbish or grandiouse as some of the "pros" i've seen around here. It is a learning experience this challange, and being blasted about a picture will demoralize a lot of people. Just something to keep in mind.

[XaiLo]

Wouldn't have it any other way. ;)

[Wesan]

Here is my attempt for this challenge. Can anyone guess what's in the photo? ;)

I did quite a bit post processing on it (hope it's still OK to enter...):

Adjusted the gamma level to make it darker
Sharpened it
Cropped it and
Resized it

So the exif-data might not be that interesting anymore? Still, I'll include it.

Here is the photo after all the post processing:

http://hem.bredband.net/wesake/Pics/IMG_2032_gamma_adjusted_sharpened_cropped_resized. jpg

Here is the original photo (resized only):

http://hem.bredband.net/wesake/Pics/IMG_2032_resized.jpg

Here is the exif-data for the original photo:

Camera
Make Canon
Model Canon PowerShot S3 IS
Orientation Upper Left
X resolution 180/1
Y resolution 180/1
Resolution unit inches
Date/time 2006-09-19 21:15:36
YCbCr positioning centered
Image
Image description
Artist
Copyright
Exposure time 1/25 s
F-number f/2.7
Date/time original 2006-09-19 21:15:36
Date/time digitized 2006-09-19 21:15:36
Component config YCbCr
Compressed BPP 5
Shutter speed value 1/25 s
Aperture value f/2.7
Exposure bias value 0.00 EV
Max. aperture value f/2.7
Metering mode Pattern
Focal length 6 mm
User comment
Colorspace sRGB
Pixel X dimension 2816
Pixel Y dimension 2112
Focal plane X res. 2816000/225
Focal plane Y res. 2112000/169
Focal plane res. unit inch
Sensing method One-chip color area sensor
Custom Rendered Normal process
Exposure mode Auto exposure
White balance Auto white balance
Digital zoom ratio 1
Scene capture type Standard
Miscellaneous
Exif version 2.2
FlashPix version 1.0
File source DSC
Canon Maker Notes
Macro mode Macro
Flash mode Flash not fired
Continuous drive mode Single
Focus mode Single
Image size Large
Easy shooting mode Manual
Contrast Normal
Saturation Normal
Sharpness Normal
ISO Unknown
Metering mode Evaluative
AF point selected Unknown
Exposure mode Program
White balance Auto
Flash Bias 0 EV
Image type IMG:PowerShot S3 IS JPEG
Firmware version Firmware Version 1.00
Image number 1002-0032
Owner name Åke Westblom/Ake Westblom

[AMDnut]

TV tuner PCI or ISA card?

Nice shot!

[BowerR64]

TV tuner PCI or ISA card?

Nice shot!

You mean you cant tell? its a 64bit ISA with double hump heads and a titanium cam.:cool:

[truflip]

Bower64 - Have you tried Noiseware yet? Hope you don't mind, I ran your image through it, it is a bit soft, but it looks nice!

how bout this one? :o

[steveLe]

i couldnt get any good shots of silhouettes because of time constraints and being pretty busy with school. this is the best one i took from the ones i tried yesterday. i learned that taking silhouette shots are pretty fun =)

http://home.comcast.net/~ruherethl/silhouette.jpg

PP Work:
Hue/Saturation
Levels
Curves
Resize

EXIF Data:
Manual Mode
Tv - 1/640
Av - 8.0
Flash - Off

[Wesan]

Quote:
Originally Posted by AMDnut http://www.dcresource.com/forums/images/buttons/viewpost.gif (http://www.dcresource.com/forums/showthread.php?p=160210#post160210)
TV tuner PCI or ISA card?

Nice shot!



You mean you cant tell? its a 64bit ISA with double hump heads and a titanium cam.:cool:

OK, I'll give you guys (and everyone else) a clue:

It is a PCI-card. ;)

Edit: The question is - what kind of PCI-card?

[BowerR64]

Quote:
Originally Posted by AMDnut http://www.dcresource.com/forums/images/buttons/viewpost.gif (http://www.dcresource.com/forums/showthread.php?p=160210#post160210)
TV tuner PCI or ISA card?

Nice shot!




OK, I'll give you guys (and everyone else) a clue:

It is a PCI-card. ;)

Edit: The question is - what kind of PCI-card?


Is it a modem? it has a little speaker on it that makes noises so im guessing its a modem. is it a 56gay?

[qilin]

These were taken about 2 weeks ago, might fit the topic.

F/7.1, 1/1600 sec, P mode:
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F/4, 1/400 sec, P mode:
15830

[Wesan]

Quote:...The question is - what kind of PCI-card?

http://hem.bredband.net/wesake/Pics/IMG_2032_gamma_adjusted_sharpened_cropped_resized. jpg

And the correct answer is...


...to be revealed when this photo challenge has ended! :D

Hey! It's only a couple of days until then! You can make it! :p

XaiLo: I hope you don't mind my little challenge within this challenge.

[XaiLo]

http://www.designsbyxailo.com/uploads/sep06/silo1.jpg



http://www.designsbyxailo.com/uploads/sep06/silo2a.jpg



http://www.designsbyxailo.com/uploads/sep06/silo2b.jpg



http://www.designsbyxailo.com/uploads/sep06/silo3.jpg

Will post exif in a while too tired now.

[GaryS]

This tree silhouette was taken this summer. In my mind, I wanted a picture of just the tree, but it was taking me awhile to get it right as I was standing on a floating boat dock, which was drifting up and down. In the meantime, these kids got in the frame looking for minnows. While I was waiting for them to leave, I realized "Hey, I like them in there!"


http://static.flickr.com/75/194989840_9bb9b58909_o.jpg
Canon S2, ss-1/2s, av-f8, ISO50. PP-levels to brighten, noiseware to cleanup, crop.


I posted this a long time ago in the photo gallery....

[Sungrazer]

I've been sick lately so I didn't get to compose anything new for this. So I'm submitting the only shots I have that are close. Not great but will have to do. These were taken in August about two and a half hours apart.

I guess I shot this one in Auto mode. 1/1600 at F/4.

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This one was in Manual mode. 1/30 at F/3.5. ISO 100.

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[BowerR64]

I've been sick lately so I didn't get to compose anything new for this. So I'm submitting the only shots I have that are close. Not great but will have to do. These were taken in August about two and a half hours apart.

I guess I shot this one in Auto mode. 1/1600 at F/4.

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This one was in Manual mode. 1/30 at F/3.5. ISO 100.

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Nice shots.

you have some great camera gear!

[Sungrazer]

you have some great camera gear!

Just came in today. I'm a much better photographer now. :rolleyes:

[szammit]

http://static.flickr.com/110/253279948_daf5ccc88e.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/stejfen/253279948/)

Exposure: 0.0025 s (1/400)
Aperture: f/3.5
White Balance: Auto
Metering mode: Matrix

http://static.flickr.com/93/253279945_a8dab62bc3.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/stejfen/253279945/)

Exposure: 0.0010 s (1/1000)
Aperture: f/8.0
White Balance: Auto
Metering mode: Matrix

[truflip]

Stefjen.. :eek: :eek: :eek: :eek: :eek: :eek: that first one.. did u scan that off of a national geographic magazine? :p

to all others, u kno who u are.. .if not.. then this is for those who posted a picture. .... great job! im most impressed :)

[Shosta]

Over the time but I took this one yesterday.

(Just a little cropped)
http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c295/jmgaguilera/paisajes/IMG_8076.jpg

Keep your fingers away!!!

Ouch!!! It hurts!!!

I told you!!! :D

[toriaj]

Wow, I really love that shot. The thorns give it such energy! Great job, thumbs up!

edit: I see some color in a couple of spots. Was this at sunrise/set?

[XaiLo]

Shosta, awesome...good job.

[Shosta]

It's at sunset but the sun was a little high and the Hoya UV filter I have attached reflect some 'rainbow effect' or something like this when I shoot direct to the sun. (I think is the silver ring of the filter).
I'll use Gimp to remove this.
Thanks.

[steveLe]

nice shot shosta... i like the thorns and the energy it gives =)

[truflip]

err.. so much thorns, i can feel the pain of it falling on me :o
great picture though, its very 'sharp' not blurry lol :D

[amimaija]

A Late PCT Challenge "Silhouettes"

[amimaija]

Stop or Go?

[amimaija]

Day is done

[amimaija]

sunset again

[amimaija]

i like sunsets

[XaiLo]

Nice One! new challenge starts today.

[amimaija]

ok what is it?

[steveLe]

water... theres a thread about it =]

[Wesan]

Time to reveal the correct answer to my little challenge within the challenge!

Maybe you thought it was impossible to guess what kind of PCI-card it is? Well, that was not the case. In fact we do have a completely correct answer!

The correct answer is:

A Supra Express 56i PRO PCI-modem.

http://hem.bredband.net/wesake/Pics/IMG_2120_gamma_corrected_cropped_sharpened_resized .jpg

Congratulations to BowerR64 for knowing the correct answer! You win the forever glory and honour of giving the correct answer to "Wesan's Challenge Within the Challenge Quiz"!

I suppose by "56gay" you mean "56k". :) If not...I've never bothered to ask my old modem it's sexual preference... So I don't know if you're correct about that as well... ;)

Until I get my camera back:

Happy photographing everybody else! :D

[BowerR64]

Winning extra

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y191/BowerR64/Camera/flyby.jpg

[Crew96]

Hi Everyone,
I just got myself an official username b/c I'd really like to post this picture here even though the challenge has been over for a bit...hopefully you'll all allow me to be late and I'll also take a look at the presesnt/future challenges.
I took this on deployment in the US Navy on the USS Enterprise. This is at sunrise time and I got the desired effect by pointing the camera towards the sun, depressing half-way on the shutter to lock in the settings with the brightness of the sun, and then holding that as I shifted the framing of the shot back to where I wanted it. This was taken with my Canon S 50 on July 6, 2006.
I've attached the file, so hopefully it works properly! Thanks in advance for comments/criticism.

iPhoto isn't giving me too much info, but here is what it did tell me:
Shutter: 1/800
Aperture: f 2.8

[BowerR64]

Hi Everyone,
I just got myself an official username b/c I'd really like to post this picture here even though the challenge has been over for a bit...hopefully you'll all allow me to be late and I'll also take a look at the presesnt/future challenges.
I took this on deployment in the US Navy on the USS Enterprise. This is at sunrise time and I got the desired effect by pointing the camera towards the sun, depressing half-way on the shutter to lock in the settings with the brightness of the sun, and then holding that as I shifted the framing of the shot back to where I wanted it. This was taken with my Canon SD 50 on July 6, 2006.
I've attached the file, so hopefully it works properly! Thanks in advance for comments/criticism.

Thats a cool way to get that effect. I got my by accedent, wrong settings.


That guy has some impressive tools surrounding him. He looks like hes listening for somthing, with a high power spotlight or somthing?

[Crew96]

Bower:
I've actually taken a bunch of pictures that I've been really happy with by using that "technique". I'm putting this in quotes since it's not an official photography technique that I know of, and wouldn't want to insult a non-novice by refering it to as such. :p

What you're seeing in the picture is the watchstander known as the Forward Lookout. He has on sound powered phones to communicate with the Bridge of the ship if he sees something. Sound Powered phones are exactly what their name implies....powered by the sound of your voice. They're a pretty old piece of technology, but still are great in case of battle damage or power outages...cuz they work by sound and not any other power!
To his right is yes, a spotlight and directly on his left are the "Big Eyes", a fairly high powered set of mounted binoculars. You can just make out the cord for the sound powered phones stretching back from him...

[truflip]

if you set your cameras light metering to spot metering. you can get the best silhouettes ;) ive been using the same technique to get similar shots and it works very well.. :) thanks for sharing the pic. its very intersting :D

[XaiLo]

Bower:
I've actually taken a bunch of pictures that I've been really happy with by using that "technique". I'm putting this in quotes since it's not an official photography technique that I know of, and wouldn't want to insult a non-novice by refering it to as such. :p

Actually Crew96, it is a photographic technique. btw real nice pic. ;)

[Crew96]

if you set your cameras light metering to spot metering. you can get the best silhouettes ;) ive been using the same technique to get similar shots and it works very well.. :) thanks for sharing the pic. its very intersting :D
Thank you! It's definitely my favorite picture from that morning, and one of my favorites of the entire deployment. Sadly, I don't even know if my camera does that. I've been meaning to learn more about photography for a long time now, but didn't really have the time/resources to do so. So, I just kept playing with the camera and trying different things out. Now that I'm seperated from the Navy, I'll have more time on my hands. I'm looking at getting an S3 IS to have a little more freedom and also to be able to use the mega zoom. There were several times on that deployment that I couldn't get the shot that I wanted to b/c of the limited zoom. The biggest things I worked on were practicing holding the camera still for shots that should really have been taken with a tripod (didn't have one for most of the deployment).
I tend to drive people a little nuts with how many pictures I take, but then again one of my friends just stopped taking her camera with her on our port calls and instead asked for copies of mine. :D
The other thing that bugged me about this S50 was that it wasn't realllllly small enough to put in my pocket comfortably, so had it in it's case, inside my backpack...wasn't the fastest method in the whole world, especially if it was a shot that I'd miss if I didn't move fast enough to pull it out. Also, I tended to not leave the battery in the camera b/c I was afraid it'd drain it. (Is that accurate, btw? Or do those batteries drain just by sitting around whether they're in the camera or not?) So, I'm also looking at getting either the SD700 IS or the SD800 IS for the pocket portability and to make it a little easier to get the borderline pictures w/o as much time and effort spent retaking the pictures, trying to get them w/o blur.
Do you guys think the S3 is a good choice for someone looking to practice and learn before spending much bigger bucks on a dSLR? Or is there maybe a better choice? I don't feel like I'm ready to have the different lenses and to know when I need to switch them off...


Actually Crew96, it is a photographic technique. btw real nice pic. ;)
Cool! Good to know I wasn't just "cheating" =) Thanks also for the compliment! I was really pleased the way it came out and it's nice to have all of you commenting positively as well. :D

[XaiLo]

Do you guys think the S3 is a good choice for someone looking to practice and learn before spending much bigger bucks on a dSLR? Or is there maybe a better choice? I don't feel like I'm ready to have the different lenses and to know when I need to switch them off...


Cool! Good to know I wasn't just "cheating" =) Thanks also for the compliment! I was really pleased the way it came out and it's nice to have all of you commenting positively as well. :D

The S3 is a great training camera to get your feet wet. The camera allows you to really find yourself in an all inclusive solution from supermacro-superzoom. Manual mode and some custom options give you a small feel for what it will be like in the dSLR world. hth just look at some of the pictures you find here it's hard to argue that with some talent that this camera won't perform. highly recommended even when I get a dSLR I'm not going to get rid of this one. ;)

[Crew96]

The S3 is a great training camera to get your feet wet. The camera allows you to really find yourself in an all inclusive solution from supermacro-superzoom. Manual mode and some custom options give you a small feel for what it will be like in the dSLR world. hth just look at some of the pictures you find here it's hard to argue that with some talent that this camera won't perform. highly recommended even when I get a dSLR I'm not going to get rid of this one. ;)

Awesome! Thanks for the advice. I had a feeling based on other posts I've seen from you that you'd recommend this camera in general, just wasn't positive that it fit my exact situation...I have looked at lots of the pictures from it and have been quite impressed! I'm pretty sure that I'm going to get one, esp with the number of times I was a bit frustrated that I didn't have nearly enough zoom to get the picture I wanted with the S50.
Thoughts on the SD700 IS/SD800 IS to have a quick ready to go in the pocket camera (esp. for when I go somewhere that I can't set the camera down when I'm not shooting)? I've been reading posts all over the place from here, Cnet, dpreview, etc on issues with corner sharpness and barrel distortion...I think I'm willing to make some of those sacrifices for the small camera, but still waffling a bit on the 800 instead of 700. I've also read several posts on comparing the two, but don't feel like I have enough info yet on deciding between one or the other...I'm not interested in the 900 b/c I just don't need that many mega pixels...don't see myself printing photos larger than 8X10, and even that would likely be rare...

[Sungrazer]

Cool! Good to know I wasn't just "cheating" =)

As Xailo pointed out, it's a legitimate technique. Many people meter or lock focus in one spot and then recompose. I believe it shows promise for your photography that you were able to independently discover it.

I'm not sure you can cheat at photography, however. Unless you talk to those people who think Photoshop is cheating. :)

[XaiLo]

As Xailo pointed out, it's a legitimate technique. Many people meter or lock focus in one spot and then recompose. I believe it shows promise for your photography that you were able to independently discover it.

I'm not sure you can cheat at photography, however. Unless you talk to those people who think Photoshop is cheating. :)

Photoshop oh you Cheater U!!! Wait a second I use photoshop LOL... yeah and I suppose the same people think it's cheating using chemicals to develope film. LOL... Sometimes people are so funny...with a name like photoshop why would you ever want to manipulate photos with it. ;)

[Crew96]

As Xailo pointed out, it's a legitimate technique. Many people meter or lock focus in one spot and then recompose. I believe it shows promise for your photography that you were able to independently discover it.

I'm not sure you can cheat at photography, however. Unless you talk to those people who think Photoshop is cheating. :)

Wow. Thanks. =)) You guys are going to give me a big head. =)

I guess what I meant by "cheating" :) was that I was manipulating the shutter speed, etc in an automatic mode w/o enough photography knowledge to have been able to create the same effect in a manual mode...I only have VERY minimal knowledge on how the different settings create the effects...I played with the auto mode until I had tricked it into the settings I wanted, but wouldn't have been able to dial those settings in myself, even if the camera had the capability... If I had let the camera do what it wanted when I pointed at the watchstander, it wouldn't have been a silhouette on him and would have blown out the sunrise...another reason why I've gone to totally digital photography, since it gives me a real-time look at how the pic will turn out esp. when before it was about getting a good shot rather than experimenting...I'm very interested in learning how to do it myself, hence the pending S3 purchase...
I don't have photoshop...am planning on picking up aperture 1.5 here in the next few days as another guy I talked to who has mucho experience with Mac's said he wasn't that pleased with photoshop on a Mac and liked Aperture a lot more. I was waiting for 1.5 b/c the guy at the Mac store was of the opinion that it would perform a little better on my G4 PowerPC processor...more universal than the previous edition that I think was aimed more at the Intel chip folks...

[Sungrazer]

I only have VERY minimal knowledge on how the different settings create the effects...I played with the auto mode until I had tricked it into the settings I wanted, but wouldn't have been able to dial those settings in myself, even if the camera had the capability...

You'll get there. I shot in P mode for the longest time. Later I figured out a few spots to use the Tv and Av modes. Then I got my XTi three weeks ago. When I took it out for the first time I forced myself to shoot in Manual mode for every shot. It's a good learning experience if you have the discipline for it. I have a ways to go still but I'm farther along that before. Buy or check out from the library "Understanding Exposure" by Bryan Peterson. It explains the relationship between aperture, shutter speed, and ISO to get the exposure you want. It's helped me a lot.

[Crew96]

You'll get there. I shot in P mode for the longest time. Later I figured out a few spots to use the Tv and Av modes. Then I got my XTi three weeks ago. When I took it out for the first time I forced myself to shoot in Manual mode for every shot. It's a good learning experience if you have the discipline for it. I have a ways to go still but I'm farther along that before. Buy or check out from the library "Understanding Exposure" by Bryan Peterson. It explains the relationship between aperture, shutter speed, and ISO to get the exposure you want. It's helped me a lot.

Forcing myself to use manual is where I want to get...I'll have much more time now to do stuff like that as no more Navy deployments, so it's def. on my list of things to do to practice.
Thanks very much on the recommendation of the book....hard to judge which ones are the best ones since the publisher is always going to hype up the book. I remember some books mentioned in a diff. thread and planned to go back and note the titles. Thanks for saving me the searching effort! :)
I'm gaining a better understanding of what they all do...now putting it into practice.... :)

I now notice from your equipment list that you have the 700 IS. Any thoughts on the 700 over the 800 for a very in the near future purchase (probably this week)?

[Sungrazer]

I now notice from your equipment list that you have the 700 IS. Any thoughts on the 700 over the 800 for a very in the near future purchase (probably this week)?

Didn't know much about the 800 until I just looked it up. You should read Jeff's review here (http://www.dcresource.com/reviews/canon/powershot_sd800-review/index.shtml) and check out his list of what's new. Note that while they're both essentially 4x zooms, the 800 doesn't have as much reach, because/although it's wider. So if you prefer wide angle shots to having a little more telephoto reach, then the 800 sounds like the way to go. To me, the only reason to get the 700 is for the price break and the extra zoom if that's what you're into and didn't have another camera to cover it. If I were making my decision today, I'd definitely get the 800. I'm a little bitter since I got my 700 in July for $500 and now the 800 is out and only $400. :mad: Ha ha.

[Crew96]

Didn't know much about the 800 until I just looked it up. You should read Jeff's review here (http://www.dcresource.com/reviews/canon/powershot_sd800-review/index.shtml) and check out his list of what's new. Note that while they're both essentially 4x zooms, the 800 doesn't have as much reach, because/although it's wider. So if you prefer wide angle shots to having a little more telephoto reach, then the 800 sounds like the way to go. To me, the only reason to get the 700 is for the price break and the extra zoom if that's what you're into and didn't have another camera to cover it. If I were making my decision today, I'd definitely get the 800. I'm a little bitter since I got my 700 in July for $500 and now the 800 is out and only $400. :mad: Ha ha.
=) I had read his review and then was also looking in other forums and sites, and I've seen some comments on the 800 not being as well constructed, and having big issues with the battery door...looking like it will break....prompted some of them to go back and get the 700 instead...highly subjective, obviously...I don't see a .2 difference in the zoom being that big of a diff, so not a deal breaker, and I'm planning on getting an S3, so will have another option for zoom...I was wondering if you had looked at the 800 since you had the 700, just for one last opportunisitc question on the comparison. :) I'm gonna get the 800. Thanks for your input. =) Re-reading Jeff's review has convinced me to ignore the other posters comments on the build as lots of others have said it's fine. I had already decided on the 700 and was just waiting on enough cash to get it when all of a sudden the 800 came out! Hence the hesitation...Sorry if this rubbed salt in the wound!

[Sungrazer]

You're now banned. ;) Yeah, the 800 wasn't out when I bought the 700. It's a not a camera I use very much, so the lack of some features doesn't concern me. It's just for when I don't want to carry something bigger around. Like for happy hour or something. Just stick it in my pocket and go. Don't know about the build issues, but the 700 seems fine. I also have the leather case for it.

[Crew96]

You're now banned. ;) Yeah, the 800 wasn't out when I bought the 700. It's a not a camera I use very much, so the lack of some features doesn't concern me. It's just for when I don't want to carry something bigger around. Like for happy hour or something. Just stick it in my pocket and go. Don't know about the build issues, but the 700 seems fine. I also have the leather case for it.

Oh no! Not when I'm just learning so much!!! ;)

Is it a Canon made case? Is it small enough that it still slides nicely into your pocket when it's in that case?

I read the thread about memory card bottlenecks, but that poster was talking about a camera with the DIGICII, and since this has the DIGICIII...several posters talked about how all the II processor needed was such and such of a card and write speed...anyone know what memory card and speed I'll need to take advantage of the continuous and video modes and upgraded processor...? I'm asking for both the 800 and for the S3 IS since I'm planning on getting both...

[Crew96]

Now that I posted my memory card question, I've found another thread that might be more appropriate (SD card) and have posted this question there too.....I'll leave my question up here in case it's not noticed somehow in the other thread....

Thanks for everyone's continued patience with my questions. :) :)

[Sungrazer]

Is it a Canon made case? Is it small enough that it still slides nicely into your pocket when it's in that case?

My case is the Canon one. It fits the camera and that's it - no room for an extra battery or memory card, but that's fine with me. If you need something a bit larger, you can check out cases from another manufacturer. I don't believe I've tried it with jeans, but it fits easily into shorts and slacks pockets. You notice it about as much as a wallet.


anyone know what memory card and speed I'll need to take advantage of the continuous and video modes and upgraded processor...? I'm asking for both the 800 and for the S3 IS since I'm planning on getting both...

I'm not a memory card expert, but I relatively fast cards (Extreme IIIs) if only because it doesn't take as long to transfer images to my laptop. A card's speed is more than just how fast a camera can write pictures to it. I can't answer your specific question though.