The Landscape Thread

[PuppyBreathPetPhotography]

Just a quick shot from my balcony in Japan - used Sony DSLR a300

http://i246.photobucket.com/albums/gg100/BXRMOM/Chatan-Sunset.jpg

[eddie haskell]

Ok, just a couple more, then I'll never take another one!



http://i299.photobucket.com/albums/mm288/eddy-haskell/schoolhouse1.jpg



http://i299.photobucket.com/albums/mm288/eddy-haskell/momsdoor.jpg



http://i299.photobucket.com/albums/mm288/eddy-haskell/schoolhouse3.jpg



And this is the old schoolhouse on the island, still in use today....

http://i299.photobucket.com/albums/mm288/eddy-haskell/schoolhouse.jpg

[kgosden]

Eddie, love the first two. I think I would have liked the red door better if it was a bit farther into the frame with the footpath leading in. Of course, that is all based on guessing that there was anything usable outside what you show... The first one would be a great Christmas card.

[Miami_Sunset]

[QUOTE=eddie haskell;347212]Thanks guys :)

I'm on the mend, but it still waging a pretty good battle...

A couple more from today.

http://i299.photobucket.com/albums/mm288/eddy-haskell/outnabout1.jpg



wow what type lens did you use.. Im a newbie trying to get shots just like this. :) with a Nikon D90

[K1W1]

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3257/3141082754_b5c94e9ede_b.jpg

[Prospero]

Thanks guys :)
I'm on the mend, but it still waging a pretty good battle...

A couple more from today.

wow what type lens did you use.. Im a newbie trying to get shots just like this. :) with a Nikon D90

That's indeed a very nice shot.

To get shots as good as this one, what lens you use is not nearly as important as the composition and the lighting (which are both excellent in this shot).
If you want to get shots like that, you will need to practice your composition. You will need to learn how to nail the exposure. Also, it is important to have the patience to wait for the right lighting. Shots like this cannot be taken at any time of the day, you will need to shoot when the sun is low and light warm and soft. If the weather is bad, you may not be able to take such shots for days in a row.
Anyway, this forum is a great place to start if you want to learn about photography. Posting pictures and asking for critique is a great help.

Kiwi, nice shot. How did you take that one?? Did you use a filter? It looks a bit as though you took it through the windshield of a car, with a sunblocking coating on the upper part.

[TheWengler]

Here's one from the end of the year. Taken at Redwood Park in Arcata, CA

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[Benjamin2007]

Some beautiful and stunning shots as always in this wonderful thread! :)
Eddie, I love the red-door, red in a landscape really stands out (except in an autumnal/fall shot I guess :p)
Kiwi, stunningly beautiful, both Point Nepean and the later shot! :D, &
Lukas, I like the lines and colours from Redwood Park. :)

A seascape from a recent shoot (may post some other shots later):
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[toriaj]

Gorgeous shot Benjamin, can't wait to see the rest!

[LBGChris]

Cool shot!
I also like your recent post in the bird thread. Well done mate

[Turo]

Urban landscapes can be beautiful sometimes :)


http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3090/3173755737_c867d15214_b.jpg

flickr link (http://www.flickr.com/photos/arturodonate/3173755737/)

[Geoff Chandler]

These red bushes were all around at RHS Wisley December last year ...

[Geoff Chandler]

Loved the look of the bare gnarly tree - more red bush beside it...

[TheWengler]

I've got a couple older ones from Arcata marsh back in November. Also, a few new ones from today in Davenport. Let me know what you guys think.

The Old
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The New
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[TheWengler]

A seascape from a recent shoot (may post some other shots later)

Where are those other shots? Beautiful water. Looks like you lost some of the highlights though.

[Geoff Chandler]

I've got a couple older ones from Arcata marsh back in November. Also, a few new ones from today in Davenport. Let me know what you guys think.



I am loving the first shot and the blueness of it all - it's great
the B&W works less well for me in this instance
I also really like the rock shots (4&5) - and the beach scene (3)with the rocks is very natural - nicely done!

[LBGChris]

Yeah I'm gonna have to pass on the black and whites Lukas but the other shots are great!!

[TheWengler]

Geoff and Chris, thanks a lot! :)

[thombo]

Some shots I took this afternoon... Every tree was covered in snow/frost and there was a clear blue sky, perfect for shooting...
The last one was taken at sunset in raw format and I was totally surprised how awesome you can edit this later on without loss of any quality!

[kgosden]

Thombo, I like the first two as they almost look like IR shots with the heavy frost on the branches and grass.

[eddie haskell]

Well, after over a moth of recuperating from surgery that wasn't suppose to be that bad......

I'm up and adam, doing half days till I get back full bore. Woke this morning and thought I detected a possible sunrise. Not sure you unnerstand, as we haven't seen that glow ball in months



I hastened to coffee and shower, opting only for a wee bit of foundation and eyeliner :eek:

Grabbed my camera and into my work truck. I wished I'd stayed home and shot over the water, but my work was loading up from having milked my recovery....so, I had to shoot through the trees as I headed inland on the island. I took these along the road, from different view points, from the cab, as it was too dang cold to get out



I hope you enjoy me sharing a wee bit of my morning with you



Posted in order taken....

http://i299.photobucket.com/albums/mm288/eddy-haskell/sunalsorises2.jpg

http://i299.photobucket.com/albums/mm288/eddy-haskell/sunalsorises3.jpg

http://i299.photobucket.com/albums/mm288/eddy-haskell/sunalsorises1.jpg

http://i299.photobucket.com/albums/mm288/eddy-haskell/bluesky4.jpg

[LBGChris]

Palm trees, a lake and the moon...

[Dread Pirate Roberts]

Nice LBG.

WTF Eddie, foundation and eyeliner? Last I looked Eddie was a blokes name?

[raven15]

Eddie, I especially like the last one.

Here is a slightly different landscape (before I really get into things over the next few days). I have discovered I like birds in my shots when possible, they make landscapes much more interesting.

No PP. Olympus E-410 on my first day with the 9-18, which was a while ago now.

[raven15]

Continuing my birds in landscape series. The one with the sand dunes is near Coos Bay, Oregon. The other is on the Olympic Peninsula in Washington. Same E-410, but 40-150mm lens this time. I tweaked the dune one, the other is untouched.

[Prospero]

Thombo, nice shots. Where did you take those? The landscape looks very similar to the the landscape we have here in the Netherlands.

Eddie, nice shots. Beautiful sky.

Here's a shot from my skiing holiday in the French Alps last week. I liked how the edge of the mountains was lit by the sun. I converted it to black and white and kept it dark to make it more dramatic.

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[TheWengler]

Wonderful shot Prospero.

[eddie haskell]

Well....not to hijack the thread, but sorry guys, I gotta redirect it cuz I ain't gotta sky to shoot. Been to rainy and gray :(
So, I just turned my camera down and captured a few shots along the beach after lunch. The lighting was dismal with a light mist, and not much else.

After all the bad weather we've been having in the Pacific Northwest, record snow fall then warm rain, the rivers have been flooding. On the island here, since we really have no land mass, we don't have real floods, but we do get mud slides on our cliffs and bluffs, and a lot of erosion from the little creeks.
We get a ton of driftwood too, that washes up on the beach after the rivers on the mainland widen and wash away the trees that use to be along the banks.
This shot here is on a jam of driftwood on the beach with one of those lil' river-ettes :p

http://i299.photobucket.com/albums/mm288/eddy-haskell/1-11-09.jpg

And this shot is of one of those trees, washed up by the last tide, complete with a little tide pool in one of the clefts in the bark....

http://i299.photobucket.com/albums/mm288/eddy-haskell/01-11-09b.jpg

And this shot shows the results of the pounding waves generated by those storms. It digs up and washes ashore our clams. These are butter clams, very good eating. They are buried about 12 inches deep, but no match for a storm packing wind that produces waves along the beach. Thousands are washed up and the eagle, gulls, otters and others, make many a meal from them. Even with all those that wash ashore, I'm left with plenty to eat still :o

http://i299.photobucket.com/albums/mm288/eddy-haskell/01-11-09a.jpg

[Prospero]

Thanks Lukas.
Eddie, I really like that last shot. Excellent composition.

Here's a HDR from my wintersport. The composition is not how I would have liked it. I had to crop a lot of the right side. Due to a dirty front element and the backlight, the right side was very blurry.

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[raven15]

Eddie, that last one is very nice. I like the lines of the sea weed and the shapes of the clam shells, especially in combination with the texture of the sand and the blur of the waves. Perhaps a foreground in better focus would be nice, but that isn't anything huge. The other two don't grab me as particularly interesting.

Prospero, the sky and cliff definitely have potential, but I'd have liked a slightly stronger foreground myself (I realize it's not always possible, I was just looking through a few of my recent shots thinking the same thing).

[Geoff Chandler]

Thanks Lukas.
Eddie, I really like that last shot. Excellent composition.

Here's a HDR from my wintersport. The composition is not how I would have liked it. I had to crop a lot of the right side. Due to a dirty front element and the backlight, the right side was very blurry.

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I don't usually like HDR's that much, winter sports shots are notoriously hard to nail, having to crop can be a bind ....yet
I really like this image - you have done a great job with it!!
:cool:

[Prospero]

Prospero, the sky and cliff definitely have potential, but I'd have liked a slightly stronger foreground myself (I realize it's not always possible, I was just looking through a few of my recent shots thinking the same thing).

Thanks Raven. I agree that the foreground is not that good here. In fact, most of my wintersport shots are lacking interesting foregrounds. I found it really hard to find interesting foregrounds - although I have to admit I didn't take much time to take these pictures, because I didn't want to keep my friends waiting. The only things I saw that I could put into the foreground, were elements of the ski runs or lifts. However, as much as I like skiing, I really feel all of these things spoil the landscape.

Thanks Geoff. Glad you like it. Wintersport shots are indeed chalanging, especially the whitebalance is difficult to get right (even in RAW).

Here's another shot, taken from the skilift:

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[raven15]

I didn't take much time to take these pictures, because I didn't want to keep my friends waiting

I have experienced that!

[TheWengler]

A few from a trip to the beach this evening. There's more on Flickr.

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[Geoff Chandler]

Prospero - another lovely shot there - really cool!
Wengler - I like this series - did you use much processing - the colours are great!
I especially like the 2nd one with the flowing seaweed.

[TheWengler]

Wengler - I like this series - did you use much processing - the colours are great!
I especially like the 2nd one with the flowing seaweed.

Thanks Geoff. I'm not sure what's considered a lot of pp. It was about normal for me. On the first one, the right side of the image was overexposed so I had to bring it back down. Otherwise it's mostly normal RAW conversion stuff. Sometimes I have to do multiple edits and blend them together if I don't have the right GND filter combination to match the scene. The colors come from the sunset. The first two were taken maybe 20-30 minutes before sunset. The last one was taken probably 10 minutes after sunset. Those are guesses.

[Prospero]

Thanks Geoff.

Great Pictures, Lukas. I really like the third one. The colours are beautiful.
The first two are nice as well, the detail in the seaweed is great.

[raven15]

I visited the Alps as part of a whirl wind trip through Europe when I was in high school, but unfortunately I had no concept of photography then. I recall they looked fantastic.

The Wengler, I really like those last, I have found I am a fan of the "golden glow" on the cliffs. I guess I like warm colors and color contrast, I rarely do a shot of entirely cool colors. Are the horizons on the first two level, or...? I was looking at the rock trying to figure it out, but the non-90 degree screwed me up, if not it is seriously undercut.

Tufa and Tree. Mono Lake, California. Effect provided by my polarizer.

Edit: Oops, looks like my horizon wasn't level either.

[TheWengler]

Thanks Dennis and Raven.

Raven, Tori mentioned something similar. I think they're straight. The beach is sloped towards the water but I didn't have much to judge straightness against in pp. I have to figure out a tilt that makes it look good though. If the viewer thinks it's crooked then I guess that's what matters most. The cliffs can get too orange for me during sunset, but I like how they came out in these ones.

How was Mono Lake? I'd really like to go there. BTW, where are you from?

[raven15]

I know how that goes, I was looking through my shots from death valley, and I have no way of telling now if the horizon is crooked, or there is an alluvial fan sloping one way and mountains the other, or what. It was a challenging place for levelness, the elevation can change by a few thousand in the background to the right and hundred feet in the midground to the left, and who knows what's right. My rule is water follows gravity, and hence is always level, but it is true yours don't have enough water to really be sure.

Mono lake is ok, it would be pretty boring except for the tufa, unless you caught some weather over the mountains. As always at high altitudes, you really have to get there at sunset or sunrise or lighting will be way too harsh. Even then there is no guarantee, I have taken pictures at Hawthorne (right next door in Nevada) where the light went from harsh to WAY too red, as you noticed but times five probably. I never got a good shot despite a perfect cliff. The eastern Sierra are very difficult, some sort of weather or snow or moisture is a necessity, but almost never happen.

I am currently in Reno, where I was for seven years during college (three degrees... not seven for one!). I just finished and decided a real job would be boring, so I'm teaching English in China next. So, Reno is temporary.

[TheWengler]

I know how that goes, I was looking through my shots from death valley, and I have no way of telling now if the horizon is crooked, or there is an alluvial fan sloping one way and mountains the other, or what. It was a challenging place for levelness, the elevation can change by a few thousand in the background to the right and hundred feet in the midground to the left, and who knows what's right. My rule is water follows gravity, and hence is always level, but it is true yours don't have enough water to really be sure.

There's a small level on my tripod, but I normally forget to look at it. There's also a hot shoe level I've seen. Maybe if I get one of those I won't be able to avoid looking at it.


Mono lake is ok, it would be pretty boring except for the tufa, unless you caught some weather over the mountains. As always at high altitudes, you really have to get there at sunset or sunrise or lighting will be way too harsh. Even then there is no guarantee, I have taken pictures at Hawthorne (right next door in Nevada) where the light went from harsh to WAY too red, as you noticed but times five probably. I never got a good shot despite a perfect cliff. The eastern Sierra are very difficult, some sort of weather or snow or moisture is a necessity, but almost never happen.

I'm a sunrise/sunset guy anyway. I'll check it out if I'm out that way.


I am currently in Reno, where I was for seven years during college (three degrees... not seven for one!). I just finished and decided a real job would be boring, so I'm teaching English in China next. So, Reno is temporary.

Awesome. That should be cool.

[LBGChris]

Phoenix, AZ 6:30PM

[Geoff Chandler]

Raven 15 - this is a terrific shot - how long ago was it??

Lovely composition - did you use a polariser?

[Geoff Chandler]

Phoenix, AZ 6:30PM
Cool shot - perfect timing for the sky colour nice job!

[Prospero]

I agree with Geoff. Nice shot Chris!
Geoff, very nice landscape. Where did you take that shot?

[Geoff Chandler]

I agree with Geoff. Nice shot Chris!
Geoff, very nice landscape. Where did you take that shot?
I was commenting on Raven 15's photo, but it was on the previous page
and would not copy in when I did the 'quote' thingy
- so I re posted Raven15's image so my comments went withthe photo

Not my piccy I am sorry to say!

[raven15]

Thanks Geoff, it was my favorite from my Mono Lake shoot when I reviewed my pictures. It was last Friday at the end of my extended "Christmas" vacation. Yup, that dark sky was definitely created by a polarizer. I had been wondering how all those great landscape photographers were getting such black skies, but shoot on a clear dry morning at 6,000 ft with a CPL and you find out! I did increase the contrast a little to accentuate it though.

I feel the original looks much better, changing to the "internet colorspace" or whatever really hurt the color of the sky.

[Prospero]

Thanks Geoff, it was my favorite from my Mono Lake shoot when I reviewed my pictures. It was last Friday at the end of my extended "Christmas" vacation. Yup, that dark sky was definitely created by a polarizer. I had been wondering how all those great landscape photographers were getting such black skies, but shoot on a clear dry morning at 6,000 ft with a CPL and you find out! I did increase the contrast a little to accentuate it though.

I feel the original looks much better, changing to the "internet colorspace" or whatever really hurt the color of the sky.

If you convert the picture to the internet colorspace (sRGB) in the right way, you shouldn't notice any difference.
In photoshop you should convert to sRGB profile with edit >> convert to profile and then pick sRGB, you should get a picture that looks exactly the same.
However if you try this with edit >> assign profile, you will loose quite a bit of saturation.

Did your original picture look somewhat like this? I did this by assigning the Adobe RGB profile (which I guess you used for the original) and then converting to sRGB the right way.

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[jeisner]

Sunset shot from last night at Gerroa on the NSW south coast..

http://www.eisner.id.au/Travel/images/lifeguard_tower_sunset.jpg

[TheWengler]

Beautiful shot. I love how you can see the rays of the sun.

[raven15]

I concur that is good one jeisner.

Thanks prospero. That's what happened, in the future I'll do the "convert" thing. I want to print a few of my recent shots, I can only imagine what that will take!

[raven15]

EDIT: Whoops!!! I was gonna put this in the dunes thread. I"ll change the pictures, so as not to double post.

Trees near Lake Tahoe, a B&W conversion of something I just put in the tree thread.

Prospero, I did this sand dune by the method you suggested and the colors came out exactly the same. Thanks!

[raven15]

A few more, sorry, can't stop posting these things. Landscapes taken with my 40-150 mm lens.

Olympic National Park as seen from Hood Canal, 58mm/"116mm"

Death Valley, 40mm/"80mm."

[jeisner]

love the first one raven (sand dune one), texture in the sand and perspective is very nice..

[Phill D]

I agree that sand dune is an excellent shot Raven.

[Benjamin2007]

Wow, even this thread moves on after a week or two!

Geoff, Red bush & gnarly tree looks good, I like the colour, composition & the twisted lines of the tree!
Lukas, I absolutely love shot#1 from Arcata Marsh, the blue-tone is stunning! :cool: #3&5 from Davenport work well too. The sea-grass shots are also very interesting, its good to have an interesting element in the foreground of your slow shutter water shots. :)
Thombo, the ice-covered trees captured my eye & attention, the image is not common in Sydney.
Eddie, beautiful sunsets as always, & I also liked the surf & shell shot too!
Prospero, there is a beautiful quality of light & I like the way the shadows emphasise certain features in your landscapes, both from the French Alps & Glencoe, Scotland, absolutely gorgeous! :D
jeisner, that's a great sunset, love the light through the chair! :cool:
raven15, I love both the dune shot & Olympic National Park (I'm a bit of a sucker for boats/water/landscapes :D)



Gorgeous shot Benjamin, can't wait to see the rest!


Cool shot!
I also like your recent post in the bird thread. Well done mate

Thanks Tori & Chris, I really appreciate your encouragement, every little bit helps! :)


Where are those other shots? Beautiful water. Looks like you lost some of the highlights though.

Been busy at work and living through some major repairs & renovations at home... (been without a functioning bathroom for over a week...:()
Finally have an afternoon to spend some time on our mutual passion. :)
Thanks for your comments, the only pp'g applied to the earlier shot, in PictureProject, was low d-lighting & "enhance dark tones" in brightness. (Still have a lot to learn about post-processing, although I'll invest in CNX2 soon :))

So here are a few more shots from Bondi/Ben Buckler Park:

People in a dramatic rock-scape:
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Bondi Beach from Ben Buckler Park/Point:
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Wash in the groove:
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cheers,

[TheWengler]

Nice Benjamin. You have to get down there right after (or before) sunset with a tripod.

[06AWD]

More from our trip to Maine in Aug 2008.

http://homepage.mac.com/nickchristoff/Maine2008/pictures/picture-161.jpg

http://homepage.mac.com/nickchristoff/Maine2008/pictures/picture-162.jpg

http://homepage.mac.com/nickchristoff/Maine2008/pictures/picture-160.jpg

Colorado. Near Vail.

http://homepage.mac.com/nickchristoff/Maine2008/pictures/picture-163.jpg

[Prospero]

EDIT: Whoops!!! I was gonna put this in the dunes thread. I"ll change the pictures, so as not to double post.

Trees near Lake Tahoe, a B&W conversion of something I just put in the tree thread.

Prospero, I did this sand dune by the method you suggested and the colors came out exactly the same. Thanks!

Raven, I really like the sand dune shot. The composition is excellent. You made good use of the pattern in the sand.
I think you used a polarizer in this shot? If you did, I think the shot may have been better if you hadn't used one. The colour of the sky in the picture is not uniform which often happens if you use a polarizer on a wide angle lens. This is because a polarizer works best at a certain angle with respect to sun, and therefore it polarizes more severly in some parts of the image than in other parts. I think in this case the unequal polarization of the sky is a bit distracting.


Wow, even this thread moves on after a week or two!

Geoff, Red bush & gnarly tree looks good, I like the colour, composition & the twisted lines of the tree!
Lukas, I absolutely love shot#1 from Arcata Marsh, the blue-tone is stunning! :cool: #3&5 from Davenport work well too. The sea-grass shots are also very interesting, its good to have an interesting element in the foreground of your slow shutter water shots. :)
Thombo, the ice-covered trees captured my eye & attention, the image is not common in Sydney.
Eddie, beautiful sunsets as always, & I also liked the surf & shell shot too!
Prospero, there is a beautiful quality of light & I like the way the shadows emphasise certain features in your landscapes, both from the French Alps & Glencoe, Scotland, absolutely gorgeous! :D
jeisner, that's a great sunset, love the light through the chair! :cool:
raven15, I love both the dune shot & Olympic National Park (I'm a bit of a sucker for boats/water/landscapes :D)

Thanks Tori & Chris, I really appreciate your encouragement, every little bit helps! :)

Been busy at work and living through some major repairs & renovations at home... (been without a functioning bathroom for over a week...:()
Finally have an afternoon to spend some time on our mutual passion. :)
Thanks for your comments, the only pp'g applied to the earlier shot, in PictureProject, was low d-lighting & "enhance dark tones" in brightness. (Still have a lot to learn about post-processing, although I'll invest in CNX2 soon :))


Thanks Benjamin.
Nice pictures. Investing in CNX2 is well worth the money. It allows you to make great adjustments to your images very easily using control points and selective adjustments.


More from our trip to Maine in Aug 2008.

Colorado. Near Vail.



Nice pictures 06AWD. I really like the first and last picture.

Here are some more pictures from France:

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One of the days when we were there, the sight was really bad. It made skiing a bit more challanging :)

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Took this one in the afternoon. Only the top of the mountains was still lit by the sun:

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Another B&W:

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[TheWengler]

My favorite is the last one there Dennis. The contrast between the mountain and the sky works well.

[LBGChris]

Amazing shots in here this week!

Here's a random one...

[eddie haskell]

Definitely agree...some dynamite frames here!

Raven....when were you up here in my neck-o-the-woods?

Here is a shot from today, I think this is a sunset....can't really remember been so long since I saw one :eek:
This is looking right over from where you took your shot....well, not quite, as I'm further north, but these are the Olympics in the background.

http://i299.photobucket.com/albums/mm288/eddy-haskell/vanished3.jpg

http://i299.photobucket.com/albums/mm288/eddy-haskell/onemore1.jpg

And looking up the beach, at low tide, as I waited for the sunset....

http://i299.photobucket.com/albums/mm288/eddy-haskell/lostmyhole.jpg

A couple here before the sun came out....

http://i299.photobucket.com/albums/mm288/eddy-haskell/1-16-1.jpg

http://i299.photobucket.com/albums/mm288/eddy-haskell/1-16-2.jpg

[06AWD]

Obviously I need to get to France, asap. Amazingly beautiful images, Prospero. Love the one with the upside-down sign.

[raven15]

There's been a lot of posts here since I said anything.

06AWD, I really like that Vail shot. You might do a selective red desaturation on the trees. Or that might not work at all, hard to say.

Thanks Prospero. I had a few shots with no polarizer, but I decided both in the field and back home that the polarized ones were best, notice the uninteresting color of the sky at the right side were the filter was weakest. I actually did a little photoshop burning on the left to make it more similar to the middle. I agree with the Wengler, that last shot of yours is best, I like mountain light like that, snow always helps light.

Eddie, my parents have a place up there where I was for a few days after Christmas. I'm glad I'm not the only one who likes a little water craft in my landscapes. I like yours too, but I think you lightened the blacks too much in post processing (or at least, that is what it looks like when I do it, nevermind if you didn't).

[eddie haskell]

Some sunrises from this week.....

http://i299.photobucket.com/albums/mm288/eddy-haskell/today1.jpg


http://i299.photobucket.com/albums/mm288/eddy-haskell/today2.jpg


http://i299.photobucket.com/albums/mm288/eddy-haskell/3takesb.jpg


http://i299.photobucket.com/albums/mm288/eddy-haskell/3takesc.jpg


http://i299.photobucket.com/albums/mm288/eddy-haskell/3takesd.jpg

[raven15]

Woah, one and three are brilliant. 1 especially draws me in then explodes across the sky and along the horizon (there is a spot of lens flare or something that you might darken), and three is very peaceful looking. Actually, four is pretty good too.

My suggestion is to post just the very best of your shots. By posting only the best two or three, you can improve your "average" I have discovered. Whether or not you are a better photographer that way, people will think you are a better photographer (if that matters to you).

[06AWD]

I need to start waking up earlier.

Eddie, the first image of the dock with the little house at the end is beautiful. The other two are a bit noisy, but the composition is nicer. And the first sunrise image... wow.

[Dread Pirate Roberts]

3 for me Eddie (the 1st jetty) and I allready know you're bloody brilliant with landscapes so IMHO post what you like and I'll still think you're a master:D

[treetop]

43824 This is my offering guys as a complete novice, Hope you like it. I would welcome comments.

[bass_sears]

Well, actually it's been weirdly warm and dry here in Idaho for the past two weeks, but just before Christmas we had some good storms rolling in and out. Shot these two out near Craters of the Moon National Monument... I tried the lone tree in B&W but it looked really flat so I think I'll stick with color.

As always, comments and criticisms welcome.

-- Bass

[K1W1]

Another of my quick and nasty panoramas.

Looking generally south from the summit of Mt Buller towards the Bluff (above the words Snow Kat Garage) and Mt Howitt (above the centre of the dam in the distance). This is the area known as the High County in Victoria.

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3103/3214297947_bf0a57d9f7_b.jpg

Here is a link (http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3103/3214297947_63d31e048e_o.jpg) to the full size version but WARNING it is a huge file (10791 x 1449 pixels)

[eddie haskell]

Thanks all for the very kind words :)

06AWD....I think you're mistaking the fog as noise, perhaps?
I find when I shoot fog laying in a fields, over water, etc, I fare better if I don't move in on it too much, as you will pick up the very slight refractions of light through the water molecules, especially at low horizon light sources like sunrises and sunsets....even post processing noise reduction programs interpret it the same.

[TheWengler]

06AWD....I think you're mistaking the fog as noise, perhaps? I find when I shoot fog laying in a fields, over water, etc, I fare better if I don't move in on it too much, as you will pick up the very slight refractions of light through the water molecules, especially at low horizon light sources like sunrises and sunsets....even post processing noise reduction programs interpret it the same.

It looks like noise to me too. Did you shoot at a low ISO?

[raven15]

Treetop, I'd recommend a circular polarizer. It would make the sky bluer and cut down on glare from the leaves and pond.

Also, depending on how into it you get, usually the best landscape shots are taken in the morning just before to an hour or two after sunrise, or the same time frame during sunset. I usually think sunrise is a little better, but I'm not so good at getting up.

Looking at as many landscape photos as you can helps too. This thread is a good start, libraries usually have good books on the subject too. Especially the ones with lots of pictures.

[TheWengler]

This is my offering guys as a complete novice, Hope you like it. I would welcome comments.

Well, here are my suggestions for improvement. Hopefully you take it well. :) I'd be over by that bridge to feature it in my shot. Try to eliminate things like the branches creeping in on the sides (clutter). Use a smaller aperture (larger f-stop) to get a larger depth of field. Here you have a branches out of focus and the background in focus. A smaller aperture will help you to get everything in focus. As raven mentioned the light isn't so hot.

[Myboostedgst]

This picture didn't come out as nice as I wanted it to. High ISO setting with no tripod. Plus I know I could have found a better angle. But I don't think it is to bad considering it was my first night out with a camera. Rebel XTI.

http://i123.photobucket.com/albums/o307/myboostedgst/Photography/IMG_3077.jpg?t=1232693536

Another one of a local college.

http://i123.photobucket.com/albums/o307/myboostedgst/Photography/IMG_3506.jpg?t=1232693612

[treetop]

Treetop, I'd recommend a circular polarizer. It would make the sky bluer and cut down on glare from the leaves and pond.

Also, depending on how into it you get, usually the best landscape shots are taken in the morning just before to an hour or two after sunrise, or the same time frame during sunset. I usually think sunrise is a little better, but I'm not so good at getting up.

Looking at as many landscape photos as you can helps too. This thread is a good start, libraries usually have good books on the subject too. Especially the ones with lots of pictures.

Thanks Raven, Please excuse my ignorance but what's a circular polarizer?

[treetop]

Well, here are my suggestions for improvement. Hopefully you take it well. :) I'd be over by that bridge to feature it in my shot. Try to eliminate things like the branches creeping in on the sides (clutter). Use a smaller aperture (larger f-stop) to get a larger depth of field. Here you have a branches out of focus and the background in focus. A smaller aperture will help you to get everything in focus. As raven mentioned the light isn't so hot.

Any advice is welcome, thank you so much.

[TheWengler]

Please excuse my ignorance but what's a circular polarizer?

It's a filter that reduces reflections and darkens blue skies. The most useful filter you can get.

[treetop]

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This one I feel just may be a little softer on the eye. Or is there still too much foilage in the foreground I think the contrast of the foreground foilage and the stream running from the back of the picture through to the front and the bridge further back work quite well, but I'm always open to suggestions, and just in case you are wondering no I won't be offended by constructive comments.

[treetop]

It's a filter that reduces reflections and darkens blue skies. The most useful filter you can get.


Thank you for that. As a novice I'm not wanting to teach my grandmother to suck eggs, but if you use something that makes things look different to what they are, isn't that taking away the natural look?
I'm not being a critic, I'm just asking the question.

[TheWengler]

Thank you for that. As a novice I'm not wanting to teach my grandmother to suck eggs, but if you use something that makes things look different to what they are, isn't that taking away the natural look?
I'm not being a critic, I'm just asking the question.

Your eye can capture a much larger range of light your camera. On an overcast day the camera can't capture the details in the sky and land like your eye can. The camera can only do one or the other. For example you can have a well exposed foreground and a white sky with no details or you can have a sky with some detail but an overly dark foreground. Does that take away from the natural look?

The use of filters can improve an image if done correctly. Sometimes to just get it back to what you were seeing when you decided to take the shot. Sometimes to enhance it beyond that.

[LBGChris]

A beach scene

[Geoff Chandler]

Great silhouette effect - lovely colours - also the bird kindly flew by at the right moment!!
I would just say that the horizon needs a little straightening if you were to do a final printed copy

[SpecialK]

I hope these fit in. From the top of Mount Hollywood...

Looking southerly at burned bushes and downtown Los Angeles. We have wildfires every year in Southern California, but this year some of Griffith Park got scorched.
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Looking easterly at a stump and downtown Glendale (I think).
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Looking northwesterly past the Hollywood sign (and jet).
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[eddie haskell]

Gee....I'm beginning to feel I'm bogarting this thread, my friend :rolleyes:

From today.

The sunlight peeking through the forest.....

http://i299.photobucket.com/albums/mm288/eddy-haskell/sunrays-2.jpg


http://i299.photobucket.com/albums/mm288/eddy-haskell/sunrays-1.jpg


And then, after work, as I climbed out on the bluff instead of my normal beach elevation ones....

Just about down:

http://i299.photobucket.com/albums/mm288/eddy-haskell/bluffview2.jpg


A native maple clinging to the edge of the cliff, waiting for springtime....

http://i299.photobucket.com/albums/mm288/eddy-haskell/bluffview1.jpg


And the last rays climbing up to the heavens.....

http://i299.photobucket.com/albums/mm288/eddy-haskell/bluffview.jpg

[Geoff Chandler]

specialK - lovely images - tastefully composed, I think the 2nd one gives the best sense of depth
Eddie - those rays of sunlight, particularly on the 1st one, are wonderfull!!

[treetop]

Looking at these images has just blown me away, absolutley fabulous. I obviously have a lot to learn, but make no mistake learn I will. I especially liked the first pic of the sunlight coming though the trees and hitting the road.

[TheWengler]

A couple old ones from the Grand Canyon.

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One from today in Nisene Marks. I didn't really know where to put this one.

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[Turo]

The sunlight peeking through the forest.....


Stunning shot, WOW!!! :eek:

[Geoff Chandler]

A couple old ones from the Grand Canyon.

One from today in Nisene Marks. I didn't really know where to put this one.



I don't know how you managed to get those Grand Canyon shots to look like that - they are superb!!
- super contrast and saturation, great views.
:)

[Phill D]

Hadn't looked in here for a while, gosh you guys have been busy. There are some excellent shots in here what an inspiration.

[TheWengler]

A couple from this evening.

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[D70FAN]

Amazing shots in here this week!

Here's a random one...

I think I know that spot... Hiway 64 just east of the GC (?) Navajo land.

P.S. D70FAN is my new signature... not my idea.

[Geoff Chandler]

I think I know that spot... Hiway 64 just east of the GC (?) Navajo land.

P.S. D70FAN is my new signature... not my idea.
Aha - George, I believe>??
Nice to see you - or at least your comment and signature!!!
Got any piccies for us then???

[Geoff Chandler]

A couple from this evening.


Lovely images Lukas!
I especially like the 2nd one - (see comments in flickr)
cheers
Geoff

[TheWengler]

Thanks Geoff. :) I responded to your questions on Flickr.

Here are a few more from yesterday...C&C welcome

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[Geoff Chandler]

Yeah Lukas - you gotta role on here!
The first one in this batch is my favourite - really love the blues in it,
I also like the composition - with the rocks in the bottom left and the bit
with the lighthouse reaching around from the top right.

[TheWengler]

Thanks again Geoff. :)

I went out again today. This is a new location for me. I'm definitely going back. C&C welcome.

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[Geoff Chandler]

I am just amazed at the colours you are getting in these shots ~
I love the reflection in the 3rd image, with the rock as a silhouette
I think the 2nd image is also very good - though it looks a tad softer - was it a slower shutter speed? I think people will like this - I personally prefer the water more frozen than swirly - but I am different to most on that count
I like the 1st image the most - somehow the composition pleases my eyes the most with that one.
Geoff

[TheWengler]

I am just amazed at the colours you are getting in these shots ~
I love the reflection in the 3rd image, with the rock as a silhouette
I think the 2nd image is also very good - though it looks a tad softer - was it a slower shutter speed? I think people will like this - I personally prefer the water more frozen than swirly - but I am different to most on that count
I like the 1st image the most - somehow the composition pleases my eyes the most with that one.
Geoff

Thanks Geoff. On that 2nd one, the sun had already set so I could only get a slow shutter speed. Something in the 1/4-1/2 second range would have been neat. The water was really turbulent and a shorter shutter speed would show that movement well.

[SpecialK]

More marginal landscapes...

Looking northeasterly toward Los Angeles from the Kenneth Hahn State Recreation Area, formerly the Baldwin Hills reservoir.
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In 1963 the reservoir broke, and flood water went down this hillside, killing 5 people.
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Here's a short documentary of the flooding.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kIeNM8cm6J8

[Turo]

I thought the moon looked interesting in this one:


http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3092/3236284475_3fe658f3bc_b.jpg

flickr link (http://www.flickr.com/photos/arturodonate/3236284475/)

[dig-it-al]

Found this rock formation to look somewhat powerful with a sunrise background, composed in a light vs dark interpretation.

[Geoff Chandler]

dig-it-al - That really works well - nicely spotted - great image!

[eddie haskell]

Early morning view of the pier the boats off load their catch at...

http://www.photozo.com/forum/files/pier_203.jpg

[TheWengler]

Last week at Luffenholtz Beach

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[DonSchap]

Nice shot, Lukas

[TheWengler]

Wow 1985. You must have boxes of negatives lying around.

Here's a couple more from Luffenholtz Beach...
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[TheWengler]

Yesterday at Rodeo Beach.
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[Dread Pirate Roberts]

Are you managing to sell these mate?

You've pulled loads of beautifull images there over the last 6 months. If you can't sell them then I don't think anyone could.

[Geoff Chandler]

This is a panorama I took back in 1985, while visiting Toulon, France ... which is the French military port between Nice and Marseilles ... on the French Riviera. I was rolling through my old US Navy shots ... and you can even see my ship in this shot, down next to the two French Aircraft Carriers.

EXIF: Minolta XG-A w/ 135mm f/2.8 prime lens

I wanted to use a DSLR ... but, Minolta hadn't quite released the Maxxum 7000 with autofocus and digital imaging had not even been invented, yet. LOL
This is a mega panorama image - nicely stitched too
Maybe shows a little signs of it's age - maybe a little carefull PP could
enhance it a little - there is a bit of a magenta cast to it as well - but it's an amazing image!
(BTW - I think we do still have a Panorama thread here)

[DonSchap]

Geoff, the image has been moved ... thanks for finding the Panorama thread

[Geoff Chandler]

No worries - it will feel more at home there!!

[TheWengler]

Are you managing to sell these mate?

You've pulled loads of beautifull images there over the last 6 months. If you can't sell them then I don't think anyone could.

Thanks a lot DPR. I haven't been trying to sell them. I'd like to sell them though.

One from this morning...
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[Dread Pirate Roberts]

Love everything about it.
The perfect amount of water motion/blur. Swirling in from the sides too. Composition of the rocks leading off to the right and the colours.

[TheWengler]

My bombardment of the landscape thread continues...

Arcata Marsh - I was hoping for a break in the clouds at sunset, but it didn't happen.
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[TheWengler]

Storm clouds around sunset at Laguna Creek Beach...
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[Geoff Chandler]

Storm clouds around sunset at Laguna Creek Beach...


Beautiful shot - great colours and nice use of foreground stones etc

[Aldor88]

Here's a couple more from Luffenholtz Beach...
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WOW those are really nice! great work

[Turo]

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3502/3288849595_23db34337b_b.jpg

flickr link (http://www.flickr.com/photos/arturodonate/3288849595/)

[Phill D]

Nice tree shot Turo where was it taken?

[Phill D]

Lukas your landscapes are getting better & better DPR is right I'm sure you could sell them. In fact you ought to make them into a book. I recently bought a book that was done by the Olympus Safari group through a company called Blurb. It was a collection of group members shots put together for an exhibition and was very nicely produced. All you do is download some software from Blurb arrange your shots & Blurb prints copies of the books for you. Not sure how it works commercially if you want to sell the books but it seems a great way to keep a collection of shots.

[D70FAN]

Lukas, Very nice shots, I love em', but it maybe time to start varrying your subjects.

Turo, very nice use of depth, texture, and color contrast. A blue sky makes the perfect natural background, as do gray skies to set a mood.

[Turo]

Nice tree shot Turo where was it taken?

My backyard :). Its the view behind my house.

[D70FAN]

Sometimes beauty is right in your back yard...:)

[Phill D]

Yea what a backyard I'm impressed. Whats the house like then?

[Turo]

Yea what a backyard I'm impressed. Whats the house like then?

Hehehe, its not nearly as impressive :). We are just lucky that we live on the edge of our neighborhood, so we don't have any neighbors behind us (well, except all the animals who live back in those woods, of course).

[TheWengler]

Lukas your landscapes are getting better & better DPR is right I'm sure you could sell them. In fact you ought to make them into a book. I recently bought a book that was done by the Olympus Safari group through a company called Blurb. It was a collection of group members shots put together for an exhibition and was very nicely produced. All you do is download some software from Blurb arrange your shots & Blurb prints copies of the books for you. Not sure how it works commercially if you want to sell the books but it seems a great way to keep a collection of shots.

Thanks Phill D :)


Lukas, Very nice shots, I love em', but it maybe time to start varrying your subjects.

Thanks. Landscapes are my favorite. I shoot other things if they strike me, but it's just not as much fun. Since I live on the coast, most of the good stuff is at the beach. I just got back from Death Valley, so that'll be a little different.

[D70FAN]

Yeah, until I moved to AZ 4 years ago I was stuck in a rut, but then when I returned I rediscovered The Peninsula, Tahoe, Big Sur, Carmel, Monterey (my perenial home), and the Salinas Valley and associated river. Ever been to Spreckles, Coalinga, Paso Robles? You should go.

Here, there's the ubiquitous Desert w/Saguaro Cacti (shown), Tucson, White Mountains, Tombstone, Prescott, Flagstaff, Williams, Sedona, and of course... The Canyon. Western scenes and lifestyles. So much to shoot, so little time. This weekend the Salt River... including warter... flowing(!!!)

[TheWengler]

Yeah, until I moved to AZ 4 years ago I was stuck in a rut, but then when I returned I rediscovered The Peninsula, Tahoe, Big Sur, Carmel, Monterey (my perenial home), and the Salinas Valley and associated river. Ever been to Spreckles, Coalinga, Paso Robles? You should go.

Here, there's the ubiquitous Desert w/Saguaro Cacti (shown), Tucson, White Mountains, Tombstone, Prescott, Flagstaff, Williams, Sedona, and of course... The Canyon. Western scenes and lifestyles. So much to shoot, so little time. This weekend the Salt River... including warter... flowing(!!!)

I actually drove through Paso today. I used to go to school near there. Never been for photography though. Haven't been to the other places. The beach is just easy and close. I don't have to make a trip out of it. Plenty of places I want to go inland though.

I went to Sedona last year (http://www.dcresource.com/forums/showthread.php?t=38336&highlight=arizona+trip). It was a fantastic place.

[D70FAN]

I actually drove through Paso today. I used to go to school near there. Never been for photography though. Haven't been to the other places. The beach is just easy and close. I don't have to make a trip out of it. Plenty of places I want to go inland though.

I went to Sedona last year (http://www.dcresource.com/forums/showthread.php?t=38336&highlight=arizona+trip). It was a fantastic place.

Paso and Coalinga are pretty close. Spreckles is off of 68 heading to Monterey (before Laguna Seca).

Next time... Williams, and the Grand Canyon Railway, or come down for the Festival Of The West...:)

[Dread Pirate Roberts]

Love it D70fan. A bit freaky seeing gum trees from the USA.

If you hadn't given Wengler all the advice on potential subjects I'd have never known the Sonoran Desert in your sig meant the USA.

[raven15]

I haven't put up a picture here in forever and a half. Funny because I never stopped talking pictures, I just got tired of sorting through and posting them.

The following shots were all from my parent's back porch over the past two weeks, where I am staying while I have some Chinese visa issues sorted out. Or in some cases through the window if I was especially lazy. These are the Ruby Mountains in Nevada, where a number of my landscapes and many of my wildlife shots are taken. It looks spectacular, but for a long time I thought this scene was very boring because I saw it so much. It was only recently with my improved knowledge of composition that I looked at it again. The first one was taken around 4:00 in the morning just after a night of 12 inches of snow, just before the full moon, it is a 1 minute exposure. Some of the others are so bright that at ISO 100 I wasn't able to shoot wide open (my 14-54mm f/2.8-3.5 lens) because my camera's 1/4000s shutter speed wasn't fast enough. The last one gives the best impression of how the mountains actually look, I think. The others were generally taken at 36-18mm, making things look too small.

C&C appreciated, I posted too many of the same thing.

[TheWengler]

The 2nd one there is my favorite of the set and probably one of the better shots I've seen from you. The 1st one is also interesting. I'm going to give the moonlight photography another shot at the next full moon.

[raven15]

Really? That one I probably liked least of the set and almost didn't post. Though, it is the best composition foreground-wise. I probably shouldn't be allowed to sort my own pictures :D.

I suppose I need to look at composition rather than content, if I had the cloud formations of some of the others with the foreground of #2 it would be a nice combination.

[raven15]

While I'm at it, a few more. Two from Pyramid Lake that I took a few months ago. It was cold. About 10 degrees F with a 20 mph wind.

[Prospero]

While I'm at it, a few more. Two from Pyramid Lake that I took a few months ago. It was cold. About 10 degrees F with a 20 mph wind.

WOW, the first one is amazing. I love everything about it. Brilliant colours, composition and atmosphere.

I agree with Lukas about the second shot of your other post. I also think it's the best of the batch. I don't really like the last three, IMO they are lacking in foreground.
I also like the slightly more misty shot of this batch; very nice!

[Phill D]

Nicely done Raven, two very different shots. Is that a duck of some sort in the water on the first one?

[raven15]

It's not a duck, but it is some sort of waterfowl, I don't know what. I followed it up the shoreline about 100 feet as it swam by, trying to keep it in the frame and taking shots whenever it crested a wave. It was a spectacular morning, it was the first really cold day of the year so the warm water was steaming. I think it helped that part of the lake is geothermally heated (ie. hotspring). Basically I was throwing everything available in the foreground.

A few more, possibly better than the first, but I am not entirely sure I did the scene justice. I think I'm leaning toward the last one.

[eddie haskell]

Hey....can I still play here? :p

A few randoms of the past week or so....

A sunset through the trees:

http://i299.photobucket.com/albums/mm288/eddy-haskell/morepeek1.jpg


The beach at early morning:

http://i299.photobucket.com/albums/mm288/eddy-haskell/westbeach-2.jpg


Bridging the creek after the storm past:

http://i299.photobucket.com/albums/mm288/eddy-haskell/morecreek2.jpg


A sunrise over the water:

http://i299.photobucket.com/albums/mm288/eddy-haskell/fogburn2.jpg


A sunset over the beach (low tide) and water:


http://i299.photobucket.com/albums/mm288/eddy-haskell/spit.jpg


A foggy morn (soon anyways) down at the marina:

http://i299.photobucket.com/albums/mm288/eddy-haskell/leavingonthetide.jpg


And last...but not least, the warm evening glow from the setting sun at the lake:

http://i299.photobucket.com/albums/mm288/eddy-haskell/lonelakeone-1.jpg


Ok....I'll go away again :(

[D70FAN]

Love it D70fan. A bit freaky seeing gum trees from the USA.

If you hadn't given Wengler all the advice on potential subjects I'd have never known the Sonoran Desert in your sig meant the USA.

More specifically this is the Arizona part of the Sonoran Desert. Most of it is in Mexico. The (ubiquitous) Saguaro Cactus in the picture is unique to this state, and grows here in abundance. If you see them in a movie... it was shot here... not Texas.

Wild horses roam the open desert (posted on the wild animal thread), and coyotes howl (but usually not in my neighborhood).

This is... The Wild West.:D

I kinda like it here.:)

[D70FAN]

Nice shots eddie...

... but you have to pace yourself.:)

[Dread Pirate Roberts]

Stunning as always Eddie

[TheWengler]

Raven, those are some pretty cool conditions. I haven't had the chance to shoot anything like that before.

Davenport Cove...
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[Turo]

^^^ Damn, those are amazing....

[raven15]

Eddie I like the fog one, it is a good composition and fog looks cool anyhow. TheWengler, those are both excellent. After some thought, the second one is the better of the two and as such is fantastic. Specifically, the rock really helps balance the foreground.

Y'all be tired of this mountain range by the time I go to China, I have some others I like too if I have time.

[TheWengler]

Thanks a lot Turo. :)

Raven, I don't like the OOF birds in the second one there. It's kind of distracting.

2 from last night at Panther Beach...
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[Dread Pirate Roberts]

Okay fellas time for me to learn. All wonderful shots here, I don't mean to single out Eddie and Lukas but in particular yours is the style I'd like to blatantly copy.

How do you do what you?

Grad ND to dim the sky within the sensors dynamic range?
Another ND to slow your exposure Lukas?
Marix metering?
Setting your WB?

Any help would be appreciated because my sunsets plain suck by comparison.

[TheWengler]

Okay fellas time for me to learn. All wonderful shots here, I don't mean to single out Eddie and Lukas but in particular yours is the style I'd like to blatantly copy.

How do you do what you?

Grad ND to dim the sky within the sensors dynamic range?
Another ND to slow your exposure Lukas?
Marix metering?
Setting your WB?

Any help would be appreciated because my sunsets plain suck by comparison.

Grads for sure. I use them on almost everything. I don't use any ND filters. Sometimes I use the CPL if I need to cut out some light. I also use it to reduce reflections on wet rocks.

As for light, I like shooting in more diffused light. This means, sun behind a cloud or after the sun has set. This is where my water blur comes from. The last 4 from me in this thread were all taken in that type of light. Clouds can also add a lot so shoot when the weather is changing (storm coming or going). You might get rained on or you might get a fantastic shot.

For metering, I shoot in manual mode. I try to keep it at my base ISO. I use f/16 if I have something in the foreground. As for SS, 1/4 - 1 second is pretty good for capturing motion w/o turning the water into a mist.

I shoot in RAW so WB is always on Auto for landscapes. Typically the shots come out a little too blue when shooting at dusk so I warm them up. This can really help bring out the colors in light colored rocks and it makes the sand look better. Don't go so far that you lose the pop in your blues though.

Compositionally, I like a strong foreground element or texture and not a lot of clutter in the shot. Motion really stands out when you have something really sharp in the middle of all the blurring. It's also easier to use the grads when you don't have anything you don't want silhouetted rising above the horizon.

Lastly, post processing...shots don't always come out with the light perfectly balanced so sometimes a separate RAW conversion needs to be blended and sometimes dodging and burning will do the trick.

That's all I can think of for now. Any other questions feel free to ask.

Edit: One more thing on grads...you don't always have to align them with the horizon, but rather where there's a transition in light. Sometimes it's a shadow or the shoreline.

[Gintaras]

Raven, those are some pretty cool conditions. I haven't had the chance to shoot anything like that before.

Davenport Cove...
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Lukas, these are simply amazing shots and thanks for your tips. On the colors, do not you think turning saturation a bit down would achieve a more subtle life-real coloring? I am not always a fan of vivid coloring, depends. In the waterscape I prefer little less while in some landscape going a top does not hurt.

[TheWengler]

Lukas, these are simply amazing shots and thanks for your tips. On the colors, do not you think turning saturation a bit down would achieve a more subtle life-real coloring? I am not always a fan of vivid coloring, depends. In the waterscape I prefer little less while in some landscape going a top does not hurt.

Thanks Gintaras. I don't think they're over saturated. At least not on my monitor.

[eddie haskell]

I call this my "Gang-Planked" series.....:rolleyes:

A few different takes on the same subject, the walkway or gangplank, to the boat.

The walk down.......

http://i299.photobucket.com/albums/mm288/eddy-haskell/gangplank.jpg

Oops...I forgot sumtin in the house....look, back up.

http://i299.photobucket.com/albums/mm288/eddy-haskell/gangplank1.jpg

An overview....

http://i299.photobucket.com/albums/mm288/eddy-haskell/gangplank2.jpg

[eddie haskell]

Okay fellas time for me to learn. All wonderful shots here, I don't mean to single out Eddie and Lukas but in particular yours is the style I'd like to blatantly copy.

How do you do what you?

Grad ND to dim the sky within the sensors dynamic range?
Another ND to slow your exposure Lukas?
Marix metering?
Setting your WB?

Any help would be appreciated because my sunsets plain suck by comparison.

Aye Pirate....I'll deal with you, BUT....it'll cost you your sea wench :D

Honestly, all I can offer up is shoot....A LOT!
Most of what I get is from just trying different things with my camera. It seems every camera has its sweet spot, where it functions best. Try and find that spot, then use it to your advantage. Also, stick to what you like to take, subject wise. Branch out, sure, but your first love will always sustain you in your budding frustrations of other exposures.
Remember too...the camera is just a tool, nothing more. It can give you more opportunities with more options and sophistication...BUT, it will only be as good as the imaginative eye looking through the viewfinder. Nothing beats just getting up in the saddle and riding....

Oh...and thank you, BUT....you are way too kind in your compliments of me. I only take advantage of God's beauty that I'm so blessed to live among :)

[Phill D]

Lukas those tips were great. What type of GND filters do you tend to use screw on ones or the Cokin type rectangular add on system? also what levels of gradation do you find most useful?
Eddie I've got your neck of the woods on my must visit list, you make it look really beautiful.

[TheWengler]

Lukas those tips were great. What type of GND filters do you tend to use screw on ones or the Cokin type rectangular add on system? also what levels of gradation do you find most useful?
Eddie I've got your neck of the woods on my must visit list, you make it look really beautiful.

I use the rectangular filters. You have to be able to adjust the location of the ND transition. I have 4 grads, but the 3 reverse has pretty much replaced the 3 hard so I'm currently trying to get by with 3. I also don't stack my filters too much because they tend to give a color cast when I do, which is pretty disappointing. That said, I use 2 hard and 3 reverse the most because I'm by the ocean so it's easy to find a straight horizon. 2 hard works well for me on those days when the sun is already being blocked by the clouds. 2 soft can also be pretty useful. If one side of the sky is brighter than the other side I'll use it to block the light from the bright side.

Here's one from Davenport Cove last week. I used a 3 stop reverse grad aligned with the bottom of the cave wall on the left.
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[Geoff Chandler]

I use the rectangular filters. You have to be able to adjust the location of the ND transition. I have 4 grads, but the 3 reverse has pretty much replaced the 3 hard so I'm currently trying to get by with 3. I also don't stack my filters too much because they tend to give a color cast when I do, which is pretty disappointing. That said, I use 2 hard and 3 reverse the most because I'm by the ocean so it's easy to find a straight horizon. 2 hard works well for me on those days when the sun is already being blocked by the clouds. 2 soft can also be pretty useful. If one side of the sky is brighter than the other side I'll use it to block the light from the bright side.

Here's one from Davenport Cove last week. I used a 3 stop reverse grad aligned with the bottom of the cave wall on the left.

I am loving this image Lukas - it's a great composition and nicely presented.
I am lost with the filters though - I have no idea what most of those are - I know about graduated filters, but don't know about Hard, or reverse or transitions...

[TheWengler]

I am loving this image Lukas - it's a great composition and nicely presented.
I am lost with the filters though - I have no idea what most of those are - I know about graduated filters, but don't know about Hard, or reverse or transitions...

Thanks Geoff. I'll make an attempt at explaining a little better. Transitions isn't a filter I was just refering to transition from ND to clear on the filter. Hard and soft refer to the transition of the filter. Hard is dark on half of the filter and clear on half of the filter. The transition between the two creates a sharp line. This is suitable for use on straight horizons. Soft is a filter that gradually transitions between dark and clear. This is better for uneven horizons. Reverse is like a hard filter, but it gets lighter away from the transition line. This is for when the brightest part of the image is at the transition line (sunrise/sunset), but less correction is needed away from the transition line.

[Phill D]

Phew I'm glad you asked Geoff I was lost too. It makes sense now Lukas I guess you have a lot of patience to work out all those variables on each one of those shots. They sure are worth it though.

[Geoff Chandler]

yes that did help a lot - I must say I haven't used filters now for well over 10 years - so I would barely know what to do with one these days (don't know what to do with the camera either!!! :D )

[TheWengler]

10 years w/o filters...how do you live? I couldn't go 10 days!

[Geoff Chandler]

Film days - I had a Cokin kit - I could slide filters in and out easily
also a screw on Polariser - but
Nowadays it's all so much more expensive, and the kit doens't fit anything I use

[TheWengler]

Contradicting some recent advice, here's a midday shot in direct sunlight...
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[Dread Pirate Roberts]

Thank you for all the advice. Now I just need to prise that wallet from the depths of my pocket and buy a set of filters and holder. Seams like about $200USD is the go, Cokin or Lee the brands to get?

[TheWengler]

Thank you for all the advice. Now I just need to prise that wallet from the depths of my pocket and buy a set of filters and holder. Seams like about $200USD is the go, Cokin or Lee the brands to get?

Lee for the filters. Some people also like the Hitech filters, but I'm not one of them. You could get a Cokin holder though to save a few bucks. You could also try bracketing exposures, but it will cost you more time in the editing room.

[Geoff Chandler]

Wonder if I can still get a compatable Cokin holder - bet I can't! - mine
doesn't fit most of my lenses - I think it was £10= back in the day...

[TheWengler]

Hole In The Wall Beach
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[raven15]

Very nice. I like the dynamic element introduced by the water. I have thought that the dynamic elements are frequently what makes a landscape (or maybe any picture) good, the more fleeting the moment/light the better. Well, not always, but in a great many cases.

No more landscapes for me for a while. In the part of China I'm in it would be a debate over whether the landscape or lighting is worse, so I'll hone my people skills maybe. (Of course, it might be possible to get a good landscape sometime, I have heard the Yellow River is nearby).

[Dread Pirate Roberts]

What are you doing in China. In my mental image of you I'd always assumed you were a yank. Funny how the internet makes fools of us - or me and my assumptions at least.

Nice shot again Lukas.

[Phill D]

Nice shot Lukas - what filters did you use on that one?
Geoff I found an excellent stand at Focus on Imaging by a company called SRB-griturn.com they had all sorts of accessories & loads of filters. The lady I talked to about extension tubes was extremely knowledgable unfortunately they had sold out of 4/3rds ones :( However in the catalogue I picked up they seem to have a wide range of Cokin filters & adaptors all very cheap, maybe one would fit your old system to bring it back into life. I'm starting to think about slide in filters myself from Lukas' advice. I was originally going to buy a screw on NDgrad but am thinking twice now & may go for a Cokin type. Final comment looking at the Lee filters stand - they may be good but wow they are pricey, definately out of my league.

[raven15]

No, you're correct I am a Yank. But my job was boring so I took a 80% pay cut to teach English in China for a while (but I still make double a high-paid tenured Chinese professor's pay). Nothing worse than being bored ;) been here for five days now. Plus in China I'm tall strong and rich whereas in the US I'm the opposite :);).

[TheWengler]

Thanks to Raven, DPR and Phill!

Raven, no landscapes sucks! I wouldn't know what to do. I hope you have a telephoto lens for those candid people shots.

Phill, I used a 3 stop reverse grad. A 3 stop hard would have a similar effect because there isn't a ton of sky. I just haven't been carrying that one around with me lately. The Lee filter holder is pretty pricey. Cokin P is a good place to start.

[Geoff Chandler]

Went for a nice afternoons cycle ride - off road - today, part of it was down the sidew of the Thames from Hampton court to Kingstone.
I liked the look of these buildings - so it sort of could have been a building thread pic - I had my wifes P&S Canon in my pocket..

[Phill D]

Raven I'm impressed, good for you hope it works out well.
Lukas thanks for the info, I see what you did now it certainly worked out nicely. It must take quite a while & some practise working out just what combination is right for a particular situation. Sounds like fun though.
Complicated building Geoff. If they are flats I bet they are pretty expensive even in these difficult times.

[TheWengler]

Another one from Hole In The Wall Beach
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[GabrielC]

Yesterday evening sunset storm in Bucharest, little before rain started...


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Taken with the 18-70 at F/11 - 1/50s ISO200

[Dread Pirate Roberts]

Sunday drive with the family

[mateamargo]

Picture from Mendoza, Argentina. Ascending to "Cristo Redentor", a statue placed at 4000 meters (13.100 feet) over the sea

[madox]

Guys, Here is a place we going camping and Off Road Riding in Louisiana.
http://pontchartrainpcservices.com/images/IMG_030650.jpg

I just found this site. I am trying to use my Canon camera. Day time shots are easy.

[Geoff Chandler]

Guys, Here is a place we going camping and Off Road Riding in Louisiana.

I just found this site. I am trying to use my Canon camera. Day time shots are easy.
Looks like are going to enjoy your outdoor life -
tell us a bit about yourself and your camera too if you like..

http://www.dcresource.com/forums/showthread.php?t=26378&page=51

Any questions just shout - someone will answer

Geoff:)

[TheWengler]

Here's one of the Capitola Pier this morning. It's a 4 minute exposure...
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[devin]

Very cool Wengler! You've posted a couple of these that are really making me want to try some Bulb mode shots :D

[TheWengler]

Very cool Wengler! You've posted a couple of these that are really making me want to try some Bulb mode shots :D

Thanks Devin. If you do decide to give the longer exposures a try be sure to get your exposure right before the final shot. Nothing worse than standing around for 10 minutes in the cold only to botch the exposure. I do this by raising ISO all the way and shooting with the lens wide open. This way I can approximate a 4 minute, f/16, ISO 200 exposure with 1 second, f/4 ISO 3200...I think I did that math right...:confused: Anyway, it can save you some time since long exposures take double the shutter speed.

[eddie haskell]

My barn shot....

http://i299.photobucket.com/albums/mm288/eddy-haskell/barn_edited-1.jpg

And I call this one "Jet"

http://i299.photobucket.com/albums/mm288/eddy-haskell/jet.jpg


And, "The Creek"

http://i299.photobucket.com/albums/mm288/eddy-haskell/done1.jpg

[bass_sears]

Wengler,

Really great shot! Great use of the long exposure, but let's face it a long exposure is just a gimmick if you don't also expose correctly, compose correctly, and find a good subject, all of which you did here.

I've enjoyed doing some bulb exposures but have to say a big thank you for the exposure test technique, I'd never thought of just doing the math on it to make for a short test exposure, great idea!

-- Bass


Here's one of the Capitola Pier this morning. It's a 4 minute exposure...
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[TheWengler]

Wengler,

Really great shot! Great use of the long exposure, but let's face it a long exposure is just a gimmick if you don't also expose correctly, compose correctly, and find a good subject, all of which you did here.

I've enjoyed doing some bulb exposures but have to say a big thank you for the exposure test technique, I'd never thought of just doing the math on it to make for a short test exposure, great idea!

-- Bass

Thanks a lot Bass. It wasn't my idea, just passing it along.

[devin]

Thanks Devin. If you do decide to give the longer exposures a try be sure to get your exposure right before the final shot. Nothing worse than standing around for 10 minutes in the cold only to botch the exposure. I do this by raising ISO all the way and shooting with the lens wide open. This way I can approximate a 4 minute, f/16, ISO 200 exposure with 1 second, f/4 ISO 3200...I think I did that math right...:confused: Anyway, it can save you some time since long exposures take double the shutter speed.

Ahh very good point. It definitely would suck to sit there and blow the shot after waiting 6 minutes or more :D.

[SpecialK]

...I do this by raising ISO all the way and shooting with the lens wide open. This way I can approximate a 4 minute, f/16, ISO 200 exposure with 1 second, f/4 ISO 3200...I think I did that math right...:confused: Anyway, it can save you some time since long exposures take double the shutter speed.

At first I thought it was a cemetery of tombstones:-)

Luckily there is no reciprocity failure with digital as there is/was with film. With film, you have to add even more exposure time than just the straight math result for long exposures.

[eddie haskell]

Nekked girls standing on the pier at daybreak....




http://i299.photobucket.com/albums/mm288/eddy-haskell/endopier.jpg





http://i299.photobucket.com/albums/mm288/eddy-haskell/pierrise1.jpg





http://i299.photobucket.com/albums/mm288/eddy-haskell/pierrise4.jpg

[eddie haskell]

HELL-O.....anybody here????? :p

I tried a lil' different stuff today. I caught this old barn by me, down by the beach. Instead of the usual "snap shot" frame with the whole she-bang in it, I tried for some angles as I thought it would give it a different feel as well as highlight the old timber and faded paint....what do you guys think?

http://i299.photobucket.com/albums/mm288/eddy-haskell/oldbarn5.jpg


http://i299.photobucket.com/albums/mm288/eddy-haskell/oldbarn6.jpg


http://i299.photobucket.com/albums/mm288/eddy-haskell/oldbarn2.jpg

[TheObiJuan]

Some good stuff there Eddie.
Did you use any kind of filter or combo filters for your sunset series?

[eddie haskell]

Some good stuff there Eddie.
Did you use any kind of filter or combo filters for your sunset series?

No....it's a sunrise if you're referring to the one with the pier in it.

[TheObiJuan]

No....it's a sunrise if you're referring to the one with the pier in it.

Well good job on mastering the exposure on the sunrise without any reverse ND filters or warming filters.

[Geoff Chandler]

I took a series of photos looking accross the playing fields towards Croydon.
Messing with all manual controls for fun - finding I like manual..
Here's just one shot...

[TheObiJuan]

Oh, what beautiful spring colors.
Well captured Geoff.

[Turo]

Beach, anyone?


http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3549/3362855614_524ca784c2_b.jpg

flickr link (http://www.flickr.com/photos/arturodonate/3362855614/)

[Geoff Chandler]

Turo - that's a seriously good shot!!
Love the lighting

[eddie haskell]

Indeed, your picture heralds the promise realized of spring Geoff.....very nice.

Turo...awesome capture, and the way all the elements lead to the center, except the brighter colors (viewers left) drive the point home....very well seen and presented!

A pool of water where the salmon spawn....

http://i299.photobucket.com/albums/mm288/eddy-haskell/birthingpool.jpg

And the top of the world.....

http://i299.photobucket.com/albums/mm288/eddy-haskell/abovetheclouds.jpg

[TheWengler]

I saw these clouds and had to stop for a photo. Too bad it was midday.
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[Benjamin2007]

I took a series of photos looking accross the playing fields towards Croydon.
Messing with all manual controls for fun - finding I like manual..
Here's just one shot...

Love the jonquils Geoff! Good composition. :D


Beach, anyone?

Classic composition, beautifully exposed, Turo! :cool:

Good shots as always Eddie! I liked the roof of the world. :)
(BTW are you still shooting with the mighty Fuji S700?)

cheers,

[raven15]

I think the need to shoot only at sunrise or sunset is over-rated.

[eddie haskell]

Love the jonquils Geoff! Good composition. :D



Classic composition, beautifully exposed, Turo! :cool:

Good shots as always Eddie! I liked the roof of the world. :)
(BTW are you still shooting with the mighty Fuji S700?)

cheers,

I am.....how have you been Benjamin, well I hope?

[TheWengler]

I think the need to shoot only at sunrise or sunset is over-rated.

I think you can get some good shots around midday, but it's much easier to do early or later in the day. I never really plan midday photo outings unless it's overcast, I'm traveling or I'm on a long hike.

[eddie haskell]

Morning......
I like to use elements that offer the viewer a chance to connect their own experiences, with the shot. Here, I tired to use the lifting fog to give it more dimension.

http://i299.photobucket.com/albums/mm288/eddy-haskell/foggybeach.jpg

Mid-day.....
With the help of the sunlight, I like to try to catch patterns, colors, and contrast.

http://i299.photobucket.com/albums/mm288/eddy-haskell/abovetheclouds-11.jpg

Late afternoon.....
I like to get the softness, or darkening, of the day.

http://i299.photobucket.com/albums/mm288/eddy-haskell/morewaterfalling.jpg

[raven15]

I think you can get some good shots around midday, but it's much easier to do early or later in the day. I never really plan midday photo outings unless it's overcast, I'm traveling or I'm on a long hike.

I have been reading a book on composition, and your shot has many qualities I like that that were improved by the midday sun. The colors are "true" and accurate without the yellows and reds of sunset. The colors of the objects themselves (green grass, orange bridge) are more saturated because of the sun's high angle. The even contrast to the scene allows the eye to wander more freely, without being drawn to bright highlights. I like it better, I suspect, than if you had gone at sunrise or sunset.

[toriaj]

Oh Eddie, can I tell you how jealous I am?? You get to such gorgeous spots all in one day, not to mention the fog? A dream come true for me. I'm interested in more shots from the morning series :)

[eddie haskell]

Oh Eddie, can I tell you how jealous I am?? You get to such gorgeous spots all in one day, not to mention the fog? A dream come true for me. I'm interested in more shots from the morning series :)

Why thank you :)

How about this shot from under the pier/boardwalk then....
I took it as the tide was running out. I found the pattern of the draining sand at the bottom of the pilings against the berm wall interesting. Also I loved the moss (green) contrasting against the rusting iron brackets and the stain they are leaving on the concrete.
Sorry for the blown background, but I had no filter.....

http://i299.photobucket.com/albums/mm288/eddy-haskell/underthepier1.jpg

[TheWengler]

That's a nice one there Eddie. I really like the colors. I'm not sure a filter would help you much. I'd probably just take a couple different exposures and blend them in PS.

[toriaj]

I like the colors too, and I agree with Lukas about blending different exposures. If you shot in RAW, that might still be possible.

[TheWengler]

From earlier this month...
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[TheObiJuan]

Damn! That is gorgeous!
How dark was it outside?
Exposure data?
f/16 & 30sec?

[TheWengler]

Damn! That is gorgeous!
How dark was it outside?
Exposure data?
f/16 & 30sec?

Thanks a lot. You're pretty close. f/16, 25 sec, ISO 200. It was still light enough to see, but dark enough that it was hard to focus. Maybe 20-30 minutes after sunset.

[eddie haskell]

Another nice one Lucas!


Haven't had much to take, as the weather is the pits. They are getting over 3 feet of new snow up on the peaks, just a spot here and there around here, but cold and damp. It cleared for a few minutes, and I got this shot off.....not much else, oh well, I'll be sweating in a 60 degree heatwave before long :eek:

http://i299.photobucket.com/albums/mm288/eddy-haskell/cloudydaybarn.jpg

http://i299.photobucket.com/albums/mm288/eddy-haskell/cloudydaybarn1.jpg

[Dread Pirate Roberts]

Victor Harbour

[Turo]

Moonrise!


http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3451/3399335519_d3af45cae6_b.jpg

flickr link (http://www.flickr.com/photos/arturodonate/3399335519/)

[explorer]

using pentax *ist DS2 + DA 18-55mm/f3.5~5.6

Dyrham Park (UK)

http://www.pbase.com/explorer/image/83150187.jpg

[toriaj]

Explorer, you've shown us some nice pictures in these last few posts, I can see that you are good at this :) The post-processing seems a little high to me, but that's personal taste. The look very bright and cheerful.

[eddie haskell]

http://i299.photobucket.com/albums/mm288/eddy-haskell/cherryblossom1.jpg


http://i299.photobucket.com/albums/mm288/eddy-haskell/cherryblossom2.jpg

[TheWengler]

It's been a little while for this thread. Here are a couple from this afternoon. Just saw this spot while driving back from Half Moon Bay and had to take a couple shots.

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[D70FAN]

Looks like Crystal Springs Resevoir in the background...

Made that drive a zillion times... from San Mateo. More fun in an open sports car or on a motorcycle. I used to ride skyline from the 92 junction to Lexington Resevoir (turns into Black Rd. by Saratoga):D

Nice shot incidentally.:)

[TheObiJuan]

Lake Murray, South Carolina.
http://img15.imageshack.us/img15/5685/img1520resize.jpg
Not the view I wanted, but I would have had to have a boat and be rockin' in the water.
My preference would have been to see water/air on the right too, so it would be three islands of increasing size.

[D70FAN]

Ya need a wider lens... doan-cha know.

Sorry... snowbird influence.:rolleyes:

Nice photo Juan.

[TheObiJuan]

I needed to be 20 feet out at about 270* to get the shot I wanted, that would put me way in the water.

Thanks, D70FAN.
It's been 5 years and I still don't know your name. ;)

[D70FAN]

I needed to be 20 feet out at about 270* to get the shot I wanted, that would put me way in the water.

Thanks, D70FAN.
It's been 5 years and I still don't know your name. ;)

I used to use my name, but changed it to D70FAN... maybe I'll change it back.;)

George

[TheObiJuan]

George Reihm!?
Haha, well then, I guess a welcome back of sorts is necessary.

[toriaj]

Lukas, I like that shot in vertical orientation much better than horizontal. Maybe it would have been even better if you'd gotten closer to one of those purple flowers to make it more of a subject.

[TheWengler]

Looks like Crystal Springs Resevoir in the background...

Made that drive a zillion times... from San Mateo. More fun in an open sports car or on a motorcycle. I used to ride skyline from the 92 junction to Lexington Resevoir (turns into Black Rd. by Saratoga):D

Nice shot incidentally.:)

Yep, it's Crystal Spring Reservoir.


Lukas, I like that shot in vertical orientation much better than horizontal. Maybe it would have been even better if you'd gotten closer to one of those purple flowers to make it more of a subject.

Thanks Tori. I didn't spend too much time on the low angle shots because my leg was falling asleep from squatting down. I wish the flowers were larger in the frame too though.

[D70FAN]

George Reihm!?
Haha, well then, I guess a welcome back of sorts is necessary.


Thanks for the return welcome.

I never really left, but after by-pass surgery in '08 it took a while to get my head back into it. Having one of my shots on a magazine cover didn't hurt to pick-up my spirits either... no dreams of grandure, but it validates my efforts to some degree... and the money is nice too.:D

The last name (Riehm) follows the "i" before "e" rule...;)

[TheObiJuan]

Thanks for the return welcome.

I never really left, but after by-pass surgery in '08 it took a while to get my head back into it. Having one of my shots on a magazine cover didn't hurt to pick-up my spirits either... no dreams of grandure, but it validates my efforts to some degree... and the money is nice too.:D

The last name (Riehm) follows the "i" before "e" rule...;)

I didn't think the "i" before "e" rule applied to non-Enlgish names, it looks Germanic.:)
I saw your post on the magazine cover and gave you congrats and didn't even know it was you! Ha!

[eddie haskell]

http://i299.photobucket.com/albums/mm288/eddy-haskell/moremarsh.jpg


http://i299.photobucket.com/albums/mm288/eddy-haskell/pointwindy1.jpg


http://i299.photobucket.com/albums/mm288/eddy-haskell/wetlands1.jpg

[TheWengler]

Another foggy day at the beach...
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[AdamW]

Those are great, Lukas. They remind me of the old "Deep Thoughts with Jack Handey" bits on Saturday Night Live.

[toriaj]

#1 is very good. I like the muted color scheme and the way the angles lead into the composition.

[TheWengler]

Thanks. I wasn't expecting much with all the fog. I didn't even take my tripod with me (silly).

[raven15]

meh. I don't own a tripod. (and I usually, but not always, don't miss it).

[Dread Pirate Roberts]

Holiday Eddie with that beach shot? Nice location.

Like the fog Lukas.

[TheObiJuan]

meh. I don't own a tripod. (and I usually, but not always, don't miss it).

I find a tripod invaluable when wanting to capture movement of water, reeds, grass, trees, or anything.
Frozen subjects that do not reflect movement are boring; without a tripod it's impossible.

[Merkor]

http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b4/merkor/comp_IMG_0647.jpg

[Dread Pirate Roberts]

Great leading lines Merkor.

CHALK UP another great photo of Dover?

[Merkor]

Great leading lines Merkor.

CHALK UP another great photo of Dover?

;)

http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b4/merkor/comp_IMG_0641.jpg

http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b4/merkor/comp_IMG_0646.jpg

http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b4/merkor/comp_IMG_0689.jpg

Well, landscapes in the widest sense... ;)

[TheObiJuan]

Fun pictures.
I hate shooting mid day because of the shadows, but yours came out well.

[eddie haskell]

Sunny afternoon with Miss Maple waiting to adorn her summer wear :)

http://i299.photobucket.com/albums/mm288/eddy-haskell/bare.jpg

[Turo]

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3125/3470213422_946db67dd0_b.jpg

flickr link (http://www.flickr.com/photos/arturodonate/3470213422/)

[rx_morph]

Very nice photo, Turo. Very nice.

[Turo]

Thanks! :D

[TheKoopaBros]

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3356/3481471731_3d608c34ef.jpg

(http://www.flickr.com/photos/thekoopabros/3481471731/)http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3628/3482280104_bacd4d5b12.jpg
(http://www.flickr.com/photos/thekoopabros/3482280104/)

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3369/3481464831_7611f52384.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/thekoopabros/3481464831/)

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3568/3481463233_4867d94fa6.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/thekoopabros/3481463233/)

[GabrielC]

I have two photos taken in Comana Natural Park near Bucharest. Not sure if these are landscapes but did not find a better area to post them. Maybe you can redirect me ...

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[raven15]

Are you kidding?! No. 1 is beautiful. No.2 isn't bad either.

[Turo]

I like the feel of the first, but absolutely love the composition of the second. Great work!

[raven15]

Though, after switching to my better monitor to verify, they do look over saturated, especially #1.