Canon DSLR "Picture of the day"

Still getting used to my brand new 30D, and having a great time with it.

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Originally Posted by iamaelephant

Still getting used to my brand new 30D, and having a great time with it.

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Wow! lovely scene and great composition, however the blueish color of the road kind of bugs me:rolleyes:

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Originally Posted by iamaelephant

Still getting used to my brand new 30D, and having a great time with it.

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This is a great image and a nice job with a difficult exposure. Is this a single image or a blend/HDR? Any filters?

It was blended in photoshop from two exposures, no HDR or filters. I was bothered by the blueish tint of the road too, any ideas on how to fix that in PP? Thanks for the comments.

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Originally Posted by Nickcanada

http://i88.photobucket.com/albums/k1...e/DSCN0060.jpg

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I look at this pic and think your wife is classy like me:p Who needs a glass when you can just drink from the bottle:D:D

I'm seeing circles in the images. Is this due to over-zealous PP?

I should not be seeing circles with my current monitor and PC.

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Originally Posted by Rhys

I'm seeing circles in the images. Is this due to over-zealous PP?

I should not be seeing circles with my current monitor and PC.

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just JPEG compression.

drink more beer - circles disappear on their own.
problem solved.

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Originally Posted by iamaelephant

It was blended in photoshop from two exposures, no HDR or filters.

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Very nice; I really have to try my hand at some more blends.

Here's a manual blend that I did about a year and a half ago (also 2 exposures)...


http://farm1.static.flickr.com/164/3...886189bf4.jpg?

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Originally Posted by iamaelephant

I was bothered by the blueish tint of the road too, any ideas on how to fix that in PP? Thanks for the comments.

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You could alter the WB and make it a bit warmer, but I generally tend to favor a "cooler" WB; the bluish tint doesn't bother me at all.

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2375/...5014acf575.jpg

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Originally Posted by iamaelephant

I was bothered by the blueish tint of the road too, any ideas on how to fix that in PP?

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Played a little with the hue and saturation:D

1st Original
2nd Edited

Gazebo at Vic Park
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2264/...870b26e8_o.jpg

Painted with flash. 30 second exposure at night which caused the sky to pick up the orange glow of the city. The willow tree and the flag at the top of the gazebo show how windy it was...

Very........apocalyptic. :D

Isn't light great? ;)

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Originally Posted by JTL

Agreed. It's just a fantatic shot, ZoicX. And very tastefully done, appropriate post processing.

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thanks JTL and toriaj .. feels super coming from you guys. Yeah, I really love this shot - making a beeline to the frame shop shortly, it has to go up on my walls.

http://i236.photobucket.com/albums/f...X/IMG_2524.jpg

Here's something totally different with zero post:

PEARLS
http://i236.photobucket.com/albums/f...X/IMG_2492.jpg

I haven't been very good lately with commenting...

iamaelephant - Great scene. Your edit is definitely better.

Nick, your wife is going to KILL you for posting pics like that... She could push you under a snowplow and they wouldn't find your body until spring!

ZoicX, that pool shot is a great location.... but it looks like you needed to move a step to make it really symmetrical. The shot of your wife and kid is amazing.

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Originally Posted by dustyporch

Gazebo at Vic Park

Painted with flash. 30 second exposure at night which caused the sky to pick up the orange glow of the city. The willow tree and the flag at the top of the gazebo show how windy it was...

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Awesome image; I really want to try some night shots.

Agreed - awesome night shot. I'm looking for a decent tripod so that I can take good night shots too.

Here's one without a tripod - definitely blurred, but the best I could do with my lens propped up against the glass of Coit Tower.


http://i236.photobucket.com/albums/f...X/IMG_2915.jpg

http://i99.photobucket.com/albums/l2...EBELXT3475.jpg

http://i99.photobucket.com/albums/l2...lyr/BarnII.jpg

Cool shots guys :)

ZoicX

Love the baby reaching shot :)
I usually amnot a sepia fan

A Confession

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2178/...1ced5028_o.jpg

Ice Tree
http://fc05.deviantart.com/fs24/i/20...arkRicardo.jpg





http://fc03.deviantart.com/fs22/i/20...arkRicardo.jpg
and another one from the same series

Cheers


DA: www.Redsharkricardo.deviantart.com

TenD and RedShark; some really great shots.

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Originally Posted by TenD

http://i99.photobucket.com/albums/l2...EBELXT3475.jpg

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Stunning :D

Good contrast and one of the best photo's i've seen in a while

Gorgeous photo, that first snow/tree photo, RedShark! Beautiful colour and depth of field.

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Originally Posted by drama

Cool shots guys :)

A Confession

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ok...seriously bro...i know you love your abstracts but pls...wtf is that all about ?? :eek::confused::p

We had gone to a picnic last Sunday... there was this little lake and many cute little paddle boats in the shape of swans. Yashu was very excited and wanted me to take him boating. When we reached the other end of the lake, we saw that there was this long que and we would have to wait for hours for our turn. This wasn't possible as it was almost time for us to leave. So, very calmly, I explained the situation to him... and he seemed to understand like a grown up. However this didn't reduce his fascination for the boats. I took this candid of him in that sad and longing mood..

Really good one, Viky. It really captures his mood. (And he's still a beautiful boy!)

I agree, fantastic shot Viky!

Hey all, I'm new here, but thought I'd post a pic I took of my niece over xmas. I'm new to photography and recently bought a 400D.

C&C more than welcome.

http://www.nivek.us/images/amelie.jpg

That is a really lovely photo, Kevin!
Beautiful.

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Originally Posted by coldrain

That is a really lovely photo, Kevin!
Beautiful.

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Ditto; very nice.

Viky and KevinV - both awesome shots. Where do y'all hail from?

Thanks Adam, Nick & ZoicX!

Now, when I look at this shot, I feel that I should have waited and taken him boating:(

P.S. I'm from Guwahati, a small city in the north eastern part of India.

Thanks for the compliments! I'm from Baton Rouge, LA.

Viky, there's always tomorrow! :)

for MichaelB :)

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2221/...839cb0ec_b.jpg

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Originally Posted by drama

for MichaelB :)

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2221/...839cb0ec_b.jpg

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Wow, that's really simple but stunning and I like how that line cuts through the photo diagonally.

Took out the 50mm today:)

Sweet pic drama. You too Viky, nice shot.

Here's a candid of my lil fella.

http://i236.photobucket.com/albums/f...X/IMG_3037.jpg

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Originally Posted by ZoicX

Sweet pic drama. You too Viky, nice shot.

Here's a candid of my lil fella.

http://i236.photobucket.com/albums/f...X/IMG_3037.jpg

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I wish the focus was on him (more specifically his eyes) rather than the stroller(?).

Drama; I agree with the other comment; simple, but effective.

Nice portrait Viky.

Zoicx; ditto the other comment; focus is in the wrong place, IMO - go for the eye!!!

This was one of my first few shots the first day I got my 28-105mm and I didn't even know I took it but I found it later and for some reason I just really like it. I had to reduce quality quite a bit to put it on here unfortunately, because I loved the details in the hand.

http://img117.imageshack.us/img117/7898/marhanddp5.jpg