Photo of the day 7-3-07

[Big Mark]

I think Foxman was onto something yesterday with his "picture of the Day" idea. Thought it might be easier if we had a new thread for each day. I thought it might be cool if each day we had a "theme" too. Perhaps with the 4th being tomorrow a good theme for today might be fireworks. Here's my attempt. Comments, critiques are always welcome.

http://markameeks.zenfolio.com/img/v0/p159685807-5.jpg

[Trace]

How did you get that shot from not getting blurry. Did you have a tripod?

[Big Mark]

no, it was handheld (and as you can see from the lights at the bottom - not perfectly). I just tried to be as still as possible, lock my elbows in, etc.

I'll be using a tripod tomorrow night though (along with bulb mode).


Edit: I just went back at looked at the EXIF info on that image... it was a 2.5s exposure. I honestly don't know how it came out that crisp.

[Trace]

no, it was handheld (and as you can see from the lights at the bottom - not perfectly). I just tried to be as still as possible, lock my elbows in, etc.

I'll be using a tripod tomorrow night though (along with bulb mode).


Edit: I just went back at looked at the EXIF info on that image... it was a 2.5s exposure. I honestly don't know how it came out that crisp.


Cool. Good shot. (i am a novice) Why bulb mode?

[Big Mark]

If you've got a tripod, you can just open your shutter and keep the exposure open to capture multiple fireworks in one frame. Bulb mode just lets you close the shutter whenever you want (as opposed to just taking a set amout of time exposure).

[Trace]

If you've got a tripod, you can just open your shutter and keep the exposure open to capture multiple fireworks in one frame. Bulb mode just lets you close the shutter whenever you want (as opposed to just taking a set amout of time exposure).


Got ya. I was thinking 'flash' when you said 'bulb'. Cool.

[Big Mark]

nah. bulb mode essentially means you press the shutter button once to open the shutter and a second time to close it.

[LarryD]

http://ldavidson.zenfolio.com/img/v0/p308241881-4.jpg

http://ldavidson.zenfolio.com/img/v0/p332460203-4.jpg

disney fireworks.

[Big Mark]

I like the different effects in the two images (from what I assume are similar fireworks). Judging from the length of the fireworks, I'm assuming the same shutter speed was used in both - how did you achieve the different effects?

[solarte1969]

Larry is a friggin show off.

Nice snaps.

[Big Mark]

Larry is a friggin show off.

Nice snaps.

No shit. He's certainly the big dog around here.

I want to be him when I grow up.

[muff_spelunker]

I want to be him when I grow up.
me too. larry, how much do you photoshop?

i like the way jg captures personality in her people shots

[Big Mark]

i like the way jg captures personality in her people shots

I want to be her when I grow up too, but for an ENTIRELY different reason. ;)

[muff_spelunker]

I want to be her when I grow up too, but for an ENTIRELY different reason. ;)

heh - i am her grown up

[LarryD]

me too. larry, how much do you photoshop?

i like the way jg captures personality in her people shots

i dont use photoshop for my images. i tone in lightroom, but that's it. i don't clone things out.

[muff_spelunker]

i dont use photoshop for my images. i tone in lightroom, but that's it. i don't clone things out.

excellent. i like using lightroom as well.

your colors look so saturated

[LarryD]

excellent. i like using lightroom as well.

your colors look so saturated

that's L-quality glass and the 5D -- contrasty, colorful and sharp.

[muff_spelunker]

that's L-quality glass and the 5D -- contrasty, colorful and sharp.

no filter?

[LarryD]

no filter?

no filter. i have a circular polarizer, but i only use it for specific situations -- like eliminating glare, bringing out cloud detail or greening a landscape. 1 of every 400 images.

[The_professor]

http://img513.imageshack.us/img513/1107/1181415408067mo1.jpg

[Fro]

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y182/daw1180/anim_dramatic_rampage.gif

[SilverSurfer]

:cheers2:

[bubba hut]

http://http://i100.photobucket.com/albums/m17/sfsvettes/LadyBluesGA.jpghttp://i100.photobucket.com/albums/m17/sfsvettes/LadyBluesGA.jpghttp://http://i100.photobucket.com/albums/m17/sfsvettes/LadyBluesGA.jpg

[bubba hut]

http://i100.photobucket.com/albums/m17/sfsvettes/LadyBluesGA.jpg

[The_professor]

http://img455.imageshack.us/img455/4748/00022321fz8.jpg

[FreakOnA_Leash]

http://i100.photobucket.com/albums/m17/sfsvettes/LadyBluesGA.jpg

Park Road Park???

We out there had had a home run contest as part or my brothers bachelor party...we were all so old we had to move over to the little league field.

[barfcurtains]

looks like renaissance.

[dig-it]

Not much on looks, but some of the best bbq in Kannapolis.

http://img411.imageshack.us/img411/5562/glennsbbqgh8.jpg