Photo-a-day

[brammers]

Cropping won't do anything to the bokkeh (apart from draw attention to it) - heavy PP can mess it up, in particular local contrast enhancements like the LR Vibrance slider, but that's really wiry... I'm not a fan of the beercan - I had 2 and sold them both. Great value for under 100quid (well, it used to be), but equally, performance only a little in excess of a lens that costs less than 100quid. The beercan's bokkeh is prone to exactly the same type of specular highlighting I'm seeing from your 70-300 - it's just that most people eulogise it and that it's built up a huge rep.

[Bobster]

tbh the only people who worry about bokeh are pedantic photographers who need to pick holes in the smallest of things on photographs.. joe public isn't going to know the difference

how many people commented on the bokeh at your expo brammers?

you did well to capture a seagull in flight Ben

[brammers]

We're gonna have to disagree Bobster - otherwise surely mirror lenses would be all the rage?

[Bobster]

We're gonna have to disagree Bobster - otherwise surely mirror lenses would be all the rage?

ive seen quite a few of the 500mm mirror lens used at events i've been to.. the only problem is that its fixed at f8, id rather not have glass that slow..

[YorkieBen]

There has been a nest in the bush at the end of our garden for a bit and noticed today that ickle babies have been born.



Managed to get a shot without moving the branches, last thing I want is to wake them up!

[KidChameleon]

I passed Gloucester on the Birdlip road today. The view was very good with not much haze.



BIG PANORAMA PHOTO




These next two photos show the difference when using a polariser. They both had a polariser attached but it was turned to different angles for each one.







The other day I got this photo in the car because I am a nerd.




This is one from our old car when it got to 100,000 miles. It tried to kill dad when the brakes failed in October. He was only doing about 10mph up the road, though.

[BlackDwarf]

Thats odd... I've got exactly the same picture from an old phone of mine. Pugeot 306.

[Syd]

Has been a while, never enough time
Good to see the old faces are still about though!
I can never seem to stop using my cats as willing subjects and here is one of them sitting at the window enjoying the weekends sunshine.

Love that Dubai shot BTW.

[Bobster]

great shots of the fledglings Ben

[Funkstar]

Thats a really great shot Bob. Really nice colours and DoF.

[matty-hodgson]

The other day I got this photo in the car because I am a nerd.

if you were a real nerd you'd have got it 11,008 miles ago

[Virtual Monkey]

Not been out with the camera much lately



Can anyone tell me if this is too dark? I think my monitor is too bright.

[HSK]

Looks a tad under exposed. But those blues look pretty deep/dark.

[YorkieBen]

great shots of the fledglings Ben

found a dead one at the end of our street this morning. By the looks of it a magpie got in there


I agree with funkstar, the colours on that shot are really nice. Can see some noise, were you shooting at quite a high ISO (I can imagine a studio is not necessarily the best lit of places)

[Bobster]

found a dead one at the end of our street this morning. By the looks of it a magpie got in there

thats a shame

I agree with funkstar, the colours on that shot are really nice. Can see some noise, were you shooting at quite a high ISO (I can imagine a studio is not necessarily the best lit of places)

Thanks
Exif is intact
Camera Make: Canon
Camera Model: Canon EOS 20D
Image Date: 2009:03:23 20:41:04
Flash Used: No
Focal Length: 23.0mm
CCD Width: 5.13mm
Exposure Time: 0.017 s (1/60)
Aperture: f/2.8
ISO equiv: 1600
White Balance: Auto
Exposure: Manual
Exposure Mode: Manual

[mmh]

Hated not having my main camera, but i would have been screwed regardless as the psuedo 500mm lens on my G9 wasnt really close enough anyways... heres a couple from Metallica Last night: