[Laminar]

Originally Posted by imitchellg5 

Why is there an old man car in these pictures?

[turtle777]

Originally Posted by Laminar 

Why is there an old man car in these pictures?

So that people like you can be ?

-t

[iMOTOR]

Why is there a teenage girl car in this picture?

[Laminar]

Ba hahaha

[Sealobo]

[pooka]

That's hot

[imitchellg5]

Except for the small child doll strapped to the bonnet.

[Sealobo]

it was fashionable 35 years ago.

[Railroader]

NOT an HDR image. This was a stormy sunset in Northern Michigan

[ThinkInsane]

Originally Posted by imitchellg5 

Except for the small child doll strapped to the bonnet.

Doesn't one usually strap the bonnet onto the small child?

[mattyb]

Originally Posted by Railroader 

This thread has turned more into a photo gallery thread which I am not interested in.

Nice photo though. I'd have tried to bring out the details in the shadows a bit.

[Railroader]

I think if I boosted the darks then the image would look too HDR. And actually, that's pretty much what light was visible when I took the picture. Boosting the darks would be create an unrealistic image.

I probably should have shot with a little less shore line in the image.

[imitchellg5]

Originally Posted by ThinkInsane 

Doesn't one usually strap the bonnet onto the small child?

Impossible to say since the original photo has gone missing

[mattyb]

Originally Posted by Railroader 

I think if I boosted the darks then the image would look too HDR. And actually, that's pretty much what light was visible when I took the picture. Boosting the darks would be create an unrealistic image.

I probably should have shot with a little less shore line in the image.

Yeah, know what you mean for the shadows. After finding the highlights and shadows sliders in Aperture, I wondered what the fuss was about making 'realistic' looking HDRs.

[imitchellg5]

Originally Posted by ThinkInsane 

Doesn't one usually strap the bonnet onto the small child?

Oh, I see the pic now. Usually they do perhaps, but in this case the small child is in fact on the bonnet, so my mind is blown.

[calverson]

Can I bump this?

[calverson]

For some reason high-contrast BW street photography is something that I am really into. I switch my D90 into jpg B&W mode, attach the 50mm f1.8 and just walk and shoot.

[Jawbone54]

Ooo...I dig.

[Railroader]

[calverson]

Nice Thomas

[Jawbone54]

Beautiful.

[Oisín]

Very nice indeed, though I would have loved to have just a bit more background space on the right. The body of the bird is kind of … ‘unresty’ where it is now.

And what’s the flower it’s perched on? It looks almost like plastic. Actually, it looks a bit like a rolled-up red condom, ehem.

[brassplayersrock²]

It's a hummingbird feeder.......

[turtle777]

Originally Posted by Oisín 

The body of the bird is kind of … ‘unresty’

Well, sure, it's a hummingbird, not a turtle.
I kid.
-t

[turtle777]

Originally Posted by Oisín 

[color-white]Actually, it looks a bit like a rolled-up red condom, ehem.[/color]

LOL, so is that what the Danish use to built hummingbird feeders

-t

[Railroader]

Originally Posted by calverson 

Nice Thomas

Please, call me "Tom".

Originally Posted by Oisín 

Very nice indeed, though I would have loved to have just a bit more background space on the right. The body of the bird is kind of … ‘unresty’ where it is now.

Do you like the landscape version betterer?


The above images are crops from this original picture:

Originally Posted by Oisín 

And what’s the flower it’s perched on? It looks almost like plastic. Actually, it looks a bit like a rolled-up red condom, ehem.

Originally Posted by brassplayersrock² 

It's a hummingbird feeder.......

Correct. I am not a good gardener and don't have enough plants to attract the hummingbirds, so I use the feeder.

[Oisín]

Originally Posted by Railroader 

Do you like the landscape version betterer?

The landscape is better, but a bit too much, I think. Somewhere in between would lie the happy medium, methinks.

[Railroader]

Originally Posted by Oisín 

The landscape is better, but a bit too much, I think. Somewhere in between would lie the happy medium, methinks.

I just can't make you happy!

But, I will not give up.

[Jawbone54]

I personally liked the original, vertical crop.

[Phileas]

Originally Posted by calverson 

For some reason high-contrast BW street photography is something that I am really into. I switch my D90 into jpg B&W mode, attach the 50mm f1.8 and just walk and shoot.

I do that a lot with my little Ricoh.

[mattyb]

Recent trip to Venice





Purposely out of focus. I like high contrast b&w as well, but I can't get the balance right - for me anyway.

[mattyb]

Originally Posted by calverson 

For some reason high-contrast BW street photography is something that I am really into. I switch my D90 into jpg B&W mode, attach the 50mm f1.8 and just walk and shoot.

Nice. I really love my 35mm f/1.8 on the D90, but I need wider. That new 24mm f/1.4 is just too expensive though.

[Laminar]

Not sure about the crop...or the photo really, but I liked it.

[Phileas]

Check this out: 500px is Photography

A startup from Toronto, stunning images.

[Railroader]

Originally Posted by Laminar 

Not sure about the crop...or the photo really, but I liked it.

[Jawbone54]

Originally Posted by Laminar 

Not sure about the crop...or the photo really, but I liked it.

I know it's not kosher in nature photography, but I want to clone out the little black speck on the leaf. Regardless, it's a very, very pretty image.

Originally Posted by Phileas 

Check this out: 500px is Photography

A startup from Toronto, stunning images.

Holy crap...thanks for sharing that site!

[Jawbone54]

I know these aren't exactly the sort of pictures that belongs in this thread, but felt like sharing something.

[mattyb]

Originally Posted by Phileas 

Check this out: 500px is Photography

A startup from Toronto, stunning images.

Excellent images, really very excellent.

Depressing though, knowing how shite my shots are.

[ghporter]

Originally Posted by Jawbone54 

I know these aren't exactly the sort of pictures that belongs in this thread, but felt like sharing something.

Gotta ask about the last one. Back story?

[Jawbone54]

We live in a city that houses the largest fleet of B-52 bombers in America (Barksdale Air Force Base). This man is a member of our church and a friend of our family's, and he's retiring with honors after 24 years in the service. I was allowed on base to take pictures of him and his family. Some more from the set are here.

[ghporter]

I thought (your location, the building in the background) it was on Barksdale. The gentleman looks proud, and with good reason. 24 years is a LONG time to do that kind of work. I should know.

I like the B & W picture of him standing in front of the flagpoles in your Flicr album; it's strong and conveys a lot of the man's pride and sense of accomplishment. I leave it to you post if you wish.

Good work, by the way.

[Jawbone54]

Originally Posted by ghporter

I thought (your location, the building in the background) it was on Barksdale. The gentleman looks proud, and with good reason. 24 years is a LONG time to do that kind of work. I should know.

I like the B & W picture of him standing in front of the flagpoles in your Flicr album; it's strong and conveys a lot of the man's pride and sense of accomplishment. I leave it to you post if you wish.

Good work, by the way.

Thank you much. He seemed to garner quite a bit of respect from his peers. He's an absolutely rock-solid guy. You're a retired airman as well? I had no idea. How long did you serve?

I'll post the one you mentioned (last one, I promise)...

[Phileas]

Nice work. What's next for a guy like him?

[Shaddim]

Hopefully a well-earned rest and some travel.

[Jawbone54]

Nahhhh. He's getting right to work. He isn't the time off kind of guy. I know the job he just took, and he's going to be sitting pretty after his second retirement.

[Railroader]

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[calverson]

Ryan, you're bigtime into the high-pass filter these days!

Reminds me a bit of Brad Trent–minus the strobing.

Fcuk, I gotta get back into shooting... I really miss it!

[Jawbone54]

I'm all over the map right now, which isn't good. I'm trying to scale it back into more of a look that won't be passé four years from now. I experiment with editing too much.

I'm trying to trend more to this editing style (the picture is boring, but you get the idea):



And yes, you need to shoot.

[imitchellg5]

[Jawbone54]

The skies and the water seem to all be the same shade (and fluffy). Really pretty area.