*OFFICIAL* Snapshot of the Day (one image per post please) #1

[bosstones]

Originally Posted by Andrew@EMS

Info please !!! Great shot

Who's pic are you referring to?

[Andrew@ET]

yours..

heres my contribution

[bosstones]

ah...thanks! Pic was taken in Baltimore's Inner Harbor off Pier 6 near Pratt St.

Nice pic, too. Did you use a star effect lens or add the flares during post-processing?

[Andrew@ET]

I was actually looking for what you did to that picture to make it look soo clear.

as for mine i just took the picture with a 30 sec exposure and then made it an Hdr no post effects besides what i mentioned

[bosstones]

Oh, a little noise reduction noise ninja (used ISO800 for that pic), slight curve adjustment, and a little 'shadows/highlights'. Since I used a noise reduction program, I pre-sharpened it a little bit before I resized.

[bosstones]

300 Wacker (that's the address, not some weird porn movie spoof...)

[ooowowizstev]

beautiful pics guys.

[scollins]

Originally Posted by bosstones

Nice pic, too. Did you use a star effect lens or add the flares during post-processing?

Use shorter focal lengths with smaller apertures and longer exposures to get star effects. The light diffracts as it passes through the small aperture, creating the lines. How many lines you will get will depend on how many blades in your aperture diaphragm.

I think this right, but I'm not 100% sure...
6 blade - 6 lines
7 blade - 14 lines
8 blade - 8 lines
9 blades - 18 lines

The odd number of blades doubles the amount of lines. I also believe that the effect is reduced at longer focal lengths....

[Andrew@ET]

specs for my stars pic f/22 iso 100 shutter 30 sec

[TL]

Awesome nightshots Bosstones & Andrew

here's my contribution

[Andrew@ET]

Nice i love the stream of lights where cars came by... Gives an effect of knowing what was there but without seeing it

How do you guys put your signature?

[bosstones]

Originally Posted by TL

Awesome nightshots Bosstones & Andrew

here's my contribution

Thanks!

Nice pic, too. Late night munchies?

Originally Posted by Andrew@EMS

How do you guys put your signature?

I add a pre-canned sig as a layer over my image in PS. Then I just tweak the fill slightly and drop the opacity.

[Andrew@ET]

no clue how to do that yet lol still a photoshop noob

[bosstones]

Originally Posted by Andrew@EMS

no clue how to do that yet lol still a photoshop noob

Given all that can be done with PS, I think a lot of us are PS noobs.

A bit old but it's more or less a good, beginner overview for layers: http://www.elated.com/articles/introduction-to-layers/

[bosstones]

Nice pic, Railgun! Interesting shot.

[Andrew@ET]

Bored and heard it outside the window

[TL]

this was taken in the freezing cold near The Boston Common a couple nights ago.

[bp335]

sometimes the life without bmw is also fine...

[bosstones]

[bosstones]

Exposure is a little off... Feel free to critique

ISO 200, f2.8, 1/25s

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[BillLee]

^^ damn