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

[Litos]

here's another one i did. i'm in love with how tack sharp it is.

if i dropped down to 1/40th, i'd "probably" lose all my sharpness.

[gary88]

Originally Posted by Weebl

Thanks Dave.

Gary,
High ISO, UWA lens, hyperfocal guess, F8,IS on, mirror lock up and shutter on multiple slow shots.

Stand in the center, rotate around looking at the marvels and "accidentally" hold down your shutter button while turning with the camera at your hip. It will be quiet with the mirror locked up.

Then leave before the Swiss Guard locks you up.

I went one further and turned on live view at the lowest brightness to compose it from my hip, then set it to quiet mode 2 where I could hold down the button, let the shot record, and let the mirror flip back up behind my back.

[Activ]

Wow that is really sharp! A little saturated for my taste but geez good job on the blacks!
Shot a slurr

SLR :: EuroSunday Treffen :: Granite Bay by Trevor Thompson, on Flickr

[- Paul -]

Originally Posted by dcstep

Another macro, taken with the 7D, the 70-200mm f/4L IS (a really stunning lens), the EF 1.4x TC and the 25-ET (25mm extension tube), hand held at ISO 800, f/11 and 1/400th second:


Bumble bee on lavender by dcstep, on Flickr

The crop is pretty small here and if you like detail and have a fast connection, you might want to follow the link to Flickr and view it in the Original size. I really enjoy looking at bug and flower details that you can't see with the naked eye.

Using f/11 I was able to get around an inch of DOF, which is a lot for a macro. We've been talking about ISO here a lot and lots of people would have tried to shoot this at ISO 100, used a tripod and maybe shot at f/8 or even wider. This shows that noise is not a big worry. Yeah, a pixel peeper can find some noise out in the corners at the Original size, but no "normal" viewer is looking out there. What noise there is is not disturbing and it's minimized by exposing properly. Here I shot at +1/3EV and blew out the highlight in the eye, but no one cares but us photographers. I'd rather have the details on the bee and flower and control noise, but not eliminate it.

- faved

[Litos]

those stock SLR rims remind me of Shredder !!!!!

[TL]

TIM_9911 by GQjai, on Flickr

[TL]

nice shots Dave & Litos!

[dcstep]

Originally Posted by - Paul -

- faved

Thanks.

[dcstep]

Originally Posted by TL

nice shots Dave & Litos!

Thanks. I really like this last brunette and your close crop here. The neon on her back and left hand calls too much attention to itself, but she almost succeeds in keeping me looking higher. Her butt shot ain't bad either.

Dave

[Litos]

is it ME or does everyone else immediately get sucked into the arm pit !?!? HAHAHA !!!!

i try my hardest to clone it up a bit or to smooth it out or anything to "not make it look like an arm pit"

HAHA !!!!

[Weebl]

What arm pit, I'm trying to figure out Modded or Stock.
The neon blue is not a good thing but I like the colors of the bottles in the back.

[Litos]

i would have to say stock.....

if they were modded, they would be a bit more full up top.

but in stock form they are beauts.....

[Weebl]

Yes she does have beautiful eyes.

[ArtistikD]

Originally Posted by Litos

i wihs i could get better angles - i might need someone to drive me in the bed of their pick-up truck LOLOLOL !!!!

i typically do rolling shots by myself, while driving my own car.

the D700 + 24-70MM lens weighs almost 5lbs and trying to shoot one handed at anythying under 1/90 is NOT going to happen.

i got much better blur when the sun sets, which is great, but it was just after noon on that day with the sun blazing like crazy. on this particular day i knew 1/90th wasn't going to get the real blur effect i like, but at least 95% of the pictures would come out super crispy and tack sharp, with a little blur.

i've shot at 1/60th and 1/40th before but i would say 6 out of 15 shots came out perfect. too much motion blur when you're trying to drive AND shoot at the same time.

hahah that is trtue i did forget you were driving by yourself i was in my friends jeep when i did the s2000 rolling shots best car to work in

[UdubBadger]

Originally Posted by ArtistikD

hahah that is trtue i did forget you were driving by yourself i was in my friends jeep when i did the s2000 rolling shots best car to work in

Older Toyota 4Runners (not sure about the newer ones) have the back glass that actually goes up and down so you can shoot rolling shots with a tripod from back in the trunk if you want to.

[UdubBadger]

Originally Posted by Litos

is it ME or does everyone else immediately get sucked into the arm pit !?!? HAHAHA !!!!

i try my hardest to clone it up a bit or to smooth it out or anything to "not make it look like an arm pit"

HAHA !!!!

truth.

the fact also looks a little flat and dark for me personally. what was the lighting?

[Litos]

arm pits are just gross, HAHA !!!!

i really enjoy doing rolling shots. especially about 15 minutes after the sun sets.

[Chewy734]

[The1]

Nice shot Chewy... wish it were a nicer looking sky on that occasion however

[The1]

my buddies wedding.

any opinions? theres a slight big more exposure and vignetting applied to the second image. But i think the vignetting was almost cancelled out by me adding more exposure.

[Chewy734]

Thanks.

As opposed to increasing the exposure, increasing the fill light and vignette might look good.

[The1]

Originally Posted by Chewy734

Thanks.

As opposed to increasing the exposure, increasing the fill light and vignette might look good.

yes, positive exposure.

I was playing with vignetting a bit, i added a tiny bit to draw attention away from the bricks in the top right, and i think it worked, but I did a tester with a little more vignetting, i wasn't as happy, i'll add it again and see if i can come up with a more pleasing one with more exposure and vignetting.