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

UdubBadger · 05-15-2011, 01:55 AM

Not contemporary enough for my taste.

Activ · 05-15-2011, 03:47 AM

dcstep · 05-15-2011, 10:12 AM

Yesterday morning I was about to head back to the house when I saw a large group of American white pelicans preening and sleeping in a huge clump. I pulled the ole M3 shooting blind into position to shoot when this handsome guy plunked down right in front of me to fish (alas he caught nothing):

Great blue heron landing. by dcstep, on Flickr

Canon 7D, 1/4000th second, 500mm lens at f/4 and ISO 800 (it was very overcast, but if I'd had time to react I would have stopped down one full f-stop).

This demonstrates that nature photog should consider staying out when it's overcast. If you can get a close crop you can use +EV capture details that are hard to get in full sun. This setting is +1EV using AV mode.

This image would have been much harder in full sun because the sun is to his back and right shoulder. The contrast would have been huge and getting shadow detail on his underside (the real point of interest here) would have been hard. Also, believe it or not, the greys in the full sun would have risked blow out. This light is actually easier to work with than most think.

Dave

The1 · 05-15-2011, 10:17 AM

very unique shot Dave.

Weebl · 05-15-2011, 12:10 PM

One of the best GBH BIF I have seen.

Chewy734 · 05-15-2011, 12:11 PM

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Originally Posted by The1

very unique shot Dave.

sorry, but this is a pet peeve of mine... nothing can be "very unique". It's either unique, or not. There are no grades of uniqueness.

The1 · 05-15-2011, 12:15 PM

haha, fine.....

That's a unique shot Dave.

It just doesn't sound as nice as saying "very" cause you could take "unique" as a bad thing, and i think adding "very" in front of it, makes it a good thing.

But i see your point.

M_Six · 05-15-2011, 12:16 PM

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Originally Posted by Chewy734

sorry, but this is a pet peeve of mine... nothing can be "very unique". It's either unique, or not. There are no grades of uniqueness.

That's very true.

The1 · 05-15-2011, 12:17 PM

I just see it as one is complimentary and the other is a statement.

UdubBadger · 05-15-2011, 12:27 PM

So not to open the wrong can of worms or anything, but what is the fascination with bird shots Dave? I'm not knocking it or anything, I'm just curious what makes people do it and follow them so religiously. I don't really understand it all.

remmib · 05-15-2011, 12:29 PM

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Originally Posted by Activ

Very nice pic and car.

BillLee · 05-15-2011, 12:49 PM

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Originally Posted by UdubBadger

So not to open the wrong can of worms or anything, but what is the fascination with bird shots Dave? I'm not knocking it or anything, I'm just curious what makes people do it and follow them so religiously. I don't really understand it all.

he just likes birds and wildlife. not much to understand

Weebl · 05-15-2011, 12:52 PM

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Originally Posted by UdubBadger

So not to open the wrong can of worms or anything, but what is the fascination with bird shots Dave? I'm not knocking it or anything, I'm just curious what makes people do it and follow them so religiously. I don't really understand it all.

Just like BMW's, except for birds.

BillLee · 05-15-2011, 12:56 PM

guy from a local forum took this shot.

Chewy734 · 05-15-2011, 12:58 PM

^ awesome pic!

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Originally Posted by UdubBadger

So not to open the wrong can of worms or anything, but what is the fascination with bird shots Dave? I'm not knocking it or anything, I'm just curious what makes people do it and follow them so religiously. I don't really understand it all.

it's just like you and photographing nude, gay men. Make sense now?

BillLee · 05-15-2011, 01:03 PM

haha!

The1 · 05-15-2011, 01:03 PM

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Originally Posted by BillLee

he just likes birds and wildlife. not much to understand

A big part of it is where a person lives in my opinion.

If Udub were to go hang out in Colorado and be taken to all the national parks and stuff, I guarantee he would start wanting to shoot wildlife, there's just so much of it there.

Weebl · 05-15-2011, 01:06 PM

http://www.gaybarmaps.com/bars/colorado

The1 · 05-15-2011, 01:13 PM

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http://www.gaybarmaps.com/bars/colorado

haha, i think he probably already has that bookmarked....

Chewy734 · 05-15-2011, 01:14 PM

who said people in bimmerpost don't help others out?

bosstones · 05-15-2011, 01:58 PM

Larger than I normally post, but I'm too lazy at the moment to resize.....didn't sleep at all night and just got back from the airport (I actually just posted this in the night photography thread by accident...lol). I was going mostly for a silhouette-ish shot w/ the pouring in of light thru the bar windows. Does it work?

The1 · 05-15-2011, 02:12 PM

Posting this after conversation from night photography thread

I used the window frame as my cut off point to help frame the picture more.

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05-15-2011, 10:12 AM	#2423
dcstep Major General 1296 Rep 7,389 Posts Drives: '09 Cpe Silverstone FR 6MT Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Colorado iTrader: (0) Garage List 2009 M3 [8.40]	Yesterday morning I was about to head back to the house when I saw a large group of American white pelicans preening and sleeping in a huge clump. I pulled the ole M3 shooting blind into position to shoot when this handsome guy plunked down right in front of me to fish (alas he caught nothing): Great blue heron landing. by dcstep, on Flickr Canon 7D, 1/4000th second, 500mm lens at f/4 and ISO 800 (it was very overcast, but if I'd had time to react I would have stopped down one full f-stop). This demonstrates that nature photog should consider staying out when it's overcast. If you can get a close crop you can use +EV capture details that are hard to get in full sun. This setting is +1EV using AV mode. This image would have been much harder in full sun because the sun is to his back and right shoulder. The contrast would have been huge and getting shadow detail on his underside (the real point of interest here) would have been hard. Also, believe it or not, the greys in the full sun would have risked blow out. This light is actually easier to work with than most think. Dave __________________ Flickr Photos Ucm, Inc.
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The1 Major General 76 Rep 5,114 Posts Drives: white 135 Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: KW ontario/vancouver temporarily iTrader: (0)	very unique shot Dave.
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The1 Major General 76 Rep 5,114 Posts Drives: white 135 Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: KW ontario/vancouver temporarily iTrader: (0)	haha, fine..... That's a unique shot Dave. It just doesn't sound as nice as saying "very" cause you could take "unique" as a bad thing, and i think adding "very" in front of it, makes it a good thing. But i see your point.
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The1 Major General 76 Rep 5,114 Posts Drives: white 135 Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: KW ontario/vancouver temporarily iTrader: (0)	I just see it as one is complimentary and the other is a statement.
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bosstones Lieutenant Colonel 1245 Rep 1,593 Posts Drives: o_0 Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Suburbia iTrader: (0)	Larger than I normally post, but I'm too lazy at the moment to resize.....didn't sleep at all night and just got back from the airport (I actually just posted this in the night photography thread by accident...lol). I was going mostly for a silhouette-ish shot w/ the pouring in of light thru the bar windows. Does it work? __________________ - Jeff bosstones' flickr
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The1 Major General 76 Rep 5,114 Posts Drives: white 135 Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: KW ontario/vancouver temporarily iTrader: (0)	Posting this after conversation from night photography thread I used the window frame as my cut off point to help frame the picture more. Attached Images
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