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

[dcstep]

Originally Posted by Activ

Not feeling the rule of thirds on this shot but I like the ground hehe
...

The strong diagonal lines more than make up for the looseness of following the rule-of-thirds. Strong diagonals can add lots of power to an image.

Dave

[oneintheory]

Originally Posted by TL

how about this one


C63 Coupe AMG by GQjai, on Flickr

Why sharpen so much?

[adrean8j]

Sooo....looked what walked by my office this evening. Not much to shoot out here (at least not what interests me) so I was pretty excited. Was pitch black...used a little Mag-lite for lighting:


Iraqi Scorpion by Adrean8j, on Flickr

[M_Six]

Nasty looking beast. How big is it?

[adobeee]

look at the tail fang on that beast..


anyways:


from behind by thomasxlin, on Flickr

[The1]

hehe, nice title....

[TL]

Originally Posted by oneintheory

Why sharpen so much?

It's a web sharpen action I made on CS5. That's how it is when I try to save time and run my photos in a batch.

[adrean8j]

Originally Posted by M_Six

Nasty looking beast. How big is it?

Originally Posted by adobeee

look at the tail fang on that beast..

It was only 6.5cm...I got pretty close to get the shot.

[The1]

Originally Posted by adrean8j

It was only 6.5cm...I got pretty close to get the shot.

and who says photography isn't thrilling!

maglites make great flashes!!!

[adrean8j]

Originally Posted by The1

and who says photography isn't thrilling!

maglites make great flashes!!!

Well in the interest of full disclosure he had just been blasted with a serious does of "Bug Stop" (yeah that is the actual name of the product) so he was probably trying to figure out what the curious sensation was coursing through his myriad limbs.

The Mag-lite actually worked out great due to being very mobile and not over-bearing...a much softer light than I expected versus those LED flashlights that have become so popular in the last few years. Being able to angle it for the best lighting was a big plus. I probably could have gotten a sharper shot but given the darkness and the subject I was not really gonna mess about to much

[The1]

haha, especially after you just pissed it off

[M_Six]

My commute.

[infinitekidM2C]

haha..that's some real americana right der

cornfields on cornfields

[dcstep]

Originally Posted by M_Six

My commute.

Neat perspective.

[M_Six]

Originally Posted by dcstep

Neat perspective.

My new 8mm. Love this thing. Just need to brush up on exposure settings. It tends to shoot to the right, so that's not bad. But I don't seem to be getting the contrast right.

[UdubBadger]

nice one mark

[M_Six]

Thanks, Seth. I'd love to get a shot of the city from the planetarium parking lot with this lens.

[infinitekidM2C]

I love the Adler Planetarium..really cool

[07BSM328]

So I know it's not my BMW but here's my first attempt at photography with my first DSRL (Nikon 5100). advice/critique would be appreciated, hope you like!

[M_Six]

Nice shot, but what's with the reflections? Were you in another vehicle behind the Porsche?

[dcstep]

Originally Posted by 07BSM328

So I know it's not my BMW but here's my first attempt at photography with my first DSRL (Nikon 5100). advice/critique would be appreciated, hope you like!

I really like the perspective of the road curving toward the mountain. For some reason the back of the car seems OOF. You should have been stopped to f/11 or even f/16 to maximize DOF. Still, it's a very good start. you have a good eye.

I would have moved up the road just a little bit to try to get a spot where the road wouldn't go out of view until much later.

Dave

[UdubBadger]

Originally Posted by M_Six

Thanks, Seth. I'd love to get a shot of the city from the planetarium parking lot with this lens.

Yeah it's the "go to" spot up here.