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

adrean8j · 03-17-2012, 01:13 AM

Actually there were no air bubbles...those indentations were from its weight on the water...the ripples were from its movement and sudden stopping....

remmib · 03-17-2012, 01:02 PM

Spring.

Shot with 7D +135L wide open.

panicos81 · 03-17-2012, 02:14 PM

^^^ excellent

panicos81 · 03-17-2012, 02:17 PM

M_Six · 03-17-2012, 02:17 PM

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Originally Posted by panicos81

^^^ excellent

Agreed. Nice shot, rem.

So is yours, panicos.

I can't wait until April when I'll be near an ocean and can try some of those shots.

Chewy734 · 03-17-2012, 03:06 PM

nice shots guys!

panicos81 · 03-17-2012, 03:27 PM

guys what i'm i doing wrong? i feel my photos are not..how can i put this.. "alive". i mean, somethings missing.. for example the two above pics, remmibs pic certainly looks way better.. it feels different.. My PP on that shot was minimal so it shouldn't be that.. or maybe it was because of that? i don't know.. is it the camera/lens?

any thoughts? critique?

M_Six · 03-17-2012, 03:57 PM

Not sure what you mean. Your pic look fine. Rem's pic has very nicely done bokeh, but that would have ruined your ocean pic. And closeups like rem's are more likely to have that 3D look than a seascape picture.

MATT0404 · 03-17-2012, 09:52 PM

Reaching Out by mkrepp, on Flickr

The1 · 03-17-2012, 11:01 PM

sorry for the realatively colourless picture compared to what you guys have been posting up.

Just thought the bird was showing off and it was cool.

dcstep · 03-17-2012, 11:01 PM

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Originally Posted by panicos81

guys what i'm i doing wrong? i feel my photos are not..how can i put this.. "alive". i mean, somethings missing.. for example the two above pics, remmibs pic certainly looks way better.. it feels different.. My PP on that shot was minimal so it shouldn't be that.. or maybe it was because of that? i don't know.. is it the camera/lens?

any thoughts? critique?

I think that last shot is quite effective. There's nothing going on in the sky, except the glow. The wave interest and use of slow SS is making it more interesting than the actual lighting. I think that you did a lot with not much.

Oh, BTW, love the straight horizon. You're catching on really fast.

Dave

dcstep · 03-17-2012, 11:03 PM

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Originally Posted by remmib

Spring.

Shot with 7D +135L wide open.

Great, dramatic colors and the water droplets add a lot of interesting detail.

The1 · 03-17-2012, 11:09 PM

attempt at making the bird stand out more. Wish I wasn't like 400 yards away, would have been so much more detail to play with

The1 · 03-17-2012, 11:17 PM

just for fun

dcstep · 03-17-2012, 11:32 PM

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Originally Posted by The1

attempt at making the bird stand out more. Wish I wasn't like 400 yards away, would have been so much more detail to play with

Yeah, pixels are showing, even in internet size. Unfortunately, no matter how sharp you focus if you're too far away you can't crop. That's why, if you do enough of this kind of shooting, you'll end up spending mega-bucks on a long lens.

dcstep · 03-17-2012, 11:39 PM

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Originally Posted by The1

sorry for the realatively colourless picture compared to what you guys have been posting up.

Just thought the bird was showing off and it was cool.

Well, it IS a grey bird. Things are complicated by it being backlit. You might raise the overall level and then increase the contrast a bunch.

The1 · 03-17-2012, 11:45 PM

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Originally Posted by dcstep

Well, it IS a grey bird. Things are complicated by it being backlit. You might raise the overall level and then increase the contrast a bunch.

thanks, played around with it a bit more, it just becomes less believable when i tinker with the lighting.

I lik this one though, I caught the bird just pulling the thing ouf of the ground then throwing it into it's open mouth, thought it was unique. And the bird is that red and white in real life, not too much editing done. Nature has amazing colours.

M_Six · 03-18-2012, 12:07 AM

^^^^Now that's a nice shot, Reed.

dcstep · 03-18-2012, 12:11 AM

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Originally Posted by The1

I lik this one though, I caught the bird just pulling the thing ouf of the ground then throwing it into it's open mouth, thought it was unique. And the bird is that red and white in real life, not too much editing done. Nature has amazing colours.

That's a great shot. The action is fantastic and you didn't blow out the white feathers and still got the orange bill nice and orange. Well done.

Dave

adrean8j · 03-18-2012, 01:31 AM

Well since we are showing Herons/Storks/Egrets here is my shot of a Great Egret in their nesting area about 1/4 mile from my house(why do i get the feeling the weather is becoming better with all the beach/water type shots lately):

Great Egret by Adrean8j, on Flickr

remmib · 03-18-2012, 06:24 AM

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Originally Posted by dcstep

Great, dramatic colors and the water droplets add a lot of interesting detail.

It was actually dry and sunny, so I blocked the sunshine and water is sprayed on.

The1 · 03-18-2012, 08:02 AM

Thanks. I like the shot, thinking of printing it to have one fun with it.

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