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

panicos81 · 06-29-2012, 10:09 AM

writing this from italy.. what a great place to live.. hope i can get some nice shots..

Chewy734 · 06-29-2012, 10:22 AM

Follow the red path

MATT0404 · 06-29-2012, 10:27 AM

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Originally Posted by bosstones

Regardless, that is a sweet pic. Nice work!

Thanks

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Originally Posted by dcstep

Grand Canyon after snow:

Canon has improved Digital Photo Professional ("DPP"), their RAW conversion software, to include Digital Lens Optimization ("DLO"). DLO corrects for barrel distortion, pincushion, chromatic aberration, astigmatism, vignetting, softness, etc. To process the above image in DPP, I rotated the horizon a fraction of a degree, added an S-curve to the RGB and applied DLO. You can link to Flickr by clicking on the image and seeing a larger file to compare to the DxO version that follows it in my Photostream. The DPP detail advantage is stunning.`

This is Canon-only, but free to Canon owners. Make sure that you have the latest version of DPP installed (dated June 2012) then open it with an image open. Go to Tools then Lens and then Update the lens inventory to match your Canon lenses. One more reason to stick with Canon lenses.

I've made this point in the past, prime lenses no longer have an big advantage over zooms in IQ, when you consider and compare images after processing with good DLO software. (LR and DxO also have DLO, but I think that the DPP version may be superior). You can't just look at MTF charts and uncorrected image comparisons. You have to examine corrected images.

Dave

Excellent info, Dave, and nice shot!

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Originally Posted by panicos81

writing this from italy.. what a great place to live.. hope i can get some nice shots..

Hope to see some photos soon. Out of all of my travels in the military, I never got to visit anywhere as a tourist and actually enjoy the visit. I even stopped in Italy once, but that was just to refuel enroute to Iraq.

Another shot from yesterday:

Waukesha by mkrepp, on Flickr

M_Six · 06-29-2012, 10:57 PM

Sibs

Hreed · 06-30-2012, 04:03 AM

one shot shoot! Took my friend and I five minutes, then we left. Turned out pretty good considering I put down my tripod, and he ran around the car with a light hahah!

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bosstones · 06-30-2012, 10:19 AM

Wow...just saw Dave's shot....beautiful! I kinda want to go backpacking now...

Chewy, I didn't know you were an axe murderer.

Chewy734 · 06-30-2012, 04:44 PM

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Originally Posted by bosstones

Chewy, I didn't know you were an axe murderer.

don't worry, I'm harmless... just ask Badger.

dcstep · 06-30-2012, 05:30 PM

Tiger Swallowtail Butterfly on Milkweed by dcstep, on Flickr

Seminole · 07-01-2012, 10:38 PM

Moved on to bugs now Dave

? Nice shot.

SF Bay at Sunrise:

San Francisco Sunlight by Seminolez, on Flickr

Full Size Pano here: http://dl.dropbox.com/u/72984322/San...20Sunlight.jpg

spanner1751 · 07-01-2012, 10:51 PM

Nice panorama Seminole. Here's a sunset shot looking toward the Oakland Bay bridge.

bosstones · 07-01-2012, 11:26 PM

What I wanted to submit for the photo contest. Lighting sucks 'cause I didn't have much to work with. My old shutter remote wasn't working either so I had to manually time my strikes w/ the 2s shutter timer. Except for the baggy shirt and lighting at the bottom, it didn't turn out too bad.

I'll post a panoramic tomorrow to keep in line w/ the last 2 submission.

Nice shots, guys.

AllydNYC · 07-02-2012, 03:35 AM

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Originally Posted by Seminole

Moved on to bugs now Dave

? Nice shot.

SF Bay at Sunrise:

San Francisco Sunlight by Seminolez, on Flickr

Full Size Pano here: http://dl.dropbox.com/u/72984322/San...20Sunlight.jpg

VERY nice!

Was about to ask about that huge antenna however I typed "huge ante" into Google and before I could finish I got, "what is the huge antenna in san francisco" as a suggestion.

Seminole · 07-02-2012, 09:54 AM

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Originally Posted by spanner1751

Nice panorama Seminole. Here's a sunset shot looking toward the Oakland Bay bridge.

Nice

. Is that of the new span they are building right now?

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Originally Posted by AllydNYC

VERY nice!

Was about to ask about that huge antenna however I typed "huge ante" into Google and before I could finish I got, "what is the huge antenna in san francisco" as a suggestion.

Thanks! I never knew what it was either. I just searched and I guess it's some TV antenna they build when everyone still had rabbit ears on their TV's.

dcstep · 07-02-2012, 10:13 AM

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Originally Posted by Seminole

Moved on to bugs now Dave

? Nice shot.

SF Bay at Sunrise:

Bugs, birds, goats, they're all the same.

Great pano Seminole.

Dave

dcstep · 07-02-2012, 10:15 AM

This is the 500mm on the crop-sensor 7D, the 1.4x TC and a 25mm ET, all hand held:

Close up of broad-tailed hummingbird. by dcstep, on Flickr

Chewy734 · 07-02-2012, 10:33 AM

That pano is really cool Seminole!

awesome close-up Dave!

spanner1751 · 07-03-2012, 01:03 AM

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Originally Posted by Seminole

Nice

. Is that of the new span they are building right now?

I think so.

What was your vantage point for taking the picture? It looks like it was taken from an airplane.

Seminole · 07-03-2012, 09:48 AM

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Originally Posted by spanner1751

I think so.

What was your vantage point for taking the picture? It looks like it was taken from an airplane.

Thanks Dave and Chewy.

Spanner, it's at the very top of the Marin Headlands on the north side of the bridge. You have to take the second exit to the right after you cross north over the bridge then make a left and go through a tunnel and follow the road up into the hills.

MaximusJ · 07-03-2012, 09:58 AM

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Originally Posted by Seminole

Moved on to bugs now Dave

? Nice shot.

SF Bay at Sunrise:

San Francisco Sunlight by Seminolez, on Flickr

Full Size Pano here: http://dl.dropbox.com/u/72984322/San...20Sunlight.jpg

Very nice!

MaximusJ · 07-03-2012, 10:19 PM

Tomb of the unknown soldier - Ottawa, Canada

gary88 · 07-04-2012, 01:18 PM

One from last week

The Captain Hates The Sea - Summer Promo by garyhebding, on Flickr

UdubBadger · 07-04-2012, 02:56 PM

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Originally Posted by gary88

One from last week at the manhole

The Captain Hates The Sea - Summer Promo by garyhebding, on Flickr

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