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

[The1]

sounds fun, wouldn't mind a rip in an M3 through the mountains...

We'll see how this year looks, I'm always up for learning some camera tricks.

[Sidnito]

tried to play with the sunset, but was alittle late. any tips are welcome, im new to this but am looking forward to practicing alot more ofcourse.

[dcstep]

Originally Posted by Chewy734

Got it... did you use the fence posts to support your handheld shot?

No, sorry to say, I was just too lazy to move so that the post wasn't in the way. The buck was spooked already, so moving the car or getting out of it might have caused him to run, which he did soon after this. Still, I should have tried it without the post in the way. I saw the post as I took it, but the buck was filling the frame and I couldn't get him framed like I wanted and eliminate the snow.

[BTM]

Originally Posted by The1

what year/motor/transmission combination in that beast? I'm quite jealous.

'66/327/4speed...rated at 350hp who knows really (we all know how the muscle car era was with those ratings) but from the butt dyno it's definitely quick.

[dcstep]

Originally Posted by Sidnito

tried to play with the sunset, but was alittle late. any tips are welcome, im new to this but am looking forward to practicing alot more ofcourse.

Nice infinity perspective. The exposure is right. I don't know your settings here, but this would be good on a tripod, smaller aperture, etc., but it's nice as is.

Dave

[Sidnito]

thanks, yeah i had a tripod with me, how would a smaller aperture change this photo?

[dcstep]

Originally Posted by Sidnito

thanks, yeah i had a tripod with me, how would a smaller aperture change this photo?

I don't know what ISO you were at and your shutter speed, but, assuming that you go down to f/16 you'd get a little better sharpness right at the car and road in the forground. Not knowing how you shot this, having a tripod, I'd shoot it at ISO 100, f/16 and +1EV or +2EV to bring out details in the dark area. I like the exposure you've got on the foreground, but might try realistic HDR to get some more color in the sky.

What were your settings? I'm suspecting that this is a relatively high ISO, but I could easily be wrong.

Dave

[The1]

shot this a while back with my T1i

[Chewy734]

^ cool shot! Through glass I assume?

[The1]

Originally Posted by Chewy734

^ cool shot! Through glass I assume?

yeah, i grabbed a few reflections unfortunatly, i was just looking around at some of my stuff and saw this. No post processing. I didn't have much of a clue how to do it back then, barely any better now, should probably give it a shot though.

[M_Six]

Originally Posted by Chewy734

^ cool shot! Through glass I assume?

Or the last shot he ever took with the T1i.

[The1]

Originally Posted by M_Six

Or the last shot he ever took with the T1i.

hahaha one of the last shots i took with that lens. My T1i was in my hands for about 2 months before i got fed up with it and bought a 5D

It was a 10 step process that kind of went like this.

1: buy a (what i thought) half decent camera body and kit for my trip out west
2: take some time to get used to things
3: realize that my crappy 75-300 lens was getting way nicer pictures then the 18-55mm lens that came with the camera
4: buy used 17-85mm IS USM and swiftly learn that it was 10x the lens that came with the camera.
5: Get back home and try to ID tag some rare birds with crappy 75-300mm, realize that's impossible with so much colour separation, then go out the next day and buy 100-400mm L series.
6: realize the T1i is wasting the talents of the 100-400mm
7: buy 24-70mm L series because i enjoyed the results of my other L series. I now have the disease called "L-seriesitis"
8: finally give up 100% on T1i and research my options.
9: Buy 5D and fall in love. Realize that every single part of the T1i that i didn't like was taken care of by the 5D
10: Obsess, learn more, get better, and dream of my next opportunity to play with the camera.

[khaye1]

Originally Posted by The1

shot this a while back with my T1i

looks like monterey bay aquarium jelly's...

[The1]

Vancouver Aquarium in British Columbia for mine. I like your shot though!

[Chewy734]

For those of you following the potential release of the 5DMKIII, rumor has it that it won't be released before the end of this year (e.g. December, at the earliest). However, some more reliable sources have confirmed it'll include an improved 7D AF scheme. I guess some development units are out in the field now. Also, the kit lens may in fact be the new 24-70mm f/2.8 L IS II lens (although it's still just a rumor). Sadly, I see with all these improvements, there will probably be a price increase from the MKII model because it'll be designed more for a pro.

[Chewy734]

Originally Posted by The1

Vancouver Aquarium in British Columbia for mine. I like your shot though!

I'm jealous... I was I was in Vancouver right now... 7" of snow so far and it's still snowing here.

[The1]

lol, 7" isn't bad at all we had 6' of snow in a few areas before xmas within 36 hours. was pretty.

Vancouver is actually haveing a pretty snowy year, i have a few friends out that way, and all i get from them is complaints about how they moved out there to avoid snow, and they keep getting it.

any other year though, i bet you'd be happy to be out there to avoid the snow As would I.... I love visiting my friends there. probably a matter of time before i end up living there.

[The1]

was bored, thought this was cool, and noticed nobody has uploaded anything in a few days, so i thought i'd share.

[M_Six]

^^^Good pic. Were they loud? They're about to put three of them just off-campus where I work. Lots of local folks are rightfully worried about the noise.

[The1]

Originally Posted by M_Six

^^^Good pic. Were they loud? They're about to put three of them just off-campus where I work. Lots of local folks are rightfully worried about the noise.

they aren't excessively loud. They do make noise though. and of course depending which way the wind goes where you are, they could be downwind and you might not really ever hear them unless you walk close to them.

I personally kinda like the noise, but, I'm not living under them.

I personally wouldn't worry too much unless there's 1 about 100' away from where you work, then it might be a bit obnoxious.

[M_Six]

Originally Posted by The1

they aren't excessively loud. They do make noise though. and of course depending which way the wind goes where you are, they could be downwind and you might not really ever hear them unless you walk close to them.

I personally kinda like the noise, but, I'm not living under them.

I personally wouldn't worry too much unless there's 1 about 100' away from where you work, then it might be a bit obnoxious.

No, they'd be well south of campus. There may be some houses within a half mile of them, though. Might be one of those things like idling semis where you don't really notice it until the wee hours of the morning when it's really quiet. Then they drive you nuts.

Might be interesting to do a long exposure shot of them to get some motion blur in the blades.

[bosstones]

Originally Posted by Chewy734

I'm jealous... I was I was in Vancouver right now... 7" of snow so far and it's still snowing here.

That's what you get for harboring OSU.