[dcstep]

Originally Posted by dcstep

OMG, did you get some Grigrich Estate Pinot? That may be The Best wine that I've ever tasted.

Dave

One of my best friends is on the "Reserve" list and he's always got some incredible wines.

[Itsed65]

Similar to another shot i posted, but this is a 3 shot pano, showing a bit more of the surrounding landscape. The overlayed green horizon line in the X-T1's viewfinder helps me keep it level across all the shots.

Foggy Bridge Pano by lennycarl08, on Flickr

[dcstep]

Originally Posted by Itsed65

Similar to another shot i posted, but this is a 3 shot pano, showing a bit more of the surrounding landscape. The overlayed green horizon line in the X-T1's viewfinder helps me keep it level across all the shots.

Nice.

I keep a coarse grid on in the VF of my DSLR for just this purpose, keeping horizons level, getting verticals right and observing rule-of-thirds in compositions. I very often find myself looking at them. Then, in Raw conversion, I also keep coarse gridlines on for the same reasons.

[Itsed65]

Took the cover off the grill yesterday

First BBQ of the Season by lennycarl08, on Flickr

[dcstep]

It was early in the day and the light was changing fast. I was in Manual mode when this pelican started flying at me. I grabbed a few shots, then looked at the back of my camera and the "blinkies" were going off like a five-alarm fire. I told my buddy, "Oh shit, I blew out the whole bird" and he said, "Don't worry it, you can fix it with DxO."

Here it is with -2EV on the highlights. I think think that it turned out great. It goes to show how pessimistic the "blinkies" are because they're based on an in-camera jpeg, with relatively even processing of Highlights and Shadows. Still, I thought 2EV was too much to hope for.

Happy Accident by dcstep, on Flickr

[ddk632]

^^

Wow Dave, that bird shot did come out excellent. Nice save, and great shot!

Love the 3-shot pano of the Golden Gate Bridge, Ed!

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A little photoshoot of a friend's truck yesterday ...


Rugged by ddk632, on Flickr

[Itsed65]

Be Careful Bunny! by lennycarl08, on Flickr

[ddk632]

Calm sunset from yesterday...


Sky on Water by ddk632, on Flickr

( The square ratio is actually a 2 shot shift pano, not a crop! )

[M_Six]

Awesome pelican shot, DC. Nice recovery.

Caught a daredevil jackrabbit, Ed. Hope there wasn't a train coming. Were the gates down?

I faved your sunset pic on Flickr, David. Very nicely done.

[GarenM]

Sweet Pelican shot.

Here's a simple composition of a few shapes. Square, Rectangle, Triangle by Garen M., on Flickr

[dcstep]

Garen, simple but sweet.

[reu2]

This is a fun shot on Lake Michigan. The foreground colors are created by a huge difference in White balance from the parking lot lights (camera right) and the yet to rise sun with a long 30 second exposure.


North Point - 1 by Reuben Neese, on Flickr

[dcstep]

reu2, that turned out very nice. Love the warm colors resulting from the WB adjustment.

[dcstep]

Prairie Dog Looking Alert by dcstep, on Flickr

[ddk632]

Wow, I like North Point, reu2 - came out awesome!

Sunset in the everglades the other day:


Sphere of Life by ddk632, on Flickr

[dcstep]

Florida seems to agree with you David.

[Itsed65]

Perched on the fence

Franklin Canyon Hawk by lennycarl08, on Flickr

[ddk632]

This is the view less than 10 minutes from my home at the edge of civilization in Florida.


The Everglades by ddk632, on Flickr

[dcstep]

Originally Posted by ddk632

This is the view less than 10 minutes from my home at the edge of civilization in Florida.

Nice scene David.

I like that technique of using an ultra-wide (17mm) and then cropping 5:2. It really works for these kinds of scenes.

Here's one of mine from this winter, with ice still on the lake, ten-minutes from my house. I used my 15mm diagonal fisheye, de-fished it and cropped it 5:2. I used a small aperture to make the sun star-burst:

Sunset by dcstep, on Flickr

[Kidscollege$]

Roatan Island

[ddk632]

Beautiful shot, Dave.

FYI - The shot I posted is actually a shift pano (3 shots total) which ends up being similar to a 5:2 crop but has moar pixels

[GarenM]

Gorgeous shot of the Florida landscape. Here's another one from that state that I just took last night.

Naples Pier Beneath the Stars by Garen M., on Flickr