Show Off Them Skills

[IsaacRN]

Well....after some other pictures...that i posted I thought it might be nice for others to show off some of their camera/photoshop work. Ill start off with this one.

[TraderJoe]

from Japanese Garden in Chicago:

http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u239/TraderJoe_album/DSC_0792.jpg

[IsaacRN]

This was at the Mercedes Factory in Stuttgart in Germany

[TraderJoe]

This was at the Mercedes Factory in Stuttgart in Germany

Dude, that is for real. Good shot :happy088

A shot from BAahstIn (Boston):

http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u239/TraderJoe_album/DSC_0315.jpg

And a closeup:

http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u239/TraderJoe_album/DSC_0363.jpg

--> The pic immediately above (closeup) was shot while riding on the "Duck Tour" :D

[qhsdoitall]

Well....after some other pictures...that i posted I thought it might be nice for others to show off some of their camera/photoshop work. Ill start off with this one.

Isn't that where Godzilla got hers/his? :D

Nice picture.

[qhsdoitall]

Dude, that is for real. Good shot :happy088

A shot from BAahstIn (Boston):

http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u239/TraderJoe_album/DSC_0315.jpg

And a closeup:

http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u239/TraderJoe_album/DSC_0363.jpg

--> The pic immediately above (closeup) was shot while riding on the "Duck Tour" :D

Know those shots well. Been there many times.

[IsaacRN]

This was in the Black Forrest

[TraderJoe]

http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u239/TraderJoe_album/DSC_1393.jpg

[IsaacRN]

very nice picture

[TraderJoe]

http://lh3.google.com/optionjoe/RpQ_eZhdwoI/AAAAAAAAAsE/fPfGNVWEtOE/DSC_1362.JPG?imgmax=512

http://lh5.google.com/optionjoe/RpQ_f5hdwqI/AAAAAAAAAsU/WjBwJnx4vc8/DSC_1365.JPG?imgmax=512

http://lh6.google.com/optionjoe/RpQ_fJhdwpI/AAAAAAAAAsM/P9VGJjRnCyY/DSC_1363.JPG?imgmax=512

[msandoval858]

The Texas Blue Bonnet. Taken at the fields in front of the Dell campus where I work.

[IsaacRN]

I miss the Blue Bonnet.......

and I miss Texas


American by birth....Texan by the grace of God :)

[PalmettoB]

One for Issac then...

[rick]

.....wheres Lyrt when ya need him ????

[moviemaniac]

a few from my gallery:

http://www.theshaveden.com/forum/vbpgimage.php?do=full&p=84&d=1181846529

http://www.theshaveden.com/forum/vbpgimage.php?do=full&p=85&d=1181846552

http://www.theshaveden.com/forum/vbpgimage.php?do=full&p=86&d=1181846568

http://www.theshaveden.com/forum/vbpgimage.php?do=full&p=87&d=1181846592

http://www.theshaveden.com/forum/vbpgimage.php?do=full&p=88&d=1181846621

http://www.theshaveden.com/forum/vbpgimage.php?do=full&p=89&d=1181846639

http://www.theshaveden.com/forum/vbpgimage.php?do=full&p=78&d=1181846392

[SSLSTudio...]

from Japanese Garden in Chicago:

http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u239/TraderJoe_album/DSC_0792.jpg

I got all Tranquility from this one...nice needed that ...

[SSLSTudio...]

The Picture itself aint special . what is special is the time of year that its pooring HAIL stones out of the sky I mean Juli !!!!! Global heating :(

[Scorpio]

I miss the Blue Bonnet.......

and I miss Texas


American by birth....Texan by the grace of God :)

Where in Tx?

[IsaacRN]

I was born in El Paso....lived there for 27 years...then went to San Antonio for 1 year....now im in NY for a spell.

[Scorpio]

I was born in El Paso....lived there for 27 years...then went to San Antonio for 1 year....now im in NY for a spell.

ahh West Texas... I have several good friends from El Paso. The shortstop in my baseball team is from El Paso...good man. What's a West Texas boy doing in NYC?? You a RN?

Raf

[IsaacRN]

Yeah...at my young age of 27 i decided..there were places i wanted to see...and go to .....like a Yankee game..so i decided to take up travel nursing....so far....ive been to NY(3months) San Antonio (7 months) NY(doing 6 months here again).

I do miss livin in Texas though....i might give Austin a try......and go to UT Austin to finish up some schooling.

[Scorpio]

Yeah...at my young age of 27 i decided..there were places i wanted to see...and go to .....like a Yankee game..so i decided to take up travel nursing....so far....ive been to NY(3months) San Antonio (7 months) NY(doing 6 months here again).

I do miss livin in Texas though....i might give Austin a try......and go to UT Austin to finish up some schooling.

Hey I envy you. You get to go the Yankee Stadium. I hope to go before they tear it down.

Raf

[IsaacRN]

Next year is the year....so you better make your way here...and if you can come out for the all star game....what more memorable way to say goodbye....i dont know if ill be up here then....but who knows

[PalmettoB]

I was born in El Paso....lived there for 27 years...then went to San Antonio for 1 year....now im in NY for a spell.

Hey!...I remember El Paso well. I grew up in Las Cruces, NM. We used to go to El Paso quite often.

[qhsdoitall]

Hey I envy you. You get to go the Yankee Stadium. I hope to go before they tear it down.

Raf

Been there a bunch of times as a late teen. Oh, and as a Boston Red Sox fan. Just don't sit in the bleachers on a Friday night. Scary. :D

[IsaacRN]

Thats the only place I watch my games. Section 39......Bleacher Creature :)

[TraderJoe]

http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u239/TraderJoe_album/DSC_0835_a.jpg

[TraderJoe]

http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u239/TraderJoe_album/DSC_0833.jpg

[IsaacRN]

Beautiful sunset pic......would like the sun somewhat in the middle....but who am i to say..since i cant take a decent pic to save a life :P

[Sejanus]

Nice picture!

[Padron]

Excellent photos Joe :D

[Lyrt]

Nice, vivid colours.

(Just straighten the horizon (http://badgerandblade.com/vb/showthread.php?t=12538) on the first one, though)

[IsaacRN]

We need to get some Lyrt photos in here :)

[TraderJoe]

would like the sun somewhat in the middle....

Wasn't possible (from my vantage point), there was a big building in the way ...to the left ;)

[Queen of Blades]

Wasn't possible (from my vantage point), there was a big building in the way ...to the left ;)

Come on, Joe!! Splash on some AV, and move that building! ::

[TraderJoe]

Come on, Joe!! Splash on some AV, and move that building! ::

Tried, couldn't. No slathering of velva would move this:

http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u239/TraderJoe_album/building.jpg

[Mottern Man]

Put some Anherb on top of it.

http://www.sackwear.com/tshirts/tshirt/small/funny-humor-stupid-shirts-youcan.gif

[TraderJoe]

I have a new zoom lens, so keep your drapes Shut :rofl

This building is about one city-block away from me (2nd pic to show distance):

Closeup
http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u239/TraderJoe_album/peep.jpg

This pic taken from same distance as pic #1
http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u239/TraderJoe_album/DSC_0716.jpg

[Lyrt]

I have a new zoom lens, so keep your drapes Shut :rofl

Oh shit, you bought the 70-200mm f/2.8? :drool That’s the first of the three lenses I want to buy. It's one of the best lenses ever created by human beings.

[TraderJoe]

Oh shit, you bought the 70-200mm f/2.8? :drool That’s the first of the three lenses I want to buy. It's one of the best lenses ever created by human beings.

:D I love it. It helps to make up for my lack of skill :rofl

I can't even imagine what you could do with this thing.

[Mottern Man]

http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u239/TraderJoe_album/DSC_0716.jpg

Somewhere out there on that horizon
Out beyond the neon lights
I know there must be somethin' better
But there's nowhere else in sight
It's survival in the city
When you live from day to day
City streets don't have much pity
When you're down, that's where you'll stay
In the city, oh, oh.
In the city

I was born here in the city
With my back against the wall
Nothing grows, and life ain't very pretty
No one's there to catch you when you fall
Somewhere out on that horizon
Faraway from the neon sky
I know there must be somethin' better
And I can't stay another night
In the city, oh, oh.
In the city

[SSLSTudio...]

Hilarious ! Peeping Tom Joe...

:rofl:rofl Great shots...I wonder what people are doing at nights....ah.. I think those pics will be posted in another forum uncensored.

[Lyrt]

:D I love it. It helps to make up for my lack of skill :rofl

I can't even imagine what you could do with this thing.

Above all, I need to buy the new Nikon Trinity:
The new 14-24mm f/2.8
The new 24-70mm f/2.8
And your 70-200mm f/2.8

[TraderJoe]

Above all, I need to buy the new Nikon Trinity:
The new 14-24mm f/2.8
The new 24-70mm f/2.8
And your 70-200mm f/2.8

That explains why you are done buying shave stuff :D

I haven't seen/used the 14-24 or the 24-70, but I'd imagine they are spectacular lenses. Are these even out yet?

I have the 17-55 f/2.8, so I actually have a gap from 55 to 70 :eek:

[Lyrt]

Nope, their release date is officially November, I believe. Your 17-55mm is also a spectacular lens, however it was specifically designed for DX sensor-equipped DSLR which includes every Nikon DSLR minus the new full-frame D3. The advantage of these three lenses (14-24, 24-70 and 70-200) is they are suited for both DX and full-frame sensors.

The 14-24mm would make sense if you intend to buy in the future a full-frame body. On your D200 (or even the new D300), the 14-24 will become a 21-36mm which makes no sense. If you need an ultra-wide angle lens for a DX sensor, you’d better get the 12-24mm.

[TraderJoe]

Nope, their release date is officially November, I believe. Your 17-55mm is also a spectacular lens, however it was specifically designed for DX sensor-equipped DSLR which includes every Nikon DSLR minus the new full-frame D3. The advantage of these three lenses (14-24, 24-70 and 70-200) is they are suited for both DX and full-frame sensors.

The 14-24mm would make sense if you intend to buy in the future a full-frame body. On your D200 (or even the new D300), the 14-24 will become a 21-36mm which makes no sense. If you need an ultra-wide angle lens for a DX sensor, you’d better get the 12-24mm.

You're getting a D3 :eek:

[Lyrt]

That’s my goal, yes. However, I won’t be able to buy it before at least a year. I have way too many things to buy before that, but photography is a hobby (perhaps the only one) I’m willing to spend a lot of money in.

[sysiphus]

We got the 70-200 for my wife's Canon. Didn't get the f2.8, because we felt it necessary to eat for the next two years!
No L glass, no IS, FOOD!
Soon, I will start collecting prime lenses for the film camera. Once we build the darkroom.

[PalmettoB]

:D I love it. It helps to make up for my lack of skill :rofl

I can't even imagine what you could do with this thing.

CIA....shhhhhhh. :rofl

[IsaacRN]

Something just for Neale

Dont like the light spot on the american flag....but whatcha gonna do :(

[Padron]

Excellent, Thanks Buddy!

I like them, the last one is cool with the shadows..:cool:

[Bill]

That Alamo pic is a dandy. I like it.

[Lyrt]

Something just for Neale

Dont like the light spot on the american flag....but whatcha gonna do :(

Use Photoshop's Vanishing Point?

[TraderJoe]

http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u239/TraderJoe_album/lager.jpg

[sparky5693]

779

[sparky5693]

From Miyajima Island

780

[IsaacRN]

Very Nice Indeed :)

[TraderJoe]

No skill here, just raw "muscle"

http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u239/TraderJoe_album/stingray.jpg

[TraderJoe]

http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u239/TraderJoe_album/stingray2.jpg

:drool:drool:drool

[Sejanus]

That is one SHINY looking car!

[TraderJoe]

Was fascinated by this door for some reason, so took a pic of it.

Here's the original:
http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u239/TraderJoe_album/wall2.jpg


Here's an edited version, after playing around with it for about 1.5 minutes:
http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u239/TraderJoe_album/walledit.jpg

[IsaacRN]

is that your car joe?

[TraderJoe]

No :transport035

[desmoface]

Wow, some great pics. We gots some talented photogs on this board..

Steve

[Lyrt]

I’ll never cease to be amazed by what HDR can achieve. Here are three images with different post-processing treatments. Sure, the effect is too strong, but that’s spectacular.


http://www.shavemyface.com/gallery/albums/userpics/11795/Riquewihr_01.jpg

http://www.shavemyface.com/gallery/albums/userpics/11795/Riquewihr_02.jpg

http://www.shavemyface.com/gallery/albums/userpics/11795/Riquewihr_03.jpg

[Bill]

Lyrt...

Amazing... simply amazing. Are you selling photos on iStock (http://www.istockphoto.com/index.php)yet? If no, why not?

I've tried getting accepted, but they say they don't care about razors... they all look alike... yada yada. Of course, they also said my uploads are too grainy. If I could find out where they live, I'd show 'em some grainy!!!!

http://home.comcast.net/~cherylellis01/anim/axe_to_grind_sm_clr.gif

[IsaacRN]

Absolutely Beautiful...thats all i can say.

[desmoface]

Yes, very nice work, Lyrt.

Steve

[Lyrt]

Bill, thank you very much. I never thought of selling my photographs and did not even know of the existence of iStock. I have no extravagant needs so my job provides enough cash for my hobbies, food and whatnot. I want photography to stay a hobby and anybody can use my works as they want. Like I previously said “they are protected by the copyrights of my ass.” :D

By the way, here’s a series of past photographs I took and posted here and there. It’s a kind of best-of. Beware, lots of pics.

http://www.shavemyface.com/gallery/albums/userpics/11795/SOTD_07_01_11.JPG

http://www.shavemyface.com/gallery/albums/userpics/11795/SOTD_07_01_19.JPG

http://www.shavemyface.com/gallery/albums/userpics/11795/SOTD_07_30_01.jpg

http://www.shavemyface.com/gallery/albums/userpics/11795/SOTD_07_02_02.JPG

http://www.shavemyface.com/gallery/albums/userpics/11795/SOTD_07_02_03.jpg

http://www.shavemyface.com/gallery/albums/userpics/11795/SOTD_07_02_15.JPG

http://www.shavemyface.com/gallery/albums/userpics/11795/SOTD_07_03_21.JPG

http://www.shavemyface.com/gallery/albums/userpics/11795/SOTD_07_04_05.JPG

http://www.shavemyface.com/gallery/albums/userpics/11795/SOTD_07_01_14%7E0.JPG

http://www.shavemyface.com/gallery/albums/userpics/11795/SOTD_07_09_05.jpg

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/205/464053345_eb534c0ec7_o.jpg

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/201/464086521_02d1322b27_o.jpg

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/232/465401100_bcc6f34f7f_o.jpg

http://www.shavemyface.com/gallery/albums/userpics/11795/Sauveur.jpg

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/214/478267896_35802051da_o.jpg

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/190/482610741_19f3d757a1_o.jpg

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/214/484025727_a66c00b3e5_o.jpg

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/230/489872402_313bc7aee8_o.jpg

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/204/490405948_d6d35ffd4e_o.jpg

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/201/496874081_226c515247_o.jpg

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/207/499390436_ae60db2f1a_b.jpg

http://www.shavemyface.com/gallery/albums/userpics/11795/DSC_0340b.jpg

http://www.shavemyface.com/gallery/albums/userpics/11795/ddod_07_09_06_02.jpg

http://www.shavemyface.com/gallery/albums/userpics/11795/ddod_07_09_08.jpg

http://www.shavemyface.com/gallery/albums/userpics/11795/ddod_07_09_10.jpg

http://www.shavemyface.com/gallery/albums/userpics/11795/seiko_post-processed.jpg

http://www.shavemyface.com/gallery/albums/userpics/11795/ddod07_09_16_b.jpg

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/232/1505022028_74fc3dfb7f_o.jpg

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2095/1534281786_bf87e99e5c_o.jpg

[IsaacRN]

Lyrt.....how do you capture the moving water..

[Lyrt]

Lyrt.....how do you capture the moving water..

Simple, you need to freeze it with a fast shutter speed. 1/500 is a good start. Of course, if the water itself is moving very quickly, you’ll have to speed up accordingly. The main problem you’ll have is light: the fastest the shutter speed, the greater the loss of light.

Edit: I forgot to say here a DSLR is a must-have. My D70 can only synchronise with my remote flash up to 1/500. I’d need at least a D200 to get the ultra fast synchronisation feature.

[IsaacRN]

Do you recommend any books to read by chance?

[Padron]

Amazing photos Yukio :drool:drool:drool Simply stunning :cool:

[Lyrt]

Do you recommend any books to read by chance?

Internet is a free book. :D

I personally started reading a lot of theory: how a camera works, how the optics work, what is the meaning of aperture, exposure, shutter speed and how they interact, etc. I read it all in French, so I can’t help you here.

Then I began practising a lot: shooting the same things thirty times with different settings; shooting the same monument at different hours to see how the lightings changed; etc. I also started looking at professional’s works: copying some tricks, looking for inspiration.

Then I learned a darkroom was 50% of a photograph. I started looking at PS tutorials and forums. Then again, I experimented a lot.

The only book I bought was a D70 guide. Now I know how my camera works and I won’t need a book when I upgrade it.

Steve and Padron, thank you.

[Lyrt]

Same small French village, except it's daylight.

http://www.shavemyface.com/gallery/albums/userpics/11795/riquewihr.jpg

[IsaacRN]

Absolutely beautiful

[Queen of Blades]

As always, Lyrt, Magnificent photos! :love029

[rick]

Internet is a free book. :D

.....mine costs about $30 dinero a month
but I catch your drift, brah. ;)
Again, nice work.:cool:

[mercV12]

Leksand Sweden

[TstebinsB]

Yukio, I don't get impressed easily but that deserves serious respect. :whacky084

[TstebinsB]

If your pictures were bigger, I'd save them and use them as my desktop wallpaper. Wow!

[IsaacRN]

They actually fit for wallpaper....at least they do on mine :)

[jbcohen]

This is my son, and my best photo yet:

[Bill]

This is my son, and my best photo yet:Great pic. What a fine looking young man. I often get to thinkin' that I woulda traded all 4 of my daughters in for a boy. Too late now... :D

[Padron]

Same small French village, except it's daylight.

http://www.shavemyface.com/gallery/albums/userpics/11795/riquewihr.jpg


Wow!! I love this photo, what a cool little village this must be. Great colors :) Cobblestone streets are cool :cool:

[CatMan]

Sunset on Orcas Island, a HDR (high dynamic range) composition:


http://kn-dental-ceramics.com/HDR1.jpg

[CatMan]

This car was owned by my late business associate. It was his "Baby"!

http://kn-dental-ceramics.com/Riviera.jpg

[Lyrt]

That's really a car with personality. Nice post-processing treatment!

And the last instalment of the Small French Village series.

http://www.shavemyface.com/gallery/albums/userpics/11795/riquewihr_03.jpg

[CatMan]

Thanks, Yukio! Love your photo series. Could you roughly describe your steps in post processing of this latest one? It's just amazing!

[Lyrt]

First, I generated a tone-mapped hdr tiff with Photomatix. Then, in PS:

– Copy layer.
– Unsharp mask
– Create mask and reduce the blown out highlights with black brush
– Flatten
– Select the brightest tones of the photograph (ctrl + alt + ~) and create new layer (ctrl + j)
– Gaussian blur on that new layer
– Create new custom black and white adjustment layer for that same layer
– Flatten
– New adjustment layer: saturation + 20
– Loosely select cobblestones and create new layer
– Unsharp mask
– Flatten

Voilà!

[seamus402]

Fire Clouds from my back porch.

[CatMan]

First, I generated a tone-mapped hdr tiff with Photomatix. Then, in PS:

– Copy layer.
– Unsharp mask
– Create mask and reduce the blown out highlights with black brush
– Flatten
– Select the brightest tones of the photograph (ctrl + alt + ~) and create new layer (ctrl + j)
– Gaussian blur on that new layer
– Create new custom black and white adjustment layer for that same layer
– Flatten
– New adjustment layer: saturation + 20
– Loosely select cobblestones and create new layer
– Unsharp mask
– Flatten

Voilà!

Thank you! Now I've got something to play with tonight! ;)

[IsaacRN]

That all sounds very complicated :P

Nice pics Klaus

[Proraso Man]

http://members.cox.net/mpisarcik/website/pink_flower.jpg

http://members.cox.net/mpisarcik/website/tower1.jpg

http://members.cox.net/mpisarcik/website/stairs1.jpg

[Lyrt]

Found an old picture. Two versions: vivid or pale. Nothing too fancy.

http://www.shavemyface.com/gallery/albums/userpics/11795/Eglise_Colmar_vivid.jpg http://www.shavemyface.com/gallery/albums/userpics/11795/Eglise_Colmar_pale.jpg

[Padron]

Wow, great photos guys!! I really like the Orchid and the Church shot :D

[Guillaume]

People,

If I had wanted the sun in the middle, I would have put it there.

Thanks for your interest, though.

Just checking in.

God

[IsaacRN]

People,

If I had wanted the sun in the middle, I would have put it there.

Thanks for your interest, though.

Just checking in.

God

What pic are you talking about. Cant find it in this thread.

[Guillaume]

Beautiful sunset pic......would like the sun somewhat in the middle....but who am i to say..since i cant take a decent pic to save a life :P


It's on the first page of this thread. Sorry, I didn't realize until I'd posted taht so much had happened in the interim. :drool

John

[berzerkeleyan]

Wow. Y'all's pictures are so nice. I have nothing to compare. But I have added my proudest shout. It shows two things: how stealthy I am around wildlife, and how animals other than humans can admire a good view.

[Lyrt]

I invited a friend, a photographer himself, during the holidays and I demonstrated him the possibilities HDR offers. We shot random trite stuff and tried to make something out of them.


http://www.shavemyface.com/gallery/albums/userpics/11795/st-pierre.jpg

http://www.shavemyface.com/gallery/albums/userpics/11795/centre.jpg

http://www.shavemyface.com/gallery/albums/userpics/11795/tags.jpg

http://www.shavemyface.com/gallery/albums/userpics/11795/arbre.jpg

http://www.shavemyface.com/gallery/albums/userpics/11795/olivier_02.jpg

http://www.shavemyface.com/gallery/albums/userpics/11795/olivier_01.jpg

[mastermute]

http://www.shavemyface.com/gallery/albums/userpics/11795/centre.jpg

I like this a lot! It's now my desktop BG! :p

[Lyrt]

Thanks, I like how the trees look fake. We also had a version with the correct white balance, but we preferred the orange tint of the lampposts.

[Lyrt]

I’m happy with that shot. 10mm, f/4, 52s manual exposure, manual WB. It was a darky dark night.

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2239/2503117782_a016ae7c05_o.jpg

[rodd]

I have a new zoom lens, so keep your drapes Shut :rofl

This building is about one city-block away from me (2nd pic to show distance):

Closeup
http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u239/TraderJoe_album/peep.jpg

This pic taken from same distance as pic #1
http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u239/TraderJoe_album/DSC_0716.jpg

this is awesome, yet creepy, very creepy... ;) Nice pictures everyone. Not sure how I missed this thread for so long.

[tjgriffin]

Joe, I just love how you captured a good chunk of the spectrum in that shot!

Edit: Sorry, this with respect to the sunset picture on the first page.

[CatMan]

I really like your lighthouse photo, Yukio! Wide angle lenses make things look so dramatic. Excellent shot!

[Lyrt]

Thank you Klaus! I'm back from my vacation in Northern France. That shot was taken in Offenburg, Germany, though the location doesn't really matter for that kind of photograph.


http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3183/2498637883_825efd732c_o.jpg

[mastermute]

Amazing, how you can make a photo of a JCB look beautiful... Nice!

[Lyrt]

Thank you Johan!

I thought I’d bore you with some of the photographs from my trip in Alsace.

Random photos from Colmar, Alsace.

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Sigolsheim, Alsace. “The grateful Alsace, the veterans of the 1st French Army, Rhine and Danube, to their American friends. Liberation of Alsace 1944/1945, 21e CA US, 3e DI US, 28e DI US, 75e DI US, 12e DB US, 36e DI US, 45e DI US, 62e DI US, 103e DI US”

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Kaysersberg, Alsace

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2222/2502303744_0a9acd0e13_o.jpg

Stained-glass windows from a church in Sélestat, Alsace

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3288/2501474887_5c50d6f7f6_o.jpg

The Alsatian plain viewed from the dungeon of the Haut-Koenigsbourg castle.

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[Bronco]

Your photo's are always amazing Yukio! Thank you so much for sharing! :cool:

[Lyrt]

Thank you Steve, here’s a bonus:


http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2205/2505049041_e000b354cc_o.jpg

[Lyrt]

Variations sur thème.
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2298/2514724080_592a21d3cd_o.jpg

[JayKay]

Yukio, what programs do you use for photo editing? I'm sure its been asked before and I've just missed the answer. They look very digitized and well rendered. I like the look. Are you individually editing each photo or are you using pre-set effects? I like it. Its a good way to spiff up pictures. Looks very "Hollywood".

[Lyrt]

Photomatix, Photoshop, no filter, patience. ;)
Edit: no filter, except yesterday's DDoD.

[JayKay]

Interesting. I only have a point and shoot (POS) :D I'll have to check out photomax. I use photoshop here and there but havent been much for doing digital editing lately. Thank you and nice photos.

[azjoe]

Here's a Dale Chihuly glass sculpture I shot in the Bellagio Casino.

Shot with a DMC-FZ8 Panasonic, rotated/resized with photoshop

[IsaacRN]

Great looking picture :)

[Padron]

Wow Yukio!!!

Those photos are Amazing!! :D :cool:

[Lyrt]

Thank you Padron! Here is what I do when I’m drunk.

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3138/2516676319_46b211fc98_o.jpg

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[Mottern Man]

Yukio...........DRINK MORE! :cool:

[Lyrt]

Thanks, Will, I think I can do that. :)
By the way, someone from another forum asked for the original of my photomontage. For comparison purpose, here it is:

http://img214.imageshack.us/img214/6092/dsc0386qc1.jpg

[Lyrt]

Here are the last photos of my trip in Alsace. Hope you liked them.

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2070/2526331166_e192eda9fa_o.jpg

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3165/2525511587_6661d405d7_o.jpg

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2052/2524351333_c0ab552499_o.jpg

[sparky5693]

As usual.... spectacular work.

[Lyrt]

Thank you. I made a last one for those who prefer regular photographs. And since it was memorial day for Americans, it couldn’t be more opportune:

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3037/2526439394_53bfd3354b_o.jpg

[Mottern Man]

WOW!

Thanks for my new Desktop Wallpaper.

[Lyrt]

You're welcome. I have a high-resolution file if you wish so.

[Mottern Man]

You're welcome. I have a high-resolution file if you wish so.

Sure, post her up. I am sure the others would love to see it too.

[Lyrt]

It's a 2MB file. Uploaded on yousendit, available 7 days. :)

http://download.yousendit.com/96C8BCAF1EC018D9

[Padron]

Awesome Yukio!!

Have you ever considered creating a book? Your work is amazing and would make an incredible coffee table book :D

Something to think about ;)

I could even see some of your works being backdrops for some sweet video games.......

Have you ever photographed the catacombs of Paris? I watched the movie Catacombs recently and it made me think of you photographing them.....

Thanks for sharing the great photos :happy005

Neale

[Queen of Blades]

Wow, Yukio!

I haven't seen a single photo of yours that I didn't LOVE, Yukio! :love029

As Neale suggested, you should create a coffee table book. (Oh and sign the one I buy. ;))

[rick]

http://www.woofboard.com/forum/image.php?u=911&dateline=1211905337Me and Reggie (our new dog)



http://www.woofboard.com/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=103975&stc=1&d=1211905260

[Mottern Man]

Why do you have the collar on and the dog dosen't? :confused:

[Lyrt]

Neale, JoAnna, I appreciate your kind comments, but I still consider myself to be in an experimentation stage. My photographs lack cohesion and personal style and I’m still humbled by many artists whose work I see everyday. I really enjoy the journey but I still have to find a destination.

The catacombs are a great idea. I’ll do that the next time I go back to Paris.

Rick, you certainly look great in that picture. If I were Caucasian, I would like to look like you in 15 years.

[Padron]

No real skills here, just a few I like........:happy005


http://i109.photobucket.com/albums/n78/Mepadron/f1167.jpg

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[Michael]

Thanks, Neale. #3 is now my wallpaper! :D

[Padron]

Thanks, Neale. #3 is now my wallpaper! :D

Nice, it's the Yellowstone river in Wyoming :)

[desmoface]

Wow, some real talent here, I'm almost ashamed to post these LOL.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v207/Desmoface/12-15-07008Desaturated.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v207/Desmoface/IMG_0007aTest.jpg

I actually took these at work for a friend of mine (his watch). I used my really old canon 3mp compact and they came out surprisingly well.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v207/Desmoface/BallA.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v207/Desmoface/Baller.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v207/Desmoface/Ball9A.jpg

Interesting story behind the watch; an attorney that works in the office next to mine found it in his parents attic shortly after his Mother's death. It was his father's watch that he bought in the 30's when he worked on the railroad in Collinwood Yard, Cleveland. Apparently Ball Watch Company was started in Cleveland by a Railroad Employee when he wanted watches with a high level of accuracy. This one has a movement made by Hamilton in the mid to late 30's. It still works like a top and is "on the ball." I also grew up right across the street from Collinwood yard and my grandfather worked on the railroad so it was pretty neat to be able to photograph this watch.

Steve

[Michael]

Nice, it's the Yellowstone river in Wyoming :)

On my list of places to visit. Thanks! :happy088

[Padron]

Great looking dog Steve! nice watch too :happy005


Here's a few more Michael....Grand Tetons and Yellowstone pics...

http://i109.photobucket.com/albums/n78/Mepadron/f761.jpg

http://i109.photobucket.com/albums/n78/Mepadron/f1153.jpg

http://i109.photobucket.com/albums/n78/Mepadron/f1148.jpg

http://i109.photobucket.com/albums/n78/Mepadron/f833.jpg

[crackstar]

Neale, I'm freaked out over those pics! :1respect :1respect

[Padron]

Thanks Jeff, I am sure you have some beautiful scenery up in your area as well :cool:

Here's a few more as looking through this thread has me looking at some photos...

http://i109.photobucket.com/albums/n78/Mepadron/007_4.jpg

http://i109.photobucket.com/albums/n78/Mepadron/013_10.jpg

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[RayG]

Lots of great photos on this thread. I am glad Yukio pointed me this way.

I am still a film dinosaur ;), but about half of my recent work is now on digital, mostly rangefinder cameras.

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/89/237416458_21408f3f31_o.jpg
G-8 Concert, Prague

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/91/237407788_38d3c76339_o.jpg
Gondoliers, Venice

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/79/264258431_e8c565262e_o.jpg
Istanbul Sunset

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/116/256682040_05c1520499_o.jpg
Piazza San Marco, Venice


If you have more time, here is a set from Morocco (http://flickr.com/photos/rgphotos/sets/72157600027542481/show/). A photographer's paradise. :D

[Mottern Man]

I am moving to Turkey.

Awesome pics Ray-G.

[Lyrt]

I am moving to Italia.

Excellent, excellent shots.

[rick]

Nice photos Y'all !

:happy096

[rodd]

You all impress me. I am not much of a photographer, but Alaska makes it easy

This one is at Wonder lake in Denali National Park. My sister worked there last summer, so we got to go visit.
http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1311/1096342185_cb52c0dce8.jpg?v=0 (http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1311/1096342185_cb52c0dce8_b.jpg)


http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1279/1096491096_934513c9fb.jpg?v=0 (http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1279/1096491096_934513c9fb_b.jpg)

http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1041/1095755995_3fcc78444a.jpg?v=0 (http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1041/1095755995_3fcc78444a_b.jpg)

[xChris]

Great photos everybody!

Here's a few of mine that I've been happy with...

[Padron]

Wow,

Great photos :D Those fireworks look cool Chris :cool:

[Padron]

You all impress me. I am not much of a photographer, but Alaska makes it easy

This one is at Wonder lake in Denali National Park. My sister worked there last summer, so we got to go visit.
http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1311/1096342185_cb52c0dce8.jpg?v=0 (http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1311/1096342185_cb52c0dce8_b.jpg)


http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1279/1096491096_934513c9fb.jpg?v=0 (http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1279/1096491096_934513c9fb_b.jpg)

http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1041/1095755995_3fcc78444a.jpg?v=0 (http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1041/1095755995_3fcc78444a_b.jpg)

Great photos Rodd, makes me want to take a trip :D

[The Chebb]

I'm not much of a photographer, just know quite a few talented ones locally that inspire the heck outta me. Shot with the Sigma's SD10 & 14. Mixed processing techniques using various software. More on my pbase account at http://www.pbase.com/thechebb/profile Enjoy!

[Padron]

Very nice photos Chebb! :cool:

[The Chebb]

Very nice photos Chebb! :cool:
Thank you Padron!

[Padron]

That one of the Samurai? is incredible! :happy005

[mastermute]

That one of the Samurai? is incredible! :happy005

Indeed! I like that a lot!

[Lyrt]

These two came out well:

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3098/2712943624_3ff69857e3_o.jpg


http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3289/2712943328_37cb28efe2_o.jpg

[Queen of Blades]

Oh wow! :eek:

I don't think I'd want to be caught anywhere near that storm!


Awesome (literally) photos, Yukio! :1respect

[Lyrt]

It was damn impressive but the storm was far, far away. ;)

[The Chebb]

Excellent photos! My wife just walked in as I pulled up Lyrt's lightning photos and she softly says in my ear SHAZAM! Damn near fell out of my chair laughin' - I love it when my wife picks up on those pop culture phrases and uses them at just the right time, considering that english is her second language.

[mastermute]

Played a little with a photo I took on my recent trip to Scotland.

This is the railway viaduct known from Harry Potter fame @ Glenfinnan

[Queen of Blades]

Very nice, Johan!

Almost looks like a painting. :happy088

[mastermute]

...and Castle Stalker (http://www.castlestalker.com/)

[mastermute]

Someone had been driving on the beach in low tide...

[mastermute]

..and finally, a view out over Loch Fyne from Inverary.

[Padron]

Very nice Johan :cool:, what type of effect did you use on them? They look like they were shrunk down?

[mastermute]

Very nice Johan :cool:, what type of effect did you use on them? They look like they were shrunk down?

It's an effect to narrow the field of depth in post-processing called "Tilt-Shift (http://www.tiltshiftphotography.net/photoshop-tutorial.php)"

[hoglahoo]

...and Castle Stalker (http://www.castlestalker.com/)
That has got to be a monty python castle. nice photo :)

[tjgriffin]

It's an effect to narrow the field of depth in post-processing called "Tilt-Shift (http://www.tiltshiftphotography.net/photoshop-tutorial.php)"

WoW! It has an interesting disorienting effect, for lack of a better word. It looks like a picture of a miniature, but the details are too fine/precise. My mind can't grasp the scale.

[tjgriffin]

Neale, JoAnna, I appreciate your kind comments, but I still consider myself to be in an experimentation stage. My photographs lack cohesion and personal style and I’m still humbled by many artists whose work I see everyday. I really enjoy the journey but I still have to find a destination.
[snip]


Well, I'm no expert, but there is something about each and every one your photos I've seen that is unique. I can't put my finger on it, but in spite of the variety of subjects and treatments, I think there is a signature. I'd buy your book!

Oh, and FYI, the journey IS the destination. ;)

[Flatfish]

Here is my effort.
This was the view from my house briefly one winter. Snow never lasts more than a day or two.

[Queen of Blades]

Very cool pic! :happy088

[Michael]

Was playing around with my son's D80 last weekend. Haven't messed with an SLR in a VERY long time!

[Flatfish]

Very cool pic! :happy088

Thanks JoAnna
The picture quality is a bit poor though. I haven't quite got the sizing right.
Here is hopefully a less distorted atempt of the tourist train nearby. Until the railways generally disappeared in the UK, you could take this line to the nearby town, change trains and go pretty much anywhere in the UK.

[Padron]

Great photos guys!

Here's a few more...


A few years back we went to Honduras for some scuba diving in the islands, did a stop over on the mainland.....very nice :happy005

Copan, Honduras

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Here's some from the mountains not too far from our house...

http://i109.photobucket.com/albums/n78/Mepadron/794e8090.jpghttp://i109.photobucket.com/albums/n78/Mepadron/3ac2f016.jpg

[Michael]

Here are a couple of shots taken yesterday with the D80 and Tokina 100mm f2.8 macro. Taking them is easier than post processing!! Too much to learn...the camera, file sizes, Photoshop, color management, printing (an utter failure so far)....I have a headache!!

[Padron]

Looks great Michael! Lets see some more ;)

[Michael]

Ok, one more...what can I say, yesterday was floral close-up day.

[Michael]

The woods are lovely, dark and deep.....

[Padron]

I like the 2nd flower and the 3rd mushroom shots the best :signs154

[Michael]

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[mastermute]

Nice!

[Pokerstar]

Aurora Borealis

http://idisk.mac.com/fbaer/Public/aurora3.jpg

Panning and zooming as these cars drove past
http://idisk.mac.com/fbaer/Public/car.jpg

Whats wrong with this picture?
http://idisk.mac.com/fbaer/Public/elevator.jpg

Street Performer - Amsterdam
http://idisk.mac.com/fbaer/Public/face.jpg

Lightning
http://idisk.mac.com/fbaer/Public/flash6.jpg

Still Life
http://idisk.mac.com/fbaer/Public/flower.jpg

[Pokerstar]

Early morning
http://idisk.mac.com/fbaer/Public/fog.jpg

Golden Gate Bridge
http://idisk.mac.com/fbaer/Public/ggbr.jpg

Eagle over Golden Gate Bridge
http://idisk.mac.com/fbaer/Public/ggb2.jpg

John Mellencamp
http://idisk.mac.com/fbaer/Public/jm2.jpghttp://idisk.mac.com/fbaer/Public/jm3.jpg

Lightshow!
http://idisk.mac.com/fbaer/Public/lightshow.jpg

[Michael]

Wow! Easy to see why those are favorites...nice!!

[Padron]

Great photos guys!! :cool: :happy096

[Padron]

A couple from my point and shoot :o in the backyard....

http://i109.photobucket.com/albums/n78/Mepadron/e8f49638.jpghttp://i109.photobucket.com/albums/n78/Mepadron/c2c72729.jpg

[Michael]

A P&S?? I didn't think you could do bokeh with those. I can't with mine anyway. I like the black-eyed susans. :happy088

[Padron]

Yea, it was a surprise as I kinda hate the camera....as it's sooo slow but the bokeh on the closeups are nice...:)

It's an old Sony 4.1Mp DSC-S85 camera, I think it's like 6 years old :o Hence my desire for a new rig :cool:

I just bought my wife an 8.1Mp Sony DSC-150 or something like that....it's a lot cooler than my old one..but I haven't played with it much yet...

Good eye on the Black Eyed Susan's, they spread like wild-fire and are all over in our garden....the other one is a Butterfly Bush......no butterflies were around today though :( but the little moth? was cool ;)

[Michael]

Overcast today, but I got a couple that weren't bad. Not too much yet, but here's a little New England Fall color for ya.

[Padron]

Wow Michael!!

Those look great :D we will be needing more fall foliage shots, those colors are incredible! :happy005

[apswartz]

This was the manure spreader my grandfather "allowed" me to use when I was young (shades of Tom Sawyer)...
http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1136/794210596_8056b18940_o.jpg

[apswartz]

Where I work...
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2101/2044525181_0843c51b52.jpg

[apswartz]

Where I grew up....
http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1205/794717731_b7918c6155.jpg

[Queen of Blades]

Where I grew up....


On a road?? :confused:

Time's were rough, huh?

:D

Great pictures all! :1respect

[apswartz]

On a road?? :confused:

Time's were rough, huh?

:D

Great pictures all! :1respect

okay, near where I grew up! ;)

[Padron]

Great photos, I like the forest shot :)

[Pokerstar]

On a road?? :confused:

Time's were rough, huh?

:D

Great pictures all! :1respect

He had a cardboard box for the winter......

[apswartz]

He had a cardboard box for the winter......

Actually, we did live a couple of years in a converted chicken coop. My parents had just come out of the Navy with a new son (me!) and my father worked various minimum salary jobs for a while.

[Michael]

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[Padron]

Great shot Michael! You are really going to have me wanting a macro lens sooner than I planned.

[harry]

This was at the Mercedes Factory in Stuttgart in Germany

What a car:eek: veryyyyy nice

[Lyrt]

I had some free time on my hands. I must buy a portrait lens to start photographing people.

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3233/2922347202_3cef483728_o.jpg

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3186/2922346960_5078022e6e_o.jpg

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3202/2921499745_a91de28a10_o.jpg

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3293/2921500147_2779243faa_o.jpg

[Duckster]

Nice work!!! I just made the second picture the desktop background on my computer.

[Padron]

Wow Yukio!!

Those are some Sweet photos!! :cool:

[sehrgut]

I very much respect the art that goes into HDR photography . . . these are incredible!

[Lyrt]

John, thank you, here’s the original picture. As you can see I manipulated the colours because I want autumn to come faster.

http://img527.imageshack.us/img527/7640/dsc1248567qd7.jpg

Neale, thank you.

VeryGut, thank you, but I must admit I’m getting lazy. There are gazillions of pictures like this on Flickr. I must try to not use HDR techniques so I can improve my skills and renew my style. I’m waiting for the new Nikon 50mm to start shooting people.

[Padron]

Very nice Yukio, I much prefer the enhanced image over the original :cool: Have you done an HDR tutorial? or can you point me to one? My new gear is starting to trickle in.....I got the new body yesterday.......but no lenses yet :( I also have a 50mm on the way :)

[Lyrt]

Neale, the most famous HDR tutorial on the web is that of Trey Ratcliff: http://stuckincustoms.com/2006/06/06/548/

What kind of gear did you buy?

[Lyrt]

For those interested, I posted over at SMF the part III of my photography tutorials.

http://www.shavemyface.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=32860

[Padron]

Neale, the most famous HDR tutorial on the web is that of Trey Ratcliff: http://stuckincustoms.com/2006/06/06/548/

What kind of gear did you buy?


Those are great, thanks Yukio!!

Do you use the software program that they sell there to merge your bracketed images into a JPEG or do you use another program? I am not ready to try it yet, but I am very interested in the process.

So funny, I was shooting last night with the incandescent white balance setting on....I forgot about it and took some shots with the built in flash and get a lot of the blue cast you described.

I don't think my settings were close to correct.....1st one was on the Incandescent white.....2nd without....still looks pretty blue though even with the blue flowers.

http://i109.photobucket.com/albums/n78/Mepadron/149eefa4.jpghttp://i109.photobucket.com/albums/n78/Mepadron/6cdefabf.jpg

[Lyrt]

Do you use the software program that they sell there to merge your bracketed images into a JPEG or do you use another program? I am not ready to try it yet, but I am very interested in the process.
Yes, I use Photomatix to merge the bracketed photographs into a TIFF (Photoshop does that just as well, only slower), but the most important feature of Photomatix is the tonemapping tool.


I don't think my settings were close to correct.....1st one was on the Incandescent white.....2nd without....still looks pretty blue though even with the blue flowers.
The problem here is it is slightly underexposed. You can easily correct it with Photoshop but honestly, the built-in flash is only for fill-in flash. Also, shooting flowers by night is simply a bad idea. Even if the flower is correctly exposed, the background will always be dark (as night). What are the blue flowers supposed to look like?

[Padron]

Thanks Yukio,

I will look at the photomatix program as something to consider in the future.....I do need to think about a SB800 down the road too...

I don't have any good photos of the blue flowers, just some that came in a flower bouquet I bought for my wife.

It has been raining all day and in the 40 degree temperatures....so no outdoor photos for me today. :(

[Padron]

Anyone out there have any Fall foliage photos they can share?


Here's a couple with the 50mm 1.8 Nikon...I really do need a macro lens :o

http://i109.photobucket.com/albums/n78/Mepadron/31c01201.jpghttp://i109.photobucket.com/albums/n78/Mepadron/7a2444a8.jpg

[Lyrt]

Everything’s green here, no fall to photograph. I suggest you change the contrast and push up the colours. If you shoot jpeg, set your D300 on “vivid” in “picture control”.

[Padron]

Thanks Yukio, will do....It looks much better after your processing skills :cool: I didn't do anything
to the photos to enhance them as I am sure you can tell :o

Did you get your new lens yet? Any new shots?


Now set to vivid, Thanks! :1respect:1respect:1respect

[Lyrt]

Nope, no new shots. The new lens will only be released in December, unfortunately.

[Michael]

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[Padron]

WOW,

That's what I'm talking about! :) Very nice Michael, were all the shots taken with the 18-200mm Nikkor? The colors look great :happy005

[Padron]

Nope, no new shots. The new lens will only be released in December, unfortunately.

What lens are you getting in December Yukio? I thought you were getting a 50mm?

[Michael]

WOW,

That's what I'm talking about! :) Very nice Michael, where all the shots taken with the 18-200mm Nikkor? The colors look great :happy005

Thanks, Neale. Yep. That's the nice thing about a zoom with that range. No changing lenses! I did take a few with the Tokina 100mm and discovered what it means not to have VR (or a tripod). I think I'll stick to macro shots with the Tokina (which is why I bought it anyway).

Here are two of the same scene for comparison....

[IsaacRN]

I was in Central Park today...took about 30 pics..i think only 2 per worth a dime..Still need to play around with this a bit..

[apswartz]

Wow! some great looking Autumn pics!

[RayG]

Here is a morning of shooting some New England fall color, the "old fashioned" way.;)

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/101/281506813_4f9aced5c8_o.jpg
Leica MP, 35mm F/2 Summicron ASPH, Fujichrome Velvia

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/112/365521120_6309d3eb01_o.jpg
Leica MP, 50mm f/2 tabbed Summicron, Fujichrome Velvia

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/166/365521125_a5045bdaa7_o.jpg
Leica M6, 90mm f/2 Hexanon-M, Fujichrome Velvia

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/173/365521123_87e4d765ed_o.jpg
Leica M6, 21/4 Voightlander, Fujichrome Velvia

[apswartz]

RayG, love the first pic!!!

[RayG]

RayG, love the first pic!!!

Thanks!
Lol, that was the most difficult one to get. I met up with a group of members from the rangefinderforum for a fall shoot, in the pre-dawn darkness, in some parking lot in northern CT. We were driving along a scenic route as the sun was coming up, and it hit this barn just right. I just hope the owner was still asleep, or else he'd have seen a bunch of crazy guys on his front lawn.:D

Velvia gives some very interesting, saturated colors, as you can see in the sky in the background. This was just a straight slide scan, no post-processing and no filters.

[Padron]

Wow,

Amazing photos gents, spectacular fall colors :D :happy096