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03/01/2012 08:03PM |
I tried to incorporate the rule of thirds on the first shot.The second shot I just wanted to try to capture the colors a little closer up. 
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03/01/2012 11:28PM |
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03/02/2012 01:45PM |
quote bbrown6057: "how are these guys?
The first photo, the back ground is no good. Very busy. Also the table edge is intrusive. The second photo however has much more going for it. It has good depth of field and the subject(flowers) fills the frame nicely. It's the better of the two by far.
Keep shooting!
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04/29/2013 04:53PM |
f22 @ 8 seconds, focal length of 24mm, iso 200.
Camera was a Nikon D3S with a 24-70 f2.8 lens
I had visioned that shot for a few years and wanted to capture a "warm" feeling for the tent with a "cold" feeling for the environment.
This was taken in late September just outside Killarney, Ontario.
Hope that helps!
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06/17/2011 10:52PM |
and as far as the question on how I bring my gear in. I use a LowePro dryzone 100 backpack.....
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10/23/2010 09:33AM |
this is one of my favorites i took last winter...
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10/23/2010 09:35PM |
Bear- Sharp photo! I hope it was snowing and that's not sensor dust:)
Here is one more that I took last month. Canon T1i. 18-55mm IS ND-4 filter and CPL. What gear are you all using?
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10/23/2010 09:58PM |
I use a Canon 40D with an 18-200mm lens (effective focal length 29-320mm due to 1.6 crop factor, same as your T1i). It always has a circular polarizer mounted.
I also use an Olympus 720SW, which lives in the pocket of my PFD when in the canoe.
The first pic I posted was taken with a Canon PowerShot A80.
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10/23/2010 11:34PM |
quote RainGearRight: "Wow, Koda. I guess the old adage "it isn't the camera its the person useing it" really proved itself in your first photo. Kudos.
I'm not familiar with the Olympus you use. Is it a point and shoot? I've taken a look at your website and from the pics you've taken it seems like a great BW camera while in the boat."
Thanks, RGR. The 720SW is a waterproof digicam (point & shoot with limited features), which is why I'm able to shoot every portage landing and a lot more. The lotus picture on my website is a crop from a picture taken with it. It's slow and kind of clunky, but the optics are good.
One of my favorite shots is this one, taken with a cheap 35mm film camera some years ago. It has not been retouched in any way. Sometimes you just get lucky!
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10/23/2010 10:29PM |
I'm not familiar with the Olympus you use. Is it a point and shoot? I've taken a look at your website and from the pics you've taken it seems like a great BW camera while in the boat.
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10/23/2010 11:41PM |
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10/24/2010 11:01AM |
Pelican 1300, currently contains Oly 620, 2 zoom lenses, FL36 flash, and accessories.butthead
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10/24/2010 12:02PM |
quote RainGearRight: "Let me ask another question that I'm sure has been covered before. How do you pack you 40D and when do you bring it out? I recently purchased my DLSR and would prefer not to wreck it this spring. "
I have a Pelican case similar to butthead's, which weighs 9 lbs fully loaded with camera and 70-300 lens. Without the long lens I can get it all in a well-padded Witz waterproof case - including my Olympus and extra batteries for both cameras. I have another Witz case for my Coleman stove plus two pints of fuel. Both cases have a cam-buckle strap around them the long way just in case the latches get flipped open.
The Canon stays in the box until I'm on shore. Then it's usually just inside the tent or under the vestibule flap.
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10/23/2010 11:50PM |
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10/20/2010 09:57PM |
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06/23/2011 01:05PM |
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10/20/2010 10:11PM |
Nice!
This one appeared in the 2009 Wisconsin State Park calendar. It was taken at Hartman Creek State Park.
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10/21/2010 11:53AM |
Heading to EP14 on LIS North. Had me thinking of the old "Hamm's"
advertising!
butthead
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10/21/2010 08:29PM |
Butthead, Love that photo. I really like the flair at the top. Definitely has that "land of sky blue waters" look!
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10/21/2010 10:13PM |
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10/22/2010 09:49AM |
My photo hobby began with race photos, so I offer this. Carl Edwards winning the first NASCAR race held at 'Road America' since 1956!
Raw development thru Bibble 5.
butthead
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01/28/2013 08:50PM |
Caribou Lake Dawn...sometimes the presence of a person in a photo can detract from it and sometimes it adds to it. Here my buddy is getting water for that first pot of coffee on an incredibly foggy and serene morning. Better with person or without?
Fiery sunrise on a foggy morning at Horseshoe Lake
Sunset on Meeds Lake...I used a flash to illuminate the foreground
The island in front of our campsite on Caribou Lake...the dense fog at dawn has begun to give way to blue sky and a glorious morning.
Enchanting sunset on Meeds Lake
align="left" > During the day, this was an ordinary grayish rock off our campsite on Horseshoe Lake, but the golden rays of sunset transformed it into this interesting and unusual sight.
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06/02/2011 11:08PM |
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08/20/2012 04:37PM |
Thanks for looking!
Great photos everyone by the way...
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04/27/2013 12:17AM |
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07/07/2011 05:51PM |
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07/07/2011 04:55PM |
From our June Quetico Trip, McAree Lake, when the light is right, take lots of pictures.....one will be better than you think! :-)
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03/09/2012 09:13AM |
Pic one is just the subject matter I was shooting. The rest I tried to make look better. I like trying to get a depth of field in them. How am I doing?
and last but not least, my personal favorite.I like the way that the camera knows which item is closest and blurs the background out on the setting I have it at. 
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06/02/2011 10:28PM |
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04/28/2013 11:44PM |
quote SteveElms73: "Some amazing talent here guys! Here's a couple more to keep the thread going :)
Killarney Provincial Park (just outside)
Algonquin Provincial Park"
Steve,
Can we get some photo details on this first shot?
AP/ISO/EXP Length/Lens
Stunning.
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07/19/2012 10:30AM |
At least once a year during the Winter months, we get that hazy/foggy weather that coats everything with a light frost. These are some pics I took with a Sony Cybershot a few years back of the trees that make up one of the wind breaks on our pasture. Always liked this time of year but you gotta act fast to get pics like this as the sun is just moments away from poking thru the clouds, melting the snow and turning the frosty stuff into falling piles of confetti.
Wife and I on boat ride in the San Fransisco Bay area. Did a night time cruise to Alcatraz. Golden Gate bridge in the background.
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07/07/2011 04:04PM |
One more from the 4th. Haven't figured out GIMP yet and don't want to spend the money for CS9 or whatever it is now so I couldn't tone down the vignetteing. Shot with a sigma 10-20, f4.6
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06/02/2011 11:46PM |
One for my last trip.butthead
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02/28/2012 07:10PM |
quote bbrown6057: "got the wife a Sony HX9V P&S for Christmas and I am learning how to use it. These are a few of my favorite shots with it so far. How am I doing?
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Not bad. This is only my opinion and I am no means any where close to an expert so take this advice with a grain.
#1 is a nice capture with the reflection but you could crop some sky out since it doesn't add much to the photo.
#2 Its i nice idea but its out of focus.
#This is a hard time of day to shoot but it looks like your camera did a nice job of measuring the light and the subject is great. the light posts in the back ground take my eye away from the geese.
I think you are on the right track. Keep shooting and learning the camera. Here is a good link to check out if you are not familiar with the rule of thirds
Again, no disrespect intended. Just my opinion:)
Also I should add a thanks for injecting some life into this tread!
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02/28/2012 05:40PM |
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02/28/2012 08:21PM |
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02/28/2012 09:08PM |
quote bbrown6057: "No disrespect taken, I'm here to learn and that's why I posted the pics. I have no clue about thirds but I'm about to thanks to your link. I am just really getting into taking pictures so the more I can arm myself with knowledge, the better the photos will turn out. Thanks for sharing your thoughts with me!"
This book is not about digital photography but is a good primer on composition, exposure, and technical aspects of nature photography. Excellent book.
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02/28/2012 09:47PM |
quote RainGearRight: "The shadow in the middle which you are behind splits the photo in two, along with the wife's shadow. Its a strong concept, with the shadows of the trees. Try taking a handful of steps right or left and catch the shadows of the trees at a more dramatic angle. You have a pretty good eye for what makes a good photo. The age of digital, you can take a hundred photos to capture one keeper. I've deleted twenty photos for every one i thought was just OK."
You are so right about taking more photos. I have to get out of the habit of just taking a few and shoot a lot of them at different angles. I see your point now that you mention to move right or left. It seems there is more to shooting than just knowing the camera, it's a lot of brain work too.
So in this picture below, I should have offset the flowers lets say farther left as we are looking at it per the rule of 3rds. It would have definitely brought more shadows/contrast to the shot don't you think? I'm just seeing if I get what your telling me.
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02/28/2012 10:05PM |
and turn it into this... 
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02/28/2012 10:48PM |
Have fun with your new camera and keep posing pictures, we do enjoy em!
butthead
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02/28/2012 08:27PM |
Here is another shot I really like minus the wifes shadow lol. I can get rid of that in Photoshop with no problem so it's not a big deal to me.
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02/28/2012 09:07PM |
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01/30/2013 01:40PM |
Killarney Provincial Park (just outside)
Algonquin Provincial Park
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08/14/2012 12:18PM |
Just down the road from my house.
Near the Brule River.
Brule RiverThese are taken with a 4mp or a 7mp point and shoot.
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01/29/2013 07:57AM |