Pic of the week thread....

[Robert.B]

They stay pretty small. It's a Dekay's Brown Snake - Storeria dekayi

Awesome, next time I find one I might actually handle it...I'm used to Australian snakes (easy to tell venomous from not) and this guy was too small to see if the pupils were slits or not before grabbing it



Took this one yesterday, I mussed it up a bit running a filter through gimp image editor.

[GWashington1732]

A little bit of messing around with an IR pass filter.

Ir-Photography.jpg

[rokclmb]

Here's one from a recent family trip to an aquarium in Tokyo.

Watching the tuna by rokclmb, on Flickr

[ZJChaser]

shot at the Formula D event this weekend for the first time, here are just a few of them....


IMG_8588 by ZJChaser, on Flickr


IMG_9475 by ZJChaser, on Flickr


IMG_8510 by ZJChaser, on Flickr


IMG_9579 by ZJChaser, on Flickr

[vortex]

Awesome!
What's the secret of these shots (focused moving objects and blurred background)?

shot at the Formula D event this weekend for the first time, here are just a few of them....

IMG_8588 by ZJChaser, on Flickr

[ZJChaser]

Awesome!
What's the secret of these shots (focused moving objects and blurred background)?

thanks! slow shutter speeds and a good panning technique. That shot was with my 10-20mm lense shot at 1/80th at f16. For the shots with the wide angle I pre focused the lens manually then just pay attention to smooth panning. The first shot with the two cars in the hairpin was shot at 1/40th F25(I stupidly forgot my Neutral density filters so I was stuck maxing out the aperture)

On the shots with the long lens I left auto focus on and let the lens track the car as I panned with it. It really helps to rotate from the hips and keep the focus point locked on the same exact spot on the car the entire time. With formula cars I try to stay right with the drivers head, with normal cars I will normally try to keep the focus point right on the closest headlight.

[vortex]

Thank you for the enlightenment!
I guess using the right panning technique takes a lot of practice to learn.

[mete]

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/arti...uble-take.html

Some photographers actually get incredible shots !

[Ballenxj]

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/arti...uble-take.html

Some photographers actually get incredible shots !

Heh, COOL!
-Bruce

[russianpolander]

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[kgd]

Its been a long hiatus since I started this thread. The photos posted are truly inspiring and make me wish I had the talent that some of you do. Well, here is my little pic this week. Water beads on the toxic mayapple...

[chrisa62401]

[Ebbtide]

Thursday @ lunch in Times Square

[Win Heger]

We had a Spring snowstorm so I went and took a few pictures in Zion N.P.

East side of the main canyon on Saturday, still snowing:







On Sunday, above the clouds, Kolob Terrace area:

[butcher_block]

first of this butterfly i have seen round the house (ive seen many more this year so far then in years past ) should be good hunting this summer

[Robert.B]

Butterflies are fun to get pics of, somewhat hard when they're moving constantly getting pollen.

[butcher_block]

you making me lust for a macro lens
great shot

[jasonp]

Just some recent shots from this past week while looking for caves/critters in central Texas:
Cave Orb Weaver

Cave Centipede

Some kind of night-time Ant

We also came by this church built in the early 1800's. It's an old abandoned place called St. Dominic's Church in Old D'Hanis, Texas. This photo was taken tripod mounted on bulb and I "painted" the building with the flashlight.

and the gratuitous spring-time flower picture

JP

[GWashington1732]

Me and this guy got into a staring contest today.

Deer.jpg

[Robert.B]

you making me lust for a macro lens
great shot

Thanks, heres the specs for that pic if it helps any...the lens came with my 1000D, so its nothing too special.

Make:Canon
Model:Canon EOS 1000D
Shutter Speed:1/166 second
Aperture:F/8.0
Focal Length:55 mm
ISO Speed:200
Lens:EF-S18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 IS
Sensor Size:22mm