Picture of the Day

[Kallenator]

You couldn't make your images a little smaller? =)
Looks like your camera miss focused on the duck.
Kunne ha økt satureringen litt også, fargene ble litt kjedelige


Fairly boring picture, but this tasted great!
Watermelon, Mango and Passion Fruit.



Canon EOS 50D
F/2,8
1/200 sec
ISO-100
0 ev
Sigma 50mm F/1,4

[Lestat]

[nut311]

Take canon 70-200 f4L

[Sam_oslo]

[EagleRock]

Food :P ? sure !!



Canon EOS 40D
F/10
1/5 sec
ISO-200
Canon 100mm macro

[Lestat]

Take canon 70-200 f4L

way too much makeup on her face, looks like she has a mask on.
but gorgeous still.

[Lestat]

fly and an ant playing peeka-boo on a peony bud

[Metric]

I see your ant and raise you this ...

(not for the squeamish)


400D, ISO100 @ 1/200s
EF F2.8 100mm Macro USM @ F11 + CPL to reduce reflections (Taken through a MC UV filter to keep the ant in a reasonable work area)
580EX II @ +1EV + 2x 100w 6500K Lights

[Lestat]

very nice - do a frontal shot, showing the face and the body behind it, that would look neat.

i see your macro and raise you a 100% crop
this is not the original picture, i changed it up a bit with a canon custom style, just cant recall which one.
so thats why the highlights are blown out and it seems over exposed.

original




100% crop - not very clean i know but for a 100% crop on a non macro lens, handheld i think its ok.

[Jokester_wild]

EXIF

[Mescalamba]

That ant seems dead.

[Lestat]

That ant seems dead.

lol yeah i think he cheated !

[Metric]

That ant seems dead.

lol yeah i think he cheated !

Nope, it was quite alive - they don't do much if they aren't disturbed/surprised and are confined to a small space

[ripken204]

since you guys are loving flowers lately



Camera: Canon EOS 7D
Exposure: 1/40
Aperture: f/8.0
Focal Length: 50 mm
ISO Speed: 160
Lens: 50mm f/1.8 II

[Sam_oslo]

[Olly_K]

one from me:

[Lestat]

wow Rip, heart shapes, i'll have to ask the wife what those are... wait, i better not or she will want to plant some...

[Lestat]

Sam that last few pictures you posted are really soft, or more so, milky, is your lens dirty? it almost looks like the front glass maybe has a finger print on it or you cleaned it and it isnt clean.

[Sam_oslo]

Sam that last few pictures you posted are really soft, or more so, milky, is your lens dirty? it almost looks like the front glass maybe has a finger print on it or you cleaned it and it isnt clean.

Yeah, I've been using it outdoor lately. I have cleaned the LCD-screen several times, but thought the automatic locker would protect the lens.

I've just checked, and could see a few white dust/pollen or something on the lens. I blow on it with my mouth, and now it seams to be clean with naked eyes. I guess I have to get cleaning kit, soon.

EDIT: This is older picture and I can see a clear difference:

[ripken204]

my mom just has too many flowers..



Camera: Canon EOS 7D
Exposure: 1/500
Aperture: f/3.2
Focal Length: 50 mm
ISO Speed: 160
Lens: 50mm f/1.8 II

[Kallenator]

Sam:
Saw your picture of the same kind of flowers I think? Thought I would post the ones I took as well ^^

PP: sharpen, resize.



Canon EOS 50D
F/2,8
1/1250 sec
ISO-100
Sigma 50mm F/1,4

[Lestat]

hey sam keep your pictures to a max of 1024 x ??? or 900 x XXX
nothing wrong with a bigger picture, but dont forget also that resizing to those 2 resolutions helps sharpen and clean up the picture a bit.
plus it helps browsers to not scroll left or right.

i usually use 900 x XXX (its usually 900x600) as its small and you can still see the image clearly.

just keep a copy of your original large picture for printing.

[ripken204]

and sam, you don't need to buy a cleaning kit.
just get a microfiber cloth, that's all you need to clean your lenses.

[Sam_oslo]

hey sam keep your pictures to a max of 1024 x ??? or 900 x XXX
nothing wrong with a bigger picture, but dont forget also that resizing to those 2 resolutions helps sharpen and clean up the picture a bit.
plus it helps browsers to not scroll left or right.

i usually use 900 x XXX (its usually 900x600) as its small and you can still see the image clearly.

just keep a copy of your original large picture for printing.

Oh, OK, i thought all photo-freaks were sitting on a 30" monitor.

and sam, you don't need to buy a cleaning kit.
just get a microfiber cloth, that's all you need to clean your lenses.

Cool, I was looking to get something like this:



but I have a microfiber for my monitor, and can try that.

[ripken204]

no need for anything special, the cloth will work wonders. i also breath hot air onto the lens and then wipe it off.
yesterday i cleaned some lenses that have not been cleaned in many years, like 5+ years, maybe longer..
they had spots of who knows what and type of film built up on it.. pretty nasty.
my breath and microfiber cloth made them look like new.