Picture of the Day

[Marin]

The Camera is a Konica Minolta Dimage A2 that's only 8mp (Fixed Lens DSLR). Sorry I didn't save the settings! Low res shown and higher res on the links.

http://www.dpreview.com/reviews/KonicaMinoltaA2/

Not a DSLR.

[Donnie27]

Not a DSLR.

OK Should have said DSLR-Like with full manual setting and etc......

[Zgradis]

Model: NIKON D80
Shutter Speed: 10/600 second
Aperture: F/5.3
Focal Length: 62 mm
ISO Speed: 400
Date Taken: Jan 6, 2008, 4:08:20 AM

[Salamndar]

Model: NIKON D80
Shutter Speed: 1/80 second
Aperture: F/2.8
Focal Length: 105 mm
ISO Speed: 200

[itznfb]

^yikes attack of the jpeg compression

[Zgradis]

jesus that is one of the most awesome pictures i have seen in a long time...
god talk about being in the right place at the right time.

so i dont get it, did that tractor blow up,, like big time?

how'd you like to have your head under the hood of that and then say "ok honey start it up".... and then that happens!!

lol so a few things, first off thanks for the great comments, i lol'ed

But its not a tractor, its a steam engine (not that you'd know just saying) so what they do is, hook it up to a very large belt that drives a fan, that puts load on the engine making it work really hard.

Then once they are at a good temperature of the engine they open up the door and throw in sawdust, this causes the saw dust to burn almost instantly and because its so light it floats and turns to amber's. What you see in this picture is a longer exposure with the sawdust coming out the top and the front, however because the steam engine is brand new the front door isn't quite "set" into place so sparks came out the front (when they really shouldn't). Its not really good for a newly build steam engine to take this much of a beating but the owner loves doing it and if he has to rebuild it again, that just means more time to play with his toy. He has several steam engines and tractors, that one is worth about 500k

Hope that helps to understand it a little

[Kristall-99]

nice shot there caraboose. Pretty ego, looks like an 06? but cant tell from this angle much. Good sport to be apart of, Tho is rather expensive.

[caraboose]

nice shot there caraboose. Pretty ego, looks like an 06? but cant tell from this angle much. Good sport to be apart of, Tho is rather expensive.

It'd be an 07.

I used to play but it just got so expensive I don't play much (if any) any more.

[inCore]

Model = Nikon D90
Lens = Sigma 17-70mm f/2.8-4.5 Macro HSM
Exposure Time = 1/10"
F Number = F2.8
ISO Speed Ratings = 320
Exposure Bias Value = ±0EV
Flash = Off
Focal Length = 17mm

Camera was on auto for this one, should have raised ISO and increased shutter speed. Ah well, didn't turn out so blurry anyways.

[Kristall-99]

It'd be an 07.

I used to play but it just got so expensive I don't play much (if any) any more.

yes paint is getting very expensive. I love to play but work decided to steal all my weekends. I have a few nice guns to play with. =]

[Zgradis]

Ok so this shot was INCREDIBLY hard to get just right, I didn't have a tripod and there wasn't enough light... I spent close to 3 hours trying to get it, and I still was learning my camera at the time... (my old camera)




Model: NIKON D40
Shutter Speed: 10/25 second
Aperture: F/5.0
Focal Length: 34 mm
ISO Speed: 200
Date Taken: Jul 30, 2007, 9:45:15 PM

[Kristall-99]

that is a spectacular shot Zgradis I can never get a good lightning shot. I never know we have one till its right ontop of us.

[ANP !!!]

Amazing shot Zgradis, I have always been fascinated by lightning , this year was a great lightning year for me as well.

Camera: Nikon D40
Exposure: 15
Aperture: f/4.0
Focal Length: 10 mm
Exposure: -1.21
ISO Speed: 200
Exposure Bias: 0 EV
Flash: No Flash
Lens: Sigma 10-20 EX HSM

My picture got published in the leading newspaper here.

[Origin_Unknown]

i'm seriously tempted to get a digital slr

[Lestat]

lol so a few things, first off thanks for the great comments, i lol'ed

But its not a tractor, its a steam engine (not that you'd know just saying) so what they do is, hook it up to a very large belt that drives a fan, that puts load on the engine making it work really hard.

Then once they are at a good temperature of the engine they open up the door and throw in sawdust, this causes the saw dust to burn almost instantly and because its so light it floats and turns to amber's. What you see in this picture is a longer exposure with the sawdust coming out the top and the front, however because the steam engine is brand new the front door isn't quite "set" into place so sparks came out the front (when they really shouldn't). Its not really good for a newly build steam engine to take this much of a beating but the owner loves doing it and if he has to rebuild it again, that just means more time to play with his toy. He has several steam engines and tractors, that one is worth about 500k

Hope that helps to understand it a little

actually being a farm boy i knew it was, or rather figured it was a steam engine but because of the blade style tires, and the dirt in the tires vs. rail wheels, i figured it was used as a tractor or at least some sort of a PTO (power take off) engine.
(not to mention it looks like farm land around there)

but either way that picture kicks arse man, i love it.

[Lestat]

i'm seriously tempted to get a digital slr

well just have the money to buy lenses otherwise a p-n-s will fit you just as good.
good lenses will make the shots, well along with a good camera.

[Shogan]

Camera Make: FUJIFILM
Camera Model: FinePix S6500fd
Date/Time: 2009:02:01 19:05:22
Flash Used: No
Focal Length: 6.2mm (35mm equivalent: 58mm)
CCD Width: 3.85mm
Exposure Time: 0.500 s (1/2)
Aperture: f/2.8
ISO Equiv.: 200
Whitebalance: Manual
Light Source: Incandescent
Metering Mode: matrix

[Origin_Unknown]

well just have the money to buy lenses otherwise a p-n-s will fit you just as good.
good lenses will make the shots, well along with a good camera.

a what? - im a serious noob at photography

[Zgradis]

that is a spectacular shot Zgradis I can never get a good lightning shot. I never know we have one till its right ontop of us.

Thanks! Tripods help a LOT you can set your exposure (bulb) much longer and step away and then as soon as it hits turn off a bulb shot.

Amazing shot Zgradis, I have always been fascinated by lightning , this year was a great lightning year for me as well.

My picture got published in the leading newspaper here.

Wow fantastic! Great shot!

actually being a farm boy i knew it was, or rather figured it was a steam engine but because of the blade style tires, and the dirt in the tires vs. rail wheels, i figured it was used as a tractor or at least some sort of a PTO (power take off) engine.
(not to mention it looks like farm land around there)

but either way that picture kicks arse man, i love it.

Nice where are you from? Ever heard of the thrasher show in Sycamore IL?

[Zgradis]

Model: NIKON D80
Shutter Speed: 10/5000 second
Aperture: F/5.6
Focal Length: 95 mm
ISO Speed: 110
Date Taken: Aug 1, 2008, 11:39:02 PM

[Jokester_wild]

D90 ~ 18-200

1/100
F/6.3
65mm
400 ISO

[Metric]

Kudos to Eddy_EK for sending this beautiful waterblock.


Canon 400D with EF 100mm f/2.8 Macro USM @ f/2.8, 1/200" @ ISO200. 580 EX II bounced as light source.

[Lestat]

a what? - im a serious noob at photography

absolutely not, just buying a camera and cheap lenses wont yield the results i think people look for when they are buying a dSLR, they see alot of the pictures posted here and those are not done with cheap lenses (typically) those are done with $500, $800, $1200 lenses and some photoshop skills to clean it up if things didnt turn out exactly perfect.

i dont like people calling others noobs at photography, picture taking is not like computers and overclocking, it is a skill, a true skill, with a massive learning curve and alot of patience required on the part of the photographer.

[Lestat]

Nice where are you from? Ever heard of the thrasher show in Sycamore IL?

i actually grew up out in the sticks outside of a little town in nebraska of around 250 people.

[Origin_Unknown]

absolutely not, just buying a camera and cheap lenses wont yield the results i think people look for when they are buying a dSLR, they see alot of the pictures posted here and those are not done with cheap lenses (typically) those are done with $500, $800, $1200 lenses and some photoshop skills to clean it up if things didnt turn out exactly perfect.

i dont like people calling others noobs at photography, picture taking is not like computers and overclocking, it is a skill, a true skill, with a massive learning curve and alot of patience required on the part of the photographer.

sorry dude, i think you mis-understood me, i'm calling no one but myself a noob at photography, which i would be if i decided to get a dslr. my comment "a what?" was in regards to you saying "a p-n-s" - no bad intentions was there with my post.