Official Photography Thread

[Scott R Nelson]

Juneau seaplane

A lot of people can't understand why Juneau is still the capitol of Alaska. This is the main way in and out, since you can't drive there.

This plane was coming in for a landing towards the cruiseship that I was on at the time. I like the angle and sense of motion you get in this photo.

[Art Vandelay]

A lot of people can't understand why Juneau is still the capitol of Alaska. This is the main way in and out, since you can't drive there.

This plane was coming in for a landing towards the cruiseship that I was on at the time. I like the angle and sense of motion you get in this photo.

Another great entry Scott. Being above the water on the ship really gives the picture a great perspective.

[mtnbiker]

I don't know if you care, but that's a de Havilland Canada DHC-3 Turbo Otter, one of the common workhorse planes in areas like that.

[Scott R Nelson]

I don't know if you care, but that's a de Havilland Canada DHC-3 Turbo Otter, one of the common workhorse planes in areas like that.

I knew it was a de Havilland, but not which model. I like to know details like that, so thanks for the information.

[Scott R Nelson]

From the Puerto Vallarta zoo

I can't get enough lovable animal photos. This was taken at the zoo in Puerto Vallarta (actually south at Mismaloya). You can get close to the animals in that zoo. I may have to post the photo of my wife holding a lion cub sometime.

[Katy Lied]

Toronto downtown last night:

I forgot to compliment your camera earlier. I dont know much about canon, but the blue in your photo is lovely. (I have an HD monitor, so I'm hoping that your blue is truly pretty.)

Here are some flower shots from my archive.

I've looked at this photo at least a dozen times now. I really love it. If I were at your school in textile design, I would definately transform this photo into a textile. Then I'd make a very subtle hawaiian shirt out of the material. Very earthy.

KL, thanks for all the suggestions with gels and the PE links. I'll give them a try. Do you really get as consistently dramatic a color difference with the gels as they show on their web page? Or is that partially marketing hype with a few specially prepared photos?

They make their best case, of course. I recommend you google "photo gel" or something and read what the online experts like Ken Rockwell say about it. I think all the pros gel their flashes.

I'm not good at gelling yet, so I just use natural light, unless I'm forced to go with artificial light, say at the ward party. Today's digital cameras can handle really low light situations, as long as you have a tripod. Sometimes I expose for as long as 10 seconds. (Which causes the camera to process the photo for up to 4 minutes). I have never been really happy with flash photos as far as the gelling goes. I admit I have much to learn here.

[Scott R Nelson]

San Francisco Bay

As I've mentioned somewhere, I love taking photos of the Golden Gate Bridge from lots of different angles. I happened to catch it here while capturing a flock of pelicans.

[Katy Lied]

I like your photo of the birds, SRN. I like the fact that the row of birds echos the line of the bridge. This is the kind of shot I look for.

I accidentally found myself at a rally today, and snapped this picture:

The Candidate I


This is not a technically great picture, but I like it for two reasons. First, there are no campaign posters or balloons, or marching bands or newsmedia in the picture. No one is fawning over the man running for office. You cant even really see him. Just a frank political discussion between concerned citizens and their candidate. Second, the man in the middle reminds me of the Norman Rockwell painting in his Four Freedoms series:

[Scott R Nelson]

Chichen Itza

It's kind of hard to capture the feeling of something really big, like the pyramid at Chichen Itza. I took a bunch of photos of it from all angles, but this is the one that I liked the best. We didn't have the opportunity to see it when the sun was low on the horizon, so dramatic lighting was out. This is the view that is the "most restored". The other side is still loose rocks on a lot of it.

If you're there on the first day of spring or fall when the sun it setting, the shadow of the nearest corner lines up perfectly with the stairs on the left side. Something I'll probably never get to see.

I feel that the people add to the photo, but am welcome to other opinions.

[wuapinmon]

It's kind of hard to capture the feeling of something really big, like the pyramid at Chichen Itza. I took a bunch of photos of it from all angles, but this is the one that I liked the best. We didn't have the opportunity to see it when the sun was low on the horizon, so dramatic lighting was out. This is the view that is the "most restored". The other side is still loose rocks on a lot of it.

If you're there on the first day of spring or fall when the sun it setting, the shadow of the nearest corner lines up perfectly with the stairs on the left side. Something I'll probably never get to see.

I feel that the people add to the photo, but am welcome to other opinions.

Scott, I like having the people in the photo; it makes it seem real. The shadow at the equinoxes is an event that I'd also love to see, but I always have to work during those times, so I'll just have to watch it on video.

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If you've never been, I think that the Temple of the Dwarf at Uxmal (oosh-MALL) is my favorite Mayan building.





I imagine that this one, also at Uxmal, will look pretty good when they're done restoring it.

[falafel]

wuap (and/or SRN), what's so cool about the shadow lining up exactly? I'm having a hard time understanding why all those people are clapping and hollering in the video.

[woot]

Not to butt in again, but I ended up ordering a T1i. Thanks to Space Ghost and others for advice. I don't know anything about photography, so don't expect me to post any pictures (Unless anyone wants to see pictures of fossils!), but I'll continue appreciating the great pictures in this thread.

I would be in support of a photog/art forum as well, as I imagine it'd be more conducive to talk of basic techniques and the like.

[woot]

Here's a plug for Adorama: I ordered the T1i on the afternoon of the 5th, it shipped that same evening, and it arrived this afternoon. Total turn-around was less than 48 hours, and shipping was free. I haven't done anything with it other than to unpack it, but it seems to be in pristine condition.

[Scott R Nelson]

Here's a plug for Adorama: I ordered the T1i on the afternoon of the 5th, it shipped that same evening, and it arrived this afternoon. Total turn-around was less than 48 hours, and shipping was free. I haven't done anything with it other than to unpack it, but it seems to be in pristine condition.

Whenever I get a new camera, I sit down with the owner's manual and try out every single feature right away. I don't always remember how to do everything later on, but but at least I usually know what it's capable of doing. I have to do that for my wife's camera too (Canon ELPH SD1100), since she refuses to read instructions on anything. Good thing it has an automatic mode.

Thanks for letting us know that Adorama is a good place to work with.

[falafel]

Here's a plug for Adorama: I ordered the T1i on the afternoon of the 5th, it shipped that same evening, and it arrived this afternoon. Total turn-around was less than 48 hours, and shipping was free. I haven't done anything with it other than to unpack it, but it seems to be in pristine condition.

Take that, Ray!