Day 08: July 2010 Photo-a-Day Thread

[Antonio Correia]

Also posted here

[rpcrowe]

What a great shot of a neat cat... He looks so much like the yellow tabby that called our house home for ten years until cancer grabbed him.

We now have a gray "next door' cat who is spending a lot of time in our yard. This is great because thee is nothing like a cat for rodent control.

[carregwen]

What a great shot of a neat cat... He looks so much like the yellow tabby that called our house home for ten years until cancer grabbed him.

Thank you. I had just got back from doing a small local job (shooting holiday cottages) and didn't have a PAD. And there was Geoffrey sunning himself on our garden picnic table... and posing. Out came the G1.

[Colin Southern]

Awesome place Colin! is this at your house or you have a different place for your studio?

Thanks Chriss,

No - not at home (fortunately!), the other room (not shown here) is a lot more comfortable than home

[Colin Southern]

Ironing board! How do you get time to do the ironing as well?

Being ex Air Force I can iron any housewife / househusband into the ground! - but these day I let the customers do the ironing

[James G]

Part 1

Got back earlier than I expected so took a stoll round the Birmingham Jewelry quarter.

Like a lot of Victorian induustrial areas the workshops and factories have been converted to trendy loft apartments, etc but, in amongst the 'new' you can still find the desirable 'old'.

[Colin Southern]

My question, too: is the ironing board because the room is used for other things, or is it to touch up wrinkles during a shoot?

Wonderful setup, Colin, and thanks for sharing it.

Cheers,
Rick

Thanks Rick,

It's for ironing backdrops and clothing for shoots.

[Colin Southern]

Part 1

Got back earlier than I expected so took a stoll round the Birmingham Jewelry quarter.

Like a lot of Victorian induustrial areas the workshops and factories have been converted to trendy loft apartments, etc but, in amongst the 'new' you can still find the desirable 'old'.

Hi James,

How are those inline posting skills coming along?

[James G]

Part 2


A little way from the Jewelry quarter is Key Hill Cemetary where many of the 'great and good' of Birmingham's past are resting peacefully, or so I would hope.

Its characterised by the ruins of 'magnificent' Victorian graves and tombs, and because it goes into the side of the hill, catacombs. (They didn't want to waste a worked out quarry.)

Every time I walk through it brings to mind the poem 'Ozymandias'.

James

ps Colin....I finally got the hang of loading images into the message.... ta muchly....

[JK6065]

The Tour de France attended Rotterdam a few days earlier than I visited it. Here you can see a famous quote on a building.

In English it would mean something like 'You win the Tour in Bed' (referring to the importance of a good night sleep)

[Colin Southern]

The Tour de France attended Rotterdam a few days earlier than I visited it. Here you can see a famous quote on a building.

In English it would mean something like 'You win the Tour in Bed' (referring to the importance of a good night sleep)

Some of the more pragmatic folks might suggest it's a medical bed where they administer the drugs!

[Dave Humphries]

It's Macro time (again) ...



Nikon D5000 + Nikon 105mm VR2 Macro: 1/125s f/11 at iso800 + 0.5EV




Nikon D5000 + Nikon 105mm VR2 Macro: 1/350s f/8 at iso800 + 0.5EV
Link to a larger size: 1,449px × 1,050px

OK: I am late posting, but at least they were taken on Day 8

A couple more, not as good, but interesting I think.

Upside down:


Nikon D5000 + Nikon 105mm VR2 Macro: 1/250s f/8 at iso800 + 1.0EV

With a little help, right way up (well, getting there):


Nikon D5000 + Nikon 105mm VR2 Macro: 1/60s f/8 at iso800 + 1.0EV

Thanks,

[Crovean]

[barrydoig]

I've caught up with my postings for the Photo A Day, and they are all in my album. As I said earlier I actually started half way through June but all photos are taken on consecutive days and are in order of shooting. It has been an interesting challenge, and I have found some new subjects.

[PopsPhotos]

I went out to shoot what I wanted for the 6th. You guys are a baaaaaaad influence on me. I have never shot time exposure with digital, and the last time I shot time exposure was in Alaska in 1966, with a 4x5 Speed Grafic.

I didn't get what I wanted, but the color of the horizon is about right. The red lights on the right horizon is the airport about 20 miles away. the near horizon lights are of a farm about 2 miles away. That blurry blob in the near left foreground is a 1,200 pound rodeo bull. (One of the smaller ones.)



Pops

[ScoutR]

It's Macro time (again) ...



Nikon D5000 + Nikon 105mm VR2 Macro: 1/125s f/11 at iso800 + 0.5EV




Nikon D5000 + Nikon 105mm VR2 Macro: 1/350s f/8 at iso800 + 0.5EV
Link to a larger size: 1,449px × 1,050px

OK: I am late posting, but at least they were taken on Day 8

A couple more, not as good, but interesting I think.

Upside down:


Nikon D5000 + Nikon 105mm VR2 Macro: 1/250s f/8 at iso800 + 1.0EV

With a little help, right way up (well, getting there):


Nikon D5000 + Nikon 105mm VR2 Macro: 1/60s f/8 at iso800 + 1.0EV

Thanks,

Hi Dave: I've been watching "Macro Time" with great intrest to see how you are doing with the lens. I'm wondering if DOF is what is expected with this type of lens. At F8 and 11 it looks like there is not much room to work. I've never used a macro lens, so I'm wondering if this is normal. I know Mike mentioned that DOF is really tight wide open, but I kind of thought there would be more range at the settings you have used.

It must give you fits getting focus in the right spot. These look very good, but I wish you liked flowers. My initial reaction to bugs is always ewwwww (except for spiders which amazingly look like jewels when macroed.) so you are capturing the bugginess for sure.

I looked at your old post with the manual macro lens, and to my eyes the shots from that lens looked as good (maybe even better, but that's subjective because I like the wings on the other shots) as these. Of course if they were flowers, I might have a different reaction, but I'm trying to be objective. I would imagine that this is much easier to use though.

What do you think so far. Is what you expected for sharpness and ease of use.

Wendy

[Shadowman]

Kit,

Very good image. Some photos can accept a little noise.

Small town, evening rain.



Busy day today and I was running out of time. Shot down to the main street, which is just a hop away, and caught this just as the rain was setting in again. As usual, I end up with a noisy image, bah.

Creation date: 8/07/2010 19:25
Camera: NIKON D80
Lens: Sigma 10-20mm F4-5.6 EX DC HSM
Focal length: 10*mm*(equiv. 15*mm)
Aperture: F6.3
Exposure time: 1"
ISO speed rating: 200/24°
Program: Aperture priority
Metering Mode: Center-weighted average
White Balance: Auto
Focus Mode: AF-C
Noise Reduction: Off
Flash: Flash did not fire

[Shadowman]

Richard,

Great canine portrait. Interesting contrast and also coordinating color of the collar.

Holly, my two and a half year old Goldendoodle was sitting on a carpet of blue fallen jacaranda blooms which cover my lawn at this time of year. I told her to "stay"" and raced into my office to get my camera. When I got back, she was still there on the lawn but, I had grabbed a CF card that was full. I quickly erased a few frames and shot this image along with the other image I have posted in the people and pet section...




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[peterb533]

[Dave Humphries]

Hi Dave: I've been watching "Macro Time" with great intrest to see how you are doing with the lens. I'm wondering if DOF is what is expected with this type of lens. At F8 and 11 it looks like there is not much room to work. I've never used a macro lens, so I'm wondering if this is normal. I know Mike mentioned that DOF is really tight wide open, but I kind of thought there would be more range at the settings you have used.

It must give you fits getting focus in the right spot. These look very good, but I wish you liked flowers. My initial reaction to bugs is always ewwwww (except for spiders which amazingly look like jewels when macroed.) so you are capturing the bugginess for sure.

I looked at your old post with the manual macro lens, and to my eyes the shots from that lens looked as good (maybe even better, but that's subjective because I like the wings on the other shots) as these. Of course if they were flowers, I might have a different reaction, but I'm trying to be objective. I would imagine that this is much easier to use though.

What do you think so far. Is what you expected for sharpness and ease of use.

Wendy

Hi Wendy,

DoF will be tight, it is to be expected when going this small.

These are all Auto Focused, so no hassle there, just snap a few and pick the sharpest, practice makes you better at choosing which bit to put the focus point on.

I am thinking the bugs are getting a bit repetitive, so perhaps I'll try a flower or two, sorry, in our garden; a weed or two.

Expected sharpness? Well, as you say, it is no sharper than the other one really.
Ease of Use; I have died and gone to heaven! AF works 90% of time and exposure is also right most of time, the result is I miss far, far, far less shots with this AF-S macro lens than I did with the manual AI (on D5000).

Cheers,