So we come to the end... and a separate chapter is warranted as it was our best time by far...

Our last night in Puerto Escondido before flying back home was February 14, 2012... Valentine's Day.

Nicki (my wife) and I went out by ourselves for a a nice dinner, entertainment and a glorious spot for our last sunset.

The place was Restaurant Guadua (http://www.guadua.com.mx/iquestguadua.html) (G is silent) a stunning spot for a sunset if the weather is right, (which it was) great food and free entertainment... just perfect...

The last remaining photos of our trip are from there.

Restaurant Guadua looking up from our table... cocktail hour.

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Hot damn this Nikkor 35mm f/1.8 lens is nice. I'm so used to having a long zoom lens on the camera that it's almost like I'm learning to see again, and (not a bad thing) I have to work harder.

Pincher Creek has several nice building murals. This one is a bit easier to photograph than most of them.
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Pincher Creek has several nice building murals. This one is a bit easier to photograph than most of them.

Yee haw - nice! More, eh?

Screature - I especially like the second shot. Idyllic.

Neither C&W nor halcyon:

Hot damn this Nikkor 35mm f/1.8 lens is nice. I'm so used to having a long zoom lens on the camera that it's almost like I'm learning to see again, and (not a bad thing) I have to work harder.

Yee haw - nice! More, eh?

Screature - I especially like the second shot. Idyllic.

Neither C&W nor halcyon:

Thanks Doug. More B&W splendor on your part, the composition of the church shot is great.

Springtime in Jasper National Park:

http://dl.dropbox.com/u/46939750/Linked%20Photos/jas2.jpg

^ Gorgeous - one place I've always wanted to visit.

A relic (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bank_of_toronto) of bygone times which I find architecturally interesting and photogenic when the morning light hits it just so.

Yee haw - nice! More, eh?

Screature - I especially like the second shot. Idyllic.

Neither C&W nor halcyon:

Will be through there again sometime next week, will see what else I can capture.

Like the angles in that B&W.

Hot damn this Nikkor 35mm f/1.8 lens is nice. I'm so used to having a long zoom lens on the camera that it's almost like I'm learning to see again, and (not a bad thing) I have to work harder.

A 35mm 1.8mm lens That sounds nice,
What's it like and which Nikon DSLR are you using it on?

I have the 50mm 1.8mm lens and find it's super sharp,
Wished I could afford the 35mm 1.4mm lens instead though.


Someday

:)

A 35mm 1.8mm lens That sounds nice,
What's it like and which Nikon DSLR are you using it

Got it for my new D7000. The camera rocks, as does the 35 mm lens, which is not expensive (I paid less than $300 after tax) yet very sharp. Lots of bang for the buck.

Got it for my new D7000. The camera rocks, as does the 35 mm lens, which is not expensive (I paid less than $300 after tax) yet very sharp. Lots of bang for the buck.

Wow, Really, I paid $149. for my 50mm 1.8mm Nikkor lens,
Not as good as a 35mm for sure, But I'm loving the multi focussing on my Nikon D80 with it.

Glad to see you are enjoying the nice sharp focussing with that lens.

I travelled all over Germany in the 80's with a 50mm lens on my manual AE-1 Camera,
Also noticed back then that the simplest lens provides the best pictures.

No sense in buying the biggest lens, When a simple portrait lens can do the job better.

:)

Not sure whether the beaver responsible bit off more than he could chew or if he is just a bit on the lazy side.

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^ Heh. Well spotted! Check back in a couple of weeks - betcha the job will be done by then.

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Just a stetson and maybe a bit of cropping short of a fabulous image.:D

Just a stetson and maybe a bit of cropping short of a fabulous image.:D

I hear ya about the cropping, but I kind of liked it the way it is, the balance of the bands of colour kind of reminded me of a Mark Rothko painting... but with horses and riders. ;)

http://www.reproduction-gallery.com/catalogue/uploads/1041319175_large-image_mrn061bbbblg.jpg

http://bradwarthen.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/12/mark-rothko-untitled-yellow-red-blue.jpg

Just a couple of examples of the kind of thing I am talking about... I also didn't want the "riders" to be too dominant in the image... Just more of a detail.

Maybe this one will be more to your liking eMacMan... ;)

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Maybe this one will be more to your liking eMacMan... ;)

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Bingo something about a stetson or sombrero, in a horse and rider silhoutte that really grabs me.

Actually I liked the first one as well. My own taste would have tried to get away from the dead centre horizontal line, but I can see why that one grabs you as well.

I like the three band effect too screature. When I tried this, I liked it as well, even severely cropped to the horizontal, the three band image lives.

http://dl.dropbox.com/u/46939750/Linked%20Photos/screature%20shot.jpg

Bingo something about a stetson or sombrero, in a horse and rider silhoutte that really grabs me.

Actually I liked the first one as well. My own taste would have tried to get away from the dead centre horizontal line, but I can see why that one grabs you as well.

Actually they were all shot on the horizontal plane... I just liked the formal balance when cropped for a vertical... But ask and you shall receive...

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That works well too screature, much like my crop in the post before yours. Both images have a certain peace about them that I enjoy.

I like the three band effect too screature. When I tired this, I liked it as well, even severely cropped to the horizontal, the three band image lives.

http://dl.dropbox.com/u/46939750/Linked%20Photos/screature%20shot.jpg

Yep that works too... it is amazing how many compositions you can achieve from one photo isn't it?

It is, and none of them are bad, more of a personal preference. Sometimes even a subtle crop makes a big difference.

That works well too screature, much like my crop in the post before yours. Both images have a certain peace about them that I enjoy.

Thanks SINC... It the great thing about having lots of pixels to work with... you can crop until your heart's content.

Actually they were all shot on the horizontal plane... I just liked the formal balance when cropped for a vertical... But ask and you shall receive...

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This one works better for me.

This one works better for me.

I understand... rule of thirds..

Anyway more photos please...

Not necessarily, I tend to not even think about the Rule of Thirds myself - to me it's more like the Suggestion of Thirds. Whether or not I pay attention to it subconsciously... who knows. Both are really nice images but the uncropped version emphasises the beauty & scope of the environment being traversed and makes it seem like the rider has a ways to go. Tells more of a story.

Anyway more photos please...

That's it for me for a few days. Hopefully I'll have an opportunity later in the week. Gonna watch what's happening with the student protests - nearly got caught in the middle of one last Wednesday morning while shooting my building pics. Not nice.

This photo perhaps is the most evocative of this trip to the antipodes. Peaceful reflection in the 100 million year old wet tropics Daintree forest on the north east coast of Australia.

http://i106.photobucket.com/albums/m269/macdoc/travel/australia%202012/bestphotodaintree.jpg

It's full size from the camera which seems to do fine even in low light on this kind of shot yet seems to struggle with focusing properly on specific objects like birds and flowers.
Maybe I have to switch it to portrait mode for that.
But I'm firm on a better camera when I get back. Too much frustration with slow response and out of focus on some things that I cannot duplicate the experience.

Was not at all expecting these guys to take wing just before I snapped the shutter. Low light had the shutter speed at around 1/300th of a second. Just right to create a slightly dreamy effect.

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Just out for a walk.

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Looks like a neat locale - the twinned pics are cool and I like 'em.

+1 what Doug said. I dig the first shot the most. Something surreal about it - like the uncanny merging of urban deteriorata with Ma Nature.

Streetcar barn, late one night.

Looks like a neat locale - the twinned pics are cool and I like 'em.

+1 what Doug said. I dig the first shot the most. Something surreal about it - like the uncanny merging of urban deteriorata with Ma Nature.

Thank you both. Cannot truthfully say I was trying to make any social commentary. The shots just sort of insisted on being taken. BTW the mountain in the background is Turtle Mountain. The Frank Slide is hidden behind the old building which I guess adds a touch of lingering disaster to the mix.

Very flat ugly lighting, so did some selective PhotoShopping on all the images. God bless whomever invented the magic wand tool and the "Select similar" command.

...Cannot truthfully say I was trying to make any social commentary. The shots just sort of insisted on being taken...

There's the rub, eh! All that's important is that you took the pictures. It is definitely cool to see the decaying building against a natural backdrop with a mountain rising in the background. Interesting, unexpected, and rare juxtaposition.

I went to high park yesterday.

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7227/6944938224_993baf2046_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/24297870@N02/6944938224/)
Cherry blossoms (http://www.flickr.com/photos/24297870@N02/6944938224/) by phuviano (http://www.flickr.com/people/24297870@N02/), on Flickr

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7260/6944938814_3a553c9d1d_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/24297870@N02/6944938814/)
hungry llama (http://www.flickr.com/photos/24297870@N02/6944938814/) by phuviano (http://www.flickr.com/people/24297870@N02/), on Flickr

http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5347/7091008669_5e1474961a_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/24297870@N02/7091008669/)
I am emu, and I see you (http://www.flickr.com/photos/24297870@N02/7091008669/) by phuviano (http://www.flickr.com/people/24297870@N02/), on Flickr

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7184/7091009055_38ef0c25af_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/24297870@N02/7091009055/)
Emu is not amused (http://www.flickr.com/photos/24297870@N02/7091009055/) by phuviano (http://www.flickr.com/people/24297870@N02/), on Flickr

Just out for a walk.


Love the mountains in the background in the first pic.

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Very, very nice, Doug.

Thanks. Managed to get a few other pics this morning and at lunchtime. We will see how post processing goes this weekend.

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Really like that one.

Streetcar barn, late one night.

Like it - seems like a perfect start to a noir digi-graphic novel...

Very, very nice, Doug.

Really like that one.

+2 Very nice indeed Doug.

Was not at all expecting these guys to take wing just before I snapped the shutter. Low light had the shutter speed at around 1/300th of a second. Just right to create a slightly dreamy effect.

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Well, you were attempting to shoot them, weren't you?

I thing you got 'em good! Neat image.

I really admire the commuter train shot too Doug. Love the lines and the vanishing point.

Not too keen on the overly tight crop but I had one chance to snap a pic before someone grabbed the spot. Thought I'd leave this one in colour.

That crop chokes it, Doug. Shame, because I love the spare composition and its strong linearity. Dang those pesky humans and their wanton inclinations!

Lovely old Thunderbird, 'perched' over at the local mechanic's shop.

Yowza, that's one of my fave old cars. Delicious and sleek in B&W. :clap:

Next time I lug my gear downtown (and if it's sunny) I might redo the table/chairs shot if no meat puppets have claimed the space. I don't usually redo stuff but... maybe this time. Choked... thanks, that's exactly what I was thinking but the word didn't come to mind.

Here's something definitely not B&W.

Not too keen on the overly tight crop but I had one chance to snap a pic before someone grabbed the spot. Thought I'd leave this one in colour.

Very nice, love the symmetry.


Lovely old Thunderbird, 'perched' over at the local mechanic's shop.

Great looking car. Is it yours?

Went for another photo walk.. I need to do these more often.

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7128/6948666466_25ca6e6249_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/24297870@N02/6948666466/)
Flat Iron Building (http://www.flickr.com/photos/24297870@N02/6948666466/) by phuviano (http://www.flickr.com/people/24297870@N02/), on Flickr

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7102/6948666614_e0092c37cc_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/24297870@N02/6948666614/)
Yellow flower (http://www.flickr.com/photos/24297870@N02/6948666614/) by phuviano (http://www.flickr.com/people/24297870@N02/), on Flickr

This last pic, is not a crop of the picture above. Taken with a different lens.

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7268/7094736193_5623be1093_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/24297870@N02/7094736193/)
Bee's eye view (http://www.flickr.com/photos/24297870@N02/7094736193/) by phuviano (http://www.flickr.com/people/24297870@N02/), on Flickr

Phuviano: great shot of the flatiron. Nice perspective there. One of my fave downtown buildings.

No, the T-bird is not mine. We have a stodgy-looking Suzuki Aerio and a wee Smart car. I'm not really a car guy at all - but those older cars have such great lines. My dad bought nothing but Buicks for the first few decades... those 60s and early 70s LeSabres and Wildcats were boats. That's what I love about those vehicles of that vintage. Their lines remind me of graceful metal boats.

Another shot of the T-bird.

I think that's a 66 T-Bird Max. Tough to tell between the 63 to 66 model years, but the give-a-way is the pointed raised portion of the hood. Earlier 'Birds has a phoney 'scoop' instead of the smooth lines of that hood, but otherwise little difference. Here's a 65 with the phoney 'scoop' for example:

Love the Flatiron shot, phuviano.

Walked over to Ottawa Street this morning to pick up a step ring. A friend loaned me his Sigma 10-20mm UWA for next week's trip to England so I tried it out on my stroll today.

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7137/7096761971_f4d71b478a.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/graemebachiu/7096761971/)
Gage Park Bandshell (http://www.flickr.com/photos/graemebachiu/7096761971/) by Graeme Bachiu (http://www.flickr.com/people/graemebachiu/), on Flickr

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7177/6950691482_4399167e60.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/graemebachiu/6950691482/)
IMG_0008 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/graemebachiu/6950691482/) by Graeme Bachiu (http://www.flickr.com/people/graemebachiu/), on Flickr

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7195/7096760935_5617898606.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/graemebachiu/7096760935/)
Alert Cat (http://www.flickr.com/photos/graemebachiu/7096760935/) by Graeme Bachiu (http://www.flickr.com/people/graemebachiu/), on Flickr

Yowza, that's one of my fave old cars. Delicious and sleek in B&W. :clap:

Next time I lug my gear downtown (and if it's sunny) I might redo the table/chairs shot if no meat puppets have claimed the space. I don't usually redo stuff but... maybe this time. Choked... thanks, that's exactly what I was thinking but the word didn't come to mind.

Here's something definitely not B&W.

Nice colours Doug, very vibrant.

Another shot of the T-bird.

I prefer this one Max. Nice use of vignetting and the angle is much more interesting. Good job.

Went for another photo walk.. I need to do these more often.



I like #1 and #3... #1 might also work well in B&W and for my taste it requires a little more cropping on the left and bottom.

Flat Iron Building (http://www.flickr.com/photos/24297870@N02/6948666466/) by phuviano (http://www.flickr.com/people/24297870@N02/), on Flickr

Ah, I see you were down in my 'hood.

Slightly further east seems to be a popular spot to get photos of the Flatiron, the CN Tower and that pair of buildings all in one.

"And so dear reader..." ;)

This is the last photo in my Mexican photo log 2012... I hope you enjoyed viewing the photos at least 5% as much as I did taking them...

I have over 650 shots of the trip so I hope I was able to give you a taste of what the trip was like without boring or overloading you...

Cheers.

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Nice series, screature! I really enjoy the last shot, excellent lighting and composition.

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Yeah good detail in low light - the horses in the background stay reasonably crisp even in late golden hour. - the lights under the edge of the roof really enhances the shot. Very evocative of a lazy tropical end of day. :clap:

Another orchid in bloom - this is Prosthechea Baculus (http://orchids.wikia.com/wiki/Prosthechea_baculus), in the same family as Prosthechea Cochleata (http://www.ehmac.ca/photography-focus/20727-photography-anyone-201.html#post1177349) but much larger, and it is heavily fragrant. I've had this plant for 26 years.

I um... didn't even know this one was going to bloom. Watering my plants this morning I noticed its familiar & very welcome scent in the air and ta-da, hello flowers. :rolleyes:

Nice series, screature! I really enjoy the last shot, excellent lighting and composition.

Screature
Yeah good detail in low light - the horses in the background stay reasonably crisp even in late golden hour. - the lights under the edge of the roof really enhances the shot. Very evocative of a lazy tropical end of day. :clap:

Thanks jellotor and MacDoc your comments are very much appreciated.

Another orchid in bloom - this is Prosthechea Baculus (http://orchids.wikia.com/wiki/Prosthechea_baculus), in the same family as Prosthechea Cochleata (http://www.ehmac.ca/photography-focus/20727-photography-anyone-201.html#post1177349) but much larger, and it is heavily fragrant. I've had this plant for 26 years.

I um... didn't even know this one was going to bloom. Watering my plants this morning I noticed its familiar & very welcome scent in the air and ta-da, hello flowers. :rolleyes:

Another beautiful orchid shot Doug. How large is your collection and how long have you been keeping them?

I have been growing them for about thirty years but my fascination goes farther back than that. Right now I have about forty plants, way way down from over a hundred and fifty about two decades ago. Not enough room and not enough time for that many without a greenhouse these days unfortunately. Maybe one day...

"And so dear reader..." ;)

This is the last photo in my Mexican photo log 2012... I hope you enjoyed viewing the photos at least 5% as much as I did taking them...

I have over 650 shots of the trip so I hope I was able to give you a taste of what the trip was like without boring or overloading you...

Cheers.

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Thanks for the fine series Screature. It was a pleasure to vicariously enjoy Mexico through your images.

I have been growing them for about thirty years but my fascination goes farther back than that. Right now I have about forty plants, way way down from over a hundred and fifty about two decades ago. Not enough room and not enough time for that many without a greenhouse these days unfortunately. Maybe one day...

Wow that is quite the commitment. I would think that with even forty plants you would need a greenhouse.

Thanks for the fine series Screature. It was a pleasure to vicariously enjoy Mexico through your images.

Thanks KC4, I'm glad you enjoyed the vicarious trip to Mexico City, Puerto Econdido and Puerto Angel. It was a a great trip for us and a lot of fun for me to post them here... Now I'm thinking about looking into the cost and quality of putting together a book through Apple to give to our travel companions.

Anyone here have any experience with doing this or seen the results in terms of the photographic quality?

Now I'm thinking about looking into what t he cost and quality of putting together a book through Apple to give to our travel companions.

Anyone here have any experience with doing this or seen the results in terms of the photographic quality?

Good question. I was thinking about putting one together as well.

Good question. I was thinking about putting one together as well.

Did a little poking around and found the pricing: iPhoto Print Products (http://www.apple.com/ca/ilife/print-products.html?cid=CDM-CAEN-DM-P0012194-188383&cp=em-P0012194-188374&sr=em)

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Less than I expected, quite reasonable actually.

Now it is just a matter of the quality of the photos themselves. I wonder if they have any examples on display at the Apple Stores?

I found this review of photo book printing services (I didn't realize there were so many),

The Great Photo Book Round-Up Review: Who Makes The Best Photo Books? (http://www.digitalhomethoughts.com/news/show/97676/13/1/15) unfortunately Apple is not one of the companies reviewed but it looks like that one of the best quality publishers (at least according to this review) is actually Canadian (not the cheapest though).

They are called Photo Book Canada (http://www.photobookcanada.com/) and have a Mac version of their software which is free.

Here is a review of making an Apple photo book using Aperature:

PhotoBookGirl Goes Underwater – My Apple Aperture Photo Book Review (http://www.photobookgirl.com/blog/photobookgirl-goes-underwater-my-apple-aperture-photo-book-review/)

Seems the quality is good, not excellent, but also it isn't the most expensive.

Here is another review I found of a group of 10 photo book publishers and Apple only gets 2 out of 5 stars... it's beginning to look like I won't be using Apple for making a photo book...

Best photo book: 10 reviewed
Buying Guide We test ten of the best photo books (http://www.techradar.com/news/photography-video-capture/cameras/best-photo-book-10-reviewed-1043329)

I found this review of photo book printing services (I didn't realize there were so many),...Good info, screature - Thanks!

Good info, screature - Thanks!

Most welcome.

Phuviano: great shot of the flatiron. Nice perspective there. One of my fave downtown buildings.

Love the Flatiron shot.

I like #1 and #3... #1 might also work well in B&W and for my taste it requires a little more cropping on the left and bottom.

Thanks, thanks, and thanks.

I um... didn't even know this one was going to bloom. Watering my plants this morning I noticed its familiar & very welcome scent in the air and ta-da, hello flowers. :rolleyes:

Beautiful plant.


Anyone here have any experience with doing this or seen the results in terms of the photographic quality?

I used blurb about 3-4 years ago. Quality was good, but i upgraded to the HQ paper, which was extra. I don't know what the regular paper quality is like. Overall, quality was good (images, binding, covers).

Best advice i can give when making any photo book. Just be aware that images that are placed near the binding will get cut off slighty, due to the binding. So if the page is on the left, the images on the edge of the right side of the page will get slighty cut off. Vice versa for pages on the right side of the book. Not a big issue, but its something you don't see when you create the book on your computer.

...I used blurb about 3-4 years ago. Quality was good, but i upgraded to the HQ paper, which was extra. I don't know what the regular paper quality is like. Overall, quality was good (images, binding, covers).

Best advice i can give when making any photo book. Just be aware that images that are placed near the binding will get cut off slighty, due to the binding. So if the page is on the left, the images on the edge of the right side of the page will get slighty cut off. Vice versa for pages on the right side of the book. Not a big issue, but its something you don't see when you create the book on your computer.

Thanks for your first hand experience and advice phuviano, much appreciated. :)

Last two for this week (I think).

Last two for this week (I think).

Gorgeous... A beautiful paring.... I wonder what they might look like merged somehow as a single photo. Great work Doug... really great.

Thanks. The photos are of the two south corners of the IBM building near the Bell Centre or whatever it's called (visible at the back between the centre and right pillar in the second image). I am rather fond of the second photo, gawd this was the kind of early sunlight I was hoping for but even better.

Got love those golden hours. :D

Thanks. The photos are of the two south corners of the IBM building near the Bell Centre or whatever it's called (visible at the back between the centre and right pillar in the second image). I am rather fond of the second photo, gawd this was the kind of early sunlight I was hoping for but even better.
Wow. Both of those are excellent architectural shots.
Got love those golden hours. :D
Heh. Yep, but usually they are more like minutes in my experience.

I found this review of photo book printing services (I didn't realize there were so many),

The Great Photo Book Round-Up Review: Who Makes The Best Photo Books? (http://www.digitalhomethoughts.com/news/show/97676/13/1/15) unfortunately Apple is not one of the companies reviewed but it looks like that one of the best quality publishers (at least according to this review) is actually Canadian (not the cheapest though).

They are called Photo Book Canada (http://www.photobookcanada.com/) and have a Mac version of their software which is free.

Here is a review of making an Apple photo book using Aperature:

PhotoBookGirl Goes Underwater – My Apple Aperture Photo Book Review (http://www.photobookgirl.com/blog/photobookgirl-goes-underwater-my-apple-aperture-photo-book-review/)

Seems the quality is good, not excellent, but also it isn't the most expensive.

Here is another review I found of a group of 10 photo book publishers and Apple only gets 2 out of 5 stars... it's beginning to look like I won't be using Apple for making a photo book...

Best photo book: 10 reviewed
Buying Guide We test ten of the best photo books (http://www.techradar.com/news/photography-video-capture/cameras/best-photo-book-10-reviewed-1043329)

Thanks for the info Screature!

If I were you, I would create 2 books - 1 from Apple and maybe 1 from one of the top sites. That would give you the best example - especially if you included a few of the same photographs in both books to compare.

I might do that the next time. I've used Apple a few times for calendars and for books 3 times now. I find the built in software a huge plus, the customization is another positive and the photobooks themselves are good. Maybe not great. There were some photos in my 1st book which were slightly fuzzy, but I can't remember if that was from using a crappier resolution photo or the actual book printing.

The last book we had printed from Jamaica came out well.

One disadvantage for Apple is their shipping (if you create different items - ie. a calendar and a book) - they ship them seperately (and you pay for each shipping). This is obviously a result of their printing automation, but not fun for us. Multiple items for each do ship together though.

Regardless of which service you use, enjoy the process and the book - ours are a constant source of people picking them up when visiting.
Good luck!

Thanks for the info Screature!

If I were you, I would create 2 books - 1 from Apple and maybe 1 from one of the top sites. That would give you the best example - especially if you included a few of the same photographs in both books to compare.

I might do that the next time. I've used Apple a few times for calendars and for books 3 times now. I find the built in software a huge plus, the customization is another positive and the photobooks themselves are good. Maybe not great. There were some photos in my 1st book which were slightly fuzzy, but I can't remember if that was from using a crappier resolution photo or the actual book printing.

The last book we had printed from Jamaica came out well.

One disadvantage for Apple is their shipping (if you create different items - ie. a calendar and a book) - they ship them seperately (and you pay for each shipping). This is obviously a result of their printing automation, but not fun for us. Multiple items for each do ship together though.

Regardless of which service you use, enjoy the process and the book - ours are a constant source of people picking them up when visiting.
Good luck!

Thanks for the input keebler27, much appreciated, not a bad idea about making books from Apple and one of the other top rated services for comparison sake... I will have to see if the budget can handle it though.

Can't blame anyone for being bored with these falls, but they do keep changing I keep discovering angles and lighting I like a bit better.

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Not boring at all - I like falls and hope to visit a couple of local(ish) spots this summer and take some pics. Have you tried doing some longish exposures at dawn or dusk?

Not boring at all - I like falls and hope to visit a couple of local(ish) spots this summer and take some pics. Have you tried doing some longish exposures at dawn or dusk?

Good idea.

Interestingly that was a favoured technique back when I was shooting film. Sadly my little P & S cameras lack the smaller apertures that make longer exposures possible in normal light. Should look in my old gear box for a polarizer I could hold over the lens. Good way to spill a couple of ƒ-stops. Otherwise might be worth a shot on a heavily overcast day. The falls are several miles from home base, so these are generally drive by shootings. Also means early morning shots probably are not going to happen.

Need to revisit this in better light. This is a shot from a west-end Ottawa wetland where there is a tall mobility tower mixing in with the dead head cedars and white pines.

Nope not boring - one thing I love about Ontario is 4 seasons and my south facing bay windows on the second floor where my office is gives me lovely changes with the seasons and the time of day. - the cloud cover - etc.

from this

http://i106.photobucket.com/albums/m269/macdoc/Screenshot2012-04-23atApr23201233414PM.jpg

to this

http://i106.photobucket.com/albums/m269/macdoc/Screenshot2012-04-23atApr23201233315PM.jpg

neer ending photo ops. :D

Not been shooting a whole lot lately and I've fallen behind on developing what shots I have taken. Four recent ones from my neck of the woods.

Nope not boring - one thing I love about Ontario is 4 seasons and my south facing bay windows on the second floor where my office is gives me lovely changes with the seasons and the time of day. - the cloud cover - etc.

from this

http://i106.photobucket.com/albums/m269/macdoc/Screenshot2012-04-23atApr23201233414PM.jpg

to this

http://i106.photobucket.com/albums/m269/macdoc/Screenshot2012-04-23atApr23201233315PM.jpg

neer ending photo ops. :D

Not been shooting a whole lot lately and I've fallen behind on developing what shots I have taken. Four recent ones from my neck of the woods.

Good shots all around.:)

Like the guy on the bike Max - great sense of movement / resignation / enduring.....endless city with the sky fading off to the right.

Thanks MacDoc - and congrats on your new camera. I like Panasonic - they're doing some great stuff these days. For a long time they were dogged by noise issues but the past few years have seen them making strides in that area. Some nice innovations with small camera systems. I'm thinking Sony's doing some cool stuff too, and Samsung... lots of competition out there.

I call this one condo fever: this is located near the entrance to a huge parking lot just south-west of the St. Lawrence Market, downtown.

Another one from yesterday - digging it up, Union Station.

I was out looking at the buds bursting on the trees in our yard yesterday as a warm rain fell. The cherry trees seem far ahead of the rest, but the lilacs are just bursting. It won't be all that long until the sweet smell and glorious colour of them bursts out like they did last year. This shot with my Lumix LX3.

http://dl.dropbox.com/u/46939750/Linked%20Photos/lilac1%20copy.jpg

First pic on the new GX1 coming up when I get to a computer with a reader. Oddly enough - cherry blossoms outside the window. Hope it looks anywhere near as good as that Sinc.
Sure are a lot of buttons and wheels to learn ;)

I know what caught my eye on the bicycle pic Max - the way the trolley lines in the sky echo the rails below and then parallax? off into the distance on the right....couldn't figure how it felt both close city and expansive.

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first pic over in GX1 reduce the clutter but left one here

10' away full zoom and operator has no idea what he doing :rolleyes:

http://i106.photobucket.com/albums/m269/macdoc/Screenshot2012-04-25atApr25201284642AM.jpg

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Re Boring - Here's the early spring reference shot on the new GX - window could use a cleaning.

Today

http://i106.photobucket.com/albums/m269/macdoc/Screenshot2012-04-25atApr252012100229AM.jpg

( question the red/pink shifts to magenta in the low light/shade - that's normal? )

Clearly better detail in the new one despite marginal window.

and

last year

http://i106.photobucket.com/albums/m269/macdoc/Screenshot2012-04-23atApr23201233315PM.jpg

Just a 100 year old piece of piece of iron that is so heavy no one has been willing to carry it 100 feet to their pick up truck. Thought about sepia but like the B & W

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Love that old piece of iron. I'm a fan of old wood in general but that's mighty cool. I would haul it home just to "install" it in my backyard... maybe as an anchor piece for some kind of constructivist, additive sculpture. And yes, it looks d@mn heavy.

A quartet of photos depicting the ongoing rise of the L tower, downtown TO.

http://dl.dropbox.com/u/634123/LtowerApril24-12A.png

http://dl.dropbox.com/u/634123/LtowerApril24-12B.png

http://dl.dropbox.com/u/634123/LtowerApril24-12C.png

http://dl.dropbox.com/u/634123/LtowerApril24-12D.png

Max, great photos.

I was out looking at the buds bursting on the trees in our yard yesterday as a warm rain fell. The cherry trees seem far ahead of the rest, but the lilacs are just bursting. It won't be all that long until the sweet smell and glorious colour of them bursts out like they did last year. This shot with my Lumix LX3.


Nice colours. The LX3 is a great p&s camera, used to own one myself.


Some street shooting. For those not familiar with street shooting. You go around, and find interesting people, and take candid photos. Usually people use shorter lenses, like a 35 or 50mm on full frame cameras. I cheated a little. I used my 85mm, and on crop. Some interesting characters for sure.

I'm not sure if this woman got past the 80's or not.

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7255/6968806176_b233cdc0ea_c.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/24297870@N02/6968806176/)
Stuck in the 80's (http://www.flickr.com/photos/24297870@N02/6968806176/) by phuviano (http://www.flickr.com/people/24297870@N02/), on Flickr

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7103/6968806260_ebf2c04313_c.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/24297870@N02/6968806260/)
day dreamer (http://www.flickr.com/photos/24297870@N02/6968806260/) by phuviano (http://www.flickr.com/people/24297870@N02/), on Flickr

I like the hat.

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7214/6968806364_79721746ce_c.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/24297870@N02/6968806364/)
cowboy or wanna be? (http://www.flickr.com/photos/24297870@N02/6968806364/) by phuviano (http://www.flickr.com/people/24297870@N02/), on Flickr

I really didn't notice her eating until after I got home, and edited the photo.

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7118/6968806456_81018717d1_c.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/24297870@N02/6968806456/)
om nom nom (http://www.flickr.com/photos/24297870@N02/6968806456/) by phuviano (http://www.flickr.com/people/24297870@N02/), on Flickr

Tough shot as I was shooting through a chain link fence after hours. Could definitely get a stronger angle if I paid my entrance fee and settled for mid-day lighting.

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There's something about old, abandoned equipment that just screams 'take my picture', isn't there Bob?

http://dl.dropbox.com/u/46939750/Linked%20Photos/fencing.JPG

There's something about old, abandoned equipment that just screams 'take my picture', isn't there Bob?

http://dl.dropbox.com/u/46939750/Linked%20Photos/fencing.JPG
Absolutely. My shot was from the Kootenai Brown Museum in Pincher Creek. More to come tomorrow. One of my favourite spots is Fort Steele. Will be making a trip there later this summer.

Another one from yesterday - digging it up, Union Station.

It looks like you might have the same fascination with major construction sites that I do as well Max... there is something very compelling about them.

I was out looking at the buds bursting on the trees in our yard yesterday as a warm rain fell. The cherry trees seem far ahead of the rest, but the lilacs are just bursting. It won't be all that long until the sweet smell and glorious colour of them bursts out like they did last year. This shot with my Lumix LX3.



Nice Sinc, you guys are much further along than us... it will be quite a while before our lilacs come into bloom.

Just a 100 year old piece of piece of iron that is so heavy no one has been willing to carry it 100 feet to their pick up truck. Thought about sepia but like the B & W

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Nice shot eMacMan something about its curved shape makes it look almost like a musical instrument.

Love that old piece of iron. I'm a fan of old wood in general but that's mighty cool. I would haul it home just to "install" it in my backyard... maybe as an anchor piece for some kind of constructivist, additive sculpture. And yes, it looks d@mn heavy.

A quartet of photos depicting the ongoing rise of the L tower, downtown TO.


I especially like #4 Max very cool.

... Some street shooting. For those not familiar with street shooting. You go around, and find interesting people, and take candid photos. Usually people use shorter lenses, like a 35 or 50mm on full frame cameras. I cheated a little. I used my 85mm, and on crop. Some interesting characters for sure.


Some good shots phuviano, but something tells me they would be even better in B&W.

Nice Sinc, you guys are much further along than us... it will be quite a while before our lilacs come into bloom.

Sorry screature if I misled you. Those blooms are from last year and I thought I said they should be out soon this year. I apologize if that was not clear.

Sorry screature if I misled you. Those blooms are from last year and I thought I said they should be out soon this year. I apologize if that was not clear.

Ahh, Ok that makes more sense... I probably just misinterpreted what you were saying.

Thought you guys might get some ideas and inspiration from these two pro landscape photographers one from South Africa and one from the area I stay in Australia - both areas offer dramatic landscapes to work with but both then do magic with their knowledge, lenses and patience.
There is no electronic altering.

In tropical Australia
About the Photographer :: Peter Jarver Fine Art Photography (http://www.peterjarver.com/about.php)
his early death was a loss to the world.
I own this - just getting it framed

http://www.peterjarver.com/photos/img17.jpg
Where There's Water There's Life :: Peter Jarver Fine Art Photography (http://www.peterjarver.com/browse.php?cat=218&id=210)

and his black and white are wonderful as well. His main gallery is in the tiny town of Kuranda that I will retire to....the varied landscapes in the area with savannah, rain forest and barrier reef all next to each other were endless subjects for him


In South Africa....Liesel Kerschoff drama queen of landscape photography. - I own this one

http://www8.clikpic.com/Liesel/images/DSC_00830001.jpg
Landscape Photography: Liesel Kershoff: About (http://www.lieselkershoff.com/section217762.html)

Talking to Leisel she said she sells so few in her home country as the landscape itself is dramatic. :rolleyes:

I thought it might inspire all of use in framing and light. I love the use of reflection in the Peter Jarver we bought.
One of my clients knew him personally and said it was quite a loss to the community.

It's very worthwhile in my view to cruise their galleries and carefully look at lighting and composition.
Some just take my breath away when you see them in the gallery .
There is one by Peter of a lilypad that I REALLY wanted.

Thought you guys might get some ideas and inspiration from these two pro landscape photographers one from South Africa and one from the area I stay in Australia - both areas offer dramatic landscapes to work with but both then do magic with their knowledge, lenses and patience.
There is no electronic altering....

Both are excellent photos...

But today's post capture technology is a great tool and it does not diminish nor really elevate these photographers in camera accomplishments as there is much that can be achieved in post that cannot be achieved in camera...

All that one needs to do is to look at some of the Rayograms of Man Ray to know that you can make great photos, that have nothing to do with a camera at all, to know that photography is a very broad spectrum of possibilities and the technical means by which one achieves those ends is more or less irrelevant... It is simply the final image that is most important.

+1, screature.

Perhaps a different set of values in play. The point of the exercise was to demonstrate what can be done without any post processing and see what two successful photographers present as their finest images.

If it gives ideas on composition and lighting great, and the photos themselves, many are just stunning. In both cases it's one reason I love traveling to SA and tropical Aus. Dramatic landscapes.
Ontario has it's areas and delights especially spring and fall but the crazy range of landscapes and contrasts in both antipode nations are visual eye candy.

Just seeing some of my photos from Aus on the Cinema display for the first time and found a few keepers I had not noticed. Cropped this and like the sweep the of the clouds.

This is on the Captain Cook Highway on the way up to Cape Tribulation ( where he put a hole in his boat - hence the name )

http://i106.photobucket.com/albums/m269/macdoc/travel/australia%202012/rexlookoutmar22.jpg

this is certainly my fav photo of the trip up the Daintree....what a lovely two nights we had.

http://i106.photobucket.com/albums/m269/macdoc/travel/australia%202012/bestphotodaintree.jpg

Another shot from the Kootenai Brown

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When trees are scarce as in this part of the Little Karoo desert in Western Cape South Africa..... build with what's available in quantity ;)

http://i106.photobucket.com/albums/m269/macdoc/Screenshot2012-04-27atApr27201231416AM.jpg

Again in western cape = the farm house had been there for about 100 years. - Lovely old wooden beams and odd curves.
Was not sure how to frame this as loved the curve and the wood but wanted to catch cat trying to decide to call it a night.

http://i106.photobucket.com/albums/m269/macdoc/Screenshot2012-04-27atApr27201234744AM.jpg

same place in the brilliant Cape sunshine...classic Boer building.
http://i106.photobucket.com/albums/m269/macdoc/Screenshot2012-04-27atApr27201235510AM.jpg

Full size you can see the limits of the lens show up on the left.

I thought some here might be interested in this:

Ansel Adams photographs: Black-and-white images capture laid-back Los Angeles in the 1940s (http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2133005/Ansel-Adams-photographs-Black-white-images-capture-laid-Los-Angeles-1940s.html)

Boosted up to the Bruce Peninsula today - a last bid for freedom before I take on a new gig to take me through the next several months. Incidental water feature, Cape Croker area. Dang, this is some of the most glorious country I've seen in all of Ontario. This particular photo gives no evidence of the scope of magnificent rugged vistas that are simply stunning in their raw intrinsic beauty; but hey, to a habituated city slicker like myself, starved for some au naturel wonderment, I'll take what I can get.

Final shot from Kootenai Brown.

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Mostly just enjoyed the hiking today but it was a fairly productive day. Especially as the Pasque Flowers (Mountain Crocus) were just popping their heads out of the ground.

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Pano, Cape Croker, Bruce Peninsula.

Pano, Cape Croker, Bruce Peninsula.

Nice did you stitch the image, or crop from an extreme wide angle shot?

Thanks - it was a stitch in Photoshop, using Photomerge. Made up of 4 captures (probably could have gotten away with three, in retrospect) that were first treated in Lightroom for clarity, blacks, auto contrast, fill light, etc. My camera is a nice compact wide but I imagine a better, true system camera with a large sensor and a really nice wide lens would have done a fabulous job.

Thanks - it was a stitch in Photoshop, using Photomerge. Made up of 4 captures (probably could have gotten away with three, in retrospect) that were first treated in Lightroom for clarity, blacks, auto contrast, fill light, etc. My camera is a nice compact wide but I imagine a better, true system camera with a large sensor and a really nice wide lens would have done a fabulous job.

OTOH you can still get there. BTW both of my compact cameras have a panoramic function and neither of them will get both stitches clean. Always end up doing it by hand in PhotoShop Elements.

Caught an interesting photo show on now at Nicholas Metivier Gallery (King St W) in Toronto.
Architect/ Designer/ Photographer Michael Awad makes documentary like time panoramas of (mostly urban) landscapes. He uses a sort of Google Street View type setup to record continuous linear motion as still image. The prints themselves look a bit like a big sheet of negatives (but positive, and without the sprockets) except that there is only one image, as if the entire roll of film was one picture.
Interesting Toronto shots of St Lawrence Market and the Bloor subway line.
Nicholas Metivier Gallery (http://metiviergallery.com/artists/michael-awad/may-2012-show)

Just goofin' around.

Began using these batteries well over a year ago. When one pair is discharged I charge the other then run them. The last charge held for four months taking a total of 90 images, plus some on camera image reviews.

Compare this to the Energizers I had been using previously. At the tender age of one year, the Energizers would probably not have held a charge for a week, even if we had not taken any pictures.

So a big thumbs up to the Rayovac Pre-charged, rechargeable batteries.

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One last Pasque Flower image from yesterdays ramblings.

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Rusting casualty, Cape Croker, yesterday.

OTOH you can still get there. BTW both of my compact cameras have a panoramic function and neither of them will get both stitches clean. Always end up doing it by hand in PhotoShop Elements.

Check your manual and see how they recommend you pan the camera? Most people trying pano modes tend to turn their body with the camera moving around too wide an arc.

Check your manual and see how they recommend you pan the camera? Most people trying pano modes tend to turn their body with the camera moving around too wide an arc.

Had camera flat and on a tri-pod. Overlap at ~40%. Cameras pick the point I just swing until the dots coincide. Even so one of the two stitches was inevitably flawed. Far too unreliable when it is so easy to do the stitching post shoot and get it perfect.

Max, nice to see you got up the Bruce...one of my old stomping grounds! It's equally nice (but different) in Sydenham, the other side of Owen Sound between there and Meaford. Great views and rugged countryside.

My wife and I are currently in Southampton, UK for a long-delayed 3 week honeymoon/vacation. My late mother-in-law's family is from Southampton so we have been visiting with them and gradually fighting through the rain here to see the sights. I brought along a used iPad 1 I picked up (32 gb, wifi only) as a way to process my Canon 7D shots and beam them back home to interested parties. Works great so far; the camera connection kit even converts my RAW files to JPG. The iPad 1 is a bit slow, but I'm not made of money.

Here is a shot of the inside of Winchester Cathedral taken with a Sigma 10-20mm lens a friend loaned to me for the trip.

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7191/6975596316_a4e8c9fae2.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/graemebachiu/6975596316/)
Winchester Cathedral (http://www.flickr.com/photos/graemebachiu/6975596316/) by Graeme Bachiu (http://www.flickr.com/people/graemebachiu/), on Flickr

My wife and her cousin strolling down an alleyway in Winchester. The building on the left dates from the Tudor period and houses a beautiful pub.

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7059/7125234963_43a60e11b9.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/graemebachiu/7125234963/)
Royal Oak Alley (http://www.flickr.com/photos/graemebachiu/7125234963/) by Graeme Bachiu (http://www.flickr.com/people/graemebachiu/), on Flickr

We also took a drive through New Forest on Saturday...came across this ornate gate house.

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8016/6981391278_964c80a473.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/graemebachiu/6981391278/)
New Forest Gatehouse (http://www.flickr.com/photos/graemebachiu/6981391278/) by Graeme Bachiu (http://www.flickr.com/people/graemebachiu/), on Flickr

All of these photos have a little crop or straighten (thanks Photoshop for iPad) but otherwise no PP and are straight from the old 7D.

Nice shots Graeme.

I am afraid, unless we win the lottery, any UK trips I make will be vicarious.

The gate house reminds me so much of my last trip to the UK. That was before decent digital cameras. I remember using a mix of Konica/Minolta SLR with black and white film and one of those weirdo film cameras that could take 3 different styles of shot including panoramic. Used that little camera mostly for pano's. Still haven't had those prints digitized. Should do that some day.

The UK is pricey, but worth it for me. I love history so almost everything here interests me!

Had great weather yesterday for a trip out to Stonehenge and Avebury. Took this photo from the top of the Bronze Age barrows across from Silbury Hill.

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7107/7130109727_235c2307da.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/graemebachiu/7130109727/)
Silbury Hill (http://www.flickr.com/photos/graemebachiu/7130109727/) by Graeme Bachiu (http://www.flickr.com/people/graemebachiu/), on Flickr

And, of course, Stonehenge itself. I found the standing stones in Avebury more interesting (they ring the village) but we had incredible skies yesterday.

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7081/6984021262_cb1ef63bcf.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/graemebachiu/6984021262/)
Stonehenge 2 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/graemebachiu/6984021262/) by Graeme Bachiu (http://www.flickr.com/people/graemebachiu/), on Flickr

One of those early spring ramble shots. Admittedly not one of my best efforts but it does at least somewhat capture the mood.

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Rock face, lower south-east side of the Bruce Peninsula.

Not a job I would want, but he did it magnificently. Two sixty foot trees, gone in six hours with nary a twig on the ground left for evidence.

http://dl.dropbox.com/u/46939750/Linked%20Photos/treetrim.JPG

First rhubarb breaking through.

http://dl.dropbox.com/u/46939750/Linked%20Photos/firstrhubard.JPG

Max I think that shot would make a dynamite 20x30 print if the image is up to it.

Some better stream shots from the spring rambles.

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A nice thought, Bob - but it's only a 10 Mp camera. I imagine it might be a bit soft.

I like your last two water shots. Nice textural studies.

A nice thought, Bob - but it's only a 10 Mp camera. I imagine it might be a bit soft.

I like your last two water shots. Nice textural studies.

The last one was one of those trying for about 15 minutes to pull a shot of a waterfall that did not want to have its picture taken. Then I noticed all the foam practically right at my feet.:)

BTW there is a huge variety in 10MP images. The typical P&S may capture as little as 1 MP of data with the other 9MP of data being interpolated by the cameras built in computer chip. As a general rule these cameras will still produce a solid 8x11 image.

OTOH if your camera has the large 12x16mm sensor such as found with most DSLRs then it should be able to get pretty close to that 20 x30 size. If not that big, then 12x18 should be a snap.

Was out back near the garden shed and noticed the old portable step I have had for years. The symmetry of the thing under those twigs caught my eye in the afternoon sun.

http://dl.dropbox.com/u/46939750/Linked%20Photos/onetoughwinter.JPG

Foggy May morning with my new toy

http://i106.photobucket.com/albums/m269/macdoc/AfoggyspringmorningCherryBlossom.jpg

^

Much improvement, you are making good progress in the learning curve.

Still has the low light colour shift. Does that go with the turf?

This is the pink later with the sun.

http://i106.photobucket.com/albums/m269/macdoc/Screenshot2012-05-02atMay2201240512PM.jpg

The AF with the touch screen is just a treat. Even in a crowded field you can nail exactly the portion you want with just a touch of the finger.

Was a bit dubious about it but what a terrific feature.

Back to the Pincher Creek building Murals. This one on the North edge of town portrays Kootenai brown and his Metis wife. A bit about Kootenai here:

Kootenay Brown - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kootenay_Brown)

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Some old stuff from 05 inspired by Doug's 10.5mm purchase.

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http://www.ikarl.com/pics/ehmac/2012/kps_105_0031.jpg

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Some old stuff from 05 inspired by Doug's 10.5mm purchase.

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Really Like the second one!

More of Lundbreck Falls. Water is now too high for the lower level shots but nowhere near flood stage.
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Thanks, Bob.

This is your neck-of-the-woods, so perhaps you can tell whether my image shown below, taken in S. Alberta, is the same falls you're showing us.

http://www.ikarl.com/pics/ehmac/kps_4402.jpg

Some old stuff from 05 inspired by Doug's 10.5mm purchase.

Really nice shots kps... welcome back btw. :)

...More of Lundbreck Falls. Water is now too high for the lower level shots but nowhere near flood stage.

Nice waterfall shots Bob the first one reminds me of a really small and compressed Niagara Falls.

Thanks, Bob.

This is your neck-of-the-woods, so perhaps you can tell whether my image shown below, taken in S. Alberta, is the same falls you're showing us.



Classic shot kps...

Thanks, screature.
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Okay, one more, this time from BC

The smithy:
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Sorry, Nothing to show,
Came home, Saw a black and white bird with a red throat in my bird feeder.
Rushed into the house for my Nikon DSLR and when I was trying to focus on it,
It flew away, What the heck was it?

I hate it when that happens,
Sat there with the camera for half an hour, It never came back.

Thanks, Bob.

This is your neck-of-the-woods, so perhaps you can tell whether my image shown below, taken in S. Alberta, is the same falls you're showing us.



Yep, you can see the same bridge in the background of my first shot.

'Tis Lundbreck Falls about 3km west of Lundbreck. Less than a minute or South of Highway 3

Noticed the bridge after I posted, it's all good. Thanks. What actually got me thinking about the place was the chainlink fence.

Okay, one more, this time from BC

The smithy:


Was that taken at Fort Steele?

Not a lot of architectural shots around here.

Having survived at least two rather badly done additions the Lebel Mansion in Pincher Creek still offers some good photo ops.

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Was that taken at Fort Steele?


That be the place.

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Not a lot of architectural shots around here.

Having survived at least two rather badly done additions the Lebel Mansion in Pincher Creek still offers some good photo ops.

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Wow, a grand old house. Nice shots.

Wow, a grand old house. Nice shots.

Thanks.

Took a bit of effort to hide the recent ugly white clapboard addition which houses the elevator.:ptptptptp

BTW On our last trip to Fort Steele, we managed to be on/at hand for the homemade ice-cream. Amazing what using ingredients like real cream, sugar, cinnamon and vanilla can do.:D:clap:

BTW On our last trip to Fort Steele, we managed to be on/at hand for the homemade ice-cream. Amazing what using ingredients like real cream, sugar, cinnamon and vanilla can do.

Mmmmm, ice cream...
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Mmmmm, ice cream...
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Finally found sort of a picture. I was referring to the dressed log cabin where the quilters work in the back room. Gal comes out two or three afternoons a week and with the help of visitors whips up a huge batch of Vanilla Cinnamon ice-cream. Ice Cream so good it has Mackays in Cochrane playing second fiddle. All included in the price of admission as long as you are willing to help break a big block of ice into ice cubes and/or help turn the handle on a two gallon ice cream maker.

Photo shows the side of the house, the wonderful young lady who ran the operation, and a young boy attempting rather unsuccessfully to beat a large block of ice into submission.

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South-east coast, getting close to Owen Sound, Bruce Peninsula, late April.

Mmmmm, ice cream...
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http://www.ikarl.com/pics/ehmac/2010/kps_AB_1769.jpg

Very dreamy ice and creamy.

My cat Minnie watching birds in the garden,
Shot using my Nikon D80 DSLR with a Nikkor 70mm-210mm lens at 210mm
(Image reduced using GraphicConverter and left un-retouched)

Food fight!!!
Always hard to catch these little guys in action.

Very nice - love that blue feeder just sets off the russet of the battling sparrows....great action shots. :clap:

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Just cruising the hundreds of Aus photos and this one I like - approximation of being stepped on by an Ent.

http://i106.photobucket.com/albums/m269/macdoc/Untitled.jpg

This is the Cathedral Fig at Dimbullah National Park - estimated to be 3,000 years old and you can walk right into the tree. The forest around it was deafening - unlikely one could have a conversation the critters were so loud.

Still making our way through our England honeymoon. Stopped over in Brighton to spend some time with my wife's cousin. After food + pints we ended up at a little neighborhood hall; an old brick building with a small stage at the front. 7 pound cover charge and BYOB; a chap named Jason Steel knocked our socks off with stellar fingerpicking on the 6 string and banjo, followed by the Diamond Family Archive, a four piece outfit playing atmospheric folk rock. Cool evening, I bought the CD.

http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5334/7000332618_5e106a5828.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/graemebachiu/7000332618/)
The Diamond Family Archive (http://www.flickr.com/photos/graemebachiu/7000332618/) by Graeme Bachiu (http://www.flickr.com/people/graemebachiu/), on Flickr

Queen St. East, late Saturday night.

Niagara escarpment touched by autumn....almost a paint by numbers scene come to life. One reason I like to be out on the back roads on the mcycle. Easy to stop and grab a shot. It's cruising the photos too. :D

http://i106.photobucket.com/albums/m269/macdoc/Screenshot2012-05-07atMay7201292240PM.jpg

Niagara escarpment touched by autumn....almost a paint by numbers scene ...Nice, MacDoc. Good balance, and definitely agree on the painting quality.

Thanks
That's the thing with point and shoot with no view finder and bright sun - just don't know what's gonna work.
Really did not notice the farm house in the corner when shooting but makes the shot in my mind.

The camera decided to focus on the foreground and softened the trees in the background which gives the paint feel. Bloody camera has a mind of it's own.:rolleyes:

Probably everyone who has ever been through King's Cross Station in London has taken a picture of the ceiling and I am no exception.

After a week or so of shooting 100+ photos a day (had to cave and buy a backup CF card for my backup CF card) I saved space by being on trains all day from Brighton to York...only 8 photos from yesterday's travel day.

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7265/7006646700_219bf45525.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/graemebachiu/7006646700/)
King's Cross Station Cieling (http://www.flickr.com/photos/graemebachiu/7006646700/) by Graeme Bachiu (http://www.flickr.com/people/graemebachiu/), on Flickr

Beautiful, jellotor. Don't take this the wrong way: I could totally see this being on offer in a slick stock photography site. It's so crisply graphic.

Totally not taking that the wrong way. With all the beautiful historic vistas I've been shooting the ceiling of the train station inexplicably has been my favourite.

I pushed past 1200 photos today, despite the rain in York. We're half done our honeymoon. Yikes.

Here's today's choice bit, a carved face in the Chapter House of York Minster. I was forced to shoot at 6400 ISO and with the limited (nonexistent?) noise reduction of the iPad Camera Connection Kit I'm a bit dismayed at the results. Poor old William the Conqueror came out with a torrent of noise in the colours. That'll be on the extensive to do list when I get back to Canada and a real computer.

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7242/7165885926_f9c5c45ae5.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/graemebachiu/7165885926/)
A Carved Face (http://www.flickr.com/photos/graemebachiu/7165885926/) by Graeme Bachiu (http://www.flickr.com/people/graemebachiu/), on Flickr

[QUOTE=Lawrence;1192130]Sorry, Nothing to show,
Came home, Saw a black and white bird with a red throat in my bird feeder.
Rushed into the house for my Nikon DSLR and when I was trying to focus on it,
It flew away, What the heck was it?

From your description it was likely a red breasted grosbeak. We just saw our first ones this past week. This week the hummers and orioles have arrived. Spotted a new bird to us: we think it is a Blackburnian Warbler. Small and fat but just gorgeous. Moved too quickly around the tips of a tall fir to be able to focus for an image. Hopefully he is in the area for awhile.

Is this your bird ?

http://i106.photobucket.com/albums/m269/macdoc/Screenshot2012-05-10atMay10201283938PM-1.jpg

Caught this girl in Cape Town focused on her smart phone - her skirt blending into the statue - old and new- just liked it

Union Station looking eastward, last night - a hulking L Tower on the left.

http://dl.dropbox.com/u/634123/LtowerMay11-12D.png

Is this your bird ?

Yes, That's the bird, Thanks.

:)

Scarborough.

Is that a film shoot or something like that, Max? The sheriff truck makes me wonder.

Jellotor: it's next door to where I just started work a couple of weeks ago, which is indeed a film production backlot. But as far as I know, that's not part of the production company's property. I suspect these vehicles and grounded helis are owned by some other company and are being rented from time to time to various film productions. The yellow cab suggests that more than anything else.... but there's also a good spread in terms of period/era. And it makes sense that lots like these are located more on the fringes... land values being what they are down in the core. There are some huge parcels of land north of the city given over to period fire trucks, police cars, various planes... it's very cool and probably a quite lucrative business.

Tell me about it! We are shooting a short film in the spring set in 1938 and it's a challenge to find inexpensive period vehicles. Cam Woolley, ex OPP traffic sergeant, has an extensive period emergency vehicle collection, I believe.

Didn't know that. I've heard of Cam, of course. But I didn't know he rented stuff to the industry. But there are a few other characters out there who own great vintage equipment.

But say: "inexpensive period vehicles -" heck, do they even exist anywhere in the GTA, or anywhere near a major film and TV centre anywhere in Canada, for that matter? Our show is set in 1900, so we tend to rent covered wagons, carriages and the like from some dude up north. Beautiful stuff.

Well, I'll be shooting in Owen Sound...the last major film i remember shooting in that area was One Magic Christmas in the 1980s. I thought about just speaking with some of the local vintage car enthusiasts but my 3 week vacation has sort of delayed everything.

Which show are you working on?

....This is the Cathedral Fig at Dimbullah National Park - estimated to be 3,000 years old and you can walk right into the tree. The forest around it was deafening - unlikely one could have a conversation the critters were so loud.

Nice capture of such a living relic... that it could be 3,000 years old is incedible and having the experience of walking into it... that would be surreal. :yikes:

What was the major producer of the noise... boom boxes, honking, or sirens. ;)

It seems you were in a natural/wild/limited human influence version of any big city. It must have been an amazing experience.

Well, I'll be shooting in Owen Sound...the last major film i remember shooting in that area was One Magic Christmas in the 1980s. I thought about just speaking with some of the local vintage car enthusiasts but my 3 week vacation has sort of delayed everything.

Which show are you working on?

Owen Sound... just drove through there a little over two weeks ago. I love the Bruce.

Murdoch's Mysteries. Never been on the show before but I've joined for season 6.

Noise at Cathedral Fig ?? It's in a rain forest that has been there for 100,000,000 years continuously. Before the Gondawanaland broke up.

The noise was frogs, crickets and birds...will post up the short vid now I'm back in high speed land.

Meanwhile a nice 400 km loop on a warm and windy day. Did not take the big camera as left in a bit of a hurry and could not locate the camera bag :rolleyes:

Of course it was IN the motorcycle. Day was not the greatest for photos anyways with muggy cloud and mixed sun but came across this little oasis of Ontario spring emerging and did wish I had the better camera

http://i106.photobucket.com/albums/m269/macdoc/Screenshot2012-05-12atMay12201295638PM.jpg

http://i106.photobucket.com/albums/m269/macdoc/Screenshot2012-05-12atMay122012100312PM.jpg

High end.

Kingsburg, NS

Like those last two, Dr. G.

Probably everyone who has ever been through King's Cross Station in London has taken a picture of the ceiling and I am no exception.


Nicely done.

High end.

Love the point of view.

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8009/7172972842_d0968b7f64_c.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/24297870@N02/7172972842/)
white flower (http://www.flickr.com/photos/24297870@N02/7172972842/) by phuviano (http://www.flickr.com/people/24297870@N02/), on Flickr

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7238/7206503254_96229cc529_c.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/24297870@N02/7206503254/)
boeing737-700 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/24297870@N02/7206503254/) by phuviano (http://www.flickr.com/people/24297870@N02/), on Flickr

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7228/7206502864_656cf685e4_c.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/24297870@N02/7206502864/)
incoming (http://www.flickr.com/photos/24297870@N02/7206502864/) by phuviano (http://www.flickr.com/people/24297870@N02/), on Flickr

The first and third are my favorites, phuviano.

Only a couple days left in England and we're trying to do the capital up right. Unfortunately I'm getting blisters on top of blisters! Yesterday we went to a Victorian era operating theatre turned into a museum. Great fun for my nurse wife; I took all sorts of strange pictures.

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7084/7205091966_14e78b2198.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/graemebachiu/7205091966/)
A Capital Idea (http://www.flickr.com/photos/graemebachiu/7205091966/) by Graeme Bachiu (http://www.flickr.com/people/graemebachiu/), on Flickr

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8003/7205028562_16ef2aa0d8.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/graemebachiu/7205028562/)
Angelica Root (http://www.flickr.com/photos/graemebachiu/7205028562/) by Graeme Bachiu (http://www.flickr.com/people/graemebachiu/), on Flickr

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7223/7204798298_b2ab41df59.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/graemebachiu/7204798298/)
Tincture of...something (http://www.flickr.com/photos/graemebachiu/7204798298/) by Graeme Bachiu (http://www.flickr.com/people/graemebachiu/), on Flickr

Also had a good run through the steam engine rooms of Tower Bridge.

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7103/7204745984_b3e2c2b850.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/graemebachiu/7204745984/)
Wrenches (http://www.flickr.com/photos/graemebachiu/7204745984/) by Graeme Bachiu (http://www.flickr.com/people/graemebachiu/), on Flickr

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7080/7204733644_1c53ac069f.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/graemebachiu/7204733644/)
Brass Plate (http://www.flickr.com/photos/graemebachiu/7204733644/) by Graeme Bachiu (http://www.flickr.com/people/graemebachiu/), on Flickr

And a tribute to Max and his Toronto skyscraper shots.

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7087/7204776654_13eb6dda29.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/graemebachiu/7204776654/)
Shard Tower in London (http://www.flickr.com/photos/graemebachiu/7204776654/) by Graeme Bachiu (http://www.flickr.com/people/graemebachiu/), on Flickr

My only gripe at this point in the trip is that my 17-85mm EF-S lens has jammed up completely at 17mm rendering it mostly unusable (I have at 10-20 with me too) so my regular walk around lens is now my 28mm f2.8. Good news is that this has infuriated me enough to nearly have my wife convinced to left me buy a 17-40 L series lens or something like that. When we get home.

Tell me about it! We are shooting a short film in the spring set in 1938 and it's a challenge to find inexpensive period vehicles. Cam Woolley, ex OPP traffic sergeant, has an extensive period emergency vehicle collection, I believe.

neat! I recognize Mr. Woolley's name as he used to be quoted all the time on accidents.

Jellotor: Like the wrench shot... nice and crisp corner of that one wrench. Looks like a serious tool. Also dig the Shard shot. Quite the striking modern apparition in olde London towne... which, come to think of it, is a very contemporary place.

Here's something for yas.

I'm trying to get the best out of my iPhone camera, any links to provide?

After working on the house reno, I popped into the village for supper and there seemed to be a little congregation of classics. Thought I'd share:

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Beauty HD shots, dewd. Love your new watermark too - very kewl.

Not many owners would choose a four door '53 Chevy to spend that kind of cash on to restore that well kps. More commonly spent on two door hard tops, converts or even two door coupes. Nice rig, great shots, including that El Camino. Even the vinyl roof looks new.

I suspect there lurks a modern V-8 Chevy drive train chevy in that '53 though.

Thanks, gents.

SINC, I didn't stick around for details so don't know much about these beauties or their owners. I was lucky to have the camera with me. lol

This appears to be a late 30s or 40s Pontiac. It had a fascinating art deco hood ornament.

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Blew into this little town in rust belt PA on the bikes last year and they were having a grand old time with some sort of celebration. Made us welcome with food and soft drinks. Some classic cars on show.

http://i106.photobucket.com/albums/m269/macdoc/Screenshot2012-05-17atMay172012102412PM.jpg

http://i106.photobucket.com/albums/m269/macdoc/Screenshot2012-05-17atMay172012102508PM.jpg

http://i106.photobucket.com/albums/m269/macdoc/Screenshot2012-05-17atMay172012102608PM.jpg

Looks like fun, MacDoc. Love those chopped pickups and their joyful colours.

Ghostville

Great car shots kps... I especially like the one that is a close up of the hood ornament.

Love the el camino shot kps. Where exactly is this?

Ghostville

Cool, me likes.

Great car shots kps... I especially like the one that is a close up of the hood ornament.

They sure don't make hood ornament like that anymore...lol

Love the el camino shot kps.

When in doubt, go for the flare shot LOL

Where exactly is this?

The village of Coldwater, Ontario.

A little more flare...

http://www.ikarl.com/pics/ehmac/2012/kps_d7_1736.jpg

Heh, my dad used to drive an El Camino.

I'll see you a ghostville and raise you a witches keep.....

http://i106.photobucket.com/albums/m269/macdoc/Screenshot2012-05-18atMay182012110504PM.jpg

I was teasing my riding buddy who is too short for his tall dual sport Vstrom that the local witch got him.....
He dumped his new bike on an apparently flat bit of road trying to park across the street from this rust belt belle.
Air turned rather blue. :rolleyes:

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Anyone wanting to photograph old cars or rare motorcycles should hit Haugen's Chicken and Ribs in Port Perry .

Welcome to Haugen's Famous Chicken & Ribs Barbeque Restaurant (http://www.haugens.com/)

Wednesday is car night and Thursday bikes and you will get your fill......and the food is good too.

I usually try and make it once a year at least - the chicken and the ribs are great ( the chips too ) and an incredible variety of machines.

http://www.haugens.com/photos/airshot_big.JPG

Can't locate any of my photos :(

But here's a sample of the cars that are often there - up to a 1,000 + classics.

Oxford Auto Sales, Mississauga, Ontario - Quality Used Cars & Trucks Since 1990 - Annual Appreciation Car Cruise at Haugen’s Chicken & Ribs Barbecue, Manchester, Ontario (http://www.oxfordautosales.com/haugens02/h02.html)

and here

HotRodHotLine Haugens Chicken & BBQ Appreciation Nite (http://www.hotrodhotline.com/feature/2005show/05haugens/)

When in doubt, go for the flare shot LOL



The village of Coldwater, Ontario.

A little more flare...

http://www.ikarl.com/pics/ehmac/2012/kps_d7_1736.jpg

BTW kps I really like your new signature for your photos.

Ghostville

Where is Ghostville Max?

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Anyone wanting to photograph old cars or rare motorcycles should hit Haugen's Chicken and Ribs in Port Perry ...



Quite the gathering... looks like a good time.

I'll see you a ghostville and raise you a witches keep.....

http://i106.photobucket.com/albums/m269/macdoc/Screenshot2012-05-18atMay182012110504PM.jpg

I was teasing my riding buddy who is too short for his tall dual sport Vstrom that the local witch got him.....
He dumped his new bike on an apparently flat bit of road trying to park across the street from this rust belt belle.
Air turned rather blue. :rolleyes:

Looks Freddy Kruger or Amityville horror worthy... this place would completely freak my wife out.

The scary part of the above is its not a stage set but all too common in rustville USA, :(

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Quite the gathering... looks like a good time.

Every week during the warmer weather - and there are one or two larger events.

The scary part of the above is its not a stage set but all too common in rustville USA, :(

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Every week during the warmer weather - and there are one or two larger events.

Just to be clear... I didn't think it was a stage set, I was simply stating that it seemed to be a scary place... fitting for such movie productions... sometimes MacDoc you need to leave your politics at the door and lighten up.

We generally try to do that here in this thread... not always successfully (I have been guilty but when reminded I appreciated it) and sometimes we need to be reminded...

Sorry that you took offence as none was intended.

When in doubt, go for the flare shot LOL

The village of Coldwater, Ontario.

A little more flare...


Flare works quite well in the shot. Old looking town + old vehicle + flare = excellent photo.

Some macro's from today. Hope everyone has a great may 2-4/victoria day long weekend.

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7085/7228439744_c160591fbd_c.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/24297870@N02/7228439744/)
Golden Fly (http://www.flickr.com/photos/24297870@N02/7228439744/) by phuviano (http://www.flickr.com/people/24297870@N02/), on Flickr

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7075/7228439236_1697b2e519_c.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/24297870@N02/7228439236/)
Portrait from above (http://www.flickr.com/photos/24297870@N02/7228439236/) by phuviano (http://www.flickr.com/people/24297870@N02/), on Flickr

Phuviano: splendid insectile macros. Well done.

Screature: ghostville is a film/TV backlot located in Scarborough. I was shooting a portion of it that has seen, ahem, better times.

MacDoc: that tall, unkempt house rocks. Fantastic old edifice.

I'll see you a ghostville and raise you a witches keep.....

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Awesome victorian, would live to restore something like that.

Nice macro work phuviano, I have no patience for that kind of work.

My new paper puncher, a Browning 1911/22, It's a 85% reproduction of the original 1911 (the classic .45) in .22 calibre. It's a tribute to the 100th anniversary of John Browning's design. Second image is for comparison with a full size 1911 in 45auto.

http://www.ikarl.com/pics/ehmac/2012/kps_1911-22_1698.jpg

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aaahhhh PH - gorgeous - hmmm adds macro lens to list....:greedy::-(:greedy::-(

These rare beauts turned up at The Shed

http://i106.photobucket.com/albums/m269/macdoc/Screenshot2012-05-20atMay20201262206PM.jpg

sc re scary - it has nothing to do with politics and lot to do with a gorgeous part of the US that is struggling economically which results in wonderful photo opportunities and relatively empty riding roads for motorcyclists. That's the reality there ....central PA has gone through boom and bust waves before.
Pennsylvania is very welcoming of bikers as they bring much needed tourist dollars to the more economically challenged parts of the state where the regular tourists rarely venture.
While the throwback aspects are refreshing and photogenic and bring back memories - it's not so much fun if you have to live and work there.
- you read the politics into it - no one else.

Needs some cleaning up to fix some noise and haze but this is an HDR shot from an app on my iPhone. Fiat 500 in the mountains near Solitude Utah.

Hmmmph saw one of those and did not know what it was.

One horsepower with kid....

http://i106.photobucket.com/albums/m269/macdoc/Screenshot2011-10-23atOct23201175755PM.jpg

one horsepower on a hard corner somewhere north of Waterloo ;)

http://i106.photobucket.com/albums/m269/macdoc/Screenshot2011-10-23atOct23201175713PM.jpg

sc re scary - it has nothing to do with politics and lot to do with a gorgeous part of the US that is struggling economically which results in wonderful photo opportunities and relatively empty riding roads for motorcyclists. That's the reality there ....central PA has gone through boom and bust waves before.
Pennsylvania is very welcoming of bikers as they bring much needed tourist dollars to the more economically challenged parts of the state where the regular tourists rarely venture.
While the throwback aspects are refreshing and photogenic and bring back memories - it's not so much fun if you have to live and work there.
- you read the politics into it - no one else.

OK then, just seemed to come off that way to me, sorry for my misinterpretation.

A little shadowy, high contrast love.

Old Ford city tractor, but my guess is that it's a chopped and converted straight truck.
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one horsepower on a hard corner somewhere north of Waterloo ;)



Nice shot, like it.

Vigil

Vigil

Hmmm, the 'Vigil". Interesting capture.

Awkward architectural elements, though. Wish that overhead beam weren't there; interferes with the lovely arch in the BG. Dang and tarnation.

Grounded.

http://dl.dropbox.com/u/634123/Grounded-May18-12.png

Grounded too.

Well the beam also adds something to the image. Did you take any past the beam?

Re flightless choppers: "All right, Mr. DeMille, I'm ready for my close-up."

aaahhhh PH - gorgeous - hmmm adds macro lens to list....

Thanks, although, i'm not using a macro lens. I'm using the raynox dcr-250 close up filter.

Nice macro work phuviano, I have no patience for that kind of work.

Yeah, i hear you on the patience part. I got time to waste, so i figure, why not enjoy it on something i love. :)

Phuviano: splendid insectile macros. Well done.

Thanks.

My new paper puncher, a Browning 1911/22, It's a 85% reproduction of the original 1911 (the classic .45) in .22 calibre. It's a tribute to the 100th anniversary of John Browning's design. Second image is for comparison with a full size 1911 in 45auto.


I like first one. Cool looking guns, even though i know nothing about them. Don't shoot kps, i swear, i don't have a camera in my bag...

Awkward architectural elements, though. Wish that overhead beam weren't there; interferes with the lovely arch in the BG. Dang and tarnation.

Grounded.


Neat. Is this in toronto? If so, where?

My first attempt at fireworks. This was from sunday.

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8156/7238902968_5f0af3e74f_c.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/24297870@N02/7238902968/)
More Fireworks (http://www.flickr.com/photos/24297870@N02/7238902968/) by phuviano (http://www.flickr.com/people/24297870@N02/), on Flickr

Nice, I like the fact you included the ride.

Wonderland, I presume? Drove by there on Sunday (south-bound 400) at about 11:30 and the line up to get in must have been a mile long, if not longer.

Kps: nope, didn't get past the beam. My wife happened along just as I was going to try and get a better shot; I was waiting for her to come off of the train.

Phuviano: it's a dusty lot in Scarborough, near Warden and Eglinton.

Phuviano: digging your fireworks shot. Nice abstract geometrical play between the fireworks arcs and the swooping curves of the roller coaster. Nice and sharp, too.

Market Wharf going up... taken last weekend as were on our way to St. Lawrence Market to pick up some yummy edibles.

Residence, Yonge + St. Clair.

Thanks guys.

I like the processing on the second one max.

Thanks Phuviano. I was channeling kps when I went there. Sometimes I like that seared, ultra-processed look - and sometimes I don't.

The more I get into this stuff, the more I believe that photography is as plastic an art as painting or drawing. It can lie, it can seduce, it can distract and dissemble. What's harder is for it to tell the truth.... and perhaps that's because it's very difficult to define truth.

And that's about as philosophical as I care to get this hectic Friday morning... gotta duck out now and get back to work. Have a good weekend everyone, and happy shooting.

Thanks Phuviano. I was channeling kps when I went there. Sometimes I like that seared, ultra-processed look - and sometimes I don't.

The more I get into this stuff, the more I believe that photography is as plastic an art as painting or drawing. It can lie, it can seduce, it can distract and dissemble. What's harder is for it to tell the truth.... and perhaps that's because it's very difficult to define truth.

And that's about as philosophical as I care to get this hectic Friday morning... gotta duck out now and get back to work. Have a good weekend everyone, and happy shooting.

LOL, channeling moi?

That building has a distinctive EU look to it, quite Parisian.

Another, simpler facade channeling Jawknee since he hasn't been around lately.

I was looking through my aperture library and I don;t think I've shared this one here.

Jellyfish:

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