Lovely, Doug. Wonderful tonal range in there.

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

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That's very cool where did you shoot this.

Nostalgia

Doug's back, awesome sky in that shot.

Max, tell me I'm not going crazy seeing things and that's a miniature.

kps, you're not going crazy seeing things and that's a miniature.

Place we discovered on the weekend. Been there for the past seventy years or so. It's 5000 square feet of model railway madness. it's a beautiful labour of love, tended by graceful old gents, many of whose fathers began the club. What a time capsule.

It's called the Model Railway Club of Toronto.

Nostalgia

Doug's back, awesome sky in that shot.

Max, tell me I'm not going crazy seeing things and that's a miniature.

kps, you're not going crazy seeing things and that's a miniature.

Place we discovered on the weekend. Been there for the past seventy years or so. It's 5000 square feet of model railway madness. it's a beautiful labour of love, tended by graceful old gents, many of whose fathers began the club. What a time capsule.

It's called the Model Railway Club of Toronto.

Yep I knew it was a miniature straight away... I have a neighbour in his mid sixties who has basically devoted half his basement into his model train hobby as well as going on "train chasing excursions"...

It seems to rank right up there for some with the amount of time, effort and money put into adding a bird into their "seen" list for birders... to each their own, but definitely not my thing on either account.

But if I had to choose it would be birds over trains.

It's called the Model Railway Club of Toronto.

Looks fascinating. Nice discovery, didn't know the place existed...or that it would be open to the public.

It's in Liberty Village, a place I used to frequent long before it was gentrified and called a village for the sake of real estate sexiness. Back in the day it was a grotty industrial district where artists and nocturnal city denizens could dwell for cheap in large spaces. Lots of speaks and other scenes. To think that the railway club was already there, steadily growing - and that I and my friends were the newcomers. It's in the basement of an old building which used to be a munitions and weapons plant during the second world war. They built Bren light machine guns and test-fired them in the basement, where the railway model now sprawls. Pretty cool. We were meeting a friend who lives in the area and who happened to know about it and suggested we stop in. It was pure luck that it was even open - a child's birthday party was happening there and so their door were open. Normally they're open to the public on Wednesday nights. Pretty cool to see all these older guys (and some much younger men and women as well) toddling along, handing remote control devices, running the trains and signals. A whole other culture.

Funny thing is that it's this secret enclave in the midst of a strange new phenomenon... the entire area feels like a peculiar, disney-esque compound of twenty-somethings. Very surreal to be down there. Very dense and superficially happening, yet a curious monoculture vibe. The cool old vibe is slowly being erased as these soaring modern glass towers spring up amidst the gigantic old industrial stuff.

...A whole other culture...



Definitely. My neighbour is so passionate about what he does... it isn't my cup tea but at the same time I have an understanding of what he sees in it...

I made models in my youth and had race car sets (the electric kind with the motorized cars and flying off the track and all that... I have often thought if I could find a couple of other interested people I would buy a set again (if they are still available) and have "race nights"... I think it could be good for a laugh or two and at least as many pints.

We did N scale train sets when we were kids. I still have a bunch of it... in the basement somewhere. My late younger brother was the custodian and I found it amongst his things when I was going through his house. Rolling stock purchased in the early 70s.... heck, we even build our own boxcars out of balsa wood - or tried to, at any rate. I ought to Ebay that stuff - or perhaps give it to a kid who'd do something with it. It's cool stuff in its own right - the various engines we bought are quite detailed and precision machined - but when all is said and done it's really not my cup of tea either.

But yes, I admire the dedication, the persistence, the patience, and the love that goes into it.

I'm lucky to be old enough to remember most of that area as untouched and working, including Massey Ferguson and where I worked at one time the Sears Central warehouse which is now the public storage at the bottom of Jefferson St. I used to shuttle goods from there to PhotoEngravers (Sear's own photo studio) in Rexdale to be photographed for the catalog. That warehouse was untouched since they built it, probably early teens or twenties. It had a freight elevator with these huge wooden gates and to get it going you tugged on the steel cable. You yanked up to go up and yanked down to go down --I don't remember how you stopped it though. It took some doing and a special touch to get it flush with the floor. You got lost in time in that building. Having Canada Bread behind on the next street was something else when they started baking and the aroma permeated the whole area.

I'm lucky to be old enough to remember most of that area as untouched and working, including Massey Ferguson and where I worked at one time the Sears Central warehouse which is now the public storage at the bottom of Jefferson St. I used to shuttle goods from there to PhotoEngravers (Sear's own photo studio) in Rexdale to be photographed for the catalog. That warehouse was untouched since they built it, probably early teens or twenties. It had a freight elevator with these huge wooden gates and to get it going you tugged on the steel cable. You yanked up to go up and yanked down to go down --I don't remember how you stopped it though. It took some doing and a special touch to get it flush with the floor. You got lost in time in that building. Having Canada Bread behind on the next street was something else when they started baking and the aroma permeated the whole area.

Sounds cool. I remember those old freight elevators. Some great old buildings, some of which still stands.

That's very cool where did you shoot this.

Thanks, shot at the Toronto Zoo where they have all the fish tanks.

Yeah I like Liberty Village ambience and happy to see the old factories revamped. Visited that Model Railway Club and just about went out and bought a bunch of stuff for the kids.
Sticker shock took the shine off that right quick. Still a worthwhile place to visit - forgot all about it. Thanks for the memories.

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Nice, really like the top one. The second one reminds me of Max's celery root from Feb.

Decide on hosting yet?

Doug; I liked the second one just for all the faces. Suspect the bluish tint is bad calibration on the libraries computer display.

Interestingly Exploder 8 still will not display images from ehMac. Had to switch over to FireFox.

Old office tower, financial district, last Saturday.

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It's called the Model Railway Club of Toronto.

Now that's something different. Very cool photo's max.

Two photos of a mustang I saw in front of the burger priest today.

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7239/7305212492_c686252bb6.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/24297870@N02/7305212492/)
Mustang @ Burger Priest (http://www.flickr.com/photos/24297870@N02/7305212492/) by phuviano (http://www.flickr.com/people/24297870@N02/), on Flickr

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8149/7305212174_2a092ce380.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/24297870@N02/7305212174/)
Mustang (http://www.flickr.com/photos/24297870@N02/7305212174/) by phuviano (http://www.flickr.com/people/24297870@N02/), on Flickr

Nice 'stang! Love that vintage green.

Burger's Priest... a stone's throw from my digs. We've yet to eat there. People rave like fiends for it.

The burgers are good there max. It was my first time there. If you've tried five guys, its similar, but burger priest is slightly better, imo. Not sure if i'll go back, since the burger is so small. Five guys makes burgers with two pieces of ground beef, burger priest only uses one piece of ground beef. On a price to ground beef ratio, five guys win. Taste, burger priest by a slight margin.

Even though i don't think i'll go back, i still recommend to try at least once.

Pic from the gumball rally.

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7088/7312547574_fc987aa67a_c.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/24297870@N02/7312547574/)
Murcielago @ Gumball Rally (http://www.flickr.com/photos/24297870@N02/7312547574/) by phuviano (http://www.flickr.com/people/24297870@N02/), on Flickr

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Speaking of black and white - when the G1 wakes up it sometimes goes to grayscale only. Anyone seen that before???

Not so bad for this old veteran at Mahone Bay

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but sort of loses the plot for Lunenburg :D

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Both are beautiful towns MacDoc ... I love the south shore of my native Nova Scotia.

both are beautiful towns sinc... I love the south shore of my native nova scotia.

sinc?

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Ooops my bad... I mean MacDoc... I will edit the original. Thanks for pointing out my error mrj.

One of the many charms of Nova Scotia is the colourful houses. The house we are considering in Wolfville is up for new siding and while we like the weathered gray look it has now we are considering something brighter and distinctive - make it easy to find.

Hillside, Hastings area, Northumberland County.

one of those "discovered" photos - showed up on the big screen - was lost in the detail when reviewed on the small screen

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I caught another dragonfly with an unusual shadow treatment.

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Nice captures, Sinc - especially the second one. I'd love to see that as a black and white. Very sleek.

Took a walk along the Claremont Access this morning. It was too late (9am) for really good light, but I captured the Hamilton haze well enough.

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7221/7345003236_d6a72faa64.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/graemebachiu/7345003236/)
Claremont Access (http://www.flickr.com/photos/graemebachiu/7345003236/) by Graeme Bachiu (http://www.flickr.com/people/graemebachiu/), on Flickr

Nice captures, Sinc - especially the second one. I'd love to see that as a black and white. Very sleek.

Here ya go Max:

https://dl.dropbox.com/u/46939750/Linked%20Photos%202/dragonfly2%20copy.JPG

Yeah, I like that. The geometry of the wings is etched out in sharp relief and makes for a crisp visual texture. Looks like a good-sized sucker, too.

Looking into the void of a cinder block, Trent Hills, Ontario.

Well if we're doing dragonflies...

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Taken last July using my stepfather's D7000.

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Lovely stuff, Doug. Crisp and elegant.

Set crags.

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Well if we're doing dragonflies...

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Taken last July using my stepfather's D7000.

Beautiful.

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Really great tones as always Doug.

Hollywooden.

Thank you, gentlemen.

Max, great shots. The set looks like an amazing place to shoot especially in the state it's in.

Too dreary on this lovely summer day ;) Let's have a lush tropical interlude.

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Macdoc: It looks like a punk caterpillar!

Thank you, gentlemen.

Max, great shots. The set looks like an amazing place to shoot especially in the state it's in.

+1. Looks like there would be a plethora of interesting compositions especially in the long shadows of early morning or late evening. Where is it Max?

Scarborough, Screature. A film backlot that has been in existence for twenty years or better. Sort of a well-kept secret. People drive by it everyday, having no clue that this peculiar little corner of Toronto exists. There's at least two backlots like this in the GTA - two that I know of, at any rate. Some others have existed in the past but have since been razed. The ones remaining are smallish but big enough to accommodate a lot of different camera angles, with provisions for swing sets so that the space looks far larger than it actually is.

Well if we're doing dragonflies...

Taken last July using my stepfather's D7000.

Nice one Mr.sam.

Back to dragonfiles. This one was chilling outside of a parkade down by the St. Lawrence Market this past Saturday.

Very nice as well max. I have no good dragon fly photo's :(

I only have the one, Phuviano. I just don't encounter these critters a whole heckuvalot in my typical urban travels.

Another backlot set shot from last week.

^ Way nice.

The doug, the cat almost looks like its in jail, lol. Nice b&w images.

As most of you guys can tell. I don't do the b&w thing often. Here are some of my latest macro's. Nice and colourful for you guys.

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7245/7184967851_0b16fe5ea0_c.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/24297870@N02/7184967851/)
Chilling out (http://www.flickr.com/photos/24297870@N02/7184967851/) by phuviano (http://www.flickr.com/people/24297870@N02/), on Flickr

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7233/7184967327_21e34d6b60_c.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/24297870@N02/7184967327/)
??? (http://www.flickr.com/photos/24297870@N02/7184967327/) by phuviano (http://www.flickr.com/people/24297870@N02/), on Flickr

http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5155/7184966377_ab685189c1_c.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/24297870@N02/7184966377/)
Freedom? (http://www.flickr.com/photos/24297870@N02/7184966377/) by phuviano (http://www.flickr.com/people/24297870@N02/), on Flickr

Mind-blowing bug shots, Phuviano. Great colour. The last one is most peculiar - looks like the fellow is on stage. I feel all he needs is a top hat and a cane and he could be the Fred Astair of bugs.

Doug: good bedroom shot. Something sad about it - I guess it's the emptiness factor. No humyn beanz and all.

... Here are some of my latest macro's. Nice and colourful for you guys...Stellar, phuviano! They make me think of what Apple would include as default desktop graphics. Really great shots.

All these bugs - So, what about the other part of the food chain? :o

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Stellar, phuviano! They make me think of what Apple would include as default desktop graphics. Really great shots.

All I can do is :clap:

Mind-blowing bug shots, Phuviano. Great colour. The last one is most peculiar - looks like the fellow is on stage. I feel all he needs is a top hat and a cane and he could be the Fred Astair of bugs.

Doug: good bedroom shot. Something sad about it - I guess it's the emptiness factor. No humyn beanz and all.

+1 great shots.

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Great shots Soy... the first almost looks like the little bird has a very thin mohawk going on. What type of birds are they.

Mind-blowing bug shots, Phuviano. Great colour. The last one is most peculiar - looks like the fellow is on stage. I feel all he needs is a top hat and a cane and he could be the Fred Astair of bugs.

Yeah, i can see the stage. Maybe i should photoshop a top hat on his head.

Stellar, phuviano! They make me think of what Apple would include as default desktop graphics. Really great shots.

All I can do is :clap:

+1 great shots.

Thanks.

All these bugs - So, what about the other part of the food chain? :o

I have a slight phobia of birds, although i have taken photos of them before. Probaby why i won't post a pic. Great pics though soymac. Do you have a nest around your home?

Thanks, screature and phuviano.

Screature, plain ol' Robins! And I understand why you ask, because even I wondered when I could see only the chicks (I at first wondered if they were Grackles).

Phuviano, this nest is on a drain pipe at my Dad's house on Bass Lake (near Rideau Ferry).

My friend also has a bird phobia. He just got a tattoo of a dead bird on his forearm.

All hail Pico, the Chihuahua King of Mississauga.

Love the robins. :clap:

Hot day at Wasaga - nice winding ride up. Was nice with the 14 mm just point and shoot and it fits nicely in my riding shirt and the zoom in the other pocket. Found I could wear the strap - camera in pocket with the pancake on and then not have to get off the bike to shoot with either lens. This is will work out well.

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Car meet up -

Some beauts

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and beasts

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and everything in between - my mum won a Fairlane just like that one of the left in the 50s

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Luxo furniture goods depot.

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7239/7399249612_f09fd86b7f_c.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/24297870@N02/7399249612/)
All time classic (http://www.flickr.com/photos/24297870@N02/7399249612/) by phuviano (http://www.flickr.com/people/24297870@N02/), on Flickr

Maybe too much dark space, oh well.. :p

I thought so too for a second... but on the other hand, it lends those shoes a certain quiet monumentality. Love the reflection, too - really grounds the subject matter.

Here's a couple. Survivor, Liberty Village, Toronto - and a barn in a losing wrestling match with relentless gravity, Trent Hills.

always liked this shot

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two saddled worlds meet and a curious horse. ;)

Have to start somewhere so this shot from Casper WY is as good a spot as any.

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Not too far from Casper, Ayers Natural Bridge always makes for some good shooting, especially when you ignore the bridge.

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Some good point has been shred here about photography and some really pretty pics too.

EmacMan: nice, kind of reminds me of certain hiking trails and climbing spots along the Niagara Escarpment. The rock colour and composition doesn't match but the scale does. A rugged beauty to it.

Storm coming in, yesterday.

EmacMan: nice, kind of reminds me of certain hiking trails and climbing spots along the Niagara Escarpment. The rock colour and composition doesn't match but the scale does. A rugged beauty to it.

Storm coming in, yesterday.

A lovely spot. No cell phone reception. The manager keeps the rowdies out. You can feel all your tensions evaporate as you drop into the little valley. Even has free camping, but sadly no pets allowed.

Storm clouds are another fun subject. Always the chance of a bonus lightning strike, at least in this part of the world.

Great day for photography - crystal clear air.
Zoom zoom machine up at the Forks of the Credit....

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Classic car fans - there is a high end classic car show today north end of Erin - Boot Hill Auto from noon to 4.....fund raiser and absolutely stunning vehicles I'm told.
One rolled by here earlier.
Pictures at 6 ;)

Great day for a drive or ride.

Fungi and wee bugs under a rock - iPhone 4S with Macro lens attachment

Wasp nest under construction under the eave of my shop. They've more than doubled the size in just four days now. Very tiny little guys, but big builders. It is now about the size of softball.

https://dl.dropbox.com/u/46939750/Linked%20Photos%202/waspnest1.JPG
https://dl.dropbox.com/u/46939750/Linked%20Photos%202/waspnest2.JPG

The deer shot was given just a bit of help in PhotoShop. The wheel shot is pretty much the way it came from the camera, just a bit of cropping.

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That could be my dad 60 years ago in his shiny "Won at Loblaws" new car. Made a big difference to win a car in the 50s

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Big time detailing - that's what the owner of Boot Hill does

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really liked both of these

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much fun in a good cause :clap:

A couple of shots from my morning walks in Manitou Springs.
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inversion arc.

Some great pics here recently. Keep it up guys.

Up at a friend's cabin for the weekend..

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Had to scramble to park the bike and unearth the zoom .....worth the effort.

Alien Landing.....

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Pure sunset

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Had to scramble to park the bike and unearth the zoom ....

Alien Landing.....Good catch, MacDoc! :clap:

Mopeds are taking over, ok, not really, but they are getting more popular. At least in downtown Toronto. Makes sense to me though. Free parking where ever you want.

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8162/7184966125_e3716836e0_c.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/24297870@N02/7184966125/)
Moped parking ftw (http://www.flickr.com/photos/24297870@N02/7184966125/) by phuviano (http://www.flickr.com/people/24297870@N02/), on Flickr


Had to scramble to park the bike and unearth the zoom .....worth the effort.

Alien Landing.....

Great capture, nice timing as well.

Good catch, MacDoc!

Thanks
really reminded me of another planet or the cover a lurid sci-fi adventure - no scantily clad princesses about tho :(

This what caught my eye

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and not a bad pic for the mcycle forum on the fixed lens with the sweep of the fields.
But then as the sun came lower this lovely red blossomed and I fumbled to get the zoom on.
Really should have had it in my pocket instead of stored in the back pack put all worked out okay. Knew I would only have a few minutes and the light would change a lot. Kinda neat going through the shots in order.

Mopeds are taking over, ok, not really, but they are getting more popular. At least in downtown Toronto. Makes sense to me though. Free parking where ever you want.


Nice shot but they aren't mopeds they are scooters... they can't be mopeds as there is and can not be any peddling involved.

When I was a boy mopeds were all the rage with the older kids and who had parents with the cash to buy one for them. They looked more like a motorized bicycle and could actually be peddled if you ran out of gas.

The eBikes are the current version of the moped - the current scooters run 50 cc up to mine ( partly in the photo ) which will cruise at 100 mph and get there right quick and it's not the fastest one on the market.

The smaller scoots are good for in town as shown and get some parking privileges but with gas prices there are a bunch of sophisticated machines coming out in the $9k to $15k range. Roll and go.

Like sports cars the sports auto transmission is entering the mcycle world and once you ride that way you don't want to go back. eBikes and city scooters are big time growth and the commuter class is growing as well. Nice to be out on it today tho so hot and hazy not likely much to photo. Might go back up the road and see if the tortoise I passed is still wandering.
Big sucker.

While we are on the topic....

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My fav coffee hangout up at The Forks of the Credit gets some cool classics in.

Nice shot but they aren't mopeds they are scooters... they can't be mopeds as there is and can not be any peddling involved.

When I was a boy mopeds were all the rage with the older kids and who had parents with the cash to buy one for them. They looked more like a motorized bicycle and could actually be peddled if you ran out of gas.

I stand corrected. I learn new things everyday.

The eBikes are the current version of the moped - the current scooters run 50 cc up to mine ( partly in the photo ) which will cruise at 100 mph and get there right quick and it's not the fastest one on the market...


MacDoc if you can't peddle them by definition they aren't mopeds... call them that if you want and maybe lots of people do but I know what a real moped was and they aren't it. I know it is semantics but they were called mo peds for the very reason that you could peddle them as well as going motorized. The new ones are small scooters...

This is a moped:

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/db/Honda_Hobbit.jpg/300px-Honda_Hobbit.jpg

No mopeds or scooters were used in the making of this photograph.

No mopeds or scooters were used in the making of this photograph.

lol Max.. I know where you live now. I just need my camera to measure the distance from the CN tower..lol.

In anticipation for the summer olympics. Can't wait for them. Have a fun and safe weekend everyone. Happy Canada Day to all.

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8011/7469015396_ceffc07f6b_c.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/24297870@N02/7469015396/)
Go Canada! (http://www.flickr.com/photos/24297870@N02/7469015396/) by phuviano (http://www.flickr.com/people/24297870@N02/), on Flickr

Good catch, MacDoc! :clap:

+ another! Love the rich color.

First shot at the moon. I could stand to pick up a longer telephoto...

100% Crop

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Alberta is Wild Rose Country and this one is right outside my door.

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Y'know always heard the line wildrose country and have never seen one til now - thanks :clap:

MacDoc if you can't peddle them by definition they aren't mopeds... call them that if you want and maybe lots of people do but I know what a real moped was and they aren't it. I know it is semantics but they were called mo peds for the very reason that you could peddle them as well as going motorized. The new ones are small scooters..

so is this a moped -

http://www.daymak.com/bikes-toronto/nwimages/bikes/ebikes/milan.jpg


Have you seen Electric Bikes in Toronto? They look kind of like scooters, but a bit more bare bones in styling, with big wide pedals sticking out the side:

by law they have to have pedals to be classed as they are - just most people remove them. Number of times out on the backroads I've seen people pedaling away after running out of juice and they are VERY hard to pedal.
My son owned one and he never even took the pedals out of the box

so is this a moped -

by law they have to have pedals to be classed as they are - just most people remove them. Number of times out on the backroads I've seen people pedaling away after running out of juice and they are VERY hard to pedal.
My son owned one and he never even took the pedals out of the box

If it can be peddled then it is a moped...

I can see with the one you posted the picture of how easy it would be just to leave the peddles off as it is very "scooterish" in design, actually a place to put your feet without the peddles on. With the old ones that sure wasn't the case.

Yeah I know they were/are very hard to peddle I once saw a fellow peddling one to the gas station, he was only a teenager and he looked like he was going to have a coronary.

Alberta is Wild Rose Country and this one is right outside my door.

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Y'know always heard the line wildrose country and have never seen one til now - thanks :clap:

We have plenty of wild roses here in Quebec as well. the flowers are very small and fully grown the bush is only 10 or 12" tall. Not sure how that compares to Alberta wild roses.

We have plenty of wild roses here in Quebec as well. the flowers are very small and fully grown the bush is only 10 or 12" tall. Not sure how that compares to Alberta wild roses.

Depends on soil and light. For some reason shaded bushes will reach 2-3 feet while those in direct sunlight tend to be smaller and much less spread out.

Homing missile???

here is one of he stranger photos you will see

http://i106.photobucket.com/albums/m269/macdoc/Screenshot2012-06-30atJun30201244559PM.jpg

bee or june bug or something was flying purposefull behind this swift or swallow - just shot and hoped
I had watched it for a few seconds and saw it tracking the bird.
Perfect light - wide open lens and turned out okay. Dumb luck.
That insect eater was twisting and turning after other bugs and no idea he was being shadowed :D

This is the wider shot.

http://i106.photobucket.com/albums/m269/macdoc/Screenshot2012-06-30atJun30201250417PM.jpg

was just looking for some perspective shots with the grass and sky and wildflowers and noticed the dog fight.

http://i106.photobucket.com/albums/m269/macdoc/Screenshot2012-06-30atJun30201250346PM.jpg

great day for photos- a classic Ontario farmscape

http://i106.photobucket.com/albums/m269/macdoc/Screenshot2012-07-01atJul1201221123AM.jpg

and evening light on the Credit River.

http://i106.photobucket.com/albums/m269/macdoc/Screenshot2012-06-30atJun30201283644PM.jpg

wish I could get the washout on the upper part of the shot away.
Any suggestions?? TIA

Easy with Lightroom and the "graduated filter", then you can tweak with brushes, etc. It took me literally less than 2 minutes to redo your image. Click on the attachment to see it full size.

See it action here:Lightroom Graduated Filter - YouTube (http://youtu.be/UyWSf64z66Q)

Nice - I suspect I shot it with the "vivid" on just to see what it would do - that near field green is pretty suspect. :rolleyes:
Still deciding what software to use. Thanks for the tip.

Zoom as a macro....

http://i106.photobucket.com/albums/m269/macdoc/travel/australia%202012/Screenshot2012-07-01atJul12012115630PM.jpg

Nice - I suspect I shot it with the "vivid" on just to see what it would do - that near field green is pretty suspect. :rolleyes:
Still deciding what software to use. Thanks for the tip.

Re the grass --- I boosted the vibrance a wee bit. :o

Re the software ---Lightroom...period...full stop.

All digital images need correcting, I don't care what camera you own or how expert you are at using it. There are photographers who can come awfully close to the perfect image straight out of the camera...but most of us need to correct for what the camera sees and records with the settings given it.

Canada Day kayak down the Mississippi river in the Lanark Highlands of Eastern Ontario - Yellow Swallowtails.

iPhone 4s shot of 2 Yellow Swallowtails feasting off of crayfish rich Otter scat. They were everywhere!

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Kps: 'effin' A, man. That't the stuff. Super tonal dynamism, dude.

Trio of front yard macros.

kps: Been I few years but I am fairly certain those shots are the Columbia Ice Fields. Great Work!

Max: Blackberries already? More than a wee bit envious here.

thx, Max. Your macros, are they in-camera or external add-ons? Lovely in any case.

eMacMan: right you are...the Columbia Ice Fields.

Waiting for Yogi.
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Kps: 'effin' A, man. That't the stuff. Super tonal dynamism, dude.

Yep excellent shots.

Trio of front yard macros.

Really like the bokeh on the last one Max.

thx, Max. Your macros, are they in-camera or external add-ons? Lovely in any case.

eMacMan: right you are...the Columbia Ice Fields.

Waiting for Yogi.
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http://www.ikarl.com/pics/ehmac/2012/kps_ab_1999.jpg

Or maybe BooBoo? I like the toning and vertical reach on this one kps.

Or maybe BooBoo? I like the toning and vertical reach on this one kps.

Where there's Yogi...there's BooBoo.

Thx, screature, I find the rockies very photogenic. :)

Was waiting for the inevitable pilot car somewhere in Montana when I noticed this view to the North of me.
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Nice to see this thread chugging along, after all this time. Kps, the macros are just in-camera. Slowly getting better at setting them up.

But I want another camera... perhaps at the end of my current gig. Have an itch to do more telephoto and long lens work. Only so much a compact camera with a medium-sized lens can do.

Juxtaposition of architectural forms, Yonge St, yesterday.

http://dl.dropbox.com/u/634123/CanadaDayWknd42.png

Nice to see this thread chugging along, after all this time. Kps, the macros are just in-camera. Slowly getting better at setting them up.

But I want another camera... perhaps at the end of my current gig. Have an itch to do more telephoto and long lens work. Only so much a compact camera with a medium-sized lens can do.

Juxtaposition of architectural forms, Yonge St, yesterday.



Very cool Max.

I would be tempted to darken the blues and pull a little more detail out of the blacks, but that is probably just me.

One of a group of Shop Window/Reflection shots taken in Manitou Springs before the big smoke.

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Cute joke from another forum....

A famous photographer was invited to dinner by a famous socialite in New York. When he arrived, he was met by the host. "I really admire your work, you must have a fantastic camera!' The photographer did not reply. After dinner, he said: "The food was wonderful. You really must have a terrific stove.

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Lovely shot. I like how there's people in the photo. It really shows the size difference between, humans and mountains.

Cute joke from another forum....

Heard it before, but still a good one.

And now for something completely different ;)

http://i106.photobucket.com/albums/m269/macdoc/Screenshot2012-07-04atJul42012112250PM.jpg


playing with my new 110-300 zoom today .....likely more detail than needed....:D

but these little guys are cute....

http://i106.photobucket.com/albums/m269/macdoc/Screenshot2012-07-04atJul42012112437PM.jpg

Perhaps not the best as it's slightly blurry (taken with my iPhone) and filter applied in Instagram, but a quick snap of Grace Potter & the Nocturnals singing at Ottawa Bluesfest last night. A truly talented band who love their art.

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A long exposure from a friend's back yard in Tara, Ontario.

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Nice Doug... quite the modernist interior in the 2nd shot.

A long exposure from a friend's back yard in Tara, Ontario.

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Nice little bit of light drawing jellotor... the light path is actually quite "3D".

And now for something completely different ;)


Lol macdoc. Nice dairy-air.

A long exposure from a friend's back yard in Tara, Ontario.



Cool, i haven't done anything like this yet, but been meaning to for the longest time.

Thanks guys. The light in question is actually an LED pepper grinder. I wanted to combine some blue LED lights with some tungsten flashlight but the batteries died on the flashlight.

I really enjoy painting with light on long exposures, this is only like the second time I've done it.

Thanks guys. The light in question is actually an LED pepper grinder. I wanted to combine some blue LED lights with some tungsten flashlight but the batteries died on the flashlight.

I really enjoy painting with light on long exposures, this is only like the second time I've done it.

I have done a fair bit.... here is a photo that I made by moving the camera and not the light source...

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Doug, that interior shot is as perfect, exposure wise, as it can get. Well done.

A couple more from out west.

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Doug, that interior shot is as perfect, exposure wise, as it can get. Well done.

A couple more from out west.


Merci. I took day shots and night shots and haven't been able to decide which I like better. What bothers me about all of them is that I wasn't paying attention to the geometry of the room & lens distortion so there's some odd angles here & there. If I go back at the end of July I might take more using a tripod.

Great B&Ws - love the dreamlike deep tones.

Not sure if anyone else noticed the winking face in this shot, but it jumped right out at me:

Screature...one thing I need to improve on is my sharpness when doing long exposures at night. First of all, I'm shooting with my 7D in bulb mode with a cable release. Setting the lens at infinity and turning AF off. The picture I posted I shot at f4, but I'm considering stopping down to f8 to see how well that helps the sharpness.

Any tips?

Screature...one thing I need to improve on is my sharpness when doing long exposures at night. First of all, I'm shooting with my 7D in bulb mode with a cable release. Setting the lens at infinity and turning AF off. The picture I posted I shot at f4, but I'm considering stopping down to f8 to see how well that helps the sharpness.

Any tips?

What ISO are you shooting at?

Anywhere from 200 to 800, I try not to go any higher than that.

Ok, well you probably could go as high as ISO 1600. I shoot with Nikon but I suspect that you have the same of sort setting on your Canon where you can set the amount of high ISO noise reduction to low medium or high so I would definitely set it to high. Also you should have a setting for long exposure noise reduction and you should have that on as well.

Long exposures and high ISO are going to produce "noisy" images no matter what you do relative to lower ISOs and shorter exposures. This can be compensated for quite a bit in Lightroom or Aperture. Do you use either?

The other thing is I wouldn't set your focus to infinity unless your subject is that far away. Depending on your lens you should still have have focal distance indication on the lens and would use that as a relative guide, you can usually get pretty close by estimating or pacing it out or if you want want to get really accurate a long tape measure can come in handy. The other thing is to try is to use AF and see what focal distance you get and then manually set it to that after turn AF off.

I would definitely try stopping to to F8 and see the results you achieve. Quite frankly it really is a trial and error type of photography. Luckily with digital you get your results instantaneously without burning film and you can make adjustments quickly and try again.

Good luck and I look forward to seeing more experiments. :)

Yep, Aperture 3.

I think you're right about setting the focus to infinity. I can't remember where I read that; I'll give AF a try as a guide. I've also tried focusing manual through Live View but it doesn't always give me a bright enough image.

Perhaps tonight I'll convince my wife to give me a hand and we'll see what we can come up with!

Thanks!

Yep, Aperture 3.

I think you're right about setting the focus to infinity. I can't remember where I read that; I'll give AF a try as a guide. I've also tried focusing manual through Live View but it doesn't always give me a bright enough image.

Perhaps tonight I'll convince my wife to give me a hand and we'll see what we can come up with!

Thanks!

I know this isn't what you are trying to do but there is another type of nighttime photography that I enjoy experimenting with... rather than light drawing I refer to it as light "painting". Highlighting elements within a photo and a long exposure. I actually tend to go for an exposure of around 30 seconds rather than using bulb.

I plan out what I want to highlight (just relatively quickly in my head) and then using a "pen" light I shine the light on various portions of the scene for a period in that 30 seconds staying longer with the light on areas I want to bring out more and less on areas that I want more subdued.

I count out the 30 seconds in my head as I quickly move about so I won't be visible in the photo. In this case I used a combination of front lighting as well as back lighting, shinning the light from underneath and behind the flowers to achieve a glowing effect.

Nighttime photography has so many possibilities and it is a lot of fun to play with.

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That is very cool! A very organic look.

That is very cool! A very organic look.

Thanks!

Bit of a dodgy light but liked the Ent introducing the old house. ;)

http://i106.photobucket.com/albums/m269/macdoc/Screenshot2012-07-07atJul7201234200PM.jpg

Merci. I took day shots and night shots and haven't been able to decide which I like better. What bothers me about all of them is that I wasn't paying attention to the geometry of the room & lens distortion so there's some odd angles here & there. If I go back at the end of July I might take more using a tripod.


No biggie on the geometry and I like the daytime image better...feels more inviting.

The strange things one catches with a zoom in a beaver pond. Someone is missing a Mepps. First I thought it was underwater - then realized was a reflection.

http://i106.photobucket.com/albums/m269/macdoc/Screenshot2012-07-07atJul72012114000PM.jpg

Interesting the reflection stays sharp which the log blurs out.

Bit of a dodgy light but liked the Ent introducing the old house. ;)

Light isn't that dodgy. A lot of detail can be pulled up from the shadows in post-processing.

I know this isn't what you are trying to do but there is another type of nighttime photography that I enjoy experimenting with... rather than light drawing I refer to it as light "painting"

Neat effect on the photo. This why i love photography. Everyone has their own style, and type of photo's. This makes it enjoyable to look at other people's photo's. Also, it encourages me to try new things. Great job.

Here are several shots from a recent street shooting session with a friend.

http://i646.photobucket.com/albums/uu187/phuviano/3a41f48d.jpg

http://i646.photobucket.com/albums/uu187/phuviano/4bd65d02.jpg

http://i646.photobucket.com/albums/uu187/phuviano/2339ec0.jpg

http://i646.photobucket.com/albums/uu187/phuviano/76940c4.jpg

http://i646.photobucket.com/albums/uu187/phuviano/d5b5585.jpg

http://i646.photobucket.com/albums/uu187/phuviano/ea67015.jpg

Edit: resized the photos (they were way too big), and add some a couple of new ones.

Great Toronto captures, phuviano. Really like the first and second ones.

Strictly for larfs, my wife shot me having a great time last night at Afrofest. Great place for people watching, excellent food and the view from the beer tent area was surprisingly good.
I'll post some of my own pix in a day or two. Headlining band was the African Guitar Summit; any fan of driving polyrhythmic entwined melodies with clear, clean guitar and really lusty,
emotional vocals will enjoy these cats. Classic positive stuff. Even the odd slower, sadder tune was really positive somehow.

Oh, and here's some stuff I posted on a random Toronto shots thread in an urban living forum I hang at... a series of shots from the Canada Day weekend,
taken in the central and the east GTA.

http://dl.dropbox.com/u/634123/CanadaDayWknd01.png

http://dl.dropbox.com/u/634123/CanadaDayWknd02.png

http://dl.dropbox.com/u/634123/CanadaDayWknd03.png

http://dl.dropbox.com/u/634123/CanadaDayWknd04.png

http://dl.dropbox.com/u/634123/CanadaDayWknd05.png

http://dl.dropbox.com/u/634123/CanadaDayWknd06.png

http://dl.dropbox.com/u/634123/CanadaDayWknd07.png

http://dl.dropbox.com/u/634123/CanadaDayWknd08.png

http://dl.dropbox.com/u/634123/CanadaDayWknd09.png

http://dl.dropbox.com/u/634123/CanadaDayWknd10.png

http://dl.dropbox.com/u/634123/CanadaDayWknd21.png

http://dl.dropbox.com/u/634123/CanadaDayWknd22.png

http://dl.dropbox.com/u/634123/CanadaDayWknd23.png

http://dl.dropbox.com/u/634123/CanadaDayWknd24.png

http://dl.dropbox.com/u/634123/CanadaDayWknd25.png

http://dl.dropbox.com/u/634123/CanadaDayWknd26.png

http://dl.dropbox.com/u/634123/CanadaDayWknd27.png

http://dl.dropbox.com/u/634123/CanadaDayWknd28.png

http://dl.dropbox.com/u/634123/CanadaDayWknd29.png

http://dl.dropbox.com/u/634123/CanadaDayWknd30.png

http://dl.dropbox.com/u/634123/CanadaDayWknd31.png

http://dl.dropbox.com/u/634123/CanadaDayWknd32.png

http://dl.dropbox.com/u/634123/CanadaDayWknd33.png

http://dl.dropbox.com/u/634123/CanadaDayWknd34.png

http://dl.dropbox.com/u/634123/CanadaDayWknd35.png

http://dl.dropbox.com/u/634123/CanadaDayWknd36.png

Finally, to complete the same sequence:

http://dl.dropbox.com/u/634123/CanadaDayWknd37.png

http://dl.dropbox.com/u/634123/CanadaDayWknd38.png

http://dl.dropbox.com/u/634123/CanadaDayWknd39.png

http://dl.dropbox.com/u/634123/CanadaDayWknd40.png

http://dl.dropbox.com/u/634123/CanadaDayWknd41.png

http://dl.dropbox.com/u/634123/CanadaDayWknd42.png


http://dl.dropbox.com/u/634123/CanadaDayWknd43.png

http://dl.dropbox.com/u/634123/CanadaDayWknd44.png

http://dl.dropbox.com/u/634123/CanadaDayWknd45.png

http://dl.dropbox.com/u/634123/CanadaDayWknd46.png

http://dl.dropbox.com/u/634123/CanadaDayWknd47.png

http://dl.dropbox.com/u/634123/CanadaDayWknd48.png

http://dl.dropbox.com/u/634123/CanadaDayWknd49.png

http://dl.dropbox.com/u/634123/CanadaDayWknd50.png

http://dl.dropbox.com/u/634123/CanadaDayWknd51.png

http://dl.dropbox.com/u/634123/CanadaDayWknd52.png

http://dl.dropbox.com/u/634123/CanadaDayWknd53.png

http://dl.dropbox.com/u/634123/CanadaDayWknd54.png

Those are great Max, my favourites however are the "Gardiner on ramp" and the "pink beach umbrellas".

Where did you find the Greek/Roman columns? That's not Guildwood is it?

Guildwood it is, kps. We had in-laws visiting from Montreal, plus new friends visiting from Australia. So we racked our brains to show them bits of Toronto
we love to visit from time to time. Guildwood certainly fits the bill that way.

The gardiner ramp shot is a bit of a cliche but I've long wanted to shoot from that perspective. I've seen many versions of it over the years... seems to be something
of a favourite for Toronto shooters.

The beach shot is my fave new spot for weird juxtapositions... Sugar Beach, on Queen's Quay, opposite the Guvernmint, right next to the funky new Corus building.
Some big plans for revitalization down there. It won't be recognizable in a few years but it will be a much more people-friendly place for walkabouts.

Thanks max.

I like the gardiner shot as well.

It's a Max tsunami!!!

Great stuff Max.

Neat effect on the photo. This why i love photography. Everyone has their own style, and type of photo's. This makes it enjoyable to look at other people's photo's. Also, it encourages me to try new things. Great job....



Thanks phuviano and I know what you you mean but truth be told there is no effect applied to that photo at all it was just selective lighting during a 30 second exposure and then a little post in LR... I have others that I did add effects to to make them more "painterly".

Some great street shots phuviano... good thing the shot of the girl in the mini wasn't any more "upward" pointing otherwise it might look at little suspect ;), as it is the colour contrast is interesting.

Great Toronto captures, phuviano. Really like the first and second ones.

Strictly for larfs, my wife shot me having a great time last night at Afrofest. Great place for people watching, excellent food and the view from the beer tent area was surprisingly good.
I'll post some of my own pix in a day or two. Headlining band was the African Guitar Summit; any fan of driving polyrhythmic entwined melodies with clear, clean guitar and really lusty,
emotional vocals will enjoy these cats. Classic positive stuff. Even the odd slower, sadder tune was really positive somehow.

I really like this one Max of you that your wife took Max!

Thanks phuviano and I know what you you mean but truth be told there is no effect applied to that photo at all it was just selective lighting during a 30 second exposure and then a little post in LR... I have others that I did add effects to to make them more "painterly".

Some great street shots phuviano... good thing the shot of the gitl in the mini wan't any more "upward" pointing otherwise it might look at little suspect ;), as it is the colour contrast is interesting.

lol, I'm not a creeper. I shoot interesting looking people with outfits, hair, or anything that catches my eye. Her outfit caught my eye.

When I said effect, I sort of meant the way it was shot, not the way it was processed in LR. :)

(note to self: do not post linked photos from iPad, unless resized on computer first)

lol, I'm not a creeper. I shoot interesting looking people with outfits, hair, or anything that catches my eye. Her outfit caught my eye.

When I said effect, I sort of meant the way it was shot, not the way it was processed in LR. :)

(note to self: do not post linked photos from iPad, unless resized on computer first)

I really didn't think so it just presented itself for an "off colour" comment.

No worries I just wanted to be clear and point out how much fun can be had with "out of the box" night photography.

its all good screature. I never take anything too seriously.

Well-used paint tray that my pal gave me once his kids had had their way with it.

Well-used paint tray that my pal gave me once his kids had had their way with it.

Your pal missed a bet there. Should have signed his name and consigned it to one of those New York galleries.:D It is indeed a work of art.

Another Wild Rose shot. This one at a nearby lake right after a rainstorm.

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I was out wandering about the yard today and took a few pics. This bee was, well, busy as a bee:

https://dl.dropbox.com/u/46939750/Linked%20Photos%202/bee123.JPG

Up at the cottage for the week, more to come..

Spider just above the lake. You can barely make out the web, but it's there.

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7114/7538306746_5eee644f22_z.jpg

The view from the beach at dusk.

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8286/7538293126_efe8d741e8_z.jpg

Nicely framed that beach shot. Very evocative. :clap:

Started as an unintentional overexposure, then the shot just went Artsie Fartsie on me.:D
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Well-used paint tray that my pal gave me once his kids had had their way with it.

Nice colours. I guess you didn't have a choice though. :)

Here are few from today.

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7131/7546006150_4288948648_c.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/24297870@N02/7546006150/)
Nice summer day (http://www.flickr.com/photos/24297870@N02/7546006150/) by phuviano (http://www.flickr.com/people/24297870@N02/), on Flickr

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7126/7545992854_4d41c62552_c.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/24297870@N02/7545992854/)
cathedral (http://www.flickr.com/photos/24297870@N02/7545992854/) by phuviano (http://www.flickr.com/people/24297870@N02/), on Flickr

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8148/7545903154_692404906b_c.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/24297870@N02/7545903154/)
Cathedral in a different POV (http://www.flickr.com/photos/24297870@N02/7545903154/) by phuviano (http://www.flickr.com/people/24297870@N02/), on Flickr

Canada's Wonderlands newest ride, the Leviathan.

http://i646.photobucket.com/albums/uu187/phuviano/leviathan.jpg

100% crop of the guy in the front row. Look what he's doing.

http://i646.photobucket.com/albums/uu187/phuviano/wonderland100crop.jpg

Nice work Phuviano...and a good capture.

That second last coaster shot is great, Phuviano. I think I might have cropped it differently but I love how you captured all the sinuous curves this beast has. And the sheer engineered strength of the thing, supporting those people being whipped around at crazy speeds... most impressive.

By contrast, very much a static shot: empty chair prior to a quick 'n dirty portrait shoot, yesterday.

Nice work Phuviano...and a good capture.

Thanks kps.

That second last coaster shot is great, Phuviano. I think I might have cropped it differently but I love how you captured all the sinuous curves this beast has. And the sheer engineered strength of the thing, supporting those people being whipped around at crazy speeds... most impressive.

By contrast, very much a static shot: empty chair prior to a quick 'n dirty portrait shoot, yesterday.

Thanks max. Lets see the portraits you took.

Nicely framed that beach shot. Very evocative. :clap:

Thanks MacDoc!

Here is a recent shot of mine, hope you enjoy.
http://pcdn.500px.net/8216607/681362cf7a7f16be501604518b33f380542065e9/4.jpg

Back on the dragonflies...

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8422/7552659986_7172037fb0_c.jpg

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8286/7552584492_4968b4f982_c.jpg

Welcome back to ehMac Julian.

Love the dragon flies. Saw quite a few during a recent lake excursion.

Here is a recent shot of mine, hope you enjoy.
http://pcdn.500px.net/8216607/681362cf7a7f16be501604518b33f380542065e9/4.jpg

Hey julian... I really like this shot... its tonality, the composition and there is something rather eerie about the lone figure in what would otherwise normally be a person filled space...

I like it very much... really a lot.

Nice colours. I guess you didn't have a choice though. :)

Here are few from today.


phuviano I like the wide angle sun flare shot of the cathedral very much... shots like this are easy to take for granted becuase they look so easy due to being nearly perfect technically... but it also has a rather dreamy quality to it it that I quite like.

The only thing I wonder is if it could benefit from a little more contrast... but then again it might take away from that dreamy quality...

Thanks screature. Yeah, if I tried lowering the blacks in LR, which would make it more contrasty, but the dreamy look goes away. I tried using the contrast, and vibrance sliders, but those make the colours too vivid for my liking.

However, I see what you mean by the photo benefiting by more contrast.

Hi phuviano, I would try giving it the medium contract curve then just lowering the saturation via the slider. This should balance out your colours to your liking while still giving out a more solid black in the image.

Thanks max. Lets see the portraits you took.

No can do, Phuviano; wish I could but it was for the series I'm working on. Intellectual property rights and their desire to keep a lid on upcoming plots, yadda yadda. Perhaps once the episode in question has gone to air, but even then I suspect I'd be technically in breach of my agreement.

I will say that part of the fun lies in taking a photo in modern times, then working hard to make it look like it was shot in the year 1990. As for the chair, it turned out to be entirely hidden by the gentleman who would sit down on it a few minutes later, so there was no possibility of the chair giving away the real era.

Julian_photo: I concur, nice shot. And welcome.

Mrsam: nice dragonfly captures. I prefer the first one - that plant your quarry is on looks quite remarkable for its regular, repeating geometry. Nice vibrant colour, too.

The headwaters of the Crowsnest River. Liked the rather vicious contrast and the hidden critters. No manipulation at all.

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A few more for the dragonflies... There's been a ton of them up here!

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8166/7570921222_0d03e97017_b.jpg

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8283/7570922528_47b8062e84_b.jpg

I think when it isn't so darn hot I'll spent a bit of time, camera ready, watching the garden for dragonflies. ;)

Not sure what kind of insect this is. It had a very similar colour to the the leaf it was on though. Sort of hard to see at first.

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8001/7586191398_ce1f9e60e6_c.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/24297870@N02/7586191398/)
leaf colour insect (http://www.flickr.com/photos/24297870@N02/7586191398/) by phuviano (http://www.flickr.com/people/24297870@N02/), on Flickr

Hi phuviano, I would try giving it the medium contract curve then just lowering the saturation via the slider. This should balance out your colours to your liking while still giving out a more solid black in the image.

Will try that out, thanks.

A few more for the dragonflies... There's been a ton of them up here!


Nice dragonfly shots. What lens/setup are you using?

Not sure what kind of insect this is. It had a very similar colour to the the leaf it was on though. Sort of hard to see at first.

Stink Bug (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stink_bug).

Nice dragonfly shots. What lens/setup are you using?

Thanks! I'm using a D90 (new to me) and a Nikon 18-105 (purchased about a year ago with a D3000).

Stink Bug (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stink_bug).

Thanks.

Tiny little spider inside my house.

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7121/7605493328_fb544669df_c.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/24297870@N02/7605493328/)
Web spinning (http://www.flickr.com/photos/24297870@N02/7605493328/) by phuviano (http://www.flickr.com/people/24297870@N02/), on Flickr

Tiny little spider inside my house.

Web spinning (http://www.flickr.com/photos/24297870@N02/7605493328/) by phuviano (http://www.flickr.com/people/24297870@N02/), on Flickr

Love that spider shot!:clap:

A couple from a recent Waterton Park trip.

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Here's another creepy spider for you guys. This one was outside though.

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7115/7611628668_942c558675_c.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/24297870@N02/7611628668/)
Dinner plate (http://www.flickr.com/photos/24297870@N02/7611628668/) by phuviano (http://www.flickr.com/people/24297870@N02/), on Flickr

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Thanks.

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phuviano I like the spider shot there on the darker background. Which lens are you using for that? Would like it more if the stuff other than the spider what even more out of focus but I know depending on the lens that may not have been possible in camera.

Hi julian. I'm currently using a close up filter. The Raynox dcr-250 to be exact. It was used with the nikon 85 1.8g. The background won't get any darker, without the spider getting darker. I've virtually tried everything, because i actually wanted the background darker myself. I think the only way to that, is to mask (not sure if i'm using the correct term or not) the spider in photoshop, and darken the rest of the photo. I'm too lazy to do that though.

Just fyi. The spider was on a sliding glass door. The typical ones you see in virtually all homes with access to a backyard/balcony. The spots you see in the background is dust on the glass door.

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My wife and I are on the Rideau Canal doing some paddling and camping.

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My wife and I are on the Rideau Canal doing some paddling and camping.

Love the Rideau Canal! Which lock was this?

Love the Rideau Canal! Which lock was this?

That one was Jones Falls. We went through Narrows, Newboro, Chaffey, Davis and Jones Falls. We are on our way back tomorrow. It's been a nice canoe trip.

That one was Jones Falls. We went through Narrows, Newboro, Chaffey, Davis and Jones Falls. We are on our way back tomorrow. It's been a nice canoe trip.

How has the smell of the water been? With all this heat and no rain to speak of I wonder if the water isn't getting a bit stagnant.

How has the smell of the water been? With all this heat and no rain to speak of I wonder if the water isn't getting a bit stagnant.

No problem with any smell on the water. Lots of people swimming at the basin between the upper lock at Jones and the lower ones.

I was visiting the Ottawa area and ended up at Gatineau Park. Pink Lake (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pink_Lake) is a nice spot.

I was visiting the Ottawa area and ended up at Gatineau Park. Pink Lake (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pink_Lake) is a nice spot.

Ha... this was my old stompin' grounds as a kid. I used to walk and cycle up there from my home several times a year... from what I understand the old mica mine is all fenced off now but when I was a boy you could actually walk right inside and see the sparkling walls... it was very cool.

There had been a few incidents of drowning on the lake so my understanding is that they fenced a lot of it off... Some say it is an extinct volcano vent and that it is a "bottomless" lake as sonar in certain parts could never detect a bottom... I don't know how true that is but it certainly added to its "mystique".

No problem with any smell on the water. Lots of people swimming at the basin between the upper lock at Jones and the lower ones.

Good to hear as the canal, even at the best of times, is quite stinky in Ottawa.... I can't imagine how it could be very enjoyable if you were canoeing for several hours on end with the kind of stink that exists on the canal in Ottawa.

Good to hear as the canal, even at the best of times, is quite stinky in Ottawa.... I can't imagine how it could be very enjoyable if you were canoeing for several hours on end with the kind of stink that exists on the canal in Ottawa.

A lot of lakes form the southern half of the canal - pretty good swimming as well.

It's been a bit since I've posted; really just "resetting" my photography brain since being on vacation.

Last night we went down for some fish & chips at Hutch's on the beach strip in Hamilton. Monday nights the classic cars show up; my father-in-law was very interested.

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7135/7633954968_3a19060b4f.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/graemebachiu/7633954968/)
Corvette (http://www.flickr.com/photos/graemebachiu/7633954968/) by Graeme Bachiu (http://www.flickr.com/people/graemebachiu/), on Flickr

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8165/7633955654_8c05bff1ec.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/graemebachiu/7633955654/)
Pontiac (http://www.flickr.com/photos/graemebachiu/7633955654/) by Graeme Bachiu (http://www.flickr.com/people/graemebachiu/), on Flickr

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8163/7633956388_f83750aca1.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/graemebachiu/7633956388/)
Camaro Plate (http://www.flickr.com/photos/graemebachiu/7633956388/) by Graeme Bachiu (http://www.flickr.com/people/graemebachiu/), on Flickr

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8153/7633957072_594d1323f5.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/graemebachiu/7633957072/)
Camaro (http://www.flickr.com/photos/graemebachiu/7633957072/) by Graeme Bachiu (http://www.flickr.com/people/graemebachiu/), on Flickr

After you guys convinced me to crop my photos judiciously I'm really seeing the world differently through the lens. For example:

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7126/7633957402_28115bf0b8.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/graemebachiu/7633957402/)
Lake Ontario (http://www.flickr.com/photos/graemebachiu/7633957402/) by Graeme Bachiu (http://www.flickr.com/people/graemebachiu/), on Flickr

Earlier in the day we were sitting outside in the heat & humidity and I was taking pictures of my niece. My wife grabbed my 7D, flipped the knob to the green square (as always) and shot this one of me. Terrible focus and a bit overexposed but strangely compelling. Must be the beard.

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8144/7633954408_7ffe01d081.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/graemebachiu/7633954408/)
Yours Truly (http://www.flickr.com/photos/graemebachiu/7633954408/) by Graeme Bachiu (http://www.flickr.com/people/graemebachiu/), on Flickr

Like the car shots Graeme. Sounds like a good outing.

While this years Thunder-Free Thunder in the Valley celebration was mostly a disaster. The local Hot Rod Club managed to still attract an almost full slate of entries.

Some preliminary shots. More to come later.

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While this years Thunder-Free Thunder in the Valley celebration was mostly a disaster. The local Hot Rod Club managed to still attract an almost full slate of entries.

Some preliminary shots. More to come later.

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That's a sharp looking car. Nice perspective too.

That's a sharp looking car. Nice perspective too.

Yes it is very nicely done. If I thought I could keep it running and in tip top shape I would be tempted to try to purchase that little guy for the wife. Should be noted that the Metropolitans had 1500cc Austin A55 engines. Mileage was supposedly 30-35MPG but not sure whether that is US or Imperial Gallons.

pink isn't my colour but it is a nice car

This 1941 Willys with a blown 392 Hemi was best in show.

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Loved this guy but neglected to photo the info. Any help out there as to what it is?

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An early 50s Pontiac delivery van.

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Bob, that is a 1939 Ford coupe with some dechroming and custom touches, Here is a closer to stock model for comparison.

Bob, that is a 1939 Ford coupe with some dechroming and custom touches, Here is a closer to stock model for comparison.

Thanks! Was thinking Thirties Ford based mainly on the V8 hood symbol, but had no clue as to the year.

Nice car photo's Bob, thanks for sharing. If you got more, feel free to post them. I'd love to see them.

A tiny macro photo dump.

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8289/7707875956_f7c70122c0_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/24297870@N02/7707875956/)
Spider no where to be found (http://www.flickr.com/photos/24297870@N02/7707875956/) by phuviano (http://www.flickr.com/people/24297870@N02/), on Flickr

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8149/7707875490_4cf55a31da_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/24297870@N02/7707875490/)
Tired? (http://www.flickr.com/photos/24297870@N02/7707875490/) by phuviano (http://www.flickr.com/people/24297870@N02/), on Flickr

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8010/7707875148_5d39a12995_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/24297870@N02/7707875148/)
Walk the plank (http://www.flickr.com/photos/24297870@N02/7707875148/) by phuviano (http://www.flickr.com/people/24297870@N02/), on Flickr

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7124/7707874790_551918fcd4_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/24297870@N02/7707874790/)
Side profile (http://www.flickr.com/photos/24297870@N02/7707874790/) by phuviano (http://www.flickr.com/people/24297870@N02/), on Flickr

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8165/7707874340_4126b261fa_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/24297870@N02/7707874340/)
Watch out! (http://www.flickr.com/photos/24297870@N02/7707874340/) by phuviano (http://www.flickr.com/people/24297870@N02/), on Flickr

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7118/7707872932_5395a23714_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/24297870@N02/7707872932/)
Caught you looking (http://www.flickr.com/photos/24297870@N02/7707872932/) by phuviano (http://www.flickr.com/people/24297870@N02/), on Flickr

How are you getting so close without scaring off the flies??

View from "the Keyhole," a place in the 30,000 islands, Georgian Bay.

Great macros phuviano... well done indeed.

How are you getting so close without scaring off the flies??

A litte bit of macro, and a little bit of cropping. Here's are the original, and cropped versions. I usually don't crop, or very little. This is cropped more than I usually do. This is where high MP count matters, but still imo, hight MP count is over rated.

Original version

http://i646.photobucket.com/albums/uu187/phuviano/Misc/uncroppedfly.jpg

Cropped version

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7118/7707872932_5395a23714_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/24297870@N02/7707872932/)
Caught you looking (http://www.flickr.com/photos/24297870@N02/7707872932/) by phuviano (http://www.flickr.com/people/24297870@N02/), on Flickr

Great macros phuviano... well done indeed.

Thanks screature.

A litte bit of macro, and a little bit of cropping. Here's are the original, and cropped versions. I usually don't crop, or very little. This is cropped more than I usually do. This is where high MP count matters, but still imo, hight MP count is over rated.

Thanks screature.

A question for you phuviano... I understand the need to brighten the crop but what software are you using that you couldn't maintain the saturation of the green while brightening it?

Just to add high MP count matters also when making really big enlargements for printing.

View from "the Keyhole," a place in the 30,000 islands, Georgian Bay.

Nice Max... looks very serene.

A question for you phuviano... I understand the need to brighten the crop but what software are you using that you couldn't maintain the saturation of the green while brightening it?


I could keep the saturation on the background, but I was actually going for a less saturated look. As the eyes pop out a little more imo with the less saturated background.

oh, I'm using Lightroom. :)

I could keep the saturation on the background, but I was actually going for a less saturated look. As the eyes pop out a little more imo with the less saturated background.

oh, I'm using Lightroom. :)

Ok thanks, I see it was an editing decision... personally I would be tempted to keep more of the green and up the saturation on the eyes... I think they would pop even more due to the colour contrast. Just MO. :)

Ok thanks, I see it was an editing decision... personally I would be tempted to keep more of the green and up the saturation on the eyes... I think they would pop even more due to the colour contrast. Just MO. :)

Yeah, just a personal decision. I did a quick mock up of what you suggested, and it looks good like that as well.

Yeah, just a personal decision. I did a quick mock up of what you suggested, and it looks good like that as well.

So... Let's see it. :)

So... Let's see it. :)

Sorry, left the house for a bit.

Picture is not the exact crop, as I already deleted the first edited version in LR. So I had to re-crop.

edit: now it looks like i cropped a little more, oh well.

http://i646.photobucket.com/albums/uu187/phuviano/Misc/flyredit.jpg

^^^ For my taste that is much better... great capture either way, but I like this processing better... looks more "natural" to me.

^^^ For my taste that is much better... great capture either way, but I like this processing better... looks more "natural" to me.

I agree, it does look better, and it does look more natural. However, I still like the original edit I did. Maybe not as good, but still good imo.

Just got back from the zoo. More to come!

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7134/7712761812_629348375b_c.jpg

You went to the zoo today? its soooooo freakin' hot outside. I'm melting already, lol. Waiting to see the rest of the pics.

You went to the zoo today? its soooooo freakin' hot outside. I'm melting already, lol. Waiting to see the rest of the pics.

I did and yes, it's awfully hot out there today!

I'll have some more up soon.:)

A few more...

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North of Parry Sound.

Continuing with my series of photos of work that few people would ever recognize...

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8424/7717187248_1828f5e7f4.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/graemebachiu/7717187248/)
Cable Cascade (http://www.flickr.com/photos/graemebachiu/7717187248/) by Graeme Bachiu (http://www.flickr.com/people/graemebachiu/), on Flickr

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7262/7717186596_1bac2e699d.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/graemebachiu/7717186596/)
Wrapped Tightly (http://www.flickr.com/photos/graemebachiu/7717186596/) by Graeme Bachiu (http://www.flickr.com/people/graemebachiu/), on Flickr

If you've ever been in a neatly organized 19 inch rack (and I'm sure a lot of you have!) then you know there's a level of artistry involved in organizing the cables. This one, unfortunately, is more of a zoo.

Nice captures, jellotor. Appreciate the soft transition from super-crisp to defocussed ephemera, particularly in the silvery tones of your second image.

For one of the few times in my life I actually had an inspiration for these two: long exposure waterfall pictures. (The rest of the time I'm just looking for a good capture...)

Mellow Yellow:

https://dl.dropbox.com/u/46939750/Linked%20Photos%202/mellowyellow.JPG

I will see your dragonfly and raise you one sepia cicada.

A few more...


I like the peacock shot, but maybe a little more fill light.

North of Parry Sound.

Love how the lines make my eyes go towards left of side of the pic, wonderful max.

I will see your dragonfly and raise you one sepia cicada.

Looks great.

Visited the Mountsberg Raptor Centre (http://www.hrca.on.ca/ShowCategory.cfm?subCatID=1455) this past Saturday. This was taken on the grounds. More to come this week from said venue, including some raptor images that I am rather pleased with.

We adopted a new kitten this morning!

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8429/7728851500_9290d88885_c.jpg

Nice photo - and congrats! May you share many happy years together.

More from what I got up to during my two-week hiatus from work (sadly, over as of this morning).

Have not had much photo opportunity but a two day trip to Pennsylvania gave me a bit of play time.

http://i106.photobucket.com/albums/m269/macdoc/Screenshot2012-08-04atAug4201264731PM.jpg

very soft misty air ahead of the storm system as I was riding in the Amish area.

http://i106.photobucket.com/albums/m269/macdoc/Screenshot2012-08-04atAug4201264648PM.jpg

missed a great opportunity with a hawk on the edge of the road - took off when a car came. :(

Nikon P7100 pics from my outing last Saturday to the raptor centre I mentioned a few posts above. These birds cannot return to the wild for one reason or another e.g. human imprint, permanent disability. They are all utterly gorgeous animals and it was a true pleasure to observe them for a while.

Wonderful essay Doug! :clap: