The Photography Thread

[cobrakai111]

Look out, that deer is going to charge!


Oh brother, I ain't ever leaving Montana:

[octopi]

Would anyone be into a weekly photo challenge where you either take a new photo, or post a previous photo you took, on the theme?

In terms of getting better, I received an excellent book as a present and read it for technical tips, but mostly: carry your camera everywhere and don't be afraid to shoot.

I have travelled a fair bit this year, allowing me to flex my macro muscle and use my work camera (a sweet sweet D70s) a little bit. Some of my favorites:

These are from Hawaii:









This was just a poignant moment. Two girls had been walking down Sunset beach on the North Shore, their dog trailing. As they ran off into the surf, he sat and waited for them.

These are from Thailand:







Just a few random shots:






RIP, "Smokey" [img]/images/graemlins/frown.gif[/img]

[goofball]

From my trip to Australia:

[Boris]

1st place - Analyst, by a wide margin.

2nd place - By-tor for the beach shot.

3rd place - Octopi, third pic in her post.

[suzzer99]

Here's some pics that I took with my friend's daughter and a little spinny glow thing. The cool thing is she did all the effects in Picassa. She was able to do some creative stuff and create a web page w/o being knowing anything about computers or photography. I highly recommend picassa as a photo organizer and simple editor.

http://www.synergizethis.com/Shelby/














Nice how she made me look like Hannibal Lecter here. This pic gives me the willies.

[kidcolin]

These are some pics I took in Morocco last May.


Merzuga, on the edge of the Sahara:


Sunrise the next morning:


Camel ride back:


Waterfall in Ouzoud:


Essaouira, We'll man the ramparts:


Birds at the beach in Essaouira:


Sunset:

[bluefeet]

Hey Suzz, sorry I missed you in LA a couple weeks ago.

I love these threads - though a photographer I'm not. I did snap this one of my youngest swimming in a pool at night. Turned sideways, it almost has an angelic (bias [img]/images/graemlins/wink.gif[/img]) painting type look.

[suzzer99]

Wow, that is a really sweet pic. Sorry I missed you too. I've had a brutal cold for 3 weeks that kind of had an intermission in the middle.

[PartyGirlUK]

[bluefeet]

OK, pretty dull on the surface I guess, and a view you see every day Suzz. But my previous 40 years of beach experience had been limited to either resort/high-rise settings or sprawling mansions. The utter absence of unique, discern-able properties was stunning for me. It's as if it were one huge, single, haphazardly constructed structure shared by all.



(larger image here...maybe giving you a better sense)

Yeah, not new to you LA guys, but very memorable for me [img]/images/graemlins/wink.gif[/img]