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27th February 2008, 07:41 AM
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Hero Forero
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Photo of the Week - Edith's Thread
The idea is to post your best photo or two from the last week or so. It's a good reason to keep trying to take great photos! Post, and comment on others' work (be kind
 )Update: this thread is dedicated to Edith, a wonderful long-time forum member who sadly passed away in March 2009, and who's beautiful photos of nature fill and inspired this thread. Enjoy her wonderful work. [Instructions of posting photos in the forum here] Last edited by Ben; 25th March 2009 at 08:51 PM. |
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27th February 2008, 07:42 AM
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Hero Forero
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Here's my first, taken this weekend near my parent's home in Oxfordshire, on the banks of the Thames, while on a quick UK visit.
 I must have 20 versions of this photo taken over the years, but I love these trees! Last edited by Ben; 27th February 2008 at 08:10 AM. |
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27th February 2008, 11:38 AM
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Hero Forero
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Another tree in Mojacar. Can't believe it stays upright!
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27th February 2008, 11:40 AM
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27th February 2008, 06:01 PM
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27th February 2008, 06:05 PM
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Pangolin Forero
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OK, one more try to upload. Yesterday, I photographed this daisy in a nearby park:
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27th February 2008, 06:15 PM
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Wanderlust
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This is obviously not from the last couple weeks, but it's probably one of the best photos I've taken. It's from a wind farm close to my house
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27th February 2008, 09:48 PM
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Solo chapurreo el español
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You're suffering very slightly from converging verticals, pretty much unavoidable when shooting upwards, but if you correct it, it will take that leaning pole on the right, out of shot.
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27th February 2008, 11:15 PM
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Errant in Forolandia
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I haven't taken many photos in the past month. One of the few is this one of "dos playas".
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28th February 2008, 12:44 AM
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Hero Forero
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I had to use high-speed photography for this picture:
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28th February 2008, 01:07 AM
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 Your camera must be too fast, nice picture, And Ben I like this photo for screen...for my dell  Saludos -kari |
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28th February 2008, 11:02 AM
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28th February 2008, 11:09 AM
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Hero Forero
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Yeah thanks for that tip about the verticals Frank. My camera has a facility to correct for perspective and whilst I'd thought it useful for photos of signs etc from below, it never occurred to me to use it for landscapes.
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28th February 2008, 12:00 PM
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Solo chapurreo el español
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In some shots, CV's are ok, indeed encouraged. I have a shot of a cathedral, and it really leans in at the top, but I have decided to leave it. In other cases, I correct them.My photography is a bit like my Spanish, I'm no expert at either, not by long way, but I love both, so I'll keep on praticing until I get it right! In fact, I'll be out with the camera in a minute, another nice day here. Despite what they say, we have had a couple if excellent weeks this month, it's been great. Think I read yesterday, it's either the warmest, or sunniest February for many years. We'll be in Spain, middle of April for a month, hope it's not like last year, when it was great here, and rubbish whilst we were in Spain! Ben, how's the Canon G9? Have mine now, waiting for a 4Gb card to be delivered before I can really try it. Impressed so far though.
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28th February 2008, 05:02 PM
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28th February 2008, 05:04 PM
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28th February 2008, 05:08 PM
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All the recent rain we have been having in Andalucia has done wonders for the plants!
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28th February 2008, 08:13 PM
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Mega Forero
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1st March 2008, 03:51 PM
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Hero Forero
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Got to play a little with my new Canon G9 in Oxford last weekend. Large versions can be seen on Flickr, here.
 I'm proud of the next one for the simple reason that it's a 1 second hand held exposure - took 5 goes, and holding breath like mad! Noise Ninja reduced noise from 1600 asa shot:  Below, the way to the River, near my parents' house.  The next one was taken in Oxford's Natutal History Museum, somewhere I hadn't been since I was about 8, to draw Dinosaurs with my school. Serious nostalgia trip! It's a wonderful buidling - looks like a railway station, and smells of mothballs!  Back soon with pics from Spain! Last edited by Ben; 1st March 2008 at 04:02 PM. |
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1st March 2008, 04:30 PM
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Hero Forero
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Stunning photos. How much time do you take in shooting them and how much time do you spend optimizing them on your Mac?
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