*OFFICIAL* Snapshot of the Day (one image per post please) #2

dcstep · 08-22-2016, 11:25 AM

Oh man, Ed. Makes me want to chase elk. Great shot.

Itsed65 · 08-22-2016, 07:27 PM

Thanks Dave.

Point Reyes if full of the sound of bulls bugling all over the place right now. Believe it or not, I have a heck of a time getting perfect focus on these guys and have to throw out a lot of shots. Just means I have to go back and try some more!

Itsed65 · 08-22-2016, 08:35 PM

Bobcat at Point Reyes by lennycarl08, on Flickr

M_Six · 08-22-2016, 09:42 PM

^^^^^Great portrait, Ed. Love the B&W.

Itsed65 · 08-22-2016, 10:11 PM

Thanks Mark!

dcstep · 08-23-2016, 08:01 AM

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Originally Posted by Itsed65

Thanks Dave.

Point Reyes if full of the sound of bulls bugling all over the place right now. Believe it or not, I have a heck of a time getting perfect focus on these guys and have to throw out a lot of shots. Just means I have to go back and try some more!

You're welcome.

I actually use single-point for these guys and move the AF-point around in the VF. Grasses can be a surprising problem. Also, if you get reasonably close, with a big lens, then the DOF is still pretty shallow. You need the point on the eye, not the rack. With big subjects, I try to be at f/8 when shooting the 500/f4. For big mammals, my defaults are ISO 800, f/8 and 1/1250-sec. and adjust to taste.

Dave

Itsed65 · 08-23-2016, 10:08 AM

I don't use anything but single point. I should branch out and try some of the stuff the engineers spend so much time developing

Itsed65 · 08-23-2016, 10:09 AM

Time to Go by lennycarl08, on Flickr

Zing · 08-23-2016, 10:11 AM

I liked everything about my (previous) "iProduce" image except its softness and its too-shallow DOF. So I gave it another go.

"Apple Splash"

jmg · 08-23-2016, 11:11 AM

More from the pier:

Huntington Beach Pier Waves by JMG, on Flickr

Zing · 08-23-2016, 11:17 AM

^ I'm a fan of B&W images but I definitely like this color version of the pier more than the B&W one. I think the color shows more of what's going on in the scene.

jmg · 08-23-2016, 11:34 AM

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Originally Posted by Zing

^ I'm a fan of B&W images but I definitely like this color version of the pier more than the B&W one. I think the color shows more of what's going on in the scene.

Thx, Zing. Two different shots with two different purposes and completely different moods. I too like the color one better, but I am playing with B&W as an exercise in composition.

Zing · 08-23-2016, 11:39 AM

Do you shoot RAW or JPG? If jpg and you're not already doing so, try setting the camera to B&W and see what you think of the images. I don't know what it is about shooting in B&W but the images are almost always noticeably superior to desaturation in post.

Vitalität · 08-23-2016, 11:43 AM

My vlog buddy.

jmg · 08-23-2016, 12:03 PM

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Originally Posted by Zing

Do you shoot RAW or JPG? If jpg and you're not already doing so, try setting the camera to B&W and see what you think of the images. I don't know what it is about shooting in B&W but the images are almost always noticeably superior to desaturation in post.

I shoot both. I might be able to write jpeg in BW and RAW in color, but that just means the camera will apply the desaturation and probably some contrast, depending on the settings.

dcstep · 08-23-2016, 12:27 PM

The voting poll for the latest Photo Contest, "Blur", is up at:

http://www.m3post.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1297460

Vote for your favorites and anyone can vote.

P1 · 08-24-2016, 08:20 AM

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Originally Posted by M_Six

Agreed. One of the highest priced photos every sold was just a road, grass, and a river. And quite frankly, jmg's image is waaaay better. I still don't get why this image went for so much.

How/where did you sell this picture and how who buys it?

VRG_135 · 08-24-2016, 09:34 AM

Vernal Falls

Itsed65 · 08-24-2016, 08:10 PM

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Originally Posted by VRG_135

Vernal Falls

Quite a difference from when I was there in April!

Itsed65 · 08-24-2016, 08:11 PM

I have never ever been this close to a bobcat in the wild. It was my lucky day!

Bob Kitty in the Grass by lennycarl08, on Flickr

dcstep · 08-25-2016, 08:32 AM

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Originally Posted by Itsed65

I have never ever been this close to a bobcat in the wild. It was my lucky day!

Congrats Ed. That is truly a special moment. Even more astounding is that you had perfect light and a perfect relaxed pose with great eye contact. Better buy a lottery ticket!

jmg · 08-26-2016, 01:56 AM

Zion National Park, Utah

Sun Throne by JMG, on Flickr

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