Painted Sky. Photo By Aaron Pryor
By Aaron Pryor
This shot was taken at Flynn’s Beach, Port Macquarie, NSW, Australia.
The colours in this shot didnt last to long so i had to act very quick, i still wanted the movement in the water so i add a cir pol filter to add more colour and a slower shutter speed.
Aaron’s Gear :
- Canon EOS 7D
- tokina 12-24 f4 @ 12mm
- f16
- 2.3 sec
- iso 100
- raw
- lee filter 0.9 soft.
- hoya HD CIR POL filter.
You can view Painted Sky and more of Aaron Pryor’s photostream on Flickr where he continues to publish most of his work.
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I took this shot on Hendaya, french city near Spain around Basque Country famous for been the meeting point between Hitler and Franco on World War 2.
I took it on december 26, a frozen sunday perfect for go for a walk along the beach, the sky was wonderful with beautiful clouds, I tryed to find a piece of sand full of footprints,then I wait until the sun was near the horizon and nobody was walking near. I configured my camera braketting settings on 1/20, 1/40, 1/80 to obtain a HDR image.
At home I merged the three images with photomatix, then I tryed to obtain a nice colour on photoshop but I wasn’t really sure about what I got and finally decided to process it with a degradation map..
You can view Hendaya on Flickr, and more of Alan Schaeffer’s photostream on Flickr where he continues to publish most of his work.
Alan Schaeffer’s Gear:
- Canon EOS400D
- Peleng 8mm Lens
By Ron den Dikken
Inspired by the typical dutch look of the scenery.
You can view Solo on Flickr, and more of Ron den Dikken’s photostream on Flickr. You can also visit his website @ Eexclusievetuinen.nl where he continues to publish most of his work.
Ron’s Gear:
- Canon EOS 40D
- Canon EF-S 17-85mm f4-5.6 IS USM
“es pontàs “(the big bridge) is one of the most beautiful and quiet island of Majorca, surrounded by cliffs i beautiful beaches.
I decided to go make a picture at night and even the full moon did not help achieve what I wanted (large red herring mine) … I had to concentrate on enjoying the moonlight and the possibilities offered me.
The photo is taken with a Canon EOS 7D, with a 18-135, Giottos tripod, timer remote and the rock was illuminated with a flash and a large flashlight…….
You can view Es Pontas on Flickr, and more of Macià Puiggròs Noguera’s photostream on Flickr. You can also visit his own personal website @ Massayialtresherbes.Blogspot.Com where he continues to publish most of his work.
Massay’s Gear:
- Canon EOS 7D
- Canon EF-S 18-135mm f/3.5-5.6 IS UD
- Giottos Tripod
- Timer Remote
- Flash
- Large Flashlight
This picture was taken in Córdoba during a rainy day. I figured it would be a great opportunity to get a nice HDR made with 5 exposures, 2 of them taken with a ND8 cokin filter to get this effect on the sky and blended with photomatix. After that I used photoshop CS5 to work at the mosque and improve the levels with a local work (I had subexposed places). Later the noise was cleaned with Neat Image pluggin.
You can view Córdoba on Flickr, and more of Fernando Marrón Carvajal’s photostream where he continues to publish his work.
Fernando’s Gear:
- Canon 20D
- Canon EF 17-40mm F/4L
- ND8 cokin filter
- Tripod
“Tuag At Y Golau (Towards The Light)” By Ian Morris Jones (I.M.J)
The title is in Welsh, and means ‘towards the light’. The beach is one of my favorite places. Two abandoned boats lie here. The one you see is only accessible at low tide. That morning, I was up at 4 a.m. to take a short drive from my house, followed by a 15 minute walk, to get to the boat. It remains one of my favoite photos to date.
I started taking pictures when I was 16, but left my hobby alone after finishing college. The interest was rekindled on my 40th birthday with my first digital s.l.r. Then, in August 2010, I upgraded my camera to a Canon 7D with Canon’s 10-22mm lens. With my new gear, I have started taking landscapes of the Isle of Anglesey, off the coast of North Wales. I hope to continue with this project for the forseeable future. Anglesey has many beautiful locations, with the four seasons each bringing their own light in turn.
You can view Tuag At Y Golau on Flickr, and more of Ian Morris Jone’s photostream where he continues to publish his work.
Ian’s Gear:
- Canon EOS 7D
- EF-S 10-22mm F/3.5-4.5 USM Lens
“Waalbrug (snelbinder)” By Tim Freh
I am always inspired by dark settings and night photography. My father was the who taught me how to use a DSLR at night during my younger years . I tried to make some originial nightshots, but just to be original is hard. People make shots like these objects every day. Therefore I wanted to create a new effect. I bought a fisheye (sigma 15mm), wich had a really nice fisheye-effect. And the colours of the night are really good photographed with this kind of lenses. I couldn’t reach the same effect with an classic lens. So I kept using this fisheye even more, also in situations like the Waalbrug.
I study in Nijmegen were the Snelbinder is situated. During a really sad day I asked my girlfriend if she would join me on a photo session. Normally she stays home, but this time she said yes and since it was raining I asked her to take the umbrella with us too. We went to the bridge, luckily there was no one around. I made a quick composition, but the pictures didn’t worked out. I wanted to leave but then I made this last picture. Because I forgot my led-light, I used my girlfriends mobile phone. Her Mobile phone has an application wich sends a torch-light. The light isn’t that strong, but it was good enough to create this effect.
I asked my girlfriend to stay still 30 second, with the umbrella. During those 30 seconds I created the circles with her phone. It worked out well en we went directly home.
That’s the whole story. If you look on my blog www.timfreh.wordpress.com you see that my photographing style is always a bit ”dark”. I use lightroom, but I hate my time behind the computer. I love photography much better.
In the future I hope to give an expo about my photowork. I did not see my pictures on paper yet, only digital. I think that is a bad thing, because more people should be able to see my pictures. Also older people who don’t have a computer. I had some successes, but I’m glad so many people see my image right now. It makes me very proud.
I photograph with an 5D canon camera. I always use a not expensive Velbon Tripod. Very simple, but it works. I don’t have the money for expensive stuff. Although I am working for it.
You can see Waalbrug (snelbinder), and more of Trim Freh photostream on Flickr. You can also visit his own personal website where he continues to publish most of his work.
Tim’s Gear:
- Canon EOS 5D
- Sigma 15mm Fisheye Lens
- Velbon Tripod
Software :
- Lightroom
“The House II” by Stefan J.
”This home is located on a road that lies between two villages one in which my grandma lives. I often pass along this route but I don’t often find the time and courage to photograph this house. But when I finally had the courage, the weather isn’t so permitting and the wind was so strong and without a tripod it was too much for me and my Canon 450d to handle even at ISO 800.
The second time I finally decided to bring along my tripod and set up the shot. This is the final result of the shot. I did three different exposures at ISO200 and after that everything was merged in Photomatix and finished in Photoshop CS5. Equipment I used is Canon 450d and Sigma 17-70.”
You can view The House II on Flickr, and more of Stefan J’s photostream where he continues to publish his work.
Stefan J’s Gear :
- Canon EOS 450d
- Sigma 17-70mm f/2.8-4 DC Macro OS HSM
Softwares Used to Process this Photograph:
- Photomatix Pro
- Adobe Photoshop CS5
KIDS…Don’t Try This At Home. Originally uploaded by ~ Aaron Reed ~
I didn’t take this shot, I came across this awesome photo while browsing photos in flickr. My first reaction when I saw this, was “holy s(:-})”.
A good 2 minutes underwater and it is squeaky clean and good as new. KIDS…DON’T try this at home. I left this one extra large so you could really check it out. And before you ask, I will tell you now that this image is 100% unedited, with the exception of sharpening, straight out of the camera.
This is a photo by one of the greatest landscape photographer I know, Aaron Reed.
Click here to read more about this photo.
You can see more of Aaron Reed’s work at his website at http://www.aaronreedphotography.com
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This fantastic portrait picture was taken by Tommy. Just by looking on his eyes I can feel the connection, as if he’s starring right at me. Great portrait shot.
Technical Details:
Photographer : Tommy.
Camera : Canon Digital Rebel XSI (Silver)
Exposure: 0.2 sec (1/5)
Aperture: f/5.6
Focal Length: 50 mm
ISO Speed: 400
Exposure Bias: 0 EV
Flash: On, Fired
Amazing shot by formalfallacy @ Dublin (Victor). Great compostion, well done.
Technical Details:
Photographer : formalfallacy @ Dublin (Victor)
Camera : Nikon D60
Exposure: 1.3
Aperture: f/9.0
Focal Length: 10 mm
Focal Length: 10.3 mm
ISO Speed: 100
Exposure Bias: -1/3 EV
Flash: No Flash
A gorgeous portrait. Look at that adorable face, who wouldn’t fall in love with that!!!
Technical Details:
Photographer : Sandrine 84
Camera :
A beautiful sunset photo by Manuel Santiago. Very dramatic.
Nice work Manuel.
Technical Info :
Photographer : Manuel Santiago
Camera : Sony Alpha A200
My initial reaction when I saw this photos was “My goodness, awesome shot.”
Great work by Sue90ca
Technical Info:
Photographer: Sue90ca
Camera : Canon PowerShot Pro Series S5 IS
This is one of my favorite Flickr Photos, great composition, a perfect shut capturing all the colors. Simply stunning. Well done FunderStorms!!!
Some Technical Info:
Photographer : FunderStorms
Camera : Canon EOS Rebel T1i
Exposure : 8sec at f9
