Amatuer Photography Thread

[RoadNasty]

Mrs. TR is an orchid grower, and I've attended numerous shows with her. So I recognized the flower as an orchid right away, but had to use PlantNet to identify the actual plant, as orchids are the second largest plant genus.

It's a Calypso bulbosa, and is the only member of its species.

Nice picture - good bokeh.

Tip- thanks a ton....! I appreciate it...!

In two trips to the Great White North up there, that was the only flower of that type I saw.

The Bokeh factor - yes, something we love indeed - and it's a factor to be considered when buying a lens.

 

[RoadGrader]

 

[RoadNasty]

San Clemente pier a couple years ago:

 

[AkPatsFan]

From our recent visit to Costa Rica, they have some incredible sunsets and the people are very friendly.

 

[sg14]

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How did you get that photo of the swallow???, …those buggers move so fast.

 

[RoadNasty]

Beautiful hawk, Southern California, not sure of the exact type:

 

[sg14]

Beautiful hawk, Southern California, not sure of the exact type:

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I believe that's a Red Shouldered hawk.
Looks like a perfect photo.

 

[RoadGrader]

How did you get that photo of the swallow???, …those buggers move so fast.

photos were taken by RG Jr. --- w/ the amount of $$ he's spent on equipment....

the little bugger should be able to get good shots of those other little buggers

 

[RoadNasty]

How did you get that photo of the swallow???, …those buggers move so fast.

Yes, they are moving at bird warp speed it seems. I tried photographing them last summer for the first time.

I initially started out with a shutter speed of 1/2000 of second, but that didn't work at all, the bird was just a blur.

Towards the end of summer I was up to 1/4000 of a second, that's what I took this picture with. It still has a little subject blur in it, you can see the bird's eyes are not super sharp.

This summer I hope to acheive what Road Grader's son has accomplished with his terrific photo - a rock solid swallow shot. I'm thinking 1/5000 of a second may be the ticket.

 

[RoadNasty]

Early morning wind patterns, Great Sand Dunes:

 

[RoadNasty]

Got word last evening some migrating white pelicans were at one of our local lakes - could not resist that opportunity...!

 

[RoadNasty]

And one more:

 

[TipRoast]

And one more:

Pelicans in flight always make me think of Klingon warbirds attacking the USS Enterprise.

 

[TipRoast]

A shot of mine from the Santa Barbara International Orchid Show, earlier this month.

 

[RoadNasty]

Shiprock, New Mexico - I loved the light at this exact moment:

 

[TipRoast]

A quick shot of a David Austin rose that is putting on a show in the backyard this morning:

 

[chevss454]

A quick shot of a David Austin rose that is putting on a show in the backyard this morning:

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Love David Austin roses. I've been growing them in Mass. for over 20 years with great success. My only regret is that once cut, the petals fall off rather quickly.

 

[TipRoast]

Love David Austin roses. I've been growing them in Mass. for over 20 years with great success. My only regret is that once cut, the petals fall off rather quickly.

We grew them when we lived in Mass, and now grow them here on the Central Coast as well.

That yellow rose has an intense fragrance, which is the principal reason we cultivate David Austin roses.

 

[RoadNasty]

Warblers are migrating north in our area, I was able to catch this fellow last night:

 

[TipRoast]

This was taken at Lotusland in Santa Barbara last month on a rainy day, and I was playing around with the exposure triangle. This is ISO 10000, F/22 at 1/1600 sec.

No post-production other than boosting the light levels by adjusting the histogram in Lightroom, and then cropping.