Weekly challenge 6/30 - 7/6 Here comes the sun...

[Dean_Gretsch]

Waiting for the sun

Hazy summer morning, just before sunrise by Peeb is OK, on Flickr

I like this composition and the beautiful colors, Peeb!

 

[Jeff G]

I have posted two versions of the same photo as I am interested in feedback on composition. This was taken Sunday on the climb out of O'Hare. The version where the horizon is not level is a more accurate reflection of reality.

I prefer the slanted horizon shot.

 

[Peeb70 6]

Two takes on the same image (processed differently):

Sun burning off the haze by Peeb is OK, on Flickr

Morning fog in Osage County, Oklahoma by Peeb is OK, on Flickr

 

[Dean_Gretsch]

#1 for me!

 

[Peeb70 6]

#1 for me!

I think (perhaps) I prefer the crop on the second one, but I prefer everything else on the #1. Fun to experiment, tho...

 

[snowbear114 46]

Playing with the Cokin NDs (ND2 + ND4 + ND8 for a total of six stops). 105mm; 1/100, f/22, ISO 100.


cmw3_d750_1.jpg by Charlie Wrenn, on Flickr

 

[Dean_Gretsch]

 

[AlishaMichelle1990]

 

[RowdyRay]

 

[Jeff G]

Dean, those are very post apocalyptic feeling, for some reason I hear Soundgarden's " Black Hole Sun" in my head now.

 

[photoflyer]

Playing with the Cokin NDs (ND2 + ND4 + ND8 for a total of six stops). 105mm; 1/100, f/22, ISO 100.

Interesting. Thanks. I need to get a set and then learn technique with ND filters. But before I do I want to understand the various use cases so I don't get a solution looking for a problem. I have a basic understanding but perhaps you could share how you use them.

 

[Peeb70 6]

I posted 'before sunrise' earlier- here is 'after sunset'

Setting sun- Washington MO by Peeb is OK, on Flickr

 

[fishing4sanity]

Last night's sunset and this morning's backlit baby rabbit.

What lens did you use? From the rays in the starburst it appears the diaphragm has about 20 blades. Very nice BTW.

@photoflyer, sorry I didn't get back to you sooner, the lens is Tamron's 70-200 f/2.8 and if I remember correctly I tried a few from f/16 to 20. Pretty sure the one posted was f/20.

 

[snowbear114 46]

Playing with the Cokin NDs (ND2 + ND4 + ND8 for a total of six stops). 105mm; 1/100, f/22, ISO 100.

Interesting. Thanks. I need to get a set and then learn technique with ND filters. But before I do I want to understand the various use cases so I don't get a solution looking for a problem. I have a basic understanding but perhaps you could share how you use them.

Sunglasses.

They can help anytime you want a slower shutter than a scene might normally allow or a slow shutter combined with a wide aperture. One of the most popular seems to be silky smoothness of running water with a slow shutter. I could probably have shot the scene at 1/4000 and f/32 without the filters, but since I have them . . .

 

[Dean_Gretsch]

I posted 'before sunrise' earlier- here is 'after sunset'

Setting sun- Washington MO by Peeb is OK, on Flickr

Peeb, this low angle is nice and works well in my lowly opinion.