http://www.cambridgeincolour.com/forums/ Share advice on digital photography tips, techniques and camera equipment. en Thu, 23 May 2013 06:57:22 GMT vBulletin 60 http://cdn.cambridgeincolour.com/forums/images/misc/rss.png http://www.cambridgeincolour.com/forums/ http://www.cambridgeincolour.com/forums/thread29336.htm Thu, 23 May 2013 02:07:05 GMT This is an open-themed competition that is open to all CiC members. *ENTERING*. Add your image in a new post below. Make sure to change your post... This is an open-themed competition that is open to all CiC members.

ENTERING. Add your image in a new post below. Make sure to change your post title to a name for your picture (click the "Go Advanced" button). Only one entry per person. For help posting images, go here.

VOTING. When this competition reaches 10 entries, a poll will be automatically added and any member may then vote. After 2 days, voting ends and the winner is determined.

Once voting begins, a new competition will be automatically started.

Good luck!

Notes: Please do not request feedback or comment on other images until after voting has closed, as it could be unfair to other entrants. Photos must be your own, and never entered into one of our prior competitions. We also ask that only recently taken or edited photos be used as entries (in the spirit of motivating everyone to continually improve).

PS: Make sure to also vote on the previous competition here. ]]> Mini Competitions Cambridge in Colour http://www.cambridgeincolour.com/forums/thread29336.htm http://www.cambridgeincolour.com/forums/thread29335.htm Thu, 23 May 2013 02:05:15 GMT On my journey from town to town today I took a different route. Well, I think it might have been worth it. Just west of the little town of Roann,... On my journey from town to town today I took a different route. Well, I think it might have been worth it. Just west of the little town of Roann, Indiana is this neat little stream with the old Stockdale mill...I just had to stop.

Here are a couple for C&C please and thank you.

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...on my way back up the trail to the truck I almost stepped on this fella. Now normally I would have screamed like a schoolgirl but this guy didn't move...until I got a few shots of him at least.

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Now I am NOT a fan of snakes at all, they are about the only creature that really creeps me out, so I have no idea what kind this is or whether or not it is dangerous. I was just happy that he decided to go the opposite direction. :) ]]> plumcrak http://www.cambridgeincolour.com/forums/thread29335.htm http://www.cambridgeincolour.com/forums/thread29334.htm Thu, 23 May 2013 01:49:10 GMT Dottie and I went to the nature preserve for a couple of hours this morning. Activity was a little slow but I captured these and worked them up this... Dottie and I went to the nature preserve for a couple of hours this morning. Activity was a little slow but I captured these and worked them up this afternoon. C&C welcomed and appreciated. Thank you for viewing.

Limpkin



Black Vulture



Osprey



Gulf Fritillary



Dragonflies

#1



#2



#3

]]> jprzybyla http://www.cambridgeincolour.com/forums/thread29334.htm http://www.cambridgeincolour.com/forums/thread29333.htm Thu, 23 May 2013 00:13:34 GMT I watched this piece being created from start to finish. Started as a blob of molten glass in an oven. It took about 2.5 hours, then another 24... I watched this piece being created from start to finish.

Started as a blob of molten glass in an oven. It took about 2.5 hours, then another 24 hrs to cure!

]]> Loose Canon http://www.cambridgeincolour.com/forums/thread29333.htm http://www.cambridgeincolour.com/forums/thread29332.htm Thu, 23 May 2013 00:06:16 GMT This image is cropped from the sculpture The Flight from Pompeii by Giovanni Maria Benzoni. The original is done in a beautiful white marble. I... This image is cropped from the sculpture The Flight from Pompeii by Giovanni Maria Benzoni. The original is done in a beautiful white marble. I gave it a darker treatment and a completely different focus.

Comments welcomed.



Karm ]]> Karm Redland http://www.cambridgeincolour.com/forums/thread29332.htm http://www.cambridgeincolour.com/forums/thread29331.htm Wed, 22 May 2013 22:41:02 GMT Image: http://farm3.staticflickr.com/2883/8775820250_88dd92865b_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/59030820@N05/8775820250/) ]]> mammarazzi http://www.cambridgeincolour.com/forums/thread29331.htm http://www.cambridgeincolour.com/forums/thread29330.htm Wed, 22 May 2013 22:37:41 GMT Sitting in our study (more like storage room of past 27yrs worth of boxes - yet to be unpacked) when sunlight shone through the skylight onto (very... Sitting in our study (more like storage room of past 27yrs worth of boxes - yet to be unpacked) when sunlight shone through the skylight onto (very dusty) Bronze Victorian ink stand of "Pavot" French for Poppy and snapped this shot. I think she looks quite sublime.

]]> mammarazzi http://www.cambridgeincolour.com/forums/thread29330.htm http://www.cambridgeincolour.com/forums/thread29329.htm Wed, 22 May 2013 20:47:45 GMT Canada Geese are fickle creatures. They don't like anyone moving in on their territory. This one certainly had an issue. C&C welcome.

]]> binsurf http://www.cambridgeincolour.com/forums/thread29329.htm http://www.cambridgeincolour.com/forums/thread29328.htm Wed, 22 May 2013 19:50:24 GMT Called Topaz Clarity. Includes many presets.

"Topaz Clarity is the ultimate tool to create compelling and powerful images by intelligently enhancing contrast and clarity with absolutely no artifacts or halos. With just a few clicks you can easily manipulate your micro, mid-tone and overall contrast, transforming your image from ordinary to extraordinary, while maintaining the natural feeling and tonality you are after." ]]> plugsnpixels http://www.cambridgeincolour.com/forums/thread29328.htm http://www.cambridgeincolour.com/forums/thread29327.htm Wed, 22 May 2013 19:26:37 GMT Image: http://imageshack.us/a/img28/8427/dsc0173sy.jpg http://kaskaisphotos.net23.net/ http://kaskais.fotosblogue.com/ ...

http://kaskaisphotos.net23.net/
http://kaskais.fotosblogue.com/
http://surfnoia.wordpress.com/
http://wikkorg.wordpress.com/ ]]> kaskais http://www.cambridgeincolour.com/forums/thread29327.htm http://www.cambridgeincolour.com/forums/thread29326.htm Wed, 22 May 2013 18:20:06 GMT Image: http://i42.tinypic.com/33o0j6v.jpg She loves to be the center of attention!
She loves to be the center of attention! ]]> mark4583 http://www.cambridgeincolour.com/forums/thread29326.htm http://www.cambridgeincolour.com/forums/thread29325.htm Wed, 22 May 2013 17:19:48 GMT In another post I mentioned having to abandon the ages old wisdom of minimum shutter speed while shooting a bird. Well this is the guy. Another... In another post I mentioned having to abandon the ages old wisdom of minimum shutter speed while shooting a bird. Well this is the guy.

Another photographer told me there was a nesting pair of horned grebes at our local bird sanctuary. So I stopped by on my way to work yesterday and found them. He was diving to feed so the crest feathers aren't puffed up real well but still looks cool. Amazing difference in breeding plummage on the birds. You can see a comparison here.

By the time the sum came over the mountain and lit things up, he was on his way back to the nest to share the catch. So most of the well lit shots that I got were from the same side of the bird.

Nikon D7100, 300mm f4 w/1.4x TC, handheld
1/2000s, f5.6, ISO 640

Light BG.



Dark BG



Busted !

]]> NorthernFocus http://www.cambridgeincolour.com/forums/thread29325.htm http://www.cambridgeincolour.com/forums/thread29324.htm Wed, 22 May 2013 16:17:05 GMT This is a monochrome-themed competition that is open to all CiC members.

ENTERING. Add your MONOCHROME/B&W image in a new post below. Make sure to change your post title to a name for your picture (click the "Go Advanced" button). Only one entry per person, and any tinted images should utilize no more than one color. For help posting images, go here.

VOTING. When this competition reaches 10 entries, a poll will be automatically added and any member may then vote. After 2 days, voting ends and the winner is determined.

Once voting begins, a new competition will be automatically started.

Good luck!

Notes: Please do not request feedback or comment on other images until after voting has closed, as it could be unfair to other entrants. Photos must be your own, and never entered into one of our prior competitions. We also ask that only recently taken or edited photos be used as entries (in the spirit of motivating everyone to continually improve).

PS: Make sure to also vote on the previous competition here. ]]> Mini Competitions Cambridge in Colour http://www.cambridgeincolour.com/forums/thread29324.htm http://www.cambridgeincolour.com/forums/thread29323.htm Wed, 22 May 2013 16:16:13 GMT Image: http://i40.tinypic.com/2uo2ds2.jpg D2Xs, Nikkor 85mm f1.8, ISO 250, f11 @ 1/30

D2Xs, Nikkor 85mm f1.8, ISO 250, f11 @ 1/30 ]]> Clactonian http://www.cambridgeincolour.com/forums/thread29323.htm http://www.cambridgeincolour.com/forums/thread29322.htm Wed, 22 May 2013 15:56:55 GMT This is the first review I've seen of the new Samyang f/3.5 24mm tilt-shift lens.

http://www.lenstip.com/index.php?tes...wu&test_ob=372

An interesting read, and while I don't totally agree with some of the comments, it makes for a good read in the sometimes amusing English of this site. ]]> GrumpyDiver http://www.cambridgeincolour.com/forums/thread29322.htm