Day 23: July 2010 Photo-a-Day Thread

[Colin Southern]

9 days to go ... will we make it?

[rick55]

Canon 500D, EF-S 17-55mm f/2.8 IS USM @ 24mm, full EXIF, PAD slideshow.

Coastguard cutter USCGC Taney. Called "The Last Survivor of Pearl Harbor," because when she was decommissioned in December of 1986, she was the last ship still in commission that had been at Pearl Harbor on December 7th, 1941.

In Baltimore harbor. No good angles for a dramatic photo: if you move to get a more broadside shot, that big white tent-like thing to the left appears to rise from the ship.

Cheers,
Rick

[Klickit]

Bling, bling!

[Colin Southern]

Bling, bling!

The wheels on the bus go round and round?

[Colin Southern]

Canon 500D, EF-S 17-55mm f/2.8 IS USM @ 24mm, full EXIF, PAD slideshow.

Coastguard cutter USCGC Taney. Called "The Last Survivor of Pearl Harbor," because when she was decommissioned in December of 1986, she was the last ship still in commission that had been at Pearl Harbor on December 7th, 1941.

In Baltimore harbor. No good angles for a dramatic photo: if you move to get a more broadside shot, that big white tent-like thing to the left appears to rise from the ship.

Cheers,
Rick

Hi Rick,

Pardon my ignorance, but what does the last "C" in USCGC stand for?

[triggerhappy]

Just want to add.



I don't know what flower this is.

Mark

[JK6065]

Unfortunately I missed some previous days and it's likely that I'll miss some more days since I'm very busy working these days.
But anyway here are two of today's shots.





View on Black

[arith]

Unfortunately I missed some previous days and it's likely that I'll miss some more days since I'm very busy working these days.
But anyway here are two of today's shots.





View on Black

I'm busy sleeping. The top one looks good.

[arith]

Canon 500D, EF-S 17-55mm f/2.8 IS USM @ 24mm, full EXIF, PAD slideshow.

Coastguard cutter USCGC Taney. Called "The Last Survivor of Pearl Harbor," because when she was decommissioned in December of 1986, she was the last ship still in commission that had been at Pearl Harbor on December 7th, 1941.

In Baltimore harbor. No good angles for a dramatic photo: if you move to get a more broadside shot, that big white tent-like thing to the left appears to rise from the ship.

Cheers,
Rick

Should grab a rubber boat Looks good to me though.

[carregwen]

Hi Rick,

Pardon my ignorance, but what does the last "C" in USCGC stand for?

Cutter. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_...t_Guard_Cutter Any ship over 65ft.

[carregwen]

PAD gallery Both shot with Panasonic G1.

I was going to chose this shot for today...



But the botanist stepped in, and decided it had to be this one....

[rick55]

Sorry, I've been out all day. Rob identified the "cutter," a leftover from our common English ancestry. Steve, I was actually thinking of getting one of the little paddle boats in another part of the harbor: there's a lightship, and when you try to get a good angle, there are these stanchions. So a small boat would be good.

Cheers;
Rick

[Colin Southern]

A day late, sue me

[Colin Southern]

Sorry, I've been out all day. Rob identified the "cutter," a leftover from our common English ancestry.

Thanks Rob & Rick (aka "a little R & R on a boat"!)

[Dave Humphries]

A rather grubby looking Sparkie, shot in fading light ...



Nikon D5000 + Nikkor 105mm f2.8 VR2 Macro: 1/180s f/2.8 at iso1600, + 0.5 EC

He's quite an oldie now (about 15 yrs), probably suffering dementia, not to mention cataracts and going deaf, but he's happy enough plodding around the house and garden, or in this case, dozing on the driveway beside the house.

[rick55]

Beautiful composition, Mark: the multiple starbursts of the flowers make me think of fireworks. A bit of a shame about the wilted ones in there, but you can't exactly rearrange the flower bed when you take the shot. Or if you do, people come and yell at you.

The first shot is very dramatic, Jeroen: stark scenery, with boiling clouds above. The second, to be honest, feels as if it's almost great but not quite there. The swans' heads in opposite directions are really nice, and I like the reflections, but something spoils it a bit for me: I think it's the two necks being visually on top of each other. It's a great capture, but I think maybe the swans didn't quite pose right.

Cheers,
Rick

[rick55]

With utmost respect to your wife, Rob, the first shot is brilliant. Is it a pinwheel made partly from real pieces of flowers and things? It's very cool, and well captured. The flower in the second is beautiful, but it's like LSO doing The Brandenburg Concertos compared with Jimi Hendrix doing Purple Haze. The first one rocks!

Cheers,
Rick

[rick55]

A day late, sue me

You'd better be careful, Colin: a lot of people on the forum are in the US, and lawsuits are a way of life here. A good shot: Jessica's eyes attract more attention than usual, whether because of something she did or because of your lighting. Is the gray stuff on the background part of a backdrop, or were you out somewhere?

Dave, that's a great shot: looks as if Sparkie had a long day. If you can come up with some text, it would be perfect for a wall poster. Maybe, "Are you finished talking now?"

Cheers,
Rick

[wilgk]

With utmost respect to your wife, Rob, the first shot is brilliant. Is it a pinwheel made partly from real pieces of flowers and things? It's very cool, and well captured. The flower in the second is beautiful, but it's like LSO doing The Brandenburg Concertos compared with Jimi Hendrix doing Purple Haze. The first one rocks!

Cheers,
Rick

hmmm - this must be an age thing, or a gender thing (hope no-one hears that) - I vote with the Botanist, #2 looks elegant, sophisticated & graceful to me - and a plant I would love to grow if we ever are allowed to use water outside again!

[carregwen]

Is it a pinwheel made partly from real pieces of flowers and things?

Thanks, Rick. The first shot is a passion flower http://apps.rhs.org.uk/advicesearch/...e.aspx?pid=295 I was sheltering from the rain in someone's garden yesterday thinking "What am I going to shoot today?" I turned my head and there it was growing up the side of the shelter - didn't even have to get out of my chair! Second shot is a lily which was shot in very bright light, but I used spot metering which has resulted in the subtle, subdued look.