Thread: Picture of the Day

Originally Posted by Out_to_lunch

Two from my trip to Bald Head Island, NC last week...

Diane Taylor: What would you know about scenery? Or beauty? Or any of the things that really make life worth living? You're just an animal: coarse, lustful, barbaric.

Max Cady: Keep right on talkin', honey. I like it when you run me down like that.

Diane Taylor: Max Cady, what I like about you is... you're rock bottom. I wouldn't expect you to understand this, but it's a great comfort for a girl to know she could not possibly sink any lower.

I found this one while looking at some older photos....

Originally Posted by Lonnie

The snow looks fun on my skis. The road looks fun on my bike.

Road here is fucking nuts, it's the main winter pass from chile to argentina so it's loaded with semi trucks barely making it around corners and crazy people passing into oncoming traffic. Every time I ride the juncalilo lift I expect to see so many accidents. It'd be pretty harrowing on a bike

I'm still not really sure what I'm doing in regards to shutter speed, WB etc...

I cant decide which of these is best...anyone?

I likes #2 the best, but why is it so small??

mainly because I am an idiot and copied the wrong URL. Fixed it. Thanks for the feedback.

Not a great composition by any stretch, and had the wrong lens for the job, but was a great night so sharing the pic

A couple from the coast, I think my horizon is off on #2.

EXIF: http://garrettrigardphotography.smug...ImageKey=TmmuZ

^ nice shot! I've never been able to get a good moon shot. Any tips would be greatly appeciated.

Also, would you mind posting the specs on that photo?

Shot with the Canon G9 in Vivid mode. From the past week.

Originally Posted by NashBoarder

^ nice shot! I've never been able to get a good moon shot. Any tips would be greatly appeciated.

Also, would you mind posting the specs on that photo?

Thanks. I added a link to the exif data. I'm definitely not one that's qualified to give tips, but I'll try:
-Keep the shutter speed fast (the moon is moving faster than it looks). My shot was 1/125sec at f/6.3, ISO 100
-Shot in manual mode. Ignore the camer's meter as it will tell you that the scene is underexposed, but you don't care about the sky, just the moon. That shot was taken at 6:30pm last weekend and the sky was still pretty blue/bright, but exposing for the moon it shows up much darker.
-Longer reach helps for sure. Now way around this really, just need a long lens. I used a the nikon 70-300mm G VR lens at 280mm and cropped about 50% of the image.
-I used a tripod, but I've seen some good shots handheld if you're steady.

Good luck

Originally Posted by smmokan

Couple from this morning down at the junkyard, a couple miles from my house.

why can't i live near this junkyard? there must be a million usable parts there! our buses are wishing this junkyard were next door, too!!

Point and shoot lightning. I used the bendy little tripod thing that came with it.

Originally Posted by muted

Shot with the Canon G9 in Vivid mode. From the past week.

Love this shot.

Popsicle!

friday in slc

From Alpental BC last winter, hiking up peak 5456'

Me in the distance, my buddy Sam up close. Not super great picture quality but I think it tells a story and every time I look at it I remember that hike very vividly. Woke up this morning at 6 and went out on my deck with some tea. The air taste cold. Time to start training

^^^sick^^^^

This is one of my favorite photos.. it's the Kunsthaus Bregenz in Austria, by my favorite Architect, Peter Zumthor.

I've got a ton from my honeymoon, but I think I'll start with this one.