Photographed TODAY (or Processed today)

[Janet Petty]

Originally Posted by chrishoggy

The prairie dogs seemed to pose for their photo, and were quite funny to watch.

Agreed with wholeheartedly.

The enclosure is rather good, as you get to see them above and below ground.
This is a shot of my two kids inside the dome that forms part of the tunnels you can go in under their enclosure.

WOW. I'm impressed.

Janet

[chrishoggy]

Here is another of my favourites from yesterday. This one took a bit of work to get it right, as the mesh fencing round the enclosure made it hard to get a good shot. A bit of work in CS2 soon removed that though

[Janet Petty]

I love it Chris. The removal of the fencing went well. Kudos.

Janet

[CJ Swartz]

Chris -- love your photos!! That zoo seems to have natural habitats for most/all the animals, which is great for them and for photographers. Your lion looks great, and I don't see any evidence of "mesh removal". I know the fencing is necessary, but it really messes up some otherwise great shots.

I love watching prairie dogs (they perform for visitors in our zoos also), and your zoo's setup is better than ours - our Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum in Tucson has viewing of their underground hole-ways, but no neat viewing domes -- your kids must have loved that!

[palms1]

Originally Posted by chrishoggy

Here is another of my favourites from yesterday. This one took a bit of work to get it right, as the mesh fencing round the enclosure made it hard to get a good shot. A bit of work in CS2 soon removed that though

Great series of shots Chris i would be pleased/proud to just of taken one, The lion looks magnificent,
I have not visited Chester zoo ( Twycross being our favorite local one ) but it looks tempting
Palms

[chrishoggy]

Chester Zoo is one of the best in the UK IMHO, and I've been to quite a few of the big ones. We spent 6 hours going round it all, and at £49.50 it was worth every penny. This was our 3rd time at Chester, and it never fails to be value for money. Every animal seems to have a large enclosure that is more than adequate for their needs.
The leaf-cutter ants were great to watch, and they were totally open. It was a tree stump that had a small amount of water surrounding it to contain the ants. I even ended up with a few on my camera while trying to take some macro shots
It was great for the kids and great for me to try my hand at a bit of animal photography, as it's not really something I'm too good at.

[CJ Swartz]

Did anyone see the lunar eclipse this morning? I had trouble getting one even this good, but I enjoyed watching the show from my backyard.

This is my "Sunrise on the Moon".

[Steve Conway]

"All The News That's Fit To Print"

Steve C.

[Steve Conway]

Here's a photo my daughter took from the balcony of the Animal Kingdom Lodge at Disney World.

Seems the man with the feed and the giraffe are having a bit of a standoff.

Steve C.

[Nanls]

Here's one I printed yesterday and coated today. This budda is sitting in front of a gated spa and the little girls face was blown out from the light. New head - new background - printed 20x24 on canvas on my Espson 9800. Fed ex is my friend!
~Nancy~

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[Inkjet]

I went to the wetlands at the edge of town looking for spots to photograph. This is one image I've manipulated by changing tones and replacing the sky. I couldnt wait for the right light.

[Inkjet]

I've just finished working on my completely unretouched photo of the Barker wetlands. At no time did the hands leave the wrists.

[fpellerin]

Here's one of my youngest son. Photographed 2 days ago, cropped and converted to B&W today.
Nikon D200, Sigma 28-70 @70mm and f/4, 1/60 sec., ISO 100, Off-camera flash through an umbrella.

[CJ Swartz]

Originally Posted by fpellerin

Here's one of my youngest son.

That's a keeper! Lighting is so important for good portraits. (duh! Lighting is so important for all photography.)

[ajcutler]

Just got back from a week in London, and caught a beautiful day on Thursday October 4th and took this shot of the London Tower Bridge. I used a Canon EOS Rebel/XT with a F24-70 F2.8 L lens at 1/1250, F/9 at 24mm.

Alan

[DWThomp]

24-70 f2.8 ISO100 1/100th @f11

[Gary Richardson]

Nice shot Dennis, the avenue draws your eye nicely along, and the Autumnal colours are lovely.

Could possibly be lightened just a touch, but that's purely a personal feeling, you'll know better what the lighting on the day was.

[DWThomp]

Originally Posted by Gary Richardson

Nice shot Dennis, the avenue draws your eye nicely along, and the Autumnal colours are lovely.

Could possibly be lightened just a touch, but that's purely a personal feeling, you'll know better what the lighting on the day was.

Gary, thanks for the compliment. It seems to be showing up here just a bit darker than the processed file. It is still pretty close to the lighting yesterday morning. Thanks again.

[CJ Swartz]

Originally Posted by ajcutler

Just got back from a week in London, and caught a beautiful day on Thursday October 4th and took this shot of the London Tower Bridge. I used a Canon EOS Rebel/XT with a F24-70 F2.8 L lens at 1/1250, F/9 at 24mm.

Alan

We have the London Bridge in Arizona, and that may be as close to London as I ever get. It's nice to see that London does have sunshine sometimes.

Originally Posted by DWThomp

24-70 f2.8 ISO100 1/100th @f11

Dennis, it's a place that I would have liked to have been in person - thanks for sharing such a lovely sight!

[DWThomp]

Originally Posted by CJ Swartz

Dennis, it's a place that I would have liked to have been in person - thanks for sharing such a lovely sight!

Thank you CJ, it is a nice place to see in person in the fall. I was surprised at the color this year due to the drought.

[CJ Swartz]

Originally Posted by DWThomp

... I was surprised at the color this year due to the drought.

Originally Posted by Gary Richardson

Nice shot Dennis, the avenue draws your eye nicely along, and the Autumnal colours are lovely.

Could possibly be lightened just a touch, but that's purely a personal feeling, you'll know better what the lighting on the day was.

Dennis - I don't think this is the forum to "play with" other people's images, (she says just before she posts his image that she has "played with"), but I wanted to see what a Shadows/Highlights correction would do -- what do you think, and Gary - what do you think? I will delete this post if you wish, Dennis - just thought this was the easiest way to show it, and I love the heightened colors. (We may all have differently calibrated monitors also, of course.)

[DWThomp]

CJ - no problem and sent you a pm.

Thanks.

[Janet Petty]

Three of us had left our cars with the intention of taking pictures of this big bull and his harem in the open field at the side of the road. While walking to the best shooting spot, traffic began to stop on both sides of the road and people were turning off their engines. Just as I reached the first car, the cows began crossing the fence and heading into the road right in front of me. After the harem was safely across, this big bull stepped from the trees and crossed as well. He stopped, lowered his head (with the threatening horns) and stepped toward us. I thought I was a gonner with no place to hide or run. Thankfully, he decided we weren't a threat; and he turned and bounded into the trees. It was an amazing site. I'm afraid I was too excited to hold very still for tack sharp pictures. I do, however, have evidence of my story right here. Enjoy.

Janet

[philbach]

Wow Janet, where was this picture taken???

[Janet Petty]

Originally Posted by philbach

Wow Janet, where was this picture taken???

Highway 43 South just out of Ponca, Arkansas.

[Gary Richardson]

Originally Posted by CJ Swartz

and Gary - what do you think?

Sorry to be so late getting back on this one CJ, things have been a bit hectic and times been a little in short supply.

Nice job on brightening it up, a little too much for my taste, but as you say we're all using different monitors, and the chance of them all being calibrated identically is not good.

I took your version, overlayed it on Dennis's original, and dropped layer opacity to 67%, which gave me the kind of look I was seeking (at least it does on my screen).

Janet, great shots.

Why is it I never have a camera with me whenever I see anything interesting.

I was walking the dogs yesterday, and a couple of Roe Deer jumped the hedgerow in front of me, seeing the dogs they immediately took off and cleared the barbed wire fence into the woods on the other side of the track. Whole episode lasted just a few seconds.

Unlike you I have no pictures to recall the incident, just a memory that will last with me for some time.

[Nikolas]

Hello everyone! Long time no see, I've been on hiatus for a little while. I personally enjoy the original version of Dennis' photograph. I think the range of contrast adds more depth to the photograph. I think that by lightening it up too much, we lose the realism in the photo. Of course, this is my personal opinion, but I would leaf (pun) it the way it was shot. The nice diagonal line created by the light in the red trees draws my eye to the crossroads in the lower third of the picture. I think by lightening the picture, we lose that draw. Very nice shot Dennis!

N

[philbach]

This was shot in the Maritime forest overlooking a marsh near Charleson SC

[Nikolas]

This is a picture that I took on the set of a short film that I am co-producing. The young lady in the photograph is our Assistant Director. Believe it or not, there is no after processing in this photo (except for some minor cropping). She is a naturally beautiful girl, so processing was not required.

N

[Janet Petty]

Really nice picture Nickolas. Quite mysterious and thought provoking.

Philbach. I like the mood of your picture. I'll bet it would make a great painting too.

Janet