With the summer starting I thought a more general challenge theme would be appropriate. For inspiration click here.
Here are the links to the two presentations I showed last Tuesday. On composition using Steve McCurry’s work and Joel Meyerowitz’s work
Had a beautiful late spring early summer walk in the Zoo today. The gorillas were out in their playpen garden. Two year old Okabe was having fun on top of one of the logs. I shot this with a 100 mm macro lens f/2.8, 1/500 sec, ISO 125. Used the regular contrast and shadows sliders and then enhanced sharpness, texture, Cropped quite a bit and removed some distractions with AI.
Beautiful photo!
I was golfing (Valley 9) so only had my iPhone. Beautiful day with no wind at all so I got a perfect reflection in one of the ponds. Not much processing needed, just made it a bit darker and cropped out a floating stick in one corner that ruined the effect after I got the brainwave to turn it upside down.
ISO 25, 52 mm, f/2, 1/813 s
Wow! I love this effect. The duck weed blobs look like clouds. Very creative!
Thank you!
A day old duckling hatched in an incubator.
1/100 sec @ f 5.0, ISO 1600
15 mm (14-35 f40 lens) on R5
Edited in LR and
Lovely shot – fill the frame composition. The brown-yellow down shows of well against the out-of-focus background. I really like the curious expression.
I found this almost perfectly symmetrical dandylion on our walk in Griffith Woods. Taken with a 100 mm macro lens at f/2.8 for minimum depth of field. Processed in Photoshop and sharpened (at 100%) with Topaz.
Great image Henri. I like the near perfection but the missing bit just to the left go 12:00 o’clock let’s the viewer know it is real. You dealt with the shallow DoF well with all the background not sharp but almost tack sharp on the dandelion.
For the rest of us can you tell us any of the following dimensions:
Lens to subject.
Subject to closest background or lens to closest background?
Lens to subject about 1 m (3 ft). estimate – flower to ground cover about 15 cm ( 6 “)
yellow warbler at Carburn park
ISO 800 400mm f5.6 1/4000
Wow! Spectacular shot.
eagle with a big fish
ISO 560 400mm 1/5600 f5.6
Great photos this challenge!
I went to the reservoir on a smoky Saturday. Lots of action surrounding the kids learning how to right a turtled sailboat in the freezing water.
ISO 800, 100 mm, f/11, 1/4000 s
From what I remember, this isn’t allowed under The Glenmore Park Bylaw 9018. “16. (1) (2) (3) No person shall enter the waters of the Glenmore Reservoir for any purpose whatsoever.”
Yes you’re right! And to the left of where I was standing, a group of 15 kids were frolicking in the water!
Nice weather on June 8, drew some big crowds to float on the lake at Carburn Park.
1/500 sec @ f5.0, ISO 100
Edited in LR
Sunbathing in Bowness Park
Boy and kite in Confederation Park. Taken with iPhone camera. Removed a few distractions along the horizon line.
removed white triangle (butterfly maybe?) in bottom right corner.
Nice example of summer fun. I like how the image is divided in three bands. The kite is fully inside the top band and the kid is nicely silhouetted against the bright grass.
Lady slipper orchids in Griffith Park. So many orchids this year.
Taken with my iphone
Amazing detail, nice bouquet.
Spider web covered in rain drops. Griffith Park.
Taken with my iphone
I decided that it was time to check out the wild flowers on Nose Hill Park and I was not disappointed. There are lots no matter what entrance you use. This is a picture of lupines with a Digger Bee gathering pollen. He wasn’t bothered by me or my camera. FL 240, F 6.5, S 1/1000, ISO 320, Auto WB and Matrix Metering.
Inglewood Bird Sanctuary, I believe these are baby starlings
Got a new phone and trying out the macro settings. I can only say wow. A poppy, maybe.
The bumblebees are out in early summer all over the Mountain Cornflowers and Raspberries in our garden.
Central Bumblebee
f/2.8, 1/320 sec, ISO 200, 300 mm zoom
I really like the composition against the bright background.
I like the colour contrast between the delicate purple petals and the yellow center.
f/2.8. 1/800 sec, ISO 100, 135 mm zoom
Goslings in Prince’s island
Taken with my phone
Is this one brood for a clutch of 30 odd eggs !?. Must be multiple families.
Ducklings along Elbow river
Taken with my phone