Pimp Your Photography... Again

[Despare]

I don't have a lot really, I just want to see the great shots from you fine folks here at the HDC. Hmmmm, ok, here's one I took a while ago. Silhouette of a hummingbird in mid-flight.

http://i116.photobucket.com/albums/o16/scscanlan/seans/hummingbird.jpg

[bloody_ribcut]

here's one of my favorite bird that calls me everyday..
http://i275.photobucket.com/albums/jj283/gus2/100_2003.jpg

[urgeok2]

i'll repeat a couple i posted in the other thread as this is the proper context.

I work on the 15th floor of an office tower and get some pretty interesting visitors on the landing outside my window.


Turkey buzzard :

http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a1/urgeok/photography/turkeyvulture.jpg

Falcon :

http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a1/urgeok/photography/falcon.jpg

Hawk:

http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a1/urgeok/photography/hawk.jpg

Somebody about to eat another bird - but he flew off before i could get another pic :

http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a1/urgeok/photography/DSC01397.jpg


underpass :

http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a1/urgeok/photography/l_172aea5a634eba8a658d69795094a0d1.jpg

[urgeok2]

http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a1/urgeok/photography/l_6b65eb7a575769b9a97b8b7e6d30b4e3.jpg

http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a1/urgeok/photography/l_71dca0ed97a7508f792ab4851429b57e.jpg

http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a1/urgeok/photography/DSC02076.jpg

http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a1/urgeok/photography/DSC01986.jpg

http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a1/urgeok/photography/DSC01620.jpg

[_____V_____]

Very nice shots of the sunset against the cityline and behind the tree.

I love the colors of the sky in the street-lamp one. Good eye for detail, Urge.

[newb]

love the colors in the last one.....and the lone bird sitting in the tree.

Urge...you gotta post your myspace pic with you and the M & Ms...thats classic:D

[urgeok2]

thanks ..

the 'behind the tree' one was a funny story ..

it was taken on a highway at top speed with my wife driving.
I was shooting between her face and edge of the driver side window .. just a tiny area ..

cant believe it worked out - let alone catching a bird in the tree.

[_____V_____]

thanks ..

the 'behind the tree' one was a funny story ..

it was taken on a highway at top speed with my wife driving.
I was shooting between her face and edge of the driver side window .. just a tiny area ..

cant believe it worked out - let alone catching a bird in the tree.

Its magnificent. You knew EXACTLY when to press the button.

[newb]

Its magnificent. You knew EXACTLY when to press the button.

or...maybe his wife hit a bump at that exact moment.

[urgeok2]

love the colors in the last one.....and the lone bird sitting in the tree.

Urge...you gotta post your myspace pic with you and the M & Ms...thats classic:D


i don't know why you like this one so much (but that makes me laugh in itself :) )

so here you go :

http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a1/urgeok/mms.jpg

[newb]

i don't know why you like this one so much (but that makes me laugh in itself :) )

so here you go :

http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a1/urgeok/mms.jpg

lol.......see...classic

[urgeok2]

Its magnificent. You knew EXACTLY when to press the button.


i knew exactly when to take about 50 pictures in quick succession and find a couple worked out :)

photography is equal parts opportunity, a natural sense of composition, decent equipment, technical expertise, and luck.


lets just say i rely on luck - a lot.

[_____V_____]

Maybe because you ALMOST look like a M & M candy yourself, from behind.

Its like looking at the pic and asking...guess which one is Urge in there?:D

[_____V_____]

i knew exactly when to take about 50 pictures in quick succession and find a couple worked out :)

photography is equal parts opportunity, a natural sense of composition, decent equipment, technical expertise, and luck.


lets just say i rely on luck - a lot.

90% of all pure chance is luck...so that aint a bad statistic to follow.

I will take 2 in 50 anyday, if the result is that fine piece of photography.:)

[newb]

I only have this one on my photobucket at the moment. Took this at Universal Studios....not easy taking a picture whilst shitting your pants.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v259/rockinmule/aws.jpg

[Dante'sInferno]

When it snowed.



http://i60.photobucket.com/albums/h26/Adrogenous/03-07-08_1640.jpg

[Despare]

When it snowed.



http://i60.photobucket.com/albums/h26/Adrogenous/03-07-08_1640.jpg

Don't you love the snow? This one's dark (I have a basic camera and this was about 4 am at the beginning of a snowstorm) but you can see my poor covered car out there. Ended up over 12 inches...

http://i116.photobucket.com/albums/o16/scscanlan/seans/snow.jpg

[DarkWanderer]

Some of my favorite shots. More Here (http://www.flickr.com/photos/heidland/sets/)

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/173/487687365_9e1aa9570a.jpg

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/184/487471911_895ba55bc8.jpg

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/119/316264925_95af2dd2a7.jpg

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/122/311448428_488ad815d5.jpg

[urgeok2]

someone say snow ?


unfortunately - and typically - there was no sun.

http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a1/urgeok/DSC02652.jpg

[urgeok2]

Some of my favorite shots.

nice work !

[Bub the Zombie]

Welcome back, Urge. Hope you stick around for good this time around.

[Dante'sInferno]

Don't you love the snow? This one's dark (I have a basic camera and this was about 4 am at the beginning of a snowstorm) but you can see my poor covered car out there. Ended up over 12 inches...

http://i116.photobucket.com/albums/o16/scscanlan/seans/snow.jpgYeah,i just don't get to experience it much.

[neverending]

Things like that are how I ended up in the Pacific Northwest. I grew up in Omaha, and one day I got off work at 2 PM and I couldn't find my car- it was buried under a snowdrift 1/2 block long. I moved to Oregon that year. It rarely snows here and I don't miss it one bit.

[ferretchucker]

These are some I took whilst out fishing with my Grandad

http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p255/ferretchucker/DSCF0538.jpg

http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p255/ferretchucker/DSCF0546.jpg

http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p255/ferretchucker/DSCF0542.jpg

http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p255/ferretchucker/DSCF0543.jpg

[DarkWanderer]

Things like that are how I ended up in the Pacific Northwest. I grew up in Omaha, and one day I got off work at 2 PM and I couldn't find my car- it was buried under a snowdrift 1/2 block long. I moved to Oregon that year. It rarely snows here and I don't miss it one bit.

Hello neighbor (as this is typed from downtown Portland)

[newb]

The older I get the less use I have for snow:mad:


nice pics Ferret

[neverending]

Hello neighbor (as this is typed from downtown Portland)

I lived downtown for several years. I'm now in the SE.

[Despare]

Here's a few I took a while ago... with a 2.7 mp camera. Bleh...

http://i116.photobucket.com/albums/o16/scscanlan/seans/waterwheel.jpg
http://i116.photobucket.com/albums/o16/scscanlan/seans/geese.jpg
http://i116.photobucket.com/albums/o16/scscanlan/seans/geese3.jpg
http://i116.photobucket.com/albums/o16/scscanlan/seans/beevers.jpg

[neverending]

Beautiful!

[fortunato]

yeah, those are really great.
i especially love the one of the trees and the edge of the lake.

[Papillon Noir]

These were from my trip to Vermont back in January.

http://i97.photobucket.com/albums/l205/Noir_HarleyQuinn/Vermont%202008/VERMONT-JANUARY2008039.jpg

http://i97.photobucket.com/albums/l205/Noir_HarleyQuinn/Vermont%202008/VERMONT-JANUARY2008040.jpg

http://i97.photobucket.com/albums/l205/Noir_HarleyQuinn/Vermont%202008/VERMONT-JANUARY2008005.jpg

http://i97.photobucket.com/albums/l205/Noir_HarleyQuinn/Vermont%202008/VERMONT-JANUARY2008018.jpg

http://i97.photobucket.com/albums/l205/Noir_HarleyQuinn/Vermont%202008/VERMONT-JANUARY2008022.jpg

[newb]

Whats with the TVs? All the other pictures scream VERMONT in january.

[siorai]

My site: http://minimaldecay.com Still working on the text for the bio page though so it just has placeholder text for the moment. I also have a deviantart page: twothirteen @ deviantart.com (http://twothirteen.deviantart.com) where you can see quite a bit more of my work.

http://minimaldecay.com/images/industrial/11.jpg

http://minimaldecay.com/images/minimal/1.jpg

http://minimaldecay.com/images/minimal/15.jpg

http://minimaldecay.com/images/urban/1.jpg

http://minimaldecay.com/images/urban/3.jpg

[Papillon Noir]

Whats with the TVs? All the other pictures scream VERMONT in january.

The TV's were at the Magic Hat Brewery in Birmingham, VT. They had weird, kooky stuff there. They make interesting and tasty beer, which we get here in Maryland.

Here's a few other pictures from their brewery.

http://i97.photobucket.com/albums/l205/Noir_HarleyQuinn/Vermont%202008/VERMONT-JANUARY2008049.jpg

http://i97.photobucket.com/albums/l205/Noir_HarleyQuinn/Vermont%202008/VERMONT-JANUARY2008041.jpg

http://i97.photobucket.com/albums/l205/Noir_HarleyQuinn/Vermont%202008/VERMONT-JANUARY2008045.jpg

[urgeok2]

http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a1/urgeok/photography/DSC00487.jpg



http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a1/urgeok/photography/DSC00078.jpg



http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a1/urgeok/photography/DSC09980.jpg



http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a1/urgeok/photography/DSC09613.jpg



http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a1/urgeok/photography/DSC02554.jpg

[urgeok2]

http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a1/urgeok/photography/DSC01656.jpg




http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a1/urgeok/photography/DSC01178.jpg




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http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a1/urgeok/photography/DSC00839.jpg




http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a1/urgeok/photography/DSC00588.jpg

[urgeok2]

http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a1/urgeok/photography/DSC00585.jpg




http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a1/urgeok/photography/DSC00583.jpg




http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a1/urgeok/photography/DSC00580.jpg




http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a1/urgeok/photography/PICT0115.jpg

[massacre man]

i don't know why you like this one so much (but that makes me laugh in itself :) )

so here you go :

http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a1/urgeok/mms.jpg

I have most of those. Glad to see I'm not the only one who collects M&M merchandise.

[urgeok2]

I have most of those. Glad to see I'm not the only one who collects M&M merchandise.


i dont seek them out - but i buy them if i see them.

there are a few you cant see facing the other way - the golfers, the 2 watching a 3D movie, a MnMs remote control car, and some big ball thing with a guy sitting on either side

[massacre man]

i dont seek them out - but i buy them if i see them.

there are a few you cant see facing the other way - the golfers, the 2 watching a 3D movie, a MnMs remote control car, and some big ball thing with a guy sitting on either side

I don't seek them out either. Just a couple years ago when I was 12 or so my aunt asked my mom what I'd want. My mom said "Well, he likes Eminem" but I think she misunderstood, because every year since then I've gotten a new M&M item or two from her.

[Despare]

Nice photos, I really enjoy great pictures of everyday objects. There's just something about really looking at something you see all the time and being able to notice little things about it that you usually don't.

[_____V_____]

http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a1/urgeok/photography/DSC00580.jpg

I actually have that flashing ring. Hold it by the front ridge and gently turn it one side, and it flashes in the dark...gets stale after awhile though.

And I thought I was easily amused.

[Despare]

Don't know why but I like this one...

http://i116.photobucket.com/albums/o16/scscanlan/ribbon.jpg

[Despare]

http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a1/urgeok/photography/DSC00078.jpg


I wonder if there's a way to use the tag number on that hawk to get info about it.

[urgeok2]

I wonder if there's a way to use the tag number on that hawk to get info about it.


the origional pics (and i have a lot of them) are pretty big - so i bet i could get the number easily

i'll have to check and see if there's a falcon registry

[neverending]

I like the one of the squirrel. That's a very uncharacteristic pose for a squirrel. Squirrels are one of my favorite animals. They always seem like they're having so much fun.

[urgeok2]

I like the one of the squirrel. That's a very uncharacteristic pose for a squirrel. Squirrels are one of my favorite animals. They always seem like they're having so much fun.


you'd be suprised .. they do that all the time around our place .. they lie there like drunk little lords with all 4 legs hanging down - it's pretty funny.

i built up quite the trust relationship with one squirrel in particular.
saved one of her babies from a cat as well.. held it in my hand - man was it ever cute.

here's me and the mom .. or as my wife called her : my squirrel-friend.
(my face looks weird because i was caught talking to it :) )

http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a1/urgeok/photography/DSC07723.jpg

[newb]

you'd be suprised .. they do that all the time around our place .. they lie there like drunk little lords with all 4 legs hanging down - it's pretty funny.

i built up quite the trust relationship with one squirrel in particular.
saved one of her babies from a cat as well.. held it in my hand - man was it ever cute.

here's me and the mom .. or as my wife called her : my squirrel-friend.
(my face looks weird because i was caught talking to it :) )

http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a1/urgeok/photography/DSC07723.jpg

You need a top hat
http://www.ccanh.com/images/photos/Dr_Doolittle.jpg

[Despare]

Was going through the camera and found a picture leftover from the 4th of July... why not?

http://i116.photobucket.com/albums/o16/scscanlan/fwork.jpg

[urgeok2]

Was going through the camera and found a picture leftover from the 4th of July... why not?


cool .. those are hard to get that close up an still recognize what it is

[Despare]

cool .. those are hard to get that close up an still recognize what it is

Yeah, especially without an slr or a camera with a really fast shutter speed. Lots of pictures have to be taken... and some considerable amount of luck is involved.

[Despare]

Lot's of ice this year and more snow coming down now.

http://i116.photobucket.com/albums/o16/scscanlan/ice2.jpg

[Dante'sInferno]

http://i60.photobucket.com/albums/h26/Adrogenous/03-16-08_1743.jpg

[urgeok2]

taken yesterday :

http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a1/urgeok/DSC03377.jpg

[bloody_ribcut]

the flying horse heads are back

[urgeok2]

yesterday - the coolest thing ever happened ..

I've been a Minolta guy for many years. (could never afford a Nikon)
My old SLR was a Minolta, and my 1st good digital was a Minolta.

when i bought my Digital-SLR ... i still couldn't afford a Nikon so after reading a lot of literature comparing the Nikon, Sony, and the Cannon ... i went with the Sony (alpha 100) as it compared fairly well and gave more bang for the buck.

Turns out Sony bought Minolta and the alpha 100 is all Minolta technology (with Zeis lenses)

so ..

one downfall of the Sony was that i wanted a 50mm Portrait lens. For the Cannon and the Nikon .. its about $100. for the sony it's about $400.00 !!!!

(the sony came with a 70mm and a 300mm)

so on a whim ... i tried the 50mm from my old Minolta SLR - and the bloody thing worked ! so i have that and the 210mm lens i already had for the Minolta .. plus - the external flash from the Minolta digital is compatable as well !


i dont know if there is anyone on the planet that'll appreciate this - but it was such a sweet suprise for me ..

i may not have been able to get the Nikon i wanted (yet) but there sure was some sweet fringe benefits to getting the Sony.

[Despare]

That's great Urge, I can't wait to see some more photos here from you!

[urgeok2]

well, the weather is getting nice - i'll be out a lot more now ..

a friend asked me to do her wedding this summer too.

[urgeok2]

ok .. this isnt photography as much as it is showing off the newest members of the family :


http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a1/urgeok/DSC03514.jpg

http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a1/urgeok/DSC03492.jpg

http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a1/urgeok/DSC03483.jpg

[newb]

ok .. this isnt photography as much as it is showing off the newest members of the family :


http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a1/urgeok/DSC03514.jpg

http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a1/urgeok/DSC03492.jpg

http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a1/urgeok/DSC03483.jpg

should we call you Willard?

[_____V_____]

Nice.

Are they biting? ;)

[urgeok2]

should we call you Willard?


wait until i have about 50 of them

[The_Return]

I'm not much of a photographer, but I'm rather proud of these ones:

http://i70.photobucket.com/albums/i94/Vampenguin/Picture_0147.jpg

http://i70.photobucket.com/albums/i94/Vampenguin/Picture_0156.jpg

That's a buddy of mine...we both dressed up and went out for the Why So Serious challenge that was part of the viral marketing for The Dark Knight. There's a bunch of pictures of me, too - but I took these ones and I'm really happy with how they turned out:)

[ChronoGrl]

That's a buddy of mine...we both dressed up and went out for the Who So Serious challenge that was part of the viral marketing for The Dark Knight. There's a bunch of pictures of me, too - but I took these ones and I'm really happy with how they turned out:)

What does a fuzzy bear go as to such an event? I am curious. ;)

[The_Return]

What does a fuzzy bear go as to such an event? I am curious. ;)

http://i70.photobucket.com/albums/i94/Vampenguin/100_1094.jpg

http://i70.photobucket.com/albums/i94/Vampenguin/Picture_0152.jpg

http://i70.photobucket.com/albums/i94/Vampenguin/Picture_0153.jpg

http://i70.photobucket.com/albums/i94/Vampenguin/Picture_0133.jpg


...answer your question?

[newb]

The red eyes work well in those pics.

[ChronoGrl]

Fuzzy Return_the_Green!

...

Nah - That doesn't have much of a ring to it...

[ChronoGrl]

ok .. this isnt photography as much as it is showing off the newest members of the family :


http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a1/urgeok/DSC03514.jpg

http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a1/urgeok/DSC03492.jpg

http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a1/urgeok/DSC03483.jpg

There they are!!

Ohhhh, they're sooooo little. I heart them. :)

[ferretchucker]

I don't understand why rats and mice have such bad reputations. They're so cute and friendly.

[Posher778]

What are feces?

...Baby. Mice.

awwww!

[massacre man]

What are feces?

...Baby. Mice.

awwww!

Donnie Darko. :cool:

[urgeok2]

Tried to catch a full moon the other night.

fiddling with various settings - not much worked ... but i did get a couple of interesting effects - i guess..

http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a1/urgeok/photography/DSC03760.jpg

http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a1/urgeok/photography/DSC03768.jpg

http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a1/urgeok/photography/DSC03769.jpg

[_____V_____]

Pretty neat. I like the 3rd one.

[urgeok2]

Pretty neat. I like the 3rd one.
yeah it actually had some definition.


the 1st one is cool blown up (which you can do - really far with the origional)

you can see all the detail you would see on a map of the moon.

[_____V_____]

That was at maximum zoom?

[urgeok2]

That was at maximum zoom?

yep .. at 300mm

here it is cropped


http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a1/urgeok/photography/DSC03760b.jpg

[_____V_____]

Pretty good lens.

The cropped one looks sharp, albeit a bit denser.

[Papillon Noir]

yep .. at 300mm

here it is cropped


http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a1/urgeok/photography/DSC03760b.jpg

Nice moon picture! Whenever I try to take a moon picture I just get a white blurry dot.

[urgeok2]

Nice moon picture! Whenever I try to take a moon picture I just get a white blurry dot.


so did i until i used the flash .. that seems to be the secret.


i also played around with ISO, aperature, speed, etc ...

but the simple moon picture was done with the flash on - that was the only thing extra.

[neverending]

That's quite strange, because a flash only illuminates what's 20 feet uin front of you.

Using a time exposure you can get a nice shot of the moon.

[Disease]

This is a shot I took in Sri Lanka from the balcony of my room. When the tsunami hit a few years ago it hit the other side of the bay from where I was staying. Lucky I didn't get there for a year or two after.. It's in Galle.

http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w166/Steplo/sinamiruinsinGalle.jpg

[_____V_____]

This is my camera...and you are gonna LOVE the pic :- :D


http://i52.photobucket.com/albums/g12/ravenavi/untitled-2.jpg

[GorePhobia]

This is my camera...and you are gonna LOVE the pic :- :D


http://i52.photobucket.com/albums/g12/ravenavi/untitled-2.jpg

YAY I was in a picture V took!

:)

[missmacabre]

hahahaha! sooo what if I get bored and find all the answers to you challenges just for fun.

[Ferox13]

Some of mine:

Digital:

http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a360/ferox-13/My%20Photographs/LG-BoysGrave2.jpg

http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a360/ferox-13/My%20Photographs/LG-Skullface.jpg

http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a360/ferox-13/My%20Photographs/Jesus.jpg

Print:

http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a360/ferox-13/My%20Photographs/cherubs.jpg

http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a360/ferox-13/My%20Photographs/pierceBlue.jpg

[GorePhobia]

Nice photog Ferox.

[Ferox13]

Heres an odd one...Crime scence pic of a where a street performing Limbo dancer was stabbed..thats his rope used in his act!!

http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a360/ferox-13/stabbed.jpg

[GorePhobia]

Hmmm thats an eerie picture.

[Dante'sInferno]

Something i took today.


http://i60.photobucket.com/albums/h26/Adrogenous/ubvuhbuhb.jpg

[ChronoGrl]

This is my camera...and you are gonna LOVE the pic :- :D


http://i52.photobucket.com/albums/g12/ravenavi/untitled-2.jpg

...

Stalker.

[urgeok2]

Something i took today.


http://i60.photobucket.com/albums/h26/Adrogenous/ubvuhbuhb.jpg



nice varient of blues in there

[Dante'sInferno]

nice varient of blues in thereThanks alot.I would like to be a photographer.:)

I just need a better camera.

[Ferox13]

Picture of a man passed out with this lawn mower on the bridge leading onto Dublins main street LOL:

http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a360/ferox-13/lawnmowerman.jpg

Taken in a Wynd (narrow laneway) In Scotland:

http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a360/ferox-13/Wind.jpg

[urgeok2]

Thanks alot.I would like to be a photographer.:)

I just need a better camera.

i find it takes :

luck
opportunity (which often requires luck)
a decent camera (which can provide opportunity)
technical know-how


i've begun to take courses so i can get the most out of the digital-slr i have ...
i dont have the time to figure out what everything does by myself - even though i bring my camera everywhere i go

[Ferox13]

i find it takes :

luck
opportunity (which often requires luck)
a decent camera (which can provide opportunity)
technical know-how

To be honest the camera thing isn't always through. I think the best stuff i've taken is is with a piece of shit SLR i used to have. Granted I was able to process and print them which gave me control from start to finish which really helps.

Personally I think it just takes an eye for it. Naturally ability helps but the more you take the more you will train that eye and also you will start seeing things and how they might look good through the lens.

I do think this supercides a decent camera and to alot of extent technical know-how. Granted you need to under stand the basics but how hard is that. (i'm talking about natural light situations here - in a studio you are sooo right.)

Opertunity and luck is a bit debatable. Granted you can be luckly and have waht they call 'happy accidents' but at the end of the day professional photographers don't go into a job hoping they will get a good shot.

So advice to Dante'sInferno - i would say sure get a better camera but most importantly just take pictures. You will learn by your mistakes and improve.

By the way i'm far from a good or decent photogrpaher and i'd love to be one so take a bit of what i say with a pinch of salt.

[urgeok2]

Personally I think it just takes an eye for it. Naturally ability helps but the more you take the more you will train that eye and also you will start seeing things and how they might look good through the lens.
.


i forgot this point.

a sense of composition is very important.
it's a basic most people dont seem to possess.


as far as luck not being a factor ... were you planning of following the guy around until he fell asleep besides his lawnmower ?

of course luck is involved in a lot of photography .. the perfect moment, facial expression, sky, etc, etc, etc ...

if you're talking studio pictures - very little luck is involved - it's all technical expertice.

if you're talking about random interesting photography - luck is often the biggest part of it.

please dont ask me to provide examples again .. it would be far too easy.

[Ferox13]

No i Agree its defianlly a factor but the other ones i listed are more important.

. were you planning of following the guy around until he fell asleep besides his lawnmower ?

In all fairness - i wouldn't call that a good photograph really..it is a funny pic though.

But really if Luck was such a huge factor then the best(most acclaimed and/or) photographs would not be taken by professional photographers/artists.

[urgeok2]

No i Agree its defianlly a factor but the other ones i listed are more important.



In all fairness - i wouldn't call that a good photograph really..it is a funny pic though.

But really if Luck was such a huge factor then the best(most acclaimed and/or) photographs would not be taken by professional photographers/artists.



because ...... they know how to exploit that luck.

there have been a ton of amazing photographs (subject wise) by amateurs .. but because they didnt know how to compose their photos, or their equipment couldnt get them close enough - or the settings werent right because they didnt have the technical know-how, or they just had no avenue to get them published - get exposure. or they're simply not interested in sharing.

pros are prepared. the do research - know where to look and what to look for ..

but for the thing to happen (the weather is right, the bird or whatever appears. appears, the person makes the perfect facial expression to convey the mood of the photograph as beautifully as possible) ... that is the luck factor.

[Ferox13]

urgeok2 makes some great points.

If you really want to improve your photographs then get a book out on the basics - learn how basic composition work, use the rule of thirds - get a basic under standing of depth of field. Also (i think this is the hardest bit) try learn how good lighting works (in the long run this is very complex) but there are a few basic rules you should follow..

Also look at other photographs and see try see what makes them good. Try avoid spectacular subject matter but more mundane ones...

I hope this helps - i don't wanna seem like a know it all, i'm far from it but I was pretty interested in the subject and i'm just passing on the little that i know.

[missmacabre]

My Dad gave me his old Kodak SLR the other day. i haven't been able to experiment with it yet but I used to do a lot of digital photography at school.

My favourite piece of advice is to know the rule of thirds. makes composition a hell of a lot easier.

[Dante'sInferno]

urgeok2 makes some great points.

If you really want to improve your photographs then get a book out on the basics - learn how basic composition work, use the rule of thirds - get a basic under standing of depth of field. Also (i think this is the hardest bit) try learn how good lighting works (in the long run this is very complex) but there are a few basic rules you should follow..

Also look at other photographs and see try see what makes them good. Try avoid spectacular subject matter but more mundane ones...

I hope this helps - i don't wanna seem like a know it all, i'm far from it but I was pretty interested in the subject and i'm just passing on the little that i know.Thanks alot,i'll take that under consideration.:)

[urgeok2]

this guy was on the window ledge Monday afternoon just before i left work for the day ..

http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a1/urgeok/photography/DSC04136.jpg

http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a1/urgeok/photography/DSC04141.jpg

[newb]

this guy was on the window ledge Monday afternoon just before i left work for the day ..

http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a1/urgeok/photography/DSC04136.jpg

http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a1/urgeok/photography/DSC04141.jpg

very nice....what floor do you work on?

[urgeok2]

very nice....what floor do you work on?


14th.

if i was on the 16th i'd get a lot more opportunities ...

[urgeok2]

and these i took yesterday :

http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a1/urgeok/DSC04183.jpg

http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a1/urgeok/DSC04201.jpg

http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a1/urgeok/DSC04215.jpg

http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a1/urgeok/DSC04243.jpg

[ManchestrMorgue]

Taken earlier this year:

http://i290.photobucket.com/albums/ll248/jlongshlong/Dolphins1.jpg

[ManchestrMorgue]

At the Speedway earlier this year:

http://i290.photobucket.com/albums/ll248/jlongshlong/Speedway1.jpg

[Dante'sInferno]

One I took of the sky yesterday.I really like power lines for some reason.


http://i60.photobucket.com/albums/h26/Adrogenous/ikk.jpg

[urgeok2]

took these the other morning of the little assholes that live under our sunroom. (by way of the back deck)

http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a1/urgeok/DSC04800.jpg

http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a1/urgeok/DSC04803.jpg

http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a1/urgeok/DSC04823.jpg

http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a1/urgeok/DSC04826.jpg

[ManchestrMorgue]

They are cute little assholes.

[missmacabre]

http://fc02.deviantart.com/fs28/i/2008/167/7/a/Quarry_by_perfectlylonely.jpg

Here's one. A bunch more on my DeviantArt (http://perfectlylonely.deviantart.com/)

[Amalthea_unicorn]

http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c302/Baloo_bear/Skibet/scan1.jpg

[urgeok2]

not an 'art shot' but this is the pic i got of my kid playing with his friends..

i didnt know the little goof was going to jump when i took the shot.


http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a1/urgeok/DSC05839.jpg

[ChronoGrl]

Nice action shot, Urge.

Hope he landed well.

[urgeok2]

Nice action shot, Urge.

Hope he landed well.


he did ...

he was lucky i was too far away to give him shit.

[newb]

not an 'art shot' but this is the pic i got of my kid playing with his friends..

i didnt know the little goof was going to jump when i took the shot.


http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a1/urgeok/DSC05839.jpg

you centered the shot nicely

[urgeok2]

taken just now - big thunderstorm ... tried to catch lightening - and finally did :) took a lot of tries though !


http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a1/urgeok/DSC05865.jpg

[newb]

taken just now - big thunderstorm ... tried to catch lightening - and finally did :) took a lot of tries though !


http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a1/urgeok/DSC05865.jpg

That kind of lightening scares the shit out of me.......really....I'm a big dude...but I see that and I screech like a little girl....its fucking embarrassing.:o

[urgeok2]

That kind of lightening scares the shit out of me.......really....I'm a big dude...but I see that and I screech like a little girl....its fucking embarrassing.:o



heh ! i actually really like it ..

there were some huge strikes nearby ... being 15 floors up i could see tons of it - and where it was hitting. I've always been fascinated by extreme weather.
(respectfully)

[Roderick Usher]

heh ! i actually really like it ..

I've always been fascinated by extreme weather.
(respectfully)

Me too. Makes you aware just how powerless you are compared to a true force of nature.

Cool shots Urge.

[Elvis_Christ]

not an 'art shot' but this is the pic i got of my kid playing with his friends..

i didnt know the little goof was going to jump when i took the shot.



I used to love jumping off shit like that when I was young. If I tried it now I'd probably shatter my legs :D

[Amalthea_unicorn]

http://i29.tinypic.com/33k82sj.jpg

[ferretchucker]

Jesus Titty fucking ...

[urgeok2]

here's a few latest ones :

Took this today ... I'm going to do the wedding photography for my friend so we went out to the location to do test shots. (this wasn't a great one - i was still learning the flash at this point) - but i thought it would be cool to show - the background is Billy Madison's swimming pool

http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a1/urgeok/DSC_9054.jpg


I waited for this stupid seagull to duck his head - then i ran over and grabbed him. (then let him go immediately) Was suprised at how soft they feel.

http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a1/urgeok/DSC04987.jpg

My Godson and his mom. He's not digging the splash park

http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a1/urgeok/DSC_8613.jpg

I said - GET THE FUCK OFF ME !!!

http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a1/urgeok/DSC_8363.jpg

[urgeok2]

My great-niece

http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a1/urgeok/DSC_8402.jpg

One of my favorite volleyball shots so far :

http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a1/urgeok/DSC_8509.jpg

My kid - doing what he does best :

http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a1/urgeok/DSC_8448.jpg

[massacre man]

My kid - doing what he does best :

http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a1/urgeok/DSC_8448.jpg

I hate those couches...

[neverending]

Did the ball go over?

[urgeok2]

Did the ball go over?


it did - which was amazing - but it was a couple inches outside of the line - a heartbreaker

[newb]

Very nice volleyball shot urge.......great cleavage........the dude going for the ball was ok as well.

[urgeok2]

Very nice volleyball shot urge.......great cleavage........the dude going for the ball was ok as well.

how could you possibly see his cleavage from that angle ?

[Psycom5k]

how could you possibly see his cleavage from that angle ?

He means his ass-cleavage, cause you know how he swings. :rolleyes:

[Deep4est]

Taken at our local Mardi Gras Parade. What a set of air bags!

http://i255.photobucket.com/albums/hh157/deep4est1/Misc/mardi_gras.jpg

Queen of the matress

http://i255.photobucket.com/albums/hh157/deep4est1/Misc/mistress_of_the_matresses.jpg

Veteran's Day Parade

http://i255.photobucket.com/albums/hh157/deep4est1/Misc/020.jpg

Just before going on a benefit ride for a kid's shelter. (My bike's the one with Ole Glory on her windshield)

http://i255.photobucket.com/albums/hh157/deep4est1/Misc/my_bitch1.jpg

[ChronoGrl]

Urge - Your pictures are fabulous... What kind of camera do you have?

I'm looking for a digital SLR. My Cannon Power Shot is ok, but I want something that I can use to control both apature, f-stop, and shutter speed.

[urgeok2]

Urge - Your pictures are fabulous... What kind of camera do you have?

I'm looking for a digital SLR. My Cannon Power Shot is ok, but I want something that I can use to control both apature, f-stop, and shutter speed.

thanks (i didnt think those were terribly good - just more of a 'here's what i've been doing this summer')

I went all out and bought the Nikon d300 .. probably more camera than i needed but i used someone else's Nikon and fell in love.

I'm still learning how to use the Nikon .. it's quite a curve... especially the flash i bough - a big semi manual Metz hammerhead... not easy to use right out of the box.

I'm reading good things about the Canon and the Sony Alpha700.

(my previous camera was a Sony Alpha100 and it wasnt bad at all ...

the Alpha 700 is about 1/3 less than the Nikon and it compares favorably.


i believe you can get good digital slr's for $500 - $700 these days.
double the price when you start adding lenses, etc.

[ChronoGrl]

Thanks, Urge.

I'm mostly impressed with the volley ball action shots... My little digital cannon is pretty much shit for shutter speed (been playing around with the feature today trying to take pictures of a running, squirming cat). Then again, this is more of a point-and-shoot than anything else.

Nikon's the name that I'll probably get - My last manual camera was a Nikon and by GOD it was a good camera so I've decided to stay brand loyal. I'll look into the other two that you suggested, though. And you're right - My price range right now is probably $500 - $700 (if I could pay off my credit cards and start actually saving of course - ha). I was just looking at the Nikon 6.1 MP (http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage.jsp?skuId=8139169&type=product&id=1158323379076), which is the same price as the Sony Alpha. I'll have to do some research. And, like I mentioned, be a little bit more disciplined with my spending. :o (I've gotten to a point where I am making WAY too much money to have the credit card debt that I am currently toting).

[novakru]

Thanks, Urge.

I'm mostly impressed with the volley ball action shots... My little digital cannon is pretty much shit for shutter speed (been playing around with the feature today trying to take pictures of a running, squirming cat). Then again, this is more of a point-and-shoot than anything else.

Nikon's the name that I'll probably get - My last manual camera was a Nikon and by GOD it was a good camera so I've decided to stay brand loyal. I'll look into the other two that you suggested, though. And you're right - My price range right now is probably $500 - $700 (if I could pay off my credit cards and start actually saving of course - ha). I was just looking at the Nikon 6.1 MP (http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage.jsp?skuId=8139169&type=product&id=1158323379076), which is the same price as the Sony Alpha. I'll have to do some research. And, like I mentioned, be a little bit more disciplined with my spending. :o (I've gotten to a point where I am making WAY too much money to have the credit card debt that I am currently toting).


My friend has the Nikon 6.1...and she just showed me the pictures she took in Africa...VERY NICE camera, beautiful shots.

[ChronoGrl]

My friend has the Nikon 6.1...and she just showed me the pictures she took in Africa...VERY NICE camera, beautiful shots.

Good to know. I'll have to look into that particular model further. Thanks. :)

[Despare]

Just one from the zoo...

http://i116.photobucket.com/albums/o16/scscanlan/eagle.jpg

[neverending]

Cool picture!

[newb]

Just one from the zoo...

http://i116.photobucket.com/albums/o16/scscanlan/eagle.jpg

very nice....could use some fireworks or a bit of the Old Glory behind it.

http://www.orlandogopconnection.com/Troop%20Salute%20Flag%20Waving.gif

[Despare]

Cool picture!

Thanks, he was a very beautiful, very large bird. Great look from him too, like I should be lucky to be in his presence. :)

[urgeok2]

Thanks, he was a very beautiful, very large bird. Great look from him too, like I should be lucky to be in his presence. :)


next assignment - get him to smile :D

[missmacabre]

Went on a Ghost tour in Niagara on the Lake tonight. I dunno if it's dust or orbs but here are some of my better pictures.

http://photos-a.ak.facebook.com/photos-ak-sf2p/v308/46/106/511970997/n511970997_836392_586.jpg

this is Johnny's house in the Dead Zone. No lie. Walken and Cronenberg stood in this house :D proof: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0085407/locations

http://photos-f.ak.facebook.com/photos-ak-sf2p/v308/46/106/511970997/n511970997_836413_8255.jpg

The gazebo from the dead zone and what I think is an orb by Tressa, my cousin's wife and the tour guide of the night.

http://photos-a.ak.facebook.com/photos-ak-sf2p/v308/46/106/511970997/n511970997_836416_9465.jpg

Big post, sorry. Last one I promise. My cousin Tom dressed up in a robe and held a lantern while Tressa told us all the stories of the gazebo. She then explained about how every 5 years a man comes to search for the souls of his loved ones lost at sea, and that we came on a very special night and get to meet him. She instructed all 50 of us on the tour to shake his hand and say "Hello my name is...." as a custom. When it got to his girlfriend Val he pulled off his hood and proposed. It was sweet.

http://photos-b.ak.facebook.com/photos-ak-sf2p/v308/46/106/511970997/n511970997_836433_6731.jpg

[ChronoGrl]

Big post, sorry. Last one I promise. My cousin Tom dressed up in a robe and held a lantern while Tressa told us all the stories of the gazebo. She then explained about how every 5 years a man comes to search for the souls of his loved ones lost at sea, and that we came on a very special night and get to meet him. She instructed all 50 of us on the tour to shake his hand and say "Hello my name is...." as a custom. When it got to his girlfriend Val he pulled off his hood and proposed. It was sweet.

http://photos-b.ak.facebook.com/photos-ak-sf2p/v308/46/106/511970997/n511970997_836433_6731.jpg

Great pics overall, and the tour sounds like a blast. The boyfriend and I will have to do one of those Haunted Boston tours at some point... I have to admit that I like the proposal story the best... Did she have any idea he was about to pop the question? That's pretty spectacular.

[missmacabre]

Great pics overall, and the tour sounds like a blast. The boyfriend and I will have to do one of those Haunted Boston tours at some point... I have to admit that I like the proposal story the best... Did she have any idea he was about to pop the question? That's pretty spectacular.

she had no clue. her first words were "fuck off.' then "shut. up." then "are you serious?" about 10 times, then finally "yes" and she didn't stop talking about it all night. The ride home was crazy.

My camera was acting up so bad all night. Outside the apothecary I replaced by batteries and then my camera just kept turning off until we walked away from the building. the camera worked fine until outside the Dead Zone house, then said low on battery and the flash wouldnt work. Outside the Oban Inn my camera said low battery and i couldn't get more than about 3 pics. walked across the street far enough away to not get any pictures and it was fine again. stupid ghosts.

Tommy, Val, Derek and I are doing a Halloween tour of Fort George in October, and maybe the Haunted Forest walk in Ancaster before then. It's so much fun.

[ferretchucker]

As some of you may know I'm a qualified Junior Advanced Open Water Diver with PADI (I'll lose the junior when I'm 15. Then I'll be able to go down another ten metres ((Currrently, I can do 21M)) )

Anyway, in Tenerife we did 2 dives. One with Sea Turtles and one looking for Rays (didn't see any). Anyway, here's a few pics.

Here's me giving a thumbs up, when I suddenly realised that's the sign for "Ascend". I changed it to okay but only after the pic was taken.

http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p255/ferretchucker/IMG_5683.jpg

Here's an anenome (What Nemo lives in). Pretty cool to look at.

http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p255/ferretchucker/IMG_5691.jpg

Me and my Dad, who's also an advanced open water diver, looking at one of the smaller turtles. He was searching for food under the rock.

http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p255/ferretchucker/IMG_5598.jpg

And finally, our good friend the Triggerfish. That thing would be one of the most dangerous things in the ocean if it were bigger. That thing that looks like lips, is a beak with razor sharp teeth and it's incredibly territorial and aggressive, continually biting our cameras and loose straps.

http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p255/ferretchucker/IMG_5686.jpg

[urgeok2]

nice shots ..

i have a few from snorkling in Grand Caymans i should scan - but i wasnt happy with them ... when i was scuba diving i only had a video camera - using a still camera when snorkling sucks.

[neverending]

Awesome underwater shots Ferrett

[ferretchucker]

Thanks. They were amazing dives.

[novakru]

http://fc03.deviantart.com/fs32/f/2008/232/e/1/The_Beach_by_novakru.jpg

[Papillon Noir]

@ Ferret

Those underwater pics are amazing.

[Despare]

Here's a couple pictures I found really interesting. My wife and I were walking through the park and throwing some older bread out to the geese and ducks when we saw this guy. He ate fine, seemed to be doing ok, but if you look you'll see that his top beak is ripped off. You could see his tongue reach out and grab the food he was eating, really weird, I had never seen anything like it. Just thought I'd share.

http://i116.photobucket.com/albums/o16/scscanlan/goose1.jpg

http://i116.photobucket.com/albums/o16/scscanlan/goose2.jpg

[neverending]

Poor guy. :(

[ferretchucker]

Yeh. But at least he can still eat. It's not how he is now that I feel sorry for, it's what must of happened to make it get ripped off.

[Abominus]

I ended up in some unusual places this year. Point and shoot FTW!

Hamilton

http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a368/SocialMutiny/n574876355_386927_1878.jpg

Victoria B.C. where I met sad rock among others.

http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a368/SocialMutiny/n574876355_694807_9987.jpg

Does anyone see what I see?

http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a368/SocialMutiny/n574876355_694818_3620.jpg

Mmmmmmm.....

http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a368/SocialMutiny/n574876355_694839_111.jpg

I finally ended up in Montreal, Canada's rainbow flag.

http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a368/SocialMutiny/n574876355_911199_3514.jpg

[ferretchucker]

Does anyone see what I see?

http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a368/SocialMutiny/n574876355_694818_3620.jpg

Spooky. Was that steam from the water? If it is it's probably a coinkidink. (Still scary though). I'd be more worried if there was nothing there when you took the photo.

[Papillon Noir]

@Abominus

Great Pictures! I love your sad rock! And I see a face in the mist too. ;)

[Abominus]

Nothing was visible while I was taking the shot so I was pretty surprised by the result. I'm a raging skeptic so I'm sure it was just the combination of warm B.C. air and the remaining snow on the ground, It's not near any water.

Still lots of fun and eerily coincidental since I can make out so many features.

[Dante'sInferno]

A tree to the right side of my house

http://i60.photobucket.com/albums/h26/Adrogenous/bhhh.jpg

[newb]

Does anyone see what I see?

http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a368/SocialMutiny/n574876355_694818_3620.jpg


Boba Fett

http://77.87.105.98/0/37/33/64/boba-fett.jpg

[bloody_ribcut]

looks like nosferatu to me.

[bloody_ribcut]

i call this one, "heap of junk on the side of my house".
http://i275.photobucket.com/albums/jj283/gus2/100_1422.jpg

[missmacabre]

I ended up in some unusual places this year. Point and shoot FTW!

Hamilton

http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a368/SocialMutiny/n574876355_386927_1878.jpg

oooh that's pretty close to where I live. like 45 minutesish. Such nice architecture in Steel Town, icky bar scene though.

[Dante'sInferno]

http://i60.photobucket.com/albums/h26/Adrogenous/IMG_0431.jpg

:eek: Damn....

[Elvis_Christ]

:eek: Damn....

Ditto :eek: that's quite a collection!!

[newb]

http://i60.photobucket.com/albums/h26/Adrogenous/IMG_0431.jpg

:eek: Damn....

that yours Dante....or is somebody more obsessed than you?;)

[Dante'sInferno]

that yours Dante....or is somebody more obsessed than you?;)It will get like that one day.I'll have even more.

[Abominus]

oooh that's pretty close to where I live. like 45 minutesish. Such nice architecture in Steel Town, icky bar scene though.

I was actually just down for the buildings, I'm from Kitchener/Waterloo where the bar scene is even ickier :)

[novakru]

http://fc02.deviantart.com/fs32/i/2008/210/2/6/Hm_by_novakru.jpg

[urgeok2]

I was actually just down for the buildings, I'm from Kitchener/Waterloo where the bar scene is even ickier :)



my wife is from Hamilton, but i met her while sge was working in Kitchener/ Waterloo..

and i agree - all of those places kind of suck (but dont tell her i said that)

[urgeok2]

http://fc02.deviantart.com/fs32/i/2008/210/2/6/Hm_by_novakru.jpg



"Do I make you horny baby, do i ?" :D

[newb]

that reminds me


This is a pic of the sign at the only Drive-In left in my state. In the 70's, they only showed X-RATED movies.....thus the shape of the sign.:D

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v259/rockinmule/rustic.jpg

[monalisa]

View off my deck shortly before a storm rolled in...

http://i136.photobucket.com/albums/q163/mona8lisa/Clouds1.jpg

http://i136.photobucket.com/albums/q163/mona8lisa/Clouds2.jpg

[ferretchucker]

A cake I made last year in Cookery Class. Those are maltesers around the egdge. As it was near christmas I decorated with a snow effect using icing sugar making sqaures by putting strips of greeseproof paper over bits of it. I also did a little holly in there with coloured Icing.

http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p255/ferretchucker/DSC00365.jpg

And here is a few days before Christmas in London last year.

http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p255/ferretchucker/DSC00322.jpg

[urgeok2]

was at the Toronto National Exhibition a weekend ago and took a bunch of shots :



my kid and wife on a ride (his expression killes me :)

http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a1/urgeok/photography/DSC_5586.jpg


me and my son playing Whack - a - mole. this picture fascinates me because apparently i look like a hulking brute from behind

http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a1/urgeok/photography/DSC_5605.jpg


RCMPs warming up for their performance :

http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a1/urgeok/photography/DSC_5644.jpg

http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a1/urgeok/photography/DSC_5651.jpg

[urgeok2]

the ultimate mountie


http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a1/urgeok/photography/DSC_5672.jpg


my son and i on the only ride that doesnt scare me

http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a1/urgeok/photography/DSC_5741.jpg


a ride i would never go on :

http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a1/urgeok/photography/DSC_5768.jpg


shot with the CN tower in the background

http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a1/urgeok/photography/DSC_5603.jpg


a place where i would never take my 'sausage'

http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a1/urgeok/photography/DSC_5554.jpg

[urgeok2]

and a couple random shots of the air show that was taking place "next door"

http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a1/urgeok/photography/DSC_5844.jpg


http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a1/urgeok/photography/DSC_5865.jpg


http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a1/urgeok/photography/DSC_5879.jpg


http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a1/urgeok/photography/DSC_5902.jpg


http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a1/urgeok/photography/DSC_5956.jpg

[ferretchucker]

Great shots! Looks like a fun place.

[bloody_ribcut]

the ultimate mountie looked like nick nolte.


cool pics.

[newb]

You Canadians put gravy on your french fries?

[urgeok2]

You Canadians put gravy on your french fries?


just the fat ones :)

[Abominus]

Fat french fries get all the gravy.

[urgeok2]

Jesus - i don't know if i should post these or not - but i just took 700 pictures of a small hawk eating a green hummingbird from beginning to end.

it bothered me but i couldnt stop shooting ..

[newb]

Jesus - i don't know if i should post these or not - but i just took 700 pictures of a small hawk eating a green hummingbird from beginning to end.

it bothered me but i couldnt stop shooting ..

put a link....I won't be viewing them but I'm sure we have one or two *cough murderdoll cough* who would like to see them.

[urgeok2]

put a link....I won't be viewing them but I'm sure we have one or two *cough murderdoll cough* who would like to see them.


well they arent all gruesome ... its just not my thing ..
I love the birds of prey - i just never saw anything like this close up before.

and i really like hummingbirds and rarely see them .. i prefer to see them alive - drinking from flowers or feeders. not getting 'et.



i do have permission to post some of the pics i did at a wedding a couple of weeks back though - i think i'll put up a couple of those

[urgeok2]

ok .. here they are .. dont expect much - i've never done a wedding before - i NEVER will again.


The Beautiful Bride :


http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a1/urgeok/photography/DSC_4865.jpg


with her daughter

http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a1/urgeok/photography/DSC_4917.jpg

with a Timbit.


http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a1/urgeok/photography/DSC_4964.jpg


with the groom :


http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a1/urgeok/photography/DSC_5284.jpg

[urgeok2]

and - the daughter again .. probably the best pic i've ever taken:


http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a1/urgeok/photography/DSC_4936.jpg

[newb]

Pretty bride...and cute kid.

and...Tim Horton stole the munchkins from Dunkin Donuts.

timbit my ass

http://1pakistangifts.com/productimages/633189719681672500_munchkins.jpg

[Abominus]

I had to check the facts, I couldn't believe it was true. Munchkins were offered in 1972 and Timbits in 1976. A black mark on Canadian history. :(

[Despare]

One of the many reasons I haven't been here much.

My new nephew.

http://i116.photobucket.com/albums/o16/scscanlan/Nephew/BabyBW.jpg

[urgeok2]

My new nephew.




what's his favorite horror movie ?

[Despare]

what's his favorite horror movie ?

At two days old? Hmmm... considering what he's doing right now I'd say.


"Circumcision"

[urgeok2]

here's a couple of the hawk eating the hummingbird for anyone curious enough to look.

I didnt put up anything graphic - he's just holding it at this point ....but i used links as Newb suggested - for anyone who might be sensitive to this kind of thing.

national geographic type stuff right here :

http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a1/urgeok/photography/DSC_7156.jpg

http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a1/urgeok/photography/DSC_7159.jpg

[urgeok2]

my first time taking band pics with the new cam.

i didnt want to use the flash much so a lot of them are floodlight red ...


no one anyone will know here ... (except for the people near Hamilton Ontario ?)

Dave Rave from Teenage Head is in a few of the pics..

http://s8.photobucket.com/albums/a1/urgeok/hamiltonia/

[novakru]

Random shots


http://fc48.deviantart.com/fs36/f/2008/244/8/7/Times_Square_early_morning_by_novakru.jpg
Times Square-early morning

http://fc80.deviantart.com/fs33/f/2008/240/5/d/Hard_Rock_Park__Myrtle_Beach_by_novakru.jpg
Hard Rock Park- Myrtle Bch.

http://fc19.deviantart.com/fs34/f/2008/240/d/6/Lily_pond_by_novakru.jpg
Pond at the Alligator Station in MB

http://fc76.deviantart.com/fs31/i/2008/211/9/a/flowers_by_novakru.jpg
Some flowers I grew.

[newb]

sorry.......proud grandfather posting

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v259/rockinmule/l_d0b0525911494b3687a099352776817e.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v259/rockinmule/l_73879b0b649c44aa8784a63ae7cc72f8.jpg

[urgeok2]

cute kid :)

looks happy .... maybe ... too happy....

[newb]

cute kid :)

looks happy .... maybe ... too happy....

I may slip a bit of beer in her bottle....every once in a while.


only kidding....I don't want DCYF banging at my door

[novakru]

sorry.......proud grandfather posting

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v259/rockinmule/l_d0b0525911494b3687a099352776817e.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v259/rockinmule/l_73879b0b649c44aa8784a63ae7cc72f8.jpg

awww, so beautiful!
I just want to munch those cheeks!
My son won't let me anymore, he's 2...you know, a Big Boy now.

[missmacabre]

http://photos-h.ak.fbcdn.net/photos-ak-snc1/v400/46/106/511970997/n511970997_1151575_2272.jpg

My best band photo yet. :D

[Angra]

http://photos-h.ak.fbcdn.net/photos-ak-snc1/v400/46/106/511970997/n511970997_1151575_2272.jpg

My best band photo yet. :D



That IS pretty good.

Is she actually standing ontop of that dudes bass, or is it just part of the stage decoration?

[missmacabre]

That IS pretty good.

Is she actually standing ontop of that dudes bass, or is it just part of the stage decoration?

No she's standing on his bass. haha Sarah is like 100lbs or less so it's not like she'll break it.

[Angra]

No she's standing on his bass. haha Sarah is like 100lbs or less so it's not like she'll break it.


Being a musician myself i can say for sure that i would never let anyone as much as step on my guitar, even if they're only 100lbs. Besides, I would find it pretty damn difficult playing at the same time..

[ferretchucker]

And imagine if she fell off! It would be a downer on the night! Great photo though.

[pinkfloyd45769]

sorry.......proud grandfather posting

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v259/rockinmule/l_d0b0525911494b3687a099352776817e.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v259/rockinmule/l_73879b0b649c44aa8784a63ae7cc72f8.jpg

So sweet!!I can see why you are proud:)

My lil girl has the same pink guess shirt:D

[urgeok2]

BUMP !!


this thing sunk like a stone.


i cant post it yet, but i went to the Paul Blart - Mall Cop press junket Monday afternoon and photographed Kevin James.

sweetheart of a guy. as soon as i know if and what photo will be used for the article - i'll post a coupl eof the pics.

[ferretchucker]

A couple of pics I've taken on my new phone.

http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p255/ferretchucker/Photo0055.jpg

Our house with all of the Christmas Lights on.

http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p255/ferretchucker/Photo0031.jpg

My nephew Oliver on Christmas Day.

[newb]

BUMP !!


this thing sunk like a stone.


i cant post it yet, but i went to the Paul Blart - Mall Cop press junket Monday afternoon and photographed Kevin James.

sweetheart of a guy. as soon as i know if and what photo will be used for the article - i'll post a coupl eof the pics.

I'm hoping that movie is good.....I'm a fan of his.....but I'm betting all the funny parts are in the trailer.

[urgeok2]

I'm hoping that movie is good.....I'm a fan of his.....but I'm betting all the funny parts are in the trailer.

my buddy reviewed it and said it would probably be the worst movie of 2009.

he felt torn up about it too because the guy was so nice ... and he has it all on the line for this one...

i hope it finds a kiddie market at least.

[DraculaInDallas]

I'm hoping that movie is good.....I'm a fan of his.....but I'm betting all the funny parts are in the trailer.

That trailer is fucking halarious though :D

[urgeok2]

well, here they are- Chris's article didnt make it to the paper - the editor double booked the interview and Chris is more of a horror guy... so the photos i got are exclusively mine :)


easy going and personable guy - he asked me where i wanted him - the room wasnt very good for a picture so i jokingly suggested he get all sexy and lie on the bed ... and he goes .. OK !

http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a1/urgeok/DSC_2011.jpg

http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a1/urgeok/DSC_2012.jpg

http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a1/urgeok/DSC_2013.jpg

http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a1/urgeok/DSC_2014.jpg

[ChronoGrl]

LOL

The bottom one is my favorite - What fantastic pictures. Looks like you had a lot of fun too.

Excellent composition.

When the time comes for me to buy a new camera, I'll be bothering you for recommendations.

[ChronoGrl]

sorry.......proud grandfather posting

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v259/rockinmule/l_d0b0525911494b3687a099352776817e.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v259/rockinmule/l_73879b0b649c44aa8784a63ae7cc72f8.jpg

I was just going through some of the older posts in this thread and WOW, how GORGEOUS!! Lookit those eyes!!

Congratulations, Newb. What a beauty.

[urgeok2]

LOL

The bottom one is my favorite - What fantastic pictures. Looks like you had a lot of fun too.

Excellent composition.

When the time comes for me to buy a new camera, I'll be bothering you for recommendations.


i think i like the second one the best because he was laughing at something i said (i made the comedian laugh - i'm vain :)

in all honesty i like to see a little emotion ... but yeah i think the last one is technically the best

[ChronoGrl]

i think i like the second one the best because he was laughing at something i said (i made the comedian laugh - i'm vain :)

in all honesty i like to see a little emotion ... but yeah i think the last one is technically the best

It was that second one that got my attention first.

You actually managed to make Kevin James look really handsome. heehee He looks like a cutie.

[urgeok2]

It was that second one that got my attention first.

You actually managed to make Kevin James look really handsome. heehee He looks like a cutie.


he's actually not a bad looking guy at all...and he has a smoking hot wife too

[newb]

Great pics urge. He really comes off as a nice guy on TV. Its nice to know he's like that for real.You should have told him to join HDC........He could see what REAL funny is.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v259/rockinmule/04-FunniestMember.jpg

[newb]

I was just going through some of the older posts in this thread and WOW, how GORGEOUS!! Lookit those eyes!!

Congratulations, Newb. What a beauty.

Thank you Chrono....she really is a sweetheart.


takes after her grandfather :D

[_____V_____]

he's actually not a bad looking guy at all...and he has a smoking hot wife too

Did you get a pic of you and him together, with an autograph? That would be killer.

[Marroe]

Newb, your grandbaby is gorgeous!

This is a barber shop in a cute little town, Farmington Mo.
http://i36.photobucket.com/albums/e35/sistinas5802/4-3-2007-189.jpg

The riverfront near the Gateway Arch in Saint Louis

http://i36.photobucket.com/albums/e35/sistinas5802/4-3-2007-033.jpg

The Arch
http://i36.photobucket.com/albums/e35/sistinas5802/4-3-2007-03.jpg

Arch Park
http://i36.photobucket.com/albums/e35/sistinas5802/4-3-2007-074.jpg

A riverfront ride
http://i36.photobucket.com/albums/e35/sistinas5802/4-3-2007-01.jpg

[Dante'sInferno]

My Grandfathers medals...
http://i60.photobucket.com/albums/h26/Adrogenous/Picture048.jpg


Outside through the window.
http://i60.photobucket.com/albums/h26/Adrogenous/Picture051.jpg

[monalisa]

Marroe - Great pics! I especially like the last 2.

Dante - I'm so glad you finally got your digital camera. I know you've been wanting one for a while. Great pics, and hey, grandpa was kind of a hottie! :D

[Angra]

Dante - I'm so glad you finally got your digital camera. I know you've been wanting one for a while. Great pics, and hey, grandpa was kind of a hottie! :D



Yea, I wanna do him!!! :D

[Angra]

Newb, your grandbaby is gorgeous!

This is a barber shop in a cute little town, Farmington Mo.
http://i36.photobucket.com/albums/e35/sistinas5802/4-3-2007-189.jpg

The riverfront near the Gateway Arch in Saint Louis

http://i36.photobucket.com/albums/e35/sistinas5802/4-3-2007-033.jpg

The Arch
http://i36.photobucket.com/albums/e35/sistinas5802/4-3-2007-03.jpg

Arch Park
http://i36.photobucket.com/albums/e35/sistinas5802/4-3-2007-074.jpg

A riverfront ride
http://i36.photobucket.com/albums/e35/sistinas5802/4-3-2007-01.jpg


Wow!

That's almost art, Marroe.

[Dante'sInferno]

Outside:
http://i60.photobucket.com/albums/h26/Adrogenous/Picture061.jpg

For Dr, Pepper fans:
http://i60.photobucket.com/albums/h26/Adrogenous/Picture063.jpg


More outside:
http://i60.photobucket.com/albums/h26/Adrogenous/Picture055.jpg

http://i60.photobucket.com/albums/h26/Adrogenous/Picture057.jpg


And one for Mona, My Grandpa just hanging out:
http://i60.photobucket.com/albums/h26/Adrogenous/Picture067.jpg

[monalisa]

More great pics Dante! Interesting thermometer in the Dr. Pepper one. :) I love that pic though. And thanks for another one of Grandpa! I like his eyes (although you can see them better in the one with the medals you posted earlier). :) And the one looking up at the sky through the trees makes me feel peaceful.

[Dante'sInferno]

More great pics Dante! Interesting thermometer in the Dr. Pepper one. :) I love that pic though. And thanks for another one of Grandpa! I like his eyes (although you can see them better in the one with the medals you posted earlier). :) And the one looking up at the sky through the trees makes me feel peaceful.

Thanks alot! I feel better when I take pictures, I can tell it's going to be a new hobby. Oh and for the record, his eyes are Blue/Grey. :)

[monalisa]

Wow!

That's almost art, Marroe.

Almost? I love her photography! :)

[Angra]

well, here they are- Chris's article didnt make it to the paper - the editor double booked the interview and Chris is more of a horror guy... so the photos i got are exclusively mine :)


easy going and personable guy - he asked me where i wanted him - the room wasnt very good for a picture so i jokingly suggested he get all sexy and lie on the bed ... and he goes .. OK !



http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a1/urgeok/DSC_2014.jpg


hahahaha

I love that guy.

He looks just like Doug. :)

[Marroe]

Almost? I love her photography! :)

So I guess that was almost a compliment? Thanks to you both. I need to get back out there. I've been out of commision for a while now.

[urgeok2]

i know this is terribly cheesy and cliche, but i dig the effect anyway :




http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a1/urgeok/IMG_0290.jpg


playing around with the cannon 'point-and-shoot" i couldnt have gotten this with the Nikon

[urgeok2]

Trip to the zoo on monday :


http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a1/urgeok/photography/DSC_4167.jpg

http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a1/urgeok/photography/DSC_4168.jpg

http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a1/urgeok/photography/DSC_4200.jpg

http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a1/urgeok/photography/DSC_4296.jpg

http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a1/urgeok/photography/DSC_4339.jpg

[urgeok2]

http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a1/urgeok/photography/DSC_4363.jpg

http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a1/urgeok/photography/DSC_4435.jpg

http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a1/urgeok/photography/DSC_4444.jpg

http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a1/urgeok/photography/DSC_4472.jpg

[newb]

some great shots urge........looks like zero needs a new bucket.

[urgeok2]

some great shots urge........looks like zero needs a new bucket.



he does :)



i changed out the last pic - posted a blurry one by accident

[Elvis_Christ]

Great shots dude.

I haven't been to a zoo in ages it always bums be out/pisses me off.

[urgeok2]

Great shots dude.

I haven't been to a zoo in ages it always bums be out/pisses me off.

yeah - it's a love hate thing for me ...

i feel bad for some of the animals (not all - because its a huge zoo and the bigger animals have safer healthier lives where they are)


on the other hand its the only chance to see these creatures.

i think a lot of these animals survive a lot longer in proper captivity ...

no poachers - no starvation .. I guess it depends on the zoo - i know some zoos are cramped nightmars in the middle of cities - the Toronto zoo is out in the country - tons of space

[scouse mac]

http://i51.photobucket.com/albums/f353/nmc1/cobweb.jpg

http://i51.photobucket.com/albums/f353/nmc1/007.jpg

Im not a photographer, but the missus is so thought Id show off a couple of her shots.

[Jacob Singer]

http://i43.photobucket.com/albums/e373/villa_clara/Imagen036.jpg

Nice shot from "La Pedrera"

http://i43.photobucket.com/albums/e373/villa_clara/DSC00017.jpg

Obsecene agression by my dog

http://i43.photobucket.com/albums/e373/villa_clara/Imagen016.jpg

General view of Arc del triomf, closer to criminal court.

[Angra]

http://i51.photobucket.com/albums/f353/nmc1/cobweb.jpg

http://i51.photobucket.com/albums/f353/nmc1/007.jpg

Im not a photographer, but the missus is so thought Id show off a couple of her shots.



Very nice.

[newb]

http://i51.photobucket.com/albums/f353/nmc1/007.jpg

really like this one....love the black & white pics.

[ChronoGrl]

http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a1/urgeok/photography/DSC_4339.jpg

FANTASTIC pics, Urge!

This is my favorite.

GOD! I want your camera!!

[Dante'sInferno]

The Sky....
http://i60.photobucket.com/albums/h26/Adrogenous/SDC10183.jpg

[scouse mac]

http://i51.photobucket.com/albums/f353/nmc1/007.jpg

really like this one....love the black & white pics.


This is a sculpture to commemorate the founding of Guide Dogs for the blind, which was set up locally.

Below is another of the wifes pictures, I really like this one.

http://i51.photobucket.com/albums/f353/nmc1/010.jpg

[nightmare_of _death]

Below is another of the wifes pictures, I really like this one.

http://i51.photobucket.com/albums/f353/nmc1/010.jpg

Really nice pic.. I like it

[scouse mac]

http://i51.photobucket.com/albums/f353/nmc1/025.jpg
http://i51.photobucket.com/albums/f353/nmc1/014.jpg

[missmacabre]

http://photos-c.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc1/hs037.snc1/4334_71908950997_511970997_1783658_1073204_n.jpg
yesterday morning's tea ended up with bubbles in the shape of a heart.

http://photos-b.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc1/hs037.snc1/4334_71908990997_511970997_1783665_1480819_n.jpg
Pictures from the garden yesterday afternoon while it was sunny. I don;t really like the focus being on the background in this one.

http://photos-h.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc1/hs037.snc1/4334_71909020997_511970997_1783671_7357892_n.jpg
Hen and chicks, my favourite plant and my favourite picture from yesterday.

[Abominus]

A couple of shots from Japan,

http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a368/SocialMutiny/JapanCard1435.jpg

http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a368/SocialMutiny/JapanCard1282.jpg

http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a368/SocialMutiny/JapanCard1067.jpg

[Papillon Noir]

@Abominus

Very nice! Were they from Kyoto?

Also, is that yellow car an 86 Corrola?

[Abominus]

The first shot is on a mountain near Tsukuba, I can't remember exactly where the second one was, it was near Nikko and the third is at the famous Nikko Circuit track. It's actually an 85 Corolla owned by a super friendly drifter named Isao. Good call on the car though.