Got a few emails asking for a better view from last week’s “What’s This” so here is the outside view of the Constructon Shute (so everyone was right who participated – thanks for the interest all!)
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What’s on YOUR tree?
Since I missed out on recording a podcast this week, I was also slack in getting out and about to shoot a “What’s This?” type image. The fact that Tracy wanted to get all the decorations up (I did too…actually it was probably more me than her) so we’d have some time to enjoy them also detracted from the photography mission for the week. So, as I ditched the bad chili from yesterday, I pulled out the ole 40D and snapped off a few macro type shots from our work on the house. Nothing that will make Better Homes and Gardens, but kinda neat anyway. Here’s the best of that I got so far – will likely try more as we get closer and closer. So, enjoy thiese two, but also please feel free to share your own as you ponder the question of “What’s on YOUR tree?“
Happy shooting and we’ll see you back here again tomorrow!
Feathered Friday…
A happy feathered Friday to all! Permit me to explain…recently the subject of egrets became a popular tangent in a photo forum that I actively participate in, and after some fun dialog, I shared a few shots from work I had done in the past in capturing these amazing animals. They really are quite beautiful, and on a whim I went through two shoots that had a lot of egret shots and quick processed theb into an Adobe Photo Gallery. Since I don’t believe I’ve shared these shots previously, here are some shots for your fine friday! (If you click on the links embedded with the picture, that should take you to dedicated album pages where the web galleries are for each shoot…)
Also as a reminder, today is the last day to participate in the contest poll – we’re sitting right at 19 votes thus far, so do stop in to the blog and share your thoughts by participating – it’d be super cool to see that vote tally get up over the 30 mark!
We got our first wave of snow overnight last night, and the dusting was just enough to remind me of how beautiful the winter months can be. Once we’re completely settled in and I am back out shooting more often, I have a feeling the blog will be a venue for much of this photography. So, there’s a prediction of things to come.
I’ll leave this Friday on that note, along with your weekly episode of What the Duck:
Enjoy the weekend, Happy Shooting, and we’ll see you back here Monday morning!
What’s This? – Week 19
It’s a little late this morning, but we’re now in week 19 of the What’s This? episode series. Last week, there were no guesses, likely because it was a super tough one. The full sized original can be found here, (it’s a tree with blue bottles hanging off knobs on the trunk). It is definitely one of the more abstract shots to begin with. Looks like the gallery of participants was stumped! So, this week, things are going to be a little easier (this should be easily guessed – I just really like the textures of this shot. Anyway, without further ado, here is Week 19’s image:
Don’t forget to stop in tomorrow for the latest Thursday Thoughts With…. This weekI have the honor of talking with Michael Palmer, photographer and a friend of the blog. So tune in for that tomorrow. In the meantime, feel free to share your “guesses” on the week 19 image in the comments! By the by…can anyone tell me anything different about the blog today (this is specific to the layout/design for today)? If so, share that in the comments as well? *devious grin* Happy shooting and we’ll see you back here again tomorrow…
Denver Area Photowalk
As some of you may recall, Scott Kelby held a worldwide photo walk a few months ago to promote his new book that was coming out on Lightroom 2. Well, since then several smaller photo walk clubs and groups have formed and begun their own outings. Denver was no exception and our first official photo walk this last weekend had a really good turnout of roughly 15-20 people. About half of us even got together afterward at a local eatery to share stories and get to know one another better. Everyone is posting shots over on the Meetup site and at the Flickr site as well, so stop in there to see some of the talents showcased in those venues. The shot above is a pano I stitched together from the occasion. With more photo walks to come, this definitely has some positive energy about it.
Nitty Gritty Details
The weekly podcast that usually goes up on Tuesdays was supplanted yesterday by the Election Day message. Returning to photography topics today, the weekly podcast has been posted and is ready for your listening enjoyment. I’ll have some notes related to the podcast to include at the end of today’s post.
In the interests of keeping the “What’s This?” on schedule, we are now in week 18. Last week’s was in fact, the stained glass that a reader correctly identified rather quickly. So, I am hopefully going to make things a little more intriguing for you this week. Let’s see the first to identify this image:
Podcast Notes:
- Gadget Infinity is the site to get the Cactus Triggers from – be careful to order for the correct lights
- There are some great patterns inside CS3 (not available in CS4 anymore), just go to the following folder to find them: C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe Photoshop CS3\Presets\Patterns\PostScript Patterns
- Q&A – Recording Software, Crop Factors, and photo terminology
Wrap-up: Contests, Road Tip, & Polls
Happy shooting all, watch those apertures, and we’ll see you back here again tomorrow!
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Geographic Composition Series
You all got to know Jason Moore from the most recent “Thursday Thoughts” session, and have also been referred to his Geographic Composition Series in the past from participation. Well, the latest in the series, titled Autumn, has been released today, so CB is giving a rare double post today! Here’s the shot I shared (which you’ve seen here before), but do stop over to see the other ones from notables like Michael Palmer, David Jones, Andy Smith, and Jeff Kuhns (of course Jason M. has a shot in there too). Excellent series of photos and I am honored to be a part of it!
The rest of the series can be found here
What’s This? – Week 17
It’s a little late in coming (busy morning today at work), but here is the Week 17 edition of “What’s This?”:
As always, those who correctly identify the image from this cropped portion win fabulous prizes, win fame and fortune, money, money, money, and lots of photo gear and software….yeah okay, that part’s not true…but you do get bragging rights!
Some of you may have noticed that there is now a widget on the sidebar for my twitter account. It’s kind of fun actually and I can see how so many are addicted. I’m trying to post there more regularly, but cannot guarantee a lot of activity. It’s really just daily stuff – work stuff, occasionally photo-related, but if you want a glimpse of the “personal me”, that would be the place to find out.
Also, don’t forget – today is the last day to vote in the TWIP photo contest. The prize is a 1st generation Drobo. I am currently in 7th place for vote tallies, so any help would be appreciated (not that I expect to win or anything, but stranger things have happened…) The link to vote is here (you have to have a Photrade account)
In other news, be sure to stop in tomorrow for the latest Thursday Thoughts with Jason D. Moore! Thanks in advance to Jason for taking the time to sit down with me and talk about a variety of photography subjects. It really was an informative session and I learned a little more about him (which of course is the goal…). If you’d like to be featured in an upcoming edition of Thursday Thoughts, and get some free referrals to your blog, let me know in the comments or via email and we’ll see what we can work out to help one another!
Well, that’s it for this Wednesday. Happy shooting and we’ll see you back here tomorrow with Jason D. Moore!
The new blog headers
As we head into the weekend, for those who are picking up the blog via RSS feeds and never made it over to the site, I had enough email from you requesting to share these in a dedicated blog post. So, a little addendum post to get you through the weekend, here are the headers from this past week:
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Any in particular jump out at anyone? Feel free to share your thoughts, views, etc. in the comments. In the meantime, Happy Shooting, and we’ll see you back here again on Monday!
What’s This? – Week 16
Before I get into this week’s edition of “What’s This?”, I need to go back and share the full size versions of some previous What’s This?” entries that had not been done yet (thanks to Andrea who emailed to remind me).
So, here’s the last few weeks, cropped version and full versions:
Week 15 – CD Stack
Crop:
Full:
Week 14 – Turtle’s Mouth
Crop: 
Full:
As you can tell, each of these had some downsides to where I didn’t like the whole capture, but portions would be fun to isolate out for their textures or looks, to see what others could come up with. Thanks to everyone who has been participating in these weekly activities.
So, having done some house-keeping on the trend, here is this week’s version of “What’s This?”
