May 2013 Assignment - Submissions

[optiman]

This kind of picture has been taken many a time. A lot of green and a lot of blue with some tree or hut in between. However, I just wanted to take one of those myself one day.

This picture was taken behind my parents' house in Germany. It was in May last year, when one of the trees already had leaves while the other one didn't... which gives the picture the little extra for me. Also the clouds looked quite nice - almost dramatic - when the picture was taken, somehow surrounding the trees.



Camera Model: Canon EOS 550D
Lens and focal length: Canon EF-S 10-22mm f/3.5-4.5 USM @ 10mm
Aperture: f8.0
Shutter Speed: 1/400
Sensitivity: ISO 100
Post processing: mainly cropping and more saturation in Lightroom
Full size image: http://bengoldbach.photoshelter.com/gal ... 6zVvkdOkPE

[Chopper]

lurline red by Chopper267, on Flickr

Canon 5D MK3, Canon 17-40mm L @ 19mm
ISO 50
2 sec
F22
Lee 0.9 Grad ND

PP (in LR4) = add temp, add tint, add contrast.

[Lukav]

Local trail, nice sunlight – newbie photographer




All sizes: http://www.flickr.com/photos/96534247@N ... otostream/

Nikon d3100, 18-55 mm
F Number: 9
Exposure: 0.4 s
Focal Len: 18 mm
Sensitivity: 100 ISO
Date Shot: 26May2013
Post Processing: Added border using the GIMP (Idea taken from Bjorn's photo)

[oldCarlos]

Taken last Summer.

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Brixham Harbour, Devon. by Carl B.1, on Flickr


Camera Model: Nikon D700
Lens and focal length: 16-35mm @ 35mm
Aperture:F7.1
Shutter Speed:1/1250th
Sensitivity:ISO 200 -2/3EV
Post processing: Cropped, a few bits of cloning, unsharp mask, frame added in Picasa

[Jiko]

I love lightning shots. On this day I was about two kilometres away from the next house. Above my head I could see the stars but there was this thunderstorm not too far away. Absolutely great moment.



Camera Model: Canon EOS 500D
Lens and focal length: Sigma 12-24mm 4.5-5.6 EX DG HSM @ 24mm
Aperture: F6.3
Shutter Speed: 30 sec
Sensitivity: ISO 100
Post processing: Raw processing, cropping

[cujo]

I wanted to go and take a photo of the sunrise but unfortunately I got to the vantage point too late. With the sun coming up on the right I got this shot of the landscape below. I thought it fits t he team "The Great Outdoors".


DSC_3012.jpg by Cujo1976, on Flickr

Camera Model: Nikon D60
Lens and focal length: 18-55mm kit lens @ 18mm, Lee graduated 0.6 ND filter, Lee circular polariser
Aperture: f11
Shutter Speed: 1/6 sec
Sensitivity: ISO 100
Post processing: Crop and added a bit of contrast

[daisy]

Deserts are wonderfully serene places, they are silent and uncluttered and there is a clarity and purity about them that you do not experience in other landscapes.



Canon EOS 350D ISO 200 1/125th @ f.8 18-55 kit lens
PP: Crop, adjust contrast, resize

[janern]

A vacation shot for me this time. From Skagen, Denmark, last July.



Camera: Canon 5D Mark II
Lens: Canon EF 17-40mm f/4L USM
FL: 30mm
SS: 1/200th
Aperture: f/8
ISO: 100

[maxjj]

tried to get a good shot with the new 6d, but got beaten by time, fog and rain.

7D 70-300L at 300mm, iso 400 f 7.1 crop and min tweak in LR.



Musk Lorikeet by maxjj, on Flickr

[GCJ]

Hi Heybridge Basin, Essex.


heybridge basin by GCJ, on Flickr

D80, 1/200s,f7.1, 20mm, iso200

John

[Trevor Harris]

This may sound a bit granola, but this place is special. And I mean, really special. It means so much to an entire niche of people, and I'm one of them. It's a climbers paradise. I'm very emotionally attached to this photo. Every time I see it I can smell the salt air. Anyway, that's enough granola talk for now.

There was partially rough seas this day and I wanted to get a nice dramatic splash. The ocean works in cycles so every 10 minutes or so you'd see one of this magnitude pop up. I stood over my camera and waited with my back to the sea as to protect it from the splash when it reached me. I used a 3 exposure HDR as the light was fairly even. I feel like the lead lines work well and point right to the wave. I'm happy with the way this came out. The photo also aligned well in post processing considering it was a hand-held shot.

Gear:
Nikon D200
Tamron f/2.8 17-50mm

Photo Specs:
ISO - 100
Apeture - f/4
Shutter - 1/2500 to 1/640 s
Focal Length - 22mm

[Bjorn van Sinttruije]

June 1st - Submissions are closed. It's time to vote for your favorite entry!
Also, since we made 24 submissions this month, I'll be mailing the winner Joe McNally's "The Moment it Clicks"!

- Bjorn

[Bjorn van Sinttruije]

June 22nd - The poll is closed! Please join me in congratulating mikeroch on winning this assignment!