Today

[GREAPER]

I dont know about where you live but here in North West Ohio this morning was nice bright and relatively warm. If you are like me at all, you tooks some shots today. Lets see the best you got TODAY.

[gus]

I dont know about where you live but here in North West Ohio this morning was nice bright and relatively warm. If you are like me at all, you tooks some shots today. Lets see the best you got TODAY.
I like that :thumb

[fish]

very very nice, G.

Sorry...I didn't push the shutter release once today. Took the boy out shopping for models (he's working on an F16 right now). Also upgraded my puter to usb2.0 and added an 80gb external drive for backups. Thanks to kbasa for helping suggest the right setup.

now...it's SNPA time :thumb

[pathfinder]

I dont know about where you live but here in North West Ohio this morning was nice bright and relatively warm. If you are like me at all, you tooks some shots today. Lets see the best you got TODAY.
Beautiful shot of dawn colors

I have been playing with B&W converisons - I think I am getting some progress - It is amazing how much better some pictures are in B&W than they are in color - for example

Here it is in color

http://pathfinder.smugmug.com/photos/1616432-L-4.jpg

Here is what I did tonight ....

http://pathfinder.smugmug.com/photos/2401627-L.jpg

[pathfinder]

Here is another example - maybe a better one I stil like the faint color around the buggy

http://pathfinder.smugmug.com/photos/1667186-L.jpg

and in B&Whttp://pathfinder.smugmug.com/photos/2400270-L.jpg

[pathfinder]

Here are two images that I did not even work with in color - they just did not seem interesting - but in B&W I think they might have something. Anyone agree or disagree?

Hoar frost December 20th 2003http://pathfinder.smugmug.com/photos/2399122-L.jpg


The underside of a bridge.....

http://pathfinder.smugmug.com/photos/2400271-L.jpg

[gus]

Very much agree...they are great. I like the flowers better but the bridge is still up there.

How do you put that sig on the bottom of your photos PF ? It isnt intrusive like others ive seen.

[GREAPER]

Love the B & W, the buggy does look better and I really like the flowers/weeds/whatever. I have taken a bunch of similar subjects strongly backlit but have never really cared for them, maybe I will try them in B & W and see how they look.

Nice stuff.

[hutchman]

The black and white really adds something to those pictures, except for the first one - I like the color. There is something really powerfull in certain b&w pics.

Hutch

[wxwax]

Great thread. I think changing the covered bridge shot completely transforms it for the better. Now there's harmony between the hoof prints in the white snow, with a slight shadow in them, and the black and white bridge. It makes a much, much more powerful statement, IMHO. :thumb

Personally, I also think the weeds are excellent. The bridge shot below it is kinda lost on me, I'm afraid. Sorry. :flush

[kbasa]

We went into SF for Deem Sum today.

http://kbasa.smugmug.com/photos/2403756-M.jpg

[kbasa]

We went for a walk and came across a wedding taking place on the waterfront.

http://kbasa.smugmug.com/photos/2403793-M-2.jpg

[kbasa]

I took this one yesterday. Does that count?

http://kbasa.smugmug.com/photos/2404275-M.jpg

[wxwax]

Hey, that's a really good shot, that last one. :nod I crave good Dim Sum, impossible to find here. In fact, most restaurant suck here. :cry

[pathfinder]

Very much agree...they are great. I like the flowers better but the bridge is still up there.

How do you put that sig on the bottom of your photos PF ? It isnt intrusive like others ive seen.
I type it in with the text tool after putting in the drop shadow - In color pictures I frequently use a color in the picture - but in B&W I use black or white The font can be chosen in the text tool also. When you are ready to put your John Henry down, Humongous, just hit the 'T" key and the text tool pops up in Photoshop. From there it is just typing - If you hold down he control-key you can then drag the text whereever you want it. Give it a whirl - I saw you mastered drop shadows - text is much simplerhttp://www.dgrin.com/images/icons/smooch.gif

[kbasa]

Hey, that's a really good shot, that last one. :nod I crave good Dim Sum, impossible to find here. In fact, most restaurant suck here. :cry
Thanks. I've started packing my camera in my computer bag. When I get to a meeting, I try and take a picture out of the window. I've got a few and I thought that one looked pretty grim.

I like this one too, though it looks kind of post card-ish and has a big reflection from an overhead light on the upper left. Boo..

http://kbasa.smugmug.com/photos/2404273-L.jpg

[gus]

Hey, that's a really good shot, that last one. :nod I crave good Dim Sum, impossible to find here. In fact, most restaurant suck here. :cry

OI !! its 'DIM SIM'

Now im stuck on big letters ...good one waxy ! :wxwax

[wxwax]

Tuckus, dim sum... :rofl :dunno Tasty treats, no matter what. That's three different spellings in this thread alone. FWIW, I know I've seen it written my way... damn Chinese. :hang

[wxwax]

Thanks. I've started packing my camera in my computer bag. When I get to a meeting, I try and take a picture out of the window. I've got a few and I thought that one looked pretty grim.
Great idea, and the S400 is the perfect camera for that. Nice shot of the bay bridge, but I see what you mean about the reflection. Not to hijack, but I've run into that meself.

http://wxwax.smugmug.com/photos/2405057-M.jpg

I really do think your street scene is a terrific shot. The space makes such a strong statement about loneliness, I think.

[wxwax]

I hope you don't mind... my name is wxwax and I'm a Compulsive Cropper.


http://wxwax.smugmug.com/photos/2405090-L.jpg

[kbasa]

OI !! its 'DIM SIM'

Now im stuck on big letters ...good one waxy ! :wxwax
They actually spelled it Deem Sum on the menu. :dunno

[kbasa]

I hope you don't mind... my name is wxwax and I'm a Compulsive Cropper.


http://wxwax.smugmug.com/photos/2405090-L.jpg
Thanks, man. I like that one a lot.