Picture Of The Day

Bob in St. Louis · « **Reply #2320 on:** 26 Aug 2013, 12:19 pm »

Splendid Russell!

Guy 13 · « **Reply #2321 on:** 26 Aug 2013, 12:50 pm »

Hi Russell and all Audio Circle members.
I like the picture with a bunch of little clouds puff...
I wonder if a polarizing filter would have given that picture
a more dramatic effect?
Anyway, with or without a pola filter, it's a nice picture,
please keep posting picture, I am sure we all like it.

Guy 13

Russell Dawkins · « **Reply #2322 on:** 26 Aug 2013, 06:25 pm »

Quote from: Guy 13 on 26 Aug 2013, 12:50 pm

I like the picture with a bunch of little clouds puff...
I wonder if a polarizing filter would have given that picture
a more dramatic effect?

I think it would have, and I'm considering getting a polarizing filter for just that purpose. My camera is the new Ricoh GR and there are not many accessories yet available for that, although I am looking into a magnetically attached polarizing filter.
I have fiddled a little with the contrast and brightness and re-sized the images, and I think it looks a little better now.
It's worth remembering they are basically snapshots from a moving vehicle without time taken for the fine points.

Guy 13 · « **Reply #2323 on:** 26 Aug 2013, 11:01 pm »

Quote from: Russell Dawkins on 26 Aug 2013, 06:25 pm

I think it would have, and I'm considering getting a polarizing filter for just that purpose. My camera is the new Ricoh GR and there are not many accessories yet available for that, although I am looking into a magnetically attached polarizing filter.
I have fiddled a little with the contrast and brightness and re-sized the images, and I think it looks a little better now.
It's worth remembering they are basically snapshots from a moving vehicle without time taken for the fine points.

Hi Russell and all Audio Circle members.
I agree with you, when you do basically snap shoots you can't bring all the accessories to improve the pictures, that's why they are called:
Snap shoot.
I also carry a small point and shoot camera, just in case I will encounter a volcanic eruption or a earth quake or flooding or tornado or a meteorite striking earth...
Who knows what can happen, always have to be ready...

Guy 13

jhm731 · « **Reply #2324 on:** 27 Aug 2013, 02:21 am »

Russell Dawkins · « **Reply #2325 on:** 27 Aug 2013, 02:35 am »

Very nice bowl.
It reminded me of this ceramic bowl I snapped at a local craft event:

jhm731 · « **Reply #2326 on:** 27 Aug 2013, 03:54 am »

The woodworker dropped off the bowl today.

The bowl was made with wood from a 35' Norfork Pine, that we cut down 7/12.

It started as a 3' live tree that served as our Christmas tree 12/88.

WireNut · « **Reply #2327 on:** 27 Aug 2013, 04:37 am »

Quote from: jhm731 on 27 Aug 2013, 03:54 am

The woodworker dropped off the bowl today.

The bowl was made with wood from a 35' Norfork Pine, that we cut down 7/12.

It started as a 3' live tree that served as our Christmas tree 12/88.

Kudos to the Tree Man. He earned his money

Scott F. · « **Reply #2328 on:** 27 Aug 2013, 08:15 pm »

Taken with my cell phone

An expired ~~locust~~ Cicada sitting on the front steps of my office. Not only are these things butt-ugly, they make one gawd-awful racket when they are around.

mikeeastman · « **Reply #2329 on:** 27 Aug 2013, 10:30 pm »

Waiting for some paint to dry,a few shoots from my front deck

Russell Dawkins · « **Reply #2330 on:** 27 Aug 2013, 10:41 pm »

For just a minute I thought you were within sight of Ayers Rock!

bside123 · « **Reply #2331 on:** 27 Aug 2013, 10:48 pm »

Quote from: Scott F. on 27 Aug 2013, 08:15 pm

Taken with my cell phone An expired locust sitting on the front steps of my office. Not only are these things butt-ugly, they make one gawd-awful racket when they are around.

Scott: That would be a Cicada NOT a Locust. Cool shot... and from your cell phone!? Butt ugly enough to look at it twice. Din

bside123 · « **Reply #2332 on:** 27 Aug 2013, 10:50 pm »

Locust image cut and paste from Google search:

Some people eat this too!

Scott F. · « **Reply #2333 on:** 28 Aug 2013, 12:05 am »

Hiya Din, I stand corrected. Cicada it is

Bob in St. Louis · « **Reply #2334 on:** 28 Aug 2013, 12:30 am »

Wow, nice shot from a cel phone. What kind of phone is that? Must be an "iMacro"

The last Google image looks more like a grasshopper.

Here's one of my favorite shots from a few years back:

Jon L · « **Reply #2335 on:** 28 Aug 2013, 01:06 am »

EOSD4590bw by drjlo1, on Flickr

3 portable speedlite setup.

Scott F. · « **Reply #2336 on:** 28 Aug 2013, 03:06 am »

Quote from: Bob in St. Louis on 28 Aug 2013, 12:30 am

Wow, nice shot from a cel phone. What kind of phone is that? Must be an "iMacro"

It's from my Samsung Galaxy Note II. It's got an 8.3MP. Not too bad overall.

At work I take lots of pics and normally carry my little Canon P&S. Anymore and with the improvement of cell phone cameras, I'm using it more than 50% of the time. If this one proves to be reliable and does well in low light, I'll use it full time. Oh, I just upgraded and switched phone carriers yesterday from the HTC EVO I had through Sprint.

I'm liken' it so far

JakeJ · « **Reply #2337 on:** 28 Aug 2013, 04:34 am »

Very nice shots from the Russell Dawkins group forward. Thanks for sharing.

Curiosity begs, Scott, who's your new service provider?

Scott F. · « **Reply #2338 on:** 28 Aug 2013, 12:08 pm »

My new service provider is AT&T. In St Louis, the outlying areas really, Sprint has rotten coverage when you compare the two. In my basement I could barely get a signal with Sprint.

JakeJ · « **Reply #2339 on:** 28 Aug 2013, 02:04 pm »

Understood. Started with Nextel. Sprint bought 'em and coverage as well as service went south within months. Next was AT&T but customer service left much to be desired. Verizon now and liking them for the much better customer service. That Leaves T-Mobile and Cellular One as yet untried. Doubtful I will though as I've not heard much good about them in this area (semi-rural).

Oops...on with the posting of pictures!