Picture Of The Day

nathanm · « **Reply #840 on:** 1 Jun 2009, 06:52 pm »

When the band refused to get off the stage the club owner was forced to release the sulfuric gas. Twenty people were found dead, but the survivors said it was a rocking show, all things considered.

nathanm · « **Reply #841 on:** 1 Jun 2009, 07:39 pm »

JakeJ · « **Reply #842 on:** 2 Jun 2009, 01:31 am »

Wow, Nathan, I really like that piece. Reminds me of a planet at its primordial beginnings. The face in the mountain in the background seemingly gaping at the volcanic eruption is very cool too. I interpret it as partially due to formation and partially due atmospheric debris like an optical illusion. I also really like your piece called "Cross Section". Nice work, sir.

JakeJ

ooheadsoo · « **Reply #843 on:** 2 Jun 2009, 04:56 am »

Hm, quite phallic...

nathanm · « **Reply #844 on:** 2 Jun 2009, 04:19 pm »

Hmmm, if your penis looks anything like a volcano, I'd see a doctor as soon as possible!

nathanm · « **Reply #845 on:** 2 Jun 2009, 07:54 pm »

Imperial · « **Reply #846 on:** 3 Jun 2009, 09:35 am »

So Nathan, are you burning the midnight oil or painting with it?

Imp.

nathanm · « **Reply #847 on:** 3 Jun 2009, 02:51 pm »

Most definitely! Well more accurately, I'm burning the 3AM oil and painting with gum arabic!

nathanm · « **Reply #848 on:** 4 Jun 2009, 08:42 pm »

A little mischief:

The shot glass is a litte iffy (too sharp?), but the mug worked really well.

ooheadsoo · « **Reply #849 on:** 5 Jun 2009, 07:16 am »

Russell Dawkins · « **Reply #850 on:** 5 Jun 2009, 07:52 am »

great photo, ooheadsoo, but I want to straighten it!

Aren't the trees a degree off vertical?

ooheadsoo · « **Reply #851 on:** 5 Jun 2009, 09:31 pm »

You may be right, Russell - I'm not sure the trees were growing straight in the first place, you're right, the picture might indeed look a little better rotated just a tad.

This next shot is probably my favorite of the trip.

Bob in St. Louis · « **Reply #852 on:** 5 Jun 2009, 09:43 pm »

My apologies if you said earlier, but where was your trip?

Great shots man, very nice!

Keep 'em coming (please).

Bob

ooheadsoo · « **Reply #853 on:** 6 Jun 2009, 02:30 am »

Uh, that was already my best shot. All the rest are pretty lackluster.

Trip was to Alaska. Wonderful trip, good photo weather right now.

Russell Dawkins · « **Reply #854 on:** 6 Jun 2009, 07:44 am »

I like the colours on this last one - I wonder what makes the water so green.

This is the kind of subject that has me lusting after the new Sigma DP2 - and thinking maybe the DP1, which can be had so cheaply now that the DP2 has been released, would make even more sense because of the wider angle lens.
Images like this blow me away:

... well I tried to upload an image, but couldn't even find the gallery after ten minutes of trying, so gave up!

Here is a link to the image: http://www.pbase.com/kgelner/image/90304998

JerryM · « **Reply #855 on:** 6 Jun 2009, 02:33 pm »

Here ya' go, Russell.

Beautiful pic!

ooheadsoo · « **Reply #856 on:** 7 Jun 2009, 12:47 am »

Very nice tone.

Glacier melt tends to be deep green or blue-green depending on the mineral content of the water.

Denali, or Mt. McKinley isn't so easy to spot from the National Park because it's usually wreathed with clouds. Sorry, the purple isn't natural, but it sure beats the pale faded green/blue/yellow/brown it looked like after I got the contrast where I wanted it. In real life, it was a very pale faint blue tinged with brown with almost no contrast at all. I believe the mountain is about 90 miles away from where we were.

Beaver dam in a small lake.

PhishPhan · « **Reply #857 on:** 15 Jun 2009, 11:42 pm »

Russell Dawkins · « **Reply #858 on:** 16 Jun 2009, 12:00 am »

Interesting photo. It's amazing what moving water, a little grit for abrasion and 13,000 years can produce.

Blackmore · « **Reply #859 on:** 16 Jun 2009, 06:55 pm »

Lucky shot from a Panasonic Lumix DM C-LZ8. We had just finished splitting wood last Christmas and wanted to check out the new camera. Not bad for a point and shoot.