What I'm Focussed On - Scavenger Hunt 2015

[PrincessInOz]

I would if I could take a picture half as wonderful as all of yours!

I hope you'll join in anyway. It's all about having fun!

 

[kaoden39]

I'll think about it. Thank you for the invite.

 

[PrincessInOz]

Azalea



ISO 2500, f/14, 1/20 sec
Focal length 100 mm (macro lens)






Itty Bitty (of another Azalea)



ISO 400, f/8, 1/60 sec
Focal length 100 mm (macro lens)





Insect on flower, feeding*



ISO 1600, f/16, 1/100 sec
Focal length 100 mm (macro lens)





Yellow



ISO 100, f/9, 1/125 sec
Focal length 100 mm (macro lens)

 

[PrincessInOz]

Headlight Trails*



ISO 100, f/22, 20 sec




That building? It's the Flinders Street Station, one of the main train stations in Melbourne. Anyone spot the Clock in Station?



ISO 100, f/22, 13 sec




In the days before mobile phones, the common catch-cry was "Meet you under the Clocks". I've spent a fortune of time waiting for my friends here!



ISO 1600, f/2.8, 1/60 sec





The modern version of the clock just doesn't quite cut it! Besides, that would mean that I'd be waiting in Queue if I were to meet anyone under the new clock in the station.



ISO 1600, f/2.8, 1/80 sec

 

[Chernabog1940]

ARTIST at WORK

ISO 3200, f/5, 1/5 sec, 41mm [18-55mm zoom]

 

[SuperDave531]

Lightning outside of Haunted Mansion Shop during last night's 24 hour event!

ISO 400, f/5.6, 6 sec, 10mm

ISO 400, f/4.5, 6 sec, 10mm

 

[tazdev3225]

Lightning outside of Haunted Mansion Shop during last night's 24 hour event!

ISO 400, f/5.6, 6 sec, 10mm

ISO 400, f/4.5, 6 sec, 10mm

Love these shots. I have been known to wrap my camera in a plastic bag and stay out in storms for a shot of lightning. Finally managed a few pictures a couple years ago. Nowhere near as good as these though.

 

[PrincessInOz]

Cool lightning shots, @SuperDave531!

 

[SuperDave531]

Sunset (behind the boat)

@PrincessInOz & @tazdev3225 Thanks guys! I just got extremely lucky capturing the lightning It just picked a spot in the sky underneath where I wouldn't get wet from the rain, pointed my camera, fired away and hoped for the best!

 

[fractal]

Adirondack chair

 

[Chernabog1940]

Live Entertainment
26 January 2015

f/5.6, 1/30 sec., ISO 3200, 55mm

 

[fractal]

last day of school

 

[Chernabog1940]

Fireworks
27 January 2015

f/5.6, 1/20 sec., ISO 3200, 55 mm

 

[SuperDave531]

Bartender

ISO 400 f/2.8 1/1000 sec 40mm



Fair ride w/ light trails

ISO 100 f/11* 4 sec. 8mm

*I have to guess my settings on this one since the lens I used was fully manual..

 

[PythonFan888]

Constellation*

The constellation Orion is enclosed in the box. You can make out the 3 stars which form Orion's belt in the middle of the box. The 2 brightest stars in the group are Betelgeuse - near the upper center edge of the box - and Rigel - near the lower center edge of the box.

ISO 100
Focal Length 15mm
Aperture f/14
Exposure Time 69s (69/1)

This was cropped from my last flickr upload.


All Terrain Armored Transport by Allen Castillo, on Flickr

 

[SuperDave531]

Constellation*

The constellation Orion is enclosed in the box. You can make out the 3 stars which form Orion's belt in the middle of the box. The 2 brightest stars in the group are Betelgeuse - near the upper center edge of the box - and Rigel - near the lower center edge of the box.

This was cropped from my last flickr upload.


All Terrain Armored Transport by Allen Castillo, on Flickr

ha ha! Orion!

 

[Chernabog1940]

Weathervane
20 January 2015

Olympus P&S

 

[PrincessInOz]

Constellation*

The constellation Orion is enclosed in the box. You can make out the 3 stars which form Orion's belt in the middle of the box. The 2 brightest stars in the group are Betelgeuse - near the upper center edge of the box - and Rigel - near the lower center edge of the box.

ISO 100
Focal Length 15mm
Aperture f/14
Exposure Time 69s (69/1)



All Terrain Armored Transport by Allen Castillo, on Flickr

WOW! Great shot.

Can I ask about your exposure of 69 seconds?

I can't remember....but is that area that dark or did you have an ND filter on or something?

 

[PythonFan888]

WOW! Great shot.

Can I ask about your exposure of 69 seconds?

I can't remember....but is that area that dark or did you have an ND filter on or something?

Thanks @PrincessInOz!

That area is really dark and one of the more difficult places to shoot in terms of lighting. I didn't have a filter on the 14 - 24.

When shooting difficult lighting scenarios I always check my histogram. I try to find a balance between keeping shadow detail and avoiding blown out highlights. I'm slowly getting used to the camera sensor's capabilities, the metering system, and the histogram to determine which exposures I can work with.

 

[SuperDave531]

Baseball Stadium

ISO 3200 F/4.5 1/640sec. @ 10mm

Baseball in Flight

ISO 3200 F/4 1/640sec. @70mm