Photos you have taken in the last month of which you are proud?

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Sometimes another's misfortune is your gain.

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We all need somewhere to hide.

I may have said this quite a few times on this thread, but I really like polarisandys pics. Top stuff.

Cheers no beers!

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Thought I would post this here as well (it's on the 'Portrait photography = blackmail thread also)

So I had a really interesting experience this week. We need photo's for our company website and my employer asked if I would take them. The owner of the company is also into photography in a significant way and specialises in studio lighting subjects; quite different to my style.

He has a very capable and expensive studio light set that I was able to work with. I've never used anything like this before and it was a fascinating experience that told me just how hard it is to get the lighting right. We were working in a very small space so the lights were very close to the subject so small movements in their placement relative to the lights were making a very big difference in the amount of light falling on them. Fascinating experience though the results aren't really up to par for use in a corporate website.

This is the best example.

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This is not what I like to produce in terms of style and aesthetics, but I do like the warmth and engagement of his expression. For a 'corporate' shot I think would make us look more 'human' though I am not sure the owner wants to go with this style.

I've had a couple of goes in a studio now. It is much harder than YouTube makes it look! Plus the kit is always something different and you've go to figure it all out.

That said, I really enjoyed it. You can be as creative as you like with light, if you have the time to mess around.

Realised that hadn't really uploaded many (any!) photos from the last studio shoot, but rectified that now. I won't post them all here, but this is the album of studio photos on Flickr (one photo in the album is probably NSFW) https://www.flickr.com/photos/gingerfox/albums/72157671952111494

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Just seen the ablum on Flickr Kit and they are very impressive - I particularly love that high key B&W shot above.

Thanks Greg! I found I was having the same problems as I see in your studio portrait i.e. light bleed from the overexposed white background. I ended up much preferring to use a dark background, as I could more easily control the light.

There's a fair bit of post gone into the images, with the exception of Natalie's headshot above. Studio lights show up every imperfection so lots of cloning out spots and the like. The studio I was in also had a rough white painted stone backdrop which I ended up editing to a plain white background in some of the images. More post work than I enjoy, but it can be very satisfying!

Excellent work gents, I would have no idea where to start with lighting and a studio, I can barely use my flashgun.

On the other hand I was very pleased to get this shot this morning. I've seen Goldcrests in the garden quite frequently, but never even got a shot off before as they are so quick and secretive.

Its not perfect but I'm happy with it for now - getting one with a clean background is the next challenge.

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https://www.flickr.com/gp/98219308@N08/52qAWC

Camera could have been pointing [i]slightly[/i] lower, but I like the marmalade sky and the way that the rooftops in the foreground seem to loom in...and everything seems to be in focus and at the correct exposure, which is nice.

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@plop_pants, lovely snap.

Back to doing what I like, love and feel good about - environmental portraiture. This is another in the continuing project 'Transition':

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Spent an hour last weekend at the National Cycling Centre watching a couple of mates do a track taster session. Didn't get many decent shots due to a combination of poor skills, lack of practice with the camera recently, a horrendously cheap zoom lens and the fact that ISO 1600 on the 400D is pants. But mainly down to me. Anyway, here's one I quite like.

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Loch Awe on Tuesday (a huge change from 12 hours previously when my hammock was vibrating from the effects of the wind on the 25cm diameter trees it was hung from!)

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That bottom shot is ace mate.

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Recent late afternoon midweek solo hack, first attempt on 'The Gap'. Been mtb'ing for thirty years and never done it. I almost bailed 'cos it was foggy and stormy looking. Hung around, did some trails lower down. Then the storm moved on, the fog burned out, leaving warmth, dry'ish trails. Night-time attempt up next... (might not do that one solo though).

Love the moonshot and doordonot's picture too 🙂 Make me want to ride my bike and look at the stars 🙂

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A couple of lovely lanscapes there Jad. And a good moon shot too.

Very pleased to get this shot tonight from the window; and sorry about the leaves on the lawn, I'll sort it tomorrow.

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As its a bit of niche product i thought somebody on this thread might be interested by the Mindshift Gear outdoor photo rucksack that i'm selling over on the forum:

http://singletrackworld.com/forum/topic/fs-mindshift-180-panaroma-rucksack-ultimate-outdoor-photo-rucksack#post-8043364

jad - your landscape work is simply jaw dropping stuff!!

Some shots from last weekend in Paris.

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Thanks Rik! Getting back into it after a long lay off.

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A few photos from last weekend's riding in Welsh hills just outside of Abergavenny.

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bit of a mixed bag as I have been trying out different things with my camera..

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A trip to that there Londinium yesterday

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Not the best but I just found them interesting.

Marcel

I've had the week off - managed a day in London and spent some time in the National Portrait Gallery.

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First time on Snowdon for my 8 yr old! 🙂
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Wow Alanach, what time was it when you took that picture?

Benny shredding in style
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Haven't posted anything for a while, remembered to take my Gorillapod analog with me today to play with a slow shutter app; quite pleased with the result...

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Part of the ongoing 'transitions' project. I absolutely love this one.

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This isn't part of the project since the ones I include are all B&W and there is a B&W version of this but the colour one works much better.

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