Sunday, May 29, 2011

I Know, I Know.

I Know, I Know. by ericwyllie
I Know, I Know., a photo by ericwyllie on Flickr.

May 22nd, 2011

3-WAY TIE FOR FIRST PLACE

Congrats on having this stunning photo showcased on The World Through My Eyes homepage, and for the 3-way tie for 1st place ericwyllie :-)

112/365

112/365 by The Original Ciscokid
112/365, a photo by The Original Ciscokid on Flickr.

May 22nd, 2011

3-WAY TIE FOR FIRST PLACE

Congrats on having this beautiful photo showcased on The World Through My Eyes homepage, and for the 3-way tie for 1st place The Original Ciscokid :-)

un soplo en colores

May 22nd, 2011

3-WAY TIE FOR FIRST PLACE

Congrats on having this awesome photo showcased on The World Through My Eyes homepage, and for the 3-way tie for 1st place Sergio :-)

Sunday, May 22, 2011

Ventilator

Ventilator by YaYapas
Ventilator, a photo by YaYapas on Flickr.

May 15, 2011

FIRST PLACE

Congrats on being voted 1st place in the weekly photo contests with wonderful capture YaYapas.


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Aachen, Oster-Bend 2011
Easter Fair

50sec, f/20.0, B+W ND110

Abandoned

Abandoned by pdxsafariguy
Abandoned, a photo by pdxsafariguy on Flickr.

May 15, 2011

SECOND PLACE

Congrats on being voted 2nd place in the weekly photo contests with this fantastic photo Tom.




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I had the pleasure of meeting up with David and company this weekend on a trip into the gorge for some wildflowers. Unfortunately neither the flowers nor the clouds were very cooperative, but it was still a fun trip and a chance to visit several places I had never been to before.

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Beam Me Up

Beam Me Up by Kenny Maths
Beam Me Up, a photo by Kenny Maths on Flickr.

May 15, 2011

THIRD PLACE

Congrats on being voted 3rd place in the weekly photo contests with this superb photo Kenny.


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While I'm probably more of a 'people' photographer than anything else, I do have a fondness for architectural shots as well. :-)

This is the magnificent spiral staircase at the Usher Hall in Edinburgh, of which I've posted a number of other photographs, which you can see here:

Usher Hall Spiral Staircase

I took this after the end of Madeleine Peyroux's concert last night. In most shots I've taken of this, the 'eye' at the top is blindingly white (because it's daylight outside), but the light is more balanced when it is dark outside.

Having said that, most of my shots of this staircase have tended to be a labour of love, involving multiple processing of the same RAW file, as well as numerous adjustment layers, combined with layer masking...and this one is no exception.

However, it a magnificent piece of architecture and well worth the undignified position I found myself in while I was taking this shot. Hey, you have to suffer for your art, even if it's only some mild ridicule from passers-by. :-)

Sunday, May 15, 2011

306/365]:Monsoon Rain

May 9th, 2011

FIRST PLACE

Congrats on being voted 1st place in the weekly photo contest with this incredibly cool capture aadnan613 :-)
Here is a link to the winning photo:

Attachment

Attachment by Funchye
Attachment, a photo by Funchye on Flickr.

May 9th, 2011

SECOND PLACE

Congrats on being voted 2nd place in the weekly photo contest with this stunning capture Funchye :-)

Galerie du Palais-Royal * Paris

May 9th, 2011

THIRD PLACE

Congrats on being voted 3rd place in the weekly photo contest with this fantastic capture sistereden2 :-)

Cour Carrée du Louvre * Paris

May 1st, 2011

FIRST PLACE

Congrats on being voted 1st place in the weekly photo contest with this fabulous image sistereden2 :-)

Otter vs. Coyote: Enter Stage Left

May 1st, 2011

SECOND PLACE

Congrats on being voted 2nd place in the weekly photo contest with this fabulous catch fiznatty :-)


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This week I'm telling the story of the otter/coyote encounter from New Year's Eve, in pictures.

I was out watching three otters in the Lamar Valley in the afternoon, having snowshoed out to where the Lamar River was still thawed out in places.

The otters were diving in and out of the water looking for fish when someone else made a surprise appearance...

On to Part 2 >>

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Hygrangea with bottle bokeh

May 1st, 2011

THIRD PLACE

Congrats on being voted 3rd place in the weekly photo contest with this beautiful image borealnz :-)
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Sunday, May 01, 2011

Stovepipe Wells Dunes

Stovepipe Wells Dunes by Jeff Dyck
Stovepipe Wells Dunes, a photo by Jeff Dyck on Flickr.

April 25th, 2011

FIRST PLACE

Congrats on being voted 1st place in the weekly photo contest with this fabulous capture Jeff.

Empezando la noche

Empezando la noche by inmacor
Empezando la noche, a photo by inmacor on Flickr.

April 25th, 2011

SECOND PLACE

Congrats on being voted 2nd place in the weekly photo contest with this wonderful image inmacor.

Saline Sunrise

Saline Sunrise by pdxsafariguy
Saline Sunrise, a photo by pdxsafariguy on Flickr.

April 25th, 2011

THIRD PLACE

Congrats on being voted 3rd place in the weekly photo contest with this stunning photo Tom, WOW!

Via Flickr:
We were fortunate enough to have an epic sunrise on our four-day photographic expedition to Death Valley. A huge thanks goes to Jim for providing me with necessary information on locating some salt patterns. The main visitor's area in the Badwater basin sometimes floods in the winter months and dissolves all of the patterns. They are only starting to regenerate, a process which will take many months. Typically the best time of year to see these formations is in the autumn.

A 3-stop Singh-Ray hard GND was used for this one. Even with 3 stops, I almost blew out the red channel in the sky. My new Singh-Ray filters performed admirably on this trip and I have now retired my entire collection of Cokin filters.

In case you are wondering how these form, I found this article offering some wisdom on the subject: findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m1134/is_7_110/ai_78334669/

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