Assignment: Best Of

[sgrubisich]

Portland OR has beautiful bridges, this is Cathedral Park.

[Taraven]

Probably not my best photograph, but the party hat made me smile.



Camera: Fuji s9600 (point and shoot. I'm very much a beginner).
Mode: Auto
Flash: Not used
Taken 21st December 2008

[naeno]

Originally Posted by robshots

You know, I've wanted to submit my photos - not just for this contest, but to get feedback and critiques - but for the life of me, I cannot figure out how to submit photos. I come to this location, and there is NOTHING that says "upload photos here" or "how to post photos" or "how to submit photos". Nothing.

I love the DPS site and the articles and tips and I have learned a lot.

But I have been unable to participate, and it is incredibly frustrating. Anyone willing to help, please let me know. And now I have missed the deadline for submitting to this contest - more frustration...dang!!!

Try this thread. It's posted as a sticky at the top of each discussion group. Good luck!

[Beholder]

To: Robshots,
Same as when you post messages,but
See if you can go way down and find manage attachments and
then attach your picture or photo.
Thanks!

[ajward]

I believe this is one of my best this year. I keep coming back to this photo

[robshots]

While on a drive home from a ski resort, and spending an hour at the spot where the mountain sheep are supposed to congregate, my wife spotted a herd grazing just outside Denver off of I70. Fortunately, I was able to grab the exit (whipping across three lanes to do it, which I am sure brought smiles to many other drivers' faces) do a u-turn under the freeway and shot steadily for about half an hour. This was one of the better shots - my BUTT shot. All large adults, all just munching away, oblivious to the now-herd of photographers doing what I was doing.

Shot with a Canon PowerShot S2 IS with the zoom at about halfway. Do not know what was happening with shutter speed or ISO, sorry.

Hope I am doing this right, or it will wind up as an "empty" post...instead of with a photo :-(

[robshots]

Thanks, I kinda just plodded through, and I think I actually was able to post one!!! Wowzer!

[psykon99]

Assignment: Best of...

I had a hard time picking, but I settled on this image since I keep coming back to it as one of my favorites.



The image is HDR - so the EXIF is not intact, however, I can fill in the gaps:

- Canon Digital Rebel XTi
- Sigma 18-200mm f/3.5-6.3 OS
- 18mm, 1/250 @ f/8 ISO 100 in aperture priority
- Shot on February 18th, 2008

This was for the first exposure. I then took the RAW file into ACR and processed two more RAW files from it - one up a stop or so and another down a stop or so. I then used CS3 to blend in HDR mode.

After that, I did some adjustments to the color, some dodging and burning, darkening of the sky, etc.

I found this scene under some great light on the drive to Quincy, IL just north of Augusta, IL. Man it was cold out! A police officer actually stopped to see if I was okay. I told him what I was up to. He shook his head as if I was crazy and drove off.

I've driven by several times since but the light has never been the same.

[WychOfAvalon]

Taken with a simple point n' shoot. I'd rather not bring out my 'real' camera in the dinghy in most cases! I converted to Black and White in Photoshop Elements.

Not my best shot of the year but I just joined here yesterday and I won't be home to upload anything else to Flickr in time I just wanted to participate anyway to jump in with both feet!

Some of the images in this thread, truth be told, took my breath away.






Camera: Olympus u770SW,S770SW
Exposure: 0.002 sec (1/500)
Aperture: f/5
Focal Length: 6.7 mm
ISO Speed: 80
Exposure Bias: 0/10 EV
Flash: Flash did not fire, auto mode

Image Description: OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA
Orientation: Horizontal (normal)
X-Resolution: 314 dpi
Y-Resolution: 314 dpi
Software: Adobe Photoshop Elements 2.0
Date and Time: 2008:10:16 09:28:51
YCbCr Positioning: Co-Sited
Exposure Program: Normal
Date and Time (Original): 2008:10:12 02:21:41
Date and Time (Digitized): 2008:10:12 02:21:41
Maximum Lens Aperture: 361/100
Metering Mode: Pattern
Color Space: sRGB
Digital Zoom Ratio: 100/100
Compression: JPEG
Caption/Abstract: OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA
XMP Description: OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA
Image Width: 1046 pixels
Image Height: 787 pixels

[Rhonalee]

This one is my favorite of the year. It's three vases. The one in front is made of bubbled glass.
Panasonic DMC FZ18
taken 6/28/08
ISO 100
shutter 1/15
f/8
studio lights used, no flash
manual setting