what cool pics did you take this weekend?

[thenimirra]

I was thinking about my shutterbug wheelers this weekend and wondering what if any cool pics you took along the trails or around the state.

I was hoping this might be a continued thread so that every weekend, or day if you choose, you can post a favorite pic to share.

Please tell what kind of camera you used, any interesting information about how you took the shot and where the shot was taken.

I took some great shots this weekend, but unfortunately I can't post any of them on this general board because they aren't family friendly! :eek:

[sweater]

None of mine are SFW.

:flipoff2:

- mike

[Hardcor4x4]

None of mine are SFW.

:flipoff2:

- mike
http://www.colorado4x4.org/vbb/forumdisplay.php?f=65

[ColoradoSkier]

http://static.flickr.com/155/435105445_f6e3e80aca_m.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/bullockfam/435105445/)

[springsman]

My son

[Carrie]

My jeep

[ArloGuthroJeep]

http://landscapes.arlojeep.com/Boulder-Waterfalls-3-25-07/Weberized/IMG_7709.jpg
http://landscapes.arlojeep.com/Boulder-Waterfalls-3-25-07/Weberized/IMG_7713.jpg
http://landscapes.arlojeep.com/Boulder-Waterfalls-3-25-07/Weberized/IMG_7722.jpg

[ColoradoSkier]

Arlo - where was that?

[ArloGuthroJeep]

Canon Digital Rebel XTi w/ 17-85 & a UV & Circular polarized filter (to limit the light coming in)...

Taken up at Boulder Falls, .8 second shutter speed at around F16-F22 I believe.

[thenimirra]

nice! now that's what I'm talking about. I can't wait to take my Canon Rebel XTi out too! Thanks for the information!

[lilgreenjeepyj]

As seen here....
http://www.colorado4x4.org/vbb/showpost.php?p=737822&postcount=11

Soon, Ill be getting a DSLR for when teh baby shows up. But, they still aren't to bad for my old 1.8MP camera in the snow. :)

[thenimirra]

http://static.flickr.com/155/435105445_f6e3e80aca_m.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/bullockfam/435105445/)


your daughter is so adorable....are you SURE you had anything to do with creating her Chester? :flipoff2:

[thenimirra]

As seen here....
http://www.colorado4x4.org/vbb/showpost.php?p=737822&postcount=11

Soon, Ill be getting a DSLR for when teh baby shows up. But, they still aren't to bad for my old 1.8MP camera in the snow. :)


I can't believe I'm saying this, but those shots make me yearn for snow again!

[lilgreenjeepyj]

I can't believe I'm saying this, but those shots make me yearn for snow again!



That was Saturday....:D

[thenimirra]

That was Saturday...where the heck were you?

[lilgreenjeepyj]

Between Nederland and Estes, Bunce school road to be exact. Several inches of snow during the day.

[Waifer2112]

Between Nederland and Estes, Bunce school road to be exact. Several inches of snow during the day.

Those were cool pics. :thumbsup:

But then the Corolla or whatever kinda takes away from everything. :D

[thenimirra]

here are my first cloud shots taken in my neighborhood. I told all of my buddies to just get used to the idea that I might stop along the side of the road every now and then to get a good shot. I always keep my Nikon CoolPix L3 on hand...

http://i162.photobucket.com/albums/t277/thenimirra/FSCN0881.jpg



http://i162.photobucket.com/albums/t277/thenimirra/RSCN0884.jpg

[MReetz]

Don't ya love the sun rays we get around here....

[thenimirra]

doesn't it look like the Hand of God....

I get those kind of formations all the time near my neighborhood.

How do you take pics of the sun?

[MReetz]

doesn't it look like the Hand of God....

I get those kind of formations all the time near my neighborhood.

How do you take pics of the sun?

What kind of sun pix are you thinkin of......

Canon EOS 20d

[ColoradoSkier]

The kind through a welding helmet? :D

[thenimirra]

now you are just showing off Martin! You will be sufficiently punished later.

[Luv_Jeeps]

Here's some I took last week in South Dakota.
Nikon D200 with either an 18-200VR or an 80-400VR.

http://ju.nrfg.com/1.JPG
http://ju.nrfg.com/2.JPG
http://ju.nrfg.com/3.JPG
http://ju.nrfg.com/4.JPG
http://ju.nrfg.com/5.JPG
http://ju.nrfg.com/6.JPG

[MReetz]

now you are just showing off Martin! You will be sufficiently punished later.

What.....what kinda sun pix are you thinkin about?

[MReetz]

Here's some I took last week in South Dakota.
Nikon D200 with either an 18-200VR or an 80-400VR.

http://ju.nrfg.com/1.JPG
http://ju.nrfg.com/2.JPG
http://ju.nrfg.com/3.JPG
http://ju.nrfg.com/4.JPG
http://ju.nrfg.com/5.JPG
http://ju.nrfg.com/6.JPG

pretty darn cool!
Whats that little groundhog squirrel thingy, I dont' think I've ever seen one in 3D...only the slows ones the tried to cross the road....

[Luv_Jeeps]

pretty darn cool!
Whats that little groundhog squirrel thingy, I dont' think I've ever seen one in 3D...only the slows ones the tried to cross the road....

It's a yellow-bellied Marmot.
You can actually see them here in CO at some of the higher elevations.
I know I have seen them in the Ouray area before.

[thenimirra]

What kind of sun pix are you thinkin of......

Canon EOS 20d

it may be a stupid newbie question, but I was just wondering if you needed to do something special to take pics of the sun.

[MReetz]

No question is stupid.......unless you ask the same one 3x, then I write you off as hopeless......

Just be careful not to shoot into full sun without some type of filter, or welding helmet....

[thenimirra]

This weekend, the management at The Samba Room downtown allowed me into their kitchen so I could get pics for a photo class assignment.

This was my favorite one!

http://i162.photobucket.com/albums/t277/thenimirra/sambaroomcooksjpg.jpg

[ColoradoSkier]

This was probably the best one of the weekend.

http://static.flickr.com/172/478458898_fe89c3c185.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/bullockfam/478458898/)

[TrailTJ]

A few shots I took yesterday. I was having fun shooting random trees wide open...:)

http://i116.photobucket.com/albums/o3/tmydenver/099-1.jpg

http://i116.photobucket.com/albums/o3/tmydenver/137-1.jpg

http://i116.photobucket.com/albums/o3/tmydenver/090-1.jpg

All were shot at f/4 and around 1/30th. 5D with canon 70-200mm F/4L IS USM.

[lilgreenjeepyj]

Not the best, but it was a good trip to Cali this weekend. I REALLY need a new camera... :(

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v370/jeepnut24/DSCN1584.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v370/jeepnut24/DSCN1579.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v370/jeepnut24/DSCN1561.jpg

[ColoradoSkier]

I need a new camera too. The wife just goes on about how much this one cost, and that the one I want will cost so much more... :shrug:

[thenimirra]

I have to admit, my heart still skips a beat whenever I think about how much I paid for my Canon Rebel Xti. That's how I felt when I wrote the check for my first mortgage payment.

I used money from my income tax return to pay for the camera and the classes. That way, I didn't feel so bad about it. Maybe you could try to save $100 a month for 10 months? Jen might accept that process better, Chester.

[thenimirra]

TrailTJ, I really like that shot of the tree. I don't know why, but those kind of pics seem to call to me.

[TrailTJ]

Thanks, thenimirra. Which tree? they are all trees. Here is a fisheye shot of the Jeep and the city lights from Lookout Mt. last weekend.

http://i116.photobucket.com/albums/o3/tmydenver/_MG_0370.jpg

[thenimirra]

the very first one...it looks like a trunk of a tree. The photo is so good you want to reach in and touch the ridges of the trunk...

[TrailTJ]

I figured that was the one you were talking about. Thanks again! I like shots like that as well, I like the texture in shots like that. I really like to keep my images as simple as possible most of the time.

[thenimirra]

I like texture shots too! I'm still learning about the type of pics that I like. Check out the texture on these...

http://i162.photobucket.com/albums/t277/thenimirra/firstweek14.jpg

http://i162.photobucket.com/albums/t277/thenimirra/DSCN0091.jpg

[ColoradoSkier]

Do you use that fisheye to create virtual tours or anything like that?

I like the texture I can get on a flower...

http://static.flickr.com/126/371154021_185a526616_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/bullockfam/371154021/)

[lilgreenjeepyj]

I need a new camera too. The wife just goes on about how much this one cost, and that the one I want will cost so much more... :shrug:



With a baby arriving soon, I have an excuse to at least upgrade to a better camera. My cell phone has a higher resolution than my current camera..:( Then again, Im on number two and I bought this one many years ago when they were still "new".

The last one fell out of my vest, bounced off of a rock and landed in the river while I was landing a trout. :eek:

[ColoradoSkier]

I still can get good pics with my 5MP G5, so I don't have a strong argument for 'needing' vs. 'wanting'... :(

[lilgreenjeepyj]

I still can get good pics with my 5MP G5, so I don't have a strong argument for 'needing' vs. 'wanting'... :(



1.8Mp and about 5 years old here... Its not broke so I have no reason to replace it though. And you see about the best pictures Ive gotten out of it.

I broke the last one pretty well, so maybe this one can break....:idea:

Time to go fishing again....:D

[thenimirra]

Wow, Chester...that flower is beautiful! I want a macro lens!

[TrailTJ]

I use the fisheye for virtual tour type stuff sometimes. I am assuming you are talking about real estate virtual tours. When a client needs a photo of a smaller room I will use it. I prefer just to use a wide angle linear lens on architechture work though.

The fisheye is real fun to just play around with, funny pictures of the dog, etc. It can really be an awesome look when used right. My profile pic is with the fisheye.

[ColoradoSkier]

Wow, Chester...that flower is beautiful! I want a macro lens!

Didn't need a lens, it was a mode in the camera.

I use the fisheye for virtual tour type stuff sometimes. I am assuming you are talking about real estate virtual tours. When a client needs a photo of a smaller room I will use it. I prefer just to use a wide angle linear lens on architechture work though.

The fisheye is real fun to just play around with, funny pictures of the dog, etc. It can really be an awesome look when used right. My profile pic is with the fisheye.

I need to improve my zoom capabilities, but the fisheye does look fun.

[thenimirra]

hmmm...maybe I'll try messing around with my macro mode and see what happens. I thought you had a special lens. That shot was great.

What is a fisheye? Is that a camera mode?

[ColoradoSkier]

hmmm...maybe I'll try messing around with my macro mode and see what happens. I thought you had a special lens. That shot was great.

What is a fisheye? Is that a camera mode?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fisheye_lens

[thenimirra]

oh, I see...it's a special lense. My camera goes from 18 to 55 mm, but I don't think that's wide enough for a fisheye lense.

[TrailTJ]

Good call Skier....
Zoom lenses are nice. I enjoy shooting with the telephoto lens more than the fisheye(most of the time...). You have to really compose your shot with a telephoto lens.

[thenimirra]

I really want a telephoto lense....but at nearly $700 you could buy another camera for that cost! I want one with Image Stabilization on it...

A friend from class bought a $1,000 one. EEK!

[ColoradoSkier]

Just like wheeling, you shouldn't expect to stop spending money once you get your basic gear.

And here is a whole flickr group dedicated to textures...
http://www.flickr.com/groups/textures/

[thenimirra]

well, I'm never going to be out of debt. Might as well live a little instead of always having anxiety about how to pay it all off first.

[thenimirra]

that's interesting that Flick has discussion groups.

[ColoradoSkier]

"sense of community" is the next big thing in the online world. And there are some very good implementations of it. Why else is this board so popular?

[thenimirra]

this one is kinda simple, but I like it...

http://i162.photobucket.com/albums/t277/thenimirra/redtexture.jpg

[TrailTJ]

Just like wheeling, you shouldn't expect to stop spending money once you get your basic gear.

And here is a whole flickr group dedicated to textures...
http://www.flickr.com/groups/textures/

It really is never ending just like wheeling. Start off with a nice set-up, think it is all you need. Then you want(sometimes need) something better and more expensive, and again, etc. You might as well just invest in some Pro gear from the start, save some $$. Just like how some on here say," do it once, do it right".

[TrailTJ]

I really want a telephoto lense....but at nearly $700 you could buy another camera for that cost! I want one with Image Stabilization on it...

A friend from class bought a $1,000 one. EEK!

Image stabilization is really cool. My Canon 70-200F/4L IS USM lens is amazing! It gives the equivalent effect of a shutter speed 4 stops faster. A rule of thumb when hand holding long lenses is never shoot a shutter speed slower than your lens, so if your lens is 200mm, you wouldn't want to shoot slower than 1/200th. With this lens I can shoot at 1/15th sec. at 200mm and get clear images(most of the time, you still have to hold the camera very still). It is cool and worth the $ IMO.

[ColoradoSkier]

I would think it would still be ideal to be on a tripod or monopod...

[TrailTJ]

Yeah, tripod or monopod is a must with a lens like that pretty much all of the time. The fact that you CAN handhold a 200mm lens at 1/15th is pretty crazy though.

[GrayT]

Fox Run park pond on Saturday during a slight drizzle:

http://grayt.net/PHOTO/G/SwampThing.jpg

[thenimirra]

that's a sweet shot. The director of the Denver Dark Room told us during critiques that taking shots after a rain is the a "great photo moment."

[thenimirra]

I took shots at a wedding reception and at the Lefthand Canyon cleanup.

Needless to say, I had way more fun shooting at the canyon than I did at the wedding.

I will NEVER be a wedding photographer. Every time I got my camera set up, they changed the lighting and I had to start all over again! You really gotta know your camera and how to adjust quickly under any circumstances when shooting at an event like this.

Here's my Carnage shots...

http://picasaweb.google.com/thenimirra/LefthandCanyonCleanup2007