ZapperZ's Great Outdoors Photo Contest

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The discussion centers around sharing and appreciating outdoor photography, particularly highlighting scenic locations like Moxie Falls and Bash Bish Falls. Participants share personal experiences and memories associated with these places, noting the increase in visitors and the beauty of nature. Photographers showcase their work, including stunning images of waterfalls, autumn landscapes, and foggy scenes, sparking admiration and encouraging others to contribute their own photos. Technical discussions arise regarding photography techniques, such as bracketing for exposure and scanning slides to digital formats. The thread fosters a sense of community among nature lovers and photographers, with a focus on the beauty of outdoor environments and the joy of capturing them through photography.
  • #501
Beautiful, CDTOE. Looks like a great place to explore!
 
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  • #502
Anyone know what kind of insect this is? They are on a maple tree laying eggs.

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  • #503
A thunder storm just came through and I snapped a few photos...I just love lighting...
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  • #504
Nice one. I am still waiting for a good thunderstorm to take pictures of. Last years they are either too far or during a day.
 
  • #505
sas3 said:
A thunder storm just came through and I snapped a few photos...I just love lighting...
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How did you trigger the shutter? Did you leave it open and capture different strikes?
 
  • #506
sas3 said:
A thunder storm just came through and I snapped a few photos...I just love lighting...
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excellent shot!
 
  • #507
Astronuc said:
How did you trigger the shutter? Did you leave it open and capture different strikes?
I'm wondering the same thing. I see these types of pictures but I have no idea how to achieve them.
@sas3: I'll add my congratulations on an excellent shot as well.
 
  • #508
No idea how sas3 took the picture, but there two ways of taking such pictures that I tried.

During the night open the shutter and wait till the lightning:

thunderstorm1.jpg


During a day shot a video and select the frames with the lightning:

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(yes, it is from the same window and in almost the same direction)
 
  • #509
And sure enough, nowadays there are http://www.lightningtrigger.com/Tips.html
 
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  • #510
Borek said:
No idea how sas3 took the picture, but there two ways of taking such pictures that I tried.

During the night open the shutter and wait till the lightning:

During a day shot a video and select the frames with the lightning:

(yes, it is from the same window and in almost the same direction)
Thanks, Borek. Sometimes I think that things are harder than they are. If someone came to me and said that they needed a lightning picture any way possible, I would probably end up using the two that you mentioned. But, ask me how to do it and I draw a blank. :rolleyes: Now, all I need is a good storm...

And, nice pictures BTW.
 
  • #511
I took video and grabbed the frames off them, I also tried to snap some photos when I seen the first flash but had no luck, I would think that leaving the shutter open would get overexposed.
 
  • #512
sas3 said:
I would think that leaving the shutter open would get overexposed.

It is a matter of finding right combination of ISO, exposition time and aperture. It is much easier during the night. And you need a tripod, but that's obvious.
 
  • #513
I will have to do some experimenting next time a storm comes up. I would think the pictures would be a lot better because the video has limited resolution.
 
  • #514
sas3 said:
I took video and grabbed the frames off them, I also tried to snap some photos when I seen the first flash but had no luck, I would think that leaving the shutter open would get overexposed.
That video is pretty darn good.


I thought I had posted something on Alex Honnold and his record breaking climb at Yosemite's Mt. Watkins, El Capitan and Half Dome in something like 19 hrs.


He just set another record - Florine, Honnold Set New Nose Speed Record
http://www.climbing.com/news/hotflashes/florine_honnold_set_new_nose_speed_record/
Climbing.com said:
6/18/12 - Hans Florine and Alex Honnold broke the Nose speed record on El Capitan in Yosemite Valley on Sunday with an ascent of 2 hours, 23 minutes, 46 seconds. This is about 13 minutes faster than the previous record set by Sean Leary and Dean Potter in 2010.
. . . .

Somewhere in this forum, we have a thread about mountains, but I don't think we have one on rock climbing.


A really spectacular waterfall - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:DudhSagar.jpg
 
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  • #517
Not that great and not that outdoor. We had two weeks of thunderstorms, but they were always in the wrong place - either too close, or too far, or in the direction that is blocked from sight. There was one that was more or less OK but it was short - so I managed to shot only one reasonably good looking picture:

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and 1:1 crop of the lightning:

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  • #518
Nice! What were the camera/lens settings?
 
  • #519
ISO 100, f 8, time around 30" (actually I was using bulb mode, waiting for the lightning and closing the shutter after the flash - edit: checked, 44"), 28 mm. Upper image is already cropped.
 
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  • #520
July 11, 2012 - There was a massive landslide on Lituya Mountain in Alaska's Fairweather Mountains.

http://www.nationalparkstraveler.co...johns-hopkins-glacier-chocolate-frosting10200

Drake Olson owns and operates a flying service up in that area if one wants to visit.
http://www.flydrake.com/2011/04/mt-emmerich-cathedrals-ski-support/

He shot some photos of the landslide (apparentely after the fact) from the air.

Some amazing scenery up that way.
 
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  • #521
From a south-western village in the Arabian Peninsula:

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  • #523
I saw an interesting sunset with the sun reflecting off the bottom of the clouds and went out to photograph it.

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When I turned around to go back in the house, I got this view.

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  • #526
Got to spend a couple days in the mountains after a recent conference in Denver. It was great to be out in the wilderness, even if only for a weekend.

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  • #527
just back from vacation, where I made these star trails (4-hour exposure):

http://img696.imageshack.us/img696/6410/bothz.jpg

It's hard to get a sense for the detail- here's a 1:1 crop showing an Iridium flare and meteor trail:

http://img195.imageshack.us/img195/5153/both1s.jpg

At this scale, the print would be 8 feet across.

Here's a composite shot (I can't decide if I like it or not):

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  • #528
These are great, Andy!
 
  • #530
Fantastic photos Andy
 
  • #531
Two more of the Milky way, first with the 15mm @ f/4 (30 second exposure), including a 1:1 crop of M7, which is too close to the horizon for me to see from home:

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M7 is the bright blob in the lower right, the lens is doing a great job keeping coma and field curvature low, even this close to the edge of the image.

and M7 as seen through the 400mm, this image is cropped and downsized considerably:

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  • #532
Wow!
 
  • #533
Photographer captures stunning images of rare, violent electrical storm
http://www.grindtv.com/outdoor/blog/34761/photographer+captures+stunning+images+of+rare+violent+electrical+storm/
 
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  • #534
Astronuc said:
Photographer captures stunning images of rare, violent electrical storm
http://www.grindtv.com/outdoor/blog/34761/photographer+captures+stunning+images+of+rare+violent+electrical+storm/

Link seems to be correct (it is posted on many other sites), but I am getting 403. Perhaps the account went over bandwidth quota.
 
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  • #535
Beerenberg on Jan Mayen, a Norwegian island in the Arctic sea at 71ºN latitude.

http://www.pbase.com/eaaseth/beerenberg&page=3

Beerenberg is the world's northernmost volcano above sea level, a still active stratovolcano, 2277 meters high.

Recently, there was a 6.8 magntiude earthquake - 88km NW Jan Mayen
http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/usc000cb69#summary
 
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  • #536
The trees are changing in upper Michigan and we need rain...
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  • #537
I really need to get up to Newfoundland and Labrador.

http://www.opxpeditions.com/story/weathered-cliffs-creaky-tuckamore-and-sea-stacks-a
 
  • #538
The U.P. Michigan
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  • #539
Surf's up again!
http://www.grindtv.com/surf/blog/36285/winter+comes+early+in+hawaii+with+arrival+of+50-foot+surf/
 
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  • #540
this morning sunrise

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  • #541
Great skies Andre.
 
  • #542
Wow, beautiful...
Now I am going to have to stay up and watch the sunrise... dam you...
 
  • #543
That would be a problem. would it?

First impression of the panorama with some quick jpgs not postprocessed yet:

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  • #544
And this morning it was like this,

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  • #545
The pictures are gorgeous Andre.
 
  • #546
sourlemon said:
The pictures are gorgeous Andre.

Thanks

Andre said:
... First impression of the panorama with some quick jpgs not postprocessed yet:

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And here is the final version

https://dl.dropbox.com/u/22026080/Panorama%20sunrise%20montcru1.JPG

Nine post processed raws. Original size 19400 x 4800 pixels
 
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  • #547
Wonderful!
 
  • #548
turbo said:
Wonderful!

Thanks Turbo. Personallu I consider this the best landscape panorama I ever made.

Can't wait to go back there.
 
  • #549
Andre said:
https://dl.dropbox.com/u/22026080/Panorama%20sunrise%20montcru1.JPG

Nine post processed raws. Original size 19400 x 4800 pixels


*astounded*

Beautiful pictures Andre, thanks for sharing.
 
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  • #550
Andre said:
And this morning it was like this,

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These take me back to a delightful midnight of my youth.

Thank you Andre.
 

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