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Water beetle. by faulkick, on Flickr

This is one of many water beetles which decided to make my swimming pool home during winter when we were not putting any chemicals in the pool.

In a coffee jar, using extension tubes.

Reply #1350 Posted: September 01, 2011, 01:26:08 am

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Reply #1351 Posted: September 01, 2011, 09:52:33 am

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Yea thanks Emrico :) although that's a pretty bad photo, as it kept on darting about inside the jar, and when ever I moved the jar it would move again, so I had to wait for it to stop moving right infront of the camera, as the extension tubes are a bit difficult to handle especially when trying to focus on something moving.

Reply #1352 Posted: September 01, 2011, 02:52:07 pm

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Some things that go on and on





and some rocks.


Reply #1353 Posted: September 01, 2011, 04:47:34 pm

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Reply #1354 Posted: September 04, 2011, 03:15:49 pm

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cool shots deadmeat :)

Reply #1355 Posted: September 06, 2011, 11:57:49 am
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Very cool!!! Love the second pic!

Reply #1356 Posted: September 06, 2011, 12:10:05 pm

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from the opening of the RWC fireworks display over Auckland city

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Reply #1357 Posted: September 10, 2011, 03:33:26 pm

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Nice work, there are some awesome images and tips in this thread, took a few nights to get through all 66 pages.
Thanks for the tip deadmeat, I got a ND fader and got a few shots at sunset before the RWC fireworks

This one was taken with ND fader set to Max, Exposure time 1/3sec, ISO-800, at 5:55pm


Exposure time 6sec, ISO-100, at 6:30pm












Exposure time 30sec, ISO-100, at 8:50pm






Exposure time 170sec, ISO-100, at 11:15pm


Taken on my Canon EOS 450D
I have so many Images that I want to share, but don't want to over do it, so when the time is right ill post some more :D

P.S. Astronomy Photographer of the Year 2011 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-14792580
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Reply #1358 Posted: September 14, 2011, 12:15:47 am

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Chilling over at bayswater aye. Nice pics

Reply #1359 Posted: September 14, 2011, 08:42:46 am

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Freakin awesome Postal looks really good mate

thanks heaps for that link theres some stunning photography there

the nd fader image came out really well mate love how you used the maxed out cross incorporated into the image  

have a good long play with it and you'll find the sweet spot (normally about 3 - 4 stops from max) using iso 100 and really low appature (22ish) and you can do full daylight shots 40 seconds long or so

Reply #1360 Posted: September 14, 2011, 09:20:04 am

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Sweet thanks
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maxed out cross incorporated into the image
not what I was expecting but looked cool so I went with it.
Yes time for a long play :D

Reply #1361 Posted: September 14, 2011, 11:11:46 pm

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Sweet thanks
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maxed out cross incorporated into the image

not what I was expecting but looked cool so I went with it.
Yes time for a long play :D

Reply #1362 Posted: September 14, 2011, 11:21:29 pm

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Here's a taste of WRC Coffs' Harbour 2011.

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Reply #1363 Posted: September 15, 2011, 07:16:16 pm
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Daddy Long Legs by faulkick, on Flickr

Just found this next to my BBQ, pretty bad ass, I guess it is true that Daddy Long Legs do not get fucked over by any other spiders.

Reply #1364 Posted: September 16, 2011, 02:11:27 pm

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This bird was ruthlessly knocking coffees over at Arthur's pass.

Reply #1365 Posted: September 18, 2011, 04:00:14 pm

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Wicked shot!

Reply #1366 Posted: September 18, 2011, 04:42:16 pm
If we hit that bullseye, the rest of the dominoes should fall like a house of cards. Checkmate.

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Untitled by LSDesignsNZ, on Flickr


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Reply #1367 Posted: September 19, 2011, 02:17:37 pm

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WOW nice. :D

Reply #1368 Posted: September 19, 2011, 02:45:42 pm

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These forums need a feature, where after every time DMW posts an image in this thread, there are 10 posts by people complimenting the photos, I don't think he knows how to take a bad photo. :P

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Reply #1369 Posted: September 19, 2011, 03:12:04 pm

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LOL everyone takes bad photos bro i just choose not to show them .... in saying that if you want help or any info just ask i am more than glad to help out where i can :)

Reply #1370 Posted: September 19, 2011, 03:16:55 pm

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I'm sure everyone takes bad photos, it's just down to who has the discipline not to post them. Something about trying to capture a moment in time, and then really wanting to share that moment with people, despite your reproduction of it being crap etc etc

Reply #1371 Posted: September 19, 2011, 03:17:33 pm

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well you see every photo no matter who calls what crap ect ... is a photo take by some one from there point of view,  if you think its a cool photo and you like it post it.

Photography is a way of capturing an moment in time its that moment you see that no one else does so if you do capture and share it hey thats up to you. Dont let anyone tell you its a shit photo ... a shit photo compared to what the identical moment someone else took the exact same photo ? haha  doest happen
do what makes you happy take photos of what inspires you
shoot your way

when your comfortable and get in the place you wanna be everything else will fall into place

Reply #1372 Posted: September 19, 2011, 03:26:12 pm

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omg warm fuzzies

Reply #1373 Posted: September 19, 2011, 03:41:20 pm

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Haha yea, I wasn't really being serious when I said you don't take 'bad' photos, was just trying to make a different post from the usual 'zomg fantastic shot!111oneone'

Speaking of warm fuzzies, first one to guess what plant this is, gets a brownie point.

Photomatix, the HDR program I use, seems to modify the photos when saving them or something, because all the shots which I use PM to process, look different in the program, to what they do when viewing outside of it, such as in this post.


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Reply #1374 Posted: September 20, 2011, 01:05:07 am