New Hike, same place

DavidTODavidTO Registered Users, Retired Mod Posts: 19,160 Major grins
edited January 31, 2005 in Wildlife
Took my kids with me for a late afternoon hike in Sawiwa Native American Indian Natural Area.

Here's what I shot (click on images for EXIF data):

This is what it looked like on the way in:

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We made whistles out of grass:
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My boy took a picture:
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As did my girl:
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Then I took some more:

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And my favorite:
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  • USAIRUSAIR Registered Users Posts: 2,646 Major grins
    edited January 30, 2005
    David
    Great series
    And your favorite is mine too great shotclap.gif
    All that green grass nothing but white here

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  • AndyAndy Registered Users Posts: 50,016 Major grins
    edited January 30, 2005
    you've got a good eye, a good looking family, and of course the scenery is just lovely

    thanks for sharing david
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  • HarrybHarryb Registered Users, Retired Mod Posts: 22,708 Major grins
    edited January 30, 2005
    Hey David,


    Nice pic but the last shot is special.

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  • DavidTODavidTO Registered Users, Retired Mod Posts: 19,160 Major grins
    edited January 30, 2005
    USAIR, andy, harryb:

    Thanks. I appreciate your comments.

    I have a question, though. I'm having trouble dealing with giving up parts of my shots to cropping. On that last shot, for instance, if I order an 8x10, it's still OK, but I like the feeling of expanse behind the kids, and that gets lost a bit with 8x10.

    So then I can order 8x12, but sheesh it's a lot harder to find framing options for 8x12. I mean, you can do anything with a frame, but I'm looking to buy something inexpensive off the shelf, and the options are just so much more limiting.

    Any tips on how to deal with this? Maybe it's just something I need to learn to let go of....
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  • Tim KirkwoodTim Kirkwood Registered Users Posts: 900 Major grins
    edited January 30, 2005
    Very nice David!! clap.gif


    We too have nothing but "that white grass" right now. Cant wait for spring!


    Thanks for sharing what looked to be a lovly day!
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  • AndyAndy Registered Users Posts: 50,016 Major grins
    edited January 30, 2005
    DavidTO wrote:

    Any tips on how to deal with this? Maybe it's just something I need to learn to let go of....

    my advice... on shots like this, step back some, or zoom out if you've got a zoom on board. at 8mpx you've got *loads* of data available to crop from, and make a lovely 8x10 at super quality.
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  • DavidTODavidTO Registered Users, Retired Mod Posts: 19,160 Major grins
    edited January 30, 2005
    andy wrote:
    my advice... on shots like this, step back some, or zoom out if you've got a zoom on board. at 8mpx you've got *loads* of data available to crop from, and make a lovely 8x10 at super quality.

    Shoot looser, so I can crop. Ugh. That'll be hard. Like leaving the last of the chocolate cake on my plate. Not sure I can do it.
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  • AndyAndy Registered Users Posts: 50,016 Major grins
    edited January 30, 2005
    DavidTO wrote:
    Shoot looser, so I can crop. Ugh. That'll be hard. Like leaving the last of the chocolate cake on my plate. Not sure I can do it.

    trust me, you can. you've got 8mpx available! i've made and sold 16x20s at great quality from less than 5 mpx.
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  • DavidTODavidTO Registered Users, Retired Mod Posts: 19,160 Major grins
    edited January 30, 2005
    Tim Kirkwood wrote:
    Very nice David!! clap.gif


    We too have nothing but "that white grass" right now. Cant wait for spring!


    Thanks for sharing what looked to be a lovly day!

    Hey, it was actually cool enough to wear a beanie...and by the time the sun was going down on the hike out, I was actually glad I had it.

    Thanks for looking, and the comments.
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  • GREAPERGREAPER Registered Users Posts: 3,113 Major grins
    edited January 30, 2005
    Nice shots, it looks like a great place to hike. Your kids did pretty good with their shots as well.

    The last shot is special, it has a different quality of light than the rest.
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  • gusgus Registered Users Posts: 16,209 Major grins
    edited January 30, 2005
    That last shot is a real nice one...got a 'harry potter' sort of feel to it.
  • ginger_55ginger_55 Registered Users Posts: 8,416 Major grins
    edited January 30, 2005
    I like that last shot, too. And the others are very good, too. That is you? You have aged since your avatar was shot.

    I wish I had that lens...............too.

    ginger

    (The kids and the landscape would be nice for a day, too.)
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  • DeeDee Registered Users Posts: 2,981 Major grins
    edited January 30, 2005
    Nice series
    About the cropping -- I'm a designer, life long photographer, so when I shot slide film I cropped as I wanted the image to appear -- tightly...

    Now that I have 8 megapixels I have all sorts of cropping room available, and I have to force myself to remember to zoom back a little to allow room for cropping -- but it's the most difficult thing in the world. My images just don't look the same when I get them up on the screen. Because they don't look like I wanted the final image to look like I think I ruined the shot!

    It's going to be a long transition for me to look at each image and remember not to be disappointed, but to crop in to what I saw. But it's hard! Really hard for me to do that.

    But, you know the pros (for stock photos) -- they will stand there and take loads of photos of a good subject at all kinds of different crops -- plus vertical and horizontal versions. So it can be done -- it's just not easy.

    I suppose in the end you have to remember your disappointment when forced to crop for a print format and perhaps that will help out in the field.
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  • DavidTODavidTO Registered Users, Retired Mod Posts: 19,160 Major grins
    edited January 30, 2005
    Greaper, Humnungus, Ginger,

    Thanks for looking and the comments.

    Yeah, Ginger. A little older. A bit more gray. Thanks for noticing. ;)
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  • T4TotsT4Tots Registered Users Posts: 198 Major grins
    edited January 30, 2005
    I like the second to last one! Great Series. It looks so soft on the grass!
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  • DavidTODavidTO Registered Users, Retired Mod Posts: 19,160 Major grins
    edited January 30, 2005
    T4Tots wrote:
    I like the second to last one! Great Series. It looks so soft on the grass!

    Thanks!

    I'm wondering if with a little more curves work, if I can get the light in that one to look a bit more like the last. Just a bit denser. I'll probably give that a shot.
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  • DavidTODavidTO Registered Users, Retired Mod Posts: 19,160 Major grins
    edited January 30, 2005
    andy wrote:
    trust me, you can. you've got 8mpx available! i've made and sold 16x20s at great quality from less than 5 mpx.

    yeah, it's just gonna take some getting used to, framing a little loose so I can crop to 8x10.
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  • gregneilgregneil Registered Users Posts: 255 Major grins
    edited January 30, 2005
    good stuff... I'll chime in with the rest of the crowd and say that I love the last one. Great light and great facial expressions.
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  • pathfinderpathfinder Super Moderators Posts: 14,708 moderator
    edited January 30, 2005
    Great Series David. I liked the last the best too.

    Oh - no wonder you like the MAC so well - You're Steve Jobs. Or at least with your sunglasses you look like him. :D:D
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  • DavidTODavidTO Registered Users, Retired Mod Posts: 19,160 Major grins
    edited January 30, 2005
    gregneil wrote:
    good stuff... I'll chime in with the rest of the crowd and say that I love the last one. Great light and great facial expressions.

    Thanks, gregneil. Ya get lucky sometimes, I guess.
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  • DavidTODavidTO Registered Users, Retired Mod Posts: 19,160 Major grins
    edited January 30, 2005
    pathfinder wrote:
    Great Series David. I liked the last the best too.

    Oh - no wonder you like the MAC so well - You're Steve Jobs. Or at least with your sunglasses you look like him. :D:D

    Yeah, rightl. Steve with about 30 extra pounds.

    Course, if I was a vegan, and got cancer, I'd probably drop a few, too.
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  • TristanPTristanP Registered Users Posts: 1,107 Major grins
    edited January 30, 2005
    Agreed, that last one is great. If have a hard time remembering to leave room for cropping, too, so you're not alone. You can buy pairs of frame edges at local craft stores (like Michael's). A pair of 8s and a pair of 12s would do the trick. I don't know how the price compares to a ready-made frame in a standard size, but it's an option for you.
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  • lynnesitelynnesite Registered Users Posts: 747 Major grins
    edited January 31, 2005
    DavidTO wrote:
    Yeah, rightl. Steve with about 30 extra pounds.

    Course, if I was a vegan, and got cancer, I'd probably drop a few, too.

    Laughing.gif, yeah, or didn't have a total desk job, eh? What an incredible weekend this was. You already know I love that last shot.

    Off to post my poppies thread (and drive some snowbelt folks crazy...I always remind people, waving gorgeous grasses now and absolute tinder come summer).

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  • gubbsgubbs Registered Users Posts: 3,166 Major grins
    edited January 31, 2005
    Lovely set David, & that last one is special!
    I think your daughter is very photogenic and seems to be very comfortable in front of the camera. My daughters have got to the age (11 & 13) where they object strongly every time I try to take a shot. So take plenty while they still let you :D
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  • DavidTODavidTO Registered Users, Retired Mod Posts: 19,160 Major grins
    edited January 31, 2005
    gubbs wrote:
    Lovely set David, & that last one is special!
    I think your daughter is very photogenic and seems to be very comfortable in front of the camera. My daughters have got to the age (11 & 13) where they object strongly every time I try to take a shot. So take plenty while they still let you :D

    Thanks, Lynne, Gubbs. Yeah, I take 5x as many pictures of her as anyone else.

    It was a great weekend.

    Off to look at a poppies thread!
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  • AngeloAngelo Super Moderators Posts: 8,937 moderator
    edited January 31, 2005
    great shots. the last one has "movie poster" written all over it.


    DavidTO wrote:
    Took my kids with me for a late afternoon hike in Sawiwa Native American Indian Natural Area.

    Here's what I shot (click on images for EXIF data):

    This is what it looked like on the way in:

    15021991-M.jpg


    We made whistles out of grass:
    15022698-M.jpg



    15022822-M.jpg



    My boy took a picture:
    15023099-M.jpg



    As did my girl:
    15023130-M.jpg



    Then I took some more:

    15023248-M.jpg




    15023404-M.jpg




    15023646-M.jpg




    And my favorite:
    15087127-M.jpg
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  • John MuellerJohn Mueller Registered Users Posts: 2,555 Major grins
    edited January 31, 2005
    That last one is so very SWEET thumb.gif
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  • DavidTODavidTO Registered Users, Retired Mod Posts: 19,160 Major grins
    edited January 31, 2005
    Angelo wrote:
    great shots. the last one has "movie poster" written all over it.

    Thanks., Angelo. Very kind of you.
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