sho_nuff1997

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City Hall as shot:

<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/19385410@N00/4710429863/" title="bldg as shot by sho_nuff1997, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1285/4710429863_1b7938270f.jpg" width="379" height="500" alt="bldg as shot" /></a>

City Hall straightened:

<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/19385410@N00/4710427401/" title="Straightened bldg by sho_nuff1997, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4032/4710427401_394351895c.jpg" width="391" height="500" alt="Straightened bldg" /></a>

Is that all just distortion, or is it something I am doing wrong? I thought I was relatively straight when I took the shot.

sho_nuff1997

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Sorry, it was taken with Sigma 10-20

srika

Yeah its tough - I think it mainly has to do with lens characteristics - it's especially an issue with wide shots - a way to combat this is to use a zoom lens, go far back from the subject, and zoom in.

You may have seen photogs at weddings doing this, where they stand far back from the subject and zoom in for shots - the reason for this is it minimizes or even eliminates distortion because it makes the image plane flat or almost flat, as opposed to curved when you are right near the subject. Hope that makes sense.

srika

http://www.flickr.com/photos/delobbo/4712012426/



http://www.flickr.com/photos/delobbo/4711372981/


http://www.flickr.com/photos/delobbo/4711246249/

CLtotheTL32

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^Wow those are beautiful pictures.

350Z and E46 M3?

sho_nuff1997

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Makes sense. Thank you for the explanation and tip.

srika

thanks - yeah - the 350Z is synth19's old car btw.

srika

http://www.flickr.com/photos/delobbo/4712063729/

JS + XES

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sho_nuff1997

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From yesterday's walk around:

<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/19385410@N00/4710452309/" title="B&amp;W Chairs by sho_nuff1997, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4017/4710452309_d6d624c3e7_b.jpg" width="1024" height="680" alt="B&amp;W Chairs" /></a>

jupitersolo

<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/reverseimage/4714785345/" title="Obama Washington Nationals Game-1 by jupitersolo, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4072/4714785345_08323f4a71.jpg" width="500" height="332" alt="Obama Washington Nationals Game-1" /></a>


<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/reverseimage/4714785387/" title="Obama Washington Nationals Game-2 by jupitersolo, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4025/4714785387_45b371c1fe.jpg" width="500" height="332" alt="Obama Washington Nationals Game-2" /></a>

sho_nuff1997

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Oh snap! Paparazzi in the house!

jupitersolo

Nay, he just happen to be at the Washington Nationals game last night, White Sox in town.

TommySalami

I hate those chairs! Some of our classrooms have them and the backs have zero support. Makes it really hard to sit up straight

EuRTSX

Those chairs made me feel like I had a huge ass.

:P

CGP CL9

wow those are some old ass chairs.
the chairs at my school all have cushions like a movie theater seat lol.
well the big class rooms anyways.

JLatimer

I took this for the contest... Too late.

einsatz

Why not convert it to BW? It looks like there's a little CA on the lower left dimples.

This one is from last year, but I was reminded of this trip after talking to a fellow photog today:

<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/ep_jhu/3981681735/" title="Around the bend by ep_jhu, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3498/3981681735_736dee09e0_b.jpg" width="1024" height="1024" alt="Around the bend" /></a>

srika

http://www.flickr.com/photos/delobbo/4716228246/

http://www.flickr.com/photos/delobbo/4716228308/

http://www.flickr.com/photos/delobbo/4716228356/

sho_nuff1997

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I know what you mean. I sat in them after I took some pics just to remind myself how much I despise them.

These chairs were in an outdoor theater next to the main theater.

sho_nuff1997

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I don't see any SS around. How close were you to him?

jupitersolo

I was about 12 rows from 3rd base dugout, he was directly behind me in the suites a level up. That image was taken with at 300mm FP (450mm cropped)

EuRTSX

LKLD

Caught this little guy rooting through the leaves for food while on a walk.

srika

whoa!

MWalsh9152

I had nothing for the contest, so I took this last night (2 hours after the submission period ended) nothing special, just to at least submit something

srika

http://www.flickr.com/photos/delobbo/4718517981/

JLatimer

Probably.. It was taken on a less than good lens with extension tubes. Yeah, I should convert to BW. I didnt think of that though.

lightjak_tsx

nice pics

CLtotheTL32

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JS + XES

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srika

http://www.flickr.com/photos/delobbo/4721331879/

srika

odd tire choice for a BB512i....

http://www.flickr.com/photos/delobbo/4722022315/

jupitersolo

Man!!! Does red shine in hdr...

einsatz

Here's one from the drum circle at Meridian Hill Park in DC:

<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/ep_jhu/4719608188/" title="Drum Circle Dancer by ep_jhu, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4021/4719608188_59a5a235f0_b.jpg" alt="Drum Circle Dancer" /></a>

More here: http://www.flickr.com/photos/ep_jhu/...7624331379194/

vas25tl

Just a few quick pics from my camping trip last week.












Still have a ton more in RAW that I need to get through.

mn2trance

^ Awesome pics! I need to transfer some pictures I had taken this past weekend.

sho_nuff1997

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Nice pics, Vas. Where did you go camping?

vas25tl

Thanks!

We drove out to Colorado. Left last Friday and came back on Sunday morning. I have like 650 pictures, many in RAW - need to get through all of them, touch some up. I was looking to make myself a poster for my basement and I think I have the perfect shot

Is that pic on top from Water st and wells? I'm staring at that building right now

sho_nuff1997

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Sweet. Sounds like a fun trip. And, yep...I was standing on that little island on Water and Wells.