Random Pics

[Richard_M]

Tried to get some Autumn colours over the weekend. Still a few weeks before the majority of the trees start to turn.

Managed to get a few snaps

[Jos]

Great colours, it's all go any minute all round here too.



Sky photo as I walked to work yesterday

[Richard_M]

Great colours, it's all go any minute all round here too.

Thanks, the next few weeks (weather dependant) should have some great colours

Here is one I took the other day

[Arthurhh]

Had a play with my night shot of the Green Man. It is carved using a chainsaw by Andy Hancock of Texas (X Australia) in the body of a Deodar Cedar tree at the location which died from natural causes.
It was recently uprooted and the roots removed and remounted on a concrete plinth as the base was rotting.
It is representative of the Greenman in Welsh mythology. A symbol of Rebirth and the cycle of life.


My image printed in the local Rag during the refurbish of the base


I still haven't settled on how I want the final series of Photos of this to look I am experimenting at the moment, but it is an Iconic town image that I have a fascination with and as I say in my Sig I don't have an artistic eye, I have a technical bent.



I am tempted to sign off the company Odd Gang and have them come into town and backdrop it for me with a couple of scaffold poles and some clothing x the Pulp Machine which is a mid grey, but figure that may make it a bit stark and destroy the image.

Ideas welcome, critisim will be denied but read

[rjd]

Nightime by robjdickinson, on Flickr

[Jos]

The night shot looks pretty good Arthur, much more better than it looked in the before shots!

[rjd]

Nice Ride by robjdickinson, on Flickr

[Arthurhh]

Well what do you do when you have to stay at Sky Tower Hotel and have time on your hands

[rjd]

Nice! Dont get to see too many Auckland urban pics on here!?>!

[Lia]

Nice one Arthur ...now all the best with the roulette..and then the next shot should be self portrait , remote control ..you rolling in lucre Have fun.

[Lia]

I have no connection with this shop in this particular town but i really like these shop models perched on their roof over the foot path thingy.i'm such a sucker for this sort of marketing (for a photo shoot)

[rjd]

Cool, we had a store like that in chc, til it fell down



A Heathcote estuary sunset by robjdickinson, on Flickr

[Lia]

Must be a chain of them , this one is Gisborne , survived their earthquake a bit. However awesome sunset at Heathcote mr ex Vatican Assassin now mr Thread Police.... beautiful capture.

[mesodan]

Just a shot of the protogs at the rugby in the weekend, 4 x 400L!

[Arthurhh]

Just a shot of the protogs at the rugby in the weekend, 4 x 400L!

And the estimate of the value (Lens and Camera) in this shot

[rjd]

1D4 = $7k = $28k
400/2.8 = $12k = $48k
70-200= $3k
4 * monopods+ ball heads = $2000

cap on backwards, priceless.

[Arthurhh]

Well since I am on an Enforced Leave from work, I have the odd bit of time on my hands (but only when its wet and Her Indoors Who Must be Obeyed is at work) so got out my 50mm f1.8 MkII and a flash.
Haven't really got a clue what I am doing, I have not had the chance to swot up on the lens (or for that my matter my flash) but sort of like what I got.
The subject is my old cat, he has been with me for 16 years, travelled round NZ in the motorhome with me for 4 years, was 10kg and all muscle those days, capable of catching opossums quite a belligerent tough old bugger he was, but sadly is in decline nowadays.

[Arthurhh]

1D4 = $7k = $28k
400/2.8 = $12k = $48k
70-200= $3k
4 * monopods+ ball heads = $2000

cap on backwards, priceless.

LMAO and not a credit card logo in sight

[mesodan]

1D4 = $7k = $28k
400/2.8 = $12k = $48k
70-200= $3k
4 * monopods+ ball heads = $2000
cap on backwards, priceless.

They had a few 5D2's as well.

One of the photogs asked an offical what the score was, he told him, then said the (small) score board was just over there unless his eyes weren't too good. Then the photog said he just can use this (pointing to his 400L).

[Lia]

I got all caught up with reflections and patterns on my visit to Auckland last week and won't drive you all nutty with planting them here ..put some on the 500px that way it won't clog up the works here should you feel like a quick peruse. http://500px.com/LiaPriemus
Did take a lot of people shots too and this fellow was perhaps as close to rugby as i got on Queen Street he was great !

[rjd]

Out on the canty plains last night in one boombing big southerly storm.


Hyperion on the Plains by robjdickinson, on Flickr

[jimpollardgoesclick]

Nice Rob! How long was that exposure?

[rjd]

30 seconds I think, I used a remote flash to light the mid ground up so that froze the action.

[Adam]

Just a few from my V8 experience earlier today. (Claire took the photos, i just cropped/processed them)

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[Jos]

Nice pics!

And how was the experience then?

oh a photo, bellbird in the bottle brush front garden this evening