Vicky
by in2truth

Comment:
The irony of this is that it would have been FAR less embarassing if she didn't flip out trying to get out of the shot!
Instead, we get to see clear down the gullet!

ETA: Guess dtremain beat me to that point...
Nice amount of blur- captures the moment and yet the subject remains identifiable.

Message edited by author 2009-08-07 06:25:41.

Cloudy day
by Melethia

Comment:
I really like how sparse the whole scene is. It's really reminiscent of the landscape out here that's been terraformed for agriculture, minus all those clouds.

Giant Octopus
by Kelli

Comment:
Cephalopods are AWESOME!
Have you read about all the cognitive experiments they've done with them? They are surprisingly intelligent.

7-august 09 snapshots. at wollongong mall
by roz

Comment:
Very nice vanishing point shot. Tilt definitely adds to things, and I like the PP "reverse vignette" too.

rainy day
by Lutchenko

Comment:
The more this goes on, the more it seems like you live in your car. I thought that was a joy more reserved for Americans?
The way the rain blurred the scene is nice.

Spanish Dancer
by Germaine

Comment:
Excellent combination of frozen and blurred movement here.

day6
by love

Comment:
Yeah, she definitely looks rather conflicted or torn by what to do at the moment. Good capture of body posture.

8-august 09 snapshots. female satin bower bird
by roz

Comment:
You have some gorgeous birds there! Both of them are pretty neat looking. The blue eyes are striking, but so is the depth of the colors in the feathers. They transition to and from all manner of colors, and has a lovely texture/pattern as well.

Tree Felling
by bobonacus

Comment:
I work nights and was given the joy of listening to my neighbor spending all day screwing around with his chainsaw while I was trying to sleep today!
Having done some tree pruning in my day, it's actually kinda fun to do, but you definitely need to have the stomach for it because it doesn't get any better.
What are you putting in the tree's place?

IMG_0344s.jpg
by airdance

Comment:
Definitely stop down. As a result of this, you'll either have to increase ISO or provide light. If you have a flash, you can trigger with the canon equivalent of the SC-28 or other and make yourself a cheap diffuser out of paper towels or something like url=//www.flickr.com/photos/lordv/201782132/]this guy.[/url]
Check out his stream for examples of what you can do with such a simple setup. Using a cord will give you flexibility to position your flash from different angles and make the light better since it's off camera. Just hand hold, unless you want to invest in a bracket.

As was said, try not to cut off the bit of the wing. Pretty good outcome from your fist venture though.