dolly's dreads!
by whiteroom

Comment:
LOL - dusting off Dolly to make her appearance exactly 2 years later. (weird luck huh?)
Well Hello....Dolly, Well Hello....Dolly. (in my best singing voise of course)

I even voted this a 6.
:)

Dead Squirrel
by ShutterPug

Comment:
Pug 1, Squirrel 0

Hearts
by Brad

Comment:
Normally use the Tamron, but in this case, used the Sigma 55-200 at 200mm.
I could say I wake up early and get the low angle sun, but no way do I wake up early on my Sundays...
In my case, these flowers are outside, under a netting tarp of sorts and have a lot of shade. It's right up the hill from my house: Walter Anderson Nursery
Basically spot meter the brightest area, exposure lock, re-compose and click. PS was levels, Options, -0.5 on shadows & highlights (set as default), and probably dropped levels down and brought up selective black. Usually go into hue/saturation and bump the yellow hue to the right a bit to make it green, and up the saturation and drop the lightnness on it too. Here is the original unedited & edited versions:
---- vs. edit --->

Make - Canon
Model - Canon EOS 350D DIGITAL
DateTime - 2006:02:26 15:09:19 - yikes - wrong time of day to shoot!!
ExposureProgram - Aperture priority
ISOSpeedRatings - 200
ExifVersion - 0221
DateTimeOriginal - 2006:02:26 15:09:19
DateTimeDigitized - 2006:02:26 15:09:19
ComponentsConfiguration - YCbCr
ShutterSpeedValue - 1/80 seconds (hand-held of course - what's a tripod??)
ApertureValue - F 9.00
ExposureBiasValue - 0.00
MeteringMode - Average
Flash - Not fired, compulsory flash mode
FocalLength - 200 mm
ColorSpace - sRGB
ExifImageWidth - 3456
ExifImageHeight - 2304
ExposureMode - Auto
WhiteBalance - Auto
SceneCaptureType - Standard
Macro mode - Normal
Self timer - Off
Quality - Fine
Flash mode - Not fired
Sequence mode - Continous
Focus mode - AI Servo
Image size - Large
Easy shooting mode - Manual
Contrast - Normal
Saturation - Normal
Sharpness - Normal
Metering mode - Center weighted
Focus type - Auto
Exposure mode - Av-priority
Focal length - 55 - 200 mm (1 mm)
Flash activity - Not fired
Focus mode 2 - Continuous
White Balance - Auto
Sequence number - 0
Flash bias - 0.00 EV
Subject Distance - 0
Image Type - Canon EOS 350D DIGITAL
Firmware Version - Firmware 1.0.3
Owner Name - Brad Petersen
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Camera Serial Number - 730573995
File number - 171 - 7106

Message edited by author 2006-06-27 18:32:21.

Patience
by Giorgio

Comment:
The tones and textures in the leaf are amazing!

Freedom
by Terramar

Comment:
As soon as I saw the thumbnail, I KNEW I had to click it.
This just puts a huge smile on my face - priceless!

Water lily
by ArpeggioAngel

Comment:
Water Lilies are amazing aren't they?
This is certainly a superb example of one too.

Fly in the Forest
by Pug-H

Comment:
Can you get a little closer next time? :-P
Great Macro!

Mono Lake South Tufa
by mycelium

Comment:
I've driven by this a few times, and always at the wrong time of day.
This is simply superb in every way.

Shecoya(150k).jpg
by smyk

Comment:
haha - the girl with a never-ending source of varied expressions....

Washed
by hanneke

Comment:
Too funny, and an odd way to take a bath...