State of the Union
by Jammur

Comment:
A very good comentary on this pic.

My original comment was somewhat harsh and the photographer "took it well" !

Good comment.

Originally posted by trevytrev: A nice political statement. You can take different interpretations on this shot. I like to think that it represents that even through the rough and turbulent times this country still holds it together, still showing the promise and beauty that lies beneath the scares.

Red wine alternative
by wendybbgg

Comment:
Not again.

State of the Union
by Jammur

Comment:
"State of the Union"??? Let's see...you have a digital camera...time to look over DPC challenges....time to find a torn up flag....time to upload to DPC...ON A COMPUTER with AN INTERNET CONNECTION.....

...and your photo protrays the "State of the Union" as being "torn", "worn", or "tattered".... obviously the "State" is being good to you !

...don't make me laugh !

Red Nation
by bstansfield

Comment:
I'll give you a 10 for promoting REPLICANISM !

Midnight Tranquility
by AlexSaberi

Comment:
My god ....it looks like I could put my hand through it.

Take my picture, I'm smiling!
by rugman1969

Comment:
Almost got a 6 on this....

Message edited by author 2008-07-08 21:25:42.

Last Run of The Day
by basssman7

Comment:
Sweet !

Espresso Explosion
by todbedy

Comment:
I hate to keep hijacking this beautiful photo but I think the photographer may benefit...

Check this explaination: Fooling the D70

Like the man says...you can do it but it is up to you to set it up correctly.

Here is another example

KS

Originally posted by fmalan: Hmmmm. Covering up contacts sounds a bit dubious to me. The manufacturers surely don't handicap their own units for marketing reasons. A good description of using high speed sync can be found at //www.rpphoto.com/howto/view.asp?articleID=1026 To quote: A standard hotshoe flash gives out a very short pulse of light. The flash duration can vary from around 1/1,000 second to 1/50,000 sec or shorter. The less light that's needed, the shorter the duration Depending on whether there is significant ambient light you'd see little difference between a flash shot at 1/30 and 1/500.

Message edited by author 2008-06-18 11:00:09.

Espresso Explosion
by todbedy

Comment:
After seeing many of IreneM's splash pics on dp shot at 1/500 I emailed her. I explained that if she wanted to use higher shutter speeds with her flash, it was possible.

Simply cover the two "flash" contacts on the top of the camera. I cover the two that are closest to the "eyehole". Use scotch tape.

Then put the flash on the camera. You can then shoot up to any speed...I've done' up to 1/6000 with my flash.

The only downfall is that covering the contacts makes the whole thing "manual". You have to adjust your flash manually according to the settings on your camera. Very easy to do.

The shot below was done with my flash at 1/2000.

Originally posted by fmalan: Firstly - great shot! I have a technical question: How did you light your subject? Flash? I'm asking because 1/1000 is faster than the D200's x-sync speed (unless using High-Speed Sync), but at ISO 125 at F7.1 you surely had too little light without flash. However, not using High-speed sync at a slower shutter speed (like 1/200) would also have frozen the splash, since the actual duration of the flash's light pulse is very quick. Regards F

Message edited by author 2008-06-18 08:54:59.

Starry, Starry Night...Paint Your Palette Blue and Grey
by hotpasta

Comment:
Hey...your comments say you captured this photo "at the end of Autumn". Well then I think this photo should be DQ'd because it currently is the "end of spring" and that proves you did not take the photo in the time frame of the Night Sky challenge.

What do you have to say for yourself?

Kenskid
New Orleans, Louisiana

;-)