Post your Photos - Part 2

[RBR]

Ship elevator Henrichenburg.

Opened 1899 and been on duty until 1962, lifted ships of up to 204 feet length, 27 feet width and 6.5 feet draft over a height of 46 feet bridging two channel levels.









Machine hall...









Cheers

RBR

[flashlion]

Hello
These are some of my favorite photos



Yes These are potatoes

[Monocrom]

That little kitten is the spitting image of the one I used to feed at one of my old jobs. Sadly, he was a stray and very frightened much if not all of the time. He got caught one day, and put down. I miss the little guy. Hope the one in the pic is having a happier life.

[Toaster79]

Minolta Dynax 7000i, Ilford Pan400.

[Toaster79]

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[RBR]

Excellent partraits, Toaster !



Cheers

RBR

[blasterman]

Fireworks:

My technique over the years starts with the belief the closer you are the better. I find a nearby town or suburb, and avoid the bigger city displays because of crowds and restrictions. With the smaller towns you can usually get absurdly close to ground zero, in this case close enough to hear the mortar shells spinning in the air before detonating and having to periodically clean debris out of my camera bag. The smaller shows typically use the same shells as the bigger displays, but simply less of them. Results in abstract pictures that are really cool when printed on metal, etc.

[gtjonathan]

Canon A-1. Illford Delta 400. My first try at B&W.













Accidental double-exposure

[OCD]

A couple of pictures from the Chinese Lantern Festival at St. Louis Botanical Gardens.


This dragon is made of small glass medicine bottles filled with colored water wired together along with silk.




This dragon is made entirely of porcelain tea cups, saucers, plates & spoons all tied together with string. There were 2 of theses dragons facing one another.






A silk dragon fountain.




Another part of the silk dragon fountain.




A temple made completely from silk.

[smarkum]

You guys are AMAZING! I love all the talent and all of the info about the pics. So many interesting and beautiful things in this world of ours.

My wanna be pic of a double rainbow we saw a few days ago while on Holiday in Colorado Springs. Interestingly enough, we've seen a double rainbow there two years in a row!







The colors in the lower one were SO vibrant. We could see every color of the spectrum. Unfortunately we were not in a good location to see the entire rainbow . . .

[jorn]

I'm a caveman and no photographer. I always carry some sort of camera on me when i'm outdoors. I got lots of blurry pictures here and there on my computer, here are some of the ok ones from hunting/fishing/outdoor trips.







Some rain is coming


Waiting for the fish to bite




Time to go home.. crappy weather incoming.


Someone's big brother.


Nice place to take a rest


Santas little helper is getting curious.


Smoke on the water (and fire in the sky)


Say hello to my little friends


The last of the stubborn snow.


Get out of my cloud.



U-571 going down.


My cat "Leia" is showing that mouse who's the boss.

[unnerv]

Some dice I made on the lathe/mill. Have a game that requires dice with 2 +, 2 - and 2 blank sides and my local game shop didn't have any, so I made some out of 3/4 aluminum.

[Max_Power]

Canon A-1. Illford Delta 400. My first try at B&W.

Nice shots!
You should try a red filter to make the sky darker.

[Burntrice]

This is a diving board at a local lake, It was built in 1935 but in 1952 swimming was forbidden and the diving board no longer used. I went for a walk one morning and took this picture, I'm very pleased with the silhouette caused by sunrise and a thick mist rolling across the lake.

[PCC]

Please excuse the low quality of this photo. It was taken with an iPhone 4 with the magnifying glass from my Swiss Army Knife over the lens and there was a breeze threatening to blow the spider into my hands. He measures about half an inch from top to bottom.

[precisionworks]

[Toaster79]

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[Toaster79]

Mostar, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Old Bridge, height 23m:



And so they fly:

[jorn]

Some mobile photos from the last fishing trip.


In the mist.


Something has eaten all the leaves from the trees over huge areas..


We soon found the little sinners, had 40-50 cheving on my green jacket when we arrived to the water.


In action.


Result after a 3 hour walk, 5 hours in the ice cold water. Fishing is not fun, it's endless pain, i dont know why i like it

[shichuhei]

It's great idea to have this thread and I'm glad I found it!

Great photos!!

[xcel730]

A little late, but here are some of my July 4th photos:

[blasterman]

Given it's still summer I really like to shoot Carnivals. With most dSLRS capable of ISO 1600 and beyond with exceptional quality night time shooting is really easy. Of course, hand holding long exposures has it's aethestic benefit as well.

[TweakMDS]

Nice to see this thread has picked up a bit again, I made a huge post with some of my own favorites but there didn't seem to be any activity then for a few days and it got lost in the latest server crash.

@blasterman, I really like that one. I always try to take lots of shots in my town's annual carnival (The "Tilburgse Kermis") which is the biggest one in Europe, but I always bring a tripod and go for the longest possible shutterspeeds.
I'll link one or two and a few of my other personal favorites:

#1: Two years ago but still a favorite.


#2: From this summer (a few weeks ago), it looked like a UFO taking off


#3: Playing with colors and freezing motion with two flashes. Made possible by my girlfriend's help (and yes that's a real tattoo)


#4: One of my most recent shots is also my most postcard-worthy. Made it to flickr explore.


#5: I also LOVE to shoot macro and while chasing bees in my backyard, this fly proved to be a great model in posing for me. Nearly flawless specimen as well, so I could get that great detail in the eyes.


#6: can you spot the difference between a $2500 and a $200 setup between #5 and #6?
This shot - more than any other - made me realize that it's all about what you have with you, not how fancy your camera is.



...etc. I can't possibly post everything here

[Empire]

Horrible attempt at a photo
http://i1146.photobucket.com/albums/...2/22d47e0f.jpg


Your image is too large and has been replaced with a link. Please resize and repost.
See Rule #3 If you post an image in your post, please downsize the image to no larger than 800 x 800 pixels. - Thanks Norm

[blasterman]

Hey tweak - great work! #4 belongs on a metal print. If you can find a lab making those in your area it's highly recommended.

I really wish I could carry 'pod to a carnival, but they are somewhat frowned upon when I've done so in the past. Those are fantastic though. Although a bit surreal, I 'cooked' the image below a bit so a friend could use it for her web-site (poetry or something).

[N10]

hiking Mauritius island

seaside north of the island.