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Re: Favorite Vacation Pics (only taken yourself)
« Reply #120 on: August 28, 2012, 09:13:07 PM »
Anyone else think this is a good idea? Just open a special thread where I post new interesting pictures occasionally?

yes, sure.

@ cbs, if its not of your liking, you just skip the thread.

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Re: Re: Favorite Vacation Pics (only taken yourself)
« Reply #121 on: August 28, 2012, 09:14:43 PM »
Anyone else think this is a good idea? Just open a special thread where I post new interesting pictures occasionally?
I like. this is more of a once in a while post a picture type of thing. and btw ur pictures are beautiful!!
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Re: Favorite Vacation Pics (only taken yourself)
« Reply #122 on: August 28, 2012, 09:16:11 PM »
@ cbs, if its not of your liking, you just skip the thread.
i like some of his pics..and i prob would look at his thread if he opened one up. im just saying that he shouldnt really post his whole album here. either he can open a new thread or post in the interesting thread pics that already exists

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Re: Re: Favorite Vacation Pics (only taken yourself)
« Reply #123 on: August 28, 2012, 09:16:35 PM »
I like. this is more of a once in a while post a picture type of thing. and btw ur pictures are beautiful!!

Thank you. Since all seem to be in agreement over this, this is what I'll do.

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Re: Favorite Vacation Pics (only taken yourself)
« Reply #124 on: August 28, 2012, 09:30:29 PM »

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Re: Favorite Vacation Pics (only taken yourself)
« Reply #125 on: August 28, 2012, 09:39:50 PM »
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Re: Favorite Vacation Pics (only taken yourself)
« Reply #126 on: August 29, 2012, 12:01:29 AM »
Taken in Chesapeake Bay last chol hamoed:



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Re: Favorite Vacation Pics (only taken yourself)
« Reply #127 on: August 29, 2012, 12:03:59 AM »
Taken in Grand Teton National Park in June:



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Re: Favorite Vacation Pics (only taken yourself)
« Reply #128 on: August 29, 2012, 12:12:58 AM »
Beautiful shots...
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Re: Favorite Vacation Pics (only taken yourself)
« Reply #129 on: August 29, 2012, 12:19:24 AM »
absolutely stunning. I assume you touched them up a bit, I'm curious how they look untouched

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Re: Re: Favorite Vacation Pics (only taken yourself)
« Reply #130 on: August 29, 2012, 12:21:13 AM »
"Not all who wander are lost"

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Re: Favorite Vacation Pics (only taken yourself)
« Reply #131 on: August 29, 2012, 12:22:44 AM »
absolutely stunning. I assume you touched them up a bit, I'm curious how they look untouched

Thanks! These were shot in RAW, so sharpening, color correction, etc. were all done in post. The first mountain shot also has some subtle HDR applied to bring out the trees.
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Re: Favorite Vacation Pics (only taken yourself)
« Reply #132 on: August 29, 2012, 12:26:42 AM »
WOW great shots

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Re: Favorite Vacation Pics (only taken yourself)
« Reply #133 on: August 29, 2012, 12:32:51 AM »
you should sell these pics the starry night is very impressive!!

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Re: Favorite Vacation Pics (only taken yourself)
« Reply #134 on: August 29, 2012, 12:36:24 AM »
I'm curious how they look untouched

Here's the first straight out of camera shot I found. You could see I did some contrast and color adjustments, and a bit of cropping.



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Re: Favorite Vacation Pics (only taken yourself)
« Reply #135 on: August 29, 2012, 12:39:42 AM »
you should sell these pics the starry night is very impressive!!

Thanks! I thing the best part of the starry shots is that most people don't even know that such a night sky even exists. It was the most amazing feeling to look up a the sky and see millions upon millions of stars.
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Re: Re: Favorite Vacation Pics (only taken yourself)
« Reply #136 on: August 29, 2012, 01:13:09 AM »
Thanks! I thing the best part of the starry shots is that most people don't even know that such a night sky even exists. It was the most amazing feeling to look up a the sky and see millions upon millions of stars.


Is the star shot a few shots edited together?
 And just for fun wanna share your settings and equipment? 

And yeah... my favorit
And yeah... my favorite stop is on the way to Meiron at night to check out the stars. :)
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Re: Re: Favorite Vacation Pics (only taken yourself)
« Reply #137 on: August 29, 2012, 01:37:33 AM »

Is the star shot a few shots edited together?
 And just for fun wanna share your settings and equipment? 

Nope, it's a single exposure. Nikon D700, 17-35 f/2.8 lens. Exposure was 8 minutes at f/2.8 and ISO 800.

I took one more shot at 20 minutes and ISO 200 - the star trails are longer, but the northern lights are much less defined. I only got only these two exposures that night - it was too dangerous to stay out longer (there was high grizzly activity there that day).
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Re: Re: Re: Favorite Vacation Pics (only taken yourself)
« Reply #138 on: August 29, 2012, 01:41:17 AM »
Nope, it's a single exposure. Nikon D700, 17-35 f/2.8 lens. Exposure was 8 minutes at f/2.8 and ISO 800.

I took one more shot at 20 minutes and ISO 200 - the star trails are longer, but the northern lights are much less defined. I only got only these two exposures that night - it was too dangerous to stay out longer (there was high grizzly activity there that day).

Yeah I was wondering how the star trails weren't longer. In any case its a great shot.
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Re: Favorite Vacation Pics (only taken yourself)
« Reply #139 on: August 29, 2012, 06:37:04 AM »
unbelievable pics. even the untouched ones.
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