Random Photos : Part 4

[ukaskew]

DibblyDobbler said:

+1 Excellent. How are you liking the 100-400 Chris H? I am vaguely considering it as I will have some loot soon once I sell the last of my Canon gear

Love it, image quality is superb (as with all Fuji glass). AF not quite as quick as the 50-140 but not far behind. Little write-up here: http://www.fujifun.net/blog/2016/4/4/24hrs-with-th...

[DibblyDobbler]

ukaskew said:

DibblyDobbler said:

+1 Excellent. How are you liking the 100-400 Chris H? I am vaguely considering it as I will have some loot soon once I sell the last of my Canon gear

Love it, image quality is superb (as with all Fuji glass). AF not quite as quick as the 50-140 but not far behind. Little write-up here: http://www.fujifun.net/blog/2016/4/4/24hrs-with-th...

Thanks - some fantastic images on there! Recommend any interested PHers to have a browse

[DavidY]

One from Chester today Fuji X-T1 + XF90mm, would probably make a good caption contest!!! I can think of several alternative titles.......


160423 A Eye For The Girls sm by Mr Perceptive X100, on Flickr

[Einion Yrth]

Gorse Late April

[JSS 911]

Rat rod by John, on Flickr

[TheLimla]

Igtham Mote Gardens by Tim Burgess, on Flickr

[V8Wagon]

Another one of the Ouse Valley viaduct from a different perspective.


Through the trees by André Jardinière, on Flickr

[PBLP]

Fawepark boathouse by Paul Bullen, on Flickr

Derwent Isle by Paul Bullen, on Flickr

[RobDickinson]

Awesome images recently well done everyone!

Currently in Wanaka after a long day shooting on my autumn tour, utterly destroyed my guests they are wiped, started the day standing in a glacial mountain lake for an hour for sunrise lol. Doing that again tomorrow morning, so many locations weve got through.

This one is Lake Ruataniwha in Mackenzie county from a couple of days ago.

Tranquility by Rob Dickinson, on Flickr

[Crosswise]

RobDickinson said:

Awesome images recently well done everyone!

Currently in Wanaka after a long day shooting on my autumn tour, utterly destroyed my guests they are wiped, started the day standing in a glacial mountain lake for an hour for sunrise lol. Doing that again tomorrow morning, so many locations weve got through.

This one is Lake Ruataniwha in Mackenzie county from a couple of days ago.

Tranquility by Rob Dickinson, on Flickr

Rob, I am completely in awe of your photography, every shot is stunning and is a repeated reminder of just what is possible. I've got one question that I'd really love to know the answer to above all else, and that's how do you photograph these lakes with such a flat, ripple free surface? I'm a tour bus driver and I drive past the south island lakes daily, I have never seen them like this and just wondered whether it's the time of day, immense patience, filters or something else?

If you fancy visiting Arrowtown on your trip, give me a shout, we've got some fantastic autumn colours and I'd love to get even the slightest of insights into how you achieve these shots.

[RobDickinson]

Crosswise said:

Rob, I am completely in awe of your photography, every shot is stunning and is a repeated reminder of just what is possible. I've got one question that I'd really love to know the answer to above all else, and that's how do you photograph these lakes with such a flat, ripple free surface? I'm a tour bus driver and I drive past the south island lakes daily, I have never seen them like this and just wondered whether it's the time of day, immense patience, filters or something else?

If you fancy visiting Arrowtown on your trip, give me a shout, we've got some fantastic autumn colours and I'd love to get even the slightest of insights into how you achieve these shots.

Thanks Crosswise! We'd been chasing calm lakes all morning, shooting peters pools etc and heading back to Tek and spotted this..

Its a 3 shot 50mm pano hand held, no filters simple processing too, 'lucky' shot but we've made a lot of our on luck this trip.

Was in arrowtown this morning! have a few 'keepers' from there too, finished at Glenorchy this afternoon..

[Crosswise]

RobDickinson said:

Thanks Crosswise! We'd been chasing calm lakes all morning, shooting peters pools etc and heading back to Tek and spotted this..

Its a 3 shot 50mm pano hand held, no filters simple processing too, 'lucky' shot but we've made a lot of our on luck this trip.

Was in arrowtown this morning! have a few 'keepers' from there too, finished at Glenorchy this afternoon..

I realised when I looked at that shot on flickr after posting that it was a hand held shot and probably not a great example of the point. It's clear to see there are some slight ripples, but really very calm. I asked as every single time I drive along lake Wanaka in particular, I think about that tree shot, but I've never seen it close to that calm! I don't think patience is something I have enough of.

I'm really looking forward to seeing your Arrowtown shots, I managed a couple for the period looking classics thread when Buckingham St was only open to classic cars yesterday morning, but nothing that's actually good from a photographic point of view! I'm sure yours we be a good inspiration.

[CY88]

Are you shore? ( * explore * ) by CY2010, on Flickr

[V8Wagon]

CY88 said:

Are you shore? ( * explore * ) by CY2010, on Flickr

Please don't be offended but I don't understand how this image ends up being 'explored' on Flickr. I love your previous shots of the camper etc and am in no doubt that you are a talented photographer and you certainly appear to get a lot of shots 'explored'

Why this one though? Am I missing something?

I am just curious :-)

[singlecoil]

V8Wagon said:

Am I missing something?

If you are I am too.

[arfur sleep]

[LongQ]

singlecoil said:

V8Wagon said:

Am I missing something?

If you are I am too.

I've always assumed that the "explore" algorithms were looking partly for "different" in one or more ways.

I think that fits the bill.

There are parts of the image I like and parts I'm not so sure about.

Would I hang it on a wall?

Depends if had the right wall and how it would look printed large.

Maybe it would shine as part of a co-ordinated set.

[CY88]

V8Wagon said:

CY88 said:

Are you shore? ( * explore * ) by CY2010, on Flickr

Please don't be offended but I don't understand how this image ends up being 'explored' on Flickr. I love your previous shots of the camper etc and am in no doubt that you are a talented photographer and you certainly appear to get a lot of shots 'explored'

Why this one though? Am I missing something?

I am just curious :-)

singlecoil said:

If you are I am too.

Not offended at all. Being explored on flickr isn't about taking the best shots. Explore is an algorithm which takes into account various factors ... number of views, favourites, comments, number of groups your picture is in, number of links to it, the nature of the image tags, the number of days since your last explore, number of times you favourite or comment on other people's photos - the goal is to meet the criteria for the magic flickr formula for "interestingness". To get explored you must therefore, to a certain extent, engage in the social aspect of flickr. In fact, I'd say that its fairly crucial.

However, once you start getting picked, its sort of self fulfilling, as explore gives you greater exposure (10K-100K views easy) which leads to more followers, more comments, more "interestingness" as flickr calls it.... and therefore more chance of further explores.

The nerd in me actually sees it as a challenge (as do many others playing the flickr game), and now and again I think i've worked it out to the extent that I can post a photo with some confidence that it will get picked (know what your followers like and when to post it). Often this works - sometimes it doesn't. I try and post my better shots when I think it'll work, but get peeved when all the variables align and no explore.

What I can say with certainty is that you will not get explored unless you have at least 2 comments on your photo in a 24 hour period, and at least 20 favourites. Neither will you get explored if your photos are in more than 5 groups (in fact the less the better), nor if you post in the sort of groups that offer sparkly badges or require you to comment on the person below you etc.

Having said all that, todays picture of the sea wall was just a throwaway sort of post because I thought the colour pallet fitted my photo stream. The fact it made the front page was a complete surprise. So what do I know?

At the end of the day, I see explore as a means of getting exposure. And the more people looking at my photos, the better chance someone might like to use one - as did the obscure Italian lifestyle magazine who wanted one of my camper van pictures last week.

For what its worth, I wouldn't say that I am a talented photographer at all. I often simply use my iPhone, and I like playing around with post processing. My aim is to evoke a positive emotion in the viewer rather than technical praise

Edited by CY88 on Sunday 24th April 22:46

[richvwr]

[leglessAlex]

richvwr said:

This makes me ache with envy, I miss cycling so much and I want to be on that bike in that place so badly. Nice suspension by the way...