Photobygms,
I hope you had a great hike. The ground is sandy. Was that near the ocean?
Sept. 9, 2023
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Perhaps just a bit warm, even in the Netherlands the temperatures are a bit high, close to 25c
It is a sandy area, sometimes refereed as the Brabantse Sahara 😀
The Loonse en Drunense Duinen National Park seems to be one of western Europe's biggest drift sand areas
And it's not near the ocean or better the North sea 😉 -
Photobygms,
That's interesting; I had never heard about it. It's like a desert. But there's no nearby mountains to create it (by reducing the rainfall). I saw some photos of the area on the internet. It's a natural wonder that is amazing to see.
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Mist over the River Tay. (Scotland)
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Dunlin,
Wow...that looks great. What a nice area. Thanks for sharing with us the River Tay.
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Getting some practice with my 50mm prime.
I was looking at the sky and noticed this little swirl in the clouds:
For this hyacinth, with the background of the white wall, I deliberately spot metered on the flower and dropped my aperture to 2.8, flooding it with light.
It kind of looks like a painting:.I first shot this in regular Av mode, but the bright sky overwhelmed the leaves and turned it into a silhouette, so I switched over to HDR mode and brought out some detail in the leaves:
Steve Thomas
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I never cease to be amazed by the variety of subject matter that the participants of these threads display, and this past week has been a good example.
I kicked off with a horse chestnut that had only fallen from the tree a day before, and followed its progress over several days.
Simplejoy found other evidence of autumn/fall -- he produced the most glamorous dried leaf I have ever seen!
I also drew a line under my attempts to photograph the large building in my neighbourhood. Further interesting buildings will follow, as I now have a new tripod head that allows me to get much better alignments than before. I am still debating whether to go out one dark night and cut the wires, or spend time in processing to do it virtually -- both are tricky activities.
Digirame is still enjoying summer at the beach and turned in some excellent volleyball shots, rounded off with an evocative sunset. More beautiful wood ducks also!
Steve T continues to experiment with trees and flowers. Perhaps his morning glory was a little over-exposed on the petals, but his use of the polarizing filter was most impressive -- particularly for an 18mm wide angle shot. He continues to experiment with B&W.
Photobygms started off still in Luxembourg, but is winding his way back home. The tunnel photo was one of the best of a very interesting series.
Dunlin was in St Andrews, Scotland, and gave us a good feel for the place -- with and without HDR. His River Tay photo is gorgeous. But was that really a hyacinth?
Thanks for all your wonderful contributions!
David
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