• Members 1233 posts
    April 9, 2024, 2:21 a.m.

    Subject: New Leaves Under Stormy Clouds

    When I took pictures of the purple blossoms I also saw new leaves on the trees. We had stormy clouds that eventually gave us a little rain. Fortunately, I had my "pocket" umbrella in my camera bag when the skies opened up.

    I just liked this photo. It's nothing special, I suppose. But it was something that I liked. Are there any comments about this ordinary picture? Is it just "blah" of some new leaves or does it give you good vibes?

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    Model - Canon EOS RP
    ExposureTime - 1/640 seconds
    FNumber - 9
    ISOSpeedRatings - 125
    ExposureBiasValue - 0
    FocalLength - 50 mm
    Lens Model - RF24-105mm F4-7.1 IS STM

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    JPG, 436.1 KB, uploaded by Digirame on April 9, 2024.

  • Foundation 1216 posts
    April 9, 2024, 10 a.m.

    I am in two minds about this, because I passed up the chance to take a similar picture the other day. I decided then that leaves were not of themselves interesting enough to me. But in this case, the problem is rather that the trees get in the way of the storm clouds. Difficult!

    David

  • Foundation 1216 posts
    April 9, 2024, 10:04 a.m.

    When one has been deprived of it for some weeks, one notices that the sun makes a lot of difference. Here a photo of a statue of a locally famous playwright, singer and actor, Johann Nestroy, which I took during a walk yesterday. The building is nearly 220 years old:

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    I have walked past this building many times without noticing it, but yesterday it stood out:

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    David

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    JPG, 1.7 MB, uploaded by davidwien on April 9, 2024.

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    JPG, 2.1 MB, uploaded by davidwien on April 9, 2024.

  • Members 1233 posts
    April 9, 2024, 1:47 p.m.

    David,

    Thank you about your comments about the new leaves under stormy clouds. I was trying to understand why I liked it. Maybe it was because the storm clouds brought new rain. Subsequently the rains bring new life, which are the blessings from above.

  • Members 1233 posts
    April 9, 2024, 1:53 p.m.

    David,

    There seems to be an endless supply of good things to photograph in Vienna. Thanks for sharing those. Yes, the sun does give us that extra brightness that we like, as long as there are not distracting dark shadows. The blue sky on sunny days...yes...that's what I like too.

  • Members 1233 posts
    April 9, 2024, 2:06 p.m.

    Subject: After The Fire Destruction

    After the fire destruction, they removed the old building completely. The owner decided to change it to a food cart space, rather than construct a new building. So yesterday, I documented that for you all too, if you are interested.

    There was some light rain at the time. I didn't have to use the umbrella but used my soft cloth to wipe off the sprinkles to keep the camera/lens dry. On all my camera lenses I have a hood for that reason, to keep also the sprinkles from hitting the lens. Hoods are also helpful to reduce any damage that could be done to them. For me, hoods are better than protective glass that some people use.

    Photo No. 1 - We see some signs about a food cart space for lease.
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    Model - Canon EOS M50m2
    ExposureTime - 1/320 seconds
    FNumber - 9
    ISOSpeedRatings - 400
    ExposureBiasValue - 0
    FocalLength - 55 mm
    Lens Model - EF-M55-200mm f/4.5-6.3 IS STM

    Photo No. 2 - Upon further inspection we see that this space is called the Weil Arcade Food Park.
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    Model - Canon EOS M50m2
    ExposureTime - 1/320 seconds
    FNumber - 9
    ISOSpeedRatings - 400
    ExposureBiasValue - 0
    FocalLength - 55 mm
    Lens Model - EF-M55-200mm f/4.5-6.3 IS STM

    Photo No. 3 - So I walked across the street, to get a peek inside the gate of this food cart space. You can see the bright white food cart space for lease sign on the left side.
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    Model - Canon EOS M50m2
    ExposureTime - 1/320 seconds
    FNumber - 9
    ISOSpeedRatings - 400
    ExposureBiasValue - 0
    FocalLength - 55 mm
    Lens Model - EF-M55-200mm f/4.5-6.3 IS STM

    Photo No. 4 - We see one food cart in there, called Dhaba Indian Cuisine. Eventually there might be many of these food carts. They are like mini-restaurants.
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    Model - Canon EOS M50m2
    ExposureTime - 1/320 seconds
    FNumber - 9
    ISOSpeedRatings - 500
    ExposureBiasValue - 0
    FocalLength - 55 mm
    Lens Model - EF-M55-200mm f/4.5-6.3 IS STM

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    JPG, 291.5 KB, uploaded by Digirame on April 9, 2024.

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    JPG, 300.4 KB, uploaded by Digirame on April 9, 2024.

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    JPG, 249.7 KB, uploaded by Digirame on April 9, 2024.

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    JPG, 315.1 KB, uploaded by Digirame on April 9, 2024.

  • Members 574 posts
    April 9, 2024, 8:54 p.m.

    Oh well, no suntan today.

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    Steve Thomas

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    JPG, 100.3 KB, uploaded by stevet1 on April 9, 2024.

  • Members 1233 posts
    April 10, 2024, 3:02 a.m.

    Steve,

    It does look dark and dreary. I hope you get some sunshine soon. We had sun and clouds today. It looks like we might be in a dry spell for about a week.

  • Members 574 posts
    April 10, 2024, 8:06 p.m.

    Deer in the meadow.

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    This is actually a composite, taken in my back yard.

    Steve Thomas

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    JPG, 113.7 KB, uploaded by stevet1 on April 10, 2024.

  • Members 1233 posts
    April 10, 2024, 8:58 p.m.

    Steve,

    Wow...cool...that looks neat seeing a deer with what looks like some fog. Can you explain what you did to create this composite?

  • Members 574 posts
    April 10, 2024, 11:39 p.m.

    Dig,

    Using Irfanview, I took two jpgs. The first was a foggy picture of my back yard. I then overlayed a second picture of a deer I took in my front yard. You can find this overlay process in the Edit tab in Irfanview. You open one picture, hit the Edit tab and choose overlay and overlay a second one. Using a slider, you can decide what percentage you want either picture to dominate.

    Steve Thomas

  • Members 1233 posts
    April 11, 2024, 12:36 a.m.

    Steve,

    OK...thanks. Sometime I'll have to play around with that.

  • Foundation 1216 posts
    April 13, 2024, 9:05 p.m.

    The new weekly thread is open here. Please start using it now.

    David