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« on: July 10, 2016, 03:34:39 PM »

Just had to share this photo I took at the top of Hurricane Ridge on they Olympic Peninsula in Northwest Washington.

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« Reply #1 on: July 10, 2016, 03:37:12 PM »

 cooldude oh yeah, sweet.........
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« Reply #2 on: July 10, 2016, 03:38:58 PM »

Very nice  cooldude I wish I could take pics like that. My skills suck.  tickedoff
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« Reply #3 on: July 10, 2016, 03:48:20 PM »

Beautiful!
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« Reply #4 on: July 10, 2016, 03:53:47 PM »

Nice picture and beautiful bike. When I ride my bike it gets dirty.
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« Reply #5 on: July 10, 2016, 04:23:24 PM »

Nice shot! But something looks different to me, can't put my figure on it.  it look too prefect! Is that a graphic rather than a pic? Either way it look great!
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« Reply #6 on: July 10, 2016, 04:29:02 PM »

It probably looks different because I used fill flash. When you are shooting the shady side of anything, with lots of sun-lit areas in the photo, you need to fill-in with flash. This lit-up the dark areas and created a second set of the star-bursts. I'm guessing those two factors make it look a bit surreal. But I assure you, this is just a photo.
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« Reply #7 on: July 10, 2016, 04:34:11 PM »

Nice shot! But something looks different to me, can't put my figure on it.  it look too prefect! Is that a graphic rather than a pic? Either way it look great!

YEP! Look at the shadows  Cool  T.P.
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« Reply #8 on: July 10, 2016, 04:44:09 PM »

Beautiful picture! Are you sure you didn't airlift yo Valk in, and set it down for this picture?? My bike is always filthy by the time I get to a good shot!!
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« Reply #9 on: July 10, 2016, 04:56:59 PM »

Nice picture

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« Reply #10 on: July 10, 2016, 05:07:29 PM »

That the Sh$t. Just wish I had country like that
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« Reply #11 on: July 10, 2016, 05:18:00 PM »

Nice shot! But something looks different to me, can't put my figure on it.  it look too prefect! Is that a graphic rather than a pic? Either way it look great!

YEP! Look at the shadows  Cool  T.P.

Like I said, I used flash to fill in the shadows. If you'll look in the lower right corner, you'll see a watermark. I'm a part-time professional photographer.

Also, no Photoshop. I did spend a little time in Lightroom, but that was for basic adjustments and to remove the dust specs in the sky as a result of my having a dirty sensor.
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« Reply #12 on: July 10, 2016, 05:19:42 PM »

Beautiful picture! Are you sure you didn't airlift yo Valk in, and set it down for this picture?? My bike is always filthy by the time I get to a good shot!!

That's cause you live where bugs are the size of birds. This isn't my home area, either. So few bugs and only 15 miles of paved roads from my son's house. Thus, a clean bike.
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« Reply #13 on: July 10, 2016, 05:25:51 PM »

And I'm impressed with yo memory too!!! Very IMPRESSED!
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« Reply #14 on: July 10, 2016, 05:39:38 PM »

Great picture, thanks.
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« Reply #15 on: July 10, 2016, 05:49:28 PM »

send it to tracy without the watermark and maybe it will be miss august    2funny
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« Reply #16 on: July 10, 2016, 06:15:44 PM »

Great pic!!!
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« Reply #17 on: July 10, 2016, 06:29:28 PM »

It probably looks different because I used fill flash. When you are shooting the shady side of anything, with lots of sun-lit areas in the photo, you need to fill-in with flash. This lit-up the dark areas and created a second set of the star-bursts. I'm guessing those two factors make it look a bit surreal. But I assure you, this is just a photo.

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« Reply #18 on: July 10, 2016, 06:30:43 PM »

Next time polish the saddlebag first  Cheesy
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« Reply #19 on: July 10, 2016, 06:32:23 PM »

Contre-jour, a French expression for a method of photography by which images are captured by using the camera in a position where the light source hits the camera's front directly. The Contre-Jour term comes from a French expression which denotes against daylight. Contre-jour also expresses backlighting. The sun, or another source of light, often appears as being either a brilliant spot or as an intense glare coming from behind the subject.
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« Reply #20 on: July 10, 2016, 06:38:53 PM »

Contre-jour, a French expression for a method of photography by which images are captured by using the camera in a position where the light source hits the camera's front directly. The Contre-Jour term comes from a French expression which denotes against daylight. Contre-jour also expresses backlighting. The sun, or another source of light, often appears as being either a brilliant spot or as an intense glare coming from behind the subject.

I just call it backlit with fill, but your description sounds so much better1
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« Reply #21 on: July 10, 2016, 06:39:28 PM »

send it to tracy without the watermark and maybe it will be miss august    2funny

I'm new here. Who is Tracy?
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« Reply #22 on: July 10, 2016, 06:41:41 PM »

send it to tracy without the watermark and maybe it will be miss august    2funny

I'm new here. Who is Tracy?

LadyDraco.

She makes a calendar each month featuring a Valkyrie.
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« Reply #23 on: July 10, 2016, 06:44:22 PM »

send it to tracy without the watermark and maybe it will be miss august    2funny

I'm new here. Who is Tracy?

Better yet, if you have a high-res version, we would love to consider it for the 2017 VRCC Calendar!
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« Reply #24 on: July 10, 2016, 06:52:53 PM »

send it to tracy without the watermark and maybe it will be miss august    2funny

I'm new here. Who is Tracy?

Better yet, if you have a high-res version, we would love to consider it for the 2017 VRCC Calendar!


I do. Where/how do I send it?
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« Reply #25 on: July 10, 2016, 06:58:12 PM »

send it to tracy without the watermark and maybe it will be miss august    2funny

I'm new here. Who is Tracy?

Better yet, if you have a high-res version, we would love to consider it for the 2017 VRCC Calendar!


I do. Where/how do I send it?

VRCCstaff@gmail.com
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« Reply #26 on: July 10, 2016, 06:59:11 PM »

Beautiful picture! Are you sure you didn't airlift yo Valk in, and set it down for this picture?? My bike is always filthy by the time I get to a good shot!!

That's cause of all those suicidal bugs you kill.  Wink

BTW, that's a great picture.   cooldude
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« Reply #27 on: July 10, 2016, 07:11:49 PM »

send it to tracy without the watermark and maybe it will be miss august    2funny

I'm new here. Who is Tracy?

Better yet, if you have a high-res version, we would love to consider it for the 2017 VRCC Calendar!


I do. Where/how do I send it?

VRCCstaff@gmail.com

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« Reply #28 on: July 10, 2016, 07:14:49 PM »

Jeff, you're making me so jealous, you ran up to the top of Hurricane Ridge with Redline and the other Vermin before leaving the Valhalla Rally???

And you got a fabulous picture to boot.

I ran for the ferry to Seattle and went up to the Outlet Mall, so the wife could spend money. Should have ran up to the Ridge with the rest of you instead.

Now lets see if you can make it to the 2017 Valhalla Rally also.
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« Reply #29 on: July 10, 2016, 07:23:29 PM »

Jeff, you're making me so jealous, you ran up to the top of Hurricane Ridge with Redline and the other Vermin before leaving the Valhalla Rally???

And you got a fabulous picture to boot.

I ran for the ferry to Seattle and went up to the Outlet Mall, so the wife could spend money. Should have ran up to the Ridge with the rest of you instead.

Now lets see if you can make it to the 2017 Valhalla Rally also.

I went up to Hurricane Ridge a few days later. I was staying in Port Angeles until the 5th. On the day after the Rally, I ran into several others at the Port Townsend ferry terminal and we rode the waves together to Whidby Island. I was going to the island to visit with my daughter-in-law's grandparents.
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« Reply #30 on: July 10, 2016, 07:58:44 PM »

Nice shot Jeff, as were the others you posted on the NW regional board (some fantastic shots of the P.A. coast there if anyone's interested). That's what a proper camera gives you...your shots of the coast line, island, etc make my poor old cell phone shots look mundane.
Was great that you made it up for the Valhalla...too bad you had to miss the beach party that evening. Enjoyed meeting you, and your family the next day...hope we can hook up again one day

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« Reply #31 on: July 11, 2016, 06:51:34 AM »

Contre-jour, a French expression for a method of photography by which images are captured by using the camera in a position where the light source hits the camera's front directly. The Contre-Jour term comes from a French expression which denotes against daylight. Contre-jour also expresses backlighting. The sun, or another source of light, often appears as being either a brilliant spot or as an intense glare coming from behind the subject.
Once again the "Ask  Britman" thread proves to be a wealth of knowledge  Wink
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« Reply #32 on: July 11, 2016, 07:07:32 AM »

Great Photo!  The fill flash worked great .

I'm an amateur photographer and fill flash is much easier now with my Canon 40D and 60D, using a 580 Canon flash.

It still takes an 'eye' for the photo even with decent camera equipment.  Your 'Eye' certainly works.
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« Reply #33 on: July 11, 2016, 07:48:42 AM »

Just had to share this photo I took at the top of Hurricane Ridge on they Olympic Peninsula in Northwest Washington.




Wish we had a "LIKE" button!!

Very nice!  coolsmiley
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« Reply #35 on: July 11, 2016, 08:38:04 AM »




I find this photo and others like it where the shallow depth of field makes the subject look like a scale model really interesting.
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« Reply #36 on: July 11, 2016, 09:55:28 AM »




I find this photo and others like it where the shallow depth of field makes the subject look like a scale model really interesting.


Used to have a 300mm Nikon Max aperture 2.8 That's the lens and aperture used for that photo.
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« Reply #37 on: July 11, 2016, 10:17:58 AM »

Used to have a 300mm Nikon Max aperture 2.8 That's the lens and aperture used for that photo.
Where do I find those settings on my iPhone?

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« Reply #38 on: July 11, 2016, 10:25:33 AM »

Used to have a 300mm Nikon Max aperture 2.8 That's the lens and aperture used for that photo.

Where do I find those settings on my iPhone?




http://www.macworld.com/article/2155341/how-to-adjust-your-iphone-cameras-settings.html
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« Reply #39 on: July 11, 2016, 10:42:03 AM »

Nice shot Jeff, as were the others you posted on the NW regional board (some fantastic shots of the P.A. coast there if anyone's interested). That's what a proper camera gives you...your shots of the coast line, island, etc make my poor old cell phone shots look mundane.
Was great that you made it up for the Valhalla...too bad you had to miss the beach party that evening. Enjoyed meeting you, and your family the next day...hope we can hook up again one day

Mike

I hate to tell you, but the photos from our ride on June 25 were with my iPhone. Of course, the one on this post isn't. Canon 1D Mark IV, 24-70 f/2.8L lens, 600EX flash.
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