What was your best "Photographic Moment" of the past year 2017, yup?
Jan 1, 2018 19:26:39 #
These tiny guys were coming to my backyard and seemed to like photo sessions! ;) Sorry, can't pick just one... ;)))
Jan 1, 2018 21:37:17 #
It was my first attempt at "hatching" a Monarch. This shot is when I first knew for sure he was in there. The link is the original post.
http://www.uglyhedgehog.com/t-490049-1.html
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Jan 1, 2018 22:24:05 #
vadymp wrote:
These tiny guys were coming to my backyard and seemed to like photo sessions! ;) Sorry, can't pick just one... ;)))
Welcome to the Hog and Happy New Year!
Jan 1, 2018 22:43:05 #
aellman wrote:
And what difference would that make to the quality of the image?
If I also like the music it might buy it, duh! I collect recorded music as well as do photography. I have a number of hobbies.
Jan 1, 2018 22:49:53 #
Thanks to everyone who posted. Many really nice images and accomplishments out there. 
Fine if you posted to Chris-you-know-whose post too. But at least I got to give my answer and side-step the censorship.
Fine if you posted to Chris-you-know-whose post too. But at least I got to give my answer and side-step the censorship.
Jan 1, 2018 22:50:19 #
Five days covering Oregon Eclipse 2017 the Gathering. Seven day festival featuring music, art, art installations, acrobats, and of course the eclipse. Between 70 and 100,000 individuals in attendance on Big Summit Prairie in Central Oregon. Thousands of photos, here is just a sample of the variety and color of the event.
Jan 1, 2018 23:58:43 #
barbie.lewis
Loc: Livingston, Texas
vadymp wrote:
These tiny guys were coming to my backyard and seemed to like photo sessions! ;) Sorry, can't pick just one... ;)))
Wow! Amazing photos! Stunning!
Jan 2, 2018 00:56:05 #
Mine was a day long Safari at the Amboseli Reserve during a trip to Kenya this past summer. One of my favorite shots was this one of five giraffes walking together. We also had the privilege of seeing lions twice during the day. Lions are often more difficult to find. The female lion in this pic was about 80 yards =/- away from us. Our closet encounter was with an elephant. He was a huge. According to our guide, he was a loner from the herd who had likely lost a tusk in a fight. He came within 25 feet of our vehicle, turned to look at us, and motioned with his trunk as if saying hello, before moving on. (A bit nerve-wracking, but our experienced guide wasn't worried). The last elephant photo isn't the best framed pic, but gives you an idea of how close he was. I also captured video of the elephant encounter.
Jan 2, 2018 02:40:38 #
Jan 2, 2018 06:10:00 #
I thought about this for a day before replying - it's a bit like choosing a favorite child - you love many, but for different reasons. I love the first because I was inspired. I was on assignment for the UN in Mozambique and out visiting a rural village. The poverty was extreme - people had to walk a kilometer to get to a well with clean water. I asked this woman if I could take her photo and this was her pose. She exudes defiance and strength in the face of tribulation and some immeasurable combination of satisfaction and pride that demanded my respect and admiration.
The next is the best photographic shot. One of those moments when the lighting and composition come together and you get the shot off and can't wait to see what it looks like off the camera. The latter is often somewhat of a letdown, but this one just works for me and I'm proud of it and glad to share it here. I was in Kruger National Park in South Africa.
The last represents a moment of triumph. I had a free day while working in Nepal and despite it being the rainy season - when I was told I would not see animals - I arranged for a walking tour through the jungle near India. It was a stifling 91 degrees, the air still, and light drizzle fell all day making conditions just miserable. After about 6 hours of leaches, a gallon of sweat, and getting soaked to the bone we came across this fellow going for a cooling swim. There are less than 1,000 one-horned rhinos left in the wild and I got to see this fellow and his mate. Shot this with the 100-400, but eventually swapped over to the 24-70 as he got within 40'. That's 1500 pounds of rhino swimming there. About died on the 4 hour hike back into "civilization", but I smiled the whole way.
It was a good year indeed and I am so very glad to be so blessed and fortunate.
The next is the best photographic shot. One of those moments when the lighting and composition come together and you get the shot off and can't wait to see what it looks like off the camera. The latter is often somewhat of a letdown, but this one just works for me and I'm proud of it and glad to share it here. I was in Kruger National Park in South Africa.
The last represents a moment of triumph. I had a free day while working in Nepal and despite it being the rainy season - when I was told I would not see animals - I arranged for a walking tour through the jungle near India. It was a stifling 91 degrees, the air still, and light drizzle fell all day making conditions just miserable. After about 6 hours of leaches, a gallon of sweat, and getting soaked to the bone we came across this fellow going for a cooling swim. There are less than 1,000 one-horned rhinos left in the wild and I got to see this fellow and his mate. Shot this with the 100-400, but eventually swapped over to the 24-70 as he got within 40'. That's 1500 pounds of rhino swimming there. About died on the 4 hour hike back into "civilization", but I smiled the whole way.
It was a good year indeed and I am so very glad to be so blessed and fortunate.
Jan 2, 2018 09:49:25 #
swandsch wrote:
This one is very memorable to me and my wife. It was take in April, 2017 of the Snake River near Tortilla Flat, AZ.
Don't you mean the Salt River? The Snake doesn't come within a thousand miles of your location.
Nice shot, thanks.
Jan 2, 2018 13:10:58 #
Yep it was the Salt River - I would blame it on auto correct but instead I'll 'oops that's on me'. Thanks for the correction
Jan 2, 2018 13:19:42 #
jonjacobik
Loc: Quincy, MA
I got my first DSLR in July, my first decent camera since film in the early '90s. I'm learning how to use it. I take a couple of flower pics and look at them, read some more of the manual. I decide to take some photos using the A and S settings. I set the camera to A - other settings are just how they came from the factory. I have my 70-300mm lens on and walk out into the bright sun, turn to my left and see a butterfly, click the button - and exposure #10 on my camera is this.
Jan 2, 2018 21:07:27 #
jonjacobik wrote:
I got my first DSLR in July, my first decent camera since film in the early '90s. I'm learning how to use it. I take a couple of flower pics and look at them, read some more of the manual. I decide to take some photos using the A and S settings. I set the camera to A - other settings are just how they came from the factory. I have my 70-300mm lens on and walk out into the bright sun, turn to my left and see a butterfly, click the button - and exposure #10 on my camera is this.
That's just awesome.
Jan 3, 2018 13:44:58 #
Learning and using the live-composite feature of my Olympus E-M10 Mk II and getting the first fireworks images that I am happy with.
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