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Time Snap - This weekend

Postby gstark on Tue Jun 02, 2009 10:35 am

It's been a while since we had one of these ... and with this coming weekend being the Queen's Birthday weekend, what better excuse for a timesnap ?

So I give you the DSLRUsers.com Queens' Birthday Timesnap.

Eligibility is from 5pm Friday June 5 till midnight, Monday June 8.

The topic is anything that you believe is relevant to a queen's birthday.

No prizes, this is just for fun.

Who knows? I may even spring a timesnap within the timesnap, just for giggles.
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Re: Time Snap - This weekend

Postby sirhc55 on Tue Jun 02, 2009 11:00 am

Nice one Gary. Now where can I find me a Queen :biglaugh:
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Re: Time Snap - This weekend

Postby gstark on Tue Jun 02, 2009 12:27 pm

Chris,

exactly. :)
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Re: Time Snap - This weekend

Postby Reschsmooth on Tue Jun 02, 2009 1:58 pm

Excellent. Looks like a lot of DSLRUsers members will be on Oxford Street this weekend. :D
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Re: Time Snap - This weekend

Postby big pix on Tue Jun 02, 2009 2:02 pm

sirhc55 wrote:Nice one Gary. Now where can I find me a Queen :biglaugh:


............ now Chris....... there are a few good lines in the above statement :biglaugh: :biglaugh: :biglaugh:
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Re: Time Snap - This weekend

Postby gstark on Sat Jun 06, 2009 9:42 am

Just a quick reminder to y'all that the timesnap is now in progress, so please, snap away ... and post your images.
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Re: Time Snap - This weekend

Postby surenj on Sat Jun 06, 2009 10:33 pm

Happy Bday Queen Victoria! :mrgreen:
Correction! I thought the queen had a victoria in her name. Even then she's still the queen of Victoria.

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Re: Time Snap - This weekend

Postby ATJ on Sun Jun 07, 2009 11:49 am

Many happy returns Elizabeth Regina.

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Re: Time Snap - This weekend

Postby aim54x on Sun Jun 07, 2009 12:13 pm

Very nice shot Andrew. Fingers crossed that housing is ok...
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Re: Time Snap - This weekend

Postby ATJ on Sun Jun 07, 2009 12:18 pm

Thanks, Cameron. I know the housing isn't OK (or it wouldn't have leaked). I'm just hopeful I can confirm the source of the leak and get it repaired. I'll probably take it on a dive tomorrow, minus the camera, and see if I can reproduce the leak.
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Re: Time Snap - This weekend

Postby sirhc55 on Sun Jun 07, 2009 12:32 pm

Great shot Andrew. I hope your housing is not too incontinent :up: BTW, the old regina was born on the 21st April but I suppose we have enough holidays in April as it is :roll:
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Re: Time Snap - This weekend

Postby gstark on Sun Jun 07, 2009 3:18 pm

Keep them coming.
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Re: Time Snap - This weekend

Postby surenj on Sun Jun 07, 2009 3:38 pm

Scary story Andrew! What is the subject of your photo? Some sort of macro sea life?
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Re: Time Snap - This weekend

Postby ATJ on Sun Jun 07, 2009 5:42 pm

Surenj, it's a 1:1 macro of the central disc of a sea star:
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Re: Time Snap - This weekend

Postby photoaffinity on Sun Jun 07, 2009 6:32 pm

Ok, here's mine, a nice day at Coogee beach enjoying the chips and checking out the birds. (as one does on a long weekend) :)


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and the birds were checking out the chips too!
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Re: Time Snap - This weekend

Postby surenj on Sun Jun 07, 2009 8:53 pm

Andrew that picture is awesome!! I would have never guessed.

Photoaffinity nice timing! Did you take the photo with right hand while left held the chip? Where is the fill light coming from? Sand?
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Re: Time Snap - This weekend

Postby JED on Sun Jun 07, 2009 8:56 pm

No Queen, but it is a princess apparently. :)

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Re: Time Snap - This weekend

Postby photoaffinity on Sun Jun 07, 2009 9:30 pm

surenj wrote:Andrew that picture is awesome!! I would have never guessed.

Photoaffinity nice timing! Did you take the photo with right hand while left held the chip? Where is the fill light coming from? Sand?


thanks :) it took a few tries, as the 5d mk ii only gets 3.9fps, not fast enough to catch a bird catching a chip every time.

Yep spot on, camera in right hand, battery grip and 24/105 IS attached (gets real heavy after a few minutes!)
taken at f11, 1/1250, iso1600, using servo AF.

the fill light is coming from the mid afternoon sun reflected off the paper and chips that were on my lap to protect them from the birds. :mrgreen:
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Re: Time Snap - This weekend

Postby gasgasgas on Sun Jun 07, 2009 11:53 pm

Just for something novel, I thought I'd submit an image for this.

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It's not actually of a queen, but it was taken in Queensland!!! ;) The statue is of Florence Nightingale, but I thought it fit the topic, as it looks a lot like some old statues of Queen Victoria or even Queen Adelaide. All I've done is levels, vignette and convert to grayscale.

I hope that's OK? Please go easy as it's my first image submission to the site apart from some camera gear photos.

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Re: Time Snap - This weekend

Postby sirhc55 on Mon Jun 08, 2009 12:09 am

There I was stretching my brain cells to the max as to shooting something appropriate for the Queen’s birthday. Looked up and saw this out of the window. . .

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Re: Time Snap - This weekend

Postby digitor on Mon Jun 08, 2009 3:54 pm

Queen of the jungle is about as close as I can come to a connection to the Queen's birthday weekend for this one...

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Re: Time Snap - This weekend

Postby Reschsmooth on Mon Jun 08, 2009 4:59 pm

Every queen needs a basket (tenuous, I know)

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Re: Time Snap - This weekend

Postby gstark on Mon Jun 08, 2009 5:28 pm

And here is the delightfully sweet Queen Vittoria, being shown respect by her most loyal subjects in a cafe in Geringong, yesterday afternoon.

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Re: Time Snap - This weekend

Postby radar on Mon Jun 08, 2009 7:27 pm

Newcastle's Queens Wharf panorama. Click on image for a larger version.
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This is made up of 12 stitched images but I cropped the ends so that is doesn't get to wide on the web as you don't really get a good feel for how much detail there really is. PTgui was used for the stitching.

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Re: Time Snap - This weekend

Postby stubbsy on Mon Jun 08, 2009 8:59 pm

Superb André - nicely stitched and well composed. You nailed the light too. All that detracts for me is the giant penis at the wharf blocking the cathedral. Not a lot we can do about that though.
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Re: Time Snap - This weekend

Postby radar on Mon Jun 08, 2009 9:19 pm

Thanks Peter,

stubbsy wrote:All that detracts for me is the giant penis at the wharf blocking the cathedral. Not a lot we can do about that though.


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Re: Time Snap - This weekend

Postby gstark on Mon Jun 08, 2009 9:34 pm

stubbsy wrote: All that detracts for me is the giant penis at the wharf blocking the cathedral. Not a lot we can do about that though.


Peter, you can spot Nathan Rees in that image?
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Re: Time Snap - This weekend

Postby Mr Darcy on Mon Jun 08, 2009 11:20 pm

The inevitable Queens Birthday Weekend activity towards evening...
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Re: Time Snap - This weekend

Postby Mr Darcy on Mon Jun 08, 2009 11:34 pm

Posted on behalf of pjs who does not have posting rights in this thread...
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Re: Time Snap - This weekend

Postby surenj on Tue Jun 09, 2009 12:43 am

Brilliant Andre! Love the panorama.
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Re: Time Snap - This weekend

Postby aim54x on Tue Jun 09, 2009 12:10 pm

I am going to attempt to sneak one last one in...

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I was hoping to get another chance to have a look for another picture but I didnt end up with any time to go shoot again. PS: I will redo the pano and fix the blend lines + UFO when I get a bit of time but the link will be the same.
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Re: Time Snap - This weekend

Postby Reschsmooth on Tue Jun 09, 2009 12:14 pm

aim54x wrote:I am going to attempt to sneak one last one in...

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Karma's on you, pal...the image isn't showing. :biglaugh: :biglaugh: :biglaugh: Besides, it is before midnight on Monday in LA, perhaps.
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Re: Time Snap - This weekend

Postby Mr Darcy on Wed Jun 10, 2009 4:41 pm

Is there voting and/or commentary happening with these?
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Re: Time Snap - This weekend

Postby aim54x on Wed Jun 10, 2009 4:55 pm

Reschsmooth wrote:
aim54x wrote:I am going to attempt to sneak one last one in...

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Karma's on you, pal...the image isn't showing. :biglaugh: :biglaugh: :biglaugh: Besides, it is before midnight on Monday in LA, perhaps.


Very nice touch Patrick!
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Re: Time Snap - This weekend

Postby surenj on Wed Jun 10, 2009 6:23 pm

Mr Darcy wrote:Is there voting and/or commentary happening with these?

Maybe we should, considering that there were more responses than some of the competitions in the past. Those had prizes too!
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