Show Us Your Non-av Photos

Phoenix9 · Thu Oct 22, 2009 11:15 pm

We haven't had this in a while. Title says it all, show us your non-av photographs.

Here's something to get started, taken during lightning storm in Toronto couple of months ago. I didn't have the tripod handy, so it is a a bit blurry (oh and dont mind the clothesline Silly

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IHadAPheo · Thu Oct 22, 2009 11:49 pm

Some people put those little red balls on their antennas to help wind their cars/trucks in the lot whilst the owner of this thing used other visual clues

IHAP

varigb707 · Fri Oct 23, 2009 12:37 am

FX772LRF · Fri Oct 23, 2009 12:44 am

http://noahpillans.daportfolio.com/gallery/148395#12
http://noahpillans.daportfolio.com/gallery/148395#9
http://noahpillans.daportfolio.com/gallery/148395#1

-Noah wave

af773atmsp · Fri Oct 23, 2009 12:54 am

Some pictures from Chicago.

sudden · Fri Oct 23, 2009 1:33 am

yfbflyer · Fri Oct 23, 2009 1:45 am

Don't know if I posted them here before but some from a recent trip to Australia

Uluru

Sydney Opera House

AF340 · Fri Oct 23, 2009 2:48 am

Just outside Central Park

HDR of the Trump Building in NYC

Weird performer in NYC

Liam

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Scooter01 · Fri Oct 23, 2009 2:54 am

Sound asleep -just drifting by...

Scooter01

PhilGil · Fri Oct 23, 2009 3:00 am

Always enjoy seeing what folks shoot when they're not shooting aviation.

allrite · Fri Oct 23, 2009 3:11 am

The Sydney dust storm...

(more)

Tea for a hungry ghost, Singapore

Kuih stall, Malaysia

Teluk Chempedak, Malaysia

My photos

pocho · Tue Oct 27, 2009 8:19 am

sudden · Tue Oct 27, 2009 9:32 am

Quoting Pocho (Reply 11):
Reply 11

Sometimes nature treats you with the most awsome scenery. Great shot!

Aim for the sky!
Sudden

Gemuser · Tue Oct 27, 2009 11:08 am

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Venice 12 Oct 2009 looking south over the lagoon from the Arsenale

wcs · Tue Oct 27, 2009 11:48 am

GrahamHill · Tue Oct 27, 2009 11:53 am

I often go to motorsports races. The ones below are from the 2009 24 Hours of Le Mans:

SA7700 · Tue Oct 27, 2009 11:58 am

Church of the Good Shepherd; Tekapo, New Zealand

A cold winter's day. South Island, New Zealand

Circular Quay, Sydney, Australia

Washington Memorial, Washington DC, USA

GrahamHill · Tue Oct 27, 2009 12:10 pm

Quoting WCS (Reply 14):
Some pictures of mine posted on usa-pictures.com:

I like all of them! Very enjoyable to watch!

Quoting SA7700 (Reply 16):
Church of the Good Shepherd; Tekapo, New Zealand

Quoting SA7700 (Reply 16):
A cold winter's day. South Island, New Zealand

Beautiful pictures for a beautiful landscape!

Stealthz · Tue Oct 27, 2009 12:28 pm

Quoting GrahamHill (Reply 15):
I often go to motorsports races

As do I....

and 30 years ago...

And not just cars....

Cheers

GrahamHill · Tue Oct 27, 2009 12:55 pm

Quoting StealthZ (Reply 18):
As do I....

Nice pictures! Race cars are always challenging because of the speed.

Night pictures are the thoughest. It's not easy to take car at 200 km/h in the dark!

Quoting StealthZ (Reply 18):
And not just cars....

The night picture of the Sydney Bridge and Opera is great Smile

wcs · Tue Oct 27, 2009 1:00 pm

Quoting GrahamHill (Reply 15):
I often go to motorsports races. The ones below are from the 2009 24 Hours of Le Mans:

Amazing pictures considering the context!

Quoting SA7700 (Reply 16):
Church of the Good Shepherd; Tekapo, New Zealand

Woua! this one seems unreal. Great composition, congrats!

sudden · Tue Oct 27, 2009 2:09 pm

Quoting GrahamHill (Reply 15):
I often go to motorsports races

Quoting StealthZ (Reply 18):
As do I....

Oh man,
You guys are in to motorsport!!!??? What can be so fun about watching cars chase each other around a track! Big grin

Aim for the sky!
Sudden

Superfly · Tue Oct 27, 2009 2:15 pm

Too bad this is a rated G website.
I have tons of non-aviation photos I'd like to share. Smile

Sunset over Havana, Cuba.

Storm approaching Cuba

Sunset over Pattaya, Thailand

Baby with Mohawk in Bangkok, Thailand.

Elephant walking down the street in Bangkok, Thailand

Port of Ios, Greece.

GrahamHill · Tue Oct 27, 2009 2:18 pm

Quoting WCS (Reply 20):
Amazing pictures considering the context!

Thanks for the compliment, but what are you refering to when you talk about "context"?

Quoting Sudden (Reply 21):
You guys are in to motorsport!!!??? What can be so fun about watching cars chase each other around a track!

Are you jealous because you don't attend any? Big grin

Superfly · Tue Oct 27, 2009 2:39 pm

Quoting GrahamHill (Reply 23):
Thanks for the compliment, but what are you refering to when you talk about "context"?

Quoting Sudden (Reply 21):
You guys are in to motorsport!!!??? What can be so fun about watching cars chase each other around a track!

laughing Are you jealous because you don't attend any? Big grin

Hey guys, I am in to motor sport too. Smile

Braybuddy · Tue Oct 27, 2009 3:43 pm

These threads are great; nice to see another one! A few recent faves:

sudden · Tue Oct 27, 2009 3:45 pm

Quoting GrahamHill (Reply 23):
Are you jealous because you don't attend any?

I meant in general! I bet you like watching those F1 cars as well, or whatever they call them.
Yeah sure

Quoting Superfly (Reply 24):
Hey guys, I am in to motor sport too

Should that be motors and sports, or do they combine? Big grin

Aim for the sky!
Sudden

vhqpa · Tue Oct 27, 2009 3:57 pm

couple of my favourites

Standley Chasm near Alice Springs, NT

Sturts Desert Pea, Alice Springs NT

Sunset at Kata Tjuta NT

View from The Strand, Townsville QLD

Tulips at the botanic gardens, Christchurch NZ

River Avon, Christchurch NZ

Lyttelton and Banks Peninsular near Christchurch NZ

Wellington NZ

Queenstown NZ

Shortly after takeoff from Queenstown NZ

Rockingham WA

Perth City WA

Vhq.

GrahamHill · Tue Oct 27, 2009 4:09 pm

Quoting Sudden (Reply 26):
I meant in general! I bet you like watching those F1 cars as well, or whatever they call them.

Me, enjoying F1? LOL, like you know my taste... bigmouth

dxing · Tue Oct 27, 2009 4:27 pm

How about a few animals?

And some scenery

7 mile bridge Key West, Florida

Balaclava Valley, Crimea Ukraine. The valley of the shadow of death.

Lake Cumming, Beijing

Cancun

wcs · Tue Oct 27, 2009 5:33 pm

Quoting DXing (Reply 29):
How about a few animals?

San Diego Zoo, right?

I know this polar bear and the funny panda for sure Smile

WCS

wcs · Tue Oct 27, 2009 5:36 pm

Quoting GrahamHill (Reply 23):
Thanks for the compliment, but what are you refering to when you talk about "context"?

Well, as you said, sports photos could be challenging. Probably even worse during a race. Focus, sharpness and angle. Your compositions are great!

WCS

sudden · Tue Oct 27, 2009 7:13 pm

Quoting GrahamHill (Reply 15):
I often go to motorsports races

Is that Paul Ricard circuit?

Aim for the sky!
Sudden

GrahamHill · Tue Oct 27, 2009 7:48 pm

Quoting WCS (Reply 31):
Well, as you said, sports photos could be challenging. Probably even worse during a race. Focus, sharpness and angle.

Ah ok, thanks for the clarifications! Smile

For the focus, there is no secret: you need a monopod. Otherwise, your pictures will be blurry, especially at these speeds. You also need a good lense able to cope with constant focus change (because your subject is in constant movement). Good lenses are very expensive, but since I know a nice professional photographer who lent me his 200 mm lens, it was easier Smile

For the angle, I'll be honest: I cheated a bit. I have reworked it with a software (except the Audi R15, second from top). I was reluctant to do that at the beginning, but since all pros are doing it, then why bother? Wink

Otherwise, the trick is to lower the shutter speed (between 1/100 and 1/200) in order to give this dynamic look on the rims (all blurry, giving the impression that the car is in movement). If you don't, then you get the rims all neat and you lose this dynamic (and the car looks like it's stopped). However, by lowering the shutter speed, you also increase your chance to have the whole picture blurry. That's also why the monopod comes in handy.

That's for the theory Smile

Quoting WCS (Reply 31):
Your compositions are great!

Thank you for your kind comment blush

but there are some people I know who are much better than me. I keep on learning from them Wink

GrahamHill · Tue Oct 27, 2009 7:50 pm

Quoting Sudden (Reply 32):
Is that Paul Ricard circuit?

Nope, unfortunately I've never been there. As I said, I took the pics during the 24 Hours of Le Mans. So the circuit is... Le Mans Smile

sudden · Tue Oct 27, 2009 8:02 pm

Quoting GrahamHill (Reply 34):
As I said, I took the pics during the 24 Hours of Le Mans. So the circuit is... Le Mans

I guess I wasn't paying attention + that I don't care much about this driving fast on a track stuff.
Wink

Aim for the sky!
Sudden

GrahamHill · Tue Oct 27, 2009 8:27 pm

Quoting Sudden (Reply 35):
I guess I wasn't paying attention

I'm not surprised.

Quoting Sudden (Reply 35):
I don't care much about this driving fast on a track stuff.

Right...

sudden · Tue Oct 27, 2009 9:10 pm

Quoting GrahamHill (Reply 36):
Quoting Sudden (Reply 35):
I guess I wasn't paying attention

I'm not surprised.

Auch, that hurts! Big grin

Aim for the sky!
Sudden

Braybuddy · Tue Oct 27, 2009 10:02 pm

Some great shots up there folks. Here's a few more I liked:

AGM100 · Tue Oct 27, 2009 10:34 pm

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Estuary Corvina 2009

A shot of me fishing off the back of the "Elmer II" in the estuary near Marua Mexico. As the estuary fills the Corvina chase though the deepening flats hitting shiny sardines and smelt as the small fish are pushed in on the tide. Its a beautiful place , we often sit and drink a few dos equis with the local fisherman ... their boats anchored for the night in the shot below.

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Some great photos on this thread people .... enjoyed it thanks.

UltimateDelta · Tue Oct 27, 2009 11:15 pm

http://erikingram.daportfolio.com/gallery/151371#9

AustrianZRH · Fri Oct 30, 2009 5:50 pm

From my USA trip this summer. Sorry for so many, couldn't make a better selection duck

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Legion Lake, Custer State Park, SD

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Badlands NP, SD

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Mt Rushmore NM, Keystone, SD

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Devil's Tower NM, WY

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Old Faithful, Yellowstone NP, WY

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Upper Geyser Basin, Yellowstone NP, WY

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Morning Glory Pool, Yellowstone NP, WY (one of my favourites Smile

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Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone, Yellowstone NP, WY

Navajo Loop Trail, Bryce Canyon NP, UT

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Amphitheater, Bryce Canyon NP, UT

Nightfall at Grand Canyon NP, AZ

Sunset the next evening, Grand Canyon NP, AZ

that was necessary on a USA trip Smile

Mesa Verde NP near Cortez, CO

Black Canyon of the Gunnison NP, CO

CO state capitol in Denver, CO

Hope you enjoyed Smile

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aznmadsci · Fri Oct 30, 2009 7:59 pm

My pics aren't of high quality, just taken from my iPhone and used various apps to alter them.

Mole Antonelliana in Torino, Italy (using Black & White app)

One big gourd at a Whole Foods Market in Houston, TX (no additional app used)

Ruinas do Sao Paulo in Macau (no additional app used)

A-Ma Temple in Macau (no additional app used)

Yes ... a huge Nutcracker inside the men's room at a restaurant in Houston, TX (using ShakeItPhoto app).

Braybuddy · Fri Oct 30, 2009 8:31 pm

Nice to see guys still posting on here. Might as well stick-up a few more recent ones I liked:

sudden · Fri Oct 30, 2009 9:09 pm

www.spetersson.blogspot.com

Aim for the sky!
Sudden

Kiwirob · Fri Oct 30, 2009 9:15 pm

Where I used to live.

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Where I live now.

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Number 1 son.

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and Number 2.

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mwhcvt · Fri Oct 30, 2009 9:21 pm

I went and had a play with the new canon tonight.

Just a little bit disappointed with the bridge post at the bottom if only I had noticed the post before I left, will have to go back another night, this was my first attempt with long exposure

MWH @ CVT

2H4 · Fri Oct 30, 2009 9:47 pm

4th of July:

2H4

ShyFlyer · Sat Oct 31, 2009 5:38 am

Click for larger

Doggie in the snow:

Nearing Wagon Mound, NM:

Traveling I-80 eastbound across Nebraska:

View from Wandsworth Bridge:

seb146 · Sun Nov 01, 2009 5:08 pm

Quoting Allrite (Reply 10):
The Sydney dust storm...

Nice train. I know nothing of the Sydney rail system. Is that a commuter train or what?

Quoting AustrianZRH (Reply 41):
CO state capitol in Denver, CO

Curious: Did you see the marker in the steps of the capital noting where it is exactly 5280 feet above sea level? I had a great time with some Scandanavian tourists at those steps!

As for mine:

At Maryhill, Washington in Klickitat County along the Columbia River

The garbage truck in Ketchikan, Alaska

Me on a cold morning in Sitka, Alaska

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