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Altitude Adjustment
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Posted - 01/03/2008 : 10:50:23 AM
Finally had some free time over the last few days to take some more photos of the beautiful scenery in the area, and figured some of y'all would enjoy them.




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taylor50-140
USA
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Posted - 01/03/2008 : 1:22:06 PM
Beautiful Pics Altitude!So very calming and serene. My daughter dabbles in photography and asked me to ask you what kind of camera? Digital or 35 mm? If 35mm, what film & shutter speed? If digital, how did you get the movement of the water captured? What kind of flash or speed for the 1st pic? I, of course, have no idea what she's asking! I just use a point and shoot HP digital. I've never even figured out what all the buttons are for. I'm not dumb, just technically challenged! Life is a Journey - Enjoy The Trip! www.dorothytaylor.blogspot.com or www.granmagertie.blogspot.com |
Lavender
USA
2797 Posts
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Posted - 01/03/2008 : 4:00:05 PM
Gorgeous pics Altitude! Thanks for sharing.  Do unto others as you would have them do unto you. |
Altitude Adjustment
22 Posts
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Posted - 01/16/2008 : 10:34:57 AM
Thanks for the kind words taylor and Lavender.
taylor, I apologize for not getting to your questions sooner. I have quite a few different cameras I use, but I've gone mostly digital at this point. All the photos on this thread were actually taken with my "pocket" camera, which is a Nikon P5000 point and shoot digital. Even though it's a point and shoot, it offers a fair bit of manual control, and I've found the quality rivals and even sometimes surpasses my more expensive digital SLR.
Blurring of the water is accomplished by using a slow shutter speed. This can be accomplished with most digital cameras by setting the ISO to the slowest setting (I used ISO 64 for these, which is really slow, many cameras may only go as slow as 100 or 200) and setting the camera in aperture priority mode, which allows me to stop down the lens to it's lowest setting. Essentially, the more I stop the lens down (for example setting it to F/8.0 instead of F/4.0 or F2.8) the less light the camera gets, and therefore needs a longer shutter speed to get enough light to make a properly exposed photo. I've found that a shutter speed of 1/15 or slower will usually get the blurred look with fast moving streams and waterfalls.
The last photo in the list was a 1.1 second exposure at F7.6.
Hope that answers some of her questions. I'd be happy to answer any more. (Can ya tell I like talking photography?) 
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mad4martinis
USA
13730 Posts
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Posted - 01/16/2008 : 10:57:46 AM
Postcard perfect!!! Most folks are about as happy as they make up their minds to be. Abraham Lincoln (1809 - 1865)
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Debbie
USA
1 Posts
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Posted - 01/25/2008 : 2:55:36 PM
Awesome pic's I used to live in Blairsville GA these pic's make me a little home sick. Thanks for sharing.Edited by - Debbie on 01/25/2008 2:58:16 PM |
swissroger
USA
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Posted - 01/26/2008 : 06:27:04 AM
absolute great quality pics. you should teach others. hope you make more and send it admin for put in the gallery."after an long time i see the sunlight at the end of the tunnell" |
topaz
USA
3621 Posts
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Posted - 01/26/2008 : 1:38:48 PM
Beautiful pics...thanks for sharin' them..and the photography tips!! :)Music washes away from the soul the dust of everyday life..♫ ~ Red Auerbach ~ 
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Country
USA
159 Posts
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Posted - 01/26/2008 : 7:51:59 PM
those are breathtaking - I want to save the snowy one on my computer as my desktop picture
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Altitude Adjustment
22 Posts
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Posted - 01/29/2008 : 10:20:57 AM
Thanks everyone, I'm glad y'all have enjoyed them.
Country, here is a link to a bigger version you can use for a desktop if you wish.
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2234/2162940926_5718e08b39_o.jpg
A few more shots from some recent weekend adventures...




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why
USA
2072 Posts
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Posted - 01/29/2008 : 10:43:56 AM
Enjoyed your photos, look really professional. I don't know how many times I've gone down the four lane early in the morning and saw something and said "someone should take that picture". I wish I had taken the time now.Keep sending and we'll keep admiring. why |
Country
USA
159 Posts
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Posted - 01/29/2008 : 3:07:44 PM
thanks for the link - it looks great as my wallpaper or background or whatever it's called!
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topaz
USA
3621 Posts
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Posted - 01/30/2008 : 7:19:18 PM
Beautiful!! I love black and whites... Music washes away from the soul the dust of everyday life..♫ ~ Red Auerbach ~ 
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cabincritter
USA
385 Posts
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Posted - 03/02/2008 : 7:00:38 PM
I'll stick my neck out for you!
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cabincritter
USA
385 Posts
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Posted - 03/02/2008 : 7:01:51 PM
a happy family
www.scottanna.com |
Lavender
USA
2797 Posts
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Posted - 03/02/2008 : 7:45:55 PM
Awww!! I love deer. They are so sweet!Do unto others as you would have them do unto you. |
GrayEagle
USA
9966 Posts
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Posted - 03/02/2008 : 8:43:50 PM
Scott, those are great! What kind of trip setup did you use?
GrayEagle <:))))<>< Welfare is for those to truly need it. Not the freeloaders who abuse it. |
cabincritter
USA
385 Posts
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Posted - 03/02/2008 : 9:24:57 PM
quote:
Scott, those are great! What kind of trip setup did you use?
GrayEagle <:))))<>< Welfare is for those to truly need it. Not the freeloaders who abuse it.
My pickup was at the end of my driveway in back of my house, I knew the deer were in the area so I sat and waited. They barely new I was there. I have a NIKON digital that I recently purchased, and am practicing with it. Can't wait till the bears start coming through. www.scottanna.com |
GrayEagle
USA
9966 Posts
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Posted - 03/03/2008 : 04:50:22 AM
Well, again, those are beautifully done!
GrayEagle <:))))<>< Welfare is for those to truly need it. Not the freeloaders who abuse it. |
topaz
USA
3621 Posts
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Posted - 03/03/2008 : 06:26:56 AM
Awww Critter..I love those...'specially the 1st one!! :)Music washes away from the soul the dust of everyday life..♫ ~ Red Auerbach ~ 
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Wildflower
USA
4528 Posts
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Posted - 04/29/2008 : 3:09:24 PM
I just peeked in here for the first time. Beautiful pictures.Every day, I see scenes worthy of a picture . . . sometimes the view looks like a painting. Coming back from Rabun County around 5:00 p.m. recently, I saw scene after scene of valleys with green rolling hills surrounded by mountains. With the late afternoon shadows, it WAS a series of paintings! Then you come into Towns County and see the lake sparkling like diamonds in the setting sun. Gorgeous. Wildflower |
cabincritter
USA
385 Posts
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Posted - 07/01/2008 : 11:05:33 AM
each year I allow one sunflower to burst out under my bird feeders, this one is in bloom today, and is about 9 feet tall. Thought I would photograph it before the squirrels knock it down.
www.scottanna.com www.gamtnliving.com Magazine for July is online as of this morning Edited by - cabincritter on 07/01/2008 11:06:32 AM |
daughterofconfederate
USA
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Posted - 07/01/2008 : 10:25:17 PM
How AWESOME.. Thanks Scott! You are great!"Most people are about as happy as they make up their minds to be." -Abraham Lincoln |
swissroger
USA
7923 Posts
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Posted - 07/01/2008 : 10:43:45 PM
quote:
Awww!! I love deer. They are so sweet!Do unto others as you would have them do unto you.
yes and tasty too. great pics all of them! http://de.youtube.com/watch?v=EKBD0N2-nzQ |
Lavender
USA
2797 Posts
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Posted - 07/02/2008 : 10:00:19 AM
Roger, you are a stinker!  Thanks for all the great pics Scott! Do unto others as you would have them do unto you. |
swissroger
USA
7923 Posts
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Posted - 07/02/2008 : 1:54:54 PM
ok, work to hard, im allways hungry.i have to make some pics too as im back up there. http://de.youtube.com/watch?v=EKBD0N2-nzQ |