Honolulu POTN Meet XII

[tommy52]

Hey everyone! It was nice to meet you all, even if I didn't really get a chance to chat with you. (And I'll have to meet you next time, Geek). Here's the tutorial on how I did the editing that I showed you guys - the desaturated gritty look - with one of my older pictures. This is kinda the same as the so called "Dave Hill" look, but I don't like making mine seem super "HDR" and super fake looking.
Before:
http://i96.photobucket.com/albums/l192/jnakatsu/_MG_2255-2.jpg
After:
http://i96.photobucket.com/albums/l192/jnakatsu/_MG_2255.jpg

Anyways, what I do (in Lightroom) is raise the fill light significantly - to the point where it looks washed out. Then I take the blacks and raise them up until it looks how I want it. At this point your colors are going to be extremely saturated, so the next step is to bring the saturation and or vibrance way down to where you want it. I also bump up the contrast, clarity, as well as recovery a bit. As far as curves go, I brighten the lights, especially highlights, and darken the darks and shadows. Lastly, to get the correct color toning, I use the split tone slider. To get that kind of green tone, I selected a yellowish green color for shadows, and bumped up the saturation a bit. Then to bring back the skin coloring I selected a red for highlights, and again brought the saturation up to where I wanted.

If you want to know what my exact settings were for a starting place, they are as follows. Just remember that a lot of this is to taste, so what worked for me might not work for you. Also, when using this method I tend to not make it not quite so extreme, but for the sake of example, I did it here.

White Balance to whatever looks best.
Exposure +0
Recovery 14
Fill Light 77
Blacks 55

Brightness +50
Contrast +64

Presence
Clarity 49
Vibrance -69
Saturation -71

Tone Curve
Highlights +43
Lights +21
Darks -21
Shadows -5

Split Toning
Highlights:
Hue 0
Saturation 7
Balance 0
Shadows:
Hue 73
Saturation 12

I didn't sharpen this one, but you can sharpen to taste.

Enjoy.
thanks man!

[tommy52]

heres a few more pics

http://tommy52.zenfolio.com/img/v1/p547103280-3.jpg

http://tommy52.zenfolio.com/img/v1/p904723619-3.jpg

http://tommy52.zenfolio.com/img/v1/p655690173-4.jpg

http://tommy52.zenfolio.com/img/v1/p770167444-3.jpg

http://tommy52.zenfolio.com/img/v1/p916813217-3.jpg

http://tommy52.zenfolio.com/img/v1/p800771438-4.jpg

http://tommy52.zenfolio.com/img/v1/p765681516-4.jpg

http://tommy52.zenfolio.com/img/v1/p965044428-4.jpg

[aiea1]

some shots

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3120/2728660626_ee856e4da1_o.jpg



Alaskan Totem

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3264/2727832709_d54f243851_b.jpg

The color Red
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3065/2727830049_f72f5827f6_b.jpg

Yellow Lollipop Plant
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3022/2728660786_506438abe4_o.jpg

[aiea1]

It was good to meet everyone at the shoot, we all can put faces and names on POTN members that attended, Always some new things to learn too. I enjoyed the day !

[geekaleek]

It was really great to finally meet you guys in person. I had a great time and I'm really looking forward to the next meet. I learned a lot at this meet...I learned I have a loooooong way to go in this hobby, but at least it'll give me something to do for a long time to come.

Here a few of mine. Just quick and dirty PP in DPP.

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3051/2726512875_f97107a949_o.jpg

:) Chris
This was my favorite tree, too bad i didn't get a good shot of it. i still gotta learn how to use fill flash. the meet was a really good learning experience. cant wait for the next one, or if anyone is down for a mini meet, i'm always down to learn something new. :cool:

Ainoko: see u at the next one

last one:
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3207/2728889828_a49b4d2c81.jpg

[Samanax]

Did a few more in DPP.

My entry for the most colorful shot mini-contest.
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3075/2728414161_be4bf5ac3e_o.jpg

"Beware Of Falling Cannonballs"
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3290/2728415823_b351b5beda_o.jpg

"Stump With Reflective Ball"
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3166/2728413243_8e316e97b2_o.jpg

A candid of Linkzi and geekaleek.
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3163/2728419555_028e5bd0be_o.jpg

:) Chris

[Samanax]

And my "trying to be artsy" shots.

"Yellow Nipple Thjngs"
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3186/2729245688_edae203da7_o.jpg

"Fuzzy Red Things"
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3258/2729244888_d7f0080629_o.jpg

"Fuzzy Orange Thing"
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3054/2727337148_cab6b2d82c_o.jpg

"Red Thing On Ground"
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3207/2726511983_c1f1d062f2_o.jpg

:) Chris

[tiarehi]

David - nice capture on the painting, you caught his "thoughtful" moment. The red flower is nice as well.

Chris - Nice series!

My entry for the mini contest:
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3284/2727975882_c05dd0d0b0_o.jpg

[ishida]

This is great. So many different perspectives of the same things.

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3214/2728448541_47f10bb0c7_o.jpg

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3107/2728448367_59855f1803_o.jpg

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3218/2728448127_91e2dbbaa7_o.jpg

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3233/2729275940_3e7c36be98_o.jpg

[motion_projekt]

And my "trying to be artsy" shots.

"Yellow Nipple Thjngs"
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3186/2729245688_edae203da7_o.jpg

"Fuzzy Red Things"
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3258/2729244888_d7f0080629_o.jpg

"Fuzzy Orange Thing"
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3054/2727337148_cab6b2d82c_o.jpg

"Red Thing On Ground"
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3207/2726511983_c1f1d062f2_o.jpg

:) Chris

nice series chris. my only complaint is that the photos seem to be slightly oversaturated/over-vibranceslidered.

[Samanax]

Chris - Nice series!Thanks Norris!nice series chris. my only complaint is that the photos seem to be slightly oversaturated/over-vibranceslidered.Thanks Kent! I really don't do too much PP work to my photos, just brightness adjustment, white balance adjustment, a little contrast, a little color tone, a little color saturation and some sharpening in DPP. Here are the original shots straight from the camera with no PP.

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3020/2729602212_afb6df7aa3.jpg

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3186/2729601510_bd57d51c1b.jpg

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3010/2729603264_99c1e12517.jpg

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3152/2729600434_cd27e9291b.jpg

:) Chris

[Samanax]

My entry for the mini contest:
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3284/2727975882_c05dd0d0b0_o.jpgNice capture Norris.This is great. So many different perspectives of the same things.

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3214/2728448541_47f10bb0c7_o.jpg

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3107/2728448367_59855f1803_o.jpg

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3218/2728448127_91e2dbbaa7_o.jpg

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3233/2729275940_3e7c36be98_o.jpgGreat set of pictures Barry. I like the 1st and 4th shots.

:) Chris

[Samanax]

From the Honolulu POTN Meet XII Organizer: I'd like to say thanks to everyone for making this a very enjoyable experience for me. We had a good turn out (9 members!), I got to meet you and put a face to your user name, I saw how you guys shoot and got to see some really, really nice equipment. You're an awesome bunch of guys and I'm glad to know all of you.

Thank you Lincoln and Brandon for bringing your laptops and showing us how Lightroom 2 and Aperature 2 work. And thank you Lincoln, Brandon, Norris and John for going over your PP techniques. It was a real good learning experience and got me wanting to push my PP work past the simple adjustments I make in DPP. I recently got Photoshop CS3 (but haven't installed it on my old computer...planning to build a newer, faster one soon) and will be picking up Lightroom 2 in the near future. Then maybe I can find my own "style", whatever that may be.

Really looking forward to the next Meet!

:) Chris

[ZENGHOST]

From the Honolulu POTN Meet XII Organizer: I'd like to say thanks to everyone for making this a very enjoyable experience for me. We had a good turn out (9 members!), I got to meet you and put a face to your user name, I saw how you guys shoot and got to see some really, really nice equipment. You're an awesome bunch of guys and I'm glad to know all of you.

Thank you Lincoln and Brandon for bringing your laptops and showing us how Lightroom 2 and Aperature 2 work. And thank you Lincoln, Brandon, Norris and John for going over your PP techniques. It was a real good learning experience and got me wanting to push my PP work past the simple adjustments I make in DPP. I recently got Photoshop CS3 (but haven't installed it on my old computer...planning to build a newer, faster one soon) and will be picking up Lightroom 2 in the near future. Then maybe I can find my own "style", whatever that may be.

Really looking forward to the next Meet!

:) Chris
Thank you for setting it up, Chris.

[ZENGHOST]

Here's my "colorful" entry:

http://sksphotography.zenfolio.com/img/v1/p196916632-4.jpg

Tommy getting the shot:

http://sksphotography.zenfolio.com/img/v1/p136026527-4.jpg

Lincoln getting his shot:

http://sksphotography.zenfolio.com/img/v1/p128365314-4.jpg

Talking shop:

http://sksphotography.zenfolio.com/img/v1/p390060441-4.jpg

Samanax at the cannonball tree:

http://sksphotography.zenfolio.com/img/v1/p338772522-4.jpg

Geek sneaking up on some plants:

http://sksphotography.zenfolio.com/img/v1/p127736822-4.jpg

branmuffin checking things out:

http://sksphotography.zenfolio.com/img/v1/p1903905-4.jpg

Live view in action:

http://sksphotography.zenfolio.com/img/v1/p255183212-4.jpg

[ZENGHOST]

My shots were largely uninteresting--especially to everyone else's, but here's some I thought weren't too bad:

taken with David's awesome macro:

http://sksphotography.zenfolio.com/img/v1/p113812208-4.jpg

http://sksphotography.zenfolio.com/img/v1/p186223439-4.jpg

Of course the "Nipple Fruit"

http://sksphotography.zenfolio.com/img/v1/p73071399-4.jpg

http://sksphotography.zenfolio.com/img/v1/p511262799-4.jpg

Statue/totem pole thing:

http://sksphotography.zenfolio.com/img/v1/p60121098-4.jpg

I liked this one because it's ISO1250 (I just forgot to change the ISO):

http://sksphotography.zenfolio.com/img/v1/p251285380-4.jpg

The rest of the set are on my zenfolio page (http://sksphotography.zenfolio.com/p1060036431)

[Linkzi]

From the Honolulu POTN Meet XII Organizer: I'd like to say thanks to everyone for making this a very enjoyable experience for me. We had a good turn out (9 members!), I got to meet you and put a face to your user name, I saw how you guys shoot and got to see some really, really nice equipment. You're an awesome bunch of guys and I'm glad to know all of you.

Thank you Lincoln and Brandon for bringing your laptops and showing us how Lightroom 2 and Aperature 2 work. And thank you Lincoln, Brandon, Norris and John for going over your PP techniques. It was a real good learning experience and got me wanting to push my PP work past the simple adjustments I make in DPP. I recently got Photoshop CS3 (but haven't installed it on my old computer...planning to build a newer, faster one soon) and will be picking up Lightroom 2 in the near future. Then maybe I can find my own "style", whatever that may be.

Really looking forward to the next Meet!

:) Chris

This really was a great turnout, 9 is a lot! :) We adapted along the way and everything went well. I haven't been to the State library since elementary school. It was great seeing new faces at our meets. Hope to see more meets soon.


Live view in action:

http://sksphotography.zenfolio.com/img/v1/p255183212-4.jpg


I like that shot of Chris looking up the tree.

The Live view shot looks cool too. Here is the result:
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3198/2727984742_d06520baa5.jpg (http://flickr.com/photos/linkzi/sets/72157606524379148/show/)
The color is brighter from PP and I used a flash so the strobe light color changes the color of the subject to a cooler color. Click on the photo to view the rest of the collection.

[tommy52]

yups good fun, and also good to learn new stuff
and nice pictures too everyone

[aiea1]

ZENGHOST, a great series of shots you posted on your web site, some worthy of being framed

[tiarehi]

Great shots everyone, here is a few more:

Tommy and Brandon
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3135/2729813629_a1748ca62f_o.jpg

Mike checking his Histogram:
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3037/2729813055_336c2f28a7_o.jpg

Stacey very focused!!!
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3193/2730645506_e393524858_o.jpg

Thanks to Chris for organizing it, and Linkzi, Brandon for the laptops.

Note: I have never been to the State Library, that was a great turn out, especially now I am using LR 2.0...

Next meets, now we know we can host a workshop at the Library...

[Samanax]

Nice seeing some new faces and finally put a name...

My attempt at LR2.0:
#1
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3289/2727842398_c680fcacb5_o.jpg

#3
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3079/2726995803_1ffd02e5a6_o.jpgI really like these two shots...the colors are beautiful.heres some photos

trynna have fun wit some lens flare.. i hope its not too dangerous for my camera and lens...

http://tommy52.zenfolio.com/img/v1/p760853685-4.jpg

http://tommy52.zenfolio.com/img/v1/p874162385-4.jpgCools shots...so mystical. some random stuff
http://tommy52.zenfolio.com/img/v1/p911259525-4.jpg
I really like this shot...the hints of red in all that green is cool.

:) Chris

[Samanax]

Some creative shots guys!

Here are the masters at work!

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3063/2727110037_dc43eaea49.jpg

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3006/2727936804_8210433d0d.jpg

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3244/2727937080_ec23f5c154.jpg

Tommy getting the shot:

http://sksphotography.zenfolio.com/img/v1/p136026527-4.jpg

Lincoln getting his shot:

http://sksphotography.zenfolio.com/img/v1/p128365314-4.jpg

Talking shop:

http://sksphotography.zenfolio.com/img/v1/p390060441-4.jpg

Geek sneaking up on some plants:

http://sksphotography.zenfolio.com/img/v1/p127736822-4.jpg

branmuffin checking things out:

http://sksphotography.zenfolio.com/img/v1/p1903905-4.jpgI really like candid shots a lot...these are great. I wish I took more candid shots.

Chris

[tommy52]

thanks chris
i wish i took some candids as well, but i guess i lack the fl to do it :(
i didnt even notice that there was so much candids being taken

[Samanax]

My shots were largely uninteresting--especially to everyone else's, but here's some I thought weren't too bad:

taken with David's awesome macro:

http://sksphotography.zenfolio.com/img/v1/p186223439-4.jpg

Of course the "Nipple Fruit"

http://sksphotography.zenfolio.com/img/v1/p73071399-4.jpg

http://sksphotography.zenfolio.com/img/v1/p511262799-4.jpg

Statue/totem pole thing:

http://sksphotography.zenfolio.com/img/v1/p60121098-4.jpg

I liked this one because it's ISO1250 (I just forgot to change the ISO):

http://sksphotography.zenfolio.com/img/v1/p251285380-4.jpgNice set of photos Stacey. I like them all, especially the last one.Great shots everyone, here is a few more:

Tommy and Brandon
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3135/2729813629_a1748ca62f_o.jpg

Mike checking his Histogram:
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3037/2729813055_336c2f28a7_o.jpg

Stacey very focused!!!
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3193/2730645506_e393524858_o.jpg

Note: I have never been to the State Library, that was a great turn out, especially now I am using LR 2.0...

Next meets, now we know we can host a workshop at the Library...Great candid shots Norris.

Really, lots of great shots everyone. I'm really enjoying looking at them and hoping to learn a few things from them. I'm really looking forward to the next Meet!

Chris

[Samanax]

i didnt even notice that there was so much candids being takenI didn't notice anyone taking candids either...except Lincoln, but only because I happened to look that way just as he took his shot. I didn't even know he was standing there.

:) Chris

[ZENGHOST]

Here's my first batch.

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3188/2726461179_a9fb723a20_o.jpg

Gotta love that fisheye.

[ZENGHOST]

"Watch Out For Falling Cannonballs"
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3051/2726512875_f97107a949_o.jpg

"Men At Work"
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3032/2726514647_3d834321cc_o.jpg

:) Chris

I like this shot--and probably the most interesting tree at the gardens. Can't believe that I didn't bother to take any shots of it :confused:. And I'm glad I'm not the only one that thought about taking pics of the cones. Although next time I'll have to actually take the pic as opposed to just thinking about it.

[ZENGHOST]

2 more... The pepper one is my "mixing colors mini-challenge" entry if we're still up for that :). the rest that i liked can be found at: http://web.me.com/brandonkawamura/BK/Collections/Pages/Foster_Botanical_Garden.html

Like both of these shots. I hadn't seen that orchid before and I didn't think the peppers were interesting enough to take a shot of (used to have them in my yard all the time) but looks like I was wrong.

[ZENGHOST]

Nice seeing some new faces and finally put a name...

#2
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3237/2727820796_c5a0915193_o.jpg



Norris--I always like how you make even the simplest things look interesting.

[ZENGHOST]

heres some photos

trynna have fun wit some lens flare.. i hope its not too dangerous for my camera and lens...

http://tommy52.zenfolio.com/img/v1/p684266984-4.jpg

http://tommy52.zenfolio.com/img/v1/p760853685-4.jpg

http://tommy52.zenfolio.com/img/v1/p874162385-4.jpg



Tommy--love the flare stuff. The Buddha pic I especially like. The flare with the wide angle really make the pic. Makes me wish I had actually taken my flash out of the car.

[ZENGHOST]

heres a few more pics
http://tommy52.zenfolio.com/img/v1/p800771438-4.jpg

I like this pic--I don't even remember seeing this flower.

[ZENGHOST]

some shots

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3120/2728660626_ee856e4da1_o.jpg



Alaskan Totem

The color Red
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3065/2727830049_f72f5827f6_b.jpg



I like the thoughtfulness you caught in the artist. And that's some deep red on the hibiscus--would've been great for the "red" theme.

[ZENGHOST]

last one:
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3207/2728889828_a49b4d2c81.jpg
I don't remember seeing this there either for some reason. It's got a different look with just the top part of it showing like that.

[ZENGHOST]

This is great. So many different perspectives of the same things.

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3107/2728448367_59855f1803_o.jpg



This one is one of my favorites. I really like the pattern and the lighting on this.

[ZENGHOST]

This really was a great turnout, 9 is a lot! :) We adapted along the way and everything went well. I haven't been to the State library since elementary school. It was great seeing new faces at our meets. Hope to see more meets soon.




I like that shot of Chris looking up the tree.

The Live view shot looks cool too. Here is the result:
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3198/2727984742_d06520baa5.jpg (http://flickr.com/photos/linkzi/sets/72157606524379148/show/)
The color is brighter from PP and I used a flash so the strobe light color changes the color of the subject to a cooler color. Click on the photo to view the rest of the collection.
Thanks for showing the result, Lincoln. I have to admit that I haven't even looked into the live view on my 1D3 at all yet, but it looks like it really comes in handy even with some of its limitations.

[ZENGHOST]

ZENGHOST, a great series of shots you posted on your web site, some worthy of being framed

That is mighty kind of you to say, David, I appreciate that.

Sorry for all the posts--I wanted to compliment all the great shots in here and it was tough to do it in one post. I really enjoyed the meet and hope to do more.

[tommy52]

i wanted to do what you did but im way too lazy too go and quote and comment on all the pictures that i liked
thanks for the compliments as well, yea.. i wanted to try make the flare to try and give a mystical feeling to the buddha and totem

[geekaleek]

nice candids... didnt know i was getting sniped. :lol:

I don't remember seeing this there either for some reason. It's got a different look with just the top part of it showing like that.
they were by our first stop, in an open field behind some trees. (sorry not very helpful)

[ishida]

heres some photos

trynna have fun wit some lens flare.. i hope its not too dangerous for my camera and lens...
http://tommy52.zenfolio.com/img/v1/p760853685-4.jpg




Dude, this shot rocks. It's like raining sunshine on the 'ol Buddah :)

[ishida]

From the Honolulu POTN Meet XII Organizer: I'd like to say thanks to everyone for making this a very enjoyable experience for me. We had a good turn out (9 members!), I got to meet you and put a face to your user name, I saw how you guys shoot and got to see some really, really nice equipment. You're an awesome bunch of guys and I'm glad to know all of you.

Thank you Lincoln and Brandon for bringing your laptops and showing us how Lightroom 2 and Aperature 2 work. And thank you Lincoln, Brandon, Norris and John for going over your PP techniques. It was a real good learning experience and got me wanting to push my PP work past the simple adjustments I make in DPP. I recently got Photoshop CS3 (but haven't installed it on my old computer...planning to build a newer, faster one soon) and will be picking up Lightroom 2 in the near future. Then maybe I can find my own "style", whatever that may be.

Really looking forward to the next Meet!

:) Chris

Thanks for organizing the meet Chris. I've never been to Foster Botanical Gardens and now that I have, I think I'll be visiting there again ;)

[tommy52]

Dude, this shot rocks. It's like raining sunshine on the 'ol Buddah :)
lol thanks man!

[Samanax]

Thanks for organizing the meet Chris.

Thanks to Chris for organizing it,

Thank you for setting it up, Chris.You're welcome, guys. Actually the thanks should go to the organizers of the previous Meets, I just followed what they did when they were organizing earlier Meets. Plus I had lots of help during the Meet.

:) Chris

[Samanax]

So did anyone win the "Most Colors In A Shot" contest?

:) Chris

[ZENGHOST]

2 more... The pepper one is my "mixing colors mini-challenge" entry if we're still up for that :).

http://photography-on-the.net/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=293825&stc=1&d=1217752401

Some creative shots guys!

This is my entry to Tommy's colorful contest.
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3282/2727157657_1e4edf1579_o.jpg


My entry for the most colorful shot mini-contest.
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3075/2728414161_be4bf5ac3e_o.jpg



My entry for the mini contest:
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3284/2727975882_c05dd0d0b0_o.jpg

Here's my "colorful" entry:

http://sksphotography.zenfolio.com/img/v1/p196916632-4.jpg


So did anyone win the "Most Colors In A Shot" contest?

:) Chris

These are the entries I could find. I'd say it's up to Tommy to pick who gets English lessons :p

[tommy52]

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3207/2728889828_a49b4d2c81.jpg
well if for some reason i had to choose a winner, it would be this one

[geekaleek]

well if for some reason i had to choose a winner, it would be this one
oh yeeeeaah free english lessons haha :lol:

[tommy52]

oh yeeeeaah free english lessons haha :lol:
then i guess you actually lose :confused:

[geekaleek]

boo... more pics of japan :cool:

[Samanax]

well if for some reason i had to choose a winner, it would be this oneCongrats Mike!

:) Chris

[tiarehi]

boo... more pics of japan :cool:

Yeah, more pix!

[Samanax]

I'm not a very adventurous guy...I don't mess with my photos much and haven't tried cropping/trimming at all. Well yesterday I decided to give the Trim Tool in DPP a try and these are the results...

Here's a candid of Barry from Honolulu POTN Meet XII...boy, I need a longer telephoto lens...
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3156/2734927886_9f4caee7a2_o.jpg

After playing with the Trim Tool...wow, instant zoom!
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3121/2734929938_0c50fd0506_o.jpg

Here's a candid of Norris...
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3211/2729817704_49b1153621_o.jpg

Cropped horizontally...
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3164/2734109723_23da9018c3_o.jpg

Cropped vertically...
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3026/2734941618_56c5fd7b8c_o.jpg

I learned something new...don't be afraid to try different things when PPing your photos.

:) Chris

[ishida]

A collection photos: The Totem Pole



http://tommy52.zenfolio.com/img/v1/p874162385-4.jpg

ill post some floral stuff later

some shots

Alaskan Totem

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3264/2727832709_d54f243851_b.jpg






Statue/totem pole thing:

http://sksphotography.zenfolio.com/img/v1/p60121098-4.jpg





http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3294/2729274912_7ac5c41f10_o.jpg

[Samanax]

Cool...it's neat to see how different people decide to shoot the same object. Very different results and all unique. Thanks for putting all the totem pole images into a single post.

:) Chris

[aiea1]

I enjoyed the GTG and meeting new people, thanks for hosting this Chris. And you sure are up early every day !!!! :)

[Samanax]

I enjoyed the GTG and meeting new people, thanks for hosting this Chris. You're welcome, David. And it was real nice to finally meet you.And you sure are up early every day !!!! :)LOL...yeah, I get up to walk the dogs (who are usually already up and waiting for me) and then I have my coffee and try to get mentally ready for the work day while I check out the forum, Flickr and a few news sites.

:) Chris

[G35Driver]

wow, great meet guys,and great pictures everyone, I cant believe I missed this one, looks like lots of new faces I hardly recognize everyone, cant wait for the next meet.

[Samanax]

cant wait for the next meet.There's a Mini-Meet coming up next weekend: Honolulu POTN Hawaiian Railway Mini-Meet (http://photography-on-the.net/forum/showthread.php?t=549129)

:) Chris