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Old 09-01-2009, 03:51 AM   #341
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I agree Fantsy...... the rainbow is so pretty.
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Old 09-01-2009, 07:54 AM   #342
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Won't have the luscious detail of the pictures above (it was taken with a camera phone) but this is a rainbow as seen from my office window.
I hate that it's really hard to get a good shot of a rainbow. Like, we had this incredibly strong double rainbow here the other week, I took pictures, but it doesn't show at all that well in them. The best are ones that are least zoomed in but then the surroundings are ugly...

I should get some of these posted pretty soon

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Old 09-01-2009, 07:56 AM   #343
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Here are some pictures of my recent trip through the West of NL:

Kinderdijk:

Loads of windmills there. One more picture:

This particular mill was built in 1738.

The Biesbosch:


The pictures of the Nature museum will come later.
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Old 09-01-2009, 08:10 AM   #344
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tsa, what camera do you use?
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Old 09-01-2009, 08:12 AM   #345
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The pictures I showed here were taken with a Nikon D90 with the 18-105 mm kit lens.

Edit: you can check the EXIF data on Flickr. Just click on the picture and all data will be made available for you.
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The pictures I showed here were taken with a Nikon D90 with the 18-105 mm kit lens.
thats expensive for me for now. do you know of any iso-setting guides for beginners? id appreciate some help
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Old 09-01-2009, 08:34 AM   #347
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What do you mean exactly? I learned by experience, just by trying things out and making lots and lots of pictures. It took me 6 years before I knew I wanted a DSLR. I started with a simple Canon camera. Although it was simple, you could set everything by hand. Later I bought a better camera with 10x zoom. That was a lot of fun. Eventually I grew out of that camera too, and I bought the Nikon. It certainly is an expensive camera, but it is worth the money.
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love the pics tsa..... I love those.... *sigh* simply beautiful
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Kinderdijk is simply awe-inspiring. I could sit there for months, just looking at the windmills...

And I love the rainy, cloudy sky up above. You captured an autumn-y feeling very well, tsa...
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Old 09-02-2009, 02:51 AM   #350
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Thanks Andrea. And I'm sorry, I seem to have destroyed the pictures of the museum...
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Don't worry! I'm already enjoying the photos of the scenery
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A few previews. Unfortunately it seems that all the 55 pictures I uploaded were for some reason reduced to a very small size... I'm currently very annoyed with Photobucket for a number of reasons. I guess I'll have to upload them again at some point. Oh well...








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The second one is splendid! it reminds me of Twin Peaks
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Old 09-02-2009, 05:37 AM   #354
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They are all quite good, but the second, fourth and fifth one are very good. Pity about the purple fringing in the fifth one, but that is something that can't really be helped.
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I'm in the process of uploading all the pictures again, this time with the usual 800x600 (or is it 600x800? ) size. I'll post more pics but I'll try not to spam with pictures. It'll be a moment though, Photobucket isn't the quickest uploader...

BTW, I really like that first windmill pic, tsa. A great atmosphere

(Edit): All righty then! First of all, here's the previous pictures, in bigger size:
http://i627.photobucket.com/albums/t...ized/001-1.jpg
http://i627.photobucket.com/albums/t...ized/044-1.jpg (the fir)
http://i627.photobucket.com/albums/t...ized/152-1.jpg (the flower)
http://i627.photobucket.com/albums/t...ized/194-1.jpg (the piano)
http://i627.photobucket.com/albums/t...DSC00949-1.jpg (the cathedral)

I guess I'll start chronologically, so here's continuing with the theme of the last pic (from a cathedral in Barcelona, where I was last Easter). First, more from the cathedral:
http://i627.photobucket.com/albums/t...DSC00950-1.jpg
a stained-glass window:
http://i627.photobucket.com/albums/t...DSC00953-1.jpg
And another one:

A night view from the "outskirts" (not really, but just outside and above the central areas (it's surrounded by mountains):
http://i627.photobucket.com/albums/t...DSC00954-1.jpg
The statue of Columbus, amond other things (a large view, close from the previous picture):
http://i627.photobucket.com/albums/t...DSC00944-1.jpg
And a nice street view:
http://i627.photobucket.com/albums/t...DSC00931-1.jpg
And (lacking better pictures), inside Camp Nou:
http://i627.photobucket.com/albums/t...DSC00894-1.jpg

Now, on to some random pics...

A narrowly lit tree stump:
http://i627.photobucket.com/albums/t...DSC00629-1.jpg

Some pics I took during a wonderful sunset, though unfortunately I didn't really have a clear view (so there's stuff in the way, but I'm sure you won't sue me)
First of all, here's the usual blurry vision (not of the sunset):
http://i627.photobucket.com/albums/t...ized/282-1.jpg
Here's stuff from the opposite side of the sunset (at slightly different times). First of all, ones with a sunset rainbow (kinda changes the appearance ):
http://i627.photobucket.com/albums/t...ized/252-1.jpg
http://i627.photobucket.com/albums/t...ized/254-1.jpg
And some more (without said rainbow):
http://i627.photobucket.com/albums/t...ized/251-1.jpg
http://i627.photobucket.com/albums/t...ized/255-1.jpg
http://i627.photobucket.com/albums/t...ized/273-1.jpg
Here's stuff of the actual sunset, from the earlier stages:
http://i627.photobucket.com/albums/t...esized/240.jpg

(most narrow, but I like the edges) And more (going later, and without the borders):
http://i627.photobucket.com/albums/t...ized/263-1.jpg
http://i627.photobucket.com/albums/t...ized/264-1.jpg
http://i627.photobucket.com/albums/t...ized/265-1.jpg
http://i627.photobucket.com/albums/t...ized/266-1.jpg
And getting later:
http://i627.photobucket.com/albums/t...ized/243-1.jpg


OK, intermission. Coffee and pastries in the lobby...

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Moving on, first a little more on the rainbow-side of things. Here's the said double rainbow, unfortunately not by far as brightly as it actually was:
http://i627.photobucket.com/albums/t...ized/216-1.jpg

My "piano experiments"

http://i627.photobucket.com/albums/t...ized/202-1.jpg
http://i627.photobucket.com/albums/t...ized/199-1.jpg
http://i627.photobucket.com/albums/t...ized/198-1.jpg
http://i627.photobucket.com/albums/t...ized/197-1.jpg
http://i627.photobucket.com/albums/t...ized/194-1.jpg

A couple of some really nice clouds (and in the same day too )

http://i627.photobucket.com/albums/t...ized/178-1.jpg
http://i627.photobucket.com/albums/t...ized/180-1.jpg
http://i627.photobucket.com/albums/t...ized/181-1.jpg

And on to the night-photography spree...
http://i627.photobucket.com/albums/t...ized/029-1.jpg
the same fir in a couple of different ways:
http://i627.photobucket.com/albums/t...ized/044-1.jpg
http://i627.photobucket.com/albums/t...ized/055-1.jpg
http://i627.photobucket.com/albums/t...ized/059-1.jpg
Cigar smoke (and the cigar in a way in the second):
http://i627.photobucket.com/albums/t...ized/062-1.jpg
http://i627.photobucket.com/albums/t...ized/064-1.jpg
the night sky:
http://i627.photobucket.com/albums/t...ized/091-1.jpg
"the walk at night" (or something) :

Lights by the train station:
http://i627.photobucket.com/albums/t...ized/112-1.jpg
A footprint (well, not really of course, but it looks like a giant walking):

garden:
http://i627.photobucket.com/albums/t...ized/133-1.jpg

And last some random stuff... Like the first pic I posted with the small pics
http://i627.photobucket.com/albums/t...ized/232-1.jpg
http://i627.photobucket.com/albums/t...ized/004-1.jpg

And finally some flowers:
http://i627.photobucket.com/albums/t...ized/010-1.jpg

So there Hope you won't tire yourself Maybe I should've divided this over several days...
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Old 09-02-2009, 09:25 AM   #357
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Your rainbow:


Turns to this after a little fumbling with Gimp:

I guess a more experienced fmbler can make the colors better and still have the rainbows stand out.

Edit: I do like your night pictures! Hoe do you do that?

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@ UPtimist: the footprint photo is great. It seems like it's taken straight out of an horror movie. Great atmosphere!
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Old 09-02-2009, 10:04 AM   #359
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Loads of windmills there. One more picture:
Wow, these are gorgeous. I've never really seen windmills up close, , but they look so beautiful, tranquil and reminds me of those "old times" I wish I were in.
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I can tell you that they are not at all tranquil when they work Fantasy! You have to watch out for the blades, and inside it's a lot of groaning and creaking. They were high-tech machines in the 1700s, especially these water pumps. Difficult to build and maintain.
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