GP's Photo Gallery [Big Update - September 25th]

[Grand Prix]

Hey guys, finally got around to uploading some of the photos I've shot with the 7D. Been enjoying shooting photos and video with it very much. I'm still fairly new to still photography, so feedback is more than welcome! 👍

Camera
Canon EOS 7D

Lenses
EF-S 18-135mm F/3.5-5.6 IS
EF 75-300mm F/4-5.6 USM III
EF 50mm F/1.8 II
EF 70-200mm F/4L IS USM

 

[NLxAROSA]

Nice shots GP, particularly like the seagull and the resin. 👍

 

[Grand Prix]

Thanks man! I shot both of those with the 18-135 "kit" lens. The one up top with the birds was a million to one shot, autofocus had just focused onto them at 300mm and caught it landing. Another 0.1 of a second and it would have been too late, My only complaint with that one is that it's a little fuzzy.

EDIT: Experimenting with trippy levels and contrast

 

[Grand Prix]

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Crazy bird kept eating the "bait" even after I adjusted my exposure a couple times, and snapping away like a machine gun,


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[Cano]

duuude if you bumped your contrasts and saturation a bit on this

BUT without it loosing it's blueish tint, it would be aaawesome! it would only be missing some Ewoks!!

 

[Grand Prix]

Like this?

Yeah it does look a bit like an Ewok village, , shot this at Capilano Canyon in North Vancouver. They built a bunch of these platforms and walkways between the trees there. The amazing thing is that they are actually purely suspended by the trees, without any bolts drilled through them (which would probably kill the tree, )

Just shot this one today.

 

[Grand Prix]

I heard on the radio yesterday that there were a couple humpback whales in Burrard Inlet, on the West Vancouver side. So I attached the 75-300mm and drove to the beach there, in rush hour traffic. I waited for probably an hour or more at a pier, gazing at the vast expanse of water. I saw one of the whales squirting water quite a few kilometres away, a tiny speck on the horizon even at 300mm. "There's no way I'll get a decent shot at this range" I thought to myself. I was about to give up and go home.

Then, to the right of the pier, about 5 metres from me, the sound of a blowhole! Imagine the expression on my face when I saw this pop up right in front of me!

No tailspin shots or breaching, unfortunately. Maybe next time, but in the meantime I can say that I've captured a Humpback Whale.

 

[Grand Prix]

View from the balcony.

My bro and a cat he was looking after, named "Sebastien".

 

[NLxAROSA]

I like that last shot. 👍 Just needs a bit of sharpening up and the shadows brought up.

 

[Grand Prix]

Thanks Lars, I'll look into that later, although I was aiming for a soft glow look.


Some dam pictures.

Vancouver's dam drinking water

Dam water coming out of the dam

Some more dam water

Dam comments are more than welcome on the dam pictures.

 

[arora]

Nice work there Rob, I like the spillway shot. To me it captures the magnitude of it all and the angle is a bit different, makes it neat.

👍 Keep it up mate

 

[NLxAROSA]

I like the B&W shot. 👍

 

[Neal]

B&W photo is damn nice

I think the 3rd photo may have looked better if it was taken in the middle of the dam to make it symmetrical if that was possible.

 

[Grand Prix]

Thanks dudes, come to think of it I did shoot a more symmetrical version also:

 

[gagtooth]

Great photos GP 👍

Very nice colours in this shot

 

[Neal]

Thanks dudes, come to think of it I did shoot a more symmetrical version also:

http://i882.photobucket.com/albums/ac22/RobertJollymore/dam_symmetrical_small.jpg[IMG][/QUOTE]

Good stuff, I like 👍

 

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Comments and criticism welcome!

 

[Timppaq]

Dam I like the dam shots 👍 Dam nice!

 

[Grand Prix]

Thanks Timo! Glad you liked them.

 

[Neal]

Good stuff GP, hope 11 didn't end badly

 

[Grand Prix]

Good stuff GP, hope 11 didn't end badly

Thanks Neal.

Nope didn't end up bad. But could have been very bad, heheheh. The bikes were a foot above my head and landed about 3 feet behind me.

 

[Grand Prix]

... And now for something completely different.

Used the 50mm for all of these, 2.8 aperture, 400 ISO, various shutter speeds.​

 

[GPR]

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Really like this shot GP, very nice. 👍

 

[Grand Prix]

Thanks man!

 

[Grand Prix]

Vintage Rider

18mm, F3.5, 100 ISO, 1/250 shutter speed​

This 1970s Yamaha TT sounded awesome when it roared over the ramp,

 

[Pebb]

I like the idea in this shot.

 

[Cano]

Really like this shot GP, very nice. 👍

what he said.

 

[Grand Prix]

Thanks guys!


Bought the EF 70-200mm f/4L IS lens a week or so ago, been testing with it, and am amazed at how much detail this lens brings!

Enjoy!

 

[Neal]

The shot GPR pointed out is brilliant 👍

You're a regular Dr. Doolittle The new lens has certainly produced some uber sharp shots, like them all even though the first one reminds me of a ridiculous Tracy Emin sculpture in Liverpool.

 

[Grand Prix]

Thanks Neal! LOL at the sculpture. Dr. Doolittle has been taking pictures again:

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This older couple above the bridge were feeding the birds down below with bread crumbs, causing quite an attraction for the swans, ducks, geese and raccoons. The standing raccoon posted earlier noticed this on that log he was on, and crossed over to the other side. He then showed up right in front of the couple () much to their surprise. Older man then shooed him away. Big WTF moment there.


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