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Submission archive 8

Here you will find the accepted contributions to the digital photography tutorials page. This is archive page 8.

Grab yourself a hot beverage and start browsing through them!

If you have a photo that you would like to submit please contribute here

The submissions . . .

Twiggy 

This was a photo taken from a 1960's imitation photo shoot of my friend, Paige. She was imitating the model Twiggy.

If you look at Twiggy's photos,...

Firedrops.... 
I am just a beginner and just love a take snaps. So I do not know much about the technical specification of this picture. But I love the color in this ...

Casual Wedding Walk 
I was invited to my niece's wedding in Carmel, California. She and her husband had hired a wedding photographer already. I thought I would take some ...

Morning on the River Soane 
I am an absolute beginner with a passion. I am taking photos for our web site and to have framed on our boat. We are lucky enough to live on a barge on ...

walk on the beach 
This picture was taken on a beach in the Netherlands, before sunset. I wanted to capture the contrast between the agitated waves and the slow pace of the ...

sunset silhouette 
I happened to notice the local photography club was having "silhouettes" as their theme this month & had the opportunity to take this shot of a couple ...

Black and White Rose 
I was at a friend's brother's wedding a couple of years ago. I snapped this picture using my Canon point and shoot.

I don't know why I took it, or ...

A bee hive. 
This shot came out better than I ever could have imagined, but it was hard getting it........I have trouble using Macro...any ideas or tips would be greatly ...

Senior portrait 
I took this photo of my daughter while we were trying to get her senior pictures shot (my very first try at doing something BIG).

I loved the look ...

Sunday Afternoon 
Did a shoot for a friend on their marsh-front property in Awendaw, SC.

Went inside the house to get a few shots from the porch on the upper level....

Kashmir  
I was trying to capture the beauty of the Kashmir just after rains.

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There are so ...

Bumblebee in the Marigolds 
I had been watching a hummingbird go in and out of this pot of marigolds and had been unable to capture it - apparently she wasn't interested in having ...

White Pass & Yukon Railway  Not rated yet

Photo was taken with a Pentax k-x.

I feel the photo might be improved if I could bring up the colour of the trees a little, but my amateurish attemps ...

Swans at Home  Not rated yet

Now retired I was looking for a hobby and I thought rather than just family snapshots, why not try and take "good pictures".

I took this picture while ...

midway at night  Not rated yet
Driving by the midway one night I stopped & took a 4.5 second exposure with my G10 trying to capture the colours on the spinning ferris wheel.

In hindsight ...

A little Color  Not rated yet

I was visiting a botanical garden and loved the color contrast in these flowers. I was trying to get a good depth of field but am unsure of the focus....

Robin in tree  Not rated yet
Walking down a trail beside the creek I managed to capture this robin sitting on a branch. I always have a hard time with birds as they seem to be constantly ...

"Behind Bars"   Not rated yet
Hello everyone, I took this pic of an old friend of mine.

I tried to make him appear to be behind bars, with a slightly eerie feel. But he had a smirk ...

winning  Not rated yet
It was shot at the end of the day, during a bike ride with some friends at work. I decided to test a more dramatic perspective to the passing bikers and ...

Harvey the Dog!  Not rated yet
I like the picture as it captures the essence of this dog. He is always alert, loves water and rarely sits still!

I would love tips for shooting pics ...

Incredible India  Not rated yet
Treat yourself to some powerful photography techniques! This photo was taken at Meghalaya when I was on a short family trip. While taking the snap ...

Ascent to Stafford Castle  Not rated yet
Camera Model: Sony Cybershot DSC-S85
Time Of Day: Approx 10.30am

I had high hopes for this photo. But I wasn't banking on so much fog.

This is my ...

Bear Grass  Not rated yet
This native to British Columbia bear grass plant grows on the mountains just up my road.

I live really far out in the country and have the wonderful ...

get fire to RAVANA  Not rated yet
During Durga Puja Festival in India we have a special programme RAVANA (king of Lanka) PODI(fire). As Ravana defeted by God RAMA. We observe the day every ...

white frills  Not rated yet
We got us a new digital camera (Nikon Cool pix L20)a week back, and was having some fun with it.

I have no clue whatsoever about appertures and shutter ...

Australian scrum half. Under 20's Rugby World Championships Wales 2008  Not rated yet
I've tweaked this shot with CS3 so I could get more separation of the player from the background...

I like the concentration level on his face, given ...

Night on airport road. ( Bangalore in india )  Not rated yet
This is my first upload (hoping for best). This was taken with 2 seconds exposure, and f/5.6 no flash and ISO = 100.

I wanted to have this shot in ...

Comfort & Warmth  Not rated yet
I love taking pictures of my birds (I have 7 different "parrots"). This one I took when the two here were about 1 month old. I had been taking a lot of ...

Gulls at the Beach - Silhouette  Not rated yet
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Yellow Hibiscus  Not rated yet

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Spring Tulip  Not rated yet
With this shot I was actually just playing around with the camera (Nikon D40) I thought the colours on the petals were really pretty and wanted to try ...

St Marys Glow  Not rated yet
I took this photo at a friend's engagement party in Sydney just after it stopped raining.

The air was super clear and the Cathedral just stood out ...

The Wasatch Front, Utah  Not rated yet
This shows the east mountains of Salt Lake Valley, from North Salt Lake all the way to the point of the South mountain (which goes into the Utah Valley,...

Trail at night  Not rated yet
I took this picture down river from the city,I had it set on night setting and I used a tripod.

My camera is a Fuji s8100


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