FrostedFlakeJake's Picture a Day

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Even had to cross a river to get there! Well... barely

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and that last picture is about 14 miles from the rocket site so don't think that's the bo-dunk road i was talking about!

[Shogen 325]

Whew! I hope someone appreciates this one! I'm getting < 6 hours of sleep tonight just to go stand out in the freezing cold for this picture! Took over an hour of practicing to get the right shot.

Two photos! First was just one of many practice shots with an extremely high ISO setting so that I could get the focusing right. Shutter speed = 30 seconds at 3.5 f/stop (lowest my lens will go) and 6400 ISO (highest that goes too!). I'm including it for two reasons, 1st because of the shooting star it caught and 2nd so that you can see that the lights really were in focus and that I didn't do a hack job Second is pretty much the real shot. Shutter speed = 10 minutes 3 seconds. 3.5 f/stop. 200 ISO.

Enjoy!

(Bonus for whoever can tell me what the hell is making the orange light on the horizon... it was 1:30 am and we were facing due north. the Moon maybe?)

Sorry I was MIA in the thread for a bit... That looks amazing man!!! You left the shutter open for 10min??? I'm not following completely ...BULB mode?

[Shogen 325]

Even had to cross a river to get there! Well... barely

Always liked the look of your truck...

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Sorry I was MIA in the thread for a bit... That looks amazing man!!! You left the shutter open for 10min??? I'm not following completely ...BULB mode?

Yeah it was BULB mode!

And thanks

Always liked the look of your truck...

Thanks! It was a fantastic deal! Found it with 20,000 miles and picked it up for $10,000

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Let me just say, to hell with that tree in my frame.

[Sencheezy 689]

Thank god for another good pic!

[Frostedflakejake 148]

Thank god for another good pic!

thannnnnkkkk-yooooouuu

One of those "glad i had my camera with me" moments!

[Shogen 325]

Let me just say, to hell with that tree in my frame.

holy shyt fck you that's epic!!!

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holy shyt fck you that's epic!!!

I'm glad you liked it!

[Shogen 325]

holy shyt fck you that's epic!!!

I'm glad you liked it!

Oh and fck that bush... edit him out... CS5 FTW!!!

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I'm not sure if i put this in, but i do not photoshop any of my works. It's not that I'm technically insufficient, it's just that I'm much more into the composition of the frame and all that artsy bullshit.

That being said, I've done a lot of darkroom "photoshopping" so that kind of throws my whole "composition of the frame" out the window.... haha.

I've enrolled in an introduction to photography class at my local community college... it will be the third time i've taken a course like this. I was thinking about the advanced course, but really i just want the Humanities credits and as much access to a darkroom as possible. So I figured an advanced course would require more time and thought process to find a good shot. Thus! I will be bored as hell in class, but have access to a darkroom! YAY

Oh also, daddy's new lease. Plan on doing some artistic shots with it when i have more time with it and its more sunny but still, wanted to post a photo

[Shogen 325]

fcking awesome man!!!

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[Shogen 325]

pretty cool.. is that like at a landfill or construction site??

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That is just a dried up puddle. We had rain and then intense heat and I think that's what formed those shapes. They are relatively small, about half a fist size.

Here is another sunset!

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Efffff it, here's another one!

[Shogen 325]

nice man!!!

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i have alot more pictures of vehicles if anyone is interested. I am in the motor-city afterall

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Would anyone like to see a boat powered by 4 supercharged v-12's which got the world speed record in 1932?

It only produces 8,000 hp...... no big deal.....

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No interest in the boat?

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[Shogen 325]

Nice!

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Thanks! That last picture realllllllllllllly makes me contemplate doing some very minor HDR photography since I couldn't seem to get rid of the compromise

I also REALLY need an external flash

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IMG_3114 by frostedflakejake, on Flickr

Edited August 22, 2012 by Frostedflakejake