"Unexpected" picture thread

Misled · 08/01/2014, 07:26 PM

This was a little bit of a tough subject for someone that posts snakes eating rabbits, or hawks eating pigeons, or bugs. I was gonna head down to a junkyard and put an ax through a windsheild, then shoot it from the inside, but it's been a long week at work. So I just did this.

xtm · 08/01/2014, 10:12 PM

Jesse: yuck! lol

I shot this today...... Totally unexpected when these flew overhead. What's crazy is I'm shooting with a Df and the 105 2.5 AIS, which is a manual focus lens!

JaYbIrD1969 · 08/02/2014, 06:27 AM

Nina51 · 08/02/2014, 07:41 AM

oh man, that ^ is flat out priceless!!!

Cujo13 · 08/02/2014, 02:27 PM

This was an unexpected, or maybe not, reaction when I moved this tree frog from the house to the plant for the shot. Did not realize he felt this way until I uploaded the pictures.

Patwa · 08/02/2014, 06:02 PM

so is there a strict rule about uploading only freshly taken shots? can i enter old ones?

Misled · 08/02/2014, 06:07 PM

That was the rules, and that's how I'm playing it. Though no one would really know if there's no EXIF data, or if you hadn't brought it up!!!

Patwa · 08/02/2014, 08:24 PM

ok

i have lots of photos, but haven't done much shooting this season...too busy

an odd site while walking in a northern town in Chile

toothybugs · 08/02/2014, 09:06 PM

I unexpectedly sliced my finger open tonight on some bamboo and didn't even feel it til I went to scratch "an itch" and learned a hard lesson. I considered it for a short second and figured you guys didn't want a macro of a gaping paper-cut-like gash, so here is the unexpected, kinda cute, shot of my tail-spot when I was playing with setting on the new cam. Popped its head out to say hi and ask what I was doing with that stupid black box again.

It's not winning this thread but it was a neat surprise. This one was tough.

Nina51 · 08/03/2014, 12:28 PM

trimming some trees on friday and this little feller popped out of a hole.

snorvich · 08/03/2014, 02:02 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by JaYbIrD1969

So far, this one takes the cake in my opinion.

toothybugs · 08/03/2014, 03:49 PM

I dunno, I am really a fan of the action shot with mallards in flight. Slightly grainy, but it captures me in a way that makes me feel 'there'.

Misled · 08/03/2014, 06:03 PM

Ok Waldo. Pick your favorite!!!!!

Reef Bass · 08/04/2014, 08:43 AM

What's unexpected to me is that xtm was able to get a focused shot of birds in flight manually!!

Mr31415 · 08/05/2014, 10:01 AM

I have to say, JaYbIrD1969's shot of the cat and mouse is the one that made my pupils dilate the most

Congrats. You get to pick the next topic.

Cujo13 · 08/05/2014, 10:18 AM

I assume by misleds photo and also the cat and mouse that using photoshop or similar program is allowed? Just want to know for the future.

JaYbIrD1969 · 08/05/2014, 11:24 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Cujo13

I assume by misleds photo and also the cat and mouse that using photoshop or similar program is allowed? Just want to know for the future.

The only use of photoshop in my photo was to soften the contrast a bit. This scene plays out all day, every day with this cat. He catches so many "things" I could capture moments like this several times each day if I was motivated.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mr31415

I have to say, JaYbIrD1969's shot of the cat and mouse is the one that made my pupils dilate the most

Congrats. You get to pick the next topic.

Wheeeeee!!!!!

I will pick the subject, but I will have to defer the judging to someone else as I will be in the wilderness without internet next Sun-Wed. I'll defer the judging to our MC, Jesse. If you don't mind? I know that puts you in a pickle with your own submission.
Let me know if you have a better idea.

My subject for this weeks assignment is "MUSIC"

Miz40B · 08/05/2014, 11:27 AM

My grand daughter on the left-lol.
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Misled · 08/05/2014, 01:21 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Cujo13

I assume by misleds photo and also the cat and mouse that using photoshop or similar program is allowed? Just want to know for the future.

Yes, you can use anything you want, we had a HDR last week.

Jay, I'll take over for you. I'm still having fun. Music huh???

Patwa · 08/05/2014, 01:29 PM

congrats to the winner!

I already have a good idea what i'll post for the music category...bring it on

z

Cujo13 · 08/05/2014, 02:03 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Misled

Yes, you can use anything you want, we had a HDR last week.

Jay, I'll take over for you. I'm still having fun. Music huh???

Thanks misled.

I realize this contest is just for giggles. But to say you did not use photoshop except for contrast is just untruthful. There are many things in his shot that tell me the mouse was placed on the picture. Eye glare of the cat, eye glare of the mouse, lighting on mouse does not match the rest, flat head of the mouse, left front foot-straight line on bottom, grass blades do not match and a few more. If a man is to be taken by his word his word must be truthful. You guys and gals have fun.

JaYbIrD1969 · 08/05/2014, 02:52 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Cujo13

Thanks misled.

I realize this contest is just for giggles. But to say you did not use photoshop except for contrast is just untruthful. There are many things in his shot that tell me the mouse was placed on the picture. Eye glare of the cat, eye glare of the mouse, lighting on mouse does not match the rest, flat head of the mouse, left front foot-straight line on bottom, grass blades do not match and a few more. If a man is to be taken by his word his word must be truthful. You guys and gals have fun.

wow! OK. Give me some time and I'll post the sequence. Think of it like this. The cat had already captured and injured the mouse. he was laying on top of it as a matter of fact. When he got bored, he got up to "play with it" The mouse was trying to be defiant in this picture because he knew he had no where to run.

Patwa · 08/05/2014, 02:59 PM

since im a late addition to this competition, i didn't want to rock the boat and blurt out what i was thinking the whole time...call me a chicken hahah

you 100% sure it's a real shot??

if 'shops are OK, i'd have put this on up for sure! lol

Misled · 08/05/2014, 03:00 PM

That's funny!!!

I used photoshop, ketchup too!!!!!

JaYbIrD1969 · 08/05/2014, 03:30 PM

Please be careful of accusing anyone of "cheating" when you don't know them or their skill level. OR their luck
In this case, theres very little luck or skill. My barn cat is a mousing machine who goes into the woods, catches anything smaller than himself including rabbits and takes them to (literally) the geographical center of the lawn, lets it loose and dares it to make a run for it. Nothing, and I mean NOTHING gets away. I am the only occasional savior of these vermin.

Heres the sequence of the above TRUE IMAGE

Original

I accept your apology

A couple other fun ones. Well their fun in a sick sorta way.

By the way, Im pretty dang good with photoshop

If I was gonna do something like that it would have been a lot more theatrical!

08/01/2014, 07:26 PM	#1
Misled RC Mod Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Pittsburgh, Pa Posts: 11,440 Blog Entries: 11	"Unexpected" picture thread This was a little bit of a tough subject for someone that posts snakes eating rabbits, or hawks eating pigeons, or bugs. I was gonna head down to a junkyard and put an ax through a windsheild, then shoot it from the inside, but it's been a long week at work. So I just did this. __________________ Jesse I'm not saying I'm Batman. I'm just saying nobody has ever seen me and Batman in a room together.

08/01/2014, 10:12 PM	#2
xtm Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Panorama City, CA Posts: 4,703	Jesse: yuck! lol I shot this today...... Totally unexpected when these flew overhead. What's crazy is I'm shooting with a Df and the 105 2.5 AIS, which is a manual focus lens! __________________ Function before fashion Current Tank Info: 120g SPS Tank (48x24x24)

08/02/2014, 07:41 AM	#4
Nina51 biggliest cofveve champ Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: 5th floor, Illinois, gewgaw expert Posts: 3,506	oh man, that ^ is flat out priceless!!! __________________ of all the things i've lost, i miss my gary the most. Never hold your farts in. They travel up your spine into your brain, and that is where crappy ideas come from. Current Tank Info: i gave my reef away and i feel like a bird out of a cage!!

08/02/2014, 06:02 PM	#6
Patwa if anyone asks, it's $10 Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: in a van down by the river Posts: 589	so is there a strict rule about uploading only freshly taken shots? can i enter old ones? __________________ 90G Cube + 30g Sump/Fuge Dual Kessil A350W LED ● Deltec AP701 DIY clone (modded) w/ Eheim 1262 needlewheel ● Panworld 100PX-X Closed Loop + OM 4-Way w/ 4 eductors

08/02/2014, 06:07 PM	#7
Misled RC Mod Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Pittsburgh, Pa Posts: 11,440 Blog Entries: 11	That was the rules, and that's how I'm playing it. Though no one would really know if there's no EXIF data, or if you hadn't brought it up!!! __________________ Jesse I'm not saying I'm Batman. I'm just saying nobody has ever seen me and Batman in a room together.

08/02/2014, 06:27 AM	#3
JaYbIrD1969 Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2012 Posts: 608

08/02/2014, 08:24 PM	#8
Patwa if anyone asks, it's $10 Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: in a van down by the river Posts: 589	ok i have lots of photos, but haven't done much shooting this season...too busy an odd site while walking in a northern town in Chile __________________ 90G Cube + 30g Sump/Fuge Dual Kessil A350W LED ● Deltec AP701 DIY clone (modded) w/ Eheim 1262 needlewheel ● Panworld 100PX-X Closed Loop + OM 4-Way w/ 4 eductors

08/02/2014, 09:06 PM	#9
toothybugs In Memoriam Join Date: Aug 2013 Location: The smallest county in Illinois Posts: 1,986	I unexpectedly sliced my finger open tonight on some bamboo and didn't even feel it til I went to scratch "an itch" and learned a hard lesson. I considered it for a short second and figured you guys didn't want a macro of a gaping paper-cut-like gash, so here is the unexpected, kinda cute, shot of my tail-spot when I was playing with setting on the new cam. Popped its head out to say hi and ask what I was doing with that stupid black box again. It's not winning this thread but it was a neat surprise. This one was tough.

08/03/2014, 12:28 PM	#10
Nina51 biggliest cofveve champ Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: 5th floor, Illinois, gewgaw expert Posts: 3,506	trimming some trees on friday and this little feller popped out of a hole. __________________ of all the things i've lost, i miss my gary the most. Never hold your farts in. They travel up your spine into your brain, and that is where crappy ideas come from. Current Tank Info: i gave my reef away and i feel like a bird out of a cage!!

08/03/2014, 03:49 PM	#12
toothybugs In Memoriam Join Date: Aug 2013 Location: The smallest county in Illinois Posts: 1,986	I dunno, I am really a fan of the action shot with mallards in flight. Slightly grainy, but it captures me in a way that makes me feel 'there'.

08/03/2014, 06:03 PM	#13
Misled RC Mod Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Pittsburgh, Pa Posts: 11,440 Blog Entries: 11	Ok Waldo. Pick your favorite!!!!! __________________ Jesse I'm not saying I'm Batman. I'm just saying nobody has ever seen me and Batman in a room together.

08/04/2014, 08:43 AM	#14
Reef Bass colors and textures Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Petaluma CA Posts: 6,301	What's unexpected to me is that xtm was able to get a focused shot of birds in flight manually!! __________________ The human desires for instant gratification and immediate problem resolution cannot be satisfied with this hobby. Former president and co-president of the Wine Country Reefers. Current Tank Info: 60 gallons of Scleractinia and Zoanthidae lit w/ LEDs

08/05/2014, 10:01 AM	#15
Mr31415 Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Surrey, Canada Posts: 1,926	I have to say, JaYbIrD1969's shot of the cat and mouse is the one that made my pupils dilate the most Congrats. You get to pick the next topic.

08/05/2014, 10:18 AM	#16
Cujo13 Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2014 Posts: 189	I assume by misleds photo and also the cat and mouse that using photoshop or similar program is allowed? Just want to know for the future. __________________ 140 gallon DT, 100 g sump, 20L x2 TTM, 40B QT 95 gallon shallow, 40B sump.

08/05/2014, 11:27 AM	#18
Miz40B Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2014 Location: Michigan Posts: 169	"Unexpected" picture thread My grand daughter on the left-lol. ImageUploadedByTapatalk1407259637.798259.jpg

08/05/2014, 01:29 PM	#20
Patwa if anyone asks, it's $10 Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: in a van down by the river Posts: 589	congrats to the winner! I already have a good idea what i'll post for the music category...bring it on z __________________ 90G Cube + 30g Sump/Fuge Dual Kessil A350W LED ● Deltec AP701 DIY clone (modded) w/ Eheim 1262 needlewheel ● Panworld 100PX-X Closed Loop + OM 4-Way w/ 4 eductors

08/05/2014, 02:59 PM	#23
Patwa if anyone asks, it's $10 Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: in a van down by the river Posts: 589	since im a late addition to this competition, i didn't want to rock the boat and blurt out what i was thinking the whole time...call me a chicken hahah you 100% sure it's a real shot?? if 'shops are OK, i'd have put this on up for sure! lol __________________ 90G Cube + 30g Sump/Fuge Dual Kessil A350W LED ● Deltec AP701 DIY clone (modded) w/ Eheim 1262 needlewheel ● Panworld 100PX-X Closed Loop + OM 4-Way w/ 4 eductors

08/05/2014, 03:00 PM	#24
Misled RC Mod Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Pittsburgh, Pa Posts: 11,440 Blog Entries: 11	That's funny!!! I used photoshop, ketchup too!!!!! __________________ Jesse I'm not saying I'm Batman. I'm just saying nobody has ever seen me and Batman in a room together.

08/05/2014, 03:30 PM	#25
JaYbIrD1969 Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2012 Posts: 608	Please be careful of accusing anyone of "cheating" when you don't know them or their skill level. OR their luck In this case, theres very little luck or skill. My barn cat is a mousing machine who goes into the woods, catches anything smaller than himself including rabbits and takes them to (literally) the geographical center of the lawn, lets it loose and dares it to make a run for it. Nothing, and I mean NOTHING gets away. I am the only occasional savior of these vermin. Heres the sequence of the above TRUE IMAGE Original I accept your apology A couple other fun ones. Well their fun in a sick sorta way. By the way, Im pretty dang good with photoshop If I was gonna do something like that it would have been a lot more theatrical!