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jonnythan wrote:









There are a lot. Sorry.

Wow!!

Here are a couple of mine:

Sunrise on the Prairies...






Sunset on the Prairies....




Taken with a cheaper Panasonic Lumix digicam.

I have to say that this is about the only way I've seen Thunderbird look decent. I grew up around Norman and live for about 8 years in Norman before I moved down here. Spent a lot of time at Dirtybird.

Great shot, although I'd suggest doing a little photoshopping to level that horizon a little more.

Johnj wrote:I've heard a couple people say we need a place to show off their photography skills. I got this shot at Thunderbird State Park outside Norman OK.



Taken with a Fujifilm Finepics S700..

Let's see what you got.

This is reflections in a pond...I just enhanced the colour a bit.

fireguzzi wrote:I like that top portrait jonnythan. I would like to learn to do good portraits but I need to get better at setting up the camera just right. If anyone wants to include tips in this thread I know I would appreciate it. Some other newbies might too.

I like the sunset too Johnj. Is that around where you live?

It was a quick one-off shot I took with the kit lens in a dim room at ISO 1600. Totally unplanned, but that's the way I like them

This is the longbranch saloon and docs place at one of the old "Gunsmoke" sets in Johnson Canyon Utah.

beardking wrote:I have to say that this is about the only way I've seen Thunderbird look decent. I grew up around Norman and live for about 8 years in Norman before I moved down here. Spent a lot of time at Dirtybird.

Great shot, although I'd suggest doing a little photoshopping to level that horizon a little more.

I lived in Norman before Thunderbird existed. I came home on leave from the Navy after being gone a couple of years, jumped on my uncle's motorcycle, and took off out east of town (whatever route number Alameda becomes). What a surprise when I crested a rise and saw nothing but water!!!!! Managed to get stopped about 5 feet from the water's edge and just sat there trying to figure out what was going on. Turned around, found the sign about quarter of a mile back warning about the road being out (I missed it the first time), and then went hom. My mom had forgotten to mention Thunderbird to me (actually, I'm not even sure it had a name then....it wasn't even a lake yet).

Anyway, I never did live in Norman again, but went back to visit with family every now and then. It took a couple of years, but the humidity became almost unbearable....so much different from when I was growing up.


Oh well...enough reminising.... Nice photos y'all.

Cheers,

Mac

If I spend that much time and effort to get that shot, I probably won't PS it too much. It took three days and about 250 shot to get the right combination of color in the sky, the sun at the right angle, the reflection on the water, and that boat. Anyway for the politically bent members I did PS this from some file photos. You may use it as you see fit.



Comments and critiques are welcome. Only about the art part.

I've a high-res copy of this somewhere but I really like this shot: