The most amazing photographs you have taken yourself....
The most amazing photographs you have taken yourself....
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chrisga

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2,128 posts

217 months

Thursday 30th October 2008
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It probably has been done before here time and time again, but how about a thread showing what you consider to be the best photograph you have ever taken. Subject can be anything and everything but can we keep it safe for work....

Here is mine to start things off:



Taken at Les Deux Alpes earlier this year using a trusty Canon Powershot G7, we were trying to get down off the top of the mountain as it was blowing a gale and about -18, I turned round to see one of my friends waiting for the others with the snow whipping off the top of the hill. What you cant also really see is that a thin layer of snow was being blown along the floor as well which meant it was like snowboarding on a river of moving snow (thats why its hard to make out the skis on the skier). Very cool/weird!


Edited by chrisga on Thursday 30th October 16:39

Fordo

1,572 posts

254 months

Thursday 30th October 2008
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thats awesome, where was that?

Heres my offering:



chrisga

Original Poster:

2,128 posts

217 months

Thursday 30th October 2008
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Cool, perhaps we should add a description to each photo when posting saying where and when taken..... Ive edited my original post....

_dobbo_

14,619 posts

278 months

Thursday 30th October 2008
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I've trotted this one out a few times... This is easily my favourite photo, I have it on a 2m canvas on my wall!

Click to re-bigulate and remove squishification



Taken from a hotel balcony in Yokohama, April 2005 -30 second exposure

Dogsey

4,301 posts

260 months

Thursday 30th October 2008
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Certainly my current favourite, taken at Fighting Torque 2008. Nikon D50, 80-400VR @ 400mm.

(Click for large version.)

Edited by Dogsey on Thursday 30th October 18:24

craig_s

289 posts

225 months

Thursday 30th October 2008
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This is my favourite because it was almost an accident.

I know it's nothing special compared to what you lot are capable of but I impressed myself with it and it sits as my desktop paper and puts a wee smile on my face when I see it, isn't that what a good photo should do?

Matt172

12,415 posts

274 months

Thursday 30th October 2008
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Taken last year at the Plymouth V Northampton Saints game



Edited by Matt172 on Thursday 30th October 18:30

andy-xr

13,204 posts

234 months

Thursday 30th October 2008
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I'm starting to look more into post. Here's some "turn everything up high"


C&C

3,914 posts

251 months

Thursday 30th October 2008
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Dragonfly - taken in June 2006 in the garden.


Minolta 7D, Sigma 70-300 f4-5.6 + extension tubes. Sunlight.

4hero

4,505 posts

241 months

Thursday 30th October 2008
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Cool shots people!

This has to be my favourite. I had really taken to macro when first getting into photography in February 2007. Having been through the whole macro process from +4 filter on the kit lens, reversing ring, 100mm macro, extension tubes, I finally ended up biting the bullet and buying the the MP-E65mm cloud9

It's only a fly, but I like it a lot hehe



Shot hand-held with the Canon 40D, Canon MP-E65mm (at around 3:1), and the MT-24EX twin flash.

1600 views on flickr and it made it to explorebeer


Edited by 4hero on Thursday 30th October 19:57

miniman

30,104 posts

292 months

Thursday 30th October 2008
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Difficult topic. Not sure I have any photos I would consider "amazing". I guess this is one of my favourites, because it came out pretty much exactly as I imagined it and I often struggle to get good colour so I was pretty pleased with it overall.


paul911

2,771 posts

263 months

Thursday 30th October 2008
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Great shots guys.

This is a recent one I took, nothing too special but I like it smile . Presume I don’t need to tell you were it was taken - Liverpool water front.


gingerpaul

2,929 posts

273 months

Thursday 30th October 2008
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Great topic. Seeing as we started with a ski photo I'll include my own. I noticed the clouds were looking particularly interesting when I was skiing along and stopped in a reasonable location for a shot. It was taken on my G9. I just wish I noticed I'd slightly over exposed a bit of the sky on the left. Oh well!


miniman

30,104 posts

292 months

Thursday 30th October 2008
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Although... I do also like this one quite a bit. One of my first 10-20 shots.


Famous Graham

26,553 posts

255 months

Thursday 30th October 2008
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Abbeyhill, Edinburgh. About 2 minutes from my old flat.

curtisl

1,406 posts

236 months

Thursday 30th October 2008
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Not my most technically brilliant shot but really like it


miniman

30,104 posts

292 months

Thursday 30th October 2008
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Famous Graham said:
Abbeyhill, Edinburgh. About 2 minutes from my old flat.
I had a feeling that would make an appearance. Always liked that shot.

Tycho

12,285 posts

303 months

Thursday 30th October 2008
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One of my faves.


DIW35

4,205 posts

230 months

Thursday 30th October 2008
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Not sure it's actually the best I've ever taken, but it's one of my top 10.


...Mole...

2,780 posts

221 months

Thursday 30th October 2008
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not the best but its probably my personal favorite.