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  1. Get Busted

    Get Busted

    MAX Train shot through the glass of a station shelter
    • Mike-PDX
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    • Comments: 2
    • Media category: Portland, OR
  2. Mike-PDX

    MORE Urban Autumn~ CC's OK

    Right! We can't just leaf it alone, can we?
  3. Mike-PDX

    MORE Urban Autumn~ CC's OK

    Oh boy! Another leaf caught in the fence! Nice one! I especially like the texture you got in the fence rail. Keep them coming - they'll make a nice series.
  4. Mike-PDX

    Portland MAX Light Rail

    Yep that does have a bit of Starship Enterprise feel. :) The shutter speed was 1/15 sec, and it looks like I needed 1/8 or maybe 1/4 for this to work right. Possible, but pretty slow for hand-held, even with image stabilization. Live and learn, right?
  5. Mike-PDX

    Portland MAX Light Rail

    Thanks! I was experimenting with slow shutter speeds, and this one turned out to be just "in between" - not slow enough to give the train the blur I was hoping for, and not fast enough to freeze it.
  6. Mike-PDX

    Portland MAX Light Rail

    Thanks Bob for the feedback. Yes it was really just a "what the heck are they doing?" kind of shot. I initially thought the cones helped give it that construction feel. After I saw it on the screen, though, I wished I had got much closer and shot with a wide angle from a low vantage point to...
  7. Early morning mist over the city

    Early morning mist over the city

    Shot from a moving MAX train crossing the Steel Bridge
    • Mike-PDX
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    • Comments: 1
    • Media category: Portland, OR
  8. Ghost of the Morning Commuter

    Ghost of the Morning Commuter

    Early morning commuter battles the elements at the MAX Light Rail stop at Pioneer Courthouse Square
    • Mike-PDX
    • Media item
    • Comments: 4
    • Media category: Portland, OR
  9. Tree Tunnel at the Galeria

    Tree Tunnel at the Galeria

    • Mike-PDX
    • Media item
    • Comments: 2
    • Media category: Portland, OR
  10. Mike-PDX

    Portland MAX Light Rail

    Some scenes from around Portland on MAX. C&C welcome/encouraged! 1. Stop in the name of art! Rockwood station in Gresham. 2: A little morning fog over the city. Shot from a MAX train on the Steel Bridge.
  11. Mike-PDX

    4 MikePDX More Leaves on a Fence!!!

    I like it! This version has a much edgier quality that I find more appealing than the first.
  12. Mike-PDX

    4 MikePDX More Leaves on a Fence!!!

    For moi?! Thanks! I like these, too. Especially the first and second. If there is more detail to be had in the upper right part of the leaf #1, then I would agree with Climbbike: You can lower the overall exposure to bring out leaf detail, letting the bottom shadow area go black. I think it...
  13. Mike-PDX

    Getting out of my comfort zone

    Thanks Jeremy, comments appreciated. And thanks for that link. With in-body image stabilization I can use relatively slow shutter speeds hand held, like 1/8 sec in this case.
  14. Mike-PDX

    Getting out of my comfort zone

    Yep, I've used Oly SLR's and DSLR's for almost 30 years. I love them, but alas, I think Olympus losing it's focus (no pun intended) on cameras. I'm not sure it will even be in the enthusiast camera business by the time I will need a replacement. :(:mad:
  15. Mike-PDX

    Getting out of my comfort zone

    So, I'm mostly a landscape ant trains shooter. Yesterday, a friend and I went out for a day of shooting MAX lightrail in Portland. Now I'd call this more like street shooting, which I've never really done before. I sort of liked how this one came out, and would like some feedback on it...
  16. Mike-PDX

    Urban Autumn CC's and Random Thoughts OK

    But seriously folks, #3 (the single leaf stuck in the fence) really caught my eye. Nice find, and an excellent capture. Well done.
  17. Mike-PDX

    Comment by 'Mike-PDX' in media 'Sunrise Shadow'

    Excellent! Was this a lucky capture, or were you expecting it?
  18. Last Hint of Sunset

    Last Hint of Sunset

    Shot on the final night of a cruise to Desolation Sound. In Chukanut Bay just south of Bellingham, WA. What especially caught my eye was the reflection of the sailboat's anchor lights.
    • Mike-PDX
    • Media item
    • Comments: 0
    • Media category: Seascapes, Rivers and Lakes
  19. Mike-PDX

    Lazy Afternoon

    Interesting capture! I hope he doesn't toss and turn in his sleep! :)
  20. Mike-PDX

    Sunrises of different moods

    Re: Sunrises Chito, these are all very nicely done. I think I agree that sunrises can be nicer than sunsets, but for me somehow they are much more dificult to capture well. The light at sunrise seems much "softer" and sometimes doesn't render faithfully. Could just be my technique - or lack...


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