Results tagged “potd”

Erinhard00 makes great use of lighting and a long exposure in today's photo. The star trails give you a good sense of the length of the exposure and the foreground looks spot on.

jameswilsonphoto has another great Film Friday shot. This photo is much like his others with great contrast and a good use of available light. The framing of the shot works well and makes the subject of the photo appear larger than life.

BGLewandowski was able to pair cool blues and warm reds in today's PotD. The photo has a sufficient depth of field to give you fine detail in both the leaf and the wood, and the great shadows add another dimension to the subject.

Ed O'Connor took a shot of the Kennedy Greenway carousel on the last day before it was removed for the winter. The long exposure gives us the light streaks and soft, dreamy appearance of the shot.

JHamel took what is normally portrayed as an ugly subject and made it into art. This photo of the water treatment plant on Deer Island resembles a Frank Gehry masterpiece, and teaches us an important lesson on using perspective and framing to enhance your subject.

Either Readredreedreeds found this as amusing a concept as we did, or he's just tired of Halloween. A cute, quirky shot like this shows why it's a good idea to always have your camera around.

illumnight has today's Film Friday photograph, shot with his Canon 7n. This shot helps show there expansive dynamic range captured by traditional film where the Equinox sign doesn't have the appearance of being wildly blown out, while the shadows around the bases of the pyramids still contain good detail. The repetition of pyramids is an eye catcher, and the way they glow adds suspense to the shot.

D. Brim gives us another great representation of beautiful New England fall colors with this shot. Colorful gradients combine with a shallow depth of field to really isolate this wonderful piece of fall foliage.

Sekbaavi has a strong composition and great colors in today's photo. A new take on a classic theme, the tree lined lane. Good framing and a nice vanishing point add a great sense of space to the photo.

Kmacgray's shot is the second in our autumn week spectacular. (OK, perhaps spectacular is a little much) Animal shots usually work best when you're on their level, and this one holds true to that. Whether you usually love them or hate them, it's hard not to find the little guy adorable as he munches on some lunch.

Historygradguy kicks off a week of autumn PotDs here on Bostonist. This shot was taken over the weekend in the Public Garden. The low perspective and fine details are just great.

light under a bushel has today's Film Friday shot featuring a fantastic innovation, the often overlooked downspout. It keeps rain from coming off the roof and drenching us, and as this photo shows, when paired with colorful walls and algae, they make for a nice colorful photo as well.

Charlieontheradio has kind of a moody shot of Salem looking over from Beverly, fitting for this time of year we think. With blue hues dominating, and lots of depth in the clouds, you may miss the warm glow of the sun low on the horizon.

Lucyrk took an unusual approach to photographing Boston's fountains, don't include the fountain. This shot has what appears to be just the top intersection of water streams from a local fountain. There is just a hint of motion blur but the shutter speed was fast enough to capture individual droplets. A good abstract.

EdO'Connor took a colorful sunset capture of Boston in today's photo. The light streaks are indicative of a long exposure, and the blue/orange gradient in the sky is a really nice perk.

Pearl_in_u's shot of this maple leaf floating in a shallow pool has some cool elements. The colors and textures of the leaf and the stones, and the edges of the leaf are causing some haloing where the water is diffracting the light. Good stuff.

(V)oluntary (∀)mputation has today's Film Friday shot from back in 2006. There is a lot going on in the photo with many small and detailed elements. The incorporation of the sprocket holes in the frame is a nice touch as well.

Unfortunately it looks like it is going to rain on our plans to photograph the Head of the Charles races on Sunday. The chance of rain is at 70% and has gone up since the last time we checked.

karrie_amelia blended two photos and a texture layer to come up with today's PotD. Although not a traditional photo, this is definitely a great example of a photograph as art.

Material Guy has an awesome black and white today. With complex lines and geometrical patterns, this image has lots of good stuff to explore.

Brian Matiash has a very detailed HDR image as today's PotD. The textures in this are great, from the stone walls, to the smooth metal, and slick glass. It's also a good representation for the use of reflection which in this case adds significant depth to the photo.

i.am.soul wants to be taken away in today's photo. Much like Columbus, the idea of being on the sea in a sailboat is a relaxing one, and this image lends itself to those feelings. The simple composition and simple processing are terrific.

Film Friday time again, and this week we have a beautiful fall shot from the Public Gardens. Gnarayan took this on Kodak Ektar 100 using a Leica M6TTL camera. The two people sitting on the dock appear to have the whole pond to themselves, and the trees really pop against the grayish skies.

Falconn67 has the PotD for today, a 9 shot panorama of our favorite home away from home, Fenway Park. The stitching of the different shots is well done, and the perspective actually makes the Pesky's Pole look unreachable by hitters. This great photo is a fitting way to wish the Sox good luck as they head into the playoffs.

Mike Cialowicz took a photo of a typical urban scenario, taxis. Using light to draw you into the photo, this is an excellent take on a daily scene.

Dazzzzzle wanted a shot of planes landing over the harbor, and in this shot also incorporated some foreground elements including the passenger boat. The processing appears to be a throwback to the film era, and the colors work with the photo.

Bostonist photowalker nolansternphotography took a cool picture while on our last photo walk. This hydrant shot has some neat elements. Symmetry, shallow depth of field, framing, and post processing all work together to yield a stunning photo.

JHamel has today's Film Friday photo, well photos. This triptych of the Zakim explores a few different angle of the world's widest cable stay bridge. The colors and angles are great, and the shots work well together. These images were made on a medium format camera, the Mamiya 645E using Fujicolor Pro 160S film.

Sekbaavi captured something different Tuesday night, the moon aglow with rings of color bouncing off the clouds. A shot like this is a good reminder to keep a camera handy because you never know when you're going to come across something to photograph.

Hargo attended the Fluff Festival last weekend in Somerville and got a great photo of the joy that is Fluff. Using flash to isolate the subject and clean up the backgrounds is always a good idea when photographing people, and emotion is always at the heart of photography. Great moment.