A new thread for a new year!

[mollyduker]

Here are some new pics! I haven't posted in my old thread since october so I thought I would start a new one! Here goes!
Galleria (a mall near me)
http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b141/mollyduker/galleria.jpg
Old Burnt Out Church Downtown
http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b141/mollyduker/churchdowntown.jpg
http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b141/mollyduker/church3.jpg
http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b141/mollyduker/church2.jpg
http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b141/mollyduker/churchofgodinchristsmall.jpg

Crit is very welcome!
-Mollyduker

[a7xbasketball]

I love the old church ones

[mollyduker]

Thanks!

[stine]

cool church-series! i like the last one the best. first i thought that the plywood and stuff at the bottom are distracting, but at a second look i really liked it. gives you that sad feeling that this church is closed to the public like an old supermarket. great photo!

[Alday.J]

Hi, Molly !
So, even if I'm bit late, it's time for me to wish you a sweet new year 2006, full of good pics like the ones you posted. ;)
More, please ! :)
Julien.

[mollyduker]

Thanks for the responses guys! hopefully I will have more soon!

[modern]

Hey molly, nice galleria shot i like the escalaters or what ever they are. I want to visit that church too....i've only got two crits but they are te same... on the third and fourth pictures from the top, they both have tangents at the top. on the third...the top of the window might be to close to the edge of the image. and on the fourth, the tip of the building gets cut off, and my eye follows the top of the wall right up the roof and stops.

good new thread though.

garrett haas

[mollyduker]

Thanks for the comments! Here are more pictures!

http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b141/mollyduker/spriteoverexposed.jpg

http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b141/mollyduker/sprite.jpg

http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b141/mollyduker/tablesandchairs.jpg

http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b141/mollyduker/stlouisstatue.jpg

http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b141/mollyduker/brokennosestatue.jpg

http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b141/mollyduker/MUNY.jpg

http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b141/mollyduker/jefflake.jpg

Any crits or comments are welcome! Thanks!
-Mollyduker

[Le Gab]

Great work on the first little angel.

Ever tought giving ur photos a frame ? :)

[mollyduker]

Thanks! I never really thought about frames. But thats a good idea! I'll do that next time.
Here are two new pics, they were taken in the Big Cottonwood Canyon in Utah.
http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b141/mollyduker/bigcottonwood.jpg

http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b141/mollyduker/bigcottonwood2.jpg

Thanks!
-Mollyduker

[LaxLupus]

I like that first one with the beams of light hitting the mountain top, really siiick. good job.

[mollyduker]

Thanks! Utah often has really awesome picture opportunities because I go there to ski and in the afternoon when we are on our way down the canyon the sun sets over the mountains. It is so pretty.
-Mollyduker

[antonio]

I like you styel.
Can U show me some colours?
Thanks!

[mollyduker]

Here are a few color pictures froma protest I was at today to take pictures for my school paper. However, the protest was very small. But here are a few.

Basically, in case you don't know, South Dakota just passed an anti-abortion law and now Missouri is trying to do the same.
http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b141/mollyduker/southdakotasign2.jpg

http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b141/mollyduker/manwithsign.jpg

http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b141/mollyduker/prochoicesigns.jpg

All the other ones are on my camera and hopefully I will have sometime next week.

-Mollyduker

[mollyduker]

BUTTERFLIES!
I went to my local butterfly house today. It was sooo amazing. They are so beautiful and not at all scared of people. Except the blue morho. I made it my goal to get a picture of one and the picture I got wasn't too great either. Here goes! All commments and crits welcome!
A boy's hand
http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b141/mollyduker/butterflyonboyshand.jpg

An orangish butterfly
http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b141/mollyduker/butterflyonleaf.jpg

Blue Butterfly- this one doesn't shoe its vibrant colors well
http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b141/mollyduker/bluebutterfly.jpg

Yellow and Black Butterfly
http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b141/mollyduker/butterflythatlooklikemoth.jpg

White Butterfly on White Flowers
http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b141/mollyduker/butterflywhite.jpg

Butterflies Eating
http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b141/mollyduker/butterflieseating.jpg

Blue Spotted Butterfly
http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b141/mollyduker/butterflywithbluespots.jpg

Small Blue Butterfly
http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b141/mollyduker/butterflyblueandsmall.jpg

Butterflies on Poles
http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b141/mollyduker/butterfliesonpoles.jpg

At Last- The Blue Morpho- It was on a leaf angled down and I couldn't have a long depth of field cuz I was using macro, so yea, its slightly out of focus.
It says B-17 because they track how long they live and are doing a longevity study.
http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b141/mollyduker/butterfly-bluemorpho.jpg

Thanks for looking!
-Mollyduker

[Alday.J]

Nice update Molly ! :) Sweet and cute ! Is it difficult to shoot butterflies ? Nice job. ;)
Cheers,
julien.

[mollyduker]

Thanks Julien! The hardest part about shooting them was the fact that they move their wings alot. Even when resting on trees and stuff. So, about 2/3 of my pictures ended up slightly blurry. Its not hard to find them landed tho because the butterfly house has so many butterflies. Its actually really cool. If you ever go to Saint Louis, Missouri (which for yoursake, I hope you don't), you should go there.
-Mollyduker

[mollyduker]

Anybody else?

[Alday.J]

I can strike twice, if you want ! :P St Louis ? Hey ! That sound French ! [of course, it was an old french colony, am I correct ?]. Yeah, take pictures of animals is the hardest thing I know with photography. I was wondering if it was the same with insects...
Anyway, keep doing the nice stuff. I keep an eye on your thread.
Salut Molly !
Julien.

[mollyduker]

Merci Julien!

So here is my question. I have pretty much figured out how to photoshop out human red eye but I can't get ride of dog red eye, such as in this picture. Help?

http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b141/mollyduker/DSC00017.jpg

Thanks,
Mollyduker

[mollyduker]

Also, here are a few experiments I was doing with motion. Let me know what you think.
http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b141/mollyduker/DSC00018.jpg

http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b141/mollyduker/DSC00020.jpg

http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b141/mollyduker/DSC00034.jpg

Let me know what you think!
-Mollyduker

[andres_pad]

ok, i just had a play around in photoshop. what i did was first select the eyes, and then i desaturated them (removed all colour) and then i was left with blaxk and white eyes. so then (keeping them selected) i manually controlled the levels and dragged the middle slider to make them darker.

i dont know if that explination helps, if not, i'll try again (i dont feel good :( )

anyway, heres what i got;
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v87/andres_pad/doggie-eyes.jpg

[mollyduker]

That looks awesome! Thanks! I'll try that on my other dog pics.
And those directions did make sense.
-Mollyduker

[andres_pad]

no worries :)

[ivy'sgrandkid]

finaly i can show my dog pics! thanks for that bit of info andres! molly realy kewl pics love the church and the butterflies, hey got banana tress in st louis?

[mollyduker]

Thanks!
Those trees are in the butterfly house that is climate controlled. We also have another building (owned by the same company) called the climatron that has banana trees.
Most of the pictures I've been taking have been of a little girl for whom I babysit, and other kids so I can't really post them. But I have some pictures from this week that I need to sort out and then I can post them.
-Mollyduker

[ivy'sgrandkid]

u just made me realize something ever sence the hurricane hit this island i havent seen many of our beautiful butterflies cause we have the largest one out here the gaint swallow tail.