448.jpg (1024×768) Пейзаж, с дюжиной китайцев, трудящихся на полях своей родины и двумя дюжинами китайцев, щёлкающих затворами своих камер за моей спиной. 5 Tips for Better Self Portraits. Self portraits can be a little intimidating, especially if you need to get a new photo for a certain occasion or deadline. Over the years, I've taken hundreds of self portraits (yikes!) For blog posts, craft projects and to entertain myself, of course! When you don't have a camera savvy friend available it can be fun to take your own portraits. Here are five easy tips for getting the best photos you can... The first thing most people try when taking self portraits is a photo at arms length. This is when you hold the camera out as far as you can and try to snap a photo of yourself without looking into the viewfinder.
Remember, one of the best things about taking self portraits is that you can look at what you have and take more if you want to. Reflective self portraits are really fun to take. Contrary to what some people say, a downward angle isn't the only flattering way to photograph yourself. Self portraits can be so much more than a flattering or pretty photo. National Geographic’s Photography Contest 2010. A supercell thunderstorm rolls across the Montana prairie at sunset. (Photo and caption by Sean Heavey) Salvation. Appreciate life to save the world. (Photo and caption by Hongsik Kim) The Music Of Love. Praying Mantis – Pseudocreobotra wahlbergii. A Wrinkle in Time. Cosmic. Unsafe Journey. Mystery Bug. The Serra da Leba Road near Lubango (Huíla, Angola). Lightning Crashes. Moths to Light. Ki Gompa. These are my favorites of this years National Geographic’s Photography Contest. 22nd of November 2010. Unrealistic Scenes on Photography Served.
Beautiful Planet - Oh I so want to go to the ISS! Indian Ocean Maldives “The sunny side of life” is a catchphrase used to attract tourists to the Maldive Islands. Well it certainly looks heavenly from the ISS. Time to order a large drink, you know, one with a lot of fruit and a little umbrella, then stretch out on a hammock and just enjoy life, watching what I can only imagine a marvelous sunset. Image Credit: NASA/ESA, Russian Federal Space Agency, Maxim Suraeva and Oleg Kotov I for one am very pleased that the astronauts on the ISS (heroes in my humble opinion) keep sharing images of our beautiful planet with the rest of us. The real kick is, we’ve seen images like this before, created in special effect studios in Hollywood. . [34 pictures] Hint: Use “J” and “K” keys to navigate from picture to picture. Pacific Ocean Hawaii Aloha!
Aurora Australis, New Zealand I do not think I have ever seen the Aurora from inside the Aurora itself. Manam Volcano, Papua New Guinea Manam, is just 10 kilometers (6 miles) across. Image credit: NASA/ESA.