Your Favorite Pic from 2004/2005

[Blaine]

I'd ever seen anything like it either. I did some research on the net and found that it takes fairly warm water, covered by a thin layer of ice and very cold air temps. I've got some great full size shots that I use as my background. I took this pic of another type of hoar frost last winter too:

[Waubay Fisher]

That's a neat pic too... I love winter scenery on the lakes - all the snow and frosted trees - absolutely gorgeous and pretty tough to beat IMO!

[hali-man]

My dad on ice for the first time!



The Wizard and BigJohnnyIce!

I could go on and on. There were a lot of fish caught and a lot of good times...

[tommyboy]

Hey Blaine, how about posting some of those high res pics on the "wallpaper" section of the shanty.  Those are some awesome pics!

[Icenutter]

Some good quality pics.  Keep them coming. 

[The Muddler]

Ummm errrr In the spirit of the fishing fraternity I'd like to invite Liz to Alberta for some fishin'

[grumpymoe]

My apology Miss Walleye......another first walleye through the ice..had Reelmaster and Miss Walleye up at the Green Machine....."Jen" caught her 1st walleye that day.....Grump                                                                                                

[TroutFishingBear]

hey bear its not so much the kiss that scares me it's the passionate look in your eyes    maybe we'll have to start callin ya troutkissinbear 

its passionate because I was being true to the heart
Nice pics everyone, especially the walleyes

[ol crawdad]

I don't know Jack about photography with digital cameras except how to take a picture but the pics from Blaine are really of amazing quality.  What's the deal, is it a camera with tons of pixels or is it just using more pixels  per image and just taking a larger image and then downsizing it?  I have a  Sony Mavica which is an old school digital camera but I would love to be able to take pics like Blaine is posting.  Anybody know the deal, how about eyedoktr, I think he's a phototgraphy guy?

slipbob, without knowing what kind of camera Blaine has, you are correct about the pixels - the more you have, the better the picture quality.  But it also has to do with the type of editting software, and the type of file you create, how you edit the picture, and how much you move when taking the pic. 
For quality pics, I would:
1.) check the cameras settings and set them to the highest quality (least amount of pics per disk) I know my high quality will fit about 80 pics on my disk, but the best quality pics will fit about 16. (and I think the pic type goes from jpg to tif, which is better for editting in).
2.) Use a tripod.
3.) Use quality editting software like photoshop.
4.) Do not edit .gif photos - change them to RGB mode and either .jpg file type (OK) or .TIF file type (better) or in a program like photoshop, PSD (best)
6.) Save the file as a jpg for display after the pic has been editted, and use the least amount of compression, (which allows the most amount color possible in the image).

[killitandgrillit]

Muddler, I think every guy on the board was thinking the same thing. She is a cutie holding a fish!

[The Muddler]

Hey I was talkin' fishin' there guys

Funny how they go from a 10 to a 12 when its a fishing pic    Damn that James wherever he is...some guys gots all the luck hehehe. 

[Haywood]

Put them in a Carhartt with a Rabbit fur hat and it jumps to a 14 or 15

[dwayne]

Muddler, I think every guy on the board was thinking the same thing. She is a cutie holding a fish!

I'll second that.  She has one hell of a smile.

[C.C.]

I think I just added a couple new IS member's to my fishwithlist. 2 in particular and one ain't you TFB. Although you do pucker nice
      Jim

[Blaine]

I was just sitting here daydreaming about the upcoming season and was going through some pics... We had some fun the night this was taken... They 'eyes were more aggressive than I've ever seen before

[PGKris]

Loving the black ice

[C.C.]

Come on Blaine, tell us your secret on how you get your pic.s so clear and bold.
      Jim

[Skiff]

Hey Blaine - Am I going blind, or is there actually a boot somewhere under your right leg in that last photo?  Darned if i can see it....

Beautiful frost photos you posted, I can hardly believe how sharp they are!

[Bobman]

Here's my favorite from last year.  My first pike through the ice, not big but my first.  Photo compliments of archbishop.

[Water Wolf]

Great shots everyone, lots of fun on the ice last year.
Congrats on your first pike Bobman.
Blaine what a great pile of walleye, it's not often you find them that agressive in the winter. What was the secret lure that night?

WW

[billditrite]

I was just sitting here daydreaming about the upcoming season and was going through some pics... We had some fun the night this was taken... They 'eyes were more aggressive than I've ever seen before

i guess they are agressive!! looks like theyve got you surrounded!!

here is my favorite pic. was a maine board gathering on our favorite pike lake (not many to choose from) everyone caught fish and it was a beautiful day!!

[akdg]

Here's one of some kids my son and I took out for their first time last year. Think they were having any fun? ;

I have to add this one too, it was her first fish ever through the ice, a big ol bullhead - she didn't know what to say! ;

[reelmaster]

This pic might not mean much to anyone else but for me I remember catching my biggest fish on my homemade deadstick. 28" burbot. Maybe I cant remember everything as we were FRICKING LOOPED 

[APU GARCIA]

This Picture would be my favorite because it was the last day of the season and with this 35" Pike it had me thinking of the next season already.



Bring on the ice!!!!!