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1/27/2009 8:53:22 PM

A few my friend took with a Panasonic TZ5 during a hike in the Wind River Range this past summer. During lunch these hummingbirds just flew and started sampling the bright colors of our bags. Luckily my buddy had his camera handy mine was in the bag .

1/27/2009 9:40:21 PM

those are such cool birds. nice.

1/27/2009 9:43:19 PM

nice... that flag patch makes that one hummingbird look like a commie

1/27/2009 11:05:00 PM

lol

1/27/2009 11:06:28 PM

Poor man's ring flash. Eat your heart out, JBaz...


first picture is of my roommate


...instructions via strobist
http://strobist.blogspot.com/search?q=+Super-Cheap%2C+DIY+Ring+Flash+


[Edited on January 27, 2009 at 11:15 PM. Reason : fuck]

1/27/2009 11:13:49 PM

check this out, it's a pretty neat idea with a better build quality. I might have to build something like that.

http://photography-on-the.net/forum/showpost.php?p=7057802&postcount=3576

1/27/2009 11:36:33 PM

I just purchased a book written by Michael Freeman called "The Photographer's Eye: Composition and Design for Better Digital Photos"

I'm excited about it. Anyone know of this book?

1/27/2009 11:41:15 PM

^^didn't i see you on hillsborough with a ring flash once? what happened to that?

1/27/2009 11:44:25 PM

Nope. I'm sure you know better than he does anyway. At least you will as soon as you realize what you do is wrong according to him. Then you'll accuse him of being an elitist dick. Why bother reading it?





Sweet ringflash Rob. I want one. I am gonna beat up Jbaz and steal his.

[Edited on January 27, 2009 at 11:46 PM. Reason : .]

1/27/2009 11:45:20 PM

We can only hope Kiwi.

^^ yup, pics are here: http://pics.jbaz.net/thumbnails.php?album=78

[Edited on January 27, 2009 at 11:47 PM. Reason : ]

1/27/2009 11:46:10 PM

Actually the first sentence in this book says "Ronny is an asshole who needs to shut the fuck up and suck more dick."

I like it already!

1/27/2009 11:58:01 PM

woah! he's like a tarot card reader... maybe he has a 1200mm to see into the future

1/28/2009 12:13:03 AM

Have you guys heard of Michael Freeman by chance?

1/28/2009 12:14:04 AM

Any of you Nikon guys use CaptureNX 2?

Man, i just took the Pepsi Challenge and I must say, CaptureNX2 rocks the socks off LightRoom as far as image quality. My pics look fanstastic with it by default. I don't touch a single thing and theyre perfect. Better than i can do (and did on my old pics) in an hour with LR2. Better colors and tones, sharper, more detail in the highlights and lowlights. No shit, WOW!

But what a wrench this throws into my workflow... Capture doesnt have any Library parts.. and I'm so used to LR now.. gah, wtf.

Any ideas?

[Edited on January 28, 2009 at 12:46 AM. Reason : asas]

1/28/2009 12:37:58 AM

What is the Pepsi Challenge?

I use CS3 so nooooooooo clue, and I guess I'm weird but I treat each picture individually, slow as hell but whatever.

1/28/2009 12:39:28 AM

http://www.capturenx.com/en/index.html

Give that free trial (60 days) a shot and let me know what you think.

PS and LR both use the same ACR. Are you using the latest camera profiles for ACR 5.3? I'd def recommend that, the "Camera Standard" or "Camera Vivid" are the ones you want to use. But still, they don't touch CaptureNX2 imo.

This is amazing.

1/28/2009 12:46:09 AM

Quote :

"Actually the first sentence in this book says "Ronny is an asshole who needs to shut the fuck up and suck more dick." I like it already! "

Certainly sounds like you'll get more out of that than an actual book on photography.

1/28/2009 12:47:06 AM

Keep trolling

1/28/2009 12:48:02 AM

Keep getting easily trolled.

[Edited on January 28, 2009 at 12:51 AM. Reason : Seriously, it's so easy.]

1/28/2009 12:50:03 AM

Then why waste your time?

1/28/2009 12:54:22 AM

by now i was expecting to see some pictures of kiwi's enterprising wedding photography business

1/28/2009 12:55:07 AM

Quote :

""The Photographer's Eye: Composition and Design for Better Digital Photos""

why the fuck would it matter if you're using film or digital

i'm sure this will get deleted for not being necessary

but composition is composition

design is design

1/28/2009 12:59:13 AM

I don't know why that word is in there specifically but damn way to be picky. SHIT

You mean this Omar?

1/28/2009 1:00:35 AM

eek - very flattering

1/28/2009 1:01:12 AM

Quote :

"why the fuck would it matter if you're using film or digital i'm sure this will get deleted for not being necessary but composition is composition design is design"

Most "digital" books tend to focus on some post processing techniques so that's usually photoshop. Film post processing techniques are well... the darkroom.

If anyone is interested, The book we use at my school is called "Photography: second edition, by Bruce Warren". It's an older book from 2002, but has a lot of the fundamentals and basically covers everything. Very informative and a good resource to have. There's a lot more info on film processes than digital but it's worth the $30 used from Amazon.

Some instructors have recommended two other lighting books and a color management book, but we haven't got to the material yet so I donno what they are. Our program shifted as they are trying to shift more towards digital technology. They still heavily rely on medium and large formats, which their digital versions are finally catching speed.

1/28/2009 4:08:38 AM

I just ordered this the other day, really looking forward to it. Apparently there are a lot of good lighting tips techniques in it.

Annie Leibovitz at Work

1/28/2009 7:21:13 AM

i know someone who has got his hands on a hassleblad recently.

i gotta go check this thing out. im stoked.

unfortunately, im not sure of which product specifically, but its badass nonetheless.

[Edited on January 28, 2009 at 8:21 AM. Reason : dyf]

1/28/2009 8:21:10 AM

Quote :

"i'm sure this will get deleted for not being necessary"

nope, im pretty much done with this thread minus a post here and there
this thread is ruined so have at it

1/28/2009 9:59:29 AM

^^^ Ah yes I love her work in those milk advertisements. But seriously, I like her work on several Vanity Fair Covers.

1/28/2009 11:24:46 AM

official i can't see shit!

all i see is the bride leaning on something... a horrible arm pose (elbow crease bulge) no real expression or feeling in the picture.

the background looks like black stuff on black stuff with spots of light and black stuff.....

i see you still know nothing about light....

1/28/2009 11:31:19 AM

Yeh, give me that wedding shot RAW and let me try with it. We should all play with it and see who can do what.


My gf got me "Annie Leibovitz at Work" for xmas. Its a pretty interesting read. Not as technical as i was hoping, but it gave some interesting insight into her thought processing during her shoots.

1/28/2009 11:54:01 AM

Yeah, I'm looking forward to getting it.

My battery grip comes in the mail for my 40D. I'm excited as shit. No more awkward arm for vertical shots.

1/28/2009 3:14:54 PM

Here's a couple I've taken over the last few months. C & C welcome.






Generic moon shot

1/28/2009 5:34:17 PM

Wow I like the first one a lot.

1/28/2009 5:36:45 PM

Yeah me too.

1/28/2009 5:45:17 PM

Thanks, only PP was a bump in the saturation of the sky. Surprisingly the sky was THAT purple that day.

1/28/2009 5:46:50 PM

That first picture is awesome!

1/28/2009 5:47:58 PM

purple is AWESOME. nice capture.

1/28/2009 6:30:30 PM

Here's my Dakota for the page



omg angles! hehe I was actually playing with my new softlighter. In trying to figure out the proper distance to subject, I ended up with the umbrella pretty darn close to Dakota's head. Sooo to keep it out of the frame I crawled up close to dakota and apparently canted the camera when I snapped a shot. juuuust a bit.

1/28/2009 6:31:30 PM

DiscProdiG... Your second shot is pretty sweet too

1/28/2009 6:38:54 PM

lol jsnail, pretty sad when you have to explain your reasons for tilting your camera OH GOD SINNER

do want!

1/28/2009 6:47:51 PM

lmao well honestly I don't mind some angles! but this one of Dakota annoys the ever living heck outta me. I keep wanting to rotate and crop but I can't b/c there's no extra dead space to crop away! All things considered though, this was the best shot of the quick [learning] session.

1/28/2009 6:55:14 PM

Dakota has a twinkle of light in his eye. I like it.

1/28/2009 7:04:57 PM

I always like jsnails work. That star trek eye is pretty freaky though hahaha

1/28/2009 7:10:25 PM

pezking, Dakota is a girl. pink collar hehe

and the starburst type, spider (gross) reflection is from the umbrella. I'll have to put the diffuser on to keep that reflection from showing up. the other reflection (in her right eye) is a piece of white foam board that I used as a cheapo reflector for fill.

1/28/2009 7:27:26 PM

Quote :

" Yeh, give me that wedding shot RAW and let me try with it. We should all play with it and see who can do what. "

I'd be interested in seeing this, just to see what different people can do with the same file.

1/28/2009 7:50:07 PM

[Edited on January 28, 2009 at 7:57 PM. Reason : enjoy]

1/28/2009 7:53:50 PM

that's not a raw file...

1/28/2009 7:59:00 PM

LET THE GAMES BEGIN!

I wish I knew more about Photoshop than I do. I usually just play around with color balance and brightness/contrast

1/28/2009 7:59:29 PM