Only bullshit ones that don't teach you anything, so I hear. Just introductory stuff I'm pretty sure.

5/22/2006 1:11:29 AM

ah, i actually hadn't heard that term yet --

what i meant was kinda the crispness and flatness of a lot of my shots, but i think it has to do with a fair amount of them i post in here being from larger lens lengths (200mm in some cases)...

but when you say wide open, do you mean very low f-stops?

-ZiP!-

5/22/2006 1:11:49 AM

Yeah, I usually shoot at 2.8. Bokeh is the smoothing/blurring of the background and anything out of focus. Some lenses offer better bokeh then others. it isn't something measurable, but something desired in most shots.

Shooting at low f-stops also makes the depth of field thinner.

[Edited on May 22, 2006 at 1:15 AM. Reason : .]

5/22/2006 1:14:20 AM

my front yard in queens today:







my back yard:



my cat today:





-ZiP!-

5/22/2006 1:15:08 AM

i agree with gunzz. i absolutely love that picture of the bright blue building. the building color comes through so crisp and bright.

5/22/2006 1:19:04 AM

photoshop?

5/22/2006 1:20:38 AM

I played with the curves a bit to bring out the sky, but that's it really.

5/22/2006 1:21:29 AM

my complaint with that shot is that it feels like youy may have kicked up the saturation too high, it feels sorta fakey almost... but then again, i've never seen that building in person. does look like a great shot though, aside from the color of the building

-ZiP!-

5/22/2006 1:22:57 AM

That is the original. Messing with the curves to bring the sky out a bit of course altered the rest of the image, but I like it. More dramatic, I think. The color of the building isn't too far off though.






[Edited on May 22, 2006 at 1:33 AM. Reason : .]

5/22/2006 1:32:47 AM

Also, I have an idea. How about we make images posted in this thread a certain resolution as to avoid side-scrolling.


Usually 640 is the standard as the longest dimension on a photo.

5/22/2006 1:35:34 AM

yeah, i thought about fixing it... but then my time was up...

on a different note... iso 1600 for that picture... i hate it when i forget to switch


my first attempt at messing with the actual curve

[Edited on May 22, 2006 at 1:45 AM. Reason : the flower one]

5/22/2006 1:39:52 AM

My cousin just bought a Canon EOS 30D 4 or 5 days ago, I've been playing with the thing every second that it wasn't in his hands and I am ridiculously impressed. I don't really know much about digital SLR, at least as compared to some of you, but I think the precision and tonal quality is incredible. Unfortunately he only has the 55mm lens that came with it but it will suffice until we learn to use the camera to its potential. I don't have any pics to post yet but they're coming.

5/22/2006 1:46:16 AM

I LOVE my 30D. I have a lot of free time this week, so I plan on shooting as much as possible.

The shots I've taken with my 60mm prime macro have been sharp as hell.
I'll go ahead and post a 1/2 size since the page is about to flip and Randy fucked it up already anyway.





[Edited on May 22, 2006 at 1:51 AM. Reason : .]

5/22/2006 1:48:30 AM

gotta love the close up with the wide angle...

my lense was damn near against the flower in this picture.

the shadow on the flower is from my lensehood... and the sun was not behind me...

[Edited on May 22, 2006 at 1:52 AM. Reason : hey its not fucked up... you just can't handle the size]

5/22/2006 1:51:21 AM

what kinda camera is that rvh? nikon _____?

5/22/2006 6:21:13 PM

d-fiddy



[Edited on May 22, 2006 at 6:55 PM. Reason : i like that picture... ]

5/22/2006 6:53:58 PM

14

5/22/2006 7:07:52 PM

did anybody happen to go to the "Nikon School" session in G'boro this past Saturday and Sunday?

5/22/2006 7:12:28 PM

thought about it... but no. wasn't bout to pay all that money... unless i was sure they were gonna tell me some monumental stuff

5/22/2006 7:15:55 PM

Ronny

Quote :

"The shots I've taken with my 60mm prime macro have been sharp as hell. "

Nice....I have this lens and the 17-85mm coming in the mail with my 20D....Should get here wednesday. I cant wait

5/22/2006 8:03:30 PM

Let me know what you think. Definitely a worthy investment, imo.

5/22/2006 8:05:06 PM

anybody w/ a KM or Sony DSLR (or even non-SLR) wanna get in on this challenge w/ me?

http://forums.dpreview.com/forums/read.asp?forum=1009&message=18492460

could be an easy win.

[Edited on May 22, 2006 at 8:58 PM. Reason : have until the 30th to submit.]

5/22/2006 8:56:40 PM

lemme borrow your camera and i'm there...

5/23/2006 12:07:08 AM

lol! nah...u don't wanna use mine. its definitely not of you guys' caliber. if you can get a hold of an R1 or a Maxxum 7D, you've got a winner. anybody have ideas for a picture (somewhere in NC, preferrably NCSU) under the topic "textures and patterns"? i'm planning on something surprising anyways, but i could always use some creative input.

5/23/2006 12:51:45 AM

bump a 7D

your camera is fine

5/23/2006 9:42:29 AM

haha...its amazing what a cup of sprite can look like in super macro. i think i might submit this.

5/23/2006 7:03:24 PM

do a driving picture, i like doing those

5/23/2006 7:22:53 PM

i got some gooood shit.........at work

hope to post tomorrow

think....4 miles ^

5/23/2006 7:33:04 PM

a driving picture for "textures and patterns"? i guess some road lines & pavement texture could count.

5/23/2006 7:49:40 PM

any comments on that pic? i swear i didn't do anything to it besides levels. i can't believe the texture showed up on only 1 side of it. the blue "glow" is a tv behind the cup. basically took a picture of a lavender colored "fountain dining hall cup" with sprite in it in super macro mode and manual focus.

1/30s f/3.2 at 10mm iso100

5/23/2006 11:51:29 PM

No offense, but the lighting is bad, the image is flat, it has no point of interest, and is soft. The texture is interesting, but that is pretty much it. That is a closeup snapshot, not a photo. There is not really any composition to it, and the point of view is boring (straight on shots usually are).

You won't win a contest with that.

[Edited on May 23, 2006 at 11:54 PM. Reason : .]

5/23/2006 11:53:36 PM

no offense taken. any pointers as far as lighting? flash doesn't agree w/ shots like that.

5/24/2006 12:00:17 AM

you perhaps could have shot it at a higher ISO than 100,

actually, you shot it at 10mm? damn, fisheye? im jealous

-ZiP!-

5/24/2006 12:00:20 AM

Just make sure the light is even and doesn't fill in all of the shadows. The reflections are distracting. Don't handhold a shot at 1/30second.

5/24/2006 12:02:38 AM

^^it's a point and shoot, 10mm doesn't really mean 10mm like on a 35mm based camera

also, the shutter speed was 1/10th, not 1/30th.

5/24/2006 10:27:53 AM

he could probably hand hold it... if i remember correctly of his camera type... it has anti shake on it... which should help

5/24/2006 12:10:24 PM

didn't come out how I wanted.

[Edited on May 24, 2006 at 2:01 PM. Reason : ]

5/24/2006 1:49:57 PM

try bringing in an external light source for that cup shot

maybe aim it like 20 degrees away from perpendicular with the camera

5/24/2006 1:55:24 PM

oops...yeah it was 1/10s...typo.

i dunno...the exif says focal length was 10.276794mm. how are they different w/ "point & shoot" cameras?

yeah...i'm going to get another go at it. the shot was kinda spur of the moment and i had no idea it was going to even come out. thanks for the tips!

^nice! i'm assuming daytime right?

5/24/2006 6:27:33 PM

image sensor size... i'm pretty sure

5/25/2006 12:40:11 AM

^ah interesting

yah 10mm is mad wide

-ZiP!-

5/25/2006 12:41:35 AM

I've just had to settle for Digital SHTR

5/25/2006 12:42:22 AM

juvenile tarantulas



yeah the depth of field is all fucked but it was nighttime and i was in a hurry, but i like the picture anyway

5/25/2006 1:24:00 AM

HOLY SHIT SON

I SEE THAT SHIT

I DON'T GET THE CAMERA

I GET THE FUCK OUT

5/25/2006 1:25:12 AM

so long, and thanks for the new nightmares!

5/25/2006 1:26:44 AM

RUN DAMMIT RUUUUUUUUUN!!!

5/25/2006 1:26:45 AM

lol, why do you think i said i was in a hurry

but really, they seemed to be pretty laid back

[Edited on May 25, 2006 at 1:34 AM. Reason : unseasonably cold that night]

5/25/2006 1:27:08 AM

LAID BACK AND ABOUT TO EAT YOU

SERIOUSLY

5/25/2006 9:44:12 AM

munch munch munch goes the FLESH EATING SPIDERS OF DEATH

5/25/2006 9:46:41 AM

DO THEY KNOW WHERE YOU LIVE

in spider culture
having your photo taken means your soul has been stolen

they are gonna want that back

5/25/2006 9:47:13 AM