Check out the time lapse I shot at the game yesterday.

http://news14.com/content/top_stories/614218/carter-finley-stadium-time-lapse/

I need to go back and tweak exposure on a few frames. The wind also moved the camera tiny amount which is why it seems a bit jumpy at points.

I think I had it set to take a photo every 15 seconds.

9/4/2009 11:41:39 AM

^ that was really cool

9/4/2009 11:47:48 AM

got a D60 for my birthday!

9/4/2009 4:33:54 PM

Shots from the game on Thursday.





















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9/5/2009 1:25:19 PM

9/5/2009 1:27:20 PM

went to my friend's dad's cabin this week and took a shit ton of pictures. some of them are uploaded here:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/29282809@N08/sets/72157622259969400/

(on a side note: can you rearrange photos on flickr?? i want them uploaded in chronological order, but i was having computer problems earlier and they are all out of order. help would be appreciated.)

here are a few of my favorites from that set.

ian.


hans.


james.


the crew. (minus me)


james somewhere between mt. mitchell and big tom.


cutting down trees to chop for firewood.


trail riding.


guys and their toys.



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9/5/2009 9:31:27 PM

A few of my recent finds.

Eastern Diamondback Rattlesnakes


(I know, would have been nice if the snake was in focus)

This male is the biggest I've found to date, measured at 5.25 ft, although that was measured by myself, which means he was probably a little bigger than that.


And a Canebrake Rattlesnake


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9/6/2009 10:34:15 PM

Just caught another canebrake crossing the road as I came back from work.

It was so big, it crossed the entire dirt road I was driving down, and then some! It was probably something like 12 ft long and 100 lbs or something.



It was so big that it nearly clubbed me to death with its rattle!



I begged for mercy, and fortunately the snake just ate my neighbors, so it left me alone after that.



It stared me down as I walked back to my car and sped away...




Nah, but it was probably the most beautiful canebrake I've caught, and I've caught quite a few. I was happy the photos came out as nicely as they did, because as I packed my camera back up, I realized it had sprayed my UV filter with musk.

<3 rattlesnakes.

9/7/2009 4:29:38 PM

^ out of curiosity, how the hell do you measure these things? Are you all like " Hey, would you mind stretching out while I grab my tape measure?"

9/7/2009 4:42:14 PM

clear plastic tubes, man.

edit: here was my failed attempt at a picture of myself holding the 5.25' snake in a tube next to myself. didn't realize as i messed with the camera with 1 hand, the lens extended and zoomed in. i didn't check to see how the shot came out till i got home and had already released the snake. DOH!

but maybe it gives you an idea of the tubing thing for measurement and other data stuff. also gives you a hint of the length of the snake in relation to me (or part of me...and im 6').


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9/7/2009 5:08:20 PM

a simple levels adjustment would do your pictures wonders.

9/7/2009 6:05:07 PM

hard to do things right when it always seems to depend on the angle of my laptop screen.

and i'm not too good with photoshop...and auto-level always fucks my pictures up.

9/7/2009 8:09:25 PM

http://www.cambridgeincolour.com/tutorials/levels.htm

9/7/2009 10:02:21 PM

Borrowed a friend's speed triple for a week. Some results thus far.



http://jbaz.net/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=94&Itemid=1

9/9/2009 2:13:37 AM

Nice pics. ^ what are you doing for light? One source? Shots of setup?

9/9/2009 2:17:54 AM

two 3200ws power backs with two heads over a large scrim in a three-sided syc wall called "the cove".




Addy pic, why not?


And poked fun of myself with this self portrait I did for a class project two weeks ago. Had to make a blog header. It's really really cheesy.



Also, if anyone is interested, I'm selling my 30D with grip for real this time. Picked up another 1DmkII body last week so time to finally get rid of the 30D. Asking 450

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9/9/2009 2:25:15 AM

Quote :

"(on a side note: can you rearrange photos on flickr?? i want them uploaded in chronological order, but i was having computer problems earlier and they are all out of order. help would be appreciated.) "

d7freestyler, You can rearrange the photos. If they are in a set, just click on edit, then batch operations. You can drag and drop to rearrange them. Then click save.

If you want to organize your whole photosteam, I think you can click on organize, then whole collection to do the same thing. I believe there is an option to sort them by date taken.

9/9/2009 8:07:40 AM

^^ooooh, i want to move to the 30D...

9/9/2009 8:11:15 AM

Nice bike. Nice shots of the bike.

9/9/2009 10:08:37 AM

My gf let me take pictures of her last week.
She NEVER lets me do that.

9/9/2009 10:12:52 AM

Some nice shots on this page...

9/9/2009 10:26:41 AM

Thanks amber1!

Nice bike Jbaz. Brenna is always getting her picture taken with a bike it seems.

9/9/2009 11:06:43 AM

While it isn't a SLR anyone going to be getting a M9?

http://us.leica-camera.com/photography/m_system/m9/

9/9/2009 2:09:35 PM

really nice shots on this page guys...very impressive.

Ronny, love pretty much every shot you have posted on this page...especially the first one in your first set. love the composition.

Cody, i really liked a lot of yours too...especially the profile of Hans. i just sent you a flickr request.

i have a lot of photos to post here at some point.

9/9/2009 3:10:45 PM

That Leica M9 is da sexy, but I donno about 5500 Euro's for that body. It's a nice feature to have such a compact body with a FF chip, but the really only use I see for this is pro level travel photography. If I was going to spend some money on Leica, I'd get their new medium format DSLR system. That's uber sexy.

9/9/2009 4:11:43 PM

I steal photos in this thread. But only to put as my background

9/9/2009 4:11:49 PM

A few from monday night.













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9/10/2009 2:06:56 AM

I'm having a hard time deciding which of the pelican photos I like better. Opinions?

9/14/2009 6:43:30 PM

this thread makes me wish i had some expendable income to throw at a nice camera and all the trimmings.

and you people are very talented.

9/14/2009 7:05:45 PM

^^i like the 3rd pelican shot the best, i just wish it was panned left some. still great shots; i have a hard time getting that crisp of shots of birds (prolly need a faster lens)

9/14/2009 7:17:08 PM

In case anyone is interested, I came across this job posting today during my job hunt. (Not exactly sure how careerbuilder relates photography to mechanical engineering, but whatever)

http://tinyurl.com/msggp4

Quote :

"Preschool Photographers Job Description: Immediate Opportunities! $11/hr + bonus! At Lifetouch, our seasonal Photographers enjoy great pay and benefits including weekends and summers off! Join the largest employee-owned photography company where our Photographers have been creating memories for families through portraiture for more than 70 years. We have immediate opportunities for Photographers in the Chapel Hill and surrounding areas to create digital photography in local area preschool centers. Photography experience is helpful but not required – we will provide paid training and ongoing skill development. If you’re interested in an exciting career in photography, have a flair for working with preschool age children, and enjoy working in a different setting everyday, we’d like to talk with you! You’ll enjoy: •Medical/dental/life insurance enrollment options •No weekends or holidays and Summers off! •Paid training & ongoing photography skill development •Career opportunities •Paid travel time to centers + mileage •Employee stock ownership program eligibility Job requirements: •Ability to work early morning hours (Monday – Friday) •You must be at least 18 years of age •Have a reliable vehicle to travel to local preschool centers & show proof of insurance •Detail-oriented •Customer-service friendly •Great working with preschool-age children •Dependable Employment conditional upon successful completion of a criminal background check and driving record check. We are an Equal Opportunity Employer. Job Requirements Please see above. Required Education High School Required Experience 0 to 2 year(s)"

lol.

9/16/2009 10:14:51 PM

^ that seems like a very strange ad...something about it just seems...wrong

9/17/2009 7:50:30 AM

some random shots from the Ruckus block party with Kooley High this past weekend...















[Edited on September 17, 2009 at 10:31 AM. Reason : epic Kiwi crop on that first one!]

9/17/2009 10:28:42 AM

I spy a former 6''

9/17/2009 10:47:47 AM

lol. there was another one there too, but not in the picture. (and i guess you could count me too since i played a number of their shows)

9/17/2009 10:48:55 AM

really? i was hanging out with those guys (well mainly their roommates ricky & brian) when they first started (i painted their 6'' banner).

bobby just starting out on drums was deafening

9/17/2009 10:54:25 AM

i've seen videos. hahah

9/17/2009 10:55:50 AM

Nice. Sigma?

9/17/2009 1:29:44 PM

Yep. (Minus the 5th one. That's just the Tamron 17-50)

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9/17/2009 1:44:04 PM

9/18/2009 2:31:41 PM

Future Classic Festival

9/18/2009 11:13:31 PM

^#2 is killer.

9/18/2009 11:59:22 PM

danke. the dj profile pic'd it

9/19/2009 3:21:15 AM

yeah, #2 is definitely awesome. nice shot!

9/19/2009 6:38:31 AM

Anyone want to give their input on reasons to go for a Cannon XSI over a Nikon D3000/5000 or any entry level Nikon SLR for that matter? Looks to me like the Cannon might be a better camera for the price if you look at features but the Nikon lenses look to be better and people seem to like nikon image quality over cannon. I don't need video but I do like the idea of transitioning with a live view LCD but thats not really that important.


Thanks in advance for anyone's input. Feel free to flame away @ the n00b.

9/20/2009 9:46:38 PM

one of the shots i took last night at soul spark. i got a ways to go, i don't really have an ideal set up right now for low light situations and dark clubs.

9/20/2009 9:50:33 PM

^^I don't know anything about any Nikon but I like my XSi... They're pretty mad cheap now I think.

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9/20/2009 9:51:26 PM

Yeah I've been looking at Nikon for a long time now but I don't have the nads to pull the trigger and buy one. I just saw the XSi on Amazon for around 600.

9/20/2009 9:54:19 PM

I think I might upgrade to a 7D but I'm poor. Might do the Best Buy pay in installments thing, it's worked well for me in the past.

9/20/2009 10:06:10 PM

I'm going Pentax K-x once my buddy that works for Pentax gets me that 50% discount.

9/20/2009 10:07:29 PM