Looks like the gangs out there need funding.

7/14/2006 6:10:11 PM

some tips please:

I´m trying to photograph the moonrise and the sunset over a lake. I´ve been pretty successful with the sunsets, but the moon is always over exposed, and the reflection does not show well.

Also, when trying to photograph the moon rising above the trees on the horizon, it is always just an overexposed orb of light. How do you make the moon turn out clear. I have gotten some pretty cool pictures with maybe a 40 second bulb exposure of a palm tree in the foreground and a yellow moon rising above the treeline, but I would still like the moon to be a little more clear.

In general, when doing long exposures of very dark areas (stars, sky with or without moon) at night, what will the effect of a larger or smaller aperture be on the final photo?

Also, when sould/should i not use a lens hood?

obrigado



[Edited on July 14, 2006 at 8:38 PM. Reason : a]

7/14/2006 8:35:47 PM

^ I'll have to think about that exposure that you're trying to get but for your second question:

Lens hoods are not really necessary. However, they help shield the lens from light when you're outdoors. It cuts down on the (I dont know what they're called) "orbs of light". Also, I use a lens hood when I work at the club, it helps protect my 24mm from getting spilled directly on the glass, and it also helps from the lens getting bumped on rocks or walls or anything else. Its a worthwhile investment.

7/14/2006 9:12:02 PM

ditto on the moon question...it'd be nice to know for future reference

7/14/2006 9:14:03 PM

As for the moon question:
I'm assuming the moon is a helluvah lot brighter than anything else in a night shot you're shooting. If that's the case, you're not going to be able to get the scenery and the moon perfectly exposed in the same shot right out of the camera. You could take one photo of the scene (long exposure) then the same shot exposed for the moon (short exposure) and combine the two in photoshop. The reason you can't get both bright objects and dark objects to appear in a photograph like your eyes see it is that the CCD or CMOS sensor in your digicam does not have enough "latitude" to see both arrays of contrasting darks and lights. The wider the latitude, the more the film will see. Last I heard, digital had less latitude than print film which has less latitude than slide film.

Lens hood question:
I always use a lens hood. They're technically useful in the daylight hours to prevent lens flair when the sun hits the lens at an angle. They're also, in my opinion and Docido's, very useful for protecting the lens. Since it's the most protruding part of the camera, it'll be the first thing to take the impact of a fall or from rubbing against the brick walls on campus

7/14/2006 11:03:02 PM

thanks for the lens, chocolatervh, this joint is massive + wide

i'll try to put up a few shots this upcoming week once I get a chance to play around with it.

lens: http://www.sigmaphoto.com/lenses/lenses_all_details.asp?id=3242&navigator=1

-ZiP!-

7/15/2006 6:47:57 PM

i already bloody miss that lens

really i walked back in the apartment and was like "damn... i hate to see it go"

btw, i heard his voice for the first time and i was like whoooooa

[Edited on July 16, 2006 at 3:17 AM. Reason : and he is tall]

7/16/2006 3:16:00 AM

the lens is so large that it frightens away little children:


shot at 15mm. im gonna install the CS2 suite to be able to correct for the barrel distortion when shooting architectural crap

-ZiP!-

7/16/2006 2:41:43 PM

If that's a little child, go ahead and call me a child molestor! j/k

7/16/2006 2:43:50 PM

I'm not even sure that makes sense. Are you saying that instead of liking old nasty men, you're now into early 20's girls?

What the ef?

[Edited on July 16, 2006 at 2:48 PM. Reason : .]

7/16/2006 2:45:33 PM

Flame me in other threads, this is supposed to be a nice way to share photos.

7/16/2006 7:12:56 PM

Haha. I dont think he was flaming your photos, just your last comment That said, this is by far the best thread on TWW

7/16/2006 8:23:27 PM

Absolutely, I love to see the photos we come up with. There's a lot of talent in this thread,
which is why I think it would be interesting to have a photography contest and a pool for the prize
but this thread is sufficient in showcasing awesome skill.

7/16/2006 10:15:41 PM

Quote :

"this is by far the best thread on TWW"

7/16/2006 10:24:53 PM

Just something I felt like posting.


Taken at around 10pm, 15sec exposure.

[Edited on July 17, 2006 at 12:43 AM. Reason : 2]

7/17/2006 12:29:20 AM

^ I like that last shot.

Here are a few from this past weekend at Hyco Lake.














[Edited on July 17, 2006 at 12:59 AM. Reason : ]

7/17/2006 12:52:36 AM

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7/17/2006 12:53:24 AM

great car, shitty picture

7/17/2006 12:58:31 AM

^^^ Great job for the first pics on your post in D SLR!

^^^^ I love long exposures and you're doing us proud. Keep it up.

[Edited on July 17, 2006 at 1:35 AM. Reason : ]

7/17/2006 1:34:08 AM

Here are some photos I took last month...Let me know what you think.


Power lines near Rolesville.



Should probably crop a little of the grass off the bottom of this one.



I went a little far with the color level adjustments on this one.

[Edited on July 17, 2006 at 2:43 AM. Reason : l]

7/17/2006 2:42:05 AM

^ I do believe I walked down that same pier, it looks so familiar. The shots I took at night were not nearly as colorful,
and I don't think you ruined the photo with the color correction (though the lamp looks a bit extreme).
Where did you take it?

7/17/2006 6:09:11 AM

^^I really like that power line shot. That's awesome.


Mt. Rushmore KOA. 9:30p, 8sec.


Cody, WY KOA. 11:00, 10sec.

Also found a freeware exif viewer for firefox:
http://www.opanda.com/en/iexif/index.html


[Edited on July 17, 2006 at 10:23 AM. Reason : link]

7/17/2006 10:09:55 AM

7/17/2006 12:20:55 PM

playing with the new lens again

[Edited on July 17, 2006 at 1:24 PM. Reason : hehe]

7/17/2006 1:24:30 PM

HAPPY BIRTHDAY ZIP

7/17/2006 1:26:22 PM

Quote :

"^ I do believe I walked down that same pier, it looks so familiar. The shots I took at night were not nearly as colorful, and I don't think you ruined the photo with the color correction (though the lamp looks a bit extreme). Where did you take it?"

You probably have been there. It's in Beaufort on the waterfront. Still look familiar?

Quote :

"^^I really like that power line shot. That's awesome."

Thx man.



Here are a few more:


Martin Street Music Hall. I think this place is closed or under a new name now.


Some bad ass graffiti. THE PRESSURE IS ON. lol.


Lake Gaston Sunset. Photo taken with the lens about 2.5" above the water while I kneeled on a bulkhead.


Skack uses a Tamron Di lens and has hairy legs.
I wonder if I could sharpen that Tamron logo and sell the photo to them?

[Edited on July 17, 2006 at 4:37 PM. Reason : l]

7/17/2006 4:25:31 PM

so i broke out the old nikon coolpix 2500

took some party pix

and thought "how the hell did i start my photography like this!?"

7/17/2006 11:04:08 PM

Skack your photos are incredible. Do I have permission to use some of those a desktop backgrounds? Awesome work man.

7/17/2006 11:09:17 PM

^ Thanks for the compliment. You're welcome to use them as a desktop background. I'm really just putting them out here so that I can get some opinions/critiques on them. I'd love to step up my game to the point that I can get some freelance work.

I've had this digital Rebel for a year and a half and I still learn something almost everytime I go out shooting. The lens that I bought last December definately helped and I picked up a nice circular polarizing filter this past spring that has done a lot for my water/sky shots. Still, I racked up a lot of great photos with the stock 18-55mm lens that came with the camera.

[Edited on July 17, 2006 at 11:46 PM. Reason : l]

7/17/2006 11:23:22 PM

good job in raising the bar with these last 2 pages, keep up the good work

-ZiP!-

7/17/2006 11:37:40 PM

More:

7/18/2006 11:58:51 PM

is that last shot from Umstead? it looks familiar

7/19/2006 12:13:56 AM

Yep...The 70 side of Umstead.

7/19/2006 12:20:58 AM

i should probably upload some pictures...

7/19/2006 11:04:50 AM

^ Do it! Its gettin' slow around here

7/19/2006 12:33:43 PM

7/19/2006 12:54:33 PM

^i dont care for the subject matter, but that could instantly be sold to a stock photo company, i'd think

-ZiP!-

7/19/2006 3:16:26 PM

new lens!

7/19/2006 4:34:34 PM

^^ agreed

7/19/2006 4:53:27 PM

I have several photos I want to upload but I just moved into a new place and won't have the internet until friday (I'm at work now but cannot upload anything).

Be on the lookout. I'm pretty happy with some of them.

7/19/2006 6:34:59 PM

I shot my first time soccer match this evening. Nothing spectacular... You might see some noise. I was shooting at iso 800.

Rebel XT w/ 70-200 f/4L.











did a little photochopping on this one.



[Edited on July 20, 2006 at 12:30 AM. Reason : ]

7/20/2006 12:10:06 AM

^ Good stuff. Nice first time shots. Keep it up!

7/20/2006 5:07:12 AM

7/20/2006 5:40:19 PM

^nicely done, man!

-ZiP!-

7/20/2006 5:43:00 PM

i appreciate it - but truthfully all i did was not ruin it. kid was quite expressive/photogenic.

7/20/2006 5:49:00 PM

that girl is adorable!

7/20/2006 5:50:24 PM

adorable!

7/20/2006 8:49:43 PM

i still havent had enough time with this lens (nor have i installed CS2 yet for barrel distortion correction), but i quickly snapped this monday night while waiting on some friends for dinner:



-ZiP!-

7/20/2006 10:07:50 PM

my... my lense....



i may spend too much time at the bar...

[Edited on July 20, 2006 at 10:16 PM. Reason : lol]

7/20/2006 10:10:28 PM

[Edited on July 20, 2006 at 10:32 PM. Reason : *]

7/20/2006 10:24:26 PM