^^^I'm really diggin the absynth shot, even though absynth shots taste disgusting.

12/19/2006 3:32:48 PM

Crop and curves adjustment from the photo above.

12/19/2006 3:37:51 PM

please stop stripping exif

12/19/2006 3:42:42 PM

HAY GUYZ!!!

12/19/2006 3:49:04 PM

^^It's where he's hosting his images, facebook, that strips the exif - not him

[Edited on December 19, 2006 at 4:03 PM. Reason : what's up Aaron!]

12/19/2006 4:03:25 PM

¿qué tâl amígos?

[Edited on December 19, 2006 at 4:06 PM. Reason : ]

12/19/2006 4:04:03 PM

GET WELL SOON DUDE!

12/19/2006 5:29:33 PM

whats going on

12/19/2006 5:30:52 PM

just got a set of extension tubes...cheaper than macro glass but does the trick

cant wait to start using them

12/20/2006 4:21:51 PM

(I took a picture of myself to document the before and after of tomorrow's haircut and beard trim)

12/21/2006 2:12:16 AM

not a beard trim....no

12/21/2006 2:21:08 AM

Ronny,

I love this shot.

Quote :

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12/21/2006 2:24:39 AM

Yeah, it's tragic, but we're heading up north to visit family so I have to look somewhat presentable.
I want one of these.


^Thanks dude. Hey, while I've got the studio lighting, anyone want their picture taken early in Jan?

[Edited on December 21, 2006 at 2:27 AM. Reason : .]

12/21/2006 2:25:45 AM

12/22/2006 11:30:30 PM

a couple of shots down town raleigh on a rainy day

12/23/2006 12:42:08 PM

set em up

12/23/2006 1:10:05 PM

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12/23/2006 1:12:14 PM

By Rob

[Edited on December 23, 2006 at 4:52 PM. Reason : ]

12/23/2006 4:47:38 PM

what do you shoot with again?

12/23/2006 4:49:30 PM

Paris

12/23/2006 4:53:02 PM

^^that was with a 10D and 85mm f/1.8 with studio lights

I have a rebel xt w/ 17-35 f/2.8L, 70-200 f/4L, and sigma 180 macro



[Edited on December 23, 2006 at 4:56 PM. Reason : ]

12/23/2006 4:54:11 PM

damn, aeneas, you've got a pretty pimp gear setup. Merry Christmas

12/26/2006 12:19:45 AM

I hope you all had a good xmas.

12/28/2006 6:55:49 PM

12/29/2006 12:21:26 AM

Here we go w/ some n00b shit!

12/29/2006 1:46:40 AM

Comparison of the Canon 18-55mm "kit lens" and the Canon 50mm f/1.8.

Kit lens is garbage.

12/30/2006 1:35:01 PM

You didn't already know that?

12/30/2006 2:43:33 PM

Oh I knew it, I'd just never done a comparison like that. I'm hoping to get a Canon 70-200mm f/4.0 L IS USM in the next month or so. I feel like the decision between the f/4 and f/2.8 is like deciding to get a 42" TV or a 50" for $700 more.
If I don't get that, I might just save some $$ and get the Canon 28-135mm IS USM. It's probably what I should do anyway.

12/30/2006 4:07:05 PM

Honestly dude, get the 2.8. The f/4 is a good lens, but if you EVER want to use your lens indoors, or anywhere not in direct sunlight, the 2.8 will be better. Instead of getting the IS version, just get a non-IS 70-200 2.8. That would be your best deal, in my honest opinion.



(Your TV analogy isn't very good. With TV's, bigger size doesn't mean anything but more aesthetic appeal. The 2.8 is a full step wider than the 4.0, which is a HUGE difference in some situations)


[Edited on December 30, 2006 at 6:47 PM. Reason : .]

12/30/2006 6:46:27 PM

kit lenses tend to be garbage. although its kinda unfair to compare most zoom lenses to fast primes.

the nikon kit lens isn't "horrible" i guess but its not really a great lens and compared to the nikkor 50mm 1.8 its like shooting with wax paper.

12/30/2006 8:21:38 PM

42nd and 5th Ave, NYC

1/3/2007 5:27:16 PM

i got a holler from -ZiP- on myspace if anyone cares

hes doing good up in NYC

1/5/2007 3:56:44 PM

yeah i talk to him on AIM every once in a while.

1/5/2007 6:36:15 PM

i have a million of buildings and shit of greensboros buildings and homeless people areas and shit... got a badass few of the parking deck at elm and friendly, the spiral... but the way im feeling lately (hate the city) nothing beats this airplane flying over lake brandt yesterday, maybe 4 miles out from the airport. i think i like zoom shots the best

and only 2 airplane pics came out good out of like 5 planes attempted\\\\

oh yeah i took some decent sunset pics at the lake yesterday but they all sucked compared to a lot of these without editing... and i cant bring myself to falsify colors in my pics.

1/7/2007 6:33:11 PM

1) You'll come around to it
2) It's not necessarily falsifying them. I used to feel that way too. Then, on my mac, was iPhoto. That's all I use on mine. Typically, I increase contrast slightly, maybe mess with saturation, and I usually tinker with exposure. Sometimes I alter the temperature of the pictures.

There's also Lightroom, which is more of the same. In either case, it's not really falsification, but enhancement. Very rarely does the picture come off your memory card as vivid or perfect as it is in real life.

1/7/2007 6:39:46 PM

i better not need photoshop if the camera is nice!!1

1/7/2007 6:46:17 PM

There's always GIMP

http://www.gimp.org/

I'm too cheap to pay for most software

1/7/2007 6:47:57 PM

im saying that if you take a nice picture with a nikon d200 and use a nice printer for a 16x20 or so, then the stuff really does look a lot like it did when you took it. i cant help it that the sunset wasnt the same as they were in the catalina mountains in arizona.

god id love to fly out there for a couple days just to take some of those shots over with a real camera

1/7/2007 6:50:37 PM

I really want to visit the Rockies again, it's all I can think about.

1/7/2007 6:54:04 PM

theres a good example of a camera that could never capture the real colors that were there that day.

those tucson sunsets were insane. i thought it was pretty good for a 4 year old camera till i saw some of the new shit out there

1/7/2007 6:58:58 PM

Yeah, I'd definately touch that up with a little contrast.

1/7/2007 7:00:08 PM

contrast, make the entire thing slightly warmer, and increase saturation a touch.

because there's not much detail in the trees, you can get away with those last two.

1/7/2007 7:04:21 PM

like i said, i use better cameras now so i can have the real colors. not the adjusting bullshit. i realize some people like that, but its just "not me"

1/7/2007 7:13:45 PM

Sometimes it can be fun. I just picked a random one and ran it through the "clarify" filter several times over.

1/7/2007 7:17:16 PM

ive been taking pictures that are too large and its taking me around an hour to process 5 or so images....

shooting in jpeg/neff on the largest picture quality . i feel like such a noob

1/8/2007 11:44:56 AM

Olympic Peninsula, WA

1/9/2007 12:31:53 AM

i cant wait... i get my 12-24 tokina on the 10th
depending on delivery speed

yes i know i spelled that wrong. but i don't feel like backspacing.

1/9/2007 12:42:01 AM

Props to you, jackleg, I hate how most people on here use editing to make their shit suck less

1/9/2007 1:57:44 AM

hahaha


good one

1/9/2007 2:47:35 AM

oh i did spell it right. nevermind. i was tired and actually though i typed something i didn't type...

1/9/2007 7:00:33 AM