some more beginner shots









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6/1/2008 3:08:22 AM

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" Oceanana Fishing Pier, Atlantic Beach, NC. "

this is a <1 minute drive from our beach cottage.

The name of this place always bugged me, it's spelled "Ocean-ANA" but everyone pronounces it like "Oceana"/oshee-anna

6/1/2008 3:55:42 AM

these aren't really that good, but it was crazy to find this in the middle of centennial woods

6/1/2008 8:54:56 AM

what program do you guys use to view RAW files? (slash website for hosting)

6/1/2008 8:03:01 PM

UFRaw works well

Some DSLRs come with software when the camera is purchased.

6/1/2008 9:10:20 PM

Picasa makes my RAW files pink... lame

6/1/2008 9:56:54 PM

That baby doll is creepy as hell.

6/1/2008 10:05:04 PM

im far from a photographer. hell i dont even have a camera, but i like this picture

6/1/2008 10:06:06 PM

Both pictures of that dog are great.

6/1/2008 10:07:08 PM

re: the baby doll, my first thought was the old orphanage, but it doesn't look to have been through 48 years of weathering

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6/1/2008 10:08:24 PM

I use Adobe CS3 for image processing.

Just finished up processing, editing and publishing almost 400 pictures of a hooters swimsuit contest down in Atlanta, GA.

6/1/2008 10:36:23 PM

^^^, ^^^^ thanks!


this \/ is my first real attempt at messing with saturation and such in photoshop, I really have no idea what I'm doing, although I can do the cool "one thing in color and everything else BW" thing
I wish I got the DOF better on this one...




and this is what Picasa is doing to my RAW files


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6/1/2008 10:37:15 PM

those are some heavily inflated boobies

great pictures though

6/1/2008 10:38:38 PM

And yes, composition is a bit off. The camera back focused a little bit since it was dark as hell even with their hot lamps, but the subjects are fine.

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6/1/2008 10:42:06 PM

I spy many, many fake boobies.

6/1/2008 11:03:58 PM

looks to me like your camera was focusing right where you told it to.

6/1/2008 11:04:07 PM

it's hard to miss them when there's 12 of them lined up... Btw, #17 that won... natural. I had a conversation with her and her friend before the show started debating on which of their breasts were "nicer".

6/1/2008 11:25:26 PM

non-SLR, this is from a Sony DSC-H5

it's City Park Jazz in Denver:

6/1/2008 11:26:04 PM

maybe boost the vibrance a bit, but I like the composition. Would be perfect if the tree wasn't there or the whole tree was there.

6/1/2008 11:27:46 PM

yea, i don't photoshop my pictures (not that i can't, i just don't). i probably should.

6/1/2008 11:31:06 PM

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"this \/ is my first real attempt at messing with saturation and such in photoshop, I really have no idea what I'm doing, although I can do the cool "one thing in color and everything else BW" thing I wish I got the DOF better on this one... "

So if you're using photoshop already, what are you using picasa for? Not sure why its turning the RAW files pink though, never had that happen.

I typically use canon's DPP along with gimp.

6/1/2008 11:47:14 PM

i'm just using picasa to get the photos from the card and into an online album.

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6/1/2008 11:59:52 PM

haven't mess with canon's DPP, how is that? I should install that software and try it out I suppose, but I'm pretty comfortable with cs3.

6/2/2008 12:28:19 AM

Straight forward and simple to use. I don't have any sort of photoshop software currently, so that's probably why I'm still using it. But I do think its a handy tool to start the process.

6/2/2008 12:37:29 AM

been putting off uploading for a few months...





Charleston









Falls Lake

6/2/2008 1:17:48 AM

Inquiring for a friend... Does anyone know of any JPEG repair software to fix corrupted JPEG files?

6/2/2008 1:19:28 AM

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"Just finished up processing, editing and publishing almost 400 pictures of a hooters swimsuit contest down in Atlanta, GA."

<--- I<3bewbs1859@hotmail.com

6/2/2008 1:21:39 AM

6/2/2008 6:18:27 PM

If that had a wider angle to see the top of the water crest, it would be really cool.

6/2/2008 7:01:19 PM

^^ where was that taken? it's beautiful

6/2/2008 7:03:04 PM

looks like there should be a transparent overlay of this:

6/2/2008 8:10:39 PM

^^ Three Top Mountain in Ashe County

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6/2/2008 8:11:41 PM

^^"May Cause Dizziness"

6/2/2008 8:59:11 PM

what's the best camera setup i could get for <$300

the more i see the more i want

6/2/2008 9:00:08 PM

^You may be able to pick up a used Nikon D70 on ebay for around 300.

6/2/2008 9:23:30 PM

for new i'd say canon s5is

http://www.dpreview.com/news/0705/07050703canons5is.asp

you won't get a new digital SLR for your price range.

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6/2/2008 9:40:05 PM

yeah, even with older digital SLR's, they aren't in the 300 range, maybe like a 10D, but most people who have them have converted them to IR camera's...

However, you can get some film SLR's for cheap.

6/2/2008 10:24:11 PM

I'd guess an original Digital Rebel goes for less than a 10D. That's probably the cheapest Canon you'll get.

Here's a good price on a Nikon D40, if it's real:

http://raleigh.craigslist.org/pho/704132978.html

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6/2/2008 11:00:52 PM

dangit, i saw the ZiP on the front page of chit chat and was all excited for a minute

6/2/2008 11:06:23 PM

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6/3/2008 12:21:09 AM

this is a turtle we found and kept. not a very good photo, I just wanted to post one of him and this is the best one i have atm

6/3/2008 12:58:51 PM

red-eared slider? those things can be mean

6/3/2008 1:15:54 PM

^me neither

But on another note, I have always thought about taking some photography classes. Would that be beneficial, or is it best to just learn on your own?

6/3/2008 1:29:53 PM

classes would be beneficial for sure.

6/3/2008 1:31:32 PM

ok so i've been messing around a bunch with the new glass and trying to learn what the settings can do

this is with the 50 f/1.4 at f/1.4 and 1/8 shutter speed with only the light from the hallway, no direct light from the room we were in... I was blown away when I put the stop at f/1.8 and took the same shot with the same shutter speed and at a slower speed.. this lens is amazing.



these were while I was playing around outside...











none have been cropped or retouched in any way. larger res are on my flickr: http://flickr.com/photos/shevais

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6/3/2008 2:18:00 PM

6/4/2008 3:40:36 AM

those are really good man

6/4/2008 3:42:55 AM

thanks mang, took all those up at my mom's place this weekend


she owns an 8-acre hill out in the boonies around Mt. Airy/Pilot Mountain...that first pic is me standing on the property shooting the next hill over

funny story behind that shot... her horse was nibbling my hair when I snapped

6/4/2008 3:51:15 AM

looks like a pretty cool spot out there

the first dog pic is 10/10

6/4/2008 3:54:32 AM

yeah that's my girl


chow/lab mix, best dog a guy could ask for

6/4/2008 4:00:08 AM