Quote :

" I had ALOT of success shooting today, I am SO pleased with my growth. "

regarding the "what were you thinking?" post by ronny...

This photo is really close to really good imo.

if the oof trees in the background weren't there and we were a little tighter on the trees in focus, it would have wicked rule of thirds use and would be really interesting I think. Also if the ground she's standing on, the water, and the ground across the water were "rule of thirded" precisely along with the trees, it would be mad good if you ask me.

[Edited on November 3, 2008 at 1:44 AM. Reason : fhds]

11/3/2008 1:43:32 AM

Thanks Bweez, haha I'll take really close to really good.

11/3/2008 12:40:02 PM

What image hosting do you guys use? After doing some research I'm thinking about forking over $40/yr for a smugmug.com account. Any thoughts?

11/3/2008 4:00:17 PM

flickr

11/3/2008 5:08:18 PM

flickr here...

11/3/2008 5:08:50 PM

flickr

11/3/2008 5:09:24 PM

flickr here.

and I'm with Ronny...

Quote :

"What were you thinking when you took that picture? How/why did you decide to frame it like it is? What is supposed to be the focal point? Believe it or not, I am not trying to be a dick. I just am pretty sure that by now you can do better. In my opinion, that is a picture of nothing, "color range" or not."

Also, what is going on with your brightness/contrast? Looks like over editing to me. But the most important thing is it's just not interesting. If I saw it hanging on a wall I would not be drawn to explore it any further than a passing glance.

[Edited on November 3, 2008 at 5:16 PM. Reason : l]

11/3/2008 5:15:46 PM

I'm not an expert or anything, but damn you guys are rough. That picture caught my eye just scrolling through the thread.

11/3/2008 5:24:32 PM

Quote :

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11/3/2008 5:43:53 PM

^indeed, thats amazing.


Anyone on a Mac using a calibrated monitor profile? How the FUCK do i get this shit to display right on the web?

11/3/2008 6:03:40 PM

i miss ZiP

11/3/2008 6:18:19 PM

Slickdeal on Canon 17-55 2.8

http://forums.slickdeals.net/showthread.php?sduid=0&t=993283

11/3/2008 6:22:02 PM

Personally, I love color and contrast, maybe sometimes I do too much of both but the ones that catch my eyes are the vibrant ones, rarely will I be inspired by a dark, drab looking photo even if purposefully done.

The thing I've learned about photography is you could get one person to like it just because the tastes are so different.

However, I do take all pointers you guys throw out there so please don't hesitate to C&C.



I also use flickr

11/3/2008 8:17:59 PM

less about the colors, more about the composition

11/3/2008 9:18:34 PM

o rly?

11/3/2008 9:22:14 PM

Ya rly.

11/3/2008 9:41:05 PM

Nature photos bore me. Just speaking in general, not attacking any individual.

</one sided opinion>

**Not authorized by any candidate or candidate's committee**

11/3/2008 9:45:18 PM

That pic is crooked as hell, girl.

11/3/2008 10:29:07 PM

Get more of the road!

11/3/2008 10:31:03 PM

Car was moving.





[Edited on November 3, 2008 at 10:50 PM. Reason : eh?]

11/3/2008 10:47:12 PM

2 / 10

11/3/2008 11:23:45 PM

11/3/2008 11:25:15 PM

Those're some nice looking power lines.

11/3/2008 11:50:05 PM

I'm slowly slowly learning what each slider in photomatix actually does for HDR photos.



serious tips?

11/3/2008 11:55:05 PM

I've been busy busy busy lately. Went to NYC last week for the photoplus expo and had a blast. Got to play with the new 5D mkII and I just want it now. Took a lot of pictures but mainly just wandered around the whole city just looking at stuff.









Shot Obama at the Raleigh Rally.






I covered two Halloween parties, one at Solas...









the other at Mosquito.

11/4/2008 12:25:38 AM

Quote :

"serious tips?"

Bweez

I like the overall feel of that shot. Kinda video game-ish.

The other comment I'd like to add is to get your sensor cleaned. The huge dots on the image stand out a bit.

Also, is that a single-image HDR? I assume so due to the movement of the subjects.

11/4/2008 2:14:46 PM

what is HDR and how do you do it?

11/4/2008 2:21:19 PM

we have discussed it in this thread. just do a post search for HDR in chit chat and that should help you find the page.

HDR stands for high dynamic range imaging. to make a long story short its a bracketed image taken of subject matter at different exposures and then all those pictures are combined to make one image.

check out flickr's hdr pool
http://www.flickr.com/groups/hdr/pool/

11/4/2008 2:29:58 PM

another few examples:

11/4/2008 3:00:31 PM

Quote :

"Also, is that a single-image HDR? I assume so due to the movement of the subjects. "

Yep, RAW photo with... 7 exposures I think?

11/4/2008 4:20:03 PM

^^ The second one is stunning. Nice!

11/4/2008 7:16:26 PM

I really wish I could take credit for those...they were just pulled from the link to flickr.

11/4/2008 7:52:32 PM

So I got some bad news. My 300 lens is broken. I lend it to a friend, first mistake, and he ended up whacking the shit out of it on the side of his car. Lens hood is bent to shit and it has a loose internal element which is giving me back focusing problems in servo mode and soft images. I don't want to know how much it's gonna cost to fix it. Last time I lending out shit to anyone.

11/4/2008 10:37:33 PM

Thoughts on the 70-200 f/4L ...

11/5/2008 11:32:58 AM

have it, love it, great bang for the buck.. depending on what you will be using it for. if you'll be shooting much in low light then consider at least going with the IS or bump up to the 2.8.

i'm sure others will have further more detailed opinions.

11/5/2008 1:45:16 PM

This made me feel patriotic as hell.

11/5/2008 1:59:18 PM

[Edited on November 6, 2008 at 12:32 PM. Reason : no scrolling]

11/6/2008 12:31:59 PM

^Good picture. I like the colors and the way they contrast. However, one point of criticism is the lower 1/3 or 1/2 of the picture. In my browser I can only see half the picture at a time, and I thought the top half was actually great, and didn't even realize the bottom half was there. I think it's unnecessary and detracts from the rest of the picture. I do like the reflection of the tower, but don't think it's clear enough to be important. I would crop it personally, but other than that, great picture! I'm amazed at how much your pictures are improving since you first started posting your DSLR pictures in this thread.

Edit: With the smaller picture, and not having to scroll, it makes a big difference, and I like the shot a lot more. My comment above isn't quite as important

[Edited on November 6, 2008 at 12:36 PM. Reason : ]

11/6/2008 12:35:42 PM

Thanks I appreciate the nice comments!

11/6/2008 12:42:21 PM

Finally getting a grasp on fill flash.

11/8/2008 11:57:34 PM

nice wanna teach me?

11/8/2008 11:58:47 PM

[Edited on November 9, 2008 at 5:15 PM. Reason : fewf]

11/9/2008 5:14:55 PM

^cody and i were just looking at this in depth.

wow.

freaking wow.

great job girl!

11/9/2008 8:06:48 PM

^ I agree.... its a great picture

11/9/2008 8:16:52 PM

Goddamn Kiwi.

I want that car

11/9/2008 8:35:20 PM

Thats a badass car and a nice pic. Looks great. I might have put the car on the left of the frame though so that it has space to "drive into. know what i mean?

Then again i put everything in the lower left .. hah


Question: What makes a PnS so much freaking better than my D40 at night? My gf's Sony 10mp little point and shoot takes pretty great night and low light shots. you'd think that my D40 with its big optics, big sensor, etc could do the same, but it needs much longer exposures giving lots of blur. Why is this?

11/9/2008 8:59:59 PM

so. this has nothing to do with actual photography but i did edit this picture tonight...


this is what the original looked like (not the actual original...i didn't save it as a copy).


not the best ever. but im pretty proud of myself :")

[Edited on November 9, 2008 at 9:02 PM. Reason : whoops. noob.]

11/9/2008 9:01:55 PM

Well to my left was a car and not so many pretty trees lined up behind it. He also had the drivers side door open.

Talk about right place at the right time. We went to this park to shoot and we saw this car pull up and I about peed my pants with giddiness.

Thanks guys.

11/9/2008 9:17:41 PM

hehe awesome.

great job

11/9/2008 9:27:16 PM

damn you people

i just spent 500 on a new guitar and amp, and looking at your pictures, i dont need any motivation to spend another 600-700 on a camera like this lol

11/9/2008 9:28:03 PM