Photography

[krebs303]

http://www.boston.com/bigpicture/2010/08/russia_in_color_a_century_ago.html

some 100 year old color photos, from Russia.

Thanks UTBF Boston.com's big pictures are awesome. really nice pics using black and white photography then filters. The colors are for the most part so true to natural. The first photoshop?

 

[usedtobefast]

Thanks UTBF Boston.com's big pictures are awesome. really nice pics using black and white photography then filters. The colors are for the most part so true to natural. The first photoshop?

indeed the first photoshop.

a lot of history in them too.

 

[Tugboat]

This shot's one from when I was shooting the OK dinghy world champs back in February. I really miss summer....

 

[Anonymous]

Tmora

http://www.boston.com/bigpicture/2010/08/russia_in_color_a_century_ago.html

some 100 year old color photos, from Russia.

Wonderful. I have seen two exhibitions of these photos at The Museum Of Russian Art in Minneapolis (a must see place if you are in the TC area) Some from the Minneapolis shows are NOT shown on the Boston site, and some from Boston were not in Minneapolis. Thanks

 

[Anonymous]

https://www.lytro.com/living-pictures/168

4D Camera. Don't ask, just click on an out of focus part of the photo and watch. Pretty freaking cool.

 

[ChewbaccaD]

Taken in Bodie, CA. And abandoned gold mining town.

 

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[Alpe d'Huez]

Some great shots here guys. The IR ones, and Bodie really cool to me.

 

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[lactictac]

From my room ... my chair awaits:

 

[lactictac]

Margarita ... with a shot of tequila stopped in by a strawberry:

 

[krebs303]

I've been using a Fujifilm EX72 the past three years. After it's life in my pants pocket the lens cover doesnt open all the way and takes a flick of the finger to open all the way, the zoom is kinda sticky, and it puts a clicking noise when you shoot video.
I am going to purchase a Canon - PowerShot SX40 HS Black 12.1-Megapixel Digital Camera It was between that and a Nikon Coolpix 510 but the Canon is cheaper and better reviews

 

[krebs303]

Canon Sureshot SX40 Telephoto Video Test

 

[elapid]

I recently attended a conference in Barcelona. Many great photo opportunities, especially people. I had been doing a photojournalism course, so people and telling a story were my main focus during this trip. Shot mainly with a Nikon D300 and 18-200mm lens.

 

[elapid]

Last year I flew back home to Australia and went on a wonderful driving tour of the outback. We arrived at Uluru with the temperature at 39C ... very hopeful for some wonderful sunsets and sunrises with beautiful red rock, green shrubs, and blue skies. However, by that afternoon, the clouds rolled in, the temperature plummeted to 15C, the rain started, and the rain didn't stop for 2 weeks! While we did not see the landscape we wanted, we did enjoy this beautiful double rainbow over Uluru on one morning. This was taken with my Nikon D300 and Tamron 12-24mm lens. No post processing.

 

[LugHugger]

Bump!

I'm after a 'decent' manual compact to keep in my saddle bag for scenic and candid shots out on rides. The Sony HX50 and Panasonic TZ40 look like good options given their 24mm wide angle lenses, 3.3-3.5f stops and manual possibilities. Lowish weight and bulk helps too!

Does anybody have any thoughts on which of these is the better choice or any alternatives? Cheers

 

[RedheadDane]

I just momentarily read the title of this thread as pornography.

 

[ChrisE]

I recently attended a conference in Barcelona. Many great photo opportunities, especially people. I had been doing a photojournalism course, so people and telling a story were my main focus during this trip. Shot mainly with a Nikon D300 and 18-200mm lens.

Nice. I especially like the first one in black and white. Did you do that post or with the Nikon's internal processing?

I don't want to drag around the 18-200. I'm still using the kit lens but I think I will spring for the 16-85 soon for the D3200 I just bought. Also looking to add the 11-16 Tokina since most of what I do is landscape and scenery. I was into photography in the past, but got out of it. I have the bug again, and I am trying to keep my purchases under control.

What other lenses do you have?

 

[elapid]

Nice. I especially like the first one in black and white. Did you do that post or with the Nikon's internal processing?

I don't want to drag around the 18-200. I'm still using the kit lens but I think I will spring for the 16-85 soon for the D3200 I just bought. Also looking to add the 11-16 Tokina since most of what I do is landscape and scenery. I was into photography in the past, but got out of it. I have the bug again, and I am trying to keep my purchases under control.

What other lenses do you have?

I have the bug big time and it is easy to get out of control, so I know how you feel. I try and do as little post-processing work as possible, but used the Nik Silver Efex Pro 2 plugin to convert that image to B&W.

Lots of lenses and the one I choose really depends on what I am doing. For travelling, I prefer to either carry one lens which can do everything (18-200mm on my D300 or 28-300mm on my D600). Occasionally I'll take a second camera body with a wide angle lens (12-24mm) when I am travelling. I also have a 70-200mm f2.8 and a 300mm f4 for sports and wildlife, I have some widish prime lens for street photography (24mm and 50mm), and a 105mm macro lens for macro photography. I also have some fun lenses such as the 10.5mm fisheye and a lens baby. If you're looking to have some inexpensive fun, then a lens baby may be worth looking at. The prime lenses are also good because they are usually relatively inexpensive, usually easy to pickup second hand, they're faster than zoom lenses, and they make you think more about composition because you have to put yourself in the right spot rather than relying on the lens to put you in the best spot. The wide angle is really nice - I have a couple for my D300 and full-frame D600 and you will really enjoy the 11-16.

Here are some recent photos ...

Havana, Cuba ... this won second prize in a local photography competition

Some macro shots in my back garden - one of the great things about macro photography is that the more you look, the more you find. Very fascinating!

From a trip to the Netherlands (Rotterdam)

And winter last year in Ottawa

 

[BigMac]

Great photos everyone!
Great stuff elapid.

I don't touch my camera for almost a year, at least to do try and do something interesting with it, lol.

Here are some I took over the last two years. Most of the photos have some post processing, since my camera sucks bricks. Besides, I think like Joel Tjintjelaar... I'm only satisfied when I turn a picture, be it a point and shoot or a rather long exposure, to what I had in mind. I am to photography like a sunday bike rider is to cycling. I am a complete nab that knows much of theoretical stuff, but unfortunanetly can't apply it very often.

Didn't place the emoticons so I could post the 4 images. *stickouttongue* comes here.

Anyway, I just play with silverefex in LightRoom, no photoshop retouching or anything like that.

1. Simple black and white convertion in SilverEfex. Just some droplets over a car bonnet.

2. More droplets. No post editing.

3. Andalucía rider in Praia do Pedrogão, 2012 Volta a Portugal. Nowdays, I'd not add that irritating photo blueish filter.

4. Black and white convertion using SilverEfex and crop only. Benavente airshow, 2012.