Dedicated Photography Discussion Thread- Cameras,Lens,Techniques. Post your photography pics too.

[Hobie1dog]

This is for all of us photography geeks that just cannot get enough of looking at great pictures and trying to find out how the pictures were taken. So post up your personal photographs and then describe what equipment that you used and the settings that resulted in your photograph. Pictures can be of portraits, wildlife, rockets,etc.

 

[dr wogz]

Whenever the power goes out, I get an opportunity..

Canon 60D, Sigma lens
1/20sec, f5.6, ISO 320

 

[tsmmiller]

I would have to take a picture of m,y picture at this point. How I did it and with what lens and camera is long forgotten.
Just divorced I needed a photo for the class I was taking. I couldn’t envision the bowl of apples or some such.
I decided to go a more humorous route and came up with this.
I call it “ A bachelor’s night out.”
Sorry for any glare, it is under glass and kinda hard o get it in focus.
Edit: Looking at he photo again, I do remember the only lighting I used was from the candles.

 

[dr wogz]

And sometimes a rainy window is all you need..

 

[Hobie1dog]

Well we are off to a great start.

 

[dr wogz]

When I was in college, for an art class: we had to sketch (in pencil) an egg, on a while plate, with one light source..

 

[dr wogz]

Well we are off to a great start.

I've been shooting for a long time!!

 

[OverTheTop]

I put a few entries in different categories in a show years ago. Ended up with five firsts, two seconds and a third. And print of the show. That print went on to get equal second in a national comp. It was a photo of a gum tree.

I joined a club for a while but got too distracted by an engineering degree and skiing.

Macro and other close-up work was/is my passion, but I also shot many other subjects, including a few weddings.

 

[Capt. Eric]

Sunsets. I shoot plenty of sunsets. Mostly at sea.

 

[FredA]

 

[bjphoenix]

Most of the photography I do these days is at rocket launches. After some experimenting I settled on shutter speed of about 1/2500, aperture of around f5.6, and let the camera body set the ISO to suit the conditions. My biggest problem is I don't have control of the light- where we set up to launch dictates the direction of the sun and frequently I've got a little bit of backlight.
Otherwise I take photos on my jeeping trips. I'm not patient enough to do real landscape photography but I get plenty of snapshots.

 

[dr wogz]

one fun this I do, is (with a long-ish exposure) is twist the barrel on a zoom while shooting..

sometimes you get creepy, but cool results!

 

[dr wogz]

And on other nights when teh power goes out.. I always have some sparklers to play with.

The wife & I love doing these, but they are much harder than you'd think.. lo-oo-oong exposures, like, 30 seconds.. tiny aperture, like f16, and low ISO: 100 or so..



Doisneau captured Picasso drawing a bull.. was always an inspiration for this type of photography





found another one..

 

[ep29030]

Fall display at a neighbor’s house

 

[ep29030]

Interesting flames from a trash barrel created this image

 

[ep29030]

One of my favorite fall images. Echo Canyon Bridge at McCormick’s Creek State Park. Spencer, Indiana. I took this one standing in the water to get the view I wanted. I used a polarizing filter on a wide angle lens (Tamron 12-24mm) for this shot. I needed the filter to tamp down the bright trees so I could get details of the canyon.

 

[ep29030]

When there are distant thunderstorms, it’s fun to put the camera on a tripod with a remote, then set it up to take 10-15 sec exposures and just keep shooting them. Got this image from one storm.

 

[ep29030]

Taken with a pocket camera, held about knee height. I have this image printed as a 20x24 hanging on a wall in my house. Turkey Run State Park in Indiana, October.

 

[Hobie1dog]

In today's world it is amazing what cell phones and pocket cameras are capable of

 

[Capt. Eric]

In today's world it is amazing what cell phones and pocket cameras are capable of

People sometimes ask me why I carry around a "large" camera (which isn't really all that big) when they just have their phone camera. I usually take on a smug attitude (just for the comedy) and say "A phone takes snapshots. I take photographs." But you're right. Phones can do some really cool things, in the right circumstances. But I don't have a smartphone, so I'm stuck with my camera bag.

 

[FredA]

In today's world it is amazing what cell phones and pocket cameras are capable of

Yes, but still tons they can't do.
There's no substitute for real glass and big pixels.

 

[ep29030]

The camera I have is always better than the one I left at home. Filters and other tools can improve a photo, but ultimately they don't make a great photo--it's all about a great eye and knowing what makes a photo interesting to our eyes. Cameras don't make that.

 

[dr wogz]

Interesting flames from a trash barrel created this image

I often do firepit shots.. I have some amazing ones with the use of those coloured crystals you add to the flames..

Long-ish exposure with the sparks / flying embers also make for some neat trails!

 

[dr wogz]

One of my favorite fall images. Echo Canyon Bridge at McCormick’s Creek State Park. Spencer, Indiana. I took this one standing in the water to get the view I wanted. I used a polarizing filter on a wide angle lens (Tamron 12-24mm) for this shot. I needed the filter to tamp down the bright trees so I could get details of the canyon.

Graduated filter instead.. Get the larges one you can, so that you can put the 'line' where you want it..

I have this Cokin one, but I must admit, I have one and rarely use it. No need for the holder & stuff, just hold it in front of the lens..

 

[ChuckH]

A few shots of my favorite subjects. Most were shot with a Sony A7RIV, at least one with an A7RIII and the ice pic was with my iPhone

 

[Hobie1dog]

Chuck:
after seeing those pictures, I may not post anything that I've taken

 

[mh9162013]

I used to scoff at smartphones being used as cameras. But then I realized having the best MILC or DSLR means nothing if you don't have it ready to go with the right glass and the right settings at the right time. In other words, "the best tool is the tool you have when you need it."

There's also the fact that the cameras in current generation smartphones are so advanced now.

 

[Hobie1dog]

There's also the fact that the cameras in current generation smartphones are so advanced now.

Especially when you consider how small those lenses are.

 

[ChuckH]

Chuck:
after seeing those pictures, I may not post anything that I've taken

Nah, don't do that. Everyone is on their own journey. They key is to enjoy that journey and not compare yours with anyone else's. That's something I'm still trying to live by; depending on your personality it isn't easy.

 

[MAT2000]

Cruisin' Orion