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JoaoRodrigues

09-20-19, 04:36 AM

The intend of this thread is for you to share photography made by you or by others that you fond interesting.

I have a canon 600d that never had any use, my sister bought it, I plan on giving it some use.

I'll start with my favorite: Bruce Davidson photographs of the New York subways in the eighties.

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JoaoRodrigues

09-20-19, 04:37 AM

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JoaoRodrigues

09-20-19, 04:38 AM

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Yoda

09-20-19, 10:29 AM

Yeah, NY was kinda horrifying back that. Totally different just a decade later, thankfully.

Great pictures, though.

Citizen Rules

09-20-19, 12:09 PM

The intend of this thread is for you to share photography made by you or by others that you fond interesting.

I have a canon 600d that never had any use, my sister bought it, I plan on giving it some use. I'd like to see some of your photos, hopefully you'll post some. I haven't done photography as much as I use to, and mostly I was never really into it, but over the years I've taken some photos that I like.

JoaoRodrigues

09-20-19, 12:57 PM

I'd like to see some of your photos, hopefully you'll post some. I haven't done photography as much as I use to, and mostly I was never really into it, but over the years I've taken some photos that I like.
Share them if they're not personal. I'd like to see them.
I'm watching videos on how to configure my camera and the concept of ISO, Aperture, Shutter Speed.
As soon as I know more or less what I'm doing I'll start taking some and post them.
I plan on doing raw pictures, no editing whatsoever, just camera configuration, nothing else.

Citizen Rules

09-20-19, 02:27 PM

Share them if they're not personal. I'd like to see them.
I'm watching videos on how to configure my camera and the concept of ISO, Aperture, Shutter Speed.
As soon as I know more or less what I'm doing I'll start taking some and post them.
I plan on doing raw pictures, no editing whatsoever, just camera configuration, nothing else.I'll try and get enough courage to post some. Though I'm just a hobbyist, so nothing to special about my photos. Watching videos on camera stuff is a great idea, then just play around with your camera settings and you'll have it memorized in no time.

matt72582

09-20-19, 05:14 PM

Damn - I had 10-15 pics, and accidentally hit something and went back... Maybe later.

Fine thread -- I love the pics!

JoaoRodrigues

09-21-19, 01:03 PM

Vivian Maier, died in 2009, her work found after she's dead in a suitcase with two hundred thousand photography's inside, along with some audio interviews with some of the people she photographed. Probably my favorite photographer ever, shes my definition of an artist. Was not concerned with materialism, spent her money in books and homemade movies, died in poverty, during her life worked as a nanny, in her free time took photography's with a Rolleiflex in New York, Chicago, Los Angeles, France, Egypt, Italy... Here's some:

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JoaoRodrigues

09-21-19, 01:10 PM

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JoaoRodrigues

09-21-19, 01:16 PM

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GulfportDoc

09-21-19, 01:42 PM

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JoaoRodrigues

09-22-19, 07:37 PM

I’ve taken a fare amount of photos since I started learning, none of which I kept. My next thing is understand how to conjugate aperture, shutter speed and iso, this without looking at the screen after every single picture. After that I plan on understanding the different color presence in each environment and how to adapt. After that, the probably most important: composition. Since we’re starting autumn and then winter I plan on taking monochrome landscape pictures, they’re the most appealing to me personally. I’ve seen a documentary some time ago, called: The challenge of true solitude (https://tinyurl.com/y5x5m5q6), that I also recommend cinematically, which was a great inspiration for what I intend to do. By the way, I heavily recommend The Atlantic channel on YouTube.

Citizen Rules

09-22-19, 07:57 PM

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JoaoRodrigues

09-24-19, 03:21 PM

Posting my first pictures, finally, no editing, manual mode. All taken an hour ago, when I got home from work; just stuff I saw around the house, testing the camera. I'm now learning composition from a YouTube channel called The Art of Photography; I'm liking the guy very much, he talks a lot, but that's okay, I prefer it that way when I'm really interested in something, I can notice he likes what is talking about, not just the typical guy wanting to take a beautiful picture and post on Instagram, he knows the history of each technique, who invented it and who made it popular, the guy thinks of photography artistically, don't see much of these people spending time trying to teach other people.

https://i.imgur.com/VIF3eLj.jpg

https://i.imgur.com/c9xW2qG.jpg

https://i.imgur.com/VYqhP7z.jpg

https://i.imgur.com/zwbrG7I.jpg

https://i.imgur.com/Mrrah4H.jpg

https://i.imgur.com/eiWdN8d.jpg

https://i.imgur.com/JGeNXVU.jpg

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Citizen Rules

09-24-19, 03:38 PM

Posting my first pictures, finally, no editing, manual mode. All taken an hour ago, when I got home from work; just stuff I saw around the house, testing the camera. I'm now learning composition from a YouTube channel called The Art of Photography; I'm liking the guy very much, he talks a lot, but that's okay, I prefer it that way when I'm really interested in something, I can notice he likes what is talking about, not just the typical guy wanting to take a beautiful picture and post on Instagram, he knows the history of each technique, who invented it and who made it popular, the guy thinks of photography artistically, don't see much of these people spending time trying to teach other people.

:up: Wow you're already good. Nice photos! I especially liked the composition of the old tools, that's my favorite photo. How did you do that one? What was the focal length you used and aperture? Did you use auto exposure or manual exposure.

Citizen Rules

09-24-19, 03:40 PM

The second to last one is real good too, love the texture of the old stone wall and cobwebs.

JoaoRodrigues

09-24-19, 06:22 PM

:up: Wow you're already good. Nice photos! I especially liked the composition of the old tools, that's my favorite photo. How did you do that one? What was the focal length you used and aperture? Did you use auto exposure or manual exposure.
That was also my favorite picture. After taking the picture of the pumpkin, I was getting outside and I saw the old plastic chair, that no one dares to sit at, and I though it would be a very good background pattern, the original color is a very wasted purple (will post tomorrow with color using the RAW file). The tools were already there, I just pushed the saw more for the inside so I could take the picture of the wooden handle, it's actually the only one I really liked and the easiest one to take. I used manual exposure in all of them, on that one it was 100 ISO, F4.5 and 1/50 shutter speed. I didn't thought about the focal length while taking the picture, I'm trying to find that info on the camera picture info, but is no where to be fond, anyway, my focal lens is 18-55mm, it was the most cheap and generic to buy with the Canon 600D, back in 2011, that's something I need to look into it; how the focal lens affect the picture, I don't really know much about it. The other photos I didn't really liked that much, but was all more an experiment, I just posted to keep the thread alive. My battery was running low, was about to start raining and getting darker, I didn't wanted to take pictures with a tripe or compensate with ISO, so I took them all fast, the only one I took more than once or twice was the pumpkin and it was the one I most disliked and the one I actually learned more, I was getting a lot of light from one side and very dark on the side I was trying to take the picture. There are two things I'm dying to take a picture of, just to see how it's like: fog and light coming out of a shadow/darkness, like a open window in a sunny day in January.

Citizen Rules

09-24-19, 06:59 PM

...I used manual exposure in all of them, on that one it was 100 ISO, F4.5 and 1/50 shutter speed. It's impressive that you used manual exposure, that takes skill to do, It sounds like you're dedicated to learning photography. I use to do a lot of photography but I haven't had much time lately...But your thread has got me interested so maybe I can find some time and take some photos:)

I didn't thought about the focal length while taking the picture, I'm trying to find that info on the camera picture info, but is no where to be fond, anyway, my focal lens is 18-55mm, it was the most cheap and generic to buy with the Canon 600D,That lens can do a lot even though it was inexpensive. Like most lenses it will have a sweet spot where a certain fstop/aperture setting and focal length will give the sharpest image.

how the focal lens affect the picture, I don't really know much about it. For sure, mm focal length + the distances to your subject + the fstop/aperture...makes a big difference in photos. If you had more a telephoto lens you can of course zoom in on far away object and make them look bigger, but you can also focus on close objects with the lens wide open at it's fastest f stop and you can limit depth of field that way and create a pleasantly blurred out of focus background, often called bokeh. Different lenses produce different bokeh.

https://www.movieforums.com/community/attachment.php?attachmentid=57388
I took that long time ago, with a lens at 200mm f4 and I was close to the subject, which made a nice blurred background out of the green foliage behind the red twigs. But it's not a good photo, as the red twig itself isn't really sharp. But at least I like the colors:p I think that's red dogwood, btw.

There are two things I'm dying to take a picture of, just to see how it's like: fog and light coming out of a shadow/darkness, like a open window in a sunny day in January.Both are very hard subjects to do but look so cool when they turn out. Hopefully you will post them when you take them. I have a few fog photos, mostly the ones I took never seemed to work out. Fog is hard!

JoaoRodrigues

09-25-19, 04:58 AM

It sounds like you're dedicated to learning photography. I use to do a lot of photography but I haven't had much time lately...But your thread has got me interested so maybe I can find some time and take some photos
Yes, I'm really dedicated. I like photography, can't say that about many things. I hope you and other people share there photos, but I understand how private without being personal private a photo can be, is a vision on something. Most things are not meant to be shared as much people today think.

Like most lenses it will have a sweet spot where a certain fstop/aperture setting and focal length will give the sharpest image.
Now that you talk about it. When I was taking the picture of the sunflower (the first one), I was squatting trying to give the lowest zoom possible, because I thought that was going to make the picture sharper, I only use manual focus, so the camera didn't do anything for me. I took the picture and I didn't like it, was not sharp on the right side of the sunflower. I decided to try zoom instead and it actually solved the sharp problem on the right side. Why? I don't really know, but the next thing I'll do is, do a search on that sweet spot.

https://www.movieforums.com/community/attachment.php?attachmentid=57388
I took that long time ago, with a lens at 200mm f4 and I was close to the subject, which made a nice blurred background out of the green foliage behind the red twigs. But it's not a good photo, as the red twig itself isn't really sharp. But at least I like the colors:p I think that's red dogwood, btw.

I like that color very much. I'm trying to remember where I saw a tree like that, but I just can't.

ynwtf

09-25-19, 12:22 PM

Grats on taking up photography. I always found it therapeutic. The lens can really help slow the world around me down and force me to just see what's in front of my camera rather than pinging from one random thought to another. Please keep posting. My favorites of your shots are 1 and 5. nice focus, great composition (IMO).

To your focus question, you got 2 factors at play. Both revolve around the focal plane and the depth of field before and after that focal plane. It can get quite "mathy" and you can find YouTube videos going into detail if you want to chase that.

As mentioned earlier, your aperture setting is probably the most obvious factor. That's basically the gateway of your lens that determines how much light gets through into your camera. The lower this *aperture #, the shallower your depth of field. As Citizen described, this can create a nice soft and blurry background to help pop your subject out. The trade-off is that you have a much narrower depth of field that can be in focus. So for a real world example, you might use an aperture setting of f5.6 to get a small group (2-3) friends all in focus. However, an aperture setting of f1.8 (all other factors being the same, like distance, zoom, etc.) may only have one face in focus while the rest of the group is blurred out some, especially if the others are slightly in front of or behind the face you are focused on.

In addition to aperture, you have your zoom (focal length in mm). How close you are physically to the subject will make your focus depth of field more or less shallow, too. The closer you are, the narrower your depth of field will be. The farther away from your subject, the deeper that depth of field becomes. That is probably why you had part of the subject out of focus while you were sitting close to it and more of it in focus the farther back to moved, even though you may have zoomed in.

[you]-----distance-----[start of focal range]----[subject focus]----[end of focal range]

[you]-----distance--------------[start of focal range]------------[subject focus]------------[end of focal range]

*I didn't want to include this earlier because it can get overwhelming. But the lower your aperture #, the larger that light gate is. For me, this was tricky to learn. The lower the number, the larger the aperture opening is, allowing more light to enter the camera. If you then have more light hitting your sensor/film, then your exposure time can be much shorter to compensate. This is ideal for low light or action situations. Smaller apertures (f1-8 to f2.8) are wide open, letting more light through, giving you the option to use a higher shutter speed. The higher the shutter speed, the more likely you are to freeze the action you are shooting. Else, if the shutter speed is slower (as required buy an aperture of f5.6 to get enough like for a proper exposure), then the action may have motion blur if the shutter is open too long.

It's all this weird tricky 4-way sliding scale between zoom, aperture, shutter speed, and ISO! Each affecting the other slightly, one way or another. To see how this all affects your shot, maybe shoot in AV or TV mode. See what settings the camera chooses for a shot then try to manually recreate those settings. I did like you too--just jump in and sink or swim. But it does help to focus only one one setting while learning.

Very cool stuff! Keep posting please :)

JoaoRodrigues

09-25-19, 06:09 PM

In addition to aperture, you have your zoom (focal length in mm). How close you are physically to the subject will make your focus depth of field more or less shallow, too. The closer you are, the narrower your depth of field will be. The farther away from your subject, the deeper that depth of field becomes. That is probably why you had part of the subject out of focus while you were sitting close to it and more of it in focus the farther back to moved, even though you may have zoomed in.

[you]-----distance-----[start of focal range]----[subject focus]----[end of focal range]

[you]-----distance--------------[start of focal range]------------[subject focus]------------[end of focal range]
This I didn't had in mind until today. Citizen mentioned focal length and I didn't though that as a factor, so I searched into it. What you said, about aperture, iso, shutter speed I knew nothing about when I first created this thread, in the first day was hard for me to understand, by the end of the second day I was already understanding but didn't knew how to conjugate the triangle, by the third day I was taking the first test pictures and in the forth day I took these pictures, I'm glad you liked them.

Today I realized my focal lens have fungos. Seven years trapped in a box, some humidity, no light in them, that's what caused. I can buy a exact same lenses for 20 euros without fungos, the only problem is the AutoFocus doesn't work, I think it's a common problem among this model, something I don't use neither plan on using, so I'm considering, but for now I don't think it's affecting the black and white photography, I might actually buy something nicer in the future.

Today I learned the meaning of Dynamic Range and it's importance on editing, something that doesn't really affect me much, I don't plan on making editing, so lost information is not something i'm really worried about, I'm not afraid of dark/shadows while highlighting the whites also. I also learned how to read the histogram. Didn't took any photos, almost damaged my lenses trying to open them to clean the fungos, that made me stress a little bit. I'll take the rest of the week off, it's been exhausting so much information to process. I am so eager to learn it turned into stress or a kind of pressure, it's like a kid waiting for christmas.

About taking photography, yes, It's like you said, I find photography very zen kind of activity, you're paying attention to the details of what you're trying to capture, is meditative, you're focused on the present moment and your photo is a souvenir of that moment, of that experience, you look at the photography and you remember, you know exactly how everything around was, the environment, the sun, the shadows, the color presence, everything. I'll try to capture detail in everything we look but don't see, I'll try to make it as simplistic as I can, and that's the reason I prefer black and white; Tarkovsky once said that black and white photography/filming is the true format, because you're paying attention to everything and the color is not a distraction.

The world is perfect, appreciate the details. by RZA in The Dead Don't Die

JoaoRodrigues

09-26-19, 03:09 PM

Here's the only one for today.

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ynwtf

09-26-19, 03:24 PM

Here's the only one for today.

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I love the composition. Good pic. If I may offer a small criticism, maybe bump up your exposure just a bit. White whites and dark darks to get everything in between?

Keep it up. I'm digging the compositions a lot.

JoaoRodrigues

09-26-19, 04:06 PM

ynwtf

09-26-19, 05:05 PM

Of course, I want the more criticism the better, without criticism you think you're doing everything alright. I deliberately decided to get that exposure, but I had in mind that was probably too dark, and I understand that anyone that actually knows what is doing don't get out of exposure very often, a dark or a white pixel is lost information, is something the editing program can't work on. About the composition: I haven't yet looked much into it, I just imagine how can I highlight what I want, in this picture for instance I wanted the contrast between the white wall and the gray of the cement tank, something that was bothering me was the shadow the tank produced, the plants was something I wasn't considering, if I had posted the original format you would see the lack of detail, actually noise, in the shadows of the flower pot, even so I just used 100 ISO. I don't see much to photograph around the house, I believe my lenses are increasing the fungus. I'm think about buying the Canon 50mm, f1.8, but the static lenses are something I don't know if I'll like in some situations, I'll sure like in cases of low light, those are the cases I'd like to photograph the most.

Well the texture on the wall does come through and looks good so it can be a trade-off a lot of times. Totally get your situation. I think I read you saying that you want to focus on the action of taking the picture rather than editing it later. Fair. But I would like to nudge you a bit in the editing direction ;)

Ansel Adams spent 50% of his photography work in the darkroom, manipulating the exposure of the photo paper to create the highlights or shadows he envisioned for a shot. This video might be interesting for you. It starts in with some of his studio techniques at around the 9-minute mark and later.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qZlovMptjyQ

I don't want to push you to or away from anything, but don't avoid post-production for a purist sensibility. I mean, I think we all have to experience something and set our goals to follow. What we discover along that path informs us on future decisions. That is great, so please do not misunderstand my meaning. At the same time, however, there are tools available to refine what you may not be able to produce with a click of the shutter. A conscious choice to limit your tool set is fine. Just know that once you've grown into that and possibly grown past that, explore more with post-production. The Photoshop clone "GIMP" is a free, open source program. So put that in your back pocket and forget about it for now. Maybe revisit the idea as you get more comfortable in your work.

The 50mm 1.8 prime lens was the only lens we were allowed to use in class. It is the closest lens to the human eye as far as field of view. It does not distort the way wide angle lenses do (exaggerating the edges like a fisheye), and it does not zoom. Sure, having a zoom is fun and helps get closer to a shot without getting physically in the way, but restricting your zoom technique to literally walking forward or backward to frame a shot can help reduce some of the variables you have to chase when dealing with exposure. In the case of a 50mm lens, you're always at 50mm so you're basically safe to use 1/50 of a shutter speed without worrying about changing that to match a zoom distance.

You lens has that in its range, so maybe just put it around the 50mm zoom mark and leave it there. Make an effort not to adjust your zoom to see how it feels. That way you're not burning money on an unknown. I wouldn't worry too much with mold in the lens yet. Chances are it's not really affecting your shots and it should probably blur out to such a degree that it may be unnoticeable in the final print. Test to make sure. I have dust spots all inside mine and I've never noticed it in final.

Whatever, as long you're enjoying it then all is well. Keep at it.

JoaoRodrigues

09-26-19, 06:01 PM

Well the texture on the wall does come through and looks good so it can be a trade-off a lot of times. Totally get your situation. I think I read you saying that you want to focus on the action of taking the picture rather than editing it later. Fair. But I would like to nudge you a bit in the editing direction ;)
Yes, is more or less what I like in photography. I know I'll probably get into that direction, I'm just playing hard.

Ansel Adams spent 50% of his photography work in the darkroom, manipulating the exposure of the photo paper to create the highlights or shadows he envisioned for a shot. This video might be interesting for you. It starts in with some of his studio techniques at around the 9-minute mark and later.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qZlovMptjyQ
This, this is what I'm here for. Thanks for sharing.

I don't want to push you to or away from anything, but don't avoid post-production for a purist sensibility. I mean, I think we all have to experience something and set our goals to follow. What we discover along that path informs us on future decisions. That is great, so please do not misunderstand my meaning. At the same time, however, there are tools available to refine what you may not be able to produce with a click of the shutter. A conscious choice to limit your tool set is fine. Just know that once you've grown into that and possibly grown past that, explore more with post-production. The Photoshop clone "GIMP" is a free, open source program. So put that in your back pocket and forget about it for now. Maybe revisit the idea as you get more comfortable in your work.
I'll download it before I forget. I think you've already understood what I like and want in photography, my point is not to just to make a beautiful photography, that the internet have plenty around. I have a very dumb, ignorant perception of editing, I instantly add it to Instagram, but that's what you would expect from someone that entered blind into photography.

The 50mm 1.8 prime lens was the only lens we were allowed to use in class. It is the closest lens to the human eye as far as field of view. It does not distort the way wide angle lenses do (exaggerating the edges like a fisheye), and it does not zoom. Sure, having a zoom is fun and helps get closer to a shot without getting physically in the way, but restricting your zoom technique to literally walking forward or backward to frame a shot can help reduce some of the variables you have to chase when dealing with exposure. In the case of a 50mm lens, you're always at 50mm so you're basically safe to use 1/50 of a shutter speed without worrying about changing that to match a zoom distance.
Wow wow, explain me the underlined please. I'm sure I'm learning something new. Zooming changes the exposure? I think I noticed that today trying to take a picture while inside my house, but I thought was something else changing the exposure. The shutter speed have something to do with the zoom distance? I thought the shutter speed was just the amount of time the camera allows light to come in, have relevance if what I'm photographing is moving, there is more to it? I think I need to learn more about: [you]-----distance-----[start of focal range]----[subject focus]----[end of focal range], that you mentioned before.

You lens has that in its range, so maybe just put it around the 50mm zoom mark and leave it there. Make an effort not to adjust your zoom to see how it feels. That way you're not burning money on an unknown. I wouldn't worry too much with mold in the lens yet. Chances are it's not really affecting your shots and it should probably blur out to such a degree that it may be unnoticeable in the final print. Test to make sure. I have dust spots all inside mine and I've never noticed it in final.
That's a, good idea. Why haven't I though about it? The mold is not in the center of the lens, just around on both, left and right side. I think there is too much things affecting my shoots that I'm not considering and I'm thinking about the god damn fungus.

Whatever, as long you're enjoying it then all is well. Keep at it.
That's my plan, but really, you're helping a lot. Thank you for spending some of your time with my newest fantasy. Also, what do you think about compact cameras? People tend to use them for street photography, anything else? They seem appealing.

ynwtf

09-26-19, 06:36 PM

To the underlined zoom text:
You are familiar with motion blur I assume. Imagine a car passing in front of you. If you took a photo of that car in motion then likely that image will have motion blur. That is because the shutter was open too long and captured the motion of the car as a blur. To compensate, you would use a faster shutter speed. With a faster shutter speed you can then "freeze" the motion and the car will be correctly focused and not blurred by its motion.

Fair?

There is another type of blur that you must consider. It's not so important now as your lens' zoom is not extreme. Let's say you have a lens that can zoom at 200mm. At that distance the slightest movement you make can affect the shot. Breathing may create a subtle bounce as you hold the camera. If zoomed in at 200mm that bounce is extremely exaggerated. Imaging looking through binoculars. You move to the left just a bit but your image suddenly moves meters away from your target. That is the effect that I am describing. Your lens will act the same with very subtle motion by you. So, like the example above taking a shot of a car in motion, you can use the shutter speed to compensate for your zoom distance to avoid your own motion from blurring the shot.

General rule is to take 1 (second) and divide it by your zoom length. That will be your shutter speed. For example, if using a 200mm zoom then your shutter speed needs to be at least 1/200 of a second. That will prevent subtle motion YOU create from blurring the shot.

What problem can you predict then, if your shutter speed is a very fast 1/200 of a second? Well, likely then you will not get enough light into your camera for a proper exposure. In that case you will need to compensate somehow to get more light through the lens. You can't reduce shutter speed in this example, else your shot will blur just from you holding the camera. What else can be changed then? Aperture and/or ISO. You could bump up your ISO to maybe 400 or whatever. Or enlarge your aperture by using a lower number f-stop (f2.8 or whatever). So yes, in a way, zoom can affect exposure like that.

That is why I mentioned that if you are using a prime 50mm lens that never changes, you know your shutter speed should always be at least 1/50 of a second. If you use anything slower, you risk blurring the shot. In your case, if your lens goes up to 75mm and you use anything less than 1/75 of a second, then you risk blur. If your lens has a zoom range of
35-75, and you are shooting around 35mm most of the day but then you decide to zoom in to 75mm for one shot, then you need to remember to change your shutter speed accordingly.

If you set your lens at 50mm and pretend you cannot zoom, then you can feel safe setting your speed at 1/50. Of course if it is a very bright day, you may have to set the speed very high to reduce the light entering your camera. But I'm meaning in very general terms.

All of that is probably too deep to worry about yet. Mostly, I just wanted to point out a few benefits of only shooting at 50mm. But there's the explanation.

If you were shooting earlier in low light my guess is you had your shutter speed set low to compensate. In that case your blur most likely came from you breathing or unable to hold the camera perfectly still as with a tripod stand. My guess is if you were zoomed to 75mm, you had your shutter speed less than 1/75 of a second. You might try the same shot again but this time set ISO from your default 100 to something around 400 or maybe even 800 depending on how dark it is. That way you can zoom with the appropriate shutter speed and keep aperture where you want it to control background blur.

JoaoRodrigues

09-26-19, 07:05 PM

Yes, I understand motion blur. I have to be honest, this was not the only picture I took today, but was the only one that turned out like I wanted to. I had no idea of something so basic, and makes so much sense, if you increase the zooming you have to increase the shutter speed, damn. I've been hearing photographers talk about the perfect light, and don't having light to take a certain picture. I was just putting the ISO to the lowest possible to remove noise, using the lowest aperture possible to receive the largest amount of light and compensate everything with the shutter; and that's why. Keep talking and I keep learning. Thanks, again! I have another question. Let's assume, you have a 50mm, f1.8 lenses, you're using your standard 1/50 speed, you have your ISO set at 100, and the the lowest f possible- you're getting too much exposure, you're desirable exposure is total balance, the zero in the light meter. What is your thought process? You think on how much you want to highlight the background and increase aperture, or you instantly increase the shutter speed? Thanks!

Edit: this is a stupid question now that I read it twice, you should already know the aperture from the start, if your desirable aperture doesn't get you to the correct exposure than the only thing left is the shutter speed. Also because of lens diffraction the more you increase aperture the less sharp the picture becomes.

ynwtf

09-26-19, 07:40 PM

lol.
See, you got a good handle on that sliding scale we were talking about earlier. Don't fear ISO noise. You MIGHT start to see slight artifacts in really dark areas of your shot at 800 ISO, but not much. For sure not enough to harm the photo. 1600 ISO is probably borderline with that camera. But even so, some people find artistic value is ISO noise. Too, mostly it's only going to be apparent in underexposed shots. So as long as you keep your exposure correct (or slightly overexposed) then you can push ISO quite a bit without seeing anything bad.

I will offer a caution in picture noise. I used to obsess over these specs of white and gray that would creep into the dark areas of my shots. I would dote over each one using Photoshop to brush out these pixel-sized flakes. I spent too much time looking at the images through a digital view. Once I printed the shot I couldn't even tell that anything was there. Even when enlarging the print I still couldn't see the noise. I realized I was obsessively zooming in like 400% just to be able to see anything, as if that was a real world situation. Not likely. So I just stopped looking for it. Sometimes it's actually very nice, especially in black and white because it can almost simulate the grain of older film photography. Don't forget that even film had different ISO speeds so if you bought higher ISO film it would inherently have a grain to it. There is something classic about that texture. Experiment with it with your mid- to high-ISO settings. You might like it, especially since you're shooting B/W anyway.

To your question, yes adjust shutter speed. That's really all that's left as you said. You can buy filters to put on the front of your lens too, for extreme situations. They are like sunglasses for your lens and come in varying shades of dark. You would use something like that if say you absolutely need a f1.8 aperture and shutter speed isn't cutting the light enough. Or for longer exposure times maybe. Shooting on the beach where light is constantly reflected off of the sand and water, etc. I'm not suggesting you get that, but it's an available tool.

JoaoRodrigues

09-27-19, 05:02 PM

Now, not under exposed.
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f/14, 1/50 sec., ISO-200, 50mm focal length

ynwtf

09-27-19, 06:42 PM

Now, not under exposed.
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f/14, 1/50 sec., ISO-200, 50mm focal length

Granted, this is arguably all subjective, but I think this is a much nicer shot. The composition is flatter, not giving depth through perspective on the planter box. That's good, for me, as it's almost a mystery what I am looking at.

The gradient of the light cast against the wall is now more apparent providing a different type of tonal depth to contrast the flatness of the view. Too, the texture of the wall is also now more prominent helping to counter the 2-dimensional appearance.

From a narrative view, it's nice that the planter box is opposite the light and that the plants (and shape of the box's lip) seem to be moving toward the source of light. That can be something to be mindful of when shooting. "Is there a story to tell or to exploit that might add just a bit more to your shot?" In this case, yeah, I think someone might pick up on that. So why not look for it and highlight it?

Going back to the change of perspective (looking level with the planter box instead of slightly above), the thin line of black that is the cavity of the planter is far more interesting now. It's again 2-dimensional, but because of it things are not spelled out for me. I have to think about what I'm looking at as light, dark, shape, and composition because the perspective has been removed. Because of that, I cannot rely on my assumptions in already knowing what I am looking at, as I would not normally view it from this point of view. That forces me to reevaluate the scene. "Wait. IS that a planter? What am I looking at actually?" That is also good.

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My only criticism would be to try to reproduce the same shot, from the same view and lighting conditions, only this time try to frame it where the planter box is maybe half as close to the left edge of your framing than it is now. The thought is as follows: Where the box is now, you can almost draw a vertical line at the 50/50 mark right down the center of the shot. The right edge of the planter box sits almost exactly on that line. That almost reinforces the 50/50 balance of light (right) and dark (left) of the composition. Too, it also exaggerates the balance of "mass" and positive/negative space in your photo. For example, the lower left is heavy and solid while the upper right is light and airy.

If the planter were just a bit closer to the left edge you might break up some of those more obvious balance splits to something like 30/70 rather than the current 50/50. Too, narrowing that space to the left of the planter might create tension as the two edges would appear to want to meet but never do.

Those last two paragraphs are just ideas, neither right nor wrong, of how you might approach your next shots by considering these types of less obvious dynamics. Actually, your current composition will probably be stronger anyway. But thinking that way as you frame things out through your lens will give you more conceptual ideas to play with beyond the physical objects in front of you. That is really all that I mean by the suggestion.

Great photograph.

ynwtf

09-27-19, 06:58 PM

Here's a quick link for aperture settings and sample photos showing its affect.
https://www.swedishnomad.com/aperture-guide/

JoaoRodrigues

09-27-19, 07:31 PM

Since the first time I saw what could be a possible interesting photography, I though about making it flatter, for a more mysterious view, and because the plants were not the point for me and also make the contrast between the cement tank and the wall, for that I wanted to show, like you said, more wall, for some reason that's the picture I took and that's why I enjoy your criticism, I haven't yet been able to take a picture of what I have in mind, that's why all of the photography's I took are close views. I understood your point on the 3rd paragraph, I could highlight it, actually probably should narrative-wise, it actually crossed my mind for an instant, now that I think again I actually tried it and didn't succeeded (used the lowest f), I didn't made any special effort after, but the major reason for me not to highlight it was because it was something I did in practically all the pictures I took. I plan on taking very different kind of pictures, and the worse they come out (the more you can criticize), the better. The first paragraph of the criticism I agree one hundred percent, was something I didn't want, I agree totally that the photography lost a key element, the composition on the first one was exactly what I planned, on this one was not, is 50 percent each, and I though about just delete the picture because of that, but I'm devoted to only use 50mm, and on the right upper corner of the photograph there is a roof, and I was having a hard time trying to occult the edge of that roof from the picture. That's another advice you given me that was spot on, use my lens at 50mm to see what is like before spending money on something I don't know how it's going to be. That's the first obstacle, if I take a step back the edge of the roof comes up, if I take a step left the cement box stays in the middle. I see everything as opinions, and they are all valid, and on this one we are on perfect agreement. Thank you again for spending your time, I really appreciated it.

Citizen Rules

09-28-19, 08:23 PM

Sorry I haven't been back to post. I read the previous post, lots of great info from ynwtf! I just have a couple thoughts:

You mentioned your lens has some fungus. I use to buy used, older lenses and they often had fungus, so I would clean them, with some success, but not always successful. If your lens has fungus on the back glass elements (towards the lens mount) that will effect image quality. But it sounds like the fungus is towards the front glass so then it won't effect images much, or most likely not at all. I don't see any evidence that your photos are showing any problems from fungus. Generally a lens that has lots of fungus or internal hazing/cloudiness will take a photo that looks like you were outside in a fog.

It sounds like you might be buying a new camera in the future, so if you replace your lens now, it might not fit whatever camera you buy next.

JoaoRodrigues

09-30-19, 03:42 PM

Citizen Rules appreciate your comment. I've been putting the lenses inside a boot on the roof, hopefully my cats won't find it. I see some fungus decrease, at least is not as intense, is in the front glass like you mentioned. No, I don't plan you buying a new camera, I'm the kind of guy that doesn't spend money very often, I plan yes, on buying a used 50mm lenses in the future.

Took this one 30 minutes ago, is getting darker now. It have no meaning for the viewer, the person I'm sharing with, I don't plan on taking photographs with an hidden meaning or a point, I don't like meanings, labels, little boxes to put things, I see something beautiful, some detail in something and I take the picture like I see it. This carved stone personally have a meaning for me; when I was younger, when my parents first bought the house I'm living, a very old house, no one lived in this house for a long time, it was covered with thorns, you couldn't see the roof of the house, everything was mystery and my father saw something no else saw and bought a house probably no one else would. When we, actually they, started cleaning the thorns I fond that carved stone hidden. It was the first time I wondered the effort and dedication someone had to put into something, like making a hole in such a hard rock.

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ynwtf

09-30-19, 09:48 PM

^excellent framing.

Citizen Rules

09-30-19, 10:19 PM

Nice reflection in the water and good use of depth of field too. It's an awesome photo. I wish I had taken it:)

JoaoRodrigues

10-29-19, 12:39 PM

I've been doing other stuff, one of which appreciating other photographers and there photography's. I'm using the website Magnum for that, also Flickr. I recently fond a photographer that I like very much, his name is Bruce Gilden, an interesting character for some, annoying for others. Here's some of his work:

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TONGO

10-29-19, 01:06 PM

Murad Osmann.

I wrote a long piece on this photographer and his wife but accidentally erased it :(
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GulfportDoc

10-31-19, 01:28 PM

Murad Osmann.

I wrote a long piece on this photographer and his wife but accidentally erased it :(
That's a very interesting series. And clever...

JoaoRodrigues

11-11-19, 06:33 AM

Being watching a channel, called Photographer in Focus (https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLuu-TPQ2CJp3F4IqH3oNzbFpIgRcnzFGd) by Nowness. Interesting stories.

Mr Minio

11-11-19, 07:03 AM

One of my favourites is Nobuyoshi Araki, but a lot of his work is too kinky to post here.

EDIT: There are some SFW ones, too!

https://assets.phillips.com/image/upload/t_Website_LotDetailMainImage/v1/auctions/NY040209/54_001.jpg
https://www.lempertz.com/typo3temp/_processed_/csm_Lempertz-1133-197-Photographie-Nobuyoshi-Araki-Untitled-from-the-series_2af05c1349.jpg
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JoaoRodrigues

11-11-19, 07:31 AM

No it's not. I'd like to see them. Really would like to see them.

Mr Minio

11-11-19, 10:36 AM

JoaoRodrigues And I wouldn't like to get banned. I really wouldn't like to get banned. Just Google Image his name, or something, bro.

John McClane

11-11-19, 10:56 AM

Just a few of my favorites when I used to own a DSLR. I mainly took pictures for the band Dirty Rumors, but I lost most of my originals shots. I had a couple hundred at one point. I also took nature photos, too. Mostly just for practice.

https://live.staticflickr.com/2858/9010822433_aedb743353_o.jpg

https://live.staticflickr.com/3741/9197145060_0cfa076b3d_o.jpg

https://live.staticflickr.com/2896/14066942798_be0217a153_o.jpg

https://live.staticflickr.com/7309/9196949178_b4c73832e7_o.jpg

https://live.staticflickr.com/3735/9197058100_6039dd479b_o.jpg

https://live.staticflickr.com/7287/9197064578_a10463d31c_o.jpg

https://live.staticflickr.com/3741/9197145060_0cfa076b3d_o.jpg

https://live.staticflickr.com/7404/9050677565_c5b8627a6d_o.jpg

https://live.staticflickr.com/2874/9052764564_156cef5367_o.jpg

https://live.staticflickr.com/7389/9050649425_2eaa0e06a7_o.jpg

JoaoRodrigues

11-11-19, 11:29 AM

How much shutter speed did you use in that last one?

John McClane

11-11-19, 01:42 PM

1/10

I setup my tripod on the riverbed. I went with a group of photographers to a local spot, and I was the only one dare-devilish enough to carry $1k+ worth of equipment that close to the water.

I’m either daring or stupid ;)

Sedai

11-11-19, 01:54 PM

I’m either daring or stupid ;)

Or the person getting the best shot.

John McClane

11-11-19, 02:10 PM

Or the person getting the best shot.
I didn’t want to brag, but yeah. Most definitely. ;)

Sedai

11-11-19, 02:27 PM

A few shots I snapped out in AZ

https://i.postimg.cc/2ShQRtNC/20180925-120457.jpg

https://i.postimg.cc/fT375LHt/20180929-090944.jpg

https://i.postimg.cc/NFF63fBn/20181002-145844.jpg

JoaoRodrigues

11-14-19, 12:51 PM

Today I was watching this interview of Wim Wenders, one of the best interviews I've seen.
He talked about how he started painting, also photography and obviously motion pictures.
All were interests to me, especially the part about respecting the human, the field of vision.
I have a similar perspective about understanding the frame and respecting what we're seeing.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XrCUFfM7wEQ

Tequila

12-04-19, 04:05 PM

John McClane

02-08-21, 10:29 PM

I got a new prime lens coming for my Olympus. Figured I try out one of the Chinese brand lens that everyone raves about. All metal and decent build quality as far as I can tell from video reviews and samples. All manual lens tho but that’s why they invented focus peaking.

Here’s some shots to hold ya till I get it.

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Citizen Rules

02-09-21, 11:36 AM

I got a new prime lens coming for my Olympus. Figured I try out one of the Chinese brand lens that everyone raves about. All metal and decent build quality as far as I can tell from video reviews and samples. All manual lens tho but that’s why they invented focus peaking.
What are the specs on that? Nope not those kind of specs:p You know the focal length and f stop.

John McClane

02-09-21, 12:11 PM

What are the specs on that? Nope not those kind of specs:p You know the focal length and f stop.It's a Meike 25mm f1.8 lens. Since I'm on the M4/3 platform the 2x crop factor makes it comparable to a 50mm lens on full format.

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07D3L7VX1

Citizen Rules

02-09-21, 12:23 PM

It's a Meike 25mm f1.8 lens. Since I'm on the M4/3 platform the 2x crop factor makes it comparable to a 50mm lens on full format.

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07D3L7VX1Cool, I actually like using a manual focus lens, it makes me feel like I'm doing something on my own versus letting the camera do it all for me🙂 I have a similar lens for my c sized sensor camera...It's a 50mm 1.7. It's soft when shot wide open but it's fast so great for near no light situations! Easy to carry too.

John McClane

02-10-21, 11:16 PM

The glass had haze on it so it’s going right back. I’ll wait to get the Olympus 45mm 1.8

xSookieStackhouse

02-11-21, 09:05 AM

Citizen Rules

02-11-21, 12:43 PM

The glass had haze on it so it’s going right back. I’ll wait to get the Olympus 45mm 1.8Haze? Was it a used lens?

John McClane

02-11-21, 01:59 PM

Haze? Was it a used lens?
Yeah, a film of nasty gunk. Usually a sign that the lens was in a high humidity environment and water vapor got in the lens. It was an Amazon Warehouse deal, but I wasn't crazy about the lens with the haze problem aside. I am just going to wait until we get another stimulus check and use a small portion to buy a proper Olympus lens. I honestly prefer autofocus these days. My vision ain't what it used to be.

Citizen Rules

02-11-21, 03:00 PM

Yeah, a film of nasty gunk. Usually a sign that the lens was in a high humidity environment and water vapor got in the lens. It was an Amazon Warehouse deal, but I wasn't crazy about the lens with the haze problem aside. I am just going to wait until we get another stimulus check and use a small portion to buy a proper Olympus lens. I honestly prefer autofocus these days. My vision ain't what it used to be.Oh yeah, haze inside a lens will kill IQ. Strangely enough a scratch on the front lens glass will have little to no effect. But if the scratch is on the back element, the lens is crap. Hope you get a good lens, and post some pics for us to see:)

John McClane

02-16-21, 12:00 AM

Citizen Rules: Well, after messing around taking photos around the house I broke down and bought a proper prime lens: Olympus 45mm f1.8.

I chose this particular focal length because while dorking around with the 14-42mm kit lens I gave some serious thought to “how can I boost my mediocre skills”, and I have always avoided the portrait range length because I feel uncomfortable taking photos of people. I thought to myself well it’ll challenge me to take portraits, and it’ll also challenge me to find interesting ways of using it for landscapes/street photography. It also doesn’t hurt that the ND filters I already have for the kit lens fit the prime, too.

I primarily got it for video work, though. There are a few other lenses I really want but they are too damn much; $500-$1200. That’s just insane, so I’m sticking with the kit lens for now and supplementing it with the 45mm prime. But I do have my next lens purchase planned and it’s the Olympus 9-18mm f4-5.6.

I had considered another prime in 17mm or 25mm, but the wide angle will cover focal lengths I don’t have and will allow me to maybe make money doing real estate photography. Good tripod and the slowness won’t matter.

John McClane

02-16-21, 03:51 PM

Citizen Rules: Well, I think I found a different lens that is going to jump ahead of the Oly 9-18mm. A Panasonic 25mm f1.7.

I've been researching lenses for like the last month. I have read so much crap but I looked at video test samples last night for the 25mm and holy crap, it is an amazing lens for the price. Brand new it's on sale rn for $150, and comes with a rebate to extend the warranty out from 1 year to 3. Totally in my price range!

And with a 50mm FOV (35mm equivalent) it is a considerably better choice for video work.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FYkVJzzeGnI

Citizen Rules

02-16-21, 04:10 PM

Sweet! and not a bad price either. Hopefully you'll post some test photos you take with it.

ynwtf

02-18-21, 12:52 PM

Eh. I miss Joao's posts in this thread. =*(

I was hoping to be doing some video experiments this year but so far, the job is taking my weekends. Maybe next quarter. I picked up a 24mm f/2.8 lens in November to start screwing around with home videos. Like for YouTube, covering songs but I'm gonna have to kick that down the road a bit too it seems.

McClane, this is what I was referring to btw. Take advantage now.

John McClane

02-18-21, 01:55 PM

I was hoping to be doing some video experiments this year but so far, the job is taking my weekends. Maybe next quarter. I picked up a 24mm f/2.8 lens in November to start screwing around with home videos. Like for YouTube, covering songs but I'm gonna have to kick that down the road a bit too it seems.

McClane, this is what I was referring to btw. Take advantage now.What camera model do you own?

And yeah, I totally get what you're saying. I've always shied away from positions of advancement because I like having the freedom to do whatever. Granted, as a worker bee you really don't have any freedom but I am trying to change that by chasing dreams.

It doesn't hurt that I used to work in A/V for live events, so I learned a LOT just from going to work everyday. No expert by any means but I know enough to be dangerous. I'm ordering a soft box tomorrow to improve my video lighting, and then the plan is to finally start a video series of some kind (movie reviews, finger drumming sessions, or something else...open to suggestions from anyone on what I should do).

On the fence if I should buy that lens now or wait till we get another stimulus. I'm worried it'll go off sale, though.

ynwtf

02-18-21, 02:17 PM

I've got a canon 90d. Great camera btw. 4k video, image stabilization, flip screen, and it's light. Just I haven't been able to use it as I had hoped... yet. I'll PM you a link to some light options if you're serious about that.

ynwtf

02-18-21, 03:52 PM

I still have an old 1d Mark III I got used back in '09 I think. Shutter is starting to go at high speeds, but works great still in normal conditions. I used to do wedding photography when I had time as a side-gig. No video there though. I kinda would like to get back into that more once my job becomes less of a necessity. If that ever happens. Lack of confidence to venture out on my own back then and I've let work expand into life where I should have drawn more boundaries years ago. I've learned a lot about myself though, since then, so I feel I'd make a better go of it. Now it's just finding the time. Always an excuse for the ever-procrastinator, eh?

:)

John McClane

02-18-21, 07:05 PM

The extent of my photography is a class in high school (35mm film, which I would totally love to do if it wasn’t a rich man’s hobby) and taking photos of a coworker’s band at all their local shows. My coworker always inflated my ego and said “you take the best photos I’ve ever seen”. And let’s be honest...lead guitar players are prima donnas so I feel like that’s a major compliment. But he probably just liked the price: FREE!

Eventually I got tired of it because it was just the same stuff over and over again. At this point in my life I don’t like doing stuff unless I’ve never done it before and I feel like I’m going to challenge myself.

John McClane

02-18-21, 07:56 PM

Money being no option I’d probably go with these three lenses:

https://asia.olympus-imaging.com/product/dslr/mlens/12-100_4ispro/index.html

https://asia.olympus-imaging.com/product/dslr/mlens/7-14_28pro/index.html

https://asia.olympus-imaging.com/product/dslr/mlens/8_18pro/index.html

Here’s a review of that first one:

https://m.dpreview.com/reviews/field-review-olympus-m-zuiko-12-100mm-f4-is-pro.amp

New and out the door, though, that’s over $3k just in lenses. Rich man hobby.

EDIT: I’m sold on the M4/3 platform. I think we still have another decade at least to look forward to tech advancements. I want to get a Panasonic body (the GH5) for video, but that’s just stupid unless I’m making money with it.

Hey Fredrick

02-19-21, 10:45 AM

Welcome to Mars!

https://i.imgur.com/e8HrMFb.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/AQor3rE.jpg

That's actually Green Bay so I can't figure out why it's so red. I was planning on taking some photography classes at the local tech school this spring but you had to have a DSLR camera, which I don't have, and if I was gonna spend big money on a camera I wanted to go mirrorless. So I'm still using the phone and this is about as good as it gets for me. Pics don't do the sunset justice. It was pretty neat

Citizen Rules

02-19-21, 12:36 PM

John McClane

02-19-21, 12:55 PM

Gotta get creative with sunset photos to capture their majesty. For sure

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HDR

That was the only one I could attach. The others are too large.

EDIT: OK, learned something new and found a quick way to resize. Here's the other two.

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EDIT 2: And yes, I am sharing this one again because it's just one of my favorite photos ever.

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EDIT 3: Would you believe that those were all handheld shots? Olympus stabilization cannot be beat.

John McClane

02-19-21, 07:48 PM

OK, wow, I am so glad I bought the Olympus 45mm f1.8 lens. That **** pops!

I’ll share some snaps later tonight or tomorrow. I got a great one of my dog and he’s like more ADHD than me so that’s impressive.

John McClane

02-19-21, 08:34 PM

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ynwtf Citizen Rules

Took that after like 5 minutes dorking around with it first. Once I felt confident I said Hunter, he went squirrel mode, and I got it!

John McClane

02-21-21, 12:23 PM

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I like to torture test my gear by taking really weird shots to find the image flaws. This is not original size but I am impressed by its ability to keep lines straight. This thing takes better stills than my Nikon D7000 with a 35mm f1.8.

That’s straight out of the camera, too.

JosephGarden

02-22-21, 09:43 AM

Wise man and his eyes..

John McClane

02-24-21, 10:00 PM

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New old lens. Not sharp at the edges, and it’s stupid loud at focusing (sync audio is a must) because it’s older tech but damn if it ain’t faster than no camera at all. Perfect for shoving in my pocket. And boy was it cheap. Poor man’s dream.

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John McClane

03-03-21, 03:51 PM

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Not bad for a $60 lens.

John McClane

03-03-21, 08:52 PM

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Darth Wish

03-04-21, 04:39 AM

Typical me, late to the party.
I've been taking photos off and on since 1981 when I bought a Praktica STL1000 with 50mm F1.8 for £50.
There are not enough hours in the day to list all the camera equipment I have owned but I do currently have a Nikon D5100.
Like most beginners I took shots of everything had them printed and was disappointed.
I joined the local photographic club and spent the first seson just looking at others work and taking in what the guest speakers were saying.
I met a photographer from the Magnum agency, whos name escapes me (he took a lot of pics of Barry Sheene), he sat with me while they looked at members pics during a break and he advised me to set the camera to auto and concentrate on composition because it is a waste of time getting exposure right if the image is rubbish.
Once you have mastered composition then get the hang of exposure.
Read up on the rule of thirds and lead in lines and try not to put the main subject in the centre.
Any questions feel free to ask and if I can answer I will be happy to help. 🙂

My Pexels page, as you can see I use photos to create artisitc images as well as standard photos. The camera is a tool for creativity don't be afraid to experiment and have fun.

https://www.pexels.com/@stewart/

John McClane

03-04-21, 08:06 AM

The rule of thirds is meant to be broken. :D

Darth Wish

03-04-21, 11:24 AM

The rule of thirds is meant to be broken. :D

I know but it a good place for beginners to start. :p

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For those of you who might be wondering what the hell we are talking about. :)

John McClane

03-04-21, 12:02 PM

Yeah, it's definitely good advice. I always tell people to abide by it unless they are trying to say something different with their photo. If you have nothing you are trying to say with the photo then the rule of thirds really is a must.

All of my favorite photos break the rule of thirds, tho. But yeah, the way eyes scan for information the rules of third really does make better photos. I prefer to format my photos with stuff on the right side and background info on the left. I feel like by the time you get to what I want you to see we have already had a conversation.

I just really want some better glass. I have never owned a really expensive lens and that's where like 95% of the magic happens.

ynwtf

03-04-21, 12:05 PM

I know but it a good place for beginners to start. :p

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For those of you who might be wondering what the hell we are talking about. :)

that's the same tactical display I see each morning while driving to work.

Citizen Rules

03-04-21, 12:14 PM

The rule of thirds is meant to be broken. :DI always thought so:p Nice duck photos. I had one thought, all photos uploaded to MoFo and attached to a post are very compressed and use quality. I bet if you uploaded those photos to an image hosting site then posted a link the IQ would look much better. Still very nicely done! The ducks are sharp!

John McClane

03-04-21, 12:47 PM

I always thought so:p Nice duck photos. I had one thought, all photos uploaded to MoFo and attached to a post are very compressed and use quality. I bet if you uploaded those photos to an image hosting site then posted a link the IQ would look much better. Still very nicely done! The ducks are sharp!Yeah, it's just far more convenient to upload smaller versions here so they can be displayed inline.

But I threw them up on Google Photos HERE (https://photos.app.goo.gl/YZGy37wJRkLKWwMR6) so you can see the originals. The ducks could be sharper but that's the nature of the glass I was shooting through. Still. Damn good considering I was like 50-75ft away. I mean, you can see the water beading on them! Technology is crazy, yo!

It should also be noted that I prefer to underexpose a lot of my work. I feel like it does a better job capturing what the eye actually sees. While I appreciate photos that have that POP effect in their colors and lighting I also low-key do not like them because when I see the subject in real life it disappoints.

Citizen Rules

03-04-21, 01:16 PM

Yeah, it's just far more convenient to upload smaller versions here so they can be displayed inline.

But I threw them up on Google Photos HERE (https://photos.app.goo.gl/YZGy37wJRkLKWwMR6) so you can see the originals. The ducks could be sharper but that's the nature of the glass I was shooting through. Still. Damn good considering I was like 50-75ft away. I mean, you can see the water beading on them! Technology is crazy, yo!

It should also be noted that I prefer to underexpose a lot of my work. I feel like it does a better job capturing what the eye actually sees. While I appreciate photos that have that POP effect in their colors and lighting I also low-key do not like them because when I see the subject in real life it disappoints.The photos you uploaded on Google Photos are a smaller file size than MoFo, which is strange...so I'm guessing that site compressed them too, unless you uploaded smaller ones. Anyway your photos look great! And nicely sharp, very impressive. I like your natural colors, I get so tired of florescence green grass and neon blue skies.

I have lots of blurry photos if anyone wants to see them:p

Citizen Rules

03-04-21, 01:24 PM

John McClane

03-04-21, 01:55 PM

Citizen Rules: Are you looking at them from a phone? I don’t think it gives the option to zoom in when on a mobile.

I can try sharing from OneDrive if needed.

Citizen Rules

03-04-21, 01:59 PM

@Citizen Rules (http://www.movieforums.com/community/member.php?u=84637): Are you looking at them from a phone? I don’t think it gives the option to zoom in when on a mobile.

I can try sharing from OneDrive if needed.I viewed them from a PC. I checked the file size and MoFo was like 400kb and Google Photo was like 130kb (that's from memory and not exact)...anyway not a complaint or anything at all like that🙂...I had just noticed long ago that when I uploaded a large file size photo to MoFo, it was greatly reduced in quality and didn't look as good which bummed me out. But come to think of it, uploading small photos would be the best for IQ as then they won't get compressed like a real large photo would.

John McClane

03-04-21, 02:20 PM

Citizen Rules: Interesting. I don't use Google Photos so I am not familiar with how they handle stuff. I mainly use OneDrive, so here's a link to the folder with those images.

https://1drv.ms/f/s!AhxlAqRf3_HPwSvf4YCKbc_hyGfd

Citizen Rules

03-04-21, 04:12 PM

@Citizen Rules (http://www.movieforums.com/community/member.php?u=84637): Interesting. I don't use Google Photos so I am not familiar with how they handle stuff. I mainly use OneDrive, so here's a link to the folder with those images.

https://1drv.ms/f/s!AhxlAqRf3_HPwSvf4YCKbc_hyGfdIt seems to depend on how I download the photo (to check for file size). If I use the download link on the site then it's big: 4.1mb on One Drive and 1.3mb on Google Photo. But when I use Firefox's context menu to download it's a small file size like 170kb to 500kb I wonder why? It must be Firefox?

ynwtf

03-04-21, 04:26 PM

I viewed them from a PC. I checked the file size and MoFo was like 400kb and Google Photo was like 130kb (that's from memory and not exact)...anyway not a complaint or anything at all like that🙂...I had just noticed long ago that when I uploaded a large file size photo to MoFo, it was greatly reduced in quality and didn't look as good which bummed me out. But come to think of it, uploading small photos would be the best for IQ as then they won't get compressed like a real large photo would.

Can confirm (sorta)! I've resized my image pixel width to be small enough to fit the post width and applied my own sharpening to compensate the reduced sizing. Even then, there is some server-side image compression applying. Makes sense, I mean to reduce file size of us randoms throwing up image after image, but it will blur/soften, ever so slightly.

Also, not a complaint! Just sharing observations as a graphic nerd.

Darth Wish

03-04-21, 05:17 PM

Just seeing your post...I checked out your photos on that link...damn! you're good! Very nicely done and some awesome subject matter.

Why Thank You Kind Sir. :)

John McClane

03-04-21, 07:44 PM

As I was taking the photos of those ducks I developed back stories for all of them.

That’s when you know you’re unfit for society. :lol:

Darth Wish

03-05-21, 03:12 AM

As I was taking the photos of those ducks I developed back stories for all of them.

That’s when you know you’re unfit for society. :lol:

Did you give them names?

Was one of them Donald?

I bet you called one Daffy. :D

Kayden Kross

04-14-22, 08:10 PM

I haven't had a place to post my photos since Smalley killed the Corrierino with his tyrannical moderation. Turns out this thread is a little dead but lucky I've got the undead to wake it up!

https://i.ibb.co/BZqYQyT/Rollin.png

I was very happy to visit the grave of one of my favourite directors last December. Jean Rollin is buried in Pere Lachaise cemetery in Paris (alongside with several other notable people). A little bummed that the plants were in front of the name stone, but the iron rose on his grave was such a special touch.

Citizen Rules

04-14-22, 08:24 PM

Glad to see this thread bumped. I haven't done any creative photography for awhile and I use to do it all the time. Well one of these day I'll get back to it.

Kayden Kross

04-15-22, 08:57 AM

Another one from Paris.

https://i.ibb.co/fCNqwGb/Montmartre.png

I actually got robbed my first night in Paris, so I kinda hate the place. Turns out if you go looking for that seedy underbelly of Paris you always read about in old novels, you can find it! But, my god, all the neon.

Kayden Kross

05-14-22, 12:03 PM

https://i.ibb.co/Lz3r5x8/National-Mall.png

I think Corrie shut down before I took this photos, but I went down to Washington for Election Day back in 2020 thinking American would implode. Which it did, but not while I was there so I didn't get photos of the Capitol action. I was a little surprised to find the National Mall so quiet and peaceful, it's always so busy and chaotic in every photo and film I've seen of it.

Stirchley

05-16-22, 02:20 PM

http://cdn.vivianmaier.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/VM1954W00090-09-MC.jpg

When I lived in the city, I lived a block or so from this bridge.

Kayden Kross

05-17-22, 07:33 PM

https://i.ibb.co/GCVB0Jq/Avril.png

Avril Lavigne in concert.

Gotta say I'm definitely a little heartbroken by how they turned out, but not surprised since I was winging it with no exposure meter and a little point and shoot. BUT, I mean... she is a queen, so at least I've got something.

xSookieStackhouse

05-17-22, 08:20 PM

Kayden Kross

05-18-22, 07:29 PM

gosh i miss her music 🥺

I'm not super crazy about what I've heard from her latest album but I 100% blame Mod Sun for that.

xSookieStackhouse

05-18-22, 08:28 PM

I'm not super crazy about what I've heard from her latest album but I 100% blame Mod Sun for that.
i only have her old albums not the new ones. im not fan of her just loved her music. i didnt know she did latest album also. thought she had a break or something

Wyldesyde19

05-18-22, 09:10 PM

Kayden Kross

05-19-22, 06:51 PM

That’s actually not so bad. It’s almost like she’s forefront with the night sky behind her

Thanks.

I don't crop my stuff but I might see if I can get something a little tighter out of a print in the darkroom. I had one other photo from the concert turn out decent but I prefer this one.

ynwtf

05-19-22, 07:19 PM

Thanks.

I don't crop my stuff but I might see if I can get something a little tighter out of a print in the darkroom. I had one other photo from the concert turn out decent but I prefer this one.

You're using film? If so, neat. I have an old Canon AE-1, but haven't used it since college my guess. I miss the darkroom smells and therapy of enlarging negatives and bathing the paper. I wanted to convert my old back bathroom to a proper darkroom years ago but like most everything else I plan to do, it fell to the wayside. :D

If that was just a figure of speech, and you use digital that's cool too. Just curious.

*EDIT*
I just caught your original post with the point-and-shoot. Cool. Back around 2009 maybe I took one of those disposable cameras that you can pickup most anywhere to an Audioslave concert. About the only pic that came out of it was a reasonably acceptable shot of Chris Cornell standing near the front edge of the stage with his arms out. I have no idea where that print is now though =\

Kayden Kross

05-19-22, 08:13 PM

You're using film? If so, neat. I have an old Canon AE-1, but haven't used it since college my guess. I miss the darkroom smells and therapy of enlarging negatives and bathing the paper. I wanted to convert my old back bathroom to a proper darkroom years ago but like most everything else I plan to do, it fell to the wayside. :D

If that was just a figure of speech, and you use digital that's cool too. Just curious.

*EDIT*
I just caught your original post with the point-and-shoot. Cool. Back around 2009 maybe I took one of those disposable cameras that you can pickup most anywhere to an Audioslave concert. About the only pic that came out of it was a reasonably acceptable shot of Chris Cornell standing near the front edge of the stage with his arms out. I have no idea where that print is now though =\

Canon AE-1 is actually one that I've started using frequently. Took me awhile to get used to the exposure meter in it, but it's also kinda nice using a camera that I can still buy the battery for.

I set up trays in my bathtub but I find the smells and being hunched over to get painful pretty quickly so I don't do darkroom stuff often but I definitely enjoy it way more. There's something special about watching your image appear on that paper.

The camera policy at concerts annoys me tremendously. I tried bringing the same little plastic point and shoot into ZZ Top and they wouldn't let me. Even better, they tell you that you can leave your belongings at guest services but that you can't have it back afterwards.

Kayden Kross

05-19-22, 08:23 PM

https://i.ibb.co/z4LYWJd/David-Hopper.png

Meant to post this the other day.

May 17th is Dennis Hopper Day down in Taos, New Mexico. Hopper is probably the single biggest reason I got into photography, so I went down in 2019 to celebrate. They have a biker rally and ride along the Rio Grande and into the Pueblo, along with a small film festival. They screened Easy Rider for it's 40th anniversary as well as Hopper's 1970 follow up, The Last Movie. His brother David joined the event that year and he was kind enough to pose in front of a poster for the film after the screening (he was also a producer for it).

xSookieStackhouse

05-20-22, 08:11 AM

Kayden Kross

05-23-22, 09:22 PM

https://i.ibb.co/3h590Tb/Vegas.png

I went to Las Vegas for the Fourth of July back in 2018. Unfortunately I didn't realize that the dealer selling me Cinestill had been selling me expired rolls so a lot of my early shots with the brand had age fog. Which kinda really sucks, because Cinestill can actually be such a great looking film but I find it's also extremely finicky.

I also met Genie when I was down there, for those of us that came from RT.

Hey Fredrick

05-26-22, 10:28 AM

We had a lunar eclipse pass over last week. It was supposed to be cloudy until midnight, right about the time the eclipse would be ending, so I fell asleep early not expecting to do any moon gazing. Was woke up around 11ish and was told you can see it. So I managed to get a couple shots of it after it was a full eclipse:

https://i.imgur.com/87rq5fB.jpg?1 https://i.imgur.com/KnQhJ9x.jpg?1

A couple years ago I was instructed to plant more tulips because "I like tulips." So I bought a mix of a hundred tulips for fall planting. I started planting them by digging individual holes for each bulb and realized pretty quickly that ain't the way to do it. Dug a trench and dumped the rest in. Turns out the cheapo mix I bought was pretty good. Some of the tulips are kind of neat and they bloom at different times, so tulip season is longer than expected.

https://i.imgur.com/MrtubMZ.jpg?1
https://i.imgur.com/f8p7SZH.jpg?1
https://i.imgur.com/8ehy1Gr.jpg?1

Kayden Kross

05-29-22, 11:23 AM

https://i.ibb.co/txy8xfX/Romy.png

The grave of Romy Schneider, who died forty years ago today. La Piscine is a big favourite of mine, I was pretty stoked when Criterion released it. I'd also strongly recommend 10:30PM Summer, The Most Important Thing: Love, and Innocents With Dirty Hands for some top notch Romy.

Citizen Rules

05-29-22, 12:57 PM

I just seen Romy Schneider in a movie for the first time a couple weeks ago. I was quite taken by her effervescence personality, she really sparkled on screen.

Kayden Kross

05-29-22, 02:31 PM

I just seen Romy Schneider in a movie for the first time a couple weeks ago. I was quite taken by her effervescence personality, she really sparkled on screen.

Which one was it?

La Piscine was the first thing I saw her in and it floored me. I was on one of those dry spells where I didn't watch anything that really hooked me and every film was bland but that one came along and kick started everything again.

Citizen Rules

05-29-22, 02:47 PM

Which one was it?

La Piscine was the first thing I saw her in and it floored me. I was on one of those dry spells where I didn't watch anything that really hooked me and every film was bland but that one came along and kick started everything again.It was Good Neighbor Sam (1964) with Jack Lemmon, Romy had a starring role in this. It made me appreciate her.

Hey Fredrick

07-26-22, 10:37 AM

Some pics from Sundays walk:
https://i.imgur.com/Uj2rmIB.jpg https://i.imgur.com/OD8iBqb.jpg https://i.imgur.com/8JmWxky.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/DYIVBt3.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/cvltzWd.jpghttps://i.imgur.com/7fkwMAQ.jpg

Stirchley

07-27-22, 02:00 PM

Kayden Kross

08-20-22, 11:19 AM

It's National Photography Day!

I thought I'd post a few that aren't mine. Some long time favourites that influenced my own style.

https://i.ibb.co/qgjzWyz/Terence-Spencer.png

Terence Spencer. Skinheads and Hippies in Piccadilly Circus.

Spencer was a photography for Life, although this one isn't a particularly famous photo from that era. There's also a few different shots from the same scene but I've always preferred this one.

Kayden Kross

08-20-22, 11:30 AM

https://i.ibb.co/YdLJqgb/Greg-Girard-1.png

https://i.ibb.co/YfyBKzG/Greg-Girard-2.png

https://i.ibb.co/RDm1DjV/Greg-Girard-3.png

Greg Girard.

A fellow Canadian, I stumbled across his stuff on Instagram. He started photographing Vancouver in the 1970s before moving to Asia. Lots of neon.

I actually messaged him over IG when I was travelling out to Vancouver last year and asked if he wanted to grab a drink because I liked his work so much, it inspired me to see more of my own country. Surprisingly, he was down for it and met up briefly.

Kayden Kross

08-20-22, 11:41 AM

https://i.ibb.co/wKVWZ52/Frank-Habicht.png

Frank Habicht. Girl at a Rolling Stone's concert.

I had to hunt to the end of the world to find out info on this photo. It's been called the "Mona Lisa of the 1960s" but never did it credit the photographer. I think I randomly came across Habicht's IG and discovered his work that way. Great time capsule of Swingin' London.

Kayden Kross

08-20-22, 11:47 AM

https://i.ibb.co/8c1Dn0r/Larry-Burrows.png

Larry Burrows.

There's a ton of great photographers who were in Vietnam, but Burrows is the best in my opinion. He died when the helicopter was shot down.

Kayden Kross

08-21-22, 03:33 PM

https://i.ibb.co/6Fn5HKL/Bang-This-Twins.png

I went down to Nashville for the Fourth of July and came across these two in Kid Rock's bar. None of my cameras will allow you to accidentally take multiple exposures, so I'm not sure how this happened but I'm still heartbroken about it.

Stirchley

08-22-22, 01:44 PM

Kayden Kross

08-23-22, 06:51 AM

Are you sure it was taken in London? Outdoor concert, hot day since one guy is bare-chested. Looks American to me.

It was Hyde Park.

Stirchley

08-24-22, 01:35 PM

It was Hyde Park.

Okay. 7/5/69.

Captain Steel

11-23-22, 12:25 AM

Citizen Rules

11-23-22, 01:24 PM

Bumping this thread to ask a question...

I have photo albums from before my time that are so old, the pages are disintegrating (some photos are still held fast with old photo corners, but many have come loose). I'd like to have the photos in a presentable format and add a lot of photos my parents had that are just loose and kept in envelopes.
But I'm not sure what kind of album to look for - since the photos are very old (some dating back to the late 1800's!) I'm assuming something acid-free & intended for archival storage. Should I veer away from those with the sticky page and plastic overlay?

I've looked online, but even if you search for acid-free & archival, you still get results for the sticky page albums (will those damage old or fragile photos)?

Any suggestions?I'm just seeing this now and I'm not sure if I can be a help or not...I'd say you're right that you don't want photo albums with the clear plastic overlay. But then again maybe the more expensive photo albums have a plastic type that doesn't stick. Maybe you could search or even ask this question in a genealogy group like on Reddit. Or maybe look for scrapbooks and attach the photos with those little corners that they use to use, they must still be made.

I have a different photo problem, we inherited box after box of slide photos. I bought a used slide projector from ebay and one of these days I'm going to view all these slides of people I don't know!

Stirchley

11-23-22, 01:25 PM

Bumping this thread to ask a question...

I have photo albums from before my time that are so old, the pages are disintegrating (some photos are still held fast with old photo corners, but many have come loose). I'd like to have the photos in a presentable format and add a lot of photos my parents had that are just loose and kept in envelopes.
But I'm not sure what kind of album to look for - since the photos are very old (some dating back to the late 1800's!) I'm assuming something acid-free & intended for archival storage. Should I veer away from those with the sticky page and plastic overlay?

I've looked online, but even if you search for acid-free & archival, you still get results for the sticky page albums (will those damage old or fragile photos)?

Any suggestions?

I have no suggestions. This sounds like a huge expensive project.

My middle bro sent me emails of some terrific family photos that he’d scanned for me. Especially of my late mother. I had them printed out at Walgreens (inexpensive) & they came out terrific.

Don’t think this helps you though.

Captain Steel

11-23-22, 02:36 PM

I have no suggestions. This sounds like a huge expensive project.

My middle bro sent me emails of some terrific family photos that he’d scanned for me. Especially of my late mother. I had them printed out at Walgreens (inexpensive) & they came out terrific.

Don’t think this helps you though.

I actually had some tin-types in this collection, but I sold those on eBay since no one could identify who the subjects were (if I knew for sure they were relatives or which specific relatives I might have kept them). They got snatched up quickly as apparently there are a lot of tin-type collectors out there.

Captain Steel

11-23-22, 02:52 PM

I'm just seeing this now and I'm not sure if I can be a help or not...I'd say you're right that you don't want photo albums with the clear plastic overlay. But then again maybe the more expensive photo albums have a plastic type that doesn't stick. Maybe you could search or even ask this question in a genealogy group like on Reddit. Or maybe look for scrapbooks and attach the photos with those little corners that they use to use, they must still be made.

I have a different photo problem, we inherited box after box of slide photos. I bought a used slide projector from ebay and one of these days I'm going to view all these slides of people I don't know!

When I was in art school, they had us photograph our projects so we could do a slide presentation.

I don't remember how I photo'd mine (as I didn't own a 33mm camera - but only one of those cheap Kodak plastic cameras). Can't remember if I had to take the film someplace special to get slides made (or if they could make them at the "Fotomat").

Anyway, I finally got my slides and did my presentation at school. I also showed them once when I was teaching drawing to some older folks in their home - they happened to have a slide projector. That's the last time I saw them - they are currently buried in a box somewhere in my storage unit.

Kayden Kross

12-15-22, 08:37 PM

I'm back from my seven week trek across Europe and my film scans are starting to roll in. I don't think I really achieved the kind of photos I wanted to get, although I did find myself becoming more selective with what I take photos of.

The real kicker was when I went to take a finished roll out and discovered I never put a roll in. Turns out I walked up a mountain in Zakopane and went to Kyiv with an empty camera. Gotta say I dropped the ball on that one and dropped it hard.

Kayden Kross

12-15-22, 08:47 PM

https://i.ibb.co/xM6MmnT/Titanic-Docks.png

Belfast.

I started in Northern Ireland. This is where the Titanic was built. I took it from inside the memorial building, the window reflection is where it has a funky look going on almost like a double exposure.

Kayden Kross

05-12-23, 07:04 AM

I've been a busy lad. Recently got my British citizenship so I decided to try out the new passport by going to England for the coronation this past weekend. Still waiting on the B&W scans.

https://i.ibb.co/BK4CL2b/Coronation-Suit.png

Kayden Kross

05-24-23, 06:55 PM

https://i.ibb.co/8bvFW6h/Derry.png

Came across this while visiting Derry. Has anyone else started watching Once Upon a Time in Northern Ireland? I feel like there's been a lot coming out lately about the Troubles.

Stirchley

05-26-23, 01:13 PM

Hey Fredrick

06-06-23, 11:35 AM

We have a baby squirrel hanging out by our bird feeders.

https://i.imgur.com/LQR1HC0.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/B7bYWGm.jpghttps://i.imgur.com/Of8Neo9.jpg

ScarletLion

06-06-23, 12:03 PM

A photo I took of my son

https://live.staticflickr.com/4441/36955843612_fcdcb7f232_k.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/YiEmMs)

Macro photo I took of a house fly:

https://live.staticflickr.com/8311/29059473066_f189b84e9e_k.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/LgToVG)

A random pencil shaving:

https://live.staticflickr.com/8293/28412968933_aad28667b2_k.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/KhKTLH)

A photo I took of some snails

https://live.staticflickr.com/3900/19444375346_a6e1ce6727_k.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/vCevmN)

A long exposure photo I took

https://live.staticflickr.com/447/19007400996_656537872b_k.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/uXBU7h)

Me trying too hard to be arty

https://live.staticflickr.com/7478/15968514352_9e3b2c1375_k.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/qk5NYY)
https://live.staticflickr.com/7419/16340136398_a88cc00a47_k.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/qTVtgC)

Sorry for clogging up the thread

Nausicaä

06-06-23, 12:16 PM

I love how that pencil shaving looks like a river and riverbank. :)

ScarletLion

06-06-23, 12:20 PM

I love how that pencil shaving looks like a river and riverbank. :)

Yeah there was just something I liked about the contrast of the two surfaces being intersected by those lines.

Hey Fredrick

03-10-24, 11:57 AM

Did some bird watching and came across these guys hanging out in the trees. We don't see eagles were we live but rumor has it they are here. Rumor also has it that there's a beast (werewolf) that lives on Bray Rd. and mutilates animals, harasses people and there's also a family of little people cannibals who live just off of Mystic Dr.. Sorry, but I wasn't able to get any pics of them.

https://i.imgur.com/SHQbLX1.jpghttps://i.imgur.com/qYzQ9Wq.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/C4ES9WW.jpg

John McClane

06-27-24, 10:21 PM

haven’t had a chance to use it yet, but i snagged this body for a steal. the best camera is the one with you!

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Stirchley

06-28-24, 12:23 PM

haven’t had a chance to use it yet, but i snagged this body for a steal. the best camera is the one with you!

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It’s very attractive.

John McClane

06-28-24, 12:38 PM

It’s very attractive.best part is it's got the same sensor as my OM-D, so sensor IQ is pretty comparable between the two. i do love a good deal.

Citizen Rules

06-28-24, 12:41 PM

best part is it's got the same sensor as my OM-D, so sensor IQ is pretty comparable between the two. i do love a good deal.Let's see some test shots!🙂

John McClane

06-28-24, 07:23 PM

Let's see some test shots!🙂here’s three out of five. them good numbers considering i couldn’t see the ****ing screen and i was shooting from the hip. xD

straight out the camera. zero tweaks

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Citizen Rules

06-28-24, 08:56 PM

Looks like you camera takes nicely sharp photos. Is that your house? If it is, very cool. I love the rural setting, looks like a good place to live.

John McClane

06-28-24, 09:48 PM

Looks like you camera takes nicely sharp photos. Is that your house? If it is, very cool. I love the rural setting, looks like a good place to live.those were all taken at work as i was leaving. and yup, it’s a tack sharp sensor. i ran pixel mapping on it before i shot, so all the dead pixels are ignored. god, i love that feature. it was mailed without a body cap. :eek:

i paired this with the super old 17mm f2.8 from Olympus. but it’s super reliable. i love the character it puts on shots. i love micro four thirds.

Citizen Rules

06-28-24, 09:55 PM

those were all taken at work as i was leaving. and yup, it’s a tack sharp sensor. i ran pixel mapping on it before i shot, so all the dead pixels are ignored. god, i love that feature. it was mailed without a body cap. :eek:

i paired this with the super old 17mm f2.8 from Olympus. but it’s super reliable. i love the character it puts on shots. i love micro four thirds.No body cap when it was shipped! I don't see any sensor dirt in your photos. Did you buy that off of Ebay?

John McClane

06-28-24, 10:04 PM

No body cap when it was shipped! I don't see any sensor dirt in your photos. Did you buy that off of Ebay?
i did buy off ebay. i wanted a smaller body for everyday. my main one was a birthday gift, and i do not have the money to replace it if it breaks.*

i’ve got four lenses and two cameras now that share batteries. i pretty much keep the 45mm glued to my OM-D these days. it’s my best lens

EDIT: i had been looking for a good three weeks. i didn’t want to pay a lot. i just wanted a working body. all the listings were with lenses and accessories or shipping from japan. then some dude in my own state puts a listing up and gave me a reasonable counteroffer. snags like this still give me hope for ebay.

Citizen Rules

06-28-24, 10:13 PM

i did buy off ebay. i wanted a smaller body for everyday. my main one was a birthday gift, and i do not have the money to replace it if it breaks.*

i’ve got four lenses and two cameras now that share batteries. i pretty much keep the 45mm glued to my OM-D these days. it’s my best lens

EDIT: i had been looking for a good three weeks. i didn’t want to pay a lot. i just wanted a working body. all the listings were with lenses and accessories or shipping from japan. then some dude in my own state puts a listing up and gave me a reasonable counteroffer. snags like this still give me hope for ebay.Cool. Good deals come to those that wait:) I bought my camera used off of ebay too. Got it at a really good price. I use to have a lot of lenses but sold most of them off.

John McClane

06-29-24, 05:56 PM

took pictures at my summer job.

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EDIT: ok, i’m really loving this smaller body. i wonder how this would pair with my 40-150

John McClane

07-01-24, 04:37 PM

https://images2.imgbox.com/63/ad/0eL7XgoC_o.jpeg

i processed just the sky in this one. it’s amazing how much data was retained in the highlights

John McClane

07-03-24, 02:01 PM

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Stirchley

07-03-24, 03:43 PM

https://images2.imgbox.com/63/ad/0eL7XgoC_o.jpeg

i processed just the sky in this one. it’s amazing how much data was retained in the highlights

Btw, I love this building. I don’t think you told us what it is.

John McClane

07-03-24, 04:21 PM

Btw, I love this building. I don’t think you told us what it is.it’s where i work. campus library

Stirchley

07-03-24, 04:55 PM

it’s where i work. campus library

Is it a purpose-built library or was it something else?

John McClane

07-03-24, 05:06 PM

Is it a purpose-built library or was it something else?
purpose built

Citizen Rules

07-03-24, 05:54 PM

https://images2.imgbox.com/63/ad/0eL7XgoC_o.jpeg

i processed just the sky in this one. it’s amazing how much data was retained in the highlightsNice, no blow out in the whites. What did you do to process the sky?

John McClane

07-04-24, 12:30 PM

Nice, no blow out in the whites. What did you do to process the sky?
i used an app on my phone called Darkroom and applied a linear mask so i could tweak the sky. i don’t remember the specifics of what i did after that.

John McClane

07-05-24, 02:56 PM

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i bought me some new camera gear. and holy shit, this flash is dope. i finally got a good photo of Hunter. he hates having his photo taken so you gotta be quick!

THIS (https://explore.omsystem.com/c/en/catalog/product/view/id/3980/) is the flash i got

John McClane

07-15-24, 08:31 PM

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this guy was hanging from the tree out front when i got home. took it as an opportunity to try out a macro adapter i had. holy hell was it tough. i had to spray and pray just to get these two poorly focused shots

Citizen Rules

07-16-24, 01:35 PM

https://www.movieforums.com/community/attachment.php?attachmentid=99738
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this guy was hanging from the tree out front when i got home. took it as an opportunity to try out a macro adapter i had. holy hell was it tough. i had to spray and pray just to get these two poorly focused shotsYou could try your new flash on those macro shots, that would give you enough shutter speed to avoid blur. Love the dog photo and those are neat too. I don't know how many blurry macro shots I have, probably 1000s!

John McClane

07-16-24, 01:47 PM

You could try your new flash on those macro shots, that would give you enough shutter speed to avoid blur. Love the dog photo and those are neat too. I don't know how many blurry macro shots I have, probably 1000s!Nah, flash wouldn’t have worked in this situation. Dude was flapping around in the wind.

Citizen Rules

07-16-24, 01:51 PM

Nah, flash wouldn’t have worked in this situation. Dude was flapping around in the wind.Does you camera & flash have a high speed flash sync?

John McClane

07-16-24, 04:57 PM

Does you camera & flash have a high speed flash sync?yes, but i can't spray and pray with flash.