Photos and photography thread (2 Viewers)

[Bayouboy]

This isn't a competition, so feel free to participate if there's anything you'd like to share.

Good, otherwise you would win every competition! (FYI, Severum takes sick macro photos and ain't too shabby with landscapes either)

I think this is an excellent idea for a thread.....a "go to" place for pictures and advice. This thread will be invaluable to us amateurs!!!

One request I would make to the heavy hitter photo posters would be to include the shooting info with the picture. It helps amateur guys like myself get an idea of how the picture was captured.

 

[Cjjr72984]

Gone with the Wind by cjjr72984, on Flickr



Blue Dome by cjjr72984, on Flickr

 

[Hopeless]

i'll add a few:

since i'm new, ill toss up a few from earlier in the year.

I dont have too much new stuff since i've been shooting 90% film lately, and tend to let my film sit for a couple weeks/months before developing.

currently shooting with a Fuji X-E1 / Canon P Rangefinder
most of my older pics are with a Nikon D700 kit / Nikon FA


mardi gras (32 of 37) by BobHohensee, on Flickr


mardi gras (35 of 37) by BobHohensee, on Flickr


Untitled by BobHohensee, on Flickr


Untitled by BobHohensee, on Flickr


feb2013 (11 of 15) by BobHohensee, on Flickr

 

[all2neat]

By no means am I master photographer but here is what I got.

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edit:
Adding in more.

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[Severum]

Good, otherwise you would win every competition! (FYI, Severum takes sick macro photos and ain't too shabby with landscapes either)

I'm not sure about that, but thanks. I think there's been a good variety of high quality shots from a number of members in previous threads.

I think this is an excellent idea for a thread.....a "go to" place for pictures and advice. This thread will be invaluable to us amateurs!!!

One request I would make to the heavy hitter photo posters would be to include the shooting info with the picture. It helps amateur guys like myself get an idea of how the picture was captured.

Good idea. I'm more amateur than heavy hitter, but I try to include summaries with any details that the EXIF info doesn't show on my flickr page.

Most of the technical aspects of my shots fit pretty simple formulas.

For landscapes I usually shoot aperture priority or manual with several bracketed exposures using a tripod with ball head and shutter release. Most final shots are a single exposure, but some are composites of two or three. Sometimes I use a Lee Big Stopper (explained here) 10 stop filter for longer water exposures and/or Singh Ray reverse ND grad for bright horizons.

Capturing wildlife is more about planning, waiting, and a bit of luck than photo technique. I usually shoot with a tripod and Jobu JR 3 gimbal when venturing over 200mm. This is one area where having extra reach really helps. Most shooting is in aperture priority with continuous focus and drive modes. I rarely edit more than adjustments and cropping and abandon shots if they disturb the subject.

Macro shots are usually in manual mode with lighting from a MT-24EX Macro Twin Lite flash. With the MP-E 65mm I stick to around 1/250th and f/5.6 at ISO 100 and manual focus is achieved through moving the camera. Shots are either hand held (usually one shot), tripod+rail (one to tens of shots), or desktop mounted (up to hundreds of shots). Multiple shots are required at higher magnifications because the depth of field is less than the width of a human hair. After shooting I process in Lightroom, export to Zerene Stacker or Helicon Focus if stacking, manually retouch to clean things up after stacking, and then finish off in Photoshop.

My desktop rig consists of a Cognisys StackShot rail mounted on an 8020 3030 aluminum extrusion which is attached to a 1/2" thick 24"x24" steel plate and wood base built with 2x4 and 2x10 dimensional pine. The other end of the extrusion holds a positioning stage build with a manual macro rail and alligator clip helping hands. The StackShot rail fires the camera shutter, steps the camera forward at a set number of microns, and repeats the process until reaching your preset end point. I've made a few tweaks since these shots, but this is close to my current setup (more details on flickr):





My general workflow consists of previewing and processing in Lightroom and finishing off in Photoshop if needed. My usual Lightroom adjustments are basic tone/presence tweaks, sharpening (with masking), and noise reduction if needed.

 

[Severum]

Here are a few shots from a recent trip through the Channeled Scablands and Palouse of eastern Washington.


Paraglider above Steptoe Butte (EF 70-200mm f/2.8L IS II)


Palouse Hills from Steptoe Butte (EF 70-200mm f/2.8L IS II)


Canola Field (EF-S 10-22mm f/3.5-4.5)


Barn from Kamiak Butte (EF 600mm f/4L IS II + 1.4x III)


Lower Granite Lock and Dam and Snake River at night (178s exposure with EF-S 17-55mm f/2.8 IS)


American White Pelican above the Snake River (EF 600mm f/4L IS II + 1.4x III)


Yellow-bellied marmot with Palouse Falls reflected in his eye (EF 600mm f/4L IS II + 1.4x III)


Yellow-bellied marmot at Palouse Falls (EF 600mm f/4L IS II + 1.4x III)


House Finch stopping to smell the flowers at Palouse Falls (EF 600mm f/4L IS II + 1.4x III)


Palouse Falls (90s exposure with EF-S 10-22mm f/3.5-4.5 + Lee Big Stopper)

 

[Severum]

since i'm new, ill toss up a few from earlier in the year.

I dont have too much new stuff since i've been shooting 90% film lately, and tend to let my film sit for a couple weeks/months before developing.

currently shooting with a Fuji X-E1 / Canon P Rangefinder
most of my older pics are with a Nikon D700 kit / Nikon FA

Nice shots and quite brand agnostic kit. I think I'd go broke if I was shooting film.

Welcome to the photo threads and forum.

 

[Brennan77]

The Palouse Hills one is incredible. And your setup looks like it belongs on a Ghost Busters set.

Anyway, I'm not a pro like you guys but I invested in this NEX and a 50mm 1.8f fixed lens so I want to at least get some decent shots.

I took this at a wine tasting I helped host. It was the perfect opportunity to try this lens because it was dimly lit and not a good situation for any kind of flash.

This wine was the bomb.
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/94644522@N07/8893881707/" title="DSC02345 by Brennan77, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5350/8893881707_315e355c37_b.jpg" width="696" height="1024" alt="DSC02345"></a>

 

[boutte]

Good, otherwise you would win every competition! (FYI, Severum takes sick macro photos and ain't too shabby with landscapes either)

I think this is an excellent idea for a thread.....a "go to" place for pictures and advice. This thread will be invaluable to us amateurs!!!

One request I would make to the heavy hitter photo posters would be to include the shooting info with the picture. It helps amateur guys like myself get an idea of how the picture was captured.

Severum makes a lot of us feel inadequate but Cjjr would give anybody a run for his money.

Wow just saw Severum's last post. Magnificent! (My big word for the day.) Do you do photography for a living Severum?

 

[Taurus]

Here are a few shots from a recent trip through the Channeled Scablands and Palouse of eastern Washington.


Paraglider above Steptoe Butte (EF 70-200mm f/2.8L IS II)


Palouse Hills from Steptoe Butte (EF 70-200mm f/2.8L IS II)


Canola Field (EF-S 10-22mm f/3.5-4.5)


Barn from Kamiak Butte (EF 600mm f/4L IS II + 1.4x III)


Lower Granite Lock and Dam and Snake River at night (178s exposure with EF-S 17-55mm f/2.8 IS)


American White Pelican above the Snake River (EF 600mm f/4L IS II + 1.4x III)


Yellow-bellied marmot with Palouse Falls reflected in his eye (EF 600mm f/4L IS II + 1.4x III)


Yellow-bellied marmot at Palouse Falls (EF 600mm f/4L IS II + 1.4x III)


House Finch stopping to smell the flowers at Palouse Falls (EF 600mm f/4L IS II + 1.4x III)


Palouse Falls (90s exposure with EF-S 10-22mm f/3.5-4.5 + Lee Big Stopper)

These bring me back. I went to WSU and grew up in that area. I caught a nice smallmouth bass at almost the exact spot you were standing to take that shot of Lower Granite Dam.

 

[boutte]

Somebody here (don't remember who) asked how to take an element out of one picture and put it in another. I made this little presentation and thought some of you might like it. This is using Gimp but it translates pretty well to Photoshop.

continued.....

 

[boutte]

Hope that isn't too confusing.

P.S. My typing sucks so hopefully you can guess what the missing words in the tutorial are.

 

[OutlawSaint]

I like the idea instead of monthly threads. Hopefully when it gets longer that people realize that newer pics are towards the end. Sometimes it seems that longer threads tend to die out for some reason. We need a designated bumper lol.

 

[boutte]

I like the idea instead of monthly threads. Hopefully when it gets longer that people realize that newer pics are towards the end. Sometimes it seems that longer threads tend to die out for some reason. We need a designated bumper lol.

I nominate Cjjr and Severum. Anytime we can get them to post something it's a good thing

 

[Hopeless]

Nice shots and quite brand agnostic kit. I think I'd go broke if I was shooting film.

Welcome to the photo threads and forum.

thanks for the welcome.

brand agnostic hm, haha...

It's funny because i used to be completely opposite

i basically built an entire nikon kit, then randomly decided i wanted a point and shoot.

it had to be tailored to manual shooting (no surfing menus for S/S, Aperture, ISO, etc)... which led to me dancing around on Fuji's x100 for a while (LOVE the soul and ergo of that camera) before deciding to grab the x-e1 for lens options (the x100 is 35mm fixed only and im more of a 50mm shooter). settled in and purchased the x-e1 with fuji's 35 1.4.

It quickly phased out the nikon as my go to camera for a lot of things. so the D700 went to craigslist.

basically did the same thing with rangefinders, but since I didnt want to drop 1-2k on a 40 year old film body and another 1-3k on a single lens for the pure reason of experimenting, leica was out of the question, and canon's P model fit perfect.

shortly after the FA and all it's glass followed the d700 to craigslist.

they may not be the flagship options, but i love both cameras.

theres something neat about running a full manual rangefinder from the 50's, so its been my main shooter for the past 2-3 months... one thing i need to get is a good meter, as this camera doesnt have one. been using mostly sunny/16 rule to expose hahaha.

well that got long quick, sorry for the text-wall