Digital Camera pic of the day (1 Viewer)

[snogger]

A couple more from the weekend to end the day:

Evening Glass

Love it.

A couple more from the weekend to end the day:

Evening Glass

Beautiful shot

Thanks guys!

 

[jdoggydogg]

A couple more from the weekend to end the day:

Evening Glass

Nice! A little selective color adjustment brought out that green a lot.

 

[snogger]

A couple more from the weekend to end the day:

Evening Glass

Nice! A little selective color adjustment brought out that green a lot.

nice idea thanks.... Someday I'll get my "post shot" editing working.

 

[FatMax]

Here is one I took last summer in the late hours of a 110 degree day in Northern California. I f'n hate the power lines in the shot, but I was running out of time when I took it.

http://img266.imageshack.us/img266/7752/img0329cg7.jpg

Question for the digital guys ... This is the sort of thing I really liked doing and did a lot of with my old SLR. I have sort of fell out of it lately since all I have is a Canon A95 (same camera I took this with), and I don't have a lot of pre-shot control. Would a digital SLR be something that would help? Also, what sort of things do you look for to "balance" the photo? I know I need some practice, but I would really like to get into this again. You guys have inspired me. There are a lot of amazing photos here.

ETA, I like to play mostly with angles and contrast if that helps. I think I have a decent eye for it.

 

[jdoggydogg]

Here is one I took last summer in the late hours of a 110 degree day in Northern California. I f'n hate the power lines in the shot, but I was running out of time when I took it.

http://img266.imageshack.us/img266/7752/img0329cg7.jpg

Question for the digital guys ... This is the sort of thing I really liked doing and did a lot of with my old SLR. I have sort of fell out of it lately since all I have is a Canon A95 (same camera I took this with), and I don't have a lot of pre-shot control. Would a digital SLR be something that would help? Also, what sort of things do you look for to "balance" the photo? I know I need some practice, but I would really like to get into this again. You guys have inspired me. There are a lot of amazing photos here.

ETA, I like to play mostly with angles and contrast if that helps. I think I have a decent eye for it.

A lot of point-and-shoots have exposure controls. That would help brind out the detail in those shadows, I assume.

 

[FatMax]

Here is one I took last summer in the late hours of a 110 degree day in Northern California. I f'n hate the power lines in the shot, but I was running out of time when I took it.

http://img266.imageshack.us/img266/7752/img0329cg7.jpg

Question for the digital guys ... This is the sort of thing I really liked doing and did a lot of with my old SLR. I have sort of fell out of it lately since all I have is a Canon A95 (same camera I took this with), and I don't have a lot of pre-shot control. Would a digital SLR be something that would help? Also, what sort of things do you look for to "balance" the photo? I know I need some practice, but I would really like to get into this again. You guys have inspired me. There are a lot of amazing photos here.

ETA, I like to play mostly with angles and contrast if that helps. I think I have a decent eye for it.

A lot of point-and-shoots have exposure controls. That would help brind out the detail in those shadows, I assume.

Yeah, mine has some, but not a lot. As for the shadows, do you think detail there is a good thing? I have no clue.

 

[jdoggydogg]

Here is one I took last summer in the late hours of a 110 degree day in Northern California. I f'n hate the power lines in the shot, but I was running out of time when I took it.

http://img266.imageshack.us/img266/7752/img0329cg7.jpg

Question for the digital guys ... This is the sort of thing I really liked doing and did a lot of with my old SLR. I have sort of fell out of it lately since all I have is a Canon A95 (same camera I took this with), and I don't have a lot of pre-shot control. Would a digital SLR be something that would help? Also, what sort of things do you look for to "balance" the photo? I know I need some practice, but I would really like to get into this again. You guys have inspired me. There are a lot of amazing photos here.

ETA, I like to play mostly with angles and contrast if that helps. I think I have a decent eye for it.

A lot of point-and-shoots have exposure controls. That would help brind out the detail in those shadows, I assume.

Yeah, mine has some, but not a lot. As for the shadows, do you think detail there is a good thing? I have no clue.

I would certainly say that the shadows work as a stark contrast to the light. If you look at this edit, bringing out those shadows hurts the composition. Whereas this edit darkens the shadows even further and makes the shadows a little more dramatic.

 

[FatMax]

Here is one I took last summer in the late hours of a 110 degree day in Northern California. I f'n hate the power lines in the shot, but I was running out of time when I took it.

http://img266.imageshack.us/img266/7752/img0329cg7.jpg

Question for the digital guys ... This is the sort of thing I really liked doing and did a lot of with my old SLR. I have sort of fell out of it lately since all I have is a Canon A95 (same camera I took this with), and I don't have a lot of pre-shot control. Would a digital SLR be something that would help? Also, what sort of things do you look for to "balance" the photo? I know I need some practice, but I would really like to get into this again. You guys have inspired me. There are a lot of amazing photos here.

ETA, I like to play mostly with angles and contrast if that helps. I think I have a decent eye for it.

A lot of point-and-shoots have exposure controls. That would help brind out the detail in those shadows, I assume.

Yeah, mine has some, but not a lot. As for the shadows, do you think detail there is a good thing? I have no clue.

I would certainly say that the shadows work as a stark contrast to the light. If you look at this edit, bringing out those shadows hurts the composition. Whereas this edit darkens the shadows even further and makes the shadows a little more dramatic.

Yeah, the shadow detail doesn't look very good at all, mainly because it isn't a good subject or well framed. When I took it, it was under the assumption that most of the detail would be gone from the foreground.

 

[jdoggydogg]

Here is one I took last summer in the late hours of a 110 degree day in Northern California. I f'n hate the power lines in the shot, but I was running out of time when I took it.

http://img266.imageshack.us/img266/7752/img0329cg7.jpg

Question for the digital guys ... This is the sort of thing I really liked doing and did a lot of with my old SLR. I have sort of fell out of it lately since all I have is a Canon A95 (same camera I took this with), and I don't have a lot of pre-shot control. Would a digital SLR be something that would help? Also, what sort of things do you look for to "balance" the photo? I know I need some practice, but I would really like to get into this again. You guys have inspired me. There are a lot of amazing photos here.

ETA, I like to play mostly with angles and contrast if that helps. I think I have a decent eye for it.

A lot of point-and-shoots have exposure controls. That would help brind out the detail in those shadows, I assume.

Yeah, mine has some, but not a lot. As for the shadows, do you think detail there is a good thing? I have no clue.

I would certainly say that the shadows work as a stark contrast to the light. If you look at this edit, bringing out those shadows hurts the composition. Whereas this edit darkens the shadows even further and makes the shadows a little more dramatic.

Yeah, the shadow detail doesn't look very good at all, mainly because it isn't a good subject or well framed. When I took it, it was under the assumption that most of the detail would be gone from the foreground.

I love the photo. The only nitpicky comment I have would be to try to position the camera in such a way that the wires above don't enter the frame.

 

[FatMax]

Here is one I took last summer in the late hours of a 110 degree day in Northern California. I f'n hate the power lines in the shot, but I was running out of time when I took it.

http://img266.imageshack.us/img266/7752/img0329cg7.jpg

Question for the digital guys ... This is the sort of thing I really liked doing and did a lot of with my old SLR. I have sort of fell out of it lately since all I have is a Canon A95 (same camera I took this with), and I don't have a lot of pre-shot control. Would a digital SLR be something that would help? Also, what sort of things do you look for to "balance" the photo? I know I need some practice, but I would really like to get into this again. You guys have inspired me. There are a lot of amazing photos here.

ETA, I like to play mostly with angles and contrast if that helps. I think I have a decent eye for it.

A lot of point-and-shoots have exposure controls. That would help brind out the detail in those shadows, I assume.

Yeah, mine has some, but not a lot. As for the shadows, do you think detail there is a good thing? I have no clue.

I would certainly say that the shadows work as a stark contrast to the light. If you look at this edit, bringing out those shadows hurts the composition. Whereas this edit darkens the shadows even further and makes the shadows a little more dramatic.

Yeah, the shadow detail doesn't look very good at all, mainly because it isn't a good subject or well framed. When I took it, it was under the assumption that most of the detail would be gone from the foreground.

I love the photo. The only nitpicky comment I have would be to try to position the camera in such a way that the wires above don't enter the frame.

Yeah, those wire are ugly as hell. In all honesty, I didn't see them until I downloaded the photos to my computer. That's a crappy surprise. I need to pay a little more attention to my surroundings. At the time, I was hurrying too much. I got to the spot about ten minutes too late and was trying to get as many photos as I could before I lost the light.Oh, and thanks for the compliment.

 

[jdoggydogg]

Here is one I took last summer in the late hours of a 110 degree day in Northern California. I f'n hate the power lines in the shot, but I was running out of time when I took it.

http://img266.imageshack.us/img266/7752/img0329cg7.jpg

Question for the digital guys ... This is the sort of thing I really liked doing and did a lot of with my old SLR. I have sort of fell out of it lately since all I have is a Canon A95 (same camera I took this with), and I don't have a lot of pre-shot control. Would a digital SLR be something that would help? Also, what sort of things do you look for to "balance" the photo? I know I need some practice, but I would really like to get into this again. You guys have inspired me. There are a lot of amazing photos here.

ETA, I like to play mostly with angles and contrast if that helps. I think I have a decent eye for it.

A lot of point-and-shoots have exposure controls. That would help brind out the detail in those shadows, I assume.

Yeah, mine has some, but not a lot. As for the shadows, do you think detail there is a good thing? I have no clue.

I would certainly say that the shadows work as a stark contrast to the light. If you look at this edit, bringing out those shadows hurts the composition. Whereas this edit darkens the shadows even further and makes the shadows a little more dramatic.

Yeah, the shadow detail doesn't look very good at all, mainly because it isn't a good subject or well framed. When I took it, it was under the assumption that most of the detail would be gone from the foreground.

I love the photo. The only nitpicky comment I have would be to try to position the camera in such a way that the wires above don't enter the frame.

Yeah, those wire are ugly as hell. In all honesty, I didn't see them until I downloaded the photos to my computer. That's a crappy surprise. I need to pay a little more attention to my surroundings. At the time, I was hurrying too much. I got to the spot about ten minutes too late and was trying to get as many photos as I could before I lost the light.Oh, and thanks for the compliment.

No problem. Get to work on PhotoShop and you can eliminate those electrical lines

 

[FatMax]

I don't currently own any photo editing software, other than what came with the camera.

 

[Walter Slovotsky]

Here is a angle shot for catus :

Upward

I do have a question for those in the know.. Look at that shot above and compare it to this shot which was taken 40 minutes later.

Polarizer Lens is on in this shot.

Wondering what I would need to do while shooting with the polarizer to "brighten" it up a bit.

I like the sky, but IMO the barn came out to dark.

I suppose I could use software to select just the barn and work on the gamma/brightness/contrast.

But wondering if there is a certain aperture/shutter speed I should use.

Maybe I should use bracketing and see what different exposure settings look like??

TIA

A graduated ND filter would probably help the most with this particular problem. If you expose for the barn, you will likely get a blown out sky. If you expose for the sky, you get an underexposed sky.

 

[cactus]

Well all this talk about cameras today inspired me to step out into the heat and shoot a little.

I strolled down Van Buren Street here in downtown Phoenix, walked about twenty blocks total.

Here's my photo set of the day.

 

[jdoggydogg]

Well all this talk about cameras today inspired me to step out into the heat and shoot a little.

I strolled down Van Buren Street here in downtown Phoenix, walked about twenty blocks total.

Here's my photo set of the day.

I love Yellow wall!

 

[Walter Slovotsky]

Well all this talk about cameras today inspired me to step out into the heat and shoot a little.

I strolled down Van Buren Street here in downtown Phoenix, walked about twenty blocks total.

Here's my photo set of the day.

Nice urban photography. I particularly liked Masa (I think it is the shoes). Great snap.

 

[FatMax]

Well all this talk about cameras today inspired me to step out into the heat and shoot a little.

I strolled down Van Buren Street here in downtown Phoenix, walked about twenty blocks total.

Here's my photo set of the day.

Nice. What lens did you use on the photo with the trash on the ground and the sign in the background?

 

[cactus]

Well all this talk about cameras today inspired me to step out into the heat and shoot a little.

I strolled down Van Buren Street here in downtown Phoenix, walked about twenty blocks total.

Here's my photo set of the day.

Nice. What lens did you use on the photo with the trash on the ground and the sign in the background?

thanks.Nikkor 18-70

 

[FatMax]

Well all this talk about cameras today inspired me to step out into the heat and shoot a little.

I strolled down Van Buren Street here in downtown Phoenix, walked about twenty blocks total.

Here's my photo set of the day.

Nice. What lens did you use on the photo with the trash on the ground and the sign in the background?

thanks.Nikkor 18-70

OK, pardon the reaaaaaaallllllly ignorant question. You're talking a 18mm-70mm zoom, right? If so, are the mm conversions the same as they are with a 35mm film SLR? (IRC, 50mm was about "normal view" - meaning not wide and not zoom).

 

[cactus]

Well all this talk about cameras today inspired me to step out into the heat and shoot a little.

I strolled down Van Buren Street here in downtown Phoenix, walked about twenty blocks total.

Here's my photo set of the day.

Nice. What lens did you use on the photo with the trash on the ground and the sign in the background?

thanks.Nikkor 18-70

OK, pardon the reaaaaaaallllllly ignorant question. You're talking a 18mm-70mm zoom, right? If so, are the mm conversions the same as they are with a 35mm film SLR? (IRC, 50mm was about "normal view" - meaning not wide and not zoom).

yes, 18-70mm zoom lens - and I honestly don't know the answer to your question.

 

[Drifter]

Well all this talk about cameras today inspired me to step out into the heat and shoot a little.

I strolled down Van Buren Street here in downtown Phoenix, walked about twenty blocks total.

Here's my photo set of the day.

Nice. What lens did you use on the photo with the trash on the ground and the sign in the background?

thanks.Nikkor 18-70

OK, pardon the reaaaaaaallllllly ignorant question. You're talking a 18mm-70mm zoom, right? If so, are the mm conversions the same as they are with a 35mm film SLR? (IRC, 50mm was about "normal view" - meaning not wide and not zoom).

yes, 18-70mm zoom lens - and I honestly don't know the answer to your question.

DX lenses MM are 75% of a normal SLR lens. So a 35mm DX lens = ~52.5mm on a non-DX lens

 

[snogger]

This is actually from last Labor Day, but for some reason I never uploaded to Flickr or shared it here so:

Camp Fire

 

[snogger]

Invaded

Larger Version

 

[jdoggydogg]

Shot some pics at the classic car show this weekend:

Bel Air

Bel Air Interior

GTO

Rim

I don't find a bunch of full size shots of cars that interesting, so I tried to get some decent angles...

 

[snogger]

Shot some pics at the classic car show this weekend:

Bel Air

Bel Air Interior

GTO

Rim

I don't find a bunch of full size shots of cars that interesting, so I tried to get some decent angles...

Like the reflection in the first one.I'm looking forward to my towns Classic Car show in July.

 

[jdoggydogg]

Shot some pics at the classic car show this weekend:

Bel Air

Bel Air Interior

GTO

Rim

I don't find a bunch of full size shots of cars that interesting, so I tried to get some decent angles...

Like the reflection in the first one.I'm looking forward to my towns Classic Car show in July.

I wish I had brought my tripod. Would have captured better motion shots.

 

[scottybo]

Daydreaming

 

[Gamblor]

Whats a good site to throw some pics and small videos up for friends and family to see? Dont really want a "public" site, but dont necessarily need to give out logins and passwords. Just something that wouldnt be easy to come across unless you had the URL. Is photobucket the main one out there, or are there better ones?

 

[TimeWellWasted]

Whats a good site to throw some pics and small videos up for friends and family to see? Dont really want a "public" site, but dont necessarily need to give out logins and passwords. Just something that wouldnt be easy to come across unless you had the URL. Is photobucket the main one out there, or are there better ones?

I use tinypic myself.

 

[Gamblor]

Whats a good site to throw some pics and small videos up for friends and family to see? Dont really want a "public" site, but dont necessarily need to give out logins and passwords. Just something that wouldnt be easy to come across unless you had the URL. Is photobucket the main one out there, or are there better ones?

I use tinypic myself.

Im thinking of more of an online album that I can update, remove pics from etc... has anyone used smugmug?

 

[TimeWellWasted]

Whats a good site to throw some pics and small videos up for friends and family to see? Dont really want a "public" site, but dont necessarily need to give out logins and passwords. Just something that wouldnt be easy to come across unless you had the URL. Is photobucket the main one out there, or are there better ones?

I use tinypic myself.

Im thinking of more of an online album that I can update, remove pics from etc... has anyone used smugmug?

oh, sorry.....how about flickr?

 

[Gamblor]

Whats a good site to throw some pics and small videos up for friends and family to see? Dont really want a "public" site, but dont necessarily need to give out logins and passwords. Just something that wouldnt be easy to come across unless you had the URL. Is photobucket the main one out there, or are there better ones?

I use tinypic myself.

Im thinking of more of an online album that I can update, remove pics from etc... has anyone used smugmug?

oh, sorry.....how about flickr?

flickr doesnt allow video (that I know of). Has anyone used picasa's web albums?

 

[snogger]

Not sure which one I like best so you all get a double shot:

Serious Marty

Happy Marty

 

[snogger]

Anyone Hungry??

 

[cactus]

Whats a good site to throw some pics and small videos up for friends and family to see? Dont really want a "public" site, but dont necessarily need to give out logins and passwords. Just something that wouldnt be easy to come across unless you had the URL. Is photobucket the main one out there, or are there better ones?

I use tinypic myself.

Im thinking of more of an online album that I can update, remove pics from etc... has anyone used smugmug?

oh, sorry.....how about flickr?

flickr doesnt allow video (that I know of). Has anyone used picasa's web albums?

As of today, Blogger allows you to post videos. I've been using it for years to post my photos, today I posted my first video and it was very easy to do. You can also go into permissions and specify exactly who can view and edit the blog.

Check out my sig for an example.

 

[JuniorNB]

Just purchased my first "ggod" camera. Suddenly, I'm interested in this thread.

 

[snogger]

Just purchased my first "ggod" camera. Suddenly, I'm interested in this thread.

hmmmm.. Consider my interest peaked.. just what is this "ggod" camera you speak of?? God Like ?

 

[JuniorNB]

Just purchased my first "ggod" camera. Suddenly, I'm interested in this thread.

hmmmm.. Consider my interest peaked.. just what is this "ggod" camera you speak of?? God Like ?

No, that's just the result of my horrible typing.My camera isn't that great. But it's great, for me. I've always bought the $150 point and shoot pocket cameras.Last week, I purchased a Sony DSC-H9. It is 8.1 megapixels and has a 15X zoom and some awesome fast shutter speeds. My daughter plays sports and I needed a camera with some manual settings in order to get action shots.

 

[snogger]

Just purchased my first "ggod" camera. Suddenly, I'm interested in this thread.

hmmmm.. Consider my interest peaked.. just what is this "ggod" camera you speak of?? God Like :IBTL: ?

No, that's just the result of my horrible typing.My camera isn't that great. But it's great, for me. I've always bought the $150 point and shoot pocket cameras.Last week, I purchased a Sony DSC-H9. It is 8.1 megapixels and has a 15X zoom and some awesome fast shutter speeds. My daughter plays sports and I needed a camera with some manual settings in order to get action shots.

Looking forward to seeing some of your new shots.

 

[snogger]

Setting Pine

 

[orcinus]

A few from this past weekend ...

Hook, Line & Sinker

Just a bit late

With Leather

 

[GamerBoy61]

A few from this past weekend ...

With Leather

I like the angle for that shot. How close to the ground was the camera??

 

[orcinus]

Thanks.

The camera was three feet or so off the ground. I was shooting from a knee somewhere between the dugout and on-deck circle.

 

[JuniorNB]

Here are a few attempts at some action shots this week. Keep in mind that I just got the camera and need to learn a lot about shutter speed.aperture, ect.

Any tips from the exerts is much welcomed.

My daughter doing her Mia Hamm impression

My nephew doing a flip off our deck.

The botton one is too bright, with the white fence and house in the background. I need to learn how to make adjustments for that.

 

[Parmcat]

Here are a few attempts at some action shots this week. Keep in mind that I just got the camera and need to learn a lot about shutter speed.aperture, ect.

Any tips from the exerts is much welcomed.

My daughter doing her Mia Hamm impression

My nephew doing a flip off our deck.

The botton one is too bright, with the white fence and house in the background. I need to learn how to make adjustments for that.

The bottom one really likes like you have a white balance problem. Are you set to one of the "creative" modes? If so, switch it to auto, and see if it is any better.

 

[Twilight]

Finally posting in this thread. I bought my Rebel XT last year, and used it as a glorified Point and Shoot on my road trip last year.

This year, after buying the 17-85mm IS lens and a Circular polarizer, I'm much happier with my pics.

Some of the best so far on the trip I'm now on. None have been shopped.

The Tuolomne Meadows section of Yosemite

This kinda shot is easy with the Polarizer

Red Canyon

Calf Creek Falls

 

[JuniorNB]

Here are a few attempts at some action shots this week. Keep in mind that I just got the camera and need to learn a lot about shutter speed.aperture, ect.

Any tips from the exerts is much welcomed.

My daughter doing her Mia Hamm impression

My nephew doing a flip off our deck.

The botton one is too bright, with the white fence and house in the background. I need to learn how to make adjustments for that.

The bottom one really likes like you have a white balance problem. Are you set to one of the "creative" modes? If so, switch it to auto, and see if it is any better.

Yeah, I haven't figured out the white balance yet. If I set it to auto, the lighting seems better, but the shutter speed is only 30. It's great for poses, but you can forget getting any action shots. In order to get his "flip", I needed a faster shutter speed. Like I said, I've never shot in anything other than auto in my entire life. It's going to take awhile, I'm afraid.

 

[snogger]

Finally posting in this thread. I bought my Rebel XT last year, and used it as a glorified Point and Shoot on my road trip last year.

This year, after buying the 17-85mm IS lens and a Circular polarizer, I'm much happier with my pics.

Some of the best so far on the trip I'm now on. None have been shopped.

The Tuolomne Meadows section of Yosemite

Nice

 

[snogger]

A couple rises from the weekend...

Click the "all Size" button while viewing to see larger versions:

Rays and Shadows

Reaching

 

[Parmcat]

Here are a few attempts at some action shots this week. Keep in mind that I just got the camera and need to learn a lot about shutter speed.aperture, ect.

Any tips from the exerts is much welcomed.

My daughter doing her Mia Hamm impression

My nephew doing a flip off our deck.

The botton one is too bright, with the white fence and house in the background. I need to learn how to make adjustments for that.

The bottom one really likes like you have a white balance problem. Are you set to one of the "creative" modes? If so, switch it to auto, and see if it is any better.

Yeah, I haven't figured out the white balance yet. If I set it to auto, the lighting seems better, but the shutter speed is only 30. It's great for poses, but you can forget getting any action shots. In order to get his "flip", I needed a faster shutter speed. Like I said, I've never shot in anything other than auto in my entire life. It's going to take awhile, I'm afraid.

White balance has NO correlation to shutter speed. You need to set your iso/and apature to get the shutter correct. White balance is exactly that...it nails the colours correctly. I always shoot mine on auto, unless I am using my lightbox, where I had to set a custom one.