Photography Thread

[medicRob]

Here are some of my photoshop projects:

(I didnt do the background in this one, I just used it to experiment with Bokeh, the rest is all original though, as well as the blurring)

(I made this one for a rocket launcher I put on my bike, the original version was 2D, had no character, and didnt have the circle around it or anything fancy. (The original image is the next one)

(This is the original logo that I made the above logo from)

 

[TransportJockey]

Like I said, not too good.. but it's fun either way.

 

[firetender]

Very nice pictures, I also couldnt dismiss the striking resemblance you have to a Mr Jim Ignatowski of Taxi fame.

Whereas Mr. Ignatowski went on to have fame, fortune, and recognition, I ended up here!

 

[rwik123]

A handfull of HDR thumbs (click for full size). NY and Edinburgh (Canon 40D & 7D)

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love the HDR.. i wish the canons could bracket a larger amount of exposures like nikons. do you change the exposure manually after the 3 bracketed ones?

 

[Scott33]

do you change the exposure manually after the 3 bracketed ones?

They are actually pseudo HDR, made from a single exposure and processed using Photomatix. I am not even converting from a RAW image, so clearly there is way more room for creativity if I was to read up on the processing a little more. I always seem to have way too much ghosting on the finished pics

 

[JPINFV]

When I have time, I like going up to the mountains to study. Nothing like a bottle of water, a camping chair, and no distractions to actually study.

 

[Zodiac]

I dabble in it. Too poor to afford a decent camera but here's what I'm able to get with my seven year old point and shoot.

Really though, churning stuff out in Photoshop is more my thing. I don't have any recent manipulations to show but here's some shoddy digital painting I did a while back when trying to hone my skills with different levels of translucency. http://a3.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/188810_1307074252981_1714303563_566018_5705838_n.jpg

 

[Hal9000]

Poor mycrofft, he's had the misfortune of inhabiting the same geospatial area as me, though not the same chronological one. I have hundreds of crappy photos from my unartistic crashings about, but I'll only photospam ones that aren't fantastically fugly. I do suck, but I enjoy photography for the memories. Since the photos aren't particularly enjoyable, I include little captions from my own memory/psychosis.

That's the Great Salt Lake.

That's the reason I don't take people pictures.

I love aviation, but I'm not interested in HEMS.

One of my old haunts.

It's a bridge. Nothing more.

A photo I like. Everyone hates it. It even has a rainbow!

Ronan at 10 o'clock.

Already described. One day I'll be eaten by a cat for my solitary wanderings.

I hate this place.

mvfr?

Generic, like me.

Another boring sunset.

Alone. Cold.

Contact Seattle Approach.

A mine.

Hiking alone in winter.

Utah.

Utah again.

Idaho. Near the US Sheep Experiment Station.

A year later, also near Dubois.

A dumb horse.

Foam near Lompoc, CA.

A light twin flying through this. WTF?

Standing the test of time.

Had 4 hours with my guest, give me a break.

Boring and ugly.

"How the West Was Won."

A rainbow.

Supernova, hold the champagne.

Near Paradise, Montana.

Thank God it's not a Cessna.

Being struck my a cosmic death ray...

A bright plasmoid.

My homies at Aero Union.

Near my land.

Prescott, AZ.

 

[Scott33]

Very nice...B)

 

[medicRob]

Very nice...B)

Scott, I am wanting to purchase a very high-end camera (My Budget is $5,000), what do you think of the Canon digital rebels for high end photography? Would you go with a digital rebel or stick with a nikon?

 

[rwik123]

Scott, I am wanting to purchase a very high-end camera (My Budget is $5,000), what do you think of the Canon digital rebels for high end photography? Would you go with a digital rebel or stick with a nikon?

Basically the whole behind selecting canon or nikon is which type of glass (lenses) you want to invest in. Like it or not, the camera body for me at least as a hired photographer for events, is not my focal point. A camera body will be obsolete in a year or so, but lenses are the real investment. I prefer canon glass so I went with canon. The rebels are descent cameras, especially the t2i. It's a steal at around 800. I decided to go with the 5D MK II because I required a full frame sensor. The 7D is a solid choice... Rugged, amazing AF system, and a very high FPS ratio. I wouldnt go into the MKIVs because you really don't need that much camera unless your going to the savanna and back or require the crazy fast frames per second. I recommend the 7D, and if you have 5 G to blow, invest in some fast (low aperture) glass.

 

[Scott33]

Totally agree with the above. The body is important but good glass can make all the difference. A 7D, or 5D mark II if you want to go wide, plus a nice L lens or two will easily suit your budget.

Have a nose around here for some more opinons...

http://photography-on-the.net/forum/

 

[rwik123]

Canon L glass = god.

The 50mm 1.2 is a beauty, with perfect bokeh. If you go canon, that's the one lens you must look into.

Also don't be tricked by the megapixel war. Now a days you'll see some ridiculously high MP ratings.. My own is 21 megapixels. Do I need them? Hell no. Unless your doing extreme cropping or extreme blowing up of pictures to huge sizes, the MPs don't matter. I still shoot with my 6 megapixel d70 and come out with superb images.

 

[TransportJockey]

My primary camera is an old D70 Nikon w/ a primary glass being my Nikkor 50mm F1.8 or the Nikkor 18-200mm... But I'm an oddball that I love Nikon glass

 

[medicRob]

Canon L glass = god.

The 50mm 1.2 is a beauty, with perfect bokeh. If you go canon, that's the one lens you must look into.

Also don't be tricked by the megapixel war. Now a days you'll see some ridiculously high MP ratings.. My own is 21 megapixels. Do I need them? Hell no. Unless your doing extreme cropping or extreme blowing up of pictures to huge sizes, the MPs don't matter. I still shoot with my 6 megapixel d70 and come out with superb images.

You guys love medicRob right??? If you really wanted to do something to help him, would you compile from your personal experience a list of lenses to get for a Canon under $5k?

 

[rwik123]

You guys love medicRob right??? If you really wanted to do something to help him, would you compile from your personal experience a list of lenses to get for a Canon under $5k?

Lenses that total 5K or with a body included?

Let me know your interests: macro, portrait, wide angle for landscape, telephoto ect

 

[Scott33]

It all depends what you will be using it for. If it is for action photography or wildlife, you would want something fast and long, if was scenic or portraits, you would benefit more from wide and full-frame. General use, anything in between and perhaps a nice prime like the afore-mentioned 50mm F/1.2.

Put in a search on the link I gave you and there will similar posts with the same questions. I would hate to steer you the wrong way, as I am very much an amateur.

 

[TransportJockey]

Bumping up. One of the things I HAVE done in the time I've been gone from the forum is photos and playing lightly in PS CS5... This is the first photo of a person that I've taken I've actually liked...

 

[TransportJockey]

Took this on the way home from TX. Excuse the dust spots. I'm now convinced that I need to send the lens in for repairs cause I think the dust is in the housing somehow.

 

[sirengirl]

my step-mom at her citizenship ceremony.

my gorgeous Brazilian friend