The *Official Photography Thread*

I was really happy to find a photography thread and have really enjoyed looking through everyone's photos! Maybe it'll inspire my to break out my D90 more often.

I developed an interest in photography when I was in middle school but never pursued any formal education in it. So after I graduated college I bought and read an entire textbook on photography and have tried developing my eye and skills by trial and error ever since. My favorite equipment is Nikon D90 with my 35mm f/1.8 AF-S, but I also use my 55-200mm quite often and I have a Pentax film SLR with a 50mm f/1.7 that I mess around with from time to time as well.

Here's a selection of some of my shots...

 

if anybody wants a new project

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JBSN7rmJ_GI&feature=plcp

 

Tried a panorama again.

 

I like your pano.

 

Thanks man, I need to get a better lens..Hopefully Christmas!

 

One quick tip for the next time you make a pano. Shoot the frames vertically (like a portrait) so the image is bigger like this:


Trop Panorama by Blue Moon Originals, on Flickr

 

Wow, that will be a huge help! Awesome picture, too. I couldn't figure out how to get them to be bigger.. Thanks a lot!

Here's one of tonight's sunset. Not much but I'm trying to figure out my manual settings better on the camera.

 

No problem, thank you

a quick comment on that photo. I would crop out some of that dead space at the bottom of the photo

 

What I don't understand is my 24-70 f2.8L doesn't have internal focusing... nice Canon quality there huh?

 

Nah, I think you are fine with what you got. Shoot in portrait mode and have at least 30% coverage from shot to shot. For a typical landscape pano, try shooting in two rows. The more shots you have, the better your pano will come out.

 

Sorry guys, haven't been around for a while. Remember when i was telling you about Calumet having my camera? well, yeah... they still have it. I'm now royally pissed off and i'm going to call every day until my camera comes back because i didn't have my camera for thanksgiving. This is awful service. FWIW I would never buy from them again, and i recommend everyone else doing the same.

 

Wow that blows

 

That really sucks Jake.

 

totally sux Jake... did you file with BBB?

should claim loss of business while they had your camera...

 

some snaps from Hong Kong
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Wondering if anyone has used an ipad to do some editing (jpeg/raw)?

 

Panda Jerk does

 

2, 3, 4 are my favorites

 

thank you. the B&Ws were my weakest(most unconfident PP'ed pieces). I'm slowly learning it

 

1, 2, and 4 are awesome.