The *Official Photography Thread*

Link bookmarked! I feel like I learned the basics(Aperature, shutter speed, iso etc.) but not advancing and grasping more than just the basics. Will have to take a read at this on my days off. Thanks!

 

Glad I could pass it along. If you've got the basics down then you'll definitely want to check out all the lessons after 9.

 

Question: Do you guys do the camera calibration in LR? Why?

Edit: Also, when you guys export RAW out of LR, what quality of JPEG do you create? Or do you export it directly to a smaller one for Flickr?

 

Here are some of my latest. Taken at the Three Sisters at the mouth of the of the Tongaporutu River in NZ. The 25 meter rock formations (Now only two) were spectacular. The trick is- to get to them you have to hit low tide and even then, I was almost waist deep in some of the water with all my camera equipment over my head. I wasnt aware until I got back that there were actual Maori petroglyphs carved into cave rock walls. That would have been cool to find.







Loved the reflection of the wet black sand and the clouds

 

A couple old pictures of mine as well as a couple new ones...



_DSC0007 by PcBuilder14, on Flickr


_DSC0038 by PcBuilder14, on Flickr


DSC_0003_01 by PcBuilder14, on Flickr


DSC_0006_01 by PcBuilder14, on Flickr

 

Nice shots gentlemen ^^^

 

Nice. I like whatever processing you did on this...maybe tone down the red in the zippers though.

What did you do to get this look?

Thanks

 

it's an HDR. so three shots merged into one in photomatix software.

 

Awesome, thank you! And phew! Got scared you were selling your truck for a second...

If I'm doing actual field work I just have binocs with a point and shoot because usually I don't want to carry much weight and if I fall into a cactus or a creek (both of which have happened before...) I don't want to worry about my expensive camera (the binocs are waterproof).

For just carrying it around if I'm not using it I have it in its case in my backpack.

For using it, I usually just have my camera strap on the camera body and then I almost always have a hand on the lens to support it. I was looking at the lens and didn't see anywhere to attach a separate strap, but I have the tripod mount attached to the lens and I just hold onto that, pretty much.

 

Along with the challenge here, a guy at work is doing a weekly challenge to keep him shooting. I joined his too, this week he drew "letters". I took this of my bumper.



IMG_7480 by tbrown6912, on Flickr


and also one that I didn't pick for the challenge this week.



IMG_7440_1_2_fused by tbrown6912, on Flickr

 

Wish I could have enter this in the blue challenge a few weeks ago

 

Nice! I like it! But is it just me or are the eyes a bit out of focus??

 

okay man.

here are the photos i used for that shot

The dark one:

ISO 1000 | 38mm | f9.0 | 0.3 seconds


IMG_8037.jpg by Monte Nickles Photos, on Flickr

The "normal" one:

ISO 1000 | 38mm | f9.0 | 1.3


IMG_8036.jpg by Monte Nickles Photos, on Flickr

over exposed:

ISO 1000 | 38mm | f9.0 | 5.0 sec


IMG_8038.jpg by Monte Nickles Photos, on Flickr


and the final using this plugin in LR


HDR Frankenstein4.jpg by Monte Nickles Photos, on Flickr

Enfuse Plugin here: http://www.photographers-toolbox.com/products/lrenfuse.php?sec=main

i did do a bit of final touches in LR when i reimported it. But not much. I really like how they turned out though. Can't wait to try some more HDR with it.

 

say whaaa?? i use both all the time..haha

speaking of which..im gonna get my 60D cleaned..it has seen a lot of abuse from trail dust/dirt and now shop dust/metal shavings/lord knows what else...any one know what that typically costs?

 

I'm straying away from using my lens cap now that I have the clear lens protector. But I always use my strap. Leave it around my neck when wheeling so I can just jump out of the truck and take pics.

 

Very cool, I would like to try this!

 

I checked out the LR/Enfuse plugin over the weekend. Pretty good results right out of the gate with the default settings! Is the preview option only available on the registered version?

 

Yeah just a bit . I'm still trying to figure all the settings on my T3i. Still pretty new at this since I just got it on the 1st.

 

Do you have the product page for one of those straps that mount to the tripod collar? I did a quick google search and didn't get much other than the lens cap straps.

You're crazy! I have the lens cap on everything whenever I'm not out shooting, but once I intend to use the camera the cap comes off until I'm done. I don't put it back on between shots, though. The straps are nice if you have something else that requires a hand (i.e. field notebook or binocs).

Thanks! So do you always have to use three photos or can you just use two? I guess I have to just check it out and play around with it!

 

Does anyone elses family or significant others try to pimp out their "skills"?? I ask because I have a co-worker with a Nikon 5100 and a few lenses, his wife is always telling people he will do photoshoots for them. I was just asked by a family member if I wanted to do a friend of their's wedding. That scares the crap out of me. You guys see my stuff, I dont think I am anywhere near being ready to take pictures for the most important day of someones life. Anyone else go through this?