Photo-Graphy, it's pretty neat. (NSF56k)

Chimera

Chimera

I have more, but I am to lazy feeling right now to edit them.

#pipe

We're interviewing for my replacement at work before I head off to Canada in a couple months

and we're hoping for someone who's a good designer and at least proficient enough with a camera to do what I do, which is not very complicated.

The two people we're probably going to choose from both have degrees in design AND photography, but neither of them own a DSLR. They're both like "Oh I'm more used to shooting with a Digital Point and Shoot, I haven't really used an SLR since college"

When the first guy said it I was a little surprised. When the second said it I was shocked.

DisruptedCapitalist

kids these days...

Chimera

...and this is why you should hire me!

Chimera

SHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHRRRRRRRRRRR....... BOOM CRACK POW BAM SHHHHHHAW BLAM BOOM!

Fireworks over Tulsa, OK








....And here is a junk shot I took before framing the skyline up properly.



Shot with my T2i and my 55-250 Canon lens.

Sheri

I miss concert photography.

Chimera

Wow! Those are AMAZING!

Sheri

Thanks! :oops:

Aneurhythmia

Those are some well-taken shots of the worst thing ever...

Sheri

A Bon Jovi tribute band?

Aneurhythmia

Yes. That Slippery When Wet one, right?

Sheri

Yes

They're quite good

DisruptedCapitalist

I'll throw in the praise Sheri. You're really good at making bad subjects look good. ;-)

beauVSII

Been trying to take some long exposure shots of the stars, had a clear night out but it's just not working, I've only got basic gear:

*Cannon 600D
*EF-S 18-55m f 3.5-5.6 IS II Lens
*EF-S 55-200mm f 4 -5.6 IS Lens
*Tripod
*Remote

I'm very new to the game, i was shooting in bulb mode, ISO 100, Apeture 5.6, Manual Focus..With both the lenses i could just make out the stars even though they were bright to the visible eye and when i took the shot i got pitch black, Are these lenses too poor for shooting stars or was i using incorrect settings?

Artreus

How long is the exposure?

Chimera

beauVSII wrote: »

Been trying to take some long exposure shots of the stars, had a clear night out but it's just not working, I've only got basic gear:

*Cannon 600D
*EF-S 18-55m f 3.5-5.6 IS II Lens
*EF-S 55-200mm f 4 -5.6 IS Lens
*Tripod
*Remote

I'm very new to the game, i was shooting in bulb mode, ISO 100, Apeture 5.6, Manual Focus..With both the lenses i could just make out the stars even though they were bright to the visible eye and when i took the shot i got pitch black, Are these lenses too poor for shooting stars or was i using incorrect settings?

What is your goal, are you shooting for star trails or just a stand alone shot?

Most likely your issue is that you are either to close to light pollution, or you need to leave your shutter open longer.

Chimera

You may also try bumping up the ISO but going to high will make the image noisy.

Chimera

Home, sweet home.

#pipe

Yeah, noise sucks, but you want to be in an area with low enough light pollution that you can't make out much noise because of all the damn stars.

A friend of mine is an amateur astrophotographer (for a day job, he's a heart surgeon). Here are a couple of his with tech details below:

60 sec exposure with a Canon 5DmkII and 17-40 mm f/4L at 17 mm, f/4, ISO 6400 using a fixed tripod.

Panorama stitched using Photoshop, consisting of five panels: each taken with a Canon 5DmkII and 14 mm f/2.8L II at 30 sec, f/2.8, ISO 3200 on a fixed tripod

And a bonus shot from his wicked telescope and equatorial mount

Donovan Puppyfucker

EOS D60, good camera for a newbie enthusiast? This person took photography class in highschool, but is far from 'expert'...

Flay

#pipe wrote: »

Wow, what is that?

#pipe

That is M104, the Sombrero Galaxy

Chimera

Btw, I forgot to mention that the photo I posted above of the Tulsa skyline is an HDR image. To give you an example of what the HDR image looks like when compared to a single shot long exposure I have made a comparison of both an HDR image I took last night and just a single long exposure bellow. Tell me which of the two you prefer.



This was shot with my Canon T2i and my Canon 55-250 lens. If memory serves me right, the long exposure was shot at 100 ISO for 1:20 at F22. To see where I took this shot, check out my tumbler. I had to tread out into the middle of the river to get this shot which felt pretty good since the weather has been so hot out here.

Tumbler link here: http://0-chimera-0.tumblr.com/

Brolo

I like the contrast on the non-HDR one a lot more.

Chimera

Yeah me too, I am still new to HDR imagery and so I am am still working on getting my settings right when creating it with Photoshop.

Artreus

yeah I really prefer the non-HDR version a lot.

That does not seem to be a scene that would lend itself to it much.

I still haven't tried more than a few really half-assed attempts at HDR yet

.... or even touched my camera in months

#pipe

Getting good HDR really means doing a shit load of playing around in photoshop. More than just adjusting the sliders.

MrMonroe

shouldn't someone just...

#pipe

I have been stuck in the blue "Dammit, I suck" trough for years

Sheri

Selling my 50mm to a friend who needs it

Haven't touched it in 2 years, this is probably the right decision. Plus I can always just buy it back if necessary (which it isn't. My 35 and 85 make it obsolete).

Still, it's a little bit emotional.

Heisenberg

Yeah I'm not a fan of 90% of HDR shots. The 10% that are done properly are fantastic, though.

Heisenberg

#pipe wrote: »

We're interviewing for my replacement at work before I head off to Canada in a couple months

and we're hoping for someone who's a good designer and at least proficient enough with a camera to do what I do, which is not very complicated.

The two people we're probably going to choose from both have degrees in design AND photography, but neither of them own a DSLR. They're both like "Oh I'm more used to shooting with a Digital Point and Shoot, I haven't really used an SLR since college"

When the first guy said it I was a little surprised. When the second said it I was shocked.

What the hell? Hire me. I'll travel. I have 5 years experience with DSLR's and own my own T2i with two lenses.

What's the job, out of curiosity?

#pipe

in house print designer/photographer for an importing company

designer first, photographer second, I'm afraid.

chromdom

#pipe wrote: »

in house print designer/photographer for an importing company

designer first, photographer second, I'm afraid.

#pipe, I am sending you a PM barely related to this.

Sheri

I want to photograph more concerts.

Like, now.

Donovan Puppyfucker

Heisenberg wrote: »

#pipe wrote: »

We're interviewing for my replacement at work before I head off to Canada in a couple months

and we're hoping for someone who's a good designer and at least proficient enough with a camera to do what I do, which is not very complicated.

The two people we're probably going to choose from both have degrees in design AND photography, but neither of them own a DSLR. They're both like "Oh I'm more used to shooting with a Digital Point and Shoot, I haven't really used an SLR since college"

When the first guy said it I was a little surprised. When the second said it I was shocked.

What the hell? Hire me. I'll travel. I have 5 years experience with DSLR's and own my own T2i with two lenses.

What's the job, out of curiosity?

I don't want to be a massive cunt (oops, that's probably unavoidable), but there are many thousands of people on Facebook who think that owning a Rebel with the two kit lenses makes them a pro photographer...

Hey, they've been taking photos since high school with their phone, that counts as experience, right?

Chimera

Sheri

Pretty!

Sheri

This is what I did today