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The [PHOTO THREAD] is too hot to keep one name!

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  • PheezerPheezer Registered User, ClubPA regular
    edited September 2007
    So what do you guys think of post-processing meant to mimic a film like appearance?

    This girl I have on my Lj friends list does this thing where she desaturates and shifts the colour balance a bit on her photos (street photography is her thing) and it gets them looking rather old, like film shot in the 70s or 80s.

    The thing is, a lot of her photos aren't that good. A lot of them are just very plain, but the post-processing adds this charm to them, almost a sort of irony to them. I dunno, I like the look but at the same time something bothers me about it

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  • anableanable North TexasRegistered User regular
    edited September 2007
    Superglue: from what little I can tell by thumbnails that don't want to expand for me, I like that dog shot a lot.

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  • americankgbamericankgb Registered User new member
    edited September 2007
    Took this on wednesday.


    mix_mosaic_sharp_small.jpg

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  • AldoAldo Hippo Hooray Registered User regular
    edited September 2007
    Hmm, my parents are looking into buying a Canon Eos 350d or 400d. We used to have a Canon Eos with 2 lenses, but it wasn't digital and we don't have the tools to develop the photos ourself, so we were dependent on the local shop. The old lenses are supposed to fit on the new Eos as well, so that should be neat.

    Anyway, now that the digital cameras are getting cheap we want to have a decent camera again. Is the Canon Eos a good camera? Is the the 400 worth the extra money?

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  • PheezerPheezer Registered User, ClubPA regular
    edited September 2007
    The 350 has a better UI and is virtually identical feature-wise.

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  • AldoAldo Hippo Hooray Registered User regular
    edited September 2007
    DrDizaster wrote: »
    The 350 has a better UI and is virtually identical feature-wise.
    Hmm, a intuitive UI is good, we're still discovering new things about our point&click camera simply because some shit is hidden under a few submenus or only work when you hold down a button for 5 seconds. That's so not intuitive.

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  • altmannaltmann Registered User regular
    edited September 2007
    yeah well,

    it ain't gonna get any EASIER when you go to the 350, but take the time to learn the UI. It's not hard, but there are quite a few options.

    Took me 6 months to find that you could shoot black and white under "color profiles".

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  • AldoAldo Hippo Hooray Registered User regular
    edited September 2007
    altmann wrote: »
    yeah well,

    it ain't gonna get any EASIER when you go to the 350, but take the time to learn the UI. It's not hard, but there are quite a few options.

    Took me 6 months to find that you could shoot black and white under "color profiles".
    It took me a year to understand how change focus when making a picture, you had to push the button in, but only a little and then adjust the red square on the screen with arrow buttons.

    Whoever made the Minolta Dimage f100 should be fired.

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  • Mr. FahrenheitMr. Fahrenheit Registered User regular
    edited September 2007
    I was wondering which of these photos, if any, is the strongest?

    A.)Library1.jpg


    B.)library2.jpg


    C.)library3.jpg


    D.)library4.jpg


    E.)Library5.jpg

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  • SheriSheri Resident Fluffer My Living RoomRegistered User regular
    edited September 2007
    Took this on wednesday.


    mix_mosaic_sharp_small.jpg

    Love this.

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  • PheezerPheezer Registered User, ClubPA regular
    edited September 2007
    altmann wrote: »
    yeah well,

    it ain't gonna get any EASIER when you go to the 350, but take the time to learn the UI. It's not hard, but there are quite a few options.

    Took me 6 months to find that you could shoot black and white under "color profiles".

    Yeah, thing is you're much better off shooting in colour and putting it into black and white during post production.

    The nice thing about the 350 over the 400 is that there's a separate LCD for your shot settings. Lower battery consumption and it's a nicer layout on the back of the camera.

    The 2 MP difference is negligible anyhow and if I recall correctly there's no real difference in the sensor or processor.

    If you get it though, make sure you get a deal on an additional lens or something, as it is outdated and you'll outgrow the kit lens quickly.

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  • AldoAldo Hippo Hooray Registered User regular
    edited September 2007
    None of them have something that stands out. They're just pictures of interiors/exteriors, not much more. The picture giving the best idea of what the building is like is picture D.

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  • AldoAldo Hippo Hooray Registered User regular
    edited September 2007
    DrDizaster wrote: »
    Yeah, thing is you're much better off shooting in colour and putting it into black and white during post production.

    The nice thing about the 350 over the 400 is that there's a separate LCD for your shot settings. Lower battery consumption and it's a nicer layout on the back of the camera.

    The 2 MP difference is negligible anyhow and if I recall correctly there's no real difference in the sensor or processor.

    If you get it though, make sure you get a deal on an additional lens or something, as it is outdated and you'll outgrow the kit lens quickly.
    We've got lenses from our old Canon (about 5/6 years old). It's not like we're shooting all that much, you know? o_O

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  • altmannaltmann Registered User regular
    edited September 2007
    Speaking of black & white, I just took these about 2 hours ago, at Colvin's mill in Northern Virginia. It's a working flour mill made in the late 1700s I believe.

    1460125224_3a2d222511_b.jpg


    1459264301_0744af4b53_b.jpg


    1459269121_c60a816aa3_b.jpg


    1460127540_5e819f1adb_b.jpg

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  • ProspicienceProspicience The Raven King DenvemoloradoRegistered User regular
    edited September 2007
    altmann wrote: »
    Speaking of black & white, I just took these about 2 hours ago, at Colvin's mill in Northern Virginia. It's a working flour mill made in the late 1700s I believe.

    1460125224_3a2d222511_b.jpg


    1459264301_0744af4b53_b.jpg


    1459269121_c60a816aa3_b.jpg


    1460127540_5e819f1adb_b.jpg

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  • PhonehandPhonehand Registered User regular
    edited September 2007
    That third one is cool

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  • QueenyJaQueenyJa Registered User new member
    edited September 2007
    Hi my name is Queen. I like taking pictures and i have been taking pictures for a year now. This is one of the pictures I took and hoping to post more with my new camera that I got, a Nikon D40.
    1462053072_3532eb245f_o.jpg[/U]

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  • PheezerPheezer Registered User, ClubPA regular
    edited September 2007
    Aldo wrote: »
    DrDizaster wrote: »
    Yeah, thing is you're much better off shooting in colour and putting it into black and white during post production.

    The nice thing about the 350 over the 400 is that there's a separate LCD for your shot settings. Lower battery consumption and it's a nicer layout on the back of the camera.

    The 2 MP difference is negligible anyhow and if I recall correctly there's no real difference in the sensor or processor.

    If you get it though, make sure you get a deal on an additional lens or something, as it is outdated and you'll outgrow the kit lens quickly.
    We've got lenses from our old Canon (about 5/6 years old). It's not like we're shooting all that much, you know? o_O

    If you can, try to swing a deal on a body-only 350, used if you have to. The kit lens has real problems with chromatic aberrations, and I've come to reverse my original position to think that no, it's actually not worth the price difference. Especially if you already have all of the lenses you need anyhow, it will do nothing for you.

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  • AldoAldo Hippo Hooray Registered User regular
    edited September 2007
    DrDizaster wrote: »
    Aldo wrote: »
    DrDizaster wrote: »
    Yeah, thing is you're much better off shooting in colour and putting it into black and white during post production.

    The nice thing about the 350 over the 400 is that there's a separate LCD for your shot settings. Lower battery consumption and it's a nicer layout on the back of the camera.

    The 2 MP difference is negligible anyhow and if I recall correctly there's no real difference in the sensor or processor.

    If you get it though, make sure you get a deal on an additional lens or something, as it is outdated and you'll outgrow the kit lens quickly.
    We've got lenses from our old Canon (about 5/6 years old). It's not like we're shooting all that much, you know? o_O

    If you can, try to swing a deal on a body-only 350, used if you have to. The kit lens has real problems with chromatic aberrations, and I've come to reverse my original position to think that no, it's actually not worth the price difference. Especially if you already have all of the lenses you need anyhow, it will do nothing for you.

    Thanks, I think we're going for the body-only 350, one shop nearby is selling it for pretty cheap according to my dad.

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  • ProspicienceProspicience The Raven King DenvemoloradoRegistered User regular
    edited September 2007
    QueenyJa wrote: »
    Hi my name is Queen. I like taking pictures and i have been taking pictures for a year now. This is one of the pictures I took and hoping to post more with my new camera that I got, a Nikon D40.
    1462053072_3532eb245f_o.jpg[/U]

    Welcome! I like it, the contrast is really wonderful.

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  • erisian popeerisian pope Registered User regular
    edited September 2007
    IMG_1477.jpg

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  • SueveSueve Registered User regular
    edited September 2007
    Bomb edit: screenshots do not belong here

    I was on 880 highway, and whadyaknow.

    5 points for spotting blurry DOG.

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  • saltinesssaltiness Registered User regular
    edited September 2007
    Screen Shot =/= Photograph

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  • bombardierbombardier Moderator mod
    edited September 2007
    More coming, just a few for now...

    killarney01.jpg

    killarney02.jpg

    killarney03.jpg

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  • NucshNucsh Registered User regular
    edited October 2007
    1464907273_7468d37e1e_o.jpg

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    The Starbucks I used to work at does an open mic night every other week, and there's been some great local talent.

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  • altmannaltmann Registered User regular
    edited October 2007
    bomb, I like the colors on the 2nd one.

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  • VeritasVeritas Registered User regular
    edited October 2007
    Some Pictures of a few acts at the NACA South convention in Charleston, SC.

    Black Violin
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    1468492379_ee563275f1.jpg

    1469348308_eaa204af2e.jpg

    Rudy Currence
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    Mobile
    1468490089_c588fe22f5.jpg

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  • bombardierbombardier Moderator mod
    edited October 2007
    Nice, concert photos are a tough gig.

    Click for large size (roughly 1200x5000):

    the_crack_panorama.jpg

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  • AldoAldo Hippo Hooray Registered User regular
    edited October 2007
    ...why is there a guy in an ugly shirt standing on the right side? :P

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  • bombardierbombardier Moderator mod
    edited October 2007
    Easter egg.

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  • AldoAldo Hippo Hooray Registered User regular
    edited October 2007
    bombardier wrote: »
    Easter egg.
    He looks like one.

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  • erisian popeerisian pope Registered User regular
    edited October 2007
    Dud you use a polarizer or an ND filter, or did you double expose? I am impressed with the sky and landscape both being pretty dang well exposed!

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  • bombardierbombardier Moderator mod
    edited October 2007
    The only one I used a filter on was the third one of the bare tree. 2 stop ND gradient filter.

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  • bombardierbombardier Moderator mod
    edited October 2007
    Here's another. I think the stitch got a bit confused with the clouds moving, but it's more for novelty than anything so I'm not stressing over the misalignments. Click for large again:

    george_lake_panorama.jpg

    Edit: more!

    cranberry_bog_panorama.jpg

    killarney04.jpg

    killarney05.jpg

    killarney06.jpg

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  • benz0rsbenz0rs Registered User regular
    edited October 2007
    wow. that looks really nice...

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  • erisian popeerisian pope Registered User regular
    edited October 2007
    Bomb - those are very very nice.

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  • Fire_FoxFire_Fox Registered User regular
    edited October 2007
    I just got some rolls back.

    baby_rabbit.jpg

    dandylion.jpg

    duck.jpg

    maple.jpg

    pine.jpg

    river_sunset.jpg

    liloc.jpg

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  • AldoAldo Hippo Hooray Registered User regular
    edited October 2007
    I would tone down red on the duck picture. Or at least see if that looks good. Unless your ducks are really that red over there.

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  • Fire_FoxFire_Fox Registered User regular
    edited October 2007
    Aldo wrote: »
    I would tone down red on the duck picture. Or at least see if that looks good. Unless your ducks are really that red over there.

    They must be... the only thing I did was resize them and add a boarder.

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  • AldoAldo Hippo Hooray Registered User regular
    edited October 2007
    Fire_Fox wrote: »
    Aldo wrote: »
    I would tone down red on the duck picture. Or at least see if that looks good. Unless your ducks are really that red over there.

    They must be... the only thing I did was resize them and add a boarder.

    Huh, that's weird.

    Nevermind, then. ^^;

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