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. ^^;
Well, technically, cameras don't really capture the exact colors, thus post-production is needed to match what you saw.
It has been a little while since I took the picture. I don't remember exactly what I saw. So I did a little research on mallards in and around MN and found that the picture is most likely a little red.
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The Black HunterThe key is a minimum of compromise, and a simple,unimpeachable reason to existRegistered Userregular
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I like dark clouds, and those where the first ones I had seen in weeks.
Taken from my front yard.
Wow, there's some good stuff in this thread and especially on this page! I particularly enjoyed bomb's landscapes with the vibrant colors and well-exposed skies as well as pope's macros. What did you mean by experimenting without of focus patterns, pope? I think I read something like that in a photography book once, but it didn't make much sense to me then. I can tell that there's something unique about your bokeh in these shots, but I can't quite place my finger on it.
Over the last month, I've been learning film photography for the first time, on a 4x5 view camera. It's much more difficult than digital, obviously, and especially much more time-consuming, but also much more satisfying for some reason.
Below are six shots from what I've done so far. All the editing has been done in an actual darkroom, except for dust removal from the scanning and i think a bit of cropping on the one because of a misaligned negative in the enlarger. The first one is a paper negative. The last one is actually a photojournalistic shot of an 83,000 lb tree being lifted over a 10ft fence to be placed into a whole; the university newspaper said they'd stick it 'in a prominent location' next issue, so I'm happy about that. Anyway, enjoy, and feedback of any sort is heartily welcomed.
Proxy - I was fascinated by the overall shapes of the plant in the 2nd two shots. I ended up shooting a lot of it, but didn't care what I was shooting when I used a longer DOF. So I switched to a large aperture to get a shallow DOF and noticed that the shapes of the in-focus parts were repeated over and over in the out-of-focus parts of the pictures. This is especially true in the first of the two pics: the shape of the in-focus flower inthe same as the out-of-focus flowers which are repeated over and over at different amounts of focus. This happens in the 2nd also, but a little less literally. I don't think the in-focus portion of either picture is all that interesting. That's part of my intent.
The more I look at these, the more I prefer the color scheme in the 2nd one ... I might re-edit the first and take the colors back down to their original settings.
Any other fruit? We've got apples, limes, kiwis, watermelon, tomatoes, rasperries, pomegranites and mangos right now. I eat a lot of fruit... (don't get me started on veggies)
Any other fruit? We've got apples, limes, kiwis, watermelon, tomatoes, rasperries, pomegranites and mangos right now. I eat a lot of fruit... (don't get me started on veggies)
Any other fruit? We've got apples, limes, kiwis, watermelon, tomatoes, rasperries, pomegranites and mangos right now. I eat a lot of fruit... (don't get me started on veggies)
Your pomegranites, give them to me. (in a photo)
I agree with this, pomegranates would make good photos.
I would hate to say cut out the last inch on the left of that but I am in no position to judge and it is really gorgeous for everything other than all the light from the building but without it the picture would be plain and boring.
So I love it.
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edited October 2007
A few of my quick favorites from some of my time in the wilderness:
Good news everyone! I found a buddy here on campus to go out on photoshoots with. In a related matter, I'd like to upgrade my equipment - stuck with a Powershot A520 right now. With my birthday and Christmas on the horizon, a budget-type dSLR is not out of the question. Do you guys have any suggestions as far as models? I'm partial to Canon but open-minded.
Additionally, I'd like to learn more about the technical aspects of photography. I've always enjoyed it, but I think at this point, other than by experimentation, the only way to get better is to take the plunge into studying techniques and that kind of thing. How do I go about doing this?
Okay, so I rented the Canon 20-35mm f2.8L for the weekend, I have it until Tuesday. But the weather is shit, the sky is COMPLETELY overcast, uniformly gray.
What should I go shoot? I'm at a loss for ideas.
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Okay, so I rented the Canon 20-35mm f2.8L for the weekend, I have it until Tuesday. But the weather is shit, the sky is COMPLETELY overcast, uniformly gray.
What should I go shoot? I'm at a loss for ideas.
Overexpose to make the sky (near-)white, then shoot things either with interesting shapes or particularly eye-catching silhouettes. Reflections in water with the same idea (using the white'd sky as a minimal background) would work too. The photograph I'm most proud of (link) was taken on such an overcast day.
Or set up your own lighting indoors and shoot studio stuff.
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Taken with my 35mm for by B/W developing class
edit: the three big dots aren't "noise": just the result of a crappy scanner
Well, technically, cameras don't really capture the exact colors, thus post-production is needed to match what you saw.
It has been a little while since I took the picture. I don't remember exactly what I saw. So I did a little research on mallards in and around MN and found that the picture is most likely a little red.
I like dark clouds, and those where the first ones I had seen in weeks.
Taken from my front yard.
Even more Killarney stuff...
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This picture makes me think of all those people that say new gen games are too shiny. Obviously, they are not. :P
EDIT: Adding another
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I was next to him saying I felt like I was in Oblivion.
Wow. That looks amazing, did you use some type of filter to make the sky look like that?
Over the last month, I've been learning film photography for the first time, on a 4x5 view camera. It's much more difficult than digital, obviously, and especially much more time-consuming, but also much more satisfying for some reason.
Below are six shots from what I've done so far. All the editing has been done in an actual darkroom, except for dust removal from the scanning and i think a bit of cropping on the one because of a misaligned negative in the enlarger. The first one is a paper negative. The last one is actually a photojournalistic shot of an 83,000 lb tree being lifted over a 10ft fence to be placed into a whole; the university newspaper said they'd stick it 'in a prominent location' next issue, so I'm happy about that. Anyway, enjoy, and feedback of any sort is heartily welcomed.
The more I look at these, the more I prefer the color scheme in the 2nd one ... I might re-edit the first and take the colors back down to their original settings.
My Website | My "photo-a-day" 2010
And here's a new one ... taking abstraction to something of an extreme (for me):
Thoughts? Feedback? Crits?
My Website | My "photo-a-day" 2010
My Website | My "photo-a-day" 2010
Just a bit of blue channel tweaking in Photoshop, no filters (polarizer would make stitching almost impossible).
:oops:
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quoted just to get this photo on another page.
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I like. Would've been better with a lime, though.
Any other fruit? We've got apples, limes, kiwis, watermelon, tomatoes, rasperries, pomegranites and mangos right now. I eat a lot of fruit... (don't get me started on veggies)
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Your pomegranites, give them to me. (in a photo)
I agree with this, pomegranates would make good photos.
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"New all natural [Photo Thread] enlarger, for more length and girth" or something.
"Oh what a day, what a LOVELY DAY!"
Bunnies.
Crits always, thanks.
Please don't go to my shitty Flickr
The light on the water and the rocks is fantastic.
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So I love it.
I need a better camera.
Additionally, I'd like to learn more about the technical aspects of photography. I've always enjoyed it, but I think at this point, other than by experimentation, the only way to get better is to take the plunge into studying techniques and that kind of thing. How do I go about doing this?
My Website | My "photo-a-day" 2010
What should I go shoot? I'm at a loss for ideas.
CUZ THERE'S SOMETHING IN THE MIDDLE AND IT'S GIVING ME A RASH
Overexpose to make the sky (near-)white, then shoot things either with interesting shapes or particularly eye-catching silhouettes. Reflections in water with the same idea (using the white'd sky as a minimal background) would work too. The photograph I'm most proud of (link) was taken on such an overcast day.
Or set up your own lighting indoors and shoot studio stuff.
CUZ THERE'S SOMETHING IN THE MIDDLE AND IT'S GIVING ME A RASH
Seems good to me. Thanks for the help! I'm very much in the mood to go shooting today, but the weather isn't exactly cooperating here, either.
And other things from the produce aisle.
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I like this, but I don't really like how the right half is out of focus. Too little of the main subject is in focus and it's kind of hard to look at.
The second one I just don't like at all. The third and fourth are really good though, I like them.
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