After doing some searching, I found that TL doesn't have a dedicated Photography thread. Surely, there must be lots of photography enthusiasts out there. Therefore, please post up your very best images to share. Please limit photos to roughly 3-6 photos per post so this forces you to put up your very best work!
You can post anything that you deem to be interesting, but please, no offensive content. And of course make sure they are your own photos! Write a caption to give some context to the photos!
If you want someone's photo high-res, then PM them asking them for it. It will help keep the thread less cluttered, allowing more pictures! Comments and critique on everyone's photos is welcome. After all, the goal is to improve and take better pictures as time goes on. I hope this is an on-going thing and people keep adding to it. Don't be afraid to bump this thread, especially if you have some pictures you are proud of.
I'll start it off.
Taken from Moro Rock @ Sequoia National Park in California.
it seems like TL has a good contingent of photogs. anyway i guess i'm going to take the bait, and post some of my model and street photographs. i would love any critique; i took up photography about 6 months ago so i'm still learning. All of these pictures are taken with a D300. Most of them are with a 50mm f/1.8; there might be a few with 35mm f/1.8 and 14-24mm f/2.8.
Re: caelym Nice photos! I really like the mood of the first few photographs. The birthday cake photo is a little lacking.. perhaps crank up exposure compensation and shoot aperture wide open.
In the last photo in the photo gallery, the camera wasn't held level. Make use of the D300's built in leveler!
For this photo next time shoot the photo of them away from the sun, rather than into the sun. The shadows and contrasts well be a lot more pleasing.
Other than those details, really enjoyed your photos!
On March 20 2010 13:48 Liquid_Turbo wrote: ^. Wow. Nice ones! The simple composition makes the photos so strong. How you like the 50mm f1.4 prime?
I like it pretty well. It is faster than any lens I've previously owned, which has been fun. I just went digital last fall, had been strictly 35mm b/w film prior. Still learning a lot about the camera and color in general... waiting until I am more comfortable before I start blowing money on more lenses.
Wow Liquid_Turbo - that dragonfly pic was taken by a point and shoot? How did you set it up? Or it was just there and you were able to immediately take the picture?
I was about 15 just taking as many photos as I could with a cheap digital camera. Every photo around it turned out weird/terrible, but we ended up getting that one framed ahahah.
On March 20 2010 14:25 Zona wrote: Wow Liquid_Turbo - that dragonfly pic was taken by a point and shoot? How did you set it up? Or it was just there and you were able to immediately take the picture?
Yea, I was walking around and saw it just sitting there. Quickly turned it on and switch it to macro mode. It threw the background out of focus which gave it a really nice effect!
thanks for the comments as you can see, i use medium telephoto(58mm) to telephoto (200mm) range to take vertical shots and stitch them together i think that's why there's so little distortion i use ptgui, which is quite convenient
On March 20 2010 17:28 Eg! wrote: Wow, nice shot of that Probiscus Monkey. And where did you find that egg sized thing??
It was in Malaysia.. eating out at a restaurant, and this thing keeps swarming/flying near my food. So I took a spoon to swat it away, but I accidentally hit it, and knocked it unconscious or something..
On March 20 2010 17:28 Eg! wrote: Wow, nice shot of that Probiscus Monkey. And where did you find that egg sized thing??
It was in Malaysia.. eating out at a restaurant, and this thing keeps swarming/flying near my food. So I took a spoon to swat it away, but I accidentally hit it, and knocked it unconscious or something..
Haha! You're now one of the exclusively few wildelife photographers who strike down their targets before they shoot them ;-D
I'm not sure I would've dared smacking at such a huge bug with my spoon - a baseball bat seems a more natural choice!
Bumping this nice thread with some photos from Paris and Sunnmøre (Norway). I love to see all the photos from different places, and the water pics were awesome, sapraedon - keep'em coming guys!
Nice work guys, keep'em coming.. By the way, we should agree on max 5 photos per post, one post per day or something, I got lots of photos I like My bad, editing
Wow. Nice photos! Nice photos have never really had to do with nice expensive cameras as shown by you! Thanks for linking to the high res versions, gonna download a few! How did you capture the aquarium shot so well? Usually its low-ish light and the fish move around and it all becomes blurry..
On March 24 2010 04:28 Liquid_Turbo wrote: Wow. Nice photos! Nice photos have never really had to do with nice expensive cameras as shown by you! Thanks for linking to the high res versions, gonna download a few! How did you capture the aquarium shot so well? Usually its low-ish light and the fish move around and it all becomes blurry..
Thank you! to be honest, the trick is, take lots of photos, and pick the best ones ive taken over 12000 photos with that camera, ive kept around 5000. for Kodaks (my sister has a similar one) I find the best results come from setting it to close up mode and take a picture of something with good lighting. for Kodak AI i think that the close up has one of the fastest shutter speed. sometimes i just get really lucky with the AI, sometimes not.
that fish picture was of a professional saltwater fishtank so the lighting was very good, and no ambient light behind me. but trust me, there were lots of blurry fish pictures
Last summer photo. It poured for hours, and I was wondering in the woods all by myself, with my camera and a plastic bag to keep it dry. A really amazing experience.
I have nothing new to share, but it's a pleasure to see everyones' different styles. The landscapes make me so jealous of all the posters who have such gorgeous places to work with. Once Mum arrives (Late April.) I hope I can contribute something to this thread.
P.S. To the Canon savvy people (since I'm just learning my way around my 5D.) For a 'daily use.' camera aka. one to take out with me when I'm just pottering about. What body/lens combo do you suggest? I mainly enjoy doing close up work so zoom isn't an issue.
On March 24 2010 11:48 NeverGG wrote: I have nothing new to share, but it's a pleasure to see everyones' different styles. The landscapes make me so jealous of all the posters who have such gorgeous places to work with. Once Mum arrives (Late April.) I hope I can contribute something to this thread.
P.S. To the Canon savvy people (since I'm just learning my way around my 5D.) For a 'daily use.' camera aka. one to take out with me when I'm just pottering about. What body/lens combo do you suggest? I mainly enjoy doing close up work so zoom isn't an issue.
18-55 seems to fit most purposes fine as a standard daily lens. I keep a 70-200 when roaming around just in case something awesome happens to be there.
On March 24 2010 11:48 NeverGG wrote: To the Canon savvy people (since I'm just learning my way around my 5D.) For a 'daily use.' camera aka. one to take out with me when I'm just pottering about. What body/lens combo do you suggest? I mainly enjoy doing close up work so zoom isn't an issue.
I guess you were looking for specific answers. Depends on your budget and preferences. The obvious choice is the 24-70 f2.8 USM L, but kinda heavy, same as other equivalents of similar speed and quality. If you are more into fast primes, 35mm f1.4 USM L is your best bet and nice to carry around (although no pancake itself, it's much more manageable than a zoom, and the best quality around)
other than that, for cheaper and lighter options look no further than the canon 28mm f1.8 USM, old but good, or some nifty fifty (50mm f1.4) if you're more into portraits.
I've taken pictures of some beautiful places, but I feel like my shots would only stand out due to the incredible subjects and not because of any photographic skills on my part I should learn some
I took this one like 5 years ago while in the car towards Wasaga Beach, Ontario. It was with a disposable camera but the composition just grabbed me and I've kept it since. I'm jealous of all the good stuff here.
On March 30 2010 01:51 Liquid_Turbo wrote: How do you find these portrait subjects?
I don't know where he found them, but you can always ask your friends to model. Many model photographers use modelmayhem.com. There's a lot of models on the site looking to expand their portfolio and will model in exchange for pictures.
I'm surprised by how many TLers love photography. I'll post some of mine even though I haven't taken photos in almost a year. (All photos taken in Pennsylvania, United States)
A picture of a chain that I found at the lake when me and my friend stayed up until 8 AM waiting to get a shot of the sun rising over the lake. The sun rose behind us.
Photo taken of a fake flower that's been iced over. It gets very cold in Pennsylvania during the winter.
Another photo of frozen nature. Taken the same day as the flower.
Me and my girlfriend. The picture itself isn't too great but I like it.
Something about litter makes it the perfect subject in my mind.
They are just my friends, I used to use model-mayhem but many "models" have some complex and are difficult to work with. I just got lucky and go to UT Austin and just have many people I can ask and see if they are willing to shoot with me.
On March 24 2010 11:48 NeverGG wrote: To the Canon savvy people (since I'm just learning my way around my 5D.) For a 'daily use.' camera aka. one to take out with me when I'm just pottering about. What body/lens combo do you suggest? I mainly enjoy doing close up work so zoom isn't an issue.
I really love using the 50mm f/1.4, it provides brilliant bokeh and makes for great photos. Maybe a 17-40mm could work well too. I would probably be using just those two if I had the money to buy them.
On March 31 2010 00:24 Hypnosis wrote: I really wish I had a good camera, these photos I am seeing are ridiculously good!
Hypnosis you don't need a really good camera to take good pictures. There are amazing photographers out there that can create absolutely breathe taking images with really low end cameras. The biggest thing is seeing the image you want to capture. If you can visualize the image before even clicking it youll get better by leaps and bounds. There are a lot of camera gear junkies becuase the gear is amazing and everyone wants to droll about and think about the next item they can purchase.(I know I am guilty of this all the time when I already have great gear). If you can master the manual controls from a point an shoot camera it scales up all the way becuase the camera is a tool that captures the image. You have to see it and make the image.
The biggest thing about work with people is that its a awkward thing, to both parties. But the best part as a photographer is you get to control the situation. This is no different then starcraft. We have the same unit set that Jaedong/Flash/Bisu do but we always oogle over their macro and micro. The more experienced the photographer with their gear the more control they seek to produce a final image that will wow us in the end.
tldr: the best camera is the one you have on you. so go shoot!
On March 31 2010 00:24 Hypnosis wrote: I really wish I had a good camera, these photos I am seeing are ridiculously good!
Hypnosis you don't need a really good camera to take good pictures. There are amazing photographers out there that can create absolutely breathe taking images with really low end cameras. The biggest thing is seeing the image you want to capture. If you can visualize the image before even clicking it youll get better by leaps and bounds. There are a lot of camera gear junkies becuase the gear is amazing and everyone wants to droll about and think about the next item they can purchase.(I know I am guilty of this all the time when I already have great gear). If you can master the manual controls from a point an shoot camera it scales up all the way becuase the camera is a tool that captures the image. You have to see it and make the image.
The biggest thing about work with people is that its a awkward thing, to both parties. But the best part as a photographer is you get to control the situation. This is no different then starcraft. We have the same unit set that Jaedong/Flash/Bisu do but we always oogle over their macro and micro. The more experienced the photographer with their gear the more control they seek to produce a final image that will wow us in the end.
tldr: the best camera is the one you have on you. so go shoot!
photoshop is also a very useful skill to learn. post processing can turn a meh photo into an amazing one. personally i've always refrained from doing much photoshopping because i'm lazy and prefer to just take good photos.
i just took a bunch of photos last weekend. they're self-explanatory
This thread is awesome! Some of the landscape pics here are crazy, the DSLR ones are so nice too (jealoussssss lol). I recently made some pics too and I love sharing the beauty of our country with you guys!
About 1 and a half months ago I had a little break in the lovely city of Nelson, which is the sunshine capital of New Zealand. Here's just a picture on a typical sunny Nelson day:
Not too far from Nelson is the Abel Tasman national park, home to the famous Abel Tasman Coastal Track, which is frequented by many people from around the world annualy. Here's the start of the track which you can see on the left side of the picture:
I only had a look around the start of the track and didn't go any further. This one's a 360 degree panorama, but unfortunately there is some doubling that ruins it a bit (about 60 individual images put together):
And here's another shot from the start of the track:
During my stay in Nelson I also went to a nice beach not too far from Nelson called Kaiteriteri which I had not been to before, and here are just some pictures from there:
I had another more recent break where I went to Larnach Castle which is in Dunedin (where I'm studying). The castle itself is pretty cool but I don't have any decent pics of it. Here's a view from the rooftop of the castle:
About 1 hour north of Dunedin is a place called Moeraki, where they have the famous Moeraki boulders. Here are some pics with the boulders in the picture:
I can't really remember how these boulders are formed but they're pretty cool! Just for comparison, here's a pic (obviously not taken by me) to show how big these boulders typically are. The bottom left sludge is just stuff that accumulates over time that comes in from the sea.
Hope you enjoyed There is some ghosting in some of the panoramas but I'm not too bothered by it. Nothing was done to the panoramas except stitching the individual pictures together.
On March 31 2010 14:34 Liquid_Turbo wrote: Kona, you got any shots of Singapore skyline? I wish I had photographed it more when I went there. Amazing country/city.
On March 31 2010 17:59 Amnesia wrote: I am interested in photography, but what's a good starting point? I love it. Great photos, guys!!!
All you need is a camera. (Any modern camera, SLR, Point and shoot) will do. Then just get out there and take pictures. Reading photography books and things on the internet will help you vastly. Invest time and money in books and practice, not more and more expensive cameras.