The Creative Photography Thread - If It Ain't Bokeh, Don't Fix It

[Pickwickian]

I don't have a speedlight.

[labbet]

no desk pictures? :smith:

[Roll_Program]

[QUOTE=MisterM;28881355]

The first one makes you wonder how he got there. As for the other two I feel a bit more focus on the instrument and strings while maintaining DOF would have been nicer. EXPERIMENT WITH SILLY IDEAS YOU HAVE
![/QUOTE]

I try, and it was a pretty awesome climb.

[IMG]http://i.imgur.com/gABNG.jpg[/IMG]

[IMG]http://i.imgur.com/C8Fnl.jpg[/IMG]

[coolrider102]

[QUOTE=Meknes;28887333]Here goes mine, I don't have a very good camera nor talent compared to the other poster and their wonderful pictures thought.

I really like cats.[/QUOTE]

I think they look amazing. Great location

[.ediT]

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[Darmvlinder]

I started out as a petty mainstream wannabe photographer. Nowadays, I almost never take pictures anymore aside from friends asking me for shoots.

I mostly concentrated on urban photography, mostly in the city of Antwerp, Belgium.

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[Non urban cheesy shot]

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All of these pictures compose my 'better batch', I only slightly edit in Lightroom.

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lol stop being so modest

:3:

[Darmvlinder]

[QUOTE=bopie;28894027]lol stop being so modest

:3:[/QUOTE]
Cannot do something about it, it's my hipster nature. :P

[B-hazard]

[QUOTE=Roo-kie;28889166]and you tell other people their subjects are boring
these aren't even sharp[/QUOTE]

Well why the fuck do you think I left them till last?

[editline]30th March 2011[/editline]

[QUOTE=Darmvlinder;28893924]I started out as a petty mainstream wannabe photographer. Nowadays, I almost never take pictures anymore aside from friends asking me for shoots.

I mostly concentrated on urban photography, mostly in the city of Antwerp, Belgium.

[img_thumb]http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3331/3489851612_01e619faf5_z.jpg[/img_thumb]

[img_thumb]http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3549/3333377209_2b5dc002ff_z.jpg[/img_thumb]
[Non urban cheesy shot]

[img_thumb]http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3472/3360597446_2526347301_z.jpg[/img_thumb]

[img_thumb]http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3537/3847709973_69bf8cbc30_z.jpg[/img_thumb]

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[img_thumb]http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3455/3370859213_a988bdf2d9_z.jpg[/img_thumb]

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[img_thumb]http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5093/5497014893_32cb588a3c_z.jpg[/img_thumb]

[img_thumb]http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3369/3489874990_9aa7b107f8_z.jpg[/img_thumb]

All of these pictures compose my 'better batch', I only slightly edit in Lightroom.[/QUOTE]

I love these pictures, the composition, colours, etc are great.
What lens are you using?

[Darmvlinder]

[QUOTE=B-hazard;28895435]Well why the fuck do you think I left them till last?

[editline]30th March 2011[/editline]

I love these pictures composition, colours, etc are great.
What lens are you using?[/QUOTE]

I do not own many lenses as of this moment but I'll sum them up.
— Canon EF-S 18-55mm f/3,5-f/5,6 (kitlens, I used this for every shot you see up above excluding the baby hand)
— Canon EF 50mm f/1,8
— Canon EF 80-200mm f/5,6 (I am not sure about the aperture)
I use some of my friend's lenses as well, these are:
— Canon EF 17-35mm L f/2,8
— Canon EF 85mm f/1,8
— Sigma ZSWA 18-200mm f/3.5-6.3 DC

And thank you for your appreciation. :)

[B-hazard]

Well you have much more lenses than me. Since I don't get much money I primarily use cheap M42 MF lenses.

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[QUOTE=B-hazard;28895865]Well you have much more lenses than me. Since I don't get much money I primarily use cheap M42 MF lenses.[/QUOTE]

i can't get enough of your avatar

[Darmvlinder]

[QUOTE=B-hazard;28895865]Well you have much more lenses than me. Since I don't get much money I primarily use cheap M42 MF lenses.[/QUOTE]

Be aware, though, that except for the kitlens and the 50mm everything is second hand, which of course, leaves spots on the final photograph etc. But I manage, my Lightroom skill is good enough to make those things dissappear.

[LooperNor]

Dem protests for freedom yo:

[media]http://dl.dropbox.com/u/2668640/Artisticphotos/DLDDemo/dudespeakinKRFU.jpghttp://dl.dropbox.com/u/2668640/Artisticphotos/DLDDemo/Imad.jpghttp://dl.dropbox.com/u/2668640/Artisticphotos/DLDDemo/EUwat.jpghttp://dl.dropbox.com/u/2668640/Artisticphotos/DLDDemo/lotsapeople.jpghttp://dl.dropbox.com/u/2668640/Artisticphotos/DLDDemo/wellyeah.jpghttp://dl.dropbox.com/u/2668640/Artisticphotos/DLDDemo/mass1.jpghttp://dl.dropbox.com/u/2668640/Artisticphotos/DLDDemo/mass2.jpghttp://dl.dropbox.com/u/2668640/Artisticphotos/DLDDemo/mass3.jpghttp://dl.dropbox.com/u/2668640/Artisticphotos/DLDDemo/mass4.jpghttp://dl.dropbox.com/u/2668640/Artisticphotos/DLDDemo/stopp.jpghttp://dl.dropbox.com/u/2668640/Artisticphotos/DLDDemo/stortingetfolk.jpg[/media]

[Darmvlinder]

[QUOTE=LarparNar;28896568]Dem protests for freedom yo:

[media]http://dl.dropbox.com/u/2668640/Artisticphotos/DLDDemo/dudespeakinKRFU.jpghttp://dl.dropbox.com/u/2668640/Artisticphotos/DLDDemo/Imad.jpghttp://dl.dropbox.com/u/2668640/Artisticphotos/DLDDemo/EUwat.jpghttp://dl.dropbox.com/u/2668640/Artisticphotos/DLDDemo/lotsapeople.jpghttp://dl.dropbox.com/u/2668640/Artisticphotos/DLDDemo/wellyeah.jpghttp://dl.dropbox.com/u/2668640/Artisticphotos/DLDDemo/mass1.jpghttp://dl.dropbox.com/u/2668640/Artisticphotos/DLDDemo/mass2.jpghttp://dl.dropbox.com/u/2668640/Artisticphotos/DLDDemo/mass3.jpghttp://dl.dropbox.com/u/2668640/Artisticphotos/DLDDemo/mass4.jpghttp://dl.dropbox.com/u/2668640/Artisticphotos/DLDDemo/stopp.jpghttp://dl.dropbox.com/u/2668640/Artisticphotos/DLDDemo/stortingetfolk.jpg[/media][/QUOTE]

Maybe if you could tell us in which context the protests took place? I think I see the Norwegian flag there, can you confirm?

[LooperNor]

Indeed. The protests are against the Data Retention Directive by the European Union.

In short:
It would make telecommunication companies require to save location data and some other stuff for a minimum of six months for everyone. This means where you are when you use the Internet / cellphone, who you communicate with, who you are, when you are, how much, how long, and pretty much everything except for the actual content.

A few counter-arguments:
#1: It doesn't help. In Germany the rate of crimes being solved which is related to this has gone down after it was implemented.
#2: It costs money, who pays? Us. We pay so that we can be under surveillance.
#3: It's unconstitutional (Norwegian constitution), and also breaks the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.
#4: Everyone's right to be anonymous in relation to press (sources have the right to stay anonymous).
#5: Sooner or later it's going to be hacked.
#6: It's pushing the boundaries of what is acceptable, sooner or later it will get worse.
#7: It's an invasion of privacy.

[Jo The Shmo]

[img]http://i.imgur.com/WxI1a.png[/img]

[img]http://i.imgur.com/QdvjW.png[/img]

[img]http://i.imgur.com/XdKKS.png[/img]

[img]http://i.imgur.com/GGekG.png[/img]

My scanner's not the best quality, but those are some prints I made recently.

[Meknes]

[QUOTE=LarparNar;28888399]Nonsense, those are fantastic![/QUOTE]

[QUOTE=coolrider102;28893754]I think they look amazing. Great location[/QUOTE]

Thank you for your comments. I post some more then I don't use multiply lens and I only taken a basic photography class. These like most of the ones above were taken in my hometown Meknes.

These area of a city is called a medina Which is a car-less part of a city usually located within old defense walls(but not always). Pack animals are used to transport supplies down the maze like streets. Their is no windows at street level and the outside of homes are very plain. This is so you cannot tell if a person is rich or poor so to create harmony between neighbors. Usually an open courtyard, to provide fresh air, is found in the center of these homes.

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I am not sure if I will get in trouble for posting this but if people find problem I gladly delete it. This is from Eid al-Adha. A Muslim Holiday that celebrates when the Archangel Gabriel came to the prophet Abraham. He brought a sheep ( lamb ), as a replacement for Ibrahim instead of sacrifice his son. It starts with a long fast and ends with a day of prayer then the sacrifice of sheep. The sheep must be killed by a Muslim or Jewish Male. All the meat is used(including the head) which is barbecued and some of it is eaten by the family but most of it is reserved to give to the poor in the streets.

[LooperNor]

[B]Bloody[/B] awesome.

[b l u r]

[QUOTE=Jo The Shmo;28897839][img_thumb]http://i.imgur.com/WxI1a.png[/img_thumb]

[img_thumb]http://i.imgur.com/QdvjW.png[/img_thumb]

[img_thumb]http://i.imgur.com/XdKKS.png[/img_thumb]

[img_thumb]http://i.imgur.com/GGekG.png[/img_thumb]

My scanner's not the best quality, but those are some prints I made recently.[/QUOTE]
These have potential! The only thing that you are doing wrong with this kind of photography is, that you got to have focus on everything. No blurry back/foreground. Everything has to be sharp. It will bring a MUCH nicer feel to the pictures - believe me!

[Jo The Shmo]

[QUOTE=b l u r;28898610]These have potential! The only thing that you are doing wrong with this kind of photography is, that you got to have focus on everything. No blurry back/foreground. Everything has to be sharp. It will bring a MUCH nicer feel to the pictures - believe me![/QUOTE]

Says someone with the name "blur" :v:

[B-hazard]

Bopie added this as a favourite and reminded me I haven't posted it, thanks Bope you're dope:
[url=http://www.flickr.com/photos/isaacbrownbridge/5565962032/][img]http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5108/5565962032_70732c37d6_z.jpg[/img][/url][url=http://www.flickr.com/photos/isaacbrownbridge/5565962032/]Shattered[/url] by [url=http://www.flickr.com/people/isaacbrownbridge/]Isaac Brownbridge[/url], on Flickr

New Flickr layout hmm.

[Jaanus]

you hold the lens like a sissy

[neurobuster]

Kind of like the tones in this one.
[url=http://www.flickr.com/photos/gregorybernardjones/5575536562/][img]http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5024/5575536562_f00a237191_z.jpg[/img][/url]

I hate JPEG compression. It looks so much nicer in photoshop.

[Bengley]

[url=http://www.flickr.com/photos/bengley/5575559584/][img]http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5306/5575559584_1ec26d78bc_z.jpg[/img][/url]
[url=http://www.flickr.com/photos/bengley/5575559584/]polo[/url] by [url=http://www.flickr.com/people/bengley/]Bengley1[/url], on Flickr

sainsburys car park in high wycombe

this is tommo120's car btw

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[QUOTE=Bengley;28900514][url=http://www.flickr.com/photos/bengley/5575559584/][img_thumb]http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5306/5575559584_1ec26d78bc_z.jpg[/img_thumb][/url]
[url=http://www.flickr.com/photos/bengley/5575559584/]polo[/url] by [url=http://www.flickr.com/people/bengley/]Bengley1[/url], on Flickr

sainsburys car park in high wycombe

this is tommo120's car btw[/QUOTE]

thats totally a golf

:nyd:

[Edthefirst]

Woohoo, just built a micro-studio set-up for my photography challenge photo.

Must resist urge to post picture.

[ASmellyOgre]

[QUOTE=Edthefirst;28901840]Woohoo, just built a micro-studio set-up for my photography challenge photo.

Must resist urge to post picture.[/QUOTE]

Why not? What harm could it possibly do?

[Edthefirst]

To give equal exposure to the other photographs. I'll post on Saturday or something.

[B-hazard]

[QUOTE=Jaanus;28899913]you hold the lens like a sissy[/QUOTE]

Manual focus lens, need to hold it like that to focus when on a low f-stop.

[editline]31st March 2011[/editline]

[url=http://www.flickr.com/photos/isaacbrownbridge/5565351843/][img]http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5025/5565351843_eeb4f6657f_z.jpg[/img][/url][url=http://www.flickr.com/photos/isaacbrownbridge/5565351843/]"Hey look, porn!"[/url] by [url=http://www.flickr.com/people/isaacbrownbridge/]Isaac Brownbridge[/url], on Flickr

[url=http://www.flickr.com/photos/isaacbrownbridge/5564848009/][img]http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5138/5564848009_a4c9ec7de0_z.jpg[/img][/url][url=http://www.flickr.com/photos/isaacbrownbridge/5564848009/]Alley Cafe[/url] by [url=http://www.flickr.com/people/isaacbrownbridge/]Isaac Brownbridge[/url], on Flickr