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

[QUOTE=LarparNar;28346704]Hey guys I took this one a while ago from inside a car and think that I MIGHT have overdone the colors, but I thought I'd ask what you guys thought of it anyways: [img_thumb]http://dl.dropbox.com/u/2668640/Artisticphotos/IMG_2967.jpg[/img_thumb][/QUOTE] I think it looks fine, the composition is nice too.

[QUOTE=Wokkel;28346781]Jesus doesn't drive along in mkiii's[/QUOTE] fixed :v:

[QUOTE=B-hazard;28347400]I think it looks fine, the composition is nice too.[/QUOTE] [img]http://static.facepunch.com/fp/ratings/heart.png[/img]

[QUOTE=LarparNar;28348757][img_thumb]http://static.facepunch.com/fp/ratings/heart.png[/img_thumb][/QUOTE] I actually also really like how the picture seems to be layered, e.g river/field - subject (tree) - town/road (which really stands out from the background) - background. Pretty cool picture.

[QUOTE=B-hazard;28349475]I actually also really like how the picture seems to be layered, e.g river/field - subject (tree) - town/road (which really stands out from the background) - background. Pretty cool picture.[/QUOTE] I'm jealous of your new avatar. It's awesome.

Not bopie but I tried? I didn't have any good candidates SOOC. [url=http://www.flickr.com/photos/55655763@N03/5487080625/][img]http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4134/5487080625_7bd1b59c12_z.jpg[/img][/url] [url=http://www.flickr.com/photos/55655763@N03/5487080625/]Universal Guy - Bopie Version[/url] by [url=http://www.flickr.com/people/55655763@N03/]apcragg[/url], on Flickr Edit: He was mocking me, not posing or being friendly.

god damn I've been doing a lot of animu conventions. I've got like 2 weeks worth of editing to do by thursday. Got a shoot in with a popular cosplayer though :dance: [QUOTE=MisterM;28324522]Does anyone get questioned when they're out with their camera? A farmer stopped by me today near a row of abandoned farmsteads and houses that would have been excellent for creepy, haunted like photos. He asked what I was taking photos of and didn't seem convinced but let me go on when I said it was for a university interview (which it was). Regardless of that I started walking towards the building and a stupid dog started barking and grring. RRRRRRRR[/QUOTE] Yeah, I usually find the nearest house/farm and ask the person there if they know who's in charge of the lot in question, and if anything ask to be escorted around. Ask them about the place's history, 9 times out of 10 the person will take you on a really cool tour of the past. or whip out a shotgun and tell you the jehovas aren't gettin' nobody round he'ahr place I stopped at just today, cell phone pic since I haven't gotten around to dumping my cam card and editing yet. [img]http://27.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lhci3aXsoX1qbebvuo1_500.jpg[/img] yes, that house is about 30 degrees sideways, casts a pretty mean shadow over the road it's next to. When I got there the mailman was tending to the mailbox of the house across the street, I'd be fucking TERRIFIED to stop even for a second in that spot. [url=http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&q=caledonia,+wi&aq=&sll=42.408568,-88.072304&sspn=0.011645,0.01929&ie=UTF8&hq=&hnear=Caledonia,+Racine,+Wisconsin&ll=43.467528,-89.491941&spn=0.001439,0.002411&t=h&z=19]google maps view[/url], use street view to find a few existing photos in the area. Silo is no longer standing.

[QUOTE=Dolton;28354231]Not bopie but I tried? I didn't have any good candidates SOOC. [url=http://www.flickr.com/photos/55655763@N03/5487080625/][img_thumb]http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4134/5487080625_7bd1b59c12_z.jpg[/img_thumb][/url] [url=http://www.flickr.com/photos/55655763@N03/5487080625/]Universal Guy - Bopie Version[/url] by [url=http://www.flickr.com/people/55655763@N03/]apcragg[/url], on Flickr[/QUOTE] SOOC could be better, but you've got the processing down pretty well.

[QUOTE=bopie;28354501]SOOC could be better, but you've got the processing down pretty well.[/QUOTE] I have quite a few good candidates from yesterday but they're film so :v:

I love cosplayers. [img_thumb]http://gyazo.com/4cbfadb57b605d5a0aa34569407d5e7e.png[/img_thumb] Anyone here a fan of Cowboy Bebop?

media tagged for "holy jesus it's bigger than the earth" [media]http://filesmelt.com/dl/hdrpano.jpg[/media] C&C would be most welcome [editline]1st March 2011[/editline] also, a new glass i got. [i]i play for tips[/i] [media]http://filesmelt.com/dl/DAddario.jpg[/media]

I want to start taking up photography again. I used to just use point and click cameras, and I would say I did pretty good with angles, the rest was up to the camera. The DSLR I have is pretty old, it's a Pentax *ist D, which is one of the oldest Pentac DSLR I believe. I also have a stand that is intended for video cameras, but it works with all cameras. Now, I've got a couple questions to make sure I understand what I am doing: 1. Av = Aperture value right? What setting should I use for different occasions, and what exactly does it do? 2. Tv = Time value right? Longer allows more light to be absorbed into the lens right, or does it do something else? I know that longer shots need to be very stable. I'm sorry if I sound like a complete moron, and I know I could look this up, but I'd prefer the responses from people here that give me exactly the answer I'm looking for. Also, I wasn't sure if I should've posted this here or the tut. thread as I think more people frequent this thread.

[QUOTE=worm;28357358]media tagged for "holy jesus it's bigger than the earth" [img_thumb]http://filesmelt.com/dl/hdrpano.jpg[/img_thumb] C&C would be most welcome[/QUOTE] Hm, Considering it's a HDR it doesn't seem well exposed. Dark areas are too dark and light areas are too light. The purpose of a HDR picture is usually to expose two differently lit areas well. The subject you've chose for HDR is okay, It has over and underexposed areas, I don't know how you're processing it though. [editline]1st March 2011[/editline] [QUOTE=Kab2tract;28358464]1. Av = Aperture value right? What setting should I use for different occasions, and what exactly does it do? 2. Tv = Time value right? Longer allows more light to be absorbed into the lens right, or does it do something else? I know that longer shots need to be very stable.[/QUOTE] Correct. If it's very dark you'll want the aperture open all the way (lowest number) but as it gets lighter you can usually stop down a bit to increase sharpness (down to about 8.0). Tv is also correct. Basically what they're doing is it's giving you control of 1 or two of the 3 main factors in photography. (Aperture, Shutter speed or ISO). By adjusting one, the camera will automatically adjust the other(s) to expose the photo well. If you're not sure how much to change stuff, aim for roughly a shutter speed of 1/focal length in seconds. So if you're using a 50mm lens, try getting the shutter speed either 1/50 or shorter (higher number on the bottom).

[QUOTE=LarparNar;28346704]Hey guys I took this one a while ago from inside a car and think that I MIGHT have overdone the colors, but I thought I'd ask what you guys thought of it anyways: [img_thumb]http://dl.dropbox.com/u/2668640/Artisticphotos/IMG_2967.jpg[/img_thumb][/QUOTE] I love it.

[QUOTE=rieda1589;28358892]Hm, Considering it's a HDR it doesn't seem well exposed. Dark areas are too dark and light areas are too light. The purpose of a HDR picture is usually to expose two differently lit areas well. The subject you've chose for HDR is okay, It has over and underexposed areas, I don't know how you're processing it though. [editline]1st March 2011[/editline] Correct. If it's very dark you'll want the aperture open all the way (lowest number) but as it gets lighter you can usually stop down a bit to increase sharpness (down to about 8.0). Tv is also correct. Basically what they're doing is it's giving you control of 1 or two of the 3 main factors in photography. (Aperture, Shutter speed or ISO). By adjusting one, the camera will automatically adjust the other(s) to expose the photo well. If you're not sure how much to change stuff, aim for roughly a shutter speed of 1/focal length in seconds. So if you're using a 50mm lens, try getting the shutter speed either 1/50 or shorter (higher number on the bottom).[/QUOTE] Thanks, this was very helpful.

[QUOTE=rieda1589;28358892]Hm, Considering it's a HDR it doesn't seem well exposed. Dark areas are too dark and light areas are too light. The purpose of a HDR picture is usually to expose two differently lit areas well. The subject you've chose for HDR is okay, It has over and underexposed areas, I don't know how you're processing it though.[/QUOTE] i'm using the photoshop hdr processor, still trying to get used to how to do it. more along the lines of this? [img_thumb]http://filesmelt.com/dl/136.jpg[/img_thumb]

[QUOTE=worm;28359136]i'm using the photoshop hdr processor, still trying to get used to how to do it. more along the lines of this? [img_thumb]http://filesmelt.com/dl/136.jpg[/img_thumb][/QUOTE] Nope, To get real HDR you need to take 3 or more exposures at different settings. There's usually exposure compensation on most DSLRs so just set that to +/-2 and it will take 3 pictures in sequence. One dark, one normal and one light. Then feed the 3 or more pictures into Photomatrix or similar and basically play with sliders. [url]http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/High-dynamic-range_imaging#Example[/url] See that, the single exposures have areas which are over/underexposed. Merging them into a HDR then converting to a normal LDR image makes all/most areas of the image well exposed.

one more try and i gotta go. so equal exposure throughout the merged photo is what i should aim for in hdr photos? so more like this. [media]http://filesmelt.com/dl/image43.jpg[/media]

Yep, very much like that :D

awesome, thanks for the help

I miss my sigma 50mm. It's been nearly a month since I had the lens (with faulty focusing) for one day and i had to send it back to hong kong to refund it for a new one. Even if it was impaired with a focal retardation, I still loved my sigma for that one day I had it. Now i've been waiting for so long for a fixed one because digitalrev are slow as shit. i miss u sigma bb please come back :(

[QUOTE=Wokkel;28346781]Jesus doesn't drive along in cars covered with plastic bumper kits and useless stickers that take away half your front view.[/QUOTE] Plastic bumper kits? Oh right you mean the splitter that [b]comes standard on that car[/b]

A few recent shots. [url=http://www.flickr.com/photos/36341379@N05/5487179426/][img]http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5219/5487179426_2bd6f7ac66.jpg[/img][/url] [url=http://www.flickr.com/photos/36341379@N05/5487179426/]DSC_0953[/url] by [url=http://www.flickr.com/people/36341379@N05/]Jamie Girvan[/url], on Flickr [url=http://www.flickr.com/photos/36341379@N05/5448927733/][img]http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4142/5448927733_9bb9a10032.jpg[/img][/url] [url=http://www.flickr.com/photos/36341379@N05/5448927733/]DSC_0951[/url] by [url=http://www.flickr.com/people/36341379@N05/]Jamie Girvan[/url], on Flickr [url=http://www.flickr.com/photos/36341379@N05/5487162116/][img]http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5057/5487162116_766c99ae6b_z.jpg[/img][/url] [url=http://www.flickr.com/photos/36341379@N05/5487162116/]DSC_1000[/url] by [url=http://www.flickr.com/people/36341379@N05/]Jamie Girvan[/url], on Flickr [url=http://www.flickr.com/photos/36341379@N05/5487166366/][img]http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5176/5487166366_39988125d7_z.jpg[/img][/url] [url=http://www.flickr.com/photos/36341379@N05/5487166366/]DSC_0980[/url] by [url=http://www.flickr.com/people/36341379@N05/]Jamie Girvan[/url], on Flickr

Jiro-JAMIE? NIRISH? I can't comment on the dogs, but I will say as a Renault hater that's a nice car with a very nice background. Got my flash today, made some use out of it but think I could do more at night as a fill its very minor. [url=http://www.flickr.com/photos/kelvinharron/5488894753/][img]http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5052/5488894753_8263fd3a0e_z.jpg[/img][/url] [url=http://www.flickr.com/photos/kelvinharron/5488894753/]orange bulbs[/url] by [url=http://www.flickr.com/people/kelvinharron/]kelvinharron[/url], on Flickr [url=http://www.flickr.com/photos/kelvinharron/5489499772/][img]http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5257/5489499772_b4556cd7f2_z.jpg[/img][/url] [url=http://www.flickr.com/photos/kelvinharron/5489499772/]old style[/url] by [url=http://www.flickr.com/people/kelvinharron/]kelvinharron[/url], on Flickr [url=http://www.flickr.com/photos/kelvinharron/5488909277/][img]http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5212/5488909277_2a284c82dd_z.jpg[/img][/url] [url=http://www.flickr.com/photos/kelvinharron/5488909277/]no windows[/url] by [url=http://www.flickr.com/people/kelvinharron/]kelvinharron[/url], on Flickr [url=http://www.flickr.com/photos/kelvinharron/5488915977/][img]http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5011/5488915977_2ae2239aa5_z.jpg[/img][/url] [url=http://www.flickr.com/photos/kelvinharron/5488915977/]nice bed[/url] by [url=http://www.flickr.com/people/kelvinharron/]kelvinharron[/url], on Flickr [url=http://www.flickr.com/photos/kelvinharron/5489518760/][img]http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5254/5489518760_7a2c709b21_z.jpg[/img][/url] [url=http://www.flickr.com/photos/kelvinharron/5489518760/]comfortable[/url] by [url=http://www.flickr.com/people/kelvinharron/]kelvinharron[/url], on Flickr [url=http://www.flickr.com/photos/kelvinharron/5488928527/][img]http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5096/5488928527_ba1c87b417_z.jpg[/img][/url] [url=http://www.flickr.com/photos/kelvinharron/5488928527/]bam[/url] by [url=http://www.flickr.com/people/kelvinharron/]kelvinharron[/url], on Flickr I have a few more I need to post, old abandoned buildings for the win! (excluding the first one of course).

Indeed it is I. Love them shots where'd you take them, there is no where that cool in Northern Ireland surely?

Hah you'd be surprised! Near the border in Co Tyrone, outside Castlederg there's quite a few places like this except some have angry dogs RRRRRRRing outiside of them. Do you remember Shroom/Kelvin?

Indeed, knew it was you when I checked out your flickr and seen the name.

Didn't want to crop it though I probably should have. [url=http://www.flickr.com/photos/ijyt/5489594478/][img]http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5258/5489594478_8ef3d97f5a_z.jpg[/img][/url] [url=http://www.flickr.com/photos/ijyt/5489594478/]IMG_1514[/url] by [url=http://www.flickr.com/people/ijyt/]ijyt[/url], on Flickr

[QUOTE=Jiro-uk-;28364308]Indeed, knew it was you when I checked out your flickr and seen the name.[/QUOTE] Haven't spoken to you in donkeys! How you been getting on? [QUOTE=ijyt;28364580]Didn't want to crop it though I probably should have. [url=http://www.flickr.com/photos/ijyt/5489594478/][img_thumb]http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5258/5489594478_8ef3d97f5a_z.jpg[/img_thumb][/url] [url=http://www.flickr.com/photos/ijyt/5489594478/]IMG_1514[/url] by [url=http://www.flickr.com/people/ijyt/]ijyt[/url], on Flickr[/QUOTE] I love that, simple silhouettes are a favourite of mine! [url=http://www.flickr.com/photos/kelvinharron/5488982901/][img]http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5134/5488982901_1b8339e977_z.jpg[/img][/url] [url=http://www.flickr.com/photos/kelvinharron/5488982901/]super ferrari and some trees[/url] by [url=http://www.flickr.com/people/kelvinharron/]kelvinharron[/url], on Flickr [url=http://www.flickr.com/photos/kelvinharron/5489573432/][img]http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5019/5489573432_198df372cc_z.jpg[/img][/url] [url=http://www.flickr.com/photos/kelvinharron/5489573432/]outwards[/url] by [url=http://www.flickr.com/people/kelvinharron/]kelvinharron[/url], on Flickr ^ Similar to what Jaanus got not so long ago, these guys are everywhere! [url=http://www.flickr.com/photos/kelvinharron/5489017907/][img]http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5217/5489017907_eb606d4261_z.jpg[/img][/url] [url=http://www.flickr.com/photos/kelvinharron/5489017907/]headless[/url] by [url=http://www.flickr.com/people/kelvinharron/]kelvinharron[/url], on Flickr [url=http://www.flickr.com/photos/kelvinharron/5489023217/][img]http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5299/5489023217_0c39eee0a3_z.jpg[/img][/url] [url=http://www.flickr.com/photos/kelvinharron/5489023217/]threads[/url] by [url=http://www.flickr.com/people/kelvinharron/]kelvinharron[/url], on Flickr [url=http://www.flickr.com/photos/kelvinharron/5489059459/][img]http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5177/5489059459_18a2615ce5_z.jpg[/img][/url] [url=http://www.flickr.com/photos/kelvinharron/5489059459/]_DSC0164.jpg[/url] by [url=http://www.flickr.com/people/kelvinharron/]kelvinharron[/url], on Flickr NEED to stop composing in the centre for photos like these. ^ [url=http://www.flickr.com/photos/kelvinharron/5489049433/][img]http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5093/5489049433_f71d4dc5bd_z.jpg[/img][/url] [url=http://www.flickr.com/photos/kelvinharron/5489049433/]nail[/url] by [url=http://www.flickr.com/people/kelvinharron/]kelvinharron[/url], on Flickr The blue effect here was SOOC. The tree and car was really underexposed and everything else was just tweaked some in Lightroom. Enjoy and CC is welcome.

Found out the hard way how shooting with an open lens in snow is a bad idea. High contrast is causing some hell purple fringing. I don't know how to avoid is other than stopping down to a lower aperture. At 1.4 my shutter is constantly 1/6000 so everything is over-exposed too, the only solution is going to 3-4 but that defeats the purpose of using the lens for the DOF qualities.