Author Topic: Official DTF Photography Thread (Read 145222 times)

EPICVIEW · « **Reply #280 on:** January 03, 2011, 12:53:39 PM »

Nathen, Ariich , Pyroph and Brakkum...very nice!!

7StringedBeast · « **Reply #281 on:** January 03, 2011, 01:28:00 PM »

I got some new shots I took at a hockey game I might post soon if they came out good. I was trying out my new zoom lens.

ariich · « **Reply #282 on:** January 03, 2011, 01:46:24 PM »

Quote from: EPICVIEW on January 03, 2011, 12:53:39 PM

Nathen, Ariich , Pyroph and Brakkum...very nice!!

Thanks!

Go for it 7SB.

EPICVIEW · « **Reply #283 on:** January 03, 2011, 02:50:54 PM »

Quote from: ariich on January 03, 2011, 01:46:24 PM

Quote from: EPICVIEW on January 03, 2011, 12:53:39 PM
Nathen, Ariich , Pyroph and Brakkum...very nice!!
Thanks!

Go for it 7SB.

you are welcome..thank you for sharing them!!

Pyroph · « **Reply #284 on:** January 03, 2011, 04:30:11 PM »

Thanks EV. I'd love to see them too 7SB, I need to learn how to take photos of more than just stuff outside.

7StringedBeast · « **Reply #285 on:** January 03, 2011, 09:14:52 PM »

Here is my newest batch of photos. Most were taken since Christmas till now. Most taken with my 200mm zoom. 1 with my 35mm prime and one with the kit lens.

A pic of my bro cause I thought it looked kinda cool.

Here is an older one taken with my kit lens about a year ago. If I posted it already I'm sorry lol. I think I haven't though.

Here is one I took with the 35mm prime

Someone's dog, also with the 35mm prime

Now for the hockey pics using the 200mm zoom

And there we have it. Sorry for the huge post. It's been a while since I added to the thread. Also, Facebook, and compression in general do horrible horrible things to the quality

ariich · « **Reply #286 on:** January 04, 2011, 01:36:08 PM »

Quote from: 7StringedBeast on January 03, 2011, 09:14:52 PM

Also, Facebook, and compression in general do horrible horrible things to the quality

Yeah but it's no big deal, we're only posting small versions anyway.

7StringedBeast · « **Reply #287 on:** January 04, 2011, 01:42:12 PM »

Yeah true, but I hate when the colors get all messed up and they get compression artifacts. Anyways, just for a little tidbit, those hockey pictures were taken from the 10th row up in the rink. I was a solid 50 ft away from the action.

brakkum · « **Reply #288 on:** January 08, 2011, 10:49:22 PM »

I just took this earlier tonight while experimenting with some shots for HDR. I looked at this one to see if it would work out well, and lo and behold, it looks like there is some space debris burning up in the atmosphere. I thought that was pretty fuckin cool!

edit: though I really do wish I had been paying more attention to the sky when this happened so I could have seen it myself...

Pyroph · « **Reply #289 on:** January 09, 2011, 06:48:34 PM »

Took a few photos tonight. First time doing night shooting, only got about one good one. I blame the cold.

Logical Nightmare · « **Reply #290 on:** January 10, 2011, 10:43:14 AM »

Cold is a valid excuse. It's not easy to take one's time and calmly fix the settings and shoot when one is freezing one's ass off. Or one's fingers. I always wonder why I never shoot more in the beautiful winter of Sweden, and every winter I remember why.

rumborak · « **Reply #291 on:** January 10, 2011, 12:45:53 PM »

That was definitely an issue for me in Iceland. It was -10C with a harsh wind outside, so taking pictures meant jumping out of the car, taking the shot, and jumping right back in.

rumborak

Pyroph · « **Reply #292 on:** January 10, 2011, 01:21:19 PM »

Damn, definitely can't complain from my weather then!

Also, I notice my shot is focused on the foreground, wish I would have gotten the background more in focus. Kinda hard to fix when your camera is on the ground.

If anyone wants to post any photo tips I'd love to hear them, I've also got a book (that I got ages ago) on Night Photography, so that should help.

7StringedBeast · « **Reply #293 on:** January 10, 2011, 01:28:44 PM »

Quote from: Pyroph on January 10, 2011, 01:21:19 PM

Damn, definitely can't complain from my weather then!

Also, I notice my shot is focused on the foreground, wish I would have gotten the background more in focus. Kinda hard to fix when your camera is on the ground.

If anyone wants to post any photo tips I'd love to hear them, I've also got a book (that I got ages ago) on Night Photography, so that should help.

If you want everything in focus, you can do a few things. First thing is to use a higher F stop. You have a deeper depth of field using higher F stops. You have to make up for that at night with a long shutter speed though. This means you need to have a tripod and hopefully shoot something that isn't moving, as a longer shutter speed will cause motion blur.

jsem · « **Reply #294 on:** January 10, 2011, 01:33:39 PM »

Quote from: brakkum on January 08, 2011, 10:49:22 PM

I just took this earlier tonight while experimenting with some shots for HDR. I looked at this one to see if it would work out well, and lo and behold, it looks like there is some space debris burning up in the atmosphere. I thought that was pretty fuckin cool!

edit: though I really do wish I had been paying more attention to the sky when this happened so I could have seen it myself...

inb4 UFO sighting. lol

Pyroph · « **Reply #295 on:** January 10, 2011, 04:15:44 PM »

Quote from: 7StringedBeast on January 10, 2011, 01:28:44 PM

Quote from: Pyroph on January 10, 2011, 01:21:19 PM
Damn, definitely can't complain from my weather then!

Also, I notice my shot is focused on the foreground, wish I would have gotten the background more in focus. Kinda hard to fix when your camera is on the ground.

If anyone wants to post any photo tips I'd love to hear them, I've also got a book (that I got ages ago) on Night Photography, so that should help.

If you want everything in focus, you can do a few things. First thing is to use a higher F stop. You have a deeper depth of field using higher F stops. You have to make up for that at night with a long shutter speed though. This means you need to have a tripod and hopefully shoot something that isn't moving, as a longer shutter speed will cause motion blur.

Yeah, I've got a tripod and every pic I took was on a steady surface etc. Thanks for the info.

7StringedBeast · « **Reply #296 on:** January 10, 2011, 04:19:55 PM »

I forgot to add that using a wider angled lens will put more into focus. So if you have a zoom or primes use the smallest mm lens you have. It'll put more in focus.

Pyroph · « **Reply #297 on:** January 10, 2011, 04:32:21 PM »

Alright, cool thanks. I've got a Canon EF-S 18-135mm f/3.5-5.6 IS Lens, I like it so far. I'll definitely need to pick up a Macro lens sometime, they're what I like to take a lot of.

7StringedBeast · « **Reply #298 on:** January 10, 2011, 04:37:42 PM »

No problem. I want to get out and shoot pretty bad. But I'm afraid to take my camera out and about in the city. It sucks cause the city has such interesting things to take photos of. I need a friend to walk around with so I don't get my shit stolen.

Logical Nightmare · « **Reply #299 on:** January 11, 2011, 09:35:08 AM »

I seriously want to edit some of my recent pictures, on this new huge screen and fast computer of mine, but I need to do school work. This makes me a

.

MetalMike06 · « **Reply #300 on:** January 11, 2011, 03:24:46 PM »

Quote from: brakkum on January 08, 2011, 10:49:22 PM

I just took this earlier tonight while experimenting with some shots for HDR. I looked at this one to see if it would work out well, and lo and behold, it looks like there is some space debris burning up in the atmosphere. I thought that was pretty fuckin cool!

*snip*

edit: though I really do wish I had been paying more attention to the sky when this happened so I could have seen it myself...

Wow. Awesome!

Zydar · « **Reply #301 on:** January 12, 2011, 07:45:03 AM »

Took some pics today (about an hour ago) before the dark came.

Decided to play around a little with some lighting effects.

brakkum · « **Reply #302 on:** January 20, 2011, 01:33:13 PM »

Welllll, this thread needs a revival, so let's see what I can do. Here are some recent shots of mine, a few of them experimentation with HDR with a really cheap $0.99 app from the app store. (for computers that is)

EPICVIEW · « **Reply #303 on:** January 20, 2011, 01:37:11 PM »

Brakkum,

I really liked those.. my favs were the black and white Trees and the Kitty shot..

Logical Nightmare · « **Reply #304 on:** January 21, 2011, 08:25:24 AM »

I've been going through what I have shot lately - finally, I keep procrastinating when it comes to that. Here's one from the end of November, along with two shots from a misty morning in Ireland from sometime in December.

This one is 100% unedited:

brakkum · « **Reply #305 on:** January 21, 2011, 12:35:02 PM »

Very cool!

Portrucci · « **Reply #306 on:** January 30, 2011, 08:58:36 PM »

SPNKr · « **Reply #307 on:** January 30, 2011, 09:23:01 PM »

^ MMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM

Logical Nightmare · « **Reply #308 on:** January 31, 2011, 01:12:56 AM »

Quote from: Portrucci on January 30, 2011, 08:58:36 PM

I want to steal this shot.

I MEAN very nice! Very very nice!

Portrucci · « **Reply #309 on:** January 31, 2011, 01:38:26 AM »

playing around with some editing. going for a fantasy hdr sort of look. these places were truly mind-blowing when I first saw them

Pyroph · « **Reply #310 on:** January 31, 2011, 05:01:36 AM »

Great shots... every day I'm reminded how shitty Iowa is.

brakkum · « **Reply #311 on:** January 31, 2011, 06:15:26 PM »

More beautiful pics everyone!

missedthepoint · « **Reply #312 on:** January 31, 2011, 07:19:01 PM »

Ooh some great photies from many in here particularly, in my opinion, from 7sb and Logical Nightmare.

I've not taken a single creative photo in the last year so here are a few from the 2 years previous.

ClairvoyantCat · « **Reply #313 on:** January 31, 2011, 07:21:36 PM »

Absolutely beautiful, every single one of them is!

Amazing work!

7StringedBeast · « **Reply #314 on:** January 31, 2011, 10:51:14 PM »

I love that picture of the corks. And the one that looks like a sparkler, what is that? It looks so cool.

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