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Mannequin posted:I've always been a fan of this guy's shots with that lens. Looks like a pretty sweet lens if you can find it, let alone afford it. I guess if you really, really wanted that look and were willing to put in some extra work, you could get a medium format camera like a Mamiya 645 and a 150mm f/2.8 for a fraction of the price.
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Yeah or the 80mm f/1.9. I guarantee that practically nothing in the frame will be in focus.
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15 Thoughts on Composition by Alan Briot over at Luminous Landscape: http://www.luminous-landscape.com/columns/composition_top_15.shtml And 159 pics to shift through at The Photoletariat: http://thephotoletariat.com/159-stunning-breathtaking-and-brilliant-photographs/ DanTheFryingPan fucked around with this message at 22:26 on Mar 20, 2011 |
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8th-samurai posted:Yeah or the 80mm f/1.9. I guarantee that practically nothing in the frame will be in focus.
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Guys... I've made a huge mistake. I've gone and started a (small) saltwater fishtank. Now, along with photography, I'll have to divide my money over two ridiculously expensive hobbies. But, at least I'll get to shoot some cool photos of my tank, right? Nope - I didn't think about how horrible shooting through acrylic would be. I've tried a bit with my 100mm macro and unless you shoot directly perpendicular to the object, it gets all soft and full of CA. 
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Mar 20, 2011 22:57
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Gambl0r posted:Guys... I've made a huge mistake. Jesus why don't you get into making music while you are at it.  I was looking at saltwater aquariums early this week myself but had a "wtf am I doing, I could be buying lenses with this money" moment and left the shop in a hurry. 
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HPL posted:I guess if you really, really wanted that look and were willing to put in some extra work, you could get a medium format camera like a Mamiya 645 and a 150mm f/2.8 for a fraction of the price.
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keyframe posted:Jesus why don't you get into making music while you are at it. I bought a condenser mic and mixer... I'm currently using an umbrella swivel on a light stand to hold the mic up. psylent posted:Alternatively you can do the Brenizer Method. Though if you do that you don't get the proper "shape" of the bokeh. Those always look like photoshops, and they take so much effort... dakana fucked around with this message at 23:12 on Mar 20, 2011 |
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Mar 20, 2011 23:07
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keyframe posted:Jesus why don't you get into making music while you are at it. The moment when I realized what I've spent so far could have got me the used 5D (mk I) I've been wanting made me feel very 
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8th-samurai posted:Yeah or the 80mm f/1.9. I guarantee that practically nothing in the frame will be in focus.  It was hard enough with the 55 2.8, not sure how you are managing with the 1.9
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Martytoof posted:
Not well, I have a lot of negs with sharp noses and ears because someone moved. Mostly I bought the f/1.9 for low light not shallow depth of field.
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8th-samurai posted:Not well, I have a lot of negs with sharp noses and ears because someone moved. Mostly I bought the f/1.9 for low light not shallow depth of field. I want to see how far that will focus out on my Kiev 60 (6x6), might make an interesting portrait lens. Wish I knew someone around here with one I could try before I spend $300 Gambl0r posted:Guys... I've made a huge mistake. Might I suggest building something like this? My boss and I were trying to come up with a way to make aquariums more fruitful for photographic trips, he made this thing for a couple of bucks out of a dollar store bucket he cut down, a yogurt lid, some black spandex, velcro, and a broken 82mm filter he had laying around. It works really well for cutting out glare/reflections, last shot is one I took two Fridays ago with it and the Sigma 24-70.  The Turbohood. by ethics_gradient, on Flickr  The Turbohood. by ethics_gradient, on Flickr  Richloam by ethics_gradient, on Flickr
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Mannequin posted:I've always been a fan of this guy's shots with that lens. Looks like a pretty sweet lens if you can find it, let alone afford it.
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Mar 21, 2011 00:47
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spf3million posted:What's so good about those? Nothing.
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Mar 21, 2011 00:51
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What is it with camera nerds and Asian girls?
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Mar 21, 2011 01:08
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A lot of camera nerds are Asian.
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Mar 21, 2011 01:16
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his user name is "mister bokeh". what did you expect?
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spf3million posted:What's so good about those? It looks like about 50% are just pics of his hot gf standing around in different places. 
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Mar 21, 2011 01:19
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Maybe mister bokeh is some really prolific photographers prank on the art world.
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spf3million posted:What's so good about those? It looks like about 50% are just pics of his hot gf standing around in different places. I think it was just that he has a subject in focus and shows the capabilities of the lens fairly well. Even if the photos aren't particularly inspired. Gambl0r posted:Guys... I've made a huge mistake. Polarizer may help - it helps shooting through glass at least. I have not tried shooting into an aquarium.
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I havent had any problem shooting into a fish tank without a polarizer. It wasnt like the lighting was great either, most home tanks I have seen have better lighting than the vancouver aquarium.
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Pompous Rhombus posted:Might I suggest building something like this? That thing is awesome and I will try making something like that before my next trip to a real aquarium. I was recently at the one in Baltimore and it would have helped a lot. But, glare really isn't the problem I'm having at home (see below) subx posted:Polarizer may help - it helps shooting through glass at least. I have not tried shooting into an aquarium. I tried my polarizer right away too, after I noticed the problems shooting my tank. Unfortunately, it's not a reflection or glare issue - it's like I'm adding an additional element of cheap plexiglass to the end of my lens. I've shot through glass and never had this problem, but with acrylic, it looks like absolute crap if I'm not an exact 90 degrees and level with the object I'm shooting in the tank. For example, here's a shot of some live rock from eye level, perpendicular to the tank:  Here's the same shot, but shifted one foot up.  Same effect happens when I shift left or right. If I use a much smaller aperture it helps a little, but still is only usable within a small range off perpendicular. The further from perpendicular you get, the blurrier it gets and more CA is introduced. Here's one I took yesterday from a much more oblique angle:  It won't prevent me from getting decent shots of my full tank, but I was hoping to put my 100mm L to good use, especially once I get some coral in there! Gambl0r fucked around with this message at 04:10 on Mar 21, 2011 |
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Mar 21, 2011 04:00
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Reichstag posted:Nothing. Hahahahah. You are so bitter it's hilarious.
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Clearly you have to be bitter to not appreciate the subtle genius of Flickr user mister bokeh. His typographical study of the Asian female in her natural environment is a new and exciting development in the short history of our beloved medium.
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http://www.oliandalex.com/james-face/ this is pretty hilarious
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Gambl0r posted:Guys... I've made a huge mistake. I feel your pain. I just bought a motorcycle this weekend (and all of the ridiculously expensive riding gear to go with it). It became immediately apparent that a motorcycle is not just a cheaper way to get from A to B than a car. It's a lifestyle choice. It's also way cheaper and easier to mod a motorcycle than a car, so I'm probably going to do all kinds of crazy poo poo to it. Luckily I bought a pretty powerful bike to start with so I won't want to upgrade to something bigger in six months. I'm also getting into more design work and I'm trying to save money to buy a Macbook Pro off a user here so I can learn the Apple interface as well as getting a laptop that can edit photos (my current laptop is a 2-3 year old Dell that was pretty much bottom of the line when I bought it and I just upgraded my desktop this year and I've put way too much money into it to justify an Apple desktop). brad industry posted:What is it with camera nerds and Asian girls? What is it with nerds and Asian girls? So far the only way I've seen it explained is "western women are bitches and eastern women know how to treat a man." There are several sites dedicated to this idea. E: http://uk.answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20100727032239AA4pIJ5 Read through the comments section if you feel you have too much faith in humanity. mr. mephistopheles fucked around with this message at 21:20 on Mar 21, 2011 |
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mr. mephistopheles posted:Read through the comments section if you feel you have too much faith in humanity. Clearly I must go to Asia immediately.
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Paragon8 posted:http://www.oliandalex.com/james-face/ this is pretty hilarious Awesome, I've also found facebook photos an never ending pool of photoshop fun. But I need to make more subtle changes like this guy.
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brad industry posted:Clearly you have to be bitter to not appreciate the subtle genius of Flickr user mister bokeh. His typographical study of the Asian female in her natural environment is a new and exciting development in the short history of our beloved medium. I don't particularly like them as a whole either, but there are a few of them that are quite pleasing and could easily be found in an advertising campaign. The guy probably uses the lens as a crutch and might just have one or two happy accidents, but to write the whole thing off as trash is definitely bitter. Especially coming from someone with the type of photos Reichstag posts. (which have just as narrow a spectrum of admirers, but I'm sure those admirers are cooler in his mind) He consistently hates on anything that has even a modicum of mainstream appeal. You (brad) 20s and a few others are constantly trying to expand our collective minds into more obscure fine art photographers, which is great, and useful, but a lot of them are just as unappealing to those of us not super deep into fine art as this asian-bokeh-4000 is to you all. I just don't understand why the derision is acceptable in one direction, but not the other. If I call some hip current fine artist garbage because there is literally nothing aesthetically pleasing to me, you guys wax on about the context and message and blah blah blah. I can appreciate it, and even see it (at times), but it's frustrating as someone who prefers pursuing more traditional aesthetics see stuff hated on if it's not ultra deep. This guy's work is definitely shallow, but it's not garbage. poopinmymouth fucked around with this message at 22:03 on Mar 21, 2011 |
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I think he has a ton of awesome pictures. Are goons raging because his name is "mr bokeh"? It is not like the rest of you are advancing the medium of photography with every shot you take.
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keyframe posted:It is not like the rest of you are advancing the medium of photography with every shot you take. Speak for yourself! 
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Paragon8 posted:http://www.oliandalex.com/james-face/ this is pretty hilarious The guy getting angry and his sequential posts getting filled with more and more rage is pretty great. NOW HE'S TAKING A CLASS TO LEARN TO DO THIS!
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poopinmymouth posted:I don't particularly like them as a whole either, but there are a few of them that are quite pleasing I was being sarcastic, because this guy chose the name mister bokeh and is indistinguishable from every other Flickr Explore superstar, right down to his choice of lens and taste in women. Hatin' for the same reason everyone here dislikes K-Rock, not because he's not super deep fine artist. I don't think I've ever really posted about anyone that obscure or out of the mainstream anyways.
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If I had a 200mm f/1.8, I'd probably be doing the exact same thing mister bokeh is just because it's a 200mm f/1.8, god dammit. Either that or I'd be taking concert photos of nothing but the performers' nostrils.
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brad industry posted:is indistinguishable from every other Flickr Explore superstar this is only true if you put practically every single modern advertising photographer into this group also. Just from an initial glance, both these images are quite nice, and I certainly wouldn't mind having them in my portfolio. And if they are "garbage" by anyone's metric, than I can safely ignore all future art discussions with that person.   vv Not liking it is different from it being worthless, which was the original implication. vv poopinmymouth fucked around with this message at 01:50 on Mar 22, 2011 |
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Mar 22, 2011 01:47
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I really don't like that window one. The other is nice though.
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I just discovered this and it's perfect timing for me because I was just about to buy a (wired) trigger but this would be even better. I'll probably build an IR transmitter this week and test it out. http://www.dslrbot.com/ Thought I'd post it up here in case it might be of use to some of you guys.
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poopinmymouth posted:Just from an initial glance, both these images are quite nice, and I certainly wouldn't mind having them in my portfolio. I'm more making fun of Flickr than that guys work, which is what it is. He even has a weird business name complete with an illegible aperture-like logo as a watermark. I give him 5 gold stars. brad industry fucked around with this message at 04:39 on Mar 22, 2011 |
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brad industry posted:I give him 5 gold stars. but do they sparkle and rotate?
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