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Crossposting from SAD since people seem to like it 21/366 - Alex by fuglsnef, on Flickr
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 Stars over Swanmore by Adam Bolwell, on Flickr So, after standing in a field for 2 hours trying to get some star trails, freezing my butt off i get home to find i'd shot them all on iso 25000!!!! instead of 100. To be fair the star trail wouldn't have been that good anyway as the tree moved to much and looked a little rubbish. But i managed to salvage this shot, the uber high iso brought out all the smallest stars though, every cloud and all that!
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slothmeister posted:
This is an awesome shot that will be even better if you can clone out the power line.
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Jan 24, 2012 20:43
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Erm, wow. I didn't even realise there was a power line there, how the hell did I miss that????
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Maui: Haleakala Crater At Sunrise by beastofexmoor, on Flickr If anyone reading this ever goes to Maui and someone tells you that there's nothing to see on the south end of the island past Hana I want you to punch them in the face. It's possibly the most beautiful part of the island as well as the most deserted part. I wish my photos could do it more justice.  Alelele Falls by beastofexmoor, on Flickr  South Maui by beastofexmoor, on Flickr  St. Joseph's Church, Maui by beastofexmoor, on Flickr Landscapes without removing my 100-400mm:  Spencer Island Mountain Backdrop by beastofexmoor, on Flickr  20120123-20120123-_MG_3971.jpg by beastofexmoor, on Flickr
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Jan 25, 2012 12:57
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I'm quite lazy so I leant out of my window and snapped this picture I bought a second hand Canon EOS 400D and this is so far my second best shot with it, first was a picture of my cat!
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Jan 25, 2012 15:08
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I never do multiple exposures or post-processing. It just seems like more trouble than it's worth. You all seem to, so am I wrong? Devil's Sunset on Flickr  Rainier on Flickr  Bighorns on Flickr  Deer on Flickr  Cresting on Flickr  Superior on Flickr  Bryce Closer on Flickr vote_no fucked around with this message at 13:26 on Feb 21, 2012 |
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Jan 26, 2012 01:41
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I took this before the fog lifted at Machu Picchu in Peru. Waiting in the Fog by BLCphoto, on Flickr
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Jan 26, 2012 13:41
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goattrail posted:I took this before the fog lifted at Machu Picchu in Peru. I really, really like the framing of this one.
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vote_no posted:I never do multiple exposures or post-processing. It just seems like more trouble than it's worth. You all seem to, so am I wrong? 
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 Malawi - Rift Valley by dpopat, on Flickr I didn't do any post on this other than a crop because I thought my computer would melt. It took over an hour to merge in CS5.  Malawian Tea Field - Wide Shot by dpopat, on Flickr I realize that this has too many shadows that I can't recover but the light was incredibly harsh. This was one of those times where I just wanted the picture for a memory but I thought it turned out ok.
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Jan 27, 2012 03:14
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vote_no posted:I never do multiple exposures or post-processing. It just seems like more trouble than it's worth. You all seem to, so am I wrong? Tell me more about this world of amazing light you live in, because I always seem to be in places it sucks. I really cannot believe you've never posted in this thread and I am jealous of so many of your shots, especially since you have more great shots of the area I live in than I do.  My only consolation is that you had to go back to flat-rear end Minnesota at the end of the trip. I call this one Dreadheadripoff.jpg:  20120125-Eide Rd Landscape.jpg by beastofexmoor, on Flickr I can't decide if I like B&W or color better.  20120125-Eide Rd Landscape B&W.jpg by beastofexmoor, on Flickr This is boring and I hate it.  The Thomle Barn by beastofexmoor, on Flickr BeastOfExmoor fucked around with this message at 05:41 on Jan 27, 2012 |
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Jan 27, 2012 05:28
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BeastOfExmoor posted:Tell me more about this world of amazing light you live in, because I always seem to be in places it sucks. I really cannot believe you've never posted in this thread and I am jealous of so many of your shots, especially since you have more great shots of the area I live in than I do. I think it's probably that I don't bother to pull out the camera on days that have crappy light. I don't have enough time to be shooting as often as I'd like, but it's good to know that there are workarounds for bad light if I ever need them. I especially liked that shooting-into-the-sun technique from pages back, though I doubt I could do it properly. Thanks very much for the compliment, although to be fair I did live in Snohomish County for two years, when the majority of those pictures were taken. It seemed like there was good light in western Washington almost every day. I really miss the scenery. But hey, flat-rear end Minnesota?! Check this poo poo out! I like the color better than the B&W, definitely.
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Jan 27, 2012 07:59
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Seriously, the entire midwest is a giant motivation killer for photography. There's certainly some neat stuff out there, but it's few and far between. Take a road trip through any place west of Denver and you'll be stopping every 10 minutes because there's something new to photograph.
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xzzy posted:Seriously, the entire midwest is a giant motivation killer for photography. There's certainly some neat stuff out there, but it's few and far between. To be sure, I took twice as many photographs when I lived in Washington, and there were great scenes ten minutes away in every direction. Then again, I took these within ten minutes of my house in Minnesota, and I like them almost as much as the ones ten minutes from my place in Washington:  Minneapolis on Flickr  Flood Stage on Flickr  Dam on Flickr  Shakopee on Flickr The one of mine from the links in my earlier post is also within ten minutes. I seem to have more trouble capturing Minnesota's beauty, but it's absolutely all over the place. I've got a resolution to get out there more this summer because I found someone on flickr who is doing a fantastic job capturing the beauty of Minnesota (and southern Canada): http://www.flickr.com/photos/22292497@N05/ vote_no fucked around with this message at 13:27 on Feb 21, 2012 |
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Jan 27, 2012 08:33
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vote_no posted:I think it's probably that I don't bother to pull out the camera on days that have crappy light. I don't have enough time to be shooting as often as I'd like, but it's good to know that there are workarounds for bad light if I ever need them. I especially liked that shooting-into-the-sun technique from pages back, though I doubt I could do it properly. Haha. I know Minnesota isn't that bad. I actually spent a couple weeks there for work last year. The part I was in was pretty damned boring, but I drove over the Wisconsin border to the area my dad grew up in and it was really beautiful, even in the middle of January. I live in Snohomish County and while it's awesome that, on a clear day, I can see two mountain ranges from my mailbox, we only get about three months of clear days a year.
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Hotwax Residue posted:Are we that obvious :p If you shot RAW like I wold think most of us do, you have to do some post. Exposure blending is pretty much required with anything with sky in it where I live. Except this photo strangely There's a beautiful combination of both tonal and colour contrast going on here. Great work as usual.
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Jan 27, 2012 21:14
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Hotwax Residue posted:Are we that obvious :p If you shot RAW like I wold think most of us do, you have to do some post. Exposure blending is pretty much required with anything with sky in it where I live. Except this photo strangely pardon me but is exposure blending like HDR?
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vote_no posted:I never do multiple exposures or post-processing. It just seems like more trouble than it's worth. You all seem to, so am I wrong? I don't always do post-processing (I'm also a hobbyist with a point and shoot). Sometimes I like the pictures the way they are and leave them. My camera often takes bland or hazy shots and also blows out the whites. I try my best to compensate when taking the shot, but often have to fix stuff in post. I often don't realize how hazy a shot is until I do some adjusting and it gets a hell of a lot clearer. The Rainier shot, for example, can be really cleaned up. It just looks gray (I took a similar shot of a camel) and hazy. Riding the ferry every day, I know that the mount comes in very clear on open days. The picture could be a whole lot better with some post-processing. You take that from around Kingston? Going snowboarding at Crystal tomorrow. Hopefully it's nice and I get some decent shots 
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Niagalack posted:pardon me but is exposure blending like HDR? He explicitly says that's one that didn't require any. Pope Mobile posted:I don't always do post-processing (I'm also a hobbyist with a point and shoot). Sometimes I like the pictures the way they are and leave them. My camera often takes bland or hazy shots and also blows out the whites. I try my best to compensate when taking the shot, but often have to fix stuff in post. It was super hazy that day, which I think contributed to the size of Rainier; I definitely have prettier, less hazy shots of Rainier from a ferry, but none where it just dominated the horizon. It was taken probably halfway through the Edmonds-Kingston run. What kind of post-processing would you do? I seriously don't know poo poo. edit: vvvv I like Sunrise the best. vote_no fucked around with this message at 05:18 on Jan 29, 2012 |
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A few from this weekend's escapades: Dawn at Turimetta by Aztatlan, on Flickr  Sunrise - Turimetta by Aztatlan, on Flickr  La Perouse by Aztatlan, on Flickr  Shipwreck at La Perouse by Aztatlan, on Flickr C&C welcome.
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vote_no posted:He explicitly says that's one that didn't require any. Honestly, I would go to this thread. Being an amateur and a hobbyist who still has things to change in his post work, I'd definitely go with post advice from people who are much more seasoned.
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Kujaroth posted:A few from this weekend's escapades: They are all very pleasing to the eye, the first and third being the strongest in my opinion. Great leading lines in the first, water looks buttery and smooth. The sky in the second one is a little hard on the eyes, a bit too neon. Third has the same great depth as the first and those impressions in the rock almost look like footprints walking towards the background. Last one has a great interesting foreground although with its strong rusty color it kind of dominates the frame. Great stuff and so much more colorful than the drab stuff I'm shooting.  I made a mistake on this one thinking that the little rain run-off in front of me was going to make a significantly interesting foreground. To the eye it was really roaring and looked like it would create a great capture at 20s exposure, unfortunately because of its clarity and the rocks beneath you can barely even see that it's a stream. There was some serious surf and in hindsight I should have gotten a lot closer to the water and made it my point of interest and not the rocky beach or the stream.
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I enjoy landscape photography, but I'm still pretty new to serious photography in general.   Photos of San Francisco at night feel like cliche cheeseball images to me, but they are fun to take. I'm not sure if they should be shared though... Are these shots actually any good, or are they like vacation photos where they are fun to take and look at, but only for me?    
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Graniteman posted:Photos of San Francisco at night feel like cliche cheeseball images to me, but they are fun to take. I'm not sure if they should be shared though... Are these shots actually any good, or are they like vacation photos where they are fun to take and look at, but only for me? I love the first and last ones. With the first one, a fair amount of people don't seem to like stuff in the foreground of those types of shots, but I think those work out great; I wish there was more in the foreground, even. The night-time road & cityscape (second from last) I also like because of the sky. People seem to forget about the sky when they take those kinds of shots. I'd say the only thing about taking pictures from often-used locations is that it's extraordinarily hard to be better than everybody else, but that doesn't mean the pictures aren't still great. BeastOfExmoor posted:I live in Snohomish County and while it's awesome that, on a clear day, I can see two mountain ranges from my mailbox, we only get about three months of clear days a year. Were you there for this? I loved this:  It Begins on Flickr  It Ends on Flickr vote_no fucked around with this message at 13:28 on Feb 21, 2012 |
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Jan 29, 2012 21:43
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Woke up early and caught the sunrise this morning. Garden of the Gods by FullerFotos.net, on Flickr  Garden of the Gods by FullerFotos.net, on Flickr  Garden of the Gods by FullerFotos.net, on Flickr
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e.pie posted:
First one I love, the colour and comp, trees give it good scale. Second one is beautiful but the shadow in the foreground is a bit stark, unavoidable I'm sure though. Great stuff. 
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Graniteman posted:Photos of San Francisco at night feel like cliche cheeseball images to me, but they are fun to take. I'm not sure if they should be shared though... Are these shots actually any good, or are they like vacation photos where they are fun to take and look at, but only for me? I like some "cliche" photos. Yeah, a million people have photographed the Golden Gate from that angle. Even if your shot isn't as good as a professional's, it's still your shot. They, like you said, are fun to take. To me, yours don't feel like vacation photos. An initial reaction might be "Oh, yeah, another shot of the GG," but it doesn't look like someone just went out to the headlands with the P&S they got for Christmas for some Facebook uploads. I like them.
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whaam posted:First one I love, the colour and comp, trees give it good scale. Second one is beautiful but the shadow in the foreground is a bit stark, unavoidable I'm sure though. Great stuff. Thanks  That is true about the shadow, but it was a bit of a valley in front of me and just a few minutes after sunrise so there wasn't anything I could do about it. 
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Pope Mobile posted:I like some "cliche" photos. Yeah, a million people have photographed the Golden Gate from that angle. Even if your shot isn't as good as a professional's, it's still your shot. They, like you said, are fun to take. Exactly, I have my cheeseball golden gate bridge printed and hanging on my wall, if it weren't my picture I definitely wouldn't have it up there.  Golden Gate Bridge by FullerFotos.net, on Flickr
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Were you there for this? I loved this: It Begins by owen.schandle, on Flickr It Ends by owen.schandle, on Flickr [/quote] I lived in Ballard during the 2008 snow, but since it happened over Christmas I got to do of driving through Snohomish County. Let me tell you about how fun it is to drive a Corolla with balding all-seasons for two weeks during the snow (it wasn't). Snow photography is really fun though (From last years Thanksgiving surprise).  20101122-_MG_6904.jpg by beastofexmoor, on Flickr
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BeastOfExmoor posted:I lived in Ballard during the 2008 snow, but since it happened over Christmas I got to do of driving through Snohomish County. Let me tell you about how fun it is to drive a Corolla with balding all-seasons for two weeks during the snow (it wasn't). I should really stop doing this, because I know it annoys the hell out of the Seattlites, but I was driving a Mustang with all-seasons. It was fun. Of course, I'm from here:  Great North Woods on Flickr vote_no fucked around with this message at 13:28 on Feb 21, 2012 |
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vote_no posted:I should really stop doing this, because I know it annoys the hell out of the Seattlites, but I was driving a Mustang with all-seasons. It was fun. Of course, I'm from here: I love watching people stare at me as I floated past them in my car with  on my face. I love driving in the snow.There was a lot of wind and plenty of clouds up in the mountains on Saturday. I was literally sitting in a cloud for this shot:  Hopefully there's blue sky next time. The views of Rainier and the valley are amazing at the top of the slopes.
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Agreed, I loved going up in the mountains during the winter. It made the lack of winter in Seattle tolerable, because real winter was always just an hour away! And summer is just over the mountains, even if it's not a very green summer. But when in less than a year both winter and summer came to Seattle, it was delightful. I really didn't realize how much I missed seasons until I had moved back to Minnesota, but when it was 15F with snow cover and 100F with greenery later that year I started to remember. That's about as extreme as Seattle ever gets, and I'm glad I was there for it. Now if only I could get some of your scenery moved over here, I would stop thinking about moving back to Washington. Rainier from Mount Si on Flickr vote_no fucked around with this message at 13:28 on Feb 21, 2012 |
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You guys have a giant spoon and cherry, not to mention 10,000 lakes! This is what it's like on a clear day from the highest point the lifts take you to:   E: Drudging up more, old landscape photos because I didn't really have a chance for any this go around: 
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What is everyone using for ND/grad setups? I've got a Hoya screw-on ND16 and some cokin P series grads but have been looking for a grad ND in the 100 x 150mm range to be a bit more versatile on the horizon position, the problem is all I see is these Lee kits that start around $500 just for the adapter and 2 filters.
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