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May 29, 2020 14:27
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Jun 1, 2020 06:21
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Raikyn posted:
I get a mixed vibe between Normandy invasion beach and "Statue of Liberty from Caven Point Road". Really nice!
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Jun 2, 2020 02:53
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Nice, very nice tonal gradation on this one. Might just be that I like square green things :p
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Jun 2, 2020 05:06
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 Ah I missed the forest/tree chat. Totally agree with the spotting of wonderful strident trunks and patterns then looking back at the photos later feeling like you've totally failed to capture it as it's gone due to being lost in the noise of foliage and branches. Some people seem to get alot more depth into their greens too somehow but maybe it's me not waiting for the right lighting to create some more distinction. Anyway the results never put me off trying, was well excited to get out after it rained for first time in ages this morning!
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Jun 3, 2020 17:37
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 Ash Foliage by Aves Lux, on Flickr I went back out to trey and get a nice foliage shot after our chat, I think it's in the edit, gotta lift those blacks and lower the dynamic range.
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Jun 4, 2020 13:44
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It's the light. Light quality is important for all photography but for a lot of subjects you can adapt to suboptimal light by working the scene to find a decent shot. In the woods without good light it's not even worth binging the camera.
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Jun 4, 2020 14:02
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xzzy posted:It's the light. Light quality is important for all photography but for a lot of subjects you can adapt to suboptimal light by working the scene to find a decent shot. In the woods without good light it's not even worth binging the camera. Even when the light is nice in person it's been hard for people to translate that to the resultant image, which is I think what we were discussing.
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Jun 4, 2020 14:05
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xzzy posted:It's the light. Light quality is important for all photography but for a lot of subjects you can adapt to suboptimal light by working the scene to find a decent shot. In the woods without good light it's not even worth binging the camera. Hah that sounds abit defeatist! I try to work up paintings using alot of my woods photos but even in themselves I think the act of taking them can help you 'look' more at your surroundings, in the same way drawing even a crap portrait would still make you consider and visually process someone's face more fully. Do agree lighting makes the final piece though, might have to think abit more to try and improve with this local scenery rather than just snapping away regularly.
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Jun 4, 2020 20:54
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xzzy posted:It's the light. Light quality is important for all photography but for a lot of subjects you can adapt to suboptimal light by working the scene to find a decent shot. In the woods without good light it's not even worth binging the camera. I realize this is pretty basic stuff but like, what is "good light" for forests, or for any scene for that matter? I've found it surprisingly hard to find good information on this - most books I've read are either aimed towards beginners who don't even know the exposure triangle, or are more advanced and focus more on composition and assume you know that already. I realize that golden hour is a thing, and overcast makes for softer / no shadows which makes for more even lighting, but are those "good" light? Like, I feel that jarlywarly posted:
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Jun 5, 2020 20:50
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Well excellent photos can be taken in literally any lighting condition conceivable, so the only rule that matters is if it looks good. But I do think forest photography gets easier in faintly overcast skies that soften the shadows a bit. Indirect light (bouncing off something into your scene) works well too. Or fog. Or backlight. In that context "good light" to me is anything that adds depth to the scene and creates places for the viewer's eye to latch on to.
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Jun 5, 2020 22:10
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xzzy posted:Well excellent photos can be taken in literally any lighting condition conceivable, so the only rule that matters is if it looks good. But I do think forest photography gets easier in faintly overcast skies that soften the shadows a bit. Indirect light (bouncing off something into your scene) works well too. Or fog. Or backlight. Make your own lighting  DSC_9951.jpg by Steven Sarginson, on Flickr
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Jun 5, 2020 23:06
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For forest photos, I'm more of a fan of harsh, direct light. I think you need to pushed contrast and the separation it allows.
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Jun 6, 2020 04:05
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CodfishCartographer posted:I realize this is pretty basic stuff but like, what is "good light" for forests, or for any scene for that matter? I've found it surprisingly hard to find good information on this - most books I've read are either aimed towards beginners who don't even know the exposure triangle, or are more advanced and focus more on composition and assume you know that already. if it looks good it's good
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Jun 6, 2020 05:44
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  Legged it out this morning seeing there'd been a shower but the sun was out, so could have a go in different light conditions. And completely failed to notice I'd got the 25mm rather than 17mm on.. Just posting these for completeness, still struggling to 'isolate' the parts I was focused on, but it's been a useful exercise in thinking about what I'm trying to do and how scenes I'd like to paint differ from those that probably make better photographs. Might sound obvious that there'd be a difference but despite taking lots of reference photos I've always thought about them somewhat interchangeably.
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Jun 6, 2020 14:11
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That second one is way better than the first post of that spot, because the lighting added a ton of depth to the scene. All of it is better but that spot of direct light in the background in particular stands out. And the different levels on the foreground trunks.. it defines their shape a lot more. To me anyways. I'm sure some people like the first shot better.
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Jun 6, 2020 14:37
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Speaking of forests:  Had a couple of near misses I might go back and re-shoot.
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Jun 9, 2020 01:59
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ImplicitAssembler posted:Speaking of forests: both of these are really nice
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Jun 9, 2020 11:43
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xzzy posted:That second one is way better than the first post of that spot, because the lighting added a ton of depth to the scene. Thanks! This has been a good prompt to think abit more about how to make the most of some of this local scenery, I had got into abit of a rut of doing the same things without considering the possibilities. ImplicitAssembler posted:Speaking of forests: I like this one the best, it's got a kindof dazzling effect like looking at a checkerboard/argle pattern but with enough leading lines in the foreground to bring you in still
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Jun 9, 2020 13:43
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Jun 14, 2020 01:55
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Only had my phone Storm over Lunt by Aves Lux, on Flickr
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Jun 14, 2020 16:24
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Sweet.
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Jun 15, 2020 03:56
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 Storm Light by Aves Lux, on Flickr
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Jun 15, 2020 15:04
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"Storm light" gives me a lot of anxiety because it's so hard to predict and I never have a subject handy. I end up running around like an idiot shooting nothing trying to find something perfect.
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Jun 15, 2020 16:04
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xzzy posted:I end up running around like an idiot shooting nothing trying to find something perfect.
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Jun 15, 2020 16:22
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Washi A film. Handmade ISO 12 black and white film made from motion picture leader protector stock. Spotmatic, Takumar 105 f/2.8  Washi A024.jpg by Iain Compton, on Flickr  Washi A016.jpg by Iain Compton, on Flickr  Washi A004-Edit.jpg by Iain Compton, on Flickr
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Jun 15, 2020 20:06
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tk posted:Stop giving away my secret approach to photography. Secret? Hell, it's the whole basis for my dvd series, "photography while you're on fire."
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Jun 18, 2020 03:32
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Nice!
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Jun 18, 2020 03:55
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Some 4AM sunrises from the solstice here: 
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Jun 21, 2020 23:24
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Birudojin posted:Some 4AM sunrises from the solstice here: Stunning! Well worth the early start.
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Jun 21, 2020 23:54
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Yeah those are not bad!
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Jun 22, 2020 08:55
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Thanks! I don't do a lot of landscapes, so having some turn out at all is a nice change for me :P
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Jun 22, 2020 16:13
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Something different.
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Jun 23, 2020 05:19
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So this is one of my favorite threads on the forums and even though I don't do photography too often nowadays, I still love seeing these pictures, hearing the feedback, and generally just inspiring me to be a better photographer. Is there a discord for this and probably other dorkroom threads?
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Jun 24, 2020 20:37
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GrandpaPants posted:So this is one of my favorite threads on the forums and even though I don't do photography too often nowadays, I still love seeing these pictures, hearing the feedback, and generally just inspiring me to be a better photographer. Is there a discord for this and probably other dorkroom threads? Given the uncertain future of the fora, it's possible we may have to move if we want to maintain this group of photographers.
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Jun 24, 2020 20:45
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hold on let me drop a bunch of money on dorkroom.com and find the latest version of phpbb, this is gonna be epic
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Jun 24, 2020 21:31
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GrandpaPants posted:So this is one of my favorite threads on the forums and even though I don't do photography too often nowadays, I still love seeing these pictures, hearing the feedback, and generally just inspiring me to be a better photographer. Is there a discord for this and probably other dorkroom threads? I had this same concern and have made a chat thread for the topic, there's also a discord I've made so we don't lose touch should the worst come to pass. https://forums.somethingawful.com/showthread.php?threadid=3929110&pagenumber=1&perpage=40 https://discord.gg/98XxqMB The Dorkroom is easily my favourite place to post about photography and to see a whole bunch of talented photographers put out really nice work.
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