March Photo Thread

[Scott The Kiwi]

Have been playing around with the macro setting on my camera. They were taken on my wee Olympus FE-210 point and shoot job. Want to get an SLR as soon as I can afford one.

Edited March 22, 2010 by Scott The Kiwi

[Scott The Kiwi]

Sorry about the re-post but after reading some of the tips in the stickied section I adjusted my photos. I think they look much better. What do you guys think?

[siddr20]

What you looking at??? hahah

Finally got her laughing

[Basti]

Sorry about the re-post but after reading some of the tips in the stickied section I adjusted my photos. I think they look much better. What do you guys think?

i rekon these two would be better on a sharper background. the cloth takes away from the sharp lines, esp in the shell

[Scott The Kiwi]

i rekon these two would be better on a sharper background. the cloth takes away from the sharp lines, esp in the shell

Thanks for the tip. What would you recommend for a sharp background? Something flat (i.e a wall) or something with lines and depth like in the Buddha photo?

[FST513]

Latest updates to project 365 have FINALLY been uploaded to my site! Would post them here, but would probably spam so quicker to just link it.

If you want, subscribe to my blog for weekly updates too it, don't blame you if you dont want to though haha.

Project 365

[ZENNON]

Proof on concept for me

(I like the clouds - just need a nice foreground now and then we'll be in business)

And this one was for fun

[AKW]

Just some I took of a local car, yes it needs to be lowered. I just found him at the gas station and had the camera though.

Edited March 23, 2010 by AKW

[ZENNON]

Not a bad shot (and yes needs to be lowered)

For that second shot it might be good to crop out the car on the right

[AKW]

Yeah I should crop that out really... hmm

Edit completed

Edited March 23, 2010 by AKW

[AKW]

Had NO clue my engine was that dirty then I popped the hood to try this shot and wow is all I can say, I need to do some spring cleaning for real.

Some of the stuff in the park today...

Edited March 24, 2010 by AKW

[siddr20]

Nice duck shots.. I like the 3rd one

Close up the taj:

I like to mix up my images, so heres an updated pic of my fish tank: Its nearly been a year now

[33driver]

Few shots I took tonight, I'll try to reduce the noise a bit when I get a chance.

[siddr20]

^ nice

If you own a tripod, then there is no need to go above iso 100 at night time (referring to long exposures).

Turn off in camera noise reduction (you dont need it).

[33driver]

^ nice

If you own a tripod, then there is no need to go above iso 100 at night time (referring to long exposures).

Turn off in camera noise reduction (you dont need it).

thanks

yeah, both were taken on a tripod, top one was a 30sec exposure, bottom was 60 seconds I think, both ISO 100, but I don't think I turned noise reduction off.

[ZENNON]

Turn off in camera noise reduction

...but I don't think I turned noise reduction off.

Turn noise reduction off?

How come? Because its a Canon?

[siddr20]

Because it takes ages for the pic to load into memory card... Plus if you shoot at iso 100 there is no need.

[ZENNON]

Because it takes ages for the pic to load into memory card... Plus if you shoot at iso 100 there is no need.

Erm.. doesn't take ages to load into the memory card..

What it does is - Well what my D80 does anyway:

You take a 30 second photo

Then the camera takes another 30 second photo but with the shutter closed

(this results in a pure black image - except for the noise, hot pixels etc

then its quickly subtracts the two and saves that

(not the best explanation ever but yeah)

[33driver]

think i'm confused, I haven't seen that feature on my camera...lol

I'm using class 6 cards so copy lag shouldn't be an issue?

[siddr20]

yea so you still gotta wait for a while to take the next shot.. Imagine if you doing a 10min exposure or something. I remember accidentally leaving it on when i first started doing star trails. Oh god that was painful waiting and waiting and waiting.. But now i just take 13 second exposures and combine an hours worth or so.. But thats a different story..

Anyways just my 2 cents..

Edited March 25, 2010 by siddr20