Photography Thread

[Hasbinbad]

http://i.imgur.com/kB5VI.jpg

-Ansel Adams

This thread is for people to:


post photographs they created
give honest critique of photographs posted
discuss photography in general

If you post a picture here, please expect honest criticism even without permission, since that is a stated purpose of this thread. That being said, let's keep this thread free of idiot trolls.

I'm mainly creating this thread so I can post my pictures and get some people to tell me how bad they are and why in the hopes that I will become a better photographer. I had thought to just post a thread with a bunch of my pictures, but it occurred to me that several of you guys are probably amateur photographers and would probably enjoy that too, hence this thread.

Please don't plagiarize here, if you absolutely must post photographs by other people, at least credit them as above.

[Hasbinbad]

Cactus Bloom

http://i.imgur.com/0xEoL.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/WJ1ng.jpg

That cactus blooms only once a year, and only if the summer is hot enough.

[TheBlackSheep]

Totally dig the cactus pictures, man.

I'm far from a photographer, more like "just a guy with a camera", who generally shies away from it, yet carries a camera around on occasion "just in case". These are a few pictures from those "just in case" moments.

Ozarks Expedition last year - Buffalo National River Valley:

http://www.theblacksheep.org/whateva/Fall2010Expedition316.jpg

Ouachita National Forrest on a 3 day run last year as well:

http://www.theblacksheep.org/whateva/view.jpg

Sunset in the Ozarks (Buffalo National River Basin):

http://www.theblacksheep.org/whateva/sunset.JPG

Running the power lines with some of my expedition friends, Ozarks, Fall of last year:

http://www.theblacksheep.org/whateva/powerlines.JPG

Acorn falls on a rock? No problem. Ozarks in the Fall:

http://www.theblacksheep.org/whateva/rootrock.jpg

Some of you guys have already seen this one. Taken by a friend:

http://www.theblacksheep.org/whateva/5.jpg

Some more ocean stuff:

Above:

http://www.theblacksheep.org/whateva/rigtopsm.jpg

Below:

http://www.theblacksheep.org/whateva/rigbelowsm.jpg

Tropical storms and hurricanes kinda suck, especially when you're 115 miles away from shore. Tropical Storm Humberto - 2007 - Gulf of Mexico:

http://www.theblacksheep.org/whateva/humberto.jpg

Taken by a friend much more talented than I:

http://www.theblacksheep.org/whateva/cavedeep.jpg



Azorath

[TheBlackSheep]

Oh, and one more. I didn't take this one, in fact I have no idea who took it, but I liked it so much it is now framed on my wall at home. Cenote in Mexico:

http://www.theblacksheep.org/whateva/Cenote%20Mexico.jpg

Azorath

[Shannacore]

Yay photography thread! I recently picked up a new lens that I hope to take out a buuunch!

http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6173/6185213089_5563c2339b_z.jpg

My friend David playing soccer.

http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5083/5230084221_c6deee9f03_z.jpg

"Hanging of the Greens" at UNM. They light like 1500 luminarias one evening in early December.

http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5259/5540896319_decc1ac736_z.jpg

Foodthings. I'm partial to taking pictures of things over people.

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4050/4356363115_79b4baf428_z.jpg

Food things.

http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5107/5652978832_6239463f83_z.jpg

Bebe Teegan.

http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6065/6120789561_124600ef4b_z.jpg

Messing around with the new lens.


I had my first shot at 'sports photography' (http://www.flickr.com/photos/shannacore/sets/72157627630325741/)last weekend. It was a lot of fun. The shots come out hilarious because their faces and/or bodies are usually twisted in strange ways.

The Balloon Fiesta (http://www.flickr.com/search/?q=ballon+fiesta&s=int) is this week in ABQ. Getting up at 4am tomorrow to watch about 700 balloons ascend. Should be a great photo op!


What kind of cameras do you guys use? I have a Nikon D90 with a few additional lenses.

[Ungriim]

http://ngm.nationalgeographic.com/2011/10/australia-canyons/img/02-claustral-canyon-ferns-670.jpg

This is in the Blue Mountains in Australia. I have a huge boner to go climb there next time I am back. I have some great pictures of a slot canyon I hiked in Arizona but I fail at uploading things.

[TheBlackSheep]

Shanna, I reaaaally like your last one there, with the cocktail and pack of smokes in the background. Being at work at the moment, staring at that picture for about 30 seconds causes the stress to drain away.

Azorath

[Hasbinbad]

@ my friend's art show:

http://i.imgur.com/hRtRX.jpg

[Shannacore]

Shanna, I reaaaally like your last one there, with the cocktail and pack of smokes in the background. Being at work at the moment, staring at that picture for about 30 seconds causes the stress to drain away.

Azorath

Thanks! Was trying to mess with the effect of having the back all blurry.

Those are cards, not smokes btw. Lol ~

[Hasbinbad]

Bart the Dog:

http://i.imgur.com/FPXaO.jpg

An Artichoke:

http://i.imgur.com/owziH.jpg

[Hasbinbad]

Sunset Atop the Oakland Hills:

http://i.imgur.com/tJ4GK.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/e7pju.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/BhauS.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/3Daue.jpg

[TheBlackSheep]

Thanks! Was trying to mess with the effect of having the back all blurry.

Those are cards, not smokes btw. Lol ~

Hah. I see that picture for real at least two dozen times a week, with one exception. They're a pack of smokes. ;)

Azorath

[TheBlackSheep]

Sunset Atop the Oakland Hills:

Ahh. The second one is my favorite. Now, just pan back to show a steaming mug of coffee sitting on a table in the foreground, and it would be pure bliss.

Azorath

[Scribbles]

http://i54.tinypic.com/oiub0m.jpg

[Hasbinbad]

Nice composition.

[deathgirl]

This is in the Blue Mountains in Australia. I have a huge boner to go climb there next time I am back.

good sir, allow me to fluff your boner. I have a couple of dodgy phone pix from the blue mounts, and some slightly better quality ones from some mounts nearby.

https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-yyxn8tWbdH0/ToZypyYxslI/AAAAAAAAAnY/VsXa711ZX0o/s512/Image0089.jpg

adrenaline lulz
https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-7K9Oq3b2eFw/ToZyscP7wTI/AAAAAAAAAnc/T96LZLc6-Rs/s640/Image0091.jpg

https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-mOgUb4e1U7o/ToZo-RItaJI/AAAAAAAAAmg/mkWVIdaNNCU/s640/142.JPG

https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-aMminDN0HmY/ToZuSDNuySI/AAAAAAAAAm4/CaoaRF9TJRg/s640/081.JPG

https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-AaWCMshRrZU/ToZvEGjgAOI/AAAAAAAAAnI/uJqXoSOYH5w/s640/darkness.JPG

cloud lakez
https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-jo_dXw35410/ToZu25adORI/AAAAAAAAAnA/SJizoPbESVg/s640/blue.JPGhttps://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-GDLEmenPrVQ/ToZvPtGbQLI/AAAAAAAAAnM/Kcszj-jdzbI/s640/myb.JPG

had to include some actual dirty knees for the feach <3
https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-XSJkzZKeHxg/ToZw9YwgR5I/AAAAAAAAAnQ/KZt7ZvzyF_g/s512/145.JPG

https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-f4ePlICEiZA/ToZsRFlz4NI/AAAAAAAAAms/DrnbTyqKuWk/s512/186.JPG

oh, and you will likely encounter redbelly blacks :]
https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-1OCoJSLfIm8/ToZuNbbUW0I/AAAAAAAAAm0/Jmh9IjwAB9I/s512/182.JPG

[Hasbinbad]

nice pictures for a phone imo

[Knuckle]

And you're moving away from Australia...mind...blown.

[deathgirl]

And you're moving away from Australia...mind...blown.

sigh :(


so far my faves are hbb's artichoke/cactus flowers & azoraths green jaws pic, scary stuff

[SearyxTZ]

Really good stuff in here (Hasbinbad + Deathgurl esp). Those are awesome.


I bought a Canon Rebel last year and only rarely use it, sadly, due to the combination of size (not very portable) and also me just not knowing how to use it effectively.

Painting is my thing so I'm also content to just take inspiration from photographers who know what they're doing. ;)

[deathgirl]

Really good stuff in here (Hasbinbad + Deathgurl esp). Those are awesome.
Painting is my thing so I'm also content to just take inspiration from photographers who know what they're doing. ;)

photographs of paintings are definitely welcome ^_^

I got some arts on mah facebook here (http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.1956120436013.2108200.1632798563) & here (http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.1594947766922.2079190.1632798563&type=1) & here (http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=1545712576073&set=a.1476216278709.2066849.1632798563&type=1), you're welcome to the inspiration :rolleyes:

[Scribbles]

Nice composition.

thx pal. taken with 3 year old blackberry eheheh

[deathgirl]

maddox is en pointe about this shit

http://thebestpageintheuniverse.net/c.cgi?u=af11

did anyone here take a pic of beads or lattes? newp gtfo

[Killua]

A mouse that was in my back yard.
http://i.imgur.com/JewpHl.jpg

I only have a point and shoot, I keep looking at DSLRs but never bite.

[TheBlackSheep]

https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-aMminDN0HmY/ToZuSDNuySI/AAAAAAAAAm4/CaoaRF9TJRg/s640/081.JPG


This one has me looking around for spectres and lizard men.

Azorath

[TheBlackSheep]

Ah. That artichoke picture is quite nice. I can almost smell it.

Azorath

[JenJen]

RL Feerot yo

[Hasbinbad]

The first pictures are all Nifty and the last two are some other artist whose name I do not know.

http://i.imgur.com/QpApZ.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/EPxjn.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/TlQhZ.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/rBSti.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/Yf32z.jpg

[deathgirl]

that 'wet paint' one irks me the most. what a waste of paper. ineffective, wasteful communication is not art. not to mention they used comic sans ಠ⌣_ಠ

[Autotune]

that 'wet paint' one irks me the most. what a waste of paper. ineffective, wasteful communication is not art. not to mention they used comic sans ಠ⌣_ಠ

lol not RnF. /clap

[Hasbinbad]

that 'wet paint' one irks me the most. what a waste of paper. ineffective, wasteful communication is not art. not to mention they used comic sans ಠ⌣_ಠWell I could say the same thing about any art. I guess that's why you make the big bucks as an art critic tho, right?

[Autotune]

Well I could say the same thing about any art. I guess that's why you make the big bucks as an art critic tho, right?

lol

[Bazooka]

Cactus Bloom

http://i.imgur.com/0xEoL.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/WJ1ng.jpg

That cactus blooms only once a year, and only if the summer is hot enough.

I am a certified photographer (Formally educated)

My opinion;

1st pic has alot of issues, first of all the umbrella is very distracting even with selective focus it is very noticeable (probably a result of the contrast of no color (the flower) to orange (the umbrella). The cactus is the subject and therefore should be larger (i.e. take up more space in the photo). 1/5

2nd pic is better, proper use of selective focus and the umbrella is hardly noticeable. The subject is in the rule of thirds. Much more detailed image of the subject although I would've like to have seen more of it (you cut it off the top, which could have just been a poor choice of crop) But overall not bad. 3/5

Stay at it and you'll train your "shooters eye" for better composition.

[Bazooka]

Sunset Atop the Oakland Hills:

http://i.imgur.com/tJ4GK.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/e7pju.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/BhauS.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/3Daue.jpg

Wipe your lens homie

[Aadill]

Went to a new bar downtown right after I got my cameras. Did some shots for them and got free drinks out of it!

http://i.imgur.com/P6Zl5.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/pbead.jpg

Small, fake well in a retirement community... it was filled with water and decorated. That frog looks so happy to have water shooting out of his mouth

http://i.imgur.com/ZnxR3.jpg


Hooping hippie girl at Shakori Hills Grassroots Festival

http://i.imgur.com/8PlI1.jpg

This kid was all sorts of giggly

http://i.imgur.com/BfEUg.jpg

[Aadill]

A local rose garden

http://i.imgur.com/erbaZ.jpg

Shopped to hide MQ

http://i.imgur.com/ZDasp.jpg

These were from FB so they aren't as high res...

Death Valley Sands

http://i.imgur.com/jnhhO.jpg

Angel's Landing

http://i.imgur.com/scZWj.jpg

I feel like this should be an album cover

http://i.imgur.com/dcen9.jpg

[Aadill]

http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6065/6120789561_124600ef4b_z.jpg

Messing around with the new lens.

I do like this photo but I'm torn on the liquid on the glass both inside and out... the sweat on the outside gives it very natural look but leaves it shining at weird angles. You got a VERY narrow DoF on that... what is it, a 1.8, 1.4?

[Aadill]

that 'wet paint' one irks me the most. what a waste of paper. ineffective, wasteful communication is not art. not to mention they used comic sans ಠ⌣_ಠ

I'm more interested in the "Gluten Free Selection" and signs for strawberries. Once I saw one that was different I felt like I was playing Where's Waldo

[Aadill]

A mouse that was in my back yard.
http://i.imgur.com/JewpHl.jpg

I only have a point and shoot, I keep looking at DSLRs but never bite.

Was there a mirror, outside? I think it's really neat that you see someone nonchalantly taking a picture with coffee mug in hand while a mouse simply chills out, unafflicted by the proximity of a human. This totally adds to the composition for me.

[Aadill]

sextuple post.


An Artichoke:

http://i.imgur.com/owziH.jpg

This isn't a bad photo but I feel that you went a little bit too shallow with your depth of field. I like the idea of leaving the back or front portion of the artichoke blurred, but you caught more of a diagonal stripe down the middle. Move the artichoke more to the right a little and try to get some sun/shadows going on.. I never realized how cool artichokes looked!

What are you shooting with? (also clean your lens)

[deathgirl]

A local rose garden

http://i.imgur.com/erbaZ.jpg


I love this. looks like an impossibly rich watercolour. hmm, did you blur the background in photoshop?

[superapan]

No more flowers, plz

[Aadill]

I love this. looks like an impossibly rich watercolour. hmm, did you blur the background in photoshop?

Nope! The only photoshopping I do is removing artifacts if the digital sensor on my Nikon D80 doesn't pick up a color right or for color filters. Other than that I tend to just do natural light photography. For this photo I did use Lightroom's color filter to bring out more color (I actually used the "Yesteryear" preset because I haven't gone into much detail with tone curves).

All of my shots are with manual telescoping style Nikkor lenses, meaning no light metering or autofocus. I do it all by hand! That shot was with a 50mm F1.8 lens which simply brought the depth of field down and a polarizer to get rid of reflections/washout from the moisture in the flower petals.

[Killua]

Was there a mirror, outside? I think it's really neat that you see someone nonchalantly taking a picture with coffee mug in hand while a mouse simply chills out, unafflicted by the proximity of a human. This totally adds to the composition for me.

That's my sister in the background, was a nice treat since she doesn't live here and was just visiting for a few days.

[Aadill]

That's my sister in the background, was a nice treat since she doesn't live here and was just visiting for a few days.

That makes the photo even more interesting to me. Good work!

[OngorDrakan]

Shanna should have told me there was this thread here. Just a few for now. Maybe I'll throw some up later.

[Shannacore]

I do like this photo but I'm torn on the liquid on the glass both inside and out... the sweat on the outside gives it very natural look but leaves it shining at weird angles. You got a VERY narrow DoF on that... what is it, a 1.8, 1.4?

Taken with a 50 mm - F/1.8 lens that I haven't played around with much yet.

[Aadill]

Taken with a 50 mm - F/1.8 lens that I haven't played around with much yet.

Learn to love it! That's one of my most used fixed lenses, moreso than a 35mm. It's perfect for portraits and with a large aperature you can really focus in on objects or do low light shots with relative ease.

Pacific Ocean off Kaua'i

The colors are very beautiful in that photo!I love the view but I dislike how in every ocean shot I've ever seen the water looks fuzzy as though it had aliasing problems. It's a product of the lens/sensor, but that always bugged me.

[OngorDrakan]

Low-light and lots of tiny waves. I was using a 70-300 for it too. I just loved the colors from the sun on the clouds and ocean.


Minolta Maxxum 7000i Fuji 200ISO Film

More film pictures from my old college days(*cough2002/3cough*) - I think this was actually a color slide negative I had.


Another film shot, Tri-X 400ISO developed at school(same as above)
More film - I actually sold a digital of this on Etsy. Pretty pleased because it was in the negative degrees that night.

[Shannacore]

Drunke is the best

[Aadill]

Those are amazing pictures, Drunke! You make me envious with your film production quality. I think I have an old Nikon FA or FM that I'd like to muck about with but I'm not really excited about procuring slower shutter speed film types to get the results I would want. At $5-7 a pop for just a few pictures I'd probably murder myself. 9/10 I'm shooting at 100 ISO... the film camera hits down to 50. I want that.

[OngorDrakan]

mmmmm 100iso.

[Aadill]

mmmmm 100iso.

I looked at the camera.. it's an old FM and actually does have light metering capabilities... funny that... my D80 doesn't support light metering with manual lenses but the FM has it built right in. welp! Also it goes to 12 ASA which if I am reading correctly is also 12 ISO. Yowza.

I leave you with gnomes.

http://i.imgur.com/HlWKs.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/G7qKP.jpg

[SearyxTZ]

photographs of paintings are definitely welcome ^_^

I got some arts on mah facebook here (http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.1956120436013.2108200.1632798563) & here (http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.1594947766922.2079190.1632798563&type=1) & here (http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=1545712576073&set=a.1476216278709.2066849.1632798563&type=1), you're welcome to the inspiration :rolleyes:

I messaged you already, but this is good stuff - no joke. You have talent.

Wish I had more free time to dedicate to art. I still get a piece done every now and then.



Some artistic inspiration for anyone:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PBsLCPYGmUQ

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TISiR_Iw3lo

[SearyxTZ]

Also since I doubt I will ever actually use it appropriately, if anyone wants to buy a barely-used Canon Rebel XS, feel free to PM me.

http://www.amazon.com/Canon-XS-Digital-18-55mm-Black/dp/B001CBKJGG

[deathgirl]

I messaged you already, but this is good stuff - no joke. You have talent.

Wish I had more free time to dedicate to art. I still get a piece done every now and then.



Some artistic inspiration for anyone:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PBsLCPYGmUQ

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TISiR_Iw3lo

u messaged me already? I got no message sir. unless you meant u commented already.
that timelapse zelda vid makes me itch for a real pc to use my art tools on :( great link ty

[Hasbinbad]

Using a Sony alpha 100 (the first sony dslr) with the PoS kit lens it came with and some old minolta maxxum lenses.. 50mm f1.7, 70-210 f4 (the "Beercan"), and 28-135 4-4.5 macro (the "Secret Handshake").

Those sunset shots were within a week of me getting a dslr for the first time (this all just happened like a month ago), and I didn't know about meticulous wiping of my lens. That shit can be fixed in post anyway. Also, some of it is fungus, so I'm partially screwed.

[Hasbinbad]

I'm the asshole that brings a tripod into a crowded concert. Worked real well as a crowd block for our girls to sit down on the blanket tho..

http://i.imgur.com/kFpNa.jpg
Hot Buttered Rum @ Hardly Strictly Bluegrass Festival

This crowd goes back solid to the buildings in the distance.. This is just one of seven stages.

http://i.imgur.com/Ej2ck.jpg

[Tommy_Wiseau]

I'm the asshole that brings a tripod into a crowded concert.

lol

[OngorDrakan]

I shoot with a Sony A350 couple of lenses too. Shot tonight with a friend of mine.

[Ungriim]

http://i53.tinypic.com/spgrd4.jpg

Cell phone pic of Lower Antelope Canyon in AZ

[Aadill]

Cell phone pic of Lower Antelope Canyon in AZ

I was supposed to go there a few weeks ago. :(

[Shannacore]

Took a trip to Santa Fe.

http://a5.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/s720x720/388157_2367168293353_1074780041_32725619_190223998 1_n.jpg

http://a6.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc7/s720x720/388157_2367168173350_1074780041_32725616_600403599 _n.jpg

http://a6.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/s720x720/393139_2366050865418_1074780041_32724921_789680570 _n.jpg

http://a4.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/s720x720/388157_2367168213351_1074780041_32725617_137643477 7_n.jpg

http://a3.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/s720x720/388157_2367168253352_1074780041_32725618_29554053_ n.jpg

http://a4.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc7/s720x720/388157_2367168333354_1074780041_32725620_184865234 _n.jpg

[Hasbinbad]

You pulled a Hasbin on 1 and 2 and went too wide with your aperture. I've read that lenses are only really sharp 1 or 2 stops up from wide open, so even more reason to have faster glass..

I don't like 4 because it reminds me of the never ending struggle I have with high dynamic range subjects. HDR pictures are bad ass, but without a tripod it's hard and makes my head hurt. So, I can just see it wash and the top and shade at the bottom, and that's the only reason I'm saying anything. Someone teach me how to avoid this so I can stop hating. Arrrrrrgh!

3, 5, and 6 are really great pictures.

[Hasbinbad]

These pictures are mainly Point&Shoot, but some of them are nice and/or interesting.

http://i.imgur.com/0fF01.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/RonD4.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/2Rixs.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/XXxRP.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/JobaH.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/BSzY7.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/Da4gt.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/7tP1R.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/OeTOj.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/53xPt.jpg

[Shannacore]

Some more Santa Fe!

http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6057/6352036193_b4b9520bd3_z.jpg
What are these?

http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6229/6352047501_265cabac88_z.jpg
Birdz

http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6236/6352050287_9607aa03c8_z.jpg
Belt buckle I saw in the window of some store. Lots of skull stuff in Santa Fe.

http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6115/6324175377_4744af236d_z.jpg
The stained glass in the church was gorgeous.

http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6101/6324922616_c86ed0c39f_z.jpg
Here's another creepy Jesus shot.

http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6060/6353205441_4e017eb544_z.jpg
Taking a photo of someone taking a photo. We are pretty meta.

[Killua]

Guess I'll add a some more. Wish I had a DSLR, I'd probably have more higher quality pictures, but I fear if I buy one I won't use it enough.

http://i.imgur.com/JJCuSl.jpg
Family of Mourning Doves.
http://i.imgur.com/sEaD0l.jpg
A young Robin, the mother was coming over and feeding it but I couldn't get a shot of that.
http://i.imgur.com/g4Iapl.jpg
My Niece
http://i.imgur.com/AYCctl.jpg
Again.
http://i.imgur.com/hetbYl.jpg
Cali my Calico Cat.

[Truth]

I am good at using camera

http://img717.imageshack.us/img717/4062/migato.jpg