** A Picture I Took - 2009 **

madFive said:
^^ Congrats, bro - I know that took a ton of time to shoot and put together - turned out great!

What size are you having it printed? And which color version? Just curious... Think I personally like the cooler, more desaturated one you posted last the best.

Would say this would make a nice desktop background, but I don't happen to be running a quad display setup at the moment. :p
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About a month of on and off work, but it was well worth it. Thank you!

And yes, I'll be printing out the third, desaturated version at about 5 or maybe 6 feet in length. The cost to print is about $100, plus whatever it will cost me to frame it. (In theory I could go up to 15 feet in length because the printers at WHCC are limited to 30 inches in width).

And thanks for giving me ideas about the desktop, but I think printing this one will be cheaper in the long run ;)

Koko56 said:
Damn, that looks pretty pro. Are these gigapixel images basically bigger and more cmplex panoroama shots? In a nut-shell? :p
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Thank you, too! In a nut-shell, it's an overgrow complex panorama, like you said. Although 0.4gigapixel really isn't that spectacular when compared with some images found here: http://www.autopano.net/en/ (scroll to the bottom).

The benefit to me, is the amount of detail contain in the image. Her's a 100% crop:

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Which isn't necessary, but it's nice to have, just in case somebody is looking for a panorama to wrap his house around :p

@ben_chif(f4)
I love you're style. Have you by any chance done photo journalism prior to this wedding gig?
 
Well thanks for the link and the explanation and again - that pictures is pretty damn pro looking.

Would make a nice feature for a flat, in some sky-scraper! :D
 
I normally use a D50 and a D90 but this wedding I used 2x D50's

Thanks! I've only been photography for about a year now.
 
JohnnyNapalm said:
Northrop, those panos are incredible. I wish I had that skill. I'll learn how some day.
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Thank you. It does take a lot of work, but it's well worth the effort. Start out small, and work your way up! My first pano was made of only 5 pictures!
 
Soft Shell Cicada:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/kadath/3807007606/
Full set:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/kadath/sets/72157621871393449/

While cleaning up our annual Fireman's fair Sunday morning one of our members grabbed me to tell me he watched a Cicada molt out of its shell and had left it on top of some Peaches we were tossing out. I had him hold it up for a few quick snaps with the 18-200 since I didn't have my macro lens, but they turned out pretty neat I think!

I didn't think to grab a shot of the old skin. But this guy was a LOT more colorful than any other Cicada I've seen around here, apparently they get dusted up quite quickly but when in their birthday suit they look really shiny.
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The largest moth I have seen in NJ, the North American Moon (Luna) Moth:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/kadath/3800304838/
Full set:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/kadath/sets/72157621852602485/
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Welcome to 1610!
http://www.flickr.com/photos/kadath/3797470904/

Had no idea my modest gear would be able to resolve any of the moons from other planets in our solar system, but I was able to get this clear shot of Jupiter and the 4 moons that Galileo discovered in 1610 sitting just under and to the right of the brilliant full moon last week!
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Galilean_moons
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Galileo_Galilei
 
Had my D60 for about a week, still shooting in full auto but I'm learning quick.
Here is a shot of Frankie. (First picture post so be kind.)
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I did a couple pano shots while at the park, then did one at a dam today.

Dam.
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Manito Park Rose Garden (180, I took a 360)
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Manito Park, not sure which garden.
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Post Processing: Vibrance, Clarity, Cropping, Scaling in CS4/Lightroom 2.
 
And another reason why i love my wife:
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Camera: Nikon D50 | Exposure: 0.002 sec (1/500) | f/1.4 | Focal Length: 50 mm | Exposure: 0.00 | ISO Speed: 200 | Exposure Bias: 0 EV | Flash: Auto, Fired, Return detected


Color
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my long black spined sea urchin that i had to get rid of....his tines got to be nearly a foot long asn was knocking over other corals in my tank!!

taken with my Fuji FinePix S5100
 
BLUEFISH44 said:
Had my D60 for about a week, still shooting in full auto but I'm learning quick.
Here is a shot of Frankie. (First picture post so be kind.)
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Sorry just working on link.
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Here's some advice I wish someone had given me: Don't use auto, ever, and always shoot in RAW. Yes, it's hard to learn. Yes, there's a learning curve. But once you learn, you will never want to go back, and your pictures will be magnitudes better.

Would you buy a Maserati and never open it up on the open road?
 
i took mine in full auto mode, point and shoot....only used manual focus...and i think it looks perfect!!
 
JohnnyNapalm said:
Here's some advice I wish someone had given me: Don't use auto, ever, and always shoot in RAW. Yes, it's hard to learn. Yes, there's a learning curve. But once you learn, you will never want to go back, and your pictures will be magnitudes better.

Would you buy a Maserati and never open it up on the open road?
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Do you take all pictures with manual exposure/aperature/other things?
 
JohnnyNapalm said:
Here's some advice I wish someone had given me: Don't use auto, ever, and always shoot in RAW. Yes, it's hard to learn. Yes, there's a learning curve. But once you learn, you will never want to go back, and your pictures will be magnitudes better.

Would you buy a Maserati and never open it up on the open road?
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I strongly agree however between the summer renovation projects and work there really has not been time to get familiar with my camera. I have however been working through the manual and when thats done its off to chapters to grab a few of the books that I have been recomended by forum members and friends and family. Then I will venture over to the dark side and really take control of the camera. But for now I will have to trust the camera and its preprogamed settings.
 
BLUEFISH44 said:
Had my D60 for about a week, still shooting in full auto but I'm learning quick.
Here is a shot of Frankie. (First picture post so be kind.)
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Sorry just working on link.
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Off to a good start! Exposure here looks good, and I like the expression on the dog's face as well as the slight wide-angle distortion. Only gripe would be your toes getting caught in the bottom of the shot. :p You'll learn to watch out for that kind of thing when using wide-angle fairly quickly.

Auto-mode does have its place. When starting out, snap a couple in auto when you first enter a scene, then look at the histogram and settings the camera used. That will give you an idea what kinds of settings are appropriate for that kind of lighting etc. Then you can switch over to manual and tweak the settings to perfect the shot. After a while you'll be able to just look at a scene and know what settings to start at. The great thing about digital photo is you have tons of room for trial and error. Don't be afraid to shoot dozens of photos of a given shot to see what works best. Auto-mode is a great way to meter the scene if you're in a hurry or just feeling lazy, just don't quite there - keep practicing, and you'll be turning out great exposures in no time.

btw, I shoot in manual about 85% of the time, shutter priority for fast moving subjects when I don't have time to set up the rest of the manual stuff, and auto for those rare cases when I'm feeling too lazy to meter my exposure properly or in an extreme rush. ;)
 
JohnnyNapalm said:
Full manual about half the time, aperture priority (and fiddling with exposure compensation and ISO constantly) the other half.
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I suppose it makes a bit more sense to do that with a DSLR, especially one as high up the "ranks" as yours. I ahve a Canon SX100 and I mostly shoot in protrait mode as that keeps the ISO at 80 all the time, unlike AUTO where 200 ISO is a bit too noisy. However I think there have been times when I got a pretty good shot by fiddling a bit, though I think that the results of manual control would show more on a DSLR cpmpared to a "compact", not to say that it's not of any use on a resonable compact to sometimes use the manual controls...
 
Koko56 said:
I suppose it makes a bit more sense to do that with a DSLR, especially one as high up the "ranks" as yours. I ahve a Canon SX100 and I mostly shoot in protrait mode as that keeps the ISO at 80 all the time, unlike AUTO where 200 ISO is a bit too noisy. However I think there have been times when I got a pretty good shot by fiddling a bit, though I think that the results of manual control would show more on a DSLR cpmpared to a "compact", not to say that it's not of any use on a resonable compact to sometimes use the manual controls...
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Way back in the day when all I had was my Powershot, I got beautiful images out of its portrait mode. I almost never went into manual with it...it just wasn't worth it.

I made the comment that I did because Bluefish mentioned that he took his picture with a Nikon D60, a camera which could really come to life with mastery of the manual side.
 
madFive said:
Off to a good start! Exposure here looks good, and I like the expression on the dog's face as well as the slight wide-angle distortion. Only gripe would be your toes getting caught in the bottom of the shot. :p You'll learn to watch out for that kind of thing when using wide-angle fairly quickly.

Auto-mode does have its place. When starting out, snap a couple in auto when you first enter a scene, then look at the histogram and settings the camera used. That will give you an idea what kinds of settings are appropriate for that kind of lighting etc. Then you can switch over to manual and tweak the settings to perfect the shot. After a while you'll be able to just look at a scene and know what settings to start at. The great thing about digital photo is you have tons of room for trial and error. Don't be afraid to shoot dozens of photos of a given shot to see what works best. Auto-mode is a great way to meter the scene if you're in a hurry or just feeling lazy, just don't quite there - keep practicing, and you'll be turning out great exposures in no time.

btw, I shoot in manual about 85% of the time, shutter priority for fast moving subjects when I don't have time to set up the rest of the manual stuff, and auto for those rare cases when I'm feeling too lazy to meter my exposure properly or in an extreme rush. ;)
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Thanks for the reply, now that you mention my toes its all I see when I look at the shot:p

Thanks for the tips.
 
JohnnyNapalm said:
Way back in the day when all I had was my Powershot, I got beautiful images out of its portrait mode. I almost never went into manual with it...it just wasn't worth it.

I made the comment that I did because Bluefish mentioned that he took his picture with a Nikon D60, a camera which could really come to life with mastery of the manual side.
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Oh I sort of understood that you were talking about mainly DSLRs there. :p
 
More panoramas!

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Panoramas are 400pixels in height. Some are VERY wide.
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stop!theradio said:
I do, pretty much 99% of the time.
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I almost always shoot in aperture priority and adjust ISO and exposure compensation as necessary.

Very occasionally I'll switch to manual for unusual exposures. I find it slows me down to shoot in manual otherwise, and I don't get much out of it compared to aperture priority.

What mode do you guys normally shoot in?
 
jimmyb said:
I almost always shoot in aperture priority and adjust ISO and exposure compensation as necessary.

Very occasionally I'll switch to manual for unusual exposures. I find it slows me down to shoot in manual otherwise, and I don't get much out of it compared to aperture priority.

What mode do you guys normally shoot in?
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I totally see what you mean, and I imagine a lot, if not most, others shoot in some sort of priority mode. I dunno - sometimes I find it can be a pain when I need something to change quick and I end up missing an opportunity. But - I only imagine it will make me a better photographer in the future. :)
 
jimmyb said:
I almost always shoot in aperture priority and adjust ISO and exposure compensation as necessary.

Very occasionally I'll switch to manual for unusual exposures. I find it slows me down to shoot in manual otherwise, and I don't get much out of it compared to aperture priority.

What mode do you guys normally shoot in?
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A, M, S in that order. with S being used the least, and A the most. Never used P mode, or Auto, or anything like that. I like to have as much control as i can. otherwise, i might just get a P&S.
 
stop!theradio said:
I do, pretty much 99% of the time.
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I see.
northrop said:
A, M, S in that order. with S being used the least, and A the most. Never used P mode, or Auto, or anything like that. I like to have as much control as i can. otherwise, i might just get a P&S.
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Well, hey now - there is still a huge IQ jump.

EDIT: What camera did you take those shots with, "teatime0315"?
 
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Haven't been outside with the camera for two weeks. This is definitely one of my top 5 pix i have taken. I should probably crop the horizontal lines a little bit to make it seem wider and get rid of that fence plank near the bottom.
 
psychoace said:
Haven't been outside with the camera for two weeks. This is definitely one of my top 5 pix i have taken. I should probably crop the horizontal lines a little bit to make it seem wider and get rid of that fence plank near the bottom.
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Cool shot! Very nice exposure and focus - composition is looking pretty good to me. I don't think I would bother cropping - the diagonal line here isn't so bad. You could try straightening it a little, but that might degrade the IQ too much, so I think I'd just leave it. If you crop it up, the other fence bar will then become a problem.

I need to get out and shoot some soon. Starting to feel like a slacker with all this great work here. Been in the process of moving for the past month - I'll have to post a few from in and around the new place soon.
 
Koko56 said:
I'm really impresed by the pictures, any post-processing? :D
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Yeah some ;)
All done through Bridge... so nothing major. I mostly just fix the WB and then darken the blacks. Sometimes I mess around with curves. That's about it.
 
psychoace said:
Did you use a gradinet filter on the mountain water fall pix? Really cool how it's perfectly exposed from foreground to background and razor sharp (guessing that's due to slow F stop)
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No filter. I think the pic was at F/8 or F/10. The Sky is overblown :(
 
Damn how did an s get in front of low. I ment to say low f stop. Yeah i noticed the sky but I think the mountains really distracts peoples eyes away from that. I just love how the green in the foreground is the same as the green in the background. Must of got lucky with some clouds or something.
 
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