A Picture I took - 2013

UnknownSouljer · Jul 25, 2013

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northrop · Jul 25, 2013

The metal object in the corner is distracting. Also, what's up with the harsh light in this one? Otherwise, it looks pretty good.

ben chi(f4) · Jul 26, 2013

ship by persckyphotography.com, on Flickr

Pier by persckyphotography.com, on Flickr

Snufykat · Jul 26, 2013

Boys and girls there are some fantastic photos in this thread, keep up the good work!

Empty_Quarter · Jul 27, 2013

The Old and the New by Empty Quarter, on Flickr

wra18th · Jul 27, 2013

Ghost Trains!

patric · Jul 27, 2013

MrWrong · Jul 27, 2013

My first try at a black and white.

Black & White by MrWrong66, on Flickr

Etherton · Jul 28, 2013

First couple shots with my new 5D MKIII & 24-70 II combo :

northrop · Jul 28, 2013

^Love that first shot! Awesome work!

wra18th · Jul 28, 2013

I love the dog. Just a great dog.

Empty_Quarter · Jul 28, 2013

wra18th said:
Ghost Trains!

indeed! Love the end result effect. It took abit of work in PP, but it was worth it i think

Phantom by Empty Quarter, on Flickr

Etherton · Jul 28, 2013

^ what kind of car was that? Great stuff!

Empty_Quarter · Jul 28, 2013

A rolls royce phantom

PC_User · Jul 29, 2013

Empty_Quarter said:
The Old and the New by Empty Quarter, on Flickr

Fantastic shot!

PC_User · Jul 29, 2013

UnknownSouljer · Jul 29, 2013

Not sure why, but this image is getting a lot of attention on Google+. Somewhat odd. I put thoughts up about it on my blog/website.

Gate of Bronze, made from the finest architectural grade bronze, 90% copper, with all of the casing no less than 3/16" thick at any point.

Beautifully built to exacting specifications by the Coleman Bronze Company of Chicago, 1934.

As seen at the Wrigley Memorial & Botanical Gardens, Avalon, California.

POTN_JS · Jul 29, 2013

POTN_JS said:

Empty_Quarter said:
Great shots all

This one is rather unique, cant say Ive seen this technique done this way before

OEMlicense said:
I personally like it.

30 second exposure. The last 5-7 seconds, I manually and slowly took the lens out of focus.

northrop · Jul 29, 2013

UnknownSouljer said:
Not sure why, but this image is getting a lot of attention on Google+. Somewhat odd. I put thoughts up about it on my blog/website.

Gate of Bronze, made from the finest architectural grade bronze, 90% copper, with all of the casing no less than 3/16" thick at any point.

Beautifully built to exacting specifications by the Coleman Bronze Company of Chicago, 1934.

As seen at the Wrigley Memorial & Botanical Gardens, Avalon, California.

It's a great image, but like you, I see nothing exciting about it. I've noticed this behavior about a lot of work, and I've got my own theory on that phenomenon, but I don't think I want to divert this thread into a dreaded discussion.

PS. Kudos on fixing that metal thing in the portrait above

madFive · Jul 30, 2013

Got back today from my trip to DC with the D600 - had so much fun playing with this thing! I want one.

madFive · Jul 30, 2013

Here's a few trying out the telephoto and macro on D600. I shot tons of these and lots of them were screwed up by my not selecting a fast enough shutter speed and having lots of micro-motion-blur. Few of 'em turned out amazing looking though.

madFive · Jul 30, 2013

Daggah · Jul 30, 2013

ComputerGeek said:
I don't really, and I am probably going to get the blackmagic pocket cinema camera, once I see some tests and reviews, which is mft so that probably makes more sense,

What M4/3 models would you recommend, and what lenses?

The Panasonic GX1 is reliably available for very cheap, or any of the entry-level Olympus models. I have an OM-D myself that I use.

As far as lenses, well, take your pick! I have the Olympus 17mm 1.8, the Panasonic 25mm 1.4, the Olympus 45mm 1.8, the Olympus 12-50 kit lens, and an Olympus 40-150 kit zoom. I primarily shoot primes with it though. I also have an assortment of Minolta MC/MD legacy lenses with adapter, and a Nikon adapter.

But the best things about the m4/3 system are the fantastic full assortment of primes. This is an advantage that even Canon and Nikon's crop-sensor cameras can't claim - you can get (in 35mm equivalent focal lengths) a range of fast primes covering 24mm, 28mm, 35mm, 50mm, 90mm, and 150mm!

Daggah · Jul 30, 2013

Shot some pictures of my friend Mariko, who competed in her first bodybuilding and figure competition. She got 5th place in the women's figure contest, and IMO, she was the most beautiful woman there.

2013 Central Japan Figure Contest by davidgevert, on Flickr

vroom_skies · Jul 30, 2013

Haven't been taking to many lately, but I did manage to get one I like:

northrop · Jul 30, 2013

^That's a cool shot Vroom!

madFive said:
Got back today from my trip to DC with the D600 - had so much fun playing with this thing! I want one.

Very nice! And the noise isn't too bad at 4000ISO. Cool. I'm sure you're itching to give $2k to Amazon/BH/Whatever now

Empty_Quarter · Jul 31, 2013

northrop said:
^That's a cool shot Vroom!

Very nice! And the noise isn't too bad at 4000ISO. Cool. I'm sure you're itching to give $2k to Amazon/BH/Whatever now

I agree, I have to say the ISO performance of the D600 is pretty impressive. Couple that with a high MP where you can smoothen the noise easily, and it becomes a beast at night.

patric · Jul 31, 2013

I promised one of my friends to do a shoot with her and this is one of the more fun, tame shots.

Anyone with retouching experience know what I can do to help with the hair on her arms?

northrop · Jul 31, 2013

In Lightroom.

Brush>Soft Skin, set Shadows to +100 and lower Sharpness. Dunno, what the effect will be when you try this with the full res image, but here's what I got with the image above:

Just a quick and dirty fix.

patric · Aug 1, 2013

northrop said:
In Lightroom.

Brush>Soft Skin, set Shadows to +100 and lower Sharpness. Dunno, what the effect will be when you try this with the full res image, but here's what I got with the image above:

Just a quick and dirty fix.

Awesome! I'll give it a try. Thanks!

One more from the same shoot:

Weenis · Aug 1, 2013

patric said:
I promised one of my friends to do a shoot with her and this is one of the more fun, tame shots.

Anyone with retouching experience know what I can do to help with the hair on her arms?

A razor. Seriously..

But I would try healing it, especially if you have lightroom 5. It would probably be tedious though.

Weenis · Aug 1, 2013

From the Japanese botanical gardens in Ft. Worth, Texas. Yes, this is my gf.

This was my first trek outdoors with my D800. Some constructive feedback would be awesome!

Yes I know the clouds are crushed in the last pic, it was super bright out and this was the best I could do with the file.

DSC_0258 by AndrewUrban84, on Flickr

DSC_0327 by AndrewUrban84, on Flickr

DSC_0301 by AndrewUrban84, on Flickr

DSC_0238 by AndrewUrban84, on Flickr

DSC_0271 by AndrewUrban84, on Flickr

DSC_0328 by AndrewUrban84, on Flickr

DSC_0230 by AndrewUrban84, on Flickr

DSC_0274 by AndrewUrban84, on Flickr

DSC_0236 by AndrewUrban84, on Flickr

DSC_0233 by AndrewUrban84, on Flickr

DSC_0313 by AndrewUrban84, on Flickr

patric · Aug 1, 2013

northrop said:
In Lightroom.

Brush>Soft Skin, set Shadows to +100 and lower Sharpness. Dunno, what the effect will be when you try this with the full res image, but here's what I got with the image above:

Just a quick and dirty fix.

That brush worked wonders! Thanks again!