ok - I need to rant

[AU Eagle]

Originally Posted by Yamma

yeah - got an XSi, and a 60d with external flash, 300mm, 250mm, 70mm, 50mm, and a holga lens. supa' cheep.

Which 50mm?

[kingpin]

I found a tip for you phot -o- graphers.

[99 pewtercoupe]

Have a couple of old Nikon bodies, lenses, motor drives and flashes in the basement. Not worth crap anymore but they still have sentimental value to me.

[Yamma]

Originally Posted by AU Eagle

Which 50mm?

an old nikon el nikkor 50mm I use for macro with the bellows

[Blue 92]

No bees but how about an ant?



I do it just for the fun of it. I've done a few weddings as freebies for family members but that's it.

[Giraffe (He/Him)]

Yamma, all these are primes?

[syf350]

i agree with most thats been posted here. everyone's a fricken pro these days.

my favorite is when you show some of your shit, and the first thing everyone says is "man, you must have one hell of a camera!" yeah thats it, its the camera

DAB...seriously..selling that stuff? how much?

[DAB]

Originally Posted by syf350

i agree with most thats been posted here. everyone's a fricken pro these days.

my favorite is when you show some of your shit, and the first thing everyone says is "man, you must have one hell of a camera!" yeah thats it, its the camera

DAB...seriously..selling that stuff? how much?

PMs sent.

[JMS32935]

Originally Posted by Blue 92

No bees but how about an ant? ...

Ants on the Moon...




Teh Mother Ship...

[Yamma]

Originally Posted by Thomas

Yamma, all these are primes?

the 50mm and the holga are.

[kingpin]

Originally Posted by JRD77VET

I took three years of photography course in school. I enjoy taking pictures and about all I'll do is crop.

Sometimes even a rookie like myself stumbles into a nice shot.



Jeff

I see at least 12 photo infractions and 6 building infractions in this photo.
Please fix them all up.

TIA

[kingpin]

You guys are good.

You should see some of the shit I have to frame for people.

"Oh I bought this original painting in the Caribbean on vacation"

~ yeah you and 300 other people

"I'm a professional photographer but this is just a crappy out of focus test photo. I want to see how you do."

~ yeah and you're spending $300 to frame this test photo with conservation materials and museum glass.

[erickpl]

Originally Posted by TxAg

erickpl love the sunset shot.

Thanks. That was actually a sunRISE though. Hawaii... Maui over Mt. Haleakala (however you spell it). Took it just before we left on a boat trip out to Molokini.

That was shot with a Nikon 5000 point n shoot, but it does have a full manual mode. I think for that sunrise, I shot it with aperture priority, but it's been a while. My current camera is a Canon sx120is, again a point n shoot with full manual control, even allows for multi exposures should I want to try HDR photos (I suck at those too).

While I would LOVE to go back to a DSLR, the price is high enough that I can't justify it right now. Besides, the main uses for my camera are photos while out and hiking around or on vacation. In both cases, I am not a fan of lugging lenses and lighting equipment.

I've gotten good at holding the camera still for night shots, and will occasionally use a tripod, but the pics below were handheld.





But scenery is really what I love to shoot. I like to capture what nature has provided. I sometimes get lucky and capture it well.







What I'm REALLY loving is underwater photography. Talk about challenging!!!

But to really do it with DSLR's is CRAZY expensive - not only do you have the camera, but you have the housings, strobes, power for the strobes, tray to hold it all together... The housings alone can cost WAY more than the camera itself.

There are quite a few great photos in this thread. I may not be the most technical, but they look great to me.. the macro shots, the fog rising off the water with the boat... VERY nice!

I get my share of snapshots, but there is definitely a difference between a snapshot and a photograph. Many use the terms interchangeably.

[Yamma]

Originally Posted by TxAg

Hmmm.... perhaps we need a "photography" section in OT.

Not a bad idea - lots of great photographers on this forum. Be a place to brag, learn new techniques, and get some advice.

[jaxgator]

Originally Posted by TxAg

You won't get an argument out of me with that comparison.

That one picture in your OP of the girl makes me wonder if she had some really bad acne and he/she was trying to make the girl more attractive. In doing so, he/she made it look like a horrible chop shop job.

It looks like CGI to me.

[G8rDMD]

Originally Posted by Yamma

Not a bad idea - lots of great photographers on this forum. Be a place to brag, learn new techniques, and get some advice.

It'd be a great place to get constructive feedback and learn to hone skills

[NeedSpeed]

I miss my DSLR

Took this with a cheap power shot



Can't remember, but the most PS I use is Auto Levels

Because I'm lazy.

And I think this one came off an iPhone

[NeedSpeed]

Originally Posted by TxAg

Glad no one was walking by when those came up.

Gotta keep that mouse finger sharp around here.

[Grey Ghost]

One photography forum I lurk around on and sometimes post has a monthly assignment thread. Everyone submits their best photo for the assignment for review and judging. That could be fun here. I don't care about the judging part. We could pick or assign a subject for each month and then post them up.

Originally Posted by TxAg

Hmmm.... perhaps we need a "photography" section in OT.

[Aerovette]

Originally Posted by TxAg

I'm wearing AdBlock out.

I'm wearing loose pants (thank god)