The Photography Thread

[Spanaway Vin]

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now I'll toss some of my images into the ring.





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I love the second from the top. Very nice.



[/ QUOTE ]The colors in that first one is incredible. I love this thread.

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I'll agree here. All good shots. The first one is great.

You know what might be cool here, though? HDR. Here's a tutorial: http://backingwinds.blogspot.com/200...dr-images.html

What HDR does is combine several exposures such that everything is properly lit. Obviously, in that photo, it is exposed for the light from the stained glass, leaving the church dark. If you exposed for the church, the stained glass would be blown out. Combined using an HDR technique, everything would be properly exposed.

I've never actually tried it before, and some people think it looks fake (well, it is fake). And it might not even work on this image because the contrast between the dark church and the stained glass is an important part of the photo.

But I'll be experimenting with that technique once I get the newer version of Photoshop.

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I think it all depends on what you're going for. I see plenty of examples of just a higher dynamic range represented in a photo. Doesn't look fake at all. On the other hand, some people are going for a different look and it oftens look very fake, but I think it becomes more of an artistic choice rather than a functional one.

[Spanaway Vin]

I took this photo last night:



I shot it inside of my DIY macro box (like this one: http://strobist.blogspot.com/2006/07...o-studio.html)

To provide a bit more technical info: I fired my 580ex ii at 1/8th power through the top of the box. The steam from the Americano wasn't quite coming out the way I wanted it so I took it outside where it was colder and got a little more action in there.

Exposure: 0.005 sec (1/200)
Aperture: f/18
Focal Length: 50 mm
ISO Speed: 200

[Spanaway Vin]

BTW, that macro box is great for photographing smallish objects. You can get nice, soft, diffuse light with a single light source. Because the sides and top are made of opaque paper, you can fire a strobe or use a lamp to light it and the light source will reflect off of the interior of the box.

Here are other examples from my own box:





As you can see, very soft shadows, evenly lit. Pretty sweet for about 30 minutes of your time to build, and just a few dollars in materials.

[revots33]

I really like the color and composition of this one, very nice job.

[revots33]

Here's a few I took in Monterey CA on a recent trip:

















And here's one I took in my backyard on the first day I got my camera, that I've always kinda liked

[React1oN]

Love the colors revots, and I really like that last one too, it looks so...rugged.

[NoahSD]

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I love this one.

Awesome thread.

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MissCriss, where were those photos taken? They remind me of Portugal.

[Spanaway Vin]

Some photos from a recent trip to Yakima:

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Here's a few I took in Monterey CA on a recent trip:


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Great photos. Especially liked the first one and the last one.