Picture of the Day

[Marin]

If you need it, it's a fantastic lens. You can check out my macro shots on my flickr page if you want (look at the recent ones)

Anyways, this is how I've been getting around in Colorado. I've taken a ton of shots with my Hasselblad 201F, can't wait to get the rolls developed.



Camera: Canon 50D
ISO: 100
Shutter: 1/3200 sec
Aperture: f/1.4
Exposure Bias: 0
Lens: Sigma 30mm f/1.4

[[XC] leviathan18]

just a heads up.. its nice... damn nice, but be sure you can use it.. i borrowed one from a coworker,, used it for about an hour.... gave it back..
without question it is a beautiful lens... just didn't need a macro as i thought i would. my coworker somewhat regrets getting it too as he thought he would love having a macro... and rarely uses it.

well i thought i didnt have any use for a telephoto and i had a great time this tuesday with it.


so maybe i could have a nice time with the 60mm macro i love to take pics of flowers so that is why i want one

[Elisha]

Camera: Canon EOS 7D
Exposure: 0.008 sec (1/125)
Aperture: f/5.0
Focal Length: 18 mm
ISO Speed: 400

[hale88]

Camera: Canon EOS Rebel XSi
Exposure: 2.5 Sec.
Aperture: f/5.6
Focal Length: 105mm
ISO Speed: 800


Turned out the light and played around with the Studio XPS 16's Keyboard. I am new with DSLR so My exp. still not so good sorry

[Marin]

Camera: Canon 50D
ISO: 100
Shutter: 0.001 sec (1/1000)
Aperture: f/1.4
Exposure Bias: 0
Lens: Sigma 30mm f/1.4

[hale88]

Camera: Canon Rebel XSi
Lens: Canon 28-105mm (at 105m)
ISO: 1600
Shutter: 1/20 sec.
Aperture: f/4.5
Exposure Bias: -1
Flash: No
Background: B&W

[spaz77]

Nikon D90..

[inCore]

Model = Nikon D90
Lens = Nikkor 55-200mm f/4-5.6 VR
Exposure Time = 1/200"
F Number = F8
ISO Speed Ratings = 200
Exposure Bias Value = ±0EV
Flash = Off
Focal Length = 145mm
White Balance = Auto white balance

Taken a few minutes away from where I live.


spaz, have you ever looked at perspective correction programs? I like your subject but I personally think it would be improved if you ran it through a program like ShiftN.

Here's what ShiftN did to your picture:



As you can see, the program skewed your image and removed part of your signature and border. If you wish I'll remove it straight away, I just thought I'd show you what it does.

[Elisha]

Camera: Canon EOS 7D
Exposure: 0.02 sec (1/50)
Aperture: f/7.1
Focal Length: 40 mm
ISO Speed: 3200
Lens: EF17-40mm f/4L USM

[spaz77]

Camera: Canon EOS 7D
Exposure: 0.02 sec (1/50)
Aperture: f/7.1
Focal Length: 40 mm
ISO Speed: 3200
Lens: EF17-40mm f/4L USM

what are you doing to your pics to get them to look like that

[Elisha]

what are you doing to your pics to get them to look like that

Like what? I believe that was processed in LR 2.6 RC.

[spaz77]

Like what? I believe that was processed in LR 2.6 RC.

what type of processing would you do to it to acheive a result like the picture you posted.

[Elisha]

The parameter are normally posted alongside the EXIF on Flickr however looks like none from LR 2.6 or 3 Beta are there.
I normally have something in mind and the try every preset I have to see what is the closest and tweak the sliders from there.
I've sent a couple of people here all my presets for LR so if anyone wants them please give me your email address and I'll send them to you guys.
All my shots are RAW so I have much more control of the way I want my pictures to look.

[spaz77]

The parameter are normally posted alongside the EXIF on Flickr however looks like none from LR 2.6 or 3 Beta are there.
I normally have something in mind and the try every preset I have to see what is the closest and tweak the sliders from there.
I've sent a couple of people here all my presets for LR so if anyone wants them please give me your email address and I'll send them to you guys.
All my shots are RAW so I have much more control of the way I want my pictures to look.

thanks, I must say your skills are up there for sure, I love all your pictures!

[Elisha]

Thank you.

Since it is past midnight I'll post another pic.....



Camera: Canon EOS 7D
Exposure: 0.067 sec (1/15)
Aperture: f/5.0
Focal Length: 18 mm
ISO Speed: 3200
Lens: Canon 18-55mm IS

[Chicken Patty]

not the greatest, and not half as good as the amazing pics in here, but hey its a try

[Jokester_wild]

1/200
F/2.0
ISO100
50mm

[Mescalamba]

thanks, I must say your skills are up there for sure, I love all your pictures!

I would say that those 18mpix + very sharp lens have something to do with that too. 7D has real high resolution. Output seems even better than from 5DMK2.

Plus, as its obvious.. Elisha is skilled photographer.

[1Tanker]

I would say that those 18mpix + very sharp lens have something to do with that too. 7D has real high resolution. Output seems even better than from 5DMK2.

Plus, as its obvious.. Elisha is skilled photographer.

This is true...but, Elisha's pics rocked with the A700 as well. He's got a great eye, great PP skills, as well as great HW.

A sort of lame-o pic, i guess... but it combined 2 of my favorite pastimes(i should have thrown some ram + a CPU on the board also. ). The lighting is crappy this was in a limited space...




-Camera: Canon EOS Rebel XS(1000D)
-Exposure: 1/15
-Aperture: f/8.0
-Focal Length:100 mm
-ISO Speed: 800
-Exposure Bias: 0 EV
-Flash: Off, Did not fire
-Lens: Canon EF 100mm f/2.8 Macro USM

[Stapler]

I would say that those 18mpix + very sharp lens have something to do with that too. 7D has real high resolution. Output seems even better than from 5DMK2.

Plus, as its obvious.. Elisha is skilled photographer.

I've only got hand me down 35mm stuff to shoot with, but I doubt the camera has too much to do with the quality of the shot, especially since it's been resized for posting here. There may be some work done on it in Light Room, but quality photographs come from the skill and eye of the shooter. Using good equipment may make some things easier, and knowing how to manipulate the final product is essential to get the most out of the photo, but at the end of the day it's the photographers vision that determines whether or not they get good shots. I bet Elisha could have taken a similar photo with a D40 or similar quality SLR, the 7D probably just makes things easier.

[Elisha]

Lol I'm just an average photographer with above average LR skills. I miss more moments than I capture.
As I have mentioned before I only got the 7D for the video but I like the new gadgets in it as well.
I had better lenses for the Sony.
But I'll get there eventually with the Canon.

For most of my Abandoned building shots, I had my tripod with me and could have used a lower ISO for cleaner images but I decided that it needed grain and that is why there are many ISO 3200 shots. Plus when you are trespassing, it's not like you can take your time with 20 second exposures.

[inCore]

Model = Nikon D90
Lens = Sigma 17-70mm f/2.8-4.5 Macro HSM
Exposure Time = 1/400"
F Number = F8
ISO Speed Ratings = 200
Exposure Bias Value = -0.67EV
Flash = Off
Focal Length = 34mm
White Balance = Auto white balance

[Mescalamba]

not the greatest, and not half as good as the amazing pics in here, but hey its a try

There isn´t person which is perfect since day one.. unless that person is cyborg.

Nice try.. I like HW shots. Tough, its not usually chosen object..

[Chicken Patty]

There isn´t person which is perfect since day one.. unless that person is cyborg.

Nice try.. I like HW shots. Tough, its not usually chosen object..

Thanks bro. That shot is with no flash to focus and not much light. i wish I had a SLR of my own. This is a buddies, I just have it from time to time.

[Lestat]

I've only got hand me down 35mm stuff to shoot with, but I doubt the camera has too much to do with the quality of the shot, especially since it's been resized for posting here. There may be some work done on it in Light Room, but quality photographs come from the skill and eye of the shooter. Using good equipment may make some things easier, and knowing how to manipulate the final product is essential to get the most out of the photo, but at the end of the day it's the photographers vision that determines whether or not they get good shots. I bet Elisha could have taken a similar photo with a D40 or similar quality SLR, the 7D probably just makes things easier.

there is some truth to that statement but because you are using 35mm stuff where you could buy a $50 camera and get the exact same results as a $500 camera, your analogy doesnt hold true for digital imaging.
film mattered only in glass and decent film, but even then alot of film was just film, it came down to the glass and the persons abilities.

the fact is with digital cameras the camera itself plays a HUGE role in imagine quality, not granted, if you have a nice Canon lens, a NICE one mind you and put it onto a rebel Xt and a 7D you can get pretty good results out of the 7D, but that 7D is a freaking monster.. its just pure image beauty.
now, take the same cameras with a crappy lens and you get crap but the 7D will look better.

in the end 2 things matter more than anything, the Glass and the person.

if you take the time, and no one expects you to hit each page, you will notice Elisha's shots are all taken with quality camers but there is skill there too and some fantastic post processing.

i know you are not taking anything away from their skills, but saying a digital camera isnt THAT important is silly.