Picture of the Day

[.::NeO::.]

Would the two of you care to share EXIF for those two stunning photos?

BZ, was that with a filter?

D3100
Sigma 10-20mm f/4.0-5.6 EX DC HSM
10mm
1.6 sec
f/22
cheap and s.hitty Hama tripod
PP: Adobe Lightroom 5.0 (adjusted contrast, details and saturation) and GIMP to add my signature

[hokiealumnus]

Thanks! 1.6 sec is a good part of what got that water. I need more time so I can take a tripod places. So far I've only really gotten to the point of taking decent hand-held pictures. Tripods and experimentation could help get that kind of thing.

With a 70D on the way (should be here tomorrow!), hopefully I'll get more time to get out & shoot. Can't wait for spring (and its accompanying colors) to get here.

Anyway, excellent photo, thanks for sharing.

[felix_w]

[IMG]http://abload.de/img/_dsc8386zyufw.jpg

Malik, that is a great photo!!! Is it possible to have it in high res ?

[BenchZowner]

Would the two of you care to share EXIF for those two stunning photos?

BZ, was that with a filter?

Hi J.

Yes, it was taken with... filters.
2* ND400 + 1 Circular Polarizer
Used spot metering to exposure for the ship
Allowed the camera shutter to stay open for... 93.6s
and then worked a little bit on the clouds with Viveza 2 ( photoshop plugin ) and played with the grayscale conversion in Photoshop CC.

[hokiealumnus]

Amazing work on it, thanks for sharing the details. It's tips like yours & NeO's that help n00bs like myself learn.

[.::NeO::.]

Thanks! 1.6 sec is a good part of what got that water. I need more time so I can take a tripod places. So far I've only really gotten to the point of taking decent hand-held pictures. Tripods and experimentation could help get that kind of thing.

With a 70D on the way (should be here tomorrow!), hopefully I'll get more time to get out & shoot. Can't wait for spring (and its accompanying colors) to get here.

Anyway, excellent photo, thanks for sharing.

Thanks!

Tripods are awesome in my opinion, I use my tripod for long exposures and for "in-studio" stills. I'm going to upgrade with a good Manfrotto or stuff like that. My tripod worked ok with my old D3100 but it's just too weak for my D7100 + MB-D15 combo.

[BenchZowner]

A tripod is like a PSU / monitor for the PC.
It's a buy for good thing.
Get something solid, futureproof, even if it looks like an overkill, it can save you a lot of bucks.

Especially if you're a fanatic outdoors shooter, in windy days a good tripod is something that makes a huge difference:

With a good tripod you get the shots, without a good tripod, you get no shots, just shaken images.

[hokiealumnus]

I have a tripod, but it's cheap. My entire allocation of disposable income (read: computer hardware sales) just went to the 70D. I'll have to save up again (it may take a while) before I move to get a better tripod. Good analogy on PSU / monitor though, it makes sense.

EDIT - This is my cheap tripod. It came as a combo package with our Canon HF100 a few years ago.

[alpha0ne]

My first ever pic posted here (or anywhere else), be kind please, I'm new to digital photography and have very little idea as to what I'm doing as yet

Mandurah concert hall on the right, Sebel hotel and marina



Nikon D5200
VR 18-140 @26mm
ISO 200
1/2500
f/4

[Soulburner]

Perfect exposure, decent composition, everything's in focus. I'd say that's pretty good for a first try

[Soulburner]

D3100
Sigma 10-20mm f/4.0-5.6 EX DC HSM
10mm
1.6 sec
f/22
cheap and s.hitty Hama tripod
PP: Adobe Lightroom 5.0 (adjusted contrast, details and saturation) and GIMP to add my signature

All metadata is editable within Lightroom 5. Have you poked around on the right-hand side of the Library module?

BTW, great shot. Surprised you went for f/22 despite the effect of diffraction.

[alpha0ne]

Perfect exposure, decent composition, everything's in focus. I'd say that's pretty good for a first try

Thanks..............that was the best of three of the same shot with different f and iso, in many ways digital is ohhhh so much easier than film BUT you need an eidetic memory to 'member all the settings/options available

[[XC] Oj101]

Not posting a picture now, just a small update

Latest additions to my kit:
Minolta X-300
Minolta 50mm f/1.7
Minolta 75-150mm f/4
Minolta 35-70 f/3.5
Vivitar Auto Thyristor 2800 flash

Coming soon:
Rokkor 50mm f/1.4
or
Rokkor 58mm f/1.2

I really want the 58mm, but it's going to depend on how high the bids go...

[.::NeO::.]

All metadata is editable within Lightroom 5. Have you poked around on the right-hand side of the Library module?

BTW, great shot. Surprised you went for f/22 despite the effect of diffraction.

Thanks.

No, as I mentioned I only adjusted contrast, exposure, saturation and stuff like that. I tried to generate a more dramatic look editing the same shot in Color Efex Pro plugin with Details Extractor and stuff like that but it was just too much for my taste.

I went with f/22 because sun light was still a bit too strong and I wanted to get that silky effect on the water so I needed to stop down f/ all the way (I did not have ND filters with me)


I've lost a lot, and learned a lot di Marco88it, su Flickr

[hokiealumnus]

Absolutely beautiful shot Marco!

Here's my random photo of the day. I'm not sure what drew me to this branch TBH, but it did indeed draw me to itself and I had to take a photo. It's certainly not awe-inspiring or anything, but I kind-of like it.



I have the RAW file and might take a chance at B&W on this one. Seems it could use the treatment.

[.::NeO::.]

Absolutely beautiful shot Marco!

Here's my random photo of the day. I'm not sure what drew me to this branch TBH, but it did indeed draw me to itself and I had to take a photo. It's certainly not awe-inspiring or anything, but I kind-of like it.

http://photography.hokiealumnus.com/...8-1f60f629.jpg

I have the RAW file and might take a chance at B&W on this one. Seems it could use the treatment.

Nice capture, should look great in BW, try it

[hokiealumnus]

Thanks! I tried taking the raw playing with it. The thing was screaming for B&W to me, so I converted it and let PS do its 'auto' thing (I couldn't improve changing the color sliders) with the tones, then added heavy vignetting. Voila, a photo with a lot more impact.



Now, I won't do this much...I prefer to get it right the first time and enjoy shooting instead of screwing around in software, but I can definitely see why people enjoy it.

[.::NeO::.]

Thanks! I tried taking the raw playing with it. The thing was screaming for B&W to me, so I converted it and let PS do its 'auto' thing (I couldn't improve changing the color sliders) with the tones, then added heavy vignetting. Voila, a photo with a lot more impact.

http://photography.hokiealumnus.com/...6-bc809566.jpg

Now, I won't do this much...I prefer to get it right the first time and enjoy shooting instead of screwing around in software, but I can definitely see why people enjoy it.

Yup, a lot better in my opinion.

PP is a big part of what potography is nowdays. I enjoy messing with my shots in PP as much as go out and take pictures

[[XC] Oj101]

I wouldn't say nowadays, almost everything we do in Photoshop could be done in the darkroom.

[alpha0ne]

I wouldn't say nowadays, almost everything we do in Photoshop could be done in the dark ages.

But not everyone has/had the means/access to their own darkroom, I think digital has brought to the great unwashed (as in me ) the tools that could only be dreamed of ~20 years ago

[.::NeO::.]

LV di Marco88it, su Flickr

[DonNiger]

Finally I had a chance to visit the place my nickname is coming from

river Niger



just another one: http://static3.nagi.ee/i/p/926/5/231512659705de_o.jpg

[Darakian]

Very nice river niger, but you need to level your horizon. Tilt it a little bit so the water line is level and it will look much nicer.

[alpha0ne]

for rent.......on the beach

[BenchZowner]

thanks fb for the quality