Picture of the Day

[ANP !!!]

Flash is extremely recommended even if your shooting in broad daylight, flash freezes the motion of the drop and gives great details on it, thus continuous shooting wont be possible with flash.. I will be writing a tutorial on it and about the timings in a couple of days, will start of tomorrow.

[lkiller123]

For those who missed it in the Macro Thread

An old speaker labeled as "Sound Research Labs." It's my dads, but still, I love it.

Camera:Sony DSC-H10
Exposure:2.5 seconds
Aperture:f/4.0
Focal Length:11.4 mm
ISO Speed:100
Exposure Bias:0 EV
Flash: Did not fire

[Janno]

2 of my latest

rubik


mines

[musso]

EXPOSURE: 1/1000 SEC@F/8.0
FOCAL LENGTH: 32MM
ISO SPEED: 1000
FLASH: DID NOT FIRE
CAMERA EOS 5D
LENS EF 24-105MM F/4L IS USM

[Marin]

Camera: Canon Rebel XSi
ISO: 100
Shutter: 0.003 sec (1/320)
Aperture: f/3.5
Exposure Bias: 0 EV
Lens: Sigma 30mm f/1.4 EX DC HSM

[lkiller123]

Marin, the sky in the B&W looks great

Well, here is my B&W


Camera:Sony DSC-H10
Exposure:0.01 sec (1/100)
Aperture:f/4.0
Focal Length:13.2 mm
ISO Speed: 100
Exposure Bias:0 EV
Flash: Did not fire.

[R0bert]

Wind turbines ( or are they called different? )
D50
1/2000sec
F4 ( maybe not the best aperture for landscape, but I forgot to change :E )
Nikon 35-105 3.5-4.5 @ 35mm

[Marin]

Camera: Canon Rebel XSi
ISO: 200
Shutter: 0.008 sec (1/125)
Aperture: f/2.0
Exposure Bias: 0 EV
Lens: Sigma 30mm f/1.4 EX DC HSM

[MaxxxRacer]

Made another lightbox w/ a 100w light source over the weekend. Gives some really nice soft shadows.



Camera: Canon Rebel XTi (400D)
ISO: 400
Shutter: 1/1600
Aperture: f/2.8
Exposure Bias: +1/3 EV
Lens: Canon EF 100mm f/2.8 Macro USM

Awesome lightbox. Can you take a pic of the light box. I want to see how you did it.

[Metric]

Awesome lightbox. Can you take a pic of the light box. I want to see how you did it.

Thanks Max.
Sorry, I don't have any pictures of the box itself, but it consists of a 10" x 10" box made from a 20" x 30" x 3/8" thick foam board (the stuff used for presentation displays). I then made a box with five sides, by taping them together and then I made a 4" x 4" opening in the top side and taped some tissue/tracing paper under it, allowing my 100w light to be dropped in and get diffused.

[FischOderAal]

From today. Two more on flickr: http://www.flickr.com/photos/fischoderaal/


Camera Model = Canon EOS 450D
Exposure Time (1 / Shutter Speed) = 1/13 second = 0.07692 second
Lens F-Number/F-Stop = 71/10 = F7.1
ISO Speed Ratings = 200
Original Date/Time = 2009:05:03 05:53:23
Exposure Bias (EV) = -1/3 = -0.33
Flash = Flash did not fire, compulsory flash mode
Focal Length = 105/1 mm = 105 mm
Lens: Sigma EX DG 105 mm Makro

[drizzt5]

I tried taking a water drop photo for the first time today, I'll try harder next time but I'm happy I even got this result. I wanna take some of the water drop pictures I saw earlier in this thread, they were awesome.


Exposure Time= 1/320 second
Lens F-Stop = F2.7
ISO = 400
Original Date = 2009:05:03
Exposure Bias (EV) = 0
Flash = none

And here is a really pretty picture


Camera Model - Sony Cybershot DSC-H50
Exposure Time= 1/15 second
Lens F-Stop = F2.7
ISO = 100
Original Date = 2009:05:03
Exposure Bias (EV) = 0
Flash = none


Are these pictures too big?

[lkiller123]

I tried taking a water drop photo for the first time today, I'll try harder next time but I'm happy I even got this result. I wanna take some of the water drop pictures I saw earlier in this thread, they were awesome.


Camera Model - Sony Cybershot DSC-H50
Exposure Time= 1/15 second
Lens F-Stop = F2.7
ISO = 100
Original Date = 2009:05:03
Exposure Bias (EV) = 0
Flash = none


Are these pictures too big?

For the drop picture, try to reduce the ISO. The picture is too noisy to be beautiful. Also, try to make it lower exposure. You can't capture the moment with a high exposure. Flash maybe?

Great to see a DSC-H series user

[exemay]

For the drop picture, try to reduce the ISO. The picture is too noisy to be beautiful. Also, try to make it lower exposure. You can't capture the moment with a high exposure. Flash maybe?

Great to see a DSC-H series user

i gotta admit it is very noisy considering you used 100....very odd, its a nice picture, i quite like the motion in the water-drops maybe next time, use a better background, the mess in the background detracts from what you are trying to capture...other than that its a very nice first try!!

[drizzt5]

Both of your comments on my picture are spot on!

But I made a mistake, that is not the iso I used for my photo, that is what I used for my pretty eye photo :P For some reason I forgot to add what I took the first photo at! omg! Let me edit my original post.

But your right, so next time:
Cleaner background
Flash
I'll try to get more light
lowest iso I can get, I am thinking maybe 100, possibly 80.
and maybe 1/500 next time?

And I fixed my original post, thanks for the suggestions!!

[Marin]

Macro Mondays, woo!



Camera: Canon Rebel XSi
ISO: 100
Shutter: 0.6
Aperture: f/6.3
Exposure Bias: 0 EV
Lens: Canon EF-S 60mm f/2.8 Macro USM

[Nordling]

[begrip]

Nordling what camera settings? And lens , GREAT shot!

[drizzt5]

Great shot ^^ nordling :drool:


:P Any suggestions?


Sony cybershot DSC-H50
1/4
2.7
ISO80
2009:05:04
0EV
no flash

[drizzt5]

My first try with water drops, will try more tomorrow.

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3417/...1c9eccf1_b.jpg

ANP, i have a question regarding your water drop picture taking technique

This may be really nooby and I don't know any better but...
Do you take the shots in a continuous mode were you hold down the button and it keeps shooting so that you can shift through the shots when your done?
Or are you godlike and you only press the button once and capture the impact on the water, just by timing it right (with a flash)?

Because my camera, that I am hating more and more as I learn more about it, only lets you use flash when you take shots in single shot mode, and from what I understand flash is almost essential for taking water drop shots.

Please share your expertise with this nub

[ANP !!!]

Flash is highly recommended for shooting droplets indoor or even in full light, it freezes the motion, gives a great lightning effect and lights up the patterns, thus, I only had to practice a while with the timings then I got it right, I would release the drop with left hand and trigger the shutter with a remote. Although am not expert in it, it was my first trial. Since you cant use continuous with flash, I had to rely on my timings for the shot.


I wrote a tutorial about droplets with pics, will post tomorrow.

[drizzt5]

Flash is highly recommended for shooting droplets indoor or even in full light, it freezes the motion, gives a great lightning effect and lights up the patterns, thus, I only had to practice a while with the timings then I got it right, I would release the drop with left hand and trigger the shutter with a remote. Although am not expert in it, it was my first trial. Since you cant use continuous with flash, I had to rely on my timings for the shot.


I wrote a tutorial about droplets with pics, will post tomorrow.

Thanks! I'll try it out soon.

[Gator!]

Nordling Is That Munich?

[lkiller123]

Because my camera, that I am hating more and more as I learn more about it, only lets you use flash when you take shots in single shot mode, and from what I understand flash is almost essential for taking water drop shots.

Who says your camera sucks?! I got the little brother of H50 - the DSC-H10. And I'm definitely McLovin it

Well, I didn't have time recently for taking pictures (CST testing! And yes I'm only an 8th grader.)
I hope I can spare some time on Thursday for some water drop shots.
ANP, any quick tips for water drops?

BTW, this one is taken last week. Enjoy. And please, I'm just a noob, suggestion will be appreciated

It's just a lil' flower. I don't have a clue what it is. Doesn't that look chaotic?

Camera:Sony DSC-H10
Exposure:0.003 sec (1/400)
Aperture:f/4.0
Focal Length:19.3 mm
ISO Speed: 125
Exposure Bias:0 EV
Flashid not fire.

[drizzt5]

Who says your camera sucks?! I got the little brother of H50 - the DSC-H10. And I'm definitely McLovin it

Ah, it doesn't suck. But a few little things get me pissed off about it. If I hadn't been in such a rush to get a camera I would of researched more and have gotten something else (Originally I meant to get a certain Panasonic camera, but it got sold out and I needed a camera quick.)

1. Only jpegs, no raw... annoying.
2. The nazi flash settings on it.
3. Battery life isn't the best.

But It does take very good pictures. Eventually I hope to get a better camera, but this one is fine for me while I'm still getting into photography.