PHOTOS PLEASE

Post by **Doombrain** » Tue Sep 19, 2006 10:12 pm

i signed for a new flat today. moving on the 16th so i'll be able to set up my office in one of the rooms. once i do i'm going to be alot more active with my camera because uploading and editing on my dell/powermac is a fucking pain in the ass.

Might get myself an account.

Post by **saturn** » Tue Sep 19, 2006 10:18 pm

I still have a few thousands of photos lingering around on my powerbook that need to be edited/sorted/thrown away. It's a bit shitty on a 12" screen. I can't be arsed to fire up my PC anymore. First thing I need is more time (that's a bit diffifult), then a big ass monitor like 23" Cinema screen to increase the workflow.

Oh and Flickr is great if you don't feel like creating HTML web photo albums showing your friends your great pics. Uploading is a breeze with the Flick Uploader or Flick export plugin for iPhoto.

Post by **Doombrain** » Tue Sep 19, 2006 10:21 pm

i use the dell as a media centre server. i have another PC lappy for work and my old Mac is a powerbook G4 TiBook, lol it used to be fast but next to this they all move backwards.

Post by **saturn** » Tue Sep 19, 2006 10:23 pm

lol, shoo. I have a powerbook G4 1,5 gigahurtz

Post by **HM-PuFFNSTuFF** » Tue Sep 19, 2006 10:31 pm

saturn wrote:test

I've never seen such an artistic placement of buttplugs. :icon28:

nice pic.

Post by **Dave** » Wed Sep 20, 2006 3:46 am

I've been using flickr a little. It's part of the big scary web 2.0 total information awareness engine, but it's an interesting site nevertheless

Post by **FanaticX** » Wed Sep 20, 2006 4:43 am

saturn wrote:I really like your foto's FX.....what kind of lenses do you use and do you do a lot of post-processing?

In terms of Nikon gear, most of the time the 17-55mm F2.8 or 12-24mm F4 is mounted on the camera. For extreme shallow DOF stuff, which I love to shoot, I use the 85mm F1.4.

To me photography is an expression of imagination, not a duplication of reality so I lean towards the artist side not the realist side. I love sitting in front of PS for hours and post-processing so the answer would be 'yes'.

Post by **Dave** » Wed Sep 20, 2006 5:08 am

I haven't had time to shoot anything but film, but I made some banner images for my website. I've always liked making insanely wide photos

And yes I know the tractor is crooked, but I was driving about 65 when I made it

Post by **Dave** » Wed Sep 20, 2006 5:15 am

Doombrain wrote:

It's a good photo, but it should be sharper

Post by **Doombrain** » Wed Sep 20, 2006 8:47 am

saturn wrote:lol, shoo. I have a powerbook G4 1,5 gigahurtz

nice, my old one is 500

I've given it to my g/f

Post by **FanaticX** » Wed Sep 20, 2006 2:52 pm

Dave wrote:I haven't had time to shoot anything but film, but I made some banner images for my website. I've always liked making insanely wide photos

Nice shots. I like #3 and #11 a lot. In fact, I like most of you B&W work. :icon14:

Post by **FanaticX** » Wed Sep 20, 2006 2:55 pm

saturn wrote: .....friend of mine rocking the kite on the beach (yeah, he's quite black)

Sweet photo. I like your chosen POV and the contrasting colours are catchy. He is so black that it almost looks like a silhoutte. LOL

Post by **FanaticX** » Wed Sep 20, 2006 4:32 pm

A couple of trial racing photos from last weekend. Had B&W in mind prior to shooting since it was a bright sunny day and a bit too contrasty to my liking. All shot with the 17-55mm F2.8 as I was really close to the action, too close on a few passes because some were taken at 17mm. Haha. The 70-200mm VR stayed in the bag.

Post by **Silicone_Milk** » Wed Sep 20, 2006 8:16 pm

Random photos for an old photography class -
Well I could only find two of the old shots I scanned. I'm sure the others are somewhere else.

Post by **Dave** » Wed Sep 20, 2006 10:11 pm

FanaticX wrote:
saturn wrote: .....friend of mine rocking the kite on the beach (yeah, he's quite black)
Sweet photo. I like your chosen POV and the contrasting colours are catchy. He is so black that it almost looks like a silhoutte. LOL

The scale of the whole thing is interesting too, I like the interaction between the chute, the man and the sun beams between connecting everything

Post by **Dave** » Wed Sep 20, 2006 10:13 pm

FanaticX wrote:
Dave wrote:I haven't had time to shoot anything but film, but I made some banner images for my website. I've always liked making insanely wide photos
Nice shots. I like #3 and #11 a lot. In fact, I like most of you B&W work. :icon14:

danke.. I like the potential for B&W film more, but I can't quite get it to do things like I can digitally yet.

Post by **ToxicBug** » Wed Sep 20, 2006 10:38 pm

The bikes don't look like they're moving much...

Post by **saturn** » Thu Sep 21, 2006 9:49 am

FanaticX wrote:
saturn wrote:I really like your foto's FX.....what kind of lenses do you use and do you do a lot of post-processing?
In terms of Nikon gear, most of the time the 17-55mm F2.8 or 12-24mm F4 is mounted on the camera. For extreme shallow DOF stuff, which I love to shoot, I use the 85mm F1.4.

To me photography is an expression of imagination, not a duplication of reality so I lean towards the artist side not the realist side. I love sitting in front of PS for hours and post-processing so the answer would be 'yes'.

I'm tempted to get a Tokina 12-24 mm since that lens about twice as cheap as the Nikon; I love wide-angle. I've got a 50mm 1.8 for the shallow DOF.....i likes it.

About post-processing.....normally I increase the sharpness and fiddle with the levels in Photoshop/iPhoto. I wonder if I'd shot with increased sharpness (+2) it'll fuck up the end-image (like overexposed images).

Post by **saturn** » Thu Sep 21, 2006 9:52 am

Dave wrote:
FanaticX wrote:
saturn wrote: .....friend of mine rocking the kite on the beach (yeah, he's quite black)
Sweet photo. I like your chosen POV and the contrasting colours are catchy. He is so black that it almost looks like a silhoutte. LOL
The scale of the whole thing is interesting too, I like the interaction between the chute, the man and the sun beams between connecting everything

To me the photo shouts: "Summer & Freedom" :]

Nice wide-angle shots daev...

Post by **FanaticX** » Thu Sep 21, 2006 3:55 pm

saturn wrote: I'm tempted to get a Tokina 12-24 mm since that lens about twice as cheap as the Nikon; I love wide-angle. I've got a 50mm 1.8 for the shallow DOF.....i likes it.

About post-processing.....normally I increase the sharpness and fiddle with the levels in Photoshop/iPhoto. I wonder if I'd shot with increased sharpness (+2) it'll fuck up the end-image (like overexposed images).

I've got the Tokina 12-24mm and didn't go with the much more expensive Nikon because I tested both lenses(from other fellow photogs) and notice the Tokina to be sharper around the edges. CA(chromatic abberation) is evident on both lenses, with the Tokina being a little worst, but this is easy to rid with PS. Get it if you like ultra-wide shots. It's awesome for the price. I'm heading to Tokyo in two weeks and probably getting the 10.5mm fisheye from the money saved going with Tokina over the Nikon.

Regarding sharpening, if you post process your photos than I wouldn't go with the +2 setting simply because you can always sharpen a soft image, but you can't take sharpening away should the image show digital artifacts. On my D2x I set sharpening to "Low" or "none", especially for portraits. I presume you shoot in JPEG mode with this setting? For my personal photography I usually shoot NEFs so it's not an issue. For events where I shoot a ton of images, I shoot in JPEG, normal, +1 sharpness, colour mode III, use a custom curve(sorry not available on the D50

) and send them out to the client. I've noticed they(the clients) and labs add sharpening before printing(unless you tell them not to) and with an already-sharpened image it will print horribly with crappy sharpening artifacts.

Post by **FanaticX** » Thu Sep 21, 2006 4:23 pm

ToxicBug wrote:The bikes don't look like they're moving much...

Don't ask me why but the local magazine here specifically asked for 'stop-action' shots(a direct quote from them) so that's what I delivered. I have a few pan shots but haven't processed them yet. These were the ones I sent off(in colour), but the B&W version is my choice.

Post by **FanaticX** » Thu Sep 21, 2006 4:28 pm

Funny no one has mentioned the 5000-dollah M8 yet...

Post by **FanaticX** » Thu Sep 21, 2006 4:52 pm

Saturn, what lens(es) are you shooting with, apart from the 50mm 1.8?

You might notice with the prime lens(shot at 2.8 or higher) that your images are actually sharper? ..so again the +2 setting might be overkill.

Post by **saturn** » Thu Sep 21, 2006 4:53 pm

FanaticX wrote:
saturn wrote: I'm tempted to get a Tokina 12-24 mm since that lens about twice as cheap as the Nikon; I love wide-angle. I've got a 50mm 1.8 for the shallow DOF.....i likes it.

About post-processing.....normally I increase the sharpness and fiddle with the levels in Photoshop/iPhoto. I wonder if I'd shot with increased sharpness (+2) it'll fuck up the end-image (like overexposed images).
I've got the Tokina 12-24mm and didn't go with the much more expensive Nikon because I tested both lenses(from other fellow photogs) and notice the Tokina to be sharper around the edges. CA(chromatic abberation) is evident on both lenses, with the Tokina being a little worst, but this is easy to rid with PS. Get it if you like ultra-wide shots. It's awesome for the price. I'm heading to Tokyo in two weeks and probably getting the 10.5mm fisheye from the money saved going with Tokina over the Nikon.

Regarding sharpening, if you post process your photos than I wouldn't go with the +2 setting simply because you can always sharpen a soft image, but you can't take sharpening away should the image show digital artifacts. On my D2x I set sharpening to "Low" or "none", especially for portraits. I presume you shoot in JPEG mode with this setting? For my personal photography I usually shoot NEFs so it's not an issue. For events where I shoot a ton of images, I shoot in JPEG, normal, +1 sharpness, colour mode III, use a custom curve(sorry not available on the D50 ) and send them out to the client. I've noticed they(the clients) and labs add sharpening before printing(unless you tell them not to) and with an already-sharpened image it will print horribly with crappy sharpening artifacts.

I hardly shoot NEF/RAW since I don't benefit much from it (I don't like the hassle around it). My default sharpening is set to none at the moment....color mode III and lots of colour. I like high-contrast, sharp, saturated pics....but reading your comment it's best to save that for post-processing heh.

I'm gonna go for the Tokina as soon as the cash's coming in this month. Will be useful for my trip to Greece next week

Post by **saturn** » Thu Sep 21, 2006 4:55 pm

FanaticX wrote:Saturn, what lens(es) are you shooting with, apart from the 50mm 1.8?

You might notice with the prime lens(shot at 2.8 or higher) that your images are actually sharper? ..so again the +2 setting might be overkill.

I've got the 18-55 3.5-5.6 kitlens...quite good for the low price, but i notice that I'm shooting more and more with the 50mm 1.8 lens because of the large diaphragma and sharp pictures.

The 17-55 and 70-200 VR sure look great....but it's a bit too expensive for an enthusiast amateur. Maybe in 5 years when I'm earning 3K a year.