Scar House, one of my favourite houses in the Dales. The long access track starts immediately to the right of the church in Hubberholme...
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Photo of the day: September 2013
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Scar House, one of my favourite houses in the Dales. The long access track starts immediately to the right of the church in Hubberholme...
A little fly I caught handheld in the back yard today and when I say little, I mean about 6mm from wing tip to wing tip. Trying out a cheap LED macro ring light, of which my recommendation is DON'T waste your money. Get a proper macro ring light for about $150 and up, with flash not LED's. This thing is so slow and weak, it's almost useless, especially when using extension tubes, like I did today.
ISO 6400, f/16, 1/125
ISO 6400, f/16, 1/125
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Mine for today:
This one from the town of Amalfi. An old paper mill. The story of paper manufacture is not something I was aware of prior to the trip. They tore up cloth into the individual fibers, made it into a slurry, recovered the fibers on a flat surface, pressed them, and allowed them to dry. Fascinating stuff.
In hindsight, wish I'd taken one step back when I shot it....
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Backflip on Shasta Lake
CameraCanon EOS 5D Mark III
LensCanon EF 70-200mm 2.8L IS USM II
Focal Length 120mm
Shutter Speed 1/640 secs
Aperture f/2.8
ISO/Film 400
Shot this about an hour before sunset on Shasta Lake.
CameraCanon EOS 5D Mark III
LensCanon EF 70-200mm 2.8L IS USM II
Focal Length 120mm
Shutter Speed 1/640 secs
Aperture f/2.8
ISO/Film 400
Shot this about an hour before sunset on Shasta Lake.
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Mine for today:
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This one from the town of Amalfi. An old paper mill. The story of paper manufacture is not something I was aware of prior to the trip. They tore up cloth into the individual fibers, made it into a slurry, recovered the fibers on a flat surface, pressed them, and allowed them to dry. Fascinating stuff.
In hindsight, wish I'd taken one step back when I shot it....
Which camera/lens did you use?
Leica M (Type 240), 35mm f/1.4 lens @ 1/90 sec and either f/8 or f/11 (can't remember which), ISO 200, -1/3 EV.
Could have captured something similar with my iPhone (lens roughly 33mm). Would likely have had more distortion in that case though, among other issues.
Part of me would like to think this image (and all my other Italy pics) is/are the result of the camera/lenses I used. Part of me would like to think it is independent of the gear and the result of "seeing" a subject and composing it correctly.
Not sure where the truth lies, but if I'm being honest it's not about the gear, at least in broad strokes....
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I think it's both. Camera/lens doesn't make a good composition, that requires a good photographer. However, capturing detail and and color/light-depth definitely is affected by the camera/lens used.
But if I have the choice of shooting with my iPhone, or not being able to shoot anything at all.... I'll pick my iPhone.
I think it's both. Camera/lens doesn't make a good composition, that requires a good photographer. However, capturing detail and and color/light-depth definitely is affected by the camera/lens used.
But if I have the choice of shooting with my iPhone, or not being able to shoot anything at all.... I'll pick my iPhone.
You quoted my reply before I had a chance to think and make a more thoughtful edit. You are fast n the draw
Some of the photos I took in Italy could have been captured with almost any camera. Possible I can tweak them better because they were shot in RAW (as opposed to JPEG with an iPhone). Possible they have less distortion because they were shot with a better lens (though even a "perfect" 35mm lens can show distortion if not shot dead on for a subject and anything wider accentuates this--there is distortion related to lens quality and distortion related to a given focal length--in the case of phone cameras or P&S cameras you get the worst of both). I have several pics from the trip (not posted yet) where I really needed a fast lens since I was traveling light and didn't take a tripod. Since this was a vacation, I really didn't want to lug around a DSLR.
I love shooting with a rangefinder. Doesn't work for everyone and doesn't work for all applications. But suites me *very* well for what I like to shoot
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You quoted my reply before I had a chance to think and make a more thoughtful edit. You are fast n the draw
Some of the photos I took in Italy could have been captured with almost any camera. Possible I can tweak them better because they were shot in RAW (as opposed to JPEG with an iPhone). Possible they have less distortion because they were shot with a better lens (though even a "perfect" 35mm lens can show distortion if not shot dead on for a subject and anything wider accentuates this). I have several pics from the trip (not posted yet) where I really needed a fast lens since I was traveling light and didn't take a tripod. Since this was a vacation, I really didn't want to lug around a DSLR.
I love shooting with a rangefinder. Doesn't work for everyone and doesn't work for all applications. But suites me *very* well for what I like to shoot
I'm the typing demon.
Agreed... some shots we take can be taken with anything. I agree with your assessment on RAW vs JPEG, and professional lens vs consumer.
I've never shot with a rangefinder, but I can see the benefit for some tasks. Especially street photography where a rangefinder is less obvious and definitely less intimidating to persons in the street.
Looking at this pic, it seems "off kilter" to me (i.e. it needs to be rotated a bit). It's a wide-angle shot which introduces distortion. This is a question I have asked myself when editing photos. What should serve as the "standard" when determining proper alignment for pics that either don't have an obvious horizon or are wide-angle and have significant distortion?
I personally try to look to the distance and find a horizontal or vertical near the center of the image that should be "straight."
For this image, I would adjust it to make the marque perfectly horizontal. Possible I'm wrong on this though.
Your B&W conversion is also a bit extreme in the sense that the high contrast loses quite a bit of detail for some parts of the photo (i.e. the upper left). Possible you like this effect, but just pointing it out.
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The Point Reyes Lighthouse ... There's something like 300 steps to get down there .
5D2 , 24-105@@24 , f8@1/500 , ISO 100
5D2 , 24-105@@24 , f8@1/500 , ISO 100
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Mine for today. I showed this one to my daughter, and she said 'it's okay except for the tower thing. Can you take it out'?
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As always comments appreciated.
As always comments appreciated.
Thanks Barry and I would return in a heartbeat.
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Another view of Ship Cove:
Thank you very much! I'm welcome to any constructive criticism! I'm extremely new to photography and I thoroughly appreciate you professionals helping with everything.
Posting a little early--been reviewing some pics and decided on this one. Shot at f/1.4--one of the pics from the trip that made me glad I brought a fast lens.
This one of my wife shopping in Rome in a place that was known in ancient times as the Field of Mars.
This one of my wife shopping in Rome in a place that was known in ancient times as the Field of Mars.
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Another shot from yesterday, with the el cheapo macro LED ring light on. I think I worked out why I had such difficulty with it, the end of the lens was literally bout 15mm from the subjects. The light from the ring light couldn't do its job! I will try it without extension tubes today and see if it makes a difference being a further distance back from your subjects.
This little spider is about 6mm for the entirety of her body and head. You can see the ring light reflected in her eyes.
This little spider is about 6mm for the entirety of her body and head. You can see the ring light reflected in her eyes.
What a great and unforgettable experience seeing an iceberg for the first time...St. Anthony, Newfoundland.
There are usually active links in the first post to tutorials on posting larger images. If you want to know how to show your stuff better, click the link in my sig. The Flickr tutorial is dated, but the concept still works. ImageShack is still the same.
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