Post some cool photos you've taken recently!
 

Another forum I frequent has a thread similar to this and it's usually popular.

There is a few people on here interested in photography so post some pictures you've recently taken!

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I'll get the ball rolling here;
A few rally shots from this year.

#1 Kilarney Rally of the Lakes
http://www.mole2k.co.uk/rally07/mk2_kilarney.jpg

#2 Kris Meeke, Circuit of Ireland
http://www.mole2k.co.uk/rally07/kris_circuit.jpg

#3 Patrick Elliot, Galway International
http://www.mole2k.co.uk/rally07/elliot_galway.jpg

I love that Hong Kong skyline one, its one place I would love to visit.

http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1439/...e8ae4e81_o.jpg
Linzie - Murray & Vern Corset

http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1190/...8b9a2ac2_o.jpg
Linzie - Pigalle latex dress

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/142/3...91b07665_b.jpg
Thurstaston Common (featured on google earth)

These are from the past few year.

http://www.talkphotography.co.uk/gal...60/MG_9113.jpg

http://www.mole2k.co.uk/yearinpictur...268_august.jpg

http://www.mole2k.co.uk/yearinpictur...40_october.jpg

http://www.mole2k.co.uk/portrush/IMG_3868.jpg

http://www.mole2k.co.uk/portrush/IMG_3602.jpg

Wow, cool shots there everyone.
I've not realy been photo'ing long enough to get any nice shots yet.

good stuff though.;)

sunsets/clear nights are ace, heres one of mine..

http://img295.imageshack.us/img295/7384/sta41092us3.jpg

Like the shot of London Eye with County Hall in the Background. Stopped there a few weeks back. Awesome Star Wars exhibition on there at the moment.

I never got a chance to go to the Star Wars exhibition but somebody wearing a storm trooper outfit did walk past me while I was there.

I love that shot of the bullet and the rose!

I dont do photography as a living although it is something I would very much like to do at some point, I have sold a few pictures for various uses and won some photocomps. I've only been really 'into' photography for about a 18 months or so when I purchased my dSLR.

http://www.mole2k.co.uk/rand/Shannon..._by_mole2k.jpg

http://www.mole2k.co.uk/rand/Snowdrops_by_mole2k.jpg

Some quality stuff on here, great variety too. Only been taking an interest in photography since November so it'd be a shame to ruin the thread with my toss, but hey... t'internet's rife with that kind of behaviour!

http://i197.photobucket.com/albums/a...oncy/drops.jpg

http://i197.photobucket.com/albums/a...y/geometry.jpg

http://i197.photobucket.com/albums/a.../abandoned.jpg

http://i197.photobucket.com/albums/a...ncy/church.jpg

Some awesome shots here, most of these are things we see every day but do not appreciate.



I like Linzie;) :D

Nothing wrong with those shots P_B :) The second one is fantastic!

One of my efforts.

Does your missus know shes on the net:D

Erm, of course :rolleyes:

Cheers, mole. That was a lucky one earlier this week, just weighing up the unusual curb/cobbles when that young fella plonked himself down and started reading.

Looking at your selection you seem to have a deft touch when it comes to PP, something I'm a complete buffoon with :( Any pointers (books/sites etc) or is it all hands-on learning?

Something less dangerous to my health

Most of my PP techniques I basically learnt from just playing around in photoshop a lot. I read alot of the articles on sites like www.luminous-landscape.com too things like how to create contrast masks local contrast enhancement and things like that. I also shoot in nothing but RAW and have done for about the last year.

My usual workflow would be the following:
Import RAW file into Photoshop,
Crop, set white balance, knock exposure down to -0.5 or -1, bump shadow contrast and brightness up to expose the image correctly and import into photoshop as a 16bit image.

A touch of Unsharp mask (usually 10-20%, 60px radius, 0 threshold)
Any colour correction I feel is needed with Hue/Saturation/Lightness (or convert to B&W using Calculations/Chanel Mixer)

Smart Sharpen full sized image (usually 150-300%, 0.3px radius, 0 threshold)
Save 16bit TIFF.

resize down to 800x533

Smart Sharpen to make up for the loss in sharpness from the resize (usually 100%, 0.3, 0)
convert to 8bit, convert to sRGB save as jpeg qual 8~9


Sorry if its a bit sprawling but I dont have a set work flow and some images go through a lot more processing depending on the subject, The London Eye shot had some perspective correction work to stop the building and the Eye look like its 'leaning back' (converging verticles)

some nice shots there guys, keep em coming!

Wow, comprehensive, cheers mole! Appreciate the effort you spent on that post. Have been reading around and basically doing lots of trial and error adjustments until it looks okay, learning as I go. Then again, on my dodgy monitor what looks fine here could look poo elsewhere :eh?: Will give some of your tips a whirl, including the local contrast enhancement step.

Few more to keep the thread moving:

http://i197.photobucket.com/albums/a...oncy/beach.jpg

http://i197.photobucket.com/albums/a...oncy/cross.jpg

http://i197.photobucket.com/albums/a...poncy/lyme.jpg

http://i197.photobucket.com/albums/a...ncy/walker.jpg

Not as impressive as you other guys, but I might as well try ;) Clicky for bigger sizes :P

http://www.akashicnetwork.co.uk/lank.../photos/22.jpg

http://www.akashicnetwork.co.uk/lank.../photos/38.jpg

http://www.akashicnetwork.co.uk/lank.../photos/57.jpg

Awsome guys ;) me wanting a camera now :(

That top shot you posted there P_B is fantastic, I love it :)
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What did you use for the red in that vodka shot Halcalanky ?

I never find myself taking setup still life style shots but its something I've wanted to try for ages.

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Cant forget to take pictures of ducks and swans!

http://www.mole2k.co.uk/rand/_MG_7833_3.jpg

http://www.mole2k.co.uk/rand/_MG_5627.jpg

http://www.mole2k.co.uk/rand/_MG_5654.jpg

http://www.mole2k.co.uk/rand/_MG_5622.jpg

I realy must get around a bit more.

Where do you people find all these nice places to take piccies?

i recently went to a VSCC [vintage sports car club] meeting at Oulton Park and took a few pics. they r nothing special, but i was quite pleased with them because they were my first racing pics.


they of of the 1929 24 litre Napier Bentley [vintage bentley with a 24 litre napier lion W12 plane engine in}, its a monster, nd makes a great noise too ;)
http://i171.photobucket.com/albums/u...k/P1010427.jpg

http://i171.photobucket.com/albums/u...k/P1010428.jpg








http://i171.photobucket.com/albums/u...k/P1010419.jpg

ino it says pictures we've taken, but i found these too from that same oulton park meeting not taken by me, but great pics. first one is of that same Napier Bentley, the second is of the Bentley Pacey Hassan Special.

http://www.motorpix.co.uk/images63/op-20.jpg


http://www.motorpix.co.uk/images63/op-25.jpg

the first lap of the hawthorn memorial race was eventive with a huge crash by Duncan Pittaway in an old GN vitesse. he was a very lucky guy as you can see from these photos..... [the full crash sequence again, not taken by me as i forgot my camera]

http://www.photosportuk.com/photogal...s/IMG_6637.jpg

http://www.photosportuk.com/photogal...s/IMG_6638.jpg

http://www.photosportuk.com/photogal...s/IMG_6639.jpghttp://www.photosportuk.com/photogal...s/IMG_6640.jpg

http://www.photosportuk.com/photogal...s/IMG_6641.jpg

http://www.photosportuk.com/photogal...s/IMG_6642.jpg

http://www.photosportuk.com/photogal...s/IMG_6643.jpg


http://www.photosportuk.com/photogal...s/IMG_6645.jpg

http://www.photosportuk.com/photogal...s/IMG_6653.jpg

luckily he got out with just a broken collar bone and concussion

photography
 

Whoa my god!!
That's a crazy crash you shot there Matty........great reaction on the camera! Amazing he wasn't hurt that badly.

Great photography and thread guys.....you all must be pros!! Inspiring!;)


Here are some of my modest stuff......

http://i95.photobucket.com/albums/l1...y/Pinks134.jpg

http://i95.photobucket.com/albums/l1...y/92b293e5.jpg

http://i95.photobucket.com/albums/l1...y/5a4298f7.jpg

http://i95.photobucket.com/albums/l1...y/DSC_0076.jpg

That hayabusa shot is great Punisher.

Here is some of my RC stuff.
http://www.mole2k.co.uk/gallery/albu...8707_small.jpg

http://www.mole2k.co.uk/gallery/albu...4504_small.jpg

http://www.mole2k.co.uk/gallery/albu...3562_small.jpg

http://www.mole2k.co.uk/gallery/albu...8195_small.jpg

http://www.mole2k.co.uk/gallery/albu...G_7706_raw.jpg

http://www.mole2k.co.uk/gallery/albu...G_7461_raw.jpg

food dye and water :D i do mostly set up shots because i can't drive and get many interesting places :( off to beijing on wednesday though so i hope i can get some good shots :D

The weather was nice tonight so I went out for a few post sunset pictures down at the lough.

#1
http://www.mole2k.co.uk/tory/_MG_2119.jpg

#2
http://www.mole2k.co.uk/tory/_MG_2125.jpg

#3
http://www.mole2k.co.uk/tory/_MG_2072.jpg

hi

not a great one at photography but i saw this on holiday at the beginning of the year and had to have a shot of it.

Nice shots Brewer and mole :D

few more from me:

http://www.akashicnetwork.co.uk/lanky/lol/flower.jpg

http://www.akashicnetwork.co.uk/lank...idink/Bal3.jpg

http://www.akashicnetwork.co.uk/lank..._0206Sized.jpg

Visited Glencar today as the weather was quite nice.

http://www.mole2k.co.uk/glencar/_MG_2200.jpg

http://www.mole2k.co.uk/glencar/_MG_2161.jpg

http://www.mole2k.co.uk/glencar/_MG_2249.jpg

That's some beautiful country side mole.......also the photos!;)

Some pictures of my brother's hot rod....

http://i95.photobucket.com/albums/l1...s/ebf204e3.jpg

http://i95.photobucket.com/albums/l1...y/7b88a9bf.jpg

http://i95.photobucket.com/albums/l1...y/697aee87.jpg

http://i95.photobucket.com/albums/l1...y/86c3e0dc.jpg

That hotrod looks awesome!

Again, there's some really cracking stuff going up on here. Who'd have thought we all do more than play with toy cars ;)

@Telboy - you don't have to go far to take some pictures, it's how you look at the things around you.

Whilst in Monaco and Nice it's a bit easier:

http://i197.photobucket.com/albums/a...fontveille.jpg

http://i197.photobucket.com/albums/a...poncy/nice.jpg

You can also try to make something out of the mundane stuff at the end of the street:

http://i197.photobucket.com/albums/a...oncy/chain.jpg

http://i197.photobucket.com/albums/a...poncy/wall.jpg

more really nice shots :D love the chain picture :D

Off to beijing tomorrow, will try and get online and post some pics as I travel around :)

My pics
 

Not quite as good as the standards on here :(. Taken with a Canon EOS 300D


Picture of myself having a stroll
http://fc02.deviantart.com/fs15/i/20...jon3782001.jpg

An alley in my local town - Oswestry
http://tn3-1.deviantart.com/fs12/300...jon3782001.jpg

Woolman Rink New York City
http://fc04.deviantart.com/fs12/i/20...jon3782001.jpg

Fishing Rod
http://fc02.deviantart.com/fs14/f/20...jon3782001.jpg

http://fc02.deviantart.com/fs13/f/20...jon3782001.jpg