Post some cool photos you've taken recently! - Page 36

neiloliver · #**701** 27-09-2009

mole2k · #**702** 27-09-2009

Nice shots Neil, did you use a circular polariser for them? You've got very nice dark blue skies.

tymill · #**703** 28-09-2009

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Originally Posted by Stu

Considering those are taken with a compact they are very good indeed.

It depends on what functions your camera has, if you can pre-focus somehow on the area of the scene you want to be sharp (like the area with the flying grass in it) then that will help you get thet effect with each shot.

The first image it my pick - it tells the story of the meeting.
It's the sort of photo that Jimmy would use in an 'A-final' write up.

Thanks, Stu - that feedback's really helpful. I was pretty surprised how well the photos came out too - first time out with the new Panasonic Lumix ZS3.

I think I was fighting the auto image stabilisation quite a bit when trying to do panning shots - but for the ones I've posted it probably helped. All were at pretty high zoom.

Cheers!
Ty

tymill · #**704** 28-09-2009

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Originally Posted by mole2k

Nice racing shots, especially for a compact. The nicely lit up bits of grass are basically a function of the really nice low warm light that was there. Your also shooting into it which has the effect of a rim light, lighting up around the outside of the grass so it actually glows in the photo. It's a very good effect and is used quite a lot (at least by me!) in photograhy.

I agree with stu the first shot is really good as it shows whats going on instead of just an action shot of a car. The action shots are great but for write ups and that the main pictures will nearly always be a picture that shows the event as a whole. My only alterations to that would of been to either zoom out (or walk backwards 2-3 steps) to fit the top of the rostrum and get a bit of a margin around the other cars, aside from that the shot is pretty much perfect.

Thats one scary looking cat showtime!

Thanks - I can see how that rim lighting effect can be pretty cool. I just saw the lighting and just had a hunch that it'd work well. The oncoming shafts of light were just in the right place for the jump. Lucky.

I'm taking on board your suggestions about the framing, and will keep at it. Cheers!

Ty

B4 Sloth · #**705** 29-09-2009

Just been up to a family wedding, overlooking Loch Lomond. Managed to sneak off and get a few other pics.

Taken with a Nikon D60, which I have had a couple of months or so and now getting used to. Hopefully the attachments will open ok

B4 Sloth · #**706** 29-09-2009

And in sunny sarfend....

rcTom · #**707** 30-09-2009

Picked up a new camera, besides 2 weddings i haven't shot much personal stuff with it yet. but here's one of my dog lol.

5D Mark II + 24-70 L

Cooper · #**708** 30-09-2009

aah come on Tom, your dog deserves a little bit more depth, sharp dog, blurry ground would have been better imho.

rcTom · #**709** 30-09-2009

I'm still getting use to the Full Frame, the depth of field is much more shallow on a full frame then crop body at the same aperture.

As long as the eyes are in focus then I'm fine with it. But whole knows maybe a more narrow DOF would work as well. But i'm no dog photographer lol

rcTom · #**710** 30-09-2009

I drove to NYC to pick up the new camera, i'm a NYC native so I'm there often. But i didnt get to stay long like i normally like.

Heres one while walking back to the car. Yup, i couldn't wait to get my hands on it, so i took it out the box in the store. hahah

Funny thing, i went to B&H but they were sold out, so i walked to adorama.

rcTom · #**711** 30-09-2009

Oh, and i have a friend (girl) who loves these types of shoes.. So i took this shot...

Cooper · #**712** 30-09-2009

yeah that's the quality I was expecting from you! thumbs up !

kropy · #**713** 01-10-2009

Here's a quick pic of my little Boxer pup playing in the yard

bigred5765 · #**714** 02-10-2009

here's one of my little mate

Extreme · #**715** 02-10-2009

heres a couple of wicked night pic's i took the other night while fishing

P_B · #**716** 05-10-2009

Forgot about this thread for a while - great shots everyone, keep 'em coming!

Stu · #**717** 05-10-2009

Shot yesterday 2372ft up on the summit of Ingleborough.

Ribble Head - the viaduct is on there but it just looks like a smudge slightly right of centre on that low-rez image.

Morecambe Bay at the back, Ingleton village in the forground.

Some rain, Southern Lakeland fells in the distance. Bezzed up image.

saintnitro · #**718** 05-10-2009

i took thease on holiday in cuba wow what a place

this was about 6.30ish in the morning taken from our villa

Ginge

Danosborne6661 · #**719** 06-10-2009

Few from a car show, nothing too interesting

jk007 · #**720** 06-10-2009

my friends bike crash at snetterton race track april 2009
he is the one on the white bike above the biker in the
first picture or well he was until
he was taken out by the green bike which was allready
out of control as u can see in the top left of the first picture