Photography

[ChronoBreak]

@jinxx

Thanks for the input. I gave monochrome a try then I accidentally clicked on one of the presets and got this:

Tweaked with some of the colours, I think this one turned out nice after post processing. I should shoot with RAW next time. I now hate JPEG

@villainsfan42

I dont think he knew I took a photo of him. I wouldve if he looked at me.

Something for today; Non-fat? You decide...

 

[agen_kolar]

Tweaked with some of the colours, I think this one turned out nice after post processing. I should shoot with RAW next time. I now hate JPEG

Always shoot raw! ...wait...

 

[RoboDad]

Yeah, I think that should be "always shoot with your camera set to raw mode". Shooting raw can have other, undesirable consequences .

 

[Fritz]

Interesting Info/Opinion of RAW vs JPG

https://www.kenrockwell.com/tech/raw.htm

 

[agen_kolar]

Interesting Info/Opinion of RAW vs JPG

https://www.kenrockwell.com/tech/raw.htm

Fritz, I definitely agree with him. I've shot with both Raw and JPG formats and cannot tell a difference. I think some pros tend to let their knowledge make them a bit holier-than-thou and declare ridiculous things like "If you want to be a real photographer, raw is the only way to shoot digitally."

Couldn't be further from the truth. Both file types produce fantastic results.

In other news, I went out taking photos on Saturday, Sunday, and Monday. I got down in the muck to get these photos, but they turned out really well, so I didn't mind.

Green Heron

Alligator

 

[-jay-]

Yet again awesome pics.

 

[agen_kolar]

Thanks, jay. Forgot these. There was a flock of thousands of Tree Swallows swarming at the place I take photos. My guess is that they were gathering before heading back north.

This is what they look like up close:

 

[-jay-]

Wow i'd love to have somewhere like that to go!

 

[lcummins]

I'm not that good of a photographer, but I do love to try! Here are some random samples from my New Zealand trip...

Prince St, Wellington, NZ

Unknown flower...

Statue in downtown Wellington...

Maori carving on top of Mt. Victoria...

"The Venture II" (used in King Kong)...

 

[agen_kolar]

Wow i'd love to have somewhere like that to go!

Where do you live, Jay?

lcummins, I love those shots. The stairs are pretty amazing.

 

[lcummins]

...lcummins, I love those shots. The stairs are pretty amazing.

Yeah, they reminded me of the final scenes in The Exorcist! Looked almost as steep as the movie. I climbed them and it didn't seem too steep until you turn around and look down!

 

[-jay-]

Where do you live, Jay?

England, we have great places but pretty big drive for me to get to them but once i get my camera i'm going to make the effort so i can hopefully get pics like you guys. They won't be as good though.

 

[RoboDad]

Here's a pano from yesterday afternoon, looking eastward from Boise toward the mountains. We often get treated to some amazing, dramatic cloud formations above those mountains on late winter afternoons.

 

[agen_kolar]

Wow, that is a fantastic shot, RoboDad. I love it.

Here are some of my better shots from my visit to Orlando Wetlands Park this weekend:

Blue-winged Gnatcatcher, the cutest little bird ever

Tree Swallow

Snowy Egret (wtf?)

Osprey with Largemouth Bass

Rest can be found here.

 

[Maglor]

Amazing shots. I like this one the most.

picture credit: RoboDad


I have only gotten up to the above picture in this thread (page 12), and I just had to agree... This shot is amazing. I would buy it as a print.



[Edit: O.K. I just finished going through this thread, and I have to say to ChronoBreak and agen_kolar: You are artists, and I feel privileged to have seen your work.

I am no photographer and I don't have a SLR, but I would like to contribute a few pictures to this thread when I have time.


Really glad I found this thread.]

 

[Maglor]

Here is a few experimental shots I took a while back.

And my favorite:

 

[Maglor]

Here's my Hawaii contribution:

 

[agen_kolar]

I haven't gotten to Hawai'i yet, but it's on my short list of places to visit over the next few years. Those photos are stunning. Here are some from my haul this weekend:

Decay at Dusk

Limpkin with Apple Snail (just too cool to see at a small size)

White-eyed Vireo

Wild Iris

Blue-gray Gnatcatcher

Tricolored Heron (again, too cool to see small)

Sundew

Eastern Towhee

 

[RoboDad]

A few entries for today:

I think I might have posted this next one before, but I did some more work on it, and I think it looks much nicer now.

 

[Maglor]

Is that Big Sur?


I think my wife took that same picture, but her thumb is in the pic.!!!