The "Post your pictures here" thread.

Phal · 26 Aug 2012 at 22:52

CRUMPLYPORK said:
sorry for been a big noob,
But is this pic shopped? The only reason why I ask is that I'm just getting into the swing of photography and I haven't taken a pic no where near as good as this, but like I say I am a noob and can't take a pic for toffee,

So what I'm actually asking is it possible to take a pic this good with just a camera?
And if this pic is taken without photoshop someone please teach me!

Just need a lens that can do nice sharp close ups which macro lenses are awesome at and something that doesn't absorb water so you can spray some onto it or wait till it has rained (morning dew will do as well)

Grassy by Phal44, on Flickr

An Exception · 26 Aug 2012 at 23:00

An Exception · 26 Aug 2012 at 23:28

Guitarman0 · 26 Aug 2012 at 23:45

^Love the colours in that one + his eyes seem to suck you into the photo!

James J · 27 Aug 2012 at 01:46

Random shot I took at a wedding last night with my girlfriends nikon J1 camera (as I left mine at home, stupidly)

Candlelight by jjohnson2012, on Flickr

Was a traditional persian style wedding and the candles where part of a centre piece full of symbolism.

An Exception · 27 Aug 2012 at 08:38

Raymond Lin · 27 Aug 2012 at 11:41

I got lucky again, it rained where and when I wasn't outside or at the place I was at.

Whilst I was here, back at the venue it chucked it down.

Rojin · 27 Aug 2012 at 11:58

Nice Raymond

With the sun coming in an out between the storm clouds I managed to blow the highlights which is really annoying

An Exception · 27 Aug 2012 at 12:22

Guitarman0 said:
^Love the colours in that one + his eyes seem to suck you into the photo!

Cheers Guitarman, totally agree about the eyes.

Ksanti · 27 Aug 2012 at 12:24

ElDude said:
The first one though, did you miss the focus or have you used noise reduction? The eyes are soft, but the processing (and me being tired) is leaving me undecided on if the focus is the nose, not the eyes, or NR has softened the eyes. Or maybe both.

The lips or nose have been focused on, it looks like This is because his camera is not up to the job, rather than a matter of technique. Obviously he shoots Canon because Nikon's would never muck up like this.

Nah, look at the DoF, it's ridiculously shallow, half of his face isn't in focus. He'll have just moved, or the subject will have moved between focus lock and the shutter going. It's always worth taking two extras for frames like this just to make sure you don't have to get rid of what would have been an awesome photo, because of a focusing error. The eyes look really cloudy without that sharpness to them which looks a bit weird to me

An Exception · 27 Aug 2012 at 12:51

ElDude said:
The first one though, did you miss the focus or have you used noise reduction? The eyes are soft, but the processing (and me being tired) is leaving me undecided on if the focus is the nose, not the eyes, or NR has softened the eyes. Or maybe both.

Nice contrast in them though

Nah I don't use NR. Dof is literally only mm, less of the length of a short eyelash.

An Exception · 27 Aug 2012 at 12:59

Ksanti said:
The lips or nose have been focused on, it looks like This is because his camera is not up to the job, rather than a matter of technique. Obviously he shoots Canon because Nikon's would never muck up like this.

I think you need to focus more on the 'art', rather than what brand camera people are using. It'l help with the camera envy.

Kevin Clark · 27 Aug 2012 at 13:05

CRUMPLYPORK said:
sorry for been a big noob,
But is this pic shopped? The only reason why I ask is that I'm just getting into the swing of photography and I haven't taken a pic no where near as good as this, but like I say I am a noob and can't take a pic for toffee,

So what I'm actually asking is it possible to take a pic this good with just a camera?
And if this pic is taken without photoshop someone please teach me!

No it's not shopped.
Cropped a little but nothing else.

It's just some rain on a plant next to a pond.
I took a lot more that day too
http://imgur.com/a/l9t76#0

It's a Canon 550D with a 100mm macro lens. I'm no expert at all. I shoot a lot and bin a lot!

Half the skill is in 'seeing' the shot. It's easy to get distracted by one thing and miss all the other things around it that are better pictures. I've still got an awful lot to learn in that respect.

An Exception · 27 Aug 2012 at 13:16

Was going to do some landscapes today, until I saw there is a lion of the loose!

mrk · 27 Aug 2012 at 13:18

So we can expect pictures of a lion instead?

An Exception · 27 Aug 2012 at 13:23

Not without a Beetlecam!

http://www.geekologie.com/2012/03/see-wild-lions-up-close-with-the-beetle.php

mrk · 27 Aug 2012 at 13:25

So much want!

Edit*

A toast, to my 40D, bought in 2008 and very shortly going to its new owner. May it continue shooting on!

ishamy · 27 Aug 2012 at 14:44

To The Point... by M+M Morrison, on Flickr

Another from my Light-Painting journey.

bloodhunter · 27 Aug 2012 at 15:01

It was my Nephews wedding on Saturday so i took my D90 and used a Nikkor 18-70 f3.5-4.5G with an SB900 flash and took a few shots.
There was a lot of people taking photos so the subjects eyes were in all directions.

Rojin · 27 Aug 2012 at 15:48