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[GDRRiley]

4 hours ago, dsstao said:

Frankly, this photo could be better. It's out of focus, underexposed, grainy, and the only thing even slightly going for it is mediocre bokeh. The composition centers it instead of any "rule of thirds" or "Fibonacci" technique. Very uninteresting.

comment on the one above.

Funny thing is most people are only going to pay attention the motion blur. its also not of something most people see every day.

 

canon SL2 with 24-70 F2.8L USM set to F3.5 1/200 iso400

My grandpas old Pentax I got out, cleaned up and will likely mostly use the lens from it. I'll see how it compares to modern glass when order an adaptor

[Fetzie]

My Dad has an old film SLR somewhere, I need to remember to bug him about finding it so I can try "the good old days" (the only film cameras I've really used have been the point-and-shoot variety).

[GDRRiley]

58 minutes ago, Fetzie said:

My Dad has an old film SLR somewhere, I need to remember to bug him about finding it so I can try "the good old days" (the only film cameras I've really used have been the point-and-shoot variety).

the only film I got expired in 2006. I live somewhere where its trendy to use film so it wouldn't be hard for me to get more or have it developed

[Zodiark1593]

On 6/8/2020 at 10:32 AM, GDRRiley said:

comment on the one above.

Funny thing is most people are only going to pay attention the motion blur. its also not of something most people see every day.

 

canon SL2 with 24-70 F2.8L USM set to F3.5 1/200 iso400

My grandpas old Pentax I got out, cleaned up and will likely mostly use the lens from it. I'll see how it compares to modern glass when order an adaptor

I like the composition. Probably because of the resolution, I can’t tell it the edge of the lens is slightly out of focus. Perhaps stopping down by maybe a third stop would ensure the entire subject is in focus, though if it already is, you can disregard this. 
 

Taken on my Canon G7X mkII. 38.6 mm (x2.7 crop), F2.8, 1/2000 and ISO 125. The pop up flash was used at the lowest power setting. 

[GDRRiley]

On 6/12/2020 at 8:30 PM, Zodiark1593 said:

I like the composition. Probably because of the resolution, I can’t tell it the edge of the lens is slightly out of focus. Perhaps stopping down by maybe a third stop would ensure the entire subject is in focus, though if it already is, you can disregard this.

it isn't all in focus but that wasn't my goal for it. I just got back from a 2 day trip into the mountains so later tonight I'll have some pictures up from it.

[Radium_Angel]

So I bought a disposable Nikon D100 and lens to shoot from within a 5k Colour run.

I fully expected to kill the Nikon.

Nope, still ran fine.

[dsstao]

19 minutes ago, Radium_Angel said:

So I bought a disposable Nikon D100 and lens to shoot from within a 5k Colour run.

I fully expected to kill the Nikon.

Nope, still ran fine.

 

I like it. For some reason the composition with the newspaper in the foreground, non-staged coloring on the body/lens, and the bokeh.. it tells a story like all good photos should.

 

Khufu (Great) and Khafre Pyramids, Giza, Egypt. Re-edit from Summer 2017

[Radium_Angel]

On 6/8/2020 at 1:32 PM, GDRRiley said:

My grandpas old Pentax I got out, cleaned up and will likely mostly use the lens from it. I'll see how it compares to modern glass when order an adaptor

Old glass, aside from anti-glare coatings, are pretty good. 

You will lose some sharpness and clarity with an adaptor, depending on the quality of said adaptor. 

 

EDIT:

 

Forgot some stuff.

I cut my photography teeth on a Pentax K1000. Loved that old camera. My pics were naff because I had no idea what I was doing, but fond memories of using it.

 

Something I restored a few years ago, just because I could. Not a Pentax (obviously) but delightful all the same.

 

[GDRRiley]

3 hours ago, Radium_Angel said:

You will lose some sharpness and clarity with an adaptor, depending on the quality of said adaptor.

 

Forgot some stuff.

I cut my photography teeth on a Pentax K1000. Loved that old camera. My pics were naff because I had no idea what I was doing, but fond memories of using it.

 

Something I restored a few years ago, just because I could. Not a Pentax (obviously) but delightful all the same.

its going to be the cheapest all metal adapter

 

I like the shadows and the choice made to do this in black and white.

 

I had a ton of fun shooting using a 24-70 and 70-200 F2.8 first gen lenses, just a lot more heavy than my 18-135.

I've got no idea what kind of ground bird this is but I almost missed it walking up the trail till she made lots of noise. there were quite a few chicks with here.

Canon SL2 24-70 F2.8L at 70mm F3.5 1/500 iso 200

 

 

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1 hour ago, GDRRiley said:

its going to be the cheapest all metal adapter

 

I like the shadows and the choice made to do this in black and white.

 

I had a ton of fun shooting using a 24-70 and 70-200 F2.8 first gen lenses, just a lot more heavy than my 18-135.

I've got no idea what kind of ground bird this is but I almost missed it walking up the trail till she made lots of noise. there were quite a few chicks with here.

Canon SL2 24-70 F2.8L at 70mm F3.5 1/500 iso 200

Looks a bit like a Weka but I'm probably wrong. Pretty good focus though

 

I always liked these freeze frame photos. So much is going on that you have to pause to really understand what's going on.

[Radium_Angel]

9 minutes ago, Berkomeister said:

So much is going on

Right place, right time, great shot.

[GDRRiley]

31 minutes ago, Berkomeister said:

Looks a bit like a Weka but I'm probably wrong. Pretty good focus though

 

I always liked these freeze frame photos. So much is going on that you have to pause to really understand what's going on.

thats I was just running auto, I've got enough trust in canons AF with touch tracking.

 

yeah its always something super cool to do. I just wish we saw 1k or faster high speed cameras for many of these crashes.

 

canon SL2 24-70 F2.8 @70mm F4 1/1000 iso100

 

[sub68]

On 6/15/2020 at 3:33 PM, GDRRiley said:

thats I was just running auto, I've got enough trust in canons AF with touch tracking.

 

yeah its always something super cool to do. I just wish we saw 1k or faster high speed cameras for many of these crashes.

 

canon SL2 24-70 F2.8 @70mm F4 1/1000 iso100

 

 

Canon's AF is awsome

Noice macro I have some macro tubes I 3d printed they work great

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canon xti 18-55 f3.5-5.6 @18mm F4.5 1/15 iso 800

EDIT sry I haven't got time to do things in light room

[Zodiark1593]

On 6/17/2020 at 8:36 AM, sub68 said:

Canon's AF is awsome

Noice macro I have some macro tubes I 3d printed they work great

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canon xti 18-55 f3.5-5.6 @18mm F4.5 1/15 iso 800

EDIT sry I haven't got time to do things in light room

Should probably at least convert to JPEG before posting. There’s no shame in taking additional time in your photo though. Unless you’ve a solid deadline with money riding on it; no need to rush to upload. 
 

Canon G7X mkii, F5.6, 29mm focal length (x2.7 crop factor), ISO125, 1/320. 
 

[sub68]

22 hours ago, Zodiark1593 said:

Should probably at least convert to JPEG before posting. There’s no shame in taking additional time in your photo though. Unless you’ve a solid deadline with money riding on it; no need to rush to upload. 
 

Canon G7X mkii, F5.6, 29mm focal length (x2.7 crop factor), ISO125, 1/320. 
 

 

sry I took so long but I did A tiny edit

looks like something broke I really need to get lightroom on my laptop

[sub68]

23 hours ago, Zodiark1593 said:

Should probably at least convert to JPEG before posting. There’s no shame in taking additional time in your photo though. Unless you’ve a solid deadline with money riding on it; no need to rush to upload. 
 

Canon G7X mkii, F5.6, 29mm focal length (x2.7 crop factor), ISO125, 1/320. 
 

that looks like a good wallpaper  Like how the tree is in fouces

canon xti 1/40 iso 400

yongnou 50mm 1.8@ 2.8

[GDRRiley]

On 6/19/2020 at 10:20 AM, sub68 said:

canon xti 1/40 iso 400

yongnou 50mm 1.8@ 2.8

the glare feels bad on this. I'm also not a big fan of how dirty the back ground looks.

I like the idea just the execution is missing.

 

I do love that prime. I've got on in 50 and in 35mm combined was under 150$

 

canon sl2 24-70 F2.8; 1/1000 F4 iso 100 at 43mm

had fun with macro on this lens during my backpacking trip

[sub68]

6 hours ago, GDRRiley said:

I'm also not a big fan of how dirty the back ground looks.

Yeah this was on my floor with a pc side panel that I forgot to clean

6 hours ago, GDRRiley said:

the glare feels bad on this.

Yeah it’s a undiffused flashlight 

[dsstao]

On 6/21/2020 at 2:11 AM, GDRRiley said:

the glare feels bad on this. I'm also not a big fan of how dirty the back ground looks.

I like the idea just the execution is missing.

 

I do love that prime. I've got on in 50 and in 35mm combined was under 150$

 

canon sl2 24-70 F2.8; 1/1000 F4 iso 100 at 43mm

had fun with macro on this lens during my backpacking trip

I was wondering about the bokeh on this one. A macro lens isn't in my toolkit but it makes me wonder what it'd look like with a sunlight type of background and those rather distinct shapes? At f/4 it looks like it fit in more detail than I'd expect, even at 43mm. Thanks for sharing.

 

Here's an early attempt at a "drip" shot without a macro lens and some frozen fingers. A bit odd on composition perhaps?

[sub68]

2 minutes ago, dsstao said:

I was wondering about the bokeh on this one. A macro lens isn't in my toolkit but it makes me wonder what it'd look like with a sunlight type of background and those rather distinct shapes? At f/4 it looks like it fit in more detail than I'd expect, even at 43mm. Thanks for sharing.

 

Here's an early attempt at a "drip" shot without a macro lens and some frozen fingers. A bit odd on composition perhaps?

I like how inside the water droplet everything is upside down

canon xti 18-55mm @55mm ISO 100 f/7.1 shutter 1/8sec

[sub68]

On 6/18/2020 at 1:57 PM, Zodiark1593 said:

Should probably at least convert to JPEG before posting. There’s no shame in taking additional time in your photo though. Unless you’ve a solid deadline with money riding on it; no need to rush to upload. 

 

On 6/21/2020 at 2:11 AM, GDRRiley said:

the glare feels bad on this. I'm also not a big fan of how dirty the back ground looks.

I like the idea just the execution is missing.

 

I do love that prime. I've got on in 50 and in 35mm combined was under 150$

 

So you guys know I take criticism as a thing to make my photos better

hopefully other people do this

[Zodiark1593]

On 6/19/2020 at 10:20 AM, sub68 said:

that looks like a good wallpaper  Like how the tree is in fouces

canon xti 1/40 iso 400

yongnou 50mm 1.8@ 2.8

I’m sure someone that does photography for a hobby/profession could tell how I took my shot.  Though it’s a bit like finding out Santa doesn’t exist.

 

for your photo, I’d definitely look into diffusing the light some. If an external flash is being used, try bouncing if from a large surface, like a piece of paper. 

[sub68]

10 minutes ago, Zodiark1593 said:

for your photo, I’d definitely look into diffusing the light some. If an external flash is being used, try bouncing if from a large surface, like a piece of paper. 

it was a flash light pointed at a piece of paper behind

[GDRRiley]

4 hours ago, dsstao said:

I was wondering about the bokeh on this one. A macro lens isn't in my toolkit but it makes me wonder what it'd look like with a sunlight type of background and those rather distinct shapes? At f/4 it looks like it fit in more detail than I'd expect, even at 43mm. Thanks for sharing.

I'm not using a dedicated macro lens just an older canon 24-70 f2.8L it has a decent macro function. it isn't really 43mm cus I'm on APS-C its like a 69mm on FF

4 hours ago, sub68 said:

canon xti 18-55mm @55mm ISO 100 f/7.1 shutter 1/8sec

good way choice to convey motion with a longer exposure

 

Canon sl2 24-70@70mm(112) F2.8 1/250 iso100.

Man it was a lot of fun to play with the two old L lenses I borrowed. I took a quite a bit of macro

[sub68]

11 minutes ago, GDRRiley said:

good way choice to convey motion with a longer exposure

thanks, that was handheld with no nd's