Photographers: Photograph a Day

[Nemesis]

Lets see if we can get this thread stickied.

Basically all the photographers of the board, and I know we have some bad ass ones here. Lets all post one photo a day, and at the end of a two month long period, we hold a voting session for the top 10 picks in a seperate thread. The winner of the voting recieves a prize, and the right to place IA's Best Photographer sig picture into their signature. Ill get with the other photographers to toss some money into a pot (not too much) and we'll figure the prize out. Im putting 10 bucks into the pot.


Please keep this thread on topic and conversations to a minimum. If you are not a photgrapher and responding to a photo. Quote the photo post, and respond to it with comments/likes/and dislikes. Photo number for voting will be the post number in this thread. For example, Estis Fatuus posts a photo in post 17 of this thread, the number for that corresponding photo is 17.

Some general rules for this contest:
-Post anything you wish. It can be automotive, people, etc. (must be safe for work and MUST BE YOUR WORK)
-Photos must have a signature to identify who took the photo
-Minimum post processing please! Contrast and Slight Level adjustments are okay. No advanced filters.


IT DOESNT MATTER IF YOU HAVE AN EXPENSIVE CAMERA OR NOT! SO DONT BE AFRAID TO POST YOUR WORK. THIS ISNT A CRITIQUING CORNER! Nobody will bash your photos.

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POT MONEY

This thread will update with information about the prize and prize money donations:

George (Nemesis)- $10


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[A.P. Photography]

Good idea George, I will sticky it for ya. :goodjob:

Just a little something to add to it is minimal post processing.

[ORGANIZATIONXIII]

How about you make an IA Best Photographer Trophy and each month you defend your title..?

or make a BELT!!! FTW!

[Nemesis]

How about you make an IA Best Photographer Trophy and each month you defend your title..?

or make a BELT!!! FTW!

Great idea!

Im gonna kinda go with the idea a little bit, and develop a signature that can be placed in the sig of the best photographer voted in instead. Plus the moneys won. This will happen in every 2 month periods.

[v3rd1g0]

This idea totally BLOWS!!! haha nah just messing this is one of the best ideas i've seen posted on this forum. I'll try to join in on the action.

[DeutscheBAG!]

sounds good
but what about the idea of every week, someone chooses a subject(like water) and u to post one pic of something that does with water

[Nemesis]

Doing it weekly , people will get bored with it. When money is involved, people will get involved. Two months will get a lot more content than one week though.


So lets start posting some shots!

[Danny]

post up a rule set man, so everyone doesnt turn in fake, different sized photos. NM, i will go grab a good rule set for this..

And this isnt a ctriticing corner? yaaa rigghhttt, im gonna give my 2 cents, and i expect the same from yall...

[Halfwit]

what yall think of this picture ( more the picture, than picture quality)

[Danny]

[ insert unwanted rule set here ]

[man]

cliff notes?

[Brady]

cliff notes: DANNY IS A FUCKTARD...jesus...you damn liberal. I say any pic regardless.

btlfed notes: Danny makes BOGUS rules for a simple contest. And likes people who take pictures in their own time zone. What a fag....DIAF.

[quickdodge®]

WOW! This sounds like a professional photograph deal. Although the rules are explicit, I think, for this particular contest, it be kept simple. Submit any picture. Later, QD.

[Nemesis]

Yeah Danny, this is meant to be fun, not to discourage people.

[The Ren]

When are we starting this?

[Nittanys1]

man i didnt read anything you wrote danny :D it have to be car related?

[quickdodge®]

When are we starting this?

We started this last October. Later, QD.

[The Ren]

We started this last October. Later, QD.

Wow Im a dipshit.. lol

[Nittanys1]

heres my pic of the day...and YES i did take this today!!!

I thought it was funny cuz I have never seen this type of sign before!

[Nemesis]

Here is my pic of the day. Took this today at the Wedding I attended.

http://www.undergroundcove.com/image1/girlbywindow.jpg

[Brady]

damn george nice shot...

[nintendobratkat]

Hehe for some reason I think this pic of my rim looks really good. I need more interesting subject matter... XD

http://www.rancidracing.com/rancidracing/alesiacasdorph/DSC00082.JPG

[JASONBALL]

good thing this contest is just regular pics cuase I didn't understand a word of those rules.

[HachiDori]

http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y260/NotjdmOldskool/IMG_1286.jpg

Ryan; Daytona beach, Fl

[Halfwit]

? inda rugged, but i think it gives it character

[Brady]

? inda rugged, but i think it gives it character
casey learn how to not have all the white behind your photo...i'll teach you tonight.

[Halfwit]

werd.^^

[LemonAJAX]

what yall think of this picture ( more the picture, than picture quality)


hey was that from Mainstream?? that looks like the parking lot..

[Halfwit]

no, i photoshopped them in my driveway, then drew in a parking lot that looked like mainstream. fooled u didnt i?

[silvernole12]

Here's one of my most recent...

http://www.ne-vision.com/gallery/misc/large/m8.jpg

[imbosile]

this is one of my favorites....

http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b290/prelude511/CarYard.jpg

[Nemesis]

Took this one yesterday

http://www.undergroundcove.com/events/danis300/contest.jpg

[Nittanys1]

can we have a regulation on size? like 800 max width?

[nintendobratkat]

Good idea, cause some of these are huge.

[ProjectWidow]

Here is one pic from the Batlground cookout that I really liked.
http://www.importatlanta.com/upload/files/22/potd.jpg

[Nittanys1]

ohh gene wins!!!


when r we going to have a separate thread for the voting?

[Nemesis]

For now, if its small enough to attach on here, itll stay. If its too big, it probably wont get voted on. Selection for the contest top 10, will be about two weeks before the contest ends.

[5thgcelica]

Here's one of my most recent...

http://www.ne-vision.com/gallery/misc/large/m8.jpg



awesome.

[HachiDori]

Ok, so It ends [Insert Date here]

We win $[insert cash here]

lol

later,

Fern

[Nemesis]

Ok, so It ends [Insert Date here]

We win $[insert cash here]

lol

later,

Fern


Like I said in my original post..the contest goes on for 2 months from the original first post date. Top 10 will be picked 2 weeks prior to the end date.

[HachiDori]

Awesome:

Here is mine for today

Enjoy.

http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y260/NotjdmOldskool/various023.jpg

[collins]

i'll throw one in the mix...

[Korupshun SXE10]

Nice pictures you guys.

Heres my contribution. I like taking pictures on cloudy days for some reason.

http://sirikone.dayam.com/host/kenny08.jpg

[5thgcelica]

^^^ cool pic.

[HachiDori]

http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y260/NotjdmOldskool/Nikkied68161.jpg

[deffro]

Last week

http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a100/deffro/march%202006/IMG_3929.jpg

[HachiDori]

http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y260/NotjdmOldskool/editcropcard.jpg

Friday Bumpage

[Korupshun SXE10]

http://sirikone.dayam.com/host/jan06tonycar/apr30_01.jpg

[Jaimecbr900]

Here's one of my most recent...

http://www.ne-vision.com/gallery/misc/large/m8.jpg

Excellent pic. :goodjob:

[HachiDori]

http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y260/NotjdmOldskool/pinkfloclose.jpg

[DrivenMind]

This was taken in January.

[SilverJester]

I skimmed through and looked at the pictures...so if someone has already mentioned this, I'm sorry...

But since your gonna make it a regular thing, why not make each contest have a theme (cars, people, landscape, certain color, whatever)? Also I don't like the no post editing rule...all photographers do post editing wheter it's on a computer or in a dark room. Not to mention it gives those with lesser cameras the ability to makw the photos compare to that of a high dollar SLR. :2cents: But I like the overall idea :goodjob:

And is there a limit on entries per person?

[sweetcarz02]

http://www.joeyredmond.com/newsite/FDgallery/sonoma1.jpg

[A.P. Photography]

^^Showoff. lol

[sweetcarz02]

^^Showoff. lol


I wanna play to :(

[A.P. Photography]

I wanna play to :(
Just messin with ya man. I know you got some killer shots to post :goodjob:

[redlinenprelude]

http://www.importatlanta.com/upload/files/172/mtn%20lake.jpg

[redlinenprelude]

http://www.importatlanta.com/upload/files/172/wf.jpg

[redlinenprelude]

http://www.importatlanta.com/upload/files/172/Copy%20of%20Drift%20Atlanta%20077.jpg

[Nittanys1]

another one....

[imbosile]

i like those ones of the creeks ^^^

[CodyW]

sorta old, but oh well...
http://www.codywellons.com/photos/savannah05/images/12.jpg

[RUSH]

Awesome Idea!

I should have my D70 and the 18-200 vr lens in about two weeks, so I will be joining in.


Like it has been said, We NEED to have themes, to keep it somewhat in the same catagory and makes it easier to judge....I know this is a car forum but I really dont want to see all car pics you know?

I think it would be a lot better on a monthly deal, and each month will be a different theme!

[Flip]

I'm in. I'll have a pic in the next day or two.

I like the idea about themes... Keep it interesting and different...

[Flip]

Heres one for you i took a month or two ago...

http://darkrume.com/modules/coppermine/albums/userpics/newcameraday/gaugespeed.jpg

[dean]

http://www.europeanwerks.com/videos/Blue_Angel.jpg

[A.P. Photography]

Nice shot Dean.

[Hulud]

my first addition to this

http://www.importatlanta.com/upload/files/41/background1.JPG

(this was with my 2.0 MP cannon, sorry about the quality)

[Outphase]

http://www.mwasher.com/portfolio/photos/pop-hp-3.jpg

I took this a while back...

[A.P. Photography]

This is from my first shoot indoors shooting without a flash, hand held with the kit lens. Not the best but I like how it came out. :)

[slowrolla97]

^^^ LOL i have a pic with the same car but i have a shitty camera. I like it tho but does not compare to yours lol
http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e137/fastrolla/car%20pics/HPIM0545.jpg

[Brady]

dean's picture ftw.

[RUSH]

This thing needs to be once a month with themes each month!

Update it or something......yeah?

[A.P. Photography]

^^^ LOL i have a pic with the same car but i have a shitty camera. I like it tho but does not compare to yours lol
http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e137/fastrolla/car%20pics/HPIM0545.jpg
LOL gotta love the Ferrari's :goodjob:

[dean]

I shot my first wedding today as a favor to my uncle's family. A picture of my cousin. No flash and handheld. Having VR on this lens ROCKS!

http://www.europeanwerks.com/videos/pictures/AEPortrait.jpg

[Danny]

levels, lasso sat, colorize, slight crop. taken today. Nikon D70 f4 about 50mm if i remember correctly.

[Brady]

nekkid pics?

[slowrolla97]

levels, lasso sat, colorize, slight crop. taken today. Nikon D70 f4 about 50mm if i remember correctly.
WTF? i am confused about all this shit.

[Mr. Antonov]

WTF? i am confused about all this shit.

he used photoshop to make the picture black and white, then he used the lasso to cut out the sunglasses and then make them a color

[Danny]

he used photoshop to make the picture black and white, then he used the lasso to cut out the sunglasses and then make them a color

actually its slightly sepia ;) not b&w ;) but yes, ur right. :D

[Danny]

levels, lasso sat, colorize, slight crop. taken today. Nikon D70 f4 about 50mm if i remember correctly.

Come on people, can i get some constructive critisisim on this please. I didnt post it for my health people. :D

[Nemesis]

What kind of background was this shot upon Danny?

[A.P. Photography]

I like the pic Danny and the methods used but here is two things that bother me a lil about it. The background is way too brite, her shoulders blend in to the background but certain times of day this is unavoidable. The second thing is the angle of her head makes way to many lines in the neck area.

[Danny]

What kind of background was this shot upon Danny?


Sky... The way the shot was setup is.. On my boat, there is a set of stairs going up to the fly bridge, I was kinda sitting towards the bottom and she is at the top. I got into a position soo the background was mostly blue sky with some clouds. THe sun was directly behind her, so i used fill flash to drop the background and correctly expose her face (to the best of my ability). The end result is what u see. I did NOT change the back ground, or really anything for that matter in photoshop (besides the obvious sepia effect and leaving the glasses as the appear in the original photo). I think the end result is half way decent.

[Danny]

I like the pic Danny and the methods used but here is two things that bother me a lil about it. The background is way too brite, her shoulders blend in to the background but certain times of day this is unavoidable. The second thing is the angle of her head makes way to many lines in the neck area.


dang, you got me there :( lol those are the two things that bug me... lol.. i like the back ground, but the shoulder was unavoidable. and the angle of her head was neccesary (read my above post about how the shot was done)..

ohh, and this photo was not planned by any means, it was one of those "hey, wait, smile!!!" shots, I had little to do with the pose. :D but yes, i might PS out some of those lines on the neck area, ill try that tonight.
thanks for the comments :D

[Danny]

anyone going to be up to critic my first ever 3D model?? i started last night, i will post tonight.. its a SpaceShip :D called the DanBlaster... hahhaha.. what a ghey name :D

[Nemesis]

Ah gotcha, I like the picture a lot. Almost like an catalog picture for a brand of sunglasses. What kind of flash are you using? Im hopefully picking up an SB-800 or 600 in the next week or two.

[Nemesis]

by any chance, what is her name? You can PM if you are more comfortable with that, I think I know her from somewhere :confused:

[Danny]

Haha i see you scott in here!! Post man...

I use a SB800, but that shot was using the built in flash. its all in the metering and exp control. BUt.. the 800 would have been better, but like i said, it wasnt a planned shot so i didnt even have my 800 with me. :(

Nemisis here is her myspace, maybe u know her??? http://www.myspace.com/jsdsid

**all the leghumpers that just clicked that link probably just crashed myspace..haha :leghump: **

[A.P. Photography]

**all the leghumpers that just clicked that link probably just crashed myspace..haha :leghump: **
~makes sure no one is looking and clicks link~

[Nemesis]

Ah, good deal. I cant get myspace at work so I have to wait till I get home.

[YokotaS13]

so the next subject issss?

[DrivenMind]

K, here's a couple more submissions on my behalf... The girl is a "special" friend of mine, and I'd love to post some more pics of her but I'll have to clear that with her first...

[A.P. Photography]

K, here's a couple more submissions on my behalf... The girl is a "special" friend of mine, and I'd love to post some more pics of her but I'll have to clear that with her first...
:thinking: is she an imaginary friend or something

[Nittanys1]

lol yeah cuz i dont see anythign...lol

[Jafo0626]

Danny,

Think you did a great job with that photo, also....That girl is all kinds of hot, you need to give me her # !!!!!!!!!!!!!

[RUSH]

:thinking: is she an imaginary friend or something



I was thinking the same, but then again you should see my chicks!

Here are some pics of them!!!
















^^^^^
There Hot arnt they?!?!

[A.P. Photography]

I was thinking the same, but then again you should see my chicks!

Here are some pics of them!!!
















^^^^^
There Hot arnt they?!?!
Dang Rush, They some hot women mang. Where you pick them up at?

[RUSH]

Very simple....lots of pills, and an imagination.haha

[A.P. Photography]

:lmao:

[RUSH]

Where is this weeks contest? I know its Motion, but there is no thread!

We for sure need to number the pics, and have Nemisis post them up, with no idea whose is whose!

[A.P. Photography]

Where is this weeks contest? I know its Motion, but there is no thread!

We for sure need to number the pics, and have Nemisis post them up, with no idea whose is whose!
Yeah I agree. It is better not to know whose pics are whose.

[YokotaS13]

and when it is due, i cant get pics till sunday

[ct9a gsr]

Taken from a boat, years ago...

[DrivenMind]

woops... sorry about that...

[Nemesis]

Robby I thought I told you to stop taking pictures of your ass.


LOL Just kidding. Looks amazing man! Both shots!

[ct9a gsr]

glowsticks + shutter speed + pitch-black room = fun

This picture was taken in 1 single shot with absolutely no photoshopping (besides cropping the pic down to 800x600)

[Pher]

I'm not sure if this thing is still going but lets see...

This was done with a 5mp Point and Shoot Casio.

[Boneswiss]

im down with the glowsticks...

[dean]

http://www.lauraquinto.com/San%20Diego/DSC_0003.jpg

[JASONBALL]

was shooting at the varsity one day of my club. here ya go. not the best but I've seen worst

[b18hb]

glowsticks + shutter speed + pitch-black room = fun

This picture was taken in 1 single shot with absolutely no photoshopping (besides cropping the pic down to 800x600)

sweet pic man! :goodjob:

here's one of mine.

http://forums.importatlanta.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=56367&stc=1

[dean]

Pacific Beach, Ca

http://www.lauraquinto.com/San%20Diego/DSC_0155.jpg

[Jaimecbr900]

Excellent pics Dean. I'm really liking the sunset pic. Excellent colors. :goodjob: I like the sharpness of the carrier shot. :goodjob:

Pher, I like yours too. Very artistic and detailed.

WI, I like the sharpness of yours too. I'm a sucker for sharp pics.

Charles, cool pics. How did you hide the glowsticks as you moved????? ;)

B18, nice red X...... :D

[RUSH]

Here is two I took this past week

http://i13.photobucket.com/albums/a259/rushmb/RRtester.jpg
http://i13.photobucket.com/albums/a259/rushmb/zfireworks10.jpg



Here is a Funnay one, check out the sign

http://i13.photobucket.com/albums/a259/rushmb/fireworks14.jpg

[Jaimecbr900]

I like the Fireworks one a lot. Good job Rush. :goodjob:

[RUSH]

I like the Fireworks one a lot. Good job Rush. :goodjob:


Thank you sir! Im going to a pretty cool lil place today and I'll snap a few there. Here is a a few more firecracker shots!


http://i13.photobucket.com/albums/a259/rushmb/zfireworks2.jpg
http://i13.photobucket.com/albums/a259/rushmb/fireworks17.jpg

[dean]

Vegas - Bellagio and Caesars Palace

http://www.lauraquinto.com/Vegas/images/Vegas0124.jpg

[Hulud]

hope we're still doin this
http://www.importatlanta.com/upload/files/41/sunset.jpg

[dean]

Venice/Muscle Beach, CA

http://www.lauraquinto.com/California/Venice/venice_sunset.jpg

[Hulud]

Just Outside Left Field of Dodger Stadium
http://static.flickr.com/44/186572010_bec7e028bc_o.jpg

[Jaimecbr900]

^^^^^ :lmfao: :lmfao: I think you linked the wrong pic bud..... :lmfao:

[Hulud]

^^^^^ :lmfao: :lmfao: I think you linked the wrong pic bud..... :lmfao:
nope, thats the view over the left field wall at dodger stadium ;)

[Hulud]

Dodger Stadium
http://static.flickr.com/72/186566202_42355067d4_o.jpg

[EJ_Allmota]

Kodak Z740 on manual settings.. Not edited, just resized...

http://www.importatlanta.com/upload/files/156/POOL%20044%28edit%29.jpg

http://www.importatlanta.com/upload/files/156/POOL%20058%28edit%29.jpg

[dean]

http://www.lauraquinto.com/San%20Diego/LajollaBird.jpg

[DARLING DARA]

alright, just wondering what everyone is shooting with...

[imbosile]

some of those pictures are amazing

[Jaimecbr900]

nope, thats the view over the left field wall at dodger stadium ;)

My bad.

Nice shot BTW.

[RUSH]

alright, just wondering what everyone is shooting with...



I have been using those Kodak throw aways...

[A.P. Photography]

I have been using those Kodak throw aways...
You told me that you used the Fuji throw aways. No wonder my pics looked different than yours. :thinking:

[Hulud]

My bad.

Nice shot BTW.
its all good

thanks

[Hulud]

Strawberries
http://static.flickr.com/60/186557728_64a5924ae1_o.jpg

[Hulud]

Palm
http://static.flickr.com/76/186557724_396759dc56_o.jpg

[Hulud]

...
http://static.flickr.com/56/186552517_0eb14033e0_o.jpg

[RUSH]

You told me that you used the Fuji throw aways. No wonder my pics looked different than yours. :thinking:



Well I switched, they're cheaper.... 27exp for $6.95 with a flash and a easy push button!

[Flip]

ANyone know if part of my difficulty with night shots could be due to me using a stock lense? I've heard that it might help a lot to get a lense with a bigger f stop?

[Nemesis]

ANyone know if part of my difficulty with night shots could be due to me using a stock lense? I've heard that it might help a lot to get a lense with a bigger f stop?


A lens with an F-2.8 will allow more light to pass through yes, but that just means you can shoot at a higher shutter speed. It may be time to sell that quantaray and invest in a new lens. If you still want a wide angle you have many to choose from.

My 50mm f1.8 is one of the best pieces of glass I have in my bag.

[changaroo]

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v244/erykv1/BMX/anthony4a.jpg

a bmx shot i took with my a95 :)

[dean]

http://www.lauraquinto.com/San%20Diego/Vegas0364.jpg

http://www.lauraquinto.com/San%20Diego/Vegas0435.jpg

[RUSH]

http://i13.photobucket.com/albums/a259/rushmb/fontanalake21.jpg

[Nemesis]

Wow! very nice man!

[5thgcelica]

still lookin good guys...

[DeutscheBAG!]

bathtime anyone
http://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j256/maxinquaye19/DSC_0258.jpg
http://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j256/maxinquaye19/DSC_0254.jpg

[Danny]

http://www.lauraquinto.com/San%20Diego/LajollaBird.jpg

when and how did u get a 18-200 vr.. i cant find them anywhere, how do u like it? Looks nice a sharp :D

[dean]

when and how did u get a 18-200 vr.. i cant find them anywhere, how do u like it? Looks nice a sharp :D

I bought months 5-6 ago. I paid $749.00 I love it for what it is. The VR is sick for hand holding at 200mm with 1/30 shutter speed indoors. Here are some examples:

http://www.europeanwerks.com/videos/pictures/AEPortrait.jpg

http://www.europeanwerks.com/videos/pictures/AEPortrait_2.jpg

http://www.europeanwerks.com/videos/pictures/AEPortrait_3.jpg

18mm
http://www.europeanwerks.com/Nikon/Flash/DSC_0047.jpg

95mm
http://www.europeanwerks.com/Nikon/Flash/DSC_0052.jpg

200mm
http://www.europeanwerks.com/Nikon/Flash/DSC_0043.jpg

[imbosile]

http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b290/prelude511/DSC_0026.jpg

[Pher]

Playing around with my girls ring and a stone...

[imbosile]

http://www.importatlanta.com/upload/files/84/RSXheadlight.jpg

[Nemesis]

Nice pic man! I found an old pic of my Cougar, glad I never sold her. Cant wait to get it back on the road.

[ct9a gsr]

After several attempts, finally got this perfect shot. Photo is 100% unadulterated by photoshop enhancements... just cropped, downsized, and border added. This is my favorite artsy-fartsy pic I've ever taken... taken a few years ago.

[dean]

First attempt at a panoramic shot. Three pics stitched together.

http://www.lauraquinto.com/San%20Diego/laguna_pano.jpg

[Nittanys1]

nice!!!

[imbosile]

wow nice

[RUSH]

First one is a friends lil landscape setup, pretty little layout
http://i13.photobucket.com/albums/a259/rushmb/lilforest234.jpg
These next two are from a swinging bridge out in the middle of nowhere, pretty neat to!
http://i13.photobucket.com/albums/a259/rushmb/swingingbridge.jpg
http://i13.photobucket.com/albums/a259/rushmb/swingingbridge1.jpg

[Killer]

lookin good rush. lookin good.

[Killer]

^^^ rush is that sisson???

here's some i took awhile back. crappy camera compared to most, but works for me.

(how crazy is the texture of a dogs nose??)
http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b132/kvb1085/woofie1frame.jpg


http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b132/kvb1085/flowergrayframe.jpg

[RUSH]

^^^ rush is that sisson???





Sho is!

[Jaimecbr900]

Rush: I've been on that bridge while hiking in the mountains. It is in the middle of nowhere.

Charles: How the hell did you get the cat to stay still long enough to take that eye shot??? Pretty pimp. :goodjob:

[fawk_you]

I think my first and only attempt.

[A.P. Photography]

Here is one I shot yesterday.

http://www.importatlanta.com/upload/files/297/TVA%20134.jpg

[thecrazyone]

im not a photographer by far but i like taken pics so here is a couple random ones that i like....

1. me in the bahamas with a huge water spout behind me.
2. my freinds dog jumpin.
3. cacti
4. my puppy

[Dragonfly5338]

Here is mine. It is awesome. Yall wish you had my skills with the camera.

[Nemesis]

Here is mine. It is awesome. Yall wish you had my skills with the camera.


LOL is that a rabbit?

[5spdfrk]

Not ver sharp, and by far not my best, but I like it for some reason.
http://static.flickr.com/56/143626918_e4c3f064af.jpg

[Dragonfly5338]

LOL is that a rabbit?

No, it's my dog's butthole. =)

[fawk_you]

Not ver sharp, and by far not my best, but I like it for some reason.
http://static.flickr.com/56/143626918_e4c3f064af.jpg
love it.

[5spdfrk]

Thanks!

[quickdodge®]

I've always liked these two. Later, QD.

[toph]

after the 4th of july fireworks show on marco island, fl

[toph]

hows about another haha...same trip

i love wide angle

[RUSH]

hows about another haha...same trip

i love wide angle



looks like we got another nice photographer here!


What camera?

[toph]

thanks man...its an older canon eos 10d

[toph]

why not another

barrier dunes...on cape san blas, fl

[YokotaS13]

how did you get htat effect?
what lens, and settigns did you use?

[toph]

the picture just above...was actually taken with a basic canon 35-80 lense

2 second exposure
f/4 aperture
35mm focal length
iso 800 speed

[YokotaS13]

no shit huh?
i guess i need to start playign around alot more

[mb goode]

Here's a few....
http://i103.photobucket.com/albums/m136/180pix/DSC_0080.jpg


http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y164/crx_psi/SH103808.jpg



http://i103.photobucket.com/albums/m136/180pix/DSC_0193.jpg

[Tommy_T]

great photos, what camera mb goode?

[mb goode]

Thanks!

Its a nikon D80 with a Sigma 28/70 f2.8

[toph]

went out today and took some photos of the band im in at school

[5spdfrk]

A couple from the AMA Suzuki Superbike Showdown...
http://static.flickr.com/86/254961879_90c744c598_o.jpg
http://static.flickr.com/90/254961877_26ce8d81c2_o.jpg

[changaroo]

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v244/erykv1/bangbang.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v244/erykv1/headlight.jpg

nothing too great, still rocking a point and shoot :S

[5spdfrk]

The nine mil shot is cool!

[imbosile]

http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b290/prelude511/2_resize.jpg

[imbosile]

http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b290/prelude511/5_resize.jpg

[5spdfrk]

Nice DoF on the first one! Both are very sharp! What lense are you using on your d50?

[imbosile]

Thanks man, that first one was my favorite from the entire day. I was using my friends Sigma 28-200mm f/3.5-5.6. I would love to buy it from him because currently the farthest zooming lense I have is a 18-55, but I think I'm going to save up for the Sigma 70-200 f/2.8. Got any reccomendations?

[5spdfrk]

Not really, cause I'm not a nikon guy, but the 28-200 would be a great all around lens imo, but to be able to stop down to 2.8 would also be awesome. Really, you just have to think about what your primary purpose for the lens is going to be.

[imbosile]

Not really, cause I'm not a nikon guy, but the 28-200 would be a great all around lens imo, but to be able to stop down to 2.8 would also be awesome. Really, you just have to think about what your primary purpose for the lens is going to be.


I want to try and practice those panning type shots you posted above, I havn't attempted those yet.

[mb goode]

The 70/200 f2.8 would be a good fast lens. The 28/200 f2.8 across the zoom spectrum is unreal for action shots like the ones of the AMA, i think nikon and sigma both make one but they are expensive.

[imbosile]

The 70/200 f2.8 would be a good fast lens. The 28/200 f2.8 across the zoom spectrum is unreal for action shots like the ones of the AMA, i think nikon and sigma both make one but they are expensive.


I don't see a 28/200 f2.8 on Nikon's website or on Sigma's website. Or did you mean the 70-200 f2.8?

[mb goode]

Sorry thats what i meant, I like the 18-200 Nikon VR lens also but the VR is not real usefull for action stuff.. I use a Sigma 28/70 f2.8 and a Sigma 70/200 f4.0 for my action shots and both work real well.

[5spdfrk]

I want to try and practice those panning type shots you posted above, I havn't attempted those yet.
Yeh, that was my first time panning. It took a long time to get the hang of it, and to figure out which settings worked the best, but I think I got it.

[Pavlo]

Just a few scans of mine. I need a digital camera already.
http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f104/Pavlo959/CloseUpBWSmall.jpg
http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f104/Pavlo959/RearHighSmall.jpg
http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f104/Pavlo959/SideMailboxSmall.jpg
http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f104/Pavlo959/679286-R1-10-14.jpg
My sister smoking.

[RUSH]

Thanks man, that first one was my favorite from the entire day. I was using my friends Sigma 28-200mm f/3.5-5.6. I would love to buy it from him because currently the farthest zooming lense I have is a 18-55, but I think I'm going to save up for the Sigma 70-200 f/2.8. Got any reccomendations?



My Brother uses the sigma 70-200/2.8 on his 30D and loves it, but you need to keep another lens handy ie... 18-70 or what not. I use the 18-200 VR and I like it a lot, but it doesnt suit me for the buisness Im in. The "IS" for canon lenses and "VR" for nikons are not always the best way to go when the lens is only as fast as f/3.5 or 4.0 or whatever, a 2.8 lens will always be nice and to have the "IS" or "VR" on top of that will do the job for sure!

[A.P. Photography]

My Brother uses the sigma 70-200/2.8 on his 30D and loves it, but you need to keep another lens handy ie... 18-70 or what not. I use the 18-200 VR and I like it a lot, but it doesnt suit me for the buisness Im in. The "IS" for canon lenses and "VR" for nikons are not always the best way to go when the lens is only as fast as f/3.5 or 4.0 or whatever, a 2.8 lens will always be nice and to have the "IS" or "VR" on top of that will do the job for sure!Yes, the IS is great to have and when you don't need it you can turn it off. Downside is the IS adds quite a bit more to the lense. :(

[FCK_Photo]

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v644/turbotractor97/greendrift180.jpg
http://www.we-todd-did-racing.com/wetoddimage.wtdr/wMTMzMzEwODZzNDEzZGZkMzF5NTQx.jpg

[Evil Goat]

couple i took today of my son....nothing super special, but compared to the canon powershots p&s's i have its amazing picture quality

http://www.maconracers.org/images/whitey/trentonmichael2.jpg

&

http://www.maconracers.org/images/whitey/trenton5.jpg

[A.P. Photography]

Shot from a studio session saturday.

[Nemesis]

Yo Matt, hope you dont mind I got bored and did a little photo retouching. Softened the photo up a little and sharpened her skin and facial features.

[Nemesis]

Here is one I posted a while back, but I love it so much Im gonna post it again :D

[speedminded]

Yo Matt, hope you dont mind I got bored and did a little photo retouching. Softened the photo up a little and sharpened her skin and facial features.oh damn, that made a huge differance! that's one side of photoshop i haven't learned how to do yet.

[A.P. Photography]

Yo Matt, hope you dont mind I got bored and did a little photo retouching. Softened the photo up a little and sharpened her skin and facial features.Not at all, I am still learning some of the photoshop stuff. Is that a plugin you got to do that with?

[5spdfrk]

Shot from a studio session saturday.
Who is this? She kinda looks like that girl Diem from the MTV Fresh Meat Challenge.

[speedminded]

I played with her some too and was curious how a b&w poster would look with a thick black frame...imagine it as a 20" x 30" on a wall.

[RUSH]

Id play with her to.... I mean, edit the photo!

Here are some of the gay car, Im trying the wingless look, and just got a front lip, but its not installed yet it will be on in the next few days!

http://i13.photobucket.com/albums/a259/rushmb/suprapic3.jpg
http://i13.photobucket.com/albums/a259/rushmb/suprapic2.jpg

[juanes09]

http://i70.photobucket.com/albums/i86/crazy_je_69/100_3463.jpg

[EJ_Allmota]

Tirdrop's S2K.. sitting slammed...

http://www.importatlanta.com/upload/files/156/100_3936%28B%26W%29edit.jpg

[man]

http://i134.photobucket.com/albums/q88/fcman/Edited/PICT0264ed.jpg
http://i134.photobucket.com/albums/q88/fcman/Edited/PICT0242ed.jpg

Edit: one more, featuring my girl's Dad.
http://i134.photobucket.com/albums/q88/fcman/Edited/PICT0170ed.jpg

[Nemesis]

One of my favorite lenses in my bag, other than my prime that I was shooting with. Took this about 5 minutes ago while sitting at my desk.

[Nemesis]

http://www.importatlanta.com/nemesis/misc/ignited.jpg

[DrivenMind]

These are kind of old, but I figured I'd contribute.

[redlinenprelude]

65 ford

[man]

Should have some good ones after the car show tomorrow.

[Jaimecbr900]

Took this one the other morning. Wish the bushes in the foreground were gone, but oh well.

[RUSH]

Nice one Jamie, yeah those Bushes need to burn up. That seems to always happen to me.
I have a few that I got from the the cruise last week that I will throw up in a bit

[vonkin]

1st post on importatlanta
heres my Miata in all of its artsy picture beauty :)

[imbosile]

Should have some good ones after the car show tomorrow.



what car show?

[EJ_Allmota]

Took this one the other morning. Wish the bushes in the foreground were gone, but oh well.
Very nice shot.. Seems as though you could use a UV filter though..


one i took a few minutes ago...

http://www.importatlanta.com/upload/files/342/107_4020%28edir%29.jpg

[man]

what car show?

There's a show off of Roswell Rd. but now I can't go :(

[Evil Goat]

still working at it....working on still stuff for now, will be at a local autox december 10th trying to get some practice in there...

caught this at a confederate memorial here in town, i was actually there checking out the graves of two local musicians that died back in the 70's, and im such a history buff that i spent more time checking out the memorial than anything else

[imbosile]

http://www.importatlanta.com/upload/files/84/RedRX7BW_15Border.jpg
http://www.importatlanta.com/upload/files/84/Lotus_15Border.jpg

[300zx]

Hey. I am looking for a professional photographer to take pictures of my car and my groups cars. Willing to put down money. These pics will be put out in some good events because I am offered a sponsorship, so I am pretty sure the photographer will get his/her recognition also.

[imbosile]

Hey. I am looking for a professional photographer to take pictures of my car and my groups cars. Willing to put down money. These pics will be put out in some good events because I am offered a sponsorship, so I am pretty sure the photographer will get his/her recognition also.



I'm not a professional or anything, and I don't have much experience at all, but I would be willing to help you out if I can.

[integra2die4]

Some randoms I found on my hard drive. I havent even edited these.

[RUSH]

Hey. I am looking for a professional photographer to take pictures of my car and my groups cars. Willing to put down money. These pics will be put out in some good events because I am offered a sponsorship, so I am pretty sure the photographer will get his/her recognition also.




What sponsorship?

[dean]

Took this at the Fernbank today.

http://www.europeanwerks.com/Nikon/Fernbank/DSC_0640.jpg

[redlinenprelude]

took this in a timothy hay field off GA 20

[dp32185]

took this last night with my first new dSLR. it was too damn cold and dark outside to take anything else :ninja:

http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b191/dp32185/IMG_0002.jpg

[Doppelgänger]

hmmm, some cool pics in here!

here are a few if my random ones...

http://www.photodump.com/direct/anonymousnamelss/SpringBreakPics127.jpg

http://www.photodump.com/direct/anonymousnamelss/DSCF0001.jpg

http://www.photodump.com/direct/anonymousnamelss/DSCF0126.jpg

http://www.photodump.com/direct/anonymousnamelss/DSCF0002.jpg

[redlinenprelude]

is that gulf shores?

[Doppelgänger]

is that gulf shores?
panama city beach.. its on the golf... so technically, yes.

[dean]

took this last night with my first new dSLR. it was too damn cold and dark outside to take anything else :ninja:

http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b191/dp32185/IMG_0002.jpg

Learn to use the white balance on your camera.

http://www.europeanwerks.com/videos/dog_IMG_0002.jpg

[DrivenMind]

Learn to use the white balance on your camera.

http://www.europeanwerks.com/videos/dog_IMG_0002.jpg

Hey asshole, if you could read you'd notice that he said he just got the camera. That means he probably doesn't know how to use it yet.

How bout you take a chill pill, and give the guy a break, atleast he's trying.

[dean]

Hey asshole, if you could read you'd notice that he said he just got the camera. That means he probably doesn't know how to use it yet.

How bout you take a chill pill, and give the guy a break, atleast he's trying.

Whoa there buddy. Why the hostility? My post wasn't even harsh? I never busted on his picture. It was a simple suggestion to learn to use the right white balance. A simple push of the button matching the type of indoor light would of fixed the color issue if he didn't already know that, which I assume he didn't know. It's ok. Your dad still loves you.

[DrivenMind]

My dad's dead, but thanks.

I know you didn't bust his picture, but you could have worded what you said a little differently so you didn't sound so condencending. Like maybe saying: "Hey man, check this out, there's a feature on DSLR's that allows you to compensate your picture's white balance, for different types of lighting."

All I'm saying is DSLR's are complicated, and not everyone knows how to adjust white balance right off the bat, so try to be a little more helpful.

[dp32185]

i have no idea (aftering even reading the instruction manual) how to use this camera. at this point, this camera is a waste of money for a 'photographer' such as myself, but hopefully i'll balance that out over time/experience. :D

why don't you explain 'white balance' for me? how to use it and why under what circumstances? i know i have that feature on my camera, but it's on 'auto'. didn't want to tweak anything i wasn't familiar with. :thinking:

as posted, i 'just' got the camera meaning...i had just finished charging my virgin battery and took less than 50 fvcked up shots with it. the poodle one came out the best out of all the shitty ones i took :doh:

estis fatuus, thanks for understanding and the brief explanation there :goodjob:

here's another one...im just impressed with the clarity right now :D

http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b191/dp32185/IMG_0008-1.jpg

quick question for the above pic, how do i blur out the background to exaggerate the subject a bit more? also, his nose is blurry...is that due to handshake or wrong focus point? the way it was shot, i focused on his eye.

[imbosile]

To blur out the backgrounds you are going to need photoshop, do you have it? I can tell you how if you have it.

[dean]

why don't you explain 'white balance' for me? how to use it and why under what circumstances? i know i have that feature on my camera, but it's on 'auto'. didn't want to tweak anything i wasn't familiar with. :thinking:

quick question for the above pic, how do i blur out the background to exaggerate the subject a bit more? also, his nose is blurry...is that due to handshake or wrong focus point? the way it was shot, i focused on his eye.

I wasn't trying to be a dick in my first post. I figured I would point out the white balance and you could look it up in your manual. I recommend you just take an hr or so and just sit down and read the manual and play with the camera at the same time, and possibly buy a basic photography book to learn what the basics are like aperture, f-stops etc..

All white balance is telling your camera what kind of light you are in. If you are in a room with regular light bulbs you would pick Tungsten(little light bulb), if you are in a room with fluorescent lighting you will pick the fluorescent WB setting, if it is cloudy outside you choose the cloud white balance setting, if you pop the flash out you would pick the Flash WB setting, etc... At times, the Auto WB can get it right and a lot of the times it will get it wrong like in your picture. As far as using it on your Canon, I have no idea. I have a Nikon. But it should be a simple push of the WB button while probably spinning the wheel to select the WB you want. Changing the WB setting won't mess your camera up or its settings. Just remember if you leave it set at a certain WB setting to change it back to auto or to what ever light condition it is. You will know if it is set wrong by the preview pic behind the camera once you take a pic and you realize it looks off.

Your camera came with the kit lens which can't really blur the background out like other lens at any zoom length. You could blur it out in PS but that is more of a pain. The easiest way is to backup as far as you can and zoom all the way into your dog from a distance and make sure the aperture is at its lowests F-Stop number which is probably F/5.6 on the Canon on full zoom. The pic above was at 18mm. Try zooming into him at 55mm and redo it.

The reason why it is blurry is because you have poor lighting in your room. In order to have a clear non-blurry picture, you need a still subject, which a dog is not, and your shutter speed needs to be at least a minimum to match or exceed the zoom length. For example, that pic you shot was at 18mm and your shutter speed was 1/15 which is lower than the zoom. It would have to be a tad higher like (1/20, 1/25, 1/30)and your probably would not have had any blur. Your camera was already set to ISO 1600 as well so it did what it had to do to get that shot in those poor light conditions. Only solution would be to use the flash, which would ruin the mood of the picture, or use a tripod which wouldn't have mattered since it is a dog and they do not want to stand still, or the best is to get a faster lens and shot the picture at f/2.8 and the shutter speed would have been a lot faster resulting in zero blur.

[dp32185]

^ that was such a great lecture. straight-forward and easy to comprehend. thanks :D

[dean]

^ that was such a great lecture. straight-forward and easy to comprehend. thanks :D

Since you are kinda new to the dslr world, download this DOF(Depth of Field) pdf document. It will give you a brief understanding of F-Stops and Shutter speeds and how they correlate together. It is really a helpful document. It's mainly pictures with blurbs below so no real boring reading is involved. This should really give you a good understanding once you are finished looking through it. It is 30 megs. Download it.

Right click save as.

DOF .pdf file. (http://www.europeanwerks.com/videos/dof.pdf)

[Jaimecbr900]

Just a suggestion guys.

Let's start another thread and we can go into it deeper and more in detail.

Very good write up Dean.

If we start a new thread, the first thing we need to know to help anyone is what kind of camera they are shooting with. Nikon and Canon are different, although they have the same kind of settings. Very different ways to find it on each.

[Evil Goat]

from todays local autox

http://www.maconracers.org/images/scca/1.jpg

[RUSH]

To blur out the backgrounds you are going to need photoshop, do you have it? I can tell you how if you have it.




Wrong, thats cheating.
You need to read Understanding Exposure by Brian Peterson, he never edits his photos!

[Jaimecbr900]

Wrong, thats cheating.
You need to read Understanding Exposure by Brian Peterson, he never edits his photos!

Imbosile is a pretty good shot from what he's posted on here, so I think he misunderstood the question. Maybe he thought "blurring the background" was the photoshop technique like Jorge uses after the fact to soften the background around the subject. Kinda like what he did to the pic of me and Sam racing.

I'm sure he knows that to do it with the camera you just have to put a little distance between the subject and the background and crank down to a shallow DOF on your cam, right Imbosile? :thinking:

[imbosile]

Imbosile is a pretty good shot from what he's posted on here, so I think he misunderstood the question. Maybe he thought "blurring the background" was the photoshop technique like Jorge uses after the fact to soften the background around the subject. Kinda like what he did to the pic of me and Sam racing.

I'm sure he knows that to do it with the camera you just have to put a little distance between the subject and the background and crank down to a shallow DOF on your cam, right Imbosile? :thinking:



Yes, thanks for backing me up, I understand how to do it with a camera but I was referring to photoshop because the guy already posted the finished picture and wanted to know how to blur the background. If the photo is already taken, the only way I know how to blur stuff is through photoshop.

[dp32185]

i know this picture if out of focus due to shake or distance, but is the setting appropriate? anything you would've done differently? centering, WB etc. it was taken this morning in my backyard before heading to work.

http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b191/dp32185/IMG_0002-1.jpg

shutter speed: 1/250
aperature: 5.6
iso: 200
focal length: 43mm
wb: daylight

[Nemesis]

i know this picture if out of focus due to shake or distance, but is the setting appropriate? anything you would've done differently? centering, WB etc. it was taken this morning in my backyard before heading to work.

http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b191/dp32185/IMG_0002-1.jpg

shutter speed: 1/250
aperature: 5.6
iso: 200
focal length: 43mm
wb: daylight



What kind of camera? I dont have an EXIF reader at work anymore.

The photo has really good bokeh, I like how most of the subject is still in focus. If it isnt what you intended then your focus bracket was probably at the incorrect spot, happens all the time. Shutter speed is okay, photo seems a little too warm for my taste, but some might like it for that photo. Quite honestly though, its a really nice shot.

[5spdfrk]

Since you are new to dslr's, you might want to try and use Av or Tv modes to see what shutter speed works with what aperture and vice versa, instead of manual mode. This is just a suggestion, because I am in the same boat as you. I am fairly new to dslr's and I tend to get much better pictures in Av or Tv, then in manual where I have to set both (although your settings look fine).

Also, depending on how bright it was outside when you took the picture, you may have been able to bump the iso up to 400 to get a faster shutter speed to make up for any shake or movement.

Edit: George, he has a XTi and you make a good point about the focus bracket.