Before the bashing starts, this was just me trying a few things on photoshop, I REALLY REALLY REALLY ENJOY THIS THREAD, you guys have some excellent work out there, please keep going with the pics

Is there any specific website or books that you guys used to gain that kind of photography/photoshop knowledge?

Can that picture be made any better?





[Edited on May 16, 2006 at 8:20 PM. Reason : i realize its really fuzzy, this was just one of my first attempts at messing around with this stuff]

5/16/2006 8:19:17 PM

^^nice shots! how long was the exposure on the fountain? also, did u use a telephoto lens for the building pic? i dig 'em.

^what kinda camera did u use? are u going for the black/white/grayscale look?

[Edited on May 16, 2006 at 8:48 PM. Reason : thanks for the input ZiP!]

5/16/2006 8:21:48 PM

thanks man

actually the building was a crop of a shot I took with a rather wide angle, 18mm.

the fountain was .25 seconds exposure I believe, unfortunately it was so bright anything above that felt too washed out. i'd be curious to know how i could have exposed that shot better, and still had the water looking fluid/glowing rather than frozen/stationary.

i like these shots a touch more:

security at Rockefeller Center:


some people fishing in the East River:


-ZiP!-

5/16/2006 9:37:57 PM

hey PimpinHonda, glad ya like the thread -- to answer your question:

Quote :

"Can that picture be made any better?"

If you were to take the same shot, but with with a lens that does not have as much of a depth of field, and you were able to stand at the right place to get the Audi in focus, but the background out of focus (but still clearly a lake), it could look interesting.

OR, you could get a little lower to the ground, which would raise the horizon, but could make the car look more powerful, and less wimpy (its currently fairly small in the frame, and its being looked down upon by the camera).

As far as making that exact image file better, if you were able to post an original, right out of the camera, I'm sure we could all offer suggestions or take a crack at it. As it stands now, the dimensions are tiny, and anything put in your TWW gallery gets automatically compressed further (which I'm sure ya knew).

Good luck man!

-ZiP!-

5/16/2006 9:45:10 PM

Oh shit is that J.J. from Good Times?

5/16/2006 10:10:19 PM

That photo kind of jumped up on me, and the moment was over as soon as it began. I tried to get these kids dancing at a beach music concert I was covering, but I had a couple of settings off on my camera. It could've been nice.

5/16/2006 10:17:24 PM

^nice man, the girl's hair looks great

by the way, which prime lens should i purchase? i don't own any, but ideally i'd like to start with something that's under $180, if that's at all doable... any suggestions?

thanks

-ZiP!-

5/16/2006 10:23:38 PM

thos shots are fucking clutch zip

5/16/2006 11:14:45 PM

I took that one with a point and shoot camera at my mom's house a year or so ago. That's my dog pissing on a Rottweiler. Because he's awesome.

5/16/2006 11:35:05 PM

ahahhaahahhaah

call that one

"faith in the fence"

5/16/2006 11:56:37 PM

thanks zip, great work

5/17/2006 12:09:40 AM

^^lol!!!

[Edited on May 17, 2006 at 1:58 AM. Reason : ]

5/17/2006 1:58:16 AM

i'd just like to say that afro-pinto got a good eye for stuff.

5/17/2006 10:28:26 AM

Cingular: "Got bars?"


A shot in the dark



^thanks! I should have better subject matter soon. stuff at home and work doesn't seem to cut it anymore

[Edited on May 17, 2006 at 12:42 PM. Reason : ]

5/17/2006 12:34:48 PM

lol, cingular

gg afrobro

5/17/2006 12:37:22 PM

5/17/2006 12:40:38 PM

3 points if you know what kind of bird that is

5/17/2006 12:41:19 PM

ever seen a seagull?

5/17/2006 1:00:53 PM

Took a bunch of new photos on campus today...for all of us Raleigh-departed and soon-to-be-departed folks. Beautiful day here































I know it's a lot, sorry for that. Again, all handheld w/ a Panny FZ5

5/17/2006 3:35:58 PM

^nice man --

i like how orange the hitachi truck is, and the exterior shot of harrelson is really flattering of the building's shape, nice shot!

i picked up a used polarizing lens today for $12 from B&H during lunch, its so hectic down there on 34th street, i didn't get a chance to really shoot anything yet to test the difference.

but why does my office look and feel like the depths of hell?


-ZiP!-

5/18/2006 12:59:28 AM

^ Thanks man...the orange was what attracted me to those shots as well, escp. contrasting to the blue truck beside it. It also symbolizes the never-ending construction happening here

And yeah, as much as we all hate Harrelson, pictures of it really make it look appealing!

5/18/2006 1:05:09 AM

yah man, the orange + blue look great together, for sure, good stuff

a car on the street, the other weekend:


-ZiP!-

5/18/2006 1:07:21 AM

after 4 years at NC State, I always managed to take the wrong direction / hallway / staircase in harreslson

5/18/2006 1:09:34 AM

damn those pics loook good

5/18/2006 1:10:14 AM

I'm thinking about getting a Nikon for under $700 as soon as I can afford one. I'm tired of dull colors.

5/18/2006 1:18:43 AM

[Edited on May 18, 2006 at 8:04 PM. Reason : .]

5/18/2006 8:01:21 PM

hello

5/18/2006 8:03:11 PM

whos croch was that ?

5/18/2006 8:06:14 PM

ahahha ronny got scared

5/18/2006 8:09:16 PM

Avoiding potential drama. Back to the thread.

5/18/2006 8:10:19 PM

^that was a nice shot btw

5/18/2006 8:11:18 PM

pm sent

5/18/2006 8:16:37 PM

thats a hot fucking shot right there

5/18/2006 8:19:13 PM

I've got a bunch more of shots with smoke. They turned out pretty rad I think.

5/18/2006 8:20:43 PM

tripod?
aperture?
shot time?

5/18/2006 8:21:46 PM

really nice pics Ronny, how long was the exposure on that one where she was smoking? or is that just a normal shot?

5/18/2006 8:21:50 PM

Handheld, I believe 1/60th of a second, iso 1600. It was at my buddy's kitchen table. The light just happened to be pretty damn good where we were sitting.

5/18/2006 8:24:30 PM

ronny: nice, i feel like i get a little noise at 1600, but that shot looks solid

woodfoot: why don't ya shoot anymore

also:
i just picked up a 50mm prime and a neutral density filter, but i can't seem to get any time off of work to actually shoot anything... at least the weekend is quickly approaching!

-ZiP!-

5/18/2006 10:33:12 PM

This is film that I scanned

5/18/2006 11:58:40 PM

^i love it man, thanks for posting!

-ZiP!-

5/19/2006 12:53:05 AM

fixed. This mawfawka was hongry

5/19/2006 1:11:48 AM

zip

i can't really figure out why i don't shoot any more

is there such a thing as "writers block" for photogs?

5/19/2006 1:48:46 AM

5/19/2006 12:15:37 PM

ronny, i loooove this picture

i am also looking to upgrade my camera
right now i have a olympus camedia handheld and a cannon slr, 35mm film camera
want to sell those and do a serious updgrade

i hate my camedia

5/19/2006 12:39:33 PM

Thanks. The lighting that day was dead and dull. Very flat. I like the way things turned out though.

5/19/2006 3:35:45 PM

shots from this weekend so far:

in the west village:








at astor place:


in midtown:




-ZiP!-

[Edited on May 20, 2006 at 6:06 PM. Reason : ]

5/20/2006 6:05:39 PM

I like the hair dryer photo.

5/21/2006 4:44:27 PM

Quote :

"zip i can't really figure out why i don't shoot any more is there such a thing as "writers block" for photogs?"

i hear you man - i dont have it at the moment for photography, but sometimes its tough to design

Quote :

"I like the hair dryer photo."

thanks man how many MP is your camera? i can't figure out why a lot of my shots come out more "matter of fact" than yours, i mean, yours tend to have better depth (but i realize we're talking about a ton of factors at play).

-ZiP!-

5/22/2006 1:07:46 AM

Mine is 8.2 megapixel. I shoot wide open most of the time, which is why there is usually decent bokeh (which I am assuming is what you're referring to when you say yours are more "matter of fact")

5/22/2006 1:09:22 AM

Does NCSU offer any photography classes?

5/22/2006 1:10:31 AM