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Photo of the Day January 2017
- Thread starter Hughmac
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I like that I can wander down to my many locations and just shoot. It's not like that up North with all the tourist photographer /workshop spots like Glencoe, Rannoch Moor etc. I've heard of arguments and fights happening at the Buachaille because folk edge into other peoples shots or brazenly throw their tripod down in the middle of someones shot etc. I was last in Glencoe shooting in 2006 and 2007 at Buachaille Etive Mor. I met one other photographer on the first occasion and none the next. If I was to go now, I'd probably meet 50+ with the same conditions I had. Same with Eilean Donan Castle on the same trip. Met 1 other photographer and had the place to myself the second time. I had the Old Man of Storr to myself the next morning as well and what a shot I got there!
I don't think I'd venture up there to those spots again in a hurry. Perthshire is a place I love though, it's sort of hush-hush in a way apart from when Autumn arrives.
Dumfries & Galloway is the hidden jewel though, such a diverse landscape.
I'll post a few photos over the next few days from the trips I mentioned. I was down at the Mull of Galloway Lighthouse just last weekend. I got a cracker there
Looking forward to it - a treat in store judging from your recent posts.
Perthshire and Stirlingshire may lack the ruggedness of the classic Highlands but more than make up for it in subtlety imho.Another shot from my play at macro. Comments always appreciated.
Nuts and Bolts 2 by another scotsman, on Flickr
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Beauty image Mark0. Well worth the wait and patience. I hope you print and frame it.
~ Peter
Very good. Often housebound I should do things like this more often. Not sure if it appeals to me as a photographer or an (ex) engineer.Looking forward to it - a treat in store judging from your recent posts.
Another shot from my play at macro. Comments always appreciated.
Nuts and Bolts 2 by another scotsman, on Flickr
NYC from atop the Empire State Building
No need for a dedicated macro lens - just a set of extension tubes on existing glass (70-300mm f4 @ 70mm). This was the result of about 10 natural-light shots at around f8 focus-stacked in Affinity Photo to get the required depth of field.
True. I have a 105 macro and extension tubes so I have no excuse.
Focus stacking is the key though. I've never tried tbh. Is it difficult?
Another lovely sunrise over Giffnock this morning. Sorry for posting yet another variant of this view from my daughters' bedroom window. I annoy them too rushing in with my tripod while they are trying to wake up gently.
DSC09397.jpg by Ken OHagan, on Flickr
DSC09397.jpg by Ken OHagan, on Flickr
Beautiful. Worth waking the kids up for!Another lovely sunrise over Giffnock this morning. Sorry for posting yet another variant of this view from my daughters' bedroom window. I annoy them too rushing in with my tripod while they are trying to wake up gently.
Depending on the depth of field you actually want it might not even be necessary. Pretty straightforward to do though:
1. setup on tripod with manual focus and exposure. Use a "reasonable" f-number for sharpness and some depth of field - ambient or artificial light to control shutter speed. Use camera live-view mode to assist composition & focus.
2. focus on closest part of the image and take a shot
3. refocus slightly behind the first focal point looking to try to get some overlap in focus areas between shots and take shot.
4. repeat until the required depth of field is covered.
5. combine shots in software. Photoshop can automatically blend a focus stack as can Affinity Photo - there may be others. Alternatively it can be done manually by making out-of-focus areas in each shot and then combining - takes time...
I used Capture 1 tethering mode to allow me to adjust focus through live view mode without touching the camera and in regular increments but easily done manually. Tethering has the advantage of transferring files direct computer for stacking. Lightroom also tethers apparently.
The two composites I've posted were done at f8 70mm with around 2-sec exposure in ambient light (additional lighting was difficult for me on the metallic surfaces), each with about 10 shots stacked to give around 1" depth of field. Extension tubes totalled 72mm so getting on for 1:1.
there is a bit of suck-it-and-see but not difficult with static objects - live insects I think needs to resort to something more complex on the lighting front.
Thanks for the guide. I'll certainly try this in a wet weather day.
For insects I use a macro flash set up (R1C1). Sort of thing they use on NCIS if you watch it.
Am I the only camera nerd that tries to spot the gear being used in TV shows and films?
Mull of Galloway Lighthouse, SW Scotland.
This wasn't even the shot I had set in my mind to do - it came later and I'll post it another day.
This wasn't even the shot I had set in my mind to do - it came later and I'll post it another day.
Ah, let's just take the stairs | Meliã Hotel, Genova
Pano earlier in the evening before the New Year fireworks show.
That's probably why my daughter used to refer to me as a Photography nerd. She'd have never appreciated me waking her early to take a picture through her window!
Glad I'm not alone!
Keep telling yourself that mate!I've not been into photography seriously for very long so I'm not a nerd
Cheers
Hugh
I've not been into photography seriously for very long so I'm not a nerd
Cheers
Hugh
Ha ha ha... yeah whatever you say...
It is like Love... it's not how long you have been in love that counts, it's how hard you fall in love... and you my friend are besotted with cameras the same as we are...
Do your cameras have a proper place where you keep them? rather than wherever you last put them down ? if so then you are a camera nerd. Do you choose from a selection of cameras depending on your predicted needs when you leave the house? .. oops... camera nerd! are your batteries charged and ready to go more often than your phone? - yep... nerdus-camerus
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Looking forward to it - a treat in store judging from your recent posts.
Another shot from my play at macro. Comments always appreciated.
Nuts and Bolts 2 by another scotsman, on Flickr
That is nuts how sharp that is!
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fixed that
Can't remove the Sony artefacts, sorry. [ducks]
edit: Leica!
looks better without the lamp post.... because I like taking shots from this angle... might get my hacksaw out later. Make life easier in the long run
Hmm, the film look processing is not sitting well with me now... urgh.. need to revisit it..
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