Great shot cutsman - I love the lighting.
Here's mine for today:
D40, 55mm, 1/400s, f/5.6, ISO 200
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Photo of the Day - November 2008
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Here's mine for today:
D40, 55mm, 1/400s, f/5.6, ISO 200
[raises hand]...while I was in design school at California College of the Arts, but my coursework did not include any technical instruction (it was mostly theory and history as far as photography was concerned), so I've been working out the technical side of things on my own over the last couple of years. I'm a babe in the woods in that regard.
I have noticed this too.
crits are great, just make them constructive and not talking down to someone. and that's what I've been noticing from some posts here.
Many thanks. I actually attend Massachusetts College of Art and Design (Architecture undergrad major... Gave photo serious thought nonetheless). SCAD is a great school, but I like New England, and I'll save my money for grad at RISD or MIT.
I'm going to start in the Photographic Imaging program at The Art Institute in Arlington, VA. Art schools FTW!!!! minus the cost
MassArt is the only public art school in the country, and in state residents pay, on average, $18,000 per year... A pretty good deal anyway you slice it.I'm going to start in the Photographic Imaging program at The Art Institute in Arlington, VA. Art schools FTW!!!! minus the cost
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I have formal photographic training. I did A Level photography at college and then I worked professionally in a studio for 2 years.
here is my photo for today... not the best lighting, I just snapped it driving through the parking lot. I'm intrigued of the story behind why that bike was just sitting there. As a rider myself It just sparked my curiosity.
The King & Hamlet
A bit of a change of pace for me, I was asked to shoot a local performance of Hamlet. Its a little soft, but I think it works in its own context. I had a bit of trouble in the low light, with actor movement blur. I tried to keep the noise down with a low ISO, but maybe too low for my lens. K200D, sigma 18-50 EX DC @ f2.8, 50mm .3sec
A bit of a change of pace for me, I was asked to shoot a local performance of Hamlet. Its a little soft, but I think it works in its own context. I had a bit of trouble in the low light, with actor movement blur. I tried to keep the noise down with a low ISO, but maybe too low for my lens. K200D, sigma 18-50 EX DC @ f2.8, 50mm .3sec
This is amazing, I simply love it!
Here is mine for the day.
Bill's casino in Vegas.
But sorry dude ... Sam's Town FTW!
That's a stellar bike. Rode a 650 when the old ball and chain was away. It was enough for this gal to handle.here is my photo for today... not the best lighting, I just snapped it driving through the parking lot. I'm intrigued of the story behind why that bike was just sitting there. As a rider myself It just sparked my curiosity.
How did you get the curve angle? did you post process it to achieve that effect? I know the cloud is processed
Fisheye lens.
A bit of a change of pace for me, I was asked to shoot a local performance of Hamlet. Its a little soft, but I think it works in its own context. I had a bit of trouble in the low light, with actor movement blur. I tried to keep the noise down with a low ISO, but maybe too low for my lens. K200D, sigma 18-50 EX DC @ f2.8, 50mm .3sec
What ISO did you use? Personally, I'd recommend in situations like this to sacrifice noise to get sharpness. I've seen many very memorable photos that were grainy as hell, but still sharp. It doesn't have to be that noise is to be avoided at all costs - it's just one side-effect in trade for a benefit, and when you need that benefit for the picture to work, make the trade. Also, noise can be slightly smoothed in PP, but blurriness can't be undone.
Hamlet Dagger
I used ISO 200, which worked better during the photo call, but during the actual show the lights were considerably darker, as Hamlet should be, and the actors were moving. I still got 200 shots that were acceptable, out of 400, but only a hand full of "money shots" that were worthy of printing.
I used ISO 200, which worked better during the photo call, but during the actual show the lights were considerably darker, as Hamlet should be, and the actors were moving. I still got 200 shots that were acceptable, out of 400, but only a hand full of "money shots" that were worthy of printing.
I too would suggest bumping the ISO way up, 400 at minimum, but doesn't be hesitant of pushing it upwards of 1000... Most clients would rather a noisy shot over a blurry or underexposed one.
I used ISO 200, which worked better during the photo call, but during the actual show the lights were considerably darker, as Hamlet should be, and the actors were moving. I still got 200 shots that were acceptable, out of 400, but only a hand full of "money shots" that were worthy of printing.
Here's one from last year, with rather "poor" lighting. To get the shot, I had no choice but to shoot with a high ISO, yet, the result was perfectly acceptable...:
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Agreed. You can always fix the noise in Noise Ninja, but you can't fix motion blur in PP.
Here is mine for the day.
Bill's casino in Vegas.
This is an amazing photo. Great job!
Can I ask what lens you used?