Photography Post Vol. 2

[C0C0]

good stuff notesee, I really like the first one. is that the same one you showed me once? similar atleast

love this shot...would like to see it cropped differently tho

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I go to a small school in the middle of nowhere. I'm taking a digital photography course. Earlier in the year I did a small series of photos of NYC at night, so my professor wanted me to continue that set for my final project.

Small town in Conneticut or NY?

[mike lowrey]

love this shot...would like to see it cropped differently tho

I agree, I wanted it in a straight angle so ran out of space with a 35mm (+cropped sensor)

[notesee]

Here are some of the other shots from my project.

[FAM0US.]

Decided to do a couple of black & whites.

[fndmybetterhalf]

lose the black borders...

every beginner/amateur photographer feels the need to put a black border aaround their photo...just looks tacky

[dino might]

holy hell that is too true. id need like 10 more hands and feet to count all the hip, am. photog. girls i know who insist on putting those black borders around their pictures. i remember in photo 1 the teacher talked about black borders vs white yaddayaddarhpejfjwgj

[jeepster]

here are a few more, please tell me what you think. i'm a real noob at digital photography and im doing some pretty rudimentary manual shooting right now on a standard 35mm lense, so any pointers would be greatly appreciated.

[masuerte]

The last picture would've been awesome without the out of focus foreground. I try to use selective DoF when isolating a subject so when I see it in a picture like this it confuses me. I would've like to have seen all the wonderful branches in focus, creates a nice pattern along with the berries.

And for my contribution>>

Moon Halo

Really quick attempt at light painting myself.

[jeepster]

The last picture would've been awesome without the out of focus foreground. I try to use selective DoF when isolating a subject so when I see it in a picture like this it confuses me. I would've like to have seen all the wonderful branches in focus, creates a nice pattern along with the berries.

i actually have 5 versions from that angle. i only emailed myself that one i think. unfortunately since the CD drive on this comp does not work, i had to do it from the downstairs comp, and im too lazy to send them all (like 180 images). i was very specific in what i emailed, sorta just what caught my eye at the time.

here are a few more:

i sorta went overboard on the close focus with this batch. im gonna play around with my 88-200mm to get some nice big wide shots of my backyard tomorrow.

[chris_n]

Decided to do a couple of black & whites.

a shot like this is done every day. yours is different.... something stirs deep within my loins. your horizontals are not level.

jk.

Chris_n - Were you in a helicopter? Holy dizzy.

tall building + 10mm = hell yes

[chrisj]

^^ how do i post this so you can click on the photo for a bigger picture??

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2151/2083166328_3147ef39c9_b.jpg <-- larger one

35mm xpan, kodak gold100, raw scan

shot in alaska, about an hour off of homer... i forget the name of the island... pretty neat.

[chris_n]

i sorta went overboard on the close focus with this batch. im gonna play around with my 88-200mm to get some nice big wide shots of my backyard tomorrow.

i hope your backyard is gigantic

[jeepster]

i hope your backyard is gigantic

its fairly large.

im gonna go out later today when the light is nice.

[Guest DUM]

honestly, once you get an SLR it is fun to mess with selective focus and I definitely went overboard because it's just cool ha.

[superdupersang]

this is consistently my fav thread.

jeepster, the vibrant red against the dark background of your 3rd photo is great.

masuerte's light painting. looks like your being zapped with 600000000000 volts, just before turnong into the next crime fighting superhero (or baddy)

and notsee's grainy look. from high ISO? looks appropriate to the scene nonetheless

[yella]

recently bought a 35mm, and when you talk about developing and scanning, is it that simple? obviously its what it says, but will developing in a regular photo shop and scanning on my college's scanners do? just wondering if i should maybe do it more professionaly, or certainly think about it in future...thanks

anyone give this a quick answer? thanks

[totally epic]

It's not that hard. Developing color is more of a hassle than B&W though, because color is more sensitive to the temperatures of the chemicals. Honestly, I've had "pro" labs scratch my negatives so that's why I like to develop film myself.

[yella]

yeah my college has a darkroom but its just finding the time and of course booking it, bit of a hassle really. would i be alright getting them developed at any old photo place to start with? just to see what the results are like?

got myself an olympus trip, heard some good things about it, can't wait for it to come now.

[totally epic]

Uh, I develop in my bathroom.

[yella]

haha nice, diy darkroom, i like it. are all your pictures film? really like them.

[totally epic]

No, most are digital. Actually my bathroom isn't dark at all. I just use a changing bag.

[notesee]

and notsee's grainy look. from high ISO? looks appropriate to the scene nonetheless

Yes sir, high ISO.

[yella]

cool, cheers for the help anyway, will be sure to post up when i get my first rolls of film developed, and like most people have said, great thread.

[ChadM]

Two questions for Carl. I know you've been doing a lot of assignments lately, but have you been able to shoot any film? I used to love seeing your film stuff. Also, what do you use to scan?

[airfrogusmc]

Don't forget that the type of developer you use can also have a HUGE effect on grain. If you like grain and great tonal range a great developer to use with tmax 400 is rodinal 1:50. Rodinal is an acutance developer. (opposite of fine grain developer)

[C0C0]

[masuerte]

his eyes are so wide, you can see the window(panes?)

[Comma H]

Canon Eos 3, Kodak BW400CN

[totally epic]

Awesome dude, what lens(es)?