Photography Post Vol. 2

[its swanny]

i've been having to shoot my own art for stories lately...i'm actually glad...other writers hate it...

[soonami]

^^For sports actions photography, you really need a faster shutter speed to stop motion. The blur in some of those pictures is really distracting

[soonami]

Why not? I mean, I can see why you wouldn't like it as much (and I can think of why its forming like that but you could say what it is that makes you not like it

Well, the good bokeh blur is not circular but a weird elliptical shape with uneven color distribution. There is a very distinct outline on the outside, left edge that is very distracting.

Ideally, the bokeh of points of light should have a perfect gaussian distribution with gradual fading towards the outer edge of the blur disk that blends into the rest of the background. It should not look like a busted used condom.

READ: http://bokehtests.com/Site/About_Bokeh.html

[joelz]

Shot from the hip (which is why I missed so much of his face)

soonami - thanks for the info, i see what you mean

[joelz]

Whoops, double post. I'd complain more but they are making some changes, so that's nice and all

[kromophobic]

[jewbagel]

^

The Polaroid Camera in this shot takes Type 47 film. Film which they stopped making in 1987. I got the camera this week and found some film for cheap on ebay. If the chemicals in the film haven't dried up, the shots should be cool.

[rockon99]

what lighting did you use for that jewbagel? that ring light? where can i get something like that? haha looks really soft and nice

[dino might]

^plongin (i think) made his own and posted the results on here a little ways back if you' not tryina spend much money

[Boston.]

Well, the good bokeh blur is not circular but a weird elliptical shape with uneven color distribution. There is a very distinct outline on the outside, left edge that is very distracting.

Ideally, the bokeh of points of light should have a perfect gaussian distribution with gradual fading towards the outer edge of the blur disk that blends into the rest of the background. It should not look like a busted used condom.

READ: http://bokehtests.com/Site/About_Bokeh.html

I read that page and in looking at the photos I cannot tell the difference. +rep if you can evaluate the bokeh in this photo below that I've posted quite a few pages ago. I recognize its your opinion, but if you could back it up with what specifically you see in the picture.

This was taken on a D200 with a Nikkor 20mm f/2.8 lens wide open.

[jewbagel]

what lighting did you use for that jewbagel? that ring light? where can i get something like that? haha looks really soft and nice

I used an Alien Bees ring light for those shots. The fact that I was a foot or two away for those shots helped make it look really soft. Build quality isn't amazing, but the power and aesthetics are way better than anything I could've come up with myself. You can also get a softbox for it, and basically use it like a normal strobe.

[photo]

Anyone have or know of a working acivation codes for Photoshop CS4?A PM would be great

[joelz]

more from the subway (stations)

[Leugwai]

[jewbagel]

Anyone have or know of a working acivation codes for Photoshop CS4?A PM would be great

You can't find anything on bittorrent?

[photo]

You can't find anything on bittorrent?

So far from the bunch I have tried the codes do not work and Keygen is a let down too.

[pruple]

some recent'ish stuff, thought i'd share.

[mr fluffernutter]

These were taken with my my minolta .. 50mm lens dont remember which one...

first time experimenting with my Chinon ... 50mm 1.9 lens... also first time with high iso film

[mr fluffernutter]

more from the last...

[soonami]

I read that page and in looking at the photos I cannot tell the difference. +rep if you can evaluate the bokeh in this photo below that I've posted quite a few pages ago. I recognize its your opinion, but if you could back it up with what specifically you see in the picture.

This was taken on a D200 with a Nikkor 20mm f/2.8 lens wide open.

Well with a f/2.8, there isn't a lot out of focus, but if you look at the highlights on the sax and the guy in the mid-ground's left cuff, you can see some harshness on the outer edge of the blur. I mean it's not really noticeable unless you are looking at it, but its pretty evident looking at the highlights on the sax. I was going to magnify on the sax, but the resolution on the web pix aren't high enough to blow-up, but it's there

Jewbagel, pruple: great stuff

Diamonds: can't tell if the lens or if the film asa is too high, but your prints are not very sharp. Some shots interesting, I like the night-street shot and the one with the hands the most.

I know I have been giving a lot of criticism lately, but when I get the chance, I will scan some film or prints for everyone to look at

[mr fluffernutter]

not sure what the problem is either... i dont know enough about film yet... but i also had them scanned at a sort of crappy photolab and the resolution / quality of the pictures was really really terrible

http://img120.imageshack.us/img120/6927/00680010ny9.jpg

could be shakey cam too

[mr fluffernutter]

or... shaky hands

[rockon99]

not sure what the problem is either... i dont know enough about film yet... but i also had them scanned at a sort of crappy photolab and the resolution / quality of the pictures was really really terrible

http://img120.imageshack.us/img120/6927/00680010ny9.jpg

could be shakey cam too

thats how my scans are.. every negative i get scanned always ends up looking weird, so i have to go back and fix it. and it doesnt always turn out like the print would look like.

[mr fluffernutter]

i dunno, ive been looking at scanners online and i've seen a lot better results from consumer products like Canon 8000F and the FS4000

so maybe i shouldn't waste my money on these bad scans.........................

[sunkenshoes]

No processing or whatever: just converted and minimized the raw files. Not quite pleased with the results though, they seem to be quite dull or something. C&C are very welcome.

[joelz]

[sunkenshoes]

Sorry, doublepost.

[C0C0]

[Becks23]

playing catch up here...

Canon 50D + 17-55mm IS f2.8

[Becks23]

Canon 50D + 17-55mm IS f2.8

Ricoh GX100