General Photography thread

[Dan Aitch]

Shot Maximo Park at The Forum in London tonight, and I'm trying the post/edit/re-post thing. Sorry if it still doesn't work.

 

[Zukey Seagull]

I have got a nikon coolpix p510. It's a bridge camera with the ability to use a lot of manual modes. Obviously not as good as everyone has on here. Does anybody recommend any places to get some nice close up shots or anything really.

 

[Zukey Seagull]

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Got this picture of a dog shaking its body after being in the sea and adjusted the shutter speed. So you can see the skin/fur moving.

 

[Stat Brother]

It would appear this morning I was the wrong person, with a £60 camera phone, very much in the right place.

Somewhere over the rainbow, happens to be the A27, NW of Worthing.

 

[Dan Aitch]

Sorry - it's a bit late and I'm bollocksed but here's Jake Burns from tonight's SLF gig. Apologies that the watermark is a bit heavy. Like I said - pished.

 

[daveinprague]

Obviously not pictures from me, but...this is a photography thread, and I think these are stunning photographs... young girl (13) who hunts with Golden Eagles in the mountains of western Mongolia...amazing pictures i think.....
http://www.bbc.com/news/magazine-26969150

 

[brightn'ove]

OnOne are offering their Perfect Effects 8 software for free today, RRP $100, definitely worth a look!

http://www.ononesoftware.com/landing/pe8offer

 

[Triggaaar]

Obviously not pictures from me, but...this is a photography thread, and I think these are stunning photographs... young girl (13) who hunts with Golden Eagles in the mountains of western Mongolia...amazing pictures i think.....
http://www.bbc.com/news/magazine-26969150

Amazing topic and subjects, but I don't think the photos are as good as they should be. IMO.

 

[Smirko]

zzz

 

[Sergei's Celebration]

A family member has just been let down by a photographer for a corporate / commercial shoot in Brighton next week and has asked if i know any good photographers? Any advice or recommendations?

 

[Smirko]

A family member has just been let down by a photographer for a corporate / commercial shoot in Brighton next week and has asked if i know any good photographers? Any advice or recommendations?

Search on FB for ESP (east Sussex photographers) photographers and post a request there in the group.

 

[dingodan]

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Taken at Istanbul Airport on my way back from Ethiopia

Quality, lots of detail there, is that HDR?

 

[Dan Aitch]

Shot some cricket yesterday - North Middx vs. Hampstead.

 

[1066familyman]

Dug this out for my desktop recently, and in retrospect I'm quite chuffed with it. I took it at my allotment in May 2012 with my Nokia N8. No fancy settings beyond macro and then just point and shoot.

 

[Jack Straw]

Dug this out for my desktop recently, and in retrospect I'm quite chuffed with it. I took it at my allotment in May 2012 with my Nokia N8. No fancy settings beyond macro and then just point and shoot.

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My camera and lens cost more than 10 times a Nokia N8, and this photo is as good as anything I've taken. And it only takes photos! Mind you, I'm not exactly David Bailey!!

 

[Uncle C]

Dug this out for my desktop recently, and in retrospect I'm quite chuffed with it. I took it at my allotment in May 2012 with my Nokia N8. No fancy settings beyond macro and then just point and shoot.

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Lovely picture. If you want better, you need to try and capture the insects eyes - not always easy with a bee looking for nectar.

 

[shingle]

Quality, lots of detail there, is that HDR?

No HDR, I do though take some time processing my pics

 

[Fungus]

Dug this out for my desktop recently, and in retrospect I'm quite chuffed with it. I took it at my allotment in May 2012 with my Nokia N8. No fancy settings beyond macro and then just point and shoot.

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Well caught! However, I suspect you're not capturing in RAW? That would allow you to bring out a lot more detail in the dark bee.

 

[1066familyman]

Thanks for the kind comments Jack, Uncle & Oxy.

I would have liked to capture the eyes head on but the subject was head down busy busy and never got in the right position.

Not sure about caputuring in RAW? I think I had it on the full 12mp setting (remember this is just an old N8 phone). I see that the new Nokias, have huge mps for a phone (yes, I realise photography isn't all about megapixels). The 808 pureview, where they previewed their latest camera technology, is a whopping 41mp! Their latest Lumia range is right up there too. If using RAW files and so using the full mp available then it makes for very big files to keep on a phone though, apparently.

I'm not likely to get into photography so a decent camera is not an option for me, but I'm intrigued as to just how good cameras on phones can be nowadays. Always in your pocket and available for a quick snap when the opportunity arises.

 

[Fungus]

Not sure about caputuring in RAW? I think I had it on the full 12mp setting (remember this is just an old N8 phone). I see that the new Nokias, have huge mps for a phone (yes, I realise photography isn't all about megapixels). The 808 pureview, where they previewed their latest camera technology, is a whopping 41mp! Their latest Lumia range is right up there too. If using RAW files and so using the full mp available then it makes for very big files to keep on a phone though, apparently.

I'm not likely to get into photography so a decent camera is not an option for me, but I'm intrigued as to just how good cameras on phones can be nowadays. Always in your pocket and available for a quick snap when the opportunity arises.

Ah, didn't see that you were using a phone! Don't worry about RAW, as it's only an option on high-end compacts cameras, DSLRs, etc. Basically, it's a full dump of the unprocessed data on the sensor, and with the right software you get more control over the image when you tweak it on a computer, than with standard JPG files.

Phones are amazing these days, as you've just proved, but they have limitations.