General Photography thread

[Dover]

A little different from the rest. I have a Pentax K20D, which I love.

Pentax 540 flash gun,
Pentax 28-200 lens as the every day one
18-55 that came with the camera.
12-24 wide angle, which I just love
150-500 Sigma.

 

[Jack Straw]

It's good to get lots of colour into 'arty' shots!

Sharpened and Colour saturated.

That's great CG. Photoshop?

 

[leigull]

It's good to get lots of colour into 'arty' shots!

Sharpened and Colour saturated.

That's made it worse!!

 

[clippedgull]

That's great CG. Photoshop?

Just a free programme that came with my Mac!

That's made it worse!!

Art is always marmite!

 

[Badger]

Has anyone had any experience with the Panasonic Lumix DMC-G3 or Nikon 1 J1? I'm looking to get a new camera somewhere between compact and DSLR and narrowed it down to these 2.

http://www.jessops.com/online.store/products/81279/show.html
http://www.jessops.com/online.store/products/82703/show.html

 

[tinx]

Forgot all about this thread, been meaning to upload a couple of recent pictures. Here's a couple I am quite pleased with. Only a beginner really but love taking pictures of animals and insects etc.

Nikon D5000 with 55-200 Nikkor lens in both cases.

 

[leigull]

Art is always marmite!

Most definitely!

 

[leigull]

Some pics from a safari trip to South Africa

 

[Fungus]

I know it's kind of cheating, but Camera Bag for the mac is a great simple app for adjusting photos. I took some in gloom last year, accidentally keeping a tiny aperture and low iso. They'll never be perfect but the programme helped me cheer up a bit.

Out of interest, how many people look at the histogram displayed after taking a photo? Simple reassurance that your exposure is within reasonable limits, though I guess it's not available on all cameras.

 

[tinx]

Out of interest, how many people look at the histogram displayed after taking a photo? Simple reassurance that your exposure is within reasonable limits, though I guess it's not available on all cameras.

I tend to use the histogram more during post processing than when actually taking pictures. Probably the wrong way round but I don't normally have time when taking pictures.

 

[shingle]

Out of interest, how many people look at the histogram displayed after taking a photo? Simple reassurance that your exposure is within reasonable limits, though I guess it's not available on all cameras.

All the time, amateurs and pros alike, you should never rely on whats on your monitor.

 

[shingle]

Some pics from a safari trip to South Africa

Particularly like the 1st one

 

[shingle]

Forgot all about this thread, been meaning to upload a couple of recent pictures. Here's a couple I am quite pleased with. Only a beginner really but love taking pictures of animals and insects etc.

Nikon D5000 with 55-200 Nikkor lens in both cases.

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Like the butterfly shot

 

[tinx]

I was thinking of setting up an Albion supporters photography group on flickr anyone else interested? If so I'll set it up so we can share photos and tips on pictures?

 

[clippedgull]

I was thinking of setting up an Albion supporters photography group on flickr anyone else interested? If so I'll set it up so we can share photos and tips on pictures?

Good idea

 

[Conkers]

I bought a new digital compact camera the other week for my trip to New York/Orlando.
I wanted something decent but didn't want to lug around a DSLR or have it stolen at a theme park so went for the a Panasonic Lumix TZ30.
Absolutely chuffed with it and it takes amazing shots for a DCC.

Great one for an amateur as there are loads of funky automatic modes to try out. I do like this one at the Olympic Park using "mini" mode although it probably would have worked a bit higher up!

 

[tinx]

OK I've created a flickr group here:-

Flickr: Brighton and hove Albion supporters photography

Get as many people to join as we can and share photos. Be a good place to give constructive criticism and tips as we progress.

 

[Gazwag]

I bought a new digital compact camera the other week for my trip to New York/Orlando.
I wanted something decent but didn't want to lug around a DSLR or have it stolen at a theme park so went for the a Panasonic Lumix TZ30.
Absolutely chuffed with it and it takes amazing shots for a DCC.

Great one for an amateur as there are loads of funky automatic modes to try out. I do like this one at the Olympic Park using "mini" mode although it probably would have worked a bit higher up!

That is the same camera I have just bought as well, I love it, still trying to work out all the settings though.



I have had a bit of a play with the Taekwondo one.

 

[SeagullSongs]

OK I've created a flickr group here:-

Flickr: Brighton and hove Albion supporters photography

Get as many people to join as we can and share photos. Be a good place to give constructive criticism and tips as we progress.

Joined!

 

[Smirko]

OK I've created a flickr group here:-

Flickr: Brighton and hove Albion supporters photography

Get as many people to join as we can and share photos. Be a good place to give constructive criticism and tips as we progress.

Joined!