Posts for: Ragarm
May 20, 2012 01:10:55 #
MWAC wrote:
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1. Set your aperture to the lowest setting it will allow ...
2. Move your aperture setting to f/8, ...
3. Move your aperture setting to the highest it will go, ...
4. Move your aperture setting to one random f stop, ...
Please post your images along with your aperture settings, SS and ISO.
Question to think about and answer: What do you notice about your pictures?... [/i]
1. Set your aperture to the lowest setting it will allow ...
2. Move your aperture setting to f/8, ...
3. Move your aperture setting to the highest it will go, ...
4. Move your aperture setting to one random f stop, ...
Please post your images along with your aperture settings, SS and ISO.
Question to think about and answer: What do you notice about your pictures?... [/i]
f/3.5 1/320s 6400
f/8 1/100s 6400
f/22 1/13s 6400
f/11 1/50s 6400
May 20, 2012 00:10:07 #
DJack wrote:
Can someone tell me how to deal with the line you get around the image when there is too much sun
I see reflections, but I don't see any etchings.
May 20, 2012 00:04:15 #
Moray wrote:
... ANY tips on taking one apart.......?
Don't!
May 19, 2012 23:44:10 #
[quote=Julian]
Glad you mentioned these things, Julian. I was going to, but you said it better than I could have.
MWAC, I hope you haven't taken these corrections as negative, because they are clearly meant to be constructive. You've hit upon a great idea, here. This endeavor will get even better if you allow corrections and contributions to your text.
MWAC wrote:
Hello everyone, welcome to Rockin What you Got The UHH new weekly photo lesson / challenge. ...
Perhaps I am splitting hairs here, but you asked for comments and I wanted to critique, not criticize your valuable Rockin What you Got project. Good going!
Perhaps I am splitting hairs here, but you asked for comments and I wanted to critique, not criticize your valuable Rockin What you Got project. Good going!
Glad you mentioned these things, Julian. I was going to, but you said it better than I could have.
MWAC, I hope you haven't taken these corrections as negative, because they are clearly meant to be constructive. You've hit upon a great idea, here. This endeavor will get even better if you allow corrections and contributions to your text.
Apr 22, 2012 11:11:05 #
jerryc41 wrote:
quote=jerryc41 This topic has come up many times,... (show quote)
Again, the upper one, I think, had the UV filter. I'm looking forward to seeing the correct answers to this, I might just learn something, which is often exciting. Thanks for these posts.
Apr 22, 2012 11:08:52 #
jerryc41 wrote:
This topic has come up many times, so I am posting two images. See if you can tell which was taken with a 99 cent UV filter from China, and which was taken with the naked lens. I'm not trying to make a point here. I just want to see if it makes a quality difference to the photos. My less-than-critical eye couldn't tell them apart.
Both shots were taken with a Nikon D5000 set on Auto, on a tripod - one right after the other.
Both shots were taken with a Nikon D5000 set on Auto, on a tripod - one right after the other.
Looks like the upper photo had the UV filter. Maybe.
Apr 20, 2012 21:01:51 #
Nikon13 wrote:
I have an idea and if it has already been suggested....my apologies. Why don't we ditch the voting and go with judges selected from the UHH ranks. A professional, an amateur and a newbie. Members could volunteer to be contest judges and be randomly selected with each contest to participate. Voting is messy....ask anyone from Florida.
I like the idea of a newbie. The different combination of judges could generate lots of interest, in and of itself. Another benefit would be the different views, criteria, and biases brought to each contest. The more I think about this, the more I like this idea.
Apr 20, 2012 17:28:22 #
birdpix wrote:
quote=Joyfullee I think the contest should be tha... (show quote)
This is fair. I like the time limit on submissions and the limited number of votes over a fairly short period of time.
Apr 20, 2012 17:24:34 #
Admin wrote:
I'm thinking another option is to dilute the votin... (show quote)
If you do this, nix the revoking option. From an economic theory standpoint, the justification for you splitting the votes is sound. We each have a limited resource, our vote of 1, or 5, or 117, or whatever as longe as we all get the same amount of resources. Now, we each decide how to distribute our resources.
Why nix the revoke option? Because as has been noted, early high vote getters tend to draw even more votes based on their early lead. That's a dynamic bias that is propagated by the revoke option.
Apr 16, 2012 22:37:58 #
MT Shooter wrote:
To be honest, I am not nuts about either one. I think there are way too many clouds and shadows in both and they take interest away from the images.
Not many liked any, so I'll tell you what I was after. Weather had been terrible, cold and rainy for several days. I saw the fog burning off from the West. This mountain was the only brightly lit natural feature I'd seen, so I tried to capture that brightly lit mass forcing its way onto the scene.
Guess you had to be there, because I think I'll always like these shots, B is my favorite. It's the feeling that comes back to me when I see them. I can't objectively judge their artistic worth, not with the dominant themes: that feeling of fresh hope, Spring renewal, life dominating darkness.
Thanks for the comments, everyone. Hope you found this interesting.
Apr 16, 2012 22:30:15 #
ngc1514 wrote:
I'll select A as the best, but neither one would rate as a favorite. I think a little judicious layer masking and a contrast bump between the rock and trees on A would be a big improvement. There is not enough contrast in the mountain itself and my eyes get stuck on the shadow at the bottom of the image.
B is just B for blah. There is nothing of interest in the subject or composition. And why did you leave that little bit of the tree sticking in on the right hand border?
B is just B for blah. There is nothing of interest in the subject or composition. And why did you leave that little bit of the tree sticking in on the right hand border?
Thanks. I'll bump contrast in A to see what happens. As for blah, I like that tree for balance.
Good comments, thanks again.
Apr 16, 2012 10:26:29 #
Rbo36 wrote:
quote=Nikonian72 You have to admit that there is ... (show quote)
Serendipity is a type of luck, and like luck, one makes much of one's own. Ingredients: knowledge, talent, practice and availability.
Apr 16, 2012 10:22:10 #
alienmurphy wrote:
I would not have used that model. Those extremely protruding clavicle bones..... creepy. So for me, most of those shots are not good.
GoofyNewfie wrote:
It's the photographer, not the camera.
Use the strengths of the camera you have.
Holga & Lomo are technically terrible cameras but have a distinct look, so make lemonade with them.
http://fstoppers.com/iphone
Use the strengths of the camera you have.
Holga & Lomo are technically terrible cameras but have a distinct look, so make lemonade with them.
http://fstoppers.com/iphone
I rather enjoyed those protruding ... clavical bones.
Apr 16, 2012 10:07:56 #
frenchcoast wrote:
not a pro by any sense of the imagination but do like my I-Phone and camera. Just a small sampling taken yesterday in the Atachaflaya swamp here.
Macfid wrote:
Given that I'm really new to photography (only got my Sony NEX-5N two weeks ago)... I'm wondering if iphone/phone photography is frowned upon in this forum; Or is a good shot a good shot whatever it's taken with? I'd be interested to find out peoples opinions on this.
not a pro by any sense of the imagination but do like my I-Phone and camera. Just a small sampling taken yesterday in the Atachaflaya swamp here.
What's a flaya? Nice shots!!!!!!!!!!
Apr 16, 2012 10:04:06 #
Macfid wrote:
Given that I'm really new to photography (only got my Sony NEX-5N two weeks ago)... I'm wondering if iphone/phone photography is frowned upon in this forum; Or is a good shot a good shot whatever it's taken with? I'd be interested to find out peoples opinions on this.
An image from a phone, peep hole in a box, whatever, it should be how close the image comes to what you tried to capture that counts.