The Single Photo Thread

[Slicks]

This is for those of us who don't do enough photography to warrant our own threads, and for those of us that do have their own threads but want to show a preview, an idea, or their latest cool shot. Feedback is always good.
All image sizes welcome.




I'll start...

I'm currently lacking a decent camera - I'm on a borrowed Samsung point-and-shoot.
This is the view off of my deck - You can clearly see the residential, commercial, and then industrial areas off in the distance. Thought it looked cool.
I did a couple minutes of meddling in PS with the levels and exposure, but nothing significant.

[EDIT] - Okay, I just shifted my monitor a little and this photo got horribly lightened.
How does it look for everyone else, and how do you deal with this when you're processing photos?

 

[Cano]

you actually need not a point and shoot but a camera that can do a long exposure, because if you try to get some detail in photoshop all you'll have is noise.

 

[Slicks]

Yup, that photo has massive amounts of noise. Part of the reason why I posted a small-ish version.

I'd eventually like to get a Canon dSLR body - I've got a couple lenses from an older EOS Rebel S that should be compatible with any current models. I've still got the camera, but film is an expensive medium to work with.

 

[NLxAROSA]

DSLRs are usually better (less noise) at high ISO levels as well. My 450D can shoot very decent pictures at 1600 ISO. If you want to use lower ISOs (like 100) at night, you want to get a tripod as well.

 

[Azuremen]

But the funny thing on the XTi and XSi is, despite having more mega pixels, the 30D with the 9mp sensor at ISO 3200 still has less noise than ours at 1600. Way to go noise reduction math.

ISO 1600 of one of my cats with a 50mm F/1.8 Canon Lens.

 

[RouWa]

My gear. The gear I play games with. Yes, no Wii.

 

[ceiling_fan]

Whoa, that looks cool

Where are the wires?

 

[Keef]

I took this of a buddy's car with a little Samsung point-and-shoot a while back and I just edited it.

 

[Watchman]

I like the last one

 

[kevinm]

I don't want to do the obvious car picture....

But, too bad I am anyways:

-kevin

 

[SPhilli911]

I am getting sick of my D40x. I've had it for about a year now and I'm ready for an upgrade. I recently took this shot, and in my opinion it looked terrible, but after a lot of post processing, here is what I got. Blur is fake, and now that I look at it now, I should have cropped off the left a bit more.


Image 1

 

[Keef]

Why don't you just try different lenses to get the effects you want? Anyway, I don't think it's possible to have all four cars in focus with a blurry background, no matter what lens you would use. They're just too far apart to make it work. That is a nice photo though, and fantastic setting, lol.

 

[Azuremen]

The blur is quite obvious. And not as an attempt to make a DoF effect. The result makes it look like someone's miniatures.

Keef, it isn't even a matter of lenses, just fiddling with the aperture.

 

[bergauk]

Man, I wish I had a DSLR right about now. I'm tired of point and shoots.

That shot was taken during the first official deep cleaning of my bike since I've had it.

 

[Speedster502]

Try using a macro mode for that shot, might be able to make the bike appear more in focus. I know its hard, but you've got to start learning somewhere instead of just leaping onto the SLR without previous experience. 👍

 

[bergauk]

Try using a macro mode for that shot, might be able to make the bike appear more in focus. I know its hard, but you've got to start learning somewhere instead of just leaping onto the SLR without previous experience. 👍

Well, its not that I just want to leap onto the SLR wagon. I know I'm ready for it. I'm just tired of being limited by the pointandshoots my family buys.

 

[Speedster502]

Well, its not that I just want to leap onto the SLR wagon. I know I'm ready for it. I'm just tired of being limited by the pointandshoots my family buys.

What's the name and model of the camera you've currently got? If you don't mind me asking.

 

[Omnis]

I am getting sick of my D40x. I've had it for about a year now and I'm ready for an upgrade. I recently took this shot, and in my opinion it looked terrible, but after a lot of post processing, here is what I got. Blur is fake, and now that I look at it now, I should have cropped off the left a bit more.


Image 1

Looks like tilt-shift. 👍

Here's a snapshot I took of when I was taking my old laptop apart. Mobo fried.

 

[SPhilli911]

Man, I wish I had a DSLR right about now. I'm tired of point and shoots.

That shot was taken during the first official deep cleaning of my bike since I've had it.

I am so in the bike mood lately! Oh and I have never washed my bike before. I ride too much, and it gets too dirty.

Took this of my buddy. It was my first time taking biking shots and it was a bit dark in the woods of course.

Image 1

 

[GilesGuthrie]

I am getting sick of my D40x. I've had it for about a year now and I'm ready for an upgrade. I recently took this shot, and in my opinion it looked terrible, but after a lot of post processing, here is what I got. Blur is fake, and now that I look at it now, I should have cropped off the left a bit more.


Image 1

I actually like this shot, although for some reason the F40 looks too small. Perhaps this is why the previous poster said it looked tilt-shift.

But in answer to your dilemma, use a tripod and stack focus

 

[bergauk]

I am so in the bike mood lately! Oh and I have never washed my bike before. I ride too much, and it gets too dirty.

Took this of my buddy. It was my first time taking biking shots and it was a bit dark in the woods of course.
Image 1

Did I mention I bought my bike back in October?


Also, nice shot.

 

[Watchman]

Nice shot, indeed

 

[SPhilli911]

Thanks guys!

 

[NLxAROSA]

Okay, I really like the idea behind this thread, so let me revive it. Here's a shot I took at the launching of a hot-air ballon earlier this week. (Clean from the camera/lens, no image alterations were made)

Here's a large version.

 

[Holdenhsvgtsr]

pinhole on a dslr didn't work out as well as i hoped i think it needs a smaller hole.

 

[NISM0_SKYLINE]

This is my favorite I belive. It was also kind of random and lucky.

 

[GTP_Deathwalker]

Took this at Donington Park with 400mm lens on my D80. Critisism and comments welcome

 

[homeforsummer]

Nice shots 👍 As far as comments go, it's only a pity it wasn't dry as they'd have had their knees down around there! As for criticism, there's not too much wrong with the photos themselves, but in post production you could rotate the images a little (to the right would look best) to make them look a bit more dynamic, and possibly increase contrast and saturation a little to give the colours a bit more depth. Though don't go nuts, as it's too easy to spoil a photo going overboard! Best bet is to save the originals somewhere and make copies which you can then edit and experiment with.

 

[GTP_Deathwalker]

Thanks for the comments. i will get on photoshop now and try some of your suggestions. i do have some of them in the dry but they are still RAW files, so when i get them converted i might start my own thread if there are enough 'keepers'

 

[GTP_Deathwalker]

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