1/50th & f22 @ ISO800 Jerl? So the non-Nikon tubes meant what - manual focus and exposure? I like to see decent results from cheaper gear! Some noise on the original file, did you try noise reduction yet?
PHOTO-A-DAY: March 2012
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Rx4Photo........ Thanks for the compliment! She's an exceptional model to work with, wish they were all like her.
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Well, out yesterday and around one of the colleges.... young kids are great after chatting awhile. This youngster seemed to be willing to talk....
D4, 85mm f/1.8 1/100 sec at f/5.0 ISO 200 I am thinking the 85mm is a bit short for these.... will try the 135mm and see what some more college kids are like.... If anyone has an interest in my "thinking" about this.... a young man like this gives me the impression they are very close to living "outside the lines" and thus I tend to crop closely so as to give this feeling....
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spraynpray said:
1/50th & f22 @ ISO800 Jerl? So the non-Nikon tubes meant what - manual focus and exposure? I like to see decent results from cheaper gear! Some noise on the original file, did you try noise reduction yet?Thanks for the comments, and yeah, pretty much- I was hand holding so that's why I needed the high ISO. And with the cheap extension tubes, not only is it manual focus and exposure, but also manual aperture control as well. Focusing at larger apertures and then stopping down enough without shifting the lens is a pain. Needless to say, after doing that a few times, I got myself a set of aperture coupling extension tubes, which made me happier. And eventually I got myself a real macro lens, which made me even more so.
As for noise, yeah, I agree there's quite a bit of noise for this kind of shot. Again, this is mainly due to handholding when I should have used a tripod. To take care of noise, I usually use photoshop and ACR to control the noise. I don't mind a little bit of the grainy look in exchange for not smudging out the details too much. As long as there is no color noise, I'm usually ok with it.
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Jerl, it is a nice capture. Now that the wildflowers are coming out here, I will pay close attention to how you work. Even though I have a macro lens, I don't seem to know how to use it in the best way.
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jerl said:
Thanks for the comments, and yeah, pretty much- I was hand holding so that's why I needed the high ISO. And with the cheap extension tubes, not only is it manual focus and exposure, but also manual aperture control as well. Focusing at larger apertures and then stopping down enough without shifting the lens is a pain. Needless to say, after doing that a few times, I got myself a set of aperture coupling extension tubes, which made me happier. And eventually I got myself a real macro lens, which made me even more so.As for noise, yeah, I agree there's quite a bit of noise for this kind of shot. Again, this is mainly due to handholding when I should have used a tripod. To take care of noise, I usually use photoshop and ACR to control the noise. I don't mind a little bit of the grainy look in exchange for not smudging out the details too much. As long as there is no color noise, I'm usually ok with it.
For sure at internet sizes that is the way to go. I can't see noticeable diffusion for f22 either.
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Rx4Photo said:
Everyone is posting such perfectly exposed pictures here. For me it's daily education.
@NSXType-R, thanks for posting the name of that car because I honestly had no clue. My kids thought it was out of the movie "CARS."
@elvishefer, I do think your bird photo is very artistic and quite frame-able.
@Bland, your photographic talents amaze me. Impressive facial and wall shadows.Haha, no problem.
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D90 - Nikkor 105mm VR @ f/4.5
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D700, N24-70 F2.8, @ 24mm, f/2.8, 1/30", ISO 1600, hand held.Posted 1 year ago # -
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Well, thanks again for the comments guys. I guess I really should say that for every decent shot I got with that setup, there are literally dozens of motion blurred or out of focus shots that I had to trash.
Anyway, something a little different since I have been digging through my archives trying to sort and process some older pictures. This is from when I still used my D70 (also with 50/1.8D)
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Probably the best picture I've taken of my son.
Nikon D40 with Nikon 35mm F1.8 prime. 1,1600, iso 200.
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Pierre, nice capture
And good portrait Mike
Went cross country skiing Saturday at my favorite place. Beautiful day
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Well, I think everyone is doing great work. And, shots of our children.... so difficult. Yet MikeFrewer, you captured it well on this one. If anyone looked at the young man I posted, here is his roommate.
D4, 85mm f/1.8 Nikkor G
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Thanks "yetibuddha and msmoto". He is so difficult to take pictures of, he normally pulls a face. Now he has his own D3000, I think he's growing up a bit, I'm just waiting for the "dad, can I have a D7000 ?"
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MikeFrewer said:
Thanks "yetibuddha and msmoto". He is so difficult to take pictures of, he normally pulls a face. Now he has his own D3000, I think he's growing up a bit, I'm just waiting for the "dad, can I have a D7000 ?"
I feel a little in awe of everyone else on this forum, the pictures are so good. I must find the time to get out with my camera a bit more often.Posted 1 year ago # -
MikeFrewer said:
Thanks "yetibuddha and msmoto". He is so difficult to take pictures of, he normally pulls a face. Now he has his own D3000, I think he's growing up a bit, I'm just waiting for the "dad, can I have a D7000 ?"No, I don't think he will say D7000, I think he will say "D4" ha,ha,ha
Just keep shooting photos and watch what goes on with an open mind and yours will begin to look like everyone else's.
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Mike....I really like the portrait of your son.
D7000 NIKKOR 70-300VR(FL 165mm) F8 1/400 ISO/200I didn't do anything to turn the asphalt white, just a freak light bounce from shooting directly into the sun.
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Thanks everyone for the kind words about my bird pic/doodle.
Treckie - Your last pic looks very cold.
Abstract of a rail used by skateborders for their hijinx.
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msmoto, I like your portraits. Are you using a flash, soft box, whatever, or does the d4 do all that as well?
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Yetibuddha said:
msmoto, I like your portraits. Are you using a flash, soft box, whatever, or does the d4 do all that as well?I rarely use any other light than available. These are done with the D4, generally set in either program mode P or I am learning about the technique of setting manual shutter, aperture and allowing the auto ISO to handle whatever is needed. And with the ability to shoot at 3200, 6400 ISO, with no ill effects (IMHO) things go fairly well.
Once I have the initial image (for these I may shoot form five to fifteen) I try to choose one which portrays what I am thinking I saw. Then with Lightroom 4, I begin the process.... first lighten shadows. If necessary in bright lights, bring down the highlights and in most cases take the shortened range and increase contrast. The eyes are always worked on with some lightening of the whites, increasing contrast around the eyelashes, taking care of any dark areas, and adjusting a highlight so as to be consistent. Backgrounds are slightly darkened and desaturated, quite often. Lips, most often increased saturation.
Cropping is done using what I call the 1/3, 1/3rd technique where the important part is 1/3 from the edge and top. Or something like that. But I will move the image around, even a millimeter at a time, squinting, moving, etc., and when the composition is "right" it seems to "pop" into place.
Well, there you have it..... bet you are sorry you asked. I will often post a photo, realize the color balance or something is not correct, go back in a correct and repost the same hoot revised.
Having said all that I do have a set of six Elinchrome soft boxes which I love. In a few weeks a series of photos called PPC will be going up on my website. All will be shot very similar to what Peter Hurley does in New York. ALthough I think I may have told him I was doing this before he was born, ha,ha,ha...in the late 1960's. I will post some of these on PAD.
And, a series of street people will be upcoming. The D4 is a great confidence booster. Being able to shoot in any light... like the locomotive in almost total darkness I put up a few days ago, is just a whole new world. I am working on a technique which I hope should get some nice stuff.
I just do not seem to be able to get all the drama I see in so many shots, maybe not here but on 500PX, they have all this brilliant work, yet not so many people. So, I will try to photograph more people.
Thanks for asking.... bet no one will ever ask again, huh?
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Hair dresser put this painting to advertise his service in chinatown Montreal. I found it so funny, Captured on a IPhone (tight space, not enough room for the D700).Posted 1 year ago #
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