Good point Parkerman.

^ thanks for the tip! Not sure why everything seems to bright to me.

i was gonna mention this as well. might want to look at the histogram again on your edit. i was like that before as well, when things looked okay on my screen, they'd come out kind of dark everywhere else. now i actually look at the histogram and on those early photos, they're shifted waaaaay left.



hmm..i think it's down to flickr or smugmug. i guess it's whether or not i want to spend the $40+ / year instead of $25. not sure how far i'm gonna go with photography, i'm really not that good yet, but it's turning into far more of a hobby than i thought it would haha. i'm already scouting for another lens to complement my kit lens!

i like flickr just b/c even in its basic form it has some decent protection levels. smugmug charges its medium-grade for the right click protect, yada yada that flickr offers for free. but overall i'm very impressed w/ the smugmug layout and website capabilities.

Nitex- does my picts look too bright too? I'm using a macbookpro with one increment above center for brightness on the display and adjusting the mid-level lighting just a hair.

+1 nice shot alchemy! :D

well then...parker looks like i might take you up on the offer link, and give smugmug the trial.

We use Betterphoto.com for our business RMK PhotographyCapturing the moments that make up a lifetime bucause it's canned and easy. I use photobucket for my play stuff just to dump shots and link to them.

Nitex- congrats on you new purchase!

Figured I'd post up a few quick shots I did this weekend. Nothing spectacular but here we go.

http://fc06.deviantart.net/fs70/i/20...sc-d42agt3.jpg

http://fc04.deviantart.net/fs71/i/20...sc-d42ag87.jpg

http://fc06.deviantart.net/fs70/i/20...sc-d42ag3z.jpg

http://fc05.deviantart.net/fs70/i/20...sc-d42aeh6.jpg

Macro shots taken with Tamron 90mm 2.8 Macro

The last photo was taken with a Rokinon 8mm Fisheye

These were just converted in LR ,Don't think I really did any editing on them.

http://nick911sc.deviantart.com/gallery/ <----My gallery(My progress from learning to shoot DSLR lol)

nick- wheew... thought i was scrolling down to dogs humping... lol im at work so NSFW picts are dangerous.

nice picts. :)

LMAO

Nope they're just escaping the heat!

^^ Thanks for the advice all. I guess i just need time to learn the ropes.

Nick, Shots of the bee are amazing! great job!

Kenchan.. LOL :rofl2:

I didnt have alot of time to mess with the new camera this weekend but i snapped a few shots before heading off to my jujitsu/Aikido dojo for the first time since my accident :tup: Just for a BBQ though haha

I call this one.. The Fly :icon17:
http://i367.photobucket.com/albums/o...IMG_0038-1.jpg
http://i367.photobucket.com/albums/o...IMG_0038-2.jpg

http://i367.photobucket.com/albums/o...i/IMG_0011.jpg

http://i367.photobucket.com/albums/o...i/IMG_0049.jpg
http://i367.photobucket.com/albums/o...i/IMG_0059.jpg
Car shots make me want new wheels and suspension..

http://i367.photobucket.com/albums/o...i/IMG_0053.jpg
http://i367.photobucket.com/albums/o...i/IMG_0056.jpg

haha, you're like me, the last shot has a tilt to it. i always have a fair bit of difficulty making sure the shot i'm taking is close to horizontal.

what lens are you using btw? just curious

nitex- haha, i like that fly shot! :tup: looks like he's smiling too. :D

... ummm are you like a ninja? (your last pict with swords ) *kenchan quietly hides under desk*

Hah yeah, the funny thing is i actually tried to tell myself in that shot to try to stay horizontal :icon17:

Lens used are either kit lens 18-55 or fixed 50mm that im messing around with. Not sure im sold on it.. seems kind of redundant unless its better for fast shooting.

Ken, gimp ninja with wooden sword. Bring a gun or anything sharp really and i lose :rofl2:

Nitex- lol :D hahaha. i see. i shall carry my pencil then for safety. :p

on that last wall pict, did you use a 55mm? nearly impossible to get a straight verticle line if you dont have enough space to back up, right? ive had issues where trees in my shot has a curvy cat's back. :D thus i want to know more about blowing out the background like how Beach's doing it on his car shots. just use blurr software? :confused: low f/stops obviously caused parts of my car to go out of focus which is bad.