Trying to get back into using my D90 more. First photoshoot in awhile. It was midday and I was battling the sun. Felt SUPER rusty, this is about all I got....

http://i98.photobucket.com/albums/l2...an/z34edit.jpg

mid-day is tough, but that shot is very cool.

Midday is rough. Thanks for the compliment. I think the shot came out pretty good.

indeed

pretty good shot, try the same spot again at golden hour!!

here, redzed wanted me to post here so... i have other picts in my albums page. :p

http://www.the370z.com/members/kench...earside-sm.jpg

Oh so this is where all the photogs are eh? :icon17:

First attempt with my new T3i i just bought today. No shots of the car yet, just the stinky cat! So far so good!

No editing
http://i367.photobucket.com/albums/o...IMG_0021-2.jpg

After photoshop lightroom 3 (first time user)

http://i367.photobucket.com/albums/o...G_0021-2-1.jpg

http://i367.photobucket.com/albums/o...i/IMG_0014.jpg
Was to bright, re-edit above.

Taking shots of cats and flowers... i better go take some shots of my car and hot girls asap :icon17:

^ flower shot is nice Nitex.

Few quick shots outta my photobucket.
Bahamas, last year.
http://i98.photobucket.com/albums/l2...yan/oneleg.jpg
http://i98.photobucket.com/albums/l265/avryan/eyes.jpg

My r/c rockcrawler.
http://i98.photobucket.com/albums/l265/avryan/ax10.jpg

:icon17:^^ love the rock crawler pic! At first i thought damn is that a monster truck??

anybody have any thoughts on where is best to upload? i'm using flickr right now, debating the $25/yr to go premium.

Lol :icon17:

also curious.

I was thinking picasa.... any good?

i tried picasa for a bit, it seemed awkward to me. but i dunno, maybe with more experience it'll get better? i just hated the 3rd party program i had to dl

I am not a fan of picasa. I'm thinking about setting up my own site to host from.

I use SmugMug to host my photos. It's not the cheapest option but I like their offering. Check it out. http://www.smugmug.com.

yah, i was thinking about doing my own site too someday.

I use smugmug with my own domain. I've thought about several times getting away from smugmug, but each time it doesn't make a whole lot of sense due to how much it would cost to host elsewhere, plus the overall cost of a flash template. Smugmug is actually pretty cheap if you get to thinking about it in the grand scheme of things.

If you do decide to go with smugmug, you can go here [ https://secure.smugmug.com/signup.mg...=f6Yg2M3XHzlSc ] and get $5 off... And it also helps me out too! The cool thing is you can to a 1 month trial of any account level.

Your one with no editing looks better than the one with, at least on my screen.

With the edit you actually made the picture look underexposed.

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.

I only brought my zoom with me to the bbq, and now i see the mat line i should have used to get aligned.

yah, basically the decorations on the walls are slighly cocked. :tup:

i've always wondered why you would get a prime lens. as far as i'm concerned, it's nice for the lower f-stops you can achieve, and it's a lot lighter than some of the zoom lenses.

i'm torn on what to get for another lens, both my kit lens and tele-lens crap out at f-stops of around 5.6

I love my 35mm prime. Super sharp, and great in low light.


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phelan i guess it really depends on what you're trying to take a pict of. in my case 85% will be cars, 10% landscape things when i travel, 5% portraits and closeups (my kit lens can do f/3.5 at 18mm..) which is more than enough for me.

if im doing more close ups inside the house i guess i'd opt for something with a large apeture to get a nice dramatic effect with the background blown out...and more lighting(?)