Photographer's thread

[spike021]

Originally Posted by beltax90

Went to a mall I hadnt been to in a while!

You have a phenomenal eye!

[beltax90]

i think im okay, but thanks!

id like to get better and try new things. i feel like this new zoom lens has helped me in understanding what makes a photo interesting (to me at least! [like depth and textures and framing])

i dont know how to or feel comfortable photographing people. I've had friends who were so in tuned with capturing a moment, a mood or feeling and expression. I'd love to try that someday. would also like to learn how to manipulate lighting more and learn new ways to edit photos

[beltax90]

Also recently took some photos of some stuff in my dad's garden!













good ol' trusty D40! ive had this camera for 13 years now!

[Captain Snooze]

A bit of playing around with exposure and contrast here. I didn't use Photoshop but saying it's been DXOed doesn't have the same ring to it.

[spike021]

Originally Posted by beltax90

i think im okay, but thanks!

id like to get better and try new things. i feel like this new zoom lens has helped me in understanding what makes a photo interesting (to me at least! [like depth and textures and framing])

i dont know how to or feel comfortable photographing people. I've had friends who were so in tuned with capturing a moment, a mood or feeling and expression. I'd love to try that someday. would also like to learn how to manipulate lighting more and learn new ways to edit photos

I’ve been wanting to play around with people photography but I’m way too hesitant of invading personal space, and I also don’t want to shoot friends lol. It would probably be pretty cool though.

[Captain Snooze]

Originally Posted by spike021

I’ve been wanting to play around with people photography but I’m way too hesitant of invading personal space, and I also don’t want to shoot friends lol. It would probably be pretty cool though.

Yeah, I don't think street photography is a polite thing anymore (if it ever was) but I used to have a couple of compacts with long lenses which let me be a long way away. Having said that I've never captured a great pic because it's not something I often look for and I don't use/have those compacts anymore.

[Stephen W.]

Casey Stoner Indianapolis MotoGP 2008 turn 3

[JD001]

Originally Posted by beltax90

Also recently took some photos of some stuff in my dad's garden!













good ol' trusty D40! ive had this camera for 13 years now!

Great shots of the birds, need to crop them tight and get them framed..

[beltax90]

Originally Posted by Stephen W.

Casey Stoner Indianapolis MotoGP 2008 turn 3

Wild!!

[beltax90]

More pictures of birds form around the garden! some light showers made for some great pictures today!









An oriole from last year has made it's way back to the backyard!

[spike021]

Went to an AutoX day hosted by a track group yesterday. Went to the track paddock after lunch to see if there was anything interesting to take photos of. Nothing crazy and only got like 10 "usable" shots, but I kind of liked this one and played with the angle a bit to make it feel more "handheld"/spontaneous than it was when I actually shot it:




It's not anything to print or whatever, but I'm still exploring my "street" photography style and how to just kind of take random frames and work with them artistically, etc.

[beltax90]

what a machine!

[spike021]

Went on a short canyon/mtn run with a buddy this morning to a lookout spot so I could shoot his A90 Supra. Working some of the photos. Not entirely happy because I messed up a setting and didn't notice till halfway through the shoot . But making do with what I got.

On the other hand, I am super stoked that the weather worked out! I was hoping it'd be foggy like this.

Here's one or two I have so far (we didn't plan to shoot mine initially, which is why it's completely filthy):

[Captain Snooze]

Originally Posted by spike021

Went on a short canyon/mtn run............

I like those.
I like them a lot.