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[Captain Snooze]

Originally Posted by Boomerang

And The Right;

Ffs. I'm almost drowning just looking at that.
Something that constantly amazes me is the wave is breaking and it's ginormous but just a little bit further along the wave doesn't break and you have a gaggle of people on boards, jet-skis and photographers just idly watching this wall of water crashing down just over there.

[beltax90]

[Boomerang]

[Spuds]

Originally Posted by Captain Snooze

Ffs. I'm almost drowning just looking at that.
Something that constantly amazes me is the wave is breaking and it's ginormous but just a little bit further along the wave doesn't break and you have a gaggle of people on boards, jet-skis and photographers just idly watching this wall of water crashing down just over there.


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It's deeper where the boats are. Since the wave is coming in at an angle they are further from shore than the break point.

[spike021]

I admit I only took this with my iPhone, but it's one of my favorite photos:




I've taken a handful of photos of Haru early in the morning at what is basically golden hour and they always come out majestic-looking like this where the sunlight just illuminates the edge of his coat.

cc @Atmo

[Captain Snooze]

Originally Posted by spike021

I admit I only took this with my iPhone, but it's one of my favorite photos:

Phone camera is better than no camera and for many (most?) applications is more than enough.

This pic was taken in 2010, somewhere in India. (The wife would know which city it is, it's somewhere in Rajasthan.) The wife and I were both using a Panny TZ10. 12mp!!! Woooo! There were many discarded photos but I really like some of my pics. I have one A4 print taken with this camera.



Picture > hardware
But you already knew this.

[beltax90]

^ whoa! so dense, so detailed, so fancy

[beltax90]

on our way to the ice cream shop











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[Capt Spaulding]

Rain over the south Texas brush country.

[beltax90]

bob ross would be proud

[soundman98]

Originally Posted by spike021

I admit I only took this with my iPhone, but it's one of my favorite photos:




I've taken a handful of photos of Haru early in the morning at what is basically golden hour and they always come out majestic-looking like this where the sunlight just illuminates the edge of his coat.

cc @Atmo

seek advice, do you.

[Atmo]

Originally Posted by spike021

I admit I only took this with my iPhone, but it's one of my favorite photos:

I've taken a handful of photos of Haru early in the morning at what is basically golden hour and they always come out majestic-looking like this where the sunlight just illuminates the edge of his coat.

cc @Atmo

Nailed it. Light, DOF, subject pose (so elegant), low angle, and on National Dog Day no less. Perfect.

Nothing to apologize for using a camera phone. I do the same for web shots. That's the reason Costco no longer sells DSLR's. I only lug my gear along when I'm shooting for detailed crops or enlargements.

[spike021]

I think you guys misunderstood what I said a bit :P.

I wasn't admitting to it as in, it's the best I can do with what I have. Just that it was a surprisingly nice shot by a phone.

For instance, with my usual mirrorless A6000 I snapped this shot back in Kyoto, Japan in 2019:



I was just bummed at the time because I sort of was able to ask this guy while he was at a red light if I could snap him and his shiba, and he gave me the OK. At first he was grinning but none of those frames worked out because with my usual hand tremors + nerves, I couldn't get any without motion blur. This was like the final frame I got, but of course by then he was no longer smiling. But I kinda like it anyway because the expression (to me) provides more gravitas; a man and his best friend out on the city by bike.

Originally Posted by Atmo

Nailed it. Light, DOF, subject pose (so elegant), low angle, and on National Dog Day no less. Perfect.

Nothing to apologize for using a camera phone. I do the same for web shots. That's the reason Costco no longer sells DSLR's. I only lug my gear along when I'm shooting for detailed crops or enlargements.

Originally Posted by soundman98

seek advice, do you.

Originally Posted by Captain Snooze

Phone camera is better than no camera and for many (most?) applications is more than enough.

This pic was taken in 2010, somewhere in India. (The wife would know which city it is, it's somewhere in Rajasthan.) The wife and I were both using a Panny TZ10. 12mp!!! Woooo! There were many discarded photos but I really like some of my pics. I have one A4 print taken with this camera.

Picture > hardware
But you already knew this.

[Captain Snooze]

Originally Posted by spike021

For instance, with my usual mirrorless A6000 I snapped this shot back in Kyoto, Japan in 2019:

You have reminded me of my dogs in Japan pic. It's not sharp but it was a moving subject so I was under pressure. Flea Market, Yoyogi Park, Feb 2011, Panny TZ10 (again).