The Digital Photography thread

Spyhop · April 16th, 2010, 04:42

Friendly request: Please keep in mind that not every fan of photography has access to super fast internet connections. In order to keep the page accessible, please limit yourself to roughly 500kb per image. We won't be checking up on it, but if you'd like to post high-resolution images, please use thumbnails so everyone can enjoy your work. Thanks

I think gf made one of these threads once, but it's fallen off the forum.
Let's start again.

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makotech222 · April 16th, 2010, 04:59

Cool spyhop. i wish i had a DSLR. All i have is an SLR-like camera. Couldnt afford the real thing at the time :P

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redlofredlof · April 16th, 2010, 05:03

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Originally Posted by Spyhop

I think gf made one of these threads once, but it's fallen off the forum.
Let's start again.

The point here is, have you taken these photographs yourself? If so then cool, If not then it would be considered another image spam thread. One can watch all photography at deviantART too.

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Spyhop · April 16th, 2010, 05:12

Why would I post them if I didn't take them myself?

redlofredlof · April 16th, 2010, 05:15

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Why would I post them if I didn't take them myself?

what is the mario made up of? and what is the dog's name. What camera do you have?

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Spyhop · April 16th, 2010, 05:16

Pixel Blocks. Chewy. Nikon D5000

redlofredlof · April 16th, 2010, 05:19

lol chewy, cute name.

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Strike105X · April 16th, 2010, 06:27

Nice pics Spy and nice decorative armor

, we will see more wont we ? ^^

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**SCHUMI_4EVER** · April 16th, 2010, 10:03

Just macro shots? how about something with a little more distance? Say a view from a hill or high building somewhere near you?

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Spyhop · April 16th, 2010, 15:44

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Originally Posted by SCHUMI_4EVER

Say a view from a hill or high building somewhere near you?

Edmonton at the end of winter is not very picturesque.

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Originally Posted by Cid Highwind

Nice one Spyhop

Are these images altered in any way, like post processing on PC?

I'll sometimes make minor adjustments to blacklevels, colors, exposure, etc in Lightroom or remove some minor artifacting in PS.

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I recently started to get into photography as well, despite still being a n00b.

I'm also a noob

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These are some pics I made during last year.

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Also, how did you get the bloomish effect in the flower one?

Photoshop. Create a duplicate layer. Gaussian blur it a bit, then Overlay it on your background layer.

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**Cid Highwind** · April 16th, 2010, 11:45

Nice one Spyhop

Are these images altered in any way, like post processing on PC? I recently started to get into photography as well, despite still being a n00b. These are some pics I made during last year. I think I may have put some of them online before. The last one was made last night, as I heard that the sunset would be something special because of the volcanic ashes in the air coming from Iceland. It happened to be the 1337th picture with this cam ^^

Anyway Spyhop, I really like your sense of colour, such as shown in the picture with the dog. Also, how did you get the bloomish effect in the flower one?

Full resolution

Edit: Hmm, maybe I should resize them, let me know if preferred
Edit: Resized to 400-500kb each

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**SCHUMI_4EVER** · April 16th, 2010, 11:58

definitely prefered, you're gonna murder my connection

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**Cid Highwind** · April 16th, 2010, 13:40

I'm sorry Schumi, I hope this is a bit better then? There's a 500kb limit, compression sucks after all. Uploaded an extra image as well, as Aided Onslaught let me know he liked it a lot. The last one was a bastard to compress though. Even at a JPG quality of 80, it still hardly fit within the 500kb.

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**SCHUMI_4EVER** · April 16th, 2010, 13:49

Thanks Cid, I was not referring just to my cap btw cuz with 512kbps connection loading also takes quite a while and if pics are too big some just don't get loaded as it times out.

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**Cid Highwind** · April 16th, 2010, 13:59

Yeah, I understand. Thumbnails would help a lot in such a case. Let me edit the first post just to give people a headsup that a 500kb / pic limit would be appreciated.

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ozzgx4 · April 16th, 2010, 14:57

Nice pictures guys

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**Cid Highwind** · April 16th, 2010, 15:54

Ah I see. Well it certainly has a nice effect. I'm not good with image editing tools though, I suppose I like my images clean as well. The one with the monochrome background is just another setting in my camera. The sunsets were made using the sunset mode on my cam, the colours are less accurate but it does make things look nicer in most cases.

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Strike105X · April 16th, 2010, 16:07

Overlay can be a tad to much sometimes, may i suggest to experiment with soft light as well :P.

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redlofredlof · April 16th, 2010, 16:11

I like non photoshop images, using photoshop on a photograph just makes it fake and unrealistic.

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Fadingz · April 21st, 2010, 01:37

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Originally Posted by redlofredlof

I like non photoshop images, using photoshop on a photograph just makes it fake and unrealistic.

What the camera sees is not the same of what human eyes see though.
In fact, what I see is different from what you see.

If the purpose of photoshop is to restore the sight of the photographer, then I'd say that the photo is realistic.

The brightness and contrast of the camera depends on the exposure time as well.
Fine control on the exposure time and fine tune in the contrast afterwords yields the best effect.
Most cameras nowadays have auto-tuned exposure time and contrast built-in, and how is that different from photoshop?
Photoshop is manual as well, where built-in functions are automatic.

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April 16th, 2010, 04:42	#1
Spyhop Banned Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: SPAAACCCCE Posts: 7,343	The Digital Photography thread Friendly request: Please keep in mind that not every fan of photography has access to super fast internet connections. In order to keep the page accessible, please limit yourself to roughly 500kb per image. We won't be checking up on it, but if you'd like to post high-resolution images, please use thumbnails so everyone can enjoy your work. Thanks I think gf made one of these threads once, but it's fallen off the forum. Let's start again. Last edited by Cid Highwind; April 16th, 2010 at 14:02.. Reason: Friendly request

April 16th, 2010, 11:45	#11
Cid Highwind The Hunter Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: NL Posts: 15,877	Nice one Spyhop Are these images altered in any way, like post processing on PC? I recently started to get into photography as well, despite still being a n00b. These are some pics I made during last year. I think I may have put some of them online before. The last one was made last night, as I heard that the sunset would be something special because of the volcanic ashes in the air coming from Iceland. It happened to be the 1337th picture with this cam ^^ Anyway Spyhop, I really like your sense of colour, such as shown in the picture with the dog. Also, how did you get the bloomish effect in the flower one? Full resolution Full resolution Full resolution Full resolution Full resolution Edit: Hmm, maybe I should resize them, let me know if preferred Edit: Resized to 400-500kb each __________________ PC Specs: CPU: Intel Q8200 @ 2.8GHz // GPU: Sapphire ATi HD5870 1GB // Mobo: Gigabyte EP35-DS3 RAM: 4GB Kingston HyperX DDR2 1066 // HDD: 1TB Samsung Spinpoint // SPU: Creative X-Fi Xtreme Music PSU: Hiper Type-R 580W // Monitor: Iiyama B2403WS / 19201200 Join the NGEmu Folding @ Home community NOW!* Last edited by Cid Highwind; April 16th, 2010 at 13:42..

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April 16th, 2010, 04:59	#2
makotech222 The one and only Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Chicago Illinois Posts: 3,609	Cool spyhop. i wish i had a DSLR. All i have is an SLR-like camera. Couldnt afford the real thing at the time :P __________________ Desktop: [Windows 7 x64][Asus P8P67 Deluxe][Intel i5 2500k @4.4ghz][EVGA GTX 570][Corsair DDR3 8gb] [Corsair 550w][Viewsonic 23inch 120hz 1680x1050 Display] Lenovo X200Tablet: [Windows 7 x64][L9400 @1.86ghz][Intel GMA 4500MHD][2gb Ram][160GB 7200rpm][LED-lit Touchscreen/pen-abled]

April 16th, 2010, 05:12	#4
Spyhop Banned Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: SPAAACCCCE Posts: 7,343	Why would I post them if I didn't take them myself?

April 16th, 2010, 05:16	#6
Spyhop Banned Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: SPAAACCCCE Posts: 7,343	Pixel Blocks. Chewy. Nikon D5000

April 16th, 2010, 05:19	#7
redlofredlof folder chan Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: C:> Posts: 7,046	lol chewy, cute name. __________________

April 16th, 2010, 06:27	#8
Strike105X ヒットハード＆高速 Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Aincrad Posts: 13,683	Nice pics Spy and nice decorative armor , we will see more wont we ? ^^ __________________ DeviantArt\|AnimeList\|PC Config

April 16th, 2010, 10:03	#9
SCHUMI_4EVER Hackin 'n Slashin Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Most-expensive-Internet-on-the-Planet Land : South Africa Posts: 26,363	Just macro shots? how about something with a little more distance? Say a view from a hill or high building somewhere near you? __________________ Intel Core2Quad Q9550 (2.83Ghz stock) \| ASUS P5Q \| 2x2GB Transcend JetRam DDR2-800 \| ASUS ENGTX260\HDTP\896M \| Windows Vista Home Premium 64bit SP1 The Champ has retired but may his Legacy live on FOREVER !!!! No$GBA DS FAQ 2.0 Get it right fools! The glass is HALF-EMPTY, not half-full!!! !!! WARNING: Emulation requires a brain !!! WARNING: Emulation =/= Piracy !!!

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SCHUMI_4EVER Hackin 'n Slashin Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Most-expensive-Internet-on-the-Planet Land : South Africa Posts: 26,363	definitely prefered, you're gonna murder my connection __________________ Intel Core2Quad Q9550 (2.83Ghz stock) \| ASUS P5Q \| 2x2GB Transcend JetRam DDR2-800 \| ASUS ENGTX260\HDTP\896M \| Windows Vista Home Premium 64bit SP1 The Champ has retired but may his Legacy live on FOREVER !!!! No$GBA DS FAQ 2.0 Get it right fools! The glass is HALF-EMPTY, not half-full!!! !!! WARNING: Emulation requires a brain !!! WARNING: Emulation =/= Piracy !!!

April 16th, 2010, 13:40	#13
Cid Highwind The Hunter Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: NL Posts: 15,877	I'm sorry Schumi, I hope this is a bit better then? There's a 500kb limit, compression sucks after all. Uploaded an extra image as well, as Aided Onslaught let me know he liked it a lot. The last one was a bastard to compress though. Even at a JPG quality of 80, it still hardly fit within the 500kb. __________________ PC Specs: CPU: Intel Q8200 @ 2.8GHz // GPU: Sapphire ATi HD5870 1GB // Mobo: Gigabyte EP35-DS3 RAM: 4GB Kingston HyperX DDR2 1066 // HDD: 1TB Samsung Spinpoint // SPU: Creative X-Fi Xtreme Music PSU: Hiper Type-R 580W // Monitor: Iiyama B2403WS / 19201200 Join the NGEmu Folding @ Home community NOW!*

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SCHUMI_4EVER Hackin 'n Slashin Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Most-expensive-Internet-on-the-Planet Land : South Africa Posts: 26,363	Thanks Cid, I was not referring just to my cap btw cuz with 512kbps connection loading also takes quite a while and if pics are too big some just don't get loaded as it times out. __________________ Intel Core2Quad Q9550 (2.83Ghz stock) \| ASUS P5Q \| 2x2GB Transcend JetRam DDR2-800 \| ASUS ENGTX260\HDTP\896M \| Windows Vista Home Premium 64bit SP1 The Champ has retired but may his Legacy live on FOREVER !!!! No$GBA DS FAQ 2.0 Get it right fools! The glass is HALF-EMPTY, not half-full!!! !!! WARNING: Emulation requires a brain !!! WARNING: Emulation =/= Piracy !!!

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Cid Highwind The Hunter Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: NL Posts: 15,877	Yeah, I understand. Thumbnails would help a lot in such a case. Let me edit the first post just to give people a headsup that a 500kb / pic limit would be appreciated. __________________ PC Specs: CPU: Intel Q8200 @ 2.8GHz // GPU: Sapphire ATi HD5870 1GB // Mobo: Gigabyte EP35-DS3 RAM: 4GB Kingston HyperX DDR2 1066 // HDD: 1TB Samsung Spinpoint // SPU: Creative X-Fi Xtreme Music PSU: Hiper Type-R 580W // Monitor: Iiyama B2403WS / 19201200 Join the NGEmu Folding @ Home community NOW!*

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April 16th, 2010, 15:54	#17
Cid Highwind The Hunter Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: NL Posts: 15,877	Ah I see. Well it certainly has a nice effect. I'm not good with image editing tools though, I suppose I like my images clean as well. The one with the monochrome background is just another setting in my camera. The sunsets were made using the sunset mode on my cam, the colours are less accurate but it does make things look nicer in most cases. __________________ PC Specs: CPU: Intel Q8200 @ 2.8GHz // GPU: Sapphire ATi HD5870 1GB // Mobo: Gigabyte EP35-DS3 RAM: 4GB Kingston HyperX DDR2 1066 // HDD: 1TB Samsung Spinpoint // SPU: Creative X-Fi Xtreme Music PSU: Hiper Type-R 580W // Monitor: Iiyama B2403WS / 19201200 Join the NGEmu Folding @ Home community NOW!*

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redlofredlof folder chan Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: C:> Posts: 7,046	I like non photoshop images, using photoshop on a photograph just makes it fake and unrealistic. __________________