PICTURE POST II!

Discussion in 'Miscellaneous' started by Mary Ann, Aug 10, 2012.

  1. Mr. Laser Beam

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    ^ I'm getting a bit of a Crystalline Entity vibe from those trees. :techman:
     
  2. Savage Dragon

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    I totally see that now.
     
  3. Greylock Crescent

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    Which park, Savage? It's a really nice shot! Great combo of the tree, clouds and sky.
     
  4. Pondwater

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    I see a bunny rabbit in the clouds.
     
  5. Mr. Laser Beam

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    I tawt I taw a puddy tat...
     
  6. Greylock Crescent

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    The Empire State Building has some company:

    [​IMG]
     
  7. cooleddie74

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    That is one extremely cool photograph. Thanks for sharing.
     
  8. Savage Dragon

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    It was taken at Carl Schurz on the east side.

    That is a very cool shot.
     
  9. selina

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    Yes! It's awesome. Great picture.
     
  10. Alrik

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    ^

    Agreed. X 2.
     
  11. Pondwater

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    Yeah, What they all say...^^^^^
     
  12. Kestra

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    Really beautiful. What lens were you using and where were you standing?
     
  13. Greylock Crescent

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    Thanks for the kind words, everyone! It's very much appreciated.

    Kestra, I was standing in the middle of W33rd Street, halfway between 6th & 7th Aves (I ducked out into the street in between traffic signals). I was using my Canon 70D and a 70-300mm Canon lens - though I was only using about half of its zoom capability.

    Interestingly enough, the moon wasn't the only company the Empire State Building had on Sunday (also taken on W33rd, but between 5th and 6th Aves, and before the moon had risen above the skyline):

    [​IMG]
     
  14. selina

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    ^ Have you taken photography courses or was it "just" a lot of practice to get amazing pictures like that?

    I am asking because right now the way I learn is by reading books. I was thinking about taking a course, but it's too expensive for me at the moment. Luckily the father of a friend of mine is a photographer and he is willing to teach me a few things. So, I am interested in the kind of experiences other people had with photography courses.
     
  15. Tom Hendricks

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    My parents are visiting from North Carolina, my dad is trying to get my daughter Kira to smile for a picture and she is very weary.
    [​IMG]
     
  16. auntiehill

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    ^Aw. :lol: The "I don't wanna" is loud and clear.
     
  17. cooleddie74

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    I've worn the teenage and adult versions of that expression in more than a few photos over the years. But they were all worth it in retrospect. :)
     
  18. Tom Hendricks

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    I told my wife to expect that expression a lot when she is a teenager but with the added bonus of sarcasm thrown in.
     
  19. Greylock Crescent

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    That's priceless! Love it!

    And selina, thanks again for the kind words. As far as courses go, I took one, about a year after I seriously started taking photos (which puts the class three years ago). It was an introductory, continuing education course on digital photography at the local community college. It spent a lot of the time on the technical aspects - how to operate a camera, shutter speed, aperture, exposure, etc. On the artistic side, it touched on a few basics like light, color, shape, depth of field and the "Rule of Thirds". Basically, it didn't offer a lot of information that couldn't be learned from a book or youtube video.

    The value, to me anyway, was from the assignments the professor gave - and his subsequent critiques. Those tasks challenged me and forced me to be a bit more deliberate when I'm shooting. So I did get something out of it. Otherwise, it's been a lot of repetition. I recently went through and organized my Lightroom (the program I use to "process" my photos) catalog and realized I have roughly 30,000 shots stored in it. :wtf:

    So yeah, a lot of practice, and a lot throwing pasta at the walls to see if anything sticks. That's one of the benefits of digital photography. :techman:

    As for the two Empire State Building shots ... I'm very happy with them, but I have to also concede that there was no small amount of luck involved in them (having a beautiful clear day while being in Manhattan, having a moon rise during the day, a plane flying by at the opportune moment, a flock of pigeons that decide to take flight as I'm turning down the block). Fortunately I was there, with my camera, and actively looking for a good shot. :)
     
  20. selina

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    ^ Great information. That was really helpful, thank you :).