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[mrkgoo]

New year, new quarter, new thread.

It's 2011 in Nz, so happy new year! Hopefully this year is a productive one from Photography-GAF. Moreover, hopefully I can get out of my rut and contribute more.

To ring it in, here're some shots I took last year (lol) on 3oth December.


EF17-40 F4L, 40mm, f/4.0, 1/640s, iso200


EF17-40 F4L, 40mm, f/11.0, 1/500s, iso200


EF17-40 F4L, 40mm, f/4.0, 1/500s, iso200


EF17-40 F4L, 17mm, f/8.0, 1/500s, iso200


Last thread:
GAF Photography 2010 -Q4

 

[Scythian Empire]

That shot with the horse if beautiful. Amazing atmosphere.

Going to take some portraits tonight of New Years. Will upload when I've finished editing.

 

[AlteredBeast]

As it is a new year, I hope people leave the antique look behind and move onto whatever the trend of 2011 is.

 

[the•rebel]

As it is a new year, I hope people leave the antique look behind and move onto whatever the trend of 2011 is.

+1

Subscribed!

 

[hEist]

No. 46

 

[Pepto]

 

[sneaky77]

very nice heist.. I really like the one on the right

 

[Hasan]

Amazing color in your third pic OP. Which camera are you using BTW? took this today

 

[Jill Sandwich]

Just got a Nikon D3100, it's my first foray into the world of SLRs, here's some snaps.

 

[aeiko]

 

[slider]

Naughty, naughty. This was taken in the very last bit of Q4 2010 but there you go. Continues my tradition of pointing and clicking with no thought to composition (although with the subject matter it'd be trickier) or settings.

 

[Magni]

Naughty, naughty. This was taken in the very last bit of Q4 2010 but there you go. Continues my tradition of pointing and clicking with no thought to composition (although with the subject matter it'd be trickier) or settings.

http://i55.tinypic.com/sv3qsj.jpg[IMG][/QUOTE]

Early November isn't the very last bit of Q4 2010 :lol Where was that taken?



Got my first DSLR for Christmas, a K-r, so I should start posting in this thread this year (first 2011 resolution, yay!)

 

[East Lake]

Currently waiting for my kodachrome rolls to come back from Dwayne's.

Some guy spent 15k to get 50000 slides of trains developed.

 

[BlueTsunami]

I've fallen for my new lens and am basically shooting everything with it. The wider Field of View is like taking blinders off...





And why I got the lens in the first place, low light shooting...

 

[MrBig]

few from new years

 

[sneaky77]

Lovely fire shots...

great night shot Blu

 

[mrkgoo]

Amazing color in your third pic OP. Which camera are you using BTW? took this today

Canon 7D.

BLueTsu, you just got the Nikkor 28mm f/2, right? How are the Ai Nikkor lenses in general? I saw a 50 mm f/1.4 or something for sale secondhand, but it was marketed as a "video" lens for Canon EF.

 

[Cosmic Bus]

 

[BlueTsunami]

BLueTsu, you just got the Nikkor 28mm f/2, right? How are the Ai Nikkor lenses in general? I saw a 50 mm f/1.4 or something for sale secondhand, but it was marketed as a "video" lens for Canon EF.

Most of the AI Nikkors are supposed to be fantastic. Not sure about the 50/1.4 though, I only know how the 50/1.2 AI performs (which is a very good lens). Not sure why it was marketed as a "video" lens though other than the fact videographers are trying to get their hands on older manual focus lenses due to the smooth and precise focus action.

But the Nikkors are a huge bargain. I got mine for $225 and its in perfect condition. Compare that against the Canon thats going for around $500 and seems to be a worse performing lens.

 

[345triangle]

http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=416912

first assignment of the year: temperature

 

[Always-honest]

Canon 7D.

BLueTsu, you just got the Nikkor 28mm f/2, right? How are the Ai Nikkor lenses in general? I saw a 50 mm f/1.4 or something for sale secondhand, but it was marketed as a "video" lens for Canon EF.

How is this camera working out for you?
I have a Canon 20D, but i'm thinking about upgrading to a 7D.
How is this IQ at iso 1600 for instance?

 

[kryptikjoker]

I've fallen for my new lens and am basically shooting everything with it. The wider Field of View is like taking blinders off...





And why I got the lens in the first place, low light shooting...

Amazing shots, what lens are you using?

 

[BlueTsunami]

Amazing shots, what lens are you using?

Thank you! I'm using the Nikkor 28mm f/2 AI. I wrote up a quick impression post here. I'm also using the lens on a Canon Rebel XT.

Oh! And mrkgoo, I definitely love the colors you've captured in your first photo. Lovely pastel look to it. And each of your photos have great impact, especially the horse photo. Has a romantic (not in the "love" sense) quality about it, great emotion, as far as the lighting and subject.

 

[Unlimited4s]

How is this camera working out for you?
I have a Canon 20D, but i'm thinking about upgrading to a 7D.
How is this IQ at iso 1600 for instance?

It's the same/better as a 550d, which performs quite good at 1600 compared to older digital cameras (like a 450d or a 50d)

 

[mrkgoo]

How is this camera working out for you?
I have a Canon 20D, but i'm thinking about upgrading to a 7D.
How is this IQ at iso 1600 for instance?

I love it. For reference I move from 350d to 40d to 7d.

On previous cameras I tried to stick to iso100 and was ok with up to 400. I would only use 800 if absolutely necessary. On my 7d I sit on iso200-400 as default and would happily use iso1600 without hesitation. 3200 if necessary. I think it's fair to say that it has hanged the way I take pictures, relying on less IS and using smaller apertures. Also extending my lowlight photo abilities.

That said I have pretty much shifted to raw shooting so maybe my gains have been from that.

I love the 7d controls and af system too.

Blue: thanks for the comments! I'm still impressed with your potos as always. I've been in a bit of a rut the past few months so my photography has gone really downhill and I feel really "snapshot-y".

 

[Witchfinder General]

I also just got a Nikon D3100.

Here's a few shots using the AF-S Micro NIkkor 85mm f/3.5g ED VR Macro lens I bought:

 

[siddx]

I'm not much a photographer and I need a much better camera but I thought a few of these shots came out alright

From a recent trip to French Polynesia

 

[Always-honest]

I love it. For reference I move from 350d to 40d to 7d.

On previous cameras I tried to stick to iso100 and was ok with up to 400. I would only use 800 if absolutely necessary. On my 7d I sit on iso200-400 as default and would happily use iso1600 without hesitation. 3200 if necessary. I think it's fair to say that it has hanged the way I take pictures, relying on less IS and using smaller apertures. Also extending my lowlight photo abilities.

That said I have pretty much shifted to raw shooting so maybe my gains have been from that.

I love the 7d controls and af system too.

Blue: thanks for the comments! I'm still impressed with your potos as always. I've been in a bit of a rut the past few months so my photography has gone really downhill and I feel really "snapshot-y".

Thanx!. I'm buying it this year. It's an upgrade in every way from my 20D (which i love..).
Now if i could only find some extra cash for the new 70-200 f/2.8..........

 

[guess]

 

[brerwolfe]

nice try, i already have that Windows XP wallpaper.

 

[Unlimited4s]

So I just tried some 30 year old close up lenses on my 50mm 1.8, looks pretty nice imo. Only thing that sucks is the extreme shallow DOF, it's so hard to keep this under control if you don't have A LOT of light.

 

[movie_club]

One of my New Years Resolutions is to finally learn how to take pictures! I always lurk in these threads and they put me to shame.....:lol

Anyway does anyone have any site that are helpful to beginners? Also this is the camera I have, got it as a gift....:

http://www.amazon.com/dp/B001G5ZTZO/?tag=neogaf0e-20

 

[Scythian Empire]

Those are some really beautifu shots guess. Gorgeous lighting.

Here are a few from New Years -

 

[brerwolfe]

so, these aren't pics that i took... as a christmas gift to my wife's grandmother, i scanned a bunch of old pics and gave a shot at restoring some of them.

this is a picture of my wife's mother, age 2, a 48 year old image.

it wasn't as bad as i thought it would be trying to fix it. this is what i got:

sorry if this doesn't belong here, i just thought it was cool, and everyone was super excited. if you'd like to know how i figured it out, some directions follow.

on a very basic level, i ended up using 5 layers, all copies of the base layer, and then adjusted the hue until i got the color i wanted. example, once the grass was green, i labeled the layer "grass" and moved on to the next layer. once i had all my individual layers colored the way i wanted, i erased what i didn't need from each layer and married them all together.

all in all, i think this image took about 45 minutes, but you could probably do it faster after you've done a couple and have a process figured out.

 

[Unlimited4s]

Just got bored again and tried to do an HDR photo out of my window, this is the result:

 

[RefigeKru]

Scythian, I need the lens you have. Gorgeous shots.

Where'd you spend New Years?

 

[sam27368]

Got back from the States (Disney World of course!) late December, have worked on these ones so far.. (my site is up at http://www.samueljustice.net and my twitter is http://www.twitter.com/samueljustice)

http://www.flickr.com/photos/sam_justice/5283608681

http://www.flickr.com/photos/sam_justice/5299990354

http://www.flickr.com/photos/sam_justice/5278472768

http://www.flickr.com/photos/sam_justice/5303175644/

http://www.flickr.com/photos/sam_justice/5290338034

http://www.flickr.com/photos/sam_justice/5297832054/

http://www.flickr.com/photos/sam_justice/5268269605

http://www.flickr.com/photos/sam_justice/5269046906

http://www.flickr.com/photos/sam_justice/5283413193

http://www.flickr.com/photos/sam_justice/5315838963

http://www.flickr.com/photos/sam_justice/5315722281

http://www.flickr.com/photos/sam_justice/5280516401

http://www.flickr.com/photos/sam_justice/5274613379/

 

[FStop7]

Pebble Beach and Pacific Coast Highway... 5D Mark II and 17-40 F4L or 135 F2L

http://img233.imageshack.us/img233/4272/mg1635.jpg (Pebble Beach)

http://img59.imageshack.us/img59/8756/mg1525y.jpg (Pebble Beach)

http://img843.imageshack.us/img843/1716/mg1473.jpg (bird scoping out a meal)

http://img801.imageshack.us/img801/5020/mg1796.jpg (waves striking rocks on PCH)

http://img529.imageshack.us/img529/5600/mg1791.jpg (trusty steed)

http://img833.imageshack.us/img833/7024/mg1369.jpg (Big Sur... crooked horizon, need to tweak it but too lazy)

 

[Chorazin]

I really need to back into shooting, I haven't broken out the D90 for anything more than product shots for eBay in months. I just lost all the drive I had, like a photographic block or something.

One of my New Years resolutions is to get my ass out there and try to get over my months long funk.

 

[brerwolfe]

Got back from the States (Disney World of course!)

http://www.flickr.com/photos/sam_justice/5299990354

oh come on, you can't do that. people will end up going to disney looking for harry potter.

i'm probably only bothered by this because i live 10 minutes down the street, but you should label that it came from Universal Studios.

 

[rSpooky]

Quick pic I took last week. I had a split second, wrong lens on my cam and had to shoot through the window :lol but I got the little bugger.
(I took the number of the truck there so it might look a little weird..sorry)

 

[Scythian Empire]

Scythian, I need the lens you have. Gorgeous shots.

Where'd you spend New Years?

Gonna upgrade to a 30mm 1.4 once I have the money. But yeah, the 50mm has treated me well, very cheap lens these days as well.

I spent New Years at Wispy's rooftop party in London. Got to look out across central and see the fireworks. What about you?

 

[speedpop]

After many drives up to the mountains during the rain, I decided to take my camera on New Years Day and see how it went.

Nothing too spectacular but at least I didn't get hit by a car.

 

[sneaky77]

love the shot speed, I was going to try something like that saturday morning going to work since it was really foggy in my area, but the camera was home..

what settings did you use?

 

[Chairhome]

just a few New Year's shots.

 

[grap3fruitman]

Thank you! I'm using the Nikkor 28mm f/2 AI. I wrote up a quick impression post here. I'm also using the lens on a Canon Rebel XT.

How are you managing to use a Nikon lens on a Rebel XT? I've got the same camera with the stock lens and some 250mm thing but they both leave a lot to be desired, especially in low light. Just to clarify, this is the lens you're using, right?

 

[BlueTsunami]

How are you managing to use a Nikon lens on a Rebel XT? I've got the same camera with the stock lens and some 250mm thing but they both leave a lot to be desired, especially in low light. Just to clarify, this is the lens you're using, right?

I'm using a Nikon F to EOS adapter (from Fotodiox). The particular lens you linked too looks to be the modern variant of their 28mm lens and not the same one. The one I'm using is exactly this one...

http://www.kenrockwell.com/nikon/28f20ai.htm

Its manual focus by the way. I've got my camera setup with a precision focus screen from Katz Eye so manual focusing is much easier for me.

Canon also has some primes in this range (their 28mm f/2.8 and 28mm f/1.8) but they're mid range primes and don't perform as some classic manual focus lenses would (which were the top of the heap but being sold at budget prices now). You may want to look into those Canons offerings if you're not interested in manual focusing. Even though they are midrange they can still produce great quality photos.

 

[guess]

Those are some really beautifu shots guess. Gorgeous lighting.

Thanks!

Canon also has some primes in this range (their 28mm f/2.8 and 28mm f/1.8) but they're mid range primes and don't perform as some classic manual focus lenses would (which were the top of the heap but being sold at budget prices now). You may want to look into those Canons offerings if you're not interested in manual focusing. Even though they are midrange they can still produce great quality photos.

Coincidentally, my pics above were taken with the 28mm f/1.8.

 

[speedpop]

love the shot speed, I was going to try something like that saturday morning going to work since it was really foggy in my area, but the camera was home..

what settings did you use?

f/4.0, iso100, using the 50mm Canon.

 

[orioto]

Nice page guys!

My camera is back with canon for now, but i posted some new things since last time i posted shots here.










Oups i killed the page sorry !