The Photography Thread

[Anorion]

^The first one... thats some good work there. The fourth pic has an illegal flag or something, its just waaay too long. That was a nice match, I saw it on tv
also theres an extra i in the third embed
@a_medico: the pic was used by an agency, not the TOI

 

[Stuge]

illegaal flag lol that s love for nation man

 

[icebags]

Nikon D90 + 50mm + 10-24mm + 70-300mm

Stuge, lens makes ?

 

[Stuge]

Stuge, lens makes ?

Nikon

 

[sujoyp]

hey stuge y dont u post in jjmehta photography forum too...its very good for photography

Although I am not a poster there but I read all the threads there....toofan is regular there

 

[rishitells]

hiii guys I am willing to purchase a camera this diwali.
I searched for many but liked the Canon Powershot SX120 IS (almost 13000/-)
Please suggest if there are better cameras. I want superb quality of images.
Also if I extend my budget, should I go for Canon Powershot SX20 IS?
I found there is not much difference in the picture quality of these two, its just the zoom that differs, however I am not sure....plz help me guyz...

Waiting for your suggestions friends.....

 

[Stuge]

hey stuge y dont u post in jjmehta photography forum too...its very good for photography

Although I am not a poster there but I read all the threads there....toofan is regular there

I'm member of that forum too (in between I'm already posting on many forums (Flickr is where most of my images resides and getting 3k + views there on daily basis ) .

photography theft is something that is stopping me from posting on more forums .

 

[sujoyp]

3000+ views daily...wow thats great

What i like about that forum is that people have very deep knowledge about cameras and there buy sell section is awesome..

Yup photography theft is a problem

 

[sujoyp]

Waiting for your suggestions friends.....

Rishabh I think SX20 is nearly 22-24k and sx120 is 13k soo there is a huge price difference.
sx130IS is also released for Rs.14k...u should consider that instead of sx120

for 23k u can get both canon 1000D and nikon D3000 DSLR with 18-55 kit lens which is nearly 3x optical zoom

if u want long zoom just handle panasonic fz35 and canon sx20 one by one and get which u feel more comfortable..both r great

 

[a_medico]

*img137.imageshack.us/img137/1463/jar3.th.jpg

*img259.imageshack.us/img259/479/jar4.th.jpg

Shot at a corner in a hotel corridor.

 

[toofan]

Waiting for your suggestions friends.....

Rishab if you can spend 22k then you would easily get a DSLR for that budget. or if you want to buy a P &S then I will suggest you FZ 35.

If want to stay low on budget then go for SX120 or 130 IS. This is a superb manual camera to let you learn real photography and then it leads you to the road of DSLR.

 

[toofan]

a medico: Good shot. As you have not left space over the head of jar you could try a square crop. Let see how it feels.

 

[a_medico]

a medico: Good shot. As you have not left space over the head of jar you could try a square crop. Let see how it feels.

Do you mean something like this? :

*img804.imageshack.us/img804/6779/jarsquare.th.jpg

 

[rishitells]

Rishabh I think SX20 is nearly 22-24k and sx120 is 13k soo there is a huge price difference.
sx130IS is also released for Rs.14k...u should consider that instead of sx120

for 23k u can get both canon 1000D and nikon D3000 DSLR with 18-55 kit lens which is nearly 3x optical zoom

if u want long zoom just handle panasonic fz35 and canon sx20 one by one and get which u feel more comfortable..both r great

Thanks bro, didn't know sx130IS was in the market.
Actually I am an absolute beginner to photography. Should I go for dSLR?
I don't want much zoom, but the overall quality of the image, so is it the dSLR for me?
I've seen in these point and shoot cameras that images are so much blurred while completely zoomed, and there is so much grain in outdoor photos.

 

[sujoyp]

if u r really serious about your hobby u can go for DSLR
A DSLR is heavy, and u will need special lenses...Its a costly hobby

if its just about taking good quality pics (except low light situations) then even SX130IS will work fine..

In low light situations no one can beat a dslr..

pics r grainy in p&S due to automatic ISO selection...take pics in manual mode and u will get fine pics
Blurring is a human error...when in full zoom a slight movement can get blurry pics...

And please read some book and experiment a lot

 

[toofan]

I think these days DSLR's have become quite cheap so its wise to DSLR. And at around 22k you can get a DSLR with kit lens which is quite sufficient to do everything that a P&S can do.

And then later on as you develop you can buy corresponding gears as per your interest and need.

 

[toofan]

Do you mean something like this? :

*img804.imageshack.us/img804/6779/jarsquare.th.jpg

Medico this is much better. As you have shot it tightly so all focus was on the Jars. So by the square crop all the attentions was driven to the main subject now. Although it could be improved at the time of shoot.
Make it a habit of leaving some extra space around the image for later cropping and adjusting the composition as required.

 

[rishitells]

liked the canon 1000d sooo much
considering to go for it, right choice isn't it?
thanks friends.

 

[a_medico]

Medico this is much better. As you have shot it tightly so all focus was on the Jars. So by the square crop all the attentions was driven to the main subject now. Although it could be improved at the time of shoot.
Make it a habit of leaving some extra space around the image for later cropping and adjusting the composition as required.

yes.. I tried to shoot it as per rule of third...but just wasnt able to leave that extra space.

My first pic using closeup macro filter:-

*img229.imageshack.us/img229/6056/sitaphal1.th.jpg

 

[toofan]

Very Excellently shot. A little CA is seen in image which is quite obvious with closeup filters. Now find some clean and good subjects to shoot.
In between I had provided a border to your image to see if it enhances the effect of image or not.
*img267.imageshack.us/img267/6779/jarsquare.jpg