The Photography Thread

[jagg89]

Nice shots!! Nithu and Sujoyp...

guys m going to Andaman Islands on 30th oct.!! so i was thinking of buying a polarizing filter will it be gud to hav 1 or not?
And if i shud buy then which 1 is gud n cheap also? i knw they r expensive than other filters..
plz reply soon coz i will be goin to the shop in 2 days...

 

[rhitwick]

Some of the shots of my home trip..........

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These are Jute sticks left for drying...

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Durga Idol....better late than never

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One of the many Pandals...

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We call him Puku.....d naughtiest kid in d block......somehow agreed to stand still for 10 sec...

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[toofan]

Nithu: first one is an awesome take.

Ritwik: some wonderful shots. for me winner is the third one.

Gangsta: If you want to buy Polarizing filter, then check why these are used and how these are used. These will have no effect in most of the situations. And using them is tricky.
and do check the size which matches your lens adopter.

 

[toofan]

In My Garden.
Posting for comments and Critiques. Thanks

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[Nithu]

@jagg89, @toofan thanks...

 

[jagg89]

@Toofan i hav read abt them n wat dey do dats y i thot of buying... as der will mostly be beaches in andaman n i read dat its best to use in these kinda places to get deep blue colors n filter out the reflections..
but yea i hav never used it just did sm research on net..
the one dat will fit into my lens is a 46mm one..
so wat i was asking was dat u guys must hav used it before so does it really gives dat impact on the picture? is it worth buying or not?

 

[toofan]

Actually these filters are not available much in India. Only coken is available I guess.

I haven't used these till yet as I mostly shoots macros and Portraits. But thinking of buying a GND filter and looking for someone who can buy these for me from U.S.

 

[jagg89]

@toofan thnx for the info.. i'll chk out in shop n then decide... i also usually like taking macro shots but i will get chance to try out landscape dere so thought mayb PL filter can do sm things..

 

[a_medico]

@Rhitwick - Loved the angle in butterfly pic. Jute is good too.

@Toofan - Nice pics as ever. Loved the yellow flower and butterfly one. Too good. Also the dragonfly.

Will be posting this reply for 4th and last time....high server load prevented my posts!! Its irritating.

 

[Krow]

rhitwick baba! Good photos!

 

[rhitwick]

Ritwik: some wonderful shots. for me winner is the third one.

Thanx...

I liked ur 4th photo very much. Flower and d butterfly matched the color.

@Rhitwick - Loved the angle in butterfly pic. Jute is good too.

LOL and thanx. The angle is accidental or result of frustration.
Was following the butterfly for some 10 minutes, every time I bring it in focus it just flew away. After some I just lost hope of a good shot and seetled for any shot from any angle.
Result is the photo taken in full zoom.

rhitwick baba! Good photos!

Thanx.
Good to see u being regular in TDF again. And, I just loved ur shot of that sky. Its AWESOME.

 

[Stuge]

@jagg : do take polariser with you .kinda must along with hard GND's for seaside photography .

great shots toofan

Gold medalist .

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[toofan]

Thanks Medico, Ritwik and Stuge for liking the images.

Stuge: very funny image. Liked the second one most for including the No. 1 mark on the image and same time the India board. It seems he was running for India and won the Race at first place. Very good thinking behind the shot.

 

[toofan]

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Two more for your C & C.

 

[sujoyp]

@toofan...did u got a new lens ...the pics r like macro images...can we take it by 18-105mm lens

@rhitwik...bro excellent pics.

 

[a_medico]

@toofan - WOW... from where did those come!! Which lens? Also please tell the settings in the first image.

 

[Stuge]

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very nice toofan

 

[toofan]

Wow! Abhinoav some table top photography. Could you explain the lightning setup for these.
1st and 3rd are best among the best ones.

Sujoy & Chillum Baba: These are shot with 18-105 mm lens. These can be shoot as I had done. This lens is pretty sharp and if you got exact focus then the 12 mp sensor allow you some good crop of around 30- 60 %.

Thanks sujoy, medico and Abhinav for liking the images.

 

[Stuge]

well set up was simple .


My set was very simple .

made the light box using package drinking water carton .

-Use A4 sheets for white background .
-For Yellow background: Yellow /Orange gift wrapping sheet .
-one florescent light used from front + normal daylight
+ Tripod

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[toofan]

Top class work there Abhinav and that too with such a simple setup to work with.
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