The Photography Thread

[lm2k]

@Animesh thnx for appreciation,btw i liked the colour of the sky in u r last shot.

@sujoy thnx for u r valuable comments about my snaps, i will try to avoid those mistake u mentioned.it looks like i need to do some more practice to compose flowers properly

 

[nac]

INS,
I too like the sky colour.

Lm2k,
I like the last one.

 

[abhidev]

guys...over the weekend one of my frnd got a Canon 550D for party...i got a chance to get my hands on it...well i tried to take some moon shots as you guys did...but was not able to get...do you guys use a special lens...i was using the kit lens. How do ou guys manage to get so clear shot...is it possible using the kit lens??

Well some of these are the pics i took...

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[sujoyp]

@abhidev...ur 2nd shot child is cute ....and no u cant take moon shot with kit lens...its too short to crop that much...u may try with 18-105 or 18-135 kit lens although but not 18-55

Yesterday I got my hands on my friends D7000 and Tamron 17-50 2.8 combo and the pics from those were soo good...just not comparable with D5100 or D3100...D7000 is heavy and have lots and lots of buttons and settings...just not for a beginner....now I can dream of getting it

Some shots I got yesterday in rajasthan festival..it was soo crowded

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All shots taken at Shutter priority @1/15s at ISO 3200 all without flash except pic 1

 

[toofan]

Sujoy: Excellent Images, Loved each and every shot. Very well done.

I am getting a feel that is this is the genre you like to shoot more ?

 

[abhidev]

@sujoy: I think @skr took moon shots using sx130(point and shoot)....so thought it would be possible using 550D easily...

 

[sujoyp]

@toofan Thanks Vimal...I love visiting these shows to take pics but the lighting is soo difficult in each of them...I took all of them 1/15 shutter speed and ISO 3200 handhold...thats the max I can go

The other guy with me u may know Mr.Sanjay Tiwari AKA Sanjay64 of jjmehta got D7000+Tammy 17-50 2.8...Supeb cam...and pic quality is just superb

@abhidev I can tell u simple technique...put ur cam on single focus mode, put the metering on spot metering, put aperture at f8 in aperture priority, set negative exposure to -2
now point the center focus point on moon and zoom to max u can ....after that on ur PC crop the moon and reduce the brightness a little....It will do the job

 

[nac]

Abhi,
I thought you would have guessed like that "How could Skr have taken moon with compact while I can't with SLR kit lens?". Because he took that moon shot at telephoto angle 336mm while you tried at 55mm, that's the reason. If you have tried the same angle with SLR you would have gotten a very nice, detailed moon than Skr's compact.

The little girl is cute. Did you try the first shot with different exposure? I feel it would be better if it's little under exposed. Feel like saying it, no offense meant. My comment on your work is just a beginner's, you can very well ignore it.

Sujoy,
I like 3, 4 and 5. In my view 4th is the best among them.

 

[sujoyp]

thanks nac for liking

And u r right 55mm is just too less for moon still Abhidev should try as I have given him all the settings required

 

[nac]

In an attempt to capture stars. I tried with lowest ISO (80) to highest ISO(1600) possible.

I think ISO400 image is reasonably good to print 6x4 size. But the size I am posting is little larger than 6x4.

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[sujoyp]

u were trying to capture stars on a full moon day...not a good idea....due to moonlight stars will look pale....try on amawasya when there is no moon

 

[nac]

Yeah, me too thought the same. I should try this when there is no moon up there in the sky.

 

[binarycodes]

@sujoyp

Thanks for the encouraging review on the D7000

Oh and great shots. 3rd one is awesome

 

[sujoyp]

@binarycodes D7000 is just miles ahead in every sense there r soo many settings and soo many buttons everywhere that my friend who is in this field for 4-5 years also got confused...but results r amazing...now I can dream peacefully

Thanks for liking the pics

 

[toofan]

Sharing 2 Portraits I had shot on 1st of Jan,2012 for the suggestions and critiques.

D90+50mm 1.8. Thanks

1. f: 3.5 @ 1/1600 ISO 200
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2. f: 4.0 @ 1/1250 ISO 200
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[sujoyp]

Very nice shots toofan..very cute girl

Some shots I took today at a garden/lake nearby

1.Fishing boat
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2.Backlit flower
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3. Bird
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4.Bird in flight
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5. Rose
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6. PPed rose kali
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7. Bird 2
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[Davidboon]

@toofan nice shots
@sujoyp i like the backlit flower and 2nd bird , kind of looks like one of those angry birds . btw which lens did you use ?

I shot this in my backyard .

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spider by lovejeet singh naik, on Flickr

 

[sujoyp]

Thanks Davidboon yaah whenever I see that bird it reminds me of angrybird game

I used Nikon 55-200 AFS VR lens for these pics

 

[a_medico]

Lovely series Sujoy. Whats the stain just above the boat, to the right?

 

[nac]

Sujoy,
I like 4th, 5th and the last one.

David,
A different colour spider and it seems like a big one.

Vimal,
The girl is cute, and he is a good looking man.

Medico,
I guess, it's a pole/stick or something like that.