izzikio_rage
Technomancer
@coolG5 congrats dude....just saw your pics in this month's issue of digit.....awesome thread guys....its already been featured twice in the mag...
The Photography Thread
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umm... there is a praying mantis outside my window, and I don't know how to get a good shot! really frustrating. it's on the other side of the grill, and I cant fit my cam out. getting an angle is tricky, and my hand is moving too much if I use a low shutter speed. increased the iso all the way to 1600 - the max my cam can do. used a shutter speed of 4" before and 2" after, then used flash. then reduced it to 1/2 and thought I will do the rest on photoshop. Still didn't get a good shot. What do you do in such situations? Anyway, here is what I could do so far:
*i36.tinypic.com/2mi263l.jpg
This is the one without the flash and the high iso
*i34.tinypic.com/2djz4ia.jpg
This is the one with the flash, but I don't like the bars
the one with the lowest shutter speed is totally black, so no chance of salvaging in photoshop. this is one of those times when a small point and shoot would have allowed me to get a better shot, simply because I could put the cam through the grill and shoot.
it's still there, anyone have ideas? pretty patient thing. I think it is laying eggs because it is dead still and heavy on the bottom, but not too sure.
*i36.tinypic.com/2mi263l.jpg
This is the one without the flash and the high iso
*i34.tinypic.com/2djz4ia.jpg
This is the one with the flash, but I don't like the bars
the one with the lowest shutter speed is totally black, so no chance of salvaging in photoshop. this is one of those times when a small point and shoot would have allowed me to get a better shot, simply because I could put the cam through the grill and shoot.
it's still there, anyone have ideas? pretty patient thing. I think it is laying eggs because it is dead still and heavy on the bottom, but not too sure.
toofan
Technomancer
Use a tripod. Everything will be solved. Or if she stays in day time also then you can shoot her easily.
(Woh ek abla naari hai uski help karo shoot mat karna).
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*img692.imageshack.us/img692/3396/beez.jpg
Wild Bee!
This bee is sitting over a kilmora plant(Kumaouni Name). It has black small grape type fruit( april to june) which is very tasty. this plant is used for medicines and sell costly outside. But in our hills no one take care of such plants.
These were some of the wild fruits we used to love when we go to our village in summer vacations from school.
(Woh ek abla naari hai uski help karo shoot mat karna).
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*img692.imageshack.us/img692/3396/beez.jpg
Wild Bee!
This bee is sitting over a kilmora plant(Kumaouni Name). It has black small grape type fruit( april to june) which is very tasty. this plant is used for medicines and sell costly outside. But in our hills no one take care of such plants.
These were some of the wild fruits we used to love when we go to our village in summer vacations from school.
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@Toofan: Brilliant colours in that one. If it's pp-ed, then it's done really well, as you cannot make out that it has been pp-ed. Have you? If so what have you done? I think it is a very large fly.
I really love insects. Was staring at the Mantis for a long time. She got disturbed when I used the camera, but was ok with the mobile camera coming really close. She was bobbing about for a good two hours. Donno how to explain this. Will probably post a video I took. Mantis' are really great for camerawork, as they stay still unlike other insects. Anyone have tricks for butterflies? I find them the toughest. The flit too fast, and by the time you get your focus right, they have probably flown away. Anyone got a butterfly in flight? I wanted to get one, but the wings came out at odd angles, even burst mode did not help.
*i35.tinypic.com/okokep.jpg
*i34.tinypic.com/ny8eic.jpg
One successful attempt at long exposure without flash at relatively low ISO. It's a cicada shell.
*i37.tinypic.com/2q1tr9l.jpg
*i36.tinypic.com/15mkbqd.jpg
*i34.tinypic.com/2q3qbk8.jpg
I really love insects. Was staring at the Mantis for a long time. She got disturbed when I used the camera, but was ok with the mobile camera coming really close. She was bobbing about for a good two hours. Donno how to explain this. Will probably post a video I took. Mantis' are really great for camerawork, as they stay still unlike other insects. Anyone have tricks for butterflies? I find them the toughest. The flit too fast, and by the time you get your focus right, they have probably flown away. Anyone got a butterfly in flight? I wanted to get one, but the wings came out at odd angles, even burst mode did not help.
*i35.tinypic.com/okokep.jpg
*i34.tinypic.com/ny8eic.jpg
One successful attempt at long exposure without flash at relatively low ISO. It's a cicada shell.
*i37.tinypic.com/2q1tr9l.jpg
*i36.tinypic.com/15mkbqd.jpg
*i34.tinypic.com/2q3qbk8.jpg
toofan
Technomancer
@Anarion: Excellent Images. First and last two are composed very well. where you find the cicada shell. (I dont know there names.)
Shooting butterfiles take a lot of time and temprament.
the original image of bee sorry fly is very colorful in itself. I just used the soft light blend mode to enhance the image and then decreased its opacity to 50% to 60 % .
Cool: I thought bee = fly. weak english!
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Izziko rage is saying that this this thread is good as its featured twice in the magazine.
first time: the solar eclipse image of pimpom.
second time: Its you and ur mumbai meetup.
Shooting butterfiles take a lot of time and temprament.
the original image of bee sorry fly is very colorful in itself. I just used the soft light blend mode to enhance the image and then decreased its opacity to 50% to 60 % .
Cool: I thought bee = fly.
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Izziko rage is saying that this this thread is good as its featured twice in the magazine.
first time: the solar eclipse image of pimpom.
second time: Its you and ur mumbai meetup.
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toofan
Technomancer
Nice Stuge. Which place is this.
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Way Through Pines!
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this image is taken In vivid Color mode and in the golden light of evening.
*img81.imageshack.us/img81/4139/waythroughpines.jpg
Way Through Pines!
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this image is taken In vivid Color mode and in the golden light of evening.
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@stuge: really great photo, but I think it would have been better in colour as the top right portion of the image looks very empty.
@toofan: Great pine photos. I think some nature photographs look much better with a glow or a halo effect. Will try something out, there is a plugin for photoshop, forgot the name now. The Cicada shell was on some trek. I think Rajmachi or Raigad, not too sure. These are forts close to Mumbai.
rohit330: That's a freaking huge spider, must be high in the air, did you use zoom or what did you do?
I just realised that I've photographed too many insects. Posting some more images here. The toughest thing is getting the focus right, as you have to rely on manual focus, and in the viewfinder, this is not really very accurate. This moth is an example of this:
*i34.tinypic.com/syvw4y.jpg
Also, notice that the second wing of the first butterfly in my earlier post is out of focus.
*i34.tinypic.com/34g0pb9.jpg
And a fly, like your's toofan, only the colours are not that great!
*i34.tinypic.com/21kwn.jpg
and this monkey reminds me of some generic grandfather
*i34.tinypic.com/syb6gh.jpg
@toofan: Great pine photos. I think some nature photographs look much better with a glow or a halo effect. Will try something out, there is a plugin for photoshop, forgot the name now. The Cicada shell was on some trek. I think Rajmachi or Raigad, not too sure. These are forts close to Mumbai.
rohit330: That's a freaking huge spider, must be high in the air, did you use zoom or what did you do?
I just realised that I've photographed too many insects. Posting some more images here. The toughest thing is getting the focus right, as you have to rely on manual focus, and in the viewfinder, this is not really very accurate. This moth is an example of this:
*i34.tinypic.com/syvw4y.jpg
Also, notice that the second wing of the first butterfly in my earlier post is out of focus.
*i34.tinypic.com/34g0pb9.jpg
And a fly, like your's toofan, only the colours are not that great!
*i34.tinypic.com/21kwn.jpg
and this monkey reminds me of some generic grandfather
*i34.tinypic.com/syb6gh.jpg
@Stuge: I like the coloured version much better because a) the sky has a nice gradient - which is more noticeable than the bw version and b) the features on the building come to life. It's great to know that you make the photos bw in pp, I know so many people who do it with their cameras itself. Pretty irritating to explain to them - and they don't even understand.
toofan
Technomancer
@Stuge: Your b/w conversions rocks. I liked the b/w one more.
@anaroin: In past few years most of the awards are won by the b/w images. Now you can guess why people convert there images to b/w.
You seems expert in capturing insects. Great images just a bit unfocused and I understand why these are so.
@anaroin: In past few years most of the awards are won by the b/w images. Now you can guess why people convert there images to b/w.
You seems expert in capturing insects. Great images just a bit unfocused and I understand why these are so.
