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[__A 792]

 

 

 

Very nice. What sort of lens did you use for that shot?

 

Also _lazz, do you shoot in RAW?  I've just started to play around with it, and it takes a bit of getting used to.

 

 

Thanks.  I used a 70-200mm lens.  My camera's imaging sensor is actually smaller than the 35mm frame, so I get a 1.5x crop factor.  As a result, the 70-200 actually becomes a 135-300.  It's a bit limited in use at such focal lengths but certainly a welcome addition to my lens family.

 

I do indeed shoot RAW.  I used to also have my camera churning out .jpegs, but I never used them and they were taking up precious card space so I ceased doing that.  It does take getting used to, and can be at first overwhelming.  Play around with sliders to see what you can achieve.  See if the software you use to edit RAW files can utilize presets.  Then you can just tweak from there rather than from scratch.

 

I walked around Tampa for a few hours this morning.  I feel that these two images are worth sharing.

 

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I really like the first photo with the water reflection!

 

I took this last night

 

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Church At Night by haljackey, on Flickr

The lighting is very nice, Hal

 

EDIT: https://skydrive.live.com/#cid=44E42BA186A52974&id=44E42BA186A52974%214145 Here's my skydrive if you wanna see more pics. I gotta really improve on my night shots (that's why there's only a few) hehe.

[nos.17 5,256]

I feel that it is hard to take beautiful photos without a beautiful subject. What you define as beautiful is up to you, but this is how I define it:

 

 

 

 

(Click for full size) These are two of m favorite photos from a recent canoeing trip of mine to the Boundary Waters Wilderness on the Minnesota-Canada border. I HIGHLY suggest a trip there for those of you who like the outdoors.

 

P.S. The other photos here are amazing too!

[AkemiAzula 280]

I think anything can be photographed well, but obviously beauty isn't purely about camera angles and lighting. If you shoot a beautiful girl at the wrong angle she remains beautiful but the photograph becomes ugly. 

 

I doubt I'll have any photos for a while now as the bad weather is coming.

 

Here's one I shot a while ago.

[A Nonny Moose 8,262]

^ really is something to be said about English villages, eh?

[Jazzmaster 716]

I think anything can be photographed well, but obviously beauty isn't purely about camera angles and lighting. If you shoot a beautiful girl at the wrong angle she remains beautiful but the photograph becomes ugly. 

 

I doubt I'll have any photos for a while now as the bad weather is coming.

 

Here's one I shot a while ago.

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I agree that anything can be photographed well.  I actually prefer photographing "ugly" or banal things compared to pretty scenes.  It's not that I don't like pretty scenes, either.  William Eggleston, a key figure in the new topographical movement, spoke about photographing "democratically" - that is to say, every subject is worth of a photograph.  I quite like that concept.

 

Speaking of banality, I've posted this photo before, but I did some changes in the colors and white balance.  I prefer it quite a bit to my first render:

 

 

And another that I don't think I posted before:

 

 

[__A 792]

Dayum, those pics are amazing! Also, I got a manfrotto tripod, yay. I'm going to a resort for the weekend so I'll be taking quite a few pics.

[AkemiAzula 280]

A compromise between minimalism and prettiness

[timmie 988]

Berlin.

 

 

 

 

[A Nonny Moose 8,262]

^ The restored Brandenburg Gate?  Really nice.

[raynev1 1,887]

You all have shared some very nice photos , I'll try to upload some aswell . My things are critters , flora and scenery

[Snugies 91]

_{Jazz are you getting around on a bicycle? I'm just wondering how your moving around Tampa so much getting all these like back alley photos. I think one of the best ways to see your city is bicycle I will try to get some shots of Calgary since we got a new camera. I ride my bike here but winter is coming...}

[Haljackey 17,398]

Toronto City Hall by haljackey, on Flickr

[Jazzmaster 716]

_{Jazz are you getting around on a bicycle? I'm just wondering how your moving around Tampa so much getting all these like back alley photos. I think one of the best ways to see your city is bicycle I will try to get some shots of Calgary since we got a new camera. I ride my bike here but winter is coming...}

 

I usually drive my car to a spot and find a place I can park it.  It's usually a free parking spot where I don't have to worry about being towed (I'll pay the parking fee, if I have to).  I usually do these walks on the weekends because weekend parking is free or reduced vs. weekday parking.  

 

From where I parked, I just keep walking.  I might drive around the area for a bit, circling and looking for areas I can walk to, but I definitely prefer walking when I'm actually out taking photos.  I can't imagine using a bicycle.  Your area is probably more bicycle friendly, but even besides that, I'd have to keep getting off the bike, parking it, and then trying to compose a shot while making sure I don't wander too far from the bike or something, then getting back on it.  For me that'd be too much "addition" to my photo walk routine.  My feet are my number one composing tools when I need to move forward, back, left, right, up or down for a shot.

 

I always bring a tripod with me, but I leave it in the car unless I have something specific in mind.  It adds a bit of weight and robs me of one of my hands unless I set it down (I can strap it to my backpack, but it feels too clanky).

 

Sometimes I get back in the car to drive somewhere further away, if the light is critical or if it's a bit too far to walk. 

 

These photowalks of mine can last a couple to a few hours.  I always bring a water bottle and some snacks, stopping every half an hour or 45 minutes or so for a little fuel.  I've always got my iPod with me as well - the music actually aids me in my photography.   Musical compositions and photographic compositions tend to work hand in hand for the creative process.  The music tends to increase creative productivity, aka "gets you in the zone".

 

I imagine walking isn't so easy in some parts or at certain times, depending on the time of year.  Here in Florida, the rain is the number one deterrent, which is why I do my photowalks in the morning during the rainy season.  For the rest of the year, I can do it during the morning or evening, when the light is best.  I'm fortunate that the temperatures here are never so extreme, so the weather (when it isn't rainy) is just about always perfect for a photowalk.

[Snugies 91]

OMG 'don't mess with Texas' on a Toyota corolla in Calgary Canada...LOL...I wonder if the stickers are made in China? How do you mess with a state anyway?

 

[Jazzmaster 716]

^ Oh geeze....out of towner, no doubt.

 

 

This one is a bit of a "snapshot" really, but I don't dislike how this turned out (I'm a huge fan of the high ISO performance of my camera as well)

 

[Haljackey 17,398]

Spire (Trump Tower Toronto)

 

Spire by haljackey, on Flickr

[airman15 4,113]

Mural at the Sacramento Amtrak Station. Some of the lines that make stops here are the Capitol Corridor, Coast Starlight and California Zephyr.

 

[Snugies 91]

Calgary and Seoul me favorite places

 

Beautiful Condos Downtown Calgary

 

 

 

 

Under a Bridge Calgary

 

 

 

Heritage Park Calgary

 

 

 

USA BAR! a little bit of home for Americans a western bar in Seoul

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Beautiful shot of Seoul Gate

 

[AkemiAzula 280]

Shot of a frog at the place I volunteer at

[timmie 988]

A snapshot of Brussels by night made with my Nokia Lumia (amazing low light performance).

 

[Ion_Cannon 677]

 

Chateau de Peyrepertuse

[Jazzmaster 716]

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Chateau de Peyrepertuse

 

That scene and view look gorgeous.  I really appreciate how the photo is balanced as well, and the people on the bottom are actually kind of a nice touch.  It'd be interesting to see this shot at another time of day, with different lighting.

 

 

 

It's been a while since I posted anything recent, so here are a couple of new images from me.

 

 

[MandelSoft 2,775]

Dutch greed (well, not really ) in all its glory during my graduation ceremony:



(They are actually going to use the crates to build something, like a tower or a bridge)

Best,
Maarten

[Haljackey 17,398]

Waterfall

 

Waterfall by haljackey, on Flickr

 

 

More Photos http://www.flickr.com/photos/haljackey/

[A Nonny Moose 8,262]

Looks like a telephoto shot of the park at Niagara Falls, New York.

[Ion_Cannon 677]

 

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Chateau de Peyrepertuse

 

That scene and view look gorgeous.  I really appreciate how the photo is balanced as well, and the people on the bottom are actually kind of a nice touch.  It'd be interesting to see this shot at another time of day, with different lighting.

 

 

 

It's been a while since I posted anything recent, so here are a couple of new images from me.

 

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Thanks, I would have loved to take one with the sun/rising setting behind the hills but I would have had to be there much later/earlier, temperature might have been more bearable though.

 

Excellent night pics, you've made very ordinary surroundings look great

[AkemiAzula 280]

I would upload a new photograph but once again Facebook made an error when I uploaded it, and this time it was in the correct format.

[A Nonny Moose 8,262]

Some of us don't upload anything to facebook.  Why not find a decent photo site?

[Haljackey 17,398]

Looks like a telephoto shot of the park at Niagara Falls, New York.

 

Bingo. Some others

 

American Viewpoint by haljackey, on Flickr

 

Horseshoe Falls At Sundown by haljackey, on Flickr

 

 

Focus Point 1 by haljackey, on Flickr

 

 

Focus Point 2 by haljackey, on Flickr

[A Nonny Moose 8,262]

About Niagara Falls: I was born there, and lived there until age 19 and was an avid photographer at the time.  Fun place.  How did you like Table Rock House, Hal?  Did you go down to the Cave of the Winds?  You can get a shot from half-way down the cataract from there (horseshoe).  Be sure your gear is waterproof.