The Photography thread - with pictures.

Post by **Avatar** » Thu Jun 14, 2007 8:08 am

The dandelion is my favourite. I really strugle with macro's...not sure if it's my camera, or if I just need a tripod.

Nice shots MM.

--A

Post by **matrixman** » Thu Jun 14, 2007 9:04 am

I didn't use a tripod for those macro shots, but yeah, the pros recommend it. I could get away with not using one because my camera has image stabilization. Still, I took a whole bunch of shots (a dozen or so) to get the one that was the keeper. I used burst mode to take 2 or 3 pics in rapid succession - it's a trick the pros recommend if you want to increase your chances of freezing your subject clearly. The 1st and 3rd shot may retain some blur due to your hand movement clicking the shutter, but the middle one in theory ought to be nice and sharp.

Post by **Avatar** » Thu Jun 14, 2007 9:06 am

Ah, yeah, mine doesn't. (Have stabilisation I mean.) Worst is I'm sure that there is a small tripod lying around somewhere, I just can't find it.

--A

Post by **matrixman** » Thu Jun 14, 2007 9:15 am

Urgh...you responded too soon. I added to my post: using burst mode can help give you sharper pics, certainly in the absence of a tripod or image stabilization.

Post by **Avatar** » Thu Jun 14, 2007 9:18 am

Good tip MM, thanks.

--A

Post by **Seareach** » Thu Jun 14, 2007 12:01 pm

Cool tip! I'll remember that.

Absolutely *love* that dandelion pic MM! My new desktop pic.

I have a friend who (it turns out) has the same camera as you MM. I've been having a play with it and I'm now convinced it's the camera I have to have!

Post by **Reave the Unjust** » Mon Jun 18, 2007 9:56 pm

Post by **Seareach** » Tue Jun 19, 2007 6:38 am

Guess what I got myself today, MM!!!!!

I saved $2 coins...actually, I kept stealing them when my partner left them lying around the house...

And today I got myself my NEW TOY! It's cool! Now all I have to do is learn how to take wonderful photos like you, MM, and I'll be set!!!

Post by **matrixman** » Tue Jun 19, 2007 4:10 pm

Reave the Unjust wrote:See if you can spot the Red Squirrel in the second to last pic. I was trying to take my camera out of my pocket slowly/quietly and slid open the viewfinder. It was about a metre in front of me. My camera "bleeped" and the squirrel ran up the far tree in a split second! I just caught it (no zoom sadly).

I see it! Yeah, squirrels are notoriously difficult subjects. I've got a 6x zoom, but even then I'm hard pressed to get a good shot in - maybe they hear the whirring of the zoom motor, heh.

A small castle
https://i55.photobucket.com/albums/g139 ... C00092.jpg

Man, how I wish we had castles around here. Our country is too young to have built up those sorts of architectural treasures. Ironically, Canada has some of the oldest dated rocks on the Earth.

A dog statue made of junk metal
https://i55.photobucket.com/albums/g139 ... C00097.jpg
https://i55.photobucket.com/albums/g139 ... C00098.jpg

Awesome statue!

Lake District pics
https://i55.photobucket.com/albums/g139 ... C00112.jpg
https://i55.photobucket.com/albums/g139 ... C00114.jpg
https://i55.photobucket.com/albums/g139 ... C00118.jpg
https://i55.photobucket.com/albums/g139 ... C00119.jpg

These are my favorites. Gorgeous countryside, Reave!

Seareach wrote:I have a friend who (it turns out) has the same camera as you MM. I've been having a play with it and I'm now convinced it's the camera I have to have!

And today I got myself my NEW TOY! It's cool! Now all I have to do is learn how to take wonderful photos like you, MM, and I'll be set!!!

You weren't kidding around! Hope you have many fun picture-taking days ahead, Sea. The A710 is a versatile little camera to have around. You're handy with an SLR, so you really don't need me to say this, but don't be afraid to use and experiment with the Canon's program and manual modes. There's no crime in leaving it in auto mode as a purely point-and-shoot camera, but it would be a shame not to take advantage of what the A710 has to offer beyond that. Once you dig into its features, it's possible to be quite creative - within the limits of a compact camera. And take lots and lots of pictures, Sea - that's the best way to get better. I'm still learning, too. That makes photography a fun hobby.

Post by **Wyldewode** » Wed Jun 20, 2007 1:31 am

Gorgeous pictures, everyone! You make me want to get out and take more pics myself!

Post by **Seareach** » Wed Jun 20, 2007 2:38 am

Yeah MM, once I get familiar with it I'll read up on all the things it can do in the manual and then experiment. But wow (!) I was so impressed when I was playing around with it last night. Certainly it's a gazillion times better than the digital I used to have (which, in its day, was considered one of the better small digitals).

YAY!

Post by **Seareach** » Wed Jun 27, 2007 12:26 pm

So, I haven't had much time to take photos but got out to some rockpools a couple of a days ago and took a few shots of some anemone. Frustrating getting the right angle so I didn't get reflected light. But for quick shots I was quite impressed...ooooh, I love my new camera! These would look better rotated but I'm just too lazy to do it right now!

Post by **matrixman** » Thu Jun 28, 2007 4:31 am

Menolly's anemone's an amiable anomaly.

Holy crud, I just made up a tongue twister!

Apologies to Menolly for dragging her name into this...

Post by **The Laughing Man** » Thu Jun 28, 2007 4:37 am

apologetic amenities are merited for Menolly's amiable anamalous ananome as well.

Post by **Reave the Unjust** » Sun Jul 01, 2007 8:43 pm

Nice anemone Sea!
I got all tongue-twisted trying to tell my friend what they were while on my trip to the beach 2 months ago. There are some red varieties we have in rock pools here that open mainly in the shade or when it's dark.

As it was fairly bright that day, they were all closed up into "boob"-shaped blobs. I got fed up saying "amenome" or "anenomonome" etc... so we just said "boobs".
David Attenborough, eat your heart out!

Post by **SoulQuest1970** » Tue Jul 03, 2007 6:59 pm

new.photos.yahoo.com/monstermom03/album/576460762376330390

These are pictures from our trip to New Mexico and the visit to Bubonicon. Alex is the little Harry Potter. Yes, I know... I am way behind... this was 2005.

Post by **Wyldewode** » Fri Jul 06, 2007 4:44 am

Nice pictures, everyone!

Here's one I took of the surface of a creek/stream at dusk. If you look closely you can almost make out some of the stones beneath the water.

Post by **Alynna Lis Eachann** » Tue Jul 10, 2007 11:53 pm

Haven't checked this thread out in a while.

Is there anybody here who owns a Pentax SLR or a DSLR? I'm looking to upgrade in my camera-owning. I want a decent film SLR with a drive motor, and eventually a digital SLR. I have a really basic SLR (Pentax K1000) and two lenses for it, but only one of these will work with the digital Pentax K10D that I'm looking to buy. As the K10D is an $800 camera, I'd rather stay in "film school" for a while longer, but I'm having trouble deciding on which Pentax film SLR to buy. Anyone have any experience with Pentax?

Also thinking to expand to another brand, but this requires buying new lenses, and I don't know that I want to spend that kind of money. Still, I seem to have hit a bit of a wall in the film SLR department as far as Pentax goes, and I was wondering if anybody had any ideas on advanced amateur/professional film cameras in other brands.

Wed Jul 11, 2007 12:08 am

Film SLR? What's that!?

Post by **Seareach** » Fri Jul 27, 2007 9:07 am

Some of the animals we saw at Wilson's Promontory

1) Wombat (I've never actually seen one this golden colour before. They're usually grey or dark brown).
2) SoS with the wombat to give some size perspective
3) Pacific Gull
4) anenomie
5) emu (that's pronounced e-mew not e-moo

)
6) kangaroo with joey in pouch
7) young kangaroo with a big buck in the background
8, 9, 10) wallabies

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