The Photography Thread

[Garf]

Couple from the zoo:



This is an old one that I never processed before..



Also, did my first ever panorama today - did 8 shots handheld, and was very impressed with the way that Elements stitched them together.

Looks a bit poor at this size, but not too bad when viewed large on flickr..

[HaHaUK]

Garf that monkey is hilarious!! lol

Ive started getting up close and personal to architecture. Some buildings look so much nicer when theyre in your face. I used to hate the Gherkin building, but after seeing it so close, I love it!

[Garf]

Cheers HaHa - he does look quite funny..

Liking those - I also like taking close up shots of buildings/structures etc - I'm tempted to look at getting an UWA lens - maybe the Sigma 10-20..

Given that I work in the Square Mile, I have great architecture all around, so there is lots of potential there.

I've always been a fan of the Gherkin, just love the impact it has on the skyline. That said, I like most of the other stuff by Sir Norman Foster as well..

[Magnakai]

UWA lenses will give you mahoosive distortion. They're best used for getting really close up to a something, and giving you lots of background detail. I can't believe I'm going to link to a Ken Rockwell post, but here we go. Just make sure you know what you're getting into! If you're really into architecture, a tilt-shift lens is the best possible buy, as it allows you to shift the lens up to get a full building in without getting that diminishing distortion.

[Garf]

Cheers Magnakai, will have a read..

One of the fellas at work has an UWA, and has said I can borrow it if I want - might have a crack with that first before spending any cash..

[Ginger Tosser]

Wide angle, tilt and shift a sure fire way to emptying your bank. If I had the cash I'd go for the canon 17mm TS lens. Currently around 2k!

[Magnakai]

Yeah, tis an amazing piece of kit. I'm currently trying to get a gig that's worth renting one of these for...

Also, look at this: http://www.zoerk.com/pages/p_psa.htm Uses the larger image circle of 6x7 lenses to allow you to shift on a 35mm camera. Pretty smart if you ask me.

[Garf]

2k - bit out of my budget !!

Some from the beach yesterday..

[Ginger Tosser]

2k - bit out of my budget !!

Some from the beach yesterday..

very nice. I think the beach/st Ives has broken my 24-105 L it's aperture motor doesn't want to operate correctly. Will attempt a clean later.

Think 2k is way over my limit. Probably by 1999 at the moment.

[HaHaUK]

I love this!!

Some more buildings from me:

[winky]

Those pictures are awesome HaHa.

In fact all the pictures I have seen over the last couple of weeks have been great. I have been lurking just havent had the enthusiasm to post.

Keep up the good work

[spagmasterswift]

Went off road yesterday after a farmer said "...there's 100 acres for you to have fun in."

[Mr Ono]

I just got back:

[Magnakai]

Awesome! Weird colours, tbh, but still awesome!

[Taka]

I've just bought Canon 70-300mm IS Ultrasonic lens and it's a beaut. Can anyone give me some quick pointers on how to best utilise a large telephoto lens and when to best use one? Mostly been using it for portraits and closeups the last few days and would love to be more experimental with it.