The Photography Thread

[Spatial]

Ray of Light by J_Davies, on Flickr


Bluebells and Bokeh by J_Davies, on Flickr

[Spatial]

Blue sunset by J_Davies, on Flickr


Until the tide comes in... by J_Davies, on Flickr


Orange on the rocks by J_Davies, on Flickr


Somewhere... by J_Davies, on Flickr

[Garf]

Lovely stuff Spatial - you are putting me to shame, I need to dust off my camera and get out there !

[Spatial]

Thanks

Please do, I love looking at other peoples stuff and I'm getting quite embarrassed that the last few posts in here have been all me.

[Garf]

Thanks

Please do, I love looking at other peoples stuff and I'm getting quite embarrassed that the last few posts in here have been all me.

Just checking and it looks like I haven't posted a photo in here since last December !

Here are a few since then....


Stitches by GarySmith70, on Flickr


Centered by GarySmith70, on Flickr


All My Ex's by GarySmith70, on Flickr


Bow by GarySmith70, on Flickr


Scoop by GarySmith70, on Flickr

Some more on flickr, so may post others later. Really struggled to find time to get out with the camera lately - life keeps getting in the way..

[Rossco]

I suck at photography. I wish as was anywhere near as good as you guys.

[fuse]

A recap and a question from me.

If anyone remembers a few years back, I was quite enjoying taking a number of gig shots and was trying to get into that on a more regular basis. Well, by luck if nothing else, I have! I will be taking photos for a music website who post huge amounts of reviews and have the capacity to get photo passes for fairly big shows, and I will be sure to post some links up once I start to get some shots online. As you can imagine, I am pretty excited (and a little intimidated) by this.

Secondly, I'm looking to upgrade my gear. I'm currently using a D40x, my key frustration with which being the lack of auto-focus for non-motored lenses. Given the conditions I'll be shooting in, the best results I've had have been with a f/1.8 50mm, yet I spend more time fighting with the focus ring than anything else. I've just bought the Sigma HSM 30mm f/1.4 partly to combat this but partly to give me a different focal length to try too, but I'm thinking that an upgrade to the body is not a bad idea either.

I'd like to stick with Nikon (switching *everything* over would be a nightmare), and am curious as to if the D90 is still a decent recommend. If my sums are right I believe I can get one for just under ?600 with the kit 18-105mm lens, and I'm pretty sure I've got a buyer lined up who'd happily take the D40x + kit lenses (18-55/55-200) + bag off my hands for whatever I asked of him, but I figure about ?250 is a fair price for this. Does this all seem sensible, or is there anything else anyone would recommend? In terms of what I'm getting I looked at the D7000 too, which is a nice piece of kit but unfortunately a little more than I'm looking to spend right now.

[MartyG]

Nothing wrong with the D90 (or the D80, D200, D300 for that matter). The D7000 coming out doesn't do anything radically better functionality wise, it just has a slightly better sensor and noise handling. The glass makes far more difference.

?600 sounds reasonable with a kit lens, but don't forget there are second hand bargains about because some folk think (mistakenly) that you have to have the lastest kit to make your photography better: http://www.mpbphotographic.co.uk/use...ras/?viewall=1

[Spatial]

Nice one fuse, look forward to seeing some pics


Three stones by J_Davies, on Flickr


Pink sunset by J_Davies, on Flickr


Misty stones by J_Davies, on Flickr

[EvilBoris]

What filter were you using to get the still water?

I stacked up like 3 ND filters on my camera in iceland and couldn't get that effect!

[Spatial]

No ND's, only a polariser attached to the lens and a long exposure (tripod FTW!)

[charlesr]

Extreme close up (on my Ixus 50 macro mode).
These spiders were dots hatching out of tinier dots!
The flowers are lavendar so that should give you an idea of how small these criters were.

Also, they look like something man made.....

[vanpeebles]

I hope the appropriate fire was used after that shot? Or maybe a Lyzander Z?

[charlesr]

I'm hoping they will be the first line of defence against the neighbours' obnoxious 6 cats.

[demon9k]

Quick question guys. Hopefully someone in this thread can help me out.

I hired a photographer for my wedding last year and bought the digital files with the package. About a week ago my parents have seen a poster in a hotel, from the same chain as the wedding, which uses one of those photos as the main photo. My wife and I are both in this picture.

I'm not particularly bothered but should they, either the hotel or the photographer, ask permission or does the photographer have permission to sell these to anyone they want?

Thanks for any info.