The Photography Thread

[Yakumo]

I spent the weekend down in Oita so here come the photos

the first 2 photos are of a pretty big wooden roller-coaster called Jupiter. It was the most uncomfortable experience I'd ever had. No wonder they don't make roller-coasters out of wood any more. I was sore all over when I got off. I will say this though, it was a fantastic ride. Genuine crap your pants stuff to rival the most modern of roller-coasters.


Kijima Koen - Jupiter (pana) by Yakum01975, on Flickr


Kijima Koen - Jupiter (retro) by Yakum01975, on Flickr


monkey-spanking the monkey by Yakum01975, on Flickr


monkey-rest by Yakum01975, on Flickr


monkey-doggy style by Yakum01975, on Flickr


Monkey eyes by Yakum01975, on Flickr


old house - Oita by Yakum01975, on Flickr


old house 2 - Oita by Yakum01975, on Flickr

Yakumo

[MartyG]

Got a new toy today.


D7000 by MartyPGBT, on Flickr

Haven't had chance to do much shooting with it yet, just a quick trip around town at lunch and some portrait work for the company website.


Come Dine With Me by MartyPG13, on Flickr

Handles pretty much like my D80 really, though there are some differences with the AF I need to get used to. Overall I'm pretty impressed, traded in my D80 and D2Xs for it, there's a noticeable improvement in IQ at higher ISOs and this one will push all the way to 25600 ISO.

Edit - And some macro loveliness


Bright Moon Rising by MartyPG13, on Flickr

[Anpanman]

Nice one Marty, I'm saving up for a D700 in about a year or two as a replacement for my S2.

Recent one's from me;

[MartyG]

Save up a bit longer and get the Nikon D800

[Yakumo]

I'm liking that bottom shot of the plane

[Anpanman]

Save up a bit longer and get the Nikon D800

Yep, realised that by the time I've saved up the 700 will probably be gone, hearing there's an 'entry level' full frame coming out - D600?
The 800 for me has too many pixels, for the aviation stuff I don't need it and from reviews I've seen you really need a tripod most of the time since down at pixel level you can see camera shake even at fast speeds, so yes excellent camera but too good for me - and I'd need a new PC to process those massive files anyway!

I'm liking that bottom shot of the plane

Thanks Yakumo, I tried to post a larger version but it made no difference, direct link is here if you want a look;

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7212/7304012268_77a1cd20a5_h.jpg

[MartyG]

The D600 is certainly spinning the rumour mill at the mo, especially with the recent budget 24-85mm FX lens just announced. If the leaked images and specs turn out to be correct, I could be very tempted to trade in my very recent D7000 purchase.

Went for a lunch time walk today and spotted this - not completely convinced, I think it might need a human factor to nail it, but I liked the lead-in lines


The Dark Side by MartyPGBT, on Flickr

[charlesr]

Perfect clouds in that pic.

I added the human factor for you.



Marty adds charlesr to ignore list.....

[MartyG]

A little bit of sick just went into my mouth.

[EvilBoris]

The D600 is certainly spinning the rumour mill at the mo, especially with the recent budget 24-85mm FX lens just announced. If the leaked images and specs turn out to be correct, I could be very tempted to trade in my very recent D7000 purchase.

That D600 rumour would be awesome if true. I'd sell my Canon and get one.

[MartyG]

If the pics are fake they're the best fakes I've seen. I've been trawling the images archives of different Nikon bodies and there's nothing I can see that would allow such a good photoshop. It could be a prototype or a mock up, but I don't think it's a photoshop job as some are suggesting.

Should prolly link the pics: http://nikonrumors.com/2012/06/14/fi...0-images.aspx/

[charlesr]

http://www.boredpanda.com/perfectly-timed-photos/

A few fun ones there. I like the eagle one.

[fishbowlhead]

What would an entry price be then for this nikon d600?

[MartyG]

It's all still rumour and speculation at the moment - but those floating around is that'll be cheap as little as $1500 (so prolly around the ?1000) if it turns out to be more than mere speculation.

[originalbadboy]

Goodwood: Festival of Speed 2012

Great day ... Even though there were way too many people there , and I must have walked about 10 miles. The climb up to the rally stage was worth it though.

Anyway on with the pics:
(Been playing around with Lightroom so a few are a bit 'arty')