The Photography Thread

[Ish]

I also need a bag... those CompuRover bags look like they'd be useful for me as I nearly always have my laptop with me.

[PeteJ]

What zoom are you looking at? I can vouch for the quality of the 70-200 f4L, its only downside is the lack of IS. However the IS f2.8 version is nearly 3 times more expensive so i gave that one a miss.

Not sure really, either the f2.8 70-200, the one you have or if I'm feeling really rich go for the IS version. Not sure if any are worth it though, I already own a 70-200 cheap lens and rarely use it...though admittedly I lent it out a few months back and haven't seen it since.

Regarding bags - the lowpro is excellent I find, it has loads of useful little pockets, plus a waterproof cover hidden away when you get caught out. A friend of mine has the slingshot bag, which is quite tempting - you 'sling' it over your shoulder, and twist it around to your belly whenever you need something, and the zip opens up so you can easily get anything out (without the contents spilling everywhere!). It can hold quite a bit too.

[Alastair]

...AgentL - how'd you get that clone image from your flickr account? I have a few ideas for cloning but do not know how it is done.

Pete, do you mean this one?



If so it's two shots exactly the same but with me in a different place. Cut out a selection and stick them together in PS. Selecting a corner helps as it will automatically lock to the corners so you don't have to do fiddly pixel adjustments. The difficult bit was deciding where to cut as the shadows caused by me being in a different place and only using ambient light caused a few problems when sticking them together.

This was just a test to see how it works by the way, not claiming it's a 'decent' shot.

Re bags: I have a 'really' old tatty thing so no-one decides to mug me. Just fits cam with kit lens on and the zoom lens piled on top. I'm not super precious of my gear so I don't mind them touching each other of getting the odd mark.

GT - You really need all those bags? Fancy off-loading one cheap?

[PeteJ]

Pete, do you mean this one?



If so it's two shots exactly the same but with me in a different place. Cut out a selection and stick them together in PS. Selecting a corner helps as it will automatically lock to the corners so you don't have to do fiddly pixel adjustments. The difficult bit was deciding where to cut as the shadows caused by me being in a different place and only using ambient light caused a few problems when sticking them together.

This was just a test to see how it works by the way, not claiming it's a 'decent' shot.

Oh I see, I thought you could somehow do a double-exposure with the camera rather than using Photoshop trickery.

[Alastair]

In this day and age it was always going to be PS! My cam can't do double exposure, don't know about others. A very long exposure in the dark would work if I sat very still for 1 min in 1 place and then quickly moved to the other for 1 min. Wouldn't come out anything like the same though as subject would become a bit translucent.

I've taken some insect macros too!!



There are a couple of others on my page.

Also got one of my sleepy cat that I like.

[Crisp_Rapper]

so i thought it about time i posted a few piccies up in here, up in here... taken with a temperamental pentax s6 (perfect conditions only please! which makes the jellyfish shot all the more amazing). all quarter the size of the originals.

nespad has been filtered in some form or another and had the windowsill removed so i could use it as the background for my 360 dashboard...

[Ginger Tosser]

waterproof cover hidden away when you get caught out.

Sadly mines the older version without, i do however carry a plastic bag in one of the side pockets.

GT - You really need all those bags? Fancy off-loading one cheap?

Which one takes your fancy? One is surplus to my requirements (i've used it once).

[Alastair]

I like the NES pad shot and the jelly fish Crisp. Is there dust specs on that one though or are they something else?

GT - I'll pm you to keep this thread clear.

[Crisp_Rapper]

I like the NES pad shot and the jelly fish Crisp. Is there dust specs on that one though or are they something else?

the jelly fish were in a tank in a pitch black room, what you see there is whatever was floating around in the tank with them.

[charlesr]

Check out this beast. It's like the punk of the caterpillar world.

[Ginger Tosser]

Christ thats close, or was it huge?

Either way bloody good shot!

PeteJ, did you get round to insuring your stuff? I just done mine today and subsequently lowered the value of high risk items on my house insurance.

[PeteJ]

Nope not yet, where'd you get it done?

C - another great shot.

[Ginger Tosser]

Went with photoguard.co.uk in the end. All insured for ?138, probably could have explored the home policy further. But at least its proper insurance.

Managed to reduce the house policy by around ?58 by taking all the crap off it as well (such as Credit cards and cash loss, CC is covered by Barclaycard anyway)

[charlesr]

Christ thats close, or was it huge?

I was at the other end of the garden. "It's coming right for us!"

(I was almost holding the lens against it - focussing was an issue - in the end I just went for the closest focus possible and then moved the camera forwards and backwards until it looked in focus on the screen on the back... highly scientific)

[Ginger Tosser]

in the end I just went for the closest focus possible and then moved the camera forwards and backwards until it looked in focus on the screen on the back... highly scientific

Dont knock it, it works for me!