The Photography thread

[overit]

A great little town called Perth. I lightened the sky a little with photoshop to give it a nice effect. Slight bit of barrel distortion also with the nikon 12-24 wide open but a nice look all the same.

 

[doctorj]

A great little town called Perth. I lightened the sky a little with photoshop to give it a nice effect. Slight bit of barrel distortion also with the nikon 12-24 wide open but a nice look all the same.

Any chance of a higher res version of that photo for a former Perthy?

 

[Ashsaege]

A great little town called Perth. I lightened the sky a little with photoshop to give it a nice effect. Slight bit of barrel distortion also with the nikon 12-24 wide open but a nice look all the same.

here is my crack at perth.... i didn't have a tripod so i used my shakey hands. This was at night time, so there was a slow shutterspeed.
This image makes me feel sick! haha

Overit I see you have a Nikon 50 f1.8 lens, have you ever tried a 50 f1.4? Does anyone know if they are worth the extra money?

I would love to get a Canon 50D with a 17-80, and a 50 f1.4. But a Nikon D60 would probably be more than fine for me.

 

[overit]

Perth Zoo. I love this place! The sigma 150macro is a great lens. Nice and sharp and just the right length for animals.

 

[overit]

Any chance of a higher res version of that photo for a former Perthy?

Yeah I can do that. I would like to fix that leaning building on the left first. I think I have something in my tool box to do it. It annoys me and is more promminent on the larger size. Just busy losing money at the moment though. Having a shocker tonight.

here is my crack at perth.... i didn't have a tripod so i used my shakey hands. This was at night time, so there was a slow shutterspeed.
This image makes me feel sick! haha

Overit I see you have a Nikon 50 f1.8 lens, have you ever tried a 50 f1.4? Does anyone know if they are worth the extra money?

I love it. I would tell people you meant to do that for an arty effect. I havent tried the f1.4 but apparently it is pretty special lens. Do a search at dpreview forums and you will dig up heaps of comparisons and tests on gear. Dont use my 50 much but it does go alright. The 35prime is a real nice sharp lens and well worth the money!

 

[Stan 101]

very cool thread guys..........thanks

how do i shrink a photo of 2.6 or so mb down to fit on asf?

thanks

Nun, go here http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/Downloads/powertoys/Xppowertoys.mspx

and download the Image Resizer.

It will allow you to right click on an image and resize it.. Works well..

cheers,

 

[doctorj]

Yeah I can do that. I would like to fix that leaning building on the left first. I think I have something in my tool box to do it. It annoys me and is more promminent on the larger size. Just busy losing money at the moment though. Having a shocker tonight.

Thanks in advance - if you could send me a PM when you have the chance, I'd be very grateful.

 

[overit]

Bussleton Jetty, Western Australia.

 

[doctorj]

Is the red sand a result of post processing, weird jpeg compresison or natural light?

I've never noticed it like that before...

 

[overit]

Heres me on my travels! Coral Bay, Western Australia.

 

[overit]

Is the red sand a result of post processing, weird jpeg compresison or natural light?

I've never noticed it like that before...

I think it is the street lamp that gives it the colour. I dont really play with the colours. Usually alls I do is adjust the contrast and brightness a little if things arent right. Heres another one.

 

[Stan 101]

I'm not in the same class as you guys but I'm happy with these point and shoots.

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cheers

 

[derty]

A few from Esperance WA over Xmas, taken with Panasonic Lumix FZ50

 

[ThingyMajiggy]

Great shots people

Heres a few more from me....and no those kids were my friends kids.

Cheers

 

[derty]

Awesome Sam, I really have to get a DSLR. There really is no comparison.

Do you do much post processing of your shots?

 

[ThingyMajiggy]

Thanks

Not really, none of my photos see photoshop. I usually desaturate the kid photos I do, I think it suits them more than full colour, other than that, I might adjust a bit of contrast & brightness levels, nothing major.

 

[Eloise]

Wow there is some amazing photo's on here! very inspiring!

I'm looking into getting a DSLR hopefully in the near future and have narrowed it down to these 3 - Nikon D90, Canon 40d or Canon 50d, when looking on the dpreview site, it said price wise you don't really gain anything extra with the 50d over the 40d, (i think they said 50d was about $500 more than the 40d). Would you agree/disagree with this comment? Comparing the 3 which do you think would be the best "value".
Any advice/opinions is much appreciated!
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[overit]

I'm looking into getting a DSLR hopefully in the near future and have narrowed it down to these 3 - Nikon D90, Canon 40d or Canon 50d, when looking on the dpreview site, it said price wise you don't really gain anything extra with the 50d over the 40d, (i think they said 50d was about $500 more than the 40d). Would you agree/disagree with this comment? Comparing the 3 which do you think would be the best "value".
Any advice/opinions is much appreciated!
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Great pics guys. Lets hope we can keep this thread rolling.

IMHO the nikon, canon debate comes down to the lenses that you would like and how much money you are willing to spend. Heres the excerpt from the canon 50d report... The prices are a little off though.
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The EOS 50D has to stand its ground in a highly competitive bracket of the DSLR market. It is currently almost $500 more expensive than the 40D, almost $500 more expensive than the Nikon D90 and for an extra $100 you can bag yourself a Nikon D300. Looking at the specification differences between the EOS 40D and our test candidate it appears you pay quite a premium for the 50D's extra megapixels and as we've found out during this review you don't get an awful lot of extra image quality for your money. The Canon EOS 50D still earns itself our highest reward but considering its price point and our slight concerns about its pixel-packed sensor, it only does so by a whisker.

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Personally I would get the Nikon D90 but I am a little biased. Search the forums at Dpreview and you will find lots of debates and comparisons. You cant really go wrong. I chose nikon because of the lenses. The D90 with the 18-200vr would be a good allround kit. The VR is awesome. It is an image stabilisation setup. I have it on my 80-400 and it makes a world of difference when going long.

From the Nikon D90 report...

The D80 was a very well respected camera, offering a feature set that seemed perfectly tailored to the enthusiast market - the D90 builds on this by including many of the options from the D300. The automatic Chromatic Aberration correction is just one example - without ever having to think about it, it instantly improves the results of every JPEG, regardless of the lens used. Picking the images apart to find differences between cameras reveals it's not quite a half-price D300 but that was a camera we described at the time as being best semi-professional digital SLR on the market, setting the bar pretty high. After using and testing the D90 extensively, it's hard to think of a better enthusiast-level camera.
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Prices from D-D Photographics... (they are an importer.)

Canon EOS 50D Digital SLR Camera
Body Only: $1,549.00
With 18-55mm IS lens: $1,809.00
With 18-55mm IS + 55-250mm IS lens: $2,149.00
With 17-85mm lens: $2,219.00
With 18-200mm lens: $2,429.00

Nikon D90 DSLR Camera
Body Only: $1,365.00
With 18-105mm VR: $1,719.00
With 18-200mm VR: $2,349.00

Camerawarehouse
Canon EOS 40D Body Only AU$1,129.00

 

[kincella]

hmmm...just testing a new free resizing tool
photos looking out of the balcony at Toorak Rd this morning
and looking out the kitchen window
and the living room
14 day free trial from Jpegsizer...its the easiest thing I have come across yet....just choose the photo and then choose..either email,web or thumbnail and it does it quick...no fiddling...and it does it as a copy so no worries about the original...spent an hour last night fiddling with another program and got nowhere...may not have been matched to vista...said it was

I usually only do portraits..so would need to fiddle a bit to get clarity with the landscapes....years since I have done a landscape...on a pentax...that was my fav camera of all times

 

[kincella]

the dog having a bad hair day