The Photography Thread

[eDDe9]

Which? This or the original.

This

 

[TheSpade]

I thought as much Shambles. Yeah picture is a bit grainy now you mention it and taking a new one isn't possible at this present time. :D

There isn't always something sturdy to rest on but I'll definitely remember to check out the ISO setting in future, it's one I often forget all about.

 

[Shambles]

Some piccies from some of my recent nocturnal wanderings .

 

[TheSpade]

The first, second and third photos are excellent. :D

 

[Shambles]

Thanks Spadey :D.

But I like the first one best - nice and atmospheric .

Oh, and as for sturdy resting places, it's worth thinking a bit creatively - rest the camera on the ground or lean against a lampost or something. And have a play with around in manual mode. The auto-settings for night-time pics use the flash automatically which can screw up the picture. Try switching the flash off and go for a long exposure.

I'm a bit of a lazy bugger when it comes to using auto-settings, but a bit of fiddling can produce some good results .

 

[tribal girl]

But I like the first one best - nice and atmospheric .

Me too (of course ).

 

[Fishface]

strangely enough, I share the same opinion

 

[TheSpade]

Thanks Spadey :D.

But I like the first one best - nice and atmospheric .

Oh, and as for sturdy resting places, it's worth thinking a bit creatively - rest the camera on the ground or lean against a lampost or something. And have a play with around in manual mode. The auto-settings for night-time pics use the flash automatically which can screw up the picture. Try switching the flash off and go for a long exposure.

I'm a bit of a lazy bugger when it comes to using auto-settings, but a bit of fiddling can produce some good results .

I have a point and shoot so can't really change any settings bar turning the flash off or using a different mode.

And yes, the first one is brilliant. Quite an eerie atmosphere.

 

[Shambles]

Thank you all for the kind words, and I'm glad you liked 'em folks - makes me all warm and gooey inside .

Me too (of course ).

Notice how I cunningly stole *ahem* sorry - borrowed - your idea of using the macro for an interesting perspective on the second piccy from your entry in the "Roads" theme .

 

[tribal girl]

I didn't, but I do now. :D

I reckon you could have done without the flash, mind. It's a bit bright in the foreground.

 

[Shambles]

^ It was deliberate using the flash to burn out actually I'll have you know, missy - it's called art :D .

 

[TheSpade]

Top 10 interesting abandoned places with pictures.

 

[tribal girl]

Just found a good forum that might be worth joining. There's a good tutorial for macro on there too:

http://www.pixalo.com/community/tutorials-guides/macro-photography-tutorial-24240.html

 

[TheSpade]

I'll sign up later I think. Cheers for the link.

 

[felix]

had the dogs down one of the beaches today.

as always, bob showed his impeccable class and breeding.

eating grass:

and then puking it up again:

rolling around on a dead seagull's rotting corpse:

i held this monkey's jawbone to the sky and beat my chest:

a little baby swan, awww:

let's go home, boys:

 

[tribal girl]

That's nice, felix.

I wish I had a beach like that near me. You're really lucky.

 

[TheSpade]

The swan is lovely. How'd you get so close to it, they tend to run away or chase you.

I keep meaning to go down the beach with my camera when the weather is nice, maybe in the next few days. There's apparently Dolphins down there at the moment.

 

[felix]

people feed these swans & ducks & geese, so they're pretty friendly. you can walk amongst them and they don't run away or attack you. you sometimes get the odd hiss but that's it. i wouldn't like to mess with them though!

 

[TheSpade]

That's brilliant. The ones at the beach near me are quite aggressive. They scare me.

 

[tribal girl]

I caught a few of my not-so-little-one during his wash time.