Eclipse editionFormer thread: >>4519819Took this one in Paris as the eclipse was winding down. Spanishbros, post your eclipse pics.
>>4522821>>4523063here's another one. shit was overcast for two hours but just as the sun was about to set behind the mountain a strip open air cleared up. shit was cash and it got a huge pop from the onlookers
>>4523069Nice, the clouds really add a dramatic "end of the world" atmosphere
>>4523061>>4523069sooo jealous for all of you who had a chance to see the eclipse
I took these on a trip yesterday. So long since I last shot pictures, I am so rusty with editing them
The Happy Baphomet
one day ill stop jpeg shooting only
>>4523219Why fix it if it ain't broke? These look good as is.
tried to shut an airplane ftft with 85mm prime
>>4523268end. Of course, since it's f/7.1, there's probably no point in it being a prime lens.
>>4523269>>4523268neat
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>>4523378>>4523377took the same photos last thread award
>>4523381Thank you for the compliment
>>4523382it wasnt a compliment
>>4523403Adelaide? I swear that building to the bottom right is across the street from Miss Gladys Sym Choon.
>>4523408Correct. I took a bunch of photos from the top level of the multistory carpark above Rundle HJ's. You can get a lot of fantastic shots of Adelaide at sunset from the top of some carparks.
>>4523436I didn't even know the rooftop of that lot was open air, I never tried parking in there for some reason. Shame it's /rpt/ as I'd otherwise post some of my Adelaide CBD pics too, though that also depends on what "recent" constitutes I guess.
>>4523437It's not open air, it's roofed with bars on the windows and rather annoyingly a mesh as well on the top 2 levels. The mesh can easily be photographed through in most places but for that first photo I couldn't get the right angle due to the mesh and bars, so I had to find a gap in the mesh and then very precariously hold my camera out on the ledge while hoping to god I didn't let my hands slip. Worth it though.
>>4523438Ah, so it's a lot like all the other lots around then. The only high up open air parking lot I can think of is at Marion near the swim center, you can see pretty much all of Adelaide from on top of that and it is open air (but with the barred walls issue again). I do have a fairly recent photo of Marion at sunset that I liked, I'll see if I can find it quickly.
>>4523439Start a thread and we can dump and compare. I've got to finish some chores (yard work, fuck yeah) and will dump within the hour. Mix of CBD, the Port, Semaphore, some Alberton.
>>4523440Based. Alright, I'll post up a thread. See you on there soon friend.
Posting my Benz. Harman Phoenix II has some pretty funky colors
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>>4523454Any editing done to this one? The fade is very based and gives a nice 90s car magazine feel, but I'm not sure about that sky color.
>>45234553/3
>>4523456Not really, just basic corrections during scanning, and a nice sunset. This film stock is pretty experimental, even in 120 variant hence the colors
>>4523459I might pick some up then, I've seen Harman II in a few stores. I've also seen Harman I in expired film bins and not much new stock, so I guess version 1 is discontinued.
>>4523440>>4523443If you return anon, the thread is waiting (I'd post more but I didn't realize the majority is on my other computer).
>>4523396Of course it is lol
>>4523460imo it's good in 120, but absolute dogshit in 35mm. The grain is fairly pronounced in 120, and looks like ISO 800-1600 in 35mm. Probably not worth to use it for something other than snapshits
>>4523454Nice ride. Personally Since there is a ton of shadow I think this would look cooler with the lights on
>>4523562> He's filming me again.
No I will not take pictures at golden hour. Yes I will make the viewer feel the heat and misery of the sun
>>4523573I like how strange this picture looks
Just some morning fog.
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>>4523075Reduce clutter.
>>4523582This is basically the most universal photography advice.
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How do I not suck fucking dick at editing?
>>4523674what are you unhappy with?
>>4523674First off, what are you using to editAnd, the most important rule for editing is having a good image to edit. In this picture, the whites are clipping that that means you're losing information. I would have closed the aperture a couple stops so the histogram showed now blown out areas and let editing deal with the darker areas. Next, I would isolate the different areas with proper use of masks and regain control over lighting in each area. And, of course, if you're not shooting RAW or C-RAW, you're losing sensor information that no editing software will ever be able to recover.
>>4523730>I would have simply destroyed the interesting things about this image and made it HDR in postPlease >>4523674 don't listen to this person
>>4523748seconding.brights should remain brights and darks should remain darks.there is nothing wrong with clipping as long as that's the idea and not a mistake.I think the picture >>4523674 looks great.
>>4523219feeling lonely in this city
>>4523720I notice for instance at the bottom there's some aberration but I struggle to deal with it>>4523730I cranked it up to f/8 I'm using darktable, I'm a cheapskate>>4523780I appreciate it
>>4523789aberration like the little fringe at the very bottom where the light hits a wave? had to zoom way in to even see that. no reason to pixel peep really, if it's not readily apparent when looking at the picture it's not that big of an issue.also you can just pirate light room classic. it's a lot simpler than darktable.
>>4523784Nice. Like the dramatic lighting.
I'll throw another one into the void for you
You ever snap a celebrity
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>>4523862I got pictures of Delta Goodrem.
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>>4523817nice light
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>>4524046> Subject is out of focus> Background is also out of focus, but a bit moreMust be a Fuji.
>>4524012cool! looks like a still from a Bond movie. camera/lens?
July still counts as recent, right?
>>4524143ty anon.it's a trusty Sony rx100 i.I took it while disembarking a cruise ship in Boston at ~8am
the images in this thread are all terrible. meaningless. and not even aesthetically pleasing. it's just human generated slop. no wonder this board is considered a joke.
>>4523573all i feel is the misery of cluttered foregroundwhat a meaningless piece of shit pictureconsider selling your equipment
>>4524200>nophoto
>>4524174guess so
>>4524202The foreground is good. Who hurt you?
>>4524276I'd add a bit of sharpening.
>>4523574It is a near visual effect>>4523573>>4524202>>4524286Idk man I've spent a few minutes now looking at this one and I'm liking it more and more. On the one hand I understand anon saying it's cluttered. Or rather, it's claustrophobic, the plants are in a little concrete enclosure and have no space to grow. But considering the rest of the composition it works for me. If you see a yacht as emblematic of the freedom afforded by wealth, or as the freedom of the sea, then the flowers are off-putting. They're the reality of "normal" or "real" life for many people - stifling, confining, limited, and ultimately not something you're in control of. Not something that you want to be reminded of in comparison to a big beautiful boat that can take you faw away. On the other hand, if to you a yacht is the ultimate symbol of excess among the rich, then the messaging is aligned. They're free, the flowers (and you) are not. Maybe you disagree that you're the flowers, but it's pretty unlikely for most viewers that they're the yacht in any way beyond aspirationally. And then of course there's the relationship between the economy and the environment, where every year swathes of pristine land are gobbled up for all manner of purposes, water grows scarcer, and the sea continues to be a dumping ground, all in the service of dudes who need another, bigger, yacht. Anyway I yammered on a lot about this pic but that's only because I actually looked at it and it gave me something to think about.
i can't into landscapes>>4524174spicy!
>>4524322you cant also into metering
>>4524307I appreciate your analysis on my photo anon. The reason why I took that photo was to show the viewer where I was. The contrast of the public walkway vs what is in the private dock. In my opinion photography only has value because you capture something that actually exists in the real world so I'm not too enthusiastic about having ultra clean squeaky clean portrayals of things where you edit everything out that you don't like. There are infinite photos of giant boats in the middle of the sea with nothing around, what's the point of taking more pictures like that? Picrel are the same boats from the public dock. Nobody would have commented on this.
>live in midwest>nothing but flat fields and bland towns>don't know anyone to model for photos>have to travel for 5+ hours for any interesting nature/locationsThis shit sucks
So fucking into this half-frame shit. XP2 in an Olympus.
>>4524401just embrace what's around you
>>4524200>the “all ur photos suck” baittrotting out that ol’ chestnut ey
>>4524200This is the rpt thread. It's essentially a trash can for quickly showing your stuff to other people. Not necessarily your best stuff, just stuff which you think might have some merit. Its literally here for people to comment on each other's work, so they can give each other hints on how to do things better. Or tell them to go fuck themselves. You don't often find pro-level photography on an open forum. Pretty much everyone here is an amateur, and a lot of them are just trying to find out how to improve. I have to assume that you don't do any photography yourself because you didnt post a photo. So, with it in mind that you likely couldnt afford a camera on your, lets face it, meager salary, we probably shouldnt kick you while youre down. Just post photos when you can bub.
>>4523444Great shot. Backlight, obvious subject, and other elements. I hope it was all intentional.
Thoughts?
>>4524528Thanks anon, appreciate that very much.
>>4524555:DDDD
Think i've got THE definitive portrait of my cat
>>4524584Fuck yeah man this rocks
>>4524584woah ultra metal my nigger
>>4524174anon I don't think it's ethical to commit arson for a photo opportunity
gonna be shooting a lot more film going forward
Look at this stupid fucking retarded bitch
>>4524486Looks like a bunch of extras in a czech orgy video
>>4524701>took the exact same photos AGAINWhatever you’re smoking, smoke a little less until you can remember you already took that exact photo last week
>>4524751Thank you for the compliment!
>>4524751He dabbed the whole tub fo sho
nocturnal bun.it waits outside my door.
I'm thinking of dedicating myself some time to cleaning up the ads and that nasty stuff. I'm just starting out and instantly got an 8mm. Next acquisition will likely be an 55-250
This one is with my kit lens, used to love going to this place as a kid, and its not too far from the ultra wide lens picture. Now its abandones, wish I could go into it.
Not recently clicked, but recently processed. Was my first photography trip, failed spectacularly, a few salvaged from the trip i feel are nice.
>>4524805These two were taken from a bend across the hill road. A bit of parking area, the previous one is a panorama of 6 images. This one is a single shot.
Lord Shiva is a god in hinduism, actually a very important one. Im not religious, but the statues they make here are numerous and good.
>>4524808Kinda mid desu
I had asked /p/ a year ago, how to better process this. Now a year later, my skills finally caught up.
>>4524810Golden hour is the best ngl. Too bad, i didn't use it as much as i wanted to.
Lord Ganesha is another god from hinduism. The rush inside there was insane. I took this from a window opening outside the temple. That is why the edges of the images look weird, im not good at fixing such artefacts.
>>4524812The fog generated by the waterfall was insane, got lucky after waiting, still the source was quite foggy.
>>4524813Vibe ngl. Well that's it from the trip. Gotta improve my planning and shooting. Might have to learn more post-process to fix the unexpected
>>4523428i like this, almost looks painted. Im assuming there's a hefty amount of grading, yeah?
Beginner here. What is the best way to increase the depth of field so that the entire bird is in focus without sacrificing image quality when shooting in low light? Should I reduce my focal length? Should I reduce aperture size and up the ISO?
I am a photography noob, any thoughts on composition for this one? Thanks anons
1/2Something feels lacking in these and I can't put my finger on it. I feel like I got the vibe right and it's got a feeling, but is the composition off? The colors? Something feels off about them and I'd like to know what anons think.
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>>4524949I am also a noob but I will give you my thoughts. First off, there's no real subject here which is my main criticism. Visually there's a lot going on and it's a bit too much IMO. Then there's the blurry out of focus bit in the bottom right. It just seems distracting rather than pleasing. It's better to have either everything in focus with a broad shot with no real individual focus point, or to have the subject in focus and the background out of focus with nothing in front of your subject that is out of focus and obstructing your view of it. I'd say either try to find a single point to focus in on and try to array a pleasing scene around that, or either zoom out a bit more/reposition and try to take a picture with everything in focus.
>>4524951This is a bit too close and personal for the lonely vibe, even though it's shot at some distance. I think even more distance might be good to make it feel more isolated. Assuming it was anyway. The second one feels neither lonely enough nor cozy enough. It's bordering on either but not enough of either to really be a slam dunk.
>>4524957Bummer, I think you're right. I was pretty limited since my back was to a wall and behind that was a busy road, so that's as far back as I could realistically get.
>>4524958It's often the physical restraints of the world that keep photos from being perfect. That's why photography is like pokemon cards on steroids. You open a million packs just to find the one that is special and amazing and it gives you that rush.
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>i had like 5 seconds to take this shit because it's too cloudyFUCK
>>4524942I have weakness for puffins. 10/10>>4524973I like the colors on this one.>>4525047Interesting perspective. It triggers vertigo once you see what's happening. I'd like to see more like this, maybe shot even wider.
Lunar eclipse
>>4525157very nice
Eclipse photo a little late
>>4525178Solar, or lunar?
>>4525178The solar one a couple of weeks ago in europe
>>4525142I like this one the best by far. It feels like someone's story just ended in the middle of the woods and here it is 50 years later. The rest of them you realize it's just an illegal dump. They have much less character. The weed sprouting around the door is also great. Colors on the car itself are also the most interesting especially in the dappled light peaking through the trees.
Looking for advice, do I keep it as is or does this shot need a crop?
>>4525192I'd say crop because you have him nicely framed by the natural surroundings already and anything beyond that just detracts from it. Like get rid of the sky above the tree line and the extra water to the right.
>>4525192What's the intended use of the picture?
>>4525192seems good as is.>>4525144nice spot. i think this set could have used a closeup on one of the cars to really get the moss and rust textures>>4524952>>4524958the vertical framing crowds the house and gives a ton of featureless black foreground. also maybe you should have backed up even more... shooting across the road might have given it some nice foreground elements
>>4525204>>4525206I tried some crop, lighter and then tighter crop but it either feels unbalanced or too tight, needing more context around. Thanks for the tips, I think I'll leave it as is and have a sleep on it.
>>4525205National Geographic
>>4525209Then I'd include more nature.No cropping.
900mm focal length (apsc)
>>4525229Tamron 18-300mm at 300mm.
>>4525230i couldn't get enough light for a clean exposure without trails
>>4525237Overexposed. Could have cut the time in half or possibly less.
>>4525206>the vertical framing crowds the house and gives a ton of featureless black foregroundI'll have a look at how my horizontal one looked, I took a few in different ways so maybe that might be a better one.> also maybe you should have backed up even more...Not quite as easy, it's a 4 lane freeway with a lot of trees behind that spot I was standing. That place itself had walls of trees and bushes out front too (with one appearing in the edge of the frame).
someone said i do planespotting with cheats enabled and it made me smile because its true konica minolta maxxum 7d + 70-210mm f/4 at kjfk
>>4525264i like my konicas, i have 3 5ds and 2 7ds the lack of resolution/detail just makes everything look dreamy and the lack of dynamic range gives it a pleasing grain
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>>4525267i almost exclusively use zooms at the airport, might haul out my k1ii + 70-200mm f2.8 tamron
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>>4525270same ups as before
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>>4525254The lack of separation between the boat and river barrier bothers me.
>>4525291I thought it was a good photo but the more I look at it the worse it gets
>>4525299It's a good photo, don't sweat it. Not great but good.
>>4525299It would be better if the shooter crouched another 6" and took half a step to the left. That would help break up some of the clashing foreground/background between the bridge and the wall behind it. Still a good shot that shows some thought went into it - I wouldn't even comment on it if it was complete shit.
>>4525299I think it's a great photo and the criticism is coming from a place of insecurity and jealousy.>oh no it's too in focusit looks great shut up everything in the picture is interesting and aesthetic.
Moon thread hit image limit
>>4525366should of got closer for this one
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>>4524701mr negative tattoo flash
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>>4525465If you learn nothing else learn the #1 rule of pet photography: lower yourself to their eye level instead of looking down on them
>>4525611Lol I'm shooting over a fence into someone's garden.
>>4525662Don't do that
>>4525689Sorry anon I already did.
Ok I post another crappy photo and we can all move to a new thread.
>>4525694>new thread didn't happenit's over for /rpt/
>>45257472 more weeks
>>4525747If you have a recent photo you should be the change you want to be in this world instead of waiting for someone else to do it.
>>4525776>>4525747migrate>>4525845
