The Official Photography Thread - Vol. 3
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Man...2 shoots in 1 day. Exhausted..been working all day
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I dont do a lot of shooting with my DSLR, but took it out for a little today
Is it me or does NT really downgrade the pic quality when you upload on to here?
Is it me or does NT really downgrade the pic quality when you upload on to here?
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Moarrrrr!!! What time did you get to wekfest? I saw lines forming at 11am :x
Nice shot even though there are a bajillion people there.
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I got in around 2:30? Never been to the SJ one. Only the SF and LB ones. Dropped by cause I live like 15 minutes away 
Know about the lines, so I never go to Wekfests until at least after an hour or so.
Hate doing these indoor events cause it's cramped - cars are too close together and there's people everywhere.
Know about the lines, so I never go to Wekfests until at least after an hour or so.
Hate doing these indoor events cause it's cramped - cars are too close together and there's people everywhere.
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I feel you on the indoor events, it sucks.
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Yeah, having it at SJ is cool tho.
Parking at Fort Mason SUCKED. Getting there was a pain in the *** too.
Did you go?
Parking at Fort Mason SUCKED. Getting there was a pain in the *** too.
Did you go?
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No I was being stingy and didn't want to make the drive down there or pay for the ticket lol.
I'll be in Monterey next weekend for the Concorso.
I'll be in Monterey next weekend for the Concorso.
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, ^Remind me (us) what you're shooting with again? Body and lens. Dope shots!
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That cloud shot is incredible.
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Thanks man. Recently I've been shooting with the Sony A7 and 55mm 1.8 Zeiss. I love it.
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Can you explain how you took this pic, if you remember the settings?
I have the 50mm 1.8 lens and can't seem get these nice shots.
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I have such a love hate with Outside Lands. It's even more lame since i have never been but I find it just too much to handle but yet from photos I see every year, I always feel compelled to try and go the next year. This year it seems they tried to really rival Coachella imo with just lighting up Golden Gate Park and having all these extra things their like the comedian section and other parts of the concert that has nothing to do with the main stage. Looks like fun though. I wonder how someone would even get a photo pass their to shoot in the pit. That'd be dope.
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Can you explain how you took this pic, if you remember the settings?
I have the 50mm 1.8 lens and can't seem get these nice shots.
Looks like it was just shot wide open.
With your 50, shoot on 1.8.
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#excellentframing!
Can you explain how you took this pic, if you remember the settings?
I have the 50mm 1.8 lens and can't seem get these nice shots.
have to get your skills up! it is all about where you focus, though a full frame camera generally can get shallower depth of field (there are all kind of caveats for this statement though, but this i think is generally true when shooting wide open) than a crop sensor cam, you would need either a faster lens, more light, and probably be shooting with a wide open aperture...you can also get closer to what it is that you are taking the picture of can help as well, or using a longer lens...
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last call by me_myself_n_eye, on Flickr
monochrome sunrising by me_myself_n_eye, on Flickr
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Aight, I thought it had something to do with spot metering. I been working too much, gotta find some local events to go out and shoot.
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It's gonna be tough, some security guards allow you to bring your DSLR in, some don't.
Also, from what I've seen, it looks extremely crowded, literally people seem to be packed like sardines.
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^^^^Yeah.....not about that scene no more. I guess I like it more personal. I am old and stubborn. Haha.
And damn Tokes.......some nice long exposures. Your edits look really good too. Almost ashamed to post this pic:
From hiking last week. Wanted fog actually and got none that day.
And damn Tokes.......some nice long exposures. Your edits look really good too. Almost ashamed to post this pic:
From hiking last week. Wanted fog actually and got none that day.
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Yeah .. after tokes and arsenal posted their set .. waiting a couple pages
btw, anyone try recreating HB2 (vsco) in LR?
btw, anyone try recreating HB2 (vsco) in LR?
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could have something to do with your af mode though, sometimes it can be hard for the camera to focus wide open (especially if there is too much light hitting the sensor and/or there are multiple things in the frame -just using autofocus; using manual focus or switching over to dmf mode (where the camera autofocuses but lets you adjust the focus) is probably the best way to achieve that shallow depth of field look. one of the cool things about using (older) manual lenses is that they usually have focus & hyper focal markings on them, which, along with a finite focus ring (most of the sony lenses are the focus by wire so even when your reach the limit of the lens focus it keeps can spin ad infinitum, but once you get it down it is pretty easy to focus because the throw from minimum to infinity is pretty short), makes it easier to set the focus to a particular distance and not have the camera decide. I would recommend buying a manual, fast, cheap lens & an adapter to anyone with a mirrorless camera, it gives you some idea of the all the magic the camera does to autofocus so quickly
^^^^Yeah.....not about that scene no more. I guess I like it more personal. I am old and stubborn. Haha.
And damn Tokes.......some nice long exposures. Your edits look really good too. Almost ashamed to post this pic:
From hiking last week. Wanted fog actually and got none that day.
thanks, i'm trying to be less heavy handed with the edits but I still do too much...ashamed, why? you could give it a moodier tone, even still is a cool image, when mother nature doesn't cooperate you could try to composite it...i get lightweight spooked when i'm not in sight distance of concrete, it's just feels eerie for me to be surrounded by nature like...plus i'm not a fan of bugs, so I try to uphold the deal i made with nature in general that i stay out of their world & they stay out of mine...
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Thanks for the compliment guys ...
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Some Random Quick shots while going downtown NYC
Freedom Tower and Memorial
Freedom Tower and Memorial
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Thanks dude.
Some more recent shots from Barcelona and last shot is in Bordeaux. All with A7 and 55mm.
DSC01889 by _sym, on Flickr
DSC01792 by _sym, on Flickr
DSC01756 by _sym, on Flickr
DSC01983 by _sym, on Flickr
DSC02710 by _sym, on Flickr
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