Recent Photo Thread

Nothing special, but in some lights, even a Kodak Easyshare can do some pretty shiny things.


View from the balcony of our new place, about 7:30am.

Here's one of Fenway with the sketch filter on:

I realize that we don't have a general photography thread yet - or do we? - and if someone would like to make one I would be much obliged, but do any of our resident photographers/cinematographers have any thoughts regarding the recently announced Panasonic GH3? I had always considered getting a GH2 for some wannabe film projects but was holding off for the next in its line and now that it is here I am quite blown away by its feature/spec sheet. The only negative I can spot is the lack of an XLR input, but the 3.5mm in (vs the standard 2.5mm on most cameras) and the hot shoe (I assume I'll be able to hook up a set of proprietary mics to it, we'll see) more than make up for it - plus, you should be recording external mics to an external recording unit and only using on-board as a guide.

If it delivers, I might finally pull the trigger on something to film with. Especially if it debuts at its estimated sub-$1,300 price. Photography is a secondary concern, though I understand the Micro four/thirds setup as an alternative to DSLR has a large and rather vocal user base. They even make Lensbabies for it now!

Thanks in advance for any thoughts.

Thanks man!

Parsing all of that excellent info, but for now I will say THANK YOU, Ely. Please relay my gratitute to your most radly friend, as well.

Yeah I agree with the mysterious stranger, the micro 4/3 systems are nice in theory but for that kind of money I'd get an old school RPG, I mean DSLR instead. For photography anyway.

Baker , than you for recommending the Understanding Exposure. I used to use manual film cameras back before digital (my dad's Pentax) and I actually bought this Canon because I couldn't afford a DSLR, but this camera actually has manual settings. Soo... fiddling around with the book and settings, things started to come back to me!

Looking forward to seeing your new and improved shots. :)

All these photos I took of gingko trees, and my favorite image from today is one I took of hay bales:

Just as a quick example of what something like Yin/Yang can do, here's a side-by-side of the original image and a version I edited in about one minute by darkening the sky a bit and lightening the ground a bit:



You get some extra color and detail (especially in the cloud), and in far less time than it would take to make manual tweaks.

So. I'd like to do a segment on photography, would anyone here agree to chat for a few minutes about this stuff? Ideally in the next, say, 12 hours or so? 1 or 2 people, who know more or less what they're doing, is what I'm looking for. Anyone?







Bueller?

I can do it, but I only have a webcam microphone which I use for skype so the sound isn't great and I also tend to be on the "less" end of the knowing what they're doing spectrum.

that's OK, skype is what I'd use. Knowing less is fine, as long as we can find someone else to complement you. Who'd be someone like that? Nute? Baker? MonkeyPunky?

I'd love to help, but I have a killer head cold right now. You don't want my audio, trust me.

my latest car photo hunting :)

I am no expert, just a duffer with some basic knowledge of composition and post-processing, alas.

That's perfect though. It's supposed to be a short segment, and I wouldn't even know what to ask an expert. Consider yourself volunteered :)

Aw heck, why not?

I'm not comfortable talking about photography. Everything I know, I learned from spending more time in the photo features of Gran Turismo than racing.

sorry guys, it's in the can :)

Well if people's heads don't a splode after the first segment, we could have it as a semi-regular one on the podcast.

"Photography Accent-a-palooza!"

Somewhat recent shots of Michigan in fall.


L1002291 by Doug Freeman, on Flickr


L1002281 by Doug Freeman, on Flickr


L1002268 by Doug Freeman, on Flickr

Found an interesting abandoned building this morning with some really neat lighting.

Took some pictures in the neighborhood this afternoon. I think this shot of one of the minarets on a local mosque came out quite well.

Minaret by roundjr, on Flickr

Got this shot of my boys while we were hiking yesterday. I forgot to bring a real camera, so the iPhone had to suffice:

The last rose before Winter.

I generally can't stand "hey, I tilted the camera!" pics, but this one is an exception. It says, "It's worth turning the world to capture this rose at just the right angle." Plus you get that great diagonal divide. Well played.

I also generally can't stand heavily filtered pics, but that Bug one is great. It's nice to see the grunge inherent in the background instead of plastered on the front like a bad coffee stain, and your filtering really makes it (and the car) pop.

Took the young fella for a photo walk on Saturday, trying to encourage him to use his VTech Buzz Lightyear Camera to do more than just take pictures of the skirting boards (don't ask) and record videos of himself making his favourite noise (no, really, don't ask). Unfortunately it started raining so we didn't get much, of which these are the ones I was happiest with:



I was going to see if I could figure out which photo he took in the second image, but unfortunately he seems to have run out of flash space sometime on Wednesday. Thanks, mostly, to the aforementioned skirting board shots.

Dammit, that was for comic effect. You've ruined it. RUINED IT.

I give you - baby seagulls

A manatee eating lettuce:



A blue heron, who didn't much like me:



And walking on the moon:

It was terrible weather for taking good photos (at least for me and my somewhat still limited skills) but the vantage point is second to none:


I should add that it's at the top of a set of cliffs, and hike-in only, no road!

I call this one 'I Wear Black on the Outside 'Cause Black is How I Feel on the Inside'.