2015 Official Photography Thread
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If it's the Nikkor 35mm f/1.8 that is a very sharp lens, I have it myself and I like it despite having a 28mm f/2.8 and a 50mm f/1.8.
Picked up some BC coils the other day, went and grabbed some photos in between class. Decided to return the 35mm f/1.8 because it wouldn't focus correctly. At f/1.8 it would focus correctly maybe 1 out of 10 times.
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I think I could burn this whole roll of B&W in Union Sq today alone there's some chess players, a lot of loafers, hobos, a hare krishna group, and lots of lots of lots of lots of lots of stalls for the Farmer's Market.
some unedited goodness
Unedited-Ferrari_1 by Joseph G, on Flickr
Unedited-Ferrari by Joseph G, on Flickr
Unedited-Ferrari_1 by Joseph G, on FlickrUnedited-Ferrari by Joseph G, on Flickr
thank you sir^ it was a nice day
I did this one for work, its sort of photography haha
I first took a photo of the car with the unpainted parts and stock wheels.
Edited to color match body, added wheels and other odds and ends
Found cool background, combined four images to make it
turned on the lights, added smoke with some distortion on the exhaust tips and yeay!! Snow!! haha
I did this one for work, its sort of photography haha
I first took a photo of the car with the unpainted parts and stock wheels.
Edited to color match body, added wheels and other odds and ends
Found cool background, combined four images to make it
turned on the lights, added smoke with some distortion on the exhaust tips and yeay!! Snow!! haha
Thanks man!
I finally figured out why my dog photos were so much more sharp then my car photos. I always have to use somewhere between f/2.0 to f/2.8 for the dogs with the lighting in the house versus always using high f stops with the car.
I never realized wider f stops give you sharper images. (I know, I'm slow.)
I finally figured out why my dog photos were so much more sharp then my car photos. I always have to use somewhere between f/2.0 to f/2.8 for the dogs with the lighting in the house versus always using high f stops with the car.
I never realized wider f stops give you sharper images. (I know, I'm slow.)
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Thanks man!
I finally figured out why my dog photos were so much more sharp then my car photos. I always have to use somewhere between f/2.0 to f/2.8 for the dogs with the lighting in the house versus always using high f stops with the car.
I never realized wider f stops give you sharper images. (I know, I'm slow.)
I finally figured out why my dog photos were so much more sharp then my car photos. I always have to use somewhere between f/2.0 to f/2.8 for the dogs with the lighting in the house versus always using high f stops with the car.
I never realized wider f stops give you sharper images. (I know, I'm slow.)
This is a decent comparison.
Thanks man!
I finally figured out why my dog photos were so much more sharp then my car photos. I always have to use somewhere between f/2.0 to f/2.8 for the dogs with the lighting in the house versus always using high f stops with the car.
I never realized wider f stops give you sharper images. (I know, I'm slow.)
I finally figured out why my dog photos were so much more sharp then my car photos. I always have to use somewhere between f/2.0 to f/2.8 for the dogs with the lighting in the house versus always using high f stops with the car.
I never realized wider f stops give you sharper images. (I know, I'm slow.)
i tend to leave it wide alot to increase amount of blur, but narrow it for getting more in focus
Well the wider the f/stop, the smaller your depth of field is. At f/2.8, not much beyond your focal point at the center of the shot will be in focus. If you're up at f/22, for example most of your photo will be in focus. The "sweet spot" range on most lenses is between f/5.6 and f/11 where you get the best balance.
This is a decent comparison.
This is a decent comparison.
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I find the best way to talk about DoF is to have an example like that otherwise it's impossible to picture it properly in your head.
Also be aware if you shoot at say f/22 and you have dust on your lens - it'll be a spotty photo because that high it picks up everything. My 60mm macro f/2.8 goes out to f/32 and for S&G I've shot photos. If there's dust in the air you practically see it.
Here's another visual for people who want to see what the camera lens is like:
Also be aware if you shoot at say f/22 and you have dust on your lens - it'll be a spotty photo because that high it picks up everything. My 60mm macro f/2.8 goes out to f/32 and for S&G I've shot photos. If there's dust in the air you practically see it.
Here's another visual for people who want to see what the camera lens is like:
grrrreat last photo and location
orangeZoo12 by Joseph G, on Flickr
Pitbull_11219 by Joseph G, on Flickr
Pitbull_11215 by Joseph G, on Flickr
Moon-000 by Joseph G, on Flickr
orangeZoo12 by Joseph G, on FlickrPitbull_11219 by Joseph G, on FlickrPitbull_11215 by Joseph G, on FlickrMoon-000 by Joseph G, on Flickr