The Photography Thread

[ThisIsMyUserName]

Originally Posted by Rufio

Do you have a flickr account or something where we can see more of your stuff?

I have some albums on Photobucket. I think most of it I've posted here already.

Originally Posted by PoorGradStudent

These are simply beautiful. What are you shooting with?

Thanks! I have a Nikon D80 and those two were shot with a Sigma 30mm f1.4
I also have a Tokina 11-16mm f2.8, Sigma 70-200mm f2.8, and an old Sigma 18-200mm f3.5-6.3
I took most of my pictures with that one prior to last November. What a difference better lenses make!

[bithead]

Taken at a farm house near Kimberley, Ontario, Canada on July 3, 2010.

[ThisIsMyUserName]

Originally Posted by bithead

Taken at a farm house near Kimberley, Ontario, Canada on July 3, 2010.

That is a cool looking dragonfly! I've never seen one that color.
Looks like it's wearing glasses also

[BoldAsLove]

[bithead]

Originally Posted by ThisIsMyUserName

That is a cool looking dragonfly! I've never seen one that color.
Looks like it's wearing glasses also

Kind of an odd grouping of favourite pics... my wife, my child, and an insect.

[L2EQ]

Some fun snowboard shots I took this winter with my weatherproof camera

[ThisIsMyUserName]

Hey all. I'm selling some gear so I thought I'd post here as well, just in case.
Probably easier if you were around CT/MA/RI

-Nikon D80
-Nikon 35mm f1.8 prime lens
-Hoya Pro1 multicoat UV filter
-Tamrac Expedition 3 bag
-Iffy cable release

The camera is "low mileage" and body is in excellent condition. No marks of any kind. Professionally cleaned about 6-7 months ago.
I have all the original stuff and box.
Lens is new/open box. Same with filter.

Looking for 600$ for the whole set.

[Newsy]

Originally Posted by robotparker

Man.. I really am in awe of your flash control. Great damned pictures. It inspires a type of competitive jealousy in me, and makes me want to be less okay with mediocre pics.

[dazmania83]

I need help with bulbs, i would like to be able to create some "studio like" lighting at home without spending a fortune on equipment, i've been looking at various bulbs seeing what types create what colours, i picked up a few cheap halogen bulbs but they look too yellow. Basically all i want is something that can get rid of the background shadows caused by my flash when taking some portraits of my kids, but ideally get away with just by getting the right bulbs that i can put into some everyday household lamps. Are daylight bulbs the right choice, has anyone here at made do effectively with D-I-Y kit?

[ThisIsMyUserName]

Originally Posted by dazmania83

I need help with bulbs, i would like to be able to create some "studio like" lighting at home without spending a fortune on equipment, i've been looking at various bulbs seeing what types create what colours, i picked up a few cheap halogen bulbs but they look too yellow. Basically all i want is something that can get rid of the background shadows caused by my flash when taking some portraits of my kids, but ideally get away with just by getting the right bulbs that i can put into some everyday household lamps. Are daylight bulbs the right choice, has anyone here at made do effectively with D-I-Y kit?

What you mainly have to look for is the color temperature of the bulbs. For my light box, I use some cheap daylight florescent bulbs with a color temperature of 5,500K, or "the sun at noon". Your flash is probably 5,000K and to my eyes, there's not really a difference when you white balance.

The bulbs you bought were probably lower, around 3,000-4,000K. Lower mean yellow/orange, higher is bluer.

If you use a regular bulb, I'd put it in a dome with a piece of tracing paper or some other diffuser over it so it's not so harsh. The other thing you could try is putting a gel over the flash (if it came with any) to make that light closer to whatever you have around. Probably easier to go for the daylight bulbs though.

Edit: Here ya go! A little pricey, but much brighter than what I have and rated at 5,000K