Random Photos : Part 4

[E65Ross]

leglessAlex said:

So rare I have anything worth posting in here, but I managed to get a half decent shot of the moon tonight.

Love this! May I ask lens/settings?

Cheers

here's another one at the sea from me

Edited by E65Ross on Wednesday 27th May 10:17

[Tycho]

A couple from the weekend when the 3 Queens ( Queen Mary, Queen Elizabeth 2 and Queen Victoria) visited Liverpool.

[leglessAlex]

E65Ross said:

Love this! May I ask lens/settings?

Cheers

Thanks very much, it was taken with a telescope, a Meade ETX 90. Rubbish for most astro stuff but alright for snapping the moon. That photo was 1/100sec and 1600ISO. The moon is pretty bright (it is reflected sunlight after all) so the ISO never needs to be that high and the shutter speed can't be too slow, it moves quickly!

[nessiemac]

Evening guys,

I have been trying some new angles with my biking pics and got some nice ones from the weekend.

Nice not having to use flash for a change!

1.
***LR5***-3 by nessiemac1, on Flickr

2.
***LR5*** by nessiemac1, on Flickr

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***LR5***-2 by nessiemac1, on Flickr

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***LR5***-5 by nessiemac1, on Flickr

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***LR5***-6 by nessiemac1, on Flickr

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***LR5***-4 by nessiemac1, on Flickr

[Top Banana]

some fantastic shots there - loving the angle used on photo 2

[E65Ross]

When doing shots like that (with the mountain bikes) you see some where the cyclist is crystal clear but the background is blurry, where the rider is blurry and the scenery is clear, or where both the background and ride are very clear. Is the former with a fast shutter speed and a larger aperture? What about the others?

sorry for the questions.

Cracking shots by the way!

[turnleftwhere]

E65Ross said:

When doing shots like that (with the mountain bikes) you see some where the cyclist is crystal clear but the background is blurry, where the rider is blurry and the scenery is clear, or where both the background and ride are very clear. Is the former with a fast shutter speed and a larger aperture? What about the others?

sorry for the questions.

Cracking shots by the way!

Some might disagree, but my view would be:

1. Focus lock on the rider (continuous), panning across the view with the rider a short distance, relatively high shutter speed.
2. Low/Medium shutter speed, static camera
3. Both clear, high shutter speed and static camera

Wide aperture will help with background blur if the rider appears to be a half decent distance away from the bulk of the background, but you will run the risk of the depth of focus being too shallow where not all of the bike/rider is sharp.

[nessiemac]

Cheers guys. The berm and underneath shots were with an 8mm fisheye where everything after a couple of feet is pretty much in focus. The others were all shot with a 85mm F1.8 at and shot at F2.2 with a high shutter speed so that gives the nice blurred fore/back ground but keeping the riders sharp.

[nessiemac]

turnleftwhere said:

Some might disagree, but my view would be:

1. Focus lock on the rider (continuous), panning across the view with the rider a short distance, relatively high shutter speed.
2. Low/Medium shutter speed, static camera
3. Both clear, high shutter speed and static camera

Wide aperture will help with background blur if the rider appears to be a half decent distance away from the bulk of the background, but you will run the risk of the depth of focus being too shallow where not all of the bike/rider is sharp.

My settings and technique are the camera is always in servo (continuous) and I always track with the rider, camera is never static at all. Tend not to burst shoot but try and time the action. Always a tricky challenge in dark woods but Sunday was great in the sunshine!

[tonyb1968]

A couple of boring phone pictures.

https://www.flickr.com/gp/130536744@N04/84x006

https://www.flickr.com/gp/130536744@N04/74Zp36

Edited by tonyb1968 on Thursday 28th May 01:33

[E65Ross]

Thanks very much guys. Appreciate it a lot!

Just got myself photoshop elements too

[GravelBen]

Another moon from me too

Better results from the 400mm + TC14B combo this time, more light to work with.

Bright Moon by Ben, on Flickr

[pidsy]

E65Ross said:

Thanks very much guys. Appreciate it a lot!

Just got myself photoshop elements too

how much was elements?

did you not consider the Adobe CC photo package for £9 a month (£100/year)?

i'm just getting to grips with lightroom myself, still a bit daunted by photoshop but i'm getting there.

[E65Ross]

pidsy said:

E65Ross said:

Thanks very much guys. Appreciate it a lot!

Just got myself photoshop elements too

how much was elements?

did you not consider the Adobe CC photo package for £9 a month (£100/year)?

i'm just getting to grips with lightroom myself, still a bit daunted by photoshop but i'm getting there.

Well the latest version is 13 which is around £65-70. I got V12 along with premiere elements (not sure how much I'll use this, but it was included in the bundle) for £28.

In reality, for someone just starting out like me V12 will be more than suffice I'm sure.

[papa3]

[Flay]

Rain by Aidan and Liz, on Flickr

[realjv]

One from my recent trip to the Indy 500. This isn't from the 'big track' but instead from the USAC race at the Indiana State Fairgrounds.


Hot Dogs, Nachos, Peanuts, Popcorn. by John Vincent, on Flickr

[leggly]

Safe harbour by squiffy1308, on Flickr

[rst99]

karma mechanic said:

Having just got a new car I realise that it is customary to take a picture of it. Since everybody takes a picture of what their new car looks like I decided to break with tradition.
This is a picture of what it feels like.




(yes, over the two days of ownership it has gathered some dust/pollen/grime. This doesn't seem to alter the driving experience at all)

I'm curious how you managed to get this shot. Long arms or some kind of rig?

Great shot BTW.

[DavidY]

Manchester Reflections


150530 Manchester Reflections 02 sm by Mr Perceptive X100, on Flickr


150530 Manchester Reflections 01 sm by Mr Perceptive X100, on Flickr


150530 Manchester Reflections 03 sm by Mr Perceptive X100, on Flickr


150530 Manchester Reflections 04 sm by Mr Perceptive X100, on Flickr