Random Photos : Part 4

[LastLight]

RobDickinson said:

LastLight said:

Stunning!

May I ask a quick question... you mentioned that you possibly earn more from workshops etc. than print sales, so is the medium format digital gear you use paying for itself?

I think you have me mistaken with Mark Mullen.. I shoot canon/sony 35mm not MF, what I earn would go nowhere towards MF gear!

Oops, sorry! I bet I'd have.

Mind you, it shows the equipment isn't everything - the images you post are fantastic.

[RobbieKB]

MartinP said:

Currently waiting for the wedding season to kick off, so I leapt at the chance to go and shoot a couple of catwalk shows at the London Fashion Weekend yesterday.


London Fashion Weekend - 1 by Martin Price Photography, on Flickr


London Fashion Weekend - 2 by Martin Price Photography, on Flickr


London Fashion Weekend - 3 by Martin Price Photography, on Flickr

Nicely done Martin. How did you come across that opportunity if you don't mind me asking?

[RobDickinson]

Edge of Infinity by robjdickinson, on Flickr

[dxbtiger]

RobDickinson said:

Edge of Infinity by robjdickinson, on Flickr

Fap.....

That's one for the monthly challenge/contest thing as well

[CVP]

Really like this Rob. Your astro-landscape stuff is really inspiring

RobDickinson said:

I saw a soul soaring to the stars by robjdickinson, on Flickr

[RobDickinson]

Thanks! Must shoot some daytime stuff one day too...

[ExPat2B]

Slightly embarrassed to put my astrophotography pic up next to Robs, but here goes, comments and criticisms welcome...

Orion_Over_Waverley_Bridge by natureiser, on Flickr

[pidsy]

ExPat2B said:

Slightly embarrassed to put my astrophotography pic up next to Robs, but here goes, comments and criticisms welcome...

Orion_Over_Waverley_Bridge by natureiser, on Flickr

any light added by you to the foreground?

[ExPat2B]

pidsy said:

ExPat2B said:

Slightly embarrassed to put my astrophotography pic up next to Robs, but here goes, comments and criticisms welcome...

Orion_Over_Waverley_Bridge by natureiser, on Flickr

any light added by you to the foreground?

No, only lighting was an almost full moon, this one to be precise.

Full_moon by natureiser, on Flickr

[tenohfive]

ExPat2B said:

Slightly embarrassed to put my astrophotography pic up next to Robs, but here goes, comments and criticisms welcome...

Not sure what the answer is, but on my screen it's managed to come out both noisy and not very sharp. Were you using a Tokina or Nikkor 12-24mm?
Can't compare directly, but with my 11-16mm I'd have stuck it at f/2.8 and trusted it to come out reasonably sharp and you'd have gotten away with a lower ISO. Not sure if the 12-24 can be used much the same way. (Nice composition though, which is perhaps the most important thing.)

I'm the first to admit that I'm a rank amateur at astro mind, and the Tokina 11-16mm seems to produce keepers for astro regardless of what I do - this was at ISO 400 and one of the first shots I took that night, and I've had others at ISO 200 even on an ancient 400D - it really does sort itself out:



850m closer by tenohfive^, on Flickr

[RobDickinson]

ExPat2B said:

Slightly embarrassed to put my astrophotography pic up next to Robs, but here goes, comments and criticisms welcome...

Orion_Over_Waverley_Bridge by natureiser, on Flickr

Looks like your WB is a little cool, and the exposure time is a little too long giving a little trail to the stars making them look like short lines.

Try the '500' rule, divide 500 by your focal length ( after crop factor) and shoot up to that ( though it really depends on a whole lot more thats easy to remember).

[toasty]

A couple of (roughly) the same shot from morning and afternoon. If I had the chance again, I'd have marked the spot the first time.


Towers of London I by jcross70, on Flickr


Towers of London II by jcross70, on Flickr

[ExPat2B]

tenohfive said:

ExPat2B said:

Slightly embarrassed to put my astrophotography pic up next to Robs, but here goes, comments and criticisms welcome...

Not sure what the answer is, but on my screen it's managed to come out both noisy and not very sharp. Were you using a Tokina or Nikkor 12-24mm?
Can't compare directly, but with my 11-16mm I'd have stuck it at f/2.8 and trusted it to come out reasonably sharp and you'd have gotten away with a lower ISO. Not sure if the 12-24 can be used much the same way. (Nice composition though, which is perhaps the most important thing.)

I'm the first to admit that I'm a rank amateur at astro mind, and the Tokina 11-16mm seems to produce keepers for astro regardless of what I do - this was at ISO 400 and one of the first shots I took that night, and I've had others at ISO 200 even on an ancient 400D - it really does sort itself out:



850m closer by tenohfive^, on Flickr

I was struggling to get the whole scene in focus..foreground of reeds and bridge and stars. I took a few shots and the only ones to come out with all sharp were at f8...and unfortunately the iso was so high by then its a bit fuzzy and noisy. 12-24 tokina was the lens.

I think next time I will stick with a prime and try some focus stacking and pano with shorter exposures and lower iso to get the scene in.

[LeighW]

First time in a while that I've been anywhere worth taking a picture of.

Saltwick Bay Sunrise by Leigh_ W, on Flickr

[havoc]

Gorgeous...

[LeighW]

havoc said:

Gorgeous...

Thanks. I'm glad I got a few decent shots that morning - it made clambering down a cliff path in the dark with 40mph gusts of wind worth it. Thankfully it was sheltered in the bay though.

One more.

Saltwick Bay Sunrise by Leigh_ W, on Flickr

[PBLP]

[billy1the1kid]

Turrets of the Dam by Harry Bowden Photography, on Flickr

[nessiemac]

First DH mountain bike race of the season for me last weekend. Very muddy and tricky, even catching out one of the worlds best riders! Awesome day!

1. IMG_6821 by nessiemac1, on Flickr

2. IMG_7637 by nessiemac1, on Flickr

3. IMG_6700 by nessiemac1, on Flickr

4. IMG_6997 by nessiemac1, on Flickr

5. IMG_6910 by nessiemac1, on Flickr

6. IMG_7769 by nessiemac1, on Flickr

[chrismarr]

Buachaille stars by ChrisMarr, on Flickr