The Official non-auto Image thread

hkanitkar · 20th July 2008, 16:59

The king of good times came visiting and picked up a few of small fish that my mom has kept in a tank ( actually, an old bath tub

) in the garden.

I wonder how he lost one of the toes on his lift leg.

As i was shooting through the window without disturbing him, the window grill got in my way and distorted the lower part of the image.

whatchya lookin' at, Punk ?

gkrishn · 20th July 2008, 21:00

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Hah. I like that

cya
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That was nice...

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Originally Posted by Rudra Sen

Crop it even tighter Guru. It'll have that nice tight graphic feel.

How about this?

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Another one...

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abhijitaparadh · 21st July 2008, 06:46

Shot in Boston Public Garden. Canon S5 IS. No PP done. Comments welcome!

Torqueguru · 21st July 2008, 10:18

Wow! Lots of nice macros in there! Heres my latest offering

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22nd July 2008, 07:46

more flowers

shot a few years ago.

23rd July 2008, 18:05

Should start shooting flowers again. I find it easier to use the point and shoot for close ups than the Canon. So I have'nt been shooting flowers like I used to, but there's plenty from my archives

Found these flowers on a hillside in idukki. My wife and her family were standing behind me and whispering derisive comments about the mad son-in-law crawling about on all fours in the rain soaked bushes.

gallardo-spyder · 23rd July 2008, 20:27

Full moon night. Trying different settings.

gkrishn · 23rd July 2008, 22:02

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Originally Posted by rippergeo

Should start shooting flowers again. I find it easier to use the point and shoot for close ups than the Canon. So I have'nt been shooting flowers like I used to, ....

You bet. A camera like g8 is pretty easy to handle taking flower close-ups. They go pretty close to the flowers too, and very good DOF. Yes they do have an edge over slr on this one.

Here is another one from rose garden...

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23rd July 2008, 22:47

rubber plantation one misty morning. on the way to ponmudi
@gkrishn- any tips on how to use the DSLR to get effects similar to a P&S camera(this must sound silly) but most of my DSLR shots of flowers are atrocious.

CrAzY dRiVeR · 24th July 2008, 00:08

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Originally Posted by rippergeo

more flowers

shot a few years ago.

Wow! Nice!

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Originally Posted by gkrishn

Here is another one from rose garden...

I find roses very difficult to shoot. Most of the times, the colour gets bad, and the petals all seem fused.

Specially so in the case of red and bright coloured ones.

Is auto-focussing the problem? Camera is a canon S5 IS, and i use auto focussing almost always.

A S H V I N · 24th July 2008, 02:42

@rippergeo ..

bro this pic is amazing !! i love your "through the trees shots". the one from the monsoon DRIVE was my wallpaper for while .. as is this one now

24th July 2008, 06:03

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Originally Posted by CrAzY dRiVeR

Is auto-focussing the problem? Camera is a canon S5 IS, and i use auto focussing almost always.

auto focussing does a better job than my efforts at manual focussing. the main problem is DOF. cant seem to get that right.

@ASHVIN(with spaces) and crazydriver(with non uniform font)- thanks

I keep trying through the tree shots, but very few of them come out right. actually, only 2 of them have come out right so far, and you've seen both of them.

Rehaan · 24th July 2008, 08:49

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rubber plantation one misty morning. on the way to ponmudi

Beautiful shot. Though the composition isnt quite right IMO. I wonder what it would look like if it was framed a little higher.

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Originally Posted by rippergeo

@gkrishn- any tips on how to use the DSLR to get effects similar to a P&S camera(this must sound silly) but most of my DSLR shots of flowers are atrocious.

Since you mean DOF - P&S cameras' lenses dont allow as much DOF as SLR's, so if you want to emulate P&S type DOF (flatter images), use a smaller aperture (high f. number). Others might be able to provide other tips...

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mansidea · 24th July 2008, 10:35

Louis, thats a beautiful shot. Those colours came out very well. Rehaan has a good point here on composition. I also think that you have darkened the pic (increase the shadow) to get that effect.

Anyways, a brilliant capture.

24th July 2008, 11:11

Thanks manoj, yes i darkened the pic. Otherwise it would have looked very ordinary.

@rehaan- the upper part of the trees had thin unruly twigs tangling into a mess. It would have completely disrupted the pattern made by the trunk silhouettes. thanks for the tip on DOF. will try it soon

20th July 2008, 16:59	#3601
hkanitkar BHPian Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: pune Posts: 668 Thanked: 110 Times View My Garage	The king of good times came visiting and picked up a few of small fish that my mom has kept in a tank ( actually, an old bath tub ) in the garden. I wonder how he lost one of the toes on his lift leg. As i was shooting through the window without disturbing him, the window grill got in my way and distorted the lower part of the image. whatchya lookin' at, Punk ? Attached Thumbnails Last edited by hkanitkar : 20th July 2008 at 17:03.

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abhijitaparadh BHPian Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: SF Bay Area Posts: 222 Thanked: 3 Times	Shot in Boston Public Garden. Canon S5 IS. No PP done. Comments welcome! Attached Thumbnails

22nd July 2008, 07:46	#3605
rippergeo Posts: n/a	more flowers shot a few years ago. Attached Thumbnails Attached Images

23rd July 2008, 18:05	#3606
rippergeo Posts: n/a	Should start shooting flowers again. I find it easier to use the point and shoot for close ups than the Canon. So I have'nt been shooting flowers like I used to, but there's plenty from my archives Found these flowers on a hillside in idukki. My wife and her family were standing behind me and whispering derisive comments about the mad son-in-law crawling about on all fours in the rain soaked bushes. Attached Thumbnails Last edited by rippergeo : 23rd July 2008 at 18:08.

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gallardo-spyder Newbie Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Trivandrum Posts: 6 Thanked: 0 Times	Full moon night. Trying different settings. Attached Thumbnails

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Torqueguru BHPian Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Seattle Posts: 277 Thanked: 165 Times View My Garage	Wow! Lots of nice macros in there! Heres my latest offering

23rd July 2008, 22:47	#3609
rippergeo Posts: n/a	rubber plantation one misty morning. on the way to ponmudi @gkrishn- any tips on how to use the DSLR to get effects similar to a P&S camera(this must sound silly) but most of my DSLR shots of flowers are atrocious. Attached Thumbnails

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A S H V I N BHPian Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Cochin Posts: 257 Thanked: Once View My Garage	@rippergeo .. bro this pic is amazing !! i love your "through the trees shots". the one from the monsoon DRIVE was my wallpaper for while .. as is this one now

24th July 2008, 10:35	#3614
mansidea BHPian Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Bangalore Posts: 238 Thanked: 4 Times View My Garage	Louis, thats a beautiful shot. Those colours came out very well. Rehaan has a good point here on composition. I also think that you have darkened the pic (increase the shadow) to get that effect. Anyways, a brilliant capture.

24th July 2008, 11:11	#3615
rippergeo Posts: n/a	Thanks manoj, yes i darkened the pic. Otherwise it would have looked very ordinary. @rehaan- the upper part of the trees had thin unruly twigs tangling into a mess. It would have completely disrupted the pattern made by the trunk silhouettes. thanks for the tip on DOF. will try it soon