[deky]

Originally Posted by guyonblackybx

Here are couple on shots which I managed to take in recent times.

Camera: Canon 400D
Lens: 18-55 Kit lens reversed.

What do you mean by a reversed lens? If you reverse it, how will it fit in the camera body. Sorry

Originally Posted by Torqueguru

@Deky
Could you post the original?

Regards,
TG.

Here you are TG, the original was almost 3 mb so I have reduced it to 1 mb to be able to post it here.

[janitha]

Originally Posted by deky

What do you mean by a reversed lens? If you reverse it, how will it fit in the camera body. .

Poor mans macro! The following link will give an idea. Simpler methods were there recently in Better Photography. If I remember correct, it was by gluing a filter ring to a body cap after removing the portion inside the ring from the cap. Reverse lens, the poor man's macro lens. | Shutterpad.com

[guyonblackybx]

Originally Posted by Torqueguru

@guyonblackybx
I wish there was no shake in those..

@Deky
Could you post the original?

@technocrat
Thank you.

@mobike
I am doing a lil bit of freelance stuff in photography...but nothing big, since technically I m a student here

@Hellwrath
It was almost black, the beach..I was surprised to get so many colors as well!

@Vivek
I haven't clicked any masterpieces! That is for the masters to do...hehe not me
I find the evening sun the easiest to handle, In fact i love that sideways light...especially while shooting people. I feel its just a matter of getting the angle right...
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Regards,
TG.

@TG

Yeah agree with you, shouldnt have shake.

I feel its time you change your ID to PhoTorque Guru

@Deky

You got it right reg reverse lense.

I use a home made adaptor to keep the lens attached to the body.

Originally Posted by janitha

Poor mans macro! The following link will give an idea. Simpler methods were there recently in Better Photography. If I remember correct, it was by gluing a filter ring to a body cap after removing the portion inside the ring from the cap. Reverse lens, the poor man's macro lens. | Shutterpad.com

Perfect, thats how I made one for myself :P

Disadvantage of reverse lens is that u cannot control apaeture unless the lens has a apaeture ring.

Here are few images that I have clicked at Scott Kelby Photo walk - Uppal

Used Adobe Camera Raw to edit these images.

[Mission_Safari]

Originally Posted by guyonblackybx

Here are few images that I have clicked at Scott Kelby Photo walk - Uppal

Used Adobe Camera Raw to edit these images.

The second pic stands out among the three. I just wish that the blur around finger of the kid wasn't there .

[guyonblackybx]

Originally Posted by janitha

Poor mans macro! The following link will give an idea. Simpler methods were there recently in Better Photography. If I remember correct, it was by gluing a filter ring to a body cap after removing the portion inside the ring from the cap. Reverse lens, the poor man's macro lens. | Shutterpad.com

Originally Posted by Mission_Safari

The second pic stands out among the three. I just wish that the blur around finger of the kid wasn't there .

I was shooting at lower apaeture number and was looking for more of candid shots n found this little fellow. Infact he was crying as I started shooting him, he started smiling and then suddenly raised his hand I clicked its more of an accident than a planned shot

[HellwratH]

Originally Posted by guyonblackybx

@TG

Disadvantage of reverse lens is that u cannot control apaeture unless the lens has a apaeture ring.

There's a trick for that. Set the required aperture with the lens mounted normally. Hold the Preview DOF button and simultaneously press the lens release button and take the lens off. Voila, you have the aperture that you wanted.

[Torqueguru]

@Deky
The original looks good enough!

@guyuonblackybx
Hmm, i understand. I tried it too...was too cumbersome, so got lazy!

The Kid's click is awesome, the expression is priceless..also nice light...just need to work on focus a bit more...but i liked it nevertheless.

Haha the change in ID you suggested was funny..haha..

@Samurai
I love DOF on waves, makes a magical feeling.
A black and white from the same series.


Sea Lions in love!

Regards.
TG.

[guyonblackybx]

Originally Posted by HellwratH

There's a trick for that. Set the required aperture with the lens mounted normally. Hold the Preview DOF button and simultaneously press the lens release button and take the lens off. Voila, you have the aperture that you wanted.

Thank for the tip. It works great. I have been using revese lense since I brought my camera but never thought on those lines @TG I was serious about the ID.

[abhijitaparadh]

Independence day parade NYC

[guyonblackybx]

Originally Posted by abhijitaparadh

Independence day parade NYC

Lovely capture, caught the true expression.

Here is one I clicked in 2007 :P

What I like about this shot is its clean background

[kpzen]

Some weird flower in the hills.

[Torqueguru]

@kpzen
Damn! That is weird indeed!

A very foggy day at the San Francisco bay.

Regards,
TG.

[Samurai]

Originally Posted by Torqueguru

@Samurai
I love DOF on waves, makes a magical feeling.
A black and white from the same series.

Hmm, No. Not even close to the magic of the color shot. That red top made a great contrast. Also, BW works well with deep DOF shots. With shallow DOF, this shot is not a candidate for BW.

[Torqueguru]

@Samurai
Hmm i disagree, black and white can work with Shallow DOF just as well, maybe in that shot it is not as good as it should be,If I had intensified the reds a bit more it might have looked better, check this out, its one of my all time favorite black and white shot...and it has shallow DOF.

Regards,
TG.

[Samurai]

Originally Posted by Torqueguru

@Samurai
Hmm i disagree, black and white can work with Shallow DOF just as well, maybe in that shot it is not as good as it should be,If I had intensified the reds a bit more it might have looked better, check this out, its one of my all time favorite black and white shot...and it has shallow DOF.

Wrong context. Portraits have always been shallow DOF territory, color or BW. Show me a good landscape shot with BW treatment and shallow DOF. It may not be impossible, but it will be an exceptional composition.