PF Photography: Tips, Tricks, & Photo Sharing
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This forum discussion focuses on photography tips, sharing images, and constructive feedback among users. Participants utilize tools like GIMP for image manipulation and share hosting services such as ImageShack for photo uploads. Key advice includes setting the camera's white balance to "Cloudy" for warmer photos and joining groups like Photowalkthrough and Photosig for honest critiques to improve photography skills. Users also discuss specific techniques, such as using a 100-400mm lens for wildlife photography and adjusting color balance to enhance image quality.
PREREQUISITES- Basic understanding of photography concepts such as focal length and white balance
- Familiarity with image editing software, specifically GIMP
- Knowledge of online photo hosting platforms like ImageShack
- Experience with photography critique groups, such as Photowalkthrough and Photosig
- Learn advanced techniques in GIMP for color correction and image enhancement
- Explore the functionality of the 100-400mm lens for wildlife photography
- Join and participate in the Photowalkthrough group for constructive feedback
- Research best practices for setting white balance in various lighting conditions
Amateur photographers, wildlife enthusiasts, and anyone looking to improve their photography skills through community feedback and image editing techniques.
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A photo montage of a recent ISS flyover. Tech: 800/5.6, 1/1600s ISO800. Maximum elevation angle was 60 degrees, and there is no motion blur.
It looks much cooler as an animated GIF, tho...
It looks much cooler as an animated GIF, tho...
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That's awesome Andy!
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Drakkith said:That's awesome Andy!
Thanks!
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The constellation Cygnus is in a favorable position now, and I took some interesting images of the galactic plane using my normal and wide-angle lenses- here are 100% crops.
http://imageshack.us/a/img841/6418/y4ll.jpg
http://imageshack.us/a/img9/7271/sv2w.jpg
Here's a crop using the telephoto for comparision:
http://imageshack.us/a/img46/5808/3dmm.jpg
Shameless self-promotion: full images and analysis on our lab blog.
http://imageshack.us/a/img841/6418/y4ll.jpg
http://imageshack.us/a/img9/7271/sv2w.jpg
Here's a crop using the telephoto for comparision:
http://imageshack.us/a/img46/5808/3dmm.jpg
Shameless self-promotion: full images and analysis on our lab blog.
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Beautiful, Andy - I especially like the second one, it's so sparkly.
Afraid I don't have enough imagination to see the goose though
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Afraid I don't have enough imagination to see the goose though
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Nice, Andy.
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Just some photos I took...
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Beautiful ABD EL HAMEED. I don't know, but I would like to do captions for these photos;
3rd photo: One afternoon in the Middle East.
2nd photo: The sun is back.
1st: Shine on you crazy diamond.
3rd photo: One afternoon in the Middle East.
2nd photo: The sun is back.
1st: Shine on you crazy diamond.
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Gad said:Beautiful ABD EL HAMEED. I don't know, but I would like to do captions for these photos;
3rd photo: One afternoon in the Middle East.
2nd photo: The sun is back.
1st: Shine on you crazy diamond.![]()
Thanks,but it was the sunset in the 2nd picture so I think it should be called "fare away sun" or something like that :p
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Pardon my intrusion.
Or perhaps the third could be called 'The Eye Of Egypt'
ABD EL HAMEED said:The Lofty Diamond
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The Last Flash
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An afternoon in the Middle East
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Or perhaps the third could be called 'The Eye Of Egypt'
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lisab said:Beautiful, Andy - I especially like the second one, it's so sparkly.
Afraid I don't have enough imagination to see the goose though.
Drakkith said:Nice, Andy.
Thanks, guys. You can't see the constellation because it greatly overfills the frame using either the 85mm or 400mm; the brightest star in the 15mm is Deneb. The 400mm shows NGC 6910 while the 85mm is near HD 193702.
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Enigman said:Pardon my intrusion.Or perhaps the third could be called 'The Eye Of Egypt'
Ya you're right it would be awesome
Here's another one I took in a road trip I just came back from
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*inhales the air of that place*
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Gad said:*inhales the air of that place*
Ya nothing's better than clean,fresh and cool sunset air
If only I had a better camera than my galaxy s2's...
I feel like there's lots of noise in the picture when I zoom in
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Looking for a sunset?
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It's humid and smells fishy out there, Borek. 
Nonetheless, it's eye pleasant. :)
Nonetheless, it's eye pleasant. :)
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Borek said:Looking for a sunset?
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It looks beautiful
Gad said:It's humid and smells fishy out there, Borek.
Nonetheless, it's eye pleasant. :)
Where was it taken?
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ABD EL HAMEED said:Where was it taken?
I don't know, close by the sea?
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Gad said:I don't know, close by the sea?![]()
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Kinda figured that part out
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Check the file name.
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Another view of the ocean. Life was tough for me last week. 
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Dang, I would far sooner be there than here at the " salt mine"
turn off the phone and the computer ... pass me a Pina Colada and let me relax
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turn off the phone and the computer ... pass me a Pina Colada and let me relax
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Return to the Blue Lagoon xD
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Borg said:Another view of the ocean. Life was tough for me last week.
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Lol I'm sure it was...:p
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Borg said:Another view of the ocean. Life was tough for me last week.![]()
Nice! jealous = me.
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lisab said:Beautiful, Andy - I especially like the second one, it's so sparkly.
Afraid I don't have enough imagination to see the goose though.
<honk, honk>
http://imageshack.us/a/img18/3011/ycrf.jpg
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Taking pictures like this makes me jealous. Another fine shot Andy.Andy Resnick said:<honk, honk>
http://imageshack.us/a/img18/3011/ycrf.jpg
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Thanks!
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On Saturday I went biking - and saw these people:
Nothing extraordinary, but berkeman was on the EMT shift during SWAT competition, or he was training as a part of this competition, or he was doing both at the same time - so it was hard to not think about him
Nothing extraordinary, but berkeman was on the EMT shift during SWAT competition, or he was training as a part of this competition, or he was doing both at the same time - so it was hard to not think about him
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