*Official* Post Your Pictures Thread

spirit

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At first I thought you were criticizing me :p

I agree though, it's way more capable than a P&S, it works great for what it is. Not everyone can buy the top of the line camera and lenses.

Haha no not criticising you at all Geoff!

But yes I love my D3200 and I feel that I will be using for years to come yet.

The lens is more important than the body anyway, so if you did buy something like a D3100 but spent a lot on good DX glass for it then you're onto getting winning shots.

Obviously there are benefits to going full-frame, but very few people buy a full-frame D-SLR as their first D-SLR and not everybody needs full-frame!
 

G80FTW

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Full frames are nice, but you do pay a lot more for FF lenses, especially on the wider end.

I still like the idea of the dx bodies over full frames, better for telephoto shots i think ;) if i did replace my d3100 i would stay in the dx bodies mostly due to price though.
 

Geoff

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I still like the idea of the dx bodies over full frames, better for telephoto shots i think ;) if i did replace my d3100 i would stay in the dx bodies mostly due to price though.
If you want the longest reach possible, like sports or birds, yes, but of course you are already cropping the photo in-camera, so you can't crop it as much in post, which is why FF lenses are great for landscapes where you want it wide angle.
 

G80FTW

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If you want the longest reach possible, like sports or birds, yes, but of course you are already cropping the photo in-camera, so you can't crop it as much in post, which is why FF lenses are great for landscapes where you want it wide angle.

Yea. But Ill probably never have a full frame anyway due to price haha. I dont really see myself replacing my D3100 any time soon, it does everything I need it to. Even though I like the picture quality of my Canon S110 alot better, but that might just be because of the kit lens.

I can change the exposure compensation on my camera with the touch of a button, but even then the few seconds it takes me to do that and having to move the camera slightly would ruin it I feel unless I used a tripod.
 

Geoff

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Yea. But Ill probably never have a full frame anyway due to price haha. I dont really see myself replacing my D3100 any time soon, it does everything I need it to. Even though I like the picture quality of my Canon S110 alot better, but that might just be because of the kit lens.

I can change the exposure compensation on my camera with the touch of a button, but even then the few seconds it takes me to do that and having to move the camera slightly would ruin it I feel unless I used a tripod.
Which is probably true, if your camera needs to be adjusted manually for different exposure settings, you should use a tripod. HDR programs can compensate for very slight movements, but nothing more.
 

spirit

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HDR programs can compensate for very slight movements, but nothing more.

Yup when you load the photos into Photomatix it realigns your photos if it needs to.

I highly recommend using Photomatix rather than Photoshop for HDR.
 

G80FTW

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Alright well here are my first HDRs.... Sad to say, I probably wont be doing anymore. At least not with this camera. The 2-3 seconds it takes me to change the EV on the camera is enough to ruin it as seen here:

This one was processed in Photomatix 5:



This one was processed in Photoshop 6:


Looks like neither program is really gonna fix all that motion from shot to shot... I really spent a long time trying to make them look better, and I couldnt.
 

spirit

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I know Geoff will stab me for saying this, but honestly try making them out of one shot. You won't notice too much difference and you won't have any of those motion problems.
 

Geoff

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I know Geoff will stab me for saying this, but honestly try making them out of one shot. You won't notice too much difference and you won't have any of those motion problems.
You can try it, it gives photos that processed look but you don't increase dynamic range.
 

G80FTW

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I know Geoff will stab me for saying this, but honestly try making them out of one shot. You won't notice too much difference and you won't have any of those motion problems.

I have tried that. I think the HDR Toning in Photoshop looks better.

Here are some of the other pictures I took:







I still have alot more pictures to process, but I think those are the best ones. Kinda had a bad shooting day I guess since I was focusing on trying to make HDRs which didnt pan out for me.

Im also trying a new thing with using my real signature :D Ill probably change that up when I have the time.

Also, the first picture was taken using the walmart SunPak filter pack with a circular polarizer and UV filter. I shot my first half using those, then decided to pretty much just throw them away because all they really do is tint my lens. If you look at the last picture, I think my skies come out pretty darn blue :p
 
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spirit

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Yeah some pictures work in HDR, some just don't. It's the way it goes but in my opnion Photomatix is a lot better than the HDR stuff in Photoshop.
 

spirit

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^ First two are lovely - very nicely processed. Well done! :good:

I also really like Geoff's B&W street scene and Travis' awesome shot too - great photos! Going to have to favourite these on Flickr! ;)

Here are some recent ones from me!

Any Harry Potter fans on here will like these few from the Warner Bros Studio Tour in London. ;)

The Great Hall, Harry Potter by JasonBrown2013, on Flickr

'Forced Perspective' by JasonBrown2013, on Flickr

Hogwarts by JasonBrown2013, on Flickr


Quite a few of Norwich...

Vantage Point: Old and New (Norwich) by JasonBrown2013, on Flickr

Colour Splash: Chapelfield by JasonBrown2013, on Flickr

Colour Splash: Chapelfield by JasonBrown2013, on Flickr

Reflections: Old and New by JasonBrown2013, on Flickr

The Forum by JasonBrown2013, on Flickr

Yellow Flowers by JasonBrown2013, on Flickr

Follow The Lines by JasonBrown2013, on Flickr

Green Park by JasonBrown2013, on Flickr

Bishop Bridge B&W by JasonBrown2013, on Flickr

Sidney by JasonBrown2013, on Flickr

Yaaawwwnnn by JasonBrown2013, on Flickr
 
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