Photography Thread

masjer

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masjer

Ben6899 said:

I find that building Lego helps me control anxiety and keep tabs on my MH. I thought I would try and get a nice photo of the latest model:

pinno builds a few Lego machines (technical Lego?)
I find natural surroundings, woods, streams, beaches etc away from crowds great for the soul. It's becoming harder to find in the modern world, though.

Ben6899

masjer said:

Ben6899 said:

I find that building Lego helps me control anxiety and keep tabs on my MH. I thought I would try and get a nice photo of the latest model:

pinno builds a few Lego machines (technical Lego?)
I find natural surroundings, woods, streams, beaches etc away from crowds great for the soul. It's becoming harder to find in the modern world, though.

Yeh, Pinno builds amazing Technic Lego contraptions that sort balls and split atoms. Very impressive.

Totally with you on the natural surroundings - one of the downsides of living in a city, but I do have Hampstead Heath on my doorstep.

masjer

Ben6899 said:

masjer said:

Ben6899 said:

I find that building Lego helps me control anxiety and keep tabs on my MH. I thought I would try and get a nice photo of the latest model:

pinno builds a few Lego machines (technical Lego?)
I find natural surroundings, woods, streams, beaches etc away from crowds great for the soul. It's becoming harder to find in the modern world, though.

Yeh, Pinno builds amazing Technic Lego contraptions that sort balls and split atoms. Very impressive.

I must have missed his Lego nuclear fission reactor.

briantrumpet

The lighting director (God, I guess, if you believe in such things) takes the credit for this one.

masjer

A bit more evening fresh air.

pblakeney

Reset your ISO I see. 😉

masjer

pblakeney said:

Reset your ISO I see. 😉

Yup, iso100. It was pretty dark.
0.6sec shutter. I think it worked, movement without turning the sea to milk.

briantrumpet

One last one about the Rocher des Heures...

Here's the path (the green ledge)



And here it is in context:

briantrumpet

But here's my lucky shot of the day... saw the little blighter go in, and had one go at capturing it...

pblakeney

...and repeat. A couple more from my "escape from reality" drip feed.
Back to the sunshine again. PS - Shot using a phone.

rjsterry

Ben6899 said:

I find that building Lego helps me control anxiety and keep tabs on my MH. I thought I would try and get a nice photo of the latest model:



Panasonic DMC-TZ100
Aperture: f/8
Focal length: 9.1mm
Shutter: 1/6
ISO400

Having tried a couple of times I know that Lego is remarkably tricky to photograph. All those shiny surfaces throwing the exposure out and getting the right depth of field.

pblakeney

briantrumpet said:

One last one about the Rocher des Heures...

Here's the path (the green ledge)

No way would you catch me walking that!

rjsterry

pblakeney said:

briantrumpet said:

One last one about the Rocher des Heures...

Here's the path (the green ledge)

No way would you catch me walking that!

Have a look at viaferratahelvetica over on Instagram 😁 or 😬 depending on your taste.

pblakeney

rjsterry said:

pblakeney said:

briantrumpet said:

One last one about the Rocher des Heures...

Here's the path (the green ledge)

No way would you catch me walking that!

Have a look at viaferratahelvetica over on Instagram 😁 or 😬 depending on your taste.

Eh, no thanks!

masjer

pblakeney said:

...and repeat. A couple more from my "escape from reality" drip feed.
Back to the sunshine again. PS - Shot using a phone.

Wowzers, I really like the use of a strong foreground on this. The texture of the grass, clouds and even the cracks in the rock lead the viewer back into the mountains/glacier?
Top marks from me!

briantrumpet

pblakeney said:

briantrumpet said:

One last one about the Rocher des Heures...

Here's the path (the green ledge)

No way would you catch me walking that!

Nor me, but it's a magnificent lump of limestone, all the same, which I'm very happy to look up at.

briantrumpet

masjer said:

pblakeney said:

...and repeat. A couple more from my "escape from reality" drip feed.
Back to the sunshine again. PS - Shot using a phone.

Wowzers, I really like the use of a strong foreground on this. The texture of the grass, clouds and even the cracks in the rock lead the viewer back into the mountains/glacier?
Top marks from me!

If you ever get the chance, the Cime de la Bonnete has the potential for some great compositions in the right light... PB's photo reminded me of that sort of light... I should have spent more time on the photography, but 11,000ft of climbing over 60 miles (and a lovely lunch) took priority the day I was there.

pblakeney

masjer said:

Wowzers, I really like the use of a strong foreground on this. The texture of the grass, clouds and even the cracks in the rock lead the viewer back into the mountains/glacier?
Top marks from me!

Hard to say for sure but I heard a tip on a podcast about getting down low and not shooting from the usual perspective. Could have been that. Something to remember anyway. 😉 Oh, yes, a glacier.

pblakeney

briantrumpet said:

If you ever get the chance, the Cime de la Bonnete has the potential for some great compositions in the right light... PB's photo reminded me of that sort of light... I should have spent more time on the photography, but 11,000ft of climbing over 60 miles (and a lovely lunch) took priority the day I was there.

I'd say you did pretty good for someone not trying. 😉
PS - The last few days of mine have been when climbing 3000m+ which explains why there are less, and they are mostly from a phone. I did have my DSLR in a support van but things had to align for me to use it.

masjer

briantrumpet said:

masjer said:

pblakeney said:

...and repeat. A couple more from my "escape from reality" drip feed.
Back to the sunshine again. PS - Shot using a phone.

Wowzers, I really like the use of a strong foreground on this. The texture of the grass, clouds and even the cracks in the rock lead the viewer back into the mountains/glacier?
Top marks from me!

If you ever get the chance, the Cime de la Bonnete has the potential for some great compositions in the right light... PB's photo reminded me of that sort of light... I should have spent more time on the photography, but 11,000ft of climbing over 60 miles (and a lovely lunch) took priority the day I was there.

A belter! Worth the 11,000ft, I reckon.
We are going to need a Like+ button at this rate.

briantrumpet

rjsterry said:

pblakeney said:

briantrumpet said:

One last one about the Rocher des Heures...

Here's the path (the green ledge)

No way would you catch me walking that!

Have a look at viaferratahelvetica over on Instagram 😁 or 😬 depending on your taste.

Pfft, clipped to a wire.

This is one that left me absolutely slack-jawed.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_a0X9rdJ7hc

He's dead now. Everest got him. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ueli_Steck

briantrumpet

These are two others from that day that I quite like... it's a crazy ribbon of road. Nice is about 100 miles away, down that valley somewhere.

pblakeney

Nice!

Pross

Fantastic clear sky with the Milky Way clear to the naked eye last night. Set the camera up but due to be so dark I couldn’t see anything in the viewfinder. 30” exposure and just a blurry foreground as I couldn’t focus. Any suggestions? I’ve done it in the past with a phone but can’t with a DSLR. Probably should have cranked the ISO right up to get the image then turned it back down.

masjer

I'm no expert, but I'd leave the ISO set as high as possible (with acceptable amount of noise). I think 30 seconds exposure will be too long, (hence the high ISO) as the rotation of the Earth will blur the stars at 30".
I think you'll need to manually focus. You could just set the focus on the moon or a star to make it easier.

briantrumpet

Haha, he shouldn't have given me a nonchalant "Bonjour" as he passed with what looked like a little too much effort. Not only did I manage to get the camera out of the pocket and take a reasonable photo after he'd passed (this is only lightly cropped, and unstraightened), but once the camera was back in the pocket, it was a piece of gâteau to re-overtake him and leave him for dead by the town sign. Novice.

masjer

^ I find the uninvited silent wheelsucker the biggest pest.

An easy clamber down. Almost felt like diving in... almost. Joined by a bull seal who looked on with curiosity.

Pross

masjer said:

I'm no expert, but I'd leave the ISO set as high as possible (with acceptable amount of noise). I think 30 seconds exposure will be too long, (hence the high ISO) as the rotation of the Earth will blur the stars at 30".
I think you'll need to manually focus. You could just set the focus on the moon or a star to make it easier.

No moon at the moment which I think is why the Milky Way is so easily visible. I’ve used 30” previously on my phone (posted the photos on here back in April). I was only using ISO 400 I think then and they came out clear. I did wonder at first why the camera wouldn’t fire then realised it was on auto focus with nothing to focus on. There’s a pretty bright planet about at the moment so might see if I can get a fix on that if the sky is clear tonight.

masjer

That sounds like a plan. I'd still try a higher iso if you get no joy at 400.
I fancy trying the same sometime.
Good luck.

Oh, when you set it to manual focus and get it focussed, don't change back to auto focus. Does your lens have an infinity setting? If so, that might work too, without having to focus on a planet.