Photography Thread
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This is the kind of shot where the HDR comes into its own - the sort of thing that our eyes cope with well, but photographs struggle to get. Slightly annoyed I didn't quite frame it exactly right (would have given Mary a bit more space), but it'll do.
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^ I like that. You can feel its age.
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Ah, but waterfalls and night long exposures. The only reasons I keep my tripod.The above may be fact, or fiction, I may be serious, I may be jesting.
I am not sure. You have no chance.Veronese68 wrote:PB is the most sensible person on here.0 -
Indeed. And two things I leave to others who know what they are doing.pblakeney said:Ah, but waterfalls and night long exposures. The only reasons I keep my tripod.
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FTFY. 😉briantrumpet said:
Indeed. And two things I leave to others who think they know what they are doing.pblakeney said:Ah, but waterfalls and night long exposures. The only reasons I keep my tripod.
The above may be fact, or fiction, I may be serious, I may be jesting.
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Top tip of the day. If you are out shooting in an area with potential wildlife and have more than one lens, keep the long one on.
Landscapes and plants will wait for a change of lens, wildlife won't.
Fortunately I had this exact thought just before this flew overhead.
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Tried a few different ISO settings tonight. Higher seemed to help bring out more stars (although it was far clearer tonight and the moon hadn't risen so there were far more to the naked eye anyway). However, even at 200 the image below looks a lot more noisy.
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I can't see noise here but that is most likely site limitations. As 200 isn't high and you aren't over exposed I think you have simply past the limitations of a phone.
As an aside, I think the brain can process things to make them look better than reality. A photo of the moon without a really long lens will always disappoint for example.The above may be fact, or fiction, I may be serious, I may be jesting.
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On here it looks rubbish, just a black square with a couple of dots. It might be that what I think is noise is a load of other stars I can't see with the naked eye. I know what you mean about photographing the moon too, all I ever get is a blurry white light.0
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That is a definite possibility.Pross said:On here it looks rubbish, just a black square with a couple of dots. It might be that what I think is noise is a load of other stars I can't see with the naked eye. I know what you mean about photographing the moon too, all I ever get is a blurry white light.
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London wildlife. Still with terrible phone camera.
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He's a smart looking fella!TheBigBean said:London wildlife. Still with terrible phone camera.
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Forgive my ignorance, but how do you know it is a he?0
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What he said. I lived up the road in my student days and took the kids to see it whilst we were visiting. Never looked into the why back then, it was just there.rjsterry said:0 -
A guess, but it's usually the males that have bright plumage.TheBigBean said:Forgive my ignorance, but how do you know it is a he?
Edit: just checked: it's a Mandarin duck. The females are mostly grey.1985 Mercian King of Mercia - work in progress (Hah! Who am I kidding?)
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You are right! The female seems much more plain in contrast.rjsterry said:
A guess, but it's usually the males that have bright plumage.TheBigBean said:Forgive my ignorance, but how do you know it is a he?
Edit: just checked: it's a Mandarin duck. The females are mostly grey.
Not my photo.
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It's the case with most birds. Look at the contrast between a male and female mallard or, as I saw walking the dogs just now, pheasants.TheBigBean said:
You are right! The female seems much more plain in contrast.rjsterry said:
A guess, but it's usually the males that have bright plumage.TheBigBean said:Forgive my ignorance, but how do you know it is a he?
Edit: just checked: it's a Mandarin duck. The females are mostly grey.
Not my photo.
The males are the ones desperate to attract a mate whilst the females can't really be bothered making an effort.0 -
Impromptu B&W, in the garden:
And a few in colour, for a change:
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Amroth beach looked like an alien invasion today, hundreds of crabs burrowing into the sand. I've never seen anything like it before
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Bit of a garden theme today by the looks of it. National Trust at Colby Woodland for me, probably a couple of weeks early to see it at its peak glory.
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A bit of Drômois wildlife today: processionary moth caterpillars - they are a real pest, as they eventually kill the pine tress they nest in, and are poisonous. Today was obviously the start of their processing season, and I should have done my bit for the pines and run over all of them... but I didn't. The locals hate them.
More to the point, I was quite pleased with the way the autofocus and depth of field worked this out.
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A nice evening on the coast.
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A recent podcast discovery. Wasn't sure whether to put it here or in the podcast thread but figure it will get more attention here, if any.
Photography Daily - Manages to be easy listening without being techy or artsy-fartsy while always leaving you with something to think about, and not necessarily photo based either.The above may be fact, or fiction, I may be serious, I may be jesting.
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I will check this out!pblakeney said:A recent podcast discovery. Wasn't sure whether to put it here or in the podcast thread but figure it will get more attention here, if any.
Photography Daily - Manages to be easy listening without being techy or artsy-fartsy while always leaving you with something to think about, and not necessarily photo based either.
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I forgot to mention - best listened to through the webpage show notes as you get to see the photos referred to in the podcast.
Episode 279 which I am currently listening to has an interview with a mtber/photographer.The above may be fact, or fiction, I may be serious, I may be jesting.
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Cheers PB. I'm always looking for a good podcast.0
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I'm always looking for 50 pound notes.seanoconn - gruagach craic!0
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There wasn't quite enough high clouds where I was, and the sun set behind some low clouds.Pross said:
Looked like it was a good sunset last night, caught the tail end when walking the dogs but I'm on higher ground so not the best for photographing it.masjer said:
I don't know if you've been, but you might get some good shots around the Bosherston lily ponds and Broad Haven south beach.https://nationaltrust.org.uk/stackpole/trails/bosherston-lily-ponds-freshwater-magic-walk0
