Official TST Photograph Thread (for our many talented photographers)

[Zack@Area1320]

Some shots I took today w/ a 55-250 EF-S and my T2i. Borrowing the lens, messing around in my back yard.

[delphinE30]

Originally Posted by Erik

and the before/after screen shot!

feels good to know im not the only one useing light room 2. but im probly not using it to its full potential..for example: how did you get the pics side by side like that?

[sisforsurfing]

My feelings on HDR are summed up right here;



There are some landscape guys who use it to good effect, but they're the exceptions that prove the rule. In my opinion.

[FijiBlueFG]

^LOL. im not gonna lie. a few things on there were def. true for me.

[Erik]

Originally Posted by delphinE30

feels good to know im not the only one useing light room 2. but im probly not using it to its full potential..for example: how did you get the pics side by side like that?

Look at the bottom where my caption box is from me mousing over something. the yellow box. right there, there is a series of different views. they look like boxes next to each other lined up in a row.

there are a TON of keyboard short cuts too. just play around, push as many buttons, and click on whatever you can. best way to learn in my opinion. LR is a lot more extensive than what people think.

Originally Posted by sisforsurfing

My feelings on HDR are summed up right here;

There are some landscape guys who use it to good effect, but they're the exceptions that prove the rule. In my opinion.

Im going to have to agree. lol i found it to be funny. I dont prefer HDR at all. i still do it though, just because a lot of people like it, and it doesnt bug me that much

[!Funny]

Originally Posted by sisforsurfing

My feelings on HDR are summed up right here;



There are some landscape guys who use it to good effect, but they're the exceptions that prove the rule. In my opinion.

I agree with this whole post.

HDR is just a technique that got blasphemized and over exaggerated from the internet.

If you combine two (or more) dynamic ranges of a picture i.e. a sky exposure, and a ground exposure and it doesnt look like a cartoony painting, then you have just completed an image with an HDR.

Moving Recovery slider ≠ HDR. Tone mapping ≠ HDR.

It ISSSSSSSS possible to get some detail in shaded areas without making it look like a drawing.

[sleeper15]

yeah, i'm about halfway up the hdr slide,

oh yeah, back on topic, bad rain storm hit a couple days ago, took this pic of my window:

[Tigawoods]

i think i am somewhere in the "i suck" and found an old film camera area

[ASIAN JUL]

I'm not a fan of HDRs, period. Unless it's like an awesome landscape picture with a sweet sunset, it just ain't workin' for me.

[FijiBlueFG]

[Erik]

^^Awesome!

[namdoogwerdna]

In Beijing. View from out my hotel window.

[sleeper15]

[ASIAN JUL]

Long exposure, multi exposure or what? ^

[sleeper15]

Originally Posted by ASIAN JUL

Long exposure, multi exposure or what? ^

multi exposure picture. sorry.

i was hoping for a more epic sunset, but, meh.

the tress line and foreground was one exposure, the sky was another

[ASIAN JUL]

I ask because the branches in the trees are bugging my eyes out like they're supposed to be 3D or something

[sleeper15]

Originally Posted by ASIAN JUL

I ask because the branches in the trees are bugging my eyes out like they're supposed to be 3D or something

yeah, it was kinda windy, so, the branches were moving when i took the 2 pics. My skills is PS arn't good enough to make that go away.

[TimR]

Took this yesterday... it's not lit as well as I would have liked think I might go round two.
D90 18-105 VR soft box, bare bulb and some matte board for reflectors.

[FLINTSTONESKID]

i think that lighting is great man, the reflection of the softbox is a bit much but besides that, i think it looks great !!!

[sleeper15]

not a high rez, i know but, i still thought it came out good. 3 exposure shot