i basically never move the aperture out of 2.8
― plax (ico), Friday, 25 February 2011 03:05 (thirteen years ago) link
Terrified one of my friends will ask me to do wedding photog duties someday. Dodging it on the next one, as it would be difficult to act as officiant and photographer.
are they super easy to focus. i dont really understand rangefinders.
Classic rangefinder-style shooting is primarily done with 28, 35 and 50mm lenses in a reportage style, rather than close-up portraits or telephoto work - depth of field is greater, and absolute sharpness really isn't supreme. Most of the talk of the wonders of Leica glass is nonsense (to make it to print, there are too many steps along the way for that special 3D pop to justify a $6k lens) and the real magic of the system is how you can work with it, for the reasons folks have mentioned.
― boots get knocked from here to czechoslovakier (milo z), Friday, 25 February 2011 07:34 (thirteen years ago) link
the other thing i wonder is does the fed have the leica weird sound or does it just sound like a normal camera. like to what extent are they ripping it off. its like i want to use this fed to understand man
― plax (ico), Friday, 25 February 2011 10:02 (thirteen years ago) link
It won't sound like a normal SLR, there's no mirror to move to make the ka-chunk sound. But it's not exactly like a Leica either - the Soviet RFs used metal shutters, IIRC, that make them a little louder than Leicas.
― boots get knocked from here to czechoslovakier (milo z), Friday, 25 February 2011 17:45 (thirteen years ago) link
I think the FED sounds more like a slap, the Leica more like a click.
― lou reed scott walker monks niagra (chinavision!), Friday, 25 February 2011 23:25 (thirteen years ago) link
im so excited now!
― plax (ico), Saturday, 26 February 2011 01:45 (thirteen years ago) link
All this talk made pull out the FED tonight btw.
― lou reed scott walker monks niagra (chinavision!), Saturday, 26 February 2011 03:59 (thirteen years ago) link
http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5093/5493562420_024d85329d_b.jpgAlcatraz Wall by celluloidpropaganda, on Flickr
Downloaded the trial of Silver Efex Pro 2 plugin for Lightroom 3, trying to figure out how to work with it (in terms of when to sharpen, adjust curves, etc.. Also you have to export out of LR3 as a TIFF - I'm setting it at 360dpi when I do so, because that's the native resolution of Epson printers, or it can be downsampled to 300dpi for other printing options). This is Tri-X with the High Structure setting, selenium toned.
The 'filed negative carrier' border options are kind of cheesy, I'd never use them for a real print, but I feel like a thin black border of any kind really helps photos displayed online.
― boots get knocked from here to czechoslovakier (milo z), Thursday, 3 March 2011 03:44 (thirteen years ago) link
That's terrific. I'm pro black borders too. Just have to avoid putting them on photos of the kids we upload to Flickr (we later just transfer to Snapfish for prints).
― Michael Jones, Thursday, 3 March 2011 10:43 (thirteen years ago) link
I just developed a roll of colour film that I'd been taking pictures with for the last year.I much prefer this one after I went into photoshop and fiddled with curves and made it black and white:
http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5095/5493709283_051cf38883.jpgBarriers To Progress by treefell, on Flickr
― treefell, Thursday, 3 March 2011 12:10 (thirteen years ago) link
Just to prove I do black and white from time to time as well:
http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5299/5500029984_e7b4207f41.jpg
http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5293/5510704451_956c6fd0ca.jpg
― lou reed scott walker monks niagra (chinavision!), Thursday, 10 March 2011 03:17 (thirteen years ago) link
Out and about in Soho with the Olympus OM20, Miranda 28mm lens and some late '90s Agfa Vista 200 film...
http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5016/5533254182_c49f1d5c44.jpg
http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5220/5532672357_2dd2e75743.jpg
― Michael Jones, Thursday, 17 March 2011 11:53 (thirteen years ago) link
beautiful colors! interesting bokeh
― dayo, Thursday, 17 March 2011 23:29 (thirteen years ago) link
I'll add another from my most recent film roll.This was taken during the Edinburgh Festival last year:
http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5298/5494302006_490c721b6c.jpgWaving From Telephone Boxes by treefell, on Flickr
― treefell, Friday, 18 March 2011 11:29 (thirteen years ago) link
Oh, for a super-zoom for the super-moon; the old manual-focus Hanimex 80-200mm (five quid from a guy in Lewisham a couple of years ago) had to do, leaving me with not very many pixels to play with.
http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5060/5540694201_38af2b33a6.jpg
― Michael Jones, Saturday, 19 March 2011 22:48 (thirteen years ago) link
Had a go myself, would love a 500mm or more.http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5051/5541106166_5a73a0054d.jpgSuper Moon by carljgodwin, on Flickr
― not_goodwin, Sunday, 20 March 2011 00:28 (thirteen years ago) link
Yeah, I was hankering after one of those catadioptric (mirror) 500mm+ lenses for a while, simply because they're compact, light and cheap. Seems like shooting the moon might be one of the few things you could use them for (fixed at f/8, dark viewfinder, very narrow FoV, donut-shaped bokeh, manual focus).
Think the shots I took the other night with the 135mm Zeiss were actually a bit sharper, but the lower magnification meant that I had even fewer pixels to play with and the blow-up was worse. Above photo is a 563x563 crop (0.3MP!). Certainly wouldn't print it. Maybe work as a badge?
― Michael Jones, Monday, 21 March 2011 09:35 (thirteen years ago) link
I took a shot of the moon with one of my 300mm lenses last night. I was shooting in jpeg without realizing it so it's not as sharp as the RAW version would have been.This is my favourite - a 680x680 crop (so it's fairly large):
http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5020/5546609966_9f1f2f0cf3_o.jpgperigee moon by treefell, on Flickr
― treefell, Monday, 21 March 2011 11:38 (thirteen years ago) link
Sky for a change.http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5252/5550808006_b73e4fed5d.jpgUntitled by carljgodwin, on Flickr
Really struggling for ideas at the moment and feel completely uninspired. Anyone else get this and if so, whet do you do about it.
― not_goodwin, Thursday, 24 March 2011 20:12 (thirteen years ago) link
kind of want to post pics to this thread but my tech stuff isn't at your levels. just building up.
not_goodwin, i liked your pics of the sky with all the jet traces. i remember that day in mcr.
― utterfilth (whatever), Thursday, 24 March 2011 20:18 (thirteen years ago) link
not_goodwin, whenever I'm stuck for inspiration on anything I read poetry, but it has to be kickass poetry. A+ poetry totally gives you new eyes on the world. Can recommend the Bloodaxe anthologies Being Alive and Staying Alive.
― Confused Turtle (Zora), Thursday, 24 March 2011 20:37 (thirteen years ago) link
Whatever, post away. are you on flickr?Everybody's building up and learning here, I don't think anyone here would claim to have mastered the art of photography (yet).
Zora, thank you, I'll definitely check those out. I tend to look at other peoples photography/work for ideas, never thought about using written word as inspiration for visuals.
― not_goodwin, Thursday, 24 March 2011 20:50 (thirteen years ago) link
My sisters dog, who walk everyhttp://farm6.static.flickr.com/5096/5562369234_694ccb43ce.jpg now and then
― not_goodwin, Saturday, 26 March 2011 23:00 (thirteen years ago) link
..now and then.
omg it looks like (s)he's standing right on the edge of a cliff.
― avant garde a clue (Autumn Almanac), Saturday, 26 March 2011 23:05 (thirteen years ago) link
(s)he's? Can't you see his little willy?
― not_goodwin, Sunday, 27 March 2011 08:33 (thirteen years ago) link
ah I wasn't looking for (s)her cock
― avant garde a clue (Autumn Almanac), Sunday, 27 March 2011 09:06 (thirteen years ago) link
Not technically all that, but I've long wanted to capture one or both of the kids excitedly exploring Crystal Palace station... tiny kids, grand building...
http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5176/5569057259_9f6c4eba9a.jpg
― Michael Jones, Monday, 28 March 2011 23:09 (thirteen years ago) link
Arrgh! Ctrl-C before you Ctrl-V, yeah?
http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5100/5569635890_6dd0c5bd1e.jpg
― Michael Jones, Monday, 28 March 2011 23:10 (thirteen years ago) link
That one's great. The shadow on the stairs, the colours on the platform, the Ziggy Stardust brickwork, the green coat and the nervous descent... well done.
― Eyeball Kicks, Tuesday, 29 March 2011 01:39 (thirteen years ago) link
http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5103/5570037693_e1477e15ac_b.jpgDSC_2425.jpg by celluloidpropaganda, on Flickr
last in a series of my friend Craven making it rain poker chips on himself after he won our weekly game. I wish they were consistent enough to be turned into an animated gifhttp://farm6.static.flickr.com/5104/5570626838_4e6d7ee2ba.jpgIMG_0325.jpg by celluloidpropaganda, on Flickr
― boots get knocked from here to czechoslovakier (milo z), Tuesday, 29 March 2011 06:00 (thirteen years ago) link
http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5104/5570626838_4e6d7ee2ba_b.jpgIMG_0325.jpg by celluloidpropaganda, on Flickr
― salsa shark, Wednesday, 30 March 2011 16:06 (thirteen years ago) link
Give yourself a goal - carry a camera with you all the time or set asideAlternately, a project. I've decided I want to document the run up to my friends' wedding and turn it into a book for them. (not the wedding photographer, thank god, since I'm the officiant."
― boots get knocked from here to czechoslovakier (milo z), Wednesday, 30 March 2011 17:13 (thirteen years ago) link
Ahem - or set aside x amount of time per week to shoot. Visualize what you want to do and your end-goal - online display vs prints etc.
― boots get knocked from here to czechoslovakier (milo z), Wednesday, 30 March 2011 17:14 (thirteen years ago) link
irritatingly proud/boastful of this one
http://richardgin.org/portfolio/?id=206
― Elegant Bitch (Jimmy The Mod Awaits The Return Of His Beloved), Wednesday, 30 March 2011 23:30 (thirteen years ago) link
This is probably the best picture I took at a gig I went to on Sunday.
http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5296/5568725015_da377ce9b8.jpgGrant 2 by treefell, on Flickr
― treefell, Thursday, 31 March 2011 08:09 (thirteen years ago) link
i'd like to show a photo or two, but flickr outpaces me. i can't find anywhere the jpg filename of my image. please tell me i'm not stupid, and help a sad bas\tard
― more than a Bale-sized gulf (whatever), Thursday, 31 March 2011 21:23 (thirteen years ago) link
You're not stupid!
have you got a flickr account already or are you about to start one?
are you attempting to upload to flickr, or show an image from flickr here?
sooo many questions.
― not_goodwin, Thursday, 31 March 2011 21:40 (thirteen years ago) link
yeah i've had a flickr account for a while and posted to wdyll etc. flickr seems to have stopped the link to the .jpg.
― more than a Bale-sized gulf (whatever), Thursday, 31 March 2011 21:48 (thirteen years ago) link
andyessorry im trying to show an image from my fuckr account here
― more than a Bale-sized gulf (whatever), Thursday, 31 March 2011 21:49 (thirteen years ago) link
Add me as a contact on flickr, click on the little dog above Xpost and i'll add you and show how to post a shot.
― not_goodwin, Thursday, 31 March 2011 21:52 (thirteen years ago) link
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3472/3821116136_711c45ebca_b.jpg
this is really nice gbx
― kid 606: the nultness (nakhchivan), Thursday, 31 March 2011 21:53 (thirteen years ago) link
I do like that shot, it looks like the kid's holding a camera, but it's the back of a car with a spare.gbx does get out there and captures some amazing scenes. you only have to look at his wdyll's.
― not_goodwin, Thursday, 31 March 2011 21:57 (thirteen years ago) link
ive added you not goodwin.
― more than a Bale-sized gulf (whatever), Thursday, 31 March 2011 22:04 (thirteen years ago) link
Ok, Ditto.
all you need to do is click on the share this, copy and paste the HTML or the BBcode (if bb code, click convert to simple HTML to BBcode below the comment box here)
― not_goodwin, Thursday, 31 March 2011 22:15 (thirteen years ago) link
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/21440478@N04/5578047976/" title="DSC_8711 by arnell1967, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5295/5578047976_98939521ff_z.jpg" width="640" height="426" alt="DSC_8711"></a>
― more than a Bale-sized gulf (whatever), Thursday, 31 March 2011 22:19 (thirteen years ago) link
that looks wrong to me
i see your problem.
― not_goodwin, Thursday, 31 March 2011 22:20 (thirteen years ago) link
flickr used to have a neat link to what was the .jpg of your photo, which meant posting to ilx was a cinch. now it's a drudge.
― more than a Bale-sized gulf (whatever), Thursday, 31 March 2011 22:21 (thirteen years ago) link