ILPhoto Gallery (a thread to show off your pictures)

yeah, sure. it is funny, it took me a really long time to begin to think of 16 as an optimum, rather than 1.8/2.8, i think because super-extreme-narrow-focus was one of those first almost trashy thing that seemed magical about cameras to me, along w/shit like MOTION BLUR, & light trails, double exposures, &c&c&c. so i'm reflexively inclined to move the dial more that way. the practicality of removing the delicacy of focus while on the move is a big plus, too, i guess.

(incidentally i am just finishing a roll of 1600 film that's been in the yashica i bought a while ago, &'ve only previously shot one kinda poorly exposed roll on, & might get it printed soon; will totally bring my rangefinder experiments to the yard itt if it comes out okay, i'm intrigued)

but yeah I can't think of any street photographer (that I like, anyway) who uses extreme DoF and blur for good pictures

yeah, this is surprising to me but otm; it was looking at your pic w/the trail of kids that kinda shocked me into specifically noticing it, because the various fore- & background dressings are so essential.

yeah, sure. it is funny, it took me a really long time to begin to think of 16 as an optimum, rather than 1.8/2.8, i think because super-extreme-narrow-focus was one of those first almost trashy thing that seemed magical about cameras to me, along w/shit like MOTION BLUR, & light trails, double exposures, &c&c&c. so i'm reflexively inclined to move the dial more that way. the practicality of removing the delicacy of focus while on the move is a big plus, too, i guess.

^^^totes. i was very very guilty of narrow DOF omg bokeh shots when i first got my gf1. seems like a p common indulgence of the new photographer

yeah the chief advantage of a large sensor camera is the ability to selectively focus. but really, it's just another tool in the toolbox - there are some great, classic shots that lean real heavy on the thin DoF, and there are just as many that don't. it's all about how you make that tool work to craft your vision

protip: instead of getting that f/1.4 or f/1.2 or f/1.0 lens for that thin DoF, just move in closer. DoF decreases significantly the closer you move in to a subject.

(I should say, DoF decreases significantly with closer focal distance)

I tend to try to stick to f/4-f/8 on 35mm or APS-C - deep enough depth of field, but distant objects are sufficiently blurred to not be a distraction.

'bokeh shots' are the worst - even if your lens has 'nice' bokeh, if your eye is completely distracted by the sheer amount of OOF area it's probably a terrible composition

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DSCF0075-Edit.jpg by celluloidpropaganda, on Flickr

aha, i love the before and after there

i had a kickass pumpkin this year but it crumbled and died before haloween. i had to throw it out on the 30th

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DSCF0098-Edit.jpg by celluloidpropaganda, on Flickr

Found out there's a opacity slider for some of the things you can do in Color Efex Pro, so this is less garish than the last:

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good while it lasted by celluloidpropaganda, on Flickr

drank a little last night and did some drunken editing, uploaded 10 more pix

http://ihardlyknowher.com/idiotcervantes/big

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straight frikkin fire

:)

1st shot in ages, started new job and it's been quite full on.
Anyway, here's one of the views (probably the best) from the office.
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Manchester by carljgodwin, on Flickr

yeah i haven't taken any new photos in a while, i've been busy going back to school and you can't just start taking pictures of people you just met its like rude.

yeah damn dayo they are something else. i hate being inquisitive about people's photos, as if q & a is gonna produce a OH SO THAT'S WHY IT'S GOOD response, but: you're using like hi-speed (or lo-speed i guess) film, there, for some of those, right? like 1600?? that is what stuff like the rad shot of the streets or the marlboro logo makes me think but i am wrong w/this stuff, so wondered.

hey plax are you still just carrying your camera around? bc i liked all the still-lifey kinda stuff you were shooting, even if you can't take pics of yr new friends

Oh man oh man.... gf out of town for a bit and lots of negatives coming back soon, so it's gonna be many hours of scanning ahead for me. Fun!
Dayo... I like that shot of the guy eating. The kinda built physique and the striped shirt really make it I think. I mean in addition to the downcast eyes, hand placement, etc.

This has been sitting as my most recent on flickr for quite awhile (was out of town snapping away in SF for a bit, and visiting the awesome store CAMERA HEAVEN in the Tenderloin):

http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6092/6304230579_9bc69736a6_z.jpg

thanks guys! schlump almost everything is either 400 or 400 pushed to 1600 (the high contrast ones are I think).

after going through those photos I think I have a problem w/ chronic underexposure - will need to remind myself to expose a stop or two higher than I have been.

thanks guys! schlump almost everything is either 400 or 400 pushed to 1600 (the high contrast ones are I think).

ty! i am counting this as me being 1000% correct, i was near enough. i haven't developed all of the rolls i've fucked around with in various ways, but it feels like you can be pretty flexible w/BW film & get something good back, at least if you're pushing it up. those pics testify to the virtues of exposing well imo, they're so strong, the tones are so deep.

nice to see yr pic chinavision, yr photz are still reminding me of jeff wall somehow.

I like that... thanks! I dig the shots that are in fact candid but I think look posed. The Jeff Wall fakeout.

It's not just a library, it's a LIBRARY! It's an obnoxious building, tbh.

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Still, I like the way that it's so damn big that it can be dawn on one side of it and still night on the other side.

Also at dawn. I swear, no one has ever photographed these buildings before. Nevertheless, I do quite like this photo of them.

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Please god, let this be the last one. I was going to be nice and clean it up for my roommate (nb: this is on the side of the house, not the usual entry), but I don't think I can stomach to at this point.

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Oh, how I wish that were frost. by celluloidpropaganda, on Flickr

Jesus Mary and Joseph, will someone please throw that thing away already?! It's like not cleaning the cat litter box for a month.

The pictures, meanwhile, are much better than any picture of a cat box I can imagine.

I'm using these to publicly shame her on Facebook.

The Lord's work.

i'm looking forward to at least 12 more dissolving pumpkin photos before this gets resolved!

I checked, not enough change today to merit documentation. Maybe tomorrow...

What a lovely girl. Out of my age range entirely, but so willing to smile for the camera. She knows they're gonna love her.

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Nothing special, but the first film I've gotten back in ages. Portra 400 in a Bronica SQ-A. Ehhhhhh scans from Precision Camera in Austin (better than Costco scans, but I hope I could do way better with a Epson V700)

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Portra 400 by celluloidpropaganda, on Flickr

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Portra 400 SEP2 by celluloidpropaganda, on Flickr

RIP little pumpkin

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RIP Pumpkin by celluloidpropaganda, on Flickr

Getting up early on a cold sunday morning for these...
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Untitled by carljgodwin, on Flickr
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Untitled by carljgodwin, on Flickr
It's nice to be getting results after a drought.

that 2nd shot! nice work

And that's pretty remarkable light that I would imagine is tough to get right!

woooowwww I love them both so so much

Thanks guys, i purposely went out the morning after bonfire night knowing it's always misty. The light was only good for about an hour before it became too bright and cleared the mist.
Well worth it though.

One of the great things about that stag shot is how it's layered. There's no continuous foreground-to-background view. Instead, there are five or six discrete levels of depth. It's spectacular - well done!

milo: I honestly can't decide if I like that shot better in color or b&w. I think it's pretty excellent either way. I'd be proud of it.

And goodwin's moose is freakin' stunning.

(At least I'm pretty sure that's a moose... perhaps a young and small male?)

RIP little pumpkin

In my head, I'm singing "Goodbye pumpkin" to the tune of "Goodbye Horses".

definitely not a moose

some great photos posted recently!

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ha ha, what's that? was a television involved?

i just shot a roll of film of a bunch of people i only get to hang out with once, this sunny fall day, then found the roll didn't spool. just want to punch myself in the face. i always suspect it's happening when it happens, too, it's devastating. dammit.

one way I check that is by winding on a stroke, then rotating the rewind crank until I feel resistance, then shooting and winding on another frame. if I see the rewind crank spin, then I know I'm good

Exceptionally high standard on this thread of late. I barely have anything to offer...

Took a bunch of photos at fireworks/bonfire parties the weekend before last; got some fairly successful firework shots but I quite like the aftermath feel of this one:

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And this was heading back from the Rec ground after the kids' Hallowe'en party a week earlier...

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Saw this guy on my way to see Momus:

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