***Official Ants Photography Thread***

[cbotnyse]

Originally Posted by DMBfreak41

Very cool. What building is that castle like structure?

thanks

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chicago_Water_Tower

[mattyande]

Originally Posted by jk333

You can't be serious?

People have shot without VR for 100s of years. In short, no, VR is NOT necessary. A standard rule in photography is that you can handhold a lens without VR (or IS, canon's term for a similar thing) at 1/the shutter speed. So you'd shoot a 100mm lens at 1/125 (minimum) and a 400mm lens at 1/500. If you had VR, you could shoot it a 400mm lens at 1/250. It just lets you handhold a bit slower.

Note that I tend to think that as you reach > 200mm you need to up the minimum shutter speed to 2 or 3 shutter speeds up. For instance, a 200mm lens should be shot at a minimum of 1/750 or 1/1000. With VR you could do 1/500.


I mean, if you want the best, stay the hell away from a 130 dollar lens. I was just showing you a lens you can have for cheap money. It gives amazing sharpness for the price.

If your shooting on a tripod VR does virtually nothing. Note

No need to jump down my throat. As I've stated before, I'm about a month in to photography as a hobby.

Thanks for the info however.

[mattyande]

Originally Posted by cbotnyse

taken tonight.... http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f2...DSC_0040-1.jpg

f13, 4sec, ISO 200...minor adjustments to curves, levels and sharpening.

Nice work...

[jk333]

Originally Posted by mattyande

No need to jump down my throat. As I've stated before, I'm about a month in to photography as a hobby.

Thanks for the info however.

I'm sorry man. Don't mean anything by it. I guess thats just how we are up here.

Sorry again. In any event, yes, the VR or IS is to stabilize the lens which is only needed at slower shutter speeds... Here, do this, take pictures at progressively slower shutter speeds, same picture (say like 3 pictures, one at 1/125, 1/30, 1/8). Then look at them. You'll note that it gets less sharp as you go slower. Thats cause your hand wobbles. Under like 1/15 or 1/8 will almost never been 100% clear. And at like 1/4 a second you will NEVER be able to get a clear shot no matter how steady you try to make your hand. (It might look steady on the camera but when you put it on the pc, it won't be perfect)

Again, just trying to get the point across. Not be mean.

[GSUdawg521]

Good thread, made me realize I haven't scanned all of the photos I took and printed when I took my photography class a year ago, and I should do that now that I have a scanner. The only good ones I could find at the moment are from the state botanical gardens just with my digital, though I feel like flowers are so cliche

http://photos-a.ak.fbcdn.net/photos-...83288_2706.jpg

http://photos-e.ak.fbcdn.net/photos-...83492_6738.jpg

http://photos-h.ak.fbcdn.net/photos-...83287_1674.jpg

[swordo84]

I take no credit for any of the following pictures, but some are amazing;

http://www.ebaumsworld.com/pictures/view/80512905/

--Colin

[gregory311]

http://i185.photobucket.com/albums/x...y311/Grass.jpg

Not really exciting, but I like this picture I took.

[CUTiger41]

Here a few from some thick ass fog we had last year:

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2220/...2f6ac9ee_b.jpg

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2323/...94fa29ca_b.jpg

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2201/...a8f9a40e_b.jpg

Details:
Dallas, TX, White Rock Lake
D50
18-200mm
Tripod

[CUTiger41]

Just for fun I wanted to compare Fuji Velvia 50 to my 6MP D50. These were taken in April at the Dallas Arboretum. Here's the results.

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2191/...3de52808_b.jpg

D50, 18-200mm, Tripod

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2032/...078d8ee2_b.jpg

N80, 50mm 1.8, Velvia 50, Tripod

The colors just POP on the velvia.

[mattyande]

Originally Posted by jk333

I'm sorry man. Don't mean anything by it. I guess thats just how we are up here.

Sorry again. In any event, yes, the VR or IS is to stabilize the lens which is only needed at slower shutter speeds... Here, do this, take pictures at progressively slower shutter speeds, same picture (say like 3 pictures, one at 1/125, 1/30, 1/8). Then look at them. You'll note that it gets less sharp as you go slower. Thats cause your hand wobbles. Under like 1/15 or 1/8 will almost never been 100% clear. And at like 1/4 a second you will NEVER be able to get a clear shot no matter how steady you try to make your hand. (It might look steady on the camera but when you put it on the pc, it won't be perfect)

Again, just trying to get the point across. Not be mean.

No worries, again, thanks for the info. I think from what you told me, that lens would be a good long range one for what I'm into. I'd most likely be using a tripod for the long shots anyway.

[mattyande]

Originally Posted by CUTiger41

Here a few from some thick ass fog we had last year:

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2220/...2f6ac9ee_b.jpg

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2323/...94fa29ca_b.jpg

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2201/...a8f9a40e_b.jpg

Details:
Dallas, TX, White Rock Lake
D50
18-200mm
Tripod

Nice stuff... I really like the third one...

[mattyande]

Obviously not mine, but a friend emailed this to me this morning...

Awesome...

[cbotnyse]

Originally Posted by mattyande

Obviously not mine, but a friend emailed this to me this morning...

Awesome...

love it. that is hard to do in such low light. You can see the great Chicago grid network of streets.

[AJF_41]

Originally Posted by mattyande

Obviously not mine, but a friend emailed this to me this morning...

Awesome...

This reminded me of a picture I took last year while landing at LAX. I started to play with the shutter speeds and ended up with this.

http://picasaweb.google.com/freemana...27170207428258

[CUTiger41]

All this talk has gotten me eager to go out and shoot this weekend!

[mattyande]

Originally Posted by AJF_41

This reminded me of a picture I took last year while landing at LAX. I started to play with the shutter speeds and ended up with this.

http://picasaweb.google.com/freemana...27170207428258

mmmmmmm... that smog blanket keeps us warm...

[Number27]

I've always been a big fan of this one: http://farm1.static.flickr.com/10/12...d4c46ccd_o.jpg

I took that in Mexico in 2003 on a P&S film camera.

[mattyande]

Originally Posted by swordo84

I take no credit for any of the following pictures, but some are amazing;

http://www.ebaumsworld.com/pictures/view/80512905/

--Colin

I just took a look at all these... Holy shit those are great...

[sidar819]

some random I took

http://i623.photobucket.com/albums/tt313/sidar819/9.jpg

http://i623.photobucket.com/albums/tt313/sidar819/7.jpg

http://i623.photobucket.com/albums/tt313/sidar819/8.jpg

[sidar819]

from Greece in June

http://i623.photobucket.com/albums/tt313/sidar819/6.jpg

http://i623.photobucket.com/albums/tt313/sidar819/5.jpg

http://i623.photobucket.com/albums/tt313/sidar819/4.jpg

http://i623.photobucket.com/albums/tt313/sidar819/3.jpg

http://i623.photobucket.com/albums/tt313/sidar819/2.jpg

http://i623.photobucket.com/albums/tt313/sidar819/1.jpg

[CUTiger41]

Originally Posted by sidar819

some random I took

http://i623.photobucket.com/albums/tt313/sidar819/9.jpg

http://i623.photobucket.com/albums/tt313/sidar819/7.jpg

http://i623.photobucket.com/albums/tt313/sidar819/8.jpg

I like the location in the last 2. If you had a dramatic firey sky these would've been awesome. Especially with some reflection in that water. I'd definately head back to this location a few more times, assuming it's close by. It has great potential.

[cbotnyse]

^^ great photos guys

[DMBfreak41]

This was a cool spider with its web by my house during the summer. I wish it was clearer, but I didn't want to get too close. Kept my distance.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/2979105...63041/sizes/l/

[Number27]

Originally Posted by DMBfreak41

This was a cool spider with its web by my house during the summer. I wish it was clearer, but I didn't want to get too close. Kept my distance.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/2979105...63041/sizes/l/

I'm a sucker for cat pictures. I really like this one of yours: http://www.flickr.com/photos/29791050@N06/2788529448/

[rick8285]

Originally Posted by CUTiger41

Here a few from some thick ass fog we had last year:

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2220/...2f6ac9ee_b.jpg

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2323/...94fa29ca_b.jpg

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2201/...a8f9a40e_b.jpg

Details:
Dallas, TX, White Rock Lake
D50
18-200mm
Tripod

are those B&W or Color? I can't really tell

[BotheLaneFan]

Damn I miss Greg.

[DMBfreak41]

Originally Posted by Number27

I'm a sucker for cat pictures. I really like this one of yours: http://www.flickr.com/photos/29791050@N06/2788529448/

Ah man. I love cat pictures too. My cats are especially photogenic.

[funktabulous]

Originally Posted by Number27

I'm a sucker for cat pictures. I really like this one of yours: http://www.flickr.com/photos/29791050@N06/2788529448/

Agreed. Great photo.

[efraser77]

Originally Posted by rick8285

are those B&W or Color? I can't really tell

I copied one to my clipboard and made a new doc in Photoshop, and it defaulted to grayscale, so I think they're B&W.

[efraser77]

Originally Posted by Number27

I'm a sucker for cat pictures. I really like this one of yours: http://www.flickr.com/photos/29791050@N06/2788529448/

A couple of photoshopped pics of my (now deceased) cat:

http://www.erikfraser.com/gallery/al...ade-Sunday.jpg

http://www.erikfraser.com/gallery/al...Artistic-2.jpg