***Official Ants Photography Thread***

[unccrombie]

Originally Posted by Benny003

Looks like the lens needs to be cleaned from the inside out if it's not on the surface.

yeah, it's not on the surface. i actually think it's salt deposits or something from the humidity a couple years back.

[mattyande]

Sorry to hear that about your camera, that's a bummer.

I played around with an image a bit yesterday and posted it to my blog...

http://matt-he-wanders-on.com/a-mont...e-neanderthal/

Would love to hear people's thoughts if you have a chance to check it out.

[Benny003]

Originally Posted by mattyande

Sorry to hear that about your camera, that's a bummer.

I played around with an image a bit yesterday and posted it to my blog...

http://matt-he-wanders-on.com/a-mont...e-neanderthal/

Would love to hear people's thoughts if you have a chance to check it out.

The image turned out nice. Since you're currently traveling, did you do that on your computer or on your phone?

[mattyande]

Originally Posted by Benny003

The image turned out nice. Since you're currently traveling, did you do that on your computer or on your phone?

Thanks, that image was done on my computer.

To your point about copyright registration in an earlier post, you're probably doing it the smart way. I'm not great about registering my stuff, and tend to worry very little about it. It's not the right attitude, but I've yet to make the change to be more careful.

The way I see it, I'm commissioned directly for my professional work and have contractual agreements for payment for that work. My personal work isn't really a venue where I pursue financial compensation anyway, so I tend to share it with less reserve.

Would I be upset if someone started stealing my personal work? You bet. But the thought of trying to catch up and register all my old work keeps me from even starting in the first place.

[mattyande]

http://matt-he-wanders-on.com/angels...national-park/

[Benny003]

Originally Posted by mattyande

Thanks, that image was done on my computer.

To your point about copyright registration in an earlier post, you're probably doing it the smart way. I'm not great about registering my stuff, and tend to worry very little about it. It's not the right attitude, but I've yet to make the change to be more careful.

The way I see it, I'm commissioned directly for my professional work and have contractual agreements for payment for that work. My personal work isn't really a venue where I pursue financial compensation anyway, so I tend to share it with less reserve.

Would I be upset if someone started stealing my personal work? You bet. But the thought of trying to catch up and register all my old work keeps me from even starting in the first place.

It's very tough to go back and do it for old photos because published and unpublished photos have to be registered separately. Plus, I think published photos that are registered together all have to have gone to the same publication at the same time. If you register unpublished photos, then you can do groups of photos together regardless of when they were shot as long as they are all unpublished (if any of the photos in a single registration are incorrectly filed, then it nullifies the whole registration I believe). Published is basically defined as "for further distribution", so basically if you've put it on the internet, then it means it's been published or at least that's the rule you should follow to be safe.

The best thing to do is just build it into your workflow. Do your edits and then export every photo from the shoot in 600 pixel jpgs, zip them, and then register before you send to your client or put them on the internet. You can save template registrations on the U.S. copyright website, which saves a ton of time and makes the registration process a piece of cake. The only problem is it costs $55 for each registration now (was $35 up until the end of May). I register every travel trip I take and every baseball game I shoot before I put any of those photos on the internet. For random things I'll just wait a month or two (or however long makes sense, shorter if necessary) and lump them all together in a single registration.

You should be able to deduct the cost of registration as a business expense as well if your photography is your primary income source, so keep receipts which you'll get in the form of emails from the copyright office.

[skwormin]

Finally getting some good use out of my new Sigma lens.

Hiked a 14er this weekend and got some great shots

https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?...1&l=880697ab5f


And also busted it out to catch some beautiful starry night skies

Milky Way

https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?f...8&l=07b4f880cb

Big Dipper

https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?f...0&l=737416aee4


Bonus: Panorama from the summit with a view of the Three Apostles (peaks)

https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?f...9&l=d27b2b3364

[Benny003]

Nice photos.

I forgot to post this here, but here's my photo of the national anthem before the MLB All Star Game that happened last week at Target Field:

http://benckphotos.photoshelter.com/...000hkaxQTENP.w

The Nikon D810 that I ordered should be here on Tuesday. Anyone want to buy a gently used Nikon D800?

[Benny003]

Here is a pretty good hands-on review I just found for the Nikon D810:

http://photographylife.com/nikon-d81...phy#more-78104

[skwormin]

Originally Posted by Benny003

Nice photos.

I forgot to post this here, but here's my photo of the national anthem before the MLB All Star Game that happened last week at Target Field:

http://benckphotos.photoshelter.com/...000hkaxQTENP.w

The Nikon D810 that I ordered should be here on Tuesday. Anyone want to buy a gently used Nikon D800?

Dude......

That's so sick. I wanna learn how to do HDR stuff.


Here's my shots from Old Crow Medicine Show last week.

http://festivalfootprints.com/2014/07/ocms-redrocks/


Shooting some funk bands tonight

[skwormin]

Benny, I envy that you get to see beautiful sunsets and baseball stadiums for your job

http://imgur.com/qa1vTsM


Here's some FUNK

http://festivalfootprints.com/2014/0...ece-denver-co/

[jackisback24]

http://www.grindtv.com/outdoor/natur...occupants-car/

[rmp207]

http://www.cnet.com/news/monkey-owns...grapher-claim/

Thoughts on who owns the image? I obviously believe the person who took the original picture.

[Benny003]

Originally Posted by skwormin

Benny, I envy that you get to see beautiful sunsets and baseball stadiums for your job

http://imgur.com/qa1vTsM

Great light in that photo!

Originally Posted by rmp207

http://www.cnet.com/news/monkey-owns...grapher-claim/

Thoughts on who owns the image? I obviously believe the person who took the original picture.

Seems to me like it would be the photographer who owns the rights to the photo. Did the photographer have the right to upload it to the internet? If yes, then it's his photo.

[FeelingGood]

Originally Posted by Benny003

These work well, are cheap, and should be available in an camera store:

https://optechusa.com/rainsleeve.html

I always keep them in my main camera bag.

Could have used one of these at Jazz Fest last year

[Benny003]

Photo of the moon I shot very early Tuesday morning:

http://benckphotos.photoshelter.com/...000p.GVAxm7cSE

It's not quite full. The full supermoon occurred the night before, but of course it was cloudy here. Skies cleared up tonight, so I decided to try out the electronic shutter release on the Nikon D810. Seemed to work, but basically just sounded like a normal shutter release when using mirror up. This was shot with a 500mm lens with a 1.4x teleconverter. I tried the 2.0x teleconverter too, but it made it softer than I liked. Also, the moon moves really fast. When I zoomed in using Live View you can see the moon moving across the LCD rather quickly actually. I had to reposition the lens every 30 seconds or so to center the moon back up.

[skwormin]

wow. good shit there Benny.

I just got back from shooting Arise music festival this weekend. The festival kinda sucked and I missed pretty much all the bands Saturday (felt sick, laid down, passed out till sunrise... oops)

Oh well. Phish up next!!

[rmp207]

I was wondering what is everyone's favorite scene to shoot? More from the hobby/enjoyment aspect not a paid job. I have been photographing more old buildings and some landscapes lately, I really enjoy the sense of history and how nature retakes things.

[Benny003]

Originally Posted by rmp207

I was wondering what is everyone's favorite scene to shoot? More from the hobby/enjoyment aspect not a paid job. I have been photographing more old buildings and some landscapes lately, I really enjoy the sense of history and how nature retakes things.

Wide angle stadium shots or when I can pull off a good panorama either cityscape or landscape.

[FromTheMorning]

Who in here has a GoPro?

[daveshookme]

Originally Posted by Benny003

Wide angle stadium shots or when I can pull off a good panorama either cityscape or landscape.

I absolutely love the panorama I took of downtown Pittsburgh a year and a half ago. 4 Stunning night shots stitched into one.

[daveshookme]

Originally Posted by rmp207

I was wondering what is everyone's favorite scene to shoot? More from the hobby/enjoyment aspect not a paid job. I have been photographing more old buildings and some landscapes lately, I really enjoy the sense of history and how nature retakes things.

My favorite scene to shoot is night photography. Long exposures are awesome to set up. 30-40 seconds with a real wide aperture are very challenging.

[daveshookme]

Originally Posted by FromTheMorning

Who in here has a GoPro?

Dot have one yet. Looking at picking one up, and use them frequently at work though.

[FromTheMorning]

I want to buy one I think for an upcoming trip but can't get myself to pull the trigger.

[diableri]

I'll be picking one up in the next month or two for trail filming.

[daveshookme]

Originally Posted by diableri

I'll be picking one up in the next month or two for trail filming.

I'm eyeing the $400 one, HD hero 3 I think? I find em all the time at work, at least a dozen a weekend. If I can find one before it gets logged in the lost ad found Itll be mine.

[FromTheMorning]

the $400 is the Hero 3+ Black edition. That's the one I'm gonna get.

[Mickey Carson]

Originally Posted by Benny003

Photo of the moon I shot very early Tuesday morning:

http://benckphotos.photoshelter.com/...000p.GVAxm7cSE

It's not quite full. The full supermoon occurred the night before, but of course it was cloudy here. Skies cleared up tonight, so I decided to try out the electronic shutter release on the Nikon D810. Seemed to work, but basically just sounded like a normal shutter release when using mirror up. This was shot with a 500mm lens with a 1.4x teleconverter. I tried the 2.0x teleconverter too, but it made it softer than I liked. Also, the moon moves really fast. When I zoomed in using Live View you can see the moon moving across the LCD rather quickly actually. I had to reposition the lens every 30 seconds or so to center the moon back up.

That's a beautiful shot of the moon.

[FromTheMorning]

Originally Posted by FromTheMorning

the $400 is the Hero 3+ Black edition. That's the one I'm gonna get.

Kidding. Just bought the Hero 3+ Silver, 64 GB SD Card, and a pole for $355.

[Benny003]

Originally Posted by FromTheMorning

Who in here has a GoPro?

I have the Hero 3+ Black. That thing is awesome. Great image quality. I don't put it to nearly enough use, but it certainly opens up possibilities that wouldn't otherwise be possible.

Originally Posted by Mickey Carson

That's a beautiful shot of the moon.

Thanks!