Photograph and Camera talk

[Jett129]

When you shoot RAW,it's sort of presumed that you will be doing some level of post processing,if nothing else,just to convert the file into a usable jpeg. I use a photo editing software by a company called DXO. I find that it makes it really easy to do color corrections/modifications,and cropping. They offer a free 30 day trial,which I would recommend.

[Jett129]

Storm rolling in as the Sun was setting at the Belmar,NJ pier. Shot with a 100mm Macro lens,Polarizing filter at F4,ISO 2500 and 1/800 sec. 

[neph93]

Very nice @Jett129 love the colours and the brooding atmosphere.

[Jett129]

Thank you. I use that pier to anchor a lot of my sunrise/sunset pictures and had been getting bored as of late,so I decided to experiment and use a lens that you would normally use for doing extreme close-up photography. Had no idea the storm was on the way when I set out to take the pictures. Took about 100 shots before I had to get out of there. This was probably the best one.

[dinobarnesberlin]

Looks nice the way that macro compresses things – nice capture

[Jett129]

Thanks. It’s a really sharp lens that I had gotten for my son when he was getting into photography. I don’t use it, so I thought let’s see what happens.

[dinobarnesberlin]

You can for sure get some interesting shots with it.
Your stuff looks good .

[Jett129]

Sunshine of Your Love,Waiting for the Sun,Here Comes the Sun,Belmar,NJ

[motojobobo]

Today was a holiday here and the weather was promising for photos: little wind, good light. So I sat waiting for some birds to come for water and food. Not artistic, mostly just descriptive type bird pics…

Common thrush around here. Local name “jichi taruma”

Two tanagers; the green/bluish one is far more common and called ‘sayubu”.

This small guy, a parula, is an insectivore and moves in lightning fast bursts.

I was sitting in my kitchen having beers with a heavy lens on a tripod…lazy afternoon. Good relaxation.

(Nikon D500 and a 600 mm lens)

[Giles]

Nice, I love a bit of ornithology….

[steelworker]

@Giles:

Nice, I love a bit of ornithology….

the birds are nice too 

[neph93]

@motojobobo:

Not artistic…

Maybe not, but beautifully executed photography nonetheless..

[steelworker]

@neph93:

@motojobobo:

Not artistic…

Maybe not, but beautifully executed photography nonetheless..

. I'm with Ruben, they're well done-could easily  i.d. a bird from them and art can take a flying fuck

[JDelage]

Tried my hand at night sky photography 2 weeks ago (August 10th).

[Giles]

Try it again  Outstanding…...

[RoxRocks86]

Magnificent!!! All 3 shots are beautiful @JDelage

[Giles]

What are the straight lines?  Satellites, planes?

[scooter]

@Giles:

What are the straight lines?  Satellites, planes?

More than likely, satellites. Shame, the night sky is being hijacked.

Space X will only worsen the issue….. https://www.vox.com/science-and-health/2020/1/7/21003272/space-x-starlink-astronomy-light-pollution

As brilliant as Elon may be, his answer to it is said to be nothing more than a band-aid….. https://phys.org/news/2020-05-costly-collateral-elonmusk-starlink-satellite.html

[JDelage]

Thank you guys! 

I took those pics the day before peak Perseids meteor shower. The straight lines in pic #1 are meteors; the colors are typical. The line in pic #3 could be a meteor or a plane.

[Jett129]

Just beautiful,what were you shooting with?