Photograph and Camera talk

[motojobobo]

Thanks for the settings info @Jett129 . I’ve never done well at oceanside shots and your data encourages me to try it again at the next opportunity. Never shot RAW either. When you shoot RAW, do you necessarily have todo do color postprocessing? I’m hopeless at that bit.

[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.