xKnuckles Posted August 31, 2014 Share Posted August 31, 2014 Thanks Ken for all the info on light painting - sounds FUN! I would love to dress up like a burgler and have a go at this.....have added it to my bucket list. :-) Great station entrance shot!! Also on my bucket list is macro photography: your insect pics are incredible, beautiful & very inspirational, Mike. Quote "Turn your fingers into a dust rag and keep them keys clean!" Bluzeyone Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xKnuckles Posted August 31, 2014 Share Posted August 31, 2014 Photographing a forest is not easy, I have discovered; but here is my first attempt at Sherwood Forest... Sherwood Forest by xxKnuckles, on Flickr Quote "Turn your fingers into a dust rag and keep them keys clean!" Bluzeyone Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe Muscara Posted August 31, 2014 Share Posted August 31, 2014 I think you pulled that off well, A... xKnuckles! Quote "I'm so crazy, I don't know this is impossible! Hoo hoo!" - Daffy Duck "The good news is that once you start piano you never have to worry about getting laid again. More time to practice!" - MOI Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xKnuckles Posted August 31, 2014 Share Posted August 31, 2014 Thank you so much Joe. The next thing I am hoping to photograph is a boat, sailing too close to the wind.... There is a nice one docked not far from here named the J.M. Foolhardy which I have my eye on......... Quote "Turn your fingers into a dust rag and keep them keys clean!" Bluzeyone Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Martin Posted August 31, 2014 Author Share Posted August 31, 2014 Forest shots aren't easy, that is a good one xxKnuckles. I was out in the redwoods last year and although I took a whole bunch of shots, I didn't come away with much of anything that really captured it. Quote -Mike Martin Casio Mike Martin Photography Instagram Facebook The Big Picture Photography Forum on Music Player Network The opinions I post here are my own and do not represent the company I work for. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Martin Posted August 31, 2014 Author Share Posted August 31, 2014 Also on my bucket list is macro photography: your insect pics are incredible, beautiful & very inspirational, Mike. Thanks - Well if you have old lenses that don't adapt well to a modern camera sometimes there are other uses. I shoot most of these Macro shots with an old Minolta 50mm lens. The adapters for Canon that allow proper focus have other lenses in them which ruin the optics of a good lens. If you take the glass out of these adapters the 50mm lens becomes a macro lens. I can get even closer using an old "extension tube" which was also a Minolta 2x adapter which has removable glass. In any case it is something interesting to shoot right in my own backyard. Quote -Mike Martin Casio Mike Martin Photography Instagram Facebook The Big Picture Photography Forum on Music Player Network The opinions I post here are my own and do not represent the company I work for. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe Muscara Posted August 31, 2014 Share Posted August 31, 2014 Thank you so much Joe. The next thing I am hoping to photograph is a boat, sailing too close to the wind.... There is a nice one docked not far from here named the J.M. Foolhardy which I have my eye on......... LMFAO Quote "I'm so crazy, I don't know this is impossible! Hoo hoo!" - Daffy Duck "The good news is that once you start piano you never have to worry about getting laid again. More time to practice!" - MOI Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Theo Verelst Posted August 31, 2014 Share Posted August 31, 2014 For doing pro photography, I'd want another cam, but still, it's interesting to try to get an image through some fun HDR processing, and make a JPG work in "Theatre Mode" on a good screen: http://www.theover.org/Keybdmg/dsc00500_lumcs.jpg Also, even though I hate it this crop from one of the "fly pictures" doesn't reach a sharpness of a certain kind that would be fun to play with, it does work as an image, and get's to occupy full contrast range in a decent way. Some nice pictures here, but I'd like to suggest even getting a B&W of something trivial right, it can be a lot of work with lighting, processing according to traditional lines etc.! T. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xKnuckles Posted August 31, 2014 Share Posted August 31, 2014 Forest shots aren't easy, that is a good one xxKnuckles. I was out in the redwoods last year and although I took a whole bunch of shots, I didn't come away with much of anything that really captured it. Thank you so very much Mike!! That makes me feel a lot better - hearing that you also find it tricky. Yes, I took loads that day and binned them all except about three.... Thank goodness I am operating with pixels rather than film! Quote "Turn your fingers into a dust rag and keep them keys clean!" Bluzeyone Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xKnuckles Posted August 31, 2014 Share Posted August 31, 2014 Also on my bucket list is macro photography: your insect pics are incredible, beautiful & very inspirational, Mike. Thanks - Well if you have old lenses that don't adapt well to a modern camera sometimes there are other uses. I shoot most of these Macro shots with an old Minolta 50mm lens. The adapters for Canon that allow proper focus have other lenses in them which ruin the optics of a good lens. If you take the glass out of these adapters the 50mm lens becomes a macro lens. I can get even closer using an old "extension tube" which was also a Minolta 2x adapter which has removable glass. In any case it is something interesting to shoot right in my own backyard. Really interesting to hear that, Mike. Thank you. Quote "Turn your fingers into a dust rag and keep them keys clean!" Bluzeyone Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Martin Posted September 2, 2014 Author Share Posted September 2, 2014 One from last month at the beach: http://ppcdn.500px.org/81936407/4feded2096c41b939c9b3dd462f2e1921d1ae23c/4.jpg Holden Beach by Mike Martin on 500px Quote -Mike Martin Casio Mike Martin Photography Instagram Facebook The Big Picture Photography Forum on Music Player Network The opinions I post here are my own and do not represent the company I work for. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichieP_MechE Posted September 2, 2014 Share Posted September 2, 2014 I am extremely jealous of this image, Mike. You NAILED it. The scene, the composition, the processing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xKnuckles Posted September 3, 2014 Share Posted September 3, 2014 +1. Stunning - it has that magical effect you get from certain paintings. Quote "Turn your fingers into a dust rag and keep them keys clean!" Bluzeyone Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xKnuckles Posted September 6, 2014 Share Posted September 6, 2014 One of the things I am enjoying about photography is the complete unexpectedness & randomness of it. One day, there is a plain unadorned tree in your garden, the next day, it presents you with these ..... To my eyes, these toadstools look like they are being held in a giant hand... Unfortunately today for the first time my iPad was too big to fit into the space where I was trying to take the 2nd photo - so I could not get the unobstructed view of the fungi which I wanted. Handful of fungi by xxKnuckles, on Flickr September fungi by xxKnuckles, on Flickr Toadstools by xxKnuckles, on Flickr Quote "Turn your fingers into a dust rag and keep them keys clean!" Bluzeyone Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pale Posted September 6, 2014 Share Posted September 6, 2014 Here's one shot at macro photography. Reversed kit lens on my pentax k30. It is anis seed, roughly 1cm in size. http://i59.tinypic.com/2hcj8go.jpg Quote Custom handmade clocks: www.etsy.com/shop/ClockLight Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brettymike Posted September 8, 2014 Share Posted September 8, 2014 Great photo's - definitely like a giant hand xKnuckles . Brett Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KenElevenShadows Posted September 8, 2014 Share Posted September 8, 2014 Thanks Ken for all the info on light painting - sounds FUN! I would love to dress up like a burgler and have a go at this.....have added it to my bucket list. :-) Great station entrance shot!! Thanks! Light painting photographers can sometimes look a lot like ninjas. Some cover their faces with black as well, so it can look a bit odd if you get stopped by security or police. Quote Ken Lee Photography - photos and books Eleven Shadows ambient music The Mercury Seven-cool spacey music Linktree to various sites Instagram Nightaxians Video Podcast Eleven Shadows website Ken Lee Photography Pinterest Page Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Warren Posted September 9, 2014 Share Posted September 9, 2014 Some animals I found on a trip last week: http://mike-warren.net/site201201/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/M20140907071655-web.jpg http://mike-warren.net/site201201/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/M20140907080337-web.jpg http://mike-warren.net/site201201/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/M20140907073123-web.jpg http://mike-warren.net/site201201/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/M20140907072000-web.jpg Quote DigitalFakeBook Free chord/lyric display software for windows. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brettymike Posted September 9, 2014 Share Posted September 9, 2014 WOW! , what Great photo's Mike!. Brett Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xKnuckles Posted September 10, 2014 Share Posted September 10, 2014 Lovely photos Mike! Quote "Turn your fingers into a dust rag and keep them keys clean!" Bluzeyone Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xKnuckles Posted September 10, 2014 Share Posted September 10, 2014 Great photo's - definitely like a giant hand xKnuckles . Brett Cheers Brett! Quote "Turn your fingers into a dust rag and keep them keys clean!" Bluzeyone Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KenElevenShadows Posted September 11, 2014 Share Posted September 11, 2014 Wow, those birds are about as colorful as an animal can get, I think! Cool photos, Mike!!! Quote Ken Lee Photography - photos and books Eleven Shadows ambient music The Mercury Seven-cool spacey music Linktree to various sites Instagram Nightaxians Video Podcast Eleven Shadows website Ken Lee Photography Pinterest Page Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KenElevenShadows Posted September 11, 2014 Share Posted September 11, 2014 I should mention that one of my photos, The Forever Tree, shot up to the Popular photo on the photographer's page 500px, peaking with a Pulse of 99.7, as they like to call it on this site. http://500px.com/photo/82755141/the-forever-tree-by-ken-lee It's a high-res photo of a beautiful tree taken in the Ancient Bristlecone Pine Forest north of where I live. Quote Ken Lee Photography - photos and books Eleven Shadows ambient music The Mercury Seven-cool spacey music Linktree to various sites Instagram Nightaxians Video Podcast Eleven Shadows website Ken Lee Photography Pinterest Page Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KenElevenShadows Posted September 11, 2014 Share Posted September 11, 2014 For some reason, I didn't see the others up above by Pale and xKnuckles, which I also really enjoy!! Quote Ken Lee Photography - photos and books Eleven Shadows ambient music The Mercury Seven-cool spacey music Linktree to various sites Instagram Nightaxians Video Podcast Eleven Shadows website Ken Lee Photography Pinterest Page Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xKnuckles Posted September 11, 2014 Share Posted September 11, 2014 Many thanks Ken. I am not at all surprised to hear that your forever tree is so popular! It is one of my favourite photos of yours. Absolutely stunning. Congratulations!! I don't know anything about the 500px site, but attempted to give it another "like" - but it wouldn't let me.... Ah well, I shall continue to like it from afar. Quote "Turn your fingers into a dust rag and keep them keys clean!" Bluzeyone Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Martin Posted September 12, 2014 Author Share Posted September 12, 2014 Great job Ken. Great bird photos Mike! Love the Macro shot Pale. I was stuck at Newark airport for a few extra hours last night and managed to get this, shot through the glass at the end of the terminal. I have others with the moon really low in the sky but they'll require a lot of clean up. http://ppcdn.500px.org/83037431/53c0dbfc857062911d0381aa5c912107a57c5fd4/4.jpg WTC 9/11 from Newark Airport by Mike Martin on 500px Quote -Mike Martin Casio Mike Martin Photography Instagram Facebook The Big Picture Photography Forum on Music Player Network The opinions I post here are my own and do not represent the company I work for. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KenElevenShadows Posted September 12, 2014 Share Posted September 12, 2014 Sweet. What are the bluish lights that are going straight up, Mike? Quote Ken Lee Photography - photos and books Eleven Shadows ambient music The Mercury Seven-cool spacey music Linktree to various sites Instagram Nightaxians Video Podcast Eleven Shadows website Ken Lee Photography Pinterest Page Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe Muscara Posted September 12, 2014 Share Posted September 12, 2014 Sweet. What are the bluish lights that are going straight up, Mike? That would be the site of the Twin Towers of the World Trade Center. Quote "I'm so crazy, I don't know this is impossible! Hoo hoo!" - Daffy Duck "The good news is that once you start piano you never have to worry about getting laid again. More time to practice!" - MOI Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Martin Posted September 12, 2014 Author Share Posted September 12, 2014 My new "Macro extension tubes" arrived today. Walked around for a while looking for something cool to take a picture of but didn't find anything. Just when I was going inside, I spotted this bumble bee sitting on a leaf. I started taking pictures but I thought he was dead. Then he moved and stood up on his back legs looking at me and I took this picture. He's still out there hours later, I assume he's not liking the cold weather that rolled in. Bumble Bee by Mike M Martin, on Flickr Quote -Mike Martin Casio Mike Martin Photography Instagram Facebook The Big Picture Photography Forum on Music Player Network The opinions I post here are my own and do not represent the company I work for. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KenElevenShadows Posted September 12, 2014 Share Posted September 12, 2014 Sweet. What are the bluish lights that are going straight up, Mike? That would be the site of the Twin Towers of the World Trade Center. Got it. Much easier to see with my home monitor than at work, or I woulda figured that out. Quote Ken Lee Photography - photos and books Eleven Shadows ambient music The Mercury Seven-cool spacey music Linktree to various sites Instagram Nightaxians Video Podcast Eleven Shadows website Ken Lee Photography Pinterest Page Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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