Official BeyondUnreal Photography Thread

[[GU]elmur_fud]

Adorable kiddo. Hope you I had a good fathers day. I know I did.
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I think I am getting getting a little better at this photography thing. (despite the cellphone camera). Getting a handle depth of field and macro. Still getting washout though :/

 

[_Lynx]

Early morning in Moscow.

 

[Jacks:Revenge]

Still getting washout though :/

you need a real camera at some point.

I'm pretty sure even the best cellphone cameras don't have any options for aperture or shutter speed.

 

[_Lynx]

I'm pretty sure even the best cellphone cameras don't have any options for aperture or shutter speed.

Aperturte's fixed on cellphones, except I guess that Samsung's Galaxy Camera, but the rest can be adjusted. Lumias had manual controls (ISO, WB, focus, exposure correction, shutter speed) for over two years, other are starting to follow suit. Heck, top Lumias can even shoot RAW.

This was shot on Lumia 1020 and processed in LR

 

[[GU]elmur_fud]

you need a real camera at some point.

I'm pretty sure even the best cellphone cameras don't have any options for aperture or shutter speed.

I do agree I need to get a real camera, but that can be cost prohibitive to a degree so It is on hiatus as most of my spare money goes to my medical bills atm.

So for the time being...
There are camera apps that give you way more control over an android phones camera. Fv-5 and OpenCamera.

 

[BillyBadAss]

Early morning in Moscow.

That's rad! I love all the colors in the sky.

I was in Nara last week visiting family. The Father-In-Law went out for a shoot around Nara City during the lantern festival. I haven't shot long exposures for a while. I kind of miss them. I need a new tripod though. Mine disappeared.

No Sun by Jason Combs, on Flickr

 

[gopostal]

You have the best eye for framing a shot of anyone here, and that's by a huge margin. I'm envious that I can't see the world like that.

 

[BillyBadAss]

You have the best eye for framing a shot of anyone here, and that's by a huge margin. I'm envious that I can't see the world like that.

Are you trying to talk me out of my panties, because that's how you talk me out of my panties.

Seriously, Thanks. It just takes practice that's all. Avoid centering your subject if you can and look at the stuff around you before taking the shot. The best thing I can suggest if you want to improve is to buy photobooks. Look at the pictures and figure out how you can recreate that shot yourself. Then go out and try and recreate some of those shots. Eventually you will move on into incorporating it into the creation of your own style.

Another thing that others don't really stress is post-processing. I see so many greatly composed shots that are just ugly as shit color wise. Light is harsh, colors are those that you get when shooting under ugly convention center florecent lighting. They are just shit all around and it ends up ruining the shot IMO. I want to link to some examples from Flickr, but the users can track where traffic is coming from, so better not do that.

Long story short; study the rule of 3rds. You don't always have to follow it, but it works most of the time.

 

[Hunter]

Taken on my iPhone 6 Plus but turning on the grid has really helped me lined up shots a lot better. Here is one of my dog earlier from earlier this year:

Poppy the Dog by Alex Older, on Flickr

 

[[GU]elmur_fud]

@ ^ The power lines and civilization on the horizon bug me for some odd reason.

Took a pic of this little lady (female Spiny Backed Orb Weaver) in my front yard this morning.

 

[Balton]

^awesome spider

 

[Al]

So, I'm working at City Hall (directly behind the wall to the left) this week and I'm walking back from lunch and see this.

And here's one of a ceremonial courtroom that's used only for the swearing in of judges. The rest don't look this nice, believe me.

 

[Al]

This is inside City Hall looking towards South Broad St.

 

[BillyBadAss]

This is inside City Hall looking towards South Broad St.

Nice man! I love these long street shots. Lots to see and they become especially interesting over time as the years go on.

Here's one I forgot to post here from back in early December.

Autumn's Grand Finale by Jason Combs, on Flickr

 

[Hunter]

I can't wait for my Acer to grow up a bit. It's a beautiful dark red

 

[Al]

So, I was working at 1717 Arch Street yesterday and I was on the 38th floor.

This is the new Comcast building going up:

If you're afraid of heights like I am, this is very disorienting:

 

[Hunter]

Anyone tried lens for smart phones? I picked up a cheap set for my iPhone to give them ago and have been pretty impressed with the results (on my instagram). Going to try them out a little more and look at getting an olloclip possibly.

 

[BillyBadAss]

I hadn't planned to go out and shoot the cherry blossoms this year as I felt you can only shoot them so many times before it's all the same. Then I remembered the Chidorigafuchi-Ryokudo spot. You can rent boats and go out and get close to the branches hanging out over the water and having recently really found an interest in the paintings of the Belle Époque era of Paris, I thought it might make for a neat photograph instead of a painting. I felt the scene lends itself very well to that sort of atmosphere you sense in the paintings from them. I'm pretty happy with it. It's one of my more self-satisfying photos I've taken in a while.

A Wednesday Afternoon At Chidorigafuchi-Ryokudo by Jason Combs, on Flickr

 

[Balton]

Taken on my iPhone 6 Plus but turning on the grid has really helped me lined up shots a lot better. Here is one of my dog earlier from earlier this year:

Poppy the Dog by Alex Older, on Flickr

Duck Hunt in real life!!!

 

[NeoNite]

Indeed