Official BeyondUnreal Photography Thread

[das_ben]

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[Jackal]

Awesome shot BBA

Das_Ben, that first shot makde me lol.

 

[Zur]

I kind of like those sharp b&w pictures. It really makes detail stand out.

Das_Ben, does that first pic have a story to it? That second pic has a nice mix of light and shadow.

 

[Jacks:Revenge]

does that first pic have a story to it?

once upon a time there were some shoes lying on the steps.
I took a picture of them.
the end.

 

[Zur]

once upon a time there were some shoes lying on the steps.
I took a picture of them.
the end.

of a new beginning.
the zombie shoes came to life.
and gave jackyboy here some strife.

 

[Bi()ha2arD]

got some new pics up on my flickr:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/bi0ha2ard/

some butterflys, frog, dragonfly, some flowers.

 

[Slainchild]

:tup:

 

[das_ben]

Does that first pic have a story to it?

I'm working on a series of self-portraits in different locations, that is one of them. It was taken in an art museum, where I saw the red carpet and after some consideration on how to put it to good use, I decided to take a shot of my shoes. It did earn me some stares (and somebody took pictures of me taking pictures).

 

[shadow_dragon]

I'm working on a series of self-portraits in different locations, that is one of them. It was taken in an art museum, where I saw the red carpet and after some consideration on how to put it to good use, I decided to take a shot of my shoes. It did earn me some stares (and somebody took pictures of me taking pictures).

I like taking pictures of people taking pictures... wasn't me though.

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And some shots of some stuff from my recent New Forest visit.
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[_Lynx]

Yesterday's fool moon:

 

[Bi()ha2arD]

wow, great shot! the ones i did were eitehr too dark or too bright

 

[Lizard Of Oz]

wow, great shot! the ones i did were eitehr too dark or too bright

The Moon is a sunlit object. Use the "sunny 16" rule.

 

[_Lynx]

Here's RAW metadata from this shot, for those who are interested:

File name
          IMG_1538.CR2
Camera Model Name
          Canon EOS 450D
Firmware
          Firmware Version 1.1.0
Shooting Date/Time
          03.10.2009 21:18:17
Tv(Shutter Speed)
          1/50Sec.
Av(Aperture Value)
          F14
Metering Modes
          Evaluative metering
Exposure Compensation
          0
ISO Speed
          200
Lens
          150-500mm
Focal Length
          500,0 mm
Image size
          4272 x 2848
Image Quality
          RAW
Flash
          Off
White Balance
          Auto
AF mode
          One-Shot AF
Picture Style
          Neutral
Parameters
          Tone Curve :    Standard
          Sharpness level :    -
          Pattern Sharpness :    -
          Contrast :    0
          Sharpness :    0
          Color saturation :    0
          Color tone :    0
          Long exposure noise reduction :    Auto
          High ISO speed noise reduction :    Enable
          Highlight tone priority :    Disable
Color matrix
          -
Color Space
          sRGB
File Size
          11290 KB
Dust Delete Data
          No
Drive Mode
          Single-frame shooting
GPS Data

Lens with the camera was mounted on a tripod, then I tuned the focus via notebook, using LiveView and then did a series of shots - took me a good 50 shots to get a crisp shot as hot air from something kept blurring the image.

I also did some minimal processing - changed the color temp, so it would look more like I saw it, darkened it a bit to add contrast, cropped and downsized. Originally it looked like this:

 

[igNiTion]

contrast boost

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nice shot btw.

 

[Slainchild]

Hey look, it's the moon. Never seen it before. :0

 

[WaitForTheRain]

Well you wouldn't with the glasses in the avatar.

 

[Lizard Of Oz]

Usually it's best to not shoot the full moon. 3/4 to 1/4 full shows off the 3D nature of the surface.

No retouching. Cropping only.

.

 

[Bi()ha2arD]

thx Lynx and Lizard, ill try it when there is a nice moon some day

edit: just saw your pic Lizard, its great. Its pretty amazing how much detail you can get with just a camera.

 

[Hazel.H]

These were taken today in Deeside, I was lucky enough with the first one to catch a buzzard circling in the distance, but didn't notice until I got home:
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[Zur]

Heh, the first two remind me of Twin Peaks for some reason ^^