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Title: Photography
Post by: nintendodork on December 30, 2010, 11:20:28 pm
Surprised a thread like this hasn't already been made.  Anyone here like taking pictures? :)

I've always had at least a small interest in photography, and recently I met someone who really liked it, and got me more interested too.  This Christmas, I got my first DSLR, a Nikon D3100, and I love it.  I've taken a few pictures since then, and I'll edit this post with links to my albums on Facebook for you guys.

Edit: Album links: (I'll update this post as I make more)
Nerd Stuff:
http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=286823&id=516772309&l=8798218e73 This album is entirely pictures of my video game stuff.  More to come later.

Macro n' stuff
http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=284905&id=516772309&l=d06c277dc8 Close-up pictures taken with my new 85mm f/3.5G Micro Nikkor lens.

http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=244050&id=516772309&l=6ec0bd74c4 (http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=244050&id=516772309&l=6ec0bd74c4) This album is half pictures taken with my old digital camera, and half with my new camera.  The split is the change in season. The first 27 "sunny" pictures are with my old camera.  The winter ones, and every picture after those, were taken with my new camera. (Last updated: 12/31/10 @ 5:40PM CST)

http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=268181&id=516772309&l=5e75a700af (http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=268181&id=516772309&l=5e75a700af) (Won't be updated)

I am by no means asking for praise.  Most of these pictures are of random things anyway.  If you guys have any constructive criticism, however, I'd love to hear it.
Title: Re: Photography
Post by: son_ov_hades on December 31, 2010, 03:32:44 pm
I love taking pictures, but I'm not that good at it. I also don't have a great camera. Architecture is my favorite subject.
(http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc4/hs074.snc4/35084_558955686975_81405608_32410254_6764264_n.jpg)
(http://l11.sphotos.l3.fbcdn.net/hphotos-l3-snc4/hs146.snc4/36679_558681461525_81405608_32401094_7023433_n.jpg)
(http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/photos-ak-snc1/v2717/70/54/81405608/n81405608_31354797_2792998.jpg)
(http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/photos-ak-sf2p/v307/70/54/81405608/n81405608_30897141_2244.jpg)
(http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc4/hs097.snc4/36209_557759928285_81405608_32369376_1075411_n.jpg)

Title: Re: Photography
Post by: nintendodork on December 31, 2010, 03:35:21 pm
I really like the third and fifth ones.  Where were those taken?
Title: Re: Photography
Post by: petik1 on December 31, 2010, 04:15:27 pm
I really wish I could get into photography. It's a shame that I'm too damn poor! :(
Title: Re: Photography
Post by: son_ov_hades on January 01, 2011, 12:31:15 am
Quote from: nintendodork on December 31, 2010, 03:35:21 pm
I really like the third and fifth ones.  Where were those taken?


Thanks! The third was taken in New Mexico at Taos Pueblo in New Mexico, and the third was taken in Berlin, Germany.
Title: Re: Photography
Post by: Jedi Master Baiter on January 01, 2011, 02:07:46 am
Quote from: nintendodork on December 30, 2010, 11:20:28 pm
Anyone here like taking pictures? :)


No.  But apparently since I'm majoring in Comm Design, I'm supposed to have a camera. :P

I do have a digital camera, but it won't run on anything after XP. :(
Title: Re: Photography
Post by: cubelmariomadness on January 01, 2011, 06:16:04 pm
Use it in compatibility mode?
Title: Re: Photography
Post by: nintendodork on January 01, 2011, 06:30:52 pm
Or get an SD card reader (if your computer doesn't already have one).  I hate having to plug my camera into my computer with a cord.  I think it's much easier just to take out my SD card and take the pictures directly from it onto my computer.
Title: Re: Photography
Post by: ericj on January 01, 2011, 07:11:23 pm
I do the same thing with my cameras. Hooking them up with the USB cable and reading them through some slow, crappy program is such a pain in the ass. It's so much easier to just take the pics directly off the SD card.  :P

Edit: I took these 2 photos going about 60 MPH in a car a few years ago. I think they look pretty good considering they were taken with a very old digital camera.

(http://i275.photobucket.com/albums/jj287/pingaloquita/farms.jpg)

(http://i275.photobucket.com/albums/jj287/pingaloquita/flowers.jpg)
Title: Re: Photography
Post by: Jedi Master Baiter on January 01, 2011, 11:31:45 pm
Quote from: cubelmariomadness on January 01, 2011, 06:16:04 pm
Use it in compatibility mode?

Already tried, doesn't work.

Quote from: nintendodork on January 01, 2011, 06:30:52 pm
Or get an SD card reader (if your computer doesn't already have one).  I hate having to plug my camera into my computer with a cord.  I think it's much easier just to take out my SD card and take the pictures directly from it onto my computer.


There's a thought!  But I don't know how to take pictures directly to the SD card.  I'll admit, it's a cheap camera.  This was back when 7 megapixels seemed top-notch.
Title: Re: Photography
Post by: nintendodork on January 02, 2011, 12:02:02 am
Quote from: Jedi QuestMaster on January 01, 2011, 11:31:45 pm
I don't know how to take pictures directly to the SD card.
Did you mean "from"? or did you mean you don't know how to save them directly to the SD card?  I know some cameras have internal memory, but I figured they always automatically adjusted to save to the SD card as long as one was in the camera.
Title: Re: Photography
Post by: Jedi Master Baiter on January 02, 2011, 11:20:58 pm
Whoa! You're right! :o

It DOES save directly to the SD card. :)

Thanks 'dork! :D

Now I can save myself the trouble from buying another one.  I'm a penny-pinching (http://i498.photobucket.com/albums/rr343/JediQuestMaster/scrooge.gif).
Title: Re: Photography
Post by: nintendodork on January 03, 2011, 12:02:07 am
No problem.  Happy to help!  I can't imagine how much longer getting all of my pictures on my new camera would take if I used a camera-USB transfer, considering I've recently been taking continuous shutters of objects in motion. ::)
Title: Re: Photography
Post by: petik1 on January 29, 2011, 10:42:24 am
Bumping with some pics from my evo
(http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5087/5378727259_b87470db43_b.jpg)


(http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4090/5394952677_b32b0ebfa7_b.jpg)

(http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5180/5401159376_507a77496a_b.jpg)

Also, new emoticons? Sweet!  :mario:
Title: Re: Photography
Post by: nintendodork on February 21, 2011, 07:09:42 pm
Bump. Updated my first post with some new stuff! :star:
Title: Re: Photography
Post by: nintendodork on March 24, 2011, 06:33:22 pm
I'll bump this with the luckiest picture I've ever taken:
(http://a8.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc6/197284_10150125797817310_516772309_6361329_1389706_n.jpg)
That fly is flying and about 4 feet away from me.
Title: Re: Photography
Post by: Jedi Master Baiter on March 26, 2011, 04:39:17 am
Oh my God! It's coming right for us! :o
Title: Re: Photography
Post by: jpx72 on March 29, 2011, 12:11:48 am
Great photo nintendodork! We should rename the topic to "Luckiest shot", I'm sure other people have some great photos like this too :)
Title: Re: Photography
Post by: manuel on March 29, 2011, 03:14:06 am
I have some real close up photos of small spiders, but those didn't move, so they were a bit easier to shoot.
It's really awesome to take a photo of a flying fly!  :crazy:
Title: Re: Photography
Post by: nintendodork on September 06, 2011, 08:48:06 pm
Hey guys! If you're my friend on Facebook (or even if you aren't, but have a Facebook account, and enjoy my pictures), you can "like" my photography page on Facebook!  I'll be posting all of my photos there instead of my personal profile from now on.  Lately, I've been taking pictures for my brother's band, and I've been working on pictures for the Wabash Trace, which used to be a railroad, now turned bike trail (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wabash_Trace).  What I'm working on is taking pictures of all 70~ of the bridges and documenting their various traits.

If you're interested, I'll occasionally post pictures for that project on my photography page, but I'm trying to keep the actual bridge pictures to somewhat of a minimum, as they may be published in the future.

http://tinyurl.com/TMphotography
Title: Re: Photography
Post by: Peps1ru1es92 on September 09, 2011, 07:08:48 pm
I don't have any pictures of my own to share, but I'm taking Photography in school. We're going to learn how to take good pictures and how to develop film. It should be interesting.
Title: Re: Photography
Post by: nintendodork on September 09, 2011, 09:32:19 pm
I wish our school had a photography class.  Lots of schools around me do, but for some reason, mine is the only one I know of in our area that doesn't.  :-\