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Topic: Who's into Photography?
mo_muirnin's photo
Tue 09/08/09 10:23 AM



been thinkin about gettin a digital camera but I know nothing about them..what would a good starter be for a guy with not a whole lot of money?


Well, think about the features you want. Many cameras now days offer a TON, including video. So write down what you would like - here's some examples to include:

1. video
2. Pre-sets (landscapes, portraits, manual)
3. Jpeg and Raw file format
4. Underwater pictures

etc, etc....Then once you figure out the features, start looking at different ones. Such as Kodak, Nikon, Camera...the Canon Powershots are great cameras as well as the Nikon Coolpix- easy to use and great quality.

My first camera was an older Kodak easy shoot 3.1mp digital camera, my second was a Nikon D50 DSLR and my current one is the Canon Digital Rebel Xti DSLR - at some point i'd love to upgrade to the Canon 5D Mark II. I'm more of a DSLR person. lol


I also have a digital rebel. While I'd love to upgrade, it will have to do for now. I'd definitely recommend a canon, though.

I've been using Canon since 2006, they've truly grown on me. I've used the 20D, 30D and the 5D, which I fell in love with, lol - So, I also recommend a Canon! smile2


mo_muirnin's photo
Tue 09/08/09 10:24 AM

absolutely!

This is the GATE. I took this picture back in AZ at a friends house as the sun went down.




I like the composition here. Also the deep colors and the Vignetting around the image, even with the noise, it still looks very interesting. flowerforyou

darkowl1's photo
Tue 09/08/09 10:25 AM
Edited by darkowl1 on Tue 09/08/09 10:29 AM
i have great pics of insane asylums, and old decrepit mansions from all over, but only one pic i can show, and it's on my profile. the other pics are taken with the oldstyle 35mm, and are not digitized yet. the purposely blurry one here, with a burnt red sky of a second empire italianate victorian sits on St.Charles ave, in New orleans....

msmyka's photo
Tue 09/08/09 10:27 AM


been thinkin about gettin a digital camera but I know nothing about them..what would a good starter be for a guy with not a whole lot of money?


Well, think about the features you want. Many cameras now days offer a TON, including video. So write down what you would like - here's some examples to include:

1. video
2. Pre-sets (landscapes, portraits, manual)
3. Jpeg and Raw file format
4. Underwater pictures

etc, etc....Then once you figure out the features, start looking at different ones. Such as Kodak, Nikon, Camera...the Canon Powershots are great cameras as well as the Nikon Coolpix- easy to use and great quality.

My first camera was an older Kodak easy shoot 3.1mp digital camera, my second was a Nikon D50 DSLR and my current one is the Canon Digital Rebel Xti DSLR - at some point i'd love to upgrade to the Canon 5D Mark II. I'm more of a DSLR person. lol


I am shooting with a Canon 20D and would also love to upgrade to the 5D love

mo_muirnin's photo
Tue 09/08/09 10:31 AM

i have great pics of insane asylums, and old decrepit mansions from all over, but only one pic i can show, and it's on my profile. the other pics are taken with the oldstyle 35mm, and are not digitized yet. the purposely blurry one here, with a burnt red sky of a second empire victorian sits on St.Charles ave, in New orleans....


Mmm..interesting picture of the Victorian house, you can get some pretty wicked pictures down there if the weather plays right. :)

darkowl1's photo
Tue 09/08/09 10:38 AM
Edited by darkowl1 on Tue 09/08/09 10:49 AM
most definitely....and it does.....actual purple-violet skies some nights..... i've never seen skies like that, and wouldn't have believed it if i hadn't seen for myself. really honestly ...purple....with a white skyline....surreal.

i think it's because of the special humidity, and the way the city is lit....don't know for sure, but very....umm different.....yeah.


i wanted to give you a compliment on the black and white as well, and ask if you took it, and what do you look for when you take your pics as far as artificial lighting..... couldn't e-mail ya though

in other words, what did you do to make the lighting happen for that certain pic...i love it! and want to do some of that style...

mo_muirnin's photo
Tue 09/08/09 11:13 AM

most definitely....and it does.....actual purple-violet skies some nights..... i've never seen skies like that, and wouldn't have believed it if i hadn't seen for myself. really honestly ...purple....with a white skyline....surreal.

i think it's because of the special humidity, and the way the city is lit....don't know for sure, but very....umm different.....yeah.


i wanted to give you a compliment on the black and white as well, and ask if you took it, and what do you look for when you take your pics as far as artificial lighting..... couldn't e-mail ya though

in other words, what did you do to make the lighting happen for that certain pic...i love it! and want to do some of that style...


Due to the Humidity, pollution and the lights, they basically reflect and retract against the sky creating different colors, the haze can really either ruin the sky or make it jump. I see that often here in Utah.

Black and white?

no photo
Tue 09/08/09 11:39 AM
Quoting this from the other thread, that all the photogs can glimpse your stellar work ... drinker



Deviantart is free (and paid version) to display your art anything from writing, painting to photography and some even use it as a way to promote their products, web design, crafts..etc.

I am on deviantart - http://zenphotos.deviantart.com

what is yours?


Your work is beautiful, Sweets ... You most definitely catch your Irish heart w/ your lens ... :heart: flowerforyou

mo_muirnin's photo
Tue 09/08/09 11:44 AM

Quoting this from the other thread, that all the photogs can glimpse your stellar work ... drinker



Deviantart is free (and paid version) to display your art anything from writing, painting to photography and some even use it as a way to promote their products, web design, crafts..etc.

I am on deviantart - http://zenphotos.deviantart.com

what is yours?


Your work is beautiful, Sweets ... You most definitely catch your Irish heart w/ your lens ... :heart: flowerforyou



Thanks Dancere, you didn't have to bring that over here :) I Feel like i'm going to take over this thread, oops I appreciate the compliments from you though flowerforyou


no photo
Tue 09/08/09 12:00 PM
Edited by Dancere on Tue 09/08/09 12:03 PM


Quoting this from the other thread, that all the photogs can glimpse your stellar work ... drinker



Deviantart is free (and paid version) to display your art anything from writing, painting to photography and some even use it as a way to promote their products, web design, crafts..etc.

I am on deviantart - http://zenphotos.deviantart.com

what is yours?


Your work is beautiful, Sweets ... You most definitely catch your Irish heart w/ your lens ... :heart: flowerforyou



Thanks Dancere, you didn't have to bring that over here :) I Feel like i'm going to take over this thread, oops I appreciate the compliments from you though flowerforyou




At Mingle, the unspoken sense is that you're the OP, so, it IS your thread to take over ... :wink:

It is/will be a great thread, and it is YOUR thread ... :heart: flowerforyou


EDIT: Hence, the reason I brought the link. Thought you might be too modest, and YOUR photos are beautiful and so on topic. Also, I just made it a hotlink. Quote this to see the typed methodology ...

HawaiiMusikMan's photo
Tue 09/08/09 01:44 PM

Oh these are great! You should share some more! :) The waterfall really is nice, love the long exposure look and deep colors. Nice composition as well. flowerforyou


I'll show you mine if you show me yours bigsmile

shirazhanif's photo
Tue 09/08/09 01:52 PM
Edited by shirazhanif on Tue 09/08/09 01:53 PM
here you can have a look on my website i am fashion and commercial photographer

http://shirazphotography.daportfolio.com/

mo_muirnin's photo
Tue 09/08/09 02:54 PM


Oh these are great! You should share some more! :) The waterfall really is nice, love the long exposure look and deep colors. Nice composition as well. flowerforyou


I'll show you mine if you show me yours bigsmile



I believe mine broke off along time ago, but feel free to show me yours LOL

HawaiiMusikMan's photo
Tue 09/08/09 09:12 PM



Oh these are great! You should share some more! :) The waterfall really is nice, love the long exposure look and deep colors. Nice composition as well. flowerforyou


I'll show you mine if you show me yours bigsmile



I believe mine broke off along time ago, but feel free to show me yours LOL


Next time you happen to be on the Big Island, stop on by & I will :wink:


Here's a few more:







Atlantis75's photo
Tue 09/08/09 09:26 PM
Edited by Atlantis75 on Tue 09/08/09 09:28 PM
I really like this one:



While I do not have a pro-camera, I borrow my brothers' rebel XT sometimes.


Here is a picture I made from a race, turned it into something else:
(Photoshop 4)

mo_muirnin's photo
Tue 09/08/09 10:23 PM




Oh these are great! You should share some more! :) The waterfall really is nice, love the long exposure look and deep colors. Nice composition as well. flowerforyou


I'll show you mine if you show me yours bigsmile



I believe mine broke off along time ago, but feel free to show me yours LOL


Next time you happen to be on the Big Island, stop on by & I will :wink:


Here's a few more:




Oh this one is nice, nice contrast on the colors! I am a sucker for long exposure, it's a beautiful picture flowerforyou

Rockmybobbysocks's photo
Tue 09/08/09 10:26 PM
this stuff is fantastic. :D

i'm on deviant too...

iraniyas.deviantart.com i think LOL its beena bit.

mo_muirnin's photo
Tue 09/08/09 10:36 PM
Edited by mo_muirnin on Tue 09/08/09 10:38 PM
Here's a couple of my newest ones:

Gecko at waterfall canyon, basking on a rock:


Great Salt Lake Sunset, Utah


In case anyone is wondering (like someone did before), Yes they are mine, Yes I took them, yes they are pulled from my flickr account..I have photography on flickr, deviantart, imagekind and redbubble.

mo_muirnin's photo
Tue 09/08/09 10:40 PM

this stuff is fantastic. :D

i'm on deviant too...

iraniyas.deviantart.com i think LOL its beena bit.


You should share more :)

HawaiiMusikMan's photo
Tue 09/08/09 11:28 PM
Edited by HawaiiMusikMan on Tue 09/08/09 11:29 PM

Here's a couple of my newest ones:

Gecko at waterfall canyon, basking on a rock:


Great Salt Lake Sunset, Utah


In case anyone is wondering (like someone did before), Yes they are mine, Yes I took them, yes they are pulled from my flickr account..I have photography on flickr, deviantart, imagekind and redbubble.


Nice bokah in the lizard pic! Bet you have some nice lenses. The sunset picture's gorgeous as well. Well done flowerforyou drinker


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