Post Your Photos Created 16 years ago2007-08-06 23:50:34 UTC by Archie Archie

Created 16 years ago2007-08-06 23:50:34 UTC by Archie Archie

Posted 13 years ago2010-08-14 15:00:04 UTC Post #284240
Some random shots.
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Of course, this was the server room where I used to work.
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:P
Posted 13 years ago2010-08-16 18:45:24 UTC Post #284312
Ah... nature is full of surprises. Look at what a beautiful lizard I had the chance to take a shot today:
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[EDIT] This page is hard to load for those guys with poor connections, fortunately for me it's not a problem, it loads in about 2 seconds.
Striker StrikerI forgot to check the oil pressure
Posted 13 years ago2010-08-16 19:16:38 UTC Post #284313
This page only had 4 thumbnails before you posted. I'd agree if you were referring to the previous page, which had become unbearable and luckily has been left behind.
Posted 13 years ago2010-08-17 00:31:57 UTC Post #284314
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I really like this one.
Posted 13 years ago2010-08-17 02:50:43 UTC Post #284316
Thank you.
Posted 13 years ago2010-08-17 02:56:03 UTC Post #284317
Ahhh, but wait, I forgot- that's user settings based. Mine is set to 30 posts :).
Striker StrikerI forgot to check the oil pressure
Posted 13 years ago2010-08-17 03:11:21 UTC Post #284318
I left it at its default value - 50, I think.
Posted 13 years ago2010-08-17 06:14:53 UTC Post #284319
Striker those shots are awesome, you should upload them to DA... and as for that butterfly TJB, I don't know if it's unusual there, but in my country we have tons of them.
Skals SkalsLevel Designer
Posted 13 years ago2010-08-17 09:07:21 UTC Post #284320
Thank you. What's "DA" :)?

[EDIT] Nevermind. Figured it out :P.
Striker StrikerI forgot to check the oil pressure
Posted 13 years ago2010-08-17 13:33:38 UTC Post #284323
Over here all we get is this type:
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So it is pretty unusual for here.
Alabastor_Twob Alabastor_Twobformerly TJB
Posted 13 years ago2010-08-17 14:02:07 UTC Post #284324
Oh yeah, about butterflies!
I made some shots of one too half-a-week ago:
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Striker StrikerI forgot to check the oil pressure
Posted 13 years ago2010-08-17 14:37:43 UTC Post #284325
You Romanians host strange-looking butterflies :P
Posted 13 years ago2010-08-17 14:44:07 UTC Post #284326
Racism. You're doing it wrong.
Crollo CrolloTrollo
Posted 13 years ago2010-08-17 15:43:15 UTC Post #284328
Latvia is full of many different butterflies, but this is the most common one:
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It is pretty much a very rich country nature wise, but sadly not monies wise. A very large part of the country hasn't been touched by humans so it has many areas full of creatures; massive forest areas, swamps, many lakes, many rivers and a large coast line with nice beaches. If your a nature lover you should visit it.
Skals SkalsLevel Designer
Posted 13 years ago2010-08-18 07:27:28 UTC Post #284329
You Romanians host strange-looking butterflies
Wait 'till you see how strange-looking people we host too...

Anyway, about landscapes skals, Romania is home to some of the most beautiful landscapes, and if that's not true, then at least it's home to a very big variety of landscapes. We have it all: big mountains, hilly areas, fields... ahh... and I have the honour to live in a beautiful landscape too.
Hopefully I'll be able to finish a "no-comment" type of video presenting my area.

[EDIT] Also, a photo of the sky:
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I really pumped up the contrast in this one :), that's why it looks a bit noisy.
Striker StrikerI forgot to check the oil pressure
Posted 13 years ago2010-08-18 10:21:21 UTC Post #284341
Wait 'till you see how strange-looking people we host too...
that made me lol.

@ Striker: look at these http://skals.deviantart.com/gallery/
Skals SkalsLevel Designer
Posted 13 years ago2010-08-18 16:07:05 UTC Post #284345
I like the sunset one. Man, those are good looking pics for a 2004 compact camera!

[EDIT] 26x zoom to an airplane on the sky:
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[EDIT2] ...and a picture with the same cat, again :) :
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Striker StrikerI forgot to check the oil pressure
Posted 13 years ago2010-08-18 21:03:26 UTC Post #284352
That cloud looks superb. And you hit the nail with the cat one, it's great.
Posted 13 years ago2010-08-21 18:29:04 UTC Post #284440
After I took this photo, I thought maybe I should try to make more macros of small electronic stuff, they look awesome when viewed at this size:
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Also, some fireworks:
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My skills didn't help in any way the fireworks shot, I put it in Auto Mode because I had to be quick(I only caught the last seconds of fireworks).
Striker StrikerI forgot to check the oil pressure
Posted 13 years ago2010-08-22 21:38:01 UTC Post #284472
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A green tree snake.
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A snake whose name I cannot recall.
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Ozarks Wake Robin. A kind of trillium.
Posted 13 years ago2010-08-22 21:48:32 UTC Post #284473
Posted 13 years ago2010-08-22 22:58:43 UTC Post #284474
Ahh the world of macro photography. Sometimes I'd really like to have a macro lens.
Posted 13 years ago2010-08-23 05:08:59 UTC Post #284477
That's a very ominous-looking sky, there.
Don't worry, it wasn't a storm.

@nickelplate: I like the flower one :).

@DiscoStu: Oh, so you have DSLR? From what I know there are some kind of "inverting" adaptors so you can mount the lens in the other direction. Oh well, but I only heard of this I don't really know if it's possible.
Striker StrikerI forgot to check the oil pressure
Posted 13 years ago2010-08-23 06:07:07 UTC Post #284478
That cat pic of yours, (c)Striker, has really nice colours. The stick and the two pole things in the background are somewhat distracting, though. But you can't really control where a cat's going to go, can you.

And I like this one of yours, DiscoStu:
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Though I think it would look nicer with the sign in the top-left, and the block of wood bottom-left cropped out of the shot.

Composition is such a bitch for me to get right.
Ahh the world of macro photography. Sometimes I'd really like to have a macro lens.
So would I. But I do have a cheap macro filter pack that sorta' does the job, though. For an amateur like myself, anyway.
Strider StriderTuned to a dead channel.
Posted 13 years ago2010-08-23 10:43:27 UTC Post #284479
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Archie ArchieGoodbye Moonmen
Posted 13 years ago2010-08-23 10:58:41 UTC Post #284480
That fucking cat does it all.
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Posted 13 years ago2010-08-23 11:09:17 UTC Post #284481
Posted 13 years ago2010-08-23 12:48:43 UTC Post #284483
Lol that's funny ^^.
Striker StrikerI forgot to check the oil pressure
Posted 13 years ago2010-08-23 14:54:46 UTC Post #284488
Though I think it would look nicer with the sign in the top-left, and the block of wood bottom-left cropped out of the shot.
Are you talking about that grey metal box? I thought of leaving those out, but I later decided I like it as it is.

@Striker. yes, there are adapters for using lenses backwards. But I don't have one anyway.

Edit: Have some moon.
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Posted 13 years ago2010-08-30 07:13:58 UTC Post #284764
Going through my RAW's, found a couple of snaps I'd forgotten about.
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Strider StriderTuned to a dead channel.
Posted 13 years ago2010-08-30 15:35:03 UTC Post #284782
What lenses do you have Strider?

Here are some from me too. I rarely shoot RAW though, I feel it's a bit exaggerate.
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There was a safe in the house when we bought it, but we don't have the key to it. Sadly it was open and had nothing inside.
Posted 13 years ago2010-08-30 16:12:36 UTC Post #284783
The quality difference is visible between shots of mine and shots with a dslr :(.
Striker StrikerI forgot to check the oil pressure
Posted 13 years ago2010-08-30 16:23:21 UTC Post #284785
But your photos don't look bad at all...
Posted 13 years ago2010-08-30 17:37:05 UTC Post #284787
Is there a big difference in quality with RAW vs FINE?
Tetsu0 Tetsu0Positive Chaos
Posted 13 years ago2010-08-30 18:30:47 UTC Post #284791
RAW is a lossless format, of course there will be a difference compared against JPEG.

The most important part is that you get the raw light data straight from the sensor, which you can later post-process to retrieve more detail in the image than the camera can generate for a JPEG.

Depends on each camera's own algorithm how close is the out of camera jpeg compared to its raw version, some get it better than others. My camera does a pretty good job and they look pretty much the same.

I'm fine with jpeg anyway, I don't really need to use RAW. But I'm glad I have it in case I ever need it.
Posted 13 years ago2010-08-30 19:10:59 UTC Post #284792
Posted 13 years ago2010-08-30 19:19:52 UTC Post #284793
What lenses do you have Strider?
Standard 18-55mm lense, f/3.5 - 5.6. I use a polariser filter too, I think it makes a world of difference with outdoor shots. Can't afford a nice new lense right now. ;P
The most important part is that you get the raw light data straight from the sensor, which you can later post-process to retrieve more detail in the image than the camera can generate for a JPEG.
This is exactly why I work with RAW. If I find places I think are too washed out, or overbright, I can usually tone them down just enough without losing much quality.

I"ve got a fair few pics I forgot to switch to RAW for and when looking at them later on the PC, it's kind of ruined them.

EDIT:
Damn, Caboose, you've been busy. Some amazing stuff in there. I love what you've done with the colours, I've always wanted to try working with really minimal colours, but I never like my results.
Strider StriderTuned to a dead channel.
Posted 13 years ago2010-08-30 19:33:06 UTC Post #284794
Those are all awesome Caboose. I am in awe. Especially User posted image
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Alabastor_Twob Alabastor_Twobformerly TJB
Posted 13 years ago2010-08-30 21:07:47 UTC Post #284798
Yeah the volumetric light is sick.
And who's the lady?
Tetsu0 Tetsu0Positive Chaos
Posted 13 years ago2010-09-01 12:32:00 UTC Post #284822
Thanks guys. The lady's my girlfriend, Tetsu0. :P
Posted 13 years ago2010-09-01 14:31:55 UTC Post #284827
Wow caboose, those are all awesome but I like this one the most:
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Really, really beautiful. It must be a hobby of yours :P?

Anyway, I made some new close-ups after I found an old "Electronika" calculator(russian calculator) that has self-lit digits.

I'm not going to post all of them because you can find them in my blog post, but I'm posting the one that I like the most(as a preview :)):
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Striker StrikerI forgot to check the oil pressure
Posted 13 years ago2010-09-01 16:11:51 UTC Post #284836
Yeah Striker, it's a hobby, but I'm considering maybe turning it into a career. Who knows. I'd always wanted to get into photography, but never really did anything about it until I ran into some money back in February and picked up a Nikon D3000. Not too great of a camera relative to every other DSLR Nikon makes, but it's cheap and certainly gets the job done. All those pictures were taken with that camera and the 18-55mm kit lens it came with.

Nice shot there, by the way. Old electronics FTW.
Posted 13 years ago2010-09-15 08:11:59 UTC Post #285369
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Note: I don't smoke.
Striker StrikerI forgot to check the oil pressure
Posted 13 years ago2010-09-15 09:23:08 UTC Post #285370
Why not? It's good for you.

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Posted 13 years ago2010-09-18 11:00:07 UTC Post #285499
Wheat&Chicken:
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Striker StrikerI forgot to check the oil pressure
Posted 13 years ago2010-09-18 17:26:50 UTC Post #285508
Where's the chicken?
Posted 13 years ago2010-09-18 17:53:52 UTC Post #285509
Can't you see the black silhouette?
Striker StrikerI forgot to check the oil pressure
Posted 13 years ago2010-09-18 18:34:18 UTC Post #285510
Right. Only now I realise. I thought that was just a very dark background.
Posted 13 years ago2010-10-11 20:03:06 UTC Post #286294
Posted 13 years ago2010-10-11 20:08:37 UTC Post #286295
Love them.
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