official photography thread

**arcane** · 03-01-2008 06:32 PM

It just pops huh?

My neighbor thought I was weird when she found me in her front yard 5 at night taking pictures of her flowers.

**nothclif** · 03-01-2008 07:03 PM

Just got into photography and got a d40x for christmas.

**96789carver** · 03-01-2008 07:42 PM

SWEET!
ive loved photography since the moment i touched a camera!
and accoding to my art teachers/parents/friends i'm not too bad at it...but hopefully you guys will be honest because i'm never sure if they're just being nice

anyway i was also wondering if anybody here is a photographer by profession because i'll start applying to colleges soon and i'm kinda taking it into consideration.

anyway heres the photos......some are from a nikon F1 and some are from my rebel xti....
and check out in the self portrait, the camera is my newly aquired contax rx....im totally in love with it!

i've got plenty more to post up so let me know if you like them

EDIT: sorry for the massive pictures

im not so famiiar with posting pictures online

**Steez Police** · 03-01-2008 07:47 PM

A couple skate-related

And a couple not.

Now please imagine that I had a camera worth two sh*ts and they looked a little better heh

**monkeyhead** · 03-01-2008 08:01 PM

Some of my shiet.
Well, I guess I don't know how to post up photos from flickr so...

Just check out my flickr page.

Flickr: Photos from pgbcustoms

**96789carver** · 03-01-2008 08:03 PM

Originally Posted by monkeyhead

Some of my shiet.

not workin on my computer....

**Fishtale Boards** · 03-01-2008 08:05 PM

dude ben your pic of the roots was sick, and the bamboo one is really cool. nice job

**Shin Chan** · 03-01-2008 08:15 PM

Originally Posted by Blix

A few recent shots...

Love that shot

**Shin Chan** · 03-01-2008 08:21 PM

Originally Posted by Steez Police

A couple skate-related

Great grundge shot of a Revenge, looks used with a tough skin

Like its about to hit me in the face, and the name closes the deal, just great. Plus no one outside of LongBoarding knows what it is from the angle. Nice

**RastamanD** · 03-01-2008 08:28 PM

man i need a nice camera.....good pics guys. BTW what would be a Nice entry level camera (digital).
heres one of mine...photoshopped

**nothclif** · 03-01-2008 08:31 PM

Originally Posted by RastamanD

man i need a nice camera.....good pics guys. BTW what would be a Nice entry level camera (digital).

If you're looking for a entry level dSLR, some good choices are the nikon d40/d40x or canon rebel xt/xti

**RastamanD** · 03-01-2008 08:36 PM

Originally Posted by nothclif

If you're looking for a entry level dSLR, some good choices are the nikon d40/d40x or canon rebel xt/xti

ooh i like the nikon D40/x...thanks for the advice

**Wells** · 03-01-2008 08:50 PM

I shoot a Canon Xti. Word is that the Nikons are better; but I've been fine with mine.

**revelation2** · 03-01-2008 09:04 PM

1. The canons don't have auto iso, and they don't fit in your hands the way nikons do.
2. the d40x is NOT worth the $200 more that they charge for it, while it can shoot 3fps compared to the d40's 2.5fps, the d40x actually has a slower flash sync (layman's terms--it can't shoot as fast of a shutter speed with the flash), which is much more important.
3. The difference between 10 megapixels and 6 megapixels isn't noticeable unless you're looking at meter-wide prints with a microscope.
4. Save your money and purchase the incredible sb-400 flash and/or put that money towards a decent telephoto.
5. Buy from amazon, ritz, or adorama

**Steez Police** · 03-01-2008 09:07 PM

Originally Posted by revelation2

1. The canons don't have auto iso, and they don't fit in your hands the way nikons do.

Nikon ftw. I absolutely love my dad's. Wish I had that kind of bone but I'm in teh detz

Originally Posted by Shin Chan

Great grundge shot of a Revenge, looks used with a tough skin

Like its about to hit me in the face, and the name closes the deal, just great. Plus no one outside of LongBoarding knows what it is from the angle. Nice

Why, thank you!

**longboardorific** · 03-01-2008 09:32 PM

nothclif, the moon one is great
carver, the last 4 are really good
steezpolice, i really like the non skating ones
monkeyhead, that ship 1 was proffesional
you guys all blow mine out of the water

**Wells** · 03-01-2008 09:58 PM

Photo gear tends to retain value pretty well (especially lenses); so don't be afraid to pull the trigger.

**RastamanD** · 03-01-2008 10:16 PM

Originally Posted by revelation2

1. The canons don't have auto iso, and they don't fit in your hands the way nikons do.
2. the d40x is NOT worth the $200 more that they charge for it, while it can shoot 3fps compared to the d40's 2.5fps, the d40x actually has a slower flash sync (layman's terms--it can't shoot as fast of a shutter speed with the flash), which is much more important.
3. The difference between 10 megapixels and 6 megapixels isn't noticeable unless you're looking at meter-wide prints with a microscope.
4. Save your money and purchase the incredible sb-400 flash and/or put that money towards a decent telephoto.
5. Buy from amazon, ritz, or adorama

thanks....

**Wells** · 03-02-2008 12:15 AM

I'm gonna chime in here and say that meter-wide prints are massively sexy if you have the resources to make them. If you get everything sharp and clear, it rules.

Also, higher-resolution pictures don't look like crap when you crop them.

**BradleyGT** · 03-02-2008 12:49 AM

First off, i love this thread idea. secondly, here are some of my pics. As you will see, i absolutely love blurryness in pictures. i want the subject to just completely pop out of the picture!

this picture below i took in black and white but for some reason it came out looking like a negative. i thought it looked awesome!

below is one of my favorite pics ive ever taken. no post-processing at all. this is exactly how it came out!

here are a couple of pics i took and put together. i took them from the exact same spot, just changed my point of focus. they are gonna be framed on my wall at some point because i just think they look really cool. im gonna make some more like them in the near future. like i said.... i love blurry pictures!!

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Here are a couple i did in photoshop for my cousin to show his pinstriping work. everything is B&W except for the things having to do with painting (cans, brushes, artwork, etc...)

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