Reflection

Nitrofox125 · Post by **Nitrofox125** » Sat Dec 25, 2004 1:10 pm

Just thought this looked like a cool lookin scene, so I snapped a photo. It's just reflected off the tabletop at a resteraunt.

Duper · Post by **Duper** » Sat Dec 25, 2004 5:18 pm

That is a wonderful still Nitro. Sometimes a spur of the momnet shot is the best. You found a treasure in this one. You should see if the resaurant would like to buy it for a brochure. They pay good money to create shots like that one.

well done.

Top Gun · Post by **Top Gun** » Sun Dec 26, 2004 9:26 pm

Wow...very nice.

CDN_Merlin · Post by **CDN_Merlin** » Sun Dec 26, 2004 9:55 pm

keeping comments to myself.

AceCombat · Post by **AceCombat** » Mon Dec 27, 2004 1:58 pm

CDN_Merlin wrote:This doesn't look like it was "just" snapped. It looks more like someone took the time to wait for the perfect moment and had actor's sit there and wait. It's just to perfect for a one time shot.

as usual CDN comes in a makes a "ultra" conbative statement

very nice Nitro, and x2 to Duper's comment. go back and make a photo paper print out of that image and talk to the manager. they may pay for that image.

Ferno · Post by **Ferno** » Mon Dec 27, 2004 2:41 pm

Merlin.. can you please for once not make an antagonizing post?

and you wonder why you're ignored..

anyways, that's quite the still Nitro. very well done.

CDN_Merlin · Post by **CDN_Merlin** » Mon Dec 27, 2004 4:09 pm

What camera did you use?
What settings?
Film or digital?
How many shots did you take to get that one shot?

Beowulf · Post by **Beowulf** » Mon Dec 27, 2004 4:37 pm

Ahh...now you make sense to me Merlin. You're one of those people who is successful but hates to see others succeed.

Selfish, greedy, jealous...you could run for president.

.!..

Good work on the picture; its awesome.

AceCombat · Post by **AceCombat** » Mon Dec 27, 2004 6:01 pm

Ferno wrote:Merlin.. can you please for once not make an antagonizing post?

and you wonder why you're ignored..

w0rd!!

hell, i begin to wonder if Merlin is ignored more than i am

gotta be, at least people poke constant fun at me, and i respond with laughter.

Nitrofox125 · Post by **Nitrofox125** » Thu Dec 30, 2004 4:16 pm

Lol Okay I admit, I set it up a bit. I moved a salt shaker to the far end of the table.

It was actually taken on the first digital camera I ever owned about half a year ago, a Nikon Coolpix 3100. That was the second shot, the first one had a big glass of water in the way. I had the camera sitting on the table facing that general direction, and I was looking through the shots of the day. I switched it back to "camera" mode and the shot jumped out at me. Moved the glass, turned the camera, and that's it. I think it was mostly pure luck that a shot like that literally ended up in front of my lens

Shutter: 1/591
Aperture: f2.8
ISO Speed: 50

The problem with blowing that up at all is that it was taken on a 2.1 megapixel camera

I did try having it blown up to 8.5x11, and it got pretty grainy

I'm very seriously considering something like a Canon Rebel (right now I have a Canon Powershot A80) in the next month or so, so I might eventually go back and take a better picture. Thus this'll probably not work for the brocure.

I have a few more pictures I have in my "really cool pics that turned out" collection I'll post here too: Maroon Bells, Paris, Iceland, Venice, and Sinnett Cave.

Anybody else here a photographer? Post some o yer stuff!

Did Merlin post more than what Ace quoted up there? I really see nothing wrong with what Ace quoted. Nope, didn't set it up.

Nitrofox125 · Post by **Nitrofox125** » Thu Dec 30, 2004 4:20 pm

Here's some of the other stuff (about 300k each)

http://www.arasian.com/pics/poster/amazinggrace.jpg
http://www.arasian.com/pics/poster/fridaynight.jpg
http://www.arasian.com/pics/poster/maroonbells.jpg
http://www.arasian.com/pics/poster/ourlady.jpg

CDN_Merlin · Post by **CDN_Merlin** » Thu Dec 30, 2004 6:15 pm

Nitor, wait and get the Canon 10D or 20D, the rebel is nice but those are much better.

I have the Canon G3 and an older Canon Rebel 2s film camera and a buddy from school has a Nikon D100 and we get together to take some pics. We just go anywhere and start snapping.

Photography is a lot of fun and you never know what you'll get til you see the pic.

Vindicator · Post by **Vindicator** » Thu Dec 30, 2004 6:58 pm

Nitrofox125 wrote:http://www.arasian.com/pics/poster/maroonbells.jpg

Very nice. Got a wallpaper-sized version, by any chance?

Nitrofox125 · Post by **Nitrofox125** » Fri Dec 31, 2004 2:23 am

Do now!

www.arasian.com/pics/poster/maroonbellslarge.jpg [3MB]

Nitrofox125 · Post by **Nitrofox125** » Fri Dec 31, 2004 2:36 am

Buhahaha, here's another

BOTH my parents are photographers (as a hobby), so I've had to be a model for 13 or so years before I got hold of the camera and turned it around on them. We have quite a collection of cameras, including film SLRs. I wanted to go with a digital SLR so I could get instant results->instant learning. Without really knowing what lens to use where, I could find out really fast by trying things, then looking at the photos, whereas I wouldn't waste a bunch of rolls of film and wait forever to get it developed. Or do you guys recommend going with film, since I already have the camera (or access to it anyway), then going to digital once I've learned the ropes?

CDN_Merlin · Post by **CDN_Merlin** » Fri Dec 31, 2004 5:43 am

Even the pro's use Digital now. There's no point not to.

TheCops · Post by **TheCops** » Fri Dec 31, 2004 10:59 am

good eye cronk... that's the hard part.

roid · Post by **roid** » Sun Jan 02, 2005 7:16 am

i've seen some rather interesting ways of interpretively developing films. manually blocking out certain sections of the photo as you stand over it as it develops in the dark room. essentially painting the photo in the development phase (i think the guy was using just a plain piece of paper as his tool, blocking certain portions of the photo for fractions of seconds, working all around, it was just like he was physically painting it, the motions were so similar and flowing)

sure it could also be done with manually applied filters on a computer, but there's no flow from the tools in that.

DCrazy · Post by **DCrazy** » Sun Jan 02, 2005 9:13 am

Yeah, that's the old-fashioned way of dodging and burning. A bit blurrier than the Photoshop tools, but it works.

Vindicator · Post by **Vindicator** » Sun Jan 02, 2005 9:30 am

Nitrofox125 wrote:Do now!

www.arasian.com/pics/poster/maroonbellslarge.jpg [3MB]

Yay, thanks. <3

roid · Post by **roid** » Sun Jan 02, 2005 7:25 pm

DCrazy wrote:dodging and burning.

ahh i learn something

Topher · Post by **Topher** » Wed Jan 05, 2005 12:44 am

Dude, if you don't already you should seriously consider using Zazzle (or click here 'cause I'm awesome and you'd love to use my associate ID, though I don't think new members count for anything...)

I really like that amazinggrace pic...

Eagle · Post by **Eagle** » Thu Jan 06, 2005 1:16 pm

really cool

hey, have a look at www.digicamfotos.de, they have some really awsome pics there too.

I love photography as well and I wanna get a Canon 20d one day.

Here are some photoes I took..
http://www.digicamfotos.de/index3.htm?h ... 5eb5fc36b7

you should really sell that pic to the restaurant btw

Robo · Post by **Robo** » Sat Jan 22, 2005 6:35 pm

Very nice Nitro

I've got some stuff at http://supersonicrobo.deviantart.com, but not much.