The "Ive taken a pic and I kinda like it" thread

SimpleJoee · Sep 17, 2015

These shots, they're just, mesmerizing. I really need to just get out there and explore the Camera I own.

Geddes · Sep 18, 2015

Neist Point - Isle of Sky Scotland by Mark Geddes, on Flickr

Pretty much all of my shots aren't taken at the right time of day. I would of liked to stay at the points around S rise and S set but too far to travel from place to place.

Geddes · Sep 18, 2015

Neist Point Lighthouse - Isle of Skye Scotland by Mark Geddes, on Flickr

Geddes · Sep 18, 2015

The Quiraing North - Isle of Skye Scotland by Mark Geddes, on Flickr

Scrooge · Sep 18, 2015

Geddes said:
Commando Memorial - Highland Scotland by Mark Geddes, on Flickr

Oh Snap!

Scottish Memorial B&W by Ant McCreadie, on Flickr

Your mountains look much closer though!

I'm jel, I never managed to get to Skye!

Geddes · Sep 18, 2015

I took a few shots at the memorial, had to hold my tripod at all times so it didn't blew away. I think the mountains i took was the ones to your left. I had to get rid of a pylon in my image.
I'm not 100% happy with my images, didn't have time to wait for the right conditions. Was rushing about all the time and rushing shots.

Scrooge · Sep 18, 2015

Geddes said:
I took a few shots at the memorial, had to hold my tripod at all times so it didn't blew away. I think the mountains i took was the ones to your left. I had to get rid of a pylon in my image.
I'm not 100% happy with my images, didn't have time to wait for the right conditions. Was rushing about all the time and rushing shots.

Yours are good, i like them anyway. I was just walking around snapping without a tripod as I was on my honeymoon.

Dredz06 · Sep 18, 2015

Geddes said:
I took a few shots at the memorial, had to hold my tripod at all times so it didn't blew away. I think the mountains i took was the ones to your left. I had to get rid of a pylon in my image.
I'm not 100% happy with my images, didn't have time to wait for the right conditions. Was rushing about all the time and rushing shots.

I only found out the other day why there was a hook under my tripod lol hung my camera bag on it and kept it much steadier! I'm heading up to your neck of the woods next week Filey and Scarborough can't wait to get some cliffside shots

Geddes · Sep 20, 2015

The Quiraing South Sunset - Isle of Skye Scotland. by Mark Geddes, on Flickr

Neist Lighthouse - Isle of Skye. by Mark Geddes, on Flickr

Isle of Skye Bridge - Scotland. by Mark Geddes, on Flickr

Isle of Skye Bridge Scotland. by Mark Geddes, on Flickr
Almost done with my pics, got way more but snap shots really. The B&W of the bridge there's a boat passing by would of liked bit less ghosting on it.

.Simon · Sep 20, 2015

I was able to get up close and personal with the Red Arrows today - awesome bunch of lads!

XX278 / Red 10 by Simon Nicholls, on Flickr

Scrooge · Sep 21, 2015

Watched Hammonds Jungle quest last night. Some of you might like it.

I was also thinking we need to revive our photo comp. Anyone else up for it?

C.J · Sep 22, 2015

Attended a RWYB on Saturday. In between runs I managed to take a few photos too.

York Raceway September 19th 2015 by CJ, on Flickr

York Raceway September 19th 2015 by CJ, on Flickr

York Raceway September 19th 2015 by CJ, on Flickr

York Raceway September 19th 2015 by CJ, on Flickr

Geddes · Sep 23, 2015

Eilean Donan Castle - Scotland by Mark Geddes, on Flickr

Isle of Skye Sunset - Scotland by Mark Geddes, on Flickr

Ay Ay Ron · Sep 23, 2015

Love that sunset one Mark

Geddes · Sep 23, 2015

Thanks, i couldn't get rid of the halo ish effect on the hills. I know you can get rid of it on Lightroom, there's a button just for that iirc.

They was an even better sunset than this day or two after. My mate just drove and i didn't get a chance to stop and take pics

lots of good shots missed out. Next time go on my own

Geddes · Sep 24, 2015

I popped in the local photography shop and i get on ok ish with the people in there even though been in just a hand full of times. I showed them some pics of my memory stick. He says a few of them are nothing special and some of them aren't sharp enough front to back. I agree some weren't that sharp.

Say for eg the castle b&w picture above. for that one i put the Centre Spot Focus on the castle itself rather than putting the focus on the bottom 3rd as there is nothing much apart from dirt. Am i right in saying this?

The sunset one i put the focus dot on the white small building am i right on this too rather than on the bottom 3rd or the mountains in the back?

TimmoUK · Sep 24, 2015

Have a read of this:
http://www.digitalcameraworld.com/2012/09/26/how-to-take-sharp-landscape-photos/

Ay Ay Ron · Sep 24, 2015

More from work. I've not been out anywhere else with the camera recently! Work and the little one is all I seem to use if for. Hopefully get the Blood Moon on Monday night though.

ThirtyNine/FiftyTwo - Into the rain by Aaron, on Flickr

Dee Sunrise by Aaron, on Flickr

.Simon · Sep 25, 2015

Geddes said:
I popped in the local photography shop and i get on ok ish with the people in there even though been in just a hand full of times. I showed them some pics of my memory stick. He says a few of them are nothing special and some of them aren't sharp enough front to back. I agree some weren't that sharp.

Say for eg the castle b&w picture above. for that one i put the Centre Spot Focus on the castle itself rather than putting the focus on the bottom 3rd as there is nothing much apart from dirt. Am i right in saying this?

The sunset one i put the focus dot on the white small building am i right on this too rather than on the bottom 3rd or the mountains in the back?

Hi mate,

It may just be me reading into your posts too much but the best piece of advice that I had when I started off was "shoot for yourself" - you have to remember that the "guy" in the shop may have his own way of taking photos - IMO a photo can never be 100% perfect.

I love that sunset one though, the mountains almost look "3D".

Cheers
Simon

Geddes · Sep 26, 2015

To The Horizon - Easington Beach by Mark Geddes, on Flickr

Had a little trip with my new replacement filters last night to Easington Beach. Went to a bit where i never been before loads of rocks and struggled to stand and got near dark but the sky was really canny really nice colour. Need some grad filters for the sky some of my pics were a bit bright in the sky and thought i could bring it back in the highlights but still a bit bright

in the future when i get more money. Just got some SRB filters again as it's in my budget.

C.J · Sep 26, 2015

^ the foreground looks really nice in that!

Geddes · Sep 26, 2015

Fairy Pools - Isle of Skye Scotland by Mark Geddes, on Flickr

Ay Ay Ron · Sep 26, 2015

Forty/FiftyTwo - Suspense by Aaron, on Flickr

SimpleJoee · Sep 26, 2015

A nice snap I did of my friends 300bhp 197 the other week.

Geddes · Sep 28, 2015

Moon by Mark Geddes, on Flickr

Trial and error on the settings for the moon pics. It's 100% zoomed too at full focul lenth too

Ay Ay Ron · Sep 28, 2015

Sequence from last night

Lunar Eclipse Sequence by Aaron, on Flickr

Geddes · Sep 28, 2015

No bad at all, 12 shots that's the most i've seen so far on the web. Did you just leave the camera in the same place?

Ay Ay Ron · Sep 28, 2015

Geddes said:
No bad at all, 12 shots that's the most i've seen so far on the web. Did you just leave the camera in the same place?

I was in the back garden for it all. I had to move the camera as the moon was going out of shot very quick.
It's going to be a pain to make my time lose out of it. Must have taken 5000 shots in total I think over 4 hours!!

JamesBryan · Sep 28, 2015

5000!

penmouth:

Geddes · Sep 28, 2015

Aaron.. said:
I was in the back garden for it all. I had to move the camera as the moon was going out of shot very quick.
It's going to be a pain to make my time lose out of it. Must have taken 5000 shots in total I think over 4 hours!!

fucken hell 5000, been at the moon shots 3 times now and majority of the shots are out of focus on the Bloodmoon ones. Once i've zoomed in it looses the detail. There's one or 2 are in detail but there a bit dark as i didn't do a longer exposure.

JamesBryan · Sep 28, 2015

Geddes said:
fucken hell 5000, been at the moon shots 3 times now and majority of the shots are out of focus on the Bloodmoon ones. Once i've zoomed in it looses the detail. There's one or 2 are in detail but there a bit dark as i didn't do a longer exposure.

Manual focus is the key I find.

Do you have live view on your camera? I put it in LV and zoom in x10 so I can see the moon detail clearly, then turn the lens focus until it looks sharp.

Geddes · Sep 28, 2015

Yeah i totally forgot to put it in Live View, i do normally use it but it was late lol. I did realise when i was back in bed about the live view but didn't get back out to take more shots. I suppose i know for next time i do some more moon shots.

Thanks anyway for the reminder

Yanoo · Sep 28, 2015

I also planned to take some pics of the Moon yesterday, but it was cloudy

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By the way, currently I'm a bit fed up with my cheesy sunset / landscape pics, so I returned to my favourite theme(s): minimalism / repetition / texture

Urban asymmetry by <-Y->, on Flickr

C.J · Sep 29, 2015

Woke up yesterday and decided to take the day off last minute. Glad I did, lovely day at the coast.

Autumnal beach walk by CJ, on Flickr

Untitled by CJ, on Flickr

Untitled by CJ, on Flickr

What can you see? by CJ, on Flickr

Scarborough Beach by CJ, on Flickr

Eerie Desolate Fairground Wheel by CJ, on Flickr

Scarborough Bridge by CJ, on Flickr

Pier Bridge - Scarborough by CJ, on Flickr

Donkey Rides in Scarborough by CJ, on Flickr

Dredz06 · Oct 1, 2015

I was up the East coast last week and took this at Flamborough, turned out ok for a kit lens
https://flic.kr/p/zhZP2n

C.J · Oct 1, 2015

Dredz06 said:
I was up the East coast last week and took this at Flamborough, turned out ok for a kit lens
https://flic.kr/p/zhZP2n

I see you're using Snapseed. I think it's a great app.

Dredz06 · Oct 1, 2015

C.J said:
I see you're using Snapseed. I think it's a great app.

How can you tell from that? I've got CS6 but not the patience to learn how to use it haha. I love Snapseed

Ay Ay Ron · Oct 1, 2015

Dredz06 said:
How can you tell from that? I've got CS6 but not the patience to learn how to use it haha. I love Snapseed

Exif info shows the editing software.

It's a really good app for phones/tablets. I've not tried the software for the PC though.

dajones · Oct 1, 2015

Another snapseed lover here. My nexus 6 camera goes either too dark or too light, snapseed helps bring it towards the middle

Geddes · Oct 1, 2015

Had pop down to Low Force Waterfall for the first time yesterday. Took a feir few good shots but it was poor light sun was out all day. Loads of different angles to be had there. Be defo going when there's more cloud or sunset shot. It's an hour drive to get there too.

Low Force - Middleton in Teesdale. by Mark Geddes, on Flickr

Low Force - Teesdale. by Mark Geddes, on Flickr

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