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[Wizard]

Well as I have now taken up photography as something of a hobby I thought I'd make some available for anyone who wants them.

Obviously just starting out so these photos are quite amateur but hopefully in the coming months they'll get a little better. They are free for use as stock in sigs and other artworks, if you want the original sizes PM/MSN me. Bear in mind they are huge.



More soon.

Edited by Wizard, 20 September 2010 - 13:14.

[Pav:3d]

WB wiz
Cat ones look gd

[BeefJeRKy]

Your own cat? Cute.

[Dauth]

Love the rose, good luck photing.

[Jok3r]

Good stuff- up to par with your PS work . A couple suggestions, though- take the cat on the far right. Its a good photo, the focal range is good, and you seem to have kept the rule of thirds in mind- but the green in the background has a detrimental effect on the image as a whole. The color is too... almost garish, to provide a good shot. That, and it changes around a lot. The background ends up looking too cluttered to be quite right. Something solid, or semi-solid, like pavement, or even grass or water or sky, as a backdrop, would probably look much better. Granted, photo's with animals, especially cats, are a pain in the ass- to say the very least. All in all, great stuff, especially for someone new to photography. May I ask, what kind of camera do you have? (I'm to lazy to pull the EXIF data).

[Wizard]

Cheers chaps! Will put a few more up later on tonight.

@ Swimmer, yeah the gate isn't the best part of that shot, but given the subject matter I'll settle for it. Those two kittens are little sods to photograph as they rarely sit still unless it's on my lap or keyboard The camera is just an entry level DSLR Cannon EOS 1000D. Most of the above are taken with a Sigma telephoto lense. I will be investing in a macro at some point but they aren't cheap, even for me. In all honesty it's a fantastic camera for the price and I'd recommend it for anyone who wants to start taking shots with more technical skill than anything else.

[Wizard]

*Epic necro*

As I was at the Goodwood Revival on Sunday, I thought I'd post a few of the better photos I took. There isn't anything spectacular about these, besides the fact that there are few of these planes left in action. I will see if I can get some others up later on.



You have no idea how many shots I took only to end up with 6 decent ones.

[Destiny]

I can't imagine the face of contempt on their faces as a Eurofighter buzzes them But...good pictures. A bit dull though...or...dark.

[Pav:3d]

Gd shots Wiz, I can imagine getting a good picture of something speeding through the air isnt easy

[BeefJeRKy]

Destiny, on 20 Sep 2010, 16:54, said:

A bit dull though...or...dark.

Well the overcast sky certainly didn't help with that. For "brighter" photos, Wiz probably would have needed a lens like this one:

probably with a big ass tripod too

anyway the pictures are pretty decent. must have been a bitch to track those birds in flight huh? did you do any post-process? i think you could improve the contrast somewhat in Lightroom/Photoshop

I'm working on some pics right this moment! Incoming thread.

[Wizard]

They haven't been processed at all yet mate. Might try tonight.

Was only a 300mm lens I was using, nothing like what should be used.

[Alias]

Just curious, but what aperture were you using?

[Dutchygamer]

Nice photos Wiz. Keep up the good work

[Wizard]

Alias, on 20 Sep 2010, 17:36, said:

Just curious, but what aperture were you using?

I couldn't tell you. I got so fed up of getting terrible images, I committed the cardinal sin and switched to full auto, just to be able to get a decent couple of shots It wasn't a very bright day, might I add.

Edit: Lens operates from f4 to f22

Edited by Wizard, 20 September 2010 - 17:12.

[BeefJeRKy]

Out of curiosity, I pulled up the exif data and noticed your cam was shooting at ISO 160, f8 and shutter speed of 1/500. If you were shooting at ISO 320, you could have used f5.6 but I think the lens is sharper at f8 anyway.

[Alias]

At that distance it'd be sharper at a higher aperture. I would have personally used (for that lens, at least) f/4.

[Wizard]

Nothing I can dispute with you. However when you are tracking several moving targets that are several hundred feet up, against a constantly changing light source you simply do not have time to manually anything on the camera, with the exception of the focus.

[BeefJeRKy]

Alias, on 20 Sep 2010, 20:33, said:

At that distance it'd be sharper at a higher aperture. I would have personally used (for that lens, at least) f/4.

The lens at its longest focal length can't go past f5.6

Seems Wizard has to get a better tele lens. A prime perhaps.

[Wizard]

scope, on 20 Sep 2010, 18:41, said:

Seems Wizard has to get a better tele lens. A prime perhaps.

Got any suggestions?

[Wizard]

Some randoms I've found.

[Alias]

Wizard, on 21 Sep 2010, 4:20, said:

scope, on 20 Sep 2010, 18:41, said:

Seems Wizard has to get a better tele lens. A prime perhaps.

Got any suggestions?

Always go with camera brand. Sigma may be cheaper, but the old saying goes "a bad camera with a good lens is better than a good camera with a bad lens".

[BeefJeRKy]

There is a far easier way to "zoom". Cropping images in post-process. Of course you'll need some extra megapixels to crop some more if needed.