The Photography Thread

[Padge]

Meet the boss.

[gingerjon]

Meet the boss.

Eyebrows need a trim.

[Padge]

Eyebrows need a trim.

He'll gladly trim them for you.

[l'angelo mysterioso]

[Padge]

Bloody hell L'ange, pass the sunglasses.

Edited November 9, 2011 by Padge

[l'angelo mysterioso]

Bloody hell L'ange, pass the sunglasses.

can I just say that there was no photoshopping involved, not even cropping.

[Padge]

can I just say that there was no photoshopping involved, not even cropping.

The fill in flash certainly did some work

[l'angelo mysterioso]

The fill in flash certainly did some work

what has happened is that I've bought s Canon G14. It's well specced and pocketable. You can press a button and sn icon like s parrot comes up on the screen. This denotes' intensified colour'. I think you can overdo it, and that it will now go onto the back burner.

[Bleep1673]

A bit late for the Autumn themed October comp though

[Bleep1673]

I have a question.

I went to my bosses retierment party last week, and my camera wouldn't focus on Auto focus, while the flash was on, in the darker corners of the pub, I had had a few sips of an strange brown liquid I beleive to be called Lager, and my own auto focus was malfunctioning, so some of the later pictures were as fuzzy as my memory of the night.

So does anybody have any tips for making an auto focus work in lower light levels such as a pub or restaurant etc?

I have a Sony Alpha290 with all the usual features of a DSLR.

Feed Me. Please?

For instance this was taken last week, I have tweaked it, Contrast and brightness wise, but it looks artificial because I was trying too hard with the focus as it may be a long time before we get the Orthopaedic Consultant Surgeons together in one room given their egos, there was one missing, but I don't think he can be photogaphed anyway, being so old he may be undead.

DSC01106 by Bleep1673, on Flickr

(L-R) Mr Selmon (Back Surgeon, Trauma), Mr Apthorp (Hip, Knee),Mr Butler-Manuel (Hips, Knees), Sr Grun (Snr Sister, Rtd), Mr Hinves (Feet & Ankles), Mr Thakral (Shoulders, Upper Limb), behind him, partially hidden Mr Keast-Butler (Trauma), Mr Buchanan (Shoulder, Upper Limb), Mr Dunning (Feet, Ankles, Trauma). Missing, Mr Shepherd (Spinal)

Edited November 15, 2011 by Bleep1673

[Padge]

I have a question.

I went to my bosses retierment party last week, and my camera wouldn't focus on Auto focus, while the flash was on, in the darker corners of the pub, I had had a few sips of an strange brown liquid I beleive to be called Lager, and my own auto focus was malfunctioning, so some of the later pictures were as fuzzy as my memory of the night.

So does anybody have any tips for making an auto focus work in lower light levels such as a pub or restaurant etc?

I have a Sony Alpha290 with all the usual features of a DSLR.

Feed Me. Please?

For instance this was taken last week, I have tweaked it, Contrast and brightness wise, but it looks artificial because I was trying too hard with the focus as it may be a long time before we get the Orthopaedic Consultant Surgeons together in one room given their egos, there was one missing, but I don't think he can be photogaphed anyway, being so old he may be undead.

DSC01106 by Bleep1673, on Flickr

(L-R) Mr Selmon (Back Surgeon, Trauma), Mr Apthorp (Hip, Knee),Mr Butler-Manuel (Hips, Knees), Sr Grun (Snr Sister, Rtd), Mr Hinves (Feet & Ankles), Mr Thakral (Shoulders, Upper Limb), behind him, partially hidden Mr Keast-Butler (Trauma), Mr Buchanan (Shoulder, Upper Limb), Mr Dunning (Feet, Ankles, Trauma). Missing, Mr Shepherd (Spinal)

The Sony Alpha has a preview flash mode to help it focus in the dark, it lets off a burst off small flashes to provide light for the focusing system before letting off the main flash. This is what your camera uses. This sometimes only works in certain auto modes. i.e. portrait.

Check the manual for your camera to see how to use the facility.

[Bleep1673]

Thanks Padge, I'll try that, as it's coming up to the party season I may get some practise.

[Bleep1673]

Thoughts............

Cooden Beach, Bexhill, E. Sussex by Bleep1673, on Flickr

[Padge]

Thoughts............

Cooden Beach, Bexhill, E. Sussex by Bleep1673, on Flickr

Interesting but needs more drama in the sky.

[WearyRhino]

Interesting but needs more drama in the sky.

On the contrary - it's the lack of 'drama' above and below that creates a focus on the 'line' in the middle, which is surely the strength of the composition.

[gingerjon]

On the contrary - it's the lack of 'drama' above and below that creates a focus on the 'line' in the middle, which is surely the strength of the composition.

Agree with that.

With a dramatic clouds-racing sky there'd be no need to look at the horizontal.

[l'angelo mysterioso]

Interesting but needs more drama in the sky.

one of the blights of digital photograohy is the over dramatisation of skies. It, along with blurred water flowing over rocks has joined the ranks of rows of beach huts and toothles tramps in the panoply of photographic triteness.

I like this photo a lot. It has its own atmposphere.

[Bleep1673]

Thanks. Seriously.

I did nothing to the photo. No highlights, nothing.

Edited November 18, 2011 by Bleep1673

[Ullman]

The Lincolnshire equivalent of Fort Knox:

[Padge]

On the contrary - it's the lack of 'drama' above and below that creates a focus on the 'line' in the middle, which is surely the strength of the composition.

A quick adjust bringing out detail that was already there. (hope bleep doesn't mind).

[l'angelo mysterioso]

A quick adjust bringing out detail that was already there. (hope bleep doesn't mind).

nah

[Padge]

nah

disagree wiv yer.

[Bleep1673]

A quick adjust bringing out detail that was already there. (hope bleep doesn't mind).

A bit too dark now, but thanks for trying.

[l'angelo mysterioso]

wrong thread

Edited November 23, 2011 by l'angelo mysterioso

[Padge]

wrong thread

As in not wired up right?