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Hey Peeps
Went on a photgraphy course with my bro on Wednesday to finally get myself pointed in the right direction. Came away seeing things much clearer so time well spent.
Anyway, to keep me motivated and make sure I'n not putting the camera down for months at a time like I was i've decided to do a 365 project. Hopefully this should keep me focused (excuse the pun).
So who's on Flickr etc? I'm wanting to add some contacts so i've got a few peoples pics to draw from for inspiration.
You lot are always so nice 😉 and likely to have the same kind of interest as me thought it was worth a punt.
Feel free to throw some links on here to your pics or email in profile if your wanting to keep things more private
Cheers fellas
http://www.flickr.com/photos/grum_wynne/
Don't post on there as much I used to but here's mine anyway - dunno if it will be inspirational....
And here's my website 😉
http://www.grahamwynnephoto.com/
Niceone cheers Grum, just what i'm after. Wanting to try a bit of everything but obviously have an interest in the outdoors / sport etc
I am 😀 http://www.flickr.com/photos/swavis/
A few things I've tried recently were long shutter speeds for the waterfall, of camera flash for the water splash and panning during the world cup.
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[url= http://www.flickr.com/photos/swavis/6032893173/ ]Linn Falls 2[/url] by [url= http://www.flickr.com/people/swavis/ ]GavinBelton[/url], on Flickr
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[url= http://www.flickr.com/photos/swavis/6002662749/ ]2051[/url] by [url= http://www.flickr.com/people/swavis/ ]GavinBelton[/url], on Flickr
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[url= http://www.flickr.com/photos/swavis/5801778618/ ]Fort William World Cup 2011 017[/url] by [url= http://www.flickr.com/people/swavis/ ]GavinBelton[/url], on Flickr
And I just like this one of the cow
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[url= http://www.flickr.com/photos/swavis/5984011113/ ]Moo![/url] by [url= http://www.flickr.com/people/swavis/ ]GavinBelton[/url], on Flickr
I try to compose my shots more now but often just end up snapping away. It's all fun.
I took a step back from photos for a bit after taking 16Gb of them in Iceland and feeling a bit worn out. Just got me a new manual focus lens so will be out trying stuff out again. Catch me on flickr (j.buckle) or over on photo4me.com (bucklevision)
flickr.com/willslater
Big variety on there, hopefully be more up soon as I've also just started a course.
I found doing a 365 project was a brilliant way to keep me inspired and busy with the shutter finger. (After almost two years though the motivation's faltered a tad) Give it a go 🙂
[url= http://www.flickr.com/photos/8308384@N06/sets/72157622593388547/ ]Slugwash Flickr 365 [/url]
Nice work grum 🙂
I'm doing a 365 project. I'm on teh second year now. So shot 661...
Sometimes it is a pain, but I have got some great shots, and it forces you to keep shooting!
I'm here: http://www.flickr.com/photos/2010in50mm/
Cheers everyone i'll sit down tonight and have a good nosey 🙂
be kind (remember i'm only just started!).... but i'm [url= http://www.flickr.com/photos/68840517@N05/ ]here[/url]
not much up there yet but i'm going to start sorting the pics out soon and getting organised!
love this [url= http://www.flickr.com/photos/2010in50mm/5426370870/sizes/m/in/set-72157625598044897/ ]one [/url]Will!! my thoughts on day 2 yesterday!!
i'm on, you get to look through all my holiday pics that i've just finished putting up 😆
[url] http://www.flickr.com/photos/theflatboy/ [/url]
http://www.flickr.com/photos/cheesyfeet
There's all sorts of random stuff on my Flicr site at the mo as I'm doing a course, so some of it is related to that
http://www.flickr.com/photos/25846484@N04/
Feel free to have a good nosey. I take snapshots tho really
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[url= http://www.flickr.com/photos/25846484@N04/5491785875/ ]04 cockenzie shore[/url] by [url= http://www.flickr.com/people/25846484@N04/ ]TandemJeremy[/url], on Flickr
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[url= http://www.flickr.com/photos/25846484@N04/2533150443/ ]20 Camping at Carrour[/url] by [url= http://www.flickr.com/people/25846484@N04/ ]TandemJeremy[/url], on Flickr
gravitysucks - Member
Cheers everyone i'll sit down tonight and have a good noseybe kind (remember i'm only just started!).... but here
not much up there yet but i'm going to start sorting the pics out soon and getting organised!love this one Will!! my thoughts on day 2 yesterday!!
Just added you mate, look forward to following your year! Love day 2: faceless Corporation.
Some days you do end up taking crap. Today for example I wont be home till around 11:30pm tonight, and don't have the camera, so it will either be a mobile shot, or a panic get home and try and find something to take a shot of...
Lol just found another way to lose loads of time at work!!
Oh just realised your getting a sneek peek at the monster forthcoming thread that will be.......
..... MY SHED BUILD!!!
i'll add all you chaps above as well, hopefully you've got some pretty pics to look at!
swavis, what ND filter are you using for the long exposure daylight shots? i've got a few nice nighttime car trails and the like, want to try some long stuff in the day but don't know what's a decent filter to get.
[url= http://www.flickr.com/photos/ronnie101/ ]I am[/url] but my photos aren't particularly inspiring. Instead I'll post up users I follow to get inspiration from:
[url= http://www.flickr.com/photos/35972709@N03/ ]Peter Spencer[/url]
[url= http://www.flickr.com/photos/n8ive/ ]n8tive[/url]
[url= http://www.flickr.com/photos/adamclutterbuck/ ]Adam Clutterbuck[/url]
[url= http://www.flickr.com/photos/stumeech/ ]Le Spikey[/url]
[url= http://www.flickr.com/photos/bristol_bound/ ]Gary Newman[/url]
Coffeeking - can't seem to find you. You got a link?
Has no-one created a Flickr STW group yet?
Here's mine - http://www.flickr.com/photos/treaclesponge
Nothing amazing, few Im quite proud of but Im a bit like you and in the early stages.
Niceone Rondo.
On the same wavelength is a girl I came across
http://www.flickr.com/photos/beee33/
Some really interesting idea's. Especially post edit stuff
EDIT: Damn those puns
@ the flatboy, it's a cokin ND8 from [url= http://www.premier-ink.co.uk/photographic/square-filters/p-type/cokin-ptype-nd8-filter-p154-p-1278.html ]here[/url],pretty cheap to just play about with.
Nighttime headlight trails are on my to do list 🙂
Edit - that one is a square filter btw, I got the cheap P-type Kood kit from the same site.
thanks mate, these are a few night ones i got a few weeks back:
[url] http://www.flickr.com/photos/theflatboy/sets/72157627659958800/ [/url]
good fun to do, you can get some really dramatic shots.
I thought about doing a 365 project.
In the end I settled on a 52 week one. felt that this was definitely achievable but that 365 was going to be hard and it'd end up putting me off as if I wasn't succeeding
Results so far
[url= http://www.flickr.com/photos/jake474 ] Top Set on my photostream[/url]
TFB - if you decide you like long exposure daytime shots, I'd recommend getting a 10-stop filter (ND110). I got the B&W one from warehouse express, although as they're not cheap you really need to think about what size you want.The quality is excellent though. You'll also need a tripod + remote control as your exposure times will be 2mins+
These were taken with mine:
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[url= http://www.flickr.com/photos/ronnie101/6179144596/ ]Marine Lake[/url] by [url= http://www.flickr.com/people/ronnie101/ ]ronnie101[/url], on Flickr
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[url= http://www.flickr.com/photos/ronnie101/4392908124/ ]Untitled[/url] by [url= http://www.flickr.com/people/ronnie101/ ]ronnie101[/url], on Flickr
good advice, thanks. i've got the remote, tripod etc. already so all good there. i'll look into them. that top picture especially is the sort of thing i want to go for. nice shots!
Lovely shots there rondo101. I bought the cheap one just to try it out really. I may have to invest a little more 😉
always the way isn't it!
A few pointers I've learned along the way:
- Compose & focus your image before putting the filter on & then change to manual focus. I also use ND grad filters on bright days, so sort out where these need to be before putting the filter on too.
- Get a remote with a lock-out, or better still a built-in timer. Holding a button down for 5 minutes is a chore.
- Use the mirror lock-up function if you've got it to minimise vibration (this may be ovekill, but meh).
- Make sure your tripod is solid. windy conditions will blur your shots.
- long exposure noise-reduction takes as long to process as taking the shot in the first place. You'll be waiting for 10mins to see if a 5 min exposure has come out right, so consider post-processing to remove noise.
- Always, ALWAYS, shoot in RAW. If you get your exposures slightly out, they can be recovered if you've shot RAW, whereas you're bug*ered with jpeg.
good tips, specially the last one.
Have a look for mrs big thunders photos shes on flickr as darkeyes2000 I think. You might also like blipfoto which is a one pic a day and diary entry kind of thing. If you google titus alaskan malamute you will get a link to her flickr. Hope ya like it.
A couple of mine
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[url= http://www.flickr.com/photos/egg_n_bacon/ ]http://www.flickr.com/photos/egg_n_bacon/[/url]
and
[url= http://www.monkeyonabicycle.com/ ]http://www.monkeyonabicycle.com/[/url]
-j (enthusiastic amateur)
My mates stuff...
http://www.flickr.com/photos/54438106@N06/
and...
and this which recently made it into the Brighton 2012 calendar for January
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http://finnhopson.com/brighton#h5780608
Quite a few of us on here are doing this 365 pool
http://www.flickr.com/groups/onephotoeveryday/pool/with/6261695464/
Let me know if you want an invite in
I'm just coming up to the end of my 3rd year
2009
http://www.flickr.com/photos/25655510@N02/sets/72157612202073656/with/3167799118/
2010
http://www.flickr.com/photos/25655510@N02/sets/72157622989236075/with/4233358751/
2011
http://www.flickr.com/photos/25655510@N02/sets/72157625603952651/with/6261695464/
As you can see they don't have to be fanstatic, I use mine as a photo diary but it really helps you "focus" on something different each day.
Here's my 365 project from 2010 - very enjoyable but much trickier than it sounds to keep it going.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/stuartie_c/sets/72157623123047516/
There are lots of inspirational photographers on here (many of them above). Check out polarisandy as well - very talented.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/bucklevision
http://www.photo4me.com/bucklevision
Blatent plugging there lol.
[url= http://m.flickr.com/#/photos/mhampshire/ ]nothing special but I do try[/url]
If anyone is serious about doing a photo a day EVERY DAY just join us here and ask for an invite
http://www.flickr.com/groups/onephotoeveryday/pool/with/6261695464/ <