Photographers Out there?

Motzart

IGO take our Photography discussion here as to not detract from Forsale forum.

http://www.graphyfotoz.smugmug.com/

Motzart

Igo wrote: »

Good stuff Jim. I love the train shots mostly.
As you can guess, my being a backpacker, all of my work is shot on the fly/hand held.
I have my own web site as well but it is being converted into hi-res right now and I don't want anyone to see it until it is presentable again. I've had my own photography web site since 1996 in fact.
What train is this? It is a monster. I have a section of old steamers as well but not at the link I posted here.

Yeah I'm not real far from SteamTown in Scranton PA.
Got some kewl shots there a few years back.
Steam is my Fav also!!

You must mean this MONSTER? 4-8-8-4

Igo

I have a photography web site I've kept since 1996 but it is closed for a high-res conversion right now. I've been backpacking and photographing this nations National Parks for 32 years. I shoot hand held/on-the-fly landscape mostly. Some of my favorite photography can also be found at:

http://www.summitpost.org/object_list.php?object_type=3&contributor_id=39275

Here's a couple low-res just for fun:







Go to the above link for better reproduction.
Have fun!

bobman1235

Amazing shots Igo.

mhardy6647

Very nice.
I am not a photographer but
1) I love good optics
and
2) our son is pretty good

www.icouldbeahero.deviantart.com
http://icouldbeahero.blogspot.com

EDIT: He's big into macrophotography. His better photos are at deviantart (but not hot-linkable).

shack

A few recent photos....

Cades Cove...Great Smokey Mountains



The weir dam on the Clinch River....



PWC on the Tennessee River....



CC Primitive Baptist Church graveyard....

Motzart

I'll see ya IGO with some of my Landscapes

shack

A few more....

House Mountain overlooking Knoxville...



Cades Cove again...



On the Panama Canal...



A friend's Mini Cooper...

Motzart

Few more subjects.....

comfortablycurt

Some beautiful shots there. I need to get myself a new camera. I go hiking and backpacking quite a bit...I need to start getting some pictures when I do. Last summer a friend and I went backpacking through southern Utah, through Arches National Park and Bryce Canyon mainly...didn't manage to get any pictures though except for a few on a disposable camera I brought. I need to get myself a new camera...if only I didn't have to spend all this money on audio equipment...lol

66chevyIISS

Some great shots. Motzart is that waterfall HDR? or altered at all? Where was that?

I'm still very ameture at this stuff and have a lot to learn. I bought my XTi used when my daughter was born almost a year ago. To me me pictures come out pretty soft even with L Lens. I've been wanting to send it in for service just haven't found the right time to give it up yet haha.

A few I've taken over the past year that I'm pretty happy with:

Igo

I LOVE looking at other peoples work. I figure that most people who appreciate audio probably appreciate visual as well as the arts in many other forms. We are a sensory people. Jim, I've spent a lot of time on the AT and some time around Knoxville. Beautiful country in the Fall and winter.
Chevy, I'd like to hear the math you used of the second fireworks shot, it is spectacular. Good catch on the mach compression too.

Igo

mhardy6647 wrote: »

Very nice.
I am not a photographer but
1) I love good optics
and
2) our son is pretty good

www.icouldbeahero.deviantart.com
http://icouldbeahero.blogspot.com

EDIT: He's big into macrophotography. His better photos are at deviantart (but not hot-linkable).

mHardy. I see your son is heavy into light play. Much promise and talent there.
Shack, I knew I knew that house. Done some hiking in the backcountry there as well.
Mozart...Harpers Ferry?

Igo

comfortablycurt wrote: »

Some beautiful shots there. I need to get myself a new camera. I go hiking and backpacking quite a bit...I need to start getting some pictures when I do. Last summer a friend and I went backpacking through southern Utah, through Arches National Park and Bryce Canyon mainly...didn't manage to get any pictures though except for a few on a disposable camera I brought. I need to get myself a new camera...if only I didn't have to spend all this money on audio equipment...lol

Here?
I'm addicted to Southern Utah and have spent much time trippin' around the Escalante country and Bryce/Zion. (another shameless excuse to post fun stuff)





I could do this all day. Sorry; I'll stop.
Fact is, if it is beautiful I'm addicted to it. Try falling in love 9 times a day. Tough.

LarryK

Can I join in the fun? (nice images all) http://www.koltys.com

Shizelbs

mhardy6647

I am really enjoying this thread! Some fantastic photography displayed in the previous posts.

In the same way that (IMO) it's impossible to make a bad-sounding amp using EL84 output tubes, I think it's impossible to take a bad photo of Brice Canyons. Gotta be one of the most beautiful places on earth (in my somewhat limited experience).

Igo

Every Saturday or Sunday, in the winter, I head for Lake Mead National Recreation Area....if I'm not backpacking somewhere else. 6 miles and one traffic light and it is impossible to tell that there is a city just over the ridge. 1.5 million acres to just roam. I've been down in a wash and picked a small (2000 feet maybe) peak and picked my way to the top and time after time just blown away with the beauty. This happens every time I scale a new cliff or pick my way threw another slot canyon.
I've hike Bryce many times. It as a backpacking distination when it is too hot in the Grand Canyon and I've walked every trail there. It is an Alice in Wonderland place as is most of the SW frankly.
Ya know what's really funny? I live in the vacation capitol of the world but I can tell you bloody little about Las Vegas because I spend almost all of my free time in the "Other Las Vegas".

Joe08867

Awesome pics,

The nickname for the Train Engine in post 2 is "Big Boy". It is one of the Challenger series engines (All named Big Boy) that ran on the Union Pacific Line back in the 1930's.

The one in the photo is Engine 4012.

bobman1235

Joe08867 wrote: »

The nickname for the Train Engine in post 2 is "Big Boy". It is one of the Challenger series engines (All named Big Boy) that ran on the Union Pacific Line back in the 1930's.

Wasn't that the nickname of one of the bombs dropped on Japan?

Igo

Larry. Fantastic. So you are a city photographer?! Rome is the most magical town I have ever visited and I hope very much to return some day.
I don't have a lot of city photography but here's one a love. I was just plain lucky getting it.

From the Stratosphere at the north end of the strip. This is some kind of carny ride mounted on the roof that slings you out 50 feet over the edge and acts like it is going to dump you to the street.


Me Me Me Me Me doing my thing!

Joe08867

bobman1235 wrote: »

Wasn't that the nickname of one of the bombs dropped on Japan?

Close the First Two Atomic Bombs were called Fat Man and Little Boy.

66chevyIISS

Igo wrote: »

Chevy, I'd like to hear the math you used of the second fireworks shot, it is spectacular. Good catch on the mach compression too.

Thanks. The lens I used was a borrowed Canon EF 70-200mm f/2.8L USM. This shot was taken at 70mm ISO 100 F/8 and 10 second shutter speed. It was my first time shooting fireworks and I really didn't know what I was doing other then playing with all the settings trying different time exposures and F stops lol.

Igo

Good shutter speed. Tad long on the focal but it turned out great so I guess it wasn't long. Just right on the apiture. My experiment was my first as well but I did a bunch of reading first. I was 600 yards away from the burst. I waited untill I heard the shells ignite then used a cable the hold the shutter open. I waited untill 2 or 3 burst where completely finished. Turned out great. I'm going to try some wide stuff like yours next time I get a chance but July 4th fireworks in Las Vegas means being outside, at 9:30 PM, at 110*F. LOL.

Pablo

Started playing with Issolation shots. I actually sold this one as a stock photo.

Motzart

66chevyIISS wrote: »

Some great shots. Motzart is that waterfall HDR? or altered at all? Where was that?

Thanx for the kind comments!

That was played with in Photoshop to boost the colors and such.
Haven't done HDR as of yet.
That is Tunkhannock Falls in Ithaca NY taken in late fall after a freeze.

http://www.twintiersonline.com/sightseeing/stateparks/waterfalls/Taughannockfalls.htm

Motzart

Pablo wrote: »

Started playing with Issolation shots. I actually sold this one as a stock photo.

Kewl!

I made myself a light tent and did a few shots like that.
I actually call it Still Life Photography.

Pablo

I did mine in a home made light tent as well. When I was doing it I was amazed as how much light I needed. Started with 2 60w bulbs on each side but wasn't even close. Went to three, but still not enough. Then bought 100w bulbs (previsously used what was laying around), but still not enough. Lastly went with 4 100w on each side, and 2 spots of 120w and that was good. It's just so hard to get rid of the shadows (both those shot [even though they are nice] would be reject for stock photograph. To many shadows, out of focus areas and blown highlights. [they are really picky]).

Here's another (accepted by one stock photo site, rejected by another).

66chevyIISS

Got some free time this evening and the weather looked like it might be a promising sunset. Well more clouds rolled it and the sunset sucked, but here is some pics I got.





Amazon.com:

zarrdoss

Way cool photos guys! here is one of mine and a link to some more.



http://s651.photobucket.com/albums/uu237/zarrdoss/landscapes/?action=view&current=DSC00252.jpg

Early B.

You guys have taken some wondeful photos.