Show off your photography skills

[stevenma188]

I know there are a lot of excellent photographers on this forum. I am just starting into it, and figured this would be a place where everyone can show off and critique each other's work.

I've just started trying to do HDR photos and here are some I've done.

http://www.facebook.com/album.php?ai...3&l=95f8dfa69c

I still haven't perfected adjusting all the settings yet. I'm using Photomatix Pro on my laptop. Eventually I will do post processing of these images in Photoshop.

[Delete]

those look impressive!
how did you manage to capture the car moving like that?

[stevenma188]

The motion shot of the car was done using the panning technique. Using a slower shutter speed, I followed the car by hand. It was mostly luck to get a good clear picture using this technique. I took ~150 pictures, and only 2 of them turned out nicely. I'm hoping with practice my chances will increase though.

[eguiyab]

two of my personal fav shots i took in the last little while.
Top one was my attempt at HDR, using photomatix pro also. Definitely to over processed, but I like the way the colors pop. And thats what draws me to the photo... the actual subject itself is a little blah.
Second one might be more sentimental, Its a photo from my hotel room in vegas when my (Now) wife and I got married last year.

[eguiyab]

Stevenma188,

I forgot to mention that I really like your photo of the sunset on the air field. I think photos like that are what makes HDR amazing. Great work.

[Atomic]

My PhotoShop and HDR try :

http://www.mazda3quebec.com/forumsv3...read.php?t=333

[Atomic]

[laksman91]

Steve, really liked the shot of the sunset as well. The colours are awesome.

Here's a few panning shot I took last weekend. They are pretty fun to take!







Didn't like the turn out of the third one as a panning shot, but I feel it still has a cool effect that shows the speed!

[Mr Fatty]

I'm not a fan of HDR photos... they rarely come out natural looking and the edges of shapes are over accentuated.

[stevenma188]

Laksman: Your panning shots are NICE! I need more practice to increase my chance of a successful picture.

[optiklenz13]

my number one model..

[laksman91]

More of that day: http://www.flickr.com/photos/1606421...7624655576008/

Steve, are you shooting on Shutter priority for the panning shots?

[stevenma188]

Yes Shutter Priority for me. I think the reason so many of my pictures came out bad is because I was standing on a corner, so the car and the camera were probably not on parallel lines of travel. What were you using as your shutter speed? I was trying between 1/60 and 1/40.

[laksman91]

I did from 1/20 to 1/40. I found 1/20 a bit too long. Sometimes even quicker speeds I found I could get away with

[thanu31]

noobs attempt

[optiklenz13]

straight from the camera..

[Skip]

Nice thread, we can kinda make it like a .."Post the last picture you have taken" that exists on redflagdeals..anyways heres a few of mine:

[optiklenz13]

nice pics man..

[MAZDA Kitten]

Untouched;
Just playing around with SLR

These are Kings Forest (Albion Falls) in Hamilton

[zoso]

Panoramic Shot of the road leading to my uncle's ranch in Guyana

[kLuMzi]

@Skip, that butterfly shot is crazy sharp! you have macro lens?

ok here's my share

[MAZDA Kitten]

Some more:

BZZZZZZZZZZZ!!!

[Unoriginalusername]

Current ride



Past ride





somebody else's ms3 that I tried to photopix

[cereal83]

Bruce Peninsula


Aruba Pano


Richmond Hill

[Skip]

@Skip, that butterfly shot is crazy sharp! you have macro lens?

thanks man, no macro lens..just a 50mm 1.8 lol