Photography

Sunflowers in full bloom now

 

Took the family on a trip up to the Capital and got a few pictures.

 

Also got suckered into being the kids’ swim team photographer this summer. My first time shooting swimming, but really enjoyed it.

 

Tree sap...camping last week

 

Mature flower at a local sunflower farm

 

Haven't looked at this thread for a while. WOW great picture!

 

Great pictures as always Sean!

 

Very cool!

 

This is just a reminder that the trail doesn't have to be difficult or gnar gnar level. While that is enjoyable on occasion, sometimes it's just nice to cruise and find the uncrowded views and wide open spaces. Spent an afternoon last week chasing my uncle on his GS while he showed me some areas of San Miguel county that I hadn't seen before. We covered about 80 miles with almost 70 of those being totally off pavement. We saw 2 ranchers on the side of the road near where this photo was taken then no one until we were almost back to Telluride. Beautiful afternoon.



There were a couple of sections where my uncle put the hammer down on his GS so, naturally, I had to open the truck up a bit and let the Kings do their thing. Really want to make the MT conversion now...

 

Great shots. Takes me back to when my daughter was swimming in High School and I was made the team photographer. It wasn't based on my photography talent, just that I was the Dad with a "real" camera.

 

couples shots from SF when I was up in the Bay Area few weeks back..in BASTRDs territory

 

Dawn patrolling Indian Peaks Wilderness this morning. Mid 30s at 12,000’ and it smelled like snow. Fall is coming.

 

WOW! Great work! Truly outstanding.

Any tips or trick for shooting vehicles?

 

i could have stayed here all day...

 

Great pictures!

 

Great pictures Sean!

 

What a awesome thread.
Thanks for sharing.

 

you're welcome

 

thank you. that's kind of a broad question. what are you having problems with?

thanks

 

In the past, I've used my iPhone to take pics. I just picked up an entry-level Nikon D5600.

Although mostly I do forum postings and social media I'm looking to step up my photo image quality.
(from a lens the size of a pencil eraser) I've already noticed a big difference in truer colors & sharpness.
I try to reduce the file size from 13 MB down to 100k +/- for faster loading on the forum & social media.

I'm looking to document flaws (before/after) like paint swirls marks (lighting is important) holograms, chips, and scratches.
I picked up a 55mm 5+ macro filter (I chose the Macro filter over the extension tubes or an expensive Nikkor macro lens)
Part of the choice was this 5+ macro filter was a quality product and tubes or a macro lens would take up more bag real estate.

Here's a couple from my iPhone 6




Here's the first pics I took with my D5600




This is fine JPG (Not RAW) 13.41 MB. I now see depth-of-field w/D5600 I didn't have with the iPhone.


I see I'm going to have to work on my focal points. Possibly F stops.
I have a sharp door handle. I would have preferred a sharp house window.

I'm looking to take quality photographs (not iPhone pictures)
Any help with subject composition, angles, etc. would be helpful.

 

French River, Ontario. Currently threatened by Parry Sound 33 forest fire but under control (iPhoneX pano)

 

rad. i've gotta get up there. a friend of mine has a cabin up that way on one of the lakes. he keeps inviting me. one of these days, i need to go.

 

recommendations on tripods that are compact and lightweight enough to take hiking, but sturdy enough to still balance "real" lenses?

 

how tall of a tripod and how much do you want to spend?

manfrotto, gitzo and really right stuff would be my first choices. mefoto and three legged thing are solid choices too. i have a three legged thing carbon that is stable with a 70-200/2.8 lens but the ball head is strong enough to support anything bigger. for hiking, you'll want something with carbon legs.

that being said, i also have a couple of joby gorillapods with ball heads that are insanely stable. lately, they've been my goto for hiking. yea, it's short but it'll hold a 1DC with a 70-200/2.8. bonus, you can wrap it around poles, branches, etc if you need to get higher.

 

Wife at the Oregon coast

 

Hand modeling trip tour for a Mexican igloo fabricating business back in the day. Hands were ‘icy hot’ during this shoot.

 

Storm rolling in Rhode island.

 

I 2nd smslavin’s recommendations. Go to a camera store and decide if you like twist lock or clamp lock legs. I recommend the MeFoto Roadtrip (twist) and Manfrotto BeFree (clamp). They make those in aluminum or pricier and lighter carbon fiber. Also test out heads that attach to the tripod mount on the bottom of the camera as you may develop a preference.