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I'm Out Of Everyone's League, Here, But Here Are Some Pics Of My "Mancave".

My Patio With My Black Cat Smokin' Buddy "Oshman"

http://i859.photobucket.com/albums/a...02009024-1.jpg



My View Of The Golf Course From My Back Yard.

http://i859.photobucket.com/albums/a...02009025-1.jpg


CC Welcome! Thanks, All!:tu

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Looking good Greg. :-D

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Thanks! Not As Crisp As Your Photos, Bro. Any Suggestions?

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good start greg. it would help if you were able to retain the exif info, Greg -- that way we could see how the photo was shot (lens, focal length, aperture, shutter speed, etc.).

the first picture looks soft; but it may be camera shake. the second picture is over exposed in the foreground, probably from the flash going off; but it looks a lot sharper.

PS, I wanna herf on *your* back patio. :D :tu

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You're Welcome Anytime, Bro!:D I Inadvertantly Had the VR "Off" On My Nikon Lens, So I Probably Did Have Some Camera Shake. I Usually Have That Problem. The Shots were on "Auto" Mode, just About Daylight. Thanks! Anything Else I Should Work on?

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Something that's made a HUGE difference for me (as far as I still have to go/grow) is this: take the camera off "auto" mode. If you have it on auto, you don't gain a sense of what different apertures, shutter speeds, and ISOs do to the image. Ricky/12stones threw me into a whole new world when he was up here for our her in October. I was running the auction and needed someone to take over the shooting. He immediately took it off auto, turned the flash off, adjusted the various settings, and I was totally shocked by the results. I don't know that I've used "auto" more than once or twice since then.

Sure ... you'll get a lot of crap shots; but that's part of the learning process.

Another thing: shoot in RAW and use the Nikon RAW processing software or one of the Adobe products (Lightroom or Adobe Camera RAW, which is part of Photoshop/Bridge). Aside from snapshots, the JPEGs aren't as useful. With RAW, you have a lot more control over your image in post-processing and are able to correct things that wouldn't be possible with JPEGs.

Finally, join a good photography forum. I'm becoming a fixture on a Canon one. While I can't recommend a specific Nikon one, I know there are one or two out there (because I've heard them mentioned by Nikon folks). :)

Have fun!!!!!

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Thanks For The Tips, D!:tu

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woohoo, found some of my London pictures on the webserver. I was there for 6 weeks shooting, with a week in Prague mixed in there. That was 3 1/2 years ago, my post-processing routine has improved A LOT since then....


A few "just for fun" images:
http://www.cardullophotography.com/i...60617_2648.jpg
Outside the London Bridge


http://www.cardullophotography.com/i...60610_1539.jpg
Lockerbie, Scotland


http://www.cardullophotography.com/i...s/KG0J4531.jpg
Random guy on the street in Cardiff, Wales




And some portrait work:
(both shot in the same studio and same day)

http://www.cardullophotography.com/i...s/KG0J5081.jpg



http://www.cardullophotography.com/i...s/KG0J5110.jpg

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And a few from the week in Prague:


http://www.cardullophotography.com/i...60627_3475.jpg








http://www.cardullophotography.com/i...627_3578_2.jpg









http://www.cardullophotography.com/i...7_bw_11x14.jpg









http://www.cardullophotography.com/i...80_print_1.jpg

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And two more from Prague:


http://www.cardullophotography.com/i...60628_4052.jpg








http://www.cardullophotography.com/i...69_print_1.jpg




ok, done now, more in a few months :tg

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I've Been Reading The Nikon User Guide By Ken Rockwell. What Do All Of You Think Of His Columns & Expertise?

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Its a good start.

Im currently reading
"Seizing the Light" by Robert Hirsch
"The Negative" by Ansel Adams
"Photography" by Barbara London Upton/ John Upton

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HOLY CRAP! Justin this was too much! Ill be in the darkroom for years developing all this stuff. Thank you soo much. Everyone bump his rep, this is insane!

http://i103.photobucket.com/albums/m...0/DSC_3138.jpg

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Glad you like Mark!! It will go pretty fast believe me the dark room is like an addiction. :tu

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Good Job, Justin!:tu

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People either LOVE him or HATE him. Some of his advise is spot on and other doesn't work for me.

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VERY nice! :tu

Used to LOVE the Ilford 3200, great stuff!

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I enjoy photography. I use a variety of cameras and equipment. Here are a few shots.

http://i537.photobucket.com/albums/f...9/IMG_0131.jpg

http://i537.photobucket.com/albums/f...09/Storm31.jpg

http://i537.photobucket.com/albums/f...11h/111h10.jpg

http://i537.photobucket.com/albums/f...9/IMG_8570.jpg

http://i537.photobucket.com/albums/f...s/IMG_8257.jpg

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http://i537.photobucket.com/albums/f...oTigercopy.jpg

http://i537.photobucket.com/albums/f...mingwayCat.jpg

http://i537.photobucket.com/albums/f...20Pics/CA6.jpg

http://i537.photobucket.com/albums/f...20Pics/CA7.jpg

http://i537.photobucket.com/albums/f...20Pics/CA4.jpg

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http://i537.photobucket.com/albums/f...20Pics/CA5.jpg

http://i537.photobucket.com/albums/f...20Pics/CA3.jpg

http://i537.photobucket.com/albums/f...20Pics/CA1.jpg

http://i537.photobucket.com/albums/f...20Pics/CA2.jpg

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Awesome Pics!:tu

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Thanks

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Nice stuff. thanks for sharing

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Awesome stuff. You pulled a Bobby on us lol.

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I killed the thread :sad

My new baby

http://i103.photobucket.com/albums/m...ng8810/N80.jpg

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Nice score!:)

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Wow these are some nice pics!!! My sister is getting re-married (dunno why you would break back into prison, but that's another thread) and was asked "would you take the pictures?" I said yes and said that if she wasn't satisfied I would give her a complete refund. ;)

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These pics are getting better and better. Keep up the great shots guys! :tu

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And Now The "Amateur" Pics!:)
These Were Shot On "P" Mode. CC Welcome, Please.:)
http://i859.photobucket.com/albums/a...ARY2010006.jpg

http://i859.photobucket.com/albums/a...ARY2010003.jpg

http://i859.photobucket.com/albums/a...ARY2010024.jpg

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More Pics Of My Smokin' Buddy, "Oshman", The Cat, & My Cardinal Family.
http://i859.photobucket.com/albums/a...ARY2010025.jpg
http://i859.photobucket.com/albums/a...ARY2010020.jpg

http://i859.photobucket.com/albums/a...ARY2010011.jpg

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Played with water today.

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4057/...89fa2fbd_b.jpg

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4065/...4a33e283_b.jpg

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Very Nice, D!

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can you post the EXIF data on the pic I quoted, please?

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I took these at Clear Lake, CA on Saturday.

http://im1.shutterfly.com/media/47a0...D720/ry%3D480/


http://im1.shutterfly.com/media/47a0...D720/ry%3D480/

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http://im1.shutterfly.com/media/47a0...D720/ry%3D480/


http://im1.shutterfly.com/media/47a0...D720/ry%3D480/

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very nice shots Mr. B!

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yeah ... sorry a bout that. for some stupid reason, Flickr is stripping the data. here you go:

Camera: Canon EOS REBEL T1i
Exposure: 0.001 sec (1/800)
Aperture: f/5.6
Focal Length: 70 mm
ISO Speed: 100
Exposure Bias: 0 EV
Flash: Off, Did not fire

File Size: 6.0 MB
File Type: JPEG
MIME Type: image/jpeg
Image Width: 4752
Image Height: 3168
Encoding Process: Baseline DCT, Huffman coding
Bits Per Sample: 8
Color Components: 3
X-Resolution: 96 dpi
Y-Resolution: 96 dpi
Date and Time (Modified): 2010:01:19 14:40:28
Exposure Program: Aperture-priority AE
Date and Time (Original): 2010:01:19 13:12:03.51-06:00
Date and Time (Digitized): 2010:01:19 13:12:03
Max Aperture Value: 2.8
Subject Distance: 2.25 m
Metering Mode: Multi-segment
Sub Sec Time Original: 51
Sub Sec Time Digitized: 51
Focal Plane X-Resolution: 5315.43624161074 dpi
Focal Plane Y-Resolution: 5342.32715008432 dpi
Custom Rendered: Normal
Exposure Mode: Auto
White Balance: Auto
Scene Capture Type: Standard
Compression: JPEG (old-style)
Copyright Flag: True
Viewing Conditions Illuminant Type: D50
Measurement Observer: CIE 1931
Measurement Flare: 0.999%
Measurement Illuminant: D65
XMPToolkit: Adobe XMP Core 4.2-c020 1.124078, Tue Sep 11 2007 23:21:40
Rating: 3
Creator Tool: Adobe Photoshop Lightroom
Lens: EF24-70mm f/2.8L USM
Lens ID: 230
Image Number: 0
Flash Compensation: 0
Marked: True
Legacy IPTCDigest: 7DEA0D718D40E3ADCD1A3267E9CF4A55
Color Transform: YCbCr
Flash Return: No return detection
Flash Mode: Off
Flash Function: False
Flash Red Eye Mode: False

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a while ago, someone posted plans for a light box using halogen shop lights. does anyone know where I can find that?

Thanks

Brad

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Greg Those look much better. Only one comment. Ditch the dates. they are already embedded in the pictures metadata.

Brad.

I use this. along with the shop lights. Cheap and effective.

http://www.instructables.com/id/Plas...-Light-Kennel/

This one takes longer but also works well

http://www.instructables.com/id/A-20.../step6/Use-it/

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Thank you!

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No problem

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This pic is unreal. Simply Beautiful!

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EXIF Viewer

FYI, this can get you non-stripped EXIF info on most photos:

http://regex.info/exif.cgi

Enjoy, folks.

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Thank you Dok. Sucha cool viewer. I added it to my button bar in firefox. right click an image <view image> then click the button and it tells me the life story of the picture cool.

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First roll of film shot. WOOT!

Mostly Sand Hill cranes. Got within 7 feet of them. They were so nice No one got upset and i respected their boundaries. It was a good day.

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Just a few pics from my recent trip.

Rotary in Sai Gon
http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4028/...1fae2dbe_b.jpg

Angkor Wat
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2680/...43325f73_b.jpg

Angkor Thom
http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4001/...f09924b4_b.jpg

Mui Ne
http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4068/...f0bc895d_b.jpg

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Senado Sqr in Macau
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2523/...01e5c111_b.jpg

Phuket
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2704/...a616850f_b.jpg

Sai Gon
http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4041/...e13ba76d_b.jpg

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"Film" -- what's that? ;)

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Thanks guys