2010 Photo-A-Day

[Bounty]

Still trying to get a hang of my Leica

Which one do you have?

[Fingolfin_Noldor]

Still trying to get a hang of my Leica

Which one do you have?

Well, as stated, it's a Leica Summicron 50mm/f2.0 R-mount.

[The Grim Squeaker]

Sleeping man: 0330 AM.

Water under the brdige:

Pose:



Also, I went flying today! See the thread .
http://bbs.stardestroyer.net/viewtopic. ... 9#p3285959

[Rye]

Taken on my iPhone on a Manchester rooftop in the rain.

[J]

I just need to find some skyscrapers of the right colour and I can get some flags going...

[General Zod]

Just playing around with different camera settings to see what works and doesn't in my apartment's lighting, which is kind of shitty for camera work without a flash; Canon Eos Digital Rebel XS for the camera.

[The Grim Squeaker]

Go to your menu settings and to "Set manual WB", then use that picture of the door and zoom in to the door/wall. Then use that custom setting (pictogram of a square with 2 triangles next to it) in the same place - you'll get accurate colours.

[General Zod]

Go to your menu settings and to "Set manual WB", then use that picture of the door and zoom in to the door/wall. Then use that custom setting (pictogram of a square with 2 triangles next to it) in the same place - you'll get accurate colours.

Yeah, I've tried fiddling with the white balance. The lighting in my apartment is just shit no matter what it's set at. I'll test a few more settings and post at least one example with flash when I get home.

[aerius]

[General Zod]

>snip<

I'm trying to figure out the best settings to use in order to avoid as much post processing as possible, tyvm. Otherwise I'd just run it through lightstudio.

[aerius]

Go to your menu settings and to "Set manual WB", then use that picture of the door and zoom in to the door/wall. Then use that custom setting (pictogram of a square with 2 triangles next to it) in the same place - you'll get accurate colours.

That assumes that the door is neutral grey or white, which it probably isn't. Residential doors are usually a creamy or off-white beige colour, setting white balance off the door will result in a photo that's too bluish.

What you need is a a neutral grey card or a sheet of white typing paper, stick the paper in the scene, do the manual white balance off that, then remove it and shoot the photo.

[General Zod]

Corrected white balance.

[Lonestar]

Lensflare!

[Fingolfin_Noldor]

Is that the Lincoln memorial?

[Lonestar]

I dunno Fin what do you think?



(It is the Jefferson Memorial)

[Fingolfin_Noldor]

Heh... I guess I have only been to the Lincoln memorial then.

[Simplicius]

Jefferson's is the one with pine trees around.

[aerius]

Undercover cop waiting to bust some johns outside the brothel.

[salm]

Corrected white balance.
imagesnip

You cut off the top and bottom parts of the guitar. That´s bad.

[Rye]

I fucking love this camera, but it's still not mine yet!



DEPTH OF FIELD SO GOOD

[J]

Hmmm...I think I'm shooting B&W for the next little while...

[generator_g1]

Latest pics for the day....

[generator_g1]

[Bounty]

A day at the races!



(this one is an accident - I was using the viewfinder and didn't realise the autofocus likes fences more than cars. Still, I like the effect)

[The Grim Squeaker]

Just looking at the clouds drifting by. (Stupid telephone wires):

I like the watercolour like look.