[pineapples10]

I've been fooling around with still photography for about a year now. I like digital the best, its gives you more freedom than the conventional chemical based darkroom, and its not as messy. Here is a pic I took yesterday;

Some other pics of mine are at http://home.attbi.com/~jimreinhardt

If anyone else is into still photography, i'd be pleased to see your work...post away!.
Chris Reinhardt

 

[john_jcb]

Looks like an infrared film photo.

There was another thread not long ago on the same subject

http://www.head-fi.org/forums/showth...ht=photography

 

[kenchi1983]

ha, pineapples, i remember seeing your works.

amazing for your age....because u do blow away some of the works i see in photo forums. they also do still pictures, but your nature images have that 'sparkling' quality to it.

Im too embarrased to show mine. hhahhaha

The b&w tree pic, how'd u get it look distorted (looks circular in a way).

 

[eric343]

Damn, man, those photos are INCREDIBLE! Ab-so-****ing-lutely incredible.

I have no idea how you got this one:
http://home.attbi.com/~jimreinhardt/...ges/image3.htm

but it sure looks cool

 

[pineapples10]

Thanks for all the positive comments guys...most photography forums/Picture of the Day contests dont seem to like photos that arent of cats, children or fruit. Some do..but most dont....anyway...I got 'that' one just by standing over a burning log and exposing so the log was black...it ended up looking cool, and suprisingly, it has barely been touched up at all in Photoshop..much like most of my other photos. The pic of the tree was shot with an infrared filter....the reason it looks so 'round', is because I kept the shutter open for about a second, so whatever moved blurred...anyway...thanks for the support...
Chris Reinhardt

 

[a1leyez0nm3]

im into it a bit.. course you already know that..



my shots

 

[eric343]

Nice! I like those scenery shots... Very beautiful work.

 

[mattbr]

i try to take pictures as well....

 

[mattbr]

Quote:

Originally posted by pineapples10 Thanks for all the positive comments guys...most photography forums/Picture of the Day contests dont seem to like photos that arent of cats, children or fruit. Some do..but most dont....anyway...I got 'that' one just by standing over a burning log and exposing so the log was black...it ended up looking cool, and suprisingly, it has barely been touched up at all in Photoshop..much like most of my other photos. The pic of the tree was shot with an infrared filter....the reason it looks so 'round', is because I kept the shutter open for about a second, so whatever moved blurred...anyway...thanks for the support... Chris Reinhardt

Chris, it seems like you've coined part of the problem that plagues photo of the day contests...
Good ol' Ed Steichen put it in a very elegant way... "Technically perfect, but pictorially rotten".

Your technical ability seems pretty good... just try to keep in mind that what you're saying is the point, not how you're saying it... and that's a much harder thing to master than photoshop, infrared filters or even the lippmann process.

This has probably been mentionned before, but given your b/w architectures, you should definitely check out Bernd & Hiller Becher's work, as well as that of their students (ruff, struth, gursky and all of those people...)

Keep it going... it looks like you have an eye and may want to consider some formal education in the field...

 

[pineapples10]

matt,
Thanks for the commnets. I know my photos dont 'say' anything, but at this point, that isnt what im 'shooting' for. I don't quite have a reason to pass messages along with photos....although that is the ultimate point I suppose. I did look for Bernd & Biller Hecher's stuff online..but the images I saw were small, and probably dont do the photos justice. I'll look some more after dinner. As for formal education in the field? Eh...its a hobby...Thanks again...
Chris

 

[mattbr]

bernd & hilla becher should yield better results...

sorry for the typo...

 

[mattbr]

oh, btw, here's some of my stuff...

 

[raymondlin]

See my Sig

 

[pineapples10]

nice work, both of you...Matt, I really like the first image...I take it you either live, or have worked in the middle east? Im sure you have many stories to go along with those photos. Raymondlin, im seen your stuff before on Head-Fi..nice work...I've just acquired a Nikon N60 SLR..I think im going to start using it, and set up my darkroom in my basement again....Thanks again you guys,
Chris