[roastpuff]

Some recent shots from just goofing around at Starbucks. Most of these were taken with the Magic Drainpipe! (Canon EF 80-200 f2.8L)

I lost my 8GB card @ Godknowswhere.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/diondit...7619198739666/

 

[dfkt]

 

[Agnostic]

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Originally Posted by Wil /img/forum/go_quote.gif Do u digitally process your negatives agnostic? I like the Sepia tone. And that is one beautiful cat beerguy!! Some T-max in HC-110b

That first one is great!

Post processing on my film shots is minimal. The sepia tone is how they come out of the scanner when using the options Source: b&w negative and Color mode: color (instead of b&w) in the Canoscan software. I must say I love that tone as well.

@dfkt: Nice shot! Is that a composite?

 

[raymondlin]

 

[Agnostic]

Rollei Retro 100 in Amaloco AM74

 

[BradJudy]

If anyone is interested, there's a very small local photo contest for Atlanta folks over on Flickr. Submissions have ended and voting has started, so you can check it out and if you have a Flickr account, you can join the group and vote on your favorites in each category:

Flickr: The Ponce de Leon Project

 

[roastpuff]

I think I just died. I was covering a graduation for a mini-school from 10am-10pm, and I shot something on the order of 1200 pictures, over 1h of video and killed two 5DII batteries and two sets of flash batteries. 4x4gb, 1x8gb, emptied once (so basically 24GBx2), shooting full RAW resolution (21MP).

2x 5DII, 2x 580EX, 24-70L, 80-200L, 135L. It was an incredible set-up to work with, but the end result of the pictures that need to be sorted and processed is going to kill me.

And today was hotter than Hell, too. I sweated like a pig!

 

[mr_baseball_08]

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Originally Posted by roastpuff /img/forum/go_quote.gif I think I just died. I was covering a graduation for a mini-school from 10am-10pm, and I shot something on the order of 1200 pictures, over 1h of video and killed two 5DII batteries and two sets of flash batteries. 4x4gb, 1x8gb, emptied once (so basically 24GBx2), shooting full RAW resolution (21MP). 2x 5DII, 2x 580EX, 24-70L, 80-200L, 135L. It was an incredible set-up to work with, but the end result of the pictures that need to be sorted and processed is going to kill me. And today was hotter than Hell, too. I sweated like a pig!

Hope it pays well....

 

[roastpuff]

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Originally Posted by mr_baseball_08 /img/forum/go_quote.gif Hope it pays well....

No pay beyond what I make on the CD's... It was sort-of a volunteer job.

 

[dfkt]

 

[Agnostic]

More Rollei Retro

 

[Baines93]

I need help! I'm lost.

I never know what to take pics of any more. I don't know where to go. I don't have any ideas, but tons of inspiration... It just seems like there is nothing decent here to take photographs of. I don't use my camera much any more as a result. I can't afford a DSLR this year, or I won't be able to afford my car insurance next year, and I don't enjoy using my camera as much as I used to.

Any ideas or tips? I haven't lost interest, or inspiration, I have tons of it! I just don't know where to go, or what to do... I don't see things anymore, and think wow, need camera! ...and when I do, it never turns out right, which uninspires me even more... it's like Catch 22. I'm out of practise because I don't practise, because I don't enjoy it or know where to go in this ****hole, because I am out of practise and everything turns out boring or not as I wanted. I can' even explain it.

 

[Agnostic]

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Originally Posted by Baines93 /img/forum/go_quote.gif I need help! I'm lost. I never know what to take pics of any more. I don't know where to go. I don't have any ideas, but tons of inspiration... It just seems like there is nothing decent here to take photographs of. I don't use my camera much any more as a result. I can't afford a DSLR this year, or I won't be able to afford my car insurance next year, and I don't enjoy using my camera as much as I used to. Any ideas or tips? I haven't lost interest, or inspiration, I have tons of it! I just don't know where to go, or what to do... I don't see things anymore, and think wow, need camera! ...and when I do, it never turns out right, which uninspires me even more... it's like Catch 22. I'm out of practise because I don't practise, because I don't enjoy it or know where to go in this ****hole, because I am out of practise and everything turns out boring or not as I wanted. I can' even explain it.

Have a look at the work of some famous photographers and try to emulate their style for a while. You learn a lot that way.

And it's more likely that you are just not really looking than that there is nothing interesting to shoot where you are. Try to make some interesting photographs of things you would normally not even look at. Or pick a subject that's available to shoot where you are and try to do a reportage.

Just some suggestions to keep you going. They've helped me before.

 

[BradJudy]

As agnostic mentioned, sometimes it helps to give yourself "photo assignments". One option is to pursue some of the online ones like the Dgrin "challenges" - The Dgrin Challenges - Digital Grin Photography Forum or the BBC "Your pictures of the week" - BBC - Viewfinder Like those items, you could just pick your own adjective and seek out photographs that relate to it in different ways.

I was browsing photography books at the bookstore the other day and there was an interesting one that was divided into assignments of particular subjects that involved learning points - much like a regular photography class might be arranged.

Sometimes when my overall inspiration wanes, I recharge it by visiting someplace that's special to me. It might be a park, museum, or simply someplace I've been wanting to visit, but never got around to it. Don't worry about even bringing a camera, just enjoy the time.

 

[Wil]

baines, i reckon it might be helpful to come up with some themes and then work at it. (i.e. Macro shots, portraits, landscapes, street/candid)

As general as this may be, having some sort of an idea might help narrow down the scope of where and how you're gonna approach your photography (and not to mention save you sometime as well, considering you already have a general direction to follow.)

That being said, just be alert. The best shots, more often than not, present themselves in the weirdest of places!