Wow. That theme has a lot of CRAP in it that needs to be changed around in order to get it personalized.
I don't even know where to begin, and even if I did, my html skills are minimal. That one isn't for me.
***DSLR/Photography MegaThread***
- Thread starter nocturn
- Start date
Wow. That theme has a lot of CRAP in it that needs to be changed around in order to get it personalized.
I don't even know where to begin, and even if I did, my html skills are minimal. That one isn't for me.
Yeah, it's got a LOT of options. I remember sitting with it for like a week trying to get what I wanted, and quite honestly, now I can't remember all I had to do, so I'm not sure I would be of much help to you. What I do seem to remember though is that the vast majority of the setup was under the site admin and then under the themes link, almost everything can be set up from there.
Now that I think about it, the above is a lie. I do remember having to do some editing to style sheets and what not to get my Personal Gallery image to show up. I'll dig into it if you are interested.
Here is the Gallery article which covers some of it.
Last edited:
Okay. Let me just say that I am REALLY proud of this image:
I went out close to sundown this afternoon with the express intent of working on the sharpness of my images. I'm trying to get away from the concern about image noise in favor of ISOs that I'm unaccustomed to using (because of the worry about noise) so that I can get higher shutter speeds to decrease blur caused by camera shake. This was at ISO 400, f/2.8 and 1/800th. Turned out nice and sharp! I'd like some more propeller blur, and I probably could have gone up an f-stop to slow the shutter speed down to get it, but oh well.
Sam,
I wrestled around with Gallery some more today. I managed to get it to look somewhat close to what I'm after. I'm still trying to decide how best to organize my images for a more orderly, "professional-looking" presentation.
gcalvin.com/gallery
I still have a lot of work to do. I need a custom graphic for the top of the page among other things.
I went out close to sundown this afternoon with the express intent of working on the sharpness of my images. I'm trying to get away from the concern about image noise in favor of ISOs that I'm unaccustomed to using (because of the worry about noise) so that I can get higher shutter speeds to decrease blur caused by camera shake. This was at ISO 400, f/2.8 and 1/800th. Turned out nice and sharp! I'd like some more propeller blur, and I probably could have gone up an f-stop to slow the shutter speed down to get it, but oh well.
Sam,
I wrestled around with Gallery some more today. I managed to get it to look somewhat close to what I'm after. I'm still trying to decide how best to organize my images for a more orderly, "professional-looking" presentation.
gcalvin.com/gallery
I still have a lot of work to do. I need a custom graphic for the top of the page among other things.
Last edited:
I like the new gallery theme a lot better! That is looking quite nice now.
The plane shot looks great. Personally, I really like the amount of prop blur that you are getting (as you can still see the blades distinctly) at 1/800th, besides I think it might be a busy background if you bumped your aperture much. Call me crazy, but I wouldn't think you would want to change the settings much from what you took the pic at
And holly CRAP, that ball head on your wish list can hold 22 pounds! Makes me think I should have looked at ball heads a bit more before purchasing my head.
The plane shot looks great. Personally, I really like the amount of prop blur that you are getting (as you can still see the blades distinctly) at 1/800th, besides I think it might be a busy background if you bumped your aperture much. Call me crazy, but I wouldn't think you would want to change the settings much from what you took the pic at
And holly CRAP, that ball head on your wish list can hold 22 pounds! Makes me think I should have looked at ball heads a bit more before purchasing my head.
Last edited:
I finally got around to reading that article you posted from PCPhoto about this, one thing I wanted to throw in there is when you are worried about noise, try shooting with the histogram as far the right as possible without clipping. This means you want to overexpose the shot as much as possible because noise hides in the shadows, then bring you exposure down in post.
Hah! 22lbs! I didn't notice that! I think the tripod can only support 11! I might need to re-evaluate my tripod requirements. Since the primary use of the tripod would be landscapes/macro/portraiture, I don't have any plans to use the tripod and ball-head with the big lens. Nevertheless, I wonder what the D200, battery pack, and 70-200 lens weigh together? I suppose it would be nice to have a tripod and ball-head that can handle the weight of the big stuff in case I ever need it.
Last edited:
Okay guys. As of today, I am officially a professional photographer!!
I got an email from a guy at the CBC who wanted to purchase the rights to this picture:
and use it to illustrate a follow-up to this article:
http://www.cbc.ca/sports/hockey/story/2007/12/05/nhl-bertuzzi-moore-lawsuit.html
He offered me $25 and I said okay.
Go me.
I got an email from a guy at the CBC who wanted to purchase the rights to this picture:
and use it to illustrate a follow-up to this article:
http://www.cbc.ca/sports/hockey/story/2007/12/05/nhl-bertuzzi-moore-lawsuit.html
He offered me $25 and I said okay.
Go me.
Last edited:
U
Unfiltered
Lurker
Okay guys. As of today, I am officially a professional photographer!!
I got an email from a guy at the CBC who wanted to purchase the rights to this picture:
and use it to illustrate a follow-up to this article:
http://www.cbc.ca/sports/hockey/story/2007/12/05/nhl-bertuzzi-moore-lawsuit.html
He offered me $25 and I said okay.
Go me.
W00T! Awesome! See? That assclown is good for something other than adding to the Kings' organization loss record.
He said he'd searched flickr for Marc Crawford.
I really sort of posted this as a funny thing. I find it more amusing than anything else. I don't necessarily have any aspirations of being a professional photographer unless the current career takes a turn for whatever reason. I guess it's good that I've sold something. Now if he actually uses it, that'll be another story.
I really sort of posted this as a funny thing. I find it more amusing than anything else. I don't necessarily have any aspirations of being a professional photographer unless the current career takes a turn for whatever reason. I guess it's good that I've sold something. Now if he actually uses it, that'll be another story.
D
DeaderFan
Lurker
Hey BoeingJets,
I was checking out the Young Gallery the other day and I came across this photographer that made me think of you. This series is by France Bizot, called "Aircraft windows."
This gallery charges big bucks for prints. Now that you are a "pro," maybe you too can start raking in the cash
Here is the link for the gallery: http://www.younggalleryphoto.com/photography.html
By the way, I was flying back to LAX from PHX yesterday on an older 300 series and we had to declare an emergency and go back because the cabin started smelling like smoke. You guys get that often?
I was checking out the Young Gallery the other day and I came across this photographer that made me think of you. This series is by France Bizot, called "Aircraft windows."
This gallery charges big bucks for prints. Now that you are a "pro," maybe you too can start raking in the cash
Here is the link for the gallery: http://www.younggalleryphoto.com/photography.html
By the way, I was flying back to LAX from PHX yesterday on an older 300 series and we had to declare an emergency and go back because the cabin started smelling like smoke. You guys get that often?
Last edited by a moderator:
Nope. Chances are it was a recirculation fan going bad. Happens every now and again, but isn't anything dangerous.
Hope we took good care of you during that, though. Lots of passengers would tend to "think big" when the reason for returning is rather small.
Hope we took good care of you during that, though. Lots of passengers would tend to "think big" when the reason for returning is rather small.
Another plug-in I completely forgot to mention is DxO, but it isn't cheap ($300)
D3 Review.
http://www.letsgodigital.org/html/review/nikon/d3/nikon-d3-photo-gallery.html
D3 vs 5D Comparison
http://www.kenrockwell.com/nikon/d3/vs-5d-180mm.htm
http://www.letsgodigital.org/html/review/nikon/d3/nikon-d3-photo-gallery.html
D3 vs 5D Comparison
http://www.kenrockwell.com/nikon/d3/vs-5d-180mm.htm
Last edited:
Just f'in around today:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/glenn_calvin/2099428640/
That'd be a good stock photo. I might have to redo that one with the camera mounted on a tripod set to a lower ISO and have it on a background instead of just on the floor.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/glenn_calvin/2098693901/
I didn't realize how dirty my living room floor was. This photo is kind of strange, because it looks as if the tower tilts to the right. I swear I lined up the tower to the crop grid when I rotated it! I even tried it three times! I think the near-white highlight on the right side of the tower of blocks draws they eye and makes it appear tilted when it isn't.
Someone correct me if I'm wrong.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/glenn_calvin/2099428640/
That'd be a good stock photo. I might have to redo that one with the camera mounted on a tripod set to a lower ISO and have it on a background instead of just on the floor.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/glenn_calvin/2098693901/
I didn't realize how dirty my living room floor was. This photo is kind of strange, because it looks as if the tower tilts to the right. I swear I lined up the tower to the crop grid when I rotated it! I even tried it three times! I think the near-white highlight on the right side of the tower of blocks draws they eye and makes it appear tilted when it isn't.
Someone correct me if I'm wrong.
Last edited:
D
DeaderFan
Lurker
Our captain said it smelled like grease in the A/C system and said it was nothing to worry about. However I heard him tell the maintenance guys who came on the plane that he was not going to fly it again. One of the flight attendants also said he was getting off. It was a little exciting to see the PHX fire crew lined up along the runway as we landed, but there were no problems.
Thanks for posting the reviews on the D3. Looks like the much cheaper 5D still stands up to it fairly well. So far I have been very happy with the D300. Both the white balance and auto focus performance are noticably better than my D200. I still have not taken a lot of shots yet. Perhaps when I get some time over the holidays.
Anyone who uses flickr:
I just realized something about the way that's site's image protection works. Normally, if someone right clicks and tries to save any of my images, they're unable. However, if while logged into flickr, I right click and copy image location to post a picture here via the image tags, it completely removes all download restrictions on the image.
Word to those who want to protect their work. I need to develope a watermark.
I just realized something about the way that's site's image protection works. Normally, if someone right clicks and tries to save any of my images, they're unable. However, if while logged into flickr, I right click and copy image location to post a picture here via the image tags, it completely removes all download restrictions on the image.
Word to those who want to protect their work. I need to develope a watermark.
