random pics that YOU have taken.......

[slodave]

If you can, try something like this.
f/16, 160/s, ISO 1250

1/90 is a little too slow. If you use a tripod and have a vr/is lens, make sure to turn it off.

Getting better!

[TimT]

should I be saving the pics as jpegs or use another format? the Pentax istD can save pics as jpegs, tiff, or raw.. all the pics Ive posted have been saved inthe camera as jpegs, and I cropped the image before posting..

dont have the sheckels for adobe photoshop right now so I downloaded gimp and have bee playing around with that

[slodave]

Originally Posted by TimT

should I be saving the pics as jpegs or use another format? the Pentax istD can save pics as jpegs, tiff, or raw.. all the pics Ive posted have been saved inthe camera as jpegs, and I cropped the image before posting..

dont have the sheckels for adobe photoshop right now so I downloaded gimp and have bee playing around with that

Just shoot hi res jpgs. Gimp should be fine.

[onlycafe]

hey, that's me!

[TimT]

That looks like Rt 22 entering Millerton.

[onlycafe]

Originally Posted by TimT

That looks like Rt 22 entering Millerton.

give that man three silver dollars!
you are correct, sir.

[Jared at Pelican Parts]

[911Rob]

C'mon!!! That is NICE!
What a piece of paradise, congrats Tim

Originally Posted by TimT

My house in Vermont, almost finished with a major remodel..

[onlycafe]

one of the neighbors up the road.

[Steve Carlton]

Originally Posted by TimT

I think Im getting closer, air was a bit cleaner tonight..

iso 800, F8.0,1/90, 300mm

last night pics were freehand. I used the tripod and timer tonight..

thanks for putting up with my learning curve...

I'm heading up to Lime Rock tomorrow and expect the atmosphere will be much cleaner than near NYC. Will try some shots from up there.

Hand held, the rule of thumb is make the shutter speed at least the inverse of the focal length = 1/300th second. Doesn't hurt to factor in the crop factor your Pentax has of around 1.5x = 1/450th second. Generally, lenses are their sharpest and with best contrast around f/8-11, so that's a good aperture range to shoot for. I'd say 1/90th second is too slow, even with a tripod. But that pic looks about a stop or so (maybe more) over exposed, so you could have shot it around 1/180th or so. Try "chimping" (looking at the LCD after you shoot) and see if the exposure looks good and go from there. Try bracketing your shots, too. For example, shoot one at f/8 @ 1/500th, another at f/5.6 at 1/1000th, and one at f/11 at 1/250th, etc. And a few at each setting, as sharpness can vary. Here's a useful scale for apertures to f/stops. One stop = half or twice as much light = half or double the shutter speed or ISO:
http://www.cinemagraphica.com/tech/stop_scale.html

If your camera will allow you to lock up the mirror before you start the timer, that helps, too. Eliminates the mirror shock from vibrating the camera body. If you can shoot the images in RAW + JPEG, you'll have more to work with in a RAW file. But don't worry about it if you're not used to processing RAW images. Also, save sharpening as the last step, after you've re-sized the image.

[onlycafe]

[onlycafe]

[911Rob]

YOU talkin' to me, Bubba?

[cnielsen]

A little enhancing...

[teenerted1]

Originally Posted by cnielsen

A little enhancing...

looks a lot like the one that was in excellence a few months back.

[BRPORSCHE]

Originally Posted by onlycafe

Wasn't this the tallest building in the world until the introduction of a steel structure?

[BRPORSCHE]

This is my nice friend. She made her own freaking Bikini!

[onlycafe]

Originally Posted by BRPORSCHE

Wasn't this the tallest building in the world until the introduction of a steel structure?

Not well known among those not from the area, or not into historic architecture, the Flatiron Building is a favorite of New Yorkers and admirers around the world. Perhaps because it symbolizes so much of how New Yorkers see themselves -- Defiant, bold, sophisticated, and interesting. With just enough embedded grime and soot to highlight its details. The Flatiron's most interesting feature is its shape -- a slender hull plowing up the streets of commerce as the bow off a great ocean liner plows through the waves of its domain. The apex of the building is just six feet wide, and expands into a limestone wedge adorned with Gothic and Renaissance details of Greek faces and terra cotta flowers. The building has two claims to fame -- one architectural, the other cultural. Some consider the Flatiron Building to be New York City's first skyscraper. It certainly was one of the first buildings in the city to employ a steel frame to hold up its 285-foot tall facade, but not the first. Some felt its shape (like a flatiron) was less artistic and more dangerous. They thought it would fall over, and during construction the Flatiron Building was nicknamed "Burnham's Folly." The building's cultural legacy is a little more interesting and has passed into the local social consciousness as a fable. It is said that the building created unusual eddies in the wind which would cause women's skirts to fly around as they walked on 23rd street. This attracted throngs of young men who gathered to view the barelegged spectacle. Police would try to disperse these knots of heavy-breathers by calling to them, "23 Skidoo." This phrase has passed out of common usage, but its descendant, the word "scram" remains in a back corner of the American lexicon.

[Racerbvd]

[911Rob]

My wall mounted fish, caught right out front of my cabin:
Ha, ha