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Firky said:
submit a photo to the urban75 critics
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thedyslexic1 said:
I like stonehenge. Is there any way to sharpen the image a bit? But that might just be my monitor.
I think the easel one would benefit with less of the road in the photo.
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thedyslexic1 said:
Nice photo. It's reminiscent of the Stonehenge one.
They'd look interesting shown together.
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Tricky Mickey said:
A little less exposure to get rid of some of that white.
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Firky said:
I used to do a bit of it.
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Firky said:
I suppose that's fair: I've played the critic long enough. All of this is done with film, no digital/photoshopping.
http://static.flickr.com/30/57925344_2fe1effdf9.jpg?v=0
http://static.flickr.com/24/57925345_fd9e25639e.jpg?v=0
http://static.flickr.com/27/57926540_a7354401a0.jpg?v=0
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Firky said:
Thank you very much.
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thedyslexic1 said:
Good question. Part of it is I started being busy with other things. At the time I was doing some photography, I had a labouring, no-mind type job, so I enjoyed doing something in the off hours that required some thinking. After that, I went back to school and switched jobs to a thinking-type job, and also started having kids. I find photography to be one of those contemplative things, where you drive around and look at things, and the process was interrupted a little by having a screaming baby in the car. Then my photo gear was absconded with, and I haven't replaced it.
Also, looking at these pics, I don't think I would take ones like this now; I think that the way I view the world has changed. But I'm starting to want to do it again, and I figure that one of these good SLR digital cameras costs a shitload of money.
A question for photographers who have experience with digital and a good film SLR: which is better?
It looks like clarity of image is excellent with a good digital, but I used to like experimenting with pushing film past its ISO number, and I liked infrared film. Can you do those kinds of things with a digital, without having to go and photoshop them later? That doesn't interest me as much.
I still prefer film just becuase it has a certain 'something', I can't quite put my finger on.
You've got an excellent talent, and very unique eye - seems a shame to waste it, and I'd like to see how you view the world now.
I'd buy you a DSLR if I had the money, but alas...
Besides, they're going to be far cheaper in Canada than they are here - get your arse down to Sears.
You've got an excellent talent, and very unique eye - seems a shame to waste it, and I'd like to see how you view the world now.
I'd buy you a DSLR if I had the money, but alas...
Besides, they're going to be far cheaper in Canada than they are here - get your arse down to Sears.
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Firky said:
Fuck Sears: I'll go to Future Shop or Best Buy..... They're actually cheaper.
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p.s. I like that pyramid.......
It might have something to do with the circumstances. It's located on a little barren island called Snake Island, in Okanagan Lake. That lake is one of those mountain lakes, about 80 miles long, but only two or three miles wide. It's in an arid range of low mountains.
A local guy had emigrated from Lebanon, and vowed he'd build an amusement park on Snake Island. He eventually bought it. Word was that he'd started the park, but abandoned it.
We were houseboating on that lake for a week, and we made a landfall at Snake Island. It was the weirdest place: he'd scraped out all these little pathways, and little stream beds made out of slate and concrete. That pyramid was the only building: it's made out of plywood covered in a rough cement coating.
All in all, a strange building in a strange place.
It might have something to do with the circumstances. It's located on a little barren island called Snake Island, in Okanagan Lake. That lake is one of those mountain lakes, about 80 miles long, but only two or three miles wide. It's in an arid range of low mountains.
A local guy had emigrated from Lebanon, and vowed he'd build an amusement park on Snake Island. He eventually bought it. Word was that he'd started the park, but abandoned it.
We were houseboating on that lake for a week, and we made a landfall at Snake Island. It was the weirdest place: he'd scraped out all these little pathways, and little stream beds made out of slate and concrete. That pyramid was the only building: it's made out of plywood covered in a rough cement coating.
All in all, a strange building in a strange place.
mauvais
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Ace photos, helped I expect by the fact you live somewhere utterly beautiful!
You can do infrared digital photography; bit more difficult as most cameras have a low-pass filter to block excess IR. It's still very doable though; see http://www.naturfotograf.com/D70_rev05IR.html for an example or two.
Inherently you can't do the equivalent of pushing film in-camera; with digital it's a faked effect done by adding grain rather than digital's noise. It does involve Photoshop but it is easy. The best way to think of that is to take the time you spend in the darkroom and turn it into the time spent in front of a monitor. It's a lot faster but I do appreciate it's not as hands-on and probably not as fun.
I can't offer you any perspective on film vs digital as I've never properly dealt with film, but you can get a D70 SLR for under $1400CDN.
You can do infrared digital photography; bit more difficult as most cameras have a low-pass filter to block excess IR. It's still very doable though; see http://www.naturfotograf.com/D70_rev05IR.html for an example or two.
Inherently you can't do the equivalent of pushing film in-camera; with digital it's a faked effect done by adding grain rather than digital's noise. It does involve Photoshop but it is easy. The best way to think of that is to take the time you spend in the darkroom and turn it into the time spent in front of a monitor. It's a lot faster but I do appreciate it's not as hands-on and probably not as fun.
I can't offer you any perspective on film vs digital as I've never properly dealt with film, but you can get a D70 SLR for under $1400CDN.
I've been to Penticton which sits on the shores of Okanagan lake 
Small world, beautiful part of BC! I loved the drive from Kerrisdale to Penticton, was one of the best parts of the entire trip for me driving through the cascades.
As for going past the ISO limit and infared... no! I don't think you can, you can get infared filters IIRC but they're not the same, and you'll get pissed off with the ISO restrictions.
You probably can do all sorts on the top of the line DSLRs but not at the 'prosumer' level. Do you have a friend you could with a DSLR you could borrow for a bit? Or hire one perhaps?
Small world, beautiful part of BC! I loved the drive from Kerrisdale to Penticton, was one of the best parts of the entire trip for me driving through the cascades.As for going past the ISO limit and infared... no! I don't think you can, you can get infared filters IIRC but they're not the same, and you'll get pissed off with the ISO restrictions.
You probably can do all sorts on the top of the line DSLRs but not at the 'prosumer' level. Do you have a friend you could with a DSLR you could borrow for a bit? Or hire one perhaps?
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mauvais mangue said:
The other thing about pushing film is it can give the photo a flat perspective.
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Firky said:I've been to Penticton which sits on the shores of Okanagan lake
Kerrisdale in Vancouver? My, aren't you chi chi?
It is a small world. My wife grew up in the Okanagan area, and we both have a lot of family there. Did you go via Highway 3, ie the Hope Slide, Princeton, etc, or the Coquihalla Highway, that ends up at the lake near Summerland and Peachland?
Stopped in some posh part of Kerrisdale, Vancouver (off 43rd street IIRC) in this posh appartment for free, my ex had relatives who live there, and they loaned us their appartment for two weeks.
TBH, I'm not sure of the route we took - it took about 8 hours to get from Kerrisdale to Penticton, and we went the scenic route. If that helps, and through a small (by Canadian standards),national park.
Have you ever been to Slack Alices then you mucky puppy?
TBH, I'm not sure of the route we took - it took about 8 hours to get from Kerrisdale to Penticton, and we went the scenic route. If that helps, and through a small (by Canadian standards),national park.
Have you ever been to Slack Alices then you mucky puppy?
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Firky said:Stopped in some posh part of Kerrisdale, Vancouver (off 43rd street IIRC) in this posh appartment for free, my ex had relatives who live there, and they loaned us their appartment for two weeks.
TBH, I'm not sure of the route we took - it took about 8 hours to get from Kerrisdale to Penticton, and we went the scenic route. If that helps, and through a small (by Canadian standards),national park.
Have you ever been to Slack Alices then you mucky puppy?
Slack Alice's? My cousin's husband was the manager.
But actually, no. We have better establishments of that sort right here in Vancouver.
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Firky said:
Next time you're this way, I'll introduce you to a couple of classy joints.
Never been in their casino.
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