The Photography Thread (soundtrack, rock, albums, American, microphone)

LoathsomePete · 03-13-2009, 12:55 AM

One of the photos I took of Reno.

WWWP · 02-20-2009, 04:32 PM

Hedgehogs, on the other hand, are adorable, loveable, and sweet.

Molecules · 02-20-2009, 04:34 PM

yes hedgehogs do rule

Until they catch you in the woods and attack in rolling formation

garbanzo · 03-13-2009, 06:12 AM

look, it's a grasshopper!

Freebase Dali · 03-15-2009, 09:53 PM

I'm not much of a photographer, but I have fun editing photos I've taken.
Here are several pics I took about a year ago after getting a new cam.

1. Closeup of a mask brought back from Africa by a friend, edited in photoshop:

2. Closeup of my condenser microphone, edited in photoshop:

3. Playing with macro, photo of my mixing board, edited...:

4. Began as a photo of my headphones, turned into something else in photoshop:

**Janszoon** · 03-16-2009, 03:13 PM

I got back last night from a three and a half day camping trip out to Death Valley, the lowest and—I think—the hottest place in North America. This was my second time there and I absolutely love this place. It's so big and harsh it just makes you realize how small you are. Anyway, I thought I'd post some of my photos:

Badwater salt flats. 282 feet (86 meters) below sea level. No shade anywhere to be found and a vast white, highly reflective surface all around you. It is freaking hot here.

The path from the road out into the salt flats at Badwater. The white surface you see is not pavement but salt that has been flattened and smoothed by people walking on it.

Dante's View looking down into part of Death Valley. To give you an idea of the scale of the place, look for a thin vertical white line in the lower left of the photo. That line is the path into the salt flats from the previous photo.

Just a little ways away from Badwater is the Devil's Golf Course which is these lumpy salt formations stretching off into the distance. One of the things that's so neat about this place to me is that you can be standing in a place like this, where it's quite hot, and still see snow up in the mountains.

**Janszoon** · 03-16-2009, 03:27 PM

Here are some more of my Death Valley photos (the first set are on the previous page). I figured I'd split them up in a couple of posts to avoid having one monster post full of photos but if a mod wants to merge them that's fine too.

This one is of Ubehebe Crater. Created by an exploding volcano a couple thousand years ago this was believed by the local Shoshone people to be the place where the first humans crawled out of the Earth.

Looking away from Ubehebe Crater you can see the immense field of volcanic ash that still remains from the eruption.

Far from Ubehebe Crater is the Artist's Palette, multi-colored hills that are the product of the different minerals in them.

Looking to the left of the Artist's Palette I saw this little canyon. I don't think it has a name but I thought it was cool looking.

**Janszoon** · 03-16-2009, 03:39 PM

And here's my last group of Death Valley photos:

Zabriskie Point. You may have heard of the movie of the same name or more likely the movie's famous soundtrack. Well this is the place the movie gets its name from.

Zabriskie Point, facing the opposite direction from the previous photo.

People with cameras out on a ridge by Zabriskie Point.

At last but not least, an unrelated photo from the Mesquite Sand Dunes, which are little ways from Zabriskie Point, heading in the direction of Ubehebe Crater. The colors didn't come out very good in this photo for some reason but it was a cool place.

dudewtf512 · 03-16-2009, 07:13 PM

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Originally Posted by Janszoon

And here's my last group of Death Valley photos:

Zabriskie Point. You may have heard of the movie of the same name or more likely the movie's famous soundtrack. Well this is the place the movie gets its name from.

it was also a pink floyd album. those are some great pictures, landscapes are beautiful.

~~Ambroise Fleuette~~ · 03-16-2009, 05:32 PM

Incredible pics, guys! Those are both some of the coolest looking places on Earth for sure. I'm not entirely sure, but I believe I've been to Death Valley and Joshua Tree before as I used to live in California. I'm sure I've been to Sequoia National Park, that was awesome.

03-13-2009, 12:55 AM	#1 (permalink)
LoathsomePete Cardboard Box Realtor Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Hobb's End Posts: 7,648	One of the photos I took of Reno. __________________ Last.FM 101 Albums That May Not Change Your Life, But I Really Like And You Might Too

02-20-2009, 04:34 PM	#3 (permalink)
Molecules daddy don't Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: the Wastes Posts: 2,577	yes hedgehogs do rule Until they catch you in the woods and attack in rolling formation __________________ [SIZE="1"]Eff em tumble her

03-15-2009, 09:53 PM	#5 (permalink)
Freebase Dali Partying on the inside Join Date: Mar 2009 Posts: 5,584	I'm not much of a photographer, but I have fun editing photos I've taken. Here are several pics I took about a year ago after getting a new cam. 1. Closeup of a mask brought back from Africa by a friend, edited in photoshop: 2. Closeup of my condenser microphone, edited in photoshop: 3. Playing with macro, photo of my mixing board, edited...: 4. Began as a photo of my headphones, turned into something else in photoshop: __________________

03-16-2009, 03:13 PM	#6 (permalink)
Janszoon Mate, Spawn & Die Join Date: May 2007 Location: The Rapping Community Posts: 24,593	I got back last night from a three and a half day camping trip out to Death Valley, the lowest and—I think—the hottest place in North America. This was my second time there and I absolutely love this place. It's so big and harsh it just makes you realize how small you are. Anyway, I thought I'd post some of my photos: Badwater salt flats. 282 feet (86 meters) below sea level. No shade anywhere to be found and a vast white, highly reflective surface all around you. It is freaking hot here. The path from the road out into the salt flats at Badwater. The white surface you see is not pavement but salt that has been flattened and smoothed by people walking on it. Dante's View looking down into part of Death Valley. To give you an idea of the scale of the place, look for a thin vertical white line in the lower left of the photo. That line is the path into the salt flats from the previous photo. Just a little ways away from Badwater is the Devil's Golf Course which is these lumpy salt formations stretching off into the distance. One of the things that's so neat about this place to me is that you can be standing in a place like this, where it's quite hot, and still see snow up in the mountains. __________________ A Night in the Life of the Invisible Man Time & Place 25 Albums You Should Hear Before the Moon Crashes into the Earth and We All Die last.fm

03-16-2009, 03:27 PM	#7 (permalink)
Janszoon Mate, Spawn & Die Join Date: May 2007 Location: The Rapping Community Posts: 24,593	Here are some more of my Death Valley photos (the first set are on the previous page). I figured I'd split them up in a couple of posts to avoid having one monster post full of photos but if a mod wants to merge them that's fine too. This one is of Ubehebe Crater. Created by an exploding volcano a couple thousand years ago this was believed by the local Shoshone people to be the place where the first humans crawled out of the Earth. Looking away from Ubehebe Crater you can see the immense field of volcanic ash that still remains from the eruption. Far from Ubehebe Crater is the Artist's Palette, multi-colored hills that are the product of the different minerals in them. Looking to the left of the Artist's Palette I saw this little canyon. I don't think it has a name but I thought it was cool looking. __________________ A Night in the Life of the Invisible Man Time & Place 25 Albums You Should Hear Before the Moon Crashes into the Earth and We All Die last.fm Last edited by Janszoon; 03-16-2009 at 04:14 PM.

03-13-2009, 06:12 AM	#4 (permalink)
garbanzo Recommended by 4 out of 5 Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Budapest Posts: 137	look, it's a grasshopper!

03-16-2009, 03:39 PM	#8 (permalink)
Janszoon Mate, Spawn & Die Join Date: May 2007 Location: The Rapping Community Posts: 24,593	And here's my last group of Death Valley photos: Zabriskie Point. You may have heard of the movie of the same name or more likely the movie's famous soundtrack. Well this is the place the movie gets its name from. Zabriskie Point, facing the opposite direction from the previous photo. People with cameras out on a ridge by Zabriskie Point. At last but not least, an unrelated photo from the Mesquite Sand Dunes, which are little ways from Zabriskie Point, heading in the direction of Ubehebe Crater. The colors didn't come out very good in this photo for some reason but it was a cool place. __________________ A Night in the Life of the Invisible Man Time & Place 25 Albums You Should Hear Before the Moon Crashes into the Earth and We All Die last.fm

03-16-2009, 05:32 PM	#10 (permalink)
~~Ambroise Fleuette~~ Account Disabled Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: United States of America Posts: 1	Incredible pics, guys! Those are both some of the coolest looking places on Earth for sure. I'm not entirely sure, but I believe I've been to Death Valley and Joshua Tree before as I used to live in California. I'm sure I've been to Sequoia National Park, that was awesome.