The Photography Thread

Zaqarbal · 04-22-2010, 07:30 PM

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Originally Posted by Flower Child

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It's difficult to photograph street cats closely (they use to run away

). But I did it two years ago. First I gave him/her something to eat, then he/she became "my friend" and finally I managed to take a photo at a ground (that is, feline) level:

♫ ♪ "See these eyes so green..." ♫

FETCHER. · 04-22-2010, 08:07 PM

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Originally Posted by Flower Child

Kayleigh, I'm glad you liked that Fox theater shot. I wish I had only gotten that bird a little sharper, it flew out as a surprise and startled me half to death before I could get my settings quickened for it, but it will do as is I suppose.

Where the bird is in the photo is even perfect. What an amazing coincidence

It almost looks like it was meant to be there.

~~Flower Child~~ · 04-23-2010, 07:08 PM

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Originally Posted by crash_override

Awesome pics Flower Child. Long time no talk btw.

Thanks, and by god it has been a while. We need to catch up. Expect a pm in the near future.

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Originally Posted by Zaqarbal

It's difficult to photograph street cats closely (they use to run away

). But I did it two years ago. First I gave him/her something to eat, then he/she became "my friend" and finally I managed to take a photo at a ground (that is, feline) level:

Wow you did get close to him, nice job. He's a mighty handsome little cat too. I bet it took a lot of patience. Yes it most certainly is not easy getting a decent shot since they are usually so skittish. I had a heck of a time getting him to sit still in front of that blue wall and turning those bright yellow eyes toward me.

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Originally Posted by kayleigh.

Where the bird is in the photo is even perfect. What an amazing coincidence

It almost looks like it was meant to be there.

Yeah I really lucked out with the position of the bird, I really can't complain about that. You win some you lose...well, in photography, most.

Aden · 04-25-2010, 09:54 PM

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Originally Posted by Flower Child

I really like this shot.
You've got a really good eye, Flower Child.

Great shots.

pourmeanother · 04-26-2010, 02:43 AM

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Originally Posted by Aden

I really like this shot.
You've got a really good eye, Flower Child.

Great shots.

I agree. Some people have a knack of finding the "right shot" in almost anything. Excellent photographs, and also now my new favorite signature around. "Your face is my case."

CanwllCorfe · 04-26-2010, 02:53 PM

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Originally Posted by Flower Child

Many thanks, guys

Street photography is what I live for.
Kayleigh, I'm glad you liked that Fox theater shot. I wish I had only gotten that bird a little sharper, it flew out as a surprise and startled me half to death before I could get my settings quickened for it, but it will do as is I suppose.

I would LOVE to do some sort of street photography. Unfortunately I live in the country. Some people love being out here but really, it gets old. I'll just have to attack the scenery in a different way I guess

FETCHER. · 04-26-2010, 08:47 PM

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Originally Posted by CanwllCorfe

I would LOVE to do some sort of street photography. Unfortunately I live in the country. Some people love being out here but really, it gets old. I'll just have to attack the scenery in a different way I guess

Same, only other hurdle I have is that I like photography, but I'm **** at it

Zaqarbal · 04-27-2010, 02:15 AM

I don't know if I would take better photos in the country, but surely I would find some interesting "targets". For instance (and contrary to that infamous idiom

), more than 2,500 castles waiting to be photographed in many ways.

Anyway, I think sometimes I take my best photos by chance. For instance, one melancholic day of December I realized that, seen from my window, the Sun was rising exactly in the middle of the Gate of Europe (a pair of inclined buildings). Et voilà:

And it was just because a coincidence. Those buildings have been there for the past 15 years, and I had never thought I could take such a picture.

Another day, while looking for some 19th-century sculptures in a historical graveyard, and suffering the effects of a cruel sun (I was sweating like a whore in a confessional

), suddenly I saw a pantheon with a column and an angel at the top. A perfect position, sunrays from the left... and click:

The right position in the right moment. Just luck. And thanks to the same f***ing sun that was torturing me before.

FETCHER. · 04-27-2010, 09:18 AM

Those are great photographs, do you use a good camera?

Zaqarbal · 04-27-2010, 10:29 AM

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Originally Posted by kayleigh.

Those are great photographs, do you use a good camera?

For being a compact one...

I guess it's good in its class. Obviously I could have better results with a reflex, but I'm only an amateur.

04-27-2010, 02:15 AM	#588 (permalink)
Zaqarbal Music Addict Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Spain Posts: 824	I don't know if I would take better photos in the country, but surely I would find some interesting "targets". For instance (and contrary to that infamous idiom ), more than 2,500 castles waiting to be photographed in many ways. Anyway, I think sometimes I take my best photos by chance. For instance, one melancholic day of December I realized that, seen from my window, the Sun was rising exactly in the middle of the Gate of Europe (a pair of inclined buildings). Et voilà: And it was just because a coincidence. Those buildings have been there for the past 15 years, and I had never thought I could take such a picture. Another day, while looking for some 19th-century sculptures in a historical graveyard, and suffering the effects of a cruel sun (I was sweating like a whore in a confessional ), suddenly I saw a pantheon with a column and an angel at the top. A perfect position, sunrays from the left... and click: The right position in the right moment. Just luck. And thanks to the same f**ing sun that was torturing me before. __________________ "Lullabies for adults / crossed by the years / carry the flower of disappointment / tattooed in their gloomy melodies.*"