Photography

[JoshuaA]

Edit, I didn’t realize this was a 14 page thread when I clicked through email and answering the first post on mobile lol. There should be a like function here, beautiful shots everyone.

[llscott]

I have a Lumix zs-70....pocketable, more than enough focal zoom yet good macro, touch screen but optical eye viewer when the light is too bright for screen or for stability, Leica lens. Can shoot in raw if you do that. Monopod seems to work for me. More options than I have been able to use. I leave the DSLR behind more now.

[Oakman]

The lighting wasn’t good and I didn’t have my favorite camera with me and our boat was bouncing up and down in the ocean, but even so these pictures of whales breaching bring back some great memories. We were on a Panama Canal cruise and these pics are from a shore excursion we took in the port of Cabo San Lucas this past December.




The whales flipper out of the water near a boat gives some perspective as to the size of the whales.

[chroniekon]

Alaska Nikon D7200

[SlyCamperz]

Originally Posted by boondocking

I use a Canon 5D MKII and the lenses I travel with are the Canon 17-40mm, Canon 28-70mm, Canon 70-200mm and a Tamron 150-600mm. The 28-70 gets the most usage and the 17-40 comes in second.

I also use Lightroom and Photoshop, mostly Photoshop.

Envious of your equipment assets. What kind of gimbal do you use with your Tamron 150-600? It’s on my wish list.

[SlyCamperz]

Originally Posted by timfromma

I dabble in astrophotography. I lug around a decent size telescope and wait for a clear night. Here is a photo of my scope plus a sampling of some of my photos.

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Beautiful work! Thanks for sharing!

[SlyCamperz]

Originally Posted by uhduh camping

Some of mine are inappropriate for this forum. Some are just personal interests, a lot are trial and error shots.

I will tease you with a couple of favorites from Fort McAllister Richmond Hill GA. These are SOOC shots I am not a big fan of lightroom apps.Attachment 177622



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Fabulous!

[SlyCamperz]

Originally Posted by CurtPutnam

Perhaps we should see about setting up folders for each National Park (or other area of camper interest) so that folks could post their scenery pics without having to type too much text for explanation? Could auto resized to limit disk consumption? These would all go to some area of the current gallery.

I would LOVE to see this happen!

[SlyCamperz]

Originally Posted by Windjammingnc

In my early years (and poorer years), I had several Pentax SLRs and several lenses - even dabbled in Wedding Photography, Equine photography but Nature and Wildlife have always been one of my favorite subjects.



In the early 2000's, made the switch to Digital with a Pentax istD with a whopping 6 Mpixels. More recently, switched to Canon with a EOS 6D and initially just had the stock 24-105mm F4 and splurged on the 70-200m F2.8 which for the longest time was my favorite lens.


Recently, I wanted more distance and picked up a Sigma 150mm-600mm F5-6.3.


Like others on here, I use Lightroom and Photoshop for Post-Processing/Catalog.



It's a beast of a lens but takes great pictures and was half the price of the Canon 100-400mm.


I took this moon picture handheld (no tripod) after a few margaritas at a NASCAR track campground. Was surprised it came out so clear. It was hazy that evening which is reflected in the picture - it got worse as the night progressed.


The second is from behind one of our favorite National Park Campsites in the morning with campfire smoke wafting through the campground..

Wow! Beautiful!

[JohnD10]

Originally Posted by Windjammingnc

In my early years (and poorer years), I had several Pentax SLRs and several lenses...



In the early 2000's, made the switch to Digital with a Pentax istD with a whopping 6 Mpixels.

I still have a Pentax istDS and a K10D...

The K10D is the better, more expensive camera, but I've had a lot of problems with it.

The DS still works like a charm, but I hardly use either of them anymore.

Both great cameras, though!

These are all from the old Pentax istDS:

[uhduh camping]

Originally Posted by SlyCamperz

Fabulous!

Thank you

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[chroniekon]

More Alaska. Humpback Whales bubble net feeding. If you look close you can see some herring jumping.

[uhduh camping]

I found this one in my phone gallery. Not a great shot but candid. Assateague State Park, walked up for some lunch he got the butter from the neighbors. Second pic was our site as we were trying to setup. Young foal heavily protected by the herd.

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[Villagerjjm]

Get an extending single pole "tripod" with a quick mount for the camera. Push a button and the single pole extends to your perfect height. Push the button again and it will collapse. You can walk around it in a circle without the worry about tripping over a leg like a three legged tripod. It hold steady because it is bottomed to the ground. I have one that I use for my 80mm binoculars.

[JohnD10]

Originally Posted by Villagerjjm

Get an extending single pole "tripod" with a quick mount for the camera.

Those are called a 'monopod'.

[LTZ470]

The Chapel at Adriatica, McKinney, Texas...

[LTZ470]

Redtail Hawk out on the MTB trails...

[Oakman]

It’s been hot, hot, hot here in Missouri. This little squirrel decided the best way to cool down was by spreading out on this rock in the shade.

[CarolMc55]

Originally Posted by CurtPutnam

Since travel and photography are inextricably linked, I'd like to ask of you all about how & if & with what gear you pursue image capture while traveling.

For example I enjoy landscape photography but I'm generally too lazy to deploy my tripod and ball head.
Beginning to contemplate upgrades to my tripod (it's heavy), DSLR body, and sling bag. Of course, I always dream about some new lenses. Recent constraints to my mobility will force some of the changes.

Post processing is done with Lightroom/Photoshop as well as Topaz Studio and DxO. Have enough RAM to keep them all happy (24 GB.)

So what do all you photographers do?

A quick trick if you don't have or want to use your tripod. Take a long piece of string and tie it to a screw that fits under camera where tripod mount goes. Put end of string under your foot and pull tight to take the picture. Stops the trembling and camera shake. Works great for me.

[doc73]

Originally Posted by CarolMc55

A quick trick if you don't have or want to use your tripod. Take a long piece of string and tie it to a screw that fits under camera where tripod mount goes. Put end of string under your foot and pull tight to take the picture. Stops the trembling and camera shake. Works great for me.

Good trick for those places that prohibit tripods as well