General Photography Chat

[Ayreonaut]

For some reason I haven't been able to upload anything to Flickr the last couple days. It's annoying and I have no idea what the problem is. Has anyone else experienced an issue like this lately or in the past?

Edit: Got it. Apparently my IE was set to work offline, which must have happened while I was in BC. I didn't notice because Firefox was working fine.

[LSyd]

Originally Posted by Aleks

trees are hard to shoot unless they have leafs. Personally I'll avoid dead trees because the twisted branches add too much weird details and when I sharpen the photo the branches also sharpen making them look weirder.

As for the black and white, I also personally don'y like black and white. I used to loveeeee it but as time passed I began to fall in love with faded and monotone shots more. Black and whites are hard to make. I've never made a successful b&w shot.

i like it. and naked trees can be fun to shoot.

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[toyota74]

I just got my first photo prints from flicker (snapfish)and
they are horrible ...way way too dark.I thought what I see
on my screen is what I would get in the prints.Has anyone
had similar problems or should I be doing something before
they go to be printed...or is it all trial and error?????????

What do you recommend??

[ue]

^I think honestly if you want to hear other people's personal experience you should post in the Help forum or something in Flickr. You're likely to get better results as I'm not sure anybody else has bought prints from Snapfish, and also not everybody uses Flickr.

[Ayreonaut]

They're way too expensive too. I think a print from Flickr is $16 or something, while at Costco I have them done for about $3. Then I get frames from IKEA and the combination totals $17.

[HomeInMyShoes]

I've found that getting things printed is hit and miss. Especially with the quick-o photomarts (Walmart, Cosco, Walgreens). Some days they are great and some days not so much. I've never had any problems with Newfoundland Camera here, but I'd expect them to do a better job and not overbalance or brighten something that looks too dark to them.

[flar]

You can do some kind of monitor calibration so that what you see on the monitor is what you get with the prints, but it seems really complicated and I've never bothered with it. The calibration is for contrast/brightness and colour and all depends on various hardware (monitor and printer) and software combinations. There are standards that manufacturers apparently adhere to. I'm refering to colourspace and gamma.

[toyota74]

I have never order prints before from a slr camera.Can you
go into smaller stores and get files downloaded from flicker or
what can you do besides getting them online....sorry for the
dumb questions cos Ive only ever got pics done from a point n
shoot

[ue]

I don't think it would be any different than a point and shoot. You don't need to use (most don't) Flickr/Snapfish to get prints. I honestly have no idea what kind of Irish chains you have and if they're similar to the UK. But basically, you could go into any electronics or photography shop and simply ask them, as it could be different in different places. Or, if they have a website, you may be able to find information there, and if they do stuff through online (like some places do here) you can upload photos to the company for them to get developed and then you can go pick them up in store.

[vid]

If you have an LED monitor, everything will be washed out and appear lighter and bluer than it really is. You might be overcompensating for that without realizing, and thus all of your photos are dark but you can't tell because your monitor is crap.

One of my Flickr contacts has been using Snapfish without a problem.

[Aleks]

I LOVE people like this. The make me so happy and it shows that social networking websites do goood for humanity. Plus all those repeated invites and glittery gifs look so cute, it just makes me happy that these people don't have better things to do!

[bulliver]

^ Dude, I looked at that for minutes and I still have no idea what the hell is going on...

[initiald]

I need some help with a camera upgrade.

Here's my current set up:

Nikon D40
Nikon 18-55 kit lens
Nikon 55-200 non-VR
Nikon 50mm f/1.8 (which doesn't autofocus with the D40)

I've pretty much decided on getting the D90.

Here's my question: should I just get the standard kit lens (18-105mm VR) or should I buy the body only and try to get another lens?

My problem now is the type of events I shoot, I'm constantly having to switch lens a dozen times per event, which has lead to a good bit of wear & tear and dust in the camera and lens, especially the 18-55 which is pretty beat up.

The kit 18-105 will be better for me, but the lens I really want is the Nikon 18-200 VR. Because this lens is out of my price range, I've been looking at the Sigma 18-200mm f/3.5-6.3 DC OS AF (which has the Sigma equivalent of VR). Reviews rate this lens pretty high, and I think it would fit my needs. What should I go with?

[ue]

^maybe you already decided this, but you could bring the D90 and the D40 to events so you dont have to switch lenses as much. anyways i'd go for the 18-105, it seems like a good lens, and the 18-200 sigma is not what you want, you want the nikon one...so instead of selling short (unless you really need t hat focal length) just save up for it. good luck

[initiald]

Originally Posted by edmontonenthusiast

and the 18-200 sigma is not what you want, you want the nikon one...so instead of selling short (unless you really need t hat focal length) just save up for it. good luck

It isn't that I really want the Nikon lens, I'm just not as familiar with Sigma and haven't ever used one. I've used the Nikon 18-200 (and 18-105) before. Maybe it would be best to find one of the few camera stores in town that hasn't closed and see if they have the Sigma to try.

[mr.John]

If you have the cash ($1,500) go for the 24-70mm 2.8 pro lens, this lens should cover 90% of your shooting ...don't waste money on lenses that will collect dust

[Ramsayfarian]

Originally Posted by Aleks

I LOVE people like this. The make me so happy and it shows that social networking websites do goood for humanity. Plus all those repeated invites and glittery gifs look so cute, it just makes me happy that these people don't have better things to do!

To each their own, I'm just gobsmacked at how many groups some of these people have. It kind of looks like an addiction.

[Doady]

Zenfolio recently added many new customization tools so I redesigned my site a few days ago. Check it out and tell my what you think of it (if you want to).

LINK

Looks much nicer than Flickr, doesn't it?

[LSyd]

Originally Posted by initiald

I need some help with a camera upgrade.

Here's my current set up:

Nikon D40
Nikon 18-55 kit lens
Nikon 55-200 non-VR
Nikon 50mm f/1.8 (which doesn't autofocus with the D40)

I've pretty much decided on getting the D90.

Here's my question: should I just get the standard kit lens (18-105mm VR) or should I buy the body only and try to get another lens?

My problem now is the type of events I shoot, I'm constantly having to switch lens a dozen times per event, which has lead to a good bit of wear & tear and dust in the camera and lens, especially the 18-55 which is pretty beat up.

The kit 18-105 will be better for me, but the lens I really want is the Nikon 18-200 VR. Because this lens is out of my price range, I've been looking at the Sigma 18-200mm f/3.5-6.3 DC OS AF (which has the Sigma equivalent of VR). Reviews rate this lens pretty high, and I think it would fit my needs. What should I go with?

18-105 is pretty good; a lot of pics in my photothreads were taken with it. it's not always the best in sharpness and seems to get some bad glare at night at longer focal lengths, but otherwise it's pretty good. i also got a 70-300mm vr with the camera (which i'd planned on getting anyway.)

for real fun get a wide-angle; it's like getting a new camera experience.

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[ue]

^yup (about the wide angle). i'd looove to get a wide angle. but they're out of my budget currently and when i start saving i tend to find something cheaper to buy . the tokina 11-16 would be nice but it doesnt focus with nikons lack of internal motor cameras: D40/D40x/D60/D3000/D5000. there's also the 16-85 which i've heard is very sharp and have seen great 16-18mm wides with it ... which is from nikon. the tokina 12-24 i've also heard is a good one, although not as much as the 11-16.