Here's my tree


I'm reaching here...

I'm going to downtown DC tomorrow so maybe i'll get something good then.

2/24/2009 10:19:57 PM

^ when did you leave australia and are you going back?

2/24/2009 10:21:08 PM

I've been back in the US since xmas time. I'm still working on landing a job in Melbourne so maybe i'll go back. They're trying to approve headcount for me, but i think its unlikely in this economy. Until then im hanging around trying to find a job. I'm in DC now w/ my gf.

2/24/2009 11:17:04 PM

Quote :

"creep us out now..."

don't have much to work with till it warms up. plus, i usually try to show shots im somewhat proud of...

well anyway, heres the few shots i got a couple weeks ago. not much, and not shots im proud of. since then, i finally got an external flash, so i look forward to better lighting in the future.

snuggle buddies




this guy wasn't happy to wake up to see me. you can kinda tell he had just emerged after that long winter sleep.




i go back out wednesday night thru the weekend. hopefully ill get some more rattlesnakes along with some frogs.

2/24/2009 11:27:53 PM

kiwi?

2/25/2009 7:29:04 PM

I got nothing:

2/25/2009 8:34:01 PM

2/26/2009 11:13:58 AM

awesome spot! where did you take those?! (secrets will be kept if info delivered via PM)

that first picture is money, i love the slight green hue. i'm digging the sink one too.

2/26/2009 11:16:43 AM

^^did you post pictures of that same abandon building before? I love the series, specially the half broken sink. NICE

[Edited on February 26, 2009 at 11:19 AM. Reason : ^ ]

2/26/2009 11:17:09 AM

that sink reminds me of the rooms in owen for some reason

2/26/2009 11:18:25 AM

^^^^Love those, especially the hallways. That series you posted is one of the reasons I still check this thread.

[Edited on February 26, 2009 at 11:18 AM. Reason : ]

2/26/2009 11:18:29 AM

see ppl, this is what we need more of, cool shit like that.

2/26/2009 11:20:38 AM

Last weekend was my first trip to this hospital. I've got to finish up the other building on campus we checked out too. I really felt I didn't have enough time so I will definitely be making another trip sometime int he future.

Will PM some info d7freestyler

2/26/2009 11:21:03 AM

I've got some neat old farm buildings around my house that I could use, but I'm scared of getting shot by the backwood folks that own them.

Trespassing is not prosecuted out my way.

It's executed.

2/26/2009 11:32:45 AM

a few i shot today

2/26/2009 5:52:26 PM

anybody else see this?

http://nikonrumors.com/2009/02/25/nikon-d5000-pma.aspx

Quote :

"Today I got another confirmation form a source that has never been wrong before: the Nikon D5000 is real - it has a swivel display that rotates in all directions; 12.3 Mpx sensor. That’s all I got for now. I would say 90% chance it will be released at PMA next week."

also looks like it has live view and will do HD video... and is slated to be significantly cheaper (like entry-level-ish) than the D50...

2/26/2009 5:55:43 PM

2/26/2009 7:41:22 PM

Why is this soo expensive?!

http://www.adorama.com/MYDL28.html?sid=12356971501160065

2/26/2009 8:15:09 PM

because its medium format with a digital back

plus its a mammy so its got some of the sweetest glass in the world available.

2/26/2009 9:28:11 PM

^^^ I like it! might be a touch too much saturation, at least in the red end of things.

2/26/2009 10:16:48 PM

It's a medium format, about 2-4 times the size of 35mm, it's a niche market mainly targeting commercial & high end portrait studio's (weddings included); the camera body alone costs 3k, lens is about another 3k and the back is probably 12k separate. Leaf does have upgraded digital backs, I think they have 38 and 50mp out this past year.

Amazing image quality. We have one leaf backs at school and it's a bitch and a half to get the damn thing to work properly. Plus the signal-to-noise ratio is ungodly low and the resolution is just tack sharp. The down side with such a large sensor (besides cost) is that they are generally behind the current trends and technology of what we see in the retail/consumer electronic market. The sensor on the 28mp is based on the same silicon tech that was available for Canon mkII's. They have a much longer product life and at those prices, I hope so.

2/27/2009 1:31:19 AM

2/27/2009 2:57:35 AM

Magnum and Blue Steel.

2/27/2009 3:09:11 AM

damn, it looks over saturated. Stupid Canon Raw program just sucks ass, it's really crippling me. I need to get cs4 or lr2. Ridiculous to spend so much money just for 5dmkII support. Thanks Adobe, that's why no one is fucking buying your upgraded pos software and everyone is sticking with cs3 and why you sales are off by a 50% margin.

2/27/2009 3:26:19 AM

how come the page always loads to a fucking snake photo for me, even if i hit apple-down to go to the bottom of the page

fuckin snakes

2/27/2009 3:40:09 AM

over

2/27/2009 5:44:30 AM

I didn't even adjust saturation, just levels and a teenie bit of contrast.....

2/27/2009 8:18:29 AM

Watch your backgrounds, and try taking a photo from somewhere other than eye level.

2/27/2009 8:20:12 AM

i took these right before lunch today outside in the parking lot by our warehouse




one of those outside rugs






i tried taking this picture from different angles but i couldnt get the picture i wanted so i went straight ahead...boring


this is Ernie, our new Morey

chickens in Four Oaks


[Edited on February 27, 2009 at 3:18 PM. Reason : nc]

2/27/2009 3:12:02 PM

meh, i'm not buying the 'oh look, old rusty shit' stuff.

2/27/2009 10:41:13 PM

Short version:
I tried to shoot a fashion show, get approval with management, get there and the "official" photograph has a beef towards me, says I can't shoot strobes, acts like a tool. I said good day, packed up my gear and left. I had no obligations on shooting the event, it was a personal project, but I knew everyone there.


Long version:
wow, I had a fucking night. So get this, I was set on shooting a fashion show tonight at Solas. I talked to management prior to the event about setting up studio strobes to the ceiling and they gave me the OK. So when I got there this evening, I brought in 150lbs worth of camera gear to rig up. When I was setting up my strobes, the photographer for the event (of whom I know) comes up to me and asked what I was doing.

So I told him my idea on a 5 strobe setup with shooting two cameras and one on remote. He gets all bent out of shape about it and starts yelling at me that I couldn't do it in a pissy voice saying "I'm the official photographer, I'm the only one allowed to shoot this professionally and you can't shoot strobes here, specially those powerful ones. Those will mess up the HD video cameras." I shrugged my eyes and told him I had the OK with management then he says "management isn't running this show, I'll tell you now, NO STROBES".

Then I proceeded to tell him the fact that no matter what strobes you are shooting, it won't "mess up" video. He interrupts me and goes "hey, I donno, that's what the video guys said". I go meet the video guys and it happened to be my friends and I personally asked them about strobes; they said they didn't care. I went back to management and they also didn't care, as long as it was safely rigged. So I started to pull out a strobe, but then was like I better not, that douche is gonna be a total faggot. I tried setting up a remote camera to shoot ambient, but the lighting they had on the runway was just awful and he even comes up to me and yells "Is that a flash, you CANNOT be setting up flashes up there" as he points to my 5D on a magic arm...

At that point, I was on my last nerve and just was like "you know what, this isn't going to work. I'm going home, chow". packed up my gear and toted it four blocks to my car. I mean if it was on any other night, I would have given him an earful, but I just didn't feel like fighting. It's been a very long day. And it really sucks because I put a lot of effort, thought and planning into shooting this event to experiment on what I can do. I knew a lot of people performing and watching the event and I have never been so upset to walk out early and refuse to shoot. Their loss.

Btw, the "official" photographer sucks ass, probably as bad or worse than kiwi. He shot with a 20D 17-85 and a 430ex with an omni-bounce diffuser pointed straight at the subjects...

2/28/2009 2:56:46 AM

it always sucks when people's experience does not match their privilege

2/28/2009 3:18:54 AM

The guy is like 34 years old and has been shooting for 10+ years. It's beyond me how he doesn't understand the basic fundamentals of photography or camera controls. His stuff is like lazydaze shit and I think he actually works for them. It's like, "give me a p&s, I could do better". Shit more than half of the pictures in the Raleigh downtowner is taken by a Sony pos, but they are decent for newsprint.

2/28/2009 3:24:17 AM

I'm sorry

2/28/2009 3:25:48 AM

Closed-fist. That is all.

2/28/2009 5:43:30 AM

That is fucking weak.
At least you didn't put up with it.
Let that jackass be content with mediocrity. At least you take pride in what you do and produce.

2/28/2009 10:24:53 AM

my bad, just facebook stalked him, he's 26 and doesn't have any education. Complete redneck fucktard. Seriously, if he can't be nice and play ball with me, I will go to the mattresses with him and bury his ass. I will go out of my way to call him out. I've been way too nice to him in the past for his crappiness. I don't care if he's been shooting longer than me, he doesn't know shit. Every other photographer agrees with me.

2/28/2009 11:08:57 AM

2/28/2009 11:11:17 AM

Quote :

" I will go to the mattresses with him and bury his ass."

What does this mean?

2/28/2009 11:21:55 AM

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[Edited on February 28, 2009 at 11:22 AM. Reason : .]

2/28/2009 11:21:55 AM

Prepare for a battle or adopt a warlike stance.

That's a direct quote

2/28/2009 11:36:22 AM

It's an old mafia saying.

2/28/2009 11:39:02 AM

If anyone is interested check out the Museum of the New South in Charlotte. Last day for the Changing Places exhibit. My mom's the main exhibit photographer. (again sorry for talking about my mom). Cool exhibit about Charlotte's history and diversity over the years.

http://www.museumofthenewsouth.org/

Also if anyone is interested she's giving a talk at the Mint Museum Tuesday night from 7-8:30. (Mike Wirth and Nancy Pierce) about their experience as artists and photo journalists.

2/28/2009 1:42:32 PM

I tried something new just now.

2/28/2009 1:46:10 PM

damn son

in the rain?

2/28/2009 1:48:20 PM

rode for about 30 mins, completely soaked, but I think I got some decent HD vids. The camera held up pretty well, but I actually originally had it mounted on the triple tree in front of my front fairing, right about at eye height when sitting on the bike. Then like 10 mins into riding, the clamp slips off the triple tree and falls off! I was like, OH SHIT, but I had the camera strap wrapped around my tank bag so It didnt go anywhere. Remounted it in the pics.

That was a lot of fun and def lifted my spirits.

2/28/2009 1:54:37 PM

Haha, it's like in Yes Man, where they take photos while jogging...only blurrier and more awesome.

Also:


[Edited on February 28, 2009 at 1:56 PM. Reason : Oh nevermind, I thought you were shooting stills. On a bike. In the rain.]

2/28/2009 1:54:43 PM

since noone reads the 49/99 post

2/28/2009 5:00:02 PM

2/28/2009 5:03:44 PM

116

2/28/2009 5:37:27 PM