It's not the camera; it's how you use it...

NikolaiNikolai Registered Users Posts: 19,035 Major grins
edited November 19, 2010 in Other Cool Shots
Ray Crossing. Droid X.

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Taken this morning about 7:30am at work...
"May the f/stop be with you!"

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  • Wicked_DarkWicked_Dark Registered Users Posts: 1,138 Major grins
    edited October 13, 2010
    So right. Nice job.
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  • Shades of HyperionShades of Hyperion Registered Users Posts: 367 Major grins
    edited October 13, 2010
    Excellent composition and use of light
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  • BradfordBennBradfordBenn Registered Users Posts: 2,506 Major grins
    edited October 14, 2010
    Very nice shot. I agree it is the operator, not the tool.
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  • ZerodogZerodog Registered Users Posts: 1,480 Major grins
    edited October 14, 2010
    Cool. Good eye.
  • RichardRichard Administrators, Vanilla Admin Posts: 19,955 moderator
    edited October 14, 2010
    Good one, Nik. thumb.gif
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  • SnowgirlSnowgirl Registered Users Posts: 2,155 Major grins
    edited October 14, 2010
    I love the light pattern. Excellent!
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  • jackiejayjackiejay Registered Users Posts: 714 Major grins
    edited October 14, 2010
    Cool shot and you proved that point of youre title:)
  • DaddyODaddyO Registered Users Posts: 4,466 Major grins
    edited October 14, 2010
    Nice find neatly composed and photographed. thumb.gif
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  • NikolaiNikolai Registered Users Posts: 19,035 Major grins
    edited October 14, 2010
    Thank you guys, much appreciated! thumb.giflust
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  • snowman1snowman1 Registered Users Posts: 272 Major grins
    edited October 16, 2010
    Very nice photo




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  • DonRicklinDonRicklin Registered Users Posts: 5,551 Major grins
    edited October 16, 2010
    Nikolai, looks like one for a weekly class!

    Must be shot w/ Smart phone/ iTouch!

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  • NikolaiNikolai Registered Users Posts: 19,035 Major grins
    edited October 16, 2010
    @Doug, @Don: thanks! :D

    @Don: I hear you, but you see, assignments, apart from other things, must be applicable to everybody in the class. And I know some areas may not have a direct sun for months (especially come Fall/Winter season), while some others may not have large buildings with archways within hours and hours of driving. But yeah, if I (or anybody else) would come up with an idea that is cell-phone camera worthy, we'll sure play it! thumb.gif
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  • D'BuggsD'Buggs Registered Users Posts: 958 Major grins
    edited October 16, 2010
    This is cool; everything about it.
  • NikolaiNikolai Registered Users Posts: 19,035 Major grins
    edited October 16, 2010
    D'Buggs wrote: »
    This is cool; everything about it.
    Thanks man!thumb.gif
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  • richterslrichtersl Registered Users Posts: 3,322 Major grins
    edited October 18, 2010
    Very cool and well-seen! clap.gif
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  • wfellerwfeller Registered Users Posts: 2,625 Major grins
    edited October 18, 2010
    Cool.
    Anybody can do it.
  • NikolaiNikolai Registered Users Posts: 19,035 Major grins
    edited October 18, 2010
    @Linda, @wfeller: thanks, guys! thumb.gif
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  • DogdotsDogdots Registered Users Posts: 8,795 Major grins
    edited October 19, 2010
    Made the kid in me resurface -- I wanted to jump into the photo and walk down the hall just stepping on the lines of light rolleyes1.gif
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  • NikolaiNikolai Registered Users Posts: 19,035 Major grins
    edited October 19, 2010
    Dogdots wrote: »
    Made the kid in me resurface -- I wanted to jump into the photo and walk down the hall just stepping on the lines of light rolleyes1.gif

    That's a good one, Mary! iloveyou.gifHopefully there will be a pot of gold at the end of that path.... mwink.gif
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  • m147m147 Registered Users Posts: 61 Big grins
    edited November 17, 2010
    very nice image i have to say. such photography is some of my favourite. excellent.
  • NikolaiNikolai Registered Users Posts: 19,035 Major grins
    edited November 17, 2010
    m147 wrote: »
    very nice image i have to say. such photography is some of my favourite. excellent.
    Thank you, much appreciated! thumb.gif
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  • m147m147 Registered Users Posts: 61 Big grins
    edited November 17, 2010
    Nikolai wrote: »
    Thank you, much appreciated! thumb.gif

    what do you shoot with?
    hopefully eventually i shall be able to take images like that as well. but it will take a lot of time, patience, and experience. as i have only started in this hobby recently, still learning the basics. and also most likely a better camera for photos like that. right now all i got is entry level nikon d3000.

    edit ... never mind. now i'm laughing at my post, having taken a second look and realising you took it with a phone. 'i need a better camera' in the 'it's not the camera it's how you use it' post. hahaha!
  • NikolaiNikolai Registered Users Posts: 19,035 Major grins
    edited November 17, 2010
    m147 wrote: »
    what do you shoot with?
    hopefully eventually i shall be able to take images like that as well. but it will take a lot of time, patience, and experience. as i have only started in this hobby recently, still learning the basics. and also most likely a better camera for photos like that. right now all i got is entry level nikon d3000.

    edit ... never mind. now i'm laughing at my post, having taken a second look and realising you took it with a phone. 'i need a better camera' in the 'it's not the camera it's how you use it' post. hahaha!

    yeah, it's a Motorola's Droid X. Very nice device.
    "May the f/stop be with you!"
  • AzzaroAzzaro Registered Users Posts: 5,643 Major grins
    edited November 18, 2010
    Great shot Nik......:Dgary
  • TrackerTracker Registered Users Posts: 155 Major grins
    edited November 18, 2010
    Great capture, Nik--the color, lighting, comp and all with a 1mm lens (or whatever it is exactly)

    I love the thread title and your work both with the X and that with your full on equipment in other postings illustrates that. I totally agree with your premise--
    just that my work maybe illustrates the other side of the equation :lol ...but I'm learning, or trying to.

    Here's a couple of Droid X shots--the tangent to this thread is "the best camera is the one you have with you..."

    Hallway to Hell
    759788860_4NmWd-M-3.jpg

    Waiting on Doc
    752703084_E5am4-M-3.jpg
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  • NikolaiNikolai Registered Users Posts: 19,035 Major grins
    edited November 18, 2010
    Tracker wrote: »
    Great capture, Nik--the color, lighting, comp and all with a 1mm lens (or whatever it is exactly)

    I love the thread title and your work both with the X and that with your full on equipment in other postings illustrates that. I totally agree with your premise--
    just that my work maybe illustrates the other side of the equation :lol ...but I'm learning, or trying to.

    Here's a couple of Droid X shots--the tangent to this thread is "the best camera is the one you have with you..."

    Hallway to Hell


    Waiting on Doc

    Gary,
    thank you!

    I like the VP on #1 and the mood on#2.

    I wish your phone were completely vertical on #1 to avod a slight convergence effect (noticeable on the first door frame) - naturally you'd have to go lower. Another case in point: NEVER shoot anything from your eye level, at least without exploring other vantage points first.
    "May the f/stop be with you!"
  • TrackerTracker Registered Users Posts: 155 Major grins
    edited November 19, 2010
    Nikolai wrote: »
    Gary,
    thank you!

    I like the VP on #1 and the mood on#2.

    I wish your phone were completely vertical on #1 to avod a slight convergence effect (noticeable on the first door frame) - naturally you'd have to go lower. Another case in point: NEVER shoot anything from your eye level, at least without exploring other vantage points first.

    Thanks for the tips/insights.
    #1 was the basement hall of the county jail (long story), so I wasn't sure how they'd feel about me shooting pics. Still, if I had that working knowledge, I probably could have pulled it off. Now that I know how to do convergence in LR3, I might try reworking it.
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