Who here is into Photography?

[Funky Feathers]

I can't use Photoshop b/c I use Linux OS. It is not compatible.

 

[appps]

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I can't use Photoshop b/c I use Linux OS. It is not compatible.

Have you tried Gimp? I've not looked at it for years but it was sort of the Linux equivalent of photoshop but when I had ps7 and from memory it was free too

 

[tweetr1979]

Cannon Rebel T3 here, only had it about a year and just really starting to get into learning about it and using it, other than in auto mode.

 

[Funky Feathers]

I took these the other day:

 

[MyNameIs86]

I have Nikon D3100... I love it.
It is a good DSLR for beginners and has a guide to help you with easy shots and advance shots. I don't take a lot of pictures these days but here are some of my favorite pictures:




The rose picture... Can you believe it? That is NOT edited with any program. That is how the camera took the shot.

 

[Funky Feathers]

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Yes I have GIMP, but it is nothing like photoshop. It only has a few basic features. You can only do so much with it.

 

[appps]

Yes I have GIMP, but it is nothing like photoshop. It only has a few basic features. You can only do so much with it.

Bummer, had hoped it had developed as photoshop did. Sounds like its still back where it was years ago.

 

[Funky Feathers]

Yep, sadly, it is. :/

 

[manaze88]

Oh and how about a question for those with fancy dslr cameras.

How long did it take you to start shooting in M? Know so many people with these who still shoot in the green full auto

To answer my own question , it was a film slr but took me 10years to make that leap . Kick myself I didn't do it sooner!

When I first started playing with a DSLR, I felt compelled to do my best to shoot in full manual mode. The SLR I had been shooting with included a light meter in the view finder, so it was always easy for me to shoot in manual knowing I had the light balanced. I didn't have that with my DSLR, but I did have the viewer so I was able to see the pictures as I took them. This was okay unless I was in a hurry, or taking a lot of pictures in an area where the light fluctuated.

My two favorite modes on the DSLR are the shutter priority and aperature priority modes. I can do this, and even change them while shooting sequenced shots, and let the camera off set for me. This gives me much better pictures than if I were shooting in Auto mode, but helps me keep good settings while I'm moving around.

I still use full manual, though. Mostly when I'm taking my time setting up shots, or doing long exposure (night shots, for example) and tripod shots.

It took me a long time to make the jump from SLR to DSLR....**** these kids and their technology, right? My skills have improved, not degraded, as I feared moving to digital would do for me. Just the opposite, once I learned the only difference between SLR and DSLR was the medium of the picture, and that I could still take the same pictures and do all the manipulations at the camera, I was able to convince myself to play with one. And not having to develop hundreds and hundreds of shots, I've taken 10's of thousands of pictures, and been able to learn and hone my skills without spending so much. Good news for me, bad news for film manufacturers.

 

[zazouse]

Beautiful photos everyone.
This is my girl Marty an awsome gardian of all birds here.



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