Fisher Photography - Previously VP_S_Wagon  

Nickle

Ok I haven't been on here for a while, but in my opinion,
The desaturated versions: #2. The reflection on the water is great.
The Normal versions: The bridge is definatly better than the others. Nice contrast.
The New ones: I love the look of the city in the first shot. And the grass in the foreground is actually very nice. Despite being a rather generic foreground, because theres only enough to frame the shot a little and give it more depth it looks really effective.

Nice work Harold

vp_s_wagon

Cheers Nickle,

That grass was a bitch to do, I used a torch for the whole exposure, exposing it from different angles so it didnt have shadows etc.
The second one was not my idea, I was trying to copy this pic (7th one down) that I found and really liked. I think I should have done it earlier in the day and used a smaller aperture though. Mine needed alot of sharpening because I used f.7.1, should have been f.30 or something, I was as 300mm.

What do u think?

Harry

vp_s_wagon

I havent been getting any decent photos recently so i tried again tonight and this is what I came up with.

This was a very long exposure, those are stars that are streaking! 1.
2. 3. - An R35 i found 4.
5. I like this better than number 6. It is not a busy. I still kinda like 6 tho.
6. 7. 8. - they were painful for my eyes!

dj_brad_k

awesome photos again harry.

the de-sat ones i think are really effective, although there isnt a huge main focal point the desaturation and sharpness of the lines give off great emotion, very eeky looking.

i would chose number 5 over 6 to jus because its less busy, but the last 2 i like alot. always very tricky photos.

cheers tyler

Ghetto Panda

I'm really liking number that's exactly what i wanted my highway shot to look like but there where trees in the middle that got in the way. I also like number 8 the aqua brightens up a bit more than the blue one that one seems a bit dark.

The rear shot of the Skyline also looks a bit dark as well.

vp_s_wagon

Cheers Guys,

Ghetto,
I'm guessing u mean number 2. Cheers man.
I see whatu mean with number 8 so I brightened it up a bit:
The Skyline Pic is not very good, the lighting was really crap. I was in a big shadow I'll try and fix it though.

Cheers Tyler,
It was a really weird night. Very eerie. It wasnt hard to get that effect.
I like those last two aswel, never tried them before but I'm happy with how they turned out.

Cheers
Harry

mrhatmostly

a bit late now, but i actually really like the black moody ones as they remind of noir type movie sets - similar to sin city.

Nickle

Hey, you did an awesome job with the photoshopping! Those graffiti ones turned out surprisingly well, but I think the second one looks better. And you managed to make the shack blue.. But I'd have to say my fave is #5.
Twas fun Harold!

S15_Clint

Those graffiti ones are interesting man, very intriguing

Clint

Rainey

5. is good. The rest arent particularly intriguing or unique.

Keep at it.

mrhatmostly

love the two scooters - they are straight out of the scooter brochure i'm sure of it.....

maybe the only thing i'd like to see, would be in 6, lots of traffic creating those night lines in the background. so like really calm at the scooter, really hectic behind it.... (obviously depends on your intersection though...)

vp_s_wagon

Yeh, if u zoom in there are some car lines behind it but it was gridlock behind it so it wasnt moving enough to give any good lines.

vp_s_wagon

And it is the same scooter. A 1970's Vespa I found and just wheeled around to take the shots.

vp_s_wagon

Bored last night so i went and took some shots.
What do u think??

1. - v.long exposure (note the star streaks)
Can't decide between these two- 2. 3. - Which do u think?
4.
C&C welcome.

Harry

Twist

You do some weird stuff Harry

Moment

not sure about number 1 mate. IMO night shots should have a black sky (or at least a dark sky). But its cool how you can make everything that bright with no light and just a massive long exposure. Although you could have almost got teh same effect going there in teh day. Probably save you a heap of time in the process

Psi

awesome shots harry. number 3 is way better then 2, in 2 the person is blurry and where is light is way to bright.
number 4 is great, was u just shinning a torch on the person?

DR1F7

How long is the exposure, and what apperture you using?

dj_brad_k

i would assume for it to be that light it he would have had it set on bulb, im curious to how long the exposure was in the end.

nice looking shots again harry, number 3 over 2 just because of the person is very sharp

tyler

vp_s_wagon

Twist,
Im a wierd person,

Moment,
Yeh but during the day u dont get starts Just did it for fun

PSI,
I am the person! I set off my flash in front of me. The diff is that in the second one i faced the flash at me not the fence.

Lance,
It was a 3min exposure @ f.7.1 ISO 200

Tyler,
It was a 3min in the end. Not that long. Full moon meant it was quite bright.
Yeh I like 3, but 2 has a bit of movement with the double exposure of the hood. I agree though, sharpness is always better.

Cheers for all the feedback guys,
Harry

vp_s_wagon

Twist,
This one is Just for you. Some conventional Macro photography.
I found my dads old 50mm f.2 in the shed so i thought i'd give it a go. The only photoshopping was a DECREASE in saturation. No contrast, sharpening, nothing. Not bad for a lens made in 1977! No Auto Focus sucks though.



What do u think?

Harry

Twist

Awesome shot Harry

I wish dads old gear worked on our D70

I'm moving on to something which is going to open my eye so wide its not funny, entering comps getting certificates etc. will let you know how I progress

vp_s_wagon

huh?? what are you doing? I'm confused, who's eye is opening where?

Twist

My eye *typo*

vp_s_wagon

I still dont understand what u mean.
Do u mean that u r "moving on" to bigger and better things in your photography, like entering competitions and getting certificates?

If that is what u mean then i'm not sure how that is so much bigger and better. Didn't you ever go to comps or enter any of ur shots into them? I have entered (and won) a fair few. The only thing that sucks is that i have to enter in the adult division now coz im 18
If u wanna be more exposed to the pro side of things then the net is a pretty good source of top quality photographers.
Good sites to check out are: flikr.com or passionforpixels.com

Is that what u meant?

vp_s_wagon

I seriously NEED an AF macro lens, I am so sick of manual focus! I can deal with not having a light meter and doing full manual on guesswork but macro focussing is SOOOOO delicate at f.2!

Anyway, this is the result:
(decided f.2 looked weird because u cant see half the flower so i used f.8)
1. 2.

What do u think??

Harry

Nickle

Hey Harry

That first flower is great (orange). Better than the generic tulips and stuff even though they are great too.
I agree with the others abouth the 3rd photo in ur last lot being the best. I really like the sharpness, and its still dark enough to be all mysterious and cool.
Much better location for the graffiti one too.

Nice work!

`Nova

i always have a hard time taking photos of flowers, so you're doing good work from my POV.. number one is pretty damn good.. not to sure about the second

vp_s_wagon

Cheers mate,
Anything in particular u dont like in the second? (It is supposed to get blurry at the bottom end btw)

Harry

`Nova

yeah i gathered it was mean to get blurry... maybe you could have been a little further over the flower

CJPhotography

nice shots, where did u take them?

Ghetto Panda

I like the second one as it's more simplistic and feel the composition is a bit better.

Really good for an old lense my step dad has a shit load of awesome old as lense that are so good but none of them will fit on my camera

vp_s_wagon

Nova,
I see what u mean. i tried one like that but it looked bad coz u could see the pot they are in.

Casey,
I took them in my room with a white backboard on a tripod (2.5 sec exposure on number 2) the first one is from a vasse in my house and the second is from a pot my mum is growing them in, in my house.

Ghetto,
Cheers mate, I'm still not sure which I like best yet.
Thats a bugger about ur step-dad's lenses. U can buy adaptors that will allow u to use them on ur camera, only the AF wont work (like mine!) Could be worth doing rather than getting a Macro.

Cheers for the Feedback,

Harry

vp_s_wagon

I have had some mixed responses to my graffiti silhouette shots. Some have said they like them some have said they don't, no real middle ground.
I was just wondering what people think of them and if they think I should persue that style.

If u like them, I found an awesome place to try some more out...
Here:

I was thinking about doing some shots kinda like this:


What do u think, should I keep up this style (as well as all the other stuff I do) or go for something different?

Cheers
Harry

`Nova

number three for the win personally... thats some pretty awesome shit there.. i take it you're using yourself and a torch on ...30 sec exposure? and thats a spray can you're throwing away? either way all three shots are wicked.. but number three is farking tops well done!

as for the 2nd shot in in your last set... its a pitty the flower stem isn't a little longer