The TPU Darkroom - Digital SLR and Photography Club - Page 23

BazookaJoe · Aug 14, 2010, 03:08 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Chicken Patty

Taken with my iPhone 4, not bad I think

I am a bit of an iProduct h8er, but I must admit - for a cellphone camera, thats pretty damn reasonable.

Knocks my Nokia on it's ass for sure

Quote:

Originally Posted by burtram

What's your guys' opinion on buying a lens used or refurbished, online?

Well it IS quite possible to restore a lens to near brand new condition if you know what you are doing - but the problem is when you buy a restored lens you have no real idea if the person who restored it DID know what they where doing - it's a bit of a risk, but it can save you a few bucks if you get lucky.

King Wookie · Aug 14, 2010, 08:27 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by burtram

What's your guys' opinion on buying a lens used or refurbished, online? I can get the Sony 55-200mm lens if I buy used for $104, $140 for a Sony 75-300mm as a refurb or I could get the Tamron 75-300mm for $90 used. Now, being unemployed, I don't have much to spend.

My current thought of purchase is, buy the Tamron 75-300mm lens and some filters on amazon for a total around $120, but I am open to input, as I have no experience with Tamron products, nor do I have any experience buying used photography accessories online.

I have a Sony Alpha 300 with the 18-70mm lens and I really want a new zoom lens to play with.

If it's the same Tamron I bought, it is really good from 70 - 200 at f8. Gets soft when you go longer. And autofocus is pretty slow. As for refurbished, stick to the reputable suppliers like Adorama or B&H.

burtram · Aug 15, 2010, 07:26 AM

A quickie from work today. Been trying to take example photos with my sister camera so I can sell it for her.

HammerON · Aug 15, 2010, 08:46 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by burtram

A quickie from work today. Been trying to take example photos with my sister camera so I can sell it for her.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2.../IMG_3867a.jpg

Awesome picture

Soylent Joe · Aug 16, 2010, 06:19 PM

Result of boredom. Tell meh what you think?

BazookaJoe · Aug 16, 2010, 07:32 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Soylent Joe

Result of boredom. Tell meh what you think?

http://img819.imageshack.us/img819/1561/yellpurp.jpg

Showoff! :P

I'd love to try and take a similar shot - but our money is so boring, and well .. poorly made - it's impossible for me to compete by default.

Delta6326 · Aug 16, 2010, 08:02 PM

my new t2i

and just having fun

bogmali · Oct 12, 2010, 05:00 AM

Playing with my 2 month old T1i.....

Chicken Patty · Oct 12, 2010, 05:03 AM

Very nice shots Bogmali

King Wookie · Oct 13, 2010, 07:02 PM

Nice pics gents.
A few from a recent wedding. Sadly as I've been doing mostly portrait stuff, don't have much else to submit. Will have to rectify that soon!!

gvblake22 · Oct 18, 2010, 09:44 PM

Hey there photography and Photoshop gurus! I've been trying to figure out what you call this effect and how it would be created in Photoshop. It's sort-of a Borderlands art style, but I want to mimic this simplified style using real photos. Something like what they've done with the staff photos on this page or how they made those "animated" Charles Schwab commercials.

Anyone out there know what this effect is called (or commonly referred to) and how to do it?

streetfighter 2 · Oct 18, 2010, 09:46 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by gvblake22

Hey there photography and Photoshop gurus! I've been trying to figure out what you call this effect and how it would be created in Photoshop. It's sort-of a Borderlands art style, but I want to mimic this simplified style using real photos. Something like what they've done with the staff photos on this page or how they made those "animated" Charles Schwab commercials.

Anyone out there know what this effect is called (or commonly referred to) and how to do it?

I'm not a photographer, but I know what it's called for games:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cel-shaded_animation

gvblake22 · Oct 18, 2010, 09:52 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by streetfighter 2

I'm not a photographer, but I know what it's called for games:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cel-shaded_animation

Exactly! Thanks for that. A quick search using the proper name revealed a surprisingly simple process to achieve the effect. Thanks!

Soylent Joe · Oct 18, 2010, 10:09 PM

Here are a few I took on a golf cart ride yesterday:

gvblake22 · Oct 19, 2010, 03:30 AM

Just thought I would post a quick trial of the Cel-shading effect.

Original:

Cel-shaded:

It worked really well on the gravel and rocks in the background, decent on the flowers, and not very well on the spines and dark details inside the plant. I'm sure a little more patience and tinkering with the settings could yield better results, but I thought this was pretty good for a first run!

Wile E · Oct 22, 2010, 03:06 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by gvblake22

Exactly! Thanks for that. A quick search using the proper name revealed a surprisingly simple process to achieve the effect. Thanks!

Good tutorial link.

Bookmarked.

Here's the hard-edged version, if you want to give it a shot. http://www.biorust.com/tutorials/detail/159/en/

freaksavior · Dec 16, 2010, 01:44 AM

majestic12 · Dec 16, 2010, 06:37 AM

Fishing with the in-laws. This picture was taken with my phone! Japan is great...

gvblake22 · Dec 16, 2010, 02:57 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Wile E

Good tutorial link.

Bookmarked.

Here's the hard-edged version, if you want to give it a shot. http://www.biorust.com/tutorials/detail/159/en/

Awesome, thanks!

HammerON · Dec 17, 2010, 11:55 PM

I can finally join this thread

Bought a Canon Rebel EOS XS. Just starting to play around with it. I am actually reading the manual

I have a lot of learning to do

BazookaJoe · Dec 18, 2010, 07:37 AM

Wow - I'm LONG overdue for a post...

Let see If i can cook up anything interesting over the weekend.

HammerON · Dec 21, 2010, 08:28 AM

I was lucky to have a clear tonight for the Eclipse; however it was 0 F (-18 C). This was the best I could get:

Using the Cannon EF-S 55-250mm lens.
It was too damn cold to try and get better pics

Ahh - Aki the dog:

bogmali · Dec 21, 2010, 03:22 PM

Trying to gauge my next purchase so what is everybody using lens wise? Portrait, walk-around, or professional photo work? Just throw out some suggestions. What I have is this so far:

1.Canon T1i bundled with a crappy 18-55mm.
2. Canon EFS 55-250mm (bought this 2 months ago)
3. Canon 17-85mm USM IS (currently my walkaround lens).

BazookaJoe · Dec 21, 2010, 04:20 PM

I'm in the wrong hemisphere for the Red moon :\

HammerON · Dec 26, 2010, 07:30 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by bogmali

Trying to gauge my next purchase so what is everybody using lens wise? Portrait, walk-around, or professional photo work? Just throw out some suggestions. What I have is this so far:

1.Canon T1i bundled with a crappy 18-55mm.
2. Canon EFS 55-250mm (bought this 2 months ago)
3. Canon 17-85mm USM IS (currently my walkaround lens).

http://img.techpowerup.org/101221/Canon.jpg

I have those same lenses for my Canon EOS Rebel XS. So far I really like the 18-55mm lens, just need to get some filters for it and the other lens. Went to Anchorage to see family (about 150 miles north of Kenai) and took some pictures on the way. It was anywhere from 0 F to -10 F depending how high I was in the mountain pass. Anyways - took some pics:

System Name:	Blackbox
Processor:	Intel i5 750 @ stock for now
Motherboard:	EVGA P55 LE
Cooling:	Corsair H50 with 2 x Zalman ZM-F3 push/pull
Memory:	2 x 2g team extreem DDR3 2000
Video Card:	Asus GTX 460 Top
Hard Disk:	Seagate 500.12, Seagate 320.11
Optical Drive:	LG DVD RW
CRT/LCD Model:	BenQ FP222W - 22 inches
Case:	CM 590 with 5x various fans (Thermalright/Noctua)
Sound Card:	Onboard
PSU:	Corsair HX620
Software:	XP home SP3

Aug 15, 2010, 07:26 AM	#553
burtram Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Southern California Posts: 355 (0.17/day) Thanks: 267 Thanked 140 Times in 79 Posts System Specs	A quickie from work today. Been trying to take example photos with my sister camera so I can sell it for her. __________________ BF:BC2 PC Stats BF3 Stats TPU Darkroom My FS Thread JBCartoonSalad

Processor:	Intel i5 3550
Motherboard:	ASRock Z77 Pro4-M
Cooling:	Phanteks PH-TC14CS White
Memory:	16gb Patriot Gamer 2 Series DDR3 1600mhz
Video Card:	EVGA GTX 560 SE
Hard Disk:	Mushkin Chronos Deluxe SSD boot drive, 2.75tb combined on other drives
Optical Drive:	Lite-On 4X BD-Rom, Rosewill external USB slim DVD burner
CRT/LCD Model:	Acer X213H 21.5" 5ms 1920x1080 and HP2009m 20" 5ms 1600x900
Case:	Corsair Obsidian 550D
Sound Card:	Realtek HD audio, Pyle Pro PTA2 Amp, two Infiniti Primus 153's and Modded JVC HA-RX7 Headphones
PSU:	Antec 750W "High Current Gamer"
Software:	Windows 7 Ultimate 64, CM Storm "Xornet" Mouse, 3M Mouse pad, Pixxo keyboard

System Name:	Cruncher/Gamer
Processor:	i7 970
Motherboard:	ASUS Rampage III Extreme
Cooling:	H2O
Memory:	Patriot Viper Extreme 12GB 2000
Video Card:	2x VisionTek HD 7970's
Hard Disk:	OCZ Vertex 4 256GB x2 in Raid0 + WD 640GB
Optical Drive:	ASUS Blu-Ray
CRT/LCD Model:	Dell UltraSharp U3011 30"
Case:	Corsair Obsidian 800D
Sound Card:	On-board
PSU:	Corsair AX1200
Software:	Win 7 64bit
Benchmarks:	Always changing~

Aug 16, 2010, 06:19 PM	#555
Soylent Joe Join Date: May 2009 Location: Brunswick, GA Posts: 3,030 (2.08/day) Thanks: 2,777 Thanked 676 Times in 460 Posts System Specs	Result of boredom. Tell meh what you think? __________________ Heatware SteamID

System Name:	Timucua 2.1
Processor:	i7-2700K
Motherboard:	Gigabyte Z68X-UD3H-B3
Cooling:	Corsair H100
Memory:	16GB G.Skill Ripshits X 1600MHz
Video Card:	Sapphire HD 5850 1GB
Hard Disk:	Kingston 128GB SSD + WD Black 640GB + 2x 1.5TB
Optical Drive:	LG DVD burner
CRT/LCD Model:	24" Acer G245HQ + 19" Lenovo L194
Case:	NZXT Switch 810 White
Sound Card:	Fox Magic
PSU:	Corsair TX750W
Software:	Windows 7: Electric Boogaloo

Aug 16, 2010, 08:02 PM	#557
Delta6326 Join Date: May 2008 Location: Iowa, USA Posts: 3,288 (1.80/day) Thanks: 557 Thanked 597 Times in 437 Posts System Specs	my new t2i and just having fun __________________ Diablo III- Delta6326#1894 TechPowerUp WCG Forum Skyrim Skill Perks By Delta6326

System Name:	THE CUBE
Processor:	Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 Kentsfield V1.28
Motherboard:	ASUS P5Q Pro Bios 2102
Cooling:	XIGMATEK S1283 w/crossbow(120mm x4 Left, Back, Back, HSF)
Memory:	Mushkin Blackline 4GB (2 x 2GB) 800Mhz @ 1Ghz 5-5-5-15
Video Card:	2x SAPPHIRE Radeon HD 4850 1GB.
Hard Disk:	WD Black 500GB/WD EXT 2TB/ Toshiba 250GB Test Drive
Optical Drive:	SAMSUNG 22X DVD Burner
CRT/LCD Model:	ASUS VH226H 1080p Black 21.5" 2ms LCD
Case:	"THE CUBE" Custom built pure Red Alder wood
Sound Card:	Onboard/ Logitech Z-2300 200 watts 2.1
PSU:	XION AXP Lan-Party AMP Edition 146A 800W
Software:	Windows 8 Pro x64

Oct 12, 2010, 05:00 AM	#558
bogmali In Orbe Terrum Non Visi Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Olympia, WA Posts: 6,039 (3.19/day) Thanks: 1,194 Thanked 4,109 Times in 2,080 Posts System Specs	Playing with my 2 month old T1i..... __________________ “I have pretty much own every card known to man. what should I use?” -W1zzard “I quit smoking pot a while ago.. but not today” -erocker HEATWARE My F/S Thread

System Name:	Main/Server
Processor:	Core i7-3820 @4.0Ghz/i7-2600K
Motherboard:	Gigabyte X79-UD3/Gigabyte Z68A-D3H-B3
Cooling:	Corsair H70/CoolIt Vantage ALC
Memory:	Samsung MV-3V4G3D/US DDR3-1600 4X4GB/Kingston KVR16N11K2/16 2X8GB
Video Card:	MSI GTX660ti Power Edition/EVGA GTX-680
Hard Disk:	Samsung 830 256GB SSD, Seagate 320GB/Samsung 840 256GB SSD, 2 WD Green 1.5TB
Optical Drive:	Samsung DVD/LG DVD-RW/NEC DVD-RW ND-3540A
CRT/LCD Model:	LG Flatron E2350V
Case:	Antec Eleven Hundred/Rocketfish Case (Lian-Li made)
Sound Card:	Onboard
PSU:	Enermax Infinity 720W/Rosewill Xtreme 950W
Software:	Win7 Ultimate 64 /Win7 Professional
Benchmarks:	Xbox Live Gamertag=jondonken

Oct 12, 2010, 05:03 AM	#559
Chicken Patty WCG Team Captain Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Miami, Florida Posts: 23,888 (11.93/day) Thanks: 15,149 Thanked 12,311 Times in 7,776 Posts System Specs	Very nice shots Bogmali __________________ Help save lives, CRUNCH and/or FOLD for Team TPU and make a difference! Crunching with a 2600K, i7-950, FX-8120, Radeon 6850 (2 WU's), Radeon 7770 (4 WU's) *"AlienIsGOD - Awe!!! CP has grown from a small chicken nugget to the IMMENSE PATTY and WCG Team leader he is today"*

System Name:	Cruncher #1 & Main Rig
Processor:	Intel Core i7 2600K
Motherboard:	ASUS P8P67 B3
Cooling:	Prolimatech Megashadow
Memory:	G.SKILL Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3 1600
Video Card:	HIS Radeon 6850
Hard Disk:	Super Talent GX2 64GB SSD (OS) // Seagate 500GB (Programs) // Seagate 1TB (Storage)
Optical Drive:	External Samsung Slim DVD Drive
CRT/LCD Model:	Toshiba 40" LED 1080P TV
Case:	NZXT Source 210 Elite (White)
Sound Card:	Soundblaster X-FI Xtreme Gamer Edition
PSU:	BFG Tech 1000W Modular
Software:	Windows 7 Ultimate 64 - Bit
Benchmarks:	Real man crunch for TPU! :)

Oct 13, 2010, 07:02 PM	#560
King Wookie Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Johannesburg, South Africa Posts: 1,031 (0.52/day) Thanks: 873 Thanked 280 Times in 224 Posts System Specs	Nice pics gents. A few from a recent wedding. Sadly as I've been doing mostly portrait stuff, don't have much else to submit. Will have to rectify that soon!! __________________ “Excellent. My 32x DVD drive killed my cat.” -Sasqui “Soap Vaseline Steel Wool Microwave. Run.” -CyberDruid “Yeah, MS is not to be confused with MicroSoft which is a chronic, often disabling, Central Processing Unit nervous system disease.” -Kreij

Oct 18, 2010, 09:44 PM	#561
gvblake22 Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Arizona, USA Posts: 359 (0.14/day) Thanks: 20 Thanked 74 Times in 66 Posts System Specs	Hey there photography and Photoshop gurus! I've been trying to figure out what you call this effect and how it would be created in Photoshop. It's sort-of a Borderlands art style, but I want to mimic this simplified style using real photos. Something like what they've done with the staff photos on this page or how they made those "animated" Charles Schwab commercials. Anyone out there know what this effect is called (or commonly referred to) and how to do it?

Processor:	Intel Core i5 3450
Motherboard:	Asus P8H77-M Pro
Cooling:	Thermalright HR-02 Macho
Memory:	2x2GB G-Skill DDR3-2000
Video Card:	Asus GTX660ti 2GB
Hard Disk:	128GB Samsung 830, 1TB Western Digital Caviar Black
Optical Drive:	Silverstone Slim SATA DVD-RW (SOD02B)
CRT/LCD Model:	23" Dell U2311H
Case:	Silverstone FT03 (titanium color)
Sound Card:	Onboard Realtek ALC892
PSU:	SeaSonic X series SS-460FL
Software:	Windows 8 Professional 64-bit

System Name:	Primary Rig
Processor:	Phenom II X4 B50 @ 3.7GHz
Motherboard:	Biostar TA790GX 128M
Cooling:	Sunbeam CR-CCTF 120mm , 6x120mm, MOS-C1
Memory:	2x2GB Kingston HyperX 1066 @ 800 4-4-4-12
Video Card:	Sapphire HD 5830 800/1000 @ 885/1225
Hard Disk:	320GB, 400GB, 500GB, 1.5TB
CRT/LCD Model:	Hannspree HF259
Case:	CM 690
PSU:	OCZ 850W
Benchmarks:	3Dmark06: 18545/5219 CPU Mark 7.0: 3911.2 Cinebench R10: 11826/3359 x264 HD 2.0: 75.6/23.9

Oct 18, 2010, 10:09 PM	#564
Soylent Joe Join Date: May 2009 Location: Brunswick, GA Posts: 3,030 (2.08/day) Thanks: 2,777 Thanked 676 Times in 460 Posts System Specs	Here are a few I took on a golf cart ride yesterday: __________________ Heatware SteamID

Oct 19, 2010, 03:30 AM	#565
gvblake22 Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Arizona, USA Posts: 359 (0.14/day) Thanks: 20 Thanked 74 Times in 66 Posts System Specs	Just thought I would post a quick trial of the Cel-shading effect. Original: Cel-shaded: It worked really well on the gravel and rocks in the background, decent on the flowers, and not very well on the spines and dark details inside the plant. I'm sure a little more patience and tinkering with the settings could yield better results, but I thought this was pretty good for a first run!

System Name:	The ClusterF**k
Processor:	980X @ 4212Mhz 24/7
Motherboard:	Gigabyte GA-EX58-UD5 BIOS F12
Cooling:	MCR-320, DDC-1 pump w/Bitspower res top (1/2" fittings), Koolance CPU-360
Memory:	3x2GB Mushkin Redlines 1600Mhz 6-8-6-24
Video Card:	Evga GTX 580
Hard Disk:	Seagate 7200.10 320GB x2 RAID0; 2 x Samsung F2 1.5TB; 1 x F1 1TB; 1 x F4 2TB
Optical Drive:	LG WH10LS30K 10X Blu-ray Burner
CRT/LCD Model:	HP LP2475w 24" 1920x1200 IPS
Case:	Technofront Bench Station
Sound Card:	Auzentech X-Fi Forte into Onkyo SR606 and Polk TSi200's + RM6750
PSU:	ENERMAX Galaxy EVO EGX1250EWT 1250W
Software:	Win7 Ultimate N x64

Dec 16, 2010, 01:44 AM	#567
freaksavior To infinity ... and beyond! Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: H-Town Texas Posts: 6,780 (2.88/day) Thanks: 1,031 Thanked 852 Times in 581 Posts System Specs	__________________ Heat My HTPC Guide freak's F/S thread Fill Out you sp here.

System Name:	0 Kelvin 5.0 / Server
Processor:	i7 930 \|\| Q6600
Motherboard:	EVGA Micro X58\|\| Asus Rampage Formula x48
Cooling:	Mugen2 \|\| Rocketfish
Memory:	6Gb Crucial Value 1800mhz\|\| 4gb Patriot SLI
Video Card:	2x Asus 5850CU 800/1200 \|\| ATI 6450
Hard Disk:	Intel 320 80gb SSD + 72.11 750Gb \|\| 3 x 2tb Sea + 2 x 500gb WD B
Optical Drive:	Samsung SH-S203N \|\| None
CRT/LCD Model:	2x Samsung 245BW \|\| Samsung 40" 650A
Case:	NZXT Rogue \|\| CM690
Sound Card:	Onboard \|\| ATI 6450
PSU:	8Silverstone DA800 \|\| Kingwin 1000w
Software:	7U x64 \|\| Windows 7
Benchmarks:	http://i99.photobucket.com/albums/l294/freaksavior/Overclocking-1.png

Dec 16, 2010, 06:37 AM	#568
majestic12 Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: boondocks, Michigan Posts: 455 (0.37/day) Thanks: 112 Thanked 144 Times in 113 Posts System Specs	Fishing with the in-laws. This picture was taken with my phone! Japan is great...

System Name:	Majestic Command (ver. 2.1)
Processor:	Intel Core i7 920 @ 3.50Ghz
Motherboard:	MSI X58M
Cooling:	Scythe Apsalus 90 92mm water loop
Memory:	3 x 2gigs OCZ Gold PC3 12800 @ 1060 Mhz /1.65v
Video Card:	Asus GTX 560ti Direct cu II
Hard Disk:	Kingston V+100 64gig SSD/ Hitachi Deskstar 2 terabyte
Optical Drive:	Lite-On 20x DVD burner
CRT/LCD Model:	Acer 23" LED backlit
Case:	NZXT Vulcan
Sound Card:	X-Fi Titanium>AT-HA25D>ATH-AD1000/ESW9
PSU:	Kingwin Mach-1 700 watt modular
Software:	Windows 7 Ultimate (64bit)

Dec 17, 2010, 11:55 PM	#570
HammerON The Watchful Moderator Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: The Cold North Posts: 4,348 (2.82/day) Thanks: 3,977 Thanked 2,875 Times in 1,541 Posts System Specs	I can finally join this thread Bought a Canon Rebel EOS XS. Just starting to play around with it. I am actually reading the manual I have a lot of learning to do

Dec 18, 2010, 07:37 AM	#571
BazookaJoe Join Date: Sep 2008 Posts: 800 (0.47/day) Thanks: 41 Thanked 207 Times in 125 Posts	Wow - I'm LONG overdue for a post... Let see If i can cook up anything interesting over the weekend. __________________ *"I used to be an adventurer like you... Then a Skyrim patch corrupted all my saved games"*

Dec 21, 2010, 08:28 AM	#572
HammerON The Watchful Moderator Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: The Cold North Posts: 4,348 (2.82/day) Thanks: 3,977 Thanked 2,875 Times in 1,541 Posts System Specs	I was lucky to have a clear tonight for the Eclipse; however it was 0 F (-18 C). This was the best I could get: Using the Cannon EF-S 55-250mm lens. It was too damn cold to try and get better pics Ahh - Aki the dog:

Dec 21, 2010, 03:22 PM	#573
bogmali In Orbe Terrum Non Visi Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Olympia, WA Posts: 6,039 (3.19/day) Thanks: 1,194 Thanked 4,109 Times in 2,080 Posts System Specs	Trying to gauge my next purchase so what is everybody using lens wise? Portrait, walk-around, or professional photo work? Just throw out some suggestions. What I have is this so far: 1.Canon T1i bundled with a crappy 18-55mm. 2. Canon EFS 55-250mm (bought this 2 months ago) 3. Canon 17-85mm USM IS (currently my walkaround lens). __________________ “I have pretty much own every card known to man. what should I use?” -W1zzard “I quit smoking pot a while ago.. but not today” -erocker HEATWARE My F/S Thread

Dec 21, 2010, 04:20 PM	#574
BazookaJoe Join Date: Sep 2008 Posts: 800 (0.47/day) Thanks: 41 Thanked 207 Times in 125 Posts	I'm in the wrong hemisphere for the Red moon :\ __________________ *"I used to be an adventurer like you... Then a Skyrim patch corrupted all my saved games"*

Currently Active Users Viewing This Thread: 1 (0 members and 1 guests)

Similar Threads
Thread	Thread Starter	Forum	Replies	Last Post
Canon: Release of The World's Fastest Digital SLR	Bastieeeh	News	37	Feb 25, 2007 06:52 PM