SnusOn Art

[Ansel]

Very cool. I've always liked the idea of Morocco. I don't really know anything about the place, but the image in my head is appealing. I don't know how close reality coincides with that image :^)

Thanks both of you. Well i think if i had a choice i'd go to Asia rather than Morocco but it depends what you're looking to do - i felt a little restricted in Morocco.

[lxskllr]

[heders]

I like that mushroom pic especially.

Thanks a lot lxskllr. I'm glad you like it! That picture was a assignment for my school, with the theme "contrasts". It's taken with my 18-55mm lens, but I was suprised with the bokeh that came out of it. It shows that you don't really need an expensive macro lens, or a lens with an extremely low aperture number to get a nicely blurred background.

heders... I'm impressed! Nice photos.

Thanks a lot wa3zrm!

Sgreger I was a pro for a good number of years several decades ago and I can't say I had anywhere near the eye that heders has. The "eye" is an almost impossible thing to cultivate however much one practices. It has been my observation over the years that either one has it or one doesn't. I had it barely enough to get by but heders has it several cuts above that. And no amount of P-shopping can substitute for that "eye". Gotta be born with it I guess. I will say that heders' pics are elegant illustrations of the Rule of Thirds--except where they aren't--proving that a good sense of composition does not follow strict guidelines and therefore is not quantifiable.

Thank you! I'm glad to hear! However, I've got to say that my pictures was pretty ugly in the beginning. You could kind of pick up a sense of what I wanted to do with the picture, but the picture with the compositions were, if I may say so, almost terrible. You definitely need an eye for it, but if you have that, you can always get better!

I would love to see your photos by the way!

Okay that's what I figured, you pretty much outlined my exact workflow. I shoot in raw, then develope them in adobe raw, then photoshop to correct the tones etc. I have photo matrix too which is a great program but the presets are a bit overboard on the HDR effects lololo. I also use noise ninja to reduce the noise if shot at a high ISO, and i recently got the Topaz plugin fair photoshop which really brings out the details in things. It's sort of like an HDR type program that is more concerned with sharpening and bringing out detail than compositing multiple images shot at different exposures like photomatix is.

I also prefer PhotoTools blur for adjusting the aperture in post processing. That program is fantastic for getting the depth of field right.

Right now I need to work on composition, because like you said that is what really makes a difference, everything else can be fixed in post processing. I always keep the grid up on my camera to make sure and follow the rule of 3's too which is a big help.


Well looks like you and I are doing the same things as far as workflow, I just need to go out an shoot more! I am going to try some snus can shots, make it "the Adventures of Thunder Frosted" and take a pic of my thunder can every time I visit someplace new lol.

Keep posting em man!

Oh cool! Good to hear we're following the same editing routine! And also really nice to hear that you are photographing in raw. Keep that up!

Yes, do some snus photos and post them here! I'll try to do some as well as fast as I can. I have some photo assignments for school that really needs to be done. I'll post the results here!

These are my photos:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/streetwalker1978/sets/

Really great shots man! Awesome portraits!

[lxskllr]

[CoderGuy]

Very nice Ansel.

Sgreger, love the food pics too!

Some awesomely talented people on here. I love talent, it's so cool.

[Snusdog]

Man all I can say is that you guys are really...........REALLY............good.

Nice work!!!

[truthwolf1]

HEDERS WOW!! GOOD STUFF!! the Bird one blew me away into the eye's of flight. Same world but worlds apart.

[sgreger1]

My greatest work yet, I present to you Chad+Obama in Hulk form. This represents art on many levels, it shows the dominating power of the federal government over the average American, it also has allusions to interracial gangbang porn as well as tones of transvestite culture in it. Or is chad's snus can over Hulk Obama's genitals a protest again SOPA and censorship in general? Many things can be derived from this image, and it remains open to interpretation. One thing is clear however, chad... is in fact gay. (Not so much because of the makeup or the giant black man towering over him, but mainly because of his pookah shell necklace)

[angrylollipop]

[Ainkor]

Been looking for the motivation to upload some of my pix to 500px.com

Here is a link to my profile: http://500px.com/ainkor

I'll link a few of what I think are my better pics. I'm just a part time hobbiest, it keeps me sane when things get out of control Something about being able to stop time and just reflect on the moment speaks volumes to me personally.











On a sad note, my daughter is my adventure buddy and she goes off to the navy in a few months... Just kinda hit me how we don't really prepare for changes in life.

[heders]

Hahahaha! Fantastic sgreger1. A true piece of art!

angrylolipop: Wonderful drawings. Great work!

Ainkor: Really nice pictures! Keep posting!



Here are a few more from me:

[heders]

[Ainkor]

Love the water drop one heders. I spent a few afternoons trying to freeze water in place on our back porch. Came up with some interesting shots but I quickly bumped up against the max of my camera's abilities. Either that or I will have to work on lighting a bit. Here is one of em. Had to dig them out :P



That's actually one of my projects for this summer. Trying to get a "frozen" shot

[heders]

Love the water drop one heders. I spent a few afternoons trying to freeze water in place on our back porch. Came up with some interesting shots but I quickly bumped up against the max of my camera's abilities. Either that or I will have to work on lighting a bit. Here is one of em. Had to dig them out :P

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That's actually one of my projects for this summer. Trying to get a "frozen" shot

That's awesome man! A fast (the fastest your camera can do) shutter speed, lightning and correct focus is what it's all about with water shots. And luck with the timing of course. I have not done much more drop shots than that one, but it's a lot of fun! Take some more pictures and post them here man! Can't wait to see what you get.

[Ainkor]

That's awesome man! A fast (the fastest your camera can do) shutter speed, lightning and correct focus is what it's all about with water shots. And luck with the timing of course. I have not done much more drop shots than that one, but it's a lot of fun! Take some more pictures and post them here man! Can't wait to see what you get.

Will do I have a full 16g memory card waiting for me to dig through from the last 6 months. Work has been hell this last year At least I'm working though!