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Hi,
I have created account on this forum today; I am new to photography too. So, I am as new as they come but I am learning quickly. 
Recently, I purchased the D50 and 18-70mm f3.5-4.5G AF-S, 85mm f/1.8D IF AF and 50mm f/1.4D AF lenses. It'd be fantastic to read your feedbacks on my snapshots. I will welcome any of your comments: constructive critique and even a giggle.
My gallery is at: http://www.pbase.com/amarkin AMarkin Last edited by amarkin on Wed Sep 27, 2006 1:57 pm, edited 1 time in total.
Welcome Alex - wow..some nice gear to start your hobby. Look forward to having you as a long and valued member here. The vibe is great, and the people aren't bad either
Geoff
Special Moments Photography Nikon D700, 50mm 1.4, 85mm 1.4, 70-200 2.8VR, SB800 & some simple studio stuff.
Welcome to the forums Alex, quite a few nice lenses you have in your starter kit
I gather with those F1.4 babies you do a lot of indoors shooting?Tim
D300 | D200 | F90x | 70-200 f2.8 VR | Tamron 90 f2.8 Macro | Tokina 12-24 f4 | Sigma 18-50 f2.8 Macro | Nikon SB-800
Hi Yi-P, I don't have 85mm F/1.4. I have 85mm F/1.8.
That's the idea. The 50mm F/1.4D has not arrived yet. 85mm F/1.8D is great. I am using it more than 18-70mm. Most pictures in http://www.pbase.com/amarkin/street_photography were captured with this lens. I like this one: 
You had a lot of people myself included feeling a little jealous with that typo, not that the 85 1.8 isn't a great lens, just the 85 1.4 is on a lot of peoples wish list, just the price makes you my wallet sore. 
So do I Alex, that's a nice shot. I normally prefer water flowing shots to be longer exposed to get the silky effect, but this shot works very well. I think it's the combination of colours on the fountain and the individual water drops. The sharp fountain/drops and soft dof effect of the background also works very well. Now if you punched up the contrast a bit on the fountain/drops and desaturated the background a tad, I reckon you'd have a WOW shot. Cheers John D3, D300, 14-24/2.8, 24-70/2.8, 85/1.4, 80-400VR, 18-200VR, 105/2.8 VR macro, Sigma 150/2.8 macro
http://www.johndarguephotography.com/
Welcome. I like the shot of the fountain as well, although you need to get the 1.4 - I can still make out the Gloria Jeans sign at the back - evil, evil, stuff.
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Thanks for your comments. I am planning to go at night when the lights under water are on. I will take a tripod to shoot pictures with long exposures to get interesting lightning effects. First, I will wait when my fast 50mm F/1.4 arrives.
If I could only knew how to do this. 
Nice shots here and welcome to the forum. I have photographed that fountain before in Rundle Mall. Looking forward to seeing some more stuff from you.
President, A.A.A.A.A (Australian Association Against Acronym Abuse)
Canon EOS R6, RF 24-105 F4, RF 70-200 F4, RF 35mm F1.8, RF 16mm F2.8 "And ye shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free." (John 8:32)
Photoshop is your friend. However, it'll take a lifetime to know everything about him. 
Most/all image manipulation software have the capability to selectively manipulate contrast, saturation etc. Cheers John D3, D300, 14-24/2.8, 24-70/2.8, 85/1.4, 80-400VR, 18-200VR, 105/2.8 VR macro, Sigma 150/2.8 macro
http://www.johndarguephotography.com/
Ok I had a play.
Done using Picasa2 I'm feeling lucky Auto contrast auto colour The above three did nothing - a sign of a very well exposed picture! On to tuning. Yanked up the fill light about 35% Also yanked highlights and shadows respectively about 40% on to effects Sharpen Saturation - dragged the slider to about 40% to tone down the reds Wuhla!  D3 | 18-200VR | 50:1.4 | 28:2.8 | 35-70 2.8 | 12-24 f4
picasaweb.google.com/JustinPhotoGallery "We don't know and we don't care"
Print it big and frame it. That has WOW.
Cheers John D3, D300, 14-24/2.8, 24-70/2.8, 85/1.4, 80-400VR, 18-200VR, 105/2.8 VR macro, Sigma 150/2.8 macro
http://www.johndarguephotography.com/
I was thinking of a different method. Having two layers in the Photoshop: to de-saturate the background in the first layer and to increase the contrast of water drops in second layer, as recommended by John. Then merging two layer and voila; it may look better.
At the moment, I am learning various photography techniques and work on composures. Editing and enhancing pictures in Photoshop, well , maybe later when there's something worth editing in Photoshop. Last edited by amarkin on Thu Sep 28, 2006 10:07 pm, edited 1 time in total.
Nope I agree - I've pushed it over the edge. More of an example of what you can do with some of the free tools out there.
However, I think with a tad of sharpening to bring out the water drops and some minor contrast adjustments (and a 'glow' to soften the hard edges) 
anyway - all good fun - and it's tough to add a lot to the photo you took. D3 | 18-200VR | 50:1.4 | 28:2.8 | 35-70 2.8 | 12-24 f4
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AMarkin,
I have twice asked you, by PMs, to observe and respect our rules of posting here. I see by your latest post that you still don't seem to quite understand those rules. I have amended your four most recent posts, each of which only contained just the one image, into one post, containing a link to each of those images. To help you understand the rules, let me explain them, as clearly, the FAQ seems to have escaped your notice, despite you being referred to it twice. THis is the "image review and critique section",: it is not the "hey, look at my images" section. If you want that, I would respectfully suggest you go elsewhere. Unless you're showing a specific technique, there should be no more than four images in any post or thread. This is for the convenience of our members, because we've found that it's difficult to critique images when there are too many to view in the one set. If you have more than four image, by all means, include a link to your gallery where the remainder of the images may be found. But no more than four images in any one post or thread. No spurious posts or cross posts. In other words, if you have four images, they should be in the one single post, not in four individual posts. The maximum size of any dimension on any image should be no greater than 800 pixels. This is for the convenience of our members, because we've found that it's difficult to critique images when they are too big to fit within the browser window. And the only images that you may post are those for which you hold permission. If the images are not of your own making, then you probably don't have that permission, and the best option is to post a link to the site where those images may be found. Please now take a few moments to consider these rules, and please respect those rules, and the wishes of our membership base. You have been granted a fair bit of leniency, and I can think of no other person who has recieved, as you now have, three warnings. Your respect is now expected. g.
Gary Stark Nikon, Canon, Bronica .... stuff The people who want English to be the official language of the United States are uncomfortable with their leaders being fluent in it - US Pres. Bartlet
Hey man,
Are you always grumpy in the morning? I've never met a moody person such as yourself. I understand you have the rules here. No need to babble in 3 paragraphs when and if I make 4 posts in a row. Nikon D50, 18-70mm F/3.5-4.5 AF, 85mm F/1.8D AF, 50mm F/1.4D AF, Zorki-4, Jupiter 8 50mm F/2.0.
Please also see our FAQ where it discusses flaming. There are to be no personal attracks.
Is this really how you really want to conduct yourself? Is it really that difficult to respect our rules? Rules that more than 2000 others seem to have no issues with? Please now take immediate steps to review your conduct. I have been more than fair with you, and I have extended more than your fair share of my patience, which, in your case, has now reached its limit. g.
Gary Stark Nikon, Canon, Bronica .... stuff The people who want English to be the official language of the United States are uncomfortable with their leaders being fluent in it - US Pres. Bartlet
That's right! Who started it in public?
Hey, close my account and make your life easier. Nikon D50, 18-70mm F/3.5-4.5 AF, 85mm F/1.8D AF, 50mm F/1.4D AF, Zorki-4, Jupiter 8 50mm F/2.0.
Bye. I have better things to do than deal with your infantile outbursts. Please do not ever come back to these forums. Your attitude is unwelcome. g.
Gary Stark Nikon, Canon, Bronica .... stuff The people who want English to be the official language of the United States are uncomfortable with their leaders being fluent in it - US Pres. Bartlet
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