The TPU Darkroom - Digital SLR and Photography Club

[stinger608]

Did you shoot that damn spider with a 44 mag @Jetster ? If not, you sure should.

 

[t_ski]

I had to prove my manliness today when a spider strolled through my shower. I had no choice but to smash him with my big toe.

 

[Jetster]

Did you shoot that damn spider with a 44 mag @Jetster ? If not, you sure should.

No but I have one if needed. I used raid it was right in front of my door

 

[t_ski]

No but I have one if needed. I used raid it was right in front of my door

I'm so hardcore that I read this and thought was that Raid 5 or 1/0?

 

[Jetster]

So question. I need a site to upload some pics to so family can order prints. In the past I have used Photobucket and dont have a problem paying for the service but they appeared to have changed. Got a few pop ups, the fees are confusing. So any use a particular site?

 

[Ahhzz]

So question. I need a site to upload some pics to so family can order prints. In the past I have used Photobucket and dont have a problem paying for the service but they appeared to have changed. Got a few pop ups, the fees are confusing. So any use a particular site?

I fall back to Dropbox, with a public link. You upload the files, send them the link, they download to USB/cd/whatever, get them printed.
If you've got more than a few, you can just create a new folder, and share the entire folder to them. Change settings to View Only (also download), and they can download them however/whenever they like.

 

[Jetster]

I fall back to Dropbox, with a public link. You upload the files, send them the link, they download to USB/cd/whatever, get them printed.
If you've got more than a few, you can just create a new folder, and share the entire folder to them. Change settings to View Only (also download), and they can download them however/whenever they like.

I have Gdrive. I needed a site to order pics so they come in the mail. Decided to use Shutterfy. I think it will do nicely

 

[Frick]

So a while back me and my parents took a road trip over Norway over a weekend. We talked about a lack of good cameras and I've talked about getting some kind of "real" camera for a while now. A few days later my dad said he was going to buy a camera, a used camera, and I said sure go for it. He had a good camera a few decades ago and he took pretty good pictures with it, so it has been an interest of his. Then he calls and says he found one, and that it was supposed to be for me. The bastard.

It's a Nikon D3100 with a AF-S DX NIKKOR 18-105mm f/3.5-5.6G ED VR thing stuck to the front of it, which is mostly just numbers to me. I kinda know about the numbers actually, but I really have stuff to read through, I feel. Also I gotta work on them skills.

My keyboard was pretty clean until I looked at it btw.

 

[Jetster]

Cool my daughter has the same camera.

 

[garyinhere]

299-366-5 by garyinhere, on Flickr

 

[Frick]

Question about focus, or autofocus: in low light conditions (like my living room right now) and while zoomed in, the autofocus ain't worth a damn when using the screen, but excellent when looking through the viewfinder (i've no idea if those are the terms). Why is this?

 

[Jetster]

Don't use the screen unless your doing video then you have to. To use the screen it has to lift the mirror which will effect a few things. It will slow the process way down and as you found out the focus doesn't like it.

Also that camera has a Assist Illuminator. Its a small light that helps in low light focus. Most people turn them off but is on by default to help in that situation

Also if you take a picture and use a exif viewer it has a bunch of info about the pic and camera. Including the shutter count. That camera is good for around 100,000 shots

http://www.howtogeek.com/218244/how-to-check-a-dslrs-shutter-count-and-why-you-should-care/

 

[suraswami]

Question about focus, or autofocus: in low light conditions (like my living room right now) and while zoomed in, the autofocus ain't worth a damn when using the screen, but excellent when looking through the viewfinder (i've no idea if those are the terms). Why is this?

I believe one is contrast detection and other is phase detection. View finder is faster, I think it does contrast detection.

Like Jester mentioned use the Assist Illuminator, sometimes its an led or some cameras use the pop up flash to illuminate dark area and lock focus.

 

[Frick]

@Jetster 20057 shots taken.

 

[Jetster]

@Jetster 20057 shots taken.

Good, it should last then. That's what I have on my camera and Ive had it for 5 years

 

[t_ski]

Multnomah Falls

Portland, Oregon

 

[thebluebumblebee]

Insider info:
That Tram was approved to be built for $7 million, but the actual cost was over $50 million.
Portland is so proud of that pedestrian/light rail bridge that does not allow cars. It's called the Tillikum Crossing Bridge. Perfectly named.

 

[stinger608]

The falls that your showing @t_ski ; aren't them the Multnomah Falls?

If that's the case, then that is not Portland and is about 50 or so miles east of Portland.

 

[t_ski]

Yes, you are correct, but the pics are all from a trip to Portland, with a half-day trip to the falls.

But I'll edit it just for you

 

[thebluebumblebee]

I took this from Bald Butte outside of Parkdale Oregon. My family, along with my brother and his wife hiked up there because it was recommended in the book Curious Gorge. We had no idea that paragliders used it as well. In the background is Mt. Hood, from the north, with a lenticular cloud.

 

[t_ski]

Picture of the full moon from tonight. This is just cropped in Paint, no adjustments otherwise.

 

[tabascosauz]

Was experimenting with lighting and backgrounds for my custom board's mini photoshoot when this happened:

The IKEA desk that it's sitting on is actually black. Talk about the wonders of natural lighting; it wasn't even that bright either. f/3.5 if I'm not mistaken. Anyways, the board:

Been a bit frustrated with the photos I've been taking recently (the fact that I'm stuck with the 50 and my usual VR2 zoom is 7,500km away does not help), so I'm actually quite proud of this last photo.

 

[jagjitnatt]

This is from a little over a year ago. D5200 with 300mm Tamron lens. Shot from Pune, India.
All my lenses got stolen. I wish I had them now, could have clicked some great shots

 

[Jetster]

Had no idea so many from the Portland area. Ive done a lot of hikes and rides but not Multnomah yet. But plan too. There is a 6 miles loop to Wahkeena Falls. I want to do that next spring.

 

[tabascosauz]

Had no idea so many from the Portland area. Ive done a lot of hikes and rides but not Multnomah yet. But plan too. There is a 6 miles loop to Wahkeena Falls. I want to do that next spring.

As a Vancouverite, I was a regular visitor to the Portland area back when cross-border shopping was still a thing. Then when it stopped being profitable, I still came back to Portland time and time again just cause the place is so nice. By far the best city I've ever visited.

I did drive to see Multnomah once. IIRC I went and stood on the bridge for a while. It's not terribly tall but still a cool attraction. As for the city, downtown was a pretty chill place to explore on foot, and not too crowded. I remember dining outside at that one restaurant by the river (VQ I think was the name).

Route 101 is still #1 though too bad I made the drive before I learned to take pictures with a proper dslr