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u/ja1484 路 2 pointsr/itookapicture

Honestly, they're more likely to check out driving to/from the climb than from climbing itself.

When properly trained and performed, climbing is extremely safe (minimally dangerous?) and encourages good habits (problem solving, improvisation, calm demeanor) and provides inexpensive leisure that contributes to physical fitness and health.

Let me suggest, however, some required reading:

  • First

  • Second

  • Third

  • Fourth

  • Fifth

  • If looking to broaden horizons beyond just rock climbing, This is a good start. There are many good texts, particularly those published by The Mountaineers Books that go in depth on Ice Climbing, Snowfield and Glacier travel, and Alpine Climbing techniques.


    Once familiar with the theory and application of these texts, mentorship and apprenticeship in the field by competent parties is recommended. Reading and doing are different skills.
u/DiamondBack 路 1 pointr/itookapicture

You might want to consider the rule of thirds when taking photos. In this case the most noticeable part of the image appears to be the cat's leg, which is pretty much centered. Ideally you would like to have something of interest in other areas of the photo so that the viewer's eye is drawn away from the center.

If you enjoy taking photos then pick-up a beginner's book on photography, preferably one with a lot of photos you can examine and learn from. I've recommended Digital Art Photography For Dummies to a few friends and it seems like a good place to start, though you could also just peruse the shelves of your favorite bookstore for something which appeals to you.

u/cl191 路 2 pointsr/itookapicture

The trick here is to use the right shutter speed. I usually use anywhere from 1/4 to 1 full second of exposure depending on the waves. A shorter exposure will let you freeze the action better and the waves will be sharper, more recognizable; a longer exposure time will blur motion to the point that if you use something like 30sec +, it will be all smooth and "cotton candy" like. You will most likely need a neutral density filter to block some of the light, cause even if you use the lowest f stop and ISO, it's still probably gonna be way too bright to use 1/4s exposure.

Another thing to keep in mind is the timing of the waves when you are composing. An incoming wave adds more dynamic to the picture, makes the waves seem more "angry" almost like an explosion; while an outgoing wave like the one I posted here will appear much more peaceful and will give you the fine lines which is great to use as leading lines.

Finally, use burst mode on your camera. Chances are you don't get the position of the waves perfect every time and the composition is off(especially for the incoming waves), so use burst mode and "shoot first, ask later".

u/bufola 路 1 pointr/itookapicture

Ah I love IFTTT so useful! Thanks for the compliments! The lens I used was this Nikon lens. Its pretty amazing for bokeh, and has a great depth of field!

u/jaredharley 路 1 pointr/itookapicture

There is. I shoot with a Canon, so I'm not going to be too much help on the specifics, but my camera has color/scene modes that tweak the resulting image based on the settings (I think, for example, the landscape scene - the mountain icon - drops the blues, which is essentially what Paint.net did when it leveled your photo).

Take a look at Alexandre Buisse's website - He compiled a 30-part photography course on Reddit in /r/photoclass, and has since moved it all to his website for easy reading.

If you're more interested in books, I highly recommend Scott Kelby's "Digital Photography Book". There are three volumes in total, and they cover all sorts of photography scenarios in very easy to understand language, and he includes instructions for both Canons and Nikons. I refer back to my copies all the time.

u/Artyuka 路 25 pointsr/itookapicture

What we see here is a nice solid formation of altocumulus clouds, similar but not to be confused with altostratus clouds. These are puffy water droplet clouds that occur at mid elevations from 6,500ft to 16,000ft, as denoted by the prefix "alto" meaning middle. These clouds are somewhat common and usually accompany larger weather systems and pockets of moisture across long journeys, often lasting for 100s of miles, and are seen year round regardless of season. Here we see altocumulus undulatus, or mackerel sky as other redditors have pointed out. This is a result of really consistent wind patterns across the sky, which leads to this nice patterning of clouds we see here. If they take up a large portion of the sky, that indicates that a fair amount of moisture is present, and if they occur simultaneously with other clouds, that may indicate a large system is inbound, and to possibly expect a significant change in weather.

They form as a result of varying pockets of pressure, primarily with horizontal wind currents. Vertical currents are not present or significant if these clouds are overhead. When pressure changes, it can cause water vapor in the atmosphere to condense on CCN (cloud condensation nuclei, pretty much just reealllyyy fine dust) and form clouds. Because these clouds form at mid elevations they are water droplet clouds, as opposed to colder ice crystal clouds, however if they become too cold they can freeze and turn into an ice based cloud.

If you're interested, I would suggest getting a book/guide similar to this. I have it and use it daily to identify clouds that are over me, how they form, and what they mean. I can now predict the weather fairly accurately just based on clouds a lone (only within the next 24 hrs, but still that's a cool skill to have). Clouds are very complex, but they can be really cool and incredibly foretelling and predicting. If you're outdoors a lot, it's really in invaluable skill to have.

u/mrg0ne 路 2 pointsr/itookapicture

The "plastic fantastic" actually refers to this lens:

http://www.amazon.com/Canon-50mm-1-8-Camera-Lens/dp/B00007E7JU

The casing is literally plastic. But at about 100 bucks, it is an amazing value.

On a crop sensor like the T3i 50mm. a 50mm f/2 is more like a 80mm f/2 on a full frame sensor. The quick and dirty way of calculating this would be to take the focal length and multiply it by 1.6. In practice all it really means if you have to stand a little further back than if you had a pricey full frame camera. 1.6 meters, instead of 1 meter, for a similar effect.

Overall not a big deal.

As for the grain deal, that was just my person opinion. It is a striking image as it is.

u/DankSinatra 路 1 pointr/itookapicture

Haha, yeah, it is. It's actually a journal, my gf bought it for me, I believe at urban outfitters. It's pretty fun to go back through and reminicse. here it is on amazon

u/picmandan 路 1 pointr/itookapicture

It would be the excellent 50mm 1.8D or the ever slightly more excellent 50mm 1.8G.

The primary difference is that the "D" version is older and lacks a focus motor, so it only auto-focuses on Nikon bodies that already have a focus motor built in. The "G" version includes the focus motor in the lens. There are a few other differences as well.

Additionally, there's the 50mm 1.4D and 1.4G, if you want even further abilitiy to defocus backgrounds. (D=no focus motor, G=with focus motor.)

u/imperfectfromnowon 路 9 pointsr/itookapicture

This is beautiful. Did you get that little ice ND10 filter. So cheap!

I have a d5200 and same lens and I looove that little filter. Some of these were from my first day out. (Also love LR and Nik collection)

u/neuromonkey 路 2 pointsr/itookapicture

Toward this end, I always recommend Bryan Peterson's Understanding Exposure. Lots of people recommend shooting in aperture priority, but I also say manual mode is best.

u/CY2N 路 2 pointsr/itookapicture

Thanks! There's a good amount to choose from on Amazon, this is the one I got: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B004G45GLE/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o04_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1 . There are probably cheaper ones that do the exact same thing.

u/Bengt77 路 1 pointr/itookapicture

Oooh, this is lovely! Very nice, OP! Here's a bigger version for your wallpaper needs, Avagantamos101. Here you can also better see what book it is that she's reading.

u/thegreattrun 路 2 pointsr/itookapicture

I own this lens and am thinking about getting a portrait lens to photograph my brother's wedding (I'm just taking pictures for fun).

Would you recommend not getting this lens here and just sticking to the macro for portraits? If so, why?

u/sibastiNo 路 3 pointsr/itookapicture

Nope, this is a single 30 second exposure using a 10 stop ND Filter at f18 and 18mm on the Nikon Kit lens for my D90. The clouds must not have been moving fast enough to get any serious motion blur for the 30 seconds the shutter was open. Thanks!

u/SuperShaker 路 1 pointr/itookapicture

Is there a Nikon equivalent? I already own this

u/joeyGibson 路 5 pointsr/itookapicture

That has a serious horror movie feel to it. Very cool!

It made me think of the cover of the book Xombies, that I read several years ago. https://www.amazon.com/Xombies-Walter-Greatshell/dp/0425197441