Photos Photo of the Day

Finally done with exams and other boring nonsense, so I can get back to filling the interwebs with my pictures

VW Beetle:


Walkways at the California Nanosystems Institute:


Part of the California Nanosystems Institute building:


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@stonedsurd,

Love the #1.

 

I like the walkway one.

 

it's not far at all max 50 mins from gunwharf walking time! xD

 

ditto. Nicely done

 

Thanks guys.

 

Very rushed 15 sec exposure taken at guy fawkes. Wish I had the time to setup a portrait shot but thems the breaks.

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in the future when shooting photographs you don't need a really long exposure normally a 2-4 sec is more than enough. At least that's been my experience when i have done it.

 

Glad you liked it, I thought it looks quite cool myself.

 

Taken this afternoon in the Peak District


DSC_0106_20101120-Edit-2 by flashcurd, on Flickr

 

Very nice

 

From a mates 19th today, was an alright night in the end!

 

Pretty trippy shot. I like it!

 

That depends on how much light there is. Sometimes you will need a second or so, sometimes much more. Ideally, you should take a light reading. If there isn't enough light to get a reading at the ISO you wish to shoot at, then set the meter to the highest ISO you can, get a reading... any reading, then use reciprocity law to work backwards to the ISO you wish to shoot at. There is only one way to get an accurate exposure, and that is to use a meter. Anything else is guessing.

 

How much do people use light meters when they are out and about then? I thought they were just generally used in studios etc.
How useful would one be to someone learning photography?

 

I take it you are referring to hand held incident meters? I use one regularly. Only if there's no time do I not.

However, in my previous post, by "meter" I was referring to the camera's own meter equally. Almost all cameras have a meter, even if you personally don't have an incident meter, and you can still use it in the way described in my previous post.

How useful? Very. An incident meter is the ONLY 100% reliable way of metering (assuming it's used correctly), as it measures the light falling ON the subject, not reflecting OFF it - therefore is not effected by colour, tone, and reflectiveness of the subject.

Why assume they are only used in a studio?

 

Ah right thanks for clearing that up for me. Don't know why I thought they were just used in a studio I guess I just didn't really put that much thought into it!

 

Got to cover Teds Band/The Blanks when they played the union on Thursday night. Enjoying the privilages of being in the Photograhy Society at uni.

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The Blanks by Chris DB Stewart, on Flickr

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Paul by Chris DB Stewart, on Flickr

3.

Sam by Chris DB Stewart, on Flickr

Chris

 

Love #1 - and I'm rather jealous of the gig!

 

Hello to everybody! I've looked through....and you know, I really adore "VW Beetle" by stonedsurd)) I like these tiny sweet cars))