Photos from the D3200

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brads

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sOnIc said:
Hey there, some great flower pics here : ) I'm just getting used to my new D3200, and also the latest version of Photoshop with it's wonderful raw import and cropping tools etc. Shooting at 24mp gives an overwhelming amount of cropping options, I'm finding that opening the print dialogue; or viewing on mobile phone; is accidentally suggesting some great alternative crops that I would not have thought of myself! Also for this pink shot, and for the first time, I've used the RAW dialogue's ND gradient filters to darken the perimeter, very clever tools those are since its using exposure compensation. Any comments or suggestions? TY

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No creative comments from me, as I usually avoid RAW and Lightroom. BUT perhaps seeing your work I'll go back and revisit it. I'm on a Mac but it's got plenty of grunt, so I can't see a problem. Well done on this Hydrangea. Cheers, Brad :)
 
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A beautiful day in Melbourne so a walk through our Sherbrooke Forest was in order. At Grant's Picnic Ground there is a Cockatoo and Native Parrot feeding area. Plenty of tourists screaming when the Sulphur Crested Cockatoo screeched and carried on. They put on a good show if they're in the mood. My disappointment for the day was watching a Lyrebird for about 5 minutes and not getting a decent pic of it. Too dark and they're too timid. But it was great to watch. These forests of giant trees and beautiful ferns are magnificent. Makes one rather humble. Cheers, Brad :)

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More from the forest

Whilst the quality of the photos are not as good as I would have liked (I find shooting outdoors in odd lighting difficult) I'll put some up here nevertheless. One of the signs in the forest talked about listening carefully to the sounds around you. A few million years ago and it may have been the sound of dinosaurs footsteps getting closer and closer. The interior of the LIVE hollow tree went up and up and you could see through it to the sky. Quite magnificent. Cheers, Brad :)

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reverb

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Great idea for a thread, particularly for a newbie like me! The D3200 is my first DSLR, and I'm really enjoying trying out new ideas. I can't tell you how much the Digital format has enabled me to save in film - how did anyone afford to experiment!

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Jillspinsaround

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brads said:
A beautiful day in Melbourne so a walk through our Sherbrooke Forest was in order. At Grant's Picnic Ground there is a Cockatoo and Native Parrot feeding area. Plenty of tourists screaming when the Sulphur Crested Cockatoo screeched and carried on. They put on a good show if they're in the mood. My disappointment for the day was watching a Lyrebird for about 5 minutes and not getting a decent pic of it. Too dark and they're too timid. But it was great to watch. These forests of giant trees and beautiful ferns are magnificent. Makes one rather humble. Cheers, Brad :)

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It would be amazing to live in a country where parrots are indigenous. You're making me want to go book a flight to Australia. Here's one of my house parrots - a Hahns Macaw, native to South America. He has big man syndrome. This is one of the first rounds of photos I took with my D3200.

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Jillspinsaround said:
It would be amazing to live in a country where parrots are indigenous. You're making me want to go book a flight to Australia. Here's one of my house parrots - a Hahns Macaw, native to South America. He has big man syndrome. This is one of the first rounds of photos I took with my D3200.

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Those eyes just defy you to disobey! That beak lays in waiting... Cheers, Brad :)
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shungokusatsu29

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You guys... I am so stupid! I JUST realized, after having my camera for a couple of weeks, that the 18-55mm kit lens actually goes from 18mm to 55mm... and the aperture goes from 3.5-whatever depending on the zoom I use haha! I never used it really or, didn't realize how to use it, which is like any other lens, and discovered this on accident! It's now a favorite lens of mine, haha!
 
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shungokusatsu29

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brads said:
I'd love to see your wife/model with her head turned a little more to her right. Just enough that we can see her left eye a little. Just my thoughts. Las Vegas...I went there in the '70s. We had nothing like it in Australia. Still don't! LOL Cheers, Brad :)
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I'll see what I can do! She was probably annoyed for being my guinea pig all day!
 
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shungokusatsu29

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sOnIc said:
Great light trails in these pics, might be worth trying one-shot HDR on them .. but what's causing the spectrum lens flares in this shot? I'm getting a lot of lens flares with the 18-55 but I've never seen spectroscopy in an image before?!
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I'm not sure what that is! What is a one-shot HDR?
 
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sOnIc

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I'm not sure what that is! What is a one-shot HDR?
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Do you have a polarizing filter on? I have a Hoya Pro UV filter on the end (for protecting the glass) but I've never seen little spectrums in my flares; I get plenty colourful circles though; when shooting towards the Sun.

One-shot HDR is ideal for the D3200 with it's large dynamic range, instead of needing to take multiple shots you only need one; you open up your RAW and save multiple copies at different exposure levels; then use those pictures to combine into an HDR image using Photoshop or other software. HDR just means you can get a balanced image without overexposed or underexposed areas, though usually 'over-driven' to create an artistic effect.
Here's a one-shot HDR image I did; the original is not a great image so the HDR kinda saves it..:
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I think I read you are looking into RAW and Photoshop, it's absolutely amazing what you can do, and I'd say essential : )
 
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shungokusatsu29

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sOnIc said:
Do you have a polarizing filter on? I have a Hoya Pro UV filter on the end (for protecting the glass) but I've never seen little spectrums in my flares; I get plenty colourful circles though; when shooting towards the Sun.

One-shot HDR is ideal for the D3200 with it's large dynamic range, instead of needing to take multiple shots you only need one; you open up your RAW and save multiple copies at different exposure levels; then use those pictures to combine into an HDR image using Photoshop or other software. HDR just means you can get a balanced image without overexposed or underexposed areas, though usually 'over-driven' to create an artistic effect.
Here's a one-shot HDR image I did; the original is not a great image so the HDR kinda saves it..:
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I think I read you are looking into RAW and Photoshop, it's absolutely amazing what you can do, and I'd say essential : )
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I had my Hoya UV Lens on (Forgot to take it off!) but ya, HDR sounds like fun!!!!!!! I will have to go back out and take some more raw shots and find a cool one to do multiple exposures at :D Thanks for the tip! Your pic is awesome too! I'm still figuring my way around Photoshop/Lightroom hehe!
 
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