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Front Yard

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Nephew

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Last Years Big XII Title Game...

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Haley's Disgusted in St. Joe

Very cool

Some cool pics:

http://www.younggalleryphoto.com/photography/tighe/

Thanks, stood out there clicking shots for about 20 minutes before I finally got that. Ended up being well worth the effort.

mmm, dig this one

http://i54.tinypic.com/6qaa1f.jpg

If you had made the house on the right or the left the picture would have been even more impressive.

The clouds kind of dictated that I was going to the center this particular one. They kind of hold it all together to make a center centric object make sense.

If there had been a lot of empty space on each side of the house...negative space...I probably would have done that but there were just more crappy houses and it the composure would have lost focus.

My son wrestling, and yes he is smiling. That's his " I got this in the bag " look

What do you call the treatment of that pic, Zach?

Eh, its kind of my own mix of different stuff. Generally when you see a picture like that its called HDR. Even though I didn't use a real HDR technique. It isn't something a do a whole lot of every now and then provides cool results.

http://www.smashingmagazine.com/2008...-hdr-pictures/

The first thing that caught my eyes was the street. I wanted to see where it led while also showing off the house.

From what I see, the house on the left looked decent. At least acceptable, also the road was going downhill that way. It have actually given the viewer more reasons to appreciate the beauty of the house.

It is still a great photo. I am not a pro by any means. I do take a lot of photos and I read about photography sometimes.

For sure. Love all perspectives!

That sounds better than blurrysharp, which was what I used to call it.

I am saving that name for when I put together a band.

Some pics I took at the Henry Doorly Zoo in Omaha.
http://i167.photobucket.com/albums/u...O/DSC04382.jpg
http://i167.photobucket.com/albums/u...O/DSC04389.jpg
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http://i167.photobucket.com/albums/u...O/DSC04474.jpg

I know its a lousy shot, but a coupla weeks ago I posted about whales coming right up to the shore where I was throwing sticks into the water for my dog. Some Planeteer said "I call BS" because I didn't have a pic. So this time I brought a snapomatic:

http://i426.photobucket.com/albums/p...jpg?1284259886

http://image.yogile.com/r6aktfoy/ilb...78gk-large.jpg
http://image.yogile.com.s3.amazonaws...sl9n-large.jpg

These are taken with a shitty point and shoot digital camera, but there was a fire in my condo complex and here are a couple pics I took.

4:55 pm
http://i54.tinypic.com/5ujp7m.jpg

5:05 pm
http://i53.tinypic.com/161cq3d.jpg

See if this works. These pics taken with my blackbury edge look almost like paintings.

http://s1141.photobucket.com/albums/...g?t=1288409800


http://s1141.photobucket.com/albums/...g?t=1288409800

Looking through some old pics....

http://i143.photobucket.com/albums/r...2002/col23.jpg

http://i143.photobucket.com/albums/r...sideOfWork.jpg

http://i143.photobucket.com/albums/r...Versailles.jpg

Wow, I didn't know about this thread. How many photographers do we have in this place?

What lens is that? Great DOF there. I'm guessing a 1.4 50mm?

24-70 2.8L

I see that kid has the same response a lot of posters do. LMAO

The heart wants what it wants.

My pal Vince is a professional photog in Chicago. He's done big time advertising art direction for many years. He's taken some amazing photos, especially landscapes, over the years.

You can see his stuff here:

http://www.vincecookphoto.com

The #3 picture under the "location" portfolio is a pretty damn special photo.

Yep, I think that was in the Florida Keys for a company that makes fishing reels. Pretty awesome shot.

Did a commercial gig last month and saw one of the shots on a poster at Grinders last night.

http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-..._1912375_n.jpg

That's a nice pic, Zach. You do good work.

Life Magazine has put up several galleries of their photos, some really great stuff to browse. All kinds of different genres, very cool selection:

http://www.life.com/archive/gallery

Shroom-tastic!

A secret.

That's kind of where he's going there...

There is no better source of amazing photos than Boston's Big Picture. This website gives me a photo boner.

http://www.boston.com/bigpicture/

Here's something a lot of the CPers would get a photo boner over:

http://www.boston.com/bigpicture/2010/10/marijuana.html

I took this from my Blackberry while I was hauling ass last month. the empire state building...to my immediate right is Madison square garden and penn station...lol..not bad for an amateur!

http://i172.photobucket.com/albums/w...g?t=1289062093

KC at night, from Kaw Point in Fairfax.

too bad prop 19 failed

49th floor of Penn Station has an amazing view.

A relaxing long Labor Day weekend at a cabin many many miles from here.

http://img72.imageshack.us/img72/521/img01891.jpg

OK, I'm getting ready to jump into the DSLR market and can't make up my mind on which camera to buy. Looking at the Nikon D3000 or the Canon EOS Rebel XS.

Any recommendations here? Or maybe make a case why I should step up from the "entry level" models.

I'm not looking to spend the big bucks, but want something that will last and I won't want to be upgrading from in a couple of years if I start to get a little more serious about photography.

Hopefully I can get as good as my dad. Here's a small sample of his stuff:

Yikes, there are some pretty special photos there.

You can't go wrong with either of those models IMO. But keep in mind a lot of the investment should be in the glass...the lens. The body is important but not AS important as it is made out to be.

Yeah, he does some pretty awesome work, all as a hobby. He was working with a 8x10 camera at one time. I think that's what you call it. The one where you look under the cloth. I think the two B&W photos are from that. He's using a Nikon DSLR now. Not sure what model but I know he spent a good chunk of my inheritance on it.

So are the lenses that come with these cameras pretty much junk?

They are not so bad that they are junk but...investing in them instead of upping camera bodies provides better results as someone grows as a photographer.

Gotcha. Thanks.

What about live view on the LCD screen? The Canon has it, the Nikon does not. I would think that might be useful.

I'm not sure what your budget is, but if you're considering the D3000, you should take the time to check out the new D3100. Nikon did a great job in upgrading their entry-level model, and in the long-run, I'd think you would be happier with the choice.

You can get into the D3100 with the kit lens for around $640, and if you plan on using the kit lens for a while, the glass that comes with a Nikon is better than what you'd get with the Canon.

Yeah, that one looks good. A bit more than I planned to spend, but still affordable. Been reading reviews and its pretty highly rated. This one has gone to the top of my wish list.

Thanks!

I don't usually do this but I will share a few photos that were taken recently in Khogyani District, Nangarhar Province, Afghanistan. In this first one, I am talking with villagers about their concerns.

I'll post more later. My internet connection is crappy right now. :(

That one of the creek is almost "I'm tripping and hiking". Badass.

To be honest I have never seen the feature in person.

I don't think it is a bad thing but you sound like someone that wants to grow as a photographer. I think a live view screen would like...enable me to mail it in more than I should. Kind of like the idea that someone driving a manual is a safer driver. Don't know if that makes any sense.

Often I am not a big help when it comes to gear because I jumped straight from my point and shoot to my professional rig. I haven't had that much exposure to different cameras.

Are you in the KC area? I was shocked...simply shocked at the amount of camera stuff Nebraska Furniture Mart has. Go out there and get a feel for these two different cameras...how they feel in your hand stuff like that.

I have live view on my canon and never use it tbh.

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Eat, drink, and be merry...

http://zacharycobb.com/wp-content/up...2-1024x682.jpg

http://zacharycobb.com/wp-content/up...1-1024x682.jpg

http://zacharycobb.com/wp-content/up...3-1024x682.jpg

Holy shit! Did you get to sample any of that?

and contributin'

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Me Mrs Fishingrod and drinking buddies

My Dog Flash

Thought you photographers might find this interesting.

http://www.wired.com/magazine/2010/1...le+Feedfetcher

I did get to have a glass. It was the real deal. Like wow.

thats NFL films quality! nice job! you should get a gig with them.

That would be a cool gig.

Sports shooting is a weird beast. It is hard being in a position to making a living doing it. But I love football and love taking pictures so I do it when I can mostly for practice and enjoyment. That was my second run with long sports type lenses which made it fun.

Way cool.

I know, it looks like a painting almost.

Nice! Both the '95 and '96 were supposed to be spectacular for Margaux.

Wine Spectator 100 point wine that you don't see for under $1k/bottle retail (brick & mortar, probably can get it for $6-700 on the web) should definitely be the real deal.

What's got two thumbs and is jealous?

THIS GUY.