Pictures
December 4th, 2009 | by emontero |Ever since I bought the splendid Nikon D5000, I’ve been taking pictures whenever and wherever I get a chance. I’m not a photographer, but photography is a hobby I’d like to explore further now that I have a nice tool to play with. These are some of the first pictures I’ve taken during the past couple of months. Enjoy.
This is the first picture I took with the D5000. I was looking for a subject and this Joker, a figurine that came with a McDonald’s happy meal, turned out to be the perfect candidate. Hi-Res Link (4288 x 2848).
During one of my regular strolls around RIT, I came across this quasi swamp. For some reason, the water’s vivid, greenish color captured my attention. I couldn’t see anything beyond the surface, but I could hear weird sounds coming from beneath (think frogs croaking, but with a more guttural and powerful sound). I pointed at the small pond and this is the result. Hi-Res Link (4288 x 2848).
I stayed at West New York, NJ, before traveling back to Dominican Republic after I finished my masters. I roamed over most of my uncle’s neighborhood when I ended up visiting this park I hadn’t been at since my early childhood years. Hi-Res Link (4288 x 2848).
I could see NYC and the Hudson river from the park. The view was absolutely gorgeous. Hi-Res Link (4288 x 2848).
I planned to spend an afternoon snapping Juan Dolio, a popular beach on the outskirts of Santo Domingo, a couple of weeks ago. This is one of the breathtaking shots I managed to get. It was such a beautiful and bright afternoon. Hi-Res Link (4288 x 2848).
4 Responses to “Pictures”
By slashfoo on Dec 4, 2009 | Reply
Nice pictures dude, it would be awesome if you posted the “x”s in zoom you used, ISO setting, Aperture Size and Shutter Speed, and/or the mode you used in your camera to take those, specially the sunset one
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I’m currently seeking to explore photography a LOT more, I love taking pictures, but I don’t know much about photography and/or have dedicated the time I wish I did to it. And by no means is my camera as cool as yours, since mine is a small-sensor, bridge camera.
One of the things that hasn’t let me explore a bit more is the fact that I can’t take my big camera everywhere, so I’m planning on buying a smaller P&S to play around with and for get-togethers and stuff. After I learn more, and feel ready, I’ll be investing on a ‘real’ camera.
If you have any tips, and are willing to, post them along with the settings to taking the pictures you take.
By Mike on Dec 4, 2009 | Reply
@foo
from the sunset metadata:
http://pastebin.com/m3e03fc4a
@elvis
Do you have the geotagging feature?
By emontero on Dec 7, 2009 | Reply
@slashfoo,
ISO setting? Aperture size? Shutter speed? Dude, you’re way ahead of me. I’m using the D5000’s default settings. That is, I’m basically pointing and shooting. I haven’t even gotten past the camera’s manual. I’m learning basic photography right now (i.e. basic composition, rules of thirds, et cetera). This link has a couple of nice articles on the basic concepts of photography: digital photography tips for beginners.
@Mike,
That was really cool. How did you get the JPG’s metadata? Did you use a special tool? Is that information part of the JPEG standard?
You can plug in a GPS unit to the D5000. I’m guessing pictures would then be geotagged accordingly after having the proper configuration in place. I’ll explore this option further now that you’ve brought it up. It’d be really cool to geotag your pictures and have, say, iPhoto to show you a map of “where you’ve been” and “what pictures you’ve taken at location X” (the latest iPhoto version does this automatically if geotags are present).
By Mike on Dec 7, 2009 | Reply
I used exif, a command line utility to read the metadata.
More info: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Exchangeable_image_file_format