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The photography thread!
Went to the Zoo the other day and thought I would post some of the pics on here, for anyone who is interested.
Sadly, the one day I chose to go, the Gorillas (My favourites) were locked away awaiting transfer to their new enclosure... :eek:
A few others like the Chimpanzees, Elephants, Lions and Leopards were all mostly out of view too, and the pictures weren't worth posting.
But anyway!
White Rhinos:
http://fc00.deviantart.net/fs50/i/20...by_oggie85.jpg
Sulawesi Crested Macaques:
http://fc02.deviantart.net/fs51/i/20...by_oggie85.jpg
Sumatran Tiger:
http://fc04.deviantart.net/fs50/i/20...by_oggie85.jpg
Grey Wolf:
http://fc02.deviantart.net/fs51/i/20...by_oggie85.jpg
Siamang Gibbon:
http://fc09.deviantart.net/fs50/i/20...by_oggie85.jpg
Alpha Male Bornean Orangutan:
http://fc08.deviantart.net/fs50/i/20...by_oggie85.jpg
Young Giraffe:
http://fc05.deviantart.net/fs50/i/20...by_oggie85.jpg
A wild heron: (Not part of the zoo, just happened to be there!)
http://fc00.deviantart.net/fs51/i/20...by_oggie85.jpg
A young Bornean Orangutan:
http://fc04.deviantart.net/fs50/i/20...by_oggie85.jpg
Flamingo:
http://fc04.deviantart.net/fs51/i/20...by_oggie85.jpg
Sulawesi Crested Macaque:
http://fc02.deviantart.net/fs51/i/20...by_oggie85.jpg
Young Giraffe:
http://fc07.deviantart.net/fs51/i/20...by_oggie85.jpg
Building beside the Zoo in the Phoenix Park:
http://fc03.deviantart.net/fs51/i/20...by_oggie85.jpg
The Phoenix Park Monument:
http://fc08.deviantart.net/fs50/i/20...by_oggie85.jpg
Enjoy!
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Goddamn those are some nice pictures. What kind of camera do you have?
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oggie they are bloody awesome fella
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Cheers.
I use a Canon 450D with a telephoto lens, nice piece of kit!
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Oggie
Cheers.
I use a Canon 450D with a telephoto lens, nice piece of kit!
That is a nice camera. About a year ago I bought my uncles old Nikon D50, and while I really like it, I'd like to upgrade to something newer at some point.
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These are great shots...
By any chance did you enhance any of these pics or are they as taken meaning you've done nothing to them aside from adding the frame?
Amazing shots I thought Killersheeps and mine we're awesome yours blow ours out of the water...
Thank you for sharing really enjoyed the pics. :cool:
The camera I have is a Canon PowerShot SX10 IS.
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Nice pictures, I like the first one best.
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CutMeMick
These are great shots...
By any chance did you enhance any of these pics or are they as taken meaning you've done nothing to them aside from adding the frame?
Amazing shots I thought Killersheeps and mine we're awesome yours blow ours out of the water...
Thank you for sharing really enjoyed the pics. :cool:
The camera I have is a Canon PowerShot SX10 IS.
Thanks man.
The first picture and the last two are HDR shots, which is a technique of taking three or more pictures of the same scene at different exposures. When you combine them in a program like Photomatix, it can provide a better representation of what the human eye saw, instead of the camera lens. As you probably know, if you are shooting into a sunny sky, you are usually left with either (A) a perfect representation of the sky, but dark and silhouetted trees, people, or whatever else happens to be in the foreground, or (B) the opposite. HDR corrects that by combining the exposure for each shot.
The rest of the images are pretty much untouched, except for some cropping, rotation etc...
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miles
Nice pictures, I like the first one best.
Thank you, glad you liked them. :cool:
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Yeah love them, great work,post card quality, the Zoo would surely buy a wad of that first one, its a classic.
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Damn dude. Great pics. You have both a good camera and great eye to go with it. Look forward to seeing more. :)
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Very nice, you're taking some damn nice pictures with the shadows and lights, I have a Canon sxi personally and I am damn happy with it, wanted to go for the Tx1i but it was a bit expensive and I don't like to film (even in HD) so I went for a model lower but which damn satisfied me.
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Wow, impressive shots. How much was the camera?
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Kel
Wow, impressive shots. How much was the camera?
It cost 7,000 Hong Kong Dollars, which is around €700... which is about £630 I think. It's a Canon 450D, came with two lenses (one for close up and one for distance), 4GB memory card, carrying case and tripod. Hong Kong is cheap as hell for electronics though, so I'd expect to pay more over here on this side of the world.
One of the best investments I've ever made, photography gets really addictive when you get a camera like that. The 450D is only beginner to intermediate level though, I'd imagine the high end cameras are awesome to work with! :cool:
I'm going to be shooting a wedding in the beginning of February with it, should be fun and a good experience.
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Oggie
Oh shit it's BoxingGorillas cousin... ;D
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Oggie
Wow. Those are some fine pictures there. I was in dublin zoo a few months back and i seen more skangers than animals. Thats really impressive. The 2nd pic looks like joan rivers and the 3rd luks like my ma-in-law in a huff. I take it you do this for a living? If not, its something you should consider
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Holy sh!t those are absolutely amazing. Well done brother. Are you selling prints?
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Great pics and the Dublin zoo has a nice selection too.And is that a face behind the silverback?
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Absolutly awesome stuff.Pat yourself on the back.Didn't you have the night sky,stars,comet not long ago? Stunning ones here.
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johnmaff36
Wow. Those are some fine pictures there. I was in dublin zoo a few months back and i seen more skangers than animals. Thats really impressive. The 2nd pic looks like joan rivers and the 3rd luks like my ma-in-law in a huff. I take it you do this for a living? If not, its something you should consider
Thank you. :cool:
Luckily on the day I went, it was too cold for the skangers to be out and about, had the zoo pretty much to myself actually!
I don't do this for a living, just a hobby. I've only been doing photography for a little over 6 months really, got my camera in the middle of June last year.
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killersheep
Holy sh!t those are absolutely amazing. Well done brother. Are you selling prints?
Cheers man, glad you like them... and never thought about selling them as prints actually! Didn't think I would be near that level yet. ;D
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USA LOVES THE KLITSCHOS
Great pics and the Dublin zoo has a nice selection too.And is that a face behind the silverback?
Thanks man!
No face behind the Silverback, but you would make a good paranormal investigator, haha. ;)
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Spicoli
Absolutly awesome stuff.Pat yourself on the back.Didn't you have the night sky,stars,comet not long ago? Stunning ones here.
Thanks a lot! :cool:
And yes, I posted some night sky ones here not too long ago. Surprised they are remembered! :D
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I never knew there were so many photography lovers on here, so I'll post some more from my collection to see what you think.
Emo cat:
http://fc05.deviantart.net/fs50/i/20...by_oggie85.jpg
Mind reader:
http://fc09.deviantart.net/fs51/i/20...by_oggie85.jpg
Red flower:
http://fc04.deviantart.net/fs50/i/20...by_oggie85.jpg
Irish countryside in Winter:
http://fc03.deviantart.net/fs71/i/20...by_oggie85.jpg
Plant with snow sitting on its top:
http://fc08.deviantart.net/fs71/i/20...by_oggie85.jpg
A frozen spider's web:
http://fc03.deviantart.net/fs71/i/20...by_oggie85.jpg
Achill Island, off the west coast of Ireland:
http://fc07.deviantart.net/fs50/i/20...by_oggie85.jpg
Spider's web photographed through sunlight:
http://fc06.deviantart.net/fs50/i/20...by_oggie85.jpg
Tall tree:
http://fc09.deviantart.net/fs50/i/20...by_oggie85.jpg
St. Anne's park, Dublin:
http://fc03.deviantart.net/fs50/i/20...by_oggie85.jpg
Autumn colours:
http://fc06.deviantart.net/fs50/i/20...by_oggie85.jpg
Ruins in St. Anne's park, Dublin:
http://fc02.deviantart.net/fs50/i/20...by_oggie85.jpg
Westport Town, Mayo, Ireland:
http://fc08.deviantart.net/fs27/i/20...by_oggie85.jpg
My girlfriend/gorilla in the mist:
http://fc04.deviantart.net/fs70/i/20...by_oggie85.jpg
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skel your photo skills are fucking ace mate, I'm not a fan of photography or anything but they are some fukking amazing pictures right there.
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Kel
skel your photo skills are fucking ace mate, I'm not a fan of photography or anything but they are some fukking amazing pictures right there.
It's Oggie, not Skel. But yeah, those last pics are fucking phenomenal.
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Kel
skel your photo skills are fucking ace mate, I'm not a fan of photography or anything but they are some fukking amazing pictures right there.
Cheers man. ;D
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CFH
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Kel
skel your photo skills are fucking ace mate, I'm not a fan of photography or anything but they are some fukking amazing pictures right there.
It's Oggie, not Skel. But yeah, those last pics are fucking phenomenal.
Thank you.
Haha, maybe 'Skel' is some sort of new age hipster term for 'awesomely attractive individual'?
Lets see that quote again now;
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Kel
Awesomely attractive individual, your photo skills are fucking ace mate, I'm not a fan of photography or anything but they are some fukking amazing pictures right there.
I like it. :cool:
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You can see the beauty in nature so your lens is poked right on the money in each shot.
I see some pHotographers works published of our coast here and really Homer Simpson could of shot them,they even choose the wrong days to venture out to shoot the subject and everything.
You on the other hand have a love what you see and it shows.
That last shot has exceptional reflective qualities the sky and sea are so in sync.
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Some more of my photographs:
Flamingo -
http://fc07.deviantart.net/fs70/i/20...by_oggie85.jpg
A Buddhist temple in Fujian, China -
http://fc09.deviantart.net/fs71/i/20...by_oggie85.jpg
Shizu Mountain Temple, Fujian, China -
http://fc02.deviantart.net/fs71/i/20...by_oggie85.jpg
Keel Strand, Achill Island, Mayo, Ireland -
http://fc04.deviantart.net/fs70/i/20...by_oggie85.jpg
Keel Strand in the morning -
http://fc03.deviantart.net/fs71/i/20...by_oggie85.jpg
The weird landscape of The Burren, Clare, Ireland -
http://fc06.deviantart.net/fs71/i/20...by_oggie85.jpg
The Burren again -
http://fc04.deviantart.net/fs70/i/20...by_oggie85.jpg
Howth Head, Dublin, Ireland -
http://fc07.deviantart.net/fs71/i/20...by_oggie85.jpg
A bizzare looking sky at Howth Head, Dublin, Ireland -
http://fc09.deviantart.net/fs71/i/20...by_oggie85.jpg
Lazy cat -
http://fc06.deviantart.net/fs70/i/20...by_oggie85.jpg
A macro shot of a Honey Bee -
http://fc07.deviantart.net/fs70/i/20...by_oggie85.jpg
Beneath the cliffs at Howth Head, Dublin, Ireland -
http://fc02.deviantart.net/fs71/i/20...by_oggie85.jpg
As always, feedback much appreciated! :cool:
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I love all your shots mate
Wow those sunsets in the clouds are something else you know the right time thats an art in self, being there set up on time.
If we get skies like that inland we are driving away from it fast cause its usually a bushfire we get our best and rarest sunsets when theres fires around.
You have a different light there on your side of the world the colors are amazing and you capture it so well even the air looks clean in between the shots.
Our landscapes are usually dry and yellowish inland when we have colored skies so to get a good contrast we have shoot stuff down the beach or out near reflective rocks or reservoirs its rare to get green on the ground with great sun sets here. Up north though you get white trees with green canopies on dark blue skies with deep red earth which is a treat.
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Andre
I love all your shots mate
Wow those sunsets in the clouds are something else you know the right time thats an art in self, being there set up on time.
If we get skies like that inland we are driving away from it fast cause its usually a bushfire we get our best and rarest sunsets when theres fires around.
You have a different light there on your side of the world the colors are amazing and you capture it so well even the air looks clean in between the shots.
Our landscapes are usually dry and yellowish inland when we have colored skies so to get a good contrast we have shoot stuff down the beach or out near reflective rocks or reservoirs its rare to get green on the ground with great sun sets here. Up north though you get white trees with green canopies on dark blue skies with deep red earth which is a treat.
Thanks man.
For all its faults, I have to say that Ireland is very photogenic at least! There is a lot of variety here, and some truly weird and beautiful landscapes, mad rock & tree formations etc... and of course, so much green that you wonder if the country is envious of something!
I'm sure Australia has epic beauty, albeit probably harder to finder because of the sheer size of the place and the vast stretches of barren land (though I suppose they can be epic too, to someone like me who is from a country where there is none, haha.) Over here, you're never too far from anything, be it coastal or inland.
I love shooting sunsets, you never know what will happen as they unfold. Some can start off pretty dull and then suddenly explode into a symphony of colour. I've seen some crazy ones in my time, especially on the west coast. You would swear the sky was on fire at times, it was that intense... the sea just adds to the epicness of it! I wish I had all those times the camera that I have now, but alas...
Thanks again, glad you like the shots. :cool:
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I used to shoot with a Nikonus 3 the underwater model got some nice sunsets too but they are all on paper. Ill see if I can dig some up sometime and scan them in for a gawk.
The subject matter will be interesting to you, but they arent a patch on the clarity and quality of yours though.
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Do you know there is a large opening for a surf photographer from Ireland.
If you can take shots of barreling waves in the best section, you can make quite a few $ on the side and become world reknown and subbed by the leading brands sometimes if you get one cover shot they are looking for your next best shot and pay you a retainer so they know it will be theirs.
Rip curl have a thing they call 'the search' its about empty unridden waves of class.
You just have to check out ocean weather .com look at when a swell is hitting your coast and drive to it when its off shore wind and tide comming in and you should find someone out there doing the thing.
Ireland is a rare treat in any surf mag.
Oceanweather Inc: Current Marine Data
Moderate to Big swell just about to hit your mid to north west coast! On a East wind or anywhere from Ne to se wind would be just smooth like the inside of a beer bottle and barreling.
Wish I was there.
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Andre
I used to shoot with a Nikonus 3 the underwater model got some nice sunsets too but they are all on paper. Ill see if I can dig some up sometime and scan them in for a gawk.
The subject matter will be interesting to you, but they arent a patch on the clarity and quality of yours though.
That is awesome, I'd love to see them if you get a chance to scan them. The underwater shots sound interesting, haven't seen too many of those! That is something I would love to do if I was ever over in your neck of the woods, under the water is like another world I'm sure. Loads more life and some truly bizarre looking and fascinating creatures, full of colour too. :cool:
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I like the surf. I dived once and blew the old rings of the camera out and it died down there at 30 meters in Fiji.
The lower you go the more reds and vivid colors you lose so the film comes out very blue saved two shots but killed the camera.
I like looking at surf shots in the sunset or sunrise because the colors transpose into the moving water and it bends and becomes like a liquid sunset.
Surfing out in it is something special too ,getting a barrell through a churning pink,golden and blue liquid tube is mind blowing .
The relflection of an early evenings full moon coming at you in a track in blue black water when your surfing late is something special too.
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Definitely man, I would love to do some surf photography in the future. I'd love to invest in a really good telephoto lens, one that can capture the surfers on the offshore breaks.
We get some pretty nice swells here at times, especially from September - January. The north-west is regarded as the home of surfing here, not surprised to see it about to be smashed by another swell. :p
Here is a video of a recently discovered secret spot in the north-west, it's called 'Riley's'...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RjMMMhupyf8
Carlos Burle said that the day he was there, it was as heavy as Teahupoo. :-X
The next few years are going to be very exciting for surfing here I think, it is getting so much more exposure than before, and new spots are being discovered all the time. If you can handle the cold water, it's a great place to be! It's always so empty and uncrowded, great for an escape from normality. We even had Kelly Slater in the small surfing town of Bundoran last year, enjoying some freezing swell. ;D
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Thats sik! Its way too much for me the largest id surf is that right hander at 1;14 to 1.18 and even then Id have to be in the mood.
I'd be sitting in the car with a dress on if we were about to surf that evil left.:embarassed:
I have a theory: I think its called O'Rileys cause everyone who paddles out says "O"!
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Haha, it is pretty epic alright. The lips on some of the waves are so thick, and you are hovering only inches above razor sharp slabs under the water. Serious cajones to even attempt it... :cool:
These are some shots (from the same spot) by the Irish photographer Mickey Smith, he specializes in surfing photography. I love his stuff!
http://cdnimages.magicseaweed.com/photoLab/143513.jpg
http://cdnimages.magicseaweed.com/photoLab/143409.jpg
http://cdnimages.magicseaweed.com/photoLab/143402.jpg
The terrifying beauty of the ocean, eh?
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Those water camermen get smacked and lip launched sometimes too.
We surf a break here called Meanos that does that same stuff but its much much smaller than that. Sometimes you think you have missed a wave totally and turn around and face the horizon to paddle back out and you just go over backwards and end up falling through the lip into the bowl and do the washing machine thing over a foot deep, flat rock bed.
A mate once turned looked at me shrugged cause he missed it, sat up on his board, started heading off backwards over the falls ;D (which is funny enough in itself) but he starts singing Wish me luck as you wave me goodbye. his voice just fades off and we hear the water spit out the end of the tube ba boom over the reef then frrrrsssst and hes gone :lolhaha: . :kick:
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Oggie
Cheers.
I use a Canon 450D with a telephoto lens, nice piece of kit!
That is a nice camera. About a year ago I bought my uncles old
Nikon D50, and while I really like it,
I'd like to upgrade to something newer at some point.
:(
I still treasure my D40
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is oggie a bit.................you know:gay5:
Real men dont take pictures of animals with a high quality lense. We just admire their inept qualitys.
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hattonthehammer
is oggie a bit.................you know:gay5:
Real men dont take pictures of animals with a high quality lense. We just admire their inept qualitys.
I am the future, what with my extravagant technology and such... :cool:
Hattonthehammer sounds like the name of a gay porno starring Ricky Hatton. :scratchchin:
