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Neowin Digital Gallery - Yearly Edition 2012


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#1 vetSkyyPunk

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Posted 01 January 2012 - 08:48

Welcome to the Neowin photo gallery (now yearly, as voted by Neowin members!)! Here you can post your pictures and discuss your photography techniques.

Please be mindful of our members on dial-up and try to keep the dimensions of the pics and the size of the files to a respectable size for 1024 x 768 viewers. Please refrain from quoting images in your replies.

I will also ask that you link to images on your own space, as much as possible.

Try to put more details from your camera settings (EXIF) and also talk about what you have done with photoshop (or similar).
There are a lot of photographers here that like your editing skills and would like to learn more.

The previous thread can be found here.

Posting your photos is made easier thanks to a member contribution! Argote created a Flickr to IPB webapp, thanks! [direct link to app]

Enjoy!


#2 Andre

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Posted 01 January 2012 - 14:29

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#3 Draconian Guppy

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Posted 02 January 2012 - 03:50

Nothing fancy, just wanted to capture how the intense moisture ruins anything not galvanized as is the case with this salter:


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Date Taken: 2012-01-01 18:55:50
Camera Make: NIKON CORPORATION
Camera Model: NIKON D5000
Lens: 35mm f/1.8
Focal Length: 35 mm
Mode: Aperture-priority AE
Aperture: f/2.0
Exposure Time: 0.017 sec (1/60)
ISO: 200

#4 DJD

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Posted 02 January 2012 - 16:10

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Missing You by Gryphes, on Flickr

#5 +mrk

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Posted 03 January 2012 - 10:43

Starting 2012 off early, literally ;-)

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2012 Jan Sunrise 1 by Robbie Khan, on Flickr

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2012 Jan Sunrise 2 by Robbie Khan, on Flickr

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2012 Jan Sunrise 3 by Robbie Khan, on Flickr

All 3 are 5 bracketed shots merged in Photomatix to give an HDR output. I use HDR to improve the details of an image, not give that waxy look you often see posted online. I believe some blackness should be left in scenes like this because black gives a nice contrast and brings focus to colours and shades.

It's impossible to shoot such a scene in one exposure and getting enhanced detail and getting that colour vividness that your eye sees on location but the camera won't pick up in a single shot.

A Canon 40D with 10-22mm lens was used.

#6 funkymunky

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Posted 03 January 2012 - 11:13

Amazing images guys :)

I hope to be active on this sub-forum this year after upgrading my bridge to a Canon 550D.
I've already taken lots of shots, however nothing worthy enough compared to the above.

#7 FMH

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Posted 03 January 2012 - 11:22

Really fantastic guys. All of them could make it to the cover of National Geographic magazine. (Y)

#8 Another Canuck

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Posted 03 January 2012 - 17:56

Finally got myself a flash :)


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Canon Speedlite 430EX II by David Taraso, on Flickr

#9 +mrk

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Posted 04 January 2012 - 02:40

EXII is a nice flash, a worthy upgrade to my EXI :D But I remember when flashes were cheap! I paid £150 brand new for mine!

#10 Another Canuck

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Posted 04 January 2012 - 08:39

View Postmrk, on 04 January 2012 - 02:40, said:

EXII is a nice flash, a worthy upgrade to my EXI :D But I remember when flashes were cheap! I paid £150 brand new for mine!

Frack all... Wish I had bought one back then. This EXII set me back $320 (£200), and that was on sale (reg. $390).


And one more shot. Can't seem to fall asleep tonight, so what better way to pass the time than working on some old photos:

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Insomniac by David Taraso, on Flickr

#11 .mcman

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Posted 04 January 2012 - 08:45

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M3 by mcmanf1, on Flickr

#12 +mrk

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Posted 04 January 2012 - 09:22

Nice picture but I can't help but constantly wonder why BMW lost the plot with their newer cars, they all look the same now, the M series aren't as distinguishable from a non M powered "Sport" variant and the lines have become soft compared to the muscular dimensions of older models :(

Mercedes on the other hand has gone the other way round and their newest cars look amazing in all guises!

#13 Argote

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Posted 04 January 2012 - 09:49

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A Cadillac CTS coupe being promoted in the Andares mall. Zapopan, Mexico.

Date Taken: 2011-12-12 14:16:38
Camera Make: SONY
Camera Model: DSLR-A200
Lens: DT 35mm F1.8 SAM
Focal Length: 35 mm
Mode: Aperture-priority AE
Aperture: f/1.8
Exposure Time: 0.001 sec (1/1600)
ISO: 200

#14 o0moonman0o

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Posted 06 January 2012 - 17:24

happy 2012

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600,000 @ Dec 31 2011. by inzite, on Flickr

#15 shozilla

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Posted 06 January 2012 - 17:40

[Drops M&Ms onto the ground towards to my house so that alien can follow me to meet ET] That way, I can watch ET beating that sucker up.

Bt the way, great photos, everyone and Happy New Year!