Thread: A Gnome's Eye View

Originally Posted by thegnome54

I have a Canon Powershot A610. I LOVE my camera, it was very cheap ($260), and it has awesome manual settings, video support, and an amazing macro function. I don't really know what type of lens it has, I just use the one that came with it. It has a 4x optic zoom, and 4x digital, so I can technically go up to 16x, even though I never go past the optic zoom for clarity. I don't use zoom at all for macro shots, as it seems to mess up the focus. It is, in my opinion, the perfect amateur camera.

If you like my pictures, I just made a thread in the art section with a few more. I'd love to have input from a (professional?) photographer!

Ok... so I was a bit skeptical when you said you had a Canon. I'm a Nikon user. Not a Canon fan at the least. Then when I googled what your camera looked like, I was even more skeptical of the quality of your pictures you'd have on here. But then... I looked. Wow. Very impressive: your eye, your camera, the lens... Makes me wonder why I spent $999 on my Nikon D70S... at a discounted price! Lol.

I'd give you some input but... it looks to me like you don't need any! The only advice I can give you is buy a professional camera. It looks like you've found a career!

Can't wait to see more photography from you!

Originally Posted by meggyfayephotography

Ok... so I was a bit skeptical when you said you had a Canon. I'm a Nikon user. Not a Canon fan at the least. Then when I googled what your camera looked like, I was even more skeptical of the quality of your pictures you'd have on here. But then... I looked. Wow. Very impressive: your eye, your camera, the lens... Makes me wonder why I spent $999 on my Nikon D70S... at a discounted price! Lol.

I'd give you some input but... it looks to me like you don't need any! The only advice I can give you is buy a professional camera. It looks like you've found a career!

Can't wait to see more photography from you!

Seriously? Thank you!! I'm actually a science person, I'm considering a
career in research neuroscience. I think I'd hate to risk photography becoming a chore, so even if I got good enough to make a living at some point, I wouldn't like to. But I think I've found a lifelong hobby in amateur photography!

Seeing as no one seems to mind me uploading a bunch of pictures, I'll stick in a few more while I'm posting.







My sister and her fiance

no spiders...

i love the water drop pics

Your macros are phenomenal!!!

Never before have flies been so beautiful.

Wow very cool!! You are going to inspire all of DV to take close ups of small things now. The very first picture on this thread is my favorite, I think.

Damn, Man. Each of the three talents you've demonstrated here are in top form. Bravo.


If you've never seen Michael Moschen, look him up:

Example 1 (clip from "In Motion")
Example 2 (clip from "In Motion") Too bad these aren't the entire routines. They are really quite impressive in their entirety.

If you have not seen his video "In Motion", you owe it to yourself. You'd be able to pull off a lot of what he does. He does some really amazing "standard" juggling as well.

You know, I actually had those running shoes you drew. Or something that looked like 'em. Are they K-Swiss? :p

Wow, thanks everyone!

"Never before have flies been so beautiful."

Haha, boy was I surprised the first time I took a sharp picture of a fly. They make very good subjects, because they like to sit still a lot. Macro photography changes the way you look at the world - I'll think twice next time before swatting a fly.

Originally Posted by Oneironaught

Damn, Man. Each of the three talents you've demonstrated here are in top form. Bravo.


If you've never seen Michael Moschen, look him up:

Example 1 (clip from "In Motion")
Example 2 (clip from "In Motion") Too bad these aren't the entire routines. They are really quite impressive in their entirety.

If you have not seen his video "In Motion", you owe it to yourself. You'd be able to pull off a lot of what he does. He does some really amazing "standard" juggling as well.

Thanks
I think once I can do most 3- and 4-ball juggling tricks I'll try my hands at contact juggling. That guy is AWESOME! I love that four-ball pyramid spin thing, I've tried before but it's very hard to get them all going smoothly.

Here are a few more pictures...



Barbecue cover after a rain :p


...And some "normal" pictures (not of uber tiny things I would normally step on)

Originally Posted by thegnome54

Sure thing, all of these are smallenized for internet use. I actually used the first shot for a background for a pretty long time, flies have very strange faces. Anyways, here's the second-to-last one full sized. If you want any other ones, just holler!

http://img529.imageshack.us/img529/8594/img6523fi3.jpg

It's pretty big so I won't link it directly onto here.

*Edit*
Speaking of desktops, I have this one picture of a garden spider attacking an ant that got caught in its web, which makes an awesome background. I'll link it for anyone who wants a cool background.

http://img440.imageshack.us/img440/6130/img6352md6.jpg

Wow, thanks! That second one is awesome.


Actually, think you could put up a link to the 'barbecue cover after rain' one? For some reason I love the look of it.

Originally Posted by Man of Steel

Wow, thanks! That second one is awesome.


Actually, think you could put up a link to the 'barbecue cover after rain' one? For some reason I love the look of it.

Sure thing!

http://img505.imageshack.us/img505/2410/img6439xn8.jpg