Amateur Photography Thread

**Duncan Glenday** · 08-14-2017

Where is that trolley? (Fort Collins?)

**Duncan Glenday** · 08-14-2017

No - the Ft.Collins trolley is similar, but not the same one. (These are not my pictures - just an interesting comparison of these suburban trolleys) :

**UnephenStephen** · 08-14-2017

Originally Posted by Duncan Glenday

Where is that trolley? (Fort Collins?)

i took that at the trolley museum in E Windsor CT. they offer rides that circle the museum on existing train tracks. that picture captures one of those rides as it was just leaving the 'station'.

**Duncan Glenday** · 08-14-2017

**UnephenStephen** · 08-17-2017

really like the reflections on these..

**Yves** · 08-17-2017

a perfect mirror... nice!

**Paulie** · 08-17-2017

Forest Park?

**UnephenStephen** · 08-17-2017

Originally Posted by Paulie

Forest Park?

nope.. Wickham in Manchester. best park i've seen so far. been to it like 8 times now and always find something new..

edit: from what i'm reading about Forest Park (Springfield i assume), that is definitely a place i'd like to check out. looks very similar to Wickham as far as the sights/activities..

**UnephenStephen** · 08-21-2017

i know this looks like a typical night shot with a crescent moon but it's not (don't think i've ever seen an upside down crescent). taken here in CT 7 mins before 'total partiality' if that makes sense..

**Duncan Glenday** · 08-21-2017

I no longer have good equipment. I've been promising myself some serious upgrades for a long time - but something always seems to have a higher demand for my meager $$.

So all I could do was take a pseudo DSLR, mount it on a tripod, zoom in on the sun, and hold 2 pairs of polaroid sunglasses at right-angles to one another ... all very 'Rube Goldberg', and this was the best I could get:

**UnephenStephen** · 08-22-2017

i'd like to see that but it looks like you're the latest victim of Photobucket's new 'pay to link images' policy.. i'd dump them and move to Flickr.

**Duncan Glenday** · 08-22-2017

Oh FFS!

I'll set up Flickr. Meantime, here's the image - if you click the icon below, it will show full size.

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**UnephenStephen** · 08-22-2017

Originally Posted by Duncan Glenday

Oh FFS!

I'll set up Flickr. Meantime, here's the image - if you click the icon below, it will show full size.

not bad considering your setup. not totally unsalvagable though in photoshop or lightroom.

**WHORG** · 08-26-2017

Cameras are only tools. I captured and sold dozens of quality shots (and do to this day) - on a circa 2004 5MP Leica D2. It still surprises me with it's image output !!!

That said - a modern camera and software can bring so many things to the table - but Yves is right: an image "speaks" to you, and that emotion can be leveraged with just about anything given the right conditions.

**UnephenStephen** · 08-27-2017

Originally Posted by Paulie

Forest Park?

**PhilIsLife** · 08-28-2017

Originally Posted by UnephenStephen

i know this looks like a typical night shot with a crescent moon but it's not (don't think i've ever seen an upside down crescent). taken here in CT 7 mins before 'total partiality' if that makes sense..

I love this picture. As someone who lives on the other side of the world, and couldn't "space out" (budum tss), and watch this I love seeing these pictures. Especially as I am quite a space obsessed person.

**Paulie** · 08-28-2017

Originally Posted by UnephenStephen

Nice! Brings back memories!

**UnephenStephen** · 09-21-2017

been real busy with the camera lately but i'm not gonna post every single picture here - just too many. so here's a link to my Flickr..

Flickr

**rcarlberg** · 09-23-2017

Oh jesus the one of the lily is freaking awesome!

**UnephenStephen** · 09-24-2017

Originally Posted by rcarlberg

Oh jesus the one of the lily is freaking awesome!

thx.. but it could have been a lot better if i had the right lens. if you bring it up in Flickr, you'll notice i used a 70-300 telephoto maxed out at 300 and even then i had to crop the thing just to get a semi-decent look at the flower. may have to start thinking about getting a 200-500 or something close to it.

**hippypants** · 10-06-2017

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**hippypants** · 10-06-2017

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**Duncan Glenday** · 10-06-2017

It was so cool the first time I went there (Stonehenge) in the '70s. You could walk among the plinths. touch them, and really get the feel of the place.

A small group of modern-day "druids" were conducting a wedding just off to the side. I took a picture - it was on slide film, and I think I've scanned it. Will post if I can find it.