Hey everyone,

Been a long time reader on this forum for many many years (since 04 probably). Just never signed up till today when i noticed you all have a photography section

Been into photography for a year now. Im no professional and far from it.

CC welcome on any of my shots.. Coz its the only way to improve right??

I like my landscape photography, but shooting cars is also another passion.

If any of my images interest you and you would like to purchase them please get in contact with me.
Otherwise you can buy them directly on my website: www.sidd-rishi.com - then click on purchases


So here are some random photos. Most of them are recent!!


First time doing panning shots:

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Thought i post some images of Nice (France) during sunset.

The images were taken at the top of the look out point which overlooks the old city of Nice. It use to be a fort many years ago.


7. Plane trails. If you look closely you can see the windows of the planes.
Sorry looks soft after resize.

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9. This was at 70mm. So i zoomed in on the image up above



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13. Attempting to write nice.






Will keep updating this thread over time..


Hope you like the images i have posted so far..


Ta

Nice shots man. You're a member on sau hey?

love the sunset shots mate, nice work

love the plane one

Cheers dude..

Yup been on sau for many many years.

Well welcome to the boost family

Thank you



Cheers dude.

I actually got it enlarged and framed.. It looks stunning.

I got it for sale if you anyone is keen.





Thanks for the warm welcome.

Here are a few more pictures since you all are so nice heheh



Some shots of Sydney City:

The following shots are taken with the stock kit lens (18-55IS). Yup thats right stock kit lens..

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17. Thats me thinking long and hard..



I got plenty more.. but this will do for now

All really nice shots!

Is that over-sharpening on the brige shot near your water mark?

Nice shots mate. I don't think many of us doubt the 18-55 can give good results either.

I think the blown out highlights down the bottom make it look like that.. from that white light.. I think my exposure was a tad too long as well. But yea i think the sharpening also contributed to it.
But no other editing was done to that image.. No playing with curves, filters etc.. all natural lighting.. i dont even know how to use photoshop lol..

Some more landscape shots.

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i like your style man, wicked shots

Thanks dude

Awesome shots.

Looks like you travel a lot..... should post some photo's of the cars they have in other countries

Loving 22!!

Your wish is granted

Got too many, but here a few:

DB9 - London


Lambo - London


Renault Concept car - Paris || Has AP racing brakes HOT CAR!!


Me in front of monte carlo casino








Heres a funny shot Taken in Bern



Check out the lame cop car in Rome!!


Thats how cold it can get in Europe!! Taken in Austria..




Cheers man

I got plenty of those types of shots

Here is one more for ya

amazing landscape shots
excellent work

OMG those cars are hot

Thanks

thank you..



No worries. If there is anything else you want just let me know


Now earlier i said i love landscape and car photography..

But i also have another passion - Astrophotography.

Would love to one day take deep sky images. Been researching a lot on telescopes etc.. Just need the money now to purchase one hahahh

So for now i just shoot stars






Southern Cross:



Orion:



Startrails:


Startrails: - Polar shot


Moon:

that last one of the moon looks so clear
nice work

I have a photo somewhere where I left the shutter open so that you can see the stars rotating.

Yours look heaps better though.....

Great work.

Cheers matosc

Yea im gonna try it again in few days when the full moon is out.. Will post my results. .


BALSAK - My advice is to take about 100-150 short exposures and then combine them.
What this does is firstly stop your image from seing hot pixels - which is created when your shutter is open for a long period of time.. The sensor just cant handle it..
So instead of one very long exposure, have about 100 really short ones and combine it. It will have the same effect.

This technique used by most astro-photographers.. even when shooting deep into the universe.

Hope this helps. Any problems give me a yell

How do you combine 100 shots?

Yea what he said.

I would assume you use photoshop for this?

^ you can use photoshop thats no problems. Probably harder tho

I use Startrails. Free software. Just google it
Probably the best out there.

Its also the same technique i used to create a timelaspe video.

Check it out

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WR2dXt8EY_8


Oh and while you at it, you can check out my exhaust

Taken 2 years ago i think.. when i was still on my Ps lol..
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1fp5yehbayk





Here is one more shot of the moon. Just wish i had more reach!!

Half Moon:

damn photobucket.. hmmm

Please please please please don't use the thumbnails.....

It really sucks when you have to wait for the image to load.

Wouldnt it load faster? coz you are only clicking on the images you wanna see rather me posting all the images in full size here?

Well I guess you're right.

But personally I prefer the images in full size

Dunno what the "pro's" prefer though.

Fantastic shots mate! You are really good!

BALSAK - hmm yea i prefer uploading bigger images too.. will see what others say i guess..

Zeeute - Cheers mate Glad you like it the images.


Heres one from tonight

06/04/2009 - Moon shot


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Here is a shot a few of my friends want enlarged.

Perhaps if anyone else is keen i can do a group buy ahahahh.. Get the print in A2 or bigger for cheaper!!

If you are keen let me know

Taken in Nice (France).. From my hostel room

Love that last photo from Nice

im sooo getting a better camera from when im in nice soon.. lol

Thanks BALSAK

S15_Matt - You will love that city trust me. You staying in a hostel? Remember to check out monte carlo and eze village which are like literally next door.. Oh and cannes if you have the time.

I'm checking out Darwin.

It's da best


Nah I'm thinking of buying a Canon D90..... then I want to compete with you.

Wait, I didn't say that.

Darwin?? I will match your darwin and give you paris!! Whats a canon D90?? Or do you mean Nikon D90?

Actually end of year im planning a trip around australia.. love to see the kimberlys.

Alright so everyone does the typical shots of the tower up close.
I wanted a different perspective of the tower.
Hense the shots from different locations.

Oh did you know this is the most photographed monument in the world!!







^ i got that image enlarged for a friend in A2 size and it came out beautifully..


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So here is the typical shots everyone does. Sorry a little noisy (didnt have a tripod on this trip )

Maybe a Canon D60? Oldschool but.

http://www.dpreview.com/reviews/canoneosd60/

Not to sure.. anyways


I got a canon 50mm F1.8 II lens for sale

I dont use it at all.. Only bought mid last year.

No scratches no dirt etc etc.. top working condition

90 bucks plus postage

If you keen please do let me know.. ta

SOLD pending payment

That shot of nice is pretty awesome, pity about that big black thing in the mid-right frame but, i can't stop looking at it.

Just clone it out

^ you mean the tree?

Man thats gonna be so hard to clone out lol

Yeah it was a joke, pity bit, would've been a million dollar shot without it!

hahah i know

Guess its now worth 1/2 a million. Which im still happy about hahahh


Some more photos

Taken with the stock kit lens or my old body (350d)


These were taken in my 15min lunch break.. Was working next to the beach so thought why not lol..








some old pics i took ages ago..



MY BABY!!!!



best friends car:








Some drift pics i took last year with stock kit lens once again:










And i will end it with this beautiful place i stayed in with literally 4 star type tents in the middle of the desert on my last trip 2 years ago.

Oh man that S15 is porn. Love the 2nd shot of it and also the last drift shot.

This is better than watching redtube.....

Wait did I just say that?

hahahahh thanks for the compliment man!! hahahh quote of the day tho for me

anyways..

Something went wrong tonight when i was shooting the moon (most of my shots didn't come out well at all as i was expecting)

Anyways this was the best shot i could do.. should try again while its still full moon.. but i cbf.. lol

I like the moon. Nice detail but perhaps over sharpened? Looks a little TOO crispy for me.

the only sharpening i did was when i was processing the raw file. So added 25% more sharpening there..

Then once resized a slight smart sharpen at 20%..

Just wish i had more reach.. but anyways its good enough for my first attempts at moon shot.. hehe

The sharpening to me makes it look a little false is all.

Look into telescope mount? I know my sister has a BIG telescope but eh..

Yup been researching a lot in regard to telescopes and mounts.. One day when i have money lol..
Just invested a fair bit on my marine tank so quite broke

Anyways.. just testing out my new lens (just in the backyard)


Overcast today..