LTyler Posted June 12, 2013 #51 Share Posted June 12, 2013 BEAUTIFUL pictures!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WhiteSoxFan Posted June 12, 2013 Author #52 Share Posted June 12, 2013 Which lenses do you use? using Cruise Critic Forums mobile app All these pictures were taken with an 8mm ultra-wide fisheye on my Canon 7D. The lens is made by Samyang but is also sold under the Bower and Rokinon label (and maybe more). The lens is made with a variety of mounts so you can buy it for Canon, Nikon, Sony, etc. The lens is fully manual, there is no electrical connection between it and the camera, you must set the aperture & focus manually. The camera will, however, still meter correctly for aperture-priority or manual mode. Because of the lens length focus is less of an issue because the depth of field is so great. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WhiteSoxFan Posted June 12, 2013 Author #53 Share Posted June 12, 2013 A couple of final ones for now. These were taken in Marigot in St. Marten. These are all HDR. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dh464 Posted June 13, 2013 #54 Share Posted June 13, 2013 These photos are fantastic! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WhiteSoxFan Posted June 13, 2013 Author #55 Share Posted June 13, 2013 Last few Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cruzinlady1947 Posted June 13, 2013 #56 Share Posted June 13, 2013 Last few We want more........:p;) Thanks for those awesome photos. Gwen :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ragen Posted June 13, 2013 #57 Share Posted June 13, 2013 as I said above Beautifully Done!,....Nice work, Thank you for sharing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swim13 Posted June 13, 2013 #58 Share Posted June 13, 2013 WOW look at how BIG that theater is! :D I don't want these to end! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WhiteSoxFan Posted June 13, 2013 Author #59 Share Posted June 13, 2013 We want more........ Thanks for those awesome photos. I can always move on a few photos that weren't with the fisheye. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cruzinlady1947 Posted June 13, 2013 #60 Share Posted June 13, 2013 Thank you.....that sunrise/sunset is just beautiful. My favorite pics are of sunrises and sunsets. Other pics are great too. Just wish I could take pictures that are that good. I just have a point and shoot camera. I think my cell phone takes better pics than my camera......:p Gwen :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WhiteSoxFan Posted June 14, 2013 Author #61 Share Posted June 14, 2013 Thank you.....that sunrise/sunset is just beautiful. My favorite pics are of sunrises and sunsets. Other pics are great too. Just wish I could take pictures that are that good. I just have a point and shoot camera. I think my cell phone takes better pics than my camera......:p Gwen :) Well, honestly, none of these pictures are raw out of the camera. I use Adobe Lightroom to align, crop, adjust exposure, add gradients, tweek contrast and saturation, bring up the lowlights, tone down the highlights, etc. BTW that was sunrise in Ft Lauderdale on the last morning. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SWManiac Posted June 14, 2013 #62 Share Posted June 14, 2013 These are really "really" great!! Beautiful work!!! :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cruzinlady1947 Posted June 14, 2013 #63 Share Posted June 14, 2013 Well, honestly, none of these pictures are raw out of the camera. I use Adobe Lightroom to align, crop, adjust exposure, add gradients, tweek contrast and saturation, bring up the lowlights, tone down the highlights, etc. BTW that was sunrise in Ft Lauderdale on the last morning. Too much work for me......:p But, I am glad you do that. It really is amazing how you can do all those things to pictures to bring them to life. Makes me and others so very grateful. Pictures are just awesome. I remember a thread, long ago, where people came on to post their favorite pictures from cruises. Don't know what happened to that thread, but I loved it. PS: Feel free to post pictures anytime you want to. ;) Thanks, Gwen :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mais318 Posted June 14, 2013 #64 Share Posted June 14, 2013 Amazing photos, I have been looking for a fish eye lens for my Sony a230 but I just can't decide if I'll get my money out of it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SharkCruiser24 Posted June 14, 2013 #65 Share Posted June 14, 2013 Your pictures are fantastic! One day I will make photography a serious hobby of mine, but for right now I am just a guppy! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cruzin-K Posted June 14, 2013 #66 Share Posted June 14, 2013 OMG! I LOVE the fish eye photos. I am going on the Allure in January and am definitely getting a new lens. I just wish I was a better photographer :( Do you use Lightroom for the HDR photos? I used to have software for that but lost it last time my computer crashed. From what I remember, I had to take three separate photos using a tripod with different exposures and then use the software to combine them. Is it still that complicated? I use a Canon T1i. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WhiteSoxFan Posted June 14, 2013 Author #67 Share Posted June 14, 2013 OMG! I LOVE the fish eye photos. I am going on the Allure in January and am definitely getting a new lens. I just wish I was a better photographer :( Do you use Lightroom for the HDR photos? I used to have software for that but lost it last time my computer crashed. From what I remember, I had to take three separate photos using a tripod with different exposures and then use the software to combine them. Is it still that complicated? I use a Canon T1i. I use Photomatix. You can take use more than three photos you just need them to be different exposure values. No tripod is necessary as long as the photos are close to one another the software can align the photos. I don't do a lot of HDR, sometimes it looks to fake or cartoonish, but every so often you get a good one or a really artistic one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cruzin-K Posted June 14, 2013 #68 Share Posted June 14, 2013 I use Photomatix. You can take use more than three photos you just need them to be different exposure values. No tripod is necessary as long as the photos are close to one another the software can align the photos. I don't do a lot of HDR, sometimes it looks to fake or cartoonish, but every so often you get a good one or a really artistic one. Photomatix! That's what I used to have. Learned my lesson, that downloading the software and not backing it up is BAD. Still, I suppose there have been some good updates in the past few years. I might as well purchase the latest/greatest. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cruzin-K Posted June 22, 2013 #69 Share Posted June 22, 2013 It's all your fault!!!! I downloaded photomatix last week, and tomorrow I will be placing an order with B&H photo for my new Rokinon fisheye lens. I'd be ordering it today, but they're closed on Saturdays. For your beautiful night shots on the ship, did you use a tripod? I'm thinking of taking one with me on my Allure cruise. I figure as long as I'm not carrying it about when the ship is crowded, it won't be in anyone's way. I'll do what you did and just schedule photo time when everyone else is sleeping :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ucfknight07 Posted June 22, 2013 #70 Share Posted June 22, 2013 WhiteSoxFan, Thanks for sharing your pictures. Really enjoyed looking through them! I was looking at the pictures in your Picasa album, and wanted to ask who you toured with in St. Maarten. We're on Oasis in July, and I'd like to take a tour that visits Marigot and Orient Beach. Used Bernard's in the past, but we want more time in Marigot. How much time did you have there? I see you made it up to the fort, so I thought maybe you had more time than the typical 30-45 minutes most tours provide there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
McDebbie Posted June 23, 2013 #71 Share Posted June 23, 2013 Great shots! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OnlineMom Posted July 3, 2013 #72 Share Posted July 3, 2013 Those are great! Thanks for sharing! Sent using the Cruise Critic forums app Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jules815 Posted July 3, 2013 #73 Share Posted July 3, 2013 Absolutely beautiful! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MelGurl Posted September 20, 2013 #74 Share Posted September 20, 2013 Very nice! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
laedw Posted September 20, 2013 #75 Share Posted September 20, 2013 A few more. I noticed the person in the hot tub all by his or her lonesome! That's nice!!! :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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