[GALLERY] Reaper Man's Photography

While I lack a fancy-schmancy macro lens like Timo has, I managed to get this manually focused and metered photo of a moth on my window with a reverse-mounted lens. I'm quite impressed with the detail it picked up, as I was using a really cheapo lens that came with an old film SLR I have, I would never use this thing as a regular lens, but as a reverse-mount macro lens it performs quite well. :awesome:
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The small image doesn't do it justice, 100% crop here

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That's a really nice pic. And that moth looks cool Lol.

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Woah that's awesome, you managed to do that with the the low res image I uploaded? Or did you download the 50% size version from deviantart? Want the 100% size one?

E: Can't rep you D:

E: Optimized it as best I could without degrading the image, got it down to just under 1mb so I could upload it sanely.
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loads of images here

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I can't see this? There's nothing there!

only about 1/4 of the image will load for me.

Ah shit I See it now...gotta rremove it from my last post...

There's something in its eye someone remove it!

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Couldn't resist lul

I have a new background. This is awesome, the moth is awesome, reaper is awesome.

Haha awesome, thanks Con.

So I've been experimenting with my Rolleicord. I decided to try scanning in my own shots, after receiving average quality scans from the developer from my first roll of T-Max black and white film. So far I have only scanned in 3 shots, will finish the rest later - it's kinda stressful due to dust everywhere D:.

Behold, my first ever color slide film photo. Taken without a lightmeter - I had to guess the exposure with a table on the back of my Rollei. Unfortunately, I forgot to write down the shot info. All I can tell you is that it was shot on a Rolleicord V with Velvia 100 120 film.

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Looks 90s-ish/sepia-ish. I like it.

Moar photos, etc.

I've been wandering around Hong Kong lately, took some decent shots. I seem to be producing average quality work lately..

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"The new corner office"?

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"The new corner office"?

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Hey, I didn't write it.. D:

Love em to death like I love you to death

til we part.

Quite inspirational, those photos...

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Love em to death like I love you to death

til we part.

Quite inspirational, those photos...

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Love you too :-3

Also, thanks.

The Rolleicord is kickass, I'm really loving these shots!

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The Rolleicord is kickass, I'm really loving these shots!

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Haha, too bad only the photo at the top of the page was taken with my Rollei. The three new b&w shots I posted are digital.

Your shots blow me away every time, awesome as usual.

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Your shots blow me away every time, awesome as usual.

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Heh, thanks brosef

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I was wandering Wan Chai when I came across this guy eating his lunch alone in a patch of sunlight, sorta caught my eye I guess.

Rolleicord V

1/125 at f/5.6

Velvia 50

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An unimpressed looking cat, in a village store with a mustache that reminds me of Stalin and a pattern on his head resembling the Hitler's hair. Thus I dub it "DictatorCat" or "HitlerCat," whatever floats your boat.

Pentax SP-II
Kodachrome Gold 200
50mm f/1.4

Dictatorcat for wurld dominashunz
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And, as requested by some of the comments on deviantART: http://mine.icanhascheezburger.com/v...x?ciid=3595666 loal

Wonderful shot you got there. Depth of field is excellent. Kodachrome gold ftw as well. Good stuff.

It's nice film, but I still prefer ma Velvia and Ektachrome. Too bad it's so damn expensive D:

E:

A friend of mine pointed out this little piece of paper somebody had stuck to the window of an abandoned school near Aberdeen, Hong Kong.

Pentax SP-II
Kodachrome Gold 200

Credits: Caption by: ReaperManHK | Picture by: Ivan Feign

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PROTIP: Ivan = Reaper Man

I know. I'm all "..." because I want to know why he used his alias/real name isntead of both real or both aliased D:

I do believe that cat serves well as my new avatar.

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I know. I'm all "..." because I want to know why he used his alias/real name isntead of both real or both aliased D:

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Because I use my real name for my photographs, y'know.. so people will actually know who I am D:

Also, thanks Snaf, loal

Self portrait originally taken for the art project of a friend of mine, I just really love this photo.
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STOP HIDING.

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STOP HIDING.

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This post made my day. :lol:

Pricing for Photography Shoot, out doors, 1hr +, I have good skills but only a tripod and a camera? How much? I have had photography classes, and I have done photography assignments in the past, nothing big. This is going to be about an hour or so of photography for a renewal of vows/wedding ceremony. How much should I charge?

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Pricing for Photography Shoot, out doors, 1hr +, I have good skills but only a tripod and a camera? How much? I have had photography classes, and I have done photography assignments in the past, nothing big. This is going to be about an hour or so of photography for a renewal of vows/wedding ceremony. How much should I charge?

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Uh, I'm not sure exactly. Firstly, define "good skills" secondly, charge based upon your level of experience. I feel I'm quite inexperienced (~2.5 years of experience) so I don't charge very much. Thirdly, transport times and costs, consider getting these covered.

Additionally, for an event like that, you will almost definitely need more than a camera and a tripod. In fact, you shouldn't be tethered to a tripod for an event shoot, unless you're doing some formal group shots. You'll most likely need a flashgun and a couple fast lenses. You may need to rent equipment, consider that too.

To be honest, the best thing to do would be to discuss it with the people you'll be shooting for.

A photo from a series I was commissioned to take for school. It's a promotional photo for "Cultural Evening"

It was turned into a massive banner :awesome:

Also, just a cool snapshot I took looking down into my Rolleicord.

A soprano saxophonist, 'Nam vet playing at the riverfront in Savannah, Georgia.
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Snaf will look like this when he's older.

mb only post hi res images of superior quality ,.mb i am in the wrong topic

...what? What are you talking about? Here's a high res version if you must see it. http://fc07.deviantart.com/fs45/f/20...eaperManHK.jpg

What are you doing in Amedeeca?

I was visiting SCAD.

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This woman was wearing a garishly colored headdress as part of what she told me was an Easter tradition in New York city, where people would make and wear strange hats. I asked her if I could take her photo, and she agreed. I took several, but they were posed shots of her smiling, then she was distracted by something and completely changed her composure to this strange look, which I captured.

What is she thinking? Why is she making that face? Is it disdain? Smugness or simply boredom due to me taking several photos of her?

Maybe she's just Mech :mech:

That smilie sums it up perfectly

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While wandering the streets at night in New York, I came across this junk drummer, I had to grab a shot, too bad it was real dark, so I had to really bump up the ISO. Ah well, in attempting to correct the color cast of the streetlights, I ended up with these nice muted colors.

I regret not shooting this in RAW, would've had better detail/resolution to counteract the graininess.

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I love it when I come across strange moments like this. A guy with a massive beard, baby stroller full of toys, a balloon, and other strange junk, just lying on a rock in the sun in Central Park, New York. It was such a cold, windy day, yet he seemed to be enjoying himself.

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Yet another Savannah Saxophonist, this time a tenor sax player.

hmm next time i go to hk or something im gonna need some photo lessons :allears:

Whoa my dude you're visiting NY? We should hang out mon.

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Whoa my dude you're visiting NY? We should hang out mon.

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..The hell, you live in New York? I was there a couple weeks ago, goddammit. D:

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hmm next time i go to hk or something im gonna need some photo lessons :allears:

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I'll be living in the states this August, bro.

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..The hell, you live in New York? I was there a couple weeks ago, goddammit. D:

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Goddamnit.

I'll probably be going up to Boston for thanksgiving, if I get a chance to visit my friend going to SVA, then I'll come down to New York :iamafag:

Nice photos man :) Should try out portrait photogrpahy one of these days.

Thanks man. Haven't you been taking portraits? I swear I saw a few you took with your 100mm lens..

Oh I did with a couple of my cousins, but I guess i'm generally not too keen on getting out there and getting a camera in random people's faces :F

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Oh I did with a couple of my cousins, but I guess i'm generally not too keen on getting out there and getting a camera in random people's faces :F

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I know what you mean, I only recently got over that. I find, if you wanna do street photography, a good way to practice is to take photos of street performers. You give them a little change, then take their photo, so you feel a little less guilty about getting in their face with a camera, and you don't feel as bad getting a little closer, because for portraits like that, the closer you can get is usually better.

Meh, some stuff. I haven't gotten my latest roll of film developed yet, which I reckon should have more interesting shots on it than these digital ones.
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What are they up to with those candles?

They're prayer candles. I took it during the Bun Festival on Cheung Chau Island. Basically, the're celebrating how they overcame famine with these buns (I forget how they got them... lol) and they're giving thanks to the gods.

nice shots man

The beauty of high def makes them stunning!

High def? Eh?

As in you didn't take your laptop around taking webcam photos. Nice shots, man :-)

Haha, thanks. Screw laptops, I've got my new D300 to lug around now. It's a beast.

This tiny praying mantis, must've been an inch long, was crawling up my arm when I noticed it as I walked into my house. I tried to take a photo of it, but then it jumped onto my camera. I got a piece of paper then placed it on the floor near a window. I'd forgotten to switch from spot metering, so I accidentally exposed for the paper, giving me this silhouette.

A little after taking this shot, it jumped onto my face http://e.deviantart.com/emoticons/letters/=p.gif I got it outside though, where I left it on a plant.

Reverse-mounted 50mm f/1.8

So, I just got back from Beijing yesterday. Here's some photos. Bleh.
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All taken with my D80 because my parents wouldn't let me bring my brand-spanking-new D300 with me. I wish I did, I missed many opportunities where the high ISO capabilities of my D300 would've come in handy. Ah well, to be a photographer is to work within your limitations.

Also, I can't seem to shake the habit of shooting in portrait, weird. Ah well.

cool shots

Thanks dude.

As I said on dA, last one is the best. Shame there's a bit of camera shake in there though :[

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As I said on dA, last one is the best. Shame there's a bit of camera shake in there though :[

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Yeah I know D: I guess you can't win em all. Thanks man.

Also, don't you think our threads should have different names, lol, Timo/Reaper's photography.

What's that? :3

:iamafag: Thanks bro

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I spotted this guy sitting thoughtfully on the curb, sorta just caught my eye. Nobody seems to even notice that he's just sitting there alone.

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Wow, weirdly my last three photos have focused on the number three. I just noticed that... Weird, haha.

MMh b&w

So I finally got a roll of Ilford Delta 100 that I shot on my Rolleicord V, several months ago, scanned. Here's some of the results. Keep in mind that the Rolleicord V is purely mechanical, all exposures were estimated with the help of a table on the back of the camera. I need a lightmeter, goddamn :P.

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This man was sitting on his suitcase when I first set out to take photos. He seemed to be looking for somebody. Three hours later, he was still there, looking quite depressed and being ignored by passers by.

Who was he waiting for? Why does he have a suitcase? Did they ever show up?

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Here is the result of me gathering the courage to ask somebody to take their photo. Before this, I had never had the courage to ask somebody on the street. This Sikh man had really interesting eyes, made me wish I had some slide film with me, and a lightmeter. As with all photos taken on my Rolleicord, I had to guess the exposure.

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Could I get the odds of those pictures after the portrait in hi-res. They'd make fine wallpapers.

If you go to my deviantART and hit download on the images, you can get 1936x1936 versions. If you want them higher res, let me know.

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This old man sits at Silvermine Beach, Mui Wo, Hong Kong every day to fly his kites. Even when there's no wind, he'll be at the beach, waiting.

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I was wandering the main village area in Mui Wo, when I came across this dog poking his head out of the arcade, looking quite confused and had to take a shot.




This harmonica player was sitting in a patch of sunlight streaming through a grungy window in Central, Hong Kong. I wish I had exposed it slightly better, but I guess it's acceptable.

All of these were taken with my Pentax Spotmatic II on Velvia 100 film.

Makes me warm and fuzzy in my tummy,

The dog one makes me sad.

Why? He's just confused. I kept whistling at him to make him look up, all he wanted was some attention, and when I didn't give him any he got confused like that lol.

I wish I'd got the front of these two, but I was too late. Their shirts had a picture of an ass (donkey) on the front.

Gotta love it when people wear shirts that they clearly don't know the meaning to.

Ils sont idiots.

Beijing.

What if they did know what it meant but wanted to wear it anyway.

Hey, don't go ruining my fun :saddowns:

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An old photo I took back in January I stumbled across. Just thought it looked a bit funny. The pigeon isn't actually hiding its face, it's just preening itself, haha.

Rolleicord V
Velvia 50

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Yet another old photo I took, I found this strange area of Causeway Bay where pigeons seem to enjoy sitting on the sun drenched tarmac of the road, I guess it was warm?

Rolleicord V
Velvia 50

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Savannah, GA. Gotta love the golden late afternoon light.

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I was wandering the main village area in Mui Wo, when I came across this dog poking his head out of the arcade, looking quite confused and had to take a shot.

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Go back and adopt this dog. It makes me so sad :gonk:

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That looks really good, btw, is that a homeless guy???

I'm not sure.

Shot for a color theory project on complementary and discordant colors



Art school is awesome.

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This guy is down at River Street, Savannah almost every day, playing his trumpet. Mostly he musically teases people by playing cheeky tunes - for example that stereotypical Egyptian tune if somebody with a darker complexion walks by.

He pulled me over when he saw me walking around with my Rolleicord, and we talked for a while - at least a good 20 minutes or so. I then accused him of never playing any tunes all the way through to which he responded by grabbing his trumpet and playing me a song.

I just had to photograph him, but it was getting dark to use ASA100 film so I had to use my D300 instead of my Rollei, oh well.

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These horse-drawn carts are a common means of showing tourists around Savannah, they cause no end of problems with traffic, and the horses cause the street corners to smell quite literally like a horse's ass. I don't see what she's so happy about, maybe her horse left a particularly nasty one at a corner somewhere and she's boasting about it.

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These two women are two more interesting people I met simply because I was carrying around my Rolleicord. How often do you see two women sitting on the street smoking cigars? So after having an interesting conversation with them, I just had to take their photograph. I took some shots on my Rollei too, but as of yet they haven't been developed.

The first one would've done better with a much more shallow depth of field, with either the hand, face or instrument being the primary focus. You have it going already, but more exaggerated would've been better.

Second one could definitely do with some different framing or positioning on your part. Not totally in your control but, those are the circumstances.

Third is a nice casual portrait. Too bad the backdrop is so light, it would've been nice to capture the smoke a little better.

Thanks for the crit, Snaf. I appreciate it.

Here's another shot I took of that trumpet player


Also, the uncropped version of the horse-drawn cart, is it better this way?
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I like it better because it has more depth of field.

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A sketchy part of Savannah that I wandered into, then got the hell out of.

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I like it better because it has more depth of field.

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me too

I like the first shot of the trumpet man better because it kind of had the guy leaning away from the camera, showing power being used in his notes, and there was just a little view of the reflection in the end that you could see there was a sidewalk with someone walking on it. Second shot just looks too blurry in the parts not focused in on.

Hm, interesting, I never really though about why I think the first shot works, I see what you're getting at really, but I never really considered the implications of the shot. I guess I sorta follow what Ansel Adams said: "There are no rules for good photographs, there are only good photographs."

Anyway, the second one of the trumpet player was more of an experiment, I just wanted to give it a go.

For me, having his aged hands in focus tells a story that the second one doesn't

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For me, having his aged hands in focus tells a story that the second one doesn't

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I agree.