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That last one was from my iPhone 7+

A lot of photography is composition (framing the shot to get a good/interesting perspective) and then post-processing. 

You can get a 'real' DSLR starting around $500. 

http://m.thewirecutter.com/leaderboard/cameras/

 

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12 hours ago, NDL. said:

I hope the board moderator will permit this question, though it isn't entirely on topic:

I greatly appreciate the pictures that y'all put here...I don't often get the time to traverse the City, but this forum enables me to keep up with the latest developments.  Thanks to all who participate.

My question is this (and I know it's simplistic).  Why do these shots look so much better than what I take?  I stick with lesser camera's in the $125-150 range - obviously "you get what you pay for." 

Yet I have a 20 megapixel camera with a mechanical zoom lens that doesn't take great photo's, while another poster might have a 12x camera that takes beautiful, crisp, pictures.  What gives?  Obviously there's more to a great picture than the number of megapixels.  What might that be?

How much do I have to spend on a camera to get a decent picture?  I am a casual, recreational, user,,,

I dunno if this was being directed to some of the photo's that I post, if so thank you, but don't be mistaken, I by no means have any professional sense in photography, I just try to keep our insatiable appetite for development news here fed.

For the most part I take pictures using an ancient sony 8mp camera, or sometimes my iphone5 if the sony is dead.  I usually take 5-8 photos in every spot because most of them turn out blurry or just aren't "crisp."  I am proud to say that none of my photo's are tweaked in Photoshop, mostly because I don't have a clue how to use it, but also it just seems more authentic that way.

These were taken Friday via my iphone:

 

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15 hours ago, NDL. said:

I hope the board moderator will permit this question, though it isn't entirely on topic:

I greatly appreciate the pictures that y'all put here...I don't often get the time to traverse the City, but this forum enables me to keep up with the latest developments.  Thanks to all who participate.

My question is this (and I know it's simplistic).  Why do these shots look so much better than what I take?  I stick with lesser camera's in the $125-150 range - obviously "you get what you pay for." 

Yet I have a 20 megapixel camera with a mechanical zoom lens that doesn't take great photo's, while another poster might have a 12x camera that takes beautiful, crisp, pictures.  What gives?  Obviously there's more to a great picture than the number of megapixels.  What might that be?

How much do I have to spend on a camera to get a decent picture?  I am a casual, recreational, user,,,

Story is King.  Telling the story means getting the shot.  But to answer your question, an iPhone is probably your best bet--better than most point and shoots in the range you're talking.  That and some basic photo editing software.  That said, we're not a picky bunch.  Give us a good shot of the skyline or some construction, and we're satisfied.  

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5 hours ago, CarolinaCrown said:

I dunno if this was being directed to some of the photo's that I post, if so thank you, but don't be mistaken, I by no means have any professional sense in photography, I just try to keep our insatiable appetite for development news here fed.

For the most part I take pictures using an ancient sony 8mp camera, or sometimes my iphone5 if the sony is dead.  I usually take 5-8 photos in every spot because most of them turn out blurry or just aren't "crisp."  I am proud to say that none of my photo's are tweaked in Photoshop, mostly because I don't have a clue how to use it, but also it just seems more authentic that way.

8 hours ago, Matthew.Brendan said:

That last one was from my iPhone 7+

A lot of photography is composition (framing the shot to get a good/interesting perspective) and then post-processing. 

You can get a 'real' DSLR starting around $500. 

http://m.thewirecutter.com/leaderboard/cameras/

 

1 hour ago, alb1no panther said:

Story is King.  Telling the story means getting the shot.  But to answer your question, an iPhone is probably your best bet--better than most point and shoots in the range you're talking.  That and some basic photo editing software.  That said, we're not a picky bunch.  Give us a good shot of the skyline or some construction, and we're satisfied.  

I greatly appreciate y'all's responses.  It's amazing that the iphone takes such nice pictures, but again, I credit the eye of the photographer.  You all make really nice contributions, and I thank you.

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10 hours ago, CarolinaCrown said:

Did the max file size size change for uploading pictures here? I've never had trouble with my pic's file size being too large until today??

I switched our photo/video storage system over to Amazon S3 overnight and it looks like the max upload size was changed to a really low value. I just fixed it so you should be okay now. Shoot me a PM if it still doesn't let you upload what you need. Thanks!

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2 hours ago, qcguttersnipe said:

A couple more night shots.

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Follow the lights Dungeon Family.JPG

I noticed the other night that they were testing the lighting on the inset areas scaling up BoA.  Can't wait till they get those back up and running.

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