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Every time I log on it's a new surprise! Look absolutely great! Have you been using the same camera for all of these? The sharpness is fantastic.
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You can get any camera pretty much to look that sharp, just use a tripod like I always do, even when theres plenty of light. But of course, its also the lenses that make images sharper. The lens I use the most is my Tokina 12-24mm lens. I also use my Nikon 70-200mm f2.8 lens in a lot of my shots. My camera is a Nikon D200 that I bought back in 2005. I also use a Nikon 10.5mm fisheye lens, a Nikon 18-70mm f3.5 that came with my D70 camera body back in 2003. For my wildlife stuff I usually use my Tamron 200-500mm.
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Damn dude, you've got some great lenses! 10.5 mm fisheye? Holy crap!
Anyhow, I'm going to be in Hot Springs this weekend. Let me know if you might want to take a little trip out there and meet up for some photos! Aaron (Glowrock) |
Words cannot convey how superb I think these photos are.
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^Thankyou so much for the compliments, its greatly appreciated :)
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Heres some more new ones from this weekend
http://i1117.photobucket.com/albums/...irdboy1/f4.jpg Russellville http://i1117.photobucket.com/albums/...irdboy1/f3.jpg Russellville http://i1117.photobucket.com/albums/...irdboy1/f1.jpg Forrest City, in the eastern part of the state, near Memphis. Its seen better days, as have most towns in eastern Arkansas. http://i1117.photobucket.com/albums/...irdboy1/f2.jpg Forrest City |
Some great work here, Chris. You have a lot of talent.
Although there are better images in the set, I like the one of the church with the roof caved in - is that a tree growing out of the side? |
Thanks man and yeah, there were small trees already growing out of the church but they tore it down about a year ago unfortunately but not like it could be restored anyways.
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Yeah, there was no saving that building.
That almost looks like something out of Pripyat (the abandoned city near the Chernobyl power plant in Ukraine). |
These are bad-ass, man. I've always been a fan of your wide-angle stuff, too.
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Thanks for the compliments man, maybe Ill get down to Brazil, at least I take it youre from Brazil, one of these days and take some photos down there, I hope!
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Some pretty spectacular shots throughout. Keep it up! :tup:
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These are pure art; I love how you convey all different facets of the state: the people shots, the calm rural shots, the decay, the intimacy of the old main streets. I have a sudden desire to do a road trip through Arkansas. It would make for a great book!
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It is a good state to visit and stay for a little bit, just dont live here. But, overall, the state is very beautiful, just nothing to do really. |
Some photos I took on my way back from Houston.
This is historic Washington in southern Arkansas. It has tons of houses from the 1840s-60s left within it and even has the old confederate state capitol still there and preserved. It is now a state park and is a pretty cool place to visit if youre a history buff. http://i1117.photobucket.com/albums/...dboy1/w1-1.jpg http://i1117.photobucket.com/albums/...dboy1/w2-1.jpg The Confederate Capitol building. http://i1117.photobucket.com/albums/...dboy1/w3-1.jpg http://i1117.photobucket.com/albums/...dboy1/w4-1.jpg Recently restored old county courthouse. http://i1117.photobucket.com/albums/...dboy1/w5-1.jpg This is Nashville Arkansas, just north of Washington. http://i1117.photobucket.com/albums/...dboy1/w6-1.jpg http://i1117.photobucket.com/albums/...dboy1/w7-1.jpg These were taken just a couple days ago when we got a big snow storm here in Russellville. http://i1117.photobucket.com/albums/...dboy1/w8-1.jpg http://i1117.photobucket.com/albums/...boy1/w10-1.jpg http://i1117.photobucket.com/albums/...boy1/w11-1.jpg http://i1117.photobucket.com/albums/...boy1/w13-1.jpg http://i1117.photobucket.com/albums/...boy1/w12-1.jpg |
Nice! I couldnt put a finger on it earlier, but your original part of this thread reminds me of the photos I'd see in the old National Geographics I grew up reading. Real good, memorable stuff.
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Got some new photos and Im starting to make a book about Arkansas, I have to cover the eastern half of the state this semester though, I barely have any photos from the delta region.
http://i1117.photobucket.com/albums/...irdboy1/21.jpg Going south along highway 7 towards Hot Springs in the Ouachita Mountains. http://i1117.photobucket.com/albums/...irdboy1/20.jpg Abandoned art moderne apartments on the outskirts of Hot Springs http://i1117.photobucket.com/albums/...irdboy1/19.jpg Abandoned motel in Hot Springs http://i1117.photobucket.com/albums/...irdboy1/17.jpg Partially abandoned apartments in Hot Springs. http://i1117.photobucket.com/albums/...irdboy1/16.jpg Fayettville, which is home to University of Arkansas. http://i1117.photobucket.com/albums/...irdboy1/15.jpg Dickson Street in Fayettville, one of the states most lively streets. http://i1117.photobucket.com/albums/...irdboy1/14.jpg Abandoned home near London, a small podunk town in central Arkansas. http://i1117.photobucket.com/albums/...irdboy1/12.jpg Mater in Knoxville AR http://i1117.photobucket.com/albums/...irdboy1/11.jpg Looking towards Russellville over Lake Dardanelle. http://i1117.photobucket.com/albums/...irdboy1/10.jpg Dont fuck with this guy. http://i1117.photobucket.com/albums/k591/birdboy1/9.jpg Pentacostal megachurch in Russellville, where they talk in tongues every church service, theyre pretty nuts. http://i1117.photobucket.com/albums/k591/birdboy1/8.jpg Lights of Russellville from Mt. Nebo http://i1117.photobucket.com/albums/k591/birdboy1/7.jpg Paris Arkansas, in the river valley. http://i1117.photobucket.com/albums/k591/birdboy1/6.jpg Subiaco Abbey and Academy in Subiaco, it was established in the 1870s and sits in the middle of nothingness, its like a little slice of Italy in Arkansas. Its an incredible sight. http://i1117.photobucket.com/albums/k591/birdboy1/5.jpg Podunk Ola just north of the Ouachita Mountains. http://i1117.photobucket.com/albums/k591/birdboy1/4.jpg The Ouachita Mountains from Mt. Magazine State Park, the tallest point in the state. http://i1117.photobucket.com/albums/k591/birdboy1/3.jpg Mt. Magazine. http://i1117.photobucket.com/albums/k591/birdboy1/2.jpg Havana just south of Mt. Magazine. http://i1117.photobucket.com/albums/k591/birdboy1/1.jpg Havana, its mostly abandoned and run down. http://i1117.photobucket.com/albums/...saslast001.jpg Some tiny town if it could have been called that east of Havana. This was the only historic building that remained on its Main St. http://i1117.photobucket.com/albums/...1/DSC_0167.jpg Dickson St. in Fayettville. |
You are really good with a camera. That art moderne apartment building really gets my imagination going.
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Have you been to Lake Ouachita? It is off Hwy 270 northwest of Hot Springs. There are some beautiful vistas of the lake (which is dotted with islands) with the mountains in the background. Not too far from Russellville either. Another place I would recommend checking out is the Cossatot River in far west Arkansas near the Oklahoma border. They say it is the most intense whitewater stream between the Rockies and Appalachians.
This is an incredible picture of the Ouachita Mtns! http://i1117.photobucket.com/albums/k591/birdboy1/4.jpg |
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