Amateur Photography may just become my next hobby. I started out buying a Nikon P900 for around $500, a decent tri-pod, a few lens filters and a good camera bag to keep everything in. So far I love it as it has an incredible zoom feature but I really have to sit down and watch some tutorials that go over all the features. It probably would not be a bad idea for me to read a book or two on amateur photography so if anyone has one that they liked please leave me a comment.
For this image I was using the Hoya 67mm RM72 Infrared Filter as I caught the sun coming up behind the trees this morning. I took a few other photographs of the trees and even my dog using this same filter but they did not come out very well. Which reinforces the fact that I need to take some time studying both photography and this particular camera.
For these next photographs I was using a 10x High Definition 2 Element Close-Up (Macro) Lens (67mm). I took a few photographs of some Forsythia blooms and some Dandelions. I think these two came out fairly well for the first time using this lens filter.
Hope you enjoyed them and please upvote and follow if you want to see how I progress as an amateur photographer. And again if anyone has a book or a link to some video tutorials that they think would be helpful please leave a link or suggestion in the comments below.
I hope life brings you every opportunity to generate some kindness this Spring season. May your Spirit be refreshed and your consciousness be expanded; may your life find blessings for both yourself and those you meet on your path.
Wow dude, the infrared photo IS amazing. Have not seen them around much, seems to be a perfect niche for an aspiring "amateur" photographer.
P900 huh? Can we expect any "experiments" as well? ;)
When I dedicate some time to sit down with it I will be doing some experimenting. I want to do some time lapse scenes and star trails but in the event that a girl in a bikini walks by well we will just credit that scene to the anatomy of photography.
Still have that experiment coming up myself. It seems all peachy in Northern latitudes. Southern latitudes however give the show away. It is the breaking point of a certain cosmological model, as the star trails in southern latitudes turn the opposite way, they are not an extension of the concentric circles turning around Polaris, but turn the opposite way around a point near the southern cross.
It's one of three major points that totally broke Azimuthal for me. But as I said, have yet to confirm this with my own eyes once I make it to southern latitudes one day.
Yay for Bikini- uhm Anatomy experiments!
Stunning pic
Hey there, Thank you for the compliment and the upvote!