Bricks in Motion
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Here are some of my favorites from my last two road trips.
Estes Park, CO
Somewhere in Nevada
Somewhere else in Nevada. Looks like Prometheus.
Here's some more of my work from the last few years. I'm still uploading a few shots to Flickr every weekend.
by bylegos, on Flickr
Looking good Backyard. Always love your stuff.
Just come back from an amazing holiday in Malaysia. Here are some pictures!
I really like that second photo of the towers, William! How did you like Malaysia?
Thanks, guys. Yes, it was an amazing trip. The highlights were going up Petronas Towers, the Hindu temple at Batu Caves (the place with the monkey) and travelling around the jungle. There were leeches, but I managed to escape without being bitten! I'm not an expert at framing my pictures. I did take these with my phone, so the quality isn't the absolute best, but overall, I feel quite happy with them.
One of my tasks at my job is to compete product photography of the restored pianos. This is one we wrapped up this past week. Steinway & Sons Model B #180473 Louis XV Style Art Case Grand in walnut. I have a very limited space to work with, so it is always a bit of a challenge to get the piano and backdrops placed correctly. [And yea, that one background panel is a bit cock-eyed...]
It's snowy over here.
2016 snow by Chris Boyer, on Flickr
The depth in that last one is great. Also I really want to try shooting stills on film
I agree that the third one is quite nice. Personally I really enjoy shooting film, I have three rolls I still need to get processed.
I'm not quite sure where to begin. I am very competent at digital photography but the whole ordeal of exposure, development, scanning, buying a new camera and getting proper lenses for it, etc. is a bit daunting to me!
Midweek hiking trip! Today I went to the highest point in Arkansas, Mt. Magazine, which rises 2,753 feet, and yes, I know those are only foothills compared to ranges such as the Sierra Nevada... but it was foggy. I just had to take a picture.
Foggy Highway by TwoGuysBrickfilms, on Flickr
...travelling around the jungle. There were leeches, but I managed to escape without being bitten!
You had me read up on leeches for a little bit. That's some freaky stuff dude, I don't know if I'd have the heart for it. Sounds like a great trip though!
zerowellies, I gotta agree with everyone else. That third photo is beautiful, what an amazing perspective.
Spooky road, Jasper. Watch your back.
I'm not quite sure where to begin. I am very competent at digital photography but the whole ordeal of exposure, development, scanning, buying a new camera and getting proper lenses for it, etc. is a bit daunting to me!
Well, you should be able to find a film camera with a lens, probably a 50 or 35mm prime, with a working light meter for about $100. I have a Canon T70, which is from the 1970's, and the light meter works well enough that I can trust it in most situations. So if you understand how manual control on a camera works, exposure actually isn't very difficult, unless you buy a camera that's so old it doesn't have a meter. It also shouldn't be to hard to find somewhere near you that either develops or can send film off to be developed; I've never had a problem with that. Scanning can be tricky; if you already have a macro lens the cheapest option is to get a small light panel, like those made be Gepe, for negative viewing, and simply shoot the negatives with a digital camera. I've done this a lot, and it works well. I'd say it's the best option unless you want to drop several hundred dollars on a good scanner.
While I'm at it I might as well mention that I've used my Helios lens and Nikkor 35mm prime on my Canon film camera with adapters. The meter gets confused, so it's exposure hard mode, but you can totally do it. In general though, you can get some really nice glass for film cameras for quite cheap. I mean, you could always go for a Nikon and then your brickfilming and film camera lens collections are one and the same.
I'm way into film photography, so if anyone wants to hear more, start a thread and I'll talk forever. 
Looks great, Brickcrazy! I like that second one.
I took some pictures while I was in Colorado. While I didn't get any great landscape shots, I did acquire some snazzy LEGO photos:
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