Cool Things to Photograph?

[beast1989]

 

[Seedy]

Nikon D-70 with lenses from 18-300, an SB-600 flash, and I could probably lay hands on other stuff if I needed to.

With the 300mm you should be able to get some eagle shots this time of year. Try looking for them on rivers and at local lakes. They are almost always around water.

Try some HDR photography (if you haven't already). It's a pretty cool process and the results can be wild to mild. I really like the HDR technique for landscapes and macro shots.

I like to just get in my car and pick a country road I've never been down and follow it. Great shots will jump out at you. Take only a large telephoto lens and a macro lens. This will help you think "outside of the box" when composing your shots. Stop at any bridges, water, cemeteries, parks, "main streets", water towers, etc that you find.

 

[NikatKimber]

It doesn't matter. Taking good pictures is the fun part.

Brightwork on an old Ford

Flowers in a mirror

Chimes in a tree

Bugs

Prism

 

[stewartglock]

I play with this.

Photo abandoned buildings etc. anything you can think of.

What is that lens? I actually just picked up a new to me rebel xsi for a great deal, at least I think. I am wanting to get into this photography think so I am glad this thread was started.

 

[jrusling]

The memorial downtown, the gardens and the river walk are all nice. You could also make a trip out towards Arcadia and get some shots of the round barn and Pops giant soda bottle

I would go with these and add the zoo. In the spring Martin Nature Park.

 

[surjimmy]

The round barn in Arcadia. The military vehicles at the 45 Infantry Div. on NE 36th

 

[SoonerP226]

You're about three months early for nature pics, but architecture would be good. I'd hit OU, particularly Oklahoma Memorial Stadium, the National Weather Center, and the Sam Noble Oklahoma Museum of Natural History; the National Cowboy and Western History Museum (formerly known as the Cowboy Hall of Fame; http://www.nationalcowboymuseum.org/ ); the 45th Infantry Division Museum; the OKC Zoo; and Downtown Guthrie.

The JM Davis Gun Museum is worth the trip to Claremore if you can swing it. If you could go closer to 75 miles, there's the Wichitas/Arbuckles and Mt. Scott, but they'd be better in May or June.

There used to be a restaurant called the Eagle's Nest at the top of Founders' Tower on NW Expressway; it closed several years ago, but you might see if there's another opened in its place. It featured seating in a rotating ring that circled the tower, and it was a great place to eat around sunset, providing (IMHO) the best views of OKC. I'm told that the view from the Devon Tower is also spectacular, but I don't know how accessible it is.

 

[TerryMiller]

In the vicinity of Oklahoma City, you might consider the Land Run statues down on the south side of Bass Pro. Then walking the canal will give you some things that are natural and some that aren't. All that from the same parking lot.

When it greens up again, you might check out Red Rock Canyon State Park on the south side of Hinton, although, I think that is more than 50 miles from OKC. If you ever happen to go over east of Tulsa, Natural Falls State Park is also good, especially after some good rains to help the falls or in the fall when the color is right.

45th Infantry museum on Eastern and NE 36th; National Cowboy and Western Heritage Museum on NE 63rd for more statues if you want to avoid paying admission; downtown Guthrie(?); Oklahoma Railway museum 3400 NE Grand Blvd.

 

[sting75ray]

Great picture!!!

 

[yukonjack]

Sunrise: SE corner of NW 150th & Council looking east over a small tree.
Sunset: SW corner of NW Expwy and Piedmont rd. There is an old rustic cabin with a windmill beside it.
You can google earth/street view those places to see them.

That's one of my favorite subjects to photograph in Oklahoma.