Photography Questions and Tips
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Fabulous shots! But, (GASP!) is that a dust speck on the left?!
You can interpret that however you would like.
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pika wrote:Fabulous shots! But, (GASP!) is that a dust speck on the left?!
Nope...
Lol
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Haha, very clever...
Any idea what kind of Hummingbird that is?
Any idea what kind of Hummingbird that is?
You can interpret that however you would like.
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The Moon?2R wrote:I know where you can get free Hasslebad camera's .
The shipping and handling might be a shock
Drinking lots of coffee lately, at a nice safe jungle desk, wishing I were flying......
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If anyone is looking for a decent starter lense kit I have a Sigma 28-70mm and a Nikon 70-300mm I'd like to unload. Both year and a half old, great condition, no scratches or anything. Reason for selling is to help fund a lense upgrade. PM me if interested.
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Disregard, went a different route with the lenses so they will be staying in the line-up.
Hoping a 10-24mm will provide me with a fun summer of trial and error.
Hoping a 10-24mm will provide me with a fun summer of trial and error.
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Just wondering what programs everyone is using for raw conversions. Especially the Canon users. None of the Canon products are working for me. Can you change the picture style settings on any 3rd party programs? Like Lightroom, or the Adobe raw plug in?
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I use Lightroom for my processing, and have no trouble with RAW format at all. It can be saved (Exported) in any format you want as well. I'm shooting Nikon now, but with the Canon 1D Mk II, it was fine.
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I am still ridiculously new to the whole photography portion of things.. A simple canon point and shoot has been the basis so far..
However, have come across a very good deal on a 40D and am wondering what would be a good all around lens for shots of mostly people and stationary things at normal distances? and then perhaps some tips for aircraft and other such vehicles in motion?
Go easy on me.. I'm new and well.. just an underpaid FO with a creative eye...
However, have come across a very good deal on a 40D and am wondering what would be a good all around lens for shots of mostly people and stationary things at normal distances? and then perhaps some tips for aircraft and other such vehicles in motion?
Go easy on me.. I'm new and well.. just an underpaid FO with a creative eye...
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Speaking of good deals... Might have just the deal for you on a 30D or 40D...
You can interpret that however you would like.
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The 40D is a great body, I just got one and it's a night and day difference over the 20D I had been using. That reminds me I have a 20D I'm looking to get rid of cheapRowdy wrote:I am still ridiculously new to the whole photography portion of things.. A simple canon point and shoot has been the basis so far..
However, have come across a very good deal on a 40D and am wondering what would be a good all around lens for shots of mostly people and stationary things at normal distances? and then perhaps some tips for aircraft and other such vehicles in motion?
Go easy on me.. I'm new and well.. just an underpaid FO with a creative eye...
It pays to invest in better glass, even if it means not covering as much focal range as you would have liked. Canon makes a 24-105 now in their L series which are their top of the line lenses. It's an f4 so it's a bit more affordable than the 2.8's but would be a good option to get you started. I've never used it so can't comment on the quality but have several other L series lenses and they are all deadly sharp. There is also a 70-200 f4 L series which is a great option if you want a bit more reach.
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Correct.1000 HP wrote:The Moon?2R wrote:I know where you can get free Hasslebad camera's .
The shipping and handling might be a shock
The apollo programme left quite a few of them up there.
The Soviets also left some interesting equipment up there, much more interesting than little cameras
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One of the points which are rarely ever talked about in lens choices is the distortion factor. The wider the lens the greater the distortion especially near the outer edges. This may or may not be noticeable in the viewfinder. It is always noticeable on the final product. Not important in doing scenery shots but can be embarrassing where straight lines count. Also doing people shots, portraits, will create foreshortening, the tendency to make those things closer to the lens appear larger. Thus the exaggeration of noses in closeup shots. In a word, the longer the focal length the truer the proportions of the shot.
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Tips for shooting in flat light?
I was in abbotsford today with some mid level overcast and the light was pretty flat. I had a difficult time getting any sort of colour definition due to the silhouette caused by the flat light. I also had exposure issues because of my aperture setting, because I had to darken the overall image the dark spots came out black... not a lot of definition. My equipment is kind of lacking though, canon s5 IS
I was thinking a polarized filter might work but Im a newb at this photo thing.
I gotta resize some images here, I'll post some up tomorrow
I was in abbotsford today with some mid level overcast and the light was pretty flat. I had a difficult time getting any sort of colour definition due to the silhouette caused by the flat light. I also had exposure issues because of my aperture setting, because I had to darken the overall image the dark spots came out black... not a lot of definition. My equipment is kind of lacking though, canon s5 IS
I was thinking a polarized filter might work but Im a newb at this photo thing.
I gotta resize some images here, I'll post some up tomorrow
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A polarizer is probably the single most useful filter you can get. Works great in lots of different conditions and it's effect can't be replicated by software. I almost always use one in overcast light or especially after rain, although it will cost you a few stops worth of light. Can you use one on an s5?
Tips for shooting in overcast...try to keep the sky out of the shot as much as you can. An overcast sky will throw your meter off causing an ugly overexposed sky every time. Use your swivel screen and hold the camera up over your head, climb a ladder, fill the frame with your subject or whatever you can to keep the sky out. If you've got a tripod and some computer skills you can take a few images of the same subject at different exposures and merge them into an hdr image to capture the full range of light to dark.
But sometimes the light just plain sucks and there's nothing you can do.
Tips for shooting in overcast...try to keep the sky out of the shot as much as you can. An overcast sky will throw your meter off causing an ugly overexposed sky every time. Use your swivel screen and hold the camera up over your head, climb a ladder, fill the frame with your subject or whatever you can to keep the sky out. If you've got a tripod and some computer skills you can take a few images of the same subject at different exposures and merge them into an hdr image to capture the full range of light to dark.
But sometimes the light just plain sucks and there's nothing you can do.
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+1 (pretty smart for a Canon guy there pal )
I recently picked up a 10-24 wide zoom and am really kicking myself for not grabbing a polarizer to fit it at the same time. Great lens, but a few pictures have turned out rather disappointing and could have been saved with a polarizer.
I recently picked up a 10-24 wide zoom and am really kicking myself for not grabbing a polarizer to fit it at the same time. Great lens, but a few pictures have turned out rather disappointing and could have been saved with a polarizer.
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as promised, #3 p-51 f-16 heritage pass
#2 CF18 painted in centennial colors.
#1 panning on a highspeed f18 low pass
Actually now that I have let them sit for a day I am pretty happy with the results. The lighting was challenging but I think I managed to mitigate the effects to the bets of my equipments and my operational ability.
#2 CF18 painted in centennial colors.
#1 panning on a highspeed f18 low pass
Actually now that I have let them sit for a day I am pretty happy with the results. The lighting was challenging but I think I managed to mitigate the effects to the bets of my equipments and my operational ability.
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Couple from the "breakfast nook" this morning, BC Coast.
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Differences aside. Damn you take good pictures.sky's the limit wrote:Couple from the "breakfast nook" this morning, BC Coast.
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