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GAF Photography 2010 - Q2

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one more from the old gym in Brooklyn
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Hi all, I'll be posting here a lot more because as of today I have my very first DSLR
The Canon 550D (with kit lens for now) but for a noob as me that is fine until I have some money again to buy a newer (read better) lens.

If people have tips/websites/suggestions about my camera or taking pictures with a DSLR in general very much appreciated!

So far these are the best shots I have made:







 
The Dutch Slayer said:
If people have tips/websites/suggestions about my camera or taking pictures with a DSLR in general very much appreciated!
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The pics you posted are very yellow. Check the white balance settings on your camera or shoot in raw and fix it in post.
 
Pepto said:
The pics you posted are very yellow. Check the white balance settings on your camera or shoot in raw and fix it in post.
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Ow yeah forgot to tell you all, that was this evening (eu time) indoors with 1 light source the sealing light, so that is where all the yellow comes from. :$
 
The Dutch Slayer said:
Ow yeah forgot to tell you all, that was this evening (eu time) indoors with 1 light source the sealing light, so that is where all the yellow comes from. :$
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You can fix that very easily in any photo editing program. Though be careful, correct white balance may take some warmth out of your photos.

Also your shots are kind of out of focus. I suggest you open your aperture some more, and/or increase shutter speed. Pets are moving objects.
 
The_Inquisitor said:
You can fix that very easily in any photo editing program. Though be careful, correct white balance may take some warmth out of your photos.

Also your shots are kind of out of focus. I suggest you open your aperture some more, and/or increase shutter speed. Pets are moving objects.
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Thanks for the tips and comments! Man I know that I had a really hard time to get them on camera with a nice face :P
 
Add me to Flickr
http://www.flickr.com/photos/sam_justice/

I've wiped my Flickr and readded the ones I think are decent enough compositions to show. This will take some time, as I've only added 5 today (out of a pool of 600!) but I have lots more to add.
The following were taken with a point and snap in 2008. I have a Panasonic Lumix G1 with some lovely snaps on that I will upload soon.
Looking forward to seeing more GAFfers on Flickr!

Also, if you're new to photography, get this, it's amazing - http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/0817463003/

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The Dutch Slayer said:
Hi all, I'll be posting here a lot more because as of today I have my very first DSLR
The Canon 550D (with kit lens for now) but for a noob as me that is fine until I have some money again to buy a newer (read better) lens.

If people have tips/websites/suggestions about my camera or taking pictures with a DSLR in general very much appreciated!
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What kind of kit lens is it? You should get a canon 50 mm f1.8 lens! It's super cheap and very good for portraits and low light!
 
One of my favourite photos since I upgraded to my Canon 50D. Taken with a Tamron 17-50mm on one of the absolutely most hottest days I've ever experienced! Click for the full 3k x 4k photo to see just how much detail is being resolved and extracted. All I've done in PP is adjust the white balance and exposure ever so slightly, sharpen, and crop



There's a lot more on my Flickr page but to say I'm blown away by what this camera is capable of doing would be a huge understatement. I'd like to think I'm beyond beginner status and well into the amateur stage of SLR photography but I had no idea what I was missing by not upgrading to a prosumer level body
 
Can anyone tell me if lightroom will sync with my flickr galleries should I add comments or geo-locating info to my pictures?

I really want to back and tag all my photos, but Aperture is not being very helpful. I don't want to have to re-do all my work twice basically.
 
captive said:
olympus e30 and for all those shots it was the 150mm f2.0 + EC20 (2x tele converter)
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I own a 70-200mm Canon L f/4. I am heavily considering getting a 2x teleconverter. Any comments on how it feels to shoot w/ one?
 
The_Inquisitor said:
I own a 70-200mm Canon L f/4. I am heavily considering getting a 2x teleconverter. Any comments on how it feels to shoot w/ one?
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let me just preface, i've never used canon anything. But there are two problems when using a 2x TC, its going to magnify any of the flaws of the lens its attached to, not a problem if you're using a nice piece of glass which the 150mm is and i believe the 70-200 L f4 is. The second problem is it doubles the lenses f stop, which is where you would likely run into problems. Your 70-200 f4 is now a 140-400 f8. Which is pretty dark for fast shutter speeds.
You would need to bump your ISO to at least 800 unless your on a tripod or monopod, because hand holding 400 focal length with a heavy lens(dont know its weight) and camera becomes more difficult.

Can't say I would recommend using a 2x TC with an f4 lens for the aperture doubling alone.
Also i know nothing about the Canon 2x TC but when I was out one time a canon shooter with really big white lenses told me he wouldn't touch the canon 2x TC.
 
Canon also provides a 1.4x TC which is supposed to be a nice balance between extended length, retaining IQ and not losing too many stops of light.
 
I almost shoot exclusively with tripod when i use 70-200mm anyways. Yeah was considering 1.4x too. One stop isn't too bad since I shoot in RAW.

The problem I have is my Rebel XS has absolute garbage low light performance. But i cant afford to invest in a new body for at least another year. Plus, I shouldn't invest in a new body anyways, the lenses are what are most important.
 
The Dutch Slayer said:
@captive

INSANE shots wow well done mate !
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Thanks so much. More from my vacation in Michigan coming tonight and or tomorrow.

The_Inquisitor said:
Plus, I shouldn't invest in a new body anyways, the lenses are what are most important.
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Exactly. I see so often on photography forums people always buying new cameras or wanting the newest camera or wanting X brand to hurry up and come out with a new camera.
It's not the camera, its the user, then the lens, then the camera.
 
wow, i love that last shot. where is it/what on earth is the thing in the background? the whole place looks like it's falling apart at the seams.

edit: uh, now it's the middle shot

edit again: uh, now it's the second shot

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okay
 
345triangle said:
wow, i love that last shot. where is it/what on earth is the thing in the background? the whole place looks like it's falling apart at the seams.

edit: uh, now it's the middle shot

edit again: uh, now it's the second shot

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okay
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It's a church in Palermo that's being renovated. Beautiful city with breathtaking buildings and statues that's falling apart the seams.
 

My favorite of the wildlife pictures. Taken with Todd and Brad Reed at Ludington State Park, MI.
We were all standing in about 3 feet of water, tripods in the water. They had a 500 f4 and 600 f4 on both their fuji S5 cameras. Needless to say they got a lot closer to the bird than I did without cropping.
 
God dang, Captive. Each one of those photographs are extremely strong in various aspects. The last one is absolutely perfect.
 
the_painted_bird said:
Who knew Michigan was so beautiful. Nice shots!
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West Michigan is absolutely stunning.

BlueTsunami said:
God dang, Captive. Each one of those photographs are extremely strong in various aspects. The last one is absolutely perfect.
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Thanks man. There's more on my flickr and my website but I didnt want to bombard the thread.
 
sam27368 said:
Captive those are some stunning compositions
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Thanks!

Maklershed said:
@captive - beautiful shots .. you could call them 'captivating' even
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:lol nice.
Thanks.

Thanks BlueTsnami for the comment on the lighthouse god ray picture on flickr.


Should we go ahead and create the Q3 thread?
 
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Found an old...thing in a dresser and figured I'd take some shots and mess around with 'em in post. I leave for Europe next Monday, can't wait to take a ton of photos! :D
 
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