Beckyfaye-2008 Posted September 26, 2010 #351 Share Posted September 26, 2010 The Loan Sailor Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheRoff Posted September 27, 2010 #352 Share Posted September 27, 2010 Nice job Larry! A really nice mon shot. I wanted to ask you about that great acorn shot you posted recently. You stated it was taken with your new macro lens. Was that lens the Canon 100mm ? Bruce, Indeed the 100mm. The L version nonetheless. I couldn't resist, I mean they didn't have the non-L in stock. :D I have a lot to learn, but it is loads of fun. Larry Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dileep Posted September 27, 2010 #353 Share Posted September 27, 2010 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mnbruce Posted September 27, 2010 #354 Share Posted September 27, 2010 Bruce, Indeed the 100mm. The L version nonetheless. I couldn't resist, I mean they didn't have the non-L in stock. :D I have a lot to learn, but it is loads of fun. Larry Nice! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mnbruce Posted September 27, 2010 #355 Share Posted September 27, 2010 Very nice captures! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JWJs Posted September 27, 2010 #356 Share Posted September 27, 2010 Bruce, Indeed the 100mm. The L version nonetheless. I couldn't resist, I mean they didn't have the non-L in stock. :D Larry What's a man to do if they didn't have the non-L in stock!:) :) :) Fabulous pictures! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JWJs Posted September 27, 2010 #357 Share Posted September 27, 2010 We were at the Chiefs' football game yesterday at a pre-game tailgate party and I saw these sunflowers. They won't last long now....the 1st freeze of the season is close at hand. (By the way...the Chiefs won.:)) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zackiedawg Posted September 27, 2010 #358 Share Posted September 27, 2010 Gorgeous baloon photos, Dileep! Great atmosphere with the mist, and the water reflections. I wish there were hot air balloons around my area - I rarely get to see them and would love to shoot them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare brazilgirl Posted September 28, 2010 #359 Share Posted September 28, 2010 (edited) From my trip to Rio 10 days ago Copacabana Botanical Gardens Lage Park Botanical Gardens students visiting the gardens Edited September 28, 2010 by brazilgirl Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bionicman97 Posted September 28, 2010 #360 Share Posted September 28, 2010 Great pics, brazilgirl! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimjamxx Posted September 28, 2010 #361 Share Posted September 28, 2010 (edited) I did not use my camera today, but, I did buy a new lens: Canon EF 50mm F/1.8 JimmyJames Edited September 28, 2010 by jimjamxx Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheRoff Posted September 28, 2010 #362 Share Posted September 28, 2010 I did not use my camera today, but, I did buy a new lens: Canon EF 50mm F/1.8 JimmyJames Nice one. Sharp and fast! Enjoy. Larry Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare brazilgirl Posted September 28, 2010 #363 Share Posted September 28, 2010 Thank you Bionicman...love your photos too! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimjamxx Posted September 29, 2010 #364 Share Posted September 29, 2010 Nice one. Sharp and fast! Enjoy. Larry That's what I hoping for. I had put off this lens for awhile and decided to "just go for it". One can not have to many lenses.(sp) JimmyJames Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nilbog Posted September 29, 2010 #365 Share Posted September 29, 2010 OT Post (not trying to hijack this awesome photo thread)--To JWJs: WOOT on the Chiefs win! I grew up in Overland Park, 100th & Nall. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zackiedawg Posted September 29, 2010 #366 Share Posted September 29, 2010 A few more from my trip last week - I previously posted the Wilderness Lodge resort at night - but of course always spend a lot of time photographing throughout the Disney parks as well - so here are some more shots from inside the parks: Sony A550, Sony 18-250mm F3.5-6.3 lens used in all of the following shots (except one, which is noted below). Mann's Chinese Theater, in Disney's Hollywood studios (ISO200, F9, 8 seconds): Elephants on the Kilimanjaro Safari ride in Animal Kingdom (ISO200, F8, 1/320): Epcot Center's Spaceship Earth (ISO200, F9, 4 seconds): Epcot China Pavilion's Temple of Heaven (ISO200, F6.3, 8 seconds): The Land Pavilion's fish farm on the Living with the Land ride, Epcot Center (ISO200, F3.5, 1/250): Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zackiedawg Posted September 29, 2010 #367 Share Posted September 29, 2010 Continued...5 more to wrap up the series! Haunted Mansion ride, as viewed through the window of the Columbia Harbour House restaurant in Magic Kingdom (ISO200, F10, 1/400): Switched lenses for this one to my Sigma 30mm F1.4...scene from the Pirates of the Caribbean ride in Magic Kingdom (ISO3,200, F1.6, 1/15 - dark ride and movement handheld = high ISO!): Magic Kingdom's train station at the entrance, dressed for Halloween (ISO200, F3.5, 1/25): Grand Floridian Resort, taken from the Polynesian resort boat dock (ISO200, F7.1, 6 seconds): Polynesian Resort grounds at night (ISO200, F7.1, 15 seconds): Comments, critique, or questions welcome. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johneeo Posted September 29, 2010 #368 Share Posted September 29, 2010 Continued...Comments, critique, or questions welcome. RE: Night shots. Just curious how you selected the amount of seconds in the shutter speed in relation to your F stops. TIA. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zackiedawg Posted September 29, 2010 #369 Share Posted September 29, 2010 Hey, John...With night shots, I typically shoot in one of two modes - either M (Manual) mode or A (Aperture priority) mode. When using A mode, it's pretty easy - just set the aperture where I want it based on depth of field needed for the shot, or how much I want to expose the shadows, and let the camera select the shutter speed...though if I disagree with the camera's choice, I'll usually dial in some EV compensation to adjust to what I think feels right. For M mode, I select both parameters - usually choosing a smaller shutter and longer exposure when dealing with high contrast scenes (bright lights against very dark backgrounds) which usually allows the shadows to expose well without blowing out the lights too severely...and bigger apertures with less shutter speed when shooting a very bright night scene with lots of good illumination that just doesn't need as long an exposure. Mainly it just comes down to practice and familiarity - I've been shooting night shots for over a decade now, and started off by simply experimenting with various shutter and aperture combinations until I started to get a feel for what would work best with a given scene to deliver the look I wanted. Hope that helps! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JWJs Posted September 29, 2010 #370 Share Posted September 29, 2010 (edited) Here's a picture of a baby fox taking a nap in the creek bed in our back yard. He's been hanging around the neighborhood with his mother and one of his litter mates. He has fleas really bad and his little ears are really chewed up from something. Edited September 29, 2010 by JWJs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bionicman97 Posted September 29, 2010 #371 Share Posted September 29, 2010 Hey, John...With night shots, I typically shoot in one of two modes - either M (Manual) mode or A (Aperture priority) mode. When using A mode, it's pretty easy - just set the aperture where I want it based on depth of field needed for the shot, or how much I want to expose the shadows, and let the camera select the shutter speed...though if I disagree with the camera's choice, I'll usually dial in some EV compensation to adjust to what I think feels right. For M mode, I select both parameters - usually choosing a smaller shutter and longer exposure when dealing with high contrast scenes (bright lights against very dark backgrounds) which usually allows the shadows to expose well without blowing out the lights too severely...and bigger apertures with less shutter speed when shooting a very bright night scene with lots of good illumination that just doesn't need as long an exposure. Mainly it just comes down to practice and familiarity - I've been shooting night shots for over a decade now, and started off by simply experimenting with various shutter and aperture combinations until I started to get a feel for what would work best with a given scene to deliver the look I wanted. Hope that helps! Great shots and thanks for the tips! Here's a picture of a baby fox taking a nap in the creek bed in our back yard. He's been hanging around the neighborhood with his mother and one of his litter mates. He has fleas really bad and his little ears are really chewed up from something. Great picture. I can see what you mean on the ears, poor guy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare bobmacliberty Posted September 29, 2010 #372 Share Posted September 29, 2010 RE: Night shots. Just curious how you selected the amount of seconds in the shutter speed in relation to your F stops. TIA. Johneeo - I'd highly recommend the book "Understanding Exposure" by Bryan Peterson ($25 at a book store, $15 online). It seemed like every photography site that I went to recommended this book, so I picked it up a few months ago. I'd be willing to be that after reading it, you won't be using auto anymore on your camera. You'll instead be doing things like what zackiedawg described. The book makes it pretty easy to understand when to choose which mode and why. I've recommended this book so many times that Bryan Peterson should be giving me a kickback. :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare bobmacliberty Posted September 29, 2010 #373 Share Posted September 29, 2010 Switched lenses for this one to my Sigma 30mm F1.4...scene from the Pirates of the Caribbean ride in Magic Kingdom (ISO3,200, F1.6, 1/15 - dark ride and movement handheld = high ISO!): zackiedawg - Very impressive for 3200. Did you do any post clean up or is your camera that noise free at high ISO? I also like the Mann's Theater shot with the ghosted images at 8 seconds! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beckyfaye-2008 Posted September 29, 2010 #374 Share Posted September 29, 2010 Love the Night Shots, how pin sharp they are, do you do any computer post shoot processing, and do you shoot in Raw or JPEG Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheRoff Posted September 30, 2010 #375 Share Posted September 30, 2010 Adding my kudos to Justin for fantastic shots. Nice ones. And to add, in addition to exposure, a sturdy tripod, and cable release is critical to tack sharp night shots. Larry Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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