FE135 Posted January 3, 2011 Share Posted January 3, 2011 Just keep playing with the camera the way you are. You will get the hang of it. When you get comfy with it, take it out of auto modes and experiment. Try shutter priority "Tv" I think on Cannons. Slow the shutter to about 1/60th and try panning on cars as they go by. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FE135 Posted January 3, 2011 Share Posted January 3, 2011 In my endeavors to be different I'm always experimenting with new ideas. This one turned out fairly well. Took awhile and I like it but requires too much effort to do very often. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SAND~~SNAKE Posted January 3, 2011 Share Posted January 3, 2011 Is that a personal attack? are you trying to say I am one piece short of a puzzle? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FE135 Posted January 3, 2011 Share Posted January 3, 2011 Is that a personal attack? are you trying to say I am one piece short of a puzzle? It could be,, perhaps my artistic rendering of you with a broken clutch actuator. A la "starving artist" esc! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dunefreak Posted January 24, 2011 Author Share Posted January 24, 2011 Talk about a flash! It's a little boring at first, but after he explains how it ll works you see it in action. Pretty neat stuff! <iframe title="YouTube video player" class="youtube-player" type="text/html" width="640" height="390" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/cP6a47BQA70" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen=""></iframe> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FE135 Posted January 24, 2011 Share Posted January 24, 2011 Thats over $10,000 in equipment between the two of them. Probably more, yikes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EY3BA11 Posted January 25, 2011 Share Posted January 25, 2011 as joe duner would say... "THATS BAD AAAASSS!!" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dunefreak Posted March 20, 2011 Author Share Posted March 20, 2011 Tonights moon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dunefreak Posted March 21, 2011 Author Share Posted March 21, 2011 A friend let me borrow with his 10-24mm lens. I REALLY want one now. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FE135 Posted April 17, 2011 Share Posted April 17, 2011 Thought I'd kick this thread up. I've been experimenting with off camera flash for a while now. It's like starting all over. So many new things to think about and setup in camera. I've been practicing on my son, my dogs, my neighbors, my trees and anything I can around here but an opportunity came up to shoot a couple of local models. Again I felt like I was starting over. My brain can only hold so much anymore. Here are a couple I've done recently. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dunefreak Posted April 18, 2011 Author Share Posted April 18, 2011 Great lighting in #2. Good work, Neal. What lens were you using out of curiosity? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FE135 Posted April 18, 2011 Share Posted April 18, 2011 Great lighting in #2. Good work, Neal. What lens were you using out of curiosity? I was switching between the 80-200mm and a 50mm prime. The orange tint in that pic was from a strobe pointed down at the wood floor reflected up at her. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dunefreak Posted April 18, 2011 Author Share Posted April 18, 2011 Way cool. Flash and strobes are a whole new learning experience that I am not even close to being ready to learn. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FE135 Posted April 18, 2011 Share Posted April 18, 2011 Way cool. Flash and strobes are a whole new learning experience that I am not even close to being ready to learn. Your ready when your ready. I started with one (1). Now I find I don't look at cameras for more capability, I look at lights. And lights are $$$$. So I use the starving artist techniques as much as possible. BTW, those twin 500 watt halogens at Lowes are cheap and using an almost clear shower curtain as a diffuser work pretty good. Just something I noticed. Not good for Action, but give ya ideas. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rushjunkie Posted April 19, 2011 Share Posted April 19, 2011 This thread always makes me curse the lack of time I have to learn as much as I want. I bought a cheapie wide angle and macro on eBay and been playing with that... I really need to take some time to play with more settings though On a side note; until I can get my hands on a full version of Photochop, is there any freeware or cheapware that is pretty good? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FE135 Posted April 19, 2011 Share Posted April 19, 2011 On a side note; until I can get my hands on a full version of Photochop, is there any freeware or cheapware that is pretty good? I think its called GIMP, the photoshop clone. Google it. I also think its free. Lot of folks use it. There is also paint shop pro for cheap, works OK. I used it for a long time. I like the eyeball photo! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rushjunkie Posted April 22, 2011 Share Posted April 22, 2011 Thanks for the tips FE135, I'll look into those. I found this spider munchin on a mosquito this morning. I couldn't get the focus and lighting just right, but it was still pretty cool. The little barbs on the spider's legs aren't visible to my naked eye; this macro lens thing is pretty rad. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dunefreak Posted June 9, 2013 Author Share Posted June 9, 2013 This thread needs a . It's long overdue! I finally bought a remote shutter for my 50D. I went out last night playing around with it to capture some Vegas night lights. The Vegas Strip skyline. The welcome sign with some LV Blvd traffic streaks It was a little tricky getting this shot. I wanted long enough exposure for some good traffic light streaks but it ended up blowing out the sign a little. A wider lens works better for these kinds of shots but I didn't have one. I think this was 45 seconds. Taken along the 215 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rushjunkie Posted June 10, 2013 Share Posted June 10, 2013 (edited) Sweet pics Pete! I love taking night shots. Here's one: Full size is on my website: http://eddyceballos.com under the "Suburban Nights" tab Edited June 10, 2013 by rushjunkie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dunefreak Posted June 10, 2013 Author Share Posted June 10, 2013 Thanks, Eddy. That's a great shot. Did you have to create some light on the sign or did it end up getting some reflected light? Very nice website and work! The portraits are very good quality stuff. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rushjunkie Posted June 10, 2013 Share Posted June 10, 2013 (edited) Thanks Pete. Portraits are my biggest challenge too. That sign was a pain in the a$$. I tried about six different sources of light and different methods of "painting" it with each. I think a maglite was the one that did the trick, but I can't be sure. I seriously need to add more pics to my site, but I have to go through and see who I have model releases from, blah blah blah... Luckily, it's all because I've been too busy shooting! Edited June 10, 2013 by rushjunkie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FE135 Posted June 10, 2013 Share Posted June 10, 2013 Pete, what apeture setting did you use? Nice. Vegas has the best night opportunities. Really nice portraits Eddy! Wish I could do more of those. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dunefreak Posted June 10, 2013 Author Share Posted June 10, 2013 Pete, what apeture setting did you use? Nice. Vegas has the best night opportunities. Really nice portraits Eddy! Wish I could do more of those. I'll have to pull up the exif data when I get home to be sure, but I went towards the end of 20 to try to prevent overexposure. I've never used a neutral density filter, but I wonder if that could help with the bright sign. Any thoughts? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FE135 Posted June 10, 2013 Share Posted June 10, 2013 The second shot tipped me off that you were using a small apeture. The starbust effect in the lights. That sign is just brite. The best way to solve it is to take two shots from the identical position and overlay them. Expose for the sign on one, then expose for the rest on the other. I'll do it in camera using the overlay function. You could also do it in photoshop. If you use a filter, everything on the filters dark side won't look right. Be sure to use the same apeture for both so the depth of field is the same. Also, try around F11 so that the diffraction isn't as bad. You could also do three exposures. One for the hotel lights, that way everything is perfect. Also, do this about 10 - 20 minutes after the sunset, you will have an awesome blue sky. I've done this with about six shots to get things the way I like it. Remember the Christmas photo in the dunes? That was about five. All done in camera. sh*t, giving away secrets. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dunefreak Posted June 10, 2013 Author Share Posted June 10, 2013 I thought of trying to merge a couple different exposure shots. After some reading, I realized f/8-11 is usually the best aperture for long exposure night shots. I think I'm going to give it another try one of these nights soon. I took these around 11PM so the light in the sky was long gone. I'll go back there a little earlier next time. Thanks for the tips. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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