Any photographers in here?

[DredPir8Roberts]

I bought my girlfriend a d40 for christmas, but I'm just as excited about it as she is. Just messing around with it for the first time, I kinda like how this one came out. For bouncing the built in flash off of a piece of white paper it didn't come out too bad.

<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/7373881@N03/2160421825/" title="miss zelda by DPirateRoberts, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2174/2160421825_0f0eb22c72.jpg" width="500" height="458" alt="miss zelda" /></a>

 

[DredPir8Roberts]

my cat killed the photography thread

 

[wmbeaver]

not entirely lol.

this was my first time taking pics at a car show, and looking through them i found out i need to really pay attention to what im shooting. for example, an 08 murcielago lp630 showed up, and what would have been a pretty decent pic wasnt cause i was careless and didnt get the opened scissor doors in the shot (it was a pic from the front)

more pics here:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/beavizzle/sets/72157603651885028/

also, and advice or criticism is welcomed

 

[LaraS]

A cute shot I got of my rescued kitten, Isabella last night. =)

 

[FunkyBuddha]

A cute shot I got of my rescued kitten, Isabella last night. =)

Looks like the light didn't bounce off the ceiling enough since there's a shadow near the bottom of the pic. Either that or you used the on camera flash with a big lens that cast it. Anyways..cute cat

 

[RacerXGirl]

Cute kitty - wild whiskers!

 

[ChopstickHero]

went home for xmas and saw my 18 year old basketball net still alive and well! the net was in pretty good condition after all these years.

 

[nate0123]

I had a potential buyer, but he backed out. Still for sale.

dude... forum-legal pics? (poke)

 

[ChopstickHero]

dude... forum-legal pics? (poke)

sold on Ebay anyways ...

 

[RacerXGirl]

my cat killed the photography thread

I've never seen a cat with such amber-orange eyes!

 

[DredPir8Roberts]

yeah her eyes are cool. That's most of the reason that I like that picture

 

[LEXi73]

quick question for everyone,

have you ever cleaned your sensor?

I have some dust on mine and i am not sure i trust myself to clean it. Local camera company wants $50 to clean it. steep price?

 

[gr?]

It's easy once people get over the fear. I use a brush for a quick clean and the solution method for stuff the brush can't remove.

 

[NVP5White]

It's easy once people get over the fear. I use a brush for a quick clean and the solution method for stuff the brush can't remove.

Yes, its easy once you buy the right equipment AND get over your fear.

Basically, any good sensor cleaning kit will consist of a blower, a brush, and swabs. Thom Hogan has a nice write-up that will give good instructions and practical advice. http://www.bythom.com/cleaning.htm

While $50 may seem steep for a simple service, a full cleaning kit as described above will cost you about the same amount. How often you'll need to clean your sensor is based on how often, and in what conditions you change lenses. Maybe for a once-every-18-months service $50 is okay.

 

[tekkie]

I picked up the copperhill ultimate kit

http://www.copperhillimages.com/shopping/pgm-more_information.php?id=5

 

[NVP5White]

Here are three pictures I took for the macro contest but did not use:

 

[kudakev615]

second shot is dope

 

[Raynman]

What's with your fascination with Kiwi fruit as a subject?

 

[NVP5White]

What's with your fascination with Kiwi fruit as a subject?

Not a fascination, rather a close study of a single subject. I probably took 200+ images that evening. Maybe that sounds like the long way around to a good image, but photographers have been doing the same thing forever, only with Polaroid backs on their bling-bling studio equipment. Besides, I think it takes a certain amount of time with a subject before you can begin to see it in new and interesting ways...

 

[tekkie]

I need to take some pics with my new 24-105L IS I have had it for a week now lol

next week I rented the 17-55 2.8 IS for the Detroit auto show as well