Any photographers in here?

NVP5White said:
Only because you asked...

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I was jumping around for about 30 minutes and took 63 images. Timing was an issue but I tried to overcome that by taking more images. Next time I'll try and bait a friend into doing the jumping and I can stay behind the camera.


AWESOME! thanks! the pics have great facial expressions. excellent capture. i applaud your dedication to such an experimental setup. bravo!!!
 
slayer4u said:
Those are damn good cameras. I've got a DiMage 7i and it still takes better pictures than most advanced point and shoot cameras. Color quality is spactacular.

Yea, it's decent for a fixed lens.
 
tonkabui said:
AWESOME! thanks! the pics have great facial expressions. excellent capture. i applaud your dedication to such an experimental setup. bravo!!!

Thanks, truc. I am going to take another round of shots this week and see what comes out. I'll bring my home-made diffuser/flash stand thingy and see if I can't get better light coverage with a single flash.
 
NVP5White said:
Thanks, truc. I am going to take another round of shots this week and see what comes out. I'll bring my home-made diffuser/flash stand thingy and see if I can't get better light coverage with a single flash.

looking forward to the new series! just be careful not to overheat and burn out your flash tube.
 
going through my port, i found this oldie but goodie:

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it would have been perfect for this month's theme, but alas, it's not a new shot.
 
Pictures from this weekend's United States Grand Prix. These pictures were taken Friday afternoon during the practice session.

This is a four image compilation that spans a little over 1 second:
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NVP5White said:
Only because you asked...

Jumping-DSC_4228-01.jpg



Jumping-DSC_4226-01.jpg


I was jumping around for about 30 minutes and took 63 images. Timing was an issue but I tried to overcome that by taking more images. Next time I'll try and bait a friend into doing the jumping and I can stay behind the camera.
i really like those pictures. i like thier expressions.
 
got my new camera the other day!! not i got to go take some photos for the photo contest! i have to say im a little overwhelmed but willing to learn. Got get used to a new camera and starting learning how to take some great pics.
 
LEXi73 said:
got my new camera the other day!! not i got to go take some photos for the photo contest! i have to say im a little overwhelmed but willing to learn. Got get used to a new camera and starting learning how to take some great pics.

Try simplifying things by not using the M-manual mode. Its really not necessary at all unless you are working on long exposure or off-camera flash stuff.

Try using the A-aperture priority mode for subjects where depth of field is important. Be mindful of the shutter speed when hand-holding.

Try using the S-shutter priority mode when you need to freeze action with a faster shutter speed, or when you are hand-holding with a long lens.

A general rule of thumb about shutter speed is that you don't want to hand hold when the shutter speed is slower then the focal length. For example, handholding a 160mm (equivalent) lens at 1/200th of a second is okay. Same lens at 1/100 could be blurry.

Consider the auto-ISO option if you are shooting in varying light conditions without a tripod. This feature will adjust ISO when the shutter speed reaches a predetermined threshold, say 1/60. When the light is better it will adjust down the ISO as much as possible while maintaining the 1/60 shutter speed. The other benefit of using auto-ISO is that the camera will make much finer adjustments to the ISO then are available to you manually. You camera probably has 100-200-400-800-1600, but the camera can select 480 or 760 ISO in the auto setting. This means the ISO is only as fast as it needs to be to maintain the minimum shutter speed, but no higher. Plus Canon sensors are pretty good at higher ISOs.

Finally, consider under-exposing all shots by 0.3EV in order to maintain detail in the highlights. This kind of exposure compensation will be a universal change that the camera takes into consideration in all of the above described modes.

The camera will do most of the work...once you get past a few simple camera controls, the most important peice of equipment in good photography will be that thing between your ears.
 
LEXi73 said:
got my new camera the other day!! not i got to go take some photos for the photo contest! i have to say im a little overwhelmed but willing to learn. Got get used to a new camera and starting learning how to take some great pics.


what'd you get!
 
thanks for all the info NVP5White...I have a basic understanding or f stops, shutter speeds and ISO but using them all together is where it all starts to flow...it will get better with time. I did not know that there was an auto ISO mode. That will help to get things rolling so i can concentrate on working on other techniques while keeping in mind the ISO settings that the camera has chosen for me. I have set up the camera and have been taking some practice shots with both the Av mode and the Tv mode depending on what type of shot i need to take. Not too worried about it all because the more i take the better i will become, but it will just take some time... thanks for all the insight as it helps tremendously for me and others that are just getting into the DSLR world. Every bit on knowledge that i can pick up the better. Without people like you willing to help no one would know what they were doing.

ohh and buddha i got a Canon 20D with the EFS 17-85mm f4-5.6 IS lens.
 
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get the understanding exposure book guy it will take a few hours to read but things make so much more sense then :)

dont be afraid of using 800 iso the 20D takes good pics even at 800, I use 1600 and even 3200 sometimes if its really dark, a little noise nija helps out alot in those cases :)
 
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