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Spyder01 said:Earwig wins
So thats what the hell that thing is... My ex-gf had a ton of those apear in her pool after Katrina.
Any photographers in here?
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So thats what the hell that thing is... My ex-gf had a ton of those apear in her pool after Katrina.
ChopstickHero said:
I've heard of people using reverse lens for my point and shoot camera and their pictures turn out much much better...I think i'd only get DSLR if I were to really go into photography, but for now, the majority of the photos are all of Proteges
. Actually my first time taking photos of spiders from my room battling it out, even had to use a tissue paper over the flash to act as diffuser 
ha ha haNice shots guys!
Might want to increase f-stop to increase depth of field so more detail of bugs comes into focus.
I had this love affair with film and was skeered of digital until I discovered photoshop. Now I'm hooked!
Now I'm stuck with aging film equipment I haven't used for a couple of years. Oh well, that's what Ebay is for, I guess.
Might want to increase f-stop to increase depth of field so more detail of bugs comes into focus.
I had this love affair with film and was skeered of digital until I discovered photoshop. Now I'm hooked!
Now I'm stuck with aging film equipment I haven't used for a couple of years. Oh well, that's what Ebay is for, I guess.
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pretty cool pic i took last night. hope you like 
Still trying to learn my 20D.....
Still trying to learn my 20D.....
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Spyder01 said:I've heard of people using reverse lens for my point and shoot camera and their pictures turn out much much better...I think i'd only get DSLR if I were to really go into photography, but for now, the majority of the photos are all of Proteges
I've seen your stuff and I think you have a good eye. So getting a DSLR might help you improve your skills and pictures. I know it has improved my pictures alot and now i am really into it. Good thing about photo lenses are that they don't depreciate in value much if you take really good care of them. the technology behind lenses is very slow compared to camera bodies (newer ones coming every year or so). But you can get a Rebel XT (which is a great starter DSLR) for about $600usd at www.bhphotovideo.com.
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yashart_mp3 said:pretty cool pic i took last night. hope you like
I like night shots too, especially ones with cars that have trails. Although i haven't had the opportunity to take too many, here is one of the Oakland-Bay bridge on a recent trip up to SF. This pic was taken from Treasure Island.
I like photography, but all I've got is a point and shoot, and I lost all my pictures so for now all I've got is my car.
http://www.cardomain.com/ride/2153564
http://www.cardomain.com/ride/2153564
ChopstickHero said:
Thanks guy, but at the moment, Im still not fully into the manual mode of the point and shoot yet. Going to a DSLR right now IMO will put the DSLR to waste cause I'll end up using that camera to test out all the little modes and because the DSLR has much more advance modes, i may spent up to years just learning how to use it. So at the moment, Im sticking with the point and shoot even though the settings are limited and not as advance, its enough for me to learn what each setting does.
But there are multiple times when i felt that I NEED a DSLR...but then again, the price/size difference doesn't justify the results. Plus, with a DSLR, I can't take pictures while driving 
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Spyder01 said:Thanks guy, but at the moment, Im still not fully into the manual mode of the point and shoot yet. Going to a DSLR right now IMO will put the DSLR to waste cause I'll end up using that camera to test out all the little modes and because the DSLR has much more advance modes, i may spent up to years just learning how to use it. So at the moment, Im sticking with the point and shoot even though the settings are limited and not as advance, its enough for me to learn what each setting does.
i hear ya, it can be a considerable amount of money spent on photo gear. but i definitely think the difference is more than enough to justify the price. it won't take you a long time to learn everything. it's actually not to bad as long as you know the basics. i think the greatest feature of a DSLR and its lenses are Depth of Field (DOF) aka the background blur. unless you are in macro mode in a point and shoot, it's almost impossible to get a background blur any other time. with a DSLR, just open up the aperture and shoot!
hehe I hardly use the DOF since I always try to capture everything, but I can see it being useful. I think the most useful thing with DSLR is the faster lens and higher ISO...that way, many quick night time snap shots can be done without using tripod... With a DSLR, the girl in this pic would have been very clear too
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Spyder01 said:hehe I hardly use the DOF since I always try to capture everything, but I can see it being useful. I think the most useful thing with DSLR is the faster lens and higher ISO...that way, many quick night time snap shots can be done without using tripod... With a DSLR, the girl in this pic would have been very clear too
hmmm... even with a DSLR, she would've been blurred. your model has to stay absolutely still. what were the specs on this shot? i assume something like f2.8, 1/2 second, ISO 800? the advantage of having an SLR for this would have been changing the lens for something really fast like f1.8 or faster. this way, your shutter speed can be shorter (less chance for blur). but most importantly, your model will have to be very still.
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^^^^ to follow up on this:
handheld 1/4 second, f/3.5, fill flash -1 2/3 steps
b/c of the slow shutter speed, the people were blurred. everything else stayed somewhat sharp. in low light situations, a tripod would be an asset. i didn't have one this time.
and yes, i hear that's a close to 1000 hp R33 skyline
handheld 1/4 second, f/3.5, fill flash -1 2/3 steps
b/c of the slow shutter speed, the people were blurred. everything else stayed somewhat sharp. in low light situations, a tripod would be an asset. i didn't have one this time.
and yes, i hear that's a close to 1000 hp R33 skyline
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rjmhotrod said:
nice! that's one lens i was thinking of picking up b/c it is such a good value.
i like the lighting and shadow of the 2nd pic. the first one has really good color saturation.
ChopstickHero said:
Thanks. Yeah for $80 that lens is hard to beat. It's not a walking around lens, but nice enough for portraits and DOF shots. We went on vacation to the NC mountains a few weeks ago. I was really looking forward to getting some early morning/late evening long exposure shots. So what did I do - I LEFT MY TRIPOD AT HOME. IDIOT!!!! I tried to handhold a few 1/4sec shots of a stream, but without IS I couldn't get a nice clear pic.
G-Papi said:
I considered going out and buying a cheapie when I remembered that I left mine at home, but I figured what's the point. Nobody's paying me for these pics anyway. Plus I'll get to sleep in instead getting up early to go find the shot.
I did get to use my new 2 GB Extreme III CF card though. I can hold a ton of pics on it. Something like 500+ when shooting high-res jpeg.
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