Photo Thread

[sparkplug]

shaloow dof !

That is all you get when shooting shutter speed 200, ISO 100, at F-11 or F-8. It is the nature of the beast, nothing can change that unless you focus stack more than one picture. Macro is VERY hard. I am speaking of true macro of 1:1 or greater, not the little flower thing on some cameras.

Yep, the DOF is about as thin as a piece of paper. All you need in focus is the eyes. This particular picture he kept moving his little things that feed his mouth so they could not be in focus because the were constantly moving. DOF on a full frame sensor is harder than a cropped camera such as a 40D. The only good thing is that with a higher mega pixel you can crop it down but I am not used to doing that and it seems like cheating.

I just gave the wife my 40D so it looks like I am going to have to cowboy up and make due with what I have.

 

[Volunteer]

That is all you get when shooting shutter speed 200, ISO 100, at F-11 or F-8. It is the nature of the beast, nothing can change that unless you focus stack more than one picture. Macro is VERY hard. I am speaking of true macro of 1:1 or greater, not the little flower thing on some cameras.

Yep, the DOF is about as thin as a piece of paper. All you need in focus is the eyes. This particular picture he kept moving his little things that feed his mouth so they could not be in focus because the were constantly moving. DOF on a full frame sensor is harder than a cropped camera such as a 40D. The only good thing is that with a higher mega pixel you can crop it down but I am not used to doing that and it seems like cheating.

I just gave the wife my 40D so it looks like I am going to have to cowboy up and make due with what I have.

Cool pic, the eye detail. Every time you move up the learning curve gets a little deeper at least it does for me. You'll be shooting like a pro in no time I'm trying to learn the post processing aspect with elements 8 you can make magic if you know what you're doing which I don't I hope to take a few classes so I can take better pics on our club trips and learn from Jon when he gets back. Maybe he'll let carry his bags when he shoots the models so I can learn something

I played with this one last night

 

[sparkplug]

Looks good Larry. I like all of the action the horse is portraying.

I took a lesson in shooting a while back and it did help just a tad. The thing for me is to shoot everyday. Even when you don't feel like it. Not just the practice but getting a feel for the weight and pressing the shutter without flinching.

 

[moomtazz]

"Maybe he'll let carry his bags when he shoots the models so I can learn something "

Hey Jon, you think your models would mind if you have four or five apprentices helping when you shoot them? I have a camera on my phone that I can use.

 

[Volunteer]

Looks good Larry. I like all of the action the horse is portraying.

I took a lesson in shooting a while back and it did help just a tad. The thing for me is to shoot everyday. Even when you don't feel like it. Not just the practice but getting a feel for the weight and pressing the shutter without flinching.

Thanks, he was at a gallop when I took it. I agree on the practice what I hope to get out of a class is learning to train my eye on what to look for and learn more on lighting when to fill and not to fill.

"Maybe he'll let carry his bags when he shoots the models so I can learn something "

Hey Jon, you think your models would mind if you have four or five apprentices helping when you shoot them? I have a camera on my phone that I can use.

his photo team

 

[kjnarmyfj]

hahaha naaa its all good yall cann come hold the light and stuff , if yall really wann learn some stuff ill get a girl my good friend to come she wont mind , and ill show yall some stufff nat lighting , reflector speed flash , soft box out sidee all kinda cool tricks , i dont know mutch about macro , but action and pepol are my game , and cool pic larry ! u needa get adobie light room its my fave , u can hack it easly just look on you tube i heard some peps did that idk haha , all i use is LR nd cs4 , but i try to stay away from editing when i can , i can do batch processing with lr love it its a 100% must ,

 

[sparkplug]

So I was not happy with any of the diffusers on the market and decided to make one last night. Please don't laugh too hard but this thing works great! It works better than anything I have tried. You don't even need a full charge on your flash because of the reflection off of the inside of the can you can shoot while it is still charging up. Also I had some diet coke left over from a party and we don't drink the stuff. I know you guys don't normally shoot macro but it works awesome for portraits as well. Not pictured is the paper towels that I wrap around the end. You can use different layers of paper towels depending on how far away your subject is. I recommend using scotch tape for the paper towel instead of duct tape.

 

[GOT@TACO]

Some people have to much time on there hands that's for sure, good job by the way.

 

[sparkplug]

Some people have to much time on there hands that's for sure, good job by the way.

It beats wearing purple gloves. And besides, diffusers are expensive. This one cost about 1 dollar.

 

[lostinafog]

It beats wearing purple gloves. And besides, diffusers are expensive. This one cost about 1 dollar.

Nice! Isaac

does that price include labor?

will it work with cans as well & if so still bout the same$

lets C some pic comparisons yours & the store bought

 

[moomtazz]

That's pretty ingenious

 

[Volunteer]

I like it nice work bud will have to try it

 

[Bang Bang]

So, that's why you had the blue gloves on and modeled them for us in the other thread?

 

[sparkplug]

I'll post pics later. My Internet is down on my computer.

 

[kjnarmyfj]

yea the cheep part is alwas nice! i have made sumthing sim but bigger out a flower pot , for my biger flash ,

 

[sparkplug]

Nice! Isaac

does that price include labor?

will it work with cans as well & if so still bout the same$

lets C some pic comparisons yours & the store bought

Well I usally delete my "blown out or messed up pics but here are two that are used with the -coke can mod-. Thse hoverflies are less than 1/4 of an inch. In about one month I will get better shots when they grow to around 3/4ths of an inch.

 

[sparkplug]

I have been chasing dragonflies for 2 years now and I finally got a decent shot of one yesterday. I had to use a pretty strong flash to try and cancel out the sunlight. It was during the middle of the day.

 

[Bang Bang]

That thing looks like it needs a shave........

 

[GOT@TACO]

Good shot on dragon fly

 

[kjnarmyfj]

cooool shot , u can get them pretty good if u pick the one off the front the yota ! ther not moving as fast !;