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girl_dee 10-21-2011 08:22 AM
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Originally Posted by SelfMadeMan (Post 442743)
So I decided I want to photograph that old one room school house every season and make a nice collage of it, so I went by there yesterday and got the one below. I like it, but need to go back today and get it from the same angle as the original (summer) photo... but here it is on a cool, grey fall day...

http://pic100.picturetrail.com/VOL90.../399059010.jpg

Yes and I got that feeling of *cool* (as in fall) when I looked at this picture, that is something that always catches me when I look at a picture, is if I get a feeling, like happy, sad, sorrow, dark, cold, warm etc....

Stacy 10-21-2011 09:31 AM
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Originally Posted by Cajun_dee (Post 442646)

Thanks and I have always been a fan of your work.

So I have this little cute 9 week old pup, I can't get her to keep still! It's been raining daily so the lighting is awful, what can I do to get some good shots of her? Wait until she is sleeping??? lol
When I photograph my animals indoors I usually use off camera lighting.
Here is one I did of my Chihuahua, Pixi.
http://stacyhughes.smugmug.com/photo...-23fWg2w-L.jpg
We gave her a bath, let her run around, then snuggled her until she got sleepy, then I had Michael stand behind me with her favorite treat, cheese. LOL Then I just had to snap fast. I love photographing our furkids, but it is definitely a challenge. I'll take furkids over infants & toddlers any day though.

Rook 10-21-2011 10:02 AM
-subscribes-
(will post random photogs later)

girl_dee 10-21-2011 07:58 PM
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Originally Posted by Stacy (Post 442787)
When I photograph my animals indoors I usually use off camera lighting.
Here is one I did of my Chihuahua, Pixi.
http://stacyhughes.smugmug.com/photo...-23fWg2w-L.jpg
We gave her a bath, let her run around, then snuggled her until she got sleepy, then I had Michael stand behind me with her favorite treat, cheese. LOL Then I just had to snap fast. I love photographing our furkids, but it is definitely a challenge. I'll take furkids over infants & toddlers any day though.

And a good shot it is! The lighting in this old farmhouse is terrible, so I use my hotshoe flash a lot, and never like the results, I will try to find more lighting!

BTW my pups name is *Dixi * lol

Dominique 11-04-2011 08:50 AM
Hello Photogs.....

I am this (-) close to purchasing a Canon Rebel T3i. Does any one have one or have any experience with it's previous model the Rebel T2i?

I have several click and shoot cameras, but they don't always allow for the kind of photographs I want. I want to be able to control my depth of field.

This Canon seems to be an excellent starter D-SLR, I'd appreciate any input.

Thanks!

Daktari 11-04-2011 09:19 AM
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Originally Posted by Yellow band (Post 454671)
Hello Photogs.....

I am this (-) close to purchasing a Canon Rebel T3i. Does any one have one or have any experience with it's previous model the Rebel T2i?

I have several click and shoot cameras, but they don't always allow for the kind of photographs I want. I want to be able to control my depth of field.

This Canon seems to be an excellent starter D-SLR, I'd appreciate any input.

Thanks!
If your point and shoots have manual mode then you can control your Dof.

Dominique 11-04-2011 02:18 PM
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Originally Posted by Incubus (Post 454695)
If your point and shoots have manual mode then you can control your Dof.
I thought the Sony might...but NO!....the Sony is pretty old, and still pretty big for a point and shoot, but it takes good pictures. Then I started to get into *pocket sized* they serve a purpose. I'm really missing my 35 mm days. I swear I have a camera for every year I have lived :seeingstars:

Thanks to all those tips left in rep comments ~ I had no idea so much info fit in there~ I'll keep looking. This is supposed to be the Christmas for Cameras!

SoNotHer 11-04-2011 02:24 PM
The Sony A100 is my DSLR. And I've been very happy with it for a couple reasons, but I will have to look into the DOF more this weekend to answer your question.

Sadly, I dropped the camera getting out of a train seat this summer. The image stabilizer was affected, and I was a given a $350 repair estimate by the local camera shop, which I declined. There is a depth of field preview button, and some have found the 1/4000 max shutter "limiting" for DOF.

http://www.letsgodigital.org/images/...ny_a100_6A.jpg


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Originally Posted by Yellow band (Post 454890)
I thought the Sony might...but NO!....the Sony is pretty old, and still pretty big for a point and shoot, but it takes good pictures. Then I started to get into *pocket sized* they serve a purpose. I'm really missing my 35 mm days. I swear I have a camera for every year I have lived :seeingstars:

Thanks to all those tips left in rep comments ~ I had no idea so much info fit in there~ I'll keep looking. This is supposed to be the Christmas for Cameras!

Stacy 11-04-2011 02:30 PM
My DSLR is a Canon 7D, but I have a Sony Cybershot P&S, and I use the camera on my iPhone a lot.

Ms. Tabitha 11-04-2011 02:49 PM
I adore my Canon SX 30 IS. I have always taken photos of nature and have been lucky with the lighting. I recently started taking pictures of my grandchildren and I am having difficulty with lighting. I have used the flash, and the result is a very bright child. I have tried turning on other lights and the result is a yellowish tint. Any suggestions?

Dominique 11-04-2011 02:57 PM
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Originally Posted by Ms. Tabitha (Post 454917)
I adore my Canon SX 30 IS. I have always taken photos of nature and have been lucky with the lighting. I recently started taking pictures of my grandchildren and I am having difficulty with lighting. I have used the flash, and the result is a very bright child. I have tried turning on other lights and the result is a yellowish tint. Any suggestions?
That's a HIGH END point and shoot.....can you turn Auto off?

My dinosaur Sony point and shoot, allowed me to activate the red eye sensor with a half click, this sent some internal signal to the camera brain (for lack of technical verbage) and the lighting came out perfectly (with or with out flash) however, it was an ALL auto camera. Is this any help?

Daktari 11-04-2011 02:59 PM
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Originally Posted by Ms. Tabitha (Post 454917)
I adore my Canon SX 30 IS. I have always taken photos of nature and have been lucky with the lighting. I recently started taking pictures of my grandchildren and I am having difficulty with lighting. I have used the flash, and the result is a very bright child. I have tried turning on other lights and the result is a yellowish tint. Any suggestions?
Somewhere in the menus you'll find a function that controls the intensity of the onboard flash...possibly cobble together a diffusing filter for the flash too - I've used a cigarette paper before. You also possibly need to play with your white balance in accordance to the type of artificial lighting you're using.



ETA. I'm a Nikon chap all the way. The consumer level Nikon glass is best IMO. In the pro glass market the brands are much of a muchness.

Dominique 11-04-2011 03:07 PM
[QUOTE=Incubus;454927]snip - I've used a cigarette paper before.

:| I've used them too. Some of my best *work* was done when I was using them.


sorry, I couldn't resist

girl_dee 11-04-2011 05:22 PM
I love my Canon 60D !!!!

Dominique 11-04-2011 05:48 PM
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Originally Posted by Cajun_dee (Post 455068)
I love my Canon 60D !!!!
http://www.ibcart.com/imgs/prods/im4...OS60D18135.jpgNice!...Now, this isn't your first DSLR is it Dee? Would you suggest this to an old 35 mm shutterbug who is just learning D-SLR?

girl_dee 11-04-2011 05:51 PM
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Originally Posted by Yellow band (Post 455085)
http://www.ibcart.com/imgs/prods/im4...OS60D18135.jpgNice!...Now, this isn't your first DSLR is it Dee? Would you suggest this to an old 35 mm shutterbug who is just learning D-SLR?
NO. I would not..... lol........

My question would be why do you want a DSLR? I sold more photos with my point and shoot, just by being in the right place right time than my very expensive set up!

Daktari 11-04-2011 05:52 PM
As they say, it's not the camera that takes the picture it's the person looking in the viewfinder that takes them.

girl_dee 11-04-2011 05:56 PM
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Originally Posted by Incubus (Post 455090)
As they say, it's not the camera that takes the picture it's the person looking in the viewfinder that takes them.

Yes and to be honest, I almost find it insulting when someone says *oh nice picture, I wish I had a nice camera like yours*...

I laugh when I whip out the point and shoot from my back pocket and say... *like this?*

Dominique 11-04-2011 05:57 PM
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Originally Posted by Incubus (Post 455090)
As they say, it's not the camera that takes the picture it's the person looking in the viewfinder that takes them.

LOL, TRUE...but the wrong camera can ruin the right person's photo opportunity.

Daktari 11-04-2011 06:03 PM
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Originally Posted by Yellow band (Post 455096)
LOL, TRUE...but the wrong camera can ruin the right person's photo opportunity.
I would love a rangefinder (if only I could afford a Leica). Keeping it old school and simple. Less choice, more creativity. S'why I favour fixed glass. Too much choice and decisions to make with a zoom (although I do own a couple)

We all work differently though.

A good picture is about framing and composition not how many megapixels or 'modes' yer camera has.


girl_dee 11-04-2011 06:06 PM
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Originally Posted by Yellow band (Post 455096)
LOL, TRUE...but the wrong camera can ruin the right person's photo opportunity.
so why do you want a DSLR? The investment in the glass is a nice big one.

Dominique 11-04-2011 06:23 PM
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Originally Posted by Incubus (Post 455105)
I would love a rangefinder (if only I could afford a Leica). Keeping it old school and simple. Less choice, more creativity. S'why I favour fixed glass. Too much choice and decisions to make with a zoom (although I do own a couple)

We all work differently though.

A good picture is about framing and composition not how many megapixels or 'modes' yer camera has.
mega pixels has NOTHING to do with it. Absolutely the glass is important. Thats the bad rap the Canon Rebels I asked about earlier have (poor glass quality) I'm mostly interested in Depth of field.....you can't modify that with a computer. P&S will still have a purpose.

girl_dee 11-04-2011 06:25 PM
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Originally Posted by Yellow band (Post 455124)
mega pixels has NOTHING to do with it. Absolutely the glass is important. Thats the bad rap the Canon Rebels I asked about earlier have (poor glass quality) I'm mostly interested in Depth of field.....you can't modify that with a computer. P&S will still have a purpose.

I love DofF and many times throw on my 300mm when doing an actual close up because I love the visual it gives.

Daktari 11-04-2011 06:27 PM
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Originally Posted by Yellow band (Post 455124)
mega pixels has NOTHING to do with it. Absolutely the glass is important. Thats the bad rap the Canon Rebels I asked about earlier have (poor glass quality) I'm mostly interested in Depth of field.....you can't modify that with a computer. P&S will still have a purpose.
I wasn't aiming the megapixels comment at you really Yellow band. It was a general sorta whinge about digital cameras because I believe the obsession with megapixels is just a marketing ploy to make folks upgrade.


I love mucking with dof too dee but use fast(ish) fixed glass to get the pics I like. My favourites are an old Sigma 28 2.8 and another old 35 1.4!!! Nikkor.

girl_dee 11-04-2011 06:34 PM
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Originally Posted by Incubus (Post 455128)
I wasn't aiming the megapixels comment at you really Yellow band. It was a general sorta whinge about digital cameras because I believe the obsession with megapixels is just a marketing ploy to make folks upgrade.


I love mucking with dof too dee but use fast(ish) fixed glass to get the pics I like. My favourites are an old Sigma 28 2.8 and another old 35 1.4!!! Nikkor.
Yes and although I notice a difference in the quality of photos between my Canon 40D and 60D, I don't contribute any of that to the increase of megapixels... my 10 megapixel camera had just as a sharp image as my 2 megapixel.

ButchEire 11-04-2011 06:35 PM
Unless you have some keen interest in blowing up your pictures to a massive level, 5 megapixels is plenty. Keep in mind that you are comparing apples and oranges when talking about digital versus film. Digital is based on interpolation and is a very different medium than film. Even top of the line digital prints are not acceptable by National Geographic, who continues to only accept film-based images.

Quote:
Originally Posted by Incubus (Post 455128)
I wasn't aiming the megapixels comment at you really Yellow band. It was a general sorta whinge about digital cameras because I believe the obsession with megapixels is just a marketing ploy to make folks upgrade.


I love mucking with dof too dee but use fast(ish) fixed glass to get the pics I like. My favourites are an old Sigma 28 2.8 and another old 35 1.4!!! Nikkor.

girl_dee 11-04-2011 06:39 PM
I suppose I will need to break down and get Photoshop, but I don't want to.

ButchEire 11-04-2011 06:41 PM
Ummm, torrents?


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Originally Posted by Cajun_dee (Post 455135)
I suppose I will need to break down and get Photoshop, but I don't want to.

girl_dee 11-04-2011 06:46 PM
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Originally Posted by ButchEire (Post 455137)
Ummm, torrents?
Excuse my ignorance here but what is Torrents?

ButchEire 11-04-2011 06:47 PM
A way of downloading software.


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Originally Posted by Cajun_dee (Post 455139)
Excuse my ignorance here but what is Torrents?

Daktari 11-04-2011 06:49 PM
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Originally Posted by ButchEire (Post 455133)
Unless you have some keen interest in blowing up your pictures to a massive level, 5 megapixels is plenty. Keep in mind that you are comparing apples and oranges when talking about digital versus film. Digital is based on interpolation and is a very different medium than film. Even top of the line digital prints are not acceptable by National Geographic, who continues to only accept film-based images.

I'm not comparing apples with oranges. I'm not comparing digital to film in any way. I'm talking megapixels and digital only. My Nikon D100 is only 6MP...I've had large prints from it. Ex.Mrs.I is a fine art medium format photographer so I sorta 'get' the difference about how they look when compared :cheesy:

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Originally Posted by ButchEire (Post 455137)
Ummm, torrents?
Isn't that illegal?

girl_dee 11-04-2011 06:49 PM
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Originally Posted by ButchEire (Post 455140)
A way of downloading software.
Well my fear is that I will become less concerned about taking a good pic, which is an adrenaline rush for me and not interested in spending more time editing photos than I do taking them.

My other issue is that it's so expensive.

So how do you use Torrents?

ButchEire 11-04-2011 06:52 PM
I used to edit and it drove me nuts. I chose instead to become more adept at taking a good shot, the first time, using natural light.

You would download a program like utorrent and then locate a photoshop torrent file and let it run. TECHNICALLY, torrents are not illegal, although it is a grey area. Unlike direct full file download, torrents are packets of information that are extracted from hundreds of individual sources and put back together into a single program.


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Originally Posted by Cajun_dee (Post 455142)
Well my fear is that I will become less concerned about taking a good pic, which is an adrenaline rush for me and not interested in spending more time editing photos than I do taking them.

My other issue is that it's so expensive.

So how do you use Torrents?

ButchEire 11-04-2011 06:53 PM
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Originally Posted by Incubus (Post 455141)

I'm not comparing apples with oranges. I'm not comparing digital to film in any way. I'm talking megapixels and digital only. My Nikon D100 is only 6MP...I've had large prints from it. Ex.Mrs.I is a fine art medium format photographer so I sorta 'get' the difference about how they look when compared :cheesy:
HUGE difference, isn't it?


Isn't that illegal?
Um, not as such, no.

girl_dee 11-04-2011 06:54 PM
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Originally Posted by ButchEire (Post 455144)
I used to edit and it drove me nuts. I chose instead to become more adept at taking a good shot, the first time, using natural light.

You would download a program like utorrent and then locate a photoshop torrent file and let it run. TECHNICALLY, torrents are not illegal, although it is a grey area. Unlike direct full file download, torrents are packets of information that are extracted from hundreds of individual sources and put back together into a single program.

I have Frostwire, I've seen the Torrent option, but had no idea what it was for.

ButchEire 11-04-2011 06:55 PM
Torrents are really only useful if you have a high-speed internet connection and have a lot of time to leave the PC running (a day at the most). Another option is dhgate.



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Originally Posted by Cajun_dee (Post 455148)

I have Frostwire, I've seen the Torrent option, but had no idea what it was for.

Daktari 11-04-2011 06:57 PM
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Originally Posted by Cajun_dee (Post 455148)

I have Frostwire, I've seen the Torrent option, but had no idea what it was for.
iPhoto is pretty good nowadays Dee, especially for those that like to keep their photo editing actions fairly simple (like me). I like it handles RAW files now. I've heard good reports of Aperture
http://www.apple.com/aperture/

girl_dee 11-04-2011 06:58 PM
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Originally Posted by ButchEire (Post 455151)
Torrents are really only useful if you have a high-speed internet connection and have a lot of time to leave the PC running (a day at the most). Another option is dhgate.
Yes I do, and I will check that out, thank you.

girl_dee 11-04-2011 07:01 PM
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Originally Posted by Incubus (Post 455153)
iPhoto is pretty good nowadays Dee, especially for those that like to keep their photo editing actions fairly simple (like me). I like it handles RAW files now. I've heard good reports of Aperture
http://www.apple.com/aperture/
I have Aperture, I paid a fortune for it and I hate it.

Picasa is a GREAT and free simple program that I use to resize and do color corrections on. I may just want to leave it at that. I love using it to import and organize my pics, I have about 10,000 on my mac and twice that on external hard drives....

I will check iphoto out. I am lazy and should have done that by now.


dee

Daktari 11-04-2011 07:05 PM
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Originally Posted by ButchEire (Post 455146)
Um, not as such, no.
I do believe downloading copyrighted material is actually illegal.


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