Ok guys...getting a little personal here. Let's just agree that both camps take good pics, and it's best to stick with what we are comfy with...But I think JonB is going to go with a 1dsMarkIII
Uhler...I don't think I'm at the pro level...I can make a little at it, but I couldn't make a living off of it... You've been pumping out some great stuff here lately. I'm glad you and that Mark III are getting along so well. Your pup is adorable and your people shots rock!
I decided to follow the Jon Uhler school of thought today. I took my camera with my newly acquired $90 nifty fifty to a restaurant for lunch today. We sat in the booth nearest the door to get some nice filtered light. I am enjoying playing with some B&W conversions right now...Let me know what you think (BTW...I'm not brave enough to carry it into a public restroom like Jon! )
hey Tracey - those pics of the kids are adorable! But just like Jon needs to get out of the closet (water closet that is) - you need to go over to a ball field somewhere and open up that hot new camera. Its sitting there screaming at you - sayin - "put me in coach, I'm ready to play!"
What's this "I don't think I'm at the pro level" stuff? Every time you post up something - its pretty intimidating to be the first one to follow you. Sheesh! I'd bet Jon U feels the same way.
I think everyone should post up pics - when it ceases to be fun - stop posting. But don't not post for any other reason. and when it stops being fun - there is always the buy/sell forum.
Colin Ake wrote:
I say the 100-400, the 300 2.8, and the 24-105 go, and he gets a 400. If he can talk himself into it, he'll sell the 1DMkIII and get a 1DsMkIII, or even a 1DsMkII. My money is on him not switching to Nikon even if the MkIII misbehaves - he'll just get a MkII - he doesn't make over $28K (that I know) on photography every year, and he knows Nikons have horrible noise at high ISOs, so he'll just back down to a DsMkII or upgrade to a DsMkIII.
There's my bet. I'll take my payment in Felini's, please. And a pitcher of 420.
A long time ago i read a book on learning to "see" photographically. The first exercise was to go out and shoot 20 shots of the same thing and THEN put film in your camera and shoot it for real. The idea was to see it differently than just walking up and snapping off a shot or two. By the 14 or 15th shot - you either start seeing things differently or you're too dull to have a camera.
Since then, I sometimes put myself through those same exercises - one of them is shooting Fellini's Pizza in Buckhead every time we go - which is at least once a week. I'm getting quite a collection of shots around the place.
So - try harder and you might get a free pizza. Otherwise you might just have to let theimages suffice...
Nice picture, Jon. I want to see all the Felini's pictures sometime.
Shot pictures of my girlfriend's Dad's 1996 'vette last night - first I drove it for date night just to get in touch with the car - then I shot pics of it.
These first two were shot with long exposures and I walked around with the AB800 in the softbox and popped it a few times - held it above my head. The shot of the engine is was with the softbox on the boom at an angle over the engine compartment. I've still got TONS to learn about this technique - but I thought it came out decently considering this is the first time I've tried it.
If you have ideas on how I could hone this technique, I'd love to hear it. Obviously I wish I had been able to shoot on asphalt, but the only asphalt within reach of my extension cord was sharply sloped...
Any ideas on what would look better?
Oh, if you want to buy the car, he'd love to hear from ya. 96K miles.
Flashlights or small battery powered lights of some kind in the dark corners and behind the tires and also under the seats and turn on the domes and instrument panel for ambient as well as the parking lights. Other than those minor details - it looks like you did a great job.
oh - yea - step back far enough to get some reflection form the wet cement.
oh-yea again - i forgot to post the link to the Falcon training camp shots this morning. Post production is getting to be a snap!
i just wanna know why you're wearing your daughter's sunglasses!
is that photoshop - or are you playing with the custom WB in the camera?
i spent some time shooting the 100-400 last night. Some of these are nutty as they are 6400 ISO and as low as1/13th of a second - but i just wanted to push it and see how it did after getting it back from service. All are hand held - practicing my breathing and trigger pull technique.
1/13 at 1600 ISO wide open - nice buttery background to boot! You can't tell it but that shape in the background is a guy eating pizza about 20 feet behind the umbrella crank.
Just curious - do any of you apply the principles of the golden mean to your compositions on a regular basis? Not the "split the frame into thirds" so much as using thirds in repeating designs. Is this something you are conscious of as you shoot - whether sport, art or portrait? Has it become so ingrained in how you do things that it comes naturally?
I wonder - because though i have to deal with golden mean all the time in my job - i find it a struggle to keep applying the principles to my shooting.
You've been pumping out some great stuff here lately. I'm glad you and that Mark III are getting along so well. Your pup is adorable and your people shots rock!
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