hydrotoast wrote:
First attempt at a b/w conversion any comments. I am not to sure about the sky not sure if it is noise or what just looks a bit funny
I like it! was there a filter to make the street lights look star-shaped?
hydrotoast wrote:
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This EOS 20 guy from Australia is making 20 posts a day, man he's a bit.... i went to the Landscapes forum before i came here and this EOS 20 guy occupied about 10 Last Posts...he's a real hero!!
I'm surprised he hasn't been in here to get his post count up with a " Great series " quote .
Excellent bridge shot BTW . I was thinking about the bridge the other day after seeing a story about photographer David Moore .They showed a glimpse of a shot he took of the Anzac bridge and what struck me was the full moon in the background .I thought wow , what an awsome shot . They are showing his pictures at an exibition somewhere in the city i think ( ?? ) I missed the details .
hydrotoast wrote:
First attempt at a b/w conversion any comments. I am not to sure about the sky not sure if it is noise or what just looks a bit funny
Chris, it looks a bit dark in the sky.. your histogram in PS should be able to tell you. Conversion is good, just a bit 'flat' at the moment... highlight in the top half of the picture (above the buildings) can be adjusted from 255 to 155 and it looks good ... to me anyway
JamesGreen wrote:
I'm guessing it was a long exposure stopped right down giving those star shapes?
I think I read somewhere it was to do with reflection or diffraction (or somesuch...) inside the lens to do with the aperture blades.
Nice shot btw Chris
Yes you are quite right with the diffraction of the focal blades one piont of each star for each blade ie 8 blades = 8 points on the star. With a odd number set of blades the stars double for some reason ie 9 blades = 18 points on the star as in mine.
I see canon Australia have removed the 20D from their DLSR catogory already. no mucking around. Seems we are getting the royal treatment with the release of the 30D being available from day one instead of having to wait 3-4 months after the rest of the world
For those of you going to the mardi gra I will keep an eye out on the tele for you
Have just been reading through all the lense reveiws.. Looking for personal user advise on the following lenses. Canon 70 - 200 f2.8L IS USM, Canon 50 f1.4 USM and the Canon 28 - 70 f2.8L USM.
Also thinking about the 2X TC but not sure what it will do with the 70 - 200. Most of the reviews seem biased or written from a Full on Pro veiw point I want good lenses and am willing to pay for them but still at a bit of a loss, even after looking at all the reviews and veiwing all the "sample" shots to prove or disprove the lense.
hydrotoast wrote:
First attempt at a b/w conversion any comments. I am not to sure about the sky not sure if it is noise or what just looks a bit funny
Second version lightend as suggested by Zane with some dodging and burning, extended the canvas and added black border also ran through neatimage to remove noise
BigPurpleOne wrote:
Have just been reading through all the lense reveiws.. Looking for personal user advise on the following lenses. Canon 70 - 200 f2.8L IS USM, Canon 50 f1.4 USM and the Canon 28 - 70 f2.8L USM.
Also thinking about the 2X TC but not sure what it will do with the 70 - 200. Most of the reviews seem biased or written from a Full on Pro veiw point I want good lenses and am willing to pay for them but still at a bit of a loss, even after looking at all the reviews and veiwing all the "sample" shots to prove or disprove the lense. ...Show more →
The 70-200 is about as good as it gets. The only complaint that I'd have with it is that it's quite heavy. The 1.4 TC doesn't really affect the image quality at all, but you just have to remember that the lens becomes one stop slower (ie, 98-280 f/4) with it on, meaning that the lens becomes less useful in low light situations. The 2x TC does affect image quality slightly, and has the added affect of slowing the lens down by 2 stops. This makes it pretty much useless for low (or reduced) light shooting. It's OK for daylight shooting, but again, your lens won't focus quite as fast as it would with no TC. As long as you're aware of the issues, you should be fine.
I don't have the 28-70, but I do have the 24-70. It's another heavy lens, but again, very sharp. It was my favourite lens when I was using the 10D. I prefer the 24-105 now as a general purpose lens, though - it's lighter and has a longer reach.
On a 1.6x body I find that 50mm isn't a particularly useful length. It depends on what you want it for, I guess. I usually only use fast (<2.8) lenses for night time hand-held shooting, and prefer either the 85 f/1.8 or the 28 f/1.8. I have a 50 f/1.8 (mark I), but I almost never use it. It's by far my least used lens.
Thanks for the comments Ed. Looking at the 50 f1.4 as a very ow light lense for indoor work on musicians who like to live in the near dark. The TC I would only use on the 70 - 200 for Motor Sport in full daylight anyway.
Anzac bridge isn't it?
I've lived there in 2001/2002 when I did a course at SAE in Williams street (lived in Darlinghurst). A great city 
I'm surprised he hasn't been in here to get his post count up with a " Great series " quote . 
