The photography thread
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Thanks, I stumbled upon this cat taking a nap in the evening, there was only streetlight so to get the right exposure (just over 1 second) I put the camera on the other bench, which made for an interesting composition with the 105mm. The portrait is just my lady posing for me so I can test a manual Nikon 50mm/1.2.. might have been set to 1.4 or 2, though, can't remember and the info in the exif is incorrect with these lenses.
Skaldir
formerly known as Unicorn
GuitarHack
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^ Cool Shot. Looks almost first-person-view video-gamish.
Gear Question: I have an EFS 18-200 and am looking at getting the 24-105 L F4. I understand the shortfalls of it being narrower at the Wide-end and shorter at the Tele-end than the 18-200. That is not a concern for me. I am interested in Sharpness, Contrast (all of my shots need Contrast adjustments with the 18-200) and focus speed (18-200 focus speed is pretty good, especially compared to my 50mm f1.8, but I want faster). Has anybody here had any real-world hands-on experience with both of these lenses side by side? If so, is the image quality difference that appreciable? I have read tons of articles/reviews on both so I am really after some information based on personal user experience rather than opinions based on specs/reviews or "It's an L Lens so it's just heaps better".
Thanks for any help.
Gear Question: I have an EFS 18-200 and am looking at getting the 24-105 L F4. I understand the shortfalls of it being narrower at the Wide-end and shorter at the Tele-end than the 18-200. That is not a concern for me. I am interested in Sharpness, Contrast (all of my shots need Contrast adjustments with the 18-200) and focus speed (18-200 focus speed is pretty good, especially compared to my 50mm f1.8, but I want faster). Has anybody here had any real-world hands-on experience with both of these lenses side by side? If so, is the image quality difference that appreciable? I have read tons of articles/reviews on both so I am really after some information based on personal user experience rather than opinions based on specs/reviews or "It's an L Lens so it's just heaps better".
Thanks for any help.
Ashgarth
Jordi Vaquero
jipchen
ForesterStudio
Hey guys, I recently scored a Canon 600D on eBay (it hasn't arrived yet). What software do you guys prefer? Lightroom, Aperture, ACDSee,...?
From what I read, Aperture has an easy interface and not as steep learning curve as Lightroom.
From what I read, Aperture has an easy interface and not as steep learning curve as Lightroom.
StefTD
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I actually only use Camera Raw and Photoshop but depending on what you want to do I would either use Aperture or Lightroom,
probably Lightroom because of stuff like radial gradients and so on.
probably Lightroom because of stuff like radial gradients and so on.
Lightroom.
I also use Capture One Express every once and a while (it was a free a few weeks back, dunno if you can still get in on it or not, Google around!).
I also use Capture One Express every once and a while (it was a free a few weeks back, dunno if you can still get in on it or not, Google around!).
GuitarHack
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A few shots I made this week.
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Really like your second shot, even with the grain.
jipchen
ForesterStudio
Got my camera since 2 days but I only got the SDHC card today, lol... was a pain in the ass to wait.
I mostly read about photography today and played around a bit. Still most of my pictures look sharp in the camera but not when I look at them in Lightroom.
Yeah well, that's how it feels to be a beginner I guess
There was a nice sunset though, and I managed to get a half decent shot from inside the house through an old and horribly dirty window with 3 panels of glass. But it doesn't show as much as I feared
Also, if you have tips and criticism I'd appreciate it, I'm trying to learn as much as I can.
I mostly read about photography today and played around a bit. Still most of my pictures look sharp in the camera but not when I look at them in Lightroom.
Yeah well, that's how it feels to be a beginner I guess
There was a nice sunset though, and I managed to get a half decent shot from inside the house through an old and horribly dirty window with 3 panels of glass. But it doesn't show as much as I feared
Also, if you have tips and criticism I'd appreciate it, I'm trying to learn as much as I can.
Are you shooting RAW?
That's because the preview you see on the camera is the JPEG preview. The camera is auto-sharpening the preview you see.
jipchen
ForesterStudio
Yes! Didn't even know that, thanks. I think my problem is the focus, though - I mean some shots are perfectly in focus and sharp (in RAW, too) and others look sharp on the tiny LCD screen but really aren't. I now zoom in on the eyelids or hair for example, and it kind of works that way.
edit: Another sunset
I also want to hit myself in the face because I shot something darker before, so ISO was at 400, and I forgot to turn it back down for the first picture. Duh.
Jarkko Mattheiszen
The FU guy.
GuitarHack
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Glenn Fricker
Very Metal &Very Bad News
from my latest Guitar World shoot:
Here's a link to the full set!
http://www.guitarworld.com/guitar-world-girls-aubre-roberts
Here's a link to the full set!
http://www.guitarworld.com/guitar-world-girls-aubre-roberts
StefTD
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