The "What Are You Doing This Moment" Thread

[Srontgorrth]

Hahaha, holy crap seriously? Hell, I might just say I have a point and shoot and not bring anything at all. God that sucks. I'll definitely contact him though, so thanks for the reference.

Yeah I have some old Sony Cybershot, but I don't even think I want to bother bringing it. Might try and bring my camera anyways (I'll be staying at a hotel within a mile or so of the place).

Oh and I have a friend/coworker who might sell me a lens since he/his family has had the camera/lens for a few years and don't really use it. Its a 50-500mm Sigma EX DG. Interested in seeing how much he's going to ask for it (sells for $1,000+ on eBay and Amazon, but I might get lucky).

 

[Pessimism]

That is a hell of a focal length. Need to take a trip to San Diego zoo with that lens!

 

[Zephyrus]

I could never last more than ten minutes on the bike without dying of boredom. How do you stay focused?

@Grant n'awwww, I think?

I tend to listen to audiobooks whenever I'm doing something like that.

 

[Krigloch the Furious]

you? audiobooks when you're on an exercise bike? get out, I dont believe you

 

[celestialelixir]

In class. Bored out of my mind ._.

 

[mutantllama]

I wish I had an exercise bike, I'd probably actually use it too.

 

[Srontgorrth]

That is a hell of a focal length. Need to take a trip to San Diego zoo with that lens!

Fuck I know, we'll see what happens. For now, I have the 55-250mm which does a pretty good job. Looking towards a 50mm prime next, mainly so I can start on concert photography.

 

[Blind Guardian]

Enslaved's Ruun is my "jog album".

 

[Krigloch the Furious]

Listening to that shit would make me stop, instead of pushing me further

 

[Blind Guardian]

I tend to jog to the rythm of some of the songs. The title track on Ruun fits my jogging pace perfectly.

 

[V.V.V.V.V.]

Are you sure it's not your Ruuning album?

 

[Master_Yoda77]

haHO!

 

[Zephyrus]

As a connoisseur of all puns, even of many considered to be bad, I have nothing but scorn for that one.

 

[Wolves83]

working on my resume, looking for work in general

 

[Pessimism]

Fuck I know, we'll see what happens. For now, I have the 55-250mm which does a pretty good job. Looking towards a 50mm prime next, mainly so I can start on concert photography.

Nifty Fifty is where it is at. Your body probably doesn't have the best low light performance, but that fast lens will make up for any drawback. Just remember the basics about concert photography:

1. Shoot RAW
2. Set your camera to auto ISO and pick a pretty high max level (3200-6400) - sometimes light is just that bad.
3. Flash is only alright if the band authorizes it
4. Tv/Av is your friend.
4a. Av to set your aperture as wide as possible' this mode will auto adapt everything.
4b. Tv because if you want to stop action in it's tracks, it is best to let the camera deal with calibrating everything else while you set the shutter speed. (hell, 1/125 or above should be fine for that - but double check with your camera, do a few test shots while a shitty band is on stage )
5. My own advice: bring one SD card for every one/two bands. I shoot A LOT though, so you may not need it. Still though, bring at least two cards, RAW is huge but worth it.

 

[Wolves83]

listenin to sepultura

 

[damnromulans]

I always listen to mindless dance music when I run. Sometimes I'll step it up a notch and put on Kraftwerk, there's something very zen about listening to myself breathe during "Computerliebe."

Audiobooks would be an interesting idea Zephyrus but given my recent track record of falling, I think it might be overwhelming as far as multi-tasking is concerned.

 

[Srontgorrth]

Nifty Fifty is where it is at. Your body probably doesn't have the best low light performance, but that fast lens will make up for any drawback. Just remember the basics about concert photography:

1. Shoot RAW
2. Set your camera to auto ISO and pick a pretty high max level (3200-6400) - sometimes light is just that bad.
3. Flash is only alright if the band authorizes it
4. Tv/Av is your friend.
4a. Av to set your aperture as wide as possible' this mode will auto adapt everything.
4b. Tv because if you want to stop action in it's tracks, it is best to let the camera deal with calibrating everything else while you set the shutter speed. (hell, 1/125 or above should be fine for that - but double check with your camera, do a few test shots while a shitty band is on stage )
5. My own advice: bring one SD card for every one/two bands. I shoot A LOT though, so you may not need it. Still though, bring at least two cards, RAW is huge but worth it.

My SD card is 8 gigs so it shouldn't be much of a problem. And what program do you use to edit/process RAW? I took some RAW (With jpeg) pictures to see the differences, but couldn't do anything with the RAW. And my max ISO is only 1600 I think.

Also, what are your thoughts on a 28-70mm f/2.8? Someone is selling the lens (sigma) with a Canon 20d for $250. I was thinking of buying it all, keeping the lens, and selling the camera on eBay since it goes for about $200-$250 anyways. I just wonder how adequate the 28-70mm would be.

 

[Addo_Of_Nex]

I do sprints at night and I've found that mentally reciting the chorus of "The Eternal Glory of War" by Destroyer 666 suffices every time.

 

[zabu of nΩd]

just got back from a record 12.5 hour work day / rite of passage. it was my first time upgrading a production server, which should have taken less than an hour but turned into a 5 hour comedy of errors. god damn, I rule at this job.