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Dave
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Post by Dave »

Big Kahuna Burger wrote:can you do rear flash exposure on a Nikon D40?
edit: nevermind, google says it can..

edit: also Dave, what settings did you use on the photo of the girls playing lacrosse in the rain? Did you use a tripod?
no tripod, just pouring rain and stadium lighting... The stadium lighting created really nice fill and the rain did its part. The right lighting when you take the shot is far more critical than what you can do in PS... That said, the shadow/highlight adjustment is your friend as long as you're not an idiot with it.
Fanatic X
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Post by Fanatic X »

MaCaBr3 wrote: You can do stuff like this:

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ROFL

may the force be with you
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Post by Fanatic X »

Hubba hubba...

Back to some industrial night lights goodness. Notice the nice ghosting going on...crap!

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MaCaBr3
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Post by MaCaBr3 »

Fanatic X wrote:Hubba hubba...

Back to some industrial night lights goodness. Notice the nice ghosting going on...crap!

http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1420/880 ... 0f8b_b.jpg
No way, you actually have unperfect pictures? :icon25:

I still wish I can take pictures as remotely nice as this one tho :tear:
tnf
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Post by tnf »

Some pics I took from a fuel depository fire tonight...huge fire and explosion.

[lvlshot]http://img526.imageshack.us/img526/99/fire1io2.jpg[/lvlshot]
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[lvlshot]http://img213.imageshack.us/img213/9864/fire3el3.jpg[/lvlshot]
[lvlshot]http://img526.imageshack.us/img526/7940/fire4od3.jpg[/lvlshot]
[lvlshot]http://img524.imageshack.us/img524/5062/fire5cw3.jpg[/lvlshot]
Fanatic X
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Post by Fanatic X »

MaCaBr3 wrote: No way, you actually have unperfect pictures?
I do. Lots and lots tucked away in my secret chamber.
tnf
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Post by tnf »

heh one of my pics there made it to the 11 o'clock news.
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Post by Fanatic X »

sweet! I was just about to say it was news worthing shit but decided to go get some ice cream instead. I was also about to comment "get closer to that smoke!" Hahaha.
brisk
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Post by brisk »

Fanatic X wrote:Hubba hubba...

Back to some industrial night lights goodness. Notice the nice ghosting going on...crap!

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Nice! That looks more like an illustration than a photograph.
[quote="GONNAFISTYA"]You might as well have complained about the Mona Lisa right after Michelangelo painted the first two strokes of his brush.[/quote]
xer0s
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Post by xer0s »

I'm not so sure it's legal to take pics of stuff like that. :paranoid:
MaCaBr3
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Post by MaCaBr3 »

Some buildings have copyrights, true, but other than that, you're pretty free to take pictures of whatever you want.
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Post by MaCaBr3 »

Also Fan, I saw on your page that you made a picture inside a mall in Thailand, I'm surprised that managed to do that.

When I wanted to take pictures inside Siam Paragorn, a security guard aproached to say I couldn't take any pictures
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Post by Nightshade »

xer0s wrote:I'm not so sure it's legal to take pics of stuff like that. :paranoid:
YES BECAUSE FANATICX MAY BE A MEMBER OF AL-QAEDEH, THE CANADIAN TERRORIST ORGANIZATION. GOOD JOB CITIZEN, ETERNAL VIGILANCE, ETC., ETC.
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Post by MaCaBr3 »

Would you guys ever consider a sigma lens? The Sigma 70-200mm F2.8 EX DG MACRO HSM seems like a very good alternative for the Canon EF 70-200 F/2.8. It apparantely has good performance and is much cheaper then the Canon. Just wanna know what you think about Sigma.
Dave
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Post by Dave »

I have the Canon, I'd buy it again... The color and sharpness are on par with a prime. I wouldn't buy it with IS because if you're shooting something you need IS for, you should probably get closer and use a shorter lens.
Dave
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Post by Dave »

xer0s wrote:I'm not so sure it's legal to take pics of stuff like that. :paranoid:
lol
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Post by tnf »

what's the trick to taking pics of lighting during storms. i know you need a longer exposure, but what else?
Dave
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Post by Dave »

Don't get the camera wet
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Post by Fender »

tnf wrote:what's the trick to taking pics of lighting during storms. i know you need a longer exposure, but what else?
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MaCaBr3
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Post by MaCaBr3 »

a tripod, a remote and a lot of luck.
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Post by MaCaBr3 »

Dave wrote:I have the Canon, I'd buy it again... The color and sharpness are on par with a prime. I wouldn't buy it with IS because if you're shooting something you need IS for, you should probably get closer and use a shorter lens.
So rather save up for the Canon then buying the Sigma then?
Dave
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Post by Dave »

I can only tell you what I would do ;)
MaCaBr3
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Post by MaCaBr3 »

Just been checking Thai camera sites and they offer the 2.8 for 39,500 baht or €963 ($1,300). Seems quit cheap compared to €1300 overhere. Might ask my father to buy me one :)
A1yssa
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Post by A1yssa »

a self shot...

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MaCaBr3
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Post by MaCaBr3 »

Well that's different :) Should have shown more of your face/eyes. Give a bit more personality to it.
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