CleanGSR Posted April 9, 2008 Share Posted April 9, 2008 Like it so far, but I need more glass. All I have is a 70-300. So I'm looking into a Sigma 17-70 AF and a 50mm f/1.4 prime. Then a flash and I'll be set You should look at the Nikon 18-70 instead of the 17-70 in my opinion. The 18-70 is a real bincredibleargain lens and if you're willing to go used, you can find them for $200 or under. Or you could just splurge for the 17-55 :)incredible You'll definitely like the 50mm though. I have the 50mm f1.8 (didn't see the need for the 1.4....still don't), and I love it. A lot of fun shooting with a large aperture and both 50's are really sharp. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kegger Posted April 9, 2008 Share Posted April 9, 2008 Yeah I'm gonna go for the 1.8. I like the focal length, it's great for landscapes and portraits. Used it on a friend of mine D300 and fell in love. Plus it's 200 bucks cheaper. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sup Posted April 9, 2008 Share Posted April 9, 2008 50mm is more of a portrait length, landscapes... not so much. Here's my 50mm f/1.4 in action Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CleanGSR Posted April 9, 2008 Share Posted April 9, 2008 I agree, I use my 50mm almost exclusively for portrait shots. For Landscapes I just use the 18-55 kit lens stopped down to f8-f16. Stopped down that far the kit lens is as sharp as any pro glass. Only difference (at those apertures) is the better contrast/saturation in the pro-glass, but I can fix that in PP. Here's a few more from my attempts from a couple nights ago Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sup Posted April 10, 2008 Share Posted April 10, 2008 Another from Poland Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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sup Posted April 11, 2008 Share Posted April 11, 2008 Crappy photo, but the lesson is don't pass out in front of me and/or Troy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wannaBstuntin Posted April 11, 2008 Share Posted April 11, 2008 WTF? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lceah Posted April 11, 2008 Share Posted April 11, 2008 hahahahahaha Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CleanGSR Posted April 11, 2008 Share Posted April 11, 2008 2 more of the white flower.....just a little bit closer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sapphyre Posted April 11, 2008 Share Posted April 11, 2008 kegger, do you have a larger resolution version of that belt buckle uploaded anywhere? I want it for my desktop background. hehe. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
compuvision02 Posted April 12, 2008 Share Posted April 12, 2008 An old one, obviously, since I can't remember the last time I seriously picked up my camera. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sup Posted April 12, 2008 Share Posted April 12, 2008 Took this one today. Believe it or not, it's not an HDR. 17-40 f/4L FTMFW Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nancy Posted April 12, 2008 Share Posted April 12, 2008 how do you shoot an HDR shot? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
compuvision02 Posted April 12, 2008 Share Posted April 12, 2008 HDR is one shot compiled of muliple, I believe five or more. Shoot at different lengths of time, but at the same aperature. It gets the best of each shot and compiles it into one. I never got into HDR. They are like, the perfect picture. There are really good ways to do it, as you can see in the second picture, some of the colors are a bit of or dull. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sup Posted April 12, 2008 Share Posted April 12, 2008 Most HDR (High Dynamic Range) shots are usually three shots: One exposed for highlights, one for midtones, and one for shadows. Almost every camera has an AEB (Auto Exposure Bracketing) function that will fire off three shots exposed (roughly) for each. Here's one of my better attempts at it (anyone want to give me $100 so I can actually buy photomatix?) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tubbith Posted April 12, 2008 Share Posted April 12, 2008 anyone want to give me $100 so I can actually buy photomatix? Yep!... Just make sure you hold your breath... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
compuvision02 Posted April 12, 2008 Share Posted April 12, 2008 The more you use, the higher rang you have, three is low. I used to be on a ton of photography forums and they said use atleast five to get a half decent one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chris(pa) Posted April 12, 2008 Share Posted April 12, 2008 HDR sucks and I absolutely hate it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xeryon Posted April 12, 2008 Share Posted April 12, 2008 is this worth a damn? P80 trying to decide what to buy. i want something that is small enough and versatile enough to take with me on backpacking and hiking trips, yet be able to capture shots that do justice to the places I hike to. I predominantly would be taking landscape, architecture and car (of course) shots, but not so many portrait shots. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CleanGSR Posted April 12, 2008 Share Posted April 12, 2008 HDR sucks and I absolutely hate it I'm with you about 90% of the time. Some situations HDR can work well, but all these people overusing it and using it when it's not needed ruins it for me. I think it should only been used when there's a strong contrast between something bright and something dark. Kind of like IR. IR is really cool effect, as long as you don't ruin the effect by doing every shot in IR. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sup Posted April 12, 2008 Share Posted April 12, 2008 My old neckstrap = for sale. It'll make you look like a pro! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CleanGSR Posted April 15, 2008 Share Posted April 15, 2008 The HDR comments gave me an idea. Here's my latest reverse macro shots using HDR (3 raw exposures). My first attempt at HDR and not sure what I was doing, but it gave a little different look. Oh, these are really early redbud buds.....our tree is just starting to bloom. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kegger Posted April 15, 2008 Share Posted April 15, 2008 Stuck in traffic, sitting on top of the Sol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sup Posted April 15, 2008 Share Posted April 15, 2008 mmm nice DTS Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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