Target son. Get it on the cheap cheap.

http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6035/6343435452_8f54288685_z.jpg.

And a video to go with this pic..

http://vimeo.com/32160823

^Nice vid man. You should totally send me a sticker. :P

PM me your address and I'll send you one.

How many i's are in edited? lol.

id rep a sticker too though; as long as the spelling is correct. :p

^ Did I misspell something?

Oh f*ck. I just noticed that hahaha. I was looking around trying to see what you were talking about. Nice catch. I've used that end title in like two or three videos. :/

i can really see why u decided to go canon now. the video quality was superb :D that one scene with the slider and the palm trees flowing was the best :bow:

Oh f*ck. I just noticed that hahaha. I was looking around trying to see what you were talking about. Nice catch. I've used that end title in like two or three videos. :/

Haha no worries I was still gushing over your slider shots and my gf was like “wtf is editied” so I googled it to see if it was some photo term I didn’t know and she says “yeah, it’s not a word” lol. I’m sure most people haven’t noticed.

Lol I could just make up the word in Wikipedia and keep it. Lol. Nah I'll fix it. Thanks for the views!

Jasper...how's the 70-200 working out for you?

Came in today. I haven't got to play with it much yet, but so far I love it! And it's clean! :)

mrhat, you still trying to trade for a 7D?

someone give me pointers on using the d90, everytime i use the damn video and change the settings its always dark...wtf

Advice: Buy a Canon. :)

Turn on AE lock. That way the exposure isnt constantly changing. And use aperture priority so you can adjust how dark or bright it is by turning the dial and changing the lens aperture.

^What do you use to edit your videos? Looks GREAT, by the way :icon_smile:

chasing the sunset...
http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6216/6340711777_05b7ce3659_z.jpg
10.5mm, f/2.8, 1/4, iso3200

chasing the sunset...
http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6216/6340711777_05b7ce3659_z.jpg
10.5mm, f/2.8, 1/4, iso3200

:shock:
It's a great day to be a pilot, epic shot.

That cockpit shot is amazing!

For editing I use Adobe Premiere.

^Thanks, I was thinking of picking it up myself. I've been goofing around with the video features of my d7k and was fairly impressed, just don't have an editing program yet.

Premiere is great. I'm not knowledgeable enough to use it to it's full potential. Combined with After Effects it can be pretty amazing. I just don't need all of that power yet. So it's great if you're going to buy it because it will always be valuable and significant, IMO.

With that being said, I wish I went with something a little easier to use like Sony Vegas. I feel like I could get more done in less time. But, I got the hookup on the entire CS5 suite so I am not complaining.

I have a friend who is a master fish tank builder. He doesn't literally build the tanks (though he could) but I mean he builds the ecosystem for the fish to live in. If I was ever to have a large 150+ gallon setup, he'd be the guy I call to get it going and make it look farking beautiful. Because he is so anal-retentive about keeping his tanks clean, they are a pleasure to shoot in.

Here's a puffer he has in a 100+ gallon tank.

#1
http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6113/6349589966_8dfc1e6b4c_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/gplimages/6349589966/)
2011-11-13 - The Visit-5.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/gplimages/6349589966/) by The Fantastic G (http://www.flickr.com/people/gplimages/), on Flickr

#2
http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6032/6348839971_ec6ec21757_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/gplimages/6348839971/)
2011-11-13 - The Visit-12.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/gplimages/6348839971/) by The Fantastic G (http://www.flickr.com/people/gplimages/), on Flickr

#3
http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6045/6349590440_959418afa8_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/gplimages/6349590440/)
2011-11-13 - The Visit-14.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/gplimages/6349590440/) by The Fantastic G (http://www.flickr.com/people/gplimages/), on Flickr

#4
http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6235/6349595374_e14e6535a1_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/gplimages/6349595374/)
2011-11-13 - The Visit-96.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/gplimages/6349595374/) by The Fantastic G (http://www.flickr.com/people/gplimages/), on Flickr

#5
http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6094/6349595742_63d47c65dd_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/gplimages/6349595742/)
2011-11-13 - The Visit-99.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/gplimages/6349595742/) by The Fantastic G (http://www.flickr.com/people/gplimages/), on Flickr

#6
http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6044/6348845461_5dd2988e98_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/gplimages/6348845461/)
2011-11-13 - The Visit-98.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/gplimages/6348845461/) by The Fantastic G (http://www.flickr.com/people/gplimages/), on Flickr

Cool, eh? Well, I think so :grin:

Premiere is great. I'm not knowledgeable enough to use it to it's full potential. Combined with After Effects it can be pretty amazing. I just don't need all of that power yet. So it's great if you're going to buy it because it will always be valuable and significant, IMO.

With that being said, I wish I went with something a little easier to use like Sony Vegas. I feel like I could get more done in less time. But, I got the hookup on the entire CS5 suite so I am not complaining.

Yeah, I'm a senior at EKU, and want to wring out every last benefit of being a student...which includes student discounts on all Adobe products :biggrin:

http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6233/6359512245_bb540da5f8_z.jpg

If any Nikon users are interested in buying a brand new Vivitar 383 hot shoe flash, for dirt cheap, let me know! I've had this sitting around and never used it. I bought it to replace my old Vivitar flash that I broke. It's a cheap alternative to the SB-600. I enjoyed it while I had it. It also works great as a slave with a trigger. That's how I mostly used it.

$60 shipped for you guys.

I'll take it. Pm me your PayPal.

PM sent.

In other news... Du want!

http://nikonrumors.com/2011/11/19/ladies-and-gentleman-i-present-to-you-the-nikon-d800.aspx/

36mp. That's 3 times the size of my D90 images lol. Oh well. The time for that D700 upgrade draws near. :P

^ Price drop soon.

Also, I'm buying a new camera bag so if anyone happens to want my old Nikon bag, I'll sell it for like $20. It's this one:

http://www.google.com/products/catalog?pq=nikon+dslr+bag&hl=en&sugexp=ppwe&cp=19&gs_id=1s&xhr=t&q=nikon+dslr+camera+bag&qe=bmlrb24gZHNsciBjYW1lcmEgYg&qesig=DL_hgr-J4oAs6M2VTqs6jA&pkc=AFgZ2tkyzInP_QlQzHls6z7NPOamlXMt1WtL4RDsyVc_VoYaxGbr3dCp3WFN3OaZ6aJpvHY0Jt-R2M3KmqUSjNmoP_Mx1VCTyA&client=safari&rls=en&gs_upl=&bav=on.2,or.r_gc.r_pw.,cf.osb&biw=1280&bih=680&um=1&ie=UTF-8&tbm=shop&cid=13630660904252227699&sa=X&ei=-5LITo7dI8XbgQeYzoA8&sqi=2&ved=0CKABEPMCMAA#ps-sellers

i have a question/need opinions from you guys. im ready to bite the bullet and buy photoshop/some type of editing software for picture/video editing.

ive always been confused when it came to PS and all that jazz, im looking at..

Adobe Photoshop Elements 10 & Premiere Elements 10 for $119, 2 in 1 package. (i also see that theres an "upgrade version"? any difference?)

or

Adobe Lightroom 3 for $299

i want something easy to use, but also capable of making pictures look great.

what do you guys suggest??

Lightroom3 (which I have) does not support any type of video editing. If it did, I would probably never buy another adobe product :D

I think Lightroom is easier to use for photo editing. It's more to-the-point than photoshop is. But with photoshop you can do a lot more, graphics and photo manipulation, etc. Photoshop and Premiere will take time to get used to. But if you spend some time with it you'll figure it out quickly.

I'd suggest the Photoshop/Premiere elements package. But for video, look into other programs like Sony Vegas. Try the demos. They might suit your style.

u can "buy" it or u can say u "bought" it lol but i say lightroom ftmfw! amazon had it on sale for 150$ photoshop is fun for serious manipulation but its a pain in the butt compared to light room.

LR3 was at $150 for two weeks. Looks like it just ended. I see it's @ $270 on BHPhotovideo.com which is cheaper than the $299 it was at before the 50% off sale.

^ Price drop soon.


I don't know... Not if the rumored D800 is $3,899. I seriously doubt many D700 owners are going to ante up. At least, from what I've been reading on all the forums I frequent.

3899 is not bad. The new 1DX from Canon is going to be like 7 or 8k. Time to start saving for that bad boy!

2 pics...

first day arriving on the island of Bali (i love approaches that are water before, water after... NOT!)
http://farm7.staticflickr.com/6112/6382223387_32c3659261_z.jpg

and the sunrise on the morning we left! WOW!
http://farm7.staticflickr.com/6054/6382197673_70299e11ed_z.jpg

does anyone else have those moments... you know you're not that good of an actual photographer, but just extremely lucky to be in the right place at the right time for a great shot... this is me, all the time lol

Lol yep. Some of my best pics, I find them to just be lucky.

3899 is not bad. The new 1DX from Canon is going to be like 7 or 8k. Time to start saving for that bad boy!

Depends. They serve different purposes. The 1Dx might turn out to be more of a low-light monster than the 3Ds was when it was introduced. If the D800 comes out spec'd like Pete @ Nikonrumors thinks it will, it will be a commercial and landscape camera. Which means logic dictates that there will be a camera to fill the void between pro DX and the D800. There's a couple different ways this can go.

Like this:
D3100 - Consumer 14mp DX
D5100 - Consumer 16mp DX
D7000 - Consumer 16mp DX
D9000 - Pro (sports/wildlife) 24mp DX
D800 - Pro (landscape/commercial) 36mp FX
D4 - Pro (low light monster) 18mp FX

Or like this:
D3100 - Consumer 14mp DX
D5100 - Consumer 16mp DX
D7000 - Consumer 16mp DX
D400 - Pro (sports/wildlife) 16MP DX
D800 - Pro (landscape/commercial) 24mp FX (a la D3x but with better processing)
D4 - Pro (low light monster) 18mp FX
D4x - Pro (landscape/commercial) 36mp FX

Or some other way... Only the people at Nikon really know, but it's fun to speculate. It really depends on what small FX body comes out I doubt D700 owners are going to let theirs go.

From today at Road Atlanta.

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7174/6414745433_e39f19c7d0_z.jpg

I'll post a few more later. The rest will be on my Flickr.

Pattaya, Thailand
http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7001/6393390291_220ce91fee_z.jpg

feeding a baby elephant a little banana :)

oh and then him nearly plowing me over wanting more
http://farm7.staticflickr.com/6060/6357324909_514b0d99f5_z.jpg

AGH!! ;-)

So nobody has posted in here for the past few days.. Figured I'd post something up.

Just got my D5100 w/18-55mm kit lens yesterday. Hoping to get pick up a 35mm 1.8G or the 40mm 2.8G later on this month.
I'll be posting up some pics within the next few days.

Is there going to be a December challenge?

Welcome to the dark side aka Nikon Squad! No ideas for a challenge yet. We could do the obvious Christmas theme, or someone can suggest something else.

Just bought my mom a Canon T3i for her birthday! No lens as I want to get her either the Sigma/Tamaron 17/18-50 2.8 or the Tamaron 28-75 2.8.

Thats awesome!
Amazon was having a pretty good sale on T3i bundles on Cyber Monday. I was actually considering the T3i for a while.. I think the only reason I went Nikon was because my girlfriend has a D3100, so if I buy her a new lens for Christmas or her birthday, i'll be able to use it too. Heh.

Jon, a Christmas theme sounds fine to me!

christmas = mad bokeh!
get as many shots as u can wide open :icon_mrgreen:

So...

Who wants to make that thread so we can get this started?

We need some guidelines. I'd like to do a "wide-open" challenge but I don't like using that terminology unless the lens is capable of f/2.8 at a minimum. And everyone may not have a lens that can do that.

^ Similar to our 'prime' challenge, no? Most primes can shoot pretty wide.

u dont need to have a huge aperture to get bokeh from lights most kit lens can just zoom as much as it can and shoot f3.5 aslong as the subject and the lights r far apart there will be some bokeh

It's up to you guys. Christmas bokeh challenge is cool with me. Since it was your idea Speedy you can make the thread. :P

Sounds good. If it stops raining at some point tonight, I'll get started on the challenge.

In the meantime.. I was messing around with my camera just after I unpacked it and shot this. I thought it was cool. But maybe its not. Whatever.
http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7001/6444903291_f8ceee81b0.jpg

Idea behind the photo is great, but I would have had the subject face the camera, light up his face only and do a Assassins Creed style photo :)

Ooh, good idea! Thanks for the tip.

THREADS UP :D

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7149/6421742485_868fb62f62_z.jpg

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7142/6421745559_8fce84c243_z.jpg

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7028/6421430493_b952024a3d_z.jpg

Still love the Sigma 10-20mm? I might want one for Christmas.

absofreakinglutely. i really want a fisheye now though

theres a Nikon 10.5 for sale in my local CL. only asking $480, i just can't do it with the holidays but its my next lens for sure.

thats what i want. i paid alil more for my sigma, idk if i can part with my 10-20 i wanna have them both

^why? I'm all for zooms and primes but in a wide or fisheye I'm not really seeing the point of a "zoom".

Debate - go.

the "zoom" in the 10-20 is irrelevant lol i never zoom in i leave it wide all the time

thats how i feel i would use it also. so why have both? lol.

The image from a regular UWA at 10mm is quite different from the image from a 10.5mm (or any other) fisheye.

^ this

lol

yea i've often wondered why not just make a 10mm 2.8 that is not fisheye.

the offspring... starting early.
http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7001/6386712461_8e84c6afbc_z.jpg

D90 is so huge in front of a 4 year old face lol

Lol awsome shot. Makes me miss my D90.

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7005/6464278145_be2c94a20f_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/57319814@N04/6464278145/)
Rokinon 8mm Fisheye (http://www.flickr.com/photos/57319814@N04/6464278145/) by PJurisprudencia (http://www.flickr.com/people/57319814@N04/), on Flickr
http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7171/6464278593_0ac91540b7_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/57319814@N04/6464278593/)
Free lensed fisheye (http://www.flickr.com/photos/57319814@N04/6464278593/) by PJurisprudencia (http://www.flickr.com/people/57319814@N04/), on Flickr

^ how do you like that lens??

I was just looking at that fish eye lens in amazon. I want a fish eye lens soon.
Heres my first pictures with the Canon T3i.
http://a6.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/388661_2797599103651_1368716375_3092219_509606684_n.jpg
http://a2.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/380908_2797614064025_1368716375_3092246_151464979_n.jpg
http://a2.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc7/384472_2797608223879_1368716375_3092238_875517608_n.jpg

My next three purchases (in this order):

Nikon 24-120 F4 N VR
Canon 600D
Canon 65mm MP-E

Good deals on the Canon T3i can be had these days... MP-E on the other hand can be hard to get ahold of.

took this pic 10 mins ago for a contest on FB

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7152/6474857649_c94a614d85_z.jpg

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7006/6457578627_537566b5a2_z.jpg

Still have my camera.

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7008/6464080679_27ce0cf478_z.jpg

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7155/6437431305_6e43771ef4_z.jpg

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7028/6437288749_b442a6ef4d_z.jpg

http://farm7.staticflickr.com/6077/6114526399_3464b127b7_z.jpg

Still suck at using it :)

Love you!!!!

^ how do you like that lens??
its not mine its my friends, its a fun lens to use though! good thing i didn't buy it though, i wouldnt have had enough to buy this guy tonight ;D
http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7164/6480367525_7722eda0a5_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/57319814@N04/6480367525/)
Siblings (http://www.flickr.com/photos/57319814@N04/6480367525/) by PJurisprudencia (http://www.flickr.com/people/57319814@N04/), on Flickr
35mm F2 paid 150 for it :D

loved my 35 F/2 when I had it. Sold it fun the 30 F/1.4 though! You'll love it.

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7156/6480444701_813d851c5a_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/57319814@N04/6480444701/)
Merry Christmas (http://www.flickr.com/photos/57319814@N04/6480444701/) by PJurisprudencia (http://www.flickr.com/people/57319814@N04/), on Flickr

loved my 35 F/2 when I had it. Sold it fun the 30 F/1.4 though! You'll love it.
haha thanks! i have been wanting this lens for a while because ihated backing up with my 50mm, hopefully this will be better, if not ill look for a 28mm f1.8 i can get for cheap. For now this lens will most likely be on my body all the time like my 50 was.

I was looking back at all of the camera stuff i have owned over the last 3 years or so.

Bodies:
Canon XS
Canon 30D
Canon 1D
Canon 7D - Still own

Lenses:
Canon 18-55
Canon 55-250
Canon 70-200 F/4L
Canon 50 F/1.8
Canon 35 F/2.0
Canon 85 F/1.8 - Sold, but own another copy of it
Canon 135L - Still own
Tokina 11-16
Tokina 12-24
Sigma 17-70
Sigma 30 F/1.4 - Still own
Sigma 400 F/5.6
Tamron 28-75

And an assortment of other things like bags, filters, and other misc objects.

so all you are using is a 7D, sigma 30mm 1.4, 135L, and 85 1.8?

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7001/6485612637_bd9c41309c_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/57319814@N04/6485612637/)
my baby <3 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/57319814@N04/6485612637/) by PJurisprudencia (http://www.flickr.com/people/57319814@N04/), on Flickr

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7026/6471635487_8df636a176_z.jpg

so all you are using is a 7D, sigma 30mm 1.4, 135L, and 85 1.8?

Yup! Bought my mother a T3i and a Tamron 28-75 F/2.8 so I will be using that as well.

I borrow from time to time my buddies 24-70 or 50L so I have all may bases covered I think. Oh ya, and his 5D2 :biggrin:

as they say, if you can't afford baller equipment make friends with one who can! XD

this will be the picture on our Christmas card this year :)

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7001/6470455307_6c72e0e984_z.jpg

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7007/6490438073_bff6b56d6f_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/57319814@N04/6490438073/)
Vegas cruises (http://www.flickr.com/photos/57319814@N04/6490438073/) by PJurisprudencia (http://www.flickr.com/people/57319814@N04/), on Flickr
http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7151/6490437537_144dfef8a0_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/57319814@N04/6490437537/)
Vegas cruises (http://www.flickr.com/photos/57319814@N04/6490437537/) by PJurisprudencia (http://www.flickr.com/people/57319814@N04/), on Flickrhttp://farm8.staticflickr.com/7023/6490437007_4d08796b17_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/57319814@N04/6490437007/)
Vegas Cruises (http://www.flickr.com/photos/57319814@N04/6490437007/) by PJurisprudencia (http://www.flickr.com/people/57319814@N04/), on Flickr

lol someone should gift me a flickr pro account this christmas so i won't have to delete old photos xD

@snow
thats a great shot man!
exif data plzzz:)

So my uncle wants to buy my D90. I don't know if I should sell it or not since the D7k isn't on sale anymore. Better AF and 1080p video would be nice though.

@Snow, so damn cute approved :P
@King, Sick shots man

Just got me a t2i friday, pretty excited to start taking some shots. Gonna be taking a photography class at my campus soon as well probably.

Happy Holidays everyone!

^Congrats!

Made a new thread for Niche Photography methods: http://www.scionlife.com/forums/showthread.php?t=210134

So my uncle wants to buy my D90. I don't know if I should sell it or not since the D7k isn't on sale anymore. Better AF and 1080p video would be nice though.

Saying its "better af" is putting it very mildly. And, the discount was only there for a lens+body combo, the body only price never changed. Sell your D90 and grab the D7k as I did. You'll enjoy cleaner ISOs (seriously better all the way to 1600) and astronomically better af system.

I can't wait to get home and play with my new Nikon 24-120 F4 that's waiting for me on my D7k.

A local store had the body only on sale for $1099. But if I sell it to my uncle, I'm gonna include the kit lens so getting a D7k as a kit isn't a problem.

Must have been before Nikon imposed their selling restrictions.

@snow
thats a great shot man!
exif data plzzz:)
thank you.

D90 + 60mm, f/2.8, 1/200, iso800

This is just great.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qTVfFmENgPU

^ lol dope! Really clever.

X2 I could watch that over nd over

wish i knew that many photographers in my area lol....so many canon zooms ahhh!

any of u ever attempt a levitation?
lol i got inspired by this chick
http://yowayowacamera.com/banana/


i don't really know how it does it but im sure it helps that she has some one take the shot for her. i had to sit there and try doing this with a self timer and remote...proved to be a fun challenge.

day 1) i learned to hover
http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7017/6513243343_086e84f1e0.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/speedy000/6513243343/)

day 2) i grew wings :D
http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7165/6513245097_9481bf47c0.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/speedy000/6513245097/)

http://s3.amazonaws.com/data.tumblr.com/tumblr_lw7iqpzigL1qzu186o1_1280.jpg?AWSAccessKeyId=AKIAJ6IHWSU3BX3X7X3Q&Expires=1323998618&Signature=FB562Uh1h%2FVN1PYRoMPmHBCur74%3D

all i could get last night during the shower

That's pretty cool, Speedy. I'm going to try that out.

sometimes it's just nice to come home from work, put on comfy clothes, and hit the minibar...
http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7166/6515105461_46860a83db_z.jpg

Beautiful pictures everyone. Im thinking of ghetting a few photography clases to learn the basics. Heres a few pics I took of the sunset.

http://a2.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/388868_2848334211997_1368716375_3108161_1914149762_n.jpg
http://a6.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc7/389945_2848361532680_1368716375_3108182_1363322922_n.jpg

http://a4.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/391842_2848344412252_1368716375_3108169_1458842864_n.jpg

^ looks like those classes would be a waste of money. You're already taking nice pictures.

I agree! Very nice!

i took photo 1&2 in school it was dope :D worth taking if u have the time for it.

Thank you guys. I took those pictures by changing every setting there was. Thats what I need to take at least 3 clases :). I dont want to waste too much time on taking a picture. Another thing I may need to do is change lens. I bought the camera with the regular lens and the 55-250 lens, which they are great but someone at the store told me I would want a smaller lens to take better pictures.

They might be referring to a prime lens. They are pretty impressive when you first use them. What do you shoot with.

Maybe but what the difference between a pime lens and the other regular ones? I bought a Canon 3ti with the two lens and a filter. It was all a package.

Mainly, the f/stops. Prime lenses can shoot as wide as f1.8, f1.4, and even f1.2. The lens will perform better in low light conditions making it "faster". A lot of the time they have better image quality. I have the T2i and I picked up the $100 50mm 1.8, very happy with it.

NASCAR, bro.

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7029/6522298637_e5ce9cbc2e_z.jpg

I'll be attending a race in 2012.

any suggestions on must have iPad apps?

Mainly, the f/stops. Prime lenses can shoot as wide as f1.8, f1.4, and even f1.2. The lens will perform better in low light conditions making it "faster". A lot of the time they have better image quality. I have the T2i and I picked up the $100 50mm 1.8, very happy with it.

Were you bought the lens because everywere I check its more than $200.

Found it on a forum for $80. I think they can be had new on Amazon for $109.

Skip the 1.8 and go for the 1.4 or 1.2

long time since ive posted (grad school) but i put together some of my favorites of 2011

http://media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lwd41lOHNr1qztglu.jpg

http://media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lwd420Wr541qztglu.jpg

http://media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lwd447h7Mo1qztglu.jpg

http://media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lwd45ingcA1qztglu.jpg

http://media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lwd49dF0D81qztglu.jpg

http://media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lwd4atHKTI1qztglu.jpg

http://media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lwd47tliXv1qztglu.jpg

Very nice set, FS.

This is the newest addition to the glass family

:)

Yes, astrophotography is in my future.

bebe2630, i don't live to far from you. when i get back from vacation, we should meet up and do some shooting. i have a canon too and a few primes you can try. i like working and learning from other photo people (no matter skill level).

This is something I think we should do as a challenge on month, find another photographer and do a sort of team shoot haha.

^ Totally agree on the challenge idea.

Very nice set, FS.
ditto!

Had some additional clips given to me of last months big CLFL BBQ. Check it out!

http://vimeo.com/33865887

ditto!

thanks guys. its ashame school took so much time away from my shooting. I miss it

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7150/6535004815_019cd40c3f.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/speedy000/6535004815/)
:P
getting the hang of this

bebe2630, i don't live to far from you. when i get back from vacation, we should meet up and do some shooting. i have a canon too and a few primes you can try. i like working and learning from other photo people (no matter skill level).

This is something I think we should do as a challenge on month, find another photographer and do a sort of team shoot haha.


That would be great. im looking for nice places to take pics too.

:P
getting the hang of this
lol you're loving that. pretty cool haha.

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7030/6542595187_e816840ff5_z.jpg

posted in the bokeh challenge as well, but this is my first attempt at a heart bokeh. i used my 50mm f/1.8 with a heart cutout over it.

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7019/6529427923_19e4f5bd72_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/ogluc1f3r/6529427923/)

^ nice :D

Thats a beauty.

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7150/6550442539_a32bff4c38.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/speedy000/6550442539/)
was playing with my flash today trying to combine ambient light and flash

Hanging out at the last meet of the year.

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7005/6528831281_ec649c285d_z.jpg

Love that shot, Jon! I really can't get enough of your tones. I like that this one has a greenish tint, cinematic look.

With this photo, I shot it at 3200 ISO on my T2i. I kind of like the grainy look of high ISO shots in dark enviorments. I might start my own little project and shoot at 3200 ISO for a month.

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7158/6551964261_04af7cfa36_z.jpg

Thanks man I was just messing around while the actual shoot was going on. I'll post the video whenever it pops up.

That's not bad at all for 3200.

Sitting here watching the rain and editing old pics.

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7160/6555621799_c8f947a560_z.jpg

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7018/6555621627_f7a2854f36_z.jpg

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7149/6555621453_138e787281_z.jpg

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7170/6557271045_5dc8241bc7_z.jpg

Did anybody get any photography goodies for christmas?

I got a 55-300mm. I really like it so far.

I got a 70-200 F4L. I got it a little early though lol

A trip to Hawaii?

How do you like that L lens, Jasper?

Hawaii should be awesome!

I am back now, went last week. it was very nice. you'll see pictures real soon.

I got a sigma 70-200 2.8 II Im in loveeeee Ill have a pic soon

Happy with the L lens. Still need to give it a through test drive, though.

http://a2.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc7/392732_10101321351577693_5205334_73797971_557879665_n.jpg

http://a7.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/390148_10101321276867413_5205334_73797323_1910795354_n.jpg

http://a3.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc7/398800_10101312949365793_5205334_73748393_128629161_n.jpg

45SSxb2 (http://www.scionlife.com/forums/member.php?u=194926) tell me how that lens is. I am making the switch to Sigma. I tried my Sig 50 1.4 today...and it needs some MA love.
http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7155/6573828901_db23575ab5_z.jpg
http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7022/6573813419_f475e8206c_z.jpg

fyi everyone walgreens is doing 25 free 4x6 prints

code: PRINTNOW

nice, thanks for the code. I have a bunch of picture frames I need to fill now that the girl lives here.

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7151/6571298667_8af7f585a2_z.jpg

fish eye ftmfw! i want one :(

Me too

Well I caved in on my first DSLR.

I got the D7000 body w/ Nikkor 35mm 1.8F lens, extra battery, and a 16GB Sandisk Extreme Pro 95mb/s UHS-I memory to take advantage of the cameras burst rate.

Any opinions for the 35mm good for starting eh?

^ Nice! That 35mm is still my favorite lens is ever owned. It's amazing a well priced.

^ Nice! That 35mm is still my favorite lens is ever owned. It's amazing a well priced.

So a good all rounder? I read it takes pretty sharp pictures and focuses really fast.

Great quality for the price, pretty quick focus, and compact of course. Only things I don't like are that its very plastic, and the small focus ring. But all around, awesome. Not so much a good walk around lens because of the fixed focal length at 35mm. But if you have no problem getting up close to subjects, you're good.

Here's another short, simple, video I slapped together for Daily Detergent.

http://vimeo.com/34268426

so i inherited a D40 recently that i have absolutely no use for any one intertested?
i can do a body only
,body+ 18mm-55mm
,body+ 18mm-105mm VR

I miss my D40. How many actuations on it?

finally woke up for sunrise (though it wasnt the best)

http://a3.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/374602_10101336265485103_5205334_73894766_1376660199_n.jpg

http://a1.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc7/392044_10101335713551183_5205334_73891417_1544916350_n.jpg

http://a3.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/406901_10101335714055173_5205334_73891423_50275694_n.jpg

http://a2.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/390835_10101335714858563_5205334_73891430_786145309_n.jpg

Great quality for the price, pretty quick focus, and compact of course. Only things I don't like are that its very plastic, and the small focus ring. But all around, awesome. Not so much a good walk around lens because of the fixed focal length at 35mm. But if you have no problem getting up close to subjects, you're good.

Here's another short, simple, video I slapped together for Daily Detergent.

http://vimeo.com/34268426

Awesome, they told me I shouldn't depend much on the zoom when starting out.

Nice video that's why I splurged the extra cash because the D7000 had decent video capabilities compared to the D90 or the D5100.

I think the D5100 does a higher frame rate than the D7000 at 1080p, but of course has less features.

Would you fellas recommend a Canon Rebel Xti?..
Don't want to regret it After..

Would you fellas recommend a Canon Rebel Xti?..
Don't want to regret it After..

Well I caved in on my first DSLR.

I got the D7000 body w/ Nikkor 35mm 1.8F lens, extra battery, and a 16GB Sandisk Extreme Pro 95mb/s UHS-I memory to take advantage of the cameras burst rate.

Any opinions for the 35mm good for starting eh?

It's good starting and finishing. $ for $ it's a fantastic purchase. I still have one in my kit. Although, I rarely use it now. I usually use it when I'm in doors, and I'm too close to use my 50 1.4G, like this christmas as a matter of fact. My usual go to lens is the Nikkor 50 1.4G, but now it's going to be the Nikon 24-120 F4 N as it is farking fantastic. If it was 2.8, it'd be too big/heavy for me to use it frequently. Only thing I don't like about it is the lens creep. I have 5 of those 95 mb/S cards. I haven't noticed much of a difference between the Extreme Pro Class 10 cards, the UHS-1 45mb/S cards, and the UHS-1 95mb/S cards.... but there has to be one right? :redface:

On another note, I'm currently downloading 700 images from the last week... so I'll throw a few up later.

Oh, and another thing, if you don't have enough HDD space, plan on getting some. I'm taking anywhere from 10,000 to 25,000 images a year, and with these RAWs out of the D7k, space is starting to matter. Needless to say, I'm happy I just picked up a 3TB USB3.0 WD desktop HDD for $169 (thanks to someone at Wally World putting the wrong price tag on it).

fish eye ftmfw! i want one :(
its such a fun lens. i highly highly recommend. just don't overuse it.

some panos

http://i.imgur.com/sigg7.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/svy2N.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/PKTlf.jpg

^ i like #1

^ i like #1

yea it was earlier in the morning when the light was a lot better

Still trying to figure out this prime focus thing...

#1 - original and uncropped
http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7153/6607539207_9ee2455b48_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/gplimages/6607539207/)
2011-12-30 - Astrophotography-24.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/gplimages/6607539207/) by The Fantastic G (http://www.flickr.com/people/gplimages/), on Flickr

#2 - cropped
http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7022/6607538049_409b818292_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/gplimages/6607538049/)
2011-12-30 - Astrophotography-8.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/gplimages/6607538049/) by The Fantastic G (http://www.flickr.com/people/gplimages/), on Flickr

#3 - cropped
http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7024/6607537575_d241cbc81d_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/gplimages/6607537575/)
2011-12-30 - Astrophotography-5.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/gplimages/6607537575/) by The Fantastic G (http://www.flickr.com/people/gplimages/), on Flickr

#4 - really cropped
http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7144/6607536879_28b5dd84cd_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/gplimages/6607536879/)
2011-12-30 - Astrophotography-25.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/gplimages/6607536879/) by The Fantastic G (http://www.flickr.com/people/gplimages/), on Flickr

After the Moon we turned towards the Jovian system. Lets just say Eyepiece Projection looks like its going to be a must as Prime Focus just couldn't get close enough, even with a 2000mm telescope. Both are heavily cropped and used prime focus technique.

#5
http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7035/6607538805_d2a77a3d2c_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/gplimages/6607538805/)
2011-12-30 - Astrophotography-13.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/gplimages/6607538805/) by The Fantastic G (http://www.flickr.com/people/gplimages/), on Flickr

#6
http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7175/6607538435_cf91425ca7_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/gplimages/6607538435/)
2011-12-30 - Astrophotography-12.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/gplimages/6607538435/) by The Fantastic G (http://www.flickr.com/people/gplimages/), on Flickr

So I'm planning on moving to Cali, and I have a bunch of bills I want to get rid of before I head out. I think my camera gear is gonna go to help pay them off.

Included:

Nikon D90
Nikon MbD80 Battery grip with extra battery
Nikon 35mm 1.8 G
Sigma 10-20mm f/4
Nikon Sb-600 Speed Flash
Lowepro Fastpack 250
Sandisk 4gb Card

Everything is worth well over $2000+ jus gaining interest and offers to see what I can get out of everything. Jus want to pay my bills off

id be interested in the 10-20 depending on price.

This page is awesome! Neat shots.

Who's up for a January challenge?

fun with sparklers

http://a5.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc7/396337_10101352249717573_5205334_74004209_1618335585_n.jpg

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7158/6629487017_cc0ab7d23b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/speedy000/6629487017/)
had one of these concoctions last night it was interesting to say the least. lol mango margarita and blue moon :shock:
not my best composition but its worth sharing.
http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7031/6629476325_363475a8a6.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/speedy000/6629476325/)

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7158/6629494713_de64431bc7.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/speedy000/6629494713/)

I started a 365 yesterday hopefully I can keep up with it ...any of you guys do one before or currently have one going ? heres mines http://bit.ly/uSvzxK

I never seem to finish year-long projects. I think I'll just resolve to take more photos this year in general.

lol yea ..i kinda like the idea of having an obligation to take the picture even tho its to myself ..haha

I didn't think about a 365 until yesterday when my girlfriend brought it up. I've been shooting like crazy but I think i might just try to take more pics

Day 2

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7003/6631209253_bc26c55dd5_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/marvnezz/6631209253/)
"Mind Power" day 2 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/marvnezz/6631209253/) by MARVelous Photos (http://www.flickr.com/people/marvnezz/), on Flickr

Awesome shot

Awesome shot
Thanks bro...what have you been shooting lately?

Day 3 !!
http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7032/6637260625_1886cc201d_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/marvnezz/6637260625/)
Happy Birthday Day 3 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/marvnezz/6637260625/) by MARVelous Photos (http://www.flickr.com/people/marvnezz/), on Flickr

great shot added u on flickr and saw the BTS shot. good stuff! only thing i would change is the cake is a tiny bit cut off at the bottom other than that solid shot

2012 is off to a good start! Met Derek Anderson (former NBA player) today. Can't post the pics just yet but they'll be up soon!

great shot added u on flickr and saw the BTS shot. good stuff! only thing i would change is the cake is a tiny bit cut off at the bottom other than that solid shot

haha thanks bro

omg that D4. i'm a canon guy but that high iso mmm

It's looking pretty impressive. But at $6k I won't be getting one anytime soon. My next body will be either a D700 or D800.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=vP1x2DbS55E

Still editing photos from Hawaii, but here are two for you.

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7003/6630666683_cc3b6d6b53_z.jpg
http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7011/6630666175_30cdbc721a_z.jpg

I'll have more up throughout the week!

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7034/6669787511_46e83683e3.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/speedy000/6669787511/)

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7167/6669783701_0ae430fb72.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/speedy000/6669783701/)
playing with my flash since the weather outside is terrible.

new project i've been working on to hang on the wall in my study.
http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7017/6678356413_89ef3b0e6e_z.jpg
35mm, f/4.5, 1/30, iso3200 (probably about 2 ft. away from focus point)

framed and pinned with my journeys.

Took a walk in the woods today.

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7173/6680111149_45dc057639.jpg

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7159/6680107423_c7952b78c3.jpg

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7153/6680101499_981a0fbb1e.jpg

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7156/6711440417_6fb2548ced_b.jpg

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7022/6728368715_bbdfe5d480_b.jpg

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7171/6728368171_1f3019a82d_b.jpg

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7175/6728367867_449876ab60_b.jpg

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7029/6682215739_9883b46e15_b.jpg

studio lighting models > me. :(

Damn I'm slacking. Great shots everyone!

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7020/6717486335_5bddec539d_z.jpg

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7172/6717485663_41f65009a6_z.jpg

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7005/6717486749_4f5970f42e_z.jpg

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7163/6717489971_80bd1df01d_z.jpg

Jasper... your crazy!!!! <3

Nice pics guys!

Here's some from an upcoming feature. I might post the individuals after the feature is up.

http://img585.imageshack.us/img585/3750/benzcollage.jpg

Whoa! Awesome, Jon!

Thanks man! Maybe I'll have my own soon. :lalala:

my new years resolution was to learn flash photography no more auto mode and ttl :D so i picked up another sb600 and decided to go to work after seeing 45SSxb2 (http://www.scionlife.com/forums/member.php?u=194926) i was inspired to get good at this. today was day1 lol lots of trial and error but i liked this one shot.
http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7017/6734550721_9d71ef0a57.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/speedy000/6734550721/)
its nothing spectacular but dialing in the exposure on my own was enough to make me happy.
taken with
d90
50mm f1.4
and 2x sb600 on top of subject and one behind.

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7005/6738041799_4d73afce75_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/57319814@N04/6738041799/)
I see you.. (http://www.flickr.com/photos/57319814@N04/6738041799/) by PJurisprudencia (http://www.flickr.com/people/57319814@N04/), on Flickr
http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7144/6738028895_939884c727_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/57319814@N04/6738028895/)
F430 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/57319814@N04/6738028895/) by PJurisprudencia (http://www.flickr.com/people/57319814@N04/), on Flickr
http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7166/6738028089_56fa58655d_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/57319814@N04/6738028089/)
Rollin' hard. (http://www.flickr.com/photos/57319814@N04/6738028089/) by PJurisprudencia (http://www.flickr.com/people/57319814@N04/), on Flickr
http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7007/6738027345_148b866dfd_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/57319814@N04/6738027345/)
Crsvr LV (http://www.flickr.com/photos/57319814@N04/6738027345/) by PJurisprudencia (http://www.flickr.com/people/57319814@N04/), on Flickr

Those are sick!

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7013/6664351307_c36a83c4fd_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/62064876@N07/6664351307/)
IMG_9470_Widescreen (http://www.flickr.com/photos/62064876@N07/6664351307/) by usc_ty (http://www.flickr.com/people/62064876@N07/), on Flickr

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7168/6664344341_0120b4f121_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/62064876@N07/6664344341/)
IMG_9458 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/62064876@N07/6664344341/) by usc_ty (http://www.flickr.com/people/62064876@N07/), on Flickr

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7031/6742958149_648ccb7a19_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/ogluc1f3r/6742958149/)
Stalking-Your-Prey (http://www.flickr.com/photos/ogluc1f3r/6742958149/) by Joseph Knapp Photography (http://www.flickr.com/people/ogluc1f3r/), on Flickr

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7156/6746179289_ace53d42df.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/ethan_lowry/6746179289/)
DSC_0100.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/ethan_lowry/6746179289/) by Ethan Lowry (http://www.flickr.com/people/ethan_lowry/), on Flickr

https://fbcdn-sphotos-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/403752_174905119282566_166820586757686_241651_1928612040_n.jpg

https://fbcdn-sphotos-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-snc7/403164_174905805949164_166820586757686_241665_2127616166_n.jpg

https://fbcdn-sphotos-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/409119_174924565947288_166820586757686_241724_94715056_n.jpg

https://fbcdn-sphotos-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/396021_174906999282378_166820586757686_241695_1118389395_n.jpg

https://fbcdn-sphotos-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-snc7/393822_174924442613967_166820586757686_241722_620879753_n.jpg

https://fbcdn-sphotos-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/406409_174925252613886_166820586757686_241738_114094105_n.jpg

Cool Guinness shot, Ethan.

I'm finally piecing my gear back together since making the switch from Nikon to Canon. Picked up a 430EX II today. Back to using wireless triggers, too. WEEEEE!

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7175/6762674815_9ba01d59af_z.jpg

https://fbcdn-sphotos-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/431202_176567285783016_166820586757686_245252_359344943_n.jpg

https://fbcdn-sphotos-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/431088_176567259116352_166820586757686_245251_2130412796_n.jpg

nice shots guys!!

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7008/6768695573_8139c13533_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/57319814@N04/6768695573/)
just another picture of the vegas sunset today (http://www.flickr.com/photos/57319814@N04/6768695573/) by PJurisprudencia (http://www.flickr.com/people/57319814@N04/), on Flickr

night ops
http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7034/6761738407_91d6ccfa88_z.jpg
35mm, f/1.8, 1/15, 3200iso

Wow! ^ High res link for wallpaper?

sure man.
http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7034/6761738407_89dd2e45e6_o.jpg

Nice shots guys! Here's a couple random snaps from today:

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7031/6786382767_39f4b5d9d0_z.jpg

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7169/6786382451_81bd45b486_z.jpg

jon where do u find all these dope rides....:eyes:

I surround myself with tasteful modders only. :P

pulling into parking... looks like they want us nose-to-nose.
http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7168/6767164959_c1c237ee31_z.jpg

Cool shot, man! I need to take some time to shoot a bit..

Same here, Ethan... But I'm waiting for the bugs to come back out.

Shot another video. Woot!

http://vimeo.com/36049922

always love vids raising/lowering while rolling. cool vid man. you're getting really good at these.

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7162/6827083377_8283dc4973_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/57319814@N04/6827083377/)
Jason Pan (http://www.flickr.com/photos/57319814@N04/6827083377/) by PJurisprudencia (http://www.flickr.com/people/57319814@N04/), on Flickr
Jasper i didn't know you were in Vegas?! jk lol
http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7027/6827082649_b8119eca14_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/57319814@N04/6827082649/)
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158 marines. starting them on their journey home. a loud cheer could be heard from downstairs as our wheels left the ground in afghanistan.

That shot. Is awesome. Wow.

always love vids raising/lowering while rolling. cool vid man. you're getting really good at these.

Thanks, man. It's a lot of fun, making these videos. I could definitely use more tools during filming, however. Or an extra person to help me out. But I love this truck so much that we're going to do a full video shoot soon. I want to have a 5-8 minute short film put together about it. :D


Jasper i didn't know you were in Vegas?! jk lol


LOLOL. People keep asking me about my RPF-1s lately. If I have them back. Maybe this is why. Jason's TC is looking great these days. Only makes me more impatient. I'll have them back soon enough. Probably another month or two.

LOLOL. People keep asking me about my RPF-1s lately. If I have them back. Maybe this is why. Jason's TC is looking great these days. Only makes me more impatient. I'll have them back soon enough. Probably another month or two.

AGAIN?! omgsh lol they sure are sexy though.

Lol. Yeah, again. It's like realizing you made a mistake when breaking up with an ex. And now I'm begging her to take me back. lololll

Lol. Yeah, again. It's like realizing you made a mistake when breaking up with an ex. And now I'm begging her to take me back. lololll

whats that gonna be your 3rd set of rpf1's or 4th?

@snowromance, like the shot alot man.

How the hell do u keep the vid so steady?

Ummm... Third set? Yeah third.

Fab - I usually either hand hold or shoot using my slider or tripod as a makeshift steady cam. And it really help to shoot at the widest angle possible when hand holding. Shake is much less noticable that way. Anything you use as a third point of contact reduces shake.

Sick vid, Jasper!

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158 marines. starting them on their journey home. a loud cheer could be heard from downstairs as our wheels left the ground in afghanistan.

Straight up TIME magazine / Newsweek picture quality man!

Pretty Dope!:bow:

thanks. obviously the picture is only good because of the heroes that are in it. but thank you.

the picture is cool because of the story it tells but the composition is awesome and the fish eye cant be beat for stuff like this. what also makes it cool is its completely different from anything the rest of us can shoot. doubt any of us will ever be in a air planes hanger snapping pics :wink:

thanks, i've just been fortunate to find myself in interesting situations to photograph. i actually snapped that one real quick before we taxied out with the 18-200mm.

well if other people aren't shooting recently... im a shootin' machine lately. all of my typical air force stuff the board is used to. had an early morning mission the other day, still dark out. shot this of the jet next door all empty, off, and cold before we departed. pretty much love shooting wide open in low light with the 35mm.

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35mm, f/1.8, 1/30, iso500

^ You know what I miss? My Nikon 35mm 1.8G. It totally owned the Canon 50mm 1.8 I have now. To this day the 35mm 1.8 is the best lens I've ever owned for the cost. I'm hoping to pick up the 50mm 1.4 soon. Maybe that will change my point of view on canon lower end lenses. As of now I dislike them.

well if other people aren't shooting recently... im a shootin' machine lately.

Well, all the bugs here are still not available and we have had no good lightning storms roll through in the past year (that I've been home for). I shoot, but mostly with my iPhone as I don't have interest in shooting much else. I'd like to take more images of my Wife but she usually hated being my model.

jasper don't bother with the 50mm 1.4 if you don't like the 1.8, i didn't see a difference other than build quality with the 1.8 and 1.4, there wasnt a crazy differenct in bokeh as well, also i felt my copy was a bit soft, reason why i traded it for a canon 85 1.8. just look for a 35mm for your t2i, i like my 35 f2>50 1.8 on my t1i crop sensor.

Thanks for the advice. I'm also considering the Sigma 50mm 1.4

you moved to canon might as well take advantage and buy the 50mm f1.2L :lalala:

Canon 50mm 1.4 > Sigma 50mm 1.4, tried a Sigma 30mm 1.4 and it was crap.

The Canon 50mm 1.4 is much better than the 1.8, not just in build quality but overall sharpness, speed, focus. It has seemed to get a little softer, I've had it for about 2 years but it's great. I only see the 50mm 1.8 good for learning and getting used to wide primes, but that's just my thoughts.

50mm 1.2 is next for me.

I've heard that the Sigma is a good lens. It's just finding a good copy or having to send it in to be calibrated is the problem.

I've heard the same thing. If I do buy the sigma, I'm buying new for piece of mind. I think Adorama offers a 3 year warranty because of the "sigma lottery". I'm also considering the Canon 30mm F2 because I miss that focal length. Perfect for crop sensor.

nothing special but we went to Big lou's pizza here in town for my cuz's bday. it was pretty dope after seeing this ish on man vs food we had to try it out.

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Perfect, another thread I can whore my pictures out on, for reasons I am unsure of lol..:lalala::lalala:

7D+Sigma 30 1.4.

My copy was spot on on my T3, and as far as I can tell with my 7D as well. I played with MA on the 7D, and I think I ended up back at 0.

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Gazing (http://www.flickr.com/photos/jbell_91/6834889507/) by JBell_91 (http://www.flickr.com/people/jbell_91/), on Flickr

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You guys have me wanting a 7D for this macro adjustment thing. Trying to tell myself that there's no reason to upgrade to a 7D from my T2i yet. Same sensor, arguably higher ISO performance, same video performance and specs, among other similarities. But now I want this MA along with the faster burst rate and 19 AF points. :/

so schools been kicking my butt this semester but today I woke up with determination to pick up my camera and shoot something. still havnt got this strobist stuff down 100% but its a learning process :P.

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Shiner Wild Hare (http://www.flickr.com/photos/speedy000/6888175115/) by speedy000 (http://www.flickr.com/people/speedy000/), on Flickr

True some copies are better than others and I imagine same with Canon lens' but it just got me weary of those two. I've heard really good things about the Sigma 84mm 1.4, much cheaper than the Canon 1.2. But again you run into the good copy/bad copy debacle.

Droooool
F1.2 :D