i bought a cheap fish eye, it was cool at first but then ehh it got annoying and distorted the pic on the edges. dave id recommend getting a flash and tripod. i love my tripod especially at night.

the shots came out good man! what are you shooting with? manual or auto?

 

Honestly bro I don't remember the setting I was using haha. I'm Gettin a tripod either today or tomorrow but this snow is killin me. What's the point of a new flash. What's wrong with the regular one?

 

with a new flash you can adjust everything on it especially the pointing direction. the pic i took in the self portrait thread the flash was facing up (no lights on in the house) and it basically popped off the wall making the whole room light up

 

Shot of my cousin about to run into the snow yesterday.

 

How much do flashes usually go for?

 

thats like asking why get a dslr when you have a camera phone!
if you dont know why you need a flash then dont spend the money on it. ;) there will come a day when you say "omfg wtf is the fAwK1ng point of this stupid piece of **** light on my camera" then you can go by a flash.

as for the tripod depending on why you want it a prime lens may be a better purchase esp if you are wanting ebay lenses (its cheap enough you can buy a legit one for ebay prices and be happy) i use my 35mm more then i use my tripod in an either or situation. and they both cost me about the same price.

 

you change your watermark more than i use my camera! lol.

it could be that i just got off work and am tired but i seriously had to do a triple take... i thought the car was the bullet from mario.

 

This was my Favorite shot from yesterday. It was my first day ever taking pics as well

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Starting a business with a buddy of mine so I had to change it to something we both agreed upon.

 

Regarding a new flash/speedlight. You will know when. The stock pop up flash is harsh and washes everything out. Eventually you'll get tired of the lack of control it has.

 

Dave hit up POTN for any and alllllll answers to any question you have ++++++ photos of everything!!!

 

Thanks for the tips. Where do you guys get most of your gear from?

 

for me:

best buy when i get the random 10-15% off coupons in the mail - usually turns me into an impuls buyer and i dont regret me new immediate toy.
adorama.com
http://www.bhphotovideo.com/
and craigslist

 

which flash would you recommend for my Rebel xs?
http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/buy/Ca...3/N/4294204370

and, the best buy near me is small and doesnt have a lot of DSLR stuff, just a sht load of point and shoots.

 

heres some more shots i took...

http://www.flickr.com/photos/davedavetc/5295492988/http://www.flickr.com/photos/davedavetc/5295492988/ by http://www.flickr.com/people/davedavetc/, on Flickr

this one i had it on Av setting with no flash and ISO @ 1600, F4.5 and i forgot what this means -2..1..0..1..+2 but i have that set at the first . to the left of 0 lol i like the way that one came out.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/davedavetc/5295490146/http://www.flickr.com/photos/davedavetc/5295490146/ by http://www.flickr.com/people/davedavetc/, on Flickr

here i was playing with focusing on different things, i kinda like how this came out, forgot the settings....

http://www.flickr.com/photos/davedavetc/5295495132/http://www.flickr.com/photos/davedavetc/5295495132/ by http://www.flickr.com/people/davedavetc/, on Flickr

and this was just a wheel barrel i had lying around

 

Dave i get most of my gear from the POTN market place. Of all of my gear, 80% have come from there, 10% from B&H, 5% from Amazon and the last 5% from ebay/craigslist.

 

whats POTN?

 

photography on the net

dave is a noob hahaha thats a great site man

 

thanks i figured it out by googling it haha

 

POTN?