Photography Thread

[Tang]

... great shots, Ben!

I didn't know I needed a macro lens.

Now I do.

I took this shot with my Tamron 17-50 2.8 with my iPhone 4S LED light shining on the little frog. A little DIY action Is it perfectly sharp? Not in the least, but it does have a really cool vibe.

IMGP4767 by nrrfed, on Flickr

 

[Wretched]

The high contrast helps it looks pretty sharp, Tang.
I scored my lens cheap, L-series. knew I wanted one, but just kept my ears open and one popped up on Facebook through another car shooter here in Aus.

 

[Tang]

Thanks! I'm glad my iPhone light solution came up with a great result.

Pentax has two macro options. A 35mm f/2.8 which I imagine would only be good for flowers because to get 1:1 magnification you'd have to be pretty much on top of your subject and a 100mm f/2.8 which is more suited for the work you posted.

 

[Wretched]

I'd definitely go the 100. I'd like to get even longer, like a 1.5 or 2x extender. I can, of course, use my 7D instead, with the crop factor.

 

[tank]

nikon d7000+sigma 24/70 f2.8 cheers

 

[Tang]

Love the color is that bus shot, tank. Just the right amount of desaturation.

Here's something super colorful..

 

[Philligan]

My computer's still down, and I've been pretty busy (too busy to fix it haha) so I haven't gotten out with the camera lately.

Depending on my pay, I should be ordering a new lens either tomorrow or two weeks from tomorrow. They hiked the 18-35 price up again, pushing $1000 (debuted in Canada at $799) and I'm not gonna be able to swing that any time soon. I was talking to Dan (the guy I'm shooting with) and I'm gonna get the Sigma 17-50 2.8, and a speedlite soon after that. While I'm gonna miss the f1.8, I'm looking forward to the range and size/weight of the 17-50.

Anyway, no SLR shots, but I saw this on the drive to the fiancé's and pulled over to shoot it. This is my iPhone and Photogene.

Firewood by philbabbey, on Flickr

 

[Tang]

Definitely consider the Tamron version of that lens. I've heard disputing reports on which is sharper, but you can see how the Tamron looks with most of my shots.

EDIT: I know you've seen most of these already, but they're my favorite shots with the Tammy 17-50. http://www.flickr.com/x/t/0095009/photos/90982721@N03/sets/72157644071883766/

 

[Philligan]

I checked it out, man. Sadly, I'm not gonna get it though haha. This is where your Pentax in-body everything would come in handy. Because the focus motor's purely in the lens for Canon stuff, the Tamron's super noisy because it uses a brutal motor. IQ seems about on par with the Sigma, but Henry's has the Sigma on clearance for about $450 CAD, so it should run me even less than the Tamron. At that price, if I end up replacing it soonish, I should be able to almost get what I paid for it.

I'm minutes away from ordering it. Watching a bunch of reviews to make sure I'm not missing anything.

edit: Done. Should be here in the middle of next week. I was debating paying more for the Canon version used ($1k new, $750+ used), but the IQ seems really close. The only thing I'm a little worried about on the Sigma is the AF, but since I ordered it from Henry's website, I can take it into the store if there are any issues, and the 70D has micro adjustment.

The Sigma right now is cheaper than all the other ~17-50 2.8s, Henry's had it cheaper than Amazon and eBay, and they have a promo on for free shipping. I figured that's a sign that this is the one.

 

[MrYakob]

^ The fact that Henry's had ANYTHING cheaper than ebay or Amazon is a miracle in itself Conrgrats on the buy, hope you dig it!

 

[Tang]

Yeah Phil! Having a constant aperture zoom is gonna blow your mind and honestly, 2.8 is more than good enough with our high ISO performance. Enjoy! It'll definitely open up new possibilities in your shooting.

Ramona just turned two so I'm posting a shot in her honor! Taken with my 35mm f/2.4.

 

[Philligan]

^ The fact that Henry's had ANYTHING cheaper than ebay or Amazon is a miracle in itself Conrgrats on the buy, hope you dig it!

Thanks man, I'm pumped to try it. After I got over the 50 and all the bokeh I found myself starting to want the kit lens for more stuff, only I didn't get one with the 70D so would have to borrow one, and a bit better IQ and speed would have been nice. I'm really looking forward to indoor portraits.

Yeah Phil! Having a constant aperture zoom is gonna blow your mind and honestly, 2.8 is more than good enough with our high ISO performance. Enjoy! It'll definitely open up new possibilities in your shooting.

Yeah man. I might try and sell the 50 and get a faster prime that's a little more useful - the Sigma 30 1.4 would be cool, or Canon's old 28 1.8, but that's the same series as my 50 1.4, so it's getting pretty outdated.

Now all I need is a speedlite, and portraits will be on their way.

I helped on a shoot tonight, I'll link to them when Dan puts them up. I'm getting better with flashes, and picked up some stuff from his workflow that I want to try out.

 

[JeffFromMtl]

I've been slacking hard on photo stuff for the past little while because of my hectic schedule and finals, but here's a portrait of my girl from today. It doesn't follow my usual processing style cuz she likes a cleaner look with more pop, so this is what we ended up with.

 

[ThePhilosopher]

Jeff post that up in the RAW challenge thread .

Here's a pair more from the shoot I had last month - damn finals getting in the way of processing:

 

[JeffFromMtl]

I shot it in JPEG, so I'll post up a full-sized version of that

 

[Rook]

Anyone looking at Speedlites, look up Cactus flashes, I'm about to buy a bunch.

 

[capoeiraesp]

Totally impromptu session with the wife that was about 5 mins long. Hmmm sounds too suggestive.

Feedback please.

 

[ThePhilosopher]

The abstraction of the first shot is wonderful (though I'd heal out the shiny bit between her shoulder blades on her dress) - the others are not near as good compositionally, nor does the softness work as well.

 

[Tang]

Monday madness! Lots of different styles explores so I hope something sticks My favorite of this small set is the first one. Easily.

20140419-IMGP4061 by nrrfed, on Flickr

20140419-IMGP4011 by nrrfed, on Flickr

IMGP4413 by nrrfed, on Flickr

20140419-IMGP3980 by nrrfed, on Flickr


20140419-IMGP4054 by nrrfed, on Flickr

 

[ThePhilosopher]

I'm a fan of the last one, conceptually. If you could get all those to be bisectors in some way to make a string of squares it'd be killer.