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TheLastManStanding posted:words I'm pretty sure K-Rock says this stuff as a joke. Some sort of sick humor aimed towards those with a fair bit of knowledge with cameras. The unfortunate part is that a lot of noobs read his stuff as fact. At least, I really hope that's what's going on...
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ole_bjorne posted:Thank you for replies. Will get my tripod soon then. Can I trust his reviews of lenses and cameras? I wouldnt. Sometimes his views line up with the real world, but mostly they dont. I still dont know if he's a really dedicated troll, or if he's just that dumb.
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Phat_Albert posted:I wouldnt. Sometimes his views line up with the real world, but mostly they dont. I've seen him described on here as not a photographer but a camera enthusiast. Thus the bits of his camera/lens reviews that are based on things that photographers care about are good. But his reviews also contain a lot of things that only gear enthusiasts care about, and from a photography perspective these bits are not useful. So you have to learn what to ignore and what not to. His more general photography techniques articles are useless. In general you would be better served just asking in the Gear thread here on Dorkroom. The 35 1.8 is a good lens. The 55-200 is fairly mediocre but suitable as a cheap zoom lens if you don't have high image quality needs (i.e. printing stuff out really big) anabatica fucked around with this message at 23:55 on Sep 2, 2011 |
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If you want lens advice, either post here, or try the-digital-picture.com The only thing Ken is good for is gaming search engines so he shows up at the top of the result list, fooling legions of new photographers into thinking he knows what he's talking about.
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krock posted:Still Think Tripods Make Sharper Images? Technically this is true, but   ken rockwell rediscovers diffraction! Calls it the rockwell-effectAlso, I move a motion that anyone who calls a tripod a "'pod" be punched in the head.
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Well, I just tried stacking 27 exposures in deepskystacker, and considering there was a full moon out and I was pointed towards a brightly lit air force base I'm pretty happy with the results.  Cassiopeia by MrDespair, on Flickr
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ole_bjorne posted:Thank you for replies. Will get my tripod soon then. Can I trust his reviews of lenses and cameras? I got two of his recommended lenses for D5100 - 35mm f/1.8 and 55-200mm VR.
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This is the only one I've got   Bus stop. by Clwn, on Flickr
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Sep 12, 2011 00:34
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 20 seconds. Sight of the WTC, shot back in June.
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Wow, there are some great shots here, I am still very new to photography but here is my contribution:  Both were taken from Sunshine60 in Tokyo and were about 15 seconds each. Excuse the watermark, from a failed blog.
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Couple of my recent night images: M71 and Comet Garradd by elimisel, on Flickr  M33 - Triangulum Galaxy by elimisel, on Flickr  M81 (Bode's Galaxy) - M82 (Cigar Galaxy) by elimisel, on Flickr  Bouquet Toss by elimisel, on Flickr  Garter Anticipation by elimisel, on Flickr  Disco Bella by elimisel, on Flickr Choicecut fucked around with this message at 23:36 on Sep 12, 2011 |
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Sep 12, 2011 16:39
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Choicecut posted:
Your astrophotography ones are good but this one makes her look like an alien somehow, it's disturbing.
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anabatica posted:Your astrophotography ones are good but this one makes her look like an alien somehow, it's disturbing. Bummer.. I thought it was pretty cool/cute. Any suggestions or just scrap it?
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Yeah, I thought it was Mac and Me for a second before realizing it was a little girl.
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Choicecut posted:Bummer.. I thought it was pretty cool/cute. Any suggestions or just scrap it? Change the color balance so her skin isn't green.
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I think the (apparent) proportions and stance are contributing too, but yea, see if fixing the skin helps.
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Cool.. I tried bumping up the exposure and adjusting the color a little. Not sure if it helped any though.
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spikedog posted:Wow, there are some great shots here, I am still very new to photography but here is my contribution: very nice.  Highline/Sky Watchers by wholesome_, on Flickr  City Streets by wholesome_, on Flickr
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I absolutely love this one. The couple on the right really makes it.
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We had some northern lights. These are all with the X100. I would never have trusted my 5D to meter these, but it handled like a champ. http://myx100year.blogspot.com/2011/09/northern-lights.html  DSCF1074.jpg by mr-chompers, on Flickr  DSCF1075.jpg by mr-chompers, on Flickr  DSCF1083.jpg by mr-chompers, on Flickr
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Only one I got of the aurora, was too busy watching it to take pictures! (first time I've ever seen it). Eight second exposure, putting the camera face up on the snowy ground (in retrospect, not such a good idea). The aurora was quite faint at this point, but the entire sky was flickering and pulsing green. Truly awesome. P1060734 by fuglsnef, on Flickr
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recently started out, and its pretty much my second day with my rebel xti. pulled out the tripod, walked down to the docks, and tried. any notes what so ever is appreciated.  IMG_3221 by fuckinshitballs, on Flickr  IMG_3194 by fuckinshitballs, on Flickr  IMG_3163 by fuckinshitballs, on Flickr Alcoholic fucked around with this message at 06:28 on Sep 15, 2011 |
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Alcoholic posted:
Pretty. Not what I'd call a "long exposure" but nice.  Lightning One by torgeaux, on Flickr  Lightning Two by torgeaux, on Flickr
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Tried shooting with a 35mm f1.8 instead of the 18-55vr lens I had, and between that and the only partial moon I'm pretty happy with how things are looking now, it's good practice so that when I actually go out to the observatory to get some dark sky I can spend it all actually taking pictures instead of figuring things out.  AnotherTry.jpg by MrDespair, on Flickr
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torgeaux posted:Pretty. Not what I'd call a "long exposure" but nice. whoops, read the thread wrong. thought it said night time or long exposures. and i figured dusk was kinda close to night and idk. thanks though. and i tried taking heat lightning pictures with my k1000 but they didn't come out as cool as those  98650002 by fuckinshitballs, on Flickr
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Alcoholic posted:whoops, read the thread wrong. thought it said night time or long exposures. and i figured dusk was kinda close to night and idk. thanks though. No worries, it's a nice shot no matter what. Lightning is the most maddening thing to shoot. Shutter open 10 seconds on, 3 seconds off, and every impressive bit of lightning is in the 3 seconds off.
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torgeaux posted:Lightning is the most maddening thing to shoot. Shutter open 10 seconds on, 3 seconds off, and every impressive bit of lightning is in the 3 seconds off. Interval doesn't matter.. even if you're shooting as fast as the camera can cycle, all the best bolts will still hit while the shutter is closed. Proof that the universe is sentient, and it hates us.
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torgeaux posted:No worries, it's a nice shot no matter what. Oh god, don't get me started.
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This is basically the nerd's "gently caress you" machine to lightning: http://diy.viktak.com/2011/03/zeus-lightning-trigger-for-cameras.html
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if film wasnt expensive to develop i wouldve taken more, but that was a couple months ago, and i just got a dslr about a week ago
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 Andromeda2.jpg by MrDespair, on Flickr This 35mm lens is a pain in the rear end to get working since it doesn't focus on infinity by default, and doesn't any manual marks on the ring to make it easy. Probably going to look at returning it and just finding an old manual lens for this sort of work.
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Mr. Despair posted:This 35mm lens is a pain in the rear end to get working since it doesn't focus on infinity by default, and doesn't any manual marks on the ring to make it easy. Probably going to look at returning it and just finding an old manual lens for this sort of work.
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TheLastManStanding posted:I'm guessing you don't have some sort of 'live view' on your camera? Finding an old lens probably wont work since a lot of lenses will go past infinity. Yeah, but most old lenses will have markings on the focus ring to let you focus in at various distances, including infinity. At least all the Pentax lenses I have sitting here do that. I do have a newer body coming in the mail tomorrow that has live view, and I've made a pencil mark on my lens to give me something to line up on. Hopefully it takes less than 20 minutes to get focus tomorrow night!
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Get some rape tape and make it permanent.
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Went to downtown Austin to try and take a long exposure, and of course I forgot my tripod. Ended up smashing the camera down against a guardrail to get one good shot out of like twenty: I want to drive out again sometime and try again with the tripod and a better understanding of what I'm doing.
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For long exposures...should airplane trails be left in or brushed out? What's the consensus here? For some of my shots that are ~10 secs, the airplane doesn't even fully travel across the frame.
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Hey, something not astronomy related from me for once, Châteaux de Lastours in the south of France during it's wonderfully cheesy light show. I only had a toy tripod and it was windy, so I was happy at least one came out reasonably well! Châteaux de Lastours by tmarkuk, on Flickr And something very astronomy related, the Elephants Trunk Nebula in Cepheus.  Elephants Trunk (Reprocessed) by tmarkuk, on Flickr Jekub fucked around with this message at 13:45 on Sep 22, 2011 |
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Just got a new Tripod this week and took this: I'm new to this so any feedback would be appreciated.
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From my bedroom window with an E-P3: 20110928-P9280969 by Cacator, on Flickr
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 And the associated time lapse (from a slightly different spot) http://www.vimeo.com/29737852
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