Spring has Sprung (Huge pics - not advised for 56k'ers)

[Dakota]

Here are some various pics I took the last two weeks.

http://racefamily.racinglines.com/D60/Spring/CRW_2222.jpg

http://racefamily.racinglines.com/D60/Spring/CRW_2280.jpg

http://racefamily.racinglines.com/D60/Spring/CRW_2302.jpg

http://racefamily.racinglines.com/D60/Spring/CRW_2317.jpg

http://racefamily.racinglines.com/D60/Spring/CRW_2334.jpg

http://racefamily.racinglines.com/D60/Spring/CRW_2338.jpg

[Brandon_k_W]

Nice pictures. You using a telephoto lens????


here's my spring picture

http://brandtheman.freeservers.com/images/bw2.jpg

[NexariaN]

Awsome Pics there dakota.... Washington is such a beautifle place :nod:

[Dakota]

Brandon: I was using a Canon 28-135 USM IS lens exclusively that day. And yes, it has macro which is what you're seeing in most of the shots above.

NexariaN: Thanks! Yeah, it's awesome in between rain showers! LOL! Really it doesn't rain as much as we advertise. We just say that so people won't move here! :D It is cloudy alot though. Makes a person really appreciate a sunny day.

[Burke]

Wallpaper! :D


http://www.burkehamblin.net/images/speedguide/desktop_042203.jpg

[Dakota]

:) :) :)

Coolness.

[Mehmet]

nice... gonna go to a trail here called big trees, hopefully will get some nice pics..


on that red flower pic, did you use a specific aperture?

[YeOldeStonecat]

That first pic an Amaryllis?

Beautiful pics....those woods are gorgeous.

[Dakota]

No specific aperture. Lens was on auto in macro mode. The camera just did its thing. I can find out what the aperture was though from the EXIF data. In gfact the EXIF data should still be instact on the photo and you can see for yourself what it was. These photos were direct jpeg extracts from the RAW file. The high end Canons have a jpeg rider-file that's automatically attached (if selected) to the RAW file. Makes it easy to extract a file for viewing before post-processing.

Yup YOSC. That's an Amaryllis.

[Chris]

Dakota broke my internet :(


Dang them is huge pics....




Nice shots Dak, the Moss covered trees one is cool

[YeOldeStonecat]

Originally posted by Dakota
Yup YOSC. That's an Amaryllis.

Was assistant manager for a Florist shop for..hmmm, 7 years or so...that was a long time ago. Still into plants, specifically tropical exotics. Still got the ol' eye!

Uhm...no comments about working at a florist. http://www.stopstart.freeserve.co.uk/smilie/smiley_watchout.gif

[Brandon_k_W]

Dakota i got a question. Did you use a digital camera for these shots??? because i read you can't get that background fade effect on digital cameras because of the CCD or something like that. If you did use a digital camera, i might buy that same telephoto lens !

[Dakota]

Heheh...Thanks for the comments Chris. I did start a 56K friendly thread. Pics are in the 800x600 range and more compressed.

YOSC: Well, I had a short stint as a florist helper when my ex-wife was running the flower shop on base when I was in the USAF. It's all art man...All art.

Brandon: You're referring to depth of field correct? Where the background is out of focus and subject is in focus. And sometimes even the foreground will be out of focus too. Right?

Better digital cameras can achieve that. The cheaper point-and-shoots ones have a hard time getting that effect. The camera I am using here is a digital SLR camera. Not a consumer camera. Changeable lenses and all that. A Canon D60. I have a new Canon 10D on order too.

Here are some links:

D60: http://www.dpreview.com/reviews/canoneosd60/

10D: http://www.dpreview.com/reviews/canoneos10d/

[Mehmet]

Originally posted by Brandon_k_W
Dakota i got a question. Did you use a digital camera for these shots??? because i read you can't get that background fade effect on digital cameras because of the CCD or something like that. If you did use a digital camera, i might buy that same telephoto lens !

You dont need an extremely expensive camera to do that, its all about the aperture.

Most people dont get it but, a cheap camera can take just as good pics as anyother camera, just gonna know the techniques.

Anyway, the aperture is how wide the diameter of the shutter is going to be, more aperture, more light comes in. Less aperture, less light comes in, BUT, it also keeps the focus point very small (depending on what aperture you set it to).

And then there is the shutter speed, you ahve to mess with both to get what you want, the way you want it. Less shutter speed/more aperture.. more shutter speed/usually small aperture, but, thats not always true.

Here's the simplest tip of them all;

try not to use flash. The flash will always ruin your pictures, and make them seem washed out.

[Banshee]

Originally posted by Dakota
The camera I am using here is a digital SLR camera. Not a consumer camera. Changeable lenses and all that. A Canon D60. I have a new Canon 10D on order too.

Here are some links:


Would you ever consider selling that D60?

[Dakota]

Originally posted by Banshee
Would you ever consider selling that D60?

Sure. EVERYTHING is for sale. I'd probably want too much money for it though. Give me an offer. I do have a use for it, so I definitely not desperate to sell it, but I will if the price is right. And it would be for the original kit only. No lenses, no grip, no extra batteries, no CFs. Body and original kit only.

Actually, we're going on a shoot now. I'll be back ina couple of hours. Feel free and PM/email.