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Moppie

12th of June 2006 (Mon), 03:29

, it looked like only us and the police had any lights on.....

If my source is acurate, I don't think they got much done either.

I was amazed all the cell sites kept working, altough the networks both got badly over loaded.

forsaken

12th of June 2006 (Mon), 03:49

Work power fluctuated but stayed on :( then I got home to no power (double :( )

dgcorner

12th of June 2006 (Mon), 04:00

As I was saying in an earlier thread, I got to review some pictures from the early days of my 20D + nifty... and reacquainting myself with PS...

http://i48.photobucket.com/albums/f236/dgcorner/GKPE/Duck-Web.jpg

NordieBoy

12th of June 2006 (Mon), 04:39

So Moppie.
How's it feel to have the honour of the 3000th post in "General Ramblings"?

dgcorner

12th of June 2006 (Mon), 04:42

Fran, re the handstrap thread you posted on -- one of the guys wants to know if you have a link for that strap thingamajig of yours ;-)

NordieBoy

12th of June 2006 (Mon), 04:47

Hate those ducks that stare you down :D

Moppie

12th of June 2006 (Mon), 06:16

So Moppie.
How's it feel to have the honour of the 3000th post in "General Ramblings"?

Meh, its just one of thousands more Iv scattered around the internet :)

dgcorner

12th of June 2006 (Mon), 06:26

Hate those ducks that stare you down :D

:lol: :lol: The duck was sick when I took the pic -- hence my being able to get within a few feet of it... the reason it was staring at me was probably because it was thinking that I was going to turn him/her into Peking duck!:D

tim

12th of June 2006 (Mon), 07:16

Man....am I the only one who did any work today.......Damn generator.....

From where I was, it looked like only us and the police had any lights on.....although we had a few interesting moments when the generator had a few hick ups.....thought we were going to have to go into "shut 180 servers down before the UPS battery runs out" mode.

Shouldn't the UPS talk to the servers to tell them to shut down when it's almost out of power?

MattL

12th of June 2006 (Mon), 09:59

Tim that works fine for small (one ups per box) setups. But when you start running on large UPS systems where there is only one UPS per rack, it gets a bit harder.

In proper installs (as would probably be the case with 180 servers) the power runs throught the UPS before even reaching the machine room.

scotttnz

12th of June 2006 (Mon), 13:46

mrmeal

12th of June 2006 (Mon), 18:48

This afternoon wasn't too good in terms of the available open cafes in downtown Howick -- ended up in an Irish pub:lol: (Barrel Inn?) for a job interview :D

Ah the Barrel Inn, a faviourite haunt of mine for a Wednesday night quiz amongst other random visits. My second home almost, only 19 Guinness pints to go before my name goes up on the 100 pint board. I'm almost starting to feel a bit like Norm from cheers there.

I've always had good expereinces there, so I hope they have conveyed to you in regards to your job interview. Good luck with that. I'm sure the Guinness gods looked down on you and smiled.

MattL

12th of June 2006 (Mon), 19:08

Hey Guys, this may be slightly off topic, but could anyone do a bit of critique on this small bit of graphic design i've attempted? Its got my photos in it so thats gotta make it on topic!

Thanks guys :-)

http://58.28.170.2/mail/skifm/

Wazza

12th of June 2006 (Mon), 19:28

...just like to introduce myself as a fresh member to this forum. My name is Aaron, I live in Hamilton, New Zealand. Not sure how to start a new 'thread', if you'd like to inform me of how to do this, that'd be just chipper.

Does anyone know where I can by a 'tube level' to fit onto my hotshoe? (as opposed to circular that is... I have one of those).

Welcome Aaron.

How's the new filter going that you purchased in Auckland Camera last Friday?

I was having camera envy at a nice camera name, and Aaron here possibly having lens envy? or trying to figure out why anyone would want to lug around such a heavy lens.
Yeah so f2.8, but it's damn sharp wide open, and awesome DOF.
http://wazza.nfscity.com/recent.htm

There's a few shots up top there with that lens.

http://wazza.nfscity.com/20d/d1-iraq.jpg

Here's the drifting I went and photographed with Kirst and Simon on Saturday.
Great fun. :)

dgcorner

12th of June 2006 (Mon), 19:56

Ah the Barrel Inn, a faviourite haunt of mine for a Wednesday night quiz amongst other random visits. My second home almost, only 19 Guinness pints to go before my name goes up on the 100 pint board. I'm almost starting to feel a bit like Norm from cheers there.

I've always had good expereinces there, so I hope they have conveyed to you in regards to your job interview. Good luck with that. I'm sure the Guinness gods looked down on you and smiled.

Thanks! I'm sure that the Guinness gods would have been smiling more if the guy got me a Guinness instead of coffee... but hey, coffee's good during an interview:D

dgcorner

12th of June 2006 (Mon), 19:58

dgcorner

12th of June 2006 (Mon), 20:00

Here's the drifting I went and photographed with Kirst and Simon on Saturday.
Great fun. :)

Cool shot Warren! Amazing how much debris goes flying when they slip off the tarmac... I wonder how many sets of tyres they go through in one session...

NordieBoy

13th of June 2006 (Tue), 04:27

Now that is a very nice drift shot :D

dgcorner

13th of June 2006 (Tue), 06:09

Wow... it's awfully quiet on this thread for once... and to think that power has been restored ;-)

MattL

13th of June 2006 (Tue), 06:21

my toes are cold :S

forsaken

13th of June 2006 (Tue), 06:27

my toes are cold :S

I'm sick of photo editing

http://photography-on-the.net/forum/showthread.php?t=180483

MattL

13th of June 2006 (Tue), 06:32

nice shots Si, but im not sure how thats going to warm my toes up!

forsaken

13th of June 2006 (Tue), 07:15

just think how cold it was in taupo when the shots were taken.

theflyingkiwi

13th of June 2006 (Tue), 19:46

Sweedishcarrot01

13th of June 2006 (Tue), 21:37

Welcome Aaron.

How's the new filter going that you purchased in Auckland Camera last Friday?

I was having camera envy at a nice camera name, and Aaron here possibly having lens envy? or trying to figure out why anyone would want to lug around such a heavy lens.
Yeah so f2.8, but it's damn sharp wide open, and awesome DOF.

There's a few shots up top there with that lens.

Here's the drifting I went and photographed with Kirst and Simon on Saturday.
Great fun. :)

Filter is beautifully doing the job it was bought for, which is; aid toward timely shutter speeds thus creating a little movement in otherwise 'still' shots. I'll attach a couple of photographs taken around 6:30 this morning. Warren, your image has extraordinary dop for f2.8, what was the focal length for that 'drift' pic?

weka2000

13th of June 2006 (Tue), 21:39

You know I was going to complaine about how bored I was. I guess this slowness is due to it being winter and not everyone is going out taking photographs.

So for the next GPKE, what are the locations? I have always thought that photographing a marina, or even for those that like macro, flowers etc some gardens somewhere. what about wildelife ?

Ive been sick :confused: so hope to be out and about again soon. Mind you the best thing to do when sick is to be in bed reading a good photography book :lol:

weka2000

13th of June 2006 (Tue), 21:41

NZFritz nice work. What was the camera lens and filter?

theflyingkiwi

13th of June 2006 (Tue), 21:57

Ive been sick :confused: so hope to be out and about again soon. Mind you the best thing to do when sick is to be in bed reading a good photography book :lol:

haha, well in that case then was it a good book? At lunch time I have been trying find a good mag to read, but with out success. well I guess the internet is good as anything to do during lunch.

Sweedishcarrot01

13th of June 2006 (Tue), 22:04

NZFritz nice work. What was the camera lens and filter?

Oh yes, I should have mentioned such aspects, huh. 5D, 24-105mm, neutral dark grey filter a.k.a ND 8. The city was taken first. When the colour temperature increased, I zoomed in a wee bit tighter on the crane and tanks. If anyone else was up that early, perhaps they could sympathize with the fact that afterwards it took about half an hour for my limbs to warm back up, everybody say "aaaaaaw".

theflyingkiwi

13th of June 2006 (Tue), 22:13

Oh yes, I should have mentioned such aspects, huh. 5D, 24-105mm, neutral dark grey filter a.k.a ND 8. The city was taken first. When the colour temperature increased, I zoomed in a we bit tighter on the crane and tanks. If anyone else was up that early, perhaps they could sympathize with the fact that afterwards it took about half an hour for my limbs to warm back up, everybody say "aaaaaaw".

sorry, that's the price of doing photography :) BTW nice shots.

Here's a question for those that might know a thing or two about photography, if one has a 2 ND filter and 4ND filter stacked on top of each other, what does that end up being ?

NordieBoy

13th of June 2006 (Tue), 22:44

1 stop + 2 stops = 3 stops = ND8

Possibly.

weka2000

13th of June 2006 (Tue), 23:37

Oh yes, I should have mentioned such aspects, huh. 5D, 24-105mm, neutral dark grey filter a.k.a ND 8. The city was taken first. When the colour temperature increased, I zoomed in a we bit tighter on the crane and tanks.

Ah another man with good taste in cameras :lol:

If anyone else was up that early, perhaps they could sympathize with the fact that afterwards it took about half an hour for my limbs to warm back up, everybody say "aaaaaaw".

An that folks is why I only shoot sunsets.

Sweedishcarrot01

13th of June 2006 (Tue), 23:42

1 stop + 2 stops = 3 stops = ND8

Possibly.

Cokin seems to agree.

http://www.cokin.co.uk/pages/colour5.htm

NordieBoy

14th of June 2006 (Wed), 03:04

Cool! Good guess :D

This whole camera measurement thing needs changing to metric.

theflyingkiwi

14th of June 2006 (Wed), 03:36

Cool! Good guess :D

This whole camera measurement thing needs changing to metric.

perhaps we should start a movement?

dgcorner

14th of June 2006 (Wed), 06:50

sorry, that's the price of doing photography :) BTW nice shots.

Here's a question for those that might know a thing or two about photography, if one has a 2 ND filter and 4ND filter stacked on top of each other, what does that end up being ?

8ND not 6 as some may say. Don't ask why -- I read it somewhere.. something to do with the fractions...

dgcorner

14th of June 2006 (Wed), 06:54

oops, looks like I need to learn to read to the last post before replying... then again, I got the same answer... :-)

NordieBoy

14th of June 2006 (Wed), 18:50

oops, looks like I need to learn to read to the last post before replying... then again, I got the same answer... :-)
Does this mean I'm fractionally better than you? :D

dgcorner

14th of June 2006 (Wed), 21:15

Does this mean I'm fractionally better than you? :D

Fractionally. . . by a gazillion places:lol:

Incidentally, how are you guys in Neslon coping with the "Big White"? I do hope it isn't as bad as what they in Canterbury are going through.

Cheers!

FlyingPete

14th of June 2006 (Wed), 23:21

Fractionally. . . by a gazillion places:lol:

Incidentally, how are you guys in Neslon coping with the "Big White"? I do hope it isn't as bad as what they in Canterbury are going through.

Cheers!

Saw a sattelite image of the south island on the news last night, from a little above Chirstchurch and below the whole thing is white! Reminded me of the scene in The Day After Tomorrow where they are in space looking at North America being mostly white :eek:

BTW, sold the old car on the $1 reserve auction, 20 minutes before it closed it was at $1200, in teh last 20 minutes then all thee autoextensions for the next half an hour odd it over doubled to just under $2500 :D Sad to see it drive away for the last time, we have had that car longer than any other we have had :(

NordieBoy

15th of June 2006 (Thu), 00:39

Incidentally, how are you guys in Neslon coping with the "Big White"? I do hope it isn't as bad as what they in Canterbury are going through.

Cheers!

Lots of snow on the hills on Tuesday so I thought "Ah hah! I'm going over to Motueka on Wed and will take the camera and get some really nice new snow shots :D"
There was no snow :(
It's all gone :(

I had to ride my motorbike all the way over there to a job and back again and I didn't freeze :(

:D

Winter's over!
Roll on Summer!

theflyingkiwi

15th of June 2006 (Thu), 00:53

Saw a sattelite image of the south island on the news last night, from a little above Chirstchurch and below the whole thing is white! Reminded me of the scene in The Day After Tomorrow where they are in space looking at North America being mostly white :eek:

BTW, sold the old car on the $1 reserve auction, 20 minutes before it closed it was at $1200, in teh last 20 minutes then all thee autoextensions for the next half an hour odd it over doubled to just under $2500 :D Sad to see it drive away for the last time, we have had that car longer than any other we have had :(

So what camera gear are you buying ? :) If you haven't already, I think you should get a L series :)

btw congrats on getting it sold.

dgcorner

15th of June 2006 (Thu), 01:47

Moppie, Tony, (and whomever else is thinking of getting a 20D) -- have a look at yesterday's NZHerald, page C20 -- Camera & Camera are doing a 20D + 18-55mm kit runout for $1799 till Sunday...

Moppie

15th of June 2006 (Thu), 01:57

Very tempting, just wish I could spare that much right now.

FlyingPete

15th of June 2006 (Thu), 02:12

So what camera gear are you buying ? :) If you haven't already, I think you should get a L series :)

btw congrats on getting it sold.

No near gear this lot goes to the new car loan. Funny thing is I have a lens which its RRP is almost the same as what I sold the car for :rolleyes:

FlyingPete

15th of June 2006 (Thu), 02:14

Any telescope people here? I am going to upgrade the old 60mm (diameter) refractor, probably going to a reflector, it seems there are a lot of telescopes around that all look identical except for the paint job and name, in fact I have seen three different brands that are a excact copy of mine!

dgcorner

15th of June 2006 (Thu), 03:32

Very tempting, just wish I could spare that much right now.

I wish that I could also spare that much too... for a WA or macro lens + a 580EX... ;)

I can hear the gears rolling in Tony's head: Sandra, I found you a nice camera... one that will take great pictures with the Bigma:lol: It even costs lesss than the Bigma itself:lol:

dgcorner

15th of June 2006 (Thu), 03:35

Pete - congratulations on selling the car!

dgcorner

15th of June 2006 (Thu), 03:42

Scott - you might want to help out this fellow (http://photography-on-the.net/forum/showthread.php?t=181280) given that you have the Sigma 70-200 and teleconverters... ;-)

Moppie

15th of June 2006 (Thu), 03:46

Weather depending, is anyone interested in a trip to a west coast beach on friday afternoon/evening?

dgcorner

15th of June 2006 (Thu), 04:39

Weather depending, is anyone interested in a trip to a west coast beach on friday afternoon/evening?

Tomorrow? Are you off from work? I will have to check Tina's schedule... Will get back to you soon. It will be good to go out and take a few pics.

FlyingPete

15th of June 2006 (Thu), 04:58

Weather depending, is anyone interested in a trip to a west coast beach on friday afternoon/evening?

I believe my other half and Scotts other half have conspired to have pizza tomorrow night...

NordieBoy

15th of June 2006 (Thu), 05:05

I can hear the gears rolling in Tony's head: Sandra, I found you a nice camera... one that will take great pictures with the Bigma:lol: It even costs lesss than the Bigma itself:lol:
You can buy a car for less than bigma :lol:

Now a Canon 200mm F2.8 L on the other hand :D

scotttnz

15th of June 2006 (Thu), 05:30

I believe my other half and Scotts other half have conspired to have pizza tomorrow night...

They have????

FlyingPete

15th of June 2006 (Thu), 05:31

They have????

Wife is inbound now, just dropped mine off, it was organised whilst they were out doing something with all the photos we take!

Moppie

15th of June 2006 (Thu), 06:29

I believe my other half and Scotts other half have conspired to have pizza tomorrow night...

Together? Meaning you two would be free?

John, I still have to work, but with a 7am start, and the hours Iv worked so far this week and I can get out at 3pm or maybe earlier with out to much trouble.

Wazza

15th of June 2006 (Thu), 08:16

Filter is beautifully doing the job it was bought for, which is; aid toward timely shutter speeds thus creating a little movement in otherwise 'still' shots. I'll attach a couple of photographs taken around 6:30 this morning. Warren, your image has extraordinary dop for f2.8, what was the focal length for that 'drift' pic?

It was taken at F9, 1/250th, 209mm focal length, from about 30 metres away, with the background about 50m behind the car.

Sounding like you think the lens is full time F2.8?

dgcorner

15th of June 2006 (Thu), 15:41

For the "Easties" -- I'm thinking of doing a sunrise shoot tomorrow... where would be the best place to take it from -- Eastern Beach, Musik Point, CocKle Bay? Am trying to determine what time sunsire is tomorrow and am planning to be there an hour before.:eyes If Bastion Point were only a tad closer...:confused:

Damn these photography mags... so much inspiration to take sunrise shots... and I'm not a morning person!!!:rolleyes:

Moppie

15th of June 2006 (Thu), 15:59

weka2000

15th of June 2006 (Thu), 16:20

I can hear the gears rolling in Tony's head: Sandra, I found you a nice camera... one that will take great pictures with the Bigma:lol: It even costs lesss than the Bigma itself:lol:

She didnt buy into that one I have tryed saying she needs a 30D :lol:

theflyingkiwi

15th of June 2006 (Thu), 16:39

Sunrise.......shudder.......to.....shudder......co ld......

What does it get cold in auckland :) You should try cycling to work in below zero temps. I am just lucky that Hamilton hasn't had that much this year.

But you are right about the magazines. At least you guys don't have to go far to see the sun coming over the horizian.

Moppie

15th of June 2006 (Thu), 16:48

Riding your bike to Thames could be a bit of an ask Im sure :)
I just have to get out of bed and walk to the top of the hill for a sunrise.
Sunset are easier, I just look out the bedroom window :)

FlyingPete

15th of June 2006 (Thu), 16:50

Riding your bike to Thames could be a bit of an ask Im sure :)
I just have to get out of bed and walk to the top of the hill for a sunrise.
Sunset are easier, I just look out the bedroom window :)

Sunsets are alway easier by default - you are already awake ;)

Moppie

15th of June 2006 (Thu), 17:03

Groan. :rolleyes:

So, I have my camera and tripod at work, along with a very warm jacket, anyone want to take bets on what the weather is going to do?

dgcorner

15th of June 2006 (Thu), 17:05

Sunrise.......shudder.......to.....shudder......co ld......

Actualy there are some really nice sun rises around this time of year, but you need a clear night, with only light cloud cover.
Iv seen some good ones from the end of sandspit raod, where it meets whitford road. There is a park there that over looks beachlands and out towards the coromandal.

Thanks Moppie... I'll just think about how lucky we are up here compared to the guys in the "Big White" and I'll probably be warmed by the thought...;) plus some good coffee and 5 layers of fleece:D I'll have to keep an eye out for tonight then -- I wouldn't want to wake up real early then find a crappy morning... BUT, as one of the magazine editors mention "there are no such things as crappy mornings -- one just has to look for opportunities..."

Frankly, I am tempted to drive down toward, and a little past Pukekohe to take a few pics from one of those bridges that go across the motorway... of the mist covered rolling plains that I always came across during those many fortnightly trips down to Mt. Maunganui... I always imagined that those captures would be spectacular if the lighting was just right...

dgcorner

15th of June 2006 (Thu), 17:12

She didnt buy into that one I have tryed saying she needs a 30D :lol:

Well, nothing ventured, nothing gained:D

John Thomson aka johnchalmers on TradeMe just purchased a new 20D kit from Auckland Camera the other day (bugger though that he bought it right before the Camera & Camera ad came out) I mentioned the GKPE and the forum and invited him to have a nosey...

Just in case anyone missed out on one of the other posts -- Auckland Camera sell those Jessops hotshoe double bubble levels for $45.

Can't wait to get hold of the extension tubes I ordered -- they arrived tomorrow, I hope!

weka2000

15th of June 2006 (Thu), 17:35

theflyingkiwi

15th of June 2006 (Thu), 18:15

Frankly, I am tempted to drive down toward, and a little past Pukekohe to take a few pics from one of those bridges that go across the motorway... of the mist covered rolling plains that I always came across during those many fortnightly trips down to Mt. Maunganui... I always imagined that those captures would be spectacular if the lighting was just right...

What would be better is is a bridge over the waikato river. I have seen it a couple of times with the ones in Hamilton on a cold morrining with the fog starting to lift. It's a shame I never had the camera with me at the time.

Does anyone in this group have the Canon 24-70mm f2.8 USM L. My standard lens which is the 28-135 doesn't do the qualty that I am used to, with the 17-40 and the sigma 100-300. would be nice to check it out.

weka2000

15th of June 2006 (Thu), 19:28

A few of us have the Sigma 24-70 F2.8 great lens $780 ish new at auckland camera

theflyingkiwi

15th of June 2006 (Thu), 20:07

A few of us have the Sigma 24-70 F2.8 great lens $780 ish new at auckland camera

yea I know, my logic isn't working to well at the moment. I am looking at spending 2k on a lens so I don't have to buy extra 2 filters. :lol:

weka2000

15th of June 2006 (Thu), 21:51

yea I know, my logic isn't working to well at the moment. I am looking at spending 2k on a lens so I don't have to buy extra 2 filters. :lol:

Yep that makes cents to me :rolleyes:

dgcorner

15th of June 2006 (Thu), 22:05

If john joined we could all get discounts of the bits he brings in :)

He has 2 cameras for sale at the moment (film)

Im going to Auckland camera tommorow a few filters and bits. I went out for yesterdays sunset I am feeling better but not 100% thus no postings.

As for that getting up to grab the sunrise I guess it just shows how dedicated we are. I HATE getting out of bed.
John we could always go up to the Bombays and sleep in the car that way we could be awake really early as the last time I slept in a car it was a really bad sleep
and I was awake early :)

Tony, glad to hear that you are feeling better.

John is getting rid of his medium format since he decided to go digital. He's into portraits and suggested to have a look at the sharp 85mm to begin with.

The things we do for our craft... ideally, I wouldn't want to sleep in a car in the middle of winter and in themiddle of nowhere... if I had to, I would choose to sleep in a longish station wagon with seats that fold flat... and a companion that looks smashingly good and long legged ;) We all can dream can't we?:lol:

dgcorner

15th of June 2006 (Thu), 22:07

What would be better is is a bridge over the waikato river. I have seen it a couple of times with the ones in Hamilton on a cold morrining with the fog starting to lift. It's a shame I never had the camera with me at the time.

Yes, a bridge over the Waikato river would be fantastic... only problem would be finding a bridege with a wide enough footpath to accomodate you and the tripod...

dgcorner

15th of June 2006 (Thu), 22:25

Does anyone have any experience with this: http://www.trademe.co.nz/Browse/Listing.aspx?id=59553427

I'm trying to imagine the possibilities of this coupled with the extension tubes and the Nifty. I just wish these guys smarten up and bid on the closing minutes rather than unnecessarily driving up the price :confused:

Moppie

15th of June 2006 (Thu), 22:36

Well the weather is not pleasant here, and the rain radar and satiliate map say its just as unpleasant on the west coast, and likely to get worse.
So no sunset shots tonight.

Guess I bought all my gear to work for nothing.

dgcorner

15th of June 2006 (Thu), 22:43

weka2000

15th of June 2006 (Thu), 23:00

Weekend weather is not good. Typical Im feeling better dont have the kids and it rains :evil:

NordieBoy

15th of June 2006 (Thu), 23:50

The trail ride has been cancelled on Sunday :(
The Karting is on on Sunday :)
The weather is not good for Sunday :(

dgcorner

16th of June 2006 (Fri), 01:15

The upside...? I get to sleep in... yaaaay!

Someone sent to me -- enjoy the pic. No idea who took this... Moon & Sun in the North Pole.

EDIT: Pulled this one out since it was a "fake" one... oops...

Moppie

16th of June 2006 (Fri), 02:02

So, who got disconnected?

We had a MASSIVE lightening flash here, all the lights flickered and my PC restarted, then only a few seconds later an EAR SHATTERING Thunder Clap, the whole house shock, quite noticably.

Once the PC had rebooted I then couldn't get onto XTRA.
Something screwed thier network for at least half and hour.

dgcorner

16th of June 2006 (Fri), 02:21

I did... the car alarms went off too. Amazing how nature can screw things up just with sound and a thunder clap... There was some apprehension when the lights flickered... another 4 -5 hour blackout... yikes! Then again, I shouldn't complain with what the folks in the SI are going through...

forsaken

16th of June 2006 (Fri), 02:24

congrats wazza for getting more publication
http://www.d1nz.org.nz/images/stories/d1nz_round2_taupo_2006_report.pdf

weka2000

16th of June 2006 (Fri), 02:31

John that photo is a fake. There is a thread on here about it some where

dgcorner

16th of June 2006 (Fri), 02:35

John that photo is a fake. There is a thread on here about it some where

Oops, there you go... I'm pulling it out. Dang, and I thought it was worth looking at it...:o

Moppie

16th of June 2006 (Fri), 02:42

Oops, there you go... I'm pulling it out. Dang, and I thought it was worth looking at it...:o

I was looking at it thinking thats cool, but how on earth did the north pole get that close to the moon?

dgcorner

16th of June 2006 (Fri), 02:46

Saw this on another thread -- the new Sigma 70-200mm EX DG HSM Macro is being sold on eBay ((http://cgi.ebay.com/Sigma-70-200-70-200mm-MACRO-Lens-for-Canon-New-Relesed_W0QQitemZ7630100227QQihZ017QQcategoryZ707Q QrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem))

Landed NZ at today's exchange rate is some $1550.00 -- wow!!!! Now, if it only had IS

weka2000

16th of June 2006 (Fri), 03:51

Landed NZ at today's exchange rate is some $1550.00 -- wow!!!! Now, if it only had IS

All my lens have IS its called a tripod :lol:

NordieBoy

16th of June 2006 (Fri), 04:00

dgcorner

16th of June 2006 (Fri), 04:07

All my lens have IS its called a tripod :lol:

Tony, one of these days when the IS bug bites you I will probably be one of the first few to pry your current lenses from your hands...:lol:

weka2000

16th of June 2006 (Fri), 04:12

Tony, one of these days when the IS bug bites you I will probably be one of the first few to pry your current lenses from your hands...:lol:

I havnt got much what are you eyeing up. Wazza and Duncan are the ones with the "Good" glass

NordieBoy

16th of June 2006 (Fri), 04:17

So what's the next GKPE-FC going to be?

My suggestion is "Eyes".

dgcorner

16th of June 2006 (Fri), 04:33

I havnt got much what are you eyeing up. Wazza and Duncan are the ones with the "Good" glass

I'll take your 17-40L:lol: A spare 24-70... hmmm;) I'm not picky. :lol:

dgcorner

16th of June 2006 (Fri), 04:35

So what's the next GKPE-FC going to be?

My suggestion is "Eyes".

Take the lead -- I'll follow;) Set up the thread and point everyone to it.

...hang on, we don't have any ICE up here :lol:

Go for it Fran. Tony is still under the weather.

NordieBoy

16th of June 2006 (Fri), 04:50

OK then.
GKPE-FC #5 is here...
http://photography-on-the.net/forum/showthread.php?p=1623122#post1623122

dgcorner

16th of June 2006 (Fri), 16:57

Good morning GKPE!:p

Just back from my sunrise shoot -- it was a pleasant 6 degrees and I didn't have to wear my gloves! I just hope I have some to show for all the hard work ;-) I got to the end of Sandspit Road (in Howick) an hour before sunrise took the meandering footpath down to the beach and waited on the muddy flats... it was crisp and clear and I was anticipating a fantastic sunrise from my intial impression...

But wow, the weather can change within a quarter of an hour... from great to bleak... BUT, I made the most of it and it is what counts:D

Now back to checking my pics. Will post a few later.

Sweedishcarrot01

16th of June 2006 (Fri), 21:26

It was taken at F9, 1/250th, 209mm focal length, from about 30 metres away, with the background about 50m behind the car.

Sounding like you think the lens is full time F2.8?

No didn't think that, just seemed as though it was implied that you used 2.8 for that shot - "Yeah so f2.8, but it's damn sharp wide open, and awesome DOF" - so left me wondering why such great depth of field? F/9 makes much more sense. However, nice shot.

dgcorner

16th of June 2006 (Fri), 21:35

The extension tubes I ordered arrived this morning, thus distracting me from post processing the pics of sunrise:confused:

I promptly slapped that onto the Sigma 24-70 and also tried it on the Nifty and I can say ''holy crap!":lol: Now I will need to think of focusing rails :(

These tubes are the best bang for buck next to purchasing a dedicated macro lens. I will post a couple of "normal" and "macro" shots from the Nifty for you later.

So, who wants to have a play with the tubes after I run around shooting pics? I remember Pete putting his hand up and wanting to try it on the 70-200... anyone else?

theflyingkiwi

17th of June 2006 (Sat), 01:20

tag141

17th of June 2006 (Sat), 04:38

Well despite the ground being white outside, I ventured out with the camera. Went to a local park when all these ducks decided I as going to feed them. Then when I reviewed the picture I realised they were only re-enacting a well known film..."Reservoir Ducks" !!!!

http://tph1.orcon.net.nz/rd1.jpg

dgcorner

17th of June 2006 (Sat), 04:38

The pics from this morning's sunrise HERE (http://photography-on-the.net/forum/showthread.php?p=1626228#post1626228)

dgcorner

17th of June 2006 (Sat), 04:42

I updated my gallery today with a few more pictures. check it out at http://cuthbert.net.nz/pictures/misc.htm

These are just a few that I have taken over the years. The 2 gold fish was taken at the auckland zoo a couple of years ago with the nifty fifty.

Mark, nice collection of pics. Was that a P51 Mustang or a Spitfire? The landing gear looks like its from a Mustang though...

dgcorner

17th of June 2006 (Sat), 04:44

theflyingkiwi

17th of June 2006 (Sat), 05:04

Thanks John. that's a p51d mustang, a very nice plane but not as nice as the spitfire. Nothing sounds or looks better than a spitfire :)

dgcorner

17th of June 2006 (Sat), 05:31

Thanks John. that's a p51d mustang, a very nice plane but not as nice as the spitfire. Nothing sounds or looks better than a spitfire :)

Both the Spitfire and Mustang "saved the day" when they were needed. I have to agree that the Spitfire had a tweaked exhaust compared to the P51. I've always liked the silvery sheen of those spruced up P51s... The Spitfires I came across were always painted in RAF colours...

dgcorner

17th of June 2006 (Sat), 20:49

Alrighty... had a play with the tubes this morning... and I'm probably preaching to the choir here... but I'm just amazed with how much bang for buck these things are. I think I need a focusing rail!!!

All taken handheld (so not all that great) using Nifty I just wanted to show the magnification obtainable. Captions are self explanatory.

http://i48.photobucket.com/albums/f236/dgcorner/GKPE/Nifty.jpg

http://i48.photobucket.com/albums/f236/dgcorner/GKPE/Ext1.jpg

http://i48.photobucket.com/albums/f236/dgcorner/GKPE/Ext12.jpg

http://i48.photobucket.com/albums/f236/dgcorner/GKPE/Ext123.jpg

Cheers!

dgcorner

17th of June 2006 (Sat), 22:27

I wrote to Max Newman (Xtra editor at large ) a couple of weeks ago regarding favourite photography sites and mentioned POTN and the GPKE. He included a link to POTN in today's letter from the editor!

Cheers!

tag141

18th of June 2006 (Sun), 02:55

I though that the ground was white... Man, I miss the snow... Will someone on the SI send us some pics of the "Big White" please?

dg,
Actually the snow was quite thick where I live but it became less as I got nearer town. But if you want snow...

http://tph1.orcon.net.nz/1snow.jpg

http://tph1.orcon.net.nz/2snow.jpg

MattL

18th of June 2006 (Sun), 05:04

mmmm snow! 'Let it snow, let it snow, let it snow' :-)

Ruapehu has snow for its 5-day = MattL a happy chappy.

weka2000

18th of June 2006 (Sun), 16:43

I will be 39 soon and Ive never touched snow. Boy I need to get out more:lol:

dgcorner

18th of June 2006 (Sun), 16:46

Nice ones Tag!

Matt -- you're alive! Any new panos from you?

dgcorner

18th of June 2006 (Sun), 16:48

I will be 39 soon and Ive never touched snow. Boy I need to get out more:lol:

Tony -- imagine the photo opportunities for one who hasn't touched snow -- you'll be like a kid in a lolly shop!

Wazza

18th of June 2006 (Sun), 17:34

Hello everyone, been a bit busy lately.
After starting new job, (next to Duncan's work ;)), I chose finance over IT in the end.
Then had D1NZ round last weekend, which forsaken, Kirst and myself all photographed for them.
We're all providing shots for their website www.d1nz.com , and publications.

So I've finally shared some shots..
http://photography-on-the.net/forum/showthread.php?t=182414

weka2000

18th of June 2006 (Sun), 17:43

John do those extension tubes mess up your DOF or did you have it set at F1.8

dgcorner

18th of June 2006 (Sun), 17:45

Warren -- congratulations on being published on the D1NZ mag -- very nice pics!

dgcorner

18th of June 2006 (Sun), 17:50

John do those extension tubes mess up your DOF or did you have it set at F1.8

Tony, the extension tubes work with your largest aperture, and in the case of the nifty - f/1.8. I wish that there was a way of adjusting the aperture on the lenses -- it can get really difficult getting so much of the area in focus when using the 3 tubes together. I probably might end up just using +1 or +2 on its own rather than stacking the tubes 1+2+3 together... I still have heaps to learn... and I will try the tubes out more on the 24-70 as well as my other 2 lenses and see how it goes.

Moppie

18th of June 2006 (Sun), 18:34

I seem to remember reading something on here somewhere about locking a lens at a smaller apature, I think it involved taking the lens off the camera with the DOF preview button pushed or something.
Basicly I think the apature will stay where ever it was last set to when the lens is removed.

joeseph

18th of June 2006 (Sun), 18:52

I chose finance over IT in the end.
Great to hear you're gainfully employed! as most of us in the I.T. side of things will tell you, you've probably chosen the more financially rewarding career... :D

MattL

18th of June 2006 (Sun), 19:44

Hi John im alive, yes.

No new panos though, I've lacked the motivation to take my camera out for a while, but with all this snow falling It wont be long before im down with some good views to capture.

Moppies right. Put your lense on your camera, cam in Av mode, set your desired apature, hold the DOF preview button, and remove the lense. It will stay locked in that apature untill the next time you put it back on your camera.

dgcorner

18th of June 2006 (Sun), 19:51

Moppie & Matt - thanks for the tip! I'll have a play and go from there. This is actually the fun part -- learning to use a new toy! ;-)

Sweedishcarrot01

18th of June 2006 (Sun), 19:55

MattL

18th of June 2006 (Sun), 19:59

Hey NZFritz, Sorry I didnt see any post about that - I would have come. I've done the abseil a few times, and my mates done it naked once. (last time I lend him my harness!)

I'm pretty sure Wazza has as beaut 85mm but I dont remember if its 1.2 or not.

theflyingkiwi

18th of June 2006 (Sun), 20:21

Great to hear you're gainfully employed! as most of us in the I.T. side of things will tell you, you've probably chosen the more financially rewarding career... :D

There's nothing wrong with IT, you can make alot of money if you have the rights skills. The key is going contracting. That's where one makes the money. I got friends who are making $60 an hour on full time contacts, with no end dates.

theflyingkiwi

18th of June 2006 (Sun), 20:25

So did anybody end up going to bridal-veil falls on Saturday. I posted that I may be interested but was un-successful in aquiring any replies... perhaps I was supposed to turn up and absail the falls naked? or maybe there is some other kinda secret initiation that I havn't heard about?

Also, does anybody own the 85mm f1.2 lens? - I have a few questions.

Sorry I didn't see your post there. I wouldn't mind going but I am thinking of when the weather is better and walk down wont be so bad. I got myself a couple of ND filters which I was planning on using on the 17-40 for that falls, in hopes of slowing down the shutter.

MattL

18th of June 2006 (Sun), 20:27

...when the weather is better and walk down wont be so bad. ...

Who said anything about walking down? :D

theflyingkiwi

18th of June 2006 (Sun), 20:38

Who said anything about walking down? :D

you will have to forgive me, jumping of a cliff and hanging by a rope doesn't sound like fun to me.

however if you wish to provide a news item by falling, let me know before hand and I will take some photos :)

tim

18th of June 2006 (Sun), 20:51

I'm pretty sure Wazza has as beaut 85mm but I dont remember if its 1.2 or not.

Wazza has the 1.8.

There's nothing wrong with IT, you can make alot of money if you have the rights skills. The key is going contracting. That's where one makes the money. I got friends who are making $60 an hour on full time contacts, with no end dates.

You can make more than that, up to $80/hr isn't uncommon, and $100/hr or a bit more isn't out of the question if you have the right specialty.

joeseph

18th of June 2006 (Sun), 20:57

You can make more than that, up to $80/hr isn't uncommon, and $100/hr or a bit more isn't out of the question if you have the right specialty.

Oh goody! it's performance review time here at Disneyland, I've printed this off to give to my manager. Look forwards to his reply... :cool:

theflyingkiwi

18th of June 2006 (Sun), 21:24

Wazza has the 1.8.

You can make more than that, up to $80/hr isn't uncommon, and $100/hr or a bit more isn't out of the question if you have the right specialty.

The real question is, can one make more money in IT or Photography.

CliveyBoy

18th of June 2006 (Sun), 21:27

[quote=NZFritz]So did anybody end up going to bridal-veil falls on Saturday?[quote]

Two of our families (all Canon users) are heading there with us in July. 14th for Ruakuri cave; overnight at Top 10; Marokopa Falls, Natural Bridge, Bridal Veil Falls on the 15th.

Hope it's not icy and blowing a gale as it is here at the moment.

weka2000

18th of June 2006 (Sun), 22:22

Also, does anybody own the 85mm f1.2 lens? - I have a few questions.

So do I but I dont have $3k to answer them, even though It would go nice on my 5D :)

tim

18th of June 2006 (Sun), 22:44

The real question is, can one make more money in IT or Photography.

I took a massive pay cut to go from IT into wedding photography. If I were shooting commercial and wedding together I might get to the same level. I'm going back to IT for the winter, so I have the best of both worlds :)

In unrelated news, my office chair finally broke, throwing me to the floor. Luckily my new chair is arriving today or tomorrow.

dgcorner

18th of June 2006 (Sun), 22:46

In unrelated news, my office chair finally broke, throwing me to the floor. Luckily my new chair is arriving today or tomorrow.

Tim, when did you gain so much weight?:lol:

Moppie

18th of June 2006 (Sun), 22:53

In unrelated news, my office chair finally broke, throwing me to the floor. Luckily my new chair is arriving today or tomorrow.

You should have said something earlier, my Father imports them, could have sent you something really nice.

Sweedishcarrot01

18th of June 2006 (Sun), 23:39

tim

18th of June 2006 (Sun), 23:40

Tim, when did you gain so much weight?:lol:

Hah hah, I think it's a combination of it being a cheap warehouse chair and me having taken it to pieces last week to "fix" it... ;)

You should have said something earlier, my Father imports them, could have sent you something really nice.

Oh well, I got one from OfficeMax on special, so not too bad - $150 + GST or something.

Moppie

18th of June 2006 (Sun), 23:53

Oh well, I got one from OfficeMax on special, so not too bad - $150 + GST or something.

Ouch.
I was looking at thier prices the other day, i wanted a monitor stand for my second monitor. I think the cheapest was $60!!!
I ended up getting a small stool from a plastic shop, works well, looks better, and only cost $9.95.

joeseph

18th of June 2006 (Sun), 23:57

Telecom Directories makes monitor stands. They come in a couple of different colours and various thicknesses... :-P

Moppie

19th of June 2006 (Mon), 00:08

It was suggested, but would not fit the decor of the room.
Besides, with paper prices the way are, we need all the product we can get......

joeseph

19th of June 2006 (Mon), 03:53

While I remember, does any kind soul who has a Canon 580ex feel like loaning it to me for a few days including this coming weekend? A friend of mine is having his 50th (a what??) on saturday and has a lot of family from overseas coming so I've kindof volunteered to take some photo's of them. I have a feeling that my 380 isn't going to be enough. I've been looking to buy one but have blown this weeks budget on a 2nd hand negative scanner... pm me if you can help.
thanks.

tim

19th of June 2006 (Mon), 05:29

...but have blown this weeks budget on a 2nd hand negative scanner...

I'd hate to have a negative scanner...

"That's a crap photo, you need to learn how to shoot!".
"It's overexposed d1ckhead!"
"My Mum takes better photos than you!"

;) :p

Sweedishcarrot01

19th of June 2006 (Mon), 05:51

Today in H-town, it was nothing but cold and miserable. Nonetheless, I wanted to proove to myself that good shots were still possible on days such as this. Let me know what you think, also any suggested improvements.

joeseph

19th of June 2006 (Mon), 06:35

I'd hate to have a negative scanner...
apparently it'll do "slides" as well. Maybe it could be entered in the D1NZ comp... ;)
Interesting shot Aaron, yep, cold & miserable doesn't stop the braincells! :-)

tim

19th of June 2006 (Mon), 07:29

Can anyone recommend a good quality supplier for wedding "thank you" cards? They'll need to have a photo printed on the front, and some kind of text inside.

NordieBoy

19th of June 2006 (Mon), 17:19

Well it seems the Canon 200mm f2.8 L MK I is quite a nice little lens :)
Tacked on the end of a Canon 2X it makes a nice 400mm f5.6 as well :D

Now when's my tripod arriving to I can do some tests...

dgcorner

19th of June 2006 (Mon), 17:26

Aaron, was that pic intentionally made to look grainy... or was it because of all the mould, moss, and gunk? ;)

If it were not for the crappy day, I would have to say that lighting was a bit flat... other than that, good effort... especially getting the brain ceels working... there are days like that... and sometimes I cannot be bothered to lift a finger :o

dgcorner

19th of June 2006 (Mon), 17:27

Well it seems the Canon 200mm f2.8 L MK I is quite a nice little lens :)
Tacked on the end of a Canon 2X it makes a nice 400mm f5.6 as well :D

Now when's my tripod arriving to I can do some tests...

Fran, you naughty boy... did you go buy yourself a new toy?:D

weka2000

19th of June 2006 (Mon), 18:13

Umm new toys. Im looking at 50mm F1.4 or 85 F1.8 not sure which yet for portraits.

Did some research on extension tubes umm Sigma 150 macro will solve that issue.

Need a 1.4 TC and some NGD filters 2 and a 4 as I have a 1 stop.

The thing I really need is to get off my a$$ and getout to take some photos :lol:

theflyingkiwi

19th of June 2006 (Mon), 18:34

that 200 F2.8 is a nice lens I here :) lucky you. What are you going to be shooting with it ? and when are we going to be seeing some shots with it.

tim

19th of June 2006 (Mon), 20:17

Umm new toys. Im looking at 50mm F1.4 or 85 F1.8 not sure which yet for portraits.

I have the 50mm, i've used Wazza's 85mm briefly. If you have enough space then definitely get the 85mm, it's incredibly sharp, and 1.8 is plenty at 85mm. The colors from that lens are great too.

theflyingkiwi

19th of June 2006 (Mon), 20:31

I have the 50mm, i've used Wazza's 85mm briefly. If you have enough space then definitely get the 85mm, it's incredibly sharp, and 1.8 is plenty at 85mm. The colors from that lens are great too.

I have hurd alot of comments regarding the 85 1.8 and how great it is. Even Pekka loves this lens. Some even say the 1.4 isn't even worth the price when the 1.8 is suitable.

To replace the 28-135, I was thinking of getting a 24-70 F2.8 and the 85. As the 100+ lens I got is F4. But really I don't think I need to get the 85. Does havinga gap in the lens range really that bad?