GKPE: General Ramblings thread

[MHP]

thank you.

[IainB]

Hi Everyone, Thanks for the warm welcome to the group! Cheers! - rodin1960 :D
I'll add my welcome!:D Now we have to figure out the significance of '1960'...

[rabsoft]

No posts in this thread for a very long time (by this threads standards). Like a ghost town.

Shameless post count post! (Gotta make 1000 soon!)

It could just be that everyone is out taking photos or just still in bed :)

[Nzshrimper]

I'll add my welcome!:D Now we have to figure out the significance of '1960'... year of birth maybe ?

It could just be that everyone is out taking photos or just still in bed

in bed...(well i was)

[MHP]

welcome rodin1960

[Nzshrimper]

one element of my house alarm system

[theflyingkiwi]

hehe, I am sure that's good at biting the ankels of your vistors :)

here's a question. is it possible for a lens to be soft at the closest focusing distance, rather than at the infinity symbol ?

[Nzshrimper]

hehe, I am sure that's good at biting the ankles of your visitors :)



nope but she is loud and wakes up the bigger one who goes a bit higher, around the waist hight... :eek:

[forsaken]

http://www.devolve.co.nz/images/aIMG_1524.jpg

part of any good home security system :)

[Nzshrimper]

part of any good home security system :)

that would ease your insurance premiums me thinks...

[tim]

17-55 at F6.3, 1/10th hand held, 100% crop. Doesn't seem all that sharp to me, but at 1/10th not too bad.

I can hand hold this thing to about 1/10th at 55mm. So far I like the lens, but it hasn't blown me away. Did a focus test and thought it was off, but turned out to be my technique.

[rabsoft]

just happend to have my camera ready and was able to get a wonderfull picture of the Tiger
http://www.photocorner.co.nz/images/GKPE/IMG_3980.JPG

[Nzshrimper]

my westie just attacked my lcd.. your kitty may have a sore nose... the kids find it funny but now i have to clean dog slobber of the screen

[Nzshrimper]

car porn time again...

[IainB]

car porn time again...
Indulge....wicked Lotus:D

[Nzshrimper]

Indulge....wicked Lotus:D yep thats a car and a half... and only $90k.... a nice way to die.. at 200kmh.

[downunder]

Did the Team Photo's this morning, used the ef-s 17-55, tried with and without flash and used raw/jpeg just to be safe. Still working on the layout and need to do some photoshop on the pics.

[IainB]

yep thats a car and a half... and only $90k.... a nice way to die.. at 200kmh.

Or maybe drowning in a VW combi...?

[rabsoft]

Just want to know where everyone gets there photos printed, I have been using digitalmax and they seem to do a good job but want to know what you all think.

[Nzshrimper]

Or maybe drowning in a VW combi...? that was bloody funny... the toyboata rolled and sank.... with an 18 grand outboard attached...

[theflyingkiwi]

I didn't like that episode that much. didn't like all that time spent going on about cars that go in water. but that lotus was nice. Wouldn't mind one myself however with out the price tag.

so does anyone notice the way the cars are shoot, such as the slow motion of the water of the lotus ?

[Nzshrimper]

Just want to know where everyone gets there photos printed, I have been using digitalmax and they seem to do a good job but want to know what you all think. Harvey Normans at the mo.. cheap prices and and good quality. quick aswell...

[Nzshrimper]

so does anyone notice the way the cars are shoot, such as the slow motion of the water of the lotus ? thats not the first time they have used that effect.. those high speed cams are expensive so they need to to get as much use out of them..

[theflyingkiwi]

with the amount of money BBC has got I am sure it's not to much of an issue. Funny tho that while watching TV you start to think about the photography side of things.

check out some of the screen captures at http://www.cuthbert.net.nz/tg/

btw Jeremy clarkson in white sunglasses is not cool :)

[Nzshrimper]

btw Jeremy clarkson in white sunglasses is not cool :)

bugger i have just order 5 pairs on ebay... is that 'bunnies' on the lens in those screen shots? ...

[theflyingkiwi]

in that case then you are an old fat, what do you know about cool :)

[Nzshrimper]

in that case then you are an old fat, what do you know about cool :)do you mean fart... ?

and retro is back.. white is the new black. they will look good in the new jag on my way to the golf course..

wait i don't play golf and i don't have a jag..

[Moppie]

Wow, did I just have a wild weekend.
Im absolutly shattered, didn't take a single photo, but didn't get an awful lot of sleep either.
However, Amanda is now back in the country, so Im happy again :D
And! she came back with a 58mm UV filter, which will fit a sigma 70-300 DG Macro. All I have to do is a wait a little longer before I can use it......
(The 550 however has seen lots of use on Duncans 20D in the last couple of weeks, it was an Awsome buy!).

[FlyingPete]

Well this sucks, after going to all the trouble calibrating my monitor (test prints and everything to make sure it was just right), it blew up :evil:

[scotttnz]

Well this sucks, after going to all the trouble calibrating my monitor (test prints and everything to make sure it was just right), it blew up :evil:

Yeah, sorry about that Pete. I'll never touch your mouse ever again....funny, I just touched my mouse and my monitor still works, must have discharged myself before I left your place.

[Nzshrimper]

Well this sucks, after going to all the trouble calibrating my monitor (test prints and everything to make sure it was just right), it blew up :evil:hahaha. sorry ... but thats funny.. don't you just hate that.. but its amazing that you can use the site without a screen.. you really are Dr Evil

[theflyingkiwi]

do you mean fart... ?

and retro is back.. white is the new black. they will look good in the new jag on my way to the golf course..

wait i don't play golf and i don't have a jag..

Yep I did mean fart. Don't worry I am still wearing matrix style sunglasses. :rolleyes:

Sorry Pete but I just had to laugh at your miss fortune. Shame about the monitor? got any idea what you are going to replace it with?

[Nzshrimper]

ive got a couple of spares here if you want one...

[theflyingkiwi]

thanks but no thanks. :) However since you are in the mood in giving out stuff, what's your visa card # :lol:

[Nzshrimper]

thanks but no thanks. :) However since you are in the mood in giving out stuff, what's your visa card # :lol: that was for pete .. and card no 8900 6546 4212 4155.:p

[theflyingkiwi]

that was for pete .. and card no 8900 6546 4212 4155.:p

Fine then I don't wont your sunglasses. :rolleyes:

cool, now I can get that Dell monitor I really wont. :) DellTM 2407WFP 24" (http://www1.ap.dell.com/content/products/compare.aspx/20lcd_nz?c=nz&l=en&s=dhs)

[Nzshrimper]

Fine then I don't wont your sunglasses. :rolleyes:

cool, now I can get that Dell monitor I really wont. :) DellTM 2407WFP 24" (http://www1.ap.dell.com/content/products/compare.aspx/20lcd_nz?c=nz&l=en&s=dhs)not my sunnies.. elton john wants thm back...

[FlyingPete]

ive got a couple of spares here if you want one...

Thanks for the offer, I am lucky that I actually had two of them, so I am on my second now that I had in my home office I used when working for Dell.

Then again, if I get Scott and his magic finger I can get a new LCD ;)

[Nzshrimper]

Thanks for the offer, I am lucky that I actually had two of them, so I am on my second now that I had in my home office I used when working for Dell.

Then again, if I get Scott and his magic finger I can get a new LCD ;)

sweet as.. ;)

oooh new tabs and functions on the site... :cool:

[weka2000]

Well a very no event full weekend for photography. The zoo was it. Spent most of the time working on the house :lol:

You lot did nothing more than yak, where is the inspirational photos???

[scotttnz]

Thanks for the offer, I am lucky that I actually had two of them, so I am on my second now that I had in my home office I used when working for Dell.

Then again, if I get Scott and his magic finger I can get a new LCD ;)

I should hire my finger out!

[scotttnz]

Tim, here is mine at f6.3. I used the flash because it was way too dark not to, so my shutter speed was much faster than yours.

http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a310/scotttnz/IMG_0522.jpg

[weka2000]

Tim, here is mine at f6.3. I used the flash because it was way too dark not to, so my shutter speed was much faster than yours.



Scott horizon is crocked :p

Wazza where are your tiger photos????

[FlyingPete]

Scott horizon is crocked :p



The 3 in 30D is approximatly 1/3rd down and across though :p

[weka2000]

The 3 in 30D is approximatly 1/3rd down and across though :p

Good point. So Pete how is everything in your house. Wife and kids all ok?

[scotttnz]

Scott horizon is crocked

How can you tell? I cropped out the horizon!

I'm going to give Howick Camera Club another go tonight. Anyone else?

[Moppie]

Well this sucks, after going to all the trouble calibrating my monitor (test prints and everything to make sure it was just right), it blew up :evil:



Oh damn, not the big pretty black one I hope?

[CliveyBoy]

I have found this focus test chart and technique useful.

http://www.focustestchart.com/chart.html

[rabsoft]

I'm going to give Howick Camera Club another go tonight. Anyone else?


Yep I am going.... the last one I went to was a little boring as it was comp night so thought I woud go tonight to see what it is realy like

[FlyingPete]

Oh damn, not the big pretty black one I hope?

Yep the pretty big black one! Fortunately I have two, shouldn't be too much work to calibrate the second one, as it is the same model.

[FlyingPete]

Good point. So Pete how is everything in your house. Wife and kids all ok?

All OK here so far wee one is sleeping through the night with only one feed around 3am ish. Lots more photos taken, don't want to bore you all with them though ;)
Last week in my current contract, possibly last week working from home, Shona is not to happy with the prospect of not having me around the house during the day :( New contract is most probably at Air NZ in Garfton.

[TKRFAN]

Hi All

Ok - message to self - don't leave it a week without checking this thread LOL

Congrats to the new parents :)

For domain registration try www.idotz.net - is around NZ$13.35 a year for a .com site.

For hosting, you could try www.cheaphosting.net.nz, they have been fine for my little site.

[tim]

Thanks for the photo Scott. So far i'm not overly impressed by the sharpness of the 17-55, but I need to take some real world photos not test shots to work it out.

[scotttnz]

Thanks for the photo Scott. So far i'm not overly impressed by the sharpness of the 17-55, but I need to take some real world photos not test shots to work it out.

No worries. I haven't done any formal tests with mine, but so far it seems pretty sharp, and I am impressed with the IS.

[theflyingkiwi]

Hi All

Ok - message to self - don't leave it a week without checking this thread LOL

So that does mean you are going to hanging out with us alot more?

[weka2000]

Ive been out spending :lol: Spyder2Pro and a Sekonic Flashmate L-308s
The school need a spyder2Pro for Macs and PC's (Tony's laptop and home PC ;) )

Oh and my renote timmer arrived, and ummm thats all for today :rolleyes:

[FlyingPete]

Oh and my renote timmer arrived, and ummm thats all for today :rolleyes:

A renote timer, do you set that to retune musical instruments at set intervals ;)

[weka2000]

A renote timer, do you set that to retune musical instruments at set intervals ;)

Hey my spelling is not that flash why do you think I got a computer in the forst place "SPELL CHECKER"

[weka2000]

Just calabrated my laptop. Boy has everything changed. Better re do a photo and repost.
Everything looks so dark now???
How does this look to everyone?

[tim]

Looks good Weka (i'm on an uncalibrated LCD at the moment).

[FlyingPete]

Just calabrated my laptop. Boy has everything changed. Better re do a photo and repost.
Everything looks so dark now???
How does this look to everyone?

Looks good :D

You know that you calibrate for the ambient lighting at the time, so if you calibrated it under natural light, then go home and edit photos in the evening under artificial light, you will need to recalibrate.

That is why I do all my editing at night.

[MHP]

looks good here, looks like the levels could do with a tweak though

[weka2000]

Man no wonder I heard you guys go on about how dark my photos are. Man the colours are all different. I fact my screen look weird, oh well it will take a bit of geting used to. Even my avatar is now to dark.
Bottom 14 I can see the rest are black (L2R)

Reset back to before calabration and now I can see all the shades???

[tim]

Weka, something weird's going on with your calibration, try doing it again. Your image and sig look fine and normal to me.

[weka2000]

Weka, something weird's going on with your calibration, try doing it again. Your image and sig look fine and normal to me.

I had 3 attempts. So not sure. Settings are now adobe RGB profile. It was the black end that was out.

[DiscoLizard]

Looks ok to me Tony!

Did anyone else have issues with Telecom over the weekend? Apparently they had some trouble at one of the exchanges, so we haven't had internet access to the office (in the CBD) since Saturday :rolleyes:

[tim]

I had 3 attempts. So not sure. Settings are now adobe RGB profile. It was the black end that was out.

Erm.. what have you set to adobe RGB? What have you set your windows color profile to? What's your working space in photoshop?

[weka2000]

Erm.. what have you set to adobe RGB? What have you set your windows color profile to? What's your working space in photoshop?

1998 Adobe is set on everything. Monitor, cameras, adobe CS2

[tim]

There's you problem. Set the monitor profile to the profile that the calibration system created. Set Adobe RGB as your capture and working space.

[weka2000]

There's you problem. Set the monitor profile to the profile that the calibration system created. .

Did that and it looked like crap. The grey sale gif I could only see 14 shade then it all went black. Now I can see all the shades

[tim]

Not sure about Spyder but that's what you're meant to do for Moncao. I'd recommend having a good read of the manual. I haven't read the moncao manual, but my system and prints match, and I have read the whole Bruce Fraser color mangement book. I skipped over where I talked about Spyder but could have a look for you if you can't get this to work.

[weka2000]

Not sure about Spyder but that's what you're meant to do for Moncao. I'd recommend having a good read of the manual. I haven't read the moncao manual, but my system and prints match, and I have read the whole Bruce Fraser color mangement book. I skipped over where I talked about Spyder but could have a look for you if you can't get this to work.

Cheers. I will have a play when I get home.

[rabsoft]

Looks ok to me Tony!

Did anyone else have issues with Telecom over the weekend? Apparently they had some trouble at one of the exchanges, so we haven't had internet access to the office (in the CBD) since Saturday :rolleyes:


Hmmm no problems here but I work in a datacenter so we have muliple data connections :D

[theflyingkiwi]

Hello everyone. I have changed the subject for the GKPE challange

http://photography-on-the.net/forum/showpost.php?p=2000743&postcount=14

since we are going in to this subject for the next couple of months it should last a while. I would recommend that everyone be frank with their commets (please no bobs or carols)

Sorry for anyone that missed the last one. if your slow you will miss out :)

[weka2000]

Well guys I have come to the conclusion that there is nothing left I need.

Decided I have enough glass, cameras, lights so now Its time to learn how to use everything I have. Im glad I got the light meter, now how to work the dam thing.

[theflyingkiwi]

Tony, your not going to get any of those 300 or 400 primes?

[scotttnz]

Well guys I have come to the conclusion that there is nothing left I need.

Decided I have enough glass, cameras, lights so now Its time to learn how to use everything I have. Im glad I got the light meter, now how to work the dam thing.

Good on you Tony! I feel the same way. I dropped into AC on the way home today to get a filter for the 17-55 and couldn't find anything else I want.

On the filter. I went to Camera Warehouse on Queen St and they wanted $85 for it. Exact same one at AC was $57. I really should give up on going in to those Queen St shops, their prices are just silly!

[weka2000]

Tony, your not going to get any of those 300 or 400 primes?

Nah the bigma will do the job now that I have learnt how to use it with TV mode.

Lets face it $20K in 1 year I think I have enough. I havnt made a cent. Untill I make some money no more glass cameras or lighting stuff.

[OiPaz]

I went to Camera Warehouse on Queen St and they wanted $85 for it. Exact same one at AC was $57. I really should give up on going in to those Queen St shops, their prices are just silly!
Yes, in most occasions, but not always. For instance, the 1DIIn is $200 cheaper at Camera&Camera, Queen St, than at AC (I don't know if Camera Warehouse sells it).

[Moppie]

Yes, but AC will deal, and I know they will price match :)

[weka2000]

I went to Apix today totally different to AC. Prices about the same

[scotttnz]

Yes, in most occasions, but not always. For instance, the 1DIIn is $200 cheaper at Camera&Camera, Queen St, than at AC (I don't know if Camera Warehouse sells it).

I am yet to find Camera and Camera cheaper than AC, and when I have asked them they will not match AC. Some examples:

17-55 C&C $1999 AC $1620
Crumpler Backpack C&C $369 AC $259
60mm Macro C&C $849 AC $690

All of these prices I gave C&C the opportunity to match AC because I work in the city, they would take a bit off, but they would not come close to matching AC. It's not like I was wasting their time, I went on to buy all of these items, and I could think of more examples. As Moppie mentioned, AC will also price match.

[Nzshrimper]

you luck aucklanders... so much choice for camera shops.. down here 1 very good shop and a couple of not so hot.. oh well..

[theflyingkiwi]

It looks like I will be droping by AC this saturday. I am dropping my mother off the airport in the morrining and my brother has got some money from the bank. He wishes to buy a camera and I keep pointing him to AC. :)

Is AC still the best place to buy?

[scotttnz]

It looks like I will be droping by AC this saturday. I am dropping my mother off the airport in the morrining and my brother has got some money from the bank. He wishes to buy a camera and I keep pointing him to AC. :)

Is AC still the best place to buy?

AC seems to be the cheapest bricks and mortar store for most things. Some of the online shops are a little cheaper at times, but I prefer to shop somewhere I can walk in and play with the toys, unless there are big savings to be had. I also find AC staff very helpful, even the blind guy that served me today.

[Nzshrimper]

I'm sorry i just find that strange a blind man working in a camera shop... how does that work... i could see that working in a dark room. but in the shop.

[forsaken]

http://www.photo.co.nz/ found their prices quite reasonable

and they are in your area
Shop 9, Merivale Mall, Papanui Road, Christchurch


DOH

I guess thats the 1 good store you were talking about

[Nzshrimper]

http://www.photo.co.nz/ found their prices quite reasonable

and they are in your area
Shop 9, Merivale Mall, Papanui Road, Christchurch

yep this is the good shop .. very nice and helpful staff. good range of new and used.

Alistair Kinniburgh knows his stuff.
He has a second hand 500mm i was looking at..

[forsaken]

got my camera bag through them and ended up a whole lot cheaper than getting it locally, even with shipping

[forsaken]

Ah well I'm off

got an inline game against our prem team before they head down to the nationals in New Plymoth. Time to get our asses kicked :)

[scotttnz]

I'm sorry i just find that strange a blind man working in a camera shop... how does that work... i could see that working in a dark room. but in the shop.

He is not really blind, just needs new glasses I think. He has to hold everything 3cm from his face to read it. Funny to watch! I wonder if he still takes photos:rolleyes:

[Nzshrimper]

He is not really blind, just needs new glasses I think. He has to hold everything 3cm from his face to read it. Funny to watch! I wonder if he still takes photos:rolleyes:
oh ok ... just had visions of a blind man showing his Labrador photos to see if they were in focus... one bark for yes - 2 for no... ;)

[Nzshrimper]

Ah well I'm off

got an inline game against our prem team before they head down to the nationals in New Plymoth. Time to get our asses kicked :)


see yar...

[theflyingkiwi]

you luck aucklanders... so much choice for camera shops.. down here 1 very good shop and a couple of not so hot.. oh well..

your lucky. There arn't any good shops in Hammy, I either by from from B&H or from AC.

AC is where I got my 10D from. 1k less than the RRP. good bargan at the time.

[tag141]

After Xtra being down yesterday, finally got some photos up. Click here (http://racingcarsonline.orcon.net.nz). Went to the local kart track to put the 1D through it's 'paces' and play with settings etc. After my velodrome problems I found out the 1D has 5 AF sensitivity settings (std, slow, moderately slow, moderately fast, fast) I found the camera was on std. Wacked it up to moderately slow and what a difference. Also used Tv mode for the first time which made a huge difference.(as opposed to always Av or man). My other problem was the lack of shutter lag. Ended up being a bit premature on a few shots. Played with AWB as well. Sorry Weka, but the horizontal hail kept me in the car so I couldn't tell you how good the weather sealing is !!! There's a 13 frame burst in there (1.5 seconds) and when I went to 'chimp' the camera was still writing. I found it was writing to both cards as a back-up. Soon sorted that one.

Now, the problem with looking at the final pics is, they still aren't as sharp as I would like (most with bigma). Time for some L glass I think.

[Nzshrimper]

your lucky. There arn't any good shops in Hammy, I either by from from B&H or from AC.

AC is where I got my 10D from. 1k less than the RRP. good bargan at the time.


i am banned from the camera shop at the moment.. (wife imposed) :rolleyes:

So there might as well be no shops here...

[FlyingPete]

Grgghh, server down tonight, grghhh, I would have to be Linux, what a pain getting it back up again, having to rebuild, got half way and found I have dodgy media :evil:

[weka2000]

Sorry Weka, but the horizontal hail kept me in the car so I couldn't tell you how good the weather sealing.

What a waste of a good camera. If I had 1 I would take to hell and back. :lol:

[tag141]

Wasn't worried about the camera but I was freezing my nuts off and didn't want to get wet as well. The pissy drizzle wasn't a problem but the driving pin sharp hail !!! I also think I've found a new motorsport...kart drifting.

[weka2000]

Wasn't worried about the camera but I was freezing my nuts off and didn't want to get wet as well. The pissy drizzle wasn't a problem but the driving pin sharp hail !!! I also think I've found a new motorsport...kart drifting.

Hey I was told years a go that the boys in the south had balls of steel :rolleyes:

[tag141]

...balls of steel :rolleyes:

Yes they are but they were bloody cold balls of steel.

[joeseph]

He is not really blind, just needs new glasses I think. He has to hold everything 3cm from his face to read it. Funny to watch! I wonder if he still takes photos:rolleyes:

That'll be Ken - I remember him from Wellesley cameras by the Civic, whch has to be some 20 years ago. Nothing wrong with blind folks though, I go to a physio sometimes who is completely blind.

After Xtra being down yesterday,
Goodness, thats unusual!

I like these new multi-reply features Pekka! lots less cut & paste... :D

[weka2000]

Wooh Flash meters are great once you work out how to use them :lol: :lol: :lol:

[forsaken]

well I'm back. We got our asses handed to us on a plate. They did thank us for the work out though.


Finally managed to get the gallery2 software working on my webserver :) it only took about 3 weeks. Just some tweeking needed of the code to get it how I want it but I don't know how. man I suck at web stuff.

heres what I have so far http://www.devolve.co.nz/gallery2 C&C welcome and wanted

[::John::]

Hi Simon

I run Gallery software on one of my 'other' web sites. It is installed for users to be able to share pictures with other users.

I, too, had a problem getting Gallery 2 settled down and then even more of a problem allowing the permissions for the users, so I reverted to Gallery version 1.5.4 which was much easier to maintain in a multi user scenario.

For my own picture gallery that I use to store my own pictures, I downloaded and installed Pekkas EE software and found it to be a great tool and not at all difficult to install. He is about to release Version 2 of the software and I will be trying that out as soon as it is officially released.

Hope this helps.

[tim]

Simon, decent enough setup, a bit busy for my tastes. Photos could use a bit of brightness (if RAW) or the middle slider moved up a bit (JPG) IMHO.

[forsaken]

Simon, decent enough setup, a bit busy for my tastes. Photos could use a bit of brightness (if RAW) or the middle slider moved up a bit (JPG) IMHO.


Yeah it is a bit busy. That is one of the things that i am looking at changing, make it a simplier style. Will take note of the brightness issue. I was trying to capture the true feel of the day which was overcast and then torrential rain, maybe that was the wrong thing to do.

[OiPaz]

Clubs can take a while to reply - everyone's a volunteer. You're probably better off asking at a meeting.
OK, they are volunteers, so their efforts are much appreciated, but receiving a reply to my eMail about membership after 10 days, without answering it seems completely useless in my book!
Anyway, Wednesday night there will be another meeting: I'll ask there again. Maybe. I wanted to join APS for the contests, but now it's too late. :(

[OiPaz]

I also find AC staff very helpful, even the blind guy that served me today.
Ken!
I don't know why, but he served me *every* time I went to AC.
I still remember with pain my first purchase, when he had to enter my data on their database. The entire operation took about 15/20 minutes. Later I discovered that now (and for ever) my surname is Corsolimi (instead of Corsolini), according to the computers of AC!!! :rolleyes:

[joeseph]

More tumbleweed....

[scotttnz]

More tumbleweed....

Spot the new father.......nobody else is up at 4:53am;)

[weka2000]

Spot the new father.......nobody else is up at 4:53am;)

LOL Yes after your first you are never the same again. Kids made me grow up really fast. It funny but I now hate an empty house mind you after a week I may have gotten used to it :lol:

I have done no photography just gibbing and plastering so far :o

Got my light meter sortded out and working. Has flash, ambient light and reflective light modes. Intresting to see what readings it brings back when you play with it.
Has a cine mode what ever that is I think its for movie makers

[dgcorner]

yay, i'm on my day off today & tomorrow... problem is that I have heaps of laundry and chores to sort out :-(

[dgcorner]

anyone have an idea what a good price for my 80-200 is? I've put down $75 as a start=reservre and no one seems to be biting....

[FlyingPete]

anyone have an idea what a good price for my 80-200 is? I've put down $75 as a start=reservre and no one seems to be biting....

Could try a $1 reserver, and pump up the promo, that way it will sell for its true value, might only go for $1 though :rolleyes:

I am not sure TM is a good place for moving the lower end products.

[rabsoft]

hmmm I seem to have lost the date/time info for when everyone posts all I get now is how long ago they posted is everyone else the same or did I click something by mistake

[MHP]

i'm the same

[FlyingPete]

i'm the same

Same here too.

[TKRFAN]

So that does mean you are going to hanging out with us alot more?

Hmmm... I will certainly be lurking ;) I start to feel guilty for my camera sitting there unused if I visit too often :oops: - might have to have a attempt this weekend (if the weather plays ball) and see if I can get any nice spring shots.

[tim]

I have my first wedding in a few months this weekend, which will be the first serious photos i've taken a while. Going to be studing up this week, watching DVDs and stuff.

[theflyingkiwi]

Hmmm... I will certainly be lurking ;) I start to feel guilty for my camera sitting there unused if I visit too often :oops: - might have to have a attempt this weekend (if the weather plays ball) and see if I can get any nice spring shots.

Now is your chance to show how wonderful Palmerston North is :)

[downunder]

Finished the inline team photos and printed (10" x 8" ) them at Harvey Norman, there new machine is good, not worth printing them at home with there prices.

[tim]

Title font too informal IMHO.

[downunder]

Thats their font, requested by them,
Its called fatlip, its a Grafitti font!
They use it in there signage etc...

[theflyingkiwi]

nice but I don't like the gradent background. personaly myself I would perfer a sold background.

[MHP]

i agree, were you trying to match their logo font?. I would've probably only done the 'storm' in that font and the rest in a formal one, much like their flag, and probably starting on another line, but you know them and what they want so...

pity you couldn't get the full logo?, or take a photo of the flag and photoshop it onto the boarder.

[downunder]

yeh, do as i'm told :)
Makes life easier, most of the time.
I personaly dont like set photos (or tripods) and would like to have done a more radical
pic, then could have had fun with the new logo,font and layout. but that takes time and persuasion also this was just done as a favour.

[MHP]

piks fine as far as sports teams photos goes, I like the goalie lying down, suppose thats normal though for hockey teams? I don't mind the gradient, it fits with their logo yellow fading into white and back. glad you did it with blue and not yellow. still i would've taken a pik of the logo/flag and put it in the top corner or bottom right or somewhere. it would take 5 mins and be worth it for future shoot possibilities beyond favours.

anyway, nice job and they'll like them for sure.

edit: we used to do these on the ships a lot, I'l see if i can find dig one up....

[downunder]

Was more worried about the quality of the pic than the layout, as i'm not used to taking still indoor shots.The images were not as sharp as I had hoped for, dont know if that was me or the lens or the lighting or a combination of all.

[rabsoft]

Now is your chance to show how wonderful Palmerston North is :)
I am down in New Plymouth next week to see my family and then from wed onwards Palerston North as wife is going to a dog show

What is there down in Palmy to take photos of going to have 4 days to play :)

[downunder]

I am down in New Plymouth and Palerston North next week first to see my family and the second as wife is going to a dog show

What is there down in Palmy to take photos of going to have 4 days to play :)

You have Two wifes? :lol:

[MHP]

if you used any type of flash with them, and the ss was at or above 1/60th with f8 or above, and your cam was on a tripod, and you focused on the kneeling row, and you kept the zoom below 50mm, then it should have been fine. so must be your lens ;-)

[MHP]

well if you have 2 wives i would'nt worry bout the scenery too much!;-)

[MHP]

New Plymouth is an image box, I grew up down there. you'll find heaps of things to shoot both there and Palmy.

[rabsoft]

You have Two wifes? :lol:

Ok read it again and have changed it to make a little more sense :lol:

I think my first wife would kill me if I had a second :o

[downunder]

if you used any type of flash with them, and the ss was at or above 1/60th with f8 or above, and your cam was on a tripod, and you focused on the kneeling row, and you kept the zoom below 50mm, then it should have been fine. so must be your lens ;-)

More me than the lens i think, iso 200, 1/60th, f4, tripod, remote, ef-s 17-55

[downunder]

I've got the wife thing sussed, one wife two houses, I live in one she lives in the other it works great!

[FlyingPete]

Did anyone get out to Howick Camera club last night?

[rabsoft]

Did anyone get out to Howick Camera club last night?

Yep Scott and Myself, I think we were the youngest there by about 10-15 years :)

It wasn't too bad last night there was a guy talking about "are judges mad" and what they look for in a photo, also how all the judges are different and what one may hate another will love

[scotttnz]

Did anyone get out to Howick Camera club last night?


Yeah, it wasn't bad, they guy talking was pretty funny, but it did drag on a bit. I'll try it again next week for workshop night, then I would have done the whole month cycle with the 3 different types of meetings. I get the feeling that to get much out of it you can't just go along casually. You need to get heavily involved, enter the compititions, let the judges rip your photos to bits and take notes.

It appears that you have to make an effort to break into the group. They don't smoother you, and I need to make more of an effort to talk to them. Maybe the age thing is as much a barrier for them as me.

I really want to like it, I think I could learn a lot from the club, so I am going to go again, and I might join up (only $60ish I think) so I can enter the competitions etc.

[DiscoLizard]

@#$%ing Telecom...

I've been at work all day doing... well, work. Still no internet. John's right, you guys do talk a lot :D

[DiscoLizard]

well I'm back. We got our asses handed to us on a plate. They did thank us for the work out though.


Finally managed to get the gallery2 software working on my webserver :) it only took about 3 weeks. Just some tweeking needed of the code to get it how I want it but I don't know how. man I suck at web stuff.

heres what I have so far http://www.devolve.co.nz/gallery2 C&C welcome and wanted

Now begins the never-ending tweaking to make it look right!

I noticed "All images are the property of Devoltion Photography." Is it supposed to be "Devolution"?

[forsaken]

Now begins the never-ending tweaking to make it look right!

I noticed "All images are the property of Devoltion Photography." Is it supposed to be "Devolution"?



doh. late night typo, fixing now

[Nzshrimper]

@#$%ing Telecom...

I've been at work all day doing... well, work. Still no internet. John's right, you guys do talk a lot :D

what telecom had an outage.. no ..

i am going to ask for a refund of this months broadband due to the $hite service Ive had...

[DiscoLizard]

what telecom had an outage.. no .. i am going to ask for a refund of this months broadband due to the ****e service ive had...

We've been without internet access at a CBD location, for four days... What a joke!

[Nzshrimper]

We've been without internet access at a CBD location, for four days... What a joke!

it is... just goes to show you what they can get away with... when is the government going to learn... may be they (telecom) should change the ad on TV to 'i just had the most amazing dream, that my broadband connection was alive and at full speed for more than 3 hrs.. ' Man wakes up and it was just a dream..

what other company could get away with this level of incompetency.

[Nzshrimper]

To everyone - Whats the origins of your nicknames?

[FlyingPete]

To everyone - Whats the origins of your nicknames?

An unfortunate incident involving a mountain bike, bike park out west, and a certain jump :rolleyes:

The cost? A week in hospital plus three months off work, haven't ridden the bike since!

http://www.lowden.net.nz/FlyingPete.gif

[scotttnz]

Cool Sig Pete! Is that one of the new features?

[theflyingkiwi]

he's just trying to be smart. He's just using one image as the sig.