Brisbane POTN: General Ramblings Thread [Archive] - Page 2

kendickson

23rd of January 2007 (Tue), 01:34

Ken, I firmly believe there is a learning curve with new lenses. Usually a new lens will means steps into a area of photography that you haven't ventured into. This takes some getting used to usually. All this means that you'll have to borrow it again some time to learn more!!

Greg,

That sounds like something I need to take you up on.

Cheers

catsith

23rd of January 2007 (Tue), 01:49

lovely photos everyone.
You sure dig up some stuff greg. Will be keen to check out all this new stuff you guys have got. On that note, i went and bought a tamron 2x converter today. Wish i had it saturday and sunday.
paul, i didn't win the lefe size converter, it went for something like $224 us, they are about that price new!
feng, bring the wife out on the 11th, so she is not bored at home. Plenty of places to sit, or bring a chair if more comfortable than a bench. I can only assume there will be more other halves there that day? and my friend jan will chat to her.

Greg_C

23rd of January 2007 (Tue), 02:08

I've just posted some Eagles from Saturday.
http://photography-on-the.net/forum/showthread.php?t=266913

Nick C.

23rd of January 2007 (Tue), 02:10

Yeah I read something about that somewhere... although I don't think they're split prism ones are they?

I know one other company that has started developing one for the 5D... will investigate the 5D/1D interchangeable screen thing... I don't think I can live without it now... but will definitely have more of a play :)
You might be right about them not having a split prism for the 5D - not sure about that.
But I do know that the 1 series has them cause I've been looking at the Ec-B screen for my iiN.

catsith

23rd of January 2007 (Tue), 02:14

oh, i forgot to skyte guys, i got 2 merits on friday nite!:D

Nick C.

23rd of January 2007 (Tue), 02:17

That's alright. I think we all just assume that the Mighty Award Winner is going to come away with at least a couple each month :)

justin carpenter

23rd of January 2007 (Tue), 05:49

:lol: nice work tina, for what photos?

Meaty0

23rd of January 2007 (Tue), 06:20

Posted a couple more of my slightly crappy duck shots here. Please don't look at them.

DON"T CLICK THIS (http://www.photography-on-the.net/forum/showthread.php?p=2585409#post2585409)

catsith

23rd of January 2007 (Tue), 07:19

That's alright. I think we all just assume that the Mighty Award Winner is going to come away with at least a couple each month
haha, thanks nick, that certainly is my goal!!:lol: :p

justin, this one
http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f24/ottine/flowers%2006/_MG_3686tcropframeweb.jpg

and this one

http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f24/ottine/birds%20miscellaneous/_MG_3266tpsframeweb.jpg

wakko

23rd of January 2007 (Tue), 07:47

ah i love the birdy one... :D i love it how the right most one is looking at the inbound one :D

justin carpenter

23rd of January 2007 (Tue), 07:50

well done Tina, I still have to get around to joining BCG. If you don't join BCG you still should come to the digital meetings....you know there good.

justin carpenter

23rd of January 2007 (Tue), 07:52

hey everyone how bout we all rate this thread as 5 stars, it will be easier to find :D

wakko

23rd of January 2007 (Tue), 08:14

heheh i always just view my usercp page... and it shows my subscriptions ;)

but yup... I'll rate it ;)

justin carpenter

23rd of January 2007 (Tue), 18:16

yaya its five stars! :D

Greg_C

23rd of January 2007 (Tue), 22:33

Ages ago I went to the quick links tool bar and clicked on subscribed threads. All I did then is book mark this url. I've got it as a button in firefox and simply click on this.

http://photography-on-the.net/forum/subscription.php

catsith

23rd of January 2007 (Tue), 22:34

here are a couple from sunday, more to come tomorrow

http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f24/ottine/miscellaneous/IMG_1194web.jpg

the original of this was quite horrible, but photoshop resurrected it. I tried something different, don't ask cause i can't remember, i played with so many buttons, but i like how it came out.

http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f24/ottine/miscellaneous/IMG_1205pweb.jpg

Kelsey-Lee

23rd of January 2007 (Tue), 23:08

Meaty0

24th of January 2007 (Wed), 00:11

Nice shots everyone. :) I've been super busy, so i've just finished reading the new pages of chat.

It's official, I'm now a member of the BCG. :D

Totally random, but - anyone know where I can find a graphics calculator? I've looked in all the regular school equipment shops, but the only place I can find one is online. :/

Welcome to the club. See you there next month.

My daughter may have a graphics calculator she is willing to sell. Will speak to her and PM you.

HelenThura

24th of January 2007 (Wed), 00:12

Cool shots Tina, and congrats.

Kelsey, what sort of graphics calc do you need? I know office works has quite few. My brother got his last one off Ebay and saved quite a bit.

Greg_C

24th of January 2007 (Wed), 02:09

Hey Kelsey what's your preference? Texas Instruments or HP are two real big names in calculators.

There's a Calculator Shop in Elizabeth Arcade in the city. I've got a HP48G+, this is is now about 8yrs old and still going strong. My HP is only Reverse Polish Notation (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reverse_Polish_notation) which confuses LOTS of people, but simple enough once you are used to it. Newer ones have this as an option. Really depends on what you need it for what you get. I know it may sound silly but it's always a good thing to buy what ever the school recommends (if anything?)- this will means all your friends have it also which helps when you have to work things out. Just my 2c worth.

kendickson

24th of January 2007 (Wed), 02:28

Tina,

Love the shot of the bridge - I was aiming to get there myself but got distracted when shooting the birds with Greg.

Kelsey-Lee

24th of January 2007 (Wed), 02:44

The school recommends the Texas Instrument TI 83 or 84. It's for Grade 11 Maths and Maths Extension?

Kelsey-Lee

24th of January 2007 (Wed), 04:03

Another I've managed to PP:

http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b208/Loquaci/Dragon.jpg

catsith

24th of January 2007 (Wed), 04:03

my egret from nudgee beach

http://photography-on-the.net/forum/showthread.php?t=267324

good kelsey, and good luck with the comp.

nick, i will be at peninsual fri nite if you want to come along.

thanks for the comments on my photos guys

catsith

24th of January 2007 (Wed), 04:06

wow kelsey, that is great!! well done. I hope you are going to enter that in the comp!

Kelsey-Lee

24th of January 2007 (Wed), 04:09

Thanks Tina. :D
Unfortunately I haven't been graded yet, so I'll have to enter the next comp.

catsith

24th of January 2007 (Wed), 04:13

from currumbin

my tree kangaroo
http://photography-on-the.net/forum/showthread.php?t=267398

my galahs

http://photography-on-the.net/forum/showthread.php?t=267395

and an owl

http://photography-on-the.net/forum/showthread.php?t=267402

catsith

24th of January 2007 (Wed), 04:22

i cropped my koaloa photos to make a potrait
http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f24/ottine/IMG_0501p2web.jpg

justin carpenter

24th of January 2007 (Wed), 08:41

nice shots Tina, also like the portrait of the Koalas I haven't seen a baby one before.

Went to PhotoContinental today and got a flash. It's an Incablitz 280AZ, nothing big but it will do for me. Also bought this (http://cgi.ebay.com.au/Wireless-Slave-Hot-Shoe-Flash-Flashgun-Trigger-4ch-T1E_W0QQitemZ200071410444QQihZ010QQcategoryZ64354Q QtcZphotoQQcmdZViewItem) the other day off a mate.

catsith

24th of January 2007 (Wed), 16:13

cool justin
everyone must bring their new toys on the 11th, so we can all see how they work!

greg, i am waiting for you to id my owl!

wakko

24th of January 2007 (Wed), 19:23

Ok... someone slap me... what's on the 11th? is that the train thing? Where's it held again? :)

catsith

24th of January 2007 (Wed), 21:09

UPDATE...

in case some of you missed it, the next meeting is at the qmsee train tracks on the
11th feb. (sunday), at Warner. They have model trains (proper steam etc), and take passengers for rides around the tracks. For those of you that need a map, and their info sheet, send me your email, and i'll send it on to you. Families are welcome. Kids usually love riding the trains. They have indicated they would like some photos of the day, which i am sure is no problem. I will get back to you re time, but i think about 9.00 ish or so would be fine. Will update closer to the day.

shame on you feng! it's on page10.

wakko

24th of January 2007 (Wed), 22:29

shame on you feng! it's on page10.

Yup... definitely shame on me :| Remember reading it... remember NOT knowing where Warner was, and forgetting to ask... and then forgetting about it :) hehhe..

Where exactly is Warner anyways?

I think I vaguely said that I probably wouldn't be able to go.

1. Wifey's pretty fat with bub.
2. She can't handle long trips, long time standing etc.
3. Usually busy Sunday morning with Church stuff etc.

Thanks for refreshing my memory Tina. I think it needs a defrag (nerdy I know :|... that's what you get for being in IT eh? :| )

I REALLY want to go out for a shoot sometime though... one evening or weekend would be cool... I might go for a wander to the Southbank Parklands, or the park down by the Powerhouse/riverfront etc... That way the wifey can tag along too and go for a stroll :)

Kelsey-Lee

25th of January 2007 (Thu), 00:30

Who's going to Southbank tomorrow? (Aussie day) And when?

Greg_C

25th of January 2007 (Thu), 03:34

Let me relate to you my trip home from work today. My lovely wife and children are currently down the coast (Pottsville, Nth NSW) staying with the in-laws for the weekend, so my lift from the train station is non existant. This means a 2km walk to home. I get off the train to be presented with very large green clouds not all that far away! Lucky for me I'd packed into my Brief Case a water proof poncho. Thinking ahead I place the MP3 player safely into the Brief Case and don the poncho - over my Crumper Backpack. This is my main worry BTW, I don't want to have to test the durability of the water proofness of the camera bag...... at all.

I quickly decide that getting home before the downpour is not an option. Mmmm, what are my options. Ahh hah stop at the Tavern - where I can stay dry and enjoy a cold beer!! I make it just before the main down poor and enjoy a couple of cold beers whilst the rain pelts down. The Runcorn Tavern has just under gone renovations. Whilst in fine weather these are great, they don't stand up as well to the inclement weather with a torrent pouring through the roof of the main dining area. This lasts for about 20min before a break in the weather. Seeing my opportunity I make the last beer disappear and proceed on home.

I have to cross Bulimba Creek on the way home and as usual with a bit of rain it has flooded. Oh well, back to my childhood days and I proceeded to wade through the knee deep water. This obstacle surmounted I safely make it home! The rain gauge shows we had 40ml and this came down in 20mins. Lucky for me my stint on standby finished this morning or I'd be headed back to work I think! Well it's a frozen pizza accompanied by another beer for me now.:D :D

justin carpenter

25th of January 2007 (Thu), 03:48

:lol: thanks for the insight Greg, looks like you had a tough one. At least its all sorted out now!

Meaty0

25th of January 2007 (Thu), 06:07

Shucks Greg! That's a spot of jolly bad luck. I for one, am still trying to figure out why you left the pub at all....I mean....cold beer an' all...who needs pizza?

Kelsey-Lee

25th of January 2007 (Thu), 06:23

Wow. You got home though! (In the end...)

Went and took photos of a soccer game myself, so I'll have a bit of post-processing to do.

catsith

25th of January 2007 (Thu), 06:51

was thinking of you this avo with those storm clouds greg. What a geat tale, and paul, u crack me up!!
okay guys, i am signing off now for over a week, behave yourselves while i am away, and i hope you all have fun shooting while i am away. I will certainly do my share. and for those of you that missed it, i am cruising the pacific!!
cheerio!

wakko

25th of January 2007 (Thu), 08:00

Greg! :( and Paul... I was about to ask the same question ;) Kelsey... where are the pics? :)

My day wasn't nearly so eventful...

Started out sleeping through my alarm by about 1 hour... turn up to work to be peeved off with Network providers... wondering why one of our WA sites has been down (and is still down) for 4 days... I won't even go into the diagnosis etc!!! :|

Then to have another Satellite install go astray with incompetent providors!... what next you say?

Well... with our wonderful spot of much needed rain came unwanted lightning... effectively frying the substation (I think) out at Wacol. This bought down our power... on top of which, our somewhat faulty UPS decided it had had enough and proceeded to single handedly shut down all 18 servers in our central server room... fantastic...

*sigh*... looks like we all have had a wonderful day of sorts... on the plus side, I think our rainwater tank is finally full after 2 weeks of no rain after install ;)

wakko

26th of January 2007 (Fri), 01:46

how was everyone's AU day?

I took a birdy... first attempt at bird shots... need some advice... doesn't seem to pop as much as most of the ones you guys.

http://stuff.planetslackers.com/imageshare/forums/20070126-birdy.jpg

C&C and edits would be appreciated... i can link the RAW if required :)

Greg_C

26th of January 2007 (Fri), 02:30

Hi Feng,

I'd boost the colour saturation a little and use levels to lighten the bird a little. I had a real quick go and found you'd have to have a layer mask on the levels adjustment to prevent the white in the background going crazy.

On an other matter, its time for a yah me moment - I just go my xbox media centre up and running with the kind help of a friend. Had an old version of the software so couldn't see my home network properly at first but this was sorted. What is XBox media centre you ask? Well I'm using it to stream mp3s from my pc to my home theatre system. You just scroll through the directory structure where you have your mp3s and use the xbox controller (a bit kludgy) and see everything on the TV.While the mp3s are playing you get those visualisations (like on windoze media player) on the tv screen. Pretty cool. Now to just get rid of the cat 5 cable running from the xbox across my lounge and down stairs to router in the study.

I'm actually toying with the idea of setting up a full home theatre pc sometime this year.

Nick C.

26th of January 2007 (Fri), 02:48

Not too bad, Feng.
I'd say the most detracting element would be the amount of clutter in the background - particularly behind its head. I noticed you were at 70mm for that shot. I think you'll find that a lot of the shots of birds posted here use a longer focal length. Probably mostly in the range of 200-400mm. The extra length will help to blur any background just a little bit more so the details aren't quite as distracting. I'm not saying you need a telephoto lens to shoot birds (it does make it easier though :)) but if you're shooting at 70mm you probably just have to be mindful of how your subject is separating from the background.

I'd also give it a little more sharpening. It's surprising how much that little extra USM can bring to a photo.

wakko

26th of January 2007 (Fri), 08:40

thanks for the comments...

Yeah.. 70 was sorta the limit of the zoom (24-70) I was using at the time... mainly because it was an impulsive shot. I did crop it a bit (about 50%?). Unfortunately I don't have anything more zoomy than that at present. I was kinda close and could've gotten closer, but I guess it wouldn't have been quite the same huh?

@Greg: if you need hook ups for hardware for your HTPC, let me know... I can source most of the silverstone HTPC cases and components etc wholesale...
@Nick: Is there a general consensus as to the amount of USM/sharpening that is applied to a pic? I remember someone saying something like "the usual 200:2:2"!??!

RockOne

26th of January 2007 (Fri), 08:54

I took a birdy... first attempt at bird shots... need some advice...
Looks a little noisy but I think that's a miner problem ;-).

catsith

26th of January 2007 (Fri), 14:17

Looks a little noisy but I think that's a miner problem .

:lol: :lol:

Nick C.

26th of January 2007 (Fri), 19:58

@Nick: Is there a general consensus as to the amount of USM/sharpening that is applied to a pic? I remember someone saying something like "the usual 200:2:2"!??!
I'm not aware of a hard general consensus on USM amounts. If you asked people for their settings you would probably see a set of values emerge which seem more common than others but I couldn't say what they are. You'll also find that the numbers will vary with different subjects and final output (whether the shot is for a wedding album, newspaper or simply web posting for instance). Obviously the in-camera sharpening setting may have a say in the values too.

I think I read once that one idea is to whack the amount and radius up high (leaving threshold at 0) and just slide the radius back until you're please with what you see. Then you can adjust the amount to help reduce any extra halos/artifacts.

I generally start at 300, 0.6-0.9, 0 and adjust to taste from there. If I'm resizing and posting a shot I'll often run it through USM again to give it a little extra crispness (is that word? :confused:).

As with the whole of photography it's all very subjective. Nothing but trial and error really.

wakko

26th of January 2007 (Fri), 22:06

Obviously the in-camera sharpening setting may have a say in the values too.

I generally start at 300, 0.6-0.9, 0 and adjust to taste from there. If I'm resizing and posting a shot I'll often run it through USM again to give it a little extra crispness (is that word? :confused:).

As with the whole of photography it's all very subjective. Nothing but trial and error really.

Mmm... does in camera sharpening affect RAW images though? I thought it disregards the in camera settings.

Mmmm will have a play... not very savvy on photoshop :|

And yup.. agree with you there on the subjectiveness of photography. Might have a play with some of the other shots and see what's going on...

Nick C.

26th of January 2007 (Fri), 22:39

Mmm... does in camera sharpening affect RAW images though? I thought it disregards the in camera settings.
Well, I shoot with everything set to zero/neutral so I'm not too sure. But I believe it remembers the settings so if you view the shot in DPP/Zoombrowser for instance the differences will show. If you then transfer the picture to PS from DPP I think the effect of the settings will be visible in the 16-bit file created for editing.
If opened in a 3rd party RAW viewing/editing program you're probably right that you just see the RAW file without any adjustment.

justin carpenter

27th of January 2007 (Sat), 19:05

yay 200th post in this thread :D
Did anyone shoot the fireworks on Australia Day the other night?

justin carpenter

27th of January 2007 (Sat), 21:44

hey if any one was planning on submitting photos for the P.O.T.N Book, then today is your last day.

Has anyone submitted any ?

Kelsey-Lee

27th of January 2007 (Sat), 23:37

I got photos of the fireworks. And I'm on the POTN book commitee, so I didn't enter any pics.

Greg_C

27th of January 2007 (Sat), 23:48

No Aussie day stuff from me. I just spent the day at home veging. No entries for me either

Last Night was the Aurealis Awards shoot which worked out OK. This morning was the a follow up to the Awards, a open panel at the Metro Arts in town sponsored by the Qld Writers Guild. Both were inside black, barely lit theatres so high ISO stuff was the go.

Today I felt very very very self-conscious shooting. It was a small venue and there would have been about 30 in the audience who were there specifically there to listen to the panel. The noise of the shutter going off was very noisy - at least to me. Add to this my interest in the discussion and I didn't get as many shots as I would have liked to.:o :cry:

anthonyl

28th of January 2007 (Sun), 00:15

Hi all.....Anthony L checking in...some of you may know me as anthonyl from the OCAU forums...Im a full time Dad to 6 kids (all under 10) and general all round nice guy! :)

Im in a bit of a quandry at the moment..Im needing to buy a lens..(already have a 70-200 F/4L) and need something like a 17-70 for general work ..maybe macro. As you can imagine I shoot a lot of indoor shots of my kids and the 70-200 is just a little too long at the 70 side.

I also am looking at a 430EX flash....have about $1200.00 to spend all up.

Any suggestions?

wakko

28th of January 2007 (Sun), 00:30

Oh hey welcome anthonyl (from OCAU forums too eh?? :))

Greg: can't help a shutter going off... if you're the main photog on the job, they'd expect it along with flashes etc... nothing wrong with that ;)

anthonyl

28th of January 2007 (Sun), 00:32

Oh hey welcome anthonyl (from OCAU forums too eh?? :));)

Yep good ole OCAU

Greg_C

28th of January 2007 (Sun), 00:44

Hi again Anthony, whooo 6 kids will keep you busy.

You mentioned a the range 17-70, are you specially looking for a zoom? I really love my 24-105, it works great a good walk around lens but this may be out of the price range. If you are doing lots of indoor work you may be best looking at a small prime say around 30mm or 50mm. The 50mm f1.8 is really cheap and great value, most here on POTN will tell you it's the must have lens. At the shorter end of this you have a Canon 28mm or Sigma 30mm. I've got the Sigma and am happy with it.

wakko

28th of January 2007 (Sun), 00:59

and need something like a 17-70 for general work ..maybe macro. As you can imagine I shoot a lot of indoor shots of my kids and the 70-200 is just a little too long at the 70 side.

I know for me, this was a similar predicament.

I had a 17-85 and wasn't too happy with it aside from its range.

I had a skim through my photos and found, that most of the time I took pictures between 24 and 70 anyways and was always after wider apertures for the lowish light occasion where I didn't want to use a flash (indoor wedding situation or similar)... so I opted for the 24-70 f/2.8L with the intention to go full frame. I also have a 17-40 f/4L which doesn't get overly used at present, but would be nice on a FF for landscapes etc and is a nice outdoor walkabout lense on a 1.6 camera.

Still learning the 24-70 (bit of a change from my old 17-85).

I'm not really up to speed with non canon lenses, but I'm sure many others here can recommend something for you.

edit: geez that was a slow post on my part :) hahahahah...

anthonyl

28th of January 2007 (Sun), 01:10

24-70 = $1900.00 :cry:

me = $1200.00 budget....:)

wakko

28th of January 2007 (Sun), 01:25

24-70 = $1900.00 :cry:

me = $1200.00 budget....:)

oh! missed that bit... sorry... :|

Have you tried a EFS 17-85 (again from the canon range?). If you like, when mine returns, you can try it out for a week or two (if you pick up and drop off and all that). I don't use it anyway.

anthonyl

28th of January 2007 (Sun), 01:36

oh! missed that bit... sorry... :|

Have you tried a EFS 17-85 (again from the canon range?). If you like, when mine returns, you can try it out for a week or two (if you pick up and drop off and all that). I don't use it anyway.

Would you be interested in selling it if I liked it? :)

Im in Carina Heights / Carindale too by the way.

wakko

28th of January 2007 (Sun), 03:34

Would you be interested in selling it if I liked it? :)

As much as I hate hoarding stuff (people who know me would just burst out laughing right there)... I was intending on keeping this to sell with my 30D Enthusiast kit when I go FF (perhaps when the 5D2 (whatever it's gonna be called) comes out.

Don't mind letting you have a test drive before you buy type thing... should be able to pick them up 2nd hand pretty easily off here, ocau or ebay.

I find it distorts a bit too much at 17 to be useful... it's great 24-70 range though... and the f/4-5.6 gets me too with f/2.8 being much nicer for what I need. Reason I didn't go for the 17-55 f/2.8IS was because of the intention to go FF. I hear it's a great lens barring a few dust issues in some cases.

anthonyl

28th of January 2007 (Sun), 03:37

I have read some good reviews from users of the Sigma 17-70 f/2.8-(something or other)..that would be a reasonably inexpensive lens (around the $500.00 mark) I think.

Meaty0

28th of January 2007 (Sun), 05:40

I've just returned from my In-Law's place in the country town of Drake (Pop. 212 I think!) where there was no internet and no mobile phones and television works on two chanels only. And some of the houses definitely won't pass the next building inspection :-D

http://img223.imageshack.us/img223/7171/tooloomfallsroadcollapsoc5.jpg

-Pleiades-

28th of January 2007 (Sun), 06:39

Meaty0

28th of January 2007 (Sun), 06:46

Hey Paul, Drake is a great little community, it's not all that far from where I am. Ever seen the Drake Village Voice? A great little read, always has some great stories and jokes in it! My other half and I drove through there not too long back on the way to rover park, saw some great photo ops on the way, but didn't stop for any :( Great capture there too BTW!

Nope! Never seen it and I've been going there for 27 years! I'll have to look for it next time I'm there. If you drive through again...the old Laurie's place is interesting to photograph...

http://img80.imageshack.us/img80/7526/thelauriesmb0.jpg

It's on the left as you enter town from the east.

HelenThura

28th of January 2007 (Sun), 07:01

-Pleiades-

28th of January 2007 (Sun), 07:41

Paul, somehow the Drake Village Voice makes it to my sunday workplace in lismore (bunnings) and I have a good read and chuckle. I saw it once at the old petrol station in town for a huge sum of 50c!

Helen, just love your star trail pictures, awesome job!

Meaty0

28th of January 2007 (Sun), 15:40

Hi Paul,
I have seen that house before!
I was in that area September 05, when the trees were in bloom and that house was buzzing with bees. I had the most delightful chat with the lady who owns the property when I popped into to ask if it was ok for me to roam those trees taking photos. She thought I was a greenie at first and I just said those trees are gorgeous and I want to play amongst them.
The photos from that trip are here - Urbenville and around (http://www.helenthura.com/urbenville/)

Yes Helen, that house isn't in Drake but on the Tooloom Creek Falls Road nearer Urbenville. I took the photo on the way home as a favour for my sister-in-law who has a picture of it when it was standing. It actually had an alarming/comical lean on it and has obviously collapsed since then. I'm trying to get the "before" off her so I can show a comparison.

I like your series of photos. You were lucky to get Mt Lindesay without cloud hiding the top. Your star trails are very well done. I also took a photo of the petrol pump! I presume you stayed at Mt Barney Lodge? Did you climb Edinburgh Castle?

Here's my take on the petrol pump...
http://img169.imageshack.us/img169/5570/petrolpumpxi0.jpg

Greg_C

28th of January 2007 (Sun), 16:31

Nice photos guys. I got to get out like this myself a bit. So much to see if you just make the effort. Trouble is stopping the kids from complaining about the drive.

Speaking of kids, here are mine. I was just packing my camera gear away when they and the wife arrived home yesterday. These were a couple of quick snaps with the 85 F1.8. Wish the 50 had of been on because I could have used a little extra distance.

No.1
http://www.steadyhands.net/photogallery/albums/temp/image18178.jpg

No.2
http://www.steadyhands.net/photogallery/albums/temp/image18179.jpg

wakko

28th of January 2007 (Sun), 17:57

heheh... nice shots Greg.

Speaking of kids again, here's mine at 20 weeks :) taken with a trusty canoscan 500F :) *grin*

Meaty0

28th of January 2007 (Sun), 18:06

Great photos Greg. No 2. is calling out for a "Greg's patented watercolour" treatment:D Hmmm...might work well on No. 1 too.

Greg_C

28th of January 2007 (Sun), 18:16

heheh... nice shots Greg.

Speaking of kids again, here's mine at 20 weeks :) taken with a trusty canoscan 500F :) *grin*

Thanks, guys. That GE ultrasound needs a tweek. Some L glass would go nice on it. Will they are at it they should increase the DoF also.;)

I might give these a go with the watercolour treatment Paul. Stay tuned.

Meaty0

28th of January 2007 (Sun), 18:21

A few more from Drake.

No.1 This is the beautiful Rocky River where we went for a swim in the afternoon....

http://img186.imageshack.us/img186/1392/rockyriver2ya2.jpg

No. 2 Followed by a spot of fishing for catfish (which we enjoyed for breakfast next day)...

http://img143.imageshack.us/img143/3794/waynefishie8.jpg

Meaty0

28th of January 2007 (Sun), 18:25

No. 3 The previous day, we decided to celebrate Australia Day by having a beer down by the creek in the back paddock...

http://img218.imageshack.us/img218/2665/thecreekaustraliadayxy9.jpg

No. 4 The ever-inquisitive cows joined us and I snapped this...

http://img186.imageshack.us/img186/7587/paulstevensrumpsteaksatxf4.jpg

justin carpenter

28th of January 2007 (Sun), 18:49

nice photos photos everyone! Paul, it looks like you've been pretty busy.

Greg_C

28th of January 2007 (Sun), 19:19

Here's a real quick sketch treatment of my kids photo's from the previous page. Do you think these are worth a bit more effort? I kinds alike the photo's more myself.

No.1
http://www.steadyhands.net/photogallery/albums/temp/image18201.jpg

No.2
http://www.steadyhands.net/photogallery/albums/temp/image18200.jpg

Meaty0

28th of January 2007 (Sun), 19:37

Agreed. Photos better.

wakko

28th of January 2007 (Sun), 20:23

hahaha you need to learn to sketch better greg :P

Greg_C

28th of January 2007 (Sun), 20:33

Agreed. Photos better.

hahaha you need to learn to sketch better greg :P

Oh well, back to the drawing board.:D

Meaty0

29th of January 2007 (Mon), 07:20

Andrew Carpenter

30th of January 2007 (Tue), 04:13

Hmmm and I question why we need building inspectors:rolleyes:

Greg_C

30th of January 2007 (Tue), 04:44

Hmmm and I question why we need building inspectors:rolleyes:
Don't worry I'm sure they are still in the defects and liabilities period and the builder will be only too happy to fix any problems you find.:D If you believe this please let me know as you might be interested in some waterfront land I have to sell.:D:D

Andrew Carpenter

30th of January 2007 (Tue), 04:54

Greg, I really like the close up of the kids. Haven't done anything since Australia Day. Got into the spirit of it all at Southbank.

Greg_C

30th of January 2007 (Tue), 04:57

Greg, I really like the close up of the kids. Haven't done anything since Australia Day. Got into the spirit of it all at Southbank.
Thanks Andrew. A bit of patriotic hair spray hey! Would have been a nice day for the pools down at Southbank.

Greg_C

30th of January 2007 (Tue), 19:16

Andrew Carpenter

30th of January 2007 (Tue), 21:11

Curiosity got the better of me, so I took an early morning drive to
2nd avenue in Toowong, to check out the sunrise...

Meaty0

30th of January 2007 (Tue), 22:27

Curiosity got the better of me, so I took an early morning drive to
2nd avenue in Toowong, to check out the sunrise...

Ooooo...nice! What time did you go Andrew?

kendickson

30th of January 2007 (Tue), 22:37

Andrew,

Very nice image - well done.

Ken

Vicsta

31st of January 2007 (Wed), 00:51

I'm thinking of going to the Motor Show this Saturday Morning. Anyone want to join me? I'll be catching the train into South Bris. and walking around to the Convention Centre. I plan to get there for opening as the crowd builds quickly and you can get some of the best shots without people in them. Plus there will be no greasy hand prints on that cars that early. Cars & bikes aren't the only thing to shoot there either. ;)

Would love to join you there Greg.....however I have been promised a trip to Photo Continental for my birthday.....:lol: so I guess I will have to give it a miss....

:confused: Hmmmmm......what on earth will I buy myself at the best photographic shop in the world.....:rolleyes: :lol: :p

Andrew Carpenter

31st of January 2007 (Wed), 01:13

Thanks Ken and Paul, I got there at 5:00 and left at about 5:45, There was a lot of low cloud. Driving back I kept checking the view and if there's any uncluttered views from Ithica, I might find the shot I'm after.

kendickson

31st of January 2007 (Wed), 03:32

I'm thinking of going to the Motor Show this Saturday Morning. Anyone want to join me? I'll be catching the train into South Bris. and walking around to the Convention Centre. I plan to get there for opening as the crowd builds quickly and you can get some of the best shots without people in them. Plus there will be no greasy hand prints on that cars that early. Cars & bikes aren't the only thing to shoot there either. ;)

Greg,

I might leave you to that one - but it sounds like fun.

Cheers
Ken

-Pleiades-

31st of January 2007 (Wed), 18:29

wakko

31st of January 2007 (Wed), 19:29

Hi Kinnon

Yeah Photo Continental is one of the bigger camera/photo supply shops in Brisbane.

Not particularly cheap in my opinion, but if you haggle them in store, they can be good. Lots of range too. What are you after?

anthonyl

31st of January 2007 (Wed), 19:40

has anyone heard of photo continental in brisbane?

I rang up a camera store here and they can't get what I'm interested in and recommended photo continental. What are they like as a retailer?

Cheers!

Here is my EXCELLENT EXPERIENCE WITH PHOTOCONTINENTAL........

I bought my 400D from Photocontinental last November and from the outset didnt feel right about the photos I was getting. I thought it might have been the kit lens..so I sold those and bought other lenses. Images were still not making me "happy".

So last week I went back to Photocontinental with camera in bag and told my story.

A kind fellow there spent a few hours with me, he took several new 400D boxes..opened them all up and we went throught them 1 by 1 and compared images....sure enough my camera was the worst one of the bunch..images were soft and out of focus a lot of the time...not by much mind you but enough for me to notice. (He said most people would not have noticed).

So right there and then he took the best of the bunch and boxed it up and gave it to me and sent me on my way.

The new one takes photos that are a lot sharper and clearer than the first one I had.

THATS WHAT I CALL SERVICE!!! http://forums.overclockers.com.au/images/smilies/smile.gif

I would highly recommend them!!!

And yes..if you can get a better price elsewhere (and can tell them where) they will price match! TALK TO JASON BUCK and tell him Anthony Lee sent you...you will get great service...(no I do not work there).lol

-Pleiades-

31st of January 2007 (Wed), 21:02

Thanks Feng and Anthony.

Feng, my list is as follows....... 5D, 24-70 2.8, 70-200 2.8 IS and maybe the 17-55 2.8 IS. Just a wish list at the moment until my business sells but afterwards I would like to study photography and become a professional photographer so I'd like to set myself up with the gear.

Anthony, sounds like they are customer service is high on their list. Glad to hear your 400D problems were sorted out. If I do shop there I'll be sure to ask for Jason and mention your name!

anthonyl

31st of January 2007 (Wed), 21:11

No worries...

I sold the 70-200 f/4L....."sigh"

Greg_C

1st of February 2007 (Thu), 03:28

No worries...

BTW: If anyone in Brissie is interested in picking up a MINT CONDITION 70-200 f/4L complete with lens caps / lens hood / lens protector filter / suede carry bag / box (all mint) for around $770.00...let me know... Im upgrading to either a 2.8 or an f/4L IS...not sure which one to get...
I can personally vouch for the 2.8 IS. It's a lovely lens if you can stretch you budget that far.

PC's aren't always the cheapest but as said before they will bargain a bit. I bought my 30D from them for a very good price - actually it was the very first they sold.:D They have a great range on the floor, I love to just go over there and browse around, trick is to just window shop when you really shouldn't be buying. I'm only 15min drive from them so the temptation is always there. All that being said I've bought my expensive lenses from D-D Photographics in Sydney they were just that bit cheaper than local.

kendickson

1st of February 2007 (Thu), 21:34

Here is my EXCELLENT EXPERIENCE WITH PHOTOCONTINENTAL........

So right there and then he took the best of the bunch and boxed it up and gave it to me and sent me on my way.

The new one takes photos that are a lot sharper and clearer than the first one I had.

THATS WHAT I CALL SERVICE!!! http://forums.overclockers.com.au/images/smilies/smile.gif

I would highly recommend them!!!

And yes..if you can get a better price elsewhere (and can tell them where) they will price match! TALK TO JASON BUCK and tell him Anthony Lee sent you...you will get great service...(no I do not work there).lol

Anthony,

Certainly a good story for Photo Continental. I too have found there sevice good - at least most of the people who work there have a knowledge about photography.

kendickson

1st of February 2007 (Thu), 21:35

No worries...

I sold the 70-200 f/4L....."sigh"

damn - I was just catching up with the thread and was interested.:(

Andrew Carpenter

2nd of February 2007 (Fri), 03:22

kendickson

2nd of February 2007 (Fri), 07:33

Ken, Justin was begging and begging me to buy that lens, He knows how gullible I am so he was telling me it cost $3000 new, luckily for me he's also shown where to find gear and prices on the net, so I've gotta check everytime now.

I try the same trick with my wife - "honestly darling you can't get a better bargin"

Sounds like it has the same amount success :D

Greg_C

2nd of February 2007 (Fri), 16:34

I'm still heading to the Motor Show this morning but it looks like I'm all alone....:( :cry: :cry:

There's also a wakeboard comp on the river in front of Southbank so I might pop over and check this out. This should be a REAL challenge, very fast action, not sure what the background going to look like. With any luck the mangroves by the SE Freeway will blur nicely.

Meaty0

2nd of February 2007 (Fri), 17:38

Meaty0

2nd of February 2007 (Fri), 17:40

I try the same trick with my wife - "honestly darling you can't get a better bargin"

Sounds like it has the same amount success :D

I just don't tell my wife and hope like hell she won't find out:D Ooops! She's standing right behind me:lol: WHACK! Ooooow!

Greg_C

2nd of February 2007 (Fri), 17:53

Strewth! I gotta work mate...otherwise I'd be there. But I'm worried my cheque book might get more of a work out than my camera.:D

I was out your way late yesterday --- we had a blow up of the little transformer that supplies just the substation and a small part of the shops. I was out the there to sus out the replacement.

Aarons comming with me now so I won't be all alone. I can't wait to hear him when he sees some of the cars. Oh well time ot leave now. Pics to follow later.

Greg_C

3rd of February 2007 (Sat), 03:26

Busy day today.

Here's a couple of Motor Show girls having a laugh at the brass band that was singing to them.
http://photography-on-the.net/forum/showthread.php?t=271728

I checked out the wakeboarding and was easily able to get a front row seat for the qualifying, might be different tomorrow though. Really needed the 400 to get the action in the middle of the river. Crud Freeway background though.
http://photography-on-the.net/forum/showthread.php?t=271751

Nick C.

3rd of February 2007 (Sat), 04:03

Nice shooting, Greg.

Do you know what time the wakeboarding runs until tomorrow?

Greg_C

3rd of February 2007 (Sat), 04:17

Nice shooting, Greg. Do you know what time the wakeboarding runs until tomorrow?

Thanks Nick.
From http://www.wakeboarding.com.au/
EVENT
Date: Sunday 4th February
Quarter Finals: 10am
Women’s Finals: 12pm
Semi Finals: 1pm
Men’s Finals: 2pm
Wakeskating: 3.30pm

Nick C.

3rd of February 2007 (Sat), 05:27

Thanks for the info and link, Greg.

kendickson

3rd of February 2007 (Sat), 05:56

Greg_C

3rd of February 2007 (Sat), 14:41

Meaty0

3rd of February 2007 (Sat), 20:12

Hi gang,

I have spent a bit of time restructing my web page to try and get more focus on my photography.

If you get a chance please have a look and give me some feedback:
www.dicksonfamilyonline.com (http://www.dicksonfamilyonline.com)

Cheers

Hey Ken!

I like your website a real lot! The animations and presentation is great. The photos were a bit slow to load, but I think that's just my computer:(

I have no useful C&C to offer other than you need LOTS MORE PHOTOS:D

I love photos of old rusty cars/trucks/tractors and your old Chevy is great. (I think it might actually be a 1929 Model A Ford Pickup, but I've never seen one with wheels like that. Most had wire spoke wheels so I'm probably wrong.)

kendickson

3rd of February 2007 (Sat), 23:41

Wow Ken that web site looks great. How long did it take to put together and how much had to be hand coded?

Greg,

I wish I could claim to be that smart!

The photogalleries and from a piece of freeware called "picklish" it does a great job but doesn't give you a lot of flexibilty - so we will see how it goes.

The main web page structure is based on a template available from my web hosting service in USA.

I used to do my own stuff in Frontpage but now want to move to an easier setup so I can concentrate on getting the images up there.

kendickson

3rd of February 2007 (Sat), 23:42

Hey Ken!

I like your website a real lot! The animations and presentation is great. The photos were a bit slow to load, but I think that's just my computer:(

I have no useful C&C to offer other than you need LOTS MORE PHOTOS:D

I love photos of old rusty cars/trucks/tractors and your old Chevy is great. (I think it might actually be a 1929 Model A Ford Pickup, but I've never seen one with wheels like that. Most had wire spoke wheels so I'm probably wrong.)

Paul,

Thanks for the kind words - it is my aim to get more images up there.

The old truck is one of my first images but remains my highest selling image from the markets - people love it! I love it!!

Meaty0

4th of February 2007 (Sun), 00:36

Paul,

The old truck is one of my first images but remains my highest selling image from the markets - people love it! I love it!!

Markets! What markets?

catsith

4th of February 2007 (Sun), 01:26

hi guys, i'm back!!
great photos everyone
welcome anthony
hey vicki, what did u buy?? happy birthday!!

quick rundown on my trip.... bit of a learning curve to go back to shooting with a p and s, so a lot of my photos weren't that great. I still don't regret leaving my slr at home though. Smooth sailing the whole trip, though today i am very tired and the house keeps rocking!! Noumea, over-rated and over-expensive! Lifou was very nice, and got some nice shots from there, great snorkellikng, but once again, too expensive. Port Vila was great, we had a driver for 6 hours, and he took us all around. We got to walk through a ridgi didge village, and i made a donation to the school there as well, got the kids to pose for me, and ended up with a most beautiful photo of cute little girl there, ate at the local markets yummm, checked out some resorts and lifestyles of the rich. Partied hard that night, so the next day was a real let down, i was totally bored. Obviously got out of bed on the wrong side (eventhough you can only get out one side!). Friday better, and got up very very early sat morn to watch coming into brisbane, and got the most awesome sunrise!! That was probably when i missed my camera the most, but still got some sweet shots. Back to work for me this week, so you will have to wait a few days before i can get on the computer to do some photos for you.

justin, i put photos in for the potn book, so will just have to wait and see if they liked them enough.

Vicsta

4th of February 2007 (Sun), 06:19

[quote=catsith;2651448]hi guys, i'm back!!
great photos everyone
welcome anthony
hey vicki, what did u buy?? happy birthday![quote]

Thanks Tina.....I ended up getting a 2Gb Ultra II card and a new back pack to hold all my goodies.....still heavy but at least now I can carry it all on my back and stop wrecking my poor shoulder....

Vicki

kendickson

4th of February 2007 (Sun), 07:44

Markets! What markets?

Paul,

About 18 months ago I started selling my images at markets (normally I do about 1 a month). It doesn't bring in big money - I won't be retiring on it but it does give me money for photography gear. :)

I use my images together with old window frames to create image stories.

I have tried various markets - Forest Lake, Mt Tambourine - but lately have been doing the ones at Chandler.

I also go to the Heritage fair down in Rathdowny (April 1st) which makes for a good market but also a good photographic opportunity.

Liveengineer

4th of February 2007 (Sun), 08:58

Just thought id say Hi to my fellow Brisbanites.

Greg_C

4th of February 2007 (Sun), 14:16

Just thought id say Hi to my fellow Brisbanites.
Hi Liveengineer, welcome. Keep an eye out for some of our activities. We're a social bunch here and tend to get out to shoot together about once a month.

Speaking of which does anyone have any idea for something to do this month?

My 2c

Rainforest bushwalk to a waterfall, followed by lunch somewhere.

catsith

4th of February 2007 (Sun), 16:15

catsith

4th of February 2007 (Sun), 16:19

a few photos, not the best but just to share

lifou island
http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f24/ottine/IMG_1958p_filteredweb.jpg

vanuatu
http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f24/ottine/P1090408web.jpg

vanuatu
http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f24/ottine/IMG_2076web.jpg

catsith

4th of February 2007 (Sun), 16:20

lunch at port vila markets
tuluk, traditional dish, bit oily but not too bad
http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f24/ottine/P1090457web.jpg

yummy rice and chicken and meat
http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f24/ottine/P1090459web.jpg

Greg_C

4th of February 2007 (Sun), 16:21

hi liveengineer, look forward to meeting you at one of our get togethers

greg, don't forget this sunday

speaking of this sunday, it is a late start, 10.00am is seemingly early enough. Who is coming??

(also busy on the 25th)
ok i've forgotten this sunday and am too lazy to trudge back through posts. please remind me.

not fair:cry:, don't tease us with those shots Tina.

catsith

4th of February 2007 (Sun), 16:21

a couple of sunsets

noumea
http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f24/ottine/IMG_1911p_filteredweb.jpg

coming home
http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f24/ottine/P1090562pweb.jpg

catsith

4th of February 2007 (Sun), 16:23

last 3
http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f24/ottine/P1090406p_filtered2web.jpg

http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f24/ottine/IMG_2018p_filteredweb.jpg

thank goodness for automatic washing machines!
http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f24/ottine/P1090421web.jpg

Greg_C

4th of February 2007 (Sun), 17:01

ok i've forgotten this sunday and am too lazy to trudge back through posts. please remind me.

not fair:cry:, don't tease us with those shots Tina.

ahhh, the trains - I remember now.

love the shot of the little girl on the beach Tina.

wakko

4th of February 2007 (Sun), 17:31

Hey Liveengineer.

Welcome aboard. :)

Meaty0

4th of February 2007 (Sun), 18:05

Just thought id say Hi to my fellow Brisbanites.

Welcome to the forum and hope you enjoy your time here. Nice gear too. You'll have to come on one of our many outings.

Vicsta

4th of February 2007 (Sun), 19:20

Sorry guys I can't make Sunday....will be coming home from Warwick after working all weekend.....hopefully I will sell a few pics and have some mooolah in my pocket....

Vicki

justin carpenter

4th of February 2007 (Sun), 22:33

Welcome Liveengineer!
I won't be able to make it on Sunday, I have work.
Greg a bushwalk to a waterfall sounds awesome!

wakko

4th of February 2007 (Sun), 22:43

oh yeah... with Sunday... won't be able to make it either... i'm not too good for Sundays... or Saturday mornings...

bub's due soon, so it won't be long until every day is a bad day :)

kendickson

4th of February 2007 (Sun), 23:21

Hi gang,

Welcome Liveengineer!

Sorry I will not be able to make it on Sunday for the trains - sorry Tina.

Greg - would be interested in a forest bushwalk type of thing

Meaty0

5th of February 2007 (Mon), 00:10

Greg a bushwalk to a waterfall sounds awesome! Ummm....Greg. Are there any waterfalls left around Brisbane? I mean ones actually with water in them:D

Greg_C

5th of February 2007 (Mon), 00:47

Ummm....Greg. Are there any waterfalls left around Brisbane? I mean ones actually with water in them:D
Tambourine has a couple with water still .... I think. Time for some research I think.

catsith

5th of February 2007 (Mon), 04:27

gee, i hope some of you are coming on sunday!!
thanks for the comments greg. I like the girl too, think i will put her in a competition. I have one up my sleeve that i don't want to post yet, waiting to see if i will put in in the seq salon. It is a very cute little girl, will definitely post after seq.

Greg_C

5th of February 2007 (Mon), 04:32

I've been playing about a bit today. Here's one with another couple to follow.
http://photography-on-the.net/forum/showthread.php?p=2657021#post2657021

I should be able to make it on Sunday. I just might be a 1/2 and hour or so late if its a 10am start.

catsith

5th of February 2007 (Mon), 05:00

i just took a punt at 10.00 greg, as being the earliest. Turn up when you can, i will be there for a few hours anyway.

Nick C.

5th of February 2007 (Mon), 05:29

I'm still in for Sunday but I'll be looking at a similar time to Greg.

Nice collection of shots by the way, Tina.

catsith

5th of February 2007 (Mon), 05:59

thanks nick

Liveengineer

5th of February 2007 (Mon), 09:45

Thanks for the warm welcome everyone, really looking forward to giving this 400 and my legs a good workout. Meat0, the only falls i can think of are past Samford going up the mountain to Mt Glorious.Or up what the locals call the goat track between samford and Mt Nebo,but thats more bushy than rainforest with lots of snakes. But we need some rain first.
Cheers Ricky.

catsith

5th of February 2007 (Mon), 15:14

update...sorry guys, i just re=read the invitation, and it says from 11.00am, so don't come early! The entrance is not very obvious, so make sure you look for the (rather small) qsmee sign. The tracks are set back from the road.

ricky, we have an outing at the qmsee track (model steam trains that you can ride) out warner way (northside) this sunday. If you can come, send me your email via pm, so i can send you the invitation details.

Kelsey-Lee

6th of February 2007 (Tue), 06:49

I'm back. :D I didn't really go anwhere, but I haven't had time to come on much (school, beach, soccer, homework, assignments ).

I've had a quick can, but to make sure I didn't miss anything important, can someone please give me a few notes? :)

Ospi

6th of February 2007 (Tue), 08:48

hi all,

received my sigma 17-70 and have been messing with it and after unhappy "real life shots" i did some focus chart tests and it seems my lens is back focusing quite badly. So im wondering if there is a sigma repair place in Australia or is it better to send it back to the retailer for repairs?

catsith

6th of February 2007 (Tue), 19:14

kelsey, don't forget this sunday, about 11.00am at the train place. I think i sent you the invite with instructions, let me know if i need to send it again.

reece!! hey stranger, how was your trip o/s ? can you come on sunday? Sorry about your lens, can't help, but maybe when the others log on again, they can.

don't forget guys, for those coming on sunday, you need closed in shoes to ride the trains. They do have some there you can borrow if you forget.

Meaty0

6th of February 2007 (Tue), 19:20

Tambourine has a couple with water still .... I think. Time for some research I think.Natural Arch usually has water flowing through it and is quite photogenic. But it is a long way to go. But it is very scenic. But there aren't many places to eat. But it's close to the Gold Coast. But not that close really. But....:D