Brisbane POTN: General Ramblings Thread

[shayb]

i'll be there tomorrow.

[wakko]

i'll be there tomorrow.

excellent...

List as it stands is:

Kelsey-Lee
Sam
David
Myself
Greg
Paul
Kinnon/Aaron
Helen
Shay
Nick?
Tina? (another name I thought of, but wasn't sure if she was busy or not)

And to recap, Roma St Parklands, 10am, Fenced Duckponds.

Greg... I'll PM you later... interested in a stint to PC in the morning? or were we going to go after??

Kinnon?

LOL @ flyfishing in Roma Parklands :)

[Greg_C]

Greg... I'll PM you later... interested in a stint to PC in the morning? or were we going to go after??

I didn't think they would be open. They are very slack usually. ie 2pm Sat close time.

[-Pleiades-]

Wait till you see it.....

[Greg_C]

Sleep time for me. See you all tomorrow.

[wakko]

I didn't think they would be open. They are very slack usually. ie 2pm Sat close time.

hrmm.. dunno it does say 9am opening... but never know being a 'public' holiday

[wakko]

Sleep time for me. See you all tomorrow.

Cool ok... I'll PM you my details... looks like Helen and bub aren't going...

Wait till you see it.....

hahahH i'll be waiting with baited breath. :)

[Meaty0]

Nick are you coming? I am sure someone would have a spare body for you to play with (Kinnon????)

You know...if this was any other type of forum, I think this would be one of the weirdest things I've ever seen anybody say.:D

[Kelsey-Lee]

Originally Posted by HelenThura View Post
Nick are you coming? I am sure someone would have a spare body for you to play with (Kinnon?)
You know...if this was any other type of forum, I think this would be one of the weirdest things I've ever seen anybody say.

:D:lol:

[-Pleiades-]

You know...if this was any other type of forum, I think this would be one of the weirdest things I've ever seen anybody say.:D

Ha, funny, I only just read it 'that' way.

Well, I could say that Nick can play with my body, but I better not.....

[wakko]

You know...if this was any other type of forum, I think this would be one of the weirdest things I've ever seen anybody say.:D

Ha, funny, I only just read it 'that' way.

Well, I could say that Nick can play with my body, but I better not.....

HAHAHAHAHAH!!!!!!!!! omg I didn't read it that way until now too :) sounds kinda.... um.... :o heheheh...

I'll PM Nick too with the info just in case he feels the urge to join us if he's not working :)

[Meaty0]

Just finished processing another picture...was "almost" B&W anyway so I made it "fully B&W" with a bit of colour.....hmmm...that doesn't make sense...

http://img118.imageshack.us/img118/3855/newzealand2007387bw2tb3.jpg


Wow!...If I put a castle on one of those headlands, this could be Loch Ness.

[wakko]

that's a beauty Paul :) Love the rays coming through the clouds :)

[three]

cool im there.. i managed to borrow some filters and stuff :)

Well theyre pretty useless ones actually:
-> 16-point star filter
-> +3 close-up filter
-> variable star filter

The only problem is that gotta use the star filters at night... oh and i got a tripod too. not really sure if i wanna cart it on the train... well we will see :D

on another note - i was setting up sound at the toombul cinemas today for church and i grabbed a quick snap of this place:

http://stuff.xblac.com/potn/toombulhouse.jpg
f/8 - ISO800 - 1/4000 sec

I decided to try a selective color thing on it :)
c+c welcome :D

[wakko]

hrmm... that's an interesting shot David. What colour WAS the building? (just curious)... You could've dropped your ISO down a bit... did you REALLY need to freeze the action there? :) heheheh mmm 1/4000 :)

[wakko]

oh... CS3 screws with the EXIF too eh? or did you do save for web again?

[Meaty0]

hrmm... that's an interesting shot David. What colour WAS the building? (just curious)... You could've dropped your ISO down a bit... did you REALLY need to freeze the action there? :) heheheh mmm 1/4000 :)

Perhaps he was trying to freeze that duck flying across the roof.....look caaaarefully now....:D

[-Pleiades-]

Only just got the manual out for my 5D (shameful I know) and I found out what the 'B' and 'C' are for you Paul. B is bulb and C is for the custom functions.

I just read that there's a noise reduction. Is there any downside to using the noise reduction setting? Does it do anything to the IQ?

[::John::]

Doubles the length of time taken by the camera to process each shot, Kinnon

You'll get less noise and, therefore, the IQ is somewhat better straight out of the camera.

[wakko]

Perhaps he was trying to freeze that duck flying across the roof.....look caaaarefully now....:D

hahahah what is that! :D

Only just got the manual out for my 5D (shameful I know) and I found out what the 'B' and 'C' are for you Paul. B is bulb and C is for the custom functions.

I just read that there's a noise reduction. Is there any downside to using the noise reduction setting? Does it do anything to the IQ?

I read the manual specifically to find out what those do. 'C' is sorta more profiles... like if Helen prefers to use different custom functions, then you can define a different set in there. Useful for couples who don't like to use * button for focus... and the other half does. Good thing Helen just uses whatever I use... and she even reminds friends that * is focus... and asks me if I have told them yet :) hehehe cute...

[wakko]

Doubles the length of time taken by the camera to process each shot, Kinnon

You'll get less noise and, therefore, the IQ is somewhat better straight out of the camera.

Thanks for the pointer John.

I gave my sensor it's first blow dust... and also cleared up a magenta spot on the sensor using the ol sensor clean with the lens trick... worked for me again here ;)

[-Pleiades-]

Cool, thanks for that info :D

I can't use the copperhill sensor cleaning kit on my 5D hey?

[::John::]

Thanks for the pointer John.

I gave my sensor it's first blow dust... and also cleared up a magenta spot on the sensor using the ol sensor clean with the lens trick... worked for me again here ;)

I don't use the in-camera noise reduction. If I am shooting ISO 1600 or 3200 then I let Neat Image take care of the noise during post-processing. The reason it takes twice as long in-camera is because the camera takes the picture and then shuts the shutter and spends the same time matching the closed shutter (black) with the exposed picture and using the difference as a noise comparison. The internal processor does a cleanup on the pic.

Blow is fine. I gave mine its second ever wet clean on Friday - the car rally the weekend before had really left things a bit spotty and the blower was not coping.

Hmmm - magenta cell on the sensor? I have been lucky not to get any of those.

[::John::]

Cool, thanks for that info :D

I can't use the copperhill sensor cleaning kit on my 5D hey?

I did.

There was a post I read today where Copperhill are looking further into the problems people are having.

My 5D is an early serial number and Copperhill (Eclipse fluids) suspect that the original fluid will be fine. They suspect the new fluid should be used on the newer serial numbers - but they are still tracking that and will cover any sensor repairs if their fluid has damaged the sensor.

Fingers crossed I suppose.

In over a year I have wet cleaned my sensor twice so I really don't think it will be damaged from over zealous cleaning :)

[-Pleiades-]

Hmmm.....bugger. I think I'll play it safe then and just stick to the rocket blower on my 5D.

[wakko]

Hmmm - magenta cell on the sensor? I have been lucky not to get any of those.

I had a couple of faint ones on my 30D as well as one BRIGHT one.... tried a trick on something I saw on dpreview, and it fixed it up. Had a tiny iddy biddy magenta one on this cam, and one cycle cleared her up... Only showed up on a 30 second exposure though.

[wakko]

Kinnon... just saw PC has a 3 day sale! :P must be open tomorrow :) hehehe... i'll try convince Greg he wants to go ;) hahah

[-Pleiades-]

Awww Feng, I really REALLY didn't need to know that!

I'm thinking of selling my bag and getting something else because once all my gear is in it the laptop doesn't fit, so I'm thinking of getting something that's better on the space for me gear. I guess I can always just *look* at the bags there to see what's out there....

But I need some more memory, and a tripod and a monopod, and some filters, and well.....just heaps!

[wakko]

haha yeah... man if they have a wickey and cox there, I'm sold! :)

I need a tripod, but I'm convinced it'll be cheaper for me to import it :| oh and filters... dont' get me started :(

[wakko]

hrmm... thinking about it, I should've got you, aaron and greg over for a morning coffee :)

still possible I guess :)

[-Pleiades-]

lol, don't get me started! I really need a lens condom for my 70-200, and a 77mm CPL.

My poor old tripod has just about had enough. It occasionally wants to be a bipod when one of it's legs keeps falling off.

[three]

hahahah what is that! :D
its a bird i think hehehe... i left that one out..

oh yea feng... a long overdue shot of my nephew jackson took at breakfast today :)

http://stuff.xblac.com/potn/jackson-01.jpg
f/6.3
ISO800
1/160 sec

[-Pleiades-]

hrmm... thinking about it, I should've got you, aaron and greg over for a morning coffee :)

still possible I guess :)

Mmm.....coffee.....I'm sure yours is better than the maccas one I usually stop for at the reedy creek station. I'm easy, I don't mind. I'm still trying to remember how to get there. I remember going through a tunnel......

[wakko]

nice shot david... :)

yay for exif data ;)

see this is why you dont' strip it:

Exif IFD0

* Camera Make = Canon
* Camera Model = Canon EOS 30D
* Picture Orientation = normal (1)
* X-Resolution = 2400000/10000 = 240.00
* Y-Resolution = 2400000/10000 = 240.00
* X/Y-Resolution Unit = inch (2)
* Software/Firmware Version = Adobe Photoshop CS3 Windows
* Last Modified Date/Time = 2007:06:10 23:08:19
* Artist = unknown
* Time Zone Offset = 10,10

Exif Sub IFD

* Exposure Time (1 / Shutter Speed) = 1/160 second = 0.00625 second
* Lens F-Number/F-Stop = 63/10 = F6.30
* Exposure Program = aperture priority (3)
* ISO Speed Ratings = 800
* Exif Version = 0221
* Original Date/Time = 2007:06:10 11:37:52
* Digitization Date/Time = 2007:06:10 11:37:52
* Shutter Speed Value (APEX) = 7321928/1000000
Shutter Speed (Exposure Time) = 1/160.00 second
* Aperture Value (APEX) = 5310704/1000000
Aperture = F6.30
* Exposure Bias (EV) = 0/3 = 0.00
* Max Aperture Value (APEX) = 4/1 = 4.00
Max Aperture = F4.00
* Metering Mode = pattern / multi-segment (5)
* Flash = Flash did not fire, compulsory flash mode
* Focal Length = 70/1 mm = 70.00 mm
* Color Space = 65535
* Image Width = 800
* Image Height = 533
* Focal Plane X-Resolution = 3504000/885 = 3959.32
* Focal Plane Y-Resolution = 2336000/590 = 3959.32
* Focal Plane X/Y-Resolution Unit = inch (2)
* Custom Rendered = normal process (0)
* Exposure Mode = auto exposure (0)
* White Balance = auto (0)
* Scene Capture Type = standard (0)

Exif IFD1

* Compression = JPEG compression (6)
* X-Resolution = 72/1 = 72.00
* Y-Resolution = 72/1 = 72.00
* X/Y-Resolution Unit = inch (2)
* Offset to the start byte (SOI) of JPEG compressed thumbnail data = 742
* JPEG Interchange Format Length = 3558

[wakko]

Mmm.....coffee.....I'm sure yours is better than the maccas one I usually stop for at the reedy creek station. I'm easy, I don't mind. I'm still trying to remember how to get there. I remember going through a tunnel......

I'll PM you if you decide to wake up early...

Feng's coffee shop open at 8am :) hahaha... Greg, you're welcome to stop by early if you want. If you're all running late, then that's no problem... I'll wake up early to make coffee for myself and try eat some breakky too.

[-Pleiades-]

Well.....do you want us to pop by before hand, and then we can have a quick (if that's possible) at photocontinental. I'm keen just to have a look at it, I've never been there before.

[wakko]

Well.....do you want us to pop by before hand, and then we can have a quick (if that's possible) at photocontinental. I'm keen just to have a look at it, I've never been there before.

yeah no biggy really... either... i've sent you a PM with details etc... if you do feel the urge to wake up that much earlier...

Greg, feel free to pop by earlier for a coffee and a quick visit to PC on the way in. Give me a buzz in the morning.

[three]

its easy i used to live there... stupid trains!

From the highway get off @ turbot street exit and take the first left onto george street
Turn right at the transit centre and right again (staggered lights)
Take the first left into roma st parklands.. (cant miss it)

Are you viewing that in-browser feng?

[wakko]

Are you viewing that in-browser feng?

yeah... well... it's a FF xpi. I right click on the image, and choose "View Exif Data".

I posted a link to it a few pages back.

[-Pleiades-]

Cool, thanks David :D

I'll have my trusty refidex with me and aaon as well who fortunatley for me has a good sense of direction.

[wakko]

I know no one else is up.... but what are we doing for lunch :D?

There I go again... always thinking of my stomach.

[-Pleiades-]

I'm here....Although I should be going to bed seeing as though I'll have to get up in a few hours time to leave.

As for lunch, don't mind, I'm easy.

[Kelsey-Lee]

Haha. :D I'm hungry now...
All my chocolate disappeared :( (I have chocolate when I'm studying.) I think I ate it all.

Hehe, I wanna go to PC with Dad's credit card. :D SHOPPING SPREE!

[wakko]

Go to bed Kinnon!

I'm going now too... seems no one else is here... :)

I just suddenly had a craving for BBQ :) hahahahah dunno why :|

OK... c-yas tomorrow morning...

[-Pleiades-]

Yeah, I better go to bed.

Night all.

[wakko]

Haha. :D I'm hungry now...
All my chocolate disappeared :( (I have chocolate when I'm studying.) I think I ate it all.

Hehe, I wanna go to PC with Dad's credit card. :D SHOPPING SPREE!

hahah what are you doing up? :D

PC with someone elses CC would be GREAT :D

[Kelsey-Lee]

Nearly 200 pages of posts... wowzers.

I guess I should get to bed as well. I'm notorious for sleeping in (just ask my school, lol. Late pretty much every day! But... that's school, not photography ;))

[three]

im goin to sleepies too!
i will see you all at 10am by the fenced duck ponds.. :)

(little hint... catch the train to roma st and not central) LOL!

[-Pleiades-]

*yawn* morning all.

Feng, we should be leaving in the next 20mins or so (only just dragged aaron out of bed kicking and screaming) so we *should* make it to your place a touch after 8. I'll give you a call/send a msg before we get to brissy to let you know how we're travelling.

[Greg_C]

*yawn* morning all.

Feng, we should be leaving in the next 20mins or so (only just dragged aaron out of bed kicking and screaming) so we *should* make it to your place a touch after 8. I'll give you a call/send a msg before we get to brissy to let you know how we're travelling.

Morning Kinnon, you and Aaron have a safe trip up, see ya later today. I'll probably be around Feng's a little earlier to catch a coffee.

Did you get that Feng?

[wakko]

*yawn* morning all.

Feng, we should be leaving in the next 20mins or so (only just dragged aaron out of bed kicking and screaming) so we *should* make it to your place a touch after 8. I'll give you a call/send a msg before we get to brissy to let you know how we're travelling.

Morning... not that you'll see this message until you get home... but yeah...

Morning Kinnon, you and Aaron have a safe trip up, see ya later today. I'll probably be around Feng's a little earlier to catch a coffee.

Did you get that Feng?

Cool... sounds good to me. I'm up now, so whenever. Coffee machine is warmed up and ready to go.

[Greg_C]

Cool... sounds good to me. I'm up now, so whenever. Coffee machine is warmed up and ready to go.
See you about 8:30?

[wakko]

yup no worries... I'll just make it for you when you're here then :)

[Kelsey-Lee]

Morning. :D

[Kelsey-Lee]

Still trying to drag Dad out of bed... I think it's time to jump on the bed. Lol. See youa all at the park lands!

[three]

just about to get ready .etc
see you all soon :)

should i bring the tripod?

[wakko]

just about to get ready .etc
see you all soon :)

should i bring the tripod?

up to you mate.... i'm going to... :) but I'm not training :)

[-spam-]

Morning all, gee you were chatty last night. 3 pages to read from when i went to bed at 10:30 :)

Im not bothering with my tripod, had a bad experience carrying it around town a couple of weeks ago, nearly broke my back.

As far as lunch goes, the woolies in town should be open so we could pick up something there during the day. Oh and i have my discount card for there as well... :cool:;)

[three]

yea im gonna bring it... its not a huge one anyway :)
Im outta here... see you all soon!

[Meaty0]

Cool, thanks for that info :D

I can't use the copperhill sensor cleaning kit on my 5D hey?

You can now. Copperhill now supply a different solution to use with the 5D (and 1D MkIII).

[::John::]

You can now. Copperhill now supply a different solution to use with the 5D (and 1D MkIII).

Invisible again :(

I went and found the thread I referred to in answer to Kinnons question.

Here it is:

>> click (http://photography-on-the.net/forum/showpost.php?p=3345018&postcount=4) <<

[shayb]

sorry people can't make it after all. hope you have fun anyway.

[Nick C.]

Yeah, I was working today guys so I couldn't make it. Disappointed too. Looks like one of the best turnouts we've had.
Finished at 1 and now I've just caught up on the 10 or so pages since my last post yesterday afternoon. Chatty bunch last night.

Thanks for the offer of the body too, Kinnon. How did Aaron go? Were they biting? :)

I've got a fiver that says Greg will be the first to post up a picture or two.

I'll stop now because with everyone out and about I get this strange feeling I'm talking to myself :D

[Meaty0]

Woohoo! Looks like your $5 down Nick.

The sun reflection off the surface of a pool....

http://img391.imageshack.us/img391/29/romast011tt8.jpg

Looks cool posterised too...

http://img391.imageshack.us/img391/9970/romast011afb3.jpg

[Meaty0]

Invisible again :(

I went and found the thread I referred to in answer to Kinnons question.

Here it is:

>> click (http://photography-on-the.net/forum/showpost.php?p=3345018&postcount=4) <<

Sorry John:oops:

Not invisible, just overlooked in my speed to pack for this mornings outing. You may have noticed that pages of postings appear in a matter of minutes in this thread:D I've gotten into the (bad) habit of skimming too quickly through them. I should have picked up on your response.

As to Kinnon's question, I investigated this matter just recently and found that now...Photosol (who make the Eclipse fluid) recommend the ORIGINAL Eclipse for the 5D ( SEE THEIR WEBSITE HERE (http://www.photosol.com/cameras_bymfg.html) ) but Eclipse E2 for the 1D Mark III !! It seems not all Tin Oxide coated low pass filters are created equal. I can believe the confusion this creates. It makes me think that you'd be better to avoid touching the sensor filter until more time passes.

Also, how come if you bugger up the low pass filter by cleaning it too vigorously, they can't just replace the filter? Instead Canon has to replace the WHOLE sensor???

[Nick C.]

Woohoo! Looks like your $5 down Nick.
Bugger! I was sure Greg was odds-on favourite.

That posterised effect looks cool. I bet you could flog off a large print of that as a modern piece of art.

[wakko]

Nice shots Paul. Just coz Paul left earlier! :D hahah... out of everyone who hung around to the end, most likely Greg will be first to post something :)

[Greg_C]

Ha, sorry to let you down Nick. Just got home now. 78% downloaded.

[HelenThura]

well I have just loaded all mine and done the first run through with the delete button. What a day though. 10 people, 11 cameras, X lenses, a gazillion photos.


Mum asked me how many photos I took and I held up my little stack of CF cards, she goes how many is that, so I say bit over 300 but that doesn't include the photos I took on the cameras owned by Wakko and Three as well as I think I took some on Spam's camera as well.

Ahhh the 5d is one gorgeous camera.

[Meaty0]

well I have just loaded all mine and done the first run through with the delete button. What a day though. 10 people, 11 cameras, X lenses, a gazillion photos.


Mum asked me how many photos I took and I held up my little stack of CF cards, she goes how many is that, so I say bit over 300 but that doesn't include the photos I took on the cameras owned by Wakko and Three as well as I think I took some on Spam's camera as well.

Ahhh the 5d is one gorgeous camera.

Yes....here it is doing what it does best....making peoples face look funny
http://img178.imageshack.us/img178/7231/romast053ys7.jpg

[-spam-]

hey all, great to finally get out and meet you all. Twas a great day. Even with the drunk irishman who tried to break Fengs lens and take my film :confused:

anywho, ive nearly got half of the shots off my first card, two more left :)

[catsith]

hey guys, just came home a couple of hours ago from a fantastic w/e. Those of you who belong to camera clubs should put psq on your list. It was held in the redland bay area, over the 3 days, lots of guest speakers on different topics, and tons of fun, meeting like minded people, just a blast! I also won a bottle of wine with the best photo of the w/e. I managed to get myself a very cute little wren, will have to post it tomorrow or whenever though.
Sorry to have missed what seems a great day out at roma st, would have loved to have been there.
Great piccies there folks, paul, you really have a wonderful eye for landscape!

[Kelsey-Lee]

Had a fantastic day. :D
I just got home... so no piccies yet.

Haha, "I want the film."

[-spam-]

Had a fantastic day. :D
I just got home... so no piccies yet.

Haha, "I want the film."

Good to know that you got back safe and sound :D The valley sure was a bit creepy haha

Edit: now onto the second card...

[Kelsey-Lee]

Quote:
Originally Posted by Kelsey-Lee View Post
Had a fantastic day.
I just got home... so no piccies yet.

Haha, "I want the film."
Good to know that you got back safe and sound The valley sure was a bit creepy haha

Edit: now onto the second card...

:D I got locked outside. No-one else is home, lol. I had to get the spare key off the neighbours.

[HelenThura]

Yes....here it is doing what it does best....making peoples face look funny



That's MY lens!

[HelenThura]

so shall we be hitting page 200 by 8pm?

[-spam-]

so shall we be hitting page 200 by 8pm?

I would imagine so, with the number of candids people will be sharing :)

Top floor views anyone?

http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1438/540270466_7c9e86a315.jpg?v=0 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/-spam-/540270466/)

[Greg_C]

Ok, looks like I'm the slow poke today with my images. Here my first couple - a hoverfly (http://photography-on-the.net/forum/showthread.php?p=3357182#post3357182).

[-spam-]

Great shots Greg, they turned out heaps better than any of my macro shots.

For all those interested, i created a set on flickr that will eventually have all of todays shots from me that i edit in it. It can be found here (http://www.flickr.com/photos/-spam-/sets/72157600337080365/)

Keep checking back over the next few days to see what else i add. With over 600 shots to go through, it might take some time... ;)

[subliminal message]Macro lenses and extension tubes are gooood...[/subliminal message]

[wakko]

Haha, "I want the film."

LOL @ the drunken stoner! :|

Edit: now onto the second card...

I still can't believe you bought one at JB! :| but funny none the less :) .... expensive film they got at JB :P

:D I got locked outside. No-one else is home, lol. I had to get the spare key off the neighbours.

eeek... at least you have a spare set with the neighbours :)

Sorry to have missed what seems a great day out at roma st, would have loved to have been there.

We missed you too... i needed some flower taking tips (I suck at them :( )

Ok, looks like I'm the slow poke today with my images. Here my first couple - a hoverfly (http://photography-on-the.net/forum/showthread.php?p=3357182#post3357182).

Great hoverfly... is that with just the macro lens on its own?

PS: I think this is my 1000th post :)

[Kelsey-Lee]

39 minutes left of downloading??? :o

[catsith]

forgot to mention, sorry to hear about the white ants greg, and hope that it is not too costly to fix and not too invasive yet.

[PeacePlanet]

Thanks everyone for having me and my Canon S3 today. It was cool fun.

I hope I did not step on anybody's toes today cos I did not know your policies rules etc etc.

First card

Here are some pictures ...

http://photography-on-the.net/forum/showthread.php?p=3357254#post3357254

[Kelsey-Lee]

It is your 1000th Feng! Yay! /blows party noise maker thingy/

[-spam-]

I still can't believe you bought one at JB! :| but funny none the less :) .... expensive film they got at JB :P

Thats the worst thing about being teh subliminal messager it affects me more than anyone else ;)

Besides, im a big impulse buy person


PS: I think this is my 1000th post :)

I believe congratulatoins are in order, mr senior member :lol:

39 minutes left of downloading??? :o

I know your pain, lightroom went and screwed with where it put all my raw files, so i had to import them all again :-|

It is your 1000th Feng! Yay! /blows party noise maker thingy/

*joins in with another party noise maker thingy*

[-spam-]

Thanks everyone for having me and my Canon S3 today. It was cool fun.

I hope I did not step on anybody's toes today cos I did not know your policies rules etc etc.


Thanks for joining us :D

And dont worry about any policies or rules, if there were any, thats the first i have heard of them ;)

[wakko]

Thanks everyone for having me and my Canon S3 today. It was cool fun.

I hope I did not step on anybody's toes today cos I did not know your policies rules etc etc.

First card

Here are some pictures ...

what rules? :D HAHAH

great of drunken stoner trying to take the film out of spam's cam :)

[wakko]

It is your 1000th Feng! Yay! /blows party noise maker thingy/

I believe congratulatoins are in order, mr senior member :lol:

*joins in with another party noise maker thingy*


hehhe :) thanks... not really senior... just talk too much :|

[Kelsey-Lee]

We need to organise another meet... to celebrate 200 pages of posts (when we get there...)!

Any ideas?

[Greg_C]

Great shots Greg, they turned out heaps better than any of my macro shots.
thanks
forgot to mention, sorry to hear about the white ants greg, and hope that it is not too costly to fix and not too invasive yet.
thanks Tina, trying hard not to think about it now. A few call to make tomorrow I guess.

[HelenThura]

Well I am off to bed - I don't know how I am keeping my eyes open. The four hours of sleep I have had in the last 38hrs is just slightly catching up with me.

I have a great photo of Feng's ear and I can't wait to see some of the gif's that will be coming from spam and three!

This is one of the photos that caught my eye on the first run through. Thanks to Greg for lending me his wonderful macro lens for the day.
http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1041/540336682_ee1ae54df3_o.jpg

[shayb]

love the colours helen.

[-spam-]

first of these sort of shots i have gotten to editing...

http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1263/540466057_9c037be6cf.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/-spam-/540466057/)

and the token Noink user of the day...

http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1126/540469773_276393b343.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/-spam-/540469773/)

[Greg_C]

Well I am off to bed - I don't know how I am keeping my eyes open. The four hours of sleep I have had in the last 38hrs is just slightly catching up with me.

I have a great photo of Feng's ear and I can't wait to see some of the gif's that will be coming from spam and three!

This is one of the photos that caught my eye on the first run through. Thanks to Greg for lending me his wonderful macro lens for the day.

Nice shot Helen, glad you could make use of it.

Now I'm waiting to see what photos I turned up in. :oops:

Oh well, bed time g'night.

[-Pleiades-]

Hello again! got home about half an hour ago, loaded the photos on the laptop on my way home, just about to have a play now for a little bit.

Between us Aaron and I took 582 photos.....

[three]

ok here are a few of mine :D

http://stuff.xblac.com/potn/gregtalk.gif

http://stuff.xblac.com/potn/spider1.jpg

http://stuff.xblac.com/potn/spider2.jpg

Thanks to Kelsey's Dad for the er... habitat prop work :D

[wakko]

lol @ david's minimum focus distance :P heheh

[wakko]

good to hear you got home safely kinnon/aaron.

david, nice shots mate... the first one looks like he fell off the web :P heheh

[-spam-]

Between us Aaron and I took 582 photos.....

Beat you, I got 657 in the end :p;)

[three]

/me giggles at greg's talk shots :D

[-Pleiades-]

wow, nice Sam, I don't envy the pp-ing you have ahead of you.

Paul, been comparing the 30D and 5D's photos and if you take the 2 different lenses into account I think the 5D is a lot more vibrant than the 30D, colours seem to be a lot richer. You reckon Feng?

[-spam-]

wow, nice Sam, I don't envy the pp-ing you have ahead of you.

i had no idea what i was in for. Lightroom has already died on me twice so far :confused:

and its a good thing i did end up buying that other 2 gig card. Filled over half of that before getting home :)

[three]

423 shots for me :)
what a great day it was :) i had a lot of fun hehe.

[wakko]

Yes....here it is doing what it does best....making peoples face look funny


Yes that was Helen's lens... here's the outcome of it...

#1 - David's mug
http://stuff.planetslackers.com/imageshare/forums/20070611_potnfun-0001.jpg

And here are a couple more from the day...

#2 - Spidery Goodness
http://stuff.planetslackers.com/imageshare/forums/20070611_potnfun-0002.jpg

#3 - Some random tree shot on our urban stroll near drunken stoner :)
http://stuff.planetslackers.com/imageshare/forums/20070611_potnfun-0003.jpg

#4 - Our "raise cams and shoot" photo while crossing road (see shadow ;))
http://stuff.planetslackers.com/imageshare/forums/20070611_potnfun-0004.jpg

Got heaps of cool candids... will up to my gallery sometime shortly :) Specially for candids... may make one just for BNE POTN and distribute passwords for people to upload wacky candids :)

[Meaty0]

Yah....just returned from camera club competition judging. Entered 4 images in A Grade comp. and got two merits and two "high acceptances" whatever they are...perhaps "almost merits" :D :D

EDIT: Oh and the Greg talking shot is a classic.

[three]

it wasn't me! you can't prove anything!
http://stuff.xblac.com/potn/helenwino.gif

[Meaty0]

Hey Three, the title of that should be, "Oops, forgot where my mouth was!"

[wakko]

Yah....just returned from camera club competition judging. Entered 4 images in A Grade comp. and got two merits and two "high acceptances" whatever they are...perhaps "almost merits" :D :D

EDIT: Oh and the Greg talking shot is a classic.

Congrats Paul! :) What shots did you get those for?

it wasn't me! you can't prove anything!
http://stuff.xblac.com/potn/helenwino.gif

LMAO! :P

[-spam-]

it wasn't me! you can't prove anything!
http://stuff.xblac.com/potn/helenwino.gif

That is absolutely classic. :D

Any ideas on where to go for the next one? Perhaps we could try for south of the border or at least a little closer to the boarder?

[catsith]

hey guys, one of the young chappies of my club is looking for a non-expensive, entry level dslr. I am think the 350d, do any of you know where he might pick one up?

Paul, that is a good nights work at the club comp.

[connormmii]

On a different note altogether a lot of you guys really know your stuff. Is that through repetitive learning (i.e. self taught) or is it better to do some kind of part time course?

[Meaty0]

On a different note altogether a lot of you guys really know your stuff. Is that through repetitive learning (i.e. self taught) or is it better to do some kind of part time course?

Yes to all of the above. And read lots of photography books. Which ones you ask? Ask Greg. He is the photo book Yoda. (Yes the force is strong in that one:D)

[Greg_C]

On a different note altogether a lot of you guys really know your stuff. Is that through repetitive learning (i.e. self taught) or is it better to do some kind of part time course?

Yes to all of the above. And read lots of photography books. Which ones you ask? Ask Greg. He is the photo book Yoda. (Yes the force is strong in that one:D)
Ha, I've been good. I haven't bought a photography book in about 6 weeks.:D Study and practice for me. I've never done any offical training. Sites like this really help, as do our get togethers like yesterday. Everybody sees things a little different and it forces you too.

Been a while, so here's my booklist (http://www.steadyhands.net/share/photogbooks0001.htm) again.

Another shot from yesterday.. a new species for me, a Banksia Bee (http://photography-on-the.net/forum/showthread.php?p=3360639#post3360639).

[-spam-]

hey guys, one of the young chappies of my club is looking for a non-expensive, entry level dslr. I am think the 350d, do any of you know where he might pick one up?

I had something along those lines not too long ago :confused:

There seems to be quite a few people selling their 350d's and 400d's to fund a move to a 30d at the moment, so it shouldnt be too hard to find one on here.

[connormmii]

Is $190 a good price for a 12 month old Manfrotto Pro 055CLB tripod with no scratches or marks on it? I hope so cos i bought it

[-spam-]

Should be a few more from yesterday in HERE (http://www.flickr.com/photos/-spam-/sets/72157600337080365/)

and i just had to share this one,

http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1423/541584283_5a009b9ddf.jpg?v=0 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/-spam-/541584283/in/set-72157600337080365/)

pretty much everyone chimping :)

[wakko]

Should be a few more from yesterday in HERE (http://www.flickr.com/photos/-spam-/sets/72157600337080365/)

and i just had to share this one,

pretty much everyone chimping :)

funnily enough, I have the pic from that shot too :) I'll post it when I get home :)

[Greg_C]

Just had a visitor to my backyard. A very friendly Kookaburra (http://photography-on-the.net/forum/showthread.php?p=3361430#post3361430).

A brown honeyeater (http://photography-on-the.net/forum/showthread.php?t=333259) from yesterday morning. Snapped this one just after we arrived and were waiting for the others to arrive.

[wakko]

Did you end up not going to work today Greg? :)

[connormmii]

Just had a visitor to my backyard. A very friendly Kookaburra (http://photography-on-the.net/forum/showthread.php?p=3361430#post3361430).

A brown honeyeater (http://photography-on-the.net/forum/showthread.php?t=333259) from yesterday morning. Snapped this one just after we arrived and were waiting for the others to arrive.

Fantastic shot of the Kookaburra Greg. I reckon they are one of the most majestic Australian birds to be found.

[Greg_C]

Did you end up not going to work today Greg? :)
How ever did you guess? I'd pretty much decided yesterday arvo that I'd take the Rostered Day off. Haven't done much around here though. Been going through yesterday's shots adding Catalog data to them.:p

Fantastic shot of the Kookaburra Greg. I reckon they are one of the most majestic Australian birds to be found.
Thanks, the do like to pose don't they.

[three]

man you are an artist lol!

[wakko]

How ever did you guess? I'd pretty much decided yesterday arvo that I'd take the Rostered Day off. Haven't done much around here though. Been going through yesterday's shots adding Catalog data to them.:p

Ah righteo... i have to hurry up and get my PC together...

Can't decide whether to stick to my x2, or to change to a Core2 Duo and sell off my P4. :| DECISIONS :(

[Greg_C]

Ah righteo... i have to hurry up and get my PC together...

Can't decide whether to stick to my x2, or to change to a Core2 Duo and sell off my P4. :| DECISIONS :(
Oh the decisions we have to make.

More shots:D - this time of the Rockclimbers (http://photography-on-the.net/forum/showthread.php?p=3361947#post3361947) at the base of the Kangaroo Point cliffs. I needed the day off to process these.

[wakko]

on a side note, has anyone ordered from hvStar and secondly, does anyone use lenspens?

I noticed my 24-70 had a dirty big finger print on the inner element (from the last time I lent the lens out).

http://hvstar.net/index.asp?PageAction=VIEWPROD&ProdID=139

I'm also going to get a 77mm PRO1 CPL (60USD!!! CHEAP!) from them if they're good.

Anyone else want anything?

[Greg_C]

on a side note, has anyone ordered from hvStar and secondly, does anyone use lenspens?

I noticed my 24-70 had a dirty big finger print on the inner element (from the last time I lent the lens out).

http://hvstar.net/index.asp?PageAction=VIEWPROD&ProdID=139

I'm also going to get a 77mm PRO1 CPL (60USD!!! CHEAP!) from them if they're good.

Anyone else want anything?
Nope, thanks for the offer.

[wakko]

Nope, thanks for the offer.

what do you use to clean lenses Greg?

[Greg_C]

what do you use to clean lenses Greg?
Never had to do a major job on a lens. I normally just use a blower on the front and rear elements. I do sometimes use a microfibre cloth on the front filter if it's grubby. I also have a small bottle of Kodak lens cleaner and dry lens wipes. I used these once on a filter, yuck, took ages to clean the smeary mess it made. Needless to say I haven't touched it again.

My Kookaburra is back and brought two friends! I just spent 5min watching it chase a peewee around my backyard. It then preceded to eat some of the dates from the Triangular palm.... don't know if they are any good for it but I suppose it should know.

[wakko]

ah ok... I might grab one of these lens pens anyways... I mean it's only a 1 buck or so :D

lol... I thought kookaburras were insect eaters? spose dates can be tasty too? :P

[Mat Fitzsimmons]

on a side note, has anyone ordered from hvStar and secondly, does anyone use lenspens?

I use a lenspen, and it's great. I'd highly recommend it.

I got mine from www.lenspen.com (http://www.lenspen.com) though - I think there are a lot of either imitation or OEM versions of them around, I don't know what they'd be like.

[HelenThura]

On a different note altogether a lot of you guys really know your stuff. Is that through repetitive learning (i.e. self taught) or is it better to do some kind of part time course?

Practice, practice, practice, practice I say! As long as the camera doesn't get hurt in the process of course, though saying that they are a lot tougher than you would think.

it wasn't me! you can't prove anything!
http://stuff.xblac.com/potn/helenwino.gif

I love this!!! and I can't wait to see the other photos of Helen doing things with randomly found empty or not so empty bottles of alcohol.

Is $190 a good price for a 12 month old Manfrotto Pro 055CLB tripod with no scratches or marks on it? I hope so cos i bought it

That sounds like a very good price to me - I got mine for I think 300ish a couple of years ago, so bargain!

on a side note, has anyone ordered from hvStar and secondly, does anyone use lenspens?

Anyone else want anything?

Feng - I have a lens pen and love it, would love if you could pick me another one and a large rocket blower. My lens pen is a couple of years old now and is starting to show that age.

I have actually only just got out of bed as I must have caught something in the city yesterday and my body is as sore as a dead dog. Hope no one else picked up the bug.

There was something else I wanted to say but it has left me now.

[-spam-]

I noticed my 24-70 had a dirty big finger print on the inner element (from the last time I lent the lens out).

T'wasnt me i swear. I checked it over at lunch and it was clean. And i didnt really use it once we got to the story bridge.

[Greg_C]

ah ok... I might grab one of these lens pens anyways... I mean it's only a 1 buck or so :D

lol... I thought kookaburras were insect eaters? spose dates can be tasty too? :P

Arrrrh, the sound of my arm being twisted;). Ok I'll take one also.

I have actually only just got out of bed as I must have caught something in the city yesterday and my body is as sore as a dead dog. Hope no one else picked up the bug.

There was something else I wanted to say but it has left me now.
Sorry to hear you are feeling poorly Helen, get well soon.

Will this post push our thread onto page 200?

Edit Noooooo

[wakko]

I use a lenspen, and it's great. I'd highly recommend it.

I got mine from www.lenspen.com (http://www.lenspen.com) though - I think there are a lot of either imitation or OEM versions of them around, I don't know what they'd be like.

Yeah no worries... I figured $1.50 can't hurt :) haha looks the same with same type of packaging etc... so should be all good :)

Feng - I have a lens pen and love it, would love if you could pick me another one and a large rocket blower. My lens pen is a couple of years old now and is starting to show that age.

Yeah no problems... will do... David will probably want a rocket blower too... he's got nothing :)

There was something else I wanted to say but it has left me now.

I'll probably order in a day or two so others (if they want something, and they KNOW they do ;)) can let me know if they want anything :)

T'wasnt me i swear. I checked it over at lunch and it was clean. And i didnt really use it once we got to the story bridge.

Nah it wasn't you... the previous time I lent it out... :( I was distraught... was thinking... gee... if they can finger print the rear element, what else has the lens been through :(

[wakko]

Arrrrh, the sound of my arm being twisted;). Ok I'll take one also.


hahah ok :D mmm subliminal messages ftw... well not really subliminal, but we all know what we're talking about ;);)

EDIT: WOOT page 200 :D

[-spam-]

Nah it wasn't you... the previous time I lent it out... :( I was distraught... was thinking... gee... if they can finger print the rear element, what else has the lens been through :(

Phew :)

on another note, got paparazzi?

http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1240/541652341_b3ef4bf49d.jpg?v=0 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/-spam-/541652341/)

[wakko]

Phew :)

on another note, got paparazzi?



NOOOOOOU don't take my picture!!!!!! GIMMIE YOUR FILM DAMMIT! :evil:

[-spam-]

NOOOOOOU don't take my picture!!!!!! GIMMIE YOUR FILM DAMMIT! :evil:

Its empty, ill show you.... :confused::rolleyes::D

[HelenThura]

ohh I know what I wanted to say! My kenko tubes arrived today not that I have a chance to play with them yet.

Trying my hand at the animation thing. This is me saying how much I love RAW files - The sun played with my lens and I told it where to go by bringing back my exposure by 2 2/3 stops. Yeah Sun you think you are playing with me but I know who is boss.
http://helenthura.com/20070611_6118.gif

[wakko]

Its empty, ill show you.... :confused::rolleyes::D

LOL! I can't believe you opened the battery flap :)

ohh I know what I wanted to say! My kenko tubes arrived today not that I have a chance to play with them yet.

Trying my hand at the animation thing. This is me saying how much I love RAW files - The sun played with my lens and I told it where to go by bringing back my exposure by 2 2/3 stops. Yeah Sun you think you are playing with me but I know who is boss.


lol @ the animation

you SHOW that sun! :P

[Nick C.]

Great shots, everyone! I'm enjoying these.
Looks like you all had a ball yesterday.

Those animations are great!

Feng, can you put me down for a lens pen too, please? I normally just wipe with a cloth like Greg mentioned but I think I'll splurge and have a look at one of these things.

I can't believe that you've only just reached the 200th page in the last hour. What have you all been doing? ;)

Oh, and what was the story with this drunk? Was someone trying to take his picture?

And sorry to hear to went home with a bug, Helen. But, with David's GIF as exhibit 'A', I can't say I'm surprised ;)

[-spam-]

Oh, and what was the story with this drunk? Was someone trying to take his picture?

Pretty much everyone got his picture, it was just me that he decided to pick on :-|

[Greg_C]

Pretty much everyone got his picture, it was just me that he decided to pick on :-|
I got a shot of his mate. He was at least partially coherent.
http://www.steadyhands.net/photogallery/albums/temp/image22072.jpg

[justin carpenter]

wow looks like you guys had fun yesterday !

I went to the WorldPressPhoto exhibition at the PowerHouse..and glad I did ! It was awesome, especially the war photography! I reckon everyone here should check it out, it closes 1st July .

Wow it took 37 days to go through 100 pages ! :lol: The first 100 pages took 109 days, who knows how long many days it will be till were on 300! but next up is 3000 posts :lol:

[Nick C.]

Did anybody ask them why they had kangaroos? :confused:

4 posts to go ...

[-spam-]

Did anybody ask them why they had kangaroos? :confused:


No one had a chance to, that guy in gregs photo kept walking and the other one was too busy trying to get the film out of my camera :rolleyes:

[catsith]

On a different note altogether a lot of you guys really know your stuff. Is that through repetitive learning (i.e. self taught) or is it better to do some kind of part time course?

join a camera club, surround yourself with people who love photography, and it will come. Read the forums and take note of what is said re critiques. and shoot heaps and heaps!!

[justin carpenter]

For Tafe today, we went to this guys little studio at Annerley.
http://www.porfyri.com.au/
It was great, he spoke to us for about an hour and a half about how he got into the industry and how it was a struggle for his first couple of years and just things like that. He also showed us slideshows of his Commercial, Portrait and Wedding Photography. Very inspirational :D .

[justin carpenter]

I don't have a lens pen but I use a microfibre cloth like Greg mentioned.

3000th POST !!! *blows party noise maker thingo* :lol: