Brisbane POTN: General Ramblings Thread

[wakko]

Bottle of coke - $1.40

Fish and Chips to eat while watching river fire on the TV - $5

Finding out your girlfriend went in to the city for it anyway without telling you - priceless


:confused::(

Aw :( Sam :( bummer man... :| did you see her on TV?

ouch!!! .... so much for grounded???

yeah what you said :|

[wakko]

funky shot Luke :)

[temptation]

Pardon the streetlight and wires .... from the end of my street, out Capalaba way.

http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b264/snapbooks/sept003.jpg

http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b264/snapbooks/sept011.jpg

[luke001]

I just love the second shot there :)

[temptation]

I had another one that was going to have extra goodness in it but i moved my foot and tripped over the tripod :S

And my f1-11 is no where as cool as yours cause i was in the middle of taking some fireworks when it went off! ugggh!
But i did manage to get the end of the trail after the crossed over just when they turned off the burners.

[Kelsey-Lee]

Wait, those photos look exactly like where I was. Hmmm... did you happen to see a girl in a red shirt with Germany written in white on the back of it at all? Cause if you did, that was me.

Oh yeah, and ended up going out to see riverfire. Was awesome. I love F1-11s!

[temptation]

if you were in a bluey ute that pulled up half way and cranked the radio then yes i saw you. Otherwise no

[temptation]

ok acording to my husband,it may have been you sitting in a driveway with some childeren and women?

[Kelsey-Lee]

I was up on a wall, and there was a woman and two children up there too....

[wakko]

But temptation said Capalaba... and you weren't in capalaba were you Kelsey??!

[temptation]

nah these guys have a kinda outdoor couch out on the driveway

[Kelsey-Lee]

Ah well. :D Lol, It looks like the same place, but iwas out at Redhill/St. Bridget's Cathedral. Lol, I forgot it wasn't Paddington. We normally go out to paddington.

[temptation]

NO this was definately Capalaba-ish
Oh well

[asxu]

temptation, nice panoramas.. i especially like the second one.. the wires add to it in my opinion.

[Carjo]

I saw a sign at the Gabba this evening next to the entrance to the member's area from the public reserve that said "BCG members only". :D

Nice pics, btw :)

[PeacePlanet]

http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1369/1293531121_059a361df8_o.jpg

http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1191/1293502071_fb32c3dd8f_o.jpg

My shots from Riverside

[Carjo]

I like that first one, Alexson. A tighter crop may be in order, pity about all the smoke though.

[temptation]

#1 is awesome :D

[luke001]

Maybe I should of went into the city for some photo shots. Photo #1 is stunning by the way

[wakko]

Nice Alexson :D

Was watching it on TV, and saw all these P&S'ers using their flash :|

[Carjo]

Nice Alexson :D

Was watching it on TV, and saw all these P&S'ers using their flash :|

There were plenty of people at the Lions game trying to use their flash when taking pictures. Talk about a waste of batteries... :lol:

[temptation]

Yeah you sit there at games and they go
*flash* "oh it's not working! why's it not working?"
To which i always turn and say- turn off the flash-
They ALWAYS look at me and say but its nightime and dark!

[Ospi]

was a pretty leet night, those F-111's are hte bomb, literally.

ANyway heres some fireworks pics.

http://ospi.smugmug.com/photos/190269960-O.jpg

http://ospi.smugmug.com/photos/190269780-O.jpg

http://ospi.smugmug.com/photos/190269847-O.jpg

[Greg_C]

Great shots folks, looks like you had a good time.

Mmmm, I think the wife & kids are trying to fatten me up. I received a big Darrell Lea bag with Chocies and Liquorice etc for fathers day.

[luke001]

Great set of pics there Ospi. Really digging #1 and #2

[Trumples]

Here's a couple from last night

http://www.pbase.com/trumplesoz/image/84869985/original.jpg

http://www.pbase.com/trumplesoz/image/84869967/original.jpg

[HelenThura]

I only just got home but I spent the entire time down on the beach beneath the story bridge and oh my goodness.
I was about 10m from the barge in the river it was blooming fantastic.

The dump&burn was not very impressive this year. They flew so high, normally you can feel the heat on your face but this year they were way up in the sky.

Trumples, Alexson and Reese, love those photos as always.

[Nick C.]

I am keen on perhaps seeing if I can find someone photogenic to model for us...(unless anybody else knows somebody).
I'd be happy to model for you but I just don't think you're ready yet for the level of beauty I bring to a photograph :D

Great firework shots, everyone!

Greg, isn't the Darrell Lea bag standard operating procedure for Father's Day? :)

Okay people, I said I'd see if I could spot Helen from my vantage point across the river. I believe I did - can you find her? :):

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And here's a shot of the Roulettes from yesterday:

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[Ospi]

wow that roulettes pic is just incredible.

[Carjo]

Okay people, I said I'd see if I could spot Helen from my vantage point across the river. I believe I did - can you find her? :)

Is she wearing a red and white striped shirt? :confused:

And here's a shot of the Roulettes from yesterday:

schweeeeet :D

[Nick C.]

Is she wearing a red and white striped shirt? :confused:
You found her already?! ;)

[Carjo]

You found her already?! ;)

So she is wearing one? haha I haven't, I was referring to Where's Wally :p

[Nick C.]

So she is wearing one? haha I haven't, I was referring to Where's Wally :p
lol No, I know you were. I was kidding too :)

[-spam-]

Okay people, I said I'd see if I could spot Helen from my vantage point across the river. I believe I did - can you find her? :):


I found her.

Brownish or purpley dress, kneeling on the picnic blanket at the front. Looks like she is on the phone to someone and i think thats her 5D hanging from round her neck

Oh, and you can see her blue crumpler 7MDH open next to her ;)

[Carjo]

I found her.

Brownish or purpley dress, kneeling on the picnic blanket at the front. Looks like she is on the phone to someone and i think thats her 5D hanging from round her neck

Oh, and you can see her blue crumpler 7MDH open next to her ;)

Funny thing is I saw the person you are referring to soon after I first looked at it and thought it was someone else. :confused: I was looking for a camera tripod set up ready to take photos. :p

[asxu]

carjo, that's what i was looking for too!

by the way, was anyone from this forum at the 'jazz festival' down at wynnum? i saw someone with a 5d(?) there. just wondering if it was one of the members from here.

edit: after reading through my post, i realized how stupid my question was. considering how many canon dslrs are in brisbane alone.. the likeliness of every user being on potn is pretty much impossible.

oh well, there could still be a chance..

[Carjo]

carjo, that's what i was looking for too!

"Carjo" sounds so formal. Call me Rob. :)

by the way, was anyone from this forum at the 'jazz festival' down at wynnum? i saw someone with a 5d(?) there. just wondering if it was one of the members from here.

Wasn't me. ;)

[-spam-]

just wondering if it was one of the members from here.

Hmmm... sounds like something Helen might have gone along to.

I wasnt there, stuck at work all day...

[-spam-]

I was looking for a camera tripod set up ready to take photos. :p

I was looking for the camera bag. Her blue and yellow crumpler stands out a fair bit

[asxu]

"Carjo" sounds so formal. Call me Rob. :)



Wasn't me. ;)

in that case, call me tim.

[Greg_C]

Wasn't me... not that I have a 5D but I was doing the fathers day lunch with the inlaws. 4 large muddies and a pile of prawns between us. No diner tonight for me.:lol::p

[asxu]

i see.. would have loved some seafood.. domino's garlic prawn doesn't even come close, but it's a bargain for $4.95.

[Nick C.]

I found her.
Well spotted! You win 1st prize!*
I must say, I was looking for a tripod too.

* Please note: actual prize does not exist.

Wasn't me... not that I have a 5D but I was doing the fathers day lunch with the inlaws. 4 large muddies and a pile of prawns between us. No diner tonight for me.:lol::p
Sounds like you had a nice day then. Good to hear.
BTW, I like that water drop refraction shot back there. One of the sharpest I've seen from you I think. Great job!

[wakko]

"Carjo" sounds so formal. Call me Rob. :)

Where does Carjo come from? :)

i see.. would have loved some seafood.. domino's garlic prawn doesn't even come close, but it's a bargain for $4.95.

Hrm.... I have a voucher for unlimited 3.95 pizzas for today only for Dominos... mind you, prawn probably has a surcharge?

[-spam-]

Well spotted! You win 1st prize!*
I must say, I was looking for a tripod too.

Woot! I was guessing that the camera wouldnt be on the tripod that early because she might be looking to get other shots first. But yeah, i was always good at finding Wally in those books anyways ;)


* Please note: actual prize does not exist.


Awwww :confused::rolleyes:

:lol:

[Greg_C]

Sounds like you had a nice day then. Good to hear.
BTW, I like that water drop refraction shot back there. One of the sharpest I've seen from you I think. Great job!

Yep, bit tired now though. Thanks for the comments of the water drop. I went looking for more this morning in the same spot but didn't find any. Got a nice jumping spider (http://photography-on-the.net/forum/showthread.php?t=371295) though.

[HelenThura]

That is me :)
Could you see me on the beach later on? I was a far way way from the crowds- anyone round that area could have seen me.

Been up at the farm. Gosh working 48hr wks and trying to have a social life is killing my photo processing time.

[HelenThura]

Woot! I was guessing that the camera wouldnt be on the tripod that early because she might be looking to get other shots first. But yeah, i was always good at finding Wally in those books anyways ;)



Awwww :confused::rolleyes:

:lol:


I'll give you a prize, if Nick prints that photo, I will sign it for you in gold pen.

[-spam-]

I'll give you a prize, if Nick prints that photo, I will sign it for you in gold pen.

Score :D

Nick, print that photo ;):lol:

[-spam-]

Ok, with my brothers schools fete coming up i will be able to get close to some fireworks so its time i bit the bullet and bought a remote for the 20D

Looking at this (http://cgi.ebay.com/Aputure-Remote-Cord-for-Canon-30D-5D-1D-1Ds-RS-80N3-R9D_W0QQitemZ130148662182QQihZ003QQcategoryZ150690 QQtcZphotoQQcmdZViewItem) one. I know its a cheap ebay remote, but im not paying $75+ for the canon one.

[Carjo]

Where does Carjo come from? :)

Hmmm... the first time I used "Carjo" was on some Need For Speed forum back in the good ol' days. I think I may have come up with "car" (need for speed = cars) and then added "jo" because it had a nice ring to it, perhaps. I can't quite remember as this was something like seven or eight years ago. :)

I'll give you a prize, if Nick prints that photo, I will sign it for you in gold pen.

:lol:;)

[shayb]

Nick, fantastic pic of the Roulettes. Just incredible, well done.

[HelenThura]

Nick, fantastic pic of the Roulettes. Just incredible, well done.

I agree with Shay, that photo is 100% wowsers. I won't even post mine, they are nothing compared to that!!!

[wakko]

Ok, with my brothers schools fete coming up i will be able to get close to some fireworks so its time i bit the bullet and bought a remote for the 20D

Looking at this (http://cgi.ebay.com/Aputure-Remote-Cord-for-Canon-30D-5D-1D-1Ds-RS-80N3-R9D_W0QQitemZ130148662182QQihZ003QQcategoryZ150690 QQtcZphotoQQcmdZViewItem) one. I know its a cheap ebay remote, but im not paying $75+ for the canon one.

the RS80 thingy is only 30 bucks isn't it? from buffy? or even PC? perhaps that was the RS60

[-spam-]

the RS80 thingy is only 30 bucks isn't it? from buffy? or even PC? perhaps that was the RS60

Thats the RS60. The buff has it the cheapest for $75 (http://photobuff.com.au/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=27_31_63&products_id=142) and PC wanted near 100 for it from memory :confused:

[HelenThura]

http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1206/1303255558_2eb48409ba_o.jpg
http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1107/1303258864_9704058309_o.jpg
http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1406/1302391345_b28efd3af5_o.jpg

mmmm riverfire.
Helen taking photos at riverfire.
http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1262/1302689010_96ab620326.jpg?v=0

[wakko]

oh Helen... I love that one of you taking pics :D hahahah that's awesome :D

I love the story bridge one the best :D

mmm 12mm fireworks :D

[Greg_C]

Hi folks... a agree with Feng, the Story Bridge shot is awesome.

[luke001]

There all awesome :D

[asxu]

love those shots helen.. i have to say, i'm quite fond of the story bridge snap too.

[kendickson]

Great shots Helen - well done

[rhid78]

Hi guys,

Does anyone know of a place in Brisbane to hire a Canon camera, lenses etc from?

[Greg_C]

Hi guys,

Does anyone know of a place in Brisbane to hire a Canon camera, lenses etc from?
Hi Rhid, Try http://www.kayellqld.com.au/

Edit --- I haven't tried them though. Bought one or two small items from them.

[-spam-]

A few weeks back, i tried my hand at some photo restoration for a friend of Hayley's. Dont think i showed the before and afters in this thread. It was my first time doing anything like it.

Before:
http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1404/993314618_513af34b79.jpg?v=0

After:
http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1094/993315642_db453c6a3c.jpg?v=0

It wasnt perfect, but i was pleased with it and so was the friend :)

[rhid78]

Thanks Greg - I've just checked out the site and it looks good!

I have to photograph a wedding this Saturday (long story), and need to hire some equipment (unless you're free and want to come up the coast for the day!!????). lol

[Greg_C]

Thanks Greg - I've just checked out the site and it looks good!

I have to photograph a wedding this Saturday (long story), and need to hire some equipment (unless you're free and want to come up the coast for the day!!????). lol
Id love to but have to go to my grandmothers birthday (87). I do my first wedding the week after. I bet you are flooded with offers of assistance.

[asxu]

A few weeks back, i tried my hand at some photo restoration for a friend of Hayley's. Dont think i showed the before and afters in this thread. It was my first time doing anything like it

It wasnt perfect, but i was pleased with it and so was the friend :)


looks great -spam-, i just had a quick look and i can't really notice the differences.

[rhid78]

Id love to but have to go to my grandmothers birthday (87). I do my first wedding the week after. I bet you are flooded with offers of assistance.

Wow seriously??? That's great!! These are friends of my sister's that are getting married, and they found out just last week that their photographer is missing and has been presumed dead.!! So they've asked me to do it. I'm so not ready, but they've insisted and am aware of my um, limitations lol.

Everything I've ready though says to have a backup camera so that's why I'd like to hire one and perhaps a 24-70mm lens as well. I'd love to get my hands on an 85mm one but that place doesn't seem to hire those ones out.

All the best with your wedding - I'm very nervous about mine!

[Greg_C]

Wow seriously??? That's great!! These are friends of my sister's that are getting married, and they found out just last week that their photographer is missing and has been presumed dead.!! So they've asked me to do it. I'm so not ready, but they've insisted and am aware of my um, limitations lol.

Everything I've ready though says to have a backup camera so that's why I'd like to hire one and perhaps a 24-70mm lens as well. I'd love to get my hands on an 85mm one but that place doesn't seem to hire those ones out.

All the best with your wedding - I'm very nervous about mine!
Thanks for the well wishes, my wedding is my wife's best friend from school, and is a freebe. Thing is my wife will be in London on a business trip that weekend. I managed to convince my wife that I could do with a second body even though the amount of paid work I do is very small and weddings won't form a part of it. I do a little bit of paid work in Shopping Centres for special events, enough so that I can't rock up and afford to have a camera failure.

For a week or so I did have another wedding in Oct, much the same circumstances as yours, but things worked out for the couple so I'm kinda on standby. This time it's for a friends daughter. I do have another one in Feb, this time for my sister-in-law.

What sort of 85 do you want? I have a 85 F1.8 you could borrow?

Best luck with yours.

[wakko]

Wow seriously??? That's great!! These are friends of my sister's that are getting married, and they found out just last week that their photographer is missing and has been presumed dead.!! So they've asked me to do it. I'm so not ready, but they've insisted and am aware of my um, limitations lol.

Everything I've ready though says to have a backup camera so that's why I'd like to hire one and perhaps a 24-70mm lens as well. I'd love to get my hands on an 85mm one but that place doesn't seem to hire those ones out.

All the best with your wedding - I'm very nervous about mine!

How long do you need it for?

You probably can borrow my 85 f/1.2 MkI if you're interested. Just be nice to it :)

[Nick C.]

Score :D

Nick, print that photo ;):lol:
What size do you want? Next time I see Helen I'll have a nice glossy for her to scribble on.
Nice job on the restoration, Sam. Much cleaner!

Wonderful shots, Helen! Even if they are at 12mm FF ;)

Just got my new monitor, woohoo!
Here's a couple of my fireworks/F111 pics while I set up this monster. (Yeah I know, 20" isn't very big for all you 24" people but when coming from a 15" widescreen it's HUGE!)

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[Nick C.]

Another one:

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And a closer shot of the Roulettes for you:

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[asxu]

i'm a big fan of all those shots nick, especially the third one.

[rhid78]

How long do you need it for?

You probably can borrow my 85 f/1.2 MkI if you're interested. Just be nice to it :)

Hi Feng - thanks so much for the offer, I've arranged to borrow Greg's - I only need it for the Saturday :-)

[Jim G]

What size do you want? Next time I see Helen I'll have a nice glossy for her to scribble on.
Nice job on the restoration, Sam. Much cleaner!

Wonderful shots, Helen! Even if they are at 12mm FF ;)

Just got my new monitor, woohoo!
Here's a couple of my fireworks/F11 pics while I set up this monster. (Yeah I know, 20" isn't very big for all you 24" people but when coming from a 15" widescreen it's HUGE!)

202341

202342

Damn, very cool shots you have there...

[kendickson]

Nick - love the first one.
I was down opposite Southbank - got some good fireworks stuff but the F-111's where right overhead so couldn't get much of their fly past.

[HelenThura]

Nick, I love them!!

[::John::]

Good luck with the weddings, people. If you haven't done one before, you're in for a ride :)

Think adrenalin

It's a good buzz afterwards, though

[Greg_C]

Good luck with the weddings, people. If you haven't done one before, you're in for a ride :)

Think adrenalin

It's a good buzz afterwards, though
Thanks John, I shot at my wife's sisters wedding last year but there was no pressure there except for what I put on myself. Mind you that one was so controlled that the running sheet even had prompts for people to hold their breath and then breath at certain moments. ;) Should have see the looks I got when I said I'd write my own MC speech thank you very much. Was a great night though.

I'm really looking forward to the challenge.

[::John::]

Yeah - a running sheet is a good idea.

The last wedding I did was a bush job where the whole deal was held at a local golf club out beyond the black stump - and the participants were half drunk before the registrar arrived (all of the pictures have people holding half filled bottles of alcohol - I just gave up trying to get 'proper' pictures after the first hour). The bride had been telling me that she also had a list of all the photos she wanted - she told me for weeks that she had drawn up a list. When I asked for - she had lost it - so they got what I produced - and were delighted! Go figure.

Funny things, bush weddings.

Yours sound so much more couth and cultured.

[shayb]

Nick & Helen, bloody hell, just when i though my shots were good enough to post, you two put those amazing photos up. now what am i to do? i think i need a new camera. :(

[Greg_C]

Yeah - a running sheet is a good idea.

The last wedding I did was a bush job where the whole deal was held at a local golf club out beyond the black stump - and the participants were half drunk before the registrar arrived (all of the pictures have people holding half filled bottles of alcohol - I just gave up trying to get 'proper' pictures after the first hour). The bride had been telling me that she also had a list of all the photos she wanted - she told me for weeks that she had drawn up a list. When I asked for - she had lost it - so they got what I produced - and were delighted! Go figure.

Funny things, bush weddings.

Yours sound so much more couth and cultured.
Well both my mother-in-law and sister-in-law are organisation/control freaks so it's was scripted to the second. Of course it didn't run perfectly to the script but worked just the same. Yours sounded like everyone had a great time, before and after.:D

The wedding on the 15/9 I'm doing is a civil service in a park, and from the vibe I've picked up so far discussing things with bride it will be reasonably casual. Makes it both hard and easy when they say what ever shots you think will look good.

@shay.... only one thing to do.. give in to the urge.;)

[Carjo]

Helen - the 12mm fireworks photos are trippy. Great, but trippy. ;)

Spam - Nice job on the restoration. :)

Nick - the third one is awesome! :D It makes me want to go and try something similar next year.

[Nick C.]

Thanks everyone!

Nick & Helen, bloody hell, just when i though my shots were good enough to post, you two put those amazing photos up. now what am i to do? i think i need a new camera. :(
Just don't go FF, FOR THE LOVE OF GOD!!! I'm so alone.

C'mon, post away Shay. Where'd you shoot from?


P.S. You just don't realise how crappy a laptop screen is until you sit it beside a decent monitor. I'm now seeing colours again that were lost when I moved away from the desktop. Very pleasing!

[Greg_C]

Nick --- Congrats on the new monitor. Really love the third one also, great angle.

I played about in the back yard today and got shots of some sugarbag bees (http://photography-on-the.net/forum/showthread.php?t=371863) at about 2.2X mag. This was with the 180 + 1.4 Tele + 68mm tubes

[Greg_C]

P.S. You just don't realise how crappy a laptop screen is until you sit it beside a decent monitor. I'm now seeing colours again that were lost when I moved away from the desktop. Very pleasing!

Nooooo, don't tell me that. I do all my work on my laptop.

[HelenThura]

Yeah Shay, I just love seeing photos from all the different angles. Come on!!! and same to you Ken.

Hi Nick, I will sell Shay my 5d, if you give me the difference between the 5d and the 1dmk3.........

Off topic but John if you still around how do you spell Canberrian? as in some one from Canberra.

[Meaty0]

P.S. You just don't realise how crappy a laptop screen is until you sit it beside a decent monitor. I'm now seeing colours again that were lost when I moved away from the desktop. Very pleasing!

Hey Nick....great photos...they look so sharp and clear (and well processed on that new monitor:D) Which monitor did you end up getting and where from?

I don't know about you, but when I got my monitor, I ended up going back and reprocessing a WHOLE bunch of photos I took "pre-monitor".

[HelenThura]

ohh and that reminds me Greg, I love, love, love that grass/water drop photo from a few pages ago.

[-spam-]

Just don't go FF, FOR THE LOVE OF GOD!!! I'm so alone.


What he said ;)


Spam - Nice job on the restoration. :)



Thanks

[Greg_C]

Just don't go FF, FOR THE LOVE OF GOD!!! I'm so alone.
Don't worry, I'll keep you company.... at least for a little while. ;)

[-Pleiades-]

Nooooo, don't tell me that. I do all my work on my laptop.

Lol, same here, I thought the same thing!

[Nick C.]

Nooooo, don't tell me that. I do all my work on my laptop.
For the most part, as long as it's calibrated, it's fine. Not sure what your screen's like but when I drag them from my laptop screen to the NEC the colour just comes so much more to life. Maybe I had a bad calibration of the laptop?

Hi Nick, I will sell Shay my 5d, if you give me the difference between the 5d and the 1dmk3.........
That would have to be one of the fastest 'upgrades' in photographic history!

Hey Nick....great photos...they look so sharp and clear (and well processed on that new monitor:D) Which monitor did you end up getting and where from?

I don't know about you, but when I got my monitor, I ended up going back and reprocessing a WHOLE bunch of photos I took "pre-monitor".
I ended up getting the Multisync 2090UXi (Feng hooked me up - yay Feng!) Definitely glad I didn't put up those extra hundreds for the 21". This is certainly big enough for me.
Calibrated it and found it was pretty much spot on from the factory.

As for re-processing I'm just enjoying using the screen to look at some of the photos again. This time I get to see them in all their colourful glory!

[::John::]

Yeah Shay, I just love seeing photos from all the different angles. Come on!!! and same to you Ken.

Hi Nick, I will sell Shay my 5d, if you give me the difference between the 5d and the 1dmk3.........

Off topic but John if you still around how do you spell Canberrian? as in some one from Canberra.

H.E.R.O.

:)

Most of the sites I have read spell it Canberian

But anything that translates to cold body, warm heart would be appropriate about this time of year ;)

[Meaty0]

This is certainly big enough for me.

Yeah, that's what everyone says. But it's like owning a boat...:D

Anyhoo...what did you use to calibrate it? I'm thinking of upgrading my calibrator thingy.

[::John::]

H.E.R.O.

:)

Most of the sites I have read spell it Canberian

But anything that translates to cold body, warm heart would be appropriate about this time of year ;)

Although....

A lot seem to spell it Canberran, too

:confused:

[Nick C.]

Yeah, that's what everyone says. But it's like owning a boat...:D
Ha, yeah. But I was using a 26" LCD TV as a second monitor when I had the desktop. So I have sort of captained those larger vessels too. :)

Calibrated with one of these jobs: Eye-One Display 2. (http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/465156-REG/Xrite_EODIS2_Eye_One_Display_2.html)

What do you use now?

[Kelsey-Lee]

Canberrinian

:lol:

Well, that's how I'd say it.

[Greg_C]

Canberrinian.

Sounds like a berry drink high in vitamin C.

Try our refreshing new Canberrinian......

[Meaty0]

Calibrated with one of these jobs: Eye-One Display 2. (http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/465156-REG/Xrite_EODIS2_Eye_One_Display_2.html)

What do you use now?

A Pantone/ColorVision Spyder 2. I've had it for more than 18mths, but lately, it doesn't seem to be doing the job properly. The Eye-One is supposed to be top of the range...might have to look at one of those....oops....SUBLIMINAL WARNING EVERYBODY!

[Meaty0]

Canberrinian

:lol:

Well, that's how I'd say it.

ACTian? Or Australian Capital Territorian?

[Kelsey-Lee]

BPAM for not going FF.

Uh-oh.

:o

Haha, anyways, Nick and Helen, those shots are fantastic! Absolutely love the roulettes shot!

[Carjo]

BPAM for not going FF.

Uh-oh.

:o

Yeah, but... have you gone FF yet? ;)

[-spam-]

Yeah, but... have you gone FF yet? ;)

I (http://www.flickr.com/photos/-spam-/487615783/in/set-72157600186641425/) sure (http://www.flickr.com/photos/-spam-/596639190/in/set-72157600186641425/) have (http://www.flickr.com/photos/-spam-/492425959/in/set-72157600186641425/) ;)

[Carjo]

I (http://www.flickr.com/photos/-spam-/487615783/in/set-72157600186641425/) sure (http://www.flickr.com/photos/-spam-/596639190/in/set-72157600186641425/) have (http://www.flickr.com/photos/-spam-/492425959/in/set-72157600186641425/) ;)

Shhhh... don't let Nick hear you say that. Unless he already knew. ;)

[Meaty0]

I (http://www.flickr.com/photos/-spam-/487615783/in/set-72157600186641425/) sure (http://www.flickr.com/photos/-spam-/596639190/in/set-72157600186641425/) have (http://www.flickr.com/photos/-spam-/492425959/in/set-72157600186641425/) ;)

Hmmm....have you got a digital back yet for those?;)

[Meaty0]

BPAM for not going FF.

Uh-oh.

:o



BPAM???

[Carjo]

BPAM???

You don't want to know. ;)

[wakko]

Hi Feng - thanks so much for the offer, I've arranged to borrow Greg's - I only need it for the Saturday :-)

OK that's cool ;) np

A Pantone/ColorVision Spyder 2. I've had it for more than 18mths, but lately, it doesn't seem to be doing the job properly. The Eye-One is supposed to be top of the range...might have to look at one of those....oops....SUBLIMINAL WARNING EVERYBODY!

I thought colourvision made Spyder (which is what I've got)... but Pantone make the huey which has an ambient light sensor... what are these Eye One things?
BPAM???

Ban the person above me thread... see Sam's siggy ;)

[-spam-]

Hmmm....have you got a digital back yet for those?;)

Not quite yet. Although i would want one for the Linhof first ;)

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/219/492426949_3b09e7c2b4.jpg?v=0

[Carjo]

Not quite yet. Although i would want one for the Linhof first ;)

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/219/492426949_3b09e7c2b4.jpg?v=0

cor blimey... now that's "old school". :D

[Meaty0]

I thought colourvision made Spyder (which is what I've got)... but Pantone make the huey which has an ambient light sensor... what are these Eye One things?


When I bought my calibrator, Pantone and ColorVision were one company. Now they are two. Datacolor bought the "ColorVision" side of things and Pantone seem to be doing their own thing with the Huey.

The Eye One ver. 2 is made by Gretag McBeth and is supposedly the best available.

[HelenThura]

When I bought my calibrator, Pantone and ColorVision were one company. Now they are two.

The Eye One ver. 2 is made by Gretag McBeth and is supposedly the best available.

All this talk of calibrators. I don't want to hear it. I have been looking on and off for the last 3 years or so. Ladi Ladi dah, stop that talking.

[HelenThura]

The helicopter flyover
http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1062/1312231154_6d00b1ab32_o.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/helenpalsson/sets/72157601814804678/detail/)

random punter, I was trying to see what lens/camera the guy 5m behind her had but she kept on moving into my frame, I then saw the photo and took it.
http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1341/1311342785_897cd2ad63_o.jpg

It was camp chairs, eskies, BBQs, and blankets as far as the eye could see.
http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1439/1311343991_1eb8aa03e7_o.jpg

The gorgeous city
http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1219/1311351819_4da9bf9288_o.jpg

12mm goodness
http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1262/1312224230_b076e4a8b7_o.jpg

[asxu]

just a heads up helen, if you haven't noticed, you have a smidge of what i would assume to be sensor dust.

[temptation]

where?

[asxu]

in the first photo, high in the sky above the second tower from the left.

in the fourth photo, high in the sky (almost out of the picture) above the first building.

[wakko]

yeah 5Ds are known for it in the first 1-2000 actuations... mine's notorious for it... and John from Canberra will echo that (he was the one who pointed it out to me ;))

[temptation]

ok I'll accept those lol

[HelenThura]

in the first photo, high in the sky above the second tower from the left.

in the fourth photo, high in the sky (almost out of the picture) above the first building.

I thought at first you were talking about the star and I was going to say mate. now I see it though. Thanks. Just a bit of dust, I would have seen it if I was printing. not that worried about it on small web files.

yeah 5Ds are known for it in the first 1-2000 actuations... mine's notorious for it... and John from Canberra will echo that (he was the one who pointed it out to me ;))

Lol, is that because you are changing lenses all the time?? ;)

[Greg_C]

ohh and that reminds me Greg, I love, love, love that grass/water drop photo from a few pages ago.
Thanks Helen, I tried later that day to repeat this shot but it just wouldn't work the second time.
Lol, is that because you are changing lenses all the time?? ;)

IIRC it from the lubricant they use on the shutter mech. Tends to fly off and collect on the sensor. Wonder if mine will do the same.???

[Meaty0]

The gorgeous city
http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1219/1311351819_4da9bf9288_o.jpg

12mm goodness


Hey Helen, this is my favourite. Is that errr....sand or mud? And how long did it take to scrape it off your shoes? I was thinking of going down to the cliffs or the "beach" for a few shots if it isn't raining tonight or tomorrow. Should be some dramatic skies and sunsets!

[HelenThura]

Thanks Helen, I tried later that day to repeat this shot but it just wouldn't work the second time.


IIRC it from the lubricant they use on the shutter mech. Tends to fly off and collect on the sensor. Wonder if mine will do the same.???

That would very much make sense because for the first couple of shots on Sat, I had this big beasty which was visable at f/4 on the 70-200mm, this guy was massive! He came off with a quick blow of the blower though.


Hey Helen, this is my favourite. Is that errr....sand or mud? And how long did it take to scrape it off your shoes? I was thinking of going down to the cliffs or the "beach" for a few shots if it isn't raining tonight or tomorrow. Should be some dramatic skies and sunsets!

It is just wet sand. You will need to keep in mind the tide times though - that photo was taken just before low tide. If you google Brisbane river tide times, you will find one which is for that beach. As long as you don't stand in one place too long you will be fine.

[wakko]

Lol, is that because you are changing lenses all the time?? ;)

HAHAH :o nnooo... as Greg said with the lubricating thingyma dooba :)

Hey... general question... has anyone ever had this happen to them?

I was shooting a baptism service, and when I come home, for some reason, there's no CR2 files at all :| I don't know about on the card, but in the imported folder, there's only small JPG. I was wondering why everything looked so odd :|

Other photos I took on the day have CR2s with it... I haven't gone in and changed anything. The only thing I could think of was that they didn't get imported... has anyone else had this happen?

it's quite frustrating as I now only have sJPG to work with :(

[-spam-]

Hey... general question... has anyone ever had this happen to them?

I was shooting a baptism service, and when I come home, for some reason, there's no CR2 files at all :| I don't know about on the card, but in the imported folder, there's only small JPG. I was wondering why everything looked so odd :|

Other photos I took on the day have CR2s with it... I haven't gone in and changed anything. The only thing I could think of was that they didn't get imported... has anyone else had this happen?

it's quite frustrating as I now only have sJPG to work with :(

Sure you didnt flip it to idiot box mode by accident?

I thought i had a similar problem a while back with the 400D, but it turned out that windows explorer only saw the embedded jpeg when i plugged the camera in.

[wakko]

Sure you didnt flip it to idiot box mode by accident?

I thought i had a similar problem a while back with the 400D, but it turned out that windows explorer only saw the embedded jpeg when i plugged the camera in.

99% sure :| actually... 100% sure as I remember I was shooting manual and it was a pain in the ass lighting wise :|

[Greg_C]

HAHAH :o nnooo... as Greg said with the lubricating thingyma dooba :)

Hey... general question... has anyone ever had this happen to them?

I was shooting a baptism service, and when I come home, for some reason, there's no CR2 files at all :| I don't know about on the card, but in the imported folder, there's only small JPG. I was wondering why everything looked so odd :|

Other photos I took on the day have CR2s with it... I haven't gone in and changed anything. The only thing I could think of was that they didn't get imported... has anyone else had this happen?

it's quite frustrating as I now only have sJPG to work with :(
never see this Feng, but working on the jpg's will be good for your PS skills.:D;):p

[Ospi]

It saddens me i cant get this wide angle goodness of the 5D.

[wakko]

never see this Feng, but working on the jpg's will be good for your PS skills.:D;):p

hah yeah... they're turning out ok actually... but just a shame as... it's not that they're JPGs... it's that they're small jpgs which frustrates me :D

[Mat Fitzsimmons]

Hmmm, I've never seen it either. How did you download the card?

[asxu]

@helenthura: no problem, i look too closely in photos so i notice pretty much everything.
@-spam-: nice new avatar.

[Meaty0]

It saddens me i cant get this wide angle goodness of the 5D.

Has the Canon EF-S 10-22 disappeared off the face of the earth all of a sudden? You can not only get it...you can EXCEED that 12mm goodness.

[Carjo]

Has the Canon EF-S 10-22 disappeared off the face of the earth all of a sudden? You can not only get it...you can EXCEED that 12mm goodness.

Though wouldn't it still technically be 16mm (35mm equivalent) on a 1.6 crop camera since FF cameras cannot use that lens?

[Ospi]

well its the fact i have to live with a 1.6 crop, might look at a 10-22 sometime actually.

[wakko]

Hmmm, I've never seen it either. How did you download the card?

I used Lightroom's autodownloader which only copies the contents of the card :|

might have to invest in Downloader Pro huh? /me goes off looking.

Has the Canon EF-S 10-22 disappeared off the face of the earth all of a sudden? You can not only get it...you can EXCEED that 12mm goodness.

Pity 12mm on FF is wider than 10mm on 1.6x eh? :)

Though wouldn't it still technically be 16mm (35mm equivalent) on a 1.6 crop camera since FF cameras cannot use that lens?

:)

[Kelsey-Lee]

Have you tried actually looking at the card's contents yourself (as in windows explorer/the like)?

[-spam-]

Have you tried actually looking at the card's contents yourself (as in windows explorer/the like)?

He formatted the card and used it again later. File recovery programs wont work on it now either

[Mat Fitzsimmons]

I used Lightroom's autodownloader which only copies the contents of the card :|
Ahhh.

I believe there is a known problem with LR's downloader missing some files when running on Vista, though I thought it was only random files.

I don't know much about it, I always use Downloader Pro (I really like!) to download my cards and then just import them to LR, but leaving them where Downloader Pro puts them.

[Kelsey-Lee]

He formatted the card and used it again later. File recovery programs wont work on it now either

Oh.

Feng, don't you know anything? You never format a card until you KNOW that the files are downloaded.

[Ospi]

what program do you guys use to load and edit RAW files? Im not sure if the process im doing is degrading the quality of my photos or not. any i do it like:

Open in CameraRAW (photoshop cs2)
change exposure, highlights, shadows etc and crop, save as TIFF
open in CS2, resize, import copyright and sharpen
save as jpeg

Iv heard the move from raw->tiff->jpeg can degrade the quality of the shots but iono.

[Kelsey-Lee]

I open the RAWS in zoombrowser, copy the image and convert it straight to jpeg, then edit it in photoshop if necessary.

[Greg_C]

what program do you guys use to load and edit RAW files? Im not sure if the process im doing is degrading the quality of my photos or not. any i do it like:

Open in CameraRAW (photoshop cs2)
change exposure, highlights, shadows etc and crop, save as TIFF
open in CS2, resize, import copyright and sharpen
save as jpeg

Iv heard the move from raw->tiff->jpeg can degrade the quality of the shots but iono.
When I use RAW I skip your Tiff step, and either save as photoshop or jpg depending if I think I'll need to play with it later.

Tiff should be loss less. Some people talk about changing from 12bit RAW to 8bit in PS you loose stuff so they go to 16bit in PS. Problem with this is not all of PS is set up to work in 16bit mode. Latest cr2 are now 14bit. This now ends my knowledge about this topic.:p ie I know of it but haven't played with it.

[Ospi]

hmm when i open it as a TIFF in PS, its in 16-bit mode, i usually do all my editing and then just before i save as a jpeg convert to 8-bit. I might just keep it as a PS file instead of a TIFF.

[luke001]

Open in CameraRAW (photoshop cs2)
change exposure, highlights, shadows etc and crop, save as TIFF
open in CS2, resize, import copyright and sharpen
save as jpeg

Exactly the same way as I do it except saving it as tiff :P

[-spam-]

what program do you guys use to load and edit RAW files?

I open the RAWs in LR and try and do the majority of my editing there. Then i open the LR copy in photoshop, play with the curves a little bit, resize, sharpen and then save as a jpeg. If i need to edit it again, ive got both the adjustments in LR or a .psd with the adjustments on file

[Ospi]

hmm i wonder how LR compared to PS RAW, i might give it a shot and have a play. Everything is just so easy with PS RAW lol.

[wakko]

Have you tried actually looking at the card's contents yourself (as in windows explorer/the like)?

He formatted the card and used it again later. File recovery programs wont work on it now either

Oh.

Feng, don't you know anything? You never format a card until you KNOW that the files are downloaded.

Yeah bit of a bummer there, but to me, it "seemed" like it had downloaded... but it seemed to have missed every CR2 :| So in LR, it shows... just on closer inspection, rather than CR2+JPG, it's just JPG :(

Ahhh.

I believe there is a known problem with LR's downloader missing some files when running on Vista, though I thought it was only random files.

I don't know much about it, I always use Downloader Pro (I really like!) to download my cards and then just import them to LR, but leaving them where Downloader Pro puts them.

Weird... I've had it skip files before (usually when you have the generate previews thing on) but never have I had it do what it did today. I'm beginning to think it was the import process which stuffed up, and am scoping out DLP at the moment (Greg has also given us a great run down on it too...) so hopefully this wont' happen again.

I open the RAWs in LR and try and do the majority of my editing there. Then i open the LR copy in photoshop, play with the curves a little bit, resize, sharpen and then save as a jpeg. If i need to edit it again, ive got both the adjustments in LR or a .psd with the adjustments on file

That's what I do too... and I stack it next to the original anyways when I'm done. I think I've learnt my lesson... than goodness the shots will look ok in 6x4 prints... anything larger though :| also.... work flow will now be... take card out of cam, dump to computer, and while downloading, put fresh card into camera. Check CR2s and JPGs imported fine, and can preview each one, then format card.

*sigh*

[Meaty0]

Pity 12mm on FF is wider than 10mm on 1.6x eh?

Hmmm. Ooops. That's true...I think. 10-22 is designed to work on an APS-c like a 16-35 does on a FF body. But does 4mm really make that much difference to get Canon quality? <Cough cough> says me remembering that I have criticized Canon's quality on many occasions.

HERE (http://www.luminous-landscape.com/reviews/lenses/Canon-10-22mm-test.shtml) is an interesting report regarding these lenses.

Having said that: I must also reveal that I have a Sigma 150mm f/2.8 Macro lens and it is the sharpest lens in my bag.

[Meaty0]

well its the fact i have to live with a 1.6 crop, might look at a 10-22 sometime actually.

Just think of it this way: your 300mm is 460mm on your 1.6 crop....mmmmm...telephoto goodness!

[Meaty0]

what program do you guys use to load and edit RAW files? Im not sure if the process im doing is degrading the quality of my photos or not. any i do it like:

Open in CameraRAW (photoshop cs2)
change exposure, highlights, shadows etc and crop, save as TIFF
open in CS2, resize, import copyright and sharpen
save as jpeg

Iv heard the move from raw->tiff->jpeg can degrade the quality of the shots but iono.

I download the CR2 files and immediately convert them to DNG files (and delete the CR2 files).

I then open the DNG files in Adobe Camera RAW and edit as needed.

I then click the OPEN button at the bottom of ACR and it automatically opens the DNG file in Photoshop CS3 (or CS2) as a DNG file. I work on it some more in CS3 then save it as a TIFF file for archiving. I use Adobe Bridge to save and move the files around, but I use Microsoft Expression Media to catalogue, search and add metadata.

I only covert the TIFF file to a lossy JPEG if I'm posting it on the 'net or emailing it.

I also save the original DNG file as well.