POTN Aussie Club #3: This one's going straight to the pool room.

[davo_robbo]

lol^^
probably a good idea..

[JustinLawrence]

Thanks everyone for feedback on the Battery Grip, i never knew they worked that way..

[Jim G]

After thinking about the problem Angus had last night with is LaCie external drive - I went out and bought 2Tb of external disk today. Currently copying all data over...

Yeah.. it's spurred me on to attempt to complete my half-finished job of keywording or deleting all of my photos. Having a backup is much more sensible if it's all organised and is only of the photos you actually need to keep... I reckon a couple more solid sets of days off and I'll have it done. Imatch FTW :D

[::John::]

Michael (Sinkrate) there is a new WA member wandering around in the Member Activities area looking for Perth peeps... I gave her your name (and, yes, I know you are south of Perth but you may be able to help).

[photobitz]

Michael (Sinkrate) there is a new WA member wandering around in the Member Activities area looking for Perth peeps... I gave her your name (and, yes, I know you are south of Perth but you may be able to help).

::John:: - moderator by day, matchmaker by night :lol:

[davo_robbo]

bahahahahah^^^^^^

[Banno]

People, people.

THE DARK KNIGHT is the best movie ever! See it and you WILL be amazed!

Heading off in an hour to see it :)

Damn I'm sooooo busy at the moment... this is the 5th day in a row that I've clocked more than 14 hours..... getting pretty stuffed at the moment.....

Will show my face on here again when I'm done with this crappy project :p

Hey have any of you heard from Ruth lately? cant get hold of her

[JustinLawrence]

So... anyone here get any good shots of the pope?

[Welby]

I couldn't get a clear shot unfortunately and took out a bystander :p

[ANGUS]

I got some :D

[ANGUS]

2 More... :D

[coalcliff]

Hunting the Pope down in two of his vehicles...well done Angus. lucky you have that !D mark 111 ( tongue in cheek)

[JustinLawrence]

Nice shots, i like #2 the best

[ANGUS]

Hunting the Pope down in two of his vehicles...well done Angus. lucky you have that !D mark 111 ( tongue in cheek)

1st was as he went down to Rose Bay to get on the "BoaterCade" i got a tip off from one of the police inspectors so grabbed a good spot, only other media was Channel 10. The others i was standing on a baracade.

PS: Its a 1D2 :P

EDIT: Thats actualy 3 locations. 1st was Boomerang Pl behind the cathedral, Second 2 where on a baracade on the corner of Grovsenor and George on a baracade and the last one was on a table at a cafe on Macquarie street across from Parliment House.

[ANGUS]

Nice shots, i like #2 the best

Thanks, I think i like 1 best, dont see him outside the pope mobile much.

[wardie]

Tell the truth Angus it's actually a 10D with the 0 scratched out. ;)

Wardie

[coalcliff]

Heading off in an hour to see it :)

Damn I'm sooooo busy at the moment... this is the 5th day in a row that I've clocked more than 14 hours..... getting pretty stuffed at the moment.....

Will show my face on here again when I'm done with this crappy project :p

Hey have any of you heard from Ruth lately? cant get hold of her


I believe she is doing 12 hour shifts at the moment,,so she is off air.


1st was as he went down to Rose Bay to get on the "BoaterCade" i got a tip off from one of the police inspectors so grabbed a good spot, only other media was Channel 10. The others i was standing on a baracade.

PS: Its a 1D2 :P

i know I was just making light of last nights bitchin.:lol::lol::lol::rolleyes::rolleyes:

[coalcliff]

Tell the truth Angus it's actually a 10D with the 0 scratched out. ;)

Wardie


No.. has to be top shelf...the new 1000D with 3 noughts rubbed out.

i have been invited to DCW for a evening premiere of that entry model DRS...anyone want to take my invite?

[-spam-]

i have been invited to DCW for a evening premiere of that entry model DRS...anyone want to take my invite?

Ebay it, im sure someone will bid ;)

[coalcliff]

mY lady is too busy for me to get near eBAY !!!

[aaronactive]

2TB of external disk is good.

I bought a 2TB WD mybook premium..officeworks online screwed up the pricing and I got it for about $400, that was about 5 months ago

however, i run it mirrored.

[wakko]

Clarence. Got the stofens today. Thanks :)

[fubarhouse]

G'day all,

Sorry to but in, but where are the state clubs? I wanna get out and use my camera with some fellow photographers in Canberra. All the clubs I find haven't been updated in over a year! :(

I haven't had a good enough opportunity for photography, except backyard photography lol.

[tangcla]

EDIT: Thats actualy 3 locations. 1st was Boomerang Pl behind the cathedral, Second 2 where on a baracade on the corner of Grovsenor and George on a baracade and the last one was on a table at a cafe on Macquarie street across from Parliment House.

Stalker! lol

[wardie]

G'day fubarhouse, you're not butting in, it's just a free for all here.

Can't talk re state photo clubs but there are a couple of Canberra based guys here lurking in this thread.

::John:: the mod is one of your locals.

Wardie

[davo_robbo]

and me^^

:)

what kind of stuff are you into?
except motorsports :D

[::John::]

2TB of external disk is good.

I bought a 2TB WD mybook premium..officeworks online screwed up the pricing and I got it for about $400, that was about 5 months ago

however, i run it mirrored.

same box and same (run mirrored)

G'day all,

Sorry to but in, but where are the state clubs? I wanna get out and use my camera with some fellow photographers in Canberra. All the clubs I find haven't been updated in over a year! :(

I haven't had a good enough opportunity for photography, except backyard photography lol.

Mate - one of Australias biggest photography exhibitions is on at the moment - get amongst it - you'll find heaps out:

http://www.nla.gov.au/vivid

[fubarhouse]

and me^^

:)

what kind of stuff are you into?
except motorsports :D

Honestly, I'm into photography of all styles and categories, I love doing nature and motorsports. So if you guys from Canberra wanna do something, I'm up for anything :)
Edit: Cheers John, that helps :)

[davo_robbo]

sounds good^
well im up for suggestions..
john??
lol

[coalcliff]

hey FubarHouse.. your just in time to join the photo Golf Challenge for the last two holes. See link in my sig for details..entries in by Monday morning 7 am. Good Luck !!

And a subtle reminder to the others who might have forgotten too!

[M_ark]

Hi - i'm new to this thread but have been around the forum a little while. I've done a few searches and there seems to be a distinct lack of Darling Downs photographers on PTON, that, or they are all closet photogs or maybe uninterested in the content available here. Regardless sometimes it would be nice to chat to someone about photography who lives in the same city as yourself and faces the same challenges.

[-spam-]

Hi Mark?, welcome to the club. There is a thread for Brisbane (and south east queensland photographers) on here as well that is always pretty lively. We have people from all over in there. Probably the best way of potentially finding someone from the same area (or close enough anways) ;)

http://photography-on-the.net/forum/showthread.php?t=521230

[photobitz]

Hi - i'm new to this thread but have been around the forum a little while. I've done a few searches and there seems to be a distinct lack of Darling Downs photographers on PTON, that, or they are all closet photogs or maybe uninterested in the content available here. Regardless sometimes it would be nice to chat to someone about photography who lives in the same city as yourself and faces the same challenges.

People not interested in 83 pages worth of package tracking discussion? Never! :rolleyes:

[tangcla]

Probably the best way of potentially finding someone from the same area (or close enough anways) ;)

http://photography-on-the.net/forum/showthread.php?t=521230
"Hi, my name's Mark, male seeking male/female photographer in Darling Downs area, blonde hair, blue eyes, likes novels and sunset walks on the beach..."

:p

[willstar]

Geography 101 for benefit of the Southerners:

Nearest beach from Darling Downs is a good two hours away.

Try "sunset walks along the sun-parched dams, uninhabited by water"

[M_ark]

"Hi, my name's Mark, male seeking male/female photographer in Darling Downs area, blonde hair, blue eyes, likes novels and sunset walks on the beach..."

:p

Geography 101 for benefit of the Southerners:

Nearest beach from Darling Downs is a good two hours away.

Try "sunset walks along the sun-parched dams, uninhabited by water"
basically yeah photographers/models/makeupartists - oh and i'm married ... dunno if that changes anything.

though i've not been over to the www.modeling-on-the.net/forum

[alanwoo]

welcome mark,
i see you use the same camera combination i used to use, until I got a little carried away. blame in on tangcla :P

[::John::]

basically yeah photographers/models/makeupartists - oh and i'm married ... dunno if that changes anything.

though i've not been over to the www.modeling-on-the.net/forum (http://www.modeling-on-the.net/forum)

Yeah - Tangcla will probably stop asking you for pictures now... ;)


:p

[tangcla]

Yeah - Tangcla will probably stop asking you for pictures now... ;)
Don't spoil my fun :cry:

[willstar]

Yeah - Tangcla will probably stop asking you for pictures now... ;)


:p

V unlikely - he is persistent... :lol: :D

[fWord]

Good day! New to this thread. A semi-serious question here. I'm staying in Melbourne, specifically around the Doncaster area. In recent days I decided to buy myself an old film P&S to experiment with B&W film.

The biggest mistake I made with this was to assume that I could get virtually any kind of film (for cheap) at Ebay. How wrong that was. I need ASA 400 film that can be easily developed at any shop. There's others that can only be developed using a special method and I don't know how practical they are.

Most of the Ebayers will not ship overseas. So I need to seek some help and advice from the folks here who still use film.

Where can I easily get B&W film at a reasonable price? I tried a few online websites and their prices look exhorbitant, in the order of AUD8 for a roll of film, although to be fair, it's good film, Ilford or Tri-X stuff. Are these typically the prices I need to contend with or can I actually get film at a cheaper price?

I don't exactly want to spend 100's of dollars on film alone.

Hope some kind folk here will be able to help, otherwise my B&W project will be dead even before I can get started.

[ofdphoto]

Film?

They still make that stuff?

Welcome to the thread BTW. Hope someone more knowledgeable than me can answer your question ...

[Michael]

Film?

They still make that stuff?

Welcome to the thread BTW. Hope someone more knowledgeable than me can answer your question ...
I handle film all the time. It's fun to play with, and even more fun when something goes wrong... Although it is motion picture film so it's a little different...

I have nothing useful to add.

[willstar]

Hi fWord - welcome!

I'd chat to Spam (see up this page) who has used film recently, although he is Brissie based. He may know of some online options though.

[willstar]

I handle film all the time. It's fun to play with, and even more fun when something goes wrong... Although it is motion picture film so it's a little different...

I have nothing useful to add.

Nicely said!

[wardie]

G'Day fWord

$7-$12 per 36 shot roll of quality B&W film from my research previously.

Reinforces why I went digital. I'd go broke.

Wardie

[mcminty]

LAME!

My mpex order arrived in Sydney this afternoon, at about 3pm... but of course, I have to wait until MONDAY to get it. :rolleyes: :mad: :evil:

[photobitz]

Good day! New to this thread. A semi-serious question here. I'm staying in Melbourne, specifically around the Doncaster area. In recent days I decided to buy myself an old film P&S to experiment with B&W film.

The biggest mistake I made with this was to assume that I could get virtually any kind of film (for cheap) at Ebay. How wrong that was. I need ASA 400 film that can be easily developed at any shop. There's others that can only be developed using a special method and I don't know how practical they are.

Most of the Ebayers will not ship overseas. So I need to seek some help and advice from the folks here who still use film.

Where can I easily get B&W film at a reasonable price? I tried a few online websites and their prices look exhorbitant, in the order of AUD8 for a roll of film, although to be fair, it's good film, Ilford or Tri-X stuff. Are these typically the prices I need to contend with or can I actually get film at a cheaper price?

I don't exactly want to spend 100's of dollars on film alone.

Hope some kind folk here will be able to help, otherwise my B&W project will be dead even before I can get started.

I used to buy 150m rolls of Ilford and load the cannisters myself. Worked out much cheaper. Also developed them myself but it is pretty expensive and time intensive. I found it a lot more rewarding than digital though.

[fWord]

Thanks for the advice, guys. I'm still probing around for more suggestions on this film business and where to buy from.

That said, if they are indeed going to cost $7 a roll then I'd need to buy the ultra cheap ASA 100 China film and make do with that. It's a bit of a pain though, because I plan to shoot handheld all the time and will also use an orange filter that will eat light, in return for more dramatic images if the conditions are right.

It's awful that film cost is set to blow out of proportion, but I like the idea of always having an expendable camera in my pocket...well, cheap in that sense. I also want to get my hands into real B&W stuff instead of using a digital P&S to shoot color and then convert.

Actually, there's some film available for cheap but it's been expired for some 3 years...anyone knows if this adversely affects my results?

[photobitz]

Thanks for the advice, guys. I'm still probing around for more suggestions on this film business and where to buy from.

That said, if they are indeed going to cost $7 a roll then I'd need to buy the ultra cheap ASA 100 China film and make do with that. It's a bit of a pain though, because I plan to shoot handheld all the time and will also use an orange filter that will eat light, in return for more dramatic images if the conditions are right.

It's awful that film cost is set to blow out of proportion, but I like the idea of always having an expendable camera in my pocket...well, cheap in that sense. I also want to get my hands into real B&W stuff instead of using a digital P&S to shoot color and then convert.

Actually, there's some film available for cheap but it's been expired for some 3 years...anyone knows if this adversely affects my results?

Expired colour film shows a green caste... not sure what expired b+w film does... probably loses contrast

[coalcliff]

If you take a digital photo in Raw of the developed expired film image can you adjust the colour/contrast imbalance? It might be a way of working hard but with cheap raw materials?

[JustinLawrence]

Hi - i'm new to this thread but have been around the forum a little while. I've done a few searches and there seems to be a distinct lack of Darling Downs photographers on PTON, that, or they are all closet photogs or maybe uninterested in the content available here. Regardless sometimes it would be nice to chat to someone about photography who lives in the same city as yourself and faces the same challenges.

Welcome to POTNAC :)

welcome mark,
i see you use the same camera combination i used to use, until I got a little carried away. blame in on tangcla :P

I just noticed your wish list, u sure you dont want the 24-70 2.8 instead??

[tangcla]

I just noticed your wish list, u sure you dont want the 24-70 2.8 instead??
He did, but he's not man enough to carry 950g. ;)

[fWord]

Expired colour film shows a green caste... not sure what expired b+w film does... probably loses contrast

If you take a digital photo in Raw of the developed expired film image can you adjust the colour/contrast imbalance? It might be a way of working hard but with cheap raw materials?

That probably explains the color cast I was getting on my expired ISO 800 film. Not sure if it was actually green, but I thought the colors looked a little washed out. I was reading somewhere about B&W film losing film speed when expired as well. Reason why I'm interested to know is because I can get lots of Ilford XP2 ASA 400 film off the Bay that has been expired for 3 years or so. I don't know if he will ship to Australia but I'm trying to find out. But man, AUD7 for a fresh roll just stinks.

Photographing a B&W print itself is an idea. Back in the days when I was in Singapore (where I was born and spent most of my life) I could ask them to process and scan low-res versions into a CD instead of printing. That saved me a bundle everytime, and if I saw a shot I really liked I just needed to mail the negative to someone to get a high-res scan.

Nothing like that here I think, not unless I am prepared to shell out exorbitant amounts of money.

[JustinLawrence]

omg, check out this thread. a guy fell off 3 storey building while taking photos and didnt break a bone, just his camera! check out page 2 with photos of the awning that broke his fall, crazy stuff.
http://photography-on-the.net/forum/showthread.php?t=538390

[JustinLawrence]

That probably explains the color cast I was getting on my expired ISO 800 film. Not sure if it was actually green, but I thought the colors looked a little washed out. I was reading somewhere about B&W film losing film speed when expired as well. Reason why I'm interested to know is because I can get lots of Ilford XP2 ASA 400 film off the Bay that has been expired for 3 years or so. I don't know if he will ship to Australia but I'm trying to find out. But man, AUD7 for a fresh roll just stinks.

Photographing a B&W print itself is an idea. Back in the days when I was in Singapore (where I was born and spent most of my life) I could ask them to process and scan low-res versions into a CD instead of printing. That saved me a bundle everytime, and if I saw a shot I really liked I just needed to mail the negative to someone to get a high-res scan.

Nothing like that here I think, not unless I am prepared to shell out exorbitant amounts of money.

If youre going to do alot of B&W photography maybe you could check out the cost of a film scanner, might be worth it in long run.

I would like to develop my own film one day. gotta get a house with room to do it first though :)

[Welby]

omg, check out this thread. a guy fell off 3 storey building while taking photos and didnt break a bone, just his camera! check out page 2 with photos of the awning that broke his fall, crazy stuff.
http://photography-on-the.net/forum/showthread.php?t=538390

:lol::lol: One lucky dude.

[amsm]

I would like to develop my own film one day. gotta get a house with room to do it first though :)

Use the bathroom or laundry. They're usually in the darkest corner of the house and have small windows (easy to black out). Also access to running water.

My dad used to do all his own B&W when we were kids and I learnt the tricks of the trade from him.

[ANGUS]

LAME!

My mpex order arrived in Sydney this afternoon, at about 3pm... but of course, I have to wait until MONDAY to get it. :rolleyes: :mad: :evil:


Want to come to Centenial Park on Sunday morning for the popes motorcade? I will be there from 6am but he isnt expected untill 8am.

[ANGUS]

Just got back from Mamma Mia, It was a decently made movie, however some things, like ABBA, are better left untouched!

EDIT: No it was not my decision to go. I was dragged along, not knowing it was about ABBA :lol:

[alanwoo]

He did, but he's not man enough to carry 950g. ;)
i was being considerate of my wife who uses the camera too.
combination for time being will be
16-35 II, 50mm
next order 70 - 200 IS f2.8L

then i will get the 24-70 f2.8, by then hopefully there will be an IS version as rumoured on canonrumors.com.

[fWord]

If youre going to do alot of B&W photography maybe you could check out the cost of a film scanner, might be worth it in long run.

I would like to develop my own film one day. gotta get a house with room to do it first though :)

Use the bathroom or laundry. They're usually in the darkest corner of the house and have small windows (easy to black out). Also access to running water.

My dad used to do all his own B&W when we were kids and I learnt the tricks of the trade from him.

Come to think about it, my Dad might have done it in a storeroom in the past, but I was very, very young then. And my Dad went off photography for a while, only to start doing it again last year, in the form of digital. Digital is much more convenient and probably cheaper in the long run. I probably should have bought a digital P&S to carry around instead, but I can't stand how the images sometimes look with these small-sensor cameras.

Then again, other bits of the image will matter more than just its quality. Still, there's the allure of actually doing B&W photography, something which I know I'm bad at, but want to get better.

[mcminty]

Want to come to Centenial Park on Sunday morning for the popes motorcade? I will be there from 6am but he isnt expected untill 8am.
Nah sorry, I'm going kayaking with my friends on Sunday. Lol, and 6am... I would have to leave my place at like 4-430am. Thanks for the offer tho. :)


Just got back from Mamma Mia, It was a decently made movie, however some things, like ABBA, are better left untouched!

EDIT: No it was not my decision to go. I was dragged along, not knowing it was about ABBA :lol:
Well disregarding the fact that Mamma Mia is the name of one of their songs... :p, that is is acceptable. As long it was a girl that dragged you along. ;)

[amsm]

Digital is much more convenient and probably cheaper in the long run. I probably should have bought a digital P&S to carry around instead, but I can't stand how the images sometimes look with these small-sensor cameras.

Then again, other bits of the image will matter more than just its quality. Still, there's the allure of actually doing B&W photography, something which I know I'm bad at, but want to get better.

One of these days, I'll run a few rolls through the old AE-1 and drag out the gear and show the kids how to black out the windows, make up the chemicals, use the enlarger etc. They'll probably wonder why you'd bother, but at least they'll know how it used to be ;)

[Michael]

Angus is a loser! He went to Mamma Mia and liked it!!! NO NO NO!

[ANGUS]

Nah sorry, I'm going kayaking with my friends on Sunday. Lol, and 6am... I would have to leave my place at like 4-430am. Thanks for the offer tho. :)



Well disregarding the fact that Mamma Mia is the name of one of their songs... :p, that is is acceptable. As long it was a girl that dragged you along. ;)


No problem. I knew it was the name of one of their songs, but plenty of movies share the name of an unrelated song :lol: It was a chick that dragged me along... It was funny to watch as about 5 mens left the cinema over the course of the movie, never to return :lol:

[ANGUS]

Angus is a loser! He went to Mamma Mia and liked it!!! NO NO NO!


HAHA, What i was trying to say was, The idea was s**t but it was well executed.

[Backflipboy]

No problem. I knew it was the name of one of their songs, but plenty of movies share the name of an unrelated song :lol: It was a chick that dragged me along... It was funny to watch as about 5 mens left the cinema over the course of the movie, never to return :lol:
Referring to your mother as a chick.... that's just creepy....

I like ABBA but even I'm not gay enough to go and see that film.

[JustinLawrence]

i was being considerate of my wife who uses the camera too.
combination for time being will be
16-35 II, 50mm
next order 70 - 200 IS f2.8L

then i will get the 24-70 f2.8, by then hopefully there will be an IS version as rumoured on canonrumors.com.

Good choice of lenses ;)

Come to think about it, my Dad might have done it in a storeroom in the past, but I was very, very young then. And my Dad went off photography for a while, only to start doing it again last year, in the form of digital. Digital is much more convenient and probably cheaper in the long run. I probably should have bought a digital P&S to carry around instead, but I can't stand how the images sometimes look with these small-sensor cameras.

Then again, other bits of the image will matter more than just its quality. Still, there's the allure of actually doing B&W photography, something which I know I'm bad at, but want to get better.

I know that the quality will be much worse than using digital of course. I also know it will be expensive, messy and time consuming, but it woud be awesome fun! I'm one of those people that will buy all the gear, spend alot of time perfecting the process, then once i have it all perfected i will loose interest, lol.

[ANGUS]

Referring to your mother as a chick.... that's just creepy....

I like ABBA but even I'm not gay enough to go and see that film.

No not my mum! :lol: Myself and a few friends... NB: Research movies better before agreeing to go next time.

[ofdphoto]

Angus is a loser! He went to Mamma Mia and liked it!!! NO NO NO!
The movie is what it is.

If you don't like ABBA and/or don't like an ensemble of their hits being strung together into a story, you won't like it.

I happen to be an ABBA fan (not that I listen to their music more than a few times per year :p) and respect whoever scripted their songs into a cohesive musical, and think the movie does the musical justice very well. I just found Pierce Brosnan hard to stomach as a singer ...

Why so keen to bag something you were never going to like anyway?

*sigh*

[ANGUS]

The movie is what it is.

If you don't like ABBA and/or don't like an ensemble of their hits being strung together into a story, you won't like it.

I happen to be an ABBA fan (not that I listen to their music more than a few times per year :p) and respect whoever scripted their songs into a cohesive musical, and think the movie does the musical justice very well. I just found Pierce Brosnan hard to stomach as a singer ...

Why so keen to bag something you were never going to like anyway?

*sigh*

As i said before, I didnt know it was going to be ABBA, I dont mind ABBA too much but could not listen to them more then a few times a year. A group of songs that where never intended to go into a story should not be put into one hence i said it was a crap idea.

[tangcla]

A group of songs that where never intended to go into a story should not be put into one hence i said it was a crap idea.
That's the whole idea of musicals. And they are premium entertainment, at least $100 per ticket.

Live performance musicals ftw!

[coalcliff]

Instead of sitting in dark cinema's you could make some contris for the last two rounds of Photo Golf... closing this Monday...can't believe with all the ego on this site that no one has submitted their self portrait image yet!!!!!
Who is going to be first off on Hole five FTW.

[willstar]

Instead of sitting in dark cinema's you could make some contris for the last two rounds of Photo Golf... closing this Monday...can't believe with all the ego on this site that no one has submitted their self portrait image yet!!!!!
Who is going to be first off on Hole five FTW.

Guess we're all just a bit modest.... :oops:

[Backflipboy]

...can't believe with all the ego on this site that no one has submitted their self portrait image yet!!!!!
Who is going to be first off on Hole five FTW.
How does one photograph God?

[davo_robbo]

LOL^^^^^^^
very true..
well hdr is a start ;)

[AndrewOz]

Instead of sitting in dark cinema's you could make some contris for the last two rounds of Photo Golf... closing this Monday...can't believe with all the ego on this site that no one has submitted their self portrait image yet!!!!!
Who is going to be first off on Hole five FTW.

Done...... but its a shocker :D

[Michael]

Why so keen to bag something you were never going to like anyway?

*sigh*
I usually really like musicals. I happen to love watching stage musicals, especially on Broadway. I sat through Mamma Mia and, I'm sorry but I cannot see how some one could possible think it was funny or well executed.

[coalcliff]

How does one photograph God?


Well, entice him outaa the god kennell with a bone, make him sit and then take the pic.

Must teg my dylexia fidex!!

[fWord]

One of these days, I'll run a few rolls through the old AE-1 and drag out the gear and show the kids how to black out the windows, make up the chemicals, use the enlarger etc. They'll probably wonder why you'd bother, but at least they'll know how it used to be ;)

It's a disappearing art form, and I think they'd be happy to see it before it vanishes completely!



I know that the quality will be much worse than using digital of course. I also know it will be expensive, messy and time consuming, but it woud be awesome fun! I'm one of those people that will buy all the gear, spend alot of time perfecting the process, then once i have it all perfected i will loose interest, lol.

That's exactly why I stopped playing PC games. ;) By the time I have it all perfected, the people I want to play with have lost interest.

[photobitz]

Instead of sitting in dark cinema's you could make some contris for the last two rounds of Photo Golf... closing this Monday...can't believe with all the ego on this site that no one has submitted their self portrait image yet!!!!!
Who is going to be first off on Hole five FTW.

I was intending to get these done this weekend but we have been devastated by the sudden loss of our unborn child.

Sorry to bring a downer to the thread... I'm just trying to keep my mind occupied and somehow come to terms with it. Not working so far.

[BOSS]

Condolences....not much else I can say very sad.

[ofdphoto]

I was intending to get these done this weekend but we have been devastated by the sudden loss of our unborn child.

Sorry to bring a downer to the thread... I'm just trying to keep my mind occupied and somehow come to terms with it. Not working so far.
Oh no ... so sorry to hear this.

How many weeks old was your little one?

[ANGUS]

I was intending to get these done this weekend but we have been devastated by the sudden loss of our unborn child.

Sorry to bring a downer to the thread... I'm just trying to keep my mind occupied and somehow come to terms with it. Not working so far.


Very sad to hear... Condolences.

[tangcla]

Sorry to hear Dan :(

[::John::]

Oh Dan

That is very sad. My thoughts go out to you.

[wardie]

photobiz - I'm saddened by your news, please take my family's condolences. We have been through this sadness with my brother's child.

Please remember that in the end this will work out to be a part of your long life together.

Wardie

[mcminty]

Dan, I'm sorry to hear that. It's very sad. :(


Sorry to bring a downer to the thread...
Don't worry about it. We're like a family here - if it helps in any way, then I'm sure we're fine with you posting.

[photobitz]

Thanks guys. We'll be OK. Just going to take time. We were at week 19 in our pregnancy - about halfway. Only had a checkup on Wednesday and everything was fine then we had an ultrasound yesterday... no heartbeat... We're just... in shock. It was just very sudden and unexpected. Hasn't really sunk in yet. Just had to write an email to my sister. She's been trekking in India and only just got word we were expecting and was very excited. I hope she takes the news ok.

[coalcliff]

Dan,
please know that we are thinking of you and you family, especially your wife at this challenging time. Anything a fellow Gong boy can do you just let me know ok?

[ofdphoto]

19 weeks ... that's especially rough, mate, not that it's ever easy.

Praying for you.

[photobitz]

Thank you guys.

[Michael]

Dan, I'm very sorry to hear about that. Be strong mate.

[brenno]

Dan, I, like so many of us here, am so sorry to hear of you and your partners loss.

Stay strong for each other. My heart goes out to you both in this difficult time.

[Welby]

Dan so sorry mate. Hang in there though buddy things will turn out ok. Hopefully it happened for a reason and i'm sure you'll get through it ok ;)

[coalcliff]

i was out trying to catch the full moon rise tonight and I turned and took a few shots towards Wollongong, where Dan resides around the same time as Dan/Photobitz posted his sad news...unbeknown to me at the time, but a little 4th dimensional when you look back on it.(Yes I know I haven't adjusted my camera time for no daylight saving for those EXIF freaks)
The second image has the rock fishers "Angel Ring" floatation device in the left foreground oof.

[Paparazzo]

Dan, very sad news, I cannot begin to comprehend how you and your wife are feeling right now.

[fWord]

I was intending to get these done this weekend but we have been devastated by the sudden loss of our unborn child.

Sorry to bring a downer to the thread... I'm just trying to keep my mind occupied and somehow come to terms with it. Not working so far.

Oh man, sorry to hear about this bad news. I know it's easy to say, but take care of yourself especially during this time.

[Backflipboy]

I was intending to get these done this weekend but we have been devastated by the sudden loss of our unborn child.

Sorry to bring a downer to the thread... I'm just trying to keep my mind occupied and somehow come to terms with it. Not working so far.
My condolences on your loss. Someone else said we are family so you're not alone.

[tangcla]

I had organised a night car photoshoot event tonight... but it started to rain :(

Straight off the camera - only adjusted crop and slight fill light.

http://i114.photobucket.com/albums/n269/tangcla/IMG_2482.jpg
http://i114.photobucket.com/albums/n269/tangcla/IMG_2481.jpg
http://i114.photobucket.com/albums/n269/tangcla/IMG_2483.jpg

[mcminty]

Still pretty cool there Clarence. Umm, it says the second photo has been moved or deleted...


EDIT: Now it appears... [shrugs]

[tangcla]

Still pretty cool there Clarence. Umm, it says the second photo has been moved or deleted...

Not any more :) I pulled it down to upload a 1024px version instead of a 640px.

But it shows more rain spots :(

[Michael]

Nice shots Clarence.

[davo_robbo]

great shots clarence!
were you shooting in bulb?
what lighting?
dave

[Michael]

great shots clarence!
were you shooting in bulb?
what lighting?
dave
Oh come on! That's the Clarence Tang unique lighting technique. It's very well known! :p

[Michael]

Dave, I was just looking at your blog, and I must say, your friend Carly is very attractive! :p

[tangcla]

great shots clarence!
were you shooting in bulb?
what lighting?
dave
hehe yeah, it's my 'signature' lightpainted effect. Bulb mode, I shot ISO640 today cos it was raining and I rushed it :p so I bumped up the ISO to get more effective light. Laziness and the 5D doesn't mind ISO640, I could be shooting like this daily...

[davo_robbo]

Dave, I was just looking at your blog, and I must say, your friend Carly is very attractive! :p

you think shes good looking?
check this one out (http://www.flickr.com/photos/davorobbo/sets/72157605251305220/show/):D

to be honest i've never shot in bulb before..
do you use a lightmeter? or just guesstimate??

dave

[tangcla]

to be honest i've never shot in bulb before..
do you use a lightmeter? or just guesstimate??
Bulb's nothing exciting :p I have an RS-80N3 so that helps a lot.

I don't use a lightmeter - my theory is that you don't really need a lightmeter; with enough experience (or trial and error :D) you'll get it right, if not pretty close the first few times. Otherwise, I use the P mode on the camera, and see what it thinks is the 'optimal' exposure, and work from there :cool:

If you shoot the same sort of things, you'll roughly know where your shutter/aperture/ISO will fall. Then you adjust from there after taking a test shot. With my lightpainting, it's different:
* I shoot bulb because I will need more than 30s.
* The amount of light is controlled by the lightpainting, and every photo will be different (now THAT is what you call art, right? :p)
* ISO affects how sensitive the camera will be towards the light; however this also has an effect on the ambient background light too.

[davo_robbo]

so what do you use to paint the light on the car?
flashlight?..

i'll have to give this a try when the camera comes :D

[tangcla]

You can use flashlight, but the light won't be soft. I use a LED workshop lamp in a 60x60 softbox.

[davo_robbo]

awesome stuff, great effect
ill give it a go sometime :)

[willstar]

Dan, so sorry to hear the news - it must be heartbreaking for you both. I can't begin to imagine what you're going through right now. You've got a good heart, mate - time will heal, eventually. Hang in there.

[Banno]

Dan, I know that none of us could ever know what you are going through, but all of our hearts go out to you and your beautiful wife...

[Banno]

For those of you who were interested. The Spyder 3 Pro (http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/525535-REG/Datacolor_S3P100_Spyder3Pro_Display_Calibration_Sy stem.html) calibration device is an absolute ripper! For about $180 from B&H it is well worth the cash! Just plug it in and your done. Pretty bloody spot on!

One of the best investments I've made so far I think.

[tangcla]

I got ideas for the photo golf self-portrait... but currently too lazy to execute them :p

[ANGUS]

I got ideas for the photo golf self-portrait... but currently too lazy to execute them :p

lol me too

[tangcla]

I intend on doing it today... this afternoon...

it'll involve an ND4 filter, and one or two 580EX-IIs. Since I've only used the 15mm fishy, I might just use the 85/1.8 for my second lens.

[tangcla]

ok I'm going to get started on it now...

Probably don't need the ND4 filter just yet.

[Welby]

You could use a paper bag though Clarence :p

[tangcla]

... and I swear my Honl stuff goes missing :( I can't find my 1/8 grid snoot now. :(

[ANGUS]

Some more Phototax from today.

Pope Mobile drove through a few seconds before, empty, he then got in the pope mobile outside centenial park and traveled to Randwick.

[tangcla]

whoo! I'm done with my photo golf submission.

http://www.tangcla.com/photos/selfportrait_080720

Few faves:

Dragonball tangcla:
http://www.tangcla.com/photos/selfportrait_080720/images/IMG_2502.jpg

Has brownie tangcla:
http://www.tangcla.com/photos/selfportrait_080720/images/IMG_2519.jpg

Gangsta tangcla:
http://www.tangcla.com/photos/selfportrait_080720/images/IMG_2525.jpg

Dave Hobby wannabe tangcla:
http://www.tangcla.com/photos/selfportrait_080720/images/IMG_2501.jpg

[davo_robbo]

2nd one is awesome :)
that using the DIY ringflash??
dave

[tangcla]

Not DIY, it's the Rayflash (http://www.ray-flash.com).

Here are some product shots I took (http://photography-on-the.net/forum/showpost.php?p=5891377&postcount=699)
A few more detailed shots (http://photography-on-the.net/forum/showpost.php?p=5891378&postcount=700)

[davo_robbo]

yeah i've been looking at it for a few weeks..
how well does it work?
do you have any more portraits you've done with it?
dave

[ANGUS]

Mr Tang! Remember the rules. 1 Extra light source only... I see 2 in those :P

[tangcla]

yeah i've been looking at it for a few weeks..
how well does it work?
do you have any more portraits you've done with it?
dave
Works pretty well. It has a plasticky flimsy feel to it, and on portrait orientation it's quite heavy (you can see the shift in the photos with the fisheye lens) and it's not cheap, but I'm glad I bought it :)

Other portraits:
Here's one of my cats (http://photography-on-the.net/forum/showpost.php?p=5901768&postcount=863)
Another kitty ringflash (http://photography-on-the.net/forum/showpost.php?p=5901812&postcount=866)

[tangcla]

Mr Tang! Remember the rules. 1 Extra light source only... I see 2 in those :P

Those pics above weren't for the submission! They are just phototax.

[ANGUS]

Those pics above weren't for the submission! They are just phototax.

Oh kk

[alanwoo]

... and I swear my Honl stuff goes missing :( I can't find my 1/8 grid snoot now. :(
i got it, woops..

[tangcla]

i got it, woops..

phew... good thing I didn't blame my mum for losing it when she relocated all my drawers then! :p

Do you have my Speedstrap as well??

[ANGUS]

phew... good thing I didn't blame my mum for losing it when she relocated all my drawers then! :p

Do you have my Speedstrap as well??


HAHA ive doon that too a few times.... very embarasing :o

[tangcla]

Just so happens she moved my drawer which I use to store all my excess camera gear (i.e. the stuff that I don't bring with me to shoots, or stuff I just can't physically cram in my Nova5) and that went missing...

[Eugene Chua]

hey peeps! i'm new to this forum and was wondering if there's a sizeable community of aussies in here. i can't seem to find a forum where most aussies are on!

anyways i'm from sydney, and looking for opportunities as a second photographer to fashion/portraiture/wedding/events. PM me! or if anyone in sydney would like to take photos together, contact me too!

[Welby]

Welcome Eugene. There's plenty of us on here in this thread and there's a few threads getting around for each state with lots more in them aswell ;)

[::John::]

hey peeps! i'm new to this forum and was wondering if there's a sizeable community of aussies in here. i can't seem to find a forum where most aussies are on!

anyways i'm from sydney, and looking for opportunities as a second photographer to fashion/portraiture/wedding/events. PM me! or if anyone in sydney would like to take photos together, contact me too!


Good evening and welcome...

I had a list of all the Aussies posting and what state they were in - but I stopped updating and producing it after one of the QLD'ers accused me of stalking... :evil:

[Jim G]

Some phototax - mucking around with a friend and an umbrella:

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3260/2683848153_8f0702dfe3_o.jpg

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3022/2683948733_9ec73d1a85.jpg

Edit: Not as happy with the background's gradient as I could be looking at them again, may see if I can't do something about that :p

[Eugene Chua]

Good evening and welcome...

I had a list of all the Aussies posting and what state they were in - but I stopped updating and producing it after one of the QLD'ers accused me of stalking... :evil:

hahaha :D great to see you guys here and so active! i spent a year in canberra at the ANU a couple of years back, before moving to sydney.

[::John::]

Spent more than a couple of years in Sydney before moving to Canberra. :lol:

[ofdphoto]

Nice shots there Jim.

Do I know her?

:D :D ;) ;) :p :p

[JustinLawrence]

hahaha :D great to see you guys here and so active! i spent a year in canberra at the ANU a couple of years back, before moving to sydney.

Hi Eugene (assuming thats youre name), Welcome to POTNAC, i am myself a former Canberran, i was at UC though, been in Sydney now for 4 years.

This thread really should come with a warning though, some poeple get the POTNAC gear buying, swapping and selling bug; it can be quite bad for the wallet.

[JustinLawrence]

Some phototax - mucking around with a friend and an umbrella:


Nice shots Jim, i esp like the eyes in #1.

[AdamC]

Some phototax - mucking around with a friend and an umbrella:

Very nice. Love the catchlight in the eyes.

[*Bubbles*]

Hello everyone
I'm kinda new here too :)
Good to see lots of Aussies here - at least I know you guys HAVE a sense of humour LOL

I'm in Launceston - TAS, many others near here?

[AdamC]

Here's a panorama I took last weekend from The Obelisk, one of the highest points in Newcastle.

It was merged in CS3 from 13 separate images taken handheld. The TIFF file (including layers) was 365MB.

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3070/2684962238_79f2f75870_o.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/adamcurrey/2684962238/)

[::John::]

Hello everyone
I'm kinda new here too :)
Good to see lots of Aussies here - at least I know you guys HAVE a sense of humour LOL

I'm in Launceston - TAS, many others near here?

There were a couple from TAS with a studio down there - um - they may still post in the wedding area... sometimes see one of them in here.

Here's a panorama I took last weekend from The Obelisk, one of the highest points in Newcastle.

It was merged in CS3 from 13 separate images taken handheld. The TIFF file (including layers) was 365MB.

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3070/2684962238_79f2f75870_o.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/adamcurrey/2684962238/)

And well worth the effort.

[*Bubbles*]

Thanks John - will keep an eye out.

And Adamc : Noice work with the panorama :)

[Greg_C]

Hi Eugene and Bubbles, welcome.

Some of my phototax from today.
No.1
http://www.steadyhands.net/photogallery/albums/temp/2008/image35898.jpg