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KevC
19th of January 2005 (Wed), 18:22
Both shot with my Canon EF 35-105mm f/3.5-4.5. Untouched, just cropped/resized and compressed to jpg.

http://img38.exs.cx/img38/913/pretty0xj.jpg
Shot from top of staircase of Robart's Library (University of Toronto St. George Campus). Shutter Speed:1/125 Aperature: f/4.5 ISO100

http://img101.exs.cx/img101/9323/sad2qd.jpg
Shot from bottom of the very same staircase. A little blurry, she got a little close so I had to snap it quick.
Shutter Speed: 1/80 Aperature: f/4.5 ISO100

Very very dull day. I heard overcast was best to shoot in, but I'd rather have a sunny day lol. Seems like the weather was getting to everyone.
Candid Bandit
19th of January 2005 (Wed), 18:27
Sweeeet shots!!!
KevC
19th of January 2005 (Wed), 18:28
You inspired me Candid Bandit :) Hehe, thanks.
Candid Bandit
19th of January 2005 (Wed), 18:32
I'm honored! Hahaa.. Seriously though.. they look very cute.
Olegis
19th of January 2005 (Wed), 23:57
Nice candids !
You really should use some sharpening - it'll do miracles for pictures like that.
KevC
20th of January 2005 (Thu), 08:22
Thanks Olegis! Wow, it's amazing how much a little USM, and playing with levels/curves does... :D

http://img44.exs.cx/img44/7820/prettyedited0iz.jpg
http://img44.exs.cx/img44/6897/sadedited1ex.jpg
Olegis
20th of January 2005 (Thu), 11:11
Yeah, that's what I'm talking about ! I was a "purist" once, telling everyone that no post-processing was done on any of my images - until I realized how much I lost due to lack of it. Since then I do post-processing on every one of my images and get very nice results every time !
Candid Bandit
20th of January 2005 (Thu), 16:30
Much much better!!!
ExPOSED
20th of January 2005 (Thu), 17:21
I love candid shots like these, you catch people in their natural state. Quick question KevC...how far(physically) were you from these people? I'm just wondering because I'm looking into purchasing a zoom lense soon. Also were these handheld shots? I noticed you used the 35-105mm but that doesn't have IS right? Again, great pics...
Ogrt48
20th of January 2005 (Thu), 19:44
Exposed, sounds like you're more into stalking than candids...
Candid Bandit
20th of January 2005 (Thu), 19:51
Exposed, sounds like you're more into stalking than candids...
And if the photos were of guys? Then what kind of photography will that be?
KevC
20th of January 2005 (Thu), 20:24
Candid, you of all people should know, there's nothing wrong with homosexuality!

Ok ok I joke I joke. I'm sure Ogrt48 was joking too. ExPOSED: I was pretty far away from them. All my shots were RAW, the first shot I was shooting at 105mm and even then, I didn't have to resize, only crop. The second shot was much closer.

First shot I was about 70m from them. Second was more like 20m.

The next lens on my list is definitely a 70-200mm f/4L telephoto :D Maybe you should get that one too?
Candid Bandit
20th of January 2005 (Thu), 20:27
Candid, you of all people should know, there's nothing wrong with homosexuality!
LOL!!!! What.. what do I know right!?!?! i only live in SF.
JustDontDie
20th of January 2005 (Thu), 21:11
That first girl is cccuutteeee.
ExPOSED
20th of January 2005 (Thu), 22:30
Exposed, sounds like you're more into stalking than candids...
Nah, not even close...but I'm going to assume your just joking. The reason I asked is that I'm still a newbie in the dSLR world, and so I'm trying to get an idea on how much of a zoom I would need to take certain shots. Since these were candid shots, I would assume that he could not have been that close otherwise they would have noticed. So I was just wondering if he took the photo from a far distance and then blew it up. I plan on taking photos of drag races and basketball games. Thing is, I dont have any connections to get close enough to use a short zoom.
KevC
21st of January 2005 (Fri), 09:02
Yeah he should be just joking. Candids automatically = stalking lol! Funny, I asked my friends for friends to model, she was scared away. Oh well.

Anyway, the lens I used is discontinued. I don't know if anyone has even heard of it, it's ancient (15yo at least). But yeah, definitely check out the 70-200mm f/4L if you want a nice telephoto.
defordphoto
21st of January 2005 (Fri), 09:12
And if the photos were of guys? Then what kind of photography will that be?

:lol: :lol: A little Deja Vu here eh? ;)'

My answer to your question would be:

Candid pictures of guys.
defordphoto
21st of January 2005 (Fri), 09:14
Exposed, sounds like you're more into stalking than candids...

This has been discussed quite extensively at: http://photography-on-the.net/forum/showthread.php?t=54229

Check it out...
Candid Bandit
21st of January 2005 (Fri), 12:36
:lol: :lol: A little Deja Vu here eh? ;)'

My answer to your question would be:

Candid pictures of guys.

Hey!! This time I kept my cool..:p
defordphoto
21st of January 2005 (Fri), 15:09
Hey!! This time I kept my cool..:p

8) Cool man...
Twist
21st of January 2005 (Fri), 19:38
USM in post process? I am slow in learning all the terminology. I only know USM in lenses.
charlesu
21st of January 2005 (Fri), 19:57
USM in post process? I am slow in learning all the terminology. I only know USM in lenses.


UnSharp Mask in Photoshop. USM. It's the best way to sharpen many images.
KevC
21st of January 2005 (Fri), 23:19
Ay :) It's a bundled filter.