POTN Aussie Club #6 - What does the 'P' stand for anyway??

[DAdeGroot]

Get her to 1800 =]

Hardly fair though, given new ones at $2600 at the moment.

[caseyjohnphotography]

farout, 2600 :|

[tangcla]

eBay has the rocket blower for $20 incl post, new... so $10?

[caseyjohnphotography]

i'm off to work.. speak soon

[The Moose]

I need to get out and shoot something on the weekend. I haven't shot much lately and I don't like it :( Anyone else like this?

[tangcla]

I need to get out and shoot something on the weekend. I haven't shot much lately and I don't like it :( Anyone else like this?
Yeah, I haven't touched the camera except for the occasional eBay listings. :P

[S7000]

I need to get out and shoot something on the weekend. I haven't shot much lately and I don't like it :( Anyone else like this?

That's why I've been trying hard to get out and catch some sunsets lately. Luckily I'm allowed to take my 70-200 into Randwick so I can not only have a boozey afternoon at the races, but give my camera some action too. :lol:

[JustinLawrence]

I need to get out and shoot something on the weekend. I haven't shot much lately and I don't like it :( Anyone else like this?
I have felt that way for quite a while! damn house/baby/work been to busy

That's why I've been trying hard to get out and catch some sunsets lately. Luckily I'm allowed to take my 70-200 into Randwick so I can not only have a boozey afternoon at the races, but give my camera some action too. :lol:
Don't get too drunk and drop it or hand it to a stranger!

[NicD]

I need to get out and shoot something on the weekend. I haven't shot much lately and I don't like it :( Anyone else like this?

Plan a shoot for after school?

i have one on Friday, in an abandon building near school, really dark with little light, even during the day.

Will be great for my flashes and long exposures.

It also involves a lion costume.


I also got another shoot Saturday night for a charity dinner for the kahalari experience.

Big weekend, with finally some good shoots :D

[The Moose]

A couple of my mates want me to go down to their footy (Saturday morning) and basketball (Saturday night). I might go to the footy but I'm not sure about the basketball even though I'd love to try it out.

For my media class, we've had an assignment going for the last month. Individual assignment where you can choose a few things from photography or a magazine to a movie. Handing the first planning part in next week and then we get another few weeks to actually work on it. I'm looking forward to it because I've chosen something interesting... popping water balloons :D And my teacher knows I'm actually into photography and not just doing it for this assignment so he's basically told me I'm already set for an A+.

[NicD]

A couple of my mates want me to go down to their footy (Saturday morning) and basketball (Saturday night). I might go to the footy but I'm not sure about the basketball even though I'd love to try it out.

For my media class, we've had an assignment going for the last month. Individual assignment where you can choose a few things from photography or a magazine to a movie. Handing the first planning part in next week and then we get another few weeks to actually work on it. I'm looking forward to it because I've chosen something interesting... popping water balloons :D And my teacher knows I'm actually into photography and not just doing it for this assignment so he's basically told me I'm already set for an A+.

That sounds pretty good!

My media teacher found out that i am into photography, so he has been on to me ever since. Its not pretty when you get the whole class bagging him because he doesnt know what he's doing, plus he's an ex-cop so hes big and scary :lol:

[The Moose]

That sounds pretty good!

My media teacher found out that i am into photography, so he has been on to me ever since. Its not pretty when you get the whole class bagging him because he doesnt know what he's doing, plus he's an ex-cop so hes big and scary :lol:

My media teacher is more into designing things (yearbooks and brochures for the school, simple things really) but he knows a little bit about photography. Although he seems to think megapixels are great :p

Edit: Which reminds me, I need to email another teacher/photographer and ask him what's going on for next week. Apparently I'm promo shooting for the school but he didn't give me any details. Just said bring your gear on Thursday.

[S7000]

I have felt that way for quite a while! damn house/baby/work been to busy


Don't get too drunk and drop it or hand it to a stranger!

I'm only taking $100.00 with me Justin. $50.00 to bet with, $50.00 for booze. Hopefully I pick up some winners though. Heh heh heh. ;)

[churchie]

got my V4's today. Yay!

[S7000]

got my V4's today. Yay!

Nice one! They're a great bargain.

[JustinLawrence]

I'm only taking $100.00 with me Justin. $50.00 to bet with, $50.00 for booze. Hopefully I pick up some winners though. Heh heh heh. ;)

For me, personally, if i am drinking i usually leave the camera in a safe place, i dont trust myself. hehe :lol:

Goodluck, i hope you pick a winner. if you win big you gotta buy a cool new lens and review it here ;)

[S7000]

For me, personally, if i am drinking i usually leave the camera in a safe place, i dont trust myself. hehe :lol:

Goodluck, i hope you pick a winner. if you win big you gotta buy a cool new lens and review it here ;)

With Race prices, I reckon I'd be lucky to get 6 drinks in the whole day......................

As for the win, $10 bets wont win me thousands. :p

[The Moose]

Phil, play a little game for the first few or last few races of the day. Put the minimum each way (usually 50c, sometimes $1) on every horse and then see how much you make :p Me and a mate did this for a meet last year. 3 races later, we were up a grand total of $6 :D

[mickeyjuice]

I'm only taking $100.00 with me Justin. $50.00 to bet with, $50.00 for booze. Hopefully I pick up some winners though. Heh heh heh. ;)

Man, that's $100 you could be spending on gear!

Errr, or training materials...

:-)

[S7000]

Phil, play a little game for the first few or last few races of the day. Put the minimum each way (usually 50c, sometimes $1) on every horse and then see how much you make :p Me and a mate did this for a meet last year. 3 races later, we were up a grand total of $6 :D

That's what I do at work. 50c trifectas and quinellas. The best I've done was $95.00 off a trifecta and $36 off a quinella. I kept the tickets for the trifecta to rub it in my mates face too...:lol:

I usually only bet on the doggies in 50c though.

Man, that's $100 you could be spending on gear!

Errr, or training materials...

:-)

I need a day out. :p

[Rai33]

Anyone want a 16-35 2.8L II... $1600 is pretty good methinks?

LINK (http://sydney.gumtree.com.au/c-Stuff-for-Sale-video-camera-digital-camera-Canon-16-35mm-f-2-8L-II-USM-mint-W0QQAdIdZ128966936)

[Mark]

Urgh, first day of production of a show I am visual operator for...
the designer rendered a whole bunch of the sequences as videos, and keynote played them fine the last 10 times I checked them in rehersals and the 2 times I OCD checked them before the show, he decides to switch some out at the last minute, I update the backup machine (schools mac pro, a bit suss ever since IT touched it) and show starts before I can test the new one, on the primary(my laptop) first cue comes up, and it is pretty much the intro to the whole thing, and one of the ones that the actors interact with, press the forward on primary and backup at once, backup doesn't go, oh well the primary should work.... well no, it doesn't play the friggin video, just black, so then I frantically try to fix the backup, and turns out the keyboard isn't being detected on the computer (keyboard is fine, computer is just ignoring) so switch to the backup, and use the mouse, oh well I'll try and fix mine and have it as backup and the other as primary, re open keynote on mine and hope for the best, not wanting to test it infront of the audience, then halfway through, the backup starts glitching the presenter screen badly (lines showing up changing colours and positions) then starts glitching with flashing white/red/green/blue lines the output, aw ****, decide better off with just no videos and black then a screen that is tripping out, switch back to my laptop, and thank god it isn't black and is the right cue.... only one major stuff up :| tomorrow I will bring in my old mac mini as a backup to the backup (since it can't be trusted anymore....)

[mickeyjuice]

Anyone want a 16-35 2.8L II... $1600 is pretty good methinks?


Mmmm, I do. Anyone up there able to go look at it if I talk to the vendor?

[tangcla]

Flights to Brisbane have been cancelled so far this morning, due to fog... :( this could be a long day.

[mickeyjuice]

Flights to Brisbane have been cancelled so far this morning, due to fog... :( this could be a long day.

Go lightpaint some planes :-)

[tangcla]

Go lightpaint some planes :-)
:lol:

It's too bring ;) it looks like a whiteroom though, actually, outside...

[S7000]

Mmmm, I do. Anyone up there able to go look at it if I talk to the vendor?

Possibly. Depends what's on offer. :p

[coalcliff]

Good luck to all SE Qld and NE NSW viewers with the wild weather!

Had a shoot on the weekend to help out an aspiring model. unfortunately the sun came out far to early, but it was fun.:cool:

A couple more here

http://photography-on-the.net/forum/showthread.php?p=7959491#post7959491

[AdamC]

I've just been asked to do a photo shoot for a newborn baby. Question: can I produce acceptable results with just a single on-camera 580EX for lighting?


Flights to Brisbane have been cancelled so far this morning, due to fog... :( this could be a long day.

That happened to me the last time I flew to Brisbane some years ago, only it was storms and flooding, not fog. My 10.45am flight out of Newcastle finally lifted off the tarmac at about 7pm. That was a long day.

[Boucher]

I've just been asked to do a photo shoot for a newborn baby. Question: can I produce acceptable results with just a single on-camera 580EX for lighting?

You can produce good quality shots without a flash. Just got to be creative in finding the best light. window light works well.

[tupper]

Going for my first Auto shoot tomorrow with my mates BMW, and maybe my other mates Ferrari. Needing some advice, because shooting will be during the middle of the day, and I have read that best time to shoot is near sun down.

Any tips?

[ANGUS]

By the by: Has anyone been to Randwick race? Do they have an camera restrictions?

yes i have been there, Didnt take my camera but from my seets i didnt think id get anything of interest without the 300 + TCs anyway. I am rather sure there is a restriction, call them or look on the tickets.

[wakko]

Good luck to all SE Qld and NE NSW viewers with the wild weather!


Thanks :)

Just so you have an idea of how much rain we've had...

Water Storage Status Table as at 21/05/09
Item Wivenhoe Somerset North Pine SEQWater Totals
Full Supply Level (m) AHD 67.00 99.00 39.63 -
Storage Volume @FSL (ML) 1,165,240 379,850 214,960 1,760,050
Lake Level (m) AHD 60.94 99.56 39.63 -
Volume Stored (ML) 648,653 404,048 214,960 1,267,661
Percentage in Storage 55.67% 106.37% 100.00% 72.02%
Change since yesterday +7.598% +10.722% +16.326% +9.338%
Rainfall at dam site 24 hours to 9am (mm) 79 57 75 68 average

:D we broke 70%!!! :)

[ANGUS]

I also got another shoot Saturday night for a charity dinner for the kahalari experience.

Big weekend, with finally some good shoots :D

I think you mean Kalahari :p

[ANGUS]

I'm only taking $100.00 with me Justin. $50.00 to bet with, $50.00 for booze. Hopefully I pick up some winners though. Heh heh heh. ;)

$50 on drinks wont go far at the races! :lol:

[ANGUS]

Mmmm, I do. Anyone up there able to go look at it if I talk to the vendor?

Id be happy to go for a look for you, PM me

[tangcla]

I'm in Brisbane now... in the back of a car... gotta love mobile broadband :lol:

And it's so nice today, sunny - wtf is theis about having rain?!

[S7000]

yes i have been there, Didnt take my camera but from my seets i didnt think id get anything of interest without the 300 + TCs anyway. I am rather sure there is a restriction, call them or look on the tickets.

Got email confirmation from the track that I'll be ok with the 70-200. It's not a carnival so I really don't think there's gonna be many people there, and I should be able to get pretty close to the track. (Judging by the map on their site)

$50 on drinks wont go far at the races! :lol:

I'm well aware of RTD prices, I'm too poor to get too boozed.

[wakko]

I'm in Brisbane now... in the back of a car... gotta love mobile broadband :lol:

And it's so nice today, sunny - wtf is theis about having rain?!

I'm betting it's going to bucket down tonight though... checking the BOM site it appears to be swirling around. If it starts to rain, I'm going home... the area around the main route home is already mega flooded. Any more and the highway's going under.

[AdamC]

Thanks :)

Just so you have an idea of how much rain we've had...


106% capacity? How does that work?

[Greg_C]

106% capacity? How does that work?
Both Somerset and Wivenhoe have flood storage capacity as they were designed to mitigate floods like we had in 1974. Wivenhoe was built after '74 floods.

Third line down on this pdf.
http://oldsite.seqwater.com.au/files/pdf/KeyDamStatistics.pdf

[mickeyjuice]

Possibly. Depends what's on offer. :p

If I can get hold of the bloke, we'll talk :-)

Had a shoot on the weekend to help out an aspiring model. unfortunately the sun came out far to early, but it was fun.:cool:

A couple more here

They look somewhat underexposed and a bit washed out over here, but that might be the MBP screen.

I've just been asked to do a photo shoot for a newborn baby. Question: can I produce acceptable results with just a single on-camera 580EX for lighting?


Even without, you can do that.

[S7000]

If I can get hold of the bloke, we'll talk :-)


Speak to Brenno too. I picked up his LCD for him.

Rosco pulled through too!!! I called them up on Monday and asked for a swatch book. Posted it out to me for free too! :lol:

[mickeyjuice]

Speak to Brenno too. I picked up his LCD for him.


I remember you planning to steal that one, don't worry :-)

[S7000]

I remember you planning to steal that one, don't worry :-)

Yeh, plans don't always work. :(

[NicD]

I think you mean Kalahari :p

good catch angus, didnt even realise that!

another slow day at school, although i did pick up my lion costume for tomorrows shoot :D

[Hazey]

Adam...I agree with Josh...skip the flash for a newborn.
Natural window light is your best friend with newborns....just don't place them too close to the window or the light will be too harsh. Place the baby on a 45 degree angle to the window so the light isn't too flat.
If you can, do the shoot before the baby is 2 weeks old, after that they start to get their hormonal pimples and get colicky.
Best of luck...I love newborns!

[AdamC]

Adam...I agree with Josh...skip the flash for a newborn.
Natural window light is your best friend with newborns....just don't place them too close to the window or the light will be too harsh. Place the baby on a 45 degree angle to the window so the light isn't too flat.
If you can, do the shoot before the baby is 2 weeks old, after that they start to get their hormonal pimples and get colicky.
Best of luck...I love newborns!

I'm a bit dubious about the windowlight but I'll give it a go. Thanks for the pointers.

[mickeyjuice]

I'm a bit dubious about the windowlight but I'll give it a go. Thanks for the pointers.

Window light ROCKS for portraits.

[ofdphoto]

depends on the window, really.

[mickeyjuice]

depends on the window, really.

C'mon Luke, you can MAKE it work, you know you can :-)

[ofdphoto]

C'mon Luke, you can MAKE it work, you know you can :-)
if the window is big enough, the sun is in a good place outside, and there isn't too much competing light killing it ... yeah, i can :p

[Welby]

Going for my first Auto shoot tomorrow with my mates BMW, and maybe my other mates Ferrari. Needing some advice, because shooting will be during the middle of the day, and I have read that best time to shoot is near sun down.

Any tips?


Watchout for yours and other shadows in the paint, poles and other bits growing out of it and messy backgrounds.

[tupper]

Watchout for yours and other shadows in the paint, poles and other bits growing out of it and messy backgrounds.

Cheers!

[brenno]

Speak to Brenno too. I picked up his LCD for him.

I'll vouch for you mate. No prob's at all there. :cool:

[Rai33]

If I can get hold of the bloke, we'll talk :-)


How'd you go with that 16-35... get hold of him?

[churchie]

Some tax from a walk around Docklands yesterday

http://jameschurchill.smugmug.com/photos/541330261_CbHiw-L.jpg

http://jameschurchill.smugmug.com/photos/541346830_Jrrz6-L.jpg


http://jameschurchill.smugmug.com/photos/541328881_jELxB-L.jpg


And rest of gallery here (http://jameschurchill.smugmug.com/gallery/8270431_RLUuM/1/541328881_jELxB)

[mickeyjuice]

How'd you go with that 16-35... get hold of him?

Yep, sure did.

Talked to the bloke on the phone - sounded pretty up and up - said the lens is 14 months old, but he hardly uses it anymore, so wants to free the money up for other stuff. (Is doing more macro stuff now.)

Says it has a scuff near the filter ring, but otherwise mint.

Hope to be able to get some eyes on it early next week.

[AdamC]

Some more mountain biking tax from the other weekend:

#1: Technically very poor, but I quite like it.

http://adamcurrey.com/main.php/d/7411-2/IMG_2019.jpg

#2:

http://adamcurrey.com/main.php/d/7436-2/IMG_2189.jpg

#3: Yes, I still suck at panning.

http://adamcurrey.com/main.php/d/7424-2/IMG_2155.jpg

#4: Very soft, but I still like it.

http://adamcurrey.com/main.php/d/7414-2/IMG_2041-Edit.jpg

[NicD]

Hey guys, quick question regarding the 580EXII

For long exposure shots when i want a flash at the end, how do i set that on my 580EXII?

I have read the manual but never got it working.

thanks in advance.

[AdamC]

Hey guys, quick question regarding the 580EXII

For long exposure shots when i want a flash at the end, how do i set that on my 580EXII?

I have read the manual but never got it working.

thanks in advance.

It's called second curtain. Press the >>> button until the >>> symbol comes up.

[NicD]

It's called second curtain. Press the >>> button until the >>> symbol comes up.

alrite, that didnt work :confused:

Holding the button down and nothing happens??

[AdamC]

alrite, that didnt work :confused:

Holding the button down and nothing happens??

Don't hold it down, just press it. From memory (mine's out in the car) if you press it repeatedly, it cycles between normal, High Speed Sync (H symbol) and Second Curtain (>>> symbol.)

[NicD]

Don't hold it down, just press it. From memory (mine's out in the car) if you press it repeatedly, it cycles between normal, High Speed Sync (H symbol) and Second Curtain (>>> symbol.)

Nope, nothing :confused:

It just goes to the H symbol then to nothing?

[ANGUS]

Yep, sure did.

Talked to the bloke on the phone - sounded pretty up and up - said the lens is 14 months old, but he hardly uses it anymore, so wants to free the money up for other stuff. (Is doing more macro stuff now.)

Says it has a scuff near the filter ring, but otherwise mint.

Hope to be able to get some eyes on it early next week.

Tell him i have a macro for sale :P

[ANGUS]

Anyone heard from Richard? (Blackshadow) need to get in contact with him urgently but cant seem to raise him. Anyone got any other contact details for him (phone number maybe?) they can pm me?

Thanks

[mickeyjuice]

Tell him i have a macro for sale :P

I think he's already using his own, but I'll tell him :-)

Anyone heard from Richard? (Blackshadow) need to get in contact with him urgently but cant seem to raise him. Anyone got any other contact details for him (phone number maybe?) they can pm me?

Thanks

I've messaged him to tell him you're looking for him.

[ANGUS]

I think he's already using his own, but I'll tell him :-)



I've messaged him to tell him you're looking for him.

Thanks on both counts. I can look at the lens on sunday or monday depending where he is located if you wish.

[NicD]

It's called second curtain. Press the >>> button until the >>> symbol comes up.

Don't hold it down, just press it. From memory (mine's out in the car) if you press it repeatedly, it cycles between normal, High Speed Sync (H symbol) and Second Curtain (>>> symbol.)

Thanks for your help Adam, in the end you were right.
I googled it and found out that you have to take off the master/slave capabilities.

So it works now, just not with master available, which kinda screws me up a little.

[AdamC]

Thanks for your help Adam, in the end you were right.
I googled it and found out that you have to take off the master/slave capabilities.

So it works now, just not with master available, which kinda screws me up a little.

Oh, ok. Sorry I didn't know that either. I haven't played with it much myself beyond the basics.

[AdamC]

If someone is paying for a print, they should get it without logo, yeah?

[mickeyjuice]

If someone is paying for a print, they should get it without logo, yeah?

I reckon. It used to be that some photographers would do a little gold seal on the photo, but that seems to have died a long time ago, which I think is good.

Stamp the back, though.

[AdamC]

I reckon. It used to be that some photographers would do a little gold seal on the photo, but that seems to have died a long time ago, which I think is good.

Stamp the back, though.

Not sure what you mean by gold seal. I don't have a stamp, and it'll be sent directly from the printer to the customer anyway.

[Boucher]

put your logo somewhere, but not over the top of the actual print.

[AdamC]

put your logo somewhere, but not over the top of the actual print.

Um, what?

[Boucher]

stamp the back or something.

If a friend or family member see's the print and asks who took it, they can pull it down and check it out, otherwise they might forget who you are.

[DAdeGroot]

Stamp the back, though.

Yep!

If you use a pro-print lab, they'll usually put your copyright details on the back of the print for you, and mark it not for reproduction.

[-spam-]

Finally got to actually use the 85mm I bought off Angus a few months ago :rolleyes:

Completely forgot it was tonight though, so excuse the rough edit, have about 1800 more words to write between two assignments that are due tomorrow.

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3326/3550734103_7039fd57b3.jpg?v=0 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/-spam-/3550734103/)

[-spam-]

Ok, one more....

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3655/3551572404_2e21b3f9d4.jpg?v=0 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/-spam-/3551572404/)

[tangcla]

Sam, I think you could up the fill light slightly so that the black hair will be brought up slightly to make it stand out more.

[mickeyjuice]

Ok, one more....


Looks a bit underexposed here, Sam. (Yes, I know I'm echoing myself from earlier today :-)

[ANGUS]

Some tax from today, Taken on the Sturt Highway in Forrest Hill (Suburb of Wagga Wagga) was rushing to the airport so only a quick shot.

Slight saturation adjustment but fairly accurate to natural colours.

[S7000]

Some tax from today, Taken on the Sturt Highway in Forrest Hill (Suburb of Wagga Wagga) was rushing to the airport so only a quick shot.

Slight saturation adjustment but fairly accurate to natural colours.

Captured a nice sky Angus.

[fungry]

How do you get purple out of the sky. I haven't come across such an opportunity.
Fantastic colours though.

[S7000]

How do you get purple out of the sky. I haven't come across such an opportunity.
Fantastic colours though.

2 ways, the natural way, with the right sky. Or, you can adjust in PP.

[S7000]

Jebus. Quiet day around here...........

[tupper]

Jebus. Quiet day around here...........

Morning :cool:

[NicD]

Jebus. Quiet day around here...........

Morning :cool:

Morning Ewan (afternoon here atleast)

How's everyone doing today?

[tupper]

Morning Ewan (afternoon here atleast)

How's everyone doing today?

Going slow, exams next week!

How about you?

[NicD]

Going slow, exams next week!

How about you?

ouch, exams suck, i got mine in about three weeks. they are not enjoyable

have you started studying for them yet?

[S7000]

Get back to your school work Nic. :p

Afternoon Ewan. Good luck with exams!

[tupper]

ouch, exams suck, i got mine in about three weeks. they are not enjoyable

have you started studying for them yet?

Yes, but probably not enough. No motivation. All I want is my 5DmkII to come.. haha

Edit: Cheers Phil

[wardie]

That is a nice one Angus.

[S7000]

This is nuts!

http://www.smh.com.au/photogallery/2009/05/22/1242498910871.html

[The Moose]

It ate that up in five hours! Definitely crazy stuff. The photos are pretty average though :p

[NicD]

Get back to your school work Nic. :p

Afternoon Ewan. Good luck with exams!

school work? whats that?

(i was in art watching some video about an aboriginal painter so there was no need to do school work at the time)

[NicD]

Yes, but probably not enough. No motivation. All I want is my 5DmkII to come.. haha

Edit: Cheers Phil

Fair enough, i struggle to find motivation to study until very last minute, so i am going to have to put alot of effort in this year.

As Phillip said, Good luck with your exams buddy

[NicD]

This is nuts!

http://www.smh.com.au/photogallery/2009/05/22/1242498910871.html

That is crazy! nice find!

although thats when you need a 5DmkII for a video instead ;)

[-spam-]

Sam, I think you could up the fill light slightly so that the black hair will be brought up slightly to make it stand out more.

Looks a bit underexposed here, Sam. (Yes, I know I'm echoing myself from earlier today :-)

Thanks for the feedback guys. Just running them through Lightroom again. Seriously hate stage lighting... Oh and if this musical had the director that did mine 4 years ago, the kids would have been raked over the coals for how often they refused to step into the lights.

Edit: How does this one look? Thinking a calibration device of some sort would be a good buy this weekend...

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2451/3553912030_d2d8825ba1_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/-spam-/3553912030/)

[ANGUS]

Lucky i went and looked at that lens for Mic, turned out its not what was advertised lol....

Thanks for the $1600 though Mic :p

[NicD]

Just a small taste of what is still to come, got about another 200 shots to edit after my basketball game tonight.

should have more posted within the next few days.

Feel free to comment or wait for the larger set in coming days

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3554/3553118161_71ce57c959.jpg?v=0

[alexanderGARDNER]

Hey folks,

As posted in the Victoria/Melbourne POTN thread (http://photography-on-the.net/forum/showpost.php?p=7967810&postcount=958) I'm still working on the details of next month's meeting but we're looking at June 14th for a late afternoon meeting. Placing will be limited to 5 spots (Michael is a special guest)as it's going to be a focus on motorsports shooting for a mate of mine...he's a stunt rider. ;)

The meeting will be in Dandenong.

I'll let you know when you can start submitting interest.

[AdamC]

Edit: How does this one look? Thinking a calibration device of some sort would be a good buy this weekend...


A little cold on the colour temp, but not bad.

[-spam-]

A little cold on the colour temp, but not bad.

Thanks. Fill light was blue except for the spotlight, hence the cooler temp. Think the scene was supposed to be set at night, so lots of dark blue.

[Rai33]

Lucky i went and looked at that lens for Mic, turned out its not what was advertised lol....

Thanks for the $1600 though Mic :p

What did it turn out to be!? 17-40L?

[amsm]

Lucky i went and looked at that lens for Mic, turned out its not what was advertised lol....

Thanks for the $1600 though Mic :p

Rather be that guy in NZ who realised the bank had dropped $10 mil into his account, propmptly withdrew the lot and scarpered...that's gold !

[alexanderGARDNER]

8 mil or a barmat?

Hmmmmm. ;P

[amsm]

8 mil or a barmat?

Hmmmmm. ;P

Tough choice...those bar mats are pretty fine :p

[Backflipboy]

I'm back from my jaunt to Coonabararan and surrounds. Interesting pics of old buildings and railway buff stuff to come. Weather was crappy though.

[ANGUS]

What did it turn out to be!? 17-40L?

A mkI not MkII of the 16-35.

[The Moose]

A mkI not MkII of the 16-35.

Apparently they're sharper than the newer model but you'd definitely want a lower price for it.

[ANGUS]

Apparently they're sharper than the newer model but you'd definitely want a lower price for it.

MkI is better from 16-24 and the MkII is better from 24-35 supposedly

[S7000]

"The weekend has landed. All that exists now is clubs, drugs, pubs and parties. I've got 48 hours off from the world, man. I'm gonna blow steam out my head like a screaming kettle, I'm gonna talk cod **** to strangers all night, I'm gonna lose the plot on the dancefloor. The free radicals inside me are freakin', man! Tonight I'm Jip Travolta, I'm Peter Popper, I'm going to never-never land with my chosen family, man. We're gonna get more spaced out than Neil Armstrong ever did, anything could happen tonight, you know? This could be the best night of my life. I've got 73 quid in my back burner - I'm gonna wax the lot, man! The Milky Bars are on me! Yeah! "

Couldn't help myself... :lol:

[mickeyjuice]

Lucky i went and looked at that lens for Mic, turned out its not what was advertised lol....

Thanks for the $1600 though Mic :p

NP :-) Thanks for that, appreciated. I might have to buy one new...

Apparently they're sharper than the newer model but you'd definitely want a lower price for it.

MkI is better from 16-24 and the MkII is better from 24-35 supposedly

To quote my mate down here who shoots for GSP: "Juice, if you buy a mkI, I'll punch you. Every time I see you."

The mkII is a huge improvement, esp in the corners.

[The Moose]

To quote my mate down here who shoots for GSP: "Juice, if you buy a mkI, I'll punch you. Every time I see you."

The mkII is a huge improvement, esp in the corners.

:lol: I can see how it's an improvement then. It's a mighty lens so it was always going to be hard to find one.

[mickeyjuice]

:lol: I can see how it's an improvement then. It's a mighty lens so it was always going to be hard to find one.

Yeah, it's looking more and more like new is the way to go.

[coalcliff]

Adam...I agree with Josh...skip the flash for a newborn.
Natural window light is your best friend with newborns....just don't place them too close to the window or the light will be too harsh. Place the baby on a 45 degree angle to the window so the light isn't too flat.
If you can, do the shoot before the baby is 2 weeks old, after that they start to get their hormonal pimples and get colicky.
Best of luck...I love newborns!

Thanks for the tip Hayley, Saw my new niece Sophie yesterday. drove an hour and a half in the rain to get to Westmead to see her, then on the way back home, my Pajero boiled over at traffic lights in Liverpool, stuck, no help to push me out of the busy intersection, rang NRMA who said they would send an urgent tow truck for safety, it turned up 55 minutes later, now its 4 pm on a Friday afternoon, rather than waiting for the NRMA mechanic to arrive( which could be another 2-3 hours), I had the towie drop me off at the local Mitsubishi dealer...turns out to be the water pump, not a radiator hose like i expected. So after leaving the hospital I finally arrived home 6 hours later after walking, and catching 4 trains! Now I need to get back to Liverpool to pick up the Paj when they get around to replacing the hard to get to water pump some time next week! Girls are so much trouble, if only my sister had a boy, none of this would have happened, or if it did I would have broken down outside a pub!

:-)
They look somewhat underexposed and a bit washed out over here, but that might be the MBP screen.

Cheers, and lucky with the Angus Report on the 16-351
"The weekend has landed. All that exists now is clubs, drugs, pubs and parties. I've got 48 hours off from the world, man. I'm gonna blow steam out my head like a screaming kettle, I'm gonna talk cod **** to strangers all night, I'm gonna lose the plot on the dancefloor. The free radicals inside me are freakin', man! Tonight I'm Jip Travolta, I'm Peter Popper, I'm going to never-never land with my chosen family, man. We're gonna get more spaced out than Neil Armstrong ever did, anything could happen tonight, you know? This could be the best night of my life. I've got 73 quid in my back burner - I'm gonna wax the lot, man! The Milky Bars are on me! Yeah! "

Couldn't help myself... :lol:

Umm, Phil are you ok?:confused:

[S7000]

Umm, Phil are you ok?:confused:

Haha. Just fine Damo. From the all time classic movie of Human Traffic. :lol:

[Jim G]

So I went down to take some photos of the huge seas thismorning and got rather more than I bargained for...

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3406/3554795739_f240c6ba94_o.jpg

[coalcliff]

@ Phil Phew, I thought a Spyder might have bitten you!

Jim, hows your gear?

[Jim G]

@ Phil Phew, I thought a Spyder might have bitten you!

Jim, hows your gear?

Got utterly soaked with salt water and sea foam... both myself and the gear. All wiped down with a damp cloth and working just fine :D Had to bail on taking photos, though, as I had no way of cleaning my filters!

That was mid-way through a burst of photos of this:

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3609/3554802577_dcbde10d31_o.jpg

Not quite as wet as what they got. I somewhat misjudged how high the seas were getting :S


Other oddities of the morning.... a valley full of sea foam:

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3361/3555624702_b10859bf36_o.jpg

[coalcliff]

Gotta respect mother ocean!

It's not so bad down this way, looks nervously out the window

[Jim G]

Eh, the weather's a bit bonkers up here at the moment. I haven't ridden my bike in over a week because it's raining most of the time... and when it's not raining it's pouring. :/

[NicD]

New threads here if you don't mind taking a look :D

http://photography-on-the.net/forum/showthread.php?p=7972227#post7972227

and here

http://photography-on-the.net/forum/showthread.php?t=697921

[NicD]

Full set of above here.

http://www.ndavphotography.com/gallery/8292457_xnj6S#543058215_ZMWDR

[tangcla]

Stage two of car photography equipment has begun!

Bought a 50cm round aluinium beauty dish from Photocontinental yesterday ($299) and will look at creating my own light source using Cree XR-E LEDs and some bits and pieces from Jaycar.

this will be a purpose-built device.

[Mark]

Stage two of car photography equipment has begun!

Bought a 50cm round aluinium beauty dish from Photocontinental yesterday ($299) and will look at creating my own light source using Cree XR-E LEDs and some bits and pieces from Jaycar.

this will be a purpose-built device.

Haha, then you can make like gary fong etc and sell hundreds at ridiculously marked up prices :p:p (with a Chinese manufactured BD...)

Oh, nice shots Jim and nic! :)

[tangcla]

Spoke to the guy at Jaycar... will most likely go down the path of a single 10W Cree LED.

mmm... industrial.. :D

[tangcla]

And, as promised, a lightpainted truck :D

[tangcla]

Here's another.

[tangcla]

And here's one more from my bag of tricks - the fisheye.

Works well for utes with 24" wheels ;)

[tupper]

Nice Clarence!

My new toy is finished for those bike fans out there..
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3603/3556095942_f39f44d696.jpg?v=0

[Greg_C]

Great shots Clarence, particularly like the interior one.

[tangcla]

Ewan, I like the shadow on the background from the front wheel :) nice use of a ridge to prop up the bike, too :)

[Welby]

I'm sick of work. Did 7am to 9pm yesterday, 7am to 5pm today and going back tommorrow :sad: Stocktake officially sucks but next weeks pay will be nice ;)

[JustinLawrence]

Got utterly soaked with salt water and sea foam... both myself and the gear. All wiped down with a damp cloth and working just fine :D Had to bail on taking photos, though, as I had no way of cleaning my filters!
Love em! Foam looks fun, bit scary though, you wouldn't know what you're stepping on...

And, as promised, a lightpainted truck :D
Hahah, you crazy mofo. Looks like it might have been a bit bright at the location?

My new toy is finished for those bike fans out there..
Nice ride. I think you should light paint it though ;)

[churchie]

Here's another.

Ahhhh..... A Subaru...

I'm sick of work. Did 7am to 9pm yesterday, 7am to 5pm today and going back tommorrow :sad: Stocktake officially sucks but next weeks pay will be nice ;)

Same here. 7am-10pm yesterday and 8am-10pm today....... At least I'm getting a bit of a break at the moment to peruse some POTN!

[S7000]

Jim, good to hear you and your gear are safe. Got an interesting shot out of it, and a story to tell. :p

I'm back from the races, and had a great day! Had a couple of small wins, and a huge win with a 21:1 shot called Archover. Tip from a punter at work paid off big! :D

Unfortunately you can't get right in front of the finish, so this was at the 50m mark.

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3652/3555521843_077dfa5958_b.jpg

Ended up walking out with $80 more than I walked in with. Ooooooh yeeeeeeeh...

[S7000]

two more for good measure.

http://www.members.optushome.com.au/prischlfam/IMG_5729%20copy.jpg

http://www.members.optushome.com.au/prischlfam/IMG_5760.jpg

I really wish that barrier wasn't there.

[BOSS]

Great effort Phil on the win and that #2 shot showing the muscles of the horse is fantastic.

[tupper]

Ewan, I like the shadow on the background from the front wheel :) nice use of a ridge to prop up the bike, too :)

Haha thanks, it worked alot better than I thought it would! Nice ride. I think you should light paint it though ;)

Middle of the day, light painting is hard.. haha

[matt84au]

Well Guys afther not useing me 50D for a few weeks now I thought it was time to bring her out tonight to play with it. I turn it on and I got 2 red Flashing . thats look ok but the camera turn it's self off ( I could not see any setting at all ) & then they come back on so I try to take pic and it turn off again when I was took the pic any idea's?

[The Moose]

I don't think anyone in here has a 50D so you're probably best to create a thread in the EOS Digital Cameras section or to search it. Hope it works out for you though, sounds ugly!

[Welby]

Sorry matt but i don't understand what your trying to say.

[mickeyjuice]

Sorry matt but i don't understand what your trying to say.

+1.

[JustinLawrence]

Well Guys afther not useing me 50D for a few weeks now I thought it was time to bring her out tonight to play with it. I turn it on and I got 2 red Flashing . thats look ok but the camera turn it's self off ( I could not see any setting at all ) & then they come back on so I try to take pic and it turn off again when I was took the pic any idea's?

I got nfi, but sounds like battery is flat??

[alexanderGARDNER]

Matt. I'm with the others. I'm getting you but only just. What ever your problem is charge the batteries first then try using the camera.

Farkin' uploads are slow tonight! I'm trying to post tax DAMNIT!!!

[Backflipboy]

Some photos from my recent trip to Coonabarabran.

This remarkably intact stained glass window was at a place called Capertee on the Mudgee line. The station itself was in pretty good condition considering it isn't used for anything. Mind you, the ladies toilet looked like the aftermath of a police raid.

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3564/3556597712_ceeab4ac20.jpg

Kandos station - the end of the usable section of the Mudgee line. No trains have traveled beyond here for a few years even though the entire line was rehabilitated to run tourist trains.

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2460/3555807423_58f700cc48.jpg

At Mudgee itself, the old signaling frame on the platform is fenced off for tourists to look at - there aren't any signs explaining what the levers mean though. Red levers operate signals, black levers operate points, blue levers operate locking bars on the points and if there are white levers, they are spares for future use.

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3396/3555826979_528836c353.jpg

I'll post more here as I edit but you can see what I have posted at my Flickr account already by going here: http://www.flickr.com/photos/backflipboy/sets/72157618579522777/

[-spam-]

Pretty much finished the photos from thursday night. Realised I have to process a bunch from last weekend for uni tomorrow as well :rolleyes:

A few more that I liked...

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3619/3556589756_c5d873ba43.jpg?v=0 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/-spam-/3556589756/in/set-72157618531233409/)

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3599/3555776797_e42452060a.jpg?v=0 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/-spam-/3555776797/in/set-72157618531233409/)

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3610/3555928459_d9d2d8ecb0.jpg?v=0 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/-spam-/3555928459/in/set-72157618531233409/)

The rest of them are in a set on my flickr here (http://www.flickr.com/photos/-spam-/sets/72157618531233409/).

[mickeyjuice]

Some photos from my recent trip to Coonabarabran.

I like #3, but #1 needs cropping and straightening IMHO.