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macobee wrote in post #11055653
day 2 of learning.....continue to learn, a lot better today! applied some lube to the balloon to make it shine like a mirror! thinned down the paint even more and played lots with garageband to generate tones and vibrations......now if only i had a more powerful and faster flash so i could go to a smaller aperture

day 2 of learning.....continue to learn, a lot better today! applied some lube to the balloon to make it shine like a mirror! thinned down the paint even more and played lots with garageband to generate tones and vibrations......now if only i had a more powerful and faster flash so i could go to a smaller aperture

Wonderful work Marco.
Jeff

Grimm75 wrote in post #11054076
Looks like the EXIF info was stripped from the bird photos. May I ask what glass you used on these?

Not sure why Flickr is doing that, but you link over to my Flickr. I used 70-200 f/4 L

BobbyDigital wrote in post #11055926
It's a puppy that has been hung out to dry. Along with a few unfortunate others. This isn't a very common scene in China.

Apparently they are used in soups and broths. Could go down well in some beer batter though..?

I have no problem with this. It's a culture thing. I wouldn't eat a puppy! Do you think animals we eat here in the USA are treated really nice through out their lives and then slaughtered painlessly? I don't think so.

Just curious, what kind of lens hood do you guys recommend?

Lens hood for what lens

Shooby wrote in post #11060128
Just curious, what kind of lens hood do you guys recommend?

The one that goes with the lens.

Shooby wrote in post #11060128
Just curious, what kind of lens hood do you guys recommend?

You should post this question on the lens forum, if you want people to see this. And, btw, lens hood is specific to the lens. You should mention which lens you are getting the hood for.

I like my lens hoods made out of chocolate.

Johnny V wrote in post #11059660
I have no problem with this. It's a culture thing. I wouldn't eat a puppy! Do you think animals we eat here in the USA are treated really nice through out their lives and then slaughtered painlessly? I don't think so.

+1. Then again, Chinese people seem to eat everything that has 4 legs, except stools...

redjamesg wrote in post #11060139
The one that goes with the lens.

LOL!

scraggles wrote in post #11060195
I like my lens hoods made out of chocolate.

Now we are talking ... I never met a chocolate I did not like!

Hey there all. I'm new to photography. I live in Spain as an american expat and take TONS of pictures. I've recently upgraded from a crap little point and shoot to the 50D with 24-70mm L lens. I shot this one today. I'm wondering..with some of the fotos in this thread, theres such crispness and sharpness. How is this accomplished? I can't seem to hold my hands steady enough to keep a crisp shot. Is it just an issue of pickint up a tripod?

That looks really crisp and sharp to me.

The 24-70L is one sharp lens. The overall sharpness will be determined by a number of factors, where you place the focus, exposure and the DOF. I love the colors of that image, but it is a tad soft. For that shot I would have set the focus about 2/3rds of the way into the wall and shot with an aperture of around f/22. I would have shot it on a trip pod and use a remote to fire the shutter...or used a 5 second delay.

And propper lighting play a significant factor in the crisp and "pop" pictures.

dwarrenr wrote in post #11064918
.. and shot with an aperture of around f/22. I would have shot it on a trip pod and use a remote to fire the shutter...or used a 5 second delay.

and shooting f/22, defraction would have softened your shot..