Calling all T3i users!!!

Mass Ascent at the Albuquerque Balloon Fiesta.

Shot these on 10/9. All with T3i/18-55mm kit lens...

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Scrumhalf, I agree with bluseydude...very nice.

bluesydude wrote in post #15142518
I had never seen a fly on a butterfly until this day.

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Very nicly caught!

And one macro shot from today...

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Wow, tough to compete on this page! Great shots, everyone! Love the balloon pics...great color, subject matter, and clarity...excellent!!!

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Ace, LOVE the macros! I recently got the 60mm f/2.8 Macro and have yet to achieve this level. Well done! Can I ask what were the specifics of taking those shots?

octaveman wrote in post #15144776
Ace, LOVE the macros! I recently got the 60mm f/2.8 Macro and have yet to achieve this level. Well done! Can I ask what were the specifics of taking those shots?

Thanks! It was pretty sunny today, so I cranked the ISO to 400 and adjusted the flash compensation to -2 to provide a little bit of fill-flash, so the pics are mainly natural lighting. I actually had more throw-aways today than keepers because it was constantly windy, I got lucky on a few shots.

Here is the basic exif:
Camera Canon EOS REBEL T3i
Exposure 0.005 sec (1/200)
Aperture f/11.0
Focal Length 200 mm
ISO Speed 400

I usually shoot f/18~f/20, but I was trying for the natural light look more than flash.

~Ace

I like the balloon shots! Very colourful.

NCSA197 wrote in post #15145295

Very nice! Would you be willing to give some exposure details? Really nicely done- all of them.

Sure.. the EXIF data is in the photos. For the one you are interested, here it is:

33mm, f11, 1/500 sec, 400 ISO. Taken with the T3i and the 18-55mm kit lens. Post processing in Lightroom involved some tweaking for brightness and contrast, some sharpening and noise reduction and lens correction.

hazwing wrote in post #15145355
I like the balloon shots! Very colourful.

Thank you!

Thanks for the info. Did you use the built in flash or off-camera? My aperature is usually around f/11 but seems like my DOF is always too shallow. Going smaller makes it too dark and using fill flash makes it look like I used a flash. I know macro is it's own beast to master but I have yet to get something I feel is worthy....close...but just not quite there, know what I mean?

Ace and Deuce wrote in post #15144793
Thanks! It was pretty sunny today, so I cranked the ISO to 400 and adjusted the flash compensation to -2 to provide a little bit of fill-flash, so the pics are mainly natural lighting. I actually had more throw-aways today than keepers because it was constantly windy, I got lucky on a few shots.

Here is the basic exif:
Camera Canon EOS REBEL T3i
Exposure 0.005 sec (1/200)
Aperture f/11.0
Focal Length 200 mm
ISO Speed 400

I usually shoot f/18~f/20, but I was trying for the natural light look more than flash.

~Ace

Another shoot in the morning, heading to bed, thought Id share this one. Really enjoying the t3i, it never fails me, and always takes a great photo.

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Beautiful shot.