60D users, friends and their random OT B.S.

Last nights game that started at 7 and ended at midnight due to weather...

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That's badass Drew!

Nice wedding shots Vinz!

Thanks guys, and no it's not snow, its rock.

Great shots guys! I need to get out and shoot more, same old story.

Killer shot Drew!!
Vinz great wedding shots.

Here's a couple panoramic shots from the Vancouver area.
Both of these shots are soon to be found in multiple stores a galleries within British Columbia along with some more of my work

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3DZukini wrote in post #15061121
Great shots guys! I need to get out and shoot more, same old story.

right there with you, erich. i'm doing a 365 but even with that it's a bit of a challenge to find time for even one shot some days.

Yep - Vinz & Drew & Mirco & all - great shots ~

Mircom wrote in post #15061254
Killer shot Drew!!
Vinz great wedding shots.

Here's a couple panoramic shots from the Vancouver area.
Both of these shots are soon to be found in multiple stores a galleries within British Columbia along with some more of my work

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False Creek by Mirco Millaire, on Flickr

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False Creek by Mirco Millaire, on Flickr

Awesome shots!

Drew, nice capture too!

So I was at the USF-FSU game yesterday as a USF student. I had a section 300 ticket = upper decks. Otherwise the 100-200 was right behind the end zone & a lot of my buddies had those tickets.

Anyway.....

I didn't bring my 60D, only my S100 (& iPhone of course). Raymond James Stadium's camera policies are very conflicting & I probably would've been okay, but I didn't want to risk endangering my camera if I was going to be sitting with mainly freshman.

Well, it was VERY safe in section 300... so that was a fail.

But I'm pretty upset that one person I know with a media field pass - lots of the pictures they posted on FB (of all places) are OOF and/or noisy and/or had things like camera straps in the frame.

The pictures are basically like snapshot quality & he was using a DSLR with 2 lenses. His compositions were the usual expected ones, which are always enjoyable, but the actually quality in regards to focus and IQ are no bueno.

Then there's the guy that took pictures for the campus system (we have like 4 campuses) newspaper. 99% of his pictures aren't clear at all. & yes, he was on the field too.

Thankfully, I've seen a gallery that contained pictures from what must be 2 professional photographers, in which ALL of the pictures are perfectly focused & clear.

So, I've been scrounging the internet to find out how to request a media pass, because I am totally miffed at the fact that these guys had media passes but apparently have a lot to learn (excluding the compositions which are standard & "good"). & I'm not looking at these images from a photographer's perspective. Sure, tons of people are clicking, "Like" & saying things like, "OMG I LOVE THIS PICTURE/great picture/amazing/wow" - but these are not pictures I would want on my wall, or my computer, or anywhere to be honest. My phone can produce better pictures!

So, how in the world does one go about getting said media pass?!

andrewopolis wrote in post #15061529
So I was at the USF-FSU game yesterday as a USF student. I had a section 300 ticket = upper decks. Otherwise the 100-200 was right behind the end zone & a lot of my buddies had those tickets.

Anyway.....

I didn't bring my 60D, only my S100 (& iPhone of course). Raymond James Stadium's camera policies are very conflicting & I probably would've been okay, but I didn't want to risk endangering my camera if I was going to be sitting with mainly freshman.

Well, it was VERY safe in section 300... so that was a fail.

But I'm pretty upset that one person I know with a media field pass - lots of the pictures they posted on FB (of all places) are OOF and/or noisy and/or had things like camera straps in the frame.

The pictures are basically like snapshot quality & he was using a DSLR with 2 lenses. His compositions were the usual expected ones, which are always enjoyable, but the actually quality in regards to focus and IQ are no bueno.

Then there's the guy that took pictures for the campus system (we have like 4 campuses) newspaper. 99% of his pictures aren't clear at all. & yes, he was on the field too.

Thankfully, I've seen a gallery that contained pictures from what must be 2 professional photographers, in which ALL of the pictures are perfectly focused & clear.

So, I've been scrounging the internet to find out how to request a media pass, because I am totally miffed at the fact that these guys had media passes but apparently have a lot to learn (excluding the compositions which are standard & "good"). & I'm not looking at these images from a photographer's perspective. Sure, tons of people are clicking, "Like" & saying things like, "OMG I LOVE THIS PICTURE/great picture/amazing/wow" - but these are not pictures I would want on my wall, or my computer, or anywhere to be honest. My phone can produce better pictures!

So, how in the world does one go about getting said media pass?!

Join the campus media outlet? Paper, tv etc.? I got mine via a area nightlife website.

I don't know what tele you have, but its gonna need to be at least 200mm.

Jay-Bird wrote in post #15061759
Join the campus media outlet? Paper, tv etc.? I got mine via a area nightlife website.

I don't know what tele you have, but its gonna need to be at least 200mm.

I've got a 55-250, which is fine for me with the 1.6 factor. Of course if I was photographing plays, I would need longer & higher FPS, but plays aren't really my focus (yet). I need photos of fans (of course longer would help there too, but yeah) & can probably get a loaner lens from campus if photographing specifically for a campus publication (which I'm not)

Hey, do any of you use the Wacom tablets?

I'm stuck between the Bamboo Create (which I like over the other Bamboos because it includes all of the bundled software the Connect/Splash/Capture models have) - (larger than the Intuous5 small), & the Intuous 5 small & medium....

Obviously I'll be using it for editing/graphics/rando​m drawings. Not sure if the tilt functionality that the Intuous provides would be handy for me or not...

One more from the other night. I'm hoping to get out tonight but I'm not sure if I will make it. Plus I would be going alone which I'm starting to not like because of some not so great incidents last month.

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Newbie droppin in to say "Hello" to all 60D users. This is my first SLR camera. Awesome shots Mircom!

vprzeroseven wrote in post #15062274
Newbie droppin in to say "Hello" to all 60D users. This is my first SLR camera. Awesome shots Mircom!

Welcome!