GKPE: General Ramblings thread

^what he said

I know what your talking about.
I enjoy stock photography (Because it earns me money) But I am more passionate about Glamour and Nude. The trouble with Stock is you have to find a niche that interests you, where you can be good at it, and where 100000 other people aren't dabbling in it.

Change of subjects:
Yesterday I went to a brilliant Nature photography display. It was an international competition "Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2006".
WOW! Fantastic photographs.
What was nice was all the photos listed camera, lens used. And settings.
Loads of very expensive gear. 300mm f2.8 400 mmF4 etc. A lot of photos where taken also with the 2x converter which surprised me.

akiwi wrote in post #2931163
I know what your talking about.
I enjoy stock photography (Because it earns me money) But I am more passionate about Glamour and Nude. The trouble with Stock is you have to find a niche that interests you, where you can be good at it, and where 100000 other people aren't dabbling in it.

Change of subjects:
Yesterday I went to a brilliant Nature photography display. It was an international competition "Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2006".
WOW! Fantastic photographs.
What was nice was all the photos listed camera, lens used. And settings.
Loads of very expensive gear. 300mm f2.8 400 mmF4 etc. A lot of photos where taken also with the 2x converter which surprised me.

Thus the reason to look at a 300mm F2.8 1.4 tc = 420@ F4 2.0xtc =600mm F5.6.. Only $7500 at Auckland Camera

weka2000 wrote in post #2931178
Thus the reason to look at a 300mm F2.8 1.4 tc = 420@ F4 2.0xtc =600mm F5.6.. Only $7500 at Auckland Camera

I'm sure the tree in your backyard is about to bloom more cash soon, Tony

iKirst wrote in post #2931007
Shame I don't heed my own wisdom

ah yes, it makes you wonder if they are indeed wise then

iKirst wrote in post #2931082
Hehe, spying new toys already eh

Maybe, as I've said before, you need to switch focus on what you want to photograph.
Don't let the models dishearten you..

Although, ultimately, only Tony can decide what Tony needs

but then again more wise worlds

iKirst wrote in post #2931185
I'm sure the tree in your backyard is about to bloom more cash soon, Tony

Cash crop in the studio
I knew those studio lights would come in handy

theflyingkiwi wrote in post #2931190
ah yes, it makes you wonder if they are indeed wise then

Stupid is as stupid does, wise is as wise does. Considering me wise could mean questioning your intelligence.. but then again, it might not

theflyingkiwi wrote in post #2931190
but then again more wise worlds

I'm on fire!

weka2000 wrote in post #2931191
Cash crop in the studio
I knew those studio lights would come in handy

Sell sell sell!

No wait, that's contradicting what I said before.

Sorry people, off topic a little bit here...

Wazza, hey just looked at some of your D1NZ photos, they are so sharp and u've done a great job rotating the image to get THAT angle!! They are all very nice!

Recently I've been trying out som panning shots on cars too.. but found it hard to nail the whole car, i mean from the nose to the tail are all SHARP... mine often seems just got the nose, the body or the tail... any tips on this perhaps??

Should i shoot with Tv or M?? And with all '9point focus active' mode, AIservo and Mode2 on my 70-200 2.8 should be the correct start?

Alrite, I m starting to get confused... need your help...

iKirst wrote in post #2931185
I'm sure the tree in your backyard is about to bloom more cash soon, Tony

Errrm Didn't he cut that down in the gardening weekend just after he moved into his new house?

iKirst wrote in post #2931204
I'm on fire!

hmm I knew I could smell something.

akiwi wrote in post #2931234
Errrm Didn't he cut that down in the gardening weekend just after he moved into his new house?

well I guess then Tony is going to be broke for a while then

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1000mm TV 160 AV 5.6 ISO320 Tripod

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weka2000 wrote in post #2931301
Ok 10 talking entrys requires 1 photo
Taken just now

1000mm TV 160 AV 5.6 ISO320 Tripod

What a pansy... you used a tripod!
Great image. I needed that reach & those settings a few weeks ago for the eclipse we had.
Actually they probably wouldn't have worked as the brightness of the moon was very low.

nice shot tony, however it seems a little flat.

theflyingkiwi wrote in post #2931315
nice shot tony, however it seems a little flat.

I had trouble getting my studio light behind the moon to give it some depth. Power cord wouldnt reach

weka2000 wrote in post #2931322
I had trouble getting my studio light behind the moon to give it some depth. Power cord wouldnt reach

hahaha at least you tried

I am starting to think that photography is more about PP than the camera.