GKPE: General Ramblings thread

lil_miss wrote in post #3872044
thats a wicked photo Chris - even if the horizon is not straight

that current was running through there.. it would suck you off the rocks for you only to appear again a few k's out to sea.... (thats if you did ever reappear)

not a place to go for a dip in the sea....

Uh oh, tonight didn't help take my mind of camera gear at all. The 'hosts' managed to talk me out of the 40D and told me to invest in some glass with the cash first, upgrade the body later. Now I can choose a couple (hopefully) of pieces of glass to purchase instead of the body.

I think in the long run this is the better option. You know what they say, glass before the body - always.

Moppie wrote in post #3872096
Speaking of boots, Chris, I have an extra pair here, care to swap for an EOS solutions CD sometime in November?

yep remind me closer to the time..

That curry we had was nice... but i don't think the people on the plane enjoyed it second time around... BADGER !!

So today I came to understand how hard it is to shoot out door glam when the model doesn't know how to pose, I really need to get better at my directing. Maybe I should practice my self in the mirror, lol. HA

Glenn Wolsey wrote in post #3872103
I think in the long run this is the better option. You know what they say, glass before the body - always.

Thats what I always say. Bodys come and go but "L" glass lasts forver

NZFritz wrote in post #3872111
So today I came to understand how hard it is to shoot out door glam when the model doesn't know how to pose, I really need to get better at my directing. Maybe I should practice my self in the mirror, lol. HA

Got to love landscapes
I understand better than anyone your feelings.
Where did you fall down?

I have not had much time to try out my 40D but I did catch the sunset over Titahi Bay, Mana Is and the Mainland. Lens is a Sigma 50-150 2.8

I cropped the foreground out.

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*annoyed face* well i just read my 4th photo assignment which says i have to find a glamour model somewhere and shoot 48 images
ironically this is in the same section as wedding photography, and i AM shooting a wedding in a few weeks, but they stipulate that we will not be requested to submit any wedding photos for marking!
so far this course hasn't really clicked for me (no pun intended i swear) - they seem intent on making me shoot everything i don't like and ignoring stuff that i enjoy and/or plan to make a living from :-\

those are some great photos, chris tony and tong

weka2000 wrote in post #3872123
Where did you fall down?

Well, no place in particular, just found it hard to get her into the poses I wanted....

somethingsimple wrote in post #3872132
*annoyed face* well i just read my 4th photo assignment which says i have to find a glamour model somewhere and shoot 48 images\

I wonder where you could find one of those

weka2000 wrote in post #3872140
I wonder where you could find one of those

HAHAHA i could just imagine the examiner's face

NZFritz wrote in post #3872138
Well, no place in particular, just found it hard to get her into the poses I wanted....

You will find some models will spark you and they are a real joy to work with. Others seem to lack that spark.

How many female models have you photographed so far?

So. Flickr works then. Just had a phonecall from a corporate communications agency asking to use some of my Le Mans panoramics for a pitch they're doing for a company trying to put on an event at next year's race. They saw my shots on Flickr.

Just waiting to hear back from them now regarding prices. They wanted a medium resolution image free to do the pitch with and then if they win get some big res files for the actual job. I'm not keen on the free bit. If nothing comes of it though, it shows the website and the time and effort I took to upload everything works. It gets exposure.

Tony comes back, and suddenly we have 200 posts in 36 hours.
(seriously, it's not bad )
Seems some are having good fortunes, luck with cameras... Some more great photos.

I've got a phone that never rings. Too expensive to call NZ, we don't get those $4 for all you can speak deals

Wazza wrote in post #3874528
Tony comes back, and suddenly we have 200 posts in 36 hours.

We had to bring him back. The whole forum was on the verge of collapse.


Some things just feel right, don't they?

belmondo wrote in post #3874673
We had to bring him back. The whole forum was on the verge of collapse.

Some things just feel right, don't they?

dont say that he will feel important..