Canon EF 24-70mm f/2.8L USM - The Brick

I thought he was going to crawl right into my lens hood.. haha!
67 mm @ f/8 1/250th ISO 640

Haha that's awesome! What a curious little guy

all excellent shots on this page!

reddyroc007 wrote in post #10732171
all excellent shots on this page!

Hey! You taking business away from me?

Kristy wrote in post #10731516
I thought he was going to crawl right into my lens hood.. haha!
f/8 1/250th ISO 640

That's awesome! Wasn't it scared?

geno.ca wrote in post #10732457
Hey! You taking business away from me?

Haha, never Geno! Thats actually my mom and we've had family in town for mutiple weddings so I took advantage of the photo op.

reddyroc007 wrote in post #10732503
we've had family in town for mutiple weddings so I took advantage of the photo op.

Hmmm, I don't recall the phone call to shoot those weddings.... BTW, we should get out and shoot again some day.

If anyone ever asks me for a referral you will be at the top of the list. I was thinking the same, I'm always game for a photo outing as long as the schedule works. Sundays are my best days, let me know anytime.

reddyroc007 wrote in post #10732639
If anyone ever asks me for a referral you will be at the top of the list. I was thinking the same, I'm always game for a photo outing as long as the schedule works. Sundays are my best days, let me know anytime.

I'm in Mexico the next two Sundays then it's the wife's birthday. I have a couple of bookings in September but might be able to work around them. I'll figure something out and post a call out into the Vancouver Street thread. It needs a little revival.

agphotography wrote in post #10731963
Haha that's awesome! What a curious little guy

JonSC wrote in post #10732486
That's awesome! Wasn't it scared?

It's so funny... go to the Grand Canyon, and they are not afraid... they are so used to people giving handouts, that they are actually a little aggressive... especially if they think you have food.

He was so curious about the lens... I was shocked when he crawled right up to the lens hood.. I had framed him a little further away, when he came toward me, and didn't stop... I was afraid he would scratch my lens with his claws... haha...

Anyway... I cut off his foot in the frame due to his advances.. lol.. It made a fun shot anyway, so I'm not complaining.

geno.ca wrote in post #10732659
I'm in Mexico the next two Sundays then it's the wife's birthday. I have a couple of bookings in September but might be able to work around them. I'll figure something out and post a call out into the Vancouver Street thread. It needs a little revival.

My schedule will change a bit in September. So don't hold me to sundays. I'm flexible and will make it happen.

We had an impromptu photoshoot yesterday at a family dinner. Luckily for me, I brought my camera case (Storm im2600) with me. I also brought a 4'-9' boom and a small 32" eclipse umbrella.

We decided to light this at 10:30pm, and by that time, it was already pitch black in their backyard.

I used 2 Nikon SB28s (One broke on that night) for this shot. One was on a VAL (voice activated lightstand) boomed over the subjects, and the other was a bare flash (set at 17mm) lighting the entire background.

Both lights metered at a 1:1 ratio and I was quite pleased with the end result.

The 24-70 proved to be a versatile lens, and it definitely helped me out in this shot. I could have used my other primes, but when i really need a run/gun style of shooting, the 24-70 is like none other.

Marloon wrote in post #10733721
We had an impromptu photoshoot yesterday at a family dinner. Luckily for me, I brought my camera case (Storm im2600) with me. I also brought a 4'-9' boom and a small 32" eclipse umbrella.

We decided to light this at 10:30pm, and by that time, it was already pitch black in their backyard.

I used 2 Nikon SB28s (One broke on that night) for this shot. One was on a VAL (voice activated lightstand) boomed over the subjects, and the other was a bare flash (set at 17mm) lighting the entire background.

Both lights metered at a 1:1 ratio and I was quite pleased with the end result.

The 24-70 proved to be a versatile lens, and it definitely helped me out in this shot. I could have used my other primes, but when i really need a run/gun style of shooting, the 24-70 is like none other.

Here's the BTS picture.

Is it me or is the depth of field a little too shallow and the back two people are a little out of focus?
How much did your VAL cost ? Looks like a foreign model you got there. How is the cost of a foreign model over a domestic one? Was it hard to program your VAL to your voice commands?

I like the way you lite this shot. I also like the way you took a behind the scene shot. Thanks for sharing.