Brisbane POTN: General Ramblings Thread

hey everyone, you're all so hard to keep up with !

here are some photos of mine that I have done lately

1. We shot sunrise last Sunday morning at Dicky Beach (10-22)

great shots Justin! I bet you're lovin the 10-22

Nick C. wrote in post #3624085
I don't know whether this is what you want to hear but I'm going to say get the jewellery. (I'm sure things will start flying at me now for such a response )

I don't like the sound of #1 above because it comes across as more of an impulse buy. No doubt it'll please you for a while but just consider whether you'll be wishing you had the forgone photo items in the near future. I don't think you will.

#2 suggests that your priorities have shifted slightly and that, I think, is understandable given the lack of time you have to shoot and therefore the perceived value/usefulness in the photo equipment, such as a tripod, has decreased. It also suggests that the tripod, etc are not needed this instant.

Noting the little time you have available for photography at the moment, and into at least the short-term future, I personally think that you'll get more enjoyment out of the jewellery. It may be short-lived to a degree but a tripod sitting in the corner is going to bring you less satisfaction and you're still going to be looking at the jewellery each day (or whenever you work).

So once again I say get the shiny stuff. Just don't go crazy and you'll save up enough again in no time for the photo equipment you want.

Of course if you pop the monies into savings, be strong and skip the b'day gifts for a year that could mean one or two weeks less you have to spend working 13 hour days . . . decisions, decisions

Nice shots, Greg. I like the order of the photos.

I like your thinking, it makes a lot of sense.

I was talking to aaron about it tonight I'm very happy with my gear, for a looong time all I wanted was a 5D, 24-70 and 70-200 2.8 IS, and I have that now. All I really want/need is a decent tripod, a couple of gigs more memory and some more batteries. But like you said I don't have the time or energy for it at the moment and I can get by on what I have now.

I'm not really an impulse buy person, I sit on it and think about it for ages before I do or don't go through with it, I guess i'm lucky in that respect.

The reason behind all this is that pretty much since they day I got married I've hated my wedding band, it doesn't match my engagement ring and I like things to match. So what I want to do is get another band made from scratch to match my engagement ring and also eternity ring. So this is something I've been thinking about/wanting to do for over 12 months now, and I guess with working at A&C I have the opportunity to get it at cost price, makes a lot of sense.

I guess what's making the decision hard is I feel like I'm betraying photography which has always been a big part of my life, and I would like it to still be a big part, but my other jobs have taken over at the moment.

Geh, it's all just so hard!

I don't mind working the long days so much, they go by pretty quickly, I just wish coles wasn't a part of that day, but I still got the money from it

justin carpenter wrote in post #3624525
hey everyone, you're all so hard to keep up with !

here are some photos of mine that I have done lately

Awesome shots Justin, 10-22 is mucho fun to play with hey!

Greg_C wrote in post #3626124
Awesome shots Justin, 10-22 is mucho fun to play with hey!

as is the er... 17-85??

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justin carpenter wrote in post #3624525
hey everyone, you're all so hard to keep up with !

here are some photos of mine that I have done lately

1. We shot sunrise last Sunday morning at Dicky Beach (10-22)

2.Testing the 10-22 =D


3. Another sunrise - Wellington Point Jetty (10-22)


loving the 10-22, absolutely amazing ! =D
4. This one is for my glassware assignment at Tafe

Fantastic shots Justin. The Dickie Beach shot has beautiful balance and composition. Do you remember what exposure settings you used? Since the sunrise isn't a real colourful one, I reckon that shot would look excellent as a B&W too. Lots you could do with it. The glassware shot is a beaut too. You'll have to enter some into club competition.

Yah! Footy today. Off to Suncorp Stadium.

Meaty0 wrote in post #3626516
Yah! Footy today. Off to Suncorp Stadium.

Lucky. Off to work

Then 2 days off followed by a weeks worth of moving house again

Meaty0 wrote in post #3626516
Yah! Footy today. Off to Suncorp Stadium.

I hope they do better than last week. Best part of last week was the meal at Hog Breath before hand Mmmmmm Mmm.

Greg_C wrote in post #3626636
I hope they do better than last week. Best part of last week was the meal at Hog Breath before hand Mmmmmm Mmm.

The best part of today's game will be the hot chips at half time. Bronco's don't stand much chance.

Great shots Justin!

Helen & Three, your watermarks are both the same (or very similar) is it a pre-made thingy or did you both create it from scratch? Reason I ask is it's very cool and I'd like to do something similar.

Love the mugshot, Feng

Justin, I like your glassware shot. How'd you light it? Light tent?

-Pleiades- wrote in post #3624658
So this is something I've been thinking about/wanting to do for over 12 months now...

Definitely not an impulse buyer Even more reason to do it!

Excellent shots on display ...

here are some funny pictures

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shayb wrote in post #3627187
Helen & Three, your watermarks are both the same (or very similar) is it a pre-made thingy or did you both create it from scratch? Reason I ask is it's very cool and I'd like to do something similar.

I made mine from scratch after seeing someone else's that I liked - it was pretty easy to make, just a few layers in photoshop which I just drag onto the image when ready. I need to have a play with recording it as an action to make the process quicker though.


Justin those photos are gorgeous, I especially liked the jetty one as you can see the foot prints.