GKPE: Serious Photography Thread

weka2000 wrote in post #6224137
So how does he acheive that?

Don't ask me I'm not a sports photographer.

tonnes wrote in post #6224141
Well I wouldn't know anything about conveying emotion

And by sticking your head in the sand at the first hurdle (this one) you'll never learn. You know every last anal thing there is to know about cameras, time to start to try and open up how you use all that knowledge.

scotttnz wrote in post #6224128
Thanks Matt. The forground is perhaps a little dark, but I really like it.

Good luck with your trip to the dark side.

Cheers, I actually feel somewhat relieved my Canon is gone... Do not know why but it feels refreshing. Finally can work my way to a goal.

tonnes wrote in post #6224141
Well I wouldn't know anything about conveying emotion

Ok you want to learn sports photography ?

Study it, look at photos,and spend some time in the sports section of POTN
I have a book on sports photography in pdf I will dig up and get it to you.

And by sticking your head in the sand at the first hurdle (this one) you'll never learn. You know every last anal thing there is to know about cameras, time to start to try and open up how you use all that knowledge.

To be honest I don't really feel the need to learn. I take photos to please myself (and they do), sure it's nice if other people think it's nice, but thats ultimately irrelevent for me

Sports photogaphy involes a different set of skills

#know the sport, understand the game etc
#its about intution, knowing whats going to happen next
#timming you work in 100ths of a second
#passion ......

I will never understand why I loved motor sport so much. Ive never raced, I hate noise and my reactions are way to slow.
Yet I understood what was going on.
Bit like birds in flight (BIF) except they are more eratic in there path.

weka2000 wrote in post #6224086
Mark what were you up to

Sheesh, what a blatant photoshop! :P

weka2000 wrote in post #6224199
Ok you want to learn sports photography ?

spend some time in the sports section of POTN

well that will be a complete waste of 5 minutes of his time...

Nzshrimper wrote in post #6224353
well that will be a complete waste of 5 minutes of his time...

Hows the flu ....feeling normal again?

Also from the weekend up in Auckland - the zoo animals were actually behaving nicely for photos

Cool hippo shot.

weka2000 wrote in post #6224081
Looking foward to seeing more from the 500mm

As am i! sposed to be finding some godwits with it someday soon....ill keep posted

tonnes wrote in post #6224083
Lance, You know... I have no idea how you take these photos... I can never get decent macro shots at this kind of distance... by the time I've focused they've moved and are out of focus again. Just stunning work.

MP-E65! and move SLOOOOOOOOOOW

stelari wrote in post #6227758
Also from the weekend up in Auckland - the zoo animals were actually behaving nicely for photos

Nice chompers!

Yippie insurance paid out

So new PC on way which will be setup for my photography
Full 64 Bit

Nice, that should speed up your pano processing times

stelari wrote in post #6229098
Nice, that should speed up your pano processing times

Yep 8 gig Ram and Quad core. The only issue I havnt check is my spyder pro 2 weather it needs 64 bit drivers

weka2000 wrote in post #6227353
Hows the flu ....feeling normal again?

it was not flu.....

anyways feeling about 70% fit now... new anti bacs kicking its arse slowly.

( i am well enought to find myself in queenstown today - bloody working thou..)