Kiwi - GKPE - General Ramblings (2)

Right a busy day shooting at the stadium - hired a sigma 14mm 2.8 for a couple of days - only cost me $50...

will post some images later i need some sleep after a really busy weekend. I am also up early for F1 qualifying then a dawn shoot at the pier with the siggy -then we have The WC final ....

with todays shoot - i was given the keys to the stadium and told lock up after i was finished. What ashame we could not of had a gkpe there. Going back tomorrow and Monday to see different angles - well i do have the keys.... Taking the kids to have a run around the grass with a ball...

I did go up on the roof of the stand - nice view from there - will try lights on tuesday.... (bit windy today)

Nzshrimper wrote in post #4158417
righ a busy day shooting at the stadium - hired a sigma 14mm 2.8 for a couple of days - only cost me $50...

will post some images later i need some sleep after a really busy weekend. I am also up early for F1 quailfing then a dawn shoot at the pier with the siggy -then we have The WC final ....

Despite NZ isn't in the WC final I'll still be getting up to watch the game... I'll be supporting the saffas don't want those pommy's winning the wc two years in a row

the last one was four years ago ---

anyway come on ENGLAND......

good stitching software.. ??

have the photostitch that came with camera.

Nzshrimper wrote in post #4158427
the last one was four years ago ---

anyway come on ENGLAND......

oh yea

Nzshrimper wrote in post #4158433
good stitching software.. ??

have the photostitch that came with camera.

Are you asking a question? If so

Panofactory.

thanks tony - thats the one i was thinking of...

yeah go the poms... if nz can't win i'd rather pommyland has it than anyone else

weka2000 wrote in post #4158408
Looking through all the models photos discovered a couple of things.

1) Last nights models was infact #40 (8000 model photos)
2) There are a lot of great shots but small things spoil them
3) It only took 1 person to give me a change (liz you are a star)
4) There is 1 model shoot that stands out more than any other. I dont know why its almost like there is some connection...or maybe I poured my soul and heart into it.

1) 8000. & 40 models. I think you are beating me.
2) I know that problem.... Out of focus, Fold in skin, hair not right, cropped hand. foot. head, wrong focal point, expression. Blow-outs etc. etc. etc.
3) Please explain?
4) I know that. But sometimes you have 2 shoots with the same model... One is cr@p & the other has nearly 100% success. Guess it depends on the moon position, metabolic cycle of photographer & model, preparation 6 lots more.

akiwi wrote in post #4158540
1) 8000. & 40 models. I think you are beating me.
2) I know that problem.... Out of focus, Fold in skin, hair not right, cropped hand. foot. head, wrong focal point, expression. Blow-outs etc. etc. etc.
3) Please explain?
4) I know that. But sometimes you have 2 shoots with the same model... One is cr@p & the other has nearly 100% success. Guess it depends on the moon position, metabolic cycle of photographer & model, preparation 6 lots more.

#3 answer

A year ago Liz (GKPE Member) offered to model for me. What she didnt realise at the time was by offering that 1 unselfish act she alone launched my model photography.

Without her photos to start my portfolio it would have taken me a lot longer to get a model.

I guess thats why I am with my kit and letting people borrow things that they would otherwise never have the change to use.

#4 You often dont get a second chance. I didnt with that model as she went back home to SA.

The shoot started really bad, I felt like a complete twit the photos were comming out crap, I had no confidence. Her friend jumped in and directed the rest of the shoot and everything chnaged. The photos were perfect I thought. Got home and discovered that I was on AV mode and shutter was dropping below 1/60 .....blur.

There was 1 other factor that made it stood out but cant seem to put into words......there was something about her.

My glamour photography has had a lot of knocks, but it always seem to comes back ....likes its meant to be.
Yes 40 models and dont froget between april and September I did none so thats 6 months so I guess 40 models in 6 months.
The best bit is the responce I get from the models when they see the edited photos ....WOW is what I get.

momentz wrote in post #4152606
Heh, vista sp1 beta has messed up my machine. control panel doesn't work, and I've lost aero. Poos.

Yesterday I removed Vista and installed xp, not as pretty but far more stable and now picasa works properly and lightroom is faster!

Here is a link to some gannet pics I shot last week

http://picasaweb.googl​e.com …nnets?authkey=K​U_Ri4-efUk

downunder wrote in post #4158570
Here is a link to my some gannet pics I shot last week

http://picasaweb.googl​e.com …nnets?authkey=K​U_Ri4-efUk

Steve great shots ...What mode were you shooting in AV/TV/M ?


now for a stir.
I will show you what a 1Dmk2 can do

Oh Steve not sure if you know but canon have stated that "some" Mk3s will need a hardware fix for the camera

I'd like to support England, but seriously, their gameplay has been utter crap - they've sneaked through with easy games - just look back at 36-0 Pool game, they haven't changed much since there, sure the scores will be closer tonight, but not by much.

Score predictions?

SA 28 - England 13

dgcorner wrote in post #4158148
... Shane, PM the mod and tell him you are interested in contributing. I was posting when I had only around 200...

Thanks John. If it reaches the point where I have something valuable to contribute there then I may just do that. Other than that I'll wait.

Nzshrimper wrote in post #4158417
Right a busy day shooting at the stadium - hired a sigma 14mm 2.8 for a couple of days - only cost me $50...

Nice. Photo and Video was it?

Oof. Busy lad.

...with todays shoot - i was given the keys to the stadium and told lock up after i was finished. What ashame we could not of had a gkpe there. Going back tomorrow and Monday to see different angles - well i do have the keys.... Taking the kids to have a run around the grass with a ball...

I did go up on the roof of the stand - nice view from there - will try lights on tuesday.... (bit windy today)

You've got my number. Slacker

weka2000 wrote in post #4158577
Steve great shots ...What mode were you shooting in AV/TV/M ?

now for a stir.
I will show you what a 1Dmk2 can do

Oh Steve not sure if you know but canon have stated that "some" Mk3s will need a hardware fix for the camera

Look forward to it

No I hadn't heard that, I'm still p....d off that the price has dropped so suddenly!