Rebel XSi / 450D Users Unite

Oh WOW Trickster! Wooow! Where were those taken?

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Man now I am SOOOOO jealous *sigh* Lake District *drool*
You been to the Castelerig stone circle perhaps too? If so...............don't tell me LOL

Trixster! wrote in post #8273827
Sunset over the Western Islands and Highlands of Scotland

nice sunset pic,

camp fire with the 55-250 -

70-300IS @300

Hey guys, what's up how is everyone?

I am in such a dilemma, I really want to buy a decent lens for wedding/party photography, what do you recommend?

Salma wrote in post #8275119
Hey guys, what's up how is everyone?

I am in such a dilemma, I really want to buy a decent lens for wedding/party photography, what do you recommend?

I personally would say the EF-S 17-55. There are some downsides, including a redundant range, but it has great IQ and is very versatile in challenging lighting. It gets pretty wide for group shots, but you may want a little more reach. What do you think of the 18-55mm range?

Those lenses are quite bad, I mean I want something really fast and bokeh?

Salma wrote in post #8275396
Those lenses are quite bad, I mean I want something really fast and bokeh?

Most people shooting at weddings use the focal range of 24-70, I might go wider for group shots.

Generally it looks like you have the range with your current lens. Maybe it's time to practice some bounce techniques with your flash?

Sunset taken from my home in Hawaii (but not near the shore, inland!)

Salma wrote in post #8275396
Those lenses are quite bad, I mean I want something really fast and bokeh?

The 17-55 IS is a great lens for crop cameras, probably one of the best. It's wide enough for group shots, and has a decent length to get couple/half body shots. You'll probably want something a bit longer as well for tighter shots, so a 85mm f/1.8 or a 100mm f/2 would do the trick nicely. Personally, I tend to shoot a little long so I prefer the 24-70 over the 17-55, but the IS on the 17-55 lets you shoot sharper images in very low light.

Hello to all, especially our photographers from France.
Today is the 14th of July. In France La Fete Nationale is celebrated (or, as we say here, Bastille Day).
In New Orleans we join in the celebration, and, I also display the French flag. May everyone have a great day!

Bonjour à tout, et, surtout à nos photographes de France,
Aujourd'hui c'est le quatorze de juillet.
En France on célèbre la fête nationale
À Nouvelle-Orléans nous joignons la célébration, et, j'affiche aussi le drapeau de la France. Une bonne journée à tout le monde.

Trixter fantastic photos I think the composition on the Loch Avon photo is superb what lens etc. did you use?

andyg30 wrote in post #8276281
Trixter fantastic photos I think the composition on the Loch Avon photo is superb what lens etc. did you use?

Thanks mate, it was taken handheld with a Sigma 10-20.

1/100s
f11
10mm
iso200
slight unsharp mask in pp

I did an hdr version of the same shot. looks a bit weird!

TheHunter wrote in post #8275825
Sunset taken from my home in Hawaii (but not near the shore, inland!)

Amazing colours.