Honolulu POTN Hale (2)

Thanks!

I haven't looked for the front cap yet. It's around here somewhere. I'll let you know when I find it.

its cool. i typically lost them after a couple of days. haha.

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Forgot to mention that i launched a new site.

www.kentnish.com

IMAGE LINK: http://www.kentnish.co​m

You look different
Cool layout. That guy is always at Magic Island playing his guitar.

stu46 wrote in post #7423701
Tested out the 200L @ 2.8 right after I picked it up from Kent. Still in the parking lot.

Wow, nice bokeh.

ishida wrote in post #7423738
I got my Sigma macro lens back from repairs. finally. and i decided to put it to use with my 5D.

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Cool shot Barry...is that the moon?

stu46 wrote in post #7424006
Did anyone want CSRBs? I'll be selling 3 of mine next week. $50 each.

Rats...bought my 3 CSRBs a month too early. Don't need any now.

motion_projekt wrote in post #7424061

IMAGE LINK: http://www.kentnish.co​m

stu46 wrote in post #7424077
You look different

Wow, no kidding.

stu46 wrote in post #7424077
Cool layout. That guy is always at Magic Island playing his guitar.

Ohhh, it's someone else...lol...

I'd be interested in grabbing one of the CSRBs. I eventually intend to grab one more flash somewhere done the line . I did pick up the tripod, Amazon has/d a great deal on them. I think I probably should've gotten the mountaineer instead as I would've liked to be able to NOT have the center column if I didn't want it (a little less weight to lug around, etc.). Really cool pictures Shon and Barry, the Bokeh looks really nice with the 200/2.8 and the black background with the roses is particularly stunning to me. Thanks for the link, Lincoln .

stu46 wrote in post #7424006
Did anyone want CSRBs? I'll be selling 3 of mine next week. Picked up 3 CSRB+ for $220 shipped

$50 each.

Ah, you got those...I saw that and was considering it. Good score.

tiarehi wrote in post #7422578
Just a bad day with a small fuse lol... it is just how professional he is

ishida wrote in post #7422957
He should go take his complaints to the camera manufacturers. They are the reason why the "barriers to entry" in the photography industry has been broken down. Anyone who can afford $500 - $1000 can pick up some quality photography equipment to start taking photos. Then again, I am certainly preaching to the choir here

Also, TFP's usually are for the inexperienced model who either (1) doesn't have much modeling experience at all and is trying to build his/her portfolio or (2) is trying to make ends meet as a student, mother, father, etc. who doesn't have the $ to afford a professional photo session.

If this dude is so amped up about TFP's and what not, maybe he should produce some quality images that are actually worth the money and charge professional models.

I think I saw another post from him the other day along the same lines, so maybe a bad month. I can understand how much more difficult it must be for pros nowadays with such high end equipment available at much lower prices, but that's really just the evolution of technology. I guess he's offended by all these people who do it for fun or who are just working their way up. If it was just the rant then it wouldn't be so bad, but directly attacking people who post is just low class.

ishida wrote in post #7423002
This TFP/TFCD experience was interesting. The girl was with her mom and she really had a difficult time getting relaxed for the photos. She did one outfit change and moving from place to place on the location took longer than I expected. Overall it was a very good experience for me, I learn so much everytime I do a shoot with other people.

I got six good frames from the set that I will be giving to her. Using the 70-200 is very tricky for portraits especially if there's no IS. I always have to keep concious about the shutter speed especially in lower lighting situations. With the IS I could keep the ISO lower and let the shutter speed drop without having to worry about camera shake.

Was that last pic at Manoa? Looks familar. What kind of method do you use for your skin smoothing? I like the colors and the DOF. I agree with Lincoln and Suzy that I think a little crop here and there would be good. I think #3 especially to get rid of the bright foliage on the upper left hand side and #4 to get rid of that little patch of stuff on the bottom left hand side. Looks good, though, I really need to get into this portrait stuff--keep saying I'm going to but never get off my ass and do it.

stu46 wrote in post #7423737
As you can see, she's not too enthusiastic about it either...lol

Ha...I was thinking when I saw the pic I was thinking she doesn't look too happy. Love the sharpness and bokeh on that lens.

ishida wrote in post #7423738
I got my Sigma macro lens back from repairs. finally. and i decided to put it to use with my 5D.

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Love this shot...

motion_projekt wrote in post #7424061
its cool. i typically lost them after a couple of days. haha.

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Forgot to mention that i launched a new site.

www.kentnish.com

IMAGE LINK: http://www.kentnish.co​m

Looks good, Kent. So that livebooks.edu costs $99 a year? Big difference from their professional package pricing.

ishida wrote in post #7423736
Amazing IQ and bokeh! If i ever dare do this to my wife, my camera would be lodged in my cranium

Same here. Shon, your wife is a great sport! Primes are soooo sharp wide open!

ishida wrote in post #7423738
I got my Sigma macro lens back from repairs. finally. and i decided to put it to use with my 5D.

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An excellent shot Barry!

branmuffindonburi wrote in post #7424644
I did pick up the tripod, Amazon has/d a great deal on them. I think I probably should've gotten the mountaineer instead as I would've liked to be able to NOT have the center column if I didn't want it (a little less weight to lug around, etc.). Thanks for the link, Lincoln .

I was debating on the 1541T and your model because they were the same price (series 1 vs. series 2) I am now focusing on portability so the travel model won.

Linkzi wrote in post #7425456
I was debating on the 1541T and your model because they were the same price (series 1 vs. series 2) I am now focusing on portability so the travel model won.

You rich guys get all the good toys.

Chris

Hey--any of you guys having trouble with your Oceanic HD cable? I can't figure out if it's my TV, box or signal. If I go to HD stations, it should be full-screen, but stuff like ESPN has stuff cut off on the sides and if I adjust the picture the picture gets smaller, but it's still cut off on the sides. I've only had HD since December so is this a normal thing or is something screwed up?

thanks for the comments on my rose photo. after feedback from you guys i think i will crop my on-screen images of Cassie. i rarely crop my images except for when i print enlargements. I try to do most cropping when i take the photo and still allow padding on the edges for enlargements. it's definitely something for me to consider when PP-ing my photos.

ZENGHOST wrote in post #7425660
Hey--any of you guys having trouble with your Oceanic HD cable? I can't figure out if it's my TV, box or signal. If I go to HD stations, it should be full-screen, but stuff like ESPN has stuff cut off on the sides and if I adjust the picture the picture gets smaller, but it's still cut off on the sides. I've only had HD since December so is this a normal thing or is something screwed up?

I have a LCD TV and with the zoom set to normal it fills the screen when viewing HD Channels.

aiea1 wrote in post #7425716
I have a LCD TV and with the zoom set to normal it fills the screen when viewing HD Channels.

Thanks, David--worse case scenario is it's my TV. I'm hoping it's my signal or my box since Oceanic would fix that. The weird thing is that something I DVR'd last week Friday (HD) is cut off too. My PS3 looks fine, though. Really odd.

Thank you to those who gave input on my original post These are the cropped versions of the originals.

ishida wrote in post #7407854
TFP/TFCD photoshoot from last weekend. Got to use the 24-70L a little. I ended up using my 85 f/1.8....as usual!

24-70L

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70-200L

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