The 7th UK South-East "Everyone's a Winner!" Gossip Thread (All Welcome)

Matt Photog Peters wrote in post #9638863
=Matt 'Photog' Peters;9638863]You should have shot in Manual .. Start iso 100, f/8 1/200 and then worked from there .. AV is no good shooting portraits unless you are shooting outside with ETTL

Yea, definitely manual when using flash (unless you have the fancy new ETTL pocket wizards )

Kaben wrote in post #9638782
Depends how strong the flash is - i can shoot at 1/4th handheld with flash since it burns the image in. You have to stand very still though!

Not great shots, but they show you can go quite low on the shutter speed.

Edit: the first shot is slightely soft i noticed - d'oh! But these are moving people in a very dark room. Second shot she is dancing.

1/4th

1/8th

I know they were just posted to show how slow you can shoot and still freeze with flash, but they're both very centered. Gotta work those focus points!

I love some of the keywords that google reports as having been used to find my site.

"extremities going numb"

Very bizzare.

souporman wrote in post #9639100
I love some of the keywords that google reports as having been used to find my site.

"extremities going numb"

Very bizzare.

Sure someones not hiding a dodgy site on your server?!

kskitt wrote in post #9638921
Hayden just told me this on facebook. Id been thinking about what mode to shoot in on the way there, and thought "nah i wont use manual"
Really wish the little voice on my shoulder had convinced me to shoot in manual lol

I know, i got a bit wound up earlier (went out shopping to make me feel better)

I think what i really need to do is to have another photographer along side me next time i do it so ive got a voice of sense lol
Also i think i need to better my PP skills. i have no idea how to adjust shadows etc. Really think i need someone to show me (any offers lol)

You may find it easier to work on one aspect at a time.

Find some shade and use natural light (1 light source) and work on composition.

Then bring in a flash use it a fill or to add highlight/ background separation with the ambient light.

then add another flash, use ambient as fill, one as main other to separate and build from there.

Composition and exposure 1st I would say.

"fixing" in post is not impossible but it may be more beneficial if you looked at post as the equivalent to developing film and put your time into getting the image right in camera.

Also shooting at 1.8 you may not get enough of the subject in focus, which may of may not be what you want and the slightest shake can cause you to lose focus, although when dealing with flash it is the duration of the flash that freezes the image.

That is quite alot of words for me picture...

natural light iso 3200 f 2.0 1/640 on a vibrating bus

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Is this a little dodgy? £15 for 12month subscription to National Geographic .. https://w1.buysub.com …d=3050085512104​9983&vid=1

souporman wrote in post #9639090
Yea, definitely manual when using flash (unless you have the fancy new ETTL pocket wizards )

I know they were just posted to show how slow you can shoot and still freeze with flash, but they're both very centered. Gotta work those focus points!

Completely agree, but the 5D cant use anything other than center point if it is not bright daylight!

tend to use a wider angle and crop to get the positioning off ccentre

Matt Photog Peters wrote in post #9639387
=Matt 'Photog' Peters;9639387]Is this a little dodgy? £15 for 12month subscription to National Geographic .. https://w1.buysub.com …d=3050085512104​9983&vid=1

did you follow that link from the nat geo website? if so that looks xactly like the same page i used to order my Traveller mag subscription. They were fine. It came with free maps which never turned up so i emailed them and they re-sent them First issue didnt turn up for a few months but it got here. Order with confidence

On a side note i just ate a twix for the first time in years. Lovely

Kaben wrote in post #9639399
Completely agree, but the 5D cant use anything other than center point if it is not bright daylight!

tend to use a wider angle and crop to get the positioning off ccentre

Can you not focus/recompose, or do you shoot too wide or in ai servo for that to work?

courier wrote in post #9639418
did you follow that link from the nat geo website? if so that looks xactly like the same page i used to order my Traveller mag subscription. They were fine. It came with free maps which never turned up so i emailed them and they re-sent them First issue didnt turn up for a few months but it got here. Order with confidence

On a side note i just ate a twix for the first time in years. Lovely

Mmmm twix! That is one of the bits i always eat for my lunch at work

courier wrote in post #9639418
did you follow that link from the nat geo website? if so that looks xactly like the same page i used to order my Traveller mag subscription. They were fine. It came with free maps which never turned up so i emailed them and they re-sent them First issue didnt turn up for a few months but it got here. Order with confidence

On a side note i just ate a twix for the first time in years. Lovely

Just checked National Geographic website and it does link to that page so off I go to place an order! Woop ..

I had one the other day, a kingsize beast!! Chippy by my parents does battered Mars bars, they are awesome!

Mstar wrote in post #9568762
Joined Sevenoaks Camera Club this evening. 3 evenings for 2hrs each per month is fine by me. I seem to be the youngest- I'm 42! They had a competition this evening- 43 photos entered, 43 critiques given, Some really good photos, some really really good photos and they were scored by a really well qualified judge. Quite interesting seeing mistakes and good and bad points being suggested.

Are you sure you're the youngest?

afternoon folks...

did that silly thing of buying toys at lunchtime and then being stuck in the office until hometime! I will actually never (ever) learn!

Matt - I have to say that offer for the Nat Geo mag looks amazing... it's typically £5 an issue... and a free fleece to boot! may have to partake myself!

anyone got any shooting planned for the weekend?

Foodiesue wrote in post #9639549
Are you sure you're the youngest?

Hello FoodieSue,

first post I see? welcome to the SE corner of POTN - it's normal to warmly welcome new peeps along and ask if they have any photos of their "neck of the woods"

do you have any pics to share?

Lee

Hi Lee,
Thanks for the welcome - I'm at work at the moment - so no pics on work computer
I think I still need to find my way around things here!
Sue

Foodiesue wrote in post #9639582
Hi Lee,
Thanks for the welcome - I'm at work at the moment - so no pics on work computer
I think I still need to find my way around things here!
Sue

You're very welcome, I'm stuck at work too... the thread is full of very friendly and annoyingly talented types who are keen to help and assist - we have some meet up info on the front page and we have a habit of waffling about all sorts of random nonsense in between photography related banter...

I'm sure you'll find your feet in no time!