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I used the 18-55 kit lens. I also used a vintage preset in Lightroom. It was a funny story because I downloaded the preset and tried it out on over 100 pictures and it just didn't look good on any of my stuff. Finally, while trying to prove a point to my girlfriend that the preset was junk, I randomly picked that photo of her and tried the preset on it and of course it looked great. So I kept it

It's very hard to manually focus a 2 pound lens. Haha

Some random shots from today:

Probably the sharpest manually focused shot I've ever taken.

mosesport wrote in post #10212922
Some random shots from today:

Probably the sharpest manually focused shot I've ever taken.
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I really like that first one.

^---Thank you! I really appreciate it

hello! first post here! Had the T2i for a few weeks and I'll say that I just can't put it down! Bought the 85mm 1.8 and my GF got me the 50mm 1.4. For my first DSLR all I can say is wow. Pictures are all jpeg straight from the camera. Not really good at post processing and stuff like that... in fact no clue. Need to do a little more homework. Comments and suggestion are welcomed!!

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MintyHerbs - the first pic is cool as a candid shot, but the girl seems a bit out of focus. Regarding the N. Korea novelty items - nice, sharp shot. I hope you are getting out of the DMZ, because it is getting hot there right now...

acxent - yea i noticed that it was blurry when i downloaded the pic. But it was like you said just a random candid shot. Still like it though even though my skills were lacking. I'm away from the DMZ... well not that far away like 70km but i'm hoping this is just another one of their pissing contest to each other. This country have grown too beautiful to be put back into square one.

Random places last night:

mosesport wrote in post #10224377
Random places last night:

Nice man is this with the 70-200? if so what iso did you use?

The first two were with the 18-55 kit lens. Iso was 100 for both. The last two were with the 70-200. ISO was 200 for both. Keep in mind I was using off-camera flash for all of these shots. Thanks for the comment I see the 70-200 is on its way to you. You are going to fall in love with it. It didn't leave my camera for at least 3 weeks after I got it.

What do I have to buy to get the 430EX off-camera?

eBay is the place to go. The wireless triggers I have only cost me like 15 bucks. They ship from Hong Kong so they usually take a week or two to arrive (possibly more), but I've never had a problem with them.

I actually just did a search on eBay and found these: http://cgi.ebay.com …ories&hash=item​2c52b7478b

These are the EXACT triggers I'm using, only this guy is in Brooklyn, so you'd probably get em in a couple days. Man, I wish he was around when I bought mine. Haha! :P Anyway, the device in the picture on the left goes on your hot shoe, the device on the right is what you mount your flash on. As long as the trigger and the receiver are set on the same channel frequency, it'll fire every time you press your shutter button. I've tested them up to 40 feet with no problems. Bear in mind though that with these, you'll have to become proficient in manual flash exposures since they don't support TTL flash metering. I've had mine for almost a year and I've never even needed to replace the batteries...and that's with sometimes forgetting to turn off the receiver and leaving it on for weeks at a time. They feel cheaply made, but they will definitely last for awhile. The awesome thing is they'll even fire Nikon flashes, which are a lot cheaper than Canon flashes

I should also mention, if money is no object, you'd be looking for the ST-E2. It's a Canon brand wireless trigger. They can be found here: http://www.amazon.com …ics&qid=1274501​857&sr=8-1

Hope this helps

The Canon version looks cooler, but not 200 dollars cooler. I probably don't need it, but I couldn't pass it up for less than $20. I really like those side-lit shots so it will be a fun toy to play with. The artistic possibilities are... !!!! Thanks for the assist and the knowledge.

Not a problem. Glad I could help. Yeah I've had SO much fun using the flash off-camera. It really adds a huge amount of depth and detail to the photos. Having the flash to the left or right creates shadows which, when done right, can really make your photos pop. Good luck! Post some samples when you can