Canon 60D Users, Unite!

advaitin wrote in post #11969599
Used the 60D to shoot a video today, riding my human-powered trike. Just a titch on the bumpy side. Going up Main St. Daytona Beach Bike Week 2011.

http://www.youtube.com​/watch?v=ufEspk7nmh4

Cool some of my favorite things.....

Bikes, women, and warm weather

I looked up your bike too. I've never seen one of those, very interesting.

Jon...

Meglet

the pictures you show did it come from the 18-135? btw nice picture of Spring.

Immaculens
Nice picture of the birds was the lens a L?

Do anyone use a lens hood when taking any of these pictures!

Jon_PDX wrote in post #11965934
That was really cool.....thanks for posting it.

So....since I'm to lazy to look it up, can we shoot video in that mode with the 60D?

Jon...

Memory_Junction wrote in post #11966128
Tilt-shift lens? Never used one, so I don't know.

Finally got a chance to look at the manual and it appears the only miniature mode built into the camera is for stills.

Oh well, no big deal but it would have been fun to play with.

Jon...

@Michaelangelo Those are sharp pics. Nice shots.

@Rivest.. I read in the sigma 10-20 thread that you was trying to sell one, it's still available? if it's PM a price, please.

Cheers.

Cyber, sorry, it's already sold

Rivest wrote in post #11969630
Hardocre, thanks for the quick tip, I'll have a look at wordpress. You'll surely get a PM from me soon

Mephitblue, I like that first shot.

Advaitin, stop it with your nice weather! But nice video and that's a whole lot of bike


Oh and I here a preview of my today's session. It was my first time working with three lights, I really liked it. I still have a whole lot to learn! Let me know what you think

IMAGE LINK: http://www.photodr.ca

David, Great job! You are getting better with each session! I like your lighting, and the wind effect puts a nice touch on her. Keep up the good work!

Good morning all! Woke up to 30+" of new snow here today:o I wish spring would get here soon!

Tips on metering...

If I use one of the 9 focus squares as the point of my focus....then that is also the point of my metering right?

I notice if I use a focus square on a dark part of the frame then it will over compensate and try to then make the rest of the frame kind of match that dark spot I may have metered on.

The same is true of a light area.

So...is the aim to attempt to meter on some mid range (I've heard grey is the colour to aim for) colour/ light source in the frame?

Others have said....meter the sky....focus on the sky and set exposure for that.

What if I am shooting street shots and I am in and out of shade?

Is that the nature of street shooting? The general/ potential lack of control? The spontaneous nature of the results/ a lot of non-keepers?

Anyway...how do you meter 'on the fly' with the 60D?

thanks

Jon_PDX wrote in post #11971746
Cool some of my favorite things.....

Bikes, women, and warm weather

I looked up your bike too. I've never seen one of those, very interesting.

Jon...

An aside here. Here's a shot of mine and my wife's trikes as set up for cool weather. I remove the bigger fairing for bike week and don't put it back on until late November or December. These are older models that were upgraded to newer rear suspension systems. The ICE guys keep coming up with improved designs that now have better and easier folding, full suspension on all three wheels and their trikes are considered some of the best made as far as steering, braking and generally being perfect right out of the box--although you can option them from a base price of $2400 to around $4000.

Our models and their successors are seat-height adjustable, have greater ground clearance, can cruise between 12 and 18 mph, are stable at 40-45 mph on down hill runs, and allow for comfortable walking speed climbing of hills. Enough said, I don't want to sidetrack the thread.

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Nice looking bikes....Thanks.

And you didn't sidetrack the thread to much because you also posted a picture

Jon...

Lee Uk wrote in post #11971736
Nice, did you use a macro lens for the butterfly shots?

hey , nope just the kit lens that came with it. I can't wait to move up to a macro lens though! It's my passion of photog!

@cybermaniaK--- Thanks!!! I appreciate the feedback.

I love the community, great shots, great knowledge!

Immaculens wrote in post #11969737
David: Well done (liking what looks like a wind effect going, too)

Thanks William!

MephitBlue wrote in post #11969849
Great pose on the model. I like the lighting as well.

Thanks a lot Mephit! Poses are the hardest thing for me

ranger50 wrote in post #11972154
David, Great job! You are getting better with each session! I like your lighting, and the wind effect puts a nice touch on her. Keep up the good work!

Thanks for your kind words Allen! I also feel like I'm improving each time. I'll sure try to keep up my good work

Canon60D wrote in post #11971799
Immaculens
Nice picture of the birds was the lens a L?

Do anyone use a lens hood when taking any of these pictures!

Doggie shot with the 70-300 in sig, yep -


Always wise to use a hood and if you cannot afford the Canon - eBay always has China-cheapies - which is what I got for my 15-85.

my hoods are on virtually always

Canon60D wrote in post #11971799
Meglet

the pictures you show did it come from the 18-135? btw nice picture of Spring.

Do anyone use a lens hood when taking any of these pictures!

Yep, both of the pictures came from the 18-135, zoomed out to 135mm. The cat picture is indoors, natural light from the window, the trees are outdoors (obviously ) from about 4 ft away. In those and my other test shots I was really pleased with the performance, especially for a "kit" lens and being used to L glass. If you'd like to see the full res versions I can post them up when I get home tonight.

I wasn't using a hood for either of these, in fact I forget it a lot more often than I should.

Immaculens wrote in post #11972876
Doggie shot with the 70-300 insig, yep -

Always wise to use a hood and if you cannot afford the Canon - eBay always has China-cheapies - which is what I got for my 15-85.

my hoods are on virtually always

Yup on the hoods. Mine are on almost always. Not only does it block out unwanted light, it offers lens protection.