The photography thread

by **Gambit** » Thu Feb 16, 2012 7:42 pm

ba bomb, wrong !

Camera: Canon EOS 5D Mark II
Lens: EF50mm f/1.8 II
Exposure: Auto exposure, Aperture-priority AE, 1/400 sec, f/1.8, ISO 200, Compensation: -1/3

http://regex.info/exif.cgi?imgurl=http% ... 21nic8.jpg

by **Jack_Keaka** » Thu Feb 16, 2012 7:59 pm

yeah so as i said my 55-200 with F/ 2.8 would produce that same result. so pretty damn close imo. the difference at that distance of 1.8 over 2.8 would be very minimal. fixed 50mm are nice but i don't like the fixed part but they are better quality. personally i compromise a little quality for a little versatility. used my friends fixed 50 and got generally annoyed at the fact that i could take the picture right the first time with out cropping too much. great for portraiture

by **JDGT05** » Thu Feb 16, 2012 9:00 pm

Thanks for the info guys!

by **tangcla** » Mon Feb 20, 2012 12:19 pm

by **Robbks** » Mon Feb 20, 2012 12:24 pm

JDGT05 wrote:Thanks for the info guys!

EF50mm f/1.8 II
everyone should have one of these lenses. "Nifty Fifty"
http://photo.tutsplus.com/tutorials/sho ... 50mm-lens/

And for $120, there's no reason why you shouldn;t
great portrait lens (Human and Automotive)

by **mitch2147** » Mon Feb 20, 2012 8:38 pm

I haven't posted in this thread for a while. Here's my flickr if anyone wants to check it out:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/54670685@N05/

by **chris12** » Mon Feb 20, 2012 9:12 pm

Great shots Mitch - especially the portraits.

by **JDGT05** » Wed Feb 22, 2012 9:21 pm

Latest shot I took of the Lib.

The space either side of the side mirrors was even but for whatever reason it chops it off when I post the photo, might be too big

Criticisms, tips, pointers, anything, please fire away!

by **Ric** » Wed Feb 22, 2012 10:20 pm

JDGT05 wrote:...
The space either side of the side mirrors was even but for whatever reason it chops it off when I post the photo, might be too big
...

Get a bigger screen.

It IS even on my 1920x1080 laptop screen

by **JDGT05** » Wed Feb 22, 2012 10:35 pm

Ric wrote:
JDGT05 wrote:...
The space either side of the side mirrors was even but for whatever reason it chops it off when I post the photo, might be too big
...

Get a bigger screen.
It IS even on my 1920x1080 laptop screen

If only I could afford haha

by **tangcla** » Thu Feb 23, 2012 8:22 am

JDGT05 wrote:Latest shot I took of the Lib.

Nice, needs more bokehhhhhhh

Looks good!

by **JDGT05** » Thu Feb 23, 2012 9:02 am

tangcla wrote:
JDGT05 wrote:Latest shot I took of the Lib.

Nice, needs more bokehhhhhhh

Looks good!

What's bokehh? Photography slang? Haha

How extensive is your lighting setup Clarence? I try doing night photos all the time but they always end up being huge fails. I currently just use two external flashes on wireless triggers.

by **tangcla** » Thu Feb 23, 2012 9:42 am

Look up what bokeh means...

Lighting setup isn't exactly extravagant, think outside the box

by **Ric** » Thu Feb 23, 2012 4:22 pm

JDGT05 wrote:...
How extensive is your lighting setup Clarence? I try doing night photos all the time but they always end up being huge fails. I currently just use two external flashes on wireless triggers.

Without giving away too many of Clarence's trade secrets, he only uses one light, and it's not a flash.
Do some research on light painting.

by **mitch2147** » Thu Feb 23, 2012 4:48 pm

chris12 wrote:Great shots Mitch - especially the portraits.

Much appreciated. I've really wanted to do portraits for a while so I've just been asking some friends to pose.