Back from the cottage...
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Back from the cottage...
I had a really relaxing long weekend up at the cottage and even got up early one morning to do some photography.
Here are some shots from the trip:
First Light at Duck Point
Original File (~2MB)
Halls Lake Horizon at Dawn
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Spotlight on Duck Island
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And a candid shot of my baby...
There are a few more shots in the set:
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If I ever feel like trading the TSX, one trip to the cottage is all I need to lose those thoughts. Carving the backroads at high speeds, clipping the apex of every corner for 60km, sitting back in supportive leather buckets and listening to the sounds of the K24 is just too good. This car is so well balanced at everything it does.
Here are some shots from the trip:
First Light at Duck Point
Original File (~2MB)
Halls Lake Horizon at Dawn
Original File (~2MB)
Spotlight on Duck Island
Original File (~2mb)
And a candid shot of my baby...
There are a few more shots in the set:
If I ever feel like trading the TSX, one trip to the cottage is all I need to lose those thoughts. Carving the backroads at high speeds, clipping the apex of every corner for 60km, sitting back in supportive leather buckets and listening to the sounds of the K24 is just too good. This car is so well balanced at everything it does.
Thanks! 
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Thanks everyone for the nice comments.
The call of loons in the morning sure beats the sound of sirens.
Practice makes perfect. Just keep shooting and eventually your eye will tell you what works and what doesn't.
Too early.
I think it was about 5:15am and I was being attacked by bats as I was setting up for the shot on my beach.
All of the shots were taken with my Canon Rebel (w/ hacked firmware). I used my 17-40mm f4/L lens for shots 1, 2, and 4. Shot 3 used my 70-200mm f4/L lens at the long end of the zoom.
Texas is beautiful in a different way. I guess you could get a ranch or something.
Thanks again! 
If we ever have a contest where the theme is "Cottage" or "Wilderness" I'll be well equipped.
The last two contest I've had to go out and shoot for my entries, which I guess is good practice.
Originally Posted by CJams
Beautiful view and pics....I don't think I would have every come back!
Originally Posted by CCColtsicehockey
dan you are an amazing photographer. my shots in my other thread are nothing compared to those
Originally Posted by kammerz
Very nice shots...the first one is my fav...what time in the morning was that??
I think it was about 5:15am and I was being attacked by bats as I was setting up for the shot on my beach.
Originally Posted by Texan
Compliments on your photography. What kind of camera?
Wish I had a cottage. Hell, I wish I knew where some were, I don't think we even have any here in Texas.
Wish I had a cottage. Hell, I wish I knew where some were, I don't think we even have any here in Texas.
Texas is beautiful in a different way. I guess you could get a ranch or something.
Originally Posted by sauceman
Great stuff Dan! I've become a fan of your pictures. You should have some good material in there for the contests to come in Ramblings.
If we ever have a contest where the theme is "Cottage" or "Wilderness" I'll be well equipped. The last two contest I've had to go out and shoot for my entries, which I guess is good practice.
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Originally Posted by dom
Nice work Dan.
2nd pic > *
2nd pic > *
Actually the cool thing about the 2nd pic is you can see it in the first pic about 30mins before I took the shot:
What a difference a few mm's can make
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More than a few mm's Too bad your not eligible for the Canon employee photo contest going on right now. You'd be a shoe in.
Dan, where is your cottage again?
I was up at Balsam Lake in the Kawartha's on Sunday and god damn is that ever a busy lake. I felt like I never left the city
Too bad your not eligible for the Canon employee photo contest going on right now. You'd be a shoe in. Dan, where is your cottage again?
I was up at Balsam Lake in the Kawartha's on Sunday and god damn is that ever a busy lake. I felt like I never left the city
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Originally Posted by dom
More than a few mm's Too bad your not eligible for the Canon employee photo contest going on right now. You'd be a shoe in.
Dan, where is your cottage again?
I was up at Balsam Lake in the Kawartha's on Sunday and god damn is that ever a busy lake. I felt like I never left the city
Too bad your not eligible for the Canon employee photo contest going on right now. You'd be a shoe in. Dan, where is your cottage again?
I was up at Balsam Lake in the Kawartha's on Sunday and god damn is that ever a busy lake. I felt like I never left the city
Balsam lake is very busy in comparison. I'm about 45min-1hr north of where you were:
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Originally Posted by Dan Martin
All of the shots were taken with my Canon Rebel (w/ hacked firmware). I used my 17-40mm f4/L lens for shots 1, 2, and 4. Shot 3 used my 70-200mm f4/L lens at the long end of the zoom.
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Originally Posted by euroStyle
I thought have upgrading to the hack firmware for my rebel, what does it exactly do?
The hack also allows you to enable AI Servo in all creative modes. Basically you can have it turned on and with the half press of the shutter it will continuously refocus as it should, but if you full press the shutter button it doesn't take the shot. You've got to track with the half press then quickly release and full press to take the shot. In other words, it doesn't work.
Here's the full list:
New in this release:
- ISO 3200
- Mirror Lock up
Changes:
- 'Left' button selects the autofocus mode:
PA-1 - ONEShot
PA-2 - AIservo (dosn't work right now)
PA-3 - AIfocusAF
- FEC is moved to JUMP button
- 'Right' button has no function assigned
- the default button in delete prompt was changed from 'Cancel' to 'OK'. So, be aware.
Now if you want to delete an image, press DEL button and then SET one. To Cancel press any other key."
You can download this latest version from http://www.cat.orc.ru/. Thanks Michael and Joey for the tip
CF1: SET button func. when shooting. [WORKS]
0: Default (no function)
1: Change quality
2: Change parameters
3: Menu display
4: Image replay
CF2: Shutter release w/o CF card [WORKS]
0: Possible without CF card
1: Not possible
CF3: Flash Sync speed in Av mode [WORKS]
0: Auto
1: 1/200sec (fixed)
CF4: Shutter button / AE lock button
0: AF/AE Lock
1: AE Lock/AF
2: AF/AF lock, no AE lock
3 AE/AF, no lock
CF5: AF-Assist Beam / Flash firing [NO]
0: Emits/Fires
1: Does not emit/Fires
2: Only ext. flash emits/Fires
3: Emits/does not fire
CF6: Exposure level increments: [WORKS]
0: 1/2-stop
1: 1/3 stop
CF8: RAW+JPEG rec. [WORKS]
0:RAW+Small Normal
1:RAW+Small Fine
2:RAW+Medium Normal
3: RAW+Medium Fine
4:RAW+Large Normal
5:RAW+Large Fine
CF9: Bracket. sequence/auto cancel
0: 0,-,+/enable (300D default)
1: 0,-,+/disable
2: -,0,+/enable
3: -,0,+/disable
CF10: Superimposed display
0: on
1: off
CF11: Menu button display position
0: previous(top if powered off)
1: previous
2: top
CF12: mirror lockup [WORKS]
0: disable (300D default)
1: enable
CF14: Auto reduction of fill flash - not tested yet
0: enable (300D default)
1: disable
CF15: Shutter curtain sync [NO]
0: 1st curtain sync
1: 2nd curtain sync
CF16: Safety shift in av or tv
0: disable
1: enable
CF17: Lens af stop button function
0: af stop
1: af start
2: ae lock while metering
3: af point: m->auto/auto-ctr.
4: one shot -> <- ai servo
5: IS start
- ISO 3200
- Mirror Lock up
Changes:
- 'Left' button selects the autofocus mode:
PA-1 - ONEShot
PA-2 - AIservo (dosn't work right now)
PA-3 - AIfocusAF
- FEC is moved to JUMP button
- 'Right' button has no function assigned
- the default button in delete prompt was changed from 'Cancel' to 'OK'. So, be aware.
Now if you want to delete an image, press DEL button and then SET one. To Cancel press any other key."
You can download this latest version from http://www.cat.orc.ru/. Thanks Michael and Joey for the tip
CF1: SET button func. when shooting. [WORKS]
0: Default (no function)
1: Change quality
2: Change parameters
3: Menu display
4: Image replay
CF2: Shutter release w/o CF card [WORKS]
0: Possible without CF card
1: Not possible
CF3: Flash Sync speed in Av mode [WORKS]
0: Auto
1: 1/200sec (fixed)
CF4: Shutter button / AE lock button
0: AF/AE Lock
1: AE Lock/AF
2: AF/AF lock, no AE lock
3 AE/AF, no lock
CF5: AF-Assist Beam / Flash firing [NO]
0: Emits/Fires
1: Does not emit/Fires
2: Only ext. flash emits/Fires
3: Emits/does not fire
CF6: Exposure level increments: [WORKS]
0: 1/2-stop
1: 1/3 stop
CF8: RAW+JPEG rec. [WORKS]
0:RAW+Small Normal
1:RAW+Small Fine
2:RAW+Medium Normal
3: RAW+Medium Fine
4:RAW+Large Normal
5:RAW+Large Fine
CF9: Bracket. sequence/auto cancel
0: 0,-,+/enable (300D default)
1: 0,-,+/disable
2: -,0,+/enable
3: -,0,+/disable
CF10: Superimposed display
0: on
1: off
CF11: Menu button display position
0: previous(top if powered off)
1: previous
2: top
CF12: mirror lockup [WORKS]
0: disable (300D default)
1: enable
CF14: Auto reduction of fill flash - not tested yet
0: enable (300D default)
1: disable
CF15: Shutter curtain sync [NO]
0: 1st curtain sync
1: 2nd curtain sync
CF16: Safety shift in av or tv
0: disable
1: enable
CF17: Lens af stop button function
0: af stop
1: af start
2: ae lock while metering
3: af point: m->auto/auto-ctr.
4: one shot -> <- ai servo
5: IS start
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Originally Posted by MTLer
Holy crap those are nice pics!! GJ! I have a Powershot A85, think i can do something along those lines? lol
Certainly the camera can make a difference, but the A85 can still produce stunning photos.
This was done with an A75:
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I would assume that I can get photos like that then with my Canon S2 IS. So how far away is toronto from rochester, ny, because that is where I am going to school this fall. Maybe I can come up and you can give me some help with my camera.
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Originally Posted by aznt1217
those are amazing photos... I am speechless.
I want to get into photography as well as a hobby... Do I need a Digital SLR to take clean shots like that? and was any photoshop involved?
I want to get into photography as well as a hobby... Do I need a Digital SLR to take clean shots like that? and was any photoshop involved?
Read a few online guides about composition and lighting, then get out and experiment.
Some good reading material:
Composition: http://www.dpreview.com/learn/?/Phot...s/Composition/
The Art of Photography: http://www.luminous-landscape.com/essays/theartof.shtml (mostly focus on the "About Light" section)
Practice Makes Perfect: http://www.luminous-landscape.com/essays/practice.shtml
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