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#6201
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oh I'm sure having THAT much photos to do isn't going to be as "fun"... Last August I attended a wedding/reception and brought my gear... I snapped away like there's no tomorrow...and when it came time to do them on the computer, I was rather overwhelmed with the amount of stuff to go through. So, I can only imagine people that do it full time
#6202
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when I'm bored or perhaps it has been raining too much (and believe me... it rains a crap load here in Vancouver), I oftentimes go back to old pictures and re-PP them just because my style and skills in PP has evolved. And it's interesting to see the difference in outcome... Or maybe not so much better PP results, but cool to see what you can do to a RAW file and twist it to different images
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1080 pixels is plenty of cropping room.. it's almost a 1/3rd of the entire image. Just looked through all the photos, I'm not going to have to do anywhere near that amount of cropping. So, mission accomplished!
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..... Reading comprehension > me lately...
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eh.. I didn't explain it entirely clearly.
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why are you
it's not like this is anything serious
this is nothing.
it's not like this is anything serious
this is nothing.
#6210
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it's plain ridiculous how much information is in these puny JPG's.
I mean while editing them, they feel no different than RAW's. Aside from the speed!
I mean while editing them, they feel no different than RAW's. Aside from the speed!
#6211
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I found that my gf1 actually did a better job with noise reduction than the my defunct version of noise ninja did. I ended up shooting in jpg only for about 6 months with little reason to complain before I got LR.
#6212
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so, I think S1 is overkill, or maybe I should say underkill. I am switching back to M1 tonight.
Stapler I could not get Noise Ninja to work right for me... I tried it a few times back when I started with the club work, and the effect made skin look fake. Of course, I was a n00b and didn't really know what I was doing. lol
Stapler I could not get Noise Ninja to work right for me... I tried it a few times back when I started with the club work, and the effect made skin look fake. Of course, I was a n00b and didn't really know what I was doing. lol
#6213
I use Topaz DeNoise, works well. Even gets rid rid of the banding of the 5D2.
#6214
My first Avatar....
my first L lens is on it's way.
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I shoot people
#6216
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70-300 f/4-5.6 L I love that focal length, and I know its sharp and has great IS. Really looking forward to it.
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i actually really liked my 70-300 4-5.6 IS USM (non L) back when i had my XTi and 40D
112mm to 480mm.
btw its 1.6x for canon, not 1.5x
112mm to 480mm.
btw its 1.6x for canon, not 1.5x
#6221
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As Sarlacc says below. I don't shoot a lot of indoor stuff where I need a zoom. I have a few primes that are fast enough for indoor light...40 2.8, 50 1.4, 100 2.8. If i need to I use my foot zoom indoors.
Ive been spending most of my time outdoors shooting wildlife and landscape stuff. Like I said...I LOVE that focal length, plus I LOVE the IQ of that particular lens. Can't wait!
Quite right Sir.
Ive been spending most of my time outdoors shooting wildlife and landscape stuff. Like I said...I LOVE that focal length, plus I LOVE the IQ of that particular lens. Can't wait!
Quite right Sir.
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#10 makes me realize....... I gave up...... I gave up on the club photography somewhere around 2008 or 2009. Sure I'm still doing it now, but I'm doing it as a job, not as a dream. My dream in doing it initially was to be touring with a big-name DJ at some point. So up until 2009 or so that was my goal in taking photos - I'd spend a lot of time taking photos of DJ's, really composing the shots and paying attention to that... But I gave up. And now I just feel burned out.
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Anyone else hear the world's tiniest turntable spinning in sympathy?
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people will think what they want, and that is fine of course, but I am saying this 100% from the heart - I am saying that I did give up on what I set out to do and that was wrong. I gave up too soon. I didn't know it takes a good deal longer than that to get where you want to be. And, I am saying this because maybe some of you can benefit from my mistake.
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http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/arti...er-killer.html
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The seal who p-p-p-picked me up a penguin: Incredible moment photographer is taught how to hunt by 70-stone underwater killer
PUBLISHED: 17:16 EST, 23 March 2013 | UPDATED: 17:16 EST, 23 March 2013
This is the incredible moment when a wildlife photographer came face-to-face with a 70-stone underwater killer... and became her friend.
Paul Nicklen admitted he was terrified by his close encounter with the predatory leopard seal beneath the icy waters of the Antarctic – yet he struck up a strange rapport.
At first, the 12ft seal opened her mouth and tried to engulf Mr Nicklen’s camera – and his head.
Close up: A friendly leopard comes to investigate underwater photographer Paul Nicklen
Say cheese: Photographer Paul Nicklen comes face-to-face with the friendly leopard seal as the seal swims up to the camera
However, the seal soon warmed to the attention and began bringing Mr Nicklen penguins: live, injured, and dead, possibly in an attempt to teach the photographer how to hunt.
‘Just as the penguin doesn’t know it’s cute, the leopard seal doesn’t know it’s kind of big and monstrous,’ he said. ‘This is just the food chain unfolding.’
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Mr Nicklen, from Vancouver, added: ‘This was the most satisfying assignment of my career.
Leopard seals are the most incredible animals I’ve ever had the pleasure of photographing.'
For you: The seal brought a penguin as a present
'When you get in the water with a wild animal, you’re essentially giving yourself to that animal because as humans, we’re quite helpless and vulnerable in the water. You’re at the seal’s mercy.
‘When I slipped into the water I was terrified of what might happen.
When I swam up to this leopard seal my legs were shaking and I had a dry mouth. But right away the seal dropped the penguin she was carrying, came up to my camera and opened her mouth.'
Deep links: Photographer Paul Nicklen had made a new friend in the sea
Terrified: Photographer Paul Nicklen, 44 from Vancouver, Canada, got more than he bargained for when he was befriended by a 12ft long predator in the sea
‘Her head was twice the size of a grizzly bear’s – it was huge. She took my whole head and camera in her mouth and did these threat displays.
‘And then the most incredible thing happened – she went off and got me a penguin and came back and tried to feed it to me.
She started to take penguins and push them into my camera, I think she thought my camera was my mouth, which is every photographer’s dream.’
The 44-year-old added: ‘I’ve photographed many species around the world, but this job will stay with me for ever.’
- Canadian photographer befriended a 12 foot predatory seal underwater
- The seal tried to bring him a penguin to eat as a present
- Paul Nicklen said he was 'terrified'
PUBLISHED: 17:16 EST, 23 March 2013 | UPDATED: 17:16 EST, 23 March 2013
This is the incredible moment when a wildlife photographer came face-to-face with a 70-stone underwater killer... and became her friend.
Paul Nicklen admitted he was terrified by his close encounter with the predatory leopard seal beneath the icy waters of the Antarctic – yet he struck up a strange rapport.
At first, the 12ft seal opened her mouth and tried to engulf Mr Nicklen’s camera – and his head.
Close up: A friendly leopard comes to investigate underwater photographer Paul Nicklen
Say cheese: Photographer Paul Nicklen comes face-to-face with the friendly leopard seal as the seal swims up to the camera
However, the seal soon warmed to the attention and began bringing Mr Nicklen penguins: live, injured, and dead, possibly in an attempt to teach the photographer how to hunt.
‘Just as the penguin doesn’t know it’s cute, the leopard seal doesn’t know it’s kind of big and monstrous,’ he said. ‘This is just the food chain unfolding.’
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Mr Nicklen, from Vancouver, added: ‘This was the most satisfying assignment of my career.
Leopard seals are the most incredible animals I’ve ever had the pleasure of photographing.'
For you: The seal brought a penguin as a present
'When you get in the water with a wild animal, you’re essentially giving yourself to that animal because as humans, we’re quite helpless and vulnerable in the water. You’re at the seal’s mercy.
‘When I slipped into the water I was terrified of what might happen.
When I swam up to this leopard seal my legs were shaking and I had a dry mouth. But right away the seal dropped the penguin she was carrying, came up to my camera and opened her mouth.'
Deep links: Photographer Paul Nicklen had made a new friend in the sea
Terrified: Photographer Paul Nicklen, 44 from Vancouver, Canada, got more than he bargained for when he was befriended by a 12ft long predator in the sea
‘Her head was twice the size of a grizzly bear’s – it was huge. She took my whole head and camera in her mouth and did these threat displays.
‘And then the most incredible thing happened – she went off and got me a penguin and came back and tried to feed it to me.
She started to take penguins and push them into my camera, I think she thought my camera was my mouth, which is every photographer’s dream.’
The 44-year-old added: ‘I’ve photographed many species around the world, but this job will stay with me for ever.’
Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/arti...#ixzz2OUd6SrKn
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#6230
My first Avatar....
So effin cool!!!
#6231
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#10 makes me realize....... I gave up...... I gave up on the club photography somewhere around 2008 or 2009. Sure I'm still doing it now, but I'm doing it as a job, not as a dream. My dream in doing it initially was to be touring with a big-name DJ at some point. So up until 2009 or so that was my goal in taking photos - I'd spend a lot of time taking photos of DJ's, really composing the shots and paying attention to that... But I gave up. And now I just feel burned out.
So I don't think you missed your goal. You set out to take club pictures and you did get to take a whole lot. But I think touring with a big name DJ takes more than great photography; it probably takes great networking.
#6233
I miss my 03 CL-S :(
So last night was the first opening night of the DCist Exposed photography show here in DC. It was the first time one of my photos was in a gallery and it was a great experience to watch people go up to the photo and interact with it (point, talk, laugh, think). It was a bit bizarre but great fun!
Admiring my photo by ep_jhu, on Flickr
Tonight is the second opening night. Both have been sold out! We'll see if my print sells
Admiring my photo by ep_jhu, on Flickr
Tonight is the second opening night. Both have been sold out! We'll see if my print sells
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#6235
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people will think what they want, and that is fine of course, but I am saying this 100% from the heart - I am saying that I did give up on what I set out to do and that was wrong. I gave up too soon. I didn't know it takes a good deal longer than that to get where you want to be. And, I am saying this because maybe some of you can benefit from my mistake.
#6239
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Damn, I wish I had $1,100 cash right now. A guy over at one of the Sony forums is on both Sony's and Nikon, and is desperately looking for a Zeiss 16-35mm f2.8 for his Sony and is offering to trade his very new D800E and my Zeiss 16-35mm f2.8 + $1,100. Even if I "went" there I wouldn't have ANY money left for Nikon lenses
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the bank of mizouse is open you know...