Pix from Infected Mushroom (srika's club pics thread)
06-22-2007, 02:58 AM
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06-22-2007, 06:58 AM
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Great shots, srika!! I'm really enjoying your style.
06-22-2007, 01:18 PM
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Great shots, srika!! I'm really enjoying your style.
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Excellent shots, srika! You've really nailed this type of shooting. The pics are very intriguing to look at.
06-22-2007, 01:18 PM
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I think the watermark would look better with a little more transparency, but that's just my .02
06-22-2007, 01:20 PM
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08-10-2007, 06:35 PM
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James Zabiela @ Vision 08/04/07
at his setup
08-13-2007, 06:37 PM
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need some more babes in here... 
08-13-2007, 06:47 PM
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08-14-2007, 01:11 AM
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yes definitely more babes
08-15-2007, 06:22 PM
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08-15-2007, 06:23 PM
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08-30-2007, 01:13 PM
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shot with a friend's 30D + 24-70 2.8 + Gary Fong lightsphere last night... I need this lens, I been missing out 
. Thinking about the lightsphere too, but I would get the lens first and see how it does with a regular diffuser. The lightsphere is kinda heavy too, the flash was having some trouble holding it up.
A couple of observations about the 30D, compared to the 5D:
- I loved the 30's rubberized easier-to-move index-finger dial - the 5's is a harsh plastic and not as easy to move. Now, the latter could be a good or bad thing - but for things like HDR where you are not using AEB or a tripod - it's easier to induce camera movement with the harsher clicking dial.
- I felt 24mm was not wide enough for a club setting - I was struggling to get group pics - having to step back so far just to take a pic of 3 people. At 24mm on the 5, I can hold the camera out and take a headshot of me and 4 people if needed - which is great for the clubs. Here's a sample, you can see how much room there is. The difference is much bigger than I had ever thought.
Here are a few samples from last night - looks my style right? The difference is.. aside from resizing and sharpening, there is zero PP on these..
they are on the darker side and I will handle accordingly but I just wanted to show you what they looked like straight out of the cam. In general - they don't need much PP.
. Thinking about the lightsphere too, but I would get the lens first and see how it does with a regular diffuser. The lightsphere is kinda heavy too, the flash was having some trouble holding it up.A couple of observations about the 30D, compared to the 5D:
- I loved the 30's rubberized easier-to-move index-finger dial - the 5's is a harsh plastic and not as easy to move. Now, the latter could be a good or bad thing - but for things like HDR where you are not using AEB or a tripod - it's easier to induce camera movement with the harsher clicking dial.
- I felt 24mm was not wide enough for a club setting - I was struggling to get group pics - having to step back so far just to take a pic of 3 people. At 24mm on the 5, I can hold the camera out and take a headshot of me and 4 people if needed - which is great for the clubs. Here's a sample, you can see how much room there is. The difference is much bigger than I had ever thought.
Here are a few samples from last night - looks my style right? The difference is.. aside from resizing and sharpening, there is zero PP on these..
they are on the darker side and I will handle accordingly but I just wanted to show you what they looked like straight out of the cam. In general - they don't need much PP.
08-30-2007, 01:19 PM
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that is exactly why im passing up on the 24-70 and getting the 17-55, 24 just wasnt wide enough on a crop sensor.
dont you have the 24-105 f/4? im sure if you really wanted the 24-70 you could easily trade it.
dont you have the 24-105 f/4? im sure if you really wanted the 24-70 you could easily trade it.
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08-30-2007, 01:22 PM
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thats amazing for just straight out of the camera.
i need to figure out how to use my 430ex
man that chick in the middle with the black and grey
i need to figure out how to use my 430ex
man that chick in the middle with the black and grey
08-30-2007, 03:30 PM
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Originally Posted by Mizouse
that is exactly why im passing up on the 24-70 and getting the 17-55, 24 just wasnt wide enough on a crop sensor.
dont you have the 24-105 f/4? im sure if you really wanted the 24-70 you could easily trade it.
dont you have the 24-105 f/4? im sure if you really wanted the 24-70 you could easily trade it.
I do have the 24-105, I am gonna see if I can do an even trade on it.
08-30-2007, 03:33 PM
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Originally Posted by Mizouse
thats amazing for just straight out of the camera.
i need to figure out how to use my 430ex
man that chick in the middle with the black and grey
i need to figure out how to use my 430ex
man that chick in the middle with the black and grey
yea she was vary naice...
08-30-2007, 03:34 PM
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nice shots. what settings do you use on your flash in the clubs?
08-30-2007, 03:49 PM
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Originally Posted by srika
only thing you need to do on your flash if you want pics like this is set first curtain and get some kind of diffuser.
yea she was vary naice...
yea she was vary naice...
and i bought a sto-fen omnibounce diffuser with the 430ex
08-30-2007, 04:02 PM
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Originally Posted by Mizouse
is it by default set at 1st curtain?
and i bought a sto-fen omnibounce diffuser with the 430ex
and i bought a sto-fen omnibounce diffuser with the 430ex
08-30-2007, 04:53 PM
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Originally Posted by danny25
I'm gonna have to bust out the owner's manual. I also have the 430EX and stofen omni bounce
08-30-2007, 06:31 PM
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Originally Posted by srika
shot with a friend's 30D + 24-70 2.8 + Gary Fong lightsphere last night... I need this lens, I been missing out . Thinking about the lightsphere too, but I would get the lens first and see how it does with a regular diffuser. The lightsphere is kinda heavy too, the flash was having some trouble holding it up.
A couple of observations about the 30D, compared to the 5D:
- I loved the 30's rubberized easier-to-move index-finger dial - the 5's is a harsh plastic and not as easy to move. Now, the latter could be a good or bad thing - but for things like HDR where you are not using AEB or a tripod - it's easier to induce camera movement with the harsher clicking dial.
- I felt 24mm was not wide enough for a club setting - I was struggling to get group pics - having to step back so far just to take a pic of 3 people. At 24mm on the 5, I can hold the camera out and take a headshot of me and 4 people if needed - which is great for the clubs. Here's a sample, you can see how much room there is. The difference is much bigger than I had ever thought.
Here are a few samples from last night - looks my style right? The difference is.. aside from resizing and sharpening, there is zero PP on these.. they are on the darker side and I will handle accordingly but I just wanted to show you what they looked like straight out of the cam. In general - they don't need much PP.
. Thinking about the lightsphere too, but I would get the lens first and see how it does with a regular diffuser. The lightsphere is kinda heavy too, the flash was having some trouble holding it up.A couple of observations about the 30D, compared to the 5D:
- I loved the 30's rubberized easier-to-move index-finger dial - the 5's is a harsh plastic and not as easy to move. Now, the latter could be a good or bad thing - but for things like HDR where you are not using AEB or a tripod - it's easier to induce camera movement with the harsher clicking dial.
- I felt 24mm was not wide enough for a club setting - I was struggling to get group pics - having to step back so far just to take a pic of 3 people. At 24mm on the 5, I can hold the camera out and take a headshot of me and 4 people if needed - which is great for the clubs. Here's a sample, you can see how much room there is. The difference is much bigger than I had ever thought.
Here are a few samples from last night - looks my style right? The difference is.. aside from resizing and sharpening, there is zero PP on these..
they are on the darker side and I will handle accordingly but I just wanted to show you what they looked like straight out of the cam. In general - they don't need much PP.
08-30-2007, 07:04 PM
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Well the primary cause is the lens, hands-down. The feeling of being at 1/10 or 1/15 and getting shots turning out like that was foreign and felt odd at first - it took a bit of getting used to. Sadly, I could not experiment with the lightsphere compared to my Stofen - the latter was not accessible. So, I don't know what factor the lightsphere played. But, that would not be too hard to discern, after I get the 24-70.
08-30-2007, 07:46 PM
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what are you usually shooting then if 1/10 & 1/15 felt odd?
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Originally Posted by srika
no - I used the wrong term - its called High Speed Sync. You can use either that or Second Curtain. Experiment with it to see what you like better.
ahh i see, ill fiddle with that
its the flash sign with the H
08-30-2007, 08:10 PM
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Originally Posted by Mizouse
what are you usually shooting then if 1/10 & 1/15 felt odd?
08-30-2007, 08:11 PM
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Originally Posted by srika
Well the primary cause is the lens, hands-down. The feeling of being at 1/10 or 1/15 and getting shots turning out like that was foreign and felt odd at first - it took a bit of getting used to. Sadly, I could not experiment with the lightsphere compared to my Stofen - the latter was not accessible. So, I don't know what factor the lightsphere played. But, that would not be too hard to discern, after I get the 24-70.
08-30-2007, 08:57 PM
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Originally Posted by srika
between 1/3 and 1/5 on the 24-105 - that gave me the best balance of fill lighting/color and clarity
08-30-2007, 10:07 PM
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Originally Posted by Mizouse
wow and you were able to squeeze out pictures like those? i wouldve thought there would be alot of camera shake
08-30-2007, 10:26 PM
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Originally Posted by KSuchdeve
Just looked through the whole thread. Nice shots, srika.
thx for taking a look (!).btw got the rest of the pics with the 30D and 24-70 up.. damn that was the fastest PP I ever done..
http://www.delobbo.com/gallery2/v/082907_moda/
you may notice pics with subjects bunched together or bad cropping of heads etc... that's the product of the 24mm issue I was talking about earlier..
08-30-2007, 10:35 PM
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^^Looks great! Sounds like the 24-70 on your 5D is an excellent plan.
09-02-2007, 08:38 PM
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I took some RAWs at the club a while ago, before I tried HDR. Anyways I went back and converted one to HDR using the single-file.. check this out.
original JPG
RAW converted to HDR JPG
Anyways think Im gonna go back and revisit some of these RAWs..
original JPG
RAW converted to HDR JPG
Anyways think Im gonna go back and revisit some of these RAWs..