Your Best Photography

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well a friend got to upload some of my prints from my photo class this semester, but there's only two that i actually like. really dark cause the print was pretty dark, and then scanning kinda messed it.

reflection project:

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'seasonal' project:

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Speaking of getting the shot... I sat out in my truck at that same spot last night waiting for a storm to roll thru, for 3 and a half hours. at 3:45am I left, and 7 minutes later guess what? strikes spaced about a minute and a half to two minutes apart for 20 minutes. Bugger!
 
30D w/17-85IS. 13s at f7.1 in manual. I quickly learned you need 2 cams for effective lightning shoots. After I'd shoot one and wait for the buffer to clear, a big strike would occur. Unlucky.
 
What I found last year, at least in the storms around salt lake, after the first 3-5 strikes of a storm you can count between shots and usually get a decent 10 second buffer. two storms I shot last year had 45-55 second spacing during the first half of the storm and 1:34-1:50 between during the second half of the storm, then it goes downhill and spaces out to over 5 minutes and the storm winds down. I went in last year to buy a 30d, but instead changed my mind when I held the nikon d200. Haven't had the chance of spending any time shooting a canon yet, would like to before I moved up to the d2 series or mark II
 
If your considering a switch to Canon, the earlier the better. I've used both quite a bit and everything little thing about them are polar opposites. Zoom, focus, terminology, etc. It can be a real pain to reprogram your brain. I don't get why Nikon is so far behind on their pro-sumer and pro lines. No full frame and still producing and upgrading a 4.1 MP body. Anyway, not hating I just don't get it.
 
There's another lightning trick by using burst. But that's the most effective if you have a remote shutter. Have a really small aperture and use burst and leave the shutter open... then right after the lightning strikes close the shutter.
 
lmfao, yea. I've been studying too much today. But burst works for that explanation too, technically. minus the small aperture
 
these two are sick. they look like they could be in one of the little clips from need for speed underground or something.
 
thanks mary b! I have been shooting sooo much these days. over 1000 pictures a week however most of them are for clients and aren't "artsy".

I have been trying to find some time to talk to you on msn.
 
Sooooo, anyone have a telephoto in the 300, 400mm range, it can be a fixed or have range, I don't care. I need a lens sometime within the next month and a half... compatible with nikon d200.
 
I just bought the 400 2.8 IS and don't like it, you can have it.

Oh wait, you need Nikon mount, sorry.
 
I meant to throw a JK in there, I was just funnin around. I haven't quite worked up to the $6000+ lenses.
 
ha ha ha ha. ooooooh ya. my toy is $9500. So once I sell my truck, skis, computer and soul, maybe i'll be able to get it. plus all the lighting equip and mid range lenses. you'd think I wanted to shoot an NFL game or something. which in that case, throw a second body in there for the short/ long double setup. god, why do I pick all the expensive hobbies? lol
 
I just got into photography a couple months ago, and i only have a cannon powershot, but i really like a few shots ive gotten.

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The moon a couple nights ago. notice the stars lined up!

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Another shot from that night

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a message to the mods, it's been a while since I've posted any pictures...could you please delete the two previous posts I made. Thank you

 
You could really benefit from one of these

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They're $20 and will reduce the cave-like shadows in her eye sockets. Nice shot otherwise.
 
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