Author Topic: New Camera - New Pics (Read 798 times)

ChickenHawk · « **on:** May 25, 2006, 12:41:03 PM »

Recently I purchased a Canon EOS 20D and some extra glass. The decision to go with a DSLR was in no small part helped along by the excellent pictures I saw on this board from the likes of Bug, Nills, Nuke, Sandy, Rip and others. Thank you guys for sharing and being an inspiration.

It's been a while since we've had a good photography thread so I'd like to share some of my snapshots and invite others to post some of your recent pictures and show everyone what you've been up to.

Macro:

Action:

Airport:

ChickenHawk · « **Reply #1 on:** May 25, 2006, 12:41:37 PM »

More.

Landscape:

Critters:

Ripsnort · « **Reply #2 on:** May 25, 2006, 12:42:06 PM »

Nice! I think everyone's first picture with a new SLR is a close up of something.

Russian · « **Reply #3 on:** May 25, 2006, 01:20:22 PM »

That kid is holding gun wrong....

Fishu · « **Reply #4 on:** May 25, 2006, 02:37:24 PM »

20D is a nice camera, even though I'm Nikonist. Keep on practicing, it'll take a while before you get familiar the camera!

I'll recommend getting an external flash flash for it. I didn't know how much fun a flash was until I got one last monday. Bouncing and fill flashing gives very nice results

I feel like I'm beginning to want MORE flashes, for remote units. Scary thought, very expensive one.

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Originally posted by Ripsnort
Nice! I think everyone's first picture with a new SLR is a close up of something.

Mine was out of a window, to see if it actually works

ChickenHawk · « **Reply #5 on:** May 25, 2006, 02:47:59 PM »

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Originally posted by Russian
That kid is holding gun wrong....

Yes he is. That's my 10 year old son firing a handgun for the first time. He'll get better.

ChickenHawk · « **Reply #6 on:** May 25, 2006, 02:54:02 PM »

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Originally posted by Fishu
20D is a nice camera, even though I'm Nikonist. Keep on practicing, it'll take a while before you get familiar the camera!

I'll recommend getting an external flash flash for it. I didn't know how much fun a flash was until I got one last monday. Bouncing and fill flashing gives very nice results
I feel like I'm beginning to want MORE flashes, for remote units. Scary thought, very expensive one.

It is a nice camera, I'm very happy with it. But your right, it will take a lot of practice to get comfortable with it. I have around 1500 shots with it so far and still feel like a complete amateur.

External flashes are very nice. I'd like to get one now but unfortunately it will have to wait. But it is on the list.

wasq · « **Reply #7 on:** May 25, 2006, 03:40:15 PM »

Nice pics! What kind of lenses are you using?

I quite recently (~3 weeks ago or so) bought me a 30D, pretty much the same camera as 20D.. 2100 shots taken now, 1700 of them during last week.

I had 350D for about a year before (actually, I still have it), got about 7000 shots and I started getting good shots somewhere after first 2k shots... I still manage to ruin some fine shots with doing something like shooting in ISO 1600 outdoors when I have been indoors before...

Here's one from last weekend:

This kind of shots are the hardest for me so far, it's from a museum with large windows, fluorecent lights on top but still quite dark mostly. Hard to get the exposure and white balance worked out.

Russian · « **Reply #8 on:** May 25, 2006, 03:56:04 PM »

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Originally posted by ChickenHawk
Yes he is. That's my 10 year old son firing a handgun for the first time. He'll get better.

If it is your gun, he should be doing it properly. My friend once tried to hold my weapon like that......he was bleeding after....and never again he made same mistake.

Nice pics though, very colorful.

Ripsnort · « **Reply #9 on:** May 25, 2006, 04:23:34 PM »

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so I'd like to share some of my snapshots and invite others to post some of your recent pictures and show everyone what you've been up to.

Just had to add my favorite pic of over 500 pics I took in Walt Disney World (Which is a GREAT place to shoot, especially with everything blooming) Its very difficult to distinguish what are leaves in the water on the bottom and which are fish.

More here:
http://www.picturetrail.com/gallery/view?p=999&gid=10206819&uid=2726312&members=1

BUG_EAF322 · « **Reply #10 on:** May 25, 2006, 04:38:53 PM »

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I still manage to ruin some fine shots with doing something like shooting in ISO 1600 outdoors when I have been indoors before...

Hehe sounds like me.

Hi chickenhawk

Wtg good camera. Canon ,olympus ,pentax the cameraman is all it matters

I like the landscape pictures and the reddish airport.

Btw i didnt do real macros yet something u dont do it as easily with a pocket camera.

I try to catch all kinds of subjects.

So i was in amsterdam lately with my zoom on it and made some street shots.

I tell u its a desease u feel u have to travel and u look with a camera eye to the world.
I love it.

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Didnt notice Rip looks like a nice park
I like the last pic the most

BUG_EAF322 · « **Reply #11 on:** May 25, 2006, 04:41:33 PM »

(for u chick graving guys)

eagl · « **Reply #12 on:** May 25, 2006, 05:06:56 PM »

wasq,

That's a GREAT job with the indoor plane pic... What kind of post processing did you do?

ChickenHawk · « **Reply #13 on:** May 25, 2006, 05:51:19 PM »

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Originally posted by wasq
Nice pics! What kind of lenses are you using?

I quite recently (~3 weeks ago or so) bought me a 30D, pretty much the same camera as 20D.. 2100 shots taken now, 1700 of them during last week.

So far I have the Canon 10-55mm f/3.5-5.6 kit lens, a Sigma 28-70mm f/2.8-4.0, and my telephoto is a Sigma 70-300mm f/4.0-5.6. Not great glass but it's a start. I'm really craving a good Canon anti-shake telephoto but I'll have to save up for that one.

I almost got a 30D but found a good deal on the 20 and didn't want to wait. But from what I've read, its a real gem.

I love you picture. It looks like you got the white balance perfect and I love the soft lighting on the fuselage.

I find air museums one of the biggest challenges because of the poor lighting. I've taken to bringing a tripod in with me to try to get decent shots. I'm going again this weekend to see what I can come up with.

ChickenHawk · « **Reply #14 on:** May 25, 2006, 05:52:57 PM »

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Originally posted by Ripsnort
Just had to add my favorite pic of over 500 pics I took in Walt Disney World (Which is a GREAT place to shoot, especially with everything blooming) Its very difficult to distinguish what are leaves in the water on the bottom and which are fish.

Cool pic. I checked out your gallery and you have some good ones in there. Looks like you had a lot of fun with the camera.