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06-12-2014, 06:34 PM #5951Hudge
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Went mountain biking in Virginia last weekend. Its pretty down there.
Virginia sunset 1489 by Ed Carley, on Flickr
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06-14-2014, 02:11 PM #5952
I decided to try Instagram. My 3 year old (now 4) girl and my wife.
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06-16-2014, 07:39 AM #5953
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06-16-2014, 11:55 AM #5954
Splitter - love the fourth shot of your son! Looks like a good father's day (and a pooped kid).
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06-16-2014, 08:43 PM #5955
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06-18-2014, 10:16 AM #5956
Random waterfall near my new digs in Vancouver
Originally Posted by grrrr
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06-19-2014, 08:21 PM #5957
June, 18th went for a ski at Alta.
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06-20-2014, 07:22 PM #5958
Tried to make the best of some mid-day light on the Golden Gate Bridge today.
30-Minute Walk - Golden Gate Bridge by Phil Herbert, on Flickr
30-Minute Walk - Golden Gate Bridge by Phil Herbert, on Flickr
30-Minute Walk - Golden Gate Bridge by Phil Herbert, on Flickr
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06-22-2014, 01:28 AM #5959
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06-22-2014, 09:01 AM #5960
Spirit Sheep
This is the worst pain EVER!
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06-22-2014, 09:08 AM #5961
Took this long-exposure (~3s) creek shot earlier this week, practicing for my upcoming trip to Iceland. Not necessarily related to this picture, but does anyone have pointers on long exposures? Always use mirror lockup? Does that matter if the shot isn't 30s or more? This one seemed to be really sharp and I didn't use lockup, so I'm not sure what that does. I'm a newb when it comes to anything more than 1/4s.
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06-22-2014, 09:25 AM #5962
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06-22-2014, 10:31 AM #5963
Kinda depends on your setup and what you're shooting, but I've found mirror lock up useful for longer focal lengths such as shooting celestial objects. Not so important for wide angle.
Beyond that, hang your bag from your tripod, use the eyepiece cover to avoid stray light and try not to walk around while your camera is exposing.
I am a total photo jong though, so if anybody wants to correct me on this go right ahead.Originally Posted by grrrr
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06-22-2014, 11:57 AM #5964
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06-22-2014, 09:17 PM #5965
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06-22-2014, 10:03 PM #5966
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06-23-2014, 07:51 AM #5967
I rarely use mirror lock-up. It would probably fit under the category of 'best practices', but Lonnie and Wiilbert both kinda nailed it. Depending on focal length, the necessity is nonexistent or highly important. If you have time and are on a unique trip like Iceland, go for it. If not, well, I don't use it much and I'm a tripod hugger that shoots 1/2-3 seconds all the time (or at least when I get to shoot).
Beyond that, I'd try different shutter speeds when I'm there. I'm certainly guilty of some super-silky water and sometimes that look really works. But I've also come to appreciate a little bit of texture in my fuzzy water. I want to convey movement but I also want some detail to appreciate. LIke I said, sometimes super-silky is terrific. It can give a nice contrast to a rocky/rigid environment. But play with shutter speeds while you're there.
some fuzzy water that doesn't go overly silky…
and a recent 1.6 second exposure that seems pretty sharp to me but no mirror lock-up
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06-23-2014, 07:54 AM #5968
Yep, got that.
I have enough filters to alter the exposure by five stops (2-stop polarizer and a 3-stop ND)... Think thats enough for most situations if i combine it with a super low ISO and high f-stop?
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06-23-2014, 08:25 AM #5969
I'm excited to see what you bring back. When do you leave? How long is the trip?
I'd probably add a GND to that mix. The above shot of North Peak at Greenstone lake was shot with a 2 stop CP, 3 stop ND, a hard GND above the lake and a soft GND to balance the grass. That's probably over-filtering, but I'd add a GND to the mix. 3 stop soft will give you the best range of use. But I've come to dig my hard GND quite a bit.
This used the hard GND
last couple of shots from our little EastSide campin' trip.
If Supermodel looks closely he'll see that I was able to hook up his request from a while back but lost it to my wife…
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06-23-2014, 08:31 AM #5970
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06-23-2014, 12:05 PM #5971www.dpsskis.com
www.point6.com
formerly an ambassador for a few others, but the ski industry is... interesting.
Fukt: a very small amount of snow.
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06-23-2014, 12:11 PM #5972
It looks like a lot of shit. Lots of vignetting unless I make the focal length at least 24mm on a 16-85 zoom. At 24 though, it works pretty well. Usually not nearly that much is stacked. For that photo I wanted to smooth the water to see the rocks underneath and try to create two different textures at the water/turf interface. With a 2 1/2 year old there doesn't seem to be much light chasing on camping trips since that is prime dinner/marshmallow time. At 10,000 feet in bright sun you do what you can to get a shot that reflects at least a portion of a vision. If I had a darker ND I wouldn't need to stack so much I'd imagine.
The b/w posted had only the hard GND.Last edited by splitter; 06-23-2014 at 12:28 PM.
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06-23-2014, 04:12 PM #5973
I was thinking about a Grad ND, but I'm not completely sold on them because of the definitive transition in the middle of the circular lens. I don't take many (or any?) shots that have a transition right in the middle of the frame... seems kind of impractical to me. Maybe I'm just a noob when it comes to using them and don't know what I'm doing though, which is probably more likely.
Something like this, maybe?
http://smile.amazon.com/Tiffen-Gradu...density+filter
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06-23-2014, 05:36 PM #5974
I think something more like this is practical: http://smile.amazon.com/IMAGE%C2%AE-...density+filter
The plate filters can be used with a holder or handheld to get the transition in the correct spot in the frame.
ETA: I know nothing about this particular product. Just that it's the style I'm referencing.
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06-23-2014, 05:53 PM #5975What can brown do for u?
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