The Photography thread

[Eloise]

Great pics guys. Lets hope we can keep this thread rolling.

IMHO the nikon, canon debate comes down to the lenses that you would like and how much money you are willing to spend. Heres the excerpt from the http://www.dpreview.com/reviews/canoneos50d/page31.asp

Thanks very my overit, much appreciated. I've sent you a PM i hope you dont mind, in regards to some deals i found with different lenses etc.
Any advice would me much appreciated.
(didn't want to fill the thread with all my dribble hence the PM)

Sam your photo's are just stunning! especially love the one of the gum tree and dam/lake??

 

[Wysiwyg]

Ballroom Forest at Cradle Mountain, Tassie. (raw scanned prints)

 

[overit]

Roebourne Race Day.

 

[overit]

Camoflagued fish, Fitzroy Island.

 

[overit]

A little camouflaged critter enjoying the view at the Olgas, NT.

 

[Julia]

Wow, Overit, the viewer can almost 'feel his thoughts'.
May we have some more, please?

 

[overit]

Monkey Mia, Western Australia. Middle of nowhere but well worth the drive.

 

[overit]

Monkey Mia... Part 2.

 

[overit]

Flying Dolphins! Lucky the havent got fricken laser beams! - LOL!

 

[overit]

Funky Camel, Broome, WA.

 

[overit]

Anyone who has a dslr should get a macro lens. Best investment you can make. It opens up a hole new world of creative photography and generally they double as a super sharp prime. Cant rave enough about the sharpness and usefulness of my sigma 150 f2.8. One of the cheapest lens in my kit but for picture quality it is on top of the heap. Only matched by the nikon 35 f2 prime. You dont notice it on smaller sized pics but when taken out to 100%+ the good glass will easily shine over the normal stuff.

Only problem with third party lenses is the auto focus sometimes doesnt get it right or has trouble finding focus so you have to do it manually. Was just fluffing around taking some pics of some coins yesterday with the sigma 150. These havent been cropped at all and when you enlarge them they really just take on a whole new meaning. Some of the coin pics I took almost look 3D.

And to show you the versatility of the sigma the lion pic and monkey pic posted previousy were taken with the 150mm.

 

[Ashsaege]

Those coins look cool overit!

Im thinking about getting the Nikon D90 with the 35mm f1.8 lens, and a standard zoom lens.... maybe something like a 18-100/200mm.
Also end of financial year sales are just around the corner, so im sure i can pick up a bargain.

 

[overit]

Im thinking about getting the Nikon D90 with the 35mm f1.8 lens, and a standard zoom lens.... maybe something like a 18-100/200mm.
Also end of financial year sales are just around the corner, so im sure i can pick up a bargain.

Dont discount the bargains that can be found at importers. Its all genuine gear just usually imported from hong kong.

Here is a focal length chart I made when trying to decide what lengths I would need. It might be handy for someone trying to decide on which primes or what not. Its not super accurate but pretty close. I also have individual shot for comparison also. All the same picture from my tripod running from 12-400mm to gauge view angle. The tree I was centred on was about 120mtres or so away. The last pic is with the 400mm.

 

[overit]

Here is a 200mm vs 400mm comparison. I think the rail line is about 200m away but dont quote me on that.

If I had the choice again I would get the 70-200vr over the 80-400vr (same price). The 70-200 is apparently one very special lens but I have not used one. The image quality after 200mm on the 80-400 starts to fade abit and it is also very hard to keep it steady when zoomed so far out even with the VR working its magic. I got the 80-400 for wildlife shots. Good for an all purpose when walking thru the bush but I tend to use the 150prime for set shots if I have the time.

 

[overit]

Heres one from a closer point. Roughly about 50m away. One thing to note with the 12mm is not only it gives you a wider view it also gives you more foreground aswell. I like going real wide, also very handy for when things are real close and you cant get back any further... waterfalls come to mind.

Also to note when you are dealing with the lower focal lengths each millimeter counts but the further out you get the less they count.

 

[MACCA350]

I've been considering picking up the Nikkor 10.5mm Fisheye to go along with the 105mm VR Micro and 18-200mm VR I already have.

Anyone have some great fisheye shots

cheers

 

[overit]

I've been considering picking up the Nikkor 10.5mm Fisheye to go along with the 105mm VR Micro and 18-200mm VR I already have.

Anyone have some great fisheye shots

cheers

Try here - NIKON FISHEYE


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[Uncle Barry]

Good morning,
from Western Queensland,

And a funny fella,

And this not too friendly chap.... err, this was taken a bit too close, thinking afterwards, again from Western Queensland.

Kind regards,
UB

 

[overit]

Love the owl! Very nice.

What sort of snake is that one? Looks like one of the more deadly type, particularly coming from western QLD.

 

[Uncle Barry]

Good evening Overit.
'That snake'
Was a king brown about 3 meters or more long, and just not a happy chap. and I would not have liked to meet him in the dark.

Kind regards,
UB