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Thank you! That coming from someone who makes such amazing landscape photos as yourself is quite the compliment.
That wasn't what I said at all and your sarcasm is not welcome here.
Stupid remarks do not deserve anything but an educational response. Stupid does not begot stupid. It's a pointless cycle. You remember college right? Did the professors always answer students "stupid" questions with sarcasm and idiotic remarks? If your answer is anything other than "no" then you should get a refund on your education. People should always strive to help others and in turn become better themselves.
You really need to stop with this Megan Fox complex of yours. You say things to shock people or go against the grain. You make it so subtle and when people call you out you act as though it wasn't a big deal. You thrive on this conflict and attention. You are so wrapped up in trying to be different from everyone that you are unable to accept responsibility for your words. You're better than this.
I am of course expecting another one of your sarcastic, belittling remarks where you show no respect are care for others. I'm certain that you where laughing/smiling/smirking or trying to convince yourself that you are somehow above everything said. Don't forget to make it super subtle, just like you always do.
The other day I started doing some testing on a new Nikon 55-200mm lens for my new D3100. It's a fantastic camera for the price. I purchased it for an underwater project I have coming up. Its very sharp and hold its own in the image quality/high ISO category.
Yes, this is another crazy test of mine.
In this test I used the lens on a Full frame D700. Yes, I'm aware that this is a crop camera lens. Vignette was to be expected but I was expecting much more. I originally sought out to compare the 55-200mm to my 70-200mm VRII in the sharpness category when I stumbled over something very interesting.
Although it has been a top complaint from Nikon users, i had never encountered a situation where the 70-200 VRII focus breathing was an issue.
Notice how the $2400 lens isn't able to keep up with the $200 lens in terms of giving you a true 200mm at close focus distances? 200mm behaves more like 135mm on the 70-200mm VRII. Now that i had something concrete to compare it to I started to back away from my subject. Oddly enough as I held down my auto focus button (in servo mode) the subject did not appear to be moving away from me as rapidly as I was walking away from it. This continued till I got to the 8 foot mark. This behavior continued but it wasn't as dramatic as I saw in those first 3 feet.
This behavior seemed to invalidate this test as I was unable to compare 200mm to 200mm correctly. Next time I will choose a larger test subject. More tests were done on the D3100. The 55-200mm lens is no slouch. Its sharp, its contrasty and it renders colors quite well. The 70-200mm VRII was much better in all categories except for image sharpness. Both lenses had nearly equal center sharpness. Its no surprise since both lenses are super sharp at f5.6. Considering the price, it better be. Of course nobody drops that much dough on a lens just to do f5.6.
Yes, this is another crazy test of mine.
In this test I used the lens on a Full frame D700. Yes, I'm aware that this is a crop camera lens. Vignette was to be expected but I was expecting much more. I originally sought out to compare the 55-200mm to my 70-200mm VRII in the sharpness category when I stumbled over something very interesting.
Although it has been a top complaint from Nikon users, i had never encountered a situation where the 70-200 VRII focus breathing was an issue.
Notice how the $2400 lens isn't able to keep up with the $200 lens in terms of giving you a true 200mm at close focus distances? 200mm behaves more like 135mm on the 70-200mm VRII. Now that i had something concrete to compare it to I started to back away from my subject. Oddly enough as I held down my auto focus button (in servo mode) the subject did not appear to be moving away from me as rapidly as I was walking away from it. This continued till I got to the 8 foot mark. This behavior continued but it wasn't as dramatic as I saw in those first 3 feet.
This behavior seemed to invalidate this test as I was unable to compare 200mm to 200mm correctly. Next time I will choose a larger test subject. More tests were done on the D3100. The 55-200mm lens is no slouch. Its sharp, its contrasty and it renders colors quite well. The 70-200mm VRII was much better in all categories except for image sharpness. Both lenses had nearly equal center sharpness. Its no surprise since both lenses are super sharp at f5.6. Considering the price, it better be. Of course nobody drops that much dough on a lens just to do f5.6.
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Kind of ghostly!
Yeah, I think it's because of the time of day. Golden hour had just ended, so you have that kind of just before sunset kind of casting glow on everything.
Have you ever seen Elena Kalis' work? Her stuff is off the chart amazing...makes me want to invest in a water proof housing (except they cost an arm and a leg).
For anyone who's interested, here's a slideshow I did for a wedding client.
http://www.andymumford.co.uk/catarina&tiago.html
With weddings, a big thing for me is trying to convey the atmosphere of the day, and part of that is in the way the images are presented to the couple. I always do a slideshow with a selection of the shots to try and tell the story of the day..the above is what I did for the last wedding I shot.
http://www.andymumford.co.uk/catarina&tiago.html
With weddings, a big thing for me is trying to convey the atmosphere of the day, and part of that is in the way the images are presented to the couple. I always do a slideshow with a selection of the shots to try and tell the story of the day..the above is what I did for the last wedding I shot.
Nah. Quite frankly you're not worth my time. Keep on thinking what you like, and I'll carry on thinking you're rude and highly offensive. Which is a shame, because you used to be okay, something obviously crawled up your ass and has stayed there.
ANYWAY. Time to move on and reply to somebody who's worth talking to!
Israphel, lovely photos as always. I'm not sure about the music though? For me personally I find it distracting, though I get that it can add to the ambience.
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NSS!
In practice, I've found the breathing to be beneficial. The notional 105mm minimum focal length (DX format) can be a bit annoying at times and 300mm can be silly close-up. Just a tad too long to be comfortable in some fast moving situations. The breathing at high focal lengths actually buys me some time to react when action moves very quickly towards me. Of course, if you really did want 200/300mm at 2m then I suppose you might be somewhat annoyed.
Back in the days of film, I used to laugh at my friends who owned high-end Nikon cameras. "The best built cameras in the world" but why had they two cameras ("in case one of them breaks")?
I finally understand.
Yes, there is the backup angle (despite them being "The best built cameras in the world") but for me it now seems more about speed of response (of the photographer!) and flexibility. It's a real faff swapping lenses and given how cheap and capable the D3100 is, it's a no brainer to get one in order to keep the general purpose lens attached to it (the 70-200mm VRII lens is not a general purpose lens on a DX format camera).
I originally looked at getting a second hand D80 as a cheap backup camera but time has marched on and the D3100 was a far better choice and not much more expensive than a second hand D80. I had to hunt a bit to find a supplier willing to do it body-only and at a reasonable price but there was no point in getting it with the 18-55mm (27-82mm effective) kit lens when I already had the 18-105mm (27-157mm effective) D7000 kit lens.
Despite of my deep dislike of Jason's nature and his vulgar posts, I really enjoy his pictures.
EDIT: I would also like to note – writing this at 4:30 am – that the work contributed to this thread was sometimes from real photographers with passion, but mostly (sadly?) the images came from "wannabes". Anyhow, keep practicing!
EDIT: I would also like to note – writing this at 4:30 am – that the work contributed to this thread was sometimes from real photographers with passion, but mostly (sadly?) the images came from "wannabes". Anyhow, keep practicing!
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Very nice!
What kind of camera does your subject have? I noticed it had a top viewfinder. A few months ago I got my hands on a Lomo Lubitel 166+. I found framing up my shot to be difficult. In a way I felt like I was piloting an airplane. I have deep respect for those who use them, even more for those who are able to get decent work using it.
It's good work! I checked out her FB and it looks like she is using a Canon 5D mrkII with an Ikelite housing.
Underwater photography is still a niche even these days. In this market you have to be in a niche.
I have done tons of research and so far I have found a Canon G10-12 to be the cheapest way to get into it and still have high quality raw files. Next is the Olympus E-pl1 or E-pl2. You can get both the camera, lens and case for less than 1k.Those cameras produce raw files a tad sharper than my Nikon D3100 which is due to Olympus putting a very light antialiasing filter on the sensor.
Just the case for my D3100 is going to cost me $1300! It will be worth it just to own this niche in my area.
If you can afford it.. do it!
You've got the right idea! Another good reason to have a back up is so you dont screw over your client and ruin your reputation by having a camera break down on you. Having a back up plan is key! Having too much faith in your camera is a bad thing. Grab the back up and go!
My D3100 has added the fun back into ordinary every day photography. It's so small and light weight. My GF has already taken it from me on several occasions. It's just too much fun.
BTW.. how are you liking your D7000?
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Wow, that's just fantastic! Every shot is suitable for a billboard campaign!
I like the dynamic in your shots, with light and motion. You not only managed to capture atmosphere but also movement. Great job! :tup:
What kind of equipment did you use? I can't tell for sure, but did you only use one wide-angle lens throughout the day?
