Posts for: cabby dave
Aug 23, 2012 08:26:30 #
You could have tried a second shot exposedfor the sky and blended the two in Photoshop or any other editing software.
Most editing programs also alow graduated filter effects and gradients. Check out Lynda.com the Adobe tutorial specialists.Great idea by the way and I may have a go myself.
PS a RAW image will give you more processing control.
Most editing programs also alow graduated filter effects and gradients. Check out Lynda.com the Adobe tutorial specialists.Great idea by the way and I may have a go myself.
PS a RAW image will give you more processing control.
Aug 23, 2012 07:49:52 #
A day out in the park with Ben. He decided to demonstrate his interest in nature. "Look at these seeds Saba".
Aug 20, 2012 03:10:13 #
Never reply to the emails as they are usually computer generated and by answering you are confirming that your address is active thereby encouraging more. However tempting it is to send a sarcastic or humorous reply don't.
Aug 19, 2012 05:45:31 #
Nice set of images. They might even persuade me to visit Wales (More than the Romans ever did :>)
Just one thing though. Coule you straighten 1 and 2?
All the best CD.
Just one thing though. Coule you straighten 1 and 2?
All the best CD.
Aug 19, 2012 04:52:23 #
I can't help laughing when I remember the LADY, note the lady, from Nigeria who wrote and told me that OUR, our? relation had died and left us a few million. She needed my help collecting the money because she was in hospital suffering from.......wait for it.......she must have been the first woman in history by the way.......PROSTATE CANCER!
Aug 18, 2012 20:59:48 #
Pennsylvania?
Nice study well framed by the soft focus.
Nice study well framed by the soft focus.
Aug 18, 2012 11:31:57 #
I'm unusually shy considering that I drive a cab for a living. It's not a problem meeting or chatting to strangers but I just feel awkward photographing candidly. Bearing that in mind I have submitted this picture of a young lady striding confidently and full of vigour down Rothschild Boulevard in Israel's Tel Aviv. Hope you like it as much as I do.
Aug 18, 2012 07:32:48 #
I played with the healing brush tool etc but didn't like the outcom either so I'm going to leave it as it is.
Aug 17, 2012 14:57:38 #
Jer wrote:
This had been discussed endlessly on UHH. You don... (show quote)
In my own clumsy way I think that's what I was trying to express. The price and therefore value for money factor makes the mk ii 5D unbeatable. Even against the mk iii which in the UK costs about 50% more.
I'll eventually get a longer L series lens and or an extender. A 300mm f4 would just about do it but for now I'm more than happy with what I've got.
Aug 17, 2012 13:59:05 #
robert-photos wrote:
I have both the 7D and 5D MII. For sports (football, baseball, diving, basketball, volley ball, etc.) the 7d is just better, faster.
For low light the MII is two stops better. I still like the 5D MII.
cabby dave wrote:
What do you guys want to photograph? Usain Bolt on speed?
I can't think of any scenario where the 5D mk ii would let you down speed wise.
If you don't want. It send it to me.
I can't think of any scenario where the 5D mk ii would let you down speed wise.
If you don't want. It send it to me.
I have both the 7D and 5D MII. For sports (football, baseball, diving, basketball, volley ball, etc.) the 7d is just better, faster.
For low light the MII is two stops better. I still like the 5D MII.
For sport the 1.6 crop factor must be a terrific bonus too with the 7d. When I bought my 5D mk ii I gave my 40D to my daughter and though I'd never give the new one up I do sometimes miss the extra reach I had. On the other hand with more than 21M pixels it also no problem to crop an image to get the image I want. Shame I can't get the wildlife to come a little closer (;<)
Aug 17, 2012 13:51:13 #
Thanks everyone. It's good to get your feedback.
Picdude is dead right about the flare spots too. I've tried editing them out but they are very close to the lamp-post which makes it pretty difficult. I'll keep at it though. I think I'm going to buy the Photomatix software I've been trying out for a while but I'll just give it a couple more weeks.
Picdude is dead right about the flare spots too. I've tried editing them out but they are very close to the lamp-post which makes it pretty difficult. I'll keep at it though. I think I'm going to buy the Photomatix software I've been trying out for a while but I'll just give it a couple more weeks.
Aug 17, 2012 12:32:07 #
What do you guys want to photograph? Usain Bolt on speed?
I can't think of any scenario where the 5D mk ii would let you down speed wise.
If you don't want. It send it to me.
I can't think of any scenario where the 5D mk ii would let you down speed wise.
If you don't want. It send it to me.
Aug 17, 2012 12:23:43 #
By the way, some people have all the luck. The best I ever won in a raffle was a crappy tea set.
Aug 17, 2012 12:19:27 #
You may be confusing auto-focus speed with burst rate. The 5D mk ii shoots at an impressive 3.9fps but the 7D beats everything at 8fps.
I have never been troubled by slow auto-focus when using a decent lens such as Canon's own 24-105mm f4L IS USM. The USM stands for Ultra Sonic Motor. It gives super fast and near silent auto-focus.
Some third party and even Canon lenses, such as their 18-135mm f4-5.6 IS don't have fast focus motors and will of course seem much slower. In this case blame the lens not the camera.
The EOS5D mkii so exceeds just about every other camera on the market with full frame sensors (on a bang for the buck basis) that you'd be bonkers not to snatch it out of your foolhardy friends hand. As for it being too good for a beginner! Don't worry, the learning curve is pretty steep and you will never EVER need to upgrade.
I have never been troubled by slow auto-focus when using a decent lens such as Canon's own 24-105mm f4L IS USM. The USM stands for Ultra Sonic Motor. It gives super fast and near silent auto-focus.
Some third party and even Canon lenses, such as their 18-135mm f4-5.6 IS don't have fast focus motors and will of course seem much slower. In this case blame the lens not the camera.
The EOS5D mkii so exceeds just about every other camera on the market with full frame sensors (on a bang for the buck basis) that you'd be bonkers not to snatch it out of your foolhardy friends hand. As for it being too good for a beginner! Don't worry, the learning curve is pretty steep and you will never EVER need to upgrade.
Aug 16, 2012 08:24:59 #