Posts for: Bendmac
Dec 26, 2017 14:28:43 #
Thank you all for the quick and informative replies!
After viewing those and doing some additional research, I settled on getting a set of the Kencos...let the experimenting begin! ☺
After viewing those and doing some additional research, I settled on getting a set of the Kencos...let the experimenting begin! ☺
Dec 26, 2017 11:52:24 #
Search returned no love, at least on the Savage...
Not quite a beginner but certainly no expert, shooting a Nikon D3300 with the two kit lenses plus a 35mm f/1.8 G DX lens. Interested in learning some macro stuff and just experimenting around some...
Curious on you folks' take on which might be a better option...the Savage Macro Art, which is variable from 55-71mm, or a set of the Kenco tubes, which come in 12, 20 and 36mm. Obvious advantage to the Savage is having the variability in just one unit, instead of the Kenco's "add one, subtract one" method.
The Savage starts ABOVE (55mm) where the largest Kenco tube ends (36mm, although 'stacking' the Kencos gives basically the same range) and I'm a liitle confused as to whether "more is better" or simplicity is the rule here...
Thanks for the input!
Not quite a beginner but certainly no expert, shooting a Nikon D3300 with the two kit lenses plus a 35mm f/1.8 G DX lens. Interested in learning some macro stuff and just experimenting around some...
Curious on you folks' take on which might be a better option...the Savage Macro Art, which is variable from 55-71mm, or a set of the Kenco tubes, which come in 12, 20 and 36mm. Obvious advantage to the Savage is having the variability in just one unit, instead of the Kenco's "add one, subtract one" method.
The Savage starts ABOVE (55mm) where the largest Kenco tube ends (36mm, although 'stacking' the Kencos gives basically the same range) and I'm a liitle confused as to whether "more is better" or simplicity is the rule here...
Thanks for the input!
Dec 23, 2017 22:13:37 #
Dec 23, 2017 22:03:12 #
I'm the "new kid on the block" here, but when I was looking to tick up my skills, I found Creative Live out of Seattle very useful (am I allowed to mention other paid providers???). Prices are pretty reasonable and they offer a huge variety of topics, including camera-specific classes...once you pay, you have lifetime access to the videos and materials.
Beyond that, do you have a community college in your neck of the woods? The value there is a "hands on" environment with a warm body to ask questions of...
Beyond that, do you have a community college in your neck of the woods? The value there is a "hands on" environment with a warm body to ask questions of...
Dec 23, 2017 21:52:02 #
Thanks, Cab, for the kind words and the suggestions!
Dec 23, 2017 21:07:08 #
Lolol...are those "finger lickin" lichens???? :-)
VERY interesting detail close up...
VERY interesting detail close up...
Dec 23, 2017 20:53:40 #
An (almost!) Merry Christmas to all you photogophiles from cold and slightly snowy Bend, Oregon...
I retired from 35+ years in law enforcement a few years ago (well, sorta, as I still do some occasional community policing things, but you get the idea). During my career, I had occasion to take numerous photographs...accident scene shots with cheap 35mm cameras and some of the early DSLRs, etc. Anything that required detail, as in a fatal accident or where a crime had occurred, we'd call in the ART (accident reconstruction team) folks or the detectives, both of whom had FAR better equipment and experience.
I also had occasion to work investigations and at least the equipment got a little better...but on both counts, what I was shooting was what I would term "technical" shots, with little thought given to an artistic value.
My lovely bride bought me a Nikon D3300 DSLR with the two kit lenses for Christmas last year and I've been on again/off again in learning the various nuances. The biggest killer of retired cops is boredom...no adrenaline pony to ride to get that natural high, so it's helpful to find healthy things to do to help fill the void. I've taken a couple of classes at the local community college and have been "practicing" in the meantime. I've made a commitment to take things more seriously and focus on making photography a more serious hobby...I'm trying to treat this like a journey and not some sort of destination.
While I'm getting more comfortable with the camera, the thing that (still) challenges me the most right now is composition. I tend to be pretty concrete and generally think very linearly (both personally and due to the job), like things have to be all right angles, with perfect symmetry, etc. Maybe a dash of anal retentive...pictures hung crooked drive me nuts! LOL...learning the rule of thirds was easy, but getting me to shoot the central character OFF CENTER was a challenge! :-) If you saw some of my photos from two trips to Scotland, one to Ireland, one to England and numerous US states...well, they're all in focus and not over/under exposed, but the composition...that "wow" factor... leaves something to be desired.
I'm not much of a "joiner" but when I stumbled across UHH, I got intrigued, and decided to join the ranks. I look forward to reading posts on various topics that will no doubt be helpful to me...and any tips you have to get past the "composition" thing would be greatly appreciated!
Cheers!
Bendmac
I retired from 35+ years in law enforcement a few years ago (well, sorta, as I still do some occasional community policing things, but you get the idea). During my career, I had occasion to take numerous photographs...accident scene shots with cheap 35mm cameras and some of the early DSLRs, etc. Anything that required detail, as in a fatal accident or where a crime had occurred, we'd call in the ART (accident reconstruction team) folks or the detectives, both of whom had FAR better equipment and experience.
I also had occasion to work investigations and at least the equipment got a little better...but on both counts, what I was shooting was what I would term "technical" shots, with little thought given to an artistic value.
My lovely bride bought me a Nikon D3300 DSLR with the two kit lenses for Christmas last year and I've been on again/off again in learning the various nuances. The biggest killer of retired cops is boredom...no adrenaline pony to ride to get that natural high, so it's helpful to find healthy things to do to help fill the void. I've taken a couple of classes at the local community college and have been "practicing" in the meantime. I've made a commitment to take things more seriously and focus on making photography a more serious hobby...I'm trying to treat this like a journey and not some sort of destination.
While I'm getting more comfortable with the camera, the thing that (still) challenges me the most right now is composition. I tend to be pretty concrete and generally think very linearly (both personally and due to the job), like things have to be all right angles, with perfect symmetry, etc. Maybe a dash of anal retentive...pictures hung crooked drive me nuts! LOL...learning the rule of thirds was easy, but getting me to shoot the central character OFF CENTER was a challenge! :-) If you saw some of my photos from two trips to Scotland, one to Ireland, one to England and numerous US states...well, they're all in focus and not over/under exposed, but the composition...that "wow" factor... leaves something to be desired.
I'm not much of a "joiner" but when I stumbled across UHH, I got intrigued, and decided to join the ranks. I look forward to reading posts on various topics that will no doubt be helpful to me...and any tips you have to get past the "composition" thing would be greatly appreciated!
Cheers!
Bendmac