[blush]

agree; i am digging the 2nd one! have fun interning!

[missxmoody]

haraharo .. love your pictures! Thanks for sharing.. I miss Korea! I don't want to be there in the summer though =D

[erure]

I'm looking for a macro lenses mainly for food photography
what do you guys recommend? I have a canon 450D
i think one with zoom might be best but wouldn't mind a prime lense one (i shoot pretty close to the food so..)

thanks!

Macro lenses are generally prime lenses. I'd recommend the Canon EF-S 60mm f/2.8 Macro.

[haraharo]

haraharo .. love your pictures! Thanks for sharing.. I miss Korea! I don't want to be there in the summer though =D

Thanks! Yeah its so hot here and rainy. I could also do without all the hills and walking up them lol

[azndubz]

Hey! Do you any of you know any tips when it comes to buying DSLRS from an unknown buyer, say eBay for example? I'm trying really hard to find some cameras off of there, since I can't really afford to buy one new from a trusted store (Best Buy, Circuit City, etc). I'm actually looking for a Nikon D40 body, but preferably with lens

[awdark]

I know ebay has some known sellers like this one http://stores.shop.ebay.com/Cameta-Camera__W0QQ_armrsZ1 I was looking at and people do seem to know about them. They have quite a few "demo units" for sale and as far as my research tells me its the same as refurbished.

I bought mine used from a forum. You can try different forums and sometimes you can haggle a little.

Some can also find things on craigslist but I never had luck there.

Things to consider is the number of pictures taken. There are always times when the shutter count can be high but the camera isn't too used (like time lapse will make those numbers fly). And you can look at the overall shape and condition of the camera.

They also have guidelines for buying used lenses but I think it should generally be okay. Usually its along the lines of looking though it (something you don't have the opportunity to do when you buy online) and test the aperture at different f stops to see if its fast and responsive.

http://www.petapixel.com/2009/05/22/a-guid...used-dslr-gear/ <neat guide

[brian032]

Hey! Do you any of you know any tips when it comes to buying DSLRS from an unknown buyer, say eBay for example? I'm trying really hard to find some cameras off of there, since I can't really afford to buy one new from a trusted store (Best Buy, Circuit City, etc). I'm actually looking for a Nikon D40 body, but preferably with lens

Saw one on Amazon for $360 with the kit lens.

[omegach]

i bought my first dslr off of ebay. had a strange sensor issue, but they replaced it with no hassles.

[misaberry]

finally got the chance to use my d60 outside!
advice/suggestions appreciated

(sorry for the big pictures)

[zgnoud]

finally got the chance to use my d60 outside!
advice/suggestions appreciated

great start
Just a general tip though, Whenever dealing with portrait or animal photography, make sure the subject's eyes are completely in focus (unless this is intentional). Any other errors /focus problems arent as important as the eyes.

[dhillman]

yeah the tilt shift effect is pretty cool, thought its starting to get abit overused... but man it looks pretty fricken awesome in motion.
example; http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NK357O9mZPI&fmt=22

oh wow! how do you make that? do you need a camcorder or is that completely done with dslr? do you know how it's done? the time lapse is so smooth. it doesnt seem like a series of photographs...

[omegach]

oh wow! how do you make that? do you need a camcorder or is that completely done with dslr? do you know how it's done? the time lapse is so smooth. it doesnt seem like a series of photographs...

if you watch this video, he supplies the shooting info in the corner

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=97-7rWfQd5E&fmt=22

most likely the time gap in-between shots was very very short, making for smoother time-lapses

[dhillman]

ya i saw it. it does say the person only used a dslr. do you think he/she had edited to make a smooth transition between photos though? even if the time gap is very very short, it almost looks unreal for a stop-motion to look like that. what do u think?

[awdark]

They are using a 5D mark II and those can shoot video so they might just be recording video rather than doing a time lapse

I didn't watch the video, youtube takes too long to buffer in HD for me.

[Cy'O]

I like doing fashion-photo narratives. I'm using a d80 w/ kit lens that I saved up a while for in 10th or 11th grade. I recently purchased the 35mm f/1.8 prime, but haven't done any shoots yet. It's definitely just a hobby for me though. I think.

Sorry they're all sorta long.

[[HyuNi]]

Wow, your portrait work is awesome!
It seems like each frame tells a story... I wish this is something I can do in the future!
I especially like the one with the noose and the next photo with the girls facing each other.
Gave me a chill running down my spine!

Is this your major?

I'm terrible with portraits. I just don't seem to get an interesting shot.

[Cy'O]

Thank you ^^ The noose ones are based off a story I read in spanish lit.

No, it's not my major; I just take pictures for fun. Maybe I'll do something with my hobby, maybe not. Mostly though, I don't think my parents would be happy if I ever tried to fully pursue photography.

Portraiture takes a while. For a session, you want at least an hour, though I find it usually lasts ~2 for mine. The key is to get a lot and lot of shots. You want hundreds; then you can just pick the best ones.

[omegach]

They are using a 5D mark II and those can shoot video so they might just be recording video rather than doing a time lapse

I didn't watch the video, youtube takes too long to buffer in HD for me.

i'm doubting video mode was used; the headlight streaks caused by cars in the night shots doesn't seem consistent with video footage. also, i think the 5D2 can typically only shoot a max of 12 minutes at a time, though the clips used in the video are relatively short, so i dunno. and lastly the pans and zooms in post seem too high of quality to be 1080 video crops, more like 21mp stills.

[dhillman]

i'm doubting video mode was used; the headlight streaks caused by cars in the night shots doesn't seem consistent with video footage. also, i think the 5D2 can typically only shoot a max of 12 minutes at a time, though the clips used in the video are relatively short, so i dunno. and lastly the pans and zooms in post seem too high of quality to be 1080 video crops, more like 21mp stills.

so if it's a compilation of stills, how do u make it that smooth? is it possible to take many many photos to make an animation that smooth or is there a way to smooth out stop-motion with, say an adobe software?

[nK)Duke]

Went to Ireland for a week

Cliffs of Moher



Aran Islands



sorry, no time for a crop


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all pics with d40 + kitlens