David Anderson
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Lovely, I think the second, with the back-lit edges is a beauty, though they’re all good.
Well shot.
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A picture is thousand words that takes less than a second while a thousand words is a picture that takes a month.
I think the stretch is a newer model.
I have the original, now ten years + old and it’s great.
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A picture is thousand words that takes less than a second while a thousand words is a picture that takes a month.
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A picture is thousand words that takes less than a second while a thousand words is a picture that takes a month.
Thanks for the info Kendal, I might have another look at it..
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A picture is thousand words that takes less than a second while a thousand words is a picture that takes a month.
Thanks everyone –
Yes Will, the wife is a great cow and I”m happy to tell her.. 😀
I’m taking out 2 boys (10 & 3) to meet their little sister today – should be interesting, they’re very excited..Dave Z, I need to send a card to you – I do Weddings !!
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A picture is thousand words that takes less than a second while a thousand words is a picture that takes a month.
Great shots – I love the detail stuff like the coffee and the close-ups of the flys..
Very cool.
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A picture is thousand words that takes less than a second while a thousand words is a picture that takes a month.
Hi Josh, back to the point huh ?
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A picture is thousand words that takes less than a second while a thousand words is a picture that takes a month.
Hi Kendal – the thing is I don’t want to keep a library at all and would find things filling up fast if I did.
Is it possible to delete everything after an edit – or is it a lot of faffing around ?
(please think IQ similar to dog when explaining computer stuff :D)
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A picture is thousand words that takes less than a second while a thousand words is a picture that takes a month.
Wow, I noticed that as well in the short clip we got on the news..
I’m an Australian addict.. 😀
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A picture is thousand words that takes less than a second while a thousand words is a picture that takes a month.
Very cool, but that’s a funny lookin car at the start.. 😉
What’s with the catfish – is that a set line ?
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A picture is thousand words that takes less than a second while a thousand words is a picture that takes a month.
The Lightroom library system doesn’t do it for me because it assumes I want to hang onto photos.
The fact is that I can fill my computers in a single shoot and need to edit, process, back-up and then delete stuff very quickly to make room for the next job.
If Lightroom had a simple file browser like bridge It would be great, but the insist you do things their way and their way is set-up for weekend warriors and GWC’s – not burnt out- technophobe -has been guys that yell at their computers.. ;DMaybe the library thing could be made to work for me now that hard drives are so cheap ?
I’m going to re-visit the situation when I update my computers next.
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A picture is thousand words that takes less than a second while a thousand words is a picture that takes a month.
One thing I forgot to mention about the trip all. There is a MUST SEE New Zealand movie out there that I had never heard of before. It is called “Black Sheep” and it is freakin hilarious! The only thing I am going to tell you about the movie is think Mutant Sheep!
Joel
Having been to UnZud, but not seen the movie, I would have guessed it was of an adult nature.. 😉 ;D
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A picture is thousand words that takes less than a second while a thousand words is a picture that takes a month.
I use photoshop CS3..
If I shot less, Lightroom might work fine, but I don’t like the library system one little bit.
(Don’t get me started ;D)Bridge is good for editing and processing and Photoshop great for post.
I used to use Capture One, but they lost interest in real photography and started pandering to wankers with medium format digital backs and all the time in the world to process up the 19 frames they took over the weekend before they went back to work at the practice. 😉
(Don’t get me started ;D ;D)I think if I only did personal stuff I would build a bridge, and use Lightroom.. 😉
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A picture is thousand words that takes less than a second while a thousand words is a picture that takes a month.
Great stuff – it’s an awesome country and well worth the trip, nice pucs as will… 😀
Simon is the man !
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A picture is thousand words that takes less than a second while a thousand words is a picture that takes a month.
Good plan John..
The Elinchrom kit that Al Mac B has is a good starting point for lighting, because it has lots of room for expansion later, but will do most of what you need to get started and shoot basic stuff.
There’s lots of kits around that come with 2 or 3 mono blocks and a range of light shapers and stands – some even have carry bags.
Price wise, the Elichrom kits (as an example) cost about 1.5x what a 580EX flash doesAnother way in is second hand gear – there’s a lot of it around at the moment and even if you just get one mono block you could still be on the path to building a good kit.
You should be able to get a good one for around half to 1 x 580 EX.Next up is battery lighting –
This is more expensive but opens up a huge range of possibilities because you can work almost anywhere.
I would have batteries over mains power if I had to chose one or the other.
Elinchrom make the Rangers – and these are the reason I switched from Profoto and Broncolor.
All three brands are the best you can get in lighting, but the Rangers cost much less, have much better batteries, and are faster in recycle time.
One Ranger pack and 2 heads as a kit costs about the same as 4 580EX’s, but you would have to budget for some light shaping on top of that.
The kit’s come with 2 small diffused brollys that are brilliant, but limited in look – they have huge spread for their size and are very handy for lighting big rooms.
One of Elichroms cheap big softboxes costs less than a 580EX.
The Rangers are 1100 WS and there’s the new Quadra packs that are 600WS, though I haven’t got mine yet and can’t tell you much about them.About brands –
Elichrom is the cheaper end of the really good lighting gear – it costs a lot less then Bron, but IMHO has the best indirect softboxes you can get and is very good value for money.
A light shaper like their Octa Light is the best there is (again, IMHO) and worth the price of admission alone.Broncolor makes great floor packs and is the highest quality – they make some light shapers that cost as much as cars, and the stuff is very well made & reliable.
It’s all very expensive, though there is the odd thing around second hand that’s not far off the planet price wise.Profoto is a little less money than Bron, though is still fairly pricey.
The stuff is as tough as you can get and VERY reliable – that’s why you see it in so many pro hire places.
They make some very cool, very small floor packs (mains power) and there top end big floor packs have serious power and always punch well above their weight for light vs. WS.
Their light shapers are good, but not as good as Bron or Elinchrom.
One exception is the 5 foot round softbox – it’s a great light for outdoor shots and I used mine about 90% of the time.
The battery pack they make – the 7B – is a bit of a drag to keep the battery in condition and it costs twice what the Elincrhom does, so it’s not good value IMHO.There’s a lot of Chinese stuff around now as well, and some is very cheap – I don’t know much about it myself though.
I have always stuck with big brands for photo gear because of the back-up you get and the range of gear they make.The prices I’ve quoted above in 580EX’s
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A picture is thousand words that takes less than a second while a thousand words is a picture that takes a month.
Al, I don’t want to burst your mates bubble, but shooting wide open is no problem with the big lighting gear – it’s just a matter of what you’re running it through. 😉
f3.5 – the flash is about 30 feet away and on about 1/3 power, it would have been easy to back it off another couple of stops with some spun or by backing it up further.
f2.8 – flash is about 12 feet away – again, dropping another stop would have been no problem.
(both subjects are facing away from the light – the first is sun behind, though on a grey morning, and the second is in a car par and the subject is fully lit with flash.)
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A picture is thousand words that takes less than a second while a thousand words is a picture that takes a month.
Will, I think mine is more the rant – your post at least puts it into context.. ;D
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A picture is thousand words that takes less than a second while a thousand words is a picture that takes a month.
It’s all about grunt John, the on-camera units don’t have much and by the time you add proper diffusion to soften the hard light they produce, you end up making all sorts of compromises to do the job.
Proper flash can’t compete on budget or portability, but has much more power and much better light shaping options.
If you want to shoot as a pro, you might not be able to avoid getting this stuff in the long run and would be better off getting started early and learning to use it before getting tangled up in all that strobist stuff.(here in OZ I saw a used Ranger kit with 2 heads, battery and two stands for about the same price as 3 good on-camera flashes – the battery is 1100 ws or about the same as 10 on-camera flashes in power)
If the budget is really tight and you want great shots I would recommend spending on light shaping for ambient light before getting into multiple on-camera flash.
A couple round reflectors and a good scrim would be a great place to start and when used properly will lunch on-camera flash for image quality and is still quite portable
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A picture is thousand words that takes less than a second while a thousand words is a picture that takes a month.
I don’t like Nikon prime lenses at all, but that new ‘G’ 24-70 is just awesome, and would have to be the best zoom there is..
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A picture is thousand words that takes less than a second while a thousand words is a picture that takes a month.
I agree, pro flash gear is a bitch for fishing shots and on camera is the only way to go.
I only say all that because I’ve had people explain to me they don’t need to learn proper lighting for photographic work because the saw on Strobist how they could do it with a bunch of little on cameras so much easier..
In fact, IMHO nothing could be further from the truth.
Digital cameras have made studio flash 10 times easier than it used to be..
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A picture is thousand words that takes less than a second while a thousand words is a picture that takes a month.
