10/31/2008 4:20:22 PM

I love that first one.
It makes me feel funny in my pants.

10/31/2008 4:28:03 PM

some pictures from the Red & White game last weekend











more here if anyone cares:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/adamncsu/sets/72157600881915912/

10/31/2008 5:24:28 PM

i like the one of the dance team

10/31/2008 7:42:54 PM

I don't, the exposure was too long

10/31/2008 7:44:01 PM

aha the exposure was a little long, but that doesn't stop me from liking it as a good capture

10/31/2008 7:47:44 PM

actually cod and i took these last weekend (they've been edited...obviously)







[Edited on October 31, 2008 at 7:53 PM. Reason : n00b mistake]

10/31/2008 7:51:10 PM

Joie, if you ever screw up like that again, we're not friends anymore

10/31/2008 7:53:08 PM

dammit joie why do you have to be so hot

10/31/2008 7:53:44 PM

^thanks
i had someone pinch my side the other day and say "gaining a little weight huh baby?"
WTF?
true. but wtf?

10/31/2008 7:57:25 PM

lol with the grocery pictures you've posted before i'd guess it's about impossible to not gain any weight

although it isn't exactly like you're showin a beer belly or anything lol

[Edited on October 31, 2008 at 7:58 PM. Reason : asdf]

10/31/2008 7:58:15 PM

i call it a winter coat

10/31/2008 8:12:30 PM

Joie, I like the top in the second picture. Where'd you get it?

10/31/2008 8:23:44 PM

http://meschantes.com/
ive done a few promotions for them



[Edited on October 31, 2008 at 8:42 PM. Reason : fwedd]

10/31/2008 8:32:23 PM

Awesome, thanks!

10/31/2008 8:33:38 PM

i screwed up the last link. sorry
fixed now though

[Edited on October 31, 2008 at 8:43 PM. Reason : wre]

10/31/2008 8:43:09 PM

I'm warning you

10/31/2008 8:43:57 PM

i hope you have a great halloween mr emce

10/31/2008 8:52:31 PM

Looks like there are a bunch of rebates for Canon going on right now...(from Ken Rockwell's site)

Quote :

" $125 70-200/2.8 L IS $100 100-400 L IS $100 16-35mm L II (my favorite) $85 300/4 L IS $80 70-200/2.8 L (not IS) $80 24-70/2.8 L $75 70-200/4 L IS (my favorite) $70 17-55/2.8 IS (1.6x cameras only) $50 10-22mm (1.6x cameras only) $50 17-40/4 L (another favorite) $50 18-200mm IS (1.6x cameras only) $50 70-300mm IS $35 100mm macro $30 60mm macro (1.6x cameras only) $25 1.4x II and 2x II converters $50 580EX II flash $30 430EX and 430EX II flashes "

[Edited on October 31, 2008 at 9:39 PM. Reason : fixed formatting?]

10/31/2008 9:38:05 PM

thx joie
you too

10/31/2008 9:39:25 PM

I somehow managed to turn a picture on my D40 to "protected" although I've never seen this option. Any idea how to fix it?

10/31/2008 10:22:51 PM

unprotect it

10/31/2008 10:23:46 PM

Right -- how? Can't find it in any of the menus.

10/31/2008 10:25:55 PM

Quote :

"Controls on the Back Delete images while in review mode Enters review mode Calls up and dismisses the onscreen menu system Enters index view (displays 4 or 9 thumbnail images so you can quickly search through stored photos) and is the (-) zoom review function in playback mode, also acts as the Help function in both record and playback modes Enters Zoom review mode and brings up the Shooting Info display in record mode Auto Exposure / Auto Focus Lock, also acts as the image Protect/unprotect button in playback Command Dial, allows you to change shutter speed, aperture values, navigate the menu system, quickly scroll through stored photos in playback mode, change settings when used with function buttons, etc. 4-way selector is used to select images and display image data in review mode and change the active focus area in capture mode (when using single AF) Accepts menu selections"

first thing i found on google. hope that helps.

10/31/2008 10:27:29 PM

Hehe I was just about to post that I found it, through pressing buttons.

Guess my google skills suck. Oh well.

10/31/2008 10:28:11 PM

man, i just spent like 5 minutes on my D40 looking for that.

10/31/2008 10:31:09 PM

Quote :

"man, i just spent like 5 minutes on my D40 looking for that. "

If you were looking specifically to help me, I appreciate it!

10/31/2008 10:33:57 PM

'twas. I'm all about learning how to use this thing. I need more excuses to pick it up to play.

10/31/2008 10:35:00 PM

From a trip this summer...unfortunately I didn't have my D40 with me so I was using my Canon A570IS PnS.

I put the white balance on incandescent for this shot to turn the sunset bluish...




These were the actual colors...



[Edited on November 1, 2008 at 12:34 AM. Reason : ]

11/1/2008 12:33:27 AM

^holy shit.
that first one is

great job!!!

11/1/2008 8:24:01 AM

11/1/2008 10:43:42 AM

Quote :

"I don't, the exposure was too long"

yeah, i was a little sad when i downloaded the pictures to my camera
i wish i had had my tripod with me...it was little dark in there and i didnt want to use the flash

11/1/2008 12:19:38 PM

Quote :

"^holy shit. that first one is great job!!!"

11/1/2008 12:27:31 PM

^I agree, great job on that photo.

11/1/2008 1:09:09 PM

A few underwater shots from my A570IS. I can't remember if I've posted these or not, just smack me if I have. These were from the inaugural dunking of that camera and it's housing.

These were taking on a recent cave diving trip to northern Florida. Specifically these were taken at the Devil's Ear entrance to the Devil's cave system in High Springs, FL. The entrance to the spring is situated right next to the Santa Fe River -- the tannic river water (reddish color) mixes with the crystal clear water coming out of the spring to produce the interesting colors.

My two teammates...one of which has the reel clipped off to his butt d-ring so it looks like...well...you get the idea.



A little lower...



And one without any divers.




This next shot was taken inside the cave system at Madison Blue, another place we were diving. Unfortunately I don't have any strobes and and onboard flash would have screwed up the shot (underwater, on-camera flash tends to result in lighting up the particles right in front of the camera). For this shot the shutter was open for 3/10th's for a second so it's pretty blurry. Still it should give you an idea of what the inside of the cave looks like...of course they are all different.

It is very difficult to hold still while you are hovering underwater trying to not touch the ceiling (cave conservation) or the floor (stir up a huge silt cloud), while the water is pushing against you, and you are waiting for a team of idiots to get out of your way (the light behind the column in front of the camera).

11/1/2008 2:03:07 PM

I had ALOT of success shooting today, I am SO pleased with my growth.

11/2/2008 7:48:20 PM

Explain...

11/2/2008 8:32:55 PM

That picture wasn't necessarily one of the best, I just like the color range in it.

My composition has improved along with rate of print-ready photos, I'm feeling more comfortable with the Manual mode, and overall had a good time!

11/2/2008 8:37:28 PM

What were you thinking when you took that picture? How/why did you decide to frame it like it is? What is supposed to be the focal point?

Believe it or not, I am not trying to be a dick. I just am pretty sure that by now you can do better. In my opinion, that is a picture of nothing, "color range" or not.

[Edited on November 2, 2008 at 8:40 PM. Reason : .]

11/2/2008 8:40:17 PM

82

11/2/2008 8:43:07 PM

Well, those trees are the focal point with the awesome branch and I kept it like that because of the blue/green hues in the background. Maybe it's not perfect but those colors appeal to me
(maybe because I love beach views and those colors mainly exist there).

Lets see if I can find a better one

11/2/2008 8:47:18 PM

If you'd have gotten closer to the trees and gotten rid of the distracting lines in the background, I think it'd be a lot better. If you're going to make the trees the focal point then be deliberate about it and find a way to make them stand out or be separate from the rest of the photo instead of just making sure they are in focus and hoping for the best.


Also, what's with the tilted horizons? And what's the point of that photo?

11/2/2008 8:49:40 PM

Bah humbug

11/2/2008 8:54:44 PM

Stopped by the Haw during sunset the other day

11/2/2008 9:10:40 PM

I'm having some kind of colorspace issue w/ Aperture and picasa.

Before i was using Adobe RAW to process raws, export them, and in doing so the jpgs in picasa web albums looked pretty much like the raws.

Now my Aperture outputs are seriously lacking in the reds/warmth. I'm a bit confused about color spaces. What do i need to check to make sure things are proper? the web is sRGB? I believe my camera is set to that as well or is that setting only for jpgs. I could google this, but thats no fun.

11/2/2008 9:17:00 PM

I love the fall colors.

11/2/2008 11:29:06 PM

I bought a Sony DSLR A300k, love it so far
I went out with it, took a few shots to try to mess around with the settings and stuff, and here are a few shots that I took.

These are all unedited so far, but all comments/suggestions are appreciated.

Thanks!

11/2/2008 11:42:00 PM

LOVE the turtles

11/2/2008 11:43:57 PM

yeah, they were pretty great. Not bad for day 1 with the dslr

11/3/2008 12:09:35 AM

I've determined that Picasa is somehow stripping out colorspace info or something.

I can export to jpeg on my HD, open them in firefox, look great. upload to Picasa, view in firefox, look washed out.

11/3/2008 12:12:35 AM