So I played around some more and got it I think....

12/1/2008 8:54:58 PM

^^never tried. heard of it. would imagine that it would be difficult. since more than just blurryness chances when something is out of focus.

but i have heard of it.

so i'm thinking about making a background stand.... this could be interesting.

12/1/2008 9:10:08 PM

Kinda depends on the lens you're using, how many aperture blades it has, and what shape the overall aperture ends up being. You could end up with the same DOF as someone else but their lens may produce more circular bokeh, which is what most people consider the most pleasing to the eye.

12/1/2008 10:06:21 PM

Quote :

"wow, i've been on TWW for 8 years and have never added anything to My Topics."

that is absurd

but not nearly as absurd as this thread's newfound inability to make it a page without a certain someone mentioning some deal/service at a certain not-so-moderately priced camera shop

here's my motto - if you're going to buy from a relatively faceless corporation, you might as well get the best deal

and that walkie talkie setup is the hella sweet shiznit

12/1/2008 11:00:58 PM

oh, and you have to stage the christmas lights to get adequate bokeh

an individual strand of lights is going to have the lights too close together to get that difference between DOF

so set up 1 or 2 lights closer to your lens, and set up a second "dummy" strand a good distance behind

and you def want to be somewhere between 80 and 120mm deep

thats my two cents there

12/1/2008 11:22:08 PM

my first pic of the night sky.. took it tonite when Venus and Jupiter were visible..

[Edited on December 2, 2008 at 12:47 AM. Reason : ..]

12/2/2008 12:46:24 AM

^dude, thats crazy because we were looking at same thing in Australia last night. Only in Australia it was flipped and was a perfect smiley face. I took a couple iphone pics, i'll see if they came out.

12/2/2008 1:50:23 AM

Some guys created a camera sensor benchmark system

http://www.dxomark.com/index.php/eng/DxOMark-Sensor

12/2/2008 3:36:43 AM

saw this on craigslist...some of you may be interested
http://raleigh.craigslist.org/tfr/941515908.html

12/2/2008 9:20:28 PM

http://dealnews.com/Nikon-D40-6-1-MP-Digital-SLR-Camera-with-two-lenses-for-455-free-shipping/265687.html

D40 with 18-55 and 55-200 non VR lens for 454.90



[Edited on December 3, 2008 at 5:30 PM. Reason : .]

12/3/2008 5:10:14 PM

Good Christ, 11mm is WIDE!!!

12/4/2008 7:42:04 AM

New?

12/4/2008 8:01:39 AM

I'm drooling over my new cam. I can't wait to really try it out this weekend.

This was taken at night, indoors, in VERY low light (only light was from a room off of the one I was in). Pretty much horrid conditions.
ISO6400
f/1.4
1/160 sec


I wanted a daylight shot, so I took this one this a.m.
ISO200
f/3.5
1/30sec (yes, handheld!)
I could have bumped up the ISO (and should have) to ensure the shot didn't come out blurry due to my hand moving, but I wanted to try out the base ISO (and thankfully Kya didn't move!)

12/4/2008 9:03:59 AM

^what cam? thats incredible, iso6400?! full frame sized sensor? Looks like what i've seen from a D3 or D700

12/4/2008 9:08:50 AM

D700 early xmas present to myself!

12/4/2008 9:12:07 AM

badass. thats exactly what i want as well. ain't happening though.

12/4/2008 9:28:07 AM

drool

12/4/2008 9:30:46 AM

oh I'll hang on to this baby for the rest of my life, I'm sure It was between it or the D300, but the lowlight capability of the D700 is what really won me out. It feels great in my hands (its not much bigger than the D300) and is really well built. Plus...its ff! I'm gonna throw my 24-70 on it this weekend to see what it can do And while I really want the 70-200, I figure I'll wait for an update to it because I'm hearing mixed results about its current performance when used with the D700.

now I just need the 85 f/1.4, a micro, and a nice tele oh if it were to only rain $$$

ps. ref the ISO6400 shot of my dog, I don't use noise ninja, or any other noise reduction software/plug-ins, other than what is in cs3. I probably end up purchasing something at some point, but for now, I'll deal with the little noise that is there



[Edited on December 4, 2008 at 9:44 AM. Reason : ]

12/4/2008 9:42:16 AM

Can I borrow some money?

Since, you know, you've got it in droves apparently.

12/4/2008 10:13:10 AM

lol its called saving

12/4/2008 10:18:24 AM

Yeah, I know...

I'm saving for lenses...

12/4/2008 10:34:43 AM

Are you using your D700 on auto ISO?

12/4/2008 11:10:05 AM

I haven't set it to auto yet, but its def an attractive option! I've only had it for about 15hrs, and part of that was spent reading the manual, charging the battery, taking a few test shots, and, well, sleeping. Lol.

12/4/2008 12:07:35 PM

Quote :

"lol its called had saving "

fixed it for you.

12/4/2008 12:23:07 PM

ISO 6400 is hotness

Makes my pants tight.

12/4/2008 6:30:10 PM

what all you guy's flickr accounts? i want to see.

me: http://www.flickr.com/photos/dandurusky/

12/4/2008 6:58:28 PM

http://www.flickr.com/weathermoose

though some are random stupid pictures

12/4/2008 8:23:48 PM

http://www.flickr.com/photos/ljabbottjr/

12/4/2008 8:33:15 PM

http://www.flickr.com/photos/47348316@N00/

12/4/2008 9:55:34 PM

^do knives come in handy when you're shooting?



http://www.flickr.com/photos/31280670@N03/
and yea, nowhere near 100% of my shots come out nice.

12/4/2008 11:38:21 PM

http://www.flickr.com/photos/royalphotos/

12/5/2008 1:33:33 PM

http://www.flickr.com/photos/ronnynause/

12/5/2008 3:44:10 PM

http://www.flickr.com/photos/adamncsu

12/5/2008 3:47:59 PM

http://www.flickr.com/photos/jasonpierce/

12/5/2008 4:14:10 PM

http://www.flickr.com/photos/abwell

12/5/2008 4:35:51 PM

12/5/2008 11:07:40 PM

Here's some pics that I took last month at the Harvest party. Didn't have time till this week to edit and photo touch them. This was done at the Five Star club with a beauty dish left of camera. I've only used the beauty dish like 3 times in the last year.

12/6/2008 5:36:43 PM

wtf nsfw

12/6/2008 5:39:42 PM

Cool, trashy bitches half-dressed in some weird shit.

What kind of "party" is this? And why? I just don't get it. My idea of a party doesn't involve mediocre women half-dressed, possibly attempting some type of "theme," with logos sharpied on them.


Lemme cop dat beauty dish though. Also, I've got to show you my new lens. Rob and I went out and shot last night, it was my first time playing with it. I'm diggin' it so far.

12/6/2008 5:42:57 PM

89

12/6/2008 5:44:24 PM

Quote :

"My idea of a party doesn't involve mediocre women half-dressed"

And that's after the edit and photo retouching... You don't want to see before the edit...

12/6/2008 6:09:42 PM

12/6/2008 7:07:03 PM

really with the things floating around chit chat you think a non-touched up picture would shock anyone?

12/6/2008 7:10:35 PM

no, but it would hinder my quality if I hadn't edit those pics, heavily.

12/6/2008 8:49:44 PM

Ok explain a beauty dish to me, I've never heard of one...

12/6/2008 8:53:21 PM

It's essentially a big circular bounce card. It creates a nice soft, bounce light that has a unique light fall off quality. Great for portraits. It's a big bulky to carry it around compared to softboxes, but you can create some cool effect pictures with just one main light.

12/6/2008 8:58:17 PM

Neat.

12/6/2008 9:00:00 PM

I'm excited - I just put in my order for the D40 on sale that was on the previous page - wish I would have just bought a SLR earlier in the year instead of getting the Nikon P80, that was $400 down the drain, now if only I could sneak the D40 into concerts pfff

[Edited on December 7, 2008 at 12:52 AM. Reason : ]

12/7/2008 12:51:31 AM

Any CS3 geniuses? I'm having a brainfart. I just got through some actions and can't fucking get rid of the transparent pixels!!! ugh

12/7/2008 1:32:15 AM

eh.. got in late and there's hardly anything decent on it but... http://www.flickr.com/photos/shevais

12/7/2008 11:15:02 AM