The Photography Thread

**mootsfox** · 2010-03-17 16:56

Where exactly is that? If I had to guess I'd say Oregon or Northern CA.

**zoobernut** · 2010-03-17 16:59

Big Sur, CA which is about 35 miles south of Monterey Bay area. (If you don't know where that is it is about 2.5 hours south of SF)

**Doombear** · 2010-03-17 18:05

Those all scream "Tilt-Shift ME!" Zoober... If I had time I would fake it, just to see how it looks on a couple. They all are great candidates though, and very nice as they are now of course.

**Tyche** · 2010-03-17 19:01

I'm running the Big Sur marathon when I get the chance. It's widely regarded as the most beautiful and scenic marathon on the planet.

**zoobernut** · 2010-03-17 19:04

I used to work the Big Sur Marathon when I was a kid. Never ran it though, I am not much of a runner. You should also check out the River Run. It isn't a marathon but it is a great little 5k race that is fun and the proceeds go towards supporting the local volunteer fire brigade.

Thanks for the comment Graelinn, I have never messed with Tilt-Shift before is it hard? You are talking about those lenses that allow you to tilt the focus plane around and achieve that "miniature" look right?

**mootsfox** · 2010-03-17 19:45

Originally Posted by zoobernut

I used to work the Big Sur Marathon when I was a kid. Never ran it though, I am not much of a runner. You should also check out the River Run. It isn't a marathon but it is a great little 5k race that is fun and the proceeds go towards supporting the local volunteer fire brigade.

Thanks for the comment Graelinn, I have never messed with Tilt-Shift before is it hard? You are talking about those lenses that allow you to tilt the focus plane around and achieve that "miniature" look right?

Tilt-shifting is not something you'll master in a day. You might check your local camera shoppe and see if you can rent one for the weekend (one day rental). Nikon has a 24, 45 and 85mm tilt-shift. Canon has a 17, 24, 45 and 90mm tilt-shift. Nikon uses the designation PC-E and Canon uses TS-E. The lenses from both of them are incredibly sharp, as the image circle produced from them is much much greater than the standard for 35mm.

I almost bought the Nikon 45mm f/2.8 when my Ritz was going out of business and had it for $900. I'm kicking myself now for it, since that lens sells for $1600+ on eBay.

**Doombear** · 2010-03-17 19:53

And yes that is what I was referring to. Some of the best bumps in Adult Swim history (from an artistic and marketing pov) were their Tilt Shift ads imo.

Also easily faked with a bit of tweaking in Photoshop with layers and blur (or plugins I guess) but yes... The effect via an actual tilt-shift lens is pretty surreal sometimes.

http://i35.tinypic.com/1zl3gqv.jpg

http://i.ytimg.com/vi/0qmpjLe6jNM/0.jpg

I think that might be one of the ads. Even more interesting (maybe only to me, and maybe only because a friend of ours helped develop the process) is 'Smallgantics'.

If interested, check out some of the images from the Radiohead video they made that uses it.

EDIT: To further digress... Moot, i find it oddly fitting that you are in this thread. Reason being one of my favorite jobs ever was working at Cord in Columbus in the Pro Lab. Miss it kinda, having a huge discount on printing my shit.

**mootsfox** · 2010-03-17 20:45

Originally Posted by Graelinn

And yes that is what I was referring to. Some of the best bumps in Adult Swim history (from an artistic and marketing pov) were their Tilt Shift ads imo.

Also easily faked with a bit of tweaking in Photoshop with layers and blur (or plugins I guess) but yes... The effect via an actual tilt-shift lens is pretty surreal sometimes.

I think that might be one of the ads. Even more interesting (maybe only to me, and maybe only because a friend of ours helped develop the process) is 'Smallgantics'.

If interested, check out some of the images from the Radiohead video they made that uses it.

EDIT: To further digress... Moot, i find it oddly fitting that you are in this thread. Reason being one of my favorite jobs ever was working at Cord in Columbus in the Pro Lab. Miss it kinda, having a huge discount on printing my shit.

ORLY?

I'm guessing the Cord on 5th? The one on Lane Ave. doesn't have a full lab, and I think the one on High St. is rather meh.

I do all my digital printing at the one on 5th, but shop at Midwest because their selection and prices are better on SLR stuff. (and used gear)

**Doombear** · 2010-03-17 21:20

Yup the one on 5th! This was almost 8-9 years ago now though, before I moved out here to the West Coast. I remember borrowing a EOS A2 from them for a week... and falling in love with it. I swore I would have one, as well as a Leica R8 that I stared at for months. It was something about the body design on that fucker.

So here is what I have been shooting with lately. Love it... say what you will about them, but it was worth every last dime.

My new special special

Spoiler: show

Have had a Kodak Duaflex 2 around for ages, so built this around it and have been effing around with 'fake' TLR shots.

Spoiler: show

Like these:

Spoiler: show

**zoobernut** · 2010-03-20 10:24

Originally Posted by mootsfox

The 10-22mm is a good choice.

Thought my legs looked good in B&W.

http://imgur.com/KUG7g.jpg

I have been looking to get some good tripod legs and I was interested in the 055XPROB but what are the differences between them and the 190XPROB? Which would you recommend for a first set of tripod legs?

**mootsfox** · 2010-03-20 10:53

Originally Posted by zoobernut

I have been looking to get some good tripod legs and I was interested in the 055XPROB but what are the differences between them and the 190XPROB? Which would you recommend for a first set of tripod legs?

The 055's are bigger, stronger and heavier.

The XPROB style is one of a few from Manfrotto. I chose them because of how awesome it is over standard center columns. The XPROB legs can have the center column flip 90 degrees to make a horizontal bar, making macro or other specialty photography easy.

As for which, it depends on what you use it for, and what you can deal with handling. I originally bought the 190's because they were cheaper. I now use the 190 as a light stand, and the 055's as my main tripod. The weight difference doesn't bother me, and I like the added height of the 055's (higher than my 5' 10" when center column is up).

The 055's feel more solid, stronger, and more capable. If you have the money, and don't mind the weight, the 055's would be my choice. If you would rather have something small, light and very portable, the 190's would be better.

Here's two basic shots of the size difference:
http://i43.tinypic.com/2i9qzuo.jpg

http://i44.tinypic.com/20ra1qv.jpg

**zoobernut** · 2010-03-20 11:40

Thanks for the info. I am really leaning towards the 055's I think the extra weight will help them be more stable for me.

**mootsfox** · 2010-03-21 10:15

Bought a camera that I'm probably going to end up selling here soon :/

http://imgur.com/14ImJ.jpg

**Tyche** · 2010-03-21 11:01

**Doombear** · 2010-03-21 18:50

Super nice candids Tyche. Always like those shots of the family that instantly say to me "this will mean something in 10 years when she looks back on it".

I wish that someone had taken more of my brother and i growing up. Oh well.

**Headspace** · 2010-03-21 18:55

I'm sure this has been answered a thousand times, and I apologize for asking it again.

So I'm going home during the summer, and New Jersey/NYC for a week, and possibly Chicago and I want to take some really nice photos, but I don't know a whole lot about cameras.

What are some nice entry level DSLRs that won't break the bank but still produce some decent photos?

**zoobernut** · 2010-03-21 19:03

What is your budget? What kind of photo's do you want to take? How much do you want to learn ( are you going to continue to take photos and learn about photography later)?

Those questions will really effect what you should get in my opinion.

Also Tyche those are great photo's I really like the candids at the beach great depth of field on those. Just a suggestion but try putting your subject off to one side of the photo I notice that a lot of your pictures have the subject dead center. While it works sometimes it is also nice to have variety.

**Blabj** · 2010-03-21 19:12

http://www.dpreview.com/reviews/olympusep1/
http://noktor.com/products.php

It's not low budget, but my god I'd love to play with that setup.

**Headspace** · 2010-03-21 19:16

Originally Posted by zoobernut

What is your budget? What kind of photo's do you want to take? How much do you want to learn ( are you going to continue to take photos and learn about photography later)?

Those questions will really effect what you should get in my opinion.

I don't want to spend too much, since I'll be buying a lot of plane tickets and taking a lot of time off work, but I'm looking at around 600. I find some decent packages on ebay for Nikon P90s for a lot less than that. Looking at more scenic photos, especially when I'm in those bigger cities or walking around SWFL. I want to get into photography, but I'm just looking for something to get my feet wet in. Just really looking for something that's better than a point and shoot that can take decently nice photos.

edit: took a better look at the p90, don't really like it too much, the rebel xs looks nice though

**zoobernut** · 2010-03-21 19:46

I would recommend you go to a store and play with the cameras to see which ones you like the feel and setup to. I personally like Nikon, if you went Nikon get a D40 if you can find one, or a D3000 if you can't.

If you go Canon the Rebel Ti or Ti2 I think are their entry level models. For $600 you might be able to pick one of those 4 cameras up plus get a 55-200mm zoom lens or maybe a flash and some memory cards and such.

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