#5239773 - 12/13/10 10:35 AM
Re: Post one random shot *per day*
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Huggy
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I never realized how close you must be to these birds mike. Thats a 60-75% crop @ 200mm. I was like 40-50feet (a guess) away and man, 200mm isn't really shit at the end of the day. I just sent the 7d Back to canon today  My remote port on the side of the body doesn't work properly (the remote doesn't "click" into place and when I move the camera (even with the tripod still attached) I have to wiggle the remote plug or re-insert it to get it working again. Also told them to check out the backfocusing issue while they've got it (since canon claims that Micro-Focus Adjustment should me a "last resort" (though I've accepted it as a neccesary evil at this point)...
Sucks you had to send your camera back. And yes 200 isn't really that close which is why I'm going with the 100-400L for my lust to take pictures of things outside and from far away...
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#5239881 - 12/13/10 11:14 AM
Re: Post one random shot *per day*
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Lookin' cold out there.
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#5239882 - 12/13/10 11:15 AM
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I'm going with the 100-400L for my lust to take pictures of things outside and from far away...
It's a useful range, most definitely.
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#5239903 - 12/13/10 11:22 AM
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Sucks you had to send your camera back.
Meh, at the end of the day its free to me and I get the assurance of knowing I have a camera thats within Canon Spec. I have nothing pressing to shoot at the moment and I'll have it back probably by the beginning of next week.
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#5240964 - 12/13/10 04:20 PM
Re: Post one random shot *per day*
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busfare
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that reminds me of an OP i was standing on in oklahoma for an exercise. miserably cold day that was. my eyeball fluids were freezing when the wind was blowing against the side of my head.
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#5241026 - 12/13/10 04:44 PM
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I try to read EXIF on all of these fucking pics, 90% of them have nothing, lol.
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#5241044 - 12/13/10 04:50 PM
Re: Post one random shot *per day*
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Flickr blocks most of the data to the image posted and requires you to view their metadata page if you really want to know how the shot was taken. Just click on the "using a (insert camera)" link.
Exif: http://www.flickr.com/photos/mjkjr/5256621041/meta/
Sparrow Eating by mjkjr, on Flickr
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#5241056 - 12/13/10 04:55 PM
Re: Post one random shot *per day*
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Ahhhh awesome info Mike, I see a shot I like and try to remember the settings (or similar) the next time I'm out. That's my biggest problem right now, what settings to use when..
I think I need another book.
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#5241381 - 12/13/10 07:41 PM
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Ahhhh awesome info Mike, I see a shot I like and try to remember the settings (or similar) the next time I'm out. That's my biggest problem right now, what settings to use when..
I think I need another book.
I don't care how many books you read, if you've read at least one good book then going out and experimenting will help a ton more. Shit I just walk down to the garage and play with settings and walk upstairs and see what happened on the computer. If I see one or two things that worked well/great, I go back downstairs or find something laying around and play with the new setting I found and then adjust other things. The thing I've been working on lately is white balance with the camera and temperature in LR3 and since playing with those I'm going back over some of my older shots and just lol at how I treated post...
I'm trying my hardest to just take more pictures whether good or bad. Hell I took my camera out to KC last week just to walk around at night and take pictures and although some aren't the greatest, what I learned doing that went a long way (and leaving my 55-250 at home so I purposely shoot with my 18-55 and my 50 1.8). After last week I'm way more confident in what I can get away with in low light, both in terms of how to handle the camera without a tripod, how to correct color, and how to use white balance to my favor.
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#5241384 - 12/13/10 07:42 PM
Re: Post one random shot *per day*
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Huggy
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I try to read EXIF on all of these fucking pics, 90% of them have nothing, lol.
If you ever want to know my EXIF data let me know - the website I use to post pictures doesn't attach the EXIF stuff but I have no problems sharing.
Edited by Homicide (12/13/10 07:42 PM)
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#5241420 - 12/13/10 07:55 PM
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I wouldn't pay much attention to the EXIF data on this one. 
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#5241735 - 12/13/10 10:04 PM
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I was going to tell you what kind of bird that is, but read the title of the pic. 
1/8sec is an eternity for that lens at 200mm. Try cranking the ISO and shutter speed up when you're back in action. Focusing at that distance is a dice throw so you might want to use live view and zoom in. I've learned to get as close as possible and shoot a few bursts, refocusing each time. I've gotten to where I can do it using the viewfinder now (because I hate live view), but luck is still involved. There's always a twig or something that AF will lock on to even using spot metering.
My main thing isn't birds, I just happen to shoot a ton of them in the backyard when I'm bored. It's good practice.
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#5242060 - 12/14/10 12:33 AM
Re: Post one random shot *per day*
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#5244315 - 12/14/10 08:24 PM
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Nice.
Christmas Cat by mjkjr, on Flickr
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#5246890 - 12/15/10 06:27 PM
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Meow. by lnxguycsi, on Flickr
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#5246938 - 12/15/10 06:58 PM
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LNXGUY
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Thanks Kyle!! Means a lot dude.
I wish I could get rid of the fucking fence somehow.
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#5246961 - 12/15/10 07:08 PM
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I would leave it... I think it's cool, to me it looked like a branch of some sort (not a fence) until I read your reply.
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#5247639 - 12/16/10 01:57 AM
Re: Post one random shot *per day*
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busfare
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nice use of colors! and perfect profile w/ the far eyelashes just visible. looks like the bee was camera shy tho 
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#5248090 - 12/16/10 09:44 AM
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It's cold out!
Mockingbird on a Barrel by mjkjr, on Flickr
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