Photography

[Cheesemaker]

So, who won the free picture Kyle?? 

[MiniSimp]

There were 4 winners, nobody from here though. 

[Shamb]

So my wife finally bought the Olympus PEN E-PL1  we've been reading through the manual for the past two days. Figured some stuff out but we're having a hard time taking moving pictures w/o them turning out really blurry. It has these presets for taking certain types of pictures but they don't seem to work very well. I just uploaded the pictures to the computer and they look grainy on the computer as well, but look great on that small LED....

Should look much better on my 23" LED you'd think... although the picture is much larger... it is a 12 megapixel camera

Suppose I have some more reading to do!

[MiniSimp]

Check that your ISO is 800 or lower, also that digital zoom is off.

[lilbuddy]

Heres a pic from last night wheelin. I know theres some hot spots but its still a pretty cool pic.





Taken on November 27, 2010 6:09:45PM
Canon Rebel XS
Exposure Time: 25.000 s
Aperture: f/9.0
Focal Length: 44mm
ISO200

[MiniSimp]

Nice, it's hard to not get hot spots in snow

[Cheesemaker]

It's a killer picture.

[Coastie]

Nice Picture!  Snow looks deep....

[Shamb]

so another odd thing, the Olympus takes HD video which I thought was a really cool feature. Until I figured out that it will only take up to like a 2mb video which is about 1 min 20 sec's then it will automatically stop. It states in the manual that the camera get's hot when shooting video for a long period of time. It also says if you plan on shooting a movie with it (which i'm assuming is a longer recording time)  then use a SD Speed 6 card. Anyone know anything about a SD speed 6 card?  i'm actually getting ready to do some research but i'm wondering how this allows the camera to record for a longer period of time if heat is an issue w/ the camera.

I would hope that you can record for longer periods of time because that's the main reason I got the 16gb SD card for it, also in the commercial it states that the entire commercial is recorded with the camera itself. I would hope they didn't make a 5-10 minute commercial in 1 minute and 20 second increments.... almost like false advertising.



EDIT:  1 minutes of searching, lol...

http://www.sdcard.org/developers/tech/speed_class/

Sounds like a SD Speed 10 is the best for full HD video. They're about double the price of a normal SD card!

[MiniSimp]

If you watch most movies or tv you will notice that each cut is between 5-30 seconds normally.
There should be an overide for that though.

[MiniSimp]

Opinions?


Bask by Simpson Brothers Photography, on Flickr

Taken on  November 26, 2010 at 2.09pm PST
Camera Canon EOS 40D
Exposure 0.002 sec (1/640)
Aperture f/7.1
Focal Length 15 mm
ISO Speed 100
Exposure Bias 0 EV
Flash On - 580EX on camera set to "off", 550EX off camera left 1:4 ratio

[Sway]

Heres a pic from last night wheelin. I know theres some hot spots but its still a pretty cool pic.




Taken on November 27, 2010 6:09:45PM
Canon Rebel XS
Exposure Time: 25.000 s
Aperture: f/9.0
Focal Length: 44mm
ISO200

Whats "Hot Spot" mean? That the glare from the lights?

[MiniSimp]

Whats "Hot Spot" mean? That the glare from the lights?

it is when the white is so bright that it blows out the pixels to the point where you lose detail and usually has a pink tinge to it.

[MiniSimp]

Took a while to get this shot, but I like it


Frozen by Simpson Brothers Photography, on Flickr

Taken on  December 5, 2010 at 1.02pm PST
Camera Canon EOS 40D
Exposure 0.003 sec (1/320)
Aperture f/1.8
Focal Length 50 mm
ISO Speed 100
Flash: 580EX on Camera facing front, 550EX off camera from right

[P-DiseToy24]

Thats a crazy lookin pic right there!

[Cheesemaker]

Nice Kyle!! 

[bmxicanrivera]

Nikon D60
F/9
1/500sec
ISO400
22mm

Reminds me of one of mine

[Plekto]

Opinions?

www.luminous-landscape.com

Best discussion board that I know of for serious photography.

(that said, such a shot begs for bracketing and blending to increase the dynamic range to approximate good film)

[Yota Rolla]

Heres a pic from last night wheelin. I know theres some hot spots but its still a pretty cool pic.



Taken on November 27, 2010 6:09:45PM
Canon Rebel XS
Exposure Time: 25.000 s
Aperture: f/9.0
Focal Length: 44mm
ISO200

i dont know anything about photography other than snappin pics with my digy cam but this is a badass pic! !

[howyadoin]

Heres a pic from last night wheelin. I know theres some hot spots but its still a pretty cool pic.





Taken on November 27, 2010 6:09:45PM
Canon Rebel XS
Exposure Time: 25.000 s
Aperture: f/9.0
Focal Length: 44mm
ISO200

That is a really great pic.  Not sure how I've missed this thread?

[howyadoin]

Took a while to get this shot, but I like it


Frozen by Simpson Brothers Photography, on Flickr

Taken on  December 5, 2010 at 1.02pm PST
Camera Canon EOS 40D
Exposure 0.003 sec (1/320)
Aperture f/1.8
Focal Length 50 mm
ISO Speed 100
Flash: 580EX on Camera facing front, 550EX off camera from right

Very cool.  I could see how that may take a few "takes" to nail it.

[MiniSimp]

Speaking of HDR...  Here is a nice "almost" overdone shot.


Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk by Simpson Brothers Photography, on Flickr

Taken on  December 4, 2010 at 5.58pm PST
Camera Canon EOS 40D
Exposure 32 seconds
Aperture f/11
Focal Length 28 mm
ISO Speed 100

[Cheesemaker]

Very nice Kyle.  It took me a long time to realize there was a train in the picture.    It almost looks like a painting. 

Did you layer it like you do, or is it one shot?

[MiniSimp]

Very nice Kyle.  It took me a long time to realize there was a train in the picture.    It almost looks like a painting. 

Did you layer it like you do, or is it one shot?

That is 3 shots.

[MiniSimp]

 


Last Supper on Tatooine by Simpson Brothers Photography, on Flickr

Taken on  December 10, 2010 at 4.33pm PST
Camera Canon EOS 40D
Exposure 2 seconds
Aperture f/4.6
Focal Length 60 mm
ISO Speed 100

[Cheesemaker]

I love it Kyle. 

[MiniSimp]

Ok, had to share this one from this morning


1 hour after midnight by Simpson Brothers Photography, on Flickr

Taken on   December 27, 2010 at 12.53pm PST
Camera   Canon EOS 40D
Exposure   1
Aperture   f/3.5
Focal Length   19 mm
ISO Speed   1600

[junya92toy]

Wow amazing photo.

[4RunnerChevy]

Awesome pics Kyle, I am biased but I like the boardwalk one, and that moon shot.

[Cheesemaker]

I love it Kyle.