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He's flippin' you the bird, isn't he?
 
Got these two the other night at the HB Pier.

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and

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Top one was a long exposure of around 10 or so seconds. Both were at sunsetish time.
 
SmytheKing,

Really like the top one of the pier. Something about the softness of the water and the reflections off of it give it an ethereal quality. Nice work.
 
So did anyone run right out and order the new Canon 5D Mark III? At first glance it didn't seem like a major upgrade, but with closer inspection, it looks like it's a complete make over. Faster frame rate and 2 more f stops in sensitivity. Better AF and uses both SD and CF cards. A very nice camera, but $3,499 is a big price jump. Very different than Nikon's approach with the D800. Perosnally, I crave more low-light sensitivity over number of pixels recorded so I kind of like the Canon specs better. Once you get above 16MP I think you are pushing the limits of the glass anyway.

Canon EOS 5D Mark III Digital Camera (Body Only) 5260A002 B&H


High ISO samples on dpreview.com:

http://www.dpreview.com/galleries/r...-eos-5d-mark-iii-low-light-iso-samples#page=1

Looks great, even at 12800 ISO.
 
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SmytheKing,

Really like the top one of the pier. Something about the softness of the water and the reflections off of it give it an ethereal quality. Nice work.
Thanks Deader. I feel the same way about that one. . .but I love how the second one feels more alive too. From the people on the top of the pier to the surfer in the water, it just has a good feel. Depending on which day you ask me, I'd say either could be my favorite. :)

Hoping to do a big project at Santa Monica Pier over the next several weeks. We'll see how that one goes and I'll post it up here if it turns out well. :)
 
Hey guys, I volunteered to shoot photos at my son's pre school family fun night. We are either taking portraits on a pony/horse or like a photo stand (wanted poster or jail). Do you guys have any advice as far as lighting and the such. any advice would be helpful.
 
I do this from time to time at my daughter's school, too. My advice: Keep it simple in a situation like that. Run an off-camera flash and slightly diffuse its light if you can. Run the camera on a tripod, too. Take some tests to set up everything, then just run them through and shoot, checking the images for closed eyes and stuff (which are greatly reduced if the flash is off-camera, I've found).
 
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pretty sure the last time i shot film was back in 8th grade... (1994, but who's counting?) anyone still shoot film here? gonna take this baby to the next PCC swap meet for a project.
 
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I shoot both medium format (120) and some 35mm on occasion. I still have a stockpile of my favorite Agfa films that I just found in my freezer too actually.
 
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