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Reviews / Re: Incapable of posting to the adorama thread money still not returned
« on: June 11, 2013, 02:14:20 PM »
Your very basic take-away from this should be nothing other than "Don't use wire transfers."
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EOS Bodies - For Video / Re: 720P or 1080p? which gives better resolution output?
« on: June 11, 2013, 11:31:00 AM »1080p/30 gives higher static resolution but lower temporal resolution. At certain rates of camera or subject motion, the effective resolution of 1080p/30 will drop below 720p/60.
Is this due to rolling shutter, or something else?
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EOS Bodies - For Video / Re: 60D over exposed in sunlight - how do I control?
« on: June 08, 2013, 08:26:47 PM »Turn down the light intensity. Do you have a dimmer?how do i turn down?
what control?
i couldn't dim the sun - it's powers where too great for me. (joke)
i take it u r talking about something else
let me know what it is
still a relative complete newbie - so ur advice is greatly appreciated
thanks
"Dim the sun" = use a neutral density filter. If you're already at 100 ISO and like your other settings, that's your easiest option that I know of. Moving to (or creating) shade, or shooting when there is less sun are other options, but it sounds like that's not what you're looking for.
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Lenses / Re: LensRentals.com Tests the EF 200-400 f/4L IS 1.4x
« on: June 06, 2013, 05:21:27 PM »
Me want! I can just sell my car and just bike to work, right? (And take the kids to soccer practice, and get groceries, and......aw dang.)
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Canon General / Re: Newspaper Dumps Photographers, Wants Video
« on: June 05, 2013, 05:14:58 PM »My expectation is that the measurement for success at news sites is nowadays how long a consumer actually stays on the site, instead of the quality of reporting and associated images.
No, the measurement for success is profit.
One possible way to make money is to imitate TV, with articles being shot in video and accompanied by ads breaks. For this to work, video would have to be good enough for people to watch till the ad break, stay for the ad, then come for more. That would require, of course, people who can shoot good video.
Actually Ellen is correct, but only because you are also correct. The longer a person stays on a page, the more ads rotate thru, thus profit is increased by time spent on a page. And unlike TV, the ads don't have to wait for a break--they are in the header and side margins. But as others have pointed out videos take longer to consume than an article, thus more video=longer page view=more ads=more profit=more sucky user experience.
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Canon General / Re: Newspaper Dumps Photographers, Wants Video
« on: June 04, 2013, 02:54:29 PM »If a reporter turned up to my door for an interview with an iPhone I'd think that he was not taking me seriously and was mocking me.
Can you imagine the reaction some serious political figure or a scientist or whatever would have when the reporter whips out his phone or whatever and snaps a quickie?
Obviously you haven't seen Ironman 3 yet.
Yes, the quality of so much continues to deteriorate, from mp3s to iphone photos. And even online news sites seem more and more intent on pushing some iphone video instead of actually writing a news article. Personally, I hate having to get my news from vide. Rarely am I looking for an online crappy video--I want an article and a relevant photo. But I guess I'm part of a dying breed...
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Animal Kingdom / Re: Wrong Photography Ethics?
« on: June 03, 2013, 11:28:42 AM »From the cartoon strip "Calvin and Hobbes".... it seems relevant to the discussion
Awesome--thanks for sharing!
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EOS Bodies / Re: Canon EOS 70D Coming in July? [CR2]
« on: May 22, 2013, 07:52:56 PM »Of course any wedding photographer worth paying would simply use the stepstool that they brought for such purposes. ;-)
Now there's an idea! I'm pretty sure I've got a step stool sized space in my camera bag. Brilliant!
If you're shooting a wedding out of your camera bag, more power to ya!
I didn't mean to say the flip screen wasn't useful (personally I'm in favor of them), just that in that one instance there are other options.
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EOS Bodies / Re: Canon EOS 70D Coming in July? [CR2]
« on: May 22, 2013, 03:11:09 PM »Reminds me of the photographer at my cousin's wedding. For the big group-shot of all the family and extended family, she kept lifting her camera over her head, taking her best guess at aim, then bringing it down to see if it was okay. She did this 8-10 times until she was satisfied.
My brother, on the other hand, flipped the swivel screen out on his T3i and took two (great) pictures.
Of course any wedding photographer worth paying would simply use the stepstool that they brought for such purposes. ;-)
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Canon General / Re: Seeking advice for corporate sporting event gear
« on: May 21, 2013, 11:24:21 AM »- Cycling with high shutter speed
- Cycling with slow shutter speed and pan
- Runner (with feet!) airborne
- Freezing motion in a poorly lit environment
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Canon General / Re: Seeking advice for corporate sporting event gear
« on: May 21, 2013, 11:21:39 AM »Think about having a couple of really strong images of each event. Get the winners on the podium.
Winners on the podium--often easier said than done. Many (if not most) of the events I've done just kinda hand out awards and call it good without really setting up a shot. Step up and take charge and get the people to pause and pose for a photo. Move them around if need be (all step up on the top podium for a nice close up). If you just wait for it to happen....well, it won't. ;-)
A few sport specific thoughts-- in cycling a good slow shutter panning shot is often one of the most expressive, but you'll get a lot more misses than hits. If it's just "get a shot", crank 'er up and freeze the action. But if you have multiple chances and can afford the misses, go for a panning shot.
Don't crop runners at the knees or ankles--runners love to be able to see their feet, especially if you can catch them airborne.
Photographing swimming sucks--good luck. If you have limited time, try to catch the butterfly event(s) as those are some of the most dramatic shots.
You mentioned wanting to outdo the cell phone pics--one of the easiest way (IMHO) to do that is simply get the shots that they can't, which means more challenging situations such as freezing motion in a poorly lit venue.
I'll post a few samples below (not necessarily my best, just what I could dig up while here at the office)...
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Canon General / Re: Seeking advice for corporate sporting event gear
« on: May 20, 2013, 04:31:43 PM »
Well, you specifically asked about the kit (as opposed to technique, etc.), so here's my two cents:
If you're renting a back-up body, definitely go with the 7d for the reach. I shoot triathlons, bike races, and running races, and the 70-200 on my 7d is still often not quite where Ineed want it to be reach-wise. You've got the 100-400, but if it happens to be a cloudy day you're going to struggle getting fast enough shutter speeds for a fast moving athlete.
If you're renting a back-up body, definitely go with the 7d for the reach. I shoot triathlons, bike races, and running races, and the 70-200 on my 7d is still often not quite where I
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Animal Kingdom / Re: Boa Constrictor - up close and personal - C&C please
« on: May 20, 2013, 12:44:39 PM »
To my eye, you definitely need a larger DOF on the first one. By nature of the composition, you almost have to search to find the area that's in focus, which gives (me) the feeling that the whole thing is out of focus.
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Animal Kingdom / Re: Wrong Photography Ethics?
« on: May 20, 2013, 12:22:22 PM »I understand what you saying. I looked at the photo a long time and the bland sky kept irritating me so I added the cloud. But the moment I did that I got bit unsure of myself and posted here to get advice from experts.
If by "experts" you mean expert photographers, forget everything I said. If you mean expert at having opinions, then mine are still valid.
FWIW, my local camera shop has a fairly regular contest (not sure if monthly or quarterly) and for the current one they are encouraging Photoshop manipulation.
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EOS Bodies - For Video / Re: Need help with video lighting!!!
« on: May 17, 2013, 12:39:45 PM »
Can anyone recommend a good book on the topic (video lighting)? Clearly there's a bit more of a learning curve that I anticipated.