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Abstract / Fun with fire

« on: February 26, 2013, 09:01:43 PM »

I had some fun with fire one saturday afternoon.


I first poured water into the glass, and added some food coloring as well. I then poured A TON of lighter fluid on top, and lit it. I had an assistant drop an ice cube from outside the frame, and I fired the camera through EOS Utility at the same moment the ice cube hit the water. A lot of trial and error.......

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Lighting / Yongnuo st-e2?

« on: February 06, 2013, 04:41:52 PM »

I'd like to get into remotely controlling flashes, but I need a decent and reliable trigger that doesnt cost an arm or a leg. I was looking around and the Yongnuo st-e2 kept popping up. Does anyone have any experience with it? Do you like it? If you have another suggestion around the same price i'm open to that too! Thanks!

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Landscape / Ball heads vs. Pan/tilt- advice?

« on: January 30, 2013, 07:16:49 PM »

Not sure if this is the best area of the forum to put this topic under, but oh well here goes.


I will be going to the Gand Tetons and Yellowstone later this summer, and I am looking to upgrade my tripod. I have (almost) set my mind on the Manfrotto 190xprob. However, I need a head. When researching, I found some people saying that ball heads were best for landscape photography, while others said that with ball heads, its nearly impossible to keep the horizon level without a hotshoe bubble level, so pan/tilt heads were ideal. Advice?

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EOS Bodies / Which is better? 5D MKII or 6D?

« on: January 04, 2013, 11:30:26 AM »

This isn't a question I'm paticularly interested in, but I am intrigued by the articles that say that a new "entry level" FF camera is potentially "better" than camera legendary for its IQ- the 5D MkII. Thoughts?


And yes, I know that better is kinda an open-ended, question, but I meant for it to be that way.

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EOS Bodies / G1 X or EOS M?

« on: October 24, 2012, 08:06:07 PM »

I'v been thinking about getting a camera that's smaller and more condusive to "walking around" than mu current one is

I've been considering the G1 X and the EOS M, however my only gripe with the M is its limited range of focal ranges...... yes I could use an adapter, but remember I don't want this to be a "big" camera


.........thoughts?

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EOS Bodies / Canon's Reputation

« on: October 21, 2012, 09:11:49 PM »

I'm curious to see what other people's opinion is on the reputation of Canon, its customer service, its future and how they stand compared to other companies.

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Lenses / Lens combos under $1000

« on: October 21, 2012, 09:03:05 PM »

This topic is mainly out of curiosity to see what people think, and hopefully it will also help some budget-restricting people!


Say you just spent $1000ish on a 60D, and now you need some lenses, but TOGETHER They need to be under $1000. What would you choose?

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Portrait / Help! Portrait tips needed

« on: October 17, 2012, 08:15:51 PM »

This weekend I will be shooting portraits of my sisters for this year's christmas card. I will be taking them at the chicago Botanic Gardens, that I know for sure. However, if anyone out there could suggest a good place within the gardens to take a semi formal portrait it would be greatly appreciated! (preferably with stone/brick walls, planters, just not a lot of flowers and grasses)  Also, if anyone has some secret outdoor portrait tips that would be great too! Hurry, I'm doing this on sunday!