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Boa Constrictor - up close and personal - C&C please
- By jebrady03
- Animal Kingdom
- 10 Replies
I got into photography via my love of reptiles. This is a little male Boa Constrictor that I produced, sold, and finally shipped out today. I snapped a few pics before packaging him up and I liked a couple of them and I thought I'd share them and request a little C&C on the first.
FYI, proper color representation is ABSOLUTELY PARAMOUNT in the boa market so altering the colors into something that is not consistent with the look of the animal is absolutely NOT an option. So, I'm looking more for C&C related to composition or any PP'ing that would fall within very strict ethical boundaries.
These last two are just more for fun than anything else.
Macro shot
100% crop of the image above...
Thanks!
FYI, proper color representation is ABSOLUTELY PARAMOUNT in the boa market so altering the colors into something that is not consistent with the look of the animal is absolutely NOT an option. So, I'm looking more for C&C related to composition or any PP'ing that would fall within very strict ethical boundaries.
These last two are just more for fun than anything else.
Macro shot
100% crop of the image above...
Thanks!
Bratislava
- By cid
- Street & City
- 32 Replies
Some sample photos of my home town Bratislava, I hope you like them 
https://maps.google.com/maps?q=Bratislava,+Slovakia&hl=en&sll=37.0625,-95.677068&sspn=39.047881,78.662109&oq=Bratislava&t=h&hnear=Bratislava,+Slovakia&z=10
Man at work by <CiD>, on Flickr
Bratislava streets by <CiD>, on Flickr
Bratislava streets by <CiD>, on Flickr
Morovy stlp by <CiD>, on Flickr
old town by <CiD>, on Flickr
Slovak National Uprising Bridge by <CiD>, on Flickr
of course I'm open to any critique or advices
https://maps.google.com/maps?q=Bratislava,+Slovakia&hl=en&sll=37.0625,-95.677068&sspn=39.047881,78.662109&oq=Bratislava&t=h&hnear=Bratislava,+Slovakia&z=10
Man at work by <CiD>, on Flickr
Bratislava streets by <CiD>, on Flickr
Bratislava streets by <CiD>, on Flickr
Morovy stlp by <CiD>, on Flickr
old town by <CiD>, on Flickr
Slovak National Uprising Bridge by <CiD>, on Flickr
of course I'm open to any critique or advices
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Focusing Advice on a Canon 24mm TS-E
- By Hector1970
- Lenses
- 13 Replies
Hi All,
I have a new Canon 24mm TS-E II and am still only getting used to it.
I have a few Samyang Manual Lens (8mm and 14mm) and you get away alot with manual focussing because of the wide angle. It tends to be hard to be too far out of focus.
If it looks in focus in the view finder it's pretty much in focus in reality.
With the Canon 24mm TS-E it's a little trickier.
I am using a Canon 5D Mark III
Unshifted/Untilted it's not so hard to focus and it's pretty sharp.
As you tilt you start getting out of focus and then it getting tricky to focus the parts you want to be in focus.
So generally I use live view but I'm not sure whether there is a better method or more precise way.
Specifically I've seen that people use a Hoodman Loupe sometimes to view the screen.
I am wondering would using one of these allow you to focus more accurately than using 10x on the screen.
If you used the Loupe with the screen at 10x is it all pixelated or the most accurate way to judge accuracy.
I'd also be interested if anyone had links to instructional videos or websites on using the Canon TS-E.
I am interested in finding out roughly the degree of tilt required for the Scheimpflug principle.
From my experimenting it appears to be very little as it starts to blur very quickly as you tilt down (which I believe is the direction of tilt required for the Scheimpflug principle.
The other thing is to learn the degree of shift required to straighten up buildings. This is trickier than I thought it would be. Focusing keeps changing and blur is introduced as you adjust.
It's a very interesting and enjoyable lens I must say. You can do alot of the effects in CS6 pretty easily nowadays. It's nice to do it without that and it slows down your photography alot as there is alot to concentrate on. It helps improve composition and slows down the number of shots taken.
I have taken a few shots I'm happy with and have them up on Flickr. They are not amazing by any means but crafted only using the lens and little or no adjustment in Photoshop (which is a change for me)
http://www.flickr.com/photos/fergalocallaghan/8632951200/#in/photostream/
Kind Regards
Fergal
I have a new Canon 24mm TS-E II and am still only getting used to it.
I have a few Samyang Manual Lens (8mm and 14mm) and you get away alot with manual focussing because of the wide angle. It tends to be hard to be too far out of focus.
If it looks in focus in the view finder it's pretty much in focus in reality.
With the Canon 24mm TS-E it's a little trickier.
I am using a Canon 5D Mark III
Unshifted/Untilted it's not so hard to focus and it's pretty sharp.
As you tilt you start getting out of focus and then it getting tricky to focus the parts you want to be in focus.
So generally I use live view but I'm not sure whether there is a better method or more precise way.
Specifically I've seen that people use a Hoodman Loupe sometimes to view the screen.
I am wondering would using one of these allow you to focus more accurately than using 10x on the screen.
If you used the Loupe with the screen at 10x is it all pixelated or the most accurate way to judge accuracy.
I'd also be interested if anyone had links to instructional videos or websites on using the Canon TS-E.
I am interested in finding out roughly the degree of tilt required for the Scheimpflug principle.
From my experimenting it appears to be very little as it starts to blur very quickly as you tilt down (which I believe is the direction of tilt required for the Scheimpflug principle.
The other thing is to learn the degree of shift required to straighten up buildings. This is trickier than I thought it would be. Focusing keeps changing and blur is introduced as you adjust.
It's a very interesting and enjoyable lens I must say. You can do alot of the effects in CS6 pretty easily nowadays. It's nice to do it without that and it slows down your photography alot as there is alot to concentrate on. It helps improve composition and slows down the number of shots taken.
I have taken a few shots I'm happy with and have them up on Flickr. They are not amazing by any means but crafted only using the lens and little or no adjustment in Photoshop (which is a change for me)
http://www.flickr.com/photos/fergalocallaghan/8632951200/#in/photostream/
Kind Regards
Fergal
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Kenko Teleconverters... im so confused.
- Speedlites, Printers, Accessories
- 18 Replies
it´s a bit confusing, there are so many kenko models... and then there are even colored dots that seperate the models further... i don´t know what to buy. :
please help.
i want to use the 1.4x TC with my 90mm tamron macro and the 70-200mm F4 IS on my 7D and 6D.
and i want the best image quality.
ps:
i don´t want the protruting element on the canon TC, i maybe want to use the TC one day on other lenses too, so it´s kenko for me.
please help.
i want to use the 1.4x TC with my 90mm tamron macro and the 70-200mm F4 IS on my 7D and 6D.
and i want the best image quality.
ps:
i don´t want the protruting element on the canon TC, i maybe want to use the TC one day on other lenses too, so it´s kenko for me.
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There is euphoria in these halls...
- By blaydese
- Canon Lenses
- 6 Replies
It is on order !! I can't believe
my broke ass order it finely! Thanks to my
wife and the money I made from the wedding shoot! w00t!
http://www.camera-dome.com/bargain/details-1.html?no=5462
because ...
*Dance* It's my birthday, it's my birthday, oh yeahs, it's my birthday!*Dance*
(43 years old today, and I feel like... okay I feel 43, lol)
Peace! 8)
my broke ass order it finely! Thanks to my
wife and the money I made from the wedding shoot! w00t!
http://www.camera-dome.com/bargain/details-1.html?no=5462
because ...
*Dance* It's my birthday, it's my birthday, oh yeahs, it's my birthday!*Dance*
(43 years old today, and I feel like... okay I feel 43, lol)
Peace! 8)
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EF 300mm 2.8 IS - Anybody seen anything like this?
- By drummstikk
- Lenses
- 12 Replies
I rented a 300mm 2.8 IS from a local dealer last weekend for a softball game as my 70-200 was in for repair. There was some kind of issue with the lens as I could not achieve any kind of flat plane of focus. I suspected a mis-aligned or loose lens element. It seemed to get better or worse, perhaps depending on focus distance. For a time it seemed worse around home plate than in the outfield. Autofocus seemed to be struggling at times, and even when I went manual it was difficult to focus, leaving me thinking it was time for a new eyeglass prescription.
Here is an example photo:
2013-04-06 at 13-02-16 by Progeny of Light, on Flickr
Note that the webbing in the player's glove appears mostly sharp (but not perfectly so, in my opinion) and the face is less focused, and the feet are WAY out. In fact there seems to be NO area of grass in the lower third of the image that is in focus. There should be a strip of sharply focused grass right at the players feet.
Also, the blur at the outer edges appears streaked as if from motion blur, but this is virtually impossible as the photo was taken at 1/1600 sec.
I showed sample images to the dealer and they refunded my rental fee. I was doing a little more shopping in the store when the rental guy approached me and told me he'd done some test images with the lens on a 5D and they looked perfectly normal. I looked at them and agreed. He suggested there was a problem with my camera, although neither of us could come up with a logical explanation for how the camera could cause this type of image blur.
When I got back home I shot some test images with my 7D (the camera used with the rental lens) although the longest lens I had on hand was a 24-105. Therefore, I could not replicate the telephoto conditions I experienced with the 300mm. My pictures were fine.
So my question to you all is this: Has anyone seen anything like this before with a 300mm 2.8 or other lens? Anybody know of any kind of camera malfunction that could cause this?
Here is an example photo:
2013-04-06 at 13-02-16 by Progeny of Light, on Flickr
Note that the webbing in the player's glove appears mostly sharp (but not perfectly so, in my opinion) and the face is less focused, and the feet are WAY out. In fact there seems to be NO area of grass in the lower third of the image that is in focus. There should be a strip of sharply focused grass right at the players feet.
Also, the blur at the outer edges appears streaked as if from motion blur, but this is virtually impossible as the photo was taken at 1/1600 sec.
I showed sample images to the dealer and they refunded my rental fee. I was doing a little more shopping in the store when the rental guy approached me and told me he'd done some test images with the lens on a 5D and they looked perfectly normal. I looked at them and agreed. He suggested there was a problem with my camera, although neither of us could come up with a logical explanation for how the camera could cause this type of image blur.
When I got back home I shot some test images with my 7D (the camera used with the rental lens) although the longest lens I had on hand was a 24-105. Therefore, I could not replicate the telephoto conditions I experienced with the 300mm. My pictures were fine.
So my question to you all is this: Has anyone seen anything like this before with a 300mm 2.8 or other lens? Anybody know of any kind of camera malfunction that could cause this?
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