New Hobby - Photography!

[Muzikman]

That is pretty good. Looks a little out of focus (or at least can't find the focus point). What kind of camera did you use?

[DJBacon06]

i used a sony dsc p-10.....and it looks out of focus because i resized it and took the quiality down....A LOT.


i shot it in 5 mp setting, so thats a wee bit to large for loading on this site.

[Scooter/Cootie]

Originally posted by Muzikman
Scooter,

I found a page that might interest you. I was looking for some lens information when some how I ran into a CoolPix 4500 user guide. I read through some of it and it seems to be an excellent read.

http://www.cs.mtu.edu/~shene/DigiCam/

Thats an excellent site. And Michigan Tech no less!


Just to let you know, I'm really enjoying the photosig.com website. There are a TON of excellent photos and I'm learning a lot.

I've even managed to submit a few pics too. Thanks again for the recommendation and the membership!

[trevorjk]

i took this pic lol i didnt realize it was on some messed up settings on my camara but it looks pretty cool by the way its me so flame all you want

[paintballphotos]

Hi
Totally new to the forum but thought i would jump straight in and post some pics. Been shooting paintball for this year and covered a number of tournaments in the UK.



Rather liked this one and was used on the front cover of a PBUK over here in UK.

Regards
Chris

[paintballphotos]

Taken at Euro 5 Man



Regards
Chris

[Scooter/Cootie]

Originally posted by paintballphotos
Hi
Totally new to the forum but thought i would jump straight in and post some pics. Been shooting paintball for this year and covered a number of tournaments in the UK.



Rather liked this one and was used on the front cover of a PBUK over here in UK.

Regards
Chris

Welcome to the forum! The pics you've posted look great!

What kind of camera do you use and what were the settings at when you took the actions shots?

[paintballphotos]

I currently use a canon 1d as i also do some motorsport photography but paintball is fast and at 8fps it comes into its own.

The first pic was taken either on a d60 or 10d and will hunt some details out for you. The 2nd shot was taken with the following settings

Camera Model Name
Canon EOS-1D
Shooting Date/Time
10/04/03 10:23:57
Shooting Mode
Program AE
Tv(Shutter Speed)
1/250
Av(Aperture Value)
5.6
Metering Mode
Evaluative
Exposure Compensation
0
ISO Speed
200
Lens
100.0 - 400.0mm
Focal Length
340.0mm
Image Size
1648x2464
Flash
Off
White Balance
Auto
AF Mode
One-Shot AF

I will post a few more up soon.

[paintballphotos]

Another
Tv(Shutter Speed)
1/400
Av(Aperture Value)
6.3
ISO Speed
200

[paintballphotos]

Notice the clouds reflected in the hopper...
Tv(Shutter Speed)
1/250
Av(Aperture Value)
6.3
ISO Speed
200

[Muzikman]

Those are some great shots. I noticed in the first pics EXIF data that the lens used as a 100-400mm. Is that the Canon 100-400 4.5-5.6L IS? If so, how do you like that lens?

[minimagjim]

i seriously want to start taking pictures and getting into photography. my father was a photographer and a darn good one. but sadly he died 3 years ago before he really got to teach me photography in depth. But anyway you guys have some great pictures i would love to go to that spot with the dam. where are those places??? i live in chicago and dont mind driving too far but not like 2 states over

[Scooter/Cootie]

Originally posted by minimagjim
where are those places??? i live in chicago and dont mind driving too far but not like 2 states over

Then you probably wont want to drive to the dam. It's up in Houghton, MI in the Upper Pen.

However, there's a ton of places that are closer. Door county in Wisconsin for one is a great place to go.

[Muzikman]

If you want to get some good nature shots, wait until spring and head out to the Thorn Creek Nature Preserve. It's a nice place, pretty scenic and a very easy walk/hike.

[paintballphotos]

Muzikman

Love it

Its the Canon 100-400 4.5-5.6L IS and i use it for almost all my shots unless the light is bad and then swap to a sigma 70-200 f2.8 to give me a little more speed to play with.

Lens wise i rate it.. I got it about a year ago and used it on a number of bodies. I just find the 100 - 400 gives you such a great range and i find that its sharpe. The only issue i has was when using it on 10D with is 1.6 multi factor it caused my images to look soft at 400mm. I also find the push pull style of zoom a advantage as i use a full camera cover while paintballing and thus have no direct contact with the lens.

I often will use it with a 1.4 converter on the 1d to give me 728mm at around F8.. Ideal for motorsport with out spending out on a 600mm prime.

Regards
Chris