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10/8/2011 10:23:29 PM

Quote :

"What is the biggest difference between a Nikon AF-S lens and a regular AF lens?"

Can't believe nobody answered yet, or you didn't just google this. AF-S lenses have a focus motor in the lens itself, while the AF lens must be driven by the body to autofocus. This is a real big deal if you have something like a D40 that does not have a focus motor in the body of the camera itself, but much less of a point if you have a D80, D200, etc.

10/9/2011 8:34:08 AM

Sigma 20mm f1.8
or
Sigma 30mm f1.4

Pros: 20mm can be used on Full Frame; 30mm is slightly faster

I will be using on Canon and Lumix bodies... so 1.6x and 2x crop factor...

or wait for Samyang 24mm f1.4.... (it will fit on both bodies as well and work with full-frame)

[Edited on October 17, 2011 at 11:37 AM. Reason : or...]

10/17/2011 11:31:22 AM

Finally found a Southern Hognose.

10/18/2011 9:17:19 PM

^^30mm!

^Cute

[Edited on October 19, 2011 at 12:01 AM. Reason : .]

10/19/2011 12:01:40 AM

WTB your entry-level DSLR for a friend

What do you guys have available?

10/19/2011 2:00:04 PM

my first experience with DSLR using bro-in-law's Rebel xti.



[Edited on October 19, 2011 at 9:18 PM. Reason : t'was fun]

10/19/2011 9:15:12 PM

Thinking of buying a used 1ds mk ii

I could really use a second body and have been wanting to make the jump to full frame

Might wait like a month to see if a 5d mk iii is announced since i do video too

/blog


here are some photos from a show i shot the other night:



[Edited on October 19, 2011 at 9:41 PM. Reason : i]

10/19/2011 9:40:57 PM

A few shots from the Berkshires over the weekend. Unfortunately, heavy winds the day before stripped a lot of trees, and this was my first attempt at photographing from a kayak while I was mostly trying to fish.

10/19/2011 10:27:22 PM

From October_2011

From October_2011

[Edited on October 20, 2011 at 10:29 AM. Reason : df]

10/20/2011 10:27:49 AM

Misc.





Some stuff from a wedding I did a few weeks ago.

















Some nonsense I shot for a buddy recently.

10/23/2011 9:09:30 AM

Love your wedding shots man.

10/23/2011 9:43:44 AM

Thanks dude. I need to shoot more of them, so you know, spread the word and stuff.

10/23/2011 10:23:25 AM

Ronny, pics 1 and 7 above are both incredible. Excellent timing and composition on both. That's what photography is all about.

10/23/2011 10:34:28 AM

The monarchs are slowly fluttering their way back south.


(fucked up, forgot to remove a filter)


AWWWWWWLUKATDABABEEEEEEEE

10/23/2011 8:11:52 PM

10/23/2011 9:31:30 PM

Downtown Manteo, my stomping grounds. I like the second shot with the E2 in the background.

10/23/2011 10:19:58 PM

Quote :

"Ronny, pics 1 and 7 above are both incredible. Excellent timing and composition on both. That's what photography is all about. "

totally agree, I really like the work you're posting on here, just added you on flickr.

On a related note:

http://youarenotaphotographer.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/b2feF.png

[Edited on October 24, 2011 at 3:25 AM. Reason : gramma]

10/24/2011 3:22:03 AM

Random

11/2/2011 9:40:32 AM

I found some new (to me) camera equipment at work yesterday. Found an older Nikon SB-29 macro ring flash and a Micro Nikkor 60mm f2.8 lens for macro work. Pretty excited about trying that out some this weekend.

BTW, do any of ya'll like Ronny ever do any instruction or bring along an extra photographer for shoots? I am not really at the level of book tons of jobs and doing this solo, and I have assisted on a couple of shoots with a guy in Raleigh who shoots the Carolina Ballet, but I was wondering if any of ya'll did something like that? Basically get a second camera/photographer/assistant for free in exchange for some training and exposure to how you shoot and letting them shoot some too. I love volunteering to help out on stuff like that and learning from others and honestly I really would like to learn to shoot like some of ya'll do.

Shit I wish we could have a TWW Photographer get together, where the pros and the n00bs could all get together and shoot something one weekend. Maybe meet at the Rose Garden or a park and take a hike as a group and shoot some stuff. Or get Joie and a couple of others to model together and do some group practice on modeling photography. Would anybody be interested in doing something like that, if you are still in the Triangle?

[Edited on November 2, 2011 at 10:28 AM. Reason : ]

11/2/2011 10:28:15 AM

I'm always down for shooting.

I'm also down for free assistants.

11/2/2011 2:15:30 PM

More misc. I need to be shooting more.
I recently bought two 16gb Extreme Pro (90mb/s write speed) CF cards, which were desperately needed since I only had a 4gb card previously. I need to start filling them up.


After a live shot on Salisbury St. the other morning, I had the reporter pose for me before I broke down the last light.

11/8/2011 10:51:52 AM

I'm looking to buy a flash for a Canon t2i.
I take low-light pictures almost exclusively and have purchased and practiced with a Sigma f1.4 30mm for a while. I would like to start taking pictures of people with diffused but timed flashes without disorienting them.

Money isn't too big of a deal. Right now I'm looking at the 580EXII and would like to order one before friday. What do you guys recommend?

11/8/2011 1:30:59 PM

that with an off-shoe cord.

11/8/2011 6:04:47 PM

^^^I have loved having my 16GB CF card. I mainly got it for airshow purposes, because I HATE getting in the middle of a big performer and having to get out of the zone to switch the fucking card around.

Also I am really excited because I dug around today at work and grabbed a pair of light stands and umbrellas and picked up some umbrella holders at Southeastern Camera. I am using my SB-800 as my main and my SB-600 as my fill, and commander with my on camera flash to run them, but I was reading on Strobist and I realized that the SB-26s that I thought were basically useless can totally run in optical slave mode for my hair and background lights! I can't wait to try this out now and I'm going to the office in the morning to pick them up first thing. I seriously need a bigger battery recharger though!

[Edited on November 11, 2011 at 9:50 PM. Reason : ]

11/11/2011 9:39:51 PM

First hatchling in years.

11/14/2011 11:29:00 PM

That thing's eye is freaking cool.

11/14/2011 11:39:22 PM

This particular species doesn't even have the most impressive of the genus. Uroplatus fimbriatus takes the cake on that one. (photo by Thor Hakonsen)

11/14/2011 11:50:09 PM

Ronny, those pics are very cool!

11/15/2011 10:14:49 AM

Few more shots of the hatchlings.

11/18/2011 12:00:50 AM

my 85mm f/1.8 arrived today *jizz*

11/19/2011 5:36:04 AM

11/21/2011 10:31:45 AM

Got bored the other night, took my camera out for some shitty long exposures. Blah.

11/21/2011 11:53:10 AM

Another shot of the hatchlings. Next two clutches due to hatch over the next month or so.

11/30/2011 1:10:54 AM

My roommate didn't shave for November, so I took a photo before and after he shaved it off.

12/3/2011 9:16:16 PM

And outtakes.

12/3/2011 9:56:19 PM

Dirty.

12/4/2011 12:26:55 AM

wow I really like these pictures... I've wanted to get into photography, but I figured it was too pricey. What do you guys have invested in this ($$ wise)?

12/4/2011 12:31:49 AM

$hopesofowningahomeanytimesoon

12/4/2011 12:51:31 AM

I've gotten a lot of my equipment as gifts, but still $waytoomuch.

12/4/2011 11:46:25 AM

^ will agree with the $waytoomuch

12/4/2011 11:59:12 AM

A few from a shoot yesterday morning.










Also, yesterday afternoon I got to shoot around a bit with a Canon 8-15L fisheye on a 7D, and it was absolutely goddamn bonkers.

12/5/2011 4:39:51 PM

Sweet pics.

12/5/2011 5:16:43 PM

$invested ~$800 for ~$1,500 worth of equipment. You can pick up some nice stuff off Craigslist, you just have to be diligent.
Start out with a mediocre 2 or 3 generation old DSLR and a couple lenses to make sure its your thing.

[Edited on December 5, 2011 at 6:51 PM. Reason : puppies?]

12/5/2011 6:51:07 PM

Ronny fills page 192 with awesome.


My gf did a project on a little hippy homeschooling collective, I tagged along one morning:

12/6/2011 8:54:09 AM

Hey guys just curious as I have not really gotten out and tried this before. This weekend I am shooting a party at a teen club thing. I have never really shot something like this before, but I know Ronny and Cody I think are both into night shooting. What kinda settings do ya'll use for the dancing action type shots? I would assume slow shutter sync or just bounce flash? Do you generally do rear-curtain sync flash as well? I've got a couple of f/2.8 lenses (17-35mm & 60mm) and an older f/3.5-4.5 35-135mm to use on my D200, but just wanted to know if ya'll have any tips for getting good light and action shots in a club/bar as I have not had the chance to do something like that before. I'm sure I can trial and error it out, but I will be somewhat limited on my time and want to hit the ground running.

[Edited on December 6, 2011 at 3:23 PM. Reason : ]

12/6/2011 3:21:42 PM

do you have a speedlight?

12/6/2011 3:29:54 PM

Oh yea, sorry forgot to mention pair of 600s and an 800. For the red carpet entrance area I am going to have a pair of them stand mounted firing into my umbrellas using Commander, and then take the 800 on my Stroboframe for the action shots.

12/6/2011 3:40:50 PM

Can we talk about non-DSLR ITT? Or am I gonna get picked on by the cool kids?

I have a fujifilm s2000 HD. Decent camera. Works for me. But I wanna get out and take some long exposure pics. Looking through the manual the longest exposure time is 4"(4 seconds?)

12/7/2011 11:36:40 AM

^Good luck. Put it on a tripod and see what it can do. When I do night shots of buildings and stuff and am doing around f8 I can usually shoot around 3-4 sec, assuming that there is enough light. Sometimes I go quite a bit longer than that though, so you are somewhat limited. Best thing is get it focused, set it on a tripod and put it in delay fired mode so you can minimize vibration from you touching it as much as possible.

12/7/2011 11:58:24 AM