Well, I meant who uses the shutter button to focus? Lame.

11/14/2009 5:06:03 PM

JBaz, wow... just wow.

11/15/2009 10:12:49 AM

^^Yeah, when I bought my used 50D, I had to re-do a lot of the settings the guy had because I couldn't use it. Totally different settings from what I use.

11/15/2009 10:45:31 AM

The top girl's nipples are way off...

11/15/2009 11:09:52 AM

Minus the Bear Friday @ Cat's Cradle:

11/15/2009 5:06:49 PM

Lebowski?

11/15/2009 8:31:30 PM

haha yeah the singer of MTB has always reminded me of the dude. PS... this new Tamron 17-50 2.8 VC lens I just picked up is awesome!!!

11/15/2009 8:43:34 PM

Zoo Trip!

11/15/2009 10:31:04 PM

SBEMO spotting in this thread

11/15/2009 11:16:08 PM

one from saturday

11/16/2009 12:40:15 AM

Meteor shower tonight, anyone have some good tips for shooting?

11/16/2009 1:08:07 PM

amber1, i love your zoo pics! anywhere else you have these posted online?

11/16/2009 2:00:00 PM

Thanks! Not yet, but I will post my flickr when I get the rest uploaded.

11/16/2009 4:12:58 PM

What body and lens did you shoot with amber? Those pictures are amazingly sharp!

11/16/2009 5:09:31 PM

I used a Canon rebel xsi and 55-250mm lens.
Here is the set on Flickr:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/32360749@N02/sets/72157622694892371/

11/16/2009 7:47:16 PM

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11/16/2009 7:47:16 PM

11/17/2009 2:52:43 AM

amber1, you're welcome & thanks for posting! im lookin thru them now

^that rose is purty.

11/17/2009 4:43:29 PM

that's not a rose....

11/17/2009 5:19:58 PM

nice cloth... disguised as a rose

11/17/2009 5:32:54 PM

Thats not cloth, not sure what kinda flower it is. found it in my moms yard.

11/17/2009 8:44:50 PM

11/17/2009 8:49:49 PM

kingpin what lens were you shooting with? i like that shot.

11/17/2009 8:53:28 PM

That could be any lens.

Are you guys serious? OMG BOKEH GREAT SHOT!

11/17/2009 8:55:35 PM

Canon 18-55mm Lens , the one that comes with the XSi.

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11/17/2009 8:57:12 PM

11/17/2009 9:04:40 PM

ahaha

11/17/2009 9:17:31 PM

I must of made a noob move or something

11/17/2009 9:18:28 PM

nah

11/17/2009 9:20:23 PM

Did anyone else think this was a ball-sac when scrolling past it quickly

11/17/2009 9:31:55 PM

nah

11/17/2009 9:32:10 PM

nah

11/17/2009 9:35:26 PM

Amber what is the f stop on that lens?

11/17/2009 9:44:15 PM

The flamingo photo is f/5.6.



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11/17/2009 9:50:23 PM

5.6 IS PROBABLY SHOOTING WIDE OPEN ON HER LENS LOL!

11/17/2009 9:52:01 PM

haha

11/17/2009 9:53:55 PM

11/17/2009 10:05:50 PM

Ok since im a complete noob with cameras maybe yall could help. My mom has a Cannon rebel xsi. My dad seems pretty set on getting her the Canon EF 400mm f/5.6L USM Super Telephoto. Shes an amateur and told him she wanted to take pictures of something far away. Is this a good lens and is there any out there that might be better for the job? Also where is a good place to buy something like this. Thank for the help.

11/18/2009 1:43:54 AM

Your mother is an amateur and he is going to buy her a lens for $1250 (or more) ???? I'm somewhat of a noob myself but I would think she'd be better off with something other than a prime lens, maybe a 55-300mm or something similar.

link to your suggested lens:
http://www.amazon.com/Canon-400mm-Super-Telephoto-Cameras/dp/B00009USW3/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=electronics&qid=1258529239&sr=8-1

11/18/2009 2:30:51 AM

http://www.amazon.com/Tamron-18-270mm-3-5-6-3-Aspherical-Canon/dp/B001DYE1B6/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=electronics&qid=1258549953&sr=8-1

Tamron all the way!

11/18/2009 8:13:30 AM

haha yea, I never it made any sense at all. I'm just trying to keep him from wasting his money on settings she would never touch. She always uses auto mood . Since I know nothing, a prime lens would mean she would have to be a specific distance from her target?

11/18/2009 1:31:03 PM

I took these at Lake Johnson on Monday. Pentax K-x w/ kit 55-300mm







The rest can be seen here http://www.flickr.com/photos/44727069@N07/

11/19/2009 12:05:48 AM

Quote :

"Ok since im a complete noob with cameras maybe yall could help. My mom has a Cannon rebel xsi. My dad seems pretty set on getting her the Canon EF 400mm f/5.6L USM Super Telephoto. Shes an amateur and told him she wanted to take pictures of something far away. Is this a good lens and is there any out there that might be better for the job? Also where is a good place to buy something like this. Thank for the help."

The 400 f/5.6 is a nice lens for the price. It can be had for 900-1100 used, but it's not a very popular lens. In my experience, I felt the AF to be too slow for tracking fast subjects and honestly, I would rather spend the money on the 100-400 3.5-5.6 IS L lens that Canon makes for about the same price (just sold my 100-400 in the summer for 1150). Plus if you need more length, you can put a TC on them and the lens is super sharp for a zoom wide open. Another bonus is the fact that it is a very compact lens. Perfect for travel photography.

If you are looking to get a canon pro lens that has reach, you can't beat it. Sigma does make their wide range of super zooms such as the 50-500 and like 5 other lens ranges, but they are a bit slow, both in AF and aperture speed. If you mom doesn't know wtf she is doing and not very serious about photography, than save the money and grab one of the super zooms like the 18-270, which is still a pretty damn good lens.

Plus the 100-400 weighs 3lbs, your mom will probably bitch and moan about how heavy the damn thing is. Check photography forums such as Photography on the Net, Fred Miranda, and I'd also check ebay and Amazon too.

11/19/2009 3:14:52 PM

I'm finally taking pictures again and, more importantly, doing something with them

This was from the first weekend in October, right on the parkway. Found out later it was one of the clearest days in a very, very, very, very long time. I simply took this picture to document it. I was out there the next weekend and visibility got down to <5ft

11/20/2009 1:37:20 AM

11/20/2009 11:13:34 PM

What did you take that picture with ambrosia?

11/21/2009 9:59:55 PM

I really need to shoot more.

11/24/2009 4:34:10 PM

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"What did you take that picture with ambrosia? "

D50 and my 24-85mm.

11/24/2009 6:10:30 PM

I have the problem of shooting too much and not spending the time post processing. I got got gigs worth of shit I haven't even taken a look at yet.

11/24/2009 10:53:33 PM

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See, how do i take pictures like this? i suck at taking low light action shots without flash?

11/25/2009 2:16:22 PM