I hitchhiked a ride yesterday... (modem beware)

[Dave]

I never thought it was easy, but I think it's all about opportunity and learning.. Once you get the hang of it, it's probably pretty easy (I don't have the hang of it). But you still have to be in the right place at the right time, which I would imagine is a combination of luck and knowing what's happened in the past. I can't say for sure, but the more expensive your camera is, the less it does for you

[Turbine]

Well I have a Kodak DX7630 6.2MP

[lvlshot]http://www.dpreview.com/news/0402/PMA/Kodak/cx7630front.jpg[/lvlshot]

I can set it to Auto and it does everything by it self. Or I can Set it to pre set situations (18 in total I think)

Or I can edit everything by my self. Aperture, Shutter, White balance, Sensitivity, Focus range.

It is good for someone starting out photography. And not in the $1000's. It cost me $500.

I love the little Joistick in the middle of the selection wheel, it lets you select setting, and the scroll wheel at the top corner lets you edit values.
And I love the ergonomic shape.

[lars63]

They all look crisp and clear I really like the one with all the water drops in the air good timing on that one. The black and white are good too but like the color photo's better.

Have you heard of Caedes? They would love to see your work:

http://www.caedes.net/

[Wabbit]

Very nice shots...beautifully clear.

[PhoeniX]

Nice shots. A few of them don't look as though their actually moving through, maybe decrease the shutter speed slightly to allow the background to blur more?

And Riddla, I'm looking for the same thing. The Canon EOS Rebel XT (aka the Canon 350D), or Nikon D50/D70 appear to be some of the best. Dave has the 350D.

[Underpants?]

impressive, thanks for sharing.
but I wouldn't be honest if I didn't say LOL if drum or someone else deletes this

[Whiskey 7]

impressive, thanks for sharing.
but I wouldn't be honest if I didn't say LOL if drum or someone else deletes this

Yes impressive shots there Dave. Well done :icon14:

[Dave]

Crisp shots. I hope to get a nice digicam soon. What would be the top 3 or so models to chek out within a $1000-$2500 price range, a couple decent lenses included?

For just a hair over 2500 (lets face it, if your budget is 4 digits, you've already committed to a lot of money), I'd get the new Canon 30D and the 24-105mm lens. With a set up like that, you won't need much more unless you plan on doing some next level deep shit

[Dave]

They all look crisp and clear I really like the one with all the water drops in the air good timing on that one. The black and white are good too but like the color photo's better.

Have you heard of Caedes? They would love to see your work:

http://www.caedes.net/

thank you sir.. if you saw the B&W ones in color, you'd know why they're b&w B&W seems to be a great way to make an awful picture "artistic" or something... I shot into the sun knowing full well i'd create something to photoshop the hell out of

That's a nice website.. too bad they don't have widescreen format wallpapers

[Dave]

Nice shots. A few of them don't look as though their actually moving through, maybe decrease the shutter speed slightly to allow the background to blur more?

And Riddla, I'm looking for the same thing. The Canon EOS Rebel XT (aka the Canon 350D), or Nikon D50/D70 appear to be some of the best. Dave has the 350D.

We really weren't moving that fast, but the shutter speeds I was using (whatever they were, lol), were so slow their hands were blurred a lot. I should have cranked up the ISO. The hand thing is more annoying than the standing still thing IMO. The appearance of speed seems to work best when you shoot low on the horizion like the last pic I posted. It's like when you look out of a car window at a 90 deg angle to the direction the car is traveling and watch the tree's passing by... they appear to go by much faster than if you are looking straight ahead.

[mjrpes]

Don't you hate when you forget about the ISO? I really don't know why Canon has failed to include that on the view finder yet.

[Dave]

I'm looking at the 5D now.. it has it in the viewfinder.. I like Nikon's auto ISO better, but I don't want to buy new lenses D:

[Deathshroud]

They all look like they dispise you.

[R3pl1c4t0r]

nice pis there :icon14:

[Dave]

thx \o/

lol to all you guys who think they hate me... The only one who is actually looking at me is the one who said "hi" when I brought her some bandages (yes, they put me to work)

[farad]

...everyone. in both boats, is in perfect unison...

...except the girl in the far boat in front of the coach...

...it's a blond...


...nice pix...

[Whiskey 7]

Oh I love this place

Yes the blond does 'stick out in the crowd' doesn't she

[DooMer]

Those assholes pick up strangers and make them do bitch work?

[mrd]

Cool photos... a lot of the girls there look pretty tired out. Was this some crazy 6am row or something?

[Iccy]

i like the bacl and white ones. I dont know it like accents the focus and hard work they are enduring or something.


Nice pix.

[Dukester]

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:icon25:

[Doombrain]

very nice mate

[Tsakali_]

...everyone. in both boats, is in perfect unison...

...except the girl in the far boat in front of the coach...

...it's a blond...


...nice pix...

she was distracted by dave

[Guest]

Nice pics, teriba might give u some pointers though. You have a 70-200L?

well, if he wants to, he will... granted, this is the first time I've ever shot sports... from a moving vehicle no less, directly into the sun most of the time with a lens that does some wild shit when you let it flare up. I also should have backed off the ISO a little, but I forgot until about 3/4 through. I don't think any amount of advice is going to compete with actually doing it and finding out what works and what doesn't, though, since photography is just as much personal technique as it is scientifically knowing what settings to use.

My 70-200 F/4L is in the shop because the auto focus failed and the front lens element cracked.. i should get it back next week sometime. I used the 70-300 DO lens, which presented another problem because I often forgot to let the IS catch up before I pulled the trigger.. i should have turned it off or waited a sec

Ah then for that lens those shots are really good. I might get myself a 70-200 f/2.8L sometime, should have some crisp pics out if it

[Dave]

Even with the cracked element, it still looked great. It wouldn't have been long enough for some of these rowing shots, though. I'm actually thinking of selling it when it gets back from canon service along with the XT and my 17-40 so I can fund a 5D purchase. 24mm is wider on FF than 17 on a 1.6x crop, so I wouldn't really need that wide of a lens any more. Unless you're doing indoor sports, the F4 would probably be better than the F2.8, and even then, fast primes work better in those situations from what I've seen. I rarely get much use out of the F2.8 on my 24-70, so that extra stop is usually worthless. I find the F1.4 on my 50mm to be a lot more useful.