The *Official Photography Thread*

Nice helmet!

 

plz tell me you put it on

 

Hawaiian Snow

 

Maybe im just gimmicky but I really like the touch screen on my GFs 100D. I think that is the only real big plus of the t5i vs the 60d to me personally. Wish I could afford the 70D but if I wouldnt buy a decent lens to go with it. I feel like I should stay in the 500-600 range body wise for now and if I stick with it, I can always upgrade to whatever canon brings out to replace the 7D.

 

I used to never even use my screen other than deleting a failed photo but the touchscreen on the Olympus I borrowed made me realize it's not just a consumer camera gimmick. I could select AF points with the tap of a finger (not to mention actuate the shutter as well) and change settings that would otherwise merit menu diving. I really liked it.

 

Ya that's my thing. On my 100D I almost exclusively use it. Making it a really tough decision for me.

 

I'm sure once you get used to a new camera you'll lean to live without. I don't miss it now that I'm back to my Nikon but I do miss the "tap-to-shoot" feature for those candid shots ha




One of my 1" attempts haha "Don't drive on psychedelics."


Don't drive on psychedelics. by AdelphosChaz, on Flickr

 

I really like this. Great photo!

 

iphone photo of a truck party with my friends braaaaaaptor last night

 

Being a diver myself I wasn't going to pass that chance up.

Thank you!

 

heres a few left overs from the challenge


IMG_8994.jpg by Monte Nickles Photos, on Flickr

IMG_9001.jpg by Monte Nickles Photos, on Flickr

IMG_9003.jpg by Monte Nickles Photos, on Flickr

 

Challenge leftovers.


IMG_8220_tonemapped1 by flyin' B photography, on Flickr


IMG_8205_tonemapped by flyin' B photography, on Flickr

And here is a couple I got yesterday.


IMG_8055_6_7_fused by flyin' B photography, on Flickr


IMG_8031_2_3_fused by flyin' B photography, on Flickr

 

I like the first TJ! Blue hour is a great time to shoot.

 

heres a pic I took of my truck yesterday

 

Thank you! The taco even made a guest appearance in that one.

 

Had a funny idea tonight haha



1. Treat every weapon as if it were loaded.

2. Never point a weapon at anything you do not intend to shoot.

3. Keep your finger straight and off the trigger until you are ready to fire.

4. Keep your weapon on safe until you intend to fire.

5. Know your target and what lies beyond.


1. Treat every camera as if it had film or a memory card. And make sure it does.

2. Point your camera at everything you intend to shoot. It's okay to miss!

3. Keep your finger on the shutter release so you're always ready to fire.

4. Keep camera powered on just in case you need to fire (unless your battery is low).

5. Know your subject and it's context or environment.*




Make your own if you want. I just thought of changing the weapons safety rules to fit a camera quick and whipped one up. Any additions?

 

Okay... interesting thing when I tried taking a shot for the weekly challenge.
Set to shutter priority, 1 second. It metered an F5, figured I was golden.
The AF seemed to have some difficulty, but it dialed in.
No shutter release.

I must have hit the shutter 5 times, both using a remote and the on-body button, and it would not release.

Went to manual focus and it released.

I've had a few other times where it seemed like there was a lot of lag in the shutter release... always worried me that I might miss some action shots when I get to an airshow. Guess I'll need to go manual focus for action shots.

 

Ya... that's pretty much what it does.

 

^bingo.

If the little light in the lower right is blinking in the view finder, the camera can't get a lock on to focus.

doing what ben said is the best way to get it to work usually. but only works REALLY good if you have a tripod..

 

I noticed the "flash" lightning bolt was flashing, and a little block with a "?" flashing, but I just tried a couple of random shots and the icons didn't change whether or not it could focus.
If I shot into my lap (low contrast) it wouldn't fire, but when I moved to my keyboard it fired.