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Nerd Chic by Adam Campbell, on Flickr
Thanks for the kind words of encouragement folks, guess we'll see how it goes. Basically I've gotten to a point in my life where I feel if I don't give it a shot, I'll regret it. That and well...I don't want to go through the rest of my life making money for someone else.
Plus Apple these days. I can't sell their stuff anymore...I don't believe in it like I used to and have watched the client base get steadily stupider since the iPads release.
Good for you Adam. I'd love to quit the rat race and follow my passions too but I'm too chicken to do it
Hope it all works out for you fella. Be good to follow your journey on these forums.
Thanks and you already have been following my journey.Good for you Adam. I'd love to quit the rat race and follow my passions too but I'm too chicken to do it
Gotta have nice shoes and socks for a wedding.
Clear night and a big bright moon, I had to try out the 80-400!
Handheld (Still searching for a tripod) 1/250 f5.6 400mm ISO64 (heavily cropped)
Handheld (Still searching for a tripod) 1/250 f5.6 400mm ISO64 (heavily cropped)
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Took a trip to the Photography Show at the NEC today. Good to meet AFB there and put a face to a name.
I had a play on the Leica stand until Mrs MacRy dragged me away by my credit card. Man I'd love an M240!
Grabbed a shot with a 35mm Summicron ASPH on my A7 before I went.....
I had a play on the Leica stand until Mrs MacRy dragged me away by my credit card. Man I'd love an M240!
Grabbed a shot with a 35mm Summicron ASPH on my A7 before I went.....
Alone in the crowd by Alex, on Flickr
Standing stone on Machrie Moor, Isle of Arran...
Great shot, but didn't you post this some years ago as well? Or was it just a similar shot?
Nice. Thank you very much for the tea! You're a top bloke. Today was manic. Didn't stop for most of the day.Took a trip to the Photography Show at the NEC today. Good to meet AFB there and put a face to a name.
I had a play on the Leica stand until Mrs MacRy dragged me away by my credit card. Man I'd love an M240!
Grabbed a shot with a 35mm Summicron ASPH on my A7 before I went.....
You're welcome mate. Nice to meet you and have a brief chat. I didn't want to hang around and bother you too much because it was crazy busy. I don't envy you having to do that for four days at all. In was ready to punch people after a couple of hours. Thanks for the software
No problem. I think today was the busiest day. Lots of pros (like yourself). Student day tomorrow. That will keep me busy as well.You're welcome mate. Nice to meet you and have a brief chat. I didn't want to hang around and bother you too much because it was crazy busy. I don't envy you having to do that for four days at all. In was ready to punch people after a couple of hours. Thanks for the software
Ah the conference circuit. I hate it too... aching feet, aching back and aching face from smiling... bloody punters!
Goal of conference stands? Hand out all the freebies so you dont have to pack it back up at the end! Lol...
I hope it is working out. Wish I was there... credit card says phew! though
Loads of sales today. Wish I was on commission! But my body feels crap. I did find time to pick up a carbon fibre monopod though!
Ah the conference circuit. I hate it too... aching feet, aching back and aching face from smiling... bloody punters!
Goal of conference stands? Hand out all the freebies so you dont have to pack it back up at the end! Lol...
I hope it is working out. Wish I was there... credit card says phew! though
So, I tried a monopod but I must be using if wrong as it just kind of got in the way. How do you use it? as a crutch right now obviously ... but going forward, how do you use one and not have it swaying around? Do you prop it against your leg and press down? do you hold the camera like you are handholding it and let it rest on the monopod? I dont know I am obviously being a numb skull right now but I just dont get them. I really like the look of the Manfrotto BeFree but as I already have the MeFoto DayTrip and the Manfrotto x190 whatever... then I have to behave!
I also have a Manfrotto 190 something. The trouble with the befree range is they are not strong enough for my gear. They wouldn't be stable.
I know what you mean on the monopod. It's just a steady really to help with the 200-500 weight when I don't want to carry the tripod with me. It has a three legged base so you can pivot on that.
Ah, that sounds good so it would have more stability. Nice one!
Yes the Befree wouldnt work for your heavy artillery, just for the fast and nimble peeps without a mirror box.
The moon is one of those subjects that really benefits from doing everything in your power at the time of capture to maximize sharpness. A sturdy tripod and head will help immensely. I've gotten better results with the 80-400 by leaving VR on when mounted on a tripod shooting the moon.
Focus with live view zoomed in (using the + button on the left of the back of your D810). Set the camera to MUP (mirror up) on the top left dial. Use a cable/remote release (best) or just trip the shutter. Alternatively set it to timer release rather than MUP. The downside to the timer release method is that you might get mirror vibrations and the moon will likely travel through the frame before the shutter trips.
The D810 sensor has enough pixels that you can crop pretty heavily and still end up with a usable image that has some surface detail on the moon. Since you will be cropping anyway, I've started shooting the moon in DX mode to save on file size since I'll be throwing out the FX portion of the frame when cropping in post.
Full moons tend to be a little short on surface detail (though you captured some in the upper rightish portion of your image). Shooting a less than full moon creates shadows at the border of the moon's surface where the moon's circle is falling off into darkness, adding texture to the image which can be visually interesting.
D810, 80-400mm @ 400mm, 1/125th @ f/8, ISO 64. Tripod, focus with LV zoomed in, cable release, MUP. Converted to B&W, strong contrast on the point curve in LR, sharpening 60 in LR, whites and blacks boosted in LR to taste.
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The moon is one of those subjects that really benefits from doing everything in your power at the time of capture to maximize sharpness. A sturdy tripod and head will help immensely. I've gotten better results with the 80-400 by leaving VR on when mounted on a tripod shooting the moon.
Focus with live view zoomed in (using the + button on the left of the back of your D810). Set the camera to MUP (mirror up) on the top left dial. Use a cable/remote release (best) or just trip the shutter. Alternatively set it to timer release rather than MUP. The downside to the timer release method is that you might get mirror vibrations and the moon will likely travel through the frame before the shutter trips.
The D810 sensor has enough pixels that you can crop pretty heavily and still end up with a usable image that has some surface detail on the moon. Since you will be cropping anyway, I've started shooting the moon in DX mode to save on file size since I'll be throwing out the FX portion of the frame when cropping in post.
Full moons tend to be a little short on surface detail (though you captured some in the upper rightish portion of your image). Shooting a less than full moon creates shadows at the border of the moon's surface where the moon's circle is falling off into darkness, adding texture to the image which can be visually interesting.
D810, 80-400mm @ 400mm, 1/125th @ f/8, ISO 64. Tripod, focus with LV zoomed in, cable release, MUP. Converted to B&W, strong contrast on the point curve in LR, sharpening 60 in LR, whites and blacks boosted in LR to taste.
Thanks Kallisti, that is awesome info for a beginner. Makes sense on the lesser moon over full. I'm only just starting to really play around with Lightroom. Cable/remote are next on the list with a tripod as well. Still weighing up what to get there. Main focus atm is learning the 810, slow but steady, and not quite as frustrating as I thought it might be, except for those moments I set things and camera won't fire and I have to work out which bit I messed up haha.
Your image is a stunning pic. Visually appealing, I can definitely see what you mean.
From one of my recent shoots. I have several images from this shoot which I'll probably upload my favorites over time.
Canon 5D III
Canon 70-200mm 2.8L II @ f5.6 1/100sec ISO 200
Natural light
Post-processing primary color-correction via Lightroom
Retouching in Photoshop
Canon 5D III
Canon 70-200mm 2.8L II @ f5.6 1/100sec ISO 200
Natural light
Post-processing primary color-correction via Lightroom
Retouching in Photoshop