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Well, my PB is no longer new. Would be nice to have 1.5GHz and a 128MB Radeon 9700 but whatever, minor update really...I haven't yet stated it here but soon I'll be in the web dev biz so hopefully I'll be able to get a PowerBook G5 when they show 
Though my display has so many problems (and I need to get going on getting this machine in the mail to get them fixed, damn boring school, without you my machine would be perfect again!) I dunno if I wanna be an early adopter again However, by sending my machine in maybe they'll mix it up and I'll get a new one...too bad the loss of data would be worth too much!
BTW, great shots eye!
Though my display has so many problems (and I need to get going on getting this machine in the mail to get them fixed, damn boring school, without you my machine would be perfect again!) I dunno if I wanna be an early adopter again However, by sending my machine in maybe they'll mix it up and I'll get a new one...too bad the loss of data would be worth too much!BTW, great shots eye!
zync said:
Thanks. On a similar note regarding PowerBooks, I no longer have mine. I sold it last week in favor of a Nikon 12-24mm lens for my D100. I have to say, it was a very handsome tradeoff.
just curious to what cameras you guys are using.
i use a canon g2 and am seriously thinking of upgrading. any suggestions
i use a canon g2 and am seriously thinking of upgrading. any suggestions
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I've got a Nikon D100, and I love it.
zync-
Yup, I literally paid the lens with my sale of the PowerBook. It was a Rev. B 667 w/VGA. It was a nice machine really, I just hardly used it & couldn't justify keeping it for convenience, when I may have used it once every couple weeks. My lens cost $1149, and I sold the Ti for $1100, so I hardly came out of pocket on the deal. I'm already using the lens more than I did the computer.
Don't worry, my 17" iMac isn't going anywhere.
I've got a Nikon D100, and I love it.
zync-
Yup, I literally paid the lens with my sale of the PowerBook. It was a Rev. B 667 w/VGA. It was a nice machine really, I just hardly used it & couldn't justify keeping it for convenience, when I may have used it once every couple weeks. My lens cost $1149, and I sold the Ti for $1100, so I hardly came out of pocket on the deal. I'm already using the lens more than I did the computer.
Don't worry, my 17" iMac isn't going anywhere.
nice photos eye... i bet that was fun shooting those homes. i'd hate to live in those places though; too much to take care of and it never really has that 'home' feel, ya' know? id be afraid to take a **** in a place like that.
here's another car pic:
peace.
i'd hate to live in those places though; too much to take care of and it never really has that 'home' feel, ya' know? id be afraid to take a **** in a place like that. here's another car pic:
peace.
neut said:nice photos eye... i bet that was fun shooting those homes.
Thanks. They're all quite like museums, and u really don't want to touch anything.
But it's funny u mention pooping in place like that...but I shouldn't say too much about it.
a few new shots...
So here's some macro action I captured on Sunday morning. I had my most fun with that bee.
So here's some macro action I captured on Sunday morning. I had my most fun with that bee.
Those are some great shots, eye. I especially like the bee one. How do you get the background to be out of focus? I heard it had something to do with aperture, but I've tried every aperture my camera will let me do, and the background is still in focus.
Capt Underpants said:
Get in close, switch your camera to macro mode, set the aperture to the smallest number to create a smaller DOF [background out of focus], and take your shot...
how far away are you when you are taking the shots? what apertures were you trying to use?
yahooz said:
I don't really even know what apertures I was trying. Couldn't have been very many, since my camera only has 6 or so settings. I'll try what you said when I get home.
Capt Underpants said:
I'll go over the shot details, then explain. I used my sigma 50mm macro, aperture set at f/2.8, 1/250th shutter speed, and I was a few inches away from the bee when I shot it. I was pretty still, so I was able to get a few shot of the bee actually.
f/2.8 is a nice wide aperture, or opening on a lens (although not the largest). The smaller the number, the larger the aperture (or opening on the lens is), the more light is able to get thru the lens for your exposure. In this case, a larger aperture calls for a quicker shutter release, thus the 1/250th sec speed set to balance out the exposure. These settings, or similar, will produce a sharp contrast of subject in focus with backgrounds out of focus.
In opposite, the same thing can happen using a narrower aperture & longer shutter exposure, but can result in needing a tripod depending on what your conditions are. Doing this will also cause more of the content in your frame to be in focus, rather than having emphasis on just your subject or part of the frame.
In this case with the bee, I needed to be quick, so f/2.8 at 1/250th did exactly what I wanted. Depending on what type of camera u have, u can do the thing...but u do need to have manual settings to really have fun with it.
capt, i have the s45 also, and you can't do much when it comes to playing with the aperture.
to put it simply:
just set your aperture as low as it can go (2.8 at wide angle, 4.9 at full telephoto). this will open up the hole that lets the light onto the camera's sensor to as large as it can get. you will require less light with this larger opening. i would just set the camera on Av and hope for the best. also- try not to use the flash when shooting a macro. you may need a tripod to hold the camera still if the exposure will take too long.
the limitations of the lens are the only thing i don't like about my s45. wish i could get me a d100 and a few nice lenses, but i chose a 17" powerbook instead.
damn you eye. beat me.
to put it simply:
just set your aperture as low as it can go (2.8 at wide angle, 4.9 at full telephoto). this will open up the hole that lets the light onto the camera's sensor to as large as it can get. you will require less light with this larger opening. i would just set the camera on Av and hope for the best. also- try not to use the flash when shooting a macro. you may need a tripod to hold the camera still if the exposure will take too long.
the limitations of the lens are the only thing i don't like about my s45. wish i could get me a d100 and a few nice lenses, but i chose a 17" powerbook instead.
damn you eye. beat me.
idkew said:
hehehe...As for that PowerBook decision, it was a toughie I'm sure. I gave up mine for the sake of a new lens, but it didn't leave me Mac-less.
eyelikeart said:I'll go over the shot details, then explain. I used my sigma 50mm macro, aperture set at f/2.8, 1/250th shutter speed, and I was a few inches away from the bee when I shot it. I was pretty still, so I was able to get a few shot of the bee actually.
f/2.8 is a nice wide aperture, or opening on a lens (although not the largest). The smaller the number, the larger the aperture (or opening on the lens is), the more light is able to get thru the lens for your exposure. In this case, a larger aperture calls for a quicker shutter release, thus the 1/250th sec speed set to balance out the exposure. These settings, or similar, will produce a sharp contrast of subject in focus with backgrounds out of focus.
In opposite, the same thing can happen using a narrower aperture & longer shutter exposure, but can result in needing a tripod depending on what your conditions are. Doing this will also cause more of the content in your frame to be in focus, rather than having emphasis on just your subject or part of the frame.
In this case with the bee, I needed to be quick, so f/2.8 at 1/250th did exactly what I wanted. Depending on what type of camera u have, u can do the thing...but u do need to have manual settings to really have fun with it.
Thanks for the tips. We have a small photography contest at my school, so I need all the help that I can get.
edit: In regards to your bee photo, a similar photo beat me in the state fair. It was a picture of a butterfly (instead of a bee), on a purple flower. It deserved to win, though. It was better than mine.
eyelikeart said:
As for that PowerBook decision, it was a toughie I'm sure. I gave up mine for the sake of a new lens, but it didn't leave me Mac-less.
if i were in your position, i may have done what you did, but it was either no computer or a new computer. we both just got rid of the same laptop. funny.
idkew said:
I dunno, my S50 is the same camera with a 5mp sensor, and I find the aperture controls adequate for the type of camera it is. It's not going to be nearly as flexible as a SLR, and the lens is nothing all that great, but it's manual features are about the same, if not better than those of any other consumer camera.
neut said:nice photos eye... i bet that was fun shooting those homes.
here's another car pic:
peace.
Like the effect on your car man! The colors are cool too.
Eye: OK it makes more sense....I was thinking soemthing newer....like the last gen TiBook or something...
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