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My old new Kawasaki 250R
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April 26, 2009 at 6:42 am #2749rroyterParticipant
Here are some pictures I made today. Featuring red Kawi 250R, red KBC Wizard (afair) and red Alpinestars Halo jacket.
More and higher quality pics are over here.
I’m particularly proud of lighting setup I made. Any photographers here to appreciate ?
April 26, 2009 at 6:53 pm #18028MunchParticipantGrats….looking good.
April 27, 2009 at 3:08 am #18033rroyterParticipantMask… what mask? :rolleyes:
April 29, 2009 at 1:51 am #18097kirkParticipantNice jacket!
May 5, 2009 at 4:54 pm #18178KellisanthParticipantWhat are you using for the camera? Standard tripod right? External flash or the built-in flash? Or light stands?
Very nice overall. A lower DoF would help put more focus on you and the bike.
May 6, 2009 at 5:29 pm #18207rroyterParticipantI was shooting with Nikon D80 on tripod and a SB-24 on the right with reflective umbrella. The problem with DOF was that I had to focus on the helmet, set the timer and run to the bike to pose. Therefore my face isn’t really in focus. I guess I could’ve close the diaphragm more and compensate with slower shutter and higher ISO, but in the rush of running around I forgot about it
May 6, 2009 at 11:21 pm #18212MunchParticipantWow…..see…thank god for point and shoots. I took photography in my short high school career and at one point got really good at it…. Now days…. pffft can’t remember half of what I wish I could for the dramatic pics… so I point…. I focus… I click….and I hope…….
May 7, 2009 at 12:04 am #18213KellisanthParticipantAhhh! I know what you mean. I’ve done that a few times with timers on my 400D and 50D… Auto-focus or preset?
I have a remote trigger but that’s corded. Wireless is quite pricy! 😮
Still, I like that shot. Nice angle too.
May 7, 2009 at 4:10 pm #18230rroyterParticipantYea, wireless triggers are so expensive. Eventually I’m going to get another strobe and then I’ll have a problem of running all those wires around.
As far as focus is concerned, I used auto-focus, but of course, manual focus could be the solution. You see, when you check the picture on that tiny LCD screen it all looks sharp enough
So you’re a macro photographer? I’ve googled your nickname
May 7, 2009 at 4:14 pm #18231rroyterParticipantThe point-and-shoot cameras are not bad by themselves. They just limit shot possibilities too much. Plus lesser quality due to small sensor and plastic lenses.
May 8, 2009 at 1:09 am #18247KellisanthParticipantHehe… Yeah, I like Macros. I just need to do more work and practice. I have a 100mm macro lense. And a few landscape/portrait lenses. I need to update one of my telephoto lenses to a faster lense (and better DoF).
My first “real” camera (35mm) back in the late 80’s was a AE-1P. I’ve had the Canon T-50 and T-90s as well. The Disc and 110s were nice, but rather limited at the time. Dark rooms were fun, but the fumes…. OMG… *cough*cough*
I gave away my AE-1P several months ago. Still have a 400D (XTi) which is my backup, and have the 50D which is my primary camera for the time being.
AF is nice, but depending how it is AF’d, it sometimes changes when the scenery changes before taking the shot. Unless you lock it. And I agree with LCD screen, ‘cos even with the larger screen of the 50D (as compared to the XTi), it’s hard to tell if you’re in focus or not. And Live-View isn’t always that great.
Manual focus is pretty good. If you have a good tripod, you could focus on some like, say, the central windshield then ease the swivelhead up to a higher position to where your face might be. One trick would be to have a ball on a stick as a stand in to focus on, if you’re lucky enough to have something like that.
Program wise, I have Lightroom on my Macs and PCs which is pretty good. iPhoto (Mac) isn’t that bad either to be honest. Photoshop is nice, but I like Painter.
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