All Mine!!!
by Shutter-For-Hire

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Originally posted by mbrutus2009: Originally posted by Shutter-For-Hire: Originally posted by mbrutus2009: For anyone wondering I just looked up on google all the prices of the lenses and bodies (including the ones used to take the photo) and I added it up. The grand total comes out to be just over 20,000 dollars. Yes, this is all from google so some may be a bit off with the pricing but it was a general idea. WOW! hahaha... yea... I have a problem =) But... remember... a Lens a Day Keeps the Doctor Away! =P . And what is it that you do to be able to pay for all this? And where do I sign to join you? Haha!

hahaha...... no comment

Gluttony
by vawendy

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I can't believe how tack sharp this is! ... I was just staring at the detail for the past 5 minutes... LOVE it!

I am a really technical person and I HATE pics shot from a telephoto lens that are not sharp... yours is TACK on!

Nice work!!!

=)

All Mine!!!
by Shutter-For-Hire

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Originally posted by Eaglerapids: I have to be honest here. I rated this picture low because when I first saw it I disliked it immediately. The subject looked so greedy I was turned off the whole picture. When I saw that it had won, I looked at it with new eyes and started to appreciate the technical expertise required to shoot the photo and began to realize the power of the photo. It conveys it's subject extremely well, so well that I still don't like the photo! If I can ever take a photo that is half as powerful as this I will be happy. Great job Shutter-For-Hire.

Thanks! I just checked out your waterfall pics... they are amazing! That's going to be my summer project... mastering the waterfall... look for me on the front page again =P

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All Mine!!!
by Shutter-For-Hire

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Originally posted by heatherd: Let me know if ever you think of selling any lens. :-)Now, tell us which is your favourite lens???

hmmm... favorite??? well, It's a really tough call... I really do like to shoot wide so I'd lean towards the Tokina 12-24 used for the shoot, but all the lenses serve their purpose... I use the 35mm f/2D for all portrait sessions, the macro lenses for.. well macro shots,... ect...

They do all get used on occasion... =)

All Mine!!!
by Shutter-For-Hire

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Originally posted by mbrutus2009: For anyone wondering I just looked up on google all the prices of the lenses and bodies (including the ones used to take the photo) and I added it up. The grand total comes out to be just over 20,000 dollars. Yes, this is all from google so some may be a bit off with the pricing but it was a general idea. WOW!

hahaha... yea... I have a problem =)

But... remember... a Lens a Day Keeps the Doctor Away! =P

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All Mine!!!
by Shutter-For-Hire

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Originally posted by snaffles: What, no Nikon 300mm f/4?! *shakes head in disbelief* Good work Eric, and good to see you back on here too! Congrats on the blue!

hahaha... well... actually there is a Nikon 300mm f/4.5 MF lens on the table there =)

I also have a 400mm Tokina lens, but that one was too big...

Thanks!

All Mine!!!
by Shutter-For-Hire

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Originally posted by wolf: Love it Eric!!! Nice to see you're back!! Congrats on the blue!

Thanks!

I'm going to try and enter at least one pic every other week to stay in the game... I started a new job and it took me a while to get settled... now I have the time to focus on challenges again...

I hope to be in the running regularly again... probably not on the front page too often, but I'll do my best =)

All Mine!!!
by Shutter-For-Hire

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Originally posted by adigitalromance: I think the huge umbrellas behind you are perfect for this shot and a great idea. It's almost like two big eyes waiting, watching...to see who might be coming...to take your lenses! But it also draws your attention down to the action in the shot. I wouldn't have thought of putting umbrellas there, but it totally adds to the picture.

yea, I purposely aimed them inwards to give kind of animate them with the same expression as my face... as thought they were looking over my shoulders... I had always wanted to incorporate the umbrellas into a picture and I wasn't sure if they would cause any lens flare, and apparently they don't =)

thanks!

Lustful Thoughts
by gyaban

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Congrats on the ribbon!

I'm proud to share the front page with you =)

... it's just nicer to be on the left side of you for once =)

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Gluttony
by vawendy

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Hahaha Nicely done!!! I love how you are able to accomplish the black background!!!