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Canon EF-S 17-85mm f/4-5.6 IS USM

01/11/2007 02:48:07 PM · #802

completely off topic, but if you want to see some great work, in a very dark vein, visit

Louis's page. hooo-eee, can the boy snap some good pics!

Melethia

Canon EOS-80D

Canon EF 24-105mm f/4.0L IS

01/11/2007 03:10:36 PM · #803

Some of us have been visiting

Louis' page for a long time now. He's known as The Master of Light from the 30 Day SP thread last time, but he's also marvelous at imagery - not just images.

Don, you're beginning to scare me...

01/11/2007 03:24:28 PM · #804

I'm happy with this. I just hope it can stay this high.

Song Titles, 2006

Votes: 158
Views: 194
Avg Vote: 5.7405
Comments: 14
Favorites: 0
Wish Lists: 0

BTW: My Best Of picture is not in my profile but there is one quite similar in there. Should I hide that one?

Kelli

Canon EOS-D60

Canon EF 70-200mm f/4.0L USM

01/11/2007 03:29:15 PM · #805

My black&white is rising ever so slowly, but my first comment was a really nice one from Louis.

Votes: 134
Views: 164
Avg Vote: 4.8507
Comments: 6

silverfoxx

Canon EOS-5D

01/11/2007 03:29:26 PM · #806

oh wow:) almost 600 best of pictures...
it will take ages to go through all of them especially since they all should be excellent.

noraneko

Nikon AF-S DX NIKKOR 18-200mm f/3.5-5.6G ED VR II

01/11/2007 03:32:21 PM · #807

Maybe my 2006 Song entry isn't so awful after all - I got a

posthumous comment, which always makes my day. No poem, though :-(

griz210

Nikon D300s

01/11/2007 03:38:58 PM · #808

Wow i just hit 5 on my b&w

Black and White Portrait II

Votes: 151
Views: 199
Avg Vote: 5.0000
Comments: 4

noraneko

Canon EF 24-105mm f/4.0L IS

01/11/2007 04:05:08 PM · #809

If you want to see an interesting (and in my opinion very good) photo with panned motion, check out Deb's photo of birds in flight.

Deb, hope you don't mind me pulling this one out to show!

Melethia

Canon EOS-80D

01/11/2007 04:08:23 PM · #810

I don't mind at all. That happens to be one of which I'm quite proud, and yes, that's something you can do with panned motion, even when you aren't planning on it. :-)

quiet_observation

Canon EF 70-200mm f/2.8L IS USM

01/11/2007 04:13:24 PM · #811

Sorry but Deb's photograph is a good photograph and a great example of motion blur but it's not classic motion panning.

noraneko

Nikon AF-S Nikkor 28-300mm f3.5-5.6G ED VR

01/11/2007 04:15:11 PM · #812

Originally posted by quiet_observation:

Sorry but Deb's photograph is a good photograph and a great example of motion blur but it's not classic motion panning.

SHITE! I suck even at knowing how these contests work. Needless to say, I've never tried motion panning. Should be ahem - interesting - to say the least.

NikonJeb

Nikon D850

01/11/2007 04:57:01 PM · #813

Originally posted by posthumous:

I haven't voted yet on Procrastination or B/W photo, so don't be discouraged!

Didn't get around to it yet????8>)

silverfoxx

Canon EOS-5D

Canon EF 70-200mm f/4.0L USM

01/11/2007 04:58:15 PM · #814

Deb, that photo is excellent, I can't say enough how much i love it. too bad we can only add photos as faves once.

ok, I hvae entered an old one to the best of 2006 and I'm feeling guilty
:)

NikonJeb

Nikon D850

Nikon AF-S Nikkor 28-300mm f3.5-5.6G ED VR

01/11/2007 05:04:28 PM · #815

Originally posted by JuliBoc:

Silverfoxx, your self-portraits are really beautiful. You have enough for a good art show.

Oh, PLEASE!

The fact that she's elegantly, annoyingly, gorgeous doesn't hurt!....8>)

Shades of the ethereal look of Catherine Deneuve.....

Keep it up, kid, you're goin' places!

And just think, you don't have to pay a photographer!....8>)

Melethia

Canon EOS-80D

Canon EF 24-105mm f/4.0L IS

01/11/2007 05:24:16 PM · #816

Originally posted by quiet_observation:

Sorry but Deb's photograph is a good photograph and a great example of motion blur but it's not classic motion panning.

Mary is right. Even though it is panned (you can see that in the background), the "subjects" (ie the birds) are not in focus. I didn't pan fast enough, essentially, to follow any of them and the silly things were flapping their wings and stuff so there's motion blur from that too.

For the challenge, you'll want to try to get your "subject" or at least part of it in focus, I'd think. That said, if I were to get another shot like the one Catherine pointed out, I'd probably enter it anyway. :-)

01/11/2007 06:25:13 PM · #817

Well, I have a shot for Best Of 2006 but I don't have any idea for the three new challenges yet. I'm not sure I'm going to try motion panning. I've never done that before. I know, there has to be a first time.

I've been thinking about Match but I have to come up with an idea. Why is that always the hard part?

silverfox, I looked at your site. Very nice job. I was wondering where your user name came from? That explains it.

nikonjeb, what's the latest on your killer score?

Nikon AF-S Nikkor 28-300mm f3.5-5.6G ED VR

01/11/2007 06:37:42 PM · #818

I have a question. Has anyone used manual focus lenses on their DSLR. If you have:

Are you happy with them?

Is there anything special to watch out for?

How do you deal with exposure since there is no metering? At least on the film cameras their was a meter.

NikonJeb

Nikon D850

01/11/2007 06:43:10 PM · #819

Originally posted by bmartuch:

nikonjeb, what's the latest on your killer score?

Glad you asked.....that way I don't feel quite so much like I'm tooting my own horn.

Procrastination Votes: 160 Views: 277
Avg Vote: 6.8500 Comments: 21

Black and White Portrait II: Votes: 148 Views: 259
Avg Vote: 4.2500 Comments: 30

I'm certainly getting feedback.

JuliBoc

Apple iPhone 6s+

Canon EF 50mm f/1.4 USM

01/11/2007 06:55:21 PM · #820

I just noticed an anomaly in my profile. My Free Study XVI shot (the green parrot) has had 768 views (post-challenge). The next highest of all my photos on DPC, the blurry brown ribbon winner, has had only 298. What do you suppose this means?

quiet_observation

Canon EF 70-200mm f/2.8L IS USM

01/11/2007 07:24:38 PM · #821

Originally posted by bmartuch:

Are you talking about the manual setting on your camera or using a lens set on manual?

01/11/2007 07:29:40 PM · #822

Originally posted by quiet_observation:

Originally posted by bmartuch:
I have a question. Has anyone used manual focus lenses on their DSLR. If you have:

Are you happy with them?

Is there anything special to watch out for?

How do you deal with exposure since there is no metering? At least on the film cameras their was a meter.

Are you talking about the manual setting on your camera or using a lens set on manual?

I'm talking about a lens from a film camera that has no autofocus features. I've heard they can work on DSLR's. From what I understand, you have to set the switch to manual and the mode to manual and they can be used.

quiet_observation

Canon EF 70-200mm f/2.8L IS USM

01/11/2007 07:33:16 PM · #823

Your light meter is in your camera not in the lens.

The only difference is you will have to adjust your focus manually by eyesight and by usually turning a ring on the lens.

Test it.

Elaine