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 07/28/2008 08:05:59 AM · #101
Originally posted by Wyrdling:
Wow, what?! o.O


It's an old Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young song from way back in them 70's. No not the 1870's, the 1970's. ;)
 07/28/2008 09:52:21 AM · #102
Originally posted by Jac:
Originally posted by Wyrdling:
Wow, what?! o.O


It's an old Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young song from way back in them 70's. No not the 1870's, the 1970's. ;)


*lol* Okay - that was way before I was born, so no wonder I don't get it :)
 07/28/2008 10:59:05 AM · #103
Originally posted by Wyrdling:
Originally posted by Jac:
Originally posted by Wyrdling:
Wow, what?! o.O


It's an old Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young song from way back in them 70's. No not the 1870's, the 1970's. ;)


*lol* Okay - that was way before I was born, so no wonder I don't get it :)


Don't feel bad, I didn't get it either :D
 07/28/2008 11:34:47 AM · #104
Originally posted by Mr_Pants:
Originally posted by TCGuru:
I wish I could cut my hair :(


That reminds me. I must get mine cut before this all starts. It's a bit long at the moment and I look like Neil.

LOL, do a before and after shot!!!
 07/29/2008 06:56:15 PM · #105
Originally posted by TCGuru:
Originally posted by Wyrdling:
Originally posted by Jac:
Originally posted by Wyrdling:
Wow, what?! o.O


It's an old Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young song from way back in them 70's. No not the 1870's, the 1970's. ;)


*lol* Okay - that was way before I was born, so no wonder I don't get it :)


Don't feel bad, I didn't get it either :D

Sheesh...

And to think-- I am one of the few conservatives in this group. ;-)
 07/29/2008 06:59:48 PM · #106
It's okay Art, I love CSNY! I even have a t-shirt from a show!
 07/29/2008 07:03:20 PM · #107
Originally posted by sillygoat:
It's okay Art, I love CSNY! I even have a t-shirt from a show!

Cool! Well now you have 1 out of 31 wardrobe choices made for your August SP project! :)
 07/29/2008 07:04:55 PM · #108
Originally posted by Art Roflmao:
Originally posted by sillygoat:
It's okay Art, I love CSNY! I even have a t-shirt from a show!

Cool! Well now you have 1 out of 31 wardrobe choices made for your August SP project! :)


Haha! It's pretty ugly and double my size, but I will wear it for one of them just for you!
 07/29/2008 07:06:04 PM · #109
Originally posted by sillygoat:
Originally posted by Art Roflmao:
Originally posted by sillygoat:
It's okay Art, I love CSNY! I even have a t-shirt from a show!

Cool! Well now you have 1 out of 31 wardrobe choices made for your August SP project! :)


Haha! It's pretty ugly and double my size, but I will wear it for one of them just for you!

Dang! My objective was to get you to wear something half your size. Oh well, I still have 30 other suggestions. ;-)
 07/29/2008 07:39:52 PM · #110
I'm sorry to say it's not gonna wirk out for me :(

my studio is not gonna be work-ready in the beginning of august, and I feel it's good to have a time-out for a little while. 31 self portraits are not gonna help me with that.

Maybe I can get some done, but sorry, don't count on me :(
 07/29/2008 07:53:30 PM · #111
Well DARN!!! Ooooooooooooooooookayyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy I'll take you off the list... *cry*
 07/31/2008 12:03:48 AM · #112
Hey does anyone mind if I post a couple here to get some advice before the side challenge acutally starts? I spent most of the last one trying to figure out lighting and my focus issues. I seem to have those issues under control with my p&s, but I'm not doing so hot with my dslr. If no one has time to take a look that's fine. I was just hoping to spare everyone!! :P
 07/31/2008 01:37:02 AM · #113
Originally posted by icu1965:
Hey does anyone mind if I post a couple here to get some advice before the side challenge acutally starts? I spent most of the last one trying to figure out lighting and my focus issues. I seem to have those issues under control with my p&s, but I'm not doing so hot with my dslr. If no one has time to take a look that's fine. I was just hoping to spare everyone!! :P


Of course you can :)
 07/31/2008 08:49:07 AM · #114
Originally posted by TCGuru:
Originally posted by icu1965:
Hey does anyone mind if I post a couple here to get some advice before the side challenge acutally starts? I spent most of the last one trying to figure out lighting and my focus issues. I seem to have those issues under control with my p&s, but I'm not doing so hot with my dslr. If no one has time to take a look that's fine. I was just hoping to spare everyone!! :P


Of course you can :)

Thanks!!
Ok, this first one is with the dslr [thumb]704902[/thumb]
And this second one is with the p&s [thumb]705024[/thumb]
I know the lighting is a little different, but I don't think that's the issue with my focus. (Then again maybe it is, that's why I'm asking!)
If anyone can figure out what I'm doing wrong, or give me some ideas to try I'd greatly appreciate it!
edit to add the right picture!

Message edited by author 2008-07-31 08:57:46.
 07/31/2008 09:11:06 AM · #115
Focus looks ok to me Jess. Your eyes are crisp in both shots. The P&S shot seems a bit blurry but I think that's because it's a P&S lens and that's what you get. The other looks splendid. What monitor are you using?
 07/31/2008 09:16:39 AM · #116
Using my laptop. which could be another factor.
Here's the other w/the dslr [thumb]704903[/thumb] It just seems grainy and soft, which wasn't what I was going for.
 07/31/2008 09:27:22 AM · #117
Sounds like a good way to get comfy with my new monolights...I may just have to play along.

07/31/2008 09:27:47 AM · #118
That last one looks a bit blurry. How close were you to the camera? Does it search when focusing or does it find it fast without hesitation?

Can you choose the focus points on your camera? Do you know where it is doing its focusing? Middle of viewfinder, left, right?
07/31/2008 09:30:39 AM · #119
Originally posted by awpollard:
Sounds like a good way to get comfy with my new monolights...I may just have to play along.



Maybe you can take biteme's place. See OP for more info.
 07/31/2008 09:35:10 AM · #120
Originally posted by Jac:
That last one looks a bit blurry. How close were you to the camera? Does it search when focusing or does it find it fast without hesitation?

Can you choose the focus points on your camera? Do you know where it is doing its focusing? Middle of viewfinder, left, right?

I can choose the focus points and it's set to center. I was about 8 ft away from the camera. The autofocus is a bit annoying, and I didn't try to manually focus, so maybe that's part of the problem.
 07/31/2008 09:52:58 AM · #121
Originally posted by icu1965:
Originally posted by Jac:
That last one looks a bit blurry. How close were you to the camera? Does it search when focusing or does it find it fast without hesitation?

Can you choose the focus points on your camera? Do you know where it is doing its focusing? Middle of viewfinder, left, right?

I can choose the focus points and it's set to center. I was about 8 ft away from the camera. The autofocus is a bit annoying, and I didn't try to manually focus, so maybe that's part of the problem.


I should have asked before. Can you post the specs for all the pics please?
 07/31/2008 10:46:34 AM · #122
Originally posted by icu1965:
Using my laptop. which could be another factor.
Here's the other w/the dslr [thumb]704903[/thumb] It just seems grainy and soft, which wasn't what I was going for.


What are your specs for this pic. ISO, Shutterspeed, aperture
 07/31/2008 01:24:50 PM · #123
Originally posted by Jac:
Originally posted by icu1965:
Originally posted by Jac:
That last one looks a bit blurry. How close were you to the camera? Does it search when focusing or does it find it fast without hesitation?

Can you choose the focus points on your camera? Do you know where it is doing its focusing? Middle of viewfinder, left, right?

I can choose the focus points and it's set to center. I was about 8 ft away from the camera. The autofocus is a bit annoying, and I didn't try to manually focus, so maybe that's part of the problem.


I should have asked before. Can you post the specs for all the pics please?

Yea, I tried to load that info and everytime I did it caused an error. If I can remember off the top of my head it was like f5.6, iso 200 and 1/15.
ETA: That's off the top of my head because I'm not home right now. I realized that sounded kind of dumb, like why couldn't I just go look!

Message edited by author 2008-07-31 13:27:13.
 07/31/2008 02:46:21 PM · #124
Are you all ready for tomorrow? :D
 07/31/2008 02:58:41 PM · #125
Ok, your shutter speed is too slow for hand held capturing. If you wanted to capture the ambient light then use your on board flash with a slow speed like 1/30th or even 1/15th but you need to be steady, or use a tripod. Minimum I would say is 1/60th to 1/125 of a second hand held, with no flash. If you're using a tripod then you or it moved while the image was taken. Take a shot of an inanimate object with the camera on a tripod. Post the result here so we can take a look. Make sure your object is well lit so the auto focus won't search.

Message edited by author 2008-07-31 15:00:28.
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