holy shit. so cool. I like how loose it is still. Got a lot of movement and doesn't feel too stiff.
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Posted: Sat Sep 24, 2011 7:01 pm
by Kaiproject
falling waaay behind in my editing/uploading...
here's a few from a series i shot about a month ago
Box Hill underpass, spruced up a bit by a senior graphic/vis designer at the studio i work at in c'wood; ASPECT
he does a lot of signage design also (did Ceres/merri creek for example, though creek stuff has been mega vandalised!)
pity they didn't have the budget to redo the pavers... but the relatively low budget treatment really lightens up a dingy underpass. playful too
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Posted: Mon Oct 03, 2011 12:36 pm
by youthful_implants
Rainy Melbourne. Taken with iphone.
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Posted: Mon Oct 03, 2011 3:38 pm
by thedeadly9
Kaiproject wrote:
yARGGHHH CAPTAIN JACK SPARROW HAS HIT NEW LOWS!
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Posted: Fri Oct 07, 2011 10:37 am
by youthful_implants
Plane view
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Posted: Fri Oct 07, 2011 2:03 pm
by thedeadly9
dats really nice.
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Posted: Sat Oct 08, 2011 12:46 am
by CoB
yeah that is mad!!!
probably one of the best uses of the wing i seen
edit: oh yeah
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Posted: Thu Nov 03, 2011 6:30 am
by Direkt
Hey gang,
I'm interested in stepping into the photography caper as a hobby, have had an interest for some time... what are your thoughts on this camera pack for starting out, seems like a good idea, and the reviews sound favourable: http://www.kogan.com.au/shop/canon-eos- ... s-18-55mm/
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Posted: Thu Nov 03, 2011 3:05 pm
by Direkt
Ghost Town 101.
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Posted: Thu Nov 03, 2011 4:43 pm
by Lizkins
i clicked the link and it froze my internets
good camera, to be honest, the only one i have checked the specs out for the most of lately is the canon 5d mark II which is way premo and amazing and i totally want it
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Posted: Thu Nov 03, 2011 5:11 pm
by Direkt
Aah yes, the 5D. Not exactly cheap, but I've heard nothing but good things.
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Posted: Sun Nov 06, 2011 1:22 pm
by Kaiproject
550d or 600d both great starters - 600d has the swivel screen which isn't that amazing but can be handy for shooting high or low angles or for video.
it also has a digital zoom feature for video without loosing quality which is pretty sweet for macro stuff (with a good lens too).
lenses are by far more important than the body.
whatever you do, don't use the kit lens. if you have to buy a kit, sell the lens on ebay if you can. or just store it away
even the 18-55 version with IS would be better for image quality and handheld shooting, better yet a Tamron 17-50 f/2.8 for yummy Bokeh/Dof ($350 ebay)
other cheap-yet-good starter would be 50mm 1.8, or for a better focal length on the crop sensor maybe sigma 30mm 1.4
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Posted: Mon Nov 07, 2011 6:28 am
by Direkt
went the 550d kit, looking forward to getting my hands on it tomorrow. I'll start with the included kit lens, no point lashing out more coin if it turns out I don't have a real passion for it... but thanks for the advice.
it's funny how the importance of lens v. body reminds me of the importance of preamps v. microphone.
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Posted: Mon Nov 07, 2011 1:35 pm
by Lizkins
i don't agree re not using the kit lenses. i use the kit lenses for all my shots, bar when i borrow Oli's wide angle lens to play with. The kit lenses do just fine for starting out with and playing around with for sure. In fact i haven't bought a new lens at all, just use the kit lenses.
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Posted: Tue Nov 08, 2011 6:27 am
by Direkt
will be doing so m' dear...
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Posted: Tue Nov 08, 2011 4:20 pm
by CoB
yeh i pretty much only use the kit lens on my dslr
but i am pretty novice at cameras...
am waiting for the reverse mount to get here so i can turn it into a macro, huhuhu
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Posted: Wed Nov 09, 2011 5:33 pm
by Kaiproject
oh but when you do use another lens (such as a piece of L glass) you'll be blown away!
but yes still all the fundamentals of photography to practice regardless of the lens... & as long as shooting raw plenty of fun to be had making amazing images in photoshop (preferably Lightroom, its great)
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Posted: Wed Nov 09, 2011 5:50 pm
by CoB
i still never play with lightroom...
only i use camera raw, then photoshop to make final adjustments >.<
you dont really get the size of that mountain projection in the photots. it's rly fucking massive.
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Posted: Fri Feb 03, 2012 12:55 pm
by Lizkins
they are spectacular Kai, really really good! Did you get a new camera, cos you photos have gotten mighty crisp
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Posted: Fri Feb 03, 2012 2:37 pm
by Kaiproject
thanks!
i got a 7d around april last year; most of my flickr photos are with that TBH, didn't really get into posting stuff online before..
lenses definitely help with sharpness, canon 24-105L and tokina 11-16 are fantastic to have and will last long beyond the camera body hopefully.
i've been doing more and more photography for work purposes using 5dmk2 also (mostly landscape architecture), and am going up to sydney this weekend to shoot Darling Quarter, Chinatown and a couple of other recent projects my company (the Sydney office) designed. shooting some video too.
my videography & timelapse stuff over on http://vimeo.com/designbykai/videos/ is with the 7d also.
@huge yes you are right, hard to capture the scale - would've been great to go right up to the base and taken a wide angle. i wish i'd made it up the top of the hill this year too, was great last year @sunset
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Posted: Fri Feb 03, 2012 2:38 pm
by youthful_implants
those look good mate!
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Posted: Fri Feb 03, 2012 2:44 pm
by Lizkins
Kaiproject wrote:thanks!
i got a 7d around april last year; most of my flickr photos are with that TBH, didn't really get into posting stuff online before..
lenses definitely help with sharpness, canon 24-105L and tokina 11-16 are fantastic to have and will last long beyond the camera body hopefully.
i've been doing more and more photography for work purposes using 5dmk2 also (mostly landscape architecture), and am going up to sydney this weekend to shoot Darling Quarter, Chinatown and a couple of other recent projects my company (the Sydney office) designed. shooting some video too.
my videography & timelapse stuff over on http://vimeo.com/designbykai/videos/ is with the 7d also.
@huge yes you are right, hard to capture the scale - would've been great to go right up to the base and taken a wide angle. i wish i'd made it up the top of the hill this year too, was great last year @sunset
well cool! sounds like you are getting lots of experience and kicking goals, nice one!
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Posted: Wed Feb 08, 2012 7:08 pm
by CoB
yeh that mountain looks amazing, and u say it was bigger than it looks there?
shit!! how the hell!?
here is a photo of my stupid mug, two for the price of one!
the second is hiding a bit 039 Feb 08 Stupid Face by Villephant, on Flickr
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Posted: Wed Feb 08, 2012 7:37 pm
by huge
you look nothing like i imagined.
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Posted: Wed Feb 08, 2012 8:14 pm
by nic
cob looks nothing like i imagined him to be
no long hair?
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Posted: Wed Feb 08, 2012 8:29 pm
by CoB
no, why do u think i have long hair?
ps. at least you didn't think i was a chick...
that was the response from someone else that saw that picture -___-
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Posted: Wed Feb 08, 2012 9:31 pm
by huge
i pictured you to be more.. michael cera looking.
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Posted: Wed Feb 08, 2012 9:47 pm
by Lizkins
lol i had a whole Jay from Jay and Silent Bob thing going on in my head
you ruined it Cob
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Posted: Wed Feb 08, 2012 10:46 pm
by CoB
yeh, i apologise for looking nothing like how you guys imagine, i can pretend that is someone else if you like?
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Posted: Thu Feb 09, 2012 8:39 am
by nic
pls do
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Posted: Thu Feb 09, 2012 12:24 pm
by CoB
yeh that is my house mate, steve...
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Posted: Thu Feb 09, 2012 2:04 pm
by huge
steve
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Posted: Thu Feb 09, 2012 3:34 pm
by CoB
is that better?
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Posted: Thu Feb 09, 2012 3:39 pm
by huge
yeah that works. now go on back to looking like michael cera and let's never speak of this again