Jimmy Drew20683
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You find strange things in the woods!
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Just put it on and go out and have fun with it. Sometimes you can even use the onboard flash........you have to make do sometimes with what you have on hand.22, in college, wants to take a photography course but they require
a dslr. That's where I had to draw the line.
I see why!
I'm fighting low energy level as well as slow shutter speeds. I'm
sure there is plenty I can find. I'm afraid to put it on, will my
fill flash work, should I use it, shut up ShudderBug, put the dang
thing on, get off the computer, go try it out. You wouldn't
believe the list of things I should do to get used to the 100-400,
got some excellent advice BTW. I'm afraid my pitchers (deliberate)
won't be as nice as yours.
I can handold my 400mm most of the time at 1/400 pretty good, sometimes slower if I have something to brace my arm on. Monopod and remote shutter release helps a lot too.
I might not KNOW what you did wrong, if anything! Still trying to learn myself. Looking forward to seeing what you get. Better to try that thing out in case you have a bad copy.
I've never had a big problem with dust from changing lenses, and I change them a lot! Mostly keep the macro lens on the 300D now that I have another camera though.
ShudderBug
Veteran Member
Now I see I am going to need a bracket or something. Took some wedding shots and need to get rid of shadows, thought ceiling too high to bounce so angle the flash 45 degrees with my paper diffuser. Now I read about an L-bracket that will work both in landscape and portrait mode, supposed to eliminate the shadows, Canon brand, not marketed in the US but the UK, Singapore, only source is ebay and rather costly. Plus there was a twisty cord and I haven't ascertained at this point whether you have to buy that separately or not. I'm not in a big hurry, have to finish paying for the new lenses first, but am thinking ahead.
What kind of bracket doe you use and would it eliminate shadows (mostly against walls, open shots good)?
External and mounted on shoe I understand, what is a beamer?
Looks like a snail to me. Pretty thing and nice photo.Now that's neat!! What is it, do you know? Never seen a creaturebtw, here is one than zipped by my camera
quite like that, and I thought we had some strange ones around
here! You REALLY do find strange things in the woods, don't you?
LOL
I use the stroboframe flip bracket. I bought it mainly to get more light on the subjects when shooting macros. You have to have an off shoe cord to use a bracket (it's kind of pricey for what it is, but it's the only thing that works) My flash is mounted on a small ball head so I can angle the flash where I need it.
I don't know about eliminating shadows in the situation you mentioned. Maybe somebody with experience with that type of shooting will jump in and give you some advice on that one.
The beamer is a flash extender. I use it to give me more light when shooting birds mainly. Here is a link that shows it.
http://www.naturephotographers.net/gs/gsbb.html
ShudderBug
Veteran Member
I'll kick that around and ruminate on it. I'm the one-size-fits-all type, and that isn't going to work in this "business".
Thanks for the info and link. I'll see what I can put together. First I will just make do with what I have, like I always do, and go from there.
Thanks for the info and link. I'll see what I can put together. First I will just make do with what I have, like I always do, and go from there.
LBI
Leading Member
I think they are called Iberian Slugs, we normally have them in black, but these brown/orance specises has invaded the country over the past 10 years.Used external flash. The white one was with the flash on a bracket,
with the omnibounce on it.
The purple one was taken with my 400mm lens and the external flash
mounted on the shoe with a beamer on it. (that just happened to be
what I had when I saw that one in the woods (was bird hunting).
When I walked past that, I backed up and took a picture of it.
Now that's neat!! What is it, do you know? Never seen a creaturebtw, here is one than zipped by my camera
quite like that, and I thought we had some strange ones around
here! You REALLY do find strange things in the woods, don't you?
LOL
But they are quite gross
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Lars Bo
The spelling errors might not be related to dyslexia or using a
second language, but it could be, just errors, a bit like my photos.
Lars Bo
The spelling errors might not be related to dyslexia or using a second language, but it could be, just errors, a bit like my photos.
LOL. Wish I had thought of that one! :> )
fiddlehead
Forum Enthusiast
Hi,
Great shots! In case you're interested, the first one is a juvenile form of one of the white members of the genus Amanita, and the gorgeous purple one is either Clavaria amethystina or Clavulina zollingeri.
thanks for sharing
David
http://fiddlehead.smugmug.com
Great shots! In case you're interested, the first one is a juvenile form of one of the white members of the genus Amanita, and the gorgeous purple one is either Clavaria amethystina or Clavulina zollingeri.
thanks for sharing
David
http://fiddlehead.smugmug.com
LBI
Leading Member
What you mean, I did pan it, notice the background.
Lars Bo
The spelling errors might not be related to dyslexia or using a second language, but it could be, just errors, a bit like my photos.
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Lars Bo
The spelling errors might not be related to dyslexia or using a second language, but it could be, just errors, a bit like my photos.
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