Zombies, cheerleaders, and a massacre. [3 images]

Hi folks,

I like to do stills on short films and the other day got to do some on 'The Zombie Cheerleader Massacre', which was as much fun as it sounds

There were a few pics from the day that really stood out to me so I processed them my own way, after I'd finished preparing the official stills the way their directors wants them.

They were taken on a Nikon D200 using (mostly) an 18-200VR. I had my 17-55 f/2.8 with me but it wasn't long enough to get the shots I needed. It was quite low light as well, even though it was a lit set, and my ISO crept to 1600 a few times. I think I might need to get that Sigma 70-200 f/2.8 now! Any advice about that lens?







The 'official' images are at http://www.myglasseye.net/sets - opinion and advice always welcome!

Cheers,
Owen
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http://www.owenbillcliffe.co.uk
http://www.myglasseye.net

I really like the 1st image in B&W. I guess the 2nd image would work very well in B&W too.

Regarding the Sigma 70-200/2.8 you can read my experience regarding the lens here:
http://forums.dpreview.com/forums/read.asp?forum=1030&message=23733318

I ended getting the Nikon AF-S 70-200/2.8 VR but the AF/AF-S 80-200/2.8 (non VR) are fine lenses too.

I have a question for you. Which flash photo album did you use to show the images ?? I've been looking for one like that but I haven't had success yet...

Regards,
Jakob Laursen
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Member of The Danish Union of Journalists

EXCELLENT!!!!!
Stan

Cheers guys!

Jakob: I use Slideshowpro - get it from http://www.slideshowpro.net but you will need to own a copy of Flash to get it working. However as far as I know you can download a trial version of Flash for a month and use that to get your slideshow up and running. After that it's just a case of adding images to the database it draws on.

I think they'd probably all look good in B&W but the colours of the originals are so good I couldn't make them all desaturated.

Cheers,
Owen
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http://www.owenbillcliffe.co.uk
http://www.myglasseye.net

Just my personal take on the Sigma is that it is a wonderful lense... and as a matter of fact I have a brand new one for sale!!! My wife gave it to me as a Father's Day gift but I have my new Nikon 70-200mm VR already so there was no use. Anyway, the lense is sharp and quite and a steal for the what you get... just don't compare it to something like the Nikon 70-200mm VR because they just aren't in the same arena IMHO!!!

PM me if it's possible if you're interested in the lense I have hear... I would be more that happy to get my email address to you... as a matter of fact... it might be available through my profile but I am not sure.
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Cheers for the offer but I'm in the UK.

Owen
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http://www.owenbillcliffe.co.uk
http://www.myglasseye.net

Is there a good thread properly comparing the Sigma and the Nikon anywhere? I couldn't find one, weirdly!

Owen
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http://www.owenbillcliffe.co.uk
http://www.myglasseye.net