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mighty-toy-boy
Post #346

i just bought one of those adaptor fisheye's also (would have bought a proper one but having a non-slr camera and all i can't)... you seem to have put yours to better use though.

I like the cropped version of number 4 in the last lot.

DR1F7
Post #347

Looks like they are posing for a cover on a cd laugh.gif nice pics thou harry

BOOSTMEISTER
Post #348

Never really understood the whole fish-eye thing sorry....I guess it's cool for small areas that you want to get as much of it in as possible (realestate photo's) I must admit though that there is a lot of scope for "arty" shots.

vp_s_wagon
Post #349

Nova,
Thanks heaps mate I am edging towards the cropped one too. Get a fisheye! They are so much fun!
I love getting feedback, it is great when ppl put in the effort. cheers
mate

Major,
Cheers, I like being a bit different. I have pretty bad insomnia so I generally dont sleep before 1-2am, no matter what the situation or how tired I am. It's a pain in the ass, but it is good for photos. I leave at about 9-10pm, come home about midnight-1am. It's a cool time to be out. Very interesting.

Mighty Toy Boy,
How much was urs? Can't wait to see the results.

Lance,
Yeh, they chose the first pose in front of the kombi, I chose the 2nd one (4 and 5) one. They were great, really friendly (genuinley friendly, not drunk!) and stoked to be in a photo.

Boostmiester,
It's not good for real estate because it warps things, thats the whole Idea. if you want wide angle u buy a lense like urs, if u want a fisheye effect u buy a fisheye.
I use it purley for the effect. I don't know if you have watched many skate/graffiti videos, you will notice that they are ALL filmed in fisheye. It is a lense type that is so commonly associated with that whole culture, so I thought I should get one and try some shots with one if I am going to do that style.
Have a look at this site, I get alot of ideas from it. 90% is done with a fisheye : http://www.arinahnell.com/photos.htm

Cheers
Harry

vp_s_wagon
Post #350

A few more shots from the new fisheye.
It is 1.40am and I just got back.
2 hours and I only took 4 photos!

At least 3 of them were decent.

1. 2. 3.

What do u think of the fisheye effect on this kind of shot?

Harry

CJPhotography
Post #351

Love the last one harryyyy looks nice and sick with the fisheye!!

Twist
Post #352

Nice and sick - right o

You definately are a tripper Harry, but please dont kill all your shots with this fisheye

Psi
Post #353

fisheye looks good i the first and 3rd ones, not sure about there other 1.
jimeegee
Post #354

Dunno how I missed this one ages ago, must be hiding amongst your other good work, but this one is very well done!

IPB Image

I did one of these recently and apparently the overpass I was on was a touch too busy...nothing but a shakey shots. I put it down to either a crap tripod or too many heavy buses!

You have done very nicely with this one tho, as well as all the others. Keep it up Harry!

Nickle
Post #355

The new lens looks like a lot of fun. Would be awesome with a water cam. People from school have been having some fun with those lately but I haven't had a chance so I'm so jealous.
But yeah they're looking good Harry. Of the two undecided hippie ones I think I'm going to go against the crowd and say I like the uncropped one. I think its because their faces are blurred making them part of the whole effect of the shot..

vp_s_wagon
Post #356

Casey,
Cheers mate, it's good fun.

Twist,
Lol, yeh.
Don't worry mate. I know when the fisheye is not needed (most of the time!)
I just wanted to test the little bugger out. I only got it for a certain style of shot. Although I wouldn't mind doing this one--> IPB Image
with a fisheye. Just to see how it looks, if the lights bend around the fisheye etc.

PSI,
Yeh I buggered that one up with the flash on the top. I did one too many (flashes) and it screwed the two shadows up.
Cheers for the feedback.

Jimeegee,
Yeh I normally think that kind of shot is a bit simplistic unless it actually has good lines (not just some lights, going anywhere!) that lead niceley through the shot. So when I walked over that overpass i thought. Why not!
The heavy tripod helps heaps, I had heaps of busses going over when i did it and I was fine. Maybe try weighting it down a bit. Also remeber to use a very small aperture so u get nice clean lines and not glare or over-exposure.

Nickle,
HAPPY BIRTHDAY!
It is great fun using the fisheye. Come and try it out some time soon.
I had never thought of that with the un-cropped. i agree. I think I am going to keep it like that.
Thanks Heaps.

Cheers for all the feedback. I love it when people make the effort. Thanks.
Harry
DR1F7
Post #357

I can see the fisheye getting thrashed to much tongue.gif

vp_s_wagon
Post #358

QUOTE(DR1F7 @ Sep 15 2006, 04:42 PM) [snapback]1280253616[/snapback]

I can see the fisheye getting thrashed to much tongue.gif


Yeh I know what u mean. It can get old fast.
The only reason I had so many done with it is because it was the 1st day I had it.

The only type of pics i will be using it for are ones that I cant do with the normal 18-55.
Like this one. It was too close so I needed the fisheye's wide angle --->

Harry

Ghetto Panda
Post #359

I think in the first pic the third shadow/person on the right hand side was too much the just the two would have looked better imo.

silver styler
Post #360

QUOTE(vp_s_wagon @ Sep 7 2006, 10:28 PM) [snapback]1280227658[/snapback]

I have had some mixed responses to my graffiti silhouette shots. Some have said they like them some have said they don't, no real middle ground.
I was just wondering what people think of them and if they think I should persue that style.

If u like them, I found an awesome place to try some more out...
Here:

I was thinking about doing some shots kinda like this:


What do u think, should I keep up this style (as well as all the other stuff I do) or go for something different?

Cheers
Harry

i love that style of photography there are a few places like that in brisbane (if you live here)
DR1F7
Post #361

He is a WA resident.

silver styler
Post #362

oh ok sorry.

what camera do you use? or recomend?

DR1F7
Post #363

Nikon D80 he uses, and he I bet he will recommend the D200.

vp_s_wagon
Post #364

Lance,
I still have a D50, D80 comes at the end of October. Can't Wait to get it!

Nova,
I recomend a D50 or D80, both are great!

Harry

`Nova
Post #365

ahh harry? i have a d70s.. and wouldn't trade it (unless it was a d200)

think you mean silver styler tongue.gif
vp_s_wagon
Post #366

QUOTE(`Nova @ Sep 15 2006, 09:31 PM) [snapback]1280254359[/snapback]

ahh harry? i have a d70s.. and wouldn't trade it (unless it was a d200)

think you mean silver styler tongue.gif


Yeh I meant for Silver Styler, not you mate:) The D70s is great.

`Nova
Post #367

yeah its a pitty i got it at the end of its line.. but you're right.. the d50 and the up and coming d80 are going to be tops!!

Ronza
Post #368

Some pretty nice new additions Harry, did one of my shots last month inspire ya? laugh.gif

The fisheye effect is great especially if you can't go wide enough, unfortunately the image quality seems to degrade when you've thrown the adapter on. You seem to use the effect well though, I've had a quick play with a mates 10.5 fish on the D2x - very cool stuff, its a crying shame Canon don't offer a lens like that.

The light painting doesn't do much for me, the scene is relatively interesting and the flashes don't add meaning or interest to the scene IMO. Your multiple silhouettes look like the by product of light painting, a single silhouette would work better.

vp_s_wagon
Post #369

Thanks heaps for that feedback Ronza,
When u refer to the painting with light, do u mean the sillhouettes or the other stuff I did before?
I'll try some with single or no sillhouettes.
Yeh that fisheye is pretty crappy quality, but the images I am doing with it are not supposed to be high detail so I'm not too fussed. I am going to buy a decent fisheye soon, like this one: http://www.sigmaphoto.com/lenses/lenses_al...amp;navigator=4
which is also made with a canon mount.

Harry

Ronza
Post #370

Oh, I was referring to the shots in the first post of this page (the graffed tanks).

Nickle
Post #371

QUOTE
Nickle,
HAPPY BIRTHDAY!
It is great fun using the fisheye. Come and try it out some time soon.
I had never thought of that with the un-cropped. i agree. I think I am going to keep it like that.
Thanks Heaps.


I'm glad my feedback came in handy! and thanks for the birthday message. Can't wait to c more of ur stuff. You find so many random places considering... well.. we're in Perth. Haha I suppose its the benefits of having a car.

vp_s_wagon
Post #372

QUOTE(Ronza @ Sep 17 2006, 09:57 AM) [snapback]1280256672[/snapback]

Oh, I was referring to the shots in the first post of this page (the graffed tanks).


Oh ok. So by Painting with light u mean the flash around the sillhouette? How do u think I should get the sillhouette (just one not 3) then? Or do u think I should just ditch them and take the photo just of the tank with the graffiti?

Harry

vp_s_wagon
Post #373

I did another one of My Big ole' Pano's, what do u think??

I know it's similar to the other one but it's heaps better quality when u zoom in on the full-res version, and it's also with a blue sky this time.


Harry

53XEH
Post #374

i could see that shot working really well just on sunset/sunrise

still good tho thumbsup.gif

vp_s_wagon
Post #375

QUOTE(53XEH @ Sep 19 2006, 11:09 PM) [snapback]1280268181[/snapback]

i could see that shot working really well just on sunset/sunrise

still good tho thumbsup.gif


Yeh, I should try it then. Not sure what it would look like though, it is about 10km inland (remember where the sunset is over here).

`Nova
Post #376

fantastic shot again harry.. theres some point in the shot where it turns from a blue sky.. to a slightly green sky.. but the whole thing really works for me biggrin.gif

what settings were you using?

vp_s_wagon
Post #377

Cheers Mate,
F.9, 30 sec exposure, ISO 200 @ 24mm on my 18-55mm standard lens

puzzle man
Post #378

QUOTE(vp_s_wagon @ Sep 20 2006, 12:48 AM) [snapback]1280268145[/snapback]

I did another one of My Big ole' Pano's, what do u think??

I know it's similar to the other one but it's heaps better quality when u zoom in on the full-res version, and it's also with a blue sky this time.


Harry

nice pic Harry
i got ArcSoft Panorama Maker 3 it pretty good but i have no pic yet.

Nickle
Post #379

Nice quality Fish.
I like the blue sky more than the orange ones from before. It's more like the real thing.

And i think if it were right on sunset the sun would be too far to the right? Is that true? It would probably be a lot harder to stitch with that much small detail too...

Nic

DR1F7
Post #380

I can see a stitch mark tongue.gif

Do you do your pano's in Manual, or do you use AE Lock on your camera?

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