Post by: Bean Counter on January 12, 2014, 02:51:24 PM
The full moon is coming, this is a great time to sneak out and fool around with the camera.
Post by: Arrow Head on January 14, 2014, 12:29:05 PM
Post by: huntnphool on January 14, 2014, 10:11:57 PM
Post by: NOCK NOCK on January 16, 2014, 10:45:51 AM
Post by: huntnphool on January 27, 2014, 03:05:30 PM
Post by: hunting4sanity on January 27, 2014, 03:31:28 PM
Post by: mtmn35rem5 on January 27, 2014, 04:38:43 PM
Post by: huntnphool on January 27, 2014, 09:52:23 PM
huntnphool, if you don't mind sharing, what was your camera setup for that awesome photo? Beautiful photo.f/8, 1/25th, ISO400 ;)
Post by: Bean Counter on January 27, 2014, 09:58:02 PM
Your skill level and ability to adjust manual settings matter far more than what brand camera you're shooting.
Post by: huntnphool on January 27, 2014, 10:09:32 PM
:chuckle:Oh, was he talking about which camera and lens? :dunno:
Your skill level and ability to adjust manual settings matter far more than what brand camera you're shooting.
Canon 20D, Canon 17-55mm 2.8 IS
Post by: mtmn35rem5 on January 28, 2014, 10:04:01 AM
Post by: Bean Counter on March 12, 2014, 12:09:40 AM
Post by: Bean Counter on March 28, 2014, 05:06:01 AM
Post by: jyerxa on March 28, 2014, 10:52:33 AM
Dang! Huntnphool those are really excellent. :tup:
I used a flash. I would have rather used the BULB setting. Night time stuff is an art indeed. :tup:
(https://hunting-washington.com/smf/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fimg.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fv117%2Fjeff_yerxa%2F5-13-06Moon073-1.jpg&hash=7dba67e770970f722215c9c66f24b568d8d65a0e)
Post by: Furee65 on March 28, 2014, 11:26:20 AM
Post by: david0 on March 29, 2014, 05:58:44 PM
Post by: jyerxa on March 30, 2014, 08:33:59 AM
huntnphool, if you don't mind sharing, what was your camera setup for that awesome photo? Beautiful photo.f/8, 1/25th, ISO400 ;)
You used a tripod right? I would certainly think so. But your buddy is not blurred at all!
Post by: Bean Counter on March 30, 2014, 10:35:08 AM
There are two tricks you can employ to help reduce shake at a speed like that:
- use your cameras timer function. Since depressing the trigger introduces movement into the shot, pushing the timer allows for the camera to be held perfectly still during the time the shutter is open. In fact, some newer cameras have two timer settings: the traditional 10 second timer for you to get in the picture and a 2 second timer for the aforementioned tactic.
- use the continuous burst mode. Hold the shutter button down and fire off 3 or 4 shots. Your very first shot will probably have some blur but you will likely get a crisp shot in the mix and can delete the rest
All that said, I love image stabilization :)
Post by: jyerxa on March 30, 2014, 04:09:09 PM
1/25 with a tripod? Can't speak for Master Phool but I sure wouldn't. Assuming that's a medium/wide and light weight lens it could easily be handheld, even if you don't have a image stabilized lens.
There are two tricks you can employ to help reduce shake at a speed like that:
- use your cameras timer function. Since depressing the trigger introduces movement into the shot, pushing the timer allows for the camera to be held perfectly still during the time the shutter is open. In fact, some newer cameras have two timer settings: the traditional 10 second timer for you to get in the picture and a 2 second timer for the aforementioned tactic.
- use the continuous burst mode. Hold the shutter button down and fire off 3 or 4 shots. Your very first shot will probably have some blur but you will likely get a crisp shot in the mix and can delete the rest
All that said, I love image stabilization :)
Thanks Bean Counter. Mine is a Nikon D50. What is that, 10 years old now? I pretty much have command of that camera. But not the pure manual settings though. I only use the BULB setting on that. And I'm just now starting to playing with that. :) I'll be trying it out in the next couple days. :tup:
Post by: huntnphool on March 30, 2014, 04:41:21 PM
Post by: blacktailcody on April 02, 2014, 01:51:05 PM
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Post by: huntnphool on April 02, 2014, 02:48:05 PM
My buddy? Are you talking about the moon? :dunno:huntnphool, if you don't mind sharing, what was your camera setup for that awesome photo? Beautiful photo.f/8, 1/25th, ISO400 ;)
You used a tripod right? I would certainly think so. But your buddy is not blurred at all!
Post by: huntnphool on April 02, 2014, 02:50:10 PM
1/25 with a tripod? Can't speak for Master Phool but I sure wouldn't. Assuming that's a medium/wide and light weight lens it could easily be handheld, even if you don't have a image stabilized lens.Actually it was with a tripod. ;)
There are two tricks you can employ to help reduce shake at a speed like that:
- use your cameras timer function. Since depressing the trigger introduces movement into the shot, pushing the timer allows for the camera to be held perfectly still during the time the shutter is open. In fact, some newer cameras have two timer settings: the traditional 10 second timer for you to get in the picture and a 2 second timer for the aforementioned tactic.
- use the continuous burst mode. Hold the shutter button down and fire off 3 or 4 shots. Your very first shot will probably have some blur but you will likely get a crisp shot in the mix and can delete the rest
All that said, I love image stabilization :)
Post by: Bean Counter on April 02, 2014, 02:52:23 PM
Post by: huntnphool on April 02, 2014, 02:53:26 PM
Your pics all put mine to shame, but I guess I will post a few.Nothing wrong with those BTCody.
Post by: jyerxa on April 02, 2014, 04:07:40 PM
My buddy? Are you talking about the moon? :dunno:huntnphool, if you don't mind sharing, what was your camera setup for that awesome photo? Beautiful photo.f/8, 1/25th, ISO400 ;)
You used a tripod right? I would certainly think so. But your buddy is not blurred at all!
Okay. Now I know what you look like. My bad. :chuckle: The picture with the elk rack on the back pack and the one holding the elk up for a photo are the ones I was mentioning because if you were hiking out at that time there would have been blur in it hand held and motion both. But if that is you then I can understand how you did that. Very Nice Photos once again. Oh yeah really nice elk too. :tup: :chuckle:
Post by: huntnphool on April 02, 2014, 10:56:24 PM
:chuckle: Yeah, actually the field shots were taken by Shawn with his 5D MKIII and no flash, hand held!!! :yike:My buddy? Are you talking about the moon? :dunno:huntnphool, if you don't mind sharing, what was your camera setup for that awesome photo? Beautiful photo.f/8, 1/25th, ISO400 ;)
You used a tripod right? I would certainly think so. But your buddy is not blurred at all!
Okay. Now I know what you look like. My bad. :chuckle: The picture with the elk rack on the back pack and the one holding the elk up for a photo are the ones I was mentioning because if you were hiking out at that time there would have been blur in it hand held and motion both. But if that is you then I can understand how you did that. Very Nice Photos once again. Oh yeah really nice elk too. :tup: :chuckle:
I shot that "elk" :chuckle: right before dark, a ways in. Buy the time I got it dressed it was dark and I did not have my camera or cell phone. I hiked out to where Shawn (Popeshawnpaul) was waiting for me (a hour later) :chuckle: and told him I had a buck down and needed to go back and get it. :chuckle:
We grabbed frames, bags and his camera and headed in. No flash so we decided to try hand holding a full second exposure, without moving!! :chuckle:
After the first pic I couldnt see Shawn but I could hear him giggling when he looked at the screen and said "these are going to be cool" All in all I think they turned out pretty cool. :tup:
Post by: timberghost72 on April 03, 2014, 01:16:39 PM
Post by: jyerxa on April 04, 2014, 08:02:01 PM
Before pic before I tried to touch it up.
(https://hunting-washington.com/smf/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fimg.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fv117%2Fjeff_yerxa%2F5-13-06Moon073_zpsc2d787db.jpg&hash=fe5879fc3d4dff811e21558e62ad5c8e968a99c7)
Post by: Bean Counter on April 04, 2014, 11:50:13 PM
Question: what were you trying to expose (light up) with the flash? The bridge? Sorry--too far. The flash is pointless for that. I don't think the flash helped here at all. It did blow out the sign in front of you, though. If you have a shadow recovery toolbar in your editor, you can slide that up to bring out some of the foreground if that's what you're going for. HDR via auto exposure bracketing is another option.
The green definitely looks like flare. As I mentioned in another post, if its an important shot for you, then taking off the UV filter is likely a good idea. Especially if the filter and your lens aren't multicoated, which helps reduce artifacts, which you clearly have in the image.
If it were me, I would have thrown the camera on a tripod, stopped the lens down to f/16, used the timer and/or mirror lockup to prevent shutter blur, and gone for a nice slow exposure. That would have given you steaks of white and red on the roadway--blurring out the cars into a nice, seamless streak across the bridge. You might have also got some sunstars from some of the finer points of light on the bridge.
Post by: jyerxa on April 05, 2014, 05:12:39 AM
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Post by: woodman on April 06, 2014, 08:06:43 PM
i fail in comparison to some of you fellas but :tup:
That is a cool picture!
Post by: kenbell27 on April 06, 2014, 08:14:17 PM
Post by: huntnphool on April 07, 2014, 10:35:54 PM
Brewster Pool
Post by: Bean Counter on April 15, 2014, 04:15:11 AM
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Post by: Bean Counter on July 14, 2014, 03:23:51 PM
Word to the wise: make sure your life insurance premium is paid before attempting this.
Post by: jyerxa on July 16, 2014, 07:16:03 AM
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Post by: Woodchuck on July 16, 2014, 07:46:28 AM
Post by: Bean Counter on August 08, 2015, 02:06:27 AM
So its monsoon and lightning season once again in Arizona. I chased the edge of a storm to not get soaked and struck but the storm kept running away from me. I might as well have my bow and an elk tag :chuckle: I decided to play around with some 15-30" exposures and compose tension between the cooler tones of the lightning against the warmer glow of the city lights on the horizon.
Post by: Bean Counter on August 12, 2015, 01:30:35 PM
http://www.foxnews.com/science/2015/08/12/how-to-watch-perseids-meteor-shower/?intcmp=hpff
Throw your camera on a tripod, open the lens all the way up, shoot 30 seconds at a time, and adjust ISO to taste :)