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Title: My first pics with my new camera
Post by: Austrian Hunter on December 29, 2009, 12:42:45 PM
Here are my first pics with my new camera, I know they are not the best but I am a rokie and still learning. 
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Post by: Austrian Hunter on December 29, 2009, 12:45:29 PM
more
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Post by: Austrian Hunter on December 29, 2009, 12:48:59 PM
a few more
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Post by: whacker1 on December 29, 2009, 12:53:56 PM
which camera?
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Post by: Austrian Hunter on December 29, 2009, 12:56:13 PM
Cannon Rebel XSI, I only have a small lens though 22-55
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Post by: Austrian Hunter on December 29, 2009, 01:00:56 PM
The last one I would really like to have on my wall,
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Post by: washelkhntr on December 29, 2009, 01:03:53 PM
Nice pics.
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Post by: Bigbuckoholic on December 29, 2009, 02:02:56 PM
Great pics for the size lens that you have. My favorite is the one with the 2 bulls.  :drool:
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Post by: Rgrady35 on December 29, 2009, 02:19:24 PM
Nice pics.
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Post by: huntnphool on December 29, 2009, 02:26:55 PM
Awesome Rene', you just opened yourself to a whole new sport. One suggestion for you and maybe anyone else that may be reading, read your manual and learn how to change your exposure. When shooting in snow like that, the camera tends to meter off it, dropping your exposure 1/3, 2/3 or a full stop will get you more detail and keep it from blowing out too bright. Always remember that its better to have the image a little under exposed than over exposed, I can work with you on getting this figured out. ;)
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Post by: Trigger Happy on December 29, 2009, 02:50:15 PM
 :drool: ohhh man oh man those bulls
Title: Re: My first pics with my new camera
Post by: Austrian Hunter on December 29, 2009, 03:49:04 PM
Awesome Rene', you just opened yourself to a whole new sport. One suggestion for you and maybe anyone else that may be reading, read your manual and learn how to change your exposure. When shooting in snow like that, the camera tends to meter off it, dropping your exposure 1/3, 2/3 or a full stop will get you more detail and keep it from blowing out too bright. Always remember that its better to have the image a little under exposed than over exposed, I can work with you on getting this figured out. ;)

Thank you Rob!  I am downloading Photoshop Lightroom as I type.  I will make those adjustments as you have suggested.  I can see where you can get hooked on that really quick.  Now I want a bigger lens  :bash: that will have to wait a little, or not  :chuckle:
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Post by: whacker1 on December 29, 2009, 05:28:22 PM
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Post by: huntnphool on December 29, 2009, 08:02:48 PM
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 :yeah: :chuckle:
Title: Re: My first pics with my new camera
Post by: Austrian Hunter on December 30, 2009, 11:41:09 AM
 :drool: its a little better again.
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Post by: swanny on December 30, 2009, 11:59:52 AM
Great pictures of some monster bulls!

Are you really that close with the small lens or are you cropping them?
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Post by: boneaddict on December 30, 2009, 12:23:30 PM
Nice ones.  We swung by this morning with the fresh white and there wasn't an elk.  Glad you are enjoying the new camera.
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Post by: MtnMuley on December 30, 2009, 12:28:42 PM
Very nice pics!
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Post by: Jeffrey on December 30, 2009, 02:01:13 PM
Hey- Not bad at all!  Ya, you will be looking for some longer glass, your hooked for sure!
Title: Re: My first pics with my new camera
Post by: Austrian Hunter on December 30, 2009, 03:06:40 PM
Thanks guys!  I think I am hooked allready, just planning how to get a bigger lens without getting a divorce :chuckle:  I don;t know if I am cropping the pic :dunno:  I enlarge it to cut the rest out around the picture, the lens I used in this pic was actually 55-200mm the other one (smaller 22-55 is the original that comes withthe camera) 
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Post by: PacificNWhunter on December 30, 2009, 09:05:22 PM
Nice first shots!
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Post by: halflife65 on December 31, 2009, 12:55:35 PM
Awesome Rene', you just opened yourself to a whole new sport. One suggestion for you and maybe anyone else that may be reading, read your manual and learn how to change your exposure. When shooting in snow like that, the camera tends to meter off it, dropping your exposure 1/3, 2/3 or a full stop will get you more detail and keep it from blowing out too bright. Always remember that its better to have the image a little under exposed than over exposed, I can work with you on getting this figured out. ;)

I was working on this same problem this morning.  I was just out screwing around with my new camera taking some pictures of my horses in the snow for practice (just ones that I'll delete later - nothing too cool) and was messing around with dropping exposure.  I ended up with some blue tinted photos when I did this and was having trouble figuring out how far to drop...Would this be caused by dropping too much?  (Unfortunately, my wife's to do list caught up to me before I could finish figuring this out.)

Using a Canon 30d with the kit 18 - 55mm lens.  Saving for the 70 - 200mm L IS and the 300mm L IS + teleconverter.  Sometime in the near future, I hope.
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Post by: halflife65 on December 31, 2009, 02:17:58 PM
eh.  On further investigation it might have been white balance not set correctly...
Title: Updated "My first/second pics with my new camera"
Post by: Austrian Hunter on January 10, 2010, 01:50:15 PM
Here are my second pics with my new camera, I used a 75-300 with no IS and a 55-250.  The big boys were feeding yesterday.  Its only my second time and I absolutely love, need a lot more practice though.

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Post by: cascademountainhunter on January 10, 2010, 01:53:02 PM
good pics i wanna get me one of them cameras
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Post by: carpsniperg2 on January 10, 2010, 02:05:01 PM
great pics
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Post by: Dmanmastertracker on January 10, 2010, 06:12:52 PM
 Nice shots, congrats on the camera.
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