Lens Flair

[LZY_EYE]

hahaha cant knock the cute lamb tryg lol....

I definately need to start taking control and not letting the camera do most of the work I have a few books on choosing shutter speeds... I find photography theraputic

[jamez707]

i didnt have a tripod i was getting too much blur due to shake and i was using a 250mm lens so it was a bit of good timing

thanks for the tip

next sport shot

[LZY_EYE]

Excellent shot Jamez, shame they weren't coming toward you!

250mm is the lens I was using for the footy shots... lucky it has image stabiliser!!

[tryg]

ah, I see.. this is the trouble telephoto-ing without support !

everyman needs a Carbon Fibre monopod, for just such an occasion!

[LZY_EYE]

Monopod FTW!!!!

I have a cheapie tripod, but have a remote shutter so I dont shake it.

I need to get me a monopod!!! I am scared to ask how much though!!!

[tryg]

well you dont have to buy carbon fibre... I also have a tripod (best to spend big money on a good one = zero shake) and a remote. I have an IR one and a cord...

You seem to have all the right gear... I started with simpler equipment too, my first decent film camera was a Nikon F601, with each subsequent purchase I bought progressively better.. like everything in life I guess.

Buy a brand Manfrotto, for mono, tri and lighting stands etc..

Price... yeah, um... sky's the limit..

[tryg]

Manfrotto = $350

or, you can buy a brand called Benro, its one featured on eBay, etc..

Still carbon fibre, but can be $180 or less...

If you're going to be carrying it around all day, the lighter the better!

[LZY_EYE]

Definitely need lighter!! I sold heaps of Manfrotto when I was in sales. Great stuff... there was another lesser known brand that was 1/2 the price and they were fantastic. The name escapes me....

I knew what sort of money they were going to be.... I am still busy buying carbon fibre for the car haha

[tryg]

Well, the you would know about Gitso... now that is expensive! Rolls Royce of camera accessories !

Agree with CF for the Lancer... I am hoping Ofey gets the rear diffuser done in CF.. I will be in for that!

Tryg

[LZY_EYE]

I have it on good authority that it is definitely coming

[tryg]

woohoo for diffuser !

[Josh_Emerton]

Rule of thirds?

[tryg]

copied from Wikipedia (you learn this early in photography);

The rule of thirds is a compositional rule of thumb in visual arts such as painting, photography and design.
[1] The rule states that an image should be imagined as divided into nine equal parts by two equally-spaced horizontal lines and two equally-spaced vertical lines, and that important compositional elements should be placed along these lines or their intersections.
[2] Proponents of the technique claim that aligning a subject with these points creates more tension, energy and interest in the composition than simply centering the subject would.

In essence, Jamez' cricket shot has one third above subject, one third below, one to the left and one to the right.... some might say equal does not matter but the best compositional equation follows this fundamental rule (most people do it without thinking, because it just looks right!)

[SIR-VRX]

Rule of thirds does not apply in all shots though. Usually it does, but sometimes you want a different style of shot.

[tryg]

SIR VRX, that's right, its totally subjective, but it is a fundamental of photography, especially working well when you have foreground out of focus, centre weighted focus and distance out of focus... great use of the rule of thirds in this manner too.