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Spec Jay · 08-01-2011, 11:27 PM

im not on the forum as much as i used to be lol.

kenchan · 08-03-2011, 02:58 PM

mr.onzedge- what is a good still-life to take picts of for beginners?

fruits and flowers?

i want to work on composition mostly of non-moving things. moving things will come later... no cropping is my goal.

onzedge · 08-03-2011, 03:24 PM

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Originally Posted by kenchan

mr.onzedge- what is a good still-life to take picts of for beginners?

fruits and flowers?

i want to work on composition mostly of non-moving things. moving things will come later... no cropping is my goal.

Hello, Mr. Kenchan-san

Everybody does fruit/flowers. Geez, don't do fruit/flowers. I say get some of your model cars, Griot's products and tools together on a table-top and use those to lay with lighting, exposures, etc.

This is just another of my opinions of which, of course, I have none.

kenchan · 08-03-2011, 03:31 PM

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Hello, Mr. Kenchan-san

Everybody does fruit/flowers. Geez, don't do fruit/flowers. I say get some of your model cars, Griot's products and tools together on a table-top and use those to lay with lighting, exposures, etc.

This is just another of my opinions of which, of course, I have none.

mr.onzedge-

hahaha at fruits/flowers.

ok, i have plenty of model/RC cars, griots products, and pretty tools.

i will work with those props.

i guess 3 items per frame would be more than plenty?

i really dont have much artistic skills when it comes to drawings/illustrations/pictures... which is my biggest problem.

i use to be a pretty decent artist long time ago (like 20+yrs ago) but i dont have any imagination when it comes to photography...thus the used car salesman pictures.

phelan · 08-03-2011, 03:26 PM

I like taking pictures of exotic fruits (mangosteen, passion fruit) to practice. But I have a whole bunch of junk sitting in my garage that I'm probably going to lay out one day and walk around it, snapping photos and looking at how the light affects the composition.

Cmike2780 · 08-03-2011, 03:42 PM

rc cars

onzedge · 08-03-2011, 03:43 PM

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Originally Posted by Cmike2780

rc cars

kenchan · 08-03-2011, 03:51 PM

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Originally Posted by Cmike2780

rc cars

awesome!

i'll take snaps tonight.

kenchan · 08-03-2011, 10:10 PM

mr.onzedge - here is the best i could think of as far as composition with my limited talent and props at home...

please advise...

onzedge · 08-03-2011, 10:13 PM

My new zoom showed up today -- it's a monster.

I had to take the picture with the wife's CoolPix. I hope to get out and about this weekend and shoot some stuff.

Red__Zed · 08-03-2011, 10:22 PM

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Originally Posted by onzedge

My new zoom showed up today -- it's a monster.

I had to take the picture with the wife's CoolPix. I hope to get out and about this weekend and shoot some stuff.

curious, what made you go with the 7D?

onzedge · 08-03-2011, 10:30 PM

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curious, what made you go with the 7D?

I have been using Canons since I started a while back -- 1973 or so. I almost went with the 60D, but it is not as large as the 7D. The 7D is mostly metal construction, shoots a little faster than the 60D -- the big factor was how it fits in my hand. The 5D I also considered, but could not justify in my head the cost.

Nikons are definitely sweet and I believe Nikon and Canon to be equal overall. I still have a Nikon F 35mm and it is a tank. The D 7000 is a camera that every raves about. I just went Canon due to lots of brand experience.

Red__Zed · 08-03-2011, 10:35 PM

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Originally Posted by onzedge

I have been using Canons since I started a while back -- 1973 or so. I almost went with the 60D, but it is not as large as the 7D. The 7D is mostly metal construction, shoots a little faster than the 60D -- the big factor was how it fits in my hand. The 5D I also considered, but could not justify in my head the cost.

Nikons are definitely sweet and I believe Nikon and Canon to be equal overall. I still have a Nikon F 35mm and it is a tank. The D 7000 is a camera that every raves about. I just went Canon due to lots of brand experience.

gotcha. My little brother shoots the same camera, it is definitely a nice one. I am thinking about making the jump to the 5D, but I like how fast the 7D is.

onzedge · 08-03-2011, 10:11 PM

Mr. Kenchan -- What did I tell you? Leave the fruit and junk for the neophytes. Nice stuff.

kenchan · 08-03-2011, 10:15 PM

^^ holy crap!

dang... that's some serious stuff.

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