for the industrial theme... i think this is the top of a waste management plant... but i could be mistaken... really should have taken better note of what i was looking at...
You a a master (mistress :) ? ) of this style. I find it difficult to think like this, but you appear to do this effortlessly. A great view of industry, a bit of grit and yet some nice clean long lines. Fav.
i am not a student of film, and don't generally aim to emulate any particular style or type of film... i expect the secret ingredient in my processing is lowering clarity... this seems to give a generally burnished quality to the light...
Hey there Northy! I finally did it and bought the 70d. I went back and reread your posts from a few years ago. I see you are still shooting with it! Are you using the 18-135 mm?
Any tips on settings you have found useful? It's taking me a bit to get used to the dual wheels separate for Aperture and shutter, but I like the top buttons a lot.
@adambralston it occurs to me that i haven't really been all that adventurous when it comes to the settings :) as i recall, the transition from the T2i to the 70D was pretty easy... it took me a while to figure out the exposure comp shortcut in the Aperture setting (the wheel at the back... kicks in after you press the shutter halfway) and that's been pretty handy...
i don't have the 18-135... my go to lens is the 17-55 f/2.8 which is awesome (but heavy)... i also have a wide angle and the 100mm macro... plus a couple other lenses... all in all, it is a great camera - although i do find the weight a bit of a drawback at times...
Ah ha! Great tip .. so, the thumb wheel still allows exposure compensation after 1/2 press of the shutter? That's just in Av mode? Kind of cool. Does it work if you use the back focus?
It's a little heavier for sure than my old camera. The lens is heavy as well. That f/2.8 sounds like fun. I do consider getting a wide angle lens at some point ... 10-22 maybe? For landscapes and such.
Thanks for the reply. I'm not around here much anymore, and I reallky should be. Forgot how great this community is.
@adambralston i think just in AV mode, but then, i don't use shutter priority much, and the concept doesn't really apply to manual mode... i don't play with back button focus, so no clue whether it works with that...
as for the wide angle... love that lens... but i have to confess that for the most part i've never really figured out how to use it for landscapes... more for shooting architecture in tight spaces where you can't back up far enough, or want to play with wonky angles??? i must be seriously missing the boat here!
I like using the back button focus. They say it's better than half shutter press which runs down battery and creates more movement and shake than back button focus.
I don't know about wide angles either. Read a great thing the other day... in general 1/3rd focus into the scene and f/11 to f/16 and because of the wide angle you are much more likely to get sharp focus and large depth of field even without hyperfocus infinity. There is a cell phone ap that will calcuate hyperfocal distance .. I don't have a smart phone though so...
April 30th, 2016
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tx gentlemen :)
i am not a student of film, and don't generally aim to emulate any particular style or type of film... i expect the secret ingredient in my processing is lowering clarity... this seems to give a generally burnished quality to the light...
Any tips on settings you have found useful? It's taking me a bit to get used to the dual wheels separate for Aperture and shutter, but I like the top buttons a lot.
Shoot any video?
i don't have the 18-135... my go to lens is the 17-55 f/2.8 which is awesome (but heavy)... i also have a wide angle and the 100mm macro... plus a couple other lenses... all in all, it is a great camera - although i do find the weight a bit of a drawback at times...
It's a little heavier for sure than my old camera. The lens is heavy as well. That f/2.8 sounds like fun. I do consider getting a wide angle lens at some point ... 10-22 maybe? For landscapes and such.
Thanks for the reply. I'm not around here much anymore, and I reallky should be. Forgot how great this community is.
as for the wide angle... love that lens... but i have to confess that for the most part i've never really figured out how to use it for landscapes... more for shooting architecture in tight spaces where you can't back up far enough, or want to play with wonky angles??? i must be seriously missing the boat here!
I don't know about wide angles either. Read a great thing the other day... in general 1/3rd focus into the scene and f/11 to f/16 and because of the wide angle you are much more likely to get sharp focus and large depth of field even without hyperfocus infinity. There is a cell phone ap that will calcuate hyperfocal distance .. I don't have a smart phone though so...