Official Digi Cam Pic Thread!

[Tyr-Sog]

sigma 10-20
30sec expo.

First try at night sky photography
I wanted to get more out of the milkyway. This was at 10:30pm so there was still some sunset in the low sky.

[_TiTaNiuM]

sigma 10-20
30sec expo.

First try at night sky photography
I wanted to get more out of the milkyway. This was at 10:30pm so there was still some sunset in the low sky.

What do you use for a tracker? I have a half-built barn-door tracker but I need a good tripod before I even consider finishing it. I put it on my cheapy sunpak and it was all floppity flop.

That shot is great! Does nikon have a camera for astrophotography? the new 60Da is supposed to be pretty nice since it has a more night-sky focused IR filter on the sensor.

[Tyr-Sog]

What do you use for a tracker? I have a half-built barn-door tracker but I need a good tripod before I even consider finishing it. I put it on my cheapy sunpak and it was all floppity flop.

That shot is great! Does nikon have a camera for astrophotography? the new 60Da is supposed to be pretty nice since it has a more night-sky focused IR filter on the sensor.

I didn't track here. Just a 30-second stationary exposure on my manfrotto. I just edited with CNX2.

I'm seriously looking at that Meade lx80 mount. Mount alone sells from $1000. With a 8" Schmidt–Cassegrain it's like $1600. I'd piggy back on the 8" for some wide sky shots and use the 8" for some deep space.. I may just start with the mount for now though.

[shrike126]

iPhone 4S photo I know but OMG IT'S A DOUBLE RAINBOW (sorta...).

[GravY]

went to the airshow today.. was messing around with this image.. thought this looked cool..

[KAC]

iPhone 4S photo I know but OMG IT'S A DOUBLE RAINBOW (sorta...).

... I think last evening it was better here ...

[DigitalDemon]

Bought a new P&S to replace my aging Panny TZ5. It's another Panasonic , the ZS19/ZS20/TZ30, and for the technical capabilities, it's not bad. No match against my DSLR or any for that matter, but it works in a pinch.

Handheld full zoom:

[Mahjik]

Couple of photos from the NASA Central Region event this weekend...

[ice]

Messing around with some product photo type shots. Came out pretty decent considering my archaic lightbox, crappy lights, and limited workspace.





Could have smoothed the base out on the headphone rack a little where the cloth was rumpled up, but it was too late.

[Tyr-Sog]

Bought a new P&S to replace my aging Panny TZ5. It's another Panasonic , the ZS19/ZS20/TZ30, and for the technical capabilities, it's not bad. No match against my DSLR or any for that matter, but it works in a pinch.

Handheld full zoom:

Nice moon shot

[GravY]

More from the Airshow..

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Only Flying B-29 Bomber - FiFi
















Landing..

[Tyr-Sog]

Great shots Gravy!

I meant to go but I forgot it was this weekend

[GravY]

Thanks..

Im more a fan of Jets so this show was a bit slow.. but the WWII stuff was quite cool..

[**G.I.BRO**]

Just chilln out in the yard and realized there were so many effn wasps kickn around, seeing i had my gear beside me i thought id try to get close. They seemed a bit agitated so i didnt want to get too close, slightly cropped.


Wasp with Nikkor Micro 60mm by Steve.M., on Flickr


Wasp with Nikkor Micro 60mm by Steve.M., on Flickr

[Tyr-Sog]

Nice clean bokeh!

My plum tree is a wasp magnet. I try getting pictures of them but they just creep me out.

[**G.I.BRO**]

Im really liking the bokeh on the 60mm, from what ive seen so far it appears to be the creamiest of all my lenses (35, 50, 17-55, 70-200). Yeah the wasps are going crazy today, more so than usual. I dont know if its because its one of the fresher days we've had in a while, or everything just seems to be blooming at the right time. Their stances changed when i got closer, so that kind of made me stop The 105 would be prime in these cases.

What would be the best accessory to help close in (increase focal length)?

[GravY]

some ok shots from the Detroit Zoo today..

Still learning a lot on how to adjust for lighting ect..















couldn't get a butterfly to sit still, too many people moving around.. however I thought this looked kinda cool.

[Razeus]

Did some shooting this weekend. I got caught in the rain though.


201208053255 by dharrisphotog, on Flickr


201208053250 by dharrisphotog, on Flickr


201208053262 by dharrisphotog, on Flickr

[Mahjik]

some ok shots from the Detroit Zoo today..

Wow... That's a much better zoo than the one in my area. Nice shots!

[biggerC]

[GravY]

Wow... That's a much better zoo than the one in my area. Nice shots!

Its been a few years since I've been there.. The Detroit Zoological Society took control of the Zoo from the City a few years back (06) After our great city council voted to shut it down. The Zoological Society has made drastic changes to the overall quality and I would have no issues recommending the Zoo to anyone that visits the Detroit area.

Some info:

The Detroit Zoo is one of Michigan’s largest family attractions, hosting more than 1.1 million visitors annually. [15] [16] Situated on 125 acres of naturalistic exhibits, it provides a natural habitat for more than 3,300 animals representing 280 species.[17] Opened in 1928, the Detroit Zoo was the first zoo in the United States to use barless exhibits extensively.

Accredited by the Association of Zoos & Aquariums,[3] the Detroit Zoo features many award-winning exhibits including the Wildlife Interpretive Gallery, National Amphibian Conservation Center, Great Apes of Harambee and Arctic Ring of Life, [18] which was named the number-two best zoo exhibit in the U.S. by the Intrepid Traveler’s guide to “America’s Best Zoos”.

The Wildlife Interpretive Gallery is home to the Butterfly Garden, a tropical indoor habitat featuring hundreds of butterflies from Central and South America. Adjacent to the Free-flight Aviary, the facility also features a 90-seat theater and showcases the Zoo’s permanent fine art collection.[19]

The National Amphibian Conservation Center is a $7 million, 12,000-square-foot facility situated on a two-acre Michigan wetland area and pond called “Amphibiville”. The exhibit boasts a spectacular diversity of frogs, toads, salamanders, newts and caecilians. The Wall Street Journal dubbed the attraction “Disneyland for toads”. [20]

The Great Apes of Harambee is a four-acre indoor/outdoor habitat which houses chimpanzees, Western lowland gorillas and drills. The animals spend their days foraging, grooming and playing just as they would in their native African environment. [21]

The Arctic Ring of Life is North America’s largest polar bear exhibit. The $14 million four-acre interactive facility features the Frederick and Barbara Erb Polar Passage, where visitors walk through a 70-foot-long clear underwater tunnel as polar bears and seals swim around them. [22]

Among other highlights at the Detroit Zoo are the expansive Australian Outback Adventure featuring a walk-through with kangaroos and wallabies, the Giraffe Encounter where guests can feed the Zoo’s tallest creatures, the Penguinarium (the first facility of its kind created specifically for penguins), the iconic Horace H. Rackham Memorial Fountain, the Tauber Family Railroad, the Carousel, and the Ford Education Center which houses the Wild Adventure Ride and the Wild Adventure 3-D/4-D Theater.[23]

The Wild Adventure Ride is an educational, action-packed thrill ride which offers an exciting you-are-there experience from the comfort of a specially equipped motion-simulated big-screen theater seat. The 126-seat Wild Adventure 3-D/4-D Theater, the only theater of its kind at any Michigan zoo, delivers a high-definition viewing experience in 3-D with 7.1 digital audio surround sound, enhanced with full-sensory 4-D special effects such as blasts of wind, mist and scents. [24]

[Osirus]

i was at the detroit zoo about 2 months ago

was a great zoo!!

it was empty though!! ( like the rest of the city lol)
not that i complained, we had the whole zoo to ourselfs lo

[biggerC]

[biggerC]

[GravY]

i was at the detroit zoo about 2 months ago

was a great zoo!!

it was empty though!! ( like the rest of the city lol)
not that i complained, we had the whole zoo to ourselfs lo

Which is odd because on Monday it was the most crowed I've ever seen it.. parking structure was full, mini lot just outside of it full and the 10mile lot packed as far as I could see..

[Tyr-Sog]

I was just at the Detroit Zoo last Wednesday afternoon and it was slammed packed.

[TRD Supra]

[Tyr-Sog]

I'm selling my 300mm f/4 if-ed af and kenko 1.4. PM if interested.

[MasterGoa]

I'm selling my 300mm f/4 if-ed af and kenko 1.4. PM if interested.

You shall regret it...

My F4 actually motivated me to invest in a 2.8...

Lenses this sharp and few and far between...

[Tyr-Sog]

You shall regret it...

My F4 actually motivated me to invest in a 2.8...

Lenses this sharp and few and far between...

I'm saving for a current F4 and will be putting the $$$ towards it.

My 3 year old son starts soccer soon and I'd like the faster AF. Plus the closer focusing range would be a huge bonus for me.

Other then that it has served me well and is an excellent lens in EX+ condition.

[MasterGoa]

Whats your body?

[Tyr-Sog]

Whats your body?

D7000

[**G.I.BRO**]

Quick question, what would be the best method to combine speedlights with strobes?

Body - Nikon D7000
Speedlights - Sb700 x2
Strobes - Bowens 500r x2

Speedlights will most likely be used for background with gels and or hair lights, so im not too worried about the difference in temp. Right now im firing the strobes via body with the pop up flash being 1/128. If i try to use the strobes with the speedlights it fires a pre flash regardless if i use ttl or not, so the strobes misfire and i get a dark picture. So im just looking for a decent method of combining everything that wont be a wallet breaker.

[MasterGoa]

There is no learning mode for the strobes?

[**G.I.BRO**]

Hmmm... i thought that was for something else, ill need to go back and reread. Thanks dude!

[MasterGoa]

Yeah, you set learning mode and the strobes will learn
what the last pulse of light is, then remembers and will fire
when the flash does, not the wireless CLS sequence.

[Pornstar Yard Gnom]

Quick question, what would be the best method to combine speedlights with strobes?

Body - Nikon D7000
Speedlights - Sb700 x2
Strobes - Bowens 500r x2

Speedlights will most likely be used for background with gels and or hair lights, so im not too worried about the difference in temp. Right now im firing the strobes via body with the pop up flash being 1/128. If i try to use the strobes with the speedlights it fires a pre flash regardless if i use ttl or not, so the strobes misfire and i get a dark picture. So im just looking for a decent method of combining everything that wont be a wallet breaker.

I use PocketWizards FlexTT5's as well as PlusIII(put on lights I don't need to adjust output). That said, non wallet breaker, would be hard wire the strobes, or save up for plusIII's (nothing else i've used comes close to their reliablilty and ease of use, cybersyncs are cheaper option)

I've never had good luck with optical and only marginal success with CLS

[DeathKnight]

Bog Lily in our front pond

[TRD Supra]