Friday, October 30, 2009
Photo Of The Day - 303 of 365. Light Tower.
Friday October 30 2009.
With the days getting shorter, crews are turning to artificial light sources.
With the days getting shorter, crews are turning to artificial light sources.
Canon 50D, Tamron AF18-270mm f/3.5-6.3 DiII VC, ISO 400, f/8 for 1/2000 sec.
Thursday, October 29, 2009
More Impressions On The Tamron AF 18-270mm f/3.5-6.3 DiII VC Lens.
I've used the lens for a bit now and I'm starting to get used to it's quirks. One thing it seems to be doing is messing with my camera's meter. The results change from shot to shot within fractions of seconds. I may be just me. I'll have to look further into it.
Here are some sample photos for now though.
Here are some sample photos for now though.
Please note, I did soften her skin a bit. They had been out in the cold and she was a bit blotchy. I didn't touch her eyes though. No need!
Photo Of The Day - 302 of 365. New Lens & Lens Review - Tamron AF18-270mm f/3.5-6.3 DiII VC
I've purchased a new lens. The Tamron AF18-270mm f/3.5-6.3 DiII VC. My main reason for purchasing this lens was convenience. I hate swapping lenses all the time when I'm just out and about. On my Canon 50D it gives me a range of 29mm to 432mm with the 1.6 crop factor taken into account. I didn't buy it with business in mind. I bought it with my family in mind. With this lens, I'll not need to carry all my lenses. Probably just the camera with this lens on it.
The first thing I noticed was the zoom direction is opposite my Canon zooms. You zoom clock wise on the Tamron. During the zoom it, for lack of a better term, sticks around the 100mm mark. I've read about this in forums and believe it is on purpose to keep the lens from creeping when you have it hanging down. There is a zoom lock switch at the 18mm mark that will hold the lens while you are wondering about with the lens hanging down as well. I like that feature.
My first photo scared me. The white balance looked terrible. Normally, I shoot on auto white balance to get close then adjust the raw file in post as I see fit. This was so bad but when I put my Canon 17-85 back on the camera to take the above shot, well it looked bad too! So that was that.
Playing around with the lens in the house last night I took the photo below.
Canon 50D, Tamron AF180270mm f/3.5-6.3 DiII VC, ISO 1600, f/5.6 for 1/25 sec.
This was taken under really bad tungsten lighting but looks pretty good. Sharpness is very acceptable. This was at 142mm.
I will be testing this lens over the next 3 or 4 days and will post more of my thoughts on the lens and some more sample photos then.
Wednesday, October 28, 2009
Photo Of The Day - 301 of 365. Berries.
Wednesday October 28 2009.
Fresh raspberries and black berries. Some nice condensation too.
Fresh raspberries and black berries. Some nice condensation too.
Canon 50D, EF-S17-85mm f/4-5.6 IS USM, ISO 800, f/8 for 1/15 sec.
Tuesday, October 27, 2009
Photo Of The Day - 300 of 365. Still Smiling.
Tuesday October 27 2009.
He smiles even when he is not feeling well. What a trooper.
He smiles even when he is not feeling well. What a trooper.
Canon 50D, EF50mm f/1.8 II, ISO 400, f/2.8 for 1/30 sec.
Monday, October 26, 2009
Photo Of The Day - 298 of 365. Parking Lot Bokeh.
Monday October 26 2009.
Waiting in the parking lot at Costco and I thought, hey those lights are kinda colorful. Had to shoot at quite a high ISO so it was noise ninja to the rescue.
Waiting in the parking lot at Costco and I thought, hey those lights are kinda colorful. Had to shoot at quite a high ISO so it was noise ninja to the rescue.
Canon 50D, EF-S17-85mm f/4-5.6 IS USM, ISO 6400, f/8 for 1/6 sec.
Sunday, October 25, 2009
Photo Of The Day - 297 of 365. Fall Bike Ride.
Sunday October 25 2009.
The boy and I went to check out the new park that is almost complete. Soon, very soon.
The boy and I went to check out the new park that is almost complete. Soon, very soon.
Canon 50D, EF-S17-85mm f/4-5.6 IS USM, ISO 100, f/5.6 for 1/640 sec.
Friday, October 23, 2009
Photo Of The Day - 295 of 365. Adobe Lightroom 3 Beta.
Friday October 23 2009.
Adobe has released a beta of Lightroom 3. I thought I'd test out some of the features. One right off the bat is the built in ability to export to Flickr. Oh and add water marks! Full version will be realesed in April of 2010 I believe.
Adobe has released a beta of Lightroom 3. I thought I'd test out some of the features. One right off the bat is the built in ability to export to Flickr. Oh and add water marks! Full version will be realesed in April of 2010 I believe.
Canon 50D, EF-S55-250mm f/4-5.6 IS, ISO 100, f/5 for 1/25 sec.
So far my impressions are good. I really like the added publish service and the watermark capabilities. More to come.
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