CONFIRMED 4PM 26/07/09 SUNDAY MEET

[Haim]

Okay, following the short tradition of me sorting these (fail) meets which we never actually get to take proper photos....and ended up having coffee lol....

SO
the meet is at Pt. Chev


http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2470/3704076392_a2107670aa_o.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/haimsadia/3704076392/)

meet at marked location at like 4pm so we can get around to finding agood spot.

Hopefully the weather will be good.

[smurff]

hahaha sounds like a good idea on the pre planing :P

i do like the idea of evening/night city scape, as i do want more practice, and more tips off you guys :P

-smurff

[The Mad Hatter Project]

I have to work :(

[thirdkid]

im in..gotta get a trigger tho..

[smurff]

im in..gotta get a trigger tho..

trademe ftw... for a cheap one lol

-smurff

[arsenal69]

I'm not fussy about where we go lol

Canon triggers aren't that expensive anyway ;)

[Haim]

haha yeah i've been using my cheap one for like one year now on the D300/700 been pretty great!!

[thirdkid]

yeah..getting me a trigger from this guy http://www.trademe.co.nz/Members/Listings.aspx?member=133366

hes got heaps of canon and nikon gears

[smurff]

i went to sony today to buy a camera bag... walked out with another tripod and a camera bag and just about got a genuin trigger.... maby next time, or tomorro lol

-smurff

[arsenal69]

lol smurff can't handle the temptations lol

What sort of tripod? Is it just bigger?

[smurff]

yea, just a bigger tripod, bout the same as urs arsenal, and its got the quick release.
and got the large sony sholder bag.

carnt wait to go shopping again, is there anything people can recomend, lens/filter/item wise, for night/low light shots?

-smurff

[robo git]

Filter? Not really. I would suggest a star-filter if you want a bit of cheesyness, but IMO you get a better effect for static shots this way:

If it's a static / light-trail shot, low ISO + small aperture (f11 - f16 usually about right) will get stars produced off any static light-sources with the number of points to the star being the number of blades that are in your aperture if an even number, else twice the number if an odd number of aperture blades.

Other than that, tripod + remote release. Also setting your camera to 2nd curtain sync is good if you're using a flash with people, or if you're wanting to "freeze" a subject at the end of a movement.

As people tend to move immediately after the flash, 2nd curtain sync means that the flash goes at the END of the photo, so you get the pose held for the duration of the photo.

You'll need to look in your camera manual for how to enable this.

[Rick0r]

I'd suggest a polarising filter.. really good job at getting reflections off glass (not so good at getting it off metals/chrome) and making the sky look deep and sexy.
Not so great for low light, as it makes it even darker :]
If you're taking something in low light that's moving, then definitely a quicker lens.
If it's static, then a good heavy tripod, and a remote shutter as mentioned above.

[robo git]

Actually a graduated ND4 filter is a good option if you're wanting to capture more landscape detail against a lighter sky, or use a sunset (aka orange / red graduated) filter to throw the sky into stronger colour-contrast vs foreground.

[smurff]

ok, well have just bought a Marumi Graduated ND4 filter, just wait for it to get here in the mail, then have a play, cheers for the ideas guys :)
-smurff

[robo git]

If you can afford it, Cokin (or Cokin-clone) kit - or something similar - is a VERY good way for dealing with graduated filters: You can position the point of the graduation by sliding the filter up/down in the holder rather than having the graduation always transition in the centre of the shot.

I've got a few P-series filters, really happy with them & no need to stuff around with screwing filters on. It means you can use all of your filters on all of your lenses, assuming you have the right adapter ring.

Actually just really good for filters, not just graduated ones ;)

[smurff]

http://www.cokin-online.co.uk/pseries.htm

these?

-smurff

[robo git]

Yep (Y)


(Although you realise that's not actually the Cokin (http://www.cokin.com/ico15-A.html) company, just a reseller, right?)

[smurff]

is it? ok, will have a bit more of a google hunt

-smurff

[robo git]

Click on the work "Cokin" in my previous post :p

[Haim]

i really want to get one for my cam too now. ben looking around for ages just didnt actually that i will buy one for myself... will do soon......

[talan]

Let's keep this thread clean for the meet :D. Just so some new members don't get a bit lost.

Always welcome to start new threads on filters (Y)

[smurff]

hahaha, its called getting accidently side tracked hahaha

-smurff

[talan]

Hey Haim so anything set in stone yet? I wouldn't mind trying some twilight long exposures with my kit lens :p. Let's get the location and time confirmed so we can get people to come! :)

[Haim]

pt chev again then?

[smurff]

i do like the idea of Pt Chev, seems like it will be a good place, ended there again the other day at the end of a clubsub cruise.
should be a good place for sunset pics

-smurff

[Haim]

Map on first page!

[smurff]

YAY :D :D

-smurff

[talan]

Haim, the date is Sunday 26th right, not 27th? Just double confirming, then I can change the title for you :)

[Haim]

yes, my bad lol

[creepdontsleep]

damnit i got a golf tournament and a group assignment to do on sunday.. no go for me GEEZ! :(......

[talan]

weather looking gooooood!

[Haim]

yip ill be there

[smurff]

i carnt wait, shall be fun :)
and i can play with the new filter

-smurff

[talan]

Thanks to everyone who came. Im not going to be able to process my photos until next week as im not home all week but im sure the others will show their magic.

Smurff even managed to fill his 8GB memory card up with multiple exposures. Good luck merging them :D. Can probably post them in the landscape subforum.

Cheers!
Until the next one...

[Fabolous]

sorry guys had some work to do and it was a bit of a drive. have one out south next time :P pics or it didn't happen!!

[smurff]

great meet guys :)
will post up some shoots i took soon, am turning the mass of photos i took into a time laps movie... or something along those lines :D may have it done tonight even

so i made it a movie... 4.8 GB :( will look at making something more user friendly :)

-smurff

[David]

glad to hear the meet went well!

sorry i couldn't make it, i really wanted to go this time :( my mate needed a full license holder to help teach her how to drive. We went out west to Piha yesterday and I got some shots as the sun went over the horizon. Will post some up tonight after work.

[smurff]

Theres always next time !

-smurff

[ndiginiz]

So is there going to be a gallery for the photographs from this meet?
Where?

[smurff]

urmm we just generally post up.

ive just loaded some of mine up here
http://www.photographersonline.co.nz/showthread.php?p=1732#post1732

im going to keep updating that thread with all my pictures in relation to it

-smurff

[ndiginiz]

Thanks for heads-up

[talan]

So is there going to be a gallery for the photographs from this meet?
Where?
Haim should have some. I will post mine next week when Im home hehe

[Haim]

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2484/3756764787_d14339b1ed.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/haimsadia/3756764787/)

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2566/3756764909_3f163dd7c0.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/haimsadia/3756764909/)

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2464/3757563070_a519164d45.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/haimsadia/3757563070/)

[smurff]

sooo like the colour of the sky in that second one!

-smurff

[keriboi]

haim awesome as usuall, what was the PP on the top photo?

[Haim]

Cheers guys,
was an HDR cant remember settings........ sorry :(

[arsenal69]

Finally got time to get mine developed, here is one sunset and two others :o
(oddly enough first attempt at a sunset need far more practice)
1.
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3419/3771084045_3af20963fa_o.jpg (http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3419/3771084045_3af20963fa_o.jpg)

2.
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3589/3771083863_7573290967_o.jpg (http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3589/3771083863_7573290967_o.jpg)

3.
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2670/3771083681_89340b249a_o.jpg (http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2670/3771083681_89340b249a_o.jpg)

[talan]

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Haim, looking at this image again I can spot some sensor dust or dirt on your lens :eek:

[Haim]

yeah i got about 12 of them only shows up at f/12 and above...........

doesnt worry me. when it gets REAL bad i will send it out to nikon........190 bucks...... they take the bloody thing out of the camera!

[robo git]

190 bucksDamn. Seriously, think about talking to some of the camera repair places around - should be more like $80 for a proper sensor clean (including camera disassembly etc)