| Author |
Message |
|
|
Post subject: Happy Birthday to Me!
 Posted: 04.20.2012 22:22
|
|
Moderator
Joined: 24.04.2011 Posts: 865
|
|
My birthday wish was granted, my parents gave me a $125 Amazon gift card.
So... after scouting a bit on Amazon, I got 5 of the 6 things I wanted (getting the 6th via Best Buy Reward Zone points - a remote trigger).
+ Cokin a154 ND 8x filter
+ Wintec 16gb SD card
+ Western Digital Elements 1tb External Hard Drive
+ Fotodiox Macro Tube set
+ Tulip hood
I knew I needed the neutral density filter, but today's outing proved it.
It was very sunny, and to get the shutter speed i wanted, I had to use 3 filters: polarized, dark sepia, graduated blue.
Original:
A little tweaking in Photoshop, I got closer to reality:
3-8 days from now, I should have the first 5 items. Hooray!
FYI - Birthday's actually 4/22 in case you were wondering. |
|
|
| |
|
|
|
 |
|
|
|
Post subject: RE: Happy Birthday to Me!
Posted: 04.20.2012 22:27
|
|
Joined: 10.09.2009 Posts: 906
|
|
Wheee! New toys!
/and the water looks great! |
_________________
It's so flat here I can stand on a beer can and see Toronto.
|
| |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Post subject: RE: Happy Birthday to Me!
Posted: 04.21.2012 02:50
|
|
Joined: 30.08.2011 Posts: 377
|
|
| Happy Earthday birthday! When I saw your first photo, I thought to myself, there's something not quite neutral about his neutral filter; the white balance is definitely off there. The touched-up image looks great. |
|
|
| |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Post subject: RE: Happy Birthday to Me!
Posted: 04.21.2012 14:34
|
|
Joined: 13.01.2012 Posts: 507
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Post subject: RE: Happy Birthday to Me!
Posted: 04.21.2012 17:06
|
|
Joined: 26.04.2010 Posts: 246
|
|
| Happy Birthday Yugo. Mine was 4/17 and I have birthday cash to spend but I can't decide what I want. I'm thinking either extension tubes or a 50 mm prime lens. Decisions, decisions. |
|
|
| |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Post subject: Re: RE: Happy Birthday to Me!
Posted: 04.21.2012 19:50
|
|
Moderator
Joined: 24.04.2011 Posts: 865
|
|
zincprincess wrote: Happy Birthday Yugo. Mine was 4/17 and I have birthday cash to spend but I can't decide what I want. I'm thinking either extension tubes or a 50 mm prime lens. Decisions, decisions.
I was pleasantly surprised to find the tubes were the second cheapest thing on the list - under $10. Amazon's got at least 2 sets listed under $10 (I went with the second cheapest set.) Prices can go way up above that, but when cash is limited, you don't exactly need a Rolls Royce to get to the grocery store.
FWIW I picked up the remote today. Best Buy's got a Rocketfish model for $14.99. We had $15 in RewardZone cash, so (because the subtotal's got to be more than the rewards) for the price of a candy bar, I got the trigger. |
|
|
| |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Post subject: RE: Re: RE: Happy Birthday to Me!
Posted: 04.26.2012 10:13
|
|
Joined: 08.11.2010 Posts: 87
|
|
Yeah, well my bday was 4/24...and I got a leaf blower, reminding me off the yard work I have to do. Yay.
cool photos. |
|
|
| |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Post subject: RE: Re: RE: Happy Birthday to Me!
Posted: 04.26.2012 23:06
|
|
Moderator
Joined: 24.04.2011 Posts: 865
|
|
Happy Birthday Eden...!
So far everything's in but the extension tubes. They are officially a day late now...
The weather here's been crap and I haven't been able to play with my toys... hell, speaking of yard work, the weather's been so bad I'll need a baler to wrangle it once we finally get a dry day
*sigh* |
|
|
| |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Post subject:
Posted: 05.01.2012 00:18
|
|
Moderator
Joined: 24.04.2011 Posts: 865
|
|
Everything's in!
Got a chance to pull out the Neutral Density filter today. Due to the slow shutter speeds, I used the remote trigger as well. Stored the pics on my new HD.
High Falls downtown:
This is what it looks like when it's sunny and shutter speed's much faster (this was taken 11 months ago):
Here's a shot with the Macro tubes, all 3 of 'em (49mm) attached to the 55-200:
Here's the same baseball with the tubes on the 18-55:
 |
|
|
| |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Post subject:
Posted: 05.01.2012 08:40
|
|
Joined: 13.01.2012 Posts: 507
|
|
| blasted, that's it, I need a set of tubes now, the macro filters I have don't produce nearly that crisp of an image at the edges. :-/ great shot with the ND filters on the falls as well. Hoping to get some similar shots on my up coming trip in a few weeks, but still don't think I'll be anywhere near a set of falls quite that size. |
_________________
Picasa Web Album
|
| |
|
|
|
|
|
|
