[LCstuntman]

QUOTE (Nah Tso Gud @ Saturday, Jul 14 2012, 12:34)

No prob, and thanks. I have a 7d and it has that same system, it can be handy for somethings.. just not when timing is this crucial. I dont think the particular lens would matter because the flash itself has a sensor on it to recognize the preflash. The trigger and receivers in the link are exactly what I bought.. completely worth it. Ahhh! The Yong Nuos Ive heard pretty good things about these actually.. and damn that is Cheap, holy I may have to pick one or 2 of those up myself .. Youre right about manual, youll have to set those things by yourself. It pretty much means that the flash lacks TTL or ETTL metering, where the flash would instantly adjust itself based on the exposure reading in camera.. this would be a moot point when you are using these budget triggers because they dont support ETTL anyhow. Its very nice that these are fulfulled by Amazon too. So now... how are you going to set up the shot? Camera settings etc.

Awesome, I think I'm gonna order the Young Nous and the CowboyStudios when I get home . I don't really need that ETTL stuff anyways, I like doing stuff manually Can't wait to start shooting with these.

The setup will be determined by the obstacle, but I usually shoot around f/8.6 for skating and as low ISO as possible to keep noise down. The reason I need a flash is to make the skater stand out against the background, him doing an ollie (jump) in front of a dark bush with black clothes on just blends too much with the natural light, and the popup flash doesn't look good and doesn't work at all when I'm over 100mm.

Any last words before I order? Thanks again

[Nah Tso Gud]

Just as long as youve done the final research online to make sure they're compatable.. I've made the mistake of not doing so before, which leads you to buy over again, or possibly having to deal with customer service trying to return stuff.

[LCstuntman]

Nobody's posted here in a while (including me) IT IS TIME FOR CHANGE GENTLEMEN


@Nah Tso: Here's a pic I took with my new speedlite Works beatifully, this was taken at midnight. Can't wait to try some day shots and portraits.




















I think this one came out pretty good considering I was driving by at 30+ MPH

[Nah Tso Gud]

Hell yeah! Nice, so it is compatible with the trigger than I take it? Can't wait to see more.. makes me want to get my old skate buddies out and shoot.. they're prolly too old and out of shape now though haha.

[ilovebender.com]

This made my day.







London 2012 Olympic Torch Relay

Top of my road.

[Mark]

Thornton Heath?

It was pretty mental in West Croydon yesterday. Way too many people to get a good photo of the torch.

[ilovebender.com]

QUOTE (Mark @ Tuesday, Jul 24 2012, 12:40)

Thornton Heath? It was pretty mental in West Croydon yesterday. Way too many people to get a good photo of the torch.

..

Oh sh*t, you know my neighbourhood, yeah, Thornton Heath, at the top of my road.

Cool pics.

[Exxon]

Now I'm at Kos, Greece, I found out I like photography
One from an archeological site from Hippocrates, I'll post more once all pictures are on my PC.



I don't have a professional photo camera, just my HTC Sensation XE

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Grammar errors

This post has been edited by Exxon on Saturday, Jul 28 2012, 08:53

[methods]

Here is some film I got developed:

[OverTheBelow]

I just got back from Kos, Greece (the same place as Exxon, albeit the other side of the island at Lakitira resort) so I'll just dump a few holiday snaps here I took with a Canon PowerShot S100.

your typical beach photo:


Touched this one up in photoshop because the plane window really made things look sh*tty and washed out:




had a little drinking game before a night out with some friends; I lost it in the end though because I suck at drinking quickly aha:








Pretty amazing 13 second exposure shot at night that was actually lit up by the moonlight:

[Exxon]

Damn OTB, you beat me to it by a few seconds

Well guys, his photo's are from the west of Kos, these are from the East.
But as I said, I'm new to photography and these photo's are not taken with a super expensive professional camera, but with my HTC Sensation XE













And as last, my two favorites





This post has been edited by Exxon on Thursday, Aug 2 2012, 15:44

[OverTheBelow]

Sweet photos Exxon, looks like you got the framing almost spot on with most of them. A little advice for the last one though: you should always try to get the eyes of insects or little animals in focus if possible, because it generally makes a better picture. You can get both the body and the eyes in focus sometimes if you change the angle a bit (or use a smaller aperture but this isn't possible with a phone camera).

Here's a few living things I snapped at Kos as well:








The place was abundant with those birds and I swear they are the most annoying thing to try and take a picture of using a compact camera. They move so quickly and you can't get close enough so I didn't get many good ones. Same with the flies.

[Exxon]

Love them pictures man

10 more from me then, this time also a few other things than flowers
And thanks for the advice, but such thing is indeed not possible on my phone.
Besides that, it's very hard to see what you've actually captured with the sun so I only saw it when I was back at the hotel

Having a drink at that site from Hippocrates







We crossed around Kos on two quads, due to the f*cking jeepsafari company not having enough jeeps






We also came across some sort of open zoo




As last, a view from our apartment balcony



Before I forget:

QUOTE (OverTheBelow @ Thursday, Aug 2 2012, 16:13)

A little advice for the last one though: you should always try to get the eyes of insects or little animals in focus if possible, because it generally makes a better picture.

It somehow actually is focused on the eyes seeing that it has about 5 eyes on it's wings
But in my opinion, it's still a lovely picture due to its "painting" (the wings) being sharp and that's the most beautiful part of a butterfly

This post has been edited by Exxon on Thursday, Aug 2 2012, 16:38

[OverTheBelow]

[Kajun]

I'm really liking that bike photo, it's a cool perspective.

[Exxon]

QUOTE (Kajun @ Friday, Aug 3 2012, 20:04)

I'm really liking that bike photo, it's a cool perspective.

Indeed, it's very nice

Was buzy in my backyard yesterday, searching for things to photograph.
I want to ask you guys, which is best?





I think this one is the best, choose it as wallpaper and set my name in the lower right corner














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This post has been edited by Exxon on Sunday, Aug 5 2012, 17:38

[Nah Tso Gud]

I like the color of the fly in the 3rd one, Exxon, nice reflection.

LC youve inspired me to get out and skate, and shoot it. Thanks

My sister actually activated the shutter for me on this one ( that's me skating ).

Backside 180 heelflip. Lit with an Alien Bee B800 and a 580ex II ( seen in the shot ).

[Exxon]

QUOTE (Nah Tso Gud @ Sunday, Aug 5 2012, 04:29)

I like the color of the fly in the 3rd one, Exxon, nice reflection.

Thanks, that's the one I choose for the photo competition

And awesome picture from you man, I love such photos

But anyone else?
I'd like to have a few more opinions, please!

This post has been edited by Exxon on Sunday, Aug 5 2012, 09:19

[Narcis_speed6]

QUOTE (Exxon @ Saturday, Aug 4 2012, 09:21)

I want to ask you guys, which is best?

I personally love the third one, adjusted the contrast and made it brighter and now I am using it as a phone wallpaper.

With new contrast and brightness

[nic_23]