The Shutterbug Thread - Photography Discussion And Display

[Garbs]

Cheers dude, all my work.

 

[Mr Wright]

Wow, some great photography there Garbs.

 

[fitz]

Get snapping your take on the shire
01 Aug, 2011 04:00 AM

WHAT does Sutherland Shire mean to you — community spirit, friendships, sport, arts, or a beachside walk or early morning surf or swim?

Cronulla Beach CBD is running a photo competition in Australian census week to create a snapshot in time of the shire. Amateur shire photographers of all ages may enter the Seven Days 2011 Photographic Competition with images taken from August 8 to 14. Winners and finalists will be exhibited as part of the Fiesta @ The Beach at Cronulla on October 23 and in the new Cronulla Photographic Gallery in Cronulla Central from October 30 to November 30.

Judges are:

* Fairfax Community Newspapers Chief Photographer, John Veage;

* Photographer Tony Rea, a former teacher and Grays Point resident who sells his own work online and at Paddington and Local markets.

* and Mark Tippett, a commercial artist who has a background in magazine and graphic design and teaches artand specialises in caricatures. He is also a finalist in this year’s Bald Archys.

Winner of the Open Category Prize will receive $1000 to spend at Caringbah Camera House, under 12 category prize is a Fuji FinPix F550 Digital Camera and $100 to spend on Fuji Photographic Equipment at Harvey Norman Caringbah.

Entry details: Cronulla CBD or cronevents@ssc.nsw.gov.au.

Source: http://www.theleader.com.au/news/local/news/general/get-snapping-your-take-on-the-shire/2242325.aspx

 

[Thresher]

OK we can now move our photography discussion from the 2016 GF thread to here

 

[Thresher]

I'm new to this but have just recently bought a number of items. Most of which are on their way via couriers, Aus Post etc.

I've bought:

Sony A6400 with the generic lens

NP-FW50 Dummy Battery

K&F Concept Ultra Compact and Lightweight Aluminum Travel Tripod

BVM LED lights: 1 x 50RS RGB, 2 X RGB 40W (3 light setup)

Elgato Cam Link 4k Capture Device.

I already have a Rhode Podcaster mic and DT770 Pro cans.

Not photography like you guys are probably doing but I'm quite excited.

 

[Cage]

Copied from the 2016 GF thread.

My kit is -

Nikon D810 - Full frame - 36MP - For fine detail work
Nikon D600 - Full frame - 24MP - Astro modded for night pics
Nikon D7200 - Crop frame - 24MP - My favourite birding camera

Lens: Got over the OEM fanboy **** years ago and now go for best bang for buck

Samyang 12mm f2.8 (Mainly for widefield astro shots)
Samyang 14mm f2.8
Tamron 24-70mm f2.8
Sigma 70-200mm f2.8
Sigma 180mm f2.8 Macro (also a very sharp short telephoto)
Sigma 150-600mm Sport

Plus tripods, various mounting devices, filters and motorised astro mount.

 

[Thresher]

Sigma seem to be the best bang for your buck for lenses from what I've learned from YouTube instructionals

 

[Cage]

Nothing wrong with your gear Thresh. Your mirrorless camera is the next step up from the ageing DSLR

 

[Cage]

Sigma seem to be the best bang for your buck for lenses from what I've learned from YouTube instructionals

As you can see above I have three Sigmas, and they deliver top shelf results.

A shot with the 150-600mm Sport @600mm on the Nikon D7200

 

[Thresher]

Nothing wrong with your gear Thresh. Your mirrorless camera is the next step up from the ageing DSLR

Cheers mate. Baby steps. I liked that it had a body that fitted the more expensive lenses. So room to move if life takes me that way. I have a lot to learn.

 

[Cage]

Does your camera have Manual shooting mode, ie where you set the aperture, shutter speed and ISO ?

 

[Thresher]

Does your camera have Manual shooting mode, ie where you set the aperture, shutter speed and ISO ?

From what I understand yes. I got it in an ebay auction at basically half price. It arrived in Melbourne at Aus Post today.

The primary reason I got it is that for video streaming it can send a 'clean' signal to my computer. So basically a webcam but with all of the benefits of the visuals of a mirrorless cam. I'm setting up a small bedroom studio to create and put out some promos for my business.

Second reason was being able to use it for some other content creation.

I basically made my purchase decision on dozens of youtube instructional vids from people who are doing the same kind of thing.

Sony seemed to have the most support in that area.

I'll start simple and then experiment and work out what I can achieve etc.

In other words I don't have much of an idea at the moment but I'm keen to learn.

 

[Cage]

I don't do video but I feel that manual mode is probably best for some still photography where being able to decide your own settings allows you to be a bit more creative.

For example you can separate your subject from the background by adjusting the aperture and making a corresponding adjustment to either one of, or both, your ISO or shutter speed.

There is an old rule of thumb for camera settings called 'The Sunny Sixteen Rule'

The Sunny 16 Rule is a way to meter for correct exposure during daylight without using the camera’s meter.


The basic rule of thumb states that if you have a clear, sunny day and your aperture is at f/16, whatever ISO you are using, your shutter speed will be the reciprocal value of that ISO value (ISO X = 1/X seconds shutter speed)


So for example, if your ISO is 200 at f/16, then your shutter speed will be 1/200 seconds. If your ISO is 100, then your shutter speed will be 1/100 seconds.

Most modern cameras have a plethora of shooting modes but it's nice to understand the basics behind them.

 

[Thresher]

I don't do video but I feel that manual mode is probably best for some still photography where being able to decide your own settings allows you to be a bit more creative.

For example you can separate your subject from the background by adjusting the aperture and making a corresponding adjustment to either one of, or both, your ISO or shutter speed.

There is an old rule of thumb for camera settings called 'The Sunny Sixteen Rule'



Most modern cameras have a plethora of shooting modes but it's nice to understand the basics behind them.

Cheers. Look forward to giving it a go.