*OFFICIAL* Snapshot of the Day (one image per post please) #1

MATT0404 · 07-22-2012, 09:44 PM

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Originally Posted by M_Six

^^^^^^^^^^^Oh man, my favorite model of all time. And lots of them.

One of my favorites, too. All of these cars were in great shape and showed really well. This photo shows less than half of sharks in attendance. There was another larger row behind me. It was truly an impressive site to see.

- Paul - · 07-23-2012, 12:21 PM

The Fight.

The Fight by PRotography EU, on Flickr

- Paul - · 07-23-2012, 12:35 PM

I changed the orientation of the caterpillar shot as well - now re-titled - Hugs.

Hugs by PRotography EU, on Flickr

- Paul - · 07-23-2012, 01:39 PM

This was an alternate I'd been working on for the greyscale comp (maybe I should've entered it!!) ;-)

Majorca April 2012_0880_1_2 copy copy by PRotography EU, on Flickr

M_Six · 07-23-2012, 02:00 PM

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Originally Posted by - Paul -

This was an alternate I'd been working on for the greyscale comp (maybe I should've entered it!!) ;-)

Yep, you should have. Nice image.

MaximusJ · 07-23-2012, 07:30 PM

Nice job on the macro Paul!

slavik · 07-23-2012, 08:35 PM

M_Six · 07-23-2012, 10:01 PM

slavik dude, get out of your car, walk 100 feet, and shoot the image without the power lines.

Chewy734 · 07-23-2012, 10:16 PM

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Originally Posted by M_Six

slavik dude, get out of your car, walk 100 feet, and shoot the image without the power lines.

Mark... some people just don't have your dedication to corn.

MATT0404 · 07-25-2012, 08:33 AM

Lamborghini Aventador LP700-4 by mkrepp, on Flickr

Aventador Interior by mkrepp, on Flickr

Chewy734 · 07-25-2012, 08:40 AM

nice shots Matt!

MATT0404 · 07-25-2012, 08:57 AM

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Originally Posted by Chewy734

nice shots Matt!

Thanks, Chewy!

Chewy734 · 07-25-2012, 03:19 PM

The beast is finally open!

UdubBadger · 07-25-2012, 04:24 PM

bauce

go shoot some sports

MATT0404 · 07-25-2012, 04:35 PM

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Originally Posted by Chewy734

The beast is finally open!

Chewy734 · 07-25-2012, 10:07 PM

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Originally Posted by UdubBadger

bauce

go shoot some sports

I'll try. In 1.5 weeks I'm attending a workshop taught by a Canon Explorer of Light photog. So, I want to learn most of the major options and functions of this camera before then.

Time to whip out the manual... yes, it really is that damn complicated.

I'll also write up, in another thread, my thoughts on the camera as I learn it. So far... "WOW".

see this thread for more...

Chewy734 · 07-25-2012, 10:15 PM

ooooh... tomorrow gets even better. I should have something more arriving in the mail.

it's like Christmas without Santa and snow.

dcstep · 07-26-2012, 08:27 AM

Happy Days! Congrats.

I didn't realize that you had an X on order. It's going to be an extremely versatile body for you. I'm really curious to see some high-ISO action shots. It looked stupendous on DPReview.

Got my 5D MkIII yesterday. The AF is a huge improvement over my 7D, so much so that I think it'll become my default bird and wildlife body. We'll see how my keeper rate does, but I think it'll go up substantially. That AF system (which you also have) is super.

After 4-years with a 5D2 and a 7D, I'm finally getting around the Menu with some dexterity. It takes time and you have to give yourself little challenges to learn most of the functions and be able to change them quickly. Minimal skills to take advantage of all the power include:

Change AF point pattern without taking eye away from viewfinder.
Move the single-point AF point around without taking eye away from viewfinder.
Change aperture, ISO and/or SS without moving eye
MOST IMPORTANT, apply EV correction on the fly and changing shot to shot.

Dave

Chewy734 · 07-26-2012, 10:15 AM

Thanks Dave. The one thing I really like about the 1D X so far is that there are a ton of easy-accessible custom functions and buttons. I can switch back and forth from spot metering and single shot to let's say zone metering and AI-servo with just a press of a button.

Yeah, I agree with you... those things you listed are very nice to know like the back of your hand, regardless of what camera body you have. It will come with practice, not by reading a manual. But, the manual allows me to modify those functions so it's easy for me to use, and that's my plan.

UdubBadger · 07-26-2012, 01:06 PM

Chew you've been dropping some serious coin on this stuff lately

Chewy734 · 07-26-2012, 01:09 PM

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Chew you've been dropping some serious coin on this stuff lately

I guess I should be saying thank you Badger. After all, it was quite easy to hack your bank account.

UdubBadger · 07-26-2012, 01:41 PM

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Originally Posted by Chewy734

I guess I should be saying thank you Badger. After all, it was quite easy to hack your bank account.

dude you'd have about $50 bucks to spend if that was the case.

My wife is in charge of the money, why do you think I drive an E46 now?

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