sweet! Can you tell us a little bit on how you got those shots?

 

i'll be honest, when I think AZ, snow's not the first thing that pops in my head, but that looks incredible!


those water droplet shots are so good they look fake!

 

Made the move from pictures of water drops to pictures of smoke. Problem with smoke is having to air out the room every 5 minutes

 

Sunrise at 20 below zero in Wyoming. The ice crystals are creating a rainbow.

 

would these lenses any good for a canon t1i
Tamron AF 75-300mm f/4-5.6 D E Macro built in 1.3 Special Edition for Canon SLR w/HOOD

Description
A lightweight, compact telephoto zoom with a maximum magnification ratio of 1:3.9. Wide Zoom Range from 75mm Semi-Telephoto to 300mm Super Telephoto

Specifications
Filter Size: 62mm
f/Stop Range: 4-22 / 5.6-32
Minimum Focus Distance: 4.9'
Magnification: 1:3.9
Angle of View : 33 to 8 Degrees
Groups/Elements: 9/13
Length: 4.7"
Maximum Diameter: 3.0"
Weight: 0.96 lb

and

Tamron AF 28-80mm f/3.5-5.6 Aspherical D Special Edition for Canon SLR w/ HOOD

Description
A conventional zoom lens that focuses from a wide 28mm to a medium telephoto range of 80mm. The use of strong engineering plastic in the barrel makes the body light and easy to carry.

Specifications
Filter Size: 58mm
f/Stop Range: 3.5-22
Minimum Focus Distance: 2.3'
Magnification: 1:8
Angle of View: 75 to 30 Degrees
Groups/Elements: 7/7
Length: 2.8"
Maximum Diameter: 2.8"
Weight 0.53 lb


are they "IS" lenses? Is Tamron a lower grade lens? Thanks and keep those pics coming.

 

Glenn,
From what I could find online most people pick those models up as "throw-away" lenses meaning they take them to a sporting event or a vacation and don't worry if the lens gets damaged. Neither of them are IS and typically you will know as soon as you see the price if it is IS or not.

 

very good kinda what I was thinking. Thanks alot! Still looking for that great deal on a t1i and a few lenses.

 

Glenn,

HAve you been to this site? They have a whole section dedicated to lenses.

http://photography-on-the.net/forum/

 

I read stuff there, but i've found a lot of it's members are not very friendly.

 

Thanks Jim I'll check it out.

 

Unfortunate but true. Lots of good info there though!

You're welcome.

 

Bump

 

Ouch?

 

 

def a good place to open her up !!

 

I have the very same problem, but it has nothing to do with smoke.

Those water drop images are fantastic. Mind if I ask how the heck you were able to get them?

 

Here's a few from Oahu.

 

A lot of patience and wasted time There are several ways to take the shots but here are the basic requirements for a steady shot:

Tripod
Remote trigger for the camera
macro lens (stabilization turned off)
Flash with wireless capability
Some sort of plastic or glass container
water dropper (using either syringe, IV dropper, bottle with a small hole in the cap, etc etc)

Fill the container with water and start making your drops. Focus in where they hit the surface. Then take a pic. Look at the detail in the pic and adjust your focus accordingly. I won't lie. For every good shot I have, I delete about a dozen.

 

Sweet! Thanks for the info. The lighting you used really puts it over the top.

I haven't been around too much lately, so I thought I'd get a few recent pics in this thread. These are all from this past weekend. I decided to roll the dice and do the opposite of what every Weatherman™ said I should do (which is stay inside out of the rain) and went camping. It did rain on me, but it was a light to moderate sprinkle for maybe 30 minutes Saturday afternoon. Hardly enough to notice. Glad I decided to stick and stay though. Had the place all to myself and it was awesome.

The view southwest, from the shoreline at my campsite:



Same view, from the water's edge:



Looking west, across the lake, just after sunset on Friday:



A few views from Saturday of the cliffs along the shore, a ways south of my site:







From Saturday evening, off the beaten path to the north as the stormy skies were clearing:









And one last parting shot, just before sunrise Sunday morning:

 

zzcoop, you are seriously talented and you should be properly proud of your work. Very cool man. Thank you for sharing with us!!!