Photo/Photographer thread.

[Cois]

I'm interested in getting a smaller camera to supplement my SLR. It's just for those instances where the SLR and all the lenses is a bit too bulky to tag along. I've seen good reviews of the Canon Powershot G15. Anyone have personal experience of the G15 or can you recommend anything similar? Shotto.

Saw the EOS M this weekend... Maybe look into that?

[Wyatt Earp]

I'm interested in getting a smaller camera to supplement my SLR. It's just for those instances where the SLR and all the lenses is a bit too bulky to tag along. I've seen good reviews of the Canon Powershot G15. Anyone have personal experience of the G15 or can you recommend anything similar? Shotto.

 

Have a look at the Fuji X20.

[banna]

Saw the EOS M this weekend... Maybe look into that?

 

Thx Francois. Will do. Will be interesting to compare the photo quality to the G15's.

[xamnam]

The Boland sunset in all its glory.

[The Ghost]

I love landscape photographs, but I am sooooo cr@p at taking them.

I guess we all have our strengths and weaknesses.

[Helpmytrap]

I love landscape photographs, but I am sooooo cr@p at taking them.

I guess we all have our strengths and weaknesses.

http://digital-photography-school.com/3-steps-to-gorgeous-landscape-images

[SeaBee]

Well, a first time for everything. Just got my very first wide-angle... it felt really very weird buying a lens that goes wide and not long! Plenty of research, but now it's done.

 

Now to go and play! Will have to be indoors, though - Cape weather is up to it's wintery tricks again. But who knows... will keep an eye open for opportunity.

[Wyatt Earp]

Well, a first time for everything. Just got my very first wide-angle... it felt really very weird buying a lens that goes wide and not long! Plenty of research, but now it's done.

 

Now to go and play! Will have to be indoors, though - Cape weather is up to it's wintery tricks again. But who knows... will keep an eye open for opportunity.

 

What, what, what did you get

[SeaBee]

Canon 10-22 (3.4-4.5 USM). Also considered Sigma's 10-20 with the fixed f3.5, but from reviews the Canon won me over, distortion is apparently the best... well, lack thereof! And I like the fact that it's a Canon and not a 3rd party lens.

[Wyatt Earp]

Canon 10-22 (3.4-4.5 USM). Also considered Sigma's 10-20 with the fixed f3.5, but from reviews the Canon won me over, distortion is apparently the best... well, lack thereof! And I like the fact that it's a Canon and not a 3rd party lens.

 

I have played with both, you made an excellent choice, the Sigma was almost too sharp.

I have sold both mine and have bought the 17-40 f4L .

On a full frame sensor it's madness.

[SeaBee]

Ja, my only gripe with the lens is it's my only non-full-frame capable lens, should I ever go that way...

 

Confused by your last sentence... Do you say the 17-40 is "madness" ito... hmmm... shall I say sensory overload? Or am I on dof Tuesday duty and missed something?

[Wyatt Earp]

Ja, my only gripe with the lens is it's my only non-full-frame capable lens, should I ever go that way...

 

Confused by your last sentence... Do you say the 17-40 is "madness" ito... hmmm... shall I say sensory overload? Or am I on dof Tuesday duty and missed something?

 

Image quality and wideness is madness

[Big H*]

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[SeaBee]

Good one Big H! Makes me think of the Martin Brundle saying about the most important nut in an F1 car is the nut behind the steering wheel.

[Wyatt Earp]

I have been playing around with some of my images.

To me the idea of a photo is to also add some of the atmosphere one experiences at the time of taking the image.

 

I take a photo because at that moment in time I was in awe of what I saw.

Images even when boosted are often quite flat and often just another nice picture.

 

I took this image.

It was before the start of a Critical Mass, the atmosphere was energetic ,the air was energetic and that particular moment when the sun was going down and the people arrived was as I said simply awe inspiring.

 

This is my idea of trying to add some atmosphere to the moment.

 

 

[Wyatt Earp]

Here is another.

Fox street downtown Johannesburg, it always feels like I am in the early 1900's when I am there.