The weather forecast predicted clear skies this morning so I was up and out early to try and make the most of it.
Tamron 17-50/2.8 @ 20mm ISO100, F13, 1/1.3 sec, +2.0 EV, 2 x stacked ND Grad filters (on a tripod and I forgot to turn off the SSS )
It was quite tricky to balance the white frosty stubble against the bright sky. The in-camera JPG and matched the raw, but the TIFF that IDC output (unadjusted) seem to warm up the WB - perhaps this was just me, but it took some fiddling in Elements to get the colours back to how I remembered them.
Minotla 35-70/4 @ 70mm ISO100, F8, 1/100 sec
I always find these very photogenic plants - I was a bit late to get the frost on them though.
C&C welcome.
Frosty Dawn
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And well worth the effort .Birma wrote:The weather forecast predicted clear skies this morning so I was up and out early to try and make the most of it.
I keep reading conflicting reports about the need to do this. I always leave SSS on when mounted on a tri or bi pod and haven't noticed any difference when I've experiemented with either option.Birma wrote:... on a tripod and I forgot to turn off the SSS
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Birma, you've done it again. Wonderful shot (the first, I mean). I tried to crop it a bit but went back to the way you did.
Excellent my friend.
Excellent my friend.
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Love the first one. I hope for sunny weather tomorrow so I can get my camera and go out for a walk.
BTW, DSLR newbie question: can swapping lenses at -10 celsius or less do any harm to camera?
BTW, DSLR newbie question: can swapping lenses at -10 celsius or less do any harm to camera?
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Many thanks for your comments Bonneville, Doc and Hawk.
I struggled with cropping the picture. I wasn't entirely happy, especially with the horizon half way down the frame. The final square shape was a compromise. I'm probably not spending long enough framing the shot before I take it.Dr. Harout wrote:I tried to crop it a bit but went back to the way you did.
Sorry Hawk, as another newb I'm not sure about this. I'm usually too nervous to swap lenses outside anyway I used to have problems with P&S cameras having their batteries die in colder temperatures, but I've yet (fingers crossed) to have the same problem with the A100.Hawk wrote:BTW, DSLR newbie question: can swapping lenses at -10 celsius or less do any harm to camera?
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Not that I know of. I made several shots outside even below -10 deg C, changing lenses even to with M42 adapter. Nothing bad happened... except for frozen fingers...Hawk wrote:BTW, DSLR newbie question: can swapping lenses at -10 celsius or less do any harm to camera?
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I was to nervous to swap lenses outside too. I usually was changing them in car or inside buildings. Had some story with dust on sesnor too (search through forum should get it). But now I just swap them no matter where, maybe except extremly windy conditions. As for dust on sensor... its still there but doesn't bother me anymore. If it does then I clone it out in PP.Birma wrote:Sorry Hawk, as another newb I'm not sure about this. I'm usually too nervous to swap lenses outside anyway
Thanks for the info Doc. I'll give it a try Unfortunately its snowing a little here again and not a single ray of sunlight breaks through cloudsDr. Harout wrote:Not that I know of. I made several shots outside even below -10 deg C, changing lenses even to with M42 adapter. Nothing bad happened... except for frozen fingers...
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Two things to do when changing lenses:
1- keep the mount side of the camera towards the bottom
2- always shut down before removing any lens, it might act as magnetic dust absorber.
And there's one more point:
3- I might be wrong (but I always perform the first 2 points).
1- keep the mount side of the camera towards the bottom
2- always shut down before removing any lens, it might act as magnetic dust absorber.
And there's one more point:
3- I might be wrong (but I always perform the first 2 points).
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Both are great and wonderfully cropped.
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Wonderful first shot.
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