Sunset shots with new toys

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Sunset shots with new toys

Postby radar on Thu Dec 29, 2005 11:35 am

Hi,

it's been a while since I last posted some images. Got some nice new toys at Christmas, thanks to BD and Santa :-)

I was determined to find a different spot for sunsets, drove around the lake for a bit till I had to stop because there would be no sunset left :oops: Pelican Pt was the spot, close to the old Belmont airport.

These three were done with the Tokina 12-24.

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Handheld, 15mm with fill flash.

<img src="http://www.leaveonlyfootprints.com/gallery/main.php?g2_view=core.DownloadItem&g2_itemId=285&g2_serialNumber=1&g2_GALLERYSID=711c8a80ecf046e9174e19163f56901c">

Lens wide open with a Hitech .6 ND grad filter, tripod. You will notice a bit of vignetting in the top, that's the Cokin holder for the filter. I used the Cokin WA filter holder. Something to be aware of in the future. I left the vignetting in to show.

<img src="http://www.leaveonlyfootprints.com/gallery/main.php?g2_view=core.DownloadItem&g2_itemId=288&g2_serialNumber=1&g2_GALLERYSID=711c8a80ecf046e9174e19163f56901c">

Lens wide open as well, but no filter this time. As you can see, the sky is now a lot more overexposed. Not a great photo, but thought I'd put it here to show a bit of difference of the effect of having the filter (PS: I know it is not scientific, should have taken same photo with/without filter :( , next time)

Loved my new benro tripod/head as well. Lots to learn and experiment with the 12-24.

Cheers,

radar
EDIT: not sure why the images don't show up, I'll put links for now.
EDIT2: fixed for now :-)
EDIT3: removed the pixspot reference, use my own site
Last edited by radar on Tue Jan 03, 2006 3:49 pm, edited 4 times in total.
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Postby stubbsy on Thu Dec 29, 2005 11:51 am

Andre as I understand it the img tag requires the URL to be a direct image link (ie the URL must end in a file extension like .jpg) rather than a plain vanialla URL

Image #2 is my choice here. The lighting works really well giving an interesting range of colours. For me #1 just doesn't grab me. Too much conflict between the foreground boat on the right and the sunset on the left.
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Postby moggy on Thu Dec 29, 2005 11:52 am

Nice shots Radar, sunsets and sunrises are a problem if you haven't scoped out your possy beforehand. :lol:

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Postby LostDingo on Thu Dec 29, 2005 11:54 am

nice captures Radar, I like the low light levels and the lense appears to be working well for you. I'm sure you are happy!
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Postby marcotrov on Thu Dec 29, 2005 11:57 am

I like images 1 and 2 andre. Perhaps a little less fill on the foreground boat but I think its great. :)
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Postby mudder on Thu Dec 29, 2005 12:15 pm

I really like #1, everyone's different, I like the way the flash forces the first boat to be the primary subject with the sunset becoming a secondary subject. Maybe a smidge less power in the flash, but like the effect...

Also interesting to see the differences the Grad ND filter makes, always good to see examples, thanks...
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Postby radar on Thu Dec 29, 2005 1:05 pm

Thanks for the feedback, I haven't done much flash photography, so I'll have to read up on where the settings are to adjust the power. Had a quick look in Thom Hogan's guide, looks easy enough. I don't have an SB-800/600, so limited to the pop-up. I'll have to read a bit more when I get the time.

I liked the first two photos. I'll have to revisit when I know how to control the flash better. I agree that a bit less power would have made it much nicer.

Lots to learn :-), never ends.

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Postby Alpha_7 on Thu Dec 29, 2005 1:07 pm

Beautiful stuff, I like #3 the most! The but lighting is nice in all three.
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Postby ajax on Thu Dec 29, 2005 2:47 pm

radar,

All very good images. I like#2 most.

I am thinking of buying the same lense. How would you rate it ?

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Postby sirhc55 on Thu Dec 29, 2005 6:53 pm

Radar - all nice shots and always keep in mind that with a sunset the reflectivity of the land mass is a lot lower than the transmissive light of the sky. :)
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Postby radar on Thu Dec 29, 2005 7:55 pm

Thanks ajax,

ajax wrote:I am thinking of buying the same lense. How would you rate it ?


Having only briefly used the Nikon 12-24, I can't really compare them. I hope to borrow a friend's Nikkor lens and do a side by side comparison.

As for this one, love it so far :D . It takes 77mm filters, a big plus on the sigma 12-24, for me anyway.

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Postby radar on Thu Dec 29, 2005 7:56 pm

sirhc55 wrote:Radar - all nice shots and always keep in mind that with a sunset the reflectivity of the land mass is a lot lower than the transmissive light of the sky. :)


I think I get it :? :?

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Postby kenny12 on Thu Dec 29, 2005 8:03 pm

very nice images, the fill flash worked really well
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Postby Slider on Thu Dec 29, 2005 8:57 pm

Very nice Radar. That seems like a very sweet lens :D
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