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First images taken with SB-600

Postby Jamie on Mon Mar 06, 2006 4:07 pm

Hi all,

This is the first time ive had a chance to have a play with the SB-600 (thanks Briddog) and well to be honest any kind of flash photography really. I have a weeding coming up this weekend so i thought id better go out and practice a little.

Ive also been having a few problems with CS2 and monitor colour profiles so i dont know if these are going to look real great on other monitors.

Feel free to comment if you wish. :wink:

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Thanks for looking.
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Postby Alex on Mon Mar 06, 2006 4:15 pm

Jamie,

The last two, and especially the very last are superb.

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Postby CraigVTR on Mon Mar 06, 2006 4:20 pm

Nice shots Jamie. Like #2, looks like a cousin of mine. :) The flash really lifts the subjects from the background, colours are fine on my monitor (LCD).

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Postby BBJ on Mon Mar 06, 2006 4:21 pm

Jamie, very nice pics and the flash does make a differance to the pictures and well you would have to be happy with these as i would be, so well done on the puchase and the pics.
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Postby Oneputt on Mon Mar 06, 2006 5:48 pm

Very nice Jamie, you should be pleased. :D
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Postby christiand on Mon Mar 06, 2006 7:45 pm

Hi Jamie,

a weeding coming up ... :lol: :lol: :lol:
Good luck at the weeding :lol: :roll: :wink:

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Postby beetleboy on Mon Mar 06, 2006 8:03 pm

Bugger, beaten to the weeding joke!

I like no.3 - looks like you've scared the crap out of that tiger with your flash!!

Nice work..

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Postby Jamie on Mon Mar 06, 2006 8:09 pm

 LOL @ weeding! Sorry wedding! :oops: Anyway lucky im in the wedding party and will only be taking candids, so no preasure on me. :P

Thanks for the kind comments people and yes im pleased with these, for a first effort that is.
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Postby blinkblink on Tue Mar 07, 2006 5:05 pm

First images taken with SB-600


These are really impressive.
Especially considering that most people use a camera to take images. :D
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Postby Mj on Tue Mar 07, 2006 5:35 pm

Jamie... your use of the flash is looking fine... suggest you have a look at your postprocessing on #3 though... somewhat oversharpened and looks like the tiger is a cardboard cutout !!!
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Postby obzelite on Tue Mar 07, 2006 8:08 pm

Well these pics comfirm my future purchase.

Exellent pics, the 2nd is my fav.
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Postby Jamie on Tue Mar 07, 2006 8:55 pm

Mj- thanks. I don’t know how you could pick #3 as being over sharpened and not any of the others. I always sharpen all my images exactly the same – USM, 0.7 radius @ 40%. I’m a Photoshop spaz so I don’t tend to play around with settings to much.

Perhaps it has something to do with the DOF of the picture compared with the others, I know exactly what you mean though, it doesn’t look quite right. :?

Obzelite - I haven’t owned the flash very long but I'm very happy with the way it performs so far, would highly recommend.
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Postby Aussie Dave on Wed Mar 08, 2006 8:06 am

Jamie
not sure why, but I cannot see your pics (can only see the little red x's).

However, I am a strong advocate for the Nikon Speedlights, so I have no doubt that you are producing some fine images with it :)
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