tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-90184084003664188302024-03-13T19:24:40.679+11:00Chris lives here.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03792015502822031490noreply@blogger.comBlogger105125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9018408400366418830.post-45289083608261366862017-05-05T18:05:00.000+10:002017-05-05T18:06:42.490+10:00How old is too old?<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
I have GAS. Not gas like flatulence, or gas like gasoline, gas like Gear Acquisition Syndrome. It's a real thing, ask my good friend <a href="https://www.instagram.com/wkwdp/" target="_blank">Wye Keen..</a> As a photographer I think it's almost impossible to not suffer from GAS, who doesn't want a $9000 Nikon D5 or the soon to be released Sony A9 that shoots a stupid 20 frames a second? I sure as hell do.. Unfortunately some people, like myself, don't have disposable income lying around, so we have to make do with what we've got.</div>
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In todays technology market, cameras are being churned every 12-18months, that's not even enough time to use the damn thing properly, but people demand new shiny toys and companies give the people what they want. Most of the time it's not good enough, but there's no such thing as a perfect camera is there? In 2009 Nikon announced the D300s, a minor upgrade to the already very good D300, 1 fps faster, 720p video shooting.. this and that.. not much of an upgrade but an upgrade nevertheless. </div>
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So back to the title of this post, how old is too old? Lets find out. I inherited an unwanted and unloved D300s from my aunty last year when I went to HK to visit some family. I love cameras but more importantly, I love free things - I'm Asian after all. So I've had this camera for a few months now and I've pumped a few thousand frames through her already. The verdict? Not bad. 7/10.<br />
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The camera has the same autofocusing system as my D750 and the AF points reach to the edge of the viewfinder, but for whatever reason, it isn't as fast or pick up subjects as fast as my D750 does. Granted there's like 6 or 7 years of new technology in the D750, but the AF module is the same and I thought i'd get similar results? Anyway, when the camera focusses it's pretty sweet, the 1.5x crop factor is great for when you want to carry a lighter lens and not lug around a behemoth like the 600mm.</div>
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For games like cricket, AFL and soccer where the fields are often quite large, having the extra reach of the 1.5x crop makes a huge difference, you'd be surprised how much of a difference carrying the 400mm is compared to the 600! With most people who shoot sport, having the 1.5x crop is something they miss when shooting sports with full frame cameras, I personally like crop sensor, but my style of shooting is normally quite wide and by having a crop sensor, you often suffer on the wide end. Sure I can buy wide angle crop lenses, but there isn't a point considering I already own a wide angle lens for my full frame bodies. </div>
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The D300s took some time to get used to, most of it was button placement and also the camera had a few quirks like not tracking targets as well as other cameras I've used and the camera seems to just feel laggy or sluggish compared to my current cameras. My D750 isn't a sports camera but can still churn out 6.5fps and the RAW buffer is really good with the 95mb/s cards I use. The D300's on the other hand, 15 JPEG files and half that of RAW files and the buffer gets full. Yikes.</div>
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Using the D300s for sport was a given, so I wanted to try my hand and using it for another subject I have a passion for - Macro.</div>
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Now i'm certainly not going to win any awards for my macro and i'm not particularly good at it either, but it's a nice way to slow down the way you shoot and focus on little creatures that often go unnoticed.<br />
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The one thing that can't be denied is that the dynamic range on this thing isn't great. Maybe because i've been spoiled with the D750, but when you try and lift shadows - nope - it's ok, but not great, highlights, also mreh and ISO performance is very mreh. </div>
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Although the D300s has its quirks like ok only AF, mreh ISO, shadow and highlight recovery and relatively low megapixel count, there is light at the end of the tunnel. For those who want a camera with professional build quality, relatively fast frames per second, good ergonomics and on the cheap, I couldn't recommend the D300s anymore. Sure you have to be careful when shooting it, like don't under expose by 3 stops hoping you're gonna recover the shadows - because that wont happen - but slow down and shoot it like slide film. Back when I was at uni we used to shoot tranny* film (transparency) and boy was it hard to get right. That stuff had no leeway in terms of highlights and shadows and we were often taught to sacrifice either the highlights or shadows for the shots. </div>
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BUT and there's a big but, when it worked, the developed film that came out was fan-flipping-tastic. Shooting the D300s reminds me a little of that, when you get the files right in camera, there really isn't much you need to do to make them pop, slow down, expose properly and you'll get great looking photos. Come to think of it.. why don't I do that more often...?</div>
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Well that's food for thought for the day, lets see where we are in another 8 years. I might have to re-read my D750 review in 2021 and see if the it was the GAS that made the camera good or whether it really was that good.. hmm</div>
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*Tranny isn't politically correct but that's what it is/was called - Don't shoot the messenger.</div>
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I finally did it.. I finally killed a camera. I will be the first to admit that i'm rough with my gear. I don't clean them as often as a I should and I certainly don't put them in soft padded bags as often as I should. I see my cameras as tools, I use them almost everyday and they're my source of income - come to think of it, maybe I should take more care of them..<br />
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Anyway, unfortunately during a trip to Thailand a couple of months ago I dropped my beloved X100s and killed him. Well, to be fair it was the pavements fault, a nice big old crack in the footpath caused me to trip and land camera first into the pavement. Surprisingly my X100s was still working for a while after the fall, the screen would occasionally flicker to a funky purple and pink, but a good aggressive shake of the camera seemed to fix it. I told you I was rough with me gear.<br />
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Eventually my aggressive shaking stopped working and he officially died, Vale X100s, you've been so good to me. We've travelled around the world together and captured some beautiful memories.<br />
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They say time heals all wounds, I don't completely agree with it, but it does have some merit. A few months after my X100S died, his successor, prince T arrived. So far the kings replacement seems worthy, the prince is faster, more customisable and is up to date with modern technology like wifi and a better LCD/EVF. There are some gripes, but most of that is due to unfamiliarity with some button layouts and settings. </div>
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I bought a Nikon D750 and I love it. It's probably the best camera i've ever used/had/owned. Period. </div>
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Like most photographers, I suffer from GAS (Gear Acquisition Syndrome) I always want the newest and bestest* <i>(not a word)</i> things. I'm always online looking at camera sites, rumour sites, just to see what the newest and latest in camera technology is. In the past I owned a Nikon D3s, I loved her, she was like the loyal dog that never left your side, she never let me down. However, although she took amazing images and was the queen of darkness, she was just too big to take around when not on assignment. Think of her as the great dane that you have to try and fit into your little hatchback, doable but annoying for everyone involved.</div>
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Over the years I bought cameras such as the NEX and X100s to use as my portable carry around cameras. They're great pieces of kit, the NEX is a mini DSLR and the X100s is.... well.. just a special item on its own, bit of a love hate relationship, mostly love. So as good as the NEX and X100s are in terms of size, portability and image quality, they can't beat a DSLR on continuous AF, battery life, lens choice and weather sealing. Yes there are some mirrorless cameras that come close to these things but for me, DSLR is still king. </div>
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I'm planning on doing some freelance photography in the near distant future and unfortunately I had sold my D3s so I was in need of a new DSLR. Coming from professional style bodies such as the D3s and 1D series cameras that I use at work, instinctively I wanted a "professional" styled body. As a Nikon fanboy I wanted a Nikon, if I wasn't a fanboy i'd be all over the 5DMKIII in a heartbeat. </div>
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The D700 put professional features in a small body, some have said that the D700 and D300/s were anomalies, flukes, products that will never be made again, but I think the D750 comes close. At its price point, nothing comes close to it in terms of features and image quality. Like the D700 before it, it really does have professional guts, but unlike the D700, in a not so professional body. But, lets be honest here and get to the crux of it all, does it REALLY matter that it's not in a professional style body even though it offers professional features? At the end of the day we're photographers, we're judged on the images we take, not the camera we use or whether it's professional or not. </div>
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When I first started getting into photography, my dream camera at the time was the D2X with a 300mm lens. Why? because it was big. Yes, we photographers have small man syndrome when it comes to camera gear, i'll be the first to admit it. As a photojournalist who works in a regional daily, I don't <i>really, </i>need a 1Dmk IV or 1DX. They're nice but 90% of the time i'm shooting setup shots with nice light and flashes. Of course it's nice to have the high fps and vertical shutter when doing sports, but that's the other 10%. I'm sure that others will disagree, but this is my opinion and my shooting style. </div>
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This is my mate Wye Keen. (<a href="http://www.skaduweelig.com/">http://www.skaduweelig.com/</a>) He came to Wollongong to visit me as well as shoot a small documentary about the rock pools in the region. These photos were taken on the day that I picked up the D750 and used with the 50mm f1.4. </div>
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The first thing I really noticed was how quick and zippy the AF system was. It was nice to have a camera that just near instantly picked up on what you want to focus on. The button layout took a little to get used to, specifically the ISO button, but over time i'm sure it'll become second nature.</div>
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Having owned a Nikon D3s in the past, I had a benchmark set for what would be considered acceptable in terms of AF speed and tracking. The other day I went down to the rodeo and thought it would be the perfect place to test the AF and tracking of the camera. Safe to say, she didn't let me down. </div>
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As you can see from the gif above, AF locked on tight. The images were shot at 1600ISO using the new group AF at 6.5fps. I'm currently using Sandisk Extreme Pro 95mb/s cards and they had no problem churning through the raw images to the card. Not once did I have the buffer fill or have to wait for the card to clear. </div>
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When I saw this cowgirl on her horse I knew exactly the shot I wanted, all I needed was the camera to be able to create the shot for me before the moment disappeared. No word of a lie, this sucker locked onto focus straight up. Like a laser beam it just snapped into focus. I find that the middle AF point is by far the most accurate and it never missed a shot. When using the outer AF points in the dark, it did hunt once or twice, but locked on pretty much after that.<br />
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Again, black hat in dark light and the camera locked on instantly.</div>
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I've written more than I wanted to but I think i can safely say that the D750 is new best friend. Watch this space for photos from her.</div>
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This time it's no different, the year really has gone fast. I've been at the Illawarra Mercury for ONE whole year now and 'how has it been' you ask? ---- It has been awesome, as simple as that. </div>
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I'm grateful that I've been given so many fantastic opportunities at my work, I've been in planes flying over the Illawarra, I've been on boats cruising around in the lake, I've been up and around Sydney shooting random stories and I've had amazing opportunities to shoot sports like the NBA, A-League, NRL, State of Origin and soon the NRL Grand Final. I don't think many photographers get the chance to shoot such big and important sporting events, let alone a cadet.</div>
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In Gladstone, I really had no one to look up to, my boss was a self taught photographer who had only been in the game a year longer than me and was too focussed on her wedding business. Here its been different, I have colleagues who collectively, maybe have over a hundred years of experience in the game. They've won Walkleys, PANPA's, shot World Cups, Olympics, Commonwealth Games, travelled around the country, travelled the world, you name it, they've done it all. </div>
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These guys are people I <i>really</i> look up to, I don't tell them because... that would be stupid... but they are everything I always wanted to be when I was growing up. </div>
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So basically, what i'm trying to say is, I'm pretty happy with my job. There's not many people who can say. "I'm doing what I actually studied at uni, I get to take photos <i>every, single, day</i>." I'm extremely grateful that I even <i>HAVE </i>a job, being a photographer is hard enough, a NEWS photographer.. they are certainly very slim pickings...</div>
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My first year has been a bit of a learning curve, I started off confidently, lost all motivation and confidence in my imagery halfway through, but feel like I've been coming strong for the last couple of months. Hopefully this upward trend continues and I can start to really spread my wings and get out there and do what I know I can. We'll have to wait another 12 months and see..</div>
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I just spent the last hour or so trying to write a blog post about Origin and what the experience was like. It didn't work. I ended up writing real short sentences that ended abruptly and made no sense - like that. so... I just deleted it all and i'll start again.<br />
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I can't describe what shooting Origin was like, I can't describe what it felt like because it was just that damn special. I know there are lots of photographers who shoot sport all the time and have excelled in their craft and shoot events like grand finals, olympics, world cups etc etc, so for them, this is just another Sunday afternoon shooting sport.<br />
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It all went so quickly and felt like a blur, there was times I got overwhelmed by the enormity of the event and lost track of what I was doing and felt flustered and actually angry at myself. I've shot league before, but this was some other kind of beast, just faster and harder. Normally when I shoot league, I place myself at the end of the field and let the players come to me, i'm lazy like that. At Origin, we (photographers) were assigned positions and had to stick to them. No excuses. I'm not fit, i'm the first person to admit it, if it were up to me i'd eat all day and get super fat. Unfortunately, i'm also very vain and care about how I look, so I haven't let myself get that fat - yet.<br />
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I was stuck on the eastern wing and had to run up and down, all night. Not fun. It's especially not fun running up and down with two 1DX's, a 400mm and monopod. I'm sure I pissed off more than one of the other photographers when I dropped my 400 on them when I switched from tele to wide. My bad..</div>
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I was lucky enough to be there when NSW finally broke their 8 year losing streak. I knew it would be huge if NSW won, but I never expected it to be <i>THAT </i>big.<br />
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From watching my first State of Origin match two years ago in a pub in Gladstone, surrounded by a sea of blue and <strike>purple Maroon</strike> (mostly <strike>purple</strike> Maroon) I would never have imagined that two years later i'd be there shooting it.<br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03792015502822031490noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9018408400366418830.post-16752926952933376792014-05-21T21:26:00.003+10:002014-05-21T21:26:55.488+10:00Landscapes with the FujiIt's been just over a month since I went and bought the Fuji X100s. So far I love it. There have been a few times where I would like the flexibility of interchangeable lenses, but I guess being stuck on one focal length makes you work a little harder for your shot.<br />
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03792015502822031490noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9018408400366418830.post-62078021815427760662014-04-06T23:50:00.001+10:002014-04-06T23:50:56.027+10:00My first week with the X100sLike I mentioned in my last post, I bought an X100s. I was meant to get a black one, but they ran out, so they sent me a silver one instead. I'm personally not a fan of the panda look, but it's not too bad the more I look at it. I may consider painting the silver black.. we'll have to wait and see.<br />
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There were a few cameras I was considering before I went and bought myself the X100s, honestly, it probably wasn't even that high on my list of "cameras I want." The few cameras I was looking at included the Sony A6000, NEX6, Fuji XE2, Fuji XT1 and even the Nikon Df..<br />
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What I liked about those cameras was that they all had interchangeable lenses and were small and light, perfect for travelling, one of the reasons I bought the NEX 5n in the first place. Although I really REALLY liked the Fuji line, it meant I would have to buy more lenses, more gear, more accessories, more money. The thing that i've found about cameras is that, you always want more, even when you think have enough - it never is.<br />
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The beauty of the X100s is that you buy a beautiful 35mm f2 lens that comes with a camera body. The way I looked at it was that the X100s would be the perfect travel camera because that's all I would need to take with me, wouldn't have to worry about which lenses to take because there only is one lens.<br />
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I went back to Melbourne last week and I took the Fuji for its first test run. I've never restricted myself to a 35mm lens before, i've always been a 50mm kinda guy, but after using the X100s for just over a week now, I can safely say that i'm leaning towards the 35mm camp. The 35mm lens means I have to get closer to my subject which doesn't bother me really as it means I can be more intimate, more emotion from the shot, but the 35mm also gives you enough width to fit more into the frame than the 50mm, those extra 15mm's let you tell a completely different story.<br />
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Anyway, as this isn't really a review of a camera or anything as I don't think i've really had enough time with it yet to give a review or anything. However as an initial look and thoughts on the camera, i'm damn glad I made the jump to the X100s. The idea of camera that just takes pictures without any finicky menu's or buttons is really quite refreshing.<br />
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The X100s is what the Nikon Df wants to be. <br />
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Well that was my first look at the X100s, definitely more to come.<br />
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A colleague of mine was thinking of selling his X100, so I decided to borrow the camera off him for a few days just to see how it was and what the big deal was.</div>
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The first thing I noticed is how small the camera actually is. I always thought it was bigger, obviously it's not, perfect for travelling.</div>
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My first real outing with the X100 was at the Nan Tien temple, it was a chance for me to take just one camera, one lens and see what I could come up with, if anything at all. Naturally for a lot of people, the wide angle lens is the go to lens for landscape and architecture, you can fit everything in without having to move. The X100 does not let you do that - at all. If you want to fit more in, you move back, if you can't move back, you try and make it work.</div>
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After my first outing with the X100, I hated it, absolutely hated it, the shutter speed goes in full stops and you need to turn the wheel to get 1/3rd stops, you can't shoot past 1/1000th at f2 in aperture priority mode, so you need to use the built in ND filter, the AF is slow, if you get too close to your subject you need to change to macro mode, the list goes on. </div>
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After my first, not so pleasant experience with the camera, I put it away and didn't use it for a few days. For days it just sat there while I cursed at it for being such a crap and hard to use camera, however something about it made me want to take more photos with it. </div>
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Wanting to give the camera another chance, I started taking it to work with me, I figured it would be the perfect camera to capture spontaneous, non work related photos when on the go without having to use my large and heavy work kit or my iPhone.</div>
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The more I used it, the more I liked it. It's hard to know exactly what it is, I mean, the camera is so quirky and flawed in so many ways, but it's so good and right in so many ways too. It took me about 5 days but I finally started to embrace the camera. I understood the limitations of this little silver box and as long as I stayed within those limitations the camera would perform fantastically. </div>
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There's something truly liberating and enjoyable about not having to worry about gear. I am a Nex shooter and I do love the Nex - now alpha series of cameras, however the lack of firmware updates, horrible out of camera colours and lack of lenses had left me a little despondent with Sony and my future as a Nex shooter. </div>
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I bought the Nex as my portable camera kit, a camera that gave me DSLR quality in a tiny camera. It was an almost perfect system, small and light, interchangeable lenses, what's not to like? The problem with the Nex system is that it made me want to always buy more things for it, more lenses, more add ons for it. One of my lenses wasn't wide enough, so I bought a wide, I wanted a 50mm equivalent so I bought another lens, I wanted a zoom lens, so I bought one of them too. I wanted a camera system that could do what my full frame camera system could do, I wanted lenses equivalent to my full frame kit because I was comfortable with it. </div>
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But when using the X100, it all changed. Like someone had flicked on the lights for the first time, it finally made sense to me. Why do I want a camera system to replicate the camera system I already have? Sure it's smaller and more portable, but when you start buying more lenses, more add ons more accessories for your system, it's not very small anymore when you take it all with you travelling. The X100 is just a camera with a lens. That's all. I looked at the Fuji X series of cameras but honestly, if I bought one of the interchangeable lens systems i'd be spending more money buying more lenses and i'd be back to where I started, that is, spending more time worrying about gear rather than just shooting and making pictures.</div>
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By this stage, my mild fondness of the X100 became a a huge crush, it made beautiful images, it made me a better photographer - compositionally as it forced me to move and I stopped worrying about buying more gear because frankly, there's not too much you can add on to the X100, except for grips and buttons etc, but they don't count. </div>
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I love my flashes. That's all I have to say about that. Off camera flash is one thing that the NEX system could never give me, the X100 does it all - and then some. To be able to overpower the sun and shoot at 1/1000th + at f2, it was true love.</div>
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This little silver and black box, the same silver and black box that I cursed at the week before had slowly crawled its way into my heart and found a very special spot in there. This camera I despised, hated, LOATHED had somehow made me love it, despite it's highly irritable quirks and down falls, however, after my 2 weeks with it, I was sold. </div>
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Chinese new year just passed earlier this month and they sent me down to Crown street mall and the Nan Tien buddhist temple to shoot some lunar new year celebrations. Nan Tien is beautiful, it's the largest buddhist temple in the southern hemisphere I hear, architecturally very beautiful with fantastic gardens as well. Having spent the last couple of Chinese New Year's in Gladstone it was nice to come to a city where they had a lion running and jumping around. Obviously it's not Melbourne, Sydney or Asia but hey, it's better than nothing.<br />
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I wasn't at a fatal shooting someone who had driven into a truck and killed themselves at 100km/h, or someone who had been murdered by their significant other, it was a bat, a grey fruit bat. We covered a story about people putting nets over their fruit trees because they didn't want birds or bats eating their fruit, sounds fair enough, when I was growing up my uncle would always put nets over his apple tree to deter the birds - and it worked - however I never thought about what would happen if they got trapped or if they ever injured themselves on the nets. </div>
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The job description for this was pretty basic "meet such and such who is a carer of fruit bats." in my head I had the perfect shot, she would be smiling at me and her arm would be out with some bats hanging off her. Brilliant photo, lets go. </div>
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It was not what I expected, he was dying, practically dead. She pulled him out slowly and he let out what seemed like his final breath, the smell of rotting fruit is what struck me. Here was this little creature about to die, dying right in front of my lens. </div>
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I'm usually not bothered by these things but anything to do with animals hits me right to the core. We shot him for about 10 minutes and when we put him back, Sandra, the fruit bat volunteer told me. "He's gone." She slowly put him back in the cage and covered him with his blanket. </div>
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Speaking of 'on the up' the Wollongong Hawks won their 4th game in a row last week against the New Zealand breakers. The hawks have been pretty up and down this year, unfortunately NBL is no where near as big here as it is in other countries, there are rumours of clubs shutting down due to lack of funding and low ticket sales, but the Hawks are one of, if not the only original club left since the inception of the NBL in the 70's. They're playing for their 5th win in a row tonight, fingers crossed they get there.</div>
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Last week I shot my first NRL game, I don't know anything about league but being in a stadium with thousands of fans cheering really gets the hairs on your neck to stand up. I've shot league before but never at a professional level. I don't know any of the players, hopefully I can learn them within the next few months so shooting them and identifying them will be a LOT easier. </div>
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When I drove into Wollongong for the first time nearly 6 months ago, the first thing I saw on the horizon was the Port Kembla stack. It's hard to not notice it, standing nearly 200m high it was the tallest thing in the Wollongong skyline.<br />
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Within my first few days of working at the Mercury, I was told that the stack was going to come down, it was going to be blown up. How could you not be excited about that?! I'd never seen anything get blown up or demolished before, so as you could guess, I was pretty excited.<br />
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However, the months passed and the stack was still standing, I grew to really like the stack. As a non Wollongong local, it was always reassuring to drive into Wollongong and see the stack standing so high in the skyline acting like a beacon to navigate your way back.<br />
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When the date was finally confirmed as to when the stack was going to come down we went in a frenzy shooting everything and anything stack related. As the weeks went by it seemed that we shot something stack related everyday, safe to say, we were all pretty relieved when it was all over and done with.<br />
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On the day of the stack demolition I made sure to wake up nice and early, 5am early, to get some sunrise shots of the stack for the last time. Unfortunately where I was situated I had a pretty average sunrise, the skies were pretty washed out and the light was in a less than ideal place to get nice colours in the sky. I set myself up with a 200mm lens with a 2x converter to get in tight enough to see the stack but not so tight as to cut out the lake and houses on the horizon.<br />
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03792015502822031490noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9018408400366418830.post-56735138077997181372014-02-02T01:08:00.002+11:002014-02-02T01:08:47.291+11:00Meikon underwater housing reviewA few of weeks ago I pulled the trigger and bought an underwater housing for my NEX, I had a long weekend coming up and paid for express shipping hoping that I would arrive in the 3-5 days like it said. It didn't, it took 2 weeks and last week I finally received my underwater housing for my NEX after a delay due to the eBay store having issues with their supplier.<br />
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When it finally arrived I was immediately struck with how well the housing was built. To be honest, I haven't played with many underwater housings but this certainly didn't look or feel cheap considering it was only $120AUD.<br />
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The Meikon housing is rated to withstand depths of up to 40m. I tried to find some information on the Meikon housings for NEX but it was pretty hard to come by. From the few pages that I did find, people said that the camera started playing up around 20m due to the pressure it had on the housing. Luckily as a snorkeller I have not encountered any problems and find it to be a perfect housing for free diving <10m nbsp="" or="" p="" so.=""><br />
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There are 2 models for the NEX, the 16mm and the 18-55mm. I opted to go for the 18-55 because I didn't want to be restricted to only using one lens. The 18-55 gives me a few more options when it comes to shooting underwater as I can zoom the lens a little bit if I don't want something too wide and I can also put my 35mm lens into the housing which I have found to be a great lens underwater.<br />
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Like I mentioned before, the housing is built extremely well considering the cost. It has all the buttons to allow full control of the camera, which can be handy if you want to do any full manual controls underwater. I'm pretty lazy and leave it on aperture priority and let the camera do the rest. The buttons are useable, but underwater they can be a bit of a hassle to use.<br />
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The case adds a fair bit of size to the NEX and as a result, the ergonomics are a bit difficult to get used to when compared to using the NEX natively with no case. The shutter button is in a little bit of an awkward position due to the added size of the case and some of the buttons require a bit of force to push in in order to get them to respond. It's not overly difficult but can be a little annoying when you're wanting to do things relatively quickly.<br />
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My biggest surprise when using the housing was how buoyant the actual case is. It does not sink. at all.<br />
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The waterproofness of the case is pretty good, there's a tight seal around the edges of the housing with an O ring and also comes with some water resistant lubricant which should be used every time you go in the water. The case has 2 locks or hinges to unlock before the case can be opened, there is a top hinge which doesn't really do much in terms of keeping water out and actually doesn't do much at all. The main lock is located on the right and makes up the grip of the housing, it requires a pinch action to unlock two hinges which opens the housing. I'm always a little paranoid that I will accidentally bump the latches and the case will open underwater - fortunately it hasn't happened yet, touch wood.<br />
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Overall i'm extremely happy with the Meikon underwater housing. The only gripe that I do have with it, is the inability to pop the flash up or down when it is inside the case. This is only a small gripe, but sometimes I don't want the flash to fire and the only way I can turn the flash off is to open up the case and pop the flash back down. This is only a small issue, but for $120 I really shouldn't be complaining.<br />
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<br /></10m>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03792015502822031490noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9018408400366418830.post-41257921024841694502014-01-24T00:03:00.001+11:002014-01-24T00:03:26.471+11:00Natural light or flash?Sometimes natural light is the best light, especially when it comes through a window or better yet, a window with some scrim over it. However, I like to flash the crap out of everything I shoot.<br />
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I never used to like using flash, when I was first starting photography I hated flash, partly because I didn't have a flash, but also because I didn't know how to use it, so I learned to shoot without it, using the available light, finding where the light was and moving my subjects into the light. Come Tafe and university, I still hated flash, refused to use it, I found that it got in the way of my shooting style and had to force myself to use it more and more. It wasn't until third year when I finally realised there was a reason for using a flash (obviously) and I made myself use it more and more.<br />
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Since working as a full time photographer I hardly never use flash on an assignment. The reason I use flash is because it is the easiest and best way IMO to isolate your subjects from the background. I've always loved lifestyle/editorial styled photographs and <i>knowing </i>how to use your flashes is the best way to do that - i've found.<br />
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There are often times when I walk onto a site and just stand there looking at the light. The old "put the hand in front of the camera and check the light" trick is used 99% of the time when walking into a room or out in the open. Often i'm looking at the quality of light, sunny, overcast, the direction it's coming from and how the shadows are falling from the light - if any.<br />
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Sometimes I come across a scene that I want to use and am too stubborn to change it even though the light isn't right. There are many times when I want to put my subject in a certain spot but the light isn't right, casting too many shadows, throwing too much light onto my subject - or not enough, that's when throwing in a bit of flash helps - a lot.<br />
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As you can see, I like using flash. I try to make it look as natural as possible, although you can tell there's flash in there I try not to make it look overdone.<br />
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So why do we go with natural light sometimes? Good question, I don't even know myself, but I normally go with natural light if i want a certain 'look'. The word 'look' is a pretty broad term, especially as a photographer but <i>for me </i>I will use natural light if the light is right. It doesn't really explain much, but just like when I shoot a frame and I know it's a good shot, there's something inside that lets you know "yep, that's the shot". Sometimes the natural light compliments the subject matter and I will often opt to use that instead of flash. The shot below, I didn't feel the need to have to isolate my swimmer from the crowd or from the beautiful mountains behind him, he is part of the image, a part of the story. The light hit the mountains perfectly and the sun was creating a beautiful rim light on the subjects.<br />
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Sometimes the natural light is SO good you have no option but to shoot it. The shot below in the steelworks was a natural light shooters dream. There was a BIG open doorway on left and a HUGE skylight 20m above the subject which lit up the whole area. The steelworks was under maintenance, so all the doors were open, normally it's dark and gloomy in there, however on this day everything was open resulting in a beautifully lit photo. The skylight above is what makes the photo, the light lit up enough of the steelworks to add some location and context to the shot. The beauty of soft light (like below) is that it almost creates no shadows, the light fades off gradually without the harshness which you normally see in broad harsh daylight.<br />
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Sometimes I mix flash with natural light. The below shot could've been replicated with flashes, but in this instance the natural light was perfect. I had my subject sit in her sitting area where the light streamed in perfectly lighting her up adequately. As my foreground subject who is a cleaner, was in deep shadow because I was exposing for the daylight outside, I added a little bit of fill flash to light up the inside of the house and her to create a more natural looking scene.<br />
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Like my point earlier, sometimes natural light is just too good to say no.<br />
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Relying purely on natural can be challenging sometimes as you need to make sure you're not putting your subjects face in complete shadow. Using natural light slows me down, it makes me wait for the decisive moment when the light falls perfectly on the subject, it's very much a waiting game, but when it works, it works <i>very </i>well indeed.<br />
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So what's my conclusion? I really don't have one, there is no right or wrong answer. Light is light, use what works best in your vision, use what works best to best tell your story.<br />
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Ciao.<br />
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03792015502822031490noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9018408400366418830.post-27905560774662729322014-01-06T23:32:00.000+11:002014-01-06T23:32:02.498+11:002013 in reviewI'm a week late in writing this, but as I always say, better late than never right?<br />
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So what happened to me in 2013? I always say this and i'm sure everyone says it too, but 2013 sure went fast. For me it was a whirlwind year, one minute I was celebrating new years eve at my girlfriends house with her family and our friends getting drunk and eating too much food and then suddenly I was covering floods during Australia day, bush fires in winter, fatalities, murders, birthdays, grand openings and everything else you can think of.<br />
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I was enjoying myself in Gladstone, I had completed my cadetship, I had made some fantastic friends, was doing a large chunk of the photography at the paper and doing what I loved, taking photos everyday.<br />
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However, despite all this, a part of me wanted to leave and find a new challenge. Towards the middle/end of 2013 I had nothing more to learn, I had peaked, learning wise and was starting to plateau, starting to get bored and feeling unchallenged with what the Observer had to offer me. I wanted more responsibility, but I wasn't allowed, so for me, I knew it was time to leave.<br />
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Unfortunately for us photographers, jobs do not grow on trees and a good job comes once every few months (if that even) and you need to grab them as soon as you can. The market is over saturated with photographers and companies constantly under valuing photographers by advertising volunteer, part time, casual photography jobs hoping and knowing some sucker will apply and do it just to get their name out there in the market. I'll admit, when I first started I thought having my name out there would kick start my career as a famous photojournalist. I was wrong. <br />
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I lost track of how many jobs I applied for and I was getting disheartened in the hope of ever finding a new job. My biggest fear was to be stuck in central Queensland forever, never being able to find a job. 2013 was full of frustration and anger. I wasn't getting the jobs I wanted, constantly falling short of the finish line. Sure, I could've worked at any old photographic joint and made some decent coin, but i'm fussy, I needed to work for a paper, it was either that or nothing at all. Luckily I landed a gig in Wollongong. How I got it, I really don't know, however, this life is full of luck and sometimes things just go you way.<br />
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So looking back on the year that was, I thought the best way to sum up 2013 was to go back and find my 12 favourite photos of the year, not necessarily my best photos but my most memorable ones. So without further adieu...<br />
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When I think of January 2013 I think of the Australia day floods. To say it rained in central Queensland is an understatement. It rained like I had never seen before. It was my first time cover floods and not gonna lie, I had a blast going out there seeing flood affected areas.<br />
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We continued our coverage of flood affected areas in February. What I remember most was going to the Boyne Valley region, completed isolated and cut off from everyone during the floods, the town was left to fend for itself with limited food and water. One of the main sources of income for the locals was dairy production/farming and when the floods hit, many people lost a lot of cattle and farm animals. The town was littered with remains of dead cows. Many cows had become displaced and were left wandering the road.<br />
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It was still wet and raining in Gladstone in March, but we had a little break from all the wet weather stuff and I went to my first dog show. Had a blast! I love dogs and animals in general and I thoroughly enjoyed walking around taking photos of all the different types of dogs. It's true, some dogs really look like their owners..<br />
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We went to the Ubobo fair, where they opened up time capsules buried 25 years ago. There was a series of them buried, all to be opened at 25 year intervals. I don't remember why this guy was there, but he was..<br />
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This was my last photo for the Observer and it could not have ended on a more perfect note than it did. At the Observer we covered a lot of cooky crazy stories and this one was definitely up there. Old mate wasn't happy that he couldn't spend less than $5 on eftpos at a tool shop so he came to the Observer and filed a complaint. He wanted 2 or 3 screws but was denied when he was told that there was a card limit when purchasing goods. Apparently this was news worthy and that my friends, is how I ended my career at the Observer.<br />
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One of my first photos at the Mercury. Iron Jay is a wrestler who goes to events and stuff and runs a wrestling for kids kind of activity fun day. Turned out better than I thought.<br />
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Like Gladstone, Wollongong is situated on the ocean, however, surfing is a lot bigger here than it is in Gladstone. This was the first time I had photographed surfing and I was pretty happy with the results. I have no idea what makes a good surfing photo - in terms of surfing technique and such but aesthetically, I just like this photo. </div>
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Wollongong has opened a whole new world of opportunity for me in terms of learning as well as photographing new things that I had never done before. I had shot basketball in the past in Gladstone, but never had a shot a sport that was on a national level. Wollongong is home to the Wollongong hawks - my newly adopted favourite basketball team - and shooting a proper NBL game is pretty damn exciting and super fun. This wasn't the first NBL game I shot in Wollongong but this was one of, if not, my first photo to be published on the SMH site. chuffed. </div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03792015502822031490noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9018408400366418830.post-76619551712559228052013-11-30T23:25:00.001+11:002013-11-30T23:25:24.980+11:00Port Kembla + BulliThe last few days have been busy for me, not with work but shooting landscapes everyday after work. Why? i'm not sure, I just had an urge to get back out there and shoot some landscapes. Wollongong is lucky enough to be on the east coast, surrounded by beautiful and picturesque coastlines which make for wonderful photo opportunities.<br />
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There aren't that many reviews on this lens which surprises me honestly. I spent the last few days trolling through the interweb trying to find as many reviews as I could on this lens before biting the bullet and actually purchasing it. From the few reviews I read, I got mixed reviews, some said it was soft some said sharp. To me, personally, I don't pixel peep or look at photos of brick walls. If they look sharp then it's good enough for me. I'd resisted buying this lens for a long time now solely because it's not cheap. $420+. I was lucky enough to find a second hand copy in mint condition for a LOT cheaper than that. I was torn between the Sigma 30mm f2.8 or this lens, but in my opinion, 2.8 is just too slow for my liking.<br />
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At f1.8 the lens does a pretty good job at isolating the subject from the background even if you're not super close to your subject. The depth of field is greater than it would be on a full frame camera, it's probably closer to 2.8 on a full frame.</div>
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One thing that sets this lens apart from the other 35mm lenses for mirrorless cameras, is that this is the only 35mm with built in VR, IS or OSS as Sony likes to call it - image stabiliser. I've never needed an image stabilised 50mm lens before so to me I didn't think it would be very useful, however, after using it tonight, i've changed my mind. I'm glad it's there! I did some quick and dirty hand held tests to show the effectiveness of the Sony OSS.</div>
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So I guess that kind of wraps up my quick initial impression on the lens. So far - very impressed and one of the best lenses I have in my Nex line up. I can see this lens never coming off!</div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03792015502822031490noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9018408400366418830.post-45718610049261190612013-11-16T23:29:00.001+11:002013-11-16T23:29:37.168+11:00Settling inWhen I first came to the Mercury I had a pretty hard time adjusting to a new camera system, coming from Nikon my whole life, i'd probably only handled a Canon camera less than half a dozen times - really. I was pretty annoyed when I was forced to use Canon cameras, a lot of it had to do with not knowing how to use the damn things. However, things have changed and i've gotten used to it pretty well - I must admit i've learned to like the damn wheel on the back of the camera...<br />
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I've always been a lover and user of using flash photography, in particular, off camera flash. When I came to the Merc there was no trigger for me to do my off camera flash firing. They gave me 3 flashes where I could master one of the flashes to slave the other 2, however, this only worked <i>sometimes </i>if lucky. It required a direct line of sight from the master flash to the slaves but wouldn't work if the slave was out in the sun, where the sun would confuse the flash so it wouldn't fire - worst. Learning a new camera system and not being able to use off camera flash like I wanted to, I think, made the first few weeks the hardest for me as I wasn't able to get the shots that I had so clearly imagined in my head. In Gladstone I had my setup, sure it was crude and crummy but it worked, I was comfortable, here at the Merc, I had none of that. Long story short. I bought some wireless triggers for the flashes and damn! can I say it's made a world of difference, not just technically, but creatively as well.<br />
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Long story short - I went and bought some cheapo chinese radio triggers. I have nothing to say about them except, they just work. period. I might do a review about them next week - actually I will. But in the mean time here are some photos I took in the past 2 weeks using the triggers. Enjoy.<br />
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So NRL is a pretty big deal around here, this guy's meant to be alright. I wouldn't have a clue who he is. It's definitely going to be interesting in the future when I meet NRL stars and have no idea who they are. #victorianproblems #aflisbetterthanleague </div>
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So last week i had the tough job of photographing surfing. I know, tough, but someone has to do it. I'd never done it before and I went out with the 600mm lens. That thing is stupid big and stupid heavy. I didn't take a monopod because i'm an idiot. Anyway it's pretty fun, but it makes it hard when you don't really know anything about surfing, but, not bad for my first try I reckon.<br />
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I said goodbye to Queensland at the end of September and started my new life in New South Wales, it's very different, that's for sure. So the new paper is nice, different, more professional but i'm still learning the ropes and trying to feel my way around. Unfortunately I don't shoot as much as I'd like to, it's just the way it is around here. The standard is definitely higher and i've learnt more in 6 weeks than I did in the two years I was in Gladstone.<br />
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I took this job looking for a new challenge and looking to improve my skills and learn more about the industry, i've certainly done that since moving to Wollongong. The Illawarra Mercury is a good paper with high standards in their photographic department. I'm the first NEW full time photographer in 20 years.. I know right! The photographers here have been here for years, 20+ years would be the average i'd say, and I don't blame them, good location, why would you ever want to leave?! </div>
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Enough talk, here are a few photo's i've done in the past 6 weeks. Like I said, I don't take as many photos as I used to - or would like to to be completely honest - but it's a start. Coming from Nikon and being forced to shoot Canon was a bit tricky to start with but i'm slowly getting the hang of it..<br />
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So that's pretty much all i've done in 7 weeks.. Like I said, i don't shoot as much as I'd like to, but at a bigger paper like the Mercury there are days when you don't shoot as much as you'd really like - just the way i is. The standard here is ridiculously high and the photographers I work with are all phenomenally talented. I have a long way to go.. that's for sure.. </div>
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03792015502822031490noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9018408400366418830.post-32729279065703297502013-04-01T21:22:00.002+11:002013-04-01T21:22:42.344+11:0036-42Sorry i've neglected this for a while, been busy with work. Unfortunately I haven't had time to take the NEX with me so i've had to use my iPhone for a few shots. Nothing wrong with the iPhone, as Chase Jarvis says, the best camera is the one that's with you.<br />
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Last year I saved an old school Nikon 300mm f4 lens from being thrown away and only remembered I could mount it onto my NEX yesterday. Naturally I thought i'd take it down to the beach and test it out, a quick and dirty test. The photo of the seagull and raft on the water are the two shots I got with my 'new' 300mm lens.<br />
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The lens is certainly a monster when mounted on the NEX and gives it an effective focal length of 450mm on the NEX, not bad.. i'll certainly be taking more photos with it in the future, but for now, you can get a glimpse!Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03792015502822031490noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9018408400366418830.post-5687370987265539992013-03-24T01:32:00.000+11:002013-03-24T01:32:01.070+11:00<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Luckily my friend Emily convinced me and I went - damn glad I did end up going. I was never a die hard Belleez fan but i'd definitely heard their stuff before, but man, their set - on fire. They rocked it. Probably one of the best live performances i've seen for a long long time.</div>
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The shoot was primarily for the paper so naturally I was packing the D4 w/ 24-70 - my workhorse. But, seeing how much I love my little NEX I brought that along too with the Mir24N, probably the first <i>proper </i>run i'd given it since picking it up.<br />
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I've thrown in a mix of b/w and colour because of the crazy coloured lights they had for the show. Personally I like the b/w but sometimes I feel that colour adds a bit more interest to the photo too. Each to their own.<br />
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The 5n certainly performed a lot better than I expected it to. I've used it to shoot shows before but for some reason it seemed to handle the images better this time, maybe it's the lens - could be imagining it.<br />
One thing that mirrorless cameras still can't beat SLR's for is autofocus, switching from D4 - NEX you really appreciate how damn good the AF system on the D4 really is. The ability to snap focus within the blink of an eye in pretty crappy lighting is impressive.<br />
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Some people love the EVF but i'm still a bit of a traditionalist and love the OVF. There are times where I love the EVF more, weird angles, in bright daylight etc, but when it gets dark, I really love the OVF. Sometimes I get a little disorientated when looking through the EVF for too long, but I can peep through the OVF all day - or night rather - long.<br />
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Although EVF sometimes bugs me, it was ok last night. I find that if I stare at it for too long it does strain the eyes a little, like staring at a computer screen for too long. ANYWAY away from the EVF, this lens is sharp. All the photos I took that night were shot wide open at f2.<br />
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The lens let me down a few times due to the stiff focus, but nothing extreme to make me throw the lens in the bin.<br />
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I know this is nothing new, but RAW files are pretty damn amazing. This photo, originally was completely blue. I mean, BLUE, just by sliding the colour balance it makes the photo look normal, I know it's nothing new but I find it amazing how far we've come in camera technology.<br />
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Panning is a technique that I really love and like to use it whenever I can to add the feeling of motion and energy into a shot. There are certainly times when panning is more effective than other times and I tend to only pan sparingly. </div>
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Panning doesn't work for all shots and there is definitely a time and place when to pan. As a news photographer i'm usually pretty tight on time, required to shoot off a few frames within minutes sometimes. Panning takes time and a lot of practice to get right. Rarely do you ever decide to pan a photo and get perfect results instantly. </div>
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The hardest thing about panning is keeping at the same pace as your moving subject. If you move too slow or too fast, your subject becomes blurry and you end up with a whirl of crazy colours and nothing really usable - arty yes, but usable for news, no. </div>
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Shutter speed is another important factor when it comes to panning and dragging the shutter. I've found that 1/15-1/30th is pretty sweet, depending on what i'm shooting and how fast the subject is moving. There isn't really a rule to it, I just find that anything under 1/60th gives pretty good results while panning. </div>
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Panning too long a time, you risk losing your subject in a mix and blur of colours, pan to short a time, your subject becomes static and blurry, defeating the purpose of panning. </div>
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Practice practice practice to get your panning technique right. The reason why I don't spend too much time on it whilst on jobs is that there is a high rate of crap photos. Photos that are either too blurry or just not sharp at all. In a situation where you have only one chance, panning is a ballsy move, but if you pull it off, you're a super star. I generally like to use it for sports as it really accentuates the feeling of movement and speed. </div>
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Although this is shot on a different angle, this image is not bad, it's a karting shot, stock standard and you lose the 'speed' and adrenaline in the shot. It looks static, you as the viewer have no idea if they were zooming past or just having a leisurely drive on the track, that is one of the reasons I love panning. </div>
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I mentioned earlier that panning takes a lot of practice and sometimes you need more than a <i>few </i>shots to get the perfect panned photo. This is a good example of how little margin you have to play with when you're panning. In this image, the background is blurry and smooth - tick. the exposure is correct - tick, but our rider is not sharp - big fat cross. </div>
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This image is taken only a few seconds later. It ticks all the boxes and if you want to be anal, yes, the rider is blurry too, however his head and helmet are tack sharp, and usually that's what does it for me. This image shows off the movement and speed of the rider in the shot. </div>
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Another example of panning vs not panning. This photo I quite like, the rider is high up on the dirt bank and it's a pretty cool photo, however, looking at this photo, you have no sense of action, it's just a 'cool' shot. When shooting sports, 95% of my shots are like this ^ static as there is less chance of stuffing up and in a pressure situation, you sometimes only get one chance, i'd rather get the shot than miss it. It may not be as exciting or artistic, but it's still the shot. Better safe than sorry. </div>
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I'll be honest with you, I hate shooting roller derby and for a few reasons. It's one of those games/sports where I have NO idea what is going on, it's frantic it's fast paced and generally, shot in really crappy lighting conditions. High ISO, crappy lights = yuk, but, I don't mind panning in it as it really adds a new perspective when you look at other roller derby photos.</div>
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So pretty short and sweet How To: this time but to basically sum it up. Here are my rules for panning:</div>
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<li>I find shooting in Manual a lot better.</li>
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