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Took my new 5D out for test shots

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Took my new 5D out for test shots

Postby devilla101 on Sun Jul 29, 2007 12:57 am

Well after thinking really hard about it, I decided to purchase the 5D. I picked it up this morning at DD Photographics, slapped my 50mm 1.4 and headed straight to Botanical Gardens. Had lots of fun experiencing ISO 50, big viewfinder and even the sound of the shutter.

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Postby adam on Sun Jul 29, 2007 1:00 am

woo woo woo woo!! 5D! :D
Exciting :) I want one too... haha :)

Looks like you had fun ;)
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Postby PiroStitch on Sun Jul 29, 2007 1:03 am

great stuff. i can't look at these statues anymore after watching doctor who. that show really screws with your mind.
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Postby Yi-P on Sun Jul 29, 2007 2:08 am

Woah woah.... 5D :D

Now time to snap those full frame 17mm lenses on top :D
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Postby Alpha_7 on Sun Jul 29, 2007 2:23 am

PiroStitch wrote:great stuff. i can't look at these statues anymore after watching doctor who. that show really screws with your mind.


Don't blink, don't look away but whatever you do, don't blink!

Lovely shots, and congratulations on your new kit, it's already churning out crisp smooth images.
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Postby Oz_Beachside on Sun Jul 29, 2007 1:30 pm

Love the lighting and coposition of the statues, but the bokeh is a real distract. the fairy lights are very dominating...
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Re: Took my new 5D out for test shots

Postby !~DeViNe~DaRkNeSs~! on Sun Jul 29, 2007 3:01 pm

devilla101 wrote: and even the sound of the shutter.

the truth behind the purchase comes out :D:P
hehe i could only wish to own one.
great pics ...keep playing and test that thing out!
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Postby stubbsy on Sun Jul 29, 2007 8:15 pm

Wow. You spent all that money and it can't take full colour shots. Ask for your money back and get a Nikon :wink: :lol:
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Postby PiroStitch on Sun Jul 29, 2007 9:54 pm

Alpha_7 wrote:Don't blink, don't look away but whatever you do, don't blink!


Smartarse :P
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Postby the foto fanatic on Sun Jul 29, 2007 11:01 pm

Some days you are a pigeon...

Other days you're just the statue! :D

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Postby petermmc on Mon Jul 30, 2007 4:50 pm

I like the mood of the shots & B&W is perfect. It is probably because of the low light and the use of the 1.4 that the depth of field could be slighlty deeper in some of the shots. Eg in the first shot, the elbow is sharp and the face is slightly soft...anyway just some thoughts. I am really just jealous. :lol:
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Postby devilla101 on Mon Jul 30, 2007 5:11 pm

stubbsy wrote:Wow. You spent all that money and it can't take full colour shots. Ask for your money back and get a Nikon :wink: :lol:



hahaha, hey Peter, yeah I know. When I emailed my friends and family I added "Ironically all the shots I converted to black and white"

Don't worry, I have a little project coming this weekend that involves color shots ;)

Thanks for the comments everyone. Critique noted and I do agree with the flaws detected by Oz Beachside and petermmc. However still trying to find the correct term for "fairy lights"
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Postby pharmer on Wed Aug 01, 2007 11:33 am

Some nice work here. Nothing like ultra shallow DoF :)

I particularly like the bright specular bokeh in the shots.

B&W conversion is also nicely toned in my opinion

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