The TPU Darkroom - Digital SLR and Photography Club

[garyinhere]

Where's Wile E? We need to get him in here to see those.

*goes to post them on his FB lol

 

[garyinhere]

I don't normally do video's but did a Slideshow type of thing of the tornado that hit us last week.

 

[AnomalouS]

I am looking for info on sensor cleaning... I have my Canon 20d and the sensor needs a cleaning, there is no one locally that cleans them and I am thinking I could buy a kit and clean mine.
Yes I am aware of the risk of damaging the sensor but I feel I am capable to get the job done. Anyone clean there sensors? Kit recommendations?
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I don't normally do video's but did a Slideshow type of thing of the tornado that hit us last week.

Tornado's are no joke, growing up in SE Nebraska I have seen many and been fortunate enough to have dodged almost all of them.
**knock on wood**

 

[garyinhere]

I am looking for info on sensor cleaning... I have my Canon 20d and the sensor needs a cleaning, there is no one locally that cleans them and I am thinking I could buy a kit and clean mine.
Yes I am aware of the risk of damaging the sensor but I feel I am capable to get the job done. Anyone clean there sensors? Kit recommendations?

I will do it in a three step process. I'm sure you've already done the air blower though. There is a wet/dry cleaning kit that works very well. They are pricey though. With imagination and youtube all new things are possible lol.

Had a blast Saturday evening doing this photo shoot!
A65 w/ Minolta 50mm 1.7

The rest can be viewed here on my flikr
http://www.flickr.com/photos/garyinhere/sets/72157629929948391/

 

[AnomalouS]

Awesome subjects Gary, what was that for?

 

[garyinhere]

Awesome subjects Gary, what was that for?

The makeup artist needed some portfolio shots of different types of work she can do. Plus thought it sounded fun

 

[PopcornMachine]

I will do it in a three step process. I'm sure you've already done the air blower though. There is a wet/dry cleaning kit that works very well. They are pricey though. With imagination and youtube all new things are possible lol.

Had a blast Saturday evening doing this photo shoot!
A65 w/ Minolta 50mm 1.7
http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8009/6980932466_c2a7460a13_c.jpg

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7249/7127032715_49f68b95c6_c.jpg

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7097/7127027859_83569d1436_c.jpg

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8162/6980942920_7ea2fccc32_c.jpg

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7176/7127011389_2ab2947d6e_b.jpg

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7126/6980944462_2eedc35fd1_b.jpg
The rest can be viewed here on my flikr
http://www.flickr.com/photos/garyinhere/sets/72157629929948391/

Dude! How'd you get these girls to paint themselves up for you?

 

[garyinhere]

Dude! How'd you get these girls to paint themselves up for you?

 

[HammerON]

Was in Arizona in March and decided to go to the Grand Canyon as I and the fiance had never been there before. It is pretty awe-inspiring

This is at my great aunt's house in Mesa:

 

[AnomalouS]

First time shooting lightning, interesting how difficult this can be. The last pic is washed out but how can you judge what aperture to set when there is no constant? I am ordering a sensor cleaning swab kit as well.
Canon 20d / 17-85mm. Manual, bulb setting with remote, aperture set between 4.5 and 16.

 

[AnomalouS]

I just did a quick test to see how dirty my sensor is... Wow.

Promptly ordered:
Photographic Solutions Sensor Swab Type 2 (12-Pack)
Visible Dust VDust Plus Formula Solution

Sure it cost $60 for these items and there is a big risk when cleaning the sensor, however my last sensor cleaning in Buffalo NY cost me $55. Sadly no one locally will clean one so this is pretty much my only option.

 

[PopcornMachine]

First time shooting lightning, interesting how difficult this can be. The last pic is washed out but how can you judge what aperture to set when there is no constant? I am ordering a sensor cleaning swab kit as well.
Canon 20d / 17-85mm. Manual, bulb setting with remote, aperture set between 4.5 and 16.

http://img201.imageshack.us/img201/3016/img7324m.jpg

http://img526.imageshack.us/img526/7190/img7313m.jpg

http://img824.imageshack.us/img824/386/img7531p.jpg

These are quite shocking!

 

[AnomalouS]

These are quite shocking!

Thanks.


Who is shooting the moon tonight at 1134pm Eastern?

 

[t_ski]

I was hoping to give it a shot. I'm central though - hopefully I can get a decent shot at the perigee.

 

[burtram]

Well, it isn't in sight at the moment for me, but it'll be over the hills and trees in a couple minutes and I'll have a go at some photos. Never tried taking shots of the moon yet, should be interesting.

 

[t_ski]

Rather hazy out tonight, although I think I got a few good shots. The wife was kinda pissy because I wanted to take so many pictures. Not sure wtf her deal was.

I'll go through my pics tomorrow and upload some for you guys. I think I got a few good ones, although exposure was kinda tricky. Took so many pics because I was trying to play with the different camera settings to see what worked best.

 

[AnomalouS]

10:34pm the moon perigee

After the perigee and the clouds rolling through.

Canon 20d, Canon 70x200mm with a 2x multi.

 

[burtram]

I think I got a few good ones, although exposure was kinda tricky. Took so many pics because I was trying to play with the different camera settings to see what worked best.

I was doing the same, I was trying with and without this "star filter", in addition to playing around with different settings. i think this was roughly the best I could manage:

Sony A300 with Tokina 75-300mm f4.5-5.6

 

[Easy Rhino]

hi guys, ive been shooting film for as long as i could hold a camera. finally got a digital camera after developing film, scanning, storing photos became such a big hassle. shooting with the canon sx40hs and i have to say for a budget dslr this is a very nice camera. the lens is phenomenal and the color is what you get from the $1000 models.

anyway, i shoot everything, but sometimes i like to shoot pictures for my desktop wallpaper. here are a few 16:9 shots that are uncompressed if you want to use them.

http://www.freedomtoassemble.com/images/IMG_0125.JPG

http://www.freedomtoassemble.com/images/IMG_0094.JPG

http://www.freedomtoassemble.com/images/IMG_0124.JPG

i got rid of the embed as it was killing my server for bandwidth lol.

 

[garyinhere]

hi guys, ive been shooting film for as long as i could hold a camera. finally got a digital camera after developing film, scanning, storing photos became such a big hassle. shooting with the canon sx40hs and i have to say for a budget dslr this is a very nice camera. the lens is phenomenal and the color is what you get from the $1000 models.

anyway, i shoot everything, but sometimes i like to shoot pictures for my desktop wallpaper. here are a few 16:9 shots that are uncompressed if you want to use them.

http://www.freedomtoassemble.com/images/IMG_0125.JPG

http://www.freedomtoassemble.com/images/IMG_0094.JPG

http://www.freedomtoassemble.com/images/IMG_0124.JPG

dam steve, you's a man of talents... seems like we have more than movies in common! Wish you were closer a photog day out would be a blast w/you

 

[t_ski]

Ok, here's what I got last night. Like I said, it was kinda hazy:

So I played around with the settings and tried a few (ok, a lot):

It was difficult to get shots with less zoom, due to not having something to focus on.

And the wife and my 14yo daughter with our telescope:

 

[garyinhere]

Ok, here's what I got last night. Like I said, it was kinda hazy:

http://img696.imageshack.us/img696/8190/moon1aw.jpg

So I played around with the settings and tried a few (ok, a lot):

http://img100.imageshack.us/img100/7932/moon2d.jpg

http://img406.imageshack.us/img406/3115/moon3o.jpg

http://img254.imageshack.us/img254/9224/moon4.jpg

http://img835.imageshack.us/img835/4303/moon5j.jpg

It was difficult to get shots with less zoom, due to not having something to focus on.

http://img845.imageshack.us/img845/738/moon6.jpg

And the wife and my 14yo daughter with our telescope:

My wife and I have been Messier hunting lately and having a blast at it! Telescopes are great ways to spend time with the family imo

 

[AnomalouS]

what zoom were you using?
I am going to give it another shot tonight if it's clear out and try over exposing a little.

 

[Easy Rhino]

overcast all night here. too bad, i would love to give the 32x optical zoom a shot a shooting the moon.

 

[t_ski]

what zoom were you using?
I am going to give it another shot tonight if it's clear out and try over exposing a little.

I have a Panasonic FZ40 with 24x zoom:

Panasonic DMC-FZ40K Black 14.1MP 3.0" 230K LCD 24X...

I had it maxed out.