I just realized how good you guys really are

Shawn_epicurious · Jun 12, 2020

GaryE said:
I rented a lens to take some photos for my brother this weekend. It's a 70mm f1.8 prime. in a micro 4/3 that's equivalent to a 150mm.

It's pretty awesome.. On the fish pics, I only adjusted color balance and exposure. Plus a touch of noise reduction.

That’s nice glass! ...in the hands of an expert! nice pics Gary

Shawn_epicurious · Jun 12, 2020

GaryE said:
I rented a lens to take some photos for my brother this weekend. It's a 70mm f1.8 prime. in a micro 4/3 that's equivalent to a 150mm.

It's pretty awesome.. On the fish pics, I only adjusted color balance and exposure. Plus a touch of noise reduction.

Wait.... “rented a lens?” That’s a thing?

GaryE · Jun 13, 2020

Shawn_epicurious said:
Wait.... “rented a lens?” That’s a thing?

yeah... a good thing too. you can try the lens out for a couple of days for a pretty cheap price and if you want to buy it, they will take the rental off of the sale price.

www.lensrentals.com is who I use, but there are several that do it. My local camera shop does, but they don't have the stock that lens rentals does.

GaryE · Jun 19, 2020

A couple from today. I just got a Bubble Magus viewer, so I can do top down. It's a lot harder than I thought it'd be.. Trying to get the right angle with it with one hand and trying to focus and set the camera with the other.. Definitely a job where an assistant would be helpful.

Also added a couple of new critters..

Shawn_epicurious · Jun 19, 2020

GaryE said:
A couple from today. I just got a Bubble Magus viewer, so I can do top down. It's a lot harder than I thought it'd be.. Trying to get the right angle with it with one hand and trying to focus and set the camera with the other.. Definitely a job where an assistant would be helpful.

Also added a couple of new critters..

Beautiful pics Bruh!

The world has been getting between me and my camera here lately : (

Shawn_epicurious · Jun 19, 2020

Shawn_epicurious said:
Beautiful pics Bruh!

The world has been getting between me and my camera here lately : (

...”Bubble Magus viewer”... I just googled it... how does that help with top down? And when you do top down, do you turn off everything moving water in the DT?

GaryE · Jun 19, 2020

Shawn_epicurious said:
Beautiful pics Bruh!

The world has been getting between me and my camera here lately : (

Been a problem for me too. My mother passed on Tuesday after a a two year battle with ovarian cancer. It's been a difficult week to say the least.

GaryE · Jun 19, 2020

Shawn_epicurious said:
...”Bubble Magus viewer”... I just googled it... how does that help with top down? And when you do top down, do you turn off everything moving water in the DT?

I don't turn off flow. What this does to help is I can put the angle of the viewer on the same angle of the lens, so I don't get the distortion you normally get shooting at an angle.

I may paly with top down with the flow off...

Shawn_epicurious · Jun 19, 2020

GaryE said:
Been a problem for me too. My mother passed on Tuesday after a a two year battle with ovarian cancer. It's been a difficult week to say the least.

Sorry Gary : ( I know how tough that is

GaryE · Jun 19, 2020

Shawn_epicurious said:
Sorry Gary : ( I know how tough that is

We're getting thru it.

GaryE · Sep 19, 2020

screwing around with a camera app on my phone today..

GaryE · Jan 3, 2021

So.. thought I'd drag this thread back from the dead..

The more I practice with this camera, the better I get.

the rest are here : https://garyeterry.myportfolio.com/aquarium

Shawn_epicurious · Jan 11, 2021

GaryE said:
So.. thought I'd drag this thread back from the dead..

The more I practice with this camera, the better I get.

the rest are here : https://garyeterry.myportfolio.com/aquarium

That is some impressive photography!

GaryE · Jan 12, 2021

Shawn_epicurious said:
That is some impressive photography!

Thank you sir.. It could be better though.

sp1187 · Jan 13, 2021

GaryE said:
Thank you sir.. It could be better though.

how?

GaryE · Jan 14, 2021

sp1187 said:
how?

Hmm. Where go I start... First of all the focus could be better, better composition, better depth of field... The list goes on.

sp1187 · Jan 15, 2021

GaryE said:
Hmm. Where go I start... First of all the focus could be better, better composition, better depth of field... The list goes on.

I get perfection in your craft, but that fish pic is perfect.

sp1187 · Jan 15, 2021

my brother shoots, part time professionally. his stuff has inspired my wife to want take to high quality pics of the birds that visit her feeders. (no photog experience besides using her phone)
I used to shoot film back in the Olympus Om1 days so this digital stuff and after the shot tweaking stuff will be all new.
looking at buying OM-D E-M1 Mark II & M.Zuiko 12-200mm F3.5-6.3

GaryE · Jan 15, 2021

sp1187 said:
I get perfection in your craft, but that fish pic is perfect.

There's a lot of noise in that one, plus there's quite a few white spots that I don't like.

GaryE · Jan 15, 2021

sp1187 said:
my brother shoots, part time professionally. his stuff has inspired my wife to want take to high quality pics of the birds that visit her feeders. (no photog experience besides using her phone)
I used to shoot film back in the Olympus Om1 days so this digital stuff and after the shot tweaking stuff will be all new.
looking at buying OM-D E-M1 Mark II & M.Zuiko 12-200mm F3.5-6.3

My wife has a the that body and a M.Zuiko Pro 14-42 f28 . I have a OM-D EM-10 Mk2. Very happy with the 10. I'd say if you are going to spend that much on a body and have never shot with one of those, go for the new OM-D E-M10. Very capable and quite a bit less pricey. Save some of that cash for good glass..