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@rfusca i prefer isolated subjects in portraits in most of the case, so longer lenses help me on that... and when you're using a 200mm and want a full body/above waist shot, you have to back off

rfusca

@ShutterBug ya

ShutterBug

though i wonder if a 85mm 1.8 provides better subject isolation than that 200mm f4 considering the same vield of view

yay! my package shall reach my cousins house today! 8-)

rfusca

lol

@ShutterBug i should be able to check that. I got approved for a SE rental for a 85mm f/1.4

ShutterBug

6:32 AM

i am having the feeling like "a small step for me, a large step for mankind" lol

cool, do that!

rfusca

it'll be a few weeks though

ShutterBug

canon do not have 85/1.4 :(

but sigma makes a very good 85 1.4

rfusca

ya

ShutterBug

prolly better than anything else

rfusca

just get a nikon ;)

you know, a real camera

ShutterBug

6:34 AM

lol...

i like toys ;)

the main reason i chose canon was because they have better support in my country and also larger user base, rental services etc etc

we still dont have many shops where nikon lenses can be rented

fluf

@ShutterBug do you rent stuff?

ShutterBug

i loved D300s, so wanted to switch :(

@fluf a lot...

i dont have any pro grade gear myself, so renting is all i have

and rates are pretty cheap here...

fluf

Id like a d7000

ShutterBug

for example, 100-400mm for a day would cost you around 15$ and if you take it for longer period, the rate comes down even more

fluf

ok I see

rfusca

6:39 AM

@ShutterBug nice

fluf

I haven't done rental yet, I haven't been on "assignment" yet

ShutterBug

how much would you cost in there? @rfusca @fluf?

@fluf i take my own assignments ;)

fluf

@ShutterBug yes but thats what I meant (I have never wanted to anything specific too rent a lens)

rfusca

@ShutterBug lensrentals.com/rent/canon/lenses/supertelephoto/…

ShutterBug

oh... we have some arranged photowalks here... by some local photography groups... thay are very active

fluf

6:42 AM

@ShutterBug CANON 15MM F/2.8 FISHEYE AUTOFOCUS LENS = R342.00 per day which /7 = $

$48

ShutterBug

12.38$ per day... ah its cheap there as well

rfusca

plus shipping

ShutterBug

I collect from shops directly

rfusca

i don't have any around me that do that

fluf

the telephoto lenses are more here :( 70-200 = $57 per day

ShutterBug

6:45 AM

ouch!

fluf

yeah seems SA is more 3rd world than your country

ShutterBug

the 70-200 2.8 goes around 20$ here

@fluf well, only difference is that these shops has only a few lenses we all dogfight for lol

i normally book at least 7 days prior to the day

fluf

OMS and thats apparently on the cheap side O_O there one place that charge you $185 to rent a Canon 300mm f2.8 L IS USM

I'm not looking any further this is depressing

ShutterBug

lol

welcome to my world

fluf

my 50mm cost less than it would be to rent that 300mm

rfusca

6:49 AM

lol

ShutterBug

hehe!

fluf

I bought an Ef eye cup for my old 350D the other day for $14

ShutterBug

this is cute! lol
http://techcrunch.com/2011/02/18/mame-cam-thankos-cute-micro-camera/

fluf

thought it was relatively cheap but seems its like close to 50% more than what it goes for in US

@ShutterBug cool

ShutterBug

10:19 AM

was trying out alien skin bokeh 2 software... handy i should say

and a cheap marumi CPL filter... produced better results than my expectation... however, for extreme wide angle shot, the filter ring is visible around the corners... thats a problem

fluf

nice

fluf

2:19 PM

wow Reverse macro is kinda difficult

fluf

3:09 PM

over-exposed, under-exposed is the norm

ShutterBug

@fluf this flickr set is all the results of my reverse macro experiments... hope you like them
http://www.flickr.com/photos/fahad-faria/sets/72157625733535863/

fluf

cool I'll have a look :)

damn O_O are those reverse macro

<3 lady bug

@ShutterBug flickr.com/photos/fahad-faria/5961067262/in/… how far away were you :?

ShutterBug

a few centimeters i believe

@fluf most of them, except a few... check exif

fluf

I was actually surprised about the distance I can be away from a subject to have sharp focus

but also disappointed in some of the results

ShutterBug

3:59 PM

use smaller aperture of you can

@fluf I've updated my answer

ShutterBug

5:36 PM

http://photo.stackexchange.com/questions/20927/what-is-a-point-of-interest-in-a-photograph-and-where-is-it-lacking-in-this-cand
its more like a "critique my photo" question... not sure if its constructive

dpollitt

@ShutterBug yea that is definitely borderline

dpollitt

5:53 PM

Mattdm is proposing that we make it on topic and constructive via meta.

rfusca

i've got no problem with a specific "How do I address <this> with this photo" but general critique is not good for us

dpollitt

meta already has so much discussion and different opinions on this.. this is tough

rfusca

i think hers is ok because it addresses it from the 'point of interest' perspective. which, although isn't real interesting to me, seems valid

dpollitt

just look at how differing the opinions are here: meta.photo.stackexchange.com/questions/815/…

rfusca

oh, i know

dpollitt

5:57 PM

haha

rfusca

somebody do me a favor - just go over to chat.stackexchange.com/rooms/16/the-frying-pan and click to add a star to the first starred item on the list

would be much appreciated

dpollitt

going for a badge at 10?

rfusca

no badge, just trying to get 10

much thanks

fluf

6:29 PM

@rfusca which one?

rfusca

the one with 6 stars, the tag looking one

fluf

lol awesome tag

rfusca

hehe

fluf

@ShutterBug thats a vertical crop of a horizontal photo

rfusca

whoa

gizmodo.com/5890803/…

fluf

6:37 PM

oooh

fluf

6:50 PM

wow it's hard to keep up in cooking chat

rfusca

lol

this room used to be that active

fluf

what happened ?

rfusca

we had a few really active chat members that left, and we lost the critical mass

fluf

ahh ok

Rowland Shaw

7:11 PM

@rfusca The photography site seems to be lots of quiet people

There are still regulars in here

rfusca

true

fluf

I'll chat most of the day but you guys are sleeping and having a conversation with one self isn't that cool :/

btw how long does imgur keep images?

Rowland Shaw

"long time"

fluf

ok

now I just need to experiment more so that I can ask more questions!

rfusca

7:29 PM

@Rowland btw, any chance you could pop over there and star the top message? It would make it 10

Rowland Shaw

@rfusca Have you got OCD? ;)

rfusca

something like that

fluf

wow the conversation in the frying pan can mean something toooootally different

rfusca

@fluf lol

Shizam

ooo LR4

rfusca

7:39 PM

@Shizam yup

Rowland Shaw

@Shizam Not very power friendly

Shizam

hah, I settled on Aperture 3 a while back (in the face of free LR3) time to give LR4 a go

especially now w/how well SmugMug is integrated into LR

Rowland Shaw

@Shizam I grilled my leg the other day with it

Shizam

I'll bet, I've given up importing to LR or Aperture on my laptop, burns through battery

or my leg

Rowland Shaw

or both

fluf

7:43 PM

importing is fine, its when I have been editing for an hour or so that my laptop sounds like jet engine

Rowland Shaw

Wish Adobe would sort out their UX though :/

fluf

this is awesome youtube.com/watch?v=ZIGzpi9lCck&feature=player_embedded

merc made a cool advert

fluf

8:06 PM

@rfusca do you know why they add pumpin to jams?

rfusca

@fluf hMM?

Rowland Shaw

eh?

fluf

yeah they add pumpkin to jams to "stretch" it, but is there another reason besides the stretching part cause I suppose the pumpkin doesn't really taste like anything

hi @SimonSheehan who likes to do drawings