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I Love this Camera :) - NYE Sydney

PostPosted: Fri Dec 31, 2004 10:57 pm
by sheepie
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I'll have a gallery up soon of the shots from tonight :)

PostPosted: Fri Dec 31, 2004 11:10 pm
by johndec
Looking Good :!: After you've had a chance to review yor pics, let us know what settings worked best. Couldn't get out tonight, no babysitter,but I want to go down to Carss Park on Australia Day and have a go at this fireworks thing :D

PostPosted: Fri Dec 31, 2004 11:42 pm
by W00DY
Nice Sheepie,

Can't wait to see a bigger version... 'm stuck at home tonight (2 little ones in bed).

I love digital, not even midnight and we have an amazing image of the fireworks on the forum :)

Seeya in 2005...

W00DY

PostPosted: Sat Jan 01, 2005 12:22 am
by sirhc55
That’s fast work Sheepie and a great vantage point. Just finished shooting around 160 shots myself - nice photo too

Chris

PostPosted: Sat Jan 01, 2005 12:46 am
by sheepie
OK - here's the link to the gallery - just a few up there for now, might get around to posting more over the weekend sometime :)
http://sheepie.smugmug.com/gallery/338689

I think I settled on F5.6-8 for about 8-10 seconds. I know it's been recommended to use a smaller aperture, but I was finding there was too much in the longer exposures, and from the vantage point I had, it all ran into itself. So I settled on a shorter exposure, and am reasonably happy with the results :)

This one is a quick pano I took after the 9pm fireworks before I left...
Yes, I know it's tiny!
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PostPosted: Sat Jan 01, 2005 9:09 am
by BBJ
Hi Sheepie, Love the shots, good job well done. I went down the street here in Mt Gambier SA and well we didnt have any this year so looks like i have to wait till our annual show again next october to see our 5 minutes worth of fire works again.LOL
Oh well off to the track to try the D70 out on the mororbikes for first time cheers
John
BBJ

PostPosted: Sat Jan 01, 2005 9:17 am
by atencati
Wow, nice shots Sheepie, and fast. It's nice to see what the new year will bring since we are still stuck in the past out here!!!!!

What lens and settings did you shoot, maybe I will have a go tonight. Still have a few hours to decide

Andy

PostPosted: Sat Jan 01, 2005 9:29 am
by sheepie
Hi Andy - the wide shots were with the kit lens, and the closer in shots with the 70-300G, all mounted on my Manfrotto Tripod :)

Maybe by next year I will have a slightly sharper zoom and also get a better spot (I was perched on the edge of a hill, at about a 30 degree angle, just next to a 60 degree slope!).

By the way, am in the process now of posting more shots - no computer PP on these, as they were out of the camera (well, OK, smugmug do PP of sorts when I put them up, but you know what I mean!)....

http://sheepie.smugmug.com/gallery/338689

Really nice

PostPosted: Sat Jan 01, 2005 9:50 am
by the foto fanatic
Great NYE fireworks shots, sheepie.
Thanx for posting. :D

PostPosted: Sat Jan 01, 2005 2:18 pm
by Killakoala
Nice pics Sheepie, You certainly had an interesting vantage point, look slike Vaulcluse or Point Piper. :) Good thinking.... i like your style.

That first pic you posted is my fave. It's a really nice perspective and well composed. Well done.

Thanks for showing them

PostPosted: Sat Jan 01, 2005 9:39 pm
by Vicareyus
Nice shots Sheepie. Thanks.
Vic

PostPosted: Sat Jan 01, 2005 9:51 pm
by Matt. K
Checked out your pics Sheepie...very nice work! Some great overviews of the boats and harbour!

PostPosted: Sat Jan 01, 2005 10:04 pm
by W00DY
sheepie wrote:
well, OK, smugmug do PP of sorts when I put them up



Hey Sheepie,

What do you mean by this? I use Smugmug and I am not sure what PP you are referring to?

Cheers,

W00DY

PostPosted: Sun Jan 02, 2005 12:21 am
by sheepie
W00DY wrote:
sheepie wrote:well, OK, smugmug do PP of sorts when I put them up


Hey Sheepie,

What do you mean by this? I use Smugmug and I am not sure what PP you are referring to?


More a reference to our discussion on just what PP really is - Smugmug change the size of the file you send in for the various views (small, medium, large, original) - it is this I was referring to. Nothing to be concerned with :)

PostPosted: Sun Jan 02, 2005 7:58 am
by Glen
Well done Sheepie, really caught the evening :D