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First Shots

Postby Slider on Mon Jul 25, 2005 12:25 am

Picked up my new D70s on Friday (so obviously new to the forum) and had a little play over the weekend.

Comments welcome.

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Postby waspo on Mon Jul 25, 2005 12:40 am

Welcome Slider. :D
These are really nice images! Looks like we're going to see some great photo's from you.
I especially love the first one. Looks as if the handle is coming out of the photo!!
Well done and keep playing.
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Postby John H. on Mon Jul 25, 2005 12:55 am

Top shots. Love number 1 with the shallow DOF.
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Postby kingsley on Mon Jul 25, 2005 1:47 am

nice shots,

like the frames you have done also.How did you do them??
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Postby Oneputt on Mon Jul 25, 2005 6:50 am

Kingsley the frame is an action, this one is known as a double matt frame.
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Postby mudder on Mon Jul 25, 2005 8:53 am

G'day Mark,
Looks like you're gonna enjoy your new toy :D

The old rusted farm thingy is great, really interesting angle and love the pony...

Kepe on postin' :D
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Postby KerryPierce on Mon Jul 25, 2005 1:21 pm

Good shots, Mark. All are sharp and exposed pretty well. My fav is the cat. It's a very nice shot. If it were mine, I'd crop the right side to move the cat off center. :D
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Postby sirhc55 on Mon Jul 25, 2005 1:26 pm

Welcome Mark, and what a series of great shots to launch yourself onto this forum with - well done :D
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Postby genji on Mon Jul 25, 2005 1:57 pm

some great shots mark, esp the rusted metal photo. looks like you are a convert from film?
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Postby the foto fanatic on Mon Jul 25, 2005 3:46 pm

Welcome Slider, and congrats on the pix -very good indeed.

For those outside Queensland who may not know, Pumicestone Passage is a narrow strait that separates Caloundra and Bribie Island. It is well known as an angler's paradise.

You can get an idea of its beauty here:
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Postby Oneputt on Mon Jul 25, 2005 4:57 pm

Stop pussy footing around evreyone, and tell it like it is, they are bl...dy awful and you all know it :D Oh and welcome to the Forum Mark old buddy :wink:
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Postby robboh on Mon Jul 25, 2005 4:59 pm

Youve got some great pics there Slider. Love the cat and the rusted metal.

The foal is great too! Only comment I'd make there is that Id possibly crop off the other horses ass :lol:

All very nicely PP'd too. Are these pretty much out of the camera, or do you have quite a bit of PS experience already?
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Postby Oneputt on Mon Jul 25, 2005 5:34 pm

From experience Slider is pretty good with PS. He may be new to a D70 but certainly not to PS :wink:
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Postby Slider on Mon Jul 25, 2005 7:56 pm

Wow. Thanks for the warm welcome and kind comments.

I have been using a Fuji S602z for the past few years and after meeting Oneputt and a few other photography enthusiasts on a 4x4 site I found my interest rekindled and of course now the upgrade to the D70s.

Only had it for 3 days and I absolutely love it..

Thanks to Oneputt for informing me of this site. It looks like it's frequented by a great group of people.

In answer to a few of the questions back up the page. They are pretty much straight out, shot in raw and then converted in PS with some minimal cropping to tidy the edges. Still got heaps to learn about converting the raw images but it's all good fun.
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Postby mitedo on Mon Jul 25, 2005 8:18 pm

Hey Mark great first pics, i picked up a D70s yesterday, i had to drop of some lens in brisbane today so took a few shots at the botanical gardens, might post some on OV later, its not a bad little camera, with a few of Nikons better lens its a little winner start saving your money :shock: :shock:
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Postby Slider on Mon Jul 25, 2005 8:29 pm

mitedo wrote:Hey Mark great first pics, i picked up a D70s yesterday, i had to drop of some lens in brisbane today so took a few shots at the botanical gardens, might post some on OV later, its not a bad little camera, with a few of Nikons better lens its a little winner start saving your money :shock: :shock:
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Thanks Mate.

Extension tubes, filters, lenses, speedlites....where will it end :roll:
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Postby mitedo on Mon Jul 25, 2005 8:40 pm

Where will it end :lol: :lol: I need to get a Fisheye & flash before birdsville in a few weeks
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