When 30 degrees feels warm

ryan s · Jan 15, 2009

Out in the enclosed porch, it's about 30F while outside is hovering around -5F. The porch feels downright warm, relatively speaking!

Pentax K10D, Tamron 90mm macro, f/4. Next time I'll take the tripod out, stop down to f/8, and also take some 1:1 shots. There will be ice tomorrow

SykVSyx · Jan 15, 2009

Ryan, that almost looks like a forest in a snowstorm.

Wicked pic! :afro:

hancockd · Jan 15, 2009

insane....wtf am i looking at....a window?

finch13 · Jan 15, 2009

Amazing!

I get my ball head in the mail tomorrow.. I'll throw it on and see what I can do at 300mm :bowdown:

ActNow · Jan 15, 2009

thats tight

ryan s · Jan 15, 2009

damage2000 said:
Ryan, that almost looks like a forest in a snowstorm.

Wicked pic!

thanks! i wish i could have gone out during our last ice storm, but 30 mph winds and glass don't work well together :skurred:

hancockd said:
insane....wtf am i looking at....a window?

yep

finch13 said:
Amazing!

I get my ball head in the mail tomorrow.. I'll throw it on and see what I can do at 300mm

speaking of...if i can sell some more stuff, im getting a new tripod with ballhead. or buy a shift adapter and medium format lens :hide:

actnow83 said:
thats tight

SykVSyx · Jan 15, 2009

I REALLY need to get this SLR thing underway.

Helpful to know what settings to use as well for such greats shots. :thumbsup:

finch13 · Jan 15, 2009

ryan s said:
speaking of...if i can sell some more stuff, im getting a new tripod with ballhead. or buy a shift adapter and medium format lens

Werd. I went from $20 tripod -> $50 quantaray -> the one i have now...

Bogen/Manfrotto w/ Smith-Victor Ballhead... well see how it does, should be leaps and bounds ahead of the quantaray :lawl:

and medium format? :eh:

you shoot 120?

ryan s · Jan 15, 2009

im going to work on this type of shot more tomorrow.

the keys:

have the camera parallel to the glass (i didnt...you can tell on the left)
stop down to f/8-ish for sharpness across the plane
tripod
meter off the ice, then maybe bump the shutter up by one setting

so yeah...i didnt do the first 3 today :lawl:

so ill take my own advice tomorrow...

ryan s · Jan 15, 2009

finch13 said:
Werd. I went from $20 tripod -> $50 quantaray -> the one i have now...

and medium format? you shoot 120?

ill still using a $10 garage sale tripod :redface2:

money doesnt grow on trees and neither do CF tripods :lawl:

the MF lens in pentacon six mount will cover a 35mm frame with 10 degrees of shift. 35mm lenses may only cover about 6 degrees on a crop sensor and less on a 24x36mm frame.

an $80-100 adapter + $100 lens is waaaaaaaay cheaper than any dedicated shift lens :Smoker: