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Sydney Night Shoot - Sunday 22 May 2005Moderators: Greg B, Nnnnsic, Geoff, Glen, gstark, Moderators
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OK - here's a few from last night's shoot. Was a great turnout, although it seems we lost the main group when we went for a look around Luna Park!
Pano, 5 frames stitched together - 50mm tripod (no fancy pano head though  )...
http://sheepie.smugmug.com/gallery/269110/1/22774928/Large Under the Bridge, kit lens... 
Inside Luna Park (which was closed at the time, but surprisingly you can still walk through it!), 50mm 1.8 - handheld...  Last edited by sheepie on Mon May 23, 2005 11:16 am, edited 1 time in total.
*** When getting there is half the fun! ***
Great shots Sheepie - Well done!
 Last edited by Geoff on Mon May 23, 2005 10:59 am, edited 1 time in total.
Geoff
Special Moments Photography Nikon D700, 50mm 1.4, 85mm 1.4, 70-200 2.8VR, SB800 & some simple studio stuff.
Thanks Looks like we were both putting together our posts from the night at the same time!
Link to larger version of Pano (758k)... http://sheepie.smugmug.com/photos/22776012-O.jpg *** When getting there is half the fun! ***
That's brilliant mate...print, frame and hang! Out of curiosity, how long did the panofactory process take to get it looking so schmick?Geoff
Special Moments Photography Nikon D700, 50mm 1.4, 85mm 1.4, 70-200 2.8VR, SB800 & some simple studio stuff.
I think maybe five minutes? I then threw it into PS for the final levels adjustment and border, then Neat Image for noise reduction. Looking forward to seeing it printed BIG I'm going to load the A4 roll soon, but would really love to see it on A3 roll from the R1800!*** When getting there is half the fun! ***
<glare> Glen </glare> Geoff
Special Moments Photography Nikon D700, 50mm 1.4, 85mm 1.4, 70-200 2.8VR, SB800 & some simple studio stuff.
[glare] Glen [/glare]  Geoff
Special Moments Photography Nikon D700, 50mm 1.4, 85mm 1.4, 70-200 2.8VR, SB800 & some simple studio stuff.
Whoooohooooooooooo ....he said yes (dancing)..he said yes Geoff
Special Moments Photography Nikon D700, 50mm 1.4, 85mm 1.4, 70-200 2.8VR, SB800 & some simple studio stuff.
Love the underbridge shot!
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lol guys - wondered what the heck was going on for a minute! Thanks Glen, I think I'll take you up on that offer - am about a third of the way through printing it on the R800 at the mo, it will be just over a metre long when done, and looks surperb  *** When getting there is half the fun! ***
Great pics mate. Good composition and great lighting too. The pano is awesome but clone out the streak in the sky on the left.
Steve.
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Yip - am going to do this before printing any bigger
The 110cm long print has just finished and is awesome - very happy, and well worth paying for Pano Factory to get results like this
This is a very happy sheepie! *** When getting there is half the fun! ***
Great pano and under-bridge shot, sheepie!
Did ya'll go Luna Park hunting and lose us when we went to the pub, or was that way before? We thought ya'll had just left by the time we all packed up and headed to the pub!!! Producer & Editor @ GadgetGuy.com.au
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Awesome!! Can you take a photo of the print? Geoff
Special Moments Photography Nikon D700, 50mm 1.4, 85mm 1.4, 70-200 2.8VR, SB800 & some simple studio stuff.
Sheepie, Bloody Beuatifull mate well done and loved the pano, the other pics i love as well looks like you all had fun.
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By the time we got out from Luna Park, everyone had disappeared! We went over to Mrs Macs Chair, but couldn't find anyone 
Well go back there another night anyway, had pretty much photo'd ourselves out by that stage anyway. I reckon there's plenty around the Domain area, etc to warrant another trip sometime soon *** When getting there is half the fun! ***
Sheepie, we changed order to food at the pub then Mrs Mac. We had a quick walk round the boardwalk and found Ray but didn't realise you were inside.
 Sorry. Still with the shots you got you couldn't ask for anymore!
It was a good night.
It was the first time i had taken any night shoots and thanks to Gary I got some good results. Even though I did not get to the pub, I look forward to another outing. Barry D700, 50 1.8, 14-24 2.8, 24-70 2.8, 70-200VR, 80-400VR, SB800 plus a lot of gadgets
Fabulous shots - sorry I missed out on the shoot but head colds make the eyes see everything double
 Chris
-------------------------------- I started my life with nothing and I’ve still got most of it left
There are certainly some great shots coming out of the woodwork here.
I'll put a couple up later this evening. And thanx, Glen, for organising this; it was a truly great and fun evening, and for those who didn't make it to the pub, the floorshow there was truly something special. We certainly had a ball! g.
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Re: Sydney Night Shoot - Sunday 22 May 2005
[quote="sheepie"]OK - here's a few from last night's shoot. Was a great turnout, although it seems we lost the main group when we went for a look around Luna Park!
These are excellent, the panorama has no noticable distortion, and the ambient tone of the sky is very cool and very vibrant what equipment do you use? best Wendell
So do you want to buy my shiny plastic 70-300 lens Glen?
It's even dremmel silver! Nikon F80D, FM2n
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I still maintain that there is one word for the 70-300G - underated
Geoff
Special Moments Photography Nikon D700, 50mm 1.4, 85mm 1.4, 70-200 2.8VR, SB800 & some simple studio stuff.
Great Pictures
Great pictures, like the pano but love the underbridge shot the most.
Seems that it was a great night, miffed that I couldn't make it now. Cheers, Terry "Photography is not about cameras, gadgets and gismos. Photography is about photographers. A camera didn't make a great picture any more than a typewriter wrote a great novel." -Peter Adams, Sydney 1978
I've got one! I've got one! I've got one! Can I play too??? Can I?? Can I ??  g.
Gary Stark Nikon, Canon, Bronica .... stuff The people who want English to be the official language of the United States are uncomfortable with their leaders being fluent in it - US Pres. Bartlet
Me, I'll ditch everything I have and buy one of that 70-300G
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Leon
Awesome pano shot. I'm so impressed I'm speechless
So you tried Glen's 12-24, eh. Bad for the lust
NZ hol is soon so better start saving your pennies. Peter
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Here's a couple of my images from last evening.
Handheld, 80-400VR, ISO 200 1/400 f/9 
80-400VR, ISO 200, 4 seconds f/8  g.
Gary Stark Nikon, Canon, Bronica .... stuff The people who want English to be the official language of the United States are uncomfortable with their leaders being fluent in it - US Pres. Bartlet
Gary - that moon shot is brilliant!! I like it very much!
Geoff
Special Moments Photography Nikon D700, 50mm 1.4, 85mm 1.4, 70-200 2.8VR, SB800 & some simple studio stuff.
No ... please reread .... g.
Gary Stark Nikon, Canon, Bronica .... stuff The people who want English to be the official language of the United States are uncomfortable with their leaders being fluent in it - US Pres. Bartlet
The VR is good, but not that good Geoff
Special Moments Photography Nikon D700, 50mm 1.4, 85mm 1.4, 70-200 2.8VR, SB800 & some simple studio stuff.
Geoff, Thanx. I do too. g.
Gary Stark Nikon, Canon, Bronica .... stuff The people who want English to be the official language of the United States are uncomfortable with their leaders being fluent in it - US Pres. Bartlet
Oops for a minute there I was picturing you wrapped around a light post with the neck strap tied around your hands and the post. __________
Phillip **Nikon D7000**
[quote="gstark"]Here's a couple of my images from last evening.
Handheld, 80-400VR, ISO 200 1/400 f/9 80-400VR, ISO 200, 4 seconds f/8 Wow Gary hand held! I saw you do bracketing shots but would have never of guessed the result that image of the moon is amazing, it's so vibrant and crisp, the opera house shot looks true to life, is ISO 200 the sweetspot for night photography with a D70, why is the shutter speed so high(1/400). best Wendell
Wendell, The moon is a surprisingly bright object in the night sky, reflecting light from the sun, which of course is exceptionally bright. For the purposes of shooting the moon, it's self illuminating, and you need to totally disregard the fact that the sky is dark, or that it's nighttime when you're shooting. g.
Gary Stark Nikon, Canon, Bronica .... stuff The people who want English to be the official language of the United States are uncomfortable with their leaders being fluent in it - US Pres. Bartlet
That was later in the night, Phillip. g.
Gary Stark Nikon, Canon, Bronica .... stuff The people who want English to be the official language of the United States are uncomfortable with their leaders being fluent in it - US Pres. Bartlet
Well i like Gary did this when i got my 80-400 VR as well took a shot of the moon hand held, i took mine at 1/125sec and i was surprised at how well it came out. Good shot Gary looks good.
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Glen, I am just so impressed with the VR technology. Ok ... 400mm @ 1/400 should be theoretically able to be handheld, but that's not accounting for the crop factor, and there were certainly a few of those shots that, despite the VR, are not clear. Mind you, I did also drop the shutter speed down in doing my bracketing, shooting down to 1/250 @ f/11. Some of them worked, some didn't, but this one seems to be the pick of the bunch. I may post one of those too, plus I still have a couple of others to add ... I should not forget to add that the amount of detail I can see in the shot of the SOH is amazing; while this shot doesn't show it, there's a crane clearly visible above the light source to the RH side of the image, and the tiles on the sails are also quite visible. I may post a couple of 100% crops of those sections of the image just for the hell of it. g.
Gary Stark Nikon, Canon, Bronica .... stuff The people who want English to be the official language of the United States are uncomfortable with their leaders being fluent in it - US Pres. Bartlet
OK ... here's a couple of 100% crops ...
 g.
Gary Stark Nikon, Canon, Bronica .... stuff The people who want English to be the official language of the United States are uncomfortable with their leaders being fluent in it - US Pres. Bartlet
Matt, Already done; just not yet posted. g.
Gary Stark Nikon, Canon, Bronica .... stuff The people who want English to be the official language of the United States are uncomfortable with their leaders being fluent in it - US Pres. Bartlet
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