Ghaleon109 In reply to swanmaiden [2005-09-14 04:53:39 +0000 UTC]

Thanks

I should be done with the website this week, so next week I'm planning on shooting a lot. Since it's the last free week I have before College

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swanmaiden In reply to Ghaleon109 [2005-09-14 05:04:52 +0000 UTC]

wow you start school late!!! I started like 3 weeks ago!!

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Ghaleon109 In reply to swanmaiden [2005-09-14 05:18:58 +0000 UTC]

I know... I thought it was kinda odd because we start on a Thursday (I think sept 29th) but all the UC's out here are starting on the same day... so I guess it's normal.

I took some summer classes at a Community College, and it wasn't that bad... I'm just hoping it isn't much harder at the UC

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swanmaiden In reply to Ghaleon109 [2005-09-14 23:52:41 +0000 UTC]

As far as my experience goes, summer classes are always way more lax . . . waaaay easier than a regular semester long class. What are you going to study?

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Ghaleon109 In reply to swanmaiden [2005-09-14 23:59:44 +0000 UTC]

:sad: Computer Engineering... I don't even know wtf they do.... but it's an engineering degree... I think I might change it to Mechanical Engineering later tho, since I know what I'd be doing.

Oh wow, your in Colorado?? One of my best friends lives in Grand Junction lol I have no cule where that is tho Where are you going for school? If you don't mind my asking...

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swanmaiden In reply to Ghaleon109 [2005-09-15 02:18:33 +0000 UTC]

I started off in biomedical-engineering (BIG MISTAKE, for me that is). I hated it ! I was always good at science and math, but once I took college physics, boy was I out the engineering door!! Now I study Fine Arts and the Phenomenon of Life (aka. Biology). It took me awhile to figure out just exactly what I should be doing, but now I know I'm doing it because I love it. I'm studying both my passions in life and I figure that's enough to get me where I need to go. There's all kinds of jobs out there that you don't even know exist, that I never knew existed . . . but there's a job for every thing, every interest, every passion, etc. And if you're good at what you do (which is a lot easier when you enjoy it) you are bound to find a job that pays well and suits your lifestyle. I think that's what's really important in our trivial little lives. So whatever you do . . . don't get stuck doing something you hate just because you think you will make $$$ with a degree attached to your name. (And don't think I'm saying there's anything wrong with engineering . . . it's really cool!! and it's also really hard! so if you like it, put everything you got into it!)

So yeah . . . I'm going to school at CU Boulder. Grand Junction is about 4 hours west of here (and a little south) if you're driving.

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Ghaleon109 In reply to argyle19 [2005-09-09 01:02:54 +0000 UTC]

Lol!! Well its great to hear from you again!!

Hehe, ya I went on a like 1 week vacation to San Diego and a day before I left I got a new camera! So I hve tons of pictures lolz!!

And I know what you mean :/ I'm starting College in like 2 weeks, so I have a feeling I'm going to be pretty busy soon as well...

ttyl

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Ghaleon109 In reply to crazy1ady [2005-09-08 02:51:44 +0000 UTC]

I love to do IR but it's a pain with the stuff I have right now. My tripod doesn't tell me if it's level so I just eyeball it most of the time and it ends up crooked >.< lol! And my filter only fits my 50mm prime... so it's a really great experience trying to get a nice landscape with a 50mm lens on a camera with a 1.6x crop factor...

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crazy1ady In reply to Ghaleon109 [2005-09-08 07:27:10 +0000 UTC]

Hi

Buy a hot shoe spirit level, you can find them on ebay That is how I got round that problem. As for the 50mm prime and crop factor, I understand the problem. What size is your IR filter? Have you considered stepping rings? Sorry if I am stating the obivous

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Ghaleon109 In reply to crazy1ady [2005-09-08 09:08:38 +0000 UTC]

Lol, ya I have a step up ring on it right now. At first I got it for my kit lens, but the hotspot in the center was terrible, so I bought the 50mm and just use a step up ring to fit the 58mm filter size. Hehe, I wouldn't really be able to put it on any other of my lenses cause I'd have to get a step down filter that goes from 67mm to 58mm... The vignetting would make it look like I shot every picture in a tunnel

Thanks for the level suggestion! I was wondering if they made something like that to fit in the hot shoe mount...

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crazy1ady In reply to Ghaleon109 [2005-09-08 09:50:01 +0000 UTC]

Well, you could always title them "Tunnel Vision" Seriously, I would look at getting a larger IR filter if you can afford it. I found a good deal on ebay for a 72mm one, it was about £47 from China and it was brand new.

The level thing is ace, it really does make a difference. Just have a look at my shots to see

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Ghaleon109 In reply to crazy1ady [2005-09-09 01:55:27 +0000 UTC]

I've been thinking about getting a larger filter but I't wont work well on any of my current wide angle lenses... I almost got the 17-40mm F4 L but that's a 77mm thread so the filter would be like $200, and the lens alone is $700... lol so ya.... I might go with a 28mm prime. I'ts only $300, and my filter would fit on it.

Omg, and your shots are just Lovely!! The D70 really is the best DSLR out there for IR. Do you do any post processing on your IR photos?

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crazy1ady In reply to Ghaleon109 [2005-09-09 16:08:33 +0000 UTC]

Ah, we all need substantail lottery wins

Yes, I post process my shots in PS7 or CS2 depending on how I feel. I tend to underexpose when shooting and a lot of my shots have been done in bad light. I tend to use an s shaped curve, up the contrast and brightness and desaturate with the channel mixer. I have done so many different things its hard to say what I have done but my processing has changed a lot as I have come to grips with layers in photoshop. If you want to know how any partictular shot has been done, let me know as I can probably explain better.

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Ghaleon109 In reply to sadnessbreaker [2005-09-08 02:47:58 +0000 UTC]

Thank you!

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Ghaleon109 In reply to zelta [2005-09-08 02:47:41 +0000 UTC]

Thanks!!

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Ghaleon109 In reply to farmasil [2005-09-08 02:46:59 +0000 UTC]

Thanks so much!

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Ghaleon109 In reply to tanita-chatita [2005-08-25 16:31:14 +0000 UTC]

np, Your gallery's pretty kool, I like it

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Ghaleon109 In reply to Vumnoo [2005-08-19 03:25:32 +0000 UTC]

Np, you've got a great gallery

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Vumnoo In reply to Ghaleon109 [2005-08-19 03:28:22 +0000 UTC]

Thanks again..
Feel free to comment or just say something stupid... (:

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