How many other Photographers are there on the site

[Capt Rick Hiott]

Im sure Im not the only one........

All pictures are copyrighted.

 

[jay_merrill]

Re: How many other Photographers are there on the site

BTW, your second shot is great!

 

[BoatBuoy]

Re: How many other Photographers are there on the site

I have 2?'s, 4x5's, and a bag full of Canon digital stuff, but I'm not a photographer. I just take snapshots. It takes skill and an "eye" to be a photographer and I have neither.

 

[nlain]

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Rick, Welcome to iboats. I met you at the last CO get together at ST Catherines Isl. This is a good place here. The pictures are great.

 

[CN Spots]

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I do catalog photography for my company. Stills mostly, nothing fun. I do on occasion sneak the Canon outside and shoot some urban wildlife...

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I'm with Jay, your second photo is great!

 

[Capt Rick Hiott]

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Thanks guys,,,Its rare to have such a welcome these days on the net....

Here is a couple from today.

No,,,,I didnt get towed today,,thats a buddy of mine.
Im doing the photography for the Sea//Tow web site here in Charleston in a couple of weeks.
I know its not a great shot,,,But he liked it.............

 

[jay_merrill]

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I think the Seatow photo is fine. Its not easy to shoot in bright sunlight, but the job often requires doing so.

The first commercial shoot I ever did involving models, was done at high noon, because that's when the client's customer could do it. I had to shoot models on a couple of motorcycles outside of a bar that was doing a full page ad in a bike magazine. The mistake that I made was in not using a reflector or a strobe with a softbox on it, for fill lighting. With the sunlight directly overhead, I ended up with shadows under the girl's eybrows, nose, lower lip, etc.

The good news is that the graphic artist used four of them in a reduced size, so the mistake wasn't very noticeable.

? MerrillMedia/Thunder Roads Louisiana Magazine

 

[Capt Rick Hiott]

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I know what you are talking about with the harsh sunlight. It suks!

Here is a couple of shots (Film) I did of the wife back when she used to model.
It was around lunch time when we went on the aircraft carrier Yorktown here in the harbor and got under a airplane wing and made it work. The lighting was great coming off of the gray deck bouncing off of the wing of the plane! I didnt have to use any reflectors of flash.

 

[triumphrick]

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Great shots from all of you. Welcome Capt, good seeing your stuff over on the other sites.
And Jay, you enhanced and sent a picture of my new KeyWest to the THT site. My wife currently has that picture as her screensaver!

 

[mike64]

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Yeah, great shots. Especially that second one of Capt Rick's that everybody else likes. Capt Rick, did you punch that one up in Photoshop?

I take an occasional wildlife pic. Here's some great blue herons:

 

[CN Spots]

Re: How many other Photographers are there on the site

Very nice! I don't think I've ever got a good shot of a bird in flight. The third one is great!

 

[mike64]

Re: How many other Photographers are there on the site

Thanks!

 

[Capt Rick Hiott]

Re: How many other Photographers are there on the site

Mike asked,,,,"Capt Rick, did you punch that one up in Photoshop?"

I dont know what you are talking about when you ask that,,But I do add just a tiny little bit of color and sharpen it in P/S.

The lens was the 70-200mm f4 L Canon. As you might know thats one of there best selling lenses.

 

[mike64]

Re: How many other Photographers are there on the site

Mike asked,,,,"Capt Rick, did you punch that one up in Photoshop?"

I dont know what you are talking about when you ask that,,But I do add just a tiny little bit of color and sharpen it in P/S.

The lens was the 70-200mm f4 L Canon. As you might know thats one of there best selling lenses.

Yeah, I guess "punching it up" isn't exactly a technical term, is it?

Just wondering what kind of postprocessing you did to it to get such a vivid result, and the answer is, very little. Impressive.

 

[jay_merrill]

Re: How many other Photographers are there on the site

Rick, any chance that the photo we are discussing was shot with a 5D?

 

[Capt Rick Hiott]

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Mike,,,The colors in the lures are pretty chromatic, so they look good to start with. The reflector makes them "Pop"! I didnt use flash at all.

Jay,,,,The camera was the Rebel XTI .
Its the glass you put on the camera that makes the difference. I used a Canon 70-200 f/4 L . That lens is one of there best sellers.
http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/183198-USA/Canon_2578A002_70_200mm_f_4_0L_USM_Autofocus.html

 

[jay_merrill]

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I agree that glass is the name of the game and Canon L-glass is extremely good, but the Canon 5D uses a full frame CMOS processor and that makes a difference too.

I shoot with a Nikon D200 with a battery grip as a primary camera and a D70 as a backup. I like the D200 alot, but it doesn't have a CMOS processor. For that reason, I will probably upgrade to a D300, which does have a CMOS, soon. To me, the CMOS processors create a warmer image, with better color rendition. D70s are ok for the lower end of the prosumer market, but I think Canon's offerings in that price range are better.

 

[Capt Rick Hiott]

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I just looked at the price of that Nikon D300,,,,WOW! 1,800.00 Shure is a lot!
The Canon XSI is only 640.00. Its also a 12mp camera
I know the CMOS processor is different, but if you are not a full time pro, why spend the money on the body, spend it on the lens. You can do some awesome work with a small sensor camera.....................
I get a very good 12"X18" enlargement thats tack sharp with my XTI. Thats all I need.

If I was to get another camera it would be the Canon 5D (Full frame) But thats 2,700.00 dollars (Its gonna be a while) Ha-Ha-Ha-Ha

 

[Bass Tracker TX17]

Re: How many other Photographers are there on the site

Nice work

Well done..

 

[Huron Angler]

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Love the pics of the baits and the blue herons.

Here's one of my recent shots of the aptly named Looking Glass River.