“I’ ve been wasting away, i’ ve been fading inside / I’ ve been drifting away from the lights in my life
I’ ve been living in vain, living insane / I’ ve been tripping down all the darkest of lanes”
Sirenia, Absent without leave
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Ping-pong
Call it “business trip”, call it “been there, done that”, call it whatever you like it, it was a trip to the Black Sea, 7 hours, no sign of sea, maybe just the seagulls – i call it “ping-pong”. Ah, and I don’t give a shot about how I or you call this trip. The pictures speaks for themselves (so turn down your speakers).
One CommentTeaser: HOYA Macro set
After being happy for a few days with my new gadgets (450D + lenses), I’ve decided that’s the right time for another acquisition. New lens. Odds were good to me this time and I’ve managed to exchange “3 days old” lenses with new ones.
Let’s all welcome my new TAMRON 28-300mm!
Three days passed since then and … arrgh, well … let’s say I needed something to let me get closer to my subjects (insects, flowers) so…
I also present you my HOYA Macro Set.
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First shots
And the day finally came. The day I made my mind about what I want. The day I had time to do it.
There are many sites with pictures of her. Inside and outside descriptions, different angles shots of her. I saw her, I liked her, I dreamed about her. And the day came. I noted her number and her accessory number, I called to check if it’s available and I went to meet her. The guy at the entrance looked at me with a “he, he” smile on his face and asked me in. And there she was, waiting for me. The accessories were there too. I’ve payed and take her home, ready for some intense action. Well, she wasn’t that ready for action that night and I had to wait ’till the next day to use it. And I did!
These are the first shots with my new Canon 450D (Rebel XSi) digital camera:
Zoom and Macro
Put the macro lenses, set the zoom to x3 and get a 2-3mm of DOF; try not to breathe, pray the wind not to blow, say some ugly things about the clouds that blocks the sunlight (how come every time I need some good lighting there’s always cloudy?) and push the button. You’ll notice that you moved your camera a little bit and the flower is out of focus. Repeat this flow until you think you have some nice macros, upload the photos in your computer. Stress other people to see you pictures. They don’t have anything better to do than to admire your “out of focus, zoomed macro thing???.
I think it works, right?
New adapters
What’s to do when your skills are not good? Don’t practice. Don’t read about. Don’t learn! No! Just invest in things that may (or may not) help you. That’s exactly what I did today. Now I have a camera, two types of adapters (wide and macro) and one polarizing filter (does that thing make Polaroids?).
Anyway, until I’ll find out about those new toys, I’ll post some pictures taken before and after (hmm the teleshopping effect) the new lenses.
Third day of training (the long journey)
… and there was the third day.
To cut the story short, those were the actions: a journey to the industrial buildings I’ve shoot yesterday, some flowers, new friends and a long way back home.
Being the first day of traffic restrictions in Bucharest – yeah, we’re hosting the largest NATO Summit (of the week) – the road back home was a nightmare; a long one, almost two hours of “go, break, full stop??? in the first gear. Good opportunity to shoot some photos…
Four days of training (day one)
Starting today, I’m on training. In other words, there are four days of journeys and learning – the good and the bad. The bad: I have to learn (not to fall asleep). The good: I don’t have to carry anything with me so I can carry my camera.
Q: You have four days in one location, some people and your camera. What will you shoot?
A: Day one, get there 1h and 30min earlier. Find the location. Spot some trees and shoot their flowers. See an old-man solving some crosswords. Shoot him. Take eight hours break (or learn something). Get back home as quick as you can (speeding at 5-6Km/h in the afternoon traffic). Mess-up some pictures from your car. Delete them when you get home.