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On Oct 14, 8:15*pm, Bowser wrote:
On Sun, 14 Oct 2012 12:17:50 -0700 (PDT), Helen wrote: On Oct 14, 2:22 pm, Bowser wrote: Well, the photowalk was worth it. The weather cooperated and the light was pretty nice. There were 45 of us in Marblehead, MA (USA) who prowled around the town getting strange looks from lots of "normal" people. 45 camera geeks are hard to ignore. What sort of surprised me was the conversation. There were all manner of gear on display from P&S to heavy iron, but I didn't hear a single conversation about gear. It was all about locations, light, and non-photo stuff. At the Hurricane bar and grill we talked about almost nothing related to gear, aside from the usual curiosity questions. If you missed it this year, sign up next year. It's a good take. And yes, I did send three shots in to the SI Dictator/Committee that were taken yesterday. I traveled light and took only the GX1 and three lenses: the 14-140, 7-14, and 8mm fisheye. That kit worked really well. The end result, how do you compare the Micro Four Thirds to your Canon DSLR? for 99% of what I shoot, no real difference. However, the IQ is not quite as good as the 5D2. The noise is a little higher, and the highlights can clip if you don't watch exposure. that said, I carry the GX1 most of the time now. The light three lens kit is just a joy to use. Unless you make huge enlargments you'll probably never see the difference in prints. What strikes me about the GX1 is the usability. The controls are accessible and simple. You can get to most of the key features with a single button push. The lenses are really nice, especially that 7-14. The AF is contract detect, so it's always dead-on and it's very fast in single shot mode, faster than the 5D2. Continous AF is not, and this isn't a sports camera in any way, shape, or form. My left shoulder thanks me every time I leave the anchor at home... Thanks Bowser! Glad you're enjoying it. Don't you miss the viewfinder? |
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On Sun, 14 Oct 2012 17:26:11 -0700 (PDT), Helen
wrote: On Oct 14, 8:15*pm, Bowser wrote: On Sun, 14 Oct 2012 12:17:50 -0700 (PDT), Helen wrote: On Oct 14, 2:22 pm, Bowser wrote: Well, the photowalk was worth it. The weather cooperated and the light was pretty nice. There were 45 of us in Marblehead, MA (USA) who prowled around the town getting strange looks from lots of "normal" people. 45 camera geeks are hard to ignore. What sort of surprised me was the conversation. There were all manner of gear on display from P&S to heavy iron, but I didn't hear a single conversation about gear. It was all about locations, light, and non-photo stuff. At the Hurricane bar and grill we talked about almost nothing related to gear, aside from the usual curiosity questions. If you missed it this year, sign up next year. It's a good take. And yes, I did send three shots in to the SI Dictator/Committee that were taken yesterday. I traveled light and took only the GX1 and three lenses: the 14-140, 7-14, and 8mm fisheye. That kit worked really well. The end result, how do you compare the Micro Four Thirds to your Canon DSLR? for 99% of what I shoot, no real difference. However, the IQ is not quite as good as the 5D2. The noise is a little higher, and the highlights can clip if you don't watch exposure. that said, I carry the GX1 most of the time now. The light three lens kit is just a joy to use. Unless you make huge enlargments you'll probably never see the difference in prints. What strikes me about the GX1 is the usability. The controls are accessible and simple. You can get to most of the key features with a single button push. The lenses are really nice, especially that 7-14. The AF is contract detect, so it's always dead-on and it's very fast in single shot mode, faster than the 5D2. Continous AF is not, and this isn't a sports camera in any way, shape, or form. My left shoulder thanks me every time I leave the anchor at home... Thanks Bowser! Glad you're enjoying it. Don't you miss the viewfinder? Yes and no. I use the EVF that attaches via the hot shoe. It's not as good as a "real" viewfinder, but it's not bad. |
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On Oct 15, 7:52*am, Bowser wrote:
On Sun, 14 Oct 2012 17:26:11 -0700 (PDT), Helen wrote: On Oct 14, 8:15 pm, Bowser wrote: On Sun, 14 Oct 2012 12:17:50 -0700 (PDT), Helen wrote: On Oct 14, 2:22 pm, Bowser wrote: Well, the photowalk was worth it. The weather cooperated and the light was pretty nice. There were 45 of us in Marblehead, MA (USA) who prowled around the town getting strange looks from lots of "normal" people. 45 camera geeks are hard to ignore. What sort of surprised me was the conversation. There were all manner of gear on display from P&S to heavy iron, but I didn't hear a single conversation about gear. It was all about locations, light, and non-photo stuff. At the Hurricane bar and grill we talked about almost nothing related to gear, aside from the usual curiosity questions. If you missed it this year, sign up next year. It's a good take. And yes, I did send three shots in to the SI Dictator/Committee that were taken yesterday. I traveled light and took only the GX1 and three lenses: the 14-140, 7-14, and 8mm fisheye. That kit worked really well. The end result, how do you compare the Micro Four Thirds to your Canon DSLR? for 99% of what I shoot, no real difference. However, the IQ is not quite as good as the 5D2. The noise is a little higher, and the highlights can clip if you don't watch exposure. that said, I carry the GX1 most of the time now. The light three lens kit is just a joy to use. Unless you make huge enlargments you'll probably never see the difference in prints. What strikes me about the GX1 is the usability. The controls are accessible and simple. You can get to most of the key features with a single button push. The lenses are really nice, especially that 7-14. The AF is contract detect, so it's always dead-on and it's very fast in single shot mode, faster than the 5D2. Continous AF is not, and this isn't a sports camera in any way, shape, or form. My left shoulder thanks me every time I leave the anchor at home... Thanks Bowser! *Glad you're enjoying it. *Don't you miss the viewfinder? Yes and no. I use the EVF that attaches via the hot shoe. It's not as good as a "real" viewfinder, but it's not bad. Thanks so much Bowser. A friend at work asked me to help her decide on a camera. I suggested a DSLR but she didn't want the bulk...OTOH she likes the viewfinder and interchangeable lenses. |
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On 2012.10.14 20:43 , tony cooper wrote:
On Sun, 14 Oct 2012 17:39:18 -0400, Alan Browne wrote: On 2012.10.14 15:23 , tony cooper wrote: There wasn't a Photo Walk anywhere near me, so I did a Solo Walk in Sanford, Florida. http://worldwidephotowalk.com/walk/s...re-at-us-flag/ or http://tinyurl.com/9zemk2x It had 40 openings (of 50) left. If you were early enough you may have bumped into a few of them. Hmmm. I searched under "Orlando Photowalk". If you don't know the area, you might not understand. I live in a suburb (not in Orlando) on the north side of Orlando. Sanford is a separate town about ten miles north. Usually, when you search for Orlando events, events in Sanford are included. Not this time. The strange thing is that I subscribe to Charles Howse's website. I haven't checked it for a while. Charles is the guy behind the Orlando Digital Photography Group. The have "meet-ups" for photographers. I did see a group meeting out near Epcot, but that's over an hour away from me and in the dreaded tourist area. In the photowalk pages there is a map feature. If you had used that you would have seen the several Orlando area walks including Sanford. Maybe he announced late as well ... (?) -- "There were, unfortunately, no great principles on which parties were divided – politics became a mere struggle for office." -Sir John A. Macdonald |
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tony cooper wrote:
There wasn't a Photo Walk anywhere near me, so I did a Solo Walk in Sanford, Florida. Just so happened that there was a huge biker event in downtown Sanford, so I got my three...and then some. I shot what I saw, so my submissions to the SI might be a bit different. I was out in the woods with a bunch of hippies this weekend, so I didn't participate in any photowalk. That said, I did a lot of walking around taking photos. Quite a few of them. But I probably won't have any selections ready for submission until it's way, way too late. Oh, well... - Solomon -- Solomon Peachy pizza at shaftnet dot org Melbourne, FL ^^ (mail/jabber/gtalk) ^^ Quidquid latine dictum sit, altum viditur. |
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On Sun, 14 Oct 2012 20:11:10 -0400, Bowser wrote:
: On Sun, 14 Oct 2012 15:15:22 -0400, Robert Coe wrote: : : On Sun, 14 Oct 2012 14:22:44 -0400, Bowser wrote: : : Well, the photowalk was worth it. The weather cooperated and the light : : was pretty nice. There were 45 of us in Marblehead, MA (USA) who : : prowled around the town getting strange looks from lots of "normal" : : people. 45 camera geeks are hard to ignore. What sort of surprised me : : was the conversation. There were all manner of gear on display from : : P&S to heavy iron, but I didn't hear a single conversation about gear. : : It was all about locations, light, and non-photo stuff. At the : : Hurricane bar and grill we talked about almost nothing related to : : gear, aside from the usual curiosity questions. If you missed it this : : year, sign up next year. It's a good take. : : : : And yes, I did send three shots in to the SI Dictator/Committee that : : were taken yesterday. I traveled light and took only the GX1 and three : : lenses: the 14-140, 7-14, and 8mm fisheye. That kit worked really : : well. : : I'm glad to hear it! In the end, alas, I didn't go. (An opportunity missed, : since the weather couldn't have been better.) The conflicting activity that : was going to keep me away got postponed, but I was so exhausted after an : unusually grueling week that I couldn't face getting up early and going back : into town on Saturday. : : Also, I started to wonder about wandering through downtown in a crowd. Most of : the good results I've had in urban environments have come from being able to : poke around alone at my own pace, with no one else to speed me up or slow me : down. In fact, one thought I had was, "Maybe I should have gone out to : Marblehead with that group that Bowser chose!" But with 45 participants : already, you surely didn't need any more. : : There was room. Definitely a worthwhile thing, but here's the deal: we : dont' need to wait a year. If you ever want to do a walk around : anyplace in eastern MA, let me know and I'm game. : : And yes, face to face beats the living hell out of this method of : conversing. Works for me. Do you ever get down to Cambridge? There are some fairly scenic walks the Fresh Pond, Mount Auburn Cemetery, Harvard Square, North Point Park (possibly the only ground-level location from which to photograph the Zakim Bridge), etc. Cambridge has an extra benefit for me, since any picture I take in the city can potentially be used on our Web site. ;^) North Point is particularly nice when the foliage is at peak, and supposedly so is Mt Auburn, although I haven't been there this time of year. Let me know if you want to try to work something out. My email address is real, and my work address (also real) is . (I've unearthed a couple of email addresses for you, but I don't know that either is current.) Bob |
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On Mon, 15 Oct 2012 22:44:34 -0400, Robert Coe wrote:
On Sun, 14 Oct 2012 20:11:10 -0400, Bowser wrote: : On Sun, 14 Oct 2012 15:15:22 -0400, Robert Coe wrote: : : On Sun, 14 Oct 2012 14:22:44 -0400, Bowser wrote: : : Well, the photowalk was worth it. The weather cooperated and the light : : was pretty nice. There were 45 of us in Marblehead, MA (USA) who : : prowled around the town getting strange looks from lots of "normal" : : people. 45 camera geeks are hard to ignore. What sort of surprised me : : was the conversation. There were all manner of gear on display from : : P&S to heavy iron, but I didn't hear a single conversation about gear. : : It was all about locations, light, and non-photo stuff. At the : : Hurricane bar and grill we talked about almost nothing related to : : gear, aside from the usual curiosity questions. If you missed it this : : year, sign up next year. It's a good take. : : : : And yes, I did send three shots in to the SI Dictator/Committee that : : were taken yesterday. I traveled light and took only the GX1 and three : : lenses: the 14-140, 7-14, and 8mm fisheye. That kit worked really : : well. : : I'm glad to hear it! In the end, alas, I didn't go. (An opportunity missed, : since the weather couldn't have been better.) The conflicting activity that : was going to keep me away got postponed, but I was so exhausted after an : unusually grueling week that I couldn't face getting up early and going back : into town on Saturday. : : Also, I started to wonder about wandering through downtown in a crowd. Most of : the good results I've had in urban environments have come from being able to : poke around alone at my own pace, with no one else to speed me up or slow me : down. In fact, one thought I had was, "Maybe I should have gone out to : Marblehead with that group that Bowser chose!" But with 45 participants : already, you surely didn't need any more. : : There was room. Definitely a worthwhile thing, but here's the deal: we : dont' need to wait a year. If you ever want to do a walk around : anyplace in eastern MA, let me know and I'm game. : : And yes, face to face beats the living hell out of this method of : conversing. Works for me. Do you ever get down to Cambridge? There are some fairly scenic walks the Fresh Pond, Mount Auburn Cemetery, Harvard Square, North Point Park (possibly the only ground-level location from which to photograph the Zakim Bridge), etc. Cambridge has an extra benefit for me, since any picture I take in the city can potentially be used on our Web site. ;^) North Point is particularly nice when the foliage is at peak, and supposedly so is Mt Auburn, although I haven't been there this time of year. Let me know if you want to try to work something out. My email address is real, and my work address (also real) is . (I've unearthed a couple of email addresses for you, but I don't know that either is current.) Bob Email on the way... |
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On 2012.10.16 00:47 , tony cooper wrote:
Earlier this evening, at a camera club meeting, I talked to one of the people on that Sanford photo walk. He said there were 12 or so people signed up who came, and a couple of people who just joined in. Several had compact cameras. He was rather disappointed. The group never left the meeting area. The group met at a small park about 20 yards wide by 100 yards deep that juts out into Lake Monroe. They took some sunset pictures over the lake, and a few of the nearby marina. Several of the group were experimenting with "painting with light" using glow sticks and small flashlights. He left and did a solo walk down to the larger area where the Bikerfest was going on. He said he'd never go to another late afternoon/early evening Photo Walk again unless it was specifically about low light photography. Sounds like I didn't miss anything. Sounds like that. From what I gather of other photowalks, including mine and elsewhere, the "walk leaders" were more oriented to "getting the feet out and under the glass" and then encouraging people to explore the area. I only saw our organizer at the start and crossed her path once near the end. I didn't attend the beer/lunch as I had other errands to do. -- "There were, unfortunately, no great principles on which parties were divided – politics became a mere struggle for office." -Sir John A. Macdonald |
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On Tue, 16 Oct 2012 12:54:30 -0400, Bowser wrote:
: On Mon, 15 Oct 2012 22:44:34 -0400, Robert Coe wrote: : : On Sun, 14 Oct 2012 20:11:10 -0400, Bowser wrote: : : On Sun, 14 Oct 2012 15:15:22 -0400, Robert Coe wrote: : : : : On Sun, 14 Oct 2012 14:22:44 -0400, Bowser wrote: : : : Well, the photowalk was worth it. The weather cooperated and the light : : : was pretty nice. There were 45 of us in Marblehead, MA (USA) who : : : prowled around the town getting strange looks from lots of "normal" : : : people. 45 camera geeks are hard to ignore. What sort of surprised me : : : was the conversation. There were all manner of gear on display from : : : P&S to heavy iron, but I didn't hear a single conversation about gear. : : : It was all about locations, light, and non-photo stuff. At the : : : Hurricane bar and grill we talked about almost nothing related to : : : gear, aside from the usual curiosity questions. If you missed it this : : : year, sign up next year. It's a good take. : : : : : : And yes, I did send three shots in to the SI Dictator/Committee that : : : were taken yesterday. I traveled light and took only the GX1 and three : : : lenses: the 14-140, 7-14, and 8mm fisheye. That kit worked really : : : well. : : : : I'm glad to hear it! In the end, alas, I didn't go. (An opportunity missed, : : since the weather couldn't have been better.) The conflicting activity that : : was going to keep me away got postponed, but I was so exhausted after an : : unusually grueling week that I couldn't face getting up early and going back : : into town on Saturday. : : : : Also, I started to wonder about wandering through downtown in a crowd. Most of : : the good results I've had in urban environments have come from being able to : : poke around alone at my own pace, with no one else to speed me up or slow me : : down. In fact, one thought I had was, "Maybe I should have gone out to : : Marblehead with that group that Bowser chose!" But with 45 participants : : already, you surely didn't need any more. : : : : There was room. Definitely a worthwhile thing, but here's the deal: we : : dont' need to wait a year. If you ever want to do a walk around : : anyplace in eastern MA, let me know and I'm game. : : : : And yes, face to face beats the living hell out of this method of : : conversing. : : Works for me. Do you ever get down to Cambridge? There are some fairly scenic : walks the Fresh Pond, Mount Auburn Cemetery, Harvard Square, North Point : Park (possibly the only ground-level location from which to photograph the : Zakim Bridge), etc. Cambridge has an extra benefit for me, since any picture I : take in the city can potentially be used on our Web site. ;^) : : North Point is particularly nice when the foliage is at peak, and supposedly : so is Mt Auburn, although I haven't been there this time of year. : : Let me know if you want to try to work something out. My email address is : real, and my work address (also real) is . (I've unearthed : a couple of email addresses for you, but I don't know that either is current.) : : Bob : : Email on the way... Today Bowser and I have tentatively set up an ad hoc photo walk in Cambridge for October 27 (rain date: October 28). Does anyone else within commuting distance want to join us? (I've already written to one newsgroup participant who I think lives in the Boston area.) If so, please contact me at . Bob |
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On Sun, 14 Oct 2012 20:11:10 -0400, Bowser wrote:
: On Sun, 14 Oct 2012 15:15:22 -0400, Robert Coe wrote: : : On Sun, 14 Oct 2012 14:22:44 -0400, Bowser wrote: : : Well, the photowalk was worth it. The weather cooperated and the light : : was pretty nice. There were 45 of us in Marblehead, MA (USA) who : : prowled around the town getting strange looks from lots of "normal" : : people. 45 camera geeks are hard to ignore. What sort of surprised me : : was the conversation. There were all manner of gear on display from : : P&S to heavy iron, but I didn't hear a single conversation about gear. : : It was all about locations, light, and non-photo stuff. At the : : Hurricane bar and grill we talked about almost nothing related to : : gear, aside from the usual curiosity questions. If you missed it this : : year, sign up next year. It's a good take. : : : : And yes, I did send three shots in to the SI Dictator/Committee that : : were taken yesterday. I traveled light and took only the GX1 and three : : lenses: the 14-140, 7-14, and 8mm fisheye. That kit worked really : : well. : : I'm glad to hear it! In the end, alas, I didn't go. (An opportunity missed, : since the weather couldn't have been better.) The conflicting activity that : was going to keep me away got postponed, but I was so exhausted after an : unusually grueling week that I couldn't face getting up early and going : back into town on Saturday. : : Also, I started to wonder about wandering through downtown in a crowd. Most : of the good results I've had in urban environments have come from being able : to poke around alone at my own pace, with no one else to speed me up or slow : me down. In fact, one thought I had was, "Maybe I should have gone out to : Marblehead with that group that Bowser chose!" But with 45 participants : already, you surely didn't need any more. : : There was room. Definitely a worthwhile thing, but here's the deal: we : dont' need to wait a year. If you ever want to do a walk around : anyplace in eastern MA, let me know and I'm game. : : And yes, face to face beats the living hell out of this method of : conversing. : : I think what I looked forward to most was the conversation, since I seldom : get to talk in person with photographers who are better than I am. Location : and light sound like the right topics to me. I really will try to go next : year. : : Bob And indeed, Bowser and I did go on our own unofficial photowalk on Saturday, beating the hurricane by a day or two. In about 2½ hours we walked four or five miles through various parts of Cambridge and Boston, some well known and some pretty obscure, but all of them interesting. It wouldn't surprise me if some of the pictures we took show up in our responses to the "Curves" mandate. ;^) Bob |
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