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Another Newbie
Hello All...I have copied a bunch of Photography Newsgroups in on this only
because of my limited time and lack of knowledge with not only Newsgroups but also Photography. Here is my scoop. I just got married yesterday (thank you) and we are preparing for our trip to Bora Bora (www.boraboralgoon.com). I do not want to spoil this oppertunity to take some fantastic pictures so I am asking all the questions now. Hopefully you can all respond to this message and help me out. I leave on Wednesday (September 15) and I am hoping to get everything I need before I leave. My Equipment is (don't laugh I am new): - Canon Rebel Ti with standard lense (28-90) - Sigma Lense (70-300 F4-5.6II with Marco Super) - Standard Tripod My questions a 1. For going to Bora Bora what type of lenses should I have to capture the beauty? 2. Hints for Aperature and Shutter speed. 3. Trying to capture Fish etc through the water. 4. ANYTHING IS APPRECIATED. I love taking lanscape pictures and I hope to capture some sun falls and sun rises, not to mention some pictures of my beautiful Bride. PLEASE HELP....and quick. Price is of course an object so the best BANG for the Buck is appreciated. Thanks Rob |
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"Saint Chris" wrote in message e.rogers.com... Hello All...I have copied a bunch of Photography Newsgroups in on this only because of my limited time and lack of knowledge with not only Newsgroups but also Photography. Here is my scoop. I just got married yesterday (thank you) and we are preparing for our trip to Bora Bora (www.boraboralgoon.com). I do not want to spoil this oppertunity to take some fantastic pictures so I am asking all the questions now. Hopefully you can all respond to this message and help me out. I leave on Wednesday (September 15) and I am hoping to get everything I need before I leave. My Equipment is (don't laugh I am new): - Canon Rebel Ti with standard lense (28-90) - Sigma Lense (70-300 F4-5.6II with Marco Super) - Standard Tripod My questions a 1. For going to Bora Bora what type of lenses should I have to capture the beauty? 2. Hints for Aperature and Shutter speed. 3. Trying to capture Fish etc through the water. 4. ANYTHING IS APPRECIATED. I love taking lanscape pictures and I hope to capture some sun falls and sun rises, not to mention some pictures of my beautiful Bride. PLEASE HELP....and quick. Price is of course an object so the best BANG for the Buck is appreciated. Thanks Rob With only two days left before you leave, I wouldn't buy any new equipment now.....Use what you've got, and already are familiar with. You've got all the focal lengths covered, even if the optics aren the best, so you should get some pretty good photos.........Save your money for film, and have a good time....... |
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"Saint Chris" wrote in message e.rogers.com... Hello All...I have copied a bunch of Photography Newsgroups in on this only because of my limited time and lack of knowledge with not only Newsgroups but also Photography. Here is my scoop. I just got married yesterday (thank you) and we are preparing for our trip to Bora Bora (www.boraboralgoon.com). I do not want to spoil this oppertunity to take some fantastic pictures so I am asking all the questions now. Hopefully you can all respond to this message and help me out. I leave on Wednesday (September 15) and I am hoping to get everything I need before I leave. My Equipment is (don't laugh I am new): - Canon Rebel Ti with standard lense (28-90) - Sigma Lense (70-300 F4-5.6II with Marco Super) - Standard Tripod My questions a 1. For going to Bora Bora what type of lenses should I have to capture the beauty? 2. Hints for Aperature and Shutter speed. 3. Trying to capture Fish etc through the water. 4. ANYTHING IS APPRECIATED. I love taking lanscape pictures and I hope to capture some sun falls and sun rises, not to mention some pictures of my beautiful Bride. PLEASE HELP....and quick. Price is of course an object so the best BANG for the Buck is appreciated. Thanks Rob With only two days left before you leave, I wouldn't buy any new equipment now.....Use what you've got, and already are familiar with. You've got all the focal lengths covered, even if the optics aren the best, so you should get some pretty good photos.........Save your money for film, and have a good time....... |
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"William Graham" wrote in message newsZa1d.291736$8_6.41826@attbi_s04... "Saint Chris" wrote in message e.rogers.com... Hello All...I have copied a bunch of Photography Newsgroups in on this only because of my limited time and lack of knowledge with not only Newsgroups but also Photography. Here is my scoop. I just got married yesterday (thank you) and we are preparing for our trip to Bora Bora (www.boraboralgoon.com). I do not want to spoil this oppertunity to take some fantastic pictures so I am asking all the questions now. Hopefully you can all respond to this message and help me out. I leave on Wednesday (September 15) and I am hoping to get everything I need before I leave. My Equipment is (don't laugh I am new): - Canon Rebel Ti with standard lense (28-90) - Sigma Lense (70-300 F4-5.6II with Marco Super) - Standard Tripod My questions a 1. For going to Bora Bora what type of lenses should I have to capture the beauty? 2. Hints for Aperature and Shutter speed. 3. Trying to capture Fish etc through the water. 4. ANYTHING IS APPRECIATED. I love taking lanscape pictures and I hope to capture some sun falls and sun rises, not to mention some pictures of my beautiful Bride. PLEASE HELP....and quick. Price is of course an object so the best BANG for the Buck is appreciated. Thanks Rob With only two days left before you leave, I wouldn't buy any new equipment now.....Use what you've got, and already are familiar with. You've got all the focal lengths covered, even if the optics aren the best, so you should get some pretty good photos.........Save your money for film, and have a good time....... As a newly wed I would be more inclined to focus almost entirely on your new wife. Leave the long zoom at home (less equipment to babysit and haul around) Take the short zoom and take lots of scenics with your wife in the foreground. Concentrate on taking her portraits close up and full length. Use the scenery as a back drop not as a focal point. She'll appreciate the intimacy of being part of photos instead of watching as you compose and fret over exposure. That's just my two cents....trust me, I know women and pictures equally. Ivan |
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"Ivan" wrote in message ... "William Graham" wrote in message newsZa1d.291736$8_6.41826@attbi_s04... "Saint Chris" wrote in message e.rogers.com... Hello All...I have copied a bunch of Photography Newsgroups in on this only because of my limited time and lack of knowledge with not only Newsgroups but also Photography. Here is my scoop. I just got married yesterday (thank you) and we are preparing for our trip to Bora Bora (www.boraboralgoon.com). I do not want to spoil this oppertunity to take some fantastic pictures so I am asking all the questions now. Hopefully you can all respond to this message and help me out. I leave on Wednesday (September 15) and I am hoping to get everything I need before I leave. My Equipment is (don't laugh I am new): - Canon Rebel Ti with standard lense (28-90) - Sigma Lense (70-300 F4-5.6II with Marco Super) - Standard Tripod My questions a 1. For going to Bora Bora what type of lenses should I have to capture the beauty? 2. Hints for Aperature and Shutter speed. 3. Trying to capture Fish etc through the water. 4. ANYTHING IS APPRECIATED. I love taking lanscape pictures and I hope to capture some sun falls and sun rises, not to mention some pictures of my beautiful Bride. PLEASE HELP....and quick. Price is of course an object so the best BANG for the Buck is appreciated. Thanks Rob With only two days left before you leave, I wouldn't buy any new equipment now.....Use what you've got, and already are familiar with. You've got all the focal lengths covered, even if the optics aren the best, so you should get some pretty good photos.........Save your money for film, and have a good time....... As a newly wed I would be more inclined to focus almost entirely on your new wife. Leave the long zoom at home (less equipment to babysit and haul around) Take the short zoom and take lots of scenics with your wife in the foreground. Concentrate on taking her portraits close up and full length. Use the scenery as a back drop not as a focal point. She'll appreciate the intimacy of being part of photos instead of watching as you compose and fret over exposure. That's just my two cents....trust me, I know women and pictures equally. Ivan Actually the Sigma 70-300 is quite good for informal portraits too. Although 90mm should be plenty if sharp at that end of the zoom If it's Canon I guess it should be. ;-) Hey Rob, be sure to post back afterward with some pics from your trip to Borabora. D.R. |
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"Ivan" wrote in message ... "William Graham" wrote in message newsZa1d.291736$8_6.41826@attbi_s04... "Saint Chris" wrote in message e.rogers.com... Hello All...I have copied a bunch of Photography Newsgroups in on this only because of my limited time and lack of knowledge with not only Newsgroups but also Photography. Here is my scoop. I just got married yesterday (thank you) and we are preparing for our trip to Bora Bora (www.boraboralgoon.com). I do not want to spoil this oppertunity to take some fantastic pictures so I am asking all the questions now. Hopefully you can all respond to this message and help me out. I leave on Wednesday (September 15) and I am hoping to get everything I need before I leave. My Equipment is (don't laugh I am new): - Canon Rebel Ti with standard lense (28-90) - Sigma Lense (70-300 F4-5.6II with Marco Super) - Standard Tripod My questions a 1. For going to Bora Bora what type of lenses should I have to capture the beauty? 2. Hints for Aperature and Shutter speed. 3. Trying to capture Fish etc through the water. 4. ANYTHING IS APPRECIATED. I love taking lanscape pictures and I hope to capture some sun falls and sun rises, not to mention some pictures of my beautiful Bride. PLEASE HELP....and quick. Price is of course an object so the best BANG for the Buck is appreciated. Thanks Rob With only two days left before you leave, I wouldn't buy any new equipment now.....Use what you've got, and already are familiar with. You've got all the focal lengths covered, even if the optics aren the best, so you should get some pretty good photos.........Save your money for film, and have a good time....... As a newly wed I would be more inclined to focus almost entirely on your new wife. Leave the long zoom at home (less equipment to babysit and haul around) Take the short zoom and take lots of scenics with your wife in the foreground. Concentrate on taking her portraits close up and full length. Use the scenery as a back drop not as a focal point. She'll appreciate the intimacy of being part of photos instead of watching as you compose and fret over exposure. That's just my two cents....trust me, I know women and pictures equally. Ivan Actually the Sigma 70-300 is quite good for informal portraits too. Although 90mm should be plenty if sharp at that end of the zoom If it's Canon I guess it should be. ;-) Hey Rob, be sure to post back afterward with some pics from your trip to Borabora. D.R. |
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"William Graham" wrote in message newsZa1d.291736$8_6.41826@attbi_s04... "Saint Chris" wrote in message e.rogers.com... Hello All...I have copied a bunch of Photography Newsgroups in on this only because of my limited time and lack of knowledge with not only Newsgroups but also Photography. Here is my scoop. I just got married yesterday (thank you) and we are preparing for our trip to Bora Bora (www.boraboralgoon.com). I do not want to spoil this oppertunity to take some fantastic pictures so I am asking all the questions now. Hopefully you can all respond to this message and help me out. I leave on Wednesday (September 15) and I am hoping to get everything I need before I leave. My Equipment is (don't laugh I am new): - Canon Rebel Ti with standard lense (28-90) - Sigma Lense (70-300 F4-5.6II with Marco Super) - Standard Tripod You didn't say how long you'll be there but you should be aware that the humidity level may still be high. I assume you'll be staying in an air-conditioned hotel. It will be interesting to know how the Canon Rebel functions. There will be outdoor evening entertainment as well as indoor entertainment and a 24mm or 20mm fast lens would come in handy. Usually, they don't allow flash's to be used. Hope you have as least a polarize filter and a warming filter. When taking pictures of the lush greenery or the resident people, a warming filter would be an asset. The polarize filter would be an asset for those long beach and over the water scenes. nick My questions a 1. For going to Bora Bora what type of lenses should I have to capture the beauty? 2. Hints for Aperature and Shutter speed. 3. Trying to capture Fish etc through the water. 4. ANYTHING IS APPRECIATED. I love taking lanscape pictures and I hope to capture some sun falls and sun rises, not to mention some pictures of my beautiful Bride. PLEASE HELP....and quick. Price is of course an object so the best BANG for the Buck is appreciated. Thanks Rob With only two days left before you leave, I wouldn't buy any new equipment now.....Use what you've got, and already are familiar with. You've got all the focal lengths covered, even if the optics aren the best, so you should get some pretty good photos.........Save your money for film, and have a good time....... |
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Saint Chris wrote:
Hello All...I have copied a bunch of Photography Newsgroups in on this only because of my limited time and lack of knowledge with not only Newsgroups but also Photography. Here is my scoop. I just got married yesterday (thank you) and we are preparing for our trip to Bora Bora (www.boraboralgoon.com). I do not want to spoil this oppertunity to take some fantastic pictures so I am asking all the questions now. Hopefully you can all respond to this message and help me out. I leave on Wednesday (September 15) and I am hoping to get everything I need before I leave. My Equipment is (don't laugh I am new): - Canon Rebel Ti with standard lense (28-90) - Sigma Lense (70-300 F4-5.6II with Marco Super) - Standard Tripod My questions a 1. For going to Bora Bora what type of lenses should I have to capture the beauty? What's wrong with what you have? Personally, I'd lose the 70-300 and the tripod..I like to travel light. Plus, if I were going there for a honeymoon photography would be a distant second on my scale of things to do. Regardless of lenses, have a polascreen that will fit all. _____________ 2. Hints for Aperature and Shutter speed. What your meter tells you. ______________ 3. Trying to capture Fish etc through the water. The polascreen, assuming you don't want to mess with underwater photography. The "etc" you mention are manta rays...lots of them in the lagoon. _______________ I love taking lanscape pictures and I hope to capture some sun falls and sun rises, Bora Bora is quite small (18 sq.miles) so there isn't a whole lot in the way of varied landscapes. Sun rises/sets in the tropics are brief. Additionally, there will normally be a lack of clouds (which tend to make them spectacular) toward the sun. That is because the clouds are generated by warm, moist air rising over the mountains (small in Bora Bora) and they dissipate quickly once they leave the high, cooler area. Take some sunset pix but do spend some time just enjoying them with your new wife and some mai tais. ______________ not to mention some pictures of my beautiful Bride. Get her a pareau and concentrate on her -- dadiOH _____________________________ dadiOH's dandies v3.0... ....a help file of info about MP3s, recording from LP/cassette and tips & tricks on this and that. Get it at http://mysite.verizon.net/xico ____________________________ |
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