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[HiFiGuy1]

Welcome, Springtime!


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[Andy Stringer]

Just one thing, that looks a lot different the the stills I remember as a kid

I know what you mean, Bob. I remember them looking like this:

5D Mark II, EF24-105mm f/4L IS USM @45mm, f/4, 1/200s, ISO 400, 580 EXII flash

[bob williams]

Yeah, Thats It.

[Andy Stringer]

It looks like spring has finally arrived here as well. It's been a long wait. I took a trip to Aberdeen harbour to experiment with my TS-E 24mmf/3.5L II this afternoon. Let's face it, every shot with this lens is an experiment. It's a big learning curve.

An alleyway in Footdee, near the harbour

5D Mark II, TS-E24mm f/3.5L II, @ f/6.3, 1/60s, ISO 100, lens tilted left to get the plane of focus running down the alley.

The Roundhouse, which used to control all marine traffic entering and leaving Aberdeen harbour

5D Mark II, TS-E24mm f/3.5L II, @ f/9, 1/125s, ISO100, lens shfted up

The new Marine Operations Centre, which controls over 72,000 vessel movements each year in Aberdeen harbour

5D Mark II, TS-E24mm f/3.5L II, @ f/9, 1/80s, ISO100, lens shfted up

[Steve U]

A sneak peak of my Anniversary present. It is very nice.


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50mm f2.0, 1/20 sec ISO 1600


Steve

[ddt0725]

Nice photos, Andy! How are you liking your new TS-E? I just got the TS-E 90mm and I love experimenting with it ...tons of fun!! I hope someday to get the 24mm II but it will be a long time from now!


Steve - Happy Anniversary!!


Denise

[Steve U]

Thank you Denise, that

[ddt0725]

LOL! But you sure will be toting your gear in style!

[Kayaker72]

A few from yesterday:


This is known as "The Basin" in the White Mountains, NH: 7D, EFS 15-85 @ 19 mm, 0.3 sec, f/8, ISO 100


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7D, EFS 15-85 @ 15 mm, 0.3 sec, f/8, ISO 100


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7D, EFS 15-85 @ 63 mm, 1/100, f/8, ISO 100 + CPL


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[Andy Stringer]

How are you liking your new TS-E?

I've noticed some of the shots you posted, Denise, and I'm delighted that you are enjoying yours. It inspired me to get some fresh air on Sunday and try a few outdoor shots with mine (I got my TS-E in December and the weather has not provided many outdoor photo opportunities until now). I really enjoy using it when I have plenty of time available, but I'm not yet sufficiently expert that I know how much tilt is required to get the focal plane exactly where I want it, with the desired depth of field. It's not a lens I'll use when I'm in a hurry.

The metering also takes a bit of getting used to. There doesn't seem to be a way of calculating how much exposure compensation is required for a given set-up, so the only option is to take lots of shots.

It's interesting using the lens in public. Lots of people looked at me quizically as I kept moving my tripod by a few centimetres and adjusting the lens to get the framing of the roundhouse just right, while they took grainy, shaky pictures with their hand held camera phones. It wasn't easy, any further back and I would have been on the wet side of the harbour wall, any further left and there was a lamp post in the way.