- Posted by mateid on July 2, 2010
With the webhost4life.com nonsense almost sorted out I stopped by at vistek.ca to rent the Canon EF100/2.8 Macro for the weekend. I don’t have a dedicated macro lens, and in fact I’ve never even tried one until today. I also picked up a EOS 50D on Wednesday and I couldn’t be happier with it. We headed out to Prince’s Island Park with the whole family and put the lens through its paces. Honestly I was pleasantly surprised with the results. The image quality is fantastic and the macro shots turned out great. It also doubles very well as a portrait lens. I think I will rent this one more often. At $20 for the weekend it’s an absolute bargain if you have a macro project lined up. Next weekend I will try the EF 70-100/2.8 L IS and head out to Spruce Meadows for some horse jumping – the kids love it!
- Posted by mateid on July 6, 2009
A few more shots I’ve taken over the past few weeks. The first one is in Vancouver, where I just missed ALT .Net. It was amazing how crowded the bay was, the weather was fantastic and there were quite a few sailboats about.
Next couple of shot at Calgary Farmer’s Market. I have a couple of more of the textured ones, there was a small shop selling a variety of items made of felt. The colors and textures were too much to resist.
Enjoy!
- Posted by mateid on May 11, 2009
I’ve gotten a digital camera for my birthday from the wife – nothing too fancy, a Canon XS with the EFS 18-55 IS kit lens. I’ve been putting it through its paces lately, getting some practice with a variety of shots. A few weeks ago, I’ve found some pretty interesting shots on Flickr and it turns out it was Trey Ratcliff’s work. Needless to say I find his stuff pretty awesome. He’s got an HDR tutorial that inspired me quite a bit, and after a few unsuccessful HDR attempts I came up with a pretty decent shot.
This was taken around 8:15 PM at the Anderson train station in Calgary. Three exposures, +/-2 EV, from the tripod, with the kit lens. It’s the best one yet, although it has some ghosting and noise issues. I don’t really have a good noise reduction software.
Here’s another one, from our living room. Three exposures, +/-2 EV apart, with the tripod and the EF 50 1.8 II. Pretty mundane subject, I’m trying to get the creative juices flowing and learn more about light.
By the way, the EF 50 is absolutely amazing, scored it for 120 at Future Shop of all places and it’s worth every penny. It’s giving me some grief with the slow/noisy focus. The DOP is also very shallow, which makes certain shots tricky until you get used to it.
