scott_thompson17

July 12, 2009

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June 29, 2009

Some Mud Drags

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May 13, 2009

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May 13, 2009

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May 11, 2009

What brand camera are ya shooting? If Canon, the provided DPP(FREE BTW) is great! I use that pretty much for everything in photo editing, but have been using LR2 more and more now, which is relatively cheap and easy to use.

May 7, 2009

The 2 price differences are :

the macro=cheaper, barrel extends when zooming, no HSM--I have this lens and love it!

The Non macro= brand new from Sigma this year! EXPENSIVE! HAS HSM and internal zoom & focus. IF I had the $$ I'd get it in a heartbeat!

May 6, 2009

Shot yesterday, and had the camera set-up for the bright blue sunny skies. Then a storm front moved in just as I got there, and I forgot to change the settings! Well I liked the way the pics turned out.

Canon 1D / Sigma 70-200 f2.8 / f4 / AV mode / ISO 200>>>Shot through fence

What do you think?

May 4, 2009

Here is one by me, shot through the fence with a Canon 1D with a 70-200 f2.8 Hood pressed up to the fence

February 2, 2009

<a href="http://www.photoreflect.com">www.photoreflect.com</a>

No upfront fees,free to set up, unlimited image uploads, free software for editing, pro labs to chose from for printing, and they drop ship to costumer!

They just take a % of your sale, so you just set your prices accordingly.

One of my 8x10's sell for $25 + $7.95 S/H to the customer, and after photoreflect takes thier cut, and the lab takes their cut, I end up with a $19.89 check.

And YES, my sales are doing just great!

December 27, 2008

<a href="../photodb/user?user_id=620661">John Crowe</a> wrote:

"I am concerned about the image quality of such a wide range slow telephoto."

I have the Canon 70-300mm IS USM f4-5.6 and can tell you from my results that the IQ at 300mm (NOT using IS) is extremely sharp. That is outdoor natural light shooting. I use this lens on a XSi body and shoot motocross, and have no problem with autofocus speed or IQ. I love the lens! I WOULD love to get the 70-200 f2.8 but funding is to low for me. I have also used the lens for indoor motocross with a flash, and have had good results at 300mm.

For comparisons, I had rented a canon 70-200 f2.8(non IS) for the indoor motocross and took several shots with all the same settings, SS, aperture & ISO, and IMHO IQ was hadrly noticebly different.

Just my .02

Scott

December 21, 2008

Do you use LR or LR2?

If so you can get all that done with the feature there.

December 21, 2008

I use.photoreflect and have been very happy with them.

You get a free website to display your pictures, along with free software, Express Digital Web Edition, to enhance, edit, price and set packages, etc... your pictures. All sales are done throught the site, and you can choose to have 1 of many 100's of pro labs print and drop-ship your prints to your customers. you do not pay anything out of pocket, BUT any lab fees will be taken off the sale price along with a few minor Photoreflect fees.

It's all explained on their site and very user friendly!

November 29, 2008

Some recent shots for C&C

These are for a customer to use on their X-mas Cards

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November 21, 2008

Hey guys-thanks again for all the help! Here is a shot from the race-

ISO 1600

SS 160th

F2.8

Flash on but couldn't tell ya what flash settings were? That thing still has me confused :-(

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November 14, 2008

Benjamin and Dan--

Thanks for all the help and links!! Much appreciated!

Dan- the body is XSi so I will only get ISO up to 1600.

I'm downloading the manual for the flash right now, and I'll be reading it over a few times today!

Scott

November 14, 2008

Benjamin--

Thanks for the reply!

I just got the flash and lens in the mail, and there is no manual included, so this is going to be a real learning on the fly type of deal!

Yes I will be shooting RAW(is there another way? LOL)

FEC--thats on the camera correct? Or on the flash?

I have a track access pass so I will be about 10-20 feet from the racers.

Will the High-Speed Sync work for fast action shots if I'm within 25 feet?

Thanks

Scott

November 14, 2008

Another question is white balance--should I use AUTO or a custom WB?

Thanks

Scott

November 14, 2008

Hi All-

I have rented a Canon 580EXII Speedlight flash for this weekend. I am going to be shooting indoor arenacross

(motocross). I have never used a flash before! The flash will be here today(fri) and I am leaving in the morning for the

race. I will be using a Canon 70-300mm f4-5.6 and a Canon 70-200mm f2.8(Rented also) for lenses.

Question is this:

What settings to get me started? I am comfortable shooting in full manual, but have not done so with a flash.

Thanks

Scott

November 9, 2008

Elizabeth--

I have been using www.photoreflect.com for the last 2 years now and have not had to provide them with a SSN or Tax ID

October 19, 2008

Thanks for all the replies! I have made a release form of my own(with some help from others!) and have a JPEG of it to place on the actual CD as well as a paper copy for the customer, both signed by me.

Thanks again!

October 18, 2008

Ok, I searched here and other forums to no availe! So here is my question--

For the 3rd time now, my wife has gone to WalMart and WalGreens to print out some pics that I took of our Senior

Does anyone know where I can download these type of forms or show me what they have used in the past?

This is REALLTY getting frustarting for her, as anytime she runs to make prints, she is getting harrasses by the

employees for not having this form! I do realize that this is a good thing for you pro photog's(I am not 1 of you---but

Thanks, and i look forward to some replies!

Scott

September 21, 2008

AVOID the Canon 75-300mm! The UPDATED Canon 70-300 F4-5.6 IS USM is an excellent lens for the price vs a "L" lense. I have the XSi and both lenses, 18-55(KIT LENS) and the 70-300, and have nevr bothered to use the kit lens again. Here are examples from the XSi mounted w/70-300mm:

First of landscape:

Next of action shot:

September 21, 2008

When you go to save it, you have to click "convert and save as", whether it be a JPEG or raw file.

Hope that helped.

September 21, 2008

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My attempt at panning.

September 19, 2008

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