This is where I have been posting pictures. I have now started posting pictures at http://flickr.com/ebhanu
I will use this blog for any thoughts/discussions around photography/travelling.
Monday, January 02, 2006
Sunset
We can see the tyre and foot tracks on the lake...
I've started with my first SLR (a digital one at that) just 6 months ago, so I am hardly what you would call a "seasoned" photographer (the only season my camera has seen with me is winters - ok BAD joke :)).
I use a Canon 350D. At the moment I have just two lenses - the 17-45mm f/4L (this is what I usually roam around with) and 50mm f/1.8 (which I usually use for low light shooting without tripod or for portrait work). I shoot raw and post process in Paint Shop Pro 9.
While I am usually fine with the sharpness that the lens gives "out of the box", I often find it necessary to apply a mild "unsharp-mask" to pictures taken with aperture open to widest possible that a lens allows (e.g. if I am shooting with my 17-45mm at f/4, I'll usually need an unsharp mask)
Let me know if you want to find out anything else.
Superb pics! I see that you mostly shoot landscapes, which is very different from my usual work.
As for the clarity/sharpness of the zooms, my new Tamron is probably an exception. It is *very* sharp. According to the guys at www.photo.net, it even beats the Canon 50mm, f/1.8 at the corresponding settings, which is a *huge* compliment to a zoom.
Selecting a lens is a big pain. I'm considering used and/or manual focus lenses as well, solely for the price advantage.
4 comments:
Hi Surya,
Thanks for dropping by at my blog.
I've started with my first SLR (a digital one at that) just 6 months ago, so I am hardly what you would call a "seasoned" photographer (the only season my camera has seen with me is winters - ok BAD joke :)).
I use a Canon 350D. At the moment I have just two lenses - the 17-45mm f/4L (this is what I usually roam around with) and 50mm f/1.8 (which I usually use for low light shooting without tripod or for portrait work). I shoot raw and post process in Paint Shop Pro 9.
While I am usually fine with the sharpness that the lens gives "out of the box", I often find it necessary to apply a mild "unsharp-mask" to pictures taken with aperture open to widest possible that a lens allows (e.g. if I am shooting with my 17-45mm at f/4, I'll usually need an unsharp mask)
Let me know if you want to find out anything else.
Cheers,
Deepak
Wonderful photographs!!! I reached your blog through your comments in a friends blog, and I am glad I did.
Superb pics! I see that you mostly shoot landscapes, which is very different from my usual work.
As for the clarity/sharpness of the zooms, my new Tamron is probably an exception. It is *very* sharp. According to the guys at www.photo.net, it even beats the Canon 50mm, f/1.8 at the corresponding settings, which is a *huge* compliment to a zoom.
Selecting a lens is a big pain. I'm considering used and/or manual focus lenses as well, solely for the price advantage.
Please update your blog!
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