Anyone got Flickr?

[agusbmxarg]

Boxerrrr, thats sick bro! congratulations! Nice pic for being one of the first with it.
An advice I would give you is, idk exactly your lenses, but not every set of those has the same infinity focus point set well (excuse my english, I bet you undertood it tho). to get hyperfocal I think, it could either be 1.5ft, or 1.3ft, or further (at widest f stop, of course). Don't scratch it with a razor haha but a lil piece of tape will do the job well.


Roc, if by smooth you mean, un-sharpen, then yes, it's a lil bit blurry. I don't have autofocus with my 70-300, so I do everything on manual focus mode. IT SUCKS for this kind of photography, even worst with this kind of lenses that aren't actually macro prime lenses so the focus ring is not that accurate/comfortable.

I took just fifty-ish pics, not much for this waterdrop technique but to be honest, after forty tries of dealing with these lenses, a very bad cheap an unsteady tripod and my speedlite working like shiet, I got mad and left.
Oh, and most of shots have that crown-shape because I still can't get the perfect timing. Of course it's practice, but next time I'll try to add some viscosity to the ecuation.

[Boxerman08]

Boxerrrr, thats sick bro! congratulations! Nice pic for being one of the first with it.
An advice I would give you is, idk exactly your lenses, but not every set of those has the same infinity focus point set well (excuse my english, I bet you undertood it tho). to get hyperfocal I think, it could either be 1.5ft, or 1.3ft, or further (at widest f stop, of course). Don't scratch it with a razor haha but a lil piece of tape will do the job well.

haha thanks man! It was just a tester, because I wanted to experiment with the lens outside, and I thought a picture of that electric tower could be sick, all distorted and stuff. I definitely have to get used to it though, because I've never dealt with a fully manual lens. But what do you mean about the "lil piece of tape will do the job well"? haha

[agusbmxarg]

Like, most of the time you'll be shooting either landscapes or skateboarding (I assume), and for those cases, you need to set up the focus to ∞. But in some lenses, not always the inifite focus is at the ∞ mark; it could be closer, like, 1 mark closer, or somewhere in between. You could just stick a piece of tape where in the focus ring where the focus is properly set, so the next time shooting you don't need to calibrate them again.

As I was told (I could be wrong), these kinda lenses, at widest f stop (f3.5), 1.5ft from you to the infinity gets pefectly focused, so maybe, if your shooting skateboarding for a few days in a row, you wont ever need to calibrate the focus again.


Fuck it. Just shoot pics man, hahah. Good for you for getting these. I'd be stoked for months with a set of wides.

[Boxerman08]

Ohhh yeah I get what you're saying man! It is true what you're saying, I read on a review of that lens that the lens, at the ∞ focus mark, it wasn't exactly at ∞. I'll have to play around with it, but I bought this lens mainly for skateboarding, and for sure other stuff like landscapes and maybe mess around with portraits too haha but you should get a lens like that too man! They have the same model for Nikon cameras as well!

[agusbmxarg]

Yup, pro-optic, samyang, rokinon, bower, sigma, all the same 8mm.,f 3.5 system. They also have mounts for olympus, and other brands too.
For it's price, is like, one of the best opportunities that you may have in amateur photography. totally worth it.

EDIT: I bet you're talking about the Ken Rockwell review. hah man, that shit is one of the most complete reviews I've ever seen. Every little spec is tested and commented.

[Boxerman08]

Yup, pro-optic, samyang, rokinon, bower, sigma, all the same 8mm.,f 3.5 system. They also have mounts for olympus, and other brands too.
For it's price, is like, one of the best opportunities that you may have in amateur photography. totally worth it.

EDIT: I bet you're talking about the Ken Rockwell review. hah man, that shit is one of the most complete reviews I've ever seen. Every little spec is tested and commented.

haha yeah I know, but I thought you used Nikon so i was just mentioning that there was the same lens as well available for your camera just in case you'd like to get that same lens
And I'm not sure if it,s the Ken Rockwell review I've read, but I did see a review where it was super detailed, and that's what I loved about it. But imo it is DEFINITELY worth getting that lens.

[agusbmxarg]

Yesterday we came back to our ghetto spot after months of not taking care of it. It's mostly ruined but there's a hippie (a.k.a. rich downtown kids who watched 'Into the Wild' and told their pops they were leaving the house) community near the place so atleast there's some movement around.


Arreglando la rampa por Agus Glauber, en Flickr



Atrapabicis por Agus Glauber, en Flickr



Tensando rayos por Agus Glauber, en Flickr



Roma por Agus Glauber, en Flickr



Araña por Agus Glauber, en Flickr



This lil bastard caught our attention. Cleared some dirt jumps, gaining balance in the air by constant gas/braking/gas. Oh, and it drifted like a madman too. Rally style.


RC 1 por Agus Glauber, en Flickr


RC 2 por Agus Glauber, en Flickr

[jerr bear]

Agus, I love that third shot. And damn you Boxer, you made me crave a fisheye. I'll probably just get a 50mm lens (or 35mm; 1.6 crop sensor) and a 55-250mm/70-300mm lens first.


Hondje by JerrelMD, on Flickr

[agusbmxarg]

One from today. My neighbour's cat.


Amigacho por Agus Glauber, en Flickr

[Boxerman08]

Damn, loving those pictures Agus! Those RC pictures are soo sick hahaha and the picture of your neighbour's cat is dope too!

And damn you Boxer, you made me crave a fisheye. I'll probably just get a 50mm lens (or 35mm; 1.6 crop sensor) and a 55-250mm/70-300mm lens first.

Haha get one! They're just too sick, I love my lens so much. And that shot is really sick!

[agusbmxarg]

New pics from today.


Roma - Doble peg grind por Agus Glauber, en Flickr


Pedro - No hand por Agus Glauber, en Flickr


Chevy Caprice State '87 por Agus Glauber, en Flickr


Caprice State '87 por Agus Glauber, en Flickr

[jerr bear]

Got my 50mm prime

[agusbmxarg]

Got my 50mm prime

1.8?? That's great man. You should get into the whole bokeh thing, it's marvelous.

[jerr bear]

1.8?? That's great man. You should get into the whole bokeh thing, it's marvelous.

I love bokeh, it's much harder than I thought though. Yes, 1.8.

[Roccityroller]

I love bokeh, it's much harder than I thought though. Yes, 1.8.

Great lens. I have the 30mm 1.8 on my nikon right now. so fast.

[jerr bear]

Great lens. I have the 30mm 1.8 on my nikon right now. so fast.

30mm? Not 35mm?

Does your body have 1.6 or 1.8 crop sensor?

[Roccityroller]

30mm? Not 35mm?

Does your body have 1.6 or 1.8 crop sensor?

35mm*... typing fail. and the D40 is actually a 1.5 sensor. I'm lookin to upgrade to a D3100 in the near future though.

This lens:

[Roccityroller]

Realized i haven't shot ANYTHING in awhile. So i just played around the apt. today.

[Roccityroller]

And btw Photoshop CS6 is sick.

[Boxerman08]

And btw Photoshop CS6 is sick.

i didn't even know CS6 was out yet... I just got CS5 yesterday lol

[Roccityroller]

Haha its not, there's a pre-release version floating around the interwebz.

[Boxerman08]

ohh sick! I'm a crazy noob with photoshop though, I don't even know how to use the program AT ALL. I'm planning on learning how to use it, but right now I'm just so confused with how to even start haha

[agusbmxarg]

ohh sick! I'm a crazy noob with photoshop though, I don't even know how to use the program AT ALL. I'm planning on learning how to use it, but right now I'm just so confused with how to even start haha

I'm exactly like you, totally new to PS.

What I was told, I should really get into using Lightroom, is like PS but with just the tools a photographer would use.

[Boxerman08]

I'm exactly like you, totally new to PS.

What I was told, I should really get into using Lightroom, is like PS but with just the tools a photographer would use.

I have Lightroom 3, and it's sick imo. That's what I use to manage all my photos and what not. Defs worth getting it

[agusbmxarg]

Got a 50 1.8 today, really stoked since I got it mad cheap (in relation to local prices)

My camera looks pretty cool now



and the very first pic just to check the big aperture. Definition fckd up because I did a bad resizing.

[Roccityroller]

Nice, great, fun lens!

Just pulled the trigger on this bad boy today.

http://www.nikonusa.com/Nikon-Produc...472/D3100.html

[BeatChemist]

Pics or it never happened Roc!!!! :P

[Roccityroller]

Pics will be posted when i get it. Should have it by tuesday.

And expect a lot of 1080p fruitbootering to come your way this summer.

[BeatChemist]

OH hahaha I thought you meant pulled the trigger as in shot some pics!

[agusbmxarg]

Pics will be posted when i get it. Should have it by tuesday.

And expect a lot of 1080p fruitbootering to come your way this summer.

Ahhhh I'm gonna stop you there heheh, go for the 720p @30fps. The D3K1 is my sis camera, the one I used to use before getting my current one, and, 1080 at 24f is cool I guess, but somehow the 30fps doesn't look good.
But yeah, with a proper handle you wont have any problems shooting videos in hd quality. It's a DSLR, but still, good for filming, I guess.

[Roccityroller]

I don't want to spend money on a high-end video camera and have to lug 2 cams around. This is a best-of-both-worlds kind of situation. I can justify spending money on it to shoot video because i will be able to make the money back shooting local shows and stuff.

[agusbmxarg]

A couple from yesterday. I love my kitten


Luchi por Agus Glauber, en Flickr


La Luchi por Agus Glauber, en Flickr

[agusbmxarg]

Two from today at our diy spot.

Friend's bike



Quartered quarterpipe

[agusbmxarg]

lol where is everybody?

One from today, in love with the new 50mm prime. Such a great piece of glass


M-Power por Agus Glauber, en Flickr

[Boxerman08]

Those recent shots you took are great Agus!

I wish I had more time to shoot, with work and school it's kinda hard to just go out and mess around with my camera, but I should find some time more often... school is done soon too though so that's gonna help me find some time!

[Roccityroller]

I'm camera-less until tomorrow. expect a lot soon.

[agusbmxarg]

Took this 10 min. ago. Too bad I didn't shot it when the light was beautyfuly hitting my cat's face.


El lucho reposando por Agus Glauber, en Flickr

[Roccityroller]

First shot with the new cam. Weather is shit right now so i'll have to wait to really get a hold of it.

H2Ohhhhhh

[Boxerman08]

Same here... it's been raining and shit for the past 3-4 days and announcing more rain for the upcoming week(s). I'm really impatient to shoot something!

[Roccityroller]

Finally got some lens time. Shot and the park across the street. All shot with the Nikkor 35mm F/1.8, Aperature Priority.







I don't like something about this one. Might be the exporsure, might be the crop. I gave up trying to figure it out.