ShadyDiablo

Yep, another long absence. give me a break, I have a wedding to plan. ilish (https://www.deviantart.com/ilish) I've taken a couple of decent excursions recently.  The first was back out to the DC monuments at night.  When I went last year, I didn't have a remote shutter, making it very hard to get a decent shot at a 30 sec exposure.  This time, I was loaded down with better lenses, a better tripod, and a remote shutter, along with my 50D, which has a better ISO than my old 10D.  The result...awesome shots.  Well, decent shots.  A couple of great ones, and a bunch I didn't like at all.  I was a little short on time when I went...it started raining as I was walking back t

I learned a few lessons the other day at the shoot at the zoo. 1) I need to learn how to adjust the light meter on my new 50D.  Right now, I think it averages what it sees on the whole of the shot, with a slight emphasis in the center...and, given the bright sunlight at the zoo along with the harsh shadows, most of my stuff came out overexposed. 2) The screen on the 50d is VERY different than my computer screen.  Maybe I just need to calibrate the screen. 3)  If I want to do handheld shooting with my 70-300 at the full 300, I better get a vibration control lens. I liked a lot of the shots I took, but I'm pretty disappointed with them on t

Yesssssssss, yesssssssss, the power!  Haha, THE POWER!!!! I got a Canon 50D. My birthday present from everyone/to myself (all I asked for from everyone was cash towards it, and I paid for the rest).  I've been eyeing this for months now.  I finally decided it was time to pull the trigger.  I went down to Penn Camera, walked right up to the counter and said "show me the 50D."  The salesman took it down from the rack and slapped a battery in it, and put a 50mm lens on.  I played with it for about 2 minutes before I said "I'll take it." I could have gotten it for $200-$300 cheaper online.  But I like Penn Camera.  The people that work there a