A Paralympic experience

brian_f2.8 · Mar 16, 2014

That's fine I don't need your respect. I think for someone who talks how they are a pro photographer and their work is average, I'm not impressed. I actually thought you were going to show us something by the way you critique everyone.

It's nice to know that I can do photography as a side job and still get clients and assignments in pro sports, must be doing something right.

Robin Usagani · Mar 16, 2014

imagemaker46 said:
It's not the gear, I'll be posting some shots from today of the Giant Slalom shot with a 300 2.8 1.4 and Canon t2i. It takes a lot more skill to use a camera than just to list what you own and not know how to use it.

Funny how much we argued yet we agreed on something. Kit cameras are capable to take amazing photos. I wouldn't have judged you if I saw you shooting that Olympic event withy your t2i Scott.

Overread · Mar 16, 2014

Mod thread warning.

Cut the attitudes people - lets let us focus on the photography here and stop trying to turn it into a gear thread - if you really must argue about what gear you should/shouldn't be using make a new thread for it and go argue there.

Brian - just cut the attitude now - final warning.

Robin Usagani · Mar 16, 2014

imagemaker46 said:
when in reality you are simply a school teacher that plays shooting cars on the weekend. That's just my opinion .

Wow.. Just wow. It is an honest living, underpaid, and they are critical for the future of our children. I thought I was the ass.

brian_f2.8 · Mar 16, 2014

I don't know about underpaid. I'll take a 90k salary with 10 weeks off in the summer any day of the week, along with retirement and amazing health insurance.

imagemaker46 · Mar 16, 2014

Here are images shot with a Canon t2i, 300mm and a 1.4, shot single frame, sorry if they all look similar, I like to be consistent with what I shoot.

imagemaker46 · Mar 16, 2014

brian_f2.8 said:
I don't know about underpaid. I'll take a 90k salary with 10 weeks off in the summer any day of the week, along with retirement and amazing health insurance.

I'll take the job I have without any of the perks.

brian_f2.8 · Mar 16, 2014

Those are better but the snow is washed out. Watch your exposure. There is no detail in the snow.

It's not about the equipment. I see some good shooters in motorsports with an eos m on a 500 f4 for fun, and the shots look good.

Composition is fine but exposure is off.

brian_f2.8 · Mar 16, 2014

I'm referring to 1-5. 6-8 look much better.

imagemaker46 · Mar 16, 2014

Robin Usagani said:
imagemaker46 said:

It's not the gear, I'll be posting some shots from today of the Giant Slalom shot with a 300 2.8 1.4 and Canon t2i. It takes a lot more skill to use a camera than just to list what you own and not know how to use it.

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Funny how much we argued yet we agreed on something. Kit cameras are capable to take amazing photos. I wouldn't have judged you if I saw you shooting that Olympic event withy your t2i Scott.

I've mentioned several times that I play around with a t2i and have posted sports images on here before. I think the argument I always made was that it's not the camera it's the holder and good glass that make the images. What I had pointed out was that a lot of people showed up to cover an event like this with only kit gear trying to shoot with it, and not having better glass. Then they would borrow what Canon and Nikon had to offer and in spite of using the best gear on the market they couldn't shoot a good image. Owning the best gear in the world means nothing if the skills and experience aren't in the head of the person using it.

imagemaker46 · Mar 16, 2014

brian_f2.8 said:
Those are better but the snow is washed out. Watch your exposure. There is no detail in the snow.

It's not about the equipment. I see some good shooters in motorsports with an eos m on a 500 f4 for fun, and the shots look good.

Composition is fine but exposure is off.

Just a question, have you ever shot people travelling at 60mph in the snow on a sunny day, single frame? I didn't spend a lot of time working on these to get them just right for you, it would not have mattered if they were perfect, you have always tried to find fault in every single image I post. So it really means zero. I posted them to show that it is possible to shoot high level sports with an entry level camera.

As you weren't standing on the hill next to me, you can't possibly know the conditions that I was shooting in. I have mentioned this before to other people. It is easy to say "you should have done this or done that" but without knowing the layout, it is difficult to say much. I could say to someone "maybe if you moved 3 feet to the left it would have made a better image" and what if 2 feet to the left is a cliff. I don't assume.

brian_f2.8 · Mar 16, 2014

No but I would use a variable nd filter.

Robin Usagani · Mar 16, 2014

Agreed Scott. I was just pointing out if you do intend to make this an "article", got to keep it classy.

Brian.. Teachers in general are underpaid. I never asked how much you made. This isn't who makes the most money thread.