The Coffee House

Cortian · Feb 2, 2018

Meanwhile: It's back to the local camera store. Bag we picked up for @Medusa's camera is too small with that new Tamron 18-400mm lens on it. She'll have to select another.

Now, if I can just avoid finding anything else upon which to spend money...

waday · Feb 2, 2018

Cortian said:
Particularly since I don't yet have anything in the way of lighting.

As long as your subject isn't moving...... tripod and ambient lighting?

This was ambient lighting:

Liberty Dollar Anniversary by Wade, on Flickr

SquarePeg · Feb 2, 2018

Cortian said:
Gary A. said:

@Cortian: Macro Time.

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Might could do. Macro photography is one of my favourites.

Thing is: Not certain either of my lenses (17-85mm f/4-5.6, 1.1' close focus, 100-300mm f/4.5-5.6, 5' close focus) are particularly well-suited for macro work. Particularly since I don't yet have anything in the way of lighting.

Guess it'd be true there's only one way to tell...

Extension tubes are cheap and fun. I bought some recently from JJC and they are excellent. The AF even works although you'd want MF for macro in most situations. I find using AF+MF works best for me. I use AF to get initial focus then tweak it using MF.

vintagesnaps · Feb 2, 2018

I mostly just use a paring knife and the rest sit in the knife block! lol

Nice and sunny and cold when I opened the door for the brown truck (who only brought boring supplies, darn it!) except for a set of half dozen Winsor & Newton water colour markers to play with.

tirediron · Feb 2, 2018

Cortian said:
... (A nick is not a chip. They're different things.) ....

Fair point... I was being lazy. "Damage to the cutting edge".

vintagesnaps · Feb 2, 2018

Gary you're so descriptive, I love the idea of the cheesy touristy place you ended up - there's got to be some photo ops there!

I've never been into macro. Why is it necessary to feel like you have to do something with your camera today? If it's not happening, do something else and another time something might click and you'll be off taking photos. Meanwhile, get online and look at lenses or something! Maybe a nice used prime...

Gary A. · Feb 2, 2018

Mary Lou, Maggie and Gary started our day at Foley Estates. Vineyards and winery off the beaten path. Tucked away in the hills west of Highway 101 (most of the wineries are east of the 101). We chatted with a couple from Boston. They didn’t know Peg. But they did fall in love with Maggie. They were looking for a dog and Maggie sold them on Wheaten.

Gary A. · Feb 2, 2018

We’ve just broken out of the hills and now driving along the shining sea north of Santa Barbara. Man, was a beautiful day.

snowbear · Feb 2, 2018

Cortian said:
Sittin' here, drinkin' coffee (very tasty medium roast Kona blend I just opened), thinkin' "Ok, so you got this 40D body, now. Need to Take Some Pictures." But can't think of anything indoors and, while the sun's finally back out, after two days of gray, it's a mere 12°F (-11°C) outside, with winds out of the WNW at 15MPH (24KPH), that's a wind chill of -4°F (-20°C). So outdoors is out.

Go get at least one cat, dog or ferret.