photo dudes that do photography

[JUDWAK]

in a few months i will be getting some camaras
i not clued up with camaras at all but i know some of you lot are
i posed for a pic the other week this guy took the photo
http://www.paulanthonywilson.co.uk/
very nice bloke i hope to meet him again

what i want from a camara is this
i need to take shots from far away
i need one camara to be remote controled too
i all so need a camara that can take pics of fast moving objects
both colour and black and white
it will need to hold lots of pics

any ideas welcome
i aint bothered if i have to get more than one camara to do this
i just need some top tickle tackle pointing out to me
this is a very big part of my project one of the biggest parts to me

[adpsimpson]

If you don't mind spending a bit, a digital SLR is the way to go. It'll cost you upwards of a few hundred pounds for the body, and you can pick what lenses you want to fit to it.

A setup like a Canon 500D (good entry level SLR) with a very good 200mm (very long, fixed zoom) lens capable of high speed photography would set you back about £1200. To get a similar lens with zoom built in would set you back half as much again.

I took the picture below with a Canon 40D (slightly older, but slightly higher spec, than the 500D) and that 200mm lens - click to enlarge it:



It's equally possible to get cheaper lenses and/or bodies and still get very good results - there's a very good 50mm lens from Canon for under £100, which is capable of taking some spectacular shots. I took the images here and most of the ones here with it.

There's similar equipment available at similar prices from Nikon, Sony and Olympus.

I would suggest going to a place like Jessops of Calumet at a quiet time of day and discussing exactly what you want and what your budget is. However the flexibility and range of accessories available with an SLR mean that, if your budget stretches to them, they are the way to go. Remote timers, triggers, multiple flashes, etc are all easy.

As a final note, don't take black and white pictures, take colour ones and change them to black and white on your computer later - there's no point discarding the colour information while you take the picture.

[JUDWAK]

they are some realy good crystal clear shots there dude
i did think it was going to be twice has much has that
my budget will be what ever is needed i just sell off some more of my collection to pay for it
so i be getting top tickle tackle
thanks very much for your advise
its wildlife iam after lots of and my own pics i dont realy want to say why
but its part of my big project

anyhow them funny carrots
they grow funny shapes coz there roots grow in silly directions
this can be caused by over doing it with the horse sh1t so there are pockets of nutrient rich soggy bits
the roots from the carrot will go towards them pocket and not directly down
this makes the carrot grow in a odd shape
has the cells biuld around the root that makes the carrot
them cells have no choice but to follow the root layed down for them

iam a bit of a plant boff

[JUDWAK]

and them photos that ya see of insects realy close up
what camara takes those type of picks?
i have searched but with not knowing my ars3 from my elbow with these things
it all got its own jargon
i dont understand it mostly
SLR is about all i understand and thats coz of the above

[adpsimpson]

Close up shots are done with a "macro" lens.

The strict definition of macro is that the lens allows you to focus with the subject less than the focal distance of the lens in front of the lens. So a 50mm macro lens could focus with the object 50mm (or less) away from the front.

As above, if you get a decent SLR, it is more than capable - the lens selection is the trick.

Will be interested to hear more about what your project is as it unfolds!

[JUDWAK]

Close up shots are done with a "macro" lens.

The strict definition of macro is that the lens allows you to focus with the subject less than the focal distance of the lens in front of the lens. So a 50mm macro lens could focus with the object 50mm (or less) away from the front.

As above, if you get a decent SLR, it is more than capable - the lens selection is the trick.

Will be interested to hear more about what your project is as it unfolds!

i see
i think iam getting a hang on this now thanks to you
all iam willing to say just yet
this is one big part of this iam doing coz i realy want to do it and be one of the first to do so
also the other part to all this is aimed at an age group for there education
i will be aiming the finished product at the education authority

i need all my own pics to do this
big job in it but while iam out getting them i can clear the ground of any iron debree scan it and locate were the good stuff is
fills in the time while getting my pics

[dieselboy]

Close up shots are done with a "macro" lens.

The strict definition of macro is that the lens allows you to focus with the subject less than the focal distance of the lens in front of the lens. So a 50mm macro lens could focus with the object 50mm (or less) away from the front.

As above, if you get a decent SLR, it is more than capable - the lens selection is the trick.

Will be interested to hear more about what your project is as it unfolds!

I did some macro photography with my camera phone just for fun:
http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?pi...5&id=534750544

http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?pi...7&id=534750544

[dieselboy]

Panasonic Lumix GH1 - firmware for the camera has been modified / hacked and the camera is capable of shooting 1080p HD video. I found this on my camera forum some time ago. Here is a sample of the video, the bit rate is pretty large, larger than my HD 1080p camera:

http://www.vimeo.com/12467162

[adpsimpson]

Had forgotten that Panasonic also do good SLRs, I've got a compact Panasonic (Lumix TZ5) and it's excellent.

[Apache]

OK George... lets look at the evidence.

1) BIIIIG electromagnets you can switch on and off from the truck.

2) Metal detection.

3) Photo's of 'UFO's

4) Need for a camera you can take pictures of very fast moving objects from a distance with.

I reckon you're planning on sensing UFOs with the cameras and metal detectors, switching on your electromagnet and capturing them!

What if the UFOs are plastic?

[adpsimpson]

OK George... lets look at the evidence.

1) BIIIIG electromagnets you can switch on and off from the truck.

2) Metal detection.

3) Photo's of 'UFO's

4) Need for a camera you can take pictures of very fast moving objects from a distance with.

I reckon you're planning on sensing UFOs with the cameras and metal detectors, switching on your electromagnet and capturing them!

What if the UFOs are plastic?

I was thinking this "capture the UFO" plan wouldn't work - that UFO's warp drive is probably more powerful than a 2.4. It'll just drag you back to whatever evil empire they came from.

But then I remembered you're wanting a V8 transplant! It all makes sense!

[JUDWAK]

OK George... lets look at the evidence.

1) BIIIIG electromagnets you can switch on and off from the truck.

2) Metal detection.

3) Photo's of 'UFO's

4) Need for a camera you can take pictures of very fast moving objects from a distance with.

I reckon you're planning on sensing UFOs with the cameras and metal detectors, switching on your electromagnet and capturing them!

What if the UFOs are plastic?

for the plastic UFO"S i'll be useing static


i happen to like your idea its mental there are people that do that you know

i have my reasons for keep the whole idea under rapps
UFO"S are not one of em

[JUDWAK]

I was thinking this "capture the UFO" plan wouldn't work - that UFO's warp drive is probably more powerful than a 2.4. It'll just drag you back to whatever evil empire they came from.

But then I remembered you're wanting a V8 transplant! It all makes sense!

if you wait in one place long enough an import ufo will pass
then ya can see if it leaks coolent coz them import ufo's the heads go all the time
they over heat and have to stop
this is were i come in

[Rustinho]

i see
i think iam getting a hang on this now thanks to you
all iam willing to say just yet
this is one big part of this iam doing coz i realy want to do it and be one of the first to do so
also the other part to all this is aimed at an age group for there education
i will be aiming the finished product at the education authority

i need all my own pics to do this
big job in it but while iam out getting them i can clear the ground of any iron debree scan it and locate were the good stuff is
fills in the time while getting my pics

Dunno if it'll be any help George but if your ideas are aimed at secondary school age kids and it has any relevance to the science curriculum I'm interested to see if I can make any use of it (or happily promote it if it's any good!)

[JUDWAK]

Dunno if it'll be any help George but if your ideas are aimed at secondary school age kids and it has any relevance to the science curriculum I'm interested to see if I can make any use of it (or happily promote it if it's any good!)

its aimed at all ages from 2 years to adults
we all can make use of it every one of us men women and kids
its just going to take some putting togeather

science curriculum? it very well could fit in to that
its need and has been needed since i was a kid but no ones ever done it
i wish i could say it on a public forum but it will get nicked
i aint got it all in place yet
once i have my copy rights in place with the solicitors
i proberly say then

what i will say is
this project has been my dream since i was about 12 years old
but the things i need for this project i never had
so i started about 10 years ago when i was about 26 and learnt my self ever thing i know
i now can read and write to a fashion i could not then
i studyed the sudject has a small boy but only knewn what people told me
has i had never been able to read or write
i wanted to change that and learn more

i spotted a gap in the education of this subject back then
and its impotance to the uk/ world should be number one
but there is no awareness to this subject at all
and if they die we die with in 50 years after em
thats my main aim
its just while iam out getting mi pics
the surf can look for metorites archaeology and geology also my intrests

i was going to do something with soil condition
it could have helped farmers with crop rotion but the waste left behind was not good
and to do a full field would make more waste than its worth
it ok on a small garden tho

Rustinho do you work for the education authority?