lol

 

btw...got a good news to share. i got a contract from the tansley woods community centre here in burlington to do landscape photography of the surrounding areas. a total of 20 shots that they would display at their premises.

now...i need some L glass to make sure i get the best shots haha

they contacted me after viewing my outdoor photos on flickr

 

Congrats on the contract Sal.

I'll make you a deal. I'll lend you my 70-200 IS USM for 50% of what you are getting paid to do this. j/k.

Post some pics afterwards.

 

Buy the L lens now on the CC and then after you get paid to do this, slap that fat paycheque on the CC.

 

well I dont think the paycheque will be that fat...haha

 

haha....yeah not so fat. infact i had talked to one of the managers like last year to do this as complimentary for them (we are into this community centre big time as a family) but it didnt materialize.

so the new manager called me a few days ago and told me about that discussion and also some new burlington pics she saw on flickr. i said lets go y0...and i still said i can do it for free but they wanted to pay....not so much....around 500 bucks which i will spend on kid's swimming and other activities at the centre anyway

 

yea, 500bucks dont last long these days...thats like a tank of gas...but its good exposure

 

pics i wont be able to post or share anywhere....per the terms of the agreement. i gotta sit down with her to see what they want exactly. my f2.8 should be sufficient for the job....they basically wanna show burlington's landscapes...which i already have tons

nature related ish basically

 

something along these lines....damn that blown up sky

 

blown out sky...not blown up...and a off white balance...but who am I to say? if you would just shoot in raw like a man you could fix these problems hahaha

 

the wb is not off. Its slightly off centre towards red which was intentional. I don't believe a photo should show true a true visual at all times. Besides what's perfect or not is more a matter of perception

 

so if its off centre to red how is it not off? I understand conserving the ambience of a picture through lighting but the reddish hue just seems out of place more specifically due to the blown out sky

 

off would mean its away from the centre to the point that it makes it look unrealistic. again, a slight variation may look out of place to you....and may look more appealing to someone else.

dont be geek squad

you can post a photo that is perfect according to your defintion....and there would be those who can still pick what doesnt look perfect to them....u know what i mean.

 

he uses a canon matt, he is off centre to begin with.

 

^I'm gonna pretend I didn't see that comment.

 

That's great news, Salman. Well-deserved exposure for your photographic skills.

 

lol i dont think its ever the equipment...its how you use it. and i dont mind what cynikal said...i have learned a ton from him over the years and still do...he is just geek squad...so nice try mr. d40

thanks sha

 

I do tend to geek squad on some things...and this is why I have too many damn pictures strewn across my hdd...psd files, raw files, web jpegs...damn web jpegs come out flat looking too damn often like that wedding picture one...the original looks a million times better...the one posted looks cold and flat where the original looks warm and deep

 

matt...this is for you. first time ever shooting fireworks....bulb mode ftw for sure and the cable release was very handy. it would have been much more helpful if was standing either further away or had a more wide angle lens...but nonetheless.

 

that first one is nice...fireworks are hit and miss, gotta take many pictures and weed out the bad ones