A Day in the life of the Canon DSLR forum

[Rasidel Slika]

Who remembers the "A day in the life of" series of books where hundreds of photographers were sent out in a country to take photos on one day which were then amalgamated into a coffee table book?

Well I do so why don't we do a similar thing here.

I have designated Sunday 20 July 2008 as the "Day in the life of the Canon DSLR forum" day.

The idea is that on 20 July people take a photo or photos of where they are. The photo can be on any subject a landscape, a portrait, the kids in the back yard, lunch, it can be spontaneous or highly planned it can be anything you like but it must be taken on 20 July and with a Canon DSLR.

After you have selected one photo post it in this thread and lets see what we get.

BTW: If people from other forums want to steal this idea that's fine by me after all I stole it from somewhere. :D

[K1W1]

I'm visiting from the dark side.
This thread looks awfully familiar. :D

[Rasidel Slika]

I'm visiting from the dark side.
This thread looks awfully familiar. :D
oic, on both counts. :cool:

[Nickcanada]

cool, I'm gonna do it! although I have trouble posting only one photo at a time, maybe we could post a few?

[Paradox]

Problematic since I won't have a camera with me on the 20th...Might be able to sneak a shot in at some point if I'm lucky. I'll give it a go. ;)

[DonSchap]

Well, wasn't Neal Armstrong standing on the Moon, when he popped the shutter on July 20, 1969?

Now, that's "a day ... in a Lifetime."

I guess you just never know ...

[cpaussie]

I'll give it a go. I know it says DSLR, but am I allowed to use my ae-1 film camera.:p

[Rasidel Slika]

no reason for any strictness here. let's see what you get!

[faisal]

*bump* (just in case people forgot or missed it before)

[Viky]

Not many posts from me in recent times... So I thought this might be the perfect thread:p

For long I've been wanting to do the 'reflection in water drop' shots.. so a lazy sunday afternoon seemed to be the perfect time to finally attempt it:)

Reverse mounted the 28mm FD (18year old, bought off ebay for $30:D) on my 400D, attached the 430EX to the newly acquired OC-E3, got myself a paper flower and a garden sprayer:p

Set up shop near the kitchen sink... and this is what I got:)

http://i94.photobucket.com/albums/l96/rx100/IMG_3536c.jpg
Canon 400D, reverse 28mm FD, 1/200, f/22, ISO 100, 430ex Off Cam

Thanks for looking.

C&C Welcome:)


Attached is a photo of the simple setup.

[toriaj]

Viky, that's beautiful. You did a great job, I never would have known it was taken inside a house.

[Nickcanada]

We planted a garden today.


Before
http://i88.photobucket.com/albums/k162/nickandaline/_MG_7223.jpg

After

http://i88.photobucket.com/albums/k162/nickandaline/_MG_7232.jpg

[TheWengler]

Looks great Viky. I'll have to give that a try.

[faisal]

Did nothing special today....stayed at home....so didn't have anything great to shoot apart from the usual laborers.....though I am kinda proud of the way I handled this pictures selective coloring.....

http://i135.photobucket.com/albums/q121/faisal7/400D/IMG_2067.jpg

[dorin]

ok deleting it, spent the weekend there though. sorry

[dorin]

Either the data in your camera is wrong or you're cheating and posting a picture from yesterday!

no, it is quite correct, it was done yesterday, but i've spent the night there, and today it was raining...shall i retract it then?

[toriaj]

Faisal, do these workers think you're stalking them yet?
Just kidding. I've enjoyed your series. I think I'd like this one even more if the man who was catching the board was also in color.

[Nickcanada]

no, it is quite correct, it was done yesterday, but i've spent the night there, and today it was raining...shall i retract it then?

Love that shot! I say it stays!

[cdifoto]

I agree. No sense in having such a thread if the entire premise is ignored. I won't be playing - not in protest but because I don't feel like touching a camera today. 6 hours is a long reception, IMWAHO. I didn't get in until 4AM and hit the sack at 5. I'm still in recovery. :eek:

[Nickcanada]

Yesterday, today, whatever. :rolleyes: It's all for fun guys. It's not like it was a shot from a month ago. Point is the guy/girl was there today, it's what he/she's doing today.

[faisal]

Faisal, do these workers think you're stalking them yet?
Just kidding. I've enjoyed your series. I think I'd like this one even more if the man who was catching the board was also in color.

I think they know I exist but till now they haven't launched a brick at me so I suppose they don't feel stalked.... ;) :D
I was planning to put the other man in color too but I felt I had done that too often so I did this..... :)
btw the guy above is the one taking the board from the guy below...

I agree with Cdifoto and JTL (except for the last post)....the reason for the thread was to have a picture taken today(though it's already 21st here). So irrespective of how good the picture is (btw it is really a very good picture), if it wasn't taken today, it will then feel more at home in the 'Canon DSLR picture of the day' thread and not here....

[01514]

rain outside so heres my dark side sunday :)

[Rooz]

Not many posts from me in recent times... So I thought this might be the perfect thread:p

For long I've been wanting to do the 'reflection in water drop' shots.. so a lazy sunday afternoon seemed to be the perfect time to finally attempt it:)

Reverse mounted the 28mm FD (18year old, bought off ebay for $30:D) on my 400D, attached the 430EX to the newly acquired OC-E3, got myself a paper flower and a garden sprayer:p

Set up shop near the kitchen sink... and this is what I got:)


Canon 400D, reverse 28mm FD, 1/200, f/22, ISO 100, 430ex Off Cam

Thanks for looking.

C&C Welcome:)


Attached is a photo of the simple setup.

awesome shot viky. very well done !

[cpaussie]

I forgot to buy film, so I used my canon ixus, not sure if I can post a picture as it is not from a slr camera.
Nice garden Nick, you must be happy with your work.
Vicy, wow, fantastic photo. faisal, I agree with toriaj, nice shot.:)

[D Thompson]

This is my grandson shortly before he was baptized today.

[thaKing]

messing around with macro today...still a lot to learn...this is the snack i had while shooting...

[michaelb]

Vicky - awesome shot.

Great shot D.

thaking - the focus looks a little off on this one; ? motion blur. Did you use a tripod?

I've got a couple to post from today. I uploaded them to my Smugmug account, but Smugmug is having technical difficulties and is down right now :(. I probably won't get to post them until tomorrow.

[pixels]

I already posted one in the "Pic of the day" thread, and then remembered about this one.

So, here goes another one!

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3200/2686799131_4d20709517_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/28679172@N07/2686799131/)

Camera: Canon EOS Digital Rebel XSi
Exposure: 0.004 sec (1/250)
Aperture: f/7.1
Focal Length: 105 mm
ISO Speed: 200

Sunflower that is ready to go.

[thaKing]

i used a tripod, but a very cheap tripod...need to invest in a better one....i'm new to macro and trying to learn...it's a little tougher than i had expected...

[cwphoto]

Alex Tobin (former Captain of the Socceroos and its most capped player with 87 appearances for Australia) scores the equalising goal for Castle Hill United Soccer Club 35/1 team in the Soccer NSW State Cup Grand Final at Valentine Park, Glenwood, NSW, Australia.

Castle Hill United go on to win the match with a Golden Goal early in extra time.

EOS-1D Mark III with EF 70-200mm f/2.8 L IS USM @ 160mm. 1/500s @ f/2.8, ISO 3,200:

[JTL]

Sign of the Times...

http://JTL.smugmug.com/photos/335341163_iSE6P-L.jpg

[Rasidel Slika]

cool, I'm gonna do it! although I have trouble posting only one photo at a time, maybe we could post a few?
sure can! I plan on it myself. :P also, they don't have to be posted today, they just have to be taken today!

[Joe Fisher]

Tulie's on the left. Her brother Broghan is on the right.

Joe

[Rasidel Slika]

nice stuff so far!

I want to post at least a couple from the day - I was in Boston for a few days, just got back home to Chicago an hour ago. Here is a stained glass window from a church in Boston, taken this morning:

http://img337.imageshack.us/img337/227/img8441800eb1.jpg
single-shot HDR
Image Date: Sun Jul 20 11:01:52
Focal Length: 70.0mm
Exposure Time: 0.0025 s (1/400)
Aperture: f/5.0
ISO equiv: 640

[DonSchap]

Here's today in a polar bear's life ... at the Brookfield Zoo ... with FOOD, GLORIOUS FOOD!

http://i147.photobucket.com/albums/r289/donschap/fauna/food-glorious-food.jpg
EXIF: TAMRON SP AF 200-500mm f/5-6.3 Di LD
@ 200mm - f/5.6 - 1/1000 sec. - ISO-400 - M

Snackin' within earshot of these mugs!
38158
EXIF: TAMRON SP AF 200-500mm f/5-6.3 Di LD
@ 200mm - f/5.6 - 1/1000 sec. - ISO-400 - M

Other creatures simple gave up on the heat, today!
38159
EXIF: TAMRON SP AF 200-500mm f/5-6.3 Di LD
@ 500mm - f/5.6 - 1/350 sec. - ISO-400 - M

[faisal]

@01514....I really like that shot!!!

@D Thompson....was your grandson scared or did you just caught him off with the flash or something??

@thaKing.....Snack!!! what is that???
about the shot, I agree with Michaelb, looks a little blurry....what was your setup like??

@JTL....a very innovative shot....nice!!!!!

@delobbo.....love the colors....

[Rasidel Slika]

building in Boston - there is some weird dithering in the sky, believe it or not, I like it that way. :D

http://img501.imageshack.us/img501/6354/img8499m1024ui9.jpg

[toriaj]

That's beautiful, delobbo. Great work.

[Rasidel Slika]

I have more but wanna end today with this (note: I'm lying), on the way back home to Chitown.

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3292/2688728782_fe4b561cb4_o.jpg (http://flickr.com/photos/delobbo/2688728782/)
single-shot HDR
Image Date: Sun Jul 20 17:56:17
Focal Length: 70.0mm
Exposure Time: 0.0001 s (1/10000) (this is misreported due to Photomatix)
Aperture: f/2.8
ISO equiv: 200

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3030/2688389502_9e90c38e92_b.jpg (http://flickr.com/photos/delobbo/2688389502/)
Image Date: 2008:07:20 17:30:48
Focal Length: 68.0mm
Exposure Time: 0.0003 s (1/4000)
Aperture: f/2.8
ISO equiv: 200
White Balance: Auto
Metering Mode: Matrix
Exposure: aperture priority (semi-auto)

[Rasidel Slika]

oops I lied, here's one more - side detail of another church in Boston.. cropping this one was tricky because there wasn't any real "straightness" to go off of. I liked how the stairs and columns worked together.

http://img413.imageshack.us/img413/7333/img8480mf780yf7.jpg
Image Date: 2008:07:20 10:38:22
Focal Length: 42.0mm
Exposure Time: 0.0050 s (1/200)
Aperture: f/4.0
ISO equiv: 200
White Balance: Auto
Metering Mode: Matrix
Exposure: aperture priority (semi-auto)

[Viky]

Thanks for your kind words Toriaj, Lukas, Rooz, Carmel & Michael!

I'm glad you liked it:)

@ JTL - Very smart idea... your photo sure tells a story!;)

@Delobbo - Very nice shots all of them, but i simply love the one of the buildings!

Inspired by you, I might throw in another one too:p

Man in the Dark

http://i94.photobucket.com/albums/l96/rx100/IMG_3504d.jpg
1/200, f/6.3, ISO 400.....(Self Portrait in the Mirror)

[Rasidel Slika]

one more - an interpretation of sun and sky @ Nauset Light, Cape Cod MA

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3267/2687807849_e70708c908_b.jpg (http://flickr.com/photos/delobbo/2687807849/)
this doesn't mean a heck of a lot but here's the original EXIF:
single-shot HDR
Image Date: 2008:07:20 06:30:50
Focal Length: 24.0mm
Exposure Time: 0.0016 s (1/640)
Aperture: f/11.0
ISO equiv: 200
White Balance: Auto
Metering Mode: Matrix
Exposure: aperture priority (semi-auto)

[duffer18hcp@sbcglobal.net]

Can you tell were I was?

[michaelb]

Great stuff here guys.

JTL - I agree with the others; very creative.

Delobbo - I love the stained glass and Cape Cod sky.

Viky - Cool portrait.

I went hiking yesterday with my wife and one of her friends - I took a few shots of her dog, all with the 70-200...


http://www.brownphotography.smugmug.com/photos/335325653_fWXpL-L.jpg






http://www.brownphotography.smugmug.com/photos/335325698_MQxj4-L.jpg




http://www.brownphotography.smugmug.com/photos/335325673_FStL5-L.jpg

[GaryS]

Lots of great shots....

I got nothing to add though. Not inspired this week.

[24Peter]

Well FWIW here's what I was doing on July 20th... (she'll have her own thread soon) ;)

http://photos.imageevent.com/24peter/uploads/upload3/websize/IMG_8782.JPG

http://photos.imageevent.com/24peter/uploads/upload3/websize/IMG_9073.JPG

[Rasidel Slika]

I'm kinda iffy on this shot but felt like posting it anyway :D

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3254/2690049209_1fb9d24157_o.jpg (http://flickr.com/photos/delobbo/2690049209/)
Image Date: 2008:07:20 06:23:56
Focal Length: 70.0mm
Exposure Time: 0.0025 s (1/400)
Aperture: f/6.3
ISO equiv: 200
White Balance: Auto
Metering Mode: Matrix
Exposure: aperture priority (semi-auto)

[thaKing]

@thaKing.....Snack!!! what is that???
about the shot, I agree with Michaelb, looks a little blurry....what was your setup like??

those are blueberrie. :p my settings were: 100mm macro f 5, 1/13, ISO200...here's what my setup looks like (you can see my crappy tripod there in front), and i'm looking for ways to improve it (http://www.dcresource.com/forums/showthread.php?t=40107)

[Rasidel Slika]

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3262/2691095070_d9ff5aa4bb_b.jpg (http://flickr.com/photos/delobbo/2691095070/)
Image Date: 2008:07:20 06:27:31
Focal Length: 50.0mm
Exposure Time: 0.020 s (1/50)
Aperture: f/8.0
ISO equiv: 200
White Balance: Auto
Metering Mode: Matrix
Exposure: aperture priority (semi-auto)

[moxy81]

Givin' me cut eye, as usual.

http://i277.photobucket.com/albums/kk61/moxy81/-5723.jpg

[michaelb]

those are blueberrie. :p my settings were: 100mm macro f 5, 1/13, ISO200...here's what my setup looks like (you can see my crappy tripod there in front), and i'm looking for ways to improve it


That looks like a decent set-up. Even a crappy tripod should do OK under those circumstances. The 100mm macro is a very sharp lens so I suspect your focus was a little off. f/5, 100mm at that close of a distance doesn't leave much of an area in focus.


Here's one of my blueberry shots taken last year with the 60mm macro and my old XT and a cheap tripod at f/4 with natural window light....(yours should easily be this sharp)....
http://www.brownphotography.smugmug.com/photos/220188233_epQLu-L.jpg

[Nickcanada]

Givin' me cut eye, as usual.




LOL, I know that look! :)

[faisal]

Givin' me cut eye, as usual.



I like that look..... :D

[thaKing]

That looks like a decent set-up. Even a crappy tripod should do OK under those circumstances. The 100mm macro is a very sharp lens so I suspect your focus was a little off. f/5, 100mm at that close of a distance doesn't leave much of an area in focus.


Here's one of my blueberry shots taken last year with the 60mm macro and my old XT and a cheap tripod at f/4 with natural window light....(yours should easily be this sharp)....
your shots are always great...definitely puts mine to shame...i'll try it again and see what i can get...i also like the fact that you had more blueberries in the shot - taking up most of the frame...

still learning, and it's shots like yours that inspire me to try harder. :D