Sunrise from San Francisco pier - on a rainy day, long post

obelixobelix Registered Users Posts: 165 Major grins
edited January 12, 2005 in Landscapes
Bay bridge, testing the 300mm.

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Main learning.

- My tripod does not cut it

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What about some bins for sale?

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What the 300mm can really do!

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The sun actually came up :)

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Waiting for the fish

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Aaaaaah

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What will he say today?

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What is a visit to the city without a tilted building?

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From the market, let me see how many really like this

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Vinegar ;)

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Waiting for the signal

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And my absolute favorite :)
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Critiques welcome.
Anand Sankaran

http://clix.smugmug.com

Comments

  • GREAPERGREAPER Registered Users Posts: 3,113 Major grins
    edited January 8, 2005
    Nice Set...

    Love the bins, The building in the sun, the gull and the night shot. They are my favorites of the bunch.
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  • wxwaxwxwax Registered Users Posts: 15,471 Major grins
    edited January 8, 2005
    OK, first question: Did you use the tripod ring on the 300, or mount the camera to the tripod?
    Sid.
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  • wxwaxwxwax Registered Users Posts: 15,471 Major grins
    edited January 8, 2005
    I like these two:

    flower.jpg

    waitingForTheSignal.jpg
    Sid.
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  • obelixobelix Registered Users Posts: 165 Major grins
    edited January 8, 2005
    Thanks greaper. Each one has a different opinion :)
    GREAPER wrote:
    Nice Set...

    Love the bins, The building in the sun, the gull and the night shot. They are my favorites of the bunch.
    Anand Sankaran

    http://clix.smugmug.com
  • obelixobelix Registered Users Posts: 165 Major grins
    edited January 8, 2005
    wxwax wrote:
    OK, first question: Did you use the tripod ring on the 300, or mount the camera to the tripod?
    I used the tripod ring, no way I can use the camera :(. My tripod does not cut it. I got great shots from a Bogen 3001BN and acratech.

    I have ordered feisol 3401 legs and Kirk BH3 - this hobby sucks.
    Anand Sankaran

    http://clix.smugmug.com
  • obelixobelix Registered Users Posts: 165 Major grins
    edited January 8, 2005
    Oh, thanks.

    I should learn from you guys. Including the human element always makes a photo very interesting.
    wxwax wrote:
    I like these two:


    Anand Sankaran

    http://clix.smugmug.com
  • pathfinderpathfinder Super Moderators Posts: 14,708 moderator
    edited January 8, 2005
    GREAPER wrote:
    Nice Set...

    Love the bins, The building in the sun, the gull and the night shot. They are my favorites of the bunch.


    I'm with Greaper here. Very nice use of color in your images. Nice mornings work. 1drink.gif
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  • ian408ian408 Administrators Posts: 21,940 moderator
    edited January 8, 2005
    Nice work Anand!

    Good to see some sun in SFO too. My favorite is the tilted building.

    Ian
    Moderator Journeys/Sports/Big Picture :: Need some help with dgrin?
  • pathfinderpathfinder Super Moderators Posts: 14,708 moderator
    edited January 8, 2005
    obelix wrote:
    I used the tripod ring, no way I can use the camera :(. My tripod does not cut it. I got great shots from a Bogen 3001BN and acratech.

    I have ordered feisol 3401 legs and Kirk BH3 - this hobby sucks.

    For 300mm and up I like the Gitzo 1325 legs with an Arca Swiss head and a Wimberly side kick. Not the lightest to carry around, but stable.
    Pathfinder - www.pathfinder.smugmug.com

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  • wxwaxwxwax Registered Users Posts: 15,471 Major grins
    edited January 9, 2005
    obelix wrote:
    I used the tripod ring, no way I can use the camera :(. My tripod does not cut it. I got great shots from a Bogen 3001BN and acratech.

    I have ordered feisol 3401 legs and Kirk BH3 - this hobby sucks.
    rolleyes1.gifrolleyes1.gif
    Sid.
    Catapultam habeo. Nisi pecuniam omnem mihi dabis, ad caput tuum saxum immane mittam
    http://www.mcneel.com/users/jb/foghorn/ill_shut_up.au
  • obelixobelix Registered Users Posts: 165 Major grins
    edited January 9, 2005
    pathfinder wrote:
    I'm with Greaper here. Very nice use of color in your images. Nice mornings work. 1drink.gif
    Thanks pathfinder :)
    Anand Sankaran

    http://clix.smugmug.com
  • obelixobelix Registered Users Posts: 165 Major grins
    edited January 9, 2005
    ian408 wrote:
    Nice work Anand!

    Good to see some sun in SFO too. My favorite is the tilted building.

    Ian
    Thanks Ian :)
    Anand Sankaran

    http://clix.smugmug.com
  • obelixobelix Registered Users Posts: 165 Major grins
    edited January 9, 2005
    pathfinder wrote:
    For 300mm and up I like the Gitzo 1325 legs with an Arca Swiss head and a Wimberly side kick. Not the lightest to carry around, but stable.
    Hmm, it is a 3lb 300mm f/4 IF ED lens, not the 300 mm f/2.8. I hope the feisol is enough for that :). What do you think?
    Anand Sankaran

    http://clix.smugmug.com
  • fishfish Registered Users Posts: 2,950 Major grins
    edited January 9, 2005
    Nice shots, obelix! I love the big sky.






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  • gubbsgubbs Registered Users Posts: 3,166 Major grins
    edited January 9, 2005
    I love the richness of the colours and reflections in this one, rainy days can add an extra element thumb.gif Also like the bins and the tulips. clap.gifwaitingForTheSignal.jpg
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  • obelixobelix Registered Users Posts: 165 Major grins
    edited January 9, 2005
    Thanks fish, I love your signature :)
    fish wrote:
    Nice shots, obelix! I love the big sky.






    I_must_stop_coveting_glass
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  • obelixobelix Registered Users Posts: 165 Major grins
    edited January 9, 2005
    Thanks gubbs, the human element always wins.
    gubbs wrote:
    I love the richness of the colours and reflections in this one, rainy days can add an extra element thumb.gif Also like the bins and the tulips. clap.gif
    Anand Sankaran

    http://clix.smugmug.com
  • pathfinderpathfinder Super Moderators Posts: 14,708 moderator
    edited January 9, 2005
    obelix wrote:
    Hmm, it is a 3lb 300mm f/4 IF ED lens, not the 300 mm f/2.8. I hope the feisol is enough for that :). What do you think?


    http://www.nikonians.org/dcforum/DCForumID15/872.html#3

    I had never heard of the Feisol so I googled and came up with this page from the Nikonians discussing Feisol tripods which are made in Taiwan of Carbon -fibre and are not available via retail in this country. Apparently you can buy them via ebay or by dealing with the company directly via PAYPal.
    One poster on the Nikonian thread compared them point by point with Gitzo and felt that the feisol was a much better value than the Gitzo ( it is a lot cheaper), but not as well made or as smooth in operation. He declared the Gitzo was like a work of art. For me, ease of set up and take down are what really determine a tripods value and usefullness after the image quality needs are met.

    If the Feisol tripod can support your bag with a hook for weighting, the Acratech head should be adequate for a 300mm lens and a Nikon body.
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  • obelixobelix Registered Users Posts: 165 Major grins
    edited January 9, 2005
    Pathfinder

    Yes, that thread is one of the main reasons to buy the tripod. I ordered it online from feisol.com. Lots of contended reviewers in dpreview as well. I bought a kirk BH-3 instead of the Acratech. The kirk got some good reviews by Thom Hogan.

    Both arrive in about 2 weeks. I will post a review. Yes the Gitzo 1228 (?) and acratech would be a great combination, right now I am cutting corners for almost comparable equipment with minor quirks. I will post a review once I start to use them.
    pathfinder wrote:
    http://www.nikonians.org/dcforum/DCForumID15/872.html#3

    I had never heard of the Feisol so I googled and came up with this page
    Anand Sankaran

    http://clix.smugmug.com
  • wxwaxwxwax Registered Users Posts: 15,471 Major grins
    edited January 9, 2005
    I've taken the liberty of copying this thread to the Accessories forum, for those who've never heard of Feisol. Obelix, I look forward to your review!
    Sid.
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  • obelixobelix Registered Users Posts: 165 Major grins
    edited January 9, 2005
    wxwax wrote:
    I've taken the liberty of copying this thread to the Accessories forum, for those who've never heard of Feisol. Obelix, I look forward to your review!
    Ah, absolutely. Feisol is among the current favorites in the D70 forum in DPR and in the nikonians forum. $185 for a CF tripod legs, hmm, it is too inviting.

    Give me two weeks, I will post a review. Thanks for the pointer.
    Anand Sankaran

    http://clix.smugmug.com
  • Steve CaviglianoSteve Cavigliano Super Moderators Posts: 3,599 moderator
    edited January 11, 2005
    Good work Anand clap.gifclap.gif


    I like them all, but that last one is killer thumb.gif What I really like about this one is the absence of other people. I mean that and the cool reflections from the water and those nicely exposed lights.

    Andy and I are going to inflict ourselves on the City, Thursday afternoon/evening. I hope to get even one pic as nice as any of these in your series :D

    Thanks for sharing,
    Steve
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  • MongrelMongrel Registered Users Posts: 622 Major grins
    edited January 12, 2005
    YO! Where's da...
    pitchas? ne_nau.gif

    I can't see nothing but x's and boxes?
    If every keystroke was a shutter press I'd be a pro by now...
  • obelixobelix Registered Users Posts: 165 Major grins
    edited January 12, 2005
    Thanks Steve, great comments!
    Steve Cavigliano wrote:
    Good work Anand clap.gifclap.gif


    I like them all, but that last one is killer thumb.gif What I really like about this one is the absence of other people. I mean that and the cool reflections from the water and those nicely exposed lights.

    Andy and I are going to inflict ourselves on the City, Thursday afternoon/evening. I hope to get even one pic as nice as any of these in your series :D

    Thanks for sharing,
    Steve
    Anand Sankaran

    http://clix.smugmug.com
  • obelixobelix Registered Users Posts: 165 Major grins
    edited January 12, 2005
    Mongrel, long story, but I am moving my pics to my smugmug gallery, one of my photos became so popular that it brought down my company's bandwidth, give me a few mins.
    Mongrel wrote:
    pitchas? ne_nau.gif

    I can't see nothing but x's and boxes?
    Anand Sankaran

    http://clix.smugmug.com
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