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Old 07-16-2010, 12:12 AM
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My name is Ted, I've been lurking here a couple months now and figured I'd finally post an introduction.

I've been shooting DSLR for a little over six months now, the bug bit my when I decided to pick up a 30D and a 28-135 from a buddy of mine and I haven't looked back. I've since moved beyond my starter lens and have been working on collecting little red L's.

I do mostly side/hobby stuff right now, but I wouldn't mind developing it into something bigger. I'm always looking to learn new stuff and develop my work more and more. Here's a handful of stuff I've shot over the past months, be gentle with me, I'm still pretty fresh.

My older dog Dutchess, eight year old brindle pit mix:


My other dog Buddy, eight month old rednose pit:


Gulls at the Great Bridge locks:


A low flying gull I caught in Southern Shores:


Long exposure night shot in Southern Shores:
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Old 07-16-2010, 08:59 AM
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Welcome to the site...I am also a fellow dog lover myself.

One thing I noticed and to take note of is on your last photo with the long exposure. I see you used an ISO of 1000. No need to use an ISO that high if you don't need to and with long exposures...that's the beauty of it...you just use the low ISO and extend the shutter speed exposure to compensate. It's on a tripod so why not...and the images come out cleaner as well.

Again welcome to the forum...look forward to seeing you progress!
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Old 07-16-2010, 09:43 AM
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Old 07-16-2010, 06:10 PM
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One thing I noticed and to take note of is on your last photo with the long exposure. I see you used an ISO of 1000. No need to use an ISO that high if you don't need to and with long exposures...that's the beauty of it...you just use the low ISO and extend the shutter speed exposure to compensate. It's on a tripod so why not...and the images come out cleaner as well.
Thanks for the comment. One of the things I'm really bad with is not checking my ISO settings before shooting. I've screwed up a few good shots like that as I'd be shooting something in low light the previous evening and never dropped back down during the next day. I've been trying to keep myself out of that hole lately.

As for that particular shot, I was on vacation and had tied one on severely that evening. At some point I decided to go stand out on the deck and take some shots, so who knows what I was thinking when I did it.
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Old 08-08-2010, 12:00 AM
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Welcome from another noob.
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Old 08-08-2010, 01:52 AM
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welcome to the forum glad to see you are out of lurking and posting!
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