Calgary Photography - Page 3

Vascilli · #1 Posted **May 11, 2009, 11:25 PM**

I love the characters you see walking down town, usually I don't have the balls to take a picture of them.

ue · #2 Posted **May 11, 2009, 11:27 PM**

nice shot jimby .looks like an interesting character.

Jimby · #3 Posted **May 11, 2009, 11:54 PM**

It helps to have balls if you're born a male!
Thanks EE!

Jimby · #4 Posted **May 15, 2009, 2:39 PM**

Big Sky · #5 Posted **May 18, 2009, 11:59 PM**

Colors is the bomb!

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Originally Posted by Jimby

BFHeadstone · #6 Posted **May 16, 2009, 2:09 AM**

For those of you who do not get into the photography section here are a few shots that I took today down south of Sirocco golf course (south of Spruce Meadows)
http://forum.skyscraperpage.com/showthread.php?t=169195

McPaul · #7 Posted **May 18, 2009, 6:53 AM**

Just bought a new camera, myself (well, have to go pick it up at Bestbuy tomorrow or so)

Any of you experts want to go for a walkabout to show me how to use it? (yeah, I have no idea!)

I bought a Canon Rebel T1i. Do you guys use tripods when you take these?

Vascilli · #8 Posted **May 18, 2009, 7:54 AM**

Tripods are best used for long exposures, awkward camera placement, when you want to very precisely align your camera, or when you want to keep movement to a minimum (Macro comes to mind). Your lens will probably be a Canon 18-55mm IS, and the Image Stabilization in it will fairly well negate the need for a tripod in some cases.

First thing you should do with your camera is not use it in Auto mode. (The green box)

McPaul · #9 Posted **May 18, 2009, 7:58 PM**

Great feedback so far, thanks!

Jimby · #10 Posted **May 18, 2009, 10:13 PM**

McPaul · #11 Posted **May 18, 2009, 11:33 PM**

Interesting shot, Jimby, where was that taken from?

I was walking the other direction from there on Saturday, from downtown and ending up at the Max Bell train station.

Haven't really seen many views of downtown from the east/west before. Makes an interesting angle.

Jimby · #12 Posted **May 18, 2009, 11:59 PM**

Thanks! I was at the far west end of 10th Avenue under Crowchild.

McPaul · #13 Posted **May 19, 2009, 12:24 AM**

oh! it's 10th Avenue that goes past crowchild... I walked through sunalta on 11th and 12th the other day but didn't go down 10th. (wasn't impressed with what I saw on 11&12th!!) so I continued down to the river... interesting pic.

mersar · #14 Posted **May 19, 2009, 2:10 AM**

Yep, it just barely continues past for a block of small industrial/office buildings (nothing different then most of the rest of 10th ave on the east side) then it ends just before the pathway running from up by the Golf course comes down to the river