Fireworks - July 4th 2009 - one more

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Hello All,
Welcome again! I think I should get over more of my laziness in sharing what I am doing! Anyway this is one more shot which I took during the last July 4th celebration. I was sitting with a group of friends in the lawns of the nearby school watching the fireworks. I was holding the camera in my hand clicking away.. Since I was exposing it long enough, it came out wavy beautiful. Hope you like it!

Tech:
Canon XSI, 55-250mm at 96mm
f/5.0
1/6s
ISO: 800

Portrait photography - Best suited lens

Welcome back!

Though I had an SLR for nine years, never experimented much because of, you know what! Cost!! Now that I moved to DSLR and three lenses - 18-55 + 55-250 + 50mm 1.8 - I have got enough resources to play around for free ( already paid for:-) )

I got the most flattering results with my 55-250 telephoto zoom at around 100mm WITH NATURAL LIGHT before noon - indoors. I stand next to the window and I ask my subject (so far only my wife) to stand facing me (window). I can not post these photos as she didn't agree to.

Cut the crap - my personal style is to focus as close as possible with just the face filling literally the whole frame - if that suits you. The results are usually very flattering. Try it.

General technical data I used: 

Canon XSI with 55-250 at around 100mm

f/4.0

1/2 sec - 1/50sec

ISO: 200

Without flash

Moon Dance

Welcome to Digital photography discussion!

Yes Moon dance! What do you do when you get a DSLR and you can control the exposure? Play with long exposure times! That's what I did. When I just got my XSI, I was playing around with the long exposure times. 1 sec, 2 sec, 20 secs etc. Did you see the sunset pic with 20sec? Just check it out.

By the way, when I was heading back home one day, I noticed Moon & Venus so close to each other and bright too. As soon as I reached home, pulled out my XSI, hand held it and set it for 4 sec and manually moved it to make a pattern. The result is this witch face :-)

Canon XSI with 55-250 at 250mm

4.0 sec

f/5.6

ISO: 400

Welcome! An intro about me and my camera(s)..

Welcome to Digital Photo talk !

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Welcome aboard ! I hope to entertain you with my photography talks, discussions and titbits.

(Updated on June 29th 2010)

About me -

You can call me Raghu. Born in India. Lived in India and Germany. Currently living in the sunny california.

Always been interested in Photography ever since I remember. Got into Film SLR around 2000(around 9 years back). Didn't dare to experiment with film because of cost. Recently moved to DSLR. I have always been a CANON guy.

Camera's owned:

Film SLR: Canon EOS Rebel GQD with Sigma 28-80 with Macro at 80 (used mostly while in India & Germany)

P&S: Canon IXUS 40 (used mostly in Germany and US)

DSLR: Canon EOS XSI with EF-S 18-55 IS f/3.5-5.6

+ EF-S 55-250 IS f/4.0-5.6

+ EF 50mm f/1.8 II (ordered recently)
Bag: Lowepro Nova AW 170

Tripod: Dolica Proline AX620B100 (updated on June 29th 2010)