Kirislin

OK, I've not long gotten home. I realised once I started shooting that I hadn't explained what I wanted to do. I see Luke realised once I'd headed out. Anyway, I figure out myself I needed to slow the shutter speed down to get what I wanted. The other thing I needed was co ooperative whippets. I tried to get them side on but mostly they just wanted to trot along so I got lots of boring pics. then unexpectedly they went psycho and I wasn't all that well prepared but I did get a few blurry out of focus shots. Not great but more along the lines I was after. Kibah, would've been better if she was running side on, not coming towards me, Oh well, her front leg chest area is almost in focus. at least there's plenty of movement They practically tied me in knots, especially Feather, I was standing on a slope and she was doing circuits around me at a flat gallop so it wasn't easy.

Vickie those shots are amazing, as always but I want to try to get my whippets in focus and the background blurry, panning shots, I think they're called. You'd laugh if you saw what I'm doing. I am writing down what you've both said to take with me. Hope I get some worthwhile pics. thanks!

I want to try to get some shots with the whippets running, them clear and the background blurred. Hoping someone can suggest settings before I go. I have a canon 400d with the kit lenses. I'm thinking I'd probably need the 18-35 rather than the long lens? Is that right? It's a dull day here so a higher ISO? maybe 400 is that right? I want to get out of auto so I know I need that continuous shooting mode. Umm what else? fast shutter speed? OK I'm reading the manual, I'm thinking if I just put it on AIservo and continuous shooting. I'll post the results if I get any and they're any good.

Actually I do sometimes and I have a giggle about it. If you met him I am sure you'd think the name suits him. anyway I've just changed the lens over and shot these from my doorway. they look blurred because the maggies are behind a wire fence so I changed to manual focus. It's just all practice for me. and Penny, Pucks mum giving me lip

I named him after the play Midsummer night's dream. I think it suits him but he/we get teased about it a little bit. Puck doesn't mind though.

They're great, well done Thankyou!! I've got a very sweet subject, that's my Puck, just not sure about the bokeh though................... :wink:

I look forward to seeing your results. Pity you're so far away, we could have a practice day together and get thoroughly confused have you had a look here, it's Canons own instruction site. http://web.canon.jp/imaging/enjoydslr/index.html

Todays practice: Here's a couple at 3.5, that's as far as it will go.

was that shopbot mob the ones you got the refund from? I'd be wary of them if that's the case. I've had a read up of the lens. it sounds really cheap, plasticky. May I ask how much your 1.4 cost. There seems to be a huge price difference from what I've seen. Is there so much of a difference in quality and ability?

Tahna I had a disappointing day at the beach with mine too and I posted about it here. http://www.dolforums.com.au/index.php?showtopic=144827 I think it's definitely operator problems with me. Have you loaded the programs that come with the camera onto your computer. you can sharpen them a bit there, which is what I did with some but still, my abilities are the downfall.

Oh good, my next post was going to be how do I put it in a sentence

How ya goin' Tahna?

Please no!! I wonder how different the results would be with a canon. I've learnt a new word too by visiting fredmiranda "bokeh"

oooh I think I want one of them.

Yep, that's exactly what I did when I wrote I heard the penny drop thanks!

OK, please explain what this lens will do in simple terms for me. I think it will let me take those lovely close ups with a really shallow depth of field, is that right. will it take distance shots or is it sort of like just a portrait lens only for stationary close up subjects? Or am I completely off the mark.

Hey, I think I am starting to get it. I just had a play with the camera. I think I heard the penny drop.

will go to a maximum aperture of f3.5 at 18mm and f5.6 at 55mm. Does that make sense? It depends on how much or little you've zoomed. Not sure what the minimum aperture is. Same rationale applies to the other lens. ETA Woops, too slow No sigh I will read everyones descriptions again and try really hard to stop my eyes glazing over. thankyou all, I appreciate it. Tahna, you and I can be confused together, sooner of later the penny has to drop.....surely I feel like such a

OK, I'll write everything I see this is the EF-S 18-55 CANON ZOOM LENS EF-S 18-55mm 1:3.5-5.6 then there's a funny symbol like ll with a line top and bottom, probably greek then further round CANON INC. and further again a symbol like circle with a line through it and then 58mm On the EF 75-300 I dont need to take the cap off it's just written around the edge all the same as the first CANON ZOOM LENS EF 75-300mm then 1:4-5.6 and again the circle symbol 58mm so, does any of that tell me f stops I wish I could find a camera course nearby

I've got the twin lens kit with EF-S 18-55 & EF 75-300 there's not mention of fstops that I can see.

How can I tell by just looking at my lens what the f stop range is? forgive me if I am not saying it correctly, I dont know camera speak. there's lots of writing on it but no mention of f stops whereas on my dear old film Minolta (that I never learned to use properly ) it shows an f stop range of 3.5-22, well, I think thats what it is. Yep - that's it - it'll open as wide as f/3.5 and close down to f/22. But I cant see anything like that on the digital Canon lens so how does one know, just by looking at the modern lens?

How can I tell by just looking at my lens what the f stop range is? forgive me if I am not saying it correctly, I dont know camera speak. there's lots of writing on it but no mention of f stops whereas on my dear old film Minolta (that I never learned to use properly ) it shows an f stop range of 3.5-22, well, I think thats what it is.

That's terrible. I am so sorry for you and your little man. The only good thing for him is that it was instant, one second he was having fun, the next........ but you must be in shock. Again, I am so sorry.

You're GOOD!

It sounds like the lens you were using will only go down to f/4. The only option... Buy a faster lens What lens were you using? aaaaaaaah! so now it starts to make sense, all this talk of faster lenses. I got the kit lenses with the Canon 400D that since I've bought it I hear they're not so good. Can you hear my teeth gnashing in frustration?