*OFFICIAL* Snapshot of the Day (one image per post please) #1

[M_Six]

Originally Posted by Chewy734

it's insanely impressive they could carve out something like that... nice pic too!

+1 on both comments.

[UdubBadger]

Originally Posted by Icy J

tunnel by - Icy J -, on Flickr

nice exposure

how long

[E90Mario]

Mark, awesome shot!!

[MATT0404]

Anyone know what kind of bird this is?


Unidentified Bird by mkrepp, on Flickr

[The1]

I like watches.

[Chewy734]

nice shot Matt!

Reed, cool shot... what watch is it?

[Chewy734]

[The1]

Originally Posted by Chewy734

nice shot Matt!

Reed, cool shot... what watch is it?

Panerai 305

was a surprise from my dad the other day. He has too many watches, so he passed one along to me.

and thanks, tinkered around with the post processing a bit to see what i could do.

[The1]

Originally Posted by Chewy734

I'm assuming HDR?

it's a neat shot.

[Chewy734]

Originally Posted by The1

Panerai 305

was a surprise from my dad the other day. He has too many watches, so he passed one along to me.

and thanks, tinkered around with the post processing a bit to see what i could do.

That's awesome... one of my dream watches.... I'm jealous.

Originally Posted by The1

I'm assuming HDR?

it's a neat shot.

Yup. Thanks!

[The1]

Originally Posted by Chewy734

That's awesome... one of my dream watches.... I'm jealous.



Yup. Thanks!

My old man has interesting taste. He has 7 other Panerai's and then some other watches, so I guess he was ok giving one up

It's a nice piece, I'm probably going to grab a different band for it however.

Get on the watch forums, people trade their panerai's like they are playing cards. Might be able to find one for an ok price.

[Chewy734]

which forum exactly? Btw, if you get bored with it, you know where to send it.

[The1]

Originally Posted by Chewy734

which forum exactly? Btw, if you get bored with it, you know where to send it.

haha, sadly my dad put a stipulation on it where if i get bored of it, i have to give it back

timezone.com
watchuseek.com

those are 2 seposedly good ones, I know there's lots of others, but can't think of them at the moment. But there's lots of brand specific ones as well.

I tend not to read too many of the forums, I prefur to do my own research, there's lots of people out there with pretty bogus opinions (just like any other forum) But on the other hand, it's also a great resourse for opening you up to brands you won't have heard of.

I found this site the other day, it isn't a complete list of all the brands, but it's got the most in one location that i've come across, unfortunatly no prices are listed either. But it's a good resource to see what's out there.

http://watchluxus.com/brands

again, not all watches are shown, and not all brands are shown, but it should give you a good start to see what exists.

[Chewy734]

[Icy J]

Twins. by - Icy J -, on Flickr

[MaximusJ]

Posting my first post-processed pic....

[remmib]

Originally Posted by The1

I like watches.

Wish I had a macro lens to shot my watch like that.

[dcstep]

Originally Posted by remmib

Wish I had a macro lens to shot my watch like that.

You might try a 25mm extension tube on some of your current lenses before plunking down money on a "macro". It's simple mechanics. My 70-200mm and 500mm make excellent macro lenses with an ET attached. They're very inexpensive and yet can play a valuable roll.

Dave

[MaximusJ]

Originally Posted by dcstep

You might try a 25mm extension tube on some of your current lenses before plunking down money on a "macro". It's simple mechanics. My 70-200mm and 500mm make excellent macro lenses with an ET attached. They're very inexpensive and yet can play a valuable roll.

Dave

Any suggestions regarding the brand? There's a lot of them out there and from prices to 10 to 200 bucks. I might try that before spending big money on the 105mm I want.

[dcstep]

Originally Posted by MaximusJ

Any suggestions regarding the brand? There's a lot of them out there and from prices to 10 to 200 bucks. I might try that before spending big money on the 105mm I want.

I'm using Canon, but I've heard nothing but great things about Kinko. Make certain that the model you buy still allows for comunication between the body and lens and transmission of EXIF data. I think you're talking around 100-bucks. You can buy a "set" for more, but 25mm is versatile enough for your first experiments with macro.

If you have to MF it's not the end of the world in macro, because you usually focus by setting the camera and then moving the whole shebang in and out fromt he subject. My Canon will AF with my Canon lenses and bodies, which does help some, but I often have to override the AF and go manual to get the right part of the subject in focus.

Dave

[Chewy734]

Originally Posted by dcstep

I'm using Canon, but I've heard nothing but great things about Kenko.

fixed that for you, Dave

[dcstep]

Thanks Chewy.