I'm In Love with my Canon 24mm :)

[Skippy]

Ohhhhhhhh boy, oh boy, oh boy, oh boy :clap :clap
I am so happy with my Canon 24mm 1.4 Lens, having tried it out on night shots for the first time on Sunday Night, I am still going through the images from our night out.

Here are three shots, all taken with the Canon 24mm, all in Aperature Mode, tripod used, and silly me I left the remote at home on the bench :dunno so I had to use the self timer........enjoy Skippy (Australia)

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v63/Ozzie_Skip/Canon%2020D%20dgrin/IMG_4058ReF_filtered1.jpg

Look at the beatiful stars the lights throw off in this shot :D

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v63/Ozzie_Skip/Canon%2020D%20dgrin/IMG_4126ReSmS_filtered.jpg


http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v63/Ozzie_Skip/Canon%2020D%20dgrin/IMG_4135Re_filtered1.jpg

[lenscape]

You should be proud of the lens and the pictures that you have captured.:thumb :thumb :thumb

Absolutely stunning. Thanks for sharing.

Shahed

[4labs]

:bowTake a bow Skippy. Your pics are awesome. Keep them coming.

[Skippy]

You should be proud of the lens and the pictures that you have captured.:thumb :thumb :thumb

Absolutely stunning. Thanks for sharing.

Shahed
I'm still trying to figure out the camera and how to edit :rofl but I am having a ball learning.......I have learnt more this year from the folks on Dgrin than ever before, everyone is so helpful, ohhhh I'm even happy about the mistakes I'm making too :D .....that's what it's all about hu :rolleyes being happy about what your doing...... thank you for your kind words.
Skippy (Australia)

[Skippy]

:bowTake a bow Skippy. Your pics are awesome. Keep them coming.

I asked for some advice, and Andy suggested I go for the Canon 24mm 1.4, and I am just so pleased with the way it is performing.
I specifically brought it for my trip to USA which is only 4 weeks away now, glad I got a chance to try it out with night shots before I go away.

Glad you like them 4labs.......I'm glad I am progressing slowly, this makes me very happy indeed........ take care... Skippy (Australia)

[4labs]

Andy sure has a way of making us richer in knowledge but alot poorer in the pockets doesn't he?:rofl

[Skippy]

Andy sure has a way of making us richer in knowledge but alot poorer in the pockets doesn't he?:rofl
It's always fun to spend someone else's money :lol4
I am not disappointed in any of my lenses that Andy has helped me choose.

Today I will be picking up a new one that arrived yesterday, and hopefully it will be delivered while there is still daylight.....but I bet it's not :rolleyes ohhhh well.

Take Care 4labs.......don't ya just love this forum :D
Skippy (Australia)

[Jerry Curtis]

I've seldom seen night shots as "alive" as these are. I, too, have a love for WA lenses. I just got the 0.7X WA for my V1, giving me the 35mm equivalent focal length of about 24mm. I use that lens more than the tele and almost as much as the "naked" V1 lens.

Lets see more of your night shots! :clap :clap :clap :clap

[Skippy]

I've seldom seen night shots as "alive" as these are. I, too, have a love for WA lenses. I just got the 0.7X WA for my V1, giving me the 35mm equivalent focal length of about 24mm. I use that lens more than the tele and almost as much as the "naked" V1 lens.

Lets see more of your night shots! :clap :clap :clap :clap
Ohhhhhhhhh *blush*blush* I'm still learning I've only had this lens for a couple of weeks, this is my second attempt at night shots, we're going to go back again.......need to see what a clear night will produce, it was so cloudy the sky was an odd colour because of the city lights reflecting into them.

This is my first wide angle lens, I need to give it a whirl on landscapes now :D
Take Care......thank you for your comment........ Skippy (Australia)

[MuskyDude]

WOW! Skippy, these are fantastic! So sharp and crisp! Love your comps too! :clap :clap



AJ

[douglas]

All 3 great shots Skippy, its hard to pic a favorite, but Im leaning toward # 3. Well done.

Best regards,
douglas

[ajgauthier]

after you master the cityscapes at night...with that wonderful lens you should make your way out to the country and dark sky...do some star trails or constellation shots!


Adrienne

[Skippy]

All 3 great shots Skippy, its hard to pic a favorite, but Im leaning toward # 3. Well done.

Best regards,
douglas
This was a second attempt, as the previous attempt we were too far away from the City itself to actually get the shots we wanted to get.

Being right there was where we needed to be the first time around :rofl
Now we need to try it on a clear night, and with a nice sunset :D but alas I work shift work :dunno

Thank you for your comment, glad you liked them...... Skippy (Australia)

[Skippy]

after you master the cityscapes at night...with that wonderful lens you should make your way out to the country and dark sky...do some star trails or constellation shots!

Adrienne
After the City Scapes is gonna be BIRDS :rofl
Might get a chance to do some Stars when I'm in Montana

I'd like to have a go at the moon too.....awwwww I wanna do lots of things, but I gotta work for a living :rofl thanks for looking...... Skippy (Australia)

[Phil U.]

Real nice stuffy Skippy - glad you're enjoying the new glass. :clap :clap :thumb

[Skippy]

Real nice stuffy Skippy - glad you're enjoying the new glass. :clap :clap :thumb
I am just having a ball I tell you :rofl I picked up my Canon 400mm F5.6 tonight, so hopefully if it's a nice day tomorrow I might get a chance to try it out........... just 4 weeks to go before my trip, and now I have all the lenses I want :D

I have so much to learn, I don't think you ever stop learning about photography do ya :huh :rofl thank you for your comment... Skippy (Australia)

[ajgauthier]

After the City Scapes is gonna be BIRDS :rofl
Might get a chance to do some Stars when I'm in Montana

I'd like to have a go at the moon too.....awwwww I wanna do lots of things, but I gotta work for a living :rofl thanks for looking...... Skippy (Australia)
hey Skippy,

when the time comes if you want some how-to on astrophotography, let me know! Moon is tough unless you are hooking up to a small 8" telescope or have a really awesome telephoto.

interesting...you are from Australia, but visiting Montana. I have 2 friends here in Tucson, one of which is from Australia and they are getting married in her hometown in Montana this August...eery Montana/Australia connection.

Adrienne

[Michiel de Brieder]

Skippy,

the first is simply georgeous!!!! :bow WTG on yer new gear :D

[photocat]

Agree with a previous poster. These shots are so alive. Stupid question, but what settings do you use on the camera to get that sharpness and the stars?
Do you need a tripod? (I hate shooting with tripod, I need to be able to move)
If this question is too stupid, laugh in silence... grin
I know they never ask a painter what brushes they used... I hate it when people ask me what camera I use, as if the camera is the thing...
But hey, I have never tried shots like that (and doubt I ever will) but it would be a great thing to be able to try it... A bit hard to find citylights here in UK like the city you were in, tell us your secret O master of the big night scenery

[Shay Stephens]

I remember when you were deciding on the lens. Looks like it was a great choice. I have that lens on my list too. Nice to see it in action like that :-)

[Skippy]

WOW! Skippy, these are fantastic! So sharp and crisp! Love your comps too! :clap :clap
AJ
Hi Aj......... we had a great time, left here at 2.30pm and got home at midnight, we'd walked for over 6 hours and hadn't even realized it :rofl

It's somewhere we will be going back to for sure.... thank you for your comment......I am really happy with how this lens performs.
Skippy (Australia)

[Skippy]

hey Skippy,

when the time comes if you want some how-to on astrophotography, let me know! Moon is tough unless you are hooking up to a small 8" telescope or have a really awesome telephoto.

interesting...you are from Australia, but visiting Montana. I have 2 friends here in Tucson, one of which is from Australia and they are getting married in her hometown in Montana this August...eery Montana/Australia connection.

Adrienne
Awwwwwwww shucks us Ozzie's are a likeable bunch of people :rofl
Thats really nice of you to offer your help.....
Where I work there are 6 of us heading to USA within the next 2 months.
I love it over there......thanks for the offer....... Skippy (Australia)

[Skippy]

Skippy,

the first is simply georgeous!!!! :bow WTG on yer new gear :D
We arrived in Melbourne early and walked around for ages trying to see where we needed to be once it got dark........ the potential to get excellent dusk shots is there, but we only got one shot in before we realized how late it had already gotten with all our walking around.

Imagine that same shot with a beautiful pink sky :rolleyes yup we need to go back there again on a clear night.....it had rained several times that day, and we considered not driving up to Melbourne and just cancelling the trip till another time, but I'm glad we didn't :D

Thank you for your kind words......... Skippy (Australia)

[Skippy]

Agree with a previous poster. These shots are so alive. Stupid question, but what settings do you use on the camera to get that sharpness and the stars?
Do you need a tripod? (I hate shooting with tripod, I need to be able to move)
If this question is too stupid, laugh in silence... grin
I know they never ask a painter what brushes they used... I hate it when people ask me what camera I use, as if the camera is the thing...
But hey, I have never tried shots like that (and doubt I ever will) but it would be a great thing to be able to try it... A bit hard to find citylights here in UK like the city you were in, tell us your secret O master of the big night scenery
You definitely need a tripod it is a MUST and silly me I left my remote release on the bench so that meant I had to use the Self Timer < ---- now this is annoying cause you can't trigger it off when you want to, you have to wait for it to count down before it fires.

The Stars are from using F22 ...... I used the camera in Aperature Mode, and shot in RAW......now lemme tell you something if you can shoot in RAW do it, took me ages to move to RAW, one I didnt have a program that I knew how to use to view and edit them, and two I was very unsure about what I was doing.

Now I use it for everything....it gives you so much control after the shot has been taken to do adjustments.

I have found using RAW the shots need very little post processing.
Hope this information was of some help to you :D Skippy (Australia)

[Skippy]

I remember when you were deciding on the lens. Looks like it was a great choice. I have that lens on my list too. Nice to see it in action like that :-)
Shay I am glad to have been able to ask you about the lens pre to buying it, I talked to Andy and you and a couple of other people before making my decision.

I've tried hard not to double up on distances with my lenses, and found out when I attended the Air Show here that a 50mm lens is just not wide enough to allow you to fit much in a scene at all.

I am just so pleased with the lens Shay, I was shocked at the size of it as I already owned the Canon 50mm 1.4 version, then when this one arrived I thought good heavens look at the size of that thing it takes 77mm Filters.

I'm only 5ft 1 , female and I really don't find these lenses that heavy to carry around, a great move was replacing the Canon Neck Strap with an OPTEC strap......makes carrying that 70-200mm IS lens much easier I tell you.

Thanks for looking Shay........and thank you for your help.
Skippy (Australia)

[photocat]

You definitely need a tripod it is a MUST and silly me I left my remote release on the bench so that meant I had to use the Self Timer < ---- now this is annoying cause you can't trigger it off when you want to, you have to wait for it to count down before it fires.

The Stars are from using F22 ...... I used the camera in Aperature Mode, and shot in RAW......now lemme tell you something if you can shoot in RAW do it, took me ages to move to RAW, one I didnt have a program that I knew how to use to view and edit them, and two I was very unsure about what I was doing.

Now I use it for everything....it gives you so much control after the shot has been taken to do adjustments.

I have found using RAW the shots need very little post processing.
Hope this information was of some help to you :D Skippy (Australia)


Thanks Skippy, I do shoot and save as raw. I agree that it gives you all the control you need for post processing (if needed). I also found out that custom curves for my camera give me a better result straight out of the camera. Thanks for guiding me towards evening shots. If I ever am brave enough to log a tripod with me, I will give it a try. (I doubt that I will ever have your results though. Don't forget it is not the lens in your shots, it is you holding the camera and stearing it)