Hi All, am lucky enough to have just got a New Canon EOS550 and am currently playing around and getting used to it.
Heres my first couple of shots
Heres my first couple of shots
New Canon EOS550 test shots
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Would you Adam and Eve it, thats the standard kit lens my friends.
Its an 18-55 Canon lens that is part of the kit, I have just cropped the image wide view that's all, I prefer the WIDE look and the images allowed this. Also got a 55-250 tele lens for close ups. Saving up for a real wide angle lens, would love a fish eye also.
I guess it's the backing up far enough and lying down on the floor that allowed me to have the flexibility to get a wide view :wink:
Here's another wide one of Beachy Head, with the Belle Tout lighthouse in the far rear
P.S. thanks for the positive comments folks, One will only get better after a bit of playing and a photography course or two, I WILL have a spot on the Galley podium one day, I hope :lol:
Its an 18-55 Canon lens that is part of the kit, I have just cropped the image wide view that's all, I prefer the WIDE look and the images allowed this. Also got a 55-250 tele lens for close ups. Saving up for a real wide angle lens, would love a fish eye also.
I guess it's the backing up far enough and lying down on the floor that allowed me to have the flexibility to get a wide view :wink:
Here's another wide one of Beachy Head, with the Belle Tout lighthouse in the far rear
P.S. thanks for the positive comments folks, One will only get better after a bit of playing and a photography course or two, I WILL have a spot on the Galley podium one day, I hope :lol:
nice shots mate. So, 18-55 lens? (equiv to 28-88 for full size sensor I think) so still quite a wide angle.
Twice last night I had an in depth discussion with people about my presence with a camera.
1. In a Bethnal Green street which can only be described as gritty. Elevated railway line with industrial businesses in arches below, tunnels, grafitti etc. 8pm, hardly anyone around. I wanted to take pictures of my car in the area for the Feb Z4 gallery competition. Car drives by a couple of times, then pulls up alongside, window half down.
"Who you taking pictures of?"
"what"?
"Who you taking pictures of?"
"No, what....what am I taking pictures of? I am taking pictures of what....not who"!
"Who you taking pictures of?"
"I don't know you mate and you don't know me, perhaps you can introduce yourself and state your business?"
"Are you taking pictures of me?"
"Well if you keep driving by, you stand a better chance of being in the picture!"
The guy was faintly menacing, but I don't get menaced easily and stood my ground.
"Have we finished? I'm about to do a long exposure"
The guy gave me a long look and drove off slowly, then kept passing by. I could see he was on his mobile. I thought "Hmmmmm, reinforcements?" Discretion..........better part of valour and all that, I decided that my presence in a deserted street was an issue..... that not being a scaredy cat can be an enemy to personal safety. I packed my kit in the car and drove off to the back of Liverpool Street Station where there is an interesting building for a backdrop
2. So, there I was in the middle of the public highway on a traffic island taking a pic of Broadgate House. Mr High Viz jacket (nice enough bloke) approaches.
"Evening sir, do you have a permit"
"Sorry? permit for....?
"To take pictures of the building....you need a permit"
"No mate, I need a permit if I am on your land and wish to take a pic of the building..."
"No sir, you need a permit to take a picture of the building"
"Under what law?"
"er......I am just saying you need a permit and if you continue then I will call the police"
"Permits are not a police issue mate, and it is a waste of time calling them here on a Friday when they are busy doing other Friday night stuff, tell you what, I will call the police and tell them what I am doing"
(Puzzled look, then on radio....."Control? He is calling police!"
I called the non emergency number and spoke to the control inspector, identified who I was and asked if there was an issue? No, no issue unless causing obstruction.
Me to high viz guy...."Listen mate, I know you are doing your job...but you need to know you are not right...I like you, you have been polite and respectful; as I have. Here is the inspectors name and ext number....your control room supervisor can speak to him"
Now, this was not a security issue, had he said so, I would have meekly gone on my way. But i am raging against the machine (ironic considering I was a state apparatchik for 30yrs!) I was stopped by a couple of PCSO's last year in an attractive Essex village taking pictures of a pub's flower baskets in full bloom.
Next I will know, I will be manning tha burning barricades in the coming summer of discontent
Twice last night I had an in depth discussion with people about my presence with a camera.
1. In a Bethnal Green street which can only be described as gritty. Elevated railway line with industrial businesses in arches below, tunnels, grafitti etc. 8pm, hardly anyone around. I wanted to take pictures of my car in the area for the Feb Z4 gallery competition. Car drives by a couple of times, then pulls up alongside, window half down.
"Who you taking pictures of?"
"what"?
"Who you taking pictures of?"
"No, what....what am I taking pictures of? I am taking pictures of what....not who"!
"Who you taking pictures of?"
"I don't know you mate and you don't know me, perhaps you can introduce yourself and state your business?"
"Are you taking pictures of me?"
"Well if you keep driving by, you stand a better chance of being in the picture!"
The guy was faintly menacing, but I don't get menaced easily and stood my ground.
"Have we finished? I'm about to do a long exposure"
The guy gave me a long look and drove off slowly, then kept passing by. I could see he was on his mobile. I thought "Hmmmmm, reinforcements?" Discretion..........better part of valour and all that, I decided that my presence in a deserted street was an issue..... that not being a scaredy cat can be an enemy to personal safety. I packed my kit in the car and drove off to the back of Liverpool Street Station where there is an interesting building for a backdrop
2. So, there I was in the middle of the public highway on a traffic island taking a pic of Broadgate House. Mr High Viz jacket (nice enough bloke) approaches.
"Evening sir, do you have a permit"
"Sorry? permit for....?
"To take pictures of the building....you need a permit"
"No mate, I need a permit if I am on your land and wish to take a pic of the building..."
"No sir, you need a permit to take a picture of the building"
"Under what law?"
"er......I am just saying you need a permit and if you continue then I will call the police"
"Permits are not a police issue mate, and it is a waste of time calling them here on a Friday when they are busy doing other Friday night stuff, tell you what, I will call the police and tell them what I am doing"
(Puzzled look, then on radio....."Control? He is calling police!"
I called the non emergency number and spoke to the control inspector, identified who I was and asked if there was an issue? No, no issue unless causing obstruction.
Me to high viz guy...."Listen mate, I know you are doing your job...but you need to know you are not right...I like you, you have been polite and respectful; as I have. Here is the inspectors name and ext number....your control room supervisor can speak to him"
Now, this was not a security issue, had he said so, I would have meekly gone on my way. But i am raging against the machine (ironic considering I was a state apparatchik for 30yrs!) I was stopped by a couple of PCSO's last year in an attractive Essex village taking pictures of a pub's flower baskets in full bloom.
Next I will know, I will be manning tha burning barricades in the coming summer of discontent
ive had that once at a statley home where i wished to take some pics of my car in the grounds, i was told to leave as they were the owners, but really- i'm taking pics of my car infront of a nice background !! not doing any harm in the slightest! oh well you can't please everyone.
Nice pics i have the 450D with same lenses had a great time using the kit last year at various motorsport events is that the layby that overlooks Eastbourne love that road and really like the road out of town that leads up to it when its empty.
Like the first pic with your Z rule of thirds
Like the first pic with your Z rule of thirds
Some interesting shots
Frankly I'm still getting the hang of my 450d with same lens so may try more distsnt shots and cropping. The resolution is so high that they easily take any amount of cropping and zooming for normal use.
Interesting story re the jobs worths. Sign of the times I guess.
Frankly I'm still getting the hang of my 450d with same lens so may try more distsnt shots and cropping. The resolution is so high that they easily take any amount of cropping and zooming for normal use.
Interesting story re the jobs worths. Sign of the times I guess.
Lovely photos, I have noticed some great photographers on this site. I am looking into getting a DSLR but I am a complete novice. I have a Lumix TZ7 that I take everywhere with me and love the pictures, but I would like some manual settings to play with. Any quick advice on the model to get would be greatly appreciated....
also noticed the Healey Sprite in the second pic out on a jolly!
also noticed the Healey Sprite in the second pic out on a jolly!
There has been a lot of issues with people being told they can not take photos of things / buildings, police telling people they must delete photos.
It is all a load of rubbish.
the only way anyone can make you delete a photo is with a court order.
you are perfectly within your rights when in a public place to take photos of anyone or anything.
Ohh and nice effort on the photos.
It is all a load of rubbish.
the only way anyone can make you delete a photo is with a court order.
you are perfectly within your rights when in a public place to take photos of anyone or anything.
Ohh and nice effort on the photos.
Petach 
Thanks for telling me all that what a laugh :roll: what a great world we live in eh? full of eeejits that are clearly intimidated by the manliness of your vehicle for a start and just by looking at it they need to bring you down to their level because of jealousy I guess, still you did go for the Red one m8, you know what they say "Red rag to a bull" 
The world seems to be full of jealous 4R53Holes right now, every time I have the roof down and go somewhere there is always some idiot trying to take the Pi55 or shouting obscenities, unfortunately after being goaded a bit too much and becoming thoroughly cheesed off with it all i was taking these pictures at beachy head when mr dickwad arrived and I just saw RED:
pic 2 above (the one with the red Sprite in it) you can all clearly see how close I am to the edge of the car park right, whaddya estimate from the edge of the tarmac? Offside front was in fact about two feet from the grass but would you believe it, this TW*tt saw me taking photos, stopped & looked at me, then drove into that tiny gap (right in front of the Zed, or behind it as you look at the photo) thus spoiling my ability to continue taking photos and clearly taking the Micky- In his dirty old vauxhall MPV by the way, I mean, how very dare he??? :voodoo:
His very ugly wife was clearly a bit more human and was motioning to him that I was clearly in command of the space and taking pictures, however this old wannabe didn't give a flying Muck and was obviously out for spoiling my simple fun -Hhhmm (steam rises from ears and the old paratrooper mentality tries to take control of the aggression valve) Psst Psst :violent1:
What really got me goat up was that the very silly chap thought it sensible not only to take the Micky by parking in front of a psycho Jock in his moment of concentration, the Bstard got out of his car and said- I quote "Ya wanna be driving it M8 not takin pictchas of eet"
Now it was a Sunday and in trying to keep my blood pressure low and my Zen in check- (I really don't like to spill blood on a Sunday :wink: ) I just ask him if he was "deliberately taking the P155 out of me or just fancied a trip to the emergency ward?" and you know what his response was? "My daughters got the three litre Mercedes soft top" ! I retorted that he had deliberately took the P by parking right in front of me when I am clearly taking pictures and you guessed it - "I can park wherever I bleeding well like sonny"AAAAAGGGHHHHHHH
I felt like giving this twit a thick ear that'd last 4 life and sending him packing in agonising pain whilst wishing he hadn't tried to take on someone like the punisher, someone younger, fitter, angrier and uglier than he was- someone who takes pride in not only retaining a distinct dislike of the bullies in life but who also enjoys returning a bad attitude to assholes that think they can just take the P155 out of people and get away with it, but I don't do cruelty to animals either, so I was in a quandary.
My quandary is that I have a tattoo on my forehead that says "the Buck stops here" yet as I mature i realise I can't fight every battle or I'd be fighting all day, every day, so I tell him he's "either the most stupid or the bravest man I have met in a long time, but I can't see any medals on his chest and can tell from previous experience he is not a military man and all i can see is stupid me ol m8, so why dont you fluckoff and eat a sh!t sandwich you pr!ck" at which point he got back in his car, got shouted at very loudly by his very ugly wife ( " I told you so you bloody idiot") yet he decided he shouldn't move his sh1tbox at all & he started to do a crossword, so i double parked right against his rear bumper so he couldn't move his prattmobile an inch, told him through his window with a foaming mouth that if he even breathed on my car I would take it as a further insult and rip his f'n head off n sheet down his neck, then throw him off the edge of beachy head, this had the lovely result of turning him white / green and stopped all form of eye contact and further bullying or bravery on his part (Result
I then locked My lovely Zed & went for a walk to calm down, returned 10 minutes later and revved the hell out of the car for a wee while just to make the point, then released him from my return intimidation and drove off saying "Du Mhan Yhu" :cpilot:
Equaliser?
Thanks for telling me all that what a laugh :roll: what a great world we live in eh? full of eeejits that are clearly intimidated by the manliness of your vehicle for a start and just by looking at it they need to bring you down to their level because of jealousy I guess, still you did go for the Red one m8, you know what they say "Red rag to a bull" The world seems to be full of jealous 4R53Holes right now, every time I have the roof down and go somewhere there is always some idiot trying to take the Pi55 or shouting obscenities, unfortunately after being goaded a bit too much and becoming thoroughly cheesed off with it all i was taking these pictures at beachy head when mr dickwad arrived and I just saw RED:
pic 2 above (the one with the red Sprite in it) you can all clearly see how close I am to the edge of the car park right, whaddya estimate from the edge of the tarmac? Offside front was in fact about two feet from the grass but would you believe it, this TW*tt saw me taking photos, stopped & looked at me, then drove into that tiny gap (right in front of the Zed, or behind it as you look at the photo) thus spoiling my ability to continue taking photos and clearly taking the Micky- In his dirty old vauxhall MPV by the way, I mean, how very dare he??? :voodoo:
His very ugly wife was clearly a bit more human and was motioning to him that I was clearly in command of the space and taking pictures, however this old wannabe didn't give a flying Muck and was obviously out for spoiling my simple fun -Hhhmm (steam rises from ears and the old paratrooper mentality tries to take control of the aggression valve) Psst Psst :violent1:
What really got me goat up was that the very silly chap thought it sensible not only to take the Micky by parking in front of a psycho Jock in his moment of concentration, the Bstard got out of his car and said- I quote "Ya wanna be driving it M8 not takin pictchas of eet"
Now it was a Sunday and in trying to keep my blood pressure low and my Zen in check- (I really don't like to spill blood on a Sunday :wink: ) I just ask him if he was "deliberately taking the P155 out of me or just fancied a trip to the emergency ward?" and you know what his response was? "My daughters got the three litre Mercedes soft top" ! I retorted that he had deliberately took the P by parking right in front of me when I am clearly taking pictures and you guessed it - "I can park wherever I bleeding well like sonny"AAAAAGGGHHHHHHH
I felt like giving this twit a thick ear that'd last 4 life and sending him packing in agonising pain whilst wishing he hadn't tried to take on someone like the punisher, someone younger, fitter, angrier and uglier than he was- someone who takes pride in not only retaining a distinct dislike of the bullies in life but who also enjoys returning a bad attitude to assholes that think they can just take the P155 out of people and get away with it, but I don't do cruelty to animals either, so I was in a quandary.
My quandary is that I have a tattoo on my forehead that says "the Buck stops here" yet as I mature i realise I can't fight every battle or I'd be fighting all day, every day, so I tell him he's "either the most stupid or the bravest man I have met in a long time, but I can't see any medals on his chest and can tell from previous experience he is not a military man and all i can see is stupid me ol m8, so why dont you fluckoff and eat a sh!t sandwich you pr!ck" at which point he got back in his car, got shouted at very loudly by his very ugly wife ( " I told you so you bloody idiot") yet he decided he shouldn't move his sh1tbox at all & he started to do a crossword, so i double parked right against his rear bumper so he couldn't move his prattmobile an inch, told him through his window with a foaming mouth that if he even breathed on my car I would take it as a further insult and rip his f'n head off n sheet down his neck, then throw him off the edge of beachy head, this had the lovely result of turning him white / green and stopped all form of eye contact and further bullying or bravery on his part (Result
I then locked My lovely Zed & went for a walk to calm down, returned 10 minutes later and revved the hell out of the car for a wee while just to make the point, then released him from my return intimidation and drove off saying "Du Mhan Yhu" :cpilot:
Equaliser?
srhutch said:Nice shot's in a wonderful location, you just need to learn how to park now looking at that second shot
I guess you see now (above post) why I tried to block off that end of the car park mr hutch 
AAAAggggHHHHHH!benlumley said:
Thanks- I know it may sound funny but I don't know what you mean by rule of thirds, please advise.GAZA62 said:Like the first pic with your Z rule of thirds
Apart from video digicams and a fair bit of video editing over the years, I've only ever taken snapshots before and this really is my first proper camera, I have never studied or read about photography and post getting the Zed and becoming accustomed to the monthly photoComp entries, I decided it was a hobby I fancied having a go at and hence I've booked onto a day course on the 550D at park cameras next month to get to know the hardware. Once I have done this I will be looking at starting with a good book on photography, intro to photography using a DSLR etc-can anyone personally recommend a good book to start with to teach me all the rules, advise and introduce me to F stop etc. etc
thanks IWL
Greeno said:
X2
This is true, I took on ADT in court for very negligently installing a security system, after 5 years and lots of time with a QC we won, (Yipee) however it enabled me to get involved & experienced in the designing / installing of digital security systems. So, when it comes to recording evidence in a public place, there is in fact a difference between the rules for private individuals versus what a business can and cannot do. There is also what is classed as permissible evidence in a court of law and whats not & there are now regulations in place to try to create some form of standards, however, when it comes to a private individual with say a photo camera you can pretty much record photo's / Video in any public place as long as it doesn't do one of two things (1) infringe on someones private space (i.e. zooming in through a windows of a private house, which digital systems & digital cams now provide mask out zones specifically for)
(2) This is a strange one- if you are a private individual either in our out of your home you can do this, but if you are a business you are not allowed to record audio (at least as far as security is concerned anyway)
so when the school says "for data protection we do not allow the recording of videos of the school play" like our wee ones school tried, you can tell them they dont know what they are on about and that they are not allowed to say this
hope this at least tries to clarify some of the regulations :wink:
iwatchlive said:srhutch said:Nice shot's in a wonderful location, you just need to learn how to park now looking at that second shot
I was talking about the gap behind (or lack of), my eyesight is good but I haven't mastered looking through cars yet