Stupid Bowl

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Yep, I never get tired of seeing your images Gerry... absolutely stunning.

I just saw the biggest coastal redwood in the Eastern Piedmont last week. A real monster... 26 years old, ~20"dbh and 60' tall! It's bigger than several older ones at arboretums, just happens to be in perfect soil and light i guess.
 
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Chip, that redwood you speak of should grow to be quite a big tree given the time and room. The climate where you're at should do the trick very will.

Peter, I'm using a 11 mega pixel Fugifilm S100. It is an unbelievably durable camera as it has been repeatedly soak in saltwater when shooting the tide pools and trashed and dropped in the woods and it just keeps on working. I've had the camera for nearly 2 years and 700 pics shy of having taken 50,000 pictures with it.

I'm going to get another one this year. Not sure what kind yet, but it will be an upgrade for sure. I'll keep the S100 as a back up.
 
I have a Canon EOS Rebel T1I, US spec, very happy with it, thoroughly recommend Canon if you want to upgrade to a full spec SLR.

Anyhow I bought a chinese made remote for it, identical to this one. I was a little dubious about it, but seeing as the Canon version is nearly £300 and doesnt fit my camera without some alterations, I decided to go for the cheap chinese version, and it works perfectly. You can set the timer to any value between 1 second and 99 hours, 59 minutes, and 59 seconds, I guess you could hike quite a way in that time, you might even need a bigger zoom lense?
 
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Thanks for the tips and I'll do some research before investing. I'm vaguely familiar with the tilt/shift concept. The effect is really cool, but I think it may have limited value for my purpose.

Canon certainly is on my mind though.
 
I use Nikon D3 bodies Gerry, they are tough cameras and are quite weatherproof. The shift and tilt lenses I use are great for landscape work. But very expensive. You could try hiring some to see what you think.
 
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hire or rent?

The meaning is the same: to rent or hire something, you pay money in order to be allowed to use it for a limited amount of time. It is simply a matter of usage. With some nouns you can use one or the other – it doesn’t matter which as both are freely used. You can: rent or hire cars, bikes, electronic equipment:

* 'We rented a TV and video as we intended to stay in England for only six months.'

* 'If you’re planning to go to Cambridge for the day, hire a bike when you arrive. It’s the best way to get round the town.'

With other nouns it is customary in British English to use one and not the other. We would: rent a flat, caravan, cottage, house:

* 'I rented a cottage by the sea for the summer.'

* 'He rented me his flat in London while he was on holiday in Greece.'

(However, note the difference in use, depending on whether it is used as a verb or a noun: ‘flats to rent’, but ‘bikes for hire’)
 
For the American version my answer above stands. We don't hire a bike. We might rent a bike (an object) or hire a cab (a service). Getting back on topic, one would hire a photographer or rent the equipment and do it themselves.
 
I had skipped this thread as the stupid bowl following the super bowl, well now I am so glad I took a peek! Love the when I win the lottery statement that was posted and seconded.

Beautiful pictures makes me not want to wait, to see some of this first hand again. I will apreciate it so much more than i did a a youth touring just to say I 'd been there. Awe inspiring for sure!
 
Ger -

I think tilt shift would bring a lot to photos of giant trees. Not just a crisp depth of field over the entire photo, but avoiding trapezoidal distortion of fixed plane cameras.

I have never used one - but am looking to rent one soon. I fear it may be above my skill level.

http://www.precision-camera.com/ren...es/canon-ef-tse-24-3-5-l-tilt-shift-lens.html

I'll rent one locally here in the next week and post results. I see many examples where they produce sharpness and unreal depth of field. Others, they create a lot of distortion. Hopefully I can have some luck. Kinda hope it is above my level - already too many toys on my wish list for a guy with a 2 yr old, 2 week old, and a dodgy work situation.
 
Shift and tilt is easy peezy. Intuitive and fun. Nikon S&T are Lots of money, but the images are sharp as a razor. Rent that hire lens now.
 
Living up here with the Crazy Scandahoovians, they all will borrow you something if you want to use it. Ain't language interesting? Of course, being a solid midwesterner and having spent time in southern Illinois, I have no accent at all !!!!!
 
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Are there any comparisons between standard focal plane and tilt/shift photos that can be gleaned off the net? New formats all the time. It just keeps getting better.
 
Indeed this is as old as Photography itself. The old bellows cameras were exactly this.
 
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Thanks for the link, TX. The examples appear to give a sense of depth of field play in a broader range. It's interesting as the effect can also be gained through applying blur filters in PS. Some great photos there. This is worth considering.
 
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