New to photography from Brisbane, Australia.
My name is AJ from Brisbane, Australia. And was direct to this site via Facebook.
I am a new comer to the world that is Photography, and have recently purchased myself a Canon 7D with the following:
Sigma 70 - 200mm 1:2.8II EX
Canon EFS 18 - 55mm
Speedlite 580 EXII Flash
Manfrotto 680B Monopod
Manfrotto 804RC2 Tripod
Lowepro Bag and a couple of spare batteries.
I look forward to learning along the way and sharing my work with you all. (Feel free to check out my photo's or follow me on my Facebook Blog Page "Red Rocks Fotografix")
Great to be onboard.
Cheers
Aj
I chose the Canon 7D for its shutter speed as I will be doing quite a bit of Motorsport photography (action shots & stills) once I return home from work. Although I love shooting various subjects.
I've found this site to be very useful thus far and am picking up a lot of tips as I read through the threads and articles.
Photography I find seems to have a very therapeutic effect for myself. My day job is very stressful and deadline driven, so it is nice that I have found a way to unwind and relax by looking through the lens.
These are probably my two favourite shots so far:
Hi there GeordieP, I'm in Ormeau myself.
I guess the reason I placed the tree where I did was based on a couple of factors.
I wanted to create a sense of depth to the photograph, tree trunk with the barbed wire in the foreground, car mid, and trees beyond.
The other reason is that there is a sign in the back of the vehicle which I really did not want to show up in this shot. I have other shots taken at the same location where I have kept the sign visible. I was not sure how the shot would come out but overall I am happy with the result.
Here is a post edited one in colour that was taken to the right of the tree that is in my other shot.
Thank you for asking the question though. I have only been using the camera for about a week or so and I am always happy to receive any feedback, and to hear what others may have done differently, so I can get out there, try the shot again and hopefully improve.
Cheers
Aj
MYoung wrote: That car has seen better days
I'd say that there are still a few good miles in it yet.
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