you have the standard kit lens right? 18-55? the difference between 17 and 18 isnt that much really. youre looking into ultra wide at this point. if thats the case, just be aware that anything wider than 17mm usually starts to distort (bulge, spherize).
external flashes are useful… just depends what you need it for. i wouldnt invest in it unless you need one. theyre fun if youre using them off camera.
then you can start doing stuff like this:
:rock:
gotta keep this thread alive =p
I did a small exposure last night
and some poker chips =p
thought i’d post a few after seeing all of your guys’ great photos…
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2599/3949293265_3c56cd3d43_d.jpg
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3636/3380806087_6b6f683403_d.jpg
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3620/3351046982_ecd9ca5132_d.jpg
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http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2163/2469213632_a851e49388_d.jpg
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those are some nice pictures, what camera and lens do u use? I really like your nighttime/dawn shot, i havent got a chance to experiment with a shot like that yet but hopefully when i do, i hope it comes out as well as yours =p
I’m a long time lurker of SRK, finally got the courage to make an account and post some pics!
Blue in your pictures look so good.
Sharp images too.
thanks 
i’ve got a Canon 30D w/ grip. my lenses now consist of 50mm f/1.4, 24-70mm f/2.8L, 17-40mm f/4L, and 70-200 f/4L IS. I almost always shoot with the 24-70.
The sunset pic, I took on my way home from work one night. tripod and shutter release helped out. i was on the beach, so it took a few tries - water would come up and take away sand underneath the tripod and it would sink. doh! i took about 10 pics before i couldn’t feel my fingers any more
@ chorie - nice, all those lens are nice. Im quite jealous, lol
@sweetbread - awesome pictures =)
Really loving this thread. Shout out to all photographers who have posted in this thread. Keep the beauty and creativity coming :tup:
@ sweetbreads - Man, that blue is so…blue!
kind of cliche:
took me close to 10 years to get those lenses as my set as much of a lens snob as i am (for my own equipment), you really don’t need L series lenses (or their equivalents) to make good images, as shown by the majority of pictures on sites like flickr.
there’s a dude (i wish i remembered who) that has a whole set of awesome photos taken with his digital point and shoot.
oh my baby
i miss my 5D =(
dope pics sweetbread!!
almost filmy
10 years??? lol such a long time =[ haha
and if u ever come across that guys name, let me know, i really like his shoots. Btw, i also went through your flickr, good stuff man =]
@sweetbread- really nice pics =p
thanks
yeah, i had a canon 28-135, sigma 17-35, and canon 60mm macro that have been replaced with what i have now.
heh, my flickr is inundated with baby pics now
took my old rebel out for the wknd in vegas. came back with a few pictures.
nice shots blooper, i really like your second picture (middle) =p
It’s nice being at real college where interesting people show up to talk. Neil deGrasse Tyson gave a lecture on “science illiteracy” that was pretty entertaining and informative. I was hoping it would be a little more intense, but it was still cool.
I’ll post up a small batch of the stuff I’ve been doing soon.
whats that thing in the foreground? it looks like an xbox.