Its not photography, its Farktography | Analogy | Activity https://www.farktography.com/members/analogy/activity/ Activity feed for Analogy. Sun, 19 Apr 2026 03:09:40 -0400 https://buddypress.org/?v= en 30 hourly 2 10fe1a2bfc2c5995e3764791d74aeb04 Analogy replied to the topic It's 11pm, do you know where your photograph is? in the forum Farktography Pub and Grill http://www.farktography.com/forums/topic/its-11pm-do-you-know-where-your-photograph-is/#post-14750 Wed, 09 Jan 2008 16:53:09 -0500 Watermarking won’t do you any good unless you have a way to automatically search for images with your watermark.

A better bet is instead of doing an invisible watermark, do a very visible one. Include a copyright notice in the corner of your image. Unscrupulous folks can crop it out, but people running major ad campaigns at least will think twice…Read more

]]> 84900f8f47857127a0a1a704bd63727b Analogy replied to the topic Batteries not included! in the forum Farktography Pub and Grill http://www.farktography.com/forums/topic/batteries-not-included/#post-14747 Wed, 09 Jan 2008 14:26:40 -0500

That picture is the funniest thing I’ve seen in a long time.

It worked too! It’s how I took my self portrait picture over in The Gallery. I eventually disassembled the contraption though, in case the fire marshal came by.

]]> 9eebfaa8611bdc888055c177a0b624ce Analogy replied to the topic Batteries not included! in the forum Farktography Pub and Grill http://www.farktography.com/forums/topic/batteries-not-included/#post-14744 Wed, 09 Jan 2008 08:50:14 -0500 Weeelll… The thing is, I ordered it online. I’m sure if I’d bought it from a brick and mortar a salesman would have made sure I walked out with everything I needed to make it work.

]]> f1275f0ba94e315817eb2e2e8fa63eb7 Analogy replied to the topic Batteries not included! in the forum Farktography Pub and Grill http://www.farktography.com/forums/topic/batteries-not-included/#post-14742 Wed, 09 Jan 2008 07:38:47 -0500 Hey, it looks like it does take AAs after all! Well, sort of:

]]> 53648908ba96e8c57f4f3e4b8a35d73c Analogy replied to the topic Batteries not included! in the forum Farktography Pub and Grill http://www.farktography.com/forums/topic/batteries-not-included/#post-14741 Wed, 09 Jan 2008 05:49:07 -0500

Sometimes you can use 2 AA batteries instead of 1 2cr5.

When I first opened the battery compartment my first instinct was that it was for AAs but I noticed there aren’t any conductors on one side, and it very specifically says it requires 6 volts, and two AAs would only give 3 even if I put a conductor in there to wire them in series. The…Read more

]]> 76a3c278d9fff1555f2ac539105d1f33 Analogy replied to the topic HDR w/o HDR intermediate file in the forum HDR http://www.farktography.com/forums/topic/hdr-w-o-hdr-intermediate-file/#post-14732 Tue, 08 Jan 2008 07:29:12 -0500 I like the first picture, the non-HDR straight out-of-camera exposure the best. I think it represents best what it would look like to your eye, and the HDR versions don’t preserve local contrast (which is where the “punch” of an image lies) well enough. If anything there could be a bit more detail in the highlights (the bridge supports), but…Read more

]]> de711027e4391891175b22d53fcd175f Analogy replied to the topic Can't afford a DSLR, running on a Olympus sp-550UZ, It sucks in the forum Hardware http://www.farktography.com/forums/topic/cant-afford-a-dslr-running-on-a-olympus-sp-550uz-it-sucks/#post-14709 Mon, 07 Jan 2008 08:25:33 -0500 You can take great pictures with any camera. Better gear makes it easier, but in the end it comes down to YOU. The other reality is that owning a camera lets you take better pictures than not owning a camera because you’re saving up for one. Be glad you have something you can go ahead and take pictures with. The practice you get from shooting with…Read more

]]> ffc142ddaaf761ea109c4608df7e5830 Analogy replied to the topic What settings for optimal concert pictures? in the forum Tips & Tricks http://www.farktography.com/forums/topic/what-settings-for-optimal-concert-pictures/#post-14722 Mon, 07 Jan 2008 08:20:15 -0500 It really depends on a boatload of factors including your desired final image size, what kind of lighting, what kind of photography you’re allowed to do, etc.

If you have complete access (i.e. close friends with the band) I recommend using off-camera flash to augment the ambient lighting. I say off-camera because on-camera flash looks awful. I’d…Read more

]]> a9aa0baff82c6f8215077bb1ec3ebb18 Analogy replied to the topic Sensor dust in the forum Farktography tech talk http://www.farktography.com/forums/topic/sensor-dust/#post-14724 Mon, 07 Jan 2008 07:12:44 -0500 I use special sensor swabs and cleaning fluid. Does the trick for me, I haven’t broken anything yet.

You’re not actually touching the sensor, it’s actually the low-pass filter in front of the sensor, if that’s what’s worrying you.

]]> 3e433ed6375ba7688921e7e68310ad7b Analogy replied to the topic Size reduction without quality loss? in the forum Tips & Tricks http://www.farktography.com/forums/topic/size-reduction-without-quality-loss/#post-14648 Sat, 05 Jan 2008 07:48:46 -0500 Reduce your JPG quality. You don’t have to set it to 100%, and it doesn’t have to look pixel perfect. Set your JPG quality just above the point where the picture starts looking bad.

]]> f1ee37ac2d7e5a6206a0a4420aaff580 Analogy replied to the topic Canon EOS 40D in the forum Hardware http://www.farktography.com/forums/topic/canon-eos-40d/page/2/#post-14275 Fri, 28 Dec 2007 01:19:00 -0500 My concern with the 28-200 is the low max aperture. Even Canon’s consumer zooms nowadays are easily beating their top of the line primes from days back so I’m not really as concerned about optical quality. Pretty much any lens you buy in this day and age will look good for you. But not having an f/2.8 or wider max aperture is gonna hurt.

The…Read more

]]> c67cf045c98152e533e42d91ece507bf Analogy replied to the topic stitching in the forum Tips & Tricks http://www.farktography.com/forums/topic/stitching/#post-14601 Sun, 23 Dec 2007 23:53:03 -0500 Autostitch

]]> 8677524d73fea4bb94e85b4bd8588f87 Analogy replied to the topic Handy! in the forum Hardware http://www.farktography.com/forums/topic/handy/#post-14600 Sun, 23 Dec 2007 23:52:22 -0500 I have an 18% grey lens cloth myself, but it doesn’t go on my keychain. Nice find!

]]> b5629faba26477dfaeef374099479563 Analogy replied to the topic Canon EOS 40D in the forum Hardware http://www.farktography.com/forums/topic/canon-eos-40d/page/2/#post-14271 Sat, 08 Dec 2007 05:28:35 -0500

3. As to those trick filters I mentioned (Star filters, etc). She has those already for her old camera with a 52mm lense. Can they be used on the 77mm lenses with an adapter? Or would that be like cropping the image again?

Doing this will cause vignetting and will generally darken the picture. A larger filter can be stepped down onto a…Read more

]]> 69934aaa6f11e3d452bd9fcc8ff8a067 Analogy replied to the topic Memory Cards - Professional or Standard in the forum Hardware http://www.farktography.com/forums/topic/memory-cards-professional-or-standard/#post-14338 Mon, 03 Dec 2007 16:33:52 -0500 The write speed of the card doesn’t matter all that much. I’ve done tests with faster and slower cards and the major limiting factor is the camera’s ability to shove data on to the card, not the write speed of the card. I think I tested my 30D at about 9 MB/sec.

The only real benefit of a faster card is that you get pictures off the card and onto…Read more

]]> ae7710e1ef2070ffd67b13ac5d78243b Analogy replied to the topic Oops... in the forum Farktography Pub and Grill http://www.farktography.com/forums/topic/oops/#post-14304 Thu, 29 Nov 2007 21:03:36 -0500 millera9 told us he was hardcore.

]]> e7c08ddff53835c057195b031588c0da Analogy replied to the topic Canon EOS 40D in the forum Hardware http://www.farktography.com/forums/topic/canon-eos-40d/#post-14256 Thu, 29 Nov 2007 05:43:00 -0500 All EF mount lenses will still work on the newest Canon bodies, though the field of view will be narrower than she is used to because DSLRs have a smaller imaging area than film SLRs (see this page for more info).

My recommendation would actually be to get the 17-85mm kit lens, especially if she’s used to the look of the 35-80 on a film SLR as it…Read more

]]> a605d5a46ac4ce9f6571f2c8a191ad5a Analogy replied to the topic Took some photos... in the forum The Gallery http://www.farktography.com/forums/topic/took-some-photos/#post-14198 Thu, 29 Nov 2007 04:51:13 -0500 I think a little more attention could have been paid to lighting. The shots in shadow don’t have enough of a “key,” and the ones in the sun have too many harsh shadows.

third row, third from the left would be my pick for mom. mainly for the composition and lighting.

The arrangement of the photos changes depending on how wide your browser window…Read more

]]> 85d14ebc23e36cff06df48d55d3ae052 Analogy replied to the topic Canon EOS 40D in the forum Hardware http://www.farktography.com/forums/topic/canon-eos-40d/#post-14254 Thu, 29 Nov 2007 04:42:04 -0500 That actually seems like a pretty good deal to me… When I got my 30D the body alone was $1k.
with two lenses (albeit consumer-level lenses) and that other stuff it sounds about right.

]]> f3c018814b732279bcddc960349377fe Analogy replied to the topic Newbie question about stitched panoramas in the forum Farktography Pub and Grill http://www.farktography.com/forums/topic/newbie-question-about-stitched-panoramas/#post-14164 Thu, 22 Nov 2007 12:56:49 -0500 I’m pretty sure that stitched panoramas are only allowed for special contests, sorry.

]]> 75bf8b6e4829a91344b9cbcf4fbb0b04 Analogy replied to the topic yet another farking Chicago fark party in the forum Farktography Pub and Grill http://www.farktography.com/forums/topic/yet-another-farking-chicago-fark-party/#post-14014 Thu, 08 Nov 2007 15:58:39 -0500 Wow, drinks are $5 down there? Here in Minneapolis I usually get my rum&cokes for like $3.50… $4.50 if you count the tip.

]]> b3b6ddd1434274b8b03606ca1f5c803b Analogy replied to the topic yet another farking Chicago fark party in the forum Farktography Pub and Grill http://www.farktography.com/forums/topic/yet-another-farking-chicago-fark-party/#post-14012 Thu, 08 Nov 2007 02:04:04 -0500 I would love to see the kind of night of drinking that costs as much as airfare and a hotel. =D

]]> 3cefa14b1be111430e441c7915ea5036 Analogy replied to the topic How many shots do you take? in the forum Pollage http://www.farktography.com/forums/topic/how-many-shots-do-you-take/#post-14030 Wed, 07 Nov 2007 23:37:21 -0500

As few as possible. I try to think of myself as a photographic sniper – one shot, one kill.

This. I shoot a lot of live band photos and can’t afford to miss unique moments so I always focus as much as possible on getting it right the first time.

]]> 6a40513fd716a0c3c4ad85e804200abc Analogy replied to the topic Business travel in the forum The Gallery http://www.farktography.com/forums/topic/business-travel/#post-14039 Wed, 07 Nov 2007 21:48:16 -0500

Analogy – Love those photos from Colorado Springs, especially the sky in the arm-shot.

The air is so thin and there’s so little pollution that the skies were some of the most amazing I have ever seen. Just deep, rich, saturated blue. I loved it.

]]> ab91e5028dd4f5207883335abac30ede Analogy replied to the topic Business travel in the forum The Gallery http://www.farktography.com/forums/topic/business-travel/#post-14036 Wed, 07 Nov 2007 07:51:29 -0500 I’m not sure if the company has any contracts on the west coast. I know I’ve heard them say it’s a market they want to get into more, though.

Tomorrow morning I’m flying to Huntsville, AL.

]]> 8aa87bad257613ef90ff7cce3796459f Analogy replied to the topic New! in the forum Farktography Pub and Grill http://www.farktography.com/forums/topic/new/#post-13889 Wed, 17 Oct 2007 02:48:13 -0400

Actually you’re the one who made me start looking at that 10-22mm.

Figures. I’ve started an epidemic.

I haven’t used it for people yet but that looks amazing. It is frustrating trying to frame a shot, I’m literally right on top of what I’m shooting.

I think it feels that way because you’re used to having to back up to get everything you want in…Read more

]]> 47285fbe27dd51d7897024ffa4873d3d Analogy replied to the topic New! in the forum Farktography Pub and Grill http://www.farktography.com/forums/topic/new/#post-13887 Tue, 16 Oct 2007 21:17:58 -0400 Welcome to the wide-angle fold! My 10-22 is definitely my favorite lens, the only times I don’t use it are when I’m physically unable to get close enough to get the framing I want. I love the look when you use a wide angle lens to get a closeup, like in this shot.

P.S. I’ll be in Colorado on a business trip on Thurs-Fri, not sure if I’ll have any…Read more

]]> fd1177fd7325ef055895d44c36d8c73b Analogy replied to the topic SD Fark Party Pics! in the forum Farktography Pub and Grill http://www.farktography.com/forums/topic/sd-fark-party-pics/#post-13818 Mon, 01 Oct 2007 18:25:55 -0400

Chicago had one too, if you’re in Iowa.
Chicago didn’t write SD sucks either.

Minnesota here. Chicago’s doable I guess. How often do you have them?

]]> c0d87d03267c2acd0911d67d75339d07 Analogy replied to the topic SD Fark Party Pics! in the forum Farktography Pub and Grill http://www.farktography.com/forums/topic/sd-fark-party-pics/#post-13813 Mon, 01 Oct 2007 17:08:14 -0400 Why was I not informed about this? I live the next state over, I totally coulda done it.

EDIT: Oh wait, San Diego, not South Dakota. Curses!

]]> c0c0a7e865e0c42be0857ef3400eef36 Analogy replied to the topic converting raw to jpeg in the forum In the darkroom http://www.farktography.com/forums/topic/converting-raw-to-jpeg/#post-13822 Mon, 01 Oct 2007 17:04:49 -0400 DxO Optics does everything I will ever need in the RAW conversion/general color correction department.

]]> 424c9d084536bbcb7d3ae6c8bb99f8c2 Analogy replied to the topic Decisions, decisions in the forum Farktography Pub and Grill http://www.farktography.com/forums/topic/decisions-decisions/#post-13538 Fri, 21 Sep 2007 18:42:29 -0400 What’s your asking price? I’m interested in getting some more lighting.

]]> 90de9616cfd671d7aa2eb8619c6a0fec Analogy replied to the topic 09-19-07 - Painting With Light in the forum This week's contest http://www.farktography.com/forums/topic/09-19-07-painting-with-light/page/2/#post-13169 Wed, 19 Sep 2007 19:52:31 -0400

I can OBO post for you tonight Analogy. Do you want the descriptions in there as well or were those just for the benefit of the forum readers? Have fun on your shoot!

Thank you! Keep the descriptions in please.

]]> 87b52062273f0bd3dba72974a2ca60a5 Analogy replied to the topic 09-19-07 - Painting With Light in the forum This week's contest http://www.farktography.com/forums/topic/09-19-07-painting-with-light/page/2/#post-13166 Wed, 19 Sep 2007 19:09:30 -0400 Can somebody post my entires for me? I’ll be out on a shoot tonight. No I did not screw up my HTML tags, I gave pure code for ease of whoever copy-pastes.

Outdoors but with supplementary lighting from studio flashes:
IMG_2035

Pure flash lighting:
IMG_1926 1

Literally light painted with a flashlight:
IMG_1585

]]> 534651348fab26e09cd36bc43bdf8fb6 Analogy replied to the topic Shopping for a digital in the forum Hardware http://www.farktography.com/forums/topic/shopping-for-a-digital/#post-13311 Fri, 31 Aug 2007 05:16:18 -0400 For point and shoot I’ve heard great things about Canon’s Powershot cameras. That’s the A7xx cameras millera9 mentioned.

]]> 08002693d85499c5decb5ad9ea6916fc Analogy replied to the topic How do I use a D-SLR? in the forum Tips & Tricks http://www.farktography.com/forums/topic/how-do-i-use-a-d-slr/page/2/#post-13290 Wed, 29 Aug 2007 10:10:04 -0400

I take damn few pictures of blank walls.

True, but large blank areas do tend to crop up in real world shooting as well. A cloudless or overcast sky, for instance.

]]> 3e100fd3f48476d74062bf1fb4a2b566 Analogy replied to the topic How do I use a D-SLR? in the forum Tips & Tricks http://www.farktography.com/forums/topic/how-do-i-use-a-d-slr/page/2/#post-13287 Wed, 29 Aug 2007 05:51:21 -0400 Stop down to f/16 and shoot a blank white wall. That’s where you’ll really see it.

]]> 2ec5c4468dd35dac327ef3bbdc384d90 Analogy replied to the topic How do I use a D-SLR? in the forum Tips & Tricks http://www.farktography.com/forums/topic/how-do-i-use-a-d-slr/#post-13285 Wed, 29 Aug 2007 04:10:37 -0400 If you tend to run your aperture wide open you will have very few problems with dust because the dust will be out of focus. At smaller apertures, especially toward f/16, the depth of field is smaller and dust comes into focus. You might be surprised at how much dust shows up if you stop down to f/16 and shoot a blank wall.

]]> 7fbf5f93141b96949e90af8b0faac3c7 Analogy replied to the topic How do I use a D-SLR? in the forum Tips & Tricks http://www.farktography.com/forums/topic/how-do-i-use-a-d-slr/#post-13282 Wed, 29 Aug 2007 01:51:54 -0400

The 24-70 f2.8L is worth putting up with the assistant.

This. I just got one myself. Fantastic friggin lens. Ditto for the 70-200 f/2.8. In fact any lens f/2.8 or faster.

If you’re stuck with a body without sensor cleaning, I’ve been using these swabs that are the exact width of the sensor. Put some rubbing alcohol on the swab and run it back…Read more

]]> 86e332bf9e9cb508ad8fd58cc8d471e9 Analogy replied to the topic How do I use a D-SLR? in the forum Tips & Tricks http://www.farktography.com/forums/topic/how-do-i-use-a-d-slr/#post-13277 Tue, 28 Aug 2007 07:05:59 -0400 Lawl. I’m not saying get rid of all the cameras currently in the field, I’m just saying if you’re gonna be buying a brand new one, don’t get stuck with last generation gear when you could just wait a little bit and get something that’ll be top of the line. At least until they announce the 50D. =D

]]> 60c21c1d4e67080e3696a671b717c790 Analogy replied to the topic How do I use a D-SLR? in the forum Tips & Tricks http://www.farktography.com/forums/topic/how-do-i-use-a-d-slr/#post-13275 Tue, 28 Aug 2007 04:15:29 -0400

so you’re going to buy me a replacement for my 13 month old Maxxum7D? sweet … 🙂

Not until after I replace my 8-month-old 30D. =D

]]> 8052628cfe438d042f9ca7167f885572 Analogy replied to the topic How do I use a D-SLR? in the forum Tips & Tricks http://www.farktography.com/forums/topic/how-do-i-use-a-d-slr/#post-13273 Mon, 27 Aug 2007 22:27:30 -0400 Re: Sensor cleaning, in this day and age cameras without automatic sensor cleaning are obsolete. If you’re in the entry level market get a Rebel XTi, otherwise wait for the 40D.

Re: Histogram, start keeping your photoshop histogram open to get used to reading them. In general you want to keep the histogram fairly level, too much of a slope toward…Read more

]]> 07a4a78faada82580d1adbb434e5ec55 Analogy replied to the topic Droooool.... in the forum Articles and Info http://www.farktography.com/forums/topic/droooool/#post-13228 Sun, 26 Aug 2007 12:53:10 -0400 I think RAID 5 might be a little complex for a battery-conscious device to be worrying about. If you’re that worried, put a laptop in a backpack with EOS Utility and run a USB cable back into your laptop. And don’t cheap out on memory cards, get reliable brands. At a baseball game one day a sports photog I’m friends with stopped by my TV camera…Read more

]]> 8ce1a3d36d57886ec70ac22c822a8ef1 Analogy replied to the topic Droooool.... in the forum Articles and Info http://www.farktography.com/forums/topic/droooool/#post-13226 Sun, 26 Aug 2007 06:11:10 -0400 Oooh I missed those announcements. 40D looks nice, it seems like they addressed just about every issue I’ve had with the 30D.

Auto ISO is huge, every time I shoot in variable light I’ve wanted to be able to tell the camera “in Av mode, set the ISO to keep the shutter speed faster than this.”

10.1 mp is okay, but I’m really not begging for more…Read more

]]> ed690e1a2ede64f22930f506ed956b15 Analogy replied to the topic Droooool.... in the forum Articles and Info http://www.farktography.com/forums/topic/droooool/#post-13224 Sat, 25 Aug 2007 10:52:49 -0400 Wow, Canon’s going to have to pull some huge tricks out of their sleeves with the 40D to compete with this.

]]> f8dfcdc49720e0beb7bbc9706b12e06f Analogy replied to the topic 20070816 FSM is down in the forum Farktography Pub and Grill http://www.farktography.com/forums/topic/20070816-fsm-is-down/#post-13014 Thu, 16 Aug 2007 22:02:53 -0400 Is the entire Fark.com website down for anybody else?

]]> 2d4cd29638a3a2d83bf9059857db0e69 Analogy replied to the topic Engine solenoid? in the forum Farktography Pub and Grill http://www.farktography.com/forums/topic/engine-solenoid/#post-12689 Wed, 01 Aug 2007 05:06:37 -0400 Eh, just take off with one engine, it’ll still fly. Mostly.

]]> ebcc37ed99a5ba58ef704d6548e65b69 Analogy replied to the topic More portrait images in the forum The Gallery http://www.farktography.com/forums/topic/more-portrait-images/#post-12683 Mon, 30 Jul 2007 23:45:58 -0400 Nice find!

]]> 8f2d2c45ee968369ee74df9e89f11805 Analogy replied to the topic More portrait images in the forum The Gallery http://www.farktography.com/forums/topic/more-portrait-images/#post-12681 Mon, 30 Jul 2007 22:54:07 -0400 If it’s expense keeping you from shooting with strobes, AlienBees B800 strobes with radio triggers are about the same price as SB800s, just with a lot more power. I can rent a generator to power three of them for about $30 for 4 hours, or $45 for the day.

]]> 91d947e6759643a306c44ec4cee67c56 Analogy replied to the topic More portrait images in the forum The Gallery http://www.farktography.com/forums/topic/more-portrait-images/#post-12677 Mon, 30 Jul 2007 19:14:09 -0400 Just curious, how do you fill 2 GB cards in a day? I can see doing it with event photography where you’re clicking away madly, but but for posed and lit photography it just doesn’t make sense to me. I tend to go for getting the right shot in just a couple takes than shooting a lot and sorting it out in post. My keeper:shot count ratio tends to be…Read more

]]> 6bb0f489d3a41450c51203aa212562c6 Analogy replied to the topic Lightning in the forum The Gallery http://www.farktography.com/forums/topic/lightning/#post-12631 Mon, 23 Jul 2007 05:21:36 -0400 Sweeeeeeet, how’d you take them? Just keep taking pictures until lighting shows up in the right place? The sky’s too bright in the first one (damn light pollution) but the second is perfect.

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