Please!!! Click for god's sake

Please!!! Click for god's sake
Originally uploaded by iceite

My friend Tony and i were checking out a Flash (an old & forgotten one). We were testing out its power by trying out bounce. since i had to manually set everything on the Flash since there was no TTL guidance it was taking time between each shot and well as getting tony to loose his patience :)... That when I got the desperate look on Tony where he is struggling to put a smile on his face :)

Thanks buddy for your patience.. but indeed we got something different :)

My Gear

Camera:
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Canon EOS 30D
Canon Powershot A95

Lenses:
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Canon EF 50mm F/1.8 II
Sigma 70-300mm F/4-5.6 APO DG Macro
Canon EF-S 18-55mm F/3.5-5.6 IS

Filters:
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UV Filter Osaka/HOYA HMC - 52mm
UV Filter Osaka/HOYA HMC - 58mm
HOYA CPL - 58mm

Flash:
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Vivitar 285HV

Accessories:
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10m PC Sync Cable
1 Optical Slave
1 Bounce diffuser
30" collapsible Reflector Silver/White

Maintenance:
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Giotto rocket blower
Lens pen
Chamois leather
Micro fibre cloth
Lens tissue
IP Solution

My First DSLR - the Canon EOS 30d

I bought my first DSLR, the Canon 30d in August 2008. It was a hard decision to make since i was pushing myself to upgrade to a professional DSLR. I was pretty much ruining on a Canon Powershot A 95. I knew that canon was the camera for me after exhausting research and discussion i had with people using different brands of SLR's.



Okay so why the old 30d when you had the 40d pretty much out for some time and had good deals on them ?



The answer is simple. Budget constrains. This made me analyse whether i would need the additional bells and whistles of the 40d to start of with. i don't seem to regret my decision as the 30d is a great camera.



What did i achieve with the upgrade?



I got to know that this was real serious business where less was more. I had to justify to myself that i was not wasting money buy spending so much on a camera and the lenses. I felt like a kid roaming around with no focus or directions. Its from here i started picking up on the technical aspects of photography in terms of controlling Light, Depth Of Field, Composition etc.



Who helped me learn the basics?



Who else other than Scott... haven't you heard about Scott ? you better. This is a no nonsense guy who will teach you all that you need to know about digital photography in his book "The Digital Photography Book".