MetaChat - the Boulder meetup was awesome!

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22 December 2007

the Boulder meetup was awesome! →[More:]
I also linked the pics to the MeTa meetup thread with pb's new photo-link thingie, but I know there are bunnies who don't read MeTa.

we had so much fun last night, although I totally forgot to put together shoutouts (sorry!). koeselitz (yes you!! i have proof that you lurk here!!!) is supposed to go and tag them with everyone's screennames.

I took my D70 but I don't have a working flash, so that meant shooting strictly available light inside a dark bar. I did manage to salvage some. I had to do a bunch of post, tho, so you can probably tell where I tried hard to rescue a couple that were hopelessly soft/noisy.

Anyhow, handsome bunch, aren't they? :) We really do need more women at our meetups, tho.

post by: lonefrontranger at: 11:34 | 8 comments

I like the lighting in those shots. They look like they're stills from a European film.

posted by Zack_Replica 22 December | 12:56

thanks Z_R. This is one of the things I think Nikon does really well; they have somehow figured out algorithms for their sensors that mean digital noise at high ISOs looks more like real film grain than nasty pixellated crap.

posted by lonefrontranger 22 December | 13:10

er, and by that I mean: I can't take credit for the lighting; it's pretty standard dim / warm beer-house lighting. However, my camera really kicks ass even when I ask it to do things it technically shouldn't be capable of.

posted by lonefrontranger 22 December | 13:13

Damn, I missed that there was going to be a meetup, and then I would have missed it anyways since I had to work last night.

And, yeah, I found out the Nikon's digital ability to "push" process when I took wedding photos, of which a bunch of the candid shots were underexposed (partly due to my external flash death, and partly due to me being a moron and not adjusting my ISO setting.) Photoshop and Nikon to the rescue! Really good results with minimal grain, though color really suffered. I heart my Nikon.

posted by eekacat 22 December | 15:29

oh, and for dim lighting, I've been impressed with the 18-200mm VR lens. It actually works!

posted by eekacat 22 December | 16:01

Nice set!

posted by chuckdarwin 22 December | 18:01

thanks chuckdarwin!

eek, VR is very much out of my price range at the mo. I'll be lucky if I can afford to fix/replace the speedlight.

posted by lonefrontranger 22 December | 18:42

The 18-200mm lens was pricey, but I've been working so much damn overtime that I could afford it. I enjoy using it, but the 50mm lens is still my favorite.

posted by eekacat 23 December | 08:27

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