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:noon So how's the learning curve with the D90 compared to the D100?

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ZERO....if you have been through the wringer on the D100, you can pick up the D90 and shoot away.
I will grant you that there are many adaptations to certain systems such as autofocus sensor arrays
that would take some reading to use most effectively, but everything works the same in it's most basic
procedures. Now, I don't know if you have used the D100 enough to know a lot of the ins and outs,
and my experience is non-typical in that I handled a ton of DSLRs in two months, and was forced to
basically shoot with them every day to evaluate them all and figure out what I kept and what I passed
on to loved ones. I also have a job where my boss does not use me efficiently and I can almost surf the
web all week, reading all kinds of manuals and reviews.

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Yeah that's my main gripe with the D100, in that you have those six areas to use, take it or leave it.

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I took photos of New Orleans that were among the best photos I have ever taken.
I have not really shown any of them here, nor are they on my photostream. They
have dynamic range to die for, with every subtle nuance of color and light that you
could imagine in various shots. Yes, the light was very good, but I have been in point &
shoots for so long, and then in CHEAP DSLRs for another period, and the progression has
been very stark and perfectly delineated. I knew what I was seeing as soon as I saw it
for the first time. People who started long ago in DSLRs might laugh at me, but while
I knew that their cameras were more capable than mine, I was not going to spend the
kind of money they did to get a picture out of a camera. I was seeing the world fine til
I met the D90. NOW I know how much I missed, its like recovery from cataract surgery
was for my mother. She got home and found out her house was dirty.

The pic I attached is sized way down to fit the asylum, and it might not be the best
example of the dynamic range I was talking about, but its a really nice photo. For some
reason I do not think it would have been possible with the D100 or D70.

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That sucker seems feature packed, but for once in my photographic life, I can honestly say "F off, I'm FULL!"
That camera seems to shoot faster than any of mine, and one of mine will do 6 FPS. But I can't spare the room.
Man I have a lot of freaking cameras! I logged in to Ado as usual to see what they had for $75, but if it ain't
$75 nowadays, I can't get a rise out of the ole credit card. And now it looks like rain in N.O. this weekend, so it
puts me little photo safari in some jeopardy. Still, that would be three weekends in a row, and that's a lil much.

But I have made a bit of change off that trip last week, sold 6 prints today, some of the 13x19 variety.
That paid for my gas and ink and paper. I know its old news by now, but if anyone wants to buy a print,
http://www.cigarasylum.com/vb/showthread.php?t=61564

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We're pulling into port. Hope to slowly post some pix starting later tonight. I plan on taking the film in tomorrow or so.

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Thank God, I thought I was gonna be alone in the thread with Ron...well, that's not right, he has picked up the pace
mighty fine lately and has posted a lot of pics lately....But I knew without you here, posting was gonna be awful slow regardless.

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Like I said, if it wasn't for this thread, the whole forum might me down to 5 posts a day, and all that is bombs.
I KEED.....a little.

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8383/8...3104420617.jpg
819 Rue Burgundy by MemphisBrad, on Flickr

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Looking forward to seeing some of those vacation pics, emo!

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Well sitting here at my PC sipping on my newly "imported" Havana Club 7 Anos, waiting for my pics to upload to flickr.

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That looks like your 18-55, Ron. I guess anyway. I was gonna say I recognize the bokeh,
but if i was wrong that'd look bad, lol. It does look familiar, though.

Sold about $300 in prints today at work. That fruit won't last long, but I will pick the low-hanging stuff gladly.
My lil printer KICKS ASS. I think by the time the other people on the fence see the prints tomorrow, I will end
up paying for the printer, the paper and the trips to NO.....that'd be a real plus. Maybe one day I can end up
paying for all the damn cameras.

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I'll just leave this here until all my photos load. I'll post them tomorrow.

Reppin CA with the wife on the ship. Illusione Epernay, Coca Cola and the gear.

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8543/8...c194d3af_b.jpg
IMG_4771 by emopunker2004, on Flickr

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Ok here we go. I'll post the better ones and if you want to see the rest just follow the link under the images.
I'll divide this into 3 parts.

Part 1- The ship

Sunrise from the ship.
http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8262/8...3273d1d6_b.jpg
IMG_4587 by emopunker2004, on Flickr

Sunset
http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8113/8...96c51355_b.jpg
IMG_4577 by emopunker2004, on Flickr

Towel Animal invasion one morning
http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8535/8...42386665_b.jpg
IMG_1779 by emopunker2004, on Flickr

The main deck areas outside.
http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8125/8...07d07874_b.jpg
IMG_1723 by emopunker2004, on Flickr

Smokestack aka the tail
http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8394/8...f745bf62_b.jpg
IMG_1716 by emopunker2004, on Flickr

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Part 2- Grand Cayman

Ship anchored in port at Grand Cayman
http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8259/8...187c9579_b.jpg
IMG_4593 by emopunker2004, on Flickr

On the Tender going from ship to shore. Grand Cayman
http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8545/8...a9252aec_b.jpg
P4220025 by emopunker2004, on Flickr

7-mile Beach Grand Cayman
http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8126/8...902eeb4a_b.jpg
P4220026 by emopunker2004, on Flickr

Wife in the water at 7-mile beach. Taken with Olympus TG-2
http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8531/8...5640aef6_b.jpg
P4220030 by emopunker2004, on Flickr

Swimming at 7-mile Beach. Taken with the TG-2.
http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8527/8...e19a732e_b.jpg
P4220029 by emopunker2004, on Flickr

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Part 3- Cozumel

Waiting for our Dolphin Swim/Ride shore excursion. It was quite hot out.
http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8380/8...5d5b196a_b.jpg
IMG_4652 by emopunker2004, on Flickr

Dolphinaris, where our excursion took place. It was awesome.
http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8536/8...7f643d91_b.jpg
IMG_4660 by emopunker2004, on Flickr

Dolphins at play.
http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8383/8...bcd8c119_b.jpg
IMG_4667 by emopunker2004, on Flickr

The alpha male dolphin.
http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8530/8...48f22b43_b.jpg
IMG_4665 by emopunker2004, on Flickr

Random people doing the dolphin interaction. Ours was more in-depth, we dot to be pulled thru the water by a dolphin and kiss and be kissed by a dolphin as well.
http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8400/8...2425dbfa_b.jpg
IMG_4663 by emopunker2004, on Flickr

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Many more pictures can be seen on my flickr page HERE

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Beautiful looking photo's Justin:tu And a mighty fine looking wife too:D

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I am so glad you were there to document the dolphin attack.

In a related story, I insulted my first photo print benefactor today, lol. Told him HDR sucks.
I am such a gimp.

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I got a print of the wife's dolphin kiss. Ill scan it to digital later

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Originally Posted by MarkinCA (Post 1826496)

Beautiful looking photo's Justin:tu And a mighty fine looking wife too:D

Thanks mark. No doubt I married up

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Originally Posted by emopunker2004 (Post 1826528)

Thanks mark. No doubt I married up

No doubt about that!

(I can talk, I resemble that!)

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Originally Posted by Steve (Post 1826595)

No doubt about that!

(I can talk, I resemble that!)

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Originally Posted by Steve (Post 1826595)

No doubt about that!
(I can talk, I resemble that!)

Every time you post that picture of you sitting in that hot tub with the waterway behind you,
that is what crosses my mind, Steve. That and envy.

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Guess my pictures put this place to sleep :r

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Originally Posted by emopunker2004 (Post 1826923)

Guess my pictures put this place to sleep :r

Not here! Love the underwater shots, which have to be pretty difficult, but my favorites are the shots of the dolphins playing and the atrium of the ship. Man, I gotta go on a cruise sometime.... You really have a knack for catching some great action shots.

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I'm beginning to get impressed with this D90, but then I'm very picky so....

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Originally Posted by shark (Post 1826968)

http://i125.photobucket.com/albums/p...ps63ff3170.jpg

Beautiful photo!

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Thanks Ron.

I loved my D90 when I had it. My FIL has one and loves his as well.

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Originally Posted by OLS (Post 1826683)

Every time you post that picture of you sitting in that hot tub with the waterway behind you,
that is what crosses my mind, Steve. That and envy.

:lr

Mom in laws place...I'm from the "other side of the tracks"!

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Just a few things. I used to shoot a lot of IR when I was still shooting a lot of film, so I thought I'd play around with the IR function of my camera. I like the results.

http://www.cigarasylum.com/vb/pictur...pictureid=7827

http://www.cigarasylum.com/vb/pictur...pictureid=7828

http://www.cigarasylum.com/vb/pictur...pictureid=7829

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Yeah I remember IR film. That made for some very interesting photos. Too bad that can't be done with digital, or can it?

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I used to shoot IR in the 4x5. It was a lot of fun, and being able to manipulate it in the darkroom was an additional bonus.

I have an older version of CS and I has a couple of scripts for IR effects.

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Originally Posted by shark (Post 1827221)

Yeah I remember IR film. That made for some very interesting photos. Too bad that can't be done with digital, or can it?

Yes, it can. I made them with my Pentax K2000.:tu

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Originally Posted by OLS (Post 1826524)

I am so glad you were there to document the dolphin attack.

In a related story, I insulted my first photo print benefactor today, lol. Told him HDR sucks.
I am such a gimp.

It only sucks when it's overused, and most people do, it seems; but I've also seen people crank-up the color saturation too much, too. Any effect or technique that a viewer can spot is overdone.:2

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Originally Posted by Subvet642 (Post 1827285)

It only sucks when it's overused, and most people do, it seems; but I've also seen people crank-up the color saturation too much, too. Any effect or technique that a viewer can spot is overdone.:2

Instagram? :r

I use Photoshop Elements to touch up photos, usually to tweak the contrast some, or adjust lighting. I'm finding that the photos that I take with the D90 as opposed to the D100 require very little, if any, fixing. That, and the autofocus and metering are much more accurate with the D90. My complaint with the D100 was with the colors being off, regardless of whether I used sRGB or AdobeRGB. Plus the white balance seemed a bit whacked. To the D100's credit though it is a first generation digital SLR, when the manufacturers were still working out the bugs of the new technology

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OK, technical question to everyone. Is there a preference that any of you have to sensors that a digital camera uses? CCD versus CMOS?