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In their infinate awesomeness, my parents got me a camera for my birthday today, a Canon 30D. I'm loving it, and have spent most of the day wandering about playing with it, resulting in the following shots:

Random flowers in the garden:


A bee, on other random flowers:


A rose:


One of the dogs, who definately has satanic tendancies:


And the sky:


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Nice photography! You definitely have skill with that camera.

Well, with a 30D you'd better have skill. Good composition, for sure.

Ypoknons wrote:Well, with a 30D you'd better have skill.

Indeed, it's rather inb my best interests to get the most out of this camera possible!

Good composition, for sure.

Thankyou

Well, slap my ass and call me Dixie... a Canon 30D... *drool* Where do you live, I wish to hold you at knife point. What sort of lenses do you have for it?

Excellent pictures. I love the dog.

Pezzoni wrote:Indeed, it's rather inb my best interests to get the most out of this camera possible!

Heh sorry if that came out a bit harsh. I meant to say that if anyone without skill and dedication buys a 30D then it's really a questionable use of money, so it's no surprised that you have skill and dedication.

Gil Hamilton wrote:Well, slap my ass and call me Dixie... a Canon 30D... *drool* Where do you live, I wish to hold you at knife point. What sort of lenses do you have for it?

All the above were shot on a 28-135 f3.5-5.6 IS USM (borrowed from my Dad). There is also a 17-55 f4.5-5.6 kit lens, also owned by my Dad (we got the 30D body only, as we didn't really want another kit lens). I'm going to order a 100mm f2.8 Macro in a few days as well.

Excellent pictures. I love the dog.

Thanks

Heh sorry if that came out a bit harsh. I meant to say that if anyone without skill and dedication buys a 30D then it's really a questionable use of money, so it's no surprised that you have skill and dedication.

No worries, I understood your sentiment

Pezzoni wrote:
All the above were shot on a 28-135 f3.5-5.6 IS USM (borrowed from my Dad). There is also a 17-55 f4.5-5.6 kit lens, also owned by my Dad (we got the 30D body only, as we didn't really want another kit lens). I'm going to order a 100mm f2.8 Macro in a few days as well.

Nice, you shouldn't merely put kit lens on the camera, since I kind of kind that like putting a burlap sack on a beautiful girl for clothing. Sure, it covers her up, but it's just not right, you know?

Out of interest, I did I side by side comparison of the two lenses. The kit lens was noticably softer, as well as feeling cheaper (it is nice and wide, as well as light though - granted).

I just want to play with a L Series lens now. Although maybe not, since I'll then want to buy more

Pezzoni wrote:I just want to play with a L Series lens now. Although maybe not, since I'll then want to buy more

Well, you can buy some L glass and give it to me instead?

Hmm, let me think

I have finalised my probable final lens setup however:
Canon EF 17-40mm f/4.0 L USM
Canon EF 24-105mm f/4 L IS USM
Canon EF 70-200mm f/4.0 L USM
Canon EF 100mm f/2.8 USM Macro

I currently own none of them, although hopefully will get the Macro in the next few weeks.