Just superg;ue it together next time. I bet that's all the doc did.

I'm mainly using the macro at work to take pics of healed wounds, rather than gory open ones.
By down in the details, I meant just appreciating fine detail in common things.
I'm getting a new computer in the next few days, then I'll maybe post some shots to show what I mean. We sold our small farm and a whole bunch of other stuff recently, when we moved, so we have been catching up on the hobby stuff.
My ancient laptop, about 7 yrs old is finally dying. Until I got teh macro, I didn't care, but now I have photos to process.

Gestalt said...

ken, i have a weak stomach. i had to take my 2 year old to the doctor on the weekend with a bleeding head and it still makes me squirm.


haircut, haha, yes you need to stop drinking and smoking.

The 50mm 1.2 is way out of my league as well. currently using the 17-85 is usm and it is a fantastic lens for the price. just it has that damn f4 cheap lens problem.

so that's 2 votes for the 100mm macro.

my immediate need is for a wide lens to shoot indoors, architectural, landscape and night time all hand held. i need it to be fast as i am alergic to the flash unless it's fill flash.

it's so hard to find a lens that's good value for money in the wide angle category. the sigmas are ok but i think only because the canon are not that great. i am hoping the tokina is my saviour!

plus hunting for a f2 prime 35mm canon on ebay for parties

Gestalt said...

lol remo,

i thought that kiter image captured the darkside in action.

Hi ken,

they glued it back together again. my son wasn't so happy when they grabbed it so the wound glued togather but it seemed way better than stitches.

i sorted out my photography kit today, stopped by teds and picked up a 16gig card for the same price as the online shops. very happy and no need to wait for the mail.

Cool !!
I'm just ordering a new Macbook, as this old dunger is on life support and not doing well. Seriously have to catch up. The forecast is not looking encouraging for me to go to Burrum this weekend though. Teds is good for stuff. We've got a bunch of stuff there at times.
Superglue is great for small cuts anywhere on kids and big kids. Especially good on fingers and feet or otehr thick callussed areas, or busted finger/toenails.

Gestalt said...

yeah the nurse was a bit taken back and thought it needed stiches. but doc was sure the purple glue would do the trick! has work well to date.

no worries bout burrum i know you were a maybe so all good. i am not allowed to mention the weather anymore on seabreeze but i am sure i will be kissing the blue at some point.

Oh yeah,. everyone always wants to put stitches in cos it's so much fun, but not so much fun when you are holding teh needle and stabbing teh screaming kid. There ain't much that won't heal if left alone. I am all for any alternative to stitching kids.
Weather is gorgeous here today, but not for sailing. A few guys at Currumbin today, but only Dave rigged up and went out. He is a flea on a huge board, so does not count anyway.

wow! awesome shots mate.

is that the L series macro or the standard? jeez that's impressive work.

Gestalt said...


my immediate need is for a wide lens to shoot indoors, architectural, landscape and night time all hand held. i need it to be fast as i am alergic to the flash unless it's fill flash.

most of those lightning shots were taken with the canon 10-22. it's definitely not as sharp as they hype on tests, and probably the worst of all the ones i've got for sharpness. It's one i had replaced too, and the second is the same as the first so i think they are all the same. not poor, it just doesn't meet the hype. i reckon a cheap short prime would be the go

some more sweet pics

jimbodouglass.blogspot.com/2009/08/pwa-photography.html

Haircut said...

Gestalt said...


my immediate need is for a wide lens to shoot indoors, architectural, landscape and night time all hand held. i need it to be fast as i am alergic to the flash unless it's fill flash.

most of those lightning shots were taken with the canon 10-22. it's definitely not as sharp as they hype on tests, and probably the worst of all the ones i've got for sharpness. It's one i had replaced too, and the second is the same as the first so i think they are all the same. not poor, it just doesn't meet the hype. i reckon a cheap short prime would be the go

i don't really go over f11 on any of my lenses currenntly. they just go soft.

so what prime do you think. the 14mm usmII canon is highly rated for architecture. t's $2000 and out of my league. the tokina is only $400

if i had $2000 i'd get a tilt shift anyways.

yeah, the crop is great for sport but for wide stuff it isn't the best.

i need to go wider than my current 17-85 as that doesn't get me where i need to be. the usual lens for wide stuff on crop bodies is 10-20mm. that covers everything.

Another pic.
Anyone want to guess what it is ?

Haircut said...

looking in to the window of an s'n'm store?

That's an amazing reply.
When I look at the pic again, I can see what looks like a body hanging forward off the back wall, which I had not noticed before.
However, it's actually a cropped close-up of a valve in one of my guitar amps.
The orange point of light is the glowing filament.
The amp has a clear acrylic front lit by blue lights, and an engraved logo, which you can see reflected on the front of the glass tube, Hughes and Kettner.
You can also see the plates of the tube.
I think the body is actually my reflection in the back of the tube, but I can't be certain.
I love macro

Haircut said...

u should start a "what is it" photo thread

Nah, that's teh only one I've got. But I'm happy to play if someone else wnats to post somethign.
I was just mucking around with the lens and that's what i got.

i know how you feel gestalt, one day we'll both be able to afford some decent brands, lets continue to appreciate what we got

i'm a hack on guitar. it's been a long time also so the gear is gathering dust. i tend to either windsurf or play music and at the moment i'm more windsurfing.

i have an ats 120 which is tube preamp solid state power amp. the clean channel is the most impressive blues sound i've heard. it's bassy and very round. also got a roland cube60

i like the lead channel but the crunch tends to be a little to "metal" at times. (edit* started wondering whether it is the other way round?) usually use it with a ds-1, big muff or small clone and my much loved godin radiator... (which is apparently a girls guitar )

i agree with hairy on this one. i've been fortunate to use a few different valve heads and the H&K isn't an allround head. that said i haven't had much use on the all valve H&K heads.

my fav is the orange ad30 for all round sweetness.

have also used a vintage music man amp with fender setup and they are sweet. not much of a fan of fender amps though.

also used a marshal jcm800 with a les paul and flying v setup. the flying v makes me smile.

don't start me on effects pedals. i bought a lot and think i may have wasted some money.

i was only joking


just takes some practice at keeping the pod vertical. a slackened forward/backward tilting head helps

Gestalt said...

i'm a hack on guitar. it's been a long time also so the gear is gathering dust. i tend to either windsurf or play music and at the moment i'm more windsurfing.

i have an ats 120 which is tube preamp solid state power amp. the clean channel is the most impressive blues sound i've heard. it's bassy and very round. also got a roland cube60

i like the lead channel but the crunch tends to be a little to "metal" at times. (edit* started wondering whether it is the other way round?) usually use it with a ds-1, big muff or small clone and my much loved godin radiator... (which is apparently a girls guitar )

i agree with hairy on this one. i've been fortunate to use a few different valve heads and the H&K isn't an allround head. that said i haven't had much use on the all valve H&K heads.

my fav is the orange ad30 for all round sweetness.

have also used a vintage music man amp with fender setup and they are sweet. not much of a fan of fender amps though.

also used a marshal jcm800 with a les paul and flying v setup. the flying v makes me smile.

don't start me on effects pedals. i bought a lot and think i may have wasted some money.

Yeah, I'm just a hack on guitar too. I did the Weekend Warriors band thing a couple of years ago, which was fun, but then became work, so I dropped it. I played heaps for 5 years while stuck on the, but now I'm more back into sailing as well.
Not an effects nut, just basic wah/delay.
Do have a drum kit though, and planning on more lessons this year, so there is potential for a get together, if you are interested.

ON the subject of photos, there was a good swell at Cabarita yesterday, so we went and snapped some pics. I was pleased with this one.