FloppyPoppy is learning Photography

TfSukaVh.jpg So after selling my camera to upgrade last year I've finally upgraded to an a7 iv after too long. Absolutely loving taking nice pictures again. Got a Holdiay to a hot sunny beach next week so will be taking it with me to get some shots!

Here is a picture i took the other morning of my “breakfast” after a long night shift :D
 
Thekwango said:
Always been curious, is what we see in the pics what you were seeing with the naked eye or is the camera needed to bring out colour? I only ask as a few years ago while out trying to capture them here (does happen occasionally) I took a pic of a pretty much dark sky but the pic showed hints of colour - if that makes sense! So having never seen them with the naked eye wonder how they compared?
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Great question. And the answer is varied.

If you aren’t familiar with the exact science the lights are caused by charged particles from solar storms hitting elements of oxygen (green) and nitrogen? iirc(pink/purple)

The colour you see is energy being released in the form of light however less energy = less light as such the brightness and colour of the aurora depend on the amount of charge carried in the particles hitting those elements in the magnetic field.

due to the above if the event is not particularly strong what you will actually see with your eye is an unusual white/grey almost cloud like thing in the sky but it moves quickly and is easily identifiable. If you photograph that then you will see the green as the camera has more capacity to see light than your eyes.

in cases of highly charged particles then absolutely yes you can see the colours as clear as these pictures which i was fortunate enough to see.
 
Captain said:
I like it, was that you in the frame?
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no it wasn’t, it was a stranger :).

mrgubby said:
Iceland is a stunning place, been twice & really need to go again :)
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it really is. Golden circle was fantastic :) i will be coming back one summer got a few other things planned first though. Will hopefully be driving there so will probably do the full ring road
 
JRJ said:
@FloppyPoppy Great pictures.

Heading out to Iceland on the 19th of Feb for 6 days with the family, so far only flights and car have been booked and I'm trying to nail down an itinerary before booking the accommodation.
Any recommendations on absolute essential visiting? Probably look at staying Westish of country, so far we're looking at doing Blue lagoon the afternoon we arrive, probably head down to Vik at some point and also the Golden circle is a days worth of activities.
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in terms of what i think is best personally

northern lights if the conditions are right.

Golden circle ensuring you visit thingvellir (which is also a great spot roughly an hour away from reykjavik) for the lights.

South coast has a lot of great sights along the way and can also be a full day. Vik is lovely and the local black sand beach has a fantastic little place to eat can’t remember the name but it’s the only one there at the top of the beach.

Blue lagoon, secret lagoon are both great. Blue lagoon is massive.

the thing with iceland is everywhere you look is breathtaking.

some pointers regarding none must see locations:

The hot water smells like egg (thanks to the geothermal nature of it being heated) The cold water is on a separate system so don’t fall into the trap of buying bottled. The cold is absolutely fine to drink.

not quite sure what the weather will be but i know it can be extremely unpredictable so be sure to keep stuff close to stay warm.
 
Picked up a "budget" not that anyone can call £500 a cheap option 14mm Samyang AF F2.8 lens.

Two things i instantly love about it is how close it's minimum focus distance is meaning i can really get up close and personal with things.

Secondly the actual quality of the glass, yes it's absolutely not a 12-24 G-master but for £500 it's absolutely brilliant.

Picture of a rainbow trout i cooked for her earlier taken from a few cm away

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Looking forward to some creative shots with this, especially some astro, street portraits and of course i have to go and do some landscapes
 
Ryan-3 said:
Have to say, seeing this thread has sparked my internet into getting into photography (along with the father/brother in laws both being into it..)

I've got my eye (and highest bid) on an a7 mk2 along with a lens or two to begin learning with. But once I've finished at work today I'll have a proper read through all the information in here. So much to learn!
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Awesome! i had an a7 ii at the start of this thread! they are great! What lens are you thinking about? or are you still learning about them?
 
Ryan-3 said:
At the minute I'm still learning about everything, so I will likely wait a little while before getting another lens for short range/portraits/macro. I've got an old, but excellent condition, 70-210 mm f4 Canon lens (with e mount adapter) that I've seen take some rather excellent shots ready for when I do get said camera. Main aim for me is to get some practice in whilst learning of surrounding nature/wildlife and go from there really. Going to Le Mans this year also so will have to see what sort of shots I can muster before June! :)
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i actually used a very similar setup for a while 70-200 cannon with an adapter! got some nice results but fyi depending on the adapter you may or may not be able to use any electronic input from the camera to control the lens such as aperture, auto focus ect.
 
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