Canon 5D Mark III

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Well after much debate, I have upgraded my 5D Mark II to the Mark III.  I was looking to improve the low light shooting scenarios with the higher ISO capabilities.  The fact that a whole host of other updates such as the focusing system, dual memory cards, faster processor, and integrated HDR was just icing on the cake.

With only about 200 images taken so far, it is clear that this camera opens up a whole new world of opportunities that others have no chance of obtaining.  I am not going to write up a review of the Mark III as there are hundreds of them out there.  But I will say this, my initial impression is very high.  Pics taken at 10,000 and 12,800 ISO are great....try that on a Mark II and they are not so usable. 

Needles to say, the creative ideas are flowing on how to leverage this new expanded ISO range.  I am looking forward to seeing what comes from it.   Have any ideas?.....shoot me over a message.  Stay tuned for some sample images.......

JP

My First Smoke Pics

©JP Parmley

They say that once you start smoking, it can become habit forming.  Today I set up my first smoke picture experiment and I am starting to believe I'm hooked.  No two pictures will ever be the same and the imagination can run wild interpreting the smoke formations, much like one does with clouds. 

The set up for these pictures is very straight forward and easy to set up.  With a black background I have a strobe camera left.  With a 50mm prime lens mounted on a Canon 5D MII, I configured the shots at f7.1-16 and 160th, ISO 50.  I cranked up the flash to compensate for the small aperture and low ISO.  I spent $4 dollars on a hand full of incense sticks and off I went.

After converting the raw images to JPG, I imported them into Photoshop where a quick adjustment of the hue and saturation provided the color.  I am looking forward to shooting these again with my 24-70 2.8L macro lens as well.