[TL]

Originally Posted by UdubBadger

god i hope you don't fill your tank with that junk

with the way gas prices are i might have to

I'm more of a Exxon, Shell, or Sunoco person

If you're ever in Boston, you'll know that's a Boston Landmark near Fenway park

[UdubBadger]

yeah i know it is... was just sayin' though... had lots of problems with their gas in the past.

[TL]

Originally Posted by UdubBadger

yeah i know it is... was just sayin' though... had lots of problems with their gas in the past.

oh, yea I try to stick with the name brand gas but I read somewhere on the net it really doesn't matter name brand or not.

[Chewy734]

Originally Posted by TL

oh, yea I try to stick with the name brand gas but I read somewhere on the net it really doesn't matter name brand or not.

Try filling up your tank with BP and see what happens.

I tried it twice, maybe three times because there was no other choice, and my car was literally sputtering when I idled.

[The1]

Tier 1 gas makes a world of difference. I really notice it on the x35 engines, if you're using the cheap stuff it fowls the valves a lot more and you get chunky feeling acceleration.

there is power loss, but it's not something you're really going to feel.

your emissions are better as well with the proper gas.

most of the gas comes from the same place, it's just what is added to it to make your car run better.

[Litos]

blah.....playing with actions....

[The1]

great detail on the car!

[M_Six]

Did you fake that bokeh? Looks great like either way.

[Litos]

i NEVER fake bokeh.

that's 200MM at 2.8. i didn't pay $2300 to fake it lol.

if you fake bokeh, you need to put the camera down and sit on the biggest lens you have HAHAHA !!!

[The1]

Originally Posted by Litos

you need to put the camera down and sit on the biggest lens you have HAHAHA !!!

some people might like that feeling though. you need to think of a better punishment.

[The1]

inside a 24-70 F2.8L fully extended.

[1º]

Originally Posted by Litos

i NEVER fake bokeh.

that's 200MM at 2.8. i didn't pay $2300 to fake it lol.

if you fake bokeh, you need to put the camera down and sit on the biggest lens you have HAHAHA !!!

+1 you're doing it wrong!!!

24mm at f1.4, silky smoothhhhh

[Chewy734]

looks tasty!

[1º]

oh man it was so good! it was at a pizzeria in east village i think, or west can't remember, in NYC.

[dcstep]

Originally Posted by 1º

+1 you're doing it wrong!!!

24mm at f1.4, silky smoothhhhh

It's easy to get bokeh when nothing is in focus! Maybe one of the middle meatballs is actually in focus. Just kidding...

Here I use my "cheater", the 500mm f/4L IS, to combine super sharp focus and total creamy bokeh, making the deeps woods where this was taken invisible:


Common yellow-throat warbler by dcstep, on Flickr

After years of using "regular" lenses, that 500mm literally does make me feel like I'm cheating. It's incredible.

Dave

[Chewy734]

^ showoff

[1º]

Originally Posted by dcstep

It's easy to get bokeh when nothing is in focus! Maybe one of the middle meatballs is actually in focus. Just kidding...

Here I use my "cheater", the 500mm f/4L IS, to combine super sharp focus and total creamy bokeh, making the deeps woods where this was taken invisible:

...

After years of using "regular" lenses, that 500mm literal does make me feel like I'm cheating. It's incredible.

Dave

lol the funny thing is it looked perfect in the viewfinder with DOF preview, dont know what happend

500L

[The1]

Originally Posted by dcstep

It's easy to get bokeh when nothing is in focus! Maybe one of the middle meatballs is actually in focus. Just kidding...

Here I use my "cheater", the 500mm f/4L IS, to combine super sharp focus and total creamy bokeh, making the deeps woods where this was taken invisible:

After years of using "regular" lenses, that 500mm literally does make me feel like I'm cheating. It's incredible.

Dave

what were you using before the 500?

I was looking through some of your wildlife shots on your Flickr account and it's fun to see the transition of all the close ups to seeing the wildlife and the habitat around it which i assume was before the 500mm existed?

both great ways to see wildlife, but very different situations and compositions.

[The1]

lol, should have used the flower as your focal point in the picture... easier target, less detail for the auto focus to play with.

[dcstep]

Originally Posted by The1

lol, should have used the flower as your focal point in the picture... easier target, less detail for the auto focus to play with.

Yeah, me too and maybe try to get the edge of the pizza next to the flower in focus.

[Litos]

Originally Posted by 1º

lol the funny thing is it looked perfect in the viewfinder with DOF preview, dont know what happend

500L

yeah 1.4 is almost worthless to me.

i rarely try to get shots lke that with so much DOF.

[The1]

these pictures are making me want to go out and play with my cameras.... too bad it's dark now