Comments for The Mansurovs http://mansurovs.com The Mansurovs provide various digital photography tips, tutorials and guides to photographers Tue, 22 May 2012 18:57:42 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 Comment on How to Photograph a Solar Eclipse by Stefanhttp://mansurovs.com/how-to-photograph-a-solar-eclipse#comment-22307 Stefan Tue, 22 May 2012 18:57:42 +0000 http://mansurovs.com/?p=31974#comment-22307 btw - for your 5th point - about the focusing. I double what you say. I was thinking it would be easy to focus just to infinity, but because I took my sony nex cameras for this shoot (again I was afraid to fry my new D800) and NEX lenses doesn't have that window when you can see the focus. It's good that the manual focus on NEX's automatically zoom in about 7 times so it is very easy to see the focus on the screen (if you can find the sun) LOL But as you state - the focus point can definitely go beyond the infinity and the sun look like a foggy spot. btw – for your 5th point – about the focusing.
I double what you say.
I was thinking it would be easy to focus just to infinity, but because I took my sony nex cameras for this shoot (again I was afraid to fry my new D800) and NEX lenses doesn’t have that window when you can see the focus.
It’s good that the manual focus on NEX’s automatically zoom in about 7 times so it is very easy to see the focus on the screen (if you can find the sun) LOL
But as you state – the focus point can definitely go beyond the infinity and the sun look like a foggy spot.

]]> Comment on How to Photograph a Solar Eclipse by Stefanhttp://mansurovs.com/how-to-photograph-a-solar-eclipse#comment-22306 Stefan Tue, 22 May 2012 18:52:00 +0000 http://mansurovs.com/?p=31974#comment-22306 Nice pictures, David. Nice pictures, David.

]]> Comment on How to Photograph a Solar Eclipse by Stefanhttp://mansurovs.com/how-to-photograph-a-solar-eclipse#comment-22305 Stefan Tue, 22 May 2012 18:50:04 +0000 http://mansurovs.com/?p=31974#comment-22305 Thanks Nasim, I do have nice shots, but I should just experiment to open the exposure it a little bit, so I have variations. It's always better to have more and then to choose from. But I was scared if I can "fry" the sensor. I flew all the way from Philadelphia to Albuquerque, NM for the event. And it was right in the middle of the path. I will post link to my pictures later if someone is interested to take a look (I was too tired last night after the flight back, plus the plane broke and we had to land back in Albuquerque and change airlines). I have seen that list with the eclipses, but most of them won't be at convenient spots. The next big thing is near Nashville in 2017 for the total eclipse. Btw - you may think of organizing something like a workshop and we can all get together at some best view point to document that great phenomena. :-) Thanks Nasim,
I do have nice shots, but I should just experiment to open the exposure it a little bit, so I have variations. It’s always better to have more and then to choose from. But I was scared if I can “fry” the sensor.
I flew all the way from Philadelphia to Albuquerque, NM for the event. And it was right in the middle of the path.
I will post link to my pictures later if someone is interested to take a look (I was too tired last night after the flight back, plus the plane broke and we had to land back in Albuquerque and change airlines).
I have seen that list with the eclipses, but most of them won’t be at convenient spots. The next big thing is near Nashville in 2017 for the total eclipse.
Btw – you may think of organizing something like a workshop and we can all get together at some best view point to document that great phenomena.
:-)

]]> Comment on Nikon D3200 Camera Kit Giveaway by Heather Parrishhttp://mansurovs.com/nikon-d3200-camera-kit-giveaway#comment-22304 Heather Parrish Tue, 22 May 2012 18:46:03 +0000 http://mansurovs.com/?p=31361#comment-22304 I would love to upgrade my D3100! I have two little girls who just love having their picture taken!!! I would love to upgrade my D3100! I have two little girls who just love having their picture taken!!!

]]> Comment on How to Photograph a Solar Eclipse by Nasim Mansurovhttp://mansurovs.com/how-to-photograph-a-solar-eclipse#comment-22303 Nasim Mansurov Tue, 22 May 2012 18:36:28 +0000 http://mansurovs.com/?p=31974#comment-22303 David, looks like you had much better luck than me in terms of weather. And you picked a great spot to watch it too - Grand Canyon :) Your composite image is stunning, wow, what a beauty! Thanks so much for sharing. David, looks like you had much better luck than me in terms of weather. And you picked a great spot to watch it too – Grand Canyon :) Your composite image is stunning, wow, what a beauty! Thanks so much for sharing.

]]> Comment on How to Whiten Teeth in Photoshop by Rockland County Portrait Photographerhttp://mansurovs.com/how-to-whiten-teeth-in-photoshop#comment-22302 Rockland County Portrait Photographer Tue, 22 May 2012 18:34:16 +0000 http://mansurovs.com/?p=7590#comment-22302 Thanks for the tutorial - works really well. Thanks for the tutorial – works really well.

]]> Comment on How to Photograph a Solar Eclipse by Nasim Mansurovhttp://mansurovs.com/how-to-photograph-a-solar-eclipse#comment-22301 Nasim Mansurov Tue, 22 May 2012 18:31:12 +0000 http://mansurovs.com/?p=31974#comment-22301 Sam, no worries, more eclipses will happen in the future, so you will have your chance! :) Sam, no worries, more eclipses will happen in the future, so you will have your chance! :)

]]> Comment on How to Photograph a Solar Eclipse by Nasim Mansurovhttp://mansurovs.com/how-to-photograph-a-solar-eclipse#comment-22300 Nasim Mansurov Tue, 22 May 2012 18:30:38 +0000 http://mansurovs.com/?p=31974#comment-22300 Stefan, I was going to post it earlier, but the problem is that I have never photographed a solar eclipse, so I did not know what to expect. I did not want to post inaccurate information, because this was my first time photographing the event. But it is OK - more eclipses will happen in the future, see the calendar <a href="http://www.mreclipse.com/Special/SEnext.html" rel="nofollow">here</a>. Stefan, I was going to post it earlier, but the problem is that I have never photographed a solar eclipse, so I did not know what to expect. I did not want to post inaccurate information, because this was my first time photographing the event. But it is OK – more eclipses will happen in the future, see the calendar here.

]]> Comment on Nikon D3200 Camera Kit Giveaway by Oleg Sverdlovhttp://mansurovs.com/nikon-d3200-camera-kit-giveaway#comment-22299 Oleg Sverdlov Tue, 22 May 2012 18:10:49 +0000 http://mansurovs.com/?p=31361#comment-22299 I am going to give this camera to my wife. I am going to give this camera to my wife.

]]> Comment on Nikon DSLR Error Messages by stevehttp://mansurovs.com/nikon-dslr-error-messages#comment-22298 steve Tue, 22 May 2012 17:42:28 +0000 http://mansurovs.com/?p=10620#comment-22298 Hi, hopefully you can help. I have a Nikon D3000 and unfortunately I dropped it last week, and now it shows the message 'Lens not attached' and can only take pics on manual, but the aperture is only set to f16, anyone help please?Many thanks Hi, hopefully you can help. I have a Nikon D3000 and unfortunately I dropped it last week, and now it shows the message ‘Lens not attached’ and can only take pics on manual, but the aperture is only set to f16, anyone help please?

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