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Ira Crummey
Registrace 28. 09. 2008
Photography is a blend of art and science as are most artistic endeavours. On this channel I will share my knowledge and experience and hopefully you, my viewers, will enter into the discussion.
Photography 189: As one door closes!
Well, Riverview will soon be a memory. As we prepare to move this may well be my last video from this location (or not, we shall see). Ten years worth of memories will go along with me on my next adventure. Stay tuned.
My first Riverview video: czcams.com/video/0kN2hvNCNi0/video.html
8 years ago.
My first Riverview video: czcams.com/video/0kN2hvNCNi0/video.html
8 years ago.
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Photography 188: A Move is Coming! (But an eclipse is passed)
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Well, a little news, a few sample shots and the required gear component. I did not attempt to fix the opening 12 seconds of terrible audio so please for give me. It is a very busy time right now. I hope you enjoy the video. Oh, and I am now a member of the 6MP Club again... Some things never go away!
Photography 187: Projects and "What's in my Camera Bag? (Clickbait)"
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Well, it seems that loosing my office (packing up to move in a few months but that space needs a thorough culling) I am back to square 1 on audio. This episode I shall loosely refer to as the clickbait episode, just as a test. Be sure to comment if you have anything to add to this discussion on how gear attracts more views than photos do.
Sunday Seisiun : A Project
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For the past five years I have been involved in a project that I didn't even recognize as a project until these past few months. The Old Triangle Irish Alehouse in Moncton, New Brunswick, Canada has a Sunday tradition through much of the year, an Acadian jam session. Traditional Acadian French music (along with other pieces) played by a large group of musicians for fun (and some tips). The musi...
Photography 186: It isn't really SAD but the doldrums have struck
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Well, it seems I am pumping out videos pretty fast but... It may be a symptom of the winter blahs. It isn't Seasonal Affective Disorder, that term is reserved for people who truly need help in dealing with the stress of winter. No, it is just that mild lethargy that comes with short cold days and long colder nights. Anyhow, I hope you enjoy my little talk on this common photographic ailment.
Oh Dear, It's Gear 14: A tour of what I laughingly call a "Studio"
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Well, I have almost gotten sound figured out, the next challenge is making the video from my two cameras look alike. The older VG10 gives a somewhat cool muted effect while the NEX 5N is warm and punchy. I have two purposes with my videos, the first is the enjoyment of presenting to an audience (40 years of teaching is hard to give up cold turkey), and the second is learning (for its own sake)....
Photography 185: Photography Projects (Intentional or otherwise)
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Well, it was a project but just started as a fun vacation idea. I have done a couple of other "stories" based on my little LEGO character, and if there is enough response I will do a future video about his exploits. Enjoy. Here are a couple of my earlier videos that have some reference to my little photo projects: czcams.com/video/8pIwPnmb8Pk/video.htmlsi=Cw5nXhdcM46tZm8v czcams.com/video/s9Hxh...
Photography 184: A little thank you for my regular viewers.
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My "video conversations" are a way for me to express my interests, and hopefully get feedback to make it an actual conversation. Thanks for viewing and let's make 2024 a better year all around.
Photography 183: New Year, new ideas? Maybe...
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Just a little place holder for the new year. The only take away here is to take the "influencers" with a grain of salt (or the whole bag in some cases). Welcome 2024!
Photography 182: Am I a Photographer?
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Sometimes we have to evaluate for ourselves what part we play in this multifaceted hobby. A Year End thought exercise.
Photography 181: Another Beginning, as the Year Ends!
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A little haphazard but with hints of things to come.
Photography 180: Odds and Ends... Where am I now...
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Just a little video to see what I have been doing and to explain why my GAS does not extend to new cameras. As usual this does not have any value besides idle curiousity.
Photography 179: One Step Past the Doldrums
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Well, when some photography friends suggested a road trip, it seemed like a fine way to at least get some more incentive to photograph. A day in Fredericton NB was just the thing to get me back into the hobby. Here are a few examples of what some modest gear, and an enjoyable day out, can do to invigorate a hobby.
Photography 178: The Doldrums
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This video identifies a problem but offers no solutions.... I just need to work it out.
Photography 177: The Gear, Simplified?
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I know I have too much but at least I am calling a halt to future acquisitions.
Photography 174: Revisiting Street Photography
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Photography 174: Revisiting Street Photography
Photography 173: Black and White processing basics.
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Photography 173: Black and White processing basics.
Photography 172: DO we always need raw files?
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Photography 172: DO we always need raw files?
Oh Dear, It's Gear 13: Picking my best everyday kit.
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Oh Dear, It's Gear 13: Picking my best everyday kit.
Photography 171: One Crazy (Crummey) July!
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Photography 171: One Crazy (Crummey) July!
Photography 170: A 15 (plus) minute waste of time!
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Photography 170: A 15 (plus) minute waste of time!
Photography 169: Sometimes we need to backtrack...
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Photography 169: Sometimes we need to backtrack...
Photography 168: Photographic intention and focal lengths.
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Photography 168: Photographic intention and focal lengths.
Photography 167: Street Photography as I see it.
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Photography 167: Street Photography as I see it.
Photography 166: What gear do you really need?
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Photography 166: What gear do you really need?
Oh Dear, It's Gear 12: Olympus Pen E-P1
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Oh Dear, It's Gear 12: Olympus Pen E-P1
Photography 165: Random Shots from an Amateur Photographer
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Photography 165: Random Shots from an Amateur Photographer
Photography 164: Olympus BCL (Body Cap Lenses) Revisited
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Photography 164: Olympus BCL (Body Cap Lenses) Revisited
I like your comfort zone, its first class ira
“Stand on its own” so true, so true 👍Thx for sharing your thoughts
I have no doubt you'll be back.
Thank You. New abode needs another camera.
Safe travels, Ira. Looking forward to when you get settled and can get back to uploading.
Good luck and God bless,Thanks for the memories as one guy used to say
Good Luck on your move, look forward to future videos from a new location.
Best wishes for the sale of your home and hopes that your new home is in a welcoming and friendly neighbourhood. I look forward to seeing you again when you are ready.
Best of luck to you Ira -- regards from Ireland
All the best to you, thanks for past videos and looking forward to next ones...
Best of luck with your move Ira. Hope you will be staying in the Maritimes!
Can’t wait for the new location.
All the very best with the move Ira, to both you and your good lady. It is events like this that remind us, there is life beyond CZcams! That's NOT to say we don't want you back as your style and content is precisely what the platform needs.
Good luck with the move and looking forward to your return from the new location.
_ Thanks for sharing. _ Decide what is best for your circumstances - we will understand. _ Wishing you all the best on your old and new home transactions. 🙂
We'll miss your talents at the Old Triangle! Thanks for the great shots
This is an opportunity to start a new chapter and maybe and end to your G.A.S. Keep your new space simple, less is more. We look forward to hearing about your new adventure. You look happy and less serious than normal. :)
It was liberating to get rid of the clutter. As for GAS, I have convinced myself, for now at least, that I have everything I need. I won’t sell any more gear but will try to truly enjoy what I have. Thanks for the encouragement.
Well. First I wish you every success in your new home and I hope the move goes smoothly. Secondly, I hope you settle in to your new home quickly and that you can upload more videos as soon as possible. All the very best of luck, Ira.
I’ll try. Thanks.
Thanks for posting
_ Thanks - wishing you a pleasant move.
Nice shirt. And, a good message.
Always a joy to see you and listen to your mellow tones Ira. Your eclipse images really are excellent and I am looking forward to seeing results from that 20mm lens. Hope all goes well with the move!
I've settled on a older dell workstation with 32 gBs of RAM, does everything I need and more and I've always been a Windows user, so i feel at home. Gear wise, I've not been shooting much because of lack of time, but when I do its usually my pentax DSLR or ricoh GR3, not my mirrorless fuji that's getting used. I've also started printing out $1 of instant 4*6 prints at my local camera store from pictures i am taking on my phone - cheap way to keep the creative embers stoked. Nice to see you again and looking forward to the next one
More gear! I knew it! Just kidding. Have you ever considered buying vintage lenses? They are mostly full frame, but will work on your 4/3 using the center and best part of the lens. They have sometimes a very interesting bokeh and a "je ne sais quoi" only old lenses got. Should I mentioned they are very cheap? They are not fast lenses, but for landscapes it works, they are compact, light, small and often got a very nice metal finish. Good luck for your move.
I have some M series and K series Pentax lenses which date from the 1970s but that’s about it for vintage glass. Manual focus can be a challenge for me, in spite of over 20 years experience with MF SLRs.
@@acrummey85 Manual focus requires focus peaking which you got on your Sony APS-C body
IRA Like those old manuel focus Pentax lenses
I had two of those. For the first 360 photos those days, with the fish eye and ipix software. Great little camera.
Always enjoy your videos. Waiting for tomorrow’s eclipse. We are almost dead center in the path of totality. Good luck.
Totally agree with your comment about the Oly 17mm 2.8f . Mine is now attached to my Oly EPL 7 which makes a great light weight everyday combination.
Hi Ira, I always enjoy your rambling videos. Also enjoy the fact you continue to embrace great cameras that are not recent releases. A good camera in 2015 is still a good camera. I did have the 12-50 but it rarely focussed accurately (despite which camera body it was attached to) must have been a duff copy. However I was lucky enough to have obtained the Oly 12-45 f4 which for me is ideal.
We are definitely out here, Ira. Still loving your videos and love listening to you. Whether your videos are about gear, photos or your own life experiences with cameras, they are all terrific. Just keep them coming.
_ Thanks for sharing.
I enjoy your posts, enjoy your style applied to anything you care to talk about,thank you
Thanks.
I don't care what you post Ira, I just love your style. I also find it slightly frustrating that gear related videos get the most views, but there isn't anything to be done about it. Carry on posting what you want to talk about because I'm sure your subscribers like it.
Thanks, I really enjoy your videos as well and (here we go with gear again) because I also primarily shoot m4/3 and enjoy wandering streets with a camera. Except for a 12MP E-PM1 all of my cameras are 16MP OM-D models. I often use the lenses in this video for walk about where larger, heavier, more expensive glass would give little advantage. For my musician shots it was mostly the Lumix 25mm f1.7 (non-Leica). Hope the leg is feeling better.
Nice. I like that you did this in monochrome (i.e. black & white). I also like sepia toned pictures - don't have to use the 'smelly' chemicals now that it can be done digitally in-camera, or via photoshop-like programs.
Merci Ira. I thought I was right there.
Thanks for sharing 😊
My pleasure 😊
A nice pre-Easter present - a video from Ira.
Hope you enjoyed it!
As always,enjoyable
Lol, I just bought an old camera. Doh!
Good presentation about the FOV for new comers. I would add that what makes a good portrait lens, is not the 85 mm forced distance or shallow DOF, but it is psychological distance that a person memorized a someone's face. And that is 4.5-5 meters. When we recall or we are asked to explain someone's look as their face, we remember that as we saw them from 4.5-5 meters. Not how we saw them at 2-3 meters or 1-2 meters. This is a key for portraiture photography, we should use this psychological event in human minds to create better portraits. For thst we need to know what a "portrait" means, and that is a bust... So from chest to little above head. That is about 50x70 cm framing IIRC. And to get that from 4.5 meters... We need 8-9° vertical FOV. And focal length to offer this on small format (35mm), is 200mm. At 450 cm the 200mm lens offers a - Framing size as 810x540 mm, so you have space to crop later better. - Lens set to f/4 a DOF as 112 mm. That covers just tip of the nose to corner of eye, but ears are out of focus, so you need about f/6.3 to have a 177mm DOF, and now you have ears too in focus, especially if head turned slightly. But you want f/3.5-4 to have totally out of focus background, that is unrecognizable. - You have best perspective to facial structure and form. Get good distance from the person, make lighting easier and you get to more freedom to control background by choosing perspective and camera angle. With small movement you can change background Bokeh completely, but you can as well include foreground Bokeh as well by shooting through some objects etc. for a 4/3" format the equivalent lens is 100mm f/2-2.8. Closest is really a 40-150mm f/2.8 @ 100mm and f/2.8 or 75mm f/1.8 @ f/2. For APS-C it is 135mm @ f/2.8-4 lens. For portraits one needs to include the face, the character (dress, hairstyle etc) and it needs really about 15-20 cm DOF (150-200 mm). So more and not less... The focal length doesn't change DOF, as on same format the same F-stop will produce identical DOF when subject magnification is same (subject fills same size in frame). So 24mm f/5.6 has same DOF as 200mm f/5.6 when person face is same size in frame. But 200mm will produce far blurrier background because it crops the background far more and enlarged it compare to 24mm. Why one should shoot with longer focal length to get blurrier background, but use higher F-stop to get deeper DOF to get whole face in focus. Superior compared to 50mm or 85mm f/1.2 lenses...
Cool video. I tend to save alot of my home activities for the colder months (indoor projects/video games/films), and then am rewarded with beautiful summer days outdoors after a winter of nesting :)
Do some bird photography. The birds don't have the cover that they have in spring and summer, as they don't have the lush green trees ans shrubs to hide in.
I have a fuji s5 pro that looks like that!
Great video, and I like the look of worn camera gear as well. Ripped rubber is just our patina.
I just can't watch with your shirt pocket looking like that!
Ha ha ha, time to replace that shirt.
Kathy gave me a book. A "fifty Two Day Photography Challenge" ( with two bonus pages ). It isn't hard stuff, it's just ideas.... a go do this type of picture this week challenge. I have been having fun with it and my plan is to follow along ... not jump around, (much ), and just do the page as I come to it. Some will be shot digital. Some have been shot on film. I am also old. My74th is coming soon. Most of my cameras are also old. I have looked ahead so I know which camera I want for certain pages and I have an idea of where a few shots might taken. This book has helped with my attitude this past month.
Sounds like an effective way of staying motivated.
Hi Ira, Yes, sorting, editing is key to have a chance to browse our pictures later. Since a decade or so, I have decided to not limit myself in shooting, but I commit to keep only 10-15 pictures max per site we visited during our trips. This is an average of 40-60 pics per day. It seems hard to do, but it is not after all. Of course I keep all original pics on two 5TB drive in case of.I need to go back to them. What do i do with the pics I have selected? I watch them on a high resolution digital frame I could share with friends/family. Actually the device is running sometimes all day on our kitchen counter. Thank you Ira!
Hi Ira, definitely agree, January is downtime. However it's now February, days are getting slightly longer here in the UK and I'm getting motivated to go outside and take some images.
It is OK to do something or just relax and let something come your way - or not. Thank you for taking the time to post another one.
Never a truer word spoken Ira! You have now got me trawling through hundreds of files that need to be consigned to the electronic waste heap in the sky. Great video 👍