Beginner with my first DSLR, pics inside!

[Saiyan66]

I was heading off for 2 weeks on a trip to Hawaii with the wife, and I figured that I should invest in a decent camera setup. I set a 1k budget for myself so I ended up getting a Canon T2i body and a Sigma 18-250mm IS lens. Very happy with both so far. I ended up keeping 1135 pictures from our first trip and I must say that I got lucky and ended up with probably 5-10 really nice shots out of those. I am hoping that my "eye" will improve and that in the future I wont have to take so many pictures to get a few really good ones. I also got a Joby Gorillapod which came in very handy for taking night shots of the Kilauea caldera. Its a very nice addition to my little kit and doesn't take up any space. On a side note, it is extremely nice to not have to change lenses all the time. My in laws have a similar setup but with an 18-55mm/70-300mm combo. Watching them switch lenses all the time made me glad I have the lens that I do.

[Tucson T4R]

Now you are on the slippery slope. Be very, very careful. The more passionate you get about your photography the less will be in your savings.

Share your captures with us as you go.

[kevint]

Ansel Adams said that he got roughly a dozen good shots in a year of shooting. Granted, his bar for "good shots" is probably higher than ours but it's nice to know we shouldn't expect every shot to be a masterpiece.

[Saiyan66]

Tucson you are very right about the slippery slope part. I am already looking at fast prime lenses to help out with low light action shots. The 18-250mm lens does well but the max aperture is only 3.5 so there is definitely room for improvement. Here is a question: how much difference in performance will there be between a F/1.8 lens and an F/1.4 lens of the same focal length? There is a big jump in price between the two, so not sure if it is something I can justify.

[Every Miles A Memory]

Post up your 5-10 keepers so we can share in the learning process!

Welcome to the addict club! Fill out some applications for that 3rd and 4th job right now to help support it

[Saiyan66]

I am currently at work, but as soon as I get home (a few more days hopefully) I will post up the pics that I think are the good ones.

[Saiyan66]

Ok so I ended up putting 24 pics into my "favorites" folder. I will try and whittle that down a little bit more to keep from overloading the page. These were taken with a 18mp camera and have been resized down to 25%. If anyone would like full res versions of these photos, just let me know, I would be happy to email them to you.
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And my favorite panorama of Waimea Canyon



Ok guys let me know what you think, what is junk, and where I can improve. Really enjoying this hobby so far.