Comments on: The Strobist for The Howard County Times http://mattrothphoto.com/blog/2010/07/baltimore-dc-photographer/the-strobist-for-the-howard-county-times/ photoblog Mon, 23 Jan 2012 03:06:33 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Matt Roth http://mattrothphoto.com/blog/2010/07/baltimore-dc-photographer/the-strobist-for-the-howard-county-times/comment-page-1/#comment-989 Matt Roth Mon, 04 Oct 2010 19:40:05 +0000 http://mattrothphoto.com/blog/?p=2865#comment-989 Ha! I meant "Mr." in a AP stylebook sorta way. besides, old men don't have man caves! thanks for the tweet, by the way. I'm watching Woopra like it's the 9th inning in the world series! Ha! I meant “Mr.” in a AP stylebook sorta way.

besides, old men don’t have man caves!
thanks for the tweet, by the way. I’m watching Woopra like it’s the 9th inning in the world series!

]]> By: David Hobby http://mattrothphoto.com/blog/2010/07/baltimore-dc-photographer/the-strobist-for-the-howard-county-times/comment-page-1/#comment-988 David Hobby Mon, 04 Oct 2010 18:48:36 +0000 http://mattrothphoto.com/blog/?p=2865#comment-988 --> "The reason it worked in the photo of Mr. Hobby is because he let me use his super-bad-ass Neutral Density filter, so I was able to crank the lights and stay at f/1.8." Mr. Hobby? MR. HOBBY? Eff you, Charlie, I am not THAT old. –> “The reason it worked in the photo of Mr. Hobby is because he let me use his super-bad-ass Neutral Density filter, so I was able to crank the lights and stay at f/1.8.”

Mr. Hobby? MR. HOBBY?

Eff you, Charlie, I am not THAT old.

]]> By: Matt Roth http://mattrothphoto.com/blog/2010/07/baltimore-dc-photographer/the-strobist-for-the-howard-county-times/comment-page-1/#comment-874 Matt Roth Thu, 02 Sep 2010 20:06:02 +0000 http://mattrothphoto.com/blog/?p=2865#comment-874 Hey Sam. Go FX and keep that lens. This is why I love it. A.) the 35mm f/1.8 is cheap. B.) I love AF-S lenses (and can't stand having to flip that stupid switch every time I want to manually focus). C). It looks GORGEOUS! It, by far, has the best, creamiest bokeh of all my lenses. Weird, huh? Even weirder, it doesn't look nearly as "magical" on my D300s. D.) The natural vignetting is really pretty, too. E.) It's super small and unassuming, not scary-big like a 17-55 or a 24-70. F.) it's way sharp at f/1.8. Biggest downside is that close focus and stopped down, the blacker the "vignetting" gets. Not really a good lens for using big lights. The reason it worked in the photo of Mr. Hobby is because he let me use his super-bad-ass Neutral Density filter, so I was able to crank the lights and stay at f/1.8. That filter is definitely on my some-day-soon-shopping list. cheers! matt roth Hey Sam.
Go FX and keep that lens.
This is why I love it.
A.) the 35mm f/1.8 is cheap. B.) I love AF-S lenses (and can’t stand having to flip that stupid switch every time I want to manually focus). C). It looks GORGEOUS! It, by far, has the best, creamiest bokeh of all my lenses. Weird, huh? Even weirder, it doesn’t look nearly as “magical” on my D300s. D.) The natural vignetting is really pretty, too. E.) It’s super small and unassuming, not scary-big like a 17-55 or a 24-70. F.) it’s way sharp at f/1.8.

Biggest downside is that close focus and stopped down, the blacker the “vignetting” gets. Not really a good lens for using big lights.

The reason it worked in the photo of Mr. Hobby is because he let me use his super-bad-ass Neutral Density filter, so I was able to crank the lights and stay at f/1.8.
That filter is definitely on my some-day-soon-shopping list.
cheers!
matt roth

]]> By: Sam http://mattrothphoto.com/blog/2010/07/baltimore-dc-photographer/the-strobist-for-the-howard-county-times/comment-page-1/#comment-873 Sam Thu, 02 Sep 2010 19:54:23 +0000 http://mattrothphoto.com/blog/?p=2865#comment-873 love your pictures, just curious why a 35dx lens on the D700? i'm thinking of making the jump to FX so i was going to sell all my dx lenses. maybe i'll consider keeping that one. love your pictures, just curious why a 35dx lens on the D700?

i’m thinking of making the jump to FX so i was going to sell all my dx lenses. maybe i’ll consider keeping that one.

]]> By: Jesse Swanson http://mattrothphoto.com/blog/2010/07/baltimore-dc-photographer/the-strobist-for-the-howard-county-times/comment-page-1/#comment-753 Jesse Swanson Fri, 16 Jul 2010 14:03:46 +0000 http://mattrothphoto.com/blog/?p=2865#comment-753 Mr. Hobby is really funny in real life. Strobist is about the only blog I have ever followed since meeting him at an NPPA thingy a few years back. So glad he is being recognized for his work. I think I learned more from his Interviews with past masters this week than I did in art school. Your paper must be cool. Geekfest? You should invite him. Mr. Hobby is really funny in real life. Strobist is about the only blog I have ever followed since meeting him at an NPPA thingy a few years back. So glad he is being recognized for his work. I think I learned more from his Interviews with past masters this week than I did in art school. Your paper must be cool. Geekfest? You should invite him.

]]> By: Phil R http://mattrothphoto.com/blog/2010/07/baltimore-dc-photographer/the-strobist-for-the-howard-county-times/comment-page-1/#comment-749 Phil R Thu, 15 Jul 2010 23:53:16 +0000 http://mattrothphoto.com/blog/?p=2865#comment-749 Well done dude... must have been a fun assignment! Would have been awesome to see all of Hobby's strobes setup. Instead of a wall of sound (https://secure.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/wiki/Wall_of_Sound_%28Grateful_Dead%29), you could have had a wall of light. Well done dude… must have been a fun assignment!

Would have been awesome to see all of Hobby’s strobes setup. Instead of a wall of sound (https://secure.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/wiki/Wall_of_Sound_%28Grateful_Dead%29), you could have had a wall of light.

]]> By: Patrick Smith http://mattrothphoto.com/blog/2010/07/baltimore-dc-photographer/the-strobist-for-the-howard-county-times/comment-page-1/#comment-747 Patrick Smith Thu, 15 Jul 2010 23:03:40 +0000 http://mattrothphoto.com/blog/?p=2865#comment-747 Diet scotch!!!!? Diet scotch!!!!?

]]> By: Daniel Cormier http://mattrothphoto.com/blog/2010/07/baltimore-dc-photographer/the-strobist-for-the-howard-county-times/comment-page-1/#comment-744 Daniel Cormier Thu, 15 Jul 2010 17:14:14 +0000 http://mattrothphoto.com/blog/?p=2865#comment-744 He has to be drinking Diet Mountain Dew. He has to be drinking Diet Mountain Dew.

]]> By: ErikRc http://mattrothphoto.com/blog/2010/07/baltimore-dc-photographer/the-strobist-for-the-howard-county-times/comment-page-1/#comment-743 ErikRc Thu, 15 Jul 2010 16:51:04 +0000 http://mattrothphoto.com/blog/?p=2865#comment-743 His drink? Way easy. Diet Mountain Dew. Good shots btw! His drink? Way easy. Diet Mountain Dew. Good shots btw!

]]> By: DC Chavez http://mattrothphoto.com/blog/2010/07/baltimore-dc-photographer/the-strobist-for-the-howard-county-times/comment-page-1/#comment-742 DC Chavez Thu, 15 Jul 2010 16:34:38 +0000 http://mattrothphoto.com/blog/?p=2865#comment-742 Oh, oh, oh, I get the prize! DIET Mountain Dew! :) Great pics. DC Oh, oh, oh, I get the prize!

DIET Mountain Dew! :)

Great pics.

DC

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