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Vacation

Oso3DOso3D Posts: 15,085
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Vacationing in Hawaii for a week (Waikiki in Oahu). Seeing lots of inspirations for renders, and trying not to get too much cgi withdrawal. :)

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  • KnittingmommyKnittingmommy Posts: 8,191

    Have fun, Will!!!!  Aloha!!!!

  • McGyverMcGyver Posts: 7,085

    A friend of mine died of CGI withdrawal... He was mauled by a bear, a tiger and two circus clowns moments before, but the coroner ruled it was CGI withdrawal that actually killed him.  Which was odd because he never even dabbled with CGI... I think he was a professional tiger taunter for a traveling circus or something like that... Actual I think the coroner may have been the popcorn guy.  

    Well, despite that, CGI withdrawal is a very real condition and you should take lots of vitamin J or something to prevent it. I've been told that if you get hives from the withdrawal, you should put several ripe pineapples in you pants and dance the Macarena... Although I may have just told myself that... It's hard to keep track of sometimes...

    Well, whatever... Have a good time and try not to contract any tropical illnesses or fall into a volcano or anything.... Seriously, they randomly erupt everywhere in Hawaii... They can even pop up in your hotel room, without warning.

    Have fun.

  • Oso3DOso3D Posts: 15,085
    Now that I've learned so much about HDR and dynamic range, I find myself wishing I had a better device to take pictures, because I now understand why, for example, a sunset pic isn't turning out well.
  • mtl1mtl1 Posts: 1,508
    timmins.william said:
    Now that I've learned so much about HDR and dynamic range, I find myself wishing I had a better device to take pictures, because I now understand why, for example, a sunset pic isn't turning out well.

    My suggestion is to pick up an a6000 with the kit lens. It's an impressive camera at an affordable price, and trades blows with other APS-C DSLRs.

    Now that I think about it, I think it's actually *better* than most other DSLRs, photography-wise. Video is another kettle of fish though.

  • VhardamisVhardamis Posts: 576

    Enjoy yourself. The scenery there is goreous. I wouldn't worry about the withdrawel too much unless you catch yourself thinking "hmm...is this real or iray?"

  • Richard HaseltineRichard Haseltine Posts: 108,000
    timmins.william said:
    Now that I've learned so much about HDR and dynamic range, I find myself wishing I had a better device to take pictures, because I now understand why, for example, a sunset pic isn't turning out well.

    If you can do so easily try taking multiple shots with diffrent exposure adjustments, then combine them. If you are lucky your camera may have an auto-bracketing feature.

  • Oso3DOso3D Posts: 15,085
    I'm using my Galaxy S6 as a camera. :) I haven't had a dedicated camera in many years, though this trip got me thinking.
  • Oso3DOso3D Posts: 15,085
    Aaand I just noticed the phone camera has an HDR option I've had off. Doh! Sunset at Waikiki.
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  • Oso3DOso3D Posts: 15,085
    And me thinking 'I could render that...'
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  • nonesuch00nonesuch00 Posts: 18,723

    I've a Sony a6300 I'd like but I'm not buying til I finish house & yard remodel about the end of 2017 so I can actually go on vacation somewhere. They will probably have a Sony a6600 out but then.

    It's smaller sized than the DLSR and with the 16-55mm lens is point & shoot sized. Of course once you buy the 55-210mm lens or similar then you have a lens bigger and heavier than the camera with some lens exceeding the cost of the camera. 

  • McGyverMcGyver Posts: 7,085
    edited April 2016

    Your hotel fell over... Or you did... Or the picture is sideways... One of those. 

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  • Oso3DOso3D Posts: 15,085
    It costs extra for a vertical hotel.
  • frank0314frank0314 Posts: 14,708

    Lucky you. Have a big drink on the beach for us.

  • KA1KA1 Posts: 1,012
    My names is from Hawaii, apparently it's the Hawaii word for sea....
  • AtiAti Posts: 9,182
    KA1 said:
    My names is from Hawaii, apparently it's the Hawaii word for sea....

    I always wondered what KA1 meant... laugh

  • Pack58Pack58 Posts: 750
    KA1 said:
    My names is from Hawaii, apparently it's the Hawaii word for sea....

    Moana is my youngest daughters name. That's Māori for the sea, if I remember right Hawaiian is the same?

  • Oso3DOso3D Posts: 15,085
    From Google : Given Name MOANA. GENDER: Feminine & Masculine. USAGE: Maori, Hawaiian. Means "ocean, wide expanse of water, deep sea" in Maori and Hawaiian. Interesring. There's a Ala Moana shopping center we went to yesterday. :)
  • KA1KA1 Posts: 1,012
    "Kai is an English and Hawaiian name of Hawaiian origin. Meaning: sea." I guess meaning isn't the same as word for oops as you were everyone ;)
  • StratDragonStratDragon Posts: 3,273
    edited April 2016

    I used to talk to a dude name Kai Krause back in the days of AOL, he created Bryce and KAI's Power Tools and other "trippy" applications that defined my love of computers and rock bands from Seattle,  but I think he said his name was Hawaiian for "mauled by circus bear at a sideways hotel." - I could be wrong I 4:20'ed a lot of Maui back then.

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