[meteorite-list] Photos of Holbrook Anniversary Hunt & Finds
From: Erik Fisler <phxerik_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Tue, 19 Jul 2011 11:49:53 -0700 (PDT) Message-ID: <1311101393.23472.YahooMailRC_at_web111902.mail.gq1.yahoo.com> Thanks All! Jeff - I'm using the Canon XSi. It's not about the camera, it's about the lens. I have a $1200 lens on a $300 camera! I just bought the new Canon 100mm f/2.8L Macro USM. Don't make the mistake and fall for the megapixel trap. Too many megapixels make for smaller pixels which makes for more grain! >:( On a point and shoot, 3MP is perfect, anything more than 5MP is insane. On a consumer or Semi-Pro DSLR 8MP is perfect, anything more than 12MP is insane. On a Pro level DSLR 12MP is perfect, anything more than 22MP is insane. Problem is the marketing departments want you to think more MP = more definition. This ONLY matters when printing bigger than 8"x11" A good set up would be any basic Canon DSLR used in good condition or new. I know fashion photographers and even wedding photographers who have these basic entry level cameras and make $100k to $150k a year through photography with amazing photos. Remember, it's all about the lenses. So if you buy a camera just buy the BODY ONLY. because stock lenses suck. Examples: XT - (8MP) XS - (10MP) XSi - (12.2MP) T3 - (12.2MP) XTi - (10.1MP) T1i - (15.1MP) T2i - (18MP) WAYYY TOOO MANYY PIXELS but HD video is worth purchase. T3i - (18MP) WAYYY TOOO MANYY PIXELS but HD video is worth purchase. 50D - (15.1MP) <--- semipro body with sturdy magnesium form factor. Here are some nice lenses that would work for shooting finds and people too. I put stars next to my favorites. I've shot with all of these and read the reviews on them and every single one is amazing. - *Canon EF 100mm f/2.8L IS USM Macro - Canon EF 100mm f/2.8 Macro USM - Canon EF 50mm f/2.5 Compact Macro (Affordable) - *Canon 50mm f/1.4 (Affordable, also sharpest, most fast focusing lens from Canon) - *Canon 24-70mm f/2.8L USM - Canon 24-105mm f/4L IS USM [Erik] ----- Original Message ---- From: Jeff Kuyken <info at meteorites.com.au> To: Erik Fisler <phxerik at yahoo.com> Sent: Tue, July 19, 2011 2:44:27 AM Subject: Re: Photos of Holbrook Anniversary Hunt & Finds Hey Erik... awesome pics! What camera are you using? And if you're sending out invites, I'd love to give Google+ a try. I have google email at jkuyken at gmail.com. Cheers, Jeff ----- Original Message ----- From: "Erik Fisler" <phxerik at yahoo.com> To: "Meteoritelist" <meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com> Sent: Tuesday, July 19, 2011 5:04 PM Subject: [meteorite-list] Photos of Holbrook Anniversary Hunt & Finds > Hello All, > > It was a pleasure to watch so many hunters make so many finds at Holbrook for > the group hunt! I was very happy to be asked to help guide hunters for the > group hunt. I spent 5+ hours of my 19 hours in the field over > Friday/Saturday/Sunday instructing hunters on where to hunt and what to look >for > and I can say it was awesome watching them grin when I verified their finds. > Kudos to Jim and Ruben for doing most of the behind the scenes organizing for > the hunt. There is a lot of patience involved with juggling 50 people and >those > who really listened walked away with the knowledge to find something that day >or > in the future. > > My finds from Friday and through the morning Saturday consisted of 3 > individuals, 2 fragments and a piece that was just fusion crust all for a total > of less than 2 grams and my father was kicking my butt!! After spending most >of > my morning driving back and forth from the hotel room to the strewn field and > guiding hunters I decided to pick up my father and the small group he had taken > on a hunt. He asked me where I wanted to hunt and I told him I had seen Moni > and Bob moving towards a flat in the middle of the north side and I wanted to > beat them too it so we headed to the spot I had my eye on with the family he >was > guiding and began to search. That's when I found a few fragments with in a few > centimeters from each other stuck in the clay on the surface. I had my dad > drive the truck over so I could bring out the shovel and sieve, (as we had >plaid > the fragment game before....). A few people surrounded as I slowly and > carefully broke up the clay into the sieve. I had about fifty grams in > fragments when my shovel clinked against a much bigger piece in the ground and > everyone froze with excitement. That's when I pulled out the 240 gram > piece!!!!!!!! It took about an hour and a half to recover the 160 grams in > fragments and the 240 gram stone for a total of a 400 gram find. As far >Holbrook > goes, besides Larry's whopper, I haven't heard of that big of a find in the >last > few decades. Ontop of that Richard had another mongo find of 47 grams which is > extremely rare for Holbrook in 2011. Together we have over 500 Holbrooks with a > 90% of them individuals, average size 1-2 grams and before that point my >biggest > was 23 grams and my father had found one around 30+ grams. It amazes me that > there was a 400g find and a 47g find along with soooo many other stones all > found in the same day, regardless if there were fifty hunters or 1000 hunters. > > Anywho... here is a link to the photos. I uploaded them to my new Google+ > account which is linked to Picasa. For those of you who don't know, Google+ is > a networking site by Google that is still under testing and is only available >to > those invited by people who are testing it, for now anyway. So if anyone wants > to try Google+ shoot me an email and I'll shoot you an invite. Also since this > is my first time using it to host an album it would be great if I got some > reviews on how easy/difficult and how good/bad it is to decide if I'll use it > again. > > Photos: >https://plus.google.com/u/0/photos/104550188270087713656/albums/5630939129597014113 >3 > > > Thanks! > [Erik] > > ______________________________________________ > Visit the Archives at >http://www.meteoritecentral.com/mailing-list-archives.html > Meteorite-list mailing list > Meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com > http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list > > Received on Tue 19 Jul 2011 02:49:53 PM PDT |
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