#48751 - 12/31/02 12:28 PM
Bora Bora Honeymoon Photos
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imsobroke
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Registered: 06/13/02
Posts: 14
Loc: South Carolina, USA
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Hello all, I have posted my honeymoon photos on my webspace.. http://webpages.charter.net/rb4u2c
We stayed at the Le Meridien
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#48752 - 12/31/02 01:52 PM
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Charlie
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Registered: 03/01/02
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Loc: Wallingford, Pa., USA.
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Great photos, thanks for sharing, beautiful bride, good luck to you both.
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#48753 - 12/31/02 02:59 PM
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Anonymous
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very beautiful photos. The colors were just breathtaking! What kind of camera did you use? and any special filters/lenses??
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#48754 - 01/01/03 11:46 AM
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imsobroke
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Registered: 06/13/02
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Loc: South Carolina, USA
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Thanks Charlie.
Star...I used two SLR cameras(Nikon N65 & N80), one for shooting print film, the other for shooting slide film. For print film I used Fuji Superia REALA 100. It is arguably the best print film made by fuji. It's not sold everywhere. Try Ritz/Wolf Camera or B&H Photo online. Don't get it developed at the local drug store or Wal..... Look in the yellow pages for a photo developer/processor that developes for pros. and have them develop it on Kodak Royal Gold Paper. Otherwise use Wolf Camera. No print film can truly capture the beauty of the tropics like Slide film can. I used Fuji velvia. When you look at the slides it is as if though you are looking through a magic window...beautiful. Velvia is picky.. I only shot the best scenes with this slide film, the prints that I plan on selling ... Prints from slides are very expensive , a tripod is needed, and there can't be a lot of contrast in the scene (shadows will become black).
I only used a polarizer filter on the print film to darken the blue skies and reduce the sunlight reflections off the water when necessary.
You need a 20mm or less (wide angle) lens to get the bungalow interiors to fit on a picture. Otherwise a 28mm+ will work fine for everything else.
Don't take a cheap camera to paradise!!
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#48755 - 01/01/03 02:39 PM
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surfcontrol
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Registered: 12/27/02
Posts: 51
Loc: Westlake Vill, CA USA
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We're leaving Friday and staying at the Le Meridien for 4 nights. How did you like your stay there? Anything we should know about before we leave?
Thanks~
P.S. very nice Pictures....
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#48756 - 01/01/03 03:59 PM
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imsobroke
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Registered: 06/13/02
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Loc: South Carolina, USA
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Surfcontrol..my trip report is dated "Mon. Aug 19 2002" it pretty much sums up my opinion of the place. We really liked the Le Meridien, it's beautiful. Be sure not to overpack. Ask for a transformer (power converter) at the lobby desk. Take a small walkman/cd player for music if you like. If you're broke, like me, be sure to visit the small grocery store on the main island and stock up on soda and snacks. It's not very far from the boat dock. Take time and walk out to the ocean behind the resort and watch the sun rise. Have a great trip!!
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#48757 - 01/01/03 04:58 PM
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surfcontrol
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Registered: 12/27/02
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Loc: Westlake Vill, CA USA
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imsobroke, No doubt i will be to after this trip!
Thanks for the info, can't wait to get there...
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#48758 - 01/01/03 10:17 PM
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KDeja
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Registered: 05/20/02
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Imsobroke - Really nice pictures! My wife and I will be taking our (delayed) honeymoon to Tahiti in April, and I'm starting to get into camera/picture mode. I used the Reala 100 when we went to Huatulco, Mexico and was really happy with that film; great color and clarity. I also used the Fuji NPC 160 film. I know it's portrait film, but I was also happy with the results. I used that film more as an experiment to see how it was. I use a Canon Rebel G with a 28-105 mm lense, and if needed, a 100-300 mm lense. About what mm range did you find yourself using mostly when taking pictures? 28 mm or higher? I was thinking of getting a 50 mm f/2.8 prime lense for it's clarity and sharpness, but wasn't sure if that would be wide enough for landscape shots. They're cheap, like $70. Do you think taking a 100-300 mm lense is necessary? The less I can carry with me the better, but if the opinion is that it would come in handy, I'll take it. Did you over expose or under expose (1/2 or one f/stop, etc.) any of your pictures? Did you set the camera at one of the preset modes or at one of the semi-manual modes where you can control the f/stop or shutter speed? If you went with the semi-manual mode, what type of special things did you do? How were they at the airport in Tahiti about checking film? Would they manually check it, or did they make you put it through the x-ray machine? Sorry for all the questions, but I'd love to get an idea of what works and what doesn't, so when we go, I have an idea. Again, really nice pictures. Any help you can provide would be greatly appreciated. Thanks.
Ken
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#48759 - 01/02/03 12:59 PM
Re: Bora Bora Honeymoon Photos
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imsobroke
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Registered: 06/13/02
Posts: 14
Loc: South Carolina, USA
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KDeja, You should be fine with the 28-105mm full time. Get the 50mm lens, you'll get some good, sharp pictures with it. I used the 28-50 mm range 95% of the time especially for landscapes. For landscapes without people included, I set my camera to Aperature priority using the smallest aperature allowed without underexposing the shot, usually f16 to f22. This gives the best depth of field (everything from foreground to background is in sharp focus). The drawback is that this aperature range will usually require a slow shutter speed; so you gotta use a tripod, preferably with a cable release or timer!! (Don't try it on a boat or in a Jeep)If your telephoto (100-300mm) lens is heavy, then I wouldn't worry about taking it. I hardly used mine except for taking a couple of pictures of the sunrise, the mountain peak, and a sailboat or two off in the distance. I didn't waste time or film bracketing shots since my cameras give great results with their built in metering. If you photograph a waterfall, shoot in shutter priority with a 1/2 or 1/4 shutter setting. This usually requires using a ND filter if it is very sunny or bright. Otherwise, try using the slowest shutter speed allowed without overexposing (use your camera's meter). This makes the waterfalls look "smooth". The airport and film issue was hell for me. I went through several airports on my trip. You gotta ask (insist)them to manually inspect your film.. they may not want to at times but they have to, by law!! This takes extra time because they will thoroughly inspect the film.
I asked them to inspect my film in Tahiti but they insisted that I put it through the machine...I didn't want to challenge them!!
You should get familiar with your camera prior to the trip. Hope this helps!!
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#48760 - 01/02/03 03:55 PM
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KDeja
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Registered: 05/20/02
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Thank you, and this does help. Although, I'm not familiar with an "ND" filter, or is this a polarizer? I'll probably end up bringing the 100-300mm lens, as I always would rather have it and not need it, than want it and not have it. Yea, time to start practicing again, to refresh my memory. I also need to start replying to these post earlier in the evening, as I just realized I spelled lens wrong throughout my entire post. :-p
Thanks again for your help.
Ken
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