The "Ive taken a pic and I kinda like it" thread

[Feirny]

1/13 sec, only have ND filters for my 50mm and 50mm really isn't wide enough LOL. I'd have liked to have had an exposure of about 1sec but was overly exposed.

 

[DanFreemanPhoto]

lol that pic looks familiar

You need to find a road with trees or something one side to get the real sense of movement, good attempt though

 

[Scott™]

I really need to get me a rig of sorts

 

[Feirny]

lol that pic looks familiar

You need to find a road with trees or something one side to get the real sense of movement, good attempt though

I went looking, but got bored quickly as it was school run time. I'll give it another go when I've got some 82mm ND filters.

 

[Scott™]

Tenby Harbour by scott.thomas21, on Flickr

 

[DanFreemanPhoto]

That actually works pretty well Scott! Neat idea

 

[Scott™]

Thanks Dan

 

[DanFreemanPhoto]

Went out for a bit this evening, nothing special though.

Did get some grief from the locals though!

 

[Hixle]

Nice shots Dan.

I need an ND filter in my life!

 

[DanFreemanPhoto]

10 stop ftw!

 

[Hixle]

Was looking at the adjustable one's not so long ago, for video if nothing else. Bloody expensive for a decent one though!

 

[Gavin.]

IMG_9720 by gavin.meredith, on Flickr

 

[Gavin.]

Went out and took about 100 photos today and I hated every one, edited the one above and liked it at first but now the more I look at it the more I dislike it

 

[DanFreemanPhoto]

It looks a little too processed to me, there's a really weird effect in the sky. What does the shot from the camera look like?

 

[DanFreemanPhoto]

Also, remember the rule of thirds, most of the time you'll want to avoid putting the horizon in the middle of the frame.

 

[Wick]

Went out and took about 100 photos today and I hated every one, edited the one above and liked it at first but now the more I look at it the more I dislike it

I occasionally have days like that first edit looks good, ten minutes later your fed up again!

Top shots from Feirny, Dan and Scott above!!

 

[Gavin.]

It looks a little too processed to me, there's a really weird effect in the sky. What does the shot from the camera look like?

I deleted every photo, every single one of them was either really badly under exposed or over exposed. I cant get my head around the ISO, white balance, shutter speed , aperture etc etc. So i just end up buggering about until it looks half decent on the tiny screen. Then when I see it on my computer I wonder why I just bothered lol

If I focus on the ground the sky is over exposed and if i focus on the sky the ground is under exposed. I cant get it right

 

[DanFreemanPhoto]

Well if you're shooting landscape, keep your ISO at the lowest setting. Stick your aperture to around f/8-f/11 in aperture priority, and then the camera will pick the best shutter speed for you.

I shoot auto WB, then adjust it in post if I need to.

 

[Gavin.]

Well if you're shooting landscape, keep your ISO at the lowest setting. Stick your aperture to around f/8-f/11 in aperture priority, and then the camera will pick the best shutter speed for you.

I shoot auto WB, then adjust it in post if I need to.

Cheers Dan, i'll go and have another play tomorrow. I have a lot of learning to do.

 

[bomber]

I keep mine on auto WB and auto iso - mostly as I can't understand iso yet and photoshop means I can sort the WB afterwards. Happy days

 

[Feirny]

Also remember the keeper rate, for every 20 shots I take I only like 1, sometimes worse.

 

[Scott™]

Also remember the keeper rate, for every 20 shots I take I only like 1, sometimes worse.

Exactly this. I've driven an hour to some locations, taken loads of snaps, had a look on my camera screen, liked a couple and got home to find I have no keeps. So f**king annoying.

 

[Gavin.]

I know, I am being a bit harsh on myself I think. I only started a week or two ago, I just get irritated with myself when I cannot do something properly. I need a little more patience lol

 

[ipodsandguns]

My hit rate on anything other then cars is poor.
This was about 40 shots/3 hours. I was playing around with lighting and DIY modifiers though.

Me, Yes. by ipodsandguns, on Flickr

 

[Gavin.]

I would never get a decent pic of myself as I am really camera shy lol. I would probably look normal on one of those wobbly mirrors on a fair ground. Looks good though ^

 

[ipodsandguns]

Same. I think that maybe half the reason why I spent as long as I did.

 

[Gavin.]

Out of all the pics I have taken so far this is easily my favorite

Nightlife by gavin.meredith, on Flickr

 

[Brazo]

Also shoot raw as you can correct some under and over exposure in pp

 

[bully]

Also shoot raw as you can correct some under and over exposure in pp

This is the best advice I have been given.

I am not one to piss about too much with the pics i have taken, but being able to to recover in this way is awesome.

 

[Laura]

this thread is making me angry, having sold my 10-20mm lens im left with very limited kit.. and its annoying the hell out of me.. but i cant justift £500 on a new lens when the golf needs finishing

 

[DanFreemanPhoto]

Din't quite nail the focus on these two, bloody quick these things lol!

 

[Brookie.]

^ FFS.
Those are absolutely fantastic!

 

[Merk]

Lens was that with Dan? I'm assuming it was on macro mode with AF?

 

[The Ironist]

Butterfly by The__Ironist, on Flickr

Would also like to know what lens you used. Macro I'm guessing...

 

[DanFreemanPhoto]

Lens was that with Dan? I'm assuming it was on macro mode with AF?

Nikon 60mm f/2.8 Macro. Manual focus

 

[Brazo]

Cornfield by Brazo76, on Flickr

 

[Turkish]

This thread just highlights what a noob I am, lol.

 

[Gavin.]

 

[Merk]

Nikon 60mm f/2.8 Macro. Manual focus

Woaft! Manual focus, nice job!

 

[The Ironist]

Cricket by The__Ironist, on Flickr

Bug by The__Ironist, on Flickr

Bug 2 by The__Ironist, on Flickr