Help please!!

[eugegall]

Went out flying today to take a picture of a friends garden.

Got the pics on the computer and they seem pretty s**t quality

I'm going back up tomorrow and was hoping someone can help me with the set up of the camera.

The two close up pictures of the house front and back are saved after i zoomed in but are quite bad quality. Is there anything i can do to make the quality better tomorrow?

There must be a way i can make the pictures clearer?

Cheers all

Using a Nikon D50 with the Nikon DX 18.55mm
I had the setting on Auto..

THIS IS CHERYL COLE'S HOUSE

GUILDFORD CATHEDRAL

 

[eugegall]

Anyone?

 

[TheEvilGiraffe]

Everytime you use auto, a puppy dies.

Stick it on apeture priority, f8 or up it if its sunny. ISO maybe 400 to enable a quick shutter speed.

Ps, stop using photofuckit!

 

[Revels]

Shutter is too slow = Puddle of Mud song.

 

[Sam]

I work right near you. Should get some pictures of the new hindhead tunnel.

Sorry i cant help with your camera though, point and shoot type of guy. ha

Sam!

 

[Wick]

Improvements you say? Big zoom lens and another trip to visit Cheryl

(I jest...sorry, couldn't help myself. I'm a complete newbie to SLR but definitely take it off auto and read a few guides online and those shots will improve tenfold)

 

[eugegall]

Everytime you use auto, a puppy dies.

Stick it on apeture priority, f8 or up it if its sunny. ISO maybe 400 to enable a quick shutter speed.

Ps, stop using photofuckit!

Questions...

1) Whats wrong with photobucket? What do you use?
2) If i do what you say will it make the picture clearer?
3) I tried to use a Tamron AF 30-300mm lens but it just wouldn't take a photo. Wouldn't even snap.
4) How to speed up shutter?

Please remember im a spastic so really need you to be blunt with me lol.

Cheers mate

 

[eugegall]

I work right near you. Should get some pictures of the new hindhead tunnel.

Sorry i cant help with your camera though, point and shoot type of guy. ha

Sam!

You mean like this?

 

[Revels]

1) Photobucket will use a pikey algorythm to resize. Flickr is best
2) Yes.
3) At 300mm it'll need more light
4) Canon or Nikon? It's A on a Nikon. Av on a Canon I think.

Basically, you need to let more light in but get it at a balanceable level so you can still see but be clear.

Imagine that shot was taken at 5secs. Now, holding your hand still for 5 seconds is nigh on impossible. So you're going to get a blur. Add to the fact you're already moving.

Using A/Av will allow you to control the light more. More light = faster shutter = less blur.

 

[eugegall]

1) Photobucket will use a pikey algorythm to resize. Flickr is best
2) Yes.
3) At 300mm it'll need more light
4) Canon or Nikon? It's A on a Nikon. Av on a Canon I think.

Basically, you need to let more light in but get it at a balanceable level so you can still see but be clear.

Imagine that shot was taken at 5secs. Now, holding your hand still for 5 seconds is nigh on impossible. So you're going to get a blur. Add to the fact you're already moving.

Using A/Av will allow you to control the light more. More light = faster shutter = less blur.

Cheers Revs,

Im actually going to do what you suggest. While the camera is on 'A' and the ISO speed is now 400 from the 200 that was set while i took the pictures. The shutter is now really slow sounding. When i took the pictures earlier it was snapping pretty quickly.

Other than setting it to 'A' and ISO to 400 is there any other setting that will help? Image quality?

 

[eugegall]

Any better?

 

[.Adam.]

On a side note, is the hindhead tunnel now open!?