first time photos...
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hello
i have been having a little play with a borrowed EOS 30D over the past few days.
im no expert, but am just getting started and hopfuly will be able to produce some half decent shots before long.
here are a few of my first pictures, i think they they are ok for the ammount of practice iv had!
the first 2 are of the roof of my car...
i like this shot.
then there are these 3 of my fish tank..
i was playing around with a close up lens, but i couldnt use a fast enough shutter to ensure the fish where not blurred, to get a decent close shot of a fish.
any comments?
i know they are not amazing, but its a start.
i have been having a little play with a borrowed EOS 30D over the past few days.
im no expert, but am just getting started and hopfuly will be able to produce some half decent shots before long.
here are a few of my first pictures, i think they they are ok for the ammount of practice iv had!
the first 2 are of the roof of my car...
i like this shot.
then there are these 3 of my fish tank..
i was playing around with a close up lens, but i couldnt use a fast enough shutter to ensure the fish where not blurred, to get a decent close shot of a fish.
any comments?
i know they are not amazing, but its a start.
Good start - the fishy ones are quite nice.
On the wheel one, you have used a wide aperture which has given a shallow depth of field (so the range of what is in focus behind and in front of what you focused on is narrow). So the tyre is in focus, but not the wheel/brake. Unless intentional, try again with a smaller aperture (bigger f number) which will give a deeper depth of field. Apologies if I'm teaching you to suck eggs.
Stuart
On the wheel one, you have used a wide aperture which has given a shallow depth of field (so the range of what is in focus behind and in front of what you focused on is narrow). So the tyre is in focus, but not the wheel/brake. Unless intentional, try again with a smaller aperture (bigger f number) which will give a deeper depth of field. Apologies if I'm teaching you to suck eggs.
Stuart
A tip from someone who is constantly learning:
Your pic of the tyre/wheel... Nice idea, but IMHO - I think the brake caliper should be in focus as well as the left hand side of the tyre. You can achieve this by changing to speed priority mode and slowing down the shutter a bit to give you some more depth of field. If it was reading 125th - then 100th would probably do it... and the far end of the wheel would still be pleasantly blurred.
Steve
Your pic of the tyre/wheel... Nice idea, but IMHO - I think the brake caliper should be in focus as well as the left hand side of the tyre. You can achieve this by changing to speed priority mode and slowing down the shutter a bit to give you some more depth of field. If it was reading 125th - then 100th would probably do it... and the far end of the wheel would still be pleasantly blurred.
Steve
Edited by GetCarter on Monday 9th April 12:17
You need a gradated ND filter and holder and the right size ring to fit to your lens. Cokin do a kit for about £35 - If you take your camera into Jessops (or wherever) They'll sort you out.
If you want to spend more money, but a Lee kit.
If you want to work on the sky on that particular photo... then you haven't got a lot to work with. I can only really suggest a crop to lose most of the offending white!
Steve
If you want to spend more money, but a Lee kit.
If you want to work on the sky on that particular photo... then you haven't got a lot to work with. I can only really suggest a crop to lose most of the offending white!
Steve
Edited by GetCarter on Monday 9th April 12:51
GetCarter said:
I can only really suggest a crop to lose most of the offending white!
...or you could use that area to put a caption! Worth bearing in mind that specialist magazines are often on the look out for portrait oriented shots that have a blank area or three for title and other wordings....
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