Kinky goes to Longleat .....

[Kinky]

Well, this was the first time I used the D50 in anger, and I have to say I was so impressed with it. <br/> <br/>Far superior to the old compact I had previously, and I have to say - by far the best investment I've made recently. <br/> <br/>In total, I took 562 pics (hi-res JPEGs), and were a combination of simple 'auto-mode' (point and shoot) and playing with the settings, etc ... <br/> <br/>Anyhow, I narrowed down the pics to 22 that I'm extremely delighted with, for differing reasons. Of those - my absolute faves are #4 and 16. <br/> <br/>These pics are 100% undoctored, except for resizing for web-friendliness. Please do note that some shots are out of focus - but I still like them. <br/> <br/>And can I take this opportunity to thank you all for your help and support - it is so appreciated <br/> <br/>K

[Bee_Jay]

Number 14 is a fantastic shot - congrats !!!

[titiany]

Bee_Jay said:

Number 14 is a fantastic shot - congrats !!!

That's the one that I liked too.

[simpo two]

I shall be different and go for number 20.

You've got the focus pretty well sorted, next thing is to consider composition and where the light's coming from.

[Bee_Jay]

For 20, I would want to pump up the contrast a bit, and clone out the two "SAGA sightseers" on the left.

[anonymous-user]

I like the butterflies too.

The house looks somewhat different without 60,000 people and the driveway being used as an airstrip as it was on Sunday!

[Kinky]

Interesting comments - thanks all.

I have to confess that the whole exercise was thoroughly worthwhile personally, as I got some cracking personal shots that I'm so chuffed with, of Mrs. Kinky and Kinky junior - defo for the family album.

As for the Stonehenge one - that was taken whilst driving past at 45mph - I can't believe we got a decent shot and with a fence in the way too!

As for the focus - one of the things I played with was taking a load of continuous shots and manually adjusting the focus on each one - hence loads were slightly off focus - but of the 10+ shots of each subject - probably 1 was good!

I'm starting to enjoy this now!!!!

This weekend will be a real test, at Silverstone - high speed subjects zipping past.

K

[.Flyer]

I'm going to be really different and go for 12, although I like a few more. Very narrow DOF, I think it's a great shot. Hope you don't mind, but I've fiddled with it:



Can't decide if I prefer the deep green of the grass, or this, as the dog 'pops' out more.

[simpo two]

Kinky said:

I have to confess that the whole exercise was thoroughly worthwhile

It's defo a learning curve. My first experience with the D70 was disappointing, mostly on the exposure front, as I was used to a compact. It took a while to bounce back and figure out how to fly the thing properly - and IMHO PhotoShop is indispensible.

Kinky said:

As for the focus - one of the things I played with was taking a load of continuous shots and manually adjusting the focus on each one - hence loads were slightly off focus - but of the 10+ shots of each subject - probably 1 was good!

Have you tried AF-C (continuous servo mode)? It tracks a moving subject continuously (though is not perfect).

Kinky said:

This weekend will be a real test, at Silverstone - high speed subjects zipping past.

Suggest you set it to Shutter Priority and experiment with different shutter speeds until you get that nice pan effect. I can't tell you what speed to use as it depends on the lens you're using and the speed of the object.

But as you say: what fun

[Kinky]

simpo two said:

... what fun

Oh yes

[F1sh]

Come on, pic 20 is just begging to be a caption competition pic.

<deep west country accent on>

Bugger I've got my tractooooor stuck. Now where's that bloody shire horse got to?

<accent off>

Fish