Any photographers in here?

[sleeper3]

I think instead of candids, he meant snapshots...

 

[sleeper3]

2011 Jaguar XJ:

 

[FunkyBuddha]

I think instead of candids, he meant snapshots...

Well there's diff. degrees of each really. There are good snapshots and bad snapshots. There are good candids and bad ones. I'm just leaving some criticism for him to "digest".

 

[sleeper3]

I thought the same thing honestly. On another photography forum I'm on, telling someone their picture looks like a snapshot is a polite way of saying "nothing interesting going on here..."

now that I think about it though, I've seen some pretty dadgum good snapshots.

 

[sleeper3]

oops just realized I had already posted that other pic... here is a new one from that night:

 

[mx-p5]

took a few shots this AM with the Canon. . . stupid me didn't think to bring the tripod

Either way, here's my fav shot of the morning

reason for tripod is so i could have taken a few exposures of this setup to do an HDR

 

[Wagonbacker9]

Sorry man..I really don't feel anything when I look at those. Even when they're candids, they should represent something. Like an important moment at that specific time. Or capturing some emotion or to instigate some feelings from the viewers. Try capturing more facial expressions. Focus on the eyes, and the rest of the picture will take care of itself. And if you can't get facial expressions, at least capture something that signifies that engagement. From these photos...I can't tell that it's your brother's engagement. You have a shot of a ring on someone's hand that's doing something, and a couple of champagne glasses.

Just some critique and feelings that I have of your set.

I think instead of candids, he meant snapshots...

Well there's diff. degrees of each really. There are good snapshots and bad snapshots. There are good candids and bad ones. I'm just leaving some criticism for him to "digest".

I've no problem with the critique.. I wouldn't call em snapshots per se, as I was trying my best to set the camera up... I just wasn't getting cooperation from the subject matter. lol there were about 20 more pics of ppl and such... however they were all canned for... family reasons. I didn't even bother trying to edit them. Long story I'll not so there. I appreciate the feedback, but I think you were expecting more than I was out of the pic.. I'm just playing with it trying to get quality shots of something besides cars and dogs. lol

 

[sleeper3]

50mm on a crop sensor is almost too much zoom for stuff like that... you're always having to back way off of what you're trying to take photos of, and there's not always enough room. 1 reason I want to go to full frame...

 

[Wagonbacker9]

only the pic mentioned was with the 50... the others were with my 18-55 IS.

shooting the 50 is just SO much more fun... obviously it just lacks the flexability needed for a situation like that. the 2 with the wine glasses were shot from prb about 10-13' away, so the 50 may have even worked... rich family, huge kitchen.

 

[sleeper3]

oh... well then.

 

[sleeper3]

panoramic made from 18 frames. New years in Austria 2008.

 

[judman13]

I can only see one stitch line. Not too bad

 

[sleeper3]

yeah first panoramic ever... plus I shot all 18 pictures on full auto I think... the thing is like 2 years old. I've learned a lot in the last 2 years...

 

[FunkyBuddha]

Looks cold....brrrr. But it's like -30C here..****. LOL

 

[2003protege]

Here's a 100% crop from the 75-300.

....Wowzers...

 

[not yellow]

experimenting with some different shots at the beach last night. one problem i continue to have is reducing noise with longer exposure shots in lower light situations. comment/ideas/suggestions welcome...

 

[FunkyBuddha]

For noise on longer exposures...how much time are you leaving the shutter open? ISO settings?

I usually dont' have too much noise. if I do..i use the noise/dust & scratches filter in pshop and selectively touch up the photo. Or i run it through Noise Ninja.

Ooooh..one suggestion...throw a graduated ND or ND filter on there. It will bring out the clouds more. Maybe a more saturated look on the sunset too. It'll look good!

Sorry..one more thing..what camera do you use? and what lens?

 

[not yellow]

For noise on longer exposures...how much time are you leaving the shutter open? ISO settings?

I usually dont' have too much noise. if I do..i use the noise/dust & scratches filter in pshop and selectively touch up the photo. Or i run it through Noise Ninja.

Ooooh..one suggestion...throw a graduated ND or ND filter on there. It will bring out the clouds more. Maybe a more saturated look on the sunset too. It'll look good!

Sorry..one more thing..what camera do you use? and what lens?

most of the exposures were between 1-5 seconds and 200-400 iso. shot with a canon 5D(first gen) and 16-35mm f/2.8. haven't really worked with any noise reduction features in the software.

and yeah, a graduated filter is definitely on my list....

 

[FunkyBuddha]

most of the exposures were between 1-5 seconds and 200-400 iso. shot with a canon 5D(first gen) and 16-35mm f/2.8. haven't really worked with any noise reduction features in the software.

and yeah, a graduated filter is definitely on my list....

when doing long exposures...gotta leave the iso at its lowest setting. any amount of long exposure will amplify noise. And dont' shoot auto ISO either.

 

[not yellow]

i try to keep the iso low, obviously could have gone lower on these. so you think that a higher iso causes more noise than a longer exposure?