Herdous
TPF Noob!
Hi. I am new here. New to online photography forums, actually...
I have been taking pictures on and off for a few years and have mostly taught myself some very basic techniques, but I would now love to get even better and somehow improve on the little I already know.
I figured forums such as this one would be the appropriate place to start.
I will include a couple of shots I deem acceptable and would appreciate any feedback
Most of these shots were taken with my old Canon 30D and some with my newer Nikon D7000. The move to Nikon is a very recent one and I am now very keen to take my skills to the next level...
Thanks.
Ok, so:
Picture 1, taken at night with my Canon 30D, mounted on a tripod, at some pedestrian bridge over the 417 between Parkdale avenue and Island Park drive in Ottawa. I wanted to capture a certain "metaphysical" tunnel effect I felt as I stood there before stepping across, an almost existentialist experience. Program, ISO 800, 6 seconds, f14, 28mm.
Picture 2, I couldn't retrieve the info. I remember it was taken hand-held with my Canon 30D and was then put onto a computer that has since crapped out on me, so all I had left was my Facebook post, unfortunately. I remember it was at the Experimental farm here in Ottawa. I was trying out different shots of the tree when I noticed from my right a bird flying in and tried to recompose to get it in the shot. I think under the circumstances I did pretty well...
Picture 3, taken at night with my Nikon D7000, hand-held, on our porch. I was just messing with the camera, understanding its many options and testing out its high-ISO capabilities. Suddenly, Daisy (that beautiful blond) turned her head looking toward the light like something caught her eye and I snapped a few shots. Manual, ISO 3200, 1/1600th, f1.8, 50mm.
Picture 4, taken at night with my Nikon D7000, hand-held, indoors, under poor lighting. I was playing with focal lengths and perspectives, taking portraits of my wife and having her make faces and poses. When I saw what she was doing, I felt the really close close-up worked well with an almost frightened, captured look she had. Like an animal feeling itself cornered (no, that is most definitely NOT the relationship we have, but one must transcend oneself when seeking creativity, hahaha). Manual, ISO 6400, 10/800th (?), f2.5, 50mm.
Picture 5, another picture taken with my Canon 30D, mounted on a tripod, at the Aylmer marina on the Quebec side, across the river from Ottawa. My dad, my stepmom, my then-girlfriend and I were out taking pictures of the beautiful sunsets the place is known for. We got there a while before the magical golden hour, so I was trying to get some good cloud action in there for contrast, when I saw these two teenagers fishing. It took a few shots to isolate one of them and frame him off-centre to get the sun just right. Ideally, I would have had the kid fish from the right toward the middle of the frame, but I just couldn't control his thoughts (I tried) and I myself couldn't move farther to my left without possessing the ability to walk on water, being at the very edge of the pier. Good thing (I think) that I had that bench there to help me balance the image. Manual, ISO 1600, 1/4000th, f8, 105mm.
Picture 6, again taken in the afternoon with my trusty old Canon 30D, mounted on a tripod, in some abandoned, dilapidated warehouse in Montreal that threatened to come down on us at any second. No one was supposed to be there, of course, and it was fenced off and guards patrolled the streets out front, but by taking the long way around, going under the 720 overpass, there was a way around back where half the back wall was torn down. Scary and exciting at the same time! I actually have many shots I cherish from the location, but this one haunts me. When I first took the shot, I just wanted the graffiti, but when I looked at the Raw image a bit more, I saw what my eyes hadn't as I was taking the shot: the image in that little enclave BEHIND the graffiti. It felt like another pair of eyes, a ghostly pair of eyes, was standing guard over that jaded face on the wall. This shot is the only one that I've posted so far that has benefited from any post-processing in order to bring it out more. I believe I may have slightly overdone it, though. Manual, ISO 1600, 1/30th, f5.6, 55mm.
I have been taking pictures on and off for a few years and have mostly taught myself some very basic techniques, but I would now love to get even better and somehow improve on the little I already know.
I figured forums such as this one would be the appropriate place to start.
I will include a couple of shots I deem acceptable and would appreciate any feedback
Most of these shots were taken with my old Canon 30D and some with my newer Nikon D7000. The move to Nikon is a very recent one and I am now very keen to take my skills to the next level...
Thanks.
Ok, so:
Picture 1, taken at night with my Canon 30D, mounted on a tripod, at some pedestrian bridge over the 417 between Parkdale avenue and Island Park drive in Ottawa. I wanted to capture a certain "metaphysical" tunnel effect I felt as I stood there before stepping across, an almost existentialist experience. Program, ISO 800, 6 seconds, f14, 28mm.
Picture 2, I couldn't retrieve the info. I remember it was taken hand-held with my Canon 30D and was then put onto a computer that has since crapped out on me, so all I had left was my Facebook post, unfortunately. I remember it was at the Experimental farm here in Ottawa. I was trying out different shots of the tree when I noticed from my right a bird flying in and tried to recompose to get it in the shot. I think under the circumstances I did pretty well...
Picture 3, taken at night with my Nikon D7000, hand-held, on our porch. I was just messing with the camera, understanding its many options and testing out its high-ISO capabilities. Suddenly, Daisy (that beautiful blond) turned her head looking toward the light like something caught her eye and I snapped a few shots. Manual, ISO 3200, 1/1600th, f1.8, 50mm.
Picture 4, taken at night with my Nikon D7000, hand-held, indoors, under poor lighting. I was playing with focal lengths and perspectives, taking portraits of my wife and having her make faces and poses. When I saw what she was doing, I felt the really close close-up worked well with an almost frightened, captured look she had. Like an animal feeling itself cornered (no, that is most definitely NOT the relationship we have, but one must transcend oneself when seeking creativity, hahaha). Manual, ISO 6400, 10/800th (?), f2.5, 50mm.
Picture 5, another picture taken with my Canon 30D, mounted on a tripod, at the Aylmer marina on the Quebec side, across the river from Ottawa. My dad, my stepmom, my then-girlfriend and I were out taking pictures of the beautiful sunsets the place is known for. We got there a while before the magical golden hour, so I was trying to get some good cloud action in there for contrast, when I saw these two teenagers fishing. It took a few shots to isolate one of them and frame him off-centre to get the sun just right. Ideally, I would have had the kid fish from the right toward the middle of the frame, but I just couldn't control his thoughts (I tried) and I myself couldn't move farther to my left without possessing the ability to walk on water, being at the very edge of the pier. Good thing (I think) that I had that bench there to help me balance the image. Manual, ISO 1600, 1/4000th, f8, 105mm.
Picture 6, again taken in the afternoon with my trusty old Canon 30D, mounted on a tripod, in some abandoned, dilapidated warehouse in Montreal that threatened to come down on us at any second. No one was supposed to be there, of course, and it was fenced off and guards patrolled the streets out front, but by taking the long way around, going under the 720 overpass, there was a way around back where half the back wall was torn down. Scary and exciting at the same time! I actually have many shots I cherish from the location, but this one haunts me. When I first took the shot, I just wanted the graffiti, but when I looked at the Raw image a bit more, I saw what my eyes hadn't as I was taking the shot: the image in that little enclave BEHIND the graffiti. It felt like another pair of eyes, a ghostly pair of eyes, was standing guard over that jaded face on the wall. This shot is the only one that I've posted so far that has benefited from any post-processing in order to bring it out more. I believe I may have slightly overdone it, though. Manual, ISO 1600, 1/30th, f5.6, 55mm.
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