advice to were im going wrong

[MTVision]

cheers guys, yea 100 is the lowest it goes.

i initially only purchased my camera as i wanted to get into portrait photography, but worth learning every aspect

The aperture settings I gave you aren't exact though - just play around with them until it's where you want it to be.

The only time I raise my ISO is when I am taking shots in low light and I need a shutter speed fast enough to handhold.

 

[beds]

i have purchased the Karl Taylor dvds introductions, so hopefully they will help, im good at reading but better at watching and following along!

i think today i was hoping to get a picture in mind, but didn't have the right equipment or conditions to do it, bit disheartening but a lesson learnt and thats more important than anything else

 

[gsgary]

i have purchased the Karl Taylor dvds introductions, so hopefully they will help, im good at reading but better at watching and following along!

i think today i was hoping to get a picture in mind, but didn't have the right equipment or conditions to do it, bit disheartening but a lesson learnt and thats more important than anything else

Those are good DVD's, if you don't have filters have a play with sunglasses it will give you some idea

 

[beds]

i have purchased the Karl Taylor dvds introductions, so hopefully they will help, im good at reading but better at watching and following along!

i think today i was hoping to get a picture in mind, but didn't have the right equipment or conditions to do it, bit disheartening but a lesson learnt and thats more important than anything else

Those are good DVD's, if you don't have filters have a play with sunglasses it will give you some idea

taking photos using sunglasses lens?

 

[gsgary]

i have purchased the Karl Taylor dvds introductions, so hopefully they will help, im good at reading but better at watching and following along!

i think today i was hoping to get a picture in mind, but didn't have the right equipment or conditions to do it, bit disheartening but a lesson learnt and thats more important than anything else

Those are good DVD's, if you don't have filters have a play with sunglasses it will give you some idea

taking photos using sunglasses lens?

Use the sunglasses like a filter you muppet

 

[beds]

haha thats what i meant :lmao:

Gonna have to nick the missus sunglasses next time i go out

 

[bazooka]

You were shooting f/11, 1/200th, ISO 400. You can drop the ISO 2 stops, and the aperture one stop (anything lower than f/16 and you start getting quality issues depending on the lens). So you could have shot at 1/25th, f/16, ISO 100 if I have done my math correctly. Still not enough to blur the waves unless you get in closer to them. Get yourself a 3 stop ND, and you could drop that 1/25 to 1/3 which would get you quite a bit more blur.

 

[zcar21]

INCOMING WAVES ~ OGMORE SUNSET | Flickr - Photo Sharing!

Is that the type of picture you want? Just look at where the sun is. You will need a tripod and be there at the correct moment.

 

[beds]

zcar21, thats the kind of effect i was hoping for on the sea yes, i do have a tripod, its not the best tripod in the world but it stands up straight!

 

[Holydeath]

zcar21, thats the kind of effect i was hoping for on the sea yes, i do have a tripod, its not the best tripod in the world but it stands up straight!

-I am sure you need some sort of neutral density filter or the gradient one (I am still getting it mixed up).
-Shoot during sunset or sunrise
-Get a reliable tripod that won't collapse and break your camera.

I had a cheappo tripod and it broke before I even used it. So I decided to smash it and throw it on the ground which makes me look like a retard, but it showed me how easy cheappo tripods can break.

 

[Steve01]

If you're shooting in M and with all your adjustments you're centering the exposure bar you're just taking the same exposure over and over with a variety of settings.
In this scene your meter was wrong, you should have underexposed so as not to blow out the highlights.

I prefer to shoot in Av, find a good combination of ISO and shutter speed, and then use the exposure compensation adjustment.
Check your LCD and look for the blown out highlights and use exposure compensation until there are no (or very few) blown out highlights.

A good rule of thumb most of the time is to expose for the highlights.

 

[MTVision]

If you're shooting in M and with all your adjustments you're centering the exposure bar you're just taking the same exposure over and over with a variety of settings.
In this scene your meter was wrong, you should have underexposed so as not to blow out the highlights.

I prefer to shoot in Av, find a good combination of ISO and shutter speed, and then use the exposure compensation adjustment.
Check your LCD and look for the blown out highlights and use exposure compensation until there are no (or very few) blown out highlights.

A good rule of thumb most of the time is to expose for the highlights.

You can do this is manual mode as well. Use spot metering and meter off the highlights.

 

[zcar21]

I just noticed you used 24mm focal length, I'm guessing you don't have a 35mm sensor, so focal length is equivalent to around 36-38mm. You need a very wide angle to create the effect you want. Also try different compositions.

 

[Overread36]

Zcar21 - why do you need a wide angle lens for blurred water effects - the two properties are not linked at all.

 

[zcar21]

I was talking about the relation between the rocks, the water and the sky. (effect of picture in the link)
Edit: maybe I misunderstood, but I imagine that he wants to add the rocks and the sky, not only the water.