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[bstarphoto]

I am newer to photography, and am learning a bit here on this forum so i thank you all for that.

anyways heres a photo i took last week with my canon t50.

 

[tirediron]

C&C per req:

To be brutally frank, this does very little for me. There's lots of potential here, but I'm not sure that you've gone about it in the best way. First, there's no clear point of focus, and it looks like there is a WB issue with the pinkish sky (easily corrected in post) as well, the nearly blown, featureless sky is less than idea. The tree roots would work better if they were either all in silhouette or all correctly exposed. (I would go for the silhouette option).

There are a couple of options here: 1. Use your flash to provide light on the roots and help reduce the dynamic range of the scene, 2. Expose for the sky and render all the roots in silhouette, or 3. Shoot 3-4 images and increasing/decreasing exposures and combine with software for an HDR image.

Just my $00.02 worth - your mileage may vary.

~John

 

[dalcubierre]

I think just adjusting the levels in Photoshop can do a great think for your picture.

It will define the branches in the front...

 

[kundalini]

.... 2. Expose for the sky and render all the roots in silhouette, ....

This can be an effective method. See this example. But the trick is to find an intersting image to begin with.

 

[bstarphoto]

thank you all for the advice, at the time i had no flash and the t50 as only one mode (auto exposure) so its a bit tough to get anything else. but i definately have ideas to build on thanks to your feedback. bought my friends old rebel xs so im excited to try that.

 

[GooniesNeverSayDie11]

Looks like a dead tree got in the way of your nice lake scene. Not really sure what you were going for. Perhaps a wider lens to allow the inclusion of other objects in the area for a different composition? You would definately need some sort of flash if you wanted to light the tree trunk and balance that with the lighting that you see in the lake view.

 

[burgo]

thank you all for the advice, at the time i had no flash and the t50 as only one mode (auto exposure) so its a bit tough to get anything else. but i definately have ideas to build on thanks to your feedback. bought my friends old rebel xs so im excited to try that.

well there's your problem. Crap camera = crap picture. Your camera is just going to average the exposure to the brightest part of your scene which is the background, leaving the foreground dark. Ditch that camera and get one wher you adust your exposures yourself. Then you can start taking real pictures.

 

[bstarphoto]

thank you all for the advice, at the time i had no flash and the t50 as only one mode (auto exposure) so its a bit tough to get anything else. but i definately have ideas to build on thanks to your feedback. bought my friends old rebel xs so im excited to try that.

well there's your problem. Crap camera = crap picture. Your camera is just going to average the exposure to the brightest part of your scene which is the background, leaving the foreground dark. Ditch that camera and get one wher you adust your exposures yourself. Then you can start taking real pictures.

i now have a rebel xs 35mm, which has fully adjustable shutter speed and aperture so i look forward to trying to reshoot this.

 

[white]

Curious why you didn't shoot from a lower angle to put those dead roots against the white sky. It would have made an interesting silhouette.

Every camera has strengths. Work with what you got.

The gear talk around here is just noise pollution. Best to ignore it.

 

[Infidel]

Every camera has strengths. Work with what you got.

The gear talk around here is just noise pollution. Best to ignore it.

This is true, although some quick googling reveals that the T50 is quite limited in terms of manual adjustments. However, it looks like gross exposure compensation can be achieved by adjusting the ASA setting (just don't forget what film is actually in the camera!).

 

[KmH]

Crap camera = crap picture.

That is just total BS. A guy here in town won a judged, national image contest with a photo he made using his cell phone camera.