First shots.

lmartinez614 · Aug 7, 2009

GO easy, im new the SLR scene. I picked myself up a nikon d80 with a buch of goodies from my friend. He was in need of cash and i wanted a camera so we helped each other out.

Sorry, cant figure out how to post from flickr so i guess photobucket will do.

Annamas · Aug 7, 2009

Your link isn't working. There are some guides posted at the top of the forum on how to properly link.

In your case use the tage to start your string, followed by [URL]http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2665/3797989991_7f840078b3.jpg[/URL]
and ended in

Should come out like this:

Edit, removed the photo, tis not mine, and i don't want anyone to confuse with being mine. Not because it wasn't good, but because I have no right to claim it as.

Learn it and love it.

bigtwinky · Aug 7, 2009

Posting the images directly in the thread usually get you more responses than posting a link and asking people to go check them out.

lmartinez614 · Aug 7, 2009

ok were all good now.

ocular · Aug 7, 2009

When I saw the first 3 images I was like oh blah, but the 4th image, wow man awesome capture. I love those curves and the water droplet :thumbup:

lmartinez614 · Aug 7, 2009

^ yeah i was just playing with my lenses on the first ones but the water drop i actually stood there and took like 10 pix till i got the one i liked.. Thanks

Gaerek · Aug 7, 2009

#1 - It's out of focus. There's no real focal point to the photo. Seems pretty noisy as well. I persoanlly like the composition of the photo though. Close-ups like that are extremely difficult to do well.

#2 - Seems a bit dark to me. But it's a neat idea. Good composition. I'd just bump up the exposure a bit.

#3 - Neat shot. Like the 1st though, I'm having trouble finding a point that's in focus.

#4 - My favorite of the bunch. Can't find too much wrong with it, but it would have been cool if the drop had been in focus.

lmartinez614 · Aug 7, 2009

^thanks for the feedback.

I was going for the darker look in the 3rd one. But ill bup up the exposure and see how some other ones turn out.

Still getting the hang of the settings and stuff. But im sure given a few weeks ill get it down.

bigtwinky · Aug 7, 2009

#1 The colours are flat, there is grain in the image (high ISO?), its out of focus, there are some blowouts (mostly up top) and the bottom part is too close to the frame. dont like this one

#2 Fun concept, would of liked to see the top stiches in the shot as well to complete the line. A tad dark for my tastes, colours need to be punched a bit as well

#3 nice try with the composition of the candles, i dont like how the big one seems to be turning away from the viewer. higher flames all around would of been cool too. Not bad

#4 The best of the bunch. Nice lines in the picture, crisp faucet. What aperture were you at? I'm thinking pretty wide, so going a tad bit narrow may of also picked up the water droplet in focus. The one annoying thing is on the right side,under the handle. Kinda breaks the clean lines in the image. Check your area before you snap and remove unwanted things

Samanax · Aug 7, 2009

#1 - Was the original image cropped?

#2 - Underexposed

#3 - I like this image...wish more of the bottom candles were included in the frame.

#4 - Pop-up flash? Don't care for this image.

lmartinez614 · Aug 8, 2009

thanks on the feedback. I take all sorts of it. Just trying to learn here so im ready to soak it in. Even if its bad.

-High ISO. I will work on that. (once i figure everything out)
-Will play more with the colors. Gonna take another and see how it looks with the dirty red stitches. I can see how it would add more to the picture.
-Yeah pop up flash, still getting used to it but now i got better at it, not using the flash anymore just letting it get exposed more. (played with it all day, ill post new pix soon)

lmartinez614 · Aug 9, 2009

ah im so happy right now.. Played with the ISO settings (never did before reminder im new at this) and the pictures came out beautiful. Nothing compared to what i was taking before. It was set on HI ISO, i lowered it and the difference is amazing.

Samanax · Aug 9, 2009

lmartinez614 said:
ah im so happy right now.. Played with the ISO settings (never did before reminder im new at this) and the pictures came out beautiful. Nothing compared to what i was taking before. It was set on HI ISO, i lowered it and the difference is amazing.

Got any sample images to share?

bigtwinky · Aug 10, 2009

You should aim for the lowest ISO possible, typically around 100-200. If the light is getting low and you aren't able to get the shutter speed that you want, then up the ISO until you do.

Ex: You want an ISO of f/8 and at ISO 100, it gives you a shutter of 1/30. You know this shutter speed is too slow for what you want. So you can up the ISO to 200 and it should read a shutter speed of 1/60. If that is still too slow, you can up the ISO to 400 and get 1/120. Or up to 800 and get 1/240. You get the picture.

But each time you up the ISO, the image quality will suffer.

Basic Photo Tips: Aperture, Shutter Speed, and ISO - photo.net