First venture out with my camera

[RM041986]

Took a few hours to day to relax and go out for the first time with my new camera. We have a lot of slate and quarry's around here. so i figured that would be a nice place to start. was kind of an overcast day for the 2nd half.

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3. Thought this would be ironic since the pond wasn't frozen

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7.kinda random but it was flying over

so how did i do my first time?:thumbup: :thumbdown: ?

 

[Big Mike]

It may be my monitor...but they all look too dark/under exposed.

 

[oCyrus55]

Same here^

 

[firemedic0135]

Although I like the composition of some of them They are also too dark for me.I know my monitor is ok.Try to lighten them in photoshop.

 

[Troy2395]

Its not that there under or over exposed. It just looks to me that you need to post process. Brightness / Contrast ect. other then that you got some good captures here. Very good start.

 

[Troy2395]

What camers r u using?

 

[RM041986]

What camers r u using?

i have a sony cyber shot H2.... well like i said it was a dark cloudy day so it was hard to make it bright without getting overexposure. I will ps them though i just wanted to post how they came out without any touch ups.

 

[snaremop]

i want that camera!!^^

 

[RM041986]

ok since this is my favorite picture i adjusted the bright/contrast. hows it look now?
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edit- and heres the rest now
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[Big Mike]

It's still a little dark...but if that's what you are going for...then that's OK too.

 

[Troy2395]

Much better. :cheers:

 

[JIP]

That sky looks pretty blue in that last shot for it to be a cloudy day like you said

 

[Ab$olut]

That edit is very good But if you want to avoid underexposure learn to use the histogram it helped me out alot

http://luminous-landscape.com/tutorials/understanding-series/understanding-histograms.shtml

Once you have read that and understand view it after every pic or if your camera can on the small preview after set it so histogram shows up also.As cameras lcd screens can give a false sence of brightness.

 

[Peacemaker636]

I like the composition, but, as it's been mentioned, they look too dark.

Which is fine, most (actually, more like all) shots don't come out perfect, and need adjusting in PS.

 

[RM041986]

That sky looks pretty blue in that last shot for it to be a cloudy day like you said

it started out a nice day then became complete overcast.