independent assessment of techniques

[Overread]

As part of my aim to teach myself photography (lacking funding and time for a course) I have used my blog to log my methods of taking phots - as well as evaluating my own work and seeing where I am going right and where I am going wrong.
What I am looking for now is for some people to look at what I have said in my blog and to give me some feedback - am I thinking along the right lines - am I making any errors and are there any methods I can use to improve;

3 most recent and complete blog guide posts:

http://overread.wordpress.com/2008/07/26/
http://overread.wordpress.com/2008/07/26/page/2/
http://overread.wordpress.com/2008/07/26/page/3/

Thank you

 

[Meysha]

Hey,
you might have more luck if you just post your blogs on here. I don't think people really go to a blog looking to provide feedback... they're more like online books that you go and read and take info away from. Forums are for feeding back in information.

 

[Bifurcator]

Very true! I second that. I sometimes want to say the same thing - pretty much whenever I see a link to anything offsite. But I don't cuz I'm afraid I'll sound bossy or something.

 

[Moglex]

Why wouldn't anyone click an external link?

It saves TPF's hosting costs which can't be a bad thing.

I don't differentiate between on and off site links when it comes to looking at examples of people's work.

I would have missed some magificant photographs if I had.

 

[Helen B]

Re the moon images

Are you keeping track of the real apertures, at least in your head? Your f/2.8 lens is no longer an f/2.8 when there are two 2x TCs behind it, it is an f/11 (2.8 x 2 x 2). That's probably why the first image looks darker than the second - they were taken at different exposures. As an aside, f/8 is not usually called a wider aperture than f/5.6.

Best,
Helen

 

[Overread]

Thanks Helen
Ahh I had to run that first bit through my head a few times before it clicked - then I felt foolish -- a downside to letting the camera do all the thinking!
And thanks for the catch with the aperture

 

[toofpaste]

Re the moon images

Are you keeping track of the real apertures, at least in your head? Your f/2.8 lens is no longer an f/2.8 when there are two 2x TCs behind it, it is an f/11 (2.8 x 2 x 2). That's probably why the first image looks darker than the second - they were taken at different exposures. As an aside, f/8 is not usually called a wider aperture than f/5.6.

Best,
Helen

All your post make me think you're god. Seriously. You provide some excellent info on this forum.