Photograph of Fox

[Jay.DeVries]

Fox by Jay DeVries, on Flickr

Im Fairly new to photography, but I definitely enjoy it.

 

[robbins.photo]

Nice, though the cropping is a bit tight, one of his ears was lopped off. I'd probably recrop this and move him closer to the left of the frame and down if possible. I'm assuming this was shot through glass?

 

[Jay.DeVries]

Shot through a chainlink fence, and I didnt crop the photo, just poor shooting I suppose.

 

[robbins.photo]

Shot through a chainlink fence, and I didnt crop the photo, just poor shooting I suppose.

I wouldn't call it poor shooting, a lot of times with shots like these you just have to settle for you can get.

When possible I recommend you shoot a little wide, you can always crop out stuff you don't need but its tough if not impossible to add stuff you might. Of course it's not always possible but when you can it helps a lot in post.

For chain link.. ugh, it's a pain. Hard to shoot through even under the best conditions.

So no worries. This much better than some of my initial efforts, believe me



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[robbins.photo]

So shooting through chainlink, the closer you can get ot the fence, the better. The wider of an aperture you can use and still get the DOF you want, the better, and the further away from the fence your subject is, the better.

This was actually shot recently through chainlink:
20160730_1085 by Todd Robbins, on Flickr

But yup, it's never an easy shot no matter what.

 

[ZombiesniperJr]

Nice shot

 

[Jay.DeVries]

I appreciate the advice, I am assuming due to your location that you took that photo at the omaha zoo? I took mine at the Sioux Falls SD zoo. But I like the Omaha Zoo much better. And I am currently not able to adjust aperture and DOF due to having a cheap $150 point and shoot camera. But I will be getting a DSLR in the next month. I appreciate the info for when I get my camera though.

 

[robbins.photo]

I appreciate the advice, I am assuming due to your location that you took that photo at the omaha zoo? I took mine at the Sioux Falls SD zoo. But I like the Omaha Zoo much better. And I am currently not able to adjust aperture and DOF due to having a cheap $150 point and shoot camera. But I will be getting a DSLR in the next month. I appreciate the info for when I get my camera though.

Yup, shot on location at the Henry Doorly Zoo in Omaha. I'm there every weekend pretty much, I run my aunt to dialysis on Saturday and have a few hours to kill while she's there, so I head over to the zoo and shoot and then swing back by and pick her up after. Works fairly well for both of us.

 

[jcdeboever]

I think it's a great shot, love it. What point and shoot do you have? I don't agree with the ear crop, that is nit picking. I would print that image after I bumped the clarity a little and did a little noise reduction with the free Noiseware Community Addition that was mentioned by @DarkShadow not too long ago. To get an image like this from a point and shoot may be lucky. However, if you can try to master the camera first, you will have a great travel camera when you get the DSLR.

 

[Jay.DeVries]

So you seem to know a bit about photography so let me ask the question. I currently have a Sony DSC300 that I paid $150 for. I didnt expect it to be a long term camera, it was more of a " lets make sure I dont hate this and that im not total garbage at it before I dump a ton of money into it" purchase. So I feel I run into limitations when I am shooting, both experience wise, but also camera wise being unable to adjust much more than Iso, shutter speed, and exposure. The DSLR that I am looking at getting is the Nikon D3300. Probably not the best out there but I can afford it and I am curious as to how much of a jump in performance there will be. It seems everyone swears the DLSR are so much better, but how much so?

 

[robbins.photo]

So you seem to know a bit about photography so let me ask the question. I currently have a Sony DSC300 that I paid $150 for. I didnt expect it to be a long term camera, it was more of a " lets make sure I dont hate this and that im not total garbage at it before I dump a ton of money into it" purchase. So I feel I run into limitations when I am shooting, both experience wise, but also camera wise being unable to adjust much more than Iso, shutter speed, and exposure. The DSLR that I am looking at getting is the Nikon D3300. Probably not the best out there but I can afford it and I am curious as to how much of a jump in performance there will be. It seems everyone swears the DLSR are so much better, but how much so?

Massive, night and day jump in performance really. DSLR's have much bigger sensors than a point and shoot, so the detail and clarity is just a night and day difference. Most of the stuff on my flickr account is sized at 3000x2000 pixels, that's actually half the size of the file the camera takes - and for web purposes that's huge.

The other big thing with a DSLR is that you can get a variety of lenses for it and use the one that best fits your situation, which makes a huge difference as well in the final outcome. And last but not least of course is way more control, once you learn how to deal with various shooting situations you'll be able to get consistent, reliable results that would be nearly impossible to do with a point and shoot.

The D3300 is a fantastic starting point, my first digital was a Nikon D5100.

 

[Jay.DeVries]

I appreciate the info. One thing I will need to learn is what the difference is between different lenses. I know very little about them. I grew up in a machine shop building race motors and racing my whole life. So i know alot about that, and I always have, so it is weird trying to do all this and knowing absolutely nothing. Ive only been taking pictures for about a month now so Im still a newbie for sure. I specialize in automotive photography because I run a car enthusiast website.

STI1 by Jay DeVries, on Flickr

STI4 by Jay DeVries, on Flickr

 

[PersistentNomad]

I don't agree with the ear crop, that is nit picking.

Yeah, but that kind of nit-pickiness is what turns alright photos into amazing photos. @robbins.photo is correct in his recommendations for composition adjustment. By having the subject's head the way it is moved to the lower left of the frame, more negative space is added, providing breathing room and movement in the photo for the viewer's eye.

The DSLR that I am looking at getting is the Nikon D3300

My first was a 3000, and it was a HUGE difference from my point and shoot. It was also the thing that made me want to be more into photography. My photo's started improving dramatically just because without too much more effort on my part, I was able to make my shots more like what i was imagining. Then, I started really learning the art of photography and have since then just been growing and growing with it.
The 3300 is a great beginner camera, and a next gen to my old 3000. It's super user friendly and you will notice a big difference in how you can adjust your photo taking and editing.