Rain Tree After Rain

SimOtakuGirl · Nov 12, 2012

What are your thoughts?

Frequency · Nov 12, 2012

Simo, i think there some problem of focusing..... :scratch:

Regards

SimOtakuGirl · Nov 12, 2012

What do you mean? Is that bad?

Frequency · Nov 12, 2012

No image is bad, since every image has a lesson to offer... i think your images are not well focused.... so what? go for more ...all the best

SimOtakuGirl · Nov 12, 2012

I'm thinking it's my cheap sanyo camera. I had a friend set all the settings for me but most of them still don't turn out well or how I want them to. I'm hoping to get a new and better camera soon. I've had my eye on a Nikon D3100 camera. Some people say it's a pretty good starter camera and I've even watched a few reviews on it so I hope it is when I actually have it in my hands.

Frequency · Nov 13, 2012

I am sure you get that soon and will capture great shots with that

All The Best

SimOtakuGirl · Nov 13, 2012

Thanks =)

cool09 · Nov 13, 2012

Those leaves (I assume they're leaves) look very interesting and if they were in focus there would be so much to look at (and so many shades of red/pink). I bet getting a photo of them with the sun shining thru them would be really interesting, as well. (I can't tell whether they are flat leaves or leaves that are more 3-dimensional. It looks like each leaf has 3 sides to it.)

Posta · Nov 13, 2012

SimOtakuGirl said:
I'm thinking it's my cheap sanyo camera. I had a friend set all the settings for me but most of them still don't turn out well or how I want them to. I'm hoping to get a new and better camera soon. I've had my eye on a Nikon D3100 camera. Some people say it's a pretty good starter camera and I've even watched a few reviews on it so I hope it is when I actually have it in my hands.

Nikon D3100 is OK, but I think the head behind the camera is much more important than the lense in the front. Shoot more you would find that.Good Luck.

Tony S · Nov 13, 2012

You were too close for the camera to focus on the flower/lanterns. If you look carefully at the pictures, you will see that the leaves in the background are sharper. Every camera/lens has a minimum focusing distance where things can be focused on, it appears you were too close for the camera you are using.

Do you have a manual for the camera you are using?

TATTRAT · Nov 13, 2012

Very interesting tree. Is there a small, orange "berry" in the middle, it reminds me of "Lantern" plants we had a million and six years ago when I was a kid.

I really can't add anything critique wise that hasn't already been said. They all seem soft, with no central focus. Like ALSO said earlier, every shot is a learning experience.

Derrel · Nov 14, 2012

I think the first shot has the best focus. There was a plant like that when I was a kid, and it was called the "Dollar Plant" or somesuch thing...this is a cool-looking tree you have shown us, and you are right to go and shoot it right after rain--that's often an interesting time. The 2nd and 3rd shots have poor focus, but still, like frequency said, every picture has its lessons, its story...

RE: the Nikon D3100...yeah, it's a neat, low-cost d-slr, but right NOW, this season, I do believe you might be able to look around and find the D5100 priced even LOWER, due to the upcoming D5200 that will be available in Europe and Asia first, and available in North America ONLY AFTER Christmas!

Black Friday deals maybe?

SimOtakuGirl · Nov 15, 2012

I'm not sure why at the time I thought the ones up front being a little blurry was kind of cool to me. I'm not sure if it's the right way but I liked it at the time and still kind of do.