Sailing at Sunset.

jmherbison · Aug 22, 2003

I am loving this Photography thing more and more....

KBOC · Aug 23, 2003

jmherbison said:
I am loving this Photography thing more and more....

it shows.

Chase · Aug 23, 2003

Wow, it looks surreal.

Dew · Aug 23, 2003

wow, breathtaking scene

... i love the way the colors contrast

manda · Aug 23, 2003

gorgeous shot
did u use a filter on that?

Geronimo · Aug 23, 2003

very nice.

jmherbison · Aug 23, 2003

No Filter. Does anyone know a good website where I can learn more about photography. All my shots are mostly luck, but I want to turn that luck into skill.

KBOC · Aug 23, 2003

what they're going to teach you is basic stuff you'll get from many art books. Learning about composition, leading lines, zones etc...

You'll learn that the more direct the flash in a subject's face, the younger they look. You'll learn about flash fills, depth of field, and that 1/60 shutter speed will freeze most motion in a 50mm lens, and that shutter speed must be faster the longer the focal length.

Here's the ugly truth about learning photography:

You learn by doing. Find a subject and decide how you want to present that subject... then ask specific questions on how to achieve your goal.

You'll learn faster.

apw1000 · Aug 24, 2003

very nice! And to think that it would have looked even better in real life!

voodoocat · Aug 25, 2003

Excellent! As chase said, very surreal.

One tip to keep in mind when shooting into the sun... If you shoot with the aperature wide open, the sun will be completely round. As you stop it down, it will start to look more like a star.

whatsafrog2do · Aug 25, 2003

Amazing photo, very nicely done.

I stumbled upon this website http://www.photosig.com

Contains lots of beautiful photos but there's a fee to become a member. You can still browse some of the pictures and read the forum even if you're not a paying member.

jmherbison · Aug 25, 2003

voodoocat said:
One tip to keep in mind when shooting into the sun... If you shoot with the aperature wide open, the sun will be completely round. As you stop it down, it will start to look more like a star.

Which is better? I think round would be better right, but mine is more like a star.

voodoocat · Aug 25, 2003

I don't think one is better than the other. I just read an article on shooting macros into the sun with the aperature wide open. It's tough because of how bright the sun is. My camera only shoots up to 1/1000 shutter speeds so I would often need a ND filter to open the shutter completely.