Took a hike.. Haven't been here for a while

[Olympus8MP]

So I went for a hike today. It was the first time I've had the SLR out to take pictures of anything but my car for a while now lol! I've been so busy this summer that I haven't had much time to photograph things. So I took these today while at the park. Its nice to be back!

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I had a hard time getting a real sharp, steady shot. The light was fading and I had to use high ISO. (plus I'm kinda rusty!)

lol It's also my 400th post!

 

[RKW3]

I think it's a little bit overexposed, and maybe some midtone contrast or something could help these photos. For some reason I'm getting a "snapshotty" feel from these pictures.

 

[Keith Gebhardt]

Not sure if its overexposed. from my screen looks fine. i love the colors.

How high of iso did you have?
What lense did you use and whats the f/#?

 

[Olympus8MP]

I had to use 1250 ISO I think. These were around F/4 if I remember correctly. The lens I was using is only f/3.5 (40-150mm) lol I'm a college student and can't afford big fast lenses (my money goes to my big fast car :mrgreen: lol)

 

[Keith Gebhardt]

1250??? holy ****. i think you might have lucked out with noise.

 

[Olympus8MP]

Actually, I'm surprised, the Olympus sensor does quite well at high ISO's. Pictures are useable at 1600. Although you can see grain.

 

[Mesoam]

looks like an awesome place for a run

 

[Olympus8MP]

yep, people run there all the time!