Yokohama street art

[redsuncollective]

just got my camera for christmas... still learning how to use it. what you see is what was shot. still trying to figure out the meter mode thing. pic was taken with the xti and the stock lens. iso 100,exposure time was 30 secs, aperture was f/29, exposure bias -2.0

http://i126.photobucket.com/albums/p115/redsuncollective/yokohamastreetart030.jpg

[siknis]

nice location

but its too dark,
the backround behind the poles is super sharp, but theres not enough visible for it to be the subject.

[redsuncollective]

the tunnel area was actually about that dark... i took a bunch of other pics at different exp and they came out kinda bright... i thought this one looked the best

[StopSweatinMe]

Why did you use F29?

[redsuncollective]

becuase i dont know what im doing yet... and its a digital camera so i can play with settings and see immediate changes.

[redsuncollective]

becuase i dont know what im doing yet... and its a digital camera so i can play with settings and see immediate changes. i took a bunch of other pics of the same thing... to me they just came out kinda bright

[Miyagi-san]

I think it's a great photo....I had no idea what I was doing a few months ago and now shoot in full manual mode pretty much 100% of the time now. You'll get the hang of it all very quickly.

Yes it's a pretty dark photo....but hey maybe that's okay :D I love the streaks of light to the right, and the angle is pretty creative. Looks good to me, could be better...could be a lot worse.

Personally, I like it :)

[redsuncollective]

hey miyagi-san how do you like that 50 1.8? is it good for low light shooting like this? or should i go with the 1.4?

[Miyagi-san]

the 1.8 is good for low light, and for it's price it's an incredible tool (I got it for $60 used with UV filter and rubber hood).

However, as good as it does in low light....it can also hunt for correct focus in low light sometimes never finding it and locking in. rare problem for me though, has maybe happened twice in the few months I've been using it....and I shoot in fairly dark conditions

I don't have the 1.4 nor have I used it, but from what I've read and from the examples I have seen it's a superior lens. If you can afford it, I would go straight for the 1.4...if not, the 1.8 will work fine. I say go straight for the 1.4 because after using the 1.8 you will learn a LOT and probably fall in love with the images a prime it can provide and will also know first hand where it falls short.....then you will want to get the 1.4 lol

Either way you will open up a whole new world of photography for yourself! Keep in mind you really can't go wrong with getting the 1.8.....as you can resell it used here or fredmiranda.com for nearly what you paid for it, should you feel the need to advance to the 1.4.

One other thing to consider also, 50mm is a bit long ("zoomed-in") for folks with a 1.6 crop sensor. I like it a lot though....if you are using the kit lens, zoom it out nearly all the way and leave it there for a couple photos. This is how to know if you think it will be too long for you. If so, the 35mm would be a better choice for ya.

Good luck, search around for the literally hundreds of threads about the 50mm1.8 vs 50mm1.4 debate out there lol.

[redsuncollective]

yea ive read the debates and comparisons... everyone says that the 1.8 but the 1.4 is better, but i guess as with anything electronic you get you what you pay for. i just want to use it for low light shooting though... and dont want to break the bank to do it... at this point im willing to drop around 500 or so on a decent lens, but if i can get close to the same effect with a 80 lens then we got a winner