Tryin' 2 Get Better - Need Input!

[mlivingstone]

some night shots taken tonight.

no tripod :( so i have to do what i can with what i got.

http://atlas.walagata.com/w/xlence/1.jpg

http://atlas.walagata.com/w/xlence/2.jpg

http://atlas.walagata.com/w/xlence/3.jpg

http://atlas.walagata.com/w/xlence/4.jpg

http://atlas.walagata.com/w/xlence/5.jpg

comments are very welcome!

[mlivingstone]

ii think i should have named the title "HARDCORE NUDITY" or somthing.

[n3hle]

The photos are nice enough from a sharpness and lighting standpoint considering they are taken without a tripod, but for me the subjects captured are not that interesting. Rgrds, Kevin

[SPROCKET]

I think I would have to agree with both the posts :D

[G3]

I think that you are learning to "see" pictures, but you just haven't figured out yet how to key in on the subject and compose the shot. You see something, something in your brain says "Hey, there's a good picture in there!", but you haven't figured out how to find the photo in what you see, frame it and capture it.

I can't tell you how to do that. Just keep practicing and zero'ing in on it. You'll get it. Try many different compositions of the same photo. Don't just snap a shot and move on. Try cropping in very tightly on the part of the shot that interests you, shooting it from different angles, going with a much, much wider view, etc. Pay attention to what works and what doesn't. It is very difficult to get the camera to capture what your eye sees....it takes a lot of practice. You brain will automatically retain a database of things that work and don't work and it will get easier and easier.

[mlivingstone]

thanks for the helpful input!

[Radtech1]

Next time you are out in the evening, take your tripod and try bracketing some of your shots. My 10d can do this automatically, but if you are using something else, you can do it manually.

Take 2 or 3 (heck, or more) of the same identical shots at differnet exposure levels and then blend them in Photshop. Take the sky out of the darkest image, and the building out of the lightest image so you can show everything that your eyes saw.

This will give you the idea:

http://luminous-landscape.com/tutorials/blended_exposures.shtml

Rad

[Ikinaa]

Next time you are out in the evening, take your tripod and try bracketing some of your shots. My 10d can do this automatically, but if you are using something else, you can do it manually.

Take 2 or 3 (heck, or more) of the same identical shots at differnet exposure levels and then blend them in Photshop. Take the sky out of the darkest image, and the building out of the lightest image so you can show everything that your eyes saw.

This will give you the idea:

http://luminous-landscape.com/tutorials/blended_exposures.shtml

Rad

or just take a ND-grad filter... :twisted: (who needs photoshop :wink: )

[Radtech1]

or just take a ND-grad filter... :twisted: (who needs photoshop :wink: )

But then you would need to BUY a ND-grad filter. Why invest $54.00 on a filter when you can pick up Photoshop for only $700 :!:

[Ikinaa]

or just take a ND-grad filter... :twisted: (who needs photoshop :wink: )

But then you would need to BUY a ND-grad filter. Why invest $54.00 on a filter when you can pick up Photoshop for only $700 :!:

Yes you're right, oh my god... what did I think???

[ryuwulf]

or just take a ND-grad filter... :twisted: (who needs photoshop :wink: )

But then you would need to BUY a ND-grad filter. Why invest $54.00 on a filter when you can pick up Photoshop for only $700 :!:

:lol:

i really like the 2nd and 4th pics. Just for the color value. There doesnt seem to be anything going on in them. Not all pics have to have a theme, but in this case, im not exactly moved.

[mlivingstone]

Next time you are out in the evening, take your tripod and try bracketing some of your shots. My 10d can do this automatically, but if you are using something else, you can do it manually.

Take 2 or 3 (heck, or more) of the same identical shots at differnet exposure levels and then blend them in Photshop. Take the sky out of the darkest image, and the building out of the lightest image so you can show everything that your eyes saw.

This will give you the idea:

http://luminous-landscape.com/tutorials/blended_exposures.shtml

Rad



thats quite helpful - ill keep that in mind next time.