london lights!

[Tesh]

hey all
happy new year!

i have finally got round to taking a few more interesting shots with my tamron 70-300!

any C&C would be welcome to help me get better!

[Tesh]

some more ignore the bauble pls added by mistake!

[Tesh]

5 and 6

[Tesh]

last one!

[vk2gwk]

BTW: What you "add by mistake" you can remove with the same forum function.

I like the lights - especially Big Ben but in the over all shot it is leaning like the tower of Pisa :) I think you should straighten that a bit. In the close up of the clock The dials should have been more in the center I think.
The shots in the #2 post seem to have some slight focussing problem (or did you leave the IS on while the camera was on a tripod...?)

It is that it is so wet and cold there round this time of year but it certainly is the best time to visit London. :)

[adrian5127]

#3 and #4 are my favourites, like the composition and the lighting.
#1 could do with some straightening
#2 I am not sure what the point of focus is
#5 the top of Big Ben has been clipped and not sure why but so keen on it
#6 I like good lighting and crop but if I am being picky I would enlarge the crop very slightly so the second clock face is not clipped

That's my two penneth;)

[Tesh]

BTW: What you "add by mistake" you can remove with the same forum function.

I like the lights - especially Big Ben but in the over all shot it is leaning like the tower of Pisa :) I think you should straighten that a bit. In the close up of the clock The dials should have been more in the center I think.
The shots in the #2 post seem to have some slight focussing problem (or did you leave the IS on while the camera was on a tripod...?)

It is that it is so wet and cold there round this time of year but it certainly is the best time to visit London. :)

hey vk2gwk thanks for your comments
most of these were taken from a car whist moving (i wasnt driving!) because just as we parked up the rain started up! also none were taken with a tripod - it will be my next purchase. i def. need one when i use it at the 300 range!

also very new to this so if i use a tripod should the IS be off? and why?
how do i straighten up big ben? i didnt take these in RAW and wondering if in DPP you can tweak it slightly?

thanks for comments again

[vk2gwk]

I do not think DPP has a straightening tool. But DPP got its limitations anyway. I prefer Photoshop CS4 with its excellent raw-processor or Lightroom. If you don't want to spend the money on that sort of software you might try the GIMP (open source free photo processing software)
Have a look at the RAW and processing section of this forum for more information.

And yes, IS should be off when the camera is on a tripod. The IS functionality starts lookin for movement that is not here and that causes blur.

[Tesh]

thanks vk2gwk!