Post Your German Shepherds!

j28 wrote in post #10700378
istie-55 - Lovely dog and cute shots. Your white balance is rather off. It's nice to give a warm effect but if not shooting raw you should change your white balance to Tungsten to reduce the yellow tinge. Also, the photos haven't missed focus, its a camera shake problem due to the shutter speed being too slow. 1/8th of a second is way too slow for a handheld shot. On the 30D you can either bump the ISO to 3200 (instead of the 1600 used) and use a wider aperture if you lens is capable (I noticed this was shot at F5). 1/80th would be an ideal speed for this kind of shot.

Last shot is lovely.

Thanks for the tips.
Now a really dumb question, i can change the ISO to 3200
For the white balance, i have the AWB on, do i take this off?
And for the aperture what would be the best for inside?

I want to learn to take better pics, and i plan on doing a course, just a basic one, and i really appreciate your feed back

Also, should i have it set on AV, M, TV, P, auto, Portrait, etc
I am so confused lol

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istie-55 wrote in post #10706533
Thanks for the tips.
Now a really dumb question, i can change the ISO to 3200
For the white balance, i have the AWB on, do i take this off?
And for the aperture what would be the best for inside?

I want to learn to take better pics, and i plan on doing a course, just a basic one, and i really appreciate your feed back

Well ISO sets how sensitive the camera is to the available light. ISO3200 is twice as sensitive as ISO1600 so your shutter speed should double from 1/8th to a 1/16/th if you do this. However, 1/16th is still to slow to avoid motion blur for this type of shot.

AWB usually works pretty well but it seems on these shots that it didn't. If you change it from AWB to tungsten then it will reduce the yellow tint from the tungsten light and give a more accurate white balance.

As for aperture, the larger the aperture (smaller number), the bigger the hole in the lens is, therefore letting in more light and increasing the shutter speed also.

For starters I would recommend using the largest aperture available on your lens. I'm unsure what lens you are using but I guess this would be around F3.5.

For the modes, it really depends what you are comfortable shooting with and how many settings you want to take manual control of. Personally I would shoot in manual but you might want to start with AV mode (aperture priority) which lets you set the aperture manually and the camera will meter the light and set the appropriate shutter speed.

Start with AV mode, ISO 3200 and set the aperture on the widest possible and see what shutter speed you get. You will have to be more accurate with the focus as larger apertures decrease the depth of field (DOF) which is the depth of the shot in focus. I would suggest focusing on the eye of your dog and trying a few shots on the above settings. If the shutter is still too slow you should either increase the light in the room or bump up to ISO6400, although more noise will be present the higher the ISO you select.

Good luck.

Thanks
how do i set to tungsten?
And i have changed the ISO to H is that 3200? (sorry for the dumb questions)

istie-55 wrote in post #10706639
Thanks
how do i set to tungsten?
And i have changed the ISO to H is that 3200? (sorry for the dumb questions)

There is usually a picture of a lightbulb for a tungsten setting if I remember correctly.
I am not sure if H is ISO3200 or not as I've never used a 30D. If it comes after ISO1600 then I would imagine it means 'High' and will be 3200, although perhaps somebody could confirm this.

You may get away with ISO1600 still if you use a large enough aperture. Keep an eye what the shutter speed says when you hold down the focus. I look forward to your findings.

YAY thanks! i can do the light bulb thingy
is that only used in low light settings?

THANKYOU!

Having tea now but will post some pics later!

istie-55 wrote in post #10706724
YAY thanks! i can do the light bulb thingy
is that only used in low light settings?

THANKYOU!

No not at all. It is used when the light is not the colour temperature of the sun. In a cloudy environment you can set it to cloudy and it will adjust the balance to make the image appear warmer (closer to the colour the sun gives off). In an indoor situation under tungsten lighting (halogen bulbs etc.) the light is already a warmer colour than the sun so setting the bulb white balance setting will tone it back a bit to make it appear more realistic. Like I say, AWB usually does a pretty good job but there are times when you will need to make adjustments.

Some more Greta

Her little pool

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Our little girl Elsa,

Sadley we lost Elsa at 8mths due to heart failure, she packed a lot into her time with us & we will miss her forever.

Greta comes from the same mother but with a different sire which is why she is so similar.

day one,

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ok these are the ones i took after changing the settings

Cupra, which kennels is are they from? Or her sire and dam?
Both are gorgeous, so sorry you lost Elsa so young

First time I've seen a german shepherd cat!!