doxhope 2 Posted February 7, 2008 Report Share Posted February 7, 2008 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
larsen 0 Posted February 7, 2008 Report Share Posted February 7, 2008 cracking photos, especially like the first one - really sharp! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Tis TM 8 Posted February 7, 2008 Report Share Posted February 7, 2008 Oh Dox that first one's stunning... What settings have you used to capture that?.... I tried to take some pics of a squirrel on my bird feeders this morning and they came out dark I'm getting a bit down beat now! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
doxhope 2 Posted February 7, 2008 Author Report Share Posted February 7, 2008 Oh Dox that first one's stunning... What settings have you used to capture that?.... I tried to take some pics of a squirrel on my bird feeders this morning and they came out dark I'm getting a bit down beat now! Hi mate.. even if your picture is dark, you can still do something with it in photoshop. Ive seen ones where it was nearly black, and I still got something from it. The weather the way it is at the momet dosnt constitute good photography..its been said, 'a good photographer knows when not to take photos' But, for the likes of us, we want something, anything..If your camera is set on P, this is where the camera does everything for you, you will get dark results, you have to trick the camera, in really poor light you may have to go manual, I set usually to the smallest F number possible on the lense..On mine its 4.5, yours will either be the same or 5, or 5.6. If you have a faster lensesay down to F2 that is great, but, usually expensive for that type of lense. I set the shutter speed to something where shake will not affect it too much, 100 or 125, at the same time stopping any little movements of the birds, or when you get steady, set to 60 and . the slower the speed you set it at, the brighter your pictures will be, but you might loose focus if your not steady. Up your ISO number up too, you shouldnt be shooting in anything less than 200 with the weather we have at the moment, in the brighter weather, go to 100 ISO, but dont go above 400, or the pics will be too grainy, but that can also be sorted later in photoshop. Have a look at Ians handy link on here about noise on photots.. It trail and error mate Im affraid.. Another tip, I get one of the bairns toy teddy bears, and put it in a darkish corner of my garden, take loads of pictures of it at different settings, see whats best and set the camera at this in poorer light. In the summer when the light is good, leave the camera on P, you will gets some great pictures then matie. its all about getting to know your camera mate, no one who posts decent pictures on here got them instantly. You must get a photoshop, even the proffessionls use them, no one gets what they want straight from the camera. On hindsight, you may have been better off with either a Nikon or Canon..but you will get what you want later. I have a Fuji, a lot of people slate them, some of the best pictures Ive got was from this camera. the robin on here was with my Fuji. My mate is a semi proffessional photographer, he only uses Fuji, have a look at his site here; http://www.bobperryonline.co.uk/4598.html Im doing 2 digital photography courses at the moment, there is bound to be one in your area, these can help. Dont get put off, just get to know your camera more Quote Link to post Share on other sites
AIRGUNNER 1 Posted February 7, 2008 Report Share Posted February 7, 2008 Nice pics DH Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Tis TM 8 Posted February 7, 2008 Report Share Posted February 7, 2008 Oh Dox that first one's stunning... What settings have you used to capture that?.... I tried to take some pics of a squirrel on my bird feeders this morning and they came out dark I'm getting a bit down beat now! Hi mate.. even if your picture is dark, you can still do something with it in photoshop. Ive seen ones where it was nearly black, and I still got something from it. The weather the way it is at the momet dosnt constitute good photography..its been said, 'a good photographer knows when not to take photos' But, for the likes of us, we want something, anything..If your camera is set on P, this is where the camera does everything for you, you will get dark results, you have to trick the camera, in really poor light you may have to go manual, I set usually to the smallest F number possible on the lense..On mine its 4.5, yours will either be the same or 5, or 5.6. If you have a faster lensesay down to F2 that is great, but, usually expensive for that type of lense. I set the shutter speed to something where shake will not affect it too much, 100 or 125, at the same time stopping any little movements of the birds, or when you get steady, set to 60 and . the slower the speed you set it at, the brighter your pictures will be, but you might loose focus if your not steady. Up your ISO number up too, you shouldnt be shooting in anything less than 200 with the weather we have at the moment, in the brighter weather, go to 100 ISO, but dont go above 400, or the pics will be too grainy, but that can also be sorted later in photoshop. Have a look at Ians handy link on here about noise on photots.. It trail and error mate Im affraid.. Another tip, I get one of the bairns toy teddy bears, and put it in a darkish corner of my garden, take loads of pictures of it at different settings, see whats best and set the camera at this in poorer light. In the summer when the light is good, leave the camera on P, you will gets some great pictures then matie. its all about getting to know your camera mate, no one who posts decent pictures on here got them instantly. You must get a photoshop, even the proffessionls use them, no one gets what they want straight from the camera. On hindsight, you may have been better off with either a Nikon or Canon..but you will get what you want later. I have a Fuji, a lot of people slate them, some of the best pictures Ive got was from this camera. the robin on here was with my Fuji. My mate is a semi proffessional photographer, he only uses Fuji, have a look at his site here; http://www.bobperryonline.co.uk/4598.html Im doing 2 digital photography courses at the moment, there is bound to be one in your area, these can help. Dont get put off, just get to know your camera more Thanks so much Dox! My problem isI dont understand about all the light and speed setting at the moment - i have no idea what they do, so I really do need a course on digital photography yes!! I wont give up though, its taken me long anough to save up for a decent camera, now I need to learn to use it Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Tommy Gunn 0 Posted February 7, 2008 Report Share Posted February 7, 2008 Just one word.... Stunning. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
stork 1 Posted February 7, 2008 Report Share Posted February 7, 2008 What a lovly photo brilliant Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Dawn B 212 Posted February 7, 2008 Report Share Posted February 7, 2008 Youre too good at this Doxhope!! Superb shots! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Ste* 0 Posted February 7, 2008 Report Share Posted February 7, 2008 Nice pics mate. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
doxhope 2 Posted February 7, 2008 Author Report Share Posted February 7, 2008 Cheers everyone Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Kay 3,709 Posted February 7, 2008 Report Share Posted February 7, 2008 Beautifull as ever Quote Link to post Share on other sites
doxhope 2 Posted February 7, 2008 Author Report Share Posted February 7, 2008 Beautifull as ever DITTO Quote Link to post Share on other sites
stork 1 Posted February 7, 2008 Report Share Posted February 7, 2008 Beautifull as ever DITTO Probley gets annoying but oh well what camera are you using? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
doxhope 2 Posted February 7, 2008 Author Report Share Posted February 7, 2008 Probley gets annoying but oh well what camera are you using? Its a Nikon D200 matie, but some of them are with a Fuji S2 Pro Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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