Yeah, it was intentional. Never thought about putting the building in there. Pretty soon when the weather gets nicer, I'll get out of my yard and find better places.

So the editing from what you see is better?

Awesome advice guys. I'm getting a little bit better at this. Yeah, my Canon XS has the built in meter. It helps so I don't have to take my eye of the pic to change the ISO/F-Stop/Aperture.

 

The only comment I could make would be that you could have emphasized the rule of thirds more by placing the leaf slightly more to the right then slightly higher in the frame. Otherwise it is good.

 

Cool thanks.

Last night outside I tried to take pictures of cars, but they came out all blurry. I tried "sport" mode and still nothing. I know I need to get it to some kind of manual mode to make the subject still.

Would I go to AV mode and increase the F-stop?

 

Use the smallest f-stop you can, get a tripod and use manual mode at about 2+ seconds a shot depending on your ISO of course. If the cars are moving you will have to use the flash. For instant shots use the fill-in flash and set the shutter to at least 1/125. If the cars aren't moving and you need more light use the slow flash curtain 1 for more ambient than flash or curtain 2 for more flash than ambient. Curtain 1 and 2 are hard to explain artistically but functionally curtain 1 flashes once at the start of the exposure then continues to expose based on the shutter setting. Curtain 2 varies depending on the camera and flash used but typically the exposure starts then just at the end the flash turns on for the last instant or there will be a small flash to start then the exposure then another flash just at the last instant.

Remember when in low light depth of field rules fly out the window almost completely. The reason for this is because the light coming in is so low and focused. As a result you want to use the smallest f-stop number you can.

 

i know on my D60 there is a dial that i turn for the different modes. M is for manual...

 

Well here goes my embarrassing night shot with a tripod.

I feel that I went a little to over board with the editing. I just want a second opinion.

 

what did the original look like? This seems very good though seems kinda bright?!? however, I would have made the VW much closer to the camera to give the image more dimension it seems kinda flat.

 

Agreed that it looks flat.

I can just crop it right?

I'll post the original when I get off of work.

 

the image won't have that imposing feeling even if you crop it but it may help the composition a bit.

 

Good camera I have one too I just can never keep it clean on the inside.

 

keep a lens attached at all times.

 

I know I can find this on Google, but what's the difference between AV mode & TV mode?

Also, I'm going to the track this weekend, what mode should I have it on again?

PS What's your name OniMirage?

 

Av mode is Aperture Value and Tv is Time Value. They are more commonly used now as A for Aperture or S for Shutter. At the track it will depend on what your shooting since the conditions may be variable. Standard rules still apply, for static images Av and for motion Tv.

For shooting a car in motion, Tv mode, you need to keep a few things in mind. If you want the car in the image make sure you get the entire car including wheels. If you want to get a close shot make sure you get the face and hands. A blurred car in motion is nice as long as everything else is in focus so 1/60 or less can work for this. If you wanna pan with the car to get the background blurry use 1/60-1/250. If you wanna stop the background while panning 1/250-1/1000. And of course above 1/1000 will stop everything.

All of this will of course depend on focal length and distance to the car so the values may be higher or lower depending on the variables but they are generally the standard for normal viewing distances and zooms. If it's at night boost your ISO as high as you can to try and reach the values as best as possible. Remember slightly under exposed is still ok cus you can post process most images up to 50% brighter than normal before noise destroys the image or color becomes washed.

Eric

 

Oh I do but when you change lenses dirt gets in, it's a giant pain in the ass. I do everything, do it downwards, don't do it in wind, but it just always gets dirty and the last two times I returned it to Best Buy for warranty covered cleaning they sent it back dirty.

 

Dang, that sucks. At least you have the warranty. My Cannon has the sensor cleaning where it vibrates the lens every time you shut it off.

Cool thanks Eric.

Very awesome help. Is there a way to tell what aperture on a pic was used and all the info from the image itself on the computer?

I know you can view the image size and dimensions, but can people tell what you used at the time of pic from their own computers?

 

As long as it is a file saved from the original anyone can view the exif data in most standard image applications or in windows right click > properties > summary > advanced

 

The D60 has that too but it isn't nearly as good as they make it out to be I've noticed.

 

For the Nikon or Canon?

 

Hey Eric, here goes the original pic:



compared to the Edited one:

 

Nikon D60.

 

 

each is very good especially the first two

 

thanks! I'm doing better

What about this one?:



IMO, I think I needed to use a lower ISO. I was at 400. I think I need to go down to 100 or 200.

 

THat looks pretty good. Everything looks pretty clear and framed well. I think like you said, a lower ISO might make it a little better.

Here is a picture I took in the summer but just got around to putting it up on my flickr. Let me know what you think.

 

this is very good, it causes you to pay attention to the red vw even though there are other things to look at in the image.

I like the colors and contrasts but the image shoulda been composed slightly closer to the ground with the horizon on the bottom third and you coulda got the grass in front of the lake and the endless abyss of light from the sky. As it is the image is very nice and easily usable as a background but not very dynamic.