Latest attempts at reasonable photos

[Eatlard]

Hi all,

 

My latest attempts at ok photos follow. Had my D50 about 3 weeks now and still a hell of a lot to learn. As always constructive criticism / feedback always appreciated.

 

Highly scientific argument in the office about this..Fly or Bee?

 

Young bluetit taken at weekend. This was as sharp as I could get it and when checking the exif info i realised im hand shooting at 450mm which may be pushing my luck. Tripod should be with me in next few days though. Also was under a tree so a little dark.

 

Weeds never looked so good.

 

Oystercatcher chick taken on Alderney with my old 2800Zoom. Camera was out already when happened to see this little chap. Quick pic then left him alone.

 

Sunset at Raz island..a little large I think I'll cut this down later

 

 

Thanks for looking!

Edited June 22, 2006 by Steve Randles

[MrWiggly]

Hi Eatlard ...

 

Very nice ... The one of the fly is certainly good !!

 

Are you taking these pics on "Auto" settings .. or hand dialing your own settings in ??

 

Slighty underexposed shots like the BlueTit can be viewed on your cameras "info" setting .. then you can adjust one way or the other for a better result. Another option is to use "Auto Bracketing" on your shots ... does your camera have this option ???

 

You could, of course, always fiddle with the pictures on your PC in a decent photo programme ....

 

Like this ....

 

 

 

But at the end of the day you cannot beat a good quality image straight from the camera ....

Edited June 21, 2006 by MrWiggly

[Cameraman]

Nice sunset, why not use it for a screen saver, shame not to use it

[Eatlard]

Mr Wiggly,

 

it's a mixture of everything at the moment as I'm still learning. I was messing about for about 15 minutes, had I longer then I would have tried alot more different options. Auto bracketing... it does . I'll recheck the book to see how I should do this.

 

I do have a demo version of Paint Shop Pro X which I've played around with. Looks like you've proved there's a lot more I can do there. Something else to learn

 

Thanks for the comments guys.

Edited June 21, 2006 by Eatlard

[Guest Jan of the 2 Ghillies]

The sunset is really great. Can't imagine what you will accomplish when you and the camera become fast friends