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K88 MUD
26-02-2008, 06:28
Hi guys

Totaly new to this SLR but realy enjoyed having a go.
Let me know what i have done wrong so i can try to improve next time.

http://i272.photobucket.com/albums/jj194/K88MUD/Langdale%2024-02-08/IMG_0250.jpg

http://i272.photobucket.com/albums/jj194/K88MUD/Langdale%2024-02-08/IMG_0148.jpg

Any comments please.
ab$olut
26-02-2008, 07:48
number 1 is great lots of action but I feel theres too much dead space to the right so it could do with cropping abit also could of been abit closer or more zoom?

Number 2 is great I like how you captured the movement in the water just the bottom half is a tad underexposed.

all in all though a great first effort! :)
james_death
26-02-2008, 09:58
:agree:
As above
desantnik
26-02-2008, 11:14
Yup, a little too much space in front in #1 and #2 could probably be fixed with some simple photoshop work... i'd show you how with both but you have chosen not to allow people to edit your pics in your forum prefs, so I will honour that :D
K88 MUD
26-02-2008, 16:34
number 1 is great lots of action but I feel theres too much dead space to the right so it could do with cropping abit also could of been abit closer or more zoom?

Number 2 is great I like how you captured the movement in the water just the bottom half is a tad underexposed.

all in all though a great first effort! :)


Well this is what i need..........thanks but could you tell me how to correct the underexposed part :thinking:
K88 MUD
26-02-2008, 16:35
Yup, a little too much space in front in #1 and #2 could probably be fixed with some simple photoshop work... i'd show you how with both but you have chosen not to allow people to edit your pics in your forum prefs, so I will honour that :D

:help:.......not sure on that one.........dont mind you helping me at all.
Thanks
desantnik
26-02-2008, 20:48
Aha! You have updated your profile and given me permission to play (we all like to respect people's work and not reproduce/make derivative work unless the owner says its ok!)

How about this then:

http://i40.photobucket.com/albums/e239/AIKozlov/tp.jpg
K88 MUD
26-02-2008, 20:56
Aha! You have updated your profile and given me permission to play (we all like to respect people's work and not reproduce/make derivative work unless the owner says its ok!)

How about this then:

http://i40.photobucket.com/albums/e239/AIKozlov/tp.jpg

Dont mind at all mate...........now that to me looks brighter for sure.......is it my fault in taking the picture ? if so what have i done wrong or is it just not good enough camera and lens ?
desantnik
26-02-2008, 21:12
Well, thats only your picture with some simple level adjustments in Photoshop - took me about 30 seconds :D

Looks nothing wrong with your camera at all, your settings look ok to me, although its showing me the program mode was "undefined" - what were you using AV? TV? Manual?

Sometimes you get strange things with large light objects in the centre of the frame when its a dull day - a few tweaks afterwards though in Photoshop will bring it up lovely though :D
K88 MUD
27-02-2008, 07:04
Cheers.......as for what i was using....

Canon 400D
F-stop f/11
Exp 1/200
ISO 400
Focal length 31mm

Still getting to grips with what all these are but think i was shooting in Av on the camera.
dod
27-02-2008, 18:56
Still getting to grips with what all these are but think i was shooting in Av on the camera.

The metering was set to matrix which is basically taking a best guess at what the exposure should be taking all elements of the scene into account. At a guess I'd say it was ever so slightly fooled by the white sky and discovery and you ended up with the mud being slightly underexposed.

Like the second :) First is too small in the frame to really work.