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From: Paul Carmichael on 17 Jul 2010 03:32 Paul Corfield escribió: > On Fri, 16 Jul 2010 19:54:51 +0200, Paul Carmichael > <wibbleypants(a)gmail.com> wrote: > >>I'd best read the book, and start using the thing properly. It seems >>living somewhere so sunny could be hampering my efforts a tad. > > I have just remembered that I was given the course notes from my Park > Cameras "Understanding your DSLR Camera" course on CD. It's a > powerpoint presentation that will explain some of the basics like camera > mode, focal length, sensor size, apertures, white balance etc - > obviously it doesn't come with the tutor! > > Would you like it E Mailed? > Of course, cheers. -- Paul. CBR1100XX SuperBlackbird (Buen mueble de patio), Orbea Dakar BOTAFOT #4 BOTAFOF #30 MRO #24 OMF #15 UKRMMA #30 http://paulcarmichael.org/ (content pending)
From: Switters on 17 Jul 2010 05:59 On 16/07/10 16:30, Paul Carmichael wrote: > Champ escribi�: > >> Landscapes almost always look better when taken in the 'magic hour' - >> the hour after dawn, > That'll be when I'm asleep. >> or the hour before sunset. > That'll be when I'm in the pub. heh, you can reduce the effects of the sun some what. Try to shoot at 90 degrees to the sun, rather than towards or away from it. Also, do you have a UV filter on your lens? This can help a little and doesn't require any thought as opposed to a polariser. In photography, light is everything. > Changing the subject back a bit, for a lot of those photos, the flash fired. > Seems a bit odd - I mean, I suppose it has something to do with the sun > getting onto the lens, but I don't see what the flash does to help that. Maybe in full auto mode it detects that you're shooting into the sun so pops up the flash in order to light up close by objects. Like the one of your wife and friend. As per the email, you can mess around in post, using GIMP or Photoshop etc, but this does mean that you spend a lot of time tweaking photos rather than taking them. You should also make use of walls, fences etc to rest on for taking shots in the absence of a tripod. Or, you can bring your elbows into your body to make yourself more rigid.
From: Champ on 17 Jul 2010 06:11 On Fri, 16 Jul 2010 19:49:29 +0100, ginge <the.gingeREMOVE(a)THISgmail.com> wrote: >On Fri, 16 Jul 2010 19:13:32 +0100, Catman ><catman(a)rustcuore-sportivo.co.uk> wrote: > >> >>I'd try landscape first, and then idiot mode, then (maybe) AV. > >I've never found the need to use any modes other than Av and full >manual, occasionally throwing in some exposure compensation. Had >completely forgotten there was a landscape mode. >Am I alone in not using auto modes at all? I use Landscape mode all the time. Find it very effective. If I have time I try a few with Av to compare, but have never noticed any difference. I very often use the People mode as well, and find it equally useful. -- Champ We declare that the splendour of the world has been enriched by a new beauty: the beauty of speed. ZX10R | Hayabusa | GPz750turbo neal at champ dot org dot uk
From: Champ on 17 Jul 2010 06:11 On Fri, 16 Jul 2010 22:47:04 +0100, Catman <catman(a)rustcuore-sportivo.co.uk> wrote: >>> I have just remembered that I was given the course notes from my Park >>> Cameras "Understanding your DSLR Camera" course on CD. It's a >>> powerpoint presentation that will explain some of the basics like camera >>> mode, focal length, sensor size, apertures, white balance etc - >>> obviously it doesn't come with the tutor! >>> >>> Would you like it E Mailed? >> >> <waves> >> >> I wouldn't mind a copy if you would mind. >Ditto ooh, me too, if it's no trouble. -- Champ We declare that the splendour of the world has been enriched by a new beauty: the beauty of speed. ZX10R | Hayabusa | GPz750turbo neal at champ dot org dot uk
From: Paul Carmichael on 17 Jul 2010 07:51
Switters escribió: > > As per the email, you can mess around in post, using GIMP or Photoshop > etc, but this does mean that you spend a lot of time tweaking photos > rather than taking them. I'd rather get it right to start with, than spend ages messing around just to correct what I've done wrong. I'm happy to play with effects and suchlike, but that's something else. But hell, it's complicated. Just nipped outside and played a bit. Three photos, 1st in idiot mode, second and third in Av mode messing with the aperture and speeds. The 1st one was 1/250 f14.1 iso 200. Second was 1/2000 f4.6 iso 200. Third was 1/4000 f4.6 iso 400. The third one looks nicer. I just can't believe the differences between those numbers. This is going to be a steep learning curve. -- Paul. CBR1100XX SuperBlackbird (Buen mueble de patio), Orbea Dakar BOTAFOT #4 BOTAFOF #30 MRO #24 OMF #15 UKRMMA #30 http://paulcarmichael.org/ (content pending) |