p.1 #2 · what have i done right and wrong in these
Minor issues: Generally, 800 pixels on the longest side is preferred for posting here and it's better to include the image information. If the image is created with software that shrinks it "for the web", it will likely strip out the image info such as the color space, camera, lens, shutter speed, f-stop and ISO setting. The color space info, such as RGB or Adobe RGB 1998 ensures we all see the colors as intended. The camera info helps us give useful advice.
1. The light and clouds have good color in the first image. There seems to be an unfortunate amount of noise, however. Whether that's a function of ISO setting or early digital tech difficult to assess without the image info. In terms of composition, the sun is the focus of interest. In general it's better to place the center of interest not in the physical center of the image (centered left and right OR top to bottom). That is considered to render a composition "static".
2. The tower is mildly interesting. Surf is mildly interesting, however the lighting is flat and the composition is static.
3. The composition has a good classic "S" shape for the third, but the light is flat and nothing makes it particularly interesting.
Both two and three have some noise issues as well.
p.1 #4 · what have i done right and wrong in these
Well the first thing I can say is wow you did well since you say you only have had your camera for a month.
Some info about which camera and lense you are using would help us give you better advice....as the others have said.
Your second photo, you could crop off the left side so that the clockhouse is on the thirds. If you can reshoot this photo....set your shot up using the thirds as a guideline.....some cameras have a grid in the menu you can turn on....so you can see this without having to guess. There is also lovely wave action and textures in this shot, that I like as well.
With your third shot, are you using a tripod? My first thought was that this could possibly be a bit clearer if shot with camera on a solid tripod. For me, I see several triangle shapes in this photo....and I think that balances this out pretty well.
p.1 #5 · what have i done right and wrong in these
thank you for the comments any and all will help me improve . i only found out about the rule off thirds last night just after i posted these pics when i was told about it after some other pics i posted so ill try and have a play with that .
i havent got any programs for post processing yet, well i have got windows media player but that only really lets you crop the pics. no tripod yet either im picking one up today tho and a mono pad tomorrow.
how do you post the exfill info with my pictures.
all the photos were taken with a old nikon d2h and the frist pic lens was a 18/55 1:3.5-5.6 and the last two were taken with a 70/300 1:4-5.6 that i brought to learn on and how to use
thanks alot for the help much appreciated
p.1 #6 · what have i done right and wrong in these
For pp, a few free options are Gimp - http://www.gimp.org/ - and Picassa - http://picasa.google.com/ and Aviary - http://www.aviary.com. I highly recommend Picasa, it's a fantastic image cataloging and basic PP program, as long as you aren't working with raw files. I'm not a big fan of the Gimp, but it sort of works, and is free. Aviary seems to be pretty decent, but I haven't worked with it much.
p.1 #8 · what have i done right and wrong in these
I'd get Photoshop Elements to start. Price is right at about $100 and great place to learn. Alternatively, wait a bit, then invest in Lightroom. You wont learn layers, but you will have a powerful, intuitive processing and cataloguing program likely to meet your needs for quite some time. But price is closer to $300, unless you qualify for an academic discount.
p.1 #9 · what have i done right and wrong in these
Work on making the pictures look good straight out of the camera. Extensive post-processing via Photoshop is no substitute for a strong composition. Fiddle farting on the computer, attempting to 'fix' a bad image, is not 'photography.' IMO, photography is about 'seeing' your surroundings, creating interesting juxtapositions of color, shape, texture. etc., then recording these interesting compositions with a camera of some sort. Emphasis on post-processing is all the rage, but it doesn't do a dang thing for your ability to take pictures.
If you shoot RAW, the Nikon utility will allow all the tonal scale and color tweaking you'll need. Other than that, some mild cropping and a little sharpening are all you should need to produce nice images.
p.1 #10 · what have i done right and wrong in these
Not every photo will be a masterpiece. Mastery needs motivation. For the average photographer, learning how to improve images with PP will add satisfaction and improve their appreciation of photography.
p.1 #11 · what have i done right and wrong in these
Mister Bean wrote:
For pp, a few free options are Gimp - http://www.gimp.org/ - and Picassa - http://picasa.google.com/ and Aviary - http://www.aviary.com. I highly recommend Picasa, it's a fantastic image cataloging and basic PP program, as long as you aren't working with raw files. I'm not a big fan of the Gimp, but it sort of works, and is free. Aviary seems to be pretty decent, but I haven't worked with it much.
thanks mr bean i just down loaded picasa to have a wee play with . it seems pretty good so far and i dont think ill get myself into to much trouble with it lol
i am going to try and work on getting my pictures as best as i can out the camera tho like greg said . thats one off the main reasons why i came to this site to get pointers and improve and off course look at all the great pictures that are posted by other people to see what they are doing and get ideas
thanks for the advice so far ill try and get some more pics soon and put them up
