Hi,
I have been playing around with my camera (nothing fancy). Im interested in learning more .


Please tell me what you really think.

C&C Please as it will only help me get better








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I think for what the subjet matter is.... you have done alright.

Only things are.... IMO....

1. Photo 1. - beware of close ups with fences. Fences look better if you see a whole lot of them. No a little segment.

2. 2nd dog shot is average to the 1st one. Angle wise.

3. Use PS and get rid of the couple of powerlines in the headstone shot. Sky is a nice spread blue and would be easy to do.

4. Photo of the brown poles in the playground is not exciting.... but that is more choice of subject metter.

If you are just fooling around with a cheaper camera...... you have done alright

Thanks for your comments, The one with the powerlines i did edit them out then i posted the wrong pic . as for the camera im using it is a Canon powershot A95 i got it for $30.
thanks again

Here are a few more I have taken


Please comment......


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landscape is deff where its at for you, nice saturation in the blues.

Just some other pics I have taken.

c'mon please comment any comments welcome


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pretty cool pics man

in the second set i really like the one of teh dead tree, the blue in it is great! cool dog aswell, wish i had a pet to photograph.

what are you using for the borders? ps?

Thanks, I use a program called "Frame Fun" for the boarders or I use Photo Impression 4.
And yeh he is an awsome dog well he is like a human more than a dog.

Try not to do a pet as a photograph, sure he is your pet, take the images, but for me its a dog.. try taking some more landscapes!

I'm like the rain photo but maybe increase the contrast a little just to give it some pop. But you do have a couple of standout pics, with the pics of the rusted shed in your first post instead of just standing back and taking the pic get in close take an pic of a section of the shed like a rusted nut try so different angles mix it up, try different things play with the colours in photoshop and see what you can come up with. Hopefully that made sense.

Thanks for the comments, im taking them all in. I understand what you mean with the dog, he is just part of he family, and doesnt mean anything to you. i wont post him up anymore. I want to get out and get some more Landscapes but it has been to wet or to hot (Fu%kin MELBOURNE).

As for the rain shot I thought it was getting a bit dark already so im not sure about going anymore darker, its also in black n white. and about getting in close for really detailed shots such as a rusty nut, my camera doesnt like close ups they always come out blured and OOF.

Adam

Youre getting to close then to the subject. check what the closest (macro) you can go, before it starts not focusing.

Rusty nail is cleche` too bring on the landscapes!

Just a couple of new ones I have taken....


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Thanks for your comments so far
Please keep them comming.


Lance I will get out and take some more landscapes in the next couple of days if it doesnt rain. and with the close ups my camera is fu%ked, if I dont stand far away they are all OOF its rubbish. Im looking at buying a new camera in the next month or so, got any suggestions. I was thinking either a Canon 40D or a NIKON D80.

I would maybe suggest getting maybe a second hand Nikon D70 or maybe a Canon 400d. A SLR is a big step but going straight to a d80 is a big step and a 40d is a huge step and honestly not needed, get a cheaper camera get some better than average lenses and go from there.

you can buy my 400d if you wish, body only. with a grip, 3 batteries and stocko stuff it comes with

+1 ^^^^^^^

Just do it!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
(lots of exculpation(spelling) points mean you have to now!!!)

that shot of the chick has a problem. she left her glasses on the bench agree, buy tysons 400d.

some cool photographs there.

Thanks, but i'd rather just buy a good one straight up and learn how to use it then I wont out grow it and have to sell it then upgrade again later down the track. Im looking into doing a photography course, so while I have the money to buy a good camera now i may as well. thats how I see it anyway .

The shot with the chick is ment to have the sunnies there as like a feature or something. The biggest problem I found with that pic is the bird shit on the seat

How much are you after for it anyway.

The dog pics are my fav.

pm sent

Her are a couple from last night i was stuffing around with a blank DVD in a mirror box using long exposure.


let me know what you think

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This is the latest lot of pics I have taken, I have some others I wil post up later.

Comments please.....

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i love the colours you get hey.

only c+c is keep horizons 100% straight.

in photoshop go to filters > distort > lens correction the a box will appear on the left second option down select that, then drag from left to right the line where you want the straight axis.

thank gheto panda for that, he taught me that ages ago

loving no.10 i agree with Lance

Thanks for the comments, I tried to get the horizons straight as I could. I tried to do it the way you said Lance but when I go in Filters > Destort I dont have lenses in there as an option. I straightened the horizons by using the ruler to get a straight line then going to Rotate canvas > Arbitray and ajust it a few degrees after that just crop off the blank canvas. Would you know why I dont have LENSES in filters>destort ? Maybe I need a newer version of Photoshop? I have version 5.5.

yeah, get photoshop CS2 or CS3, CS3 being the newer obviously. If you need a hand, pm me mate and i can help over MSN.

Here are some new pics I took.....

All comments welcome as usual..

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Lance I will get back to you about Photoshop, someone I know is going to try and get it for me, if he cant get it I'll let you know.

I took a few pics of some fruit, and just popped in a couple of others I have taken.

let me know what you think........ any comments welcome

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Lance I got Photoshop CS2 & Lightroom but I havent used them yet, Is lightroom any good do you know or just a waste of time????.

Thanks for your help & comments

These are my latest Pic............... Let me know what you think

Where are the comment?????????? 3 new sets and still NO comments

You like? YES or NO

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All comments welcome

good shotss man i lyk

todays piks are nice to perfume bottles a bit lol but the skies n stuff thats nice

I think your shots technically are pretty good, but the subject matter in a few is a smidge boring.

I think your post editing skills are good.

my two cents im far from an expert.

keep it up

These are some photos I took when I went to the Zoo plus a couple of Landscapes and 2 more of my Lizard.

As always any comments welcome.... let me know what you think


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Love the second last shot in the latest set

Hey Adam, great looking shots so far. Your compostition skills are good. I am also learning, but I think you should wait for better light in the landscapes! They seem very flat and lifeless. The series of shots you post on feb 10 would've been great with better light.
Also I think you need to include more foreground. Shot 5 would've be better utilising the lead-in lines of the road more, I think. Way too much sky for me.

That's just my opinion

Keep up the good work

Thanks everyone for the comments.

Living in Melbourne the weather changes like...... who knows. When I went out to take those Landscapes the weather was perfect, but after driving for 45 minutes the weather had changed, and I was there so I was taking some photos. I quite liked them as the are different from all my other Landscapes I have taken with clear, bright blue skyes. these have a bit more clouds and darkness.

With shot 5 and a few others, they are all about the sky, that what I was looking for just a little blue then big fluffy clouds leading to the dark storm clouds that were comming.
But I hope to get back out there soon as there are alot more good pics out there to be taken, and hopfully the weather will be fine.

Thanks again.

Yeah I know what you mean. It's a bit hard to comment without knowing what effect the photographer was after. would be great to see more soon!

Art is open to interpretation, that's the good thing about it! a certain piece can mean a myriad of different things to different people. What I think is about socialism and the effects of the modern multinational culture of ignorance on the new generations you might think is about the pretty blue sky or a big old tree..

I, for one, like appreciating art for what it is, not trying to draw some massive statement from a photo of a blade of grass or some paint on a canvass.

Hey man,

I've just been having a flick through your shots and you remind me a fair bit of myself when I started out with photography. You're getting some good stuff.

I'll be sure to give you some full feedback on your next set. If I can give you anything general it would be to work on your focal points, they are often fairly off.

Harry

These are a couple I took yesterday at the beach.

Let me know what you think.....



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Also thanks everyone for the comments.




Harry,
you say I remind you of you when you started, is this a good thing or a bad thing???

Just a few from Sunday, I went for a drive down to the National Park to go see a BIG waterfall but... NO water . But I did find a small one so that had to do...

Feel free to comment.

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Hey, nice shots once again, but try slowing the shutter down to about 1sec with the water shots for best results. Even 1/5th.

Not bad at all!

wow these are pretty good man. im just starting out myself, but your better then me lol. are you using a tripod for these? and what camera are you using?

Thanks all for the comments.


Lance: Thanks for that, I was wondering how to get water shots good like you see in magazines ect. I will remember that for next time .


bergie_318is: Thankyou for your comments, I have not used a tripod for any of my shots, they are all hand held. I only have a shitter camera I got for $30, its a Canon powershot A95... 5 mega pixel point & shoot. Im waiiting for some funds to come in so I can buy a real camera.

Where do you live buddie?

I live in Melbourne.

A few new ones from yesterday.

I hope you like.


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Can I say by this by far is one of your best batches of photos. I am really loving number 3.

Makes me want to get my macro projects under way. I love your use of DOF with the flowers and tools. no 3 for me is almost worth printing.

Thanks heaps. I really like 3 aswell, it's one of my favorites. I finally got the manual focus to work on the camera, it wasnt working properly other times so all the other pic are just auto focus.. I love the detail you can get with it, so I should have some more better ones in the commong days. Is all I can say is I cant wait to get a real Camera.