Hello everyone.. can I get a critique?
Dec 19, 2011 01:04:34 #
Dec 19, 2011 02:50:55 #
Dec 19, 2011 05:14:40 #
I imagined the dog with a little less deep of field and less vegetation in front and it was beautiful.
Sarge
Sarge
Dec 19, 2011 08:04:03 #
dirtpusher wrote:
maybe shoot 1 again with less dof make dog pop
Would that be adjusting the aperture?
Dec 19, 2011 17:01:51 #
Robin60301 wrote:
Would that be adjusting the aperture?
dirtpusher wrote:
maybe shoot 1 again with less dof make dog pop
Would that be adjusting the aperture?
yup
Dec 19, 2011 19:42:24 #
Dec 19, 2011 20:08:14 #
Love the pictures. Love the image of the cat! :-) On the dog shot, the grass, weeds and the object to the right distract from an otherwise great picture in my opinion. The lower weeds are fine, just the ones across the face distract. I find myself following those objects instead of being led to your subject.
Ok forgive me if you know this already but one of the post above made me think that you may not understand dof (Depth Of Field). If you do know forgive me, my bad! Maybe it will help someone else that reads this that doesn't understand.
The lower the number on your lens i.e. FStop 2.8 or smaller has a more shallow depth of field than the higher numbers. When you throw most of the background out of focus behind your subject its call BOKEH (hope I spelled that right??) On the other side of DOF, the higher the number on your lens the sharper the background behind your subject and each FStop higher increases the distance that is in focus. Hope this helps you understand dof a little better or at least maybe someone reading this. Welcome to the HOG by the way! :-)
Ok forgive me if you know this already but one of the post above made me think that you may not understand dof (Depth Of Field). If you do know forgive me, my bad! Maybe it will help someone else that reads this that doesn't understand.
The lower the number on your lens i.e. FStop 2.8 or smaller has a more shallow depth of field than the higher numbers. When you throw most of the background out of focus behind your subject its call BOKEH (hope I spelled that right??) On the other side of DOF, the higher the number on your lens the sharper the background behind your subject and each FStop higher increases the distance that is in focus. Hope this helps you understand dof a little better or at least maybe someone reading this. Welcome to the HOG by the way! :-)
Dec 19, 2011 21:04:49 #
great shots, focus is bang on!
I would agree with dof on the dog, nevertheless great pics!
I would agree with dof on the dog, nevertheless great pics!
Dec 19, 2011 22:22:39 #
Dec 19, 2011 22:47:23 #
Robin60301 wrote:
quote=johnnyg67 Love the pictures. Love the image... (show quote)
That is such a difficult concept. partly due to the numbering system. Smaller f stop number=wider or larger opening = less depth of field= blurred background= nice bokeh . so you see less is more so you get less dof, and more Bokeh.
I never understood the numbering system until someone told me "To see more sharper(more dof) squint your eyes(squint the eye of your camera)that's a larger number. Maybe change F5 to f 16 that's squinting.
Dec 19, 2011 23:09:40 #
Dec 20, 2011 07:47:45 #
I am currently reading a book by Bryan Peterson called, "Understanding exposure". His first suggestion is to use manual mode. I would suggest at least go to aperture priorty.
I like fixed focus length lenses. They have the DOF depth of field on the lens and you can see how much of your photo will be in focus. If you got your D90 as a kit you are likely using a zoom. I had a vivatar lens that I used in the 1973 that had DOF infomation; todays lenses do not.
Google DOF and find a online depth of field calculator. http://www.dofmaster.com/dofjs.html has some good information. The wider the aperature f 2.8 or 4.5 the shorter the depth of field. A f 22 focused a third in to the photo will give the maximum depth of field.
I like fixed focus length lenses. They have the DOF depth of field on the lens and you can see how much of your photo will be in focus. If you got your D90 as a kit you are likely using a zoom. I had a vivatar lens that I used in the 1973 that had DOF infomation; todays lenses do not.
Google DOF and find a online depth of field calculator. http://www.dofmaster.com/dofjs.html has some good information. The wider the aperature f 2.8 or 4.5 the shorter the depth of field. A f 22 focused a third in to the photo will give the maximum depth of field.
Dec 20, 2011 17:19:48 #
Nice shots, I think they would be improved by not having the leaf in the right foreground on the dog shot and if the paper and slippers were not in the background of the cat shot......
Dec 20, 2011 23:16:04 #
I agree with the comments about the weeds in the dog shot. For me, the cat shot might be better if some of the foreground carpet was cropped out and there was more of a color/lighting differentiation between the cat and the background so the cat would stand out more. By the way, he/she looks very pretty.
Dec 21, 2011 00:22:28 #
only thing i mite try with cat is shoot cat vertically. youre in as close as possible head an feet at that shot angle the frame is filled side to side. but as a landscape a lil carpet out front for me is needed an you have the background darkened in. i like cat as is
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