Grant County Court House 2: My mother's friend from High School donated the clock for this courthouse. My mom asked me to photograph the building for him. I would appreciate any...

Nightski

My mother's friend from High School donated the clock for this courthouse. My mom asked me to photograph the building for him. I would appreciate any critique. It is completely possible to go back and reshoot the building. In fact, my mother would love it as she always wants to go on my photography trips with me.

I took this one at 8:38 AM.

Canon 6D
Sigma 150-500mm F/5.0-6.3 @ 150mm

It's funny that this is Topic number 200 for me! :-)

Struggled at first with movement on the tripod, but then figured out I needed to use the 5 second timer so that it quit quivering from my manual focus before the shutter went off.

ISO 400
F/8.0
1/80 second exposure

No CP Filter on this one. I don't have one for my Sigma lens.

Elbow Lake Courthouse @150mm

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geolaval Loc: Laval, Quebec

Hi Sandra. I like the perpective and leading lines to the building. You might want to consider giving the story subjects ( the courthouse and the clock) more prominence The person it's destined for has a personal link to both.
I reframed the photo including only the first 4 lamptosts just past the direction panel in 8X10 format (not included). I think this puts more importance on the subjects in your story line.
That's my opinion...but then I've always had a tendency to frame tight.

Nightski

geolaval wrote:

Hi Sandra. I like the perpective and leading lines to the building. You might want to consider giving the story subjects ( the courthouse and the clock) more prominence The person it's destined for has a personal link to both.
I reframed the photo including only the first 4 lamptosts just past the direction panel in 8X10 format (not included). I think this puts more importance on the subjects in your story line.
That's my opinion...but then I've always had a tendency to frame tight.

No ... I was thinking of going back and using my 100mm instead. I didn't this morning because the streets were already too busy. My brother pulled me off several times just when I had the focus adjusted! Oh! That was so frustrating. I kind of liked having the one car going down the street though. I could do one close with my 50mm too. I guess I'll have to go back ... LOL ... more photography ... ugh! LOL

St3v3M Loc: 35,000 feet

I like it, but the power-lines distract me. With them, I would step closer to remove the crosswalk sign on the right. Without them, does it capture the same 'city' feel? The car in the lane is a take-away too. How does the scene work at night?

By the way, you have some obvious dust spots.
- Top-left corner near the red leafed tree
- Straight-up from the left-side of the Court House
- Two by the flag on the right, one above, one below
There may be others. S-

Nightski

I know .. I am scared to death to clean my sensor. I did it with my Rebel XTI .. but this camera is different ... I would die if I ruined it.

I just did a quick edit before i left for work and forgot to take out the spots. :oops:

St3v3M Loc: 35,000 feet

Nightski wrote:

I know .. I am scared to death to clean my sensor. I did it with my Rebel XTI .. but this camera is different ... I would die if I ruined it.

I just did a quick edit before i left for work and forgot to take out the spots. :oops:

Try these http://www.dummies.com/how-to/content/how-to-clean-your-canon-eos-6d-sensor.html

Nightski

St3v3M wrote:

Try these http://www.dummies.com/how-to/content/how-to-clean-your-canon-eos-6d-sensor.html

Thank you, Steve ... maybe it will help me to drum up the courage .. I know I have to. :-(

St3v3M Loc: 35,000 feet

Nightski wrote:

Thank you, Steve ... maybe it will help me to drum up the courage .. I know I have to. :-(

The built-in sensor cleaner and blower are easy options. Cheers! S-

Nightski

John Greengo recommends cleaning with the blower every time you get back from a photography trip. If I had done that I wouldn't need to swab it. Hopefully I can still blow out the dust. That would be awesome!

Country's Mama Loc: Michigan

Depending on the direction the building is facing this might be nice taken at sunrise or sunset. For me it is a little too dark and the sky too gray.

mcveed Loc: Kelowna, British Columbia (between trips)

Nightski wrote:

John Greengo recommends cleaning with the blower every time you get back from a photography trip. If I had done that I wouldn't need to swab it. Hopefully I can still blow out the dust. That would be awesome!

I never use a blower on my camera. To my mind all you do is stir up all the dust inside the camera, then as soon as you turn the camera on the airborne dust is attracted to the sensor like a magnet. Sure, the instructions say to turn the lens mount down so the dust will fall out. Have you ever sat beside a dusty country road waiting for the dust to settle after a truck goes by? And that dust is heavier than the stuff in your camera. The dust in your camera is more like the dust in a sunbeam that you may see in your house, just floating around and taking forever to settle. The single best solution to the dust problem is the one the Leica company uses to clean their sensors before shipping a camera. Here is the link to a source as well as to numerous customer reviews. I have used it for some time now and I can assure you it works. And has none of the negative aspects of blowers or wet cleaning. It comes in a tidy portable case and is easy to take on a photo trip.
http://photographylife.com/product/sensor-gel-stick

Nightski

It faces south. That's the way the sky was in the morning. :-(

Nightski

mcveed wrote:

I never use a blower on my camera. To my mind all ... (show quote)

Thanks tons, McVeed!!!!!! :-D

Nightski

McVeed. I just watched the tutorial. You can't scratch your sensor because you're not swiping .. right? I guess the only thing you could do wrong is to press too hard. Wow! Why doesn't everybody do this???

Country's Mama Loc: Michigan

Nightski wrote:

McVeed. I just watched the tutorial. You can't scratch your sensor because you're not swiping .. right? I guess the only thing you could do wrong is to press too hard. Wow! Why doesn't everybody do this???

I have something similar to this, and it works to a point, but have had to, most of the time, resort to more traditional means of cleaning the sensor.