Old Salem
Nov 15, 2015 18:16:19 #
Here are some more shots of Old Salem from around the village. This is a really neat place that I have always liked, since going there on school field trips as a kid. I thought it was a great place for photography and just wanted to share. Any critique is highly welcomed as I am still very much a beginner!
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My first attempt at HDR in Lightroom
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My first attempt at processing a silhouette pic
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Nov 15, 2015 18:19:34 #
Nov 15, 2015 18:20:19 #
Osbornepaint wrote:
Here are some more shots of Old Salem from around the village. This is a really neat place that I have always liked, since going there on school field trips as a kid. I thought it was a great place for photography and just wanted to share. Any critique is highly welcomed as I am still very much a beginner!
I would say your first attempt at HDR looks good to me, it's not over done, it's more like what your eye would see.
Let me look again to comment on composition...
Personally I would crop the pumpkin photo (second one) to below the mailbox and take out most if not all the street. It just detracts from the main subject of the interesting collection of gourds, or squash, and pumpkins on the step.
The fourth one is not a silhouette but I l like it a lot with the sun behind the tree in the center.
Keep going to places you like and just have fun shooting and see what you get. ;)
If you want to minimize wide angel distortion (like there is some of in the fourth one) keep the camera level and centered on the horizon. If you look through the lens and just move the camera up and down and look at the edges of the frame you will see what I mean.
Nov 15, 2015 18:33:06 #
NikonJohn wrote:
I would say your first attempt at HDR looks good t... (show quote)
Thank you so much for looking and a very big thank you for the tips! That's what I'm here for!
Nov 15, 2015 18:36:16 #
Osbornepaint wrote:
Thank you so much for looking and a very big thank you for the tips! That's what I'm here for!
I can show you the crop I have in mind it you want me to.
Nov 15, 2015 18:43:47 #
P.S. You have a nice collection of gear for a beginner! :)
I'm thinking about the D750 myself. Most of what I do now I use my D700.
I'm thinking about the D750 myself. Most of what I do now I use my D700.
Nov 15, 2015 19:15:06 #
NikonJohn wrote:
I can show you the crop I have in mind it you want me to.
That would be much appreciated.
Nov 15, 2015 19:17:17 #
#4 is wonderful! I hope people who are interested in it take the time to download as color, light and clarity is so much better.
My favorite light choices combined: low angle of sun and backlighting :) Nicely balanced composition with very interesting elements.
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My favorite light choices combined: low angle of sun and backlighting :) Nicely balanced composition with very interesting elements.
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Nov 15, 2015 19:17:38 #
NikonJohn wrote:
P.S. You have a nice collection of gear for a beginner! :)
I'm thinking about the D750 myself. Most of what I do now I use my D700.
I'm thinking about the D750 myself. Most of what I do now I use my D700.
I've always had the philosophy of "If you're going to do it, you might as well do it right!"
Nov 15, 2015 20:14:10 #
Osbornepaint wrote:
That would be much appreciated.
With the 24MP resolution of the sensors in your cameras you can always crop and still have a pretty decent pixel count in your image. :)
Nov 15, 2015 20:16:41 #
Osbornepaint wrote:
I've always had the philosophy of "If you're going to do it, you might as well do it right!"
I agree, but then the budget rears it's ugly head. :)
Nov 15, 2015 20:20:57 #
These are really nice Dean. These look like some that you took on Thursday. I just posted a selection from yesterday. You really are doing great.
Nov 15, 2015 20:29:37 #
Or maybe this crop.
One other thing I might point out as you do your editing with Adobe software. When I found out that the Adobe color pallet has more colors than SRGB I changed my camera to Adobe. Then I had a picture printed and it looked terrible. Colors were washed out and it just looked dull! I found out that most places that do prints don't want to pay Adobe for the license to use their color pallet... So the colors don't come out right if you used the Adobe pallet. I then switched my camera back to SRGB. You can still use the Adobe pallet, but if you want to print something you either have to make sure they have the Adobe pallet or remember to convert it to SRGB before you have it printed.
Good luck with your photo endeavors Dean! :)
One other thing I might point out as you do your editing with Adobe software. When I found out that the Adobe color pallet has more colors than SRGB I changed my camera to Adobe. Then I had a picture printed and it looked terrible. Colors were washed out and it just looked dull! I found out that most places that do prints don't want to pay Adobe for the license to use their color pallet... So the colors don't come out right if you used the Adobe pallet. I then switched my camera back to SRGB. You can still use the Adobe pallet, but if you want to print something you either have to make sure they have the Adobe pallet or remember to convert it to SRGB before you have it printed.
Good luck with your photo endeavors Dean! :)
Nov 15, 2015 20:57:04 #
NikonJohn wrote:
Or maybe this crop. br br One other thing I migh... (show quote)
That's good information to have! I had just switched my camera to Adobe because I read that it had more colors. I think I'll switch it back. And I really do like that crop.
Nov 15, 2015 21:02:38 #
Andrea.Jarrell wrote:
These are really nice Dean. These look like some that you took on Thursday. I just posted a selection from yesterday. You really are doing great.
Actually, I think these were all from Saturday morning except for the pumpkins. I may have a few more from Thursday that I am going to work on and post, though.
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