Hello, from a hobbyist
Oct 30, 2012 11:24:53 #
Hi all, my name is Tom, been following Ugly Hedgehog for a while now with the daily emails, picked up some great and useful advise along the way. Got myself an entry level Canon 1100D with the 18-55 Kit and a 55-250 EFS f/4-5.6 IS lens as well. Here's a few pics of mine, critisize away, I need all the help I can get :)
My Daughter Kelly, and my Grandson Ethan
Caught this one While out for a walk, a Little Grebe
Loved the Autumn Colours with the light here
My lovely wife April
My beautiful Grandaughter Lily-Mai
Oct 30, 2012 11:48:45 #
1100D nice camera, nice soft shots on mono but the wife shot is way ott on exposure
Oct 30, 2012 11:53:22 #
Oct 30, 2012 12:02:58 #
must say 1st is good, last is not enough contrast, did you breath on the lens, it is an old trick and far better than filters or photoshop
Oct 30, 2012 12:07:05 #
JR1 wrote:
must say 1st is good, last is not enough contrast, did you breath on the lens, it is an old trick and far better than filters or photoshop
WOW, that's exactly right, I read about it on another site, tried a few shots, thought this was about the best of a bad bunch. Really impressed with your stuff on your website by the way, real skill to get those motion shots :D
Oct 30, 2012 13:07:43 #
Years of experience, not just guesswork, see, also try vasoline, thin, in a circular motion leaving a clear centre spot, sellotape, crinkled coloured sweet papers (plastic).
Use a Cokin P holder
Use a Cokin P holder
Oct 30, 2012 13:08:47 #
Oh and if you dampen your finger and wet a centre spot, wipe off then breath on the filter the centre will stay clearer
Oct 31, 2012 21:22:34 #
JR1 wrote:
Years of experience, not just guesswork, see, also try vasoline, thin, in a circular motion leaving a clear centre spot, sellotape, crinkled coloured sweet papers (plastic).
Use a Cokin P holder
Use a Cokin P holder
Never ever put vasoline or any other material directly on your lens. Put it on a cheap filter but not on the lens.
Oct 31, 2012 21:40:02 #
Taktale wrote:
Hi all, my name is Tom, been following Ugly Hedgehog for a while now with the daily emails, picked up some great and useful advise along the way. Got myself an entry level Canon 1100D with the 18-55 Kit and a 55-250 EFS f/4-5.6 IS lens as well. Here's a few pics of mine, critisize away, I need all the help I can get :)
You've got some good images there.Your portraits are well done. The photo of your wife is a decent high key image. The image of your daughter and grandson is warm and you really brought out their eyes. The image of your granddaughter is just precious. Looks like you've learned to focus on the eyes. You caught the duck in a good moment. The autumn color photo has nice bokeh, and catches the eye even though you focused on the little plant in the right front. You've got good composition.
When you look at the downloads, there's a fair amount of noise in the photos that you need to remove. Did you shoot with a high ISO?
Nov 1, 2012 01:01:51 #
Taktale wrote:
Hi all, my name is Tom, been following Ugly Hedgehog for a while now with the daily emails, picked up some great and useful advise along the way. Got myself an entry level Canon 1100D with the 18-55 Kit and a 55-250 EFS f/4-5.6 IS lens as well. Here's a few pics of mine, critisize away, I need all the help I can get :)
Hi, Tom. You have a lovely family. Your #2 photo is gorgeous, a little PP on the others would make them pop.
Welcome to the forum. I think you will get a lot of helpful info here and have a lot of laughs at the same time. Enjoy!
Jo
Nov 1, 2012 03:34:59 #
Taktale wrote:
Hi all, my name is Tom, been following Ugly Hedgehog for a while now with the daily emails, picked up some great and useful advise along the way. Got myself an entry level Canon 1100D with the 18-55 Kit and a 55-250 EFS f/4-5.6 IS lens as well. Here's a few pics of mine, critisize away, I need all the help I can get :)
Tom, welcome to the hog and welcome the posts. your family is beautiful as are the scenics. the grandkids are awesome. Well done.
Rich :-P
Nov 1, 2012 05:01:23 #
CanonFire wrote:
Never ever put vasoline or any other material directly on your lens. Put it on a cheap filter but not on the lens.
JR1 wrote:
Years of experience, not just guesswork, see, also try vasoline, thin, in a circular motion leaving a clear centre spot, sellotape, crinkled coloured sweet papers (plastic).
Use a Cokin P holder
Use a Cokin P holder
Never ever put vasoline or any other material directly on your lens. Put it on a cheap filter but not on the lens.
That is waht I meant, sorry if that was not clear, hence COKIN FILTER HOLDER
Nov 1, 2012 05:20:18 #
CanonFire wrote:
quote=Taktale Hi all, my name is Tom, been follow... (show quote)
Thank you very much for your kind words, you are absolutely right I did shoot using a high ISO in each and every case, I am just learning about noise reduction at individual channel levels now, I will then re-visit the original images and see if I can clean them up, once again thanks :D
Nov 1, 2012 05:23:06 #
Horseart wrote:
quote=Taktale Hi all, my name is Tom, been follow... (show quote)
Hi Jo, thank you for the comment about my family that was lovely, at the risk of looking a little dumb, though I seem to find that quite easy !! what is PP? I think the forum is great, so many people willing to advise, its really refreshing
:D
Nov 1, 2012 05:23:56 #
Rich2236 wrote:
Tom, welcome to the hog and welcome the posts. your family is beautiful as are the scenics. the grandkids are awesome. Well done.
Rich :-P
Taktale wrote:
Hi all, my name is Tom, been following Ugly Hedgehog for a while now with the daily emails, picked up some great and useful advise along the way. Got myself an entry level Canon 1100D with the 18-55 Kit and a 55-250 EFS f/4-5.6 IS lens as well. Here's a few pics of mine, critisize away, I need all the help I can get :)
Tom, welcome to the hog and welcome the posts. your family is beautiful as are the scenics. the grandkids are awesome. Well done.
Rich :-P
Rich your kind words are really encouraging, thank you :D
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