Interesting or not? You be the judge.
Dec 25, 2023 16:45:53 #
These are some photos I took today, but I am unsure if they are print or sale worthy. Please let me know if you think I should print them or not. I am very hard on myself, and have other people tell me I am good. I tend to be more judgmental of my photos, so think that they are not good enough to do much with. I know that if I want great photos of wildlife, that I need a better lens than my Sigma 18-250mm. That will happen later, but it may be a Minolta lens for my Sony A77v.
Dec 26, 2023 01:00:39 #
You are right on all counts. The Minolta will work just fine, providing it is better than 400 mm
Dec 26, 2023 11:23:03 #
A long time friend and somewhat photo mentor tells me often to ONLY show your best photos. I believe he is right. While I like your photos I honestly do not think they are print worthy and definitely not sale worthy in my opinion. The birds are too far away and will need to be cropped a lot to even make them worthy of taking a look at. They are too dark and would need to be lightened a bit. Even then you might end up with pixellated photos.
If they were mine I would choose the one you think is best and use it as an example of striving for a better photograph. We all know you are better than these photos and they are but a stepping stone to much better photos you are capable of presenting.
I wish you well on your photographic journey,
Dennis
If they were mine I would choose the one you think is best and use it as an example of striving for a better photograph. We all know you are better than these photos and they are but a stepping stone to much better photos you are capable of presenting.
I wish you well on your photographic journey,
Dennis
Dec 26, 2023 13:23:47 #
cahale
Loc: San Angelo, TX
daninr8 wrote:
These are some photos I took today, but I am unsure if they are print or sale worthy. Please let me know if you think I should print them or not. I am very hard on myself, and have other people tell me I am good. I tend to be more judgmental of my photos, so think that they are not good enough to do much with. I know that if I want great photos of wildlife, that I need a better lens than my Sigma 18-250mm. That will happen later, but it may be a Minolta lens for my Sony A77v.
They are mediocre. And if you don't know what mediocre really means, go ahead and yell at me.
Dec 26, 2023 14:55:37 #
daninr8 wrote:
Print for what purpose? If you mean print them for yourself, my tastes and style are different from yours, I cannot say what you will like on your wall. This is something you must decide. ..Please let me know if you think I should print them or not….
If you mean print to sell, then I suggest you search on-line for birds in flight and nature photos for sale, see what is offered and see what is selling.
Dec 26, 2023 16:43:44 #
Dec 26, 2023 21:45:27 #
Mico54
Loc: So Cal
About a couple of years back, I got into shooting BIF, amazing what one might find in their own backyard. I noticed a red tailed hawk hanging around the neighborhood and started shooting the hawk. I shoot with my trusty old Canon 5D Mark-lll and a 70-200mm f2.8L lens. I found that 200mm wasn’t enough reach so I purchased a 2x extender because I couldn’t afford a new longer lens at the time. Even at 400mm that still isn’t enough reach. Yet I continue to shoot the hawk with my setup and finally got a decent shot that I would like to share. My goal for 2024 is to purchase a longer lens and hopefully a new mirrorless camera.
400mm ISO 1600 f16 1/1600
Dec 26, 2023 22:03:18 #
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Dec 26, 2023 22:45:20 #
Mico54 wrote:
How do I include the download?
Check the "store original" box as you go through the post steps.
Dec 26, 2023 23:02:11 #
Mico54
Loc: So Cal
I will try the download again. By the way, thanks for the compliment on my photo. It took me a while to get the right settings with the extender.
Dec 27, 2023 07:21:24 #
Mico54 wrote:
This is not about the topic started by darinr8. i think you should start your own post.I will try the download again. By the way, thanks for the compliment on my photo. It took me a while to get the right settings with the extender.
Dec 27, 2023 07:33:07 #
Dec 27, 2023 08:09:47 #
Mico54 wrote:
ok if that’s the case please accept my apology.Dude, I was just sharing my experience with darinr8.
Dec 27, 2023 09:36:08 #
JD750 wrote:
This is not about the topic started by darinr8. i think you should start your own post.
Thank you very much for pointing that out. Perhaps darinr8 would like attention paid to HIS thread.
Dennis
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