Thanks for a Job Well-Done: All critiques welcome and thanked in advance.

ediesaul

All critiques welcome and thanked in advance.

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MMC Loc: Brooklyn NY

What PP did you use and why?

ediesaul wrote:

All critiques welcome and thanked in advance.

Bill Houghton Loc: New York area

First, your camera is focused on her right shoulder bring the remainder out of foucus.

I also see camera shake. Remember to hold your elbows into your body to help keep the camera steady.

Didereaux Loc: Swamps of E TX

Bill Houghton wrote:

First, your camera is focused on her right shoulder bring the remainder out of foucus.

I also see camera shake. Remember to hold your elbows into your body to help keep the camera steady.

:thumbup:

geclevel Loc: Springville, Utah

It looks as though a PP filter was applied. What emotion are you trying to convey with the PP? At first glance it looks as though there is a tremendous amount of camera shake. I could be wrong but looking at the pattern on the green blouse there has been some PP filter applied.

ediesaul

MMC wrote:

What PP did you use and why?

I used a filter that softened the picture because I wanted a Renoir-like effect because of the flowers on the wall and the flowers she's holding. Thanks for asking.

ediesaul

Bill Houghton wrote:

First, your camera is focused on her right shoulder bring the remainder out of foucus.

I also see camera shake. Remember to hold your elbows into your body to help keep the camera steady.

She was far away from where I was sitting. The little box in the viewfinder had her head in it, so I thought she would be in focus. It is true that I have familial shake. Thanks for your observations and recommendation.

ediesaul

Didereaux wrote:

:thumbup:

Thanks very much.

ediesaul

geclevel wrote:

It looks as though a PP filter was applied. What emotion are you trying to convey with the PP? At first glance it looks as though there is a tremendous amount of camera shake. I could be wrong but looking at the pattern on the green blouse there has been some PP filter applied.

You're right and you're right. I did apply a softening filter, and I do have familial shake. She was quite a bit away and her head was centered in the box that I thought is for focus. However, I don't remember if my elbows were on the table or if I had placed the camera on the table to help with my shake. If you see camera shake, it was probably the latter. Thanks for noticing.

Bill Houghton Loc: New York area

I see in the EXIF file that that shoot was taken at 1/3 of a second. I don't know to many people that hand hold a camera that long.

I know your over 18 so I can't tell you what to do. But you might want to consider a mono-pod when shooting in lower light conditions. I carry a cheap one in trunk of my car(S). Never know when it will come in handy. My wife often uses it as a walking stick when going on trails. LOL

ediesaul

Bill Houghton wrote:

I see in the EXIF file that that shoot was taken at 1/3 of a second. I don't know to many people that hand hold a camera that long.

I know your over 18 so I can't tell you what to do. But you might want to consider a mono-pod when shooting in lower light conditions. I carry a cheap one in trunk of my car(S). Never know when it will come in handy. My wife often uses it as a walking stick when going on trails. LOL

Good suggestion! Thanks very much. I did notice that the shutter was taking a bit long to click. Duh!

Bill Houghton Loc: New York area

I want to applaud you. You are out there taking photos in different environments and getting control of you camera and the software in PP. Keep it up, I know your are enjoying it.

ediesaul

Bill Houghton wrote:

I want to applaud you. You are out there taking photos in different environments and getting control of you camera and the software in PP. Keep it up, I know your are enjoying it.

I LOVE it! Got permission to go onto someone's property who had cut down a maple tree and now a conifer is growing out from the middle. Tried all sorts of settings, and, for the first time, RAW. I'll see what happens! Thanks for your comments and encouragement. I appreciate everyone on UH!

Beercat Loc: Central Coast of California

1/3 second
handheld
Zoomed in

Really?

Impossible not to have blur with those settings :wink:

Your ISO was sitting at 100, why?

F/6.3 at around 35mm, your to close and have no DOF at 6.3

Your asking the camera to do something it can't.

I would move your ISO to 400, double your distance from the subject and try again, then crop in PP to being back close.

ediesaul

Beercat wrote:

1/3 second
handheld
Zoomed in

Really?
Impossible not to have blur with those settings :wink:
Your ISO was sitting at 100, why?
F/6.3 at around 35mm, your to close and have no DOF at 6.3
Your asking the camera to do something it can't.
I would move your ISO to 400, double your distance from the subject and try again, then crop in PP to being back close.

There was a lot of light streaming in from a wall of windows and I kept juggling with various aspects of the camera until the histogram was in the middle. In retrospect, unless I'm outside in the midday sun, I guess ISO should be higher than 100. I have also discovered that my view-displayer is darker than the photo on a computer screen and I don't know yet which is correct. Sometimes I change things when what I'm seeing on the camera screen is not what I want to see relative to lightness/darkness. I also read a few articles that say that the setting on a histogram should be more to the right than to the left.

Re: "F/6.3 at around 35mm, your to close and have no DOF at 6.3" - I'm still learning about these things and they don't come instinctively to me yet. So, when I'm at an event and things are happening and people are moving, I'm lost! But, with kind and encouraging people like you on UH, I get individual and precise feedback, and am learning! Thanks very much.