Thanks to all. As usual, great info. Somewhat discouraging though. "Great shots" can be difficult in some "great locations," I guess. Almost everything is good, and it is very difficult to get beyond that. Think creatively and all of that. Gonna give it an honest effort. Will report back if I get something exciting.
I have hundreds of Grand Canyon photos. Some are better than others, of course, but I don't have even one I consider great. I have one more chance* and I'm asking the experts what works. IMO I need foreground (and that can even be hundreds of feet away), great light (magic light) and even something special (snow?). I can't control everything, so, to some extent I have trust to luck. I also have some limitations such as I'm old (80 in a few weeks) and have some leg problems. I'm not going on any hikes.
*I am scheduled to be on the South Rim in early February of 2023, God willing.
Any and all suggestions gratefully accepted.
A catch all for most of us: Nikon used to use the term "white button tour" which meant check all your basic settings (ISO, shutter speed, aperture, and a few more) when picking up the camera. I've blown more than a few great shots by neglecting to take the tour.
Nice shots. Each sport has its own difficulties. Baseball is "easy" in that you can anticipate where and when the action will be. But it is also difficult in that "common wisdom" says that the ball should be in the picture. That almost always requires burst shooting. Of course, rules are made to be broken. My "best" baseball shot, for instance, shows a batter, catcher and umpire all looking far away for the ball in flight.
I attended an NFL game in December of 2019, just before the pandemic. I was forced by the gatekeepers to return my Sony A7 III to my car - about a mile away - because it accepted interchangeable lenses.
I've had experiences both good and bad. My worst, believe it or not, was with B&H.
A great example of the horizon line in a catchlight. Very well done.
Due to being stuck in one place because of the virus and the advancing years, I have begun to shoot some macro. (Why it is called macro and not micro has always bothered me.) I 've seen some really good macro photos, and some have been "focus stacked." I don't focus stack, considering it too much fuss and bother. Or, as one long time photographer friend of mine once said, "I didn't get into this hobby to play with computers." Rather, I have a macro lens that will get me to f/32, so I go for maximum depth of field and add needed light via a flash or a reflector.
Opinions?
I was there at about this time last year with the hopes of getting something like this. Unfortunately, it was t-shirt weather. (Not really, but you get my point.) Maybe I could copy yours and claim it as mine?
one of my favorite parts of the country. Thanks for sharing.
Thanks!! My first "real" camera (1970).
Not necessarily. My pants no longer go around my waste.
My father's first car, but it was green. There was no rear seat and I sat on a wooden stool wedged in behind the driver's seat.
All too often I have purchased the "gold standard" this or that and not gotten my money's worth for one reason or another (usually my fault). I am now considering purchasing a drawing tablet to use with Photoshop (I don't use Lightroom, even though I am paying for it with my Adobe CC subscription). I've looked at the various offerings by Wacom, but have seen some favorable reviews of the XP-PEN Star G640 which can be purchased for under $40 USD. Any opinions on this product from you savvy photo geeks?