Thanks Doylem. Since I got the 300 mm I have really been enjoying my squirrels and birds. Its 11 months since I started taking pictures, and I certainly can see the difference. I'm going to fire up the printer in the next little while.
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Photo of the Day May 2014
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Thanks Doylem. Since I got the 300 mm I have really been enjoying my squirrels and birds. Its 11 months since I started taking pictures, and I certainly can see the difference. I'm going to fire up the printer in the next little while.
nope, indeed
this is back in Aug13, during my 7th month in photography
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in retrospect, I need to stamp out some elements next to their necks and heads.
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Maybe there's hope for me yet? I bought my first DSLR this year.
Cheers
Hugh
Like most new things you learn the most when you start out. My advice is shoot plenty, read plenty and get out of auto mode!
Also it is easy to get disheartened when looking at the great shots on here (or other forums), but the truth is we all only publish our better stuff.
And of course don't be afraid to ask for advice or critique. People around here have been generally encouraging and given me some great advice.
I thought this one had some interesting detail, despite being a "butt shot"...
Hummingbird (2890) by MCH-1138, on Flickr
D7000 Tokina 50-135mm f/2.8 @ 135mm 1/250 @ f/5.6 2 Speedlights
Hummingbird (2890) by MCH-1138, on Flickr
D7000 Tokina 50-135mm f/2.8 @ 135mm 1/250 @ f/5.6 2 Speedlights
Thank you.
This turned out to be a salvage shot. I had intended to project some images on the corral but the video projector wasn't cooperating. It had worked well in my earlier tests but when miles down a dry wash it wouldn't stay on for longer than a minute or so.
The Sun had just set and I lit the corral with a flashlight set to tungsten white balance. Clouds are so rare around here that it is always a welcome time to shoot.
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The focus is spot on. Well done!I thought this one had some interesting detail, despite being a "butt shot"...
D7000 Tokina 50-135mm f/2.8 @ 135mm 1/250 @ f/5.6 2 Speedlights
Another tube shot for today. These are all of people either on the phone or reading papers as that was my mission for the day.
C&C welcome as, according to someone from another forum that I posted these on, they are nothing special and look as though I was shooting randomly without any idea. Helpful critique there which has informed me of what I need to do to improve!
Fujifilm XE1 with XF35mm at F1.4
C&C welcome as, according to someone from another forum that I posted these on, they are nothing special and look as though I was shooting randomly without any idea. Helpful critique there which has informed me of what I need to do to improve!
Fujifilm XE1 with XF35mm at F1.4
Photography is subjective and for me, I take photographs for myself. If other people enjoy them, it's a bonus.
If you feel the critique you received elsewhere is genuinely useful, then by all means act on it, but if it doesn't sit well with you, then you won't do yourself any favours by trying to please someone else.
My personal take on your tube shots is that they are the photographic equivalent of 'people watching', something that the vast majority of us enjoy, imagining stories about the lives of the people we see. Surely it is an essential skill of a photographer to see detail that goes unnoticed in everyday life. Your shots are well composed, well exposed, and I for one enjoy them.
Years ago, when I worked on a photographic magazine, I interviewed the photographic archivist at the Museum of London, who had a fascinating ‘take’ on documentary photography. He said that people traditionally took photographs on important occasions. So there are plenty of archived images of Queen Victoria’s Jubilee, VE Day, and local events such as weddings and parades. But what his collection lacked were shots of everyday life, when nothing special was happening.
He was actively recruiting photographers to shoot topics such as office life and London street scenes. Not the ‘decisive’ moments that Cartier-Bresson sought, but the ‘undecisive’ moments. He even specified that pictures should be taken from one end of a street, then half-way along, then the other end, and asked photographers to forget about all the photographic ‘tricks’... to make the pix as ‘true to life‘ as possible... to show people in future years what life in the late 20th century was really like.
I sell stock imagery, and one subject continues to sell: everyday people doing everyday things. Not models pretending (too ‘stocky’), but real people...
I don't know anything about street photography, but you may want to look at this image by an Aussie amateur, which takes street imagery, with everyone using mobile phones and pushes it a bit in post-production... I thought it was very clever! But what do I know, apart from what I like...
I'm no street photographer, but as somebody who used to live and work in London, I find these photos remind me of 'home'. Mostly you go for one or two people. Why not try a busier seen to see how that compares.
Keep up the good (stalker) work!
Thanks for the support. I'm of the same opinion as you that my photography is about what pleases me and what I like. It shouldn't matter what someone else says as you're not going to appeal to everyone. I do want to improve as a photographer and ensure that I am getting the most out if a scene, so I always welcome constructive feedback and tips. This guy just basically said they were crap and so was I. It's ok though because he prefaced it with "Don't be offended but..." Don't be offended by the really offensive thing I'm about to say to you. Lol.
The thing is I'm not very confident in my abilities so I tend to take things like that to heart - especially when it's coming from someone who has their own wedding photography business as it makes me question my abilities. I'm quite an introverted kind of person so street photography is a step outside of my comfort zone and I'm really enjoying the challenge of it.
That's a really interesting tale Doylem. Thanks for sharing.
I don't know anything about street photography, but you may want to look at this image by an Aussie amateur, which takes street imagery, with everyone using mobile phones and pushes it a bit in post-production... I thought it was very clever! But what do I know, apart from what I like...
That's pretty cool.
Cheers AFB. I usually go for small numbers of people so that there is more focus on one individual. To be honest I never really have the time I'd like to take these photos as I am generally rushing between meetings. One day I'm going to give myself an hour or two to stay out in one place and try and capture some interesting scenes.
Thanks for the support chaps. It's very much appreciated.
There's a lot of 'professional' wedding photographers around since the advent of affordable SLRs, many of whom feature on TV's 'Watchdog' after ruining the memories of someone's big day. I don't know if you've seen this guy's work, but even if it's good, wedding photography can be done professionally in a very unimaginative and formulaic way.
Remember that the internet has provided a global audience to people whose opinions nobody wants to hear, and unfortunately there's an endless supply of people who bolster their own confidence by ragging on others.