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David In Indy:
I like all your pictures dev!! They are all excellent, and the composition is very good too. My favorite picture is the bottom one with the boats. I love how you "framed" the picture by including the tree trunk over on the right hand side. And we can see the waterfront and the boats very clearly.
The night scene of the skyline is also very good. Night shots can be very difficult. You did a good job! One tip for taking pictures at night - if you wish to reduce some of the noise in those night pictures, try reducing the ISO, and then bumping down the shutter speed and little bit. You may need a tripod when you do this, but it will help to keep your pictures clear.
I've found ISO settings above 400 tend to generate noise in pictures, at least on Canon cameras. Image noise is a common problem in all digital cameras. You will figure out the best way to reduce the noise as you become familiar with your camera.
Nice pictures Dev!! :D
Brokeback_Dev:
Thanks David! Very nice of you to help me out. Yes I see what you mean buy noise. That appears in a few of my pics. What is the ISO? I'm totally photography illiterate. LOL
I love my new camera. I'm having so much fun with it. I got all kinds of pics of me with friends last weekend. I took one of a couple and got a great shot of a firework going off right over them to the side. Dont think I should post it though becasue I dont have their permission
Shasta542:
I've GOT to find my digital camera charger!! I just saw an old Camaro parked in a restaurant lot -- it was painted purple with a set of red longhorns affixed to the hood. ;D :laugh: :o
Kelda:
yeah I like the last picture too Dev - the framing of it is good.
--- Quote from: DavidInIndy on July 06, 2008, 11:48:22 pm ---Kelda, you really should have that picture printed professionally, and then frame it. It might cost you 30 or 40 bucks to do it, but it would be worth it. That picture is beautiful. :D
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--- Quote from: Kerry on July 06, 2008, 06:42:20 pm ---Stunning! :D
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Why thankyou! Do you think its that good David?
David In Indy:
--- Quote from: brokeback_dev on July 08, 2008, 05:08:36 pm ---Thanks David! Very nice of you to help me out. Yes I see what you mean buy noise. That appears in a few of my pics. What is the ISO? I'm totally photography illiterate. LOL
I love my new camera. I'm having so much fun with it. I got all kinds of pics of me with friends last weekend. I took one of a couple and got a great shot of a firework going off right over them to the side. Dont think I should post it though becasue I dont have their permission
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The ISO determines how sensitive your camera is to light. The sensitivity increases as the ISO increases. So, for example, a picture taken with an ISO of 100 and a shutter speed of 60, could also be taken using an ISO of 600 and a shutter speed of perhaps 100. This comes in handy if you don't have a tripod, because there is less chance for camera shake and blur due to the higher shutter speed. But the higher ISOs will generate noise. So, I always try to keep a tripod with me for night time pictures and use a lower ISO. I rarely go above 200 unless I have no other choice.
Lower ISOs often mean clearer pictures. :D
You can probably adjust the ISO by accessing your camera's menu. Or if your camera is like mine, you may have an ISO adjustment knob on the top of the camera. Most cameras though, will allow you to set the ISO via the camera's menu system. The camera will probably allow you to choose between ISOs of 100-800, or perhaps ISO 50-400. Those two are the most common ranges, along with an AUTO setting. If you leave the camera set to auto ISO, it will probably try to choose higher ISO settings automatically because it's trying to eliminate camera shake and blur. If your camera is doing this, take it off auto and manually choose a lower number... and than make sure you use a tripod! ;) :D
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