Thread: Pictures ! Anything goes, it is the camera corner after all !!

Taken with my EOS500D from the bay doors of my Fire Station after a call



Shutter: 1/40
Aperture: f5.6
Focal Length: 48mm

Was going to put this in the photo comp, but it doesn't really demonstrate DOF.

There are some great photos on here.

I have posted a few below. Nikon D5000 with kit lens for the first 2 and a Nikor lens for the last 2. They are all compacted and cropped for posting. I am a rank amateur but and have had the Nikon only for a few months. Please post any tips on making them better if you have any.

Cheers

You have a good eye for composition and colour I think.

You do need to have horizons level though , a problem in that first pic as far as I can see.
I have the same problem if its any consolation !

Thanks very much Vlad. You know I hadnt even noticed that problem and it afflicts the blow hole shot (Point Lookout Straddie) too...very happy to have that pointed out and I will make sure I nail that down in future.

Cheers again

I struggle with this type of shot - I was taking a shot of one of my boys doing a spinning kick to break timber. It is a high speed kick and I am rapid shooting with a 35mm Nikkor lens and in low light from 30 metres away (no tripod)....short of selling a kidney and getting a Nikor low fstop telephoto I guess I am not going to do too much better than this (and the kit 55-200 is ok for this but is does not go as low in fstop), especially with no tripod used? Again any tips appreciated. The specs were Matrix metering, F1.8, 1/200 SS, AF- dynamic 3D.

Cheers

The horizons can be straightened in most post processing software but it is always better to shoot straight. A good trick is to keep an eye on the marks in the view finder and to line up on these. Once you know you are level then position the horizon in the correct spot in the view finder that you want to structure the image.

For the kick, speed is important as you are trying to stop motion, a flash helps here but you are a reasonable distance away for the camera's built in flash and I assume it probably wouldn't be appreciated. Have a read up on ISO Sensitivity and the Auto ISO feature (I'm sure the D5000 has this). Look at using something in the ISO 800 to 3200 range. You should then be able to possible use the 200mm at f/5.6. If the image is to noisy (grainy) at ISO 3200 consider not going above ISO 1600.

Originally Posted by dmdigital

The horizons can be straightened in most post processing software but it is always better to shoot straight. A good trick is to keep an eye on the marks in the view finder and to line up on these. Once you know you are level then position the horizon in the correct spot in the view finder that you want to structure the image.

For the kick, speed is important as you are trying to stop motion, a flash helps here but you are a reasonable distance away for the camera's built in flash and I assume it probably wouldn't be appreciated. Have a read up on ISO Sensitivity and the Auto ISO feature (I'm sure the D5000 has this). Look at using something in the ISO 800 to 3200 range. You should then be able to possible use the 200mm at f/5.6. If the image is to noisy (grainy) at ISO 3200 consider not going above ISO 1600.

Thanks mate. I appreciate the help. I had the ISO on auto with a max of 1600 selected so as to avoid grain. It chose 360 speed so perhaps it didnt appreciate when focused the speed. I might pre-select it next time at 3200 and see how that travels. The 5000 is still pretty good at that and very sharp still at 1600, so I can play a bit.

Thanks again.