General Photography thread

[Bodian]

The Family Ice out for a walk with their Ice Dog.

PS - it's been cold up here....

 

[BadFish]

The Family Ice out for a walk with their Ice Dog.

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PS - it's been cold up here....

This is excellent, I would love to take similar close up photos. Do you need a special lens for these kind of shots? are these Macro?

 

[Bodian]

This is excellent, I would love to take similar close up photos. Do you need a special lens for these kind of shots? are these Macro?

Thank you!

Yes, this was with a Macro lens, and making sure the camera was rock solid (ie: sat on the wall top alongside). You can get pretty good close-ups out of a decent prime / zoom lens now though - just not quite as crystal sharp (pun wasn't intended, but I may as well leave it in!).

 

[Jack Straw]

I read somewhere that it is all about finding good light.
I am currently in the mountains in Tasmania and the light is incredible so I apologise in adavance for the probably bombardment of photos over the next few days.

Lovely photos. Keep them coming. You can't post enough photos on here.

 

[banjo]

Taken on my walk this morning

 

[AmexRuislip]

High tide on the River Thames at Cliveden this afternoon.

 

[WestYorkshireSeagull]

I read somewhere that it is all about finding good light.
I am currently in the mountains in Tasmania and the light is incredible so I apologise in adavance for the probably bombardment of photos over the next few days.

Wow, I think you win it for "best test subject" with that mountain range!

The tight pink/blue shot with the house in the lower corner is something else, great job

 

[BadFish]

Wow, I think you win it for "best test subject" with that mountain range!

The tight pink/blue shot with the house in the lower corner is something else, great job

Thank you . Yes the mountain range is brilliant to have sitting right there.

The clouds came and made it disappear last night, Ill post some photos later.

 

[Colonel Mustard]

This is excellent, I would love to take similar close up photos. Do you need a special lens for these kind of shots? are these Macro?

For the blurry background, use a big aperture, f4 or bigger ie a lower number. Even smartphones these days allow you to adjust aperture.

 

[Colonel Mustard]

Very new to this photography lark. Got a cannon Eos 3000D for Christmas and had a crack using Darktable for post.

Any advice would be gladly received. Will read the whole thread in bits to find wisdown as it is pretty long.

My advice would be to set aside a few hours to watch a few tutorial videos on YouTube. That's tutorials both for your particular camera, and on DSLR photography in general. There are loads of them, mostly very useful and well put together. Make sure you have a notebook handy and jot down the important points because there's quite a lot to take in. It's not difficult as such but there's a lot of information. Consider joining a local camera/photography club. Good luck, it's a great hobby.

 

[BadFish]

My advice would be to set aside a few hours to watch a few tutorial videos on YouTube. That's tutorials both for your particular camera, and on DSLR photography in general. There are loads of them, mostly very useful and well put together. Make sure you have a notebook handy and jot down the important points because there's quite a lot to take in. It's not difficult as such but there's a lot of information. Consider joining a local camera/photography club. Good luck, it's a great hobby.

Thank you that sounds like a great idea. I did buy a cheap course online but the guy doesn't seem to be the best communicator so I kind of stopped watching. I will try again or try something else when I get back from holiday.

I am thinking a notebook to record settings and ideas as I try them.

I must say I am really enjoying it as a hobby. My other creative outlets of writing and music are all so time consuming. Photography seems to be a little quick in terms of getting results. I wonder if this will change though.

 

[BadFish]

My efforts from yesterday at Crandle Mountain, Tasmania.

 

[Bodian]

I am thinking a notebook to record settings and ideas as I try them.

Many of the settings will be recorded electronically for you as well.

 

[BadFish]

Many of the settings will be recorded electronically for you as well.

Yes Flickr seems really good for this. I like seeing what settings other people use.

 

[Bodian]

Yes Flickr seems really good for this. I like seeing what settings other people use.

You'll find a few NSC-ers on Flickr.

 

[BadFish]

You'll find a few NSC-ers on Flickr.

I'll look out for them.

Here is mine https://www.flickr.com/photos/badfishfilm/

 

[BadFish]

Thank you!

Yes, this was with a Macro lens, and making sure the camera was rock solid (ie: sat on the wall top alongside). You can get pretty good close-ups out of a decent prime / zoom lens now though - just not quite as crystal sharp (pun wasn't intended, but I may as well leave it in!).

My advice would be to set aside a few hours to watch a few tutorial videos on YouTube. That's tutorials both for your particular camera, and on DSLR photography in general. There are loads of them, mostly very useful and well put together. Make sure you have a notebook handy and jot down the important points because there's quite a lot to take in. It's not difficult as such but there's a lot of information. Consider joining a local camera/photography club. Good luck, it's a great hobby.

Okay, I tried this. Started watching the course I bought and struggled to understand what he was on about. So I did some googling and youtubing and tried the marco photo thing.

Here are the results: Not bad after a little tweaking and cropping.

 

[BBassic]

Decided 2024 is the year I actually use the camera I've had for ages. A very amateur effort from my backgarden during the Great Blizzard of 2024

 

[Tom Hark Preston Park]

The Family Ice out for a walk with their Ice Dog.

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PS - it's been cold up here....

That's bloomin' brilliant that is! Really needs entering into some kind of photo competition

 

[Jack Straw]

Okay, I tried this. Started watching the course I bought and struggled to understand what he was on about. So I did some googling and youtubing and tried the marco photo thing.

Here are the results: Not bad after a little tweaking and cropping.

You'll get much better bokeh (background blurriness), if you can put as much distance between your subject and the back ground. Experiment with macro settings, but I wouldn't go above F11. I like between F5.6-F11. The lower the F number, the blurrier the background, but be careful bits of the subject aren't blurry too.