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11/16/2004 09:34:55 AM · #1 |
I swear, I'm never going to tell anyone in advance that I plan to take photos ever again. It trips me up every time.
This morning my office took a "field trip" to Turner Field, as we're going to be working with the Atlanta Braves for the next 5 years. We had a big meeting there, then got a tour of the stadium. I thought it would be a perfect chance to get some interesting photos. I called our Operations Manager first to see if he thought it would be a problem, and he was very enthusiastic about it. So I get there and he asks me to get some shots during the meeting, etc. Then we do the tour and I fire away during the tour as well. We get out onto the field and our entire office is in the Braves dugout. Great "office" shot, right? The capper to the day? My batteries die. Backup set of batteries? Also dead. I was absolutely mortified. To top it all off, when I get home and look at the 46 pics, not a single one is any good and quite a few of them are blurry (from thinking I could avoid using the flash by propping myself against things and using longer shutter speeds. Wrong.) So now I have to explain to my OM "You know all those pictures I took at Turner Field? You can't see any of them." Jeez.
If I shoot on my own, in my own time, with no "promises" to anyone, I do worlds better. Is this phenomenon unique to me??
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11/16/2004 09:37:41 AM · #2 |
In case you're curious *just* how bad it was, these were the best shots of the day:
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11/16/2004 09:44:26 AM · #3 |
| I've had the exact same situation happen to me. In all likelihood, you're being too critical of yourself and the shots you took are fine. If it's not your daily job to take perfect photos of your office mates, who cares what your boss thinks anyway? |
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11/16/2004 10:01:22 AM · #4 |
| Blame it on the dead batteries! |
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11/16/2004 10:12:59 AM · #5 |
I find that people that aren't 'into' photography have ridiculously low expectations so I would still say that your photos will likely still be appreciated.
I'd say show him the few that you like and go from there!
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11/16/2004 10:38:03 AM · #6 |
You're not the first person to choke in a clutch situation on Turner Field- BELIEVE ME! I think it's a tradition. ;-)
Message edited by author 2004-11-16 15:47:06. |
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11/16/2004 10:38:13 AM · #7 |
| I know what you're saying about the "performance anxiety" thing. Sometimes I switch to manual focus for whatever reason and forget to switch it back so half my shots are out of focus. Another thing is composition, which seems to go out the window... But what can you do? |
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11/16/2004 11:24:33 AM · #8 |
| It's all down to experience... the more you do it, the less will go wrong. If you don't do it a lot under pressure, it's natural to let it get to you. |
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11/16/2004 11:28:26 AM · #9 |
Originally posted by BobsterLobster:
It's all down to experience... the more you do it, the less will go wrong. If you don't do it a lot under pressure, it's natural to let it get to you. |
We're still talking about photography, right? |
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11/16/2004 11:30:28 AM · #10 |
Originally posted by scalvert:
Originally posted by BobsterLobster:
It's all down to experience... the more you do it, the less will go wrong. If you don't do it a lot under pressure, it's natural to let it get to you. |
We're still talking about photography, right? |
Got any other experiences you want to share? ;-) |
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11/16/2004 11:35:09 AM · #11 |
Originally posted by BobsterLobster:
Got any other experiences you want to share? ;-) |
Well... there was that whole Boston Marathon fiasco with the donut shop placed directly on my route... |
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11/16/2004 11:35:48 AM · #12 |
whoever posted about non photographers have lowered expectations..is right :-)
plus, they didn't pay you, you just wanted to take some casual shots, they're your 'snapshots'...besides, both of the shots you posted above look good.
P.S. I keep trying to remember to do shots without the flash AND with it..just in case. I've gotten screwed a few times for not using any flash and having mostly blurry/grainy shots.
Message edited by author 2004-11-16 16:37:16. |
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11/16/2004 11:45:45 AM · #13 |
Originally posted by ahaze:
[...]thinking I could avoid using the flash by propping myself against things and using longer shutter speeds. |
Did you mean to type LONGER shutter speeds? If so that might be the problem.
To reduce motion blur you need to have shorter (faster) shutter speeds. E.g. 1/400 of a second instead of 1/15 of a second. The number shown on the camera is usually just the denominator (the lower number of the fraction).
Apologies if you know all this and it was just a brain fart typo (like the ones I make all the time).
:o)
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11/16/2004 11:56:28 AM · #14 |
Originally posted by Kavey:
Originally posted by ahaze:
[...]thinking I could avoid using the flash by propping myself against things and using longer shutter speeds. |
Did you mean to type LONGER shutter speeds? If so that might be the problem.
To reduce motion blur you need to have shorter (faster) shutter speeds. E.g. 1/400 of a second instead of 1/15 of a second. The number shown on the camera is usually just the denominator (the lower number of the fraction).
Apologies if you know all this and it was just a brain fart typo (like the ones I make all the time).
:o) |
I think he is saying that he wanted to keep the shutter open for longer in order to let more light in (thus avoiding the flash). Since this requires a very steady hand and he had no tripod, he was using objects like the walls to steady himself and the camera. He could have opted for faster shutter speeds, but he would have needed better light or a flash. At least that is how I understood his original post. |
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11/16/2004 11:59:06 AM · #15 |
Originally posted by JiaBob:
Originally posted by Kavey:
Originally posted by ahaze:
[...]thinking I could avoid using the flash by propping myself against things and using longer shutter speeds. |
Did you mean to type LONGER shutter speeds? If so that might be the problem.
To reduce motion blur you need to have shorter (faster) shutter speeds. E.g. 1/400 of a second instead of 1/15 of a second. The number shown on the camera is usually just the denominator (the lower number of the fraction).
Apologies if you know all this and it was just a brain fart typo (like the ones I make all the time).
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I think he is saying that he wanted to keep the shutter open for longer in order to let more light in (thus avoiding the flash). Since this requires a very steady hand and he had no tripod, he was using objects like the walls to steady himself and the camera. He could have opted for faster shutter speeds, but he would have needed better light or a flash. At least that is how I understood his original post. |
MMmm yes I caught the bit about no flash. But I was also thinking that if the shutter speeds were too long it would make it almost impossible to keep steady unless one really has a very steady hand - even leaning against something solid.
Anywaym, ahaze, don't feel the need to explain too much, just apologise and say you had some kind of problem and very few of the images came out. End of story. As has been said it wasn't an official shoot in any way so...
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11/16/2004 12:11:10 PM · #16 |
Originally posted by GoldBerry:
P.S. I keep trying to remember to do shots without the flash AND with it..just in case. I've gotten screwed a few times for not using any flash and having mostly blurry/grainy shots. |
The shots that I specifically did without flash were during the meeting, and they were of major bigwigs on the Braves staff, like the Exec VP. Flash wasn't an option in that case ;)
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11/16/2004 12:12:30 PM · #17 |
Originally posted by JiaBob:
I think he is saying that he wanted to keep the shutter open for longer in order to let more light in (thus avoiding the flash). |
This is correct. Except that I'm a she :D
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11/16/2004 12:19:14 PM · #18 |
Originally posted by ahaze:
Originally posted by GoldBerry:
P.S. I keep trying to remember to do shots without the flash AND with it..just in case. I've gotten screwed a few times for not using any flash and having mostly blurry/grainy shots. |
The shots that I specifically did without flash were during the meeting, and they were of major bigwigs on the Braves staff, like the Exec VP. Flash wasn't an option in that case ;) |
You gotta do what you gotta do, and that's normally whatever you're comfortable with. I like to think of stuff like red carpet premieres where it's nothing but flashes from the paparazzi. If anything, a nice big flash should make someone feel more important LOL :-)
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11/16/2004 01:30:11 PM · #19 |
Originally posted by thatcloudthere:
I find that people that aren't 'into' photography have ridiculously low expectations so I would still say that your photos will likely still be appreciated.
I'd say show him the few that you like and go from there! |
You couldnt be anymore right. When I hate a picture and show it to someone they go gaga over the thing and love it. I just think of how they would like my good stuff.
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