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09/21/2005 04:51:01 AM · #1 |
I took these pictures the other day and am not pleased with the results. They both feel (to me) flat, noisy and out of focus. If someone could please take a look and give me some advice it would be greatly appreciated.
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09/21/2005 04:59:12 AM · #2 |
Not sure how to fix either shot in post processing, but if you choose to reshoot the first, definately add more light. Both pics feel like they're underexposed - and my brain refuses to reveal the info about camera settings that would help that I just know is in there! :)
So I'm turning this into a bump.
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09/21/2005 05:02:27 AM · #3 |
On the fisherman I would have to say More Light. I see you wanted to capture the shadow but you can still do this with maybe a lamp directed towards it. Your long exposure time (1) and small aperature was most likly used to get the desired depth of field but I still think more light would help both these things.
Did you use a tripod? With that exposure it would be very helpful.
I would also see if your camera does custom white balance and set it maybe off the wall before shooting.
Does your camera have any sharpeness/contrast settings? If so I would up the contrast like two clicks. If not you can do that in post processing just a small amount at a time though.
Another thing that may help on both images is bracketing, your camera should have it under the DRIVE section (at least that is where my last two olympus's hid it) this will shoot 3-5 images at different exposures to help you see the difference so you can adjust as needed.
and lastly try and get a little more top room for the fisherman, you almost cut off the tip of his pole and no one likes when that happens ;)
Hope I helped some, good luck.
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09/21/2005 05:37:48 AM · #4 |
Thanks guys, that is helpful. When I tried a longer exposure for the sunlight picture I wasnt able to capture the rays. They were washed out by the overall brightness of the picture. Is there any way to expose the foreground properly and still get the dark sky with well defined sunrays? Will I need a special lenes?
Also, is the lack of lighting causing the noise in these pictures?
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09/21/2005 05:40:34 AM · #5 |
Originally posted by qbicle:
Thanks guys, that is helpful. When I tried a longer exposure for the sunlight picture I wasnt able to capture the rays. They were washed out by the overall brightness of the picture. Is there any way to expose the foreground properly and still get the dark sky with well defined sunrays? Will I need a special lenes? |
In general, when you have too great a difference in tones between the sky and foreground, you use a graduated neutral-density filter -- darker on top and lighter on the bottom -- to selectively reduce the exposure on the sky. Many types are available, including some which are moveable, so you can adjust it to fit your particular scene.
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09/21/2005 05:42:01 AM · #6 |
you can also download a free version of neatimage to take care of the noise in post processing.
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09/21/2005 05:51:14 AM · #7 |
| I don't know what you used to take this shot but here's my two cents. I'd would of moved to the right to get the stepple closer to the big ray of sunshine.If your using a zoom lens I would of included more in the foreground to give meaning. Take a reading of the clouds just under the cloud opening which looks close to the 18% grey scale to get a proper exposure.Just bracket a few shots,and see what you get. |
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09/21/2005 08:16:10 AM · #8 |
In my opinion, it's barely noisy. Here's an example of a photo of mine to show you how much noise i get on a good day. Clicky
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