The Photography Thread

[Sounava]

That was a random image from google to highlight the grid lines.

Oh ok then.

Aperture priority mode can lead to low shutter release and hence blurred images. ISO to compensate lower shutter speed.

Why not shutter priority mode, the only drawback will be shallow depth of field. Not much of a problem.

Yeah exposure indicator is not always right.

You can set the lowest shutter speed beyond which the camera will not go in Aperture priority mode. Also, while in aperture priority mode, if you see that the camera is showing the Shutter Speed as "Low" you can increase the ISO in that case.

Of course the names "Priority" comes from the fact of the priority of the user.

Scenario 1 - I am shooting landscape. So I want great depth of field. I am in broad daylight. So I will set ISO 100, and Aperture 16 (to get great DoF). Let the camera decide what will be the shutter speed because that does not matter in my case so long as the exposure is right. So I will use Aperture Priority mode.

Scenario 2 - I will be doing a panning shot. So I need shutter speed say 1/60. Depth of field does not matter so long as the subject is in focus. So let the camera decide the aperture. So I will use Shutter Priority mode.

Scenario 3 - I will shoot a normal portrait. The background needs to be blurred out. So my requirement is a large aperture. I do not bother about the shutter speed here. So I will use A mode.

Scenario 4 - I have lots of time at hand and I want to shoot a perfectly exposed shot. I have a requirement of a certain aperture but shutter speed can be anything because the subject is still. I use manual mode. Take a shot at the camera specified meter. See it is underexposed a bit. Again take another shot varying the shutter speed a bit. Like this...

So you will use A or S according to your priority. If you are not at all bothered about any of these you can use P mode too where you can cycle through different combinations of aperture and shutter speed so that the metering is at the neutral level.

 

[Faun]

^^Dude, consolidate these in a separate thread, it just takes few clicks. Again there are quite a number of useful post by fellow members. May be a cross posting will be good

 

[Krow]

Hey dude ! I found that there is a exposure meter in viewfinder and all I have to do is try out combinations of aperture, shutter speed and ISO to set it to neutral. Getting good pics. Thanks dude for telling me, I read the manual and did some googling for that.

Welcome. Glad to be of help.

We can start a basic photography tips thread here. We can explain basics like shutter speed, aperture, ISO, metering, etc. Hmmm let me see when I have time.

 

[toofan]

@sujoy: I never reversed 18-105 mm lens. It will need a 67mm dia reversing adepter ring for it. Also this lens is not optically that good and its limitations are also maginified with the subject.

Faun: first focus the subject and then by keep pressing the shutter buton to half recomose the shot as you wish to have a good composition and then fire the button.

google the rule of third.

 

[sujoyp]

but in one of the previous post u said that u got that close by reversing 18-105 with a reverse ring...

 

[Faun]

Faun: first focus the subject and then by keep pressing the shutter buton to half recomose the shot as you wish to have a good composition and then fire the button.

google the rule of third.

Yeah, the rule of third Some great tuts on nikon website too.

 

[toofan]

@sujoy: Ohh sorry if I said so. I had used it with extension for that shot and other shot was with reversed 50mm.

 

[Sounava]

Great news for Nikon entry level body users and for wannabe DSLR buyers

Nikon reveals AF-S Nikkor 50mm f/1.8G lens

 

[sujoyp]

humm reverse ring is also interesting....I will also order one from ebay today itself...Is it worth or I practice with ET itself humm confused..

I am fed up of low zoom range will get the next day I get my next salary..

@Sounava if AFS 50mm 1.8 comes for 7-8k then I will be one of the buyer too

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^^ this is an unedited but cropped pic of an ant eating sugar.

@toofan I tried to take pic with ISO 800-3200 and f1.8-f5.6 but all the pics came blurry

I will try to make a diffuser...It would be better

 

[digibrush]

^^ ant eating sugar is a splendid moment that u captured.

A few of my pic with P/S cam powershot A610:
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This is with sx130:
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[Faun]

@sujoyp
like the ant eating sugar cube
@digibrush
like the candle and ant one.

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[a_medico]

@Faun The bird in flight is way too good! You are advancing at fast pace.

 

[sujoyp]

@faun...bird pics are great...did u get a zoom lens already??

 

[Faun]

@a_medico Thanks buddy.

@sujoyp
Thanks buddy. Still using 18-105 kit lens. I might get a new lens by the end of this month (in a fix as to whether buy a good headphone or lens).

I am using center point auto focus points [9 total imo] and continuous servo AF mode.

Some more pics:
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[Sounava]

humm reverse ring is also interesting....I will also order one from ebay today itself...Is it worth or I practice with ET itself humm confused..

I think you better stick to ET's. Reversing rings work best with wide angle lenses. Plus, the lenses should have manual aperture ring. Also, since the rear element of the lens remains exposed, dust particles which fall on that element may get deposited on the sensor when the lens is attached the normal way without the ring.

I am fed up of low zoom range will get the next day I get my next salary..

Hey hey cool

@Sounava if AFS 50mm 1.8 comes for 7-8k then I will be one of the buyer too

Yup me too

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^^ this is an unedited but cropped pic of an ant eating sugar.

This is nice! I like it.

A few of my pic with P/S cam powershot A610:

The image of Victoria Memorial is really nice.
About the image of Science City - was it using a tripod?

@Faun - The images are really nice! Great BIF picture! And the cloudscapes are nice too!

@faun...bird pics are great...did u get a zoom lens already??

Nopz those are all @ 105mm, cropped.

 

[digibrush]

@Faun, Thanks! Your images are really lovely, specially the flying bird(sparrow?).

The image of Victoria Memorial is really nice.
About the image of Science City - was it using a tripod?

Thanks! Yes it was with tripod.

 

[sujoyp]

@Sounava bro at least faun have 105mm range...55mm is not any more then my 50mm 1.8

Btw thanks for liking my pic

Digibrush your and pic is great...ants move soo fast that I have to deliberately put sugar on the floor to get some pics

 

[INS-ANI]

One of the pic of my recent trip to alibaug
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One of the pic of my recent trip to alibaug
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[digibrush]

^^ Nice pic.

@Sujoyp, Thanks!

Digibrush your and pic is great...ants move soo fast that I have to deliberately put sugar on the floor to get some pics

Ya, you did it brilliantly .

 

[sujoyp]

@INSINI nice shot...

@digibrush thanks..