The Photography Thread

[clickclick]

I stand nowhere near to what u all have shared. Taking everything step by step. Its been just 3 days since the camera got delivered and have finished reading the manual. Posting this pic cause i wanted a blurred background effect. Clicked in the manual mode, i want to know what better can be done

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f/5.6, 1/25, ISO-800

 

[marvelousprashant]

I like the tone
18-55 can go down to f/4.5 I guess. Couple that with shutter speed of 1/60 and ISO100 or 200 to get a sharper image and more background blur

 

[toofan]

Friends,

Few photogarphs for your feedback and critiques after a long long time. Thanks.


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[mastervk]

@vimal
your macro shots are always treat to watch...what is your setup..if you have explained it in jjmf would love to see the link..

i have dedicated macro lens but always struggle with manual focus to get sharp image...

in 4th pic did you wanted to put hand OOF ?

 

[rhitwick]

Chrysanthemum of my garden!

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[sujoyp]

awesome shots Toofan ...vimal bhai this thread was missing your macro shots very much

 

[Rockstar11]

Sony HX20V

clicked with 20x optical zoom


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[nac]

Prashant, Better...

Vimal, Great macros... Have you tried focus stacking for your macros? I am just curious to see one of yours... Any processing on the 4th one?

Rhitwick, Nice flower...

Rockstar, Nice start...

* Control ISO. Try to keep it at base ISO
* For sharing, down size your image when posting. It takes too much time to load if you upload full res. photographs.

 

[anirbandd]

@toofan--- freakin awesome macro shots bro..

 

[nac]

Click, Good IQ... Why ISO - 800? Just rig your camera with some books or something and go for longer exposure and use low ISO.

 

[marvelousprashant]

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silky waterfall by marvelprash, on Flickr

Clicked another waterfall with 15s exposure

@Toofan like the bokeh in 4th pic

 

[CyberKID]

@toofan: Superb shots with awesome clarity and details.

 

[mastervk]

@prashant
Beautiful..where is this fall?

 

[marvelousprashant]

@mastevk Thanks. Hirakud, Orissa

 

[clickclick]

I like the tone
18-55 can go down to f/4.5 I guess. Couple that with shutter speed of 1/60 and ISO100 or 200 to get a sharper image and more background blur

What wrong am i doing?

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f/5, 1/6, ISO-400

Suggestions please.

Thanks

 

[sujoyp]

maybe u are using matrix metering...use point metering and point the meter indicator on the viewfinder on the subject...then see...u can also use center metering coz u are keeping the subject on center

 

[nac]

Click,
*For start, use Av mode... (If you're using M mode, than check exposure level indicator to adjust your exposure settings).
*If you are not using zoom, shoot at wide open aperture (f/3.5 in your kit lens).
*Since your subject is not gonna move, you can go for longer exposure.
*Shoot at lower sensitivity.

 

[toofan]

Thanks Cyberkid, prasanth, anirbandd, nac, Sujoy and mastervk for the comments.

Mastervk: these shots are made with reversed manual focus lens on D90. And 4th pic is shot at f 1.8 so yes the oof finger is intentional. Otherwise that background was not possible.

Nac: 1st one is focus stack of 3 images. I do it with my high magnification shots.

Prasantha: good work there.

Nac one of my fav. focus stack shot. a stack of 5 images. Others might have seen it.

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Hover-Fly by toofan.v, on Flickr

 

[arian29]

Great shots @toofan

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_PGT4709-159 by doomslyr, on Flickr

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_PGT4731-168 by doomslyr, on Flickr

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_PGT4725-167 by doomslyr, on Flickr

 

[anirbandd]

@arian:

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_PGT4731-168 by doomslyr, on Flickr
like the candid nature of the shot

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_PGT4725-167 by doomslyr, on Flickr
chair toning is kinda good. should have done a full portrait of the chair..