re: Photography Challenge #2 *DROP OFF BOX*

Quoting ☆toni☆SASM :“ OMG! thats awesome. Its freeezing here so I cant play with outside light really. What kinda P&S ... [snip!] ... do you have? also when I zoom in really close it gets blurry and I dont know how to fix it.lol I have a Canon SX110 is”

I have a canon S5IS Mine gets blurry too, I used a tripod like someone suggested and got great results. Less movement.

Quoting ~Kim~ aka timba43:“ I have a canon S5IS Mine gets blurry too, I used a tripod like someone suggested and got great results. Less movement.”

so what do you do just set it up and snap them? I was thinking about getting one too but I didnt really know how to use them. Sorry if I seem like an idiot, its because I am when it comes to camera! lol

Quoting ☆toni☆SASM :“ so what do you do just set it up and snap them? I was thinking about getting one too but I didnt really ... [snip!] ... one too but I didnt really know how to use them. Sorry if I seem like an idiot, its because I am when it comes to camera! lol”

I dont know a whole lot either, that is why these are my new favorite threads! I set mine up and zoomed in as far as I could. wait for it to clear and try to keep it in focus, the whole half button down deal. it really took me hours to get those shots! I had so much fun doing it.

Quoting ~Kim~ aka timba43:“ I dont know a whole lot either, that is why these are my new favorite threads! I set mine up and zoomed ... [snip!] ... to keep it in focus, the whole half button down deal. it really took me hours to get those shots! I had so much fun doing it.”

I will have to get me a tripod tomorrow

Ok here are my lame-o pics. The book pic is a great illustration to those of you who have the option of working in RAW format- how much control you have over exposure if in editing. This was my first real time working with RAW too. And I was trying to figure out the lens I was working with. I actually got better shots working in FULL manual- meaning I focused by hand- no auto focusing- I shut it off. I am still trying to figure out the stupid flash too. ARGH I am going to keep working on this, this week though- so when I take better ones (and I will)- I will come back and replace these. I'll link back to the ones I edit. Whew I am chatty. I'll try to get my specs up too- this RAW format isa pain to work with so I am getting burnt out tonight. Most of these were shot in ISO 100 (altho I did some in 400), f/5.6 and shutter...bahh I need to look.

These are RAW images SOOC- no edit.




A very underexposed shot of my encyclopedias. BUT it was the only shot that focused exactly how I wanted it to. I need to work more on this!



MY edited pic was the encyclodia shot. I fixed the exposure and played with vibrance and saturation and added some black.

Quoting NikonGirl_SASM:“ Ok here are my lame-o pics. The book pic is a great illustration to those of you who have the option ... [snip!] ... MY edited pic was the encyclodia shot. I fixed the exposure and played with vibrance and saturation and added some black. ”

love them! I would never have thought to look at beans or books. I should try to work on indoor ones.

Fantastic job  

Quoting NikonGirl_SASM:“ Ok here are my lame-o pics. The book pic is a great illustration to those of you who have the option ... [snip!] ... MY edited pic was the encyclodia shot. I fixed the exposure and played with vibrance and saturation and added some black. ”

they look good! and um, i took a picture of wicker last night too for this challenge! lol now IDK if i want to upload it, i dont want it to seem like i'm copying you, hahaha, and mine isn't as good (imo, lol)

Quoting pooskie:“ they look good! and um, i took a picture of wicker last night too for this challenge! lol now IDK if ... [snip!] ... lol now IDK if i want to upload it, i dont want it to seem like i'm copying you, hahaha, and mine isn't as good (imo, lol)”

Upload it!!!!!!! I wanna see what angle you took!

Quoting NikonGirl_SASM:“ Ok here are my lame-o pics. The book pic is a great illustration to those of you who have the option ... [snip!] ... MY edited pic was the encyclodia shot. I fixed the exposure and played with vibrance and saturation and added some black. ”

Great job!

Even though it's underexposed, I think the original book picture works. Sometimes "perfect" lighting can be a good thing. I was actually playing with purposely underexposing last night. I am about to add them and another one to my op in this thread. Tell me what you think!

Quoting mommybrain(OSA):“ Great job! Even though it's underexposed, I think the original book picture works. Sometimes "perfect" ... [snip!] ... purposely underexposing last night. I am about to add them and another one to my op in this thread. Tell me what you think!”

Will check it out! I had some other shots of the books but I was working with a lens I am not familiar with, a technique (macro) I am not familiar with and still trying to get a handle on the SB600 flash I have. Next time maybe I can compose the shot using my tripod and turn off the flash, up the ISO and see what happens. It was fun walking around the house...not so fun trying to find something interesting because I am not creative. The most frustrating thing was trying to work in autofocus with the lens I was using. So next shoot I will just focus the ole fashioned way- with my hand and my eyes- it went faster and was less frustrating (belive it or not)when I did it that way!

Quoting NikonGirl_SASM:“ Will check it out! I had some other shots of the books but I was working with a lens I am not familiar ... [snip!] ... ole fashioned way- with my hand and my eyes- it went faster and was less frustrating (belive it or not)when I did it that way!”

Everything I read about macro (I had to read something because I was lost when you first posted the challenge lol) said to turn off the auto focus. I found it really did make a difference when trying to get really close. Before I turned it off, there were some shots that I would have perfectly in focus, but because the auto focus didn't think it was, it wouldn't let me take the pic. Once I turned it off, I was able to get better shots.

My biggest trouble was holding still. I already told my hubby that I want a tripod and a remote for Mother's Day.  

Quoting NikonGirl_SASM:“ Ok here are my lame-o pics. The book pic is a great illustration to those of you who have the option ... [snip!] ... MY edited pic was the encyclodia shot. I fixed the exposure and played with vibrance and saturation and added some black. ”

Nice shots, love the books! The basket and the beans would make cool textures =)

Here is my edited pic

Before edit (in my original post)


After

Quoting NikonGirl_SASM:“ Ok here are my lame-o pics. The book pic is a great illustration to those of you who have the option ... [snip!] ... MY edited pic was the encyclodia shot. I fixed the exposure and played with vibrance and saturation and added some black. ”

those are good. I LOLed at the beans.

Just because I know how you love your beans. hehehe
you should make that a framer for your kitchen wall  

Quoting ☆toni☆SASM :“ those are good. I LOLed at the beans. Just because I know how you love your beans. hehehe you should make that a framer for your kitchen wall  ”

I <3 beans!!! Never met one I didn't like!!  I should total take pics of tons of beans and then put them all into a big frame and hang it in my kitchen...hmmm...or bathroom? bwaahh haha There's my classiness coming through again. tee he