Official Photography Thread: Vol. ICan'tFindTheLastOne

greatest pick up of the year for me.. at a great steal thanks to craigslist.. nikon D70 digital camera, Nikon AF-S Nikkor 18-70mm lens, Tokina AT-X PRO lens,plus bag and all the manuals and software.. to bad manual is in spanish.. i hate reading spanish even though im south american.. this should be my last cameraphone pic..

also i would like to know if anyone has any pointers and stuff since this is my first dslr.. as in wat seetings should i use and wat not.. im actually alsolooking for books to help me if anyone knows of any..

thinking of selling the Tokina AT-X PRO lens since it might and most likely be too advanced for me..

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Quick question for you guys;

If you want to take a photo from an angle, where a light source (in this case, the sun) is on top and slightly behind it, what would be the best way tocompensate so the image won't look so dark? BTW, this is basically the shot I need, so the distance and location are fixed.

Should I,
a. Increase the shutter or
b. Use a flash to "counter' the light
c. other?

I'm just wondering which method is "better." Obviously if it looks good, I'll use it, but just mechanics-wise, what's more appropriate.

Original (only adjustment was a lower ISO setting).
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Used flash..
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Shutter was pretty long on this one.
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And the thing is, with either method I lose contrast on the image and it's obviously not as vivid. Anyway around that, or is it just part of shooting inthat direction?
 
Originally Posted by loonyrobert

greatest pick up of the year for me.. at a great steal thanks to craigslist.. nikon D70 digital camera, Nikon AF-S Nikkor 18-70mm lens, Tokina AT-X PRO lens, plus bag and all the manuals and software.. to bad manual is in spanish.. i hate reading spanish even though im south american.. this should be my last camera phone pic..

also i would like to know if anyone has any pointers and stuff since this is my first dslr.. as in wat seetings should i use and wat not.. im actually also looking for books to help me if anyone knows of any..

thinking of selling the Tokina AT-X PRO lens since it might and most likely be too advanced for me..

I would suggest that you keep your Tokina (what lens is it exactly?). Just keep practicing taking pictures and playing around with the settings. There arenumerous tips and reading material on photography online and in bookstores. Keep the glass until you feel like you really have to upgrade.
By the way, youcan download and instruction book for your camera on the Nikon website. I didn't even bother to read my manuals. I just played around with the settings andcombined it with the knowledge I gained from photography tips online and my resulting photos have gotten better and better.
 
Kuya JoJo, no it wasnt..that was in the netherlands a few days after Glastonbury

Fong...that fire pic is dope.
 
Originally Posted by Rap Sizzle

Originally Posted by loonyrobert

greatest pick up of the year for me.. at a great steal thanks to craigslist.. nikon D70 digital camera, Nikon AF-S Nikkor 18-70mm lens, Tokina AT-X PRO lens, plus bag and all the manuals and software.. to bad manual is in spanish.. i hate reading spanish even though im south american.. this should be my last camera phone pic..

also i would like to know if anyone has any pointers and stuff since this is my first dslr.. as in wat seetings should i use and wat not.. im actually also looking for books to help me if anyone knows of any..

thinking of selling the Tokina AT-X PRO lens since it might and most likely be too advanced for me..

I would suggest that you keep your Tokina (what lens is it exactly?). Just keep practicing taking pictures and playing around with the settings. There are numerous tips and reading material on photography online and in bookstores. Keep the glass until you feel like you really have to upgrade.
By the way, you can download and instruction book for your camera on the Nikon website. I didn't even bother to read my manuals. I just played around with the settings and combined it with the knowledge I gained from photography tips online and my resulting photos have gotten better and better.

i truely appreciate it.. the tokina lens is sd 12-24 f4(if) dx.. thats wat it says on the lens...
 
^ I got one for my DSLR (they have separate ones for compact cameras) which has longer 'legs' and its pretty useful so far... I even tried it wrappedaround cylindrical railing... the 'pods' are rubberized so as long as it has a tight grip, its pretty stable...

one thing you should be aware is that, because it has so many joints, they'll be one or two that will be just a bit looser than the rest of the joings...and all it takes is for one joint to move for the whole thing to topple over... not a big issue, but you just have to double check that those loose joints arensupporting part of the camera's weight... does that make sense?
 
Just sharing. Erykah Badu Amsterdam July 22nd '08

My Fave pic
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For this picture, erykah was walking on stage and she just went up to us.
I got my close up pic and she gave me a hand..!!!
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Blk n whts
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i need some help as far as over exposing, i tried to get the smooth water look by lowering my shutter speed but the pictures came out waay to bright. ( im atotal NOOB) any tips you can give me?

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Originally Posted by akf0dy7

i need some help as far as over exposing, i tried to get the smooth water look by lowering my shutter speed but the pictures came out waay to bright. ( im a total NOOB) any tips you can give me?

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you sure you balanced your exposure? (turned the dial until the marker meets the 0)
 
Originally Posted by akf0dy7

i need some help as far as over exposing, i tried to get the smooth water look by lowering my shutter speed but the pictures came out waay to bright. ( im a total NOOB) any tips you can give me?

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What second shutter speed did you use, it's not really recommended to shoot something like that in very bright sunlight like the one your in. Most timethose flowing water shots are done in shaded secluded streams, lakes, rivers, etc.
 
Originally Posted by jrdnsrnss

Originally Posted by akf0dy7

i need some help as far as over exposing, i tried to get the smooth water look by lowering my shutter speed but the pictures came out waay to bright. ( im a total NOOB) any tips you can give me?

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What second shutter speed did you use, it's not really recommended to shoot something like that in very bright sunlight like the one your in. Most time those flowing water shots are done in shaded secluded streams, lakes, rivers, etc.

or you could use a good neutral density filter to slow down your exposure.. do correct me if i'm wrong
 
Hello. Great pictures browsing through the pages. I'm a newbie to photography, but I would like purchase a nice dslr, and hopefully continue to learneither through taking a photography class or possibly buying a how to book and just trial and error through taking pics. I'm mainly going to use the camerato capture people, macro (shoes, flowers, small things, etc.), and landscape (sunsets, beach, etc.). I have done a little research and have come down to a fewcameras. I'm not gonna buy any new/additional lenses as of yet:

-Nikon D60
-Canon Rebel XSi
-Sony A200

any recommedations on these? or any other ones i should research? thanks a bunch!
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